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Students who thought Cameron Rocks! failed to rock last spring can try their luck with Duke University Union’s first fall concert. Russian-bom singer Regina Spektorwill be

performing at Page Auditorium Nov. 19, Union officials announced this week. Major Attractions is adding a fall event to this year’s concert series in response to student demands for a more diverse allocation of the committee’s $95,000 budget and a greater variety of music events, Union President Katelyn Donnelly, a senior, said: “There was a demand by the students for a bigger variety of artists, including a slightly smaller-status artist, not coffeehouse small, but smaller than Cameron Rocks!,” junior Vincent Ling, productions chair of Major Attractions, said. “We also want to make sure we have events all year long, and not just in the spring.” Ling added that the committee has been planning for a fall concert since last year’s Camer-

on Rocks! event The committee’s current goal is to broaden the variety of shows without diluting the quality, Donnelly said. “The money that the Union [has] given us is going to be split so that we can still have a top-notch performance in the spring but we won’t be spending it all on one event either,” Ling said. Page Auditorium is the perfect size for such a concert, Major Attractions Chair Chamindra Goonewardene, a junior, said. “Page has much better acoustics for artists like Regina,” he said. “We definitely want to make the'fall concert a tradition and do it again next year, especially when there are so many great artists who fit into the Page

atmosphere.” Union members said they are

optimistic about the concert. “We’re always trying to address everyone’s demands but the student body is so diverse that we can’t please everybody,” Ling said. “We’re really doing our best, though.” The Union plans to create an open forum on their Web site as soon as possible so that they can accurately gauge what the students want, he added. The marketing scheme for SEE DUU ON PAGE 9

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Students sign a petition in support of the six-black students arrested in Jena, La., last year on the West Campus Plaza Thursday afternoon.

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In the last year, word has spread of a racial controversy that shook the small town of Jena, La. Yesterday, Duke students joined the process of doing something about it. Last fall, after asking their assistant principal for permission, black students at Jena High School sat under a tree traditionally reserved for white students. The next day, nooses were found hanging from the tree. The students responsible were suspended for three days. Black students returned and sat under the tree in protest when the school’s superintendent dismissed the incident as “a prank.” “With one stroke of my pen, I can make your life disappear,” LaSalle Parish District Attorney Reed Walters reportedly said during a school-wide assembly Sept. 6, 2006, in response to the event. The statement was followed by a series of fights over the following months and lasted until six black students were charged with attempted murder for beating up a white student, Dec. 4, 2006. In the year since, the group has come to be known as the “Jena Six.” Yesterday marked the day one of the students, 16-year-old Mychal Bell, was to be sentenced for the crime, but due to legal complications the sentencing was postponed and Bell remains in jail. More than 900 miles away from Jena, a coalition consisting of members of the Black Student SEE

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Internet privacy issue causes student concern Lysa Chen THE CHRONICLE

Sophomore David Eitel will not use Facebook applications. “A developer [of a Facebook application] has access to all your information, depending on your settings,” said Eitel, who has developed Facebook applications in the past for a job. When a friend signed up for one of his applications, Eitel said he learned he could “grab” her name and other information. “I don’t have any applications now because of that,” he said. For Eitel, Facebook and its applications could pose a threat to privacy, providing SEE FACEBOOK ON PAGE

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Thousands march in support of Jena Six by Mary Foster THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Drawn by a case tinged with one of the most hated symbols of Old -South racism—a hangman’s noose tied on an oak tree—tens of thousands of protesters rallied Thursday against what they see as a double standard of prosecution for blacks and whites. The plight of the so-called Jena Six became a flashpoint for one of the biggest civil-rights demonstrations in years. Five of the black teens were initially charged with attempted murder in the beating of a white classmate. Old-guard lions like the Revs. Jesse Jack-

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son and A1 Sharpton joined scores of college students bused in from across the nation who said they wanted to make a stand for racial equality just as their parents did

in the 1950 s and 19605. “It’s not just about Jena, but about inequalities and disparities around the country,” said Stephanie Brown, 26, national youth director for the NAACP, who estimated about 2,000 college students were among the throngs of mostly black protesters who overwhelmed this tiny central Louisiana town. But the teens’ case galvanized demonstrators as few legal cases have in recent years. The cause of Thursday’s demonstra-

tions dates to Aug. 2006, when a black School student asked at a student assembly whether blacks could sit under a shade tree that was a frequent gathering place for whites. He was told yes. But nooses appeared in the tree the next day. Three white students were suspended but not criminally prosecuted. LaSalle Parish District Attorney Reed Walters said this week he could find no state law covering the act. Brown said the Jena case resonates with the college-aged crowd because they are not much older than the six youths

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Clinton fundraiser charged with fraud by

Pat Milton

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NEW YORK Norman Hsu, one of the top fundraisers for big-name Democrats, was charged Thursday with swindling at least $6O million from investors and using some ofhis profits to make illegal donations

political campaigns. Hsu, who was already facing a fifteenyear-old fraud case in California, was charged in New York with what prosecuto

tors called a “massive” Ponzi scheme that

ensnared investors across the country. At a news conference, U.S. Attorney

Michael Garcia said the main purpose of the fraud was to support a “lavish lifestyle,” but he said it also may have been fueled by Hsu’s desire “to purchase a place on the celebrity campaign circuit.” The criminal complaint, unsealed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of N.Y., said the 56-year-old clothingindustry entrepreneur pressured his business partners to make hefty donations to congressional and presidential candidates, most notably Hillary OClinton. None of the partners was identified. Garcia said there was no evidence that

the campaigns were aware of the scheme or acted criminally. The Clinton campaign has been cooperating with the investigation, he said, and Clinton has already announced that she would give back $850,000 raised by Hsu. Hsu also is accused of donating money in other people’s names, which is a federalcrime. Robert Emmers, a spokesperson for Hsu, declined to comment. Hsu’s lawyer in San Francisco, Jim Brosnahan, did not immediately return phone messages Thursday. The charges are the latest in a string of legal problems for Hsu, who is in custody.

The Senate blocked legislation Thursday thatwould have cut off moneyfor combat in Iraq by June. The 28-70 vote was 32 short of the 60 needed to cutoff a GOP filibuster.The legislation was sponsored by Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid and Sen. Russ Feingold.

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Smoke fills Drug use mispercieved on campus Marketplace by

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The East Campus Union was evacuated Thursday after the smell of smoke caused by a burnt-out heater filled the building, Duke University Police Department officials told The Chronicle. Although themanualfire panel was pulled to alert others in the building, the alarm malfunctioned and did not set off an audible alarm, said DUPD Maj. Michael Snellgrove, division commander for administration. The alarm also failed to signal the police, who arrived 20 minutes after the incident, he said, noting that the malfunctioning manual alarm has been replaced and all the other alarms have been tested. Maintenance staff led the evacuation when they noticed the odor, Snellgrove said. Dean of Students Sue Wasiolek said she was unaware of the incident. Campus Fire and Safety Divisions officials said they had no additional detailsabout the defective alarm. at about 11:30 a.m.

