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Transfer orientation Duke returns to practice new and improved by

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The “Double Dimes” were not the only students

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orientation two weeks ago today. Transfer students had their own, busy week of orientation activities, ranging from a welcome dinner to campus tours led by Transfer Advisory Counselors. They also joined first-years at events designed for all new students, such as convocatio This fall’s entation was it has ever be< said Sue Wasi of students an> vice presiden dent affairs. Years of ments, expan, additions haw the program, olek expla She added th: decision to elude exchange students for the first time recent in “

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years—was a major, positive change. “The feedback that we’ve received from transfer students in the past is that they really didn’t think their orientation to the University was adequate,” Wasiolek said. “We really took that feedback to heart.” Students among the roughly 30 who participated in the orientation activities said they were pleased with the experience. an’t think of to

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Pete Kiehart, a transferred University this is just really el wanted.” \e noted that ’s transfer orition was supeto the freshi orientation r had experi:d at their former universities. They described the social activ'ties and the SEE TRANSFERS ON PAGE

Head coach John Danowski, who was hired July 21, speaks to his team after its morning practice at the West Campus turffields Monday. by

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Five months after their 2006 season was cut short in the wake of the controversy surrounding a March 13 party, the Blue Devils were finally back on the field Monday with a new coach and an

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them this year. Led by head coach John Danowski, Duke opened practice early in the morning at the turf fields behind Koskinen Stadium

in front of 25 media members—a rare sight for a fall practice. Amid eager cheers of “Yeah Duke!” the 45 players rallied under their motto: “Succisa Virescit.” The phrase, Latin for “Cut it down, and it will grow back stronger,” was inspired by the official motto of the Delbarton School. Reade Seligmann, one of the three indicted players in the ongoing criminal case, graduated from Delbarton in 2004 and

three current members of the squad—Fred Krom, Ned Grotty and Ryan McFadyen —are also Delbarton alums. “Everyone’s motivated for the new season,” said co-captain Ed Douglas, who along with Matt Danowski was elected team captain last week. “We’ve got a lot of work to do. We have some rust to shake off.” Both captains declined to SEE M. LAX ON PAGE 12

Gaming Focus boots up University re examines approach to security

derstanding of interactive media and its effect on modem society. “Make no mistake about it, this is a chalStudents in the Game2Know Focus proacademic program with high stanfreshman lenging gram have everything a college could want—spacious rooms in Bell Tower dards and rigorous requirements,” wrote Dormitory, sleek video iPods and classes Richard Lucic, associate professor of the Computer Science department and direcdedicated to the art ofvideo gaming. tor of the ISIS curriculum, in an e-mail. Science the Information Proposed by During the semester, Game2Know parInformation Studies Department, the will learn how to create a Javashow students that ticipants pilot program aims to video, dissect the mathematical entertainbased mere is more than “gaming” ment. Professors said they hope SEE FOCUS ON PAGE 5 Game2Know will give students a better unQinyun Wang THE CHRONICLE

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Administrators are looking at Duke’s security needs from a broader perspective, with an eye toward implementing changes in campus access, officer deployment and technology resources throughout the academic year. Since he was hired in January, Aaron Graves, associate vice president for campus safety and security, has been charged with examining Duke’s safety needs and outlining a multifaceted plan for improvements. “I’m basically looking and learning,” Graves said. “It has been avery I don’t want to say difficult—but it has been a very challenging process because when you look at the physical security of Duke University, it has —

unique challenges.”

University officials said they hope security will be viewed as a community responsibility, not just the purview of The ISIS Department is trying to use the Game2KnowFocus program as a feeder for its

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United NaJIDDAH, Saudi Arabia tions chief Kofi Annan said Monday he would appoint a mediator for indirect talks between Israel and Hezbollah on the release of two abducted Israeli soldiers, the first public word of negotiations between the bitter enemies since fighting in Lebanon ended. The announcement raised the possibiliof ty a prisoner swap to win the soldiers’ release, an exchange which Israel has repeatedly rejected, at least in public. Until now, Israel had insisted that it would not hold any contacts with Hezbol-

lah, but its government has been under increasing domestic pressure to bring the two home. The agreement on the mediation effort could mark a breakthrough on an issue that is crucial to preserving the fragile 3week-old cease-fire that ended 34 days ofIsrael-Hezbollah fighting. Israel mounted its offensive in Lebanon after the Shiite guerrillas seized the two soldiers and killed three others in a cross-border raid July 12. The U.N. cease-fire resolution that ended the fighting on Aug. 14 urges the unconditional release of the two soldiers. Hezbollah has said it would free them only

in a swap for Arab prisoners held by Israel. “Both sides have accepted the good offices of the secretary-general to help resolve this problem,” Annan told a news conference in Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea port of Jiddah. “I will designate someone to work discreetly and quiedy with them to find a solution.” “The only thing that I insisted on is that ifI’m going to use my good offices, then my mediator should be the only mediator,” he said. “There must be one mediator and effective channel ofcommunication.” Annan said he would not announce the mediator’s name to allow him to work quietly.

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FREDONIA, N.Y. A state police official said Monday that “the noose is tightening” in the manhuntfor an escaped inmate accused of a deadly police ambush, and warned hunters to stay out of the woods where the fugitive may be hiding. Hunters in rural Chautauqua County are “interfering” with the search and face danger from Ralph “Bucky” Phillips and authorities pursuing him, State Police Maj. Michael Manning said. “They can certainly be mistaken for the wrong individual,” Manning said.

Many officers are scouring the western New York woods for Phillips, the prime suspect in Thursday’s ambush of troopers Donald Baker Jr., 38, and Joseph Longobardo, 32, who died Sunday. Baker remained in serious condition at a hospital Monday, police said. Phillips, 44, wounded another trooper near Elmira in June and has eluded police since his April 2 escape from an Erie County jail. SWAT teams from Buffalo, Rochester and Jamestown joined troopers in the search Monday, Manning said. Other reinforcements have come from

the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, nearby Erie County and police agencies in neighboring Pennsylvania. Manning would not say how many law enforcement officers are involved in the manhuntbut said the search and recent arrests of Phillips’ supporters have put pressure on the suspect. “I think he’s in hiding. I don’t think he has any place to go now,” Manning said. “The noose is tightening.” At the state police barracks in Fredonia, Trooper Mark O'Donnell said Longobardo's death did not change the way they viewed their mission to catch Phillips.

