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More than 1,500 students crammed together, waiting ih a long bar line and mingling with the opposite sex while a halfdozen police officers lingered outside.

Although it sounds like a typical night at Shooters 11, many students said the place to be last Thursday was the Nasher Muse-

Nifong not forced to discuss timeline

um of Art’s “Nasher Noir,” a black-andwhite-themed gala affair.

Even without a mechanical bull to attract them, students took advantage of a free-drink promotion and no cover charge while enjoying complimentary finger food and live jazz.

Many said it was a different type of Duke social event, drawing people who would never be seen at a fraternity party or off-campus club—including President Richard Brodhead.

“Seeing the student body rediscovering themselves in the context of the museum has been great fun,” Brodhead said. He declined to comment on whether he viewed events like the Nasher Noir as an alternative to fraternity and

sorority parties.

Some students, however, said the event was a welcome break from the traditional scene.

“If the administration wants to fix the social problems at Duke—the self-segregation, the lack of on-campus and safe social opportunities and the larger social ills of drunk driving... they should host these events every month,” senior Megan Smith said.

Because of last week’s Greek Week, no greek group was allowed to register an event during the weekend, and the Nasher had a virtual monopoly on the party cir-

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Members of theDuke community packed the Nasher Museum ofArt Thursday for the Nasher Noir party. cuit for at least one evening.

“We were able to draw from people who ordinarily might be split between a variety of different offerings,” said senior Emily Rotberg, co-president of the Nasher Student Advisory Board and a Chroni-

cle staff member.

She said many seniors were attracted by the free drink they were endded to at the event. Organizers said they gave away SEE NASHER ON PAGE 5

Duke admissions: Wine and Dime? by

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Millionaire—and billionaire—pare tive students were wooed over elegant ing the finest vintages: Duke pretende< kid’s 2.5 GPAwas a 3.5 and gave him a top degree; in return, you dropped a bundle for a new classroom at the University.

At least, that’s what Daniel Golden, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for th Wall Street Journal, posits in his book ofAdmission: How America’s Ruling Cl “

Its Way into Elite Colleges—and Who Gets Left Outside the which hit bookshelves Sept. 5. articles Golden wrote in 2003 and the Pulitzer in 2004—the book detactics that top schools used to lure id moguls away from other colleges. :0 years, Duke transformed itself to a premier national institution g strategy: targeting rich students Hiild up its endowment,” Golden Journal article. nistration acknowledges the exisof “development tence cases”—or, students whose parents are likely to become significant donors—President Richard Brodhead said much of Golden’s research focused on a time that’s long past.

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Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong and defense lawyers disputed issues ranging from complaints about the district attorney’s insufficient cooperation to accusations of defense lawyer misconduct in a pretrial hearing Friday.

Before the hearing, Nifong turned over 615 pages of evidence, a cassette tape and a compact disc with lacrosse team members’ e-mail records obtained from Duke by investigators earlier in the investigation.

The Friday court date also marked the first Duke lacrosse rape case hearing presided over by Superior Court Judge W. Osmond Smith who was recendy appointed to oversee all proceedings in the case.

During the hearing, defense lawyers representing Reade Seligmann and Collin Finnerty, both members of the 2005-2006 men’s lacrosse team, filed motions requesting confirmation from Nifong on the time, location and nature of the acts their respective clients are charged with.

Seligmann, Finnerty and Dave Evans, Trinity ’O6, are all charged with first degree forcible rape, first degree sexual offense and first degree kidnapping.

Nifong said the alleged rape occurred sometime between 11:30 p.m. March 13, when the alleged victim arrived at the 610 North Buchanan Blvd. house rented by members of the team, and 12:55 a.m.

March 14, when police arrived at the house.

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Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong was not forced to reveal his exact timeline ofMarch 13's events Friday.

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Iraqis create federalist plan

Dems attack Bush over terror report by

Nedra Pickler

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WASHINGTON Democrats seized an intelligence assessment Sunday that said the Iraq war has increased the terrorist threat, saying it was further evidence that Americans should choose new leadership in the November elections.

The Democrats hoped the report would undermine the OOP’s image as the party more capable of handing terrorism as the campaign enters its final six-week stretch.

Their criticisms came in a collection of statements sent to reporters Sunday amid the disclosure of a National Intelligence Estimate. The report concluded the war on

has helped create a new generation of Islamic radicalism and that the overall terrorist threat has grown since the Sept. 11 attacks.

The report was completed in April and represented a consensus view of the 16 disparate spy services inside government, according to an intelligence official. The official, confirming accounts first published in Sunday’s New York Times and Washington Post, spoke on condition of anonymity on Sunday because the report is classified.

“Unfortunately this report is just confirmation that the [President George W] Bush administration’s stay-the-course approach to

the Iraq war has not just made the war more difficultand more deadly for our troops, but has also made the war on terror more dangerous for every American,” said Rep. Rahm Emanuel, head of the Democratic effort to take control of the House.

“It’s time for a new direction in this country,” Emanuel, D-111., said in the statement.

“Press reports say our nation’s intelligence services have confirmed that President Bush’s repeated missteps in Iraq and his stubborn refusal to change course have made America less safe,” said Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid. “No electionyear White House PR campaign can hide this truth.”

Clinton defends record on bin Laden by

Karen Matthews

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NEW YORK In a combative interview on “Fox News Sunday,” former President Bill Clinton defended his handling of the threat posed by Osama bin Laden, saying he tried to have bin Laden killed and was attacked for his efforts by the same people who now criticize him for not doing enough.

“That’s the difference in me and some, including all of the right-wingers who are attacking me now,” Clinton said in the interview. “They ridiculed me for trying. They had eight months to try, they did not try.”

Clinton accused host Chris Wallace of a

“conservative hit job” and asked, “I want to know how many people in [the George W.] Bush administration you asked, ‘Why didn’t you do anything about the Cole?’ I want to know how many people you asked, ‘Why did you fire Dick Clarke?”’

He was referring to the USS Cole, attacked by terrorists in Yemen in 2000, and former White House anti-terrorism chief Richard A. Clarke.

Wallace said Sunday he was surprised

by Clinton’s “conspiratorial view” of “a very non-confrontational question, ‘Did you do enough to connect the dots and go after al Qaeda?’”

“All I did was ask him a question, and I think it was a legitimate news question. I was surprised that he would conjure up that this was a hit job,” Wallace said in a telephone interview.

Clinton said he “worked hard” to try to kill bin Laden. “We contracted with people to kill him. I got closer to killing him than anybody’s gotten since,” he said.

He told Wallace, “And you got that little smirk on your face and you think you’re so clever, but I had responsibility for trying to protect this country. I tried and I failed to get bin Laden. I regret it, but I did try and I did everything I thought I responsibly could.”

Iraq's feuding ethnic and sectarian groups agreed Sunday to consider amending the constitution and begin debating legislation to create a federated nation, while the Shiite prime minister appealed for an end to violence during Ramadan.

Killer drowns three children A woman accused of killing a pregnant woman and her fetus told police she drowned the woman's three young children and stuffed them into a washer and dryer at their apartment, an official said Sunday.

Waters recede in Ky.,Mo.,Ark. Stormy weather blamed for 12 deaths in the Midwest and South subsided on Sunday,’ though residents in some states remained shut out of their homes due to high waters.

Flood warnings remained in effect for parts of Arkansas, Kentucky and Missouri.

Pets flown to U.S.for adoption Three hundred cats and dogs abandoned during conflict in Lebanon this summer will be airlifted to the United States for adoption Monday. The operation is a project of Beirut for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and U.S animal society Best Friends.

News briefs compiled from wire reports "War is God's way of teaching Americans geography."

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Duke gyms introduce personal trainers modifying the plan accordingly. Others simply talk to clients about their goals and create a plan based on their needs.

After extended planning, Duke will implement its own Personal Training Program for McNally said much of the program relies on communication and trust between trainers students and faculty members this semester. and clients.

For an hourly personal training fee, partic“In the past, before this service started, ipants can receive individual assistance in a number of areas including Pilates, martial arts many students approached me and said they didn’t know where to start or how to workand weight loss.

“The program is meant to be an educationout and inquired if there was a personal al platform, to encourage proper fitness —not trainer available at Duke,” said Franca Alexcessive, but not sedentary,” Personal Trainphin, assistant clinical professor and director of health promotion for Duke Student ing Director Kim McNally said. “The emphaHealth. “While it might not be useful to a sis is to help clients reach opdmal health.”

One-hour training sessions will cost $45 for large segment of the population, [the Perstudents, although discounts are offered with sonal Training Program] definitely meets session packages. Group sessions are also the needs of a niche.”

The opportunity for personal training, Mcavailable, in which students can train with Nally said, is not limited to those who need their friends and then split the fee evenly.

Students interested in having a personal help getting into healthy exercise habits.

“Some students might be more outcome trainer contact McNally in order to set up a consultation session. After their health history oriented—they might be training for a triathlon, for instance,” McNally said. “We and fitness goals are assessed, students are ashave trainers who can help with that.” signed to a trainer.

There is no set workout plan; it is all entireMcNally added that trainers are qualified to the trainer to a provide expertise in a wide range of activities. design plan, McNally ly up to “I think it’s a really good opportunity and said. Some trainers conduct basic diagnostic tests and base the workout plan on the reSEE GYM ON PAGE This semester, personal trainers will cost $45 per hour for students and assist in several areas. sults—retesting clients for improvement and by

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New website connects alums, undergra ds Eugene Wang THE CHRONICLE

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During the summer, the Career Center and the Office of Alumni Affairs unveiled DukeConnect—a program designed to facilitate student-alumni networking and aid students in finding career information.

