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Move over, Richard Nixon Thankfully for Duke students, past and present, the infamous 37th president of the United States and 1937 graduate of the School ofLaw is not the only alumnus to have shaken things up on Capitol Hill. With two heads of state, 10 cabinet members and White House staff, 19 members of Congress, 13 diplomats and a host of other positions at the state and city level, University alumni and faculty members have become increasingly involved in the world of government and politics. “Really, it is an opportunity to make a difference,” said Jerry Meek, Trinity ’93 and Law ’97, chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party. “As I’ve gone through pretty much any party office you can hold, I’ve also been very active in the policy arena, and it has been particularly enjoyable to see what you’re doing results in some kind ofbenefit.” Meek, who attended Duke as a Benjamin N. Duke Scholar, said he became interested in politics after finally realizing that his 6-foot-8 frame would not support his childhood ambition of becoming an astronaut. Instead he redirected his energies to volunteer for SEE POLITICIANS ON PAGE 8

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CouncilmanThomas Stith (left) and Mayor Bill Bell (right) squareoff in a debate moderated by Professor Michael Munger(center) Tuesday night in Page Auditorium. by

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While some students were attending the men’s soccer game or the WISER benefit concert last night, many of Duke’s more politically active students attended a debate between the two major candidates in Durham’s .2007 mayoral race. Nearly 100 students, faculty and Durham community members gathered in Page Auditorium to hear incumbent mayor Bill Bell, a Democrat, and City Council member Thomas Stith, a Republican, debate campaign issues that affect Duke. Members of the Duke College Republicans and Duke Democrats collaborated

candidates discussed. The questions dealt with the Duke-Durham relationship, public safety, local business and community development, including Central Campus development and the lacrosse case. Both candidates said the relationship between Duke and Durham has grown over the past several years. “There is no question in my mind that the relationship between Duke and the city ofDurham is strong, and I can only say that it can only grow even more,” Bell said. Stith pointed to the past, when he said Duke “lived almost in a bubble,” but said that has changed significantly in recent years.

The debatebegan to heat up as the candidates moved on to discuss public safety. Stith said Durham has a very real crime problem thatBell has not adequately addressed. “What I askyou to do is to gowalk the community as I have done. Go talk to the people ofDurham and see how they feel about their community,” Stith said. He added thatthe solution to the crime problem will be a leader willing to say that Durham will not stand for the crime it has seen in the past Bell countered that overall crime statistics in Durham have dropped while he has been in office. He said his plans to reduce SEE CANDIDATES ON PAGE 6

Alum makes use of brains, body by

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Most Duke students don’t pursue careers dependent upon their looks, but Daniel Schuman, Trinity ’97, is one graduate who has combined his brains and brawn in his

post-graduate pursuits.

Schuman said he decided to test his acting skills from a Duke theater class by showing up for an open audition. Although the agency discouraged him from starting an acting career in competitive New York City, it suggested another

pursuit: modeling.

Many years and photo shoots later, Schuman is now a star on the VHI reality show “America’s Most Smartest Model.” On the show, the models pose for pictures while trying to answer trivia questions or spell obscure words.

Former president Richard Nixon is one ofmany alums who have gone on to careersIn politics.

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Daniel Schuman began modeling after he graduated from Duke in 1997.

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KARACHI, Pakistan Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto said Tuesday she had received a new death threat but will start campaigning in Pakistani cities in the next couple days, avoiding mass rallies. Five days after the suicide bombing thatkilled at least 136 at her homecoming procession in Karachi, Bhutto said her lawyer received a letter from an unidentified “friend of al-Qaida” threatening to slaughter her “like a goat.” Bhutto said the letter was addressed to her lawyer. Farooq Naik. and had been left for him at the Supreme Court in Islam-

abad. She said Naik was alerting the chief years in exile to campaign for parliamentary elections due in January, after months of justice of the threat. “There are elements who want who to kill talks with President Gen. Pervez Musharraf that could see them working side-by-side in us,” Bhutto said at her heavily guarded resisouthern are city. “They dence in this petrified the next government. She said that after discussions, her party that the Pakistan People’s Part}' will return (to had decided she should avoid staging mass power) and that democracy will return.” “They T are trying to derail the democratic rallies because of the risk of suicide and process because they know if the people are roadside bombings, but would still address employed and educated the forces of extrem- public meetings. “The party decided I should go from ism and terrorism will be weakened,” she said. The authenticity of the letter could not Karachi to Islamabad, Lahore or Larkana be confirmed. Bhutto said the writerclaimed (Bhutto’s hometown) in the next couple of to be the “head of the suicide bombers and days. We will be not be holding public rala friend of al-Qaida and Osama bin Laden.” lies but will be traveling to meet the people Bhutto returned Thursday from eight in other provinces,” she said.

Missile defense system launch delayed by

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PRAGUE, Czech Republic The George W. Bush administration has told

Moscow it may delay activation of a proposed U.S. missile defense system in Europe until it has “definitive proof’ that Iran poses a missile threat, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday. A senior Russian official repeated the Kremlin view that the U.S. misreads Iran’s missile potential. And in Washington, President Bush asserted that a U.S.-linked missile defense system is urgendy needed in

Europe, illustrating the depth of the divide between former Cold War adversaries. “We need to take it seriously—now,” Bush said of the possibility Iran will gain the ability to attack Europe. Bush said intelligence estimates show Iran could have the ability to strike the United States and many European allies by 2015. The Americans say the Russian estimate is 2015 to 2020. Russia has long opposed U.S. missile defenses, which currently are limited to a fledgling system based mainly in Alaska, California and Colorado, on grounds that it might un-

dermine the deterrent value of its nuclear arsenal. More broadly, Moscow worries at steps toward closer U.S.-European security ties. As for the proposal Gates described Tuesday, the Russians have expressed interest but not agreement. At a news conference after meeting with Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek, Gates said the U.S. would proceed with current plans to build a missile interceptor base in Poland and an associated radar in the Czech Republic, but it might be willing to wait before putting them in working order.

October is on course to record the second consecutive decline in U.S. military and Iraqi civilian deaths and Americans commanders say they know why: the U.S. troop increase

and an Iraqi groundswell against al-Qaida and Shiite militia extremists.

Wildfires winning battle in Calif. Faced with unrelentiag winds whipping wildfires into a frenzy across Southern California, firefighters conceded defeat on many fronts Tuesday to an unstoppable force that has chased an estimated 1 million people away.

Castro pans U.S. military plans

Fidel Castro wrote Tuesday that President George W. Bush is threatening the world with nuclear war and famine—an attack on Washington a day before the White House was to announce new plans to draw Cuba away from communism.

White House and Senate clash Senate Democrats on Tuesday reversed President Bush's cuts to education, health research and grants to local communities as they gird for Bush's first-ever veto of a regular appropriations bill News briefs compiled from wire reports

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After millennia working to balance yin and yang, acupuncture may be expanding its efficacy as a pain reliever in the 21st century.

For many Americans, acupuncture evokes the terrifying image of painful needles sticking out of various points in the body, but Dr. Tong Joo Gan, professor and vice chairman of anesthesiology at Duke University Medical Center, has tried to counter this idea and other Western misconceptions with a recent study Tong Joo Gan examining the effects of acupuncture as a postoperative pain killer. “Opioids such as morphine are still going to be the main method for controlling pain after surgery, but by using acupuncture you can reduce the amount of morphine that is required and reduce [its] side effects,” he said. Gan and his research team found that acupuncture can reduce the amount of morphine that patients use, as well as the pain they experience following surgery. The study showed that acupuncture performed about 30 minutes before and during surgery can decrease patients’ nausea by 50 percent, postoperative itchiness by 30 percent and dizziness by 60 percent. In addition, Gan said acupuncture reduced urinary retention, which can cause discomfort for patients undergoing surgery, by 3.5 times. He presented his findings at the American Society for Anesthesiology’s annual meeting in San Francisco last week. “I think that the public is much more aware of acupuncture [than the doctors],” Gan said. “If we increase the number of clinical trials [and] educate residents as SEE MEDICINE ON PAGE 10

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Three residents ofFew Quadrangle found an intoxicated stranger on their couch Saturday morning.

