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The crowd at Wallace Wade Stadium looked exhausted Saturday afternoon as small droves offans flocked to EMS stations around the field looking for treatment after having spent over three hours in 90-degree heat But the Blue Devils, led by a stellar offensive duo in Thaddeus Lewis and Eron Riley, never slowed down and brought their own heat against a perennially nagging Navy team —beating the Midshipmen 41 31 in their first win against the program since 2002.

With Lewis and Riley connecting for three scores in the game, they became the most productive quarterback-wide receiver combination in the history of Duke Football.

“It feels good to come out here and get a big win,” Lewis said. “Last year they got us at the end, and we felt like we didn’tfinish the game. Last week, we felt like we didn’t finish the game, and we did it today.”

A lot has changed in a year and in a week, as Duke proved it was able to close out a game against a quality opponent. In last season’s matchup against the Midshipmen, the Blue Devils posted more than 500 total yards, but let an 11-point, fourth-quarter lead slip away in a 4643 shootout loss SEE FOOTBALL ON SW 5

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Seniorlinebacker MichaelTauiiiiii levels Navy quarterback Jarod Bryant on a criticalfourth-and-1 stop in the third quarter.The Blue Devils beat Navy 41-31 Saturday at home, improving to 2-1 on the season.

Students will have until 8 p.m. today to vote in an online referem imona Duke Student Government propos; to increase the studentactivities fee by $6O over two years..

“I hope that however students vote, they’ll vote on the merits offinancial need and not out of some superficial dissension,” said Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta. “[I hope] that it’s a thoughtful consideration of the dollar amount that is needed.”

In order to meet quorum, at least 15 percent of the student body must cast a vote —the minimum turnout requirement according to DSG bylaws. For the referendum to pass, at least 50 percent of voters must cast a ballot in favor.

The freshman class will likely have the best turnout because freshman senate elections share a ballot with the referendum, said DSG Attorney General Will Passo, a sophomore.

“That’s the hard part, I think—there’s no class breakdown,” he said. “[lf] only freshmen could vote and no seniors could vote, it would theoretically be fine.”

Campus Council President Molly Bierman, SEE FEE ON PAGE 6

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in gas prices at the end of last week, asked ;y Attorney General Roy Cooper to enforce dine price gouging. ed a state of “abnormal market disruption” for as Hurricane Ike battered Texas oil refineries.

RAL Saturday that more than 1,000 complaints iging had been lodged, and hris office would begin >poenas to gas stations in violation of state law.

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taken aback by Attorney General Roy Cooper’s e would recognize price-gouging when he saw it,” kind of enforcement, without clear rules or clear laws involved, justunsettles me a bit.” >f damage to oil refineries and pipelines due to SEE GAS PRICES ON PAGE 5

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US killed civilians after false tip KABUL, Afghanistan An American bombing thatkilled up to 90 Afghan civilians last month was based on false information provided by a rival tribe and did not kill a single Taliban fighter, the president's spokesman said Sunday.

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At least 30 people have been killed in the nation this week, Interior MinisterAlfredo Rada said. All the deaths occurred in Pando province, where Morales declared martial law Friday, sending troops and accusing government foes of killing his supporters.

Gen. Petraeus calls for more troops BAGHDAD U.S.Gen. David Petraeus said Sunday that experience in Iraq shows it will take political and economic progress as well as military action to tackle increased violence in Afghanistan.

"You don't kill or capture your way out of an industrial strength insurgency," he told The Associated Press in a telephone interview.

His comments come as a debate over the need to redeploy troops from Iraq to Afghanistan has become a central issue in the U.S. presidential campaign.

He'll hand over the reins in Iraq to Lt. Gen.Ray OdiemoTuesday at a ceremony at the U.S. military headquarters at Camp Victory outside Baghdad.

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fighters.

"There was total misinformation fed to the coalition forces," Humayun Hamidzada,the spokesman for President HamidKarzai, told The Associated Press.

Afghan police arrested three suspects accused of giving the U.S. military false intelligence that led to the bombardment, the Interior Ministry has said.

An Afghan government commission found that up to 90 civilians were killed, including 60 children, a finding backed by a preliminary U.N. report.

Rescue crew saves 2,000 in Texas GALVESTON,Texas Rescuers searching the waterlogged streets and splintered houses left behind by Hurricane Ike said Sunday they had saved nearly 2,000 people —many of whom then boarded buses to shelters without knowing where they were going or when they could come home.

More than 48 hours after the first direct hurricane hit a major U.S. city since Hurricane Katrina, authorities imposed a weeklong nighttime curfew on Houston, where electricity was scarce and downed trees and shattered glass made roads unsafe.

The storm also battered the heart of the U.S. oil industry: Federal officials said Ike destroyed a number of production platforms,though it was too soon to know how badly.

Ike was downgraded to a tropical depression as it moved into the nation's midsection and left more harm in its wake.

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NEWYORK —The literary world is in grief for David Foster Wallace, an authorof seemingly unstoppable curiosity, imagination and ambition who apparently killed himself last week. Readers are seeking out his work, including his 1,000-page novel "Infinite Jest" and the essay collection "Consider the Lobster."

Wallace, who wrote with an explosive, ironic, but deeply serious passion about subjects ranging from tennis and politics to mathematics and cruise ships, was found dead by his wife in his home Friday night, according to the Claremont, Calif., police department. The 46-year-old author apparently hanged himself.

Rail engineer error causes wreck . LOS ANGELES A commuter train engineer who ran a stop signal was blamed Saturday for the nation's deadliest rail disaster in 15 years, a wreck thatkilled 25 people and left such a mass of smoldering, twisted metal that it took nearly a day to recover all the bodies.

A preliminary investigation found that "it was a Metrolink engineer that failed to stop at a red signal and that was the probable cause"of Friday's collision with a freight train in Los Angeles'San Fernando Valley, Metrolink spokeswoman Denise Tyrrell said.

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Major surgeries can be sources of nerves or even media hype, particularly when the patient is a prominent figure.

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world-renowned neurosurgeon at the Duke University Medical Center, it is standard procedure.

On the morning of Friday, Aug. 15, Friedman’s first patient was Robert Novak, a longtime syndicated conservative

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After a six-year hiatus, the crest ofSigma Alpha Epsilon will reappear on campus—and for a network of 1,700 alums, the day cannot come soon enough.

“A lot of alums were coming back to campus and missing having their chapter there,” said SAE Regional Alumni Volunteer

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Robert Novak, a nationally syndicated columnist, had a brain tumor removed by DUMC neurosurgeon Dr. AllanFriedman Aug. 15.Friedman has performed surgery on severalotherwell-known individuals. be difficult to rail against the Duke team in the future.

Novak, who was diagnosed with a Grade IV tumor at Brigham andWomen’s Hospital in Boston, began experiencing problems with vision this summer, which he detailed in his column. Following the prognosis, the doctor who had removed Novak’s cancer from his lung in 1994 recommended that Novak see Friedman.

The remainder of Novak’s treatment following the surgery will be coordinated by the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at DUMC and performed at the George Washington University Hospital in Washington.

