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N0.2 and N0.3 Two of the top women’s basketball recruits in the nation are visiting campus today. Say hello! See page 8

THE INDEPENDENT DAILY AT DUKE UNIVERSITY

Trask fills ACC opens arms to Miami, Va, Tech. two top VP positions By MIKE COREY The Chronicle

By ANDREW COLLINS The Chronicle

Executive Vice President Tallman Trask announced Tuesday that he has filled two upper-level positions on his staff: vice president for financial services and vice president for campus services. Hofler Milam, currently vice president, chief operating officer and chief financial officer for QualChoice of North Carolina, will assume the day-to-day control of the University’s finances. Kernel Dawkins, currently associate vice president for facilities at Yale University, will lead the newly-created division of campus services. “Hof and Kernel bring an extraordinary wealth of experience in working with others to provide outstanding service and sound management for large organizations,” Trask said in a statement. “We carried out national searches for these positions and considered several hundred individuals. In both cases, our search committee was unanimous that we had found the right people to lead these important operations, which affect daily life at Duke in so many ways.” Milam succeeds Michael Mandl, who is leaving Duke to become executive vice president for finance and administration at Emory University. See HIRES on page 6

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The Atlantic Coast Conference dally invited Virginia Tech and Mi to join the conference Wednesday. noon, following six weeks of deb; litigation and indecision regardin,

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an expansion plan that originall' sought but ultimately snubh Boston College and Syracuse. Virginia Tech—which pulled o of a five-school lawsuit against ACC, Miami and Boston College p.m. Wednesday—decided to ac

the ACC’s invitation following an gency hour-long meeting Wedm night, the Washington Post reporter “Should we be offered membe the University is prepared to aco invitation from the ACC,” Virginia Tec' President Charles Steger said in a statement Wednesday night. “We look forward jto this very special opportunity.” Miami President Donna Shalala released a statement saying that Miami would hold off on accepting the invitation, as the Hurricanes had originally stated they would only join the ACC if Boston College and Syracuse came with them. “We are very appreciative of the invitation from the ACC to join their conference,” Shalala said. ‘We are disappointed that they have decided not to extend invitations to Boston College and Syracuse. Since this is a new proposal, we will evaluate it before making a decision.” The new conference would begin play in the 2004-05 season, with the Hokies and Hurricanes both having to pay a $3 million entrance fee to the ACC. If both schools pull out of the Big East before

It was at that point that Virginia :h joined a lawsuit brought by the Big East football-playing schools in ist-ditch effort to stave off the ACC’s to raid its conference. At first, it appeared as if the plan fas working, as the ACC presidents tumbled into a 6-3 stalemate during expansion discussions, with opposition coming from Duke, North Carilina and Virginia. A 7-2 majority is tecessary for legislation to pass ac>rding to ACC bylaws. However, the expansion efforts were uscitated when University of Viria President John Casteen proposed the ACC consider expanding to 13 >ols, with Virginia Tech included, development was a strategic move for Virginia, as the Cavaliers refused to support expansion unless Virginia Tech was included in the new ACC. From there, the ACC presidents whittled their options down to two models: a 10-team model that would add only Miami, and a 12-team model that would include Miami, Virginia Tech and either Syracuse or Boston College. The 10-team option was gaining considerable momentum Tuesday, as Big East member Rutgers and the Big East founder—in addition to Duke and North Carolina—came out in favor of the ACC taking only Miami, on the condition that it would cease courting other Big East institutions. As such, it came as a great surprise Tuesday night when reports surfaced that Virginia Tech and Miami would be the invitees to the ACC, which would :

RECENTDEVELOPMENTS •

ACC presidents vote 7-2 to invite Miami, Virigina Tech into conference Virginia Tech pulls out of Big East’s lawsuit, plans to accept

ACC’s invitation •

Miami President Donna Shaiaia says Miami still deliberating, disappointed that Syracuse, Boston College not included

Monday, a $1 million fine will be incurred; if the schools wait until after Monday, the fine doubles. The Hokies were one offour original teams sought by the ACC six weeks ago, but were seemingly eliminated from the process May 16, when the ACC voted to invite Miami, Boston College and Syra-

See EXPANSION on page 9

Affirmative action ruling Williams in intensive care draws praise from Duke after motorcycle accident By ANDREW COLLINS The Chronicle

University officials came out in favor ofthe US. Supreme Court’s endorsement of race as a factor in college admissions, breathing a sigh of relief that both the School of Law and undergraduate admissions policies passed the bar smoothly. “Although we still need to review

[Monday’s] decisions in depth, I am confident that the admission policies approved by Duke’s Board of Trustees, which have enabled the University to attract a diverse student body of the highest quality, are consistent with the court’s rulings,” President Nan Keohane said in a statement. “Our admissions policies reflect the principle that the Supreme Court has reaffirmed, namely that student diversity is an essential component of higher education’s quality.” Monday’s rulings, on two University of Michigan cases, upheld the use of affirmative action in college admissions

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By MIKE COREY The Chronicle

but invalidated the practice of a pointsbased system, in which race can provide applicants with a quantitative edge. None of Duke’s schools use a pointsbased system, although all consider race to some degree. The court’s decision prompted delight and relief in many quarters. “I’m pleased that the court has allowed

Jason Williams, a former Duke AllAmerican and current Chicago Bull, suffered a broken leg, torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and fractured pelvis in a motorcycle accident last Thursday in the North Side of Chicago. Williams has been in the intensive care unit at Illinois Masonic Medical Center since the accident, having undergone two surgeries on his pelvis. In addition, several surgeries on his left knee are anticipated, though no schedule has been set for future procedures and, eventually, rehabilitation. “Obviously, we’re all concerned; he’s got a long road ahead,” Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski said Tuesday. “The good news, as far as a timeline is concerned, is that when it first happened he’s lying on the ground there,

See AFFIRMATIVE ACTION on page 6

See WILLIAMS on page 12

The Supreme Court voted~ To strike down a racial point system used by the University of <0 Michigan’s undergraduate admissions program '

To uphold UM law school’s admissions program, which gives race

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The A,bert Eye Research Institute is $lO million short of jts anfj C jpat eC j construction cost of $24.5 million. Construction should still begin July 1. See page 4

Administrators say the addition of seating on the Main Quad could increase community interaction, but the idea is still in its developmental stages. See page 4

JASON WILLIAMS holds up his retired jersey in Cameron Indoor Stadium in March.

Medical Center researchers have employed a computeraided method of protein design, which could further studies in areas such as psychiatric disorders. See page 5


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