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During its May meeting this weekend, the Board of Trustees gave the nod to the construction of a $4O-million addition to the Fuqua School of Business’ Keller Center and approved a $ 1.7-billion operating budget for the upcoming fiscal year.

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fices and Chairman ofthe Board an expanded library for business students. Construction crews will break ground in the fall.

“The bottom line is that we are out of space,” Fuqua Dean Douglas Breeden said in a statement.

“With the projected growth ofour programs in leadership, ethics, nonprofits, health sector management, entrepreneurship and innovation, it is more important Robert Steel

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than ever that we have adequate space for our students.”

The 87,000-square-foot addition, which is slated for completion in July 2008, will extend from the Keller Center outward toward Science Drive, literally changing the external face of the School of Business. The new library will be twice the size of the existing Ford Library.

Fuqua has seen only limited renovations since the Fox Student Center was added about four years ago. Eight years ago, the school added a number of new offices for faculty members.

But the new addition is designed with students in mind.

While the Fox Center improved social life for business students, the Keller Center addition aims to improve academic life for them, said Mike Hemmerich, associate dean for marketing and communications.

“What we’re most excited about is the new classrooms,” he said. “This project is going to have a direct impact on the quality of academic life.”

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A third member of the Duke men’s lacrosse team was indicted by a Durham grand jury Monday afternoon.

David Evans, Trinity ’O6, has been charged with first degree forcible rape, first degree sexual offense and first degree kidnapping. He denied all charges, citing, among other things, the results of a polygraph test he took in the days following a March 13 party during which three lacrosse team members allegedly raped an exotic dancer.

The results of the polygraph were released Tuesday. According to the test, Evans truthfully denied participating in or having knowledge of any physical or sexual assault of the dancer.

Evans turned himself in at approximately 2 p.m. Monday afternoon at the Durham County Detention Facility, where he posted $400,000 bond. Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann, two sophSEE EVANS ON PAGE 10

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Duke’s best-paid employee made almost $4 million last year.

And he retired two years ago.

Dr. Ralph Snyderman, chancellor emeritus of the Duke University Health System, was the University’s highest earner in the 2004-2005 fiscal year, according to University tax forms made public earlier this week.

In February, Duke filed its Internal Revenue Service 990 tax forms—a document required by the IRS for all nonprofit organizations.

Included in the forms is a list of the University’s highest-paid employees, as well as a list of the compensation for every officer and director.

Snyderman, who retired in July 2004, netted $3,984 million, earning nearly four times as much money as he did in the 2003-2004 fiscal year. John Burness, senior vice president of government and public relations,

called the compensation “the highest in [his] memory.”

Nearly 75 percent of Snyderman’s package came under the category of “expense account and other allowances”—money which the former chancellor received in addition to his salary.

“In his case, it is some deferred compensation. [And] some portion is from an incentive provision that was built into his contract,” Burness said.

“Those are the two biggest components ofhis contract.”

The University paid Snyderman nearly twice as much as any other employee during the fiscal year.

Men’s basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski, who usually finds himself near or at the top of the list, fell to third place this year.

Despite losing his top ranking, Krzyzewski still raked in more than $1.25 million, a figure that does not include any of his endorsement agreements.

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er who would lead House negotiators in any attempt to draft a compromise immigration bill later this year.

The blast by Sensenbrenner, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, came on the day the White House dispatched top presidential aide Karl Rove to ease the concerns of rebellious House Republicans and Bush made a pitch for his approach before wealthy GOP donors.

The president insisted that he has no interest in amnesty for illegals and appealed for an appreciation for every immigrant whose hard work “lifts the spirit of this

WASHINGTON The Senate agreed to give millions of illegal immigrants a shot at U.S. citizenship and backed construction of 370 miles of triple-layered fencing along the Mexican border Wednesday.

Prospects for the legislation clearing Congress, however, were clouded by a withering attack against President George W. Bush by a prominent House Republican.

“Regardless of what the president says, what he is proposing is amnesty,” said Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., the lawmak-

country.”

“The Republican Party needs to lead on the issue of immigration. The immigration system is not working and we need to do something about it now,” he said at a Washington gala that raised $l7 million for the national GOP. “America can be a lawful society and a welcoming society and we don’t have to choose between the two.”

Earlier, GOP senators clashed on the Senate floor.

“This is not amnesty, so let’s get the terms right,” Sen. Chuck Hagel ofNebraska lectured fellow Republicans who condemned the bill. “Come on. Let’s stop the nonsense.”

Iran turns down nuclear incentives by

city of Arak, the site of a heavy-water reactor that is scheduled for completion by early 2009. Such facilities produce plutonium as a byproduct usable in building nuclear weapons.

Signaling the difficulties ahead, a highlevel, six-nation meeting on Iran was postponed Wednesday, reflecting differences between the United States and its allies on one side, and the Chinese and Russians on the other.

The London meeting of senior officials from the five permanent Security Council members and Germany was to have been held Friday, but was postponed to Tuesday

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TEHRAN, Iran Iran’s president mocked a package ofincentives to suspend uranium enrichment, saying Wednesday they were like giving up gold for chocolate—defiance that appeared certain to complicate U.S. efforts to curb Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.

“Do you think you are dealing with a 4year-old child to whom you can give some walnuts and chocolates and get gold from him?” President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad asked derisively.

He spoke before a huge crowd in the

at the earliest, diplomats told The AssociatEd Press In Washington, State Department spokesperson Sean McCormack said the session was postponed because “we’re trying to put together a package thatwould include incentives on one side and penalties.”

“I don’t think there is a full agreement on exacdy what would cormpise the package,” he said. “This is complex, multilateral diplomacy. It takes a litde bit of dme.”

China and Russia have opposed bringing Iran’s case to a vote in the U.N. Security Council, where the United States, Britain and France have pressed for sanctions.

After five months of resistance, President George W. Bush's administration provided new information to Congress on the National Security Agency's eavesdropping Wednesday, hoping to help Gen. Michael Hayden secure a new job as CIA chief.

Iraq to present new Cabinet Iraq's incoming prime minister, Nouri alMaliki, said Wednesday he will unveil his Cabinet to parliament this weekend, the first sign that the country may finally be moving ahead*with a national unity government after weeks of wrangling.

Interrogation spar revealed Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said for the first time Wednesday that officials are at odds over whether a new Army manual should endorse different interrogation techniques for enemy insurgents—who could be treated more severely—than are allowed for regular prisoners of war.

Notorious drug lord arrested One of the world's most hunted drug traffickers—accused of shipping more than 70 tons of cocaine to the United States from Colombia—has been arrested in Brazil as part of an international crackdown, officials said Wednesday.

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The School of Arts and Sciences has hired 35 new faculty members to begin working at Duke in the fall, many of whose interests are in line with Arts and Sciences’ proposed strategic plan for the next five years.

Coming from top-tier institutions such as Yale University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Pennsylvania, the professors were pursued because of their potential to add to the existing breadth of faculty expertise and to continue setting high standards for research and academics.

“We were looking for people who would impact the learning opportunities for our undergraduate and graduate students,” Dean of Faculty George McLendon said. “They didn’t just do more of what we’re already doing, but allowed us to start making inroads into strategic areas.”

He cited hired faculty whose interests focus on global health, the genetics ofbrain and mind and on the complexity of science—all strategic priorities for the School.

Among the 19 departments to gain professors, the fields of economics, mathematics and public policy studies saw the most faculty recruits.

Officials hiring for the economics department used a new approach this year to target faculty members at different institutions whose work collaborated with each other’s. In such situations, Duke hoped to attract pairs of professors to enable closer interaction—and in many cases succeeded.

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tee report has prompted the University to question its actions in the days follow-

meeting this past weekend.

During the last two weeks, every committee that had worked on the plan saw and commented on the draft, Lange said.

Their comments and revisions, along with those of the Board, will be taken into account as administrators enter the final stages of planning this summer.

Lange added that he hopes to have a final draft of the strategic plan approved at the Board of Trustees’ next meeting Sept. 30.

Executive Vice President Tallman Trask presented the Council with detailed drawings of the major renovations that will be made to Central Campus.

Noting that Thursday’s meeting marked the first time the sketches were seen in public, Trask described the architecture of Central as unique, but with details taken from both the neo-Georgian appearance of East Campus and Duke’s characteristic Gothic style.

Trask said construction crews will begin

ing a March 13 party where three members of die men’s lacrosse team were accused of raping an exotic dancer.

In a report released May 8, the committee announced that the Duke administration responded “much too slow” to the lacrosse situation.

The Duke University Police Department and members of the administration underestimated the gravity of the situation and other sensitive issues, the Investigation of Duke Administration Response Committee reported.

