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Many questioned whether or not Duke would be able to handle No. 20 Wisconsin’s big men in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge matchup in Cameron Indoor Stadium Tuesday. But the seventh-ranked Blue Devils answered their doubters early and emphatically by neutralizing the Badgers’ inside presence and running all over the hardwood to secure the victory, 82-58. v “We wanted to get upand down thecourt,” sophomore Gerald Henderson said. “We felt that we were faster than them, a lot quicker than them. With the training and the conditioning that we do, we could use that to our advantage.... We really pushed the tempo.” The game was epitomized during a 40second stretch midway through the first half, when Duke (7-0) used both its impressive defense and its strong shooting to pull away from Wisconsin (5-1). Trailing 19-14, the Badgers’ 6-foot-10 center Jon Leuer, one of the highly-touted post players expected to give the Blue Devils trouble, pulled up for a short jump shot only to have it swatted from behind by Henderson. The block led to one ofDuke’s many fast breaks on the night and resulted in a Greg Paulus three-pointer at the other end. Once DeMarcus Nelson stole the ball and dished to the corner for Paulus, who then hit his second long ball in fourteen seconds, Cameron Indoor Stadium was rocking and Wisconsin head coach Bo Ryan was forced to call a timeout. But the Badgers never recovered and the Blue Devils never looked back, owing their 2911 run at the end of the first half to 6-for-l 1 12

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cials called for a 50-percent reduction in water consumption Monday that will begin Dec. 3. Officials decided to move to Stage IV Severe Mandatory Conservation as a result of the drought that has left Durham’s main reservoirs with 59 days worth of usable water as of Nov. 26. The city is currendy operating at a 30-percenf reduction level. “This is a prudent action that the city is taking,” said Kenneth Reckhow, professor of water resources at the Nicholas School of Environment and Earth Sciences. “This is an issue of supply and demand, and the supply is limited by a lack of precipitation. The stage four restrictions are clearly working on demand.” The change Monday will restrict consumers from filling swimming pools and using water-cooled air conditioners, among other things. In addition, only car-washing companies whose owners document that their businesses recycle at least halfof their water will be able to wash cars. All previous restrictions under stages one through three will continue to be upheld. Vicki Westbrook, deputy director of Durham’s water management department, said the city is looking to expand its water resources in addition to scaling back consumption. One potential water resource is Teer Quarry, which can store up to 1.32 billion gallons of water when full. Currently, the quarry contains 520 million gallons ofwater, and the SEE RESTRICTIONS ON PAGE 7

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Duke Bikes and the student-run Duke Bike Station are working together to create a more efficient system for repairs of both student-owned and Outpostrented bikes, said graduate student Chris Oishi, coordinator of the Duke Bike Station. Currently, the Duke Bike Station is the only on-campus group that repairs both student bikes and Duke Bikes, Oishi said. He added that the Duke Bike Station gives priority to student bike repairs over Duke SEE BIKES ON PAGE 6

Students, faculty and community members flocked to the Sanford Institute of Public Policy to hear former Reagan administration economic adviser Paul Krugman speak

Tuesday night. Krugman, a New York Times columnist and professor

of economics and international affairs at Princeton University, spoke to a full crowd in the Fleishman Commons and an additional overflow room about his new book, “The Conscience of a Liberal.” He began by discussing his reasons for writing the book, noting the importance of studying the past in order to predict the future U.S. political scene post-George W. Bush administration. The difference in voting behavior between the South and the rest of the country is an important factor that makes the United States different from other countries, Krugman said. “One of the huge things that happened in America SEE KRUGMAN ON PAGE

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U.S. unscathed by hurricanes in 2007 by

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MIAMI Despite alarming predictions, the United States came through a second straight hurricane season virtually unscathed, raising fears among emergency planners that they will be fighting public apathy and overconfidence when they warn people to prepare for next year. Friday marks theofficial close oftheAtlantic season, so unless a storm forms in the next few days, only one hurricane—and a minor one at that—will have hit United States during the June-to-November period. Mexico and Central America, however, were struck by a record two top-scale Category 5 storms.

The preliminary total for the season: 14 without major hurricanes will the public named storms, five of them hurricanes, two be more apathetic before the next hurof them major. ricane season? The answer is absolutely,” That was less activity than the governsaid Craig Fugate, director of the Florida ment predicted before the season started, Division of Emergency Management. “The and stands in stark contrast to 2004 and further we get away from these types of 2005r, when the United States was hit by events... the more complacent people become, and that’s the challenge we have to one devastating storm after another, incontinue to fight.” cluding Hurricane Katrina. But forecasters and emergency managSimilarly, Robert Hartwig, president of ers warned that one result of the good year the Insurance Information Institute, said for the country may be increased skeptithe industry saw about a 20-percent incism when they urge people to stock up on crease in the number offlood policies sold food and draw up their hurricane evacuain Gulf Coast states in the two years after tion plans for next year. Katrina. But about one in five new policies “Now that we’ve gone a couple ofyears is not being renewed, he said.

