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With internal changes and a fresh set of concerts, speakers and events on the docket, the Duke University Union is taking a new approach to campus entertainment.

Last year, the Union’s allocation offunding and lack of transparency was called into question by other student groups.

Since then, the group, with the largest annual budget out of all student groups, has made adjustments to better address student needs.

Union President Katelyn Donnelly, a senior, said the biggest change the organization made this year is the way it funds programs and events.

“We have switched from this committee model to a programming model,” Donnelly said.

She wrote in an e-mail that now, when students come in with a great programming idea, DUU will fund them.

The new funding policy allows for more innovation, Donnnelly said.

She noted that since students are excited and passionate about their tasks they are more willing to reevaluate and reinvent campus-wide social events.

In a move to make the organization more efficient, DUU has also merged the former programing committee into the executive board.

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Rapper T.l.'s abbreviated appearance was one of many road bumps for the Duke University Union last year.

thing because funding individuals is really what the Union should be about,” said senior Max Entman, co-director of Joe College Day. “The ideal is to be a campus programming body that caters to every part of the student body.”

He said he and co-director Max Alexander, a senior, proposed the idea of the event and received $35,000 to fund it.

Donnelly said she believes as long as interested people with great ideas come to the Union, it will keep getting better.

Duke Student Government President Paul Slattery, a senior, said he noticed an increase in attendance at DUU events this year, adding that the organization SEE DUU ON PAGE

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interaction, announced DSG’s appointments to the President’s Council on Black Affairs, junior Andrew Tutt and sophomore Katrina Henderson.

Some senators, however, have asked DSG to reconsider Tutt’s appointment because of his lack of experience with the black community. The Senate must approve all appointments to the PCOBA. PCOBA, one of several president’s councils, is chaired by President Richard Brodhead and acts as an advocate for black students.

Its membership includes DSG and Black Student Alliance members as faculty members an( J admin istrators.

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Andrew Tuft's appointment tothe President's Council on Black Affairs has been challenged on the basis thathehas no ties tothe black community.

who spoke at the meeting, said she was concerned over the representatives that had been appointed to PCOBA by DSG and wanted to make sure that the representatives would meet PCOBA’s needs.

“There was some concern over whether DSG-selected representatives had any experience [with the black community],” Randolph, a senior, said in an interview. “We were looking for [experience] and we... weren’t aware of those things in the DSG candidates.”

The senate tabled the issue after debate because senators wanted to hear a response from Tutt, who was not present at the meeting. The issue may be taken off the table at

Perkins Library is about to get a little more crowded—but not until this week’s midterms have long since ended.

Starting in the summer of 2008, the collections of the Vesic Library for Engineering, Mathematics and Physics and the Biology and Environmental Sciences Library will be relocated to Perkins and Bostock Libraries, said Deborah Jakubs, University librarian and vice provost for library affairs.

Jakubs said the move will centralize cross-departmental information and enhance the quality of library services available to students and faculty.

“We see the way the libraries are being used in a very collaborative way,” she said.

“It seems to me that it will become an even richer environment for students.”

Combining research materials from smaller libraries in one facility supports Duke’s underlying commitment to interdisciplinary studies, said Dean ofNatural Sciences Alvin Crumbliss.

“While it is less convenient for chemists to walk to Bostock than it was to walk down three flights of stairs to the library, a library really needs to view itself as being interdisciplinary, not the possession or the name of a specific department,” he said.

The transition will take place after the current Perkins construction project has been completed, Jakubs said.

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North Korea to disable nuclear facilities by

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SEOUL, South Korea North Korea pledged Wednesday to detail its nuclear programs and disable all activities at its main reactor complex by the end of the year, its firmest commitment to disarm after decades seeking to develop the world’s deadliest weapons.

The agreement at talks in China came on the same day North Korean leader Kim Jong II held talks in the communist nation’s capital of Pyongyang with South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun at the first summit between the two countries in seven years.

In Washington, President George W.

weeks “to prepare for disablement” of its nuclear facilities, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei said in Beijing. The U.S. wants the dismantling process to be so thorough that a nuclear facility could not be made operational for at least 12 months.

The United States was secretive about what it promised in return.

The U.S. has agreed to lead disablement activities and provide the initial funding for them. Washington also reiterated its willingness to remove North Korea from a list of countries that sponsor terrorism, a key demand of Pyongyang.

Bush hailed the nuclear deal and said it reflected the “common commitment” of the talks to shut down North Korea’s atomic weapons program.

Under an agreement reached in February, Pyongyang was required to shut down and seal its sole operating reactor at its main nuclear complex, which it did in July after the U.S. reversed its hard-line policy against the regime. The second phase required it to disable the reactor and provide a full description of all its nuclear programs. Wednesday’s agreement calls for that to happen by the end of the year.

The North said it would allow the U.S. to lead a group of experts to Pyongyang within

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Bush vetoes kids' health insurance bill David Espo THE ASSOCIATED PRESS by

WASHINGTON President George W. Bush cast a quiet veto Wednesday against a politically attractive expansion ofchildren’s health insurance, triggering a struggle with the Democratic-controlled Congress certain to reverberate into the 2008 elections.

“Congress will fight hard to override President Bush’s heartless veto,” vowed Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada.

Republican leaders expressed confidence they have enough votes to make the veto stick in the House, and not a single se-

nior Democrat disputed them. A two-thirds majority in both houses of Congress is required to override a veto.

Bush vetoed the bill in private, absent the television cameras and other media coverage that normally attend even routine presidential actions. The measure called for adding an estimated 4 million mostly lower-income children to a program that currently covers 6.6 million. Funds for the expansion would come from higher tobacco taxes, including a 61-cent increase on a pack of cigarettes.

“Poor kids first,” Bush said later in ex-

plaining his decision, reflecting a concern that some of the bill’s benefits would go to families at higher incomes. “Secondly, I believe in private medicine, not the federal government running the health care system,” he added in remarks to an audience in Lancaster, Pa. The president said he is willing to compromise with Congress “if they need a little more money in the bill to help us meet the objective of getting help for poor children.”

Some 3,000 gold miners were trapped a mile underground Wednesday when falling pipe damaged the elevator, but the company began rescuing workers through a smaller shaft and estimated it would take 10 hours to get them all out.

Burma regime arrests dissidents Soldiers announced that they were hunting pro-democracy protesters in Burma's largest city Wednesday and the top U.S. diplomat in the country said military police were pulling people out of their homes during the night.

Colorado power plant fire kills 5 Investigators are trying to determine how five workers trapped 1,000 feet inside an empty underground water tunnel died following a chemical fire at a hydroelectric plant. Crews who entered to put out the fire discovered the bodies late Tuesday.

Terror drill to begin next week The nation is preparing for its biggest terrorism exercise ever next week when three fictional "dirty bombs" go off and cripple transportation arteries in two major U.S. cities and Guam, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press.

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There are two ways to view half a cup of water—half-empty or half-full.

But in less than 80 days, there might only be one way to see Lake Michie and Little River Reservoir, the two main sources of Durham’s water sup-

ply: completely empty.

Durham city officials estimated that there are 77 days left of water supply, according to an article from The (Raleigh) News & Observer Tuesday.

James Lim, conservation coordinator at Durham’s Department of Water Management, told The Chronicle that this is a “worst-case scenario” estimate, assuming water usage does not drop and the city receives no

precipitation.

Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, December 2006 to August 2007 have been the driest months North Carolina has seen since 1895, when compared to similar periods in the past. The center also noted that most parts of the state have been in “extreme drought” conditions since Sept. 29.

In response, Durham enacted Stage 111 Moderate Mandatory Conservation ordinance Sept. 21, with a target water usage reduction of 30 percent.

More than a week later, the city has seen a 12-percent reduction, Lim said.

“We will not see 30-percent reduction that quickly,” he said, adding that there are various reasons for not meeting the target.

“For example, it takes time for businesses to implement their [water-saving] strategies.”

Based on how much water is remaining, Lim said the city may impose

He added that the estimation does not include additional underground water storage and possible water purchases.

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usage since the enactment of the ordinance “I don’t think knowing about the drought is changing behaviors, although I wish it would,” freshman Stephanie Chang said.

Others students attributed the change in water usage to an entirely different cause.

“I suspect that [it’s because] the Eco-Olympics is going on at the same time,” freshman Eng Seng Ng said.

The cause for the recent drought in North Carolina is likely the lack of hurricanes and tropical storms, said Ana Barros, professor of civil and environ-

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“We “We are would alter the way we proceed based on the reducing the frequency and duration of the watering [of plants on amount of water remaining.”

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Jackson added that the depart- not heard about the drought conment is trying to achieve a 40-perditions around Durham. Others cent water-usage reduction. said they are concerned but have According to data compiled not noticed any changes in water

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aquifers. .

“The amount of water needed [to end the drought] is the same as that of a hurricane,” Barros said The drought might go on for several years, she said.

According to data complied

by NCDC, the entire state will need 18 to 35 inches of rain in three months to end the current drought conditions. In comparison, Hurricane Katrina caused 10 to 14 inches of rainfall in southern Florida, according to NOAA’s National Hurri-

cane Center.

Barros also noted that global warming could have provided factors that caused the

drought.

As the atmosphere heats up, it stores more water than before and this reduces regular rainfall, she said. This causes certain areas to have higher amount of precipitation and other areas, such as North Carolina, to have a dry spell, Barros added.

“We either get flooded or a drought,” she said.

In the meantime, some members of the Duke community remain hopeful.

“I want to be optimistic about this,” Jackson said. “I want to believe that it’s going to rain, and we will be out of this drought.”

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Every summer, incoming freshmen find themselves buried under a hefty stack of mail from the University, bombarded with deadlines to meet and events to attend.

For some students, however, it does not end there.

Campus listservs commonly target freshmen based on information they provide on their applications and on the ACES Web site. The Asian Students Association, the Black Student Alliance, the Newman Catholic Student Center and the Freeman Center for Jewish Life are among a number of ethnic and religious groups that use the information to contact incoming freshmen before they ever set foot on East Campus.

Senior Simone Randolph, president of BSA, said her organization is provided with a list of incoming black students every year. She added that black students can self-identify themselves through ACES if they are interested in receiving information about the group.

University Registrar Bruce Cunningham said the office provides lists to recognized University organizations. The lists are compiled from information students can volunteer on ACES. “We only provide this information to approved campus organizations and stricdy for the use of that organization,” he said. “None of these lists are to be shared with anyone else.”

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Most campus groupsrecruit students throughsign-ups at the Adtivites Fair in September. the Multicultural Center to mail their letters for them.

“The mailing list in previous years has been compiled with help from the Multicultural Center, which has a metric of ethnicities of the incoming class,” Liu said.

Father Joe Vetter, minister at the Newman Catholic Student Center, said he received information about religious background through the Registrar’s Office.

Vetter added that the center sends out one letter during the summer to encourage incoming freshman to get involved with it.

Similarly, BSA sends out a congratulatory letter in the Spring for accepted students, as well as one before the start of school, Randolph said.

“We do send out the information in the form of a letter

and a list of upcoming events to the upcoming freshman class,” she said.

Some students said the e-mails and letters were helpful in making the transition from home to Duke smooth.