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It’s bad enough waking up at 7 a.m. on a Saturday—even worse when you wake up to a stranger asleep on your couch. That was what happened to sophomore Sean Smith, a Few Quadrangle resident, who said he and his roommates were startled awake Saturday morning by an unknown student entering their room and were later locked out of their room by the same student. MaJ. Phyllis Cooper ofDuke University Police Department said the student was intoxicated, adding that police officers assisted him to the emergency room. She would not disclose further information about the student. Smith saidhe and his roommates woke up when they heard their door close. “We saw someone walk in and sit

down on our couch,” Smith said. “At first we suspected it was a friend of ours or something, but we went to see who it was and didn’t recognize him.” Smith said he and his roommates, sophomores Bryan Durazo and Andrew Clark, tried to wake the student but the student was “unresponsive,” so Smith and his roommates went back to bed. “We had an hour left before we had to be at our meet to warm up,” said Smith, a member of the men’s swimming and diving team along with his roommates. “We decided to go back to bed and deal with it when we had to get up.” When they woke up, the three roommates decided to pick up the stranger and take him out of the room. The

have in common, he will tell you the answer is visual studies. “MRI never have been a subject in art history. In art history, they don’t study MRI. Even scientists don’t stop to question how things should be visualized,” said Van Miegroet, chair of the Department of Art, Art History and Visual Studies. “This is exactly what visual studies is trying to do.” The department has Hans Van Miegroet proposed a new major in the field of visual studies. The proposal awaits approval from the executive committee of the Academic Council. “Students will study visual media of our history that expresses power, desire, pleasure and other experiences,” Van Miegroet said. “This is completely different [from previous studies] where Duke will be at the forefrontof something new.” The proposed major aims to bring together art and modem technology into an interdisciplinary field that examines how visual media is displayed. “It deals with all of technology and incorporates it into your life,” Van Miegroet said. He added that the department is ready to accommodate the proposed major. “We have infrastructure in place, we

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At a conference Tuesday, local leaders in sustainable practices gathered on Duke’s campus to discuss ways to make the Bull City a little more green. The forum was called “Durham’s Commitment to Sustainability 1 and was hosted by the Duke Environmental Leadership Program. Durham is ranked third in the nation for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building, a nationally recognized standard for the construction and operation of environmentally-friendly ”

buildings.

Greenfire Development, a company working to improve the quality of life in Durham, has been building green buildings and has always believed that business-

es should make an active effort to promote sustainability, said Michael Lemanski, managing partner of Greenfire. Ellen Beckman, the transportation planner for the city of Durham, said the local government has recently adopted a greenhouse gas procedure. “The plan is to reduce emissions from our own [transportation] operations and work with the community and businesses to further reduce emissions,” she said. Burt’s Bees develops products from the earth and is committed to sustainability as well, said chief executive officer John Replogle. Sustainability is not only important to Durham and corporations, but is also one of the University’s top priorities, said Tavey McDaniel, Duke’s environmental sustainability coordinator. “Duke has focused on sustainability in three different areas—in how we operate the University, what we are teaching to students and also its impact on the Durham

community.” All of the speakers agreed that implementing sustainable practices comes with

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Executions create N.C.-doctor rift this story. The case sits at a contentious It was a matter of life and intersection between law and medical ethics, said Dr. Ross McKinney, death in the Wake County Superior Courthouse earlier this year director ofDuke’s Trent Center for as state officials and the North Bioethics, Humanities and History Carolina Medical Board clashed of Medicine and vice dean for research at the School of Medicine. over the role of physicians in ad“The question is, do you want executions. ministering The conflict continued Friday to have a death penalty?” he said. when the board announced it “The issue is if you should fight would appeal a court ruling that it it directly or if a peripheral approach is better.” had exceeded its authority by proThe board’s policy was first hibiting doctors from participatThe in March capital punishment. ing in /rth Carth announcement came after nearly when between the olina partment a year of wrangling Corstate and the board over medical of ti o n recethics and the death penalty. filed suit of who decides “It’s a question tendwhat the ethical standards are for constate law physicians —doctors or the state,” ing that doctors Colerequiring, Duke law professor James to overice exman said. uperLast January, NCMB adopted ecution. .card’s a policy stating that “physician seded the The ruling authority. participation in capital punishhanded in the case, ment is a departure from the ethdown DonJudge the medical by ics of profession.” The policy was struck down in ald Stephens last month, stated that executions were not a medicourt because it contradicted the to cal that a doctor procedure and the board had requires state law no jurisdiction for preventing oversee every execution. Until this ruling, the board’s physicians from participating. The decision has triggered decision —the first of its kind in the country—effectively put a widespread conflict in and out of the medical community. freeze on executions in the state. “When you’re asked to infuse Robinson, a representaPeggy [intravenous drugs] and protive from the board and an assistant professor in the Duke physiduce a biological effect, that’s cian assistant program, declined certainly a medical procedure in Ryan Brown THE CHRONICLE

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my mind.” McKinney said. “But some physicians will say that it is more humane to administer lethal injection than other methods ofexecution and so are willing to

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Doctors take an oath to preserve life at all costs and should not be allowed to oversee executions, said Dr. Robert CookDeegan, director of the Duke Institute for GenomeScience and Policy’s Center for Genome Ethics, Law and Policy. “If the state decides it wants to continue to have the death penalty, then it’s just going to have to find a different way to do it that doesn’t require physicians,” he said. Samson Mesele, a junior and copresident of the Duke’s chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, also attested to the importance of maintaining the board’s autonomy. “The ACLU believes the death penalty is a form of cruel and unusual punishment,” he said, “But the real issue here is that only the medicalboard has the right to constrain the behavior of doctors.” But sophomore William Payne, a member of Duke College Republicans, said members of the board should respect the court’s ruling. “The people ofNorth Carolina have backed capital punishment as the ultimate recourse in the justice system,” he said, “The board doesn’t have the power to stop it.”

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Central Campus development while Durham businesses. When asked to assess the city’s treatment of the lacrosse case, Bell said he tried, as mayor, to keep the turmoil of the case to a minimum. “We may have to look closer, much closer, to the operations of our police department, we may have to look closer to the operations of the district attorney,” he added. Stith countered by questioning the effectiveness of Bell’s leadership and involvement in the case. Stith said in the future the mayor would have to ensure that, “while you are honoring your community, while you are leading your community, you are also not interfering in the process or putting undue pressure on our professional staff.” Near the end of the debate, Bell expressed disapproval of his opponent’s “divisive campaign.” Bell said though Stith has attacked his leadership many times, Stith “has not provided leadership in any way, form or fashion.” Bell said he couldn’t attack his opponent’s leadership, because “there is not leadership to attack.” Following the event, Duke Democrats President Samiron Ray, a sophomore, said he would have liked to have seen more concrete answers to the audience’s questions on both sides, but added that the main effect of the event was that Duke students felt “more empowered” by the candidates’ willingness to discuss issues of importance to them. Sophomore Vikram Srinivasan, events coordinator for Duke College Republicans, said he expected the event to increase Duke student voter turnout at the Nov. 6 mayoral election. “As Samiron and I first discussed collaboration on this event, we were pleased to see so many Duke students involved with community volunteering, but concerned that it didn’t always translate into political awareness,” he said. He added that the debate was an absolutely necessary first step to increasing political involvement of Duke students in the surrounding community. “Even though I am the leader of a partisan organization, I can agree with other partisan organizations that we need more political involvement on Duke’s campus,” Ray said. John Bumess, senior vice president for public affairs and government relations, spoke before the debate began, stressing Duke’s involvement in Durham. Duke is a very constructively engaged political citizen, he said.

