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The Office of Judicial Affairs released a report last week noting a significant decrease in the number of adjudicated off-campus cases last semester. Thirty-nine students were charged this past fall, as opposed to 193 students in Fall 2005—a drop of approximately 85 percent. The report cited several factors contributing to the decline, including the University’s purchase of houses near East Campus, an increased effort to reach out to the community, a shift in the Alcohol Law Enforcement agency’s focus and the aftermath oflast year’s lacrosse party. Duke purchased seven offcampus houses last summer to sell for permanent residence in-
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stead of student rental. Students who already signed leases could have chosen to stay, but many cancelled and moved elsewhere. “As a result there are less students living in the Duke-owned houses adjacent to East, which means less of an opportunity for Durham Police or ALE to interact with students in this area,” Christine Pesetski, program coordinator for the office of mediation services, wrote in an e-mail. The University plans to buy five more houses this coming summer, said Jeff Potter, director ofreal estate administration at Duke. “After years of complaints about too much noise and partying, it was decided this would be a good thing to do,” he said. Duke’s increased efforts to interact with Durham community members and get their input in dealing with off-campus relations could have contributed to the decrease as well, the report said. Larry Moneta, vice president for student affairs, met with managers of apartment complexes before the fall semester. “We established face-to-face communications and have remained available to provide support both to student residents and to management companies,” Moneta said. Over the summer, Duke Student Government Community Liaison Daniel Bowes, a senior,
Administrators cited the purchase of offEast houses as a factor in the crime drop.
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With 4.4 seconds to play against Florida State, the No. 8 Blue Devils were down by one, 6867, but they had put themselves in position to win. Greg Paulus held the ball on the baseline underneath the Seminole basket. He lobbed a pass into the lane, and Josh Mcßoberts—who had been freed by DeMarcus Nelson’s screen—caught it with his back to the basket. He took one dribble and faked left before spinning to his right and lofting up a shot. The shot hit the back rim and bounced up but did not go in. Nelson had a chance to tip it back up, but his tip glanced off the rim and went over as time expired, touching off a jersey-pop-
ping, water-bottle-throwing, court-rushing, tomahawk-chopping celebration by the Florida JIANGHAI HO/THE CHRONICLE State players, who earned the program’s first win in Cameron Mike Krzyzewski consoles his players after their last-second effort came up short.
Indoor Stadium in 15 years Sunbadly for our team.” day afternoon, 68-67. Mcßoberts and Nelson’s “It was as hard a loss as you can get,” Duke head coach Mike chances to win the game were acKrzyzewski said. “We’ve won a tually Duke’s second and third number of games over the years shots in the last eight seconds of the game. After a reverse layup in that situation and the exhilaration of winning I’m not sure by Florida State’s Ryan Reid with 3:20 left gave the Seminoles a 68matches the despair of not winthose situations. There’s 62 lead, the No. 8 Blue Devils ning in just such a wide spectrum of emo(18-5, 5-4 in the ACC) locked tion on one play and that’s what SEE M. BBALL ON SW PAGE 4 makes this a great sport. I feel
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Manning gets ring as 3 grad students named Colts knock off Bears Young Trustee finalists by Barry Wilner THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wet and wild were the perMIAMI fect winning conditions for Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts in the Super Bowl. A team built for indoors found its footing on a rainCOLTS —r soaked track and the BEARS 17 outplayed Chicago Bears to win the NFL title 29-17 Sunday night. The Colts were far less sloppy, particularly their star quarterback, who proved he can indeed win the big game—the biggest game. That’s what it was, too, for Tony Dungy,
Peyton Manning hoists the Vince Lombardi Trophy after winning hisfirst career Super Bowl Sunday night
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Three finalists have been chosen for die graduate and professional student Young Trustee, nominating committee members announced Saturday. Ben Kennedy, a fourth-year business student and Trinity 00, Bill LeFew, a fifth-year applied mathematics student, and joe Volpe. a fourth-year computational biology' and bioinformatics student, were selected as finalists for the position.
The three were selected based on a written application and interviews in the semi-finalistround. The general assembly of the Graduate and Professional Student
Council will hear from the finalists and vote on a Young Trustee Feb. 20. “The Duke community is invited to engage in questioning the finalists and discussing them during open discussion,” Eric Vance, a fifth-year doctoral student of statistics and chair of the Young Trustee screening committee, wrote in an e-mail. He said that the election format has been SEE GRAD TRUSTEE ON PAGE 6
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Boats ferried supplies desperate residents of Indonesia’s flood-stricken capital Sunday as rivers burst their banks following days of rain. At least 20 people have been killed and almost 340,000 forced from their homes, officials said. Hundreds of people scrambled to the second floors of their houses to escape the rising waters. Some found themselves trapped, while others refused to leave despite warnings that the muddy flood waters —running over 13 feet deep in places may rise further in the coming days. to
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“Jakarta is now on the highest alert level,” said Sihar Simanjuntak, an official who monitors the many rivers that crisscross this city of 12 million people. “The floods are getting worse.” Indonesia’s meteorological agency is forecasting two weeks of rain. The government dispatched medical teams on rubber rafts into the worst-hit districts to prevent outbreaks of disease among residents without clean drinking water. Edi Darma, an official at Jakarta’s Flood Crisis Center, said 20 people had died in Jakarta and surrounding towns as of late Sunday, mostly either by drowning or electrocution.
Survivors told of being stranded by the surging waters. “We were starving for two days,” said Sri Hatyati, who was rescued from her house by soldiers on a dinghy Sunday on the city’s western outskirts. “All we had were dried noodles. We were unable to go anywhere.” Incessant rain that started falling Thursday on Jakarta and the hills south of the city triggered the floods, the worst in recent memory. Tens of thousands of homes, schools and hospitals —in poor and wealthy districts alike—were inundated. Authorities have cut off electricity and the water supply in many districts.
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“I don’t think it’s appropriate to say that you disapprove of a mission and you don’t want to fund it and you don’t want it to go, but yet you don’t take the action necessary to prevent it,” said McCain, top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee and a 2008 presidential candidate from Arizona. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., called GOP efforts to block a vote on the resolution “obstructionism.” Neither a Senate majority nor voters, she said, will tolerate such a delaying tactic. “If we can’t get this done, you can be sure a month or so down the pike, there’s
going to be much stronger legislation,”
she said. The Senate, where Democrats hold a 5149 working majority, has tentatively set an early test vote for Monday on the nonbinding resolution by Sen. John Warner, R-Va. In a bid to attract more GOP support, Warner added a provision pledging to protect money for troops in combat. That compromise drew the ire of some Democrats who said it leaned too far in endorsing the status quo. They want to see binding legislation to cap troop levels, force a new vote to authorize the war or begin bringing troops home.
President George W. Bush will send Congress a $2.9 trillion spending request Monday that seeks billions of dollars more to fight the Iraq war and tries to restrain the spiraling cost of the government's big healthcare programs.
Report finds levees are ailing A report released this past week by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers found that 27 states and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have substandard levees. The assessment identified 122 poorly maintained levees.
Copter losses sire new policy The U.S. command has ordered changes in flight operations after four helicopters were shot down in the last two weeks, the chief military spokesperson said Sunday, acknowledging for the first time that the aircrafts were lost to hostile fire.
Twister clean-iip continues Many survivors of three deadly tornadoes tried to stay optimistic Sunday about the long recovery ahead, taking a short break from hauling away debris to remember victims at an upbeat service outside a leveled church. News briefs compiled from wire reports
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James Ammons, chancellor of NCCU, was named the new president of Florida A&M, his alma mater.
