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Leveling the playing field The impact ofrace on the search for Duke's next head footballcoach by
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Deep in record books documenting J.J. Redick’s scoring averages and the 1938 Iron Dukes’ box scores rests a conspicuous absence of fact. Duke has never employed a black head coach in any sport. For all of its record-breaking achievements, the athletics department with perhaps the foremost national reputation has a stark lack of diversity at the top of its programs. Duke is far from an exception. But in the ongoing quest to find its 21st head football coach, Duke can buck the trend. Director of Athletics Joe Alieva—who leads the committee to find Ted Roofs replacement—has the opportunity to hire a minority candidate to lead a team comprised of42 percent blackathletes in a sport that was more than 50-percent black in 2007 in Division I-A. College football is an outlier in the sporting world, which features increasingly diverse coaching ranks. In 2007, there were six black head coaches in Division I-A college football, roughly five percent of the country’s total. In the sport’s history, only 22 head coaches have been black. Almost all sources agree that Duke should hire the most qualifled candidate, regardless of skin color. But the question remains: how critically will race factor into that decision? “You make efforts to try to get [minority head coaches] at certain times, but it’s often a func-
tionof the pool,” said JohnBurness, senior vice president for public affairs and government relations. “President [Richard] Brodhead has said explicitly that he intends for us to make aggressive searches, particularly in football, and expects that minority candidates will be looked at But I don’t think anyone is particularly satisfied, nor should we be, with the current situation.” Burness is not content with Duke’s stale, and national organizations like theBlack Coaches and Administrators are displeased with searches throughout the country. The problem, they believe, is that coaches of color do not receive enough interviewsand simply are not given the chance to be considered for headcoaching positions. As a prominent athletic powerhouse, though, Duke is in a uniqueposition; it could help trigger national change, said eminent dvikights lawyer Cyrus Mehri, who works to encourage diversity in sport “With Duke being as prestigious a place as it is, it really can not only quietly show leadership—which is what it’s doing now—but hopefully publicly show leadership,” Mehri said, Duke and the BCA Almost 20 years after its founding in 1988, the BCA has emerged as the watchdog of college football hiring practices, The BCA issues a report card every year grading college football SEE BLACK COACHES ON PAGE
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Two thieves take $5O before fleeing scene Two men robbed a Duke University staff member Tuesday night near the intersection of Union and Towerview drives on West Campus, according to a Duke University Police Department report. The victim of the robbery, an employee of the Armadillo Grill, was walking along Union Drive toward Towerview at approximately 7:30 p.m. when a vehicle flashed its lights at him from a nearby parking lot, reports said. Two men exited the vehicle, approached the staff member and demanded he empty his pockets, the victim told police. The victim gave cash to the suspects and fled the scene unharmed. The police report states that the man gave his assailants $5O in cash. After driving home a short time later, the victim reported the incident to DUPD, with the report being filed at 9:30 p.m. Police immediately searched the area without results, reports said. The suspects were described as two black males approximately five feet and 10 inches tall. One was wearing a hat and glasses. No description of the vehicle was available. Calls to DUPD were not immediately returned Wednesday.
—from staff reports
New site, similar Santorum warns ofjihadists to gossip page, by
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Another gossip queen has made her entrance. Although campusNewslol.com, a message board that launched Sunday, allows a free-exchange ofinformation among students on Duke’s campus, the purpose of the site is different from that of Juicy Campus, site creator Nick Alexander said. “It’s similar because you can post messages,” said Alexander, a junior and Chronicle columnist. “But the aim I’m going for is a lot different because it’s kind of like craigslist—if you want to carpool, sell a book, just talk about anything else—it’s like a forum.” Stephen Bryan, associate dean of students and director SEE CAMPUSNEWSIOI ON PAGE
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tor Rick Santorum spoke in Griffith Film Theater Wednesday night to a crowd of around 200 people. “I’m here because I want to win the war,” he said
At the speech, which was followed by a question-andanswer session, Santomm, a Pennsylvania Republican, discussed the need for Americans to support the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and to better define who is the enemy. Duke Conservative Union President David Bitner, a sophomore, said he was pleased with the event thatDCU organized. “I was particularly impressed that so many people attended the event, especially in the week before finals when so many people are busy,” he said. Santomm served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1991 to J995 and the U.S. Senate from 1995 to ln the 2006 U.S. Senate elections, Democrat Bob Casey defeated Santomm by a margin of 59 percent to 41 percent of the vote —the largest margin of defeat for an incumbent in a Senate race since 1980. Former Pa. senator Rick Santorum discussed the threat of jihadists SEE SANTORUM ON PAGE 6
to America in a speech he delivered Monday night.
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Bush asks Iran to'come clean'
Shooter kills 8, self in Nebraska mall by
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and Oskar Garcia THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
OMAHA, Neb. A man opened fire with a rifle at a busy department store Wednesday, killing eight people before taking his own life in an attack that made holiday shoppers run screaming through a mall and barricade themselves in dressing rooms. Five more people were wounded, two critically.
Witnesses said the gunman fired down on shoppers from a third-floor balcony of the Von Maur department store. “My knees rocked. I didn’tknow what to do, so I just ran with everybody else,” said
Kevin Kleine, 29, who was shopping with her 4-year-old daughter at the Westroads Mall, in a prosperous neighborhood on the city’s west side. She said she hid in a dressing room with four other shoppers and an employee. The Robert shooter—2o-year-old Hawkins of Bellevue, according to friends and a law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly about it—was found dead on the third floor with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and his victims were discovered on the second and third floors, police said. Sgt. Teresa Negron said the gunman
killed eight people, then apparendy killed himself. Authorities gave no motive for the attack and said they did not know whether he said anything during the rampage. After his family kicked him out, Hawkins lived for a little more than a year with a friend’s family in a house in a middle-class Bellevue neighborhood, said Debora Maruca, who owns the home. “When he first came in the house, he was introverted, a troubled young man who was like a lost pound puppy that nobody wanted,” Maruca said. Maruca said Hawkins was fired from his SEE SHOOTERON PAGE 8
Gates: secure, stable Iraq within reach by
Lolita C. Baldor
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BAGHDAD U.S. military commanders in northern Iraq told Defense Secretary Robert Gates here Wednesday that they need more troops to batde increased attacks by al-Qaida terrorists who have fled north after being pushed out of the Baghdad region. The call for the movement of Iraqi and U.S. forces into the north comes as Gates hailed the improved security in Baghdad and said a stable Iraq is withinreach. Just before Gates spoke in the heavily fortified Green Zone, however, a car bomb exploded across the Tigris River in a
largely Shiite Baghdad neighborhood, killing at least 14 people, police said. In Mosul, Army Col. Tony Thomas, deputy commander of U.S. forces in the north, told reporters traveling with Gates that commanders would like more U.S. troops, as well as the return of 1,400 Iraqi troops who were sent to Baghdad as part of the military buildup there earlier this year. The plan could shift extra troops from other areas of the country that are more secure. Thomas would not say how many troops are needed or where they would be deployed, but he said the U.S. needs more
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combat power to help stabilize a number of areas—including Diyala province, Mosul and Samara—to help counter an uptick in violence, including suicide bombings. He said military leaders are still discussing the issue, and have made no final decisions. Gates, who met with commanders in Mosul before heading to Baghdad for talks with Iraqi leaders, acknowledged the new challenges in the north. “What I heard themsay was that they... did need some additional forces... particularly SEE GATES ON PAGE 8
Two days after a new intelligence report said that Iran had halted its nuclear weapons programfour yearsago, President GeorgeW. Bush demandedthatTehran detail its previous program to develop nuclear weapons"which the Iranian regime has yet to acknowledge."
Plan will freeze mortgage rates The Bush administration has hammered out an agreement to freeze interest rates for certain subprime mortgages for five years to combat a soaring tide
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Teen birth rate rises by 3 percent In a troubling reversal, the nation's teen birth rate rose for the first time in 15 years; surprising government health officials who had no immediate explanation. Wednesday, government statisticians said it rose 3 percent from 2005 to 2006.
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Recent legislation passed by Congress to cap overhead expenses on certain federal research grants has been met with strong opposition from Duke and other universities. Although the cap will not have a drastic financial impact, administrators have spoken out against the precedent set by the
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The measure under question is part of broad legislation signed by President George W. Bush last month, which details funding for the Department of Defense for the 2008 fiscal year. The provision sets a 35-percent cap on overhead expenses for research grants provided by the Department of Defense. These “indirect costs” of research include laboratories, utilities and maintenance. “This is a very uncomfortable cap for universities because of what it represents, not because the dollars lost are huge,” said Graham Spanier, chair of the Association of American Universities and president of Pennsylvania State University. “If it is 35 [percent] now, then they might lower it to 20 [percent], or 10 [percent] or not have any overhead costs at all.” The legislation will also eventually have greater financial effects, he added. “The cap simply shifts more funding responsibility to the university that they will have to pay for in some other way,” Spanier said. “At most universities that would be from student tuition and other inappropriate sources.” Schools currently negotiate with the federal government on an individual basis to determine their overhead rates, and the 35-percent cap is close to the rate the University negotiated on its own this year, said James Siedow, Duke’s vice provost for research and a professor of biology. Opposition to the legislation is based on the fact that it replaces negotiation with an arbitrary cap, he added. “The principle of the thing is what is driving our opposition, more so than the fact that we are going to lose a lot of money,” he said. “We are actually going to lose very little money. It becomes a question of
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A recent cap on research grant overhead expenses will makeIt harderforDuke researchers toreceive federal funding. where the cap is.” It is not clear why Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., proposed the measure after many years without a cap, said Chris Simmons, Duke’s associate vice president for federal relations. “The White House was opposed to this, the Office of Management and Budget was opposed to this,” said Simmons. “Nobody really knows why he decided to do this.” Simmons added that he was unsure how the cap would affect Duke in the upcoming fiscal year, but the University would
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Juniors currently studying abroad who requested on-campus housing on either West or Central campus were informed of their housing assignments last week via e-mail. Out of the 494 juniors confirmed to return next semester 238 requested oncampus housing. In their on-campus housing applications, students included preferred living locations and the name of a specified roommate, if they requested a double room. Sixty-six pairs of students who designated a roommate were assigned a double and seven pairs have not yet been assigned a room location. Ninety-five students who requested single rooms were given their assignment and eight students have not yet been assigned a single-room location, said Marijean Williams, director of housing assignments and communications at Residence Life and Housing Services. When assigning rooms, RLHS prioritized students’ indicated roommate pairings over their preferred living locations, she said. “They may have been matched with their preferred roommate, but many have gotten their fifth or sixth location preference,” Williams added. Room assignments were dependent upon when students sent in their housing applications, she said, adding that although the official deadline was Oct. 31, some students are still SEE ABROAD ON PAGE
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Senate OKs weight-room improvements, reforms by
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Dean of Students Sue Wasiolek may soon be joined by more females in the Wilson Recreation Center weight room come next semester.