The Ell's foreign policy chief and Iran's senior nuclear negotiator tentatively agreed late Monday to meet in two days in Vienna to try and bridge differences over Tehran's nuclear program, U.N. and European officials said.

33 bodies found in Baghdad A day after Iraqi leaders said the capture of a top terror suspect would reduce violence, police found the tortured, blindfolded bodies of 33 men scattered across the capital Monday. In addition, U.S.-led coalition reported combat deaths of seven servicemen.

Accident kills "Croc Hunter" Steve Irwin, the hugely popular Australian

television personality and conservationist known as the "Crocodile Hunter," was killed Monday by a stingray while filming off the Great Barrier Reef. Irwin was famous for his enthusiasm for wildlife and his catchword "Crikey!" He was 44,

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Northgate movie theater premieres Greenwald takes over new post Named interim head of Duke Performances by

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Aaron Greenwald will take on the position of interim director of Duke Performances Jan. 1, 2007, Provost Peter Lange announced this summer. Currently serving as the assistant manager of special events for Perkins Library, Greenwald will replace current director Kathy Silbiger, who anrecently nounced her plans to retire at the end of December. Greenwald will maintain the position through June 30, 2008, when a permanent director will take the reigns of Aaron Greenwald the program “Aaron has experience as a producer of performing arts events and programs in New York and Nashville, and he most recently produced the successful Festival of the Book [in April],” Lange said in a June statement. Greenwald is a graduate of Columbia University with a degree in drama and theater arts. He will be implementing the 200607 season that Silbiger has already put together, and will have the opportunity to begin planning the 2007-08 season. “I have some ideas about how we might program differently. One thing I really like is the notion of programming around a theme, the idea of clustering a program around a con-

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ThePhoenix 10 movie theater is part of a $l6-million reconstruction effort at Northgate Mall in an attempt to attract students to Northgate instead of Southpoint Mall. by

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Just down the road from East Campus, a

10-screen movie theater opened Aug. 25, becoming the closest theater to campus. At 54,000 sq. ft., the Phoenix Theater complex is one of the last pieces in a new effort to revamp Northgate Mall. Paula Harris, the mall’s marketing director, said the $ 16-million renovation, which took place during the last couple years, was necessary to keep up with public demand. “Now things are about [being] trendy—true for whatyou buy and true for how you shop,” she said. Northgate has been a rtment store reaimed at one,

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In recent years, many Duke students have opted for the Streets at Southpoint—a bigger shopping center completed, in 2002 that caters to browsing and youngadult loitering. The first of Northgate’s renovations included the “Plaza,” a dining and entertainment venue.

Last month, the C&H Cafeteria, currently the only large-scale cafeteria in Durham, opened in response to public want, Harris said. “The cafeteria is something the community has been begging for,” she added. Still, the biggest and most practical venture at the new Northgate is Phoenix 10, owned by former director of Regal Cinemas, Phil Zacheretti. Owner of nine Phoenix 10 theaters, Zacheretti chose to build in Durham because of the changes at Northgate, and said he is sure that the theater will boost traffic at the mall. The Phoenix 10features an upper mezzanine level and an adjacent pub, which Harris said is unique to any theater in the area. “There was a lot of discussion of what people want,” Zacheretti said, adding that Northgate is making every attempt

to meet customers’ desires.

Zacheretti said he is excited about the opportunity to provide for the University and to gain the support of students. “Having that many students and faculty within a mile, depending on where you’re standing... is amazing,” he said. “We are very involved in getting the students involved.” The Phoenix 10 welcomed the Class of 2010 with movie packages, giving each East Campus residence hall a free movie night. Students said they appreciated the convenience of having a movie theater closer to campus. “It’s another option of something to do when you’re taking a break from campus,” said freshman Elana Berger, adding that it’s also convenient for people who do not have cars. Some upperclassmen said they would likely pass up offers at places like Southpoint for the convenience provided by Northgate’s new theater. Zacheretti said the Phoenix 10’s opening weekend was his second best ever, and now that the theater is in Duke’s public eye, he and Harris expect that it will perform just as well. “So far, if I had to judge it,” Harris said, “it will be a booming success.”

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When Saddam Hussein drained the Iraq marshes in order to punish the Marsh Arabs for post-Persian GulfWar uprisings, he also inflicted serious damage on the country’s wetlands. Directly following the fall of Hussein’s regime in 2003, the marshlands—thought by many to be the site of the Biblical Garden ofEden—were reflooded by area residents, and Duke is lending a helping hand. “Agriculture capabilities are returning to the regions,” said Curtis Richardson, director of the Duke University Wetland Center, who has traveled to Iraq a number of times in the past few years to restore the marshes. “For the first time in 13 years, they were able to grow rice—once a major staple for Iraq’s economy.” While the flooding at first restored the area, the high salinity of the water will inhibit the growth and development of plant and animal life. Members of Arab Marsh populations have largely resumed their role in agricultural pursuits, which yields a biannual harvest. The future of the fishing industry in the region, however, is a major area of concern. “The problem with agriculture is that it gives you income twice a year if you are

