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N’rfbng may get reprieve in civil suit

Committee names 3 YT finalists

Judgesuspends charges pending bankruptcy case

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Katelyn Donnelly, Bronwyn Lewis and Ryan Todd have been chosen as the three finalists for Young Trustee, members of the Young Trustee Nominating Committee announced Tuesday. The three seniors were selected from a field of eight semifinalists after two days of interviews and discussions with the committee. “All the candidates we had were excellent, and we felt that these three best exemplified what the students would be looking for in a Young Trustee,” said senior Genevieve Cody, Duke Student Government vice president for community interaction and chair of the YTNC. The Young Trustee serves a three-year term on the Board of Trustees—the firstyear as an observer and the next two years as a voting member. Jordan Giordano, DSG executive vice president and a member of the YTNC, said the committee wanted to select finalists who best understand the undergraduate experience and the variety of viewpoints expressed by the Duke community. “We’re looking for someone who can represent all of the undergraduate population and those three were the most representative,” said Giordano, a junior. All three finalists said their diverse Duke SEE FINALISTS ON PAGE 5

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Federal Judge James Beaty temporarily removed Mike Nifong from an ongoing civil suit Monday, pending the conclusion of the disbarred former Durham district attorney’s bankruptcy hearing. Nifong filed for SIMEON LAW/THE

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TheAmerican Tobacco HistoricDistrict is a major accomplishment of downtownrevitalization efforts.

Updated downtown plan moves forward by

Tina Mao

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The blueprint for downtown Durham’s facelift recendy received some work ofits own. The updated plan resulted from the new presence of several companies in the area, faster progress than expected and an influx of both residents and employees, said Bill Kalkhof, president of Downtown Durham Inc., a company founded in 1993 to promote local revitalization efforts. When the Downtown Durham Master Plan was first adopted in 2000, the plan aimed to create a billion dollars’ worth of

investment in 20 years—a goal that, after seven years, has already been achieved, Kalkhof said. The plan was reevaluated at the end of 2007, resulting in the updates. “We’re really trying to make downtown Durham a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week destination point,” Mayor Bill Bell said. To date, major accomplishments include the renovation of formerly vacant tobacco warehouses, expedited construction of the Durham Performing Arts Center, the creation of several hundred residential units and streetscape improvements. SEE DURHAM ON PAGE 8

bankruptcy Jan. 15, claiming approximately $lBO million in debt and liabilities. Beaty noted, however, that the suspended charges—filed by three Mike Nifong former members of the men’s lacrosse team who were indicted in a now-discredited rape case—may be reinstated within 90 days of the conclusion of the bankruptcy hearing. California bankruptcy attorney Evan Smith said Beaty likely intends to weigh the outcome of the bankruptcy hearing before moving further with the civil suit. Smith noted that the move is not unusual in cases when individuals who declare bankruptcy are also under fire with civil litigation. David Rudolf, an attorney for former player Reade Seligmann, told The (Raleigh) News & Observer earlier this month thatrepresentatives of the players intended to follow the suit through the bankruptcy courts. Rudolf did not immediately respond to requests for comment Tuesday.

Campus awaits effects ofFew shuffle by

Shuchi Parikh

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Independents hoping to become a greater part of the West Campus social scene may be out of luck—at least until next Spring. Although the Campus Culture Initiative Steering Committee advocated empowering independents socially, the renovation ofFew Quadrangle, which is slated to be completed by Spring ’O9, will increase the presence ofselective living members on West “A lot of things are driven by a few people setting the image,” sophomore Ymg-Ymg Lu said. “On such a relatively small campus a little change in numbers is a big change.” Residence Life and Housing Services assigned housing on West during the Few Quad renovation to all five selective living groups currently located in the quad, relocating 394 independents. SEE SLGS ON PAGE 5

Five living groups, including Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity(right), will move elsewhere on West Campus during renovations of Few Quadrangle in Summer and Fall 2008.

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Weather

NEWS McCain wins Florida primary Miami,Fla.— Sen.John McCain won a break-

through triumph in the Florida primaryTuesday night,seizing the upper hand in the Republican presidential race ahead of next week's coast-tocoast contests and lining up a quick endorsement from soon-to-be dropout Rudy Giuliani. Sen. Hillary Clinton was the Democratic winner in a primary held in defiance of national rules that drew no campaigning and awarded no delegates.

Smithfield lawsuit to proceed RICHMOND, Va. U.S. District Judge Robert Payne gave the go-ahead Tuesday to Smithfield Foods Inc.'s racketeering lawsuit against a union that's waged a lengthy campaign to organize thousands of workers at the company's massive hog slaughterhouse in rural North Carolina. The Smithfield-based meat company alleges that the union's "smear campaign" involving efforts to unionize Smithfield's Tar Heel, N.C., plant amounts to extortion, taking away Smithfield's intangible property.

BUSINESS ENTERTAINMENT Writers' union to work Grammys FBI probes Wall Street firms WASHINGTON —The Federal Bureau of InvestigationTuesday said it is investigating 14companiesfor possible fraud or insider trading violations in connection with loans made to risky borrowers and investments spun offof thoseloans. Agency officials did not identify the companies under investigation but said the wideranging probe, which began in spring 2007, involves companies across the industry, from mortgage lenders to financial firms that bundle home loans into securities sold to investors.

LOS ANGELES —The Writers Guild ofAmerica agreed Monday to let its members work on the show set for the Grammys Feb. 10. Neil Portnow,head ofthe Recording Academy, called the guild's decision gratifying and promised a 50th-anniversary show "with an amazing lineup of artists and performances." With the guild's board of directors deciding to sign an interim agreement for the awards ceremony, the Grammys will escape the fate that befell this month's Golden Globes.

SCIENCE/TECH Glass chip to replace lab rats

SPORTS Twins, Mets to trade Santana

TROY, N.Y.—With a European ban looming on animal testing for cosmetics, companies are giving a hard look at high-tech alternatives to lab rats like the small,rectangular glass chip professor Jonathan Dordick holds up to the light in his lab at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Solidus Biosciences plans to market the chip by next year. Hopes are high that the chip and other "in vitro" tests will provide alternatives to animal testing.

