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DUKE FALLS TO UNC, .500 IN ACC PLAY Greg Beaton THE CHRONICLE
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There was no bonfire on Main West
Wednesday night.
Duke went cold late in the second half while North Carolina heated up, and poor shooting down the stretch ultimately extinguished any chance the Blue Devils had of upsetting the Tar Heels. Led by Jon Scheyer and Gerald Henderson, Duke went up by as many as 10 points early in the second half. But North Carolina slowly chipped away at the lead, finally jockeying past the Blue Devils with just more than five minutes to go. Plagued by foul trouble and shaky foul shooting, No. 16 Duke (18-6, 5-5 in the ACC) could not mount a comeback and ultimately succumbed 79-73 to the No. 5 Tar Heels (21-3, 7-2). “We caught Duke on a night when [their] shots weren’t going in,” North Carolina head coach Roy Williams said. “We were very fortunate they missed some shots—that definitely helped us.” Up 50-45 with 12 minutes left, Josh Mcßoberts took the ball to the basket against UNC’s Tyler Hansbrough. Hansbrough fouled Mcßoberts, and for a moment it appeared that Mcßoberts’ layup attempt would fall for a potentially baek-breaking three-point play. But Mcßoberts’ shot rolled around the rim and out, and the sophomore forward then bricked the ensuing two free throws. The misses set off a stretch in which Duke would make just 3-of-10 from the line. Sharp-shooting Scheyer, who carried Duke with 26 points in 38 minutes, made
just one of three after getting hacked on a three-pointer from the corner with 7:23 remaining and Duke up 57-54. And DeMarcus Nelson could not hit either attempt to tie the game at 64 with 3:44 left. The Blue Devils still had other chances, but those misses from the charity stripe sucked the wind out of their sails as North Carolina’s star players finally broke SEE M. BBALL ON PAGE 10
The Blue Devils took an early lead Wednesday night but could not hang on, losing to their rivals by six.
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ing in big games—and against big-ti players. But tonight’s matchup agai North Carolina and point guard Iv< Latta may pose the greatest challenge the season for Duke. “That’s why I came to Duke—I wan play against the best teams and the best p ers,” senior Lindsey Harding said. “It’s fu When the No. 1 Blue Devils (24-0, 9-0 the ACC) tip off against the No. 2 Heels (24-0, 8-0) in Carmichael Audit um at 7 p.m., they will not only attemp uphold their perfect record versus other remaining undefeated team in nation but also try to end a five-game SEE W. BBALL ON PAGE 12
North Carolina point guard Ivory Latta has led her Tar Heels to five straight wins over the Blue Devils.
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Baghdad's streets were electric with tension Wednesday as U.S. officials confirmed
Israel, Lebanon fighting resumes by
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BEIRUT, Lebanon Lebanese troops exchanged fire with Israeli forces across theborder Wednesday, for the first time since the summer war between Hezbollah and Israel, Lebanese and Israeli officials said. The nighttime incident—sparked by an Israeli bulldozer crossing a fence showed how tense the boundary remains nearly six months after a U.N.-brokered cease-fire ended 34 days of fighting. But the incident was not expected to undermine the overall truce. Lebanese officials said their troops opened fire on an Israeli army bulldozer —
that had crossed the frontier near the border village of Maroun el-Rass, scene of heavy fighting in the summer. The vehicle crossed the so-called Blue Line —the U.N.-demarcated boundary and entered about 20 yards into Lebanon, Lebanese military officials said. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity pending the release of a formal army statement, said the army fired machine guns toward the bulldozer, drawing Israeli forces to return with five anti-tank grenades that targeted an army armored vehicle and a transport jeep. There were no reports of injury on either side. —
Israel confirmed the exchange—with security officials saying Israel's army returned fire with tanks and light weapons—but denied its troops had entered Lebanon. The Israeli troops crossed the heavily guarded border fence, the Israeli army said, but remained south of the international border and within Israeli territory which stretches beyond the route of the fence. The Israelis said the army was clearing land, searching for bombs near where explosive devices were planted by Hezbollah Monday, under the cover of bad SEE LEBANON ON PAGE
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WASHINGTON—Three U.S. Army Reserve officers were indicted Wednesday, accused of taking part in a bid-rigging scam that steered millions of dollars for Iraq reconstruction projects to a contractor in exchange for cash, luxury cars and jewelry. An American businessman in Romania was charged as the go-between for the military officers and the contractor. The husband of one of die reservists was accused of helping smuggle tens of thousands of dollars into the United States that the couple used to pay for a deck and hot tub at their New Jersey house.
Iraqi rebuilding fund “as their own personal ATM machines,” Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty said in announcing the charges. “These defendants actually took bricks of stolen cash and smuggled them out of Iraq and back to the United States for their own personal use,” McNulty said. The 25-count indictment, filed in U.S. District Court in New Jersey, marks the latest development in an investigation of $8.6 million in Iraq contracts awarded to construction mogul Philip Bloom. Bloom, an American citizen who ran ...
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construction and services companies under Global Business Group, has admitted to laundering at least $2 million that was stolen from reconstruction funds managed by the U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq. He awaits sentencing. McNulty said the five people indicted Wednesday stole or otherwise misused $3.6 million from the CPA fund. The three reservists—Col. Curtis Whiteford of Utah, Lt. Col. Debra Harrison of New Jersey and Lt. Col. Michael Wheeler of Wisconsin —were responsible for helping supervise the funding and progress of the CPA contracts in al-Hillah, Iraq.
a new security operation was under way. U.S. army members rushed through streets, and Iraqi armored personnel carriers guarded bridges and major intersections.
Court martial ends in mistrial The judge overseeing the court martial of an Army lieutenant who refused to deploy to Iraq dedared a mistrial Wednesday, saying the soldier did not fully understand a document he signed admitting to elements of the charges.
Global porn ring uncovered Austrian authorities said Wednesday they have uncovered a major international child pornography ring involving more than 2,360 suspects from 77 countries, including hundreds in the United States, who paid to view videos ofchildren being sexually abused.
Star-crossed skeletons found They died young and, by the looks of it, in love. Two 5,000-year-old skeletons found locked in an embrace near the city where Shakespeare set the star-crossed tale "Romeo and Juliet" have sparked theories thatthe remains of a far more ancient love story have been found. News briefs compiled from wire reports "I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it," Groucho Marx
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When former Duke basketball star Grant Hill needed surgery for his ankle or American Idol Winner Ruben Studdard wanted to lose weight, they called on the world-class resources of the Duke University Health System. For those with less fame and money, quality medical care can often be much harder to come by. Several community programs in DUHS, however, have made it increasingly easy for regular Durham residents to receive the star treatment. “Durham County’s citizens don’t live as long and have higher rates ofinfant mortality, stroke and heart failure than people in Cuba,” said Rob Califf, director of the Duke
Translational Medicine Institute, in an interview with the DUHS newsletter INSIDE. In an effort to address the lack of quality health care in Durham, DUHS has created community clinics and a variety of programs to educate Durham residents about health-related topics, provide a health-care support system for Medicaid recipients and help uninsured patients secure health care. Students in the community DUHS programs have also trained Duke students to become health-care educators in Durham. The Learning Together program, for example, provides opportunities for students to engage in community health-related service projects such as teaching students at local schools about health,
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With a policy proposed tothe Union, the future of skateboarding on theWest Campus Plaza maybe in doubt.
New policy could ban Dukies flock to ‘Teach Plaza skateboarding for America’ program by
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On an average day at the job, Salvatore Negrete, Trinity ’O5, listens to stories about expeditions to Antarctica, encounters with hissing cobras and day trips to turkey farms.' Negrete, a teacher for a fourth-grade special education class at Public School 48 in the Bronx and a Teach for America corps member, said his students always know how to keep things interesting, in part due to their impressive story-telling skills. In recent years, a rising number of Duke students have followed Negrete’s path and joined the competitive TFA program. In fact, TFA is one of the largest SEE TEA ON PAGE 7
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ident, said commotion by skateboarders on the Plaza prompted her to call Resi-
In response to complaints about disruptive skateboarders on the West Campus Plaza, students using their boards to
dence Life and Housing Services and the Duke University Police Department. “For the past several months, [the noise has] been really bad,” she said, adding that she witnessed another student throw a lighter —which exploded upon impact—at a skateboarder to deter him. “In the morning, I wake up. At night, I can’t sleep. During the day, I can’t study,” she said. Kim added that she did not think the skateboarders were Duke students. “They look like they’re in high school or middle school, at the oldest,” she said. For other Kilgo Quad residents, the skateboarders are just one of many bothersome distractions. “It’s the people talking in front of the
get to class may need to consider another mode of transportation. Duke University Union has received a proposed policy that would require riders to carry their boards across the Plaza, said Chris Roby, director of the Office of Student Activities and Facilities. The new rule—which would be enforced by signs at entry points to the Plaza—was brought before the Union after students said they found the activity of skateboarders on the Plaza distracting. “One of the biggest issues is [complaints by] students living in Kilgo [Quadrangle] about the noise of the wheels going across the pavement,” Roby said. Senior Patricia Kim, a Kilgo Quad res-
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The Anglican Communion must strive unity in order to carry out its mission around the world, Lord George Carey told an alidience at Goodson Chapel Wednesday afternoon. Carey, who as archbishop of Canterbury from 1991 to 2002 was the religious head of the world’s 77 million Anglicans, condemned the decision of the 2003 General Convention of U.S. Episcopalians the American denomination of the Communion—for ratifying the nomination of an openly gay bishop. But in response to threats of schism and die departure of some churches from the Communion, Carey issued a “personal plea to patience” to both liberal and conservative churches. “As someone who is no longer party to the process of negotiation, I can only join with you in praying for some speedy resolution that will allow us to get on with far more to maintain
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“I think anyone who is concerned about the Barnes and Noble-ization of America wants to support a small, independent bookstore,” Fox said. Still other professors choose to order through the Regulator to give undergraduates an incentive to leave campus and explore Durham, said Peter Burian, chair of the classical studies department. Though the two stores draw from the same market, Valentine said they do not significantly compete for business because both bookstores demand that professors
Lord George Carey, former archbishop of Canterbury, speaks Wednesday at Goodson Chapel.
