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Two new dining locations will be available in the Bryan Center in time for the upcoming fall semester. The addition of Cup A Joe, a local coffee shop, and Lemon Grass, a Thai noodle restaurant based in Sacramento, Calif., will be completed Aug. 15, sources confirmed Thursday. Lemon Grass will occupy space currently used by the Duke University Union and the Office of Student Activities and Facilities, forcing OSAF to rearrange and share the location with the restaurant, OSAF Director Christopher Roby said. Lemon Grass management confirmed the plans to open on campus. Cup A Joe plans to move in adjacent to the Gothic Bookshop and directly across from Lemon Grass’s new location. The coffee shop will be accessible directly from the West Campus Plaza as well as from the bookshop, said Kathy World, the store’s operations manager, adding that she does not believe that Cup A Joe will bring more business since the book SEE DINING ON PAGE 8

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Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski is already recognized as one of the premier coaches in college basketball. After tomorrow, his status among the all-time elite could be cemented. With 799 career wins, Krzyzewski has a chance to join a prestigious group tomorrow at noon as No. 7 Duke (24-3, 11-2 in the ACC) takes on Tobacco Road rival N.C. State (15-13, 4-10) in Raleigh. Only five Division-I men’s coaches —Bob Knight, Dean Smith, Adolph Rupp, Jim

Phelan and Eddie Sutton —have reached the 800-win plateau. “It really just shows that he’s a winner,” sophomore Gerald Henderson said. “To even coach 800 games is a heck of an accomplishment. It would be good to help him get that. He doesn’t coach to get records, but it’ll be big for his legacy.” Not that his track record isn’t already well-established. In his time at Duke, the Hall of Fame SEE M. BBALL ON PAGE 10

Senior Eric Halperin was arrested Wednesday and charged with trafficking marijuana and possession of marijuana with the intent to sell, Durham Police Department officials coni' 1 Thursday. officers e Halperin with ch warrant at 12:30 p.rn. iday al his cmiidence of 1026 nty Ave. He was d on $25,000 Eric Halperin bond Wednesday from the Durham County Jail, according to a Durham County Government Web site. Duke University Police Department Maj. Gloria Graham said DPD told DUPD that 27 pounds of marijuana are involved in the case. Dean of Students Sue Wasiolek said Halperin has not been suspended by the University, and the school is currently reviewing SEE ARREST ON PAGE

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Following hours of deliberation, Campus Council members elected its 2008-2009 executive board Thursday night, selecting junior Molly Bierman as its president. alongside Serving her will be junior Kevin Thompson, vice president; sophomore Sean Puneky, treasurer; junior Hope Lu, programming Molly Bierman coordinator; and sophomore Austin Boehm (a member of The Chronicle’s independent editorial board), facilities and services chair. President Ryan Todd, a senior, said the election was an especially tough one with

many close votes. “Molly showed a really strong commitment and good ideas,” he said. “She demonstrated that she was dedicated, intelligent and elegant.” Bierman said she plans on communicating with the administration about residential changes on Central and West campuses. “As a student representative, I would definitely like to be approachable and welcome the challenge of being a liaison to the administration and to other student groups regarding residential needs,” she said. “I feel really privileged to have the opportunity to represent what people want in a place they live in more than they live at home.” Lu, who was re-elected to her position as programming coordinator, said she plans to expand on successful events in herfirst term and SEE CAMPUS COUNCIL ON PAGE

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US. NEWS U.S. leads in incarceration rate

WORLD NEWS U.S. sends warships toward Syria

BUSINESS Stocks sink amid job losses

For the first time in U.S. NEW YORK history, more than one of every 100 adults is in jail or prison, according to a new report documenting America's rank as the world's No. 1 incarcerator. It urges states to curtail corrections spending by placing fewer lowrisk offenders behind bars. Using state-by-state data, the report says 2,319,258 Americans were in jail or prison at the start of 2008 one out of every 99.1 adults. Whether per capita or in raw numbers, it's more than any other nation.

WASHINGTON The U.S. Navy is sending three ships to the eastern Mediterranean Sea in a show of strength during a period of tensions with Syria and political uncertainty in Lebanon. A military officer, speaking on condition of anonymity becausefull details about the ship movements are not yet public, said a Navy guided missile destroyer, the USS Cole, was headed for patrol in the eastern Mediterranean and that it is accompanied by two refueling ships.The Cole is equipped to engage in a variety of offensive actions, including antiaircraft and land attack missions. The decision to send the ships appeared to be a not-too-subtle show of U.S. force in the region as internationalfrustration mounts over a long political deadlock in tiny, weak Lebanon. The United States blames Syria for the impasse, saying Syria has never given up its ambitions to control its smaller neighbor.

NEW YORK Stocks sankThursday as investors fretted over a rise in unemployment claims and the prospect of more bankfailures.The Dow Jones industrial average fell 112 points, breaking its four-day winning streak. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said in testimony to Congress that while large U.S. banks will likely recover from the recent credit crisis, other banks are at risk of failing.

Your tax refund is on its way WASHINGTON Don't be alarmed. More than 130 million households will get letters from the Internal Revenue Service beginning next week and the news is good. The letters are part of an effort to ensure people do not miss out if they are eligible for a tax rebate check under the recently passed $l6B billion economic aide plan.

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ENTERTAINMENT Prince Harry fights in Afghanistan LONDON The secret is out: Prince Harry has been serving on the front line with his British army unit in one of Afghanistan's most lawless and barren provinces. British officials had hoped to keep the 23-year-old's deployment secret until he had safely returned, but they released video of Harry serving in Helmand Province after a leak appeared on the U.S. Web site the Drudge Report.

