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THE INDEPENDENT DAILY AT DUKE UNIVERSITY

Duke to address graduate integrity � Although the University has often focused on undergraduate academic dishonesty, the newly formed Academic Integrity Council will include graduate and professional student perspectives.

By KENNETH REINKER The Chronicle

As the Academic Integrity Council begins to discuss ways to foster undergraduate honesty in classes and research, it will also consider the matter among the graduate and professional student population.

Although academic violations have historically been addressed on a case-by-case basis by the Graduate School and professional schools, administrators and the council hope to address the issue on a University-wide basis.

The Graduate School as a whole has had few problems with academic integrity, said Leigh DeNeef, associate dean of the Graduate School.

“The only involvement up to this point would be independent instances that occasionally come up,” he said.

“Instances of academic integrity [violations] in graduate school are not very common. When such concerns arise, they arise really as anomalies,” he added.

Several organizations, including the Graduate School, are preparing to step up the attention paid to graduate student academic integrity.

One proposed event is a discussion to be held next semester by Peter Burian, professor of classical studies and chair ofthe Academic Council. This discussion will include representatives from the entire University community, .including graduate and professional students.

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THE DURHAM CITY COUNCIL will have a different face and structure when seven new members are sworn in at the first meeting Dec 3. The Council’s size has been cut nearly in half, down from 13 members.

Smaller council readies for term

By REBECCA SUN The Chronicle

When Durham’s newly elected City Council members are sworn in at their first meeting Dec. 3, the city will have a smaller governing body and three fresh faces at its helm.

The incoming city council is smaller than its predecessors by six members, after voters decided in 1998 to decrease the body’s size from 13 to seven. The new council’s members were unsure of exactly how the size reduction would affect the city, but believed that a smaller council could be beneficial. “[The new council] will be streamlined, yet still efficient for the public to participate in,” council member Thomas Stith said.

Other members dismissed worries that a smaller council would be less diverse or overburdened. Council member-elect John Best noted that the new members vary by politics, gender and race; together, they comprise four Democrats and three Republicans, five men and two women, and five black members and two white ones.

“I think it will be a closer-knit group,” council member-elect Cora Cole-McFadden said. “Because of the reduction, there is a feeling there will be more work, especially for those holding ward seats, because those constituencies have increased. But I think it is an excellent opportunity for the team to work closely together and be supportive of each other.”

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most Duke students have no idea that Durham is known as the diet capital of the world, many are very aware of the intense diet culture that exists Duke and many college campuses.

Associate Professor of English Julie ’s publishing company Generation recently published Jean Anspaugh’s novel Fat Like Us. The book follows men and women who have struggled with weight issues for their entire lives and come to Durham to conquer their bodies.

Weight battles are not uncommon to the majority of Americans. The Centers f< Disease Control recently estimated that' percent of all Americans over the age of. are either overweight or obese.

“We need to look at the American population and ask ‘Who is normal anymore?’” . dichotomy in the world right now. Hollywood is turnmovies where thin actors are playing fat roles. Look at Julia Gwenyth Paltrow and Martin Short. Duke students seem to only focus on

the thin side of the spectrum.”

Stacie McEntyre, an eating disorder specialist at Counseling and Psychological Services would probably agree. CAPS saw 1,100 students last year and immediately identified 100 of them with eating issues

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A forum hosted by the School of Medicine Monday night addressed the medical community’s response to the Sept.

11 attacks See page 3

The Durham County Board of County Commissioners discussed two zoning plans for Northeast Durham at its meeting Monday night. See page 3

One researcher in Duke’s physics department hopes his work on developing string theory will help explain varying ideas on modern physics. See page 4

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PAGE 2 �TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27,2001

Bush denounces cloning announcement

President George W. Bush appealed to Congress Monday to outlaw human cloning after scientists reported they had created the first cloned human embryo. Several lawmakers and the Vatican denounced the announcement.

Gunmen attack Colombian natives

Dozens of gunmen targeted Indian activists in western Colombia, killing five and threatening several others, an Indian leader said Sunday, blaming the violence on right-wing paramilitary fighters.

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The FBI warned energy companies that Osama bin Laden may have approved plans to attack North American natural gas pipelines and facilities if he is captured or killed, a warning that prompted a tightening of security.

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Court upholds Utah’s Congressional seat loss

The U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday against Utah, which claimed it was cheated out of a congressional seat because the census did not count thousands of state natives serving as Mormon missionaries overseas.

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The U.S. Marines battled an armored column near a base in Southern Afghanistan

By DOUG MELLGREN The Associated Press

SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN Newly landed U.S. Marines went into combat for the first time late Monday, sending helicopter gunships to attack

armored vehicles near their new base in southern Afghanistan.

The AH-1W Cobras assaulted 15 tanks and armored personnel carriers and destroyed some of them, a Marine spokesperson said, indicating combat continued as he spoke with reporters shortly before midnight local time.

There was no word on casualties for either side.

The spokesperson, Capt. David Romley, did not say who manned the vehicles, but the desert airstrip the

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Romley said the column included tanks and BMPs, which are armored vehicles capable of carrying a dozen soldiers each. When the Soviet army retreated from Afghanistan in 1989 after a decade-long war, it left its client regime with dozens oftanks and BMPs that later were captured by a coalition of local militias and warlords.

U.S. aircraft.

In Washington, Maj. Brad Lowell, a spokesperson for the U.S. Central Command, said the attack was carried out by two Navy F-14 Tomcat fighters.

He said Marine Cobra helicopters were in the area but did not fire on the armored vehicles.

Lowell said he did not have infor-

At the base, helicopters and transport planes ferried in troops and equipment late into the night, and the Pentagon said it would take at least another day to reach the full complement of about 1,000 Marines. The air

mation on how many vehicles were

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Panel declares U.S. economy in recession “Before the attacks, it is possible that the decline in the economy would have been too mild to qualify as a recession,” the NBER business cycle dating committee said in a statement.

The group’s decision means that the longest expansion in U.S. history ended on its 10th birthday. The last recession lasted from July 1990 to March 1991, and the country had enjoyed since that time an unprecedented stretch of prosperity, a boom that drove the unemployment rate down to a 30-year low of 3.9 percent.

The previous record-holder for uninterrupted economic growth was a stretch of eight years and 10 months from February 1961 to December 1969.

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Switzerland faces another plane crash

Switzerland mourned again Sunday after a fiery plane crash near Zurich’s airport killed 24 people, most of them foreigners —the latest in a string of aviation disasters in the Alpine nation.

News briefs compiled from wire reports.

Marines seized Sunday night is in the region of Kandahar, the last major stronghold held by the Taliban.

Romley would not say if the armored column was heading toward the base or give any details about where it was attacked, except to say it was “in the vicinity of this base.” He said the vehicles had been spotted by

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WASHINGTON The United States fell into recession last spring, ending a record-breaking economic expansion at exactly 10 years. The downturn should be mild and end by the middle of next year, analysts said, but with a big caveat: no further devastating terrorist attacks.

The National Bureau of Economic Research, the recognized arbiter of when recessions begin and end in the United States, declared Monday that the country entered a downturn last March, based on a range of statistics from employment to industrial production.

The panel of six prominent academic economists stressed that even though they had picked March as the official start ofthe recession, the country might have been able to avoid a full-blown recession had it not been for the Sept. 11 attacks.

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2001 � PAGE 3

Board talks about zoning proposals � Officials presented two plans for Northeast Durham at Monday night’s meeting of the Durham County Board Commissioners.

By RYAN WILLIAMS The Chronicle

The Durham County Board of

Commissioners discussed two plans

for zoning Northeast Durham Monday night, stirring debate among commissioners and residents alike.

County planning officials presented two land use plans to the board.

The first plan divided the area into several residential zones with a proposed density of one to two homes per acre, and the second recommended a density of one to three homes per acre. Several dozen members of the Burton Roqd Neighborhood Association attended the meeting to protest the second plan. As residents who will be affected by the zoning decision, they said they felt their input had not been considered in the planning process and supported the first, less dense plan.

