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Buried under a greenhouse behind the Bryan Center, roughly 40 students meet each Sunday to discuss how to resurrect the University’s student television station. Their efforts have been years in the malting, but in the next eight weeks, the organization will revamp its digs, planning to renovate the studio to improve broadcast quality and attract more viewers, said Cable 13 President Orcun Unlu, a senior. Station leaders also said they plan to finalize a contract with dark PowellAudiovisualTechnologies and Systems within the week Student interest Visitors to the studio pass a case

offive Telly Awards for “excellence in college broadcasting” —the most recent one from 2000. But several students interviewed by The Chronicle said they did not tune in to the station often, and when they did, they found it wanting. “I saw one show—it was like a mock game show,” said junior Lisa Myers. “It was entertaining because my friend was on it, but I thought the student production was pretty poorly done.” Unlu said that according to an informal survey conducted by Cable 13 members last year on the West Campus Plaza, thestation has increased its viewership during his SEE CABLE 13 ON PAGE

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Rock bands Boys Like Girls (top) and Augustana (bottom left) set a raucous tone in Page Auditoriumfor two hours Saturday night with heavy riffs that evoked a variety of rock styles from classic to punk to alternative rock.

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Cable 13will undergorenovations in the coming months, which members ofthe studentrun television station hope will improve broadcast quality and increase viewership.

Consider it a standing ovation. Rock bands Augustana and Boys Like Girls had a sold-out crowd on its feet for a nearly two-and-a-half hour show in Page Auditorium Saturday night. With cell phones high in the air, students joined in falsettos and rocked to the crescendos at the double-headlined concert. “It built up really well with Augustana playing first with a slightly mellow tone and Boys Like Girls playing with really

Goonewardene to serve as DUU head BY SHREYA RAO THE CHRONICLE

Duke University Union officials announced Sunday that junior Chamindra Goonewardene will be the next president of Duke’s largest student organization. Outgoing President Katelyn Donnelly, a senior, said Goonewardene stood out for excelling in his current Goonewardene position as chair of the

Union’s Major Attractions committee “It’s the first time in a while we’ve had a programming director step up,” Donnelly said, adding that she was impressed by Goonewardene’s leadership and dedication to the Union during the past year. “[He will] do a great job in helping the Union provide what the students want and programming toward the general student

body.”

Each year, DUU solicits applications from the student body and its administrative board. The University Union Board —a SEE DUU ON PAGE 4

high energy,” said junior Chamindra Goonewardene, chair of Duke University Union’s Major Attractions committee, which organized the show. The two performances featured a variety of styles within the genre, from classic to punk to alternative rock. But at least one person there said the concert may have been too lively for the venue. “I’ve got a problem with these seats,” Boys Like Girls lead singer Martin Johnson confessed. “I feel like I’m playing a f— talent show. I want to

see you guys moving.” Security concerns prevented students from dancing in the aisles during the performances. Goonewardene said, however, Page’s acoustics advantages outweighed the auditorium’s space limitations. “It definitely was a constraint,” he said. “But considering our options, we did pretty well.” DUU President Katelyn Donnelly, a senior, said a “safe section” allowing dancing could have better accommodated the SEE CONCERT ON PAGE 12

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U.S. NEWS Obama wins Maine Dem.caucuses Barack Obama deAUGUSTA, Maine feated Hillary Rodham Clinton in Maine presidential caucuses Sunday. With 91 percent of the participating precincts reporting, Obama led in state delegates elected over Clinton, 1,878 to 1,305, with 17 uncommitted.

Clinton fires campaign manager WASHINGTON Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton replaced campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle with longtime aide Maggie Williams Sunday, engineering a shake-up in a presidential campaign struggling to overcome rival Barack Obama's financial and political strengths. The surprise announcement came hours after Obama's sweep of three contests Saturday. The Illinois senator also grabbed the early lead in caucuses in Maine Sunday. Campaign aides said Solis Doyle made the decision to leave on her own and was not urged to do so by the former first lady or any other senior mem-

WORLD NEWS Darfur refugees flee for Chad GENEVA Up to 12,000 refugees fled Sudan's Darfur region to neighboring Chad over the weekend following air strikes by the Sudanese military and thousands more may be coming, the U.N. refugee agency said Sunday. The refugees are "destitute and terrified,"said Helene Caux, spokesperson for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees headquartered in Geneva.'They told of their villages being looted and burned, and encircled by militia."

BUSINESS Chavez threatens 'economic war' CARACAS, Venezuela President Hugo Chavez Sunday threatened to cut off oil sales to the United States in an "economic war" if Exxon Mobil Corp. wins court judgments to seize billions of dollars in Venezuelan assets. Exxon Mobil has gone after the assets of state oil company Petroleos deVenezuela SA as it challenges the nationalization of a multibillion dollar oil project by Chavez's government. "If you end up freezing (Venezuelan asis us, we're going to harm you," ng his weekly radio and televilello, President.""Do you know going to send oil to the United iote, Mr. Bush, Mr. Danger."

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Sixty-one nt of the public believes economy is now suffering rough its first recession since 001, according to an Associited Press-lpsos poll. Some experts say the worry is that consumers and businesses will hunker down further and pull back spending, sending the economy intoatailspin.

ENTERTAINMENT WGA strike may end this week The Writers Guild of LOS ANGELES America moved swiftly Sunday toward a resolution ofits three-month-old strike, with guild leaders deciding to recommend the contract to members and ask them to vote on a quick end to the walkout. By asking writers to vote separately on ending the strike and accepting the contract, the union cleared the way for the entertainment industry to return to work almost immediately.

AbsentWinehouse wins4Gtammys LOS ANGELES Amy Winehouse may have been physically absent from the Grammy awards Sunday, but her presence was strong as the faTnously troubled singer won four awards, including song of the year for her autobiographical hit "Rehab." As the ceremony approached, suspense built over whether she would appear. She was rejected Thursday for a U.S. work visa, and Grammy producers arranged for her to perform via telecast. Soon afterward, the U.S. government reversed itself and approved Winehouse, but it was too late for her to make the cross-continental trek.

ODDS& ENDS All the presidents'hair on display For the first time,The PHILADELPHIA of Natural Sciences is displaying Academy a scrapbook that has locks of hair from the first 12 U.S. presidents. It will be on view Feb. 16-18. The presidential "hair album" was assembled by Peter Arvell Browne, a Philadelphia attorney and scholar of the natural sciences who collected thousands of samples of animal fur and human hair in the 1840 and 1850 and organized them in a dozen leather-bound volumes.