Novak’s case is not unique, Friedman said, as the majority of his patients make a pretty good recovery. He noted that within a week ofKennedy’s operation, the senator went

sailing.

Along with Dr. Henry Friedman —no relation —Friedman serves as co-deputy director of the Tisch Center, and Dr. Darell Bigner serves as the director. To be treated at the center, individuals that can be put on clinical trials are given the highest priority, as are North Carolina residents. In 2007, the Tisch Center admitted about 1,100 new adults and SEE FRIEDMAN ON PAGE 5

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who is facilitating the recolonization process.

“Duke’s always been a very strong campus for fraternities. It’s a charismatic thing, saying you have a chapter at Duke, prestige

Duke has.”

SAE was present on campus from 1931 to 2002, when the chapter was expelled from the national fraternity and automatically disaffiliated from the University for violations of risk management, including hazing. The group of students then affiliated with Alpha Delta Phi nationals in 2006.

The fraternity will begin the recolonization process this semester by holding information sessions for sophomores, juniors and seniors with no current or prior Greek affiliation. SAE SEE SAE ON PAGE 8

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Novak is just a recent addition to Friedman’s 27-year-long list of prominent patients; He also operated on Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., June 2 and Reynolds Price, Trinity ’55 and James B. Duke professor of English, in 1984.

After more than four hours of surgery, Friedman removed the 3-by-1.5-inch tumor. Friedman said surgery has not had any significant impact on Novak’s physical or mental condition.

“He’s pretty much the same,” he said.

“I encouraged him not to retire because I believe in physical and mental activity to recover.... He’s written three columns since his surgery.”

Indeed, Novak wrote in a post-operation column that ran Sept. 5 that it was at Friedman’s urging that he had composed the piece.

“The irony ofmy going to Duke to save my life can only be appreciated by somebody who knows that I am a fanatic University of Maryland basketball fan with no use for the Duke Blue Devils and their student basketball fans, who certainly have not turned th 6 other cheek toward me,” he wrote, adding that he suspects it will

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Duke University Police Department has made replacing four unoperational Segways part of its vehicular budget proposal, an effort to use eco-friendly alternatives for short patrols typically made by car.

DUPD currently has several battery-powered electric security vehicles in its fleet. These include first-generation Segways and T3s, both of which offer a number of impressive benefits: no gas, easy battery charging and operating costs of only pennies per day, DUPD Crime Prevention Manager David Williams wrote in an e-mail. He added that replacing the Segways will cost approximately $19,000.

Segways are 11 times more efficientThan the average American car, according to Segway’s Web site. T3s are slightly more equipped, featuring a 9-inch raised platform that offers visibility above a crowd.

“The Segways are an excellent alternative transportation method for our staff,” Maj. Gloria Graham, DUPD operations commander, wrote in an e-mail. “They allow us to quickly move about the interior of campus, gardens and other tight spaces.”

In particular, the vehicles have proved to be valuable for security at football games and “especially handy” for emergency calls from inside a large crowd, Graham said.

“The T3s are equipped with blue lights and a siren so the officers can use them to move crowds of people or get places where a car cannot reach, all while being environmentally conscious,” she added.

Junior Yishan Cheng, president of the Environmental Alliance, welcomes the change.

“I think it’s great that the University is making such an effort to become more energy efficient,” she said.

Transportation is a key area for sustainable improvement, and the Environmental Alliance has largely focused SEE SEGWAYS ON PAGE 8

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Using the precedent set by Craigslist, the Office ofUndergraduate Education has created a Web site for work and leadership opportunities geared specifically to Duke students.

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Although online users search Craigslist to find advertisements for virtually anything, students can use DukeList—dukelist.duke.edu—to find University-related employment. The Office of Undergraduate Education created DukeList in response to a request from former Duke Student Government president Paul Slattery, Trinity ’OB, said Susan Kauffman, director of communications for undergraduate education.

“Paul asked [Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education] Steve Nowicki for an easier way for undergraduates to find which professors were conducting what kind of research,” Kauffman said. “We came up with a system to do that, as well as another way for students to find out about campus jobs and student leadership opportunities.

It’s an alternative to posting flyers.”

They came up with DukeList, which was intended originally to inform students of research opportunities with faculty but was expanded by the office to also advertise jobs, internships and volunteer work. The site highlights a broad spectrum of opportunities, which vary from Healthy Devils Peer Educators to administrative assistant work to the Johnson Distinguished Undergraduate RA Program.

Anyone with a NetlD can “post an opportunity” for users or browse the site by subject to look for paid or unpaid employment. It is especially useful for first-year students who are

The Duke University Police Department has discussed replacing its four first-generation Segways to improve energy and cost efficiency.

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GAS PRICES from page 1 Hurricane Ike will be a big factor in future gas prices. An ExxonMobil storm update Sunday stated that the company’s Baytown and Beaumont, Texas refineries as well as its offices in the Houston area remained closed.

Richard Newell, Gendell associate professor of energy and environmental economics at the Nicholas School of the Environment, wrote in an e-mail that although hurricanes have a short-term effect on gas prices, the longterm trend depends on the world price of crude oil.

“As gasoline refining and pipeline infrastructure recovers, gasoline prices should come down somewhat,” Newell said. “But because crude oil prices remain high by historical standards, gasoline prices will also remain high unless crude declines significantly.”

AAA Carolinas, a travel, automobile and insurance services nonprofit organization, asked consumers to conserve gasoline, travel only when necessary and not to make a run on the pumps.

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Gov. Michael Easley hasasked Attorney General Roy Cooper to enforce anti-price gouging laws as gas prices rose rapidly this weekend.

FRIEDMAN from page 3 approximately 100 children. Individuals who can get the same level of care elsewhere are often referred to other doctors, but Henry Friedman pointed out that no patient is ever turned away without help.

Together, Allan Friedman, Henry Friedman and Bigner work to ensure optimal lab and clinical research as well as clinical care on what Henry Friedman called a “bedrock of hope.”

It is this positive attitude, combined with the strengths in the clinic and the lab, that is one of the defining features of the Tisch Center, setting it apart from other institutions, Allan Friedman said.

“I can’t say that every therapy is going to be a home run, but if you don’t go out and work, you are never going to get [one],” he said.

Allan Friedman has a reputation for operating on patients for whom other doctors believed surgery was not a viable option.

Operating on the brain is both difficult and dangerous—after opening “a window in the skull,” a surgeon has to reach and remove the tumor without causing deficits to other brain regions.

“A malignant tumor is not like a cherry in a bowl of Jello,” he said, noting that a tumor cannot be easily extracted from the

“A malignant tumor is not like a cherry in a bowl of

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“This has happened in the past with other hurricanes, and the prices do eventually go back down.”

Roshen Sethna, senior

“The fear of what might happen if these refineries are severely damaged has caused widespread panic resulting in some stations running out of product, some stations raising prices dramatically in anticipation of high fuel replacement costs and some stations trying to restrict the number of gallons being purchased,” AAA Carolinas President and CEO David Parsons said in a statement

Friday.

Senior Roshen Sethna went out to fill up her tank as soon as she heard about the price hikes, and she said prices have gone up further since she bought gas.

