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President Richard Brodhead visited Capitol Hill Tuesday to lobby Congress to increase funding for research in the physical sciences. An omnibus spending bill, which Congress passed in December, lacked the expected increase in funding requested by President George W. Bush. But an emergency supplement bill that would increase research spending by $5OO million is expected to come before Congress this spring. The bill would send an additional $3OO million to the Department of Energy and $2OO million to the National Science Foundation. Both organizations currently fund ongoing research endeavors at Duke. John Burness, senior vice president for government affairs and public relations, joined Brodhead in Washington and said the bill was only one piece of a broader discussion on the importance of overall science funding. Federal funding for all sciences makes up approximately 84 percent of Duke’s research budget. “Everyone recognizes the importance HEATHER

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Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski said that 61 is supposed to be your best birthday. After his No. 2 Blue Devils pulled out a hard-fought 77-65 win over Maryland Wednesday night, Krzyzewski got the birthday present he wished for. Freshman Kyle Singler scored a career-high 26 points, while Greg Paulus chipped in 20 for Duke, as it sealed a regular-season sweep of Maryland for the First time since 2004. “It was a very, very tough ball game,” Krzyzewski said. “Both teams played their hearts out tonight.” The last time the Blue Devils and Terrapins squared off Jan. 27, Duke (22-1,10-0 in the ACC) faced its largest halftime deficit of the season, only to pull out a 93-84 win. This time it was Maryland (16-9, &-4) who fell behind early, but fueled by the hot shooting of Singler and Paulus, Duke refused to let the Terrapins get over the hump as it won its 12th straight game. After gamering ACC Rookie of the Week honors for the fourth time following his 24point, 10-rebound effort against Boston College Saturday, Singler continued his torrid shooting against the Terrapins, making a career-high six 3-pointers on nine attempts. The forward wasn’t only effective from the outside, he also played a major role in holding Terrapin big men Bambale Osby and James Gist to a combined 22 points. And when DeMarcus Nelson slammed home a dunk to put Duke up 11 and the game out of reach with 2:43 to play, it was

Freshman Kyle Singler dropped a career-high 26 points on Maryland Wednesday night in Cameron.

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In tightrace, N.C.primary may matter Ryan Brown THE CHRONICLE

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North Carolina Democrats may be in for a rare treat in May: a presidential primary vote that counts. Generally, the state’s May 6 primary election, more than four months after lowa and New Hampshire and three after Super Tuesday, comes well after both parties have informally selected their nominee. But that could all change this year with the Democratic race still deadlocked after 35 state primaries. “People like both candidates a lot, and in a situation like that, it’s possible for [the race] to continue for a very long time until someone gets a decisive lead,” said John Aldrich, Pfizer-Pratt University professor of political science. In presidential primaries, votes are used to allocate delegates to the party’s national convention, which then selects PHOTO

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Senate vote to prohibit torture

Mastermind terrorist dies in Syria

WASHINGTON —The Senate voted Wednesdy to prohibit the CIA from using waterboarding and other harsh interrogation methods on terror suspects despite President George W. Bush's threat to veto any measure that limits the agency's interrogation techniques. The prohibition was contained in a bill authorizing intelligence activities for the current year. The bill would restrict the CIA to the 19 interrogation techniques outlined in the Army field manual.That manual prohibits waterboarding, a method that makes an interrogation subject feel he is drowning.The bill passed on a 51-45 vote!

DAMASCUS, Syria One of the world's wanted and elusive terrorists, I mad Mumost killed a car in ghniyeh,was bombing in Syria nearly 15 years after dropping from sight.The one-time Hezbollah security chief was the suspected mastermind of attacks that killed hundreds of Americans in Lebanon and of the brutal kidnappings of Westerners. The Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah and its top ally, Iran, blamed Israel Wednesday for the assassination. Israel denied any role.

Bill Clinton manager backs Obama COLUMBUS, Ohio The man who served as national manager of former President Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign endorsed Sen. Barack Obama Wednesday. David Wilhelm, who led the campaign, said Obama could govern the country with the support of a large coalition, as opposed to more polarized support for President GeorgeW. Bush.

BUSINESS Income tax rebates to come early WASHINGTON President George W. Bush signed legislation Wednesday to rush rebates ranging from $3OO to $1,200 to millions of people, the centerpiece of government efforts to brace the wobbly economy. First, though, you must file your 2007 tax return. More than 130 million people are expected to get the rebates, starting around May. Congress, Bush,the Federal Reserve and Wall Street ioney will increase spending )izing jolt a national econo'cession.

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ENTERTAINMENT CBS, NBCset return dates for shows CBS and NBC have anNEW YORK nounced the return of many of their scripted series as TV production resumed Wednesday following a three-month writers strike. CBS"'How I Met Your Mother,""Two and a Half Men" and "The Big Bang Theory" will return with new episodes March 17. Producers will make nine new episodes of each before the season ends."CSl: Miami" and "Cold Case" will return in late March. Others are set for early April returns, including"CSl"on April 3. NBC announced that original episodes of several of its series will return in April, beginning with "My Name is Earl" on April 3, and, a week

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WASHINGTON Under oath and sometimes blistering questioning, Roger Clemens stuck to his story Wednesday. So did his chief accuser and former personal trainer, Brian McNamee. And after a four and a half-hour hearing, Congress settled for a draw in the he-said, he-said between the two men over whether the seven-time Cy Young Award winner used performance-enhancing drugs. Ultimately, the matter may be referred to the Justice Department for a resolution—and, possibly, criminal charges.

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scripture Reading.Works;hop Langford 0050,12:30p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Learn to read scripture aloud. This week the group will work with the readings for the second Sunday in Lent in an informal setting.

Undergraduate Judicial Board Info Session Social Sciences 228,6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Learn more about the Undergraduate Judicial Board and meet the current year's co-chairs. Also, get info on applications and training. News briefs compiled from wire reports

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Kenyan violence raises concerns for Duke students by

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was one week caijacked and being from away thrown off a tour bus. While on a trip to Kenya last summer, Chen said his tour bus had been victim to political violence in the region just one week prior to his arrival. “We heard a lot of terms, like ‘caijack.’ People just stop you in the middle of the road and say, ‘get out of the car,’” DU Chen said. “If they i y°u resist, Kenva will kill you.” The continuf f ing p° litical un3 Part lof rest in Kenya, as a result of the presidential election held Dec. 27, has caused much concern among Chen and other Duke students with ties to the country. The violence is the result of a close election involving incumbent President Mwai Kibaki, who was declared winner despite accusations of a rigged election from his opponent, Raila Odinga. Although Chen—who was traveling with a group ofDuke students to complete a documentary project—said he and his group were not directly involved in any attacks, he was living in Egerton University near Nakuru, Kenya, when one of the university’s students was murdered. The student had gotten into an argument in a pub about the high political tension at the time and was subsequently killed in a fight. The murder Chen witnessed, however, along with the political instability is more of an' exception rather than the norm for

