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Students celebrating Blue Devils'win over theTar Heels Wednesday night bum benches in whatcould be the students'last bonfire at Duke. University officials said the DurhamFire Marshalmay not grant Duke fire permits for futurebonfires because of last night's events.

Bonfire tradition may go up in flames Wenjia Zhang THE CHRONICLE

We didnrt start the fire. As a result, the Durham Fire Marshal has not yet decided whether to issue Duke a fire permit for the March 8 home men’s basketball game against North Carolina, University officials said Thursday. Lany Moneta, vice president for student affairs, said he is currently

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questions posed by the fire marshal regarding the details of the burning of two benches without a permit The bonfire started after theBlue Devils’victory over the Tar Heels in the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill Wednesday. to

“This is a very delicate process. Fires are dangerous, and having one takes extreme cooperation, which we generally get,” Monetasaid. “[Getting a permit] is not automatic. Many of us will have to work over time now.” He said Duke had preparations in place for the post-game celebration, including staff members stationedaround theMain West Quadrangle, but officials were unable to control the crowd of hundreds, Duke University Police Department officers arrived before midnight, but none made any attempts to extinguish the fire, At approximately 12:10 a.m. the Durham Fire Department arrived

and put out the blaze. “Unfortunately a very small number of people can ruin it for everyone,” Moneta said. “The renegade action can come back to haunt us. We are committed to trying to get a permit for the March 8 game—where we’ll beat Carolina.” The University is currently gathering information regarding the event and has not made any decisions regarding consequent actions. Many students said even though it would be unfortunate if Duke could not obtain a permit for future home games against UNC or

Grammy-winning rock band OK Go received the OK from Duke University Union officials Thursday to perform at the first-ever Krzyzewskiville concert March 6. The show, which will take place in the Card Gymnasium parking lot at 8 p.m,, will top off the annual K-ville festivities leading up to the home Blue DevilTar Heel match-up and will be free to all students. “We wanted someone that would fit the atmosphere of Kville before the game,” said junior Vincent Ling, head of production of the Union’s Major Attractions committee. “They’re not just a rock band. They’re

performers.” The Chicago-bom band is known for its YouTube video sensations “A Million Ways,” which was produced in a backyard for less than $lO, and “Here It Goes Again,” where band members perform a three-minute choreography on treadmills. The video for “Here It Goes Again” garnered a Grammy in 2007 for Best Short Form Music Video. “It’s the kind ofoutdoor band that caters well to [the K-ville] crowd,” said Major Attractions Chair Chamindra Goonewar-

dene, a junior. He added that the band has gained a reputation for its energy in live performances, including its appearance at the MTV Music Video Awards in 2007, where members showcased the treadmill dance. The inspiration for the upcoming K-ville show came from last year’s smaller-scale concert featuring student and local bands, Ling said. “It’s going to be like [last year], but on steroids,” he noted. “There are a lot of new ideas being implemented in K-ville this year.” Those new ideas go beyond the Thursday concert to include the entire week leading up to the game, Goonewardene said. The Union will be working with a number of other student organizations to host a Friday K-ville movie showing, sports broadcasts by WXDU and Cable 13 and an exhibition showcasing the history ofDuke basketball in the library. Although Union officials said a final budget for the program is not yet available, Ling noted that Major Attractions will put forth approximately $30,000 in addition to funding to be contributed SEE OK GO ON PAGE

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Administrators saidSAFE Rides will undergo an internalreview.

No buses, no problem There’s SAFE Rides, right? At a time when safety is at a high priority on campus, some students say the program that was started to provide students with safe transportation late at night is in need of a major overhaul. Junior Sani Hadziahmetovic said a miserable experience with the service last week left him with a bad view of the program. “I asked them to come pick me up and they said the drivers had gone home,” said Hadziahmetovic, SEE SAFE RIDES ON PAGE 7

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The Chicago-born band OK Go will perform in theCard Gym parking lot March 6.

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WORLD NEWS U.S. NEWS Romney drops out of GOP race Iran improves nuclear abilities John McCain effectively sealed the Republican presidential nomination Thursday as chief rival Mitt Romney suspended his faltering campaign. "If I fight on in my campaign, all the way to the convention, I would forestall the launch of a national campaign and make it more likely that Senator Clinton or Obama would win. And in this time of war, I simply cannot let my campaign, be a part of aiding a surrender to terror,"

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Gunman shoots up city council

KIRKWOOD, Mo, A gunman opened fire at a city council meeting in this St. Louis suburb Thursday night, hitting the mayor and several city officials, a newspaper reported. Police shot the gunman, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. There was no immediate word on whether anyone was killed. The 7 p.m. meeting had just started when the gunman rushed into the council chambers yelling and opened fire with at least one

ENTERTAINMENT Winehouse visa request denied

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Dunst checks into rehab clinic

Two arrested in Bhutto murder

Actress Kirsten Dunst, LOS ANGELES who starred in the hit "Spider-Man" movies, has checked into a rehab center in

southern Pakistan, marking the end of a 40-

the Cirque Lodge Treatment Center that in recent days has been home to another popular actress, Eva Mendes. Lindsay Lohan also spent time at Cirque Lodge last year when she was experiencing troubles.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan The Pakistani government announced Thursday the arreasons, celebrity rests of two suspects in the assassination of Utah for undisclosed Web Thursday, citing unsites reported Benazir Bhutto, the opposition leader and identified sources. former prime minister. Meanwhile, thousands Dunst, 25, was said to have checked into of her supporters thronged her hometown in

day mourning period.

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SPORTS Schilling surgery may end career

BOSTON Curt Schilling has a"significant" shoulder injury that could require career-ending surgery, according to a report that also said the Red Sox looked into whether they can void the $8 million, 1-year-contract he agreed to three months ago. The Boston Herald reported on its Web site Thursday that Schilling could have an injury to his rotator cuff or labrum,one serious enough to require surgery that could end Schilling's career. The 41-year-old righthander has said 2008 will be his last year.