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Duke University Union representatives

solidified plans for upcoming events and considered proposals for the future at an administrative meeting Tuesday night.

Of immediate concern was Devil’s Eve, the University’s annual Halloween festival on Main West Quadrangle. Preparations for the event, which include providing buses for student transport to Chapel Hill’s Franklin Street, are

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Unionofficers work to put finishing touches on plans for Halloween celebrations at a meeting Tuesday.

nearly complete, Vice President of Programming Adam Nathan, a sophomore, said. He added, however, that the organization is struggling to find a disc jockey for the celebration due to high demand on the popular holiday. The Union then considered ideas for upcoming events from representatives of various student groups. Members of Mi Gente, Duke’s Latino student organization, proposed cosponsoring a visit by comedian Pablo Francisco after Thanksgiving Break. Union members voiced concerns that the proximity of the event to final exams might deter students from buying tickets but eventually agreed to market Francisco’s performance. cochair of Mayuresh Tapale, DukeOUT—a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender organization for graduate and professional students—proposed bringing Faisal Alam, a leader of the gay Islamic community, to speak at the Fuqua School of Business. Union members were concerned, however, that Fuqua is too far removed from the undergraduate body to serve as an attractive venue. Leaders of the Persian Students Association proposed sponsoring a joint speech in the spring by Christiane Amanpour, CNN chief international correspondent, and James Rubin, assistant secretary of state under President Bill Clinton. The Union turned to plans for the

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end of the year when representatives from the Last Day of Classes Committee requested an increased budget in order to attract more prominent artists, but President Katelyn Donnelly, a senior, said this could strain DUU’s budget in future years. “Each year we need to bring in someone bigger,” she said. “I’m not sure that’s sustainable.”

In other business: ChiefFinancial Officer Catalina Blanco, a sophomore, delivered an analysis of a survey conducted last spring that measured student perception of the Union’s advertising and programming. Freewater Presentations and Major Attractions are the most well-known appendages of the Union, and students were only aware, on average, of half of the total programs offered, she said.

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lish literature from 1961 to 1973, eventually served as dean of the Trinity College ofArts and Sciences and later went on to be elected to Congress as a representative and then a John Glenn’s senatorial campaign. For other graduates, their experiences senator from Texas. He was also appointed ambassador to Burundi under the adminisat Duke were the most significant in shaptration offormer president Bill Clinton. ing their political leanings and ambitions. Under his tenure as dean, Krueger adStanley Lundine, Trinity ’6l, who served as the mayor of Jamestown, N.Y., as vocated for an overhaul of the Trinity curwell as congressman and lieutenant goverriculum which reduced the course load from five to four classes, nor for the state, added small-group said his interest ‘You have to follow your star. learning experiin policy was first as an essparked by John You have to care enough for ences sential of the part visit F. Kennedy’s people to do things that are undergraduate to Duke in 1959 experience and in“I was very, sometimes unpopular.” troduced Program impressed very with [Kennedy], Bob Krueger, II to its listofmajor and my first poTexas senator offerings. “I got my political activity Meal training at was with his camDuke with the paign in 1960, while still at Duke,” Lundine said. “I Undergraduate Faculty Council,” Krueger said. “I had to defend all these rather herdidn’t know for sure that I would be runbut it’s etic Bolshevik ideas, as they were perceived ning for elected office someday, definitely what got me more interested in in 1968, to the faculty.” After his successes as a Duke adminisgovernment and politics.” In addition, some alumni and faculty trator, Krueger said he felt-ready to take members said their time at the Univeron the challenges of running a campaign sity equipped them with the specific skills in his home state of Texas and serving his needed to be successful in their future caconstituents effectively. reers in public policy. “Through having discussions with my If student involvement is any indicator own students and my dealings with faculty, of future profession, it is no surprise that I was trained in discussion and I believed Senator Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina, in it,” he said. “I believed in the value of Woman’s College ’5B, went on to pursue a exploring ideas together... and I felt people career in politics. Dole was selected Leader would respond to that.” The path to a career in government today, of the Year by The Chronicle and served however, is not always as smooth as other conas president of the Woman’s Student Govventional post-graduation professions. ernment Association her senior year, in “I do not have statistics on the number of addition to being a member ofDelta Delta students who go into government or politics Delta sorority. Bob Krueger, who obtained his master’s [because] most students secure jobs in these from Duke in 1959, was a professor of Eng- sectors after graduation,” Teri Mills, Career •

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Center advisor for government, law, politics and nonprofit, wrote in an e-mail. “The advice I get from most alumni is to tell students to ‘just come to D.C. and you will get a job.’” Often this road is initially paved with countless hours of stuffing envelopes and making phone calls, saidKerci Stroud, who worked for a New York City politician immediately following her graduation in 2000. “I don’t think it’s hard to break into politics if you’re willing to pay your dues,” Stroud said. “Once you get to know people on one campaign, you’ll be able to jump to another campaign or find a government job. Plus, there are a lot of Duke alums in politics who you can reach out to for help.” Many graduates working in public policy and government said there is ultimately no

perfect or preset path to elected office. Krueger said he had initially wanted to become a stock broker, but later changed his mind when thinking of what he could accomplish in the arena of policy. ‘You have to follow your star,” he said. ‘You have to care enough for people to do things that are sometimes unpopular.” U.S. Congressman David Price, D-N.C. and a professor of political science and public policy at Duke, said the most important part of preparing for a career in government is an interest in serving the people. “In some ways, the best way to prepare for a political career is to look for a satisfying career in another field and getting involved in the community,” he said. “Have a good career option that doesn’t depend on getting elected.”

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that day with two other members of the swimming team and a resident assistant, who unstudent then woke up and could locked the door. Smith said the student was walk on his own, Smith said. Once out of the room, the “passed out” on his bed, “still student asked to return to the not moving and sweating proroom to retrieve his flip-flops, fusely.” Smith and his roomSmith said, but when the student mates pushed the “uncooperagot to the room, he slammed the tive” student out of their room, locking him out. The student door shut and locked it. “We all walked to the room then pounded on the door and and started knocking and threw trash cans that were in the pounding on the door and do- hallway before fleeing, Smith ing anything,” he said, adding said, adding that he and his roommates called DUPD. that he was at first “kind of disCooper said she was not sure pleased” and later “surprised how often theseincidents happen and shocked.” Unable to get into their but noted that, “It happens.” room and already late for swim “People get conflised when practice, Smith, Durazo and they’re intoxicated and don’t Clark left and returned later know where they are,” she said.