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For Faulkner Fox, a visiting instructor ofcreative writing, ordering textbooks for her class is a morally significant choice. Between the primary opdons of the Duke Textbook Store and Ninth Street’s landmark Regulator Bookshop, Fox is one of nearly 100 professors and instructors that choose the latter. “The Regulator is an incredible resource for writers in the Triangle. It’s not just a place to buy books, it’s a place where writers come to learn their craft,” she said. For more than 30 years, various Duke classes have required students to buy books at the Regulator. In recent semesters, the majority have come from the humanities departments, said John Valentine, the Regulator’s co-owner and Trinity ’7l. “People in the humanities might un-
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businesses in the area. Vivek Wadhwa, execat utive-in-residence Duke Engineering Management Program, led the study, alongside AnnaLee Saxenian, dean of the University ofCalifornia-Berkeley’s School Vivek Wadhwa ofInformation. The researchers surveyed 2,054 engineering and technology companies founded in the United States between 1995 and 2005 to determine how many of their chief executives and lead technologists were first-generation immigrants. The study showed that at least one founder in 25 percent of high-tech companies nationwide is an immigrant, even though only 14 percent of company founders in North Carolina are immigrants. “I thought that our state was in much better shape,” Wadhwa said. International students educated at local universities are an asset to the U.S. and should be encouraged to stay in the country, he said. The study also took a close look at Research Triangle Park, a center of scientific development located along the Durham and Wake County line.
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derstand the value of that cultural resource more than someone in the hard sciences,” Fox said. “It’s not something hostile to them—it’s just a question offa-
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Many professors said they order through the Regulator out of a desire to support independent local businesses.
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weather meaning Hezbollah had violated the cease-fire. The truce accord also requires international peacekeepers to prevent new attacks on Israel. Hezbollah has denied the allegation, saying the explosives were planted before the war. U.N. peacekeepers in south Lebanon described the shootout as a “serious incident.” Peacekeepers contacted both sides, “urging them to cease hostilities with immediate effect,” said Liam McDowell, a spokesperson for the force. It was the first time cross-border shooting erupted since shortly after a ceasefire Aug. 14 ended the fighting between Israeli forces and the Lebanese Hezbollah militants, and after Israeli troops withdrew to their side of the border in September. A clash involving an Israel’s commando raid on the Bekaa Valley town of Boudai deep inside Lebanon occurred five days after the cease-fire and left an Israeli officer killed. Israel said that was an attempt to interdict Hezbollah weapons shipments. McDowell, of the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon, or UNIFIL, said Wednesday’s exchange was “initiated by the Lebanese army” and that the Israeli bulldozer crossed the “technical fence” to clear mines. His statement did not clearly define whether the Israelis had crossed the border, but indicated the Israelis were still on their side when the shooting erupted. —
IMMIGRANTS from page 4 Immigrants founded 18.7 percent of high-tech businesses in RTF, compared to 52.4 percent in California’s
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nological research, Silicon Valley. “One of the problems here is that we don’t do anything to make it immigrantfriendly,” Wadhwa said. Wadhwa, an Indian immigrant who has founded two companies in the state, said he has been discriminated against on the basis of his race in the past. When he sought funding to start a Carybased business 10 years ago, venture capi-
The shooting lasted for a few minutes, military officials said. McDowell said the clash ended before midnight. In New York, U.N. associate spokesper-
son Farhan Haq said the U.N. peacekeepers in south Lebanon talked to both sides trying to prevent any escalation. “The latest news is that things seem to have calmed down,” Haq said. Shortly after the incident, the Israeli army said all its forces had withdrawn south of the border fence. About 15,000 Lebanese troops deployed to south Lebanon under the U.N. resolution that included the cease-fire which ended the fighting. More than 1,000 people have died in Lebanon and about 150 in Israel in the 34-day war. Also, 34 Lebanese soldiers were killed, many in Israeli airstrikes against army positions and radar installations. Israel has accused the Lebanese army of aiding the Hezbollah. Hezbollah officials had no immediate comment on the incident. Israel has sent warplanes repeatedly over Lebanon on reconnaissance flights which the UNIFIL termed as a violation of the cease-fire resolution. Also, another demand from the U.N. cease-fire resolution—the release of two Israeli soldiers whose capture by Hezbollah in a cross-border raid July 12 had sparked the summer war—remains unfulfilled. Hezbollah has said it will not release them except in exchange for Lebanese prisoners held by Israel. The United Nations has been quietly mediating since the cease-fire.
tal firms failed to return his calls Wadhwa said that they harbored stereotypes ofIndians as low-level technicians. “It’s considered an asset to be Indian or Chinese in Silicon Valley,” Wadhwa said. “But it’s a liability here.” In order to encourage talented and well educated immigrants to stay in the United States, Wadhwa said international students studying in U.S. universities should automatically be given green cards. He added that companies will not hire individuals who only have temporary visas. Bertie Belvin, associate dean for enrollment services in the Graduate School, said
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Ted Conner, vice president of economic development at the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, said obtaining a permanent visa to work in the United States is difficult. “The process before 9/11 was tedious and complicated, and now it’s even more tedious and complicated,” he said. Impediments to obtaining a permanent visa are not the only factors preventing international students from remaining in the area after they graduate. “As more opportunities in high-tech fields open up globally, the pressure to pursue employment in the U.S. is somewhat lessened,” Steinmetz said.
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ship, as bishop of Vermont. Carey criticized the bishops involved with the ratification, saying they knew important tasks,” Carey said, referring to that they were going against the will of most of the Anglican Communion and poverty and the AIDS crisis in Africa. Much of his talk focused on a pivotal destroying the process begun by Lamdocument issued during his time on the beth 110. “Discussion was now dead in the water, throne: the resolution known as Lambeth 110. The document, passed in 1998, as it had been preempted by the actions of the General Convention,” he said. stated that homosexual practice was “inbut called for Still, Carey added that it is important compatible with Scripture,” with homosexuals. that leaders work to prevent full schism a deeper dialogue in the Church. But the uneasy truce between progres“Once groups divide, the journey back sive and conservative elements in the to full union often never happens,” he said. church was shattered in 2003 by the ratiIn light of current events, Carey said the fication ofV. Eugene Robinson, an openrelationhistory of die Anglican Communion has ly gay priest in a longstanding often been one of crisis, which he said has been a defining force for the church. After the address, audience members, many of whom sported clerical collars, gathered for tea, scones and discussion. “As one who supports the decision of General Convention 2003 and sees ordination of gays and lesbians as a prophetic gift, I am yet encouraged that Lord Carey continues to call us into conversation and reconciliation,” said Anne Hodges-Copple, Trinity ’79 and rector of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Durham. Another attendee, Andrew Rowell, said he enjoyed the talk despite his more conservative stance. Rowell, Trinity ’95 and a second-year graduate student in the Divinity School, is a member of The Falls Church, a large parish in Virginia that left the Episcopal Church several months ago to join the Diocese of Nigeria. “I thought his speech was fantastic, but one wonders what the actual dialogue is,” Rowell said. “Is there an endJESSICA SO/THE CHRONICLE point or is the final conclusion just, ‘We Former Archbishop Lord Carey criticized the Genagree to disagree’? Because if so, we eral Convention ofU.S. Episcopalians Wednesday. might as well just stop.”
