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The OfficeofFraternity and Sorority Life’s suite in the Bryan Center will be expanded to include a collaborative space for die four Greek governing organizations, including in particular the Panhellenic Association. The room is currently devoted to postgraduate storage in the Duke Postal Operations’ Bryan Center Contract Station, and the change will not impact any students, Vice President for StudentAffairs Larry Moneta said. Moneta said he has hoped to remodel the room for use by student groups sincehe began working for the University, but he noted that Panhel’s compelling need for space won administrative support for the project this year. Any student group will be able to reserve the room for a meeting, but Panhel will have prioritized access to the space, Moneta said. Panhel is one of the largest student organizations, counting about 40 percent of female undergraduates among its members, but its leadership has been negotiating for space with administrators for years. The association currently has storage facilities in Trent Drive Hall and vies with other groups

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Kids attempt to escape therecord temperatures that hit the Triangle area this week. The heat wave started June 4 and has affected cities across themid-Atlantic and Northeast.So far, Durham hasfaced above-average temperatures every day in June. SEE PAGE 12.

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Lee Baker, associate professor ofcultural anthropology and African and American studies, has been named dean ofacademic affairs of Trinity College, Dean of Trinity College George McLendon announced Monday. Alvin Crumbliss, dean of the natural sciences and professor of chemistry, said the position was heavily advertised and the search committee looked at a broad range of applicants from which McLendon chose his administrative partner. Crumbliss said he recommended Baker for his vision for the College, administrative experience, leadership experience, appreciation for undergraduate education and strong desire and ability to work with undergraduates and faculty. Baker chaired the Arts & Sciences Council from 2005 to 2007 and is the current director of the Duke in Ghana program. A recipient of the Richard K. Lublin Distinguished Award for Teaching Excellence, SEE BAKER ON PAGE 4

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Career Center nabs new leader Former Harvard administrator to be Career Services director by

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The Career Center will be led by former director of Harvard University’s Office of Career Services William Wright-Swadel next year, Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta announced Monday. Wright-Swadel comes to the University with 25 years of experience in the field—serving in his post at Harvard for the past decade and counseling individual students in the years prior—which makes him perfect for the position of Fannie Mitchell Executive Director of Career Services, Moneta wrote in an e-mail. “Bill brings extensive experience with students who are SEE CAREER CENTER ON PAGE 12

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U.S. NEWS Obama campaigner resigns WASHINGTON A former CEO leading Barack Obama's search for a vice presidential candidate resigned abruptly Wednesday after questions about his home mortgage deals became a distraction for a candidate who argues he's not influenced by special interests. Jim Johnson's resignation came a day after Obama defended Johnson and dismissed the Republican criticism of him. "I am not vetting my V.P. search committee for their mortgages," Obama said Tuesday.

Polygamist convicted of torture MURRIETA, Calif. A self-described polygamist has been convicted of charges that he tortured and abused some of his wives and 19 children and stepchildren. A jury found 55-year-old Mansa Muhummed guilty on 25 counts Wednesday, including torturing seven of the children, abusing 12 of them and falsely imprisoning two wives. He faces seven possible life sentences.

WORLD NEWS UK top secret files left on train

BUSINESS House delays unemployment bill

LONDON Secret government documents on al-Qaida and Iraq were left on a commuter train, prompting a major police investigation into the latest in a series of embarrassing security breaches, British officials said Wednesday. The documents belonged to a senior intelligence official in the Cabinet office and were found by a passenger on a London commuter train Tuesday.The envelope was then passed to the British Broadcasting Corp. Seven pages stamped"UKTop Secret"included the latest government intelligence assessment on al-Qaida and Iraq's security forces, the BBC said.The documents were also stamped "for UK/US/Canadian and Australian eyes only." The first page was dated June 5, the BBC reported.

WASHINGTON The House Wednesday narrowly defeated a Democratic attempt to give unemployed Americans an extra three months of jobless benefits after the White House threatened to veto the bill. But Democratic leaders said they will bring the bill back for a second vote Thursday. The bill would have extended the average $3OO-a-week benefit check by 13 weeks for all unemployed Americans. Job seekers in high unemployment states like Alaska, California, Michigan and Rhode Island would have been able to get an extra 13 weeks on top of that. House Democratic leaders brought up the bill under a procedure that required a two-thirds vote for approval. The final vote was 279-144, just three votes shy of the twothirds margin, same as needed to overcome a presidential veto. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, DMd., said the vote Thursday will only need a majority for passage. "We're not going to let this sink," Hoyer said. "Our work is not done," added House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

Pakistan, US tell different stories ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Pakistan's army and the U.S. military gave widely differing accounts Wednesday of a clash on the Afghan border that left 11 Pakistani troops dead. While their forces were just a few hundred ards apart, a huge gulf existed in their views erscoring the mutual suspicion neasy allies in the war against Tonsm

China talks begin 1G Negotiators from Taiwan lina opened their first formal in almost a decade on Thursaiming to forge an agreement expanded charter flights between the sides that have had o scheduled transport links between them in 59 years. Taiwan's delegation also planned to discuss what additional help the island could provide for China's earthquake relief efforts.

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ODDS & ENDS Chinese hack gov't computers WASHINGTON Multiple congressional computers have been hacked by people working from inside China, lawmakers said Wednesday, suggesting the Chinese were seeking lists of dissidents. Two congressmen, both longtime critics of Beijing's record on human rights, said the compromised computers contained information about political dissidents from around the world. One of the lawmakers said he'd been discouraged from disclosing the computer attacks by other U.S. officials.

Real life'unicorn'found in Italy ROME

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center of its head—much like the fabled, mythi-

cal unicorn—has been spotted in a nature preserve in Italy, park officials said Wednesday. "This is fantasy becoming reality," Gilberto Tozzi, director of the Center of Natural Sciences in Prato, told The Associated Press.'The unicorn has always been a mythological animal." The 1-year-old Roe Deer—nicknamed "Unicorn"—was born in captivity in the research center's park in the Tuscan town of Prato, near Florence,Tozzi said. He is believed to have been born with a genetic flaw; his twin has two horns.

Jewelry heist worth $2 million ATTLEBORO, Mass. Thieves broke into a jewelry company over the weekend and stole up to $2 million in gold, gems and other valuables, including Super Bowl rings made for New York Giants staff members, authorities said. The thieves disabled the alarm system at E.A. Dion Inc,cut a hole in the roof and made off with a safe that weighed at least 1,000pounds. The loss was discovered Sunday by a Dion employee, who went to the business when she was unable to access her work e-mail from home, apparently because phone lines had been cut.