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Houses passes higher ed bill, sends it to White House accreditation process to ensure colleges still control how studentlearning is measured. Regarding illegal downloading, the bill requires universities to explore legal methods of downloading and technology to clamp down on illegal downloading. Simmons, however, said he opposes the notion that students contribute dis-

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The House of Representatives passed the College Opportunity and Affordability Act Thursday by a vote of 354 to 58. The final version of the bill includes provisions increasing Pell Grant ceilings and reporting requirements for both endowment spending and tuition raises and requiring colleges to craft technologybased plans to curb illegal downloading. The bill was drafted to address concerns about rising tuition costs in “We can solve universities with

proportionately to illegal downloading. “We can solve these problems without Congress’ intervention,” he said. “Congress’ solution isn’t a solution because the

these problems without Congress’ intervention. Congress’ solution isn’t a solution because the technology is not there and we’re a small part of the problem.” Chris Simmons,

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technology is not there and we’re a small part of the problem.” A similar bill reauthorizing the Higher Education Act was passed by the Senate last summer. The HEA has undergone reauthorization

endowments. “The bill has a number ofthings that will be good for higher education,” said Chris Simmons, associate vice president for federal assoc, vice presidentforfederalrelations “At relations. approximately every five years the same time, it was since it adds a number of requirements... and it’s questionable if signed into law in 1965 The House and Senate will form a con[students and parents] really need them.” An amendment requiring universities ference committee in the next few weeks to spend 5 percent of their endowments to discuss differences between the two each year—a controversial requirement versions. A compromise bill will then reopposed by many college officials—was turn to the House and Senate floors, and withdrawn Wednesday by Rep. Peter finally go on to the White House. Welch, D-Vt., who first introduced it. President George W. Bush has expressed Additionally, the bill prevents the U.S. concerns regarding both versions of the bill, Education Department from regulating the but has not threatened a veto.

It is not yet clear whether Mike Nifong's bankruptcy filing will save him from a large payout in a civil lawsuit.

Nifbng gets bankruptcy hearing; no decision made At a brief hearing in bankruptcy

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Friday morning, former Durham County district attorney Mike Nifong said he planned to dispute the three falsely accused lacrosse players’ civil claims of malicious prosecution. Nifong filed for bankruptcy protection Jan. 15 for $lBO million in liabilities. In the event that a bankruptcy judge rules that the claims are true, Nifong will not be protected from civil litigation. Federal Judge James Beaty had previously suspended Nifong from the players’ lawsuit pending the resolution of the bank-

ruptcy proceedings. The exonerated players —David Evans, Trinity ’O6, Collin Finnerty and Reade SEE NEFONG ON PAGE 4

CORRECTION A pull quote on page 7 of Friday's paper incorrectly attributed a quote to Kernel Dawkins.The quote should have been attributed to Peter Murphy, assistant director of transit services, as it was in the article.

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High winds Sunday afternoon caused damage all over campus. Many of the tents in Krzyzewskiville (left) were knocked over by the heavy gusts. Many trees also fell around campus and other parts of the Durham area, such as a tree (right) next to theWest Campus bus stop that snapped in half.

DUU from page 1 panel consisting of faculty and representatives of several major student organizations —then selects a winner from the applicants. No prior Union experience is necessary. Donnelly would not say how many applicants there were for the top post. “I’m really excited for next year,” Goonewardene said. .“We’ve done a lot of good work this year, and we’re looking to continue that same trend next year.” He added that the Union’s most fundamental mission is to serve as a programming body and facilitator of the arts for students. In that light, Goonewardene said he hopes to continue to search for a middle ground between large- and small-scale programming. “We will keep striving to maintain a balance and cater to the mainstream audience and niche audiences,”

“We will keep striving to maintain a balance and cater to the mainstream audience and niche audiences.” Chamindra Goonewardene, DUU president-elect he said, adding that the Union was able to strike that balance this year. This year’s musical performers have ranged from singer and songwriter Regina Spektor to rock band Third Eye Blind, who will be performing at this year’s Last Day ofClasses celebration. Goonewardene said his goals include maintaining the transparency and visibility Donnelly has built for the organization this year and increasing inter-committee interactions in order to push unity within the Union. “[We will have a] much larger role on campus, showcasing student talent through our gallery and TV station,” he said. “There will be a definite emphasis on the arts. The Union will be playing a much larger role with that.” Donnelly and Goonewardene will maintain their current positions until April 1, when Donnelly will officially pass the torch. “The Union has been an incredible learning experience,” she said. “It’s the prevalence of the Union as a force for campus culture and campus change, bringing people together for the arts—I think the Union did a poor job when I joined and [it has gotten] better. [The Union] will continue to grow and improve and think innovatively about programming.... I see so much potentialfor the Union in the future.”

NIFONG from page 3 Seligmann—accused Nifong of participating in a conspiracy to bring rape allegations against them. At the hearing, Nifong also answered questions about property his wife owns in Ashe County, discussed the value of antique guitars he had forgotten to list as assets and said he had asked his mother to remove him from her will because of the lawsuits filed against him. No decision was reached Friday regarding the players’ civil claims.

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CAPS programs expand reach beyond therapy by

Kristen Davis THE CHRONICLE

Though day-to-day stresses may be of primary focus for many students, a new program seeks to afford them time to ad-

dress deeper issues in their lives. Counseling and Psychological Services has recendy introduced Personal Growth Services programming, a series ofinteractive workshops, discussion groups and lectures designed to improve and sustain students’ mental health through methods other than traditional individual psychotherapy. “Life at Duke can make you be so focused that you lose touch with yourself,” said Gary Glass, coordinator for outreach and developmental programming. “Most people think we only deal with mental illness, which might keep a lot of students away who might benefit from our services.. We do help with that, but we are also committed to helping students develop their strengths.” The topics chosen for the workshops and discussions are based on the most frequently repeated concerns in students’ in.>

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dividual counseling sessions, Glass added. The Personal Growth Services programs currently offered include workshops such as “Got Major?” to help undecided students find their academic paths, “Stress for Success” to teach students to not only manage stress but use it to their advantage, “Body Song” to address students’ relationships to food and hunger and “Emotions in Motion” to educate students about mood regulation. Glass said CAPS originally offered a workshop called “Manhood: A Cost/ Benefit Analysis” because men’s issues are not as frequently addressed as women’s concerns in campus gender discussions. The workshop was postponed due to lack of interest, but CAPS plans to reschedule it. Because students often cite the hookup culture and relationships in general as sources of distress, there will be a Personal Growth Service workshop offered later this semester dealing with those topics.

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The Lenior-Rhyne College A Cappella Choir performs in the Chapel Sundayafternoon.The choir, established in 1935,has given more than 880 concerts in 22 states and has made seven European tours.

