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“Welcome home.” President Richard Brodhead used this phrase to begin his “State of the University” address to returning alumni Saturday. The presentation kicked off one of the University’s most highly attended Alumni Reunion Weekends, in which more than 3,500 alumni returned to Duke. Members of classes from 1958 to 2003 packed Page Auditorium to present their Reunion Class Gifts, which raise money for the Annual Fund, and to hear Brodhead speak about Duke’s most recently completed and future projects. “My mother told me when you go somewhere as a guest, you should always bring a gift,” Brodhead said. ‘You have all been raised well.” After classes presented their annual gifts, Alumni Association President Tom Clark, Trinity ’69, introduced Brodhead’s address, which focused on scholarship, engagement and family. In his address, Brodhead focused on the University’s improvements in financial aid and on the Duke Engage program, which he said represented the greatest good a university can give the world. SEE BRODHEAD ON PAGE 6

Student gets threats after China protest Personal infofor student parents posted online by

Zachary Tracer THE CHRONICLE

For one Chinese Duke student, Wednes-

day’s pro-Tibet and pro-China protests did

um. With the win, Duke wrapped up the ACC regular season title and snapped Virginia’s eight-game home winning streak over the Blue Devils. Although the game went back and forth all evening, the Blue Devils held Virginia scoreless for the last 23:31. Duke scored five goals in the last half of the third quarter, then five more in the

end when the participants went home. Since her appearance in front of the Chapel, the student, who requested anonymity because she fears retaliation, has found herself the target of a wave of threatening messages from individuals who believe she advocated for Tibetan independence. After the protests, the student’s personal information, including her name, phone number and Chinese identity number were posted to the Duke Chinese Scholars and Students Association Web site, according to documents obtained by The Chronicle. Photographs and a video of the student from the rally have also been posted on several popular Chinese-languageforums. “I received all kinds of weird e-mails and phone calls,” she said. “I think it is all thanks to the DCSSA, who released all kinds of information.” DCSSA President Zhizhong Li, a thirdyear graduate student in molecular cancer biology, denied DCSSA involvement in publicizing the student’s information butacknowledged that messages containing the information had been sent over the group’s open e-mail listserv. The messages have since been deleted to protect the student, he said.

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No. 1 Duke scored 10 unanswered goals to defeat No. 3 Virginia 19-9 Saturday in Charlottesville.

Blue Devils use 10-0 spurt to foil Cavaliers by

Joe Drews

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Another week, another game played against a recent national champion, another Duke blowout. The No. 2 Blue Devils (12-1, 3-0 in the ACC) used a 10-0 second-half run to pull away from the third-ranked Cavaliers (10-2, 1-2) Saturday night, turning a 9-9 nailbiter into a 19-9victory in front of a record 8,000 fans in Klockner Stadi-

A NIGHT OUT WITH...THE CLASS OF 2003

Alumni reunite. revisit Shooters by

Julia Love

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An open bar occupied press row. The glaring stadium lights were dimmed to a socially appropriate glow, forgiving newly etched wrinkles and added pounds. But alone in the student section ofCameron Indoor Stadium, two alums wished they could trade their blazers for blue paint. “The hoops are gone and the stands are empty,” said Ryan Shelton, Trinity ’O3, flailing his arms to distract an imaginary opponent attempting a free throw. “But I’m back in the zone.” About 600 members of the Class of 2003 converged in Cameron Friday for a swanky soiree that was equal parts orientation mixer and frat party —organic beer was on tap, though some alums yearned for the Busch Light of their youth.

“It’s as awkward as being a freshman all over again,” said Greg Williams, Pratt ’O3. “Finding out where everybody’s from, what they do.” Alums said they were eager to catch up, reminisce and size up their peers. “I’m judging you, I’m judging you,” Shelton said, narrating his thought process upon finding old classmates in the crowd. The group had its fair share of writers, teachers and graduate students, but a disproportionate number of alumni seemed to have struck it rich on Wall Street. “I’m actually notan investmentbanker, strangely enough,” Ist Lt. Alex Ford, Trinity ’03,. remarked with a shrug. Female Blue Devils seemed to shy away from the SEE ALUMNI ON PAGE 8

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Members of the Class of 2003 gathered at Cameron Indoor Stadium to catch up and reminisce Friday during Alumni Reunions Weekends.

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Youth aim for Cuba dialogue

Nobelist discusses native Iran

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Richard White Auditorium had already begun to fill an hour before Iranian lawyer and human rights activist, Shirin Ebadi, was scheduled to speak Friday. By the time she was introduced, more than 300 people had crowded into the auditorium, occupying every seat and aisle with an audience diverse in age and race. Before Ebadi became the first female Muslim to win a Nobel Peace Prize, she was Iran’s first female judge. Forced to resign in 1979, Ebadi became a lawyer who championed human rights, particularly those of women and children. She is also known for founding the Children’s Right Support Association in Iran. Ebadi’s speech—which was part of the “Moral Mathematics: the Science of Human Rights” conference, sponsored by RTI International and the Duke Human Rights Center —focused on the issue of combining democracy and Islam in Iran. “If people are not free to express their views, how can we imagine democracy?” Ebadi asked the audience through a translator, before detailing the obstruction offree speech to which Iranian writers and publishers are subjected. Ebadi also discussed discrimination on the basis of religion and gender. Citing Iranian law, which calculates the worth of a woman’s life to be exacdy one-half that of a man’s, Ebadi criticized Iran’s legalizadon of human rights’ violadons. She further rejected the notion that Islam demands such violations, disputing the argument that the nature of Islam opposes the principles of democracy. Ebadi added that despite the issues Iranian citizens currently face, they are not in need of foreign intervention. SEE NOBEUST ON PAGE 7

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District Court Judge Marcia Morey, a member of the Durham Crime Cabinet, met with the directorof the N.C. probation system Friday to address criminal issues raised by the Eve Carson and Abhijit Mahato murders.