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Gov. Arnold he asked an Ohio muSchwarzenegger says seum to return his Austrian army tank because he was concerned about the upkeep and wants to offer rides to schoolchildren. Schwarzenegger said he plans to offer the rides to inner-city children in the Los Angeles area as a reward for staying in school, avoiding drugs and working hard. Warren Motts, founder and director of Motts Military Museum, said Schwarzenegger acquired the tank from the Austrian government and had it shipped to Florida. He transported it to a Columbus, Ohio, shopping mall in 1999 when he opened a Planet Hollywood there.

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Influx of ABC agents at parties surprises students Commission has jurisdiction at restaurants, bars Zak Kazzaz

however, that focus seems to be expanding. ABC officials have cited students at Alcohol Law Enforcement officials are mixers, formals and rush events, which no longer the only unwanted guests at lo- some students said is unusual. Lasater said cal clubs and bars. ALE often issues citations at Shooters II Since the beginning of the spring semes- and George’s Garage, rather than at the ter, several students attending restaurants smaller venues. and bars around Durham have received ciSophomore Sarah Steele said within tations from officials of the North Carolina the past few weeks, enforcement of alcohol Alcohol Beverage Control commission, the consumption laws at popular venues has state-directed liquor distributor. The orga- come into question by students, nization has a law enforcement branch that “I have been surprised... about people getting cited at has the ability to enter any establishtheir own formals j «y1 inave u Deen Surprised... ments that have because those licenses, liquor events are closed,” about people getting cited said Jeff Lasater, she said. “They’re r at their own formals because not District Four ale obviously because [closed] supervisor. those events are closed.” Even though undercover cops it’s... called a— Sarah Steele, sophomore got inside.” closed venue, John Dee, man[any restaurant or ager of Spartacus bar] has what’s called ABC permits,” said Restaurant—where a sophomore was cited Lasater, adding that both ALE and ABC by ABC this past weekend—said although have jurisdiction in such locations. the officials are permitted to enter his resLasater said he was not aware of the re- taurant, it is not a frequent occurrence, cent citations issued to students and that “They can go anywhere they like, they ALE and ABC officials do not have fre- can go in my back office, they can go in my cooler [and] they can walk into my restauquent interactions. “We do not, as a matter of routine, rant,” Dee said, work closely with the ABC officers,” he ABC officials did not reply to repeated said. “The ABC officers’ primary focus is requests for comment. on the ABC stores.” Students described drastically differFrom the accounts of cited students, ent experiences regarding their citations. by

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Some students attending a semiformal at Spartacus Restaurant last weekend were cited there for possession ofalcohol by a minor, and others were brought to theDurham police station before being ticketed.

Although one student was issued a citation immediately on the spot, others said they were first brought to the Durham police station. “It’s all up to the discretion of the officer—how far they want to pursue it,” said a sophomore girl, who was cited at her sorority’s formal. The sophomore said the officer saw her standing with a beer and told her little else before informing her that she was under arrest. He then took her to the police station.

The sophomore was released later that night and took a cab to return to campus. Possession of alcohol by a minor is a Class I misdemeanor. The criminal penalty

can range from a minimum sentence of probation with a fine of $250 and at least 25 hours of community service to a maximum sentence of 1-45 days in prison. Some restaurants maintain that they are following every precaution to avoid serving minors. [ABC officials] investigate and look on videos and see that my staff, my bartenders and my waiters have done the proper procedure for checking IDs and putting wristbands on [patrons] when they’re 21 years old,” said Chad Heff, manager of Durham Lanes AMF. “When [the patrons] get out on the lanes, it’s someone else’s “

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that the defendants’ actions against Tiffany Locus were “intentional” and “retaliatory,” The lawsuit filed by a Duke graduate last but he plans to reveal the administration’s week against the University and six admin- motive for partaking in “extreme, outrageous istrators on charges including violation of and unethical conduct” during the trial, due process rights, fraud and negligent in“Charles Thompson and [Bryan] know diction of emotional distress is the first case why this happened to Tiffany,” he said. “These involving academic dishonesty to be brought guys know what’s happening but they do not want themselves exposed because they know against the University, sources said. The plaintiffs, Tiffany Locus, Trinity ’O7, this [judicial] process is flawed.” and her mother James Locus Bessie Locus, are """"said the judicial I KUOW if I Was a faculty member procedures at requesting puniby

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chines. The next step in the technological progression is to move to personal robots—from [personal computers] to [personal robots] is In 1934, the word “robot” entered the English dictionary to denote hard and repetitive where we are going.” labor. Currently, advances in locomotion have Now, Daniela Rus said she believes a robot enabled machines to navigate well, but more could eventually become “a full blown breakthroughs are needed to imhuman companion prove robot manipulation and perAt a lecture titled “Pervasive Roception, Russaid. PROVOST'S botics: Building Bodies and Brains” She added that more emphasis in Love Auditorium Thursday, Rus, LECTURE SERIES needs to be placed on controlling robots and making them more autonoa professor in the electrical engimous. Ultimately, machines should be neering and computer science deon being human able to communicate with each other partment and co-director of the Distributed Robotics Laboratory at the as well as with humans, which is a difMassachusetts Institute of Technolficult feat. “The real challenge between getting people ogy, discussed the past, progression and future of robotics. and robots to interact is that there is truly a “Our desire to build machines that are smart lack of common ground,” she said. “If you look goes to the beginning of time,” Rus said. “We at how machines interact, there is a common are now gradually adding stuff to our computSEE ROBOTS ON PAGE 6 ers that is making them more like robotic maby

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North Carolina Central University plans to expand its campusinto nearby neighborhoods inthe next decade.