Johan Santana is a contract NEW YORK extension and physical away from going to the New York Mets. After months of deliberation, the Twins reached a tentative agreement Tuesday to part with the two-time Cy Young Award winner for outfielder Carlos Gomez, and pitchers Phil Humber, Deolis Guerra and Kevin Mulvey, two people familiar with the deal said, speaking on condition of anonymity because no announcement had been made.

ignored toxicfindings The Federal Emergency N Agency manipulated sciench to play down the danger •y formaldehyde in trailers ishurricane victims, according investigation by congressioDemocrats released Monday. FEMA "ignored, hid and maipulated government research »n the potential impact of long-term exposure to formaldehyde" on Katrina and Rita victims now living in FEMA trailers, Democrats on a House Science and Technology sub:ommittee wrote in a letter.

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The Whole Foods Market chain said Tuesday it would stop offering plastic grocery bags, giving customers instead a choice between recycled paper or reusable bags. Plastic bags have become übiquitous because they are lightweight, cheap and functional. Critics complain that the bags are badfor the environment because they are made from petroleum, are typically tossed after one use, fill landfills, and float into trees, rooftops, roadways and oceans. Whole Foods officials estimate that the store distributes 150 million plastic bags a year.

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Today Live for Life health check TelcomResearch Dr. Breakroom, Warn, to 4p.m. A free 30-minute personal health assessment for Duke Faculty and Staff that measures cholesterol, blood pressure,height and weight Off-campus housing fair Bryan Center, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Local property managers, Duke Police, Durham Police and RLHS representatives will be available to answer on- or off-campus housing questions,including safetytips.

A Pop-Lit Look at Duke Women's CenterLower Lounge, 5 to 7 p.m. Using contemporary literature, discussions will examine issues relevant to lives of Duke women. News briefs compiled from wire reports "It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education." —AlbertEinstein

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Singer Joshua Radin to Film attacks campus’ play show in Reynolds liberal atmospheres by

Naureen Khan THE CHRONICLE

Acoustic singer-songwriter Joshua Radin will serenade students in Reynolds Theater Feb. 18, Duke University Union officials announced Tuesday.

Tickets, which go on sale today at the Duke University Box Office, will cost $l3 for students and $lB for others. The Major Attractions committee is abandoning the adage that bigger is better with a series of smaller performances that aim to cater to various sectors of the student population, said committee Chair

Chamindra Goonewardene. Radin was selected to appeal to a different musical taste than the other shows staged this year and because of the per-

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Singer-songwriter Joshua Radin will perform in the Bryan Center's 600-seat Reynolds Theater Feb. 18.

former’s compatibility with the venue, said Goonewardene and Head ofProduction Vincent Ling, both juniors. “We definitely thought he would perform really well considering the intimacy of die theater,” Goonewardene said. “In Reynolds, we can bring in performers who are not widely popular but can cater to a smaller audience.” Although Radin has yet to hit the charts, his music has appeared on the television show “Scrubs” numerous times and he has worked with actor and director Zach Braff. The show will be the first Union event this year to be staged in Reynolds, a 600person venue considerably smaller than the 1,200-person Page Auditorium, the site of this fall’s Regina Spektor concert, Pablo Francisco’s comedy act last week and the upcoming Augustana and Boys Like Girls show. Ling said the smaller performances are a better allocation of the Union’s budget than a single large-scale event, such as the nixed Cameron Rocks! concert, previously held each year in March. “The whole goal of Major Attractions this semester is to bring a wide variety of artists to hit a wide demographic,” Ling said. “We thought we hadn’t really hit the acoustic genre yet.... [Radin] is an up-and-coming acoustic artist and we felt he would put on a really good show.” Although many students said they

Fuqua ranked 28th in world

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—from staffreports

Emmeline Zhao THE CHRONICLE

Freedom of speech is out, and the need to conform is in. This was the message presented by “Indoctrinate U,” a film written and directed by Evan Maloney, which made its college debut in Reynolds Theater Tuesday night. The documentary examines political environments of college campuses across the country and presents interviews with students, professors and families associated with those universities to demonstrate makers’ views that the modem American university has become a home to ideological conformity. At the screening, Maloney said he •

The Fuqua School of Business was ranked 28th in the list of the world’s top master of business administration programsfor 2008, falling five spots from last year’s spot at 23rd, according to a report released online by the Financial Times

Tuesday. Fuqua was also ranked 14th in the newspaper’s list of top MBA programs in

the United States. The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania topped the list at No. 1 for both the global and U.S. rankings. In all, 156 schools met the criteria for participation and were considered for the list. The British finance newspaper said information for the rankings was collected

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hopes the stories of those interviewed in the film will inspire other people to stand

up for their beliefs. “Though it can be perilous and there can be consequences, I think that in the long run, if you fight for something you believe in, you’ll look back on it and say, T’m glad I fought back for that,’” he said. The film cites historical events as its basis for the political changes colleges have experienced over the years, criticizing professors’ unconscious coercion of opinions congruent to dieir own. “At the heart of the university is the SEE INDOCTRINATE U ON PAGE 6

from two different sets of questionnaires that were sent to alumni and business schools. The paper sent online questionnaires to 23,657 members of the graduating class of 2004 from the 156 schools in consideration and received feedback from 48 percent. The criteria used for ranking the schools were divided into three categories: alumni salaries and career development, diversity and international reach of the school and research capability of the school. Fuqua also received distinction for its marketing program and general management programs, which were ranked third and seventh in the world respectively.

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provost.duke.edu/speaker_series As we come to understand

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the role of genes in neuronal

wiring—and neuronal wiring in the production of behavior—we are newly confronted with

Duke University conducts periodic administrative reviews for all university officers. Peter Lange is in the fourth year of his second five year appointment as University Provost, and a review is underway. The committee is chaired by Randall Kramer (Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences) and includes Robert CookDeegan (Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy), William Darity (Sanford Institute of Public Policy), Tracy Futhey (Information Technology), Paul Haagen (School of Law), Robert Lefkowitz (School of Medicine), Arlie Petters (Department of Mathematics), Lori Setton (Department of Biomedical Engineering), Kristine Stiles (Department of Art, Art History & Visual Studies), and Christine Durham (Trustee). The committee invites all members of the Duke community to provide comments on Peter Lange's effectiveness as University Provost. Your thoughts may be communicated orally to any member of the committee, but the committee would prefer written comments.

questions about choice and

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new discoveries—especially from neuropharmacology and neuropsychology-have

lent them a special and very practical urgency. Against the backdrop of evolutionary

biology, we are beginning to learn about the role of specific neurochemicals in regulating social behavior, and about the role of the reward

Information provided to the committee will be held in confidence but may be reported without attribution as part of the summary report that will be submitted to President Brodhead. If you wish to share your thoughts with the committee, please do so by February 29. Peter Lange Review Committee Box 90030, Durham, NC 27708

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system in acquiring social skills. Professor Churchland

will discuss some of the broad issues arising from these recent developments from the perspective of

neurophilosophy.