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Zachary Tracer THE CHRONICLE

Durham community leaders and law enforcement officials met Friday to address loopholes in the criminal justice system revealed by the murders of graduate student Abhijit Mahato and Eve Carson, a University ofNorth Carolina at Chapel Hill senior and student body president. “We are trying to identify and investigate what occurred and did not occur and trying to take corrective steps,” said Robert Guy, director of the N.C. Division ofCommunity Corrections. Among the problems identified at the meeting were the high turnover of convicts, lack of information sharing between juvenile and adult courts and the need for funding to hire staff and purchase new

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equipment to keep track ofconvicts. Laurence Lovette, 17, had a long rap sheet of juvenile offenses that was not considered

when he was first tried in adult court. Lovette was indicted by a grand jury March 17 and was charged with first-degree murder in the Jan. 18 murder ofMahato. He and Demario Atwater, 21, were later indicted March 31 for the March 5 murder of Carson. “Juvenile records should remain confidential until thatjuvenile crosses over to the adult system,” said District Court Judge Marcia Morey, who has worked in both juvenile and adult courts. “Then it serves no purpose to treat that person as a first-time offender.” Officials also cited problems with law SEE LOOPHOLES ON PAGE

United the . theme of by “inter(CAMBIO),” which translates to change through exchange, more than 200 scholars, artists, non-profit activists, community residents and college and high school students participated in the Duke Cuba Conference Thursday through Sunday. Working with a budget of around $75,000, nine members of Duke’s Cuban-American Student Association collaborated with Raices de Esperanza, a non-profit youth group devoted to promoting dialogue on'Cuba, in hosting the fifth annual youth conference of its kind. “By bridging the gap between different perspectives on a variety of issues in Cuba, we want to help youths in Cuba speak out about issues and turn our discussions into positive change,” said CASA President Jonathan Urgell, a senior who chaired the organizing committee for the conference. Participants said they were interested in the conference because they wanted to learn more about what is occurring in Cuba, to hear about others’ perspectives and experiences and to connect and network with people across the United States. Moreover, many participants said the conference provided an open forum to discuss the relationship they want with Cuba as it transitions into a democracy in the future. “It’s okay if you’re a Republican or a Democrat, in favor of the embargo or against it,” said Kelsey Vidaillet, a member ofRaices who helped organized the conference. “What is important is that we can share the diversity of perspectives SEE CUBA ON PAGE

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About 600 Dukies register to vote City attorneys argue for ethics rule in lax suit by

Cameron VanSant THE CHRONICLE

With the North Carolina primaries less than a month away, many students are signing up to cast their ballots in the tight presidential race. Mike Ashe, director ofthe Durham County Board ofElections, said as of 4:30 p.m. Friday, 585 people have registered to vote in precincts two and five —which include students living on East Campus and West Campus, respectively. According to statistics from the Board ofElections, 545 of the total individuals registered were either Democratic or unaffiliated, qualifying them to vote in the May 6 showdown between Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Additionally, 442 of the 585 registered voters are between the ages of 18 and 25. Students, alumni and community members were involved in voter registration drives on campus up until Friday’s registration deadline. Eric Teagarden said he and his wife Barb Teagarden, both Trinity ’75, registered between 35 and 50 students in a twohour period on the West Campus Plaza in earlyApril. “This initiative was purely just voter registration—whether people registered unaffiliated, Republican or Democratic,” he said. “The point was to try to register as many people as we possibly could for the primary and later for the general election.” Freshman Madeline McCrary, an undergraduate representative to the Duke Students for Obama steering committee, said her organization conducted a voter registration campaign last week, registering more than 275 students on Thursday and Friday alone. Though the effort was not intended to promote a particular candidate or party, McCrary said many of the students registered unaffiliated or Democratic in order to vote in the May 6 primary. Members ofDuke College Republicans, Duke Democrats and Duke Friends ofIsrael’s Political Action Committee also participated in a voter registration drive at the Duke vs. St. John’s men’s basketball game Feb. 23, College Republicans Chair Samuel Tasher, a junior, wrote in an e-mail. “Obviously, with the [Republican] primaries having been decided, we’ve been doing less than our Democratic coun-

Attorneys for the city of Durham filed a rebuttal Thursday to the April 7 response submitted by the attorneys of the 38 unindicted members of the 2005-2006 men’s lacrosse team. The April 7 response addressed a motion previously entered by the city of Durham seeking to limit media involvement in a Feb. 21 lawsuit filed by the lacrosse players.

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TheBarack Obama office in Durham is one of several locations where students could register to vote. The N.C. presidential primary is May 6. terparts have done,” he said. “[The Feb. 23 effort] was less to influence the primaries at that point and more [for] general registration, which is also good for the general election.” Some students Eric Teagarden talked to wanted to register in the state because of the close nature of the state’s race, he said. According to the latest SurveyUSA poll, which was taken between April 5 and 7, Obama currently has a 10-point lead over Clinton in North Carolina. Sophomore Casey Zweig, who is from California, said she chose to register in North Carolina so she could vote

Specifically, the rebuttal rejected the idea put forth in the April 7 response that the lacrosse players’ attorneys should not be required to comply with the ethics rules of the N.C. State Bar in regard to publicizing the lawsuit. The plaintiffs suggested that because of the intense media coverage surrounding the investigation of the three wrongly indicted former lacrosse players, the plaintiff’s lawyers should be able to speak freely to the media about the current lawsuit. Attorneys for the city of Durham replied that because the investigation in question ended a year ago, the exception in N.C. State Bar Rule 3.6 that would allow the plaintiffs to counteract recent publicity is not

applicable.

The defendants concluded that the players’ attorneys are in violation of Rule 3.6 for the press conference that announced the launch of the lawsuit the day it was filed, the press release issued before the filing and the Web site www.dukelawsuit.com, which was billed as the “official source of information” regarding the litigation. —from staff reports

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Regulatory Focus Theory and Exercise: Insight into the Maintenance of Exercise Determining Free Energies of Bacillus subtilis RNase P Protein Folding

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Mary Frances Luce Mark R. Leary Philip Costanzo Ruth Day Elizabeth Brannon Timothy Strauman Mark Leary Stephen Mitroff Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia Rick Hoyle

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Project Title The Role of Self-construal and Reactance in Control and Motivation The Moderating Influence of Emotion on Ego-depletion and Overreactions The Correlates of Effortless Perfection: The Social and Individual Costs of Pursuing Perfectionistic Ideals Over-the-Counter Medication: What Do People Understand and Remember? Numerical Capacities of Lemur catta (the Ring-tailed Lemur) Self-Regulatory Functioning in Depression and Generalized Anxiety: Neural Correlates of Promotion and Prevention Goal Priming Self-presentation on Facebook: Forging Public Images in a Digital Environment Local and Global Semantic Cues Within a Contextual Cueing Paradigm How Expectancy-’Value and Possible Self Perceptions Impact Motivation to Study Science Sustained Attention and Self-Control Cognitive Accessibility vs. Expertise: Understanding and Remembering Medication Information The Effects of Mindfulness on Positive Emotion An Investigation of the Spinozan Processing Model: Do We Initially Believe Blatantly False Information? Situational Interest in Gifted Science Classrooms: The Influence of Teacher Practices on Student Interest Looking and Reaching Preferences for Different-Sized Objects Based on Age and Reaching Status in 4- and 5-Month Old Infants