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Engineering council elects Prez, other posts by

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After eight hours and 300 paper votes, the Engineering Student Government gained a new executive board Feb. 1. Junior Mary Ellen Koran will replace current Executive President Neha Krishnamohan, a senior, next semester. Unlike the other officers that are elected by students in the Pratt School of Engineering, the organization’s president is elected internally by the current board. Sophomore Patrick Ye will serve as exec-

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utive vice president, freshman Philip Danser will be next year’s treasurer and junior Mollie Oudenhoven will take the reins as community service chair. “We definitely have a strong new class of officers,” said Koran, who has served as community service chair for the past two years. “There are a diverse set of backgrounds, majors and skills.” Junior Jessica Barlow was chosen as the incoming secretary and sophomores Rita Lin and Soo Hyun Choi were elected communications chair and publicity

chair, respectively. In addition, junior Alex Gorham, soph-

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JuniorMary Ellen Koran was elected president of the Engineering Student Government February 1.

presidents. Krishnamohan said the diversity among the new officers—which differs from last year’s senior-heavy board—is a “hope for the future.” This year was the second in a row in which all positions were filled, which has not been the case in previous elections, she added. Koran said she hopes to improve communications between ESC and Pratt students, increase faculty-student interactions and improve social events for students. “We just try to make engineering a little more fun and a little less tedious,” Koran said. “This year, I definitely want to build on that and keep that up.” Current officers will share their positions with the new board this semester to help them transition into their roles.

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Barkley Hendricks, a contemporary American painter, visitedthe Nasher Museum ofArt Thursday night and discussed painting with Richard Powell, John SpencerBassett professor of art and art history.

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Should Durham residents be informed of all crimes happening in their communities? City Council member Howard Clement said he believes they should.

Clement, who is also one of the cochairs of the Jose Lopez Crime Cabinet, has publicly voiced criticism of Durham Police Department Chief Jose Lopez and the department for failing to immediately use local media to notify all residents of the recent spike of robberies in the past month. “I am troubled by what appears to be the lack of transparency on the part of the police department and its management team,” Clement told The Herald-Sun Jan. 31. “This runs counter to what Mr. Lopez said during the interview process [when he] met with citizens. A key [phrase], and what impressed me, was ‘expanding on transparency.’ I’m going to hold him to that standard.”

Additionally, residents and other city officials raised questions because the media bulletins were issued Jan. 20, two days after the murder of graduate student Abhijit Mahato. Ellen Reckhow, chair of the Durham County Board of Commissioners, said Partners Against. Crime has computerized listservs of residents in an area, and often times crime patterns are posted on that listserv about crimes that have occurred, which could have been a better means by which to notify residents. “I wouldn’t say that I criticize [DPD], but just that they should have used a reverse-911 system in notifying the residents,” she said. “I talked to the police chief after a meeting a week ago on Monday and suggested that they should’ve used the code red alert system or the Partners Against Crime listserv.” But Lopez said the criticism charged against him and his department is not fair, adding that the majority of the recent robbery vicdms are Hispanic and generally live in the same area. “[The crimes] were very much localized,” he said. “Because they were localized, we also localized

A solemn vigil for Kenya

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Senior Andy Cunningham bows his head during a vigil outsideof the Chapel Thursday night to mourn those suffering in Kenya. Violence hasbeset the country and led to hundreds of deathssince the presidential election more than a month ago.

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Robertson scholars adjust to inter-campus life by

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Robertson Scholars studying away from

their home campus have more than simply the Duke-UNC basketball rivalry to worry about.

Scholars said adjusting to a new campus for a whole semester—whether at Duke or the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill—includes a constant

stress on one’s intellectual and emotional

strengths.

“It made me do things I wouldn’t have otherwise,” said Duke Robertson Scholar Dan Houghton, a junior. “It tested me: it tested my time management skills, it tested my ability to adapt to a new environment—and that was what I enjoyed.” The Robertson Scholarship Program—which annually awards around 18 Duke and 18 UNC undergraduates with full merit-based scholarships—generally requires scholars to live away from their home campus during the Spring semester of their sophomore year. Although traversing Tabacco Road leads students to experience a range of emotions, as well as frustrations, scholars said they also felt a sense of accom-

plishment. Sophomore Duke Robertson scholar Anjali Bhatia described her UNC experience thus far as “incredible.” “I’ve met so many people. It feels like first semester freshman year again, which is nice. Once people know you’re a Robertson they’re really excited to get to know you,” she said. UNC sophomore Daron

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The Robertson buses, which run between Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill, allow Robertson scholars to easily commute between the two campuses for theirclasses. organization at UNC. “I feel like I end up at Carolina twice a day without even trying,” she added. Houghton re-

iterated the difSharps, however, “I find the classes [at Duke] are ficulty of keeping said she found the up with his extrasmaller, a litde more intense, curricular and adjustment more and the students are so well-in- social commitdifficult. “I feel like I’ve ments at Duke formed about the issues.” been reduced while trying to to a freshman,” Daron Sharps, accommodate his she said. “I had at UNC. UNC Roberston scholar life“The things figured out biggest at UNC, and now frustration is the I’m figuring out things at Duke.” fact that a bus schedule rules your life,” Sharps said she is balancing adapting to he said. life at Duke with starting her own student Despite the numerous bus rides back

and forth from Durham to Chapel Hill, Robertsons said they benefited from the unique qualities of both universities. Duke sophomore Stefanie Feldman said in addition to developing a closer relationship with her fellow Robertson scholars, she has been able to soak up a new type of college atmosphere not present at Duke. “The atmosphere [at UNC] is entirely different,” she said. “It’s a lot more of a laid back and activist culture. There are so many more student organizations and tabling. There’s always protests and events going on.” Beyond the ability to experience a new type of social and student environment, Robertsons said they are able to

directly take advantage of the expansive number of resources available at both universities. “I find the classes [at Duke] are smaller, a little more intense maybe, and the students are so well-informed about the issues,” Sharps said. Houghton said the Robertson program opened his eyes to the contacts available at UNC and the benefits that all Duke students can reap by making the 20-minute drive to Chapel Hill. “You don’t have to be a Robertson scholar to go over to UNC,” he said. “Anyone can go over and say to a professor, ‘Can you please help me with this project that I know you’re interested in and I’m interested in as well.’”

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Quiet hours to be the sameon Central and West Campus by

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Campus Council approved a resolution equating Central Campus quiet hours with those on East and West campuses at its general body meeting Thursday night. The current 24/7 quiet-hour policy is now suspended to allow for community building through programming and social events. Specifically, the policy is lifted from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thurs-

day, 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday, 1 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. “Next year’s going to be an entirely different campus,” said Vice President Kevin Thompson, a junior. “We want students to be proud to live on Central.” Despite Campus Council’s support for the resolution, Central Campus Council representatives voted against the suspension of quiet hours. Representatives argued that Central is much closer to the Durham community and not isolated on a quadrangle, and changing the policy would cause more noise problems as the infrastructure of Central apartments is different from the buildings on East and West. Treasurer Molly Bierman, a junior living on Central, said many undergraduates living on Central are excited for the opportunity for increased community bonding on campus. “Central Campus Council may not be representative of the campus as a whole,” she added., “It’s impossible for a quad council to be ideal as they represent one

In other business: The council discussed the efficacy of the current quad council programming

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action, two cultural and two community outreach. In addition, they must spend at least 75 percent of their first semester funds to be eligible for their Spring allotment.