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PERFORMANCES from pages cept or idea,” Greenwald said. The change in leadership comes at a time when Duke is transitioning to a new

five-year strategic plan. “There is a lot of promise from the administration that they will be putting more money into the arts for professional-andstudent-initiated arts,” Silbiger said. One of the University’s new strategic goals is to strengthen the arts at Duke. Silbiger said that the visual arts recently received a boost due to the opening of the Nasher Museum of Art, and the University now intends to allocate more resources to the performing arts facilities during the next few years. Additionally, Greenwald expressed interest in engaging the student population. “I’d certainly like to encourage and look to implement more student involvement in the programming aspect ofDuke Performances,” Greenwald stated. He believes that the Nasher Museum of Art has done an excellent job of engaging students, as the students have essentially become ambassadors of the museum. They are able to create enthusiasm among the student body, similar to the StudentUnion, which books and brings professional entertainmentand arts to campus. In October, at the President’s Committee on the Arts, Greenwald will have the opportunity to bring forth a set of broad principles and ideas for programming specifically for the 2007-08 season. He said

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model of games and write essays on how game metaphors reflect the human psyche, among other things. “Multidisciplinarity is a core concept in gaming, and with Duke’s reputation for providing interdisciplinary experiences, it is natural that we would become a leader in the academic study of game systems,” Lucic said. Artists, scientists and writers alike signed up for the Focus cluster, said Rachael Brady, adjunct associate professor of computer science and Game2Know instructor. Currently the smallest Focus program with 17 freshmen, Lucic said ISIS hopes the cluster will generate more interest in the ISIS Undergraduate Certificate. Every Monday, students meet for a Game2Know dinner, during which they share their classroom experiences, play video games and listen to iPods.

some of the main issues he would like to focus on are programming, engagement with the student body, curriculum and the structure of residencies. Once he has an endorsed mandate he can go forward with his program. Silbiger joined the Duke community in 1984 and has since established a thriving arts program. “There have been some wonderful performances that I have felt very proud to bring to the area that have exposed people to music and dance that they might have never encountered,” she said. Silbiger originally began her University career as director at the Duke Institute of the Arts, which became Duke Performances in 2004. Throughout her 21 years at Duke, she has made many contributions to the University and the community, including starting the Duke in New York arts program and the Duke in Los Angeles media arts program. She also mentioned the many community collaborations and the involvement of many organizations in the Triangle as highlights of her career. When she leaves Duke, Silbiger said she intends to travel to Argentina and is considering starting a concert-presenting company. Greenwald said the University will be conducting a nation-wide search for a permanent director sometime during the 2007OS season. He sees the interim position as a “great opportunity to put forth a plan of how I want Duke Performances to operate.”

Freshman Gabi Delva, who enrolled because of her interest in robotic engineering, said she is particularly happy about using the video iPods, which belt out Podcasts on topics such as game addiction and the economies of multiplayer role-playing games like War of the Worlds and Maple Story. Delva said she looks forward to “learn about how to make [her own] Podcasts and cutting and creating films.” Several other students said they are excited about visiting local software companies to observe the process of game development first hand. Although the future of the program is still uncertain, Brady said she looks forward to learning lessons from the program’s first year and continuing to improve the cluster as the semester continues. “New media studies is a very recent field of investigation for historians, social scientists and humanities fields in general. We don’t have the answers yet,” Brady said. “I think it’s important to bring this new line of thought to freshmen.”

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TRANSFERS from page 1 TAG program as particularly valuable. “[The TACs] were all really cool,” said Joshua Silverman, a sophomore who transferred from the University of Chicago. “[They] showed us where to buy staplers and other necessary supplies.” He added that new transfers and TACs continue to socialize. Although the University has maintained the TAG program for more than 20 years, it was formerly “not as well developed as it has been the past couple of years,” Wasiolek said. Students also said they were happy with their housing assignments. Since Fall 2004, transfer students have had some choice about where they live. Kiehart, for example, requested and received a single room with air conditioning in West Campus’ Edens Quadrangle. Nevertheless, difficulties remained for incoming transfer students. Some noted that the orientation did not facilitate making friends with nontransfer students. “They all lived in the same dorm freshman year and already have their groups,” said Sara Murray, a sophomore who formerly attended Hamilton College. Murray added, however, that the University probably could not do much more to assist transfers with social integration. “I think it’s really just up to us to get involved,” Murray said. Entering a new academic program is also a challenge, students said. Although they were each assigned an academic advisor during the summer before their arrival at Duke, many said that getting credit for prior coursework had been frustrating.

Laptop stolen from Bostock Between the hours of 2:30 and 3:50 p.m., an ißook laptop computer was stolen Aug. 29 from Bostock Library, a studentreported. Car in Blue Zone receives damage Around 1:50 p.m., a Duke Security Officer noticed Aug. 31 that a car in the Blue Zone had flat tires. Upon further inspection, the officer found that the the gas cap had been pried open from the car. No other damages were found. The car was towed, and the owner—who said he was unaware of the damage—was notified. The owner did not know any possible suspects who may have damaged his car. No adjacent cars were damaged. Unattended iPod stolen from Brodie A student reported that she left her iPod unattended last Thursday morning, around 8 a.m., in Brodie Gym on an exercise machine. Wien the student realized she had left her iPod, and returned around 10 a.m., the music player was missing. Debit card and iPod stolen from Lilly Around 4.50 p.m. Aug. 31, a student reported that she left a debit card and her iPod in Lilly Library while she went outside to use her cell phone. When the student returned to the library, her items were missing.

Lights stolen from Buchanan warehouse Three Atlas light fixtures were placed Aug 22. in a warehouse at 117 South Buchanan Boulevard. An employee discovered the items missing, and around 10:08 a.m. Aug. 31, reported the theft.