The Wilson Weight Room Initiative, proposed by Duke Student Government Senator Kristin Pfeiffer and approved by the Senate Wednesday night at the organization’s weekly meeting, calls for changes to the weight room to make it a more welcoming environment for students, especially women. The initiative aims to increase the resources and equipment available in the room, provide detailed information on how to use the machines properly and alter the room’s layout so that body-building equipment is separated from the lighter weights. Many women feel uncomfortable or intimidated by the male-dominated weight room—an issue the initiative will address, said Pfeiffer, a senior. Student support for the initiative is significant, she added, noting that 510 students signed a petition for the changes. “A big part of this program, a part ofit that has been [met with the] most enthusiasm, is having a personal trainer in there twice a week,” Pfeiffer said. The female trainer will hold two-hour information sessions to teach interested women how to use the equipment and perform an effective workout, she added. The initiative will also create “express circuits”—clusters of eight to 10 machines targeting different muscle groups—to provide an easy means of completing a balanced workout.
“I know students are pretty busy. This is a great way of doing a workout pretty quickly,” said Kim McNally, program coordinator in the health, physical education and recreation department, The weight room’s renovation, particularly the focus on teaching students about proper workouts, will benefit all who use the room, she added. “It’s great for anyone —male, female, student or employee —who wants to learn how to use the equipment,” McNally said. In other business: Representatives endorsed freshman Senator Mike Lefevre’s resolution, which calls for the University to support students threatened by the Recording Industry Association ofAmerica. The RIAA recently issued e-mail warnings to 26 undergraduates. Although the resolution does not outline specifically how Duke could help students, Lefevre said it is an initial step to encourage such support. Continuing from last week’s meeting, two vice presidents delivered status reports regarding their respective committee. In her end-of-semesterreport, senior Genevieve Codyr vice president for community interaction, said her committee is planning a faculty-student day for next semester. Cody said the event, which is likely to be hosted before a women’s basketball game, will “provide a time when [students] can interact with faculty outside of the classroom that’s not a Duke Conversation but more informally as human beings.” Sophomore Lucy McKinstry, vice president for student affairs, also oudined a new initiative in her mid-semester report.
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A Collaborative Events Fund will be set up next semester to pay for non-alcohol activities at social events. The fund has a $12,500 budget, but a long-term funding source has not been secured, McKinstry said. A student advisory board to Counseling
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Study says white teeth key for jobs Emily Hallquist THE CHRONICLE
Forget the fancy suit and posh haircut. The secret to success is just a few whitening strips and a few minutes ofyour time away. According to a survey conducted by Strategy One on behalf of Listerine, Americans believe that having white teeth plays a crucial role in making a good first impression. The survey reported that 60 percent ofAmericans considered having discolored or stained teeth to be more detrimental job interview than having a pimple or unmanicured nails or even not wearing a suit. Fifty-seven percent of Americans, however, said they were alarmed to learn that having white teeth ranked higher in importance than profess to a
“Overall, entire imis ; age what matters and that you look professional,” senior Charlie Nichols said. “It’s one offb things that get you a job but will keep you from getting a job.” Freshman Nina Rodriguez also said she found the emphasis placed on white teeth slightly ridiculous, but understood the importance ofappearance. “The applicant should be viewed from tbeir good qualities not just their appearance,” Rodriguez said. “The problem is
that people—without meaning to—make judgment from the very first moment you walk into the room.” The Career Center encourages students to consider appearance when preparing for job interviews, Yolander Albert, associate director of the Career Center, wrote in an e-mail. “We help students to understand that first impressions actually do make lasting impressions,” she said. “Presenting a well-groomed, professional image says a lot about how a person cares for themselves and how they might represent the
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“The commitmentof the American people to see this war through, rather than our military seeing it through, is key to victory,” he said. “The question is whetherwe’ll have the supthe law firm port of the American people.” After losing the election, Santorum joined Referring to the talk given by former deputy White House Eckert Seamans Cherin and Mellott, LLC and also took a position at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, a Washington D.C.- chief of staffRove Monday, Santorum said though he was not at the speech, Rove probably called based conservative think tank. America’s fight in the Middle East is a gather“Maybe [lslamic jihad] “Maybe [lslamic jihad] is a the “War on Terror” or “The fight ing storm that is a little shower, but gathering storm that is a litde against terrorists.” the consequences of this could make
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of judicial affairs, said discussions about book sales and men’s basketball can be constructive, but other abusive and offensive posts about individuals on the site are disappointing. When posting on the site, users can opt to include their names, but most have chosen to use aliases. Alexander added, however, that he retains the right to remove posts from the site—which bars any “libelous material” —if he receives enough requests to do so. “As the norm emerges on this site, there are legitimate issues being discussed,” Bryan said. “If theWeb site owner abides by the terms of service or the direction that the site’s intended to go, I think that’s going to lead to that [intended] result” Although the opportunity for students to request the removal of posts is a positive step, the site still appears to invite gossip, Dean of Students Sue Wasiolek said. Freshman Mary Ellis, whose name appears on the gossip Web siteJuicyCampus.com, said she is not consoled by Alexander’s precautions on his site. “I don’t think it’s really possible to kind ofmoderate what’s going on the site even though the creator might have better intentions than the Juicy Campus creator did,” she said. “It’s going to be impossible to keep up with what everyone is saying, and it’s going to inevitably turn into Juicy Campus.” She added thatshe doubts that many users will read the terms of service page. Junior Sam Iglesias said he thinks campusNewslOl will be well-visited if students adhere to the terms of service, but added that “it won’t be fun and people will just go for trading textbooks.” “I think that anonymous message boards of this nature just aren’t sustainable, simply because truth can so easily get diluted among a sea of really disgusting stuff,” Iglesias wrote in an e-mail. “It just takes one really cheesed-off person, possibly with the addition of some willingcohorts, and the site can be brought down in just a few days from a flood of crap. Who do you trust? Who don’t you? Worst of all, how can you even know? It’s all anonymous!” Currendy campusNewslOl is linked via QuickDuke, a Web site created by Alexander and BreckYunits, Trinity ’O7, that provides frequently-visited links for Duke students. Alexander said he developed the idea for campusNewslOl when QuickDuke was first developed, but he only began coding for the site, which is currendy only available to the Duke campus, recendy. “It also takes about two minutes to set it up for other schools, so it’s really streamlined,” he added.
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Students, faculty and community members gathered in the Westbrook Building of the Divinity School Wednesday night to listen to the second installment of the Dean’s Dialogue series, which centered on the question, ‘What would you do with a $lOO million?” The discussion—which included questions on themes of finance, the future of faith communities and the needs of Africa—was hosted by Dean of the Chapel Sam Wells, who posed questions to Divinity School Dean Gregoryjones. “There’s a need for a million more public health workers in Africa,” Jones said. “There are huge needs in America and Africa, and some of the most profound human needs about the environment and education are going to be linked with faith communities.” Rather than treating money as something of lesser concern amidst more conventional theological matters, Jones argued for more attention to money in order to ensure the best possible use ofit. “It’s only when we can recognize money as something that matters that we can take it with the appropriate level of ambivalence and also subject it to ongoing discernment with one another about whether we are using it well or not,” he said. “It is important to be ambivalent in a Christian way about money, just as it is about power.” Jones also pointed out common misconceptions some people have about what the Bible says about money. “It’s interesting how... often with scripture [we] have turned it into ‘money is the root of all evil,’ which is not what the text says,” he said. “Rather, it says that ‘the love of money is the root ofall evil.’ And those are two very different interpretations with different implications.” Jones added that if he were given $lOO million, he would use it in away that would maximize its potential. He cited the Duke Chapel—which cost $3 million dollars to build in 1930—as an example ofusing money to create something of continuing impact. “I would want to spend the money to create something that could multiply and keep the ripple effect going,” Jones said.
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Divinity School Dean GregoryJones saidhe would spend $lOO million to send public healthworkers to Africa. “Think about the witness it has borne and the inspiration that it has provided both as architecture and, more importantly, for the music, the preaching, the ministries that have been witness to that.” Jones also pointed out that the sum of money was small compared to the potential impact it could have. ‘You know, in some ways that’s not any money [at all],” he said. “In the grand scheme of thinking about the needs of the world, and even the needs of universities
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like Duke, $lOO million is not that much money. It could disappear very quickly but it could do an extraordinary amount to build capacity.” The talk attracted a widerange ofaudience members, including Divinity School program coordinatorJodi Porter, who said she also attended the first dialogue, featuring Fuqua School ofBusiness Dean Blair Sheppard. “I appreciated the idea of taking something that [already] seems large and seeing how to invest it to make something bigger,” Porter said.
ABROAD from page 3 sending them in. In an e-mail sent to all juniors who are currently studying abroad by RLHS before the housing application deadline, administrators stressed that it may be safer for juniors to apply for off-campus housing if having their preferred roommate is a top priority, Williams said. Several juniors who requested oncampus housing said they were pleased with their housing assignments. Junior Melanie Tannenbaum, who is currently studying aboard in Madrid wrote in an e-mail that she requested a two-bedroom apartment on Central, but was assigned a one-bedroom with her preferred roommate. “Considering what was available, I think we’re pretty lucky, especially after that e-mail that was sent out to all abroad students saying there was a really slim chance that any of us would get to live with the roommates we wanted,” she said. Several juniors, however, said they felt the wording of RLHS’ e-mail pressured them to live off campus. “I wish I could have stayed on campus another year, but the housing lottery seemed too risky to bother with,” junior Erin Lewis wrote in an e-mail from Paris. The intent of the e-mail was not to scare juniors away from living on campus, but rather to remind them that they may not receive their first-choice roommate or location through the oncampus process, Williams said. “We were just trying to let them know what the circumstances were so that they could make an informed decision that would best meet their needs,” she said, adding that all students who did not enter the offcampus lottery are bound to their on-campus housing assignments at this point. RLHS is developing a new system to open up more on-campus rooms by allowing juniors to live off campus in both the fall and spring semesters, Williams said, noting that the goal is to have this new system in place by 2010.
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ing with Iraqi Defense Minister Abdul-Qader al-Obeidi. He said that as military operations in Baghdad pushed al-Qaida north, there was a “resulting increase in terrorist activities in Mosul and surrounding areas as al-Qaida tried to establish a new foothold.” Gates, who is using his latest unannounced trip to Iraq to assess whether the downturn in violence in parts of the country can be sustained, also said he believes a stable Iraq is within reach. “In many parts of the nation, the positive developments have led to a growing sense of normalcy and hope,” Gates said. At the Pentagon, meanwhile, the top Marine general told reporters Wednesday that he has set aside his proposal to shift Marine forces from Iraq to Afghanistan, reflecting opposition from Gates. “After discussion with the secretary and with my colleagues on the Joint Staff, there is a determination that
right now the timing is not right to provide additional Marine forces to Afghanistan,” said Gen. James Conway, the Marine Corps commandant. Conway said he discussed the matter with Gates last week. Gates visited Afghanistan on Tuesday and was in Iraq
“Personally dicouraged? No. Frankly, our casualty count is going to continue to be lower and that is a good day.” Gen. James Conway Wednesday, although he did not go to Iraq’s Anbar province, where Marines operate. In addressing the matter publicly for the first time, Conway said he was not disappointed by Gates’ decision, given that the Marines have had considerable success in
stabilizing that province. “Personally discouraged? No,” he said. “Frankly, our
casualty count is going to continue to be lower and that is a good day.” He added that Gates fully understood why Conway made the proposal. Gates, making his sixth visit to Iraq in the last year, acknowledged the precarious nature of any security gains in the country. And he said much work remains to be done to ensure Iraqi forces are ready to take over more military duties from U.S. troops. Iraqis who have been fighting insurgents on the local level must be integrated into Iraqi security forces, for example, he said. “I believe that a secure, stable Iraq is within reach,” Gates said. However, he added, “We need to be patient.” Overall, there has been a steady decline in violence in Iraq in recent months, including dips in roadside bombs, other attacks and in both U.S. and Iraqi casualties. The U.S. is pressing Iraqi leaders to take advantage of the improved security to make the political reforms needed to stabilize the fledgling democracy.