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nificant curricular impacts, both undergraduate and graduate.” A new set of core courses will be created for the major within the Department of Art, Art His-

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ans, engineers, theorists and literhave identified all the courses and we have met with at least ary specialists, Van Miegroet said. 20 departments,” Van He added that almost 100 Miegroet said. “We are students took the course “The major is based in the art last Fall, and there are curjust waiting for the administration to give us the rently 45 students enrolled department, but various degreenlight.” in the class. The proposal is part of partments and various units could Depending on stuthe June 2006 Arts and Scidents’ interests, they will become parts of the program.” ences strategic plan, Probe able to choose from wrote vost Peter Lange in Hans Van Miegroet, chair a variety of courses in an e-mail departments that Art History & Visual Studies other “It is an excellent comcan count toward the proplement to the initiative as posed major requirement, Van Miegroet said a whole,” he said. “We are intent on assuring that our major tory and Visual Studies “You can compose your eight One visual studies course —“In- to 10 courses for your major strategic initiatives—of which this is one within the [Arts and Scitroduction in Visual Culture”— from different departments,” he said ences] strategic plan—have sig- has been offered since Fall 2006.

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“People have been really cool come to Duke where he was surrounded by so many intelligent about it,” he said. “Good and positive so far.” people with so many lofty goals. “It’s been fun, it’s been kind In fact, instead of judging “They taught me to expand of crazy,” Schuman said. “A lot of Schuman for adding modeling my horizons to the possibilities of interesting personalities [are] all to his resume along with his life,” Schuman said. “Duke taught me to allow me to be open to cooped up in a house where we Duke degree, friend Darin Melcan’t really modeling.” linger, Trinity He said he plans to continue ’97, said he escape each “[The] show forced me was more sur- his modeling hobby as long as other.” Differprised than he can still make money in the to try to use my brain industry. He said, however, he ent from his anything. “He wasn’t is unsure of what to make of his normal modwhile modeling.” what I would newfound fame from “America’s jobs, eling Daniel Schuman, expect to be a Most Smartest Model.” Schuman fashsaid the show “[Being recognized is] starting ’97, model natural Trinity ionable guy to happen, which is kind of cool, challenges models in college,” but kind of weird,” Schuman said. take more Me 11 ing e r “I’m not sure if I should be emcontrol of the shoots instead of said. “His best long-term goals barrassed or happy.” just doing what they are told by a would be utilizing his education more. This is just something photographer. “[The] show forced me to try that he kind of stumbled across to use my brain while modeling,” and it’s been good for him.” he said. Schuman said modeling is Schuman said he expected simply another one of his interests, in addition to being anoththe show to challenge the stereotype that models are not er way to finance his academic very intelligent, but he said he goals. He is currently working found that the show strengthon his doctorate in psychology at the University of California, ens that perception. “Most models are not well-eduSan Diego. “I’ve been fortunate, but I recated,” he said. “Models unfortunately do fit the stereotype of beally started modeling as a hobby and to have fun,” Schuman said. ing kind of dense.” Although he added that his When he first began modeling, Schuman said he worried about bachelor’s degree provided him what his friends would think of with knowledge far greater than his new interest. the trivia required on the show, “I was kind of embarrassed to Schuman said his ability to be say that I modeled,” he said. “I open to the idea of modeling comes from his experiences at thought I would be judged.” SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE He said, however, his friends Duke. Growing up as the son of have been supportive of his moda physical education teacher, Duke grad Daniel Schuman takes time Schuman said he was shocked to away from his graduate studies to model. eling career.

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MEDICINE from page 3 well as young doctors, the practice will become more widespread and popular.” Acupuncture is based on traditional Chinese medicineand relies on several hundred points across the body that have no anatomical or histological basis. Gan said only between three and five acupuncture points need to be used in re-

lieving postoperative pain.

Dr. Remy Coeytaux, assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School o Medicine and cofounder of the Integrative Health Center of Chapel Hill, said public interest in the Chinese practice is growing. He added that he routinely performs acupuncture in his private practice. Coeytaux said acupuncture is saferand more effective than most people realize, adding that electroacupuncture, the technique employed by Gan, is commonly used in modem medicine. In this practice, a small amount of electricity is transmittedinto the skin. “I think that people who need some help with nausea and pain are willing to try a lot of things,” said Dr. Monica Myklebust, the medical director of the Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Maryland School of

Medicine, which is hosting a conference of the Society for Acupuncture Research next month. It is not yet known exactly how acupuncture works, but Myklebust said chemicals that affect the nervous and hormone systems can change the way the mind interprets pain. Although researchers have conducted many studies on acupuncture in the postoperative period, Gan said many of these studies have been retrospective, small and without a control group. He said the new study met conclusive criteria that took all of these factors into account. Though many students said they were skeptical of the technique, freshman Madeline McCrary said she believes the study is valid since she has previously seen positive correlations between acupuncture and health. “My grandmother started smoking when she was nine,” she said. “She had been smoking for over 50 years, and then she got acupuncture once and never smoked again. So I definitely think acupuncture has some merit.” Other students were quick to criticize the practice, saying it lacks scientific credibility. “It seems like a quack,” freshman Pat Lang said. “A real doctor is someone who goes to medical school. Acupuncturists are quacks that want to make a quick buck.”

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With less than eight minutes remaining in the first half, Paul Dudley blocked an attempted clear by Virginia Tech goalie Markus Aigner. Joe Germanese controlled theball and briefly glimpsed a wide open net

I remember my first Blue-White scrimmage way back in 2006, those good ole days when Josh Mcßoberts was still a firstround pick and no one knew whether or not walk-on Joe Pagliuca constituted a senior class. Not surprisingly, I was anxiously anticipating my first game in Cameron ben that didn’t involve Australian women CO ® unitards weanng Mom, Dad and I trekked up to our upper-level seats and waited. We waited some more. The Parents and Family Weekend brochure forgot to inform us that Duke’s stretching and Mcßoberts’s dunking was staler than week-old Domino’s. What happened between the layup lines and the start of the game, I forget. Last night, I asked my mom to help jog my memory—she’s usually good at helping me find things I’ve misplaced. Unfortunately, she couldn’t remember either. I’m pretty sure she had taken a nap. Finally, mercifully, the game started. The band played, the Crazies bounced, Crazy Towel Guy waved. So, every freshman thought, this is why I chose Duke over (insert Ivy League school here). So, every parent thought, this is why I’m paying (insert latest cost of tuition here). Disclaimer: I’ve been a Duke basketball fan my whole life. Shallow as it is, the prospect of attending Duke games—for free, no less—really was the reason I came here. And after sitting through my first real game, I left satisfied, but not inspired. SEE COHEN ON PAGE

Brian Zoubek was the star oflast season's BlueWhite scrimmage, totaling 27 points in the contest.

before a Hokie defender cleared the ball. That sequence VA.TECH 1 was a microcosm of Tuesday’s game DUKE at Koskinen Stadium—and Duke’s season overall—as the No. 24 Blue Devils (7-5-1, 2-3-1 in the ACC) struggled to convert their scoring opportunities and tied fourth-ranked Virginia Tech 1-1. Despite outshooting the Hokies (8-1-5, 2-0-4) by a margin of 17-10, Duke managedjust a tie. The draw, however, ended a tiiree-game losing streakfor theBlue Devilsand kept Duke in the middle of the conference standings. “I felt like we deserved to win...but with the way our luck has been running, it could be worse,” head coach John Rennie said. “There’s something very positive we can take out of this game—even ifit’s just a point, even if it’s juststemming the tide ofthree losses.” After failing to score in their previous two games, the Blue Devils struck first against Virginia Tech—but only after they lost senior cocaptain Tim Jepson for the night, this time to a cut on his forehead. Joshua

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Joshua Medcalf scored Duke's first goal in threegames, but Virginia Tech came back to tietheBlue Devils.