“There is minicouncils were “Next year’s going to be an mum accountabillooked at by entirely different campus. We ity for a quad [in other students the Spring semesas a bank to want students to be proud ter] as opposed to fund their activiin the Fall,” Bierto live on Central.” ties,” said Deb man said. asLoßiondo, Kevin Thompson, The council sistant dean for residence life on vice president Campus Council discussed reducing the requireWest. “The rements in favor of were quirements put in place to build a sense of quad creating events that would receive greater attendance community.” councils fulfill must “Quad councils could choose what Currently, quad programming to do,” Loßiondo said. the following event categories each semes“You want councils to meet the needs of ter; five social and campus interaction, the quad.” two wellness, three faculty and staff inter-

opinion.

The council also discussed options for the restrictive suspension of quiet hours to hold daytime programming. The resolution will be presented again to the new Central Campus Council next fall to discuss possible restrictions in the suspension of the hours. The resolution was passed this semester to notify students applying for housing on Central of a potential suspension of the 24/7 quiet hours, Thompson said. “I would imagine this will go through a lot of discussion,” he added. “Something of this nature is necessary.”

Campus Coundlmembers approved a resolution Thursday nightto make quiet hours on CentralCampus the same as those on West as away to make Central mote attractive to students.

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Habitat for Humanity week

SAFE RIDES from page 1 who was stranded on campus after bus service had ended. “I insisted, and they said they would send someone, but instead of a SAFE Rides, they sent a cab company which I had to pay for.” An internal review of the SAFE Rides program is underway, administrators said. Kernel Dawkins, vice president of campus services, said he is anxiously awaiting the results. *1 do believe there are ways to improve,” Dawkins said. “I hope to learn a lot about the service we are —

was late and I wanted to get home.” He recalled the driver was not pleased when there was no sick person to pick up. Larry Moneta, vice president for student affairs, said he understands the necessity of the service, particularly in a time of high security on campus. He added that every service Duke provides can do a better job. “Think about how many people are traversing from one place to another on a given night,” Moneta said. “Getting point-to-point transportation right is very difficult. Even though this service is more important than most, it is hard not to make students wait.”

According to the Parking and perception of it “We have done a lot internally to Transportation from students.” Services Web site, handle the increased demand. Service has SAFE Rides “proincreased signifiIf there are complaints, I’m not vides a ten-minute candy since recent time exhearing these stories first hand.” response crimes—includcept during events ing the murder Kernel Dawkins, on campus with of a graduate stuincreased traffic, vice president services severe weather, dent three weeks ago and a spate of etc.” robberies in the But the tenminute rule was not in effect three nights past month—have been reported, said Peter Murphy, assistant director of transit. ago, said juniorAndrew Hsiao. Hsiao and his friends, rehearsing on East, Murphy, however, said he had not heard missed the last bus back to West Campus and any complaints about SAFE Rides. “We have done a lot internally to handle waited a half-hour until a van arrived. the increased demand,” he said. “If there He asked a girl who was waiting at the are complaints, I’m not hearing these stobus stop to call again because he thought ries first hand.” someone would come sooner. But junior Max Fosque said he has been Hsiao’s friend, junior Paul Yen, said afhaving problems with the service since his ter the van came, the driver said he had not freshman year. received notice that anyone needed to be Trying to get back to East Campus alone af- picked up on East. “We waited for a while,” Hsiao said. “We ter the buses had stopped, he told the service that his girlfriend was sick and that he needed were under the impression that if guys to be picked up immediately, he recalled. called for SAFE Rides, it would take longer “I’m convinced that SAFE Rides will only or they would not even come. They still pick you up ifyou are a girl,” Fosque said. “It didn’t come any faster.” providing and the

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Students gather outside Reynolds Theater in the Bryan Center as part of a benefit show in honor of Habitat for Humanity Week.The show featured Duke University Improv.

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DPD from page 4 our notification and attention.” To inform the local community affected by the recent string of robberies, DPD gave out crime-prevention leaflets in both English and Spanish, worked with El Centro Hispano —a Hispanic community center—to reach out to the non-documented population and used a reverse-911 call in the affected areas. Lopez also personally appeared on two differentSpanish-language radio shows, “We were putting it out there where it needed to go without putting a big blanket up and have everybody be afraid because you could get robbed,” he said. “Many say we should use [the reverse 911] for these instances, but how effective would it be if we used it for everything? You get automated calls at home, but after a while you get tired of them. We’re not going to abuse the automated calls by using them at every instance.” Lopez said the last thing he wanted to do was to alert the muggers that DPD was conducting investigations. “If you were a robber, what would you do? You’d move to another community where we’re not watching you,” he said. Lopez said crime was getting out of control after the two January homicides and DPD needed to crank up police presence and get the message out. He noted that the Mahato homicide did not fit the pattern ofrobberies. Crystal Brown, president of the Graduate and Professional Student Council and a third-year law student, said although DPD’s failure to immediately post bulletins is problematic, the lack of sufficient security measures might be a bigger issue. “I would blame the security measures more than the bulletin,” she said. “The security is not taken with the seriousness that it should be taken. This is a wake-up call for everyone at Duke.” She added that better lighting and a better campus structure are two possible ways to improve safety. Lopez said if presented with the same situation again he would follow the same course of action, adding that the misconception in this community is that you must post bulletins through established media sources to speak to the

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DPD Chief Jose Lopez (right) has come underfire for a lack ofcommunication with Durham residents regarding therecent spate ofrobberies. community.

Instead, he said he speaks to the community personally. “Decisions like this need to be made by individuals who have all the facts in front of them and you have to do it prudendy,” he said. “I was looking to help the community. I wasn’t looking to sell newspapers or get Nielsen ratings on TV. I don’t have to speak to the community through the

media. I don’t need a little man.” Some council members—including Mike Woodard and Cora Cole-McFadden—have said they trust Lopez’s

judgment. Others, such as Mayor Bill Bell, council members Diane Catotti and Farad Ali, have yet to say anything about DPD.