pus over the next decade into surrounding neighborhood, creating space for new schools, athletic facilities, residence halls and parking decks. But the plan has received mixed responses from the local community. NCCU Chancellor Charlie Nelms had planned to present the proposal to the university’s board of trustees Wednesday. He decided Tuesday night to postpone the trustee’s voting of the plan, citing a desire to hear more from the community as his reason for delaying the decision. The proposal, which was made public earlier this month, details a four-phase expansion in which the university will demolish and rebuild 19 structures on

campus and acquire 136 nearby homes to build over. Nelms told The (Raleigh) News & Observer Tuesday that although he is willing to hold more forums with the community in addition to the four meetings that already took place, he does not believe community input will change the plan considerably. “I’m prepared to listen to anyone who has a suggestion or recommendation,” he said at a community forum earlier this month. “But I also know we need a school of nursing. We need a school of business.” Denise Hester, a Durham resident who owns a business near NCCU campus, said the community members’ main concerns over the plan include the displacement of the elderly, impact of development on the Fayetteville Street corridor and preservation of the historic area. “A lot of our residents in this area are elderly and have mobility and health is-

sues that are often aggravated with displacement,” she said. Hester added that the area around the campus is one of the only local black historic districts within the city. Durham citizen Carolyn Boone, who is the great-granddaughter of NCCU founder James Shepard, said she would like to see the school embrace the community’s history that is so intricately intertwined with the school’s legacy. Hester said Nelms recently agreed to hold a public meeting with the neighborhood group Unity in the Community for Progress, whose primary goal is to preserve as much of the community as possible without demolition. Members of the community have noted several other options as a compromise to the proposed plan. SEE NCCU ON PAGE 8

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Campus Council elected juniorMolly Bierman to be next year's president.

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on the council’s relationship with diverse organizations. “I want to continue working on co-sponsoring events with other campus organizations that we normally might not have the opportunity to socialize with,” she said. Thompson, who will also serve a second term in his current post, said he will use the institutional knowledge he has gained to advance the council’s efforts. “I really believe in small, tangible projects, but I also want to expand into much broader, grander issues that Campus Council has never before pursued because they seem too large,” he said. New executive board members Puneky and Boehm said they bring fresh perspective to their respective committees. Members of the newly elected board will assume their positions in April after a one-month transition period. “I hope next year the council will continue to advocate fox students,” Todd added. “We will be a more vocal and visible organization.”

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and communicate.” Rus’ speech focused on the history and economics of robotics. She also discussed car, underwater, inair and animal interaction robots and programmable matter.

Although robots were primarily used in manufacturing and assembly during the 1970 and 1980s, Rus said there has been a shift in robotics research from “structured engineering environments to unstructured environments like the worlds in which we live.” Changing demographics have also increased the interest in pursuing robotics. By 2050, a large proportion of the European and Asian populations will be of retirement age, and there will need to be some compensation for the drop in production, she said. Rus also discussed how car robots employing computer vision and perception to determine where they are and where they should move have already been used in demonstrations. “It turns out that cars that can drive themselves are actually a possibility and not that far from reality,” she said. Instead of finding the path of least distance—as engines similar to Google Maps do—Rus and her fellow researchers have developed a program within cars to detect the path of least variance—the path with the least travel time. Animal interaction robots allow rangers to better detect and monitor animals, and Rus said she hopes underwater laboratories enabled by underwater robots will eventually be established. “[We have yet to discover] whether the future leads to bossy technologies like the car that tells you to change its tires or to symbiotic interactions between humans and machines,” she said. The talk was the fourth in the Provost’s Lecture Series “On Being Human.” The next lecture in the series will be April 10.

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lacrosse team lastweek on chargesrangingffom emotional distress to fraud and negligence. “Everyone wants to sue the University now,” he said, adding that students may be convinced they can profit from a situation even if their claims are not backed by strong evidence. But Pyatt said the trend extends beyond this case and the lacrosse cases to what he called our “lawsuit-happy” national culture. “It seems to be the way that Americans want to solve their problems,” he said. “In some ways, we shouldn’t be surprised that it’s hitting academic grades.” The case is “chilling” for faculty members in particular, Pyatt said, who could become more wary about enforcing the Duke Community Standard in situations where academic dishonesty may be involved. “I know if I was a faculty member on campus, I would be watching to see how this turns out,” he said, adding this suit begs the question among professors and administrators, “Can you perform your job withoutfear oflawsuit?” At Duke and at other universities, students usually rely on internal judicial procedures to deal with false charges of plagiarism, Pyatt said. ‘You don’t go through the judicial process at Duke to prove you’re innocent,” James Locus said, adding that the judicial procedure should be reformed to protect students’ constitutional rights. James Locus said the case is likely to appear in court in late April, but that a decision will not be reached until around summer 2009. Both Bryan and Thompson declined to comment on the case.

information related to the case. “Each case is considered on an individual basis,” she said. Halperin and his father declined to comment for this article. Larry Moneta, vice president for student affairs, said administrators have been in contact with Halperin, and their primary concern is to provide students with support through the investigation. “We’re thankful the student is not in any way physically harmed,” he said. Halperin’s neighbors told The Chronicle Wednesday that a man wearing a DHL logo shirt delivered a wine-case-sized package to the house. Police officers approached the residence after a resident signed for the package. Eleanor Richardson, who lives next to Halperin, said Wednesday that she saw police officers, who had “helmets on, armor, carrying machine-gun-looking things,” in an adjacent alleyway. She added that there were also two SUVs with dark windows parked in the alleyway. “It is standard procedure for our tactical officers (Selective Enforcement Team) to make entry during drug raids for safety reasons,” Kammie Michael, DPD’s public information officer, said in a statement. Michael said that DPD would not be releasing further details at this time because the investigation is ongoing. Moneta previously told The Chronicle that he heard the arrest was “pretty traumatic.” According to DPD’s incident/investigation report, cigarette papers and a box label were seized from the property. Last April, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation conducted a

The house at 1026W. Trinity Ave. was the site of a drug bust Wednesday, in whichsenior Eric Halperin was arrested and charged with trafficking marijuana and possession of marijuana with intent to sell. similar investigation involving another student, who was arrested in his Craven Quadrangle dorm room after signing for a package containing 17 pounds of marijuana sent through DHL. The student was suspended, but was reinstated when all charges were dropped two weeks later because of insufficient evidence Both Halperin and the other stu-

dent are members of Alpha Tan Omega fraternity. “I think it’s odd that the facts of this case are remarkably similar to a case last year,” Wasiolek said, ATO President Peter Allen, a junior, declined to comment. Other residents of the Trinity Avenue house either declined to comment or could not be reached Thursday.