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retrieved the suicide note—in which Hawkins wrote that he was “sorry for everything,” would not be a burden on his family anymore and “now I’ll be famous,” she said—and took it to authorities. Police received a 911 call from someone inside the mall, and shots could be heard in the background, Negron said. By the time officers arrived six minutes later, the shooting was over, she said. “We sent every available officer in the city of Omaha,” Negron said. The Omaha World-Herald reported that the gunman had a military-style haircut and a black backpack, and wore a camouflage vest. “Everybody was scared, and we didn’t know what was going on,” said Belene Esaw-Kagbara, 31, a Von Maur employee. “We didn’t know what to do. I was praying that God protect us.” Mickey Vickory, who works at Von Maur’s third-floor service department, said she heard shots at about 1:50 p.m. She and her co-workers and customers went into a back closet behind the wrapping room to hide, then emerged about a half-hour later when police shouted to come out with theirhands up. As police took them to another part of the mall for safety, they saw the victims. ‘We saw the bodies and we saw the blood,” she said. Keith Fidler, another Von Maur employee, said he heard a burst offive to six shots followed by 15 to 20 more rounds. Fidler said he huddled in the comer of the men’s clothing department with about a dozen other employees until police yelled to get out of the store. Witness Shawn Vidlak said the shots sounded like a nail gun. At first he thought it was noise from construction work at the mall. “People started screaming about gunshots,” Vidlak said. “I grabbed my wife and kids we got out of there as fast as we could.”
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New to Chapel Hill, theTen ThousandVillages isan eclectic gift store offering items manufactured underfair trade regulations. The latestof severalfair trade stores in the Triangle area, the store aims to support the developing work!
Fair trade draws Ten Thousand Villages to Tar Heels by
Andrew Hibbard THE CHRONICLE
Globally conscious shoppers might have a difficult time in this consumer-driven holiday season. Thankfully for them, a new store in Chapel Hill just made things a little easier for Triangle shoppers. Operating since 1946, Ten Thousand Villages is one of the largest fair trade organizations in America, selling products from Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. In business for just under a month, Chapel Hill’s Ten Thousand Villages store in the Eastgate Shopping Center is the latest addition to the company’s 160 stores in North America. Amar Shah, the store’s interim manager, classifies Ten Thousand Villages as a gift store. With products ranging
from jewelry to scarves to fine art to bowls, the store offers a variety of one-of-a-kind items. Shah also refers to the store’s products as “gifts that give twice,” meaning any product can be appreciated for its own merits, but purchasing it also benefits the artisans and supports fair trade. Ten Thousand Villages is a founding member of the International Fair Trade Association and a member of the Fair Trade Federation. The company works to develop lasting relationships with artisans from around the world, helping them reap the benefits of the world economy. “Our mission is really to alleviate poverty through fair trade,” said Lisa Stratton, marketing director for Ten Thousand Villages. Although real estate and demographics play a role in the company’s decisions on where to launch a new store,
the locals’ interest in supporting the developing world is one of the most important factors. “It just made a lot of sense to have [a store] in Chapel Hill. There seemed to be a large marketfor fair trade goods in the Triangle area,” Shah said. “We see a huge opportunity to be here in Chapel Hill and fit the right crowd.” This interest could be due to other like-minded stores in the area. Ten Thousand Villages has stores in North Carolina’s larger cities like Raleigh, Asheville, Charlotte and Greensboro. In addition, it has partner stores, such as Durham’s One World Market, who buy from the store but uses a different name. “Particularly with Chapel Hill, [opening] was appealing SEE FAIR TRADE ON PAGE 7
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Writers picket outsideofParamount Pictures during the continuing strike.
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Hollywood has always been a difficult town to break into—but this year’s writers’ strike could make finding a job a whole new ordeal. With the Writers Guild of America strike crippling production in the entertainment industry—in particular television—those hoping for entry-level jobs are dealing with an even more competitive playing field. The writers’ strike began on Nov. 5 and is affecting over 12,000 writers in the industry. Having already caused significant problems for those looking for production desk jobs, the strike is taking a heavy toll on young people either holding or seeking starter positions. With production in most late-night and scripted television shows halted during the strike, several studios and agencies have instituted mass layoffs among lower-level employees. No one better understands the hardship of trying to get
a job today in the entertainment industry more than recent Duke graduates who have seen and experienced the effects of the strike in television and film up close. Having graduated from Trinity in May, Jacob McCafferty now works at New Regency Productions in Los Angeles. While many production companies have been laying off workers, he was able to get his job during the strike and attributes a lot of it to luck and timing. Interested in becoming a screenwriter, McCafferty acknowledges that most other young people looking for work have not been as successful. “It’s grinded to a halt around here,” McCafferty said. “There are a few projects going on that were already in production, other than that we’ve stopped getting submissions for the most part.” Although many studios can revert back to some scripts they bought before the strike, many projects have been put SEE WRITERS ON PAGE 6
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Editor’s Note 16: On Haling II I punched Rick Santorum in the face ther explanation is necessary there—and with Larry Birkhead there is the whole Anna Nicole-thing and the paternity confusion following her death in
regards to Dannielynn.
Larry Birkhead has faded from the
public eye, but Kevin Federline, by virtue of Britney’s unrelenting erratic behavior, has enjoyed continued good publicity ,
Details Magazine recently published its list of the 50 most powerful men under 45.1 know you all know about it—it was front page stuff. I would bet you think the only significance that list has for you as a Duke student is the fact that Andrew Giuliani, a junior, was listed at number 19 and former lacrosse players Reade Colin Seligmann, Finnerty and David Evans were placed at number 36. Well, I’m here to say that there is another reason this list needs to be examined. While it is undoubtedly cool ofDetails to highlight the general awesomeness of Duke to the world, the magazine is also trying to tell us who the best fathers in America are —all on the same list. Coming in at lucky number seven are Kevin Federline and Larry Birkhead. That’s right. K-Fed and Birkhead were successfully named “Fathers of the Year,” by presumably snatching top honors away from other qualified candidates such as Michaels Jackson and Lohan—which is surprising, considering the great career advice he gave Lindsay. Let’s review the facts. With K-Fed, you’ve got Britney—I don’t believe fiir-
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benefited more from Britney’s meltdown than, say, his rap album, and is Details proof. The justice system being what it is, there was never any question whether Britney deserved custody ofher children as the mother. It is only since she went A.W.O.L. from the land of reason that K-Fed’s profile has risen, It all just goes to show what I think we’ve all been suspecting; the quality of America’s parental units is declining rapidly—perhaps imports from Japan are an option? —Braden Hendricks
yesterday. Okay, it may have been a dream sequence, but did you know that Republican hair stays in place, even after an ass kicking? Behold, the power of hair spray—the real reason the GOP is against environmental conservation. It is not even that I am a raging liberal journalist, like most conservatives on campus rant about for hours while nursing a bowl of Cap’n Crunch and Sudanese refugee blood. Now with more platelets! (It’s just a joke. Live with it.) Personally, I wouldn’t mind a Ron Paul or John McCain administration. Heck, I would even vote for Huckabee if he wasn’t so sure the Rapture was around the corner—and really happy about it. Santorum is one of those special sort of neo-conservatives that is an easy punching bag for anyone with a high-school education. But his ignorance is only trumped by
the subtle machinations of Karl Rove, both of whom appeared on campus this week. Even though I dislike and disagree with their beliefs and principals, I disagree and dislike even more the people who verbally protest during lectures. Do we really think that yelling, “Liar!” at Karl Rove during his Page speech is effective? Is he suddenly going to realize that he has been deceiving people and become immediately remorseful? Interruptions and jeers only justify the extreme-right criticism of lefties who namecall and act out offear or rage. If you don’t like him, don’t clap —or, better yet, don’t show up. It is the calm and collected that seem believable and the red-faced and screaming who seem crazy. Though you may have hating Santorum on the brain, you don’t want to embarrass yourself and end up with santorum on your face (check Urban Dictionary). —Varan Leila
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Watts Grocery delivers high-class, low-frills option by
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What makes a great neighborhood restaurant? Hearty cooking, fair prices, pleasant servers? These are givens. An eclectic beverage list, late-night hours and attractive trappings? These are added perks. Watts Grocery capitalizes on all fronts and, thus, has quickly become a favorite local eating and drinking destination. Watts Grocery opened earlier this fall under the watchful eye of Durham native and campus mainstay Amy Tornquist. Tornquist oversaw the Nasher Museum Cafe from its inception in 2005 until this summer, and her Sage & Swift catering operation provides nourishment to faculty and students alike at Upstairs at The Commons. Tornquist’s ties to the local community are evident in this latest venture and serve to create a restaurant that is distinctively Durham. Whereas the area’s other newer restaurants unabashedly turn to Europe or Asia for culinary direction, Watts Grocery serves fervently North Carolinian cuisine. This is not just fried chicken, however, as Tomquist builds seasonal menus that are both robust and light. What makes Watts Grocery particularly attractive to Duke students is its proximity to East Campus. Add to this brunch, lunch, dinner and late-night menus and you have a restaurant that can dependably put out an enjoyable meal at nearly any time of the day. At brunch, Tomquist offers shrimp and grits, popular from her time at the Nasher Museum Cafe. The lunch menu holds a bowl ofmacaroni and cheese laced with sauteed mushrooms. The sweetbread sandwich, easily one of the most decadent sandwiches in the entire area, is also woefully confined to the same lunch menu and is worth skipping class for. The dinner menu presents more ambitious offerings like a distinctive quail dish with bite-sized goat cheese
dumplings. Meatier fare includes a ribeye steak—made from local beef—and a pork porterhouse. Toraquist’s devotion to local produce and farms is evident in much of the restaurant’s cuisine—the pork chop and quail were particularly noteworthy for their unadulterated meaty appeal on recent visits. Even after most restaurants have closed, Watts Grocery continues putting out notable food well into the night. Diners who stop by after 10:30 p.m. can select from a limited menu that includes the area’s best hushpuppies, fried smelts and chicken gizzards. All three items come from the deep fryer, and all three are unanimously delicious. The hushpuppies are fried to a deep golden brown, yet remain light in texture thanks to the addition of fresh herbs to the cornmeal mixture. The gizzards are lightly-battered nuggets of slightly-chewy, chicken-y goodness. The wine and beer list is of mod-
erate length but well-selected, and many wine offerings are available by the glass and mini-carafe, allowing for a good deal of flexibility. The restaurant’s only shortcomings lie in the fact that the staff sometimes cannot consistently maintain the level of execution and service that one might expect in more serious restaurants. The bread of a pastrami sandwich was not sufficiently toasted, rendering the sandwich soggy and cumbersome to eat. Similarly, plating can appear slightly haphazard at times. The service staff, despite their generally laudable and sincere efforts, sometimes lack strong grasp of the menu’s food, wine and cocktail offerings. Minor shortcomings aside, Watts Grocery is a valuable addition to Durham’s restaurant scene. Although it may fundamentally be a neighborhood restaurant, it’s also one worth traveling for.