“It was nice to have someone welcome me to a new environment,” said freshman Adriana Piekarewicz, who received information from both Mi Gente and the Freeman Center. “I’m glad I received letters before arriving on

Doc reveals unreported meetings Previously undisclosed meetings held between city officials, the Durham Police Department and the accuser in the Duke lacrosse case have been revealed in a police document The Herald-Sun obtained.

The report documented three meetings: a March 28,2006 meeting between the lead investigator for the case, Benjamin Himan, and the accuser; a March29,2006 meeting between Mayor Bill Bell, City Manager Patrick Baker and Himan; and a March 31, 2006 meeting between Himan and former Durham district attorney Mike Nifong—all of which were previously undisclosed.

“What’s interesting, and should be to the campus, was that the question the mayor put to them [during the March 29 meeting] was how they can say that Duke students weren’t cooperating when I told them the three captains went downtown voluntarily?” John Bumess, vice president for government affairs and public relations, told The Chronicle Wednesday.

Bell told The Herald-Sun that the document was prepared by Baker to brief the City Council, although council members said they had never seen it.

The document, tided “Timeline of events for council,” was “kept so tighdy under wraps that it may never have reached elected officials,” according to a Tuesday article in The Herald-Sun.

campus.”

Freshman Kim Covington also had a positive attitude toward the letters she received from the Newman Catholic Student Center about the group’s annual Beach Weekend.

“It was a great way to meet new friends,” she said. “I wouldn’t have known to sign up if I hadn’t received a letter this summer.”

Lax case to hit screens KC Johnson confirmed Wednesday that HBO is in the process of acquiring the rights to “Until Proven Innocent: Political Correctness and the Shameful Injustice of the Duke Lacrosse Case,” a book he coauthored with journalist Stuart Taylor.

“I was very pleased,” said John-

son, a history professor at Brooklyn College and author of the “Durham-in-Wonderland” blog.

The offer has not been finalized and a decision is expected to be made within three to four months, he said, noting that both he and Taylor will have some role, which is not yet specified, in the production of the movie.

Johnson said the movie version of the book is a good opportunity for the issues raised by the case—prosecutorial and academic misconduct—to be conveyed to a broader audience.

He noted that he heard multiple offers for the rights to the book had been received.

“I have full confidence in HBO,” Johnson said. “From what Tve been told, the reason they went for our book is that they’re committed to telling the story in a serious fashion.”

He said he trusts Josh Maurer, who will be the executive producer of the film, to handle the topic in a serious manner. Maurer has worked on films such as “The Pentagon Papers” and “Introducing Dorothy Dandridge.”

“The story would be told both properly and with a degree ofbusiness that was very appealing,” Johnson added.

He said the story is a “kind of real-life thriller,” with identifiable victims—the exonerated players and the defense team—and villains—former Durham district attorney Mike Nifong and “the faculty thatrushed to judgement.”

Johnson said, however, that he does not have suggestions for who should be casted. “I’ll leave that to people far more qualified than I am,” he said.

John Bumess, Duke’s vice president for government affairs and public relations, said he was not surprised at the offer and said he does not know what kind of an influence the movie will have.

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Provost Peter Lange updated Duke Student Government representatives Wednesday night about the follow-up to the Interim Report on the Undergraduate Experience released last month.

At the meeting, Lange said the report discusses the advantage selective living groups have over independents in organizing social events. He added that the report also addresses the need for more inter-class living arrangements

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Provost Peter Lange updates DSG senators on his follow-up to the initial CCI report

and social spaces.

“The report doesn’t highlight spaces for their own sake,” Lange said. “It highlights spaces for the ways they affect the other issues we’re interested in. The spaces are a means, they are not an end in themselves.”

Lange and Dean of Undergraduate Education Steve Nowicki are in the midst of meeting with students and faculty to gauge feedback to the interim report. Lange said the evaluation of the Campus Culture Initiative Steering Committee Report does not fall under his job description and will soon be handed off to Nowicki.

The interim report focuses in part on bringing social spaces and events out of dormitories, which Lange said are “isolating spaces.” “[We need to] make it more possible for more different things to happen on this campus,” he said.

DSG President Paul Slattery, a senior, sent recommendations to Lange addressing the concerns raised in the interim report. In response to a question from DSG Executive Chief of Staff Kevin Troy, a junior, on when Slattery’s suggestions could be implemented, Lange said those plans will be

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The Blue Devil mascot spreads school spirit byrevving up students driving by the West Campus bus stop Wednesday night. considered next Fall

In other business: DSG representatives unanimously approved Slattery’s appointment of senior Josh Kazdin to the position of DSG liason for undergraduate research.

Kazdin said he has been working on creating a searchable online database that would include lists of research projects, funding opportunities for undergraduates and professors’ areas of research for a few years now.

He added that this temporary

position will give him greater leverage to push for a streamlined process for undergraduates to engage in research.

“This is not necessarily forever... but for this year in particular we’re having a push on this,” Slattery said.

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Presidential Review Committee Announcement Since 1982, in addition to annual performance reviews, Duke University has conducted at regular intervals, reviews of the President of the University, the senior officers and deans. The Board of Trustees believes these reviews have been useful for these university leaders and healthy for the university community.

In accordance with established procedures with the Academic Council that mandate a review at the end of the third year of the first fiveyear term, Board of Trustees Chairman Robert K. Steel, in consultation with the Executive Committee of the Board and the Executive Committee of the Academic Council, has charged a committee of trustees and faculty to gather and distill information for the trustees to consider in its review of President Brodhead’s period of service. The committee includes: Trustee Daniel T. Blue, Jr., as chair, Trustees Paula P. Burger, Alan D. Schwartz, and Anthony Vitarelli and Professors Sara Sun Beale, Dennis A. Clements, and Sherman A. James. Chairman Steel has charged the Presidential Review Committee: to invite and gather information and opinions widelyfrom faculty administrators employees, students, alumni, friends of the University and leaders in higher education. The review should focus on the effectiveness of the President in leading this complex and ambitious University and in articulating a vision for its future among leading universities. Information may be gathered by mail, email, and through meetings with individuals. The committee is charged with organizing the information and advice it receives and to providing a summary for the Board of Trustees of the information and opinions gathered, including strengths and areas for improvement. ,

The Presidential Review Committee welcomes information from members of the university community. Information provided to the committee will be held in confidence but may be reported without attribution as part of the summary report that will be submitted to the Board of Trustees. If you wish to share your thoughts with members of the committee, please do so by October 29.

Presidential Review Committee Duke University Daniel T. Blue, Jr., Chair Post Office Box 91627 Raleigh, North Carolina 27675 Email: danblue@duke.edu or pres-review@duke.edu

most impressive applicant with extensive knowledge of black affairs.

“He was the best candidate who came and he had a true academic understanding of what was going on, and because he’s not a part of those groups he can provide a different perspective,” Cody said in an interview.

She added that Tutt was treasurer of his high school’s black student organization and is very active on campus.

Cody also noted that only three students applied for the two DSC PCOBA seats.

Sophomore Awa Nur, a senator who voiced concern over the appointment, said DSC wanted to make sure that the most qualified candidate was appointed to PCOBA and for all students on the council to be involved with the black community.

“I would like to know what the person’s record is with the black community, what they’ve contributed to, what are the forums they’ve contributed to that dealt specifically with the black community,” she said.

Nur added that she didn’t think the disagreement “was that big of a deal” because everyone involved seemed to have the same goals in mind.

“It seemed to turn racial for no reason,” she said. “At the end of the day, my concerns were over the qualifications of one candidate.”

Tutt said he applied to be on PCOBA because he saw an opportunity to promote diversity on campus. Although not actively involved with the black community, he said he will seek out opportunities to engage the black community as a member of PCOBA. “I am not particularly connected to the black community at Duke, but I am certainly not disconnected from it,” Tutt said. “Just because prior to my appointment to PCOBA I wasn’t necessarily hanging out with the BSA and going to special events to seek out members of the black community doesn’t mean that as a member of the council I won’t do those things.”

Tutt noted that his unique perspective on diversity issues makes him valuable to PCOBA. “Diversity is a many-way street involving whites, blacks, Asians and all the people of many races and so to be a white member of the committee can only add to the dialogue ofPCOBA,” he said.

Randolph said she understood how someone not involved in BSA or black greek life could offer a valuable perspective on PCOBA. She added, however, that members are representatives of the black community and so dialogue with the community by PCOBA members is necessary.

“Even outside [black student groups] there are ways to interact and we were just asking what are the qualifications that DSG set for their applicants,” Randolph said.

Tutt and Randolph will discuss the appointment in the two weeks the issue is on the table, said DSG President Paul Slattery, a senior. He added that this is the first time a DSG appointment to PCOBA has been tabled. “[BSA] wanted to have a conversation with Andrew beforehand, which I think is an entirely fair concern for the BSA to raise concerning PCOBA,” he said.

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The space currently occupied by Vesic and the Biology and Environmental Sciences libraries will be converted into much-needed teaching and research areas following the relocation, Crumbliss said.

But Thomas Wall, associate University librarian for public services, said relocating the libraries’ collections will create a demand for a new study space along Science Drive. Wall said plans are in the works to construct a “library-like” space with study areas and computers similar to the first floor ofBostock.

“We’re not leaving Science Drive high and dry, so to speak, with respect to libraries,” he said. “We’re fully committed to the same high level of research and assistance that we’ve been providing for science and engineering.”

A student studies in Bostock Library, where some of thecollections from the Vesic Library will berelocated.

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“The leadership has improved, events have become better and centralizing the organization has helped,” he said.

Junior Greg Caiola, however, said DUU should change how it advertises events.

“I think they are over-advertising for that Regina Spektor event,” he said. “Obviously everyone knows it’s going to happen and you eitherknow who she is or you most likely don’t.”

Caiola noted that DUU should distribute its advertising evenly and make other events known as well.

In a move to become more transparent, all DUU administrative and general body meetings are now open to the public, Donnelly said.

“You can always do more, there is always more that could be done,” she said. “However, I think we have made leaps and bounds of improvements in

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Upperclassmen from selective living groups grill on East Campus Thursday evening to attract freshmen to join their respective organizations.

transparency.”'

Campus Council President Ryan Todd, a senior, said he does not think transparency is a problem for the Union.

Instead, the Union should focus on catering to a larger audience, he said.

“I think there are some really great programs [for] people that are interested in some of the more specialized things,” Todd said. “But I think one of the things they could do is to develop programs that appeal to the typical Duke students.”

Many students said they know the Union as an organization that programs events such as poker tournaments and musicals like Hairspray, but their knowledge of the group is limited.

“If you’re in an organization or something and you need money for activities, DUU [will] match the funds,” said sophomore Claire Finch. “Honestly, I don’t know what DUU does.”

Donnelly said the Union has been working to become more recognized among freshmen through Devils after Dark and the Freshmen Intern Program—where 20 freshmen are appointed as Union ambassadors to explain the group’s mission to their fellow classmates.

“I’m a [resident assistant] for freshmen and have been for three years, so I understand the mentality that when they get here, they are bombarded with so much information,” she said.

Although she said there is much to improve, Donnelly said she believes the group is making progress.

“When I joined the Union my sophomore year as a [chief financial officer], I saw the Union as an organization that had an incredible amount of potential,” she said. “DUU is an organization for people who want to do anything.”

Duke Center for International Development presents

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NORTH KOREA from page 2 No timetable was set for this action, but a joint statehappen “in parallel with” the North Korean government following through on its commitment.