Some commissioners echoed that sentiment. County Commissioner Joe Bowser said that area citizens do not currently have adequate access to city water and that further development will only complicate the

problem.

“This plan will not bring water [to The people] of this area,” Bowser said.

“These concerns are not addressed in this plan.”

Commissioner Becky Heron said development in the area had already harmed the environment of two watersheds that provide a haven for wildlife. “When they let three to five See COMMISSIONERS on page 6

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DR. KEITH KAY, an assistant professor of infectious diseases, outlined the history of bioterrorism at Monday night’s forum regarding the medical community’s response to the Sept. 11 attacks.

Med Center officials discuss attacks Forum topics range from biological terrorism to psychological effects

By KEVIN LEES The Chronicle

Scholars from the Medical Center gathered at the Bryan Center Monday night for the eighth University-wide forum reacting to the Sept. 11 attacks, this one focusing on how the medical community is responding to terrorism.

The forum examined chemical terrorism, biological terrorism—including the recent anthrax scare—and nuclear threats as well as the psychiatric response to mass violence.

Dr. Woodhall “Sandy” Stopford, assistant clinical professor of community and occupational medicine, outlined potential chemical threats to the United States.

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Stopford said that if terrorists use

chemicals to attack Americans, they will likely use those readily available at research or industrial facilities, rather than specific highly toxic gases, such as sarin or ricin. Stopford did not want to name the specific chemicals.

In response to a question, he said the nation’s water supply will not likely be a target for terrorists.

“You’re dealing with a large volume of water, and there will be a large di-

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Dr. Keith Kaye, assistant professor of infectious diseases, discussed both the fallout from the anthrax mailings and the possibility of a smallpox out-

break. He said that the silver lining of the past month is that six out of the 11 patients who contracted inhalation anthrax survived and that the inhaled infection has turned out to be more curable than previously thought.

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String theory aims to unify theories of modem physics

By MIKE MILLER

String theory centers around the idea that all matter is composed of Although scientists have described strings. These strings are up to a bilmuch nof the physical universe, they lion, billion, billion times smaller than have not agreed on one central theory an atom and vibrate in an unseen, 10to explain it all. Associate Professor of dimensional universe. By wiggling in Physics Ronen Plesser, a proponent of different ways, the strings become difstring theory—the idea that the uniferent particles in the three-dimenverse is composed of tiny, vibrating sional universe. strings operating across 10 dimenBy considering this theoretical sions—has been working on this theomodel, “It turns out you find an incredrized, unified field theory. ibly rich and complex structure,” PlessThe two fundamental theories of er said. He explained that while humodern physics—Einstein’s general themans exist in a 10-dimensional world, ory of relativity and quantum mechanthey observe only four dimensions—ics—contain “a theoretical screw-up” three spatial dimensions plus time—and conflict with one another, Plesser because the other six are “curled up explained. “But one expects a physical and not noticeable.”

Plesser compared the way humans theory to have universal validity,” he said. The purpose of string theory is to view only four of the 10 dimensions to unite relativity and quantum mechanics a large ant crawling along a garden into a single, universal model. hose. While a smaller ant sees two diThe Chronicle

mensions as on a plane, the larger ant sees only one dimension along the length of the hose.

Recent research in string theory suggests that the three-dimensional world humans see is really a projection of these higher dimensions, a sort of holographic image, Plesser explained.

Since string theory is entirely theoretical —supported only by its internal consistency and explanatory power—the research at the University is heavily based on abstract mathematics, requiring a collaboration between the math and physics departments. For example, research done by Plesser suggests that radically different shapes in the higher six dimensions give rise to indistinguishable physical shapes in the lower three dimensions, a result that has contributed to long-standing problems in mathematics.

Robert Behringer, chair of the Department of Physics, said that the string theory group is evolving and that the research is one of the physics department’s strongest interdisciplinary efforts.

Plesser stressed that rather than concentrating on uses for string theory in technology, it will help humans “understand both math and physics at a higher level,” which will inevitably lead to practical applications. He noted that string theory has already aided in the understanding of condensed matter physics.

Although he concedes there is little hope for experimental confirmation of string theory in the near future, Plesser is content with speculation.

“Right now, I’m enjoying looking at the world on a fundamental level,” Plesser said.

U.S. may base aid on creation of broad-based government

By ANWAR FARUQI The Associated Press

KOENIGSWINTER, Germany Afghan factions can expect no aid for rebuilding their war-ravaged country unless they agree on a broad-based government, a senior US. official said Monday on the eve of UN.-sponsored talks.

“Until there is a government that is broadly representative and recognized by us, there’s not going to be any reconstruction assistance,” said the official, who is close to the talks and spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity.

When formal talks start Tuesday, the

four Afghan delegations gathering at a stately mansion overlooking the Rhine River will face intense international pressure to reach a consensus on Afghanistan’s political future.

Eighteen nations, including the United States and Britain, are exerting influence from the corridors, and the UN. spokesperson for Afghanistan Ahmad Fawzi said Monday that the four groups must decide quickly on a security force and an interim administration.

Fawzi’s comments came amid fears that the eventual fall of the last Taliban

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ignite infighting among the Northern Alliance.

The delegates will spend the duration of the talks at Petersberg, perched on a hilltop above the former German capital of Bonn, and reached by a single road.

The secluded location was chosen not only for security reasons, but also to remove the delegations from what Fawzi

called “daily pressures,” a move the United Nations hopes will give them perspective to reach a consensus.

“It’s a very simple agenda really,” Fawzi said. “We’re talking about the possibility to form a transitional administration for Afghanistan, as soon as possible because speed is ofthe essence in view of the-situation on the ground.”

Some of the 32 delegates arrived early and started informal discussions Sunday, including those representing ex-King Mohammad Zaher Shah and a group of exiles based in Cyprus. Those conversations continued Monday.

The United States hopes the promise of billions in aid will help bring about a power-sharing accord among the four groups: the ex-king’s supporters, the Cyprus group, another exile group based in the Pakistani city of Peshawar and the Northern Alliance warlords who are regaining control of Afghanistan from the Taliban.

Fawzi said the United Nations was imposing no conditions on the Afghans.

“It’s their choice. They know what the international community has to offer,” Fawzi said. “Without peace there

will be no development. Without peace there will be no investment.”

At the White House, spokesperson Ari Fleischer said that while President George W. Bush believes the formation of the government of Afghanistan should be up to the Afghan people, he also wants “to make certain that there is a multiethnic group that governs Afghanistan and that includes women.”

The delegates must decide how long

a transitional administration would run the country before convening a loya jirga, or national assembly, and the makeup of a peacekeeping force under a U.N. mandate.

With the fall of the city of Kunduz to the Northern Alliance Sunday and fighting raging in the last Taliban stronghold ofKandahar, none of the most important warlords were at the talks.

Northern Alliance leader Burhanuddin Rabbani was not attending, sending instead his acting interior minister, Younus Qanooni. The other leading figure, Zaher Shah, stayed in Rome, where he has lived in exile since 1973, to remain above politics.

“His majesty is above such meetings.

His role is that of a father figure,” said Mostapha Zaher, his grandson, who was part of the delegation.

The Afghans are being pressed hard to succeed at the talks. If they fail to reach an agreement and slide into another round of factional conflict, the world could lose interest in Afghanistan once more.

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Alliance, U.S. special forces Student opinions on dieting continue battle at fortress at Duke vary significantly Stray U.S. smart bomb wounds five Americans

By BURT HERMAN The Associated Press

MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan Northern Alliance troops aided by U.S. special forces fought a pitched battle in a sprawling mud-walled fortress for a second day Monday with captured loyalists of Osama bin Laden.

Five Americans were wounded by a stray U.S. bomb, and by nightfall it was still unclear whether the rebellion had been crushed.

President George W. Bush warned Americans to be prepared for U.S. casualties. Speaking in Washington, he said the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan was “just the beginning” of the fight against terrorism, and he warned Iraq and North Korea there would be consequences for producing weapons of mass destruction.