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the country, said Rachel Omondi, a Kenyan-American sophomore. “Kenya has always been a politically stable country,” she said. “It’s just been very saddening. It’s a major step backward.” Omondi, whose grandparents, brother and father are currently in Kenya, said her family members are constantly updating her on the situation there. “When I recently talked to myfather last weekend, he told me that there are gangs raiding towns,” Omondi said. “Stuff like that has been happening a lot. It’s very surreal and saddening at the same time.” The election was initially a hope for many Kenyans, but its results caused much sadness and grief in the country, said junior Lydia Simmons, who was studying abroad in Kenya last Fall. “Every single person I met in Kenya was engaged in the hype and talk about the election, extremely excited for [its] possibilities.... I do not think anybody expected what happened,” Simmons wrote in an e-mail. “They expected a fair shot toward change and anti-corruption, but all that resulted was the stripping of democracy.” The situation in Kenya seems to be getting worse day by day, and a possible solution might not come soon, said Anneliza

Mathews, a Kenyan-American sophomore who was in Kenya last summer. “An aunt of mine who works in a hospital in Nairobi told me about the increasingly high number of young women who had been raped in their small villages and the high number of displaced families,” Mathews wrote

in an e-mail. “I don’t think there is any doubt thatfraud took place during December’s presidential election. However, it does not seem like the crisis will end anytime soon.”

President Richard Brodhead Provost Peter Lange invite you to a lecture and reception in celebration of,

the opening of the new home of the Departments of African African American Studies and Cultural Anthropology, the Programs in Literature and Latino/a Studies, the Institute for Critical US Studies, and the Duke Human Rights Center &

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Junior Lawrence Chen, who visited Kenya last summer, was studying at Egerton University near Nakuru, Kenya when a student was murdered in a bar when a fight broke out because of a political argument.

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Monday, February 18, 2008, 4:00-5:30 pm Nelson Music Room, East Duke Building

Alternative Knowledges, Social Spaces, and Historical Times: Mind Work as Exercise of Citizenship Lecture

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Professor of Black Studies and Sociology University of California at Santa Barbara Universities can be places where evidence and argument matter more than influence, where original and generative thinking matters more than entertainment. Yet the public, which the university is supposed to serve, becomes constructed as a series of market interests. Countering that understanding requires interrupting current and recycled attempts to distract our attention away from the consequences of various domestic and foreign policies by fixing on the university as the problem needing management. However, the mind work possible in the university, necessarily difficult, offers not simply critique of existing conditions but demonstrations also of the transformative power of educational ideas and civic activism. And such work expresses itself not just in complicated epistemological practices but in activism as well, born out of the seemingly ordinary processes of everyday life. Mind work as citizenship is away of thinking both about the university and about activism. Response from

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Romantic sweets may impart health benefits, too Chocolate is goodfor you—in moderation, dietitians say Matt Johnson

Indians who inhabit the islands of the coast of Panama and whose Research on the health bendiets are rich in cocoa to their efits of chocolate gives new meanland-dwelling counterparts who ing to heart-shaped boxes full of eat less cocoa. The study found significantly the Valentine’s Day treat. Though lower rates of hypertenmoderating “I think the value sion and consumptionremains other carof chocolate as a diovascular important, researchers maladies in Valentine’s Day gift and dietithe island comes from the fact cians say population. Richcompounds that it’s so traditional.” ardson said in the coErin Haser, junior chocolate coa used to make chochas not only olate been found can have a positive impact on the to improve heart health but can heart and mind. also elevate mood. Lisa Richardson, a regisPeople feel happy after eating tered dietitian and Durham chocolate because it releases neuresident who describes keeprotransmitters like serotonin into ing up with the latest chocolate the brain, which help reduce stress research as her hobby, says eatand promote happiness, she added. ing chocolate is “not as sinful Sophomore Emily Austin has as most people think.” first-hand experience with choco“We typically think of tea and late’s impact on mental health. red wine as being high in antioxiFollowing a freshman year she dants, but chocolate is too,” she described as “rough,” her father said. “It contains compounds that gave her a piece of pottery with “confidence” painted on the side help lower blood pressure by causand filled it with chocolates. ing our blood vessels to relax.” “Whenever I’m A study led by Dr. Norman Hollenberg, a professor at Harvard having a bad day, I Medical Scho< just eat something last year in th from the pot of confidence,” Austin Journal of Me said, tentatively describing established a 1 as a chocolate addict. consumption and improved '.e students, however, revascular health wary of indulging in the The relar holiday candy. seachers Junior Erin Baser said compared 'though knowing chocorates of late has some healdi benheart disefits makes her feel less ease in one guilty about eating it, she would not alter her diet to group of Kuna by

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include more chocolate. “I think the value of chocolate as a Valentine’s Day gift comes from the fact that it’s so traditional,” she said. “It’s a good way to show someone that you care.” Richardson said students shouldbe cognizant ofchocolate’s calorie content and consider that forms of chocolate rich in cocoa, such as powdered hot chocolate and dark chocolate, are generally healthier than milk chocolate. Student Health Dietitian Anna Lutz said she believes many types of food can be nutritious in moderation, and students should keep an open mind when choosing what to eat. “A lot of people think of foods as either good or bad. The research on chocolate shows that we need to take a step back and realize there are benefits from all different kinds of foods,” she said.

Sophomore Emily Austin displays a jarofchocolates she uses as self-esteem boosters. The sweets may have physical health upsides in addition to mental healthbenefits.

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Sen. Barack Obama,D-lli., answers a question as Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., looks on during a debate in Los Angeles Jan. 31.

ofresearch in providing employment opportunities as well as improving the quality of life through new technology,” Bumess said. He added, however, that tax cuts and spending on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have made it difficult to obtain additional funding. James Siedow, vice provost for research and a professor of biology, said the omission of a funding increase was largely due to a ballooning federal deficit and key party issues that overshadowed research. “On the Republican side, they have issues A, B and C; the Democratic issues are D, E and F,” he said. “Research funding is issue G, which everyone agrees is important, but doesn’t make any side’s list, so it gets lost in the shuffle.” Lack of spending growth not only hinders future research expansion, but also potentially endangers the continuation of current projects. Siedow said researchers relying on grants might be

forced to scrap their projects, adding that this could limit the number of research opportunities for undergraduates. Brodhead’s visit to Washington brought needed publicity to the funding concerns shared by universities across the country, Siedow said. Brodhead met Wednesday with Rep. David Price, a Democrat who represents Durham and a member of the House Appropriations Committee. Price is also on leave from a post as professor of political science and public policy to serve in the House. In a statement to The (Raleigh) News & Observer, Price spokesperson Paul Cox said the bill’s passage was not a sure thing. Supplemental bills, he added, are usually reserved for war-time spending and following national catastrophes. Burness said he and Brodhead had several “very good talks” with members of Congress but recognized limited resources as a potential obstacle. “There’s not much money out there,” Burness said. “It’s hard to be optimistic that we’ll see major improvements. It’ll be a tough fight.”