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Critics and readers alike consider Khalid Hosseini’s novel of two boys growing up in Afghanistan one of the most powerful and earnest stories of 2003. Understandably, admirers are wary of..the nuanced novel’s translation into film. Save its few flaws, The Kite Runner, directed by Marc Forster and adapted by David Benioff, beautifully captures the poignancy of the story. In San Francisco in the year 2000, Amir (Khalid Abdalla) receives a phone call that sends him back to his home country of Afghanistan, now controlled by the Taliban. Present-day Kabul is much
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Hollywood’s latest fantasy epic has just been released with high hopes ofreplicating the success of The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Chronicles of Namia. Trusted with completing this mammoth task (and given a $205 million budget to do so) was first-time director Chris Weitz. Based on the novel Northern Lights, book one of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy. The Golden Compass stars newcomer Dakota Blue Richards, Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig. Rounding out the cast is Sam Elliot as Lee Scoresby and
different from the city of Amir’s childhood. When he was 12, young Amir (Zekeria Ebrahimi) spent his days with best friend and servant Hassan (Ahmad Khan Mahmidzada) —reading stories, watching Steve McQueen movies and, as the tide suggests, flying kites. However, Amir and Hassan’s relationship deteriorates after a devastating turn of events, beginning when Amir stumbles upon Hassan being raped by a local bully and flees in cowardice. After the event, neither child can regain his innocence, and because ofAmir’s immaturity, the two are driven apart. Forster chronicles the boys’ relationship with incredible maturity, effortlessly transitioning from lighthearted comedy to dark drama. The film offers many lessons, but none are force-fed. Amir’s father (Homayon Ershadi) and his close friend Rahim
Kahn (Shaun Toub) offer Amir support through encouraging strong morals. Ershadi gives an affecting performance, expressing a heart-breaking weariness as his character transitions from affluent Kabul businessman to Californian gas attendant. The America Amir and his father inhabit is safe but not satisfying; it is obvious that Afghanistan lingers in their minds. The Afghanistan of the past is vividly recreated through set design and costume, but the script truncates the racial and political detail of the book. Nonetheless, Benioff manages to flesh out the heart of the story the relationship between Amir and Hassan. Additionally, Mahmidzada and Ebrahimi give moving debut performances. Although the end leans toward melodrama, The Kite Runner captivates and charms even in its quietest moments. —Charlie McSpadden
Sir lan McKellen, providing the voice of polar bear lorek Byrnison. In a parallel world to our own, there is a society that exists which features witches, gypsy pirates, sentient polar bears and daemons. Daemons are manifestations of a person’s soul that takes animal form and serve as companions. In this world lives Lyra Belacqua (Richards), an ordinary girl with an extraordinary destiny. A mysterious organization known as the “Gobblers,” headed by Marissa Coulter (Kidman), is kidnapping children and running experiments to try to and separate them from their daemons. After her best friend is kidnapped, Lyra is determined to rescue him and evade the clutches of Coulter and the church-
like Magisterium. With its somewhat disjointed narrative and formulaic cinematography, the only memorable quality to the film is its action sequences. Alas, basic cut-editing and CGI do not make a great film—a fact made more than apparent in this movie. It isn’t advisable to see this film without at least a cursory knowledge of the premise of the fantasy world—the film itself doesn’t do a good job explaining Pullman’s universe to the audience. With the combination of hype and disappointment, this movie reminds me of The Matrix sequels. No, they weren’t terrible, but they lacked a certain lyricism to the story that makes good movies great. —Braden Hendricks
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The Perfect Holiday tries too hard to be the perfect holiday family flick. The plot is formulaic, as holiday/romantic comedies tend to be, and its resolution is more predictable than overplayed Christmas music. The movie starts with a sugary introduction by Maybelline Cover Girl Queen Latifah, as narrator of past, present and future. She introduces angelic Nancy (Gabrielle Union), a single mother of three who spends all of her time on her kids, leaving none for herself. Then there is Benjamin (Morris Chestnut), a struggling songwriter who works part-time as a mall Santa. In a moment of holiday season vulnerability, Nancy declares that she wishes for just one stranger to come up to her and give her a compliment. Hearing this, her cherubic youngest child, Emily, tells Benjamin—as Santa—she wants her mom’s wish to come true. Naturally, being the handsome kindhearted mall rent-a-Santa he is, Benjamin fulfills Nancy’s wish. Taken aback by the gesture, she immediately latches onto Benjamin and literally hunts him down—going so far as to stake out the local Starbucks. After the awkward initial meeting, the two predictably become involved in a serious relationship, all in a matter of days. Just when things are looking perfect for Benjamin and Nancy, a few problems arise. Benjamin is rejected byjohn-john, Nancy’s eldest, because he is not his father. At the same time, Benjamin is presented with an opportunity to make it big as a songwriter with big-time rapper “J-Jizzy” (Charles Q. Murphy). In an “unforeseeable” twist, “J-Jizzy” just happens to be Nancy’s ex-husband. While Benjamin tries to figure out what to do, two supernatural characters make random and unnecessary appearances—the benevolent narrator and the mischievous Mr. Bah Humbug, played by Terrence Howard. The Dickens allusions are a clever nod to the holiday tradition, but fail to distract from the shortcomings of the trite main story. Comedians Katt Williams, as “JJizzy’s” assistant, Delicious, and Faizon Love as Benjamin’s sidekick, Jamal, provide a few decendy funny scenes, but add little to the general quality of the narrative. These players all combine to put together a pretty package that, when opened, may leave most viewers wishing they’d spent their Holiday elsewhere. —Braden Hendricks
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Chamber music, composed for a small number of performers and a variety of musical instruments, is among the most intimate forms of classical music. Reminiscent of the past, it harkens back to a time when the Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI lookalikes of Paris would crowd into private “chambers” to listen to these groups—and eat cake. Nowadays, classical music is not limited to the bourgeoisie, although all too often it might labeled as too cerebral, intimidating or even boring by the mere mortal and consequently thrown to the wayside. But COURTESY GRYPHON TRIO the truth is, classical music is capable of The GryphonTrio celebrates their 15thyeartogether. much than the so more overplayed, onedimensional pop song and is usually much more rewarding. The Gryphon Trio, the at Indiana University, where they played premiere string chamber group of Canada and studied trio repertoire together, and arrives at Duke as a testament to the versagot married a few years ago. After all three tility, excitement and passion that classical musicians surreptitiously met while studymusic brings to the patient ear. ing at the Banff Centre in the Canadian Based in Toronto, the Gryphon Trio Rockies, the Gryphon Trio was bom. The group has recorded 10 records on consists of pianist Jamie Parker and husband-and-wife string duo violinist Annalee the Analetka label to date. In their 15 years Patipatanakoon and cellist Roman Borys, together, the Gryphons have grown into seasoned veterans of the chamber music all virtuoso performers on their respective instruments. The Gryphons, who are circuit and are as well rounded as “classiall faculty members at the University of cal” musicians come. “We enjoy playing Haydn and the RoToronto School of Music, recently won a Juno award—the Canadian equivalent of a mantics to the 20th century composers like Shostakovich,” Parker said. “We’ve also Grammy. The trio is currendy celebrating its 15th commissioned 50 new works, so we enjoy season together, though it took a while for the challenges ofmodern music.” the three of them to connect as chamber musicians. Patipatanakoon and Borys met SEE GRYPHON ON PAGE 7
Lupe Fiasco released his highly-anticipated, long-delayed concept album Food and Liquor last year to good reviews and solid support from both Kanye West and Jay-Z. Hoping now to replicate that success, Lupe is about to release his sophomore effort, entided The Cool The idea behind this album is somewhat different from the first. Where Fo and Liquor was more eclectic—featui metaphorical songs with topics ran} from a skateboarder (“Kick, Push” what it’s like to grow up fatherless i Say She Say”)—Lupe’s new album is more streamlined. Taking its name and inspiration a track by the same name on the first bum, The Cool builds upon the narrative lyricism and stylistic components ofits namesake. Once again, Lupe breaks from the mold and explores a place in hip hop few artists dare to go to; he questions the societal impact of rap through his raw and compelling verses. For instance, the track “Super star,” featuring Matthew Santos, is-; taunting observation of the curren popularized superstar lifestyle, Lupi insists that since talent speaks for i self, the acting and the pretendin prevalent in the music industry toda' is not necessary. Although most of the tracks on th album are immediately recognizabl as hip hop, “The Coolest” begins wi a melodic piano intro instead. Eve
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Why is Kylie Minogue famous? There are only a few things that are explicitly known about her: she’s Australian, she’s a singer (a debatable fact) and males generally dig her. Whatever the reason is, it seems to be working. The aging sex symbol—who recendy beat breast cancer—has already sold out shows for her next tour and is promoting her tenth album, apdy named X. Sadly, Minogue’s latest CD is just another bland addition to her repertoire, containing the usual dose of light-hearted power pop, and attempts to reaffirm how comfortable she is with her sexuality. In “Like A Drug,” Minogue seduces listeners with lyrics such as “You got me hooked, gettin’ me on the floor.” Even
more blatantly suggestive is “Nu-di-ty,” which relies on choppy hip-hop rhythms to make the boring song seem even remotely interesting. Through the reverberating headache, she talks about the joys of “stripping off’ after having her “own little games.” However experimental the songs appear to be, they are hardly original. “All I See” is what would happen if Pharrell and Neyo collaborated, “The One” sounds like a Duran Duran reject and “No Rain” attempts to mirror the whiny splendor of/ Hilary Duff. On top of all that, Minogue’s painfiilly annoying falsetto makes concentrating, let alone dancing, a chore. Frankly, Xjust doesn’t quite mark the spot. Straying a little too much from comfortable territory, Minogue should just retire while audiences still remember her better hits. She may want to be the next Madonna, but her new album proves she isn’t quite ready yet.
