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Burness to vacate VP post in June by

Nate Freeman THE CHRONICLE

John Burness, vice president for public affairs and government relations, will retire in June 2008 from the administrative position he has held since 1991, University officials announced Monday. “I’ve been lucky,” Burness told The Chronicle. “I’ve been at Duke during an extraordinary time. It’s been very, very exciting and very, very rewarding.” During his time at Duke, he was responsible for the University’s Office of News and Communications, contact with outside reporters, and Duke-Durham community affairs. Burness plans to officially step down June 30, he said in a

Coach Mike Krzyzewski discusses leadership in Cameron Indoor Stadium during an event held only for freshmen Monday.

Diana Sheldon THE CHRONICLE

Lacking face paint but in no way lacking enthusiasm, Cameron’s newest Crazies lined Krzyzewskiviile Monday afternoon to attend

“Blue Devil leadership: Courtside in Cameron with Coach K.” The event, hosted by the Office ofStudent Activities and Facilities and the Leadership Roundtable series, gave freshmen an exclusive opportunity to watch the~men’s basketball team practice and lis-

ten to head coach Mike Krzyzewski speak about leadership. “The single most important thing you need to do as a leader is create an atmosphere that’s conducive to winning—that’s what we’re doing here today,” Krzyzewski told the audience. Students needed wristbands, which were handed out Sunday and Monday, to attend the event. After several hundred students showed up at K-Ville, line monitors guided freshmen, many decked

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Duke blue and Class of 2011 shirts, to courtside bleachers in Cameron Indoor Stadium. As Krzyzewski spoke, the basketball team warmed up on the court behind him. “This is a very special day for us,” he said. “We hope it will be a special day for you. This is our way of saying hello to our team.” He stressed the need for an active student body and added that out in

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“John has directed every aspect of the University’s relations to the media,” President Richard Brodhead said in an interview with The Chronicle. “Duke has become a much more visible university in the past 10 to 15 years, and that’s partly John’s doing.”

Brodhead has appointed Divinity School Dean Gregory Jones to chair a 12-person search committee of faculty, trustees, administrators and alumni that will identify potential candidates for Bumess’ vacated position, he said in a statement. Brodhead said Bumess was

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John Bumess, Duke's top public relations official, will leave his post June 30.

Younger students blend with classmates

in library causes stir

Caroline McGeough THE CHRONICLE

Most seniors don’t have to worry about getting their DukeCards turned down when they order a beer at the Dillo. But the few students who entered Duke at a young age said legal hurdles like this are the extent to which their on-campus experiences differ from those of the average student. The Office of Undergraduate Admissions does not have a defined age policy, allowing a few students annually to enter Duke at the age of 16 or younger because of homeschooling or skipped grades, said Leonard Satterwhite, acting dean of udergraduate admissions. Satterwhite said students who are 16 years old and younger as freshmen are

A woman with flowers and scraps of paper in her hands was removed from Perkins Library Monday by Duke University Police Department officers after damaging books and causing a disturbance. “It’s a library, and there are people in that area studying,” said Michael Finigan, head of access and delivery services at Perkins. “Enough people had complained that we figured we’d call professionals in.” DUPD Maj. Phyllis Cooper said officers SEE PERKINS ON PAGE

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Coach K greets, speaks to frosh by

instrumental in establishing the Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership, a program that has formed relationships with 12 neighborhoods and the seven public schools and one charter school within them. “As a founder of the DukeDurham Neighborhood Partnership, John had a key role in helping Duke play a more active and constructive part in the City of Durham,” Brodhead said in the statement. “Further afield, he has also masterminded government relations, and

Erik Su,an 18-year-old junior,said his friends often joke with him about being one of the youngest in his class.

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Bush seeks $46 billion for Iraq

Turkish troops sent to Iraqi border BY VOLKAN SARISAKAL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SIRNAK, Turkey Dozens of Turkish military vehicles streamed toward the Iraqi border with heavy artillery and ammunition Monday after Kurdish guerrillas killed a dozen soldiers and claimed to have captured eight in an intensifying crisis threatening to spill into Iraq. Arab nations joined the U.S. and Europe in urging Turkey’s government not to attack suspected guerrilla bases in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq, while Turkish citizens rallied across the country demanding action against the rebels. Iraq’s president claimed the guerrillas

would announce a cease-fire. But the rebels denied that, saying a cease-fire they declared in June was still in place. With tensions worsening, the Turkish foreign minister said his government was pursuing a diplomatic solution to halt rebel operations out of havens in Iraq, but warned that it wanted to see results soon if an escalation in military action was to be avoided. An AP Television News cameraman saw a convoy of50 Turkish army vehicles, loaded with soldiers and weapons, including 155mm howitzers, heading from the southeastern town of Sirnak toward Uludere, closer to the border.

Trucks towing artillery pieces covered with camouflage tarpaulins were trailed by khaki-colored trucks that appeared to be loaded with ammunition. Armored personnel carriers with helmeted Turkish soldiers manning heavy machine guns escorted this trucks. It was unclear if the vehicles were joining troops fighting with rebels on Turkish soil or were preparing for a possible crossborder offensive, which was authorized by Turkey’s parliament last week. At leastfive U.S.-made transport helicopters ferrying soldiers and Cobra helicopter SEE TURKEY ON PAGE 12

Wildfires force mass evacuation in Cali by

Allison Hoffman and Gillian Flaccus THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SAN DIEGO Wildfires blown by fierce desert winds Monday reduced scores of Southern California homes to ashes, forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee and laid a hellish, spidery pattern of luminous orange over the droughtstricken region. At least one person was killed in the fires, and dozens were injured. Nearly 130 homes had burned in one mountain town alone, and thousands more buildings were

threatened by more than a dozen blazes covering at least 310 square miles. “The sky was just red. Everywhere I looked was red, glowing. Law enforcement came barreling in with police cars with loudspeakers telling everyone to get out now,” said Ronnie Leigh, 55, who fled her home at a mobile home park as flames darkened the sky over the nearby ridge line. Firefighters—who lost valuable time trying to persuade stubborn homeowners to leave—were almost completely overwhelmed as gale-force winds gusting to 70

mph scattered embers on the dry brush.

California officials pleaded for help from fire departments in other states. A pair of wildfires consumed 128 homes in the mountain resort community of Lake Arrowhead, in the San Bernardino National Forest east of Los Angeles, authorities said. “We’re stretched very thin and we can’t get any planes up,” said forest spokesperson John Miller. At least 14 fires were burning in Southern California, said Patti Roberts, a spokesperson for the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.

President George W. Bush asked Congress for $46 billion more to bankroll wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and said he wants the money approved by Christmas. The fighting in Iraq, in its fifth year, already has cost more than $455 billion.

College costs increasenationwide The price of college again rose faster than the inflation rate this year, climbing 6.6 percent at four-year public schools and outstripping increases in the financial aid that lowers what most students actually pay.