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DINING from page 1 currently offers free coffee. “We have been promised that we will not lose any shelf space or any ambiance by them taking the space of ours that they’re taking,” she said. “And as long as that happens, we’re perfectly happy.” In September, Director of Dining Services Jim Wulforst told The Chronicle that the administration was committed to bringing a Starbucks store to campus, and that plans to introduce a store were under way. At the time, Starbucks officials who toured the campus considered the Gothic Bookshop and the space in the Bryan Center now likely to be filled by Lemon Grass as their top choices of real estate. With the addition of the new resstore

The Office of Student Activities and Facilities will have to move to accomodate the opening of a new restaurant in the Bryan Center.

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be forced to move to Performances office, said junior Chamindra Goonewardene, Union president-elect and Major Attractions committee chair. “I’m not too concerned because we’re just moving 30, 35 feet,” Goonewardene said. “But we are losing a pretty prime spot of real estate on campus, though I think it’s of some importance to have more dining options for students.” DUU Executive Vice President Lauren Maisel said although the loss of high visibility and transparency to students on the plaza may pose problems for the Union in the coming year, she is still excited by the possibility of having more dining choices on campus. Duke Performances Director Aaron Greenwald said his organization, which will be ousted by the Union in the shuffling, will move its office to the Smith Warehouse offCampus Drive. “We’re going to be having a great space in the Smith Warehouse,” he said. “But the thing is, we won’t have the proximity to the general student population, and we’re going to have to work harder to interact with students.” Despite being forced to relocate, Greenwald said he is enthusiastic about the additions and recognize their benefits. “Dining is really important to the undergraduate population. It’s a driving force,” Greenwald said. “Especially with a population that is not able to spend a lot of time off campus, having another eating option is useful. I don’t think that the administration said, ‘Oh, we’ll build a restaurant that will be attractive to students.’ I think they’re trying to answer a student desire.” Vice President of Campus Services Kernel Dawkins and Wulforst declined to

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NCCU from page 5 Durham resident Corinne Mabry, a 1952 graduate of NCCU, said the school should expand up by constructing taller buildings instead of expanding out. She added that other locations, such as the area behind Durham Regional Hospitals, are desirable sites to build athletic facilities and a nursing school. Both Boone and Hester said they support the suggestions of setting up satellite campuses and adapting historic homes into office spaces with exterior preservation. “With [NCCU’s] present idea of grouping similar uses together, we feel that exploring some satellite areas, particularly for

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land area [near NCCU],” Hester said. Boone noted she found a 52-acre plot of land near the university that reaches into Research Triangle Park that would be ideal to change into a satellite campus despite NCCU officials’ claim that the area is too big. “I think the people who are saying [the school is] not going to grow that much are kind of underselling the whole expansion notion,” Boone said. “They’re under projecting and underselling the school. They don’t think the school is capable of that kind of progress.” City Council member Howard Clement said the city has not been involved in or invited to participate in any meetings concerning NCCU’s proposed expansion.

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In two dominating wins this season, the Blue Devils have showcased their veteran talent to intimidate overmatched opponents in Bucknell and Vermont. When No. 3 Maryland—one of the nation’s most talented but youngest squads—comes to Koskinen StadiSaturday, No. 2 Duke looks to its upperclassmen to make a top team VS. appear to be just another warm-up. “For many of [the Terrapins’] starters, this will SATURDAY, 5:30 p.m. be their first ACC game,” Koskinen Stadium sophomore attackman Max Quinzani said. “I’ve played some ACC games, and we’ve got [Matt Danowski] and Tony [McDevitt] for whom this will be theirfifth year in ACC play. So hopefully those freshmen from Maryland will kind of poop themselves.” Saturday’s 5:30 p.m. contest marks the first real challenge for the Blue Devils (20), and Maryland has plenty of motivation to come out firing. In 2007, the Terrapins (2-0) were embarrassed in a seven-goal loss to Duke in College Park, Md. This season, Maryland hopes its infusion of new talent can reverse its recent fortunes against Duke. The Terrapins start four freshmen, including attackman Travis Reed, who

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After successfully mowing down their non-conf competition, the Blue Devils are ready to take it up a and throw their season into high gear. No. 3 Duke (4-0) kicks offACC play with a bang,

ing No. 5 Maryland (2-0) Satui 1 p.m. at Koskinen Stadium. And the Blue Devils are moi than ready to take on their confe ence foe, one of the nation’s besi “We are so excited to pi them, and we have been gearim up all week,” said junior Carolyn Davis, who leads Duke with 13 goals. “We are going to try to play our game and be up at

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in their grill.” The Blue Devils have only faced one ranked opponent this year, when they handily defeated then-No. 18 Richmond by nine goals Feb. 22. But head coach Kerstin Kimel said her team is ready for its first topfive foe, despite playing its fourth consecutive contest SEE W. LAX ON PAGE 12

