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For 12 minutes in the first half, unranked Georgia Southern was beating No. 10 Duke at home.

But the Blue Devils would not stay behind long, as they rallied going into the half and were never again seriously threatened by the Eagles.

Duke (2-0) clamped down on defense and defeated Georgia Southern (1-1), 72-48, in the second round of the CBE Classic Monday night in Cameron Indoor Stadium. In doing so, the Blue Devils advanced to next Sunday’s semifinal in Kansas City.

“The last four minutes of the first half and then the second half we played really good defensively,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “We’ve been playing well in the two exhibition games and the two games here—well defensively—and that won the game for us.”

After fighting to keep up with the aggressive Georgia Southern squad, the Blue Devils found their energy at the end of the first half. In the last four minutes of the period, freshman Gerald Henderson and Josh Mcßoberts combined for 10 points, including four, made free throws by the sophomore captain.

Duke sealed off its run to end the half when freshman Jon

Approximately one-third of juniors currently studying abroad who requested on-campus doubles will not receive them, the office of Residential Life and Housing Services announced Friday.

Of the 117 preferred room-

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mate pairs requesting on-campus housing, RLHS can accommodate only 75 pairs, leaving the remaining 42 to find offcampus housing or to be split up, said Marijean Williams, director of housing assignments and communications.

Students were given until Wednesday to respond to RLHS. .Students said the reirmation leaves them in an uncomfortable situation to choose between roommates and living conditions.

“They have essentially given us five days to either try to find a quick off-campus apartment, which will most likely not be that desirable, or hold out for the Central [Campus] lottery,” junior Matt Moschner said in an online correspondence from Australia.

Williams said her office informed students as soon as they received all the necessary information. She added that the 6Tavailable spots may still change.

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RLHS told students abroad that those wishing to live on campusmay not be able to live with their preferred roommates.

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The Kappa Omicron chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. has been suspended for a period not to exceed three years, fraternity mem-

West Campus Plaza.

As part of an effort to offer a more diverse selection of dining options to students, three food 00,000 total—were originally slated >n in August. But continued delays ;en the University and the original ed has left the plaza cart-less almost o the semester. pass on having Chuck [Courier, ial contractors hired,] complete the Wulforst, director of dining services.

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The chapter was suspended from the national organization Sept. 6 for an unspecified violation of fraternity rules and regulations, senior Anthony Collins, former treasurer of the chapter and a former Chronicle columnist, said in a statement.

The suspension will last at least until all five of the fraternity’s current members—four seniors and one junior—graduate, he said.

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give us information about who’s coming and who’s going,” she said. “Some of those meet our deadlines and some of them don’t. We try to go with what information we can without delaying the process so students can find out where they’re living by Thanksgiving.”

Some students said RLHS should have warned them earlier about the situation.

“It does seem a bit self-serving of them since they will be filling their housing quota regardless,” Moschner said. “It seems to

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President consults with Iraq panel by

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WASHINGTON President George W. Bush traded ideas on Iraq with a bipartisan commission Monday and promised to work with the incoming Democratic majority toward “common

objectives.”

At the same time, he renewed his opposition to any timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops.

As Bush met with the Iraq Study Group, the Democrat in line to lead the Senate Armed Services Committee, Carl Levin of Michigan, said the administration does not see that “we’re getting

deeper and deeper into a hole.”

Levin and other Democrats called for some troops to come home right away, suggesting that would pressure the Iraqi government into assuming more re-

sponsibility.

Bush in turn had stern words for the Democrats, less than a week after they won

control of both chambers of Congress in midterm elections in which the Iraq war figured prominendy.

Asked about proposals by Levin and others for a phased troop reduction, Bush said, “I believe it is very important for people making suggestions to recognize that the best military7 options depend upon ...

the conditions on the ground.”

Although Democrats agree that troops should leave Iraq sooner rather than later, they remain divided on the specifics.

Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., a contender to become the next majority leader, supports an immediate withdrawal of all troops, whereas Levin and others favor a slower, phased withdrawal and have been reluctant to suggest a firm timetable.

Whereas Murtha and some others contend violence in Iraq will continue so long as U.S. troops are present, Levin and others warn that any withdrawal of troops SEE IRAQ ON PAGE 7

Hamas, Fatah select prime mi nister by

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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip The rival Fatah and Hamas movements agreed Monday on a candidate for prime minister of their emerging coalition government, turning to a U.S.-educated professor to end months of infighting and help lift a painful international aid boycott.

The agreement was the strongest sign of progress in the negotiations, which have dragged on for months, but the government’s acceptance by the United States and European Union—both key aid donors—could hinge on whether it will

recognize Israel and renounce violence. Israel, like the United States, signaled a willingness Monday to talk to the Palestinian government if it moderates.

The compromise to make Mohammed Shabir prime minister was announced in Syria by Moussa Abu Marzouk, a top official in Hamas’ exiled leadership. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah also supports the nomination, aides said.

Hamas and Fatah are hopeful that the 60-year-old Shabir, a soft-spoken intellectual with a doctorate in microbiology from West Virginia University, will help persuade

Israel and the West to lift economic sanctions imposed after the Hamas-led government took office in March.

The international community says the Palestinian government must renounce violence, accept previous peace deals and recognize Israel’s right to exist—conditions that Hamas repeatedly has rejected.

Shabir has never publicly voiced his positions on Israel, but colleagues describe him as pragmatic. Speaking to Israel’s Haaretz daily, Shabir said he would act “realistically” if formally nominated.