Eskinder Zewdu, a junior from Durham who has changed his driving habitsbecause of the higher prices, said he thought Easley’s order was only a short-term solution.

“It doesn’t mean that the price of gas is going to go much lower,” Zewdu said. “I guess if he can keep it at the same rate from here for the next couple ofmonths that will be good.”

Zewdu added that he and his friends have started carpooling since gas prices began rising, and he is careful only to make trips that are “worthwhile.”

Sethna said she uses her car a lot—to go visit friends at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and to drive home. Despite her frequent travel, Sethna said she was not too worried about the price increases.

“This has happened in the past with other hurricanes, and the prices do eventually go back down,” she said.

Newell said the government predicts gas prices to come back down eventually.

“Although gasoline prices will likely average above $3.50 per gallon through 2009, they should eventually come back down to the $2.30-|2.50 per gallon range within a few years,” Newell said.

While students find alternative means to get from place to place, those who buy gas will have to watch the stations for lower rates.

“The prices might have better effects on the environment,” Zewdu said, “but not better effects on our

Security group finds partners at Duke, UNC by

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The University has partnered with several local institutions to improve research for security against terrorism, both domestic and abroad.

The Institute for Homeland Security Solutions officially opened last Tuesday in Research Triangle Park as a federally funded project involving Duke, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the North Carolina Military Foundation and think tank RTI International.

The Institute will focus on social and behavioral research in support ofHomeland Security’s Human Factors/Behavior Sciences Division, said Joe Eyerman, a senior research methodologist at IHSS and director of the RTI Security Program. He added that RTP was chosen for its unique location near both education and research venues. “[RTP] has a critical mass of world class universities, such as UNC and Duke, as well as private research institutions, such as RTI International,” he said.

The institute stems from an interest in the sociological and psychological aspects of terrorism that has been growing at the university level for several years.

Duke itself already houses the Triangle Center on Homeland Security, another collaboration with UNC and RTI, which integrates behavioral and physical sciences into homeland security technology and policy.

The University will be involved in the institute through the work ofindividual faculty members who will be asked to work on certain initiatives, Provost Peter Lange said. He added that over time there will be opportunities for both graduate and undergraduate participation in research at IHSS. Rep. David Price, D-N.C, was primarily responsible for getting the $7.5 million funding for the institute. Price is the chair of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on HomelandSecurity and has been critical of the current '

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brain. “So you are not going to cure [patients] but you can give them advantages before you start other modes of treatments like radiation and chemotherapy.”

If patients are in good physical condition, Allan Friedman may choose to operate, hoping to increase their long-term survival or quality of life. Because of his confidence and skill, several famous individuals have left their hometowns—and their big-name hospitals —to have him remove their tumors.

“The Duke University Medical Center has been at the forefront ofbrain tumor research for many years and has earned an internationalreputation for excellence, most notably in neuro-oncology,” Deneen Potter Hesser, director of research and patient services for the American Brain Tumor Association, wrote in an e-mail. “[Allan Friedman] was among the first recipients of an ABTA research fellowship... [and] serves as a member of the ABTA Scientific Advisory Council.”

For one commentator, Kennedy’s flight to Duke suggested that the Southern medical center was at the forefront of this kind of operation.

Dr. Lawrence Altman wrote in'a New York Times article July 29 that the change of venue was a source of embarrassment for Harvard’s Massachusetts General Hos-

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“Physicians in Boston told Sen. Kennedy they didn’tthink they could operate on him and that he had a bad prognosis,” said Dr.

Victor Dzau, chancellor for health affairs and president and chief executive officer for Duke University Health System. “When his family explored other teams outside of Boston... they found someone like [Allan] Friedman that has just such great skills [and] was willing to operate.”

Dr. Allan Friedman, a world-renowned neurosurgeon at the Duke University MedicalCenter, has developed a reputation as a doctor who has a high success rate for risky surgeries.

Friedman’s extraordinary technical skills of locating and removing tumors, coupled with his skills for diagnosing and treating patients, distinguish him from other surgeons, Henry Friedman said. He added that some surgeons are excellent at performing surgeries but poor at treating patients.

Another major factor that separates the Tisch Center from other institutions is the rapport the top doctors have with one an-

other. At other high caliber centers, people often do not get along at the leadership level, Henry Friedman said.

“Medicine is filled with people with huge egos,” he added. “That means leadership doesn’t always get along very we 11....

But Darell, Allan and I are incredibly close friends and we work together seamlessly without our egos getting in the way. We get along extraordinarily well and love each other very much.”

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“That’s where the impetus is on the students to vote,” she said. “If the students don’t get out and vote and it passes, then people complain about it, then that’s their own fault for not voting. The only way to change that is for more people to vote.”

Still, DSG President Jordan Giordano, a senior, said he is confident students will turn out to vote and that those who do will represent the student body well, noting that a referendum last Spring to revise the Duke Community Standard boasted about a 26 percent voter turnout.

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Passo, Giordano and DSG Executive Vice President Sunny Kantha, a senior, will tabulate the results with Ryan O’Connell, program coordinator for OSAE, after the polls close tonight, Passo said.

If the referendum passes, the proposal must still be approved by University officials and the Board of Trustees, passing through the Business and Finance Committee—of which Giordano is an ex-officio voting member.

According to the DSG constitution, the president sits on the Board ofTrustees’ Business and Finance Committee as one of two undergraduate student representatives.

Some said this could presents a possible conflict of interest because Giordano is both proposing the increase and sitting on the approval committee. He will also have the opportunity to discuss the proposal and present his views to the Trustees, Warren Grill, chair of the University Priorities Committee and professor of biomedical engineering, wrote in an e-mail.

But former DSG president Elliott Wolf, Trinity ’O7, said voting is not particularly powerful on the Board because written materials are distributed and redistributed after revisions. Discussions among committee members may also influence the decision, he said.

Monieta said the situation “deflects the genuine validity of student need” and does not present a potential conflict of interest on Giordano’s part.

“That’s an absurd viewpoint,” he said. “Ultimately, we all have voices in decision-making, and there’s no relationship to the legitimacy of the role as DSG president.”

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still unfamiliar with the ways things work at Duke, Kauffman said.

“I saw a link on DukePass for DukeList, so I used it to find a job for my work-study,” freshman Elizabeth Rasheed said. “Ijust searched the postings for positions that interested me, replied and almost immediately got back responses telling me whether positions were still available.”

Nowicki said he is pleased with the early feedback, adding that he hopes students and faculty will take advantage of the site’s offerings.

“It will take time for people to immediately think to go to DukeList, but I’m optimistic that it will be a useful tool for connecting faculty and students, especially for those interested in research,” he said.

The response from staff has already been enthusiastic, Kauffman said, and the Office of Undergraduate Education is encouraging more faculty members to post job openings.

Connel Fullenkamp, associate director of undergraduate studies for economics, has been a forerunner in promoting the use of DukeList. He said DukeList is an efficient alternative to the old word-of-mouth method of matching faculty looking for help and students looking for employment.

“We’re promoting DukeList because it lowers the cost of finding good students,” Fullenkamp wrote in an e-mail.