“The two sides will increase bilateral exchanges and enhance mutual trust,” the statement says.

Besides the U.S. and China, three other countries Russia, South Korea and Japan—participated in the talks with the North.

The five countries reiterated a commitment to deliver aid under the February disarmament deal granting the North the equivalent of 1 million tons offuel oil. On Friday, in anticipation of the new agreement, the United States also announced it would spend up to $25 million to pay for 50,000 tons of heavy fuel oil for North Korea.

This is not the first nuclear deal Washington has struck with die reclusive, communist regime. In a previous U.S. attempt to halt the North’s nuclear weapons development, Pyongyang simply froze its arms programs under a 1994 deal. ment said it will

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The summit in the North’s capital was the second ever The latest nuclear standoff began in 2002, after North uranium between leaders of the two countries, which remain techaccused the of a secret Washington enrichment program—in addition to its known plutonically at war since the Korean War ended in a 1953 ceasenium-based facilities. Either material enriched to a suf- fire that has never been replaced with a peace treaty.

A summit in 2000 led to closer ficient extent can be used to ties. Since then, trade has inmake bombs “The two sides will increase creased dramatically, mostly as a The North then quickly reresult of a jointly operated indusstarted production of weaponsbilateral exchanges and trial zone in the North located grade plutonium at its main nuclear complex, leading to its enhance mutual trust.” just across the two countries’ first-ever test nuclear explosion heavily armed border.

U.S. Government statement Some of South Korea’s leadin October 2006. Experts say the ing business executives also North may have produced more held talks with officials in North than a dozen nuclear bombs.

Wednesday’s agreement commits the North to make a Korea oh Wednesday amid hopes the two countries will further expand economic links. “complete and correct declaration of all its nuclear proThe South Korean president was “satisfied with grams”—which the U.S. has said would include the uranium issue. the outcome of the talks” with Kim, Roh’s spokesman There was no immediate comment on the nuclear deal Cheon Ho-seon told reporters in comments relayed from Pyongyang, where leaders of the two Koreas met for from Pyongyang. The sides were to draft an agreement

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certain to seal his lame-duck status.

Democratic leaders scheduled the showdown for Oct. 18 to allow two weeks for pressure to build on Republicans. A union-led organization said it would spend more than $3 million trying to influence the outcome. “It’s going to be a hard vote for Republicans,” promised Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

Criticism of the veto was instantaneous, from every quarter of the Democratic political firmament.

Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware, a presidential hopeful, called it unconscionable, party chairman Howard Dean labeled it appalling, and Pelosi said, “It’s very sad that the president has chosen to veto a bill that would provide health care for ten millionAmerican children for the next five years.”

Republicans said none of the criticism would matter.

“I’m confident that the more time we have to explain the veto, the more people will be with their position,’ said Rep. Roy Blunt of Missouri, second-ranking GOP leader in the House.

Longer term, Republicans said their goal was to sustain the veto and force Democrats into negotiations on a compromise that GOP lawmakers could embrace.

“Democrats now face an important choice: Either work with Republicans to renew this program or continue to play politics on the backs of our nation’s children,” said Rep. John Boehner of Ohio, the House Republican leader.

He and other Republicans said Democratic plans to delay an override vote revealed an eagerness to score political points The Democratic legislation would add $35 billion to the program over five years to expand coverage. Bush argued the bill was too costly, took the program too far beyond its original intent of helping the poor and would entice people with private insurance to switch to government coverage. He has proposed a $5 billion increase in funding.

Democrats, sensing a political advantage, said they were in no mood to compromise. Several officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were discussing strategy, said Pelosi and Reid seemed set on sending Bush successor bills that are nearly identical with the one he just vetoed. The goal would be to force him—and his congressional allies—to repeatedly expose themselves to criticism that they were denying health care for kids.

Both sides took comfort from polling data as they setded in for their struggle.

Democracy Corps, which offers advice to Democrats, said its poll showed the public sides with Democrats by a margin of 60-35. The veto batde “gives Democrats a large advantage with independents, as well as mobilizing Democratic supporters. Indeed, the president has not won over Republican voters on this issue,” said an accompanying memo.

House Republicans quietly distributed a survey by David Winston, who is close to Boehner, that came to a different conclusion. It said critics of the legislation can win the public debate if they say they favor “covering uninsured children without expanding government coverage to adults, illegal immigrants and those who already have insurance....” A copy of the poll was obtained by The Associated Press.

Numerous polls have shown health insurance to be an important issue with the public, and Democrats have made expansion of the children’s health program a priority since taking control of Congress in January.

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Escapism turns to cult classics byJanet Wu

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Sundance has its indie charms. Venice boasts a global crowd. But who among the film festival brethren can satisfy the oudandish palates of the splatter-happy sci-fi crowd?

Set your phasers to stun and hold onto your wits: the Escapism Film Festival is crashing the Carolina Theatre with a host of monsters, maniacs and malicious New Zealand sheep in tow.

The three-day festival will feature the sort of grindhouse cult content that has titillated fans of geek-dom for decades. From sci-fi classics to horror comedies, Escapism offers a suspension of reality in a season of preOscar plot severity.

But the festival wasn’t always a celebration of fiction and gore.

“Originally escapism was going to be more of a chance to fill a lot of the recent Hong Kong/Japanese action films that weren’t getting screen time in the Triangle,” said Jim Carl, senior director for the Carolina Theatre.

“And then what happened is we started realizing that the trend toward the remakes of Asian films... waned a little SEE ESCAPISM ON PAGE

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COURTESY HENRY BUTLER

New Orleans native Henry Butler combines funk, blues and jazz into the unique polyglot piano style that he will bring to Duke tonight.

Eclectic pianist carries Monk legacy by

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merits in his musical life, which stretches back to

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up the piano at age six.

For some, Henry Butler fits into the lineage of great New Orleans pianists that starts with Jelly Roll Morton and includes the likes of Professor Longhair. But don’t lock him into that mold—although he has cut records with players like Meters guitarist Leo Nocentelli, his first records were anchored by Ornette Coleman’s great rhythm duo of Charlie Haden—the bassist who played on campus Sunday—and Billy Higgins.

“It’s a lazy man’s dream to get someone who does one

“He marched to the beat of the drum that he created—not only the drumbeatbut the drum itself. He made no bones about it.”

That’s what pianist Henry Butler has to say about Thelonious Monk, the late great jazzman who he’ll celebrate at Duke tonight. In an interview Wednesday, Butler spoke effusively about Monk, but he knows a little something about creating his own drumbeat—and, in his case, also his own piano part, vocal line, baritone horn or trombone riff. He’s used each of these instru-

picking

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Films explore black relationships by

Andrew Hibbard THE CHRONICLE

Last fall, Professor Chanequa Walker-Barnes taught a women’s studies class on representations of black women’s identities. A year later, that class has led to a course centered purely on black relationships and a new film series hosted by the Mary Lou Williams Center that explores black romance and relationships.

The decision to add a film element came from a desire to see how topics are expressed in popular culture, specifically through film. Walker-Barnes contacted the Center with a list offilms and Chandra Guin, director of the Mary Lou Williams Center, added some ofher own picks to the list in preparation of the nine-film “On the Reel; Black Love and Relationships.” Walker-Barnes said she is pleased with the collaboration.

“The Mary Lou has kind of taken ownership of the film series and enabled it to be something that opens up the topic to the entire Duke campus,” she said.

Guinadded that opening the seriesup for general viewing has allowed more students to see the films, which has

led to richer class discussions Khadine McNeill, assistant director of the Center, said the program was conceived as a joint effort between Walker-Bames and the Mary Lou. The weekly screenings were designed to be a relaxing setting where studentsfrom Walker-Barnes’s class could view their assigned films and other students could join in the experience.

McNeill added that the series’ theme worked well with the Mary Lou’s goals for the year. In addition to encouraging more relationships with professors, she said it fit in with the center’s year-long theme of “cultivating consciousness.” “[The series] allows students to see black experiences in a different way and open the floor to discussion to see if those things really happen,” McNeill said. “The film series is a really great way of promoting our theme. So many students have not seen how the relationships work.”

With comfortable couches and free snacks, the laidback atmosphere allows a film to be viewed rather than COURTESYWARNER BROTHERS SEE MARY LOU ON PAGE

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The series will feature relationship films such as, The Color Purple.

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Editor’s Note 7; seriously...

of Connecticut.”

Radiohead recently shocked the music inPrice: $.47 (numbers adjusted for dustry by announcing that their next album, inflation) In Rainbows, will be available for free download next Wednesday. All they are asking in return for it is a simple donation, the value of Iron & Wine Shepherd’s Dog The winner of last week’s battle of which is to be determined by the listener. And while we’re not sure how much it’s worth to us the beards (take that, Banhart!), Sam (seriously Yorke, is this a trick ?), this bizarre ex- Beam sports an aggressive patch of faercise in consumer surplus has led us to wonder cial hair that can be best described as exactly what we’d value some other albums at: a homeless man’s impression of Jesus.

That, plus the fact that we actually really liked the album, leads us to believe the Ryan Adams—Easy Tiger Not really because of the music itself, MSRP is actually a pretty fair price. Now but because Ryan Adams’ faith in his own go take a shower.

Price; $12.99 ability scares the pants out of us. When he’s not busy melting down at shows or Soulja Boy— nnvw.souljaboytellem.com verbally abusing fans, he’s threatening us. For the record, “Summer of ’69” is off Let’s be honest here. There is no need to ever consider owning this allimits.

Price: Whatever he wants (usually bum, unless you are a masochist. Just lunch money) download “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” off the web, burn it to 14 tracks on a CD and you essentially own a little piece of 50 Cent—Curtis This was a great record three years one-hit-wonder history.

Price; Half a melted Snickers bar. ago, but the material’s gotten a bit stale. we’re bit —Bryan Sayler a actually And, oddly enough, more terrified of Adams than the “King —

It seems like my past couple of posts in this Sandbox/Editor’s note combination that I write have required the use ofYouTube.You can find what I talk about today on YouTube, but I won’t urge you to check it out—it’s far too sad to recommend purposefully.

As you have undoubtedly have realized, there is something fishy in the state of Myanmar. The current human rights tragedy that is playing out there has finally received the press it deserves... and it only took the ruthless beating ofmonks to get there.

Although the rest of the world is joining the conflict a little late, it is never too late to do the right thing. However, it is too late to save the unknown amount of victims who have already perished in peaceful protest.

It is too late to save Kenji Nagai.

It is usually not recess’ place to discuss foreign affairs, but Nagai was a photojournalist and documentary filmmaker, a position that hits close to home.

The reporter who was known for his de-

terminationand willingness to take dangerous assignments was killed while recording the ensuing chaos in Burma. According to video, Nagai was apparently shoved down by a soldier and shot at point-blank range.

He died with camera in hand.

As an entertainment journalist, I will never be asked to place my life in danger for a story—unless you consider thinking about Britney Spears, Paris Hilton or Lindsay Lohan life-threatening. I can not begin to consider what it means to die for the truth.

However, I can empathize as much as possible and I can implore you to turn your attention to this situation. Gone is the day of the mob student protests and activism—l applaud those who organized and attended the vigil Tuesday. Our revolution happens on the internet. So get out there, inform as many people as you know about what is happening in Burma. Like NBC said, The MoreYou Know...