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True sophomores are not supposed to be this good, not yet. True sophomores are not supposed to play, not in the ACC. And true sophomores certainly are not supposed to be on pace to shatter all ofDuke’s passing records. But Thaddeus Lewis is not your typical true sophomore. He is Duke’s starting quarterback, and he is one of the conference’s elite. And if he continues his already-torrid production—let alone improves on it —Lewis will enter the history books as the best quarterback to have ever donned the blue and white. No, typical is not the word to describe Thaddeus Lewis. Not the kid who wowed his coaches lastjuly at a cookout at the Durham Rescue Mission, leading a prayer and naturally instructing his teammates, all on his first day on campus. Not the kid who took more sacks than any other quarterback in the conference in 2006, the kid who suffered a concussion one week and still started the next. Not the kid who filled out Duke’s spring practice depth chart by himself, the kid who was the starter, backup and third-string quarterback rolled into one 6-foot-2,190-pound frame. It’s no wonder, then, that Lewis continues to impress his coaches in his sophomore campaign. “One of the things you always do is have high

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expectations, but at the same poin those high expectations are not just

founded,” said Peter Vaas, Lewis’ firs offensivecoordinator. “They’re founde because Thad is a young man who, all spring, was the only guy around and never once said, 'Hey coach, I need a rest,’ never once took the day off, just constantly worked hard and did extra stuff to make himself better.” Then again, comparing Lewis 2006 and Lewis 2007 is like comparing Eli and Peyton. Last year, just months out of high school, he was die starting quarterback almost by default, as returning starter Zack Asack was suspended for the year. There was no viable backup; he started every game but the first and he entered the season opener on the game’s second series. Lewis now admits that he failed to fully grasp the new o: fense until the end of the year, when h led Duke in frustratingly-close losses to Miami and North Carolina. After taking every snap in spring practice, Lewis spent both summer sessions in Durham, where he devoted himself to football. He practiced SEE LEWIS ON PAGE 13

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The loss of seniordefensive end Patrick Bailey—who leads Duke in sacks—has hampered the team's defense.

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the Blue Devils have given up nearly four sacks per game and have averaged just 21.8 yards per return. As much as the injuries on the offensive side of the ball have hurt, though, those incurred on defense have been even more

As the season grinds on, Duke is still seeking to achieve several goals before the end of the year. One of diem is an elusive second victory. Another, however, is just staying healthy. painful. At this point, Ryan Radloff, Patrick With just five games remaining, injuries are starting to pile up for the Blue Devils, Bailey, Charles Robinson and Glenn Wilas several starters have gone down with liams—all starters —have suffered some various ailments, some more serioius than sort of injury during the season. Williams did not miss any playing time, others. bruises,” widealthough he admitted after the Miami “We all have bumps and some guys game that his playing style has changed a Eron said. “We’ve had Riley out bit due to a broken left hand. nicked up with a lot of injuries.” Linebacker Charles Robinson has Offensively, senior fullback Tielor RobChestbeen out since the Virginia game due and wideout Raphael inson junior nut are both sidelined for the remainder to knee surgery. Marcus Jones has filled of the season. Robinson went down with in for him since, and with the bye week a broken foot against Northwestern in giving Robinson extra time to rest, it apDuke’s only victory while Chestnut was pears he may finally get back out on the field against Florida State, albeit with lost against Miami. Freshman Austin Kelly, however, has some caution. “If you rep a guy who may or may not done well with seven catches for 118 yards ofChestand a touchdown in replacement play it’s kind of a dicey situation,” head nut, who had 12 catches for 188 yards but coach Ted Roof said. “I anticipate having Charles in some special teams capacity.” no touchdowns. The defensive line has suffered the bigRobinson’s absence, meanwhile, has had a much more dramatic effect on the team. gest rash of injuries. After starting the first Although he only rushed for 52 yards on week, Radloff has not played because of the season, the senior made a huge impact a nagging back injury. He is still trying to work his way back into practice. as a blocker, both at fullback in pass proLosing Bailey, however, may be the worst tection and on special teams. In the three games he suited up, opponents averaged thing that could have happened to Duke’s three sacks—including zero in Robinson’s defense. One of the team leaders, Bailey last game against the Wildcats —and Duke paces the Blue Devils with four and j half averaged 25.3 kickoff return yards per kick, sacks and tallied 37 tackles before crumthe longest of which was Jabari Marshall’s pling to the field on special teams against 94-yard touchdown against Connecticut. SEE FOOTBALL ON PAGE 16 Since Robinson went down, however,

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offensive line and subtly gesturing to wide receiver ErOn Riley on his right. Seven steps back, three forward bounces and 68 yards timing routes with his wide receivers at all later, Lewis had changed another doomed times of the day, and he watched video of running play into a passing touchdown to himself and opponents, studying tendencies his favorite downfield target. Or, in that same game, when Lewis and strengthening his weaknesses for huntossed an interception for a touchdown to dreds ofhours. “There is no substitute for experience, fall behind 34-9 in the third, he responded and there is no substitute for reps,” head by leading Duke on a furious run. The Blue coach Ted Roof said. “Football is a reps Devils posted three consecutive touchgame. Reps are like gold. They’re so pre- downs to give themselves a shot to win in cious. As a result, he’s grown, and I expect the game’s closing minutes. Or, in his most important touchdown him to continue to grow.” pass of the year—a 56-yard game-winning Lewis was thrown into the fire his freshman year, but he emerged with a season of strike to Ronnie Drummer at Northwestirreplaceable experience. Those 12 games, ern Sept. 15 where he eluded a blitzing those 12 losses, have translated into a more defender in the backfield by stepping up in the pocket before he threw. mature and comfortable leader. Those are plays only a more mature Take, for example, Duke’s opening drive to Wake Forest Oct. 6. After a can make. quarterback in a 41-36 loss “I didn’t have much experience as a failedrun, Lewis audibled on second down, coolly pointing over the middle to alert his freshman, but at the end of the year, I played every game, and I learned,” Lewis said. “You make mistakes, but you go to the offseason and work hard, and you just want to be better than you were the year before.” Thack But most critical to Lewis’ growth has shorn been Vaas’ arrival as offensive coordinator. By changing Duke’s preferred formation from two backs to one, Vaas has encourDx£ aged Lewis to mix deep balls with screens and slants that often come from a spread COMP. formation. Vaas, a former quarterback 96 that guided Notre Dame play caller Brady ATT. Quinn to the Maxwell and Unitas Awards 186 in 2006, urged Lewis to allow his receivers r to do more work for him. And after two middling games in which the sophomore resembled the Lewis of old, and he heeded that advice at turned his season around. At one point, Lewis completed 15 consecutive passes, most of them quick-hitters that moved the chains. He followed that performance with ■

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Sophomore signal-caller Thaddeus Lewis is on pace to rewrite the Blue Devils'recordbook for quarterbacks. a career day at Navy, throwing for 428 yards Lewis has put Duke in position to win more and four touchdowns. After two more solid than just one game in two years. Still, the performances against Miami and Wake Blue Devils have only capitalized on one of Forest, Lewis had skyrocketed to the upper those opportunities. Part of the blame in some of those losses rests with Lewis, who echelon ofACC quarterbacks. “He’s giving you the keys to the car,” has thrown too many interceptions on key Lewis said ofVaas’ approach. “He’s saying, possessions late in games. As Roof likes to ‘Direct this ship, direct this team down the say, though, Lewis is still maturing. field.’ He’s giving you the leeway.” The quarterback readily admits that he His compiled line from those four would much rather exchange losses for wins games looks like that of a high schooler than break the single-season touchdown restuck in Pop Warner: 81-for-133 for 1,206 cord, which he will likely do later this year. “Numbers don’t matter,” he said. “What yards, 13 TD, 3 INT, 301.5 yards per game and a 166.1 passing rating. Before a subpar we came here to do is win. If I do shatter contest against nationally-ranked Virginia the records, fine. But records are made to be broken. Hopefully if I do it, somebody Tech, Lewis was second in the ACC in passwill come across and shatter mine. ing efficiency and tied for first in touch“If I throw a 50-yard touchdown, so be downs. He has since slipped to fourth and third, respectively, but those are far cries it. But if we get the ‘W’ on the scoreboard, from last year, when he was last in the then I did something right, and someone else did something right to help this team league in passing efficiency. One statistic, however, still plagues Lewget over the hump and win.” Spoken like a man older than his age. is; 1-17, his record as a starter. In reality,

