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Florida State sinks No. 4 Blue Devils Gov. calls state of emergency � Duke lost to the unranked Seminoles despite the return of star freshman Alana Beard.

By THOMAS STEINBERGER The Chronicle

Coach Gail Goestenkors has never been one to gloss over anything.

And after her Blue Devils were upset 7169 by Florida State at Cameron Indoor Stadium last night, she went straight to

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the point.

“Shocked is an appropriate word,” Goestenkors said. “Shocked, disappointed, angry, from my perspective anyway.

I’m not sure how the players feel about it.”

Whew.

The unranked Seminoles (14-8,6-5 in the ACC) withstood a 13-0 Duke run early in the second half and used some key offensive rebounds down the stretch to stun the No. 4 Blue Devils (21-2, 9-2) on their home court for the first time this season.

Despite having leading scorer Alana Beard back for the first time in three weeks, Duke struggled, falling behind by as much as nine early in a performance forward Rochelle Parent attributed to a lack of intensity throughout yesterday.

Playing with a cast over her injured thumb, the freshman star Beard seemed back to her normal self, scoring 19 points and helping key Duke’s surge that gave them a five-point lead with under eight minutes left.

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Gov. Mike Easley invoked emergency powers Thursday to cope with the state’s mounting budget crisis, saying he would create a half-billion-dollar escrow account through various agency cuts.

“This action today gives us certain and predictable security to deal with the problem with the maximum flexibility,” Easley said. “I’m not saying we’re going to use all this money, but we will have it if needed to balance the budget.”

In all, the governor plans on making $1 billion in cuts.

Easley said the latest projections show the state’s budget shortfall will reach between $606 million and $791 million by June 30, the end of the current fiscal year. The budget problems are largely the result of slowing tax collections as the economy has cooled Enacting the state ofemergency gives Easley more latitude to cut money from state agencies and

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Leonard stresses cultural space needs, residential life This is the third installment of a three-part series profiling the undergraduate Young Trustee finalists. On

Feb. 12, Duke Student Government and the Inter-Community Council will elect one person to a three-year term on the Board

of Trustees.

By GREG PESSIN The Chronicle

When Rob Leonard first came to Duke as a Project BUILDer, he was interested in hands-on, direct community service, but as he learned more about the University and did more service, he began to ask questions about the people he helped and the social forces that put them there.

“I think when I first got started here, I had a lot of positive experiences with direct service,” the senior said. “Over my four years, that’s definitely shifted from direct service to social change.

Why are people at the soup kitchen?

Why is there not enough money to go

around? These questions kept popping up in my mind and out of the questions came my search for answers.”

In many ways, this evolution from direct service to broad leadership has mimicked Leonard’s involvement in, and aspirations for, life at Duke. He began as a BUILD crewlet and Community Service Center representative, con-

tinned as CSC director and Campus Council vice president, designed his own Program II major in social justice and hopes to cap his Duke career with a term as Young Trustee.

As a board member, Leonard would be most interested in securing space for cultural groups and evaluating upperclass residential life.

Still, he thinks the board should also focus on critiquing the role of graduate students on campus and implementing the long-range academic and campus master plans.

“One of the strong points of the board is that it is very good at long-range planning, which is something that is very difficult to do,” Leonard said. “But one of its weaknesses is that it is slow to move on things. The feedback mechanism is slow to trickle up to the board.”

For that reason, Leonard would like to become an instant force, pushing the board to thoroughly consider several student issues. As campus council vice president, Leonard said he has taken a leading role in work on social space, event management and cultural space.

“We’re very clear about what we want [to take awayl from freshman year,” TIM CHOATE/THE CHRONICLE Leonard said of the residential life experience. “After freshman year, we don’t ROB LEONARD, candidate for Young Trustee, remains active with the Community Service Center See LEONARD on page 7 and Campus Council, in which he serves as vice president. >

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Authorities debate gunman’s punishment authorities Federal weighed what charges to file against an accountant who fired and brandished a handgun outside the White House, as life returned to normal at the executive mansion.

Holder disagrees with Clinton’s pardon

Colombian president, guerilla leader meet President Andres Pastrana of Colombia embarked on what analysts are calling a last-ditch effort to avert all-out war: a meeting in the rebel zone with Manuel Marulanda, the Marxist leader of the Armed Revolutionary Forces of Colombia.

Internet tax up for debate in Congress The Internet tax moratorium would be extended until 2006 and Internet access taxes banished altogether under bills introduced in the House and Senate.

Car bomb disrupts Artificial orgasms a Jerusalem reality, say scientists Scientists in the United A powerful car bomb exploded in a quiet States patented an imultra-Orthodox Jewish plant that achieves an orenclave, wounding only gasm at the touch of a one person but triggerbutton for women whose ing an aftershock of lives have been blighted emotion over the future by an inability to achieve orgasms naturally. of Jerusalem.

Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder testified he would have tried to stop former president Bill Clinton’s controversial pardon of millionaire Marc Rich if he had known the fall details of the fugitive financier’s case.

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The president presented his $1.6 trillion tax-cut proposal to Congress The president’s remarks re-

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newed a contentious debate over exNew York Times News Service actly who would benefit most from WASHINGTON President the tax cut.

George W. Bush turned a cornerAt the core of the disagreement, stone of his campaign into proposed which now moves to the tax-writing legislation Thursday, sending a $1.6 committees of Congress, is whether trillion tax cut to Congress with the middle-income Americans would promise that it would help “provide receive a hefty tax cut or whether, relief to all income-tax payers.” as Democrats claim, the plan would Taking advantage of an unseamostly enrich the wealthy. Dependsonably warm day to make his first ing on the math, independents anaannouncement from the White lysts now say, both arguments House Rose Garden, Bush told an could be right. audience of mostly Hispanic small Bush is correct in saying milbusiness owners his goal in intro- lions of families of moderate ducing the legislation was to “conmeans would receive a significant front the danger of an economic tax cut when the plan is fully phased in at the end of2006, anaslowdown and to blunt its effects.”

lysts said. But in sheer dollars, Bush’s plan would deliver a dramatically higher return to upperincome taxpayers, who would also receive the biggest chunk of the tax cut.

That is partly simple math, since the wealthy foot a far larger portion of the nation’s income-tax bill. But Bush’s plan also calls for elimination of the estate tax, levied on assets of $675,000 or more—an upwards of $250 billion change over 10 years that would benefit the top 2 percent of estates.

According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the top 1 percent of taxpayers would receive nearly 43 percent of the total tax cut.

German ex-chancellor faces scandal

By TONY CZUCZKA Associated Press

Former German chancellor Helmut Kohl BERLIN would pay a $140,000 fine—and escape criminal prosecution—under a deal recommended by prosecutors to close a criminal inquiry into his role in a party financing scandal.

Prosecutors in Bonn, the former West German capital where Kohl governed for 16 years, have examined possible breach of trust charges since January 2000, after Kohl admitted accepting illegal campaign donations while serving as chancellor and leader of the Christian Democratic Party.

Kohl’s attorney, Stephan Holthoff-Pfoertner, said in a statement that Kohl would accept the prosecutor’s offer, which the legal team sought for months, “to prevent a

long judicial process that would enormously burden him and his family.”

If approved by a Bonn court, the deal would be a victory for Kohl’s efforts to rehabilitate his reputation by ending the criminal investigation.

A ruling was expected soon, the North-Rhine Westphalia state justice ministry said in a statement.

The former chancellor remains under parliamentary investigation, and probes by state prosecutors into the campaign finance scandal still could stain Kohl’s legacy as the diplomat who reunited Germany in 1990.

Yet once the case is closed, Kohl no longer has the right to refuse testimony in the separate inquiry by lawmakers into allegations that he sold government favors during his years in power from 1982 to 1998.

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Rev. Jesse Jackson visits Duke

By MOLLY JACOBS

The following students are candidates for Duke Student Government executive offices. Campaigning begins Feb. 19, and the election will be held March 1.

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In an address to law students yesterday, the Rev. Jesse Jackson cited numerous cultural examples of racial injustice and advocated affirmative action programs and a

diverse workforce.

He pointed out that affirmative action was “not a minority, but a majoritystruggle” that worked to break down gender and racial divisions.

“My hope is that we will keep winning,” Jackson said. “You have to fight America to fight for America.”

Advocating a more diversify job market, Jackson urged that more affirmative action job training programs would benefit the nation economically and culturally.

“We have more jobs for qualified people today,” he said. “So should we train the women and poor class for these jobs or should we continue to import a foreign class of labor who have no legal status, no voting rights, no union rights?”

Jackson pointed out that in many industries, such as professional race car driving, minority representation is nonexistent.

“You would assume by watching NASCAR that blacks can’t drive cars,” he said.

Jackson blamed unbalanced minority representation partly on the educational systems used in

schools today.

“That’s why white students got to study black history,” Jackson said. “When they don’t study black history they look at blacks as parasites because they don’t know what they have done to help the country grow. I studied white history so I know what white people have done and what they haven’t done and should have done.”

Jackson’s address also cited many governmental issues that he feels should be reformed.

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strong division between church and state, Jackson’s statements against President GeorgeW. Bush’s plan for government funding of faith-based social services were met with as-

tounding applause.

“If Rome had financed Jesus

with his faith-based initiative, would he still have challenged Herod?” he said. “With Roman finances the church would have lost its independence.”

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ple said to determine what he should do. The people said to kill [Jesus], so [Pilate] went to the charges and killed Christ.”

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Tennyson declares candidacy for mayor in fall 2001

By MATT ATWOOD The Chronicle

Mayor Nick Tennyson threw his hat into the ring Thursday, joining community activist Steven Hopkins in the race for mayor of Durham.

Tennyson, Trinity ’72, announced his decision to seek re-election at a press conference outside the Golden Belt Manufacturing Co. building on East Main and Fayetteville streets.

Tennyson kicked off his two previous campaigns there in 1997 and 1999.

The mayor’s announcement came seven months before the November election;, Tennyson explained that he had made a decision to run and did not see a reason to keep that decision from

make his decision public. Hopkins, a community organizer for the Durham Affordable Housing Coalition, announced last month that he would run.

Hopkins said he was running because he was “sick” of what he saw in city gov-

ernment. “We’ve got a lot of work,” he said. “Nobody else in this city that I know 0f... has the backbone to do it.”

Hopkins cited a long list of problems he said the current government, including Tennyson, had failed to address sufficiently; improving street conditions; providing better housing and getting rid of slums; and revamping city hiring practices to include more black department heads and more Durham residents.

“Look at the condition of the black community now in Durham. Now that the public.

“My timing has to do with the fact bothers me,” Hopkins said. “Now that that I can’t stand telling people I really bothers me.”

Hopkins has never held political ofhaven’t decided when I’ve decided,” the for but said that lack of experience fice, better the mayor said. “I think it’s community to decide early, just so they would not be a problem.

“I’m an organizer,” he said. “What know what’s happening.”

Speaking from prepared remarks kind of political experience do you need?” member City Council Floyd and standing next to his wife Jennifer, Tennyson said his campaign platform McKissick, who ran against Tennyson in would focus on the same four issues he 1999, said he would not run for mayor ran on in 1999; crime prevention, urban again unless circumstances change and revitalization, government competence Tennyson became more vulnerable.

“As it now stands, I’m presently and transportation.

On the issue of crime, Tennyson said planning to run for re-election to counhis four years as mayor have brought cil,” McKissick said. “Unless [Tennyson] were to make a serious blunder improvement, but that further improvements were still necessary: “Crime has of some type or other.” decreased in Durham. Not enough. Not Michael Peterson, Trinity ’65 and a Not we are Chronicle columnist who also ran in every day. [Butl everywhere.