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with the pros and cons ofany given situation. He’s very honest, forthright and an outstanding individual with moral character.” But Snider’s vision for Duke involves as every possible student experience, from more than just undergraduates. He said tenting to studying abroad to tutoring at that a key issue schools,” local facing the Board said. Snider of Trustees is the “[Being a Young “One of the things I’ve loved Duke-Durham has the Trustee] about Duke is that it’s an underrelationship and potential of a the question of culminating exgraduate-focused institution.” how to expand perience.” David Snider community inSnider added volvement. that even with a senior, Young Trustee finalist “Duke has a very fulfilling cahuge interest in reer at Duke, he making Durham would probably that live and students could. a want to place faculty around for two more he years if stay “I’ve been very blessed in having made want to interact with and live in as well,” Snider said. great friends and a lot of wonderful experiHe added that his interest in Durham ences, but I can certainly see doing another four years and not repeating very many led him to write a senior thesis on the things and still having a great time,” he said. prospects of urban renewal in the city. As a Young Trustee, Snider said he Ellen Mickiewicz, professor of public poliwould focus on issues like Central Campus cy studies and director of its honors proplanning, new international partnerships gram, said Snider’s research was stunning and student services. He added that and multidisciplinary. “I was extremely imDuke’s emphasis on undergraduates is pressed by his ability to get things quickly, but not lighdy,” Mickiewicz said. “He unwhat makes the school unique. “One of the things I’ve loved about derstood, but was careful at the same time, Duke is that it’s an undergraduate-focused so that he was sure of his foundation of institution,” Snider said. “As we expand what he was thinking or saying.” Snider said his comprehensive underand become more global and add all these new programs, I think it’s important to figstanding of the various facets of the University would help him as a Young Trustee. ure out how they can be utilized to enHe added that his work experience at hance the undergraduate experience.” As DSC vice president of athletics and Bain & Company, a global strategy consultcampus services, Snider was instrumental ing firm, would prepare him for the responsibilities of a Young Trustee. in installing plasma TVs in Wilson Recre“On the Board of Trustees, knowledge ation Center, implementing the off-campus bus route and increasing the number is power,” Snider said. “The ability to see of C-l buses running nights and weekends. how Central Campus planning affects the medical center’s expansion and their oper“He is very driven and is extremely organations is critical to be able to have insights ized and passionate,” said senior Ryan Harris, president of DTD and Snider’s former that the Board will respond to and be able to influence their decision making.” roommate. “He’s also very good at dealing
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exclusively list their books through them. Bob Walker, general manager of the
Loop and the Plaza hosting events that drives me to the library more than the skateboarding,” said Kilgo Quad resident Gail Ukatu, a sophomore. Other students said they were not disrupted by the skateboarders. “I don’t know if it’s been a problem for [other] Kilgo residents,” said senior Samuel Chu, a resident of the quad. “The noise hasn’t really been a problem.” Roby said that in addition to student complaints, the University is concerned with the risk posed by skateboarders, particularly those who jump off the stage area. Other administrators, however, said any dangers skateboarders posed to themselves would not fall under the University’s domain of liability. “In reality, skateboarding has risks involved with it regardless of where it occurs,” Dean of Students Sue Wasiolek said. “The way the law would view that is the skateboarders, at least to a certain extent, know the risks involved with skate-
Duke Textbook Store, agreed, pointing to the fact that each bookstore’s share of the textbook market has remained relatively constant over the past five years, and the Regulator’s share has always been minimal. “Of over 2,000 courses that order books, over 1,900 go through us. The Regulator only gets about 100,” Walker said. “That’s a pretty small percentage of course offerings at Duke.” The Duke Textbook Store makes an effort to list which books are at the Regulator, so that students won’t have to waste time searching, he said. “Our main objective is provide the best service we can to students and faculty, not compete with the Regulator,” Walker added. Textbook sales to Duke students, though not the primary source of the Regulator’s revenue, make up a significant portion of the store’s annual sales. “In terms of cash flow, it’s great to have a shot in the arm in September and January,” Valentine said. Senior David Schmidt, who has bought a number of textbooks from the Regulator over his years at the University, has found the store uniquely valuable. Schmidt said he does not mind paying the higher prices or walking to Ninth Street to buy his books, though some of his peers do. Freshman Alexis Rosenblum said not having all the books in the Duke Textbook Store was inconvenient. “I had no idea where the Regulator was when I found out that I had to get my books for my Civic Engagement class from there,” she wrote in an e-mail. Schmidt, however, thinks the hassle of going off campus to buy books is out-
TFA from page 3 employers of recent Duke graduates, said Abby Vargas, career specialist at the Career Center. The non-profit organization enlists recent college graduates of all academic majors and career interests to teach at low-income public schools across the country. Fifty-three Duke alumni are currently members of TFA, Vargas said. In addition, 32 Duke students of the Class of 2007 have committed to joining next year, said Caroline Hull, a TFA recruitment officer for Duke. “Duke is one of the top schools [for TFA] as far as numbers go,” Vargas said. “It is one of the main schools they target, as they’ve had success in recruiting corps members here before and many graduates have been very successful as part of the program.” Despite the high number of Duke alumni who become corps members, the process of joining TFA is selective, said Emily Del Pino, regional communications director for the organization’s national office. '‘lt’s really important for Teach for America that corps members are going to be high-achieving people,” Del Pino said. “Anyone who does the program really needs to be a strong leader in front of the classroom.” Last year, 2,400 out of 19,000 t9tal applicants were accepted to the program. Among that number, there were 26 Duke graduates out of 122 that applied. Hult said there are two parts to the recruitment process —an aggressive advertisement campaign and a strong effort to
boarding.”
Approximately 100 Duke professors request that studentspurchase textbooks at the Regulator Bookshop.
weighed by the value of supporting the local businesses. “l think more people benefit when I buy from the Regulator,” Schmidt said. target individuals who have demonstrated leadership ability. “We single out people... who we really believe would be an asset to the corps,” she said. Newly accepted corps members complete a five-week preparation program before they begin teaching in the fall. “We learned as much in our five weeks of summer instruction that [education majors] did in their four years of undergraduate work,” said Lori Hall, Trinity ’O6 and a middle school science teacher in Phoenix, Arizona. “But it’s hard to say we were totally prepared.” TFA members cited behavioral problems with their students, working with limited resources at their host schools and tension with other teachers as some of the challenges encountered while on the job. “In the first semester, there were several days where I wished that I could’ve packed up and quit,” Mark Ewing, Trinity ’O6, wrote in an e-mail. “You’re in a classroom doing something that you’ve never done before and without much
training.”
TFA members also said the relation-
ships with the regular teachers at their host schools are often shaky. “The other teachers are a little wary of my TFA status, but see how hard I work, so appreciate that,” Julianna Tabor, Trinity ’O6, wrote in an e-mail. “Most of them are jealous that I can ‘get out’ after two years. They want to do the same.” In the end, however, most TFA members said the rewards of their jobs outweigh the costs. “The best part is having kids internalize their ability and their potential, whether verbally or in writing,” said Morgan Gieseke, Trinity ’O6. “It’s about instilling a love of learning and an academic curiosity in them.”
“I feel like more money goes back in to Durham when I buy from the Regulator than when I buy from the Textbook Store.”
DUHS from page 3 said Project Coordinator Tia Simmons. “It’s a great program,” said Julie Miller, a physician’s assistant and Learning Together
participant.
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She added that the University’s responsibility for the safety of students is the same for those on skateboards and those on foot. “If Duke had a duty related to the Plaza—for instance, putting up a caution marker if there were an obstacle or a hole—that duty would apply to a skateboarder and someone walking on the Plaza,” Wasiolek said. Although there is no official policy regarding skateboarding yet, Roby said staff members who see skateboarders on the Plaza often ask them to leave. “The Plaza is a very public location, and our hope is that people will use it for a variety of purposes,” he said. “But if one purpose tends to have a detrimental effect on others, our responsibility is to look into it and work in the University’s best interest.” stmctions, or help the patient follow up with the provider.” DCHN care managers also arrange transportation for patients who are not able to get to the clinic and offer bilingual services to patients who do not
speak English.
“Duke is really trying to help the community as best they can by supporting the programs in place and creating new ones” —Julie Miller
said Yaggy there are about 17, 600 Medicaid enrecipients rolled.
Helping the uninsured Simmons Local Access to said students physican’s asst., Learning Together Coordinated are taught the Health Care helps fundamentals secure health care of working with community members, for uninsured Durham residents, many of Durham history and other topics related to whom are immigrants. The program has cultural competency and community etienrolled 8,700 Durham residents since it quette to prepare them for the challenges began in 2003, Yaggy said. of interacting with a diverse community. “We work directly with patients in their Although many health professional stu- homes. We help them arrange medical dents participate in the program, undercare, help them with bills received for medical services, connect them with transgraduates—especially those with pre-medical and community health interests—have portation and provide translational servicbecome involved as well, Simmons said. es in the community,” she explained. Since 96 percent of the patients in LATCH are Latino, bilingual and biculturHelping Medicaid patients The Durham Community Health Netal, staff members are hired to make sure work is a health-care support program for they can better serve patients, Yaggy said. Medicaid recipients facing financial strugLATCH reported a 25 percent decrease gles and social barriers that prevent them in emergency use by participants, which from accessing health-care services. she said shows that the program is success“DCHN helps Medicaid patients followfully getting people into primary care. up with medical care,” said Susan Yaggy, With established health-care educachief of the division of community health. tion programs for Durham residents, Sim“For example, if a patient saw a doctor and mons said the next focus for DUHS will felt she needed help knowing what medbe educating community caregivers to ications to take and how to take them, we better serve senior citizens through the help her understand the provider’s in- “Caregiver” program.