SEE GAZA ON PAGE 8

Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, a moderate Republican, has taken the first step in a 2008 presidential bid by establishing an exploratory panel that would allow him to raise money for a White House run and travel the country, GOP officials said Monday.

King monument work begins Martin Luther King Jr. belongs among American icons like Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln, national leaders said

Monday at the ceremonial groundbreaking for a King memorial on the National Mall in Washington.

Bush raises pressure on Iran President George W. Bush, responding to concerns Israeli Prime Minister Ehud’ Olmert brought to the White House, called for global isolation of Iran until it "gives up its nuclear ambitions.'The risk extends beyond Israel and the Middle East, Bush said.

Flu drug has risks, officials say Patients who take Tamiflu should be monitored for abnormal behavior, health officials said Monday. The new precaution comes after reports of more than 100 new cases of delirium, hallucinations and other unusual psychiatric behavior in children treated with the drug.

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As top staff depart, Med School moves on by

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But its abundance of talent and ambition also makes keeping staff on board a challenge, especially when they are being courted away with other competitive offers.

Although the school has seen its share of departures among leaders in recent months, the School of Medicine has stayed the course of change, Duke University Medical Center administrators said.

“In a year of major growth for the University, leaders have continued to depart, as is to be expected,” said Ross McKinney, Vice Dean for Research in the School of

Medicine. But McKinney added that he was optimistic about DUMC’s most recent strategic plans to improve its rankings and take on a role of leadership in efforts of translational medicine.

In September, the medical school saw the departure of Dr. Haifan Lin, former director of the Duke Stem Cell Research Program, who accepted a post as director of the new Yale Stem Cell Program.

At Yale, Lin heads state-supported research efforts involving embryonic stem cells —an opportunity unavailable at Duke because of the lack of government funding.

From the administrative ranks, Edward Halperin, former associate vice chancellor for academic affairs and vice dean for DUMC, began his post as the new dean of the University of Louisville’s School of Medicine in early November.

Also, Dr. Margaret Pericak-Vance, director of the Center for Human Genetics, SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

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Duke University Medical Center administrators said they are not concerned about top doctors departing.

Nich School to use grant for ecosystem research by

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The Nicholas School of the Environand Earth Sciences was granted $1.24 million to stimulate and provide funding for the development of marine ecosystem management, Nicholas School officials announced last week.

Given by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the money will be used to develop analytical software to improve marine conservation.

The Packard Foundation chose Patrick Halpin, director of the Marine Geospatial Ecology Laboratory at the Nicholas School, to head a two-year pilot program called the Marine Ecosystem-Based Management Tool Innovation Fund.

“The Packard Foundation is a large philanthropic group that needs assistance to evaluate the technical aspects of potenment

tial proposals,” he said The two-year program aims to help deAs director of the program, Halpin said velop software and other analytical tools he is in charge ofredistributing the sum in to process the vast amount of oceanothe form of five to graphic data colseven grants a year lected through satellite remote for the next two [Management of marine ecosys- sensing and geoyears.

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Halpin said various governmental commissions have recently stated the need to migrate toward a more integrated approach to marine ecosystem conservation.

“So far, most ocean management has been done one species at a time,” he said.

“The program targets development of a holistic way of looking at the oceans.”

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Provisional votes not yet counted, Rep. Robin Hayes,R-N.C, (right) leads Dem. challenger Larry Kissell by 465 votes.

N.C. Bth-District race faces possible recount by

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The polls have been closed for nearly a week, but the race for North Carolina’s Bth Congressional District is not over quite yet.

Preliminary results, including votes cast on Election Day and absentee ballots, gave four-term Republican incumbent Robin Hayes a 465-vote lead, out of 120,000 cast, over Democratic challenger Larry Kissell, The Associated Press reported Thursday.

The final results now hinge on approximately 1,500 provisional ballots that will be counted Friday.

“We’re very confident,” said Steve Hudson, spokesperson for the Kissell campaign. “We’re learning to be patient right now.”

If voters’ names are not listed on the official voter registration rolls at a polling location but those voters say they are registered, they can cast a provisional ballot, said Gary Bartlett, executive director of the State Board of Elections. Bartlett added that this year, many voters who registered with the Department ofMotorVehicles did not appear on the rolls because of a delay with the DMV. Election officials from each of the district’s 10 counties will meet Friday to determine which provisional ballots will be counted, based on whether the individual should have been registered on Election Day, Bartlett said. Ballots deemed valid SEE HAYES/KISSELL ON PAGE 7

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Man arrested, banned for misconduct A student reported Nov. 6 at 4:21 a.m. that a man had knocked on his door at Town House Apartments and said he was a neighbor who had locked his keys in his car and wanted to get out of the cold. The student let the man into his apartment. The man then asked the student for money.

The student asked the man to leave, but let the man into the laundry room.

The student then called the Duke University Police Department. Police officers found the man in the laundry room and determined that he had an outstanding warrant for Obtaining Property by False Pretenses. The man was arrested for the warrant and banned from campus.

Dorm room window broken A student reported Nov. 10 that the window of his dorm room in Few Quadrangle House GG was broken during the afternoon. He believes that some students playing football may have done it inadvertendy.

Items stolen from vehicle A student reported at 5:22 p.m. Nov. 10 that a friend called her at 5:05 p.m. to say that a suspicious man was leaning against her car in the Gross Chemistry Parking Lot. The student went to her car and found that someone had broken the driver’s side window and stolen her purse containing her keys, cell phone, ID and credit cards.