1999, declined to comment on whether in much better shape today than on the he would seek election again. The other day I took office,” Tennyson is the second candidate to two candidates in 1999, Ralph McKin-

MAYOR NICK TENNYSON announces his candidacy for re-election yesterday in front of the Gold Belt Manufacturing Co. His wife Jennifer was also in attendance.

Hopkins said Blyth, and any others ney and City Council member Brenda considering candidacy, should not run. plans Burnette, have not announced any “My advice to her: Stay out of it. She to run again.

Council member Pamela Blyth, who can’t stand the mustard,” Hopkins said. could not be reached for comment this “It needs to just be me and Nick.”

Mayor Pro Tern Howard Clement, week, said three weeks ago that she might run for mayor, but had not yet who attended Tennyson’s press conference, said he was glad the mayor was made a decision. running again. asked,” I’ve considering it; been “I’m “He’s going to be hard to beat,” said Blyth said. “It really depends on a lot of factors, some personal, some political.” Clement, a longtime Durham politician She declined to elaborate on what those who has seen six mayors. “He’s among factors were. the great mayors.”

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Council discusses boosts in grant aid

By SCOTT KOENIG The Chronicle

After a drop off in research grant applications in recent years, Arts and Sciences Research Council chair Naomi Quinn went before the Arts and Sciences Council Thursday to initiate an evaluation of their research grants program.

“We seem to be in the middle of a great decline in applications,” said Quinn, professor of cultural anthropology.

“While it is not very steep, it’s steepest in the natural sciences, and we think that’s because the cap of $2,500 is insufficient to most research projects.”

According to a report by the Research Council—which annually appropriates about $140,000 in faculty research grants —there are three important issues affecting the program: small grant amounts, the lack of competition for the grants as a result of the waning applications, and the expansion of funding opportunities through University departments and outside sources.

“It seems to me to be absolutely grotesque that [the Research Council! gives half the amount that was first offered when I first came here 30 years ago,” said Professor of Phi-

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Professor of Chemistry Steven Baldwin, chair of the Arts and Sciences Council, said obtaining grants used to be more difficult. T was on the Research Council once and we used to get 60-70 applications a year and have to turn some down,” he said. “[Then] it was a real competition.”

While no members of the council suggested that the program be totally eliminated, many council members were quick to offer their own criticisms and recommendations.

Kalman Bland, a professor ofreligion, suggested that in order to increase interest in the grants, the Research Council might consider increasing advertisements or creating either multiple or rolling deadlines for application. This, he said, would help accommodate more researchers who might be interested in the grants.

IN OTHER BUSINESS: Edward Tiryakian, a professor of sociology who also teaches in the FOCUS program, voiced concern about an e-mail he had received from the Office ofDevelopment. He said that the e-mail asked him and other FOCUS professors to help identify students who may have parents willing to donate upwards of $250,000 to the FOCUS program. Tiryakian called the request “abhorrent” because he said it is inappropriate for administrators to make such inquiries.

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Jackson: Voting should Leonard lacks experience take place on weekends of working with trustees LEONARD from page 1

tional Tuesday election.

“You know why we vote on Tuesdays?” Jackson asked. “We vote on Tuesday because that’s traditionally when the landowners could vote. We need to fight for easy access voting.

If you really want people to come out and vote you will put it on a weekend or a holiday when folks don’t have to work.”

After he finished his formal speech, Jackson opened the floor for student questions. Several of the questions concerned whether or not

reparations payments should be made to black Americans for government injustices during slavery.

“Blacks supported America and made it wealthy,” Jackson said. “But, before and after the Civil War, blacks worked and didn’t get paid for it.”

Comparing slavery reparations to

compensatory payments made to Jews for the Holocaust and the Japanese for internment, Jackson believes that neither apologies nor reparations

will come.

“The burden to apologize is on the slave masters’ descendants, who don’t have the capacity to apologize,” Jackson said.

ground, bringing sometimes disparate groups together to compromise.

For instance, as CSC co-director last year, Leonard opted against organizing large-scale Hurricane Floyd relief in favor of empowering other student groups in their aid efforts. Much of his work centered on the CSC’s internal function, finding its constitution and revitalizing its training regimen.

But Leonard said he has accomplished a lot working in the background on issues like equitable living space and space for multicultural groups.

“He is very collaborative,” said CSC administrative director Elaine Madison, “He can listen to a lot of different opinions and is able come to decisions.

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have a good sense of what we want. The only thing that unites students after freshman year is choice.”

Leonard had hoped to spend his senior year as Duke Student Government vice president for community interaction and won the first vote, but when protests from fellow Young Trustee finalist senior Jim Lazarus and others forced a revote, he lost.

As a result, the focus of his work has changed from life in Durham and its relation to Duke to life on campus.

Leonard also has no direct experience with the Board ofTrustees.

And unlike the other two candidates, Leonard has not been an outspoken force on controversial issues, choosing instead to work in the back-

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History’s lessons The history department’s plan to attract.more students addresses many of the problems that have reduced course enrollment

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people were shocked last year to learn that the number of Duke’s history majors had dropped by 44 percent over the past five to six years. To rectify this situation, the department’s leadership has come up with a sensible plan that addresses serious flaws first exposed in last year’s external review.

A key reason that history has seen its number of majors slump may be something completely out of its control —the economy.

Traditionally, when economic times are good, the volume of liberal arts and humanities majors decreases. Yet, not all of the department’s problems can be traced to the long period of prosperity.

History’s first problem is not unlike a problem that a competitive restaurant faces—location, location, location. History is presently housed in the Carr Building on East Campus. And while there are benefits to having a department entirely housed in one building—especially when it comes to building department morale—offering courses on East will deter students who live on West Campus from ever benefiting from courses the department has to offer. It is unfortunate that students would select a different major because of location, but that is a reality that the department must face.

To address this issue, the department is going to try to offer courses on West Campus. Classroom space on West is already at a premium, but the registrar shoul<Hry to allocate a few blocks of time to history.

The department also needs to address the types of courses offered. Although there is merit in offering highly specific seminars and lectures, there is also a need to offer more general studies of history. For example, a student may not want to dive right into a seminar on changing American war technologies of the 19th century without having taken a more general class on the American Civil War, the War of 1812 or the Mexican-American War. In response to the external review, the history department has already begun to offer more general courses. It also should consider offering more cross-listed, interdisciplinary courses in both social and natural sciences.

A final suggestion involved the possibility of permitting majors to use high school Advanced Placement credit to replaced a required introductory course. Although that may attract students to the major, it would do so at a cost. Duke’s history major is not about recalling facts, dates and names —it is about learning the craft of history through research, writing and practice.

Introductory courses are essential to teaching this method of understanding history. If students were permitted to opt out of this experience, it would affect the major adversely.

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Too many people and places ignore recycling efforts I’m not what one would call an “ideal recycler.” There are times when I have been diligent in separating the bottles from the cans and the white paper from the glossy paper. There are other times, of which I am less proud, when I have been lazy and simply dumped my trash indiscriminately into the

why I was surprised and somewhat appalled when I finished my meal at the

Armadillo Grill a few weeks ago. Having failed in locating a recycling receptacle, I asked an employee what I should do with my used soda bottle, only to have it taken from my hand and chucked into the garbage: “Nobody recycles closest garbage can. here, man,” quipped the smilA reputable institution of ing employee.

I’ve asked around a bit, higher learning and, consequently, forward thinking, and I’ve found that some such as Duke should be at the departments and portions of forefront of setting an examthe Duke community actively ple in social and environmensupport recycling by making tal consciousness. That is it easy for students, employ-

ees and faculty to do their

small part for the environ-

ment, while others have quite a long way to go. The University should make a concerted effort to increase recycling campus-wide. Duke needs to set a good example, especially for not-so-ideal recyclers such as myself, so that eventually it will become second nature for all

of us to recycle fastidiously.

Let’s start by putting some bins in the recycling Armadillo Grill.

Chetan Rao, Law ’Ol

Durham stereotypes ignore the the town’s riches Because Monday, Monday columnists often humiliate themselves as much as well as the victims they meanly

insult, objecting to their remarks is rarely called for.

But if they are going to make an attempt at real insight on a significant problem, as in the last column, they might want to refrain from spreading around harmful and ignorant notions like so much manure. Unfortunately, THE ARTFUL DODGER failed to use such restraint in his Feb. 5 “interview” of President Nan Keohane, squandering a chance to provide a thoughtful point of view on some important issues.

blindly in a newspaper column. To sum up Durham with the phrase “tedium and boredom,” dismiss it as a “decrepit old tobacco town” with no “cultural life,” and leave it at that—it’s utterly staggering.

With us holding shallow views like these, how can we possibly object to the popular Durham perception of Duke as a plantation where rich brats get drunk on their parents’ money while employees toil away to eliminate any inconveniences for their spoiled and lazy masters?

What is most striking THE about ARTFUL DODGER’S view of Durham is not that it is widely held, but that it is so completely wrong. Perhaps if the writer made an effort to explore our new home city, to get to know it and its people, it would realize the inaccuracy of its callous remarks, It isn’t so much that Durham has the most famous minor league baseball team in the world a walking distance away from Duke, that it has immense cultural history in terms of music the civil rights movement, that it

offers a bundle ofvery colorful downtown restaurants and several social spaces for group events a short stroll from campus. Or that it has won-

derful hearty Southern cul-

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American melting pot creations of a stunningly diverse population. Or that it provides Duke students with a paramount opportunity for feeling the warm, hard, real world to balance out the insu-

lated academia and wealth of the University. Or that it is surrounded by a college town, a huge research park and a state capital. Or that it contains such fascinating neighborhoods, contrasts and people. Or that it is a center for

lam not referring to the irrelevant personal mockery the arts and learning with not of Keohane, nor even the clasone but two major universisification of the Liquid ties within.

Pleasure concert—the best More important than all thing I have been to at Duke these things, Durham has and a sublime scene of posisoul. If the writers who comtive vibes, joy and grooves for ment on our city and school all there—as one of “a few had one, too, maybe we could lame concerts.” More irresponimprove the understanding sible was the decision' to between the two instead of attack the City of Durham so damaging it for a cheap laugh. ignorantly, perpetuating views that need to be handled with BRETT COURIC understanding, not uttered Trinity’o3 for referenced column, see http://www.chronicle.duke.edu/chronicle/2001/02/05/07Theartfuldodger.html

On the record You would assume by watching NASCAR that blacks can’t drive cars.

Rev. Jesse Jackson, offering an example of an industry lacking minority representation, in a speech at the law school (see story, page three)

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V-T>ay It's Valentine's Day. For those of you not boycotting, chances are you need to get something for a special someone. Will it be roses?

Chocolate? The new U2 CD? Forget all that—nothing says loving like a good set of lingerie. Whether you're out for seduction, up for some fun, or in desperate need of a control top, it's easy to find the right stuff for you.

Some bra-buying advice: Victoria's Secret reports that over 40 percent of women buy the wrong sized bra. So when shopping for yourself, don't be afraid to get sized up by a saleswoman (most lingerie and department stores will help you out). Just make sure you know your limits—go with underwire if you're top heavy and resist the urge to pad under thin fabrics (it ruins the silhouette). For more graceful wear, put sleek fabrics under clingy clothes and save lace edging for tank tops and thicker fabrics like denim and wool. Also,

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please resist the urge to show your straps in public (that's for the after-party) Above all, have fun: Maybe no one's gonna know you're wearing a tiger print thong, but wear it anyway if it'll make you feel grrreat.

And for those buying unmentionables for that special someone; Some snooping may be in order. Bra sizes are usually listed behind the band, and panties list the cut right on the back. Sneak a quick peek before you buy—it's depressing if the size is too small and annoying (and possibly offensive) if it's too big. If you're still not sure of her size, go for a camisole instead of a bra they fit almost everyone.