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Students enter the East Campus Union after evacuating.

It turns out that Duke isn’t really the party school everyone seems to think. According to the American College Health Association National College Health Assessment, Duke students believe that the use of drugs and alcohol on campus is more prevalent than it actually is. The study—which is conducted at Duke every two years—was last reported in Fall 2006. The results revealed fairly large discrepancies between what students perceive and what students actually do. At Duke, 15.5 percent of students reported never drinking alcohol, though students predicted that only 2.3 percent of the student body were nondrinkers. Although the perceived percentage of alcohol use, at 70.8 percent, is on par with what is actually consumed, 74.6 percent, the perceived prevalence of starting heavy drinking upon coming to Duke is not accurate.

The perceived use of tobacco and marijuana gready exceeds actual use as well. The study shows that Duke students believe 67.2 percent of their peers smoke cigarettes at least once a month, but only 10.4 percent of students actually smoke with this frequency. Marijuana showed a similar discrepancy, with 7.3 percent of students reporting using the drug at least once a month, although responders estimated that 63.4 percent of their peers smoke with that frequency. The prominence of greek life at Duke may have an effect on students’ perceptions, said Jean Hanson, administrative director of the Student Health Center. At the Student Health Center’s table during Blue Devil Days, Hanson said they often get questions from parents asking if there really is “all that partying,” noting that tour guides sometimes hype the party scene. Hanson said, however, that greater frequency may not be the case—but greater availability could be the issue. “My perception from talking to students is that if you want something, you can find it on campus,” she said. “There are some students that flaunt the drugs

or alcohol that they have, but they certainly are not the majority.”

Those who do party hard, however, will brag about how drunk or high they are, Hanson said, often seeing it as a means of fitting in or competing against one another, even ifthey don’t drink or do drugs or do so only in moderation. Freshman Jeremy Steinman said such a difference numbers in could be attrib“My perception uted to former

experience. Cigarette and marijuana usage rates were high in high school, he

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kids’ bars.’” For Steinman, his Saturday evenings stay dry in his dorm room watching movies, playing video games or making use of the often-empty gym to play basketball. He said the range between actual substance use and what is perceived does not surprise him, even with the reported 0.2 percent of daily use of alcohol as op-

from talking to students is that if you want something, you can find it on campus. There are some students that flaunt the drugs or alcohol that they have, but they certainly are not the majority.” —Jean Hanson, administrator

him to believe it would be more prevalent in college Hanson added that she believes some students are just bringing their habits from home. “One favorite story is several years ago I went to the ABC store on Friday of Parent’s Weekend and found myself in line behind about 20 parents with students,” Hanson said. “I commented on this to the cashier, who said it’s their busiest weekend of the year—beats New Year’s Eve. ‘They’re all stocking their

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of percent their peers use it daily.

terms In of inflated numbers, Steinman said his views are based on what he sees while sitting in the halls of his dorm Saturday nights: people returning from a night of drinking, whereas those who are not out partying are behind closed doors studying. “I can say for freshmen, for a lot of us—maybe 90 to 95 percent —it’s the first time we’re living without limits away from our parents, so it’s kind of a luxury to do things unrestricted,” Steinman said. “Some people would think that we would go overboard, whereas in reality we’re Duke that

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Grass-roots group brings Durham communitytogether by

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It’s not everyday that 500 individuals from El Centro Hispano, the Judea Reform Congregation, the Ar-Razzaq Islamic Center and the Watts Street Baptist Church can gather under one roof with a common goal in mind. But through thework ofDurham Congregations, Associations and Neighborhoods, a rapidly growing, grass-roots community organization, such a phenomena happens once a month when institutions of various affiliations and backgrounds come together to address issues important to the community. Durham CAN is an organization that defies conventional definition or categorization as “a movement, a protest group, a political action committee, or a service organization,” said CAN Director Ivan Parra. “We are an organization that seeks to bring about a voice for the most important institutions in the community,” he said. Now composed of 25 primarily faithbased member organizations, Durham CAN has achieved a great deal for the good of the community by negotiating with city leaders, elected officials and other decision-makers, members said. “There is a possibility through Durham CAN for people to put their faith into action for a better world and a better community,” Parra said. Among their accomplishments, Durham CAN leaders cite launching an initiative to test thousands of children for lead poisoning, enacting a living-wage policy for the City of Durham, Durham County and Duke employees and implementing regu-

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DurhamCAN gives a presention in GriffithTheater lastSpring about increasing wagesfor employees at Duke. The group is pushing for a similarpolicy across Durham. lar housing inspections as some of their most significant.

Durham CAN members said the organization is able to recruit groups of various economic, ethnic and religious backgrounds because it focuses on issues that affect the entire community. “Nobody likes lead poisoning,” saidjohn Friedman, rabbi for the Judea Reform Congregadon. “That’s just it. [Durham CAN] is not partisan, it’s not ideological. It’s a very practical, down-to-earth way of addressing

problems.”

Laura Grattan, a graduate student in political science and active CAN volunteer,

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“being a force that mobilizes marginal and unheard interest” instead of involving itself in “piece-of-the-pie struggles.” Others also noted that Durham CAN allows a wide array of people to participate in public life and gives them a forum for speaking to important decision-makers. Among their most renowned practices is inviting elected officials to answer yes or no questions about their positions on various issues followed by a brief explanation. “What [politicians] need is the people right in front of them telling them what they want,” said Nadeen Bir, the youth pro-

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Elite college students score poorly on history survey by

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concepts] in high school and has not had sufficient curiosity to learn independently is at a great disadvantage. But college can’t be used to remedy all the shortcomings of high school.” A more meaningful study, Hart said, would be to test students who are majoring in political science or history. ISI also ranked the colleges according to the learning gains made by students between freshman and senioryear in the areas tested. Eastern Connecticut State University was ranked number one, with seniors on average performing 9.65 percent better than freshmen. In eight of the colleges ranked, however, seniors performed worse than freshmen, a trend the authors of the study termed “negative learning.” Furthermore, many of