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in this track, which is focused on Lupe’s version of what his ideal life would be, he continues his social commentary on the negatives associated with what is commonly perceived as desirable in contemporary hip hop culture. “Dumb It Down,” track number 13 on The Cool, is a refutation of the most contemptuous of criticisms directed his way regarding his lyrical content. Under pressure to conform and simplify his songs, Lupe instead derisively rebels by reveling in his versatility through references spanning everything from Star Trek to David Blaine. the combinaAll in
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With 8 Diagrams, Wu-Tang Clan brings an old school authenticity that is—amid current rap’s preoccupation with sheen and surface—surprisingly fresh. Their street cred is undeniable and their game on tracks like “Unpredictable” is aggressive, with lines such as “Half y’all talk about it/But you don’t walk walk/See my wolves eat the bones then we still want more/ We be foaming at the mouth even.” Rather than playing world-weary old men, Wu-Tang come off as young and hungry. It suits them well. The first song, “Campfire,” pulls no punches, name-checking Timbaland, Talib Kweli and Justin Timberlake. The vibe is strikingly harsh but well-produced, intricate but not overdone. Rapping in a machine-gun staccato, the Wu-Tang Clan
won’t be confused with MCs like Common or Kanye. They have something to say, but they don’t care if you listen or not. “Take It Back” recalls vintage Tribe and apdy reminds the listener of Wu-Tang’s place at the beginning of rap as we know it today. A few of the songs initially sound like ghost towns, with distressed vocals sampled from some Orson Welles-era radio address. This proves to be one of their critical flaws, as they often take sampling too far. Their songs are built around the samples as opposed to the other way around. They leave nothing to the imagination as other rappers often do. Ghostface Killah goes into full detail on how, “I left my chick for cheating on me, now that b— is miserable/ Popping bottles, painting hella Wallos on my physical/We gon’ have a ball, might as well pick a testicle.” Call it crass, call it endearing, call them Wu-Tang Clan. —Alex Fankuchen
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Chatham Tour takes inside look at local art by
Claire Finch
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People have always been fascinated by ardsts —those
rare, creative types who are known for cutting off various body parts, literally throwing paint around and hanging out with rock stars in exclusive places with enigmatic names such as “The Factory.” Now everyone can get a glimpse of what artists do on a day-to-day basis, thanks to the 15th an-
nual Chatham Studio Tour. The Studio Tour provides an opportunity for people to explore the studios of a variety of artists working in Durham’s neighboring Chatham County, which is about a half an hour’s drive away from Duke. Not a typical gallery showing, the event is self-guided and free. Additionally, Tourgoers can view the artists’ current work, interact with the artists themselves and, of course, purchase the displayed
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necklace by Anne Bigelow, and others are showcased on theartist tour.
artworks. Showcasing 52 artists and their studios, the Tour features an eclectic mix of art that ranges from oil paintings and pottery to woodworks and metal sculptures. The tour consists of both professional and part-time practicing artists, with big-name artists intermingling with their lesser-known colleagues. “[The Tour] puts you in another category because you’re with professional artists,” said Rita Spina, an artist who has been on the Tour since its inception and who creates vibrant mixed-media collages inspired by found objects. “There are a couple of people on the Tour who are known all over, like Mark Hewitt.... His work has been in the North Carolina Museum ofArt.” No matter what acclaim they have received, all artists must be local. The Tour was initially started in 1992 as a project of the Chatham County Arts Council in an effort to support and increase the visibility of the county’s artists. Now, it is run by and consists of artists who are in the Chatham COURTESY RITA SPINA Artists’ Guild, a non-profit organization. In order to be a part of the guild, artists must Rita Spina, Chatham residentand local artist, displays her workfor local tourists during the tour. apply and have their work juried, which can be a rigorous process. Bigelow said. “I applied to the guild and the first year I got turned Despite the Tour’s, role in financially supporting the artdown, which they always do. So I applied again and I got ists, its main function is to encourage artists and art lovers in the second time, which is unusual because they told me alike to come together. that people usually get turned down two to three times,” ‘You meet everyone in the world that’s interested in said Anne Bigelow, an artist who is new to the Tour this art,” Spina said. If you are one of those people, then the Tour is ceryear and who is displaying her unique beaded jewelry in the dining room of her home. tainly a must-see, even if it is the weekend before finals. However, being included in the Tour certainly has its The Chatham Studio Tour will be running Saturday Dec. perks, with the artists typically benefitting from displaying 8 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday Dec. 9 noon to 5 p.m. their work. “[Being in the Tour] makes my ego feel good. And, of The maps are available online at http://www.chathamstucourse, it gives you enough money to create more work,” diotour. com.
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WRITERS
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on hold with directors and actors dropout and Hollywood’s pace of production slowing down dramatically. The process of getting scripts read by influential people was already very difficult before the strike began. ‘You need to be constantly meeting people and getting your scripts out there,” McCafferty said. “Rules during this strike say I can’t even have dinner with friends ofmine who are writers.” Billy Kennedy, another ’O7 Duke graduate working in Los Angeles, has also had first-hand experience with the strike. When Kennedy looked for a job in October, nobody was hiring as most knew the strike was imminent, but he was recendy able to secure a position at Media Rights Capital, a film finance group. Not every one else has been so fortunate. Kennedy, hoping to be a screenwriter himself, says the impact on Hollywood has been “enormous.” “Durham might not be seeing it, but picketed are out at the studios every day,” he said. “Agencies have cut overtime pay for all assistants, which is a big deal ’cause you don’t make much money, so you have to work a lot ofovertime as is the nature of the job.” In an industry where scripts are constandy being bought, sold and traded, the halt has had serious repercussions at many
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Brown Gallery Art has long been used as a form of expression similar to language, if not equitable. However, in his upcoming exhibit, artist Scott Henstrand uses art to strip words of their meaning and to focus on language as a mere artifact instead. The Ambiguity ofSocial Hysterical Revelation, which will be showcased in
the Louise Jones Brown Gallery located in the Bryan Center, is Henstrand’s first solo exhibition. The showcase is a collection of letters, words and symbols painted and presented in pieces and distortions. By isolating the symbols that are the basis of our language, simplifying them and then processing them through several different art media, Henstrand is able to portray them as individual pieces of art devoid of context. Each of the pieces has a removable card denoted by an arbitrary symbol placed next to them in lieu of names. This not only further underscores Henstrand’s goal of breaking language down into symbols, but it also gives the public a chance to rearrange the cards in away that speaks to their own sense of artistic pattern or theme. The Ambiguity of Social Hysterical Revelation will be showcased in theBrown Gallery from Dec. 10 to Jan. 11, 2008.
Manbites Dog Winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Rabbit Hole is an incredibly poignant and heart-wrenching story following Becca and Howie, a married couple, after the death of a young child. This play could have been just another tear-jerker cut from the communal mold, but its sharp honesty, delicate humor and profound subtlety breathes a life into it that is unmatched. Author David Lindsay-Abaire, usually known for his fondness of the whimsical and extreme, is frank and cuttingly realistic in his portrayal of how the grief of a dead loved one can affect the relationships of those left behind. The Manbites Dog Theater will be performing Rabbit Hole Dec. 6 to 9, Dec. 12 to 16 and Dec. 19 to 22. All shows will start at 8:15 p.m., except Sunday shows which will start at 3:15 p.m. Ticket prices will vary.
entry-level positions. “I’m trying to be a writer but I can’t submit anything anywhere,” Kennedy said.
“WGA [Writers Guild of America] put out a memorandum and ads and made it clear if you write as a scab, you will never be admitted into the Writers Guild.” Meanwhile, talent agencies have been hit hard as most make the vast majority of their
money from writers and directors. “Every one thinks talent agents are huge cash cows, but most revenue comes from writers,” Kennedy noted. Screenwriter Katherine Ruppe, Trinity ’B5, is a member of the Independent Writers Caucus. She has participated in large strikes with over 4,000 protestors in Hollywood. Ruppe and her agent had planned on taking her feature film screenplay to the marketplace, but the strike has prevented her from doing so and forced her to cease all screenwriting-related work. Ruppe believes graduating seniors will find it increasingly difficult to obtain jobs in Hollywood if the strike continues well into next year. Richard Walter, co-chairman of screenwriting at University ofCaliforniaLos Angeles, where Ruppe graduated from in 2004, wrote a letter to all students in the school’s writing program, advising them to “respect the rules of the guild they hope one day to join” by not taking on scab work during the strike. Walter noted that all faculty members in the screenwriting program are members oftheWGA. Cameo Voltz, an Assistant Director at the Career Center, believes the biggest problem for graduating seniors is the sense of uncertainty the strike has created in the job search. “Because people cannot plan, and do want to hope for the best-case scenario, it is hard to make concrete suggestions about what may be next,” Voltz wrote in an e-mail. However, Voltz added that an end to the strike will not necessarily bring everything back to normal, as possible salary changes will likely cause a ripple effect throughout the industry. “Perhaps by this summer, the impact will be little noticed for someone conducting a job search,” Voltz said. “However, a drawn-out strike does have implications for future hiring.”
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Waitress
Waitress deals with the realities ofyoung pregnancy and blue-collar life with smart black humor and scrumptious props: a myriad of delectable, delicious, insert-adjective-denoting-yummy pies with names selected in honor of the hard-knock life (take for example, the “I Don’t Want Earl’s Baby” pie). Felicity fans mourning the disappearance ofKeri Russell will delight in the curly-haired talent up on the big screen.
transcends the sheer novelty that such an absurd combination of vocalists may imply. Krauss is (not surprisingly) at the top of her game here, and Plant proves that (more surprisingly) those old pipes can still carry a tune.
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Ratatouille Shelve whatever snobbish notions you might have about animation and witness what may be the best Proustian moment in the history of cinema. Pixar’s latest masterpiece is a visceral experience, rife with art, romance and animated rats against the luminous backdrop ofParis! COURTESY SONY PICTURES
Feel-good foreign film Vitus features a young piano, financial virtuoso.
Vitus
This Swiss flick from Fredi M. Murer barely touched in at local indie theaters. But the endearing tale of a child prodigy with a knack for piano and corporate investments is worth the pain of faking a Netflix account for the free trial period. Vitus reminds us that there is genius in the mundane and joy in the everyday commonality oflife—or at least that’s what we can tell ourselves when the fiveyear-old next door shows up doing multivariable Calculus
11th Hour Bored with Holiday romantic comedies and classical reruns? Then remind yourself of the disastrously-immediate issue of global warming and environmental degrada-
FAIRTRADE
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because of One World Marketand the Ten Thousand Villages in Raleigh,” Stratton said. “It helps us build a presence in the area so we can introduce more people to Ten Thousand Villages.” Executive directorLaura Wendell said she also sees a benefit to having more stores. “Hopefully it will raise awareness of fair trade,” she said. “It would be a good thing for customers to make more informed choices.” The Chapel Hill store, like the company’s other stores, employs a handful of full-time and part-time employees but the majority of the work force are volunteers. “It’s run as a non-profit organization, but we act as any retail organization,” Shah said. Running the gamut from high school and college students to retirees, the volunteers help the store channel more money to the artisans. “[By using volunteers], we’re able to keep our costs down,” Shah said. “A common phrase we use is ‘thinking globally, but acting locally.’ People can make a difference
Sunset Rubdown: Random Spirit Lover
The third release from Spencer Krug’s side project, Random SpiritLover falls somewhere between pure pop and cacophony, a subde blend that only the Wolf Parade frontman can pull off. Occasionally catchy—and always interesting—the album careens back and forth through jolting melodies and lush soundscapes.
Lekman: Night Falls Over Kortedala Jens Swedish pretty(ish)-boy Lekman brings his bariJens
tone croon back to familiar
subjects such as kissing girls and crying. The result isn’t as saccharine as it may seem. Full of rich orchestration and elegant progressions; Kortedala is indie pop at its finest.
Robert Plant 8c AlisonKrauss: Raising Sand Composed of a series of duets, Raising Sand actually
by volunteering at a local Ten Thousand Villages.” Interestingly, this particular store has ties to Duke as
Shah is a 2006 Duke alumnus. Both Shah and Stratton, a UNC Robertson alum, became involved with Ten Thousand Villages through Duke’s Enterprising Leadership Initiative (ELI) in the Sanford Institute. ELl’s founder, Tony Brown, developed the connection with Ten Thousand Villages as a push for more social entrepreneurship. “[There was] a need for Ten Thousand Villages to have access to fresh, young, interested people, and a need at the student end to find a great organization to make an impact in,” Shah said. Nonetheless, business has been going well for the store, due in part to the brand recognition created by the other area stores. “It’s been an unbelievable opening. All of our measurements of success have exceeded expectations,” Shah said. “Community reception has been much stronger than we ever anticipated. It can often take people a while to become aware of what your organization is trying to do, but many of the people that come in to our store already know what Ten Thousand Villages is about, and the community has been extremely excited that we’re here.”