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Rival campaigns gear up for general election Obama presents economic plan in Raleigh by

Cate Harding THE CHRONICLE

Focusing on economic policies, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama launched his two-week “Change that works for you” tour Monday at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Ra-

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About 500 people attended the speech, including former N.C. senator John Edwards, N.C. Gov. Mike Easley, Mont. Gov. Brian Schweitzer and W. Va. Gov. Joe Manchin. At the event, which was by invitation only, Obama presented his short-term policies aimed to alleviate the problems he said middle-class Americans face under the current economic conditions.

“You don’t have to read the stock tickers or scan the headlines in the financial section to understand the seriousness of the situation we’re in right now,” he said. ‘You just have to go to Pennsylvania and listen to the man who lost his job but can’t even afford the gas to drive around and look for a new one.” Obamafocused the speech on his shortterm stimulus plan for struggling families that would include another round of tax rebates, increased unemployment benefits and a foreclosure prevention fund. He also said he plans to decrease health care premiums by $2,500, offer a $4,000 SEE OBAMA ON PAGE 6

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With Sen. Barack Obama effectively clinching the Democratic nomination last week, he and Republican presidential candidate John McCain now face a 12-week stretch until their respective party conventions in August, during which time they will focus on finding a running mate and stepping up campaign fundraising. This election features a large disparity in age and experience between the two candidates. Obama, 46, has served as senator of Illinois since 2005, while John McCain McCain, 71, has been senator of Arizona for 21 years. “Obama is unlike any of the [past two] candidates the Republicans have faced,” Professor of Political Science Peter Feaver said. “He has much wider appeal and Barack Obama has shown a lot more

charisma than past Democratic candidates. The last two Republican victories are not a good guide to defeating Obama.” Obama is the first black candidate on a major party ticket. His oratory abilities and personable demeanor have been strong points of bis campaign, noted Corinne Krupp, visiting associate professor of public policy studies. But Krupp questioned Obama’s experience—with just three years in the Senate—and whether it will be enough to address the problems affecting the country. Many said McCain might need to distance himself from the Bush administration for reasons including the president’s low approval rating stemming from the economy, high gas prices and the war in Iraq. McCain, however, has been involved in bipartisan reform and his political pundits may not be able to accuse him of being a polarizing candidate, Feaver said. Looking at the big picture, both candidates have crossover appeal that may attract voters—including North Carolinians—who are seeking a new direction. According to CNN’s electoral map, 154 SEE ELECTION ON PAGE 6

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Sen. Barack Obama explains his short-term economic stimulus plan to an invitation-only crowd ofabout 500 people Monday in Raleigh.The appearance started a two-week campaign tour focused on the economy.

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undergraduate research and enhancing our undergraduadvising system,” McLendon said. In his new role, Baker said he plans to enhance the liberal arts and science courses within the University to create a broader vision of student achievement. “I hear too much Hannah Montana,” said Baker, who has a nine-year-old daughter. “Whenever [the song] The Best ofBoth Worlds’ comes on, I think of Trinity students. They can take classes from professors committed to their research and education while taking advantage of a worldclass university. This will enhance the small college within a global university such that undergraduate students will get the best ofboth worlds.” Baker said he wants to enable all students to have the possibility to study abroad or travel internationally with Duke Engage. He also hopes to create a study abroad advising system so students can meet with someone knowledgeable about international travel to lay out their options. “There’s a top-notch crew and I’m excited to get in there and do my best,” Baker said. “I can’t fill [Thompson’s] shoes, but I look forward to shouldering the responsibility.” ate

Baker will root himself in Durham in the Fall to help McLendon assume the duties of Robert Thompson, former dean of Trinity College who announced last October that he planned to return to teaching. But Baker, a Duke professor for 13 years, said he is ready to explore the administrative side of the University. “My energy will be focused on makin g Trinity one of the best undergraduate colleges in the country,” he said. “I am happy to forgo teaching for a while.” Baker, however, said he will still teach a course in the anthropology of race in the Fall to keep in touch with students. “There’s no better way to put a pulse on each class than to he in the classroom,” he said. McLendon said in the statement that Baker proved his leadership abilities as chair of the Arts & Sciences Council and through his collection of academic awards. “We are confident that [Baker] will carry on the outstanding leadership provided by Bob Thompson in shaping curricular innovation, promoting faculty-mentored

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Cultural anthropology professor Lee Baker was appointed dean ofacademic affairs ofTrinity College Monday by Dean of Trinity College GeorgeMcLendon.

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DukeEngage spotlights civil rights by

Vanessa Kennedy THE CHRONICLE

Each Tuesday night, the 32 participants of Duke Engage in Durham gather in the Mary Lou Williams Center for a panel focusing on a different issue in Durham, designed to generate discussion and dialogue. Alice Williamson, the Durham site coordinator, said the programs offer “a broader picture of what Duke is beyond Durham.” This past Tuesday was themed “The African American Experience in Durham,” focusing in particular on Durham’s rich history with the Civil Rights Movement. The week’s panel featured three unique historical figures: Ann Atwater, a community leader and activist, William Turner, associate professor of the practice of homiletics at the Divinity School and former Durham mayor Wense Grabarek, who served from 1963 to 1971. The speakers—who were all involved in the Durham Civil Rights Movement—dislAN SOILEAUATHE CHRONICLE cussed the subject passionately, bringing varying perspectives to the floor. Communityleader andactivist Ann Atwater was one of three panelists who spoke about civil rights in Durham More than 40 years have passed since at the Mary Lou Williams Center Tuesday.The event was sponsored by the Duke Engage in Durham program. the movement, and Atwater and Grabarek still disagreed about the exact proceedgiven the opportunity to speak about gage program in Durham following the the movement. event. ings of events. “If the Mayor “It really is tan“Duke does not do nearly enough in hr -k] am [G rabare Durham. The longer I’m in Duke Engage, gible—the emo“Duke does not do nearly all of them had tion, the pain—- the more I realize that,” he said. listened to us hear it in The 32 students will meet again Thursyou enough in Durham. The lon- yourcan in the begintone,” sophday in a small group setting to further disning, then none omore Will SenEngage, the ger I’m in cuss how to apply Tuesday’s event to their of this—the nett told Grabacurrent DukeEngage projects. more I realize that.” rek. “It’s hard for protests, everyThe speakers concluded by challenging thing—would Ronald Perez, me to imagine the the DukeEngage participants to reflect on have happened,” state of relations the civil rights history ofDurham. senior where there is Atwater said. ‘You have to hope and pray that stuso The former much anger and dents will learn from the past and show hate.” mayor was adaleadership in issues like this,” Turner told mant about his position, noting that Senior Ronald Perez said he was The Chronicle. “That’s why it’s so important that student groups like this exist.” Tuesday was the first time he had been able to realize the value of the DukeEn_