Money taken from wallets in Wilson Three students reported that they left their wallets unsecure and unattended

near the basketball courts in the Wilson Recreation Center Nov. 11 while they played basketball between 4:10 p.m. and 5:40 p.m. When the students retrieved their wallets, they each had cash missing from them.

Food and some candy reported missing An employee reported Nov. 9 that someone had taken her food out of a shared refrigerator in a break room in the Fuqua School of Business. Someone had also taken most of a plate of candy that was left near a coffee maker.

Car broken into in Fuqua lot A student reported that he parked his car at 2 p.m. in the Fuqua Faculty Parking Lot. When he returned, he found that someone had broken out a window and stolen some change.

Items stolen from lockers during game Two students reported that they left their backpacks in unsecured lockers in the Wilson Recreation Center at about 4 p.m. Nov. 12. When they returned after watching the basketball game, one student’s black North Face backpack was missing, which contained a Sony Discman, headphones and textbooks. The other student said his black Apple iPod was missing from his backpack.

Cash pilfered in hospital break room Two employees reported Nov. 9 that cash was missing from their bags, which were left unattended on the ninth floor of Duke Hospital. The bags had been left in a break room at 7 p.m. When they returned, the cash was gone.

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Some returning students say the RLHS announcement came too late, causing them to scramble to find housing.

ABROAD from page 1 me that not enough foresight was employed by RLHS.” to

Williams said the housing crunch was caused by the larger size of the sophomore class, which pushed more juniors onto Central Campus first semester, diminishing second-semester availability.

The lottery system will stay in place for the juniors remaining in the Central Campus lottery. For some students hoping to live with their preferred roommate, there is no other option.

“I don’t have a car, so living off campus would be very inconvenient for me,” junior James Smyth said in an online correspondence from Madrid, Spain. “I haven’t heard back from my roommate yet, but I think we’re going to risk it and hope we land together on Central.”

RLHS will not make any further decisions regarding housing until the Wednesday response deadline, Williams said.

“We’ve asked both [roommates] to

DUKEMED from page 3 and Dr. JefferyVance, associate director of the Center for Human Genetics and director of its Genomics Resource Laboratories, in late October announced they had accepted posts at the University ofMiami’s Miller School ofMedicine.

[The Vances] are accomplished scientists who have moved to take on administrative leadership roles that were not available to them at Duke,” Sanders Williams, dean of the School of Medicine, wrote in an e-mail.

Williams added that he remains confident in the school’s ability to remain one of the strongest programs in the nation in the areas of human genetics and genomics research.

DUMC administrators and faculty alike said the departure of the Vances will not indicate the end of Duke’s access to their research, which involves the translation of genomic and genetic research.

Dr. Marcy Speer, professor of medical genetics at the Center for Human Genetics, will replace Pericak-Vance as director of the center. Speer said the couple’s departure in January will not be a final farewell.

“Many of these collaborations will continue among Duke and Miami, which share “

us via email,” she said.

“We’ve had other questions with the offcampus process.”

Students have provided varied feedback to their new options, Williams said.

“Some are really excited about the opportunity to move off campus,” she said.

“Some have decided that living on campus without their preferred roommate is more important. It’s really been mixed.”

Other students, however, said the availability limits their options.

“Searching for an apartment from abroad is hard enough,” junior Cory Rothschild said in an online correspondence from Australia. “Now it’s the middle of November, everywhere is full, and we have five days to make a decision. There’s not much we can do at this point.”

Many students said they remain unsure of their future living situation and can only hope for the best.

“One day you’re hoping to get a nice room on Central,” Rothschild said. “The next you’re hoping to live with someone you know.”

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The Vances were attracted to Miami by Dr. Pascal Goldschmidt, a former chairman of the Department of Medicine and professor of cardiology at the School of Medicine.

Goldschmidt now serves as senior vice president for medical affairs and dean of the Miller School.

“They knew what he was like and vice-versa,” said McKinney, who currently holds Halperin’s former post as vice dean of DUMC and has seen his share of recruitment efforts. “When he got resources, he felt like he knew where to direct them.”

During the past five years, the rate of annual faculty turnover at the medical school has remained steady, Williams said.

Dr. Howard Didder, director of clinical research for the Association of American Medical Colleges, was senior associate dean at the University of Maryland and led the school’s research enterprise.

He noted the difficulty of balancing the desires of researchers and needs of a research institution.

“Today, mobility in medical schools is increasingly about not only the reputation of the researcher, but his ability to bring in the goods,” Dickler said. “But it’s difficult to retain the balance in the face of change.”

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ALPHAS from page 1 loss—it’s a loss for the black community and for the Duke community as a whole, not to mention a loss for the national organization,” Collins wrote in an e-mail.

While suspended, the chapter is prohibited from hosting events in the fraternity’s name, wearing and displaying fraternity paraphernalia or participating in new-member recruitment,

the specific reason for the suspension,” he said.

Adams said the suspension had only to do with national standards and policies the chapter “did not necessarily share.”

He added that the chapter remains affiliated with the University.

“It is just a suspension of chapter activities coming from a national organization and is not reflective of the institution or NPHC,” Adams

“There will be no new members brought in this year....

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Nartey, former “There will be chapter president, said the no new members brought in relationship between the KO this year,” said Todd Adams, aschapter and nasistant dean of tional APA was assistant dean, fraternity and sorority life tenuous bestudents for fraand cause of a perternity that sorority life. “They will have no memberception Duke APAs consider themselves “better ship to fill a section.” than everyone.”