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Psychology and Neuroscience Graduation With Distinction Candidates

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BRODHEAD from page 1 He also said the University has raised

$270 million for financial aid, on the way to its goal of $3OO million through the Financial Aid Initiative. “Education need not be confined to any portion of our population,” Brodhead said. “If you can afford to pay the tuition, we will send you a bill. But if you canjt, we will help out as much as possible.” In addition, Brodhead addressed plans for the new Central Campus to fulfill its promise of guaranteed student housing on campus for three years. He also told alumni that despite future changes, the University will always keep its character. “This is a school that is inspired by its traditions, but not determined by them,” Brodhead said.

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Alumni attending their fifth through their 50th reunions donated more than $75 million, collectively, since they last returned to the University. The presentation began with a gift of $9,900 from the Class of 2008, whose Senior Gift Committee asked all members of the class to contribute $20.08 to their senior gift. Currently, 29 percent of the class has already made a contribution, and the committee hopes to meet a participation goal of 80 percent by June 30. “I told [the Class of 2008] that if they met a participation goal of 80 percent, I would donate $2,008,” Brodhead said. “It has not yet been discussed what I will do if they achieve 100-percent participation.” The Class of 1983 presented Brodhead with the largest gift, more than $l.B million. The class has a goal of $3.25 million byjune 30.

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back I might end up in jail forever.” But Li dismissed the student’s concerns about not being allowed back into China. “People talk about that all the time “I do not think they are from our organization,” Li said. “We definitely don’t and no matter,” he said. The student’s parents have also been support [the threats].” the student said she has received some targeted. Their contact information was messages calling for her to be burned posted on several popular Chinese-language Internet forums. Some Internet alive with oil. She saidshe filed a report with the Duke sources said their home was attacked, though the student said she has been unUniversity Police Department Friday. “I think this is not the time to die for my able to confirm this with her parents, who country,” the student said. “I love my life.” declined to discuss the issue when she DUPD has increased patrols around contacted them via e-mail. At Duke, the leaders of several stuthe student’s dormitory and has offered dent organizations—including College her personal protection, which she deRepublicans, clined, said the Duke ConDUPD Maj. Glo“I think this is not the time to servative Union, ria Graham. Demo“She did redie for my country. I love my Duke crats, Students port to us that life.” for Academic there were some Freedom, Duke general threats Threatened student Human Rights made to her, Coalition, Duke or things she for an perceived to be Ethical Duke Grathreats,” ham said. “We take harassing phone call and the Duke-Israel Public Affairs Comand e-mail cases all the time. I think we mittee—have come together to condemn are all a little bit more alarmed about the threats against the Chinese student, according to a statement. They have blamed this case.” Though the student said she realized the threats on DCSSA and called for an inthe dangers of participating in the rally, she vestigation of the group and a revocation said she felt strongly about being involved. of its student group status. “[DCSSA] on their official Web site “I think this is one of the turning points of Chinese history, and I want to be part put up her..,, information for no other of it,” she said, emphasizing that she does reason than to make sure that there would be retributive action in China,” not support Tibetan independence. The student said there have also been said junior Daniel Cordero, vice president of College Republicans and orgaconsequences for her actions in China. nizer of the coalition to condemn intimi“I know that I am on the Chinese govdation tactics. ernment blacklist because of this,” she Li said he would like to discuss the said, explaining that she had been informed of this by sources she declined to issue with the organizations calling to name. “It just means I can never go back disband DCSSA and said he hoped the to China if I care about my security. IfI go threats toward the student would stop.

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For Duke, everything seemed in place for a successful weekend series against N.C. State, a team it had not played in more than two years. Earlier in the 4 DUKE week, theBlue Devils NCST had bounced back from a weekend sweep with a KM) DUKE victory, and junior NCST slugger Nate Freiman was returning from an l&game DUKE stint on the disabled 11 0 NCST list Over that stretch, Duke’s run production plummeted from 9.3 to 5.1 runs per game. But at the end of the three-game series, Duke (23-12, 5-12 in the ACC) had captured only one win against the Wolfpack (23-11,107), takingFriday’s contest 4-1 before falling 8-1 Saturday and 12-7 Sunday in Raleigh. The Blue Devils’ struggles at N.C. State give them a 3-7 mark on the road, as opposed to a 20-5 record at Jack Coombs Field. Duke began the series successfully, as Freiman asserted himself immediately. The first baseman stepped up to the batter’s box with the bases loaded and no outs, after Wolfpack pitcher Clayton Shunick had walked Gabriel Saade, beaned Alexander Hassan and given up a single to Matt Williams. Facing a 1-2 count, Freiman drilled a double just inside the right-field foul line

Nate Freiman returned from an injury to launch a home run Friday, but Duke lost two of three this weekend.

give the Blue Devils a 2-0 lead. Jeremy Gould then hit a sacrifice fly to send Williams home for the 3-0 edge. Freiman added to his strong return with a solo home run in the eighth inning to set the final score at 4-1. Those four runs were more than enough for Duke pitcher Andrew Wolcott, who allowed just three hits in six innings and surrendered only one score. Wolcott gave way after six innings to Michael Ness, who struck out four in three innings for his second save of the season. The rest of the weekend did not go nearly as well for the Blue Devils, however, as they gave up 20 runs in the other two games—the most in a two-game span this season. In the second contest, Pat Ferguson and Marcus Jones combined to hit three home runs and drive in six for N.C. State in its 8-1 win. In all, the Wolfpack bombed four home runs. Duke had gone nine straight games without surrendering a home run and had allowed only 11 on the year. N.C. State pitched as well as it swung, as starter Eric Surkamp gave up just one run on seven hits in six innings, and Jake Buchanan held the Blue Devils hitless in the last three innings. In the series finale, a six-run second inning proved to be too much for Duke to overcome. Although the Blue Devils cut the lead to three in the fifth, they could not contain the Wolfpack offense, whose 12 runs were the most given up by Duke this season. to