In the north, prisoners captured by the Alliance last weekend in the siege of Kunduz rained rocket-propelled grenades and mortars on Alliance troops trying to suppress the uprising.

Hundreds of Pakistanis, Chechens, Arabs and other non-Afghans fighting with the Taliban were brought to the fortress here as part of the weekend surrender of Kunduz, the Islamic militia’s last stronghold in the north.

Once inside the fortress Sunday, the prisoners stormed the armory and were still resisting the next day despite U.S. airstrikes and attacks by Alliance forces.

One CIA operative was missing in the

uprising, according to a U.S, official speaking on condition of anonymity.

American special forces troops called in an airstrike but a U.S. JDAM smart

bomb went astray exploding near the Americans. Five U.S. soldiers suffered serious wounds and were evacuated to nearby Uzbekistan, Gen. Richard Myers, chair of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said in Washington. Their identities were not released.

Alliance officers said about 40 of their troops had died in the uprising along with hundreds of resisters. Alliance commanders said the holdouts, trapped in a tower, were running out of ammunition and wouldn’t last long.

“Those who are left over will be dead,” said Alim Razim, an aide to Alliance Gen. Rashid Dostum. “None of

them can escape.”

In other developments: Britain took several thousand troops off 48-hour alert, citing an improving situation on the ground in Afghanistan. Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon also confirmed that four British soldiers had been injured in operations with U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

Helped by U.S. and Northern Alliance troops, 12 Russian transport planes arrived in Kabul carrying aid crews, President Vladimir Putin said. The Russian Foreign Ministry said experts arrived to defuse land mines on the road leading to a planned Russian aid center.

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DIETING from page 1 pect of life,” sophomore Arthur Wood said.

CAPS provides many services for stu“My perception is that the diet culture is more intense here than in the general dents who have body image concerns inpopulation and maybe more than other cluding an eating disorder treatment universities,” McEntyre said. team, which provides students with counOpinions about whether or not Duke seling, physician services and a dietitian. students diet in a medically advisable The Healthy Devil also provides counselway vary within the student body. ing, pamphlets promoting healthy dining and information about the warning signs ‘The diet culture at Duke seems so unhealthy,” sophomore Claire Logsdon. of eating disorders.

The issues of dieting and healthy eat“People diet by eating almost nothing, getting fed up with it and binging and ing are not new to the University. In the feeling guilty about eating and spending 1930’s at Duke’s Medical Center, Dr. Walhours at the gym.” ter Kempner was the first to prescribe Sophomore Adam Kole disagreed. “I diets as a possible method ofintervention think that people do care about their for heart disease. His patients began to weight but in a more responsible way lose amazing amounts of weight, promptthan at other schools,” he said. “People eat ing many would-be dieters to Durham, healthy and exercise rather than doing which now hosts a variety of fitness and something extreme. They see it in more of diet programs. a long-term light.”

Tetel said Durham became a location Whether or not severely disordered eat- known nationwide by overweight people ing is widespread at the University is not as a place where they could come for a quite certain, but McEntyre said students last chance. seem to be more conscious of their bodies.

According to a pamphlet from the “The culture here really breeds dietHealthy Devil, as many as a million men ing. Most of the students that come here have eating disorders and 5 percent of are pretty goal-oriented and have been in college males have experienced binge eatan environment in high school where ing. About seven million women may they were the best. They come here, and have disordered eating patterns.

Although some students turn to unthere is a drive for perfectionism, differentiation from other students and identihealthy eating as a form of dieting, not all fall into this trap. In her three years at ty” McEntyre said.

Students seem to agree that there is a Duke, junior Rebecca Weksberg has noticed that eating behavior varies among lot of pressure at Duke.

“When someone comes to this school individuals. “I see a lot of girls eating salwho doesn’t feel like they stack up ads or frozen yogurts for meals, while othagainst the standard, there can be a lot of ers seem perfectly fine with greasy Chikfil-A or McDonalds,” she said. pressure to conform to such a visible as�

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Bush urges Senate Commissioners discuss school bonds action on economy � RECESSION from page 2 House the declaration of a new downturn underscored the urgent need for Congress to pass an economic stimulus plan. “The Senate needs to get a bill and get it into conference, so we can resolve differences and I can sign it before Christmas,” Bush said. “I am obviously aware that our economy is slow, and we will do everything we can to enhance recovery.”

Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota countered that it was Republicans who were being obstructionists on the stimulus package. “Now is not the time to play politics with our economy and security,” Daschle said.

A recession is often defined as at least two consecutive quarters of declines in the gross domestic product, the country’s total output of goods and services.

However, the NBER dated the start of this downturn in March, when GDP growth remained positive.

The Gross Domestic Product did not turn negative until the July-September quarter this year, when it fell at an annual rate of 0.4 percent.

Jeffrey Frankel, an economist at the Kennedy School of Government and one of six NBER panel members, said the panel was unanimous in its belief that March represented the recession’s starting date.

Employment peaked in March, while industrial production peaked in September 2000 and personal income has yet to peak.

“Employment is one of the best indicators, and the others were kind of bracketing it,” Frankel said in an interview. Frankel and the other NBER panel members said the GDP is not used by the group to date recessions in part because it is subject to such wide revisions. The NBER panel made no forecast of how long the recession will last.

“It appears that we could usher in 2002 with happy tidings of recovery,” said Asha Bangalore, an economist at Northern Trust Co. in Chicago.

� COMMISSIONERS from page 3 homes to the acre go out there, many of us thought that was a big, big mistake,” Heron said.

However, Richard Hails, interim director of Durham city-county planning and an architect ofthe plans, said the second proposal is more realistic than

the first. Since several subdivisions in northeastern Durham already had a density greater than two homes per acre, he said it would be unwise to create a plan that would be unenforceable.

The commissioners told community leaders from Northeast Durham and planning officials to meet and synthesize a more agreeable proposal in the upcoming month.

The commissioners also discussed several bond issues, among them the reimbursement of school bonds in Durham County.

Some commissioners voiced concern that the

money from the bonds would not be put to good use.

Bowser said he believed schools already had a large amount of unused resources and land and that he wanted to know the reasons behind the issuance of the bonds.

Commissioner Ellen Reckhow wanted to ensure that all relevant institutions were involved in the drafting of school construction projects to avoid con-

fusion between county and school officials. “We don’t want to micromanage the school board, but we want a commitment to a process,” Reckhow said. The commissioners decided to consider the issue later once it becomes clear how the bonds are going to be issued and used.

IN OTHER BUSINESS: The commissioners covered a range of proposals that passed unanimously, including additions to a local fire department building and allocation of transportation funds.

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Kaye noted that 32,000 people have been issued antibiotics for prophylaxis—using them as a preventative measure—and 5,000 had been issued a full 60-day course. He also cited a study that found that a fifth of patients taking the full course of antibiotics have suffered one or more side effects from the drugs.

Randy Jirtle, professor of radiation oncology, discussed potential nuclear disasters from a historical perspective.

At the beginning of his discussion, he played an audio clip of nuclear scientist Robert Oppenheimer talking about the nature of the Manhattan Project, which spawned the atomic bomb. In the clip, Oppen-

heimer noted that he often felt like death, a destroyer of worlds.

Jirtle said that although a nuclear attack would be rare, it is nevertheless something to take seriously. “Does anyone doubt that [Osama] bin Laden would use nuclear terrorism if he had the capability?” he asked.

He said the most likely nuclear event, rather than an atomic bomb, would come in the form ofradiological contamination at low levels, through sources contained in letters, boxes, the water supply or the air.

Jirtle said the fallout would not immediately be lethal.

John Fairbank, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, said that in the wake of tragic events, people should still consider the likely risk of an attack. Fairbank noted several studies that have found that people routinely overestimate small risks such as terrorist attacks and underestimate larger risks, such as car crashes.