“We find no evidence, however, that this delay represented any effort to cover up the problems revealed by these events, to deceive anyone, or to play down the seriousness of the issues raised,” the committee reported.

The committee also praised President Richard Brodhead’s leadership during the period, calling it “effective.”

Brodhead, other administrators and the Board of Trustees said they respected and accepted the findings and would investigate the shortcomings highlighted in the report.

The president and other officials, however, defended the University’s actions and suggested some of the committee’s recommendations were impractical.

“The truth is Duke did not have the capacity to interrogate the person who was making the allegations,” Brodhead said the day the report was released. “If we had done that, I’m sure we would have been thought guilty of meddling.”

The committee concluded that administrators responded to the alleged

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In its final meeting before summer vacation, the Academic Council reviewed progress made on Central Campus developments and the University’s strategic plan and looked ahead to next year’s priorities.

Top administrators also presented a preliminary investment plan for the next six to eight years at last Thursday’s meeting.

The proposed budget totaled nearly $1.3 billion in spending, including major renovations to Central Campus, funding for academic programs and more than half a million dollars in capital costs for other facilities.

The bulk of the necessary money—$598 million—will be supplied through borrowed funds, with another $333 million provided through fundraising. The rest will come from a combination of operating and strategic funds.

Provost Peter Lange presented the Council with a draft of the strategic plan that was discussed at the Board of Trustees

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Duke University Health System is adding one more member to its senior staff.

Dr. Monte Brown will fill the new positions of president of administration for DUHS and associate dean of veterans affairs for Duke’s School of Medicine, Dr. Victor Dzau, chancellor for health affairs and president and CEO of Duke University Health System, announced April 26.

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Citing Brown’s past successes, Dzau said he expects Brown to make vital contribudons to improve the health system as well, Dzau noted Brown’s work of developing technologies for his previous hospital,

Brigham and Women’s Hospital, such as hand-held devices, using the web to facilitate access to clinic appointments and utilizing wireless technology to improve the quality of patient care.

“Given his track record of leadership in large health systems, we’re certain he’ll make important contributions in making

our health system more efficient and patient-centric,” Dzau said in a statement.

Dr. Mike Cuffe, vice president for medical affairs, said DUHS is always working toward improvement.

“Our overall goal is very ambitious,” Cuffe said, noting that there are many different aspects of quality the health system must provide. “It seems almost every week we have a new initiative.”

In addition to serving as the vice chair of the Department ofMedicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, located in Boston, Brown also spent eight years on the faculty at Harvard Medical School after completing training in internal medicine and cardiology at Stanford University.

Brown came to Duke seven months ago, serving as chief operating officer of the Private Diagnostic Clinic and as the DUHS and medical school representative to the Durham Veterans Administration MedicCenter.

“I am excited about joining the leadership team that is helping Dr. Dzau achieve his vision for the Duke Health System,” Brown said in a statement.

“Duke is in a great position to really make a difference in American health care, and I feel fortunate to be given an opportunity to play a role in that change.”

Dzau has made several major appointments since he took charge of DUHS in

July 2004.

A majority of his top appointments have been women.

Dzau said these appointments were part of a conscious choice to diversify his senior administration “It is not only the quality of people, but the message you’re giving people in what you’re looking for,” he said.

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n Biking woman burgled A 46-year-old woman was robbed by a man in a car while riding her bicycle on Onslow Street Sunday night. The woman, who is unaffiliated with the University, was riding near Markham Street when a car behind her bumped her.

A man came out of the car and took her purse, which contained $3O cash and her cell phone.

Warehouses broken into An employee reported May 8 that someone had entered the Smith Warehouse after hours and then gained entry into the attached Liggett Warehouse over the weekend.

Once in the Liggett Warehouse the perpetrators had driven the fork-lifts and gained entry to the roof.

Nothing was stolen.

Knife-wielding man steals food A Duke Hospital cafeteria employee reported on the morning of May 9 that a man was in the cafeteria concealing food.

A Duke Police officer saw the man leave the cafeteria without paying for the food and arrested the man for stealing it.

Once the man was placed under arrest he refused to cooperate with the officer's verbal commands and physically resisted the officer.

The man also was found to have a knife in his possession.

SALARIES from page 1 Second on the list was Eugene McDonald, former president of the Duke University Management Corporation, who received more than $2.1 million.

Most of his salary—sl.Bs million—also fell under the expense account category.

DUMAC, the University’s investment management organization, is responsible for handling the University’s more than $6billion endowment and its other assets.

High salaries are necessary for executives at DUMAC because of the competition from jobs executives could otherwise

The man was charged with larceny, resisting, delaying or obstructing an officer and carrying a concealed weapon. He received a $1,500 secured bond.

Laptop stolen from Central apt.

A student reported Sunday that an unknown subject had entered an apartment located at 1915 Erwin Road and taken a Toshiba laptop computer.

The incident occurred between 9:30 a.m. Saturday and 2:30 a.m. Sunday, during which time the apartment was unsecured.

The stolen laptop was valued at $1,200. There are no suspects.

iPod, watch, etc., stolen from car A man reported May 11 that somebody

had broken his car window and taken thousands of dollars worth of valuables.

The stolen items included an iPod worth $5OO, a Bulova watch worth $7OO, prescription sunglasses worth $225, a gold chain worth $9OO, his checkbook and other currency.

He parked his car at 2:30 p.m. at the Center for Living, and reported the crime at 4:50 p.m.

Wheelchair stolen from Chapel A visitor to the Duke Chapel reported that a rental wheelchair, valued at $3OO, was stolen.

There are no suspects. have in the private sector, Burness said Current DUMAC President Thruston Morton received $971,000 for the past fiscal year. Before joining DUMAC in 2000, Morton spent 22 years working for J.P. Morgan, serving most recently as head of the multi-manager group—a business line he developed for the firm’s larger highnet-worth clients.

Also according to the 990, the University paid 5,030 employees at least $50,000 in PY 2005.

In addition, the University provided $149.9 million in financial aid—more than $6O million of which funded undergraduates’ educations.

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22 professors awarded honors and distinctions

At a May 4 dinner at the Washington Duke Inn, Duke awarded multiple honors and professorships to several faculty members throughout the University.

Twenty-two faculty members received distinguished professorships, including two given to faculty members from the School of Nursing—Elizabeth Clipp, Bessie Baker Professor of Nursing, and Linda Davis, Ann Henshaw Gardiner Professor of Nursing. These awards are the first ever distinguished professorships offered at the school.

Also at the event, six new professors —four in the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences and two in the Pratt School of Engineering—were inducted into the Bass Society of Fellows for excellence in undergraduate teaching and research.

The inducted fellows were: Richard Jaffe, Creed Black Associate Professor of Religion; Michael Munger, Earl McLean Jr. Professor ofPolitical Science; Gunther Peck, Fred Shaffer Associate Professor ofHistory; Henri Gavin, W. H. Gardner Jr. Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; and Wanda Krassowska, James and Elizabeth Vincent Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering.

Chapel Choir to perform at Carnegie Hall Led by Duke Chapel music director Rodney Wynkoop, the Duke Chapel Choir, the Duke Chorale and the Choral Society of Durham will perform May 28 at Carnegie Hall in New York City. About 140 total members from all three organizations plan to perform the concert hall with the New England Symphonic Ensemble and two soloists.

Wynkoop received an invitation to conduct at Carnegie Hall, and said that his first decision afterwards was to inviteDuke and Durham choral singers to make up the choir.

“It was exciting to offer them such a wonderful opportunity to sing in Carnegie Hall, but I also knew that having them sing would benefit the concert, because they are among the best choral singers in the country,” he said. at

Fulbright Scholarships awarded to 8 students Eight Duke University graduates and graduate students have been awarded J. William Fulbright Scholarships to study abroad for one year and otherwise benefit from living in a foreign culture.

The recipients include: recent graduates Nazaneen Homifar, Danielle Reifsnyder, Adam Yoffie, Julia Hueckel and Emily Mugler; Divinity School student David Moffitt; Fuqua School student Jesse Beardsworth; and graduate student Deipanjan Nandi.

More awards will be announced later this month The Fulbright program, founded in 1946, is the U.S. government’s premier scholarship program. It was created by Congress shordy after World War II to foster understanding among nations through educational and cultural exchanges.

Scientist leads team in sequencing chromosome A team of British and American scientists at Duke University Medical Center and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute has completed the detailed genetic mapping of human chromosome 1, the largest single unit of genetic material in the human genome and the final chromosome to be completely sequenced.