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Why host a Blue-White scrimmage in the first place? Only two other ACC teams Clemson and N.C. State —hold such contests, which are more commonplace in football, where the offenses and defenses really are two separate units. The most popular alternative, especially of late, is a form of Midnight Madness for the season’s opening practice. Duke should consider it. In a recent blog entry, assistant coach Chris Collins wrote, “We always like to have a spirited, competitive practice on the first day to see what we are working with right away.” Come on, Coach. Unless Greg Paulus grew six inches overnight, you know exactly what you’re working with. Even before the opening practice, Kryzewski detailed the skills of all three freshmen and stated what the team had to do to win in his preseason media conference. So why not host a unique form of Midnight Madness instead? Both this and BlueWhite are mildly entertaining but ultimately indicative of nothing. That’s a wash. But Midnight Madness is fun, and it can be selfdeprecating—two reasons why Duke students, even upperclassmen, would fill Cameron’s bleachers. At Late Night with Roy, North Carolina’s take on the event, the Tar Heels and each class perform a dance to a popular song. More than anything, that hour humanizes the players to their fellow students. (The fact that the players opened the night in sequined warm-up suits also provides plenty of material for the Cameron Crazies.) To me, the choice is simple. Instead of watching Krzyzewski bark commands from the sideline, I’d much rather watch him boogie with his wife Mickie to the Crazies’ rendition of “Hey Baby.” And instead of watching Zoubek and (insert Mcßoberts’ frontcourt fill-in here) crank up the tension by fighting, I’d much rather watch them crank that Soulja Boy. —

I’m not saying the Blue-White game isn’t a relatively amusing show. That’s exactly what it is: relatively amusing. Nothing more, nothing less. Why? Because there is something un-Duke-like about the Blue-White scrimmage. For starters, there is no opponent. And that’s one of the problems with the BlueWhite scrimmage—there is no one to heckle. Coach K urges the students to be classy fans, but, deep down, he has to know that the most effective fan owns a mouth viler than Krzyzewski himself. (Not that I would know. I can’t read lips.) The best Crazies, the ones that camp out for months so their parents can claim they saw their progeny for a fleeting second on ESPN, think of more ways to taunt Tyler Hansbrough than to tackle that English paper due tomorrow. Sure, it’s fun to chant “Go, Devils, Go!” orjump up and down like a shortkid reaching for the cookie jar. But both turn old A form of Midnight Madness could create more excitement on campus than the current Blue-White scrimmage. even before Krzyzewski gets off the bench, for the first time, especially when no one in Zoubek failed to post a double-digit point rated quickly. The thought that perhaps the crowd knows whether to cheer for the total after November. the two players weren’t so fond of each offense or bounce for the defense. But for me, the lasting image of last other did not. The most interesting storyline from last year’s Blue-White scrimmage is Zoubek and Competitive fire is just dandy, but sparyear’s game, other than my mom waking Mcßoberts batding for position in the post, ring with a teammate in a friendly scrimup from her snooze to ask why it sounded yelling in each other’s faces and scrambling mage is disheartening. Last year’s exhibilike people were booing Brian Zoubek, to the floor for loose balls. One award-wintion seemed to contradict Krzyzewski’s idea was the 7-foot-l freshman’s emergence as ning local columnist wrote that the rivalry that a team and crowd should embody toa frontcourt threat. Before the teams were seemed “...a little discomforting. Words getherness, as he told freshmen Monday. shuffled at halftime, Zoubek had 12 points, were exchanged, bodies sacrificed, dunks So let’s review. The Blue-White scrima specialized cheer and the knowledge that slammed. But they seemed to not like each mage essentially mutes Duke basketball’s he was already both more popular and other very much.” most distinctive trait, the Cameron Crazies, The duo combined for 19 points and because they have no one to disrupt and tougher than the so-called McNasty. Zoubek joined Shavlik Randolph and 10 rebounds in the second half, playing two teams to rootfor. Even jumping up and down seems counterintuitive with five other Lee Melchionni in scrimmage lore, but against 6-foot-8 Lance Thomas and nowthe center’s rookie performance did not transferred Jamal Boykin. But the thought Blue Devils on offense. And lastyear, two of foreshadow a monster year. Despite his 27 that the twin towers in the post could carry Duke’s most critical players almost came to blows, belying the whole idea of “team.” total points in the intrasquad scrimmage, Duke to an unexpected Final Four evapo-

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M. SOCCER from page 11 Medcalf, who started in place of suspended forward Mike Grella, scored in the seventh minute. Spencer Wadsworth headed the ball ahead to Medcalf, and the fifth-year senior—all alone on the left side—put it over Aigner’s head into the upper right comer of the net. “Their team’s slow as molasses,” Medcalf said. “If I’m the slowest player on our team and I have a one-on-one with nobody within 15 yards of me, that’s pretty poor defending, or just really, really sore people.” Duke controlled play for much of the rest of the game, outshooting the Hokies 6-2 in the first halfand generating several quality scoring chances. However, as has been the case many times this season, the Blue Devils were unable to convert those opportunities. “We didn’t capitalize on some strong chances,” goalkeeper Justin Papadakis said. “We just need to convert those opportunities that we’re creating.” Duke’s inability to put theball in the net came back to haunt the Blue Devils. In the 72nd minute, Virginia Tech’s Scott Dil-

lie had his shot deflected. It dribbled into the left comer of the goal, tying the game at one and invigorating the Hokies. “The goal we gave up was just awful,” Rennie said. “It was just a disgraceful goal...that’s just something you should never do.” The teams traded chances for the rest of regulation but neither squad was able to score. Virginia Tech missed a potential game-winning header with 30 seconds left in regulation, and Duke’s last chance —Zack Pope’s blast from 50 yards out—went just high as the buzzer expired. The Hokies and the Blue Devilsboth had game-winning opportunities in overtime. Virginia Tech’s Robert Edmans fired a shot that went just wide right and had the bench halfway onto the field. Medcalfhad an attempt that hit the post. “We killed them,” Medcalf said. “We should’ve won that game. We should’ve beat them four or five to nothing.” But the Blue Devils, who are now winless in their last four games, have not been getting results. The schedule does not get any easier as Duke travels to Charlotesville Friday to take on No. 10 Virginia. “It puts us in a still pretty bad situation going into Friday night,” Medcalf said. “We need a win. I don’t care how we win, I don’t care if we get beat and win, I don’t care what we do.”