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No. 14 Duke registered its first tournawin since October this weekend, finishing a collective 13-under and beating the field by nine strokes at the River Landing Intercollegiate in Wallace, N.C. Senior Michael Schachner paced the Blue Devils on the par-72 Landing Course by going 3-under on Sunday and 7-under for the tournament to take the individual title—but not without a little drama. After forcing a playoff bybirdying 17 and parring 18, Schachner sank a 40-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to wrestle the win away from Wake Forest’s Webb Simpson. “Michael’s win was so impressive,” head coach O.D. Vincent said. “The putt he made in the playoff took a tremendous amount of courage.... He has matured into one of the finest players in the country.” Although the senior was the most consistent performer on the course over the tournament’s three rounds, it was the Sunday play of a freshman that ultimately made the difference for Duke and separated it from second-place N.C. State. The Blue Devils recorded 24 birdies in the Intercollegiate’s final day—and a third of those came from freshman Matthew Pierce. Pierce shot a toumament-low round of 65 Sunday to move 37 places up the leaderboard and into a tie for fifth. The freshman overcame a 4-over 76 in Round 1,which includedfive bogeys and a double, to come up with one of the most inspired ment

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performances of his young college career. Of those six holes that plagued him Friday, Pierce birdied four and paired one Sunday. Junior Clark Klaasen, who carded a 4over in Saturday’s round, was also able to mount a comeback, posting 13 pars and 3 birdies en route to a 1-under 71 Sunday. The Blue Devils seem to be hitting their stride at just the right time, with the ACC Tournament looming this weekend at the Old North State Club in Badin Lake, N.C. “It takes patience and a strong belief to win, and these young men showed a tremendous amount of both this weekend,” Vincent said. “We need to have a couple of great days of practice and build on this momentum next week.”

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The third-ranked Cavaliers had beaten No. 1 Duke eight consecutive times in Klockner Stadium, but theBlue Devilsbroke thestreak with a resounding 19-9win. AlO-0, game-ending run sealedthe victory for theBlue Devils. than a second left in both the first and second quarters, giving Duke a lift going into each break. But after Virginia clawed back to make it 4-4, Duke responded with a 5-0 run—four from Quinzani—to reclaim the final period to close out the contest, “We withstood their runs,” head coach lead, 9-4. The Cavaliers weren’t done, tying John Danowski said. “I was very proud of the score once more with 8:31 to play in our guys, who withstood their runs and the third quarter. That’s when the Blue Devils opened up continued to bear down and make plays.” Zack Greer continued to show why he’s the flood gates. Nine different Duke playone of the nation’s most feared attackman, as ers scored ten consecutive goals to close out the rout. he finished with three tallies on the night AtFacing a team also known for its fast-paced tackman Matt Danowski added one goal and three assists, moving him into second place play, Duke somehow held Virginia at bay despite a l-for-6 face-off performance in the fiin NCAA history with 323 career points. also much-needed nal But Duke period. The Cavaliers fired 50 percent of got some help from some ofits lesser-known players, theirshots on net, but Dan Loftus turnedaway as Steve Schoeffel—who had scored just each attempt Virginia was done in by Duke’s eight goals all season —pitched in his first efficiency on the other end, as the Blue Devils netted five of their six shots on goal. hat trick of the year. The back-and-forth, up-and-down nature Attackman Max Quinzani had the most for Blue Devil of the game was a welcome style for Duke, productive evening any though, amassing a career-high seven goals which hasbecome accustomed to other teams on just 10 shots to push his season total to trying to slow down its transition game. “The tempo was great,” John Danowski 43—one ahead of Greer’s 42 for the best in the country. Quinzani got going early after said. “They want to play fast, [and] we want converting a Sam Payton assist for Duke’s to play fast. They had some great athletes. It first goal of the game just 16 seconds in. was up-and-down, and it was really a lot of The sophomore also scored with less fun to be a part of. It was like an old-time

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lacrosse game—play offense, play defense, get up and down.” Virginia was just l-for-6 on extra-man opportunities—0-for-3 in the fourth quarter—a pedestrian outing for a team that came into the contest converting an NCAA-best 61.5 percent of its man-up chances. The Blue Devils have struggled on man-down at times this year, but they played stingy defense in those situations against the Cavaliers, a performance that Danowski said made him proud. With the victory, Duke locked up the top seed in the ACC tournament and will face fourth-seeded North Carolina in the first round April 25, again in Klockner Stadium. But the Blue Devils aren’t looking ahead to that game just yet. As dominant as they have been during the last two weeks, Danowski said they can’t afford to overlook anybody. “There are so many upsets today in college lacrosse,” Danowski said. “If you’re not ready to play, you’re going to lose on any Saturday. We’re going to need to enjoy the victory, obviously. But we’re going to come back Monday, and we’re going to practice and be ready to work and ready to focus on the things that we need to get better at.”

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Senior Matt Danowski contributed one goal and threeassists as Duke beat Virginia 19-9 Saturday.

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The No. 8 Blue Devils wanted to send their se'niors out in style. And that’s precisely what they did on Senior Day in a dominating 16-6 win over Boston College Saturday in Koskinen Stadium. “We have so much of the season left to play and so many important games ahead of us, it can make you start to think, BC 6 wow, this is almost over,” head coach DUKE Kerstin Kimel said “The best way to honor [the senior class] was to go out there and give our signature effort.” Although the team commemorated its seven seniors, it was the play of a sophomore and a junior that secured the overpowering win over the Eagles (4-8, 2-3 in the ACC), with midfielder Danielle Kachulis and attacker Carolyn Davis firing five goals each. That sort of offensive production has become commonplace for Davis, who has filled the scoring void left by the injury to Caroline Cryer and has notched a team-high 38 goals on the season. But for Kachulis, who entered Saturday’s contest with only seven goals in 12 games, a five-strike outburst Saturday could prove to be the kind of breakout afternoon she and her teammates need as they wrap up conference play. “I’m really proud of how Danielle played,” Kimel said. “She’s been working really hard on both sides of the ball to improve her game, and I felt like all of that hard work paid off today. “She was obviously a big factor in our win and in our performance as a team, and we look forward to having her build on her game today going down the stretch of this season.” Heading into Saturday’s game, the Blue Devils (8-5, 2-2) were pressing to find something, or someone, to build upon. They took the field at Koskinen