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With new sponsor,team gets revved up for May race by

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Not many people get to boast about building an open-wheel race car from scratch that can outdo a Terrari on* a racetrack —but that’s exactly what the Duke University Motorsports Team does every year. The fully student-run group of fewer than 30 students, which began in 2002, builds, designs and markets a new openwheeled race car every year for a Formula SAE series competition, occurring this year from May 14 to May 18 at the Michigan International Speedway. The car’s main purpose is for use in autocross, a safe form of racing popular in the United States among race car enthusiasts who enjoy modifying cars and racing them across rigidly defined tracks, said junior Alex Berghorst, the team’s corporate relations liaison. “The idea behind this competition is what if manufacturers sold a prebuilt, in-

expensive, open-wheel, purpose-built car specifically for [autocross],” Berghorst said. “So we’re essentially designing and building a prototype to present to real manufacturers.” JuniorJames Montupet, the team’s chief engineer, said the four-day competition in May will offer $50,000 in prize money and include racing events that will test various parts of the car and static events that will allow the team to present a marketing strategy for its car, The team has recently added ExxonMobil to its list of sponsors, which range from big-name companies like Ford to the University’s Engineering Alumni Council.

Junior William Gardner, a member of the Duke University Motorsports Team, has worked with more than 30 other students for 30 to 40 hours a week to build a new open-wheeled race car for a Formula SAE series competition. The competition will occur from May 14to May 18 at the Michigan internationalSpeedway. The sponsorship from ExxonMobil will include scholarship funding, fuels and oil, which will help the team’s estimated yearly $40,000 budget, said Montupet.

“They’re giving us the money, and they’re also giving us primarily fluids,” added Berghorst, who applied for ExxonMobil sponsorship for the team af-

ter working for the company over the past summer. “Their products are Mobile One lubricant, gear oil, engine oil, synthetic grease, and we’re also getting fuel.” Being responsible for the jobs of designing, building and marketing, the team members put in a tremendous amount of time into the car.

“It’s a huge commitment,” Berghorst said. “We absolutely have a place on the team for anyone with any level ofcommitment they can afford, but its a very timeintensive activity. There are members of the team who will spend literally 30 to 40 hours a week in addition to their class SEE RACING ON PAGE 8

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Students debate efficacy of sanitizer in fighting flu by

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Yushen Qian said the he has gotten sick this time only year was when his bathroom was out of soap and he had to use hand sanitizers instead. Sophomore Ashley DiSilvestro, meanwhile, said she believes hand sanitizer is an effective alternative to soap and water.

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Hospital of Philadelphia over the summer and that is what they used,” said DiSilvestro, who has

yet to get sick this semester. “We were told it kills more germs than washing hands.” According to several studies that were conducted to test the efficacy of hand sanitizer, it is only a useful component to hand washing but

may not be effective on its own. Although flu cases at Duke this year are higher than past years, Eddie Hull, dean ofresidence life and executive director of housing services, said he doubts that encouraging students to use hand sanitizer has contributed to the increase in flu cases and sickness this year. “This is a time ofyear when illnesses and colds visit every campus,” Hull wrote in an e-mail. Residence Life and Housing Services installed hand sanitizer in bathrooms across campus to help reduce water usage at the University, in response to the drought that has swept North Carolina. “The idea about installing hand sanitizer in bathrooms actually came from the Duke Hospital not as a ‘use instead of water’ strategy—there are many reasons why using water and soap is the best way to ‘clean’ your hands,” Hull said. “There are times, however, when using a hand sanitizer is suitable.” He noted that times when students do not have to wash off dirt or grease on their hands are suitable instances to use hand sanitizers. But sophomore Elizabeth Lee said she never uses them. “I like my hands to feel clean and using soap and water feels cleaner,”

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Sen. Barack Obama, D-lIL, rode a wave of momentum coming off ofthree primary victoriesSaturday to defeat Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., in the Maine primary Sunday.

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WASHINGTON Hillary Rodham Clinton retains her lead among suddenly critical Democratic Party insiders even as Barack Obama builds up his delegate margin with primary and caucus victories across the country, according to a survey by The Associated Press. Of the 796 lawmakers, governors and party officials who are Democratic superdelegates, Clinton had 243 and Obama had 156. That edge was responsible for Clinton’s overall advantage in the pursuit of delegates to se-

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cure the party’s nomination for president. According to the AP’s latest tally, Clinton has 1,135total delegates and Obama has 1,106, with three delegates still to be awarded from Sunday’s Democratic caucuses in Maine. A candidate must get 2,025 delegates to capture the nomination. The numbers illustrate not only the remarkable proximity between the two candidates, but also the extraordinary influence superdelegates could wield in determining who becomes the nominee. Both campaigns are SEE DELEGATES ON PAGE 10

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TheDuke University MotorsportsTeam has recently added ExxonMobil as one ofits sponsors, which will help pay for the team's $40,000budget.

Most members of the team said their reason for putting in so much time and effort are simple: they’re nuts about cars. Many stayed an extra week into Winter Break to work on the car and will do the same over Spring Break. They estimated their hours of input will increase to 100 per week as the competition nears. However, many do not regret their level of commitment, viewing it as an opportunity to think outside the box and put what they learn in the classroom to the test. “As undergraduate engineers, most of the classes we deal with use very basic mathematical and engineering models with idealized equations,” Berghorst said. “Here it’s the real world set anywhere, and we have to use advanced software, which is actually used out in the business by car manufacturers.”

A quick look at some of the workshops offered in Counseling and Psychological Services' Personal Growth Services program: Got Major?: tricks for choosing the right major ; for you Emotions in Motion: a guide to balancing emotions to improve work and relationship experiences BodySong: a workshop focusing on dealing with food and body image Shake Your Stress: uses dance and world music as a method to self-expression and body image healing Stress for Success: teaches skills for managing stress to help you succeed. •

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CAPS from page 5 “All of the personal growth workshops are designed to be helpful to all students, regardless of whether they’re struggling with a particular concern or just want to learn some ways to increase their general well-being,” Mandi Singer, a postgraduate psychology fellow who is teaching the “Emotions in Motion” workshop, wrote in an e-mail. Coordinators of several of the sessions said the program has already received much support from students. The “Emotions in Motion” workshop is full, and a second session will begin in March, Singer said. “We’re hoping it will become a regular workshop that gets offered once or twice a semester if students find it helpful,” she added. Another popular class, “Shake Your Stress,” focuses on movement and facilitates the connection between mind and body through creative dance to the sounds of multicultural music. Paula Scatoloni, coordinator of eating disorder and body image concerns for CAPS and instructor ofCreative Dance, said this semester’s class filled within two days. Since last semester, the class has increased in popularity mostly among international students. “Offering avenues for healing that are different from traditional forms may draw students that we might not ordinarily reach,” she said. “[The Personal Growth Services] are an avenue for students not interested in traditional forms of therapy.”