At dukeconnect.com, students can create a profile that plugs them into a network ofalumni that they can contact individually for more information about specific careers, companies and industries.

Profiles ofalumni include specific areas of expertise along with education and employment histories.

‘You look at alumni profiles and you can search by major and what company they work for, but also more specifically by

because of that familiarity,” Ray Eddy, Trinity ’92, wrote in an e-mail. “That’s also why it’s great to be listed as a resource, because explained I get to share that Duke bonding with a sophomore younger ‘me.’” said.

Gu search, Gu, a Tim The network also The idea for DukeConnect evolved “That’s also why it’s great to be member of to enables alumni from a previous networking database Engineering listed as a resource, because I stay in touch with called DukeSource. Although similar to Student Goveach other and helps Duke Connect, many said they thought e r n m en t, get to share that Duke bonding them feel more a which was with a younger ‘me.’”

SEE DUKECONNECT ON PAGE 6 part of Duke even also involved have after they gradin the develRay Eddy, Trinity ’92 uated, Gu said. opment of “The Duke expethe program ii ; rience is unique and Unlike The final quote in the Sept. 22 article other websites primarily focused on very special, so there’s an instant connecabout LGBT leaders should have been tion, and I feel more comfortable about searching for jobs, DukeConnect is deattributed to Joanna Noble. signed instead for students who want to making Duke contacts than any others just learn about certain careers from an insider perspective and find information that cannot be found through a Google

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If sophomores Lauren Lee-Houghton and Will Harlan had stumbled into Rick’s Diner late Saturday night, they might have strolled across the blue-and-white checkered floor, considered the menu and assumed the staff was somewhere in the back.

The fit also " h ! perspectives *£ or game chemistry weren’t exactly the same kind of crowd they remembered.

The menu at Rick’s still hangs on the wall. It offers a promise: “Open 24 Hours 7 Days a week.” For studying orgo.

Rick’s closed at the end of last year, so Lee-Houghton and Harlan went to McDonald’s instead, currently the only campus restaurant open 24/7.

“I really don’t like McDonald’s at all,” Lee-Houghton said.

Most everyone else there Saturday night agreed. They would never eat there during the day, and they would never eat there if there were anywhere else to go, they added.

It was 1 a.m. when four freshmen ordered Big Macs and settled in front of a flat-screen television showing college football highlights.

They could’ve ordered in from Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwich Shop or made the trek to Cosmic Cantina, but they came to McDonald’s instead. The freshmen didn’t think it was a bad choice. They hadn’t ‘

heard of Rick’s But Lee-Houghton and Harlan had “I loved Rick’s,” Harlan said.

Lee-Houghton agreed. “They gave you free pickles,” she said.

Saturday night was slow at McDonald’s.

At one point, a large group trickled in, demanding that McDonald’s make an early transition to the breakfast menu. The manager held strong and refused.

Rick’s served breakfast at all hours.

Most of the tables at McDonald’-s were occupied Saturday night, but there was hardly more than a hushed buzz ofconversation.

“No one mingles at McDonald’s,” LeeHoughton said. “It’s not in a central location.... It’s just the kids from Main West.”

At first, this logic seems backwards.

Rick’s, located on the firstfloor of McClendon Tower, is in fact much harder to get to from the heart ofWest than McDonald’s.

But Edens Quadrangle, adjacent to McClendon, is home to sections of five fraternities and two selective living groups. On most weekend nights, Rick’s was the natural destination for students leaving parties in the area. People mingled at Rick’s.

Saturday night, there were Hawaiian leis scattered on the lounge chairs near McDonald’s and some people wearing board shorts and bathing suits walked past the restaurant. Things were going on elsewhere.

Harlan ate reluctandy. “My inhibitions are lowered, and I’m forced to stoop to the level of eating here,” he said.

He continued eating.

Students at McDonald's in theBryan Center Thursday night lamented the closing ofRick's Diner this year.

“You wake up the next morning and say ‘l’ll never do this again’... and then every weekend you do it,” he added.

Sort of like the girl you can’t stand, but end up with every night you go out?

“The keg troll?” Lee-Houghton clarified.

‘Yes,” Harlan exclaimed. “Exacdy like that.”

McDonald’s is located on the second floor of the Bryan Center, a chutes-andladders conglomeration of a building with concrete, bright colors and a general lack of windows, many students have noted.

The Bryan Center’s indoor materials are the same as the outdoor’s—what can only be described as “Edens stone.”

Food is served in paper bags at McDonald’s. The line Saturday night stretched out away from the counter instead of along it.

Nobody stole french fries and sand-

wiches from strangers’ orders while they waited to place their own.

There was plenty of polite conversation.

Nobody was yelling. Nobody was recognizing anyone they knew. It was a final stop for the night.

Things used to be different at Rick’s, Lee-Houghton and Harlan recalled. This was not the same crowd they remembered.

The Armadillo Grill is open until 2 a.m.

It was closing when Lee-Houghton and Harlan decided to leave.

When Harlan realized he could have eaten there instead, he cursed in frustration.

If Lee-Houghton and Harlan had gone to Rick’s late Saturday night, they wouldn’t have seen anyone eating.

The orgo girls would have said that they were there because the study lounge upstairs was too noisy.

Monster energy drink DUHS to convert to pumps up Sigma Nu electronic records

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Earlier this semester, Sigma Nu fraternity brothers got a boost of energy at sporting events, parties and study sessions.

The fraternity recently signed a sponsorship with the Monster Energy drink company. In exchange for endorsements such as providing the drink at parties and displaying Monster gear, the company provides Sigma Nu with at least 20 cases of Monster a month. “[The sponsorship] is just so the kids can have fun and get product and we get advertising,” said Cheryl Rizk, Monster Energy marketing manager for colleges and universities. “It’s a win-win situation.”

Monster contacted Sigma Nu at the start of the semester in a national effort to increase publicity across college campuses, Rizk said.

“We were looking for one frat per campus to sponsor,” she explained. “Sigma Nu was the first [from Duke] to respond.”

Sigma Nu brothers said they enjoy receiving monthly shipments of the energy drink with minimal work in exchange.

“It’s pretty nice,” senior Ryan Jones said. “We don’t have to pay for mixtures or something we were just drinking before.

They want me to write a paragraph each month about what we do, but nothing really happens if we don’t.”

Jones, appointed as the fraternity’s Monster chair, handles all details and information regarding the deal.

Monster’s sponsorship of Sigma Nu is uncommon in greek life at Duke, where most sponsorships stem from smaller businesses.

“We’ve seen, on occasion, more local sponsors at events—whether it’s something philanthropic or service-based,” said Todd Adams, assistant dean of students for fraternity and sorority life. “But [sponsorships] usually are not from nationally rec-

ognized companies.”

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The first shipment of Monster drinks fills up the closet at Sigma Nu's off-EastCampus house.

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dures notes—all of which are currendy in paper form.

The technology used by DUHS is proDoctors throughout Duke University Health System may soon throw out previded by McKesson Corp., and Duke has a scription pads and hefty manila folders in four-year contract with the company to taifavor of digitally accessed medical records. lor the computer programs to the heath DUHS last system’s needs. month linked the The contract will likely be exmedical files at “A full-scale system of Duke Health tended as digital and records are impleRaleigh this type across Duke’s mented Durham Regional more health system is today widely, said Dr. Hospital, in the first step toward Mike Russell, asunprecedented.” sociate chief inpotentially makformation officer ing all health sysRoman Perun tem patients’ files for DUHS. Manager, Duke Health electronically “E-prescribing” systems —which managed.

In late July, automatically alert DUHS launched the pilot stage of its amdoctors to adverse drug reactions and albulatory electronic medical record sys- lergies—will also be launched in all of tem, which aims to reduce errors caused Duke’s outpatient settings during the next by paperwork and more fully integrate 16 months, replacing prescription pads.

“This will help us understand fully medical records among DUHS’s 80 to 100 outpatient clinics, scattered throughout what patients are taking with more North Carolina. knowledge and precautions,” said Rus“We hope to create a continuum sell, who is also a physician in Duke’s divisions of pulmonary medicine and alamong doctors, nurses and all those involved in the full process of treating palergy and critical care.

“It bridges the disconnect among patients,” said Roman Pemn, manager of internal consulting for Duke Health tients and doctors regarding what paTechnology Solutions. “A full-scale system tients are buying... this includes those of this type across Duke’s health system is who go ‘doctor-shopping,’” he added.

Information officers involved in the today unprecedented.”

The electronic medical technology project said another major goal is to ease will encompass an integrated system for patients’ transitions from hospital stays to recording and viewing patient progress clinic checkups. notes, order entries, records of discharge, nurse’s notes and some proceSEE DUHS ON PAGE 6 by

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NASHER from page 1 151 drinks in total to the Class of 2007 “I talked to a lot of people who said, T’ve been meaning to come to the Nasher,’” Rotberg added.

Many attendees bypassed the museum’s exhibits and concentrated on the complimentary food, the music and the horseshoe-shaped bar.

Still, the number of people who were exposed to the art was a positive thing, said student advisory board co-president Anne-Marie Angelo, a graduate student in history.