“Economists have specialized models describing the jobseekers’ search for jobs and the employers’ search for job candidates. It turns out that the search process is pretty costly, in terms of time and effort and often in terms of money as well.”

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Goal scoring is the least of Duke’s worries these days.

Over the weekend, a potent attack led by juniors Elisabeth Redmond and KayAnne Gummersall produced seven goals in two games, leading to a 3-1 win over Dayton Friday night and a 4-2 victory over Ohio State Sunday afternoon.

The No. 14 Blue PUKE Devils (6-1) have score d 25 goals in IfIMISI nAYim\hl —' seven games. Duke got off to a slow DUKE { start Friday night Ipjillß OSU / 2 at Dayton (4-2), however, trailing 10 at halftime “Being behind is not the ideal situation,” head coach Robbie Church said. “But everything was calm in the locker room, and we were able to recover.”

The Blue Devils rebounded well in the second half, scoring all three goals in a four-minute time span. The offense kept up a high-pressure attack throughout the period, producing seven comer kicks, two of which led to goals.

“We’ve really put a premium on set pieces this year,” Church said. “It shows you’re attacking.’We really locked them into their half and didn’t let them out.”

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In winds nearing 40 miles per hour Sunday, Duke was behind at the half again after Ohio State’s Taylor Moront scored with less than a minute to play in the first half.

Redmond got the offense started early in the second, tying the game with her seventh goal of the season in the 50th minute.

In the 68th, the Blue Devils took the lead for good, as Gummersall and Redmond each scored in a 25-second span for a 3-1 lead that Duke would not relinquish.

Freshman Cody Newman finished up the scoring for Duke with a goal off a Meaghan Fitzgerald corner in the 76th minute.

Ohio State (0-4-2), however, would not go down without a fight Brook Taylor scored for the Buckeyes in the 81st minute to make it 4-2.

Despite taking away two wins from the trip through Ohio, Church said his team has to improve on starting games on the right foot.

“I am concerned,” Church said. ‘We’ve had three games in a row like this, but we did have several good first halves to open the season. We played two very emotional teams and we’vehad to weather some storms this week, and that’s something we’llwork on in training.”

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Blue Devils beat No. 22 Virginia Tech 3-1 Friday night in Blacksburg, Va. And after losing twice in their BjgjDUKE first weekend, the \ i Ugfi/r Blue Devils (3-2, 1oin the ACC) have regrouped and reorganized—starting with two wins at the Duke Classic last weekend and continuing Friday against the Hokies (2-2-1, 1-1), a team that made the final four last season.

“Our organization in back and midfield has really improved,” Kerr said. “Our movement offensively has really increased. Offensively, we are clicking a little bit better.”

The Blue Devils began their attack early on with two shots on goal in the third minute by senior preseason All-American Mike Grella and freshman defender Kyle Bethel. Duke kept up the pressure, which built to a brilliant 12th minute goal by Bethel, assisted by forward Temi Molinar.

The period everttually came to an end with a flurry of fouls on both sides and the Blue Devils up 1-0, but not for lack of chances.

At the half, Kerr reminded the players to continue to capitalize on opportunities as they presented themselves and thwart any Virginia Tech comeback, he said.

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After losing to two top-25 teams early in the season, Duke secured its first marquee winFriday when it topped No. 22 Virginia Tech 3-1 in its first league game. the locker room intent on answering the Blue Devils. Virginia Tech’s Tobias Hottner scored off a rebound in the 52nd minute to even the score.

With the game tied at one, the Blue Devils would bounce back in the 64th minute, as Grella found the back of the net off an assist from Bethel.

The second half saw a storm of substitutions from the Hokies and a salvo of shots

from both sides before Grella finally sealed the victory in the 87th minute with his second goal of the match.

And after the first marquee win of Kerr’s time at Duke, the Blue Devils walked away with not only a victory, but with proof their squad could take on the elite opponents that had embattled them earlier in the season.

“We came to grips with some of the talentwe have and some of our weapons,” Kerr

said. “Better teams might be a little bit stingier on defense than Virginia Tech was.”

Of course, that might have had to do with the Blue Devils more than the Hokies.

Kerr is renowned for his offensive schemes, and the Duke offense finally broke open.

“We could have scored six, seven or eight goals,” Kerr said. “A nice addition to two weeks ago where offensively, we can be very explosive.”

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Wideout Eron Riley followed a four-touchdown effort against Navy last year with a three-touchdown, 137-yard performance Saturday. He and quarterbackThaddeus Lewis became the most productive pair in school history.

Lewis-to-Riley connection proves unstoppable by

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Eron Riley walked over to sections 20-23 in Wallace Wade Stadium after the Blue Devils’ win over Navy, the students chanting his name in the sweltering heat.

But they weren’t just honoring him for his statistical dominance, or the fact that he and quarterback Thaddeus Lewis became the most prolific scoring tandem in school history. Rather, Riley was a crucial part of something bigger—the Blue Devils’ second victory of the year.

“It’s a great feeling,” Riley said of the postgame celebration. “I haven’t had that feeling too many times before this, so just to Irfllllß have the student section rooting for you and behind you all the way is a | great feeling to have.”

The senior wide receiver finished the contest with 137 yards and three touchdowns. He got Duke on the board early, catching a 27-yard touchdown pass from Lewis on third-and-12 during the Blue Devils’ first possession.

It was Duke’s third third-down conversion of the drive—the first of those coming on a completion to Riley on third-and-12, as well—setting a trend for the rest of the afternoon. The Blue Devils converted 10-of-16 third downs for the game.

Riley’s second touchdown came on third-and-goal from the five-yard line and put his team back in front midway through the third quarter. Lewis rolled right off a play-action fake and delivered it to Riley just before getting hit. Riley spun past a Navy defender, then barely extended the ball over the goal line to give Duke a threepoint lead.

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“That’s the first thing I said [to Riley after the game] ‘You do your thing out there,”’ Navy wide receiver Tyree Barnes said. “They’re very confident. I feel the same way with [quarterbacks] Kaipo[-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada] and Jarod [Bryant]. I feel if they throw me the ball, I’m going to catch it, and I’m pretty sure they feel the same way.”

As impressive as Riley’s first two touchdowns were, the final one may have been the most important of all.

Riley had a chance to show off his speed, which he said he doesn’t get to do very often, by catching a 10-yard dig and then sprinting down the right sideline for a 49yard score that put the Blue Devils up 41-31 in the fourth quarter.

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“I love Eron. It definitely makes things a lot easier when you throw a 10-yard dig and he turns it into a 50yard touchdown.”

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That touchdown had a larger significance than giving Duke die game-winning 10-point lead, though. It had historical implications as well. With it, Lewis and Riley took possession of first place for a quarterbackreceiver duo in program history with 17 career touchdowns.

“Going into the game, I didn’t know anything about SEE ANALYSIS ON PAGE 6

Quarterback Thaddeus Lewis found wide receiver Eron Riley for three touchdowns in the Blue Devils'4l-31 home victory over Navy Saturday.

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FOOTBALL from page 1 sealed by Navy kicker Joey Bullen, who hit a 44-yard field goal as time expired.