Lucky for you, we here at Recess never force you to go it alone. Below, we've served up a few of our frilly faves. These brands are suited to a variety of occasions—and they're all readily available and reasonably priced (apologies to all you La Perla and Fellini fans out there). As to how we found our perfect panties... well, that's a secret Victoria won't even te11....

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Wh eatures clean lines, cotton fabric and adorable undies. If you dare, grab a pink thong—decorated with a big Other highlights include the Comic Book Camisole set, with a top that says "BUST!'' and a bottom scream"BANG!" in animated letters. And don't miss the panty pack featuring pink undies with cartoon beavers.

If you're into modest second skin, fall into the Gap. The company's cotton blend comes structured, seamless and almost invisible. With their back-to-basic colors, Gap Body offers classic style and durability. Specially iestgned for Valentine's Day, the store's heart-studded cotton thongs look about as durable as a one-night ■tend, but the bikini-cut version {in sturdier nylon) might be yours forever. ;an't go wrong with Victoria's Secret if you want to be more than just friends —their stuff pushes up and in almost as well as any plastic surgeon. For an extra boost, try the Balconette bra, or the more practical al Miracle Bra. Maybe best of all is the stuff you'd never admit you want to buy, like the mesh baby doll with :hing bikini or even the S&M inspired Merry Widow. And if you really want him to buy, don't forget to keep a if the catalog around.

Okay, so you forgot that you were supposed to get her something. Here's away to score some points, on points. In the second aisle, there's a whole bucket of fake roses that unwrap to reveal... silk thongs. They're one-size-fits all, and they come in a myriad of candy colors iike lavender, bubble-gum pink and scarlet. And just in case you can’t smell the sarcasm, this gift comes with a huge word of caution; These panties are so trashy that unless you're dating Destiny's Child, you'd better make clear that they're a gag. Then persuade your partner that the night is young enough that it won't matter what you're wearing.

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like Lawrence of Arabia meets The Matrix',' my friend effused as fire Anna and the King —featured a leading man visibly uncomfortable with we left Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Ang Lee's astonishing new a foreign tongue; here, in his native Mandarin, the actor embodies his martial arts fantasia. As analogies go, that one is imperfect— Tiger character, projecting the same focus and calm as his radiant co-star Yeoh (who fared passably stateside with Tomorrow Never Dies). The film's most trumps its predecessors in both narrative clarity and dramatic range.

But the comparison does express the film's enormous stylistic latitude: unforgettable performer, however, is Zhang, a 20-year-old neophyte posLee has fashioned a chop-socky action epic charged with breathless sessed of unearthly grace and spectacular assurance, romance and metaphysical gravity. It's the first movie to target both Crouching Tiger's technical credits are impeccable, notably Peter Pau's Merchant-Ivory devotees and Mortal Kombat buffs. camera which frames desert vistas and mist-steeped gy Dan MaIIOVV * * The story, culled from a 1922 avant-garde feminist tract by Du moutains in ravishing tableaux, then snaps into nimble Lu Wang, is constructed from the strong, simple beams and rafters of fable; kinesis for the film's truly dazzling action sequences. Much media attenin some timeless past, the revered Wudan warrior Li Mu Bai (ChowYuntion has been justly heaped on these scenes, which are unlike anyFat) allies with Shu Lien (Michelle Yeoh) to reclaim the plundered Green GRADE: thing previously recorded on film. One bout of combat that scales Destiny, a sword of legendary force and value. Their quest soon rooftops and defies gravity manages to incorporate elements of embroils a young aristocrat named Jen Yu (exquisite newcomer Zhang suspense, danger and humor; it's not merely an aggressive display of technical virtuosity—achieved, impossibly, through suspension wires Ziyi) and a secret acolyte of Li Mu's enigmatic nemesis. Jade Fox (Cheng Pei Pei). Feats of heroic bravado and sinister betrayals ensue as the tempes- instead of digital trickery—but represents also a natural progression of tuous adolescent Jen lists between the leagues of justice and evil. the plot.

It's unabashed folklore, yes, but neither facile nor predictable. Moreover, The final ten minutes the sound narrative platform enables Lee to stage scenes of high drama, of Crouching Tiger tilt a low comedy, dead-on combat and transcendent romance. From the heady, bit heavily towards the impassioned courtship of the teenaged Jen and her vagabond lover Lo (Chen mystical; the conclusion Chang), to the quiet yearning that chokes Li Mu Bai and Shu Lien, these pas- doesn't dissatisfy so sages contribute to the movie's grand emotional scope. And while Crouching much as perplex. All the same, it's an agreeTiger isn't expressly political, it endows its numerous female characters with ably arty closing to a an agency rarely allotted women in action movies (or movies of any genre, '

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really). Credit that sensitivity to Lee, the most versatile director now working, whose Sense & Sensibility and The Ice Storm likewise featured empowered women in eras not known for gender equality.

Here, Lee once again demonstrates his aptitude for eliciting bravura performances from a panoramic cast. Chow's two English-language efforts the lame shoot-em-up The Replacements and Jodie Foster's opulent mis—

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"This is insane! People just don't disappear!"

After some investigation and an hour of my time, Buck experiences a profound epiphany: "Maybe the common The no-name female star of Left Behind echoed my thoughts exactly: Why did the couple sitting in front of me factor isn't in those who were taken. Maybe it's in those leave in the middle of the movie, abandoning me in the that were... left behind." Hence, the title of the movie.

Realizing that it's his lack of faith that has prevented his theater? Naively, I thought they went for more popcorn own ascension to heaven, Buck must deal with the fact The movie was struggling, but I had to give it a chance; after all, 1 paid for it. How much worse could it get? that he is not one of the chosen. But there's more to GRADE; the plot than moralistic trash: While wrestling with his Unfortunately, a lot. Plagued with terrible acting and a trying story line. Left Behind's absurd plot newfound beliefs, Buck discovers the Anti-Christ's more and more unbelievable as the movie scheme to take over the world. What's a good borngets progresses. Based on the first installment of a Christian ficagain to do? tion series of the same name, Left Behind is essentially Multiple holes in the story, sub-par special effects and a modern-day version of the Book of Revelation. After horrendous cast notwithstanding, there are a few posimore than 14 million mysterious disappearances all tive aspects to Left Behind. One, it is kind of fun trying to around the globe, the world is thrown into chaos—what guess who the Anti-Christ is. And, two, it's nice to know has happened to all the people? Only a famous reporter that the former Growing Pains star still has some acting (Kirk Cameron of Growing Pains renown), ridiculously work to do, even if it is self-righteous drivel. can figure out why —By Saurabh Singh named Buck Williams,

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Unfortunately, it completely fails to do so.

By Greg Bloom Mike, Freddy and Jason awaken one Friday morning as the smoke still rises from the charred remains of last n :

They are seeking one of nature's sure-fi bloody and dumb slasher flick. [ln the car] Mike: So what is this we're going se* better be for real —not another one of t Freddy: No, I think this is the real dei hear a single seif-congratulating pop cu erence in the previews. There was, how< Denise Richards in a bathing suit sightin telling you, we may have an authentic f[ blood slasher film here.

Jason: [gasp] You mean... there may gore?! And naked breasts?!

Freddy: For a while there I thought th whole genre was dead, but there might hope yet.

Mike: Please—anything that will allow me to vicariously carry out last night's sexual frustrations from the Hideaway through voyeuristic participation in ritual screen slaughter. [ln the theater] F: This seems good so far. A suitably hot and dumb pre-med, a mildly threate

ing valentine note left just before she gets it and —yup, an amusingly mg body bags in a morgue. in't Slumber Party Massacre, but I guess we have to jwhere. This final girl, she's Marley Shelton!

I saw her tek in Sugar and Spice\ 'er friends are hot. And they're all frustrated with as nubile single women. 1 can't wait for them to get Aren't they getting over their friend's murder a little .

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get it. The dating troubles of these women turn when a sexually-repressed figure from their past ies back to seek vengeance. They can't seem to find t right guy, but the wrong guy has plans for them.

J; We've been duped—this isn't a slasher film! Its iome sort 0f... ill-begotten chick flick! It's not Prom light, it's Sex and Staying in the City! Only on HBO ley actually get naked! For the love of Jamie Lee urtis, would some extended stalking sequences, cre;ive death scenes, and —God help me—gratuitous ludity be too much to ask?

F: Don't you see how the urges and passions that :ome from dating an attractive woman can so easily n into murderous tendencies? Wasn't that surprise iding neat?

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Any time before that, and you might as well roll up the $7 and smoke it to get the most bang for your buck.

Monica Potter is a Barbie doll named Amanda who manages to deliver truly inane lines with a straight face over and over again. She also seems to be a magnet for an enormous horse/dog of an animal, who is constantly being walked by the object of her affection, Freddie Prinze, Jr. The film's suggestion that Freddie is really a cold-blooded killer may remind you of So I Married An Axe-Murderer—until you realize that parts of that were actually funny.

This is not to say that there isn't humor in Head Over Heels—there is.

Unfortunately, it usually originates from the strange supporting cast. For instance, Amanda's co-workers consist of angry old women who slap each other around, literally. Her roommates are four insanely thin and tall models, including Shalom Harlow (in her breakthrough role, really). The models seem to enjoy baiting a plethora of ever-present and ever-willing victims—mostly rich men who want to buy them anything they desire—and following Amanda around the city of New York as she tries to find out what Freddie's up to.

Films with generic titles seem to be Freddie Prinze, Jr.'s forte, and this one naturally has little to do with the film's plot. Prinze also seems to enjoy lines like, "Amanda-ism—it's the worshipping of you!'' But even that line can't compete with the would-be couple's best scene, GRADE: which has the pair running away from Russian mobsters (?!) a after Prinze's character tosses Amanda into the car and proceeds to have a conversation with her feet, as her head has

been wedged in under the passenger side dashboard.

Actually, the title seems to fit the film much better at that point Head Over Heels is a film caught between satire and traditional romantic comedy.

Unfortunately for the viewer, the generic storyline, weird dialogue and mediocre acting make for a forgettable movie better suited to a home rental and drinking games.

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Sports has built its video game empire by refining and tweaking its realistic sports classics year after year.

Why, then, did the company take a step back with its basketball classic NBA Live 2001 for the Playstation 2?

Don't get me wrong—the graphics and gameplay are as good as ever, but the dded features—which have made EA's games really special over the last few years—are entirely absent from the PS2 edition. There is no franchise '■■■■**o mode, no custom team options and no challenge mode, which rewards players with cheats and hidden features after they complete difficult tasks. Even the PC. version allows a franchise mode, and most of EA's other PS2 games boast it as well.

A machine that might soon be regulated as a dual-use technology should be able to handle these PC gaming mainstays.

But as with most PS2 titles, the graphics, sound and gameplay of NBA Live 2001 keeps you amazed enough to keep playing. To be fair, Madden NFL 2001 's shiny helmets and field detail are not replicated with on-the-

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While March Madness 2001 has impressive features, its gameplay and graphics are another story. Granted, it's for the original Play Station rather than the snazzier PS2 or Dreamcast, but even given that limitation, its animation is choppy and graphics are average at best.

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menu interfaces. Accessing options requires a counterintuitive use of regular and auxiliary buttons—especially difficult compared to using a mouse.

The soundtrack, sung by Jock Rock star Montel Jordan, offers a good mix of rap and hip-hop, and the commentary's new engineering, designed to allow better interaction between the commentators, stands among the most impressive sports-gamecasting out there.

Overall, NBA Live 2001 benefits from the strengths of the series but doesn't boast many special additions. It's still a toss-up between NBA Live 2000 on the PC and this title, which is prettier to look at but less exciting to play.

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court equivalents in this game, but the lights' reflection on the basketball court, the player introduction scenes and the player personalities and texturing make an interesting mark of their own.

