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Duke doesn’t typically difficult time dispatching mid-major teams early in the season, yet two minutes into the game Monday evening against Coastal Carolina, the gritty Chanticleers led 6-0 and were ready to test the Blue Devils’ toughness. But thanks to Kyle Singler, Duke was able to recover and once again pass an early-season test with flying colors. By using what both coaches deemed “junk,” defense Coastal Carolina (1-1) was able to hang tough early with No. 9 Duke (2-0), but the Blue Devils recovered on the way to a 74-49 victory that was more difficult than the score indicated. Duke, withoutjunior guard Nolan Smith for the second straight game, struggled early on offense, facing multiple box-and-one and triangle-and-two defensive sets from the Chanticleers. “We’ve practiced about three times without Nolan and overall we’ve done a good job without him,” head coach Mike said. “This past week has been difficult.” Riding support from having their band, cheerleaders and zealous mascot in attendance for the NIT Season Tip-Off, Coastal Carolina was anything but sluggish in grabbing its early lead.

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Junior Kyle Singler's 23 points and 11rebounds helped Duke overcome a slow start in a 74-49 victory over Coastal Carolina in thefirst round of the NIT SeasonTip-Off. Singler scored 15 ofhis 23 in thefirst half.

CRR seeks input on cultural centers by

Joanna Lighter THE CHRONICLE

Members of the Center for Race Relations came out in force Monday afternoon to solicit student input regarding future plans for the Multicultural Center and the International House. The proposed merger of the two centers was postponed Saturday by Student Affairs administrators to gather student opinions on the future of the cultural centers on campus. “We were providing a space for students to voice their opinions,” said junior Taylor Damiani, one of the organizers of the event.

A student expresses his opinions on the future of cultural centers on a large white sheet on the Bryan Center Plaza Monday afternoon.

During the three-hour event on the Bryan Center Plaza, students were invited to express their personal connections to the center with colored marker on a large white sheet. Zoila Airall, assistant vice president for student affairs, wrote in a letter sent to the Council of Cultural Group Presidents Saturday evening that the merger will not occur next semester as proposed. The positions of Staff Specialist Juanita Johnson and Director of the Multicultural Center Julian Sanchez will still be eliminated, Airall said. No students were informed of the original plans for the merger until Airall announced the formation of the “Global Cultures Center” to a meeting of the Council ofCultural Group Presidents last Monday night.

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—Junior Taylor Damiani on the Weekend Backpack program. See story page 4

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Nine selective living groups chose to remain in their respective sections yesterday, leaving 13 groups to shuffle locations around available blocks on campus. Groups that decided not to squat and groups whose residence group assessment process scores were too low for them to be eligible to squat will choose new sections in the order of their scores within their size categories. Campus Council President Stephen Temple, ajunior, said he expects that groups will meet Sunday afternoon with the co-chairs of the Residence Group Assessment Committee to select housing. Three groups—Arts Theme House, Chi Psi fraternity and Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity —were eligible to squat in their sections but decided to enter the draft for new space. Although no groups lost their housing, Delta Sigma Phi, DeltaTau Delta, Pi Kappa Alpha and Sigma Nu fraternities as well as Scott House and Wayne Manor were placed on probation. These groups have until November 2010 to show improvement in their categories. They will be re-evaluated by the Campus Council general body and subject to sanctions or potentially recommended to be removed from their sections, according to the policy. Campus Council defined probation as scoring at least one standard deviation below the mean in any of three areas. These SEE SQUATTING ON PAGE 7

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Speaker raises awareness about honor killings by

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Every year, as many as 5,000 women are the name of honor, according to statistics compiled by the United Nations. Ahmad Gbashmari, a Jordanian Ph.D. student at Kent State University, spoke Monday night to raise awareness about such atrocities in the Breedlove Room of Perkins Library. Duke’s chapter of Amnesty International collaborated with the Muslim cultural organization Project Nur to bring Ghashmari to campus. “What’s different about Ahmad is that he is not siding with a certain group but raising awareness to form an interfaith coalition against honor killings,” said Amnesty International Co-president Esther Jeohn, a junior. “We want the campus to understand various human rights issues, regardless of political beliefs, religion or

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East and some African countries, interfamily murders occur around the world for transgressions such as rejecting an arranged marriage, conducting extramarital affairs and dressing immodestly, Ghashmari said. Tribal culture and tradition compels families to rid themselves of the shame by murdering the offending girl. “The purpose of these killings is to reclaim the honor that was harmed by the female’s actions,” Ghashmari said. “Men are considered to be the leaders and women are second-class citizens.” Countries like Jordan and Syria issue light punishments to these men, often jailing them for less than six months, he added. The lenient laws have allowed the the center far the study of

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practice to persist for centuries. Ghashmari said he first encountered honor killings at age 19 in his hometown of Irbid, Jordan. After a young woman in a neighboring family was raped, her parents arranged her hasty marriage to a 70-yearold man in hopes of covering up the incident. “Her husband soon found out and left her, so now she was raped and divorced,”

