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Several players may leave Duke � Men’s basketball player Andre Sweet might

transfer to St. John’s University, and three women’s basketball players will quit playing for Duke next year. By BRODY GREENWALD The Chronicle

ERIN SMITH/THE CHRONICLE

THE OAKLEIGH SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTER will close July 1 as part of Durham Regional Hospital’s comprehensive plan to cut costs. Services previously offered at Oakleigh will be offered inside the hospital.

Durham Regional to cut jobs By MATT BRUMM The Chronicle

CEO. “That is why we need to make changes. Liekweg attributes long-term financial losses to a decrease in federal and state funding, an in“

Facing an expected $9 million operating loss this fiscal year, Durham Regional Hospital announced Friday that by July 1 it will eliminate 130 jobs, consolidate two treatment centers and likely open another next year. Durham Regional has lost an estimated $4O million since Duke University Health System took over management in July 1998. “This trend is not something we

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can continue to absorb,” said Richard Liekweg, the hospital’s

“We still have about 130 positions that we’re going to need to

crease in under- or uninsured patients and labor shortages. At the time of the takeover, DUHS made a three-year “no-lay-

off” pledge. After eliminating 300 positions in the last two years through attrition and reassignment, Liekweg said additional necessary.

remove from our operation to get to a level of staffing we feel is ap-

propriate,” Liekweg said. The hospital has already found alternate jobs for 65 percent of the affected employees and will make an effort to find employment for the rest. For the 1,400 remaining employees, the hospital will offer retainment payments to those who stay for the next three years. In addition to cutting jobs, Durham Regional plans to save money by closing the Oakleigh See DURHAM REGIONAL on page 6

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Three members of Gail Goestenkors’ recruiting coup of 1999 have told Duke’s women’s basketball coach they will not return to the Blue Devils next season, while men’s basketball freshman Andre Sweet is considering transferring to St. John’s University. Sophomores LaNedra Brown, Olga Gvozdenovic and Lello Gebisa, who along with Sheana Mosch and Michele Matyasovsky formed a class that was heralded as Goestenkors’ most talented, have decided to leave the basketball program after playing only sparingly during their first two seasons. Gvozdenovic made her decision first, choosing to remain at Duke despite relinquishing her scholarship and spot on the women’s basketball team’s roster. Brown and Gebisa, on the other hand, will transfer away from Duke in hopes of playing basketball with other programs. “We’ve all had similar experiences. I just think the last two years didn’t go the way we envisioned them,” said Gebisa, who has yet to pick a new school but emphasized she wants to be closer to her hometown of West Lafayette, Ind. “I really don’t think there are any hard feelings. I think the team understands that the three of us need to do what’s best for us.” Gebisa, Gvozdenovic and Brown played a total of 292 minutes last season, or less than an average of three minutes a game per player. Although Gebisa and Gvozdenovic were expected to receive significantly reduced minutes due to the emergence of freshman post players Iciss Tillis and Crystal White, Brown’s contriSee TRANSFERS on page 15 P-

Melchionni to play for Duke By TYLER ROSEN The Chronicle

One more piece of a dynasty fell into place Thursday when high school junior Lee Melchionni gave a verbal commitment that he will join J.J. Redick and Michael Thompson in the men’s basketball team’s class of 2006. He is the latest member of a Melchionni family dynasty that includes his father, Gary, who was a star on Duke’s basketball teams of the early 19705; his cousin Keith, who was a three-time honorable mention All-America lacrosse player from 1989 to 1991 at Duke; and his sister, Monica, who is a freshman at Duke. At the same time, Melchionni is part ofthe dynasty that Mike Krzyzewski is building. Coming on the heels of his third national championship, Krzyzewski is putting together what has the potential to be one of the best recruiting classes of all-time, with Melchionni, Redick and Thompson on board and more on the way. See MELCHIONNI on page 15 �

Women’s Studies

VICTOR CHANG/THE CHRONICLE

96th volume; shaken, not stirred This smarmy team brought you 141 newspapers in a volume led by the fearless Gregory Pessin, a.k.a. 225-GREG. While Ambika Kumar (front row, second from the right) does not wish to publish her cell phone number, she is very reachable at 684-BOND and would love to hear from you.

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