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Fuqua scandal spurs policy change by

Cate Harding THE CHRONICLE

pelled and 15 received a one-year suspension and a failing grade in the course. Penalties for the offenses went into effect that

One year after the largest cheating incident in the history of the Fuqua June. School of Business, several student-led Many of the suspended students were Honor Code initiatives have been impleinternational and had been in the U.S. mented to promote an academic culture for less than a year. Bob Ekstrand, a Durof integrity. ham attorney representing 16 convicted students and a Duke lecturing fellow, told Fuqua students have been at the forefront of policies intended to promote BusinessWeek that cultural differences an understanding of the Honor Code may have contributed to the Honor Code and its possible violations that will in violations. turn foster an “Honor Culture,” said There is no specific program for interMichael Hemmerich, associate dean national students, but the Honor Code for strategy and institutional research is discussed at length during orientation, at Fuqua. The school also plans to fosHemmerich said. ter understand“Every orientation week we mg of honor policies begin“Students realized they wanted talk about how ning with orienexpect all stuand needed to be part of the we tation. dents who come “Students realfrom different solution.” ized they wanted cultures to agree Chris Privett, to become part of and needed to be part of the soluculture,” public relations specialist at the aheFuqua tion,” said Chris said. “All apFuqua School Business plicants, upon Pnvett, Fuqua’s public relations acceptance, have specialist. to acknowledge Last Spring, the Universityjudicial Board that they have read and agreed to the Honbegan investigating 22 separate cases involv- or Code, whether they are international or ing 38 Masters of Business Administration domestic.” program students for allegedly collaboratOne initiative slated for Fall is the ading on a take-home test in a required first- dition of student Honor Code representayear course. tives to the six sections of Fuqua. Four students were found not guilty, and “Classmates are assigned as repreof the 34 convicted students, nine were ex- sentatives, and this allows students to

»What's new? The Fuqua School of Business will add student Honor Code representatives to the six sections of the school. Also, first- and second-year classes will publicly sign the Honor Code.

»Why the changes? Fuqua students have taken the lead in .promoting the school's Honor Code in the year since last April's cheating scandal that led to nine expulsions and 15 suspensions. »What's next? Many of the students involved were international students, and some are still deciding whether to return to Fuqua in the Fall. have a visible reminder of the Honor Code policies,” Hemmerich said. “Also, it allows students who have questions about what might be a violation, or if they have seen something that might be SEE

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Bonfield to be named city manager Tom Bonfield, city manager of Pensacola, Fla., will replace outgoing Durham City Manager Patrick Baker Sept. 1, officials announced in a press conference June 3. Baker will become the city attorney when Bonfield steps into his position. “I got to see firsthand [the City Council’s] passion and their vision and their dreams for this community,” Bonfield said at the press conference, according to The (Raleigh) News and Observer. “And it got me excited. That’s what turned the tide for me to say, ‘Yes, this is a place I want to be a part of, this is a place I would love an opportunity to try to make a difference in.” Bonfield’s five-year contract will include a salary of $178,000 and a living stipend of no more than $6,000. He has worked in city government for 30 years, 10 of which were in his last position in Pensacola. Although Bonfield was previously a finalist for office, he initially dropped out because he did not want to upset his employer by going public, The N&O reported. The committee re-approached Bonfield, however, when they could not decide on a candidate from the other finalists. Bonfield will step into a position that has received some criticism during Baker’s tenure in the past three years, including for social blunders such as a landfill fire that burned for two weeks and high levels of lead detected in Durham’s drinking water. Baker is also one of 14 defendants cited in a civil rights suit by the three formerly indicted members of the 20062007 men’s lacrosse team.

—from staffreports Phishing scam reels more users Duke WebMail users received messages Monday night related to an e-mail scam requesting users’ Net IDs and passwords, Office ofInformation Technology personnel confirmed. Duke, as well as nearly a dozen universities in the country, has fallen prey to phishing attacks in a series of isolated incidents since mid-January. “Our security office folks say there was a wave of phishing [Monday] night... hut they believe they caught and blocked it pretty early on,” William Cannon, OlT’s senior communications strategist, wrote in an e-mail. Monday’s bogus e-mails affected a small percentage of Duke users, and only one WebMail account was compromised, said Hilary Culbertson, OlT’s web operations specialist, adding that OIT did not have an exact count of e-mails that were sent in the attack. Hackers probably exploit the account information to send spam mail from the users’ account, Culbertson said. Although identity theft and fund stealing have been linked to past phishing attacks, Culbertson noted that Duke WebMail users have not suffered such high-scale repercussions from these attacks. OIT has responded to the attacks by monitoring e-mail activity and identifying cases of mass spam mail, she said. Culbertson added that OIT would never ask for a username or password nor threaten to delete accounts without reason “We have programs that track the email usage on campus and [if] the account looks suspicious the program will automatically lock the user’s WebMail account and we’ll contact the user,” she said. —by Shuchi Parikh

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The Officeof Fraternity and SororityLife will be expanding this Fall into a portion ofthe area adjacent to its current Bryan Center office.Sororities will be givenpriority access to the space.

for neutral spaces like the Bryan Center’s Von Canon rooms to hold weekly chapter meetings. Panhel President Rachel Nordlinger, a senior, said she looks forward to interacting with the other Greek governing organizations in the new space. “This is a great first step,” she said. “Working with other councils is a huge goal of Panhel’s so the fact that we’re all together in that space is an exciting opportunity.” Although the renovation is too small to accommodate an entire chapter, Moneta said he envisions the space as a place where sororities’ composite pictures can be hung and executive boards can meet.