The fraternity—one of the nine member organizations of the National Pan-Hel“Just being a black organization lenic Council—is currently housed in which thinks of itself as the elite among black males—and then going to Duke, Edens Quadrangle, and will lose its allotthere’s always that dynamic between us ted rooms next year.

Collins said it is unlikely the chapter and the members of the national organizawill regain housing immediately after its tion,” Nartey said.

Founded in 1975, the KO chapter repsuspension ends, however, because of the high demand among fraternities for resents one of the oldest NPHC fraternities at Duke. sections.

In its 30 years at the University, the He added that APA is the only one of Duke’s three historically black fraternities chapter has never been suspended, to have ever received University-sancCollins said. tioned housing.

“I think the impact over the course of The national APA headquarters did not our tenure has been a powerful one,” contact the fraternity members about the Nartey said. situation directly, but sent a letter to the “I think people recognize that given the nature of the suspension, which is very Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life instead, Collins said. blurry, that it isn’t going to take away from “Chapter members are not aware of anything about us,” he added.

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Student sues Princeton for discrimination Yale freshman Jian Li recently filed a civil rights suit against Princeton University for rejecting his application for admission earlier this year. Li, who is Asian, said Princeton discriminated against him in the application process.

In the complaint, Li alleges that the university used procedures that gave preference to other minority groups at the expense ofAsian applicants.

International enrollment increases After several years of declining enrollment after the terrorist attacks of Sept.

11, the number of international students coming to the United States for higher education has increased.

According to a survey released this week by the Institute ofInternational Education, new international students at American colleges and universities increased by 8 percent this fall -over last year. The estimated number is 142,923.

The institute also found that the number ofAmerican students studying abroad hit a record 205,983 in 2004-2005 —nearly double the number of students abroad during the 1994-1995 school year.

Strife continues to plague Gallaudet U. After weeks of protests and internal dissension, Gallaudet University faced further troubles last week as members of the school’s board of trustees resigned.

Two prominent members—Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and board chair Brenda Jo Brueggemann —submitted, their letters of resignation last week, in which they cited the terminated appointment of president Jane Fernandes as their rea-

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Fernandes was selected as president for Gallaudet—considered one of the premier institutions for the deaf—but students protested the appointment because of reports that Fernandes was not proficient in American Sign Language.

U. of Michigan to fight state amendment The University of Michigan will fight in court the implementation of a state constitutional amendment that bans affirmative action programs in the state, University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman said last week.

The university hopes to delay the amendment, so that all its applicants this year will be evaluated using the same guidelines. If the amendment takes effect in December as planned, the university will have to change its admissions policies halfway through its admissions cycle.

Coleman said she is optimistic that the courts will side with the university.

College leaders drop Pledge of Allegiance At Orange Coast College, a community college in California, student leaders voted to drop the Pledge of Allegiance.

The decision was made at a student trustees meeting in which a heated argument ensued, with one Pledge supporter in the audience calling the board antiAmerican radicals.

The board’s decision, which was chosen last Wednesday, was made in a 3-to-2 vote.

Board members said they decided to drop the tradition because it violated the separation of church and state with the phrase “under god” and was irrelevant for the workings of student government.

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ly good discussion,” Bush said.

As to newly empowered Democrats, he said, “What’s interesting is they’re beginmust be done slowly to avoid a collapse in ning to understand that with victory comes security. responsibility, and I’m looking forward to The 10-member panel, headed by forworking with the Democrats to achieve mer Secretary of State James Baker and common objectives.” former Democratic Rep. Lee Hamilton, is White House spokesperson Tony considering a range of options, including a Snow described the meeting with the possible Iraq panel as a “general contimetable for ■ versation about troop withdrawal “I was impressed by the quesand the involvethe situation rather there,” ment of Iran and tions they asked. They want us than a preview Syria to help stop the fighting. to succeed in Iraq, just like I of what the The president, group will recwant us to succeed.’ ommend. joined by Vice President Dick “This was not George W. Bush Cheney, Chief of proposal-shopPresident ping by the Iraq Staff Josh Bolten and National SeStudy Group,” Adviser curity Snow said.

The members asked questions of Stephen Hadley, met with the panel for Bush, and he of them, Snow said, “but over an hour.

The panel then stayed around for a there was care taken not to sort of try to longer session that included other memprejudge, or also to get a jump on what bers of the president’s national security they are going to do.” team, including Secretary of State ConLawmakers barely had begun their doleezza Rice and outgoing Defense Secrepostelection session Monday when debate broke out over the war in Iraq and over tary Donald H. Rumsfeld.

“We were pleased to meet with senior Democratic proposals to start bringing administration officials today and look forhome U.S. troops. ward to our consultations with some top Levin said in a news conference that the Democrats tomorrow. We are working exmilitary had done what it could and it was peditiously to complete our report and up to Iraq’s politicians to find consensus. recommendations,” Baker and Hamilton “We cannot save the Iraqis from themsaid in a statement issued after the session. selves,” he said.

Bush discussed the meeting with reIn addition, Senate Democratic porters during a picture-taking session in Leader Harry Reid ofNevada went to the the Oval Office with visiting Israeli Prime Senate floor to lend support for a change Minister Ehud Olmert. in Iraq policy.

“I was impressed by the questions they Republicans shot back, saying they asked. They want us to succeed in Iraq, just would oppose any timetable because it like I want us to succeed. So we had a real- could cause Iraq to collapse into chaos.