“We really didn’t know how many people to expect,” Angelo said.

Although the theme called for blackand-white attire, clothing ranged from lime-

green T-shirts with gym shorts to full tuxedos to a complete Cat-in-the-Hat costume.

Several students used the word “chic” to describe the setting, which included elaborate flower displays and servers in upscale uniforms.

“I think this is very classy and very impressive, it’s a good example of an event on campus that isn’t centered around alcohol,” senior Sophie Strike said, as she sipped her complimentary drink. “I mean, drinking alcohol doesn’t mean centered around alcohol... we’re not planning on getting drunk.”

Angelo added that she saw many more graduate students at this event than at any previous Nasher party.

“I’m overwhelmed,” she said. “We would love to do this more than once a semester.”

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Thursday night's black-and-white party at Nasher attracted more than 1,500 students to the museum.

said, adding that the huge jump in Duke’s the student an acceptance. endowment is primarily linked to a success“It’s not something that magically turns ful and innovative investment strategy. a weak student into a strong one,” he said.

Golden’sfocus falls mainly on admissions Brodhead added that completely disreChristoph Guttentag, dean of admisduring the tenure of University President sions, said the concept of chasing down garding a student’s financial situation would Terry Sanford, who presided over Duke be- rich families is one he has not employed in be imprudent for a private university. tween 1969 and 1985, and on capital camhis 15 years.

“I think it would be naive to say that a pri“There’s one point that [Golden vate university should pay no attention to paigns that occurred in the 1980s and 19905.

“We associate Terry Sanford’s presidensuch things,” makes]... that the he said, but cy with the phrase ‘outrageous ambitions’... development office It was part of the conscious strategy of the was that added consciously Sanford presidency to try to find the means looking for wealthy “For a small number, if we think “you never want to weigh to make Duke a greater school,” Brodhead people to have their that the University is going to said in response to Golden’s book at the children apply,” he the plus factor Academic Council meeting last Thursday. said. “I don’t know more heavily benefit in the long run in a sig[than academ“Terry Sanford has not been president what happened benificant way, then yeah, [possihere for 20 years,” he added. ic achievefore I got here, but Administrators also directly refuted all I know is that in ment] ble donorship] can be a factor.”

There are Golden’s deduction that Duke’s endowthe 15 years that I’ve ment rose to $3.8 billion—28.3 times its been here, that is toChristoph Guttentag other considerations, like size in the early 1980s—on the shoulders tallyforeign to me.”

Dean, Undergraduate Admissions Still, of development cases. race or legacy, parental “We admit people for lots of reasons—- wealth is occasionalthat can help an otherwise we don’t simply take your SAT scores and ly an admissions facyour grade point averages and take you in tor, Guttentag said. average candidate’s application, he said.

“Golden tries to create this dichotomy The University has long used recruitorder,” said Executive Vice President Tailment tactics and “contextualizing” appliman Trask. “But the Golden argument between the deserving and the undeservabout the endowment growing because of ing—l just don’t think that’s right,” he said. cants to admit prospective students who “We always make decisions based on a lot of might otherwise be rejected. [development cases] is simply wrong.”

The admissions statistics of basketball John Bumess, University vice president factors among qualified students. For a for public affairs and government relasmall number, if we think that the Universiplayer Sean Dockery, Trinity ’O6, created a stir in 2001 when they were printed in a tions, also denied in Golden’s article that ty is going to benefit in the long run in a sigall or most donations from development nificant way, then yeah, that can be a factor.” local paper; with a 2.3 high school GPA and a score of 15 on the ACT, Dockery appeared He added that although donorship pocases fund the endowment.

Most gifts are poured into facilities uptential may net an applicant additional vastly underqualified to attend Duke.

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tinues to take—that the benefits accrued from admitting a strong athlete or a potential donor obscure the costs—can be dangerous, Golden wrote.

Admitting one development case means nine other, more qualified applicants will be rejected, he wrote.

Those who often suffer the most, in particular at places like Duke and Brown, are minority applicants, Golden said.

And although a new library is a universal good, a uniformly rich, white student body is not.

“What makes Duke and Brown, among other institutions, stand out, is the way in which they ramped up and systematized their pursuit; rejecting stronger candidates to admit children of the rich or famous, regardless of their ties to the University,” Golden wrote.

But Guttentag said the nine-for-one statistic is not applicable to Duke, and that a “systematized pursuit” is gross exaggeration.

“That is false,” he said.

Guttentag added that giving extra attention to students with regards to their financial standing is not uncommon at top universities, but only if the student is qualified on a base level.

“The way we do it is no different than that of any of the other schools to which we compare ourselves,” he said. “I would say at this point, the way in which we do it and the number is very typical of schools like Duke.”

MegBourdillon andlza Wojciechowska contributed to this story.

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could supplement someone’s regular fitness regimen,” senior Megan O’Flynn said. “Personal training isn’t cheap on a whole, but the student [price] is nice.”

Student response, however, has been mixed. Although some students, such as O’Flynn, see personal training as a great advantage, others said they did not see the point.

“I can workout on my own without someone else telling me what is best for me,” said freshman Leila Dal Santo, who goes to Brodie Gym on a regular basis.

Other students said they are more concerned with the prices. They said all the various college fees already drain their wallets. Despite the price concern, officials said it was unlikely that free personal training would be offered in the near future.

“Although individual personal training cannot realistically be offered for free... eventually we hope to offer many more features, such as free workshops for students,” McNally said.

“In the inpatient setting, a nurse comes in, gives you medicine and watches you swallow it,” Russell said. “The outpatient world is less structured—you can’t expect the patient to know what’s going on or prevent mistakes... some patients come in with two bags of medications.”

During the past decade, critics of the national healthcare system have lobbied for increased use of electronic medical records—a cheaper, more easily transferrable alternative to paper records systems, said Christopher Conover, assistant research professor at Duke’s Center for Health Policy.

National studies of health system reforms have found that paper data systems, adverse drug reactions and complications for patients with complex treatment regimens have claimed billions of dollars in recent years, Conover said.

He pointed to Kaiser Permanente —a national notfor-profit healthcare provider as proof that electronic

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medical record systems can be successful and economic.

Despite evidence that electronic record systems lower healthcare costs and boost efficiency, transitioning from paper systems can be costly and risky, Conover said.

“Duke has made great strides in the past, but clinics across the nation are faced with a dilemma in deciding to take up these systems,” he said. ‘You don’t want to make a twenty or thirty thousand dollar investment on the wrong stuff.”

A report released this summer from the Institute of Medicine found an average of 1.5 million preventable medication errors per year and recommended that all prescribers and pharmacies take up e-prescribing by 2010.

In addition, Congress has recently passed bills that promote the adoption and sharing of digital records.

“I think it’s great that Duke is building upon its strengths, and hopefully the network will expand outside of its current boundaries someday,” Conover said.

“Only time will tell.”

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DukeSource was clumsy, inefficient and unpopular, said George Dorfman, associate director for alumni affairs. “[DukeSource] didn’t talk to the main database, so the contact information wasn’t up to date, it was hard for the alumni in the database to update their information, and there was no one to really manage it,” Dorfman said. “The idea was good, but the execution was poor.”

Following the poor reception of DukeSource, DukeConnect was created in an attempt to consolidate networking tools and career information sources.

The original version of DukeConnect got off to a shaky start because of similar problems to those in DukeSource, but the second version was launched in July and has already received high praise.

“For the most part, alumni have been very responsive and very open to speaking with me,” ESG President Andrew Longenecker, a senior, wrote in an e-mail. “From my discussions with Duke alumni, I have been able to discern what I want out of a career, and what might be the best fitfor me, much more quickly than I could have otherwise. My alumni contacts have been invaluable to my career search.”

Those involved in the launching of DukeConnect said they all recognize the importance of networking and realize that an education goes beyond the classroom.

“It’s not what you know, it’s who you know,” Gu said.

“When you come to Duke, you get connected into the system. And we’re going to make sure you take full advantage of that.”

MONSTER from page 4 past, national greek headquarters prohibit such contracts.

“I think image is an important focus as you align yourself with a nationally recognized organization which is why fraternities and sororides do not generally have alcoholic endorsements,” Adams said.

Some students said, however, that Monster’s sponsorship does not adhere to the sentiment of the rule because Sigma Nu primarily consumes the beverage with alcohol.

Jones said he brings Monster to any event the fraternity hosts or in which it partakes, including sporting events, parties or meetings.

“It’s pretty early in the year [to tell how we’re using it],” he said. “We definitely use it for partying, but also for studying and sports.”

Rizk said Monster provides its drinks when Sigma Nu hosts parties and events, and will deliver additional drinks upon request.

“If there are events we’ll put product there,” she said.

“If there’s nothing going on, we won’t.”

Students attending Sigma Nu functions said they have noticed the Monster product but did not find it to be an overwhelming presence.

“They had other mixers too,” sophomore Claudia Gasiorek said.

“Monster wasjust the only predominant one,” she added.

In addition, Sigma Nu’s off-campus house contains the majority of the Monster products, leaving little presence in the fraternity’s Kilgo Quadrangle section.

“I don’t really see it in section, mainly at their house,” sophomore JessicaWirth said. “I've seen it, but no more or less than other drinks.”

Rizk said Monster hopes the sponsorship will increase name-brand recognition and consumption of the drink on campus.