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for potential NCAA Championship games, bonfires would bum for Duke victories with or without permits. Sophomore Frank Jemison noted that the Durham Fire Department should give Duke a permit because it would give the department an opportunity to regulate something that is going to inevitably happen. “It would be better to have the A-Team and the fire department there, but I think we’re still going to bum benches if we beat UNC,” he said. Following Duke’s win over the Tar Heels Feb. 9,2005, the fire marshal revoked the University’s permit because students threw more benches into the bonfire than was allowed. No permits were given for theremainder of the 2004-2005 season games. Fire permits were re-issued to the University for the Duke-UNC game March 4, 2006, but with new restrictions that indicated how many and how frequently benches could be added to bonfires. Sophomore Peter Williams said he understood the fire department’s concern and added that students should have known better. He also noted thatbecause the bonfire was not well planned, it ended very quickly and was not as much fun as it could have been. Regardless, bonfires are a great demonstration of students’ team spirit, and students should not be punished for supporting their school, senior Harry Jones said. “It was a big win,” he noted. “It was as memorable as any other bonfires —students were just expressing themselves.”

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with a total of five concerts this year. Not all students were familiar with OK Go, but students who were said the group would mesh well with the pre-game festivities of personal checks. “I’m really excited,” freshman Isaac Mizrahi said. “I just wonder if they’ll be able to bring treadmills into K-ville.” But some students, like senior Christine Bestvina, said a concert might spoil the unique atmosphere of the night. “Personal checks is a time for students to hang out with each other and enjoy each other’s company. It’s one of the only big parties where everybody is there and welcome,” she said. “It should be about K-ville and the people tenting instead of an entertainment event.”

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OK Go, a Chicago-born band that will perform at Duke March 6, is known for its YouTube video sensation "Here It Goes Again," which was awarded a Grammy in 2007.

Stephen W. Smith is currently teaching African Studies, Cultural Anthropology, and Public Policy at Duke University. He is the former Africa editor and deputy foreign editor of Le Monde and has been working on Africa for twenty-five years, previously for Reuter’s News Agency, Radio France International, and the French daily Liberation. His journalistic writing—in English, French, and German—has been widely published in Europe. His latest book, co-authored with Sabine Cessou, is a biography on Winnie Mandela, released in November 2007 in Paris. Other publications include How France Lost Africa (2005), an Atlas of Africa (2004), and a travel book on the Congo River. He is also the author of two reports by the International Crisis Group (ICG) on Nigeria (July 2006) and the Central African Republic (December 2007). Though bom in the United States, Stephen W. Smith has spent most of his life in Europe. He studied African law and Anthropology at the Sorbonne in Paris and Philosophy, History, and Political Science at the Free University of Berlin, where he defended his thesis on “The Semiotics of Foreign News Coverage.” ,

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House sends economic stimulus deal to Bush Andrew Taylor THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON Congress, facing the prospect of an election-year recession, passed an emergency plan Thursday that rushes rebates of $6OO to $1,200 to most taxpayers and $3OO checks to disabled veterans, the elderly and other low-income people. President George W. Bush indicated he would sign the measure. House passage by a 380-34 vote came a few hours after Senate leaders ended a drawn-out stalemate over the bill. Still, by congressional standards, lawmakers approved the legislation with exceptional speed to jolt the weak economy. The plan, which adds $l6B billion to the deficit over two years, is intended to provide cash for people to spend and tax relief for businesses to make new investments—boosts for an economy battered by a housing downturn and credit crunch. Rebate checks could begin arriving in May. They would be based on 2007 tax returns, which are due April 15. The Senate’s 81-16 vote capped more than a week of political maneuvering. The logjam broke when majority Democrats dropped their demand that rescue proposal offer jobless benefits, heating aid for the poor and tax breaks for the home building and energy industries. GOP senators blocked those ideas, but agreed to add $3OO rebates for older people and disabled veterans to a $l6l billion measure the House passed last week. Bush said he would sign the final plan, which he called “robust, broad-based, timely, and it will be effective.” The compromise, he said in a statement after the Senate acted, was “an example of bipartisan cooperation at a time when the American

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada meets reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.,Thursday afterSenate Democrats and Republicans reached an agreement on an economic stimulus package. most expect it.” The legislation would deliver rebates— $6OO for individuals, $1,200 for couples—to most taxpayers, plus an additional $3OO per child. Individuals making up to $75,000 a year and couples earning up to $150,000 would get the full rebate, with those making more than that or too little to owe taxes getting smaller checks. People who paid no income taxes but earned at least s3,ooo—including through Social Security or veterans’ disability benefits —would get a $3OO rebate.

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targeted, will put money into the hands of those who will spend it immediately, injecting demand into the economy and therefore creating jobs,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., told colleagues, The measure also includes steps to boost the ailing housing market. It would temporarily raise the limit on Federal Housing Administration loans and the cap on loans thatFannie Mae and Freddie Mac can buy to $729,750. The package was the product of a rare spate of bipartisan cooperation on Capitol

Hill, where Democrats and Republicans teamed with the White House on a bill that fell far short of both parties’ priorities but could draw broad consensus. An early agreement forged by Pelosi and Minority Leader John Boehner, ROhio, along with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson enjoyed a fast and smooth ride through the House, with lawmakers loath to stand in the way of a plan that could address their constituents’ economic worries in advance ofNovember’s elections. But it bogged down in the closely divided Senate, where Democrats were determined to exact a political price from Republicans by forcing them into tough votes on whether to add popular items such as $14.5 billion in jobless aid for those whose unemployment benefits have run out, $1 billion in heating aid for the poor and tax breaks for energy companies, including coal producers. Senate Democratic leaders paired those items with rebates for older Americans and disabled veterans and threatened that Republicans would have to accept them or risk being blamed for leaving those politically powerful groups out of the stimulus plan. In the end, though, Democrats couldn’t draw enough support for their $205 billion alternative to break a GOP filibuster blocking it. The turnaround in the Senate came after Democrats on Wednesday fell just one vote short of overcoming the Republican objections and pressing ahead with their more costly plan. They relented Thursday and allowed a vote on a more limited proposal that included the rebates for the elderly and veterans, plus language designed to prevent illegal immigrants from getting the checks.

