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Despite a couple inches of snow, about 250 volunteers—including Bobby Jones, left, and Micah Fuller—built a playground to benefit Durham’s Lyon Park community. The venture was funded through a partnership between Home Depot, Duke University, the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association and CaBOOMI, a non-profit organization that builds safe playgrounds. This playground is the first CaBOOM! has built in the Triangle area, and was designed in part by local children.

Ten years after its creation, the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences has found a leader to take it into the 21st century.

James B. Duke Professor of Botany William Schlesinger, 50, has been named the next dean of the Nicholas School. The Ohio native will assume his duties in June, replacing Norm Christensen as the school’s second dean. Schlesinger, chair of the Appointments, Promotions and Tenure committee, was selected from over 120 candidates. His appointment must still be approved by the Board of Trustees at their meeting this weekend.

“In the end we looked at the candidates we had and we thought Bill William Schlesinger would provide strong intellectual leadership,” said Provost Peter many said that the next dean should be Lange. “He has a strong ability to an external candidate, but Bill was communicate and strong knowledge such an excellent and strong candidate,” said search committee member of the issues facing the school.”

Schlesinger’s appointment comes Emily Klein, associate professor of after a rough year for the Nicholas earth and ocean sciences. “In his interSchool. Last year, the school received view, he persuaded many that he had what it took to be dean.” an external review that characterized the school as too dependent Klein said that many search members believed that Schlesinger’s upon professional degree tuition, neglecting its Ph.D. program and lackstrengths outweighed the possible benefits an external candidate would bring ing clear focus. The review and others recommended that the next dean to the school. Christensen, who recomcome from outside the school to fix mended that the search have an international and external focus, agreed. He these problems.

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N.C. students ask VP hopefuls hold different visions for vote on board This is the second story in a series examining the races for Duke Student Government executive offices.

Monday’s stories will focus on the offices of the executive vice president and the vice president for student

By ELIZABETH CANTER The Chronicle

About 450 students from throughout the state lobbied the General Assembly last Tuesday for several changes in North Carolina’s public university system.

These changes include gaining a student vote on the system’s Board of Governors, increasing need-based financial aid and raising faculty salaries.

Of the 27 states that have governing boards of higher education, North Carolina is one of only five that do not have a voting student member. Tuesday’s lobby to enfranchise students is part of an effort that state senator Ellie Kinnaird believes will carry the needed weight to pass such a bill, which she has proposed for the past four years.

The Board of Governors sets policies for tuition, admissions and departmental improvements for the 16 campuses in the state’s public university system. The board, comprising mostly retired educators and administrators, serves as an umbrella board over the 16

individual boards of trustees.

“We’ve long had student voters on the boards of trustees. We need to take that good example and apply it to the Board of Governors,” Kinnaird said.

“It’s long overdue.”

Kinnaird explained the reasons behind why the bill See N.C. STUDENTS on page 6

affairs.

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In one of the most all-encompassing positions, the vice president for community interaction has traditionally faced the difficult task of taking a broad vision and translating it into concrete results.

Both of this year’s two candidates —DSG co-coordinator for student leadership Carrie Johnson and current community interaction committee member Bunia Parker—have entirely distinct visions and strategies to achieve them.

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annual student leadership retreat at the Beaufort Marine Laboratory under the wing of the Intercommunity Council. Parker, a junior, plans to focus on Duke-Durham relations through community service, intercultural affairs and improving DSG’s accessibility to its constituents.

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Johnson, a junior who is also co-president of Students For Choice, said she feels community interaction must involve more collaboration across campus; she plans to gather a variety of opinions on issues ranging from the proposed multicultural center to the Intercommunity Council.

“A multicultural center is... long overdue, but I think if it’s going to be done, it needs to be done correctly,” said Johnson. “I would see [that] my role would be to coordinate bringing a collaboration of groups together to talk.”

In addition, Johnson hopes to review the position of community interaction vice president to allow for better time management. In particular, she’d like to review the position’s involvement with the ICC, the See COMMUNITY INTERACTION on page 5 �

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Powell attempts to ease tensions in Iraq Retired Gen. Colin Powell leaves today for his first overseas trip as secretary of state, hoping to lay a new foundation for Mideast peace efforts and shore up support for crumbling economic sanctions on Iraq.

Republican official accused of harassment The Republican National Committee indefinitely delayed action Thursday on allegations that the head of the party’s college recruitment arm sexually harassed female colleagues and misused party funds.

Health care fraud shows increase The FBI reported 560 convictions for health care fraud last year, a fourfold increase from 1992, and racked up 741 indictments in 2000, up from 615 a year earlier, officials said.

U.S. fighter jet attacks Iraqi defenses An American fighter jet attacked a missile defense battery in northern Iraq, resuming low-level skirmishes with Iraqi air-defense forces six days after American and British jets launched a military strike.

Norton attends to Native Americans’ schools Interior Secretary Gale Norton emphasized education as she outlined her Native-American af-

fairs agenda, promising to replace some schools immediately and to attend to a backlog of repairs in others.

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WASHINGTON President George W. Bush, in his first fullfledged news conference, declared a military strike against Iraq a success despite the sub-par performance of

US. missiles. “We got his attention,” he said of Saddam Hussein.

Fielding questions for a half hour, the president also said he was “deeply concerned” about the FBI spy case but gave agency director Louis Freeh a vote of confidence. “I think he does a good job,” Bush said of Freeh two days after FBI agent Robert Philip Hanssen was arrested and accused of spying for Moscow.

By turns confident and cautious, Bush answered more than a dozen questions after opening the White House briefing room session with a defense of his tax-cutting and budget-tightening plans.

Bush, who will outline his budget priorities in an address to Congress Tuesday, said he would increase spending for popular education and Medicare programs while reducing the rate of growth in the federal budget overall.

“Some are saying it’s too small.

Some are saying it’s too large,” he said of his $1.6 trillion tax cut pro-

posal. “I’m saying it’s justright.”

From policy in China and Colombia to President Bill Clin-

ton’s pardons, Bush discussed a wide range of topics. He was often repetitive, and frequently glanced down at his notes, particularly when the topic was foreign policy.

He used humor to defuse tension, calling reporters by nicknames and laughing off a suggestion that he meet the press twice weekly. “I’ll be running out of ties,” he joked.

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In a judgment that for the first time LONDON establishes rape as a crime against humanity, three former Bosnian Serb soldiers were convicted by a United Nations court of systematically raping and torturing Muslim women during the Bosnian war.

The verdict, by a court sitting in The Hague r sets legal precedent by declaring that forcibly holding someone for the purpose of rape constitutes slavery.

Three judges sitting without a jury at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia found the three men guilty of raping and torturing women in the Bosnian town ofFoca in 1992. They were among many Serb soldiers and paramilitary fighters

who rounded up Muslim women and held them as sex slaves, the judges found The trial, which began 11 months ago, was watched closely because it was the first time that rape and sexual assault were the sole basis for a war crimes prosecution.

Previous cases have included rape with a series ofother crimes. Under international law, the concept of slavery previously had been applied only to cases of forced labor.

Swanee Hunt, who as U.S. ambassador to Austria dispatched some of her staff to take statements from rape victims in the Bosnian war, hailed the verdict.

“The issue of rape has been viewed by many as just interpersonal. The Hague court has said clearly that rape can be a war crime and a crime against humani-

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Full plate awaits Northgate undergoes renovations for academic VP This is the third story in a series examining the races for Duke Student Government executive offices.

By DAVE INGRAM The Chronicle

Although the Duke Student Government academic affairs committee nears the end of a busy year, few of the issues it has worked on have been resolved. As a result, next year’s vice president is likely to have a pivotal role in issues including course evaluations, technology, Perkins Library renovations and bookstore privatization.

Junior Abhijit Prabhu, the lone candidate for vice president for academic affairs, hopes to use the experience he has had with these issues to build on this year’s progress. Prabhu is currently DSG’s executive secretary and communications director for the Duke University Union, but has also served as an unofficial member of the academic affairs committee this year. Freshman DSG legislator Zach Pfanstiel originally submitted signatures to run for the position, but later Prabhu Abhijit dropped out.

“Basically a lot of what I want to do is aimed at making academic life more convenient at Duke,” said Prabhu. “There’s a definite need to make sure that you follow through on what’s already been done, especially

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Course evaluations may be the most important academic issue facing undergraduates next year. For years, DSG officials’ attempts to develop a widespread, easy-to-use system have failed. But current DSG Vice See ACADEMIC AFFAIRS on page 7 P-

Clarification A page one story in yesterday’s edition ofThe Chronicle stated that the University had dissolved Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. The primary provision of the terms of dissolution revokes recognition of the fraternity as a selective living group. Members wishing to live on campus will enter the regular housing lottery.

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By DEBO ADERIBIGBE The Chronicle

Perhaps in response to the incoming new Streets at Southpoint mall, Northgate Mali’s owners are spending almost $6 million on renovations that are already underway. The changes, which began in January, are planned to end by early July in time for a

brighter summer shopping season.

Southpoint, expected to open sometime next year, promises to add to Durham competition with a modem look and brand new stores. The larger mall will boast five department stores in comparison to

Northgate’s three—Hecht’s, Sears and Hudson Belk.

But officials from Northgate Associates, which operates the mall, say they are not worried about the new development.

“We really don’t consider Southpoint mall a huge threat to us,” said Ginny Bowman, general partner of Northgate Associates. “Our primary market area is northern Durham, the 10-mileradius around the mall, as well as people pulling offInterstate 85.”

Northgate is undergoing changes, she said, simply because of its age.

“We have parts of the mall that were built in 1974—the part from Hudson Belk’s to Sears—that we haven’t made any major improvements on since 1986,” Bowman said.

Expected renovations include the addition of a glass structure that will allow more sunlight in the

mall, lighter colored tiles and larger, plush chairs to replace the mail’s wooden benches. The children’s carousel, currently in the center of the mall, will be replaced by a larger, more elaborate one. Finally, the independent kiosks in the middle of the

mall will be equipped with their own phone lines and power outlets.

“The idea that the mall is renovating is a great one,” said shopper Joe Marnum. “If the mall is going to look better, and there will be more modern stores like Old Navy coming because of it, I’m all for it.”

Shopper Andrea Johnson agreed. “The renovations seem to happen mostly in the evenings, for the least shopper discomfort, which is good. I hope the mall turns out looking new and modern.”

Mall retailers also look forward to the completion of the renovations, in hopes of expanding their customer base.

“The renovations should have a great impact for the stores in the mall, and for the Sears Company, it’s a win-win situation,” said Cathy Fulcher, a manager at Sears. “There will be a Sears in Southpoint, and customers will probably shop at both.”

But Musashi Horton, manager at Babbage’s, expressed some concern about Southpoint’s draw.

“Overall, I think the renovations are really going to help,” he said. “However, I think there is a high danger of the new mall winning a large portion of our customers in the end.”

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the final time—and will render its fate.

The Board also will tackle issues left over from its December retreat, which was cut short by the threat of snow.

To make room for these discussions, the Board has canceled its regular open meeting, making this the second entirely closed Board meeting in a row, and the third in the last calendar year.

At two of each year’s open sessions, community members—from the presi-

This weekend’s Board of Trustees meeting could prove the most pivotal and far-reaching in years. After over a year of discussions, planning and revision, the five-year academic plan, recently titled “Building on Excellence,” has reached its judgment day.

In general body discussions that are planned to last about an hour and a half, the Board will weigh in on the plan for

dent to representatives of student government to chairs of faculty councils—give talks to the Board. But none of these presentations were scheduled for this weekend, and, as a result, said Board chair Harold “Spike” Yoh, engineering ’5B, the Board decided to replace the open meeting with more executive sessions.

The Board meeting will continue Saturday with approval of senior Jordan Bazinsky’s election as the next

Young Trustee. His term is set to begin at the trustees’ May meeting. The trustees will also review elections to the alumni board.

This is only the second full meeting under the Board’s revised procedures, which push significant decision-making power to the standing committees and place emphasis on taking substantive action rather than spending time on updates from administrators.

Clinton decries brother’s taking money for pardon work volvement—that Mrs. Clinton’s campaign treasurer had husband’s, and has overshadowed the beginning of her been paid $4,000 in legal fees to prepare two pardon apSenate career. Driven from her new home to her SenWASHINGTON Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, plications that were sent to the Justice Department. ate office, she invited reporters to question her without buffeted by controversy, said Thursday she “did not William Cunningham 111 said he had never contacted so much as an introductory statement. have any involvement” in the pardons her husband the White House about the cases, or spoken with either She declined to answer questions about the pardons of the Clintons about them. Cunningham’s law partner themselves, or whether her husband should appear volgranted on his way out of the White House and expressed dismay that her brother was paid lavishly to is Clinton adviser Harold Ickes, but he, too, said he untarily before Congress to answer questions about them. As for herself, she said, “You know, I did not have never spoke to the couple about the cases. lobby for the relief of two men.

