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K-ville considered By KEVIN LEES The Chronicle
Tenting for basketball games in Krzyzewskiville may span less time in ithe future, under several options that administrators and some student leaders are considering. Larry Moneta, vice president for student affairs, said he asked line monitors and tenters to brainstorm ways to shorten the window during which students camp in Krzyzewskiville, the annual tent city. “I think it’s got to be shorter,” he said. “We’ve heard from students that it goes on way too long.” Moneta and the outgoing head
line monitor, Jeremy Morgan, have been considering changes to the Duke tradition since February, and Morgan will seek input from line monicurrent Larry Moneta tors over the next couple of weeks. Morgan said he would hold a Krzyzewskiville town meeting early in April—after a new head line monitor is selected by incoming Duke Student Government president Matthew Slovik—to solicit student opinion. See TENTING on page 9
MARINE SNIPERS TAKE AIM in southern Iraq in the port city of Umm-Qasr against troops and paramilitary fighters loyal to Saddam Hussein. Iraqi forces held up a U.S. advance toward Baghdad Sunday, inflicting casualties and taking American prisoners.
U.S. sees ‘sharpest engagements’ By PATRICK TYLER
New York Times News Service
American and KUWAIT CITY British ground forces Sunday suffered their worst casualties so far as they battled determined Iraqi forces on two fronts in what an American commander said were “the sharpest engagements of the war.” Military officials in the war zone reported that at least 20 American sol-
diers were missing or killed and 50 or more wounded in a day of ambushes, accidents and tank and artillery engagements. Precise casualty figures were not immediately available. Most of Sunday’s losses occurred at Nasiriya, along the Euphrates River, about 100 miles north ofthe Kuwaiti border, where an Army maintenance convoy was ambushed, resulting in the death or capture of about a dozen so Idlers, some of
whose images were beamed around the world by Arab television. Later, Marines attacked the city, and during a fierce battle with about 500 Iraqi defenders, a rocket propelled grenade struck a troop carrier, witnesses said, killing up to 10 soldiers. Military officials said dozens more were wounded in the battle, and late See WAR on page 12
Women struggle but remain afloat Mayor wins praise at term’s midpoint By NEELUM JESTE The Chronicle
RALEIGH Duke advanced to the second round of the NCAA Toumament with a 66-48 victory over Georgia State Sunday, a win that set a school season record for wins with 32, surpassing last year’s 31 victories. Alana Beard, who led Duke against a hungry Georgia State team (20-11) with 19 points, scored the Blue Devils’ first five points, including her jumper at the 16:46 mark that put Duke up 5-4, a lead it never relinquished. Duke’s largest lead of the first half was 10, but the Blue Devils struggled to gain any significant control of the game until the latter part of the second half. Their greatest lead ofthe day came after Jessica Foley sank two free throws with 1:12 left in the second half, to put her team up 66-45. Two crucial plays set up the victory for Duke, who struggled early. With 3:56 left in the game, Lindsey Harding stripped the ball from Georgia State’s Patechia Hartman, drove down the court and drew a foul while making her layup. Her three-point play gave No. 1 seed Duke (32-1) a 59-43 lead and eliminated any hope of a Lady Panther comeback. See NCAA in Sportswrap page 5
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enjoyed strong relationships with colleagues during his first year in city government. By JOSH NIMOCKS The Chronicle
When Bill Bell stepped into the mayor’s office just over a year ago, he brought with him years of experience working with Durham’s public and private sectors, but relatively little with the city itself. He had worked with or chaired the Durham County Board of Commissioners, the Triangle Transit Authority and the North Carolina Central University Board of Trustees, but to be an effective city government executive he needed to demonstrate leadership on issues and the ability to work with colleagues. Now, as Bell looks at a possible reelection campaign, city leaders are giving him high marks. Bell said he has not yet made a final decision on running for reelection, although he said he plans to retire from politics whenever his mayoral tenure ends. Bell’s colleague, Mayor Pro Tempore Lewis Cheek, said
JESSICA FOLEY battles a Georgia State defender Sunday. Foley gave Duke the largest lead of the day with 1:12 left in the game.
The war in Iraq has become the center of discussion and activity among faculty and students, highlighted by the various events occurring on campus. See page 3
The Sanford Institute of Public Policy received asl million gift from the Coca-Cola Foundation to support a multimedia center. See page 4
See BELL on page 9
Diya held a bone marrow blood drive Thursday in efforts to help a South Asian leukemia patient find a potential matching donor. See page 4