‘“Terrible is the Temptation of the Good’: Ethical Paradoxes in Africa” will take place on Monday, February 11,2008 at 8:00 p.m. in room 04 at the Sanford Institute. This lecture is open to the public. 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 Flow 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 born 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.” Stephen W.

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The Wake Forest game plan going into Cameron Indoor Stadium Sunday was simple—stop Chante Black. And judging by the constant double, and sometimes triple-teams the center battled throughout the contest, the target on Black’s back could not have been more apparent. Nearly eight minutes into the first half, the senior had yet to attempt a field goal. With the Demon Deacon defense collapsflame ing on Black as soon as she moved into the analysis paint, the Blue Devils needed the rest of their frontcourt to step up. With a combined 32 points, Duke’s post players certainly responded to the call. In her second straight start and ninth of the season, junior Carrem Gay took advantage ofher opportunity, grabbing a steal and converting a fast-break layup in the opening 30 seconds. Throughout the first half, Gay exploited a lack of defensive pressure, scoring eight points on 3-of-4 shooting. During the first six minutes of the second period, however, Gay really began to shine. After a Black miss, Gay pulled down the offensive board and threw up the put-back while drawing a foul. After successfully converting the three-point play, junior Abby Waner found Gay open under the basket while inbounding the ball. Less than a minute later, the forward pulled down yet another offensive board, as she rebounded her own shot for another easy layup. “It all comes down to practice,” Gay said on her success in the game. “You work on ”

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Despite playing only 18 minutes, juniorforward Carrem Gay scored a team-high 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting.

outside attack.” The forward may have completely taken over the game had it not been for a hard charge from Courteney Morris. Gay looked visibly shaken from the hit. Although she left the court with 14 minutes remaining, Gay still led all scorers in the game with 15 points. With Gay on the bench and Black still frustrated offensively, sophomore Joy Cheek took the reins for the rest of the half. Cheek’s dominating play overwhelmed Wake Forest down low, as the forward scored eight of her 13 points in the paint. With 15 seconds left in the game, Cheek confidently launched a 3pointer, capping her already-impressive

performance.

The aggressive play from the two post players could not have come at a better time for the Blue Devils. With sharpshooters Wanisha Smith, Jasmine Thomas and Waner all having trouble connecting from the outside in the past few games, the usually high-scoring Duke offense was unable to establish any sort of tempo. If the shooting woes continue for Duke, the team may have to rethink their usual reliance on the three. Judging by the win against the Demon Deacons, however, the Blue Devils have plenty of capable weapons in the post to make up for poor shooting nights on the outside. Fortunately for Duke, Black’s struggles on the inside will most likely not be a constant for the rest of the season. But head coach Joanne P. McCallie emphasized how SEE ANALYSIS ON PAGE

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Duke routs Wake Forest behind stingy defense Emily Waner to take a leave of absence from team Senior Emily Waner has taken a leave of absence from the Blue Devils. The guard missed Duke’s 71-36 win over Wake Forest Sunday to return home for the weekend. “We respect and support Emily’s decision to be away from the team at this time,” head coach Joanne P. McCallie said. “Emily is a member of our program. We’ll continue to support her in any way possible.” Waner played in 18 games this season, averaging 1.8 points and 1.6 assists per game. She is averaging 9.8 minutes per game, but only four in ACC games. She did not play in her last two games, a loss to North Carolina Feb. 4 and a win at Boston College Feb. 7. Waner transferred from Colorado after her freshman year and has played in 72 games in three seasons. Last year, she averaged 15 minutes and 3.6 points per game while shooting 29.9 percent from long range.

—from staff reports

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Abby Waner scored 12 points on 4-of-10 shooting to help theBlue Devils to a 71-36 win Sunday.The junior guard also scored her I,oooth career point in the first half.

Junior guardAbby Waner reaches the 1,000-point milestone in victory by

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Emily Waner has decidedto take a leaveofabsence from the Blue Devils and was not present Sunday.

Seven minutesand 17 secondsintoSunday’s game,Wake Forest hadn’t scored. By the time the Demon Deacons posted their first points Sunday, Duke had already scored plenty. The Blue Devils were able to keep the opponent off the scoreboard for the first 7:17 and capitalized byrunning out to a 12-0 lead. From then on, there was no salvation for the Demon Deacons, as No. 11 Duke cruised to a 71-36 victory in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils (18-6, 7-2 in the ACC) put on their best statistical defensive performance of the year, allowing season-lows in points totaland field-goal percentage, as Wake Forest shotjust 22.8 percent from the

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field. The team’s full-court press flustered the Demon Deacons (14-12,1-10) throughout the game, resulting in 24 Wake Forest turnovers —the 17th time this season that Duke has forced 20 or more turnovers. “The team worked hard and created a lot of intensity on [defense],” head coach Joanne P. McCallie said. “We’re trying to get better on when to trap, how hard to trap, where people need to be and also just trying to let go of traps when the opportunity doesn’t exist.” Four players recorded three steals for the Blue Devils, who totaled 17 for the game. In one stretch in the second half, Duke had three steals in a 48-second span, forcing the Demon Deacons to call two timeouts because they were unable to inbound the ball.

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For the contest, Duke scored 16 points off turnovers, helping the team compensate for an otherwise subpar shooting night, particularly in the first half when the Blue Devils shot 32.4 percent from the floor. Despite the shooting struggles, Duke had reason to celebrate in the opening session when junior Abby Waner reached the 1,000-point mark for her career. She became the 23rd player in school history to hit that milestone. Even in a moment of great personal success, Waner was quick to defer the praise. “Really, what it’s about is the team, and we played a good game,” Waner said. “It’s SEE W. BBALL ON PAGE 7

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From the very beginning of this season,

Kyle Singler showed he was no ordinary freshman, taking home MVP honors of the prestigious Maui Invitational in November. Saturday afternoon against BosCollege, Singler again demonstrated his importance, leading the Blue Devils with 24 points and 10 rebounds in their 90game 80 victory. More impressive analysis than Sin jer’s numbers, though, were the timing of his baskets and his performance at the most critical points of the contest. “He’s a rare breed,” forward Lance Thomas said. “Kyle trains like that. He didn’t just wake up one day and was clutch. I’ve practiced with him, and Ryle works for those situations.” After going back-and-forth with Duke in the second half, the Eagles regained the lead 65-63 on a Tyrese Rice free throw midway through the period. On the ensuing possession, point guard Greg Paulus took a feed from senior DeMarcus Nelson and found Singler, who promptly drained the 3-pointer from the corner. The trey sparked a 7-0 Duke run that gave the Blue Devils the lead for good. Later, with just more than six minutes remaining in the half, Thomas stole the ball and passed it off to Paulus. As Paulus dribbled down the court, one of the Cameron Crazies screamed, “Look at Singler!” Paulus heeded the advice, finding his wide-open teammate and the freshman knocked down yet another 3-pointer—his third of the afternoon. The long-range shot gave Duke its largest advantage of the game at 80-67 and effectively ended any comeback hopes for the visitors. “I usually have a big man on me,” Singler said. “On the perimeter they lose sight of [me] and Taylor, and we’re able to have that three and corner shot. The defense usually has to come over and help with drives. Our team does' a really good job of driving and kicking it out.” ton