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Blue Devils break through with late score into a crowded box. Videira got enough of his foot on the ball for it to pass the line It had been 20 days and over 250 minbefore BC goalie Issey Maholo knocked it utes of play since Duke last celebrated a back out.

“I don’t know exactly how it ended up goal in front of its home crowd.

In the end, it took a bit of luck to get happening,” Videira said. “We kind of the Blue Devils back on the scoreboard. both went for it at the same time, I gota litMichael Videira knocked home a low, tle more of it, and it went in.... Once we lining corner kick got that one, it was a little bit of relief.”

BC from the foot of Rennie added that the goal wasn’t “one |*| Zach Pope in the for the highlight tape.”

DUKE 76th minute to lift Lost amid the concern for the Blue Duke (7-1-1, 2-0-1 in the ACC) to a 1-0 vicDevil offense has been the increasingly tory over visiting Boston College (4-4-0, 1- stellar play of the defense and goaltender 2-0) Saturday night at Koskinen Stadium.

Justin Papadakis. Papadakis, a junior, “It’s a character kind of win, 1-0, to get recorded his third shutout of the season the shutout against a great team,” head and second in his last three starts. coach John Rennie said. “We wanted to The defense limited Eagle standout win, they wanted to win. It was just a lot of Charlie Davies, who had six goals in EC’s effort out there.” first seven games, to just one shot on The fifth-ranked Blue Devils came into goal. Davies entered the game leading the game attempting to rebound from a the ACC with an average of almost six stunning 1-0 loss to UNC-Wilmington shots per game.

Tuesday night—the team’s first loss to an “Charlie Davies is a great player,” Paunranked, non-conference opponent in padakis said. “Graham [Dugoni] and almost three years. Duke had also been Timmy Qepson] did a good job doubling shut out at home a week earlier in a scorehim and not letting him turn.” less tie with Virginia Tech.

Duke has allowed just two goals in its The Blue Devils did little in the first past four games, allowing the Blue Devils half to assuage fears that scoring had beto post a 2-1-1 mark despite scoring only come a problem. They were unable to crethree times in that span. ate many good scoring chances, with their “Our back four is the best in the counbest opportunity coming on a Joe Gertry,” Papadakis said. “They work so hard in man ese shot in the 13th minute. practice. They really understand the game.”

Duke started to apply more pressure on The Blue Devils will go back on the the Eagle defense after the intermission road Friday when they travel to College but didn’t break through until the 76th Park, Md. to take on defending national minute. Pope, having just re-entered the champion Maryland, currently ranked game, sent a slicing cross from the comer sixth in the nation. by

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freshman Amie Survilla put the Blue Devils on the board with her fourth goal of the Less than a week after falling in overseason. The Tar Heels could not respond time at home to Old Dominion, Duke until the game’s 65th minute, when Karen bounced back Mann’s unassisted goal knotted the match DUKE with an overtime at one apiece.

DUKE “It was a really exhausting game,” head 2 victory of its own.

Making it sweeter, coach Beth Bozman said. “We played hard the Blue Devils 2-1 win Saturday at and then we let up a little bit, and CaroliWilliams Field came over fifth-ranked na took advantage of that.”

North Carolina.

In response to the goal, Bozman called With five minutes remaining in regulaa timeout. The focus became winning the tion, the Tar Heels (6-3, 0-2 in the ACC) game rather than taking it to North Carolinetted their first goal of the day to tie the na, she said. game, 1-1. The No. 4 Blue Devils (7-3, 1-1) Coming into the game Saturday, Duke were unable to score in the remaining time was 1-1 on the season in overtime games. and faced yet another game—their third of The Blue Devils beat lowa 3-2 Sept. 3 bethe season—heading into extra time. fore falling last weekend to Old Dominion.

But in the 12th minute of the first sud“It was really hard to prepare ourselves den-death overtime, senior midfielder for this game coming off of Old DominAmy Stopford found an opportunity when ion, so I am really proud of how we played a penalty was called against North Carolitoday,” junior goalkeeper Caidin Williams na on a breakaway. Both sides, equally exsaid. “There are a lot of emotions in overhausted, anxiously watched as Stopford time, a few nerves, but I am always confilined up the ensuing penalty stroke. dent in the people on the field, and I know Stopford hammered home the shot, giv- they are confident in me.” ing Duke its first ACC victory of the season Williams, who recorded four saves on and its first win over a top-five opponent. the day, halted multiple Tar Heel break“Every time I play them—we play aways to help Duke nab the first point in them—we want to beat North Carolina,” the annual Carlyle Cup competition beStopford said. “I just wanted to do my part.” tween the rival schools.

During the first half, the teams wore “Beating any team doesn’t get old,” each other down. Duke only allowed Bozman said. “I have a lot of respect for North Carolina one shot while attempting Carolina—they’re a great team. When you eight of its own, but the half still ended in beat them it’s not just beating North Cara scoreless tie. olina, it’s beating a really great team and Just two minutes into the second half, that’s what we did today.” by

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Can Duke football compete?

Program faces questions Three games into the 2006 campaign, Duke is once again facing long odds of playing meaningful games as the season progresses into late autumn and winter.

The Blue Devils’ 0-3 start including shutout losses to Virginia Tech and Division I-AA Richmond the puts news team on analysis pace for its l2th straight losing season, which would be the 21st for the program in the past 24 years. The only postseason play Duke has gotten a taste of in that time span was the 1989 All American Bowl and the 1995 Hall of Fame Bowl.

With the team struggling on the field this year, supporters of the program are wondering, as many have for a long time, about the current and future state of the football program.

The debate over Duke football is certainly nothing new.

For years, many have questioned whether it is possible for—or in the best interest of—a school with Duke’s admissions and academic requirements to compete in a major conference like the ACC. Some have argued that Duke should drop its standards in order to compete with its conference foes, while others have opined that the University should get rid of football altogether, as it is a drain on resources and the continuing losses are demoralizing.

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Another group, however, has maintained that other schools with similar profiles to Duke—such as Vanderbilt, Stanford, Northwestern and Wake Forest —have achieved relative success in building their football programs while still striving to maintain academic standards.

The question for Duke, then, is why hasn’t the same happened in Durham, and what needs to be done for Duke’s program to be competitive in the future?

isn’t even close to that. The requirements are much, much higher.”

Duke last adjusted its admissions requirements for football recruits in 2002 as part of the “Rebuilding Duke Football” statement, authored by Director ofAthletics Joe Alieva. The adjustment did not lower the minimum standards, but rather allowed more players to be accepted from the lower range of the acceptable academic scale.

“The football guys understand that they aren’t just charged with winning football games. They need to bring people in who can fit in and do the schoolwork,” said Chris Kennedy, Duke’s senior associate athletic direcThe recruiting trail tor. “It’s counterproductive to recruit Duke’s high admissions replayers who aren’t able to cut it in the quirements have a greater ef- academics. Kids who are struggling so LAURA BETH DOUGLAS/THE CHRONICLE fect on the football team much to keep up in class that it’s a misthan any other program, as erable experience—they aren’t going The Yoh Football Center's indoor practice room has allowed Duke to recruit better aththe team must bring in 20 to to help you on the field.” letes into its program. Above, a former player performs in the facility for NFL scouts.

25 players in each class.

The relatively high admissions stanCarl Franks, who served as dards and the resulting smaller prospect program, but often come at a chairs of coaches,” Williams said. head coach from 1999 to 2003, pools have forced Duke and similar competitive price. Goldsmith said “When you hire a coach, you have said he was limited to pursuing schools to recruit on a national scale in the Blue Devils should use their to be confident and say we’ve got 30 percent of football recruits. order to find players to fit the academic nonconference schedule to help the right one now, and you have Former assistant Fred profile. Duke has fewer players on its achieve their goal of six wins for to stand behind that.”

Chatham, who joined Steve roster from North Carolina than from bowl eligibility.

The highlight of the post-Spurri“Duke doesn’t need to be player era was the 1994 season, in Spurrier at South Carolina for either Georgia, Texas orFlorida. this season after spending 17 “The costs of recruiting nationally ing payout or money games against which the Blue Devils, under Goldyears as an assistant at Duke, are significant,” Kennedy said. “We those power schools,” Goldsmith smith, went 84 and played in the said the requirements eliminathave to cast a wider net, but at the said. “The University has plenty of Hall ofFame Bowl. Goldsmith, who ed close to 90 percent of posame time, recruiting nationally is was named National Coach of tential recruits. not as much of challenge as it used the Year, said he benefited from “The admissions requireto be because there is so much a number of talented seniors ments are a humongous obsta“The admissions more information out there.” who were recruited on the heels cle,” said Fred. Goldsmith, who National recruiting often necessiof Spurrier’s 1989 season. requirements are a was the Blue Devils’ head tates a national presence in a team’s Goldsmith was fired after coach from 1994 to 1998. “I scheduling. Several of the top acathe 1998 season, when the obstacle.” humongous don’t think Georgia Tech, Virdemic programs have attempted to Blue Devils went 4-7 and were Fred Goldsmith, ginia or Wake Forest damaged raise their respective profiles outside blown out in their final three their academic reputations by of their conference’s region by games. Carl Franks was Duke coach football head former coming down to the NCAA scheduling road games against nabrought in to revive the prominimum requirements, which tional powers. In addition, coaches gram, but Goldsmith said the pretty much they have. Duke are often able to use road trips as refiring came a year before he cruiting vehicles. money, and with the ACC, Duke could have profited from a sucVanderbilt opened its season at has a good TV contract. All that cessful recruiting effort following Michigan, and Duke has scheduled does is add losses and keeps people the 1994 season. non-conference games against tradi“When they relieved me, we from coming to games.” tional powerhouses for the next two had a lot of Juniors and seniors seasons. This year, the Blue Devils travfrom that recruiting year, and Coaching stability el to Alabama Oct. 7, and the team will Since Mike McGee’s coaching seven of them made it to the play on national television at Notre tenure ended in 1978, the Blue NFL,” Goldsmith said. “If there Dame next season.

