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Matthew Iles

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It may have come as no surprise to fans and media when Director ofAthletics Joe Alieva fired Ted Roofafter the head coach compiled a 645 record over four-plus seasons. But in reality, maybe it should not have been such a sure thing. Throughout Roofs tenure, the Blue Devils have let many close games slip away. This season alone, they lost five games after trailing by just one score iR the fourth quarter. If Hews Duke had won just a few of those contests, then perhaps Roof would have been given another chance. When he took over, Roof said it would take five years to turn around the pr citing improved recruiting tacticsand a firm redshirting policy as keys to long-term success. Even after another disappointing season, the players, assistant coaches and Roof himself kept pointing toward the future specifically next year, when he predicted the Blue Devils would be bowl-eligible. In a press conference Monday, Alieva said therewas no doubtthe program is better now than it was four years ago, but, in the end, he did not have the patience to waitany longer. “It boiled down to the fact that I just didn’t see enough improvement on the field this year to warrant having Ted come back for the next year,” Alieva said. Looking back, Roof said he could not turn down the top job at an institution he .

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then what he knows now. “Maybe not,” Roof said. “We all wanted it to go faster and win more games.... But I thought that it would take at leastfive years. That’s what we’ve been shooting for.” Since 1979, seven different coaches,

Duke University fired head football coach Ted Roof Monday, relieving him of his duties after a heartbreaking 20-14 loss Saturday to rival UNC that dropped the Blue Devils to an 1-11 record for the year. At an afternoon press conference Monday announcing the move, Director of Athletics Joe Alieva cited the team’s lack of progress on the field during Roof s fouryear tenure as the key factor in his decision to cut ties with the program’s 20th coach. “This business is very result-oriented, and when you win four games in four years, it makes you take a hard look at what you’re doing,” Alieva said. “I felt that we had to make a change because of that.” “There’s nothing else in Ted’s character or integrity that would lead to a change here. He represented the University in a first-class manner and always did. It just comes down to a point where you need to win games.” Although Alieva said he decided to let Roof go Sunday night and informed the coach in a meeting Monday morning, the Director of Athletics said he “felt like the handwriting might be on the wall” after the Blue Devils floundered in a nationally-televised 28-7 loss at 2-9 Notre Dame Nov. 17. As media reports began to appear near Thanksgiving suggesting he was to be fired

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Head coachTed Roof meets with the media Monday afternoon at theYoh Football Center to discuss his firing.

respected as much as Duke but paused when asked if he would have taken the job knowing

Freeman Center sponsors 2nd trip to Czech Republic by

Emmeline Zhao THE CHRONICLE

Twenty-three juniors boarded flights last Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving together—in Prague.

For the second year, Duke students at home and abroad gathered in the capital city of the Czech Republic for a trip organized by theFreeman Center for Jewish Life. The participating students ■Lm \l6 traveled from Durham, Italy, France and Spain to meet their fellow classmates in Prague for an educational yet fun-filled itinerary over the break, said Rebecca Levenson, interim director for Jewish life \

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Chad's armyand a rebel group both claimed hundreds offighters on the opside in fighting Monday in the counposing try's east, an area in turmoil from domestic unrest as well as spillover conflict from the neighboring Darfur region in Sudan.

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Cheney treated with heart shock by

Terence Hunt

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WASHINGTON Doctors administered an electrical shock to Vice President Dick Cheney’s heart and restored it to a normal rhythm during a two and a half hour hospital visit Monday. The procedure was described as a lowrisk, standard practice. Cheney, 66, went home from George Washington University Hospital and was expected back at work on Tuesday. Cheney, who has a history of heart problems, was discovered to have an irregular heartbeat around 7 a.m. when he was seen by doctors at the White House

for a lingering cough from a cold. He remained at work throughout the day, joining President Bush in meetings with Mideast leaders. The irregular heartbeat was determined to be atrial fibrillation, an abnormal rhythm involving the upper chambers of the heart, said spokeswoman Megan Mitchell. He went to the hospital about 5 p.m. and was discharged about 7:30 p.m. “Atrial fibrillation is extremely common,” said Dr. Zayd Eldadah, an electrophysiologist and director of cardiac arrhythmia research at Washington Hospital Center. “The way to get rid of it right away is to do what he did today. This is standard

practice, low risk, easy to do.” He said Cheney’s underlying heart problems were probably a factor in his atrial fibrillation. Aging is a common factor, too. “He’ll probably have other episodes,” said Eldadah, who is not involved in Cheney’s care. “Atrial fibrillation in and ofitself is not threatening. The problem is that it has long-term consequences. It increases the risk of stroke.” He said Cheney probably would be put on the most potent blood thinner. About 2.8 millionAmericans have atrial fibrillation, the most common type of irregular heartbeat, and cases are increasing as the population ages.

Bush 'optimistic' about Mideast talks by

Anne Gearan

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WASHINGTON President George W. Bush stepped cautiously into the most direct Mideast peacemaking of his administration on Monday, meeting separately with the leaders ofIsrael and the Palestinian Authority to explore whether peace is possible. “Difficult compromises” will be required but the Israeli and Palestinian leaders are committed to making them, he said. A day ahead of a major Mideast peace conference in Annapolis, Md., Bush said he was optimistic. The gathering is to launch

the first direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians ofBush’s nearly seven years in office, and has attracted Arab and other outside backing. Israeli and Palestinian leaders have already said they want to conclude a bargain within the 14 months that Bush has left in office. The two sides were unable to frame a blueprint for the talks before they came to the United States, and negotiations over the text were expected to continue into Tuesday. At an evening dinner at the State Department for members of some 50 delegations invited to the talks, Bush toasted the effort and

told the guests: “We’ve come together this week because we share a common goal: two democratic states, Israel and Palestine, living side-by-side in peace and security. Achieving this goal requires difficult compromises, and the Israelis and Palestinians have elected leaders committed to making them.” Bush earlier emerged from an Oval Office meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and told him; “I’m looking forward to continuing our serious dialogue with you and the president of the Palestinian Authority to see whether or not peace is possible. I’m optimistic. I know that you’re optimistic.”

Bush endorses long stay in Iraq President GeorgeW. Bush on Monday signed a deal setting thefoundation for a potential longterm U 5.troop presence in Iraq, with details to be negotiated over matters that have defined the war debateat home—how manyU.S.forces will stay in the country,and for how long.

Gunmen avenge Iraqi reporter Masked gunmen stormed the family home of a journalist who was associated with Saddam Hussein's party and critical of the Iteqi government killing 11 relatives as they ate breakfast in a neighborhood known as a Shiite militia stronghold,colleagues said Monday.