Ghashmari said. “It gets even worse. The parents handed a gun to her younger brother and asked him to kill her. And he did.” Based on this story and others like it, Ghashmari said he decided to combat the injustice by working as an Arab human rights activist. For the next five years, he took part in grassroots efforts to improve tribal laws and inform others about the hid-

den honor killings. Ghashmari noted that although other human rights coalitions sometimes fail to reach beyond U.S. borders, he wants to overcome their shortcomings by communicating with the villages directly. In addition to speaking with college students, Ghashmari has traveled to the Middle East in order to understand the motives behind the murders. “We need to reach them and make ourselves heard by creating a caravan of awareness,” Ghashmari said, “Most of the people who practice this tradition hardly speak Arabic—how will they get the message when we only work from America and speak in English?” Ghashmari provided students with numerous ways to get involved in combating honor killings, ranging from formally joining his coalition to raising awareness. Because honor killings are largely an undocumented practice, he said voicing the issue can have significant consequences. “We often think that if we simply understand human rights issues, then we are doing our part,” Jeohn said. “We have to combine forces with others all over the world and actively challenge the violation of rights. Ahmad Ghashmari encourages students to do just that.” Sophomore Ariel Spigel said she emerged from the discussion with a fresh take on honor killings. She added that students need to gain knowledge about this issue that is often conducted behind closed doors. “Increasing the awareness here can spread worldwide and will hopefully have a huge impact,” Spigel said. “You got to start somewhere.”


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At its meeting Monday night, the Duke University Student Dining Advisory Committee discussed changes to the venue with Tom Meyer, owner of the McClendon Tower barbecue joint.Meyer said when students return to campus at the end of the month, they will find a new self-serve salad station in the eatery to provide a quicker, healthier option. “There will be meat choices and tons of veggie choices—all of that will be available so people won’t have to wait in line if they don’t want to, they can just grab a salad and go,” Meyer said, adding that fresh fruit will also be offered. Meyer said the salad bar will charge by weight, and he has already purchased the equipment. Members of the committee raised concerns with the customer service at Tommy’s, despite agreeing that the quality of the food itself is top-notch. “I’ve been there five or six times, and I really do love it,” said DUSDAC Co-chair Jason Taylor, a senior, “It just seems like every SEE DUSDAC ON PAGE 8

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College students can simply swipe their DukeCards to get a bagel from Alpine, but several Duke students are helping local elementary schoolers to pack their backpacks for weekend meals this semester. Last Friday, three Duke undergraduates dropped off nearly 50 pounds ofcollected food—the first load in their student-organized food drive that contributes perishable items to E.K. Powe Elementary’s Weekend Backpack program. The drive, which started in early November, will continue for the duration of the semester. This school year, more than 75 percent of E.K. Powe’s students are registered for free and reduced lunch. This indicates that these children and their families struggle to meet basic nutritional needs, said junior Taylor Damiani, co-organizer of the project. Although the school provides meals during the week, many of these students may go hungry over the weekend. “These kids, when they’re hungry on the weekends, they have to reach into a backpack and if that backpack is empty, then what?” Damiani said. The Weekend Backpack program, sponsored by Communities in Schools of Durham, is a donation-based program that relies solely on contributions from the community. Volunteers pack backpacks with six balanced meals and extra snacks to last for an entire weekend. The food is sent home with at-risk students each Friday, and these students return the backpacks Monday so they can be refilled for the next weekend. Damiani, sophomore Risa Isard and se-

A student packs the backpacks of 13E.K. Rowe Elementary students with donatedfood for the weekend. Junior Taylor Damiani,an organizer of the project, said the program aims to provide basic nutrition to local students, nior Sarah Frush, who organized the drive as a project for a human rights activism class, each reached out to different com-' munities to request food contributions for the program. Damiani asked the Catholic Student Center, Isard asked off-campus Jewish synagogue Beth El and Frush asked residents of her neighborhood. Every other Friday the three students volunteer at E.K Powe to pack the backpacks. “All three of us are interested not only in going to pack backpacks, but also in starting this food drive,” Frush said. “We want to try and be proactive about helping the program, and not just offer time once a week. It doesn’t really take that long to pack the backpacks. I think it is helpful,

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Almost halfof all Duke undergraduates

study abroad, but through the Duke Language Partners program, all students can practice speaking a foreign language withleaving campus. DLP allows undergraduates, graduates and Durham residents to learn and improve their foreign language skills. It also benefits participants who speak English as their second language. Those interested in the program answer a questionnaire and are then matched up with an appropriate partner. Sessions are casual and can be arranged at the convenience of the particiout

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“(DLP] offers a much more relaxed way learn a language... [and] a great way to complement [language] classes—you can learn formal grammar and usage in the classroom, and then more informal conversational skills outside of it,” DLP Program Assistant John Stokes, a senior, wrote in an e-mail. Stokes said DLP is an informal program with no prerequisites other than having an interest in languages and a language to share “You pay nothing, just pay your language,” said Shadi Al-Abdual-Razaq, a graduate exchange student from Jordan who teaches Arabic while his DLP partner helps him improve his English. Harriet Whitehead, a Durham resident, joined the program to improve her Spanish. “I had been trying to learn Spanish on my own for a couple of years, but making very slow progress,” Whitehead wrote in an e-mail. “My first language partner, who is to