PRIMARY fan pagel the nominee. For the Democratic Party, a candidate must win 2,025 delegates to be awarded the nomination. Following victories this week in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C., Illinois Senator Barack Obama leads the race with 1,210 delegates to New York Senator Hillary Clinton’s 1,188, according to The Associated Press. Between now and May 6, Democrats will award 671 additional delegates in 10 races. That total does not include the “superdelegates,” a collection of Democratic Party officials and elected leaders chosen from each state who do not have to commit to a candidate before the convention. Because securing the nomination before May is a mathematical impossibility, the race will likely continue through early summer unless one of the candidates can gain enough momentum to force the other to drop out, said Jerry Meek, chair of the N.C. Democratic Party. “With the data we’re polling right now, it seems unlikely that things will get tied up anytime soon,” he said. North Carolina’s contest will award 134 Democratic delegates, which may prove decisive in a race where the margin of victory is likely to be razor thin, said David Rohde, Ernestine Friedl professor of political science. This number reflects a 25-percent “bonus” in delegates given by the Democratic National Committee for agreeing to hold a late primary. Most states forgo the extra votes in order to send voters to the polls while there are still likely to be two or more candidates in the race. “The front-loading of the race is a real problem for the whole process,” Aldrich said. “[The primaries] get so far removed from the general election that it’s really more like having two elections. It’s fragmented and broken.” Meek said North Carolina’s late primary, although disappointing to voters focused on the presidential race, is beneficial to candidates for state offices who have trouble competing with the money, visibility and resources of presidential campaigns. “Not having a competitive presidential race when you’re voting for state level races allows the gubernatorial candidates and others a lot more exposure,” Meek said. But he also noted that presidential races increase turnout and draw voters who are interested only in national elections, a group that includes many traditionally underrepresented segments of society, including minorities. “We may see a major change in the make-up of the electorate this year,” Meek said.

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Editor’s Note 21; on love It’s the time for red and pink, flowers and chocolates, stuffed animals and reciprocal sexual favors—it’s Valentine’s Day. For some of us Valentine’s is known as Singles Awareness Day—a fact that we open-hearted are reminded of every year... 21 cold, lonely years. Finding a girl that shares your interests (film, New Wave bands, whittling) is hard enough, asking her out on a date is another problem entirely. In fact, if you meet a girl that is cool enough to date it is probably in your best interest to just remain friends—the national budget isn’t the only thing in deficit. This mode of thinking is probably the reason why my nickname is still V-Card. But enough of the self-deprecating humor—my shrink tells me it is not as healthy as my mother says it is. For those of you who can find love, I salute you. You can actually stop reading this

Editor’s Note here. Wait for it... wait for it okay they’re gone. Whew, that was close. I can’t believe they actually bought it. Isn’t it great being single? Please remember to bring your own cup to the super secret singles party Thursday night. It is going to be killer. Shhh... I think the couple-y people are coming back. Hey there! You couldn’t stay away, could you? I was just moping about how sad I was that I am alone on Valentine’s Day. Kidding aside (or in front or underneath, if you choose), I think we make too much of this day. Rather than stress out about the perfect date, we should be focusing on non-romantic love. Find some people you can, stand and just watch a movie or chill. Cause in the end it doesn’t matter if your nickname is V-Card, just as long as you have friends who are close enough to use it. —Varun Leila, Editor

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Mandela art captures struggle for South Africa Ryan Brown THE CHRONICLE

The American Tobacco Campus evokes an era in Durham’s history when racial inequality, and the fight to overcome, it dominated the city’s cultural landscape. But now the site is host to an exhibition documenting another struggle for racial justice, the South African antbapartheid movement. Nelson Mandela: A Light So Powerful, an exhibition of Mandela’s artwork and historical materials from the nation’s first free elections, opened last Friday in American

Tobacco’s Strickland building. “What’s really remarkable about this exhibit is the combination of art, history and historical artifacts,” said Karin Shapiro, associate professor of history and a contributor to the exhibit. “It’s a really in-

teresting blend that deepens and enriches all the parts.” Sandwiched between an information desk and a cluster of offices, A Light So Powa length erful is structurallyButlittle more than of wire fencing. displayed within it is a rare collection of artifacts from the apartheid era. The exhibit’s centerpiece is a set of five

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etchings drawn by Nelson Mandela during his 18 years in South Africa’s notorious Robben Island prison. Depicting scenes such as the view from a prison cell, a jail yard and a bright orange church, the collection is accompanied by a handwritten dedication letter from Mandela.

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place of darkness,” he wrote, “But out of that darkness came a wonderful brightness, a light so powerful that it could not be hidden behind prison walls, held back by prison bars or hemmed in by the sur-

Across from Mandela’s paintings hang a series of 12 election posters, which range from boldly-colored designs celebrating the candidacy of Nelson Mandela and his party, the African National Congress, to black-and-white photographs with somber warnings to would-be*voters. “All people have choices, use yours carefully,” warns one poster in English and Zulu. The mix of hope and caution apparent in the collection is something Dollie Burwell, who lent materials for the exhibit, remembers acutely. In 1994, Burwell traveled to South Africa with approximately 360 others from around the world to serve as peace monitors for the election. As violence simmered across the country in the weeks before the vote, she and her group worked to inform voters in the Natal region about the democratic process. “We went to potential polling places and identified the places that would make good voting stations,” she said. “We had to make sure it wasn’t dangerous for people to get

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Valentine’s Day might be billed as Singles Awareness Day or an evil manifestation of corporate America, but no one can resist its appeal. Not even A/V Geeks. As such, local film group A/V Geeks is sponsoring a screening at Duke’s Center for Documentary Studies tonight to celebrate the holiday. Instead of showing typical Valentine’s fare (i.e. Meg Ryan movies), the event, called Lave Is.. ?, will screen a collection of educational films from the 1950 and 19605. With names like Going Steady ?, How Do You Know It’s Love?, Are You Ready for Marriage? and Should I Marry Outside of My Faith?, the films’ themes revolve around relationships, love and marriage. “It just worked out really well that it’s Valentine’s Day and there’s all these great films about dating and marriage and stufflike that. It’s fun, kind of corny,” A/V Geeks founder Skip Elsheimer said. Despite the films’ “corniness,” Elseheimer said their worth is deeper than a chuckle.

have a marriage. There was a lot of thought about what made a good marriage,” he said. “So all these films are ultimately about how to have a successful life being married. Because being married of course was the ultimate thing that the government wanted. They wanted to have good families because good families help create a good nation. It’s kind of interesting with hindsight to look back and see what was important and see what they got right and what they got wrong and be like, ‘Wow, that totally does not fly nowadays. That’s so radically different.’” On the other hand, Elsheimer added that in spite of the films’ ridiculousness, they do offer insight into enduing cultural issues. “It’s also really interesting to see what they gotright and to be like, ‘Wow, they really knew what they were talking about back then.’And so these problems... they knew what they’re