An elite college education does not necessarily correlate with enhanced civic literacy, according to a study released Sept. 18 by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. The study, tided “Failing our Students, Failing America: Holding Colleges Accountable for Teaching America’s History and Institutions,” found that college students across the country—including those at some of the nation’s top colleges —demonstrate a lack of civic knowledge. The survey was a follow-up on last year’s report, “The Coming Crisis in Citizenship: Higher Education’s Failure to Teach America’s History and Institutions,” which reaches similar conclusions. The study was based on the results of a 60-question the schools ranked in the bottom tier are among the namultiple-choice exam administered to 14,000 students at tion’s most elite institutions. 50 different colleges that tested students on their knowlDuke for instance, was ranked 48, with students showedge of American history, government, foreign relations ing a 2.25-percent decrease on the exam between their and market economics. Overall, freshman and senior freshmen averaged a score of 50.4 years. Princeton Unipercent and seniors averaged a versity, the University “Somebody who has missed [imscore of 54.2 percent, both of which of Pennsylvania, Yale portant concepts] in high school University would equate to failing grades on a and Cornell normal exam were in the University and has not had sufficient curiosHarvard University seniors scored bottom 10 as well, with ity to learn independently is at a Cornell ranked the lowthe highest with an average of 69.56 est in the entire study percent, and St. Thomas University great disadvantage.” seniors did worst with an average of on learning gain. 32.5 percent. Duke seniors scored Although seniors Hart, professor an average of 63.41 percent, rankat the schools ranked ing ninth in the study. higher by U.S, News & According to this year’s study, less than half of the World Report typically scored above the mean, their scores surveyed seniors knew that the Batde ofYorktown ended showed only a 2.2-percent average improvement over the American Revolution, that the phrase “We hold these those of freshmen. truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,” Seniors at the 25 schools with the worst U.S. News comes from the Constitution or that NATO was formed to rankings, on the other hand, experienced learning deter Soviet expansion. gains of 5.2 percent. Some Duke students said students at elite colleges In last year’s study, ISI reported that more than 75 percent of seniors did not know that the Monroe Doctrine may not experience significant learning gains in cerwas written to prevent foreign expansion in the Western tain fields because the curricula at these schools are Hemisphere. typically flexible and do not impose a set of general In addition, less than half knew the century in which education requirements. the first American colony at Jamestown was established or “To get into some of the top schools you’ve covered that the Bill of Rights prevents the United States from esso much of that material in high school so that once tablishing an official religion. you get here you move on to other material,” freshman Although many critics have displayed concern over the Paige Bartley said. “For me with economics, I’m hopfindings, some said basic United States history should have ing I don’t have to take it again, so I would probably go been covered in high school, so universities cannot be held down if anything.” accountable for students’ poor performance. Twenty-five of the colleges in the study were selected “I think constitutional history is important, but there to serve as representatives of all of the four-year bachelor programs available in the country and the other are so many important things to learn,” said Visiting Assistant Professor John Hart, who teaches modem Ameri25 were elite schools individually chosen based on a can legal history. “Someone who has missed [important variety of criteria.

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low what percentage of students scored correctly on some of the questions, which were in multiple-choice format and have been phrased differently here.

In what century was the first colony established in

Jamestown?* 17th (46.6 percent) Which battle ended the American Revolution? Yorktown (45.9 percent) Order the following events in the Civil War: Gettysburg, Fort Sumter, Appomattox. Fort Sumter, Gettysburg, Appomattox (47.7 percent) Name the document the following line appears in: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal." The Declaration of Independence (49.5 percent) Why was NATO formed? To resist Soviet expansion (42.7 percent) What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?* To prevent foreign expansion in the Western Hemisphere (less than 25 percent) What cause did "The Federalist" papers support?* Ratification of the United States Constitution (50.6 percent) What is the source ofthe idea of a "wall of separation" between church and state?* First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution {27.2 percent) Indicates that these questions came from the 2006 survey, "The Coming Crisis in Citizenship." *

CORRECTION An article on the Campus Life and Learning Project Sept. 12 should have stated that the classes of 2005 and 2006 were surveyed. In addition, freshman and sophomore students were actually found to study just more than 10 hours per week. Figures in the CLL report were incorrect.

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Proposed Few changes Group aims to bring to affect seniors, SLGs together entrepreneurs by

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tioning system would cause problems, Lo-

Biondo said. The renovation project also includes Resident Life and Housing Services officials held meetings with residents in Few putting in new carpets and lighting, fixing Quadrangle this week to oudine and discuss bathrooms and adding a sprinkler system the Few Quad renovation that is set to begin that meets fire department regulations. The five selective living groups—Alpha May 12, 2008, and finish before Spring 2009. The presentations by RLHS officials and Epsilon Pi fraternity, Kappa Alpha Order fraquestions from students centered on what ternity, Roundtable, Phi Delta fraternity, and will happen to selective living groups being Prism—currendy located in Few Quad will have the opportuforced out next nity to choose one fall. It also addressed the ques“We’re 99.9 percent sure the of five housing alternatives for tions of graduatBoard will give the go-ahead the 2008-2009 acaing seniors in Few, demic year. The who will have to to the project.” options include move out of their —Deb Loßiondo, assistant dean disbanding for a rooms earlier than year, housing on other seniors. ipus, The decision alternative housto renovate Few Quad, though, is still awaiting Board of ing on West or a combination of West and Trustees’ approval. The Board’s next Central campuses housing. “We’re trying to keep within the genmeeting is at the end of this month, and officials said the Board eral rules governing undergraduate housRLHS they expect ing—such as no selective living groups on to approve the project, said Deb Loßiondo, assistant dean for residence life on the [Main West Quadrangle] and all sophomores being required to live on West,” said West Campus. “We’re 99.9 percent sure the Board will Jen Frank, program coordinator for RLHS. Selective living groups will not be able to give the go-ahead to the project,” Loßionreturn to Few Quad until Fall 2009, but rendo said at a Thursday night general-inforovations are slated to end by Spring 2009. mation session for all Few Quad residents. “The main reason behind this is we need Although Crowell and Craven quadranto be renovated be realistic with a contingency plan in case to gles were originally slated first, Few Quad was bumped ahead because the dorm isn’t ready in time,” Loßiondo said. ofmold concerns in the building and fears SEE FEW ON PAGE 9 that the more than 50-year-old air-condiTHE CHRONICLE

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Duke and the University ofNorth Carolina at Chapel Hill are famous for their rivalry, but a new program hopes to plant the seeds for collaboration between potential entrepreneurs at the two schools. Social Entrepreneur and Enterprise Development for Students, a group consisting of aspiring entrepreneurs from both Duke and UNC, aims to pool the schools’ resources in order to facilitate social entrepreneurship groups at both schools. Senior Caroline Whisder, a co-founder of the project and a Robertson Scholar, said that Duke and UNC are good partners because they have “individual strengths that can build upon each other.” Such advantages include Duke’s Pratt School of Engineering and UNC’s undergraduate business program. “SEEDS seeks to link student social entrepreneurs to the broader entrepreneurship community to help them build longlasting, high-impact social enterprises,” said Mark Laabs, a 2006 UNC graduate and co-founder of the project. Laabs, a former Robertson Scholar, said the project will provide a collection of electronic resources and develop relationships with non-profit organizations in order to make students’ efforts more effective. SEEDS also hopes to connect students with other entrepreneurs through workshops, guest speakers and mentoring.