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Duke students and faculty members
joined Durham community members Sunday to march in a display of solidari-
ty for the three indicted members of the 2005-2006 men’s lacrosse team. Marchers gathered at the Durham Courthouse at about 11 a.m. and marched to Koskinen Stadium on campus, where they were met by practicing lacrosse players. The Walk of Support was organized by a variety of University and community groups, including Concerned Duke Mothers and Duke Students for an Ethical Durham. “We want to send a message that injustice has occurred,” said senior Courtney Kremers, a girlfriend of a Duke lacrosse player who graduated last year. About 100 people turned out to march, carrying district attorney cam-
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James Ammons, the chancellor of North Carolina Central University was chosen Thursday to take the presidency at Florida A&M University, officials announced last week. Ammons worked consistently with Duke to improve relations between the two universities after the lacrosse incident occurred last March. “This is a wonderful opportunity for Chancellor Ammons, and I don’t think anybody blames him for taking it,” President Richard Brodhead wrote in an email. “I will miss him—he’s been a strong, constructive partner at a time when Duke and NCCU might have been driven apart, and he’s become a close personal friend.” The two university leaders came together a number of times since March to organize events fostering interaction, in-
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paign signs with Mike Nifong’s name crossed out and wearing buttons that read “Innocent Until Proven Innocent” and “Fantastic Lies.” As organizers handed out wristbands with “Duke Lacrosse 2006” on one side and “Innocent! #6, #l3, #45” on the other, the bundled-up crowd gathered together and set off on the march amid cheers and applause. Terri Campbell, a lifelong Durham resident who said she had no connection to the University or the players, carried a sign that read “...and justice for all.” Campbell said she got involved with the march after watching news coverage on the case. A wide variety of Durham residents showed up for the event, from Scott Meyer, a lacrosse player from a local high SEE LAX WALK ON PAGE 8
Gov. Mike Easley told law students at New York University last month that choosing Mike Nifong as Durham district attorney was one of the poorest appointments of his career. Easley picked Nifong to fill a vacancy in 2005 under the condition that he would not run for re-election. “I almost un-appointed him when he decided to run,” Easley said. The governor’s Jan. 22 speech addressed Mike Easley public service, The Raleigh News and Observer reported Saturday. Easley addressed his appointment of the district attorney after an audience member asked him to rate Nifong’s performance in the investigation of sexual assault allegations against three members of the 2005-2006 men’s lacrosse team. The governor said Nifong had done a poor job. “You don’t need me to tell you that,” he added. Nifong faces ethics charges from the North Carolina State Bar stemming from his alleged misconduct in the case. Last month, shortly after a second round of ethics charges were made public, Nifong asked the state attorney general to SEE EASLEY ON PAGE 6
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Odysseus descended into the Underworld. Dante went sightseeing in Hell. Harry Potter struggled deep beneath
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Oneof thefive unofficial"graduation requirements" is to travelinto the tunnels beneath East Campus. It is a violation of University policy, however.
Hogwarts in the Chamber ofSecrets. But for their subterranean thrills, Duke undergraduates venture into the steam tunnels. The University’s five unofficial “graduation requirements” dictate that, besides performing unmentionable acts in Perkins Library and the Sarah P. Duke Gardens, students must explore the underground labyrinth of tunnels located on both East and West campuses. “I just wanted to fulfill a graduation requirement,” said freshman “Student X,” a veteran tunnel traveler who wished to remain anonymous. “I really didn’t have an overwhelming desire to go down to see steam vents.” Indeed, the tunnels—a maze of concrete and machinery with empty rooms and seemingly useless piles of dirt off to the sides—are not exacdy awe-inspiring.
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The walls are covered with drawings and statements that, depending on your perspective, are either amusing or appalling. “I thought it would be dark—we had prepared flashlights and everything,” Student X said, pointing out that in reality, the tunnels were lit. “It was only scary when we heard a noise and thought we would get caught. It was very fun.” Students said one of the factors that seems to provide them with an adrenaline rush is the knowledge that
they’re doing something they’re not supposed to. “Entering the tunnels without appropriate permission would constitute unauthorized access,” said Stephen Bryan, associate dean of students and director of judicial affairs. “Students have been held accountable for a policy violation of this type over the years.” Bryan added that a typical sanction could range from a SEE TUNNELS ON PAGE 8
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Now is the chance to own a part of Durham history. Preservation Durham, a local non-profit organization, is working with the University to relocate several of the historic Erwin mill houses on Central Campus. Twelve of the remaining houses from the mill village that once included 450 homes for local factory workers are now available to the public for free. “There are two houses that are slated for demolition as part of the early phases of the first phase of Central Campus,” Provost Peter Lange said. “Those houses are the first ones that are available under those terms that we offered. We think [the terms] are very generous, and the community thinks they’re very generous.” The first step in the project will be to move the Garden Street Store on 309 Garden St. and the accompanying house on 1919 Yearby Ave. “The only houses that need to have immediate homes are the two,” University Architect John Pearce said. “All the rest are there for a voluntary move. If somebody wants to identify one that they would like and can find a place to take it, I would do everything I could on the behalf of the University to help them.” Members ofPreservation Durham said they would prefer that the houses be moved into an existing cotton mill village and, if not possible, to an older neighborhood near the University. They added that they would like the houses to remain in Durham. Plans to save the homes —some of which are currently being used by the University to house organizations like the tropical studies department—emerged as a result of ongoing Central Campus discussion with a “stakeholders group” of local merchants and citizens. SEE MILLS ON PAGE 8
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In line with one of the six themes of Duke’s new strategic plan, “Making a Difference,” the Kenan Institute for Ethics hosted a symposium Friday to examine topics regarding “knowledge in the service of society.” Faculty, administrators and students met to discuss the interpretation and implementation of the theme, and accentuated the idea that knowledge is a two-way street. “The goal of this symposium is to take six students in civic engagement and put that in the context of a research university,” said Noah Pickus, associate director of the Kenan Institute and associate professor of public policy. Although the symposium addressed specific issues relating to the six students who spoke on service as it relates to campus culture, its primary focus was on the questions raised by defining—and potentially bureaucratizing—knowledge in the service of society at Duke. President Richard Brodhead addressed the difficulty of pinning down notions of knowledge and service as well as spelling out definitions ofcivil engagement. “That might seem to suggest that knowledge is in service to society,” he said. “We put these words together as if they go
together.” Brodhead added that although it is usually considered worthwhile, knowledge does not always serve society in a positive manner. “There are a lot of people in the history of the world that made a difference,” said Sam Wells, dean of the Duke Chapel. “[The question is], what differences are good differences?” Members of the symposium also dis-
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President Richard Brodhead (right) was a member of a panel Friday that examined civic engagement. cussed the issue of translational research or making theoretical research practical. Provost Peter Lange said translational research makes knowledge accessible to the community and also draws on outside problems as subjects for research. “We need to recognize that [translation] sets certain challenges,” Lange said. “How do we learn, in fact, to ‘translate?’” He added that universities like Duke have to strive to reach the public, but in such away that they are not “dumbing down” their information. Ultimately, there is a difference between having a degree and translating that degree into service, said Dr. Robert CookDeegan, director of the Center for Genome Ethics, Law and Policy and professor of public policy. “Every medical center has this conflict,” he said. “They have clinicians and
they have medical doctors.” Symposium members then considered the role of universities in serving society and broached the issue of opportunism. If civic engagement is necessitated at universities like Duke, then serving society’s need—a prominent idea behind “Making a Difference”—could be lost in the fray. “This University should not try to pioneer the bureaucratization of service,” Brodhead said. He used the college application process as an example, calling it a “culture ofjuvenile achievement” in which students put as many activities and service projects as they can on their resumes in order to be seen in the best light. Ultimately, discussion is the best way to resolve issues of definition and interpretation, Brodhead said. “Fra really not a person who loves slogans,” he said. “Let’s have an argument [about it].”
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“Both gave me different insights that would help me to be an effective Young Trustee,” Kennedy said. Vance said Kennedy’s level of preparedness was impressive. “His main strengths would be his passion for Duke, his demonstrated leadership at Fuqua and his commitment,” Vance said. Kennedy added that he would use the insight gained from the interaction he has had with other graduate students to address a number of issues, including the implementation of the strategic plan and fostering strong, lasting relationships with the Durham community. “I don’t think you can ever underestimate the importance of having objective, thoughtful and critical people to serve on your Board of Trustees,” Kennedy said. Lefew, who has held the positions of GPSC president and GPSC Basketball Campout Committee co-chair, said he would like to continue to foster the important symbiotic relationships that exist between different members of the University community. “They want you there for that student perspective and the student voice,” said LeFew, who added thathe would also like to focus on effectively implementing the new strategic plan.
LeFew said his experience in a number of University roles would enable him to be an effective intermediary between students and the Board. Vance said LeFew’s strengths are his past involvement with graduate and professional student issues and his knowledge of the concerns that students face. Volpe has been active in the introduction of the computational biology and bioinformatics program and served on President Richard Brodhead’s inauguration committee. Through the second role, Volpe said he was able to establish relationships with many high-ranking administrators, including Brodhead. Volpe said the next few years will be a critical time for the University. He noted concerns relating to the media’s coverage of lacrosse, the new Central Campus and the creation of new academic programs as major issues for Duke moving forward. Volpe said his experience and passion would be beneficial to the Board in addressing these issues. “I’m an impassioned person when I really, truly believe in something, and I feel like I can leverage that passion and energy [as a Young Trustee],” he said.