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quickly. Only one conference game remains

before the ACC championships later this month. The Blue Devils indeed found their confidence early, piling on nine goals in the opening period. Davis fired four unassisted goals, two of which came as part of a four-strike scoring barrage in the game’s first six minutes. After the break, Kachulis took over, adding to her team’s eight-goal cushion by dominating the second period. Ninety-three seconds in, junior captain Jess Adam rifled a pass to Kuchulis, who found the back of the net with ease. With its relentless offense, Duke forced Boston College goalkeeper Katie Monaghan to make 13 saves in addition to the 16 goals she allowed. Blue Devils goalie Kim Imbesi, on the other hand, led her team with four ground balls in addition to her three stops. The disparity in saves between the two goalkeepers speaks to the way the Duke defense was able to shut down its opponent, allowing only 17 shots and forcing the Eagles into 20 turnovers. “More than anything, it was great for us to get out and play a conference team and come out and play our game for 60 minutes,” said Kimel, whose team secured third place in the ACC with the win. “We were due a game where we felt we could be in control, and we were able to do that. “B.C. beat [North] Carolina. That definitely had our players’ attention.” The Blue Devils now face one of their shortest turnarounds of the season when they face Virginia Tech tonight at 6 p.m. in Blacksburg, Va.

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Duke capitalized on playing a team outsideof the top 10 Saturday, dominating Boston College 16-6 at home.

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The Blue Devils snapped a four-game losing streak Saturday with a 16-6 win over Boston College at Koskinen Stadium. Junior Carolyn Davis and sophomore Danielle Kachulis (right) each scored five goals in the victory.

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Blue Devils set career records Nine Blue Devils qualified for the postseason and three registered performances in the top five of the Duke record books Saturday at the Sun Angel Classic in Tempe, Ariz. Senior Chris Spooner broke the NCAA regional mark by running the 1,500-meter in 3:46.78, ninth best in the field and less than a second slower than his personal best. He set the previous mark back in 2006. Redshirt freshman John Austin finished second in the javelin as he upped his personal best and Duke record once The No. 9 Blue Devils cruised to a 7-0 win over Virginia Sunday, two days after topping Virginia Tech, 6-1. more with a 221’-4”. Senior Mark DellaVolpe and junior Robert Weinstein placed fourth and

sixth, respectively.

The three throwers are all made history, placing in the top five performances in the Duke record books. In pole vaulting, sophomores Sid Palas and Patrick Tenbrink each improved their personal bests by eight inches, earning 15th and 18th place, respectively. The women pole vaulters also did well, as Anne Marie Gordon and Amy Fryt each turned in personal bests of 12’-1.5’". Both performances qualified the freshmen for the ECAC Championships. Duke will compete in the 2008 ACC championships next weekend in Atlanta, Ga.

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The ninth-ranked Blue Devils finished the regular season strong Sunday afternoon, dispatching Virginia with a 7-0 sweep in Charlottesville, Va After dropping PUKE Z_ the No. 1 doubles VIRGINIA 0 position to the Cavaliers (9-12, 5-6 in the ACC), Duke (16-3, 9-2) won at both the No. 2 and No. 3 slots to take the initial point. The Blue Devils never looked back, winning every singles match in straight sets. Ellah Nze won the first singles point,

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—from staffreports

The Blue Devils ended their season with a win Sunday, topping Georgia Tech, 4-3, at Ambler Tennis Stadium to send seniors David Goulet and Alex Stone out on top. After taking an early 3-0 lead, Duke (9-12, 6-5 in the looked to ACC) CLEMSON 1 secure the clinchg DUKE ing point. But the Yellow Jackets (13GT 2 11, 3-8) won two ** DUKE matches in a row before junior Kiril Dimitrov took his match in a second-set tiebreak, 6-3, 7-6 (7-3). Reid Carleton gave the Blue Devils a point at the second-singles spot when his opponent retired while trailing 4-1 in the first set. Freshman Alain Michel, who won all three of his matches after earning a singles spot earlier in the week, took a 6-2, 6-4 decision to give Duke its other singles point. Goulet and Christopher Price teamed to win their doubles match, 9-8, to clinch the doubles point for Duke. Dimitrov and Carleton edged their competition, 8-4, at the second-singles spot earlier. On Friday, Duke routed Clemson (1518, 1-9), 6-1, also at Ambler. Five singles players won, while the Blue Devils swept the three doubles matches. ~

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Lewis and Zack Asack protected the ball all morning after throwing a combined four interceptions in the first scrimmage. Lewis amassed 151 yards on 17-of-25 passing, while Asack added 63 yards through the air and rushed for one score. On the defensive side, three different players recorded a sack on the day. When Duke head coach David Cutcliffe served as Tennessee’s offensive coordinator last season, the Volunteers only surrendered four sacks all year. The Blue Devils’ last spring practice is the spring game next Saturday at 1 p.m. in Wallace Wade.

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that people of a country differ from that nation’s government.” Students reacting to her speech said they were generally impressed with Ebadi’s commitment to the cause ofhuman rights. Freshman Jennifer Rowland said she appreciated Ebadi’s wit and energy but felt she failed to acknowledge how a democracy could function in the context ofIslam. Ebadi wrapped up her talk by highlighting the importance of working for human rights. For Ebadi, imprisonment and threats of assassination have been a persistent reality. However, she said she would never consider giving up her work. “All defenders ofhuman rights are subject to danger wherever they go,” she said. “But although danger exists, I must continue.” to choose. “We want to empower youth on the island to be authors of their future. We try to be the mouthpiece of these young people —the focus is on them,” he said. “This is not an exportation of democracy, but a conduit of democracy from their island.” Janelle Gueits, cultural-evolution director of Rafces, talked about three working projects including an interactive, multimedia platform that provides a space to foster self-expression of and communication among youth inside and outside ofCuba. Andy Gomez, a panelist at the conference and assistant provost at the Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies at the University of Miami, said the greatest challenge lies in the psychological connection with Cubans still on the island and in defining common goals. “We cannot export [our] values and attitudes to an island that is not prepared to deal with it,” he said. “My goal and your goal should be to preserve the goals and values and attitudes of the Cuban revolution.”