Devils have been led by seven hadn’t been a change, or at least “We understand that we can help head coaches, none of whom has if they had kept the offensive corecruiting nationally by moving the been at the helm more than five ordinator on, and if the system team around,” said David Williams, seasons. And since Steve Spurrier hadn’t changed, then the next Vanderbilt’s Vice Chancellor. “So every left for Florida after winning the year they would have been good now and then, you’ll see the MichiganACC in 1989, Duke’s four head and could have benefited in retype game, but we can also play on a coaches have combined for a cruiting. So one of the current national stage by playing Rice or by record of 42-139-1. problems with Duke football is playing Stanford, and we should be . Some of suggested that the that they missed out on one of lack of stability at head coach has those cycles.” very competitive with them.”

The decision of whether to schedbeen the biggest factor in Duke’s The question of coaching staule games against top teams, however, futility. “One of the most imporbility is once again facing the is not so clear cut. Games against protant things for a school like VanDuke faithful. Following the 0-3 derbilt or Duke is the fact that grams like Notre Dame bring in significant sums of money for the athletic you have to stop the revolving SEE FOOTBALL ON PAGE 5 ,

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Fred Chatham What are your thoughts on Ted Roof?

Q: EC.: Ted has done a heck of a job under the circumstances. It takes years to build a program.

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Everybody everywhere is looking for a quick fix. That’s our society. You can’t fire players so you fire the coach. That’s not unique to Duke.

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F.C.: It was a different time and a different game... people didn't throw the ball, there were no Florida States and Miamis in the league. At the same time, Coach Spurrier runs the offense and he’s the head coach, and you have stability form that standpoint.

Q: Do other ACC schools sacrifice their academics for football?

F.C.: Duke.hasn’t compromised its academics, whereas the rest of the league has decided to meet the same academic requirements as Florida State.

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FOOTBALL from page 4 start, some have called for the firing of Roof, who is in his third full season as head coach.

Kennedy said the department has assured Roof of his job security.

“We have been pretty patient with our coaches,” Kennedy said. “The people that are calling for Ted Roof to be fired are being quick with the trigger, because he hasn’t even been here four years. He doesn’t have all his guys yet He hasn’t been through a full cycle.”

The redshirt debate Results of the combination of stringent admissions requirements and coaching turnover are evident on the 2006 Duke team.

The Blue Devils do not have a single transfer on the team and have seen a number of players transfer from the program or leave with eligibility remaining. The trend has resulted in a roster that features just 13 seniors and 25 true freshmen.

Because of the exodus of older players, Duke has been unable to follow the practice of redshirting the majority of its freshmen, a practice which is common among major-conference programs. The practice is especially important for smaller schools as they attempt to stay competitive against the perennial powerhouses.

From 23 class-of-2005 signees, Duke has just nine redshirt freshmen. The Demon Deacons—who are off to a 4-0 start in head coach Jim Grobe’s sixth season—have 19 redshirt freshmen from a class of 23.

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Duke is off to a slow start in the 2006 season.TheBlue Devils lost their opener to Division l-AA Richmond 13-0 in WallaceWade Stadium.

gram when you are relying on a lot of young players,” Wake Forest Director of Athletics Ron Wellman said. “So we have taken the redshirt approach to all of our freshmen, and for the most part we have been successful in that. Our philosophy is to rely on fourth- and fifth-year guys, and we are close to getting to that level.”

Roof has declared his intentions to play fewer freshmen as he grows his program, but 12 were listed on Duke’s depth chart to begin the season.

‘You never know what’s going to happen in a season, but I think coach

In the combined second halves of those four contests, Duke was outscored 114-24.

The expectations game Much of the debate surrounding Duke football centers on the question of legitimate expectations for a program that has not played in the postseason for a dozen years.

“Winning records and bowl games is not unreasonable. I think we’re a year or so away from that, but it’s definitely reasonable to expect that,” Kennedy said. “Success begets success... I don’t see why people think you have to go up and down, and up and down.”

“The people that are Wellman said Wake Forest had even higher expectations for its calling for Ted Roof to football program.

‘We have the same expectations be fired are being for our football program as for with the trigger.” every other sport in our program, and that is to contend for ACC Kennedy, Chris championships,” Wellman said. senior associate athletic director “And if we are challenging forACC championships, we should be one of the elite programs in the nation.

Roof won’t have to play many of his There is no reason that anyone has freshman big guys,” Kennedy said. ever identified to me why we should “And those are the ones that profit not be of that caliber.”

Kennedy held that the athletic dethe most from the redshirt season—guys with big frames who need to put partment’s expectations regarding on sometimes 30 or 40 pounds. I the football team extended far bethink that will really help them before yond the winning percentage.

“One of our expectations is to they have to play against the 24-year maintain everything we’ve done off olds that some schools are playing.”

Last year, Duke’s lack of depth the field,” Kennedy said. “We don’t was evident in several ACC want to do anything that would drop matchups. The Blue Devils were ei- the graduation rate to the low 80s. ther winning or within two scores at We’ve also had very few off-the-field halftime against Virginia, Georgia problems, and we certainly want to Tech, Wake Forest and Florida State. maintain that.”

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Back when Duke was a dominantforce in the ACC, running back Bob Pascal ran for over 1,500 yards and 19 touchdowns in three seasons and was a first-team all-American. That time, however, was over 50 years ago. .

Although the current Blue Devils have beleaguered through 11 consecutive losing seasons, Pascal still believes they cart return to old, forgotten glories. And he is challenging former players and alumni to follow his belief by vowing to match any grant up to $lOO,OOO until the fundraising for football reaches his goal of $1,000,000.

“Obviously, Duke Football has been an embarrassment to everybody,” Pascal said. “But I still have faith in [head coach] Ted Roof. We’re pulling for him, and he needs the help. This is a call for all former athletes to give the program a hand.”

Pascal stipulated that his contributions go toward immediate improvement that will help the team win in the short term, rather than long-term capital projects.

Over the past 10 years, Duke has upgraded its facilities in order to attract top-rated recruits and keep itself on par with other ACC schools. In the late 19905, projects such as resurfacing the playing surface in 1997 and building new entrance gates and signage in 1998 enhanced the image of Wallace Wade Stadium.

In 2002, Duke finished building the $22 million Yoh Football Center, with $5.5 million coming from Spike and Mary Yoh. “The immediate improvements have been done, except for some small stadium issues, such as restrooms and an improved president’s box,” said Chris Kennedy, senior associate athletic director.

The Yoh Football Center includes, among other things, a speed and agility room, locker room, memorabilia room and coaches’ offices. The new high-tech facilities, equipment and paraphernalia help attract visiting recruits.

“The locker rooms, weight rooms and video equipment are in good shape,” Kennedy said. “They are huge in recruiting impressionable young 18-year-olds when they come for 48-hour visits. If you look at the facilities of the pro teams they are not as visually appealing or as nice because they do not have to attract recruits.”

With the improvements, Duke has brought in better recruiting classes so far under Roof, but the Blue Devils have not yet proven themselves capable of consistently competing with other ACC schools.

Pascal said he commends Duke’s efforts to bolster its facilities but believes the team needs funding in other ways other than toward building new facilities.

‘You can’t say enough about 22 million dollars for the Yoh building because that was an incredible feat for Duke,” Pascal said. “My instructions, in as far as my contributions are concerned, are to put it into people and into situations that would start winning now, not towards additional capital improvements.”

Pascal said he would like to see his money go toward hiring top-level assistants to work under Roof and allowing the coaching staff to more aggressively pursue recruits.

“We gave money in the past, which gave Roof the opportunity to fly to different places in order to see five people instead of one a day,” Pascal said.

Duke currently has 12 oral commitments for the 20072008 season. But none of them is rated in the top 100 by rivals.com or scout.com.

Although memories of the games in which Duke rolled over ACC foes may be lost in the distant past of a half-century ago, Pascal, like other former players, firmly intends to rekindle Duke football through his off-the-field work.

“If Army and Navy can win, then we can win, too,” Pascal said. “We are going after the same type ofathletes and student-athletes, and eventually, we’ll get the same type of athletes that we’re used to.”

What do you think about Duke football? The Chronicle is accepting submissions, 300 words or fewer, of your opinions on the present state and future of the program. E-mail them to gdb6@duke.edu by Friday, Sept. 29.

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Daniel Evans threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to John Dunlap with 8.5 seconds left to cap a stunning comeback for North Carolina State.

Evans—a redshirt sophomore making his first start—threw for 179yards for theWolfpack (2-2,1-0 in the ACC). Down 15-10 in the last minute, Evans directed a 72-yard ID drive with no timeouts to stun the Eagles

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Boston College seemed to have the game in hand after getting the ball on N.C. State's 35 after an interception with 3:08 left. But the Wolfpack defense held, stopping Brian Toal on a fourth-down run to get the ball back at its own 28 with 46 seconds to play.

