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Isabel reaches N.C. coast Duke classes proceed, state braces for storm by

Jennifer Hasvold THE CHRONICLE

Government officials spent

Wednesday preparing for the landfall of Hurricane Isabel, projected for 2 p.m. today. Gov. Mike Easley warned citizens to listen to local government advisories and exercise caution.

Hurricane winds are currently 105 miles per hour with a radius of up to 115 miles. Forecasters project that these conditions will continue until landfall.

While the exact path of the hurricane is still uncertain, the Triangle is expected to experience hurricane-relatedwinds and rain through Friday morning.

Three Durham public high schools are serving as emergency storm shelters. While all public schools in the county, as well as North Carolina State University, will be closed today, Duke will hold classes.

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It might not sound pretty, but the show will go on by

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Justin Pini is a self-confessed Ludacris fan. Come next Wednesday, he will finally get the chance to see his “hero” perform live at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

“His rhymes are sick,” the junior said. “I might pass out from excitement before I even get to my seat.... I’m ridiculously excited.”

The question on everyone’s mind, however, is whether Cameron will prove to be the right choice of venue for what Pini hopes will be an “incredible show.”

Cameron’s acoustics are poor,

and there are no plans to enhance its acoustics in the near future, said Joe Alieva, director of athletics.

“My opinion is that Cameron is a poor venue for concerts,” Alieva said. “Cameron is primarily an athletic venue.”

Adjunct professor of physics and acoustics expert Dewey Lawson, however, is more optimistic.

“What I know of Cameron’s history as a musical venue tends to make me optimistic about trying it again,” he said.

Before Cameron’s last acoustical changes in the late 1980s, Lawson said, the stadium was highly regarded as a venue

among the technical staffs that toured with rock groups. Once inside, it was relatively easy to SEE ACOUSTICS ON PAGE 6

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Ludacris will hit Cameron next week.

inches ofrain for coastal regions and a storm surge between seven and 10 feet for lowland areas. Flash flooding is possible for inland areas, although unlikely due to current low river levels and ground saturation.

Rainfall projections are four to six inches for the Raleigh area and two to four inches in the Triangle area.

At a press conference Wednesday, Easley reminded the public that most injuries and accidents occur after the storm and are caused by fallen trees and power lines.

Easley activated 300 N.C. National Guard soldiers Wednesday in addition to the 30 soldiers who were deployed earlier this week to assist with preparations for Hurricane Isabel. Five thousand soldiers have also been placed on

As the Presidential Search Committee goes fishing for a successor to President Nan Keohane, they may find they are not the only ones soaking bait this year.

Duke is only one of a number of universities nationwide whose presidents are stepping down at the end of the academic year. Although some of the candidates may appear in more than one school’s pool, Presidential Search Committee chair Robert Steel does not seem worried.

“I have no apprehensions about there being competition,” Steel said. “In the end, the selection will be a very personal one.”

Even the prospect of a simultaneous presidential search by the University of Pennsylvania—which tied for sth with Duke in the latest college rankings from U.S. News and World Report—does not concern Steel nor his counterpart at Penn, Jim Riepe.

‘There will be enough good candidates for both of us,” Steel SEE SEARCH ON PAGE 6

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by Sheryl Stolberg NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE

The so-called WASHINGTON partial birth abortion ban—the first federal law that would restrict a woman’s right to abortion—moved one step closer toward President Bush’s signature George W. Wednesday when the Senate, which had refused to send the bill to conference with the House, agreed unanimously to do so.

Backers of the measure say they hope to have it on Bush’s desk later this fall. The only remaining obstacle is a provision, contained in the Senate bill but not the House version, that

Supreme Court decision in Roe vs.

Wade, which legalized abortion.

As part of Wednesday’s action, the Senate voted 93-0 to once again affirm that right and disagree with the House bill.

But the unanimous vote—which abortion opponents said simply reflected their desire to get the larger bill to conference —provided little comfort to advocates for abortion rights, because both Democrats and Republicans expect the Roe language to be stripped out of the final measure.

“It won’t be a problem,” said Sen

Rick Santorum, R-Pa., and a chief sponsor of the larger measure. “It’s extraneous to the matter at hand.”

The move to ban the procedure critics call partial birth abortion has been a centerpiece of the anti-abortion movement for eight years. Should Bush sign it into law, a particular type of late-term abortion, known to doctors as “intact dilation and extraction,” would become illegal. Advocates for abortion rights say it would mark the first time that Congress banned a safe medical procedure.

“We’ve got no illusions about SEE ABORTION ON PAGE 8

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AOL and Time Warner got married at the NEW YORK height of the Internet boom, and now they seem ready to acknowledge that it’s time for a separation —in name, at least.

Thursday, AOL Time Warner Inc.’s board will vote on a proposal to drop “AOL” from the company’s name, according to a source familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Dropping AOL would be an acknowledgment that the grand hopes behind the merger of old and new media giants have failed.

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AOL Time Warner’s stock has plummeted since the merger was announced, erasing some $2OO billion in value. Several key architects of the deal have left the company under pressure, including top AOL executives Steve Case and Bob Pittman.

But the company gave no indication it would consider a name change until last month, when it said the head ofAOL, which is now just a division ofAOL Time Warner, personally appealed to chief executive Richard Parsons that the AOL name be dropped.

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Bush clears Hussein of 9/11 blame President George W. Bush said Wednesday he had seen "no evidence" that Saddam Hussein was involved in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, as the White House tried to correct Vice President Dick Cheney's assertion.

French terrorist on trial in Morocco Pierre Richard Antoine Robert, leader of a dangerous Islamist group that may have killed 45 people, including 12 Moroccan suicide bombers, is on trial.