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Senior guard Wanisha Smith can recall the one overarching memory from Duke’s 93-76 loss to North Carolina Feb. 4. “They kicked our butts,” she said But Smith also remembers Duke’s last game, Sunday’s 78-70 win over Virginia that clinched third place in the ACC. She knows Duke overcame a nine-point second-half deficit with a swarming array of multiple defenses and a penchant for hitting clutch shots when they mattered most. Most of all, Smith believes that No. 12 Duke (21-7, 10-3 in the ACC) is finally putting the pieces together for a postseason run and that the team has a certain confidence that just might enable them to upset No. 2 North Carolina (26-2, 13-0) Sunday in Carmichael Auditorium. “There is definitely a swagger, just within our team and realizing the things we’ve been getting better at,” said Smith, playing in her last regular-season game. “We’ve learned a lot from the teams that we’ve lost to, which has helped us gain the swagger that we’ve had.” Since losing to the Tar Heels, Duke has won five of six, the only blemish being a 76-69 loss to No. 4 Maryland in which the Blue Devils had plenty of op-

portunities to capitalize on momentum and upset the Terrapins. The team’s defense —especially its trapping matchup zones that also function as full- and quarter-court presses—has gelled recently. The Blue Devils surrendered 56.2 points per game in that six-game stretch and forced more than 20 turnovers in five of the contests. Duke’s two best shooters, Smith and junior Abby Waner, also have seemed to rediscover their outside touch. Despite shooting 29.3 percent from 3-point range—paltry in comparison to her 36.2 percent clip last year—Waner has connected on 35.9 percent of her long balls since going 0-for-5 against the Tar Heels. Smith posted 16points against the Cavaliers, one short of her season-high—she dropped 17 on both North Carolina and Maryland Jan. 17. Smith hopes that the progress on both ends of the floor will allow the Blue Devils to improve their record against top-five teams this season. “[Beating a top-five team] would be great for us,” she said. “It will add on to our confidence that we can play with any of the top teams in the nation. We’re learning from when we play those teams...it will be a good thing to win one of these big games.” SEE W. BBALL ON PAGE

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the period and win by 20 In that contest, Gavin Grant led N.C. State with 26 points, and freshman centerJ.J. Hickcoach has led the team to a .780 winning son recorded a double-doublewith 14 points and 10 rebounds. Junior Greg Paulus led percentage, 10 Final Four appearances and three national championships, including Duke with 22 points with five 3-poinlers. back-to-back titles in 1991 and 1992. The “They’re very talented,” Krzyzewski three-time National Coach of the Year is said. “They’re big inside. The first half, I also the winningest active coach in NCAA thought they outplayed us. In the second half, we had a few good things go for us Tournament play, holding a 68-20 record. His 800th win would be another landand we were able to win the game.” mark in a coaching career full of them. Duke looks to contain Grant and Hick“I wasn’t even aware of how many wins son this time around while also trying to it was, but we’re going to want it just as bad rediscover the 3-point stroke that it had in regardless of that 92-72 vicwhat win it was tory. The Blue “I wasn’t even aware of how for him,” sophoDevils shotjust more Jon Schey2-for-15 from many wins it was, but we’re er said. “Obvilong range in going to want it just as bad a 71-58 win ously that gives us a little someover Georgia regardless of what win it was Tech Wednesthing extra, but for him.” we know going day, and they into N.C. State are shooting Scheyer on Saturday it’s 29.8 percent a huge game no from 3-point matter what.” territory in their last three ACC contests. To get their coach No. 800, the Blue Duke, however, seems to have picked up Devils will have to reverse a two-game road its intensity after losses against Wake Forest losing streak. Duke fell to Miami and Wake and Miami that were characterized by bad Forest in its last two away games, and the passes, turnovers and weak defense. The team is not about to overlook the Wolfpack, Blue Devils have held their last two oppoeven though they have lost six in a row. nents, Georgia Tech and St. John’s, to 57 “It doesn’t matter how they’ve been playing points per game after surrendering 91 per prior to our game,” senior captain DeMarcus game in their previous two. Nelson said. “They’re going to play their butts With that kind of improved play and a off. They’re a great team, they’re talentedand struggling Wolfpack team on deck, Duke we’ll have to be ready for a great game.” appears to be in good position to stay atop In the teams’ previous meeting Jan. 31 the ACC standings. Krzyzewski’s squad is in Cameron Indoor Stadium, N.C. State currently tied for first with North Carolina. But after two consecutive conference Jumped out to a nine-point halftime lead. The Blue Devils surged back in the second losses, the Blue Devils know how dangerhalf, however, torching the Wolfpack with ous ACC road games can be, and they are 65.6-percent shooting—including 7-for-ll not about to look past N.C. State —especialfrom beyond the arc—to score 55 points in ly with their coach’s 800th win on the line.

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In its five losses to quality foes, the Blue Devils fell behind early and were forced to claw back throughout. In the defeat to North Carolina, though, Duke never got within 12 in the last 10 minutes. The Tar Heels raced out to a 10-point halftime lead and never looked back, to the dismay of the sellout crowd inside Cameron Indoor Stadium. After that game, Duke head coach Joanne P. McCallie reiterated her team’s rebounding deficiencies, which have plagued the Blue Devils in games against elite opponents. Duke was outrebounded in all six of its matchups with top-five teams, beating only Rutgers Dec. 6 despite losing the battle on the glass. In the first North Carolina game, the Tar Heels’ Erlana Larkins and LaToya Pringle combined for 31 points and 17 rebounds. The frontcourt duo helped North Carolina score eight more second-chance points than the home team. Duke’s own frontcourt star, center Chante Black, managed only five rebounds, her second-least in conference play. Smith, a player more comfortable on the perimeter than in the paint, took down a team-high eight rebounds—further demonstrating the Tar Heels’ dominance down low. “They played harder,” Smith said of the last meeting. “They got a lot of hustle plays and rebounding was a huge thing for them. When you’re getting boards and second-chance points, the margin at the end adds up.” And despite Duke’s relative futility against the nation’s best teams, the Blue Devils know from experience that regular-season success means nothing in the ACC and NCAA Tournaments. Irr'2oo6, Duke beat Maryland twice in ACC play

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Junior guard Abby Waner scored 13points in Duke's last meeting with North Carolina, a 93-76 loss. before falling to the Terrapins in the ACC Tournament and National Championship. Last year, the Blue Devils capped an undefeated regular season with a home win over North Carolina before losing early in both postseason tournaments—as the Tar Heels advanced to the Final Four. All of the evidence leads Smith to the obvious conclusion. “Better late than never,” she said. “This is the perfect time to put everything together.”