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Teaching, research duties ose questions of integrity � INTEGRITY from page 1 In addition, the Academic Integrity Council, the umbrella organization addressing academic dishonesty among undergraduates, plans to expand its reach to graduate issues at the end of the year.

“Our charge was to start with undergraduate issues,” said Judith Ruderman, chair of the council and vice provost for academic affairs.

“We hope to expand to include graduate and professional representatives after our first year.”

This year, the Graduate School itself, through the executive committee of the graduate faculty, will likely consider whether to develop an honor code, DeNeef said. “[Since] the beginning of the year, I have gotten more inquiries about whether the Graduate School has an honor code, which it does not,” DeNeef said.

Rob Saunders, a physics graduate student who will participate in the event Burian is planning, supported a unified code.

“The problem right now is that there are really wide divisions on

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CHRISTINA CHIA, a graduate student in English, studies in the law school library. Soon, she and other.graduate and professional students may hear more about academic integrity from Duke’s administration.

in-research training before their first year.

Originally, this training was required by the National Institutes of Health in order for departments to receive grants, but it is now a University policy, DeNeef said.

In programs that currently require such training, plans are in the works to expand to the second and third years, he added.

Expansion into the humanities and other social sciences is not yet being developed.

As instructors and teaching assistants, graduate and professional students face a different angle of academic integrity.

“One of the subcommittees is looking at faculty, and by faculty we mean all instructional staff, including TAs,” Ruderman said.

The Academic Integrity Council currently has one graduate student on the board to represent teaching assistants, Louis D’Amico, a graduate student in biology.

D’Amico emphasized the importance of teacher training and said the University is currently lacking academic integrity codes,” Saunin that area. ders said.

“Teacher preparation in general “Most people have no idea what is lacking at Duke, to say nothing of the codes say.” addressing issues of ethics in teachCurrently, the Graduate School ing,” D’Amico wrote in an e-mail. “I addresses one aspect of academic think this is beginning to change, integrity graduate students face: but as departments begin to add ethics in research. teacher training for those students Graduate students in the natuthat will be in the classroom, there ral sciences and some of the social needs to be a component that adsciences must participate in ethics- dresses academic integrity.”

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City Council members remain optimistic about Bell � COUNCIL from page 1 duction will be the structure of the council’s committee system. Currently; six of the 13 city council members sit on the finance committee and six on the public works committee, while the mayor attends both meetings. The entire council then convenes at a committee of the whole, where issues raised at the lower committee meetings are discussed. The outgoing city council has devised a preliminary plan that will essentially eliminate the former two sessions.

When the new council members, four of whom are incumbents, take office next week, they will already have spent some time familiarizing themselves with the priorities and concerns of each other and of their constituents.

To initiate lines of communication,

Mayor-elect Bill Bell met informally with individual council members. “I’ve been meeting first with my colleagues on the City Council to try to share my vision for Durham and to hear them share their visions, what their priorities are,” Bell said.

Bell has also met with city administrators, including Police ChiefTeresa Chambers, and representatives from Downtown Durham, Inc., neighborhoods such as North-East Central Durham and the companies behind downtown development projects like American Tobacco and Liggett & Myers.

Members of the new city council expressed optimism about working with one another under Bell’s leadership. “[Bell is] a proven leader, and he will be an effective leader and I believe the council members will be able to work co-

operatively with him,” Cole-McFadden over the day-to-day routine and resaid. “I look forward to working with all quirements for us as City Council members, the ins and outs and protoof them.”

Council member Lewis Cheek agreed col,” Best said. “We did more listening that Bell and the council will be able to than anything.”

The training session was also an opwork together. “I’m sure his personality portunity for new and old members to get is different from the personality of [current mayor] Nick Tennyson, and that used to working with one another. <c What I came away with [was] the opwill obviously affect the way things work,” he said. “But I think he is a very portunity to learn or begin to learn perknowledgeable person, very intelligent, sonalities,” Stith said. and I think he understands the issues “It’s a little early to tell how everyone will come down on issues, but cerfacing Durham.” tainly my initial impression was that The new council members met officialwe City Manager really came across as a group that an orientation held by ly at Marcia Conner Nov. 16. There, various will communicate.”

The council also made plans for a recity administrators briefed the members on the major issues and responsibilities treat in January, as well as training classes for new members sometime between within their respective departments. “[The department heads] were going December and February.

Bush plans to use Marines to hunt down terrorists that it would ratchet up the pressure on the leaders � MARINES from page 2 craft were operating off the USS Peleliu hundreds of of the Taliban and Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaeda netmiles away in the northern Arabian Sea and from work by further hindering their movements in the Kandahar area. unidentified bases on the coast.

Rumsfeld also said that “hundreds, not thousands” Working under a bright moon in the chill night air, Marines hurried to set up shop and fortify the airstrip of Marines would man the “forward operating base,” for a new phase of the US. war on terrorism. Until now, but not necessarily as the vanguard of a substantially larger American ground force. the US. role in the war had been mostly in the air.

Earlier, President George W. Bush said the Carried by CH-53E Super Stallion heavy lift helicopters, the first contingent of Marines touched down Marines would assist in hunting down terrorists at the desolate airstrip at 9 p.m. local time Sunday and linked to the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. met no resistance, according to their reports.

The Associated Press was allowed to accompany the “The Marines have landed and we now own a piece of Afghanistan,” Gen. James Mattis, commander of the task Marines on condition its reports not reveal the base’s exact location or any future mission plans. force, said Monday. “Everything went without a hitch.”

The base is isolated, with no signs of towns in the In Washington, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld declined to talk about what kinds of operations distance across the flat desert. The only lights for might be staged from the base. He suggested only miles around were the runway lights installed by the

Marines and lights burning inside the airstrip’s buildings. Col. Peter Miller, chief ofstaff ofthe Marine task force, said the sand landing strip and buildings had been built by a wealthy Arab to provide access to his hunting lodge. The compound includes a small mosque with a minaret and a large white building that may have served as a hangar.

There are more than 4,000 Marines in the two units contributing troops to the operation: the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit from Camp Pendleton, Calif, and the 26th from Camp Lejeune, N.C., which are on amphibious ships in the Arabian Sea. The units are trained for ground combat, evacuations, humanitarian aid and other missions.

The first troops to land—from the 15th brought in by helicopters—were watched over by AH-1W Cobra and UN-IN Huey helicopter gunships, Harrier jump-jet fighter-bombers and other aircraft.

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Blue Devils face No. 7 lowa in Chicago tonight

By ANDREW GREENFIELD The Chronicle

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski likes to test his team early in the season, and it’s now up to Duke to pass.

The top-ranked Blue Devils (4-0) will play their fifth game in eight days tonight when they take on the ninth-ranked lowa Hawkeyes (4-1) in the ACC/BigTen Challenge in Chicago, 111. lowa has had almost a week to get ready for Duke after a tough one-point loss to No. 8 Missouri. “lowa’s played a heck of a schedule and they’ve been in some big games already,” Krzyzewski said.

“They’ll be difficult for us, but this whole stretch of five games in about eight or nine days was set up to do that, so we play probably our toughest game right at the end of that, which I think this team needs.

They need challenges.” lowa, the first ranked team the Blue Devils play this year, will test Duke’s defensive pressure with its inside-outside combination of seniors Reggie Evans and Luke Recker.

Evans, a 6-foot-8 power forward, is one of the top rebounders in the country, averaging just under 12 boards a game. Recker, who missed lowa’s final 15 games last season with a broken kneecap, has completely recovered and is averaging 18 points per game so far this season.

“I feel 100 percent,” Recker said in an ESPN.com chat. “But I’m not in optimal game shape. I’m not in the best shape of my life, but healthwise I’m 100 percent.”

Evans has been huge in lowa’s first five games, leading lowa in scoring with 21.6 points per game, but he and the rest of the Hawkeyes have yet to face a player like Carlos Boozer or a team like Duke.

“We haven’t decided yet [how to play Boozer],” Recker said. “We can play him a number of different ways, but we think we can throw a number of things at him.