Senior Shirley Lung (left) holds her weekly conversation with Ph. D. candidate Lin Wang (right) through the Duke Language Partners program.Lung saidthe meetings help expand her thinking and improve her language skills. now a good friend, got me over the hump of speaking to people in the language in just two weeks. I took my vacation in Mexico then, and actually used the language.” In addition to helping improve languages, Stokes said the program was intended to encourage interaction between international and American citizens. “There was at least the perception that the domestic and international populations at Duke weren’t really engaging with

each other, and instead just co-existed,” he said. Stokes also said the program is an opportunity for undergraduates to be paired with graduates and scholars and meet peopie they would not otherwise get to know, Lin Wang, a Ph.D. candidate in electrical and computer engineering, said he and his language partner Shirley Lung, a senior, enjoy their casual weekly meetings. Their conversations help “expand our thinking

and vision,” he said The experience, however, can depend on the partner, Lung said, adding that her two previous language partners did not interact with her as much as Wang does. “Since they were a lot older than I was. they didn’t have a lot of time to devote,” she said. Wang said that because many partnerships are between undergraduate and graduate students, it would have been helpful if the program included an introduction. “Maybe they could give us some general instruction for us t0... communicate better and maybe good topics [for conversation],” he said. Stokes said Chinese, Japanese, French, Spanish and English are the program’s most popular languages. The .program’s offered languages, however, depend on the people who apply to participate. Applicants, therefore, may not be able to practice the languages they want. “Supply and demand tends to be a big issue with this program,” he said. “For example, we’ve already exhausted our list of Spanish-speakers but have many Koreanspeakers who still need partners.” Lisa Giragosian, International House senior assistant director, said the program had been in existence long before she started working at Duke 13years ago. At the end of last year, the program had more than 250 applicants. Currently there are 165 participants —including approximately 40 undergraduates, 50 graduates, 20 international scholars and 30 Durham community members. “[DLP is] a fantastic way to become friends with someone you otherwise would never know,” Stokes said.

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BACKPACK from page 4 ham have the program “This past year, there has been a lot more interest in [the Weekend Backpack Program] because I think everybody is realizing that with the economic times, families don’t have money to buy food,” Compton said. EX Powe Counselor Marion Davis said the Weekend Backpack program has positively impacted the school. “Several students have said that they just don’t have enough food to carry them through the weekend,” Davis said. “I believe when students are hungry, they cannot learn as they are intended to. It is a program that I feel lots of schools can benefit from because [the students] look forward to their backpack on the weekend.”

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the season since he’s been here. But as fraternity and sorority members Taylor filed into Cameron following the first 300 UUIICI V J non-greekstudents in line, I waited. And waited. And finally I went to the Dillo because it became pretty obvious that they weren’t fitting the 150 people in front ofme into the student section. My point isn’t that Greek Night is a bad idea (it’s not) or that the new policy that lets large groups line up together doesn’t improve the basketball experience (it does). What I’d like to point out is that during all thatK-ville and line policy discussion, die Blue Devil program was vocal about the fact that it believes the perception that games are hard to get into is unfair. And, well, the awkward reality is that at both Countdown to Craziness and the UNC-Greensboro game, not everyone who wanted to get in did. It’s unrealistic to say that getting into a basketball game at Duke is something you can always walk up to minutes before tipoff (which makes the term “walk-up line” a bit ironic). When Friday’s game against the Spartans tipped off at 7 p.m., undergrads in the front of the line who claimed to have been waiting since 5:30 were still standing outside. As I momentarily stepped out of line to see how many students weren’t inside Cameron by game time, I saw the sidewalks were filled from the student entrance until the front ofWilson’s main entrance. Call it a rough estimate, but my guess is that there were at least 300 people who wanted to get

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Playing with only an eight-man rotation again due to Nolan Smith’s suspension and Mason Plumlee’s injury, Duke struggled to score consistently in its first round matchup in the NIT Season Tip-Off with Coastal Carolina. The way that the Duke offense came out of the gates Monday night indicated a second group of scorers will have to step up to relieve some of the pressure put on the duo of Kyle Singler and Jon Scheyer. The Blue Devils found themselves down Game b-U just a couple of minutes into the Analysis game after turning the ball over on their first four possessions. In the first half, Duke shot just 41.4 percent from the field and would not have jumped out to a 33-19 lead if not for Singler taking control of the game offensively. The junior showcased his ability to score from the 3-point line, in the midrange and with his back to the basket. Even though Coastal Carolina employed a unique triangle-andtwo defense with the goal of limiting Singler and Scheyer’s contributions and forcing the rest of the Duke team to beat them, the Blue Devils’ leading duo still managed to lead their team to a resounding 74-49 win. “Jon was our leader out there to-, night,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “It was really Jon that kept us in the game managing it, and Singler stepped up, too.” Scheyer was not very aggressive in the first half as he was working against a substantial amount ofon-ball pressure. He seemed content to play the role of distributor and was successful in this capacity, finishing the game with five assists to no turnovers. This stat line marked the second consecutive game :