Official fired over Navajo controversy The Interior Department fired an employee who told an investigator that the department was failing in its duty to protect the Navajo Indians from being cheated by oil and gas companies.

AFL-CIO president to run for fourth term John Sweeney said Wednesday he would seek another four-year term as president of the AFLCIO, for a total of 14 years.

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As the next health care privacy compliance deadline looms for Duke University Health System, officials said DUHS is already essentially equipped with a computerized system to safely transfer patient information.

Beginning Oct. 16, transactions between hospitals and insurance companies will be made electronic under the “transactions and code sets” requirement of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, a 1996 federal law aimed at protecting patient privacy. The goal of this requirement is to standardize the information exchanged and to make the transactions more secure.

Roman Perun, assistant director for information systems at the Private Diagnostic Clinic, said currently, when patient information is sent to insurance carriers to determine if a treatment is to be covered, insurance companies or other payers request necessary data in a variety of disparate formats. Under the transactions and code sets clause of HIPAA, however, Perun said everyone will abide by a uniform standard.

He added that Duke is very close to being prepared for the change and is more prepared than the payers of medical bills.

“The payers have concerns of handling the volumes that hospitals would submit,” Perun said. “So we continue to test that [their new systems] can handle the data and volume.”

Britt Crewse, associate vice president and chief compliance and privacy officer of DUHS, said the Health System has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars training its staff on the new rules and ensuring the privacy of transactions.

DUHS also has had to devote time and SEE HIPAA ON PAGE 8

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costs of insurance,” Pittenger said. He combat rising insurance costs.

“We didn’t try to do what any other also denounced the inaction regarding The North Carolina General Assembly state was doing,” Rand said. “Our staff attorneys’ fees. drew a step closer to malpractice reform anonymously said... a cap was unconstituPittenger said the approved bill’s with the approval Tuesday of a state senate tional. We therefore chose to go a differmeasures will only provide “nominal” aid bill that includes several important overe nt way.” Rand said that he thinks the and called a cap on non-economic damsight components, but lacks a cap for dam- measures included in the bill will get a ages “critical.” ages due to pain and suffering. “real fix” on the problem. He added that “We have a crisis because your The malpractice reform bill, drafted by of the eighteen states with caps, sixteen providers cannot afford or can’t even oba select committee chaired by three Deare in crisis or near-crisis situations with retain insurance,” Pittenger said. “Why is mocrats, passed 27-19 with voting divided that? We have only four insurance carrisped to insurance costs, mostly along party lines. The bill calls for James Andrews, president of the North ers in the state.” This dearth of insurance regulation of malCarolina in health care, Pittenger said, results from the inability of underwriters to practice insurance State AFLrates, a $25 million CIO, forecast the magnitude of insurance fund to help cover “Our Staff anonymously said... a agreed that claims. If there were a cap, underwriters { x would be able to forecast, insurance car} ca P r was unconstitutional. We the investigation of should be riers would trickle into the state and therefore chose to go a different aimed competition alone would force insurance negligent doctors and lawyers who redimore costs further down.

Way. “It’s so logical,” Pittenger said. “The peatedly file frivoredly at inlous suits. whole surance [anti-cap argument] is about poliSen. Tony Rand The bill also inL tics and money... We’ve pandered to the incosts cludes two more stead of trial lawyers, and they have even greater latitude now because of the $25 million original forms of oversight. Juries that deand awards. suffering limiting pain cide malpractice occurred must award ei“I went into this with a clear mission of fund.” He explained that the fund will efther the figure proposed by the patient’s explaining... how terrible it would be for fectively subsidize insurance costs so that doctors can afford the huge rewards the lawyer or the figure proposed by the docparticular children, seniors and hometor’s lawyer. Moreover, if a panel of three makers to put a cap on damages,” Andrews lawyers are after. referees and the jury both agree on said. “If in fact they’re injured because of Now that the senate has gone home, all whether the doctor or the hospital comeyes are on the a mistake made a house, which mitted malpractice, the loser would pay bjy a practitioner, the winner’s court costs and legal fees.

‘The whole [anti-cap argument] is will consider they have a life‘1 don’t know anybody who’s shouting ne about politics and money... We’ve ‘Hosanna,’” said Sen. Tony Rand, majority leader of the Democrat-controlled senate fering, [and] you the though pandered to the trial lawyers, and and co-chair of the select committee. “But shouldn’t punish bill passed they have even greater latitude I think most people thought it was a fair the most vulnerTuesday conand balanced approach.” tained no cap, able individuals.” n0w....”

The legislators also hope to influence Andrews debate also the insurance rates through the evaluation of suggested new Sen. Robert Pittenger over reward limits is not repeat-offense doctors and of lawyers who sources o ustoover. repeatedly sue. The American Bar Associary on certain tion will investigate lawyers while the practitioners that wary patients can access.

Rand offered no predictions and added North Carolina Medical Society will hanSen. Robert Pittenger, a Republican that the even split in the house will comdle doctors who introduced a different malpractice re- plicate matters further, One controversial measure missing form bill last session which included a cap, Nevertheless, there has been talk in the from the final version of the bill is a decried the absence of a reward limitfrom senate that, if pushed, the Democratic cau$250,000 cap on awards due to pain and Tuesday’s bill. cus would consider a cap.

“It’s an important element that needs “At some point, when there’s a final bill suffering. This one issue has nearly split the state senate in two, just as other states to be addressed in a bill that’s really enacted in both [the house and the senconsider implementing similar caps to going to have reform and impact on the ate], you’ll see a cap,” Pittenger said. by

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An inscription at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum reads, “For the dead and the living we must bear witness.”