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Pervez Musharraf will retire as chief of Pakistan’s army at midweek, his aides announced Monday as the embattled leader grappled with a political scene roiled by the return of an exiled former prime minister in time for crucial January elections. Nawaz Sharif, who was ousted by the 1999 coup that put Musharraf in power, quickly registered Monday to run in the election although he didn’t drop his call for a boycott that could undermine the

ballot’s legitimacy. Sharif appealed for support from Pakistanis unhappy with Musharraf s U.S. alliance, portraying himself as a politician who kept himself at arms length from Washington in contrast to the U.S.-friendly stance of the president and the other key opposition leader, Benazir Bhutto. Even before Sharif s return Sunday, Musharraf was under pressure from opposition forces and the United States to end the emergencyrule he imposed threeweeks ago in this nuclear-armed nation of 160 million people beset by strengthening Islamic militants.

The United States and its allies want Musharraf to lift his suspension of the constitution to ensure a fair election, which they hope will produce a moderate government willing and capable of standing up to religious extremists with ties to al-Qaida and the Taliban. Musharraf has eased the crackdown on dissent that saw police detain thousands of opponents and take independent TV news off air, and his aides announced Monday that he was now ready to take the longpromised step of quitting his powerful army post and ending direct military rule.

Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor died earlyTuesday of a gunshot wound from an apparent intruder at his home in MiamLThe bullet damaged the femoral artery in his leg,causing significant blood loss. Neither his daughter nor his girlfriend were injured in the attack

Bluff ton U.team files lawsuit Attorneys want a federal court to determine whether members of the baseball team involved in a deadly bus crash in March are entitled to insurance money.The lawsuit seeks to confirm the bus driver and the busing company were covered in the accident.

Abdi sentenced in bomb plot Nuradin Abdi, a Somali immigrant, was sentenced to 10 years in prison Tuesday for plotting to blow up an Ohio shopping mall with a man later convicted of being an al-Qaida terrorist. Abdi pleaded guilty in July to conspiring to provide material support for terrorists.

Mideast peace talks to restart Sealing their pledge with an awkward handshake, Israeli and Palestinian leaders resolved Tuesday to immediately restart moribund peace talks. President George W. Bush said he will devote himself to ending the six-decade conflict in the 14 months he has left in office. News briefs compiled from wire reports

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Although Durham Public Schools’ playgrounds have precipitation lately, they have been visited by a differentkind of raindrop. not received much

Wayne Drop, the water conservation mascot for the Durham Department of Water Management, visited Durham elementary school students earlier this month to promote the city’s water-saving efforts. ‘We wanted to start with the kids because they are the first line,” said James Lim, conservation coordinator for the Department of Water Management. “They learn the message and take it home to their parents.” Wayne Drop is a large blue droplet with legs. He has been around for years, but the city only recendy started a conservation pledge program, Lim said. The program gives elementary and middle schools the option to have students pledge to help save water, said Michael Yarbrough, communications coordinator for Durham Public Schools. “We provided the pledge to all the schools and left it up

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to the principals as to whether or not to have the students do the pledge,” he said. Yarbrough added that at some schools student leaders headed the pledge over school intercoms.

The municipal government initiated the pledge program, but Wayne Drop visited one Forest View Elementary School classroom with City Manager Patrick Baker in a coordinated effort involving the city of Durham, the City Manager’s Office and Durham Public Schools, Lim said. “We chose to work with that classroom because they had shown so much interest in conservation,” he added. Although as a mascot Wayne Drop doesn’t actually talk to the kids, the big blue raindrop is an important visual representation for the Department ofWater Management’s presentations on where water comes from and how to conserve, Lim said. He added that the school system has been a great partner, and he expressed enthusiasm about working with the students. “[The students] are the ones who take the message home and who really take it to heart,” Lim said.

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Charlotte Clark, former director of the Office of Continuing and Executive Environmental Education in the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, will take over the new position of coordinator of student environmental initiatives starting in January. Clark will work with both the Nicholas School and the Division of Student Affairs to promote awareness of environmental issues, she said. “The main purpose is to increase environmental literacy on campus and expose a greater number of students to environmental initiatives,” she said. “I’m really excited. HopeCharlotte Clark fully it will take off.” Clark, Trinity ’79 and M.E.M. ’B3, is currently completing a Ph.D. in the environmental sciences program at the Nicholas School, and expects to graduate in December, In addition to her experience working at Duke, Clark has also acted as president of the Environmental Educators of North Carolina, and is currently running for a position on the board of directors of the North American Association for Environmental Education. Clark will also be teaching undergraduate environmental sciences courses each semester, she said. “I will have direct contact with undergraduates and advise student groups such as Environmental Alliance and Project WILD,” she said. Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta, said he has been working to create an environmental liaison position for two years. He added that Clark’s years of experience both at Duke and in the environmental education community make her uniquely qualified for the job she will now fill. “Charlotte served on the [Campus Culture Initiative Steering] Committee and is an environmentalist,” Moneta said. “It just all came together.”

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Research illuminates male interest in pom Flu drugs may cause neurological problems DURHAM Duke University was named one of the 10 most environmentally friendly schools by the Sierra Club. The club cited Duke's commitment to constructing green buildings, collecting 17 types of recyclables and giving money to wind and small hydropower projects as reasons for the ranking. The University was ranked fifth behind Oberlin College, Harvard University, Warren Wilson College and the University of California system.

Farm recalls bacteria-laced cheese in N.C PHILADELPHIA A Tennessee company is recalling cheese sold in North Carolina and six other states and distributed nationwide in gift baskets that could be contaminated with dangerous bacteria. No illnesses have been reported. Sweetwater Valley Farms said the product could be contaminated with Listeria monocytongenes, a bacteria that can cause serious, sometimes fatal infections in young children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems. Short-term symptoms in healthier people include high fever, severe headaches, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea.