The project—led by Simon Gregory, assistant professor at the Center for Human Genetics—took about 10 years to complete and involved more than 150 researchers.

The new information will be used in examining genetic factors in illnesses such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and cancer.

The researchers’ findings will be published in the May 18 issue of “Nature.” The study was funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Medical Research Council in the United Kingdom and the National Institutes of Health in the United States.

Recent graduate wins national essay contest Tracy Ke, Trinity ’O6, won first place for the 2006 Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest. With the award, Ke will receive $5,000. A native of Mercer Island, Wash., Ke won for her essay, “Memory, Loss, and Revitalizing Democracy: The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo.” Her submission was sponsored by Romand Coles, associate professor of political science.

see a 5.3 percent increase in revenues from the current fiscal year. The Duke University Health System, including Duke Hospital, are budgeted separately.

According to the new budget, the University will increase institutional support for need-based aid by 5.8 percent to $5B million. The average grant for financial aid recipients is currently projected to be more than $24,000.

“This budget reflects the University’s evolving values and priorities, including those emerging from our new strategic planning process now drawing to a conclusion,” Provost Peter Lange said in a statement.

A number of other multi-million-dollarconstruction initiatives were also approved by the Board, including $3O million for renovations to Perkins Library—part of the University’s larger plan to improve the library system on campus.

Three academic departments will relocate to the former East Campus Museum ofArt. The Board approved $lO mil-

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lion for the project, but has not yet announced which three departments will move to the newly renovated building.

The Board also approved $8 million for a computer data center that will be added to an existing West Campus building and $2.8 million for a chilled water pipeline, which will extend from Duke Hospital to Flowers Drive and provide air conditioning to buildings along the way.

In addition, the Department of Psychology: Social and Health Sciences and the Department of Psychology and Brain Sciences will merge to form a new Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, the Board announced.

The Board also spent time hashing out ideas for the strategic plan, an 80-page document that has been discussed for more than a year and will be completed in the fall.

“I think the good news is that everyone on the Board thought that [the strategic plan] was really going in the right direction,” said Robert Steel, chair of the Board of Trustees.

“I think the different news is that everyone had some observations, and everyone wanted to adjust the seasoning a bit,” Steel added.

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Thirty-seven members ofthe Board of Trustees gathered four times this past year

to tackle some of the toughest challenges on campus, balancing their time between financing, building, planning and, this past weekend, addressing the lacrosse scandal.

"This is a tricky issue, for a lot of reasons," explained Robert Steel, chair ofthe Board of Trustees.

A third committee reported May 8 that the Duke University Police Department and members of the administration responded "much too slow" to allegations that members ofthe men's lacrosse team had raped an black exotic dancer at a March 13 party.

"Observations made and criticism accepted," Steel said. "We'll study and see what our constructs are and what our organizational structure is and see if we can do better."

Steel said the administration will drive any changes that will be implemented, adding that he and other Board members are "extremely appreciative" of President Richard Brodhead's leadership.

"Not everyone's going to be 100 percent satisfied—it's just not possible," Steel said.

"We express complete confidence in the president, The president runs the University...he's begun to describe with us his plan for considering (the three presidential committee reports], and so 1 think that's the way to go."

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incident in a timely fashion, although Brodhead and academic administrators did not find out about the incident until nearly a week after the party was held.

Brodhead learned of the alleged rape when he read a March 20 brief in The Chronicle, the report stated.

Although the Durham Police Department report “indicated clearly” that the woman making allegations was black, top administrators did not know about the racial components of the case until March 24—an oversight that could in part be traced back to the DUPD, the committee said.

When the alleged rape was initially reported by the DPD to the DUPD, Durham officers said the allegations “[would] blow over” and that “if any charges were brought, they would be no more than misdemeanors” since the exotic dancer’s story “was not credible” and “kept changing.”

These sentiments kept DPD from initially realizing the severity of the case, the report suggested.

When Duke Police Director Robert Dean reported the allegations to Sue Wasiolek, assistant vice president for student affairs and dean of students, at 7:30 a.m.

March 14, he did not inform her of the exotic dancer’s race.

The committee reported that none of the administrators inquired further about the race of the exotic dancer—a decision that Wasiolek and other officials defended.

“At the time, my focus was on the allegations,” Wasiolek said. “Those acts against any individual are very, very serious, regardless ofrace.”

DPD informed DUPD of the exotic dancer’s 911 calls and of the reported use ofracial slurs, but this information “did not move up the administrative ladder.”

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come to Duke,” McLendon said. “We are going well above what we normally would have targeted for senior hires.”

The economics department has gained seven of the 35 new faculty members, and officials said they will finalize the full professor recruitment by the end of the week.

McLendon said the strategy to recruit faculty with related work and interests may be employed in other departments in the future as well.

Associate professor Dominic Sachsenmaier, who will leave the University of California at Santa Barbara to join Duke’s history department, said he found Duke appealing because of the caliber of students and the stimulating intellectual environment.

He added that the University approached him in hopes of expanding its international perspectives.

“Duke has decided actually to become more transcultural in its research agenda

Wasiolek called Larry Moneta, vice president for student affairs, and various members of the athletics department March 14, but Brodhead did not find out about the 911 calls or the racial slurs until March 28.

The committee also reported that limited diversity among top administrators further “handicapped” the University’s response to the situation. In addition, the athletics department was to blame for not taking “clearer and firmer actions” in response to earlier events involving the lacrosse team.

The committee—which looked through a number of memos, e-mails and police reports, among other documents—suggested that the University

and national connections, and that is related directly to my field,” Sachsenmaier said.

Like many other faculty members who are leaving their posts at other institutions, professor Kevin Hoover —who will join Duke’s economics and philosophy departments from the University of California at Davis—said the University’s academic reputation and opportunities were irresistible.

“I’ve been at UC Davis for 21 years and was perfectly happy until [Duke] dangled this jewel in front of me,” Hoover said.

“Duke has perhaps the premier group in the history ofeconomics in the world, and one of the reasons I’m coming there is to be associated with that group.”

McLendon said the recent lacrosse case did not affect hiring outcomes.

“I don’t believe that this reflects the Duke that I know, and they don’t believe that this reflects the Duke that they know,” he said.

Approximately five Arts and Sciences faculty appointments are still pending and will be finalized in August. These professors, however, will likely not begin working at Duke until Fall 2007. present better guidelines for student conduct and look more closely into alcohol

consumption off-campus.

The University should further investi-

gate the athletics program and the Duke-Durham relationship, the committee concluded.

William Bowen, former president of Princeton University, and Julius Chambers, former chancellor of North Carolina Central University, headed up the committee. Brodhead created five committees April 5 to conduct an external investigation of the lacrosse situation. Two other committees reported back to the president May 1.

Jared Mueller contributed to this story.

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AC from page 3 “moving dirt” on Phase I ofCentral Campus renovations in the summer of 2007. The first phase of the project will include the construction of 14mixed-use buildings, housing classrooms, performance spaces, dining facilities and more than a thousand beds.

The drawings showed the buildings centered around four quadrangles and surrounded by green space. Trask emphasized the environmentally-friendly aspects of the new Central, explaining that when the renovations are complete, the campus will use half the power that it currently does.

The signature structure of the plans is a glass water tower that will be situated prominently along Anderson Street—the road that will be the main thoroughfare of the renovated Central. The water tower

will serve as a visual focal point and will also collect rainwater.

The Council also received annual reports from the chairs of the University Priorities Committee and the Academic Programs Committee.

In other business: The Council approved the resolution to combine the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and the Department of Psychology: Social and Health Sciences.

Members of the Council also voted unanimously in favor of a resolution to transform the Sanford Institute of Public Policy into its own school.

The resolution stipulated that the Institute must have $4O million in new funds pledged by the end of the 2008-2009 academic year in order for the change to be endorsed by the Council.

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Amid the Sunday morning heat, friends and family members watched more than 4,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional school students participate in the University’s 154th commencement exercises May 14 in Wallace Wade Stadium.

Featured at the event were keynote speaker John Hope Franklin, James B. Duke professor emeritus of history, and this year’s student speaker, Yazan Kopty.

For the first time, speakers and presenters were framed by a backdrop of fabric towers designed to resemble the University’s distinctive Gothic architecture.

President Richard Brodhead introduced the 91-year-old Franklin as an iconic figure in African-American studies and commended his commitment to public service and the betterment ofsociety.

In his speech, Franklin urged graduating students to use their skills to benefit others, focusing in particular on the issues of racial disparity and the United States’ decreasing global prominence in public education.

“I very much hope that as you pursue your own careers, you find time —no, take the time—to work for the improvement of our society,” Franklin said.