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In order to see first-hand pop culture’s fixation with young people getting married, you only need to watch MTV’s show Engaged and Underage. The series chronicles couples between the ages of 18 and 22 as they plan to walk down the aisle, often flouting convention in typical melodramatic style by doing things like converting the wedding reception into a punk rock dance party. However, finding true love at college isn’t just fodder for daytime TV—for some Duke undergraduate couples, engaged life coincides with dorm life. Seniors Kristen Seemann and Matthew Piehl prove that the friends you meet during freshman orientation really may be for life. “We kind of met the first week of school during freshman activities and we became friends,” Piehl said. The two have been dating ever since and became engaged at the beginning of this semester. Experiences from their freshman year continue to have a lasting impact upon their future as a couple, influencing how Piehl proposed to Seemann. “Well, there’s that story I heard freshman year from the Duke archivist about the statue of The Sower on East Campus and how in the ’sos and ’6os couples would walk around East. The story is if they found a dime or quarter or something in The Sower’s hand then that was the person you were supposed to be with,” Piehl said. “We tried to find it freshman year, but it was being cleaned or renovated or something, so we couldn’t find it... so then one morning I snuck over and put a coin there, and late that day we took a walk around East Campus and found it, so then I proposed to her.” Like Piehl, Duke alum Mark Donahue’s (T ’O6) proposal was closely connected to Duke culture. When asking senior Elizabeth Harding to marry him, Donahue highlighted their mutual devotion to Duke basketball. “We met in the [Duke University Marching Band], and basketball was the

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Some of us prefer to work for what we get. We enjoy putting in the necessary time and energy. We like to really see our projects through to their conclusion. Others like the quick fix. It’s why we have Cliffs Notes, anabolic steroids and the state lottery. Still, sometimes the quick fix is not enough. Sometimes you need the quickerthan-quick fix. This is where I come in. If meeting a nice girl, taking her out for a few dates and then finally making a proper move is the conventional path, then busting out a nice pick-up line is the quick fix. But, the quicker-thanquick fix is reading a Valentine’s Day column about what pick-up lines work best and which ones get you slapped in the face. This, of course, is why last weekend I bravely ventured into the jungle that is the Duke single’s scene. Ai med with 26 of my best pick-up lines and some very skeptical friends, I descended upon a wide variety of attractive (read; vulnerable) ladies. Before I went out, I classified my lines into three distinct groups: the lame, the suave and the blunt. I’ll discuss each separately. The Lame. It takes a certain kind of man to approach a woman and boldly tell her, “If you were a hamburger, you’d be the McGorgeous,” or, “If you were a booger, I’d pick you first.” And from my experience, that man is a highly unsuccessful man. But what’s even worse than using a corny line is spewing out something she’s already heard. Trust me, don’t bother with, “You must be Jamaican because Jamaican me crazy,” or, “Are you from Nashville? Because you’re the only Ten-I-See.” At one point, a nice blonde even humored me with, “Aw, that’s cute. You’re trying,” before disappearing into a sea ofher friends. Basically, if girls wanted someone lame and predictable, they’d stick with E-Socials or Augustana concerts. The Suave: Finally, things started to go my

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Elizabeth Harding, senior, and Mark Donahue,Trinity'o6, share an engaging love for Duke basketball. main reason that we were in band in the first place,” Harding said. “It was a big part of our interests, and so he actually was able to reserve Cameron and propose in the center circle of the Duke D with all these roses in the center court.” Upon announcing their engagement, both couples have encountered reactions that range from excitement to incredulity. “Definitely the reaction I get most is

surprise, like ‘Oh, really?’” Harding said, “And it’s just that so many people think it’s strange or a little unusual for someone my age to be engaged and thinking that seriously about settling down with someone. A lot of people react like, ‘Oh, wow, that’s cool. I guess.’ But I’m really excited ”

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Two hands That’s about all most Duke students need to count the number of interracial couples they know on campus. Surprising? Disconcerting? Slightly sad? Perhaps yes, to all of the above. If love claims to have no boundaries, why do limits still exist? In the giant melting pot that is America, racial lines are becoming blurred and even erased in some cases. Especially in college, students interact with people of different races and backgrounds on a daily basis. However, the idea of interracial dating is still foreign territory to many, and it has direct bearings on how mixed-race couples are viewed on campus. Friends of senior Sashank Veligati and junior Sandra Morris, who have been dating for two years now, could not see the two together at first. Morris said, “It’s just an image thing to them. I do think there’s this idea that you should date people of your own race because it looks better.” Sophomore Myles Recny wouldn’t necessarily agree. His initial attraction to exgirlfriend, sophomore Rhea Raw, was because of her different ethnicity. Coming from Australia, Recny had never dated an Asian before. “I’ve been accused of having yellow fever from my friends,” Recny said. “It’s pretty degrading to say... I think I was a little drawn to her exoticness.” While the hype of “exotic” attraction rings true for Recny, he is not in the majority. “I don’t really see race,” said junior

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Ben Wolfand Connie Chu, sophomores, dated without considering the differences in their ethnic backgrounds.

Leigh Ann Samsa of boyfriend and fellow junior JR Roland. “I was drawn to him because he was cute. We started talking and had similar opinions on life.” Like Samsa and Roland, sophomores Connie Chu and Ben Wolf also cited compatibility ofpersonalities as the key to their bond. Wolf didn’t start thinking about race until later in their relationship. “It never really entered my mind that she was Chinese when I started liking her,” Wolf said. “I just... liked her. It didn’t cross my mind, these race issues.” In general, students are not consciously seeking to point out racial differences, but

differing ethnic backgrounds can make for a more interesting relationship. “When there’s differences, it makes someone a little more unique, makes things more creative,” freshman Catherine Castillo said. “I dated a guy who had a Caucasian background [and I got to] eat crawfish and celebrate Mardi Gras. He got to experience the cuisine of Peru, the kind of celebrations [I have]. When you are already at a point where there are differences, it adds to it.” Additionally, the appeal of other ethnicities spices up many relationships. [There are] some instances where the “

media portrays interracial couples as having more sexual chemistry thanjust straight up same-race couples,” Recny said. He agrees that was the case between him and Kaw. Yet, Duke’s environment creates unspoken barriers that are hard to defy. From the overshadowing hook-up scene to the presence of self-segregation, the established campus culture does not help interracial dating. ‘You see BSA organizational meetings, Mi Gente operations and ASA stuff,” Roland said. “There are very solid lines drawn.” But despite the fact that culture clubs can at times promote separation through exclusion, it can also be a source of edification for those who are willing to cross cultural lines. “There’s more cultural pride with Connie,” Wolf said. “With me, I could care less about my ancestors and their culture and what not. Maybe it’s because I’m in the majority. It’s opened my eyes to what it’s like to be the minority in a

society.” Between the extremes of having no identity to exclusive clique-ing within one’s own ethnic group and figuring out where stereotypes hold true, there lies common ground. But in order for this common ground to be reached, everyone has to take a step forward. “People don’t like to branch out from others who aren’t like themselves,” Samsa said. “I saw way too much of that in high school and I really didn’t want college to be like that. I [stepped out of my comfort zone] and now I don’t know if I have one.”