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bit in the last couple years.”

With dramatically declining audience numbers in 2004, Carl and fellow film programmers were forced to take a year’s hiatus to rethink and reinvent.

As chance would have it, a Carolina Theatre staff member was able to acquire a rare 35 mm original copy of comic horror flick, The MonsterSquad. Part of the ‘Bos-kid teamup adventures made famous by The Goonies and The Lost Boys, the film has grown to cult status in the last 20 years and was quite conveniently about to debut a two-disc Special Anniversary Edition DVD. The release of the DVD would have been impossible without their loyal network ofMonster Squad fans, said Andrew Gower, who starred in the lead role ofSean Crenshaw.

“Fans just came out of everywhere and were demanding it. So it was really sort of a fan-based grassroots thing that got the studio off their ass,” Gower said. “For some reason this film resonated and struck somebody at the time they saw it, in some shape or form that affects them forever.”

The Carolina Theatre screened The Monster Squad only two years before to a sold-out theater. This time around, with the original copy and the help of Gower and co-star Ashley Bank as guests-in-attendance, the Escapism Film Festival was able to make the audience favorite a perfect centerpiece to the reinvented festival.

When Director William Lustig, of grindhouse favorite Maniac, also signed on as a guest-in-attendance, Carl and crew could sense the cult classic directionfor which Escapism was destined.

Researching into the wee hours of the morning, the team plucked features and shorts from diverse quadrants of the film industry. The mythological thriller Cthulhu was discovered among the Seattle International

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The largest task, however, was persuading the folks at The Walt Disney Studios to unlock their mysterious magic vault where Tron had been safely stowed away for years.

“There’s a huge black market out there of film collectors who would love to get their hands on original 35 mm negative of one of Disney prints,” Carl said. “Theft among 35 mm film community is very high when it comes to these prints, so Disney is very, very skeptical about letting them out of the archive.”

With Tron finally added to the programming, the festival was still in need of short films. A casual request Thefestival's offerings include beloved sci-fi classics of the 'Bos and 90's such asStar Trek II: the WrathofKhan. to a contact at Pixar Animation Studios led to an influx of over 30 never-before-seen event and you’re going to get taken back to a time that’s shorts created by members of the animation staff. not today, a time when a lot of us were younger, a little The event offers the new and improved “Ten Pass” for more carefree. And everyone loves that feeling.” students wishing to spend less and watch more. Carl hopes that audiences will take a chance with the more eccentric The Escapism Film Festival is held at Carolina Theatre, Fletchselections of genre film, from the 25th anniversary screener Hall, Oct. 5-7. Tickets are $B, 10-film passes are $5O. ing of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (a Kirk, Spock and Scottie mission sans Tribbles) to the sweep of North Carolina premieres ready to take the stage in a competition for fiction-based absurdity. With tag lines such as, “Do you have the Crazy?” and “Get ready for the Violence of the Lambs!,” the horror-humor duo is set to snag the spotlight in the aptly named “Bloody Funny Program,” one of the many thematic subsections.

The Asian origins will remain relevant with the screening of Japanese film Paprika and short film Apocalypse Oz, said Carl, who added that the latter film is a cross between The Wizard of Oz and Apocalypse Now, completely without humor or camp yet somehow works.

Gower and Bank will host a post-screening Q & A and lobby meet and greet. Gower says he looks forward to interacting with Monster Squad fans and says that the festival is a valuable revisiting of a beloved decade.

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I am wiling to put it out there: Chuck is the best new show on network television.

I know what you must be thinking: But Varun, how can you claim Chuck is the best when

there are shows like Cavemen and Dirty Sexy Money classin’ up the airwaves?

Sarcasm aside, there are very few shows that are as hip, smart and cool as Chuck. It is straight entertainment—a blend of television brevity and film production quality.

Chuck Bartowski {Less Than Perfect's Zach Levi) is a Stanford dropout working at a television-universe version ofBest Buy’s Geek Squad.

Chuck, who surprisingly reminds us of Jim from The Office, has his simple life complicated when his former roommate/rogue CIA agent sends him thousands of photos encrypted with government secrets. Now he is under the watch of the NSA and the CIA, who begrudgingly set aside differences to protect “The Intersect,” until the state secrets can be extracted from his noggin. In a very Scooby-Doo- ish fashion, Chuck has to stay out of danger and thwart any baddies wanting his secrets for whatever nefarious plans they concoct.

Once you get past the ridiculous premise, Chuck becomes a show with serious action se-

quences that doesn’t take itself too seriously.

The budget is extremely high for a new show—the pilot episode featured a parkour fight sequence reminiscent of Casino Royale, a metalcrunching car chase and a Mexican standoff.

However, beyond its sleek surface, Chuck is a character-driven vehicle. The OCs Josh Schwartz’s script is filled with witty, realistic dialogue—nothing that will make you roll on the floor, but definitely worth a few Chuck-les.

Sorry, too easy.

Levi is comfortable as the lead character and is joined by an outstanding supporting cast. Adam Baldwin, who plays scary NSA thug Major John Casey, delivers one-liners with an attitude missed since he played Jayne in Joss Whedon’s Firefly.

The only problem is that a show with such a bizarre plot and high budget is vulnerable to burning out well before its time. Chuck may not make it to a second season, but there is no reason not to enjoy it while it’s still running.

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The first season finale of NBC’s epic sci-fi drama was disappointing to say the least. To be honest, it was a disaster. Over 20 hours of tension and excitement was blown on a lackadaisical fight scene and a cop out ending. The sophomore premiere had to make up for the sins of the finale and restore the faith of thousands of fan boys—and the occasional fan girl.

“Four Months Later” hardly wipes the slate clean, but it does tap into the intrigue and suspense that made us fall in love with Heroes in the first place.

In the second season we are introduced to new superhumans Maya and Alejandro, Span“

THE OFFICE “fun run” THURSDAY, NBC, p P.M. Would-be code-monkeys rest assured, The Office remains the only show on television with the ability to make working for the weekend an enviable career. It does this, as ever, with a spoton blend ofawkward humor, lovable characters and just enough tugging on the heartstrings to keep you interested.

However, when fans tuned in to the season premiere last Thursday, there was only one thing on our minds: did Jim and Pam finally get together? Ever in tune with their fan base, the writers kept us on pins and needles throughout the enure first half of the double feature. Audiences were forced to endure a side-story about attempted vehicular manslaughter, something about a dead cat and office-wide gossip over the couple’s fate before finally getting their answer.

ish-speaking twins that add the international flair that Ando and Hiro used to provide. They are searching for someone who can help them control Maya’s uncontrollable lethal abilities.

This alone could make for an interesting story, but Heroes would not be Heroes if we had only one story to follow—unnecessary complexity is part of the joy and the frustration.

We catch up with The Bennetts living undercover in California. The once scary HomRimmed Glasses has been reduced to a dayjob at the Copy Kingdom. Mohinder is trying to infiltrate the mysterious Company, Parkman is trying to make it as a cop and Nathan Petrelli is busy trying to drink himself to death. Luckily, far from the murky swamp of the multiple plot lines, we still have Hiro. Mr. Nakamura’s story of Takezo Kensei in 1600 Japan is the fresh boost Heroes needed to keep viewers from ripping their hair out.

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Fortunately, these were pleasurable diversions as the cast seemed in top form and the show headed for another solid season. Most importandy, the chemistry between Jim (John Krasinski) and Pam (Jenna Fischer) is simply radiant, and fans of their onagain-off-again love story will find their eyes a litde wetter after they are caught locking lips. The second half of the show feels like a honeymoon period for die two, with each scene containing a small glimpse at the sweet humor they share. Nev-

The show is as exciting to watch now as it was when we were first meeting the heroes, but it runs the risk of turning into another Lost—all tension, no progression. The writers need to give the plot a clear direction before a show with great potential becomes as stale as reruns of I Love Lucy.

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ertheless, one nagging thought keeps us from total ease —now that they’re finally together, can they prove immune to the show’s continual romantic rockiness?

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Then there’s Dan Humphrey, the cute yet awkward Seth Cohen-esque outsider—from the uncivilized, plebian borough of Brooklyn no less—whose unwavering moral compass and selflessness set him starkly apart from his peers.

Dan even goes dress shopping with his younger sister at Barney’s. Now that’s a good guy. Throw in the impeccably dressed, I’m-a-womanizer-because-I’m-obviously-gay Chuck Bass; the Tll-always-feel-inferior-because-my-mommy-never-loved-me Blair Waldorf; and bouts of underage drinking, potential date rape, drug use and the occasional fist fight in a tux and a series good for at least two seasons is guaranteed.

Yet even though it’s easy to criticize Gossip Girlfor being just an east coast The OC—the creators, Josh Schwartz and McG, are the same after all—the show shows glimmers of real promise. The glamorous New York City life that the show’s characters enjoy will polarize many, but it’s unlikely relationships, both their heart-wrenching pitfalls and small triumphs, that make for entertaining television.

—Bryan Zupon that the producers throw in and the kids work together as a little units to solve problems in a strangely democratic fashion.

Even though the show is probably scripted and the contestants have an unrealistically precocious vocabulary what kind of 10 year old uses the word disarray?—the show does have redeeming merits. Aside from the fact the children are really cute and it’s entertaining to push them to their limits, Kid Nation proves to America that perhaps tweens are more capable—and complex —than we thought them to be. And unlike Lord of the Flies, these contestants seem to put others before themselves... now that’s a first for reality television.

Although no one is suggesting that children should be subjected to the horrors of Paris Hilton’s The Simple Life anytime soon, it will definitely be interesting to see how much these kids can accomplish and withstand on their own. But it’s likely that the warm fuzzy feelings will soon subside as the evil side of human nature rears its ugly head.

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—Jessie Tang The episode ends with a twist where Carr reveals her animosity toward Darling. Darling’ realizes he impregnated Carr after a tryst on his last night in Pittsburgh and Carr is now the mother of Darling’s baby. While this spin adds a much-needed dimension to the show, the pitiful writing limits the potential of the show.

Back to You has talented leads and enough star power to win over audiences. However, unless the writers can figure out how to earn the canned laughter, the show, for the benefit ofaudiences everywhere, is doomed to join the annals of cancelled television. TV fans looking for their fix of office-place humor should instead turn their television sets to NBC’s far superior The Offices —Andrew Hibbard

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It’s hard to pinpoint the exact moment when it beame apparent that Grey’s Anatomy's downward spiral was >ermanent. Perhaps it was the episode when the main haracter, Meredith, died—only to awake from the dead fter having spent an entire episode catching up with dead patients from previous seasons, all in a purgatory-like setting straight out of a bad sci-fi show. Or maybe it was that time when an episode of Grey’s turned into a two-hour promotion for the network’s new Grey’s spin-off, Private Practice, resulting in a disappointing waste of a Thursday night. Either way, the Season 4 premiere did little to save the show from seemingly ‘imminent self-destruction.

The Season 3 finale left the show so demolished that it seemed like it couldn’t go anywhere but up—Cristina didn’t get married, Burke left, Meredith and Dr. McDreamy broke up and George failed his intern exam. Yet what should have been an episode that rebuilt the show to its former glory merely furthered the deterioration. True, there were a couple of mildly clever scenes, but not enough to make up for the rest of the show’s content Izzy resuscitates a dying deer, we meet Meredith’s socially awkward half-sister, Alex extracts a bag of change from his patient’s stomach and then uses it as a prop in a disastrously unintelligent metaphor about how life is ever-changing. On top of that, Meredith is yet again forced to decide between two people who are both calling her name from opposite sides of the room. The result is that the premiere promises a season where the main entertainment will be to watch how the show attempts to cure itself of what appears to be a terminal illness.