“If I had known about this, we wouldn't have been The former president’s office also confirmed that his any involvement in the pardons that were granted or standing here today” the former first lady said of her halfbrother, Roger—one of the 140 people pardoned on not granted.” As for her brother’s actions, she said, “I’m Clinton’s last day—lobbied the president on behalf of just very disappointed.” brother, lawyer Hugh Rodham, and the $400,000 he received from two pardon-seekers. Had she known, the several friends and associates who were seeking parShe said she had heard rumors surrounding the Democratic senator added at a news conference, “I dons. The president declined all of them. pardon decisions, but nothing firm until Monday night, “Roger did ask the president to consider a list of less when she was informed her brother had been paid for might have been able to prevent this from happening,” Mrs. Clinton spoke on a day on which President than 10 names of friends and acquaintances. None of his work on behalf of a prison commutation request of George W. Bush said he believes Congress has a right those pardons were granted nor did he receive any Carlos Vignali and the pardon of Almon Glenn Braswell. to investigate the pardons granted by ex-president Bill money,” Clinton spokesperson Julia Payne said. A Re“I was just heartbroken and shocked by it,” she said, Clinton, and as the head of one congressional investipublican controlled House committee immediately de“and, committee said"he insist “full documents and gating compliyou know, immediately said it was a terrible miswould on manded answers.

Bush commented somewhat gingerly on the pardon judgment and the money had to be returned.” Rodham ance” with a subpoena for records from the William J. Clinton Presidential Foundation. The group, chartered issue, telling reporters he had other matters to attend returned the money to the families ofthe men after the to establish Clinton’s presidential library, received to. Asked what advice he would offer his own relatives, Clintons urged him to.

The pardon controversy is only one of the issues $450,000 in donations from Denise Rich, the ex-wife of the president replied sharply, “My guidance to them is fugitive financier Marc Rich, who was one of Clinton’s behave yourself—and they will.” dogging Mrs. Clinton at a time when she is bidding to Mrs. Clinton is struggling with an issue that has establish herself as a political figure in her own right pardon recipients.

There was fresh disclosures on top of Rodham’s in- contributed to a drop in her popularity as well as her as the new Democratic senator from New York.

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Community interaction role varies between candidates � COMMUNITY INTERACTION from page 1 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day planning committee and the Young Trustee selection.

Senior Nii-Amar Amamoo, who co-chaired this year’s MLK Day committee along with current DSG Vice President for Community Interaction Sean Young, said he thought transferring the responsibility to another position makes sense.

“It’s good that we have an institutionalized position for the MLK committee to make sure there’s always someone to take on the leadership position, but I think if it were separate and still in DSG, it would be a great thing to separate it from the [role of the] vice president,” Amamoo said.

Johnson’s third platform issue involves asking the ICC to oversee the annual student leadership retreat to the ICC. She said she feels the initiative would give the ICC, which includes about 75 campus-wide student leaders, some more direction.

Parker’s vision for the community interaction vice presidency is quite different. One of hds key issues will be Duke-Durham relations, and in particular, the implementation of a policy thatwould allow employees to take paid leave to perform community service.

“I feel Duke lacks a culture of community service.

The University tends to put a great deal of the burden on students,” said Parker. “We should create a community service leave policy.”

Duke does not currently have such a policy, but it does exist at other institutions, such as the University

of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Elaine Madison, administrative director of the Community Service Center, stressed that Duke employees already do a lot of community service.

“It’s a wonderful idea to have an official leave policy... but we’re fortunate to have a group of employees that does a lot on their own time,” Madison said.

Parker also emphasized that he will pay special attention to intercultural affairs. He feels there must be more ways for students to interact informally, particularly by making the Bryan Center more vibrant. He also plans to compile reports specifically dedicated to intercultural issues.

“We always talk about what needs to be done. If I’m vice president, I’d submit a report on what was said.

I’d be committed to finding solutions to resolve [issues],” Parker said.

Parker’s third priority would be to facilitate more interaction between DSG and its constituents. He

plans to make DSG legislators more identifiable in daily life and create a web site specifically dedicated to constituent suggestions and complaints.

Regardless of who wins the election, administrators and students alike agree that the next vice president for community interaction must be able to take their ideas and translate them into success. Colleagues felt both candidates could get the job done. “[Carrie’s] very good at taking an idea and running with it,” said senior Nina Hess, co-president of Students For Choice and the Women’s Studies Dormitory.

“She’s good at making events happen more than just sitting around and talking about them.”

Parker emphasized his past record in listening to constituents and getting things done. Young said Parker has been an asset to the community interaction committee. “He definitely plays a leadership role in the committee,” Young said. “He [serves] as a role model for the other members, especially with his activism.”

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has failed in the past. “We’re dealing with a highly political board with an even number of voters,” she explained. “People are concerned that with the student voter being the uneven member, a student will be a tie-breaker and policy-maker.”

Andrew Payne, president of the Association ofStudent Governments and the current non-voting student member of the Board, said fears about student voting powers are not justified. He explained that the chair of the Board will have the power to outvote the student member. “The real issue is that the student member will not be answering to the General Assembly,” Payne said.

Without a student vote, Payne believes the current set-up undermines the clout of students’ financial contributions.

“The university system really has two sources of income. One is the millions of tax-payer dollars the General Assembly is responsible for, and one is the over 400 million student tuition dollars,” he said. “The student-member is responsible for answering to [students], but right now that position is without a vote.”

Charles Lawley, coordinator for the University of North Carolina Association of Student Governments Day at the Capital, agreed. “Right now, it’s like we have a voice, but without the vote, it’s not a voice at all.”

North Carolina State University senior Mark McLawhorn, who attended Tuesday’s lobby, said he was surprised that legislators have denied students from having a greater voice.

“It’s ridiculous that the student population still doesn’t have a single vote on the Board of Governors,” McLawhorn said. “I don’t know how that intimidates them, when they have 32 other votes.”

This issue was at the core of Tuesday’s lobby because a larger voice on the Board will help students achieve their other goals. The Board of Governors is already looking into increasing financial aid packages.

Payne said there is currently $143 million in unmet student aid and that North Carolina ranks among one

ANDREW PAYNE, president of the Association of Student Governments, pictured here overlooking the UNC campus, believes that a student vote on the University of North Carolina Board of Governors will give clout to students’ needs and wishes.

Students attended sessions in both assemblies, and many met individually with representatives from

of the worst states in enabling high school students to go to college.

“The biggest barrier is the cost of education,” Payne said.

Another top priority of student governments and the board is increasing faculty salaries by 6 percent.

“We’re seeing a pattern of good faculty leaving for other states,” Payne said. “Faculty are one of a university’s most valuable resources, so we need to re-

their areas.

Lawley believes Tuesday’s efforts were effective in reaching their goals.

“We think [our lobbying] might scare [legislators] into addressing student needs because they know that students will go out and vote when elections come around,” he said.

Payne agrees, and hopes that the General Assembly is eager to work with students. “I definitely think we made an impact,” Payne said. “They were impressed with the knowledge we had of the issues, and it came off as a complete success.”

solve this.”

Payne said that students from all 16 of the schools in the university system rallied in front ofthe capital building, listening to speeches by Kinnaird, Rep. Alma Adams and several student body presidents.

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“People have agreed that we need to do it. It’s up to us to figure out how,” said Prabhu, who advocates hiring work-study students to process the data under the supervision of a faculty-student panel.

The renovation of Perkins—still in the planning phase—is likely to be another important issue. As one of the students serving on the Perkins Library renovations committee this year, Prabhu has tried to ensure that undergraduates’ concerns are heard.

“It was at his insisting that we had the University librarian, the architect and myself come in at 11 at night and observe how the library is used in hours when we’re not usually there,” said Robert Byrd, chair of the renovation committee.

Among other things, Prabhu suggests improved study space and reserved carrels for senior thesis writers. “A lot of the student spaces are very uninviting and restrictive. There needs to be more user-friendly areas for undergraduates to study,” he said.

Prabhu also plans to push for the expansion of a wireless network, which he sees as inevitable and less

costly than ethemet.

He also plans to advocate additional technological upgrades, including improving ACES Web so students can search for courses by subject and encouraging professors to hold interactive office hours using an instant messaging system.

A possible privatization of Duke University Stores is another issue Bergsman has worked on this year and Prabhu plans to continue studying next year.

Prabhu currently serves on a student advisory committee on that issue. “Our goal there has been to find out more about how the stores work and find out what our options are for improving them,” said Prabhu.

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duties ofthe Duke Student Government vice president for facilities and athletics are broad and far reaching. This vice president represents students on a broad range of issues such as parking, athletic facilities and even Americans with Disabilities Act compliance.

Freshman legislator Matt Slovik has many of the right ideas for this position. He has demonstrated understanding of several issues facing the University in these areas. He is aware of the significance of student safety issues. He not only appreciates the short-term parking problems facing the University, but he also realizes there are serious long-term issues as well. He has plans to improve the Bryan Center and Perkins Library. Most importantly, he comprehends the need to receive student input on his ideas and decisions.

Although he is aware of several ofthe major issues concerning his office, he does not yet seem to possess the in-depth knowledge the job will require. He should use the time between his election and his assumption of the office to expand his understanding of these issues and to confer with his predecessors. He needs to comprehend the complexity ofthe issues he will face during his tenure and become aware of how to facilitate change.

Slovik’s ideas are solid, and he has the potential to perform well in this position if he becomes more educated about the depth and detail of the issues he will inevitably face.

The Chronicle formally endorses Matt Slovik for DSG vice president for facilities and athletics.

An ode to No. 31

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were good reasons that Shane Battier became the 10th player in Duke history to have his basketball jerseyretired, and not all of them were because ofthings he did on the court.

Battier holds a grade point average that would be commendable for any student—not to mention for a student who spends five months of each year traveling twice a week. However, Battier’s off-the-court successes have not only been in University lecture halls. Battier has taken the time to give back.

For many college basketball players, the temptation to go pro is tantalizing. Student athletes often forgo their final years ofcollege and for-

get about their diplomas to play for millions of dollars. Battier, who could have been a top draft pick both last year and the year before, bucked this unfortunate national trend and has been working to do something about it Battier serves as chair ofthe Student Basketball Commission. Under his guidance, the commission has studied the issue ofoffering basketball players stipends while they are in school.

He has worn his number 31 jersey for four years, and he has been a welcome role model for all college athletes.

Yet, none ofthis is meant to discount his two national defensive player of the year awards, his candidacy for player ofthe year this season, his consistent leadership on the court or his astounding ability to play nearly every minute of every game.

In many ways, Battier is the quintessential student athlete —skilled, scholarly, poised and professional. May his jersey forever hang proudly over Cameron Indoor Stadium.

The Chronicle GREG PESSIN, Editor TESSA LYONS, Managing Editor AMBIKA KUMAR, University Editor STEVEN WRIGHT, University Editor MARTIN BARNA, Editorial Page Editor BRODY GREENWALD, Sports Editor JONATHAN ANGLER, General Manager JENNIFER ROBINSON, Photography Editor NEAL PATEL, Photography Editor SARAH MCGILL, City & Slate Editor JAMES HERRIOTT, City & Slate Editor MARKO DJURANOVIC, Health & Science Editor ELLEN MIELKE, Features Editor JAIMELEVY, TowerView Editor JONAS BLANK, Recess Editor MARY CARMICHAEL, Executive Editor ROSS MONTANTE, Layout and Design Editor REGAN HSU, Sports Photography Editor KELLY WOO, SeniorEditor DAVE INGRAM, Wire Editor MATT ATWOOD, Wire Editor CHRISTINEPARKINS, Sr. Assoc. City & State Editor TREY DAVIS, Sr. Assoc. City & State Editor MEREDITH YOUNG, Sr. Assoc. Health & Science Editor ANDREA BOOKMAN, Sr. Assoc. Sports Editor ALAN HALACHMI, Online Manager NORM BRADLEY, Sr. Assoc. Sports Editor SUE NEWSOME, Advertising Director ALISE EDWARDS, Creative Services Manager MARY WEAVER, Operations Manager ADRIENNE GRANT, Creative Director NALINI MILNE, Advertising Office Manager CATHERINE MARTIN, Production Manager STEPHANIE OGIDAN, Advertising Manager NICOLE GORHAM, Classifieds Manager The Chronicle is published by the Duke Student Publishing Company, Inc., a non-profit corporation independent of Duke University. The opinions expressed in this newspaper are not necessarily those of Duke University, its students, workers, administration or trustees. Unsigned editorials represent the majority view of the editorial board. Columns, letters and cartoons represent the views of the authors.