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remove him from the case Easley criticized Nifong for his pre-trial statements, in which the State Bar alleges that Nifong heightened the public condemnation of the accused. “That’s how all this mess got started,” the governor said. “He challenged the defense lawyers by talking about the case, calling the kids ‘hooligans.’” Easley added that the defense lawyers were forced to speak to the media after Nifong convinced the public of the defendants’ guilt. “Then it’s on,” he said. “All the rules are out the window, then you have chaos, and that’s why those rules are so important, and that’s what you got in this case.... It looks bad for North Carolina. It looks bad for the DA’s office. It looks bad for the criminal Justice system ,
in general.” Duke Professor ofLaw Tom Metzloff said that Easley’s remarks will have no impact on the prosecution of the case. “It’s certainly professionally embarrassing for Nifong,” he said. “I’m not surfe it’s legally relevant to any issue. It’s more about public perception.” TheAssociatedPress contributed to thereporting ofthis story.
AMMONS from page 3 eluding hosting a Durham Bulls game, organizing a Duke-NCCU Community Festival and coming together to prepare meals in a community service event. Provost Peter Lange said the two universities had previously collaborated, but that the relationship had never been as strong as it became in the past year. “The fact that we were able to establish that linkage contributed to the way the community responded to the whole set of events [regarding lacrosse],” Lange said. “It works well for Duke to have better ties with [NCCU], and we have an interest in promoting those ties.” Though Ammons had been praised as a quieting force during the height of the lacrosse rape allegations, he commended students at both universities for calming the tensions, WRAL reported. “The way they worked together to ensure this dreadful portrayal of Durham and the relationship between NCCU and Duke would not live was tremendous,” Ammons said. NCCU will form a search committee for a new chancellor within the next few days and will establish a list of candidates by June, The Herald-Sun reported Friday. Ammons will leave Durham after the end of this academic year, but Duke officials said they hope the relationship Ammons helped to foster will remain strong. Tm confident that our universities’ partnerships will continue under [Ammons’] successor,” Brodhead said. Ammons, who received his bachelor’s degree in political science from FAMU, was elected by its board of trustees in a 7-6 vote to become the school’s 10th president. He will take over from FAMU’s Interim PresidentCastell Bryant, who took on the position when former President Fred Gainous was dismissed in 2004 after the university became plagued by accounting mistakes and hazing problems. “I can rekindle the spirit of Florida A&M,” Ammons told the FAMU board. “As a graduate, I know first hand the value of FAMU and its mighty contributions.... The legacy ofmy family and FAMU are forever linked.” During Ammons’ six-year term as chancellor, NCCU’s enrollment has risen 58 percent, and the school has built $l2O-million worth of facilities, added Division I athletics and launched a biomanufacturing training program.
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Supporters of the Duke lacrosse team gathered in the parking lot ofKoskinen Stadium after marching from the Durham County Courthouse.
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Preservation Durham has received hundreds of names of candidates from different locations and economic backgrounds, Lange emphasized that the time frame said Carrie Mowry, community developfor the project is not immediate. ment specialist for the organization. “Houses will become over time, or may “We’ve had people calling from become overtime, available on the terms Granville County, Samson County and a that are listed [publically],” Lange said lot of people from Durham,” Mowry said. “But that’s not “A lot of people until they’re eiare very interestther vacated by ed in preserving Duke or that our history, “If somebody wants to identify which is exciting they’re slated one that they would like and for demolition to see.” because of the Mowry added can find a place to take it, I Central Camthat publicity for would do everything I could... the project inpus project.” creased after a John Schelp, to help them.” Preservation president of the Old West Durham volunPearce Durham Neighteer released Architect, Duke University borhood Associnews of it to local ation, said he listservs. was pleased by “A lot of peohow the University interacted with its ple have e-mailed me who live near East Durham neighbors. Campus,” Schelp said. “They all seem to “I would say that Duke listened to the qualify. I think the opportunity is there to save these two houses.” community and changed its plans to accommodate the [issues] raised by the A local couple, both of whom work at stakeholders,” Schelp said. “In the end, we Duke, said they heard about the opportuwere able to walk into City Council chamnity from co-workers. bers shoulder-to-shoulder.” “We read about it, and our real estate Community interest has been positive, agent called us and told us it sounded like and potential customers have come from something we would be interested in,” all over the map. said Kathryn Wasbum, a surgical technician in the operating room of Duke North Medical Center. Because of preservation requirements and transportation costs, relocating the mill houses will not be an entirely free endeavor. Preservation Durham may have to collect up to $2,500 per house to cover costs of historic covenants, and owners must fund their own moving truck costs, toward which the University has agreed to contribute $5,000 per house. “A lot of people responded prior to their understanding of the costs involved,” Mowry said. “A lot of the moneyyou would need up front. The houses can be moved probably with a minimum of $25,000.” Mowry added that she is pleased by how plans have proceeded so far, pointing out that Duke has not established a set timeline, giving the University a more flexible range of options. “This gives us time to get people in line and get their ducks in a row,” Mowry said. “The process takes a lot of planning Duke will contribute $5,000 to defray the costs of and time, and we’re glad to get the ball transporting historic mill housesfrom Central Campus. rolling now.”
school, to Marge Dooley, a nurse who works at the Duke University Medical Center. Dooley said she hopes the march would show prosecutors that the Durham people felt the case was handled badly. “I just think it was a travesty ofjustice from the very beginning, that what they are doing to these boys—doing to their families—is just terrible,” she said. “Regardless of how it turns out, they’ve ruined their lives. They’ve ruined their reputations.” Several marchers said they were distressed that the previously scheduled Feb. 5 hearing on the case was postponed until May. “I wish they would get on with their work rather than put it off another three months,” Durham resident Joe Collie said. Collie said he was not surprised by the turnout for the march, although he said he would have liked to see even more people participate. Dooley, however, said she wished more Duke students had been present, and cited the Sunday morning timing as a possible reason why some Durham residents may have chosen not to come out. When the marchers reached Koskinen Stadium, the crowd erupted with cheers and applause for the lacrosse players practicing on the field. The cheers turned into chants of “Let’s Go Duke!” before the crowd dispersed.
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In the depths of the tunnels, students say they have found a widearray of items, including pre-war maps.
TUNNELS from page 4 warning to probation. In spite of, or perhaps because of, these risks, students continue to descend into the bowels of the University. Pictures and videos of these daring Blue Devils can be found on Facebook and YouTube, where their surroundings are sometimes described as “an undisclosed location.” Incoming freshmen often hear about the legendary graduation requirements during the first days of orientation. Although the tunnels perform a utilitarian purpose of heating the buildings, stories about them are often colored with exaggerations, misconceptions and outright myths. An enduring story holds that the tunnels were used as potential escape routes during “The War,” but whether the war in question is World War I or World War II depends on your source. Discrepancies and the University’s distance from the Western Front aside, it seems that there is some basis for these tales. During the Cold War, the tunnels were stocked to serve as potential fallout shelters in case the Soviets decided to drop the big one. “Everything a human could ask for was once stocked in the tunnels,” Stanley Wilkins, then-manager of the Depart-
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Chronicle in 1990. Another persisting myth claims that a tunnel connects East and West. The steam systems on each campus were once independent of each other, but to be more cost efficient, the University decided to turn them into one system. Now, the tunnel systems are connected by a steam line, but not a tunnel that could be explored. For those seeking entry, the greatest difficulty is finding a portal. On East, doors leading to the steam tunnels abound, but the challenge is identifying one that is unlocked. Because of this barrier, students usually require, just as Dante needed Virgil, a guide or informant. And like those heroes who ventured into the Underworld and saw those who came before them, current students can find writings on the wall from members of the “Class of ’B4” who attended the University before most of them were even bom. Student X spoke of the allure of the tunnels. “It’s one of those things that are forbidden—it’s underground, you have to work to get your way in, it’s not something that’s open to the public,” she said. ‘You’re part of a select group of people who have been down in the tunnel. It’s a Duke tradition.”