This title has always outstripped the competition as far as gameplay is concerned, and this edition is no different.The 2001 release claims a new array of post moves that allow you to dominate in the paint, but any experienced NBA Live player could have done these moves with only slightly more complex button combinations anyway.

As a veteran of

In a press release last week that shocked the gaming universe, Sega announced that after March, the company will stop manufacturing the Dreamcast platform to focus solely on publishing games. While Sega maintains that it will continue to support the DC platform with new games, the announcement not only means that we'll be seeing Sega's popular franchises like Sonic the Hedgehog on other systems in the near future, but also the company's popular sports titles like NBA 2K. When the 2K games came out last year, they turned some heads. Developer Visual Concepts had made games that were both dazzling to look at and fun to play. A new level of realism was provided through instant replays and player models with faces and features that modeled real-world counterparts.

NFL 2K and NBA 2K were probably the two best reasons to get a Dreamcast.

While most attention has now turned to the Play Station 2, this year's installment of the 2K series, NBA 2KI, manages to hold its own against the mighty PS2 —and then some.

While NBA 2KI will undoubtedly be compared to NBA Live 2001 (the two games are similar in many respects), it may surprise people to hear that in many respects, 2KI is better,

While 2KTs graphics are not as detailed

as Live 2001 (none can doubt the PS2's graphical superiority), 2KI is still a gem to look at and play. What makes it stand out is incredibly fast gameplay and a plethora of game modes to choose from —which are largely absent from EA's NBA effort. in a genre notorious for complicated controls and having too many buttons to*use, 2KI is surprisingly easy to learn, enabling novices to catch on quickly, while still giving advanced users the freedom to design their own plays.

2KI does have its flaws, however. Take for example the incredibly awkward and annoying free throw system, which requires you to align two arrows on the screen using your controller's shoulder buttons. The instant replays also come at the most inopportune times —absent when needed and provided when unnecessary.

Despite 2Kl's minor flaws, developer Visual Concepts still deserves praise for making a great game even better. Several of the new features will certainly be popular with fans, such as a new franchise mode that allows you to draft college prospects and take them all the way through their careers.

2KI also takes advantage of the Dreamcast's online capability—not only can you school your opponents online, but you can get updated rosters as well. Let's see the PS2 do that.

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But the XFLs real appeal isn't Mr. Ventura or extra end-zone time. What The Xtreme Football League, brainchild of World Wrestling Federation would football be without cheerleaders? founder Vince McMahon, debuted to fanfare and promising ratings last That may be for the players to decide. McMahon sparked controversy weekend. The inaugural match-ups featured each of the league's eight last year when he suggested XFL cheerleaders would be encouraged to teams, but the real story wasn't the feeble gridiron contests. score big with the players, on and off the field. There are no nuptials slatSex sells. And violence doesn't hurt (ratings, at least). Neither fact was ed for the 50-yard line yet, but he'd better hope for some soon—the footlost on NBC, whose NFL broadcasting rights flew south several years ball isn't likely to keep anyone coming back. ago. The solution? Build the teams yourself and trump rival networks with In fact, both of this week's inaugural matchups showed little of the an over-the-top approach to America's favorite pastime. promise the pre-season advertising hype suggested. The camera angles Enter McMahon, whose successful WWF Smackdown! may be a little different, the trash-talking more extensive, but the put the fledgling URN on the map. His style—sexed-up, bottom line is, the XFL is still just football —and not particularly rowdy, and testosterone-charged—seemed a perfect fit good football at that. Worse yet, all the scripted trash-talking—for NBC's sporting experiment. especially the excruciating player introductions—made the pace McMahon's XFL borrows from its wrestling roots, feaeven slower than an NFL contest. If wrestling's head honchos turing scripted pre-brawl players' rants and edgy, dramaare hoping to hold on to an audience, they'd better offer us more tized commentary. Official analyst Jesse Ventura, drama than a bunch of NFL rejects and CFL has-beens bumbling Minnesota's gubernatorial gaffe, adds his "insight" to XFL all over the field in a striking imitation of bad college football. So broadcasts. The contests also feature helmet mics for the far, the XFL looks more like Duke football than extreme football. players and an array of new camera angles, including And what of the players? Don't expect to see the likes of Ray showing much more of the action from a behind-theLewis or other NFLcaliber talent. Many are big-league rejects offense perspective. The pigskin also got a dye-job—XFL who had no starts or were released during training camp. Most balls are black and red. of the rest were Euro players or "farm team" grunts in the CFL. Football fans will note the XFLs minor rule changes, THE GOVERNOR: Jesse Ventura The 10-week season doesn't pay well either. The average XFLer which attempt to infuse more aggression into an already is an XFL announcer now, too. will take home around $45 K for his efforts, cheerleaders or not. confrontational sport. Gone is the "fair catch" punt The XFL has taken its first step successfully—grabbing viewreturn, and a post-TD kick through the uprights won't garner an extra ers' attention. The next challenge will be keeping it. While the big leapoint. Teams have to run the ball or pass from the two-yard line to get the guers are hibernating, the upstarts have an opportunity. But catching a full seven. pass is only half a play. The important part is running with it.D I

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just a few years ago, the appearance of martial arts in mainstream American film was confined to bad action movies and spoof sequences in movies like Dumb and Dumber and Wayne's World 2. People fighting each other... without guns? It sounded downright un-American. The U.S. mainstream really didn't know what to make of martial arts movies' bad dubbing and nonsensical plots, so for many decades the kung-fu film remained a cult oddity.

But over the past two years, the American market has slowly begun to explore elements of what has been a healthy and vital genre of Asian film for decades. In fact, the buzz surrounding the recent Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon suggests that it might become the first foreign film to jump-kick its way onto the Best Picture platform.

It's certainly a welcome development. As all those "whoa-ed" by Keanu in The Matrix now by now, kung-fu kicks.ass. Feats of superhuman strength and gravity-defying acrobatics are combined with an almost ballet-like grace, giving the films a rhythm and adrenaline that is lost in most big-building-go-boom action flicks.

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recent attempts to translate kungfu styles and aes-

thetics to the American box office have met mixed results (Romeo Must Die, Black /lask), with the most successful efforts combining the martial arts genre with something more familiar, like comedy in Jackie Chan's Rush Hour and sci-fi in The Matrix. Still, true kung-fu films from Hong Kong have been growing in popularity, thanks to a wave of DVD rereleases that is making

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In fact, wuxia, a form of ancient Chinese legend, is the genre's direct ancestor. Literally translated as "chivalric warfare," wuxia chronicles the adventures of martial knights. Such knights were known for their skills in swordplay and physical dexterity, in addition to their sense of honor, honesty, duty, justice and courage.

Although the specific combat styles of the ancient wuxia were probably closer to those found in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon than in the typical modern kung-fu film, those core values have persisted in heroes throughout all genres of East Asian cinema. The genre's main struggles center on issues such as loyalty to country or family/community, revenge, inner sanctity and sacrifice. It is important to note that kung-fu films do not glorify martial arts as a solution to problems. In fact, the use of kung-fu for anything other than defensive purposes is usually a trait of these films' villains. Kung-fu fighting often comes with the price of sacrificed loved ones or heroes.

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cinema and returned to the East after college to make five movies that had a powerful resonance with the Chinese immigrant demographic. His films mostly dealt with traditional Chinese themes, including struggling to maintain legitimacy in an externally hostile world. This nationalist element instantly made Lee's career among Hong Kong immigrants. Lee's fresh, invigorated fighting style and knowledge-of English also drew outside attention. Lee gradually moved up from actor to choreographer to director, eventually creating what is widely considered the best kung-fu movie of all time, Enter the Dragon. Lee's charisma and skill made him an instant star even overseas; unfortunately, he died under what some call mysterious circumstances three days before Enter the Dragon's premiere.

Bruce Lee redefined the martial arts genre in his own image in just five films, spawning imitators and new styles that still show his influence today. The modern kung-fu film often operates in one of two contexts: It either draws directly from Chinese legend, or

C^rouaU. irvg TJige**, Hidden Dragon migk+ become -first foreign -film to jump-kiek its way orvfo tKe Best Picture platform. deals with the struggle to maintain tradition in the modern world. A big portion of the kung-fu audience consists of Chinese immigrants, who turn to martial arts movies as a source of identification, remembrance and ultimately, cultural legitimation. That's certainly more than can be said for Hard Target.

While some martial arts made it to these shores before now, most of it suffered meathead makeovers from Jean-Claude Van Damme and Steven Seagall. An endless stream of violent American B-movies with two-word titles spewed forth without pause, in true Hong Kong cinema fashion. But now, the reputation of stars like Jet Li and Chow Yun-Fat has been building, along with the success of Jackie Chan's career. With Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon on the verge of phenomenon status and Matrix 2 already in production, there is hope yet that the spirit of kung-fu will find its way to Hollywood's production aesthetic. In the meantime, make sure to go rent the classics.

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Perv+al Picks The Hong Kong film industry is infamous for churning out movies with insanely quick studio turnaround time, which means that most of the work put into a kung-fu film goes right to the juicy part â&#x20AC;&#x201D;the fight scenes. The tradeoff for exhilarating action sequences is often jittery and fragmented plots and acting. (Quite like another diverse genre that knows what it wants and throws pretense to the wind; porno.) To help the uninitiated, we took a break from our porno to highlight some of the best of the martial arts genre, broken down by their big-name stars and originators: Bruce Lee. Lee, it goes without saying, is the grandaddy of it all; beyond his crown jewel Enter the Dragon, the Bruce-inspired Return of the Dragon is also worth checking out, if glimpse of the most dangerous r in the world found on a young

Norris. kie Chan. Chan, who got his start Ter the Dragon, has gone on to a Tic career, and is the first kung-fu to break into the States. Doing , own stunts is just part of his bit: han is an entertainer in the truest ,ense, walking over hot coals (literally!) to please crowds. In Drunken Master and its outstanding sequel (re-released in the U.S. as Legend of Drunken Master), Chan plays folk legend Wong Fei Hung as a hero who would get hammed in order to lower his pain tolsurprise his enemies. (A good idea in theory, but trust us, don't start binge drinking before you challenge Hideaway patrons to a match.)

Jet LI. If kung-fu is porno, then Jet Li is the male Jenna Jameson. Known around here as the only decent thing about Lethal Weapon 4, Li uses deadly calm and cool intensity where Chan uses humor. Li also had a role as Wong Fei Hung in Once Upon A Time In China, a folk legend that recently showed up in the States on video. His most famous work, Fist of Legend, has perhaps the best fight ever put to film as its final scene.

The Ladies. Mention must be given to the female presence in martial arts movies, where women are generally portrayed as capable, proactive and selfassured. Michelle Yeoh (one of the heroines of Crouching Tiger) was featured along with Anita Mui and Maggie Cheung in Heroic Trio, one of the most beloved Hong Kong fantasy movies (think Charlie's Angels). The fights don't rank up there with the aforementioned, but it's still a whole lot of fun to see women kicking ass. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;By Greg Bloom

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DAVE? AND... IS THAT... DAVE?: Dave Koon, frontman of the DMCB, doesn't look much like Dave Matthews. But, we assure you, the differences are only skin deep.

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sound just like the Dave Matthews Band!"

That's what our friend Beth from Chapel Hill told us Wednesday night at the Cat's Cradle, and it's about the highest compliment one can pay a cover band.

Jim Morrison and John Lennon in the hallowed halls of covJoining ered-dom, Dave Matthews now has his very own cover band that also bears his name.

Sure, the man's not dead like those other guys, but hey, everything moves faster in today's culture. At least this quintet, fresh from Athens, GA (you know, the home of cool bands like R.E.M. and Olivia Tremor Control), waited about ten years into Matthews' career before copping all his hits for their own repertoire.

