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Howlin’ for a win The men’s basketball team hosts the N.C. State Wolf pack Saturday in Cameron Indoor Stadium. See page 11
THE INDEPENDENT DAILY AT DUKE UNIVERSITY
Keohane Santillan rests after 2nd surgery offers data on gender By MIKE MILLER The Chronicle
Following a second heart-lung transplant performed Thursday morning at Duke Hospital, 17-year-old Jesica Santillan is off life support and doctors are giving her a fighting chance. This most recent surgery became necessary after Hospital surgeons transplanted a heart and lungs of the wrong blood type into Jesica Feb. 7, causing the girl’s body to reject the organs and for her health to enter into sharp decline. Doctors believe she suffered from a heart attack, stroke and severe kidney failure as a result.
The Academic Council heard an update of the president’s Women’s Initiative and passed changes to faculty governance. By ANDREW COLLINS The Chronicle
An update from the Women’s Initiative Steering Committee revealed that the percentage of female assistant professors in Arts and Sciences has remained stagnant over the last 10 years, causing concern among faculty members at Thursday’s meeting of the Aca-
In related news A series of negative news stories focusing on Duke has garnered the national media’s attention, stretching the administration’s ability to respond. See page 6
demic Council, The number offemale assistant professors has hovered between 30 and 40 percent since 1991, and currently stands at 30.2 percent, according to data from the Office of the Provost. Susan Roth, special assistant to the provost and a member of the steering committee, said the stagnation is not part of a national trend. “It was a big surprise, I think, to everybody,” she said. It is unclear why no progress has been made on the assistant professor gender gap, but data suggests that the problem does not stem directly from inequities in doctoral or fellowship programs. “There is a clear problem here if See COUNCIL on page 9
Although doctors said it is too soon to fully judge Jesica’s status after the most recent transplant, the four-hour procedure went smoothly and her heart and lungs are functioning on their own. She is still listed in critical condition. “She’s as critical as a person can be. I really can’t say that someone could be any sicker,” said Dr. Duane Davis, associate professor of thoracic surgery and surgical director of the Hospital’s lung transplant program, during an afternoon press conference in Hanes House. “We are going to have to wait to see how she recovers.... There’s nothing we know right now that says the damage is ROBERT TAI/THE CHRONICLE
DR. DUANE DAVIS, surgical director of Duke Hospital’s lung transplant program, addresses the media Thursday afternoon. Hospital CEO Dr. William Fulkerson looks on.
irreversible.” Hospital Chief Executive Officer Dr. See JESICA on page 10
FC JL officials set to Blue Devils flatten No. 6 Carolina close kosher kitchen By NICK CHRISTIE The Chronicle
After Duke’s bitterly fought 7867 overtime victory over North Carolina in January, many peoequally competitive contest Thursday night when the Tar Heels came to Cameron Indoor Stadium. Nationally, it was No. 2 vs. No. 6. Within the ACC, it was No. 1 vs. No.. 2. But this game was not close at all. The second-ranked Blue Devils (25-1,13-0 in the ACC) quickly turned the contest into a rout, building a 15-point halftime lead and then simply stomping disorganized North Carolina (23-2, 12-2) in the second half to win 97-63. Preseason first-team AllACC members Alana Beard and kiss Tillis paced a balanced offensive attack, scoring 31 points in the game’s first 22 minutes, and Duke dominated every category on the final stat sheet. The Blue Devils felt they made a strong statement with such a lopsided win over their fiercest rival. “It shows that when we play great team basketICISS TILLIS HUGS VICKI KRAPHOL toward the end of Thursday’s blowout of North Carolina.
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Sami Al-Arian, father of a recent Duke graduate, was arrested Thursday in Florida for alleged links to Palestinian Islamic Jihad. See page 3
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By ALEX GARINGER The Chronicle
Facing a projected operating loss of $150,000 for the 2002-2003 academic year, Dining Services will close the Freeman Center for Jewish Life’s kosher kitchen at the end of the semester, officials announced Thursday. Despite positive reviews of the food, financial difficulties have plagued the kitchen since it opened three years ago. The failure of a new kosher board plan to attract enough participants to sustain the kitchen convinced the University it was not financially viable. “As much as we’ve done an extraordinary job providing a great meal program there, we only had 24 people sign up at the beginning of the [fall for the board plan] and we’re now down to nine,” said Director of Dining Services Jim Wulforst. The business model for the board plan necessitated about 150 students to commit to eating five dinners a week at the facility. “There are almost 1,000 students on Duke’s campus that are Jewish, and although they don’t all keep a See KOSHER KITCHEN on page 7
Two professors and a long-time journalist relayed their thoughts on the direction of the U.S. space program at a forum Thursday. See page 4
The Divinity School has embarked on a review of its curriculum, responding to changes in how Christians view their faith. See page 5