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“[My friend] was like, ‘None of the girls I used to hook up with are here,’” said Jenny Malcovitch, Trinity ’O3. Alums added that time, and perhaps liquid courage, eased the sting of past indiscretions. “I’ve seen people and I’ve ducked to the side,” said John Wildt, Trinity ’O3. “But in general, because it’s been so long, it’s good to see random people.” Although the West Campus Plaza received top marks, many alums said they were avoiding run-ins with current students, especially the wide-eyed freshmen. “We feel old,” said Megan Andrews, Trinity ’O3. “We know we’re not, but being here makes us feel that way.” But for other alums, being back on

campus was just the jolt of youth they needed. “There’s not that much of a difference between 27 and 20,” said Tony Tremble, Trinity ’O3. “I feel like I’m 17 years old and very irresponsible.” Gautum Agarwal, Pratt ’O3, said the warmth of liquor—on Duke’s dime brought him back to the days when inebriation was a forbidden state. “I do feel like I’m back in college,” he said. “I haven’t drunk this much in so long.” And when the-University-sponsored party began to grow stale, alums knew just where to turn to revive their nights, applying lessons learned freshman year. “We’re going to go to [Shooters II] —no cages this time,” said Kristina Roddy, Trinity ’O3, admonishing her former roommate from Wilson Residence Hall. —

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butions to the community of selective living groups in order to determine the placement of sections. But after spending time and resources conducting such an assessment last semester, and despite the knowledge that Few renovation would drastically reduce the number of beds on West, RLHS opted to give all groups sections on West campus next year. Granted, there have been complaints on the fairness of RGAC scores and questions about how appropriate it would be in eliminating sections for a year—RGAC results were designed to be used in conjunction with a threeyear running average before any reallocation or reloca-

tions were made. In addition, the system was not conceived on the assumption that there would be a reduced number of rooms on West Campus. But regardless of the process, the fact that 30 sophomores will be living on Central Campus remains,, and the failures of RGAC are at the expense of independents. Because independents don’t have a large unified group arguing for their rights, RLHS will have a tendency to cater to those who cry out the loudest. In future cases, what RLHS and Campus Council should do is reduce the number of beds in each selective section across the board. In doing so, upperclassman members of these groups will be forced to live on Central or off campus—just like the

vast majority of their classmates. This would hopefully

ensure that all sophomores will have a place to live on West in the future. renovations Ultimately, should not unfairly inconvenience independents. As members of this community, students,- regardless of affiliation, must be called to make sacrifices collectively. We cannot ask independents to sacrifice their sophomore living experience on behalf of those in selectives. Whether it be through an improved RGAC system or a random lottery, RLHS must not be afraid to relocate or reduce the number of rooms available to selective living groups. Living in a section a privilege, not a right—it’s time RLHS treated it as such.

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the year draws to a close, students here tend to grow sentimental. There is definitely a sense of finality in these last few weeks. It will be a couple months before we see each other again, and for one-fourth of us that time may be much longer. Fortunately, as I learned is wee ere are tons of reunions AD SPACE just waiting around s4s,oQo>'year the corner once we FOR RENT graduate.

they have such a strange perspective on this university. I mean, they might have recognized a few statues as people they actually met in person, but really the Duke they saw this weekend must have felt very different from the one they experienced as college co-eds. I can’t help but wonder what my own 50-year reunion will be like in 2060. Will my class get a tour of the brand-new Central Campus? Will we talk about how Suri Cruise was on Larry King last night discussing her recent divorce from Maddox Jolie-Pitt? Will laser eye surgery consist of litWatchin the nuerally getting surgery to have your eyes replaced with lasers? merous alumni was Clearly, no one, except maybe Miss Cleo, knows entertaining, to say monday, monday the least. You had for sure. I bet the Class of 1958 couldn’t have forebut Seriously the hip five-year-reseen that the basketball program would take off union people, who, while the football program would fall faster than just like not-so-old times, took full advantage of the John Goodman in a balance beam competition. All this thinking about the past got me curious free food and open bars. You also had the 20-yearreunion people who brought their young children about what the biggest change at Duke during to see their alma mater for the first time. the past 50 years had actually been. So, I decided However, without a doubt, the coolest group of to seek out some members of the Class of 1958. I alumni was the Class of 1958, here for their 50-year walked around campus Saturday at around 4 p.m., reunion. It’s so bizarre to think that those people but I couldn’t find a single ’5B member. Then I used to drive around Duke’s campus in their Modrealized—they’re all probably eating dinner. el-T cars, listening to Elvis on the radio and watchSuddenly, I saw an adorable elderly couple walking Larry King on television. ing by Cameron Indoor Stadium and approached The Class of 2008 received free iPods upon arrivthem. Needless to say, Dean Sue and Larry Moneta were not amused by my question. ing at Duke. What hot item could students have possibly received 50 years ago? An ant farm? Chewing Finally, I came across an authentic member of gum? Let’s just say that the Class of 1958 is so old that the Class of 1958. He was walking with his wife, when they went to Duke there was no history major. who graduated from Duke a year after him. AfThey could have only sung the first two verses ter hearing that his father had gone to Duke and of “We Didn’t Start the Fire” because the rest of his grandchild had just been admitted, I was kind the song hadn’t happened yet. They probably of expecting the man’s name to be James B. or referred to Shooters, then an actual saloon, as something. “swell.” If they wanted to beat someone up, they When I posed my question about what has threatened him with a “knuckle sandwich.” Today, changed at Duke since graduation, the tiny, besuch a phrase is more likely to be heard as a food spectacled alum simply said, “Everything.” challenge on “Fear Factor.” It’s hard to believe that nothing would remain This weekend undergraduates performed the the same from your senior year to your senior musical “Grease.” When I saw the show, it brought years, but obviously I’m no expert. So, here’s hopback memories of seeing the movie in high school. ing we all make it to our 50-year reunions and find When the Class of 1958 saw the show, it brought out for ourselves. back actual memories of high school. But seriously, I love old people. Some of my faDavid Distenfeld would like to cite www.oldpeoplevorite grandparents are old people. It’s just that jokes.com for its large contribution to this column.