And what's more, they really, really do sound like Dave Matthews While his look is more reminiscent of John Popper, the DMCB's "Dave" —Athens native Dave Koon seems to have absorbed all of Matthews' better quali.' ties. Along with Matthews' pinched-nerve vocal constipated Koon has the "real" Dave's facial squawk, expressions and herky-jerky stage presence down pat.

We're still waiting for him to master the slurred But between-song banter that Matthews (and a good bit of "the beer," we're sure) serves up.

Watching the DMCB in action, we realized the secret to the original "Dave’s" popularity—alcohol.

While the modest Cradle crowd kept near the back of the room for the first few songs of the set (which, we might note, included a few nuggets we've never heard of), after a few beers, the mostly female crew was shaking its collective white thang right in front of the stage. As the band kicked out classics like "What Would You Say" and "Lie In Our Graves," the collegeage crackers and their glossy girlfriends grooved to it amphitheater style. (For those of you who don't understand that reference, that means half a case of Bud Light and a dance that looks suspiciously like you just broke your leg in a BMX accident.)

In all seriousness, the DMCB really does have a lot to offer the Dave fan who doesn't have the dough for $55 lawn seats. Our man Chris (also from Chapel Hill) put it pretty plainly: "If you miss the band on tour, this is the next best thing."

Next best? Hell, not only does the "CB" sound just like the real "MB" (though they do substitute a harmonica master for the saxophone player), but they play the club environments that this music was made for—

By Jonas Blank and Robert Kelley where the beer's cheap, the teenagers are absent and the sound system is half-decent.They even stuck in a few bars of Dave's new single, "I Did It," during "Warehouse." We also witnessed some gratuitous hand-holding during "Crash Into Me." But fear not —the DMCB doesn't just hit the highlights. Their current repertoire of Davedom boasts at least 40 tunes possibly more than the Davemeister has been busting out himself on his recent all-too-repetitive tours.

The DMCB; They bring the chicks, they bring the noise, they sell the beer. Just like Dave. And though you won't mistake that gangly violin player for the hard-bodied Boyd Tinsley, these guys' sound is unmistakable. Or actually, not unmistakable at all.

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The area’s dance music scene may be on its last legs, but some top talent will be back in these backwaters this Saturday.

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start mourning the death of the electronic music scene in North Carolina quite yet. Instead, leave your funeral gear at home, put on your dancing shoes and head to the RitzTheatre in Raleigh this Saturday

night, where Chicago house god Bad Boy Bill and pre-eminent drum and bass DJ AKI2OO should temporarily fill the void left by defunct parties such as Greensboro's First Friday, and bring back memories of the days when acts like these came to North Carolina every month.

If you're craving thumping beats, spooky samples and old gy * school scratching, you will happily dance the night away as Bad Boy Bill works wonders on the wax. As illustrated on mix CDs such as Bangin' the Box V.4 and Bangin' in London, the Bad Boy blends short tracks by artists such as Angel Alanis, fellow Chicagoan Carl Cox, Armand Van Flelden and even the ever-popular Moby into a continuous groove, all while wearing a formidable array of rings on his magic fingers. His house beats are set off by hip-hop

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This event ‘ s a must’See for both aficionados and casual fans of SIItOII electronic music. These two artists are among the best in their and the combination of the two guarantees a good time. respective genres, If you check out Bad Boy Bill and AKI2OO, plan to be dancing 'til dawn among party kids, college students and dot-commers alike, Tickets are available at Lost City Music and Video on Rosemary Street in Chapel Hill.

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They even gave me a piece of the floorboard to take home!" was to be in our program.' said okay." says She that Jo has always been her favorite character. "I was never an history—emphasis That agreement led to a double major in drama and ingenue," more classes the she confesses. "Jo just feels so right.... But love everyone else acting on the drama. "I took than history classes," says love them! in production. "and made the love the girls playing my sisters acting only up part of the major....Then Nashua, NH native, the first batch of shows show; fact, And seem to love the in with the Festival.... audiences Georgia Shakespeare started doing summer stock seats, were To for get to the thescavenge ones added. out, sold and new went to Ireland to study."

After the run, no-show tickets to turn up. an hour and wait for early headed the American atre prestigious After those stints, O'Malley to New where York, thinkto she O'Malley Theatre remember returns Institute, based at Harvard University. "I I Repertory is set to begin work on three new proing after my American Repertory Theater audition, 'I nailed that,"' she says. jects, then head to L.A. After discussing O'Malley also nailed her first Broadway audition, scoring an ensemble UttieWomen vShe then her involvement with various hot plays in comedy. a toured part in Cyrano, musical version of the French || Bryan Center |l||!|j|| the city and their equally buzzworthy Ireland in a Sean O'Casey play (directed by his daughter), which led to • • Friday and Saturday, Bpm fg actors and writers, Kerry noticed the the more work in states.

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However, as Christianse read her best known even invents new poem, "Castaway," her work spoke for itself. Her ones writing sings as it tells the story of various charHere's how acters and their experiences on the island of St. Helena, just off the coast of Africa. Christianse's these readnew book, Sylla parallels the plot of Toni ings work: First comes Morrison's Beloved: A mother kills her son in the typical order to save him from the toils of slavery. congratulaThough the setting is different, the narrative's power is the same. tory intro: "No matter Dorfman's history is equally impressive. He was born in Chile, then lived in New York for 10 how many times we years, then returned to Chile until forced to flee in »

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The initial impression of works tinged with "issues of race, gender, multiculturalism, and colonialism," may be a positive one to some—but do those phrases give anyone a clue what the books are about or why they should read them?

Why must cliched terms cloak perfectly good books, just because they are about these themes? Do trendy themes make these books readable, or does their writing? It leads one to wonder what happened to writers writing for the sake of their own work instead of conforming to the multi-inter-pseudo-psycho-epistemologization of speech. Why must "intellectuals," whomever they may be, repeat useless catchphrases just to assert their identities?

Dorfman and Christianse don't need this soft of pedagogical puffery. Both their books are terrific reads. They do not need -isms. If you are looking for flowing poetry with a musical sound, or terrific, suspenseful adventure with political commentary, buy these books. But please, skip their readings.

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Vagina For many, the word will make you cringe. "Penis" only seems to make some people uncomfortable when yelled at the top of the lungs—l guess that's why there a "Penis Game" rather than a "Vagina Gam Now, director Eve Ensler wants to change that—maybe not the name of the game sp cally, but society's feelings about vaginas.

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By Cary Hughes colleges this Valentine's Day. And yes, the play is about vaginas—but don't expect a lesson in sex ed. The Vagina Monologues were written to increase awareness of violence against women as well as to move the word "vagina" out of hiding and into living rooms across America.

So far, Ensler is succeeding. Each monologue is based on personal stories of women she interviewed. Some will make you laugh, some will make you cry—and some might make you horny.

There is "Because He Liked To Look At It," about a woman who hated her vagina until she met Bob who insisted on spending almost an hour just looking at it. Then there is "My Vagina Was My Village," about a woman who was raped and tortured for days. And you can probably imagine ' jakMnrsiisiFO the topic of "Reclaiming Cunt," but after hearing | Vagina Monologues • the word vagina over 900 : Page Auditorium, West Campus l||||l|i times in under an hour Wednesday, Bpm |^;i-i; ; // and a half, you will no $£ ;.iv tickets ‘ ;.| '•■:..:. doubt be more comfortable with the word.

On Feb. 14, 1998, after an overwhelming response to her play, Ms. Ensler launched the first "V-Day" —designed to stand concurrently for Valentine's Day and the obvious. V-Day is devoted to raising awareness of violence against women and finding ways to stop it.

But why did Ensler choose Valentine's Day? In a teleconference, she said, "We picked Valentine's Day because the theme was to take the romance out of Valentine's Day and put the vagina back in.

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ina! look at ending violence women because I think a ilence has been committed me of romance." irstV-Day, numerous celebri'■.ogether and gave a benefit of the monologues at New York City's Hammerstein Ballroom. Since then, V-Day has taken on a mind of its own.

In 1999, the V-Day College Initiative was founded, and The Vagina Monologues were performed at universities across the country, including Duke, which will also be among the 250 universities this year.

V-Day and The Vagina Monologues have been making some headway; This year, fifteen thousand women in Kenya stood up and refused female circumcision with the support of V-Day activists.

Political action is taking place in the United States as well: People are invited to send Valentine's cards to Congress with a note saying that they support the Violence Against Women Act. And this current national tour of The Vagina Monologues will raise f five million dollars to benefit rape crisis centers, wome and programs like the one in Kenya.

This year's Vagina Monologues performance takes pli Wednesday night at Bpm in the Griffith Film Theatre.

Performed entirely by students, last year's production r< over $2,300 to benefit Rape Crisis of Durham. This year proceeds will benefit both the rape crisis center as well Duke's Office of Sexual Assault Support Services. The V Day Initiative will have a table on the Bryan Center wall way Wednesday selling tickets and Chocolate Vagina Lollipops, and the Gothic Bookshop will be selling copies of the play. Even if you attended last year, this year's production has a new cast and new material add Ensler, and is a treat that should not be missed. The sK out last year, so make sure you get to the table before they run out of tickets —and those clevery-shaped lollipops.□ -

Let's Hear It for Top Girls Fortunately, Top Girls itself is no disaster. In Marlene is throwing a small dinner party in to managing fact, it's one of the first Duke plays I've seen honor of her recent promotion and she has an that didn't feel at all overacted. That's quite an intriguing, if impossidirector, list: traveler Isabella ble, guest achievement, given how long and difficult this famous Victorian play is. There's a lot of simultaneous dialogue, the Japanese Emperor's courteBird; Lady Nijo, the transitions are tricky, and the overall Patient Griselda from san; legendary Pope Joan; —that women can't find happiness in the and Dulle whose theme Gret, the Canterbury Tales; male-dominated business world—is a downsole claim to fame is being painted by Brueghel right downer. But the actresses somehow As the opening scene in Top Girls—playing manage to make this play work —and they 209 East courFriday through Sunday in Duke make it fun. & of Brown tesy Green The party is the first act of the party starts out well.

PVRT3INFO three; from there, we go to But by the time dessert Top Girls arrives, all the women are Marlene's office. Marlene drunk, Nijo is sobbing 208 East Duke Building, East Campus works in a job placement Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Bpm hysterically for her lost agency called Top Girls; she is, in the words of one charchildren, Joan is retching acter, "one of those balland chanting in Latin and busters." (The play is set in Thatcherite England, Gret has delivered a bizarre speech about beatso it's not yet un-PC to refer to working women ing up demons in hell. You might call the party as ball-busters, back-breakers or any other a total disaster.

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the third act, we get to know Marlene's sister Joyce, an abandoned, disheveled housewife with a "slow" daughter. For obvious reasons, Marlene and Joyce don't much like each other.

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Every single one was fleshed out and played well. Caroline Kessler was particularly good as Marlene, Judy Hu made a great catty coworker and the mother-and-daughter combo of Katherine Thompson and Christina Cummings showed real, raw emotion.Thanks to these women, this play lived up to its name.

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By Heidi Pauken you crave a sample of downtown Durham, try The Thyme Table, a solid little restaurant with a big social conscience.

Merely two minutes from East Campus, this kitchen serves up quality lunches and a little something extra. At The Thyme Table, your $6 mean more than just a good meal.

The restaurant is a modest operation, located in a pleasant part of downtown Durham. The building's exterior lacks personality (good luck finding a sign), but the one-room interior is warm and almost whimsical.

Herb-themed decorations dot cheerfully painted walls, and the restaurant's name play continues with a clock atop each of 15 tables.