Nordlinger added that Panhel’s next step will be lobbying administrators for space on “New Campus,” and

Moneta said die association’s need for space will be a priority as plans for construction are finalized. Although the space allotted in the Bryan Center provides a quick fix for Panhel, “New Campus” will present long-awaited expansion opportunities for many student groups, Dean of Undergraduate Education Steve Nowicki said. “What we tried to do with Panhel was to just find an immediate solution,” he said. “This is the tip of what I hope is just an iceberg of us trying to configure space for [student groups]. ‘New Campus’ will allow us to do a lot of that, but I didn’t want us to wait.” Former Duke Student Gov-

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president Paul Slattery, Trinity ’OB, said Panhel’s need for space is so pressing that DSG offered their office in the Bryan Center to the association, which the chapters declined. “This doesn’t correct the fact that [sororities] don’t really have a viable social space that’s theirs,” he said. “What we don’t want is for [administrators] to go, ‘Oh, the Panhel space issue is resolved now.’” Slattery added that with “New Campus” still decades from completion, space for sororities in the interim is invaluable. “I think it’s encouraging that in the short dme frame before ‘New Campus’ is finished—meaning about 75 years—the University has made a move.” ernment

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ELECTION from page 3 electoral votes are up for grabs while an additional 106 votes are labeled as leaning toward either candidate. North Carolina—which has voted for a Republican candidate for the past 40 years—is listed as favoring McClain. But some said it is still uncertain whether North Carolina go Republican this November. “[We] cannot label states red or blue this election. The winds have changed,” Krupp said. Obama captured the majority of the vote in the N.C. Democratic primary in May. He has garnered a large following among college students across the country and won the majority of counties in North Carolina that house major colleges and universities. Voter turnout among college students rose from 9 percent in 2004 to 14 percent in this year’s primary. “Historically students do not vote in primary elections but this year had a high turnout—Obama evokes students to vote,” said Douglas Massengill, president of the North Carolina Federation of College Democrats and a junior at North Carolina State University. North Carolina is also home to Fort Bragg, the second-largest military base in the country, which makes McCain —a former prisoner of war—popular among older citizens who are pro-military. Additionally, there was an increase in the black voter turnout in this year’s primary, which could work in Obama’s favor. North Carolina may not be the only slate to look out for in this election as the nation may undergo changes in its political landscape, some experts said. “[The Electoral College map] is asymmetric, which is positive for Democrats,” said John Aldrich, Duke’s Pfizer-Pratt University professor of political science. “More states such as Arkansas, Virginia and North Carolina could play a bigger role.”

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Plans to create a $4,000 tax credit to cover cost of tuition. Plans to emphasize pre-kindergarten education and to support the schools that perform poorly in testing for the

Plans to allow parents to choose the public school for their kids, and changing test requirements for the NCLB act.

No Child Left Behind act. Healthcare

# Believes that it is "strategically and morally essential... to support the Government of Iraq to become capable of governing itself and safeguarding its people," according to his campaign website. Strongly disagree with removal of troops

before that has occurred.

Supports abortion rights and supported gay rights as an Illinois GOP presidential candidate Sen. John McCain speaks at a May town hall meeting in Cleveland.

OBAMA from page 3 annual grant for students who participate in community or national service and reform the tax code and bankruptcy laws. Obama called the Bush administration’s fiscal policies “the most irresponsible in history” and said the economic crisis was brought on not by a flaw in the business cycle, but by a misguided philosophy. “For eight long years, our president sacrificed investments in health care and education and energy and infrastructure on the altar of tax breaks for big corporations and wealthy CEOs—trillions of dollars in giveaways that proved neither compassionate nor conservative,” he said. He also urged voters to embrace change. Obama said electing Republican presiden-

Opposes abortion rights and gay marriage.

Senator Source: www.barackobama.com;www.johnmccain.com tial candidate John McCain in November we’ve kept our economy strong and comwould simply be a continuation of George petitive by making the decision to expand Bush’s policies. opportunity outward, to grow our middleclass, to invest Obama conm ceded that the innovation “I know that this nation has economic proband most imporlems did not befaced such fundamental tantly, to invest in the education gin with the Bush change before, and each time and administration well-being and likely will not we’ve kept our economy strong of our workers,” he said. disappear when and competitive...” he leaves office. A nurse from N.C., But he said he Pittsboro, Sen. Barack Obama, remains hopeful who is a mother that the AmeriDemocratic presidential nominee of four and a can people’s hard lifelong Republican, introduced work and ingeObama’s speech nuity will lead to by telling how she has struggled to pay economic prosperity. “I know that this nation has faced such for the increasing costs of health care, gas fundamental change before, and each time and education. She said she believes he is

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The Officeof Fraternity andSororityLife will be expanding this Fall into a portion of the area adjacent to its current Bryan Center office. Sororities will be given priority access to the space.

GREEK SPACE from pajel for neutral spaces like the Bryan Center’s Von Canon rooms to hold weekly chapter meetings. Panhel President Rachel Nordlinger, a senior, said she looks forward to interacting with the other Greek governing organizations in the new space. “This is a great first step,” she said. “Working with other councils is a huge goal of Panhel’s so the fact that we’re all together in that space is an exciting opportunity.” Although the renovation is too small to accommodate an entire chapter, Moneta said he envisions the space as a place where sororities’ composite pictures can be hung and executive boards can meet.

Nordlinger added that Panhel’s next step will be lobbying administrators for space on “New Campus,” and

Moneta said the association’s need for space will be a priority as plans for construction are finalized. Although the space allotted in the Bryan Center provides a quick fix for Panhel, “New Campus” will present long-awaited expansion opportunities for many student groups, Dean of Undergraduate Education Steve Nowicki said. “What we tried to do with Panhel was to just find an immediate solution,” he said. “This is the tip of what I hope is just an iceberg of us trying to configure space for [student groups]. ‘New Campus’ will allow us to do a lot of that, but I didn’t want us to wait.” Former Duke Student Gov-

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BULL DURHAM from page 1 Park, the former home of the city’s minor league baseball team for 68 years. But the critically acclaimed film is not commonly associated with Durham itself, Nowicki noted. “Students may not associate the movie with Durham’s sense of community that opens itselfup to the outside, which I think is actually part of what Durham has,” he said. But those students who have seen the film have formed their own opinions about it and their college town. For Durham native Becki Feinglos, a sophomore, the movie represents the old Durham ballpark and memories of Southern culture. “I get excited when I see the Bojangles’ ad on the side of the baseball park in the movie,” she said. A fan of the film since age five, club baseball President Brad Corriher, a junior, said “Bull Durham” is an accurate portrayal of what goes into the game beyond the action on the field. “I think (Costner’s character] is somebody that almost any ballplayer idolizes and is the epitome of somebody with a high baseball IQ: a ‘layman’s ballplayer,’” Corriher said. n celebraof the nniveriry, Costand ■r s band ode r n West are