Stocks sell on credit concerns Wall Street sold off sharply Monday as concerns about a weakening credit market wiped out investors' enthusiasm about strong retails sales over the holiday weekend. The Dow Jones industrial average fell nearly 240 points. News briefs compiled from wire reports

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RIP groups aim to gain energy musde Duke takes by

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To broaden its scope, the constituents of the Research Triangle have decided to join together to improve energy research. Duke, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University and RTI International this fall formed the Research Triangle Energy Consortium to focus on solving energy problems related to technology, economics, the environment and policy. Douglas Crawford-Brown, a professor of environmental sciences and engineering and director of the Institute for the Enviroment at UNC, said the four bodies pushed for RTEC’s creation after Congress said the Triangle was a noncontributor to energy research. “In short, [the purpose of RTEC] is to raise the profile of the Triangle in energy research,” said David Myers, vice president of RTFs engineering and technology unit. As a founding member, Duke will contribute to the energy initiative in a number of ways, said Lincoln Pratson, associate professor of sedimentary geology at the Nicholas School of Environment and Earth Sciences. “It varies from formal programs that are established to the work ofindividual investigators and varies from research to education,” he said. Pratson said because energy has many aspects, many areas of the University contribute tQ the energyconsortium. The Pratt School of Engineering provides technological knowledge related to energy and the Nicholas School has done research in energy economics, energy policies and risks associated with energy

technology. The Fuqua School of Business also formed a Corporate Sustainability Initiative with the Nicholas School and the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions in September. Pratson added that although the current programs at Duke will benefit RTEC, he believes Duke will contribute more to the energy consortium through

BY SHREYA RAO THE CHRONICLE

Lincoln Pratson, an associate professor at the NicholasSchool ofEnvironmentandEarth Sciences, saidDuke will contribute tothe Research TriangleEnergy Consortiumby pooling resources from the Nicholas andPratt schools. education “I think Duke has the opportunity to contribute in a special way [with] education,” he said. “RTEC recognizes that, in addition to research, we need to be training future leaders who will be involved in all aspects of energy, so not just the technology and the research but also the business, the law and also ranging to the

theological.”

Working with other institutions will in the end add value to what Duke can do in the field of energy, Pratson said. “What Duke is hoping to do is to expand its activities in the energy sphere,” he said. “So when people think about what is going on with energy at Duke, they will not only see the activities that are taking place here at the University, but also be aware that Duke is also in this consortium with other Triangle institu-

tions and thereby is able to play a part in and bring resources to bear on a much broader range of energy issues than it could do often by itself.” Crawford-Brown said the hope is that RTEC will benefit all ofits members. “I think that these four institutions have a pool of research that is unmatched around the country, and it is a pleasure to bring them all together,” he said. Myers said the Research Triangle can become a larger part of energy research through this combined effort. “If you look at the Triangle from the viewpoint of the Department of Energy or from the capital of the oil industry, they wouldn’t necessarily view the Triangle as a hotbed of energy research,” Myers said. “We want to change that. We want to be viewed as a major contributor to energy research.”

The University will soon provide waterless hand sanitizers for all residencehall bathrooms, Eddie Hull, dean of residence life and executive director of housing services, wrote in an e-mail to students Monday. The sanitizers are intended to curb water use and prevent the spread of germs in the coming months, Hull said. “One of the challenges we face is not really knowing how much water is really being used in our residence halls—they are not metered,” he said. “Our mitigation efforts therefore need to be made in the belief that changing out some equipment, providing waterless hand sanitizer, changes in behavior and similar efforts will make a difference that matters.” Current projections anticipate that the drought may last until February, Hull said. Hull added that Residence Life and Housing Services is looking at other SEE WATER ON PAGE 6

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Lott to resign from Senate by 2008 by

Michael Kunzelman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Mississippi Sen. Trent Lott announced Monday he will leave a 35-year career in Congress in which he epitomized the Republicans’ political takeover of the South after the civil rights struggles of the 19605. Lott said he wanted to leave on a “positive note” after winning re-election last year to a leadership post and fostering legislation for rebuilding the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina. He was first elected to Congress on the coattails of Richard Nixon’s re-election landslide in 1972—with 78 percent of the vote in Mississippi. He won election to the Senate in 1988, succeeding retiring veteran Democrat John Stennis. His decision to retire by year’s end occurred five years after he was bounced as the leader of his party in the Senate over remarks praising a Senate colleague that were interpreted as endorsing segregation. Former House Speaker Dennis Hasten also made his retirement official Monday. Hasten, R-111., submitted his resignation effective 11:59 p.m. EST in a letter to Il- Sen.TrentLott receives an ovation Monday after announcing hisretirement from the Senate in Pascagoula, Miss. linois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Hasten, who made a farewell speech Lott, 66, rebounded a year ago, windependents who align themselves with to House colleagues 11 days ago, said he ning re-election to a fourth term in the Democrats. Lott’s retirement means that timed his resignation to give Blagojevich Senate and narrowly defeating TennesRepublicans will have to defend 23 seats time to call a special election for Feb. 5, see Sen. Lamar Alexander for the party’s in next year’s election, while Democrats an already established primary day in the No. 2 post lining up and counting votes as have only 12 seats at stake. state, to fill his unexpired term. GOP whip behind Minority Leader Mitch Lott said he wants to spend more time Hasten, 65, was the longest serving McConnell ofKentucky. with his family and to pursue otherjob opHe becomes the sixth Senate RepubRepublican speaker in history, assuming portunities, possibly teaching. He ruled the post in 1999 and losing it last January lican this year to announce retirement. out any health concerns, but he said it’s when Democrats regained control of the Democrats effectively hold a 51-49 matime for a younger voice to represent MisHouse after the 2006 elections. jority in the chamber, including two insissippi in the Senate.

Thanksgiving takings Two separate thefts from the Duke University Medical Center were reported Thanksgiving Day. A patient, who stayed on the sixth floor, said her money that was left in a bag in her room went missing when she came back into the room. On the ninth floor, an employee reported her wallet stolen from, an unsecured room. There are no suspects. The next day, a visitor reported that someone stole cash out of her purse, which was in an empty room on the ninth floor of the hospital. Thief with a tin ear Someonebroke into a student’s car, which may or may not have been locked, that was parked on Pace Street, the student reported Sunday. No signs offorced entry were found. Approximately $1,230 worth of property was taken, including a radio faceplate, a pair bf sunglasses, a power adapter for a laptop and a musical instrument, which was recovered at a close-by parking lot Saturday.

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But I wasn’t going to drive it, officer! A man was cited for trespassing Sunday afternoon at a parking lot on Anderson Street. The individual, who had been spotted sitting in a vehicle for a long time, left the parking lot after he realized he was being monitored and returned to the lot shortly after leaving. Police officers found that he did not have a driver’s license.