Singler, however, wasn’t just clutch on offense. With 4:11 remaining, Boston College put the ball in the hands ofRice, who had been shredding the Blue Devil defense with penetration for most of the afternoon. Rice again dribbled into the paint, looking for an easy layup to cut the deficit to seven. But this time, Singler stepped in front to take a late charge, giving the Blue Devils the ball again. Then, as the final seconds ticked off the clock and Duke led 86-78, Rice ran down the floor and threw up a desperation three. In the ensuing scramble for the rebound, Singler wresded the ball away from everyone else to record the board, before being fouled and subsequently making both free throws. The freshman came up with critical play after critical play to seal a win for Duke. In fact, the only blemish on Singler’s stat sheet was a technical foul near the end of the game. After Eagles forward Shamari Spears fouled Gerald Henderson hard, Singler quickly ran over to the two players. He appeared to utter a remark within ear shot of an official, who did not like what he had heard. Singler was hit with a technical foul, much to the displeasure of the crowd. “To be honest, I don’t really know what I said,” Singler said. “I just wanted to see if [Henderson] was all right.” The play, though, did not detract from the overall performance of the 6-foot-8 forward. Singler turned in solid but quiet efforts in the contests leading up to Saturday’s matchup—he scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in Duke’s win over North Carolina Wednesday—but he exploded against Boston College. His play was especially critical on an afternoon when consistentoffensive contributors, such as Paulus and Henderson, struggled. “I don’tknow if there’s a freshman in the country that’s played better than Singler or is more important to his team,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “Defense, offense, tough plays. The kid’s had a phenomenal year and he’s there every night.”

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After its celebrated victory over No. 3 North Carolina Wednesday, Duke could have stumbled into its next game with a hangover. The Blue Devils sweated out any trace of it during the first halfSaturday against Boston College. Despite a 28-point effort from the Eagles Tyrese Rice, No. 2 Duke (21-1; 9-0 in the ACC) found its rhythm in the second half against the Eagles (12-10, 3-6) to beat Boston College 90-80 in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The win extended the Blue Devils’ winning streak to 11 games. Kyle Singler and DeMarcus Nelson bolstered the Blue Devils’ scoring, posting 24 and 23 points ■

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Freshman Kyle Singler tallied his second straight double-double, pacing Duke with 24 points and 10rebounds.

“I was more worried about the game today than the game Wednesday,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “I knew we would be ready Wednesday For the last two days, I’ve been on them like crazy. We just weren’t sharp.” Krzyzewski was right, as Duke visibly struggle with its shooting in the first half. At the break, the Blue Devils were 4-for-13 from the free-throw line and 3-for-14 from beyond the arc. a Boston College, on the other hand, stretched than first-half lead to eight points with fewer minutes left. Duke chipped away, however, an Lance Thomas converted Singler’s last-second point attempt to a layup as the Blue Devils ende

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from the right side. Paulus turned to pump up the crowd, waving his arms in the air while walking off the court for a timeout as the fans exploded. “Throughout the season, when we’ve gotten down, we have put together some runs,” said Singler, who pulled down 10rebounds for his second straight double-double. “That was very important in this game, to have a couple of runs throughout the game. In the first five minutes of the second half, put together a little run there. It gave us confidence and a lift.” That lift was exactly what Duke needed. Tensions increased as Boston College came back to regain the lead once more early in the half before a final, foul-ridden stretch in which the Blue Devils prevailed. Duke’s efficiency in the last five minutes, however, was too much for the Eagles as the Blue Devils handed them their sixth consecutive loss. “We played a very confident basketball team in the second half and won,” Krzyzewski said. “We need to take this weekend off and get rest and get ready again. It’s a long season. Our line between winning and losing is not a wide one.”

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NOTES: After missing 10 games with a foot injury, sophomore center Brian Zoubek returned to the floor Saturday for two minutes in the middle of the first half. He recorded a personal foul on his first play, missed a free throw and collected one block.

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McKeever runs to success Junior Maddie McKeever became the first Duke runner to qualify for the NCAA championships by finishing the 3,000 meter in 9:20.51. Her personal-best mark gave her secon place in the Virginia Tech Elite Invitational in Blacksburg, Va. this weekend. McKeever was also part of a distance medley relay team that placed fourth Friday night, qualifying the foursome sophomore Emily Sherrard, freshman Devotia Moore, senior Allison Stankavage and McKeever—for March’s ECAC —

championships.

The men were split between Virginia Tech and the Armory Collegiate Invitational in New York. Sophomore Michael Kotecki set a career-high in the high jump, placing fifth and qualifying for the IC4A chamionships for the first time. Sophomore Tradelle Ward and freshman Ryan McDermottfinished 15th and 17th, respectively, in the 3,000 meter Friday. With those times, both qualified for the IC4A’s.

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Junior Maddie McKeever became the first Blue Devils to qualify for the NCAAs over the weekend.

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Grapplers win three dual meets over the weekend

Wrestling four matches in one weekend, Duke routed Belmont Abbey, UNCPembroke and Campbell Saturday at the Campbell Duals in Buies Creek, N.C. before dropping a 19-15 decision to Virginia Sunday in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Redshirt sophomore Michael Degli Obizzi, sophomore Voris Tejada capped perfect weekends for the Blue Devils, finishing 3-0 and 4-0, respectively. Tejada also

added one major decision in that tally. Redshirt sophomore John Barone ended the weekend 3-1 with two pins to add to his potentially record-breaking season. Barone is 31-5 and 15-2 in dual meets. The captain, already tied for fifth on Duke’s single-season wins list, needs just four wins to take the top spot. The Blue Devils have four dual meets and the ACC tournament left on their schedule.

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The Blue Devils finished 5-0 Friday to win the foil and saber team trophies at the event they hosted in Card Gym.

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Freshman Emma Hamm carries the ball against England in an exhibition at Williams Field Saturday.