“All the seniors—they hadn’t beaten them,” said redshirt senior tight end Tielor Robinson, a former Army player who transferred to Duke in 2005. “We pulled it out in the end and finally got the Navy monkey off our backs.”

Heading into halftime, Navy (1-2) had garnered a 24-20 lead by attacking the Blue Devil defense on the ground with its tripleoption set. Having accumulated over 170 yards rushing in the first half, including a 73-yard touchdown sprint by tailback Shun White in the opening quarter, the Midshipmen came back from the break with confidence in their backfield.

But Duke (2-1) reentered the game with new life and a tweaked defensive game plan.

“We had a great scheme, but they had their long run [and] we did make a change there,” head coachDavid Cutcliffe said ofthe halftime adjustment. “Wejust executed in the second half. We were fresh, we got fresher as the game went on—we got faster.”

Just 10 minutes into the third quarter,., with the ball on their own 38-yard line and starting quarterback Kaipo-Noa KaheakuEnhada sidelined by heat exhaustion, the Midshipmen made a bizarre decision to go for it on fouth-and-1.

Crashing through the line of scrimmage, defensive tackle Charlie Hatcher and linebacker Michael Tauiliili made a momentum-reversing stop, tackling backup quarterback Jarod Bryant to force the turnover on downs.

Seven plays later, Duke hit pay dirt when Robinson wresded his way into the end zone from three yards out to earn his first rushing touchdown as a Blue Devil, which gave his team a 34-24 advantage. It was the first twoscore advantage for any team in the game.

The Blue Devil defense stifled the Midshipmen for nearly the entire second half, allowingjust one score and less than 40 yards rushing. In the second quarter, Duke’s defense provided a score ofits own as linebacker Vincent Rey recovered a fumble by White and returned it 37 yards for the score.

ZACHARYTRACER/THE CHRONICLE “This offense... is very difficult and we them about 40 the Linebacker Vincent a fumblefor a touchdown the second ofDuke's in gave yards [rushing] in Rey returns quarter 41-31 win Saturday. second half. It’s the best I’ve seen, and I’ve seen a lot of tape of Navy Football,” Cutlead, assembling a 12-play, 78-yard opentempt as the first half came to a close. cliffe said. “I haven’t seen anybody stop ing drive that was capped off by Riley’s first Surgan was just.4-of-15 on field goal tries them as well as our defense did.” touchdown of the day—a 27-yard catch and over the last two seasons and hadn’t made Offensively, Duke-had trouble getting run over the middle. In the second half, anything longer than a 40-yarder in that Lewis and company took care of business, same span. Connecting on those long atanything started in the running game scrounging just 79 yards on 34 carriesfßut capitalizing on great starting field position, tempts prevented Navy from ever pulling the unit still looked strong and efficient scoring touchdowns on three drives of 51 away. It was enough to keep the Blue Devils throughout the contest. Lewis repeated yards or less. believing. last year’s performance against Navy' by Even when Duke was stalled on its way “Winning is a mindset,” Lewis said. “We picking apart the Midshipmen secondary, to the goal line, special teams stepped up know we can win and we know in the tight hitting nine different receivers on his way in a big way. Nick Maggio hit a 46-yard field ball games like this... you have to make the to amassing 317 yards through the air. goal in the .first quarter, and senior Joe big plays sometimes. We kind of buckled The Blue Devils jumped out to an early Surgan executed perfectly on a 52-yard atdown and did that today.”

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Facing a fourthand-1 on their own 38-yard line, the Midshipmen elected to go for it.

A strong surge at the line of scrimmage, though, helped Duke take over on downs.

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ANALYSIS from page 4 that,” Riley said. “It feels good to break a record, but at the same point, it’s better to get a win.”

And that was the biggest difference from last year’s game in Annapolis, when Riley exploded for 235 yards and four touchdowns. He had touchdown receptions of 76, 35 and 69 yards in that contest, but he didn’t score in the fourth quarter.

Navy outscored Duke 14-0 in the final period, clinching a 46-43 comeback victory.

This year, however, Riley executed in the clutch, paving the way for another Blue Devil win. Especially considering Duke’s struggles running the ball, Riley’s production in the passing game was even more crucial.

“They did a lot of unorthodox things up front, which made it difficult to run the ball,” Duke head coach David Cutcliffe said. “But as it showed, it left them very susceptible to the pass, and Eron’s our middleof-the-field guy.

“A lot of good things in (hat regard are going to happen when a team plays like Navy plays.”

Good things have happened for Riley for two straight years now. And both times, the big target has been a big help for his

quarterback.

“I love Eron,” Lewis said. “It definitely makes things a lot easier when you throw a 10-yard dig and he turns it into a 50-yard touchdown. It makes life a lot easier for me.”

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Duke players celebrate with the studentsection after their 41-31 win over Navy Saturday.The victory boosts Duke's record to 2-1 heading into a bye week.

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The No. 6 Blue Devils (4-2) came out strong in their first home game of the season Sunday, toppling Drexel (4-2) with a 4-1 effort in the newly renovated Williams Stadium.

But more than anything, Duke’s win helped counter a disappointing 4-1 loss to No. 2 Wake Forest (5-0) Saturday in the team’s ACC opener.

“We got outshot and outcornered and gave up goals we shouldn’t have,” head coach Beth Bozman said of her squad’s matchup with the Demon Deacons, duke who will likely rise —j—| WAKE /4 to No. lin the national rankings this s; nwgsar OflSHlil PREX / 1 week. “We proved we could play with duke one of the best teams in the country, though.”

Coming from the defeat in Winston-Salem, the players were excited to be back at Williams Stadium. They have started their season with a total of five away games.

The first half of Sunday’s contest, however, was far from adrenaline-charged. The Blue Devils came out slow, trailing by a goal at halftime.

With her team down heading into the locker room, Bozman instilled a sense of urgency into the sluggish Blue Devils. She insisted that her players needed to make things happen in the second half, pointing out “reality was knocking on the door,” Bozman said.

Her speech must have made an impression because after the stepped back onto the field, it was clear they were

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And the Duke 'd nit. pklayers proved Just 19 seconds into the second half, senior Marian Dickinson scored the Blue Devils’ first goal to tie the match. From there, Duke continued to gain momentum. Senior Ashley Pultorak was next to score, tipping the ball in off a pass from the left side.

Beyel then scored the next two goals, cementing the victory.

Not only did Duke light up the scoreboard in the second half, but the Blue Devils opened up passing options, and the midfielders were able to get back on defense quicker.

The positive team dynamics of the young team were also evident.

“I wouldn’t trade these freshmen for anything,” Suchoski said of the talented class.

And in light of Saturday’s game, the win Sunday was even sweeter for the Blue Devils.

“We had a score to settle,” Beyel said With their confidence now boosted, the Blue Devils are looking forward to a string of home games after a long stint on the road.

They take on Ohio State next Saturday with a rivalry matchup with North Carolina looming the following weekend.

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Two matches and two sets into the weekend, Duke had yet to surrender a game and seemed well on its way to the Hilton Invitational championship. And then No. 13 Middle Tennessee came alive and stole the tournament from the Blue Devils’ grasp.