5 pm Tuesday February 5, 2008

Love Auditorium Levine Science Research Center Patricia Smith Churchland UC president’s Professor of Philosophy University of California, San Diego

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DUKE UNIVERSITY UNION

DUU pledges SBK for library party, S2K for gallery by

Discussion then moved on

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art studio that will be open to non-art

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The Duke University Union put its money where its mouth is at a general body meeting Tuesday night. The Union pledged money to a party that it will co-sponsor with Mi Gente and the Duke University Libraries, as well as for a new art studio and a week of programming run by Crazies Who Care, a student-managed charity organization. The party will take place in Perkins and Bostock libraries Feb. 29 and will be set to a theme of “Latin Chic.” In keeping with the concept, the party will feature mojitos, Brazilian jazz and performances by student groups such as Sabrosura. DUU pledged $B,OOO toward the event, primarily to cover the cost of the musical entertainment. Along with the Brazilian jazz group and a mambo band, student bands Stella by Starlight and Smooch and the Big Hug have been booked, said President Katelyn Donnelly, a senior. Some of the money for the event was originally intended for the now-defunct formal that was slated to take place at the Washington Duke Inn, officers said.

majors.

The studio, which was introduced by Visual Arts Committee Director Beatrice Crosd and Stella Wang, both juniors, will likely be located in Edens Quadrangle. Wang said the studio will be mainly for the use of non-art majors, who currently do not have access to similar resources at Duke. She added that the Union hopes to have workshops there, possibly run by artists with exhibits in the Louise Jones Brown Gallery, located in the Bryan Center. There will likely be a satellite program on East Campus hosted by the Duke Coffeehouse. “I think it’s a really great idea and shows the Union’s commitment to the arts that we’ve been talking about for a while,” Donnelly said. DUU approved a $1,982 budget for resources and programming for the studio. The final project to receive funding was a proposal by Crazies Who Care for a week of programming in Krzyzewskiville before the game against the University of North Carolina MILTON GILDER/THE CHRONICLE at Chapel Hill March 8. The Union dedicated approximately $5OO Union President Katelyn Donnelly, a senior, led a discussion of'Latin Chic/ a party co-hosted by the Union and Mi Gente to be held in Perkins and Bostock libraries Feb. 29. to help fund the events.

GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDENT COUNCIL

GPSC focuses on security for second straight week by

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Security has been the main topic of discussion at the last two meetings of the Graduateand Professional Student Council.

Ashley Holmstrom THE CHRONICLE

Campus safety and emergency response plans dominated the discussion at the Graduate and Professional Student Council general body meeting Tuesday night. Kernel Dawkins, vice president for campus services, and David Jarmul, associate vice president of news and communications, presented updates on the University’s plans to respond to a campus emergency, such as the one that occurred at Virginia Tech last Spring. The presentation focused on a wide range of situations and the University’s methods for handling them. “We need everyone to be aware and prepared at all times,” Dawkins said. Graduate and professional students questioned the cost-benefit trade-offs of the plan. In response, Dawkins and Jarmul described plans for improving cell phone reception on campus and installing a campus-wide public address system. They also said

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Duke has entered an agreement with Stanford University in which one school would launch the other’s Web site if that university’s system crashed. “We’ve focused on two things,” Dawkins said. “One is internal organization. We have looked at things to do to be prepared and have consulted peer institutions for advice. Secondly, we have made investments such as the loudspeakers that we wish to install. We are acting under the notion that we need to be better prepared. We’ve been reasonable, responsive and appropriate.” Jarmul and Dawkins saidthat in an effort to identify threats before they cause emergencies, the University is trying to train faculty to recognize problems and is working with Counseling and Psychological Services and a new program called DukeReach, launched by the Office ofStudent Affairs. “It’s tricky, but a lot of people have been thinking about it,” Jarmul said. SEE GPSC ON PAGE

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SLGS from page 1 Although most students interviewed by The Chronicle said they did not foresee the dynamic on West changing dramatically, some expressed concern that the decreased percentage of independents could affect the social scene. RLHS will adjust the gender distribution ofrooms when adding bed spaces to West to maintain the current malefemale ratio, said Marijean Williams, director of housing assignments and communications. Selective living groups, including fraternities, have 764 bed spaces reserved on West The occupancy makes up 28.5 percent of the 2,667 West bed spaces this year and will comprise 33.6 percent of the campus next Fall, RLHS officials said. A total of 406 bed spaces on West are set aside forfraternity members, which currently make up 15.1 percent of the campus and will comprise nearly 18 percent next semester. These percentages, which were miscalculated in RLHS’ previous reports to The Chronicle, were computed from West’s occupancy data. Campus Council President Ryan Todd, a senior, said the actual percentage of selective living group members on West next semester may be less than projected, as some groups may not remain on campus. Todd declined to name any groups in question. Several students said because the social scene on West is already dominated by selective living groups the Few Quad renovation will not affect the dynamics on campus. “I still think [the social scene] would be very fraternity- and selective-living-group-driven,” sophomore Chrissy Ziccarelli said. “The way the culture is on West already—they’re determining the parties every weekend.” Others speculated that the number of parties hosted by selective living groups on West will not increase. “I don’t think that there will be a really great, drastic impact or change because these fraternities have been on West, so the number of parties and the number of people who attend these parties will be the same,” sophomore Angela Chang said. Selective living groups members added that their events are not exclusive and they have frequent interactions with other students. “I feel like the changes wouldn’t be that drastic as a lot of the events that we host are not specifically only open to members of a selective living group,” said sophomore David Lazar, a member of Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity. But junior Aileen Liu said the changes will create another barrier for independents in holding social events, especially those comparable to ones hosted by selective living groups. Others noted that the renovation could make West even more geared toward the living communities, causing independents to become less involved in the social scene. “Not even just in terms of the types of people who are going to be [on West], but the spaces that are going to be occupied and just the sense of belonging and not belonging,” Lu said. “It’s a type of ownership of space and, indirecdy, ofDuke.” As a resident assistant on East Campus, Lu said the renovations have influenced her housing search on West next year. “From an RA’s point of view, I like [Crowell Quadrangle] because none of the selective living groups that are in Few [Quad] are going to be moving there,” she said. “I’m personally staying away from certain selective living groups.” Todd noted that when the renovated Few Quad opens in Spring 2009, juniors coming back from abroad will have the opportunity “to choose their preferred roommate on Main West [Quadrangle] in a pretty desirable dorm.” When people talk about independent juniors being marginalized because fraternities are staying on campus, it’s important not to forget that the independents coming back from abroad are going to have one ofthe greatest opportunities,” he said. That hasn’t been offered in, I don’t know, maybe ever,” There are spots on Central typically reserved for graduate and professional students, but they will be given to undergraduates to accommodate thelost spaces on West With the increased undergraduate presence, Central may become a new centerfor undergraduate activity, sophomore Bethany Hill said. Central Campus could be the new ‘hip’ campus,” she said. I can see [Central] as becoming a social space and that would also increase campus unity because no selective living groups are there.” But Liu said independents who are shifted offWest will eel as distant to the social scene as she currendy does living on Central. I feel really isolated from West Campus—l hardly ever socialize on West Campus anymore,” she explained. “It’s hard to pu together friends because everyone’s spread impromptu out on West Campus and blocking [on Central] is harder.” ome sf udents said their greater worry for living off campus 01 ?? Central stems from the recent spike in local crime. Vith all these crimes recendy, it just scares me even moie ecause I’m to live off campus next probably going Car ecau se there’s no ' I’m going to get oncampus housing,” Liu said.guarantee