The Duke men finished 5-0 Friday to win the foil and saber team trophies at the Duke Fencing Invitational in Card Gym. Junior Peter Truszkowski led the saber squad to a 5-0 record and freshman foil Dorian Cohen paced the foil team, which finished 4-1. Both Truszkowski and £ohen picked up 13 wins. Laughlin Stewart followed Truszkowski on the saber team with an 11-4 record, while David Eitel rounded out the top line with a 6-6 clip. Senior foil Ben Hendricks, who finished 12-3, helped his team to a 30-15 final points margin. In the Blue Devils’ 14-13 win over North Carolina, Hendricks broke the deadlock in the final match with a critical touch at 4-4 to take his third win of the match and give Duke the decision. On the women’s side Saturday, freshman foil Allison Putterman led all Blue Devils with 10 wins. The saber team went 3-2, topped by junior captain Jessica Hancock, whose 9-7 record on the day pushed her season total to a team-leading 49-32. Senior Amanda Goldenberg, in addition, tallied seven wins. Freshman Erin Pytel led the epee team with a 7-8 record, followed by sophomores Jenny Kim and Nicole Bloom. Both teams return to action next weekend, when they travel to Charlotte for the Junior Olympics.

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Junior Laughlin Stewart finished with an 11-4 individual record in the weekend's Invitational.

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W. BBALL from page 3 an honor to be added to a list of players that have come through Duke and have gotten their I,oooth point. Again, it’sjust a number and the numbers that we’re concerned with are wins and losses at this point.” And Waner’s play continued to factor into the team’s winning record. The guard chipped in 12 points-for her third straight double-figure output joining forwards Carrem Gay and Joy Cheek as the Blue Devils’ three double-digit scorers. The strong play of Waner and the frontcourt duo allowed Duke to overcome an off night from leading scorer Chante Black, who struggled throughout the game due to constant double and even triple-teams from the Wake Forest defense. Even though Black only accounted for four points, the Blue Devils still posted a 36-12 advantage in points in the paint, thanks to Gay and Cheek’s combined 28 points. Duke’s superior post play was also evidenced by its dominance on the glass. The team outrebounded Wake Forest 50-34, including 16 offensive rebounds that contributed to 15 second-chance points, garnering the praise ofMcCallie. The Blue Devil head coach also drew attention to the “Think Pink” theme for the game. In support of the fight against breast cancer, the team wore pink warmup tops

ANALYSIS from page 2 difficult it can be to lose a scoring option. “You don’t want any player taken out,” McCallie said. “Whether it’s a guard or a post, you want to keep everything alive as much as you can, keep

and pink shoelaces during the contest. “It’s a great event,” McCallie said. “The whole ‘Think Pink’ isjust a great thing. It’sjust nice to be able to show how athletics get togetherwith the community and do something special for something that’s very difficult” And when asked about the event in conjunction with the team’s victory, the coach said, “If s just a great day for Duke.”

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every option alive.” But even if more teams do decide to double-team Black in the post, the Blue Devils have shown their ability to adapt during the game and still find away to win. And if the performances from the post players are any indication, Duke has plenty of options who are willing to step up.

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Cable 13,founded in 1976, is hoping to revamp its programming to match its '9os-era high quality. It was a good marketing tool because you’d draw an audience from other productions.” Mahood noted that the technical barrier has historically been high, which prevented the station from producing much original content. “[Cable 13] used to broadcast like a PowerPoint station—there was no video content—so we’ve,been limited in terms of technology,” he said. Current coverage Despite projections for an overhaul, there may stijl be untapped outlets for production, frequently symptomatic of student-run stations, Said UNC senior James Mundia, former STY station manager. “The creative potential for a student-run TV station is limitless, and we aren’t getting anywhere near there,” he said. Cable 13, which Unlu said was about

100 students strong, has worked to improve coverage of local events, including Duke Student Government meetings and University athletics. He noted thatstudents often expect to see major sports covered by the station. However, national television networks, such as ESPN and CBS, prohibit closed-circuit broadcasts for some events. Recently, Cable 13 has been given more opportunities to cover games. “We’ll be constantly improving our feed from Cameron [lndoor Stadium],” Unlu said, adding that currently, the station must remove its equipment after each filming. “We’ll be able to have [a more permanent] setup after March Madness, and that’s mostly because of our relationship with the athletics department. Because they trust that we can put out a good product, they’re giving us the space and infrastructure we need to put out a much better project.”

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she said. “It seems like it works better than hand sanidzer.” Senior Stephanie Amoako said she uses the hand sanitizers occasionally because she is trying to cut down on her water usage. According to a 2003 Food and Drug Administration study, hand sanitizer should be used mainly as a supplement to soap and water, rather than a substitute. But another study, released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, states that to reduce infections in health care settings, alcohol-based hand sanitizers are recommended as a component of hand hygiene as long as the ethanol concentration is above 60 percent. The hand sanitizer installed by RLHS has an ethanol concentration of 63 percent. Hull said the intendon behind installing the hand sanidzers were to educate students about water usage, to help reduce water consumpdon and to promote a more germ-free environment. He noted that the products are being used.

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the crowd. “The second I walked in and got dropped off, every motherf— was repping their school coming out of the basketball game. I felt a little left out.” He then donned sophomore Jon Scheyer’s jersey, prompting cheers and rivalry chants before quickly changing the mood to sing “Thunder,” a song about summer love. Some students said though they enjoyed both performances, Boys Like Girls engaged the crowd better and put on a more dynamic show. “When we all had our cell phones in the air for ‘Thunder,’ it was really cute—it really got the audience going,” sophomore Stephanie Li said. Donnelly touted the bands’ midlevel fame, adding that the concert exposed students to new music and allowed for a diverse set of programming. “The smaller shows in Page Auditorium have been a really good working model for the Union this year,” she said.

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Still, California-based band Augustana kept the audience entertained with powerful melodies, including 2006 hit single “Boston” and “I Still Ain’t Over You” from their forthcoming album “Can’t Love, Can’t Hurt.” And Boys Like Girls delivered on the promise of a fun time with knee-wobbling, upbeat tunes, including hit songs “The Great Escape” and “Hero/Heroine.” The band also performed a punkrock version of Frou Frou’s “Let Go,” engaging in a versatile display of vocals and beats. Flanked by a guitarist, a bassist, a drummer and a keyboardist, Augustana lead singer Dan Layus crooned into the microphone, eyes closed, while strumming a guitar or playing the piano. “We’ve played at a couple colleges in the area, but this audience was easily the best,” Layus told The Chronicle after the show. But he also had some criticism, which received a mixed response from students. . “I love the guy who keeps booing the guy who keeps introducing us,” he told the audience. “That’s really f classy. Is that what you pay $45,000 a year to learn?” Playing together for the first time in three months, the band closed its performance with a hard-rock scream session culminating in Layus jumping on drummer Justin South and pushing him off his seat. The tone was set for Boys Like Girls. Swinging guitars and tossing picks and water bottles into the crowd, the band got students pumped for more than just the music. “Eats—, Carolinaaa,”Johnson yelled into —

The band Augustana, which lead off Saturday night's two-part concert in Page Auditorium, has sold approximately 204,000 copies oflheir first major-label album,"All the Stars and Boulevards."