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Learn ing the lessons of lacrosse three Palestinian mind us that the lacrosse scanstudents accused six dal did not occur in a vacuum, football players at The national media portrayed Guilford College in Greens- the Duke scandal as a shockboro, N.C., of assaulting them, ingly singular phenomenon of college athletes calling them “terbehaving badly, rorists” and using editOHdl when, in reality, other slurs, many in the public began to compare scandal is nothing new to the the incident to the Duke college athletic scene, In 2001, three women aclacrosse case. While some similarities do cused University of Colorado football players of raping them exist—the accusation of violence, alleged use of racial and using women to lure recruits. In February 2004, St. slurs and the presence of student athletes in each event John’s University men’s basketthe lacrosse scandal is ball players were accused of markedly distinct. It includes gang rape. In the same year, tension with the surrounding two Texas A&M football playcommunity, the allegation of ers were charged with shoutsexual assault and accusations ing racial slurs. The Guilford incident is yet of privilege creating an undue another episode in this long sense ofentitlement. string of racially charged colBut there are enough parallels between the two incilege athletic scandals. Aldents to illustrate and to re- though the relative frequency
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grounds for their safety —both careful steps that were similar to Brodhead’s dealings with the Duke lacrosse players. It is not farfetched to imagine that Brodhead’s cautious response will be referred to—and adhered to—by college administrators caught in the grips of future scandals. Every college administrator is likely watching Brodhead’s response to the lacrosse case, taking notes of the good and the bad, and the Guilford administration’s similar response perhaps points to the propriety of Duke’s procedure in dealing with scandal. Even Greensboro prosecutors seemed to have learned the lessons of the lacrosse case, as they apparently sought to avoid traveling the same path as Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong in their dealings
with the media. They simply told newspapers which actions they would or would not take, and left it at that. Hopefully, the media will also learn the lessons of Duke lacrosse, namely that caution should be exercised in dealing with fragile reputations. The lacrosse scandal has emerged as a call to check on the excesses of the public and the sensationalism of the media. It is possible that the national publicity that the Guilford incident has received is in part due to its similarities to the Duke scandal. No matter the case, however, the media should heed the lessons of lacrosse and be careful to obtain facts before jumping to conclusions and splashing unfair generalizations in headlines.
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to British Literature: 297 seats remaining.” ACES wouldn’t ever spit out such a ridiculous thing. Humanities classes, with few exceptions, rarely enroll more than 30 students. But what if the situation were reversed? Science in higher education faces a strange crisis. The number of post-doctoral fellows almost doubled between 1983 and 2003, rising from 4,777 to 8,163, according to the National Science Foundation’s Science and Engineering Indicators 2006. But academia has not kept pace. In 2003, only 15 percent of Ph.D.s held tenure-track positions andrew gerst four to six years after down graduation, courage from 25 percent two decades earlier. Other nations are starting to catch up. According to a September article in The Chronicle of Higher Education, China may pass the U.S. in doctorates granted as soon as 2010. Finding Congressional funding for university science education and tenure-track positions, meanwhile, has not been easy. With so many deadended post-docs and limited public interest, the United States now faces a terrible prospect: ceding its technological prowess to expansionist third-world countries, many of whom feature dictatorships, nuclear aspirations and other major security threats for the West. As an English major who regrets not having studied more science at Duke, I state from an outsider’s experience that the root of all these problems is very simple: a systemic, cutthroat culture which U.S. university administrators have adopted. It is a spirit that has transformed science from a collaborative enterprise into a brutal weed-out. For undergraduates unsure of what to study, which course is more appealing: a 300-person biology lecture scaled to a B-, or a 25-person Joyce seminar where everyone gets an-A? Aside from grade inflation, the lecture format itself teems with obvious problems. It does not foster chances for professor and student to interact. It does not hold students accountable for attendance —or for staying awake in a dark auditorium. It certainly does not encourage creative thought, with the same basic exams and labs yielding the same canned results year afteryear. The two work-around solutions administrators have proposed to engage students—affiliated laboratory sessions, for science majors, and separate survey courses, for non-majors—are insufficient. Lab sessions, in theory, allow students a chance to put lecture into action with their own hands. However, in practice, it is merely another exercise in high stress. Instructors have placed such a premium on obtaining “correct” lab results that students often opt to fake their data rather than admit
making mistakes. What kind of science is that? Survey courses, meanwhile, are viewed by too many students as a one-and-done: a single class, isolated from the rest of one’s Duke experience, to eliminate a curriculum requirement. In many cases, there are fantastic opportunities to launch from such a course in many new directions; “AIDS and Other Emerging Diseases,” with its clear ties to public health, is a perfect example. But faculty, administrators and students alike must all treat these courses as intellectual steppingstones, not curricular ends in themselves. The only adequate long-term solution for Duke and other universities is to hire many more science faculty and restructure the undergraduate curriculum to more closely reflect that of the humanities. Instead of having one 200-person general chemistry lecture, why not hire 10 post-doctoral instructors part-time to teach 20 sections? Rather than asking students to maintain a schizophrenic relationship—listen silently to everything Professor X says, and speak only to the TA once a week—it makes much more sense to encourage genuine two-way discussions with reasonably sized classes, as in high school. This approach would also cut down on class time by eliminating the need for a discussion section. Labs should be reoriented so as to reward students for correcdy analyzing their work, perfectly or imperfectly performed —not just for hitting the magic number. Professors seem to be moving in this direction (which mirrors the humanities’ approach of supporting a contrarian thesis even in the face of mainstream dissent), but anecdotal evidence suggests not quickly enough. Grades, finally, should somehow be brought in concert with the ridiculous inflation of the humanities. This onus may lie more on humanities faculty —to return to a sensible scale—than on the sciences. In any event, it is unacceptable for an “average” physics grade to be a C if an “average” history grade hovers around an A-. Again, replacing intimidating science lectures with reasonable 25-person classes would go a long way toward this parity. There is no doubt that, in the short run, hiring a crop of new instructors and lecturers to overhaul the sciences will be expensive. But America prizes individual freedom in away that many of the societies pressuring students to pursue science do not. U.S. administrators must help our generation want to learn science, that is, not force them to do so. Duke has a $4.5 billion endowment: surely there is money available to spend. IfAmerica is to ensure future policy-makers who understand science, they must inspire those leaders today. Turning the lecterns over to a cadre of committed' teachers, not a handful of overstretched researchers, is the only sensible way to ensure our scientific future. Andrew Gerst, former managing editor of Toweruiew, graduatedfrom Duke in 2006 and now lives and works in Washington, D.C. His column runs every other Monday.
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student groups “Charter” status. According to SOFC’s by-laws, an officially Chartered organization is defined as “an organization that is dependent on DSG. funding and is not selective in its membership.” The only substantial differencebetween a “Recognized” and “Chartered” organization is that the latter may submit an application for an annual budget. The Duke Symphony Orchestra, an officially Recognized organization, recently mtu requested that its status be changed from Recognized to Chartered. Twice, SOFC voted unanimously to deny DSO the r—-
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SOFC’s rationale: DSO is selective, in that it holds audidown and dirty with dsg tions and can restrict membership, and it is not in need of an annual budget, as the programming fund for Recognized groups could cover (almost) all of its needs. Sorry, Tshirts not included. DSO’s argument: anyone can join DSO, some people are simply encouraged not to if their talent is not up to par and, well, it needs an annual budget. Rarely, if ever, does the DSG Senate disagree with SOFC’s recommendations. The last two weeks should not have beenany different—but it was. As it should have, SOFC seriously judged DSO’s request before the Senate considered it, but some stubborn Senate members made the entire process long and tedious. A definite divide began to form between SOFC Chair and sophomore Alex Crable’s camp, which felt DSO should not be granted Charter status, and those who felt DSO more than deserved such status. The major point of contention hinged on the example of sports. A clause currentiy appears in the SOFC by-laws that allows sports teams—some of which are highly selective in nature—to be granted Charter status. Ay, there’s the rub. Community Liaison Daniel Bowes, a senior, challenged DSG to “address the spirit of the issue.” He argued to allow deserving groups, such as DSO, to move beyond Recognized status by changing the SOFC by-laws. After all, Bowes questioned, why are sports so special? Crable respectfully disagreed with Bowes’ opinion, noting that it would make more sense to require the sports teams to be non-selective than to open Charter status to many more groups. Executive Vice President Joe Fore, a senior, who at this point stepped down from his post so that he might enter debate, supported Crable. Fore said there is neither the time nor the money available to cater to the selective groups on campus. “I cannot comprehend how the judiciary would not see that as a direct violation of the by-law,” Fore remarked, commenting additionally on DSO’s selectivity. After more debate and a roll-call vote, DSO was denied Charter status, with 24 senators voting against and 8 in favor of changing DSO’s status. What did I learn from this whole quandary? The DSG Senate is disappointing. , I have immense respect for Crable, Fore, Bowes and many of the other Executive Board and Cabinet members. The Senate, on the other hand, it could do better. Much of the back-and-forth at the two meetings about DSO’s request stemmed from the Senate’s lack of understanding of SOFC’s governing rules. When asked about the most difficult part of the tedious process, Crable replied, “A lot of people just don’t know the by-laws.” I don’t expect the Senate to know and understand the by-laws as well as, say, Crable or Fore. But when a debate begins one week and continues the next, I would at least expect the senators who don’t know the by-laws well enough to become better-acquainted with the passage imperative to the decision at hand. The fact that it took two weeks (it shouldn’t have taken more than an hour) of debate to reach this conclusion leaves me disenchanted. DSG senators, you seem to be a bit off-key. It would really make everyone’s job much easier if you kept up with not only DSG happenings but also with the rules that guide them. And on that note, thanks to most of the senators for actually coming to (and staying at) the meeting this past week. It was a much better appearance than the earlier week’s lack of quorum. AUie Vergotz is a Trinity Monday.