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we would be interested in doing a Duke who was accepted for the program, said he reviewed the applications wanted to enroll in New York program in the Spring,” received a Duke in New York flyer that was students who displayed two key traits: acasaid Connel Fullenkamp, associate prosent in the mail this summer to all students demic excellence and maturity. investment banking, Connolly said. fessor of the practice of economics, who had declared an economics major or “We have a lot of representing to do,” All participating students will be required who helped draft the program’s initial MMS certificate. Fullenkamp said. “We want to uphold exto take the same four courses; two economHe said he decided to apply because of cellence like every other Duke program.” proposal. “Both departments were inics courses, a sociology class and the MMS terested, but we would had to have the the New York location, the courses taught Gray’s class will consist of mostly juGlobal Capital Markets Internship, where stuniors, and will be 61 percent men and 39 program up and running by Spring ’OB, by Veraldi and Affiliated Professor of Ecodents will be placed in organizations—such which is lightning fast, but we decided nomics Michael Connolly and the chance percent women. as the stock exchange, an investment bank, a we could pull together if we cooperated. to preview the life of a New York financier. Though 80 percent of the accepted MMS and econ have The application required an attached students are economics majors, students hedge fund or a consulthad a long working ing firm—based on their transcript, letter of recommendation and from all majors are encouraged to apply. future career interests “It won’t be too long until we start “I’m from Alabama, so it’s relationship, so we sat essay, he added. Nathalie Neches, a down to create a qual“I’m from Alabama, so it’s going to be looking for next year’s Duke in New York to be really exciting ity program.” junior who will be atreally exciting to live in New York for a [class],” Fullenkamp said. “We are looking tending the program, Fullenkamp added semester and almost as exciting as a study to get an equally good, if not better, crop to live in New York for a wrote in an e-mail that that the economics abroad,” Gray said. “I was almost as exof students for next year’s program. The semester and almost as she hopes the project and MMS departcited when I got accepted to the program next round of applications will be over the summer, so students need to start thinking as I was when I got accepted to Duke.” component of the MMS exciting as a study abroad.” ments were not activecourse will steer her Fullenkamp said the committee that about it in the Spring.” ly seeking to create a into the specific finanMatt Gray, junior program in New York, cial sector she would but they ran with the like to pursue after opportunity after the administration presented it. graduation. “It is amazing to me that this program “I hope to use the program as an opportunity to better understand not only really went warp speed through the prohow financial markets and institutions cess from concept to final approval, and work, but also where I can make the most there are a lot of people that we owe to positive impact,” she said. getting that done,” Veraldi said. “Dean The courses will be housed at NewYork [of Trinity College of Arts and Sciences University’s Kimmel Center. Robert] Thompson couldn’t have been a Students will also have access to the better administrator sponsor.” Though the new Duke in New York prouniversity’s library and dining facilities, including an optional meal plan. gram is not affiliatedwith the existing Duke Veraldi described the program as a in New York: Arts and Media Program of“joint venture” between the economics fered during the Summer and Fall, Conand MMS curricula. nolly said the arts program offered some Faculty members from both depart- helpful suggestions, including the use of ments began planning the program in The New Yorker Hotel. After the program’s approval, its adminSpring 2006 after the public policy department decided not to offer its spring-semesistrators began soliciting students to apply ter Duke in New York program beyond during one of the two application rounds SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE in July or August. Spring 2007, Veraldi said. “The deans asked econ and MMS if Junior Matt Gray, an economics major The New York University's Kimmel Center will house courses for Duke students enrolling in the N.Y. program.

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The schedule included a walking tour of old-town Prague, Shabbat dinner, a visit to a former concentration camp, Terezin, a tour of the old Jewish quarter and a meeting with the Czech Union of Jewish Youth. The six-day, $l,OOO trip was open to juniors only, but according to the FCJL Web site students of all religions were encouraged to register, despite the sponsoring organization’s affiliation. Levenson said permitting only juniors on the trip allowed students to meet new peers and solidify class bonds. “The thinking was how do we keep students connected with Jewish life on campus while they’re studying abroad and away from Duke,” she said. “We wanted to start something in an exciting city that was fairly central, educational and ofjewish content.” Junior Ross Goldstein said he chose to go to Prague to broaden his global experiences. “When I first found out about [the trip], I thought it’d be a great opportunity to travel abroad to Europe and see things that I otherwise might not be able to see,” he said. Prior to the trip, though, Goldstein was most excited to visit Terezin, a place wherehe would gready enjoy spending dme with friends, he said. Even with a full itinerary of events, students feasted on a traditional Thanksgiving dinner at the King Solomon restaurant —the premier kosher restaurant in Prague. Levenson said although participating students who are studying abroad could not return to the United States, their fel-

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Duke juniors visited attractions in Prague, such as the Old TownSquare, on the Freeman Center-sponsored trip. low juniors gave them a taste ofhome. “We felt it was a time where students from Duke had time to travel to such a far location but also where the students abroad miss the States and miss home,” she said.

Before traveling to Prague from Duke, Goldstein said he was excited for the trip, “I think it’s important to travel the world and you won’t have many opportunities to do that after college,” he said.

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efforts to restrict flow in showerheads, toilets and urinals. In addition, The Loop was the latest to follow the examples of other campus eateries by switching to disposable dining ware Monday. The restaurant also stopped providing free cups for tap water, encouraging students to purchase $.35 or $.50 water botdes instead. “We’re doing everything in our power to recognize that this situation is desperate,” said Director of Dining Services Jim Wulforst, adding that efforts so far have been designed to avoid additional costs to students. Hull said, however, encouraging awareness among students will be most important in making a meaningful change. “More than anything, though, it is human behavior that will have the greatest impact on water usage—and making choices about when, why and how to use water,” he said. Some students said the changes are important symbolic steps for the University to show solidarity with the local community. “I think it’s a valuable change,” junior Michael Cools said. “[But] I’m not sure how valuable it is from a conservation standpoint. I’m not sure how much water goes to hand washing.” Past conservation efforts have included fliers encouraging students to limit showers to four or five minutes. Still, many said a disconnect between students and the outside community has made it hard for students to grasp the severity of the drought. “We are yet to see the effects of the low water supply,” seniorBrence Pemell said.

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Wideout Eron Riley, a junior, was named to the All-ACC Second Team Monday after ranking 1 st in yards per catch in the league this season.

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Duke needs a real upgrade, fast Joe Alieva understands this much—if he’s going to replace player-beloved Ted Roof, he’s going to have to make a significant upgrade. Alieva made it clear Monday that he has ditched the strategy of going after cheap, up-and-coming assistants with Duke ties. JWfe Duke is going to turn its abysmal IfT football program mlchae! around withahead coach who has proven himself at the Division-1 level. I’ve talked to a number of people over the past few years about Duke’s football program—former coaches, scouts, athletic directors, recruiting analysts, opposing coaches—and the thing that they all made clear is that a coach’s stability is more important than even his talent. It takes time to implement a system and recruit specific types of players. And the quickest way to lose a prospect is to have uncertainty over whether the coach who recruits him will be there for his four years. That means two things.