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Real World scours Gothic Wonderland by

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From the Duke Lacrosse scandal to basketball games on ESPN to the latest Sex Workers Art Show hullabaloo, Duke students are used to being on television. Now Blue Devils have the chance to move from news stories to reality television with a spot on MTV’s The Real World. First airing in 1992, the show—now casting for its 21st season—will be holding open auditions at Shooters Saturday Feb. 16 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The show, now the longest running program in MTV’s 26-year history, is famous for tackling serious issues like AIDS, homosexuality, religion and alcohol abuse. However, in recent years the show has been criticized for shifting away from hot button issues and focusing more on partying. Casting director Damon Furberg believes that the show has become formulaic and that Duke students will offer something missing from The Real World. “Duke is a great school. We are looking for smart students this time around,” Furberg said. “Its always hard to find the right balance, and here we can find people with intellectual capacity, sociability and ability to relate to people.” The Real World features seven strangers from different backgrounds living in a (usually extravagant) house for several months, with the location of the show changing cities each season. New York University alum Parisa Montazaran, a cast member from the Sydney, Australia season, knows what it is like to go from a top-ranked college to cable television. “Coming from NYU and going into the

Parisa Montazaran,a cast member from the 19th season, graduated from NYU before going to Sydney. Real World house, I was thrust into the reality that there are people who aren’t exposed to the same experiences and culture that you see in college,” Montazaran said. The Long Island resident said that being Iranian and Muslim was extremely difficult, given the homogeneity of her all-Caucasian cast mates, but the experience was worth it. However, many Duke students are wary of auditioning for the reality show, especially given Real World’s recent reputation. “It is trashy, not classy,” sophomore Supriya Sundaram said. “There are always a lot of bad decisions being made, which there are enough of here, and I don’t think anyone on this campus wants the entire world watching them do it.” Thousands of people across the nation audition for each season of the Real World through home videos, online applications

and casting calls similar to the one being held this weekend. Furberg openly offers advice for those willing to be one of the selected seven. “It sounds counter-intuitive, but people should not come in with a game plan,” he said. “People who don’t place a lot of pressure on themselves do the best. There is this weird phenomenon when people drag their friend who doesn’t want to go and that the person ends being the better of the two because they are more relaxed.” Though the auditioning process is rigourous and the probability of being on the show is unlikely, those that make the final cut are poised to receive more benefits than psuedo-celebrity. “There is a certain amount of growth that comes from self-awareness and experience that you gain on the show,” Montazaran said. “It can only make you a more interesting person.”

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ENGAGEMENT FROM PAGE 4 In contrast, Seemann experienced a more stereotypical reception of the news. “I think that people generally are excited. A lot of the girls scream when they find out, which is hilarious to me,” Seemann said. “I think that sometimes people aren’t sure how to react because it’s a rare thing to occur around here.” When asked why she thought most Duke couples aren’t engaged, Seemann pointed out the tremendous time commitment than an overtly serious relationship entails. “People are so busy here at Duke that they sometimes don’t prioritize relationships. They prioritize their career and their academics and what they’re going to do,” she said. “And I really think that... when we began dating in our freshman year, it actually was probably better for us, because we kind of built in time for each other and we always found time for each other even with all our work load.” Harding, on the other hand, brings up the pervasive popularity of intentionally less-committed relationships. “Well, there’s the whole debate about the hook-up culture, and so people think [that] people don’t really date at Duke,” she said. “People do, and sometimes they date for a while, and... I guess people see serious relationships as a little rare on campus and, if you are engaged, that’s definitely a serious relationship.” Whatever the laws of Duke dating, the often unnoticed community of engaged couples offer a welcome Valentine’s Day reminder that even the most ingrained rules are made to be broken;

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Former Fugaz talks on solo success Alongside fellow Fugazi bandmales, Joe Lally was the face of the 9os post-punk movement. Since the group’s amicably imposed hiatus, Lally has embarked upon a successful solo career, releasing two well-received albums, recess ’s Bryan Sayler recently spoke roith Lally at home in Italy via (a remarkably poorly connected) Skype. As a musician, what effect do you find that living abroad has on you, both in being away from the United States and being surrounded by another culture? You know, it’s not as different as you would think, just because my world is centered around my family, basically, so it doesn’t really matter where I am. My daughter is now six years old, so she started first grade here. And, actually, the guitar player that I’m now playing with, his girlfriend’s daughter was going to the same school as my daughter, and that’s how we met. Andrea [Moscianese, Lally’s guitarist,] and I have playing together a little while now, COURTESY FUGAZI but he just started to go out on tour with successful solo career two well-receivedrecords. featuring basist Joe has a Fugazi Lally (right) enjoyed Former tour Brazil and he’ll me during that last in come to the States with me next week. But as far as what’s going on in Rome do something, I’m happy to have them. four people writing together and negotiating. And now that I’m writing on my own, musically, I just really don’t even know And they both did, so that was great. Otherwise, I always talk to those guys, there’s no one to negotiate with. because I don’t really go out at night anyDo you have a favorite piece of work more. And I really don’t go out at night but it’s not like we’re meeting a lot or playthe studio. from your Fugazi years? it’s or here. I still don’t drive here, and a long ing recording in Well, it’s pretty easy to say the last reSo no hopes of a Fugazi reunion on the haul to get to where any clubs are in Rome cord, because I feel like we were satisfied from where 1 live, so I really am just not up horizon? at in the studio and that was something that least, No of no. for it at night. plans anything that’s to leave we worked really hard at. And though we sure though You mentioned lan and the others earasking, Just were happy with all the records, with the lier. Could you speak a little to where you plenty of people disappointed. last one, we were happy with all the songs And I’m one of them. all stand? I know that Guy and lan had roles So how does being a bassist factor into and how they all came out. on both of your solo albums. So was everyone content to end on that Yeah, and there would have been more your approach? note. Is anyone really pulling for more rewhat understand I was doing in Fugazi I of Brendan, but he’s always so busy. This newest record, I Finished my parts of it just my instrument should do. I learned how to leases? Well, there’s almost a consensus that the before I moved. And I left it to lan—and play bass by writing songs with people. But last record we made was our best, which was still that same exploring Guy did a little mixing himself—but they essentially, I makes it sound very final. But I felt like, also laid down some guitars after I left. So I role, however many things are thrown todon’tknow... if I’ll be able to do that. Well, gether. But I was doing the same thing, and well now we’re getting good at it, let’s keep who knows, when I’m recording again, I learned how to do it better with lan. But making records. Not that we made bad records before, but getting that feeling that maybe I’ll be in Washington and I’ll cer- even though everyone in Fugazi was writtainly invite lan and Eddie Qanney] and ing, and some guitar lines would turn into you really accomplished what you set out to Guy to play again. It’s just a natural thing. bass lines, or someone else could walk into do. It would be a challenge to do it again, For me, part of the way I write is just setting a baseline, I was never against that and I but if they ask, I suppose I’ll be ready. up a foundation that people can kind of always wanted to make it work rather than walk into and play. I trust those guys a lot, saying, “Well, I didn’twrite it.” So it was just Joe Lally will be playing Cat’s Cradle Monso if they want to take the time to sit in and such a different thing, because it was about day, Feb. 18 at 9 p.m. Tickets are $B. ’

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A/V GEEKS FROM PAGE 3 talking [about] and it’s clear that no one paid attention to them,” Elsheimer said. Elsheimer’s fascination with mid20th century educational and government films dates back approximately 15 years. He was in a band that attended various auctions to acquire goods and would often leave with obscure materials like marching band uniforms. Eventually, he had purchased a set of 500 educational films for $5O and that started his interest. As he began acquiring more films, Elsheimer started showing them during his band’s sets and then between other bands’ sets. Soon, he began featuring the films prior to bands as shows of their own. “The films were strong enough on their own to be their own show,” he said. After collecting over 20,000 films, Elsheimer has moved onto monthly screenings of his collection. In fact, the films have become so much a part of his life that entire rooms in his home—a converted boarding -house—are filled with films. His screenings are held at various venues throughout the Triangle and, for the past five years, have monthly included shows at the CDS. Elsheimer’s brand of films are unique among other screenings at Duke. “They can be quite entertaining to see what the pedagogy of the youth was like,” Screen/Society coordinator Hank Okazaki said. “It’s kind of a kitsch, nostalgia thing. They’re educational in the way they reflect society’s concerns at the time. There’s a sense of nostalgia in how things have changed over time.” Though he hopes people enjoy the films, he does want them to remember his main goal. “It’s part of my major mission to get these films out to the public to remind the people that these are cultural artifacts that are important to us,” Elsheimer said. Love 15...? will be held tonight at 7p.m. at the Centerfor Documentary Studies at 1317 W. Pettigrew St. off ofEast Campus. A donation of $5 is suggested. For more information, visit www.avgeeks.com.