W.LAX from page 9 without senior Caroline Cryer. Kimel said Cryer is still battling a foot injury. “We usually do play Maryland a little on the earlier side,” Kimel said. “For us, we have been practicing for almost six weeks now. We have played six times—two scrimmages, four games—I mean, why not play them? Maybe is it sometimes better to play people early than to play them later in the season once they get their groove on.” Duke, however, looks to avoid falling flat for the second year in a row against the Terrapins. In last year’s contest in College Park, Md.. the Blue Devils fought back from a five-goal deficit late in the game, but ultimately fell short and lost 19-18. Duke drew some positives from the tilt but knows that a repeat oflast year’s performance, specifically in the way they started the game, will not get the job done. “More than the score, it’s the fact that we did not come out well, and we were not mentally prepared [or] ready to go against them,” Kimel said. “And that...is going to be as much as a problem [this year]. I think tliis group remembers that, and I think they are going to come out more prepared to come out

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newest members of the squad have been eagerly anticipating the shot at revenge. “I watched the game last year and I saw them lose by one goal, so I am excited to come out and change it this year," freshman Emma Hamm said. “I have already been thinking

about it a lot, and I am getting nervous energy, which hopefully I will be able to turn into positive energy by Saturday.” One of the keys to the game for the Blue Devils will be limiting their turnovers. The Blue Devils recorded 23 in last year’s contest, the high for the whole season. This year, Duke has only lost the turnover battle once —in their opening contest when it registered 18—but has still committed 53 on the year, three more than it has forced. In Kimel’s eyes, keeping possession of the ball is ofupmost importance. “With Maryland, you have to have the ball more than they do,” Kimel said. “That’s the bottom line.”

TheBlue Devils have easily dispatched Bucknell and Vermont in early-season wins, but face their biggest challenge to date Saturday againstMaryland.

M.LAX from page 9 notched four goals and an assist in the team’s victory over Mount St. Mary’s Monday. Saturday’s contest will mark those players’ first college road trip and first conference clash. Maryland, though, is not the only conference team playing fresh faces right away. While the Blue Devils boast experienced players at every position, the team’s freshman class has also been getting playing time. Mike Manley has started both of Duke’s games on the defensive end, and Zach Howell has become the team’s fourth attacker. Nonetheless, head coach John Danowski believes the Terrapins will be ready for his squad’s blend of youth and experience. “I think they are a terrific team that is always very well coached,” Danowski said. “[Maryland’s] Coach [Dave] Cottle is one of the best technicians in the game at getting a team ready and they have a lot of young talent so I think it’s going to be a great game on Saturday.”

The matchup also opens the three-game ACC season for both teams. In men’s lacrosse, Duke, North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland make up the entire conference, and all four squads are currently ranked in the nation’s top seven. Danowski described his team’s practices this week as “workmanlike and blue-collar” in preparation for the rivalry game. The team studied some of its own strengths and weaknesses early in the week, and began looking at Maryland’s sets Wednesday In their most recent outing last weekend against Vermont, the Blue Devils cruised to a 19-7 victory. Seven different players scored in a 10-goal first quarter and according to Quinzani, the ability to distribute points has distinguished this year’s team from last year’s edition. “Last year, we depended so much on Matt [Danowski] and [Zack] Greer to get four or five points a game, and this year, middies are getdng two goals a game—I'm chipping in there—so it’s a lot more spread out and everyone’s getting touches,” Quinzani said. “Everyone is doing everything, people are getting their points and having a good time and no one is griping about it, so it’s been really fun.”

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arm. The bluntness of his question, combined with the large number ofhands in the air, numbed me as I raised my own hand high in silent tribute to the past four painful years of my life, my own struggle with anorexia and bulimia nervosa. At first, I intended to write this article anonymously, but I realized that in

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so i would only g uest commentary further perpetuate rosalie yan the false notion that eating disorders are shameful For if they weren’t, why was I afraid to reveal my identity? The sensational media portrayal of eating disorders has led to a society that at best skirts the issue and at worst, ridicules its sufferers, pushing the disorders deeper into secrecy. Most Duke students readily acknowledge the large presence of eating disorders on campus, but besides vague references to “effortless perfection,” rarely do I hear this issue addressed. Silence is the fuel for the fires of eating disorders. In using my real name here, my voice just got louder. I have had an eating disorder on and off since I was 15, but most people who know me don’t know about that. I blend right in with the student body, Diet Coke in my hand and smile on my face. Always a smile. If there is one skill that has been sharpened by my eating disorder, it is the ability to convince others (and myself) that I am just fine. Only a few people—my parents and close friends—have witnessed me at my most vulnerable, when the picture-perfect facade behind which I hide has crumbled. They have seen me through blood and tears, treatment centers and hospitals, watched me gain weight and lose my sanity, or lose weight and... lose my sanity even further. They know that I still struggle every day. The until is that life with an eating disorder is not glamorous, despite its association with Hollywood’s starlets. We’ve all seen those tabloid headlines, but have you heard itfrom someone who lives it? The real day-to-day experience is exhausting and drearily dull. Food is always on the forefrontof my mind. What do I eat? Where? When? Should I throw up? Why is life so complicated? The fact that I know the macronutrient content of hundreds of foods is evidence of the extent that my day is stolen by my eating disorder. How can I expect to remember all the names and dates for art history when my brain is filled to the gills with nu*

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be opened, at least somewhat, to non-athletes as well. Student fans, especially those currently huddled in Krzyzewskiville, let their grades and their health suffer for months in support of their teams. Sure, they have electric outlets and wireless in K-ville, but now there’s a superb study facility just yards away from the mud and dead grass. Why not let these students and others in to study, if only during certain hours? Some non-athletes have classes and group projects with athletes —why not let them both study together in the center? With a few small steps, this center could be truly excellent—for both the starting lineup and the sixth man.