Duke (6-3) went 2-1 at the Hilton Invitational in Texas Friday and Saturday, handily

defeating tournament hostTexas-Arlington and South Carolina State before dropping its biggest test of the tournament, 3-2 to Middle Tennessee Saturday night.

After pulling ahead and winning the first two sets, the Blue Devils were on the verge of sweeping the tournament when the Blue Raiders (9-0) went on a run to force a fifth set and eventually won the deciding game.

But despite the close loss to end the tournament, the Blue Devils were far from disheartened on their return trip to Durham.

The final match demonstrated that Duke can compete with top-ranked teams, in addition to exposing areas in which the team can grow.

“Both teams played really well and it was a great volleyball match, very competitive,” head coach Jolene Nagel said. “We played a very good team, and we almost had them.

But because of what they went after, we are going to become better.”

Junior Rachael Moss and senior Jourdan Norman were both named to the alltournament team. Moss led Duke with 32 kills over the course of the weekend, while Norman added a team-high 14 blocks. With 522 career blocks, Norman is just 32 shy of

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The performances from Duke’s freshmen also impressed Nagel. The newcomers combined for 16 kills, seven blocks and a .571 hitting percentage in the three wins.

“We have a young team, and a hungry team,” Nagel said. “And that is very en-

couraging.”

The Blue Devils opened the first round of the tournament Friday night by rolling past host UT-Arlington 3-0. During the match, the Blue Devils set a school record by holding the Mavericks (3-6) to just 40 points, the lowest combined score from a

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Highly touted Class of 2010 prospects committed to play for head coach Mike Krzyzewski, multiple media sources reported Saturday.

The two future Blue Devils verbally accepted offers following a campus visit this weekend.

At 6-foot-8 and 195 pounds, Hairston is a four-star power forward and scout.com’s 26th-best player in his class. The Spotsylvania, Va. native averaged almost 18 points per game last year at Courtland High and was named to the Associated Press all-state first team as a sophomore.

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SAE from page 3 will not be permitted to distribute bids or contact freshmen until two weeks after the Interfratemity Council’s formal recruitment period ends this Spring, per an agreement with the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life that will be finalized Wednesday, said IFC President Lee Hathaway, a senior.

SAE will be classified as a colony for two semesters, after which it will be recognized as an official chapter of the national fraternity. In the interim, students who join the fraternity will not be required to pledge, Stringfellow said.

The fraternity has begun to amass a list of prospective members by e-mailing 1,500 upperclassman males, many of whom participated in IFC rush but did not receive bids.

About 55 students responded to the e-mail saying they would be interested in learning more about the fraternity, Stringfellow said.

“Considering the school year is only a few weeks old, we’ve been really delighted with the response we’ve seen,” said SAE Student Coordinator Wey Ruetten, a senior. “We’ve

“WeVe seen interest from athletes and a lot ofreally impressive scholars, quite a representation of the student body.”

Wey Ruetten, senior and SAE student coordinator seen interest from athletes and a lot of really impressive scholars, quite a representation of the student body.”

Sophomore Ben Castellon said he plans to attend an information session and is giving serious thought to joining the fraternity.

“It seems like it could be a cool opportunity to start a fraternity here and make it whatyou want it to be,” he said.

“It could be a really cool way to leave a legacy at Duke.”

Sophomore Zach Chapla said he would like to become acquainted with the fraternity, but he noted that the group’s appeal to upperclassmen might be limited.

“With all the people that have already joined fraternities, who is possibly left to join SAE?” he said. “Freshmen will really build the group.”

Stringfellow’s e-mail to prospective members concludes by saying the group is not to be mistaken for Alpha Delta Phi, although some people call members of that fraternity

“ex-SAEs.” “I hope that it’s not confusing when rush comes and people are like, ‘Wait, who’s the real SAE here?’” Castellon said.

Although the chapters share an ancestor, Stringfellow predicted that SAE’s minimum 3.0 GPA requirement and emphasis on service would attract a different pool of students than Alpha Delt.

Senior Michael Shaughnessy, former president ofAlpha Delt, said he does not think freshmen will have trouble telling the fraternities apart.

“I think people know who we are as a group—we’ve been making strides with the Alpha Delt name,” he said.

“It’s almost impossible to start a viable, well-known fraternity from scratch, which is what SAE is trying to do, so I don’t foresee any rivalry.”

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administration’s approach to preventing terrorism and active in attempting to reform the system.

IHSS research will focus on social-behavioral threat analysis such as detecting suspicious behavior and community preparedness. Researchers will also study methods for deterring recruitment for terrorist organizations, said Darek Newby, the legislative director for Price’s office.

“We’ll be concentrating on looking at roots of radicalization [and] how to prevent terrorists from becoming terrorists,” he said.

Newby also said Price would “love to see more homeland security partnerships develop” in RTP, which lies in North Carolina’s fourth district, represented by Price. The contract for the institute will run through 2010, but many state officials have said they are optimistic about more initiatives being brought to North Carolina.

“We'll be concentrating on looking at the roots ofradicalization [and] how to prevent terrorists from becoming

terrorists.”

Darek Newby, legislative directorfor the office ofRep. David Price

SEGWAYS from page 4 on bringing greener changes to campus transit. The Duke Bikes program, a bike-loaning service spearheaded by the Environmental Alliance, has been in high demand since its introduction in August 2007.

Although proud of the recent improvements, the organization is far from satisfied, Cheng said. She said greater challenges are on the path of improving campus transportation and that she hopes to see more change.

“The buses seem to be a big energy sink, but I know the University is and has been working on it,” Cheng said.

“I just hope they fix things quickly.”

"I think its great that the University is making such an effort to become more energy efficient.

Yishan Cheng, junior and president of the Environmental Alliance ,,

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the course of three has said repeatedly that the editorials in the past average student group has lost two weeks, this column 20 percent of its funding in the has enumerated at length the past three years. In fact, accordmany reasons why students ing to DSG’s own records and should vote against as reported in The today’s Duke Student editorial Chronicle Friday, the average group that Government referendum to increase the student has received money from DSG activities fee. over the past four years has In an effort to respond to gained 7 percent in funding.

As evidence .of this funding these cridcisms, DSG modified the terms of the referendum crisis, DSG also points out that last year student groups asked Wednesday night. In an admirable move, DSG lowered the for $480,000 more than they proposed fee increase from got. But money requested is no $lOO to $6O and cut the two indication of money needed, most excessive programs that because student groups ask the the increase was set to fund.

Student Organization Finance But let there be no misCommittee for far more than take. This is still a misguided they need in order to get what referendum, and here is why. they want.

First, the basic notion beIn addition, most of the big hind this referendum is thatthe groups that DSG cites as in need finances of student groups are of more funds receive the vast in dire straits. They are not. In majority of their money from order to support its claim, DSG other sources such as dues, tick-

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This referendum wouldsend a huge amount of new money into the student group general pot In baggybudgets such as this, spending often begets spending, spinning out on its own specific gravity, and so a firm distribution mechanism is not a luxury to be put off until later—it’s a prerequisite. Remember, it was an out-of-control, unregulated proliferation of funded groups that sent DSG into its perceived crisis in the first place.