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way. My success began as I confidently slid girl at the bar and coolly stated, “If I had a nickel for every time I have seen someone as beautiful as you, I’d have five cents.” Even I was surprised that she smiled. Granted, I met a little resistance with, “I was wondering if you have a moment to spare for me to hit on you?” but bounced back admirably with a deft, “Do you know what looks good on you? Me.” This was especially well-received, even eliciting the playful pat on the chest. Eventually the target—I mean girl—went so far as to hint that I should buy her a drink. Unfortunately, she came down with a case of ‘OMG, I love this song’ before I even had the chance to awkwardly blow it. I had to move on to my more straightforward and aggressive material. TheBlunt So, it’s getting late and you’ve probably had a few too many by now. And yeah, that cute girl from Dynamic Earth doesn’t really want to dance with you. In other words, you’re getting lonely and desperate. I’ve been there too, which is why I ended up walking to the closest thing female, looking her dead in the eyes, and telling her, “I may not be the best-looking guy here, but I am the only one talking to you.” She was not amused. I countered

out of those places.” Shapiro, a South African citizen, also lent materials to the exhibit, including a gold miner’s helmet painted in ANC colors

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lines had let me down or if it was the other way around. So what did I learn from this experience? It’s simple; the best pick-up lines aren’t really pick-up lines at all. When in doubt, go with, “I’m writing a piece for The Chronicle about pick-up lines,” or, “Do you think a pick-up line would ever work on you?” Better yet, choose the one line that every guy knows will attract the most female attention: “You’re very pretty, but I have a

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that she bought from a protesting miner on the streets of Johannesburg. “[The 1994 election] represented for me the first step in the quest for dignity for all South Africans,” she said. Bunvell and Shapiro’s collections were chosen to accompany Mandela’s paintings because they provide local perspective on a global movement, said Paul Pope, general manager of the Shoestring Creative Group—the marketing firm that built the exhibit. He added that the display is an informative way to learn the basics ofmodern South African history. But it is not the facts and dates that concern Burwell. “I hope [A Light So Powerful ] will really give folks an idea of how passionate people were about the voting process,” she said. “It’s an opportunity for people here to share in a real feeling of what happened in South Africa.” Nelson Mandela: A Light So Powerful will be on display until April 30. It is open every day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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CLEMSON, S.C. When Duke’s Abby Waner drained a 3-pointer with just more than four minutes left in the first half, the shooting guard struggled to hold back a smile as the ball ripped through the net. The make was her third from long range of the period, and it marked the first time since Dec. 21 that she had drained more than two treys in a contest. Waner’s confidence was shared by the rest ofher team, as the No. 12 Blue Devils rolled to an 83-54 win over Clemson Wednesday night at Littlejohn Stadium. Duke (19-6, 8-2 in the ACC) has now taken down the Lady Tigers (10-15, 3-7) in 11 straight attempts. Waner shined Wednesday, finishing the night with four threes and 15 points despite recent offensive woes. Also pacing the Blue Devils was sophomore Joy Cheek, who chipped in 15 points of her own, going 7-of-8 from the charity stripe in a solid performance off the bench. Before either of these scorers found their rhythms, however, Duke opened the game cold, trailing 12-4 less than five minutes into the contest. Even before the first media timeout of the game, Coach Joanne P. McCallie had seen enough and called a timeout. She said her team needed to recollect itself. “The team just needed to refocus,” McCallie said. “I don’t think I said anything special.” But whatever she said, she lit a fire under her team, particularly sophomore Bridgette Mitchell, who played a key role in turning the game around. Mitchell drove to the basket in the two scoring possessions after the stoppage, sparking a 16-0 Blue Devil run. “[Mitchell] really had a very, very strong game,” McCallie said. “We weren’t very focused in the beginning and were able to refocus after the first four minutes and really get things going. We needed to do a better SEE W. BBALL ON PAGE 8

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Greivis Vasquez might have done most of the talking Wednesday night, but the actions of the calm and collected Blue Devils down the stretch spoke louder than any words possibly could have. After sinking a runner in the lane that narrowed a once 16-point Duke lead to five with 11:41 to go, motorMaryland’s mouth point guard -113 111 6 be san to verball y analysis taunt the Cameron Crazies, bobbing his head vigorously as he yelled towards the Duke student section. Vasquez —who has called Cameron Indoor Stadium the toughest place he’s ever played due to fans who have heckled him in his native Spanish—appeared to take plenty of satisfaction in riling up Duke fans before an official’s warning forced him to stop. But for a Duke team on the verge of surrendering a lead it had held since the game’s opening minutes, Vasquez’s jawing provided more than enough motivation to fend off the pesky Terrapins. “When you’ve got someone coming into your house thinking he owns it, talking crazy to your fans, that’s going to put a little more on you and make you

play a little bit harder,” guard DeMarcus Nelson said. The Blue Devils did just that, responding to the verbal shots with clutch points from Jon Scheyer and Kyle Singler in the game’s final 10 minutes to seal their league-leading 10th ACC victory. After Vasquez’s runner and an ensuing Bambale Osby turnaround basket, the Blue Devils clung to a three-point lead with 11:30 to go. After trading misses with Maryland, Duke finally ended a 10-possession scoreless drought when a driving Greg Paulus found Scheyer wide open in the corner for a 3-pointer to put the Blue Devils back ahead 57-51. “Greg was driving, and he . knew that I would be in the corner,” Scheyer said. “That’s where I was supposed to be, and he hit me and I just knocked down that one shot.” But after a pair of Maryland baskets cut Duke’s lead to only two points, Singler stepped up with a driving layup down the left baseline to put Duke back ahead by four. The Blue Devils would never look back, adding two more points from Scheyer at the free-throw line before Singler nailed the last of his career-high six 3-pointers from the top of the key to give Duke a solid 64-57 advantage with 5:32 remaining.