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dependence Day with a concert at the Durbigger ballpark and it was time for a newer stadium.” ham Bulls Athletic Park. for the TriIn February, representatives from City “This is really exciting angle,” Durham Bulls General Manager Council approved the use of the renovated site as a training facility for Minor League Mike Birling said. “Our season-long celBaseball and beginning in the 2009 season, of the 20th of ‘Bull anniversary ebration it will be the home field for North Carolina Durham’ couldn’t have a better highlight than bringing Kevin Costner back Central University. Ballpark officials also said they are to Durham.” considering buildHe said it is mg a fbU-mi ion hard to compare [Aside] from Duke, Durham National Minor the Durham of League Baseball the past to the doesn’t have anything else Museum next to Durham of now the stadium. Half because the they can hang their hat on of the funding game itself has besides the Bulls.” for the museum The changed Bulls are now a Brad Corriher, project will come from city, state and team, Triple-A club a baseball president, junior federal resources the highest rankand the rest will ing in the minor ceme from Minor leagues, and playMickle, downsaid Joy Baseball, have to work other the offLeague ers often jobs in season. But the team still holds the same town development coordinator for Durrole of promoting unity among Durham’s ham’s Office of Economic and Workforce citizens, Corriher said. Development. “We want to have it as a [place for] “[Aside] from Duke, Durham doesn’t have anything else they can hang their hat multi-purpose use, but we don’t want to on besides the Bulls,” he said. “It gives the do hare-bones work,” former City Manager Patrick Baker said. “We want something the city a face, which can be said for many other minor league baseball teams and smaller community can be proud of.” cities.” The Durham Athletic Park plans to In honor of the movie’s anniversary and start its construction stage in July and the team’s first ballpark, city officials broke end in February, Mickle said. It will have new fields, new seats, new clubhouses ground late April on a |5-million restoration of the neglected Durham Athletic and new paint. City Council members Park. said the city most recently dealt with the Durham Athletic Park six years ago, Park] Durham Athletic was re“[The built in 1940 [after a 1939 fire that dewhen it spent $BO,OOO on cosmetic touchstroyed the original park]. It had come ups like painting. to a point where it had run its lifespan,” Members added that they hope the Park’s renovation and its new function as said Matt DeMargel, director of media relations and promotions for the Durham a community gathering place will attract Bulls. “With the Bulls anticipating the crowds and promote development in the move to Triple-A, we were going to need a Bull City. “

FUQUA from page 5 a violation, to have a student they can talk to.” First- and second-year classes will also publicly sign the Honor Code, an idea that originated from first-year students in the Integrative Leadership Experience program. Administrators said they think the student-led initiatives are promising, but some students involved in the scandal are still deciding whether to return to Fuqua in the Fall. Kevin, a suspended international student who declined to give his last name, said he was not aware that Fuqua had adopted new initiatives, but added that the programs did not change his opinion of the school. He described the Honor Code as “legalistic” and “hypocritical,” and said he will not return to Fuqua in the Fall. “Most international students believe that the U.S. has the most advanced systems in every field,” he wrote in an e-mail. “I am sorry to say [that] my opinion about Fuqua’s system is that I don’t believe in the system. From my experience, I doubt its rightness and effective-

ness.” Another suspended international student, who declined to give his name, said he and others are busy renewing their visas, which expired during theirsuspension from the University as several also awaited appeal decisions. lihe student said he is excited to be rejoining the Fuqua community in the Fall. “I still love the school very much and hope that I can return to it without any trouble,” the student wrote in an e-mail. “We have gone through a lot of

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Duke golfer Michael Quagliano qualified U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, Calif, by shooting an 11under at a sectional qualifier last week, joining Duke alumni Joe Ogilvie and Kevin Streelman in the field. The Chronicle was given permission by mgagolf.org to print Quagliano’s running diary, as told to Dan Berger.

for this week’s

Tuesday; Culture shock Yesterday was the first day that Torrey Pines really felt like a U.S. Open site. I went out and played the back nine this morning, and the crowds were much larger than they were over the weekend, which of course means I get to sign more autographs! I signed somewhere between 50 and 100 today, and I really enjoy signing for kids. Security was also tightened up—my parents have to go through metal detectors to get on the grounds, and were told they can’t bring a backpack or mobile phone out on the course. As for me, I played alone for the first seven holes until we bumped into Rob Rashell, a pro from Washington. He had a group with him that consisted ofhis coach and his caddie, who all were affiliated with University of Washington. My current coach at Duke, O.D. Vincent, has ties to those guys, so it was fun to play a couple holes with them. Major development of the day: I’m thinking about playing with metal spikes for the first time. The reason is that the grass is cut so perfecdy and I want to have as much stability and traction as possible. I’m also learning that I definitely need to stay out of the greenside bunkers as much as possible. With all the new sand they put in, just about any ball that you hit into those bunkers ends up plugged.

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I arrived my 7:11 practice ro tee time yes expecting with Retief v en and B« Crane. Relief was thei and greet me on the Crane did n and in his p) year-old Soi a European from Deni 28th on th SEE

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JuniorNate Freiman (top) and incoming freshmen Brian Litwin and Eric Pfisterer were ail selected in theMajor League Baseball Draft last Thursday.All three will play for theBlue Devils instead next year.

Coming out of high school as a highlytouted right-handed pitcher, Nate Freiman was ultimately passed over in the 2005 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft because of signability issues—that is, the scouts knew he would almost definitely honor his commitment to Duke. Freiman was finally drafted last Friday in the 28th round by the Texas Rangers and, not surprisingly, is doing what the clubs expected him to do three years ago. He’s returning to Duke for his senior season. “I expect him to be back, and I think that had a lot to do with where he was drafted,” said head coach Sean McNally, who talked with Freiman after the draft. “His academic career is of such importance to him, and I think the scouts knew he was planning on being here for four years.” Incoming freshmen Eric Pfisterer was selected in the 15th round by the Cincinnati Reds and Brian Lilwin was picked in the 18th round by the Pittsburgh Pirates, but both will move into their East Campus dorm rooms in the fall, McNally said. Freiman is well on his way to becoming one of Duke’s top career hitters, and will have another season to mount an assault on the school’s record books. Last year, he led Duke with a .381 batting average, 11 home runs and 46 RBI, all while missing 17 games due to injury. He is second on Duke’s alltime batting average list and 11th in home runs, 19 behind the leader. The 6-foot-8 Freiman, playing for the Orleans Cardinals in the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League over the summer, was originally billed as a pitcher in high school, SEE BASEBALL ON PAGE 10