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Linked houses attempt to fix nonexistent problem Upon reading the Feb. 19 hopefully, join. If both of which case this proposal article on the proposal for the these don’t work, and they leaves a lot to be solved.

Lastly, linked houses do “solution” to the housing still want to get together, problems, two things were they have a great gift called not address the problem of clear: both the proposal itself mobility, which allows you friends in separate dorms. If and the problem it addresses. to visit friends as far away the students have been diversifying the way that the Unfortunately, these two as East Campus. items appear to have little to The linked-house proposal University would like them do with each other. Another also seems to run counter to to by making friends outside major tenet of this proposal its main purpose; diversity. oftheir freshmen dorm, they is to create linked houses The plan proposes to create run into problems in trying under the supposition that diversity by forming houses to live together. With linked this would allow the rising that will let sophomores live houses, friends across dorms sophomores to “continue the with the same people whom still would not be able to live friendships they developed they lived with last year. together. Our current system freshmen year.”

This aspect is supposed to is better able to handle this Living with friends does diversify them? What about situation, rendering the not seem to be a problem when these students become linked house proposal, you guessed it: pointless. with the current housing juniors and enter the indesystem. Friends have the pendent housing lottery?

Elizabeth Andresen opportunity to block with Either they still have the Trinity ’O4 each other. If two friends option of blocking, in which are both interested in a case this proposal is pointJustin Butner selective living group, then less, or they have no way to Trinity ’O4 they can both rush and, live with their friends, in for referenced article, see http: www.chronicle.duke.edu/story.php?articlelD=2o4s6 / /

Buses must return to following regular schedules OK, it finally happened—the straw broke the camel’s back.

Today, as we waited 20 minutes for a bus to take us to West Campus from Central Campus, the bus was totally packed and the driver had to leave over 15 people on the side of the road at the last few stops.

I realize that the schedule was chaotic with the weather, but it was annoying to get to West and see three EastWest buses lined up calmly waiting to pick up people.

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I don’t have a problem with what the current weekday bus schedule should be (I’m not even going to get started on the weekends), but the problem is that the buses aren’t following the schedule anymore.

The buses are supposed to arrive every 10 minutes. So why is it that on a regular basis people have had to wait more than 10 minutes for a bus? I’m not blaming anyone in particular, but I know that many Central residents agree with me—that maybe

it’s time transit operations start paying some more attention to finding ways to keep the central buses following one schedule.

When central residents have to wait longer than they should for a bus and wait at the West bus stop and see four or five East-West buses pass by (not even a quarter full) until a Central bus arrives, then some changes need to be made.

Hazim El-Haddad Trinity ’O3

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We’ve long had student voters on the boards of trustees. We need to take that good example and apply it to the Board

of Governors.

State senator EUie Kinnaird on adding a student vote to the North Carolina public university system’s Board of Governors, (see story, page one)

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We chose to dedicate much of this issue to gay entertainment for one simple reason; The gay and lesbian community in the Triangle knows how to have fun. We wanted to take a look, from an entertainment perspective, at a subculture that is often ignored, mischaricterized and misunderstood. In our view, 'gay" culture is mainstream culture, some:hing that anyone can enjoy regardless of iis or her sexual orientation. After reading iur stories, we think, you'll agree, ime time, we know that writing about a is also an easy way to draw criticism the group and its critics. The fact is, arts, lent and homosexuality have been linked les, and there is no way we can do jusm a fraction of that in 16 pages. While our perspectives on gay entertainment, eans claim to be the final authority on it. idy mentioned, Recess is an entertain, and that's all. We realize that some peois topic controversial, and that's okay. We inment focus, not a political agenda. We uu mis issue to promote a particular lifestyle. We also did not do it to exploit, pigeonhole or make fun of the valuable and diverse community we are covering.

Hopefully you'll read this issue and find out something new. Maybe our stories will shed some light on some entertainment options you never realized were there, or help you learn more about where some of your LGBT friends are spending their weekends.

Whatever your reasons for reading this issue, we hope you better understand ours. And as always, we welcome your feedback, and thank you for reading —Jonas Blank, Editor

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Grammy Slam For the first time in years, the Grammys had a chance to reverse their inconsequential and hopelessly unhip pattern of recognizing expired radio trends and jumping on pop culture bandwagons. Forget the first two hours of the show, which were dominated by Bono's arrogant rarrv bllngs and the Destiny Children's midriffs. The big drama that could have vindicated this irrelevant studio-horse awards show was the battle over album of the year.

The Grammys had not one chance, but three: Radiohead's Kid A. Eminem's Marshall Mathers LP, and Beck's Midnite Vultures were all nominated. Kid A stands as one of the most astounding and pioneering rode albums in recent memory. Eminem's music is pure cultural warfare, conflating issues of censorship, racism, domestic violence and media influence in a masterful combination of rage and artful expression. And then there's Beck—-'nuff said.

So what statement was the show going to make? Judging by the industry president's "music is rebellion" speech and Eminem's climactic performance of "Stan," all bets were on Slim Shady. What type of statement would we get: revolutionary, irreverent or provocative?

Instead, the show went tuck tall and run, tossing the award to Steely Dan in a cowardly and atavistic refusal to recognize progressive music. We're sure the band's Two Against Nature is a fine record, but this was an important year in music history, and for 1 Grammys t all three alb invalidates who push th boundaries

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Ever notice how Peppermint Patty and Marci spent an awful lot of time together? Or how about the Smurfs, who live in a huge village with only one girl? Sure, no one's ever seen Josie and the Pussycats head to Meow Mix for drinks, but the all-female rock group never has boyfriends. The Scooby Doo gang may never investigate a torch show, but they've certainly shown some flames.

And don't even get us started on Barney. After watching a slew of Saturday morning cartoons, Recess became curious. Could our favorite Saturday morning characters be... homosexual?

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Velma Although she had her occasional crushes, Velma raised suspicions every time she looked at Daphne through those adorable chunky glasses. And while we're at it, what's up with Shaggy?

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In keeping with our favorite Internet pastime, we've morphed a recurring Recess gag (see our near-psychotic obsession with a certain "hot or not" web site) into a special one-week spoof; Are They Gay or Not? As always, this is on a scale of one to 10, with 10 being the highest. And no, we have no apologies for corrupting your wide-eyed innocence—we know we're not the only ones who hum Barbra Streisand every time we see Batman and Robin. Not that there's anything wrong with that....

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Before Niles on Frasier, there was Vanity Smurf. Prissy, pretty, and always ready with a comb and mirror, this little blue guy screams stereotype. The problem? Forget about getting guys—Vanity Smurf didn't have anyone who liked him.

Batman He's a man. He's in tights. And if the Ambiguously Gay Duo wanted some company, all they'd need to do is shine the Bat Signal. By the way, bats mate for life.

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Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar—the Swayze and Snipes drag-queen flick —is playing on the TV. A group of friends sit around the bar and drink beer. Another group shoot pool in the adjacent room. In the back, students read and work on their laptops.

What is this place? A drag-queen appreciative den/bar/billiard hall/library condensed into one area on Franklin Street? Possibly. It's the Artist's Escape, a Chapel Hill haunt that seems to have just about anything a person needs to stay entertained and relaxed.

Founded in June 1999, the Escape is currently owned by three individuals: Meredith Weiss, Melanie Wall and Joey Caldrone. All three are gay, and through their connections within the gay community, they have built an impressive number of dedicated patrons from all walks of life. For instance, Caldrone —who also works in the development office at Duke admits to recognizing the majority of his customers, even by name. He can often be seen around the place hanging out with friends, striking up —

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Though Artist's Escape's reputation as a popular The Artist's Escape 137 E. Franklin St place for gay students is indisputable, Caldrone points Chapel Hill, NC 27514 o ut that, despite the sexual orientations of the own-919.960.3717 erS| they did not open the restaurant with the intenH urs' tion of making it a gay hangout. "It's not a gay bar or , . lounge," Caldrone says. It's just a very diverse place."

Regardless of who its patrons were, the Artist s Saturday-Sunday, 6pm-2am Escape would win the prize for eclecticism. Along with pool and movies, the owners have brought in art and live music.

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Artist's Escape's food is almost an accessory to its atmosphere.

Caldrone is proud of his food, but I found the surroundings more interesting than my italian soda and cheesecake —which were decent but not overwhelmingly tasty. To be fair. Artist's Escape also serves an assortment of salads, sandwiches and pastas, all of which you create yourself from individual items from the menu. The food is hardly overpriced—salad starts at $2.50 and the pasta is priced at $6. The most ambitious part of the menu is the section for coffee drinks such as the Mexican Standoff, a tequila, kalhua and whipped cream concoction. "[Artist's Escape] is more of our hobby than anything else," says Caldrone, seemingly not upset that he's at work at 1 am In fact, he seems to love the communication and being part of building a small community Similar to Caldrone, Wall and Weiss work part-time at the Artist's Escape because they have other jobs. They understand that the concept of the restaurant will continue to evolve, just as it has grown from being a simple cafe into what it is now. What they hope won't change, however, is Artist's Escape's near-perfect climate of diversity and THE "ART" PART: Artist's Escape is a gallery as well acceptance.□ as a restaurant, cafe and gathering place.

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Chocolate Chai? A Tasty Trip to Silk Road Tea House

By Yng-Ru Chen

If you're craving a more refined social atmosphere trary to what the name might imply, the drink is than the Hideaway, Silk Road Tea House might be the actually pretty mild.

At first glance, Silk Road's dessert selection seems place for you. Frequented by grad students, hippie , , scarce. The entire point, however, is to types and regular folks who just need some peace and calm, this TASTEINFO get over the cafe-bred expectation of tea joint is one of the most laidstuffin 9 yourself with muffins and Silk Road Tea House scones - Instead, try the rose water cake back places around. Adorned with Street 456 W Franklin Turkish tapestries, colorful lights Chapel Hill, NC 27514 made from yogurt—it has a delightfully and plenty of pillows and chairs to 919.942.1533 distinctive flowery taste. If you like the lounge in, the space is an anomaly Hours: simpler things in life, Silk Road's cookies among the plethora of yuppie pass the test: The mocha chocolate chip 3;3oprrvlam Tuesday-Sunday variety is a personal favorite. Silk Road venues on Franklin Street Silk Road's tea menu is both comprehenalso gets extra brownie points for producing all sive and comprehensible. From traditional ft* desserts in-house. black teas to fruit infusions, Silk Road has it As if food and atmosphere aren't enough, / Silk Road also offers multiple entertainment on the shelves. tried the chocolate chai, a 1 I I sweet and spicy milk tea. It wasn't necesoptions. Live world music is featured on U Four forks out of five weekends free of charge, along with free sarily better than the regular chai teas served in other cafes, but the novelty of having board games that are available daily. chocolate in it sold me. Other teas to try include If you are looking for alternatives to the tired colthe apple cinnamon orange tisane (a fruit infusion), lege scene, Silk Road might be a refreshing or my personal favorite: the Ghengis Khan. With a change. Though the tea and food are generally tasty, it is really the ambiance that makes Silk Road name like that, one would expect a flavor invasion on the first sip. Not to worry, though, because consuch an interesting place to visit.

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Still, it seemed a bit odd when, fifteen minutes after our relocation, our waitress informed us that because we were late, we wouldn't be allowed to order. Was this place run by an Italian chef-owner, or Benito Mussolini himself?