The speaker congratulated Duke graduates for receiving one of the most prestigious educational experiences in the country but was quick to couple his praise with admonition for the current state of the nation’s educational system, much of which he deemed “a disaster area.”

Franklin concluded his speech with cautionary words over what he called a “recrudescence of racism” in the country and emphasized measures that graduates should take in their future life paths.

“What better way for you to take on your role as responsible, mature citizens than to insist that the American ideal of equality of race, sex, religion and ethnic groups be adhered to because that ideal was bought and paid for by all Americans,

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Family and friends packed the eastern end of WallaceWade Stadium Sunday to watch the 4,000-plus graduates take part in Duke's commencement ceremonies. regardless ofrace,” he said.

Kopty, a senior from Waterloo, Belgium who majored in international comparative studies, opened his speech with an apology to his parents: he had successfully hidden his selection as commencement speaker from them, and they were just finding out as they watched in the audience.

In his speech, Kopty —who has lived in Belgium, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates —used his own international experience to remind students of the need to be cognizant of those less fortunate.

“Be they Palestinian refugees, trafficked

children in Cambodia or the residents of the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans their voices are not as loud or powerful or influential as ours, so let’s not forget to listen for them,” he said. “None of us were bom into a balanced and equitable world.”

Although much of his speech looked beyond the University, Kopty also spoke about the Duke experience—the memories and people that soon-to-be graduates would either be taking with them or reluctandy leaving behind.

“Just watching people these past few weeks, I’ve noticed how much tighter you —

hug people when you’re not sure when you’ 11 see them again,” he said. “We look into our friends’ faces and we see ourselves. We see our hopefulness, our excitement, our anticipation and how much we’ve grown since arriving here a few shortyears ago.”

Kopty’s speech in particular struck an emotional chord with many seniors.

‘Yazan’s speech actually made me cry, because it reminded me ofhow much Duke and the people I met here have changed my life,” senior Carla Hermida said.

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FRANKLIN from page 8 The University awarded honorary degrees at Sunday’s ceremony to four individuals: Steven Chu, recipient of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics, Martin Fakes, founder and CEO of Self-Help, a company that finances homes for people who cannot ordinarily secure loans, broadcast journalist NinaTotenberg and James Wyngaarden, former director of the National Institutes of Health.

Students generally spoke highly of the ceremony, with many praising the messages of societal improvement and giving back to one’s surrounding community conveyed in the speeches.

“They both reminded us that our status as Duke graduates allows us the opportunity and privilege to speak for those who can’t speak for themselves or whose voices will never be heard,” Hermida said. “As if

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this education was not just for us but for us change and improve the world.”

Franklin’s speech also drew compliments from students who were impressed with the historian’s eloquence.

“He does not come off as 91,” senior Lisa Kopitsky said. “The clarity ofhis voice and thoughts were very impressive, and I thought his speech was also not overly sentimental or preachy.”

Although speakers and presenters chose not to mention lacrosse by name, the allegations of rape were not entirely absent from the event. Provost Peter Lange mentioned the “sad events and relentless media coverage” that plagued the campus in recent weeks.

A small handful of graduates also wore the numbers 13 and 45—the jersey numbers of indicted lacrosse players Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann—on their mortarboard caps. to

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omores on the team, were arrested on the same charges April 18.

A press conference featuring Evans and his attorney, Joe Cheshire, was held in front of the jail.

Surrounded by his family and the lacrosse team’s entire senior class, Evans made a statement maintaining that he has done nothing wrong and will be acquitted of the charges.

“I’m absolutely innocent of all the charges that were brought against me today,” he said. “Reade Seligmann and Collin Finnerty were innocent of all the charges that were brought against them.

These allegations are lies... fabricated, and they will be proven wrong.”

Evans, who graduated from the University Sunday, was a co-captain and one of three team members who leased 610 N. Buchanan Blvd.—the house where the accuser alleges she was raped.

“We will provide evidence from credible people, many credible people, that will show where David Evans was each and every minute of that evening,” Cheshire said. “None of the allegations match up to the facts or the truth.”

One point in particular that Cheshire noted would be contested are the statements the alleged victim made when identifying the players in a police lineup.

In a transcript of the identification procedure, the dancer pointed to Evans with “about 90 percent” certainty, saying that “he looks just like him without the mustache.”

“Mr. Nifong knows that David Evans has never had a mustache,” Cheshire said emphatically. “This 90 percent-identified person who had a mustache was not David Evans.”

Both Evans and Cheshire repeatedly stated that they tried to submit evidence—including the lie detector test

administered by Robert Drdak, a former FBI polygraph expert—to District Attorney Mike NiJFong, but the DA declined to meet with them.

“He has refused to speak to us as late as 9:30 [a.m.] today. We have asked him to speak with David Evans—he has refused to speak with David Evans,” Cheshire said Monday afternoon. “I’ve never in my entire life had a prosecutor refuse to look at evidence that I was willing to give him.”

Though the results appear to corroborate Evans’ testimony, polygraphs are not admissible in North Carolina courts.

Evans’ indictment came after a second round of DNA testing partially matched genetic material taken from a false fingernail to a member of the lacrosse team.

The fingernail was found in a trash can in the bathroom where the rape allegedly occurred.

The sample, which was incomplete, showed a mixture of several individuals’ DNA. Evans cannot be ruled out as the provider of the fragmented genetic material but the sample does not provide enough evidence to conclusively say it is his, Cheshire said.

The testing results also matched DNA samples taken from a vaginal swab to a man who has been named as the alleged victim’s boyfriend, said defense attorneys.

Cheshire said Nifong did not draw the correct conclusions from the second round of tests, calling Monday “one of the saddest days for justice in the state of North Carolina.” “[Nifong’s] only additional new evidence is that [the accuser] had sex with somebody other than Dave Evans—so Dave Evans gets indicted?” he said.

“When your ears are shut and your eyes are closed and your mouth is open, sometimes you don’t want to hear and see things that will show you the truth.”

Ryan McCartney contributed to this story.

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No amount of thunder or lightning was about to stop the Blue Devils in their firstround blowout over Holy Cross Sunday.

In a weather-delayed match against the Crusaders, top-seeded Duke took advantage of two first-half scoring runs to post the largest margin HOLY CROSS of victory for an DUKE 18 NCAA Championship game in the program’s history. With the 18-2 win, the Blue Devils (17-2) advance into the quarterfinals where they will face James Madison at Koskinen Stadium, Saturday at 1 p.m.

Duke opened up a 5-0 scoring run before lightning struck with 21:53 to go in the first half and it never looked back.

Katie Chrest and Kristen Waagbo netted the first two goals.

“We got one real fast,” Chrest said.

“Waagbo got one, and when we get back-toback goals like that, momentum builds.”

After the 30 minute delay, the intensity did not let up. A Waagbo assist to Chrest started the Blue Devils’ second run. The assist was Waagbo’s 31st on the season, breaking Duke’s single-season record.

Leigh Jester’s third and fourth goals of the game, along with back-to-back goals by sophomore midfielder Rachel Sanford, sparked the 6-0 run after the delay to put Duke up 11-0.

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Though Duke entered the final day tied for first, it could not hold the top spot at the NCAA Central Regional at The Traditions in College Station, Texas.

The No.l Blue Devils had their best day of the tournament Saturday, but they still ended up two strokes behind winner Southern California and in second place. By finishing in the top eight, Duke advances to play in the NCAA Championships May 2326 in Columbus, Ohio, where it will defend last year’s national tide.

“It’s disappointing,” head coach Dan Brooks said of the qualifying result. “We go into regionals trying to win it—we don’t play as if we are going for the top eight.”

Similar to her team, freshman Amanda Blumenherst teed off on the last day atop the leader board but eventually fell to second place, four strokes behind USC’s Irene Cho. The Blue Devils, the tournament’s top seed, placed three players in the top 5 Blumenherst in second, Liz Janangelo in

third and Jennifer Pandolfi tied for fourth—but did not fare well elsewhere as defending national champion Anna Grzebien struggled to a tie for 19th and freshman Jennie Lee finished tied for 35th.

“If we do play our game we have a chance to win, but we didn’t,” Brooks said. “Obviously when you’ve got numbers that are higher, like some of these rounds in the high 70s—we have to get those numbers down. If we are going to win nationals we are going to have to get those numbers down.”

Top-ranked Blumenherst was hot from the beginning. After double-bogeying her first hole of the tournament, she recovered to finish her first round with a tournament-best seven birdies and a tie for the lead. On day two she struggled coming into the clubhouse, posting three bogeys in her final four holes, but she remained tied for first.