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Researchers at Duke University have invented erasable tattoo ink, discovered that the appendix actually has a purpose and are now shedding light onto why men-find pornography more rewarding and enjoyable than women do. Duke neurobiologists are studying how the brain makes decisions in social situations, and their findings suggest that behavioral economics may explain how people evaluate the opportunity to look at members of the opposite sex. “Our findings are important in several ways,” Michael Platt, associate professor of neurobiology, wrote in an e-mail. “These studies serve as a model for investigating what goes wrong in the brains of individuals who suffer from deficits in social behavior such as autism, social anxiety and

schizophrenia.” The research also demonstrates the utility of using economic methods to study basic mechanisms of social attention in a scientific setting, Platt said. “In general, our data suggests that social images can be rewarding in the same way as food, drink or money,” he added. Three common economic principles apply to the opportunity to look at the face of a member of the opposite sex, said neurobiology postdoctoral fellow Benjamin Hayden. “The first principle is that value is discounted with delays,” he wrote in an e-mail. “This means that most people prefer a Snickers bar now to the promise of a Snickers bar tomorrow. So the delayed Snickers bar is worth less than the one now. Just like the opportunity to look at an attractive face is worth less if you have to wait for it.” The second principle is that the opportunity to view the opposite sex is a substitute for money, Hayden said. “We found that men will pay about half a cent to look at a photo of a very attractive

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Dukeresearchers say men are more likely to use images of the opposite sex as a work incentive like money. woman right now.” Women, however, tend not to be motivated to view images of unfamiliar men, regardless of how physically attractive they are, Platt said The third principle is that the opportunity to view photos of the opposite sex inspires people to work, Hayden said. “People will exert effort to view photos of attractive people, just as they will exert effort to get money to buy Snickers bars or sports cars,” he said.

Hayden added that they are beginning record responses of people’s brains as they see a photo of a member of the opposite sex “We are interested in knowing what brain regions are activated during different parts of the task, and how these brain regions help us make decisions about what to look at,” he said. “This is important because we think such brain regions are compromised in autistic people. The ultimate goal of this project is to develop treatments for autism.” to

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Changes will be made to the Duke Coffeehouse in both schedule and appearance next semester, Duke University Union officials said at their meeting last night. In addition, students can look for a possible formal event at the Washington Duke Inn, Union members said. DUU Coffeehouse Director Joe Clark, a junior and health and science editor for The Chronicle, said the Coffeehouse will have a more regular schedule next semester. The Union plans to host two concerts a week—a Duke band and a more nationally renowned act. Hosting fewer shows will enable the Union to provide them free for students, instead of the usual $4 cover charge. Clark also introduced a proposal that called for the addition of four tables and 10 chairs to replace much of the furniture currently being used by the Coffeehouse. He said the current pieces of furniture are dirty and uncomfortable, and the written proposal described them as “look[ing] like they were last replaced in the seventies.” Although the vote approving the Coffehouse proposal was unanimous, an idea for a DUU-organized formal event at the Washington Duke Inn caused debate among some of the Union members. The event, presented by junior Rob Carlson, vice president of internal affairs, would take place in February and provide independents the opportunity to attend a formal, a type of event usually hosted by Greek organizations. The Union hoped to involve a large number of groups in the planning and

execution of the event. “A more active participatory involvement on the part of many different student groups is what sets it apart,” said DUU President Katelyn Donnelly, a senior. DUU would be the “backbone” of the event, she said, but it would rely on money and effort from a large spectrum of organizations. DUU Executive Vice President Lauren Maisel, a junior, proposed that students pay food points for admission. This would help with catering costs and would contribute to a buffet at the event. Not all of the members were supportive of the formal, however. Major Attractions Director Chamindra Goonewardene, a junior, said it could be more productive to throw a number of smaller events instead of the formal. Vice President of Programming Adam Nathan, a sophomore, said the formal needed a hook, such as faculty-student interaction, to set it apart from other events.

In other business: Speakers Director Isel del Valle, a senior, said actor James Earl Jones, who had been a possibility to speak on campus for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, would be unable to appear due to other commitments. The upcoming Perkins Library party will be catered with traditional LatinAmerican food, Spanish wines, Mexican beers and sangria, Union officials said. In addition, salsa and Latin jazz bands will perform, and the possibility of dancing lessons at the beginning of the evening was discussed.

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Because the Duke Bike program does not have a repairperson on staff, broken bikes are being handled by the student-run Duke Bike Station.