“His three to put us ahead [64-57] was huge,” Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “I thought that was the key juncture of the game because they had come back, and they were just ready to take over, and we were able to put some points on the board.” With the Terrapin defense confounding the Blue Devils during their long scoring drought, Krzyzewski went to the drawing board during timeouts and took advantage of personnel mismatches to put some distance between his team and its opponent. “We just tried to use our matchups and go to that down the stretch, and it was good for us,” Nelson said. “I think Jon had seven points in a row where he had James Gist guarding him. So, what we did was run a pick-and-roll with Jon and Kyle, which we had James Gist and Osby [guarding]. Those guys are not used to defending ball screens, especially one guarding the ball.” With the win, the Blue Devils have already equaled their win total from last year’s 22-11 finish. But most importantly, they got the final word in over Vasquez and the Terrapins. “He’s a good player,” Nelson said of Vasquez. “He might have gotten his points tonight, but his teammates didn’t, and we got the win.”

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only nine points in the same category. “Those are not plays that coaches call,” Krzyzewski said. “Those are reads that your

Singler who penetrated and dished the ball off for the assist. “Kyle, the last three weeks, has gone to another level,” Kryzezwski said. “He can shoot, defend, pass, he’s a winner—he’s got it all.” Coming into the game, Maryland planned on taking the 3-pointer away from Singler and Paulus. Instead, the Terrapins gave up six threes from the duo in the first half. Paulus scored 15 points in the frame, and Duke led 41-30 heading into the locker room. The Blue Devils, however, were successful in limiting the Terrapin frontcourt duo of Osby and Gist, and slowed down the penetration of point guard Greivis Vasquez when it looked as if Maryland might take the lead in the second half. “Vasquez starting the game just pushed the ball, and we couldn’t keep him out of the paint for about six to eight minutes,” Krzyzewski said. “Then we did a better job of that and got the lead.” The last time the teams met, Osby and Gist combined for 46 points and gave the Blue Devils fits in the paint. In this matchup, Duke was especially effective in limiting Gist to only 3-of-l 1 shooting. In his last game against N.C. State, the senior tallied 30 points —tonight, he could only manage nine. “They tried to put it down low, which we knew they were going to do,” Singler said. “We did a fairly good job of containing, doubling down, scrapping for the ball and picking up loose ball garbage.” A key to the Blue Devils’ success throughout the contest was that they were able to capitalize offof Maryland’s 19 turnovers. Duke scored 31 points offof Terrapin miscues, while Maryland was able to gamer

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Schoenfeld to recognize and cultivate the role of student media on Duke’s campus. Any university’s top PR man will have his differences with student journalists—and vice versa. But to serve Duke to the fullest extent, Schoenfeld will need to build relationships and trust with those who bring his words—and through them, the University’s message—to the prime constituents: students, parents and alumni. This appointment was a chance for President Richard Brodhead to make his mark on the University, and he seems to have made a solid choice. We look forward to seeing Schoenfeld in action. Schoenfeld, who knows and loves Duke, should draw on that knowledge and passion as he shapes Duke’s future.

have yet to spend a Valentine’s Day in a relationship. I have, however, spent a Valentine’s Day inside a cardboard box. The reasons behind the first statement remain a mystery to me. If you ignore the fact that I am an emotional masochist with self-esteem, low control and dependency issues,

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hearts. I would tape the valentines to my classmates in a rare display of enthusiasm for my least favorite holiday. Then I would tape the largest and most perfecdy shaped valentine to X, allowing myself approximately half a second of forbidden contact, an entire second if I thoughtfully patted the tape to maximize the adhesive-clothing bond. I could learn to like Valentine’s Day. Thatwas the plan. (I would like to takethis moment to obsessive-compultendencies, point out that I did not get a lotof sleep in high school.) sive But things rarely go as you would like them to. unrealistically my peers found the low budget valentines Though high expectations, quirky and fun, X was only confused. poor social skills lysa chen “Can 1 said when 1 a P" and, apparently, a u: society 6 P a P er shirt? that is probably why. him. In retrospect, habit proached deep-seated of Dejected, I slipped into X’s dark and empty self-deprecaclassroom after school and reflected on my tion, I really am quite the catch. Unfortunately, society seems to disagree, which Valentine’s Day failure. Sure, I had made a couis probably why I have become one of those bitter pie friends by sharing my construction paper singles who labels Valentine’s Day as a commer* hearts, but what good are friends? They only cialized holiday responsible for the destruction turn on you when you accidentally hit them in the forehead with a of civilization as we know GameCube controller, it. We say that, but the destruction of civilization That is how I Came tO Spend the But my pity party for ”

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facility to campus and improved Internet communications. These are the same kinds of things Duke has not done in the past and needs to do in order to be on the front line of technology use. Information is accessed in new ways and by more people every day, and Duke must make sure it is plugged into all major new media outlets. Schoenfeld could start with a review ofDuke Today a poor excuse for a university information page. It should be the first place for students, faculty, staff, parents, alumni and community members to turn when they want any information about Duke—and should be updated enough to be pertinent. Right now, it

is neither of those things The loss of Bumess, whether one views him as spinmaster or savvy PR man, represents a considerable loss of institutional knowledge. Schoenfeld, an alumnus, certainly knows something about Duke from his undergraduate years here, but a lot has changed in the intervening 24 years and the learning curve will be a challenge. The public affairs job of course involves some amount of spin, but Burness, along with the rest of the administration, was criticized for a lack of tranparency during the lacrosse case. Schoenfeld must be sure Allen Building decisions and announcements are not second-guessed at every turn. And this board calls on

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wheels of the custodichocolates, and a Teddy Day in a Cardboard box. Bear-O-Gram. an s moP trolley OUtside the door. Having been But having spent a Valentine’s Day inside a storage container, I have yelled at in the past for sitting in empty classanother excuse. rooms after hours (I was a cool kid, I know), I As a high-school senior, I was not very different was not eager for another scolding. And this is from who I am now, save for two particular facts. when I saw the box. Sitting in the back of the classroom was a big One, I could eat whatever I wanted. (I miss you, cake.) And two, I had an unhealthy fascination cardboard box. It was not so large that it required with my English professor, X. advanced acrobatic skills to jump inside yet just not fascination” do mean I I large enough to safely conceal, say, a tiny Asian By “unhealthy followed X home with a camcorder or saved his girl who had yet to gain her freshman 15. The box chewed bubble gum and discarded paper lunch lacked the expected “This Side Up” arrow and inbags to build a shrine in my closet. No, thatwould structional message. It didn’t boss you around. It be silly and possibly criminal. was a laid-back box. I climbed inside. That is how I came to spend the next two hours I did, however, map out the fastest route from my locker to his classroom after school, avoiding particuof my Valentine’s Day in a cardboard box, hiding larly congested areas, and read the entire works of Er- from a (very slow) janitor. nest Hemingway over the course of two months so that These days, I choose not to spend my Valenwould have to discuss once there. tine’s surrounded by corrugated cardboard, havI I got something The relationship was doomed from the start. ing graduated to my dorm with a fortunate view of the smug couples strolling the Plaza. I say fortuTrying to attract X’s attention, I considered playnate, because last year, I stocked up on clearance the card. Howeving accidental-bump-in-the-hallway er, I have terribleaim. I once scarred my friend’sforechocolates and candy hearts. And this year, I will head tossing him a Nintendo GameCube controller. be improving my aim. Who knows whar I could break throwing myself? Instead, I arrived at school on Valentine’s Lysa Chen is a Trinity sophomore and wire editor oj Day armed with a roll of Scotch tape and a The Chronicle. Her column runs every other Thursday. .