Several thousand students, teachers and Triangle residents did just that, bearing witness Wednesday night at a lecture given by Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel. In “Night,” his famous semi-autobiographical book, the protagonist details his experiences as a 15-year-old in several Nazi concentration camps.

Wiesel, the Andrew W. Mellon professor in the humanties at Boston University, delivered the 2003 Lillian Parker Wallace Lecture at Meredith College in Raleigh after receiving an honorary Doctorate of Human Letters, the first such doctorate given by the all-female college to a man.

The speech, held outside and framed against a dusk sky and a campus lake, began with a discussion of Wiesel’s love for teaching and how he uses it to fight indifference.

“Indifference and hope are incompatible,” Wiesel said. “Indifference is a refuge to the weak, to the cowards and to those who have no imagination.” Many of his students complain, he said, that they cannot make a difference in the world without seniority or power.

‘We can influence the future doctor and the future politican,” he said.

If nothing else, Wiesel said, people can aid the oppressed by letting them know they are not alone. During the Holocaust, the Nazis would often extract confessions from prisoners by telling them there was no hope because they were alone.

Using more anecdotes from World War 11, Wiesel discussed the dangers of false hope.

‘The human body cannot live without dreams,” Wiesel said. Well, the soul cannot live without hope.” He emphasized that the false hope of the German people after World War I allowed Hitler to gain power. And in World War 11, Jews with

false hope stayed in the cities while the Nazis came for them; others survived by fleeing to the forests.

Wiesel focused on these sames themes in current affairs, especially in discussing the Middle East. He noted the irony in God’s creation of Jerusalem as “a city of peace” but that the modem Jerusalem “has so much hatred.” Wiesel’s empathy with Israeli Jews was evident, but it was just as present when he spoke of the Palestinians.

“I don’t want my hope to become someone else’s nightmare,” Wiesel said. “If I am free, it is not because others are not.”

He described his own “proposal for peace” as something very fundamental and beginning with “the base”—children.

If for just one day of each month, he said, Israeli and Palestinian pre-schoolers visited each other, perhaps the effect would continue upwards with high schoolers, college students, professors, engineers, businessmen and even politicians.

At the end of his lecture, Wiesel addressed a topic that is very pressing in the 21st century—terrorism. He said that at the end of the 19th century, terrorists were often called “revolutionaries” and seen in a more romantic light. But today the situation is different.

‘Today, everybody is in danger,” Wiesel said. ‘We are all targets.” He admitted that he has no ultimate solution to the problem but that one of its major components will be education.

Framing a traditional phrase in a new way, Wiesel posed a question: “Is there hope at the end of the tunnel? I would say there is hope in the tunnel.”

The effect of Wiesel’s words was apparent in many members of the audience as the sky grew dark and he ended his lecture.

“I’ve taught ‘Night,’ and after reading it a number of times and teaching it a number of times, I just knew I had to come and hear what he had to say,” said Catherine Johnson, an English teacher at Green Hope High School in Morrisville.

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The National Institute of Mental Health has awarded $1.98 million in research funding to a Duke University Medical Center team that will study the use and effectiveness of psychiatric advance directives. Researchers said this is the first major study funded by the U.S. government to evaluate PADs—legal documents created by patients who have planned ahead for their preferred course of treatment during a mental health crisis—from initiation to outcomes.

The four-year study will examine whether psychiatric patients will complete advance directives if provided the resources to do so, and will also determine whether doctors and hospitals can effectively put the plans into action. The study will enroll more than 500 patients with serious psychiatric disorders. Additional research funding for the study has been provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Greenwall Foundation.

Councils to vote on short-term illnesses policy today The Arts and Sciences and Engineer-

ing Faculty councils will hold a special session today at 4 p.m. in Social Sciences 139 to vote on a replacement for the dean’s

excuse policy.

The proposed policy was not put to a vote during the scheduled A&S Council meeting Sept. 11 because there were not enough EFC members present to reach a quorum. The University has been operating without a short-term illnesses policy since the end of the spring semester.

Arts and Sciences Council Chair Kathy Ewing called the meeting Sept. 15. “I decided to call the special meeting because the issue of absences on days when there is graded work due becomes more pressing as we get closer to the deadline for midterm grades,” Ewing said.

Ewing said the impending hurricane raises the possibility of not having a quorum for today’s meeting, but noted that she “should know in advance whether or not there will be a quorum and will act accordingly.”

She added that EEC Chair Olaf Von Ramm has assured her that, weather permitting, there will be a quorum of EEC members present.

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Crime Briefs room located in 301 Flowers Building.

Students receive noise citations A Durham officer reported that at 11:53 When he returned at 2:45 a.m. Sept. 13, p.m. Sept. 14, citations were issued for he discovered the following items missing: three residents of 905 Lancaster Street: $3,200 Nikon DIH digital camera body, $1,500 Nikon Body-200mm f/2.8 ED-IF Matthew S. Doyle, DOB May 21, 1982, SerAF-S, $BOO Nikon 80-200mm £2.8 ED-IF 20, 1982, Lance DOB March gio Henry, and David A. Trice, DOB Dec. 14, 1981. AF-D, $1,500 Nikon 17-35mm f/2.8 ED-IF The students were charged with creating AF-S and $142.95 Domke F-7 double AF unreasonable and loud shoulder bag. There were no signs of an gathering/noise as to disturb the general forced entry. quietness. The court date for each is November 25. Doyle, Henry and Trice could Sliding door shattered not be reached for comment.

An employee reported that between 4 p.m. Sept. 15 and 6 a.m. Sept. 16, someone shattered the sliding glass door to the Camera equipment missing

A student who works for The Chronicle reported that at 3 a.m. Sept. 12, he believes he locked the door to the storage

‘Time Out” restaurant located in Duke Clinic, causing $3OO in damage, and $lO in damage to the lock.