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Freshman AndreDawkins led Duke's reserves with 13points in the Blue Devils' win over Coastal Carolina Monday. that Scheyer has avoided a turnover. He did, however, get himself more involved in the offense in the second half and finished with 10 points for the night. With the return of Smith in tomorrow night’s regional final matchup against Charlotte, the balance of the ballhandling duties may shift. But regardless of whether Smith is playing at the point or in a combo guard role, his presence on the court alone will create opportunities

for the rest of the team “They were focusing a lot on Kyle and myself,” Scheyer said. “We just needed to take good shots. But Nolan’s return will take a lot of pressure off ofboth of us.” Another aspect of the game to which Smith will undoubtedly provide a boost will be the fast break offense. Easy baskets in transition have been few and far between through the SEE ANALYSIS ON PAGE 11

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Quarterback Sean Renfree had played very little in recent weeks as senior Thaddeus Lewis lit up ACC opponents. Now, Renfree won’t play at all for the foreseeable future. The redshirt freshman suffered a torn right ACL against Georgia Tech Saturday, and the injury’s rehabilitation period typically extends for several months, if not longer. Renfree was hurt late in the third quarter of the home matchup with the Yellow Jackets while running the offense as Duke trailed 42-10. The Blue Devils ultimately lost 49-10. Renfree’s setback will cost

him the last two games of this year, but its impact on the Blue Devils’ future may be even more significant. With Renfree out of the equation, the only remaining quarterback on Duke’s roster is freshman Sean Schroeder, whom the coaching staff intended to redshirt this year. Lewis has struggled with a leg injury the last two weeks, and if he' is too injured to play, Schroeder could be forced into emergency action. The torn ACL could also force Renfree to miss spring practice altogether, although no prognosis has yet been given for

his recovery. Renfree did not appear in the Blue Devils’ season opener, but split time with Lewis in the next four games. His best performance came in an early-season win against Army in which he threw for 106 yards and two touchdowns on 7-for-8 passing. Renfree finishes his first full season at Duke with 330 yards passing and four touchdowns on 34-of-50 attempts. Duke closes the season with a road game at Miami Saturday before facing Wake Forest Nov. 28 at Wallace Wade Stadium. —-from staff reports


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shy, heaving up 14 shots, including 11 got into the act late in the game, slamming 3-pointers on his way to 13 points on 5-of-14 home a dunk in traffic. It was a bit of reshooting. But despite the low percentage, demption for Czyz, who looked lost at times Krzyzewski was encouraged by what he saw. in the first half and played only 13 minutes

Senior Jon Scheyer scored just 10 points, but he did not commit a turnover for thesecond consecutive night.

M. BBALL from page 1 The strange defensive looks led to four Duke- turnovers before the Blue Devils could score a single point. “They turned it over, four turnovers right off the bat,” Chanticleer head coach Cliff Ellis said. “If the ball goes in the hole, I think it could’ve really gotten interesting the last few minutes of the game.” After the slow start, though, Singler stepped up. Following a lance Thomas free throw, Singler converted a three-point play that set the tone for the remainder of the

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after starting his second straight game. “That’s an unusual situation for a playBut the story of the game was Singler, who er—‘all of a sudden nobody’s playing me,”’ had a man chasing him around the whole said about Dawkins’s response Krzyzewski game while the rest of die team faced a zone. to the triangle-and-two. “So you’re thinking about that instead of thinking T have The extra effort wasn’t lost on Krzyzewski. “Kyle didn’t get a shot for about sevan open shot’. So you have to be even more en minutes and then he found a good attentive and more disciplined.” Duke’s size ending up proving too much rhythm,” he said. Duke will probably face a more convenfor Coastal Carolina, which had difficulty scoring after its first major run. Without star tional opponent, and defense, Tuesday at 6 6-foot-7 junior Chad Gray, the Chanticleers p.m. when it takes on Charlotte in the next were forced to take outside jumpers, very round of the preseason NIT. few of which found the bottom of the net. Chanticleer leading scorer Mario Edwards shot only 3-for-l 1, and his team wasn’t much better, as Coastal Carolina shot just 28.6 percent. “They were big,” said Edwards curtly. “Bigger than our guys.” By shutting down its opponent, Duke gave itself a much smoother second half. Scheyer found his stroke late, scoring eight points in the second half after managing only two in the first.

“If the ball goes in the hole, I think it could’ve really gotten interesting the last few minutes of

game. Whenever the Blue Devils were in

trouble, they called on their preseason All-

American to bail them out. He did just that on his way to 15 first-half points and a total of 23 for the game, leading all scorers. Senior point guard Jon Scheyer was not able to score the ball with his usual efficiency, but he did run the offense effectively by not forcing up shots. “I thought Jon did a very good job being patient,” Singler said. “Jon was our leader out there and we just tried to jump on his back and follow.” Without Smith, Andre Dawkins saw increased playing time.The freshman wasn’t

the game” CCU coach Cliff Ellis Singler’s front court companions Miles Plumlee and Brian Zoubek used their size advantage to shoot a combined 6-of-7 and keep the Chanticleers at bay. Even Olek Czyz

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Duke was dismal on the ground yet again, rushing for only 25 yards on 24 attempts. Frequent stops at the line of scrimmage or in the backfield on first down crippled trie Blue Devil offense for the entire game. TheYellow Jackets never gave Duke any openings, and poor first-down efforts led to lengthy third downs that Duke could not overcome. Freshman Desmond Scott did show glimmers of his terrific potential, gaining 20 yards on six carries, including a 12-yard scamper on which he slipped out of several arm tackles.