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“One of the reasons that social ventures are successful is that people have re-

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CAMPUS COUNCIL

Council elects at large members by

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Campus Council met with at-large representative candidates and discussed changes to their constitution and budget at a general body meeting Thursday night. Following a round of interviews, the council elected sophomores Alyssa Back,. Sean Puneky, Haley Spitz and Andrea Zou as at-large representatives from a field of eight candidates. “We definitely had a very strong group of candidates,” said Vice President Kevin Thompson, a junior. “The new at-larges will definitely help in completing our different subcommittees. Now we’re just waiting for the three East Campus Council representatives and then our body will be

complete.” Thompson added that he hopes the studentswho were not elected will consider assuming ad hoc positions. The new at-large representatives said they were excited to be a part of the council. “I decided to run because I felt like it was a great way to play a role in getting people together and celebrating being students at this university,” Back said. The election of the at-large officers gave Campus Council a quorum, enabling them to vote for changes to their constitution.

The changes, which passed uncontested, included removing a rule that forbade quadrangle funds from being distributed to outside groups. The rule had long been ignored by quad councils, said Campus Council President

Ryan Todd, a senior. “One of the problems is that we were operating under a constitution that restricted what the quads were doing,” he said. “For the past six years, quads were not able to give money to outside organizations. This was not conducive to programming.” Todd added that the council encourages quads to collaborate with groups like cultural organizations, sororities and a capella clubs to plan events. The council also reviewed this year’s budget. Treasurer Molly Bierman, a junior, said the council had approximately $17,000 left over from last year’s budget. “We have a sizeable rollover,” Todd said. “I wouldn’t call it burning through money. It’s aggressive spending. We’re trying to spend the money in away that students will enjoy it” Members of the council said they look forward to getting to work on more specific projects now that the atlarge members have been elected. “We really didn’t cover anything ground-breaking,” Thompson said. “Next week we will delve into some interesting issues.”

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Many students wore black T-shirts Thursday to raise awareness at Duke regarding the events in Jena, La., a year ago.

JENA SIX from page 1 .Alliance, the Center for Race Relations, Duke’s chapter of theAmerican Civil Liberties Union, Duke Democrats, Duke Student Government, Duke’s chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the National Pan-Hellenic Council spent much ofyesterday on the West Campus Plaza spreading awareness of the situation in Jena. Dressed in black T-shirts in support of the convicted students, the tablers handed out fliers and asked passersby to sign a banner and petition. “With the stroke of a pen, we reject this and all forms of racial intimidation,” the banner read. “With this action, further, we condemn the grossly disproportionate charges levied against the Jena Six’ and call for, in Jena, a resurrected legal system—cleansed of bias and prejudice. With one voice, we demand change and urge, for ourselves and others, the continued and unabridged pursuit of equality and fairness and justice.” Senior Albert Osueke, co-president of the CRR, said the event’s goal was to drive the issue home for students on Duke’s campus. “It’s almost shocking, almost saddening,” Osueke said of the events in Jena. “We saw the issue and thought we had to do something about it.” Junior Samson Mesele, co-president of ACLU, said he and otherstudent leaders talked about the issue as it developed and decided that such a stand “would be a tremendous sign of support” for the “Jena Six.” “Student groups on campus realized that we needed to stand in support of the Jena Six’ because of the excessive and selective charges that they faced,” Mesele said. The main mission of the students who came out yesterday was to spread awareness of the issue, not to protest anything or rile anybody up, said senior Simone Randolph, BSA president. Randolph added that the groups plan to organize an open dialogue in the next week or two to discuss the issue and the root of controversies like the “Jena Six” in today’s world. “The fact that [racism] is still going on is frankly depressing,” said junior Daniel Agarwal. “I thought that we got rid of this in the ’6os.” Agarwal added that he was “glad that people are speaking up about this.”

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Campus Council introduces new at-large representatives Thurdsay nightThe new non-voting members were selected following an interview process.

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One week after the Interim Report on the Undergraduate Experience at Duke University was made public, Academic Council members discussed the relationship between academics, athletics and the overall campus culture at its meeting Thursday in a packed Divinity School lecture hall. During the council’s first meeting of the academic year, President Richard Brodhead proposed a new mission statement for University athletics. Provost Peter Lange also

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presented the recommendations set forth in the recendy-released interim report and his response to the Campus Culture Initiative Steering Committee Report. Council members unanimously endorsed Brodhead’s draft of the mission statement. Brodhead said drafting a new mission statement for athletics would help to unite Duke’s athletic and academic realms. “It was a fairly obvious question,” Brodhead said. “Couldn’t we devise a new athletic council that was more open to the rest of the University?” Brodhead said despite his leadership role at the University, he had never seen the previous athletic mission statement prior to addressing the state ofathletics within the University. This, Brodhead noted, is exactly why a new mission statement is necessary. “A mission statement that no one is familiar with corresponds to a mission that no one understands,” he said. Brodhead said the primary objective of the proposed mission statement is to address athletics as a part of the University rather than a separate entity. “It tries to say not what athletics should or should not be in terms ofathletic terms but rather in University terms,” he said. Brodhead added that the mission statement articulates the level of athletic and academic performance demanded of student athletes.

PresidentRichard Brodhead presents a draft of a new mission statement for Duke athletics.

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FACEBOOK from page 1 large amounts of personal information for all to see, and one of the popular networking Web site’s newest features—public search listings—is “a little too much,” he said. According to a Sept. 5 post on The Facebook Blog, the social-networking site will soon make limited public search listings available to people who are not logged in to Facebook. The listings will be found on Google, MSN Live, Yahoo and other search engines and will display a name and profile picture thumbnail, wrote Philip Fung, a Facebook engineer. Fung wrote that users have the option to control their public search listing through a search privacy page if they do not want to be searched outside of Facebook. “The public search listing contains less information than someone could find right after signing up anyway, so we’re not exposing any new information,” he added. Though the listings will display minimal information, Eitel and other students said they were uncomfortable with the idea of strangers finding them on search engines. “I disabled it immediately,” Eitel said. “Facebook is getting a little scary. It’s indexing people now.” Concerns with sharing personal information on Facebook, however, are not limited to the upcoming search listings, several students said. Information on a student’s profile page can be viewed by any person in that student’s network, unless he alters his privacy settings. “For a long time, my profile was open to anyone,” said freshman Jenni-

fer Rowland Then people Rowland did not know started browsing her profile, leaving comments on her pictures and wall, she said. The experience prompted her to set her privacy settings to “limited,” she said, describing the random comments as “creepy.” Other students, like freshman Rollin Say, said they not only limit their privacy settings but also the information they post. “It’s public information unless you protect it,” he said. Say added that he did not post much contact information on his profile but later discovered that student addresses and phone numbers were easily accessible through the University Web site’s search function. Freshman Marni Siegel said a fraternity “pranked” a floor ofher dormitory, using duke.edu to find the residents’ phone numbers for the joke. The Duke Web site was helpful, however, in organizing and contacting her intramural athletics team, said Siegel, who is a captain. “It’s a positive thing, but stupid people can use it in a negative way,” she said. Siegel and Say said it was important for individuals to monitor the information they put online. Both said sports teams at their high schools were punished when pictures of team members drinking under age were posted on Webshots, a photo-sharing site. Eitel said students often forget that Web sites like Facebook are not private and can be accessed by strangers and even future employers. “People treat [Facebook photos] like it’s their private photo album—it’s not,” he said. “It’s not like it’s on your shelf and only your friends can flip through it. It’s on Facebook’s shelf.”