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Wake Forest with a knee injury. “It’s always tough to see that type of injury to any football player,” defensive tackle Vince Oghobaase said. “It’s been tough for Radloff too. He’s a real tough guy and not being able to practice because of injuries is getting to him.” Kinney Rucker and Greg Akinbiyi have filled in for the most part in place of Bailey and Radloff. Rucker has performed well, having recorded two sacks on the year—good enough for third on the team—and 20 tackles. Akinbiyi, meanwhile, has managed 1.5 tackles for loss and 15 tackles total. Nevertheless, the bye week came at a good time for the Blue Devils, as the players finally got the chance to relax and heal a bit. “A lot can come mentally from just a couple of days of refreshing, rejuvenating and refocusing,” Roof said. “We’re going to take a relatively fresh team to Tallahassee Saturday night.”

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that everything is a tremendous loss to the Unialmost said and done, versity. Sandwiched in between John Burness will go back-to-back national basketdown in the books as someball championships in ’9l thing like the Brett Favre of and ’92 and the most recent lacrosse case, Burcollege communications editorial ness has masterhis During hilly overseen the soon-toexpire 16-year stint at communications of Duke as it has risen the ranks and come the University, Duke’s grayhaired senior vice president to international prominence. for public affairs and governHe has taken a lead in ment relations has dazzled giving Duke its “brand,” so us with his footwork, thrown to speak, and he has also led a remarkable number of the way in bridging whatever touchdown passes and—most Duke-Durham divide may recently in die Duke lacrosse exist through the Neighborcase—tossed his fair share of hood Partnership he founded. Simply put, to sit down interceptions as well. Now, Burness says he’ll with Bumess is to be wowed. These were the touchfinally be able to smoke a few good cigars and put his downs. feet up. It will be a much-deBut Bumess has in the served break. past year become one of the The senior administrator’s University’s most controverdeparture is without a doubt sial figures—one of several

ontherecord It seems like a quack. A real doctor is someone who goes to medical school. Acupuncturists are quacks that want to make a quick buck. Freshman Pat Lang on the ancient Chinese of acupuncture. A Duke study suggests, owever, that acupuncture may have some efficacy in reducing postoperative pain. See story page 3.

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top administrators who received direct criticism for the handling of the oftentimesmismanaged lacrosse case. Bumess made his mistakes. Communication, as this board has said many times before, was often a core failure of the University during thepast year. The “right” statements were made in the lacrosse case, but they were rarely made in the correct or timely way so needed. For this, Bumess does indeed deserve much criticism. Although the University is quick to say that Bumess announced his decision to step down two years ago, the timing of the announcement does seem to coincide with the current desire of the University to move beyond this less-than-happy episode in its history. This board does not at this juncture want to speculate

as to whether or not the two might be related. It is absolutely certain, however, that the “new John Bumess” will have some tough shoes to fill. Burness worked behind the scenes but was known as being one of the very best in his field up until—and indeed through—the lacrosse case. That said, it appears that the University is now moving to create a new type of vice president for communications. Phail Wynn will take over a number of the responsibilities previously managed by Bumess as the University’s newly appointed vice president for Durham and regional affairs. In addition, PresidentRichard Brodhead has said that Bumess’ replacement will be called on to push into the future and “build the kind of communications apparatus a

great university is going to need in the next decade.” Perhaps Bumess could have done this, perhaps he couldn’t have, and perhaps the lacrosse case would have proved a permanent blemish on his record. It absolutely should not. Regardless, this University will lose a major contributor to its recent success this June. What’s more, Bumess is the first top administratorwho predates Brodhead’s arrival at Duke to step down, and so the next few months will be in many ways a litmus test for Brodhead post-lacrosse. All eyes will now turn to the president to see how he responds to the departure of and selection of a new head of University communications. Indeed, it will certainly be a telling few months ahead.

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weird to acknowledge that I’m a senior. I certainly don’t feel like a big man on campus around here. Seniors don’t get a whole lot of perks here at Duke. We have no real traditions based around class hierarchy. Sure, we get to pick classes first on ACES, but in terms of the things that make a school’s culture, we don’t h/« usually get preferential treatV.l

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we are not guaranteed housing on West Campus, and the odds of keeping many seniors living together on West are pretty low. Central is not all that appealing of a living situation for many; the buildings were clearly never meant to be more than a temporary solution. We are, of course, afforded the privilege of living off-campus. And it is a privilege—my rent is much reduced from the campus costs, and I get my own bedroom! And then there’s the downside: getting to campus. I can walk and catch the bus, bike or drive. I live right off of East, so either walking and then riding or biking take about 15 minutes. Ironically enough, driving takes me the longest. It takes about seven minutes to drive to the Blue Zone, and then I get to take a nice 15-minute hike from the back of the lot. Because it takes so long, I try to avoid driving, but sometimes it isn’t possible. Buses can be unpredictable, especially when it’s early or late in the day, and biking often leaves me a sweaty mess; it’s pretty much out of the question if I must dress nicely for an interview or information session. Still, off-campus and Central-dwelling seniors drive much more than anyone else. I didn’t even own a car for my first three years at Duke. Driving and parking on campus is a prohibitively large pain. I can guarantee that I have walked from the back of the Blue Zone more times in the first third of my senior year than I did in the previous three years. Sophomore year, my friends and I re-

ferred to the first lot on the left of the Blue Zone as the “draw-out lot,” a poker analogy that really only made sense in the midst of the huge poker fad. Whenever coming back from a Cook Out run or what have you, we would always give a quick lap around the lot, hoping beyond hope to get extra lucky and find a spot. On the rare occasions that we did park in that lot, we always made an inordinately big deal out of it. My friends often refused to give me a ride somewhere on the grounds that they were parked in the drawout lot. Fair enough, I thought. Now, the system itself seems unfair. Oncampus students drive far less than off-campus students. The benefits they get from having a close spot are lower simply because their cars will sit there for much longer (weeks instead of hours) than the average off-campus student’s car would. And what’s more, the odds of me ever finding a spot in the draw-out lot now are astronomically low. I usually park at midday, when the whole Blue Zone is practically packed, and it is not even worth my time to swoop through the draw-out lot. Of course, I’m almost always in a hurry when I drive to West—running a few minutes late to class, meetings or interviews. I fear that showing up to an interview as a sunstroked mess from the hike across the Blue Zone might lower the chances of leaving a favorable impression on my prospective employers. In other words, I hate, hate, hate parking in the back of the Blue Zone. My solution is simple; reserve the first lot on the left of the Blue Zone for seniors who live off-campus. We drive the most, we’ve been here the longest and we would make the best use of the privilege. Granted, the lot probably isn’t big enough to accommodate the full flow of seniors during the day, but it would certainly help. I know that more senior and tenured faculty get some pretty prime parking: why not apply the same idea to students? I know it seems like a small thing to complain about, but I think throwing seniors a bone here and there might make us feel a little bit more respected and more appreciated.

Jordan Everson is a Trinity senior. His column runs every Wednesday.