Although The Thyme Table is far from Spartan, it is certainly not fancy. The menu is a black and white xerox, the napkins are paper, and the prices are low. At $6 for a good-sized sandwich and two sides, The Thyme Table serves a filling, cheap meal. The eatery's location attracts a largely professional crowd, making lunch this restaurant's big —and almost only—business.

Thyme Table customers choose their food from a two-page menu with a mix of cuisines. Owner and head chef Harry Monds is. a selftaught cook and says he constructed the m'enu to combine foods from the whole range of his culinary influences. Thus, customers may choose from an array of sandwiches, salads and hot entrees marked by southwestern, cajun and Italian tastes.

The Thyme Table succeeds with a number of items. A potato-crusted catfish sandwich ($5.95) includes a giant slab of crispy fish atop a crusty baguette, spread with basil mayo—a condiment served on the majority of sandwiches. For those craving a meatless meal, the spicy black bean burger ($5.25) offers a hearty take on the usual patty, with a crispy pan-fried crust and a thick, moist, mashed center. Although pepperjack cheese and mayo add flavor, the kitchen might want to spice the beans up a bit and find a sturdier alternative to the two slices of sourdough that seem INFO strangely like Wonder Bread. /

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The Thyme Table's charm goes well beyond its cooking. When Monds opened The Thyme Table on March 24, 1997, he decided to mix his business with a social mission.

"One of the things I always want to do is help out in the community," he says. "Homelessness is one of the most important social issues to me and my family."

Thus, The Thyme Table donates a portion of all profits to the Durham Community Shelter for HOPE, and runs a holiday toy drive, trading customers a free lunch for their donation Monds' next step? "1 really believe in the revitalization of downtown Durham," he says, noting The Thyme Table's location. "Slowly but surely, it's going to happen.... If we can get the word out about our places, hopefully that will expedite the process."

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The Humanities, Area Studies and the University: Conversation Toward Cross-Institutional Cooperation. Organized by Duke professor Walter Mignolo and UNC professor James Hevia, the workshop explores how globalization is not only changing our world, but is altering the ways we study and understand this world.

Community Open House at the John Hope Franklin Center for Interdisciplinary and International Studies hosted by Dr. John Hope Franklin and Mr. John Burness, Senior Vice President for Public Affairs and Government Relations, Duke University.

Founding co-director of the Franklin Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies, Ruth F. DeVarney Professor of English Cathy Davidson will discuss The Research University in the Digital Age. Davidson is the author of a position paper prepared on behalfof the nation’s research universities for Digital Promise a national commission advocating the creation of a public trust from revenues that will be produced through the government’s auctioning and licensing of high-frequency bandwith. ,

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FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 9, 2001

Playing the game... forgetting the ‘Rules’ You write like a girl Faran Krentcil It’s 2 a.m. and a hallmate is sitting by the phone.

I’ve already brushed my teeth, taken out my lenses, listened one last time to the Madonna song stuck in my head, and I am set to crash. She is still sitting by the phone. I give her the dish-it-now look, which never fails. I calmly count, one, two, three... and then she spills. “Why hasn’t he called me?” Aha! As the cat jumps out of the bag, I begin to reason with her.

“Sweetie, the last time you talked was Saturday.

He gets a three-day grace period, and since he’s a guy...” She knows where this conversation is going and cuts me off.

“He’ll wait until the last day to call! 8ut...” she sighs, “I already sent him an e-mail and he hasn’t replied.” The girl looks crestfallen. Not because of e-mail, or phone messages, but because she knows the Rules.

I’m not talking about that silly little book that tells you how to get married. The Rules are an almost unspoken code that everyone seems to know. If guys will call, they generally do it three days after you saw them last. E-mail needs to be the same day, but very late at night. “And if I have to be a sober sister,” said my friend one day on the path, “my boyfriend isn’t allowed to drink, either.”

Clearly, this chick is well versed in the Rules.

There are ordinances about Instant Messenger—if you find out his screen name, check his away message but don’t send one yourself (and next time you’re in his room, play with his computer, make fun ofhis screen name and then go ahead and test drive). There are guidelines governing semi-formals —if he asks you to his, you can invite someone else to yours, as long as they’re not friends. The Rule for calling a guy back? I always thought you should wait until the next day, but everyone’s got her own protocol.

Rules have almost transcended to become laws of science. There’s the Boyfriend Effect, where girls with boys stop dressing up for parties, but get extra blow-dry time before dinner. And of course, the Law of Invisibility, which works wonders for exes, sleazeballs and one-night-stands. Personally, my favorite use of the Invisibility clause is with an ex’s current girl. We see each other, we know each other, but when our paths cross, I don’t say “Hey there; you’ve got a good 30 pounds on me, your a- is huge, and you probably have a disease!” I just smile and move on.

If I actually tried to write down all of the Rules, I could pollute a hundred pages. Here’s why I won’t: That guy my hallmate was weeping about—he actually did call. Way off schedule, but he made it, and they’re now dating. And one time last semester, I pushed the Rule way too far and decided to wait for a guy to call me three times before I called back. I saw him at the Loop last week and asked why he didn’t call me back. He said, “I called you three times; you called me once. I thought you weren’t interested!” Clearly, the Rules can backfire, big time.

Why do we have the Rules? I’m betting it’s because people don’t wantto get hurt. If they can predict outcomes ahead of time and navigate people into their own little social steps, chaos will not ensue.

This can’t be true, since it does anyway. Guys will always say “I don’t get girls.”And I bet when I’m 40, my best friends will still call me, screaming, “I hate guys!”Maybe if we just stop playing games with each other and be honest, then the anxiety of a simple phone call won’t exist.

I think the best Rule any of us can ever follow is simply, “To thine own heart be true Or, as Samuel Beckett would say, “Get out of here and love each other!”—without the stress of knowing someone’s ”

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Faran Krentcil is a Trinity sophomore and trends editor of Recess.

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Paris strikes back mad cow disease, chewing Hollywood Chlorophyll gum and having to bring my own silverware to the dorm cafeteria. In addition, I have gotten over my initial confusion over the Ellen Zander Cinderella system in effect at some shoe stores here: The sales The uphill-both-ways hike from clerk will only dig up the right Trent Dormitory to West Campus shoe if the left one fits first. that I used to hate last year seems On a separate note, I went to like nothing to me now that I walk a dance party Saturday night all the time in Paris. thrown by the friend of someone I like to admire the bouquets who lives in my dorm. A frat outside the florist’s and the fruit party it was not. For one thing, it displays at the grocer’s, to look in was at a department store, and I had to pay a $lO cover charge. the windows of the tiny jewelry takers’ strike. stores and to stop at the pastry Then the newspaper Le Monde People were wearing prom dressshop display windows on every had a notice saying that the es and semi-formal wear! When I corner. I’m starting to appreciate weather forecast was missing had been told to dress nicely, I the reason why, in French, winbecause their weather service thought that meant that sorority dow-shopping is literally “to lick was, you guessed it, on strike. pants and a sweater would be the shop windows”.

Also, some of the professors at the okay. Some guys were wearing University of Paris VII are strikOf course, if I have to be sometuxes but others chose jeans, a where far away, I take the subing during this first week of classsports coat and a silk scarf. This way. I’ve run into dogs, accordiones, so it’s possible that some of my doesn’t include the guys in full military dress, including hats. I ists, nuns, jazz clarinetists, begclasses won’t be meeting.

Even a Pizza Hut is on strike, saw a couple of guys buy a beer, gars and three-piece bands on the Metro but thankfully no Corsican as was a McDonald’s earlier in but most everyone else preferred separatist terrorists, who threat- December. But the most creative to smoke. Everyone was dancing ened a few weeks ago to strike strike happened a few years ago at with a partner in a style like against Paris. But last Thursday, I the Beaux Arts school, where the swing, to music like Abba’s had to walk across town when the models protested the cold working Dancing Queen and the theme song from Dallas. Well, at least I Metro workers went on strike for conditions by posing clothed. understood the words. now, a day. all this seems By perfectly normal to me. It goes handStrikes have been really common in Paris the last couple of in-hand with worrying about Ellen Zander is a Trinity junior.

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weeks. I don’t know if that’s usual, but the right to strike is the French protected by Constitution, and my French dictionary lists 16 different types of strikes, so it could be.

The first strike I ran into was a nurse’s protest in front of the hospital next door to my dorm. A parade of people shouting into bullhorns, blowing whistles and waving signs went on for blocks.

I had a more fortunate experience a few days later at the Louvre, the art museum, where I got in free, because of a ticket-

Welcome to New York Public interests Gail Collins New York’s greatest resource has always been the waves of refugees who come here, fleeing disaster and seeking to build a new life. We’ve had Irish, Jews, Asians, Africans, Latin Americans. Now we’ve got Washington Democrats.

Really, they’re everywhere. It’s like the Russians in Paris after the czar toppled. A1 Gore is teaching on the Upper West Side, Bill Clinton’s coming to Midtown, Bob Kerrey’s in Greenwich Village. The Cuomos and Kennedys are mounting an assault on the governor’s mansion. We’ve got Hillary, of course, and no end of high-profile ex-White House aides huddled around their samovars, plotting future coups. Next thing you know Sidney Blumenthal will be waiting tables at the Russian Tea Room.

It’s no wonder New Yorkers are having trouble adjusting to the Bush administration. When you look around here, it feels like 1995.

But these D.C. expatriates are getting into trouble the second they land at the airport. The former vice president turned his first day lecturing at Columbia University’s journalism school into a controversy by demanding that his remarks be off the record. It was just like being back on the campaign trail—Al Gore wakes up, sees the sunshine, sallies forth to an event it is absolutely impossible to screw up, and winds up sur-

rounded by reporters yelling embarrassing questions.

All of this was totally unnecessary, since anybody who has ever covered Gore can tell you that his off-therecord remarks tend to be even more boring than the regular ones. Indeed, it appears that the high point of the class was his attempt to compare the news business to financial instruments known as derivatives.

Meanwhile, down in SoHo, Bill Clinton and Bob Kerrey had dinner at a trendy Italian restaurant, and soon there were published reports that had the former president loudly telling jokes about lesbians to the dismay of his dining companions. Given the way Clinton’s post-White-House career has been going, this might have been regarded as pretty much par for the course.

But Bob Kerrey rode to the rescue, sort of. Kerrey, who is now president of the New School, said he and Clinton had been reminiscing about running against each other for the presidential nomination in 1992. In particular, Kerrey said, he had reminded Clinton about the time they swapped ribald jokes at a political event, in which C-Span’s microphones caught only Kerrey’s voice.

“He told me a lesbian joke and I told him one in response. They couldn’t understand him and I was clear as a bell,” said the former senator. “So we were laughing about that. It’s a lot funnier now than it was when we were in it.”

The moral here is that nothing is off the record in New York. And that a trendy restaurant in SoHo is not a good place to take a walk down memory lane toward the lesbian joke incident.

But given Kerrey’s history with Clinton, whom he once called “an unusually good liar,” there probably aren’t that many moments of high hilarity to choose from. “We were trying to pick things that would cause us to laugh, not come to blows,” he said.

A century ago, New York had a good run as a retirement community for Very Important Politicians, although back then, all of them were Republicans.

Ulysses Grant moved here, promptly lost his fortune in bad investments and then recouped by writing his memoirs on his deathbed. Grant’s heroic efforts not only provided his widow with a comfortable living, but set the important precedent of the post-presidential book deal.

Sen. Roscoe Conkling, who was perhaps the most powerful person in Washington during the Gilded Age, set up a law practice in New York City and then wound up buried in a snowbank during the Blizzard of 1888. Theodore Roosevelt chose Long Island as a base for his post-presidency, during which he made an ill-advised comeback attempt as a third-party candidate, nearly killed himself on an expedition to South America, survived an assassination attempt and sued a weekly paper in Michigan for calling him a drunk.