Gov't withholds airline survey An unprecedented national survey of pilots by the U.S, government has found that safety problems like near collisions and runway interference occur far more frequently than previously recognized. But the government is withholding the information, fearful it would upset air travelers.

Bin Laden airs new audiotape Osama bin Laden scolded his al-Qaida followers in Iraq and other insurgents Monday, saying they have "been lax"for failing to overcome fanatical tribal loyalties and unite in the fight against U.S. troops. News briefs compiled from wire reports

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Basketball fans plan to go crazie for philanthropy by

Christine Hall THE CHRONICLE

Hailed by ESPN as the “rowwittiest, best-organized

diest,

college basketball fans in the

land,” the Cameron Crazies hold a reputation for their clever

chants and unmatched passion for Duke basketball. But as the 2007-2008 basketball season begins, Anders Campbell, a junior, is attempting to bring an additional reputation and tradition to the Crazies’ culture—generosity. Campbell is a cofounder of a new student-run program, Crazies Who Care. Before the sprint to Cameron Indoor Stadium on the night of basketball games, members of the organization will be standing in front of line monitors asking students to swipe their DukeCards to do-

$1 to the Emily Krzyzewski Family Life Center and the Duke nate

Children’s Hospital. “We wanted to pick two charities that were closely related to Duke, because this is really supposed to be a gift from the Cameron Crazies to the Durham community,” Campbell said. “We thought that by picking two charities that had strong ties to the Duke Basketball community, we could use that as a springboard, especially in the first year.” Megan Sherrell, a freshman who said she plans to donate, said the program offers an opportunity for students to give back, and that for only a dollar per game, the Cameron Crazies can make a big difference not only in the lives of people within the community, but also in the way people think about students.

“People might start thinking, ‘They’re not just basketball fans. They’re more than just Cameron Crazies,’” she said. “Being a Cameron Crazie is such a huge part of Duke, and giving can become a huge part of that as well.” Because some students have shown concern about the new line policy, Campbell said he is nervous about any changes to the basketball tradition and added that he hopes people will be enthusiastic about raising as much money as possible. “I think it can be [part of the Cameron Crazie culture],” he said. “I’m excited about it and I hope everyone else can get excited about it as well. A lot has been put into it so far, and I think a lot more can come out of it.” JIANGHAIHO/CHRONICLE FILE PHOTO

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Cameron Crazies will have thechanceto donate $1 before entering home games this season.

Perkins renovations to he completed in Fall ’OB by

Emtiaz Hassan THE CHRONICLE

The Perkins renovation project will update the upper floors of the library to match the first floor.

For therest of the year the silence in thePerkins Library’s second, third and fourth floors will be broken by drilling and hammering. Renovations to Perkins began this summer and will be completed by Fall 2008. The project was proposed in order to update upper floors of the library to match the newlyfinished first floor and the Bostock Library, opened in the fall 0f2005. “We are trying to create flexible space that can be adapted as we go—basically a whole variety ofstudy spaces, isolatedrooms, reading rooms and group-study rooms,” said Deborah Jakubs, University librarian and vice provost for library affairs. The renovations will keep the library up to standards and will be aesthetically pleasing for students and faculty alike, she said. “The transformed Perkins Library, along

with Bostock Library and the von der Heyden Pavilion, will facilitate the kind of engaged learning and research forwhich Duke University exists,” said Robert Byrd, associate University librarian for collections services and director of the Rare Book, Manuscript and Special Collections Library. “Students, faculty and other library users will experience a library environment that encourages and nurtures the generation, integration and application ofknowledge.” As the renovations have continued, the up perfloors ofPerkins have been closed, leading to cramped spaces in other parts of the library. “At the peak hours during the day and during midterms and finals week it is packed,” senior Mahmood El-Gasim said. Many students said the construction coincided with midterm week, creating problems for those looking for a place to study. “I hate the noise,” senior Beena Imam

said. “I think construction should be done building it would be okay, but the hallmark of the library is that it is quiet.” Staff members at Perkins also said the closing of upper floors in the library is an inconvenience because it limits the amount of space available for storing books. “Due to the renovations, everything has been shifted to the basement in Perkins so downstairs it is pretty clogged up,” said freshman Atif Mahmood, an employee of the library. “When new shipments come they have to go to many different places, so the staff is having a very hard time, not just the students.” Jakubs said the library will have to adjust to changes until the renovation is complete. “Right now is the worst time in terms of construction,” Jakubs said. “We just need to survive until the fall of 2008.” at night. With any other

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Entrepreneurial spirit begins to flourish at Duke by

Sadie Brinton THE CHRONICLE

Two years ago Taylor Mingos, Pratt ’O7, decided he wanted to be a Berliner. Then a rising Duke senior, Mingos went to the “silicon valley of Germany” to work for a Web-based start-up for the summer he just didn’tknow which one. Before long, he found himself pounding out long hours for StudiVZ.com, a German social-networking site much like Facebook. Hoping to recreate his experience in Berlin, Mingos returned determined to found a startup ofhis own at his soon-to-be alma mater. One idea, two semesters and a newly recruited business team later, the Duke grad launched Shoeboxed, Inc. Mingos, however, is one of many Duke student entrepreneurs. Over the past seven years, the number of Web-based businesses started by Duke undergraduates has blossomed, with at least five major sites dominating the scene today. Since then, the University has responded, offering learning opportunities both in the classroom and in more private mentorships for interested students. “It was surprising at Duke how many people shared the same vision I did for entrepreneurship in general,” Mingos said. “I think there is a big entrepreneurship spirit at Duke that is still not fully tapped.” Now, with a sunny, colorful office in Brighdeaf Square, the more than 20 Duke students and alumni working for Shoeboxed are able to put their ideas and talents to use. Junior Dylan Smith, cocreator of Box. net—a fileTStorage and fde-sharing Web site—founded his company in 2005 with a high-school friend. A sophomore at the time, he took a three-semester leave of absence to focus on building Box. net in Palo Alto, Calif. Though Smith could have dropped out of college or transferred to a school nearer to the company’s headquarters, he returned to Duke this year to take a break from the 70-hour work week and complete his col—

lege experience. “Just being exposed to so many intelligent people around here can really give you ideas for what you could do,” he said. “It’s really motivating, sometimes even in