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Mitch granted basketball release

Redshirt junior Brittany Mitch was granted a release from Duke’s basketball team, the program announced Wednesday. She plans to remain at Duke, graduate in December and use her two years of remaining basketball eligibilty at her graduate school of choice. The shooting guard averaged 2.0 points per game and played in 23 contests last season, which was head coach Joanne P. McCallie’s first year at the helm of the Blue Devils. As a redshirt freshman in 2006-2007 under former head coach Gail Goestenkors, Mitch played in all but one game and averaged 3.3 points and 1.9 rebounds per game. “I enjoyed coaching Brittany this season, but understand and support her decision,” McCallie said in a statement. Mitch started five of Duke’s first six games last season. She averaged 10.3 minutes per game, but after ACC play started in January, she played only 48 minutes in 21 games and did not play in 12 of them. Mitch is the second Blue Devil to leave the team in the last year. Senior guard Emily Waner took a leave of absence from the team in February and did not return for the rest of the season. She did not travel with the team and sat on the bench in street clothes during home games

—from staffreports

Brittany Mitch was given a release from theDuke program Wednesday. The academic senior will graduate in December and use herremaining eligibility at a graduate school.

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QUAGLIANO from page 9 Tour Order of Merit this year, and has two career wins. Soren and I hit it off very well, especially since Relief was all business. He was very focused on his practice round and actually decided to stop after eight holes. Soren and I carried on and played a full round, and I learned so much. Soren told me that the most pros don’t beat themselves up 100 much during practice rounds or even keep score...they just use practice to get a lay of the land. “Be loose, be relaxed and don’t beat your body up too much,” he said, and I followed his advice. 1 didn’t hit too many balls out of the rough, and generally I Just dropped balls down in various spots that would give me an idea of how the course will play (luring the championship. It’s less about shotmaking and more about course strategy. When we reached the par-five 18th hole,

the grandstand was nearly full, and Soren challenged me to two contests. The first was that we would try to hit the 573-yard hole in two shots (which I don’t plan to do during the championship). From 275 yards out, I hit what I thought was a great shot. It landed on the green beyond the flagstick, but then, U.S. Open conditions showed their teeth. My ball came to a stop, then began to roll back from behind the pin all the way down and into the water! The crowd applauded when we tried those shots. But what made them laugh, roar and cheer was the next contest: skipping a ball across the pond in front of the green. Soren went first and hit a ball that skipped all the way across the water to the left of the green, rolled up the embankment and then back down and into the water.

The crowd was having a good time. Now it was my turn. Soren gave me a couple tips on how to

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Blue Devil senior Michael Quagliano will compete in the U.S.Open at Torrey Pines, which starts Thursday.

make the green, but just before it reached the far end of the pond, it lost steam and disappeared. It was amazing that I was able to even qualify for the U.S Open. I believe that if I continue to work hard and keep playing in

BASEBALL from page 9

Despite being drafted in the 28th round by the Texas Rangers lastThursday, first baseman NateFreiman will return to Duke for his senioryear.

but he and his family decided with McNally that he would only be a position player in college after he had arm problems in his freshman year. His potential at the plate makes McNally believe that he can compete with the best in the country in the 2009 Draft. “He can go in the first five rounds, especially playing in our league,” McNally said. “There’s no greater exposure than the ACC, and there’s no greater test. He’ll be challenged. There will be a target on him as a middle-of-the-order hitter, but I think he’s got opportunity to go really high next year.” Pfisterer and Litwin were the only two players in Duke’s seven-person recruiting class to be drafted. Before the draft, McNally thought as many as six could have been picked. Pfisterer, a left-handed pitcher and first baseman from Saddle River, N.J., recently helped lead Don Bosco Prep to an undefeated season and state championship. Litwin is an

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outfielder and third baseman from Hickory, N.C. He was ranked the No. 2 player in North Carolina by Perfect Game last year. draft stocks of Pfisterer, Li twin and the rest of McNally’s third recruiting class were likely affected by their solid commitments to Duke. “The signability issue absolutely factors in with Duke, or Vanderbilt orStanford,” McNally said. “Kids are clearly going to college, and they’re going to college for something more than the athletic experience. Certainly, there’s a different scenario than if a guy signed with a JUCO or something like that.” CORRECTION In the June 5 column "The White stuff for Cutcliffe and Duke," ! t was incorrectly stated that Kevin White's son, Michael, played for David Cutcliffe at Missis^' 1 played basketball. *

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CAREER CENTER from page 1 incredibly talented high-achievers with incredibly diverse interests,” Moneta wrote in the e-mail. “This is a great fit for Duke students.” Wright-Swadel will replace Sheila Curran, who is leaving the University to start a consulting firm geared towards the needs of career services offices, Chris Heltne, director of communications for student affairs, wrote in an e-mail. During his tenure, Wright-Swadel hopes Duke students will get in the habit of taking advantage of the Career Center’s resources early and often, he said in the

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The heat wave that hit the Triangle with triple-digit temperatures over the past week is finally dissipating, WRAL meteorologist Mike Maze said Wednesday. A cold front moved through the region Wednesday and highs for next week will be in the mid-to-high 80s.

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“Duke’s diverse group of students need access to an effective career community if they are to develop the balance of dreams and reality necessary to set and achieve goals across a lifetime,” he said in the statement.