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Arabs seek Arafat resolution

by Ranjan Roy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

UNITED NATIONS Arab countries asked the U.N. General Assembly Wednesday to adopt a resolution calling on Israel to halt threats to expel Yasser Arafat after the United States vetoed the resolution in the Security Council.

After a closed-door meeting, Arab nations agreed to request an emergency special session of the General Assembly, with some diplomats expressing hope it could take place as early as Friday.

The General Assembly secretariat confirmed it had received a letter from the Arab League seeking a special session. No decision had yet been made, said Michelle Montas, spokesperson for the assembly.

Syria, the only Arab nation on the Security Council, had pressed for a resolution after Israel decided last week to “remove” Arafat in a manner and time to be decided. Israel blames Arafat for sabotaging the peace process and doing nothing to prevent terrorist attacks.

When the Arab-backed resolution was put to a vote Tuesday, 11 of the 15 Security Council members approved it. Britain, Germany and Bulgaria abstained, but the United States exercised its veto, maintaining the resolution was “lopsided” because it didn’t condemn terrorist groups blamed for suicide attacks against Israel.

After a nearly two-hour meeting of Arab envoys Wednesday, the Palestinian U.N. observer, Nasser AlKidwa, said the Arab Group would request a General Assembly vote on the resolution.

There will be a “slight adjustment” of the draft that failed in the Security Council, he said, adding, “we hope there will be broad support.”

Arab and Islamic nations and the Non-Aligned Group of 116 mainly developing countries had pressed for a Security Council resolution, which is legally binding. General Assembly resolutions are not—and are not subject to vetoes —but they do reflect global opinion.

“No decision here or there will shake us. We are bigger than all decisions.”

Yasser Arafat A new session of the General Assembly opened Tuesday. Nearly 90 world leaders are expected to address the annual two-week ministerial meeting, which starts next Tuesday.

Wednesday, Arafat dismissed the Security Council veto, telling supporters at his West Bank headquarters: “No decision here or there will shake us. We are bigger

than all decisions.”

The Palestinians, who had generated wide global support for the resolution, said the vote showed the United States had lost its credibility as an honest broker in the Middle East. They feared the veto would be seen by Israel as a green light to move against Arafat.

“It’s a black day for the United Nations,” chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said after the veto. “I hope that Israel will not interpret the killing of this resolution as a license to kill Arafat.”

Senior Arafat adviser Nabil Abu Rdeneh told reporters Wednesday the veto could jeopardize the U.Sbacked “road map” for Mideast peace.

‘The American veto is a real encouragement for the Israelis to continue their escalation,” he said.

France said it regretted the U.N. resolution on Israel didn’t pass.

The resolution “had a balanced message that we believed could bring a consensus,” Cecile Pozzo di Borgo, the French Foreign Ministry spokesperson, said in Paris.

International criticism against Israel mounted after Vice Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Sunday that killing Arafat was an option, although the foreign minister later retreated.

Ai r Force investigates deal

by Matthew Daly NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON The Pentagon is opening a formal investigation into allegations that a former Air Force official improperly gave Boeing Co. informationabout a competing bid on a widely criticized military contract to lease 100 refueling tanker planes that Boeing eventually won.

The department’s inspector general told the Senate Armed Services Committee Wednesday that after a preliminary inquiry, “sufficient credible information exists” to begin a formal investigation of the $2l billion lease deal.

Documents released this month reveal an April 2002 exchange between two Boeing officials about the deal.

The exchange said Darleen Druyun, then the principal deputy assistant Air Force secretary for acquisition and management, had told Boeing that rival Airbus had submitted a bid $5 million to $l7 million less per plane than Boeing’s offer.

Nine months later, Druyun joined Boeing. She now is deputy general manager of the company’s missile defense systems.

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., leading critic of the leasing deal, welcomed the coming investigation.

“Up to now, it appears that the interests of taxpayers have been subordinated to those of Boeing,” he said.

Nevertheless, the Pentagon leasing plan got a boost this week from President George W. Bush and two major labor groups.

The president, in remarks Tuesday to the Seattle PostIntelligencer and other regional newspapers, said he backs the deal, which has been pushed by the Air Force and lawmakers from states where Chicago-based Boeing has a major presence, such as Washington.

“I do support it,” Bush said.

Bush made the comment in speaking about Boeing’s economic troubles. The jet manufacturer has cut nearly 35,000 jobs in the past two years as sales of commercial aircraft plunged.

“Boeing is going through a difficult period,” Bush said. ‘We’re obviously working with Boeing on the construction of...airplanes, which should help the worker, help the economy.”

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But it was not acoustics that killed the Cameron concert, he said.

“My understanding is that Cameron stopped being a frequent music venue largely because it didn’t have enough seats to sell compared to other options in the area,” he said.

Lawson said that although he was recendy at Cameron this past spring for a basketball game, he has not attended a musical performance there or evaluated the place for potential musical use since the renovations in the 1980s.

The arrival ofAtlanta-based rapper Ludacris, known for such hits as “What’s Your Fantasy” and “Act a Fool,” marks the first major concert at Cameron in almost a decade. Ludacris’ management declined to comment on the stadium’s acoustics.

Some of Cameron’s more recent renovations include the installation of a new floor after the 1996-1997 basketball season and the addition of air conditioning

in time for the 2002-2003 season.

Past concerts in Cameron have included the Doobie Brothers, Grateful Dead, Santana and Bob Dylan. The total capacity for the event will be about 4,500.

“I know it’s not the Metropolitan Opera house,” said senior Dylan Ashbrook, chair of the Major Attractions committee of the Duke University Union, which is bringing Ludacris. “But it’s the venue we have for concerts of this size.”