“Duke is a very good team. It will be a tough

game. We have to play great to win that game. To regroup [after losing to Missouri], it’s just a part of basketball. Teams will have losses and the real character is in how you respond. It will be a very big game [Tuesday].”

Duke heads to Chicago, Krzyzewski’s hometown, coming off a blowout of Portland in its home opener, but freshman Daniel Ewing knows that the Blue Devils sub-par performance against Portland will not cut it against lowa.

“We didn’t play the way we’re capable of playing,” Ewing said. “We didn’t do the little things tonight, and even though we won, Coach is not satisfied with our performance. We have to pick it up and play better in Chicago.”

Chris Duhon is still suffering from the effects of severe cramping due to dehydration during the Maui Invitational. Duhon’s injury has seemed to affect his play lately and it showed in Portland game when he.was benched to start the second half.

“I think [Duhon] is fine,” Krzyzewski said. “No one knows exactly when you’re body goes through that trauma, but he needs to play better and he can play better. Hopefully, the further removed he is from that incident the better he’ll be.” lowa’s frontcourt of Recker, Evans, and 6-11 sophomore Jared Reiner matches up well with Duke’s line of Boozer, Mike Dunleavy and Dahntay Jones, but where the teams differ is in the guard position. lowa is still looking for someone to replace point guard and floor leader Dean Oliver who graduated.

Junior college transfer Chauncey Leslie has taken the role this year, but will get his first real test when he faces Jason Williams and Duhon.

“We’ve got inexperienced positions, but Reggie and Luke have seen this type of game, and that will help,” lowa coach Steve Alford said. “We’re trying to do some things to take the pressure offand allow them to play.

The bottom line is we’ve got to be able to handle the ball because Duke scores so much off turnovers.”

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Volleyball will play William and Mary in NCAAs The Blue Devil volleyball team will host the NCAA Tournament for the first time in seven years.

By GREG VEIS The Chronicle

This must be a shock to this years’ seniors.

When they were freshmen, the Blue Devil volleyball team stumbled into December after having suffered through another tortuous season, and the postseason merely seemed to loom as a distant myth.

This year, Duke (22-4) hosts the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament Friday and Saturday at Cameron Indoor Stadium, “We’re really excited about staying at home,” coach Jolene Nagel said. “First, it’s great being in the tournament. Sure, we thought we were going to make it, but it still is

BRYN GALLAGHER will serve some up this weekend in the NCAA Tournament.

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Chomping at the bit With both teams already signed on. the New.Year’s Day Gator Bowl will feature Florida State and Virginia Tech. This marks FSU’s 20th consecutive year competing in a bowl.

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nice to see your name up on the board. Also, this proves that we have come so far in the last three years—from eighth to first in the ACC and being home for the first rounds of the tournament.”

While the NCAA does not fully disclose its reasoning behind choosing hosts, it seemed to account for a variety offactors—some completely unrelated to the game.

“There is a strong push to have teams travel less as opposed to more after the events of September 11th,” Nagel said.

“There are quite a few teams that qualified on the east coast, and since had such a strong season, the NCAA chose us.”

Tournament virgin William and Mary (21-5) awaits the Blue Devils in the first round Friday night at 5:30.

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NBA Scores Knicks 88, Hawks 83 Pistons 105, Magic 100 Grizzlies 98, Kings 94 Suns 111, Jazz 104 (OT)

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Duke vs. lowa

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Duke leads the series 6-1.

No. 1 DUKE (4-0) Coach Mike Krzyzewski Guard Jason Williams, Jr. (16.3 ppg) Guard Chris Duhon, So. (8.3 ppg) Forward Dahntay Jones, Jr. (11.8 ppg) Forward Mike Dunleavy. Jr. (17.8 ppg) Center Carios Boozer, Jr. (14.8 ppg)

No. 9 lowa (4-1) Coach Steve Alford Pierre Pierce, Fr. (5.6 ppg)

Guard Guard Chauncey Leslie, Jr. (10.0 ppg) Forward Luke Recker, Sr. (18.0 ppg) Reggie Evans, Sr. (21,6 ppg) Forward Center —Jared Reiner, So. (6.2 ppg)

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Dunleavy crowned Duke junior Mike Dunleavy now has the ACC Player of the Week award to go along with with his EA Sports Maui Invitational MVP honors. He averaged 17.8 points and 9.3 rebounds on the week.

THE NOD

Reggie Evans is one of the most dominant paint players in college basketball. Even with his added muscle, Mike Dunleavy may have trouble defending him down low. This may lead to a switch that puts Carlos Boozer, who has been playing great recently, on Evans. Having to defend Evans will wear Boozer out.

lowa starts a freshman and a Juco transfer in the backcourt. Duke starts what many believe are the best guards in the country. Luke Recker, who has moved to small forward, is really a shooting guard, but so is Dahntay Jones.

He must stay out of foul trouble. If Jones does, he can clamp down on the high-scoring Recker.

Daniel Ewing has far surpassed most observers’ expectations so far this year. His scrappy, intelligent play off the bench is a valuable asset for Duke. Nick Horvath, Casey Sanders and Matt Christensen have had moments as well. Glen Worley and Duez Henderson provide lowa with quality depth at forward Duke travels wes't wishing to erase the memory of a sloppy performance against Portland that greatly irked Mike Krzyzewski. lowa comes to Chicago after blowing a late lead and losing to Missouri. But it does not pay to bet against the Blue Devils when Coach K has recently been angry with them.

If Duke continues to struggle from the perimeter, it could be in deep trouble. lowa will rebound fiercely, and despite Boozer and Dunleavy’s best efforts, Evans will score down low. If lowa can pack the paint on defense, Boozer will not be able to score much.

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Seminoles’ athletic director calls for Spurrier’s spanking

By BRENT KALLESTAD The Associated Press

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Another day brought another round of name calling in the FloridaFlorida State feud that does not want to end.

Monday, it was Florida State athletic director Dave Hart on the offensive, suggesting Steve Spurrier should be sanctioned for accusing Bobby Bowden of encouraging dirty play.

“It would probably be good if somebody just spanked him and put him to bed and hope he wakes up all grown up,” Hart said at a news conference he called specifically to address Spurrier’s charges. “I believe strongly in the respect factor. I believe in professional behavior and ethical behavior.”

Spurrier accused Seminoles’ tackle Darnell Dockett of intentionally trying to hurt two Gators, quarterback Rex Grossman and tailback Earnest Graham, in Florida’s 37-13 victory Nov. 17.

Graham, who has threatened a lawsuit, is out 3to-5 weeks with an injured knee.

Spurrier wondered aloud if Bowden “instructs that kind of action,” and was irritated because he says it “happens over and over when we play these guys.”

Hart wants the American Football Coaches Association to sanction Spurrier, who has long been one of the nation’s most outspoken coaches.

“You don’t attack people’s integrity,” Hart said.

“We’re not going to put a player on the field who isn’t playing fair.”

He also suggested Spurrier might be complaining so loudly because he does not like playing Florida State late in the season—or may not want to play the Seminoles at all.

“I can’t speak to any hidden agendas,” Hart said.

The schools have three years remaining on

their contract.

Hart spoke with AFCA executive director Grant Teaff about his concerns. The athletic director took exception to the Florida coach failing to make his complaints through normal channels.

Hart said ACC Commissioner John Swofford and the league’s supervisor of officials reviewed game tapes and did not find Dockett trying to intentionally hurt anyone.

“We have done our due diligence despite the very poor manner this was handled by the football coach in Gainesville,” Hart said.

Florida is a member of the SEC, whose officials have also received copies of the game tapes.

Hart also said he would never tolerate Florida State coaches publicly criticizing opposing schools.

“If the roles were reversed, Bobby would not coach Saturday,” Hart said.

Graham accused Dockett of twisting his knee in the pile after he was already tackled.

Spurrier also said the game tape showed Dockett tried to stomp on Grossman’s hand as the Florida quarterback was tackled out of bounds.