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After scoring more than 70 points in 10 of their last 11 contests, the Blue Devils’ offense cooled off Thursday night as the team barely eclipsed the 50-point mark. But thanks to their ACC-leading defense, it didn’t even matter. No. 11 Duke (17-6, 6-2 in the ACC) held Boston College (17-6, 5-3) to 34.9 percent shooting and just 15 total field goals in its 5141 road victory at Silvio O. Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Mass. The Blue Devils limited the Eagles’ top two scorers, Stefanie Murphy and Carolyn Swords, to 10 total points. The 92-point total between the two teams was the fewest in their all-time series. “It was great defense by both teams,” head coach Joanne P. McCallie said. “Everybody contributed tonight, and that’s important in a very physical game.” Perhaps still reeling from its 93-76 loss to No. 3 North Carolina Monday, Duke struggled to take command of the game in the first half. Shooting 27.3 percent from the field in the opening period, the Blue Devils traded the lead with the Eagles, with neither team gaining an advantage greater than seven. After a pair of Carrem Gay free throws gave Duke a 19-12 lead with 8:27 remaining in the first half, the team’s shooting went cold. The Blue Devils went over eight minutes without scoring, missing 11 consecutive shots. The Eagles took advantage and clawed their way back, taking a 21-19 lead after a layup by Ayla Brown with 4:03 remaining. Duke finally broke the lid on the basket when Abby Waner—who finished with 10

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points—hit a 3-pointer with seven seconds remaining in the half. The 8:20 scoring spell was Duke’s longest of the season, and Duke entered halftime trailing for the seventh time this season, 23-22. “In the first half we let the tempo get dictated to us, and we didn’t like that,” McCallie said. “At halftime we talked about grabbing SEE W. BBALL ON PAGE

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Coming off its biggest win of the season, No. 2 Duke will look to avoid a letdown when it returns to Cameron Indoor Stadium Saturday to take on Boston College at 1 p.m. Saturday’s contest with the Eagles has all the makings of a classic trap game for the Blue Devils. Duke (20-1, 8-0 in the ACC) beat arch-rival and third-ranked North Carolina on the road Wednesday night in one of the team’s best performances of the season. And this Wednesday, the Blue Devils host Maryland, the only ACC team to come within 10 points ofDuke halfway through the conference slate. The Blue Devils know better, however, than to look beyond Boston College (12-9, 3-5). The Eagles claimed road wins at Maryland and Michigan to go along with a 39-point drubbing ofWake Forest at home. Those wins, though, came earlier in the season before Boston College’s current five-game losing streak erased its 3-0 conference start and brought the Eagles firmly down to earth. “The UNC win is over,” sophomore forward Lance Thomas said. “Right now, it’s time to refocus and get ready

for Boston College. We can’t overlook any team just because we got a big win against a very good team.” Thomas is one of the Blue Devils who stood out most Wednesday night at the Smith Center, registering a season-high 10 points while playing solid interior defense in the 89-78 win. The forward will be a part of an undersized Duke lineup that will once again batde a bigger frontcourt. While 6-foot-ll Tyrelle Blair and 6-foot-10 John Oates constitute the tallest interior duo the Blue Devils have faced this season, neither is the focal point of the Boston College offense. Duke may be helped on the inside with the potential return of center Brian Zoubek. The 7-foot-l sophomore, out since the first week of January with a broken metatarsal on his left foot, has been practicing with the team and could see action Saturday. “It would help us out a lot,” Thomas said. “It’s different not playing with Brian. He’s doing everything he needs to do to get back on the court.” With or without the biggest man on their roster, the Blue SEE M. BBALL ON PAGE

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After Sean Renfree had decided to enroll at Duke, he only had to watch Eli Manning win Super Bowl XLII MVP honors to know he had made the right choice. Eli, like his older brother and Super Bowl XLI MVP Peyton, spent his college years learning from new Duke head football coach David Cutcliffe. Cutcliffe’s reputation as a molder of professional quarterbacks must have done something, as Renfree joined 16 other recruits Wednesday in signing letters-of-intent to join the Blue Devils’ football program. “The proofs in the pudding,” Cutcliffe said. “Archie [Manning] would be the first to tell you that [Eli and Peyton] were developed in the system that allowed them to continue to grow in a pro-style system. There’s no reason for that to stop now.” Renfree, who chose Duke (1-11 last season) over Arizona State, Boise State and Oregon State (29-10 combined), is the lOth-ranked quarterback in the nation according to scout.com. The four-star signalcaller passed for 41 touchdowns last season and was invited to the Elite 11 Quarterback Camp the previous summer. One of Renfree’s strongest qualities is what Cutcliffe termed his “fast-twitch abililty,” meaning that he makes decisions quickly and without hesitation. Renfree is not just mentally quick on the field. The quarterback can run the 40yard dash in 4.5 seconds, which fits well into Cutcliffe’s emphasis on speed. The head coach said that the average 40-yard dash of his 11 skill-position commitments was below 4.5 seconds, calling it one of the fastest groups he’s ever recruited. “We made the comment, ‘lfyou can run, we’ll find you,’ and we went about doing that,” Cutcliffe said. “Among our skill players, I really don’t know who’d win a race, and I’m sure it’d be nose to nose.” Beyond just speed, Cutcliffe’s first recruiting class also stresses versatility. Aside from Renfree and kicker Paul Asack, every player was designated as either “line” or “back” in the team’s press release. Cutcliffe gives these vague position assignments to every recruiting class because he is not sure where each player will line up once they arrive at Duke. One likely lock, however, is Randez James at defensive back. James, another four-star recruit, played cornerback as a postgraduate for Hargrave Military Academy in Virginia and is already enrolled at Duke. James is actually the only recruit that Cutcliffe got the chance to see play a game said he was easily in person, and the the fastest player on the field that night.

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First-year head coach David Cutcliffe's quarterback pedigree helped land four-star recruit Sean Renfree. While the signings of Renfree and other skill-position players certainly do not hurt, they are more long-term projects, with established players like Thaddeus Lewis and Eron Riley entrenched as starters. The kicking game, however, needs immediate change, and Paul Asack, the younger brother of backup quarterback Zack Asack, will get his chance to earn the startingjob. Cutcliffe described the need to get a

good kicker as “extremely important” and implied that he would reduce the number of kickers on the team. “I just don’t need 10 kickers on scholarship that aren’t kicking,” Cutcliffe said. Although justifiably known for developing quarterbacks, Cutcliffe’s tenure at

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kicker. In 2003, Jonathan Nichols won the Lou Groza Award as the nation’s best kicker, making 25-of-29 attempts and all 49 of his extra points. Duke, on the other hand, made just 3-of-11 field goals and missed two extra points last year. “We’re going to give Paul an opportunity when he gets here,” Cutcliffe said. “We’ve got a practice routine that we put kickers through, and we’ve been real successful with this routine.” Cutcliffe’s routines have also produced the past two Super Bowl MVPs. Renfree and his fellow recruits aren’t looking that far down the line yet, but they now know what’s possible with Cutcliffe at the helm.