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Justin Wickett is a cofounder ofCouponDJ.com, a site on which Durham businesses can post their coupons. unrelated fields, like medicine, to just see what people are doing.” Other Duke entrepreneurs have found similar inspiration from fellow students and informal groups oflike-minded peers. Sophomore Justin Wickett, one of the founders of CouponDJ.com, a site on which Durham businesses can present profiles to post coupons, special events and promotions, said collaboration with other student entrepreneurs has fostered a creative and productive environment at Duke. “We’re just college kids; no one is going to succeed all by themselves,” he said. “You need to work together.” Classes have also played a significant role

in helping to promote entrepreneurship, even when not necessarily intended to do so, Wickett said, adding that they can act as social networking opportunities. Wickett met his future CouponDJ co-founder in their freshman seminar. Mingos said his experience as an engineer in the PrattSchool of Engineering also prepared him for leading a start-up team. “What I was interested in entrepreneurially really complemented my Duke education so I felt thatI got a lot of practical tools in the classroom,” he said. Duke professors who have experience in Web design, the Internet or venture capital firms have also proven to be good resources

for students looking for advice or support, said senior Dan Englander, head ofcommunications for Shoeboxed and former editorial page editor forThe Chronicle. “There are all sorts of interestingfaculty who you can talk to and throw ideasaround with,” he said. Some faculty members have become involved with the Centerfor Entrepreneurship and Research Commercialization, which serves as the hub of entrepreneurship-related activities and ventures on campus. “What we’ve been working on lately is trying to really get our arms around entrepreneurship on campus and all the different things that are happening and trying to bring those together,” said Larry Boyd, associate director of the center and executive in residence at Pratt. Although some programs are still in development, CERC has succeeded in supporting student organizations and developing courses geared toward budding entrepreneurs. The Duke Entrepreneur, the Duke Undergraduate Business Advisory and Resource Committee and the Duke Start-Up Challenge are all sponsored and supported by CERC in an effort to encourage entrepreneurship. CERC has also worked with various Duke academic departments to develop classes that focus on both the creative and practical aspects of entrepreneurship. Boyd, for example, teaches a biomedical engineering class for engineering and markets and management students interested in the business side of the field. Duke alum, entrepreneur and Visiting Lecturer Christopher Gergen’s “Enterprising Leadership” class in public policy offers a similar course for aspiring social entrepreneurs. Boyd said both professors hope to create a pitch showcase during Entrepreneurship Week in December for students from the classes to present their ideas to each other. “We’re taking students through the exact same steps: identifying the opportunity, what’sthe market, what are your objectives?” Boyd said. “We’re really finding a lot of these similarities. If you’re an entrepreneur whether it’s a social venture or a for-profit venture —you have the same mindset.” —

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Only Asians see bump in percentage for T1 by

Troy Shelton THE CHRONICLE

Depending on your definition of diver-

sity, the Class of 2011 may or may not be the most diverse class at Duke University, as previously claimed. The freshman class saw the largest percentage of minorities in Duke’s history. But that statistic may not tell the whole story, because only the percentage of Asian students rose from the previous year, and other minority groups fell in

representation. “Clearly there has

Leonard Satterwhite

been an increase in the number of Asian students,” said Leonard Satterwhite, acting dean of undergraduate admissions. “For us, diversity

isn’t just ethnicity.” He said he does not find Dean of Admissions Christoph Guttentag’s statement regarding diversity in the Class of 2011 last June to be misleading “It is also the most diverse class in Duke’s history—a record 44 percent of the incoming class represents students of color,” Guttentag, who is currendy on an extended leave of absence, wrote in a memo"to Provost Peter Lange. According to statistics released by the admissions office, Asians, Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders constitute 28.4 percent of the student body. Black students

made up 9.3 percent, Hispanic students 5.9 percent and other minority students 0.2 percent. Although all other groups decreased in representation compared to the Class of 2010, the presence ofAsian students increased by three percentage points, from 25.4 percent. This percentage is relatively high compared to U.S. Census Bureau figures, which place Asians and Pacific Islanders together at 4.4 percent of the nation’s population. Satterwhite said the admissions office does not “have any particular ethnic quotas” and that he did not believe Asian students were overrepresented on campus. He declined to comment on the Asian student population growth relative to the growth of other ethnic groups. Asian Students Association President Crisdan Liu, a senior, said he believes the Asian student presence at Duke has been growing steadily because of the growing prominence of the University itself. “I don’t think it’s misleading to say it’s one of the most diverse classes ever because I think that if you look at the numbers, the amount of multicultural students as a whole is still increasing,” he said. Liu added that he believes the administration should focus more on recruiting students from low income households than on “simple ethnic diversity.” “I think that if the University could really create the sense of diversity, then it would really help to open up viewpoints and increase the diversity of opinions that

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are available on campus,” Liu said But freshman Sharon Mei, a ChineseAmerican student, said she disagrees. “Obviously, if we’re just increasing the amount of one particular minority and the other groups are decreasing, then I wouldn’t call that diversity,” she said. Nonetheless, Mei noted that the large Asian population at Duke is what encouraged her to apply. “I knew that I wanted to go to a university that had a substantial Asian population so that I wouldn’t feel uncomfortable and different,” she said. “Whereas if I went to a

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school like Amherst [College], it might be a little more intimidating for me.” Freshman Michael Curtis, a black student, also disagreed with labelling the freshman class as the most diverse class and noted that he believes there is a weakness in the admissions office’s minority recruitment program. “It is kind of misleading to say that there is more diversitywhen all the other people went down except for Asians,” he said. “I wasn’t really recruited—my dad told me about Duke. So if there was more minority recruiting, it’d probably be a lot more diverse.”

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Site creates patent research resource by

Rebecca Wu

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Duke University has more than 657 patents, including a non-nicotine smoking cessation aid, away of treating obesity and a method of suppressing HIV-1 replication and transcription. All of these innovations can now be found on SparklP.com, a newly launched Web site created by current and former Duke faculty. SparklP showcases over 3.5 million scientific patents dating back to the 1960 and allows inventors to quickly place their work in the context ofothers. “l literally got the idea [for SparklP] in the shower getting ready for the wedding of a Pratt [School of Engineering student] and

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Former engineering deanKristina Johnson helped start upSparidP.com, a Web sitethat compiles patents.

a Trinity [College of Arts and Sciences] stuas the eßay for intellectual property. dean Kristina former of Pratt “Many university licensing transfer officdent,” Johnson, and cofounder of SparklP, wrote in an e-mail. es are often backlogged and so a lot of in“Basically what we have created... is a research ventions are not being processed,” Lenoir tool for clustering the patents in the United said. “SparklP can accelerate this process by creating an intellectual property marStates Patent and Trademark Office [dataketplace.” base] into 35,000 self-organizing categories The Web site that build relationhas been received ships among pat“I literally got the idea [for with “tremendous ents based on word enthusiasm,” and cross-refgetting usage SparklP] in the shower said. Johnson erencing.” ready for the wedding of a Pratt “Many universiSparklP proties are listing or vides a visual reand a Trinity student.” have agreed to list sponse to a query' Kristina their intellectual so that users can property with us. see everything at dean Pratt We have a superb once in clusters ——team, who has of related patents, said Johnson, now provost and senior vice taken the kernel of an idea and run with president for academic affairs at Johns David Webb, a SparklP engineer, said Hopkins University. This method differs from the serial response a user gets from the team will continue to work on how to build a more rigorous framework and Google or Yahoo, she added. “Our goal was to accelerate innovation structure for showing the relationship beas a whole by providing a central Web site tween ideas. that would be used to find intellectual “SparklP will answer inventors’ questions about whether they have something property available for licensing at any institution—business, university, government, new, how new it is and where in the scienceand-technology landscape it falls,” he said. lab, etc. —and provide tools that would allow inventors and technology transfer offiCurrently, SparklP lists intellectualpropcers at these same entities to quickly assess erty that is available for licensing and can put new ideas in the context of current intellecbuyers in contact with sellers, Clark said. tual property,” Robert Clark, interim dean “There are 3,000 patents added weekly at of Pratt and cofounder of the Web site, the USPTO, [and] using our algorithms, this wrote in an e-mail. results in about 50 new clusters per week,” he Tim Lenoir, a third cofounder of said. ‘We certainly understand that intellectuSparklP, Kimberly J. Jenkins chair in new al property; innovation and entrepreneurship technologies and society and director of are driving the global economy. IfSparklP can graduate studies in information science contribute to this in some small way, then we and information studies, described the site will have accomplished our goal.”