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Take a popular Spanish telenovela, actors, the perfect mixadd GRIEVE BACK ture or glam and melodrama and you o THVFSDAr, ABC, 8 p.m. get Ug y Betty Right now_ the crowd may still be skeptical of plunging into a world of hairspray and high fashion, but beneath the superficial facade of this show is a witty commentary that makes fun ofAmerica’s ridiculous commodity circuit—in the most entertaining way possible, of course.

For those unfamiliar with the show, our lovable heroine Betty Suarez (America Ferrera) takes on the fashion world of Mode Magazine by storm, with braces, bangs and a whole lot of curves. Having to deal with daily attacks from her anorexic coworkers and the Meryl Streep-esqe Creative Director, continuously defies stereotypes and helps those closest to her realize that beauty is more than just high-heeled stilettos and caked-on makeup.

In the season premiere last Thursday, Betty is still as busy as ever: she’s trying to get her father out of Mexico, her boss is recovering from a car accident and the magazine needs to be pried out of evil Wilhelmina Slater’s grip. Christina, Betty’s superficial coworker, may be the daughter ofMeade Publications’ head honcho, but Wilhemlmina could become her new stepmother if things go as planned. With no time left to herself, Betty is fighting to forget about her love Henry.

Though the web of connections gets increasingly bizarre and a little too far-fetched, the second season is all in the spirit of a true telenovela. It maintains the same level of subtle sarcasm and punchy one-liners as the first, if not more. No one can deny that Christina saying through teary eyes, “Pretty girls have problems too” is not ridiculously stupid and yet ironically funny. The overwhelming candy-coated gaudiness of the fashion industry still manages to be counter-balanced with genuine characters like Betty and her outspoken nephew. And ifnothing else, it’s satisfying to watch the plastic Barbies and Kens of Mode’s FashionWonderland attempt to “solve” problems and get over their apparent shallowness.

Ugly Betty is headed in the right direction... and by right, I mean all the more dysfunctional, chaotic and obnoxiously addicting.

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analyzed. Students can come and go as they please.

“Usually one or two people linger after [to talk],” McNeill said The series includes a diverse set of films from historical dramas (The Color Purple) to urban dramas (Baby Boy); nevertheless, all relate back to the women’s studies class.

“The students have been surprised at how much the issues [from class] are represented in the films. We turn off our thinking when we watch movies, and you don’t realize the larger social messages you get by reading texts and then going to see the films,” Walker-Barnes said. “It helps to make some of the topics more real when we talk about ideologies of race and gender.”

Although McNeill said she is pleased with the general reaction of students attending the series, she said she is dissatisfied with the low attendance.

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Formulaic through and through, the family-friendly The Game Plan, provides typecast characters, expected conflicts and predictable conclusions.

Hot-shot football player Joe Kingman, played by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, exudes the one-dimensional arrogance and narcissism as only a stereotypical characterization of a professional athlete can exemplify. He leads a most enviable life, one that features a bachelor pad located in downtown Boston and girls at his beck and call. This charmed existence is interrupted with the arrival of a toocute little girl, eight-year-old Peyton (Madison Pettis) who happens to be the daughter he never knew he had.

Almost immediately, Kingman finds himself on a journey of self-exploration as he struggles to remodel his life around someone other than himself. On top of the run—

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haven’t been living under a rock for the past couple months, you’ll already know the 17-yearold rapper as originator of the latest club craze, the Soulja Boy dance. DeAndre Way, aka Soulja Boy, created an internet phenomenon with his iconic dance, giving birth to the hoe-Supermanin’ cultural force we know today. The album name references how Way got his start as Soulja Boy —first on SoundClick, an internet music networking site, and later on his own site—apdy named www. souljaboytellem.com —before he was scooped up by Interscope records.

The lead single, “Crank That (Soulja Boy),” is undoubtedly the strongest track on the album, instructing listeners on how to “Crank that Soulja Boy,” against an infectious reggae, steel-drum beat. “Don’t Get Mad” is mostly directed at parents, and haters in general, with the hook “Don’t get mad cuz the kids like me.” On the track, Soulja Boy tells the story of his internet sensationalism, “It’s amazing what I did with a mic and the internet,” over a chorus of little kids lauding him as their favorite rapper. Bluntly put, it’s an ode to himself and his popularity. “Report Card” involves Soulja telling his teacher to throw some “D’s” on his report card. Other songs like the repetitive “Sidekick” also play up his teenage—if not immature—image.

The intro lays out Soulja’s goals, saying that he’s gonna “Do the same thing we do everyday, try an’ crank the world,” which is a feat that he has definitely accomplished.

Way has gone from crankin’ the Soulja Boy in front ofhis webcam to seeing UT football team doing the RoboCop at halftime, all at the tenderage of 17. However, if Soulja Boy wants to be more than just a one-hit wonder, he still has a lot of maturing to do, and maybe some more moves to make up.

—Stefanija Giric

“I wish more people would come,” McNeill said. “We have not had the numbers for this program I feel we should. The more that find out, the better. Hopefully, more interest will bring the numbers.”

In spite of low attendance, students outside of WalkerBames’s class have begun to discover the event. Sophomore Tiffany Gillis was one of the attendees at Tuesday’s screening of The Color Purple and said she learned about the event from attending Jazz at the Mary Lou, a popular arts program offered by the center. Gillis said she appreciated the new film series but shared McNeill’s sentiment concerning attendance.

“I think it’s a good opportunity for black films to be shown,” Gillis said. “I’ve come every Tuesday, but attendance is pretty bad. I think if more people knew about it, they would come.”

In spite of the low attendance, Walker-Barnes is pleased with the series.

“I’m excited to see where it goes and how it unfolds.”

of-the-mill spats he has with his daughter, Kingman must find away to finally win the national championship for the fictional Boston Rebels.

The story, crafted with all the mastery and innovation of a third grader, is a cute and familiar one. As Kingman’s ego is systematically downsized by his spunky daughter, he slowly realizes that he actually cares more for his child than even football. Watching the on-screen chemistry between Johnson and Pettis, one wishes for a world where every father was as endearing and good-hearted and where every daughter was as adorable and remarkably intelligent. Alas, that is the beauty of Disney. Johnson, in the role of a developing dad, makes it almost hard to remember his roots as wrestling superstar “The Rock”.

No Disney tale would be complete without a beautiful love interest for the strong male protagonist —Peyton’s ballet teacher, Monique, played by Roselyn Sanchez. Add in the quintessential superficial money-grubbing sports agent (Kyra Sedgwick), a concerned mother figure (Paige Turco) and a lovable supporting group ofKingman’s team-

It’s always been difficult to determine MAGIC whatkind ofmusician COLUMBIA RECORDS Bruce Springsteen is exacdy. Amidst his long career of boisterous stadium rockers, he has every so often managed to sneak in quiet, somber little odes to the desolate corners of a darker Americana.

Throughout the mellow, acoustic landscapes of these folk-rooted departures—probably best exemplified by the 1982 masterpiece Nebraska —Springsteen casts an uncharacteristically bleak gaze towards subject matters such as isolation, poverty and mourning. These darker tonalities begin to call into question which side of this bipolar mess is the real Boss.

On Magic, Springsteen presents a stylized fusion of the two. The result may be his manifesto—an album that celebratesAmerica while lamenting its loss. On the surface, the album resounds with all the musical flourishes of old, marking the long-awaited return to the glory days ofBruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.

Songs such as “Radio Nowhere,” the album’s innocuous single, burst with all the traditional elements, layered—and occasionally muddled—together to create something that is big, complex and unerringly loud.

But even with all this big-band bombast, Magic manages to showcase Springsteen’s pained, vulnerable side. “Livin’ in the Future” rolls with all the pop punches of a classic rock favorite, right up to the inane final “Na Na” chorus. But when Springsteen sings of how he “Woke up election day/Sky’s gunpowder and shades of gray,” and how his “Faith’s been tom asunder,” it becomes clear that there’s an imbedded solemnity to the song. Here, like on much of Magic, Springsteen plays to an idealized musical form, only to undercut it with grim reminders of the fact that “Liberty, it sailed away.”

Political yet personal, the lyrics on Magic are some of Springsteen’s darkest yet, not especially because of their singular gravity, but because of their juxtaposition with once-hopeful musical counterparts. Springsteen effectively joins the triumphal with the brooding, simultaneously romanticizing and deconstructing his subjects, a process which renders their fall all the more poignant.

—Bryan Sayler

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exemplifies all that is Disney —think the seven dwarves, but bigger —and the perfect family comedy is brought to life.

If one is seeking thought-provoking fare, this films’ a dud. If one simply wants to spend two hours feeling good about life, then this movie is a must-see.

—Braden Hendricks

That’s right, the members of Matchbox Twenty have officially EXILE ON MAINSTREAM returned from their ATLANTIC hiatus and are finally ����� releasing new material; all is right in the world again. With their first recording in over five years, Rob Thomas and the gang debut six new releases in Exile on Mainstream as well as a compilation of greatest-hits from previous albums.

The band has made some changes in the five-year interim, including the departure of rhythm guitarist, Adam Gaynor. These changes are evident on new tracks such as “I’ll Believe You When,” which ventures into a slightiy more modem and quick-tempo style. This deviation is not all that appealing at first. But with subsequent listens, each song takes on its own character and becomes just plain fun to listen to.

Nevertheless, fans looking for that classic Matchbox Twenty sound will not be disappointed. The incredibly catchy, chart-topping lead track, “How Far We’ve Come” leaves little doubt that the band is back and better than ever.

Then there is the final new release, “Can’t Let You Go” in which a slow beat combines with Thomas’ soulful crooning to create a memorable and beautifully melodic addition to the album.

On Exile on Mainstream, the guys have taken a new approach to song writing, making each piece a collaboration between all members, rather than each only writing their own part. The other band members play a larger role throughout the new tracks, with a more conspicuous vocal presence than ever before. While this addition is welcome proof of the band’s growth, Thomas’ voice remains the main determinant in making or breaking the songs.

While there are no extraordinarily remarkable, standing ovation, cannot-shut-up-about-it songs in the new list, they are all clean, fresh and pure Matchbox Twenty. A combination of new releases with 11 past favorites, Exile on Mainstream provides the best of both worlds.

—Brittany James

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What do a ghost, a doctor and an ancient Roman gay pimp have in common?

The answer, of course, is sophomore Michael Bergen.

A classical civilization and theater studies double major, Bergen is an actor who is intent on exploring the limits of the stage and one who carries theater in his veins.

Raised by two theater teachers, one with a background in directing and the otherin acting, Bergen grewup making the stage his home and theater his craft. Debuting at the age of six in school plays, Bergen quickly moved on to join the Backlot Production Shakespeare Company at the age of eight. A non-profit theater troupe located in Clarksville, TN, the production company unfortunately folded when Bergen was 14. Nevertheless, in his time with Backlot he racked up some meaty roles—beating out even college students—in some of Shakespeare’s finest plays, including A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Merry Wives of Windsor and Much Ado About Nothing.