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focus their defensive attention on one of Boston College’s smallest players: 6-foot-l do-everything guard Tyrese Rice. The junior is second behind UNC’s Tyler Hansbrough in the conference in scoring, pouring in 19.5 points per contest. Rice also averages over five assists a game and leads the ACC in minutes played. “We just have to play good, honest defense [on Rice]: staying in front of him and making sure we stop his penetration and rebound his misses,” Thomas said. Last season, Thomas was a big factor in slowing Rice by aggressively hedging screens and doubling the guard on the perimeter. The pressure limited Rice’s production while also preventing the Eagles from getting into rhythm offensively. to

Duke seems to have found a formula for success against Boston College, having won all four meetings between the two teams since the Eagles entered the ACC in 2005. BC won nearly two-thirds of their conference games its first two seasons in the ACC, but the Blue Devils remain the one conference foe the Eagles have yet to defeat. Even with a two-game lead in the conference after Wednesday’s win, the Blue Devils know they can’t afford to let up. “I carry [the momentum from the UNC game] over by doing the things I’ve done leading up to that game and not being satisfied, playing with the same edge and the same energy, and more games like that will come,” Thomas said. The whole Duke roster will try to adopt Thomas’ attitude Saturday, hoping to maintain the Blue Devils’ perfect record against Boston College and in the ACC.

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Eagles, though, would not be able to transform that bucket into a late charge. The Duke defense stayed tough until the end and helped Duke leave Boston with a win.

the tempo in the second half, and we did that. I think BC got flustered a little bit.” “We didn’t want this type of game, but The Blue Devils were able to stay in the it let us focus on our defense and get the game in that first half by forcing turnovers win,” said Black, who finished the game by Boston College and turning them into with 11 points and five blocks. McCallie was quick to look on the bright points. Thirteen of Duke’s 22 first-half side one game after her team’s worst defenpoints came off BC miseries. Turnovers were a, problem throughout sive performance of the season. the game for each team, as Duke gave the “It’s not about perfect for us,” McCallie ball away 21 times and Boston College 27 said. “It’s about growing and getting better times on the night. Each team had considergetting tougher. There were some things we ably more turnovers than field goals made did tonight that I really liked, making good on the night, and the two squads combined decisions in key time and score situations.” to post a l-to-3 assist-to-turnover ratio. Duke will look to build on the momentum After the intermission, the Eagles conwhen it returns home Sunday to host Wake tinued to struggle holding on to the ball Forest at Cameron Indoor Stadium at 2 p.m. and starting missing shots, as the shooting PeteKiehart contributed to this story. bug that plagued the Blue Devils in the first Duke 51, Boston College 41 20 minutes switched benches. Duke (17-6, 6-2) 22 29 51 Following a layup by Murphy that tied Boston College (17-6, 5-3) 23 18 41 the game at 27 with 16:05 remaining, Boston College did not make a field goal for Gay 15 1-5 0-1 5-6 4 0 0 1 7 19 1-2 0-0 3-4 the next 11 minutes. Jackson 4 11 2 5 Black 0-0 3-3 3 11 27 4-8 2 1 2 This time, Duke made a run to seize Waner 35 3-11 2-5 2-2 4 2 5 3 10 control of the game. Gay and center Smith 29 1-8 0-2 0-0 1 4 0 2 4 Chante Black pounded the ball down low, J.Thomas 20 0-6 0-2 3-4 4 2 1 2 3 Christmas 6 0-2 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 scoring on tough layups and making key Mitchell 0 1 2 3 1-2 11 1-2 0-0 1 free throws to help Duke build a 44-29 lead Cheek 0-0 22 5-7 0-1 4 0 5 3 10 15 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 11 with five minutes left. The two post players K. Thomas 5 1 combined for 18 points on the night, with TEAM 200 16-51 2-12 17-21 37 8 21 16 51 Totals reserve forward Joy Cheek adding another Blocks Black (5), Cheek, K. Thomas Ist Half: 27.3, 2nd Half: 38.9, Game: 31.4 10. Although the team only made three FG field goals during the stretch, Duke went Brown 2-6 0-1 0 1 4 2 5 27 1-2 6-for-8 from the free-throw line. Murphy H36 i 3-4 0-0 2-3 54—4 0 8 “I don’t go into a game wondering about Swords 38 0-7 0-0 2-5 8 1 2 3 2 28 2-5 1-2 0-0 2 5 2 71 what we’re going to score,” McCallie said. Thoman Johnson 34 3-9 0-0 3-5 5 2 7 0 9 “I’d rather go jn prepared and ready to atJones 00 H 0-0 B O-tr MMI 2 0 0 7 tack. I thought we did attack but at times Picco 0 0 3 10 24 4-10 2-7 0-0 2 Miles 0-0 0 0 7 1-2 0-1 1 2 2 got a little ahead ofourselves.” 10 TEAM Finally, with 4:54 remaining, Mickel Pic- Totals 200 15-43 3-11 8-15 32 8 27 11 41 co drove the lane and made a layup to break Blocks Swords (2) the Boston College field-goal drought. The ft %#-Ist Half: 39.1,2nd Half:

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the task force’s creation. Slattery, a senior, has already suggested that with the committee on hiatus, it will take a strong student voice to ever put judicial policy back on the table for serious discussion. The nature of the judicial process makes it too easy to put off its evaluation indefinitely, as only a small portion ofDuke students are noticeably affected by it. A timetable and more detailed administrative commitment to resuming efforts tfould leave less up to chance and reassure students of the University’s commitment to their procedural rights. In the (hopefully brief) absence of a formal corn-

have a foolproof real-estate venture. Picture this: an elite selection of tastefully bedraggled huts tucked into various comers of nowhere. Genius, right? Want to sulk about degenerate Western materialism in central Papua New Guinea?Done. Tax evasion in Mongolia? No problem. We’ll throw in a janet wu burro half price pardon the macguffin (cash only). g yv "we j mean Huts International Inc. ©: Escape Civilization, Not Comfort! Because each Grade-A, authentic hut will be equipped with high water pressure —so you can have your minimalism and shower too. Oddly, I haven’t been able to secure equity partners. So this master plan has simmered in the nether regions of my brain set aside for solar powered strap-on wings and trained fighter narwhales. But imagine my surprise when just the other day I received an e-mail from one “Nomads Capital.” Apart from sounding like an investment bank for smelly bearded hitchhikers, this would-be spam sounded suspiciously similar to Huts International. Had someone beat me to the perambulatory punch? Moved in on my future feral turf? Caught me with my quasi-entrepreneurial pants down? Tied an excessively feathery albatross around my enterprising neck? No, no, luckily for me, it was my Victoria University temporary housing beckoning—Nomads Capital, stellar hostel, boasting pristine bunks and a free meal for a trim $l9 a day. (Temporary housing —because even as you speculate whether I, abroad columnist, will ever in fact leave this country, those summered Kiwis aren’t quite ready for me). Once I popped my Slovakian torture slavery thought bubble, I was hit by an incendiary spark of: what if? What ifI strike up a chat with that lonesome trekker, that rare crazy? The destinations and strangers you see en route —somehow they last, vibrating with each poke and prod of the oT memory. Even today, I wonder whether that modest businessman, Grand Hyatt, Hong Kong, Wu Family Trip ‘94, ever made it to his room after I pushed all 60 floor buttons and hopped out past him with a saucy leer. The paranoia of age, however, has sculpted «

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cized in the past. Suspending the judicial policy review may be justifiable given the nature of the litigation brought against the University, but that does not save the decision from its own irony. One thing is for certain: an end to the lawsuit will not signal an end to the debate over the state of Duke students’ rights. Only a careful and transparent reevaluation of current judicial policy has a chance of accomplishing that.