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After a late season loss to Virginia cost the Blue Devils a shot at the ACC regularseason title, head coach Jamie Ashworth knew the women’s tennis team would be ready the second time around.

Ashworth said little to motivate his squad before the match, knowing VIRGINIA DUKE 4 that Virginia’s role as spoiler a few weeks ago would WINTHROP provide more than DUKE 5 enough inspiration to pump up his players.

“We knew the girls wanted another shot at Virginia,” Ashworth said. “We never really even talked about the situation being the second round of the NCAA tournament.

We knew they would be motivated to play.”

Whatever Duke used for motivation, it worked against the Cavaliers.

The Blue Devils (19-7) cruised to a 4-0 victory over Virginia (14-10) at Ambler Tennis Stadium Saturday to advance to the NCAA Championships round of 16 in Palo Alto, Calif. Duke will take on North Carolina today at 7 p.m.

Through the first two rounds of the tournament, Duke has not dropped a match in either doubles or singles competition. The Blue Devils easily rolled past Winthrop, 5-0, in the first round May 12.

Duke immediately jumped out to a commanding lead against the Cavaliers in doubles play.

Jackie Carleton and Melissa Mang pummeled Douglas Wink and Rachel Del Priore 8-0 at the No. 2 doubles position. Soon

after, Tara Iyer and Jessi Robinson posted an 8-3 victor)' to secure the doubles point.

The Blue Devils were out-hustled in their regular-season loss to Virginia, but .Ashworth said he could tell after doubles his team came to play Saturday.

“I felt like I could just see the drive that our team had yesterday when we came out in the doubles,” Ashworth said. “Virginia was a little flat after we won the doubles.”

Duke’s dominance of the Cavaliers continued into singles play and No. 4 Daniela Bercek quickly picked up a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Wink at the No. 1 singles position. No. 32 Jackie Carleton followed Bercek with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Del Priore at the No. 2 spot to give the Blue Devils a 3-0 lead. Carleton has posted nine straight wins and has a 19-3 record in dual matches this year.

Melissa Mang sealed the match at the No. 3 singles position, capturing a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Kristen James to propel the Blue Devils into the round of 16, where they will face North Carolina Thursday at Stanford’s Taube Tennis Center.

“Going into the singles our goal all year has been, ‘win or lose the doubles, get a singles match quick,’” Ashworth said. “We got three of them.”

Duke will again be seeking revenge when it faces the Tar Heels, who bounced the Blue Devils from the NCAA tournament last year in the round of 32. Duke defeated North Carolina earlier in the season in a tense 4-3 victory.

“To be eight miles away and play them two years in a row in the NCAA tournament is kind of an odd thing,” Ashworth said. “I hope, kind of like that Virginia match, that the UNC match last year hopefully will motivate us a little bit too.”

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Joey Atas' 6-3,7-6 (4) win in singles play Sunday evenedthe dual-match at one point per team on the way to the Blue Devils' 4-2 victory.

Almost half of Duke’s starters realized they could be playing the last match of their careers as Blue Devils against Boise State in the second round of the NCAA Championships Sunday.

The fourth-seeded Blue Devils lost in doubles and got down early in singles. But facing BOISE ST. the potential career-ending loss for Duke’s three seniors, the Blue DUKE Devils came alive in crucial tiebreakers to steal the match WINTHROP from the 26th-ranked Broncos (21-7), 4-2. With the win, Duke DUKE (22-6) advances to the round of 16, where it will play No. 13 Stanford Saturday at 3 p.m. in Palo Alto, Calif.

“Immediately after the doubles match, I looked around at the guys, and they looked shellshocked,” assistant coach Ramsey Smith said. “No. 1 and 2 didn’t play really well and guys were hanging their heads a little bit.”

A timely rain delay followed doubles competition, allowing the Blue Devils to re-group before entering the singles matches indoors, Smith said.

Early on in singles, Duke’s situation looked pretty bleak too. Freshman Kiril Dimitrov and senior Stephen Amritraj —who played the No. 5 and No. 6 positions, respectively—both fell short in first-set tiebreakers, 7-6 (74).

The Blue Devils looked to be on the verge of going down 3-0, when juniorJoey Atas finished a tough secondset tiebreaker and won in straight sets, 6-3, 7-6 (74). His

point evened the match at 1-1.

“Whenever you lose the doubles point, it’s really important to get the first singles point to tie the match,” Smith said. “With college tennis, there really are a lot of tennis swings and it’s contagious.”

Senior Ludovic Walter and sophomore Peter Rodrigues followed Atas with a pair of victories to give the Blue Devils a 3-1 lead. Walter, ranked fifth nationally, crushed 45th-ranked Luke Shields, 6-0, 6-2.

Like Atas, Rodrigues survived a tough first-set tiebreaker and folded his opponent in two sets, 7-6 (7-5), 6-1.

Though he was climbing from behind for most of the first set, Rodrigues never lost his composure.

The last three matches of the day went to three sets.

Dimitrov fought off an early break to win the final set, 64, and cap the Blue Devil victory.

“Kiril’s clinched a lot of big matches this year,” head coach Jay Lapidus said. “When the match is on the line, he really raises his level.”

Senior Jonathan Stokke was up a break early in the final set of his match when he pulled a muscle in his upper leg and fell 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. His teammate, Amritraj, roared back to win the second set and was tied at four in the third set when Dimitrov sealed the win.

Duke rolled over Winthrop (16-7) in the first round Saturday with a 4-0 sweep. Sunday’s win sets up a battle between the Blue Devils and the Cardinal, which holds the NCAArecord of 17 national championships in its history.

“Stanford’s going to be a tough match,” Smith said.

“They’re not quite at the level they were historically, but they’re always tough.”

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Duke ended its season in style Wednesday, using a ninth-inning rally to walk off with a 5-4 win over UNC-Asheville at Jack Coombs Field.

Trailing 4-2 entering the final frame, the Blue Devils (1540) scored three runs on a two-run, two-out double by seniorjavier Socorro and a wild 4 pitch to come UNC-W 5 away with the draDUKE matic victory.

“I’m just really UNC-W happy for this 2 group of kids," DUKE manager Sean McNally said. “To walk somebody off on our home field, with a group of guys that’s put so much time in and working to get the most out of it; it’s a great feeling. I’m very happy for them and very proud of them.’’

Daniel Palmer, one of three seniors in Duke’s starting lineup, led off the bottom of the ninth with a four-pitch walk. Jimmy Gallagher singled and Jonathan Anderson beat out a bunt to load the bases with nobody out and the heart of the order coming up.

Bulldog closer Ben Buchanan (4-5), however, bore down, inducing a pop-up from Brett Bardes and striking out Nate Freiman. Socorro, however, wasn’t ready for his career to end. The senior lined a double down the left field line, driving in the game-tying runs. With senior Adam Murray—who already had three hits on the day—at the plate, Buchanan uncorked a wild pitch that allowed Anderson to score the winning run from third.

“It’s very special for our seniors,” McNally said. “Danny started off with a walk and for Javier, with two outs, to get an RBI double to keep us alive, and for Adam to have such a great day. It was great for those guys to make some memories that they’re going to cherish on their last day.”

UNCAsheville (24-29) broke a 2-2 tie in the top of the ninth on two-out RBI hits from Kevin Mattison and Joe Pellington off freshman Andrew Wolcott (2-5), who got the win in relief of Tony Bajoczky. Bajoczky pitched seven innings, allowing only one earned run and striking out nine Bulldogs.

“Tony was outstanding,” McNally said.

“He wanted the ball today, wanted to pitch well in this last game [of the season].”

The Blue Devils broke a 1-1 tie in the fifth on a solo home run by Gallagher, the sophomore’s sixth blast of the year. UNCAsheville tied it in the seventh on Fellington’s first run-scoring hit of the game, an infield single that scored John Watlington.

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Coming off of a disappointing finish at the ACC Championships more than three weeks ago, the Blue Devils will head to Ohio to attempt to qualify for the NCAA Championships this weekend.

Duke will compete in this weekend’s Central Regional at the Sand Ridge Golf Club in Chardon, Ohio as the" tournament’s fifth seed.

Although the team is leaving the familiar terrain of the East Coast behind, some of the other teams in the field are all too familiar—ACC foes Georgia Tech and Clemson are slated at No. 2 and No. 4, respectively.

The last time the Blue Devils saw these two teams, they were looking up the leaderboard. In the ACC Championships, the Yellow Jackets finished 33 strokes ahead of Duke, winning a share of the title, while Clemson finished solidly in third.

Duke’s disappointing eighth-place finish at the ACCs this year is in stark contrast to its position at this same time last year, when the Blue Devils had taken the team title and then-junior Ryan Blaum had clinched individual honors.