So, what is there to do at Duke? be a college DJ make your own film learn to project 35mm throw bring Broadway shows to campus meet local artists curate an art gallery bring blockbusters to Duke before manage a coffeehouse making the latte a-la-you they go to theaters be a television or radio sportscaster have your own talk show host a famous speaker host a comedy act enjoy Oktoberfest help record your favorite bands ask the questions at Pub Quiz host a vegetarian cooking show with your carnivore roommate start Duke’s own dating show host a salsa dance on the Chapel steps participate in Springternational prove that old kids like Disney singalongs as much as young kids make art create and host a game show share your thoughts about Duke basketball, with the entire Durham area be the weatherman (or woman) get into a musical battle with UNC, and beat them take over the Bryan Center to play poker tattoo the roads of Duke University meet the band (any band) host an open mic discover why it’s so hard to accommodate a speaker obsessed with her dogs discover why a 35mm projection lamp can be seen from play with walkie-talkies space get crafty on the student plaza be the judge for the Napoleon Dynamite dance contest design the latest coolest t-shirts choose your favorite “I hate love” movie for the anti-Valentine’s day film festival dress up as Darth Vader and sing the Phantom of produce your own reality the Opera sell-out a theater for a student documentary get that song no-one has heard of to play on the radio, at show (maybe featuring you) teach learn least twice change the social life at Duke use your imagination make lasting friendships make it memorable

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Sophomore Joshua Silverman, who transferred from the University ofChicago,commended Duke's orientation. Students whose former institutions used quarters, rather than semesters, have found the academic transition particularly difficult. “It’s been kind of tough,” Kiehart said. Nevertheless, he added, “There aren’t a lot of schools on the quarter system. I don’t really see the need to cater to them.” Making transfer orientation a successful and positive experience is important, so that the new students feel welcome to share their talents and thoughts with the Duke community, Wasiolek explained.

“They have the benefit of being able to come here and share with us some of the things that they found at the other university that they either liked or didn’t like,” Wasiolek said. “They’re kind ofminiconsultants.” Silverman described the orientation program as an unexpected benefit of transferring to Duke. “It was pretty enjoyable, and it made it easy to come here,” Silverman said. “I don’t know what I was thinking when I decided not to come here in the first place.”

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“From my perspective, it starts with once you come on to campus—what type of environment can we create in safety and security—and filters further down with our students that are living here,” Graves said. Many possible changes are being taken into account and resources may be hiade in howr resources are allocated depending on Graves’ conclusions, said Executive Vice President Tallman Trask. “It’s about resources, deployment of resources, identification of technologies to help answer those questions,” he explained. “At some point wre have to get to the sort of fundamental question—the trade-off between safety and security' and openness.” Trask added that administrators are particularly looking into how to maintain a sense of security on a campus that has many entrances and relatively few restrictions. “The physical layout of the campus is aesthetically very

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attractive, but it can be very difficult to provide secure access,” Graves said. “When you start looking at these options it’s almost as problematic as bringing a Wal-Mart to your neighborhood.” .Another aspect emphasized by both Trask and Kernel Dawkins, vice president for campus services, is the balance between the number of security guards provided by contractor .Allied Security and Duke University Police Department officers. Dawkins said administrators were not considering reducing the police force. Trask, however, said he was less certain. “I don’t know if I’m going to shrink the police force,” he said. “I do think the number ofoccasions where it’s important to have an armed officer is somewhat less than you might think.” In response to criticisms that came to light after the lacrosse incident, lines ofcommunication between DUPD, the Office of Student Affairs, Judicial Affairs and the Athletics Department have also improved. “Part of the problem is an increasing discussion about what safety is, and what security is, and what the police responds to and what student affairs responds to,” Trask said.

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MARSHES from page 4 lucky—while fishing gives you daily income,” Azzam Alwash, CEO of Nature Iraq and the director of its Eden Again project, wrote in an e-mail.

Studies suggest that there is enough water in other areas of Iraq to restore the marshlands to double their current size. Such an approach would counter the high salinity levels near the marshlands that pose a major

“For the first time in 13 years, they were able to grow rice—once a staple for Iraq’s economy.” Curtis Richardson Director, Duke Wetlands Center

threat to the area’s recovery for both its agricultural and fishing industry. Complicating the problem is the fact that limited funding is available for future restoration efforts, Richardson said. As the biggest wetlands region in the Middle East, the marshlands once covered an area twice the size of the Florida Everglades. By 2001, however, approximately 90 percent of the marshlands were dried out, forcing the migration of many of the land’s habitants to more fertile regions. Since the areas were first reflooded, more than 90,000 Marsh Arabs have returned to the region, despite the lack of “the most basic of services, be it health care, education, electrical services, or portable water,” Alwash said. ‘Yet, they have come back and are staying and more are coming back!” Alwash questioned the decision of the Arab Marsh population to return to their impoverished land, but added that a need for self-sustainability—and a history of 5,000 years in the region—probably played a role in their return. Richardson’s latest research, published in the June issue of Bio Science, however, suggests hope exists for ecological and cultural renewal. He has worked to help restore the diminishing Everglades in Florida for about 15 years, and was first approached in 2002 by the U.S. Department of State to conduct a “what-if’ analysis of how to restore the region’s wetlands if Hussein were to be deposed. Richardson will present his research at the annual meeting of the British Ecological Society today. “At the meeting I hope to stress the need for planning of how to allocate resources,” Richardson said. “[But] how practical carrying those plans out will be is another question.”

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7:15 pm Optional pre-performance "Insights” talk by Dr. Huntington Willard, director of the Duke Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy, free to all ticketholders. Optional post-performance ‘talkbacks’ with the audience each evening, facilitated by special guests: Thursday night: Liz Lerman, choreographer, MacArthur Fellow; Robert CookDeegan, Director, IGSP Center for Genome Ethics, Law & Policy; Priscilla Wald, Professor of English Friday night: Liz Lerman. choreographer, MacArthur Fellow; Dr. Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., Director, National Human Genome Research Institute

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OTHER RESIDENCY EVENTS Dance Masterclass Tuesday, September 12, 6:00 to 7:30 pm The Ark Dance Studio, East Campus A dance class taught by Dance Exchange company members for advanced student and community dancers. Contact the Duke Dance Program to register to participate, 660-3354. Observers welcome. Free of charge. "Humanities in Medicine" monthly lecture Wednesday, September 13, noon to 1:30 pm Medical Center Amphitheater Room 0196, Duke South. Basement Level (by food court) This talk, targeted to medical students and residents, will be led by Liz Lerman and other members of the company. Free and open to the public. While in residence, Liz Lerman and other company members will interact with students in the FOCUS Program "The Genome Revolution & Its Impact on Society," participate in workshops for health professionals and DUMC caregivers, and lead workshops during the NIH-sponsored Community Genetics Forum: Finding the Genome, to be held at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. The Ferocious Beauty: Genome residency and performances are produced by Duke Performances, in collaboration with the Duke Institute of Genome Sciences & Policy, with support from the Office of the Provost, the Office of the President, the Dean of Trinity College, the FOCUS Program, Health Arts Network at Duke (H.A.N.D.), the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, the Duke Dance Program, the Nancy Hanks Artist Residency Endowment, the Eleanor Naylor Dana Endowment, and grants from the North Carolina Arts Council and the New England Foundation for the Arts, with lead funding from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and additional funding provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and The Ford Foundation.