Quarterback Thaddeus Lewis looked more comfortable in the pocket this week than against North Carolina, but couldn't develop a rhythm

with his receivers. Running backs Scott and Re'quan Boyette combined for 11 catches and 110yards on the day off of short swing passes out of the backfield. The duo accounted for about half of Lewis' totals—22 completions and 212 yards—and Boyette caught the only Blue Devil touchdown. The "Killer V's", Donovan Varner and ConnerVernon, managed only six catches for 34 yards, their lowest output of the season. Yellow Jackets quickly figured out that if they stopped Duke's rushing attack on first down, defending the pass would get much easier on second and third. Blue Devil playcalling proved to be predictable, and Duke struggled to move the ball on the ground or through the air after the first quarter.

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The triple option ran right, left, down the middle and all over the Blue Devils all day long. Georgia Tech racked up 306 yards on the ground, led by 110 yards from big bruiser Jonathan Dwyer. Duke sorely missed the presence of defensive tackle Vince Oghobaase, who sat out the game due to injury. The Blue Devils seemed to be in position more often than not, but the Yellow Jackets were simply bigger, faster and stronger, and the Duke defense wore down quickly.

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Highest marks: RB Re’quan Boyette

Although the rushing attack was subpar once again, Boyette proved himself as a receiving threat out of the backtield, leading the team with six catches for 65 yards and the Blue Devils' only touchdown of the game. The fact that he caught so many passes, though, means Duke's receivers were wellcovered downfield.

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Temi Molinar and theBlue Devils host Winthrop Thursday at 7 p.m. in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

Early Monday evening, the Blue Devils waited in anticipation as they listened to ESPNews to learn of their seeding in the NCAA tournament. Although the team had hoped for a first-round bye, Duke instead will have to play Winthrop Thursday at Koskinen Stadium in the tournament’s first round. However, the team can seek solace in the' fact that it is playing the first round at home, where it was undefeated this year except for an overtime loss to N.C State. “Our goal was always getting to the NCAA tournament and playing a home game,” head coach John Kerr said. “We got what we wanted and what we earned.” A win over the Eagles would pit the Blue Devils against Michigan State, the tournament’s 14th seed, in East Lansing, Mich. Duke could then face No. 3 Wake Forest, which it lost to in its regularseason finale, in the Round of 16. That matchup would take place Nov. 22 in Winston-Salem, if the Demon Deacons also advance to that stage.

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into Cameron for the game who were still outside when Olek Czyz stepped onto the court for his first career start. Head Line Monitor Zach White said in an interview that between 20 and 30 people were turned away from the game. Of course, we have differentdefinitions of the ideaof being “turned away”. Only between 20 and 30 people were denied entrance because earlier on, students towards the back of the line were given honest notice that it was unlikely they’d ever make it in, “Go check out the game on TV,” a line monitor offered as a condolence. By the time line monitors had turned away 20 to 30people, many fans had already left K-ville. This isn’t to say that the blame need be placed on White or the line monitors, who were simply doing their job managing the line. Instead, it’s the inherent problem associated with trying to fill the student section to absolute capacity without turning a single undergraduate away. It’s nearly impossible to have the exact number of students show up who fit in the stands. Too few students, and Krzyzewski (as he did last year) reminds everyone that he can sell seats near the floor in Cameron if students don’t completely fill them. A few too many students, and the program’s promise that games aren’t hard to get into becomes untrue. Turning some students away is fine, and the Cameron Crazies shouldn’t take their section for granted. But I guess it’s all the empty seats that get me. Last night against Coastal Carolina, students didn’t come close to filling their section. And even when the undergrads do all show up, the less-than-full stadium is noticeable when you look across and see the at times sparse wine-and-cheese crowd that leisurely sits behind the benches. As away of generating interest in games and filling the student seats, promotions like Greek Night are a wise tool that provides the team with the exact type of atmosphere it feeds on. Just know that there is some sort of cost As I got ready to leave to watch the game on TV, a group offour freshmen that I had been talking to turned back to me and asked a simple question: “Is it always this hard to get into games?”