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Burning the Cavaliers twice when they attempted single-coverage on the star receiver, Reggie Ball hooked up with Johnson on touchdown passes of 58 and 66 yards to give the Yellow Jackets (3-1,1 -0 in the ACC) a commanding lead by early in thesecond half.

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On a day Clemson (3-1,2-1 in the ACC) honored their 1981 national champions, the Tigers' latest group showed power running and teeth-rattling defense—a Clemson trademark that No. 1 season—works in any era.

James Davis> a sophomore who tops theACC in rushing, had four of theTigers' seven rushing touchdowns, leading the way with scoring runs of 1,1,10 and 2 yards. CJ. Spiller, a freshman, added ID runs of 7 and 2 yards, Reggie Merriwether, a senior, had a 1-yard touchdown run against the Tar Heels (1-3,0-1 in the ACC).

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But in the 79th minute, Virginia’s Jess Rostedt, who is third in the ACC in points per game, notched the lone goal of the match with a driving shot from inside the penalty area.

“We played a good first half, but didn’t close out on a couple of opportunities,” head coach Robbie Church said. “We didn’t play as well in the second half as we did in the first. We are going to have to continue to learn how to win and make big plays in the second half.”

Although Duke (5-4-1, 1-1 in the ACC) only lost by one goal, Virginia (7-2-1, 2-0) created many more scoring opportunities, outshooting the Blue Devils, 11-2. Church attributed the shot discrepancy to a combination of good defense by the Cavaliers and a lack of offensive patience from his team.

“Their center backs played really well,” Church said. “We have to make some better decisions.”

Duke’s impatience was evident in the eight offside penalties called against it, six of which came in the second half. On a number of occasions, the Blue Devils were close to breaking down the Cavalier defense with short passes but instead forced a long ball.

“The offside penalties broke up our momentum,” said Church. “The timing of

playing them toe-to-toe for 90 minutes was a very good thing,” he said.

Church said he was also impressed with the Blue Devils’ effort since they are such a young squad. Duke started four freshmen, while the Cavaliers’ lineup did not feature any.

The team has a chance for redemption this week as it plays two critical ACC matches at home. Duke takes on Boston College, one of three teams that is undefeated in ACC play, Sept. 28, and N.C. State Oct. 1.

“This is a big week,” Church said. “We have to execute some things against a

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The Blue Devil’s offensive futility was not unique to this game, as the team ranks eighth out of 11 ACC teams in shots and total points. In addition, no Duke player is ranked in the top 10 in the ACC in points, assists, or shots. Church said this was a cause for concern and something the team needs to improve upon.

‘You have to create opportunities to score,” he said.

Despite the disappointing result, Church said he believes the team can take a positive outlook on the road loss to a ranked team.

“Going into Virginia’s home field and

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The Blue Devils were held to just two shots, neither Of which was on goal, in their 1-0 loss to Virginia Sunday.

Junior Carrie DeMange recorded her sixth doubledouble of the year in Duke's 3-1 win over GeorgiaTech.

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“As a team, I know we’re really excited to be 2-0 and to be able to take care ofbusiness at home,” head coach Jolene Nagel said. “I feel like the team really kept their composure throughout the weekend....

Our team didn’t panic or anything. We just kind of hung tough and kept working.”

After taking the first game from the Tigers Friday, the Blue Devils (9-2, 2-0) found themselves behind 22-20 in the second. Duke, however, powered back with a 10-0 run to clinch the game for a 2-0 lead in the match. The Blue Devils carried over the momentum to jump out to a 15-5 lead in the third game, securing the match with a 30-25 win.

Setter Ali Hausfeld had 38 assists against Clemson to move up to third place on Duke’s all-time assist list with 3,395 ca3

reer assists. The junior finished the weekend with a total of 92 assists.

Duke started out strong again Saturday, downing Georgia Tech, 30-21, in the first match. But the Yellow Jackets forced game two into a back-and-forth battle, eventually winning the game, 31-29.

“We were just upset that we had let them win that game because, in the first game, we felt pretty in control of it,” Hausfeld said.

‘We could have done a lot better in the second game. We were just like, We’ve got to play with confidence, be really aggressive, go out there and get the next two.’ And we did.”

The Blue Devils reemerged from intermission to control the tempo and scoring of games three and four, handily finishing off theYellow Jackets, 30-18, in both games.

“Especially when we were down at times, we hung tough and we pulled through and got those two wins,” sophomore Sue Carls said. “That’s huge.”

Four Blue Devils reached double-digit kills in the win. Carrie DeMange had 23 in her sixth double-double of the season, while Carls posted 12 and Rachel Moss and Tealle Hunkus followed with 10 apiece. On the defense end, libero Jenny Shull had a total of 54 digs over the weekend.

Nagel said that the depth of the team and her ability to interchange players in the lineup are assets that will help the team as its season continues.

“It’s all of us out there on the court,” Nagel said. “That’s what holds us together, and the more we’re together, the less someone can pull us apart in any kind of way.”

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Defending champs place 2nd at NCAA Preview Lane Towery THE CHRONICLE

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For two of three days, No. 1 Duke played better than any other team at the LPGA International Legends course.

But a slow start on day one of the three-day tournament left too much ground to make up as the Blue Devils finished second at the Daytona Beach Women’s Fall NCAA Preview Sunday.

“I was very happy with our performance,” head coach Dan Brooks said. “I think we learned a lot on this golf course. This is a preview tournament getting us ready for nationals, and there’s a

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Senior Anna Grzebien helped lead the Blue Devils from 11th place to second with her 3-under par roundSaturday.

lot to learn—it’s a good test.” and we had both [Pandolfi] and Duke finished the tournaAnna going low.” ment—which is held at the same The low scores came after course where the NCAA ChampiGrzebien shot 77 and Pandolfi onships will take place next scored 79 on the first day of comspring and features 18 of the petition—a day in which no Blue country’s best teams—14 strokes Devil broke par. over par with a three-day total of “We’re satisfied with our ef878. fort, and we’re satisfied with our The Blue Devils were a full 17 performance the last two days,” strokes off the lead and sat in Brooks said. “We were able to 11th place after the first round of move from 11th to second the tournament. Second-ranked that’s impressive for any team to Georgia led the tournament from do that.” wire to wire, though the Blue Grzebien was Duke’s highest Devils cut the Bulldogs’ deficit to individualfinisher in a tie for sevnine strokes by the end ofcompeenth place with a three-day total tition. of 1-over-par 217. Pandolfi card“There were some conditions ed a score of220, shooting up the we’re not really used to,” Brooks leaderboard by 27 places on the said. “There was a different type final day to tie for 14th. of Bermuda rough and Bermuda Duke’s lauded sophomores, greens that we’re not used to, Amanda Blumenherst and Jennie and it took us a day to get used Lee, finished tied for 10th and 24th, respectively. Neither player to it.”

After shooting 18-over-par 306 carded a round below par.

Freshman Alison Whitaker, Friday, the Blue Devils recovered to shoot even-par 288 Saturday playing in just her second career and 4-under 284 Sunday—the tournament, finished tied for best two-day total of any team by 40th place after shooting a finalnine strokes. round 73.

The Blue Devils upperclassLast year, Duke opened its seamen —senior Anna Grzebien and son by winning three straight junior Jennifer Pandolfi—led the tournaments, a feat that will not charge in the final rounds. Grze- be matched this year as the Blue bien shot 3-under-par 69 SaturDevils play for their third consecday, and Pandolfi posted Duke’s utive national championship. best round of the tournament “Obviously we always go into a tournament wanting to win,” Sunday with a 4-under-par 68.

“She had a great tournament,” Grzebien said. “But it’s better Brooks said of Pandolfi. “The 68 now than later, so we have somereally gave us a fighting chance. thing to motivate us and keep us We needed somebody go low, practicing hard.”

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Sophomore Amanda Blumenherst did not card a round under par this weekend, but she put together three consistent rounds to finish 10th in the tournament

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The last time Olympia Fields Country Club hosted a tournament drawing national attention, Jim Furyk won the 2003 U.S. Open.

Sunday, the club in Olympia Fields, 111. opened its North Course —set with the same tee and hole locations as the Open—to some of the nation’s best collegiate golfers for the opening rounds of the Fighting Illini Invitational.

Through 36 holes of play Sunday in the 54-hole tournament, Duke is 18-over-par, three shots behind leading Stanford and two behind Oklahoma St. No. 9 Duke is one of six top-25 squads in the 12team field, which also includes defending NCAA champions and current No. 1 Oklahoma St. Three other teams fall within the top 50 in the country.

While the caliber of golf has lived up to the tagline Olympia Fields created to plug the tournament, “Come observe the ‘future stars of golf,’” the biggest story—and surprise—of the Invite so far is Blue Devil freshman Adam Long.

In the first tournament of his college career, Long shot a 1-over 141 and is tied for second place with Pablo Martin, an Oklahoma State junior ranked preseason No. 1 by GolfWorld Magazine.

Duke’s freshman fired an even-par 70 in his opening round Sunday, carding 14 pars and two birdies.

“When you’re playing in your first tournament, you don’t know how you are going to perform,” head coach Rod Myers said. “When you’re the fifth guy on the roster, and you come out and have a

chance to win the tournament, you’re putting yourself and the team in a very good position.”