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That was a good win Saturday, but now it’s time to get down to business. I mean, not every team’s going to be as, um, Division I-AA as Richmond. It’s going to take a little bit more to beat Miami or Florida State. Hey bozo, Duke lost on Saturday. They got shut out. Did you spend the weekend in a cave with Osama ? You’re kidding, Nope. You’re telling me Duke lost to Division I-AA Richmond? Lost-to-Lafayette-andUMass-last-year Richmond? Goofy-red-spider-on-their-helmets Richmond?

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It was early in the morning, but the Blue Devils were just happy to be there. “The bottom line is this is a game,” new head coach John Danowski said. “This is something you do after school. It’s fun.” Though the team is actually practicing before school this fall, Danowski’s statement rung clear. After months of uncertainty, the team members were finally able to do what they had not done together for five months—play lacrosse. In some ways, the scene looked similar to the one at practices in late March and early April before the team was temporarily suspended—with news trucks parked outside the fence and a gaggle of reporters and cameramen eagerly waiting to ask questions. But with Danowski, who was hired July 21, running the practice instead of Mike Pressler, some things were different. For the Blue Devil players and coaches, the fall practices will serve as a period of adjustment during which they will get used to one another. “I’ll be honest, I’m embarrassed to say this, but I didn’t know everyone’s first name out there,” Danowski said. “With the numbers and the helmets on, I couldn’t see their faces.” Danowski scheduled practice a week

Yep.

Guess we’re going to have to scrap the a^ex whole idea that Duke be competitive na might IQimiUll in football if they dropped down to Division I-AA. Probably. Oh boy, this is pretty bad. You’re telling me. But it’s not so bad that I don’t know what to do about it. Some ofyou might remember me as the man that brought you The Train (U.S. Patent No. 83946006) during basketball season last year. Now, ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the 2006 Duke Football Anti-Train. Get off it now. Alex, have you completely lost it? The AntiTrain? To quote Reggie Bush in the fantasy football commercials: “Man, that’s dumb. ——

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Chris Tkac and the Blue Devils hit the field before 8 a.m.to begin their fall practice season Monday.

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Duke did not score a point in its season-opening loss

to Division I-AA Richmond Saturday at Wallace Wade.

When a team wins just three out of its last 22 games, the last thing it should do is underestimate an opponent. Unfortunately for the Blue Devils (01), this may have contributed to their 130 loss to Division I-AA Richmond. Head coach Ted Roof said multiple times in the preseason that the Spiders, quarterfinalists in last year’s I-AA playoffs, should not be taken lightly. His message may not have reached all of his players. “Some of the players may have eased up a little bit,” sophomore linebacker Mike Tauiliili said after Saturday’s loss. “We knew they were a good team, but a lot of guys expected to win.” Roof said Monday, however, that his team was prepared for the opener. “Our kids knew how good Richmond was going into the football game,” Roof said. ‘We don’ttake anybody lightly here, SEE FOOTBALL ON PAGE 14

After the scoreless loss to the Spiders, theBlue Devils said the defeat would serve as a wake-up call.

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M.LAX from page 1 comment on sexual assault allegations, but Douglas said he personally felt the loss of Seligmann and Collin Finnerty, also under

indictment. “I wish with all my heart Reade could be here, but keep playing lacrosse, and move on,” he said. “This is

that Collin and we’re going to we’re going to a new day, and

we came out here, and we didn’t mention last season at all.” As for distractions brought on by the news coverage and the criminal case, senior Matt Danowski said the players just focus on the game. ‘You block out distractions by not noticing,” Matt Danowski said. “When I’m on this field—this is it.” John Danowski agreed with his son and said his philosophy is to move forward and hope the players will make right decisions on their own. “We’ve talked about general behavior as I would with any team,” John Danowski said. “One of the exciting things about education is that you really try and hope that you can teach life’s lessons.” For Matt Danowski, opening day meant more than just returning to the field. It meant playing under his father for the first time in his life. “This is my first time with him being my coach. I’ve enjoyed it—had a good time,” Matt Danowski said. “Hopefully we’ll keep it going like this, and he doesn’t yell at me too much.” John Danowski said one of the lessons he intends to instill in the players is the need to appreciate the opportunity they have as varsity athletes and the responsibility they have to take an active role in the

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Assistant coach Kevin Cassese sports the team's motto, which was adapted from the Delbarton School.

surrounding community. “It is a privilege to play,” John Danowski said. “It’s a privilege to go out there and to give an hour back... and I want them to do that.” Matt Danowski pointed out that the team will be working hard to build a better relationship with the community this season. “My dad’s always been a big proponent of community service,” Matt said. “We’re going to be around, and we’re going to try to do what we can to give back to what’s given us so much.”

Junior Josh Coveleski and theBlue Devils practiced for nearly two hours in theirfirst fall practice session.