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When Duke walked out onto the floor before the
opening tip against North Carolina Wednesday night, two players were noticeably absent from the court. Fortunately for the Tar Heels, they remained noticeably absent throughout the rest of the night. Captains Josh Mcßoberts and DeMarcus Nelson
began the game on the bench for the Blue Devils—the first time all season the duo was not in the starting lineup. Head coach Mike name Krzyzewski made the decision to bring analysis his two leading scorers off the bench earlier in the week and thought the change would get his team off to its best start. “Everyone felt like our standards weren’t being upheld,” Nelson said. “It comes from the upperclassmen, myself and Josh—especially being the marquee guys. When our coaches feel like we’re not doing what we’re supposed to do, then they’re going to take action. It was
definitely appropriate.”
The decision paid off at first, as Duke got off to a 13-6 lead before its two captains entered the contest. When they entered with 16:22 remaining in the half, both struggled to get into the flow of the game—especially on the offensive end of the court. Mcßoberts and Nelson only played 30 and 25 minutes, respectively, but even when they were in the game, the Blue Devil offense seemed to revolve around freshmen Jon Scheyer and Gerald Henderson. Duke took 63 shots in the contest, but only 11 of those attempts were SEE ANALYSIS ON PAGE 10
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Freshman center Brian Zoubek replaced sophomore captain Josh Mcßoberts in the starting lineup for Mike Krzyzewski Wednesday.
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At the beginning of the game, one question was on everyone’s mind: Why weren’t co-captains Josh Mcßoberts and DeMarcus Nelson included in the starting lineup? Coming off two straight league losses, head coach Mike Krzyzewski had decided to shake things up. “I thought that was the lineup thatwould get us off to the best start,” Krzyzewski said. “We’re going to do things to try to get guys to be freer. We’re just going to keep doing things to keep getting better. That change was to make us better, and I thought we were.” Even though Duke would end up losing, the team had jumped out to a seven point lead before Mcßoberts, Nelson and Lance Thomas were finally sent into the game. SEE LINEUP ON PAGE 12
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One of two co-captains removed from the starting lineup, DeMarcus Nelson is blocked by North Carolina freshman forward Brandan Wright.
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Despite having to carry the nation’s
longest active losing streak through the winter off-season, the Blue Devils have plenty to look forward to next fall. In his third full recruiting class, the Blue Devils signed 22 players from 13 different states Wednesday, NCAA football’s National Signing Day. After two consecutive classes ranked in the nation’s top-40 by scout.com, Duke’s 2007 incoming class has been pegged at No. 65. But despite the drop from years past, head coach Ted Roof is optimistic about the team’s newest additions. “This is a good day for us,” Roof said. “We’re very excited about our class. I think it’s a very solid group.” Roof credited the talented class to the hard work of recruiting coordinator Glen Spencer and the rest of the assistant coaches, who managed to secure verbal commitments from 17 players before the school year began. In the 22 players, the Blue Devils addressed several needs. Duke had holes at the cornerback posidon and brought in speed demons Randez James, Matt Pridemore and Tony Jackson to fill them. After playing with only one scholarship quarterback last year, Michigan-nadve Mike Cappetto will enter 2007 as the third-string after Zack Asack returns from suspension next fall. The gem of the class is arguably threestar offensive lineman Bryan Morgan, who played for famous Hoover High School in Alabama. He played on three 6A state championship teams and was a finalist for Alabama’s Lineman of the Year award his senior year. After Roof heavily recruited offensive linemen for the past two years, Duke’s corps could soon be among the deepest in
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M. BBALL from page 1 Tar Heels went 7-for-8 from the line over die final 31 seconds to ice the victory—Uieir second straight at Cameron Indoor Stadium. “I thought we played winning basketball and so did they—it’s a game they won and our kids didn’t lose,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “The 3-for-10 from the free throw line hurt u5.... For us to win this game, you have to hit those things.” Eighteen seconds after Mcßoberts missed the two free throws at the 12:06 mark, he also picked up his fourth foul of the game.
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After pulling in two straight scout.com top-40 classes, head coach Ted Roof's most recent class fell to 65th. the ACC. Duke’s sophomore and freshman class have 10 linemen—seven of which are former three-star prospects. North Carolina, N.C. State, Wake Forest, Maryland and Clemson do not have as many. But the Blue Devils know that building an offensive line takes time. “We feel really good about giving the freshmen offensive line a chance to grow and be good fourth and fifth year players,” Spencer said. “And for the first time I think we’re able to do that.” After playing more true freshmen than any other Division I-A program over the last two years, Duke will try to redshirt the majority of the incoming freshmen to prepare them for the seasons ahead. “I think that we’ve gotten to where we
can continue to recruit and build on the program and not have the pressure on the kids to walk in the door,” Roof said. “And us as coaches, we don’t have to count on our incoming class, to play a substantial amount to win games.”
NOTES: After three seasons on head coach Ted Roofs staff, Duke announced last Friday that it had chosen not to renew contracts for both co-defensive coordinator Jerry Azzinaro and running backs coach Charles London. Former Notre Dame quarterbacks coach Peter Vaas was hired Tuesday to replace London’s responsibilities at running backs coach, and he will also take over as the passing game coordinator.
That brought Brian Zoubek off the Scheyer returned to the starting lineup bench to guard Hansbrough, and the Tar after being removed for the Florida State Heels immediately took advantage. Hansgame, but his presence on the court from brough powered past Duke’s 7-footer to the outset was hardly the only surprise. bring the score to 50-47. After a Scheyer Captains Mcßoberts and Nelson began the two-point jump shot, UNC once again fed game on the bench in favor of a lineup that featured Paulus, Scheyer, Henderson, Hansbrough. This time Duke’s defense colZoubek and Dave McClure. lapsed on the UNC big man, and HansThe move paid off, as Duke jumped brough rifled a pass out of the post to out to an early lead that settled at 39-34 at guard Wes Miller, who nailed a three-pointer from the wing. the half. The Tar Heels were paced by freshman A minute later, Hansbrough’s 10-foot baseline jumper brought the score to 52- forward Brandan Wright, who scored 19 52, the first tie since the opening tip. Over points and pulled down ni«e boards. Duke the next four and a half minutes, the lead held Wright and Hansbrough to just 12 would bounce back and forth until combined points in the first half, but they Reyshawn Terry’s fast-break dunk gave the broke loose in the second with Mcßoberts Tar Heels the lead for good. in foul trouble. UNC proved to be too much in the end, “They are very, very talented, and the depth that they have means that they as Duke lost a close ACC contest for its never take a break,” Krzyzewski said. “So third consecutive game. With an away when they’re playing like that you have to game against Maryland looming Sunday, be incredibly resilient, and I thought our the Blue Devils have little time to ponder what might have been Wednesday. guys were.” “We’re playing a little better,” Paulus Hansbrough scored six points over the final 3:20, and North Carolina point guard said. “We’re playing hard, and sometimes it Ty Lawson made up for a slow start by knifdoesn’t result in a win. We have to keep reing past Greg Paulus for a three-point play membering this feeling so it doesn’t hapwith 1:46 to go that put the Tar Heels up pen again.” 70-63. With Duke still lurking, Lawson spun through two Blue Devil defenders to NOTES: find the basket and put his team up 72-66 North Carolina out-rebounded Duke widi 46 seconds left. 39-33, including 22-14 in the second half.... Duke’s comeback attempt over the final Paulus had no turnovers, but the Blue Devminute proved fruitless, as Scheyer ils finished with 16 ori the game with watched the final 30 seconds from die' Mcßoberts giving it up four times and bench after fouling out. Zoubek three—all on travelling ca 115.... “It hurts—it hurts a lot,” Scheyer said. Paulus also fouled out, picking up his fifth “We were up a lot of the game, and it just with 6.2 seconds remaining.... Henderson comes down to our execudon down the scored a career-higb 14 points, while his stretch and doing the right thing. We let it high school teammate, UNC’s Wayne slip away.” Ellington, was held to four.