“I don’t think our attitude is any different,” Myers said. “We were naturally disappointed with our finish. But we went into the NCAAs last year on a high note and still barely advanced.”

Final exams and graduation activities precluded the team from holding formal practices and qualifying rounds last week, but Myers believes Duke is at no greater disadvantage than any other team in the field.

“If we play our game, I’m confident we can win one of those spots in the finals,” Myers said.

The course at the Sand Ridge Golf Club has usually been more demanding of teams than the Old North State Club at Uwharrie Point, where the ACCs were held. Myers said the upgrade in difficulty gives Duke an advantage.

“We feel as if we have a better chance the harder the golf course,” Myers said.

Michael Quagliano, a sophomore who had performed well earlier in the season, was not on Duke’s roster for the ACCs but will play in the NGAAs. He will join Blaum, Klaasen, junior Jake Grodzinsky, and Michael Schachner in the Blue Devil lineup.

Junior pitcher TonyBajoczky let in only one earned run over seven innings in Duke's final game of theyear.

The ninth-inning rally, however, ended Duke’s season-worst 10-game losing streak on the last day of the year.

The Blue Devils had been shut down Tuesday by Bulldog starter Tim Johnson (2-7), who allowed two runs on seven hits in seven innings of work in a 14-2 Asheville victory. Duke senior Jim Perry (0-7) took the loss.

The Bulldogs broke the game open with four runs on five hits in the third inning. Two more crossed the plate in the sixth and seven runs in the final two frames provided the final margin of victory.

The other nine losses of the Blue Devils’ losing streak all had come against teams ranked in the top 10 in the country.

Duke was swept at home by top-ranked North Carolina and seventh-ranked Clemson before dropping three straight on the road at No. 8 Georgia Tech last weekend.

The Blue Devils remained competitive but were not able to get over the top and earn

a victory against the ACC’s elite.

The series in Atlanta was especially frustrating for Duke, which either held the lead or was tied after the fifth inning in each game “It was something different every day,” McNally said. “We swung the bats well enough but didn’t get the big hit. We pitched well in spurts, but not well enough at the end. In all phases of the game, we’ve got to do a little bit better to win those kinds of games.... This league is a tremendous challenge and it’s a great place to grow and get better.”

Duke finished the ACC season with a 6-24 mark, placing the team 11th in the 12-team league. Only the top eight advance to the ACC Championships. “[The ACC Championships] is the next step for this program,” McNally said.

“It’s going to take a lot of work for us to get into that top eight. It’s definitely a goal for us next year and beyond.”

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with all the stuff I had going on. I was in summer school four summers, including the summer before freshman year.

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Right now I’m starting to prepare for the draft. I think it’s hard to improve on something in a month. I did a great deal for improvement during my four years at Duke. I’m not going be liked by every GM or team—all it takes is one to take me give and give me a chance to play. I’m just trying to stay sharp and continue to improve on the areas where I need improvment like shooting off dribble, ball handling. Hopefully during workouts I can do some things that surprise people.

I have my first workout with a team next week—with Golden State, I believe, and Shelden is working out for them too.

One of us is going to work out with them Wednesday, the other Thursday.

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After being spurned by many top coaching choices, N.C. State fans have high hopes for the one they did get.

Sidney Lowe, currently an assistant

coach with the Detroit Pistons, was introduced May 6 as the program’s 18th head coach. The former N.C. State point guard will not take over official duties until July 1, however.

In the meantime, he will have his hands full obtaining his undergraduate degree—which N.C. State requires of its coaches from St. Paul’s College, as well as helping the Pistons chase their second NBA title in three years.

Herb Sendek, head coach for 10 seasons, left April 1 to take the head Job at Arizona State. Despite three consecutive 20-win seasons, Sendek left amid much criticism about the program’s lack of postseason success—N.C. State advanced to the Sweet Sixteen just once under the new Sun Devil.

ICON SMI The Wolfpack was then turned down by its first two choices for Sendek’s replaceSidneyLowe will finish the season with the Pistons before taking over full-time responsibilities at N.C. State. ment, Texas’ Rick Barnes and Memphis’ John Calipari, who decided to stay at their his struggles against his Tobacco Road Lowe cannot officially recruit until he respective schools. Two other candidates, neighbors, Duke and North Carolina. passes a test administered by the NCAA West Virginia’s John Belien and former “It’s a double-edged sword,” Robinson on recruiting regulations.

UCLA head coach Steve Lavin, removed said. “Duke and Carolina are always going “Because Sidney was a player here and their names from consideration. to be the measuring sticks, but young men knows the school, I think the transition will Some experts speculated that such pubwant to play the best and compete against be fairly quick,” Homing said. “In terms of lic disappointment would lower scrutiny the best, and the Triangle is the best place understanding N.C. State and how everyfor the new coach. Former N.C. State head in the nation. thing here works, he is six months ahead of coach Les Robinson, however, said Lowe “It may be the only situation in the where anyone else could be.” may face even higher expectations, as N.C. country where you don’t have to worry Lowe already has head coaching expeState looks to build on its five straight that much about competing in the conferrience in the NBA, compiling a 79-228 NCAA Tournament appearances, which is ence or in the nation, you just have to career record with the Minnesota Timtied for the best run in school history. compete in your neighborhood. If you berwolves and Memphis Grizzlies. De“The expectations will be fairly high for can be in the top two in the neighborspite the less-than-stellar mark, Horning him, and I think that’s what he wants,” Sehood, you’re in pretty good shape.” said Lowe’s experience made him stand nior Associate Athletic Director David HomThe 46-year-old Lowe, who has already out, and Robinson said he believes it is ing said. “He wants to win the ACC and do put together a staff of assistants, now easier for coaches to make the jump well in the NCAAs, and he wants eventually must focus on re-recruiting the current from the professional ranks to college to bring home another championship.”

N.C. State players, as well as the three than vice versa.

The immediate concern for Lowe, who signed high school prospects. Homing “I think Sidney is tough enough and started on the Wolfpack’s last national said Lowe has been in contact with the smart enough that he will be successful,” championship squad in 1983, will be much players, including rising-junior center Robinson said. “We had a long, long talk more local than an NCAA title. Much of the Cedric Simmons, who declared for the a week or two before he got the job, and I criticism directed toward Sendek involved NBA Draft but did not sign with an agent. am convinced he is on the right path.”

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Duke’s rowing team concluded an impressive season with an imperfect finale.

The Blue Devils placed 11th among 21 teams in the South/Central Region Sprints over the weekend at Melton Hill Lake in Oak Ridge, Tenn.

The Blue Devils captured a total of 185 points and improved by four places from last year. The first varsity eight, however, did not qualify for the NCAA Championship as it had hoped.

Ohio State garnered the regional championship tide with 366 points, followed by Wisconsin, Notre Dame, Michigan, Michigan State and Tennessee. These teams will compete in the NCAA Championship later this month in West Windsor, NJ. “Our region is certainly the tightest,” assistant coach Emily Egge said. “I don’t think it is a stretch to say we are in the most competitive region.”

After a relatively easy preliminary heat Saturday morning, the first varsity eight failed to earn the crew a spot in the grand final, in which all six teams would advance to the NCAA Championship. No ACC team qualified for the grand final.

“As disappointing as it is not to make to the NCAA, we were happy with the way we raced,” senior Tonia Boock said. “It is hard to be disappointed considering how competitive the race was.”

Tennessee was the only team that qualified for the NCAA Championship from the South region and with Virginia’s surprising loss, no team from the ACC got a bid.

The second varsity eight made it to the petite final for the first time in recent years but had a tough start and finished fourth.

“The competitiveness was outstanding this year,” assistant coach Jim Lister said. “It has become more competitive and we moved up. That tells we are doing the right thing.”

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sportsbriefs Duke schedules game with Gonzaga The men’s basketball team will square off against Gonzaga December 21 in Madison Square Garden, according to the Associated Press. The game will be the first meeting ever between the two schools, and it comes a year after Duke’s JJ. Redick and Gonzaga’s Adam Morrison batded for the nation’s scoring title. Redick graduated and Morrison declared for the NBA Draft. Duke is also slated to compete in the Guardians Classic in November in Kansas City.

Boateng transfers to Arizona State Freshman center Eric Boateng will fol-

Senior Liz Janangelo finished third in the NCAA Central Regional for Duke, which came in second overall.

A stellar 3-under-par 69 in the final round resurrected Grzebien’s tournament after she carded two 79s in the first two rounds and sat in 53rd place heading into the final day. Brooks said a sore back and some swing adjustments led to the 12thranked golfer’s early struggles.