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The University failed to haos reigned Wednesinform students of bonfire day night, when hunof students traditions and the need for celebrated victory over the a fire permit. Besides the North Carolina with the fire after last year’s women’s basburning of ketball vietwo bench editorial tory against es—without a fire permit and contrary to UNC, many students had Duke tradition. never witnessed a bonfire. Those who started the Many underclassmen, espeminibonfire must shoulder cially, did not understand most of the blame, but some that fire permits were necresponsibility lies with the essary arid that students have traditionally University for poor comonly munication. Though the started fires after home involved students ignored victories against UNC and safety precautions and jeop- NCAA Championships. ardized future bonfires, a Lack of communication large part of the problem pervaded the night—secuwas lack of information. rity personnel took no steps to prevent the blaze and Wednesday’s fire and its aftermath show the need for firefighters doused students a clear, flexible and realistic along with the fire without bonfire policy. giving clear warning. Unin-

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also feel tempted to light fires within smaller quads to avoid fire truck interference. This cannot happen; the fire needs to be organized and regulated. The University must work to provide students with a safe, central location to celebrate a controlled fire. If we fail to obtain the fire permit, the University needs to be prepared to deal with the safety issues that will arise. By issuing a permit, the Durham Fire Department can gain control over the bonfire that will start regardless of whether or not we have a permit and students will be allowed to celebrate safely. Furthermore, withholding a permit would needlessly punish those not involved in the unanticipated bonfire.

formed students also may not have understood that Wednesday’s bonfire could mean that the Durham Fire Marshal will not issue a fire permit for the March 8 men’s basketball game against UNC in Cameron Indoor Stadium. If we fail to obtain a permit for the UNC home game, there will be major safety issues. The game is scheduled for the first day of Spring Break, and any celebration will be rowdy and alcoholfueled. If we win this game, there will be a fire, permit or not—and the University must acknowledge this. If we don’t have a permit, alcohol, drought and organization will poor make this fire especially dangerous. Students may

Wednesday night’s unbonfire points to the necessity of a more flexible bonfire policy. The University needs to seek bonfire permits on a situational basis by gauging the level of student excitement. The pivotal nature of a game, the length of time between bonfires and high team rankings all can indicate whether or not the University should seek a permit for a game. Because we cannot count on all students to observe traditions or exercise restraint, we must have safety precautions in place. Sports traditions evolve, and it’s time we seek permits on a situational basis so that safety does not go up in smoke.

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around this time of the semester that students begin taking their midterms and start praying to the partial-credit gods, as one economics professor famously puts it. Arguably one of the best things ever created (after McGriddles and the iPod nano), partial AD SPACE credit is quite sims4s.ooofyßar ply incredible. FOR RENT If midterms are like rough ocean water (and they are for purposes of this monday, monday bizarre analogy), but seriously then partial credit is the lifeguard on duty—the David Hasselhoff, if you will. As students and beachgoers, all we have to do is at least pretend like we are drowning and the lifeguard will undoubtedly come and rescue us. I remember during one math exam freshman year I had absolutely no idea how to do a certain problem. So, I just relied on the knowledge that partial credit would throw its metaphorical arms around me and drag my clueless body to shore. I took a deep breath and simply wrote down math equations that I knew were true. I scribbled the Pythagorean Theorem and that A B B A. How could I be marked wrong for something that was obviously right? I got so carried away by the thought of getting pardal credit that I forgot about math and just started writing down factual sentences. The Treaty of Versailles was signed in 1919. John Adams was the secondpresident of the United States. “Late Registration was the best album of2005. Now, I still believe in the “partial credit as Hasselhoff” analogy. However, as I learned after that math test, sometimes you get ’9os Baywatch Hasselhoff and other times you get drunken, +

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er Hasselhoff. It was then that I realized the god I should have been praying to was the god of extra credit. Engineers can hold onto their precious partial credit like Gollum, but we in the humanities know that extra credit is where it’s really at. I personally have been known to seek out ways to score bonus points with more drive than a Tiger Woods tee shot. Of course, we are all guilty of doing things only because of supposed extra credit. If a professor tells you that there’s going to be a fascinating guest speaker on campus, your first thought is

probably not, “In which room will ‘The Oceanographic Inaccuracies of “Finding Nemo’” be taking place?” (By the way, the title of slide five is “Fish Can’t Actually Talk.”) If you’re like me, your

initial response to such an announcement is to wonder whether attendance will be counted as extra credit. There’s nothing wrong with that way of thinking, mind you. Throughout our lives we are taught to look for incentives in everything we do and, not surprisingly, those extra enticements can be found everywhere. For example, nearly all game shows have bonus rounds, from “Family Feud”’s “Fast Money” to “Double Dare”’s “Slopstacle Course,” and I don’t think they’d work very well if there weren’t extra prizes. I mean, no father I know would pick a giant nostril for an orange flag unless there was a vacation on the line. And yet, extra credit, including here at Duke, is often viewed much more negatively than its credit sibling. It’s like the Stephen Baldwin to partial credit’s Alec. There’s this idea floating around that if you do something for extra credit you are simply trying to boost your grade and nothing else. Well, I respectfully disagree. So what if we’re often more in need of points than whoever’s playing Roger Federer (All I need is a Thierry Henry reference in this column and I’d have mentioned the entire cast of the Gillette Champions Ad.). This craving for points doesn’t mean we’re not interested in the material too. Look, if we’re not that interested, extra credit mightjust motivate us to explore a completely new, superfluous topic, like Canadian studies, which really exists—check ACES. (On a side note: What in the world do they teach you in Canadian studies? Okay class, repeat after me: The beaver sits next to the maple leaf, eh.) But seriously, my point is that “Extra Credit” is not just some B-movie starring Misty Lockheart, as IMDb recendy informed me. It’s a powerful tool, which should be used more often or at least as frequently as partial credit. So, to all those professors reading this now: First, put down the newspaper—there are a bunch of kids in front ofyou waiting to be lectured. Second, bring on the bonus marks; expand the extra credit! We don’t just want it—we need it. Until that time, I guess I’ll just pray to the gods of curved scores. David Distenfeld apologizes to Gollum. I’m sorry I compared you to an engineering student.