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FOOD CARTS from page 1 “After Christmas break, the carts should be delivered.”

The carts that were originally ordered are partially finished but will be abandoned, he added.

The new order for three or four carts will also come with a $lOO,OOO price tag.

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Jim Wilkerson, director of Duke Stores, is overseeing efforts to hire a new manufacturer and said he has narrowed the search to a Utah-based company, which will produce carts nearly identical to the ones originally ordered.

“I’m just trying to find a reputable company and will develop a detailed contract with them to ensure we get what we want, how we want, when we want it,” he said. He is currently researching the company’s background and references, Wilkerson added.

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on campus,” Wilkerson said.

Originally, the dining carts were to be operated by The Halcyon Group—a student-run business that aims to give a portion of its profits to charity—and sell sandwiches, salads and hot beverages.

Until mid-October, Halcyon had been operating a stand that offered pretzels, candy and smoothies.

“The way circumstances had dictated we had diverged from our original mission in terms ofboth food service and the charity,” said Halcyon partner Hasnain Zaidi, a Junior, adding that the group is currendy re-evaluating its goals.

The temporary stand limited what they could serve and the profit margin was not large enough to make a significant charitable impact, he said.

Wulforst said he was concerned when Halcyon “abandoned us right in the middle of the week.”

Halcyon would like to run the new carts when they arrive, Zaidi said, adding that the decision is ultimately Wulforst’s.

“We still have that same offer—being a student-run business... with asociafinission,” Zaidi said. “We’re very much prepared to go back in.”

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We are n external relations commissioner, EU Many sen terested to ior Hamas offihear what he cials worked or has to say,” said taught at the university, including the Micaela Schweitzer-Bluhm, spokesperson * current prime minister, Ismail Haniyeh, for the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem. She who was Shabir’s chief of staff. While besaid the United States will take a stance lieved to be sympathetic to Hamas, on the next government once it sees the Shabir is not known to be a member. platform.

Shabir also enjoys a good relationship In Brussels, a top EU official said the with Fatah. When longtime Palestinian European Union is eager to revive relaleader Yasser Arafat was alive, Shabir was tions with the Palestinians, while stressing a frequent visitor. He also maintains conthat any new Palestinian unity government tact with Arafat’s successor, Abbas. must respect international demands.

Hamas officials said Shabir had “I very much hope that we still can see a government which takes positions agreed to accept the post if nominated.

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When you call the Duke Football office, a lady picks up the phone and says “It’s a great day at Duke Football. How can I help you?”

At least, that’s what they say on Monday, which might actually M be a great day for Duke Football. After all, on Monday, Duke is two days removed from losan d four days ££ away from losing by 20 again. So that’s nice.

Plus, Monday is the day of head coach Ted Roof s weekly media luncheon, which, while never stellar, has yet to make me feel sick to my stomach. Which is more than I can say for Duke Football.

(Thank you, thank you. I’ll be here all week. Make sure you tip your waitresses, okay?)

Anyway, I’ve never tried calling on a Saturday. I really hope they don’t say “It’s a great day at Duke Football” on game day. I mean, there hasn’t been a great Duke Football Saturday for 18 straight Saturdays—though there have been some pretty great Tailgates, which technically only happen on Duke Football Saturdays. Not that 70 percent of the Tailgaters would know that.

(It’s really too bad the players don’t get to go. They’re really missing out. Former tight end Andy Roland really looked like he enjoyed himself at the Homecoming Tailgate—even though just about no one recognized him. One ofmy friends called him Fred, mixing him up with a current offensive lineman. If I were him, I probably would’ve started freaking out and yelling, “Come on, guys! I’m Andy Roland, damnit! I was a Mackey Award finalist! People love me!”)

It’s no secret that Duke is a young team this year. J.J. Redick, Shelden Williams, Sean Dockery and Lee Melchionni are gone, and there is not a single scholarship senior on the roster.

And like all inexperienced teams even one with three freshmen McDonald’s All-Americans—inconsistency is to be expectanalysis ed before the team learns to dominate.

The Blue Devils’ performance Monday night in their win over Georgia Southern could very well prove to be a microcosm of the team’s season.

Playing for the second straight night, Duke came out flat both offensively and defensively and found itself trailing an inferior Georgia Southern squad, 30-29, with just less than two minutes remaining in the first half. Then something clicked, and the Blue Devils went on a 9-2 tear to go into halftime with a six-point advantage.

In the second half, the same Duke defensive unit that allowed the Eagles to hold the lead for the first 12 minutes of the first half limited Georgia Southern to just 16 points on 21.2 percent shooting to walk away with a convincing 24-point victory.

“Our offense was a little out of rhythm early, and that’s the sort of thing you might see from a young team,” junior captain DeMarcus Nelson said. “Defense is the easiest way to get into games offensively, and early on when our offense wasn’t clicking like normal, our defense was keeping us in there. And especially in the second half, our defense really cranked it up.”

On the offensive end of the court in the first half, the Blue Devils tallied only three —

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Judging from the Blue Devils’ winless record, outsiders may consider this football season and the team as a whole—a lost cause. But the seniors, who hope to leave behind a legacy, believe a win in the waning weekends of the year could garner the respect they feel Duke Football deserves.

Senior defensive lineman Casey Camero has been named a game captain six times this season, the most of any player on the team. He said his role as a leader has kept everyone on board and buying in to the system, even during the hard times.