Ticket sales have exceeded the committee’s expectations, Ashbrook said. This week also kicked off the sale of about 2,000 tickets for off-campus groups, including students at North Carolina State University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina Central University and St. Augustine.

Freshman Laura Syn said she thinks students would probably not worry too much about the acoustics —the atmosphere is far more important.

“As long as the crowd is happening and as long as there is moshing involved, it’ll be loads of fun,” she said.

Pini agreed. “I don’t think anyone there will be thinking about the acoustics with the beats blaring and Ludacris going off,” he said.

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Both schools attract the nation’s top high school and college graduates each both boast internationally year, renowned faculty and both include world-class medical centers.

Still, Steel and Riepe said there are enough differences, large and small, to make the presidential search something of a self-selection process, as well as one guided by differing sets of goals from each school.

‘The search committee at Duke will want to choose someone that fits in style, personality and ambition with our search committee and board and school,” said Steel, who is also vice chair of Duke’s Board ofTrustees. “The panel at Penn will want the same and will act according to their own nuances and differences.”

Riepe, chair of Penn’s Consultative Committee for the Selection of a President and president of the Board of Trustees, said that although the presidents at Penn, Duke and most other universities will have to consider similar issues such as fundraising for their respective schools, other presidential responsibilities differ from institution to institution.

“Some of the basic things are quite generic, but each institution has to decide what’s important beyond that,” Riepe said.

Larry Moneta, Duke’s vice president for student affairs and Penn’s former associate vice president for campus services, said the

intrinsic differences between Duke and Penn will help separate some candidates that may otherwise have considered the two universities on equal footing.

“These are the two premiere presidential jobs in the country, so we may be competitive for similar types of candidates,” Moneta said. ‘That said, Penn and Duke have their own needs related to their own environments, so the two campuses should sort themselves out quite readily.”

Steel echoed Moneta’s sentiments, noting just a few of the most obvious differences between the two schools.

“Penn is a northern Ivy League school, whereas Duke is located in the South with a little shorter history but with great ambitions,” Steel said. “We also have a different perspective on athletics—Duke being much more serious and it being a much bigger part of our overall product.”

Moneta noted some of Duke’s academic opportunities that are “unique from what Penn has recognized,” such as the Sanford Institute of Public Policy and the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences.

Duke and Penn are working on slighdy different timelines for their respective presidential searches. Steel said his committee hopes to have a president selected

by February 2004, while Riepe said his committee hopes to have chosen Penn President Judith Rodin’s successor by July 1. Penn just announced the appointment of its search committee last week.

Next, Riepe said, his committee will start to think about the challenges the university will face in the next decade and the kinds of characteristics they would like to see in their next president. Steel’s committee released a list of presidential criteria last June.

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Easley said teams from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control arrived in N.C. to respond to storm-related crises. Immediately after the storm, they will also conduct a public health assessment and address post-Isabel health issues such as water safety.

Special warnings were issued for people living in mobile homes, 20,000 of which lie in the projected path of the storm.

Mandatory evacuation orders were issued Tuesday for the coastal counties of Hyde, Dare and Currituck. Tyrell County has a standing evacuation order effective 1 p.m. today.

Visitors or guests must leave during a mandatory evacuation, while permanent residents are permitted to stay if they so choose. “You stay at your own risk,” said Keith Acree, spokesperson for the State Emergency Response Team. “Ifyou choose to stay and ride out the storm, [emer-

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Acree said SERT and the National Guard are working collaboratively to position emergency supplies —such as generators and tarps—throughout the state.

Emergency Management officials have been preparing for the storm for two weeks. So far, contingency plans have been carried out smoothly given the information currently available. Acree said that at this point there is no way to predict exactly where power outages will occur although utility loss is expected.

Progress Energy and Duke Energy have called in help from out of state to the perimeter of the storm in preparation for utility loss. Companies stressed that all downed power lines should be treated as live.

Duke stores are also preparing for the storm and the possibility of inaccessible roads. The University Store ordered extra batteries and flashlights, and the Lobby Shop and East Campus Store have been checked to ensure that staple items are in stock.

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The next set of HIPAA regulations to be instituted will be security standards, which will go into effect in 2005, Crewse said. He added that Duke was “pretty much” compliant but emphasized that Duke’s patients did not and were not going to witness any significant changes with each deadline for HIPAA compliance.

Kevin Schulman, director of the Center for Clinical and Genetic Economics, said hospitals across the nation have not made the “massive” investments that HIPAA could have ultimately required.

“The mechanism [for the transactions and code sets] will be in place, but what we’re going to end up with is

“The mechanism [for the transactions and code sets] will be in place, but what we’re going to end up with is a system that is not going to be too much different than the previous system.”

Kevin Schulman a system that is not going to be too much different than the previous system,” he said. “It will not be an electronic e-commerce system for data processing,” as had been the original vision for moving online to reduce the high administrative costs.

Schulman attributed the lack of an all-encompasing electronic system to both hospitals and health plans facing too much cost.

“Duke will have some capabilities in that area, but

nowhere near what people had thought the [system] would be like,” Schulman said.

DUHS has also seen some indirect consequences of the first HIPAA regulation instituted in April, which clarified how patient information could be used and what rights patients had for their medical record.

Steven Rum, vice chancellor for development and alumni affairs at Duke University Medical Center, pointed to changes in the procedures used to garner donations.

“We used to do mass mailings to grateful patients,” he said.

“We don’t do that any more because of HIPAA.” Rum added that the change would not produce a significant loss in capital. The mass mailings reaped only between $75,000 to $90,000 yearly, which was not considerable in the context of the $75 million DUMC raises every year.