The diversity of the Duke student body makes an individualized approach to career services paramount, he added. “The CareerCenter will work with each student to really find out who he or she is, to activate that person, and to include and bring out as much of that person as possible in the choices they make throughout their college experience,” Wright-Swadel said in the statement. “The goal is to enhance their education: to first broaden their exposure to new experiences consistent with their interests and then to focus their efforts in the right place, at the right time.” When deciding between candidates for the position, administrators relied upon feedback from consumers of the Career Center’s services. Students were involved in all aspects of the search for a director, reviewing ap-

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plications, lunching with candidates and conducting interviews. Vice President of Student Affairs Lauren Maisel, a senior who interviewed all candidates considered for the position except for Wright-Swadel, said student feedback was essential to the process. “The Career Center is so essential to Duke’s mission that having students involved is critical to picking someone who will work well with Duke students,” she said. Over the course of the process, the breadth of professions presented at the

Career Fair, the extension of the Career Center’s hours and the expansion of counseling services for freshmen emerged as issues of particular importance to students, Maisel said. She added that from what she has heard, Wright-Swadel was the candidate who spoke most directly to those concerns. “From my perspective, I was looking for someone who would actively solicit student feedback and student opinions before making any of these important changes,” Maisel said. “I look forward to working with [Wright-Swadel].”

date of 96 degrees. Temperatures reached 100 degrees Tuesday for the fourth day in a row and broke the previous record forjune 10 of 97 degrees. Every day in June so far has reached temperatures higher than the month’s averages—usually in the mid-80s. Students in the Anderson andAlexander apartments on Central Campus have been bearing the heat since Saturday, when their air conditioning went out, according to an e-mail from Terry Lynch, assistant dean of staff development and Central Campus for Residence Life and Housing Services. Air conditioning will be out until early next week, Lynch said. Residence Life and Housing Services officials suggested students in those apartments spend time in Central’s computer labs and in the air-conditioned Devil’s Den. WRAL Chief Meteorologist Greg Fishel said there are no more 100-degree days in the immediate future, and the cool down could manifest itself in isolated late-aftemoon thunderstorms and hail as heat and moisture are pushed up into the atmosphere. —from staff reports

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gas. Other attendants directed traffic in front ofeach lot Almost every Duke student commutes to campus over the summer and most use a functional DukeCard or $240 pass to park in one of the front lots of the Blue Zone—except, of course, when they are reserved for visitors. The front lots were reserved for graduates and guests, while students were forced to park in the back lots of the Blue Zone, lengthening the walk to campus in the middle of a heat wave when, in fact, the back lots ofthe Blue Zone are somedmes even closer to Cameron. Duke students should be allowed to park in the front left lot of the Blue Zone and

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groups will have priority reserving the location, other student organizations will be permitted to use the room, potentially diminishing Panstatus hel s feeling of quo, a nc j., ownership over St3JloCiltOri2Li meeting the space. room insuffiit would be ideal Though 50 students is for 40 to for each chapter to have its cient. own room—a possibility to Panhel is one of the largest undergraduate student consider as Central Campus organizations on campus, with planning moves forward—at 40 percent of undergraduate minimum, and in the interim, Panhel needs space to consider women affiliated with a Panhel sorority, yet it has minimal its own. Although this space will almost certainly foster collaboofficial space. The room will not be able fit ration among the Greek counall the members of nine of the cils the University’s offer lacks 10 -sororities for their chapter accurate estimation ofPanhel’s needs, which were some of the meeting —much less also provide space for recruitment or most compelling for space alstorage purposes. It is debatable, lotments, and will likely leave then, how functional the room women in the University’s 10 will prove. Although Panhel chapters wanting.

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the University should rope off a select number of spots in the second lot, too. Instead of hiring multiple parking attendants, Duke can use just one to block the front lot to everyone but students. There will still be ample room for visitors, and their comfort will not be at the expense of that of the students. At the very least, Parking and Transportation Services should e-mail summer school students to alert them of probable delays in transportation so students can budget their time appropriately. It’s frustrating enough to drive around and make an even further walk to campus in the sweltering heat. It’s even worse when you walk into class 10 minutes late because there were no parking spots.

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8:04 a.m.-2:54 p.m. Ms. Jiang: “Where have you been Lhe past two weeks?” E: “In jail. My cousin was shot in front of me and I had to go to court.” J (writes in notebook): “No one believes in me. I have no one.” z: “i broke up angela jiang wit my boo J, cuz or guest Column the seven Bs.” Ms. Jiang: “What?” Z: ‘“Books before boys because boys bring babies.’” Ms. Jiang; “C, you’re lucky D didn’tpress charges after you mooned her” (after C moons D at the end of seventh period). Within seven hours, I am the best teacher and the worst teacher. I can make significant gains with some students, and lose others to gang activity or pregnancy. I will feel happy because a student called me undercooked (raw), satisfied because I “steady treated” another student, or angry because eighth period went by and nothing was accomplished because of a worm fight. Freshmen are tough. Think about how you were your freshman year of high school. Now couple that with crack, gangs, violence, pregnancy, and death. Let me tell the story of one student, whom I will call L. L came fifteen minutes late on the first day of school. Wanting to be the firm first year teacher I was trained to be over the summer, I say to my 6-foot-5-inch, 200-pound linebacker student, “What makes you think it’s OK to come late to my class?” L replies, “The bus was late.” I say, “There is a bus that arrives every 10 minutes. You need to get out of bed in time to catch the earlier one. Do you need me to call you and wake you up tomorrow morning until you learn how to man up?” L raises his hand like he is about to hit me. He stands in my personal space. I can’t even remember the look I gave him, but I imagine it was some mixture offear and shock. In any case, it must have worked because L took bis seat. That Saturday, I went to the football season opener. L is the only freshman on the varsity team, and I cheer as loudly as possible... something I picked up cheering on Duke in Cameron. L’s parents are not there. His dad is in jail

Starting the next week, L comes on time to class and sees me after school to get extra help. One month later, L finds out his girlfriend is pregnant Two months later, L is handcuffed and taken away from school for selling marijuana. He calls me a week after the arrest, telling me that he was watching “Dangerous Minds” and thought of me. My first feeling was happiness—l always wanted to be Michelle Pfeiffer. But then I realized that this is L’s life. This is all he knows. This is not a movie, and I am definitely not Michelle. It is my job to give him the tools he needs so he doesn’t have to try and support a family by selling drugs. This was the first time I felt like a failure. And definitely not the last. This entire year has been like a constant battle with inadequate ammunition. However, with the passion and resilience I gained at Duke, I always seem to find support somewhere. Two recent events gave me strength to bounce back. Item one, a speech from a fellow Teach for America teacher: “I am reminded that this same feeling of inadequacy is what pushes us forward, to be better, to be more. We decidedly do not suffer from the complacency disease, which can often constitute a raging epidemic in our school communities. “We work and work and work to become better teachers for our students... this underlying thought pervades: ‘How can I make my children smarter? How can I make my children smarter?’ “Because I started out with the wrong question—it’s not about me, it’s about my students—and it’s not about why, but how. How can I make my children smarter? How can we provide them with opportunities?” Item two: I called a student’s home today because he hasn’t been in school for the past three weeks. Turns out he’s been taking care of his newly born daughter. He’s 15. But on the phone, he still had the same charismatic voice, the same hope and determination. The last thing he said to me on the phone was, “I’ll be back.” If he still has hope, so should I. I’ll be back.