To Be or Not To Be: Searching for Selfin the Genome A uniquely interdisciplinary discussion of bow we define ourselves as humans, individuals and society Wednesday, September 6th, 4-5:30 pm Reynolds Lecture Hall, rm 0016 Westbrook Bldg (directly below Goodson Chapel, Duke Divinity School)

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earlier than usual this fall so that he could get used to his new players. With his son, Matt, now playing his fourth season for Duke, John Danowski said he knew the older players well but was still learning about the younger ones. In addition to the 35 returning players, 12 walk-ons showed up to try out for the team, and Danowski said 10 are still with the squad. “From what I’m told, we have the biggest number of walk-ons that they’ve had here in a long time,” Danowski said. “I respect them and admire them for coming out. There is a talented group of returnees so to come out and to take a chance like that takes a lot of courage.” Danowski said he is trying hard to learn about the team as quickly as possible since 'the fall recruiting period is underway. Duke, which lost four of its seven incoming freshmen recruits while the program was suspended in the spring, will likely need a larger class for the upcoming year. At this time of the season, the coaching staff is already sending e-mails to high school juniors who might be interested in playing for Duke. “My experience recruiting so far, very limited, has*been unbelievable,” Danowski said. “People want to send their children to Duke University.... We have seven commitments for next year,’ and I actually want to slow that process down.” Danowski said he is also busy preparing the spring schedule, which is a game or two away from completion. Danowski said he hopes to finish the schedule by the end of this week. “It’s great to get back to that routine,” senior captain Ed Douglas said. “Everyone is motivated for this season.”

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Transportation and America’s Oil Addiction Dr. David Greene, corporate fellow of Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee will speak Wednesday September 6th, from 5:45 to 7:10 pm. Take the Robertson Bus to UNC-CH. The seminar will be held in the Kresge Foundation Common Room (039) at the James M. Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence in Graham Memorial. Upcomin

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and we respect every opponent we play.” After months of optimism and excitement building up to this season, Duke is already up against the ropes as the remainder of its schedule will continue to get more difficult. The team already feels the fan backlash from losing its first-ever matcl\up in nine games against a I-AA opponent. With a contest against a relatively weak ACC foe coming up this weekend at Wake Forest, Duke knows the pressure is on. “It would just turn around the whole outlook of our program and bring along our fans with us,” redshirt freshman Vince Oghobaase said. “There’s really nobody with us right now. The only people we have is ourselves. Everybody’s damning us—‘We can’t do this and we can’t do that.’ All we have to do is stick together.”

Some players believe the loss can be used to help the team going into its ACC opener at Wake Forest this Saturday. ‘You can take something like [the loss] one of two ways,” junior guard Zach Maurides said. ‘You can let it bring you down, or you can let it motivate you. We know we can perform better than that, we know we’re better than that. We’re using that as fuel for this [upcoming weekend against Wake Forest].” Duke is trying to escape the shadow of last season’s disappointing 1-10 season, and players had noted the past failures as sufficient motivation heading into the season opener. It was not enough, however and Maurides said he believes Saturday’s loss was a wake-up call for the team. When asked what he thought about his players citing the defeat as a wake-up call, the coach was short on words. “I don’t have an answer for that,” Roof said. “We don’t need wake-up calls.”

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In Saturday’s loss to Richmond, starting sophomore Marcus Jones and true freshman Thaddeus Lewis split playing time at quarterback Head coach Ted Roof said no decision has been made about who will start this weekend at Wake Forest. “WeTe going to work them both in practice and see how that unfolds and make a decision closer to game time,” Roof said. Lewis, who passed for 148 yards and a 114.3 quarterback rating, received high praise from his coach following his

performance. “I thought he pi of poise, and I thou, ered the football,” was pleased with a

ups, and I expect them to step up in any situation.” Backup running back Re’quan Boyette will carry the brunt of this responsibility. In Saturday’s game, he ran for 20 yards on eight attempts. “He’s proven that he can be a good back in this league,” Roof said. “We have Clifford Harris and Aaron Fryer, so if Ronnie and Justin aren’t able to play, those guys will have opportunities and hopefully they’ll take advantage of them.” Roof said that both Boyle •rummer are doubtr Wake Forest’s with leg injuries. ;fense gears up

The Blue Devils held the Richmond offense in check for the most part, limitto just 225 yards, Forest, who has itablished itself as a i-early, run-often .m, racked up 245 ds on the ground this past weekigainst Syracuse. ’ll run it, run it , until the cows I’m sure,” Roof stop them.”

things he did.” Key players go down Starting halfback and “Devil” back R< mer both went down 16 plays of the Richm< Considered two offense’s most potent the Blue Devils ra only 51 yards on lies with the duo or “You hate to se guys get hurt,” offensive guard Zach Maurides said. “I have

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tie is like kissing your sister.” Kissing your sister is gross. Hold on. Are you actually suggesting that Duke fans should root for the Blue Devils to lose every game this year? Is this actually happening? Losing is so negative. Let’s say “notwinning,” instead. Okay? All I’m saying is that if Duke’s going to be bad this year, let’s go all the way. Let’s be bad like no one has been bad before. If The Train was all about being the best college basketball team ever, The AntiTrain is all about being the worst college football team of all time. In 100 years of Duke football, there has never been a Blue Devil team that played a Division I-AA opponent and didn’t win a game all season. There’s never even been a team that went 0-12. This team has a chance to make history. The 1938 Iron Dukes were undefeated

and unscored-upon in the regular season? So what. They lost in the Rose Bowl. Right now, the 2006 “Rubber Dukies” are on pace to go win-less and scoreless. Talk about history-making. You’re telling me you wouldn’t want to tell people that you went to every Duke home game during the year they were the worst team of all time? Look at it this way: The Anti-Train is a no-lose situation. Sure Duke might notwin every single game this year, but hey, The Anti-Train will justkeep rolling. And if Duke does win, everyone’s happy, because Duke won. When you’re on the anti-Train, you can come to the games, eat a fried Snickers and a frozen lemonade, and not even worry about what happens. (Seriously, has there ever been a bad football team with better food options than Duke? Wally Wade is fantastic. Even

when the game’s in garbage time you can always watch the little kids jousting American Gladiators-style on the moonbounce.) At the very least, an historically bad season would just set the scene for an awesome four-year turnaround. How cool a story will it be when the 2009 Blue Devils go from 0-12 as freshmen to the MFC Computers Bowl as seniors? Come on, it’s the MFC Computers Bowl—the field is blue! It would be almost as cool as when UNC’s seniors won the 2005 National Championship in basketball after missing the tournament when they were freshmen. Except not really. Plus, you can just ask the good folks over at LSU how well The Train turned out.

