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THE INDEPENDENT DAILY AT DUKE UNIVERSITY
Coach K, Duhon sustain injuries
Hip injury forces Hall of Fame coach to leave game for hospital By TYLER ROSEN The Chronicle Midway through the first half of Duke’s 102-74 victory over the EA Sports All-Stars, junior guard Chris Duhon drove from the three-point line after missing two straight treys. He slashed to the basket angrily, cutting through defenders, before leaping from just inside the foul line. In mid-flight, he was bumped and his legs flew into the air. The crowd, fearing the season was about to shatter on Coach K court, leapt to its feet as the Blue Devil captain fell from the precipitous height. He landed on his left hand and his rear, and immediately rolled onto his stomach while clutching his wrist. When Duhon catapulted to his feet seconds later, the Duke faithful thought all was well, but a much greater problem had arisen on the bench Like the rest of the crowd and Duke sideline, head coach Mike Krzyzewski jumped from his seat as Duhon fell. Watching his point guard writhe in pain on the far end ofthe floor, Krzyzewski ran most of the way to mid-
� Plagued by questions surrounding the awarding of city contracts, the City Council will question City Manager Marcia Conner Monday. By RYAN WILLIAMS The Chronicle
The integrity of Durham city government is once again under fire as questions surface regarding the city manager’s contract policies. Several weeks ago, The Herald-Sun of Durham reported that City Manager Marcia Conner had violated city policy by
court. When Duhon appeared to be fine, the coach returned to the bench. There he told associate head coach Johnny Dawkins that his right leg hurt. “The time we jumped up when Duhon went down, you could see Coach wince like something may have happened,” Dawkins said. “He said, ‘Something’s wrong with my leg.’” Krzyzewski continued to coach throughout the first half, just as Duhon, who had sprained his left wrist, continued to play. The coach was in visible pain, however, at numerous points. After limping off the court at halftime, Krzyzewski gave his usual intermission talk to the team. He did not mention his injury and the players could not tell for certain if their coach was hurt. “It doesn’t matter how much pain he’s in, his main See INJURIES on page 16
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MEN’S BASKETBALL CAPTAIN CHRIS DUHON drives toward the basket 20 minutes after suffering an injury that kept him out of the second half Thursday night,
Group—a firm hired to organize a $lO million effort to reinvigorate part of North-East CenMarcia Conner tral Durham—without advertising the job or opening it up to bids from other firms. City policy requires that any contracts worth over $lO,OOO be advertised and bid on by competing firms. See CONNER on page 7
Nixon forum incites fans, critics Faculty say they oppose reduction
By WHITNEY BECKETT The Chronicle
Thirty years after he left the White House, one of Duke’s most infamous alumni—former President Richard Nixon, Law ’37—was resurrected in a panel discussion that included both his staunchest supporters and a man who prosecuted him. In a two-hour discussion in front of a 100plus person audience at the School of Law, panelists gave the former president mixed reviews, but all agreed on the importance of his legacy. The speakers included Edward Nixon, Trinity ’52, his youngest brother; Raymond Price, Nixon’s special consultant and former head of his writing and research staff; Philip Lacovara, counsel to the Watergate special prosecutor who argued the Nixon tapes before the Supreme Court; and Ole Holsti, George V. Allen
RAYMOND PRICE, Richard Nixon’s special consultant, (left) defended the former president at a forum Thursday. Inoirlp ilia I lie
Campus Council postponed a resolution on student safety until its meeting next week, citing a need for more student input. See page 3
� Responding to a report that left open the possibility of reducing the size of the faculty, the Arts and Sciences Council passed a resolution in opposition Thursday. By ANDREW COLLINS The Chronicle
professor of political science. “I reflected what a tragedy it was that he could have been a great president—maybe he still will be remembered as a great president—if it had not been for Watergate,” Lacovara said. “But Watergate was real.” Richard Nixon’s most important legacy, Hol-
Professors engaged in a lively discussion on faculty growth at Thursday’s meeting of the Arts and Sciences Council, eventually passing a resolution against cutting the size ofthe faculty. The resolution came as a response to a report presented last month by a task force headed by Professor of Public Policy Studies Philip Cook. The Cook report evaluated the feasibility offour options for addressing projected budget shortfalls in Arts and Sciences. Given the available options, the task force concluded that, in a worse-case scenario, the best way to balance the budget may be to cut up to 50 faculty positions. Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences William Chafe insisted at Thursday’s meeting that such a
See NIXON on page 7
See FACULTY SIZE on page 10
National French Week wrapped up Wednesday night after professors and students sought to deepen awareness of French culture. See page 4
Founders of the Highway Trust Fund have filed suit against Gov. Mike Easley for diverting money from the account. See page 6