The wait left plenty of time to peruse the restaurant's menu. Along with chicken, seafood, beef and veal dishes and a pasta menu heavy on cream sauces, Trilussa gives the nod to more politically correct patrons with a sizable selection of vegan offerings. For non-Italian fans, the menu also has paella and jambalaya dishes tacked on. the

end. Appetizers include three salads, a soup of the day (mine was a creamy seafood concoction with huge chunks of salmon) and some heartier offerings like frittata. Especially given J Jonas Blank restaurants the restaurant's small size, one can hardly comin New York. Inside, it has plain about Trilussa's menu selection, about six tables. If you don't When it finally arrived, Trilussa's food TASTE INFO have reservations, your only proved to be pretty good, though it didn't Trilussa laTrattoria option is to be seated with meet the expectations set by all the atti401 W. Franklin Street other folks at one giant tude. Most patrons seem to opt for the Chapel Hill, NC 27516 table that fills one of the restaurant's pasta offerings (at $10.99919.967-0057 restaurant's two narrow $14.99), and we did the same. While the Hours: rooms. Wedged uncomfortpapillion (bowtie pasta with a tomato and Friday-Saturday, 6pm-10:30pm Sunday-Thursday, 6pm-9:3opm ably into the corner of that spinach cream sauce) had enough zing, other pastas like the tortellini alfredo had table, I wasn't sure if my visit to Frank would be little taste at all. And in general, the pasta worth it—that is, until I ate the excellent food and experienced the entrees were drenched in sickening amounts of cream sauce —not the kind of sensation you want when the service has already left a friendly, if beleaguered, service.

Trilussa is not in New York City, but in Chapel Hill. And if you're bad taste in your mouth. Again, although a small restaurant can be excused for certain limitations, such as a slow kitchen, a long wait for going to try to pull the type of stunts in the Triangle that a top-rated Italian place pulls in New York City, you'd better be able to walk like tables and overworked service, its food must be superior enough to overcome them. you talk. We did see Dean Smith stiff-shouldering his way out of the In fact, Trilussa's small size is probably its greatest advantage and place with a takeout order as we walked in, so we took that as a greatest weakness. The quaint setting makes for a perfect date, and good sign.

Unfortunately, my first hour at Trilussa involved a lot more talking probably scores some points for insider cachb. Unfortunately, it also than eating. First, my party was informed that we were being split does make for a small kitchen, overworked and often rude service and because we were “15 minutes late." the would an up Though place entrepreneurial attitude that suggests that if you don't want to play arrivby 7:30," rules, you can be replaced. Take, for example, the note at us a reservation time "between and Trilussa's 7 only agree to give of not it. the bottom of the menu that apprises patrons that a plate-sharing fee making 7:16 definition ing at (literally) fits their will apply Sunday through Thursday, while all patrons are required to It didn't help that two of the eight people who were supposed order an entree on Friday and Saturday. While the policy makes sense, to be there didn't show up. Certainly, we shouldn't have been surwould, the waiters told us that he it doesn't set a particularly inviting tone. And with standouts Vespa and in deep when one of "be prised 411 West within a stone's throw, there are certainly equal or better shit with the boss," if we remained a party of 6 at an 8-person places nearby that don't give patrons so much grief. □ table and asked us to move. It's a small restaurant—Trilussa must

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By Martin Barna freedom as synonymous with his freedom to write, and both were denied life of Reinaldo Arenas, a gifted Cuban writer and poet, is capwhen him by the Castro regime. His sexual freedom also almost killed him tured brilliantly in Julian Schnabel's Before Night Falls. Based on a his problems—his posthumous autobiography, the story recounts Arenas' journey from he contracted HIV. In his suicide note, Arenas blamed all —on Castro. his existence Sisyphus-like disease, his suffering, sex-crazed soldier during the rise of Castro to his imprisonment for Having read Arenas' autobiography, it was difficult to watch the opening being a political dissident and homosexual, followed by his exile durscenes of the film. There is an almost sensual look to the surreal, jungle-like ing the Mariel boatiift in 1980 and eventual suicide in 1990. of the environment where Arenas grew up. Though born into abject poverty.

To understand the film and the autobiography—which every fan was never poor in spirit—or in his sexual veracity. Director Schnabel a Arenas film should read —one needs to realize that only one thing drives spirit like goes to great lengths to show how the free people in Cuba lived during Arenas —freedom. The freedom to have sex, to write, to scream was free: There were still Afro-Cuban slaves). these were all denied him while he lived under Castro's cruel totalitari- GRADE: the 19505. (Not everyone Havana, the capitol, was a sinner's delight, offering wealth for a few, an dictatorship—even though Arenas half-heartedly put Castro into JV" Arenas, the uninhibited sexual adventure for most and freedom for all. power by serving in the "people's revolution" at age 16.T0 Before Castro, we see Arenas in a happy relationship. After Castro, about the current exiling revolution was not about elevating Castro, but his scripts out via a transvestites dictator and instituting a freer state. But as even beginner students of histo- we see Arenas in prison, smuggling cameo) double rectum. Arenas' life in exile is in Depp a a by Johnny of (played ry know, the revolution brought only oppression, quelling any hopes no better—apparently, the one thing worse than living in an imprisoned socially liberal society. country is having no country at all. He sinks into deeper depression in the Arenas spent the next twenty years in Cuba, enduring constant perseUnited States, contracts HIV and eventually terminates his life. cution for his homosexuality and for sneaking out manuscripts that he Even with its well-adapted screenplay, direction and lush cinematograpublished abroad. The government tracked his whereabouts and eventualthe show is completely stolen by Bardem, who rightly earned an phy, ly imprisoned him for his actions.

Oscar nomination for his performance. Before Night Falls will play you Javier Bardem, a Spanish actor mostly unknown in American cinema, emotionally as you watch Arenas tumble into oblivion, but the real pain is character, inside the offergives a deft performance as Arenas. He burrows watching his beautiful country slide down the slope of oppression. The ing a man who is deeply troubled after seeing his dreams of freedom than Arenas' death of freedom —an overarching theme in all of Arenas' books—is truly in crushed by an iron fist. That dream was no better personified a reason to mourn. □ 25: saw his sexual He claim that he had slept with over 5,000 men by age

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attempts reminds me of a bad where dream I am forced to watch a neverending stream of high school plays (in my underwear, of course).

The plot of Sweet November is this: A high-powered ad executive (see What Women Want), is taught by a wild and freespirited female (see Harold and Maude, or more recently, Forces of Nature) about how to live life to its fullest. The teacher is Sara Deever, played by CharlizeTheron, and the rich, misguided yuppie is Nelson Moss, played by the not-so-talented Mr. Reeves.

The trick, of course, is all these life

lessons have to occur during November, because Sara keeps her boyfriends/projects for exactly one month only. But wait! This time she actually falls in love. Of course, there is a political subtext thrown in, too (see Cider House Rules)— this time concerning the treatment of terminally ill patients.

So the components of this movie aren't original, and neither is the story as a whole: It's a remake of a 1968 version. Like many other films, though, it does deliver some laughs and warm, movie-going fuzzies (read; poten-

tial chick flick).

There's little to love here: Sweet November is marginally acted, has a marginally believable storyline and generally is marginal. If you are looking for a cute, vacuous romantic comedy, though, it'll do just fine.

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the better part of the last decade, America has been charmed by the near-yearly Tom Hanks Big Movie—each one essentially pre-sold as a smash without any question of its creativity, political daring or cinematic quality. Even if Hanks doesn't win an Oscar every time, the inevitability of his nomination is a bit disheartening. It doesn't seem that Hanks has earned his crown as All-American Everyman as much as he's been handed it by the divine intervention of the Hollywood machine.

"Blasphemer!" you, dear readers, exclaim. "Communist!"To question such a beloved national treasure is akin to burning the flag or disliking baseball. But before you turn to the crossword in disgust or grab for your pitchforks and torches, take a moment to recall the seven-year reign of King Hanks. Omitting his fine performance in the big issue masterpiece Philadelphia, Hanks has built a cloned platoon of middle-of-the-road nice guys in tough situations. Forrest Gump leeched onto the neck of a nostalgia-prone nation in '93, managing to reduce social turmoil to a simplified mush of faux-populism —and planting in Hanks the sturdy yes-man persona he has portrayed ever since. Simple Forrest was an icon of everything imagined to be good about America. Sunnily and blindly pushing onward through a hurricane of cultural angst, Gump manages to trivialize the serious issues of the generation it celebrates. The role doesn't seem so bad until considered alongside the next three emotionally mature Gump kin, all

of them yes-men doing their jobs for the country—whether it be fighting the Cold War in space (Apollo 13), fighting a World War against the Nazi menace (Saving Private Ryan) or struggling to enforce the law during the Depression (The Green Mile). Stripped of their context, the three roles demonstrate no distinguishing character traits.

It is only fitting that Zemeckis and Hanks teamed up to update Gump for the new millennium with Cast Away, stripping our favorite Everydude of his comfortable bourgeois lifestyle to see how he fares without spaceships or electric chairs or assault rifles. It could have been a landmark performance for Hanks, a daring exploration of the crippled, scared soul of modern man robbed of his tools and his watch. Instead, Cast Away is one of the biggest disappointments of the year. Obvious where it should be profound, formulaic where it could have been original and entertaining where it should be sparse, Cast Away reduces Hanks' cathartic re-entry into civilization to sappy love and fuzzy existential platitudes. Part of this is laziness, hamstrung by a script that allows the simplicity of concept to preclude any interesting development.

A more reprehensible explanation may simply be cowardice. Perhaps Hanks and Zemeckis were wary of expounding on what should have been a deeply disturbing character transformation, and tiptoed carefully around any rough edges that could have scraped Hanks' nice guy image. A more ambitious actor would find friendship with a volleyball to be just the tip of his character's descent into madness.

And Zemeckis must have an acute case of sexual prurience if he believes that a man with a picture of his lover ■*i i and that much time on his hands would just sit there staring at her.

But it was certainly no surprise when the Academy reserved a Best Actor slot for Mr. Big. America drools all over Hanks like a yenta on a prized ..

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Everyboy—l bet he's a doctor!" This is Hanks' fifth Oscar nod and his fourth Golden Globe win. Isn't it time to question whether his status as the era's most decorated actor is actually a reflection of inspired and superior talent? Or is America merely flinging these awards at itself? Knowing that a difficult, uncompromising performance like Mark Buffalo's in You Can Count On Me was passed up to make room in the Best Actor category for a role in which the biggest challenge was weight loss makes Hanks' Gilligan seem even more out of place among the other four passionate, conflicted contenders. Let's hope that America can look away from Hanks' mirror—and that the Academy's narcissism won't override appreciation of true artistic talent. □

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Friday, february twenty-three, two thousand one

Out of the closet and onto the dance floor, the Triangle’s queer community is proving that gays just wanna have fun.

By Tim Perzyk

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Raleigh-Durham is the last place you'd find a burgeoning queer culture? Think again. With a growing list of local hot spots, the Triangle has never looked so pink.

While the Chapel bells have yet to chime on Duke's first same-sex ceremony, both the campus and regional environments continue to grow more gay-friendly. Finally, the closet may be clearing out.

"There's so much awareness now in the culture," LGBT Center Program Coordinator Kerry Poynter said. With the recent decision to allow same-sex unions in the Chapel, Duke has taken another step toward inclusiveness, and that symbolic move may ultimately change the face of the University community.

Poynter posits that the increased awareness will show itself in other ways. "1 wouldn't be surprised if in a year or so the number of

and prominent gay thinkers like historian Geoffrey Giles make the Triangle a pit stop in their lecture circuits.

The area's expanding club scene has been a major outlet for the queer community as well, and the success of local venues has drawn greater attention to gay nightlife. Legends, a popular Raleigh destination, is part of the emerging landscape.

"Ten years ago, this area was a deserted warehouse district, Legends General Manager Mike Travis said. Like other queer social spaces, Legends attests to changing attitudes and preferences. Travis remembers the stark contrast of the mid- 80s, when predominantly gay clubs were kept underground. "It was like taboo then.The club was in the closet, so to speak."

With the closet door now ajar, Legends and other clubs, like Durham's Wonderland (which opens tonight) work to accommodate a diverse clientele. Travis suggests that s between "gay" and "straight clubs are ng: "Do those boundaries really exist anye in today's society?" Legends, Gothams nsomnia" event in Chapel Hill and Durham club Visions regularly draw a number of straight patrons, suggesting that their appeal spreads beyond subculture.

Clubbing aside, the queer experience

in the Triangle is changing, though it's not without its frustrations. Finding and maintaining romantic relationships can be challenging. Junior Jane Woodman lamented that, "The [dating] pool is very small, both at Duke and in Durham, which causes the annoying issues of everyone having dated their friends, or not dating much at all." Despite the

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actually out students that we notice at the beginning of take many things they is of increases," he said. "Sexual identity one a into consideration when choosing college. of But can they be out and proud at Duke, a paradigmatic pillar as nations Princeton Review the conservatism? Recently ranked by most gay-hostile university, Duke faces an uphill battle.

"1 think if you are an out student, and comfortable with your identity, you can tell people—you can easily find a community and socialization. If you're a student that's questioning, it's not particularly the best place to be," Poynter said.