ANALYSIS from page 9 from either Mcßoberts or Nelson “We need those guys to be themselves,” sophomore captain Greg Paulus said. “A lot of the things don’t change whether you come off the bench or if you start. The job is still the same.” Duke’s freshmen did what they could to pick up the void left by Mcßoberts and Nelson on offense, but ultimately it was not enough. Scheyer had a career-high 26 points, and Henderson looked like a veteran driving to the basket, but they could not overcome a feisty North Carolina squad that shot 59.3 percent from the field in the second half and outrebounded the Blue Devils 22-14 in the frame. While Scheyer and Henderson showed no signs of nervousness in their first taste of the Duke-UNC rivalry, Mcßoberts and Nelson struggled to make their presence felt when the team needed them most. Duke led the Tar Heels 50-40 after Nelson’s layup with 16:50 remaining in the game. Over the next five minutes as North Carolina’s defense intensified, Mcßoberts picked up three fouls and missed two foul shots, while Nelson committed a turnover and was unable to get to the rim. The stretch was key for North Carolina, as it held the Blue Devils without a basket and chipped away at Duke’s lead. After Mcßoberts picked up his fourth foul with 11:47remaining, the visibly frustrated forward sat on the bench with a towel over his head. After some consolation from forward Lance Thomas and Henderson, Mcßoberts re-entered the game with 8:55 remaining and his team up 54-52, but he had to play more conservatively down the stretch. “I picked up four fouls pretty early in the second half,” Mcßoberts said, “I wasn’t able to play as aggressively [down the stretch] as I would have liked.” Despite poor play from two ofits leaders, Duke still led most of the way. North Carolina did not take its first lead until Reyshawn Terry’s layup with 5:15 remaining arid had no answer for Scheyer, who shot 8-for-18 from the field and hit four
three-pointers. Regardless, Duke cannot expect to
beat a team like North Carolina without effective play from its two leading scorers. Foul trouble and solid defense by the Tar Heels certainly were a factor, but if Duke wants to return to the upper echelon of the ACC, Mcßoberts and Nelson have to play like the captains they are.
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victory, with Latta struggling on her way to 12 points. And the two forwards only added fuel to the fire with a total of 37 points as Latta scorched the Terrapins for against the Tar Heels. The matchup in Chapel Hill will mark 32 more a little over a week ago. But Duke can counter the trio of Tar the first time in the 70-game history that with three stars of its own in Hardenter the Heels Duke and North Carolina both ing, Alison Bales and Abby Waner—and a contest undefeated. “It doesn’t matter what the rankings fourth in Wanisha Smith, who scored 15 are, and it doesn’t matter what our points and hit a number of pivotal shots in the team’s win over the Volunteers. records are,” head coach Gail GoestenkoThese four, who accounted for nearly rs said. “When it’s us and Carolina, it’s al90 and a percent of the scoring against Maryways just a huge rivalry great game. The fact that you add in the records and land and Tennessee, also come into the the rankings and all that stuff, it just adds team’s biggest rivalry game of the season to the excitement of the game, along with with the most experience, being the only Blue Devils to have played in a game at the fact that it’s a sellout.” So far this season, Duke has proven it North Carolina. “Last year I was a little oblivious, and can handle the pressure of playing in we got there I was stunned at the atwhen games. marquee between The Blue Devils defeated top-five squads mosphere and the pure hatred aV said. This I’m year, schools,” the the Waner at home and Tennessee on Maryland road. Although Duke did not shut down starting to feel it a little bit more. I’m just really excited to be a part of something nadonal player of the year candidates Crystal Langhorne of Maryland and Candace like this.” Although both teams showcase firepowParker of Tennessee, the Blue Devils certainly limited their producdvity and did not er offenses, it is not impossible that the contest will turn into a battle on the defenallow the two to take over those games. Langhorne finished with 14 points and sive end, since Duke and North Carolina seven rebounds while Parker put up 22 boast two of the top scoring and field goal points, grabbed 10 rebounds and shot a percentage defenses in the nation. But whether the game is dominated by dismal l-for-7 from the free-throw line. The Tar Heels, however, have had the defenses or offenses, Duke will likely need to contain UNC’s three stars and equal success against Maryland and Tennessee, defeating the Volunteers 70-57 have its veterans step up like they did in prior matchups against top teams. If the Dec. 3 and the Terrapins 84-71 Jan. 28. The key to those victories for North Blue Devils overcome the Tar Heels, then Carolina was not only the play of its star they will avenge their only loss on the road in the past 30 contests and put a stop Ivory Latta but also its secondary playto their five-game slide against UNC. ers—which seems like a misnomer consid“It’s a big, big rivalry,” Harding said. “I ering their talent and productivity —forand Camille Little. feel like we have something to prove. The wards Erlana Larkins Had it not been the combined 28 past few years they came out on top. Whether we’re No. 1 or 2 or what, we points and 21 rebounds Larkins and Little contributed against Tennessee, the Tar have something to prove—to go in there Heels would likely not have pulled off the and play hard and win.”
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other things held constant, if you combined muddy Sponge Bob Squarepants gloves (childsize medium), crunched-to-dust M&M Chips Ahoy Mini cookies, urine puddles, toilet seat liners and 7,802 crinkled paper towels, what would your odiferous end product be? The decor of the IM Building women’s bathroom on Sunday'night, that’s what. See, we gals have a natural eye for decorating and aesthetics. Yeah, the bathroom :*r looked like a poorly caulked approximation of a Calcutta gutter. I will give you that. But don’t be fooled. sarah ball Fashion Rule #1: What looks trampy is some got pencils always, on second glance, super chic. Sh —y chic, we’re calling it. Don’t be the last to adorn your bathroom tile with a thick-piled, wadded-Bounty carpet unless you know how to spell social suicide. A-a-a-anyway, now that that’s out of the way, the really sad news: This daily redecoration of the IM Building bathrooms at the hands of the female avant garde is coming to a close today, as K-ville dissolves. No tent village means no villagers, and no villagers means no beer. No beer in turn means no ill-advised Monday-night guzzling to keep warm, which means no full bladders, no trips to the IM bathroom. It means no more inebriated women deciding to dump mini-Chips Ahoys all over the bathroom floor and summarily stomp on them, in futile hopes they might yield Chips Ahoy-flavored wine. (I would indict men as just as artistically creative and resourceful, but I cannot tell a lie. A quick investigative browse of the men’s bathroom Sunday night, right after I discovered the. state of the women’s room, revealed squeaky clean floors, a sneakered and perturbed-looking guy using a urinal and a fading mud-or-feces mural. That’s it. Talk about boring.) But to brand K-ville as the genesis for all this creative energy is not to condemn the village. Who could swing a mace in the direction of our uncivilized approach to fan-dom—the same approach that so ironically complements our belief in Dukies as the more highly evolved, better-educated Tobacco Road specimen? I truly like the William Wallace-style face paint, the Neoprene yurts in the hops-saturated mud of the central Wilson steppes, the sprawling esprit de corps that this campus is lacking so often. I mean it. It is the villager, rather, that deserves the artistic credit.. And in die thick of all this rubbish flinging, the organization that oversees the smooth operation of our
beloved K-ville, our student government, is launching A Brilliant Plan. DSG, where the trashy trash-generation buck stops, is now sponsoring a rewards contest for outstanding non-faculty employees. The community interaction arm of DSG is asking students to nominate an employee on campus that has “bettered their Duke experience” in some way, whether a friendly cleaning lady or a favorite Alpine barista. DSG’s Community Liaison Daniel Bowes, a senior, will collect nominations, review them with his committee and choose seven members of food preparation, janitorial or other staff to be treated to a banquet, Washington Duke Inn brunch gift certificates, jazz tickets, a Duke watch and the honor of being on the “Duke Excellence Team.” From the posters and publicity, it sounds wonderful. It sounds kind. “The goal is go over the top and do everything we can, because they do that for us,” Bowes told me. “We really hope this will be sustainable from year to year. [DSG gives] an award to a top administrator every year—why not a top non-faculty employee?” Valiant. And yet, depressingly deflective. Being a part of the Duke Excellence Team will no doubtbe perceived of as an honor, as it righdy should be. Everyone from John Bumess, senior vice president for public affairs and government relations, to Jim Wulforst, director of dining services, to Jim Wilkerson, head ofDuke Stores, according to Bowes, has a hand in the process. But if the trend here holds, it’s going to be a top-down kind of thing. The administration, a few DSG do-gooders and a handful ofaltruistic students will meld minds to generate a list of seven. Those seven will be wined, dined, honored. Good thing, too—so the rest of us can go back to leaving vomit on hallway floors guilt-free. Because really: Why bother to honor and respect these people by simply cleaning up after ourselves? Is it going to affect the hallowed trajectory ofyour gonna-be-a-star life if you leave rotting food in the commons room fridge for someone you don’t know to clean up? Mmm, no. Doesn’t change anything in your life if some girl you don’t even know has to shake dry in the godforsaken, drafty IM Building because you TPed your boyfriend’s tent with the last roll, either. So forget about it. Pull down that Theory blazer and march on intoyour third-round interview with Bain. Stick out that same hand that, apropos of nothing, flung 17 wet paper towels on the IM bathroom floor. Pretend you have a grasp on basic etiquette. Pretend you were raised right. Ohh, I’ve got a good one: Pretend you have decency. See if you can fool them—because as long as you can, it doesn’t matter what you do. Sarah Ball is a Trinity junior andformer editorial page editor of The Chronicle. Her column runs every Thursday.