season’s first two contests. With Smith’s playmaking ability and quickness on the court, the game should open up and Duke’s big men should see more chances to score in the full-court game. Still, even with Smith on the court, other Blue Devils are going to have to step up with consistent doubledigit scoring efforts for Duke to make the deep run that it hopes to this year. On this specific night, freshman Andre Dawkins and sophomore Miles Plumlee both scored in double figures, dropping in 13 and 10 points, respectively. Despite the fact that Dawkins was playing in just his second collegiate game, he showcased a tremendous confidence in his jump shot. Even though he was streaky in the first half, the youngster didn’t shy away in the second half as he nailed two 3-pointers that helped Duke pull away from the Chanticleers. “Andre, of all our guys, complemented [Singler and Scheyer] the best. He had a presence,” Krzyzewski said. “He was 3-of-ll on 3-pointers, but I thought they were all good shots. I liked what he did.” If Dawkins can fill this complementary role and give Duke a consistent scoring punch off the bench, the Blue Devils’ opponents will be forced to gameplan to defend a more balanced attack. Duke will not be able to simply rely on outscoring teams this year, and by holding Coastal Carolina to 28.2 percent shooting from the field, it is evident that the coaching staff is putting significant emphasis on playing stingy defense But if the Blue Devils are going to achieve their goals this year, they are going to need Smith’s playmaking ability and complementary players stepping up on a nightly basis. Monday, those complementary players were Dawkins and Plumlee, but it could be a different tandem the next time out.

Duke’s success ibis year can largely be attributed to freshmen that have stepped up. Forward Ryan Finley and defender Andrew Wenger will likely need to put forth outstanding performances in the tournament if Duke hopes to progress to the final rounds. “It is an exciting time for them,” Kerr said. “It’s their first NCAA tournament and they bring a freshness to the team. We re all excited about playing.” The' disappointing first-round loss to Boston College in the ACC tournament is still fresh in the minds of the Blue Devils and they are hoping to avenge that defeat later in the tournament. “We’re looking to have a real crack at it, and not be fearful that it’s a knockout tournament, but embrace the moment and enjoy it and make the most of it,” Kerr said. The ACC will have a strong presence in the tournament as Virginia, Wake Forest, North Carolina and N.C State were all granted bids. But before Duke can seek redemption against its ACC rivals, it will have to get through a talented Winthrop team in the confines of Koskinen Stadium.

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I think all students are rightfully upset with what the administration is doing with their tuition money and the most precious and formative years of their lives. Who holds these people accountable ? —“vdi” commenting on the story ‘‘Administrators delay Int’l House-MCC merger.” See more at www.dukechronicle.com.

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years would inevitably color their work. In addition, a ban on running in future years would encourage more experienced' seniors—instead of sophomores—to run for the secretary position. Fourth, there should be a clearer mechanism for determining which student group presidents should sit on the Nominating Committee. If the president of a student group applies forYoung Trustee, then their organization should be ineligible to appoint a proxy to the Nominating Committee. This would prevent conflicts of interest and ensure that only the eligible presidents sit on the committee. By enacting these changes, the Senate could bring much needed YT reformeven if it takes the second time around.

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When

I first came to Spain, I wasn’t worried about potentially not being able to communicate—as I told my friends, I would

just smile

and nod

and everything would be all right. About two weeks after my arrival, my friend sent me a message asking if my neck muscles laurakeeley had gotten huge from constantly eurotrip moving my head up and down. I’m happy to report to herand all of ya’ll that my neck muscles are still normally sized, but it continues to amaze me everything you can say without actually saying it. Some entities, like family bonds, transcend those pesky obstacles like words and language barriers that get in the way. Of course, in the beginning all of us Dukies in Madrid had some rough moments. For example, one of my best friends managed to tell her sehora that her grandpa is dead (he’s not), from Italy (Italian heritage, but American-born) and fought in World War II (which, when combined with the fact that she thinks he is from Italy, paints a very different picture than what actually happened). But hey, these things happen to the best of us. In the spirit of making as few of those types of mistakes as possible, I decided that I would try to pretend I was just a nice, shy, quiet girl (those three adjectives have never been used together to describe me) and not talk much in English to my roommate. I was hoping that my sehora, named Soledad, or Sol for short, would just think I didn’t talk much instead of inferring that I was stupid and didn’t know much Spanish. I’ve since abandoned that facade, thanks in part to my improved communication skills. Yet, despite my lack of words in the beginning, my sehora has gotten to know me very well and even employs a sixth sensedsh motherly element to boot. For example, when the weather started to turn around the beginning of this month, there was one night when I was freezing. The next day at lunch, Sol asked if I had been cold. “Si,” I said in a yeah-actually-you’re-right type of tone. She turned to her daughter and very excitedly said (obviously in Spanish since she does not speak or understand a word of English), “I knew it, I told you I just knew Laura

had been cold!” Her next question, of course, was why didn’t I say anything (It was late and I figured I would do something about it later), and the next night I had two additional blankets on my bed. In only 83 days and despite a language barrier that is as tall as the U.S.-Mexico border fence when I’m sleep deprived, Sol has managed to make both my roommate and I feel like her real daughters. The four of us in the house Sol, her daughter Sol dos (two), my roommate (conveniently Laura as well) and I—are a legitimate family. She cooks like a five-star chef (everything is made from scratch, including our strawberry jam), she cleans my room and makes my bed every day, she washes and irons all of my clothes (underwear and T-shirts included) and she sews the holes in my leggings. Honestly, what more could I ask for? I told my actual Mom about my red carpet treatment and joked that I now have very high standards. She told me that she was great but reality was waiting for me back in the States and to enjoy Sol while I had her. But before I do head back across the Atlantic (scary how soon that actually will be), my family here will grow by one. Sol’s oldest daughter Vicki is nine months pregnant and due to have her first child this week. Sol had been making baby clothes for months, showing us each one while beaming with a grandmother’s pride. She will be gone this week to be with Vicki, but she precooked a week’s worth of meals for so we just have to heat it in the microwave. Of course, she told us, we will all be going down to visit and see little Santiago. Why wouldn’t we? After all, we are a family. I’m not sure President Richard Brodhead could have hoped for this type of global immersion experience when he arrived in 2004 and started to develop Duke’s global vision. He called on my class, the Class of 2011, to engage themselves in all Duke has to offer at our convocation. “A great experience awaits you, but more than you have probably imagined, the value of that experience is yours to determine,” he said. Sitting in an apartment in Madrid lazily watching a movie after a great lunch Sunday afternoon with Sol, Sol dos and Laura might not appear to be a groundbreaking experience, but I promise you it has been for me. I will always remember being a part of this family in fact, I’ll probably smile and nod every time this semester comes to mind. —