Breaking the silence on eating disorders

ontherecord They can go anywhere they like, they can go in my back office, they can go in my cooler [and] they can walk into my restaurant.

room and classroom open to the larger community, the center remains .primarily for student-athlete use. Men’s basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski has repeatedly emphasized the importance of the “sixth man” to the Blue Devils; why not let that sixth man enjoy some of the eponymous center’s perks? Small but meaningful gestures toward the larger student body could make great steps toward integrating athletes and non-athlete students. The center should provide student tours or open hours for students so they can see where their teams are practicing and

trition facts? Every day is a tedious blur ofnumbers—calories, protein, pounds. Sometimes it takes all my strength to just get through the day. Sometimes I’m not even sure I want to. I am sure, however, that I want to get better. When I think of recovery, I picture my baby cousin at two years old, completely absorbed in the rolls on her stomach folding into wrinkles. I hear Sammy gurgling as she touches her soft tummy, marveling at her own body, as if to say, “Look what strange things my body can do! Can yours?” There is no judgment—only fascination—in her large doe eyes as she clenches a tiny fistful of her bulging, round midsection. And what a beautiful midsection it is. I hope Sammy never learns to hate her body like my eating disorder has taught me to do, and I hope I can learn to love my body like Sammy does hers. I’m proud of myself for being in treatment. Therapy is like a fifth class, meaning I often don’t want to go, except attendance is mandatory. When I get over my eating disorder, it will have been my most difficult and worthy accomplishment. I cannot wait until I can call myself recovered. I long to be able to say, ‘Yes, I had an eating disorder. But I got better. I’m still here, loved, healthy and happy. I beat it. I win.” I feel incredibly lucky for having, friends and parents whose support knows no limit and I’m grateful for them beyond words. I am including a list of ways I have been helped, with the hope that you will reach out to your loved one with an eating disorder. Don’t talk about appearance or eating. Offer to listen, don’t interrupt and don’t give advice. Let go of stereotypical notions. Spend time together doing fun activities. Recognize that it is not her or his fault. Encourage him or her to get help. Understand that this is when your love is needed most. Stay patient. Throughout the past four years with an eating disorder punctuated with intermittent bouts of recovery, I have come to the following understandings about healthy relationships with eating. First, pay attention to your diet, but don’t worry about it. Second, take pride in your body, but don’t allow it to define you. Third, having an eating disorder takes strength, but recovering from one takes more strength. Finally, happiness doesn’t come with a certain body shape; happiness comes with acceptance. Rosalie Yam is a Trinity sophomore. She will be speaking today at 4:30 p.m. in the Women’s Center as part of “Unheard Voices, a discussion on eating disorders at Duke. ”

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The smell of civilization Wellington

throbs with cultural enlightenment. Step into central city, a curvy sprawl of swank cafes, shops, and more cafes, and the strum of street guitar or a spatter of wall art slaps you with enrichment. Hoards ofKiwis ripped from Billabong Summer ’OB work the windblown vogue down charmed streets and harbor boardwalks. Wander up Cuba Street, past lounging hipsters and dreamy student painters, past pubs and surf shops and record stores, and you will meet civilization dressed to the nines. But I didn’t come to New Zealand for civilization been there, done that. I came for savage postcard-plucked landscapes. I came for stretches of green with countable white sheepery. What I got was a beach city busting at the seams with Russian theater, beach reggae jams and ridiculously good —

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Still, sometimes you just ache for a pardon the macguffin decent hunk of mountain, extra rocky. Most NZ-bound travellers share the same rugged hopes trained by Google Images and “Lord of the Rings.” I mustered seven from this lot—Europeans hailing from Sweden,'Finland, Holland and Germany, wanting for that same down-and-dirty Oceanic getaway. I, soon to be pet American, proposed a week trip down South (important note: this is where all the No. 7 Round sheep live). The destination was Abel Tasman National Park,' a jewel of South Island coastline. It hosts a well-known “tramping” trek up and down kilometers of dense rainforest. We were eight overstuffed Westerners with a confusing palette of accents raring for a go at the NewTlealand wilds. Of course, none of us really knew what the wilds meant. Holland noted we would need three days of food. Germany bought a few oatmeal bars and said, “I don’t think she’s serious?” America (me) loaded up on fatty cookies and Meal Mate crackers. Our first stop was park base Marahau, specifically The Barn, a hostel of well-scrubbed multiroom tents that allow tourists to dwell mountainside and still check e-mail. We skipped and splashed and exulted under a flawless full moon with the crawling tides. We partied with boxed white wine and soft butter biscuits that Finland carried for thirty kilometers in his pack. The plan was to leave at 9 a.m.—as much with the sun as 20-somethings can handle. We left at 12:30, spot on midday, disintegrating ozone radiation primetime. The Scandinavians frantically slapped on UV 50. After spirited photo ops by Big Palm Tree With Ocean View, the sting of sunbeam spread. I recalled that the last time I legitimately hiked was in sixth grade, in the Utah canyons, where I’m pretty sure we bunked in a faux cabin/de facto tourist hotel. By hour four, our cameras had sixtypictures of Big Palm TreeWith Ocean View, our stomachs had 3,000 calories of junk and our water botdes were crinkled dry. A quick stop at Anchorage, another ludicrously sexy bay ofblue blue waters and pebbled beaches, indicated the paltry hallway point. Our collective nature fantasies had conveniently excluded vicious sandflies (the name Sandfly Bay should have been a clue) and pus-filled foot blisters (a knife and anti-septic hand gel made a grim appearance). A tally of war wounds commenced in our hut, the latter sans electricity but plus one giant bunk bed with the orgiastic capacity of 16. “I miss civilization,” said Germany. “It hasn’t even been one day,” said Finland. “We are so sad,” said Other Finland. We passed the evening discussing the- English verbal forms of “to lay” and learning to say, “There is a cat in my lederhosen” in German. But the whole time we snuck greedy glances at the Americans with the portable cooker. By hour four the next day, our moods and the Fin’s cheese had gone sour. The winding track coated in waves of lush foliage and stony waterfalls seemed to be a maze of same old splendor. We had been in the “wilds” (okay fine, on a scenic coastline walk for old people) for approximately 1.5 days, but we whined like mucky survivors of Oceanic Flight 815 scratching out an SOS. And then we smelled it. It was warm, it was salty, it was greasy French fry exhaust. It was the smell of fatty salvation in a deceptive cloud ofbrush and trees. It was the luxury Awaroa Bay Lodge and cafe plopped in the middle of the park. Civilization at last! It must have been quite the sight of international bedlam—seven girls, one guy accounting for five countries (a harem, as we called it), sucking up chocolate shakes and tortellini. Make no mistake; the panoramas of New Zealand are metaphorical chocolate cake for the lonely soul. But if there’s a singular tiethat bonds the mortal miscellany, I have no doubt it resides in the taste buds.