“Losing like this, when you put so much in it, definitely weighs on your mind,” Camero said. “My part has been the same as the guys in the past that were seniors... [making sure] that everybody stays mentally strong.”

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Head coach Ted Roof's squad has not won yet, but the Blue Devils return most of their starters next year.

weekend against ACC Coastal Division cham on Georgia Tech and the season fr North Carolina, which Duke has twice in the last 17 years—the Blu trying not to punch out early he: the off-season.

Fans might not recognize the the Blue Devils put in, but junior ty Chris Davis said the effort is the “We look at the film, and the are guys running and diving eve where, running full-speed to th ball,” Davis said.

“We love this sport,” he addei “You can’t wake up at six-thirty ev< and not love it.”

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FANAROFF from page 9 The receptionist should probablyjust answer the phone by saying, “We’re probably down by 30 already. How can I help you?”

It doesn’t roll off the tongue as well, and it’s probably pretty repellent to potential recruits, but it’s true. And that’s what counts.

In any case, ten-twelfths of the way through the Anti-Train’s journey to the bottom of the steep, steep slope of a perfectly imperfect 0-12 season, we’re still skidding along. But anyone who’s been sober enough to see at a Duke Football game knows that there’s a light at the end of the tunnel, or one of those beam-me-up-Scotty things at the bottom of the slope.

(As a side note, I’m doing this now because there’s no shot I’m writing about Duke Football again this year, unless the team beats both Georgia Tech and North Carolina. Come on, it’s basketball season already.)

For one thing, this Duke team is exceptionally young. Next year, just about every contributor, especially on offense, should be back. Quarterback Thaddeus Lewis will be a year older, and his sometimes brilliant, sometimes inconsistent play will be brilliant more often. Running back Justin Boyle and his luxuriant, flowing locks will return, as will Re’quan Boyette, Ronnie Drummer and Clifford Harris. Wideouts Jomar Wright, Eron Riley, Raphael Chestnut (easily the team’s best name) and Marcus Jones shouldn’t be going anywhere.

Most importantiy, after years of consistent turnover on the offensive line, Cameron Goldberg, Zach Maurides, Matt Rumsey, Rob Schirmann and Fred Roland all have at least one more year of eligibility.

A defense that has looked very good (sometimes) returns six of 11 starters, though comerback John Talley, one of the best players to come through Duke in recent memory, will be hard to replace.

Second, there have been times when the Blue Devils have looked damn good this season. A fantastic fourth quarter had them this close to beating Miami; they hung 21 on Vanderbilt in the fourth quarter; and they stuck with No. 22 Boston College for three quarters. And it’s not like they’re doing it with tricks and tomfoolery either. They’re running the ball well, completing passes and keeping the top buttons of their collared shirts unbuttoned (thanks, Coach Roof!).

Lastly, Roof and his players will tell you that there’s no quit in this team, that they believe they will succeed eventually.

You can see their husde on almost every play. They might miss tackles, but the rest of the team flies to the ball. They might get cleared out of a Mac-truckwide hole, but they always try to chase the running back down.

In the fourth quarter against BC, with the game all but decided, linebacker Codey Lowe rushed the quarterback, then turned around and chased down the Eagles’ tight end. He forced a fumble on the play, which the Blue Devils (of course) knocked out of bounds. IfI were a kindergarten teacher, I would’ve given him a gold star for effort.

The net result of all this is that no enterprising Chronicle columnist is going to have to write about The Anti-18Wheeler or something next year, because Roof has the program moving in the right direction.

Hey, if Rutgers has a shot at the BCS and Florida State can get blown out by Wake Forest at home, there’s nothing in this world that’s impossible.

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Juniorsafety Chris Davis has won justone Division I game,and three total, during his time as a Blue Devil.

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ing games would also serve as some form of validation of Duke football’s bright fu-

ahead.

“There’s a lot of people out there that deeply care about Duke Football, and we’re grateful for that,” Roof said. “To let other peoples’ opinions creep into our minds and affect how we feel or how we perceive things when we know the truth because our kids are the ones out there doing it everyday—that’s what we concern ourselves with.” ture

castically reassure the team about the upcoming basketball season, while others offer mock surprise at the existence of a football program at Duke, Camero said.

After all the off-season training and inseason competition, Camero said breaking into the win column by the end of the year would be a big boost for the team’s esteem.

“The biggest issue outside, I think, for all the football players when we’re not together and we’re out in the community... and people come up to us is the respect,” Camero said. “All the hard work and dedication, the effort and playing through injuries and people going out and getting surgeries—people don’t understand the time we put in.”

Aside from possibly gaining respect from critics, both Davis and Camero said that a win in either or both of the upcom-

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sive lineman Eli Nichols were both injured in Saturday’s game against Boston College and will have to sit out the remainder of the season. Boyle is out with a tom left ACL and Nichols, who had recendy returned from an injury he suffered against Alabama earlier in the season, hurt his foot in an unrelated and non-contact situation Saturday.

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ANALYSIS from page 9 assists as Nelson, Greg Paulus, Josh Mcßoberts and freshman Jon Scheyer shared ball-handling duties. All four struggled to get the offense flowing.

After halftime, Duke was much more efficient, racking up eight assists and shooting almost 20 percent better from the field.

“Greg was not comfortable out there tonight, so we didn’t really have anybody kind of leading us offensively,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “Historically, we do better—or we try to do better —in the second half as far as execution because we can call stuff [with the offense playing in front of Duke’s bench]. When they’re down at the other end you really have to rely on your leadership on the other half of the court to get some stuff done.”