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letterstotheeditor Blue/White Scrimmage ticket validation Asians students don’t fit single label Tonight at midnight, students will be able to begin In response to The Chronicle’s Oct. 23 article “Only validation for the Blue/White Scrimmage men’s bas- Asians see bump in percentage for Tl,” it is important ketball game Saturday, Oct. 27. Students may validate to note that there is a large amount of diversity even within the Asian label that is so commonly bestowed by going to www.dukecard.duke.edu/bball and entering their NetlD and password. Once they have entered upon our population. Duke does not release data on students that identheir NetlD, they will be able to validate for the Blue/ White Scrimmage until 11:59 p.m. Friday night. By vali- tify as South Asian, East Asian or Southeast Asian, dating, students with a valid DukeCard are guaranteed etc., giving the impression that there is one overa spot in Cameron up until an hour before tipoff. Seats powering cultural group that is seeking to dominate will still be first come, first served, and the order in the campus. It is erroneous to lump all the Asians at Duke which students validate will have no impact on where be seated into one label since we are so culturally different will they The Line Monitor Committee asks students to valiamong ourselves. I would be hard-pressed to find date only if they are positive they will be attending the someone who would say that the viewpoints of a game. By validating “just in case” and not showing up Chinese-American student would be the same as an Indian-American or Japanese-American stuto the game, you will be taking a spot that could otherwise be used by someone else. Students who validate can begin lining up on the sidewalk next to Card/Wilson Gym and will wrap around K-ville, to the tennis courts and down toward Towerview Drive if necessary. Groups of up to six students will be registered up until three hours before tipoff, where half the group must be in line at all times. All students in the groups must have validated beforehand as well and be in line two hours before tip. Coach K has asked the student body to follow a policy of “no empty seat in Cameron.”Let’s do our part to fill up Cameron Indoor Saturday for our team’s first appearance of the season! If you have questions, please contact me at rbs9@ duke.edu.

dent at Duke. By not recognizing that the label of “Asian” does not indicate one population, the facts are easily misrepresented and skewed. Although the University’s minority recruitment efforts—particularly its efforts toward economically challenged students leave much to be desired, students should still celebrate the move that Duke is making to increase diversity. By increasing the diversity of the incoming classes, the University will continue to excel in promoting social learning and cultural opportunities. I would encourage all students to go beyond the skin-deep and discover the different types of diversity that each incoming class has brought to Duke.

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A hazy shade

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it was just wishful thinking—or simfunnel cake and ride the ferns wheel. It’s time for alums ply pure delusion—but I truly didn’t believe to return to campus for Homecoming and as of this year, that Italy would ever get cold. I expected it’s also time for Joe College Day —an event I’m eagerly that the days under the Tuscan sun warmed by the anticipating next fall. Mediterranean heat would last my entire semester The excitement of crisp mornings and chilly eveabroad. nings, however, wears off easily in Italy, where na-

But now the harsh, cold breezes seem to be relentless. And I’m forced to walk around in a pea coat, scarf and... flip-flops. The coat was a precautionary packing measure—an arvictoria ward ticle of clothing I never parii italiano? thought I’d need—the scarf an Italian purchase and the flip flops? My staple from March till November. As my roommate and I, both native North Carolinians, saunter around Florence, we elicit stares from Italians not aimed at our bright clothing in a sea of black, but rather at our bare toes. Just last week, as I was walking to school and enjoying the absolutely perfect weather —clear, blue skies without a cloud in sight and temperatures appropriate for midOctober—U2’s “Beautiful Day” came on my iPod and for a second, I couldn’t tell whether it was Bono or the Florentine hills serenading me. But Monday on that same trek, the Bangles’ “Hazy Shade of Winter” shuffled right onto my playlist, without consideration that the season is still two months away. While I’m not necessarily a winter enthusiast, even I will admit that it’s not such a terrible season when being outside consists only of walking across the quad from my warm room to a warm classroom. And the first chill of the year is usually rather charming. Cool nights mean it’s time to go to the State Fair, eat —

tional law dictates that residents can’t turn on the heat until Nov. 1. Accordingly, my roommates and I freeze in our apartment and try to layer as much clothing as possible—even sleeping in jackets—to no avail. Nevertheless, the promise of our 10-daylong fall break to warmer destinations—Spain and Greece—helps ameliorate the situation. But even more exciting than a vacation is the prospect of bookbagging on ACES—as much a Duke tradition as Tailgate or Tenting (or so it seems from Florence). Although I’m thousands of milesaway, it sometimes feels like I’m right on campus when the computer lab is buzzing with talk of spring courses and housing assignments. From abroad, without the luxury of meeting with our advisors in person, my classmates and I must decide what major requirements we need to fulfill during our last three semesters of college—a daunting prospect in itself. But even worse, we face the inevitable chaos of the housing crunch. Although Residence Life and Housing Services warns us that on-campus housing may not be available, we won’t find out for sure until midDecember, when we’ll be lucky to find a vacancy in Chapel Hill. Despite the uncertainties that next semester carries, I hope that I will return to a new Duke—a Duke fully recovered from the lacrosse case and perhaps a Duke that takes itself a little less seriously. Well, at least it will be warm. Victoria Ward is a Trinity junior studying abroad in Florence. Her column runs every other Wednesday. 1,1

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look now, but Mike Huckabee might successfully climb into (the bottom of) the top tier of Republican presidential candidates. Although the reaction most commonly elicited in mentioning the former Arkansas governor’s name is “Who?,” he no doubt hopes that will start to

change.

The media is beginning to give the idea some play; in last Friday’s A New York Times, columnist David Brooks argued gill stevens that Huckabee was in la droite, c'est moi fact a first-tier candidate. But conventional wisdom within the Beltway and elsewhere along the East Coast may be out of touch with the reality on the ground in lowa and New Hampshire (not to say I’m in touch with said conventional wisdom), and that means that they may be a little late in getting on this particular

bandwagon. In truth, Huckabee started to make real waves back on an exceedingly muggy August day in Ames, lowa. Once ev-

ery four years, this central lowa town becomes the center of the political universe thanks to its famous straw poll. Like much of politics, the straw poll is a scripted affair: think Boss Tweed in a cornfield under the bright lights of the media. Candidates pay the registration fees for their supporters and bus them in. Supporters then vote for their patron and enjoy the atmosphere; the candidates hope to capture some of that immeasurable thing called momentum, a topic of fascination among political junkies. There, Huckabee spent next to nothing yet still pulled out a surprising second-place finish, which he made out to be nothing short of miraculous. In last weekend’s Values Voters straw poll, Huckabee again finished second-this time being edged by a mere 30 votes. Why Huckabee? His name, it must be admitted, is among the most un-presidential in recent memory. But that’s part of his appeal: he’s not a dynastic heir, his walls are unadorned by Ivy League degrees, he’s never had an office on Capitol Hill. In fact, he’s something of an everyman and possesses the requisite accompanying life story (the first in his family to graduate high school, paid his way through college working 40 hours a week). This is reflected in his message, which may be the most populist ofany Republican candidate; on issues such as trade and healthcare, he occasionally sounds more like a Democrat than a Republican. He’s also a Baptist minister. Thus, he not only says the right things on social issues, but has been saying them for years; he has not been subject to (to paraphrase one of his more memorable debate lines) any sudden conversions on the road to Des Moines. Whether the depth of his faith—he is, for example, an unashamed creationist —might hurt him with the electorate at large is unclear. But this is part of the larger Huckabee appeal: where other candidates’ words are continually poll-tested, Huckabee seems to speak honestly—a breath offresh air in the modern era of controlled politics. And much like another boy from Hope, the man can orate. This alone sets himself apart from his competition. Fred Thompson/Arthur Branch has thus far been uninspiring. Rudy Giuliani is given to such schticky antics as taking phone calls from his wife in the midst of an important speech. It also means that on the off chance that he makes the cut, he could outdebate Clinton, and could very well do the same to Barack Obama. None of this is supposed to anoint (or endorse) Huckabee, just to point out the obvious. His is a rising star-he’s polling better and better in lowa and New Hampshire and can only benefit from Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback’s withdrawal from the race-that still has the capacity to surprise some people. Although he has proven to be a poor hindraiser, lacks the necessary organization in early states, and is often criticized as being somewhat shallow on the issues, especially foreign policy issues, none of this really matters. Appearances to the contrary, MikeHuckabee isn’t running for president; he’s running for vice president. Gill Stevens is a Trinity senior. His column runs every other

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