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living groups housed in Few Quadrangle will have to choose between, five options for how they wish to continue as a group when the quad is being renovated during the fall semester of the 2008-2009 academic year.

Although RLHS will try to meet each selective living group’s needs, they may not be able to accommodate every request if it comes at the expense of treating non-affiliated residents unfairly, officials said. Each group’s needs will be prioritized depending on how well it scores on the Residential Group Assessment Committee report, a newly instated evaluation of selective living groups,,officials added. “After seeing the rankings, we’ll work with them to fit to their size and find an appropriate section,” Frank said. All Few Quad residents will be required to move out by May 5 two days after the final-exam period and six days before the graduation ceremonies—so that RLHS can completely clear out the quad by the time the project is set to start. Graduating seniors will have the option of either living in Bell Tower Dormitory on East Campus or rooming with a friend until graduation May 11. RLHS officials added that they will help seniors in need of storage spaces during the interim period. One junior attended the general information session, and two seniors attended the meeting for seniors Thursday night. RLHS officials said the other meetings held Monday and Wednesday nights, especially the

1. Choose not to have a section for a year and re-form as a selective living group once the renovations are complete. 2. Create a section on Central Campus for juniors and seniors and have sophomores live on West Campus and participate in Room Fix as if they were unaffiliated. 3. Have a sophomore section on West with juniors and seniors living on Central or off campus.

4. Have both a Central and West section—West for sophomores and leadership and Central for juniors and seniors. 5. Relocate the selective living group to a new location on West.

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Russian-born singer Regina Spektor will perform in Page Auditorium Nov. 19.

DUU from page 1 this concert, however, is still in the works, Ling said. He noted that one of the ideas is to give away gifts to the first 100 ticket

purchasers.

‘You’d be surprised,” Goonewardene said. “We’ve got some crazy ideas [for marketing].” Tickets will go on sale Oct. 1 for students, Ling added. Freshman Gariy Cowan said she is optimistic about the upcoming concert.

“I’m really excited that such a big event is happening so soon in the school year,” she said. “This will definitely be one of the highlights of my freshman experience.” But many other students said they had not heard of Spektor. Senior James Smyth said the Union should do more shows to cater to a captive audience at Duke but added that he would have to listen to Spektor’s music before buying a ticket.

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Lange said the interim report was intended to address athletics and' other “hotbutton” issues on campus, including selective living, alcohol use, gender relations and diversity. He added that the success of the report is contingent upon how space is designated and used by different campus organizations.

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make interested students aware of lectures on entrepreneurship and encourage students to take academic classes at the other university. The group has already held interest meetings on both campuses. “We have this incredibly motivated undergraduate and graduate population who are increasingly interested in social ventures,” he said. “Right now we are in the stage of selecting student leadership at both universities.” SEEDS’ founders discussed the project with administrators from both schools Aug. 31, Whistler said. Laabs said SEEDS’ founders have also met with representatives from UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School and the Fuqua School of Business. He added, however, that SEEDS’ target group is undergraduates and non-MBA

In other business: At the end of the meeting, Benjamin Ward, associate professor of philosophy and chair of the Faculty Scholar Award committee, announced the selections for the award; seniors Sarah Ellis, Claire Lauterbach and Paul Slattery. All three students were approved and congratulated by the council.

LOUISIANA from page 2 charged. Many of the student protesters had been sharing information about the case through Facebook, MySpace and other social-networking Web sites. Jackson, who led a throng of people three blocks long to the courthouse with an American flag resting on his shoulder,

likened the demonstration to the marches on Selma and the Montgomery bus boycott. But even he was not entirely sure why Jena became the focal point. ‘You can never quite tell,” he said. “Rosa Parks was not the first to sit in the front of the bus. But the sparks hit a dry field.” The noose incident was followed by fights between blacks and whites, culminating in December’s attack on white student Justin Barker, who was knocked un-

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After struggling to score in their first four games, the Blue Devil offense finally found its groove last weekend, recording nine goals in wins over Elon and Dartmouth. How many goals Duke tallied, however, seems almost secondary to how quickly the team was able to score. The Blue Devils got on the board in the 11th minute of a 6-0 win over the Phoenix Sept. 13,and

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struck in the seventh minute of their 3-1 victory over Dartmouth Sunday. “One ofthe biggest things is just making sure that we score the first goal and that we score it early,” forward Kelly Hathorn said. “It’s been a long time coming. We’ve had a lot of chances, a, and we’ve been EEJifea

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right.” VS. The junior, who collected four assists and her first career TONIGHT, 7:30 p.m. Koskinen Stadium goal over the weekend, said the early goals in those two games instilled confidence in VS. both the offense and the defense. Now, the team looks to SUNDAY, 2:30 p.m. its newlyKoskinen Stadium carry found swagger into this weekend’s Duke Classic. The Blue Devils face off against San Francisco (0-3-2) tonight at 7:30 p.m. in Koskinen Stadium. The Classic’s other two participants, ACC-foe No. 8 North Carolina (4-20) and Big Ten stalwart Ohio State (6-1-0), square off to open tonight’s double bill at 5 p.m. For Duke to notch its third straight win, the team needs to maintain its offensive consistency.

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go up against the best rushing attack in the nation this weekend. Rather than fight fire with fire, the Blue Devils (1-2, 0-1 in ACC) will likely rely on sophomore quarterback Thaddeus Lewis as they face yj off against Navy (1-2) 1 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Anr SATURDAY, 1 p.m. Md. The Annapolis, Md. "apohs Blue Devils aim for consecutive wins for the first time since 2003, when they defeated Western Carolina and Rice. “Thad is just the man,” junior offensive tackle Cameron Goldberg. “There’s nothing else to say about that. He works as hard, if not harder, as any guy on the team.” In Duke’s two losses, Lewis has completed less than 50 percent of his passes and thrown twice as many interceptions (4) as touchdowns (2). Against Northwestern, however, Lewis completed 19-of-23 passes for 246 yards, throwing three touchdowns and zero interceptions. The Blue Devil offensive line, normally a weak point, did not give up a sack Saturdayafter allowing nine sacks