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Perkins Library was the siteof a disturbance caused by a woman who had to beremoved by police.

PERKINS from page 1 responded to the callfrom the library around 1 p.m. Students at Perkins called the scene startling, and some thought the woman—who Cooper said actually was having a medical emergency—had been arrested. “She was violendy throwing books... rolling on the floor screaming,” said Carlton Henson, a political science graduate student who witnessed the event. “[Police officers] kept saying, You need to go outside,’ and she kept saying no. Then one guy grabbed her on the arm and she started screaming, so that’s when they got the handcuffs.” Finigan added that one officer said the woman had put up more of a struggle than they expected. Cooper said officers escorted the woman to the Duke Hospital. ;

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23,2007

Duke study finds selfsegregation strong in U.S. by

Meredith Mechanik THE CHRONICLE

The days of Jim Crow laws and seg-

regated water fountains may be long gone, but birds of a feather still flock together.

According to the study, Americans’ confidants tend to be similar to them, but some students said they think the degree to which to this statement is true at Duke differs from the larger analysis of the, U.S. society. “I think [self-segregation] is better here than at other places, but it still needs improvement,” freshman Nathan Ranney said. “It’s negative if you’re

In June 2006, a study conducted by many researchers analyzed communication patterns between Americans. The inresearchers Lynn eluded “I think [self-segregation] Smith-Lovin, Robert L. Wilson is better here than at professor of soother places, but it still ciology at Duke, Miller McPher-

self-segregating

because of race; but if you happen to be in a group of people needs improvements.” of the same race son, research because of simiNathan Ranney, professor of sociology at Duke lar backgrounds, and professor off o:f th:iat’s not a"brad sociology at the University of Arizona, and thing. But I think we should still be Matthew Brashears, a Ph.D. candidate in open-minded about associating with sociology at the University ofArizona. people regardless of race; we should disResearchers are now using the study regard physical appearances when getpublished to analyze homophily, the idea ting to know someone.” Smith-Lovin said colleges—and Duke that individuals with similar backgrounds tend to associate with each other. in particular, with almost half of the “Race is the biggest social divide in freshman class comprised of minoriAmerican society and always has been,” ties—provide unique opportunities for Smith-Lovin said. “Ajs long as we’ve been students of different ethnicities or backstudying it, that hasn’t changed.” grounds to interact. She said her team is measuring ho“[Mixing] makes a lot of sense to me mophily in the social networks of 1985 as as a sociologist because students are all compared to the networks of 2004 based doing the same things at the same time on the nationally representative data coland place, so that provides a basis of lected by the General Social Survey, which interaction,” she said. “The Duke stuwas first conducted in 1985 and then again dent body is-very diverse. I constantly in 2004. hear Duke students talking about self“The same basic structure [of the core segregation, but my casual observation discussion groups] is there, but it’s shifted is that there’s more mixing here than some,” she said. anywhere else.” The comparison is conducted based on Sophomore Andrei Scumpu said selffive characteristics of individuals: sex, age, segregation takes place at Duke to a cereducation, race and religion. tain degree. The 2006 publication states that race “I think that if we’re in an event with continues to have a strong influence over people of different races and backgrounds, social networks in America, and that whites we’ll all interact,” he said. “But at a nonhave larger networks of confidants than planned event, I don’t think [mixing] hapnon-whites. pens as much.”

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and pumped their fists in the air. “That’s the way Cameron should feel,” Krzyzewski said. “We won because there he hopes full attendance at Cameron will was energy. There was will. There was pasbecome a new tradition. sion. We were one and we made it.” “There shouldn’t be a time when Many freshmen said they attended the you’re cheering like crazy and you look to event because they wanted to see for themyour left and look to your right and see an selves what they had only seen on TV. empty seat,” Krzyzewski said. He explained “People came today because they that this is the way to create an atmosphere love Duke basketball,” freshman Kaitlin where Duke’s team cannot lose. Smith said. He occasionally interrupted practice Following the speech, the official to give feedback to the team and to imscrimmage began and Krzyzewski split attendees into two groups, with each part wisdom to the audience. “Cameron is a place where we want to group cheering for opposing sides. Affeel, we want to experience, we want to ter the scrimmage, a few freshmen had a win,”Krzyzewski told students. chance to participate in three different During the speech, Krzyzewski took a shooting contests. break to encourage audience participation “No one has ever scored a shot with flip in the team’s practice. He said the team flops on in the history of Cameron,” Krzyzewould run a challenge to try and score 120 wski told the audience as freshman Alex baskets in four minutes and 15 seconds. EUinport’s shot swished through the net. After involving various freshmen, KrzyzeAlthough the audience cheered on the team for the final minute of the drill, wski spoke about his experiences with leadKrzyzewski said the audience needed to ership, including his time as an assistant involve themselves for the entire drill. coach of the 1992 Olympic Dream Team. The team then ran the drill again “Have the will to win. You set the pace and surpassed their goal of 120 baskets, for how the Cameron Crazies are going scoring 124 baskets. Throughout the to be this year. Cameron Crazies are not drill, Cameron’s bleachers were shak- followers. Cameron Crazies are leaders,” ing as freshmen jumped up and down Krzyzewski said.

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senior vice president at Duke for more than 15 years, John Burness has been an integral part of the administrationfor longer than most ofhis Allen Building colleagues, and he has made strong impressions—both good and bad—on the people he has touched. A few of those people weigh in here.