It also needs saying, though, that the handling of this whole episode has revealed disturbing trends in DSG’s way of doing things.

Its Sept 2 letter to the editor announcing the referendum was briefand cryptic. Since then, there have been no flyers, no thorough statements of policy, no public forums and no significant tabling efforts. The blast email to the student body Friday

was too little, way too late.

Thus, thanks to DSG, student turnout promises to be abysmal in today’s referendum, and this may have been DSG’s intention all along.

The organization’s main outreach effort has been to privately contact the leaders of the student groups that would receive money from an increase to the student activities fee and asking their members to vote.

At the same time, DSG has neglected to raise the minimum level of voter turnout from its suggested minimum of 15 percent of the student body, refused to push back the date of the referendum after the proposal was overhauled five days ago and truncated serious discussion on the subjectby setting the vote at what was an unnecessarily early date in the first place.

What this all adds up to is simple. Vote, and vote no.

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revenues and elsewhere In short, DSG is asking students to pay off a made-up funding crisis and requesting an excessive amount of money to do it.

Second, DSG’s approach to improving student groups is searching in the wrong place.

What student groups need in order to be good is not a ton of money. It’s dedicated members, an interesting activity, talent and solid leadership. Throwing more money at student groups and expecting them to suddenly get better misses the boat about what makes a group good.

Third, DSG has not set up a clear vetting process to decide how to allocate the $210,000 that this fee increase would give to student groups. Will all groups see a funding increase? If not, then which ones? By how much? What will they do with it? By what criteria isall this being determined? et

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few weeks ago, I was strolling calmly along the walkway beneath the Clock Tower on Main West. As I lugged my heavy bag to the Blue Zone, I could not help but witness a quite embarrassing interaction. A Duke student was standing in the center of the busy path staring directly up at one of the carved sculptures on the ceiling. If I had seen simply the Duke student staring up at the boss on the ceiling, megan neureither I would have most nine and likely paid her little three quarters to no attention other than thinking, “Perhaps she’s an architecture student,” or “Well, they let some weird ones in every year.” What made the situation mildly hilarious was the fact that the Duke Student was not alone.

Her father, who was probably wearing the most expensive T-shirt he owns (it said, “DUKE” on it) had paused for a momentary photo-op. Not.of himself, not of his family, but YES—of the carving on the ceiling. The poor student was exasperated beyond belief. But that was what piqued my interest. Mainly for effect (and partially to satisfy my curiosity), I momentarily stopped and joined the party. I had never truly looked at the details of the carvings before, despite nearly daily trips underneath the archway over the past three years. As a small crowd began to aggregate, I decided the student was mentally traumatized enough, and went on my merry way. Later that day approaching the very same arch, I noticed six more carvings on the entrance to Crowell Quad. Indeed—after I stopped for that one carving, it was as if I was seeing campus for the first time. Carvings are in every nearly every archway connecting the residential quads and all over the sides of the buildings on West. How could I have missed this before? I couldn’t help but wonder... what are these seemingly random carvings? They look original to the buildings. What do they mean?

Luckily, a Michigan Ph. D. by the name of Mary Elizabeth Hamill chose to write her dissertation on Duke’s architectural history. Looking into it, I found that the six carvings above the Crowell arch are actually six shields; the seal of Duke University, the seal of the Duke family, and the seals of the School ofLaw, the School of Medicine, the School of Religion and the Department of Biology. The boss that attracted the attention of the snap-happy

father is actually one of five, all which signify age

teaching youth.

Crowell’s carvings, however, pale in comparison to some of the others around campus. Specifically, I found it quite bizarre that we have 33 crests or tributes to other colleges and universities on our campus Union Building, though I suppose it makes sense in the context of when West Campus was built (1927-1932). At the time, Duke was a recent addition to the ranks of well-known schools; James B. Duke and other key members of the Duke family had only recently put Duke on the map with their generous donations to the formerly small and struggling Trinity'College. Therefore, the architecture ofWest needed to reflect Duke’s new status as a premier institution while exuding the feel of a long-established and venerated one.

By associating ourselves with other great centers of learning, the carvings were probably meant to place us among our peers and capture the spirit of educational collaboration. Regardless, they’re pretty cool. See if you can find the seals or tributes to these universities: University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Princeton, Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, UPenn, UVA, Davidson, Wofford, Furman, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, United States Military Academy, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, University of Chicago, University ofTexas and even UNC. Crests and symbols you’ll see on the other buildings around campus are themed pretty logically based on the building, excepting the residential quads. The Old Chemistry building boasts symbols ofchemical research, the old Law school (now the Languages building) has carvings of a judge’s wig and a set of scales, and the Davison Building (entrance to the School of Medicine) has symbols of medicine and crests ofinstitutions of higher learning associated with Medicine. The Union building boasts symbols of the unity of Religion, Knowledge and Education, because Duke’s has religious roots in the Methodist Church (and actually, the Quaker religion as well). Page Auditorium has symbols of culture, and on the outside of the Gothic Reading Room, facing the Main Quad, are symbols of the arts and sciences.

Amid the bustle of our busy lives, we often pay little attention to the grandeur around us. Today, when you’re walking around campus, take a look at the carvings on the wall. They’ll tell you both something about what the building’s original intent was... and of course, you’ll have an absolutely bailer conversation starter for that bash you’re throwing Saturday night.

Megan Neureither is a Trinity senior. Her column runs every other Monday.

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Alright, alright, you may sit. But don’t slouch, because this week we have some [ones to-goodness business to attend to. I know, I know, with all the fun we’ve been having, it can be easy to forget that there are important things afoot here at the Gothic Wonder- chairman of the bored lan monday, monday According to this very paper (the only source of information I need™), something called “Duke Student Government” is proposing a “fee” increase to get “money” and “balance its budget.” Now I don’t go for all that economic mumbo-jumbo, and thus had little idea what any of this means. Confused and afraid, I went to the only place I knew would give me a totally calm and unbiased account of what kind of sh —, I mean, “stuff’ was about to go down. The Rare Book Room, you say? Nope, sadly, it wasn’t open. Good guess though. No, instead I went to (drumroll please...) the editorial pages ofThe Chronicle! (Again, the only source of information I need™) “Surely,” I thought, “the exceptionally informed and politically minded Duke students that write letters to The Chronicle will shed some light on the situation and allow me to sleep at night.”