Junior Michael Schachner also had a very strong opening day and is tied for fifth overall after shooting a 2-over-par 142.

Schachner carded ten consecutive pars to close out his first round and played his par-3 holes solidly through 36 holes, finishing them at 2-under.

“Michael played really well today,” Myers said.

“Anytime you can shoot a score of 1-over on this type of gold course, I think you’ve done a heck of a job.”

The other Blue Devils in the field are sophomore Clark Klaasen, juniorMichael Quagliano and senior

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Quagliano finished one stroke behind him in a tie for 25th, after back-to-back rounds of 74. Although the sophomore only had one birdie through 36, he also fired 28 pars.

“Clark played really well out there this morning, but he doesn’t have a lot to show for it,” Myers said.

Grodzinsky struggled in his opening round—going 9-over through his first 18—and ended his day at 14-over, 154, in a tie for 50th.

Myers said the North Course has proven to be a very tough test for his players, particularly because the hole configuration is identical to that of the third and fourth rounds of the 2003 U.S. Open.

“I told my guys they have to respect every par TOM MENDEL/THE CHRONICLE they get out here because it’s a really difficult off the lead after holes the Fighting lliini InvitaThe Blue Devils sit three shots 36 at just matter of “Now, said. it’s a just course,” Myers just Stanford when it wraps up play Monday. tional.Duke catch tournament-leader will try to in win.” to ourselves a to position keep trying

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occurred was crucial to the defense.

“What we want is the exact time that this occurred,” Osborn said. “We need to know that date because time is of the essence in an alibi.”

Osborn said he feared a “trial by ambush,” in which defense lawyers would be excluded from knowledge of the specifics of the case until the trial.

He said different versions of the time frame of the alleged rape have created confusion as to which version will be pursued by the district attorney in trial.

“We are not required to state the exact minute an offense took place,” Nifong said.

“When something happens to you that is really awful, it can seem like it takes place longer than it actually takes,” he added later.

Smith ruled against the defense lawyers’ motions, stating that Nifong is not required to reveal his strategies for the trial to the defense teams.

Smith said he would continue to consider whether specifics about the location of the alleged rape would be necessary for the defense lawyers in constructing their cases.

Brad Bannon, a defense attorney for Evans, also pointed to inconsistencies between handwritten and typed notes included in discovery pages already submitted to the defense. Some pages were not properly signed and dated by officers, Bannon said.

After hearing arguments from Nifong, Smith granted defense attorneys an affidavit to be signed by Durham Police Department investigators in order to ensure that all notes from the original investigation were submitted.

Smith also ruled that all information regarding other items seized from the North Buchanan Boulevard house and players’ rooms—including a computer, four cellular phones and four digital cameras—be communicated to defense attorneys as the district attorney receives it.

In addition, Nifong agreed to provide a copy of the confiscated computer’s data to defense attorneys as soon as possible.

Requests by defense attorneys for results and bench notes from the DNA tests performed by the State Bureau of Investigation were also supported by Smith, who ordered that the materials be turned over within 30 days.

The defense team filed a number of mo-

dons for records from meetings, including meetings between Nifong, DPD investigators Mark Gottlieb and Benjamin Himan and the alleged victim. “We are entitled to get the substance of the comments [the alleged victim] made,” Bannon said.

Nifong said, however, the facts of the case were not discussed in any of the named meetings, and therefore he is not required to hand over the notes.

Many other items requested by the defense —including handwritten notes from Himan and results from toxicology reports performed on the alleged victim—were included in the discovery material turned over before Friday’s hearing, Nifong said.

Other requested materials, including the original 911 tapes from the night of the alleged rape could not be provided, Nifong said. “The representation is that the tapes didn’t exist or have been taped over,” he explained.

Nifong added that he has provided the defense with all the information he has, received and will continue to do so as he acquires it.

Last on the agenda for Friday’s hearing was a motion filed by Nifong asking the court to review the methods and appropriateness of a poll conducted on behalf of the defense team. The survey involved a selected group of 500 Durham residents, of whom 300 were interviewed.

“Many of the questions that were asked in the survey, had they been asked of a juror in trial, would have been stricken from the record,” Nifong said. His wife, Cy Gurney, was called by a surveyor and submitted a sworn affidavit detailing the questions she was asked.

Nifong said how the survey was conducted could have influenced potential jurors.

Defense attorneys said the goal of the study was to understand what Durham citizens were thinking, not to influence them.

Joe Cheshire, who represents Evans, said it was “immensely ironic” that Nifong should accuse the defense of attempting to prejudice Durham citizens.

Smith requested to review the survey questions before making a decision.

Cheshire said the next pretrial hearing, which was set for Oct. 27, will be an important one for the defense, adding that it should be “pretty exciting.”

“Other motions have been filed—motions to suppress evidence, dismiss the case,” he said.

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More Noir the Noir had many students arriving with their friends but later finding themselves engaged in meaningful conversations with graduate students, art aficionados or others they editorial might have not met otherwise.

The success of last Thursday shows that students know there is a time and place for everything. While tailgate may forever be rowdy, the Noir was a unique event in which students were willing to celebrate University.

Another part of the Nasher in style and maturity.

Duke students are rarely Noir’s success was that it offered a welcome social oudet given the opportunity to prove that they can responsibly enjoy on campus. It is rare for students to have the opportunity a function with alcohol present. Other similar campusto dress up in formal attire and wide events such as the Old head out for a dateless celebration. The classy atmosphere of Duke party, President Brod-

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once in a while, a social event brings together a noticeably diverse cross-section of the Duke community in one venue. Although this most often occurs in the raucous and ragged atmosphere of tailgate, the Nasher Noir Thursday proved that University-sponsored events can lead to positive social interactions between different members of the

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more inclusive social scene Since the opening of the Nasher Museum of Art, several events have been held in its main hall in order to increase publicity and interest in the museum.

The mass invitation sent out and grassroots student promotion helped to make this year’s event once again packed from wall to wall.

More than 1,500 people showed up this time around.

The turnout was so overwhelming, in fact, that the bars ran dry just before midnight. With long lines to purchase beverage tickets, many students bought more than one at a time so they could avoid spending their night in line. These ticket holders later learned the beer and

wine was sold out and they would not be given refunds.

In the future, Nasher should anticipate larger of-age crowds or prepare for a refund policy should a similar situation occur.

Whether it was the lovely musical styling of the Pulsar Triyo, the ritzy cheese and crackers or the elegant environment, students came out to the Nasher in droves Thursday night; the event achieved its goal despite minor logistical problems. Students enjoyed a formal gathering and Nasher solidified its strong presence at Duke. We look forward to more events like this and hopefully more recognition for this wonderful cultural outlet within our campus walls.

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head’s Inauguration Party and DSG’s Tent party, are all examples that it is possible to hold events open to undergraduate students without the fear of irresponsible binge drinking and destruction.

There are plenty of other venues on campus that can and should accommodate similar events in the future, the Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture, the Bryan Center, the Sarah P. Duke Gardens, the Main West Quadrangle, Keohane Quad and, need we say it, the West Campus Plaza, are all excellent sites for on-campus student gatherings. The University should endorse and organize more of these events to encourage a healthy and

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an elementary principle of child psychology: Safety leads to exploration. The child who feels securely loved at home will venture out and try new things. The child who is insecure will be more passive and cling to what is known.

What’s true of children is true of adults, and in Iraq we now have a case study in human insecurity. The peobrooks ple of Iraq have enthe new york times dured decades of dictatorship, war, insurgency and civil strife, and the psychological costs have been ruinous. reactionary soIraq is the most xenophobic, sexist ciety on earth Researchers from the invaluable World Values Survey have interviewed over 2,300 adults from all over Iraq. The results have just been published by Ronald Inglehart, Mansoor Moaddel and Mark Tessler in the journal Perspectives on Politics.

Inglehart, Moaddel and Tessler describe a people who, buffeted by violence, have withdrawn into mere survival mode. They are suspicious of outsiders and intolerant toward weak groups, and they cling fiercely to what is familiar and traditional.

The researchers asked the Iraqis if they would mind living next door to foreigners. In most societies, there is a small minority who say they would mind. Nine percent of Americans say they would mind, and in the median country internationally about 16 percent say they would mind. Ninety percent of the Iraqi Arab respondents rejected foreigners as neighbors.

As Inglehart, Moaddel and Tessler write, Iraqis “rejectforeigners to a degree that is virtually unknown in other societies throughout the world, including more than a dozen predominantly Islamic countries.”

Iraqi Arabs almost universally reject Americans, Britons and the French, and roughly 60 percent reject Iranians, Kuwaitis and Jordanians, the groups they are least hostile to Iraqis also viscerally resist social reform and deviation from the traditional ways of doing things. For example, 93 percent of Arab Iraqis said men made better leaders than women, the highest proportion of any group in the world.

Iraqi Arabs were asked which values they would like to instill in their children. They emphasized “obedience” and “religious faith” more than any of the 80 other societies that have been studied. They were less '

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to try to instill “independence” in their children than people in 74 of the study’s 80 societies.

Meanwhile, Iraqis cling fiercely to their primal identities. Roughly 86 percent of the Arab Iraqis said they were very proud to be Iraqi, and the Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds were very likely to trust members of their own community. Such in-group solidarity is almost without precedent.