Janet Wu is a Trinity junior studying abroad in New Zealand. Her column runs every otherFriday.

lettertotheeditor Wolf too suspicious ofLocal 77 contract and placing “enormous financial I was confused by Elliott Wolfs Feb. 21 strain” on students who must pay for the abcolumn “Attention, Duke employees,” where sences? If not, why even suggest it? Wolf criticizes the contract Local 77—which Does Wolf actually believe that Duke’s serrepresents more than 900 service workers in vice workers fake injuries and illnesses over the Duke community—collectively negotiand over and over again to achieve, based on ated with the University. Wolf is concerned his calculations, their 101 days of no work and the contract’s sick leave provisions “mark a full pay? I don’t. As students, we probably do contribute significant departure from the HR policies that apply” to other workers. In particular, a portion of the salaries paid tcf Local 77’s based on Wolfs personal interpretation of workers, as Wolf suggests. But in my experithe contract, a “Union employee wishing to ence, the workers pay us back much, much maximize his or her time off’ can be absent more in return. If Wolf has suspicions that almost 101 days without missing a paycheck, the people who serve us food, clean our which exceeds the paid sick leave allowed bathrooms, sweep our hallways and empty for non-Union.workers, according to Wolfs our trash are using a collectively bargained reading of the Duke HR website. agreement as a cover to game the system Does Wolf believe Duke’s service employmaking students pay more for services in the ees should not have the right to negotiate process —I have a very simple suggestion for employment terms with the University? If so, him: Invite a Local 77 member or two over he should just say that, instead of criticizing for coffee and ask them. I think he’ll be very the Union for an agreement reached bilaterimpressed. ally with the administration. Does Wolf have evidence that Union workMichael Oswalt Law, Divinity ’OH ers are “taking advantage” of their negotiated —

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kind of reminded me of a car accident in that it had that “this-is-ugly-and-I-probablysh ou 1d n t-be-watching-bu t-I ’ m-goi ng-to-s tareanyways” quality. It happened two weeks ago today: Walking along the plaza, my friend and I heard chants, of some sort coming .1 from Main West, We passed under allie vergotz the arch to see with a grain of salt three young men across running the quad away from a crowd of guys about to engage in what I can only imagine was some fraternity’s pledge task. Their target: the innocent tour group obediendy following their guide across the quad. These three young men ran straight in front of the tour group, each shotgunned a beer and—no, they weren’t done yet—walked through the group, high-fiving as they went. Admittedly, part of me laughed. The other part of me felt bad for the few students whose parents, after watching that lovely display of maturity and chugging ability, would never let their children attend Duke. I couldn’t help but notice the blatant grin on one father’s face, however. I’m pretty sure he shotgunned a beer or two in his day. Thinking about it later, I decided most parents would probably still allow their children to attend despite the event. We are a college, after all. Not that that fact in any way excuses underage or excessive drinking, but it does happen almost everywhere. And I think almost everyone in the tour group could tell by the stunned students on the quad that this was far from an everyday ’

occurrence.

Tis the season for college visits. And whether we like it or not, we’re on display for the myriad student and parent visitors frequenting campus; I have to wonder what we look like to people outside the Duke bubble. For one, we must appear relatively insane. I can just imagine prospective students’ par-

ents examining Duke’s hefty housing fees, and then walking past K-ville. Although undoubtedly impressed, many of them must be crying a little bit inside—why pay for housing when my child will be sleeping in a tent for two months!?! Luckily, we also appear studious. The library is occupied every hour, day or night, that it is open. Whether in the Bryan Center, the Alumni Lounge or Alpine Bagel, students are always doing work. Facebook may be open on their computers in the process, but hey, they’re making the effort. And then we have that “fun” factor. Now, I’m not going to get into the whole “Work Hard, Play Hard” mantra, but that little display on the quad a couple weeks ago definitely gave some indication as to what a large part of the student population spends its weekends doing. And well, that’s college, folks. It’s a sad fact, but a fact nonetheless. As much as that performance was totally inappropriate and absurd, I think it made a good point. In some ways, we’re just your typical college. We have amazing sports teams, stellar academics and once-in-a-lifetime opportunities like DukeEngage, but I really don’t think outsiders can grasp how we meld all of these things together and still have that cherished “typical college” feel. These are our wonder years, and amid immense pressure both from professors and the upcoming ACC tournament, we still manage to enjoy ourselves. So somehow, in some twisted way, I feel like those three guys on the quad might have made that particular campus tour one of the best yet. It gave some indication that there is a life at Duke that you can’t really comprehend by walking around campus for an hour. We’re not just a top-ranked academic institution. We’re notjust a top-ranked basketball team. We’re some unique blend of spirit and passion for all things Duke. We’re just your typical college, but we’re so much more than that.

A Hie Vergolz is a Trinity sophomore. Her column runs every otherFriday.

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