Duke's new SAFE program, "Students, Administrators and Faculty for Equality," is an attempt to make things kinder on the curious Progressive members of the University community are working together to foster "safe" space for the campus' queer constituency—further evidence of Duke's public commitment to its increasingly visible minority.

But Duke's evolution is no accident.

Changes in the broader community have transformed the face of the Triangle's gay "subculture," and a variety of queer-oriented entertainment options have emerged. At the Artist's Escape, a Chapel Flill coffeehouse, gay

and lesbian patrons gather weekly to watch Queer as Folk and the popular Will & Grace. Area lesbians convene for periodic “Queer Womyn's Picnics,"

Roynter agrees. "It would be great to live in a big city like Chicago or the sun. That doesn't all find under anything New York where you can LGBT Center something." is Duke's exist here, but at least there the opportunities expanding and plays an important role in defining those of the the like mission, for queer students, but Roynter says "We're reach out to trying to clubs, is becoming more universal: the population."

LGBT everybody, in addition to The Triangle may still be a far cry from the sunny streets of San Francisco, but momentum is building. Developments in the Duke and regional communities have proven promising for the area s gay population, and more changes are underway. Long silent, the Triangle's queer community is finally raising its voice—at the altar as well as on the dance floor.

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711 Rigsbee Ave., Durham As one of the Triangle's lesbian hotspots, 308 W. Main St., Durham Boxer's Ringside has potential. Tucked away in the heart of downtown Durham, Ringside is cozy and low-key, a striking contrast to the "loud and proud" environments at other venues. With three levels to explore, the club has plenty of space, though much of it is sparsely populated.

Ringside's art-deco style nicely complements the quiet atmosphere. One visitor compared the patterned walls to a deck of cards. Patrick, a towering drag queen and barmaid, added, "I love working here.

It's very jazzy."

But it's not jazz you'll hear on a Saturday night. In fact, Ringside's tunes are canned. A CD mix plays sans DJ, but the patrons don't seem to care. The club's airy dance space is often empty, and many visitors huddle at the bar or chat in one of Ringside's many intimate nooks.

The Ringside crowd skews older, and the scene is predominantly male.

Although the club lacks sophisticated light and sound systems, the opportunity for audible conversation is unsurpassed.

Ultimately, Ringside is missing only one ingredient—people. Until an unlikely mass invasion, this unassuming queer haven is best suited for group outings and adventurous loners.

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Visions is a popular weekend destination.

Formerly known as "All About Eve," the friendly Durham nightclub attracts a broad array of regional women, including some loyal Dukies.

Junior Jane Woodman commented on the scene: "The crowd is fairly diverse —especially m in terms of age—but there ' snt a hint of New York or San Francisco." Urban sophisticates and big-city clubbers aside, Visions strikes a comfortable balance between dance and other social spaces. The club consists primarily of one large room with pool tables, a dance floor and a bar. A porch area in back is an option in warmer weather.

Visions' music reflects the diversity of its clientele. Dance mixes, rap, R&B and pop hits prevail, though other sounds —including country —are evident. One random observer lamented, "God, I hate mullets, and they're everywhere." The popular haircut is a bit of a Visions staple, but luckily the look is absent among most collegiate visitors.

With a DJ, an intimate social space and dozens of enthusiastic patrons, Visions is a lively bright spot in an otherwise ho-hum downtown district. Still, as the sole women's outpost in the Durham area, the small venue may grow tiresome. But as Woodman explained, "The trick is to go with fun people."

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The Insomnia crowd is primarily male, though straight couples and a minority of women also frequent the Chapel Hill event. College students abound, making Insomnia one of the area's youngest skewing destinations.

Gotham is essentially a dressed-up warehouse, but the club's one-room dance space has its benefits. Junior John White elaborated, "I like the unified space where the bar is on the same level and in the same room as the dance floor."

Still, that unity leaves little room for quieter socializing. Aside from its restroom, Gotham lacks a neutral zone.

Without strobes or other visual-tech features, Insomnia is a more staid dance experience.

Still, the club is fairly well lit, and the opportunity to scope a neighbor is available.

If nothing else, Gotham's Friday-evening fete is a good warmup for Legends' Saturday experience, except the crowd is younger, the space

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330 W. Hargett St., Raleigh Homesick for the big-city beats of San Francisco or New York? Legends may be the Carolines' closest substitute.

The 10-year-old nightclub, arguably the nerve-center of the Triangle's dance scene, features a stellar DJ and one of the area's best sound and light systems. Packed with hard and soft bodies alike, Legends is a veritable queer magnet.

Divided into three areas—a bar and pool room, a dance floor, and an outdoor patio—Legends is a busy but well-balanced social space. Drop-down video screens enhance the dance-floor experience and cages are an outlet for exhibitionists.

Legends' DJ Joey is a "Billboard Reporter"—his weekly play-list contributes to the music mag's rankings of popular dance mixes. That makes Legends a hotspot for the newest tracks. General Manager Mike Travis acknowledges Legends' asset. "Joey's very talented. I'm very proud of him." Legends is also famous for its female impersonators. Travis beams, "Legends does have the reputation of having the best drag in the South."

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But when you hear Def Leppard, you picture— You think of guys with schlongs. Yeah, my voice is sometimes really pretty —it's really hard for me not to sing pretty. I've tried to scream and it just doesn't work out. 1 don't know what people imagine when they hear us.

Do you ever feel limited by the genre of music that you play? And I'm not talking about the gay/lesbian genre, but just the guitar-rock genre.

Honestly, at some point in my future, there will be a side project band that will involve keyboards. think the guitar is what I'm good at—which doesn't mean I wouldn't want to branch out—but it's what my main focus will be.

(Interrupted by dog barking). [To dog] Do you really need to do that?

Sometimes I have to lecture my dog.

Sounds like a scary dog. Could you tell me how important "community" is to what you do? And I put "community" in quotes because I want you to interpret it anyway you want.

Well, I would infer that it's my community musically and my friends and my larger political community. There's a local community and a community around the world—in every city. It's why we have a fan base, and that's why we've gotten to where we are.

You often use the words "she" and "her" in your songs instead of the ambiguous "you"—do you feel that it limits your popularity?

Well I don't know if it's our lyrics that would limit our popularity. It's probably more how we present ourselves in our concerts and artwork than our music. Sleater-Kinney use "she" and "her" and they've reached a good level of mainstream success.

But in some ways, doesn't your confidence in using these pronouns fit into your image as proud and visible lesbians?

Yes, I think so, and I think the pronoun thing is good, too, because I like to think of my songwriting as being, for lack of a better word, poetic. I don't write too many political songs—they tend to be more poetic. I try to get a more Pat Benatar feeling in my lyrics.

It's Friday, 9 p.m.—where are the Butchies?

Well, all I can say is that Kaia is at home with her wife, Tammy Rae, and the dogs. Melissa might be with us.

Wanna check the Butchies out? They're playing King's in Raleigh next Wed. □

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What can you tell us about lesbian life around here?

1 hardly leave my house. Gay life to me is hanging out with my girlfriend and my dog: I don't get out enough. The gay life, I'm sure, is fine here, but it's not much of a city, so it's a little boring. But it's not really gay life—life in general is boring.

Who is your audience?

I don't know —I think it's expanding. It's mostly indie folks—girls, ladies, women and queer kids. Hopefully it's expanding —our music crosses a few borders and genres. It's eclectic to a certain extent.

You guys dress in a very brash and (appropriately) butch fashion. What do you attempt to do with your image?

Certainly, we put ourselves out there in our live performances and in our record art as being politically minded, as being people who are concerned about issues—the major issues being the "white supremacists, patriarchal blah blah blah." We're conscious of corporate oppression and all that, but we're also conscious that as queer people we don't have the same rights as straight people. So our image is gay.

I've Just heard your new record—which is great, by the way—and the songs are so catchy and your voice is so pretty. Do you think people who haven't seen photos of you picture the way the Butchies really look after hearing a song?

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Words are powerful tools for these 10-fi experimental punk-girl feminists. Lines like "Destroy the right wing!" and "Bring me Giuliani's head!" seem to suggest some sort of politically charged agenda.

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Despite the use of outmoded equipment, the Tigres incorporate current technology into their songs, like "Get Off the Internet," which sounds like a plea from those who date CPS majors until it launches into the "destroy the right wing" bit. Politics prevails again Basically, if you're into music with a political agenda, and you support the idea that experimental art should be inextricable from political revolution, become a LeTigre disciple today.

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But don't cry for this 54-year-old son of a son of a sailor. If the true measure of musical success lies in an artist's fan base, then Jimmy Buffett is doing just fine. In fact, judging from the thousands of wild, screaming, costumed music lovers that showed up for his Feb. 17 concert in Greensboro Coliseum, few have ever done it better.

For over thirty years, Jimmy Buffett has amassed a legion of supporters that are undoubtedly some of the most insane on the planet. These hard-core Buffett followers are affectionately known as "parrotheads" for their island attire that includes Flawaiian shirts, grass skirts and quite often—you guessed it—parrots on their heads (think Caribbean Cameron Crazies). Parrotheads, fueled by Buffett's tunes and various illegal substances, are steadfast in their devotion to the man they see as a living legend and they are serious about adhering to Buffett's advice to not take anything seriously.

With the all-too-limited knowledge of a virgin parrothead, I traveled to Greensboro to experience Buffett culture firsthand—to discover the true meaning of life according to the Parrotheads..

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And party they did, as I wandered around trying to achieve Buffett enlightenment one person at a time. I asked anyone who seemed halfway coherent what a true parrothead was —and what made Jimmy so darn special. What 1 discovered was that Parrotheads truly are a new breed of human—one that eats, sleeps and drinks (and drinks and drinks) Jimmy Buffett.

I like to consider myself a Jimmy Buffett fan. 1 jumped on the bandwagon long enough ago to have learned quite a few songs—l even bought his 1973 major-label debut, A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean, to be old-school. But these fans were far beyond me—much like their counterpart Deadheads and Phish phans, they were ridiculous.

These folks drove from New Jersey, Wisconsin, Indiana and Massachusetts. Some had even driven all the way from California with shark fins atop their cars to see this show. Asking people if it was their first show was a stupid question; most answers went something like: "Well, it's my first Buffett show this week." or "No, this makes a baker's dozen" or the real kicker, "Try 38."

Along with their unwavering allegiance to Buffett, his fans have definitely picked up on some of his

homespun wisdom. Nearly everyone had a piece of parrothead advice, and was more than willing to share it—except the one gentlemen I accidentally approached while he was peeing on a parked car.

He wasn't pleased.

That incident not included, most Parrotheads turned out to be typical open, friendly, intoxicated people. Sometimes too open: One girl admitted to me that her attraction to Buffett was inborn since she was conceived to a Jimmy Buffett song. I was too scared to ask if the song was "Why Don't We Get Drunk and Screw?"

The show itself proved to be an enthusiastic effort by Buffett and his Coral Reefer Band. Jimmy, barefoot and in shorts, seemed like the biggest Parrothead of all, having a hell of a good time while singing a well-rounded mix of his hits. The culmination came when Buffett came down into the audience to sing "Cheeseburger in Paradise" with his fans —probably some of the most memorable karaoke many of those people had ever done.

Amid the beach balls, hula dancers and dreadlocked stilt-walkers, the simple fact remained that three decades of fans came together to enjoy some awesome music. And to Jimmy, their coming back again and again means much more than any award.

So what did I learn? Well, the Parrotheads are excellent teachers. As one advised, "Enjoy life. Sit back, relax and just enjoy the world." But the most memorable words of the night came from another: "What is the secret of life? Be crazy, be hammered, love Buffett." □

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By Lisa Helem

KEEPIN' IT REAL Talib Kweli (left) and Mos Def (right) made the massive Black Star, a record that told the hip-hop world to take notice.

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an era when the average popular rapper talks about how many rollies, women or gold fronts he has, Brooklyn native Talib Kweli talks about a rebirth for hip-hop. Recognized for his criticism of the industry, Kweli became an underground legend as half of the dynamic MC pair Black Star with well-respected hip-hopper Mos Def. In 1998, Black Star drew acclaim for their formidable debut Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star. Echoing the rhyming tradition of the 'Bos Native Tongue Movement —which included A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul —the duo reminded us that there could be something better for the genre. With the emotional depth of early '9os groups like Arrested Development and Soul II Soul, the pair injected a genre full of limp come-latelies with intelligence and raw lyrical skill.

Rapping over jazz and bass-laden backbeats, Black Star drew acclaim for their tight emceeing and attention to social and political issues. With tracks like "K.O.S. Determination" and "Thieves In the Night," the pair showed itself to be as adept at doing their research as they were at rocking the mike.