Laura Keeley is a Trinity junior. Her column runs every other Tuesday.


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If Duke University were a soap opera, it would be called “As the w C-l Turns” and the latest scandal would be the potential merging of the Multicultural Center and International House. For those of you new to the a* show, here’s a recap of what’s happened so far: Zoila Ajrall, kousha navidar assistant vice president for stuholy diver dent affairs announced in an email to the Council of Cultural Group Presidents that a merger would happen to “consolidate the delivery and experience of cultural programs and services to students ofall backgrounds.” In practical terms this has meant that the director and a staff member of the MCC will be laid off, and that all resources previously assigned to the MCC and the IH independently will now be shared and directed together. The decision was made without any student input, so a lot of students feel unhappy and ignored. I’ve scrapped my original plan to write about creative ramen noodle recipes for Thanksgiving, and have decided to focus on J’s more relevant (perhaps less delicious) sentiment. I want to make three points in this column. The first point is that every Duke student should care about the potential for these two organizations to merge regardless of whether they are directly affiliated, unaffiliated or don’tknow the difference between these groups in the first place. Second, the leadership of the University needs to make a greater effort to consult its students before making such important and high-impact decisions. Third, the people in charge here really do care about us, and they will listen if we speak up. The merger is not a good idea because these groups cater to completely different needs. The mission statement of the International House is to “provide educational services, advocacy and outreach to the international population and the Duke/Durham community.” The mission statement of the MCC includes the effort to “maintain a pivotal role in Duke’s steadfast commitment to provide students of color and- cultural communities a quality educational experience.” It seems that here, they only share some focus on the idea of “culture.” This is not just an issue for students affiliated with the MCC or IH. It affects all students because it suggests that all of our resources are in potential danger. If such inherently different programs such as these are arbitrarily combined, then what should we expect next? But don’t let one potential mistake from this administration fool you—I firmly believe that the leadership at Duke deeply cares for its students. Administrators probably aren’t here just for the money, because there are a lot of ways to get rich without the burden of teaching future generations and reading columns by punks who act like they have answers. Without students the University doesn’t exist. Saying that the administration has no interest in us is going too far, but it still is troubling that they didn’t they ask us what we thought. Duke is in a tough spot right now, and dealing with a financial struggle can be overwhelming. However, I think that in the difficult times, the University should make a strong effort to ensure that its first priority students—are not forgotten. When it comes to decisions that impact every student indirectly, like the merger between two large student-oriented organizations, there is no replacement for our input. To be fair, half of the responsibility falls on us. If we do not let the University know that we have a problem, it is less likely that the administration will ask. Much of the student response from both the International House and the Muldcultural Center has been made clear through open forums days after the merger’s announcement Administrators were there. And they were listening. As a result, Airall sent a letter to the Council of Cultural Group Presidents stating that the decision to merge will be tabled. This time students will be included in the process. In response to J’s original comment, I think it’s often hard to see tangible ways that a large institution like Duke cares for its individual students. But as the MCC and IH discussion shows, when enough students come forward to draw attention to an issue, even the individual voice can be heard. We find ourselves at an institution with leadership that is willing to listen if we are willing to talk, and for that we should feel fortunate. —

Injustices against illegal immigrants

It

is important, when dealing with the many obvious social justice discrepancies that plague societies around the world, not to ignore those discrepancies occurring right under our own noses. For this reason we ought to seriously consider an affront to social justice happening right now in amnesty the U.S. (particularly in North Carolina): human rights abuses social justice committed against ilcolumn