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Duke opens ACC slate at home against Maryland tain a .41 goals-against-average, which statistically places him among the top ten Division-I goalies. Six games into the season, Duke has already Even with senior starters Spencer Wadsworth, lost as many games as they did through the entire Zach Pope and Tim Jepson missing time this searegular season last year. son with injuries, head coach John Rennie said Heading intoACC play against No. 16 Maryland that he has been pleased with every aspect of his (3-2-1, 0-1 in the ACC) this Saturday at 8 p.m. in team’s play—except the end result. Koskinen Stadium, the No. 12 Blue Devils (4-2-0) “This game can be very cruel,” Rennie said. “The could be worried about their Villanova game is a classic example of that. And the West Virginia game is more a case of us not finishability to take on top teams. ® But that simply is not the case, ing really good chances. They’re not halfchances—“We’ve hit a rough patch they’re really good chances. And you need to do yg terms of results,” junior that ifyou’re going to win those kinds of games.” Mike Grella said. “If you look Maryland, by the same token, has hit its own skid at the soccer we’re playing, it over its past few games. The Terrapins lost their last was pretty good actually.... Our game 1-0 against a sub-par Old Dominion squad at SATURDAY, 8 p.m. preparation has been great College Park Wednesday. And in one week, they Koskinen Stadium by

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start, and I think thatrough patch is not so rough if you really look at it in terms ofhow we played.” In some respects, Grella is right. In Duke’s

losses against unranked Villanova and then No. 9 West Virginia, the Blue Devils outshot their opponents by a combined 27 attempts. And on defense, senior Justin Papadakis still has managed to main-

fell nine paces in the poll from No. 7 to No. 16. Conference play, however, makes all that history null and void in the eyes of the Blue Devils. “As soon as you get on the field, everything else is different—the atmosphere, the speed of play, and team is actually try to play,” Grella said. “ACC

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Junior Mike Greliaand the Blue Devils look toturn up their intensity as the ACC season begins.

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Duke travels down Tobacco Road for showdown then-No. 13 Old Dominion 3-0. By comto each of these The Blue Devils did not sound like a three opponents. team that has struggled recendy when they Leading the Tar Heels are senior midshouted, “Go to Hell Carolina, Go to Hell,” fielders Rachel Dawson and Jesse Gey. Dawson already has nine goals this season and at the end of practice Wednesday. But then again, not much daunts this was named to the U.S. National Team for Duke squad. the second time. Gey, who has six goals to “Five years ago, we might have been her credit so far, was an all-ACC tournaintimidated in the ACC,” head coach ment selection last year. Beth Bozman said. “They’re the No. 1 team in the country, it’s just a big and I expect them to finish as a top two team,” Bozrhan said. “It would be a really competitive rivalry.” The 13th-ranked exceptional win for us.” vs. Blue Devils (44, 0-1 For Duke to pull off the upset, it must in the ACC) hope that take advantage of its scoring chances. In their confidence will their losses to lowa, Wake Forest and Old help them this week- Dominion, the Blue Devils had many more end when they clash shot opportunities than their opponents, SATURDAY, 1 p.m. Chapel Hill with No. 1 North Caroyet ended up losing all three games. lina (8-0, 1-0) Saturday Despite their recent scoring struggles, at 1 p.m. in Chapel Hill. Duke has won in Duke believes that it can use North Carolitwo consecutive editions of the Tobacco na’s high ranking against the Tar Heels. Road Rivalry. “They have everything to lose. We have Besting the Tar Heels for a third straight nothing to lose,” Bozman said. “We have a year, however, will not be an easy task. couple of tricks up our sleeve.” The other thing the Blue Devils have is “I feel like we’re approaching this game as a great opportunity to improve our weakconfidence. After last Sunday’s loss to Old nesses,” said junior Laura Suchoski, who Dominion, the players returned to practice leads Duke in scoring, along with sophowith a more positive attitude, determined more Annie Survilla. “Carolina is kind of not to let the defeat affect them. the bull of the ACC.” Duke hopes that its upbeat mindset This season, North Carolina has not will help it record its first signature win of the season. only been the bull of ACC, but also menac‘You can’t approach these games being some of the best teams in the country. The Tar Heels already have three wins ing intimidated or else your whole style of over top-10 teams, including a 6-0 drubplay will change,” Suchoski said. “We’re gobing of No. 7 Penn State in their last out- ing into this game with a positive attitude. ing. North Carolina also beat then-No. 10 The higher up they’re ranked, the harder lowa 5-2, then-No. 2 Wake Forest 2-1 and they’re going to fall.” by

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Peter s gameday prognos' Following Duke’s first win of the year, football beat writer Matthew Res caught up with offensive coordinator Peter Vaas. Matthew lies: How would you grade the offense’s performance last weekend? Peter Vaas: The best part about the game we play—it’s basically pass/fail. So, obviously we passed. You either win or you lose. There’s no other things in between. MI: The running game has struggled all season. What is the reason for that? PV: We’ve faced some very strong defensive football teams. What we’re attempting to do is take what the defense gives us, and most of the time, they’ve been giving us the short-type passes.... Up to this point, that’s one of the thing that we’ve done well, so

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we’ve accentuated what we do well. MI: What is the scouting report on Navy’s defense. PV: As you can well imagine, anybody that attends a service academy is a highly motivated young man with a tremendous amount of energy. Defensively, they do not overwhelm you with their size or their athleticism, but they really make you proud to be an American, if I can coin that phrase, when you watch the intensity with which they play the game. They play with a reckless abandon and they play hard, which means, in turn, we have to play hard. But playing hard is not always good enough. We have to play hard and well. MI: Navy had over 500 yards rushing last week. When the defense is under pressure, does the

offense feel burdened? PV: You play the hand that y0u.... This coming week, we have seven or eight possession we may have to score on four five of them, or maybe all eighi of them. Our intentions goinf into the game are to score on every possession because of how Navy plays offensive football. They consume the clock, and they don’t give yoi many opportunities. So as offensive football team, you to take advantage of every oj tunity thatis presented to you need to be mentally prepared that, and we need to be physi* up to the challenge to make plays. That’s the assignment been given and that’s the ment we readily accept '

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in theirfirst two games. “It started with protection,” head coach Ted Roof said. “He wasn’t sacked all day and I give some credit to our offensive line, our tight ends, and our backs. When he did feel some pressure, he was .able to escape the first guy and elude him, then not focus on the rush but keep his eyes downfield.” In Navy’s two losses this year, its opponents have put up big plays in the passing game. Against Rutgers, quarterback Mike Teel only had 14 completions but threw for 266 yards and three touchdowns. Ball State’s Nate Davis also gave the Midshipmen problems, throwing for 277 yards and three touchdowns offof 19 completions. Last year against Navy, Lewis did not throw any interceptions and completed 15of-22 passes for one touchdown. Yet, he only threw for 181 yards, with 54 of those yards coming in the first five minutes of the game. This week, Lewis will have to come out firing on all cylinders, particularly after the loss offullback Tielor Robinson to a seasonending ankle injury. The Blue Devils have averaged a mere 1.7 yards per cany and have no rushing touchdowns, and the best effort by a running back so far was Justin Boyle’s 31 yards off six rushes against UConn. The Midshipmen, though, have their own share of injury woes. Senior defensive captain Jeff Deliz and junior linebacker Clint Sovie are lost for the year, which may make Lewis’job a bit easier.