I think there’s a moral here somewhere—maybe that California is nice this time of year. You just have to leam how to read in the dark.

Gail Collins’ column is syndicated by The New York Times News Service.

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FRIDAY, February 9 The Women’s Center announced the formation of the steering committee for the seventeenth annual art exhibition and sale, “Through Women’s Eyes, By Women’s Hands,” highlighting the work of women artists in North Carolina. The exhibition will open today and will be held until February 16 at the GeorgeWatts Hill Alumni Center on the UNC campus in Chapel Hill. For more information, call 968-4610 or visit www.womenspace.org.

Ribbon cutting and open house for the John Hope Franklin Center for Interdisciplinary and International Studies and its affiliates, with Duke University president Manner! O. Keohane and historian John Hope Franklin, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

For information, call 684-2765 or visit www.duke.edu/web/jhfcenter on the web.

Franklin Center, 2204 Erwin Road.

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Duke’s Department of Biology presents “Effects of Elevated CO2 on Photosynthesis and Leaf N in Four FACE (Free-Air CO2 Enrichment) Experiments,” 12:45 p.m., 144 Biological Sciences Bldg.

The Franklin Center: Leading journalists in a panel discussion on “African Americans and the Media,” moderated by William Raspberry, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. For info call 684-2765. 240 Franklin Center, 2204 Erwin Road.

Department of Psychology: Lisa Amnya Jackson, “Childhood Trauma: Conceptual and Clinical Issues,” 4:00 p.m. 319 Sociology/Psychology Building, West Campus.

For information, call 660-5751.

Second Annual Seminar Series in Honor of Black History Month: “Race and Medicine: Historical Perspectives” Topic: “Early Slavery.” 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Breedlove Room, 204 Perkins Library, West Campus.

For information, call 684-5882.

Freeman Center for Jewish Life: DurhamChapei Hill Community Shabbat, 6:00 p.m.

Tickets are $lO. Duke students will lead the service at 6:00 p.m. Followed by a guest speaker. For information, call 6846422.

Christian Grad Students meets this Friday night, February 9, In the Duke Chapel Basement. Dinner Is at 6:00 p.m. and pro681-2652/ p.m. gram at 7:00 shinkie@duke.edu

.Monica Franklin, Dawn Hall,

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the calendar year, and (3) who wish to participate in May 2001 Commencement Ceremonies should notify in writing their academic dean of this intent by February 10, 2001.

RELIEF DRIVE

DIYA, the Hindu Students' Council, are collecting donations of cash/flex or points, for the benefit of the victims of the earthquake in India. Tables will be set up on the Bryan Center walkway from 10 am 2 pm and in the Marketplace from 6 pm 8 pm. Every dollar helps tremendously! Please help in the wake of this disaster.

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Dukes & Duchesses Info Sessions. Monday Feb. 12 at 7pm, East Duke 2048. Tuesday, Feb. 13 at spm, Trinity Room.

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FOUND: 2000 High School Men’s Ring. Please call Sandra at 6601000. Must Know Inscription.

Local church needs child care on Wednesday from 6-9p.m. $B/hr.

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February 14, Bp.m, Griffith Film Theater. Tickets $5

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Americorps VISTA member needed for Technology Assisted Learning in Literacy project. Member will serve as mentor, trainer, and resource provider for community technology project in Durham, working to bridge the digital divide for the disadvantaged. Focus is on education rather than advanced tech skills Training at U-Mass, Boston as well as on-site. Send letter and resume to durhamlit@aol.com or fax: (919) 489-1456/ Deadline: Feb 16.

Information Retrieval

Person needed to call pre-selected contacts to gather information relating to insurance program. $lOpotential. 2-3 nights/week.

Call Tim at 218-3160.

Associate in Research/Research Technician: Two positions avail-

able in a Duke neurobiology lab investigating genes controlling regeneration of axons in the brain and spinal cord. Ongoing efforts are focused on application of viralmediated gene therapy to promote axon regeneration, and on the use of large-scale microarray and proteomics screening to identify additional genes involved in axon

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One student assistant is needed the in immediately Talßnt identification Program (TIP). Duties include general office and clerical support, proof reading, and data entry. Good communication skills are essential. Contact Julie Bennington at 668-5140 or jworley@tip.duke.edu for more information.

FENCING TEACHER

Wanted. Great Pay. Begginer Intermediate. Call 286-4545.

Healthy adults (16 to 72) who are non-smokers are asked to participate in an investigation of the effect of endotoxin on lung function. Two visits required.

Compensation.

Contact Cheryl Yetsko (919) 6680380.

Philosophy Department is seeking two Work Study students for help with general office work, and for a research assistantship. $7.50/hr, 810 hrs./week, flexible schedule.

Please contact. Xinia Arrington, xarringt@duke.edu or 660-3048.

Experience with histological procedures and biochemistry are also valuable. Please send resume and references to or skene@neuro.duke.edu Business Manager, Dept.

Neurobiology, Box 3209 Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710. Duke is an equal

RAINBOW SOCCER COACHES WANTED! Volunteer coaches needed for Youth, ages 3-13, and Adults, 9th grade and older.

Practices M&W or T&Th, 4:15-5:15 for youth, 5:15-Dark for adults. All big, small, happy, tall, large hearted, willing, fun-loving people qualify. Call 967-3340 or 967-8797 for information.

Interested in working on an NlHfunded research study? Learn how to do blood pressures and other clinical measurements. Call Kathy at the Duke Hypertension Center

RAINBOW SOCCER seeks a File Maker Pro computer savvy individual for seasonal/year ‘round office and field work. Precise data entry skills and soccer experience necessary. Flexible hours. Please call 967-3340 or 967-8797 ASAP.

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Attention: Work around your schedule. Earn $5OO-$ 1500 pt-time or $2OOO-$5,000 full-time. Full training provided. 1-800-921-7042

Wanted: female model for life drawing. Flexible schedule. Call 4931072.

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SCHOOL OFFICE COORDINATOR

The Chronicle Business Office needs office assistant for Summer, 15-20 hours per week, May to August. Can start immediately, a few hours per week for training. Contact Mary Weaver 684-3811

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Duke University Medical Center is currently looking for participants in a research study for a new treatment for the most common vaginal infection in the US, bacterial vaginosis (BY).

Judea Reform Religious School.

25-28hr/wk. General office duties, maintain student database, can work independently, flexible environment, knows Mac computer, assist with programs. Word and Excel experience preferred. Call 489-7062 or fax resume 489-0611.

Are you a female between the ages of 18 and 50?

Have you previously had symptoms that were diagnosed as bacterial vaginosis (BV) and are experiencing those symptoms now?

Or do you have vaginal discharge, odor or irritation?

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If you answer yes to these questions, you may qualify for this study. Participants will make up to 4 trips to the GYN Center of Duke University Medical Center, will receive free medical care related to the study, and will be compensated for their timeand travel. In addition conventional treatment will be provided free of charge if necessary.

Please make a contribution to medicine and call Nadine Richardson at 1-800-548-2414.

You are NOT alone. 1 out of 5 women ofreproductive age suffer from bacterial vaginosis.

Devils' Duplicates is accepting applications for a Copy Attendant Monday-Friday from 10:00 a.m-12:30 p.m., and Monday from 2:00-5:00 p.m. Cash register and/or copy machine experience helpful. Work study preferred, but not required. Position available thru Spring semester. If interested, call 684-8383 or stop by Devils' Duplicates and ask for Ron Cates.

Students: Love Kids? Want to work out for FREE? Available between 12pm and 6pm, weekdays (for 2hr shifts)? Call Pageen at MetroSporl Athletic Club, 2867529 Ext.245.

Sylvan Learning Center needs college grads as part-time math and science instructors.

Flexible afternoon and Saturday morning hours. Requires enthusiasm for teaching and working with kids.

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TEACHERS NEEDED For Religious and/or Hebrew School and Community Midrasha (Tue 4-5:30p.m. and/or Sun mornings). Good wages. Call-4897062 TWO

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ASSISTANTS WANTED for Chapel Hill recreational league.

25 hrs/week, Approx. weekday afternoons and Saturdays, Must be dependable, good with kids of all ages, and have coaching and refereeing experience, organizational skills, dynamic attitude, and reliable transportation. Please call 967-3340 or 967-8797 ASAP,

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Meetings

DUKE IN NEW YORK ARTS PROGRAM INFO SESSION. Weds., Feb. 14 at spm.

Room 107 Bivins Bldg. (East Campus). Come meet the faculty members who will be directing next fall’s semester immersion in THE ARTS in NEW YORK CITY. Get your questions answered. Find out more about this program that awards a fullsemester of Duke credit and allows you to do an internship for academic credit. Applications are due Feb. 22! Visit the website:

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Need 4 B-ball Tix, Duke-NC State Feb 11, Please call/e-mail asap 877-850Carlos,

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NEED B-BALL TIX NC STATE GAME Student seeking 2 tickets to NC State game. Will pay top dollar.

Please call Mandi at 384-8936

NEED B-BALL TIX Need 2 tix for any men’s home game. 613-1375

NEED BBALL TICKETS ANY HOME GAME Please call/ email asap.

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DUKE IN FRANCE FALL 2001 Want to be in Paris this fall?

Information meeting will be held Tues., Feb. 13 at 5:30 p.m. in 208 Languages. Become totally immersed in French life & culture, while earning Duke credit!

Applications available in the Office of Study .Abroad, 121 Allen Bldg., 684-2174, or online:

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Application deadline: March 1.

NEED TICKETS Any home men's Basketball game, call Rick at 683-3866.

Pet for Sale Pet Sugar Glider, a tiny marsupial from Australia for sale.

Includes cage and all accessories. Call 613-2048. She’s palm-sized, cute, intelligent and easy to care for.

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DUKE IN INDIA SUMMER 2001 New 6-wk.. 2-cc summer program will focus on media, gender & expressive culture in modern India. Meet co-directors Profs. Satti Khanna & Mekhala Natavar at an information session on Mon., Feb. 12, 5:30 p.m., AALL Seminar Rm., 2101 Campus Dr. For applications, contact: Office of Study Abroad, 684-2174.

Allen, 121 Application deadline: Feb. 16.

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Duke Alumni would like to buy 2 or 3 tickets to any Duke Men’s Basketball game. Please call 919968-3953.

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2001

Cuts likely to hit every state agency, local governments EASLEY from page 1

He said cuts already underway would allow $407.6 million to flow into the interest-bearing special account.

Those cuts include $248 million from state agencies ordered to return 2 percent of their budgets above the unspent amounts typically returned to the state.

Another $4B million is being taken from a reserve account set by state lawmakers last year to meet rising costs in the state employees health care plan, while $39.5 million will be pulled from the fund used to repair state buildings.

New cuts planned as a result of Thursday’s executive order include taking the remaining $l5l million that would have gone into the state employees retirement fund, and pulling $95 million earmarked for local governments to make up for their lost share of revenue when a statewide inventory tax was eliminated several years ago.

The plan also calls for pulling the remaining $157 million from the state’s emergency reserve, or Rainy Day Fund.

Easley said he recognized some of the cuts will be painful.

“I don’t think you’re going to bankrupt any of them,” he said, referring to the local government reimbursement “But yes, it hurts Ed Regan, a lobbyist with the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners, said local governments were already counting on receiving the $95 mil”

lion reimbursement, meaning they will have to dip into reserves.

“It’s a transfer of the pain,” he said.

Dana Cope, director of the State Employees Association of North Carolina, was even more critical.

“We’re not happy. We know that the governor has. to do what he has to do for the emergency, but how many times do you have to ask retirees, teachers and state employees to make sacrifices?” Cope said. “We don’t mind sharing some in the sacrifices, but they keep taking and taking and putting none back.”

