August 26, 2002

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Ndudi-free shop Highly touted men’s basketball big man Ndudi Ebi made his official visit to Duke over the weekend. See Sportswrap page 6

THE INDEPENDENT DAILY AT DITKE UNIVERSITY

‘Thief makes debut at orientation Off-campus parkers gain By JENNIFER HASVOLD The Chronicle

Although the opening paragraph of

Ethan Canin’s “The Palace Thief,” reads “This is a story without surprises,” the short story provided enough material for over an hour of discussion during freshman orientation. Teams of first-year students met at the Marketplace on East Campus Sunday afternoon and broke into smaller groups to discuss their reactions to the assigned summer reading, as well as how it influenced their views on academic integrity. Part of the Division of

extra spots � In a change of plans, undergraduates living off campus will be able to buy passes for the Blue Zone lot beginning this Thursday. By WHITNEY BECKETT The Chronicle

All underclassmen will likely be able to park in the Blue Zone this year, administrators said, tentatively banishing earlier fears that commuters would have to park in the remote lots on Duke University Road.

In related news University administrators saw the implementation of their efforts to make orientation more academic last week, although freshmen gave mixed reviews of the experience. See page 6 Student Affairs’ effort to promote intellectual discussion during orientation, it met with mixed sentiments. “I didn’t see anything beneficial to JEFF BURLIN/FHE CHRONICLE it,” said freshman T.J. Corona. KRISTI KARCHER, a sophomore First-year Advisory Counselor, speaking on the right, leads a discusOther students, however, found the sion Sunday afternoon on ‘The Palace Thief.” reading to be a valuable experience. “I thought it was pretty well organized,” genuine satisfaction. “We never see allowed to get away with cheating. Emily O’Brien said. “I was surprised from Sedgewick’s perspective if he “Things like honor, goodwill and that everyone got that involved.” got what he wanted,” Brooke Levin knowledge don’t apply outside [of aca“The Palace Thief,” one of a collection said of her group’s discussion. “Obvidemia]. That was the impression the of short stories, explores the issue of ously he got ‘on top,’ but we don’t book gave me,” said Corona, noting the stark contrast between ethical cheating in academia through the in- know if he’s happy.” teraction between Although students could not agree standards in academia compared to student, a Sedgewick, and his history professor. on whether Sedgewick was ultimately other fields, such as business. During the discussion sessions, successful in reaching his goals, some Steve Hwang agreed. “Even though freshmen wrestled with whether cheatexpressed surprise that Duke asSee PALACE THIEF on page 17 ing gave the young history student signed a story in which a student was

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quested Blue Zone permits move off the waitlist this week, parking officials are optimistic that every underclassman who Joe Pietrantoni wants to park in the Blue Zone will be able to “Our priority is to have both undergraduates who live on and off-campus in the Blue Zone,” said Joe Pietrantoni, associate vice president for auxiliary services. “When we saw the comfortable numbers, it looked like it was going to happen.” See OFF-CAMPUS PARKING on page 13

Former Duk e stars shine at All-S tar Charity Game Seven NBA players j oined the second annual game By PAUL DORAN The Chronicle

165 It began with a bang and ended with a Corey Maggette windmill Blue 157 jam as the White team beat the Blue team 165-157 in the All-Star Charity Game Friday night at 7 p.m. in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The game, which was played in the spirit of an exhibition fanfest—potent, flashy offensive skill and little in the way of defending—featured eight former men’s basketball stars and seven of their NBA compatriots. “Games like this can normally be where nobody cares and they don’t put on a good show,” said head coach Mike Rrzyzewski. “These guys put on a great show. They were enthusiastic, they showed teamwork, and I think they tried, every third play, to play a little bit of defense The 15 players were divided into two teams, Blue and White. The Blue squad consisted of Darrell Armstrong, Brian Davis, Kirk Hasten Christian Laettner, Corey Maggette, Morris Peterson and Ricky Price. Playing for the White team were Shane Battier, Jeff Capel, Juan Dixon, Mike Dunleavy, Danny Ferry, Jaren Jackson, Steve Kerr and Rodney Rogers. While

COREY MAGGETTE, a one-time Duke student, performs a windmill dunk at the end of the All-Star Charity Game. rip II fid lib I lie

Students on the “independent corridor” got used to their new surroundings without selective groups on Main West Campus last week. See page 4

The Major Speakers chair of the Duke University Union transferred over the summer, leaving the group without plans for bringing speakers to campus. See page 5

Two notable Duke stars, Elton Brand and Jay Williams were not able to attend because of obligations to the U.S. national team. Memphis Grizzlies’ head coach Sidney Lowe called the shots for Blue, while Washington Wizards’ head coach Doug Collins was on the bench with the White team. Collins was “assisted” by Grant Hill, arguably the most popular player in the history of the men’s basketball program, who was not playing for precautionary reasons. The game was played under NBA rules, with NBA quarters, NBA refs and a college three-point line, the result of which was a long distance bombing contest, as the two teams took more than 100 treys between themselves. Nearly everyone got in on the long range action including Hasten, the Magic’s 6-foot-9 center, who displayed his versatility shooting 2-for-4 from behind the arc. “I love shooting the ball here. I shoot the ball pretty well here,” said Dixon, who lead all scorers with 40 points. “I just wanted to get off to a strong start, just go out there and have some fun. I was able to get a lot of looks and I was able to knock down a lot of open shots.” See ALL STARS in Sportswrap page 9 Durham police officers are investigating the report of an attempted robbery and possible sexual assault early Friday morning in a Knox Street home. See page 8


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