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What I found was a lot of yelling. There were those who things called “zip cars” that will make it easier for students opposed the increase (many of them on uppers) and those to get around both on and off campus. Now this sounds all who supported it (many of them on DSG). Now, along with well and good, but for a fraction of the cost, with one simple not understanding the whole situation, the professional measure, we can effectively solve all transportation issues in arguer in me was forced to pick a side. “Easy,” I thought and around Duke: zip lines. Think about it: we install a zip (Editor’s Note: The Chairman did a lot of thinking this line from the East bus stop to the West bus stop, one from week. More than in the entire month of August), “there Central to K-yille, and one from Alspaugh to Shooters. Giles, must be some consensus on what good this measure does you say? We can change it from year to year, depending on for the student body.” the craziness of the freshmen in each dorm. That’s part of Ouch. 0 for 2. the beauty ofit. It would also remove from the equation the It seems to me that this whole thing is, like many things eternal foe ofall Duke students: parking. in life (especially trail mix), a mixed bag. There are parts Lest you think that this idea (although ingenious, I ofit I love, parts ofit I hate, and the occasional dried cherknow) is the only proposal tied to my fee increase, let me ry. Wait, sorry, still on the trail mix. Mmmmm... trail mix... throw another suggestion out there. DSG seems to be disthink the Lobby Shop is open? cussing funding for several campus groups. I would like to But I digress (as usual). What I want to do in this week’s offer some new organizations that fill Duke’s needs. meeting is discuss (read: lecture you about) the merits and 1) Duke Chocolate Making Club. How cool would that shortcomings of this fee increase. be? With all the newfound dough, we could fly master Unfortunately, though I want to do this, discussing said chocolatiers in from and take students on some merits and shortcomings requires a working knowledge of pretty awesome field trips. the proposal, which I still do not have. Instead, I will at2) Duke in Space. Imagine the P-Zades D-Floor in zero tempt to propose, to the best of my executive abilities, a gravity. fee increase on which we can all agree.

3) Duke Diamonds. Basically, the school buys diamonds OK, the first step in talking about my proposal is to that students can rent for special occasions. Kind of like get in DSG members’ mindset when they come up with zip cars. I particularly like this one. their ideas. So, take a wiffle ball bat, put it between your And now that I have clearly sold you all on my fee inforehead and the ground and spin around it twelve times. crease, I urge you to consider it as an alternative to the Thirteen even. You can still see straight? Do a couple more. current one., Now you’re cooking.

That’ll be $37,509.15T. Plus tax Alright, now that we can somewhat identify with our Meeting adjourned. student representatives, let us tackle the ideas. First (and perhaps most controversial), I propose an amendment to THE CHAIRMAN wants to see Universal Healthcare as part an existing DSG idea. I’ve been hearing a lot about these ofDSG’s proposal. It’s what Barack would do.

letterstotheeditor Judicial Affairs’ policies need more student input

university? And can we focus on it for more than two Last year, Duke Student Government advocated a seconds? series ofamendments to Duke’s judicial process. These Despite the Financial Aid Office’s grand proclamations of new aid initiatives, all I’ve seen is a tuchanges included entiding a student to more time between the start of his or her investigation and hearing ition increase, loans up to my face, working 15 to and additional opportunities to have his or her case 20 hours a week at my work-study job so I can afreheard. ford the ridiculous textbook and food prices, and This fall, the Office of Judicial Affairs released its my parents using up all their piddly incomes and Duke Community Standard in Practice: A Guide for sacrificing their home and future. And I know I’m Undergraduate Students, for the 2008-2009 school not alone. According to statistics recently published in The Chronicle, the average Duke family makes year, which included both of DSG’s proposed changes. With these changes in place, an accused student more than $200,000 per year, which makes students must be notified of his or her hearing at least five like me—aka the students bringing down the averdays in advance (rather than two) and is entitled to age for all the CEO children here, students who are have his or her case reheard by the Undergraduate in the blurry middle class out in the real world but live in third-class stowage on the Titanic that is life Judicial Board.

These much-needed changes to the DCS Guide sighere at Duke—the lower extreme. Which apparentnify the University’s movement toward a fairer judicial ly makes us easy to write off and marginalize. As if system, but these alone are not enough. And though it’s not difficult enough to make it in to this school students can reasonably expect to benefit from these and survive here with a sorry public school education and having to work part-time since we were old changes, the Office of Judicial Affairs should have solicited student participation in the conversations that enough to lie about our ages to avoid child labor brought them about. Instead, insiders of the Office of laws (just kidding... no, I’m not.)

Now we are trapped here by Bursar bills, paying for Judicial Affairs discussed the changes at a time when few students were on campus to comment and adopted the prestigious Duke name on our degrees with our them via a process that lacks transparency and student blood and tears. It’s definitely worth it; I know many involvement. students like me (especially women of color) are some In the future, Judicial Affairs should adopt a of the first in our family to make it to a school like this formal process for amending its policies and proce- But I refuse to stay silent in the face ofall the wealth and dures, in which student opinions are actively sought privilege here, in the face of all the help kind-hearted Duke University says they are giving to underprivileged out and closely listened to. The adoption of this new amendment process is just one ofmany reforms that students. I feel betrayed by this institution. I feel outmust be implemented and DSG will continue to priraged. We should all be outraged, even if you are the oritize this issue until a more just judicial process is wealthiest person here, because this kind of disgusting put in place. The DCS Guide represents a contract disparity is what bars capable people from education between Duke students and the University. It is. only and the hope of a future. So stand up! Protest to the fair that students be consulted if the terms of this \financial aid office and President Richard Brodhead contract are going to change Open your eyes and see what a struggle a school like this is for even the average American. Don’t ignore us.

Lauren Maisel Nicole Diaz Nelson Trinity ’O9 Trinity ’O9 Vice President ofStudent Affairs, DSG Where’s my Financial Aid Initiative?

I realize that the hot-button issue on campus is usually something like Tailgate, but can we shift the administration’s focus away from that and think about the outrageous privilege and economic disparity at this

Save Duke deer I was stunned and appalled to read that Duke University is planning a holocaust against the deer in Duke Forest. It doesn’t seem possible that one of the most respected institutions of higher learning in this

country is advocating 19th century means of creating a balance of nature, advocating a plan that amounts to little more than shooting fish in a barrel. What is admired as a pastoral refuge will be turned into a killing field. A landscape known for its tranquility and beauty will be blasted by gunfire and smeared with the blood of peaceful animals. Surely with all the resources, pecuniary and intellectual available, Duke can do better than this.

Cynthia Risley Chapel Hill, NC Vote against Republican politicians In response to the Sept. 12 column, “Inspired by conservatism,” by Oliver Sherouse: On what planet has Sherouse been living on for the past eight years where he manages to find these inspiring conservatives? Couldn’t have been here on Earth, in the US, where Republican policies and governance have left our economy in tatters, our security weakened and our leadership morally bankrupt.

Are we to assume all those Republicans running around in the White House, Senate and House aren’t real conservatives—just pretend ones? Sherouse says of conservatives, “we believe in a government that works.”

What a load of utter nonsense. Have we somehow forgotten FEMA, and what a wonderful job President George W. Bush’s college buddy Michael Brown did saving New Orleans? Or maybe he was referring to the Justice Department, where Monica Goodling, a 30-yearold political appointee, conspired to trash 220 years of meritorious tradition in denying the placement of best-qualified applicants who might happen to be (or even associate with) liberals? And now, thanks to the hard work of Congressman Henry Waxman, Democrat and chairman of the House Oversight committee, we leam that members of the Republican-led Interior Department, who are responsible for selling United States oil and gas leases, have been running around accepting gifts, drugs and sex, from the very oil executives they’re supposed to be bargaining with on behalf of taxpayers.

If you believe in any sort of accountability, don’t vote on Nov. 4 for the same party that’s gotten us into this terrible mess.

Joshua Schneck Master ofEnvironmental Management Candidate ’O9

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