"Duke has become a much more visible university in the past 10 to 15 years, and that's partly John's doing." —Richard Brodhead, president of Duke University

"I felt he always took time out to be a mentor and help teach Chronicle editors separate from his time as an administrator for the University.... I think John was a balance of an educator and a great administrator and spokesperson —Greg Pessin, Trinity VI and Chronicle editor, 2000-20001 "

His job was to construe the news in the way that is favorable to the University.... His job was to make Duke look the best that it could—and he was good at his j0b.... I do think it's important that someone in that position serves as an advocate for student journalists and an advocate for the University. Can someone do it better? Maybe." —Ambika Kumar Doran, Trinity 'O2 and Chronicle editor, 20012002 "It's important for Duke that they take advantage of this change to get someone who's really untarnished by the issues of the [lacrosse] case and the case itself. The ideal person is a spokesperson for the Innocence Project or something... someone with a track record of experience in due process or students' rights." —KC Johnson author of the "Durham-in-Wonderland" blog ,

"From my perspective as editor, one of John's hallmarks was his role in the Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership. He's been a tremendous contributor to the community." —Bob Ashley, Trinity 70 and editor, The Herald-Sun

BURNESS from page 1 projected Duke to the larger world.” Burness said he informed Brodhead of his plans to retire following the 2007-2008 academic year when he was reappointed to his position in 2005. He added that he timed the announcement for late October in order to leave the search committee enough time to find a replacement. Brodhead said the search committee will look for a replacement who will be able to use new media technology as a part of his or her job. “We are looking for someone who can help us build the kind of communications apparatus a great university is going to need in the next decade,” Brodhead said. “It will have to be someone who can work with both old and new media, has a sense

of all the audiences the University wants to reach and has a strong sense of the value of education and research.” Despite negative publicity brought on by the lacrosse case and its resulting lawsuits, Burness said qualified candidates will not hesitate to seek out his position. “I have eveiy confidence they will get an absolutely first-class person for this job,” he said. “We’ve all been distracted, obviously, by lacrosse, but there are terrific opportunities at this university.” Bumess said he may use his newfound free time to write or teach on the topic of higher education, but added that what he most looks forward to is the opportunity to relax. “It’s the nature of this job—it’s a 70hour week, and I’m not as young as I used to be,” Bumess said. “I really want to do a lot of reading, I want to smoke a lot of good cigars and I want to put my feet up.”

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When the No. 17 Blue Devils take on No. 5 Virginia Tech tonight, it will be the second consecutive game in which they take on an ACC opponent ranked among the top five teams in the country. Both the Hokies and Wake Forest, which toqk down Duke 3-0 last Friday, were also among the top-five scoring

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players agreed.

“Every game in the ACC is going to be difficult, but it’s just another game,” senior defender Tim Jepson said. “It’s one more game. You can’t look forward to anything past that. You’ve got to prepare for this game like anything else and we’ll bounce back.”

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Before their bout with the fourth-seeded duo ofSophie Grabinski and Sanaz Marand Monday in the ITA Southeast Regional final in Chapel Hill, junior Melissa Mang and sophomore Amanda Granson just told each other to focus on their game. No pressure. They knew, however, that in the enemy territory of UNC’s Cone-Kenfxeld Tennis Center, there was nothing but pressure. Defeat the pair of Tar Heels and they would move on to next week’s National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships. If Mang and Granson were feeling any nerves before the match, they didn’t show it, taking down their opponents with relative ease, 8-3. “We were both really fired up for it,” Mang said. ‘We knew it was a big opportunity.... We had to beat them. We played really well and were definitely on top of our game.” Mang and Granson’s finals victory was more impressive considering the tandem’s SEE W. TENNIS ON PAGE

Senior Tim Jepson anchors the Duke defense, which has to contain one of the top offenses in the nation.

Get excited for your 2007-2008 Blue Devils Wake up, people. It’s almost November. For some reason, there just isn’t much buzz on campus for basketball season, definitely the least I’ve seen in my four years. Coach K has even been reduced to imploring freshmen to come to games, as he did Monday in Cameron. Last season TBf was disappointing, but it seems michaei to have dampened expectations for this year way below where they should be. There are some other factors, namely Greg Monroe signing with Georgetown and Duke not yet having any real opening to the season. The Blue-White game will spark some interest Saturday (just don’t place too much value in it; the most impressive players the past three years, respectively, were Shavlik Randolph, Lee Melchionni and Brian Zoubek. If Marty

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W. TENNIS from page 9 quick turnaround from their morning session, where they downed the No. 2 doubles pair in the nation, Clemson’s Ani Mijacika and Federica Van Adrichem, 84. Although the fall season usually is a time for the players to focus on their individual games, the pair has been able to improve together, Mang said. The Blue Devils are making strides as a team, as well. Duke freshmen Ellah Nze and Reka Zsilinszka face off against each other for the singles tide at a time to be announced later this week. “One of our biggest goals this fall was to re-establish a winning and supportive culture in our program,” head coach Jamie Ashworth said. “And we are definitely moving in that direction.”

Pocius drops 27 Saturday, he’ll get five minutes per game all season). But usually everyone is ready to go by now. Here’s my theory: Everyone who was a fan of Duke before they came here probably started following the team sometime between 1998 and 2001. In that four-year stretch, the Blue Devils went an absurd 59-5 in ACC play, won three conference tournaments and basically had more talent come through Durham than in any other period in school history. They made it look too easy. Now, after coming down to earth from an almost unprecedented run, Duke still was picked to finish second in the ACC. By the way people are acting around here, you would think they were projected to finish 10th. While the fans might be down on this team, the players certainly aren’t. Sunday at ACC Media Day, senior captain DeMarcus Nelson wasn’t holding back his own expectations—he said the phrase “championship team” at least 10 times. Even K joined in. “We’re definitely going to be a better team than last year,” Krzyzewski said Sunday. To be fair, everyone thinks their team is going to shock the world at media day. But the Blue Devils’ No. 2 preseason conference ranking is not unfounded and they do have reasons to be optimistic. First, take away the name Duke. It’s hard, but try. An anonymous team that finished .500 in the ACC and made the NCAA Tourney returns every player but one, keeps 80 percent of its scoring and adds the No. 6 recruiting class in the country. Most people would expect that team to make some serious noise. But because

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under-hyped.

And for all the attention on Duke missing out on the best player in next year’s class, many people seem to forget that the Blue Devils got the best player in this freshman class. Krzyzewski didn’t want to make a Luol Deng comparison, but don’t be surprised if Kyle Singler is the center of the offense by the end of the year. Finally, Duke has the depth to really run. I know, there has been talk of the Blue Devils running for the last few years and it hasn’t happened. But they really have no

other choice this year, if only to get some playing time for all their wings. If Lance Thomas can provide Casey Sanders-like energy and rebounding, this team can play the way Duke did in 2001 when Boozer was out. They have less talent than that team, but they have the right combination of shooters and slashers to make it work. I’m not saying you should steal the Spanish benches from their hiding spot on Central and start burning them. But this team deserves some more excitement than it’s getting. If nothing else, it’s going to be fun watching people mix up Singler and his buzz-cut with Steve

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YOUNG from page 1 “the exception, rather than the rule,” estimating that fewer than five students each year enroll at Duke who are under the age of 16. “It’s a rare occasion,” he said. Getting in underage In evaluating exceptionally young candidates, admissions works with the Dean of Students Office to consider whether the students’ academic and social experiences have adequately prepared them for college life, Dean ofStudents Sue Wasiolek said. Although many younger applicants are prepared for the educational rigor of college, some may lack the ability to adjust to residential and social life at Duke, she added. “It’s not just a matter of whether a student is academically prepared —but are they going to be able to thrive outside the ,

classroom?” Wasiolek said, Satterwhite said admissions usually requires an interview for candidates who are under 16 to evaluate their interpersonal skills. These students have typically been homeschooled, where there are often no academic age guidelines, he added. “Rather than age, we look at maturity,” Satterwhite said, adding that the Dean of Students Office acts as a resource for younger students after their arrive on campus.