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With an 1-11 season in 2007 and 6-45 run at Duke, head coach Ted Rood was fired after justfourfull seasons. The Chronicle boks back at the tenure of the embattled coach.

First, Duke needed to either come out strongly in support of Roof after this season to aid in his recruiting or fire him. The former would have taken some onions, and it just became clear that with four wins in four years, the administration couldn’t do that, so firing him was the right call at this point. The second is that if you’re going to mess with coaching stability, you better have a good, reason for it. A mid-level coach, even a good one, in his first year with the Blue Devils is a step backward from Roof in his fifth. Duke’s hire must be a coach that can, through his name or track record, inject immediate excitement into the program, pull in a new level of recruits

2003 (2-3) Roof is promoted from defensive coordinator to interim head coach after Alieva fires Carl Franks midway through the season. Over the last five games, Roof wins two, half as many as he did over the next 46 as the official head coach. 2004 (2-9) Roof leads the Blue Devils to a stunning home win over Clemson. The victory at Wallace Wade Stadium is Duke's most recent over an ACC opponent. 2005 (1-10) Other than a blowout overD-lAAVMI, Duke loses every game by an average margin of 25.7. 2006 (0-12) Despite several close calls, Duke finishes with its fourth winless season in ten years. 2007 (1-11) An encouraging win over bowl-bound Northwest-

ern and multiple slim defeats were not enough to save Roof's job. Prior to his firing, Roof said it would take until 2008 for Duke to improve to being a bowl-eligible caliber team.

FRED GOLDSMITH 1994-1998

Four Blue Devil head coaches have combined for only 43 wins over the 18 years since former head coach Steve Spurrier went 20-13-1 at Duke between 1987-1989 before leaving to build a powerhouse at Florida

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to trying to defend ment record.

Last week, the No. 7 Blue Devils (6-0) captured the Maui Invitational crown, pushing them to a spodess l2-0 record on the island. Tonight at 9 p.m. Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke takes on No. 20 Wisconsin TONIGHT, 9 p.m. (5-0) in the Big Ten/ Cameron Indoor ACC Challenge. The Stadium Blue Devils are 8-0 in the event and are the only team in either conference with a perfect record. But Duke’s continued success in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge will not come easily. The Badgers are the biggest team that the Blue Devils have faced this season, starting four players who are 6-foot-7 or taller. Duke’s starters, on the other hand, average 6-foot-s—nearly two and a half inches less than the Badgers.

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Challenge “We have to alert our guys,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “They’ll be kind of knocked back, I think, with [Wisconsin’s] size. They are really a big team. When I say that, they can maneuver well. It’s not like they’re big and slow. They’re big [and] mobile.” Senior centers Brian Butch and Greg Stiemsma, both 6-foot-11, combine for 18.8 points and 15.2 rebounds per game. They lead an experienced Wisconsin team that will present the young Blue Devils with a challenge unlike any other they have faced yet this year. Krzyzewski said the Badgers are the biggest and most physical team Duke has played. The Blue Devils, meanwhile, hope their athleticism counteracts their lack of size. “Our kids are hungry,” Krzyzewski said. “They’re unselfish, they play hard, they like each other. They just need to get experience at playing together. We’re not this big, physical team,,but we have pretty good athletes and a lot of interchangeable parts on the defensive end.” On that side of the court, Duke will have SEE M. BBALL ON PAGE 12

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The Duke community responds to the firing of head coach Ted Roof after four full seasons on the sidelines of Wallace Wade Stadium. "Ted Roof has earned the highest respect from everyone he's with, and we're gra\ for what he'saccom plished. But though team has showed progress, we have yet to reach the success we're looki for. Duke is committi to developing excel in football, and I am confident that with leadership, we will this goal." —Presi Richard Brodhead "This business is very result-oriented. When you win four games in four years, it makes you take a hard look at what you're doing. I felt we had to make a change based on that.... It just comes down to a point here where you need to win some games." —Joe Alieva "We didnt run this like a business, although there's a business side to it. We approached this like this was a big family. Sometimes that's what makes it so difficult when families have to split up. That's what's happening right now." —Ted Roof

"This hurts a lot more than losing a game. A game you play for 60 minutes, but when you lose someone like Coach Roof, you really don't know when you're gonna find somebody like that. Coach Roof is aTgreat man. and I respect him a lot. We all d0.... If there's any man that can turn this program around, we felt it was

Coach Roof." —Running back Re'quan Boyette need to develop an :ude that we can win iere, which we can. Duke football can win.... Duke hould not play a sport where our goal is to be impetitive.We shouldn't Id a team for that.We should field teams only where our goal is to win md win with class and nity." —MikeKrzyzewski

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Headcoach Ted Roof built strong relationships with his players at Duke; Running back Re'quan Boyette supports Roof at Monday's press conference (bottom right).

Duke players question decision Several Blue Devils feel University did not give Roof enough time by

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Ted Roof and Joe Alieva spoke at length about the circumstances leading up to the coach’s firing Monday, and after the dust settled one issue shone through as a major reason for the two men going their separate ways. They were talking past each other. The Director of Athletics mentioned the business side of college football, that the embattled head coach simply did not produce enough wins during his tenure. But Roof did not look at his job in the same way, which is just one reason why a vast majority of his players disagreed with the decision to fire him. “We didn’t run this like a business,” Roof said. “We approached this like this was a big family. Sometimes that’s what makes it so difficult when families have to split up. That’s what’s happening right n*ow.” With rumors of this outcome surfacing near the middle of the season and picking up steam heading down the stretch, players spoke out on multiple occasions to voice their support for their head coach. Nevertheless, Alieva did not consult with any of them at any point in time, fullback Clifford Harris said. When fans and media were calling for Roofs job, perhaps it would have paid to talk to the only people who had faith in him, especially considering they were the peo-

pie with the most intimate knowledge of Duke football. “I disagree with it,” running back Re’quan Boyette said. “We are going in the right direction. Coach Roof was a great man and a great role model for young men like us. We feel like he was the best man for thisjob and the best guy to help change the program around.” Alieva said one of the major improvements he would like to see moving forward is in recruiting. But Duke has seen a significant increase in the number and quality of its recruits since Roof took over. In 2006, the Blue Devils signed the sixth-best incoming class in the ACC according to scout.com after coming in 10th place two years before. Given that Duke finished last in the the conference on the playing field for each of Roofs four years, some argue he did a great job recruiting the players he did. “We’ve definitely gotten a lot more talented in the players we’ve got,” wideout JomarWright said prior to the Notre Dame game two weeks ago. “Coach Roof has done an excellent job recruiting. “I feel that we’re so close that we have to keep pushing. We can’t give up now. There can’t be a major overhaul. I feel like if there’s a major overhaul in the coaching staff, then it’s just going to take longer.” Even Alieva agreed that a change of this magnitude was disruptive to the

progress of a program, but he decided to

dismiss Roof anyway before he was able entirely of his own recruits. Despite the business realities of college football, some players said they wished those outside the locker room realized just how long it takes to foster a winning program. “Even with Coach K, there was patience with him when he first came in,” Wright said. “People have to be realistic about how great of a program Duke football can be. That’s not to say that the program can’t win national championships, but it’s not going to happen overnight.” After Roof informed the players of the decision Monday morning, they sat in silence for a few minutes. Many of them said they felt Roof was a major part of what the program was trying to accomplish, but Wright said he did not doubt he would have made the same decision if he were the Director of Athletics because college football is still a business. Even if the players and coaches feel more like one big family. “Fans look at the win-loss column,” Harris said. “I can understand that because that’s what a fan wants to see, they want to win. But they don’t understand the hard work he’s put in to change this program. I think he has improved a 10t....I didn’t want to see him go.” to coach a team made up