“Unlike many hospitals we don’t do a lot of communication with patients at the low end—we don’t spend a lot of time investing in programs that will generate $5O to $lOO contributions,” he said.

Instead, the focus will be on the higher end, when grateful patients self-identify themselves, Rum said.

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As of September 2002, according to the International Office, 1130 faculty, staff and researchers required a visa or green card to do their jobs, as did 1239 graduate students. Their research and teaching expertise, along with the active cultivation of international exchange, are crucial to the University's worldwide reputation as an outstanding institution of higher

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The debate has raged through Congress, the courts and state legislatures for nearly a decade. But it was only this year, with Republicans claiming control of both houses of Congress, that abortion opponents saw a chance for victory. In March, the Senate passed the measure by a vote of 6433. In June, the House did the same, by a vote of 282-139.

But the controversy may not end with the president’s signature. Many legal experts expect the Supreme Court to be the ultimate arbiter of the proposed ban; the court ruled in 2000 that several state bans on such abortions were unconstitutional.

Wednesday’s Senate vote capped eight hours of debate, spread out over the past three days, that once again brought the divisive issue ofabortion to the Senate chamber. In a sense, the discussion was the last gasp for abortion rights advocates, before they finally bowed to the realization that the bill would move forward in conference and onto the president’s desk.

Typically, a vote to send a bill to conference is a pro forma measure, agreed to by both parties without a legislative debate. But in this case, Democrats refused to consent. Instead, Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif, insisted on an additional eight hours of debate and a formal vote disagreeing with the House measure.

Boxer said she wanted to set the stage for a judicial review by once again putting senators on record as supporting Roe. “I want the Senate to take a very strong stand for Roe so that when this goes to the court the court will see that in the record,” she said before the vote. She also accused the House of trying to undermine the Roe decision.

“That’s theirreal agenda,” she said. “All they had to do was accept the Senate language and this bill would be on the president’s desk.”

But some Democrats saw danger in Boxer’s strategy. “I personally think it’s a little risky,” one Senate Democratic aide said. “What if you don’t get the votes? Why put senators in a box twice?”

As it turned out, Boxer did get the votes—all of them, even that of Santorum, who argued vigorously on the Senate floor that “millions ofchildren have died as a result of Roe vs. Wade.” She said Republicans “were afraid they wouldn’t win the votes, so the other side decided to make it less meaningful by all voting for it.”

Indeed, that is exacdy what Republicans did, said a senior Senate Republican aide, speaking on condition of anonymity—though not for the reason Boxer suggested.

Had the Boxer motion been defeated, the aide said, it would have put the larger measure in an uncertain parliamentary position, and possibly opened it up to further debate, only delaying the conference.

“We think we snookered her,” he said. “By having everybody support it, it’s kind ofhard for her to spin it as a unanimous vote for Roe vs. Wade.”

Abortion opponents were elated by the vote.

‘The defenders of partial birth abortion suffered another big setback today as our side, the backers of the bill, overcame one of the final remaining hurdles before enactment,” said Douglas Johnson, a spokesperson for the to Life Committee.

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By Dean Chapman On Sept. 6 in Roanoke Rapids, NC, a man attempted to purchase $l5O worth of groceries. To pay for his items, he handed the clerk a $2OO bill bearing the portrait of President George W. Bush complete with a White House drawing on the backside featuring lawn signs reading "We Like Ice Cream/'The clerk accepted the bill and offered back $5O in change.

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scandal in the California recall election process, particularly after the Republican contender initially denied the reports.

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Dry your eyes. Nothing gold can stay, but then again, nothing hilarious enough to complicate bladder control can remain absent from a Best Buy DVD rack for long, either. Keep Now you can Peter Griffin in your heart forever with the newly released Family Guy, Volume Two. For those unfamiliar with Family Guy, the cartoon falls somewhere between Simpsons and South Park territory, although it was probably funnier than both. Cleverly integrating sardonic wit and subtle, allusive pop culture references with fart jokes and shameless sight gags, this cartoon never teetered between astute and asinine—it gladly embraced both spheres before giggling and declaring with satisfied pride,"Teet."

Peter, the putzy patriarch of the Griffin clan, is Homer sans the social graces. Baby Stewie is an infantile überenemy in the most James Bond sense of the word, complet with inexplicable British accent and unrestricted access to fancy laser weaponry. His arch-nemesis—his mother, Lois.

Throw in a talking dog and the occasional maniacal closet monkey, and you've got yourself some fine programming.

Unfortunately, the Fox network didn't think so, and the humorless powers-that-be pulled the plug after only three seasons, leaving heartbroken fans to their own devices.This has meant turning to Cartoon Network for reruns and gobbling up DVD Seasons One and Two (released together as Volume One in April) like soft, velvety entertainment nougat.

Hark, the third and final season (Volume Two) has finally arrived, sending a mix of elation and sorrow pulsing through Family Guy faithful, who know that this is all she wrote. Unless, of course, we all lobby Fox to bring back the series! Hell, we owe it to television to salvage an instant classic. It's our duty as Americans!

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Best intangible ingredient: Ben and Jerry add peace and love to their mixes, but these days, patriotism is vogue.For the overall aura prize you'll have to decide by your politics.

Employee perks: Ben and Jerry's employees get three free pints a day, while Star-Spangled Ice Cream isn't currently hiring. Nuff said.

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How can one explore, expose and explicate gay life? How does the government decide to fund artists?