The last time North Carolina faced a similar budget crisis was after the 1990 recession. As the budget shortfall grew to $1.2 billion, Gov. Jim Martin invoked emergency powers, ordered state agencies to return money and froze state hiring.

Already, Easley has ordered a hiring freeze and told agencies to curtail travel and stop nonessential purchases.

In a briefing for state lawmakers earlier Thursday, legislative analyst David Crotts said his projections show the state’s revenue shortfall will approach $791 million by the end of the fiscal year.

Tax collections are about $4OO million less than projected through the first seven months of the fiscal year, while Medicaid overruns and other unexpected expenses caused $156 million in unbudgeted spending.

A $791 million shortfall would equal about 5.65 percent of the state’s $l4 billion budget.

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At a Wednesday Uniipersity off" meeting that 'officials estimate' 100 Govenuaenit iteuis were' thrown, at the Duke famillaarylaiii Stwindt Assoeiatiam meeting, Maiylaiii athletic lies in the 50 .most intense seconds of director Debbie Taw .aimoiioeecl she had the barrage, “This was the real deal,,*the Terrapin reoewed a letter from attorneys for Boozier; the mother of men’s basketball athletic director said,, '“nothing like I’ve player Garbs* slating that she would ■ever seen here.*' sue the school lor negligence, Vivian Harper, mother of Duke Renee Boozer could, no* be reached .guard Chris Biahon,, reported that only seconds after the' final boner sounded, for comment last night After' the men’is basketball team’s 13 ofthe 15 police officers and stadium miraculous, comeback over the officials guarding the Duke .guests fled,, Terrapins Jan 21, members of tie leaving the families defenseless against Maryland student section showered the hailstorm of debris that was falling guests of the Duke team with bottles, on them.

One of the two police officers ordered batteries and rains. Bonier was struck them to Grouch on the floor until it was, in the bead with a foil water bottle, sustained a. mild concussion, had to be safe to escort, them to' the players’ exit.

Yaw said Wednesday that Boozer treated an the' scene .and needed help was set to review the tapes yesterday, leaving the stadium., Since the incident. University of when police would begin trying to Tlie Ctopaiide

the perpetrators,, indwifiing the' person who threw the bottle .al her Slue said the snail .alleges magftigeiiuee koGMse Maryland alliiiwed fans nt knew wefe dangerous to sit dose tu the oandL Maryland fans have a history of viaofence' at panes; specifically, ton years agi, Maryland lans got into a fist-tight with the fiaafiy ofNate- James after they showered Duke fans willi ice and soda throughout the game,.

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investigated, the incident, but neither the conference nor the school look any substantive action. Yow even dismissed the event, as isolated and as a, part of sports, Maryland coach Gary Williams has been roundly criticised since then lor not doing enough to 'Control, the crowds.

But after the Jan. 27 game, Yow, Williams and university president C,B, Mote each wrote open letters to' the student body condemning the violence and promising policy changes. By the week’s end, they had banned students from

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SHEANA MOSCH defends against FSU guard April Traylor.

Tennis resumes action The third-ranked women's

tennis team, which won Its first dual meet against Notre Dame Jan. 21, travels to Maryland this weekend far matches against Ohio State and Indiana.

Unfortunately, the rest ofthe team did not come .ready “They were just ready to play and we weren't,,” Duke coach Gail Goestenkors said.. “It showed, and that's, the difference in the game.. They were ready, we were .n0t,..,” Maybe' it was having a week off without a game.

When Duke defeated Clemson by SO points in Cameron,, the Blue Devils were coming offthree games in the previous seven days, while the Tigers had not faced anyone that week. likewise, Florida State played Monday night against Georgia Tech: Brooke Wyckoff soared 30 points in a 20-point rout of the Yellow Jackets. So it is no wonder Florida State was pumped up when they arrived at Cameron.

“Definitely we were rusty," Goestenkors said. “I thought it would take us a half to get going and then int he second half, I thought we would really be more relaxed,.,’’ Maybe, however, it was the transition of inlroclucliig Beard back into the lineup.

“I’m sure that the layoff that they had, Alana coming back

Next up: Arizona State After opening its season last weekend against Elon,

the Duke baseball team will have its hand full this weekend when it travels to Tempe to face No. 6 Arizona State for four games.

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Meanwhile, they remain way ahead of the rest of the ACC pack in the standings. With inly fits mmm regular seasom games remaining before tourney lime, they haw time to regroup and learn to use both Beard and Mosdti in the most effective way In the first five ■linules ofthe second half, Duke had its. .grasp on what that spectacle would look like in perhaps, live of the Blue .DtewHili* best minutes on the court this season, highlighting a shining transition game that resulted in an 18-4 '©dpi' in fastbreak scoring.

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Tuesday, Feb. 13: Maryland @ Georgia Tech, 7 p.m.,RSN UNC @ Wake Forest, 9 p.m., RJ Wednesday, Feb. 14; Duke @ Virginia, 7 p.m., ESPN GeorgiaTech @ Wake Forest, 7:30 p.m Clemson @ N.C. State, 9 p.m., RJ Florida State @ Maryland, 9 p.m., RJ ACC Game of the Week Maryland @ UNC, Saturday, 1 p.m.

After defeating Wake at the Joel, this might be UNO’s toughest game until hosting Duke. If Maryland wins, turning around its recent doldrums, it’s anyone’s guess who will take the ACC.

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“It’s truly one of the great runs in college basketball and maybe all of sports. I

While other teams seem to do better at home than on the road, Duke is in the midst of a 24-game winning streak among games on the road. In the last two seasons, Duke has only lost twice, last season to Maryland and this season to North Carolina.

Both of those losses came in Cameron.

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find it unparalleled.”

Clemson coach Larry on Duke’s 24-game ACC ROAD WINNING STREAK

Shyatt,

� RPI says: ACC lookin’ strong

The latest RPI rankings show Duke at No. 2 and North Carolina at No. 3, but that’s not all. Virginia comes in at 17, Wake Forest at 21, Maryland at 41 and GeorgiaTech at 45. Preliminary NCAA tournament brackets projected in early February by varying media outlets predict that the six ACC teams would all receive bids to the tournament, with North Carolina and Duke as No. 1 seeds in either the south or east, depending on how each team finishes its respective ACC season.

� Maryland still reeling from Duke loss Part Two

“You don’t know your facts. I have a winning record in the NCAA Tournament We have been to seven straight

toumaments....Don’t be stupid.”

Maryland coach Gary in response to an ONLINE CHAT QUESTION ABOUT HIS TEAM’S POSTSEASON STRUGGLES

Williams,

Since their overtime loss to Duke two weeks ago, the Terrapins still have not been able to rebound from the demoralizing defeat. After a humiliating 23-point loss to Virginia, Maryland won a 15point game at home against Clemson. The Terrapins, however, could not defeat Georgia Tech in Atlanta and were sent home with a 72-62 loss to the Yellow Jackets. But up next is a chance at North Carolina, the top-ranked team in the nation. While it will be an uphill climb against the Tar Heels at the Dean Smith Center, an upset might be just what Maryland needs to reverse its latest funk.

“ItwaslikeaC-plus warmup. You’ve got to be ready to go in a house full of N.C. Slatefans. You’ve got to be ready to fight fire with fire.”

Virginia coach Pete Gillen, AFTER LOSING A 90-80 UPSET AT

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Wyckoff, Traylor combine for 37 points in FSU victory

vs State N*C* Series record: 120-93, Duke leads Last meeting: Duke won 84-78 Jan 10 in Raleigh.

Guard Trey Guidry, Fr. (2.2 ppg) Guard Anthony Gmndyjr. (157 ppg) Forward Damien Wilkens, So. (12.6 ppg) Forward Kenny Inge, Sr. (12.2 ppg) Center Cornelius Williams, Sr. (1.8 ppg)

THE NOD

If the ‘Pack wants to have any shot at upsetting the Blue Devils, they will have to start with solid post play.

There’s no love lost between Kenny Inge and Shane Battier, meaning their matchup should be an exciting one to watch. However, Carlos Boozer will be able to dominate an overmatched Cornelius Williams.

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Grundy is a handful for anyone to guard, but certainly is not as dangerous as ACC player of the year candidate Jason Williams. And Nate James, who scored a career-

high 27 points against Clemson Wednesday, provides a much more potent scoring threat than Trey Guidry, an improving, but still less talentedfreshman.

In many respects, the Wolfpack bench is just as dangerous as its starters. Guard Cliff Crawford, forward Damon Thornton, and senior Ron Kelley are all former starters and freshmen Scooter Sherrill and Marcus Melvin have given solid minutes. Duke guard Chris Duhon has shown maturity beyond his years.

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While the Wolfpack is playing its best basketball of the season after an upset over No. 9 Virginia Wednesday, it will be the Blue Devils who come into the game with a chip on their shoulders after a poor, yet victorious game at Clemson. And never underestimate the influence of the Cameron Crazies.

Torres Springle Traylor Whiting

Much has happened since the Wolfpack took Duke to a hard-fought, overtime contest in Cameron. N.C. State, despite fielding a top-notch recruiting class, has been a major disappointment throughout the season and has all but lost any hope of postseason play.

Nonetheless, the ’Pack played the Blue Devils tight in Raleigh and these two teams Compiled by Craig Saperstein always seem to be competitive. Duke wins 85-77

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL from page 1 But the freshman also looked frustrated, turning the ball over four times and getting into early foul trouble.

Sheana Mosch, who averaged over 20 points during Beard’s absence, was held to just 5-for-14 shooting from the field, having difficulty in finishing her characteristic drives to the basket over the Seminoles’ tall frontcourt.

The Blue Devils seemed uncomfortable in the halfcourt, something Goestenkors was worried about beforehand because of the week-long break since their last game.

“The way they stormed out on that 13-0 run, our leaders really had to step up,” Florida State coach Sue Semrau said.

The Seminoles predictably struggled with the Blue Devils’ ball pressure, but they used their size advantage to outrebound Duke 42-36 and controlled the interior on both ends. >

N.C. State 11-10 (3-6) Coach Herb Sendek

ANALYSIS

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Hofmann Brown Beal Team Totals

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3PG 0-0 2-4 0-0 1-1 2-4 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-1

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FSU also hit surprisingly from all over the perimeter and managed 10 steals, including a key one with 57 seconds left and Duke trailing by just three.

“They were very focused and ready to play,” Goestenkors said. “They hit from the inside, [and] hit from the outside.

They’re not a great three -point shooting team, they’re one of the poorest three-point shooting teams in the con-

ference, but today [they were] 7-for-13, so my hat is off to them.”

The Seminoles were carried most of the night by the duo of senior forward Brooke Wyckoff and guard April Traylor, who combined for 37 points. The two also turned it over a staggering 16 times,

making the upset even more astonishing.

“Whenever I’m out there, I don’t think about how many [turnovers] I’ve had,” Traylor said. “I probably should, but I’m glad my teammates understand.

We did other things to recover, [so that] we could afford those mistakes.”

When Wyckoff took a rest late in the second half, it was Traylor who gave the Blue Devils fits, passing through their ball pressure into Florida State’s bigger forwards.

“I tried to be a leader,” Traylor said.

“I didn’t mean to be a ballhog, but show leadership. I accept that role [and] I try to keep the team poised out there.”

The matchup of the night was arguably 6-foot-4 freshman Iciss Tillis against the 6-1 Wyckoff, both frontcourt players who can shoot from outside.

Tillis hit three treys against her last January in Tallahassee, but the senior Wyckoff struck back last night.

Scoring her 20 points from all areas of the court, the senior handled the ball on the perimeter and grabbed eight rebounds. Her hounding defense also played a substantial role in limiting the Blue Devils to just 3-for-12 shooting from three-point range.

“I thought we played really great help defense,” Wyckoff said, “We just stepped up and helped each other and

got out on their shooters.”

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