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and get wavering alumni to pull out their checkbooks and financially] ustify his salary to the University. One thing Alieva might not understand is how hard it could be to entice the type of candidate he’s looking for. Duke clearly doesn’t have the pull to snag away another BCS head coach, and most of the non-BCS head coaches on the rise will wait for better offers. When someone asked him what would attract a D-I head coach to Durham, he simply said, “It’s Duke University.”

That may be true in the classroom or on the hardwood, but in the gridiron world, Duke is a coaching graveyard with a terrible stadium, an oft-questioned commitment to football and challenging academic standards. To get a worthy candidate, Duke is going to have to step up its commitment, a process which has begun with plans for renovating Wallace Wade. Those plans aren’t set yet, but they need to include the removal of the track so Wade stops getting confused for a high school stadium. Even Mike Krzyzewski joined in, saying the University needed a commitment to

ROD BROADWAY

CURRENT POSITION: Head Coach, Grambiing (Ist Year) FORMER POSITIONS: Head Coach, N.C. Central (2003-06) Defensive Line, Duke (1981-94) AGE: 52

Broadway has enjoyed success at both of his head coaching stops, leading N.C. Central to an 11-1 record in 2006 and Grambling St. to an 8-3 finish in the first year of his tenure. If Director of Athletics Joe Alieva prioritizes hiring an African-American head coach, Broadway could be the top candidate. >

SKIP HOLTZ

CURRENT POSITION: Head Coach, East Carolina (3rd Year) FORMER POSITIONS: Offensive Coord., So. Car. (1999-2003) Head Coach, Connecticut (1994-98) AGE: 43 The son of former Notre Dame coach Lou, Skip turned

around a middling East Carolina program to lead the Pirates to winning seasons in 2006 and 2007, their first years above .500 since 2000. Holtz instituted a wide-open offensive attack that boosted both attendance and wins. Three years into his position, Holtz may be ready for a change, and wouldn't even have to switch states.

football beyond just one man. And Krzyzewski, like anyone else in college athletics, knows that “commitment” is a nicer word for money. Regardless of who Duke pursues, if Alieva is serious about finding someone with head coaching experience, Duke is going to have to pay up like never before. Even if the Blue Devils go after a good coach without the huge name, someone like Navy’s Paul Johnson, it would cost them three times Roofs reported salary of $500,000. And even Johnson wouldn’t create the kind ofbuzz Duke wants. Someone who would make a splash is Ty-

TODD GRAHAM

rone Willingham, ifhe is let go at Washington. Willingham had a lot ofsuccess at Stanford, is a proven recruiter and would be Duke’s first minority head coach in any sport. Chances are, Duke is going to end up with someone like Johnson or Steve Logan, currently an assistant at BC. But if Alieva is serious about turning this program around, the Blue Devils really need someone with more clout and big-time experience, even if it means paying them more than Krzyzewski. The higher-ups just fired a good coach and a better guy. They better make it worth it.

CURRENT POSITION: Head Coach, Tulsa (Ist Year) FORMER POSITIONS: Head Coach, Rice (2006) Defensive Coord., Tulsa (2003-05) AGE: 43

The first-year coach guided Tulsa to a 9-3 record after a year at Rice, where he led the lowly Owls to a 7-5 season and the program's first bowl game since 1960. Graham also helped raise more than $5 million for a stadium renovation at Rice—an attractive trait given the likely upcoming renovation of Wallace Wade. >

Hatcher is the least-known name on this list, but his list of accomplishments is as impressive as any. In his first year at Georgia Southern, he led the Eagles to a 7-4 record.He also led Valdosta St, to a 76-12 record over six seasons, including two undefeated seasons, thanks to a pass-heavy offense known as the Hatch Attack.

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STEVE LOGAN

CURRENT POSITION: Offensive Coord., B.C (Ist Year) FORMER POSITIONS: Head Coach, Berlin Thunder (2004-05) Head Coach, East Car.(1992-2002) AGE: 54

CURRENT POSITION: Head Coach, Navy (6th Year)

FORMER POSITIONS: Head Coach, Ga. Southern (1997-2001) Offensive Coord., Navy (1995-96) AGE: 50

Perhaps the hottest coaching prospect in the country, Johnson instituted the triple-option offense at Navy and has led the Midshipmen to five consecutive bowl games. His Navy teams have beaten Duke, he is an offensiveminded head man and is likely anxious to bring his offensive acumen to a BCS conference —but his hefty price tag and national status might be out of Duke's league.

CHRIS HATCHER CURRENT POSITION: Head Coach, Ga. Southern (Ist Year) FORMER POSITIONS: Head Coach, Valdosta St. (2000-06) Assistant Coach, Kentucky (1999) AGE: 34

Logan guided Boston College into this season's ACC Championship game, coaching Heisman hopeful Matt Ryan to a breakout season. An offensive maven with a reputation for developing quarterbacks, Logan has a Triangle tie: he hosts a radio show based in Raleigh, and might be interested in returning to the state where he led East Carolina to five bowl games. —compiled by Ben Cohen

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including Roof, have held the head coaching position, with none of them holding the job for more, than five years. Only Steve Spurrier, who went on to make a name for himself coaching at Florida, has left Duke with a winning re-

following the contest in Chapel Hill, Roof was more or less able to predict Alieva’s next move

“I saw on the news on Thursday night that it might be headed this way,” Roof said. “I’ve been in it long enough to know when there is that much smoke, there is usually fire.” Alieva did say he felt the program is in significandy better shape than it was when Roof took over in Oct. 2003. He also applauded Roof’s commitment to graduating players and maintaining high ethical and academic standards for his team. But Roofs lack of similar success in the win column was ultimately his undoing—a fact readily acknowledged by the former coach. “In the other areas that are important to me as a man and a leader—graduating our kids, making good men that positively impact our community—we won national championships in those two areas,” Roof said. “But at the end of the day, everything falls on the head coach’s lap... I take full

responsibility.”