When not performing Shakespeare, Bergen earned his comedic stripes serving an excruciating tour of duty of improvisation with Backlot. Entertaining restless kindergartners, Bergen not only became fieldtested, but also developed a deep respect and liking for the acting form.

“Improv, to me, is theater in its purest form,” Bergen said. “It’s not only a means of keeping a show fresh for actors, but it’s also a real challenge playing off one another and knowing what works with the audience and how far you can go.”

Since coming to Duke, Bergen has dabbled in musicals, one-acts and most recently returned to comedic

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thing and does it really well,” he said. “I enjoy doing a lot of things well and I started thatwhen I was in New Orleans, when I was growing up in New Orleans. When I actually

started my litde stint at the Louisiana School for the Blind, they continued to develop that. And most of the people that I knew in New Orleans were very eclectic.”

Oh, that’s right —Butler has been blind since birth. But he said being without sight has actually been an aid. Never having had sight, he said, has allowed him to internalize some things and keep to the music.

‘You can turn anything into an advantage,” he said, speaking in a deep, clear, deliberate voice—by no means parsimonious with his words, but taking great care to choose each word. “I don’t necessarily think that blindness is a disadvantage. Sight can be a distraction if you don’t use it constructively.”

The academic approach is manifest in everything he says, like his analysis of the failure of certain, unnamed great jazz musicians to play convincing funk.

“These are wonderful players, and they could have played it—it’s all mental, it’s how you see yourself as a musician,” he said.

As for Butler, funk was never a problem. After studying classical music early in his career—his high school senior recital was dominated by classical voice literature, he said he played nightclub gigs regularly in his late teens. His jazz proficiency developed more when he began to study with clarinetist Alvin Batiste at Michigan State University.

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“I want to make somebody laugh,”

Bergen said. “It’s an alleviationof stress... it’s one of the most visceral, basic things you can do as a human being.”

With his parents serving as his inspiration, especially his mother Emily who just recently returned to the stage herself, Bergen fully intends to jump into the theater community immediately after graduating. Despite a preference for comedy and the stage, this actor is prepared for any venue or even the later possibility of teaching theater.

“He’ll always bring something new, something unexpected and a new approach to any character,” said senior Rob Baird, director of Shakespeare (Abridged).

A play-reading chair for Hoof ‘n Horn and member of the Duke Players, Bergen’s current goal is to be as involved in the Duke Theater community as possible. In addition to the formal training he is receiving in his classes, YATYNG CHANG/THE CHRONICLE he is also making his sixth Duke ap- Bergen, a sophomore, has appeared in six Duke performances including Meet theBard. pearance in the upcoming production ofPericles, presented by the Duke Thetered and about as much as I hope to encounter,” Berater Studies Department. gen said. “I don’t think I could handle anything more.”

“Being on stage is as much of a thrill as I have encoun,

evolved guidance from people like Alvin. I was fortunate grave,” he said.

So don’t go to Butler’s concert expecting to hear perthat before I left college, Alvin set up a situation where I could spend time with Cannonball Adderley and George fect facsimiles ofMonk’s music.

“You can expect that Henry Butler will play some Duke, Roland Hanna, Harold Mabem,“ he said.

And although he had been introduced to Monk before Monk compositions the way that Henry Butler wants to play them,” he said. “I want to celebrate Thelonious entering college, he found that he had the tools to understand and play the master’s music. Batiste worked him Monk by being creative. I want to celebrate Thelonious through Monk on a conceptual level, and only after that Monk when I play his compositions by taking them where I want to take them.” attacked the repetoire.

One link Buder has with Monk, he said, is roots in the Henry Butler will perform solo at the Nelson Music Room in blues. the music of the East Duke Building tonight at 8 p.m. Tickets are $2O, $3 for Thelonious, listen for instance to “If you you will realize that he had to have known the blues,” he students. said. “Just like most jazz players, they had to have known it, even if it’s just in their own practice.”

As an educator, Buder said he has found blues knowledge lacking in many of his own students and in other young players he hears.

“I’m going to tell you this because I’ve found it in my teaching to be true. Most Caucasian students neglect the blues, especially saxophonists, even though they’re trying to play Charlie Parker, and it’s not until we can get them to a place where they can acknowledge that he used lots of blues flavoring and phrased like a blues artist [that they get it].”

Buder has one more gripe: He said the way classical music is taught today has contributed to its struggles. Editors have taken works by the Beethovens and Debussys, he said, and enforced and codified phrasing and markings that the composers never intended.

“If they ever saw what G. Schirmer and Boosey and COURTESY HENRY BUTLER Hawkes and all these guys have come up with over the last the Nelson Room. will perform tonight than turn their Butler at Music Henry over in century and a half, they’d do more

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Reigning ACC champ looks to bounce back at Duke wide receiver Kenneth Moore took one punt from his own 5-yard line out to the 18 for some breathing room and another After a furious 21-point rally against Maryland Sept 22 that led to a dramatic 31-24 overpunt 10 yards to his own 44-yard line to set time victory, it would not have been surprising up the team for another touchdown, all in if Wake Forest suffered a letdown the next the fourth quarter.

And with a bye week between that game week. Except that there was no next week. and this weekend’s game against Duke, Last weekend’s open date on the schedule gave Wake Forest a much-neededbreak Wake Forest had two weeks off to recover in a season that has seen its share of ups from its most intense game of the year and and downs. But even with their struggles give its players a chance to get some relaxon both sides of the ball this season, the ation and down time.

“It didn’t [hurt] because after the game Demon Deacons know they can rely on their outstanding special-teams unit led by we were so high,” senior safety Chip Vaughn said. “The week was real good for the team All-American kicker Sam Swank.

Swank leads both the kicking and the to chill out and rest.”

Thebreak comes at the right time for the punting units and performed each responsibility well enough in 2006 to earn preseason Demon Deacons, as their start to this year All-ACC honors at both positions this year, has not quite been the same as the last.

That team, picked by the media to finin addition to earning Sports Illustrated honors last season. ish at the bottom of the ACC’s Atlantic First-team All-America So far in 2007, Swank has not missed a Division, shocked football fans with an 11-3 record, winning the ACC Championkick, splitting the uprights on both field goals he has attempted and making all ship game and landing a berth in the 2007 13 of his extra point attempts. Although Orange Bowl against Louisville. This year, Swank is not a particularly strong punter, however, the element of surprise may have averaging only 37.2 yards per punt, Wake faded, as the Demon Deacons opened the Forest’s punt coverage team has excelled season with losses in their first two games.

A major factor in their 0-2 start was the this season. The unit is only allowing 5.5 yards per punt return, or barely half of loss of starting quarterbackRiley Skinner to a separated shoulder in the season opener what the Demon Deacons themselves averagainst Boston College. Skinner separated age on punt returns.

“Leg’s feeling great,” Swank said. “I kind his shoulder in that game but returned of really wanted to kick during the bye with an impressive 22-of-35, 219-yard perweek, but that’s all good.” formance against the Terrapins, with his Especially in their win against the Ter- only touchdown coming on a 6-yard pass to rapins, the Demon Deacons’ special teams SEE FOOTBALL ON PAGE 10 unit came through in key moments. Senior by

Demon Deacon quarterback Riley Skinner has recovered well from an injury incurred in the season opener.

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Blue Devils excel in All- Duke brings ACC’s best record to Raleigh American Qualifiers Duke’s womens’ tennis players continued their strong run at the 2007 Riviera/ ITA Womens’ All-American Championships, with freshman Reka Zsilinskza and the doubles paring of sophomore Elizabeth Plotkin and freshman Ellah Nze both winning their matches to stay alive in the tournament at the Riviera Tennis Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif.

Zsilinszka won twice Tuesday to move on to her final qualifying match. She defeated Georgia’s Tvette Hyndman in a 6-3, 6-1 match before downing Carol Sage ofClemson, 6-3, 4-6, 64 in the second round.

The 35th-ranked doubles duo of Plotkin and Nze beat Kelly and Yvette Hyndman of Georgia 9-8(4) in the first round, placing them against Tracy Lin and Andrea Remynse of UCLA in the second round of the doubles division.

Plotkin and Nze also competed in the singles division of the tournament but fell Tuesday. The 102th-nationally ranked Plotkin defeated Cristina Visico of California 6-1, 1-0 ret., in the opening round but lost to UCLA’s Yasmin Schr 36, 7-6 (4), 6-4 in the second round. Nze lost early to Georgia Tech’s Kirsten Flow-

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Four doubles teams and eight singles to the All-American main draw, which will be held on Oct. 4-7.

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Florida State and Miami last weekend, No. 13 Duke travels to N.C. State tonight looking to notch its 16th straight ACC win.

Although the Blue Devils are in the middle of a five-game road trip, they were able to practice at home this week to prepare for the in-state rival Wolfpack (3-12, 0-5 in the ACC).

With one of the best homecourt records in the country, Duke (10-3,5-0) has also thrived on the road and rides a fivematch winning streak into Raleigh.

Head coach Jolene Nagel said her team’s time back on campus, however, could not have come at a better time.

“This has been a really busy study time,” Nagel said. “When you do that on top of travelling, you want to be sure to get enough rest to be able to compete.”

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onds left to tie the ball game at 24. , “I hope the momentum carries over, but you never know after an open date,” head coach Jim Grobe said. “I’m a little concerned about the layoff.”

Grobe used the bye week as the perfect opportunity to start his team from scratch, and a friendly schedule should aid this goal.

In three of the next four weeks, the Demon Deacons play conference foes Duke, Florida State and North Carolina—all of whom they defeated last season by a combined score of 68-30.

During its open week, the team practiced as it would normally Sunday through Thurs-

day, but unlike in the past, Wake Forest came out and practiced on Friday because Grobe felt a three-day layoff would last too long.

The players, however, still got the weekend offand used the opportunity to heal \ whatever injuries they had and to lighten the mental burden hanging over them.

“It’s not always 100 percent, balls-to-thewall—you’re just kind of relaxing,” Swank said. “A 12-week season wears on you, and it was very nice to get our legs back under us.”

And with the ACC conference schedule just getting under way, Grobe sees this as an opportunity for the rest of the team to catch up with his stellar special teams play.

“If we can pick up where we left off in the fourth quarter against Maryland, we could be a pretty good football team,” Grobe said.

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percentage (.271) and kills per game (17.70). They have improved gready in areas where they struggled earlier in the season—particularly serving.

In its recent trip to the Sunshine state, Duke recorded only 10 service errors over two matches.

“We are always working on that,” Nagel said of her team’s serving game. “But we minimized those errors quite a bit. Every missed serve gives the opponent a point and it hurts to miss a lot.”

Leading the Blue Devil offense is senior Carrie DeMange, who currendy has 229 kills and a .394 attack percentage for an ACC-best 5.0 kills per game. Juniors Sue Carls and Jourdan Norman have also shown strong play recendy, with each attacking at around .500. Norman currendy leads the team with 58 blocks and ranks second in the conference in hitting percentage, while Carls has 127 kills, third best on the team.

Middle blocker Ali Hausfeld, who both broke the school record for assists and cracked the ACC all-time top-10 list with her 5,083rd assist against Miami Sunday, has been a large factor in Duke’s success in hitting percentage and kills-per-game. The senior is averaging 14.65 assists per game.