‘Happy 13th birthday’ Younger students’ experiences on campus vary depending on the individual, Wasiolek said. “[Some] have fit in—they’ve lived on campus, they’ve been just like any other Duke student and their age was just not a factor,” she said, adding that others, however, have struggled. But some students who entered their freshman year at age 16 said skipping

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grades at an early age allowed them to enundergraduate world without any additional challenges. Prashoban Bremjit, a sophomore, said he was not concerned about arriving on ter the

campus at 16 because he had advanced at points.’” Thatchenka young age and said although ery his high spent some employers school years learn“Sometimes I wonder if I’m may be concerned ing with older stuless ready to go be a grownabout the maturity dents “I’ve been with up and graduate so early. But of a younger job applicant, the difpeople two years I don’t know if that’s related ference between a older than me al20-year-old senior most all my life,” that’s something to my age or and a 22-year-old he said, adding that everyone goes through.” senior is not althat his age has apparent, or not substantially Smthi Thatchenkery, ways even important. affected his expeSeniorLingren rience at Duke. senior Zhang, who is 19, Many younger sa id applying for a students said initial surprise or harmless jest is the extent job at a younger age can be both an advanto which faculty and students treat them tage and a disadvantage. “They may think you’re immature, but differently. “I get teased for it, but it’s all in good they may also think you’re smart because fun,” said Erik Su, an 18-year-old junior. you finished your studies in less time,” he said, adding that although his age has not “On my birthday, they’d be like, ‘Oh, hapbeen an issue in the job application propy 13th birthday!’” cess, he included an explanation in his cover letter to potential employers. Graduatingyoung But employers are not likely to care But for those students who are still under 21 when they enter the workforce, about a candidate’s age as long as he or she their relative age could call their ability displays the same kinds of experiences as into question and make casual after-work his or her peers when applying for and fillcocktails ethically ambiguous. ing a position, said Sheila Curran, Fannie Senior Sruthi Thatchenkery, who was 19 Mitchell executive director of the Career at the start of this school year, said she had Center. She added that candidates could not considered issues related to her age use their age to help them stand out among until this year’s search for postgraduation classmates. “To be able to [graduate] at a very young employment. “I actually spent my 20th birthday going age is to your advantage because it says alto a lot of consulting information sessions,” ready that you’re a high flyer,” she said. she said. “People would talk about how Although younger students may be anxthey would have to go to restaurants and ious about how their age might affect the taste wine, and I’m not really sure how I’m job search, some said their worries match those of their peers. supposed to handle that.” “Sometimes I wonder if I’m less ready Her 21st birthday does not come until to go be a grown-up and graduate so early,” nearly five months after graduation. The drinking age may be the most sigThatchenkery said. “But I don’t know if nificant hurdle to 20-year-old seniors, some that’s related to my age or that’s something of the students said. that everyone goes through.”

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gunships also were seen flying toward the frontier.

Because there have not been any programs similar to this one in the past, Campbell said he has no estimate for how much money the students will raise in each individual game or throughout the season. The student section of Cameron holds approximately 1,500 people, but the donation to Crazies Who Care is on a voluntary basis. “I think it will definitely contribute in a meaningful way,” he said. “The Emily K Center, when we’ve talked to them, are very excited about it and the fact that it’s coming direcdy from the students. I think that is one of the ways it’s going to make a big impact—that it’s essentially a gift direcdy from the students to help these organizations out.” Lauren Gardner, the director of operations at the Em-

The Pentagon has said 60,000 Turkish soldiers have deployed along the border. The north is one of the few relatively calm Iraqi regions, and the U.S. fears an incursion by its ally Turkey could worsen the Iraq war. After weeks of stepped-up clashes between Turkish troops and rebels, tensions racheted even higher after a guerrilla ambush Sunday killed 12 soldiers and left eight missing. The army said 34 rebels died in a counterattack. The rebel Kurdistan Workers’ Party said its fighters captured the missing soldiers —a claim that would make it the largest seizure since 1995, when guerrillas grabbed eight soldiers, took them to northern Iraq and held them for two years before letting them go. “Right now, these soldiers are hostages in the hands of our forces,” a senior PKK commander, Bahoz Erdal, was quoted as telling the pro-Kurdish Firat News Agency in Belgium. “Their health condition is good. One of them was slightly injured, but was being taken care of by our medics.” The claim was sure to intensify the army’s search for the soldiers. Protesters waving the red and white Turkish flag demonstrated in cities nationwide to demand a tough response to the weekend ambush “Martyrs never die! The nation will never be divided!” demonstrators shouted in Ankara, the capital. “Martyr” is a term used by Turks for soldiers killed in combat. Others chanted “Down with the PKKand USA!” Many Turks are angry at Washington over what they consider the failure ofU.S. and Iraqi forces to honor pledges to crack down on the group, which is listed by the U.S. as a terrorist movement. Iraqi Kurds allied with Turkish forces in the 1990 to fight the PKK, a rival in their northern enclave at a time when Saddam Hussein ruled the rest of Iraq.

“The biggest effect is, now I’m a senior, so all of my friends are 21 or over,” said senior Kimberly Hubbard, who just turned 20. “All of my friends hang out at the Dillo and I’m like, T can’t buy beer on food

ily K Center, said the money raised will greatly benefit the center. She added that the awareness the program is bringing to the center’s mission is just as valuable. “Funds from this are going to go a long way,” she said. “More than that is the awareness dial Crazies Who Care is going to give to us by introducing Us to the student body and getting our name out there.” Crazies Who Care will be tabling on the West Campus Plaza and in front of the East Union Building, handing out brochures, selling T-shirts and putting up banners on Main West Quadrangle to raise awareness about their group. Students who swipe their DukeCards to donate will also be entered into a drawing to win either a signed basketball or one of two Duke jerseys. The program will launch this Saturday at the BlueWhite Scrimmage.