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In practice this week, the Blue Devils worked on short-field drills designed to maximize their efficiency when they get opportunities in the box. Head coach Robbie Church said the results of the team’s hard practices have started to show in games and that last weekend’s scoring explosion came as no surprise. “We were doing a lot ofreally good things in training,” Church said. “We knew the goals were coming. The kids believed—they never lost belief, and they just kept working hard.” Duke looks to draw from its recent efforts again tonight when it squares off against the Dons, whose traditional West Coast Conference competition includes top-five programs in Portland and Santa Clara, as well as Pepperdine and San Diego—both of whom Duke fought to a scoreless draw earlier this season. Although the offense has been garnering most of the attention recently, the dependable Blue Devil defense maintained its steely play against Elon and Dartmouth with two more rock-solid performances. Duke .has allowed just three goals on the year, but the back four recognize their task becomes much easier when their offensive counterparts post an early lead. “It’s a huge help any time we have offensive pressure down on the other end,” said defender Christie McDonald. “Basically, it’s only our job not to lose the game now.” Both goal production and defensive tenacity will be essential as the Blue Devils seek to improve upon their impressive 21-9-2 all-time Classic record. Church takes pride in his young team’s vast improvement just six games into the season, and he sees the Classic as a golden opportunity for his players to fine tune their play. “We’ve gotten better every weekend,” Church said. “That’s the exciting part for the coaches and for the players.”

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style is fast paced. It’s a good level. It’s a bunch of teams with a lot of pride, with high level of soccer programs, so [Maryland is] going to come out and try to win the game, not sneak or steal a win.” Like Duke, Maryland has takenfar more shots on net than their opponents this season. With both teams struggling to capitalize offensively, the team who finishes just once might take the game this weekend. “It’s not that we’re not getting chances—we’re getting a lot—but against a team as good as Maryland you’re not going to get many,” Rennie said. “Hopefully, they won’t get many chances, so it’s going to be who really takes advantage of their opportunities who really holds the day.”

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freshman consumer. In short, Duke is characterized by the eternal battle of the oppressor vs. the oppressed, the exploiter vs. the exploited. rice Nowhere on sexual chocolate campus did I find a more apparent example of class conflict than in K-ville—the very place where camaraderie among students should flourish the most It may seem a bit early in the year for a column on the bourgeoisie of K-ville, the line monitors, but the applications for the 30-person staff have been turned in. The time is ripe forrevolution, or at least for some friendly discourse on the subject of the government-enforced regulation of lines. To begin an analysis of the class conflict of Kville, an understanding of the respective psychologies and socioeconomic standings of the two castes is necessary. At the bottom we have tenters, who exist solely to support Duke basketball. Their unadulterated and unconditional love for the team, although perhaps naive at times, persists despite their poor standard ofliving, which brings to mind the conditions of people displaced by disaster or war. In fact, last year a source close to the basketball team, who is a self-proclaimed “VIP” of Cameron Indoor, referred to the tenters as “refugees” in a video that appeared on deadspin.com under the title “The Lovely Ladies ofDuke” that is simultaneously hilarious and painful to watch. At the top of this two-tiered social pyramid, there is the aristocracy —the line monitors. They are driven by an insatiable lust for authority often equated with that of a hall monitor in an elementary school (please see the “South Park” episode where Cartman becomes a hall monitor for verification); one could say that these kids are egotrippin’ like De La Soul. Their defining physical characteristic is their lavish attire. Like the stately purple robes of a Roman emperor, the line monitors don a custom-embroidered blue windbreaker that clearly separates them from the sordid bunch that are the tenters. Within the stadium, after the line has been

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thoroughly monitored, the separation of the windbreaker elite from the body-painted masses continues. The line monitors have reserved seats in the front two rows of the student section, although they most graciously do not occupy the center of the court. Comrades, I ask you, is this equality? Yes, the line monitors certainly paid their dues to Duke Basketball in the past by tenting, and there is a necessity for some type of order to the chaos ofK-ville. However, some of these line monitors only tented for one or two years and now have guaranteed front-row seats to every game. Also, perhaps an organization of 30 members is excessive. In my experience as a tenter last year, all questions are deferred to the all-knowing Grand High Line Monitor, who governs from somewhere behind a curtain. With such an imbalance in the social order of K-ville, a new order must be established. Theoretically, a self-governing line would be ideal, but it would dissolve into anarchy. There is no denying the necessity of some kind of line-monitoring body, so we shall rule out a bloody uprising for the meantime. What is to be done, then, if we concede that the line monitors are a necessary evil? Instead, let us work to eliminate the sharp division between the monitors and the monitored. I talked with this year’s head line monitor, senior Roberto Bazzani, and he told me that one of his primary goals for the 2007-2008 season is precisely that. Bazzani told me line monitoring is far more demanding than it looks, which I hope is true. However, waiting in the line is clearly a greater commitment. To argue otherwise is the equivalent of saying that being a prison guard is more demanding than being a prisoner. The existence of the royal box seats, like those at Wimbledon, goes against the very nature of our student section. There are no strawberries and cream in Cameron. When the line monitors take those front row seats, it is like taking the big piece ofchicken at the dinner table before Daddy gets home. You just don’t do it. Line moriitoring should have some dimension of public service to it. As it stands now, it is an incentive-laden alternative to waiting in line. Cameron Crazies unite! Let the day come when a fan-clad in away cool windbreaker stands in the center of the student section with their right fist raised to the sky.