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members of the Duke student body were vasive Carolina-ism in Cameron.” banned from attending the Duke-UNC men’s On Sunday, outraged columnist Robert Busch conbasketball game scheduled to take place this demned the marching band members. He said, “They play a killer ‘Take On Me,’ but some of them are just unbalWednesday. All were charged with enrolling at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Kenan-Flagler anced, unethical and out of control. But not in the School of Business, according to a statement from Speedo-Guy kind of way. They should leant some decorum from O’Reilly and Limbaugh.” Head Line Monitor Richard White VII, Trinity ’OB. ReWith Vll’s decision becoming increasingly unpopular cent changes in tenting with theK-ville tenters, fellow line monitors are distancing policy forbid any student themselves from the case. They claim }hey are focused on affiliated with UNC from more important problems, such as missed tent checks and attending the game. The beer-bong related assaults. policy shift is a conseThe K-ville population has issued several accusations quence of Robbies enfrom their tricked-out tents. The most scathing accuses Cameron last tering UNC Admissions of inventing these charges of enrollto off only strip year, ment to undermine the awesome power and immutable their Duke T-shirts to remonday, monday sanctity of Cameron. Some students are wondering veal Carolina blue. whether UNC officials saw the UVA game last week. If VII said in a statement James and Joyce they had, they would realize they didn’t need to resort Friday he will do everyto such elaborate subterfuge. thing in his power to upThis is not the only fire UNC Admissions has drawn hold the integrity of Cameron. “I think this case is a oncethis past week. Nearly 3,000 applicants to Carolina rein-a-lifetime opportunity that requires a strong leader. Like ceived large envelopes in the mail yesterday only to me,” VII said. “I’m running for re-election next year.” The accused students have claimed innocence. “I didn’t have their hopes crushed when they found a small eneven apply! I just got an e-mail from VII banning me from velope inside. “These students are not good enough for UNC and the game!” complained Jessica Martin, Pratt ’O7. Jonathan have never been,” said Idungiv Nietzsche, Trinity TO, Adaam, senior secretary to the agreed, “I’m a culanth assistant director of admajor! Do I look like I Many colleges, including Duke, use executive missions. The director was not come from the Econ Hardavailable for comment. ware Store?” He said. the small envelope system to let Many colleges, including “They’ve been producing prospective applicants know they Duke, use the small envelope tools since 1924!” system to let prospective appliThe K-ville populaare unwanted. cants know they are unwanted. tion staged a protest of This allows them to descend these charges. Cheers of into a vortex of unparalleled “D-U-K-E, who the P** you come to see?! DUKE, without ever to open the envelope. having DUKE!!” filled the air while the accused yelled “Go to despair Duke Dean of Admissions Christopher Goodday Hell Carolina! Go to Hell!” to clear their names. stated that not having to open the envelope allowed By Saturday, the media had descended on Duke, exstudents more time to grieve and recover from their to cited about an added twist the usual Duke-UNC basketball drama. ESPN producer Barry Wood said, “Thank trauma. UNC decided they wanted to allow applicants God, we have something more than just the game to a brief moment ofcelebration. They argue that the joy cover. The only way this could get better would be if JJ. of seeing the large envelope far surpasses any ensuing wrote a poem about it.” Apropos of nothing, Dick Vitale disappointment. Carrie Venless, the head of The Society for Prevention added, “J.J.’s awesome, baby!” of Cruelty to Angsty Senior Students (SPG ASS), deWhile theHead Line Monitorwould not provide specific details to the press, he asserted that he had “substantial nounced the UNC policy as cruel and unusual. She comproof’ that “something happened” because “someone” pared it to imprisonment in Guantanamoand Duke parking. After a media firestorm, she rescinded the latter was “involved” with UNC. Sixty-six marching band members are calling for analogy for being too harsh. the expulsion of the alleged Tar Heels. Arthur Chan, Second Trumpet, argues, “It is hard enough to get CraJames and Joyce are upset that there are no Spanish benches to bum. Jessica Ballou and Supama Salil are willing to bum anyzies peppy. It will be impossible with Carolina infiltrathing whether we win or lose. tors killing the mood. There is an atmosphere of per-
lettertotheeditor Line monitors dispute editorial The Line Monitor Committee respectfully disagrees with the tone and factual information of the Jan. 31 editorial “Keep the Village Happy.” Out of a staff of 30 people, zero line monitors were contacted to confirm “rumors of grace” or comment on their actions. There are several points that we would like to clarify. Grace has been given the past three years for the Super Bowl. We gave no hint that this policy would change this year, nor did it. Grace was given for the BCS National Championship Game, and thus clearly the Super Bowl was die same. Grace cannot logistically be given for every single sporting event. It is well known that students do not turn out in large numbers for non-Duke basketball events. In a tent of 12 people, schedules can be adjusted so that members may attend events as they so desire. Line monitor and White Tenting policy did not impede a majority of people’s ability to see the Hoophall Classic. Further, the line monitors have made attempts to promote several other Duke Athletic teams by making grace available for tennis matches and women’s basketball games. The 8 a.m. Monday start time for White Tenting
was set in a policy that was ratified by the Duke Student Government Senate last semester. There was ample opportunity to make amendments or offer suggestion to the policy. Most early classes on Monday do not begin until 8:45 a.m. The process was over by 8:15 a.m. and did not disrupt class in any way. Furthermore, had white registration been held over the weekend conflicts with the BC walkup line would have been inevitable. As line monitors, we greatly value the tenters and all Cameron Crazies. Yes, occasionally students will miss out on things due to their tenting obligations. That is not the fault of the line monitors, but a value judgment made by students who desire to proudly scream “GO TO HELL CAROLINA, GO TO HELL.”
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We want to remind you about safety guidelines for basketball bonfires at Duke. Two years ago, the Durham Fire Marshal revoked permits following a bonfire that, in his view, had gotten out of control. Students and administrators subsequently agreed on the guidelines outlined below which will help ensure everyone’s safety. The University has requested City bonfire permits for February 7, 2007 (UNC Men at Duke), February 25 (UNC Women at Duke), April 2, 2007 (NCAA Men’s National Championship) and April 3, 2007 (NCAA Women’s National Championship). The bonfire site is in front of House P. The bonfire must be contained within a 40-foot marked boundary and everyone should remain outside the boundary. Benches should be stacked horizontally (rather than on end). Only two benches can be in the fire at one time. Do not put dorm furniture in the bonfire. Periodically, the bonfire must burn down to a safe height. During “burn downs,” no additional fuel may be added to the bonfire. *
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The score may not have been kept on the scoreboard, but the men’s lacrosse players earned a victory just by taking on outside competition this weekend. The Blue Devils participated in a pair of exhibition matches against Division 111 schools Salisbury University and UNCGreensboro Saturday. The Salisbury match was played like a regulation game, while the Greensboro featured a running clock for all four quarters. “I think everyone was just looking forward to an opportunity to play against a different color jersey,” senior Ed Douglas said. “Our focus is on Dartmouth in a couple weeks, but we’re going to use any opportunity to improve before then and certainly today was part of that.” The games featured a higher level of intensity than a typical scrimmage as the Blue Devils took on outside competition during the spring season for the first time since their season was cancelled last April. “This is a year where there is going to be a lot of emotion over the course of the year,” head coach John Danowski said. “So I tried to approach it as we’re not going to waste any energy getdng fired up for a scrimmage. We’re going to relax and come out and play. But the guys brought their own sense of intensity and urgency to
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Duke played without seniors Matt Danowski and Tony McDevitt and got a chance to see many younger players perform in significant roles. The game against UNCG was noticeably one-sided, but John Danowski said Salisbury, which has won three of the last
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good today,” Danowski said. “The things we weren’t good at today, I didn’t expect us to be good at.” Several sets of parents were in attendance, wearing Duke Lacrosse windbreakers with their son’s number on each. Many were in town not just for the scrimmage, but also for a walk Sunday from the courthouse to Koskinen Stadium organized by the mothers of the lacrosse team members.