Iraqi Kurds stood apart from the world in all these various measures, but Iraqi Arabs stood apart even more. This suggests that Saddam’s tyranny had already had a corrosive effect on Iraqi society by 1991, when the Kurds were effectively liberated, but over the past 15 years, things have become much worse. It’s impossible to tell how much of the trauma has been caused since the American invasion.

We do know, however, that American policy makers were surprised to learn how religious Iraqi society had become during the 19905. (Iraqi exiles had not prepared them for this.) And we also know this climate of opinion works against the Iraqi leaders as they try to create a functioning nation.

In essence, Iraqis are like turtles trying to pull into their shells, but the big tasks now require nonshell behavior. They require getting Shiites and Sunnis to trust each other enough to negotiate a settlement on sharing oil revenue. They require getting Shiite policemen to crack down on their own, and on Muqtada al-Sadr’s Shiite militia.

The larger lesson, as we think about future efforts to reform the Middle East and combat extremism, is that the Chinese model probably works best. That is, it’s best to champion economic reform before political reform.

We know from a wealth of historical experience that when people see their standard of living rise, they reject the reactionary survival mentality and they become more open to others and to change. If people already see their lives improving materially, they will be more likely to keep their cool as their political institutions are reinvented.

In the age of terror, statesmanship means knowing how to create a sense of security so you can lead people on a voyage of reform. Most of all, it means that if you’re going to do nation-building, you have to understand the values of the people you’re going to build a nation with.

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David Brooks is a regular columnist for The New York times; this column was previously printed there. Brooks is a visiting professor at Duke this semester.

CORRECTION In the Sept. 22 column,"Liberty and justice,"the quote"[Duke students] are contractually owned by Duke University," should have been attributed to Duke Student Government President Elliott Wolf.

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Thursday, I did something I hadn’t vinity school, Bostock, my 2:50, it was all new to done all year: I woke up before 11 a.m. I me, and frankly, it was eye opening. don’t know why, but I just woke up in such That night, still in the exploratory mood, I dea chipper mood that I decided to cruise around cided against the obvious Shooter’s or George’s call and instead visited a place I never thought campus on my skateboard. I was so relaxed, zipI’d find myself: the art museum. The Nasher ping around without a care in the world; I bareNoir seemed intriguing enough, ly noticed the huge pothole right in front of me, especially because I didn’t have I hit it, started shaking real a clue as to what the hell a “Noir” was. hard, and finally had to bail. I Once again, to my surprise, wiped out Superman style until I skidded to a halt on my stomach. the place was packed with peoThe incident left me with a brople I knew. Not only that, but ken skateboard, a bruised ego the spread was fantastic. Nothand a gnarly gash in my left leg ing goes better with wine than the morning wood brownies It also left me stranded in a and miniature chickmonday, monday new world, uncharted territory en biscuits. Speaking of which, for most Trinity-ers: the Engiit never hit me before just how neering buildings. I had never been ’round these easy it would be to get free alcohol at these parts before, and previously could do nothing things. The museum is clearly so desperate for students that like a fat guy at P’Zades, the Nashmore than speculate as to what it was like.

It was quite a rush, frankly. I had class in 20 er would practically give away drinks just to get minutes and although the walk was probably some action.

I guess I expected the place to be filled half three minutes from where I was, I honesdy had no idea how to get out of there. So, I said screw with artsy kids I’d never seen before and half it. College is all about experimentation, and I with snobby d-bags looking for an excuse to was feeling like an explorer. I decided to roam dress up and act classy. Well, I was wrong. The the campus and get to know the real Duke. place was just as diverse as the engineering buildHeck, Christopher Columbus has his own day, ings had been. The frats were well represented, the girls were cute, and he hooked up and there was even a with that Sacagawea small group of Stonchick. Sounds like a ers who appeared to deal for “The museum is pretty good clearly so desbe entranced by a 3-D someone who couldn’t perate for students that like a fat painting of a giant have butchered their Nasher P’Zades, at the would head. They clearly guy worse job any weren’t Class is for sissies experiencing practically give away drinks just to the green-out the rest anyway. get some action.” of the campus is.

As it turns out, the Everyone was differEngineering section ent, and yet everyone is a sweet place. The was having a good buildings seem pretty rad, and though I couldn’t find my way into a time with each other. Perhaps it was the booze, bunch of the rooms I wanted to check out, I but maybe it could just be that they were all incould tell there was some crazy stuff being done. teresting people.

The point of all my rambling is that Duke' is The engineers wake up early every morning and come here to work all day on meaningful an fiber-tight place with even sweeter people, projects, or more meaningful than my own po- and we often overlook this. I mean, think about it. We could all be stuck in the real world with a etry writing or jazz classes anyway. I don’t exactly know what they do, and there’s no way I could job, or worse yet at a state school. We may not have air-conditioning, readily-available food, do it, but I totally respect them for it. good media relations, good community relaAnd to my surprise, the area of campus appeared to be as diverse as the rest of Duke. I tions, a shot at the Final Four, space in our dorm rooms, safety off campus, tailgate, a football win saw a bunch ofkids I knew and had never realized were engineers. I even saw some girls.... or strippers on campus, but we got each other. they didn’t surprise me all that much, but they And you know what? That’s aight with me. existed.

The Morning Wood is beloved by engineers and libFresh off my engineering revelation, I felt it necessary to spend the rest of my afternoon eral arts students alike. Tom Segal is still hoping to get checking out stuffI’d never seen before. The Di- some action in the morning at some point this semester.

a racist.” She spat out the words with a loud, gleeful disdain, making sure everyone around was aware of her discovery.

“I am?” I wasn’t surprised by her accusation. It had already come to my attention that this had been a favorite topic of hers. This was just the first time she gave me the courtesy of saying it to my face.

‘Yes. You hate black people.” This should get interesting, I thought.

“Really? I hate black people?

What would ever give you that idea?”

In similar encounters, I’ve found this simple question was often ■ enough to render friendly slanderers incoherent.

“I’ve read your columns.” Oh no, she’d found me out.

“Is there anything in particular I’ve written that is racist?” Perhaps my colStephen miller umn about Christmas? miller time “Most of your columns have been racist.” And to think I still have ajob.

“I see. So it’s your opinion that The Chronicle felt it needed to fill th e racist niche on their editorial pages and that’s why they hired me?” Maybe we should take it to the next level and host an annual Aryan-Socialist mixer.

‘You just think you’re better than everyone else don’t you?” I can certainly think of someone I’ve got beat.

“I can certainly think of someone I’ve got beat.” Like I said Now my skin, in addition to being somewhat pasty, is also very thick.

I wasn’t personally wounded by these remarks. On a moral level, I was disturbed by the private and public slander, by an accusation that was so grotesquely false and baseless; but sadly, it was far from the first time someone had created this paranoid illusion out of the simple fact that I’m a conservative. And, as in every case, the person couldn’t, for obvious reasons, produce a single example of anything to offer even the remotest support for their fantasy.

In this case, however, I wanted to address a larger problem at Duke—the fact that people like this can, with relative impunity, accuse conservatives of racism and that secondly, their friends or classmates won’t call them out on it. Usually, I’d be happy justmaking the slanderer look like a fool, which I can promise you, doesn’t require much effort. But this time I wanted to address head-on this sort of racially delusional behavior which strikes all too many of our peers. Plus, she’d apparently already spread this dangerous fiction around to anyone she could somehow get to listen. So I explained to her: ‘You’ve got a mental disease.” In fairness, it was more of a condition than a disease.

“Excuse me?” What an amazing switch from defamatory to indignant.

“That’s right, you have a mental disease. You’re obsessed with race.

You see everything in terms of race, and you see everyone who disagrees with your worldviews as a racist. And guess what? Almost everybody you’ve been talking to thinks something is wrong with you. They’ve come up to me and told me. They’re just afraid to tell you what they think because they’re worried you’ll call them a racist.” That should give her pause.

She then started asking other people in the class if they shared my view of her. They were tellingly silent.

Again, I share this story to call attention to a serious problem on our campus. I’m sure everyone’s heard a friend or a classmate or a peer make the bizarre leap from knowing someone is a conservative to claiming he or she is a racist. Next time this happens, ask the person to support his or her position. They’ll usually turn into a stammering mess.

We live in a society where a single accusation can lead to ruin. Indeed, we’ve seen on Duke’s own campus, with the lacrosse scandal, how truly dangerous an environment of racial paranoia is. When people adopt the outrageous assumption that conservatives, or wealthy white people or successful white people have it in for blacks and other minorities, and we let that assumption stand, we not only do a tremendous disservice to our society in general but also very particularly to these minorities themselves.

If, say, a young black kid thinks that no matter how hard they work wealthy white people are going to hold them back, (which could not be more false; companies in fact often go out of their way to achieve diversity) it saps their motivation and has devastating results on their potential for success.

Yet, the Democrats continue to fuel the destructive vision of a powerful, racist white oppressor from which they need to protect black voters in order to keep their lock on that vote. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y, for instance, speaking to a black audience said that the Republicans ran Congress like a “plantation, and you know what I mean.” It’s one of a million examples.

Let’s each do our own part on Duke’s campus to break down this backward lie and not condescend to those who levy the false racist charge by letting it pass.

Anything short of that is a very real racial injustice

Stephen Miller is a Trinity senior. His column runs every other Monday.

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