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this column, spam, TAing and my family First of all, analyzing data for eight hours requesting to know if I’m still alive, I get a lot of straight can be incredibly boring, so intermittent e-mails. By far, the best e-mail I got this week, aside Internet slacking is a necessity. I recommend keepfrom the YouTube video of a University of Florida stuing a research database (PubMed is good for all dent getting tased by the? you biological science types) open and minimized at all times for quick camouflage. It might also be police (Woot! Go FSU!), smart to pay your undergrad in free pizza to keep was from a fellow graduate student who I’ll call Jill. an eye out for your adviser and to poke you in time to make the switch. Be careful if you have MySpace, Jill said a student in The Onion and Scrabulous all open at the same her discussion section time, though, or you might click the wrong one in asked her if she “liked” t: the frenzy not to look like a lazy ass and end up graduate school, to which she replied, “Honestly, grinning at your professor with a Scrabble board JdCC|UI dctWllCr there are very few people desperate, please hire full of curse words behind your head. s who actually like grad Reading papers all day is similarly onerous, but school.” The student, thankfully no one can tell whether you’re thinking shocked, then turned to another student, who said, about sex as long as you’re holding a pen and your face is aimed in the general direction of an extensively But, you guys have... like, the best jobs on Earth.” highlighted article. Just remember to turn the pages HAHA. HAHAHAHAAHAHA. AHAHAHAAHAHA. Whew. Yes, just like Justin Timberlake, we graduperiodically or your officemates might get to thinking ate students have the best jobs on Earth. I’m actuyou don’tknow how to read. That is, assuming they’re ally stocking my toilet paper roll with hundreds as I not doing the same thing. (They are). write this. It seems somewhat obvious that any person If you are afflicted with unfortunate officemates who is victim to this misconception has never had the who seem to keep track of when you are and are not pleasure of scheduling time to take a crap between at work on a spreadsheet, go to every talk you can two meetings, class and a journal club, but for anyone find, eat the free food, then space out for the rest of the hour. You’ll look even more dedicated than else who’s still on the fence, take it from me: Graduate school sucks. The only reason anyone would even they think they are. If you have giant brass balls, you can also catch up subject himself to it is to on sleep by pulling get health insurance, a whole bunch of letters your hair in front of Any seasoned grad student your face and passing appended to his name or can tell you that periodically out in the back row. an ulcer. There are probably Finally, if all else slacking off is the only way to fails, you can just tell a number of new gradsurvive. You just can’t let your your adviser you’re uate students reading this right now, imag“working from home.” advisor find out. It’s pretty much unitheir ining Friday versal code for “I’m evenings in lab and holding pairs of scisgoing to get up at sors threateningly toward their eyes. Hold off noon to check my e-mail regularly so you think I’m for just a minute, friends, and let'me tell you working while I’m actually eating tortilla chips, a secret. We all know grad school sucks, and watching crappy TV and drinking before 5 p.m.” I that’s why nobody is actually working as hard mean... ahem, or so I’ve heard. (Please don’t fire me, Kevin). as you think they are. Any seasoned grad student can tell you that periodically slacking off is the only way to survive. You just can’t let Jacqui Detwiler is a graduate student in psychology and your advisor find out. (Like, by writing it in neuroscience... at least until her adviser reads this column. The Chronicle for instance. I am an idiot.) Her column runs every Friday. *****

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lettertotheeditor Jena case reveals rush

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I find the issue occurring in Jena, La., just the latest in a series of disturbing rushes to judgment. It has becoming increasingly common over the past few decades for several prominent politicians to use the noble banner of anti-racism to support African Americans who are being accused of, or accusing someone of, a crime. This in and of itself is not disturbing at all, but when one takes a closer look, it becomes apparent that race was not at all a part of the crimes involved. The issue of race was injected into these issues by these prominent African Americans solely to give support to the African Americans involved in the crime. For example, take the Michael Vick case. As soon as Vick was charged, the head of the Atlanta Chapter of the NAACP immediately declared that Vick was innocent, and that the charges against him were racially motivated. When Vick himself admitted guilt, the head backpedaled, saying that he didn’t see what was wrong with dog fighting in a society that allows hunting. It was obvious that Vick wasn’t charged because the prosecutor or police were racist, he was charged because he was guilty. And cases like this are not rare. They even occur from the other side of the courtroom. The

Duke lacrosse case is the perfect example. Prominent African American figures like A1 Sharpton rushed to inject race into a case without getting the facts. Did Sharpton and others from the black community apologize for labeling these three boys as racists? No. They don’t care that their unfounded claims of guilt and racism almost ruined these boys’ lives. So, in conclusion, we should wait to get all the facts before rushing to label this a racist issue. The legal system should be allowed to work without the injected tension of racism from outside sources. After all, the “Jena 6” did jump an unarmed person 6-on-l, beat him to a pulp, while yelling that they were going to kill him. And I’m not saying that there is no race issue involved in Jena, I just believe the issue should be resolved by the legal system before the same old political leaders jump on the racism bandwagon. And as forward-thinking as many of us on the college campus profess to be, we too should not rush to cry racism just because the accused are a racial minority. That, itself, is racism as well. Daniel Simpson Trinity T1

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know Priya Patel. Yes, the Priya Patel. You know, the one who had a goal post land on her head on Saturday. And she happens to be one of my very best friends here. So, needless to say, Saturday night was not the most fun for myself, my friends and, as you can very well imagine, Priya. It’s not often I find myself on the “inside” of such a big event. (Okay, so in the grand scheme of things, this wasn’t r~ huge, but in terms of the Duke scene, Saturday was a big deal.) It was what people were talking about. Unfortunately for the football team, I think allie vergotz people discussed the goal post incident more than with a grain of salt they talked about the actual game. (On that note, I would like to throw a “Congratulations!” and a “thank you!” out to the football team. Good job.) I will admit that I was rather impressed as Saturday night unfolded; Word spread throughout the school and correcdy at that. For the campus-wide game of telephone that it was, most people heard the general story quite accurately. Priya. Hit. Goal post. Hospital. When I arrived at the hospital (after abandoning my car on Towerview with a flat tire, a jack, three able men and a cab driver), I found a number of people already there who I didn’t even realize knew about the incident. Once again, I was impressed. Other friends trickled into the waiting room as the minutes passed, and our cell phones created a symphony of rings and vibrations as phone call after text message arrived from friends and acquaintances still on campus asking for the current state ofaffairs. Onefriend asked, howwould this event have played out a mere 15 years ago, before nearly everyone had a cell phone in hand? As the hours passed by, the frequency of phone calls decreased along with the sense of worry. One CT scan and almost five hours later, Priya found herself on the way back to West, exhausted and with a little bit of a headache. (Not bad, considering a goal post fell on her head, eh?) The next day, almost everyone I knew asked how Priya was doing. Was it really the Priya they knew? They wondered. Rumor had delivered the story to the entire campus, and by the time it hit the cover of The Chronicle on Monday morning, it was practically old news. In this fast-paced age of technology, when a friend studying abroad in Rome was able to read Priya’s story on The Chronicle online before most of you woke up on Sunday morning, I can’t help but be impressed. People spread gossip and news, good and bad, using the Internet, cell phones and Blackßerry devices so quickly it makes me wonder how accurate the information is. When I read the news reports about Saturday, most of them get the story right. When I talk to people on campus, everyone who hasn’t been living in Bostock seems to know what’s going on. Has all this technology really changed the nature of gossip and rumor? Does playing the game of telephone with a cell phone help make widespread stories retain their truth? Alas, rumor hasn’t really changed all that much: It still falls victim to the “I beards” and the “she saids” that have tainted it throughout time. While discussing the incident in my 8:30 a.m. abnormal psychology lecture Monday morning, a student told her description of the story. As otherstudents added their versions, one exclaimed, “I heard she was trying to catch [the goal post]!” No, ladies and gendemen, our dear Priya was not, in fact, foolish enough to try to catch the falling goal post. I did ask her, just in case I’d missed something. So, perhaps technology enabled more of Priya’s friends to find out how she was feeling—as evidenced by the number of Facebook wall posts she’s received—but even in this time of speedy news delivery, it still hasn’t eliminated the foolishness some people infuse into rumors. Maybe the next time a goal post falls on someone (which I hope will be a very long time from now), technology will have changed the nature of rumor. Only time, and the football team’s record, will tell. •"

Allie Vergotz is a Trinity sophomore. Her column runs every other Friday.

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