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Monday, November 2, 2009
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTH YEAR, Issue 50
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Brodhead 28 UVA DUKE 17 meets Indian Great Scott! Duke wins 3rd straight Minister by Taylor Doherty
D.C. gathering intended to build international ties
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Duke is making another move to maintain its position as a frontrunner in global education. Kapil Sibal, India’s human resource development minister, traveled to Washington, D.C. last Thursday to meet with President Richard Brodhead as well as the presidents of Boston, Georgetown, Harvard and Yale universities and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The meeting served to help all parties better understand Richard Brodhead mutual interests rather than to work out specific plans or partnerships, Brodhead said. He noted that Duke can benefit from developing such relationships. “First of all, we already have many international students, and for Duke to be known around the world is very important to Duke in terms of attracting top talent to our student body and faculty,” Brodhead said. “But See india on page 4
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Wide receiver Austin Kelly dropped this pass, but the Blue Devils made just enough plays to earn a 28-17 victory over Virginia Saturday in Charlottesville, Va. The win was Duke’s third straight in ACC play.
Down 17-12 with less than four minutes remaining, senior quarterback Thaddeus Lewis dropped back on second down and let fly. Darting past his defender with his hands stretched out just far enough to get control of the ball, Conner Vernon made the catch and took it 42 yards, all the way to the endzone, to give Duke both the lead and the game’s momentum. On the following Virginia offensive possession, defensive end Ayanga Okpokowuruk forced a fumble on the Cavaliers’ 7-yard line that tackle Charlie Hatcher scooped up for a score. Though the touchdown put the Blue Devils (5-3, 3-1 in the ACC) up by just one possession, it proved to be the game’s dagger. Scott Stadium went absolutely silent. After making another defensive stand, junior kicker Will Snyderwine’s field goal on the next Duke drive sealed the 28-17 victory Saturday afternoon over Virginia (3-5, 2-2). “Our defense played a complete football game,” Cutcliffe said. “They had a lot of big hits, did a tremendous job of stopping the run and a tremendous job of competing and challenging every pass. Our kicking game, five field goals, wow, what can you say, it was huge.... I could not be more proud of a group of people.” As Cutcliffe talked to reporters after the See Cavaliers on SW 4
Despite restrictions, Franklin St. party rolls on By Dennis Ochei The Chronicle
Costumed outsiders still found their way to the Halloween party on Franklin Street this year—despite Chapel Hill’s second straight push for a “Homegrown Halloween.” As a result of the town’s initiative to keep the Franklin Street tradition local, attendance dropped last year from an estimated 80,000 to 35,000. But the Town of Chapel Hill announced Sunday that this year’s number was back up to about 50,000, as students from North Carolina State University, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and other schools said they had few problems getting to Franklin, which runs through the UNC-Chapel Hill campus, either by foot See franklin on page 5 Caroline rodriguez/The Chronicle
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“I saw the ball had popped out, and I grabbed it and scored. It was such a surreal experience....”
—Nose guard Charlie Hatcher on his game-clinching touchdown. See story SW 5
Women’s Soccer: Pack mentality Duke defeats N.C. State in Raleigh to guarantee ACC tournament berth, SW 7
Look inside for what you might have missed this Halloween, Page 5