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Duke will now require agencies like the Recording Industry Association of America to provide evidence of copyright infringement before forwarding pre-litigation notices to students, the Office of Student Affairs said Tuesday. The University has stepped up its support for students with the new policy, scheduled to go into effect before the end of the semester. In the past, the University did not provide student information to the RIAA without a subpoena, but Larry Moneta forwarded all pre-litigation notices to students without evaluating the validity of the infringement claims. Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta said that under the new policy, the University will not forward a pre-litigation notice from the RIAA unless there is evidence that a third-party download was facilitated by the Duke student in question. “What we’re saying is that in order for us to pass on a settlement letter to a student, we’re going to start requiring evidence that someone actually downloaded from that student,” Moneta said. “If the RIAA can’t prove that actual illegal behavior occurred, then SEE RIAA ON PAGE 7
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After trampling over their first two opponents Monday and Tuesday, the Blue Devils seem ready to head to the Duke-friendly confines of Madison Square Garden to play in the 2K Sports Classic semifinals next Thursday. But before they packs their bags, the team has one more game to play. Sandwiched right in the middle of the tournament, the No. 8 Duke (2-0) takes on Rhode Island Sunday at 4:30 p.m. in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
“We know they’re a good team,” sophomore Nolan Smith said. “Everybody’s excited that we’re going to New York to play in the semifinals, but we have to think about Rhode Island now.” After playing two games in two days, Duke would have had more than a week off to rest and prepare for its Thursday game against Southern Illinois and a potential matchup with UCLA in the finals Friday. Instead, the Blue Devils will get another opportunity to work out their SEE M. BASKETBALL ON PAGE
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The Arts and Sciences Council discussed a proposed underload policy and the effects of the financial crisis on Trinity College at its meeting Thursday. Peter Feaver, professor of political science, presented the underloading proposal designed by the Academic Standards Committee, a group comprising students, faculty and administrators. Feaver, who chairs the committee, outlined the plan that would allow students to underload to three one-credit courses per semester for two semesters during their Duke career if they meet specific requirements. Lee Baker, dean of academic affairs of Trinity College, gave the proposal his “hearty endorsement.” Feaver said the committee wished to maintain the rigor of the Duke degree, noting that the policy is term-limited and would be re-evaluated in its third year if the council passes it at its Dec. 11 meeting. “As much as possible we want to incentivize students to enrich their educational experience rather than to skate by and get by with the least amount of work,” he said. “We certainly did not want to do anything that would violate the four-year rule. We are a four-year college institution... and we believe that this
It all started with a text message When it came time for President-elect Barack Obama to announce Sen. Joe Biden as his vice-presidential nominee in August, he could have called a press conference or held a rally. Instead, with a quick text to 2.9 million of his closest friends, he tapped into a new technology—and with it, a new generation. “When he did things like that, Obama really spoke to young people,” said Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, lead researcher at the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement at Tufts University. And when he spoke, they answered. Twenty-three million Americans under the age of 30 cast ballots in this election, up 3.4 million votes from 2004, according to estimates compiled by CIRCLE. CIRCLE also reported that turnout among young voters hit its highest point since 1972, when 55.4 percent of eligible young voters participated in the first election in which 18-year-olds had the right to vote. SEE YOUTH ON PAGE
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Inauguration may draw 1 million WASHINGTON, D.C. President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration is expected to draw 1 million-plus to the capital, and already some lawmakers have stopped taking ticket requests and hotels have booked up. Some people are bartering on Craigslistfor places to stay for the Jan. 20 ceremony when the Illinois senator takes the oath of office.They are offering cash or even help with dishes for residents willing to open up their homes. The National Park Service, which is planning for an inaugural crowd of at least 1 million, will clear more viewing space along the Pennsylvania Avenue parade route. Jumbo TV screens will line the National Mall so people can watch the inauguration and parade, park service spokesman David Barna said Thursday.
Bush vigorously defends capitalism President George W. Bush ferNEW YORK vently defended U.S.-style free enterprise Thursday as the cure for the world's financial chaos, not the cause. He warned foreign leaders ahead of a weekend summit not to crush global growth with restrictive new rules. "We must recognize that government intervention is not a cure-all," Bush said from Wall Street, setting his own tone for the two-day meeting that begins Friday in Washington seeking solutions to the economic crisis that has spread around the world."Our aim should not be more government. It should be smarter government." The president acknowledged that governments share the blame for the severe economic troubles that have hit banks, homes and whole countries. He spelled out his prescription, which includes tougher accounting rules and more modern internationalfinancial institutions.But he stopped short of the tighter oversight and regulation that European leaders want. All his ideas came with a warning: Don't disturb capitalism.