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two weeks of musiespecially with Few-like renovations expected and needed for cal chair-like drama, everyone seems to have a Craven and Crowell quads. Iji place to live next year at puke. order to ensure this does not Although there are still a few happen again, RLHS needs to details to sort confront the elephant out, Resieditorial dence Life in the room: and Housing Services must be selective living groups on West glad to see the headache is now Campus. Although we understand mostly over. And so are we. The 30 rising sophomores that selective living groups who have opted to live on thrive on their ability to have Central Campus will receive members live together, having a $750 discount and a guarall sophomore students on antee to live in the newly renWest Campus must be a bigger ovated Few Quadrangle next priority' for RLHS, and should Spring. We hope that such be addressed before fostering a transition will move more the needs of selectives. RLHS smoothly than the last round should look to existing infrastructure to address this issue. of housing selection. What’s available is the But what really concerns us is that this type of scenario—stuResidential Group Assessdents without housing —might ment Committee—a probecome an annual shuffle, gram designed by RLHS and

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letterstotheeditor Rice chokes on his words too It’s ironic that in Jordan Rice’s April 11 column “Choking on Words,” an argument against the importance of “off-hand remarks,” his own off-hand remarks are the ones that stick in our minds. Maybe I seem to have “adopted my candidate’s sense of humor,” but I think that if a writer is going to denigrate a presidential candidate, he should at least be explicit about it. Conversely, if an article is not intended to have a political leaning, then it shouldn’t. Rice’s passive-aggressive “off-hand remarks” about Hillary Clinton and her personality did nothing for his article. “Focus on the issues that actually matter,” Rice says. He shouldn’t frivolously attack candidates from his high horse when his entire article is arguing against this sort of pointless mud-slinging. Sandeep Prasanna Trinity ’ll Chronicle lacked integrity in covering protest In the midst of global hullabaloos on the issue of “Free Tibet/Boycott the Olympics/China sucks/ China kills, oppresses and... like... oppresses/Let’s bash China some more,” I was beyond ecstatic that we Dukies could get in on some ofthat action right in our backyard. Out of curiosity, I observed the protests from approximately 7 p.m. until 8:30 p.m.

Upon my arrival, I saw some of your lovely Chronicle reporters and anticipated some utterly amazing news stories the following day. However, I was slightly, mildly, somewhat disappointed. OK, I lied. I was shocked, appalled and even disgusted by the uneven reporting of differing opinions. The Chronicle can afford to be as unbiased (or as biased) as it wants to be because its ultimate goal is not profit, unlike mainstream media. Yet, as I read through the April 10 article, “Pro-Tibet, pro-China protesters clash on quad,” I only found two quotes that were not from the pro-Tibet protesters: one from a North Carolina State University student and the other from the publicly neutral vice president for student affairs, Larry Moneta. I was reading large chunks of quotes from pro-Tibet leaders juniors Daniel Cordero and Adam Weiss, and I wondered, why didn’t The Chronicle get some quotes from the leaders of the pro-China side? And surely there were other Duke students in the pro-China group? Why is it that the pro-China group—at least 10 times larger than the Pro-Tibet group—only got one quote in? Tibet issue aside, Chronicle, what happened to your journalistic integrity?

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is known to put its brand on issues (“CNN=Politics” when the show is about the election; “jCNN=Money” when it’s about the economy). I’m beginning to think maybe one day they’ll have

ica.” When I see that, I’m turning my television off forever. Ten days ago we recognized the 40th anniversary of Marade a. sawyer tin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. In the maybe it's me days surrounding April 4, every news outlet I saw featured some story about King and “Black America.” Although that particular spike in coverage struck me, it wasn’t altogether surprising. Since January, I’ve noticed an increase in stories and speculation about Black America. (Note; This is all based on my perception, which is fallible. I’m pretty sure I’m right about this, and if I’m not, then my column has no basis, so let’s just assume I’m right. Thanks.) Sen. Barack Obama established himself as a.vb able presidential candidate in January as well. Let’s be honest: The increase in coverage didn’t occur independendy of this. I think we have to admit that there’s at least a strong correlation between the two. In 1933, Carter Woodson wrote in “The MisEducation of the Negro” that blacks in America “must be social and bisocial at the same time.” I concur. Despite being raised in predominately black communities, I was consistently exposed to majority (read: white) culture through the media. Although I usually assumed that those portrayals were as inaccurate as the depictions of blacks in the media, in my time at Duke I’ve found them more accurate than I imagined. In contrast, someone who grew up in Montana—where blacks comprise .5 percent of the population—is unlikely to learn much (if anything) about black culture (BET does not count). I say all this because I’ve found it amusing that suddenly, with Obama’s ascent to the national stage, the balance seems to have shifted a bit. Dr. King told us in the 1960 that black issues were American issues, but I guess it took Obama to make it begin to seem real. However, I question the sincerity. A cursory look through the annals of American history re-

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when Negro/colored/ issues were in vogue. I’m thinking about the Three-Fifths Compromise, Slave Codes, the Civil War, anti-lynching legislation, the Civil Rights Movement and the crack epidemic of the 1980s—just to name a few. The common thread among all these moments in history is that eventually they weren’t in vogue anymore, and America moved on. Today,’ I can find “Black in America” among CNN*s special reports, but the very fact that it’s “special” tells me that it’s going to be short-lived. Once again, I’m amused. Not because it’s a funny condition, but because people seem to have convinced themselves of their own sincerity. The first installment of CNN’s report could double as a montage of sincere gazes and tight, intimate shots. Of course that’s the nature of a fad. It’s deep and poignant, but that type of intensity is seldom sustained. I also question the sincerity of America’s most recent infatuation with blackness because of Obama himself. Although it’s true that he’s a much better candidate than Jesse Jackson or A1 Sharpton could ever hope to be, I believe one major reason why he’s so well-loved is that he’s what I’d call an “acceptable Negro.” By that I mean he’s palatable'to the American majority. Essentially he doesn’t make people too uncomfortable when they think about America’s sordid racial past. To quote the blog “Stuff White People Like,” “Every white person wants a black friend like Barack; good-looking, well-spoken and non-violent.” In response to Obama’s acceptable Negro-ness, his opponents emphasize his connection to Pastor Jeremiah Wright. Clearly the idea is to reduce his acceptability and his electability. Likewise, the first installment of the CNN special “Black in America” featured Dr. King. In the past 40 years he has been transformed in the American conscious from a man who could revolutionize American society from the ground up to the guy who said, “I have a dream.” In short, we’ve made him benign and acceptable. In contrast, I doubt that we’ll ever see an in-depth CNN story on Stokely Carmichael, Huey Newton or Amiri Baraka. Frankly, I’m not sure what I think about the Obamainspired interest in Black America. It’s not enough to make me dislike him, but I’m not looking forward to the day I see “CNN=Black America.” moments

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Ade A. Sawyer is a Trinity sophomore. This is his final column of the semester. Deuces Gooses.