On the defensive side of the net, sophomore Rachael Moss has continued to be a defensive force, reaching double-digit digs in nine consecutive matches. Moss has also been exceptional on the serve, ranking third in the conference in aces.

Though the Wolfpack are currendy winless in the ACC, the Blue Devils know better than to underestimate them.

“We need to play to our level and execute as quickly as possible,” Norman said.

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Sophomore Rachael Moss has notched in the double-digits in digs over the last nine matches.

Despite N.C. State’s record, the team boasts a young roster, which could prove to be a challenge for Duke.

“N.C. State has some good players we are not familiar with,” Nagel said. “We’ve got video, but we have to be able to make adjustments when we see them live.”

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Carter scuffles with Darfur police Gates says more control needed by

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to ease his frustration and his Secret Service detail urged him to get into a car and leave.

“I’ll tell President Bashir about this,” Carter said, reKABKABIYA, Sudan Former President Jimmy Carter confronted Sudanese security services on a visit to ferring to Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.

Omar, the security chief, said Carter had already Darfur Wednesday, shouting ‘You don’t have the power to stop me!” at some who blocked him from meeting breached security once by walking to the school and would not be allowed to breach it again. refugees of the conflict.

The 83-year-old Carter, in Darfur as part of a delega“We are in the security field. We’re not that flexible,” tion ofrespected international figures known as “The Elhe said after the confrontation ended. ders,” wanted to visit a refugee camp. But the U.N. misIn an interview with The Associated Press later in the sion in Sudan deemed that too dangerous. day, Carter played down the encounter, saying the secuInstead, Carter agreed to fly to the World Food Prority chief was only doing his job.

“But it’s true that I’m not accustomed to people tellgram compound in the North Darfur town ofKabkabiya, where he was supposed to meet with ethnic African ing me I can’t walkdown the street and meet people,” he told the AP after returning to a refugees, many of whom were chased from their homes by miUnited Nations compound in “It’s true that I’m not accusEl Fasher, the capital of North litias and the Arab-dominated government’s forces. tomed to people telling me Darfur state.

But none of the refugees Branson said some refugees showed up and Carter decided I can’t walk down the street had slipped notes in his pockets. to walk into the town—a volatile “We [ are] still suffering and meet people.” from the war as our girls are stronghold of the pro-govemment janjaweed militia—to meet —Jimmy Carter, being raped on a daily basis,” read one of the notes, translatrefugees too frightened to attend president ed from Arabic, that Branson the meeting at the compound He was able to make it to a handed to the AP. school where he met with one The note said that on Sept. tribal representative and was preparing to go further 26, a group of girls had been raped, one of them a into town when Sudanese security officers stopped him.

10-year-old, and that a refugee had been shot two days ‘You can’t go,” the local chief of the feared Sudanese ago. Branson said it had been handed over by an ethsecret police, who only gave his first name as Omar, ornic African man. dered Carter. “It’s not on the program!”

“All [refugees] living in the town of Kabkabiya are vul“We’re going to anyway!” an angry Carter retorted as nerable prisoners who live under injustice and intimidaa small crowd began to gather around. ‘You don’t have tion,” the note also said. the power to stop me.”

For the most part, the refugees here appeared too However, U.N. officials told Carter’s entourage the frightened to speak to the visiting delegation. The single powerful Sudanese state police could bar his way. refugee representative Carter managed to meet at the ‘We’ve got to move, or someone is going to get shot,” school pleaded with an AP reporter out ofearshot ofSuwarned one of the U.N. staff accompanying the delegation. danese security for Carter to ensure he would not face Carter’s traveling companions, billionaire businessgovernment retaliation. Carter then went back to the man Richard Branson and Graca Machel, the wife of man and wrote down his name, assuring him he would former South African President Nelson Mandela, tried look out for his safety.

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SANTIAGO, Chile A Pentagon review team has recommended the U.S. military have more control over contractors hired in Iraq such as North Carolina-based Blackwater USA and private security guards fall under the military code of justice in some cases, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday.

He said new guidelines for military commanders in Iraq probably will increase the number of private security contractors who will face prosecution or discipline for violence.

Gates said the five-member review team he sent to Iraq last week found a need for better coordination between the security details and the military.

In about one in every three cases, the team said, when military commanders got a call for help from a convoy under private protection, it involved a detail the commanders did not know about.

Speaking to reporters on a plane trip from Colombia to Chile, Gates provided the broadest description to date of the possible steps the military could take in response to the latest problems with private security companies in Iraq.

But he also said any major limits imposed on the contractors by the Iraqi government would burden U.S. forces or drastically restrict the mobility of State Department officials and other civilians who depend on the private guards.

Another idea, Gates said, would have him or Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England meet with the heads of the security companies “to talk about the situation and our expectations.

I’m sure there’s a fair amount of uncertainty on their part now about what the ground rules are going to be and perhaps we could provide some help on that.”

Greater use of the Uniform Code of Military Justice is perhaps the review team’s most controversial suggestion.

Gates acknowledged questions about how it would work and at what level the decision would be made to pursue that option in individual cases.

“That’s just something we need to look into more deeply and talk to department lawyers,” he said. “I’m told there is some uncertainty whether you could actually make that work or not.”

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Blackwater officials have defended their actions, saying they acted in response to a threat.

Blackwater, based in Moyock, N.C., is the largest of the State Department’s three security contractors. Currently there are about 7,300 private security contractors working for the Defense Department in Iraq, of which about 5,000 are guarding sites important to the military or the Iraqi government. Thousands more work for the State Department.

Gates said the contracts are put together in the United States, with little information flowing to the military.

“One obvious suggestion is how do we give [military commanders] greater clarity and more of a role and knowledge about the contracts that are going to be executed” in their region, Gates said.

Asked what the impact would be if the Iraqi government were to ban Blackwater from the country, Gates said he did not know if the other security companies could take on the extra responsibility.

The question, he said, would be what the State Department would do in the meantime. “It’s really more of a challenge for the Department of State in the short term,” he said.

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Students need rights, not'education' Presisions has been muted, but Richard Brodhead it is only right that students apologized for what he be concerned and that they called a “failure to reach out” make their concerns known. during the turbulent days of Said Duke Student Government Presithe lacrosse dent Paul case editorial “This Slattery, for apology a rush to judgment by the is a big deal. This is fundaadministration was applaudmentally what it means to be a member of the Duke comed, and righdy so.

But Brodhead’s caution munity.” against reckless certainty and Judicial policy and stuhasty judgment apparendy dent freedom are not only did not resonate throughout relevant to those facing adthe entire campus. The Office judication; they contribute of Judicial Affairs’ elimination to the tone and atmosphere of key procedural rights for of our daily interactions.

Director of Judicial Affairs students between 1999 and 2007 reveals a disturbing dis- Stephen Bryan said these regard for due process and a changes represent an attempt flawed interpretation of the to remove the “legalese” from the judicial policy and purpose of adjudication. to reinforce the educational So far the student response to the policy revi- mission of the University.

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Although we accept the administration’s goal of a more accessible, readable policy, removing obfuscated language is not a free ticket to water down student freedoms. Legalese is often used for a reason, and simpler language is no improvement if it fails to unequivocally protect the rights to which we are entitled.

Among the numerous troubling changes, a few stand out as particularly unnerving. The standard of probable cause is no longer necessary to initiate adjudication, and students no longer automatically have the right to confront witnesses against them. Furthermore, the policy now allows for potential use of illegally obtained evidence, and students who re-

“I am not particularly connected to the black community at Duke, but I am certainly not disconnected ”

—Junior Andrew Tutt responding to criticism ofhis appointment by DSG to the President’s Council on Black Affairs. See story page 1.

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procedural abuses allowed under this policy simply invite eventual legal action.

The emphasis on education is a poor approach on Duke’s part, in principle, and it is paternalistic in nature.

Furthermore, the idea that students must learn from their mistakes presumes mistakes have been made; it presumes students facing adjudication are guilty.

If Duke wrongly points its finger towards students in its haste to condemn them, are we making progress after the last “tragic rush to judgment”? According to President Brodhead’s statement just a few days ago, we will have taken a step back.

It is time for Judicial Affairs to restore student procedural rights.

Paper ethics

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fuse to testify against themselves don’t have the full protections that the Fifth Amendment provides.

Some have compared these rights with those our peer institutions provide, but we reject the notion that rights can be enumerated or compared.

This is a Duke problem —and it requires a Duke solution.

Perhaps most worrisomely, Judicial Affairs has made these changes in the name of “educating” students and helping them learn from their mistakes. This misguided objective conflicts with the office’s rightful goal: ensuring students receive a fair and just adjudication.

We have seen Duke students with access to legal representation make the school pay for violationsbefore. The

attending Duke, I spent 12 years in to what the appropriate balance between human French government-run schools, whose rights and state sovereignty is. Waffling is penalunofficial goal is to turn a child into the ized: no professor wants a paper that simply recakind of bureaucrat that has made French govpitulates the syllabus and concludes that the writer has no answer to the question. ernment what it is.

In many papers, I am forced to be either a liar Their methods are simple. Everyone must take or a simpleton; the latter because I pretend to have the same classes. Alfound an answer in four months to a question exthough students are three split into pathperts have struggled with for years; the prior because in a paper, I cannot admit the truth; that I ways as juniors, they simply don’tknow. Few paper topics worth writing must still take classes about are simple enough that an undergraduate the in every subject; can find an answer after four months. pathway merely deAnd so I lie. When a paper topic comes up termines the relathat I have no opinion on, either because I could tive weight of each rademeyer david agree with either side or simply because I have no subject Moreover, forty two strong feelings on the issue, I pick an opinion, any every paper must the official opinion, and defend it. Given that I will be held parrot government line on everything, or it will receive a personally accountable for this position, I generally prefer the path ofleast resistance and take the failing grade.

Sometimes, the government line isbased on polprofessor’s line.

Duke talks a lot about integrity, about how itics. For example, in ninth grade, you are taught persuasive strategies by writing essays against the an education here should not give you just facts and skills but also ethical principles to guide you death penalty, and it seems students have been doing so since it was abolished in 1981. However, this through life Some of this is done in a rather heavy-handed, dogmatic approach is not just a tool to brainwash must self-conscious way. This is why Trinity students are reinto youth accepting government policy: you also learn to master the Ministry of Education’s quired to take at least two courses involving Ethical thinking on such subjects as the utility of the fable Inquiry, which prove that in only two and a half easy hours a week, you too can have great moral fiber! and knowledge of the self.

Some of this, though, arises simply out of the Never being allowed to express my own opinion did frustrate me (lam the kind of person who nature of the University. Duke’s commitment to applied for an opinion column, after all). What re- research affirms the dedication of every member ally got to me, though, was being forced to study ofits community to the pursuit of truth.

Duke’s commitment to academic freedom ensubjects I was not interested in, using methodolonot shrines each individual’s freedom not only to debelieve. gies in which I did Life is different at Duke. For the most part, I fend any position he chooses without fear ofrepriam free to choose what disciplines to study, what sal, but also to judge which areas are fit for study, and what approach to use in so doing. major to declare, etc. I truly believe that any onHowever, Duke as a research institution is difis although topic perspective accepted in papers, humans are always more keenly aware of fallacies ferent from Duke as an educational institution, where the incentives are not publication, tenin arguments they oppose than in those they supunconure and salary, but grades. Administrators and if and occasionally, professors may port, faculty would do well to remember that every sciously, favor one side over another.