Tim Miller, a performance artist best known as one of the "NEA Four,"four performance artists who, in the late 1980s, had their National Endowment for the Arts funding revoked under a "decency clause," hits Durham this week to explore both of these questions.Tonight he performs his one-man show "US," touching on his childhood love for Broadway and his more recent struggles with home, love and the Immigration and Naturalization Service.Tomorrow afternoon he will perform his so-called performance lecture and rant "Sex! Body! Self!" in the newly completed Theater Studies building on West Campus. Miller's notoriety began in 1990, when he was awarded an Individual Performance Grant by the NEA. Under the first Bush administration, his funding, along with three other artists, was revoked for "indecency." Miller and his compatriots sued on the grounds that such action was a violation of the First Amendment—and after realizing that three of the four artists were gay.Their suit was successful and earned them the sum of the revoked grants, but the decision was later overturned by the Supreme Court, deciding for future generations of artists that "standards of decency" are viable grounds for considering and allocating artistic funding.This theme, unsurprisingly, has made its way into Miller's work and loudly. He claims to "continue fighting for freedom of expression for fierce, diverse voices."

Of late. Miller has been gleaning inspiration from his efforts to keep his partner, an Australian, in the U.S. His 1999 piece,"Glory Box," much like "US," begins in childhood with anecdotes about his upbringing and playground encounters, when he claimed he wanted to marry a boy, and moves through the years as he struggles to define himself within society as a gay man.

Performance art, often dismissed by cynics as "bad theater," often uses a plotless script, unusual props and packs a dose of shock value, but most of all requires its audience to think. Miller's Durham performance, sponsored by Duke's Center for Lesbian, Gay,Bisexual and Transgender Life's Trans Figurations series, asks such an investment from its viewers—or at least an open mind.

US opens tonight at 8:15 at Manbites Dog Theater in Durham and runs Friday and Saturday night at 8:15 and Sunday at 3:15. Discount tickets are available at the LGBT Center, $5 students."Sex! Body! Self!" will be Friday, Sept. 19 at noon in Sheafer Theater in the Bryan Center. Admission is free

When Tom Newby was a bachelor, his apartment was decorated with Sports Illustrated photos. In an attempt to upgrade his decor, he visited an art gallery in New York City and forked over $75 for two framed Picasso and Segal posters, and proudly displayed them on his wall.But soon posters gave way to prints, and Newby's love of art grew from there.Twenty-five years later, Newby has lent his impressive collection of hot contemporary artwork to be displayed at DUMA'S "Art Stars" exhibit.

His love for art began when he was a Duke undergraduate took a survey course in the Art History department at Duke, "I This became my first formal introduction to art other than museum visits as a child," he said, explaining that twentieth century art was of particular interest to him."[Contemporary art] is what it's all about. It is art of our time."

Newby stresses the importance of the modern style and enjoys acquiring art from younger, newer artists. He explained his technique is to purchase art before the artists become so well-known that theirwork is virtually inaccessible and prohibitively expensive.This attainment strategy has enabled him to focus on artists with a growing national and international reputation.

As a collector, Newby's other priorities include accessibility."! look for art that can go in a home," he said. Still, he recognizes the vague absurdity of this statement as some of the pieces on display are so large that they could really only fit into a very large home. Others are so avant garde or risque that one can hardly imagine mounting them above the family fireplace. Yet Newby clarifies that he is specifically interested in "serious" modern art that is visually arresting, if not decorative. He acknowledges that his art is a reflection of his particular taste.

Newby's collection has been built gradually—he purchases two to three pieces a year."Collecting art has been very rewarding," he said."lt is something that really enhances the quality of your life as you get to know more and more about the work and about the artist.You certainly can start small and work your way up."

His advice to aspiring collectors is to spend ample time looking before purchasing."! try to buy the best pieces I can.

I'm happier when I buy quality, and I make fewer mistakes.

What is important is to look, look, look. Do not buy art as investment. Buy it because you love it."

There will be a reception Friday, Sept, 19 at 5:30 followed by a discussion with Tom Newby at 6:00 at the Duke University Museum of Art.TheTom and Charlotte Newby Collection is on exhibit through Feb. 1,2004.

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those who don't know her, Lucinda Williams is the godmother of a generation of guitar-playing and world-weary songstresses. Ani DiFranco, Aimee Mann and Tift Merritt each owe Williams a debt of gratitude. Williams'self-titled 1988 album produced "The Night's Too Long" and the Grammy-winning "Passionate Kisses," each of which became a modern country standard.

Williams' next masterpiece, Car Wheels on a Gravel Road netted her another Grammy in 1998. Next Thursday, Williams will showcase many of these songs and others from her newest album, the critic's darling World Without Tears at theLost Highway Records show.

The newest album, released in April, is a genre-blending kaleidoscope:"Sweet Side"features rap-spoken word lyricism,

while "Minneapolis" and "Ventura" are intricately orchestrated and mellow break-up songs. But ultimately, Williams knows enough to dance with the one that brung her: the best tunes on World WithoutTears are typical Lucinda.

"Fingers/Strings" proves the highlight of Williams' recent oeuvre, providing a foot-stomping rocker reminiscent of Joan Jett.

Still the undisputed queen of drunken 51-year-olds whose hearts have been broken too many times, Williams brings all her critically-acclaimed material to her typically unique live performance.

And Lucinda Williams isn't the only urban cowboy taking the Lost Highway to Raleigh. Fellow label-mates the Jayhawks will warm up the crowd for her as the opening act, bringing a shade under 20 years of know-how with them.

Formed in Minneapolis in 1985,the Jayhawks practically invented alt-country, and throughout a long and winding journey that has witnessed a constant revolving door lineup and seven albums, they have possibly perfected it.

Best known for 1992's Hollywood Town Hall and the 1995 follow-up Tomorrow the Green Grass, the Jayhawks are one of those enigmatic acts that has survived long enough to see some of its best work forgotten by an Americana-come-lately crowd. Fortunately, Jayhawkers of yore view the band's career as an epic journey, a fable ofHomeric proportions that demands respect and encourages discipleship.There's probably even a secret handshake.