Roof, who took over as the Blue Devils’ interim head coach when Carl Franks was fired seven games into the 2003 season, started his temporary tenure strong, closing out the year with two conference wins. After a season-ending victory over UNC that year, Roof earned the job outright. But the former All-ACC linebacker at Georgia Tech was never able to recapture

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Defensive lineman Kinney Rucker walksoff the field with head in hands afterSaturday's loss at North Carolina. that early magic, averaging one win per year over the remainder of his tenure to finish his Duke career with a 6-45 record and a .118 winning percentage, a Duke all-dme low. Looking ahead, Alieva will lead a coaching search committee comprised offormer players, administrators and faculty members with the goal of hiring a new coach by Christmas. In terms of what he is looking for in a new hire, Alieva repeatedly emphasized the importance of finding candidates with proven head coaching experience, preferably at the Division-I level. He did not place limitations on a candidate’s age, and he admitted that the University is

“probably going to have to pay a lot more money” than Ted Roofs reported $500,000 salary in order to hire a more experienced coach. When asked whether he wanted an offensive or defensive-oriented coach, Alieva simply responded that he wanted a “good coach.” Still, his later comments seemed to imply otherwise. “We need a more exciting offense, an offense that scores points,” Alieva said. “We’re not going to get into too many defensive games and win games 10-7. At least right now, I don’t think that’s going to happen. I can see us getting into games 40-39 and winning those.”

cord. And even he only won 59 percent of his games. In his stint as official head coach, Roof led his team to one ACC win in 31 tries. Alieva said Duke has failed to keep up with the rest of the conference and vows to fix that Among the changes necessary, he cited improved facilities, better recruiting and a bona fide, experienced head coach. The program has one of the largest recruiting budgets in the country—many of the assistant coaches, all of whom are still on the staff, are already on the recruiting trail—and renovations to WallaceWade Stadium are already underway. Now Duke is searching for what it hopes will be the final piece of the puzzle. “If we hire a coach with experience, we’re probably going to have to pay a lot more money than what we’re paying right now,” the tenth-year Director ofAthletics said. “So salaries will have to be adjusted.” Whether or not Duke breaks the bank for a big-name football coach for the first time ever is yet to be seen, but it would certainly go a long way in showing just how dedicated the athletic department is to improving the program.

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consin attack. “The fact is they have some older guys, so they re accustomed to doing it,” Krzyzewski said. “It’s a different ofi fense than is run in our league. It’s a good, interesting offense where they end up posting some of their perimeter guys. They do it well. It’s not that easy to take their stuff away.” In Bo Ryan’s seven years at the helm,

to find a way to contain Wisconsin’s

swing offense, which places priority on the post players being able to handle

the ball. This game is the first-ever meeting between the Blue Devils and the Badgers, so Duke does not have any direct experience dealing with the Wis-

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Wisconsin's Butch will be the best rebounder in Cameron and the Badgers' big men will get their points in the paint. If either Butch or the Blue Devils' Singler get in foul trouble, their respective teams could be in hot water. Duke's strength lies on the perimeter and Henderson will look to dominate against another Big Ten opponent as he did against Illinois in Maui. Nelson and Singler should also find openings against Wisconsin's big, but defensively slow, wing players. Michael Flowers and Jason Bohannon give the Badgers backcourt depth, but their bench is thin otherwise. Duke, meanwhile, will shuffle in Nolan Smith, Taylor King and Jon Scheyer to get easy transition baskets.

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Badgers off their gameplan. Wisconsin has established itself as one of the best teams in the Big Ten, compiling a 147-55 record under Ryan. “Bo’s really one of the top coaches in the country,” Krzyzewski said. “Since he’s been at Wisconsin, they have a culture—a winning culture—and a winning system.” The Blue Devils will look to disrupt the Badgers with their torrid shooting. Taylor King exploded for 27 points Sunday against Eastern Kentucky, but Duke’s offense does not necessarily have to come from the freshman sharpshooter. “We have a really good shooting team,” senior captain DeMarcus Nelson said. “Everyone can shoot the ball. That’s one of our strengths. We have bigs that can shoot the three, also.” As a team, the Blue Devils are shooting 41.7 percent from beyond the arc, including a combined 45.2 percent from big men King and Kyle Singler. Duke is currendy second in the ACC in shooting at 51.7 percent The Blue Devils have also received increased bench production so far this season—33.3 points per game, compared to 14.4 in 2006. King andjon Scheyer are both averaging double figures off the bench, and each has contributed to Duke’s streak of having a 20-point scorer in every game this season. Duke will need that offensive production against a stingy Badger defense that has only allowed 45.6 points per game. The Blue Devils, however, have some history on their side. In addition to their perfect record in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, they have won their last 54 non-conference home games. Wisconsin, meanwhile, is just 51-50 on the road under Ryan, and like every Big Ten team except Michigan State and Michigan, has a losing record in the conference challenge. “They have a system, they believe they can win, and they usually do,” Krzyzewski said. “It’ll be a hell of a game for us.”

Danowksi honored by Lacrosse Magazine Duke men’s lacrosse head coach John Danowski was named 2007 Person of the Year by Lacrosse magazine Monday. This is the first year the honor has been awarded. Following the Blue Devils’ cancelled season in the spring of 2006, Danowski was named head coach the following July. Before arriving in Durham, he coached at Hofstra for 21 years. During his 25-year career, Danowski has compiled an overall record of 192-123. Despite the controversy surrounding the program during that lost 2006 season, Danowski led the Blue Devils to the national championship game last May in Baltimore, where they were defeat by Johns Hopkins 12-11. His son, Matt Danowski, was the consensus national player of the year, receiving the Tewaaraton Trophy last season. John Danowski will appear on the cover of the December issue of the publication, featuring the complete 2007 Year in Review.

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ontherecord We didn *t run this like a business. We approached this like this was a bigfamily. Sometimes that’s what makes it so difficult when families have to split up. That’s what’s happening right now.

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ery year. And at a university committed to athletic excellence, it is out of place. In essence, here is what we propose for the near future. The University should offer its next football coach what would be about an average salary in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Yet it must also ensure that it hires a coach willing to recognize that this University—according to its Athletics Mission Statement—is “committed to excellence in athletics as part of a larger commitment to excellence in education.” The new coach must be an engaged member of the University community, insist on high academic standards from his players and understand that athletics at the university level

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the mission statement—in order to ingrain life lessons into its participants. In addition, as it searches for such a coach, the University itself must not dilute the academic standards for football recruits. Duke has long held that winning athletics can coincide with, and even enhance, the educational mission of a modem university. It is tempting at this time—in fact, it is Joe Alieva’s job—to call blindly for the genesis of a powerhouse football program. But what is truly necessary now is a commitment to the gradual progress of the football team toward competitive status, without sacrificing the guiding principles of the University.