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legal immigrants

Some may scoff at the idea that our society’s actions against illegal immigrants could possibly be considered a socialjustice issue. Real justice would involve getting rid of these criminals. They, the immigrants, are committing injustices against us by coming here and breaking our rules. But since when does a society dedicated to being a world leader in progress limit its notion of justice to the laws and statutes already in place? We did not do it when slavery was a legal way of life; we did not do it when women were legally prohibited from voting; we should not do it now. Law does not always mean justice, and in fact social justice is at stake because we are no longer thinking about illegal immigrants as human beings. Entering this dangerous terrain has made it that much easier for our society to abandon one of our most treasured values; human rights. Take suspected immigrant detention policies. North Carolina has been one of the most active states in taking advantage of a federal amendment on immigration made in 1996. Known as 287(g), this clause allows local law enforcement officers to act as federal immigration officials. In other words, they can arrest and begin the deportation process for anyone that is in the country illegally. The amendment was originally intended to target seriously dangerous criminals. It was meant to aim at a facilitation of the reduction of violent crime through deportation. But the actual nature of the law’s implementation today is quite different. In many communities in North Carolina, especially those with high racial tension, officers use their powers to blatantly discriminate along racial lines, according to a recent report released by the University ofNorth Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law and the American Civil Liberties Union. Not only is this form of discrimination a violation of the North Carolina constitution; safety is clearly no longer the real concern. The report, released in February,

also cited cases where people were arrested and put into the deportation process merely because they were stopped for minor traffic offenses. As a result oflenient supervision oflocal law enforcement agencies that are acting as federal immigration officials, dozens upon dozens of human rights violations are being cited in this deportation process. Long-time lawful residents have been indefinitely detained for months and even years before being let go; asylum seekers (who would otherwise have a good case) have been denied the knowledge of the judicial process and provided no guidance or legal counsel; human trafficking victims have been lost in a system that is blind to human suffering and goes against everything the American judicial system is supposed to stand for. Every day the number of wrongs committed grows. So what exactly is at the root of such injustices? What is worth our disregard for basic rights like the right to a fair trial (something we provide to even murderers as long as they happen to have been born in the United States)? Many cite concerns of danger because so many undocumented immigrants are unattached, single men. But even as the undocumented population has increased in the U.S., crime rates have decreased significantly. Others cite the economic burden that immigrants have on our country. Whether we would be more economically stable with zero presence of illegal immigrants today is not the question I want to delve into. Even if we would be, it is always surprising to watch how a country built on immigrants can so consistendy blame all its economic woes on them. It is essential to recognize our nation’s roots because it brings us closer to understanding that illegal immigrants are notjust economic burdens. They are, as most people in this country at some point were, simply human beings in the pursuit of happiness. For this reason it is apt that we search for a more comprehensive solution to illegal immigration. For this reason, when we stop caring about time-honored values and principles and start figuring out how we deport our ways out ofour troubles, we are missing the point. The point is not that we are fixing something when we send non-criminal undocumented workers back to Mexico and leave their U.S. bom children here without parents. The point is that we are losing site of our priorities. When racist tendencies, or supposed safety concerns, or even economic fright hinders our ability to respect human rights —then we are losing our integrity. Amanda Peralta is a Trinity sophomore. She is copresident ofDuke Amnesty International.

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Tuesday, December 1

Wednesday, November 18 TALK. Damien Schumann. A brown-bag lunch presentation on documentary art projects concerning AIDS in Africa and the U.S.Mexico border region. Noon. Center for Documentary Studies.

FILM. Flying on One Engine. 7pm (reception 6pm). Center for Documentary Studies. Free. THEATER. The Lower D’s. (See Nov 19.) Bpm. Sheafer. $lO gen; $5 students and seniors.

Free. MUSIC. Djembe andAfro-Cuban Ensembles Bradley Simmons, dir., with Michael Spiro. 8 pm. Baldwin. Free. .

Thursday, November 19 MUSIC. Duke WindSymphony. Verena Mosenbichler-Bryant, dir. Selections from Perichetti, Bennett, Lo Presti, etc. Bpm. Baldwin. Free.

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THEATER. The Lower D’s, A “carbon-neutral produced” play set in Nigeria about disregarded people who know how to make something from nothing. Directed by Jay O’Berski. Bpm. Sheafer. $lO gen; $5 students and seniors. Friday, November 20

TALK/SYMPOSIUM. Workshop on the Politics ofRepresentation in Documentary Film. 9am-spm. 225FriedlBldg. Free.

Saturday, November 21 THEATER. The Lower D’s. (See Nov 19.) Bpm. Sheafer. $lO gen; $5 students and seniors.

MUSIC. Duke Chorale Christmas Concert. Rodney Wynkoop, dir. Carillon/Organ music begins at 6:3opm. 7pm. Duke Chapel. Admission: one non-perishable food item for needy families in Durham.

Wednesday, December 2 MUSIC. Duke Symphony Orchestra. Harry Davidson, dir., with Hsiao-mei Ku & Frances Hsieh, violinists; Darrett Adkins, cellist. 8 pm. Baldwin. Free. Thursday, December 3

TALK. Bo Burnham. Internet Celebrity and American Comedian. Bpm. Page Auditorium. $5 Duke Students/$l5 gen.

Sunday, November 22 MUSIC. Duke Opera Workshop. “By Sondheim!” Susan Dunn, dir. 3&8 pm. Nelson Music Room. Free.

MUSIC. Duke JazzEnsemble. John Brown, dir. and Ray Codrington. Bpm. Baldwin. $lO gen; ssstudents!seniors.

Monday, November 23 ART. Student Arts Showcase. All day. Brown Gallery. Free.

Friday, December 4 MUSIC. Collegium Musicum. Karen Cook, dir. In Dulci Jubilo Early Music for the Season. 8 pin. Nelson Music Room. Free.

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