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Although Duke only trailed once when Virginia scored the first basket of the game—the Cavaliers (12-10, 2-6) hung around all night, never falling behind by more than 17 points. For the second game in a row the Blue Devils failed to run away from an unranked opponent—they won 75-65 against Virginia Tech Monday. An 114 run over three minutes pulled Virginia within seven points, 63-56, with 3:57 remaining on the clock and offered a small scare to the Blue Devils. The effort, however, was short-lived. Duke silenced the Cavaliers with a succession of layups from Lindsey Harding, Abby Waner and Wanisha Smith that pushed its lead to 69-56. Duke then sunk five of six free throws down the stretch to complete its win. “I was most proud of the way we closed the game,” Goestenkors said. “The way we ended the game was the way we wanted to play for 40 minutes.” Before Virginia’s run, both teams wallowed through a 2:25 scoring drought—the longest of a string of scoring shortages that were indicative of the sometimes-sloppy play Friday. Both teams had more turnovers than assists and each scored just two fast break points. Although the Blue Devils shot 50 percent from the floor, they allowed the Cavaliers to make 44.6 percent of their attempts. Entering the game, Duke was ranked second nationally with an average defensive field goal percentage of 31.6. Cavalier sophomore Lyndra Littles torched Duke for a career-high 28 points on the night while Harding responded with 21 of her own. “We did not defend [Littles] at all,” Goestenkors said. “She had a fantastic —
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Playing in the same building in which the men were upset a night earlier, Duke’s women pulled off a 76-61 victory against Virginia in John Paul Jones Arena Friday. While the myriad of display screens surrounding the brand new court flashed synchronized flames 76 and encouraging graphics, the No. VIRGINIA 1 Blue Devils (230, 8-0 in the ACC) quietly pushed their alltime best start to 23 undefeated games. “It was not one of our prettiest games by any stretch of the imagination,” head coach Gail Goestenkors said. “But any win in the ACC, especially on the road, is
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Alison Bales and Lindsey Harding surround Virginia's Monica Wright during Duke's game Friday night. ance Friday continued a recent trend of lackluster performances against unranked teams. “Every team goes through ups and downs through the course of a season,” Goestenkors said. “It’s pretty exciting
when you know you’re not on top ofyour game, yet you’re still able to win.” A matchup at No. 2 UNC Wednesday, however, will test the Blue Devils’ mettle for the first time since defeating thirdranked Tennessee Jan. 22.
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More than five years ago, JJ. Redick arrived at Duke as an 18-year-old freshman. He walked into head coach Mike Krzyzewski’s office and the coach asked him what his personal goals were for the next four years. He looked Krzyzewski in the eye and said, “I want my jersey to hang in die rafters.” Relating that story Sunday afternoon, during the ceremony to retire his No. 4 jersey, Redick got a little choked up. The 9,314 fans in Cameron Indoor Stadium roared while he caught his composure. The two-time National Player of the Year had vowed before beginning his speech that his goal was not to cry, but it seemed as though the enormity of the moment and the honor had caught up to him. “This is something that I crazily dreamed about years ago. There were probably a couple years there where I didn’t think it was actually going to happen, so today is really a special day for me,” Redick said before the game. “Every time now that I walk into Cameron, it’s going to mean something more to me.” Although the Blue Devils ultimately lost to Florida State, Sunday afternoon’s halftime festivities were a fitting tribute to the man who scored more points than any player in Duke or ACC history. Moments before the game, Redick walked out to his seat behind the Duke bench in a navy suit, with a white shirt and dark tie. He was feted by the Cameron faithful with the “J.J. Redick! Dynamite!” cheer that had rung through the building so many times when he was a player. Seconds later, loud cheers also greeted Grant Hill—Redick’s Orlando Magic teammate whose No. 33 also graces the stadium’s rafters—when he walked in with his wife and child. During the game, Redick sat next to his father and close to Hill, who had teased Redick all week that he would cry during the ceremony. At halftime, Director of Athletics Joe Alieva spoke first, introducing Redick’s parents, President Richard Brodhead and Krzyzewski’s wife, Mickie. He then listed Redick’s accomplishments before yielding to Brodhead.
Brodhead congratulated Redick—“thought by some to be named JJ. Redick Dynamite,” Brodhead said—on the jersey retirement, and then told a story about seeing Redick walk into the Allen Building for Italian class every day. He congratulated Redick in Italian before Redick began his acceptance speech. “It feels so good to be home,” Redick said to open his speech, drawing standing applause from the crowd. He pretended to wipe away a tear, and then smiled at Hill, who was standing next to Mike Gminski—another jersey retiree, in town to do color commentary for FSN’s TV broadcast. “There are a lot of things I miss,” Redick said before the game. “I think the thing that happens on a game-by-game basis that I miss is just the atmosphere. Walking back into Cameron and hearing
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JJ. Redick speaks to the sold-out crowd during halftime of Sunday afternoon's game against Florida State. His parents accompanied him to the ceremony, in which President Richard Brodhead and Director of Athletics JoeAlieva also spoke. the band and the students, that’s special.” Later, on»the court, Redick finished talking and then hugged his father as he watched the black cloth drop off the banner in the rafters commemorating his jersey retirement. “There are just too many emotions to really describe,” the life-long Duke fan said before the game. “When I was growing up, Grant Hill and Bobby Hurley, those guys were my idols. They were the guys I tried to emulate. It is very special for me to be associated with all of those players.”
M. BBALL fromTC page 1 down on defense. Florida State (17-6, 5-4) would not score again as Duke clawed its way back into the game. First, Greg Paulus—who finished the game with a career-high 23 points—hit the second of two free throws. On the other end, Florida State’s Jason Rich caught the ball while he was headed toward the sideline and stepped out of bounds. Seminole head coach Leonard Hamilton, believing that Nelson pushed Rich out of bounds, threw a fit, screaming at the referees before storming away. Nelson hit a jumper on the ensuing possession, cutting the deficit to three points. In disgust, Hamilton tore off his sportcoat, drawing a technical foul with 2:31 to play. Freshman guard Jon Scheyer calmly knocked down both free throws, cutting Florida State’s lead to one. But neither team would score again. Rich missed a three-pointer for the Seminoles, and then Nelson missed one for the Blue Devils. The teams traded misses again, with Nelson’s tough shot inside hitting the front rim, and Florida State called timeout, up by one with 52 seconds to play. The Seminoles looked inside to A1 Thornton—who shot 7-for-21 on the game, scoring 21 points —but Mcßoberts’ tight defense forced him to kick it out. Florida State guard Toney Douglas missed a tough jumper and Blue Devil forward Dave McClure ripped down the rebound with 34 seconds to play. With the shot clock dead, the Blue Devils looked for a driving opportunity but had to call timeout to reset their JIANGHAI HO/THE CHRONICLE offense with 7.7 seconds left. On the ensuing inbounds Duke's Dave McClure drives on Florida State's Al Thornton during the pass, Paulus drove to the basket and missed a tough layup. “We were trying to drive the ball and get to the foul Blue Devils 68-67 loss Sunday afternoon in Cameron indoor Stadium.
line,” Krzyzewski said. “I thought we ran the play well, got it and put it up strong. It just didn’t go in. It is what it is. As they say in Chicago, what the Hell.” Ten minutes into the first half, it did not look like a game that would come down to a final shot. The Blue Devils scored the first seven points of the game en route to a 27-10 lead with 9:47 to go in the half. McClure and Lance Thomas were holding Thornton who scored 37 points in Cameron last season—in check, but Thomas had already committed two fouls and McClure had one. In less than four minutes, Mcßoberts and Thomas picked up their third fouls and McClure picked up his second. The Seminoles went on a 15-2 run, making the score 29-25 with 4:58 to go. Thornton and the 6-foot-9 Uche Echefu scored all but four of those points, and all but six of the Seminoles points for the rest of the half. With McClure, Mcßoberts and Thomas on the bench, the Blue Devils had little answer for Florida State’s athletic wing players, and by the end of the half, Duke led just 36-33. Florida State took the lead just 1:04 into the second half, but neither team led by more than six in a back-andforth second half that featured six tie's and four lead changes. The largest lead of the half was Florida State’s 6862 advantage with 3:20 to go. —
NOTES: GregPaulus picked up a technical foul following a scuffle with a Florida State guard 9:47 into the second half. He scored 20 or more points for the second time in his career.... With the loss, Duke falls to 137-58 following a loss under Krzyzewski.... The Blue Devils have now lost two consecutive games in which they missed a final shot that would have won the game.