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Two vice presidents are working to strengthen the University’s ties with the Durham community—except one of them doesn’t get paid. Like his University counterpart, sophomore Andrew Brown, Duke Student Government vice president for Durham and regional affairs, is trying to define his new post. Phail Wynn was instated as the University’s vice president for Durham and regional affairs in January. “The greatest honor I’ve had in my short tenure at Duke is that DSG created a vice president for Durham and regional affairs.... I am the paid version of Andrew Brown,” said Wynn, drawing some laughter from those attending Wednesday’s presentation on the University’s employee giving campaign, “Doing Good in the Neighborhood.” “They have a very insightful and very visionary person in Andrew Brown serving in that role.” A Sept. 2007 amendment to the DSG constitution divided the responsibilities of the vice president for community interaction into Brown’s position and a vice president for the Intercommunity Council—a position currently held by senior Amanda Tong. Brown said his new role allows him to focus more on issues surrounding Durham, Raleigh and Chapel Hill without being responsible for the ICC or the Young Trustee nominating process, which the former position required. He listed his top priorities as safety, transportation and information with the ultimate goal of encouraging undergradu-
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enjoy the overlooked features of Durham. Brown added that Wynn has focused mostly on community service since he has been at the University. “My focus has been more on undergraduate involvement and getting people more out into Durham. That’s definitely one thing I’ve been pushing [Wynn] to consider more,” Brown said. He added that he is working with Wynn, the Office of Student Activities and Facilities and Steve Nowicki, vice provost and dean of undergraduate education, to create a Web site with information about restaurants, movies, plays and concerts ates to
that will keep students updated on events going on in the community. Another goal is to synchronize the Duke Card with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s One Card for concerts and other events held on both campuses, Brown said. The system would reserve a certain number of student tickets for students from both schools. Brown’s position is valuable because it involves community engagement on a student level, Wynn said. Students do interact with the community,
The educational programs would inform students of appropriate behaviors for off-campus living in order to reduce noise and student partying, which have prompted complaints from neighbors. “Today’s meeting was focused on reviewing the alcohol policies and the educational and informational procedures for students living off campus,” Dean of Students Sue Wasiolek said. “The question is, ‘What information are we providing to students who are living off campus?’” No formal educational program is provided, Wasiolek said, adding that administrators and Trinity Heights residents are not necessarily looking to create one. The Trinity Heights Neighborhood Association—which noted an uptick in noise after the University acquired several houses in a nearby area in 2006—will meet before January to write up final recommendations regarding Duke’s off-campus policies, which members will present to University administrators at the beginning of next semester.
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Wynn said, adding that many of them live in the city’s neighborhoods. “It’s also important —and Andrew understands this—that the Duke students that live off campus understand their role as good neighbors—i.e. party houses,” he said. Wynn told The Chronicle in July that he felt the Durham community had moved past the aftermath of the lacrosse case, but Brown said he was hesitant to make a similar statement. “There are clearly lingering effects, especially in the minds of a lot of students and in the community. At the same time most of the more immediate impacts have really begun to die down,” he said. “It’s still fresh in a lot of people’s minds but it is not the same day-today burden.” Durham City Manager Tom Bonfield was among the first city officials Brown contacted about his new position. Bonfield said he and Brown discussed some of the city’s issues that involved Duke students, adding that he was glad DSC made the effort to strengthen the relationships between students and the city. “We have tried to do that at the University leadership level but it’s a very different context when the students are involved,” Bonfield said. “We had a good start of opening up a very positive dialogue.” Brown said Durham officials have been very responsive to his position so far. “I’ve been very pleased,” he said. “There is a difference between being nice and responsive at first, and then actually following through on the changes, so I’m going to continue to push for these things to happen for the rest of the year and we will see what happens.”
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representation to help the group better understand the need to inform students of appropriate places to party. “There are a lot of places offcampus to have parties... that aren’t residential neighborhoods with small children living there,” sophomore Andrew Brown, Duke Student Government’s vice presi-
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dergo the most development [and] need the most resources at hand,” said Campus Council Vice President Kevin Thompson, Members agreed that one of the primary concerns with this issue is that in the a senior. “You can definitely see that West Campus has a lot ofresources.” past, allowing sophomores to live on CenThe survey also indicated that a large tral created socio-economic segregation majority of students look favorably on the among students. “Of the sophomores living on Central, space, kitchen and private bathroom ofa significant majority of them happen to fered on Central apartments. have been African-American,” said Eddie Some members said allowing sophoHull, dean ofresidence life and executive mores to live on Central is a temporary director of housing services. “The conjecmeasure that may be re-evaluated with the ture was that African-American students completion of New Campus. There is no were living over there primarily because one best way to work out this situation beof financial considerations.” cause there is no one housing model that Sophomores have been required to pleases everyone, Hull said. He added, however, that such dialogue needs to continue. live on West since the completion ofKeohane Quadrangle in 2002. The policy was “By saying that it is OK for students to created to curb the racial and economic live on Central Campus for their sophosegregation of students on Central and more year would say that are we prepared West during their sophomore year. to let students miss out 0n... the sopho“Most studies show that during the first more-year experience,” he said.