However, I was introduced to a new tyranny at time they reward a student with an ‘A,’ they are Duke: every student must have an opinion on evsanctioning his or her behavior, not just validaterything he or she studies, and a paper should be ing his or her argument. Grading policy teaches ethical norms, too. a reflection of that opinion.

And as long as students are required to take a Back in high school, I could write anything, and if what I wrote was wrong, it was because I had position on any question a professor may choose not paid attention to chapter three of the philosoto ask them, the only ethical principle I will take phy textbook. The “I” was completely perfunctory, away from most of the papers I am assigned is: If you don’t know, lie. and I didn’t have to worry about whether or not I agreed with what I wrote: no one expected me to.

David Rademeyer is a Trinity senior. His column At Duke, however, after four months of political science I am expected to have an opinion as runs every other Thursday.

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letterstotheeditor More apologies necessary in lacrosse case President Richard Brodhead was very gracious, as always, in his apology for Duke’s handling of the lacrosse case. Indeed, he went far beyond what was necessary.

When will we get an apology from members of the lacrosse team for their irresponsible behavior, including hiring a stripper, that initiated the sad affair?

When will we get an apology from the parents of the lacrosse players for not raising their sons to understand that hiring strippers constitutes wholly unacceptable behavior?

Ole Holsti

Professor Emeritus

Political Science

In Burma, U.N. inaction can’t be accepted I would like to begin by offering my praise to those Duke students and organizations that brought the tragedy in Burma to light here on our campus. I have known about the oppression in Burma for several years now, and it is no better now than it was then. Thanks to the situation in Burma being brought to bear by many outraged people such as ourselves, the U.N. announcedit would send a diplomat to the country.

Now I know that something needs to be done in Burma, but I also know that theU.N. will not be the organization to do it The illustrious United Nations is now but a mere shadow ofits former self, wallowing in its own impotence for the past decade or so. If the U.N. should deem that there be a problem in Burma, what then? They will hit them with economic sanctions, like they always do to countries where hu-

man rights violations occur. These sanctions have become a staple for the U.N., and are nothing more than monuments to how out of touch the U.N. is with the real world. Did economic sanctions prevent Saddam Hussein from massacring thousands of Kurds? No. Did they help to ease the terrible events in Darfur? No. Have they stopped current Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from proceeding with nuclear enrichment? No. The list goes on and on.

Withholding grain or oil from the junta in Burma will not deter them; theyalready live off thewealth (and I use that term comparatively) of their country while their people starve. Economic sanctions would justfurther hurt the already suffering.

So I am left to wonder, what has happened to the great bastions of freedom around the world? I would hope that in a time like this, the great countries of the world would rally around Burma. Where is America, Britain, France or Germany?

If the U.N. cannot resolve this problem, than we owe it to the Burmese people to help diem in their struggle, even if that involves removing the junta. But our country languishes in inaction because the word “war” nowadays has become synonymous with political suicide.

Politics all aside, we owe the Burmese people our help. Let’s not sit on our hands while the bureaucracy of the U.N. spins its wheels. After all, do we really want to take the same path as an organization that allows Sudan to sit on the Human Rights Council? I certainly don’t.

Daniel Simpson Trinity ’ll

Duke, support student-athletes

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of big-time college sports programs have long advocated the de-emphasizing of intercollegiate sports at institutions of higher education. They cite lowered academic admission standards, the rising cost of maintaining competitive athletic teams and the diversion of institutional resources from what they view to be the only true missions of kelsey kingsbery the school—academic edguest Column ucation and research.

Although their arguments may be valid, they overlook the real contributions intercollegiate sports make to the undergraduate experience and the valuable contribution that each student-athletehas to offer to the classroom experience and the campus community—a fact a number of professors on this campus have overlooked.

At Duke, intercollegiate sports enrich student life and foster campus spirit. Ask most any undergraduate or alumni about their school, and the discussion will eventually turn to Duke sports teams and to the excitementand pride they engender, both on campus and after students leave the hallowed halls. Most will acknowledge that at Duke, they have been lucky enough to experience this impact to the highest degree. Unlike most elite undergraduate academic institutions, which pride themselves primarily on their academic reputations, Duke is able to claim not only prestigious academics but also numerous championship-caliber athletic teams.

I understand that at Duke, as with nearly all Division I schools, many recruited athletes do not meet the school’s normal academic standards. Whatever the reasons, neither Duke nor any other school can hope to compete at the Division I level if it limits its recruiting pool to students who meet the high academic standards of the average student at that school. As a result, sometimes our student-athletes may not have on paper the same grades and test scores as their peers.

On the other hand, these student-athletes bring much to the University that their peers do not, and frankly, cannot. And I don’t mean justathletic prowess. I mean diversity of worldviews, experiences, attitudes and ideas.

The richness of the classroom experience is not solely determined by the knowledge and charisma of the professor but by the dynamics of discussions fostered by the students in that classroom. The most productive discussions are generated when a diversity of attitudes, interests and perspectives are brought to the table; and so, part ofwhat makes Duke’s campus life and classroom experiences so remarkable is the diversity that pervades its student body.

And without a doubt, Duke’s student-athletes make an invaluable contribution to this unique diversity.

Unfortunately, not all members of our faculty recognize these contributions that intercollegiate athletics

make to the undergraduate experience. And, because they feel that student-athletes are neither qualified nor equipped to meet the demands of Duke’s rigorous academics, several members of the faculty resent the presence of athletes in their classroom. I have witnessed hostile attitudes toward student-athletes by members of the faculty, and I have seen these attitudes manifested in unfair treatment and discriminatory behavior. I have been appalled at the way in which professors have publicly demeaned students for no other reason than the fact that they knew the student was a recruited student-athlete.

Last April, members of Duke’s men’s lacrosse team were abandonedand slanderedby theirschool when 88 professors joindysigned a vicious ad in The Chronicle, condemning the evils of sexism and racism and the actions of lacrosse team, presuming the culpability of the student-athletes. When it was found that the students were in fact innocent and the charges were dismissed, the professors did notutter a word of apology for theirrash and unfair rush to judgment While the original newspaper ad served to highlight important issues concerning gender and race relations, it also served to expose a third and equally contentious relationship on Duke’s campus—one between the academic and athletic administrations.

Such antagonistic attitudes on the part of the academic administrators are not only unfair to student-athletes, they are also counterproductive to the mission of University, harming both the undergraduate experience and the reputation of the school.

I am not advocating any policy changes or special privileges or standards for student-athletes. Rather, what I am advocating is an attitude change. I am urging professors to recognize and acknowledge the valuable contribution that each of their students has to offer this university.

Duke’s student-athletes contribute tremendously, not only to the spirit and pride of our University, but also to the unique identity and diverse culture ofDuke’s student population, something to which Duke is committed and of which it is deservedly proud.

If faculty members insist on maintaining such hostile attitudes, because they believe that recruited athletes do not belong at a prestigious institution like Duke, then perhaps they should not be teaching at an institution that cherishes and appreciates the value of Duke’s studentathletes and intercollegiate athletics.

Duke, which as an institution will always be larger than any individual or group, is a place where the contributions of all of its students are valued and loved. Indeed, this is an important part of what makes Duke such a unique and special place, one which other schools admire and seek to emulate.

Kelsey Kingsbery is a Trinity senior. She works for the Depart-

ment ofAthletics in student-athleteacademic support.

Sex rules One

of the most prevalent topics on campus is sex. Students distribute flavored condoms on the Plaza, my professors get an easy (if slightly uneasy, I think) rise bysaying anything related that could be construed as funny. Everywhere I’ll hear about sexual experiences, partners and practices; all the lovely disgusting things people have done and would have liked to do. Legends about duly, degrading, impossible things—some shocking and violent; most unnatural, mixing latex, hormone pills and incompatible orifices.

British philosopher Roger Scruton observed that sex is an act of either desecration or sanctification. But if my views on sex were informed solely justm noia by the profligacy of popular culture (otherwise known as fiat lux Friday night at Duke), I should think it was always the former.

The only thing I don’t hear regarding lust is not to entertain it; the only thing I don’t hear regarding sex is not to indulge in it. But even in hearing about doing it, I never hear about doing it in a manner that seems in any way enjoyable. It’s always a blur of body parts and confused adolescent passions masquerading as “freedom” or “love,” as if the words themselves justify.

Let’s assume what I circumlocutorily stated in my first article; human life has inherent worth. With inherent worth comes inherent dignity.

We humans are unique among all the animal kingdom in recognizing at once our dignity above the animals and our ability to descend below the animals.

And if Scruton was right, we are capable not just of debasing but also of magnifying our dignity—through sex. To make sex sanctifying requires exercising temperance and restraint so that we keep ourselves apart from the animals. That means, for most of us, abstaining from sex while in college.

This is not to prudishly flee from sexual feelings, butrather to elevate sex to a place more special, important and pure than the sewer in which typical “liberated” society places it; and thereby to treat the act respectfully, carefully and humanly.

Here, then, are some reasons to avoid premarital sex: 1. Authentic love demandsit Many people engage in premarital sexual activity because they want to feel loved. There’s nothing wrong with wanting that. But numerous recent studies (e.g., by the Population Research Institute and National Institutes of Health) have found that sexual activity leads to and is correlatedwith considerable teenage depression.

Why still do it? Premarital sex is away of lying to each other with yourbodies bypantomiming a beautiful gift of self that is never really given. Many desirethat gift, and lies do workfor a little while. But authentic love lasts: it demands fidelity, responsibility, selflessness and fertility. In loftier terms, the inherent designs of sex are oriented toward a total, fecund, mutuallyreciprocal self-gift. Premarital sex is away offeeling lovedwithout really loving, like drunkennessisaway of feeling carefree while often being the opposite.

2. You love your spouse. Now how can you love someone you don’t even know? By recognizing that your actions have repercussions, of course. Will you offer your spouse a pure and unblemished gift of self, or will it arrive unwrapped and devoid of mystery? What a future show of love you can make if even now that gift is “re-wrapped” and safeguarded.

3. You love your significant other now. As you should protect yourfuture spouse from present indiscretions, so should you protect your present boy- or girl-friend. Men, this is where we really need to step up. Let’s protect the women we love from our lusts, so that we won’t cause them pain in the future. And ladies, you know you’re not object at which to be gawked (however much we may make you feel otherwise). So don’t dress like you are. Demand more from us.

4. You love yourself. Need I remind you of the physical and emotional risks premarital sex presents for us too?

5. You love children. One of the rotten fruits of premarital sex is abortion, the act by which mothers choose to kill their own children in the womb. Hormonal birth control can also act as an abortifacient; to be pro-life and use it is surpassingly hypocritical.

6. Yourmoral ideals compel ft. In the romantic Arthurian legends, honorable knights protect their fair maidens from harm.

This is virtually impossible today because there are veryfew maidens or chivalrous men left. (And there are some unfortunate social strictures against carrying the swords and the riding ofnoble steeds.) Nevertheless, by resisting lechery and exhibiting the probity of our rolemodels and heroes, we can become the honorable men and virtuous ladies we know we ought to be.

And when we keep our minds and bodies pure, we begin to dignify and sanctify ourselves in everything that we do.

Justin Noia is a Pratt junior. His column runs every other Thursday.

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