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The lasting memory of Sunday’s loss to Florida State will surely be that of several Seminoles popping their jerseys and taunting Duke’s student section after the Blue Devils’ last try came up just short. Led by A1 Thornton, Jerel Allen and Ralph Mims, a handful of Florida State players eschewed the handshake line after the game to jeer the Cameron Crazies. • player yelled, One “Whose house is it now?” Although that is certainly the image that will Virginia stick—like Tech’s celebration in Cameron Indoor Stadium and Georgia Tech and Virginia fans storming their respective courts after home wins over the Blue Devils —it was not the gaqie’s most important sequence. For that matter, neither was anything that happened past the 2:31 mark in the second half—after which neither team would score. Good looks were there for Duke at the end of the game, as DeMarcus Nelson missed an open three-pointer, and Nelson and Mcßoberts both had decent chances to save a Blue Devil victory within the final two seconds. Duke, however, likely never would have been in the close, late-game situation in the first place had foul trouble not crippled the team midway through the first half. The Blue Devils’ best three defensive frountcourt players—Josh Mcßoberts, Lance Thomas and Dave McClure—were all riddled with at least two fouls in the first period, handicapping head coach Mike
to shut down FSU and its dynamic forward A1 Thornton. Duke jumped out to a 27-10 lead over the game’s first 10 minutes by limiting Thornton, but then it let the Seminoles whittle down the lead to three points by halftime. “The kids were so ready to play, and we started off great—then we got all those fouls,” Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “It was two different 10 minutes because there were two different teams on the court because of all the fouls.” The Blue Devils started the game with Thomas guarding Thornton. On Florida State’s first few trips down the floor, the freshman seemed to frustrate Thornton. When Thomas quickly picked up two fouls, one on the offensive end and the other away from the ball, McClure entered the game in his place. The defensive situation at the offset was remarkably different from that of a year ago against the Seminoles. In two games against the Blue Devils last season, Thornton scored 63 points. Most often guarded by the 6-foot-3 Nelson, Thornton slashed to the basket and tore through Duke’s defense in leading his team to one win and another close loss in overtime. Even with Thomas on the bench, McClure blocked one of Thornton’s shots and affected several others. Mcßoberts got in on the action when Thornton drove, finishing with four blocks. After those 10 minutes, however, the fouls began to pile up. Playing with those two fouls, Thomas picked up his third at the 7:50 mark. McClure earned his second fouling Thornton on a fast break two min-
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utes later. And Mcßoberts was called for his second and third fouls within 20 seconds after McClure’s second. During the first halfs final 4:45, Thomas, McClure and Mcßoberts sat on the bench as Brian Zoubek and an otherwise undersized frontcourt let the big lead slip away. Although it was not only Thornton that brought the Seminoles back, the foul trouble on Duke’s three forwards charged with guarding him was a catalyst for the game’s turnaround. Without them, Duke’s game plan was erased—on both ends of the floor. “It did hurt our game plan because me, Josh, guys like that were in a position where we couldn’t play the end of the first half just because you’re in foul trouble,” Thomas said. “We just didn’t stay aggressive and sharp. They fought back into it.” With Duke’s lineup changed, holes in the defense emerged. At the same time, the offense that had been relying on Mcßoberts, Thomas and McClure to set screens for Greg Paulus to shoot from the perimeter stalled. Over the first halfs final 9:47, Duke was outscored 23-9. It was no coincidence that this run, which put the Seminoles in position to beat Duke at the end of regulation, came at the same time as the Blue Devils were struggling to adapt their strategy without their normal lineup. “When two good teams play, if one team spurts a little bit, usually the other team will spurt back,” Krzyzewski said. “We played better than them for eight minutes, and then they played better than us for eight minutes.... We were young in our aggressiveness. Josh [Mcßoberts’] two fouls
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changed the complexion of the game. We’re not that deep or that good where you can do those types of things.” In the last few minutes of the game, the shots could have gone either way. Duke’s fans should know that by know—for every Dave McClure buzzer-beater, there is bound to be a missed Greg Paulus threepointer or DeMarcus Nelson tip. In this game, it was the first half foul trouble that allowed a potential blowout to become the close situation at the end that could have gone either way.
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. The Blue Devils entered the well-furnished but tepidly enthusiastic John Paul Jones Arena Friday night coming off of one of their most disappoindng performances of the season at home against Virginia Tech Jan. 28. Althou h Duke certainly improved on its 75-65 win over the Hokies—the team’s lowest man in of victory in ACC play—the Blue Devils lacked the level of intensity that they had shown in prior games against Maryland and Tennessee. In those games, Duke fed off the anticipation of facing strong competition and the atmosphere of high-energy fans. Against then-No.l Maryland, the Blue Devils were supported by the sold-out crowd at Cameron Indoor Stadium, and at then-No. 4 Tennessee, the team faced the hostile 20,000-plus Volunteer faithful. The Virginia matchup lacked both of those characteristics. And in that setting, Duke could not generate anywhere close to the level of intensity it had against better foes. On paper the Cavaliers did not pose any sort of challenge for Duke. Entering the game, Virginia had lost four straight games and had very little height—the Cavaliers’ tallest player was 6-foot-2—to combat Alison Bales, who picked up her second straight double-double. Moreover, JPJ Arena was docile most of the night and only had a few brief moments of outburst. The only viable noise in the arena was the overwhelming horns section of the Virginia band that seemed more determined to drown out the sound of the accompanying flutes and drums than to cheer its team to victory. Duke’s play in the open floor exemplified the team’s lack of intensity. More often than not, whenever the Blue Devils pushed the ball on the break, they looked out-of-sorts as passes sailed out of bounds and were mishandled. “We didn’t seem like we were in sync a good bit of the night,” head coach Gail Goestenkors said. “So, that’s something we’re going to have to address, probably
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through video, and just break it down.”
Duke’s inability to establish the fastbreak—neither team scored a point in transition in the first half—prevented the Blue Devils from developing any scoring runs. Instead, Duke slowly chewed away at the less-talented and less-experienced Cavaliers, building up a small cushion that it maintained for most of the contest, except for Virginia’s mini-comeback during the final minutes of the game. Without any sustained scoring runs, the Blue Devils could not build up the momentum that was needed to increase their level of intensity. The lack of passion Friday night, though, was understandable. There are
only a few teams that can seriously compete with Duke on a night-to-night basis, and the Blue Devils will play in some vapid atmospheres at times. So, during the lull between matchups with the likes ofTennessee and North Carolina, it is unfair to expect the Blue Devils to always bring a high level of energy. But when lesser teams challenge Duke during the game, like Virginia did when it cut the lead to seven with 3:57 remaining, the Blue Devils ought to be able to put their game into high gear. And against the Cavaliers, Duke took care of business as it responded to the scoring with a series of layups and tough defense to close the game and pick up the 23rd win of the season.