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FINALISTS from page 1

dent of the Honor Council indicated her pride in the

undergraduate community. “The complementary aspect really plays to why I am

experiences allow them to bring a unique perspective to well prepared for the position, but it also speaks to my genthe Board. uine interest in the position from the perspective of caring Having been president of about this place,” she said. the Duke University Union and Todd, who is president “We felt that these three a resident assistant for Epworth of Campus Council, said his Residence Hall, Donnelly said [candidates] best exemplified unique experience at Duke she would be able to relate the and awareness of student issues what the students would be Duke experience in a meaningmake him a good candidate for ful way as Young Trustee. the position. for a Trustee.” looking in Young “I have a really diverse per“I’ve made a point to listen Genevieve Cody to a lot of different people and spective of campus, whether it’s being a [resident assistant] or put myself in their shoes,” he YTNC chair to leading the largest organization said. “I would like to think I repon campus,” she said. “I’ve seen resent a lot of people and their every type of student perspective, and I think that’s imperspectives, and I hope that came across in my interview.” portant [when] speaking to the Board of Trustees.” Donnelly, Lewis and Todd will speak at general body Lewis said her involvement in the Duke community meetings for DSG and the Intercommunity Council in Febas co-chair of the First-Year Advisory Council and presi- ruary. The new Young Trustee will be announced Feb. 20.

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INDOCTRINATE U from page 3 survival of the mind and critical thinking,” Producer Thor Halvorssen said after the screening. “And there is no critical thinking in a monoculture.” Maloney incorporated studies and research that show one-sided political views in faculty, revealing some university departments with as many as 30 liberal professors to one conservative professor. “The argument [colleges] make in favor of diversity is that it opens our eyes to different perspectives,” Maloney said. “But they’re only interested in diversity of ap-

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Evan Maloney, writerand director of'lndoctrinate U' speaks about his film after a screening Tuesday.

pearance, not intellectual diversity.” Such a desire for diversity ofappearance is portrayed in die documentary through California State University’s affirmative action bake sale where identical cupcakes were sold at different prices to different racial groups.

“The diversity movement is one of the most ridiculous, fraudulent things ever,” Halvorssen said. “Why? Because it’s easy for university officials to focus on.” “Indoctrinate U” also presents topics concerning the repression offreedom of speech in terms of flyer censorship and speech regulations created by universities to limit what students can and cannot say on campus. Maloney said in the documentary that one student lost a lawsuit against his university for posting flyers that advertised a book with an allegedly offensive title. West

Virginia University’s speech regulations prevent the use of the terms “boyfriend” or “girlfriend,” claiming they are too gender specific, preferring “lover” and “partner.” Junior Angela Czahor said though rightist, the film met her expectations. “It was exacdy what I expected,” she said. “It confirmed a lot of the experiences that I’ve had. Maybe the movie didn’t quite

point out that these were extreme cases, but I think that it was good at bringing awareness to these crazy situations.” Sophomore Wheeler Frost, a Chronicle columnist, said the film was paradoxical in its one-sided representation of the issue of free speech. “The attitude that you could see in the movie, the need to express all sides, just have everybody shout what they believe... is kind of at odds with what [the documentary] actually says,” he said. Maloney said he chose Duke for his first campus screening because of the University’s rich history. “I thought it was a great place because it illustrates the real-world ramifications of an ideology,” he said. “When people refuse to look at any other possibilities other than their own views, what other place could you go to that has that current history that is relevant to the subject matter?”

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Lastly, talk turned from safety on Duke’s campus to safety in Durham. Dawkins said Duke is working closely with the Durham Police Department and the mayor’s office on regional and long-term issues. “Duke takes its citizenship in this community very seriously,” Dawkins said. “To be a great university, we need to have a great city.” Graduate and professional students also voiced their concerns about Safeßides, the free taxi service offered to Duke students to certain on- and off-campus locations. The transportation program came under fire from GPSC council members for the drivers’ disrespectful attitudes and refusals to take students to apartment complexes and buildings within range, but off campus.

were unfamiliar with Radin’s music, they said they preferred a series of smaller performances with lesserknown artists. “I think it’s a great idea—exposing people to music they never might have listened to,” sophomore Kat Hampton said. ‘You can’t please everyone.” She added that the Union seems to be gauging student tastes more effectively this year. Other students said they felt many of this year’s concerts have been too similar in genre. “These artists could be construed as typically playing for female audiences,” said sophomore Sudha Patel. “I can definitely see how that would be a concern.” Taking this fall’s Joe College Day performances into consideration as well as appearances by alt-rockers Third Eye Blind and rapper Lupe Fiasco slated for the Last Day ofClasses concert, however, Goonewardene said the Union has been much more comprehensive in its selections this year.

In other business: An amendment was passed to GPSC’s bylaws in order to clarify the academic-status requirements for Young Trustee candidates, in hopes of increasing eligibility.

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Price 50 Years a Teacher at Duke

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students and members of the Duke community have experienced his brilliance, humor, and erudition. Help us celebrate Price and his work through presentations, performances, interviews, panels, readings, and more. Come and expect to be enthralled.

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students with a valid ID, on a first-come, first-served basis.

Registration is now closed, butToni Morrison’s appearance at 11 a.m. in Duke Chapel on February 2 is free and open to the public. Seating is limited and also available on a first-come, first-served basis

Schedule of Events 4:00-6:00 p.m.