Angela Jiang, Trinity ’O7, justfinished herfirst year

of teaching ninth grade biology with Teach for America in Chicago. She will write a bi-weekly column beginning in the Fall.

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entirely i national dislike for Canada. Don’t ask me why, or when or how it started; all I know is that somehow, Canada has become my personal fall-guy, die diing I can blame for just about anything that goes wrong. So it almost feels strange '--i now to have an actually legitimate reason to criticize our SB/S neighlxirs to the chillv north. must confess that I have an

, and for once it isn’t a •J joke: WfaMß vSSttSSS'? Canada has decided to put 111,1 tlie freedom of speech, and of the press, on trial. Oliver sherouse In October of 2006, a you tell me magazine called Maclean’s ran an excerpt from a book called “America Alone: The End of die World as We Know It,” which was written by a man namedMark Steyn. The topic was Islam and fundamentalist Islamic extremism. Now, Steyn is a bit of a blowhard, and it’s not surprising that the printing of this excerpt caused something of a stir in Canada, resulting in the printing of some 25-odd letters to the editor. It might not even be surprising if the paper had been sued for libel, although in my uneducated opinion such a case would have been difficult to prove. What is surprising is that Steyn and Maclean’s were assaulted not just in the public forums, nor in the courts, but in a parallel legal system, with power to fine and impose orders, but free from traditional frivolities like evidence, due process or juries. This parallel system is called the Human Rights Tribunal. The charge? Subjecting Canadian Muslims “to hatred and contempt.” Now a briefaside: I’m not here to defend Steyn (whom I actually consider more than a bit of a blowhard) or his book. You can find the excerpt on Maclean’s Web site and judge for yourself. Suffice to say it doesn’t call for violence, segregation or anything beyond the pale of normal argument Enough said. A Maclean’s reporter live-blogged the bizarre five-day hearing last week, which I followed with some interest. The defense duly noted in its opening statement the legal strategies disallowed by the statute in question, including innocent intent, fair comment, public interest, responsible journalism and truth. Other highlights included the “expert” testimony of a scholar of “Bollywood” films, and a farcical attempt by the complainants not to testily, until the defense threatened to call one of them as a hostile witness. To call it a kangaroo court would be a dishonor to the good Captain. The three judges of the Tribunal have not (as of Wednesday night) handed down a ruling, but it doesn’t really matter what they say. That the nonsense has carried on this far is disturbing enough. And why am I getting so worked up about this crazy Canadian court case? Why not just roll my eyes and sigh “Oh, Canada” (as I am wont to do)? It’s because, despite my irrational dislike of Canada, I know no other nation is so close. Not just geographically—obviously Mexico ties on that score—but in terms of our culture and our values. And now they’ve got an all-powerful panel set up to decide when speech gets a little too free. When the press gets a little too free. It frightens me. And it frightens me to see our fellow universities seem to be falling prey to the same kind of temptation, restricting freedom of expression with “speech codes.” Take, for example, Tufts University, which decrees that “unwelcomed communications such as phone calls, misuse ofmessage boards, e-mail messages and other behaviors calculated to annoy, embarrass or distress are harassing behavior and are prohibited.” Read that again: Annoyance is forbidden. Annoyance. Some schools like Valdosta State University are kind enough to provide a “Free Speech Zone,” providing you book it two days in advance for the two hours a day it’s open. How we got from the First Amendment to a “Free Speech Zone,” it pains me to consider. Thankfully, Duke has yet to go for any of this nonsense—we even have a “Green” rating from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, a free speech watchdog that monitors such things. If we ever move in that direction you may look to hear ofit here. But right now there’s no immediate clanger. But the danger is real, and we have to be aware of it and stand ready to recognize it if and when it comes. After all, if we can’t say exacdy what we think, we might as well be living in Canada. ?

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much, too much. This place has so many flavors, smells and tastes, but I’m beginning to get used to them. I still wake up with the heat of dawn, but I’m starting to get enough sleep, and my host mother —the woman is a saint—makes sures that I’m eating enough. I’m also eating yOUSGI more eggs than Rocky t[)g e forma tion because she knows 1 like

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protein. That said, my mucus is still permanently black from this city’s pollution. You take what you can get. Every morning, I wake up to the sound of a rooster, not because my host family owns any livestock, but because—in the cricket field behind the flat where I’m staying -a squatter family lives. They don’t have many possessions—a few cooking pots, a lean-two that they sleep under and a few pairs of clothes each. They share the field with the neighborhood cricket teams. When practice is in session, the family has to make sure their cow doesn’t wander into the bowling path. It’s a strange form of symbiotic coexistence, but one that seems common here. The other day, and I’m ashamed to admit this, I discovered that my host father in fact speaks perfect English. I had just been speaking too quickly too understand, and he was too shy to speak up. Now, our formerly awkward interactions which consisted of me trying to use my meager knowledge of Bangla to communicate, are much better. We hang out—and like men all over the world —

bond over sports. He taught me about cricket, and I tried

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American Football, but despite my best efforts I don’t think I managed to communicate anything more than football is sort of like rugby where a possession can only end with someone being wrestled to the ground. I realize now that football makes no sense. Yesterday, I went to Julnia —a village outside Kolkata —to interview women who are part of the microfinance Self Help Groups, which the non-profit I work for runs in the region. Only 20 kilometers from Kolkata, it is shocking how rural and isolated Julnia is. The villagers, who are considered very well-off by the standards of rural West Bengal, barely live above subsistence levels. The microfinance groups have allowed the women to start small agricultural projects and cottage industries—raising fish, keeping goats or sari weaving—but the income generation from those is minimal. The bulk ofthe village’s wealth comes from the manufacture of surgical scissors. The men of the village smelt them and then pound them into shape, so that they can be galvanized and polished at a factory in Kolkata. For them three days manufcaturing can earn them as much as a month’s work of farming. I am still shocked by the poverty here. So are the others in my group. While driving to the village, before we left Kolkata, we saw a homeless man whose skull had been broken open and whose flesh was exposed. Maybe it was a tumor; I don’t know. He was just wandering through the busy traffic. I don’t think anyone saw him. There is too much to see.

Yousef AbuGharbieh is a Trinity junior working in Kolkata, India over the summer. This column is an excerptfrom The Chrnicle’s “Reformation of Pangea” blog. AbuGharbieh will write a bi-weekly column beginning in the Fall.

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