“I believe the increased interest caused by our meetings have led students to be more aware of the noise they are
making.” Christine Westfall, Trinity Heights resident dent for Durham and regional affairs, said in an interview. Brown did not attend the meeting. Residents in the Trinity Heights neighborhood have seen an improvement this school year in the amount of noise from students living in the area, said Christine Westfall, a Trinity Heights resident, who requested the initial Sept. 3 meeting with Duke officials. “I believe the increased interest caused by our meetings have led students to be more aware of the noise they are making,” she said.
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policy will have no negative impact on that.” According to the plan, a student who wishes to underload must have passed 16 courses, have at least a 3.0 grade point average and have declared a major. Members sought clarification about specific implementation elements of the proposal and particular phrasing in the plan, but did not discuss making structural changes to the proposal. Some faculty membersasked that itbe clearer thatstudents must discuss plans to under-enrollwith theiracademic adviser and their academic dean to verify that they are eligible. Council Chair Suzanne Shanahan said in an interview that she expected the council to pass the proposal in December. “The less the faculty say, the happier they are, and that was very limited conversation,” said Shanahan, who is an assistant professor of sociology. The proposal also has the support of those student groups most likely to utilize it, including Duke Student Government, The Chronicle and the Undergraduate Publications Board, said junior Chelsea Goldstein, DSG vice president foracademic affairs and the DSG representative
In the past year, the RIAA has sent more than 1,000 infringement notices to Duke students, including more than 40 pre-litigation notices, 21 settlement offers and eight subpoenas. Over the past three months, the RIAA has filed three civil lawsuits against Duke students for sharing copyrighted material over P2P networks like Limewire and Kazaa. Shawn, ajunior whose name has been changed to protect his identity, settled with the RIAA for $3,000 but said the playing field would have been more level if he had had access to a lawyer when he received a pre-litigation notice from the University. “Nothing is going to be solved until Duke gets a student lawyer to contest this in a joint case,” he said. “When you get the e-mail from the RIAA, you have no idea what to do, or who to go to. Most kids can’t afford a lawyer, but if one lawyer is at Duke to file a joint case they could probably get [the RIAA] to drop it.” Without a University policy requiring the RIAA to supply evidence of alleged illegal activity, students may have been at risk for erroneous claims of infringement. Many experts have disputed the soundness of the RIAA’s methods of detecting copyright infringement, said Owen Astrachan, professor of the practice of computer science and co-director of undergraduate studies for the department. The RIAA’s current policing software can generate false positives that wrongly implicate users for illegal downloads, he explained. But for one studentwho spoke on the condition of anonymity, the new P2P policy is as frustrating than having to pay thousands of dollars in fines in the first place. “So basically what they’re saying now is that before this they didn’t have proof? They allowed for ‘not good proof to be shown beforehand, or just not shown at all?” he said. “So now Duke is requiring evidence —so what? It’s still not going to change anything.”
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on the Academic Standards Committee “We’re very excited. It was a lot of negotiating, a lot of talking to people all the time... so I’m glad it was so well received,” she told The Chronicle after the meeting. Under the policy, withdrawing to an underload would count as one of the two allotted underload semesters, whereas dropping to part-time status would not. After the council discussed the proposal, George McLendon, dean of the faculty of Arts and Sciences and dean of Trinity College, addressed the effects of the financial crisis on Trinity College. McLendon said the current financial climate is affecting the University, but he said prudent investment of the endowment and a cap on spending have helped reduce the impact. “It would be odd if [the financial crisis] had had no effect,” he said. “Even our friends in Cambridge, Mass, announced that theirendowment last year of $36 billion was a lotless than $36 billion this year.... We’re not immune to that, but fortunately we’re less affected by it than many of our peer institutions.” McLendon announced that budget and employee cuts would occur centrally first, coming from his administrative office. He said he cut 10 percent ofhis budget bypostponing an unnecessary $1 million worth ofcapital projects and not filling $500,000 worth of occupational vacancies in his offices. McLendon asked each Trinity department to submit a plan for cutting 5 percent of its spending. He said these abstract plans would be an outline of what cuts might be made and what consequences might result. He also called on University administration to make cuts to costs that get passed on to Trinity, such as facility costs. “If we spent a little bit less on changing the flowers every 15 minutes at Chapel Drive, then you can save a couple of bucks on flowers and spend a little bit more on the quality of the education that we offer our students,” McLendon said. Closing his address on an optimistic note, McLendon said he saw the University’s strong position in the current crisis as an opportunity to hire top scholars and professors other universities have to cut. Proactive budget cuts will help the University take advantage of this “extraordinary time,” he said. Although McLendon said he expects Trinity to hire fewer faculty, those gained will be elite acquisitions. “We’d kind oflike to be the Warren Buffett of universities,” he said. “When no one else is investing, we’d like to go in and buy.”