Key to the Blue Devils’ resurgence after a sluggish start was the play of freshman Gerald Henderson. The wing scored six points in the final eight minutes of the half, including a crowd-pleasing, two-handed dunk to knot the score at 27.

And with Duke pulling away in the second half, the freshman scored five straight points for the Blue Devils and added an authoritative steal, slapping the ball from the hands of the Eagles’ Antoine Johnson under the basket.

“Gerald was huge,” Nelson said. “He showed a lot of guts and a lot of pride in the way he played tonight. He really came out and fought hard.”

Duke took its lumps early Monday night, and, fortunately for the unseasoned Blue Devils, they had the talent to overcome a rough start and cruise to a victory.

The rest of the season may be much of the same for Duke, with some thrilling upset wins over top-ranked teams.

At the same time, the inexperience could cost the young Blue Devils down the line against teams that are more talented than Georgia Southern. Duke is young, and inconsistency is to be expected.

“We’re only going to learn from this,” Paulus said.

“It’s the second game of the year, so we have a lot of time. It’s a long season.

“Our good plays, our bad plays, we’re going to watch the film and learn from them,” he added.

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M.BBALL from page 1 Scheyer sent a long pass to DeMarcus Nelson in the corner in front of Georgia Southern’s bench. The junior swished a three-pointer at the buzzer to bring the score to 38-32.

“Jon was dribbling down the court, and he threw me the ball,” Nelson said. “I had seen on the shot clock how much time was left, so I knew I just had time to catch and shoot. The guy went for the steal, which got me open, and I just shot the ball.”

The Eagles’ defense, which Krzyzewski said forced miscommunication among the Blue Devils, waned in the second half. Duke, on the other hand, limited Georgia Southern to 7-for-23 shooting and took advantage of the Eagles’ letup to hit its stride.

“We didn’t get in a rhythm offensively,” sophomore Greg Paulus said. “We were going a bit individual, trying to create a little bit instead of trying to get into the flow. [ln] the second half we really did that.”

Henderson scored 13 points on the night and provided Duke with the spark it needed at key points during the game. The freshman went on a five-point run five min-, utes into the second half, ending with a dunk off a pass from Mcßoberts.

Five minutes later, Henderson stole a ball under the basket—with an audible smack—to stop a Georgia Southern fast break.

“We had another different kid step up for us—Gerald was sensational,” Krzyzewski said. “Not just with the scoring, but he saved us two or three times when we lost the ball or they had a fast break—our guys didn’t give up on it. He just chased down and made huge plays.”

After returning to the court Sunday for the first time since a foot injury suffered during the preseason, Paulus played 20 minutes. Krzyzewski substituted Paulus frequently and said the sophomore point guard was not comfortable on the court.

Paulus initially marked the Eagles’ Dwayne Foreman, who led Georgia Southern with 18 points, but Krzyzewski put Nelson on the guard in the second half. Nelson limited Foreman to just six points.

“What’s happened is, Greg went out early in the season, and we had to evolve without him,” Nelson said. “And with him coming back now, we have to evolve with him, so it’s a learning process for us all. We all have to continue to learn how to play with each other. We have a new system that we’re running. We have to execute better, but this was definitely a step in the right direction.”

NOTES: Nelson, who had 16 points and 10 rebounds on the night, also earned Most Valuable Player honors for the Durham Regional Rounds of the CBE Classic.... Duke announced Monday that Krzyzewski officially signed three members for the 2007 recruiting class during November’s early signing period. Taylor King, a small forward from Santa Ana, Calif.; Kyle Singler, a small forward from South Medford, Ore.; and Nolan Smith, a combo guard from Upper Marlboro, Md. comprise the top-10 class, which is ranked third by scout.com and sixth by rivals.com. All three athletes were members of the gold medal-winning USA Men’s Under-18 National Team in 2006.

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Nonetheless, there is some a campus often criticized for its dearth of disagreement as to the student activism, there methodology and prospect of are few outlets through which achieving such a lofty goal, students feel they have the ca- MVP hopes to improve villages by providing pacity to make a them with the fireal difference editorial nancial resources in the world.

The Millennium Village necessary for development.

Project is an organization Yet some believe that a village’s future success is only that allows students the opto a sustainable if it can improve be of portunity part the empowerment and educagrassroots effort that may improve the lives of millions of tion of its people rather than people. The project uses a provide them primarily with bottom-up approach to help physical capital.

Regardless of where you African villages rise out of extreme poverty. stand on these issues, the Duke students are working MVP effort is in the true spirit of good will. The members in collaboration with the Uniat of this program aspire to see of North Carolina versity the goals achieved, and are Chapel Hill and Bennett College to raise $1.5 million by working diligently to do so.

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MVP and its efforts thus far.

By bringing in Sachs, student leaders sparked interest and gained necessary legitimacy for the project. Sachs is optimistic that our generation can eliminate extreme poverty and that students can have a real impact on this goal.

In addition, by working with students from UNC and Bennett, they add a collaborative element that enables them to extend their reach and learn from the different perspectives at each school.

Student has activism changed significantly during the past 50 years. For some, the classic images of student protest —flags and bras burning, buildings taken over, etc.—still serve as the default standards for effecting change.

But MVP has intelligently realized that it’s working in a dif-

ferent era in which different strategies are also effective.

Perhaps you recall the protest during President Richard Brodhead’s speech in March 2005. Student activists rushed the stage with a banner in an effort to promote their cause to the more than 500 students in the audience.