Josephine Humphreys and Richard

2:00-3:30 p.m.

Thursday, January 31

Ford in Conversation Introduced by Melissa Malouf

Documentary Films, Clear Pictures and Passing It On

Reynolds Theater

Welcome: lan Baucom Reynolds Theater 6:00-7:00 p.m.

4:00-5:30 p.m.

Reception The Refectory, Westbrook Building,

Reception

Divinity School

Sheafer Mall 8:00-9:30 p.m

Charlie Rose and Reynolds Price in Conversation Introduced by Jane Tompkins Reynolds Theater

Friday, February 1 9:30-10:30

a.m.

Saturday, February 2 9:30-10:30 a.m. Panel ofFormer Assistants to Reynolds Price: Bo King, Wilson Weldon, Jonathan Uslaner, and Daniel Voll, moderator Griffith Film Theater 11:00 a.m.-noon

Introduced by Reynolds Price

and Discussion with Suzanne Marrs, Janies Schiff, and Victor

Duke Chapel

Strandberg

Noon-1:00 p.m.

Lunch Break (reserved box lunch, lower level Bryan Center)

1:30-3:00 p.m.

Staged Reading of Reynolds Price’s Private

Introduced by Deborah Pope Reynolds Theater

11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Reynolds Price’s Work; Papers and Discussion with Stanley Fish

Contentment

Featuring Annabeth Gish ’93, Itohan Aghayere ’O9, Claire Florian ’O9, Aaron

and Sam Wells Introduced by George McLendon Reynolds Theater

1:00

2:00 p.m.

Toni Morrison

Reynolds Price’s Work: Papers

Marco ’O6, Matthew Patrick ’O9, and David Berberian; directed by Ellen Hemphill Griffith Film Theater

Lunch Break (reserved box lunch, outside

Reynolds Theater) Reynolds Price will sign books outside Gothic Bookshop (no more than 3 books bought that day)

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“The pace of development is all happening four to five years sooner than we thought it would,” Kalkhof said. “It’s bringing in development opportunities a little bit earlier related to car dealerships, surface parking lots, around the old ballpark and around Durham Central Park.” He said the updated plan would guide specific development for the next two to seven years. Ongoing projects include the conversion of one-way streets to two-way traffic, rethinking the Downtown Loop and creating more residential areas. More than 1,200 people from the community participated in the review, and general response was “overwhelmingly positive,” he said. Kevin Davis, author of the “Bull City Rising” blog, has been following downtown Durham developments for years. He said such large scale renovations will have a “tremendous impact.” “Fifteen or 20 years ago, you had a downtown where there were no businesses open, no private-sector employees and companies were leaving,” he said. “Now when you look, you see high-tech companies, pharmaceutical companies, start-ups and a whole range of private-sector activity happening there.” Fellow blogger Michael Bacon, who has been involved with downtown development since 2001 and authors “The Bull in Full” blog, said the plan was too timid in certain aspects, particularly with the Downtown Loop. He said the documentwas, however, satisfying as a starting point and road map. “This plan definitely focuses on more large-scale renovations and to some degree, it’s not a good reflection of the economics on the ground,” Bacon said. “But when you come up with an overarching plan like this, you can only do so much.” Davis said there is a needfor a vibrant downtown, where commerce happens and people can go at night. “Durham has a history of having been born downtown,” he said. “The place where Durham started is now becoming the cool place again.”

january 30,2008

DUKE MOVES TO NO. 3

S TENNIS

Victories at Virginia Tech and Maryland propelled the Blue Devils to No. 3 in the latest AP poll, trailing only unbeatens Memphis and Kansas.

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A Strongly Top QB Renfree commits to Duke Worded FOOTBALL

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When David Cutcliffe was hired as Duke’s new head football coach back in December, he promised to resurrect the school’s program with his experience, innovative offense and aggressive recruiting. In just his seventh week on the job, he’s already made one of the biggest splashes in recent Blue Devil history. Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale, Ariz.) quarterback Sean Renfree, ranked as the No. 10 field-general in the country by scout.com, shocked the college football world Monday when he verbally committed to play at Duke next season. The other schools on his list were Arizona State, Oregon State and Boise State, which combined for a record of 28-9 in 2007. When asked why he thought Renfree chose Duke, Notre Dame Prep head coach Scot Bemis said the three biggest factors were academics, the possibility of earlyplaying time and Cutcliffe, who recruited Renfree last summer as Tennessee’s offensive coordinator. “Tennessee threw 500 times last season,” Renfree told The Arizona Republic. “There’s a great opportunity for me [at Duke] in the long run.” Renfree led the Saints to the Arizona 4AII state championship this season, throwing 41 touchdowns versusjust six interceptions. He averaged nearly 240 passing yards per game and finished the season with an impressive 118 quarterback rating. Although listed as a traditional pocket passer with pro-style experience, which should greatly help him integrate into Cutcliffe’s offense, Renfree can also tuck it and run. When forced to vacate the pocket, he can accelerate his 6-foot-3, 205-pound frame across 40 yards in just 4.50 seconds. The four-star recruit will compete for playing time against redshirt junior Zack Asack and junior Thaddeus Lewis next fall.

Letter Dear Ms. Summitt, First off, congratulations on your victory Monday night. Your team played well, and I guess you were due for a win eventually. So Mazel Tov on your accom-

plishment.

But that’s not why I’m writing to you

today. Simply put, I’m here to defend the reputations of blue-painted mY brethren. galen Over the weekinicman VdlblllOll end, you used the local media to take a few shots at the denizens of Cameron Indoor Stadium. You complained that the last time Tennessee played at Duke—which, if I recall correctly, involved a 7553 throttling of your top-ranked Lady Vols—you were disappointed “with the behavior, in particular of the students toward Alexis. They stepped way over the line on that one.” The Alexis you speak of is Alexis Hornbuckle, the point guard for your squad. During that fateful 2006 contest, the Cameron Crazies shook plastic bags and chanted “roll back prices” in reference to a misdemeanor shoplifting arrest Hornbuckle had at a Wal-Mart when she was 18. Hornbuckle, by the way, had six turnovers and went 0-4 from the charity stripe in that game. My first reaction to your comment was whether you had ever read an article about or watched a basketball game at Cameron Indoor Stadium. But The New York Times reported that you wanted the students to go after you, not your players. “The main thing is, I want to protect these student-athletes,” you said. “They SEE VAISMAN ON PAGE

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Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt criticized the Cameron Crazies before Monday's game at Duke.