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When Duke heads into Death Valley at noon Saturday, it will have to contend with a loud, hostile and aggressive crowd eager to see Clemsoti’s first home win since Sept. 20. But the intensity of the fans and the various traditions at Memorial Field—from touching Howard’s Rock to “The Most Exciting 25 Seconds in College Football* when Clemson runs onto the field—will not be the most overwhelming aspect ofSaturday’s contest. “I think I’m going to start the game by calling timeout on the first play to get over the shock of what I the Tigers] look like across from vis,” head coach David Cutcliffe said. “They have absolutely got a talented team—some great players, some future NFLers. They provide a lot of challenges in that regard.” The biggest obstacle for Duke (4-5, 1-4 in the ACC) will be right up front when it faces off against Clemson (4-5, 2-4), as the Blue Devils must see improved line play if they hope to pull off the upset. The lack of a push from the offensive line cost the Blue Devils dearly last week against N.C. State on fourth-and-short. Twice they were stopped—once on a Jay Hollingsworth run when the Wolfpack broke through and stopped him behind the line of scrimmage, and then again on fourth-and-goal when their defensive front forced Thaddcus
When the No. 8 Blue Devils tip off against Oklahoma State in their season opener Friday at 7 p.m. in Cameron Indoor Stadium, they will be hoping for history to repeat itself. Duke is perfect in its last 17 home openers, and the last time it lost to open its home slate was in 1977. Duke and Oklahoma State have only played once, and the Blue Devils won that matchup in the first round of 14 the 1995 NCAA qjjj Tournament. I VS And finally, the ‘ No. 8 Blue Devils haven’t lost a season opener since 2003 —but FRIDAY, 7 p.m that defeat is one Cameron Indoor Stadium piece of history Duke wants to reverse. After all, 2003 was the last time Duke opened the season against a ranked opponent, which is exacdy what head coach Joanne P. McCallie’s team will do Friday against the No. 14 Cowgirls. Whether Duke plays a ranked team or a squad like Denver—die first foe last season the team’s mindset remains the same. ‘You go into every game preparing for your team to be better and do what they do,” McGallie said. “We want to do what we do, and then make any adjustments accordingly through the course of a game, depending on what’s going on on the floor. But you enter every game exactly the same—which is, we’re going to attack, we’re going to use multiple defenses. We always have and we will.” The multiple defenses may be more necessary than usual Friday to prevent returning Cowgirls’ starter Andrea Riley
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If Duke had known CHAPEL HILL it would hold North Carolina to a .139 hitting percentage Thursday in the Dean E. Smith Center, the Blue Devils likely iiP*i PUKE would have been Kaa UNC /i confident about their chances to surge into outright possession offirst place in the ACC. If Duke had also known, however, that it would finish with a .093 hitting percentage, those hopes would have been quickly dashed. The Blue Devils (20-8, 11-5 in the ACC) hit under the TOO percentage mark for the first time since 2005 and the Tar Heels (18-
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W. SOCCER from page 8 forward Kelly Hathorn said. “Especially in the ACC, being on the road is really tough. We’ve been working the entire season to get a home bid in the NCAA tournament, and I just think watching that selection show Monday night, seeing our names pop up as a seeded team, playing here Friday night—I think that was really all that we needed to get back into it and be ready to play Fri-
day night.” Duke’s players and coaches
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Senior Lorraine Quinn could play herlast game inKoskinen Stadium Friday whenDuke hosts thefirst round of theNCAA tournament.