"Thieves" echoes some of the themes of Toni Morrison's Bluest Eye: "Are we like thieves in the night of life?" Kweli asks in the hook. "Determination" is lyricism at its purest, as Kweli flows; "Consider me the entity within the industry /Without a history of stupidity / Expressin' my liberty / It gotta be done properly / My name is in the middle of e-Kweli-ty." Simply put, the man gets down.

So when it came time for Kweli's independent effort, Reflection Eternal, expectations were already high. The album finds Kweli reunited with Cincinnati DJ HiTek, with whom Kweli first worked in 1994. The album name comes from Monument Eternal, a novel by Alice Coltrane (widow of John). The pair have also been featured on the Soundbombing, Lyricist Lounge and New York State of Mind compilations.

When Reflection Eternal dropped last October, it left few hip-hop heads disappointed. The third track, "Some Kind of Wonderful," would be a fitting description of the work. In the head nodding "The Blast," Kweli waxes poetic, his flow selfdescribed as "a double barrel shotty." Guest appearances by Rah Digga, AfroFranco R&B duo Les Nubians, Mos Def and vocalist Vinia Mojica add extra spice to flawless lyrical recipe. Kweli's lyrical strength and Hi-Tek's production offer a powerful one-two punch that contrasts with today's weak-minded hip-hop. That feeling is definitely felt on, "Too Late," when Kweli asks, "Where were you the day hip hop died?/ Is it to early to mourn?/ is is too late to rise?"

By the end of Reflection Eternal, Kweli has proven that it's not. The former NYU theater major may become be to hip-hop what Hughes was to Harlem, albeit with a backwards hat. He shows that deep in the heart of the hip hop underground, there are rumbles of a revolution. Let the renaissance begin, Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek will be appearing at the Cat's Cradle this Tuesday. □

moe.: A new album, and a concert tonight.

In an interview last week, moe. percussionist Jim Loughlin

admitted to the band's distaste for the "jam band" moniker.

He's right that the term is increasingly less useful for labeling an increasingly diverse group of improvisational bands. But the "jam-band" curse still holds true during the studio break between tours: The band tries to use the studio to add more to their sound—only they usually come out with less.

On the new Dither, moe. fall into the jam-band trap again.

Songwriting isn't what makes moe., no matter how much they try. To its credit, Dither's production is crisp and better than past efforts. Embracing the modest pop tunes buried under the guitar dynamics of moe.'s live show, Dither smooths the band's rough edges but tarnishes their luster. No point on the album reaches anywhere near the funky heights and deep guitar rallies of a live rendition of a song like "Rebubula." Dither's com-

pactness is not entirely a bad thing, but new or casual listeners won't be won over, and die-hards won't be satisfied.

However, while Dither is merely competent and unobjectionable pop-rock, moe.'s live act is one of the best around.

Guitar rock has become a sort of fallen angel in the modern music, but moe. build it a sacred cathedral with their sixstring acrobatics and complex, tight rhythm section. With Phish on hiatus, moe. is certainly one of the best "jam" bands around, especially if your..tastes run closer to Jimi and Zeppelin than Steve Earle. Unfortunately, they've changed their stay in the area from two nights at the Cradle to just one at the Ritz. But it's tonight, and it's moe., so grab your piece and don the cargo shorts and experience the band the way they should be.

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Meet Chloe. Works hard, plays hard; reads Plato, attention of all the half-sleeping students. While black and white reads Vogue—a well-rounded Duke student. monopolize the news, colorful florals steal the scenes. Chloe likes Today, Chloe's Kate Spade planner brims with stealing scenes. appointments—studying for a midterm, meeting with 2 p.m. Meeting with the Dean: Full skirt her dean, hot date with the EFX at the gym, dancing at Time for a responsible-looking outfit: a knee-length, full skirt with George's (unfortunately, no hot date kitten heels and a preppy Vera Bradley bag (her mother there—this is Duke), even class. Luckily, would wear it—what could be more responsible?). She this spring's fashions provide an eclectic mix definitely does not look like an alcohol-violator. Wish her that accommodates even the most schizo luck anyway. student's schedule. So run Chloe, run.

4 p.m. Gym: Lycra capris and yoga bra 9:55 a.m. Trinity Cafe: Black and white Always up on the new fashions, Chloe heads to the Entirely too early for human consciousgym sporting J. Crew's hot workout line to prepare her thighs for the "return of the mini-skirt" (a horror movie ness, Chloe must study for her 10:30 midterm. Time for a double-shot skim latte, in so many ways). After two years of capri pants and serious cramming, knee-length skirts, no one (well, almost no one) has -TREN DCENTER and ultra-stylish blackseen above her knees, and she wants to be sure their Kate Spade planner, Saks Fifth Avenue (5155) and-white coffee shop THE HORROR!. First those damn grand unveiling will be magnificent.

Black and white TriniTurk capris. Simply Hip ($154) att ire. According to bags, and now Kate Spade has 7 p.m. Dorm bathroom; Towel and shower shoes.

Nanette Lepore floral dress, Simply Hip ($160) Voque wnter and Duke planners, too? , Gross. No really, and shower shoes go with nothing. It Ehoshawna full skin, (Iniquities ®tOO+) alumna Marina Rust, is now decision time for dear Chloe: the slinky goddess D Cynthia-Rowley kitten teels, Shoes at the Square (sloo+ the crux of , he draping shirt or the mini? They cannot be mixed. b hues form , , J. Crew workout line, www.jcrew.com (s2o+) template this season, and "When you wear a mini-skirt, the number one rule is that your top must be Earl miniskin. Equities ($100+) fashlon the fashion Duke. plate of very covered," Rust says. "Long sleeve, boatneck, flowy, Chloe is Carr Fendi so Building: sunglasses you don't show too much skin. As for shoes, absolutely no stiletto heels."

10:30 a.m. midterm and leaves Chloe early, triumphantly sporting big goes for the mini, a Cameron Diaz-esque blouse, and chunky heels.

I Chloe aces her Fendi sunglasses to conceal sleep deprivation and hangover. Goes back 11:48 p.m. George's: Miniskirt.

Chloe feels at home in the microscopic fashion statement. She revels in to room to change into "social clothes" for BAA (a social class). compliments, screening the audience for someone who will still be taller than Gross Chem:Tropical print 12:40 p.m.

Waltzes into the 300-person class. Almost 60 people there, and she her in her four-inch platforms. But mostly, she feels satisfied. In one day, Chloe showed the Duke scene what this spring's fashions are all about.□ knows 'em all. She models a wild tropical print that captures the j

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Get On the Bus-Today’s Styles Are All Around You. By Faran K Before you smuggle Bazaar out of Perkins or buy out the Lobby Shop's supply of Vogue, try boarding the bus. Aside from being a prime place to people watch, East-West-Trent-via-Central is a great place to discover Duke's deal for spring. After sitting on the bus route for about an hour, Recess dares to select the newest, most wearable spring trends spotted across campus.

As the bus pulls up to East Campus, a surprise; stripes! The Burberry plaid of winter has quickly given way to lighter designs.

Unlike previous seasons, where candy-cane prints were reserved for tops, spring is exploding with banded skirts, dresses and even handbags. From Prada's orange-and-white striped pencil skirt ($800) to Banana Republic's silk printed wrap-arounds ($49), lined fabrics are a definite spring possibility —especially when paired with simple monochrome tops and matching solid shoes. Striped skirts have also been spotted with Reef sandals ($5 to $5O), which look cute dangling from a dorm bench.

As the bus takes off, people clinging to the rails display springs hot accessory—ribbon belts. Marc Jacobs sent them down the runway this January, and now those of us not inclined to pay $9O for a piece of fabric (even a great one) can score them at the Gap, in 12 colors at $16.50 each. Preppy, fun and low-key, you can wear them low-slung on a pair of hip-hugger jeans, or pair them with a denim-mini for the Dawson's look.

A flock of Herve Chevalier bags passes by the window. They just won't die. Recess gives mad props to the girls who had the goo in a sense to snag them abroad and pities the princesses paying the

tion rate at Steven Allen (about $100). It looks like two-tone totes are here until next fall, but don't de studded blue denim purses, as seen on Sex and are coming to a college near you (or Urban Outfitt $3O). Also, silk-screened totes are hitting the marl and covering their canvas with prints of Kermit th Frog, Care Bears and Las Vegas—a super-cute alte native to toting en masse.

Finally, a note for those who have to run to the bus—ditch the New Balance sneaks. A sleeker sport shoe is quickly replacing the chunky rubber of last season. Spotted in navy blue, red and black nylon, the shoes come from labels like Diesel and Puma, and retail at around $7O a pair. We like them for their comfort, bold color choices and slick shape that make them futurrA istic and 70s retro all at once. For the traditional sneaker, grab some Saucony.

The running shoes offer all colors of the rainbow in both nylon and leather. Best of all, th transition from Cameron to class so easy, you'll on your Saucony soles than a bus racks up in a ( All clothes are available online, at their self-titi www.urbn.com, purses, www.saucony.com, www.9ap.com, belts, www.bananarcpubllc.co

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Side Man explores the post-war jazz era, when America's mentality changed from one of individuality to unity, and the jazz masters made famous during the war became overnight hasbeens thanks to the rise of the big band. No longer connected to popular icons in American culture, "side men" —the almost-equal talents who flank famous jazz musicians—found themselves living gig-to-gig, trying to earn cash with nightly club concerts.

The play follows their trajectory through the '7os, when big band final-

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The sidemen's stories of declining fortune through the decades will touch you deeply. Like blues music, the effects of the end of these men's livelihoods blend both joy and pain. You'll see the lives of a junkie, a sideman's son and an alcoholic wither away along with jazz itself.

The story revolves around one man in particular, Gene, whose career is ruined due to America's fleeting interest in jazz. Gene's subsequent descent into depression almost destroys his family, and the sacrifices he makes to pursue his passion for music tear permanently scar his son Clifford. Part family drama and part comedy, the play conveys the sadness of what it must have been like to have the music stop.

Side Man will be playing at the Paul Green Theatre at UNC-Chapel Hill tonight and through the weekend. Tickets are $2O at the door.

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Quad Flix Griffith Film Theater, Bryan Center, West Campus. $3 cash/flex. For info; (919) 684-2911 orwww.union.duke.edu Bamboozled, Saturday, 7 and 10pm; Sunday, Bpm

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Geri Allen Trio A jazz concert in honor of Mary Lou Williams.

Saturday, Bpm. Nelson Music Room, East Campus. Allen will also be offering a master piano class in the Mary Lou Williams Center earlier in the day from 1-3pm. The class is open to the public. For tickets: 684-4444 or tickets.duke.edu.

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The bureau that knew too little The FBl’s complacency allowed the recently revealed espionage to occur from the death penalty (which, if guilty but he kept the CIA mole-free. He was The accused turncoat Hanssen is represented by the Washington superlawyer of complicity in the killing of our agents, driven from office by an intelligence Plato Cacheris, whose other famous Hanssen would richly deserve). bureaucracy and a miffed media that clients include Ames and Monica The FBI cannot be pleased that vilified his vigilance as “sick think.”

Lewinsky. (Monica is not a spy.) Through Hanssen’s prosecutor is Randy Bellows, I had asked my spookspeak source, Plato, I wrote to “Rick” Ames in my an assistant U.S. attorney in Rick Ames, about that phrase. “It was William Safire capacity of language maven, seeking def- Alexandria, Va. His still-secret 800- used, and stuck,” he writes, “as a initions of spookspeak terms. CIA censorpage, four-volume report on the Wen Ho description of Jim Angleton’s ‘monster“Sorry about the ship delayed his answer, but the recent Lee investigation does not absolve the plot’ theories which infected the intelliWASHINGTON handwriting,” my linguistic source at arrest of a man suspected to be his fellow wrongdoer but, I am told, excoriates gence community for a number of years. the Allenwood Federal Penitentiary in mole adds piquancy to his reply.

Reno Justice’s obfuscatory procedures The monster plot was virtually groundWhite Deer, Pa., writes. “The Bureau of less, irrational, and had all the earAmes claims that his confession was and the FBl’s botching of the case.

Prisons has a dinosaurian paranoia coerced by prosecutors who threatened So now it appears that the Russians marks of paranoid delusion.” about typewriters, word processors to jail his wife. “The target often (usual- have had two moles in place since the Our intelligence barn door will now ly, when the pres- mid-’80s: Ames inside the CIA, Hanssen and iust about be slammed shut with belated promises sure is sufficient) allegedly inside the FBI. Vladimir Putin of computer surveillance and selfany writing tools 7 beyond pencils simply tells his can claim a KGB triumph; our counterdeluding lie detectors. What is needed now instead is a touch of well-placed paraand ballpoints, what interrogators intelligence failed.