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Ten Thousand Villages Is managed by Duke grad Amar Shah.He became involved with the store through the Enterprising Leadership Initiative.
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GRYPHON from page 5 Interestingly enough, the Gryphon Trio is named after the mythical half-lion, half-eagle creature regarded as “a guardian of treasures and a symbol of the connection between psychic energy and cosmic force.” The Trio’s repertoire seeks to project this inherent energy and force into the audience by performing their treasure trove of pieces ranging from the classical to the modern eras. The program will begin with the last Brahms piano trio, a “very dramatic and concise work.” The night will also include the American premiere of a modern work written by Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov, ofwhich the Gryphons already played the World Premiere in Kiev this September. “The work is a lovely, dreamy reminiscence of Mozart—as if heard through veils and memories,” Parker said. “So there’s no need to be afraid of this piece ofmodem music.” Lastly, the Trio will perform the Schubert B-flat major piano trio and maybe even tantalize the audience with a tango encore. The Gryphons have high expectations for the performance. “We hope that the audience enjoys the intimacy and excitement of chamber music. There’s only the three of us, so we’re busy passing melodies and rhythmic energy back and forth constantly,” Parker said. Let’s face it—classical music can sometimes get a bad rap. But on Saturday night, the Gryphon Trio is sure to stun the non-believers with a show that asks as much of the listener as it may demand of the performer, but will reward manifold.
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PISCATAWAY PUMMELING In its first road test of the year, No, 4 Duke routed No. 19 Rutgers 85-45 Dec. 4 in Piscataway, N.J. Guards Abby Waner and Lindsey Harding combined for 40 points.
RUTGERS GETS REVENGE The No. 4 Scarlet Knights edged top-seeded Duke 53-52 in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 March 24. Harding missed two free throws with 0.1 seconds remaining. 1
SCARLET ON HER MIND STOPPING THE STREAK her conference introductory April After In losing to Penn State Sunday, Duke press 20, Joanne P. McCallie said she believes can stave off its first four-game losing her team should focus on avenging its skid since 1994 tonight when it plays last loss to the Scarlet Knights. Rutgers in Cameron at 7 p.m.
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At her introductory press conference in April, a reporter asked newly-hired head coach Joanne P. McCallie about playing
Texas, former head coach Gail Goestenkors’ new team. Her answer was somewhat surprising. “I have thought about it,” McCallie said. “We’ve talked about Rutgers also, and that’s who I believe we should be focused on.” The Scarlet Knights not only took out Duke in the Sweet 16 of last year’s NCAA Tournament, but also defeated Michigan State, McCallie’s former squad, in the previous round. The Blue Devils lost to Rutgers when Lindsey Harding missed two free throws with 0.1 seconds remaining, sending top-seeded Duke home early. Eight months after the Blue Devils welcomed its new coach, McCallie and the No. 17 Duke (5-3) finally get their shot at revenge against the No. 3 Scarlet Knights (5-1) tonight at 7 p.m. in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Although the memoryof last season’s defeat still lingers, the squad is attempting to treat this matchup like any other contest. “We try and take every game the same,” junior Abby Waner said. “However, that being said, there is an extra incentive for the obvious reasons.”
Those obvious reasons also include the fact that Rutgers is one of the best teams in the country this year. The Scarlet Knights enter tonight’s contest riding a five-game winning streak, having just defeated previously-unbeaten Maryland. The fast-paced Rutgers offense is led by guards Epiphanny Prince and Essence Carson, who combine for 25.8 points per game. “Their guards are really quick and can score a lot of ways,” said senior Wanisha Smith, who will remain sidelined tonight with a broken bone in her wrist. “They’re really smart, they get in the passing lanes, they do a really good job ofreading defenses.” Rutgers’ recent successes stand in stark contrast to the Blue Devils’ current woes. Duke finds itself in the midst of a threegame losing streak—its longest in over a decade—and its struggles have started on the defensive end. The Blue Devils have conceded 76.0 points per game in the last three contests, compared to just 44.4 in its five wins. Opposing teams are shooting 48.6 percent from the field in the losses, in contrast to only 28.1 percent in Duke’s victories. “Our defense is obviously what we’re slacking on right now,” Waner said. “We’ve gone back to the basics—how to move your feet instead of fouling. Really, it comes
down to defense and fouling.” Offensively, the Blue Devils are led by their own scoring duo of Waner and center Chante Black, who are averaging a total of 25.9 points per game. Duke will look to run its offense through Black, whose presence in the post has lifted the team to a 282-158 advantage in points-in-the-paint this season. If Duke fails to come out with a victory against the Scarlet Knights, it will mark the team’s first four-game losing streak since the 1994. Naturally, the players are eager to resume their winning ways. ‘We’re competitive, we want to win and we hate losing,” Waner said. Still, the team realizes that losses in December are not nearly as important as losses in March, and the Blue Devils have found inspiration to turn around their season in an unlikely source—Rutgers. Last year, the Scarlet Knights lost to Duke by nearly 40 points in December before their stunning tournament victory. “It was so early in the season,” said Black, who redshirted last year. “Hopefully, we’re going to go through changes just like Rutgers did and come out as that Final Four team. Definitely, there can be a comeback.” Tonight’s game, against the team that
handed Duke its last March loss, should be the perfect opportunity for the Blue Devils to begin that resurgence.
been Duke's most consistent scorer, but Kia Vaughn and Essence Carson team to form a tough post duo. ADVANTAGE: RUTGERS CKCOURT: Abby Waner is as good as any guard, but will, miss W isha Smith against Rutgers' inceand MateeAjavon, ADVANTAGE: RUTGERS
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Duke struggles through injury-plagued season by
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Many of the Blue Devils lingered a little longer on the field the day after Thanksgiving, unable to comprehend that theirseason had come to an all-too-premature close. “A lot of people weren’t ready for it,” senior co-captain Michael Videira said. “We didn’t expect it to end quite so suddenl esi tecially for the seniors. We’ve had such season a good run the past four years. I don’t think any WraPUD of us were really prepared for it to happen the way it did.” The sloppy field at Louisville—site of Duke’s 1-0 loss in the first round of the NCAA tournament to the Cardinals proved an apt setting for the conclusion of a season in which the Blue Devils (11-8-1) could never seem to get their footing. A host of injuries to key players throughout the season prevented Duke from ever settling into a set rotation or rhythm. Offseason surgeries for Spencer Wadsworth and Zack Pope, along with a preseason injury to senior co-captain Tim Jepson, forced the Blue Devils to mix and match in the midfield and the back line. As a result, Duke stumbled to a 3-2 start out of the gates, dropping 1-0 decisions to Villanova and West Virginia despite outplaying each team. ',
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That was a common theme of the season for a Blue Devil squad that entered the year ranked fourth in the nation and poised to send head coach John Rennie into retirement with a national tide. Duke frequently outshot its opponents but often failed to convert those chances. “I thought we were better than almost every team we played, but for some reason or another, we didn’t really get results,” freshman midfielder Cole Grossman said. ‘You can be better than a team, you can dominate a team, you can do anything and you can still lose the game. That’s what makes soccer appealing, but it can also be really heartbrealdng, too.” The Blue Devils experienced that deflating side of the game a little too often in 2007. On the season, six of Duke’s eight defeats came by a single goal, including its postseason losses to North Carolina and Louisville. “The one thing that a lot of people overlook is in a lot of games, we were two inches away from a different outcome,” forward Joshua Medcalf said. “It’s easy to say this team fell short of our expectations. We may have in certain ways, but in this league, the difference between the top team and the bottom team is miniscule. It literally comes down to inches every game.” Medcalf compared the season-ending loss to one of the Blue Devils’ best wins of the season—a double-overtime comeback victory at Virginia. In that game, the graduate student’s header tied the game with under two minutes to play. In doubleovertime, junior Mike Grella notched the game-winner, again with less than two minutes on the clock. “The Virginia game, our season was practically over until somehow a ball hit my head and went in the goal, and the goalie is inches away from saving it. It wasn’t a great shot. We got lucky,” Medcalf said. “But that game is held up so. much better than against Louisville, where it’s the exact opposite side ofit where those chances didn’t go in for us. We got unlucky.” The win over the Cavaliers propelled Duke on a three-game winning streak and appeared to finally right the ship. But one
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Forward MichaelVideira and his fellow seniors endedtheir Duke careers with a 1 -0 loss to Louisville Nov. 23. more injury—this one to Videira—was the final turning point in a season packed with undulations. “It was kind of an ‘Oh no, here we go again,’” Rennie said. “It’s just one thing after another where we ended up being kind of fragile in terms of having real confidence. We had won some games and then all of a sudden there’s one of the guys we counted on [getting hurt]. It just was difficult to maintain any consistency.” Videira did the most he could on the choppy turf at Louisville, but the Blue Devils came up a goal short. And a coach
and a senior class that had accomplished so much in their time at Duke also finished just shy of their final goal—ending their careers with a national championship. “I feel very disappointed particularly for the seniors,” Rennie said. “They deserved to have a great year, they earned it, and it just didn’t happen for them.” The pain of that disappointment may be one more emotion to come in a year full of them. “I don’t think it still has hit a lot of people on the team,” Videira said. “But eventually it’s going to, and it’s going to suck.”
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BUCK COACHES from page 1 coaching searches in terms of a school’s effort to include diversity in theprocess. Each school is evaluated in five categories; communication with the BCA, diversity of the hiring and search committee, range of candidates interviewed,
time it takes to hire a coach and adherence to the school’s affirmative action policy. In 2004, when Alieva promoted Roof after a national search, Duke received a ‘B’ from the BCA as did five of 14Division I-A schools evaluated. The University saw its lowestmarks in communication and diversity of the search committee, including a ‘D’ in the latter. The best grades were reserved for the diversity of the candidate pool and the amount of time the search took, in which Duke earned ‘As. This time around, University officials seem to have emphasized improvement in areas in which it struggled. “There is some diversity on the [six-person] search committee,” Alieva said Friday. “Our search committee this time is not nearly as big as it was last time. We had some diversity last time, but we had a big committee, so the percentage was smaller.” BCA executive director Floyd Keith said that to his knowledge, Duke had not yet contacted his organization as of late Wednesday night Normally, schools contact the BCA within a day of starting a coaching search, he said. But senior associate athletics director Chris Kennedy said Monday that he intended to call the BCA office later that day to make sure Duke was not overlooking a worthy candidate. When asked in an e-mail last Friday if Duke had contacted the BCA, Alieva wrote: ‘Yes we have, that is part of our process.” Duke’s top brass traveled Monday to the Washington D.C., area to discuss the open position with Navy’s Paul Johnson, who is white. But Duke also hosted Grambling State head coach Rod Broadway, who is black, for an oncampus interview Tuesday. One of the stipulations of the candidate-diversity portion of the report card is that coaches of color are interviewed on campus. That sort of cooperation is all the BCA can hope for. The organization hopes that by encouraging the placement of qualified blacks in the interview room, more candidates will eventually become coaches. ‘We can’t ask schools to go about hiring black coaches,” said Georgia Tech head basketball coach Paul Hewitt, who is president of theBCA. “I think that’sunrealistic and unfair to universities. All you can hope for is to see that a search committee has diversity and the pool of candidates has diversity. If those two things happen, everyone will benefit The schools will truly get a person who is best qualified for the job.”