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is it. Shades of Blue Number 31. With graduation and an attempt to enter the “real world” less than a month away, today’s column will be the final time my face appears on this page. In my semesters writing from Duke, in residence at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and abroad in Uganda, I have tried to fight the apathy of the Duke bubble. Surely there are many who will be happy to see me go. There has never been a shortage of complaining. Some of my favorites included, “Fiocco is a naive, sandal-wearing, Africa-traveling, bleeding-heart liberal who wants to save the world,” and, “Just go away. Go back to Africa. Go campaign with A1 Gore. Nobody cares about what you have to say At the end of this Fall, when one big fan learned I would be writing shades of blue for one more semester, he wrote, “I thought there was light at the end of the tunnel, but now I realize it was just another train, coming to destroy my hope.” Ringing endorsements indeed. I must say, though, that even as I have harped time and again on a lack of student involvement, during these last years I have been truly amazed at how much students have accomplished on campus, in Durham and all over the world and how Duke has helped make it possible. Walking out of the Bryan Center almost every day last week, I was struck by the huge numbers of students out tabling and advertising all sorts of causes. I am sure certain administrators would love to give the new plaza credit for the increase in student involvement. Maybe it has helped, but no matter how much money you spend on a bridge, it is still just a bridge. It is really exciting that groups are thinking of all sorts of creative ways to share their projects and initiatives. Seeing how easy it is to get involved is particularly encouraging. As the summer approaches, I have heard exciting plans from countless individuals. From visiting remote corners of the globe to working with Durham’s homeless to researching cutting-edge medical innovations, it seems that more people than ever are branching out of traditional paths to find that “once-in-a-lifetime” experience, wherever in the world they may be. One of my most meaningful experiences at Duke has been as a resident adviser for first-year students. I have seen my 34 residents go from being new and lost Dukies to confident leaders. They have become involved in everything from poverty in North Carolina to global health. As everyone gets ready for the summer and registers for sophomore classes, I only hope these new passions stay alive. Duke as an institution seems to be doing its best to help. Hearing about all the new summer opportunities through DukeEngage makes me wish I was not graduating. The amount of money for students to research and travel here is shocking. In the Community Service Center and the Office ofStudent Activities and Facilities alone, there are more than 20 full-time staff members available to support ideas for student programs and causes ofchoice. The challenge is to avoid the classic problem that Lou Holtz describes—that “when all is said and done, more is said than done.” I hope over the next few years, students at Duke can somehow harness all of the recent bursts of activity and translate them into sustained energy and involvement. Just think what this place would be like if in the next three years the campus community can put the same amount of energy into making a difference as we have put into everything surrounding the lacrosse debacle over the past few years. Speaking at commencement here four years ago, former Secretary ofState Madeline Albright said, “The principle is simply this—that every individual counts.” Her words inspired and excited me four years ago as I got ready to start my time at Duke. This school has helped me see how true that idea is. There is no reason to simply grab the cookie or free piece of pizza at the plaza table, sign the petition to fix some global injustice and go back to thinking about evening plans. With only a little extra investment, we can support each other’s ideas, take advantage of all the resources Duke offers and actually see real changes—even on global issues that are way too big for any one individual or group to take on alone. In her commencement address, Albright concluded by instructing graduates: “From this day forward, you will have to rely not on grades or guidance from professors to tell you how you are doing and where you stand. You will have to rely, instead, on an inner compass; and whether that compass is true will determine whether you become a drifter who is blown about by every breeze or a doer, able to chart your own course and unafraid, when necessary, to set sail against the strongest wind.” It does not matter whether you are graduating or have time left at Duke. This is our chance to be the doers. ”

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David Fiocco is a Trinity senior. This is hisfinal column.

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THE CHRONICLE

MONDAY, APRIL 14,2008

ANNUAL PUBLIC ETHICS SPRING SYMPOSIUM

ON THE BORDER OF ORDER Contemporary U.S. Immigration Principles and Policies

Disaffection with the deadlock in U.S. immigration policy is widespread. These concerns are rooted in competing claims about human rights and the rule of law, social order and national identity, and the economic and civic dimensions of citizenship. The symposium gathers scholars, policymakers, and community leaders to assess the principles at stake in national policy debates, the meaning of citizenship at the state and local level, and the implications for social cohesion of large-scale demographic change.

12:15 p.m. Welcome and Introduction Noah Pickus, Kenan Institute for Ethics and Sanford Institute of Public Policy Noon

12:15 -1:30 p.m. Immigration's Future: Amnesty, Enforcement, Guest Workers, and Beyond Tamar Jacoby, ImmigrationWorks USA (Presenter)

Hiroshi Motomura, University of North Carolina School of Law (Respondent) Carol Swain, Vanderbilt University Law School (Respondent)

The symposium is made possible by support from the Matt and Susan Mackowski Fund. v

Gunther Reck, Department of History and Sanford Institute of Public Policy (Chair)

The Kenan Institute for Ethics is grateful to the Sarah R Duke Gardens for the use of the Doris Duke Center.

1:45 3:00 p.m. Good Neighbors and Citizens:

The symposium is cosponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for International Affairs, the Center for Documentary Studies, Latino/a Studies, the Office of the Dean of Arts & Sciences, the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy, the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security, the Wildacres Leadership Initiative, and the Department of Political Science.

This event is free and open to the public. Participants may attend all or any portion of the symposium. Free parking is available at the Doris Duke Center. Boxed lunches will be available starting at 11:30 a.m. on a first-come, firstserved basis.

Beyond the Legal-Illegal Debate Peter Skerry, Boston College and Brookings Institution (Presenter)

Juan Rangel, United Neighborhoods Organization (Respondent) John Herrera, Carrboro Board of Alderman (Respondent) David Schanzer, Sanford Institute of Public Policy (Chair) 3:15 4:30 p.m. Immigrant Assimilation in the United States: -

Economic, Cultural, and Civic Jake Vigdor, Sanford Institute of Public Policy (Presenter) Paula McClain, Department of Political Science (Respondent) Jose Saldivar, Latino/a Studies (Respondent)

Emilio Parrado, Department of Sociology (Chair)

Please call 919-660-3033 or e-mail kie@duke.edu for additional information.

4:30

5:00 p.m. Concluding Comments and Discussion Suzanne Shanahan, Kenan Institute for Ethics and Department of Sociology

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Noah Pickus, Kenan Institute for Ethics and Sanford Institute of Public Policy