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who became the first black coach to win the championship, beating good friend and protege Lovie Smith in a game that featured the first two black coaches in the Super Bowl. “It’s hard to put into words,” said Manning, the game’s MVP after hitting 25 of 38 passes for 247 yards with one touchdown and one interception. “I’m proud to be part of this team. We stuck together, won this game for our leader, Tony Dungy.” It was a game of firsts: the first rainy Super Bowl and the first time an opening kickoff was run back for a touchdown when sensational Bears rookie Devin Hester sped downfield for 92 yards. Aud not since the Buffalo Bills self-destructed with nine turnovers in losing to Dallas 14 years ago had there been so much messiness. The first half was marred by six turnovers, three for each team. Even football’s most clutch kicker, Adam Vinatieri, missed a chip-shot field goal, and an extra point attempt was botched, too. The second halfwasn’t quite so ugly, but when much-maligned Bears quarterback Rex Grossman’s wobbler was picked off and returned 56yards for a touchdown by Kelvin Hayden with 11:44 remaining, it was over.
The highly-anticipated Contest against No. 2 North Carolina Thursday night is looming for the Blue Devils. But if No. 1 Duke (23-0, 8-0 in the ACC) wants to bring an undefeated record into Carmichael Auditorium, then the team will have to get by Clemson (10-12, 2-5) in Cameron Indoor StadiMpS um tonight at 7 p.m. Although Duke has TONIGHT, 7 p.m. won every ACC contest Cameron Indoor by at least 10 points, it Stadium bas not been as dominant in recent contests, facing minor scares against Florida, State, Virginia Tech and Virginia. Head coach Gail Goestenkors said she attributes the less-than-blowout wins to the misconception that the only real competition in the ACC is what is commonly called the “Big Three”—Duke, Maryland and North Carolina. “People around the country think it’s the Big Three, and we know —we know it’s not,” Goestenkors said. After losing five consecutive contests before defeating Miami 79-69 in its last matchup Jan. 28, Clemson has struggled so far in the ACC season. But the Tigers will enter tonight’s matchup hoping to end their current nine-game losing streak against Duke, dating back to the 20022003 season. The Tigers are led by D’ Lesha Lloyd and Tasha Taylor, who are averaging 14.7 and 12.5 points per game this season, respectively. More than anything, the Tigers “love to run” the open floor, Goestenkors said. “They are one of the best transition teams in the country,” Goestenkors said. Last season, the Blue Devils dominated the Tigers 97-65 in Clemson, S.C. —
Tm so proud of our guys,” Dungy said. “We took the hit early with Devin Hester. We talked about it; it’s going to be a storm. Sometimes you have to work for it. Our guys played so hard and I can’t tell you how proud I am of our group, our organization and our city.” Chicago (15-4), which led the league in takeaways this season, finished with five turnovers, including two interceptions by Grossman. The Colts (164) will take it. It’s their first title since the 1970 season, when they played in Baltimore. It was confirmation of Manning’s brilliance, even if he didn’t need to be dynamic. The son of a quarterback who never got to the playoffs, Manning has been a star throughout his college career at Tennessee and his nine pro seasons with the Colts. Now he is a champion. “Peyton is a tremendous player, a great leader,” Dungy said. “He prepares, he works, does everything you can dp to win games and lead your team. If people think he needed to win a Super Bowl, that is just wrong. This guy is a Hall of Fame player and one of the greatest ever to play.” It also was a validation of Dungy’s leadership. He helped build Tampa Bay, one of the NFL’s worst franchises, into a contender before being fired after the 2001 season. The next year, the Bucs won the Super Bowl.
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Duke rebounded from last weekend’s disappointing performance at the Penn State duals as both the men’s and women’s teams finished above .500 at the MIT-Brandeis Invitational Sunday. The Blue Devil men finished the day 41 to bring their record to 10-5 on the season. The women went 3-2 to improve to 10-8 on the year. “It’s good [to bounce back],” head coach Alex Beguinet said. “The spirit was good, and the team was good.” Duke’s competition Sunday included MIT, Brandeis, Brown, Boston College and Harvard—which is ranked first in men’s and third in women’s fencing nationally. That slate was still easier than the rigorous one the Blue Devils faced the week before at Penn State. There, the men competed against three of the top six teams in the country, whereas the women faced four of the top nine schools in the nation. The men were once again led by the foil and saber squads, particularly freshman foil Eliot Cohen, who continued the strong start to his rookie campaign. “They stick together, and they help each other,” Beguinet said of his team’s camaraderie so far this season. “It’s a good team.” Duke will now prepare for its lone home meet of the season Friday and Saturday, when the Blue Devils host Notre Dame, Johns Hopkins, North Carolina and Air Force. The Fighting Irish are currently ranked fifth on the men’s side and fourth in women’s and will present the biggest challenge to Duke, Beguinet said.
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The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams were unable to end the regular season with a win, losing to Clemson Saturday at McHugh Natatorium. The Duke men fell 170-121, and the women lost 174-126. Senior Jackie Rodriguez snagged first in the 100-meter and 200-meter breaststroke while freshman Meredith Bannon followed with second place in the 100 breaststroke. Freshmen Shannon Beall and Elizabeth Bellew nabbed first and second places in the 200 butterfly, respectively. Beall also tucked away first place in the 100 butterfly. Junior Danielle Spearman put away a
win in the 200 backstroke while freshman Julie Brummond touched first on the one-meter dive. The lady Blue Devils finished the regular season at 5-4 (1-4 in the ACC). As for the men, senior Kevin Arthofer recorded victories in the 100 and 200 breaststroke, and freshman Eric Winnard touched first on the one-meter board. The men ended their regular season at 45, 1-4 in conference play. Duke is headed for the ACC Championships at North Carolina’s Maurice Jay Koury Natatorium. The women’s championships will be held Feb. 14-17, and the men will follow up Feb. 21-24. Duke will host the ACC Diving Championships at Taishoff Aquatic Pavilion Feb. 17.
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Although the men’s and women’s
teams were balding the flu, some Blue Devils were able to come through and qualify for the postseason at the Armory Collegiate Invitational. Senior Jonathan Fay had what head coach Norm Ogilvie called “the best performance of the week.” Fay’s pole vault of 16 feet and three quarters inches landed him third place, equaling his personal best and tying him for fourth highest vault in Duke’s history. Both the men’s and women’s 4xBoo teams qualified for the postseason with times of 7:41.60 and 9:12.50, earning fourth and fifth place finishes, respectively.
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Neither the men's nor the women'sswimming team could puli out a win against Clemson this weekend.
“It was a disappointing match. We lost 6-1, but if was much closer than 6-1.” Duke (2-2) saw only one singles win from lOOth-ranked Atas, who took down No. 2 Gonzales, 7-6, 6-4. “It was a good match,” Atas said “It was a crazy atmosphere —everyone was going nuts, and we were just trying to maintain our composure. We had three matches where we could have won and we didn’t.” Sunday’s match at Notre Dame was also frustrating, Ramsey said. Atas and Goulet posted Duke’s only doubles win over llth-ranked Ryan Keckley and Sheeva Parbhu, 9-7. “They were a little bit more intense than us at the start, but we came back and
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broke them back,” Goulet said Goulet also served up the team’s lone singles victory over Barry King 6-4, 7-6. “It was a weird match because there weren’t any rallies,” he said. “It was just really big serves. I was holding my serve pretty easily and he was too, so that’s why it went to a de breaker.” The Blue Devils return home to polish up their game before challenging No. 51 Penn Friday at the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center. Smith said the men have some work cut out for them in practice. “Our biggest thing is we’re going to work on our doubles game,” Smith said. “We’ve been really good with one, but we haven’t really been able to win at two or three consistendy. We just need to get our doubles going a bit and get our confidence going.”,
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Chris Rowland, freshman Tradelle Ward and freshman Dan McManamon ran the relay for the men. It was Ward’s second race of the day after already running the mile in a personal best of 4:19.30, a little less than five seconds short of the IC4A qualifying time. McManamon ran the anchor leg with the fastest split of 1:53.80. While the Blue Devils were able to qualify for the IC4A’s, Duke lost its meet record in the 4xBoo to Columbia, which bested it by two tenths of a second. The women’s relay was run by freshmen Katie Doswell, Christen Harsha and Shelley Forbes, and senior Lindsay Owen. Another women’s relay—the distance medley relay—finished third in the meet and qualified for the ECAC’s with a time of 11:58.50. Sophomores Jessica Davlin, Libby Jenke and Molly Lehman, and Owen ran the relay for Duke. The Blue Devils look to get healthy for next week. “This meet was less than 100 percent, but the big names —Chris Spooner, Shannon Rowburry, Liz Worst—who didn’t compete will compete next week,” Ogilvie said.
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