Bike repairs, but because of the cold weather which led to a decrease in student bike use, the Duke Bike Station has also taken on Duke Bike repairs. Watts Mangum, set-up coordinator for the Office of Student Activities and Facilities, said there are about 15-20 Duke Bikes that need repair but currentiy the Duke Bike Station repairs enough Duke Bikes to sustain student demand. The main issue in having broken bikes in the Duke Bikes Outpost is the large amount of space they take up, Mangum said. “[Duke Bikes] has been in contact with us about maintaining the fleet,” Oishi said. “Essentially we’re aware that there are bikes that need repair but that maintaining enough bikes for check-out is the main concern.” The Duke Bike Station workers hope, however, to alleviate some of the repair work by training the Duke Bikes staff and students about bike repair, Oishi said. He added that he has been in talks with Mangum to hold bike-repair workshops in the Spring for both students and Duke Bikes staff. But as the only official Duke Bikes staff member, Mangum said he has little time to repair Duke bikes, and he hopes to eventually get a repairperson of his own to work on the Duke bikes several times a week. Mangum added that an independent repairperson for Duke Bikes is not an urgent need as there has not been a waitlist for the Duke bikes since the first week of the program’s operation. The addition of mountain bikes to the fleet this week has also decreased repair demands. Oishi and Mangum said both the Duke Bike Station and Duke Bikes are still in the infancy stages and are trying figure out how to run smoothly and how to best work together. “Part of the issue is that we’re two independent programs trying to figure out what’s the best way to serve our independent missions,” Oishi said. Senior Nick Downs, a student worker for the Duke Bike Station, said the addition of Duke Bike repairs to the student bike repairs has not been a problem for the Duke Bike Station workers. “Ultimately I’m still getting a paycheck from the University for spending time repairing bikes,” Downs said. The Duke Bike Station will continue to repair the Duke bikes for now, and will hopefully expand its staff to meet the growing repair and training needs by the beginning of the Spring, Oishi said.

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politicians, who feared that the system would bring about integrated hospitals with blacks and whites, ultimately dismissed the idea. “Every time you start looking at why we don’t have a full social safety net in this country, you find that it comes down again and again one way or another to racial politics,” Krugman said. He added, however, that the conservative movement, which dominated life in the United States for over 30 years, is nearing its end. “The American public has become substantially more liberal—on everything from support for universal health insurance to belief that the government should be providing a social safety net to belief that it’s worth paying more taxes to have more services,” Krugman said. His views for the future of the country left many feeling optimistic. “It’s encouraging. He’s a really good communicator, and I think that he puts things in a realistic perspective and communicates it well,” said Brian Reck, a member of the community and an avid reader of Kmgman’s column. “It kind of gives you hope, really, listening to people like him.” Freshman Pat Rutter said he found the speech informative regarding economics and public policy. “I thought he had really good points about liberals and progressives—the liberals being the ideologues and the progressives being the people to act on the ideals,” Rutter said “I thought that was a

KRUGMAN from page 1 was that the South went from being overwhelmingly Democratic to overwhelming Republican, he said. “Southern whites started voting Republican.” He explained that the Southern switch to Republican ideology made a large impact on United State’s conservative appearance, although the Democratic voting population has remained consistent over the last 50 years. “In 1952, 40 percent of non-Southem white men voted Democratic,” he said. “In 2004, 39 percent of non-Southem white men voted Democratic.” Krugman also spoke at length about the influence of racial politics. He noted that the United States almost adopted a universal health care system proposed by Harry Truman in 1947, but despite strong public support, the opposition from Southern white

really interesting point.” Although local resident Karen Sindelar said she enjoyed Krugman’s speech, she added that she found his discussion

lacking on the topic of immigration. “I think of [immigration] as being a scary push-button issue, and I don’tknow how he addresses that in his book,” she

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Paul Krugman says he thinksthe American public is moving to the left after a more conservative period.

said. “I would’ve liked it for him to address that in his speech.”

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hours specified by the city manager. Fill any wading pool or swimming pool or replenish any filled pool except to the minimum essential for operation of chemical feed •

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RESTRICTIONS from page 1 city is trying to access the supply with temporary pumps and facilities. “Hopefully by the end of this calendar year we will be drawing water from Teer to supplement water supply from Lake Michie and Litde River,” Westbrook said. “We have had it in our long-term supply plan to bring the quarry online for storage.” Currently, Durham’s primary water reservoirs Lake Michie and Litde River Reservoir are about 14 and 26 feet below normal levels, respectively. Since a significant rainfall deposits approximately two inches of rain per day, a large amount of rainfall over a long period of time is required to alleviate the drought, said Kernel Dawkins, vice president of campus services and chair of the Water Conservation Management Group at Duke. During previous droughts, tropical storms and hurricanes have often provided

Wash any motor vehicle or other type of mobile equipment. Commercial car wash facilities are permitted to use water for such purposes, when 50-percent water savings are documented. All industrial, manufacturing and commercial enterprises shall reduce consumption with a goal reduction of at least 50 percent and document the specific efforts they have made to reduce consumption. Restrictions that carry over from Stage 111 Moderate Mandatory Conservation include not serving water in a restaurant or food service establishment except upon customers' request and that water not be used for unnecessary purposes or intentionally wasted. Source: City of Durham Web site •

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the necessary rainfall to eradicate the problem, Reckhow said. “As much as it’s not a win-win, we need the hurricane water that comes from June to November,” he added. But with drier-than-normal weather expected in the long-term forecast for the winter, the stage four water conservation will be important, Westbrook said. Although local residents may worry that their efforts to cut down on consumption will not be able to compensate for the dry weather, water consumption is naturally lower during the winterand long-term forecasts are often unreliable, Reckhow said. “The wettest times on the Duke Forest trail are in the winter because you don’t get much evaporation or transpiration,” he said. “But the bottom line for our community is getting water in our reservoirs and it’s so hard to forecast that for more than five to seven days. We could have a situation like last winter where we had no precipitation or like we had in 2003 where we had 23 inches of snow.”