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events challenge us to figure out how we end up where we are. I reflected on this recendy when I learned that a former mentor and friend from my college days, Randall Forsberg, had died at 64. Randy, as we called her, was known as the mother of the nuclear freeze movement. She had issued a call to halt the building of nuclear weapons in the late 1970s—a time when many feared that the arms race between the United States and eric mlyn the Soviet Union guest column might lead to nuclear war. Randy had awarded me a college internship at the Institute for Defense and Disarmament Studies, where I was put to work generating a database of existing weapons systems. There, I got to witness the social movement that emerged from the work of Randy and others—what The New York Times would later call “the largest political demonstration in American history.” The experience taught me to think about my personal role in our democracy as well as different ways to civically engage my world. That summer contributed to my decision to get a Ph.D., and I ultimately went on to teach political science at the big university down the street. These days, however, I find myself engaged in the most exciting professional challenge ofmy life. And while sometimes it seems I’m doing something so different than what I thought I would do with my life, my role deeply connects with my thinking a generation ago when I believed that citizens had the right and responsibility to be active participants in our shared democracy. Since June 1, I have had the privilege and challenge of leading the Duke Center for Civic Engagement and its flagship program, DukeEngage—a new initiative that provides full funding for Duke undergraduates who wish to pursue an intensive civic engagement experience anywhere in the world. Our task is immediate and bold: to place nearly 300 Duke students in immersive civic engagement experiences somewhere in the world during the summer of 2008. Our goal—emboldening 25 percent of the student body to participate in DukeEngage within five years—is as ambitious as it is exciting. The Duke that I have discovered is one where students, faculty and staff have rallied around the notion that together we can help solve the

myriad problems that challenge humanity—from Durham to Yemen and places in between. Reflecting on and learning from the 87 students who participated in our Summer 2007 pilot programs, we expect to triple the number of students taking part in DukeEngage next summer. We also are shaping a series of civic engagement workshops to empower these students to maximize their impact and potential both before and after their DukeEngage experiences. This pre-departure training will help build bridges between cultures and apply what they have learned in the classroom to real world settings—what President Richard Brodhead often refers to as “translational knowledge.” We focus on two very important concepts as we build DukeEngage—concepts that have become our “mantra” of sorts. The first, immersion, refers not only to a student’s duration of engagement but also to our belief that these experiences have the potential to be most dynamic when students are immersed in the political, social and economic context of the place in which they are doing their work—when they eat new foods, meet new people and confront realities they may have never imagined. We also talk about transformation of communities and students. For the former, we hope to strengthen and build capacity for nongovernmental organizations and communities that will benefit from the energy and perspective of our students. And as for our students—well, we know that they will come back from a DukeEngage experience newly empowered, envisioning themselves as citizens of the globe, able to impact their world. I have seen this as I have built immersive experiences as the former director of the Robertson Scholars Program; and though it is sometimes difficult to describe or quantify, I have seen hundreds of students return from these challenging experiences changed, better able to confront obstacles and to teach and learn from others. We very much want students at Duke to recognize the relevance of civic engagement to their lives—even if it is not immediately apparent. My civic engagement nearly 25 years ago set a course for me that I am still on, though I surely would not have predicted it back then. So be careful what you do—it might just change your for the rest of your life. Eric Mlyn is the director of the Duke Center for Civic Engagement and DukeEngage.

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the eight-year Campaign for Duke concluded in 2004, its $2.36-billion total was the largest sum ever raised by a university in the South. Nationwide, only four universities had taken in more money to that date, while no institution had ever topped $3 billion In other words, the drive was a truly monumental achievement,

Yet less than three years later, multibillion-dollar campaigns have become so common among elite colleges that the Campaign for Duke has lost its luster. Ache C“ with all deliberate speed r f of Higher EducaUon, there are now 29 active fundraising campaigns topping $1 billion across the country, with 34 others already completed. What’s more, the sl-billion pushes are increasingly being replaced by a new generation of $3- and $4-billion megadrives at top-tier universities like Cornell, Yale, Penn, the University of Virginia and Columbia. To understand how aggressive these campaigns have become, look no further than Stanford’s record-shattering |9ll-million yield in 2006, a sum unthinkable two years ago. And to see how competitive they remain, consider the all-out war between Harvard and Stanford to be the first university to top $5 billion in a single drive. Those numbers are enough to make Duke’s take, which reached an all-time high of $3BO million last year (up from $265 million in 2002), seem positively mediocre by comparison, But although development officials are quick to reassure us that Duke is in a different phase of the fundraising “cycle” than its peer institutions, one thing remains clear: There are more dollars up for grabs than ever before, but elite colleges and universities are competing much harder for them. This competition is changing the face higher education in ways we’re only beginning to appreciate.

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In particular, gone are the days when fundraising was oriented around “homecoming cocktail parties” and postcard solicitations. Instead, modem universities increasingly rely on a small army of consultants, marketers, analysts and salesmen who seek “larger and larger shares of their campaign totals from smaller and smaller shares of donors,” according to Inside Higher Ed. Consider, then, that in the past, fundraisers traditionally expected that approximately 80 percent of a campaign’s revenue would come from 20 percent of the donors. Today’s larger, more aggressive campaigns mean that closer to 97 percent of donations are coming from just 1 to 2 percent of donors. Here on campus, the trend may help explain the continued rise in donations despite alumni discontent with the handling of the lacrosse fiasco. President Richard Brodhead may not be universally popular anymore, but it’s clear that he has not lost the support of the people who really make or break a presidency—rich donors. Unsurprisingly, this lopsided donor ratio has contributed greatly to an exploding wealth disparity among U.S. colleges and universities. According to a 2005 Associated Press study, the 47 colleges with endowments exceeding $1 billion currently hold two-thirds of the endowed dollars in higher education, yet they educate fewer than one in 25 undergraduates nationwide. This has caused some, including Bard College President Leon Bolstein, to worry that universities “are becoming as much banks and investment companies as institutions of education, research and culture.... We need to focus on education and culture, not trying to become Fort Knox universities that are repositories of wealth.” Whatever your feelings about that argument, the events of the past three years make it clear that although we find ourselves on the lucky side of that disparity, we will have to fight harder than ever to stay there. That’s why, with Brodhead’s second term just around the comer (assuming his trustee-led evaluation pans out this winter, that is), we should all begin preparing for Duke’s next big fundraising push. An important part of that process entails learning from past mistakes. Among the most egregious were the excess-