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DSG disappoints with Tutt appointment t a university where that meets with Duke adminZA some say race rela- istrators four times a year to jl JLtions are strained, the discuss and formulate soluPresident’s Council on Black tions to problems facing black Affairs is a vital link between students.Because ofPCOBA’s small size students and GClitori3l the adminisand considerable prestige, tration. One of Duke Student DSG has a big responsibility Government’s newly apin appointing its two representatives. PCOBA pointed representatives, junior Andrew Tutt, In making these appointdrew criticism because he ments, DSG needs to carefulis a white student with little ly scrutinize the applicants. Although this board does knowledge of the black student community at Duke. i not believe race should be The appointment of Tutt the sole criteria for appointto serve on PCOBA was an ing students to PCOBA, it is unfortunate misjudgment important that any student that highlights greater inefserving on the council have actual experience with and ficiencies within Duke Student Government. knowledge of the issues facEight undergraduate stuing black students at Duke. dents serve on PCOBA, a diDSG failed the student rect student advocacy board body by selecting Tutt to

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serve on the council. Tutt is unqualified to sit on PCOBA not because he is white but because he admits that he lacks extensive experience and connections within the black community at Duke. “I am not particularly connected to the black community at Duke, but I am certainly not disconnected from it,” Tutt stated in response to criticism. “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.” Although we would expect that a black student would have more personal

experience to draw upon for PCOBA, a white student could serve the council just as well if they were already wellversed in black issues and well-connected to the black community. At the present, Tutt clearly is not. DSG’s appointment of Tutt underscores internal problems with the organization. DSG senators defended their selection of Tutt because there were only three applicants for the two DSG slots on the council. The lack of applicants, however, was a result of DSG’s failure to effectively communicate with the student body regarding the opportunity and the application process. It is suspect that, at a school filled with highly mo-

tivated students, only three people would apply to serve on a prestigious council. If DSG had properly publicized the position, they would have had the luxury of a larger and probably more qualified applicant pool. It would have been entirely appropriate for DSG to extend the application deadline based upon inadequate initial interest. Furthermore, we regret that the DSG appointed an insider—Tutt is die current DSG webmaster and ran for president last year—rather than seeking an outside voice. Major campus organizations, like DSG, need to operate transparendy and make wise appointments. We hope that in the future, they. won’t let us doVm again.

An appendix with purpose After checking out the latest happenings at Duke Med, I don’t know whether it’s time to mourn my friends’ lower left abdominal scars or break into a shout of thanksgiving over that dreaded, disguised bellyache that never plagued my childhood. Why? It turns out that the appendix—that useless flesh prone to annoying infection, that intestinal atmm tache, that vestige of evolution, etc., amey adkins etc. —well, it may :

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serve a in medias res purpose in the human body after all. Doctors now have found convincing evidence that the appendix, historically considered a remnant of the evolutionary cycle since its purpose has remained a modern medical mystery, houses bacteria necessary to protect the bowel and intestinal systems of the body. Translation: The appendix serves as a storehouse to keep things moving, and in the event of digestive distress, help replenish the bacteria necessary for proper system function. Handy. Dandy. Swell. Or not? What has taken so long for us to analyze the appendix as more than an afterthought? As is alluded to in the official Duke Med press release, our oversight of the appendices’ properties are results of modernity, sterility and social evolution. According to Dr. William Parker, codirector of the study, “Diseases causing severe diarrhea are endemic in countries without modern health and sanitation practices, which often results in the entire contents of the bowels... being flushed from the body.” This ultimately necessitates the immune production of the appendix. As excited as I am to know that I am not presently harboring a useless mistake of creation in the whereabouts of my stomach, this new discovery not only" raises concerns of Western medicine but also of Western society in general. Via Internet, we (as Americans, or folks living in America) are able to announce a potentially large “oops!” in the world of medicine. We comfortably nod our heads as we read the headlines on our new laptops and add another interesting piece of information to our current

events file. But perhaps we should consider how this “discovery,” applauding the laboratory’s beneficence and utility, reflects a particular bias, majority interest and entitlement to truth and knowledge. What it comes down to is the fact that the United States, along with the Western world, prescribes far more than routine prescriptions to the global community. As in most things, the West is known to set the standards for civil progress and societal achievement over and against what would be considered developing nations. We set the standard as to what is normative in medical science, assuming an analogous link to universal humanity, and calling others to conform. And, when something does not serve our direct purposes, or retain a level of utility reflecting our own desires and aims, we cast it out as useless and unnecessary. I am not on a tirade against the miracles of modem medicine, or the incalculable service and lives saved by medicine. I simply want to consider the history of who is practicing medicine and for whom doctors and medical books alike understand themselves to be practicing? I’m not a doctor. But if a circumstance presented itself in which an international patient was rid of her appendix and later returned to a situation outside of modern medicine where she needed those bacteria, what are the implications of said disservice? With the value that our medical assumptions carry around the world, what does it mean that we were able to write off something that we don’t need as universally useless? I’m excited to have my appendix in tow, and thrilled that another mystery of science—these sorts of things have always seemed a nuisance—is solved. Indeed, I can rest better at night, knowing that I am at an institution that is on the cutting edge of several discourses, particularly medical science. The appendix has a purpose. Let’s just keep in mind that this really isn’t new. It is just newly acknowledged in our hypersanitized society. So let’s give three cheers to our appendices. And then let’s stop and take a moment to consider what other biased assumptions we might be making each and every day.

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Bear Durham entertaining when people argue that Durham is a great place to go to school. I tend to agree, but only in the sense that by “great place to go to school” these misguided individuals actually mean Duke is a great place to go to school. Because describing Durham as “great” is further away from the truth than your average boldfaced lie For me, the biggest issue isn’t that Durham is a relatively small city, that it is generally unsafe, that it isn’t especially affluent or that it jon detZel ab le “S r don't stop believing esh er Indeed, like most other Duke students, I can deal with taking my life into my hands every time I go out at night to Brightleaf or Ninth Street. The worst that’s going to happen is thatI get robbed, maybe at gunpoint, and then possibly beaten up. The real problem is that Durham isn’t all that fun. It seems like your typical college town—because what is Durham without Duke?—but it lacks the vibrancy or excitement you might expect when 6,000 alcoholdriven young adults descend on a metropolitan area. If there is one thing we should concede to our rivals down the road, it’s that Chapel Hill beats Durham hands down. Unlike Chapel Hill, Durham doesn’t have much to offer when you sit down and think about it. There isn’t much in the way of unique dining, shopping or entertainment. Going to a Bulls game can be fun, but only about once a year. The World Beer Fest sounded pretty cool, but I find it interesting that it was held on the one weekend in October when the majority of Duke students were guaranteed to miss it. More importantly, the bar scene is pretty weak. There aren’t terribly many of them and they aren’t all that nice, either. Certainly the specials nights are attractive, but lately even the benchmark Tuesdays at Chucks have been poorly attended. It is increasingly becoming the case that the only positives about late-night Durham are when Duke organizations are hosting events. Unless you enjoy being resented by all the locals at the Federal on Friday nights, I’d like to think we should and could do something about the Durham desert. I’m sure all of you have been to some other school or city where going out at night meant hitting the local dive bars and actually having a great time. The best solution I can think of is to go out even more. The less business Duke students bring to local nightspots, the less likely those establishments are to cater to our demographic. But if we try to make Brightleaf or Ninth Street much more like Franklin Street, then the bars would likely add specials to compete with one another. Plus, higher attendance would inevitably make partying outside of Duke that much more enjoyable. After all, no one likes rolling up to Big Beers at Sati’s to see only about a dozen locals doing karaoke. Having a bunch of students fill up the local bars just might make a sweet party scene. Tailgate proves how successful a collective Duke effort can be in turning an otherwise cool tradition into something extraordinary and unique. Why not swarm the town like we swarm the Blue Zone on game days? I really think Durham could be great if we take some action. But if you don’t think so, I hope you enjoy Busch Light and section parties. Because that’s about all that’s left to do on campus. And if you think Durham is already great—well, then you should probably be drug tested. Maybe afterwards I’ll see you out there.