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She can run, but can she win? Despite
the media hype surrounding Barack Obama’s presidential bid and John Edwards’ recent frankness about his desire to raise taxes and implement a national health-care system—as well as Joe Biden’s masterful demonstration of the “open mouth, insert foot” routine with his comments about Obama—Hillary Clinton is still the 900-pound gorilla in the room. Clinton is certainly running, but as of now it’s entirely uncertain as to whether or not she can win. Reading the tea leaves now with any certainty is a daunting fact But thanks to a front-loaded primary calendar, the Democratic nominee for president will likely be decided less than a year from now—I might as well take a gil stevens shot in the dark, right? To begin with what may the other conservative be the most important measure ofrelative success (and a sad testament about the state of American politics), Hillary’s sitting on the biggest pile ofcash of any Democratic candidate. Though her campaign hasn’t had to file presidential fundraising reports yet, she has a whopping $ll million in her Senate campaign piggybank, transferable to a presidential campaign. That’s far more than any other Democrat running at present has in hand, and it’ll only increase. As Senator, she’s spent the last six years raising a fortune for the party, not only networking with donors but also fundraising for other Democrats. Now all of those chits will be called in and she’ll have the best Rolodex to work out of. The front-loaded primary calendar also favors Clinton; there will be five primary contests in January 2008 compared to only two in January 2004. While she can afford to spread herself across all of those races, and project into later contests, most of her opponents face the hard choice of concentrating on a handful of states or spreading themselves thinly to counter Hillary. To put it more bluntly, she can pick the terms of battle and the rest of the field has to follow suit or be consigned to irrelevancy. Right now, only Obama (and maybe Edwards) look to be in a position to play that gameand they’ll have to break her stranglehold on some major donors to do so. Clinton’s also on top of the pack in the polls, and though these are notoriously unreliable, they still merit a quick glance: she’s leading. Everywhere. A recent poll has her beating Edwards by 17 percent in lowa and Obama by 20 percent in New Hampshire among likely Democratic voters in both states. A December poll found her effectively unopposed in Nevada (the second caucus, between lowa and New Hampshire); Edwards offers some competition in South Carolina, but he’s the state’s golden boy. In short, she could lock up the nomination before February (of course things will change a bit). But let’s turn to another statistic pundits love, her favorable/ unfavorable numbers. A political scientist and blogger at the University ofWisconsin tracked thatstatistic for her nationally over the last past decade, and found that since roughly 2000, her favorables have been stable around 50 percent, her unfavorables around 45 percent, and her “don’t knows” (who doesn’t have an opinion on her?) around 5 percent. Those aren’t good for an aspiring president, and they haven’t been moving all that much. Clinton will win the nomination, but she can’t win the White House. Why not? First ofall, she’s Hillary. They seem to support her unofficial status as America’s most polarizing figure. To win, she’d have to take one more state than Kerry did in 2004, and my feeling is she just can’t do it. I’m aware Democrats made gains in several Midwestern batdeground states last year, especially Missouri and Ohio, as well as threw George Allen out of office. But those gains don’t indisputably translate into 2008 success (had Allen never uttered “macaca,” he’d likely still be in the Senate). Hillary also seems like the ultimate packaged candidate; almost everyone I talk to, here, in Washington, everywhere, feel that nothing about her is genuine. She’s ironically viewed as a moderate or sellout by her party’s base, but as a true-blue liberal (and not in a positive sense) by plenty ofotherAmericans. It’s an unenviable position —and one she can’t win from. Caveat emptor: I may be a bit optimistic; I’m also projecting into a relatively neutral environment, with a viable Republican conservative. As we near Election Day, things will change. But right now, I’ll say this: she’s running but she can’t win. Gil Stevens is a Trinity junior. His column runs every other Thursday.
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letterstotheeditor Butler column neglects to address emotional, healing issues in reporting rapes Kristin Butler’s column “The worst, kept secret” (Feb. 6) was a painfully misinterpreted response to the specific alleged rape case that has overtaken the Duke campus this past year and not a thoughtful analysis of the universal process of reporting sexual assault. It may be easy when fellow students have likely been falsely accused of rape to begin to question alleged victims’ rights based on a small percentage of disturbed individuals who have ruined lives with their fictitious allegations. However, Butler’s statistics are missing one obvious point—the majority of retracted reports are not due to false allegations but the emotional stress that going through a rape investigation and trial puts on victims after recently having been through one of the most traumatic events that one can experience. The choice to retract a rape claim to concentrate on healing is one that we must respect but unfortunately allows too many assaults to go unpunished and rapists to go free. So while it may not be “really fair” for the press to publish the names of the accused and not the accuser in the case of false allegations, as Duke students we must look beyond our latest scandal and realize that upholding the rights of victims and alleged victims is necessary to begin to change the culture of rape that is all too present in our society today and the harsh social stigma that victims still have to face. Michelle Stansbury Trinity ’O7 Butler column misinterprets statistics of rape reporting I am writing this letter in response to Kristin Butler’s
article, “The worst, kept secret.” The statistics she uses in her article refute her own conclusion that shielding rape victims’ names from media publication, “creates a byproduct as serious as the problem it addresses,” which is under-reported rape. According to Butler, 84 percent of rapes are unreported. Thus, out of 100rape victims, only 16 come forward to the authorities. Butler also says that between 2 and 9 percent of rape allegations are false. Thus, for the 16 real allegations occurring due to the 100 rapes, there are .3 to 1.6 false accusations (for convenience, I will just round this to one person who is falsely accused for every 100 rape victims). Butler then concludes that this one person who is falsely accused creates a social problem as serious as the social problem created by the 84 rape victims who do not report the rape to authorities. Even if one assumes that the consequences for a falsely accused victim are equivalent to the consequences felt by a rape victim, the sheer difference in numbers between the two groups refutes her conclusion. Let me say this another way and assume that the rape allegations against the three Duke lacrosse players are false. For these three false accusation victims, there are 300 real rape victims. Two hundred and fifty-two rapists will not be prosecuted because their victims will not report the rape to authorities. Are these two problems then really equivalent? This is not to deny that false allegations of rape are serious and should not be ignored and addressed. However, in jumping from that premise to her conclusion, Butler ignores her own statistics.
Michael Frandina Law ’OB
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love words. Words are the basis of communication and without them, I could not enjoy my so-called life as a writer or a logophile. To be a writer means to be able to let others know they aren’t alone. For instance, let me use words, to tell you about something I hate, and I know you do, too: When you’re on that 2:40 p.m. bus, and it feels WSmfrm like everyone in the Classes of 2010, ’O9, ’OB and ’O7 all have a class on I East with you, this article confirm for will now you that I, too, detest that KGGSnd PrOWfl bus. With my five feet cut and thrust and one imperceptible but pivotal inch, squeezing my way onto that packed bus is probably one of the most heinous situations I’ll find myself in all week (I guess until I see my rugby friends on the weekend), and I hate it every time. Without words, I would not be able to share this or any of my other takes on the world with you. And sharing stories has certainly become a part of me. Every day, I’m on the lookout for something about Duke either that I love or that drives me nuts. Odd happenings on the quads (I know you’ve seen squirrels fornicating) drive me to pull out the notepad in my purse with all adrenalized speed to put my thoughts into words before I lose them to the depths ofmy memory. But where did my obsession with words come from? I think I was struck with the etymology bug, as I have named this keen interest in morphemes and phonemes, when I was in sixth grade. My English teacher Mrs. Reynolds was adamant about having us be able to speak and read above grade level. She would read from this book (the name of which I have long forgotten; must’ve not been that great of a word or combination of words) that had cute stories. Each of the stories ended with a
large word we should learn. For instance, there was a character named U.8., and he had to go on a work trip. When two associates of his showed up at the train station to find him, they believed they both saw him in different places. At the end, one of the associates exclaimed, “U.B. quit us!” Get it? Übiquitous? Haha... yeah... I can only remember that one story, but I remember liking the book very much. As I got older I found myself reading the dictionary and looking for words that looked weird or impossible to say, and sometimes I would feel as if I had a bad case of logorrhea (weird indeed). I started looking to the Internet to satiate my hunger for words and knowledge about words. From Dictionary.com’s “Word of the Day” to the podcast “Podictionary,” I have found more and more ways to leam about words. Podictionary is a podcast for logophiles (people who love words), and every day a lovely Canadian man by the name of Charles Hodgson gives a humorous etymology of a word. I constantly find myself amused by where words come from and how we use them in everyday language. Podictionary is insanely successful, and even if you aren’t a full-blown logophile, you would most certainly enjoy learning the things Hodgson has to share. And whether on the Internet, in conversation or elsewhere, each time I encounter a word I do not know for certain, or the meaning of which I cannot pick apart, I go straight to the dictionary and try to figure it out. From how the word kiosk entered the English language (the man said to have introduced it was a bit of a plagiarist), to the fact that profanity literally means ‘before the temple’ (blasphemous language is as profane as you can get, apparently), words have great histories to let’s be honest, you need them to get by. Hopefully, you’ll use a couple of words (and not just four-lettered ones) when trying to shove your way onto that crammed bus. ■XeeshaBrown is a Trinity sophomore. Her column runs every other Thursday.