A history withoutblacks The racial composition of Duke’s football program is below the average ofother Division I-A teams, according to theschool’s 2006NCAA self-study report, which documents aspects of the athletic department every 10 years.
they thought were necessary to build that I-A program to whatever level they were looking to build it to,” said Richard Lapchick, chairof the Institutefor Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida. “Duke would be a strong candidate to hire an African-American coach because of its not-so-good record, and that’s where black coaches have been hired.”
The three Duke football teams listed in the report were, on average, comprised of42 percent black athletes, slightly lower than the national average of more than 50 percent. There are 26 black offensive and defensive coordinators in Division I-A in 2007, but offensive coordinator Peter Vaas and Roof are both white. Only Duke’s group of three black assistant coaches this year eclipsed the national clip of 26 percent black assistants. In the most recent year of the self-study, 10 percent ofathletics personnel were black. While that seems like a sliver, Kennedy insists that the department is attempting to instill more diversity, especially in the programs that need it most “It’s hard to do—we’re pretty close,” Kennedy said. “But it doesn’t have as much of an impact if you have a minority employee on the fifth floor of Schwartz-Butters who eight people see every day. It’s more important, for example, to have minorityrepresentation on the football staff than in the business office.” Such a presence has not yet permeated Duke’s head-coaching circles. Many close
An NCAA Rooney Rule? Less than 10 years ago, the NFL was in a comparable predicament as Division I-A college football. The Rooney Rule, adopted by the NFL in 2002, reversed that trend. The rule requires professional football organizations to interview minoritiesfor all open head coaching positions. It was prompted by a report that essentially revealed a bias in decision-making that implied a double standard in NFL hirings. “Everyone now looks at [the Rooney Rule] as a major step forward,” said Mehri, one of the rule’s architects. “And one of the reasons is because it’s an effort that doesn’t say who you should hire. It just says you should have an inclusive process. There’s probably no position in the country, inside or outside sports, that shouldn’t be done this way.” Lapchick cites the Rooney Rule in his effort to institute a similar rule in college football. Currently, the NCAA has no official policy about interviewing minority candidates. Instead, it is a recommended practice in Division I, as it is in NFL frontoffice hires and Major League Baseball. Few, if any, claim that Duke has demonstrated racial prejudice in hiring. Most believe that the University’s hirings have been matters ofcircumstance: the most-qualified candidate happened to be white. “I do know that at different times, we have tried to recruit African-American head coaches, and we weren’table to pull it off,” he said. “I think we will do it It will happen. And it will happen more and more. It just hasn’t happened yet” And when it does, it will certainly be inscribed in Duke’s record book of achievements—not as a celebration of the past, but as a benchmark for the future.
ly hired John Danowski, a head coach with a prodigious resume and a counseling de-
the University, however, say that does not mean Duke has made feeble efforts to entice minority candidates. Duke athletics directors have simply hired who they thought was the best person for the job. “How could I possibly express the thinking of Eddie Cameron, or Carl James or Wallace Wade, when they directed the program?” said TomButters, Duke’s director ofathletics from 1977 until 1998.“I can tell you thatI searched, I found who I thought to be the most-qualified candidatefor the position, and I hiredthose people.” Duke’s football position is unique because of the program’s middling status. Schools with more modest football legacies, like Duke, have proven to be most willing to hire coaches of color—with the one notable exception of Notre Dame, which employed Tyrone Willingham from 2002 to 2004. “There has been a fear on the part of athletic directors that black football coaches couldn’t mix with alumni or raise the funds to
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“I would love to see an Afr.-Am. coach” Duke may be behind the times, but the ACC has been a pioneering conference in ethnically and racially diverse hires. The conference is home to seven blackbasketball head coaches, tops in the nation. Duke and North Carolina are the only two schools to have never employed a black head coach—although Duke nearly hired its first in 2006. When former lacrosse head coach Mike Pressler resigned in the wake of allegations that accompanied the 2006 lacrosse scandal, the athletics department needed to fill the void. Alieva conducted a search under the eye of the national media and eventual-
gree—not to mention a son on the team. But had the search taken place under more-normal pretenses, the former Hofstra coach might not have been Duke’s man. SUNY Stony Brook head coach Rick Sowell, who is black, received serious consideration from the search committee. “Coming into that situation, there would have been a value for an African-American coach,” Kennedy said. “We had a really strong minority candidatewho probably wouldhave gotten the job in any other circumstance.” Rumors have swirled for years that when Mike Krzyzewski retires—and he said before this season that he has no plans of stepping down soon—he could be replaced by associate head coach Johnny Dawkins. The promotion of Dawkins, perhaps the most high-profile assistant coach in the country, would be significant, especially ifhe became the school’s first black coach,
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for the subsidization ofauxiliary services on campus, but this aspect of his platform is still missing. Dipping into the Duke Endowment to Slattery’s provide the contribubest services editorial tions to the from housstudent body is upon us. This ing, parking, housekeeping editorial board recognised and dining, was a lofty and him as a promising candirelatively unrealistic idea. date, and officially endorsed Yet it was original. However his campaign during the ambitious it seemed during spring elections, because of elections, Slattery’s charachis passion for the position ter and passion behind it apand eagerness to engage in pealed to us. Yet here we are dialogue with administra- half a year later, and nothing, tangible or intangible, tors. His platform was innovative, and it promised to has been mentioned in his move DSG forward. semester report. The lack Half a year later, have the of steps forward—however planks of Slattery’s campaign small—in Slattery’s main platform held strong? Let’s proposition has been disapstart with the central part of pointing. Any progress, even his platform: Slattery called marginal progress, would
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have been promising. Although we are underwhelmed with the apparent lack of action regarding the auxiliary services initiative, it’s essential that Slattery’s progress be put in context. DSG has come far within the last few years. Slattery and former DSG PresidentElliott Wolf are part of a new school of presidents that produce more tangible results and encourage more studentinteraction than previous DSG presidents. The majority of Duke students know who the DSG president is and where the DSG office is located, which could not have been said in the past. We, therefore, laud Slattery for his relative improvement over past presidents. In this sense, Slattery deserves more time to produce
results. Red tape within the administration can be especially thick, and Slattery is still establishing his niche on campus. Other tangible products of his tenure thus far, such as faculty-student lunches, making party-monitor training available online and the establishment by Dean Steve Nowicki of a committee to review judicial affairs, stand as promising initiatives. In the meantime, here are some useful tips for Slattery: Publicize the progress on your projects, whether they are entirely successful or not. This may not include posting memos in front of the DSG office, but information concerning ongoing administration dialogue online would inform the student population of the
With Duke being as prestigious a place as it is, it really can not only quietly show leadership —which is what it's doing now—but hopefully publicly show leadership.
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dividuals who are 85 and older. This “graying of the planet” will continue for at least the next 50 years until today’s high school students are global health series senior citizens. part viv As stated in a recent report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, “No challenge is as certain as global aging and none is Ukely to have as large and enduring an effect—on the size and shape of government budgets, on the future growth in living standards, and the stability of the global economy and even the world order.” The larger proportion of elderly compared to younger generations is the result of two population trends: declining birth rates and increasing life expectancy. These trends affect every part of the globe, although at different rates. For example, life expectancy has increased by roughly 40 years during the past century in Europe, and birth rates have fallen to below replacement rates, making Europe the continent with the highest proportion of elderly. Developing societies—primarily in Asia, Africa and South America—are younger, but are aging at a faster rate than was historically true for industrialized societies. China, in particular, is aging rapidly because ofits “one-child” policy, which has led to unusually small cohorts of children and young adults. The aging of society poses a variety of challenges to the younger generations that will support and succeed their elders. Chief among these is how to provide appropriate health care for older citizens. Here in the United States, Medicare costs are projected to account for 9 percent of the gross domestic product by 2050. Payroll taxes for Medicare alone would have to quadruple to maintain current coverage levels. Will younger generations be willing to pay the price of sustaining Medicare benefits at the current levels? Worldwide, the vast majority ofhealth care dollars have traditionally been spent on acute illnesses—medical conditions that either resolve with treatment or lead rapidly to death. But chronic illnesses are increasing at an astounding pace in —
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president’s efforts and impose some benevolent pressure on any slow-moving administrative processes. Address die auxiliary, issue. Whether it has moved forward or not, the lack ofany mention of the issue within the report was disconcerting. As the main initiative set forth in the campaign, some visible steps of progress would be encouraging to the student body. We stand puzzled that such a central issue in the presidential campaign didn’t merit even a briefmention in the semester-end report. But one ought not to forget that the learning curve is far steeper during the first semester than the second, and it is during the Spring that we expect the greatest progress. For now, the jury is out.
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the United States and other developed countries. These are diseases such as diabetes and heart disease for which cure is an unrealistic goal, but which can be medically managed to maximize disability-free life. Developed countries are painfully evolving from acute-care models of health care delivery to chronic care models. But the challenges are even greater in developing countries. As societies rapidly age, chronic diseases will become the major challenge to the health care systems in the developing world. This puts these 'countries in the unenviable position of providing medical care for acute conditions and simultaneously developing the resources needed for managing chronic conditions. What do those resources look like? The keys to effective chronic care include early detection, consistent medical management as these progressive diseases worsen and interventions that address the needs of the disabled. Because of the long-term nature and the disability that often accompanies chronic illness, more than physician care is needed. The disabled chronically ill also need supportive services such as transportation, help with housework, assistive devices (such as wheelchairs and walkers) and, for the most disabled, full-time custodial care. And, of course, effective and ongoing treatment of chronic illnesses is much more expensive than treatment for acute conditions. Meeting the needs of an aging population requires a transformation of health care systems designed on acute-care models. An older population is a sicker population. Medical school curricula must be redesigned to focus primarily on chronic illnesses. Health care manpower needs increase—not only the per-capita number of physicians and nurses, but also a wide variety of medical technicians, rehabilitation workers and social workers. Different kinds of equipment are required for hospitals and clinics. Health care financing programs, whether public or private, need to reimburse more, different and likely more expensive services. Thus, global health is largely an issue of global aging. Improving basic medical care and public health during childhood and early adulthood are important in part because they result in healthier older adults. But preventing and treating chronic illnesses will be the primary global health care priority for decades to come, no matter where in the world you live. Linda George is a professor ofsociology and the associate director ofDuke’s Centerfor the Study ofAging and Human Development.