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present, Durham has just 65 days of water left in municipal reservoirs. Given that forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are predicting a La Nina year with “abnormally dry” conditions (read: no rain) through February, our community could be in for a very unpleasant—not to mention

thirsty—winter. Of course, there is a “Level IV” drought blanketing much of the Southeast this fall. Nevertheless, Durham’s situation remains exceptional in several regards. with just 65 days of kristin butler water, we are in even with all deliberate speed worse shape than oth arge cities in t region—including Raleigh, which has 107 days left, and metro Atlanta, where officials are counting on 75 more days. Yet unlike northern Georgia, where Gov. Sonny Perdue declared a state ofemergency and officials are already discussing catastrophic indoor water rationing (outdoor use was banned nearly a month ago), Durham officials are waiting until Oct. 29 to consider the most stringent Stage IV restrictions. As someone who once lived in Las Vegas for several years, I admit it’s been amusing to watch local “restrictions” evolve. Despite doomsday predictions from public officials, the man-made river at the American Tobacco Campus flows freely, water-based businesses like car washes and pressure-washing services remain exempt and a number of local stores don’t even stock conservation essentials like drip irrigation systems. Then there are reports like the one describing a 50-ft.-high, 3,000-gallon geyser that erupted after construction crews severed a water line on N.C. 98 last week. Closer to home, Central Campus residents witnessed a three-day torrent of perfectly good water flowing down an Alexander Street storm drain when maintenance crews flushed a fire hydrant last Monday. And who can forget the miniscandal that erupted recently when reporters photographed “fire hose”-sized sprinklers watering the fake turf on the Duke women’s field hockey fields. To be fair, the International Hockey Federation does require that all AstroTurf be saturated to prevent injuries, leaving women’s field hockey coach Beth Bozman few options until her season ends. But that doesn’t obscure the fact that this region is doing an alarmingly poor job of rationing its increasingly scarce water. This is the second time we’ve had a severe drought in three years (and the third time we’ve been on water restrictions since 2002), yet officials have largely relied on what Duke psychology professor Mark Leary called “eagerness to please... and strong need for social acceptance” to curb residential usage through summer and early fall. Gov. Mike Easley is now calling on residents to view a “bit of mud on the car or patches of brown on the lawns” .

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as a “badge ofhonor” and to eliminate water use not “essential to public health and safety.” But no one, Easley included, wants to support the “draconian” measures required to enforce those suggestions. That’s why, given the acute shortage we face right now, it’s particularly disheartening to hear people like Durham Deputy Water Management Director Vicki Westbrook insist “we don’t want to use scare tactics to force [conservation].” On the contrary, a healthy dose of fear is just what this region needs. When officials publicly begged residents to voluntarily reduce water usage by 30 percent last month, consumption fell by only 16 percent. That disappointing response has hastened the introduction of tougher regulations, but it also calls into question whether Durham residents really understand the gravity of our situation. Towns in western North Carolina—which have experienced “exceptional” drought since mid-summer—have already begun draining private lakes and ponds and they are hauling in surplus water by truck. Restaurants and schools have switched to paper plates and diners are now required to purchase bottled water rather than drink from the tap. Even more sobering, Durham’s own emergency plan would close many big businesses and limit households to the minimum amount of water needed for “drinking, cooking and bathing” each day in a worst-case scenario. Hospitals and firefighters would have priority access and customers who violate the restrictions would have their water turned off. As we inch closer to that doomsday scenario, it’s important that we understand this fall’s developments in the context of larger population and climate shifts across our region. But it’s more important that we now address the shortage with the level of seriousness and commitment it merits. Although the University has received an institutional exemption from city water restrictions, Duke notified students of the emergency and outlined conservation suggestions via e-mail last month. I support those measures, but it can be difficult to embrace four-minute showers when the golf course and West Campus lawns (and the fake grass on the field hockey field) are still guaranteed regular baths. Meanwhile, elsewhere in Durham officials will now guide us through what could be a multiyear shortage. In the event that both county lakes are drained below the level of system intake pipes, the water department may begin pumping and treating the dirtier water at the lakes’ bottom for an additional month’s supply. Durham might also buy water from surrounding counties or request permission to tap a local quarry filled with water. Whatever the city’s short-term strategy, let’s hope this latest dry spell signals the need for better long-term planning and managed growth. Because unless we stop thinking of the central piedmont as a “water-rich” region, things could only get worse from here.

Kristin Butler is a Trinity senior. Her column runs every Tuesday.

letterstotheeditor High enrollment causes shortfall in Hindi courses I’d like to point out a factual mistake in your article from Oct. 11, 2007 regarding South Asian Studies on the Duke campus. My comments about limited course offerings only apply to the Asian and African Languages and Literature department. This shortfall is due to the consistendy high enrollments in Hindi language courses in AALL. It is not, as asserted, due to any lack of commitment to South Asia by either the University or its faculty at large. Premlata Vaishnava Lecturer, Asian and African Languages and Literature Durham mayoral candidates coming to Duke In recent opinion pieces, The Chronicle has de-

cried the lack of student interest and activity in Durham politics. In recognition of this problem, the Duke Democrats and the College Republicans are cohosting a Durham Mayoral Forum this Tuesday the 23rd, beginning at 6:30 p.m. in Page Auditorium. Both incumbent Mayor Bill Bell and Councilman Thomas Stith will be discussing their approach to crime and Duke-Durham relations, among other issues. In addition, students will be able to directly question the candidates on matters important to them. It is our sincere hope that Duke students take advantage of this forum to learn about the mayoral candidates and ultimately vote during the elections. Samiron Ray President, Duke Democrats Trinity ’lO

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Wednesday, October 24 MUSIC. The Virginia Rodrigues Quartet. Mares Profundos. Singer, Candombie priestess, and political activist, Rodrigues is “the new voice of Brazilian music*’ (New York Times). 8 pm. Reynolds IndustriesTheater. $26/$2O; $5 Duke students.

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Thursday, October 25 MUSIC. Jessica Williams. Solo Piano Concert: A Nod to Mary Lou and Monk. A “consistently brilliant” musician, Williams (All Music Guide) honors Monk and his old Mend Mary Lou Williams. 8 pm. Nelson Music Room. $2O; $5 Duke students.

Friday, October 26 TALK. Theaterand Philosophy: Socrates on the Modem Stage by Mamn Pusclmer ((Coleimtoial12pm. 240 John Hope FrankMn Center. Free.

Friday, October 26 TALK. Robin D. G. Kelley. The ”Un”-Years:Monk in the Early ‘sos. In this special appearance Kelley, preeminent scholar of the African-American tradition discusses why Monk matters now. 7 pm. Nasher Museum Auditorium. Free.

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