There was a strong backlash among students, ultimately alienating those they intended to reach.

In contrast, MVP has engaged in productive and diplomatic means for its cause, and has strong potential to work in a new era of student activism.

Though the perfect solution for ending poverty may still be unknown, this organization is working in an innovative, cooperative way to make it a possibility.

What a social scene looks like

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and acknowledge there is potential for improvement. Campus leaders representing both Duke and UNC have responded immediately to criticisms of the feasibility of their goals under this methodology.

They believe their efforts will prove beneficial, but they acknowledge there is a learning process and they are taking extra measures to guard against inherent problems with their methods.

The MVP chapters at these three schools have strong organizational structures and the support of highly respected experts in global health and development. Jeffrey Sachs, a Columbia University professor and director of the United Nations Millennium Project, spoke to Duke students last Friday in support of senters

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year, the so-called “Group of 88” famously asked what a social disaster looks like.

They probably meant this rhetorically. But in my estimation, it would look exactly like the arbitrary, fun-killing decision by Executive Vice President Tallman Trask and Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta to veto the proposed 10-foot bar in Tommy’s... Rubs, Grubs and Suds.

Moneta, in terse and eventually dismissive david kleban e-mails, recentleather-bounci books ly told DSG President Elliott Wolf (a hookah-smoking man of the people if ever there was one) that he had qualms with the idea of placing a bar “amidst undergraduate housing.”

To my knowledge, Moneta didn’t express any discontent about the occurrence of Natty Light-distributing frat parties, which unmistakably occur amongst undergraduate housing. Although maybe those are next on the chopping block (I know I’d be heartbroken)...

But in large part, Moneta’s argument about Tommy’s proximity to underage students eats its own tail. If the campus social scene weren’t so mind-numingly, excruciatingly boring—if there were good bars and late-night food options —seniors would be more likely to spend time on campus, perhaps even choosing to live there.

Instead, there is an almost complete dearth of these types of outlets, one that undermines what I, and I’d venture many others, consider crucial elements of the undergraduate experience.

The Tommy’s concept wasn’t just about adding another mediocre dining establishment, or replacing a “diner” that was actually pretty terrible in the first place. It represented the potential reinvigoration of a social atmosphere that is disastrously bad.

There are so few opportunities to enjoy alcohol in a responsible, fun context on campus that when one occurs it’s like a glimpse of another world. Nasher parties —whether they share last spring’s middle school dance atmosphere, or are of the more refined “Noir” persuasion—remind us that there can be ways to socialize on campus that don’t involve sweating on each other in frat sections.

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lution. The Chronicle recently reported that “Noir” cost $14,000 (which sure sounded like a typo, but I’ll take their word for it). No, we won’t be partying there every weekend.

Duke is missing a cohesive on-campus social scene that I never imagined any college could lack so totally. There is no frat row (and section parties are almost always dreadful), no bars within walking distance other than the ’Dillo, and with Rick’s gone, no late-night rendezvous point from which to peel offand hook up.

The Tommy’s oasis, which has disappeared like so much sand between our fingertips, promised to quench those thirsty for a centrally located place to gather, eat and drink. “Not Quite Tommy’s” doesn’t fit the bill.

Ideally, it could have provided some kind of social alternative before the pipedream of the “New Central” is realized. And in light of recent zoning questions about the revitalized campus, I am skeptical that Central will actually incorporate a robust set of dining and drinking options.

Meanwhile, aside from providing students with easily accessible bars (eliminating drunk driving and creating fun), Duke Dining Services should provide high quality food at a financial loss to the

University.

There is nothing that influences campus life as significantly as food. The new Marketplace is great—I eat lunch there a lot and have had very few

complaints about the quality. But in general, stu-

dents are at the mercy of establishments that have little to worry about in terms of competition. Food should be one way in which Duke does not bleed us dry (even if it’s the only way).

There should be a healthy 24-hour option.

Food should always be fresh, made to order and served in generous portions. Servers should be courteous and well paid. If these minimum requirements cannot be met profitably, suck up the difference and hold off on the next building project.

We need more than we’re getting from this university—both in social outlets and food options. Tommy’s would have improved the situation, but its most attractive element was shot down for (to borrow Elliott’s phrasing) “irrational” reasons. Trask and Moneta need to do some soul searching and come up with ways to improve the on-campus social scene immediately—or reconsider their arbitrary decision.

We’re listening.

David Kleban is a Trinity senior. His column appears every other Tuesday.

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It him and angered had choice but to build massive structures ministration no not to believe in anything easy that, as long as they were providto diffuse their power. than own life when bigger your entertainment, and ed with food Because, right now, Duke students seem a little out of with current and fed. can start simple warm, felt need to their you’re happy Change question the no unconcerned. come off as unaware of what population They it. A little things, like reading CNN.com once in a while or volunregime or strive for any kind ofheroism. is going on around them, whether it be in our own comThis seems an accurate commentary on the current cli- teering in Durham. But, honestly, where is the drive for munity or the world at large. Before you become enraged change? Where is the incentive? at Duke, perhaps even more accurate if we replace mate to about how voted in you just and fire off an e-mail me North Carolina’s elections or how you’re selling T-shirts to “food” with “beer” and “circuses” with “frat parties and Lindsay White is a Trinity sophomore. Her column runs every help save the developing world, let me clarify, I know that basketball.” Don’t get me wrong; I like these things. But Tuesday. student is over the deother when the loudest on campus outcry know how involved I am making a blanket statement. I

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