Thus added another chapter to the bitter history between these two schools.

After Florida State’s 24-21 victory in 1996, Spurrier accused the Seminoles of a number of late hits on Gator quarterback Danny Wuerffel.

It was the central topic during the week leading into the national championship game at the Sugar Bowl, where the Gators won the rematch 52-20.

Hart and Bowden did their best to avoid being drug into the controversy in 1996, but the athletic director said Monday he could not allow it to go by again with defending his coach and university.

“Bobby Bowden represents integrity and class,” Hart said. “It was a very unfair, unfounded attack.”

When told of Hart’s statements Monday night, Spurrier quoted a Chinese philosopher, saying “It’s better your enemies talk evil of you

than not at all.”

“Sometimes the truth hurts,” Spurrier said, referring to his earlier comments about Florida State. “That’s about all I can say about that. The truth really hurts.”

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Buccaneers, Alstott stun slowed Rams Liberty, USC

By DAVE GOLDBERG The Associated Press

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Warren Sapp obliged.

The Buccaneers upset the St. Louis Rams 24-17 Monday night as the 300pound defensive tackle, who had just three sacks coming into the game, added two more against Kurt Warner, forced a fumble and spent much of the game in the St. Louis backfield.

“I’m usually the firestarter here,” Sapp said. “When I’m having a good time, everybody feeds off me.”

Mike Alstott ran for touchdowns of seven and eight yards, and Warrick Dunn scored from 21 yards out early in the fourth quarter to break a 17-all tie.

Two late interceptions sealed the win and kept the Bucs (5-5) in the NFC playoff race. The loss dropped St. Louis (8-2) into a tie for first in the NFC West with San Francisco.

“We all came in here with a purpose,” Sapp said. “This is our season.

We got to beat the greatest show on earth to get it done.”

But the win did not come easy.

With 6:30 left, the Bucs had a fourthand-inches at the St. Louis 10 following a blocked punt by Ronde Barber.

Instead of trying a field goal that would have given them a 10-point lead, they went for it and got the first down.

But three plays later, Brian Young intercepted Brad Johnson’s pass and the Rams reached the Bucs 42 before Donnie Abraham intercepted Warner’s fourth-down pass to quell that threat.

The Rams got the ball back with 2:35 left, but John Lynch intercepted Warner’s first pass to clinch it.

‘You can’t throw an interception in that situation,” coach Tony Dungy said.

“Thank goodness for our defense. It got the ball back for us two times.”

The Rams, who beat Tampa Bay 116 here in the NFC title game two seasons ago and lost 38-35 in Tampa last season, moved up and down the field all night but managed just one TD. They fumbled three times and took

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MIKE ALSTOTT powered ,his way to two touchdowns Monday night, as the Bucs won 24-17 over the NFL lead in turnovers with 32.

“We just looked at what was realistic,” Tampa Bay linebacker Derrick Brooks said. “Realistic is that they score a lot of points but they lead the

league in turnovers.”

Warner finished 19-of-39 for 291 yards and had three of the turnovers—the two interceptions and a fumble.

“We just made far too many mistakes today,” Warner said. “Everybody’s got to quit making mistakes.”

Last season, Sack had 16 1/2 sacks, and his 29 during the 1999 and 2000 seasons led the NFL over that period. He had struggled this season with just three.

But on this night, he lived up to his reputation, even forcing Frank Garcia, who had started at left guard for the injured Tom Nutten, out of the game.

Nutten, who had a sprained ankle, returned in the third quarter and limped off again in the fourth.

‘Tommy’s played against Warren several times and had some success,” Rams coach Mike Martz said. “This was the first time for Frank. So we made the change.”

The Bugs led 10-9 at halftime although they were outgained 210-95.

Jeff Wilkins’ 44-yard field goal on the opening drive gave the Rams a 3-0 lead, but only after Warner threw three straight incomplete passes, missing Isaac Bruce in the endzone on first down.

Alstott’s 7-yard run 1:41 into the second quarter gave the Bucs a 7-3 lead. It came at the end of a 54-yard drive that began when Sapp recovered a fumble by Bruce.

Wilkins made it 7-6 with a 42-yard field goal five minutes before halftime.

But Tampa Bay got the three points back on Martin Gramatica’s 36-yarder after Sapp sacked Warner and forced a fumble that Marcus Jones recovered at the Rams’ 22.

Wilkins returned the favor again with a 24-yarder on the final play of the half.

Then the Bucs went 68 yards on 11 plays to open the second half, with Alstott zigzagging in from eight yards out to make it 17-9.

The Rams drove right back, 85 yards in 12 plays to score on a 1-yard fourth down pass from Warner to rookie tight end Brandon Manumaleuna. Faulk then ran in for a 2-point conversion to tie the game at 17.

Association Tournament Championship.

William and Mary, who split its ACC contests this year in taking Virginia and falling to North Carolina, has enough experience to threaten the heavily favored Blue Devils.

“They are a good team this year, and they’ve beaten some strong teams,” Nagel said. “There is no way that we can underestimate them.”

Fourth-ranked Southern Cal (22-3), bucking the decreased travel trend, and Liberty (21-10) will compete in the other first round matchup. Whoever emerges will face the winner of the other contest Saturday night at 7:30.

The Trojans come into Durham as the favorite to advance, and Duke is salivating at the chance to face the west coast powerhouse.

“I’m really excited about the prospect of playing USC,” Blue Devil sophomore and southern California native Krista Dill said.

“I’ve played against five people in club matches, and we all really want to take the whole team 0n.... This is a step where you want your program to go.

You want to be associated with teams like USC.” With a top-five team looming a sole victory away, Duke has the opportunity to build its national reputation with a strong performance this weekend.

Nevertheless, playing host has other,

simpler perks associated with it as well.

“I’m just excited that we get to sleep in our own beds,” senior Dorrette Burwell said. “We don’t have to travel or miss too much class either.

“But we weren’t really expecting to play at home, so we weren’t telling people to keep their weekends open to watch us play. So, now I’m telling everybody: keep your weekends open!”

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Madrid reception honoring North Carolina participants in Behind the Veil, an oral history The Society for Creative Anachronism project on Jim Crow South. For informa- (SCA) meets on Tuesdays at 7:00 pm. tion, call 660-3663. 6:00 pm, Hayti HerStudy and recreate the middle ages. itage Center, Durham.

Sword-fighting, feasting, dancing, costuming, etc. For information, call 682-0551.

FAITH & FRIENDSHIP: Join others at 6:45 pm each Tuesday, upstairs balcony room Duke University Department of Music Stuin The Marketplace, for Bible study and dent String Recital; 7:00 pm, Nelson Music supportive friendship over supper. Spon- Room, East Duke Building, Duke East sored by BSU (Baptist Student Union) and Campus. Admission: FREE. open to all. Call 684-5994 for more infor5 mation.

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Wednesday Fuqua School; Tomrrmso Padoa-Schioppa, member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, “The Challenge of the Euro.” For information, call 660-2935. 10:30 am, Geneen Auditorium, Fuqua School.

Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies: Sergio Berensztein, professor, Universidad Torcuato di Telia in Buenos Aires, Argentina “Self-Destructive Politics: Argentina in Disarray.” For information, call 681-3980. 2114 Campus Drive.

Catholic Mass: 5:15 pm, Duke Chapel Crypt, West Campus.

The Community is invited to the Premiere of a New Video: “Caring for Families When a Child is Dying.” This video designed as an educational tool to reach multiple audiences. Showing November 28 at the Auditorium at East Chapel Hill High School at 5:30 pm. For information, please call Erica Rothman at 919-9603838 or Beth Seyda at 919-969-9512.

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recently formalized an emphasis on teaching and service in the promotions process, clearly outlining for junior and tenured faculty alike exactly how to advance. Although the new rules are only a codification of the current Appointments, Tenure and Promotions Committee’s process, making those rules officially part of the promotion from associate professor to full professor was the right step. These official promotion rules, which mandate fulfillment of two of three criteria—scholarship, teaching and service—honor professors who have been both strong researchers and, after gaining tenure, strong teachers or leaders, even if they have not finished that key field-impacting work.