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Painting a monochromatic picture First-Year Advisor)' bonds are rarely forged in the Counselor program is a program. There is no guaranthread in every fresh- tee that a FAC and a FAClet will man’s first few days at Duke, have much in common, mak»ng meaningful relaAs orientation tionships difficult at editorial guides, FACs best. Additionally, schlep boxes exhaustive an screentours of despite rooms, to give up campus, lead discussions on ing process, not all FACs take summer reading books and their responsibility seriously, At the very least, however, perform various other servicFACs provide a friendly face es for freshmen. Considering the goals of and valuable knowledge durlie ing a harrowing first few days the program —which at Duke. They welcome freshsomewhere between a weland fullmen to campus with open a coming committee fledged mentoring pro- arms. But are those arms gram—it is largely successful. sending the right message? Although the program has It breaks freshmen into smaller groups and introduces several minor flaws already mentioned, the diversity of them to at least one older stuFACs is the most troubleis dent. But the program not some. Sixty percent of FACs without its flaws. are members of greek organiFACs and FAClets, for example, seldom keep in touch zations, while only 35 percent past the first week, and true of the entire student body are

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ontherecord The physical layout of the campus is aesthetically very attractive but it can be very difficult to provide secure access. When you start looking at these options, it’s almost as problematic as bringing a Wal-Mart to your neighborhood. ,

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brightly colored FAC T-shirts on move-in day. The simultaneous overrepresentation of the greek community combined with the underrepresentation of ethnic minorities in the FAC program sends the wrong message to freshmen. It creates the idea of a stratified social scene along clear-cut boundaries. While that may not be far from the truth, the FAC program, a freshman’s first impression of Duke, should not reflect just one of these social spheres. The FAC program is highly touted by the University, but it should not show new students the White Greek Duke that it currently does, and should instead strive to introduce freshmen to a representative cross-section of the student body.

letterstotheeditor Singapore article needs clarification I wish to correct some misconceptions in the Aug. 30 article “Duke’s Singapore plan on schedule.” The official name of the new medical school is the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore (GMS), a name that reflects a full partnership between Duke and the National University of Singapore to establish this school. The funding to establish the school did not come from NUS, but rather from three of the major government Ministries of that country (Education, Health, Trade and Industry) . Finally, I would take issue with the tone of the article suggesting that a primary reason Duke entered this agreement was Singapore’s “alternative bioethics regulations,” especially those concerning stem cell research. The regulatory framework for animal and human experimentation in Singapore is every bit as stringent as that in the United States. Their policy on stem cell research, while at odds with that of the current U.S. president (but not the U.S. Congress), is considered a model of balanced attitude and has served as the framework for similar policies at Harvard and the California Stem Cell Initiative. I am not aware of any Duke investigator who has felt this policy, nor any of Singapore’s bioethics policies, is a concern when considering affiliation with the CMS or forming research relationships with investigators in Singapore. Indeed, one of our leading scientists, Professor Kam Leong in Biomedical Engineering, has already established a laboratory at the CMS and is actively collaborating with Singapore scientists on novel methods for propagating embryonic stem cells. Patrick Casey Duke and Pharmacology James B. Professor of Cancer Biology Duke University Medical Center Sen ior Vice Dean of Research Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore

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So, when I was first coming to understand the gravity of the lacrosse incident, my thoughts immediately turned to the effect the news would

have on the prestige of my future alma mater. Sure enough, my summer was spent listening to the jokes and questions regarding lacrosse of nearly everyone I met. Of course this can’t compare to what actual lacrosse players must have had to deal with—an experience described quite powerfully in a summer Chronicle story July 19. The article highlighted the difficulties facing members of the 2005-2006 men’s lacrosse team after being mired David kleban in the rape scandal. The sideways leather-bound books glances from passersby, the single-minded fascination of coworkers with the issue, and the empathetic grieffelt for the indicted three—these have made recent months a living nightmare” for the athletes. To be honest, though, I don’t fear for the long-term prospects of these gendemen. They will probably remain the objects of adoradon of much of the female contingent of the “Duke 500” touted by Rolling Stone. And for the most part they will continue to enjoy their lucrative, highly prized positions in (to use a buzz word ofThe Chronicle) “New York-area investment banks.” So while the public disparagement of the team and the (almost entirely) baseless indictments against three players indeed represent a miscarriage of justice and of public opinion, I can’t help but worry more about the lasting detriment to the reputation of our school. Since those three will probably not be convicted (although the mere thought of the possibility is horrifying), the national focus remains on the only things that are known for sure, at least to the media: that Duke in Durham is an oasis for over privileged, condescending, drunken louts. The problem is compounded by the fact that even before this story broke, Duke was somewhat hard to define. Academic bastion or fratty party school? Southern university or relocated Ivy? Now that our reputation is in the clumsy hands of the media, the dilemma is worse. A reasonable accounting of Duke as it truly is—a good, but like so many others, conflict-ridden school—will be drowned out every time by the shrill cries of a drama-hungry press. We are no longer Duke. We are elite academia on trial—a perfect target. But we aren’t the only losers. The very people who seized upon the incident to further their agendas have seen it blow up in their faces. District Attorney Mike Nifong may have successfully manipulated his way to a primary victory, but his reputation among the legal community, after various grievous violations of professional conduct, is becoming more and more tattered. And the voices that were so ready to paint a picture of a prototypical white male exploitation of an innocent black female have seen the alleged victim’s story of the evening in question be systematically undermined. For so many years, rape victims were treated unfairly, as a misogynistic and racist justice system acquitted guilty rapists. But in this case, it is evidence, and not prejudice,, that discredits the alleged victim’s accusation. The professors, students and pundits who assumed the veracity of her statement (the version she finally stuck with) now have to watch the backlash as she is called all the things rape victims have historically been called (Tucker Carlson: “crypto-hooker”; Rush Limbaugh: “ho” ). Although her trustworthiness has nothing to do with her profession as a .stripper, and her right to her body has nothing to do with how drunk or high she might have been, and her entitlement to justice has nothing to do with her gender or race, the case does have everything to do with the truth ofher story. The people who assumed guilt before it was proven—simply because of the political and social forces involved and what it could do for their agendas —have made a grave mistake and, I fear, have risked vindicating the words of reactionaries like Carlson and Limbaugh. Yet the biggest victim of all this prejudgment —other than the three players themselves—is Duke’s once strong reputation. Now that the tide is starting to turn, and the case is being undermined more and more, it is time to start rebuilding it. We cannot turn back time, and clearly the damage of the accusation is done. Our admissions yield already took a hit from the previous year. Even the event of a complete acquittal, what’s been written and said is out in there to stay. But I think that whatever happens in the case, it’s time to be proud to go to Duke again. We must refuse to allow the people whose impulsive, ill-informed assumptions—that are now being debunked—to de“