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is there’s panic in the Hillary Clinton camp. But why? Hopefully the Clinton campaign isn’t fretting over the Republican voter who asked John McCain how to beat the “witch” (the real word rhymes with it) or over John Edwards’ accusations that Hillary is playing the “gender card.” Yes, it is true that Barack Obama is working on closing the gap in lowa, but will it stick? Hillary is strong. That’s why she’s been able to overcome the attacks leveled at her from both Republicans and Democrats. “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. And I feel very comfortable in the kitchen,” she said in aria hranrk 3 3 DrailCn the Nov. 15 CNN debate. fOlilld three No one’s expecting Hillary to back down, because she won’t, but there are two things we can take from her quote and from the most recent debate. Hillary Clinton has two sides—that of Hillary and that ofMrs. Clinton. Hillary goes tit for tat with the “boys’ club” while Mrs. Clinton puts forth policy, lays out agendas and rallies America behind her. Hillary is not afraid to mix it up in the kitchen while Mrs. Clinton asserts her gender more subdy. Hillary will deal with foreign policy while Mrs. Clinton will keep a watchful eye over the domestic front. Hillary wears pantsuits. Mrs. Clinton wears pink. The kitchen reference is something Hillary would say. In contrast, in response to similar attacks, Mrs. Clinton said, “And I understand, very well, that people are not attacking me because I’m a woman; they’reattacking me because I’m ahead.” This dual identity—this Hillary and Mrs. Clinton dichotomy—is like a one-two punch. It’ll be enough to push her into the White House next fall. The appeal of the Hillary side is that of her strength. She can probably bench-press more than Obama. In all seriousness, though, the principal duty of the president is to protect the country. And Hillary can do that. The toughness that Hillary exhibits when she fends off the constant criticism from her attackers only shows us a preview of the robust stance she will *

take against anyone who threatens the Americanlivelihood. Hillary spoke about what she would do about the crisis in Pakistan and how she’d negotiate with President Pervez Musharraf in the last debate. She said that she called the White House and asked them to send an envoy to Pakistan long ago and they did not do it Needless to say, now, they’re doing it It’s fine that some voters think a male president would be stronger and have a tougher foreign policyagenda than Clinton’s. But give Obama a year in the White House, and voters won’t think it’s so fine anymore. Recently, Obama tried to disparage Hillary’s ability to deal with foreign policy by mentioning his childhood background. “I spent four years living overseas when I was a child living in Southeast Asia,” he said. “If you don’t understand these cultures then it’s very hard for you to make good foreign policy decisions. Foreign policy is all about judgment.” Hillary’s response —typical resilient, witty Hillary: “With till due respect,” she told a crowd in lowa. “I don’t think living in a foreign country between the ages of six and 10 is foreign policy experience.” Then there’s Mrs. Clinton. Mrs. Clinton works overtime to dispel the feelings that Hillary is divisive, unelectable, “radioactive.” Mrs. Clinton’s supporters are lower and middle-class women, white moderate women and black voters. Mrs. Clinton proposes comprehensive health care plans and protects the American middle class with good schools, salaries, retirement plans and after-school programs. She resonates with the middle class and minorities. Mrs. Clinton defends herself by equating her Democratic opponents (read John Edwards) with people like Karl Rove. “And I don’t mind taking hits on my record on issues, but when somebody starts throwing mud, at least we can hope that it’s both accurate and not out of the Republican playbook,” she said at thelast debate. Americans are familiar with Mrs. Clinton. They’ve known her for quite some time now. She has a history with America, whether it’s through former President Bill dinton or her belief that everyone in America should have a basic health care plan. These are things that everyone knows. But voters shouldn’t get too familiar with Mrs. Clinton. Because just when they get comfortable, Hillary will throw them a curveball. AriaBranch is a Trinity junior.Her column runs every other Tuesday.

es and abuse that occasionally characterized former Duke President Nan Keohane’s pursuit of $2 billion. One of the more shocking examples during this era was the University’s willingness to sell acceptance letters to the underqualified children of wealthy non-alumni, called “development admits.” At its height during the Keohane administration, this policy encouraged administrators to auction up to 5 percent of our freshman class off to families willing to pledge six- or seven-figure donations.As I argued last fall, policies that reward the rich for being privileged have no place at a University that espouses meritocratic values. This next time around, Duke should refuse to accept such tainted money. Less alarming (though no less frustrating) is the University’s ongoing failure to articulate a coherent vision for its fundraising projects. Take, for example, the $3OO-million Financial Aid Initiative, which will save Duke the cost of supporting needy students with funds from its operating budget. Although officials insist that this will insure the long-term viability of the University’s need-blind policy, it won’t directly benefit current undergrads. At a time when peer institutions are replacing loans with grants, officials’ refusal to explain what will happen to the tens ofmillions of dollars in savings the FAI will create remains profoundly unfortunate. A larger campaign will require a much greater level of transparency and candor. Little about that process will come easily, especially for Duke’s notoriously tight-lipped administrative culture. And yet for a University that has historically relied on endowment gains (in fact, the 10-year returns on our $5.9-billion endowment are the highest in the country) and support from the Duke Endowment for its wealth, this growing emphasis on fundraising could even work to our advantage by encouraging long overdue cultural changes. Put differendy, when faced with a sink-or-swim situation, I’m counting on administrators to keep us afloat without jettisoning our institutional values.Let’s hope they’re up to the task.

Kristin Butler is a Trinity senior. Her column runs every

Tuesday.

letterstotheeditor Commencement about closure, not clout I found the Nov. 20 editorial criticizing Barbara Kingsolver’s selection as this year’s commencement speaker surprisingly shallow. It struck me that if anything is unworthy of a “top notch” university, it is not the choice ofKingsolver, but the sentiments of the editorial itself. The Chronicle’s position, that the occasion requires most of all a “big name” who will help promote the “Duke brand,” suggests that our commencement is about grabbing media attention and self-aggrandizement. I prefer the traditional view that it provides closure to the college experience for students and their parents. The speaker’s media clout is far less relevant to the occasion than her words, which we hope will entertain and even inspire. Are sports stars, billionaires and politicians really more suited than distinguished writers, whose reputation rests on what they have to say about life experience?

Jonathan Bagg

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THEATER. Pericles. (See Nov. 28) Faculty Recital: RANDALL LOVE, piano. Bpm. Baldwin Auditorium. Free. THEATER. Pericles. (See Nov. 28)

December 4 MUSIC. Duke Chorale's Christmas Concert, dir. by Rodney Wynkoop. With seasonal music on the carillon and for organ at 6:3opm. 7pm. Duke Chapel. Admission: one non-perishable food item for needy families in Durham.

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NASHER MUSEUM OF ART EXHIBITIONS States of Mind:Dan Lia Perjovschi. Mid-c retrospective of inti ally recognized Rom, artists. On view throJanuary 6, 2008. New at the Nasher R< acquisitions and loans reflect the museum creased focus on co rary art. On view thro July 6, 2008. Taste of theModem: Rothko, Rauschenberg, Oldenburg, Kline. On special loan from the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. On view through fall 2008.