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THE INDEPENDENT DAILY AT DUKE UNIVERSITY
Blue Devils avenge loss to Terps Santillan’s condition By NEELUM JESTE The Chronicle
75 As the ball rolled out of Daniel Ewing’s 70 hands and into those Maryland of Drew Nicholas, Maryland had one last chance to send the game into overtime with a three. Lacking any timeouts, the Terps quickly drove the ball down the court and allowed Steve Blake the final word. The senior point guard took the desperation shot with five seconds left in regulation, but it fell short of the bucket and right back into Duke’s possession. J.J. Redick sealed the game with a defensive rebound that led to two free throws and a 75-70 Duke victory. “If they were going to allow us to use that clock, we knew that even if we missed, they’d have to hit a three,” Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “We were trying to get set up to make sure that we get a shot, but they don’t get the ball until there was just under 10 seconds to go.” No. 8 Duke (18-4, 8-4 in the ACC) got its revenge on No. 13 Maryland (16-7,84) after a 15-point loss to the Terps one month ago. Last night, the Blue Devils were much stronger on the boards than they were the last time these teams competed, and they held center Ryan Randle to seven rebounds—lo less than last time. Duke also held Drew Nicholas to eight points, one-third ofhis total in January’s meeting. Duke had a much greater inside presence, through the strong play of freshman Shelden Williams, who was matched up against Maryland’s senior big men. “We’re getting a lot of balance, inside play and outside play, and we just have to keep continuing to get better,” junior tri-captain Chris Duhon said. “I think Duke
See MARYLAND on page 12
still critical A Duke surgeon who transplanted the organs said he assumed the heart and lungs were of the correct blood type. By MIKE MILLER The Chronicle
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SHELDEN WILLIAMS shoots over Jamar Smith and Calvin McCall as the Blue Devils defeated Maryland 75-70 Wednesday night in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Renewed Oak Room strives to improve By SEEMA KAKAD 'The Chronicle Alter three weeks of testing the waters as the new fine dining option on campus, the latest edition of The Oak Room has made a smooth transition under its new manager, Fares Hanna. Both Hanna and Jim Wulforst, director of dining sendees, are pleased about
The Blue Bistro’s debut performance.
had a lot of positive feedback from our customers about the menu, the flavor of the food and the sendee. We have also been receiving more requests for catering/ Hanna said. The Blue Bistro—formerly known as The Oak Room Grille reopened Feb. 3 after dosing at the end of last semester. In December, dining services transferred control of the eatery from ARAMARK Corp. to Hanna, who also
compatible transplant.” The Santillan family and family friend Mack Mahoney, who paid for the operation, have made the tragedy national news in hopes of attracting a “direct donation” to Jesica of a suitable heart and lungs. Meanwhile, Duke has 45 days to submit a thorough review of its transplantation procedures and an analysis of how the mistake occurred to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of
See OAK ROOM on page 7
See TRANSPLANT on page 6
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SOPHOMORES MAC CONFORTI, Thomas Bell and Russel Jarvis, and junior Dave Badanes dine in this semester. The Blue Bistro in The Oak Room. The eatery opened under new management ■
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Jesica Santillan remained in critical condition late Wednesday, as further details surfaced surrounding Duke University Hospital’s mistaken Feb. 7 transplant of a heart and lungs of the incorrect blood type into the 17year-old girl. In rapidly declining health and suffering from failing kidneys, Jesica—who had waited three years for the needed organs—is not expected to live more than a few days, unless a new set of donated organs can be found in time. Associate Professor of Surgery Dr. James Jaggers, who performed the operation on Jesica, said Wednesday he mistakenly assumed a blood-type match had been completed. “I am heartbroken about what happened to Jesica,... Early in the morning of Feb, 7, I received a call from Carolina Donor Services and was informed of available organs,” daggers said in a Wednesday statement. “I assumed that after providing Jesica’s name to the organ pro- or James daggers curement organization and after the organs were released to me for Jesica, that the organs were compatible.... “I continue to oversee Jesica’s care and have been devastated by this tragic event,” daggers continued in the release. “I informed Jesica’s parents immediately after the operation that an error had been made and that the organs were blood type-A and Jesica was blood type-0 and that this was an in-
Joe Alieva, director of athletics, will undergo a four-year review by a committee appointed by the Academic Council. See page 3
Students celebrated the men’s basketball team’s victory over Maryland in the traditional Duke manner, by burning benches on the quad. See page 4