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St. Valentine’s Day. You are indeed the doublesided dildo of American holidays —pretty much guaranteed to screw everyone. Really, I can’t think of one person who seriously looks forward to our national 2 day of love. Well, minus restaurants, Hallmarkand your local florist. Granted, for some people the fate of this holiday is set in stone. For those in a relationship, dinner is beyond mandatory. Period dan belzer This can lead to a whole w.w.j.d. slew of disappointmentrelated problems that I have little interest in elaborating on. Not to mention the pressure to, uh, perform. (“Honey, I’m so bloated.”) And then of course there is the majority of Dukies not getting any. These unfortunate souls are left either (a) desperately asking someone to dinner he would give a testicle (or about $150) to sleep with or (b) twiddling her thumbs hoping that if someone does happen to come calling, he is not completely awkward. These cliche “single” and “taken” people are of little concern to me. What I do find interesting is how the rest of us—those stuck in the relationship purgatory that is the collegiate hookup culture—navigate Valentine’sDay. With a vaguely defined relationship status, finding a date or deciding who to take becomes somewhat complex. For guys, the questions at hand are quite perplexing: Will not taking a girl out on Valentine’s Day effectively sever the Current drunken sexual relationship? Do you care enough/like her enough/ (what I really mean is) is the sex good enough to warrant a perceived step up in the relationship? On the other side of the coin, is this not an amazing opportunity to close on that girl who wants to pretend she needs a relationship before you screw? There is also the added consequence of missing out on taking advantage of potentially the ripest night of the year for capitalizing on insecure girls needing the reassurance of an opportunistic Casanova. Decisions, decisions. Valentine’s Day proves to be the sexual prisoner’s dilemma from hell. As for girls engaged in our freakishly incestuous social scene, their self-worth as a female (and overall emotional stability) is all-of-a-sudden entirely hinging on whether or not they can finagle a Valentine’s Day dinner out of whatever guy is currently “parking his car in their garage.” Thus setting many up for utter disappointment, followed by binge drinking, followed by a desperate search for self-worth (read: drunken casual sex), followed by a short stint with an eating disorder. All because that guy they slept with last week opted to take a freshman out to dinner. I concede that this may be giving men (boys?) too much credit or prowess. However, the reality remains that the gender norms' of our society, and Valentine’s Day itself, leave women placing far more value on this holiday than their sexual counterparts. Thus, males who are left with the decision-making power and the ability to grant status are only further empowered. As for me, my hands were tied two weeks ago when my boss informed me that I had no choice but to work tonight. Sadly, I feel relieved, as she has unintentionally loosened Cupid’s chokehold on what is just another February day. Just remember kids, if you find yourself alone and depressed on this, the holiday of love, comfort yourself in the fact that tonight, at least your parents will be getting some. Dan Belzer is a Trinity senior. His column runs every

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29,080 others have been wounded. Explosives flay the flesh of an uncounted number of limbs. Grenades leave the injured suffering from emerging shrapnel for the rest of their lives. Stories of horror elad gross and heroism exist side by side in the chaos of war. smite The United States still finds itself muddled in an unpopular war that slowly grinds away at the ranks of our warriors. Daughters are losing fathers, sons are losing mothers, heroes are losing their bodies and Americans at home are losing perspective. Now that there are threats of a recession, the war doesn’t seem to matter. As the polls race out, Americans apparently want to know what will happen to their retirement plans, their pensions, their stock portfolios. It seems that the mothers and fathers of those still fighting are left holding the burden by themselves. The constant fear of the morning paper, the anxiety when picking up the midday phone call, the creeping of tears as the evening news flashes the latest names, the guilty pleasure when two announced names do not at all resemble your child’s, the remorse for having felt such pleasure at another family’s pain—all this they have to bear alone. Imagine this: a troop setdes into its Humvee caravan, driving out toward the dusty village. The caravan flies across the desert, the commander sitting in the front passenger seat, radioing orders to his soldiers. His sunglasses never leave his eyes as he rides with a loaded gun clenched in his right hand, the Bible in his left. As they approach the town, the vehicles turn off the road onto their usual path to avoid detection.The commander has planned three to four hours to train the Iraqi personnel. The drive feels steeper today. BOOM! The lead Humvee flies straight up into the air, the right front side tipping a bit higher than the rest. It lands with a metal clang, but the commander can’t hear it. As the smoke clears and his vision returns, all he can see is blood and the broken remnants ofhis right foot. Capt. David Rozelle, the commander of that caravan, was the first amputee to return to active duty in Iraq. Sure, we celebrated him with a radio show on NPR. Maybe we noticed the cover of his book while shopping during the holidays. But then we forgot. He might live to rebuild Baghdad or die in RPG fire, but by then America will be watching the next round of Clinton vs. Obama.

We’ll watch candidates argue over what to do with the “immigrant problem,” the dirty little secret hiding behind the impeccably manicured lawn of the Romney residence. Undoubtedly, the illegals just have to go. During this policy debate, you won’t be reminded about Lance Cpl. Jose Gutierrez. He was the first soldier to die in Iraq. He was also an illegal immigrant. The generations of servicemen, both draftees and volunteers, who fought in the World Wars are celebrated for their valor in defeating true evil. The men and women fighting in our name today have been virtually forgotten. They come home to mold-infested hospitals and little government aid. As if that was not enough, many come home for good, but cannot shake the memories of months spent in hell. The New York Times recendy discovered 121 cases of soldiers returning home and being charged with murder in their new civilian lives. Post-traumatic stress disorder is blamed in many cases. Other soldiers don’t even have the opportunity to return to civilian life. A mortar attack hits the base without warning. The soldier rushes for his gear, but he’s too late. A single piece of shrapnel was launched into the brain of Sgt. Daniel Tallouzi. He survived, but he is no longer capable of reacting to the environment around him. He will not recover. He is 23 years old. What do we need in order for all of us to sympathize with the sacrifices of our compatriots? Maybe a draft? If John McCain is right, we’ll need enough soldiers to stay the course in Iraq for perhaps another 100 years. Maybe if we start feeling the heat of a draft, we’ll take a second look at the latest reports coming from the battlefield. But that’s exactly why there won’t be a draft. A draft means angry kids. A draft means college riots and protests and walkouts. A draft means a bunch of sex-crazed young adults sitting on lawns wearing beads and smoking pot. A draft means the end of the war. War may bejustified. Maybe a powerful empire terrorizes the weak, perhaps a rogue state threatens global peace, or perhaps the aggressor nation just needs to release some steam. Who knows? But we have committed a sin far more grievous than being belligerent. From live, 24/7 newscasts straight from the battle lines, we have devolved into watching the everpresent “Brady Bunch” marathon starring Mike Huckabee and company. We have forgotten. Today is Valentine’s Day. In between the last-second shopping, the candy-swallowing, the card-giving and perhaps the holiday-hating, remember those who have made an unbelievable sacrifice for the country in which we live. When you’re with your loved ones, remember those who can’t spend that same time with their families as they serve in Iraq. Go to uso.org. Send a soldier a valentine. Elod Gross is other Thursday.

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