are excited about hosting the tournament pod and playing Friday’s game under the lights of Koskinen, and rightfully so. The Blue Devils are 8-1-1 at home, with the only loss coming to top-seeded North Carolina Oct. 2. “It’s huge,” head coach Robbie Church said. “It’s huge for all of u5.... It’s the first time since we’ve been here the last eight seasons that we’ve had that opportunity to host, and I think it’s very important this year, because the way our schedule fell at the end of the season. We were on the road a lot, so I think the excitement of everyone being at home—it’s been a huge energy boost in practice all week.” Duke likely needed that
boost after a subpar end to the year. After the Blue Devils started the season 11-2-1, they hit a slippery patch and have won just one game since Oct. 12. But the Blue Devils are not disillusioned, because they know they can’t be —they have a tough opponent ahead of them. Losing only once in 21 games, the Highlanders (14-16) have proven they know how to win in a relatively lackluster conference. The Highlanders beat topseeded Coastal Carolina in the Big South tournament final after losing to Coastal Carolina 1-0 earlier in the season. Duke opened its campaign with a 90 romp over Coastal Carolina Aug. 24. Radford’s place outside of the ACC, however, has not affected Duke’s typical preparation. “We’re going to have to prepare ourselves, and we’re going to have to play for 90 minutes against them,” Church said. “But I think the main thing is just what we d0.... We’re excited. Everybody’s excited. And I think we’re hungry. I think you’re going to see a very aggressive and hungry team that shows up on Friday afternoon.” “This really is the most exciting time of the year,” Hathorn said. “This is what you play for.”
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SophomoreKyle Singler was namedMVP of the 2K Sports Classic subregional for averaging 19 points in two games.
kinks and lineups against the Rams (0-0). Duke tried out several player combinadons in its first two contests against Presbyterian and Georgia Southern, with nine players seeing double-digit minutes in both games. With such a long bench, the Blue Devils could be able to avoid the exhaustion that took its toll on the team last year. “A good thing about our team is that we have good depth,” sophomore Kyle Singler said. ‘You can start multiple lineups for us. If it’s [Brian] Zoubek, Miles [Plumlee] or Lance [Thomas], I feel very comfortable with any of them out on the court. If you feel comfortable with who you’re playing with, it’s definitely a benefit.” Rhode Island may bring a bigger challenge than Duke has faced thus far this season. The Rams finished last year with a 21-12 record, including a win over Syracuse. Rhode Island possesses one of the biggest 3-point threats in the nation in senior guard Jimmy Barron, who shot 40.6 percent from behind the arc last year. Duke will also have a chance to test
itself against a taller big man down low, as the Rams’ frontcourt features 7-foot sophomore Will Martell. More production in the paint will be key for Duke to excel, especially given Duke’s vulnerability to strong ffontcourts at times last year. Zoubek and Plumlee have yet to have strong showings this year, with neither able to establish a main role in the offeree, but that could change Sunday. One player, however, has been undeniably reliable offensively for Duke. Singler, the MVP of the 2K Sports Classic subregional, scored 19 points in the two tournament games, leading the team in both. On Tuesday, the Blue Devils were able to rebound from an unsatisfying start against Presbyterian. Now, the team hopes it can carry that play through not only to Rhode Island or the Big Apple, but for the rest of the season. “It’s a good start for us. This is where we saw ourselves,” Singler said. “Rhode Island is a good team, we’re not looking past them. But we’re looking forward to continuing in the tournament and going to New York. The season is kicking off and we’re ready to give it our heart.”
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FOOTBALL from page 8 in the red zone, because at that point, the
Tigers’ obvious athletic advantage will make Duke’s play less about scheming and more about execution, Cutdiffe said. The first-
year coach was less than eager to find out that Clemson actually has the best red-zone defense in the ACC. “That’s great news for the No. 12 team in the league in red-zone offense,” Cutdiffe said. “What you’d like to do 100 out of 100 times is line up, run the ball and score, but it doesn’t happen. Safeties are closer to the line of scrimmage. Plus, we’re not going to lineup and just whip Clemson’s front We have to be very conscious of our opportunities.” The Blue Devils’ defensive front four will have an equally tough time when Clemson has the ball. Every Clemson lineman weighs more than 300 pounds, but that’s not where the batde ends—in fact, it will have justbegun. “Thunder and Lightning” will be roaring at the defensive line, and it’s up to the front four to
stop running backs CJ. Spiller and James Davis from hitting full momentum. But if you ask defensive tackle Clifford Respress, the task of stopping arguably the best running duo in the conference isn’t asking the impossible. “It all starts up front,” Respress said. “I don’t look at these guys and think, ‘OK, they’re too big to handle.’ It’s going to be a physical game up front, but I feel like they’re going to have to go to the air.” Forcing Clemson to an aerial assault has almost always produced positive results for its opponents. In the opener against Alabama, the Tigers had zero rushing yards and lost 34-10, with their only touchdown coming on a 96-yard kickoff return from Spiller. “I saw the [game] and I called Nick Saban and I asked if I could borrow ten of his players,” Cutcliffe said. More than stealing players, though, the Blue Devils could really afford to borrow some time for their offensive linemen to allow plays to develop.