Duke, a research university, cannot pretend that it is solely an undergraduate liberal arts college where teaching is more valued than research. Whether teaching students in the classroom or teaching peers through research, scholars who demonstrate high quality in their work should be comparatively rewarded, and this system of promotion allows for that. Sometimes, in that effort, the University may sacrifice undergraduate instruction itself, rather than lose a scholar who can make a valuable contribution to both Duke and his academic field.

Indeed, that research contributes to both undergraduate and graduate education and also enhances education through classroom texts as well as groundbreaking new theories, models and discoveries. Duke’s graduate program is the strongest example of where research and teaching mix. As with faculty members, graduate students should also balance these two tasks.

Teaching undergraduates, however, rightly plays a lesser role than research in the earlier tenure process. Faculty members should not be able to get tenure without solid research. In the vast majority of tenure cases, a scholar must be an adequate instructor as well, but the key importance stands in maintaining Duke’s quality of research.

Rather than in the jump from assistant to associate professor, however, excellent teaching and service are best rewarded in the jump from associate to full professor. Having become more entrenched in their field with tenure, professors should be willing to improve their teaching methods and perhaps serve the University in broader capacities than the classroom. This service in the Duke community—from advising student groups to helping form department curricula to speaking out in a public forum—is an important contribution and should rightly be a part of the promotion to full professor.

At the same time, this formal codification shows the potential importance of course evaluations throughout the promotion process from tenure —where they are a minor factor—to elevation to full professorship—where they could be a major factor.

By clarifying the promotions process, administrators have taken steps that value teaching and service while maintaining a strong emphasis on research as well.

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Professor clarifies new medical school curriculum On Friday, Nov. 16, The Chronicle published a front page story on the curriculum

relations or case discussions.

Nevertheless, many students find it difficult to use their basic science knowledge for clinical problem solving.

Because the Duke curriculum uniquely requires a year of scholarly research and/or pursuit of a second degree, the preclinical teaching time is necessarily shorter than at leading other medical schools. By creating a more integrated curriculum, we hope to make more efficient and appropriate use of the

revision currently underway in the School of Medicine.

Although the story was generally accurate, I wish to clarify two points. First, I am quoted as saying that the current first-year curriculum “fails to apply basic science

to clinical situations.” This statement is not accurate.

The Duke preclinical curriculum has generally served our students well. For a number of reasons, however, including stresses on teaching time during the clinical years, the Curriculum Task Force concluded that we must teach basic science material in a more clinical context. Indeed, most, if not all, the current basic science courses attempt to present some of their information in a clinical context. Some courses incorporate clinically-related information into their lectures, and many utilize clinical corer referenced story, see

preclinical teaching time.

Second, the article omitted one ofthe major needs in the preclinical curriculum that was identified by the task force as not currently being satisfied—namely, a

focus on the pathophysiology or mechanisms of disease.

Understanding of this subject is considered to be the basis for scholarship in medicine and is necessary to achieve the medical school’s goal of training future lead-

ers of the medical profession.

These issues are being addressed through the creation of a curriculum that

better integrates basic science with clinical medicine.

Most basic science instruction will be organized around the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of disease. Because these subjects cross departmental boundaries, the new courses will be coordinated through

centralized interdepartmental mechanisms. It is hoped that these changes will better enable Duke medical students 1) to provide optimal medical care based on principles of clinical reasoning, 2) to pursue outstanding medical scholarship and 3) to comprehend, evaluate and apply future advances in medical care.

Victor Nadler Professor Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology

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International students feast with Durham families I enjoyed The Chronicle’s Nov. 20 story about students who stayed on campus during Thanksgiving break. I wasn’t surprised that many ofthose quoted were international students, and I was especially pleased to learn that many of the faculty-inresidences were inviting

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appreciate these invitations, and I would love to have heard the interesting conversations around these tables.

I just wanted to let the community know that many other international students shared Thanksgiving dinner with Durham community members. Each holiday, the International House matches international students with community members who

sign up as Holiday Hosts.

This year, 34 internationals were set to feast with 14 volunteer community members, Thanks to all the folks at Duke and in Durham who opened their hearts and homes to the international students in our midst,

these students to their apartCarlisle Harvard ments to share Thanksgiving Director dinner. I’m sure the students International House for referenced story, see http:! www.chronicle.duke.edu/story.php^article_id=244ls /

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Right now, Tm enjoying looking at the world on a fundamental level Ronen Plesser, associate professor of physics, on string theory, which suggests that all matter is composed of tiny strings vibrating in a 10-dimensional universe (see story, page four)

Announcement Spring 2001 columnist and Monday, Monday applications are available online at

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ar luietly n°} because suddenly had some ,1 revelation anout me virtues of peace an nonviolence u ra er because even s outside their cea them r? °^ o o unite against a common enemy. With e events of bept. 11 Molchanov nnposmg a radically different strategic reality on both the United States and Russia, petty squabbling about who gets o own more nuclear warheads somehow seemed more than a little passe.

Ihe agreement between President Creorge W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin on arms reduction, while not even codified in any formal sense, is the most nuclei policy shift on both sides of the Atlantic since the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty. It is a historic development and most certainly a positive one. But there is a major caveat here, and the costs of ignoring it could be very, very high.

During the last 20 years, gradual nuclear disarmament by the superpowers was the order of the day. At one point, the total number of usable warheads on both sides was obscenely high, in the range of 25,000. It is currently half that, and, assuming that Russia and America remain as chummy as they are now, each will have between 1,700 and 2,200 in a decade. No one in his right mind would oppose this latest move. The thorny issue is where Bush and Putin go from here.

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The basic requirement for nuclear deterrence, then, is that no nuclear state should enjoy the advantage of having a disproportionate first strike capability, If both sides have 10,000 warheads and the aggressor destroys 5,000 of its enemy’s arsenal with an offensive strike, the remaining 5,000 will be enough to effect its destruction as well, This kind of macabre math does work out with the kind of cuts Bush and Putin proposed, but it will not if the two countries go much lower. lam not speaking against reasonable disarmament here, but just as more is not always better, neither is less. The key is finding a number that maintains the effect of deterrence but releases government funds for other priorities. Anything between 1,500 and 2,000 is questionable though reasonably safe, but anything below 1,200

and there would sadly be a return to oldstyle relations. Whether the United States still has sufficient firepower to protect itself would become very impor-

tant, very quickly.

It is also vital to consider the terrorist threat when making such momentous decisions. It is well known that as they retreated from Kabul, al-Qaeda agents left behind documents detailing the construction ofnuclear and chemical weapons, even entire missiles. Osama bin Laden has bragged in a newspaper interview about his nuclear capabilities, threatening to use them if the United States did the same. It is very doubtful that any terrorist has the expertise to create or the money to buy a functional nuclear device, but here again, the relative implausibility of the threat must be weighed against the consequences of such an attack. Although terrorists cannot generally be deterred by the threat of overwhelming force, regimes that

support them can. After all, the principal reason Iraq’s Saddam Hussein did not attack coalition forces with biological weapons in 1991 was the implicit threat ofnuclear retaliation, Many well-meaning people are encouraging political leaders to envision a nuclear-free world, where security does not mean hiding behind a missile arsenal but rather working with other nations in the planet’s interest.