7 universally called they want to hear, JxUSSianS fIOCI tWO That sardonic laughter you hear from noia in the minds of the defenders of ‘ink pins.”’ fal And high is that of the late James Jesus our national secrets. The real “sick true or se on i i 7 My corresponmoles IU the SIUCe of course, that’s Angleton. Our great counterspy and think” is complacency. dent is Aldrich what I did—most orchid cultivator of the ’6os and ’7os j jo/a wt the mid'OUs... Vladimir rutin everything the FBI may have tromped on the toes of his colAmes, William Safire’s column is syndicated by The New York Times News Service.

American his unrelenting suspicions, who an d CIA wanted to with leagues j rsr> D 7 spent nine years CO)T Claim a tflUTlflph. hear from me I as a mole inside told them, a wonthe CIA, paid by derful mixture of the Soviet Union to finger our spies in fact and mutually agreed-upon fantasy.” the Kremlin. His espionage led to the The convicted spy adds; “A few govexecution of a dozen U.S. sources. ernment officials—no one in the FBI or Two of those deadly fingerings, we are the DOJ (Department of Justice), I now told by the FBI, were confirmed by think—knew some of the truth about information provided to the KGB by my relations with the KGB and the SVR Robert Philip Hanssen, who was arrested (Russian successor to the Soviet KGB), this week in what was said to be a but they’ve remained silent.” I take this secrets-for-cash transaction. as an attempt by Ames to cast suspicion As a high-level FBI counterspy, on former CIA colleagues.

Hanssen, like Ames, may cut a deal Hanssen was privy to the identities of some of our spies and was in a position to with prosecutors leery of revealing too warn a fellow Soviet agent when our many secrets in court. He may know counterintelligence was about to close in whose office windows we pinged and on him. But apparently someone inside how much of our compartmented “measthe KGB did to Hanssen in the United urement and signature” intelligence States what Ames and Hanssen had long was compromised. He will presumably done to American agents in Russia—- offer to detail the extent of damage to U.S. security in return for an escape tipped off the other side.

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Upon its 1991 arrival at the University of Texas at Austin, ARAMARK “renovated” the student union dining facilities, replacing Great Hall-style eateries with fast food chains, leaving students the “options” of Taco Bell, Burger King and Wendy’s. According to a Feb. 20 Chronicle article, “ARAMARK will also renovate The Great Hall to meet its needs.” Given its track record at UT-Austin and dozens of other schools, I’m hesitant to put my faith in these “renovations.”

University of Houston System Board of Regents recently recommended to terminate its 41-year long relationship with ARAMARK after a series of health •

Jonathan Harris Duke University Dining Services, a division of ARAMARK, Inc. Sounds catchy, huh? If Duke Associate Vice President for Auxiliary Services Joe Pietrantoni has his way, this could be the new name of our main on-campus food source. Recent talks between Dining

Services and the $7 billion Philadelphia-based

provider ofprivate prison maintenance, uniform, childcare and food services have put the two parties close to

an agreement, with minimal student and worker input. Dining Services did not mention to students its intentions to sell to ARAMARK. Instead it allowed The Chronicle to announce the potential buyout of four eateries. All of this secrecy sounded fishy to me, so I took some time to research this potential provider of our sustenance. Here’s what I found: ARAMARK took over part of the

Last summer, University of Michigan’s hospital dining services and violated a longstanding contract with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees local 1583 union. As a result of the takeover, 39 workers were laid off or displaced, even though management claimed that they were “not looking for staff to be adversely affected.” Here at Duke the workers are represented by AFSME local 77 and have received the following statement from Joe Pietrantoni: Were no going to hurt the union; we will continue to honor our . commitments.” Sound similar?

According to a recent report “The Prison Industrial Complex in America: Investment in Slavery” from The Engaged Zen Foundation, AKAMARK is a major sponsor of the private prison industry and prison labor. ARAMARK offers a wide range o

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practices. What do they have in common? ARAMARK’s been accused of them all. In more than one case, the state government... has upheld the accusations. Oh, and by the way, the food sucks. Selection and quality have both suffered dramatically.”

So, given this lackluster history, why would Dining Services ever want to associate with such a company?

I think it has to do with the Benjamins, you know, that “bottom line.” After all, Duke has been slightly lagging behind in the race to become the first fully corporatized and for-profit university. Indeed, running a university like a business is quite trendy these days, and “outsourcing” is the word of the decade. However, would the meager cost savings justify the health risks, employee hardships and lack of accountability that ARAMARK represents? I don’t think so.

Despite Pietrantoni’s remark that only ARAMARK could provide training for “diverse foods,” I would argue that the rotating additions of Sitar Palace Indian cuisine, Blue Express Mediterranean and a new Chinese restaurant in the Great Hall constitute a welcome diversity that students are pleased with. In addition, I have found the Great Hall more receptive to suggestions and open to trying new recipes as of late.

If you didn’t get some of that grilled salmon with tomatillo salsa last Sunday night, you slept on a wonderful dish. These changes prove that Dining Services is able to train its own chefs in preparing healthy and tasty meals. These mysterious ARAMARK “test kitchens” that are discussed in The Chronicle article are not necessary when Duke can send its own chefs to training. In fact, Duke does not need ARAMARK for anything except head (and stomach) aches, employee mistreatment and poor food quality.

Jonathan Harris is a Trinity junior. Snehal Patel, Trinity ’O2, also contributed to this column.

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The Graduate Program in Ecology presents Jennifer Powers, Duke University; “Geographic variation in soil organic dynamics following land-use change in Costa Rica,” Room 144, BioSci Bldg., 12:45 p.m.

Living with Advanced/Metastatic Cancer Support Group is held every Friday from 3-4:30 p.m. at Cornucopia House Cancer Support Center, which moved to the Overlook Bldg., Ste 220, 111 Cloister Court, Chapel Hill. For information, call their new number at 401-9333. www.cornucopiahouse.org.

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“His vision statement showed that he had a deep understanding of the issues facing the school,” said Marie Miranda, director of undergraduate studies and an associate professor of the practice at the Nicholas School. “It was convincing to me that he could do the job and I think it convinced a lot of others.”

Addressing the problems of the school will be among the priorities of the new dean. With the faculty’s support, Schlesinger hopes to present the provost with a new long-range plan for the school in about a year.

“There’s no question that the plan... was going to have to be reworked by a new dean,” he said."... The school is good in its breadth, but it needs to develop three or four specific areas of excellence.”

Among Schlesinger’s chief priorities will be adding a new wing to the Levine Science Research Center, so that the

EOS department can be brought physically into the Nicholas School. He also wants to find ways to strengthen communication between the school and its marine lab in Beaufort.

Schlesinger, a member of the Arts and Sciences faculty since 1980, holds a primary appointment in botany, with a secondary appointment in earth and ocean sciences. He is considered a leading authority in biogeochemistry and has authored more than 125 scientific papers. He holds degrees from Dartmouth College and Cornell University and, in 1995, was elected to the American Academy ofArts and Sciences.

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By KEVIN LEES The Chronicle

Duke 76 With 75 seconds remaining in last night’s blowout over UVa 53 Virginia, Olga Gvozdenovic made a layup to put Duke up by 25 points, eliciting wild cheers from a dozen or so fans in the front row of Cameron Indoor Stadium who had painted “We love Olga” on their torsos.

If it was Gvozdenovic who owned the end of the game, it was her classmate Michele Matyasovsky who owned the beginning.

Starting in the place of a fatigued and sick Iciss Tillis, Matyasovsky scored nine points and led the Blue Devils (24-3,12-3 in the ACC) to a 7653 win over Virginia (17-12, 7-8).

“I’m happy to come away with a win,” Duke coach Gail Goestenkors said. “I’m really proud of the team, especially our defensive effort. I thought it was outstanding.”

Goestenkors had every reason to smile

about her defense, which forced 27 percent shooting from the Cavaliers. In the first half, the Blue Devils limited Virginia to only 6-for-22 shooting. Subtracting the nine points the Cavaliers made from the charity stripe, Virginia scored only 13 points in the first half.

The crowning glory of the defense was stopping high-scoring Schuye Laßue, who is second only to North Carolina’s LaQuanda Barksdale in ACC scoring, averaging 18.4 points per game. By game’s end, Laßue had shown up for

16 points, despite a very lackluster five baskets in 19 attempts.

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MICHELE MATYASOVSKY hounds Virginia star Schuye Laßue during last night’s game.

From staff reports The seventh-ranked men’s lacrosse team opens its season this afternoon with a pair of weekend games at Koskinen Stadium.

At 3 p.m. this afternoon, the Blue Devils will host visiting Drexel, while Butler will oppose Duke Sunday at 1 p.m. Neither team should pose much of a threat to the Blue Devils, who came within an untimely fluke goal of returning to the final four at last year’s NCAA Championships.

Drexel, in fact, could be the least challenging adversary on the Blue Devils’ schedule this season. Last season, the Dragons finished a disastrous 1-10 overall during the first year of coach Chris Bates’ tenure.

The first real test for Duke should come against Maryland next Sunday, when Duke travels to College Park to face the Terrapins in an early ACC duel.

By then, llth-year coach Mike Pressler should have the services of attacker Greg Patchak, a leading scorer for Duke who will not play this weekend because of a hamstring injury.

The Blue Devil women’s lacrosse team will begin play Tuesday at 4 p.m. in a home contest against Virginia Tech.

Wolfpack bodyslams Blue Devils; Cass registers sole points “I was really pleased with Daegan,” Duke coach Clar Daegan Smith Anderson said. “If we chose neutral RALEIGH almost ruined senior night for N.C. [in the third period], I think he State’s Zach Breitenbach. wins that match.”

But in wrestling, almost is a The 197-pound bout told the story of the Blue Devils’ night. The very crucial word.

Smith, Duke’s 197-pound junior, score, a 38-3 State victory, did not. got an early takedown off an Five of the Wolfpack’s nine victories upper-body series on Breitenbach, were by four points or less, and most the nation’s eighth-ranked could have easily gone either way.

“They won every close match,” wrestler in this weight class, and held a 2-1 advantage after one Anderson said. “It seems like period. In the second, Smith gave everyone we face, we have close up an early escape to Breitenbach matches with.”

Duke (12-8, 0-4 in the ACC) to even the match going into the managed only one victory on the final period After two periods of solid night and N.C. State (12-7, 4-1) defense and struggle for position clinched a tie for first place in the and solid defense, it was apparent conference going into next weekthat this match would come down end’s ACC tournament.

After Breitenbach’s victory put to technicalities —and that’s where Breitenbach won it. Smith needed State up 3-0, the Wolfpack’s Ricky only an escape to score a huge Fowler used a 50-pound weight upset in favor of the Blue Devils, advantage and an arm-bar to pin but the Wolfpack’s captain held Duke’s Levi Karnehm in 2:27. The Blue Devils’ Tommy Hoang (125 onto Smith’s wrist like a vice, ridpounds) followed with a 7-3 loss to ing him out for the final two minutes and amassing enough riding the Wolfpack’s George Cintron, the nation’s top recruit two years time to win the match 3-2.

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TOM CASS scored Duke’s only points last night at N.C. State.

Spring practice begins After suffering through an 0-11 season in 2000, the 2001 Duke football team begins its spring practice at 4 p.m. this afternoon. The Blue Devils return 34 letterwinners and 16 starters.

Bearcats come to town The Duke baseball team

(3-7) returns to action today against Cincinnati (51). This marks the second straight season that the Blue Devils and Bearcats have met in Durham.

Hittin’ the books hard

Schweitzer honored

Seven members of the field hockey team were selected to the NFHCA National Academic squad. Players must maintain a GPA of over 3.30 and be a starter or key reserve to be chosen

Duke senior guard and reigning ACC player of the year Georgia Schweitzer was named a second-team All-America selection by Sports Illustrated for Women.

ago. Sean Meakim (133 pounds) and Harry Clarke (141 pounds) lost by one and two points respectively, making the team score 18-0 in favor of the Wolfpack. State’s Tommy Davis, a two-time NCAA qualifier and the 18th-ranked 149-pound wrestler in the country, put the match out of reach for the Blue Devils. Davis scored a 21-6 technical fall in 5:45, giving State a 23-0 advantage.