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from posting big numbers. A 2008 All-American, Riley averaged 23.1 points last season and remains a dynamic offensive force that will attract plenty of attention from Duke’s defenders. Riley is especially dangerous from behind the arc, where her range extends far beyond the 3-point line. “The key is she’s constantly got to be in front of you,” McCallie said. “She has a green light that’s ridiculous—over half court, that’s her green light.” Although Riley presents a tangible offensive threat, the Blue Devils are not overly worried. It is, after all, their season opener, providing them the chance to prove themselves and
the upcoming season on a high note. “I like to be aggressive to start, so I don’t ever want to think about altering what we do, assuming a team is going to come in doing ‘X, Y and Z,’” McCallie said. “We’re going to attack that way offensively and defensively.” That mentality may be a bit different from last year, McCallie’s first on the sidelines of Cameron. Her team has had more time to gel and become accustomed to the new systems she brought from Michigan State. The Blue Devils’ summer program was more intense than the ones from years past, and that could tip the final score in Duke’s favor Friday, McCallie said. And if the Blue Devils can rope in a win over the Cowgirls, they could place history on their side in more ways than one. start
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As a lUth grade millgyang IIU U.S. History teacher in Harlem, I na- guest commentary ively thought that the outcomes of the presidential election would turn my students into history nerds—eager and thirsty for knowledge about the foundations of our nation. To their credit, my students are certainly fired up—and they continue to proudly wear their “Barack to the Future” pins to prove it. But they’re not exactly ready to go anywhere just yet. In the weeks leading up to Election Day, New Yorkers donned their jackets and backpacks with their rather radical political pins displaying their obvious candidate of choice. The Obama brand spread to every street comer of the city and could be purchased for less than the cost of lunch. The slightest mentioning ofhis name could draw the full attention of a dozen of the most disengaged inner-city teens. As I watched the election results over beer and Chinese take-out on the floor of my apartment with a fellow former Public Policy major, I couldn’t help but simultaneously wonder what the crowds were like at the election party in Sanford and on 125th Street in Harlem. Having been a member of both groups, I was convinced that life as we knew it would change with the tallying of the final electoral votes. My students would come into school the next day, intoxicated with curiosity and a drive to become engaged young citizens. But Election Day has come and gone.And unfortunately, not much has changed at all. On Nov. 5, my students didn't care any more about the importance of checks and balances in American democracy than they had on Nov. 3. This past weekhas made me realize just how much work there needs to be done in order to inch toward the progress we’ve pledged to make—because by virtue of being president-elect, Obama cannot strip my students of their gang associations. By virtue ofbeing president-elect, Obama cannot rewind the past six months and prevent one ofmy 15-year old students from getting pregnant. By virtue of being presidentelect, Obama cannot shred thefailed exams, subpoenas and eviction notices that cloud my students’ path toward academic success everyday. The most significant—and perhaps only—way. •
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than it originally had in order potential user’s initial experience a positive one. If students find a dearth of syllabi on their first visit to the site, they are unlikely to frequent it. The site must also have better publicity on campus. Again, it is dependent on student participation and the more students visit and contribute to the site, the more successful and useful the site will become. The lack of student knowledge of the site might warrant a re-launching campaign with pervasive advertising similar to that done by Web sites such as youclid.com. We also recommend that DSG protect course syllabi so that only students are able to to make a
Obama can touch the lives of the young people thatI teach is to broaden their horizon of possibility. His mere existence should serve as a reminder to America that everything worthwhile in life takes a clear vision of success and a tremendous amount of hard work—rather than simply reaching the tipping point of celebrity status. Hope, change and eventual progress are not inevitable because Obama is our next president. They can only become a reality if all Americans hold themselves and each other accountable for creating the systemic change for a better future. Obama won the presidency as a result of the relentless pursuit of ordinary people working for a common cause. The election was no miracle. Nor will its result create miracles. Obama’s victory is just the first step down a long road to the progress we hope for in the future. And so I asked my students: What change do you want to see in your life? And the lives of those you love most? What’s one thing you can do today to get you one step closer to this desired outcome?
After the election, people made posters that read, “Rosa sat so that Martin could walk. Martin walked so that Barack could run. Barack ran so that our children could fly.” As I write this column, in Room 231 on 129th and Amsterdam Ave. of a school that has been historically plagued by violence and broken dreams, I cannot silence the words of “I Believe I Can Fly” coming from the chorus room down the hall. After the election, people made posters that read, “Rosa sat so that Martin could walk. Martin walked so that Barack could run. Barack ran so that our children could fly.” Despite all our valiant efforts, I have no idea what will ultimately make my students fly beyond the boundaries set by national statistics of at-risk youths. Obama’s promise of change should not be taken for granted. It is in no way inevitable. And it’s going to take a lot more than just one man to shape a generation.