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Arizonaprep quarterback Sean Renfree may compete for playing time withThaddeus Lewis and Zack Asack.

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MEN'S SOCCER

Pair ofBlue Devils drafted by MLS Duke seniors Zack Pope and Tim Jepson were selected in the Major League Soccer Supplemental Draft, becoming the fourth and fifth Blue Devils drafted into the professional league this off-season. Pope was taken by the Chicago Fire in the third round with the 40th overall pick. Jepson was chosen by the San Jose Earthquakes three picks later in the fourth round of the supplemental draft. Pope, a midfielder, tallied eight goals and 28 assists during his four-year career at Duke. The Round Rock, Texas native started 50 of the 76 matches he played in and was an ACC All-Tournament selection in 2005 and All-ACC Academic team member in 2006. Despite missing the first 10 games of his senior season with a hamstring injury, Tim Jepson started all 77 of his matches as a Blue Devil. The lynchpin of the Duke defense, Jepson scored two goals and recorded four assists. The two-time team

Calif, native was one of five finalists for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS award for men’s soccer in 2007 as well as a member of the ACC All-Toumament team in 2006 and two-time member of the All-ACC Academic team. Jepson was also named to the NCAA All-South region team last season after Duke lost to Louisville, 1-0. Five of the Blue Devils’ 13 seniors have now been selected by MLS this year. Pope and Jepson join teammates Michael Videira, Joe Germanese and Spencer Wadsworth in the professional league. Videira, Germanese and Wadsworth were all chosen by the New England Revolution Jan. 18 in the MLS SuperDraft. The senior class was one of the most decorated in Duke history. The group won two ACC championships and earned a trip to the College Cup while compiling 59 victories in four seasons.

captain and Yorba Linda,

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Midfielder Zack Pope is one offive Blue Devils to be drafted this season, landing with theChicago Fire.

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MEN'S TENNIS

No. 15 Duke smashes Princeton, improves to 2-0 by

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Entering their second official match of the spring season against Princeton Tuesday, the No. 15 Blue Devils had looked quite sharp in the early going, boasting wins in the Duke Invitational last week and over Elon Saturday. PRINCETON 2 Blue The Devils (2-0) DUKE 5 were able to that maintain level of play against the Tigers (0-2) Tuesday as they earned an easy 5-2 win at the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center. “Princeton is one of the favorites in the Ivy League and they are dangerous, so I’m happy to come away with the win,” head coach Jay Lapidus, a Princeton alumnus, said. “I think we had a few matches that were fairly quick and got us to that 4-0 lead.” Doubles play got Duke off to a good start, as the Blue Devils were able to win all three contests and earn the first point of the match. Sophomore Dylan Arnould and senior Alex Stone teamed to win their match 8-6, setting the pace for the rest of the team. “We are getting better at doubles,” Lapidus said. “A couple of weeks ago we were certainly struggling with doubles, but I feel like we have shored up some of our volleying skills.” With the doubles point in hand, Duke looked confident in singles play against an overmatched Princeton squad. Freshman Jared Pinsky, playing as the fifth seed, was the first player off the court. He recorded a 6-0, 6-2 victory against the Tigers’

Ryan Kim to notch his second career dual match win. “Jared Pinsky is playing really well,” Lapidus said. “He’s only lost four games in the two matches he’s played for us, and we put him at five today and he was just really really good.” On Court 4, Arnould also cruised to a win, handily defeating Alex Vuckovic in straight sets. Second-seeded David Goulet was then able to break his opponent’s serve late in the second set en route to a 6-4, 6-3 victory that clinched the match for the Blue Devils. Even though Duke had officially defeated the Tigers, all three matches still in progress were allowed to continue. Kiril Dimitrov, the Blue Devils’ top seed, won his contest with a volley on match point to put the team up by a commanding 5-0 score. To conclude the evening, freshman Reid Carleton lost a decisive third set, while Stone dropped Duke’s only other match of the evening, 6-7, 6-7. After two relatively easy matches, the Blue Devils now enter one of the most challenging stretches of their non-conference schedule. Friday, Duke takes on No. 8 Illinois and follows that with a tilt against No. 11 Notre Dame. The Illini stand at just 1-1, but their only loss came in a tightlycontested match with last year’s national runner-up, Virginia. “They are one of the elite teams in the country, and they always are year-in and year-out, so it will be a challenge for us to see where we are,” Lapidus said. “We have a really good youthful group and I think they are pretty excited about it.”

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VAISMAN from page 9

at Tennessee, who saw it fit to insert a little editorial nugget into the game notes provided to the media. The note

described the teams’ last meeting in Cameron by saying “at times, the ‘Cameron Crazies’ tended toward the vulgar end of the cheering spectrum.” Tell me Coach—have you ever been to Maryland? Or Virginia Tech? Or Florida State? Let me tell you, things can get a lot more vulgar and much less tame than waving plastic bags and chanting the name of a discount retailer. But what really upset me was that you told GoVolsXtra. com that you “wouldn’t be in favor of continuing the series if we’re going to go in a gym and they’re going to take personal shots at one of our players.” Now this really doesn’t make much sense at all. Women’s basketball depends on matchups like Duke-Tennessee. You already ended the marquee rivalry in college basketball this past summer by not renewing your contract with UConn, because in head coach Geno Auriemma’s words, “She’s not playing us because she hates my guts.” The fact is that since UConn’s streak of 70 straight wins ended, women’s basketball in this country has been pretty stagnant. The only time the sport is in the national news

are students and they’re athletes and they’re representing the university. Get on the coach all you want to. Just don’t harass the players.” C’mon Coach—this isn’t middle school or even high school here. They’re grown women, not little kids. Even Hornbuckle said she laughs at the incident now. Also, from a purely practical standpoint, don’t you realize how hard it is to taunt someone with an NCAA-record 965 victories and seven national championships? What can be said other than the fact you’re really, really good at

yourjob? (Incidentally, if you had never brought this up, it’s

doubtful that anyone would have remembered Hornbuckle’s run-in with the law, and it wouldn’t have become a national story picked up by ESPN and The New York Times. But I digress.) Apparently your position has become the party line of your athletic department as well. You reportedly voiced your concerns about the taunting to the powers that be

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now is when you set another coaching wins record or for reasons that bring unwanted attention to the sport, such as Pokey Chatman and Don Imus. It’s almost poetic that the women’s national title game is a day after the men’s: it’s become an afterthought. Quite frankly, women’s college basketball needs attractive matchups and rivalries since the quality of play doesn’t go more than two or three teams deep in each conference. There’s no reason why UConn, Tennessee, Duke, UNC, Maryland, Rutgers, Baylor and LSU shouldn’t all play one another in the regular season. Would you really end the Duke-Tennessee rivalry, and cast women’s basketball’s regular season deeper into irrelevance, because of some playful taunting that doesn’t even border on hateful? Especially when your players don’t even seem to mind? The Crazies did the right thing by not changing what makes Cameron Cameron and stood up to you last night. But for the good of women’s basketball, let’s hope you were bluffing.