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portent as ever. Dean of Undergraduate Education Steve Nowicki has stated that efforts to review policy will continue following the litigation. But what students need now is a clear articulation of how soon the process will resume after the litigation ends and what form the process will take at that juncture—whether it is a revived task force or a different process. This is especially critical considering that the original proponents of judicial policy review may no longer be around to push for its resuscitation by the time the lawsuit is setded. Duke Student Government President Paul Slattery’s memo to administrators and the Board ofTrustees last

me into a no-nonsense frequent-flyer-mile-bought Holiday Inn-er—i.e. hole up and watch all the cable channels my parents never bought me. I join a league ofinternational “Leave me alone and unlock the minibar” travelers. But the maybe that right there, right plumb in that little quad of extra-long twin beds, will be the gutsy backpacker I secretly aspire to be—that’s, well, that’s worth seven sleepless night’s clutching my wallet and identification. Because the curious thing about being alone and tossed out in a swarm of strangers —it’s perversely comforting. No pretense, no history, just a host of potentials and easy-going anonymity. A hostel has the last lingering remnants of the Chaucerian inn mystique, where the many come and go in wafts of purpose. As an experience hoarder, tucking away a million little pieces for future fabrication, Nomads Capital is itching with primo material. At least that’s all I hope will be itching. From Nomads Capital I move on to my more permanent abode: St. George Hotel, a steely hunk of art deco propped in the hub of Wellington. It’s all the sexy dorm-ness me and my sad corner of Alexander Ave., Durham always sighed for: a former military brothel, a local jam band frequent, and—be still my heart the Beatles themselves once hunkered down in room 305. (It’s no Huts International, but I suspect the novelty of bare bones lodging will have worn off by then. Or not: interested stakeholders contact janet.wu@duke.edu). Maybe it’s the nudge of belated maturity or the promise of wholesome New Zealand air, but I think I feel a tickle of real enthusiasm at having roommates, classmates and company. Of course, as you’re reading this I will at last be up in that gorgeous mess of blue, probably drooling on a middle-aged landscape architect from Auckland with three kids and one (No. 9 huggable) sheep. On the other hand, what if I’m upgraded to first class due to a conveniently corpulent seat neighbor? What if it happens that my first genuine New Zealand-bound stranger is a heavily muscled Hugh Jackman headed to Queenstown for the “Wolverine” shoot? What if he offers me a role as Amphibious Flying Mutant No. 3? What if that delicious what if... —

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official, God hates me. I’ve long suspected such to be true and have seen it coming for years, ever since a number of near-death experiences as a child—including nearly getting cracked in theface with a driver by Jesper Pamevik —and a tragic bass-fishing accident On a related note, go to heU, Jesper Pamevik.

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wood, part deux so stupendously kick-ass that he’d have to change his mind. Unfortunately, with Britney slowly evolving into a new subspecies currently without a formal nomenclature, and my bid for a stupendously kick-ass stunt ending with the untimely death of 16 dung beedes and my left arm nearly going up in flames (long story), God finally focused his attention on yours truly. Let me backtrack a bit. My childhood was quite normal, really. Little League in the spring, day camp in the summer, sledding in the winter and the National Football League in the fall (we’ll get back to this a little later). I was a happy young lad, with two older brothers to play with and a younger sister to ignore. My father was a relendessly self-improving boulangerie owner from Belgium with low-grade narcolepsy and a penchant for buggery. My mother was a 15-year-old French prostitute named Chloe with webbed feet As I said, nothing out of the ordinary. I was bom, bred and raised in New York, lived there all my life and, despite everything Durham has to offer (insert your joke here), I have never contemplated living anywhere else. Unlike most young boys, however, I was not raised to follow my father’s sports teams. In fact, the only thing passed down to me from Mr. Segal was a pure, unadulterated, utterly zealous abhorrence for the New YorkYankeesand most otherNew York sports franchises. That’s right, like Ice T, Silkyjohnson and dayton Bigsby, I was raised a hater. Growing up in New York in the ’9os as a Yankee hater might not soundlike too much fun. Heck, they won theWorld Series everyfrickin’ yearand bought every big-time player that hit the market However, I learned to love, nay, thrive on that hate. Somehow I grew accustomed to seeing all my friends with stupid grins on their feces as the team I loved to hate continued to dominate. Now, back to God.

This past weekend, I had to go home for an interview with an investment bank that shall remain nameless. This meant I would be watching the Super Bowl in New York, home of the Giants, who happened to be playing against my beloved New England Patriots, who happened to be undefeated and about to cap off the greatest season in American sports history. Deep down, this petrified me. I grew up hating winners in New York and loving it. I could see God building a perfect storm of agony for me right in front of my eyes, and there was nothing I could do to stop it. And then it happened. I refuse to discuss, or even think about the game. Once the clock hit zero, I was silent for the rest of the night Literally. Not a word slipped out ofmy mouth, unless you qualify the “eoougghhhffghe” I declared while throwing up on myself in my bathroom to be a word. If you’ve never spent an evening immersed in your own vomit I highly recommend trying it There’s nothing more liberating than hitting rock bottom. Depressed beyond description, I was forced to carry on and head off to my interview. The 8 a.m. subway ride to lower Manhattan was a cruel reminder of the weekend’s tragedy, as a large group ofobnoxious fans were already pissdrunk (and I literally mean “piss” drunk, as when I switched from the ‘B’ to the ‘R’ I saw a man in a No. 89 blue Bavaro jersey relieving himself onto the track. I prayed that this wasn’t some sick omen God was delivering upon me for my

forthcoming interview). I spent the rest of the day in a sea of blue, literally in the middle of the celebration of my dejection. Imagine if the girl you were in love with married your biggest enemy, and you were forced to attend the ceremony—only the guy is actually millions of people who won’t stop throwing it in yourface. It’s not often you get to experience the worst moment of

your life and be totally aware of it. As I exited thecab at the JFK departures terminal, I took one last look at the city that trampled my heart like a pack of wild elephants and despairingly groaned “touche God, touche.” Yet while watching the news coverage of the parade that had rained on my own parade, some small part of me was content I remembered something the philosopher Leopold “Butters” Stotch once professed; “The only way I could feel this sad now, is if I felt somethin’really good before, so I have to take the bad with the good.” Only one city could cause me such pain. I may hate the Giants, but I love New York. TomSegal is a Trinity junior. His column runs every otherFriday.