Duke suffered back-to-back pins at 157 and 165 pounds before dropping another one-point deci-

sion at 174.

Tom Cass (184 pounds) scored the Blue Devils’ only points on the evening, using two early takedowns to pace a 7-2 handling over the Wolfpack’s Jason Gore.

Although the Blue Devils were

the aggressors throughout the evening, the State wrestlers kept Duke off balance by using upperbody holds to set up shots. Having difficulty wrestling their own style, the Blue Devils managed only one takedown through the first nine matches.

Men’s Basketball No. 2 North Carolina 95, FSU 67 No. 1 Stanford , Wash. St. Ohio State 63, No. 3 Illinois 61 No. 15 UCLA 88, Oregon 73 No. 25 Prov. 119, Binghamton 58

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Duke hopes to restart ACC road dominance at LJVM

By CRAIG SAPERSTEIN The Chronicle

Which Wake Forest team is going to show up this time?

At the beginning of this season, Wake Forest looked like it would cer-

tainly be in the thick of the ACC title hunt when it started off the season with 14 straight wins, including a 31-point demolition of then-No. 3 Kansas and a 23-point shallacking ofNo. 9 Virginia.

Then, as the ACC season reached full force, the Demon Deacons suffered a downturn, performing at a level where most would have predicted them to play at the start of the season—in the middle of the conference’s pack.

But after an embarrassing 17-point loss to Maryland at home last weekend, Wake rebounded with authority Wednesday night, outscoring Clemson 43-9 in the first half and cruising to an impressive 92-60 victory over the Tigers in Littlejohn. Having pulverized a team that had just ended North

Carolina’s undefeated ACC streak days earlier, the Demon Deacons seem to be back.

“It’s obvious that they’re going to be ready for us,” Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said of the Demon Deacons.

“One of the things that happened when we played them here was that [Josh] Howard didn’t play. They’re going to be a hungry team playing for a position in the tournament.”

Of course, the fourth-ranked Blue Devils are fighting for a position in the NCAA tournament as well. More specifically, Duke is attempting to garner its third straight No. 1 seed in the

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If the last time these two teams played is any indication, then this game should be another classic. Emotions will be high for Duke, which celebrates Senior Night for Shane Battier, J.D. Simpson, Justin Caldbeck and Nate James. Last year, the Terps stunned the Cameron crowd with a double-digit victory.

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East region, which brings with it friendly venues like the Greensboro Coliseum, only 60 miles away from the Duke campus, and Philadelphia’s First Union Center, where the Blue Devils walloped Temple by 25 points earlier

No. 24 Wake Forest 15-9 (7-7) Coach Dave Odom Guard Broderick Hicks, Jr. (7.0 ppg) Guard Robert O’Kelley, Sr. (11.7 ppg) Forward Josh Howard, So. (14.2 ppg) Forward Josh Shoemaker, Sr. (6.3 ppg) Center Darius Songaila, Jr. (13.4 ppg)

No. 4 DUKE 24-3 (11-2) Coach Mike Krzyzewski Guard Jason Williams, So. {20.3 ppg) Guard Nate James, Sr. (14.8 ppg) Forward Mike Dunleavy. So. (12.7 ppg) Forward Shane Battier, Sr. (19.1 ppg)

this year.

However, Duke remains one game behind North Carolina in the hunt for the ACC title, putting the Blue Devils at a disadvantage in their quest for the top spot in the East. Therefore, a tough road win at Lawrence Joel Coliseum, the home of the Demon Deacons, would go a long way in improving Duke’s chances.

Luckily, the Blue Devils enjoy this

grueling time of year.

“This part of the year is really fun,” sophomore point guard Jason Williams said. “I like going to class and everything, don’t get me wrong, but we’re on the road playing basketball.... It’s like the summer and that’s great.”

Regardless of how much Duke thrives on the pressure of late February, the Demon Deacons present a formidable lineup with considerable depth that should give the Blue Devils a handful.

Josh Howard leads Wake in scoring with 14.7 points per game, while Darius Songaila anchors the Deacon frontcourt with 13. 8 points per game.

Meanwhile, the Wake Forest bench is comprised of sharp-shooting junior Craig Dawson and former starters Rafael Vidauretta, a hulk in the interior, and Ervin Murray, a reliable ballhandler.

“It is going to be a tough game for us since it’s at their home,” Duke senior Nate James said. “We can’t take any of these teams lightly.”

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Carlos Boozer leads the ACC in field-goal percentage and Shane Battier has stepped up his interior play to complement his deft shooting touch. Meanwhile, the Demon Deacons are very deep and talented inside, boasting a solid rebounder in Josh Shoemaker and proven scorer in Darius Songaila.

EVEN

The Blue Devils finally regained their shooting touch last weekend against St. John’s and continued to hit jumpers versus Georgia Tech Wednesday. Jason Williams, Nate James and Mike Dunleavy will overpower Wake’s backcourt, which consists of streaky senior Robert O’Kelley and point guard Ervin Murray.

Duke is currently receiving its best bench production of the season, as Chris Duhon has scored in double figures in three straight games and Casey Sanders had his best outing of the season against Tech.

However, Wake is very deep, as Craig Dawson and Broderick Hicks are formidable perimeter threats.

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Wake is a tough team to figure out. Just when it looked like Wake had hit rock bottom, they pulverized an upbeat Clemson team Wednesday, outscoring the Tigers 41-9 in the first half. However, from an overall sense, the Deacs are going in the wrong direction, while Duke is clearly excelling.

The last time these two squads butted heads, the Demon Deacons were at a major disadvantage without starter Josh Howard. It is also important to remember, though, that Duke’s Jason Williams was hobbled with a sore ankle, an injury that, at the time, was rumored to be serious. This time, the Blue Devils will struggle with Wake’s depth, but will be able to survive. Duke wins 83-77

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Despite many rumors of Florida State's potential hiring of former Indiana coach Bob Knight, Seminole athletic director Dave Hart confirmed yesterday that Steve Robinson will remain in Tallahassee next season. The former Tulsa head man has compiled a modest 50-67 record in his three seasons at Florida State, but Hart has been pleased with the team’s off-the-court improvements

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N.C. State coach Herb Sendek, long rumored to be in “We just needed one job trouble, received more bad news earlier this week game to get over the hump. The Wake game did when Domonique Wilkens, uncle of swingman Damien Wilkens, and Gerald Wilkens, the sophothat Our confidence is sky high right now.” more’s father, both criticized the team’s offensive strategy. “They run no kind of offense.... It’s obvious Juan Dixon, on Maryland’s Sendek is not an offensive coach," Domonique told RECENTLY IMPROVED PLAY the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.Sendek has refused to respond to the criticism.

“I called [the team] over and said ‘let’s not act � Freshman phenom silly’.... But then I told them Duke’s Chris Duhon has recently added a deadly to enjoy it” shooting touch to his already consistent floor game. Touted as a prolific scorer coming out of Clemson coach Larry Shyatt, ON CALLING A TIMEOUT ATTHE high school, Duhon struggled with his shot early END OF THE CIEMSON-UNC double-digit the but he has recorded in season, GAME TO CELEBRATE scoring figures in his past three outings. Most recently he notched 10 points against Tech.

“You got any advice for does me?”

Who to be No. Duke 4? wants � It is safe to say that the goal of all teams in the Paul Hewitt, responding to a NCAA is to be ranked No. 1 nationally. But in reporter’s inquiry about Duke's case, its current position of No. 4 might be PLAYING IN DUKE’S CAMERON its best bet. The Blue Devils have been dominant INDOOR STADIUM when ranked fourth nationally in the Associate Press poll, posting a 32-4 record.

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Establishment of post game Matyasovsky provides solid central to Duke’s resurgence minutes off bench for Duke Coach Gail Goestenkors discovered after Sunday's loss to N.C. State what her team needed to change to play its best. And last night, her plan turned out as well as promised.

All week, Goestenkors emphasized Duke’s need to establish a post game.

Inside scoring has been hard to come by of late; senior Rochelle Parent is a defensive specialist and the coach feels her other starting forward, freshman Iciss Tillis, has been playing too much on the perimeter.

Enter Michele Matyasovsky.

Thomas Steinberger Game Commentary

With Tillis yet to recover from a lin-

gering illness, the reserve sophomore got the start yesterday and gave Duke a fresh look in the frontcourt, scoring 11 points and adding balance to her team’s offense.

“I was really psyched to play against [Virginia],” Matyasovsky said. “[Their forwards] are good players, but I kind of wanted to step it up. I was just pumped up.”

Matyasovsky was speaking of the Cavaliers’ Svetlana Volnaya and ACC player of the year candidate Schuye Laßue, both strong inside players who may have made Goestenkors apprehensive over whether last night would be the game in which her team broke out of its struggles in the paint.

• “I’m proud of the way we got the ball inside to post up,” the coach said, “It was a point of emphasis in our last game and I though the players really made a concerted effort to go inside.”

Central to this was the sophomore

break, but also in how establishing herself as ian offensive threat opened up the perimeter for the Blue Devils’ stellar backcourt.

Georgia Schweitzer and Sheana Mosch combined for 18points on 8-of-ll shooting in the first half, giving Duke an efficiency to its offense that had been missing recently. The two ended up with 37 points and keyed an 18-4 run to start the second half that broke the game open. Although Matyasovsky did not show up on the box score during the run, her ability to fill the inside lanes left her teammates, Schweitzer and Mosch open repeatedly.

“I really tried to be strong tonight,” Matyasovsky said. “We were looking to run our fast breaks enough and getting our first post down. We were just trying to get our guards more looks.”

Although the sophomore had something of a breakout game, it was her chemistry with Parent and Tillis that gave the Blue Devils the frontcourt balance on both ends of the floor.

Parent led a strong team defensive

BASKETBALL from page 13 teamed the sophomore, Goestenkors singled out Rochelle Parent’s efforts as key to stopping Virginia’s most potent offensive weapon.

Matyasovsky added a surprisingly fresh and dominant touch to Duke’s interior game, five days after Goestenkors blamed her team’s lack of a post game for the its loss in Raleigh to N.C. State. Tonight, however, it was a different story as Goestenkors took note of that lapse—Duke took 32 points in the paint to Virginia’s 16.

The Blue Devil coach credited Matyasovsky with being the team’s best motion player. Matyasovsky has been one of the team’s most productive bench players this season after moving from the perimeter last year to the post this year.

“I think I still have a long way to go,” she said, “but I think I’m learning a lot,

effort against Virginia’s main weapon

Laßue, holding her to a 5-of-19 shooting nightmare that included four airballs and nine turnovers. The sophomore never scored on Parent the entire night, but gave credit to Goestenkors’ tactic of double-teaming her and limiting her touches.

“It was collective defense; I saw a bunch of people,” a dejected Laßue said. “[Rochelle is] a great defender, but it

Duke UVa FG 3-12 Volnaya Crosswhite 3-8 Laßue 5-19 Quarles 3-9 Prillaman 1-5 Mitchelson 1-1 Dickson 0-1 Whitaker 0-1 Tracy 0-0 Kravchenko 0-0 Lias 1-1 Team Totals 17-57

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she wanted.

The coach must face a decision now over how much Matyasovsky will play when Tillis returns to full strength. Her extremely frustrated last weekend belief that Duke has little chance to compete the rest ofthe season without a post against the Wolfpack.

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wasn’t her by herself. They just crowded me in the post.”

Matyasovsky and Parent’s differing styles of play complement each other well, and Goestenkors’ enthusiasm at the post-game press conference indicated she had found precisely what

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especially in the post, being physical, posting up.”

Duke opened up a lead early, was 10 points up at the half, its highest halftime margin since leading Clemson 5619 at the break in late January.

The Blue Devils came out in the second half and took nothing for granted, as Sheana Mosch stole the ball from Laßue in the first minute and tossed it to Parent, who converted on a layup.

Two free throws and a Georgia Schweitzer three-pointer later, Virginia coach Debbie Ryan called a timeout with the Blue Devils up 39-22. With more than 17 minutes to go in the second half, the promotions manager had already had plenty of time to organize the post-game ceremony for Goestenkors’ 200th win.

“What shooting? I thought that turnovers in the first half and the fact that we couldn’t put the ball in the hole was the huge factor,” Ryan said.

“It was 14-14, we were matching them basket for basket, they opened up a nice lead and we couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn.”

Only a year after defeating Duke for the regular-season championship in the ACC, the Cavaliers’ loss put them below .500, and a loss this weekend would give Ryan her first sub-.500 season since 1983. Duke, meanwhile, celebrated winning the regular-season title outright with last night’s win.

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