Sincerely, Galen Vaisman

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Four-star quarterbackSean Renfree verbally committed to Duke Monday, citing the school's academics as a top reason for his choice.

RENFREE from page 9 Although Renfree said he would consider redshirting his freshman year to add some bulk, Bemis said early playing time was certainly one of the reasons why his quarterback chose Duke over the other, more established programs. “Sean’s a player,” Bemis said. “He’s going to want to be on the field, and I think you guys will want him on the field, too.” During his junior season, Renfree was still relatively unknown by recruiters nationally. With his strong interest in academics—he boasted a 3.9 GPAlast year—the highly accurate gunslinger was planning on playing for the likes of

one of the Ivies, Stanford, Northwestern or even Duke. But then he became a household name among college recruiters when he earned admission into the most exclusive and prestigious quarterbacks camp in the nation last summer: the Elite 11. Every year, the camp directors evaluate 1,000 quarterbacks in person and thousands more by film. After several rounds of tryouts, eventually the top 11 quarterbacks in the country are chosen to participate in a rigorous three-day camp, in which passing and footwork drills are conducted during the day and film sessions during the night. The players watch tape in order to improve their ability to breakdown coverages, something Renfree did very well this season. “He’s way ahead of the game as far as reading defenses,” Bemis said. “He’s a gym rat on the football field—first to practice, last to leave. He studies his opponents and learns what he has to do to get the job done.” Among the camp’s alumni are the last three quarterbacks to win the Heisman trophy (Tim Tebow, Troy Smith and Matt Leinart) as well as the three BCS title game winners prior to this year (Chris Leak, Vince Young and Leinart). Renfree’s commitment to Duke makes him the fifth participant from the Elite ll’s class of 2007 heading to an ACC school. Renfree originally committed to Georgia Tech last summer, but things changed after the Yellow Jackets fired then-head coach Chan Gailey. Once Georgia Tech hired Paul Johnson, known for his triple-option offense, Renfree knew it was no longer the place for him and decommitted. And when Renfree chose to become a Blue Devil a little more than a month later, Bemis said his quarterback felt Duke was the perfect fit for him. Although it will take some wins on the field to truly validate Cutcliffe’s hiring, this impressive, if not surprising, nabbing of a highly touted quarterback such as Renfree is certainly a giant leap in the right direction.

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heart of this transformation. In this respect, the new model of larger, more costly events that are designed for more diverse crowds has been very effective. Ties to pus-wide these changes editorial events is the impleone among the mentation of a new system of to positive changes many student group this year. leaving most of the Union’s Whereas in prior years the funds in a collective pot, as Union became well-known opposed to the old framefor doing a poor job in many work that allocated almost all of the budget in advance aspects ofits mission, the organization has in this school year to individual committees. The dual benefit of the developed a reputation for providing innovative and well- new model is that commitattended programming for a tees can still request the much wider segment of the funds they had normally received, while monies that undergraduate population. There is no doubtthatDUU might previously have been has raised its profile, and the spent merely for the sake of successes of major events from spending are instead pooled Joe College Day to “A Conversa- and available for flexible use. More importandy, the tion With Karl Rove” are at the

larger events are clearly draw-

ing more student interest and attendance, and for a change there is a buzz about Union events among students. Union President Katelyn Donnelly and her team deserve credit for the improvements. Skeptics of the new funding breakdown have criticized small attendance for expensive speakers like JohnAmaechi and John Waters, but it isn’t possible to get every event right The relative failure does expose the need for a transparent post-event analysis of DUU events, and more specifically, a measure of attendance, but it should not overshadow the year’s many great successes. Concerns have also been raised that the new budget will negatively affect the Union’s smaller and more specific arts-

1 like [Cruwell] Quad because none ofthe selective living groups that are in Few are going to be moving there. Fm

personally staying away from certain selective living groups. Sophomore Ying-ying Lu on where she would like to live next year, given an increased greek and selective living presence on West Campus because ;1 of Few Quadrangle renovations. See story page 1.

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funding readjusted accordingly, as has happened recendy.

In addition, even though the Union has shifted to bigger, more expensive events, DUU (and Campus Council) did limit the “LDOC arms race,” a difficult task. With some students calling for incredibly costly acts like Journey and Kanye West, the Last Day of Classes Committee did well to bring in less exorbitant but similarly appealing alternatives, like a Journey cover band and Lupe Fiasco. Perhaps most important of all, though, the Union has improved significantly in publicity and communication with studentsand campus media.When programming is designed for a large, broad group, being vocal and public is essential. To be sure—all in all—the state of the Union is quite strong right now.

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related programming, such as events at the Duke Coffeehouse and smaller film screenings through Film Presentations. There is no doubt that cultural programming and events for the so-called minority are good for campus, but the committees in charge of these areas have historically been inefficiently operated. A decrease in funding does not necessarily translate into a significant decrease in quality, and in the case of the Union’s readjustment, the widespread interest in the added major events would easily outweigh such a cost The fact that funding has decreased without public outcry evidences that programs like Cable 13 need to be assessed regularly with their

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rush has officially ended. I think. At least that’s what I’ve deduced from the now more frequently stocked Busch Light cooler at Kroger’s. You see, we independents aren’t really told about these sorts of things. To us, rush comes and goes with the stealth of a Duke Parking official. Seriously, has anyone ever actually seen one of these

guys?