Mingyang Liu, Trinity ’OB, is a first-year teacher with Teach for America in Harlem. She is aformer senior editor of The Chronicle.
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Deuces dubya
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President George W. Bush’s first interview since the Nov. 4 election, the interviewer prefaced a question, “There are two months 1eft....” As she continued the question, he uttered a “yeah” that was laced with a chuckle. The moment passed innocuously, and the interview continued with him talking about President-elect Barack Obama’s victory, his experience in the White House and his plans for after the transfer of power. 3.(10 3. S3WyOF Honestly though, I thought he could have maybe it's me ended the interview right at that chuckle. In it, he seemed to be saying, “Yes, only two more months to go, and thank God.” And I don’t think I could’ve said it any better. I should mention from the outset that I don’t intend to use the next few hundred words to bash Bush. No doubt he’s taken his share of criticism in the past eight years, and I am slow to refute most negative claims about him. Nonetheless, with Obama as president-elect, and given Bush’s apparent realization that his moment in America has passed, I’m inclined to be benevolent toward him. I actually feel quite a bit of sympathy for Bush right now. I imagine that there may have been a point in history when he might have been a perfectly competent president. Probably not a great one, but at least there may not have been so many people calling him the worst president ever, or the worst of his time. In fact, were it not for Sept. 11 and the whirlwind of frenzy to strengthen national security in its wake, he might have proven to be decent. He tried to reform education—with a faulty system, but he made an effort. He cut taxes, and I certainly remember thinking that maybe he wasn’t so bad when my parents got their checks in summer 2001. Of course, the tax cut benefitted the wealthy more than anyone else. And it probably wasn’t such a great idea in the long run given the deficits we’ve accumulated since then—not to mention the two wars we’re in. Still though, he was trying to give Americans what he promised. I believe the great tragedy of the Bush years is twofold. First, the media and the citizenry failed to keep proper oversight on the president’s policies and actions. Sure, many of us griped over the wars or Bush’s invasions of civil liberties, but even as it was clear that Bush’s policies were leading us in the wrong direction, it took six years before we voted to change the leadership of the federal government. During what should have been the major debate of the past eight years—whether or not to go into Iraq—the media failed to investigate and scrutinize the justification for war. Ironically, ifthey had done a better job, they could have saved us from the loss of so much blood and treasure in Iraq and concurrently (as one of my professors recently mentioned) saved the Bush legacy. Second, Bush was an average leader in a time when we needed greatness. He governed and made decisions based on his principles rather than practicality and pragmatism. He was bullish in his decision-making and remained committed to his chosen courses of action. On some level, one has to admire the grit and determination that it takes to ignore one’s detractors and remain committed to one’s path. In any other situation many of us probably would have applauded his tenacity. We would have admired him as a man who stood without wavering as turbulent winds whipped around him. Unfortunately—for him and the country —that’s not what we needed. As easy as it is to vilify Bush for his handling of the past eight years, I think it’s only fair to realize that he probably isn’t diabolically evil—he was simply unprepared for his moment in history. And we put him there. I hope and believe that we have—and will—do better this time around. *
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Ade A. Sawyer is a Trinity junior. His column runs every other Friday.