“I can’t say enough about Anna right now,” Brooks said. “To see that 69 on the last day shows what kind of competitor she is. Another week and she’ll be fine.”

The second-place finish comes less than two weeks after all five Blue Devils were named to the All-ACC squad. Blumenherst earned both Freshman of the Year and Player of the Year awards while Brooks took home the Coach of the Year title for the 10th time in his career.

“That’s something to be really proud of,” Brooks said. “That we got all five in there is what’s really exciting to me. We’re very proud of the whole team.”

W. GOLF from page 11 however, was not enough to keep pace with Cho, who finished the day at 3-under par.

“So much of her golf was great,” Brooks said. “Our expectations are so high for her. To have some streaks that cause you to finish second instead of first individually you know, things happen. Nothing stuck out in her game as a problem.”

Janangelo, the nation’s No. 8 golfer, joined Blumenherst in the top three behind a 3-under-par 69 in Friday’s second round. Her other rounds of 7? and 75 kept her out of the red, though, as she finished 5-over par for the tournament.

Pandolfi continued her streak of five straight top-10 finishes this spring by carding a three-day total of six-over-par 222. She finished tied for fourth in the tournament.

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“It was definitely difficult to stay focused during the breaks but having a lead definitely made it easier,” Chrest said.

Duke went into halftime up 14-1. After the break, the Blue Devils’ offense cooled down, but Duke managed to hold Holy Cross (14-7) to only one goal in the period while tallying four ofits own.

The high scoring output was a positive sign for the Blue Devils, who only scored eight goals in a losing effort to Virginia in the ACC Championship April 30 and six in a win over Dartmouth May 7.

“We definitely got back to our fast break game against Holy Cross,” Chrest said.

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Track competes at IC4As/ECACs Seniors Clara Horowitz and Sally Meyerhoff took first and second in the 10,000 meter event. Sophomore Daina Pucurs took second in the women’s javelin and Jonathan Fay and Lara Jones took fifth in the men’s and women’s pole vaults, respectively. Tyler Clarke finished fourth in the men’s decathlon.

Blue Devils hope to build on their firstround momentum against James Madison in their second-round matchup. Head coach Kerstin Kimel has warned her team that the Dukes are very good, and her squad has a lot to improve on before the second-round game.

The Blue Devils did not face the Dukes in the regular season. But Duke has squared off against and defeated the other six remaining teams in the NCAA tournament field, including defending champion Northwestern. Fortunately for the Blue Devils, Virginia —which handed Duke its only two losses of the season —was eliminated by Princeton, 8-7, in the first round. If the Blue Devils get by James Madison, they will face the winner of North Carolina and Northwestern in the semifinals in Boston May 26.

“This is one of the main reasons why we played the tough schedule in the regular season,” Chrest said. “I think that it is helpful to know those teams because when you get to see those teams again, it’s helpful to know their style.”

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Indeed, DUPD did a shoddy Among other things, the fault of the Duke University Po- the the It is its responsibility, not .University job. such,, lice —and this asAs Department report concludes that the administration’s, could not be could have been the to do insessment more acnot expected was too slow unin University curate. If anything, Duke’s to, guess the.gravity of the cornvestigative work—whether this derstanding and taking acinvolves hands on sleuthing or tion in response to the rape response to the rape scandal, Sing scandal, or that the situawould into media its tion turn a simple gathering of informain stages, Most the particularly early allegations. notably, tion from Durham police. report pointed to errors in shows that DUPD officials need firestorm. Based on reports DUPD quite simply did not judgment and failures in to do a better job communicat- from DUPD, no one in the adcould have handle this responsibility adecommunication as the biggest ing with their Durham coun- ministration quately or efficiently, and a terparts and in turn with the judged that the lacrosse team problems plaguing the University administration in the University’s top brass in mat- would end up on the cover of domino effect thus ensued: Newsweek, the front page of Without good information, adwake of the March 13 party ters related to students.

Indeed, had DUPD ade- The New York Times or the ministrators acted in a manner and subsequent legal investigation. The report also con- quately gathered and dissemi- home page of the Drudge Re- that later proved slow and mis-

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ontherecord When your ears are shut, and your eyes are closed and your mouth is open, sometimes you don’t want to hear and see things that will show you the truth.

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had the pleasure of being a marparty is with you when you enter, shal during commencement because saving seats isn’t as easy as it was in the elementary school cafeevents last weekend. In addition to being congratulated at least 50 teria. You will get evil glares from times on earning my Duke degree those behind you in line.

And for graduation itself? If you (an understandable mistake on the part ofexuberant parents, seeing as are actually going to get that diploma, you, of all people, should be the marshals wear there early. And black gowns like the graduates), I know where you are learned supposed to go everymeaning which side thing my mother of the stadium you will want to know are supposed to be to make sure my on. It’s really bad own graduation is form to come runto her liking next to ning up, tugging I get even year. seyward darby your gown on as you keep the gown, althe word o, when everyone is though mine—already sitting in the unlike anyone folding chairs, else’s—has hideous black apthe that make arms pendages on 2. Do not wear stiletto heels. Or me look like a bat.

In preparing to tell my mother carry Louis Vuitton purses. what to, in turn, tell my grandparLadies, if you are going to be ents, aunts, uncles, cousins, pets and whomever else she invites to marching into that stadium, please, graduation next year, I’ve prepared please don’t wear four-inch heels. a short list of tips for the general The steps in Wallace Wade are not made for such attire. You will find population. These will help everyone, I hope, have a hassle-free comyourselves doing one of two things: stepping so carefully, staring at your mencement weekend in 2007: feet the whole time, that you will 1. Get everywhere as early as is back up the line of 1,600 graduates humanly possible. All ofyou. (not a good idea) or you will go flying headfirst down the aisle (not a This goes for every event—com- pleasant experience).

Moreover, don’t carry your mencement proper, departmental graduations, meals, the bathroom purses with you, looking as though and especially the baccalaureate you are on your way to the mall as soon as the ceremony is over (even ceremonies. It also goes for all involved parties—students, parents, if that is actually what you are family members, friends. Getting to doing). Give your wallet, keys and anything late will result in an undue other important accessories to a amount of stress and running to guy friend with pockets, or better find your appropriate place. Don’t yet, leave your purse with a parent in the car. The same goes for the just be “on time.” Be early.

If you really want to get into the baccalaureate. Keep your hands free, for the sake ofbalance and apChapel for the baccalaureate servpropriate appearance. ice, line up early. There are limited seats. Really limited. Moreover, the last bunch of seats are for the 3. Have your tickets. most part behind big gothic pillars—meaning you cannot see a If you are going to an event that damn thing. requires a ticket to get in, the likeliMake sure everyone in your hood—it being a ticketed event —

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guided, in turn angering many community members.

The lacrosse rape scandal has brought to light problems with DUPD’s communication with Durham’s own —problems previously hinted at when tensions regarding whose responsibility it was to respond to, investigate and punish wrongdoing at offcampus parties boiled in some neighborhoods. The situation has also showed that perhaps DUPD has poor communication with administrators when it comes to off-campus matters involving students.

Had Duke police done a better job, much of the administration’s flawed response performance may have been improved. We can only hope the report will serve as an impetus to fix DUPD’s own flaws.

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and all—is thatyou will have to turn your little piece of paper over to some (very nice) marshal at the door. So have the tickets in hand.

Don’t start digging through pockets and bags, claiming, “No I have them. I do!”

Also, please, real tickets only No counterfeits. The latter are just in bad taste, and you will get caught next year. I will make it my personal mission to make that happen.

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4. Be prepared to weather... the weather.

Graduation is held outside in North Carolina, meaning weather is completely unpredictable.

This year’s temperature and humidity weren’t too bad, but nonetheless I (being in charge of three handicapped seating tents at the top of the stadium) saw numerous people realize too late that they had not come prepared for the day’s weather.

Wear layers. Be able to peel off or put on whatever you need to be comfortable. Bring an umbrella for possible rain and a visor or hat for uncomfortable sun. (I suppose the umbrella would work for that, too.)

Have water with you or know where the University-provided water stations are. Sit on an aisle if you have small children or elderly family members who may need to move to get to a bathroom or if the weather becomes unbearable.

Bottom line: Make sure you are armed and ready for any and all weather scenarios.

I’m sure there are plenty of other pieces of advice more sagacious dial experienced graduation attendees could offer, but I guarantee, without a doubt these four tidbits will help during an inevitably high-energy weekend. Best ofluck.

Seyward Darby is a Trinity senior and editorialpage managing editor for The Chronicle. Her column runs weekly during the summer.