lettertotheeditor Judicial Affairs reform necessary The Undergraduate Judicial Affairs Review Committee was one of the few positive responses of the Duke administration to issues publicized and revealed by the lacrosse affair. Yesterday was a sad day as Duke has yet again prioritized shortterm liability over responsibility, continuing its pattern of indefensible, morally indifferent decision making that has put Duke in this rapidly expanding multimillion dollar hole with the cancellation of that committee. The explanation that the review was ended because of fairness to the committee members who might be deposed is a preposterous joke. Here’s a solution; ask them if they’re OK with that, and if they aren’t, find others. This was a liability decision, and while Duke has lots of that, ifwe allow legal liability to freeze essential university processes like this review committee, it may not happen for another six years. If there are certain administrators or faculty who cannot perform their duties because of pending civil liability and theoretically even eventual criminal charges, then they should be at least temporarily replaced.

Now is a time when bodies like the Duke Student Government are most needed. DSG should demand that the committee go forward, one way or another. It is unacceptable to use these lawsuits as an excuse not to do what clearly must be done. Justice for Duke students should come first. Most importantly, Duke representatives will inevitably attempt to blame the lacrosse players as they have in the past for this hold up for having the audacity to demand accountability and financial redress for the harm done to them by other Duke representatives. Don’t believe that load of horse manure. It is Duke’s own unwillingness to either act responsibly, ethically, legally and probably constitutionally or to hold itself accountable that has caused this mess. These lawsuits are not bad for Duke. The people responsible for creating this liability are.

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Panda-monium during Super Bowl (sorry, I couldn’t resist the pun) Although

the Super Bowl blessed men across the United States thisyear with the satisfaction of watching perfect Tom Brady—with his perfect season, perfect girlfriend, perfect bone-structure and generally perfect life—lose after Eli Manning’s slightly more perfect final drive, the annual national holiday/game is not all sunshine, lollipops and rainbows everywhere. Sadly, pain sometimes accompanies joy for those JOrCmll NCG f US watching die battle for S6XUaI chocolate T the Lombardi Trophy—and the other five hours that come along with the broadcast. In this year and in the past, there were mental-breakdown-inducing losses (I need counseling for my recurring dream in which Rex Grossman throws interceptions while Coach Ditka turns his head to the side and weeps tears of blood). There were Moral Majority-angering halftime shows (I am not referring to Janet Jackson’s breast here; Prince’s mere presence was far more scandalous when one considers the incontrovertible fact that Prince=sex). Furthermore, there were the innumerable asinine commercials—most notably, those that were as racist as the Chevy ads are American (note; “American” in that context is pronounced like a border-watching Minuteman with a handlebar mustache and a gun says, “Stop talkin’ Mexican! Speak American!” Am-urrrrrr-ah-kin.) One company, salesgenie.com, aired two separate com,

mercials that personally offend around 2.5 billion people I missed the first commercial and its effect on those who The advertisements were as follows: I was watching the game with in my dorm’s common room, Commercial one: A cartoon character, Hank Bulleymonger, but I was there for the aftermath of the story of Ling Ling who is the VP of sales forAcme Widget Company, storms down and Ching Ching. First, there was silence. I could sense a hallway into a dimly lit office where he yells at his “worst salesthat it was not a quiet elation for the panda family’s fulfillman,” an Indian man named Ramesh, that he will fire him if ment of the American Dream or a sigh of relief that Ling he does not double his sales. Ramesh pleads, “But Hank, I have Ling and Ching Ching’s two new cubs will help restore enseven kids,” to which Hank replies, “Not my problem.” dangered giant panda populations. Ramesh goes on the Internet and finds salesgenie.com, Nobody knew how to react to the situation. Should we just which offers 100free sales leads. There is a montage ofRamesh laughe it off? Take out an ad condemning the commercial in making sales, and his sales increase. The commercial ends with a newspaper? Firebomb salesgenie.com headquarters? Hank Bulleymonger awarding Ramesh (with his seven chilNationally, there has beenlittle reaction to thecommercials. dren and wife behind him) the salesman of the year award. Perhaps the A1 Sharptons of the world only become outraged Commercial two: The setting is Ling Ling’s Bamboo Furwhen racial epithets are thrown about Perhaps it’s a racial douniture Shack. A cartoon panda, Ling Ling, in a stereotypible standard. Whatever the reason, it appears that the forces of cal “Asian accent” (think Long Duk Dong of Sixteen Candles political correctness strike somewhat at random. On one hand, the politically correct and racially sensifame), laments to his wife Ching Ching that they have no customers as he nails a “going out ofbusiness” sign to the tive tend to go overboard when they get behind a cause door ofhis store. Ching Ching, in great distress at the prosthat may not be a battle worth fighting. On the other hand, pect of losing the business and having to go back to the there are occasions when something truly racist and genuzoo, calls a panda psychic and asks in a female version of inely offensive merits a public objection. In the case of the Ling Ling’s accent what she should do. salesgenie.com commercials, as ignorant and insulting as The all-knowing panda psychic, speaking without an they may be, the general reaction of disgust without upaccent, advises Ching Ching to tell her husband that he roar is probably the best. should get 100 free sales leads at salesgenie.com. She then Earlier this week, salesgenie.com took the panda commertells Ling Ling to stop eating the bamboo furniture. Six cial offair. This, after the hullaballoo surrounding Don Imus, months later, Ling Ling is in a convertible with two infant Trent Lott, Duke Lacrosse and every other race-related controchildren and a now-glamorous Ching Ching who dons versy that we have come across in the past few years, is a refreshlarge pink sunglasses and a fur coat. The family is outside ing conclusion to something so offensively foolish. ofitsmassive store—Ling Ling’s Bamboo Furniture Emporium—on their way to see the Grizzly Bears (pronounced Jordan Rice is a Trinity sophomore. His columns runs every otherFriday. Gwizzwy) at the zoo.

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