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Fixing Duke service

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statistics say Duke students contribute more than 10,000 hours of service each year. Even with all those hours and people working, service at Duke is surprisingly fragmented, and the work often fails to reach its full potential impact. Almost everyone does some kind of service during their time at Duke, but the work is split between more than 70 campus service groups, direct work with Durham organizations, greek and athletic group service projects and one-time service days. As a result, most service groups struggle with tiny memberships and small projects. It becomes really difficult to see the result of what is actudavid fiocco ally an enormous amount of work It is ridiculous for service work to shades of blue continue to slip by without having the impact it should. Rethinking service at Duke will not be an easy task, but there are very real structural reforms to get change started. The Community Service Center as it is organized now is a great clearinghouse for student volunteer opportunities. Anyone looking to get. involved can stop by the office on East Campus or the new satellite desk in the Bryan Center. I am part of the CSC student staff and I am always amazed at the number of volunteer opportunities coordinated by the center. This, however, does not translate into a cohesive service effort. It is great that so many students work directly with schools and organizations in Durham, but if everyone were encouraged to work through a Duke service group instead of setting off on their own, the groups themselves would become so much more powerful. A united body of the hundreds of students who tutor and mentor would have the ability to speak to problems they observe in the Durham educational system and push for change. Not only would this add value and power to the service taking place, but it would allow students to be part of something much greater than their own work. The University ofNorth Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Campus Y, the equivalent of our CSC Service Center, is the largest student organization on campus. Almost all service at UNC takes place under the organization’s umbrella. The organization is known nationally not just for the huge number of students involved in service work, but also for the way in which it creates a cohesive service culture, connecting groups tutoring in Chapel Hill to those fighting poverty in Guatemala. The body collectively recruits, fundraises and publicizes; individual causes that might otherwise be forgotten are fully supported. Instead of volunteer efforts being part of an hourly log, everyone’s work is clearly seen as part of a larger effort. We see the same structure used effectively by Duke’s largest student group, the Duke University Union, toward a differentpurpose. The 14 different committees work separately on hugely varying projects but are all united by one executive board able to speak cohesively to the University community. There is no reason service at Duke cannot follow the same pattern. Recently the CSC has brought together leaders of all service groups on campus to form the Service Leadership Council. Sitting at the council’s first meetings, I have been incredibly impressed as Tlisten to group leaders talk about their efforts. Previously I had no idea how much was going on; so much really happens under the radar. But the work doesn’t have to stay under the radar. The leaders often mentioned their groups felt marginalized, discussing the need for more money, transportation, publicity and support. Hopefully the council will continue to grow, but the University should also commit to creating an accessible database of University and outside funding, providing service groups with free or reduced-cost options to host major events and giving priority to publicity for community service and activism. If Duke is serious about its new strategic plan, “Making a Difference,” it needs to support service at the highest levels. Splashy big-budget programs like DukeEngage are certainly important, but they are not a substitute for a strong commitment to the everyday, less dramatic efforts of dedicated student groups operating on shoestring budgets and receiving little attention for their achievements. The profiles of the Young Trustee finalists in The Chronicle this week were all impressive, but no candidate made a single mention of service work of any kind. I challenge the winner to think beyond the narrow confines of campus. Push the Board ofTrustees and the administration to offer the real support that service efforts on campus deserve. To all those already involved in service, keep up the great work, but think bigger. The more each individual and group can consider how their efforts fit into the larger efforts to change our community and world, the more effective service can become. Service at Duke is already notable; with a little effort it can become truly transformative.

Us,Them and It

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is mine. I really believe that. Granted, I’m not Richard Brodhead or a Young Trustee or Larry Moneta or Peter Lange; in fact I’m not anyone of particular power or influence around here. Nonetheless, Duke is mine. Clearly it’s not because I control it. It’s because I’m a stakeholder. There’s a certain ' power and self assurance that ade a sawyer comes with this conviction—the maybe it's me idea that not only do I have a right to every piece of what this university has to offer, but that I also have the right and responsibility to mold it as I see fit. That means so much in a place with such high turnover as a university. It means I can (and should... nay must!) leave a piece of myself here that persists far beyond my tenure —an organization, a tradition, a story, an odd scribble on one of those study cubicles in the library—anything to lay claim to piece of our billion-dollar-a-yeaf enterprise. That’s not the point, though. What I’m getting at is that Duke, as far as I’m concerned, is made up of“Us.” Us is literally that. The collection of people that commonly hold standing in this institution—or any institution for that matter —who care about its welfare, and whose actions and conditions relate reciprocally with the institution in question. Therefore “Us” bears both the responsibility for its welfare and the right to its resources.

In contrast to Duke there’s... let’s say North Carolina. UNC is not mine, nor is it likely that it will ever be. I’m not a stakeholder in UNC. I don’t really have the right or responsibility (or desire for that matter) to mold it as I see fit. I don’t ever anticipate leaving any piece of myself there because frankly it’s not my domain. It belongs to someone else—the Tar Holes. And they can have it. The Tar Holes are “Them.” They exist apart from me. Their interest is apart from my own and it should be so. Therefore, their actions and their welfare have no bearing on me and I don’t concern myself with Them. As far as I’m concerned, they are a nonentity. Then there’s “It.” “It” is monolithic and face-

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less. I’d compare it to an ocean. You know It’s there because It’s so huge, but you can only see and interact with one tiny piece of it at any given time. It’s difficult to think, of It as a whole, and therefore only a few brave souls ever endeavor to understand It. I think there’s a little problem with Us, Them and It. I think we tend to confuse Us with Them and It, and it’s never productive. You see, once we decide that something that constitutes an Us situation is an It, we retract from it, giving up our claim to its benefits and shirking our responsibility to it. I think we see that all over our campus. It seems like in all types of situations, whether they involve the administrative issues, campus cultural issues or even our myriad organizations, we have a sense that It should act to present us with desire. Pick up The Chronicle any day and you’re likely to see phrases like “the University should...”, “Brodhead should...” and “Moneta should...”. In our organizations we hear things like “BSA should...”, “DSC should...” and “DUU should...” but I get the sense that few people ever say “We should;..”. Anything but “We should...” transfers both power and responsibility to another party, and it ends up being counterproductive to any cause. Likewise, when Us is mistaken for Them, havoc can result. The funny thing about Them is that it creates an adversarial relationship among people who should be allies. I’m thinking about politics here. All too often American politicians display an inability or unwillingness to unite across ideological lines to address the country’s most pressing issues. A battle against Them pits Us in an all-encompassing struggle to unilaterally occupy a space that both parties are entitled to, and rather than upgrading the space, the parties tear it and each other to pieces like dogs fighting for a scrap of meat. (That’s all I’ll say about that. Frankly, I hate political columns, so I won’t subject you to one. You get the point, though.) My point is this: In all of our associations, large and small, unless we can advance the notion that as “Us,” we are responsible participants in the systems and institutions that influence our lives, we can never hope to see them reflect what we want and need them to be. Ade A. Sawyer is a Trinity sophomore. His column runs every other Monday.

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