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We are not the only school of privilege and not the only one where drinking is a problem. We’re just the one to watch. Let them watch as our darkest hour sees us emerge stronger for the experience. David Kleban is a Trinity senior. His column runs every other Tuesday.

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Pizza Power

greasy, mottled slab, about an inch thick. Crust the density of a hearty kitchen sponge. A few withered pepperonis trapped in slick elastic cheese, the kind you can peel off the entire slice intact. The box claims this is pizza, Domino’s pizza to be exact, but I’m not buying it. Look, I’ll be the first to admit that people from New York City and New Jersey talk a lot of garbage about how mar brian kindle velous their home states are while simultaneously clawing over each other to escape them, but when it comes to pizza they tell no lies. The pizza really is better where they come from. Here, in Durham and in North Carolina, pizza is largely how I’ve described it in the first paragraph. It comes in a box marked with the logo of a major franchise, and it is a sad state of affairs, a semblance of a pie, to be consumed quickly and thoughdessly, usually while doing something else. In New York City, pizza is more akin to an affirmation of the diverse ways in which life is awesome, and should be celebrated. There your pizza is made by stem Italian men who treat it like a craft, making their own sauces, tweaking cheese combinations, even traveling to Italy periodically to hone their skills. The living embodiment of New York’s commitment to pizza can be found at Di Fara’s in Brooklyn, a pizza joint I visited while living in New York for the summer. Like many of the best places, it’s nondescript, short on decor, and looks like nothing’s been added or removed from the walls for at least the last thirty years. It’s owned by the DeMarco family, and aging patriarch Dom DeMarco handles all the pizza-making duties personally, from slicing tomatoes for the sauce (he sometimes makes several batches a day) to selecting the precise combination of imported cheeses to finish the pie. No matter how busy it gets, Dom is the only one allowed to touch the pies, which means you wait, usually a very long time. So you hang out, talk to friends, talk to other people waiting, stare at archaic photos of a young Dom behind the counter. When the pizza finally arrives, half the time it’s not even close to what you ordered. It doesn’t matter. You accept it gratefully, and eat it slowly, with a quiet joy, for Dom is a master and this is truly quality pizza. Given the excellence of Di Fara’s and other New York institutions, recent trends in the city’s pizza scene are disturbing. A couple months back the New York Post ran an article titled “Pizza Wars Heat Up,” concerning the gains the four largest franchises—Papa John’s, Pizza Hut, Domino’s and Sbarro—were making in Manhattan. During the past five years, according to the article, the number of new chain restaurants on the island increased by 80

percent, and increasingly franchises are monopolizing the delivery trade. This “80 percent increase” amounts to a grand total of 36 chain stores in all of Manhattan. This is a power struggle, pure and simple, and I fear that once again places like Di Fara’s are going to be the losers. The major chains emphasize their speed and convenience. Pizza Hut’s advertising is filled with images of busy, go-getter modern families, grabbing a slice on the way to karate and soccer practice. Their website talks about the “rapid pace of modem living” and “the subsequent demand by consumers for convenience.” When I buy one of their pizzas, it seems like I’m being liberated from something, like I now have more time on my hands and more freedom to do what I want. But this increased freedom of choice offered by franchise pizza places is fake. Choosing Domino’s and convenience means I can’t choose inconvenience and quality pizza, even if that’swhat I actually want. I might save time by ordering from a chain, but I’ll probably end up wishing I had spent that time waiting in line at Di Fara’s anyway. What Pizza Hut and the other franchises are selling me is not only a pizza but a entire lifestyle of ease and efficiency, one completely at odds with New York’s traditional pizza culture and the ethos of a Di Fara’s. Ideally the two could coexist, but franchises tend to be very good at what they do, and one of the things they do is run the local competition out of business. It isn’t anything sinister on the part of the franchise, but unless you watch the process closely you’ll find your choices have been made for you, before you even realized what was happening. Durham is no New York City, but there’s a similar dynamic at work here. Franchise pies from Domino’s and Papa John’s rule the market, while local vendors (of which there are many) struggle for a slice of the action. What makes the situation even more difficult for the locals is their lack of access to undergraduates through the Merchants on Points system. It’s very costiy for vendors to become a Merchant on Points, and while franchises can typically muster up the capital to be added to the system, many smaller local ventures simply can’t afford it. Durham mom-and-pops are going up against one hell of a convenient system, and from the amount of turnaround in local restaurants, it appears that they’re losing. It would be nice if the administration would change this, lowering the cost for joining or subsidizing non-franchise Durham eateries, but the school makes a lot of money off the merchants program, and has little economic incentive to alter it. For now, at least, it’s left to the student body. Next time you order a pie, try something local, something probably made with a little more concern for quality and a little less for efficiency. I’m sure Dom DeMarco, if he knew, would thank you.

Brian Kindle is a Trinity senior. His column runs every Tuesday.

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