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Krzyzewskiville may not be as crowded in the days leading up to gameswith the new validation policy.

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Duke's defense badgers Wisconsin lost the points-in-the-paint battle by only six. And the Blue Devils more than made With just over 10 minutes to go in the up for that by scoring 17 fast-break points first half, 6-foot-5 Jon Scheyer found himand hitting nine first-half threes., self matched up off a defensive switch with “We really wanted to set the tone earWisconsin’s 6-foot-ll Brian Butch. With ly about how the game was going to be more than 20 seconds left on the shot played,” Scheyer said. “We wanted to play clock, Scheyer appeared to have no chance an up-tempo game.” of keeping Butch from The big question coming into the season was what the Blue Devils were going imposing his will. dcliTll* Scheyer visibly strugto do inside. Tuesday’s answer: they’re just anaiysis gled to keep Butch off going to dominate the outside. the block, and Butch Duke’s two true big men, Lance Thommatched him face-for-grimacing-face, sias and Brian Zoubek, were complete lendy pleading with his guards to get him non-factors. But the Blue Devils picked the ball. Wisconsin point guard Trevon up Wisconsin’s guards full court, and the Hughes saw the mismatch, but the Blue defensive pressure pushed the Badgers’ Devils’ pressure defense would not allow offense away from the basket. Even when the Badgers to exploit the size difference. Wisconsin’s big men did get the ball inInstead, Hughes missed a difficult runside, Duke’s athletic guards—specifically ner with just two seconds left on the shot Gerald Henderson and DeMarcus Nelclock —one of his seven misfires in the son—were able not just to provide token half—and the Blue Devils capitalized at help, but to actually block and alter the the other end with a Kyle Singler three to taller players’ shots. The Badgers partially solved Duke’s push their lead to 10. “We can get caught in mismatches pressure in the second half and were able sometimes, but if I try to not let him get to get the ball inside with more consistenthe ball, and we’re pressuring the ball, it’s cy. Butch, however, picked up his fourth hard to make those passes, even if he’s foul less than three minutes into the peopen or even if he’s a lot bigger than me,” riod, and the Blue Devils got out on the break enough to ensure the game never Scheyer said. Facing the biggest team they’ll likely got competitive. see all year, the Blue Devils were the bully “They found how they were going to enter the ball and they made a few adjustments Tuesday, forcing Wisconsin into an upand-down first half the Badgers wanted no at halftime,” Henderson said. “And they’re part of. Duke’s guards obstructed passing a good team, so they weren’t going to just lanes inside and the apparent size advanlet us hound them the whole game. We just tage Wisconsin possessed never translated tried to contain that and keep our lead.” into a dominance in the post. The ease with which the Blue Devils asThe Badgers featured three skilled serted their style—helped gready by the players taller than 6-foot-10, and yet Duke fact that this was Wisconsin’s first tough by

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game —disguised how readily Tuesday’s slugfest in the 50s. Head coach Mike Krzyzewski knows this and was quick to praise the 20thranked Badgers, pointing out the pace of the game distorted the difference between the two teams. “It ended up being our kind of game tonight, but we’re not that much better than them,” Krzyzewski said. True. But if the Blue Devils continue to force their opponents into the fast-paced game they want, Krzyzewski will gladly offer that modest line every night. contest could have been a

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Despite their height advantage, the Badgers pulled down justtwo more rebounds thantheBlue Devils.

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Just three days after returning from the Virgin Islands with their first loss of the season, the Blue Devils will hit the road once again Wednesday night to face 23rdranked Vanderbilt (5-1). When it takes the court at Memorial Gymnasium at 8 p.m., No. 11 Duke (5VS. 1) is looking to get healthy—in VHNDeSiilt more ways than one The Blue WEDNESDAY, 8 p.m. Memorial Gym Devils saw their 34-game regular-season winning streak come to an abrupt halt Sunday night against Connecticut when the Huskies rolled to a 74-48 victory in the finals of the Paradise Jam. Injuries also caught up to Duke in the loss. Abby Waner, playing in her first game since the seasonopener in Denver, missed all seven of her shots. Wanisha Smith, who was sidelined with a broken bone in her wrist earlier in the season, scored only two points. It was the lowest point output for the senior since December 2006 and Smith has not cracked double figures on the year. Duke will need to get offensive production from someone other than center Chante Black against the Commodores. Van-

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Junior Abby Waner helped lead theBlue Devils past Vanderbilt 69-48 last season. derbilt has yet to yield more than 53 points on its home floor. Even in the Commodores’ overtime loss at Indiana State, they held the Sycamores to less than 40 percent shooting. Vanderbilt can contend with the Blue Devils’ size on the block with 6-foot-4 center Liz Sherwood. The senior is averaging 15.7 points and 6.7 rebounds in fewer than 23 minutes per contest. Sherwood combines with

junior sharpshooter Christina Wirth to comprise one of the nation’s best inside-out duos. Wirth is shooting over 53 percent from beyond the arc and posts 15.5 points per game. Duke’s defense had difficulty Sunday night against Connecticut, allowing the Huskies to shoot 56 percent from the field. The Blue Devils will need to improve on that if they plan on sinking the Commodores for the second season in a row.