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are fraternizing back in braff with... we 11... fraternities in early January, we independents tend to stick to the libraries and our own Central Campus apartments on Saturday nights. Did you greeks know that you can rent the entire first season of “Arrested Development” completely free from Lilly Library? I live a charmed life. And before I go any further, let me first apologize to my fellow independents out there for speaking of you as one entity. Unlike our greek counterparts, we don’t naturally fit into convenient stereotypes. After all, we’re independents. Being different is what we do. For instance, you couldn’t say that we’re all social infants that speak about greek life with a bitter, patronizing tone in order to mask our own jealousy at being left out of the campus social hierarchy. (Oh, how we dream of a reference on

JuicyCampus.com!) Why have we chosen this detached life? For many, being independent is the opt-out choice in a high-risk/high-reward game of social status. In other words, if you don’t play, you can’t lose. Independence is much like having a question mark take the place of an actual photo on your Facebook profile. You might be stunningly handsome or you might be Tyler Hansbrough. (Who knew it was possible for a human to look like Beaker from the Muppets?) No one can say for sure. Independence is taking the ACT when everyone else at your high school took the SAT. What the hell does a score of 21 mean? Are you an intellectual or a rock? Who knows? Mission ac-

complished. But while we independents are holy indignant, we’ll be damned if you greeks get to have all the fun (besides of course all the fun you’re having that we aren’t).

That’s why “Independent Rush” is a practice many of my fellow non-greeks actively engage in every spring semester. That’s right—Independent Rush. Each January I begin the rigorous and thrilling process of deciding if I still want to be friends with... myself. Independent Rush starts with lots of flirting and self-affirmation. Each morning I greet myself with “Morning! Looking good,” or “Have you been working out lately?” or even the occasional “Fell asleep alone in the library again? Nice.” Throughout the day, Independent Rush includes sending myself text messages of encouragement like “Last night was awesome! Tonight we should finish the rest of ‘Arrested Development.’ Lilly Library rocks!” On casual nights, Independent Rush means making it a point to buy myself a drink at the bar and then winking at myself from a respectable distance. And on raucous party nights, Independent Rush dictates massive ’Bos-themed parties in my apartment, where I pay my female friends to show up and flirt with me so that I’ll think I’m cool. It also helps to buy myself three cases ofBusch Light, drink until I forget that I bought it for myself and then celebrate all the free beer I’ve won. Of course, I mustn’t forget to trash my apartment before passing out so that I can really get that “section” feel. Toward the end of Independent Rush comes my favorite January tradition. I dress up in my semiformalbest and handcuff myself to my poster of Natalie Portman, refusing to free myself until we both drink an entire botde of Champagne. Some nights I even get drunk and go rollerskating by myself. But that has nothing to do with Independent Rush. I just do that. I know Independent Rush sounds like a chore. And it is. But it’s all worth it when I get to stroll across the quad wearing that shiny new T-shirt emblazoned with my initials. BSC. Beta Sigma Chi. This year’s Independent Rush has been a blast. I can tell I’m starting to move up in my own social hierarchy. I definitely like myself a lot more this year and way more than when I was a freshman. What a tool?! Back then I didn’t even know about the free movies at Lilly. Next up: Independent Pledging. I can’t wait to abuse the hell out of myself. (I’ve been dying to get back at me for what I did to myself last year.) Brandon Curl is a Trinity senior. His column runs every other Wednesday.

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Chump status revisited

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30,2008

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applaud AfricanrAmerican Republicans. I say this not because I am one, but because they serve as a small reminder to the Democratic Party that not all

crats are more vocal than Republicans about issues af-

fecting African-American communities. Not long after X’s speech, The Civil Rights Act of 1964was passed with a Democrat in office and it took George W. Bush until

African Americans lean left. Whenever I believe that a person or group has over2006 to even address the NAACP Convention. Then there is Bill Clinton. Bill “The First Black Presstepped a particular boundary, I often say they got too comfortable. People are too comfortable when they put their ident” Clinton. feet up on a coffee table With all that going on, the Democrats grew even more comfortable. As they propped their feet up on in a house they are visiting for the first time. They’re the backs ofAfrican-American voters, they relished their too comfortable when identity as being for the common man, the ignored, the they make a bigoted joke oppressed. For better or worse, being for these groups is because they are “part of often synonymous with being for African Americans. the family” now. They’re I finally realized just how much the Dems were relaxtoo comfortable like the ing about the African-American vote when I interned Democratic Party is too kelley akhiemokhali on a Democrat’s presidential campaign this summer. comfortable with the AfriThe night before I flew home, the office had dinner hyphenated view can-American vote with the campaign’s chair. After listening to the conversation for a while I finally decided to ask the chair what In his famous speech “The Ballot or the Bullet,” Malcolm X declared, “I’m not a Republican, nor a Democrat, his candidate would do about the unfair crack cocaine nor an American, and got sense enough to know it.” vs. powdered cocaine prison sentences. Malcolm X’s statement resonated deeply with me It was a simple question. The mandatory minimum when I read it for the first time. I only have to look at the sentencing for crack-cocaine possession is one of the current presidential campaign to remind myself of his primary reasons African Americans fill prisons. If a words’ significance. The charismatic civil rights leader person is concerned about the plight ofAfrican Ameriasserted that African Americans cany serious political cans, along with education and socio-economic factors, clout. Barack Obama’s huge triumph in South Carolina’s one must analyze the reasons why African Americans Democratic primary—where more than 50 percent of are outdistancing other ethnicities in prisons. the Democratic voters were African American—clearly I’m not sure what was worse —the chair not having shows that is still true today. Yet what I find most interesta response or the fact that he did not know about the ing is what X declared next in that same speech. sentencing disparity at all. After a few of my colleagues “[The Democrats] been down there four years.... You jumped in to explain, he acted like the stereotypical poliput them first, and they tician. He gave me his card and told me to contact him put you last, ’cause you’re a chump, a political chump follow-up. Although I consider myself withI adid. Three times. I have Anytime you throw your an American and would not call weight behind a political yet to hear an answer. Ironia conservative Supreme party that controls two-thirds someone a race-traitor, I would cally, of the government, and that Court responded before the Democratic Party did. party can’t keep the promise say the Democratic Party all too that it made to you during African-American Repuboften sees African-American election time, and you’re licans serve as the itch the dumb enough to walkaround voters as chumps. Democrats just cannot quite scratch. I say let the Democrats continuing to identify yourself with that party, you’re not keep scratching. Let them only a chump, but you’re a traitor to your race.” keep working. Maybe one day they will remember those Although I consider myself an American and would “burning” issues outside of an election year. Maybe one not call someone a race-traitor, I would say the Demoday they will realize that they have grown too comfortable cratic Party all too often sees African-American voters and when they are apologizing left, right and center, I will as chumps. Anytime a party takes a particular aspect of think, who’s the chump now? its constituency for granted, it is relegating that constituency to chump status. Kelley Akhiemokhali is a Trinity senior. Her column runs Now, I know modem history shows us that Demo- every other Wednesday.

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Oliver Sherouse is a Trinity junior. His column runs every other Wednesday.

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