Spetember 6, 2002

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Friday, September 6,2002

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Fall has sprung The Chronicle previews Duke’s six fall sports teams and their chances in the ACC. See supplement inside

THE INDEPENDENT DAILY AT DUKE UNIVERSITY

1-0 football seeks respect By ROBERT SAMUEL The Chronicle

Was it a fluke? The football team (1-0) will get its first chance to answer the question everyone has been when asking they face Louisville Saturday at 7 p.m. in

Wallace Wade Stadium. “This is a big game for us—bigger than ECU” junior running back Alex Wade said. “If we win this one, it’ll really make us legitimate.”

The two teams could not have had different opening games. Louisville went into its first game Sunday against Kentucky with last season’s Confer-

ence USA coach of the year, John Smith, last season’s Conference USA offensive player of the year, quarterback Dave Ragone, last season’s Conference USA defensive player of the year, defensive end Dewayne White, the nation’s No. 18 ranking and homefield advantage. But all that firepower was not enough to beat the Wildcats, a team that won only two games a season ago. On the other hand, Duke came into its game against

East Carolina with the nation’s longest losing streak before shocking nearly all pigskin forecasters with a 23-16 victory.

Although normalcy is expected to return to the two teams this week, there are several factors that should make the game interesting. Last week Louisville’s offensive line provided little support for Ragone, who is considered a Heisman candidate this season. Ragone was sacked three times in the game and was hurried nearly every down in the Cardinals’ 22-17 loss. Without last year’s best two receivers, Ragone played one of the worst games of his career, throwing 14-for-39 with 193 See FOOTBALL on page 16

Students, others renew football fandom, at least for now By ALEX GARINGER The Chronicle

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THE STUDENT SECTION from last Saturday’s football game was more intense than ithad been in years, and excitement is cautiously growing around campus,

Since 2000, the University’s plea for undergraduates to move their cars out of the Blue Zone parking lot before a home football game has been met with disgruntled curses and sarcastic mockery. Tonight, almost a week after Duke’s first victory in 23 tries, the request might not seem like that crazy of an idea. Student support for the team has been climbing since the Blue Devils jumped out to a 10-0 advantage last Saturday night. As a downp lour

raged and whispers of an early lead spread around campus, the few hundred in attendance at gametime swelled to over 1,000 before students rushed the field to tear down the goal posts. About the same number, possibly more, are expected for Saturday’s home game at 7 p.m. against the University of Louisville, athletics officials said. “It was wonderful that as the game progressed, more and more students came out, even in the rain,” said Director ofAthletics Joe Alieva. See FOOTBALL FANS on page 9

Bowles leads Dems’ Senate bid I Student reportedly By APARNA KRISHNASWAMY The Chronicle

With the primary onlyfour days away, Democratic contenders for the U.S. Senate are campaigning hard all over North Carolina, making their faces known and voices heard. The need to fill current Republican Sen. Jesse Helms’ seat has left Democrats in a very competitive race for the primary. Improving education and the economy have emerged as the main issues in the race for the Democratic nomination, and although a frontrunner has not emerged as clearly as Elizabeth Dole has in the Republican primary, several tiers have surfaced. Analysts place Erskine Bowles, a one-time aide to former president Bill Clinton, as the frontrunner in the primary, largely because of his experience in national government and financial resources. Former N.C. House speaker Dan Blue and current N.C. Secretary of State Elaine Marshall are predicted to make up a second tier at the polls, along with Cynthia Brown, a former member of the Durham City Council. “As White House chief of staff, See DEMOCRATS on page 8 iil&fiUC

Michael Sells, author of the UNC summer reading Approaching the Qur’an, visited the Chapel Hill campus and spoke to a receptive crowd. See page 4

raped off campus � Police are investigating the case as possibly part of a series of attacks in western Durham. It follows a reported on-campus rape last Sunday that police believe is unrelated. From staff reports A Duke student was reportedly raped early Thursday at her residence on Wilkerson Avenue after a man armed with a gun broke into her home around 6:30 a.m. Durham police described the suspect as a black man with a medium build wearing blue jeans and a shirt. Investigators believe the man may be responsible for other sexual assaults in the western Durham area in recent months. Investigators have noticed similarities in several cases, but at this point are not releasing the nature of those similarities to preserve the integrity of the investigations. The report did not identify the woman, but Maj. Robert Dean of the Duke University Police Department said she is a Duke student. Wilkerson Avenue is less than half a mile south of East Campus, where all undergraduate freshmen live. The incident comes just four days after an alleged rape of an 18-year-old visitor by a 21-year-old Duke student in a West Campus dormitory. The case is still under investigation, but Dean said a full report could be released today. Sunday’s alleged assaulter was identified, although police would not release his name. Safe Haven and its East and West Campus locations are seeking volunteers before they re-open as secure places for students on weekend nights. See page 4

The N.C. House rejected a plan to limit future legislative sessions, which recently have been characterized by delays in budget legislation and other bills. See page 6


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