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updated immediately. Any student can check how many people who validatedare in line—whichdictates 13. Validation or no validation, the how many people in the walkup line will be allowed into the game. This student section is going to be jampacked as long as Duke continues technology is new; the K-ville Web site still displays a Crazies Counto employ a fast-paced offense and Gerald Henderson continues to ter for when students swipe their DukeCards to enter Cameron, but drop freakishly athletic dunks. Head Line Monitor Roberto. counting how many people have Bazzani told me Monday, when 16 registered groups is innovative. With this program, then, why groups were already registered for Tuesday’s 9 p.m. tip, that the point is validation necessary? of validation was to consistently fill Here’s my proposal: Swipe the Cameron in an era of declining DukeCards of registered students student attendance. If there were, and update a real-time counter say, 300 validation spots left over online to inform the student body the day before any given game, how many spots are currently taken those seats could be given to local in Cameron. With this year’s team, charities. Given this logic, the telechances are Cameron is going to vision section would always be full. fill up—as it did last night for this Except there’s a major flaw year’s best non-conference home with that argument. game and as it should for everyACC Every validation spot has been game. But if there are still 300 spots filled for every game so far, and, left two hours before tip, students with the exception of Wisconsin, will see that and wander over to a Duke’s home competition has been. basketball game they know they can softer than Taylor King’s shooting get into. Easy as beating Wisconsin. touch. If a weekday game against Part of the allure ofK-ville—adNew Mexico St. gobbled validation mittedly, a charm that I reject but spots, why will there be leftovers for appreciate nonetheless—is the idea a game against anyACC opponent? that those who wait the longest are And if there were leftover spots guaranteed a spot. The validation more than 24 hours before the* policy overrides this principle. Yes, game, why wouldn’t any student the students who will attend every snap one up, just in case he hapgame but the tenting ones will be those thatwait the longest, but they pened to finish that problem set? So when Bazzani said he was will also be those who merely took open to suggestions to improve the a study break at 12 a.m. to click two policy, I decided to offer my solu- links and got back to the books. tion, which incorporates the tenets Eliminating validationmay hinofK-ville and the validation plan. der my ability to wander into evRight now, when validated stuery basketball game, but the only dents register their groups in line, guarantee in this matter should be the online “Validation Counter” is the section of the student’s seat.

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M.BBALL from page 1 three-point shooting during that stretch. “The three should be a huge weapon for us,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “Those two for Greg were kind oflike broken plays.... That’s not something the coach calls. “I told the guys tonight would be a players’ game. They need to be instinctive and there won’t be much strategy from the bench. I thought our players reacted well to that.” Duke continued to display a balanced offense throughout the remainder of the game, as five players scored in double figures, led by Paulus’ 18. The junior became the fifth different player to lead the team in scoring in the first seven games. And the Blue Devils were able to impose their will in other areas as well. In its first five games this season, Wisconsin averaged 16.6 more rebounds than its opponents. Even with ten players listed at 6-foot-5 or taller, the Badgers were only able to pull down two more boards than Duke. The Blue Devils were able to counter Wisconsin’s height and size by sending all five players to the rim, Henderson said. There was no more telling statistic of this fact than guard Jon Scheyer’s teamhigh nine rebounds, a small piece of the larger ‘team-player’ mentality that Duke has exuded often this season. “It’s cool scoring points and everything, but making plays is the biggest thing on our team,” Henderson said. ‘You don’t want to be known as just a scorer, just a rebounder or just an assist guy. Coach always empha-

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lost focus of its gameplan. The Blue Devils showed they were not only prepared for the style of their opponent but also had a deep understanding of the kind of team they really are. “We could not play a game where we’re going to try to muscle them inside. Otherwise, we’d get killed,” Kr2yzewski said. “So we had to try to make it more of a perimeter game and we were able to do that a lot. That’s why we won.”

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The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will hold the above Citizens Information Workshop on December 10, 2007 between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at the Orange Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 505 East End Avenue, Durham, 27703. NCDOT representatives will be available in an informal setting to provide information, answer questions and receive comments regarding this project. Attend at your convenience during the above stated hours. Please note there will be NO formal presentation. The purpose of this workshop is to provide detailed information about the Preferred Alternative being studied. The opportunity to submit comments about the Preferred Alternative and the project will be provided. Additional right of way will need to be purchased and the relocation of homes and businesses will be required for this project. NCDOT Right of Way Officials will be available to answer questions regarding acquisition of homes and businesses. Public input from this meeting will be included in the environmental document and will be used in the decision making process. A three-dimensional (3-D) computer model of the preferred alternative will also be shown. This model will provide a visual illustration of the project area after final construction. NCDOT proposes to construct on new location a fully controlled access freeway (similar to NC 147) with service roads between the Durham Freeway (NCI47) and US 70 (Miami Boulevard) in east Durham. The project will include new interchanges at the Durham Freeway and US 70. The East End Connector project will affect: Angier Avenue (SR 1926), Holloway Street (NC 98), Glover Road (SR 1940), East End Avenue, Carr Road, Lynn Road, Pleasant Drive, Rowena Avenue and others. This project will also improve US 70 from Holloway Street (NC 98) to Pleasant Drive.

Anyone desiring additional information may contact Ms. Beverly Robinson, Project Development and Environmental Analysis Branch at 1548

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versity, UNC and Duke. Last year, N.C. Central University was added to the system. The universities raise money for the event and share some of the financial and publicity responsibilities. In 2006, Duke raised $280,000 for the event—halffrom the University itself, the other half from the other universities, foundations and corporations.