Unfortunately, envisioning such a world is the only thing we can do, at least for the foreseeable future. For now, limited disarmament and the de-targeting of most land-based missiles is all that’s feasible. The strongest insurance against another world war and more destructive terrorist attacks will remain a credible deterrent as long as the better angels of humankind’s nature are subor-

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verges on the absurd, Despite a new post-Gold War framework where the traditional East-West

divide has all but disappeared, America should avoid the temptation to completely abandon its nuclear arsenal as the centerpiece of its security strategy, It is true that Russia is not the enemy now, even though most Russian missiles are, in fact, targeted at the United States. But what if a hardline regime takes over in Moscow, whether through the electoral process or a coup d’etat? It is highly unlikely, but the possibility cannot be discounted, if only because the consequences are so profound, Should this happen, all past bilateral agreements would become worthless,

Triangle traffic: Driving me crazy As one of The Chronicle’s film critics and as a genThe un-timed red lights, the people who never learned what a turn signal is, the self-righteous slow erally adventurous person, I’ve made more than my drivers in the fast lane, break tapping at a green light, share of road trips from point A—to point Lost—to point B. Movie theaters are often located in exotic the general inability to accelerate gm- % sounding places like “North Ral,” “Five Points,” from a complete stop, the way people “Timberlyne” and “Cameron Village.” Downtown move into the merge lane, the leaves tL*p Raleigh has some fine bars and places to go clubbing, all over the roads, the potholes, the but getting there usually takes up all of my curse street names that change every two words, the Book of Joshua, 15 honks and eye-drops—blocks, 15-501, the mind-numbing the clubbing and boozing experience much making traffic light at Erwin Road and Martin less memorable.

LaSalle Street that offers eastbound Barna In the movie Clueless the father instructs his drivers a green-arrow at 1 a.m., the lack of daughter the that “everywhere in Los Angeles takes 20 Freeway, at 1-40 and the Durham merge lights on the highways, the traffic-thoughtless design minutes.” In the Triangle, everywhere should take 20 of Research Triangle Park, the road to nowhere that is minutes. Anywhere instead takes an hour.

Have no desire to check out the state capital? Then the “Downtown Loop,” the train that seems to be around only when you have class on East Campus or what about going to Chapel Hill. A friend once remarked that the old Dean Smith quote that Duke was are trying to sleep.... heat. only nine miles from a great school seemed more like ficis like less the Hell with Triangle Driving in I’ve been fortunate during my four years on the tion. The drive from Durham to Chapel Hill is the roads here—no accidents, no tickets, no road rage. I fol- longest nine miles anywhere. Why? The abomination of a road that is NC 15-501. Instead of connecting the two low four simple rules that are not covered in most drivtowns by a highway, we have this messy, poorly timed ers education books: belt-line with two lanes—slow and slower. 15-501 is a looking or 1. Do not blink, as not checking a mirror well designed speed trap and has no business serving as in can result one second straightforward for just being blindsided by a SUV-driving soccer mom on a a major artery between Durham and Chapel Hill.

Perhaps I am being a bit too harsh on the North cell phone.

Department of Transportation, or whoever Carolina times. one on horn at all 2. Keep hand the designs the traffic flow around here. Still, when it 3. Bring a Bible.

4. Keep a steady stream of curse words running comes to traffic concerns the state government through your head while you are driving, so that when seems to suffer from cranial-rectal inversion. The someone does cut you off, broadside you, run you off problems with left turn lanes (why can’t we allow the road or decide to go 55 miles per hour in the fast people to turn left when on a green light and no onlane, your errant shouts of four-letter-words will sound coming traffic?), one-way streets (it is illegal to turn left from a one way to a one way on a red light—this more fluid and organic. ,

issue was brought up before the legislature last spring and roundly dismissed by legislators and constituents alike) and the total lack of bike lanes, given the number of hippie ride-to-work-bicyclists there are in the Triangle, all suggest that something is

amiss at NCDOT. Some blame also falls to the mess of local residents as well. The Triangle has been blessed and cursed with a massive influx of big-city Northerners. They drive fast. Meanwhile, the traditional residents drive S-L-O-W. The mix creates a nifty dilemma. The fast drivers want to get somewhere at breakneck speed; the native Southerners want to spin their wheels and stare at the highway median floral arrangements. It’s also a battle of styles of self-righteousness. Northern, “outta my way” style and Southern “I will make you obey the laws of the state and the laws of God” style do not mesh well on the asphalt. That’s why people drive so slowly in the fast lanes sometimes—to make those no-good Northern transplants slow down. Who says the Civil War is over? On 1-40, it’s 1864 with combustible engines. Where are Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis when you need them?

The population mix problem is not going away, and that leaves it to the state to do something about the problem. They’ve been contemplating a light-rail system for 20 years down here and according to a report this week, it will not be operational until 2010 at the earliest. Meanwhile, endless expansion of 1-40 seems to be the solution. Imagine six lanes ofthis nightmare in each direction.

Perhaps now is a good time to buy stock in Visine Trinity senior Martin Barna is projects editor Chronicle and film editor of Recess.

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Fri. and Sat., Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 8:00 p.m. in Reynolds Theater, Bryan Center Tickets $l4 Reserved, $l2 General, and $7 Students.

Nov. 30 at 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 1 at 2:00 p.m.

Dec. 2 at 3:00 p.m. uke Chapel ,

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The annual showcase of dance presented by Duke’s Dance Program includes “Maculcle,” an Afro-Brazilian dance with special guests, the Duke Capoeira Cooperative; a traditional Indian Kalhak dance; a new modern-dance piece, a revival of an early 20th-century work by Ted Shawn, and two new ballets.. AND, a guest artist performing the “Snake Dance” with a live boa. Really.

Duke Chapel Choir and :hestra, conducted by Iney Wynkoop, presents annual holiday favorite!

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Catch a glimpse of Christmases Past, Present and Future in this unique holiday program performed by the beloved Boys Choir of Harlem, including such traditional favorites as Handel’s Messiah and Vivaldi’s Gloria through uplifting Christmas spirituals to popular Christmas carols.

This Week: November 27 December 3,2001 ON TAP! is coordinated by the Duke University Institute of the Arts in cooperation with participating campus arts departments and programs. For more information about performing arts events, call the Duke University Box Office, 684-4444 or view online at tickets.duke.edu. To inquire about this ad call 660-3356.

“PIECES OF EIGHT” Nov. 29, 30 and Dec. 1 at 8:00 p.m.

Dec. 2at 2:00 p.m. in Sheafer Theater, Bryan Center Tickets $8 general admission, $6 students and seniors This funny and poignant evening of theater offers eight short pieces written by some of the greatest names in modem theater: Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter, Tom Stoppard, Edward Albee, Jules Feiffer and others. Produced by Duke Players with a cast of Duke students under the direction of Richard Riddell of the Theater Studies faculty,

MORE MUSICAL MOMENTS Thurs., Nov. 29 at 8:00 p.m.

Baldwin Auditorium. Free.

Duke Wind Symphony, a student ensemble under the direction of Tom Jcnncr, presents stirring wind music for semester’s end.

Sun, Dec. 2 at 2p.m. and Bp.m. The Duke Opera Woi Nelson Music Room.

“Loud is Good: The $5 general, $3 students.

Wed., Dee. 5 at

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Baldwin Auditorium. Free.

The Duke Symphony Baldwin Auditorium

Wagner, with Susan Thurs., Dec. 6 at 7:00p.m.

Duke Chapel. Free.

The Duke Chorale, annual “Christmas

Sun.. Dec. 9 at 5:00p.m Duke Chapel. Free.

Organ Recital in Di Organist. This rccit Benjamin N. Duke

DUMA AFTER HOURS Thurs., Dec. 6, 5:30-8:00 p.m.

Duke University Museum ofArt East Campus Quad Come at 5:30 for refreshments and cash bar, and stay for a 6:30 p.m. cooking demonstration by Siglinda Scarpa: “Masterpieces in the Making: Contemporary Italian Art & Cuisine.” $3 Gen. Public, $2 Students (Flex accepted).

Free to Friends of DUMA.

IE GET YOUR GUN” mber 1 at 8:00 p.m. itorium 13 to $35 Reserved special “preview” performance of the new touring production of Irving Berlin’s classic of musical theater. This highly fictionalized story )oter Annie Oakley and her stormy competitive ip with Frank Butler, a dashing vaudeville , as they tour the country together as stars of ’s Wild West Show, offers up many musical including “The Sun In the Morning and the slight,” and “Doin’ What Comes NaturTy.”