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Franklin John Hope Franklin, James B. Duke professor emeritus of history, gave the commencement address May 14. Excerpts from his speech are below: Those of us who stood three-quarters of a century ago where you stand today could not have imagined the changes that would occur in the next two generations. We can only hope thatyou who are the beneficiaries of these significant changes have fully appreciated them and have taken advantage of them in every possible way.... We feel confident in predicting that success will be yours as you proceed to further study or as you enter upon yourchosen career.

I very much hope that as you pursue your own careers you find time—take the time to work for the improvement of our society.

Not long ago, a victorious presidential candidate said during his victory speech that for the next four years his agenda would be “putting people first.” I am not persuaded that this was his watchword for the ensuing four years, but I sincerely hope that “putting people first” will be your resolution for a much, much longer period of time. It is difficult to imagine, for example, a situation where our schools could be worse than they are at present. It has been a source of great embarrassment for our schools at all levels to rank far below the standards that a great nation can reasonably expect to maintain. And it is equally embarrassing to discover that most of the nation’s educational system could well be designed a disaster area. You know die scenario as well as anyone: ungovernable students, rampant gangs, drug and alcohol abuse extending below the middle schools, an over-emphasis on athletics and an under-emphasis on serious study and academic achievement Consequently, we wring our hands and wonder how and why the Asians surpass us in some things and the Europeans have the edge in other things. This need not be. What better way for you who graduate today to make a proper beginning than to make a solemn resolve to rescue our schools from

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John Hope Franklin, professor emeritus of history, addresses the Class of 2006 at commencement Sunday. their present degraded status, and thus assist in providing our students with the opportunity for a better start in life. One of the most rewarding experiences you can possibly have is to guide some child or adult to learn to read and write. I had that experience when I was 20 years old, during my first year as a graduate student. One evening, during my first month in Cambridge, a man twice my age rapped softly on my door and I invited him in. He said that he needed help in making out the words in the poorly written letter he had received that day and he wondered if I could help him in reading it. When I looked at the letter, I saw that it was well-written, and I wondered who had been helping him read. When I completed the task of reading the letter to my visitor, I suggested that it would be good if he and I could work together and brush up on his reading. He protested that I did not have time. I told him that I would take the time. If he would come to my room at five o'clock each evening, I could work with him for 45 minutes, just before I would leave to wash dishes at a club for

my evening meal. For the next eight months we worked six days a week, and by the end of the term, I who knew nothing about teaching English had transformed a person from illiteracy to one who could read and write simple sentences. Two days before I received my Master ofArts degree, my student for the first time in his life wrote a letter to his family in Virginia. During the week that I graduated from Harvard, I can tell you that the most exciting thing that happened to me that week was not receiving my own degree but to read a letter that this older man had written. It was this experience, more than any other, that inspired me to dedicate myself to the educational enterprise.

I doubt that many ofyou can be rightfully accused of living in an ivory tower during your years at Duke. But if you are so accused, I very much hope that you are not guilty, that you have been sensitive to the needs of this community and your several respective home communities and that you have worked diligently to improve them. I know that many of you have given many

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days and hours in the effort to improve conditions in Walltown, not only in what is known as the Walltown Ministries but in numerous other activities that have served to brighten the lives of many residents of that community. I know that many of you have been engaged in a variety of tutorial programs that have strengthened the programs of teaching and learning in the schools of Durham. I am especially aware of and grateful to the Duke tutors who have undertaken the special task of working with Durham high school students in a program named in my honor. I know something of the enormous undertaking ofDuke students who responded to the tragedy of Katrina not only by making financial contributions to the catastrophe but also by going to the Gulfarea and working diligendy to serve the people in dire need. For these and similar activities you are to be commended.

The community and the nation need you to use your energies and talents to assist our government and the people as they work for the good of society. But it can hardly do so if we leave participation to a small, highly interested segment of the population. When the primaries were held in Durham County a few days ago, barely 13 percent of the eligible voters bothered to participate. Compare this with the average of more than 80 percent in the Philippines and other so-called Third World countries with multiple party systems and where voting is not compulsory. What better way to have our country live up to its preachments about democracy than by having you, your friends and everyone else take an interest in our public servants, the policies they pursue, and refuse to be beguiled by selfish, scheming politicians whoseinterest in you is demonstrated only when they are on the campaign trail seeking your votes. at:

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words in this day and age —and to have your nonfiction work to be entirely, well, nonfictional—deserves laudatory physical contact (read: a hearty handshake). RevisRecess, “Top Five Fall Trend Investit the stories of our unlucky contestants; auments, 9/22/05 thor James Frey, Harvard undergraduate Alright, I cave. and apparently unoriginal Back in September, I adnovelist Kaavya vised readers of this UniverViswanathan and the most sity’s weekly arts publication recent addition to the to invest in Lurex. I invested bunch, University of Colin Lurex. I bought a sevenorado at Boulder ProfesChurchill. ties-esque Lurex dress. It was sor Ward Churchill is at the center going to be Mischa-ly glamorous. Its stretchiness was of a controversy marring Sarah ball CU for allegedly fabricatgoing to enable me to look cute while roller skating to Summer League ing and plagiarizing his ABBA (A*Teen?) and Kylie researc It seems that Lurex My youngest sister is a tanked. freshman in high school and, as a part of a Yesterday, I gave my personal invest- school pilot program, totes an issued Dell ment into the Lurex trend to Good Will. laptop around with her to the bus stop Dancing Queen I’ll never be, for I hath every morning. The good news: My kid sisdoffed her robes. ter, unlike the thousands of suckers who But even if I’ve decided natural fibers will take the MCAT this year, will be entiremake for smarter ventures, I’m proud those ly comfortable with computerized, stanwords in the Sept. 22 issue of Recess—the dardized testing, as she’s already subjected silly, tweenage, note-the-OC-reference words to it weekly. In the ninth grade, “scratch that in many senses make me cringe—are paper” is an obsolete term. entirely my own. I recommended you She can also navigate Blackboard and Lurex. I wrote to you, pitching you Lurex. do the whole digital dropbox thing. I was The fact that I wrote about Lurex will follow amazed, given that only about 50 percent me wherever I go, part of a digital paper trail of my smarty-pants professors have profisticking to my resume like a scraggly yank of cient enough mousemanship to work eigas station toilet paper. ther of these programs.

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school-issued laptops, preventing the 14year-old from ogling Pam’s watermelons or Googling bomb ingredients. But there are serious detriments to the program. With access to Internet when they’re writing papers, doing worksheets or answering questions from their online textbooks, some teachers things there’s more opportunity to plagiarize and cheat than ever before.

“Before there was termpaper.com or whatever, kids used to copy things straight out of books,” an old English teacher of mine told me Tuesday. “It’s just easier and more common now that there’s Internet.”

‘Yeah,” another added from across the English department lounge. “One of my kids couldn’t write a decent sentence in any in-class essay assignment, but turns in this dissertation on why Pope John Paul IPs papal legacy is exemplar of postmodernist theory. It happens all the time.”

Everybody cool hates a Pollyanna, but I can’t help but hope my generation isn’t filled with a bunch of unoriginal “copiers” (credit for the word, since we’re being honest here, goes to Michael Cushmac from second grade).

I asked Mary Wells about plagiarism, and her response surprised me. Before anything she writes at home is considered eligible for grading or submission to the teacher, she has to send it to a nonprofit plagiarism website. The site checks Mary Wells’ 10-page report on landed gentry in the Renaissance against its database, marking the paper as fraudulent should it find a

similar work in its annals. This is great news for teachers, who have a slightly shorter list of things to check for now when grading.

But it also disappoints me. Are our youngest students not trusted to write honest book reports any more?

I can’t decide whether to be elated that teachers, in valiant efforts to improve our school system and enhance the abysmal writing “skills” of our high school kids, are combating plagiarism at its first. This is, I suppose, the definition of nipping it in the bud. It would be a less egregious act if Mary Wells borrowed her Renaissance paper from Encarta than if a Harvard undergraduate copied an entire novel (check out The Crimson’s coverage for a passage-by-passage comparison between the novels in question). Viswanathan has been vetted by Harvard’s undergraduate admissions office.

Mary Wells, while ultimately the responsible and punishable party, could feasibly blame her transgression on the malfeasance of Virginia public school education.

No matter what the severity or at what age a writer plagiarizes, it is still a matter of taking personal responsibility. If I can take personal responsibility for temporarily endorsing Lurex, then owning up to such ethical transgressions shouldn’t break the backs of any already stooping to such lows.

Sarah Ball is a rising Trinity junior and Her column runs every Thursday during the summer.

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