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responsibility seriously. As a public school that prides itself in its deep connections with the history of this state, UNC occupies a special place in the heart of North Carolina. To desert its goals of literary appreciation is abandon the University’s own missions. In refusing to honor its commitments, UNC lets down the entire North Carolinian community, not just Triangle students. Granted, we cannot expect UNC to match the outstanding festival Duke hosted last year—universally acknowledged as the best so far—but it should not be too difficult for a large pubto

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semester I have been fighting the urge to write a political column, but with the first presidential primaries only six weeks away, I can no longer stave off the compulsion to pontificate. The primary season is a remarkably strange time in politics; Every four years presidential candidates descend upon the same few early states primary lowa (Jan. 3), New Hampshire (Jan. 8)

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lie university to raise at least $200,000 for an event with such obvious benefits to both the students of the University and to the citizens of the state. In fact, the amount to fund the Festival of the Book is less than the raise the Tar Heels recently afforded football coach Butch Davis after his 4-8 season. In bringing some of the best names in literature to North Carolina, the Festival of the Book has earned its place in North Carolina as a tradition worth fighting for. We need to create a lasting system to achieve stable funding for this event, be it through grants or corporate sponsorships or any combination of various funding avenues. We can’t allow this festival to die because ofUNC’s failure to perform.

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tempt to convince the voters of those states to vote for them in the upcoming party primaries. Why lowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina are granted the responsibility of going first and providing a springboard for the candidates to sweep all other states is beyond me. They are not terribly populous, important or representative states. History, in all ofits confusion, simplypushed them to the forefront of our political system. For those of us outside of those states, and especially for those who cannot claim residency in other early primary states like Wyoming (Jan. 5), Michigan (Jan. 15), Nevada (Jan. 19), Florida (Jan. 29) or Maine (Feb. 2), the primary season might seem terribly unimportant: we have virtually no control over our party’s eventual nomination for president. So why should we care about what is going on in the presidential race right now? As Public Policy 55D taught me, it is irrational for a citizen to spend too much time researching large elections, since the utility of each person’s vote is so small. No, there is no rational justification for any of us outside of those early states to pay attention to the presidential primaries. And yet, the primaries are impossible to escape: conversations, e-mails, magazines, television and any other medium you can think of are bombarding us with images and ideas all centered on the primaries and the fight for the nominations. So you should care about the primaries because, like it or not, you will eventually be forced to talk about them and the candidates. And in these con-

versations, you will inevitably provide your point of view, despite the fact that you may not know the first thing about the presidential candidates. Right now, if you were in one of these conversations, you would probably shoot off one of these gems of political insight: “Hillary will probably win, but I just don’t like her.” “Giuliani doesn’t look presidential.” “Can the nation elect a black man?” “What about a Mormon?” “Huckabee is funny.” “McCain can’t comb his own hair.” “Edwards’ haircut is expensive.” “Ya know, I like that Thompson, he seems like he’d be fun to get a beer with.” None of these expressions, and none of the opinions you hear most often when politics comes up, has anything to do with the candidates’ stances on the issues. In a general election, it is easy for most people to decide whether they want a Democrat or a Republican in the White House. There are only two real questions to answer in a general election: 1. What party was the last guy from? 2. Did I like the last guy? Just answer those two questions and you know to whom you should give your vote. In the primary, you have to navigate between multiple people from the same party. Terrifying, I know. So how are you supposed to differentiate candidates from the same party, if not by hairline, height or accent? Figure out where they stand on the issues! They aren’t all the same: stances on Iraq, health care, education and national security vary widely between candidates even in the same party. So take the time out of your busy Facebookstalking, spam e-mail-forwarding, espn.cornreading Internet schedule, go to the candidates’ Web sites and read up on their positions. It might not be the best use of your time by rational-choice theory, but there are a lot worse uses out there too. Do it for yourself. Do it for democracy. Most of all, do it for me, so I don’t have to hear someone quip about what a waffler that Romney is or how nice that Richardson seems, confuse Dodd and Biden or talk about how that Hillary just rubs them the wrong way. Figure out something important. It may not fix our democracy, but it can’t hurt.

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

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letterstotheeditor Early applicants article distorts facts I would like to correct a misconception that was conveyed in The Chronicle’s Nov. 26 article “Duke nets 1,246 early applicants,” in which Duke’s numbers were compared to those at Georgetown, Chicago and Yale. Those three schools do not have binding early decision programs like ours; instead, they have non-binding early action programs. Thus, it is not surprising that their numbers of early applications jumped upwards at a significant rate after Harvard, Princeton and the University of Virginia dropped their own early programs, since students have nothing to lose by applying early action. Applying to Duke early decision, in contrast, marks a big commitment. Given how widely read The Chronicle is in the Duke community, and how many people depend on it for accurate information about Duke, I thought it important to point out the “apples- to-oranges” comparison that distorted the facts and diminished Duke’s important application gains.