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would allow such a torrid love triangle to develop. RASA officials recognized flaws in their assessment of potential pilots last Tuesday*, and hope that a psychological test of Nowak will help resolve key issues. Of particular interest: whether recruiting screeners exfrom writers of The Young and the Restless was a poor decision. As the unstory folds, media interest has continued to grow. The three astronauts have
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Lozoff's show will include video projection ofhis close-up performance as well as a number of new tricks. Lozoff has found, though, that the authenticity of his magic is questioned less and less by his audiences. Those who do challenge him try to catch him and believe that if he fools them they lose, Lozoff said. He added that if he communicates his intention to play with people’s minds rather than evoke the supernatural, there is less potential for antagonistic interaction. The popularity of recently released magic movies like The Illusionist and The
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Where To Eat: A satisfying meal at a local watering hole can be a great beginning to a fun, carefree Valentine’s Day date. Thankfully, Durham boasts two notable bars that offer more than just wings and nachos. The Federal’s nighdy specials never fail to impress and its diverse beer selection means that you can start your night off right. In the American Tobacco Complex, Tyler’s Taproom offers a wide assortment of American fare that’s better than it has to be. For sports fans who want to watch the game, Champs Sports Bar at the Streets of Southpoint offers a few dozen televisions for your basketball viewing pleasure. As for the food—well, who goes to a sports bar for food anyway? What To Do: Try something sporty and fun to keep things light on a late with a new flame. Amp up the competition (and chemistry) by going bowling at Durham AMF Lanes open from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Take things up a notch on the romance meter while still keeping it casual by going roller-skating at Wheels Family Fun Park. Be sure to get there early enough to sneak in a couples skate, because die rink closes at 9 p.m. For the less athletically inclined, the Epitaph Tour visits the Cat's Cradle Wednesday evening. So coif that hair, squeeze into those tight black skinny jeans (yes, boys too), grab a hipsterfriendly Pabst Blue Ribbon with dinner at the Federal, and head over to the Cradle.
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recess “Fill yourself up with LOS ANGELES bliss, fill yourself up with creativity, and be able to tell those stories about other humans on a deeper level. And stay non-suffering, stay blissful...” The w'ords emanate from the stage of the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood with the rhythm of a spoken mantra. But the meditative medium behind these instructions may be the man you were least expecting: David Lynch, the dark auteur best known for his repertoire of truly disturbing films. Hollywood —labeled by a Yale student as a “spiritually desiccated and hostile environment” in the introduction of Lynch’s new book—was the last stop of a three-city tour promoting the book, Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity. Lynch was in full spiritualist mode, brandishing concepts such as the “the ocean of pure vibrant consciousness” as he fluttered his hand in contemplative preocSPECIAL TO RECESS cupation. From the provincial violence of Blue Director David Lynch (right) is no longer using film to produce his movies, favoring digital technologies. Velvet to the surrealistic psychological thrills of L.A.-basecl Mulholland Drive, ed encore of “Mellow Yellow” against a actress Laura Bern (Blue Velvet, Inland Empire) whom Lynch affectionately called Lynch is known as been anything but bliss- backdrop of pastel bubbly lights). also “sweetheart.” And to really plug the artsy most Former Beach Mike Love Boy ful in his cinematic projects. His recent release, Inland Empire (which has yet popped in as a musical guest to join aspect of the event, a pianist followed each of Lynch’s responses with some interpreto make it to wide release) is practically Donovan in his soothing musical meditations. The combination resulted a tive chords and melodies. in brimming with grainy and disjointed Maintaining a congenial tenor throughscenes of fear and suffering. night of psychedelic homage to the wonout the night, he mixed abstract poetics And yet perched on a podium —a tiny ders of “Transcendental Meditation.” The meditation practice is championed with pointed humor, commenting that he speck surrounded by the 3,400 seat theater soon to house the Oscars —Lynch in Catching the Big Fish, and is the guiding regards all his films equally as children exseemed as innocent as a dove with an light for the David Lynch Foundation for cept for that one baddy Dune. He added olive branch. Adding to the atmosphere Consciousness-Based Education and that he’ll never release his films with a director’s cut (why mess with something was ’6os Brit musician Donovan in a World Peace. made to be good, he said). Assisting Lynch with the audience quescross-your-legs-and-sing-a-long post-disThe director also revealed he was forevcussion performance (and a much await- tioning process was longtime collaborator,
er abandoning the use of film—“a dinosaur” to him in terms of weight and speed. Instead, he’s hopping on the digital bandwagon, with Inland Empire as his first
exemplar.
However, the evening was mostly a podium for Lynch to discuss his new book, which revolves around the concept of the “big fish” as the metaphorical objective in the process of unearthing deep rooted ideas. Most of the focus was drawn back to Lynch and co.’s devotion to the meditative
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Dem said that meditation had “worked so
profoundly” in allowing her to leam to exist in the moment as an actress. Questioned for its religious connotations and cult orientation, Lynch nevertheless refers to the meditative process as a “human experience” and a process of purification. The practice involves engaging in two 20-minute sessions of meditation each day to reach an elevated level of creativity, fulfillment and enlightenment. “It is and will always be. And any human being can leam... a meditation that will allow him to dive within, transcend and experience this deepest level,” he said. “And when you experience it... it unfolds and begins to grow—more and more consciousness, more and more bliss, more and more intelligence and creativity, the whole thing, and life gets better and better and better.” As abstracdy exquisite as this sounds, doubts remain rampant for any of those familiar with .the quality of his works. One audience member submitted the question most may have had brewing in their head: ‘Your films are often dark and violent, filled with complexity and mystery. Yet, you see lynch on page 9
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OSG 2007 Gaspard Ulliel crosses into U.S. films with his new role as the lovable cannibal, Hannibal Lector. Following in the footsteps ofBrian Cox and Anthony Hopkins, Ulliel has big shoes to fill, recess' Varun Leila spoke with Ulliel this week about his upcoming film. What was it like stepping in to the role of Hannibal Lecter? It was scary coming after Anthony Hopkins, such an iconic actor, and as a French actor it is hard for me to come into an English speaking role. Did you use Anthony Hopkins as inspiration? We agreed to say this is a different movie, a different character. In the movie he hasn’t been to prison yet, so he is a little more naive and innocent. So I felt free to create my own character and my own Hannibal Lecter. How much did Brian Cox’s portrayal of Hannibal Lecter in Manhunteraffect you? Not that much. I wanted to create my own style of character and not copy Brian Cox. For me, I figured most people would try and compare this to Anthony Hopkins' performance and not Cox's. He did three and Cox only did one. Where did you find the humanity in the monster that is Hannibal? First of all I had a nice script. There are some situations where you could see this character is just a human kid. I tried to add a personal touch, closer to me. During the first part, I tried to stay more normal and sympathetic. The difficulty was when the second part came and he was closer to the older Hannibal Lecter and a little more insane.
What process did you go through to prepare for part? First, I watched all the films again and read all the novels. Then I had a lot of readings on real serial killers where they talked about their killings in their earlier lives which were all very interesting. Then I worked with PeterWebber and he organized a meeting with a movement coach just to work on how Lecter would move and breath. Do you want to work more in English language films? I am not trying to have so many expectations because I know I will be surprised. I hope this might help me get offers from the U.S. and U.K., because there are many talented filmmakers, especially in the U.S. I would love to do more foreign [English] films but I am very happy with my career in France and I love French cinema, so I am content. How do you think this compares to other horror movies in the genre? I am not a big horror movie fan but sometimes I like to be scared in the cinema. This is different than the other Hannibal Lecter films, because it doesn’t look the same. It is set in a different country and different time. Hannibal is much younger. This is less of a psychological thriller and more of an horror film with gory and hairy scenes. I would say that there are a lot more action scenes. What is you favorite Hannibal Lecter novel and movie? My favorite novel is Red Dragon and my favorite film is Silence of theLambs. I really like Manhunter, but Silence of theLambs is my favorite film.