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Campus culture? I have the panacea
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since the lacrosse case, the administration has been seeking the perfect balance to attain an ideal “campus culture,” a term almost as empty as “utility” or “sexually active.” Hell, I don’t want our campus to simply have one culture. Most independents would fear the cultural imperialism of the Greeks: Everyone would wear Polos and shotgun beers daily. But how can we make the campus social scene more open to everyone? drew everson What is necessary to erewh serious? ate more social niches for individuals to assimilate into? Lower or eliminate the drinking age. My religion professor, who is British, always likes to tell us tidbits of information that we can use “out at the bar.” Then he catches himself and remembers that most of us can’t go out to bars and enjoy the casual, comfortable atmosphere that the Brits enjoy in their favorite local bar while attending university. When students can actually enjoy the company of whomever while* enjoying a cold brew, they are more likely to go out and interact with a wider variety of students at a random bar. Pub Trivia, Big Beer Nights, etc. would draw students from all corners of campus together. Oh yeah, and we’d finally integrate more into Durham like the University has been trying to get us to do for a while. We could also bring back an on-campus bar, which could be staffed by anyone on campus and would bring people from all over to enjoy good conversation and good drinks. Maybe even make a Duke Microbrew! That would then increase the name recognition of the University, increase the number of applicants, improve the applicant pool, decrease the acceptance rate and boost our University’s ranking. Eat that (or should I say drink that), Ivy wannabes. Student organizations would also be more empowered to throw parties for the entire campus. People would actually use the Plazafor something other than tabling. (That goes out to Larry Moneta.) Imagine an epic kegger on the Plaza. Awesome, right? Lots of space, music blaring, and I feel like something inventive can be done with the misters. Campus Council, for example, might at±
tract a wider array of students to their events; instead of only seniors trying to bum free beer off the University,
it would be a large chunk of the student body bumming free beer off the administration. Students would also take more time to relax, because they could sit down and have a good drink rather than sit down and complain about their 14 midterms in two classes with an additional 10 papers due in each. Decreasing stress is good for everyone on campus. The University can also revamp AlcoholEdu to create a more enjoyable program: Each FAC would get to educate their group about all different types of alcohol. Not in the demonizing way, but in the useful way. Wine and tequila hangovers suck. All the “if you drink x amount, you will die” stuff can still be in the program, but it would be accompanied with tasting sessions. AlcoholEdu alcohol appreciation. Then people might understand that real mixed drinks sketchy punch and that vodka does not mix with anything. Further, Durham can take ALE officers and put them into useful programs. For example, they could protect our community. Maybe catch some robbers and murderers. And they would stop being a pain in the University’s... side. Judicial Affairs and campus police have more important stuff to do. Like getting that sketchy old guy (who was arrested twice for illegally entering Crowell and Bell Tower) out of University dorms. The obstacle: some old ladies who are MADD about =
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something. But most of us don’t drive, and there’s no need to when going to Main Street or on-campus establishments and such. So the mothers would just be MAD—which is an acronym related to nuclear war. And MAD deters countries from nuking each other.... 50... MAD may deter students from being dumb about drinking. Flawless
logic, right?
In the words of Ben Franklin, “There can’t be good living where there is not good drinking.” Good drinking is not binge drinking. Therefore, lowering the drinking age would improve drinking, and thus improve life. Our founding fathers obvi founded this country on more than life, but also liberty (to drink) and the pursuit of happiness (drinking leads to happiness). So for the sake of America, this University and alcoholic beverages themselves, lower the drinking age. Improve the social scene. Drew Everson is a Trinity sophomore. His column runs every other Friday.
letterstotheeditor of the movements of our time. Sex is, and always has been, an issue that riles up nearly everyone. It is very hard to be neutral about gay rights. This phenomenon, however, is exactly what we saw on Election Day. California youth split 61 to 39 percent toward “no.” Asians split evenly 51 to 49 toward “no.” Whites as well split evenly 51 to 49 percent toward “no.” Neutrality. So, it’s not that blacks single-handedly defeated Proposition 8. It was the neutral split between the youth, the neutral split between the rest of everyone else —in addition to the strong conviction of African-American votBurrill ers—that all contributed to the passing of PropoJoel HeadLine Monitor sition 8. However strongly I disagree with anti-gay conTrinity ’O9 victions, I never blame someone for having a What the passing of Proposition 8 should really mean strong passion or belief. In other words, we should I was a bit taken aback by Rick Billing’s Nov. 10 not blame a single racial group for a strong conletter to the editor, “Prop 8 and Obama,” and its impliviction. Instead, we should all blame ourselves for cation that the passing of Proposition 8 in California not having a strong enough conviction to be more “lies squarely with” President-elect Barack Obama and clearly heard, to more thoroughly spread the word the African-American vote. and to more effectively campaign for equality for all. I looked at the CNN exit polls for this measure myself and while I was gready disappointed with the reInstead of poindng fingers, we should take this desult, I do not think the blame is on Obama or with the feat as a signal that the batde is far from over and we 70 percent ofblacks who voted “yes” to Proposition 8. must work that much harder to gain acceptance and On the contrary, I believe the blame is on the people justice for all our gay brothers and sisters. who voted “no.” Allow me to explain this seemingly Michelle Sohn contradictory logic. Trinity ’ll Support of homosexuality and gay rights is one
Policy for the Rhode Island Game The men’s basketball team plays Rhode Island this Sunday at 4:30 p.m. in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The policy for Sunday’s game is a modified walk-up line policy. As the women’s basketball team plays Maine at noon, at 11:45 a.m., the walk-up line will move inside Cameron to root on the women. Line monitors will be in the lobby to register new groups throughout the women’s game. Group registration ends at 2:30 pm. Doors open to Cameron at 3:00 p.m. and will remain open until the student section is full. Go Duke!
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