Judith Ruderman

Vice provost for academic and administrative services

Time to take Duke football seriously

With all due respect to Mary and Harold “Spike” Yoh and the alumni and students who support Duke Football, what real purpose is served by having a $22 million, state-of-the-art football training facility and spending millions more on improvements to Wallace Wade Stadium if Duke is unwilling to cough up the moneynecessary to attract and retain a football coach of the caliber that this institution deserves? Football coaches at the NCAA’s top-level schools are making an average of$950,000 a year, not including benefitsand endorsements.Former footballhead coach Ted Roof s salary was about halfof this figure. High-caliber coaches attract high-caliber players. High-caliber players win games. It won’t happen overnight, but it will happen. Duke’s last, best chance was with Steve Spurrier and Duke let him get away. After 18 years of sub-par football, isn’t it time to really get serious? I don’t mean lip-service

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David Eck Durham

Manager of Visiting Services, NasherMuseum ofArt Is Duke really a green campus? According to a recent report by the Sierra Club, Duke is one ofthe top 10 green campuses in the country! We should be proud of our University’s commitment to green building, promoting local and organic food in its dining facilities and reducing our carbon emissions through purchase ofrenewable energy. In my current Writing 20 class, my students have discussed whether Duke is truly green and their perspectives have surprised me. They tell stories of roommates believing global warming is hoax. They explain that the Eco-Olympics actually inspired some students to dump recyclables into other dorm’s trash bins. They are surprised to find out that there are opportunities to get in-

volved in environmentalaction on campus. While Duke may be a green campus, we have a long way to go toward being a green community. As a member ofthis community, I’d like us to think more broadly about what it takes to be green. We need to go beyond greening our facilities and operations, beyond the Eco-Olympics and the Smart Home. It is now time to become engaged and environmentally literate. We should be sure that students leave Duke understanding the context for being green. We should be sure that they understand basic environmental processes, issues and solutions. My Writing 20 students have aigued that environmental studies should be a required part of the Duke undergraduate curriculum. This change would certainly demonstrate our University’s commitment to being green. By ensuring that we are environmentally literate, Duke can extendits green hue way beyond the walls of our University and perhaps truly effect change. Rebecca Vidra

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Home.” When I walk through the customs gate in Newark’s Liberty International Airport in about two weeks, I expect to hear this standard greeting for returning travelers. But this time, it will hold a much more significant meaning than it has after my other journeys abroad It will mean that after a three-and-a-half month sojourn, my life as an expatriate is officially over. And it will remind me ofhow fortunate I am to be an American citizen with victoria ward the ability to travel die world. parli italiano? But as I have to come to realize, it more importantly means the ability to come home For each ofus, home holds a different significance. Home might be the brisk winter chill of Fifth Avenue during Christmas time or the taste ofyour grandmother’s sweet potato pie. Biit nevertheless, it’s home. And perhaps it requires leaving to appreciate it Over the past few weeks—as the final leg ofmy semester in Florence has simultaneously trudged by and flown by—l can’t help but wonder if I’ve done enough, seen enough, taken advantage of all my opportunities. After all, as I’ve been constandy reminded, I will never have this opportunity again. I’ll miss walking to class early in the morning before any tourists are out or any stores are open, during the rare times when I have the city of Florence all to myself—unobstructed views and free passageways on narrow streets and in perpetually crowded piazzas. And I’ll miss my daily dose of Gucci, Pucci and Prada on Via Tornabuoni as I explore the city." I’ll miss how the cathedral looks in every light and at all times of day. After seeing it hundreds of times, I still haven’t chosen a favorite view. I’ll long for the early-morning light’s effect on the still, glassy water—the way Ponte Santa Trinita reflects in the aquatic mirror and gives the effect of being a doublebridge with tunnels instead of arches (an image I can’t fully describe) —and how the scene is disrupted by only a lone rower gliding along the Arno. I’m scared of waking up the Monday morning after I return and being paralyzed by the realization that I’m home, realizing that it’s not in fact time to traverse the Arno and go to my classroom on the river. The excitement of the weekend will have worn off and suddenly it will occur to me that I can’t step outside my door and see the Duomo or the David. Instead, I’ll look outside and see American suburbia. Nevertheless, I’m admittedly thrilled to be going home. Like many of my peers, last Thursday I spent my first Thanksgiving away from my family. Although NVU catered an Italian-take on an American tradition, it just wasn’t the same without my grandmother’s southern cuisine. T This time of year is usually filled with family gamerings and holiday festivities, so it’s strange to be spending most of the Christmas season in Italy. Even with the Swings of lights over streets and illuminated trees outside shops, it just doesn’t feel quite right. Although I’m ready to go home, Florence during late autumn is alluring—ltalians huddled around lattes and downing espressos at the bar, the smell ofroasting chestnuts filling the streets, families out Christmas shopping in the evenings. It gets darker earlier and earlier as the month progresses, and as the November days slip away, the tourists seem to disappear in droves and I actually hear more Italian than English. And now that I’ve discovered my favorite trattorias and piazzas, the cafes with the best cappuccinos and the buildings with the best views, it seems that it’s time to go home. But I’m not sure dial I’m ready for the culture shock I’ll inevitably experience and I don’t know what I’ll long for the most from Italy. My semester away from Duke has in some ways been my best semester as a Duke student Although study abroad seems to be a semester-long vacation full of jet-setting across Europe, as cliche as it sounds, it undoubtedly holds challenges—different for everyone—and is unbelievably and indescribably rewarding. I can’t help but sometimes second-guess myself and I wish that I had done and seen more, but in the end, I have no regrets, and now it’s time to return. Ciao, Firenze! Andiamo a casa. Victoria Ward is a Trinity junior studying abroad in Florence. This is herfinal column of the semester.

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