As the awards season reaches its cess offers our picks for the best in acting, and directing. This is the fourth of seven mwits coveting the 79th Academy seated Sunday, Feb. 25. The documentary feature catego ways been a one of the most con Films with critical acclaim and office support —such as Steve Jam Hoop Dreams—have often been over looked. Since the 2002 fallout f Michael Moore’s Bowling Columbine Oscar acceptance speech the Academy has avoided films are extremely political or take a critical look at every day America. However, this year’s nominees for Best Documentary seem to reverse the trend, featuring some of the most political films in modem history. Davis Guggenheim’s An Inconvenient Truth features an angry yet funny A1 Gore pointing fingers at the rest of the world for carbon pollution. Deliver Us from Evil tells the story of Oliver O’Grady, a pedophilic priest. Iraq in Fragments and My Country My Country both delve into die current war from an Iraqi perspective. And Jesus Camp takes an evasive but even-handed look at America’s evangelical identity through one of the many “charismatic Christian” summer camps. '
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Deliver Us From Evil (dir. Amy Berg); Priest pedophilia is still a squirmy subject for most Am err but it seems this docum late in order to portrait of a damaged clergyman deserves Berg crosses the ethical line when she brings
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speak of pure bliss and the light of consciousness. What am I missing here?” Lynch’s answer for this was simple: Keep the bliss personal and the barrage of negativity and suffering—or as he calls it, “the suffocating rubber clown suit”—externalized in a story. “One of the things about artists, they like to have an edge. They think that anger and depression even, any kind of suffering, is really good for the art,” he said. “Suffering squeezes the constraints of creativity. If you’re really depressed, you can barely get out of bed, let alone create. If you’re really angry, you’re poisoning yourself, you’re poisoning your environment, friends don’t like to be around a truly angry person, creativity is shut down and your mind is just filled with it.” But Lynch has stripped off the foul clown suit and settled down in landscape of meditation and creative consciousness. Although he explains that meditation does not mean numbness to emotion, the fierce looking cult cultivator (for films at least) seems to have reached a level ofinternal and imaginative
Durham’s own Full Frame Festival 2006 Award, Iraq in Fragments gives audiences the chance see Iraq through the eyes of Sunnis, Shiites Kurds, The three stories of a war-tom Iraq are ing, heartbreaking and simply brilliant.
Jesus Camp (dir. Rachel Grady, Heidi Ewing): the duo that directed The Boys of Baraka, Jesus examines the creepy culture of extreme eva ministries that recruit children to be soldiers “God’s Array.” Although the movie is fair, the gious issues may be too touchy to make it a co
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year’s other Iraq-focused film centers around daily life of medical physician/Sunni polidcal date Dr. Riyadh. Poitras was put on Homeland city’s watch list after filming and it’s no surprise tough look at U.S. occupation forces us to our country ’s efforts to spread democracy. —Vanin
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�� � With the recent release of their newest album The Black Parade, My Chemical Romance are on the top of their game, recess’ Alex Frydman joined in on a conference call with rhythm guitarist Frank lero to chat about the album and their upcoming tour. Frank lero on The Black Parade: I would say it’s an epic battle between life and death, set to music. On the resurgence of concept albums: You would think bands got together and said we have to step up our game. It’s not that. We’re over those single- and hook-driven albums. People are tired of that. So there’s this resurgence of real artists and musicians who take pride in their music and the art behind it. [Concept albums] are doing great things for rock ’n’ roll and the people behind it. On MCR’s new fans: There are lots of new faces in the crowd, which is really cool. For one, we got into this because we weren’t the cool kids, so we were constantly searching for acceptance and found that in shows. That was my place in the world. So it’s awesome to be accepting of even more people. And all the old fans are accepting too. On their evolving sound: On the new album we were looking for somewhere to go —we weren’t sure where we wanted to go, but we knew we wanted to go. We treated it like it was the last chance we had and created something we’re 100 percent proud of. This living each day like it’s your last, it’s our mindset, from shows to touring to recording. So, I don’t know what [the new sound] will be, but I think it’ll be spectacular. On what makes a great audience: It’s an audience that you can feel their passion coming back to you. In a great audience it’s a mirror effect everything you’re playing comes back to you, and you feel like you’re part of something bigger than whatever’s in the room. On growing up in a musical home: My most important music-related experience growing up would have to be my dad and grandpa. They both played drums and still do, and teach. That how I learned music. It was the most important thing to them, how they communicated, and I wanted to be a part of it. On performing in arenas: The hardest thing about shows now is it’s a totally different tiling connecting to hundreds versus thousands of people. Going into an arena it’s a different mindset to connect with people so far away, and it takes awhile to perfect. And we’re definitely on our way to doing it, seeing individuals instead of just a sea of heads. It’s not wanting them to just say “good show,” but walking away with an experience. —
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��� � � “Thriller,” the first track on Fall Out Boy’s new album, Infinity On High, opens with Jay-Z rapping, “Yeah, what you critics said would never happen/ We dedicate this album to anybody people said couldn’t make it/ To the fans that held us down ‘till everybody came around.” Wait, Jay-Z on a Fall Out Boy album? This ain’t no From Under the Cork Tree, their saccharin-infused major-label debut. Sure, they’re still pop-punk. Their infectious and catchy sound (not to mention their sentence-long song tides) are what attracted their tremendous following and string of MTV hits. And if this album really is dedicated to the fans, then straying from this formula would just be hypocritical. Sail, the band has grown by leaps and bounds since their previous release by incorporating sounds and styles from other genres. For example, the single “This Ain’t a Scene, It’s an Arms Race,” combines a funky hip-hop beat, hard-hitting guitars and a brassy, dark, sing-along chorus. “Thnks fr th Mmrs,” on the other hand, spices it up Mediterranean-style, with a castanet-fueled bridge. This album is genremelding at its best. Infinity on High may be a little clunky on some ofits slower tracks, such as the piano ballad “Golden,” but these are few and far between. Jay-Z then is right—Fall Out Boy has surprised this critic with a (gasp) mature album. —Alex Frydman
into new songs. Of the album’s 17 tracks, only four stand out—two of which, dance beat anthems “Kiss Kiss Kiss” (Peaches) and “O’Oh” (Shitake Monkey), sound like they’ve got Shooters potential. Ono has long been an artist more wellknown for her performance art and marriage to John Lennon than she has ever been for her music. For those who want to see if they like Ono as a musician, Yes, I’m a Witch is a good opportunity to test the waters—at least for the tracks that are melody-based. The remaining half simply propagate messages of peace and self-acceptance in a monotone voice—hardly an accessible choice for new listeners. Listening to the new album is a commitment to be made by only dedicated Ono fans or those who want a complete change of scenery. —Laura Zwiener
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Antifolk Southeast Winter Extravaganza, featuring Charles Latham, Midtown Dickens, Billy Sugarfix, The Wigg Report, The Future Kings of Nowhere and The Tourist Duke Coffeehouse Friday, Feb. 9, 9:30 p.m. Local troubadours converge on campus, hopefully to explain just what the hell antifolk actually is.
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sticks in mouth included. In fact, much of her new release is composed of techno beats seemingly paired randomly with Ono’s free, lyrical poetry and/or long screams in the background. The album features a list of handpicked artists (the Flaming Lips, Cat Power and Peaches among them) who Oho asked to retool elements from her back catalogue
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Robert Schneider, frontman of the indie-pop band the Apples in Stereo, is something of a musical genius and a monumental figure in the indie world. In the early ’9os he founded the Elephant Six Collective, a recording company that has launched the careers of Neutral Milk Hotel, Of Montreal and the Olivia Tremor Control. More impressively, Schneider actually created a non-Pythagorean musical scale, which is peppered throughout the Apples in Stereo’s latest album, Magnetic Wonder. Unfortunately, to the average Joe, the scale may sound like nothing more than an assortment of noises stolen from Star Trek. Stripping away these futuristic electronics, it becomes evident* that the Apples’ sound is rooted in 1960 pop rock. In fact, the presence of the psychedelic electronics on the album reminscent of late experimental Beatles. The timing and transitions of this album are perfect. It does not drag nor does it the leave the listener waiting for more. New Magnetic Wonder consists of 24 tracks, half of which are short musical segues of 13 to 40 seconds. These transitional tracks serve to give the album a cohesive feel, rarely found in music. The hooks are catchy, and when combined with the electronics beautifully artistic. Whether artistic or not, the nonPythagorean tracks will probably be a bit too bizarre for some listeners. In the end, one has to wonder whether Schneider has created an album that is genius or simply pretentious. And does it matter? The songs will be stuck in your head nonetheless. —Dina Graves
Warm in the Wake with Twilighter
The Cave Saturday, Feb. 10, 10 p.m; Dreamy indie pop that swims through soft, balmy melodies
Deerhoof with Harlem Shakes and Maplestave Cal's Cradle Monday, Feb. 12, 9:30 p.m. The scenesterslatest poster child pairs delicate. little-girl vocals with snarling guitars and drums. SPECIAL TO RECESS
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“Last year I went to a basketball game. If I was asked on a date and there was a basketball game, I think I would say, ‘Maybe after the game.”’ —Elizabeth Monrad, senior
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“Last year I finally felt comfortable professing my love to my roommate. He didn’t reciprocate those feelings, but we’re still friends.” —Stephen Cox, senior
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