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November 14, 2001
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Nagel’s reign Jolene Nagel has transformed the Duke volleyball program in her three years as its coach. See page 9
THE INDEPENDENT DAILY AT DUKE UNIVERSITY
Alcohol-related ER visits fall Northern alliance University also experiences increase in reported alcohol violations By VICTORIA KAPLAN The Chronicle
After a sharp increase over the last two years, the number of undergraduates visiting the emergency room for alcohol consumption has dropped significantly so far this semester. Meanwhile, the number of alcohol-related judicial violations has increased, especially among freshmen. There have been 18 alcohol-related visits to the emergency room this year, compared with 28 last year, and alcohol violation reports have increased from 61 to 95; the number of freshman violations has nearly doubled, from 42 to 80. The reason for the swings is not clear, but administrators offer several possible contributing factors. They hope the increase in violation reports reflects a more widespread enforcement of rules, and that the decrease in ER visits is due to changes in the alcohol policy. “You’re asking me to look into a crystal ball and analyze a very complex situation,” said Sue Wasiolek, assistant vice president for student affairs. “Because of the complexity of alcohol consumption and alcohol abuse, it’s impossible, for me at least, to come up with a cause and effect.” Wasiolek and other administrators suggested that several changes may have made the social climate safer for See ALCOHOL on page 8 �
moves into Kabul
� Afghans celebrated in the streets of the capital following the Taliban’s desertion of the city
and the subsequent takeover by northern alliance forces By KATHY GANNON The Associated Press
THAO PARI
THE DUKE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT has received fewer visits from undergraduates at the University than it had at this time last year.
KABUL, Afghanistan—Afghans brought theirradios out of hiding and played music in the streets, savoring the end of five years of harsh Taliban rule as the northern alliance marched triumphantly into Afghanistan’s capital Tuesday. Diplomats sought UN. help in fashioning a government for the shattered country. American jets still prowled the skies in the south, seeking out convoys of Taliban fighters retreating toward Kandahar, the Islamic militants’ last major stronghold. Strikes also targeted caves where members of terror suspect Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaida network were thought to be hiding Alliance troops celebrated the capture of the prize they had been fighting for since they were driven out by the Taliban in 1996. A small number of US. troops were on hand to advise them. The dizzying cascade of events in Afghanistan turned the opposition into the country’s chief power overnight—and brought to the forefront the issue of ensuring that it shares power. The United States and its allies want a government that includes groups the ethnic minorities that make up the alliance and the Pashtuns, the country’s largest ethnic group. The alliance leaders said they had deployed 3,000 See KABUL on page 7 P-
a parent in college For
senior Jenna Reinen, the call came nearly a year ago. Her
family had tried to shield her from the severity of her father’s cancer, but his chemotherapy treatment had been unsuccessful. He had only left. ‘that call’—the one iear it ring and you just t you’re going to hear 'U pick it up,” Reinen said. morning, she was on a jme, arriving just in time to a few final words with her before he slipped into a coma. ,d three days later, ath is not something most colitudents think about often, so Duke students lose a parent, ch a personal loss seems in sharp •trast to the studying and socialthat is often the rule on a col.
campus.
loss of a parent can force stuinto some very mature situaSophomore Jessica Parrish, lost her mother to Parkinson’s ease this summer, faced the 'ge of telling her father, who been divorced from her mother, his ex-wife had died. In addi-
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tion to added financial responsibilities—such as paying her tuition Parrish has found it difficult to talk with other students about her mother’s death. At a school where achievement is emphasized, many students say they feel alone in having to come to terms with such tragic struggles. “Duke is really a perfectionist school, and everyone strives to be so ‘top-10,”’ Reinen said. “More so than just academically, they strive for allaround perfection, great grades, personality, athletics, et cetera. I felt that I stood out because there was something wrong with my life.... I felt more alienated.” Students walk a fine line between balancing the desire to talk openly with their friends about their loss with the desire to remain inconspicuous. “The last thing I want to do is run around and tell people,” Reinen said. “You don’t have the time, emotionally or logically. It’s nicer when people come up to y0u.... You want sympathy but you don’t want pity, and there’s a big differ—
ence between the two.” See LOSS
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A Durham clinic serves as one of the popular places for dieters looking to lose weight using the Rice Diet. See page 4