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recording industry is a dinosaur. Its existing business model—sponsoring artists’ use of massive recording studios and packaging physical copies of their
songs to distribute in retail outlets—is obsolete New technology permits nearly free distribution of high-quality sound recordings over the Internet; what used to require millions of dollars of reelliott wolf cording equipment now requires Apple’s Garageq.e.d. Band and a few thousand dollars in instruments from Guitar Center. I look forward to the day when record executives are destitute and there is no multibillion-dollar middleman between artists and fans. But in the mean time, the recording industry’s trade group, the Recording Industry Association of America, is mounting a campaign of fear and intimidation in the hopes of delaying the inevitable. It is pursuing legal action against the very people who purchase the albums and concert tickets that provide its bottom line. In instances where privacy and fair use rights get in the way, it has employed an army of lobbyists to change the law. And now it has resorted to merely alleging copyright infringement on the basis of dubious information and demanding compensation, as it did to 26 Duke students forwarded prelitigation letters last week. Regardless of whether the students are responsible for the alleged infringement (my column four weeks ago explained why it is highly questionable that they are), they are faced with a choice between paying a $3,000-to-$5,000 settlement or spending much more fighting a federal lawsuit. A letter sent to a student read, “IF YOU DO NOT RESOLVE OUR CLAIMS AGAINST YOU WITHIN TWENTY (20) CALENDAR DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS LETTER, THEN WE WILL FILE SUIT AGAINST YOU IN FED-
however, is that this issue is far more complex than the moral ERAL COURT” [emphasis theirs]. Such efforts to intimidate students are the part ofa narrowly question as to whether downloading songs is stealing and the targeted campaign that, in any criminal court, would amount legal question as to whether copyright infringement occurred. to selective prosecution. The latest round of setdement letters It boils down to this: do the merits ofthe RIAA’s narrowly to students campaign to protect its copyrights warrant the coto and then at only targeted were sent only college students, 16 schools. Seven of those schools are in the Ivy League, two operation of the University? And should Duke cooperate to (Duke included) are other prestigious private universities and the extent that it will abandon its students, act as a conduit for dubious legal threats and willingly release private inforthe remaining eight are top-tier public universities. mation about students’ use of the University network? This was no accident. The response of Harvard Law faculty went something Our respective schools are prestigious enough that whatever happens to us will prompt news coverage of the like this (reproducing the directness of the RIAA’s threats): RIAA’s efforts. Our respective students are young enough N-O. GO TO HELL. Since Harvard faculty published op-eds in The Harvard to be fazed by a legal threat from the recording industry but are largely from families wealthy enough to shoulder Crimson and several national newspapers decrying the RIAA’s “deterrence and education initiatives” and pledged to the burden of the offered setdements. And most impordefend targeted students, Harvard has not received a single tandy, our respective universities are docile enough to coletter or been served a single subpoena. And as with the prelitigation RIAA. operate with Harvard, the RIAA has been reluctant to target users of So far, Duke has both forwarded e-mail prelitigation notices and sent physical packages of“evidence” to students whose commercial Internet service providers, which have successcomputer addresses were flagged by the RIAA. If the students fully fought for the privacy rights of their customers. In RIAA v. Verizon, the Court of Appeals for the District refuse to identify themselves and setde prior to Dec. 11,it is alof Columbia Circuit invalidated subpoenas issued under the most certain thatthe RIAA will serve subpoenas on the UniverDigital Millennium Copyright Act, protecting individual Insity for their personal identifying information. When that happens, the University has said it will release the students’ names ternet users from legal threatswithout a showing of probable and subject them to litigation, as it didwithout objection in the cause. In a 2003 amici brief on the case, lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Founcase of six students over the summer. “We need to be assertive in educating students about dation wrote, “the mere allegation of unlawful behavior by a the importance of protection of intellectual property, and private party has never sufficed to abrogate the First Amendwe would not necessarily challenge the process,” said Vice ment rights of speakers and should not suffice to eliminate the privacy rights of ordinary Americans.” President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta. So I say this now to Duke’s office of legal counsel, the Duke’s cooperation has also involved a near-complete abandonment of the students being targeted. Several tarfaculty of the School ofLaw, Student Affairs and the Office of Information Technology: Twenty-six (and likely many geted students who wish to remain anonymous asked Momore in the future) of your students deserve more than neta and the University counsel’s office to make two minimal requests of the RIAA; that the setdement deadline be this. Recognizing the illegality of copyright infringement extended past exam week, and that the setdement offers does not necessitate throwing them under a bus. For a guide on how to (legally) shield your computer from be adjusted for students on financial aid. The University’s response: “For the University to be inspection by the RIAA, go to http://www.duke.edu/~egw4/. active in requesting deviation just engages the University Elliott Wolf is a Trinity senior. This is his final column of the more in this process than we choose to be,” Moneta said. What Moneta and other administrators fail to recognize, semester.
Pax Christi are the words of one of the world’s greatest lovers as she anguished over her greatest love: “The more I want him, the less I am wanted... emptiness is so great that nothing touches my soul We all face pain and suffering in our lives, but unrequited love can seem like the most painful of all It’s remarkable then that this great lover, Mother Teresa, despite perceiving God’s abandonment for much of her life, obtained the rarest Sne+iw nnla JUSIIn nOld form of peace. Indeed, on account ofher afflictions her fiat lux peace was more profoundly purchased than the most stable peace gained by security, silence or solid affections. From where does such profound peace come? Thanksgiving demonstrated at least one thing that separates Mother Teresafrom the rest of us: constant gratitude. We officially show our gratitude once per year—mainly to free-market capitalism —by buying and consuming as much as we can. For the consecrated religious, gratitude is a bit different. They give thanks every day because for them life is a supreme gift of love from God, who always desires their well-being. Thus every suffering and sorrow—even Mother Teresa’s feelings of rejection from her Love—is an opportunity to challenge, fortify and sanctify oneself. And God will help. In this context, suffering is suffused with meaning because suffering becomes a positive response to God, and suffering well becomes a form of service. But there is a problem with this way of thinking. If we are God’s servants, then we are also suffering an eternal sort of bondage. In a world where freedom seems the highest virtue, how can that put anyone at peace? To answer this problem, we must go back to gratitude. As a husband is bonded to his wife—and graciously serves her—because he loves her, Mother Teresa served her “spouse” because she was infinitely grateful to Him. We find joy in serving those to whom we are indebted, and so bondage is not necessarily a loss of freedom. Instead, bondage to God necessitates a radically different con-
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that are received and theirattendant duties, not in terms of rights that are owed and their inevitable violations. The one breeds joy and thanksgiving for the good things of life; the other breeds selfishness and resentment because of the good things that life lacks. Mother Teresa gave her body back to God (its true owner) as a living sacrifice; the materialist views his body as a “mere object that he attempts, as he pleases, to make both enjoyable and harmless,” in the words of Pope Benedict XVI. Thus the body becomes a slave to biological processes and passions that, unlike the soul, are anything but free. It is not “human rights” that free us, but the real capacity and grave obligation to do objective good. Freedom is charity and service. The world is an arena in which we are given the dignity to exercise our capacity for good, the dignity of being not merely effects but causes, if even by simple prayer. This freedom to do good leads some, like Mother Teresa, to suffer their entire lives in service to others. To them, the patient endurance of suffering is not, I should say, merely a gift to God; it is also away to profoundly unitewith Him, by sacrificing in the selfsame way that He sacrificed. Paradoxically, suffering can be a gift from God, a life of service and sacrifice the most meaningful ofall. Like Mother Teresa, it brings one full circle to gratitude and peace: “I have begun to love my darkness [as] a very small part of Jesus’ darkness and pain on the earth.” We now approach Christmas, the annual display of national worship—mostly at the altar of the market—where we observe our sacred duty to buy and sell. But I think what’s missing during this frantic shopping season is peace, real peace—the sort built up by the circle of interweaving gratitude, service, suffering and peace. Mother Teresa accepted her place in life without resentment for her trials, but with unending gratitude, with humble service and with love. Her example teaches us that, contrary to the definitions of the modem world, suffering is not opposed to happiness. He who thinks otherwise will never be at peace because he will always suffer. At the end, this was her true freedom; because chains no longer mattered to her. Her life was no longer a struggle to appease her passions; she had abandoned herself completely in God. With eternal bondage came eternal peace. For Truth, the good book reminds us, not uninhibitedrights, will make us free.
Justin Noia is a Pratt junior. This is hisfinal column of the semster.
lettertotheeditor Rove forum disrespected in more ways than one “Let him talk! He’s his son!” For anyone sitting toward the front right of “A Conversation with Karl Rove” the other night, this outburst was one of many heard. This one didn’t make itinto the newspaper until now. A lady, seated in the front row, shouted this as Duke grad Stephen Miller cut in line to ask his question for Rove. There were quite a few inappropriate actions that occurred at the Rove speech the other night Sure, it was really easy to see what the protestors were doing, but one of the group of Duke College Republicans and Duke Conservatives sitting at the front left of Page Auditorium violated the rules of the talk as well. Sony, Mr. Miller. Cutting in front of about 15 people just because you happen to be seated close to the microphone was impolite and threatened the authenticity of the question and answer session. Rove had few vocal friends at the speech. And the ones who were vocal not only violated the talk’s decorum, they prevented more people from interacting with Rove during the question section. As did Miller. To the Duke Conservatives at this school, I sincerely hope you all can, at some point, decide to put your own face on your group. To the Duke Republicans, unfortunately guilty by association, you need to publicly separate yourself from this man before your credibility goes down the tube. To the Duke Democrats, where are you? This was a great opportunity for some kind of a debate outside of the talk It was nowhere to be found. There are people at this school just itching to get involved. Presidential primaries start in a month. Where are the groups? Finally, to Miller, you graduated. I know you feel strongly about what you do, but you’ve got to turn over the reins. At least, someone has to take them from the son ofKarl Rove. Elad Gross Trinity TO
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BRAVO! Fall 2007 Phi Beta Kappa Initiates
Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and largest academic honor society, was founded on December 5, 1776 by five students at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Since then, it has evolved to become the nation’s leading advocate for arts and sciences at the undergraduate level. Phi Beta Kappa elects over 15,000 new members a year from 276 prestigious chapters across the United States. The Society’s distinctive emblem, a gold key (with the Greek character Phi along with B and K as the initials of the name of the society), is widely recognized as a symbol of academic achievement. The Duke Chapter, Beta of North Carolina, was formed in 1920 at Trinity College. We are delighted to receive into membership the following: Aleksandr Andreev
Anne Bast Kercsmar
Charles Thomas Randazzo
Laura Lynn Anzaldi
Gene Kim
Joseph Michael Reardon
Xue Bai
Kyung-Wha Kim
Benjamin Laurel Reed
Margot Elizabeth Bowen
David Samuel Kleban
Paul
Carol Wei-Chi Chen
Katrina Eve Kurnit
Melissa Gayle Richer
Christopher Callahan Conway
Ashley Minah Kwon
Lura Elizabeth Rudisill
Andrew J. C. Cunningham
Amanda
Nicholas J. Dashman
Sally Dai Liu
Srishti Seth
Emma Claire Davies
Alexandra Elpiniki Livanos
Matan Isaac Setton
Laura Wooding Dickey
Samantha Jo Loßusso
Michael
Kathryn Ann Feiereisel
Michael Paul Martoccio
Grant Matthew Smith
Claudia Fischmann
Troy Dean Mestler
Ashley Elizabeth Sobel
Chong-Min Fu
Kenneth Edward Morrison
Corey Sobel
Adam Gross
Anne Knox Morton
Sam Michael Swartz
Michael Fee Haley
Scott Neil Natnrman
Susanna Victoria Temkin
Elizabeth Dana Hardwick
Omar Mohamed Newera
Seth Adam Tillman
Sarah Jane Haseltine
Chin Chtm Ooi
Valerie Michele Vaughn
Jeffrey Charles Herbert
Sweta Mahesh Patel
Sarah Katherine Wallace
Michael Joseph Higgins
Matthew Robert Patrick
Amanda Lynn Way
Yaohtd Huang
Qnang Huy Pham
Rachel Ramsay Weeks
Brian William Itami
Jason Thomas Prager
Alexander Dong Hyttng Yoo
Jean Lee
Jones Tyner Reid
Josef Assadullah Sadat
Jason Sloyer
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