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that can't shake off theirresidual gloom.

In fact, the Jayhawks have always been good at breaking hearts and jerking tears.The secret's in the song writing, so they say. Frontman Gary Louris has more than filled the void left when exJayhawk Mark Olson flew the coop years ago, and while the harmonies aren't as haunting as they were on old favorites like "Blue"and "Settled Down Like Rain," new songs like "All the Right Reasons" and "Angelyne" prove that Louris is still on top of his lyrical game.

Bottom line: alt-country is alive and kicking, and Lucinda Williams and the Jayhawks are two of the best acts you're gonna see. Pick up World WithoutTears and Rainy Day Music if you need a crash course in the genre,and roll on over to Disco Rodeo on Sept. 25 for all the bang-n-twang you can handle.

Drivethm Records brings on the punk nouveau

By Carver Moore This Sunday, Drivethru Records' Invasion tour is hitting the Cat's Cradle with a five band marathon headlined by the suburban Pennsylvania punk foursome, The Starting Line. Also on the bill are Drivethru Records bands, Allister, Homegrown, Senses Fail and

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For the most part, the bands don't veer too far from their roots. All of the bands have that distinctive highschool feel and exuberant energy to them; they're the punk nouveau of suburbia, mixing hooks with cringing guitars and pumping bass lines.

These bands are the fresh faces of the music once held firmly by bands like New Found Glory, MXPX, and Rancid. It's almost as if Drivethru Records is trying to pass the torch down as soon as the kids graduate from high school.Yet despite their similar sound, each band brings its own story and mix to the equation.The Starting Line has a Weezer-esque nerdy edge to it the band, after all, met on the internet—while Homegrown sparkles with SoCal glam and surf-derived punk with enough Beach Boys-harmonized"Woahhhs" to make Brian Wilson collapse in his sandbox.

Every song that these bands play is good old-fashioned romping punk fun.They're the reason pink hair dye exists in the first place. And forget the worries of OD-ing on raging teen angst; they're bands "who value hooks and heart over aggression and angst," and that's a good thing. If Joey Ramone got reincarnated as a suburban youth without a pressing social agenda, he'd be proud of these bands and would adorn his wall with their likenesses. Yes, these are the children of punk, the generation where too much equality and social welfare has transformed rage infused tirades —

Check out Homegrown, one of the five acts at the Drivethru Records Invasion tour, into heart-throbbing love tunes. All-in-all, Sunday's show amounts to a great way to shut out the worries ofthe world and for one night embrace yourself in the mad-hopping, can't-get-you-out-of-my-head beat of the new wave punk drum. So catch them if you can, while they're fresh out of the garage.

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ure she was talking about theme parties.

The costume you choose can very well be an extension of yourself. If you are boring and dull, you may just wear a hat, or gasp, completely ignore the theme.

But if you truly believe in the power of the creative spirit, half the fun of the night stems from the intricate concoction of used, outdated and probably sweat-stained clothing. If you still haven't mastered the art of such creative design, we are here to help.

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For no other reason than listening to Prince and Journey all night, the 80s theme rules. Girls who just wanna have fun, check out Thrift World's seemingly never-ending supply of puffy sequined dresses and grab your roommate's crimper. Dudes, the answer to your costume queries is readily available in reruns of Miami Vice and Knightrider. Remember, don't let Billie Jean convince you that she's your lover, and don't stop believin'that the 80s is the greatest theme ever.

Not the most politically correct of themes, but you can at least dress correctly for the theme. Everyone has a wife-beater, NASCAR and John Deere hats are available at any gas station (this IS Durham, after all), and for some reason they still sell Aviator sunglasses.To step further into the trailer, add a marker tattoo, a black eye and several blacked-out teeth Grab a few cabbage patch children, which naturally you bring to the bar with you,and don't forget the Skoal.

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For many ofyou, this is not much of a dress-up party. But for those who use hair gel or reside north of the MasonDixon line, the world of sweater vests, little horses and alligators presents a BME sized challenge. Sneak intoyour local Southerner's closet and pick from thirty shades of Easter polos and half ofyour outfit is set. Guys add short shorts (skinny white thighs are a must) and boat shoes, while girls grab pearls, a favorite Lilly skirt and a sweater around the neck.

Fraternities have been known to create variations of this theme in order to recycle outfits. Boogie Nights, Decades, Disco Fever, Disco Inferno are all just excuses to wear the same polyester leisure suit and huge afro one more time,The place to go for disco gear is Time After Time in Chapel Hill, Get in touch with your inner flower child/John Travolta and get down on it.

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So Hugh might not invite you to the mansion, but that doesn't mean you should miss out on the fun. For guys there is no better theme. Wear a silk robe and neckerchief, with tinted sunglasses so the girls can't see you staring. Girls, go nuts. Bust out a bustier, short skirt, fishnets, and the full bunny pack, complete with bow tie, ears and tail from Party World. Be warned, this theme may lower and/or eliminate inhibitions and proper judgment.

Convicts and Catholic School Girls Britney Spears did wonders for this theme and being Humbert Humbert has never looked better.

Girls, break out those Sacred Heart skirts, knee-high socks and, most importantly, the great bra peeking out from the white not-so-buttoned down shirt. Guys, bring big chains, baggy pants and enjoy the view.

The good news is that finally these Catholic School girls aren't 16.

Revenge of the Nerds

Pep Rally

Think middle school (high school for some of us). Watch reruns of Saved by the Bell and emulate Mr. Samuel "Screech" Powers. And let's be honest.This theme is a stretch for none of us. Break out the retainer you save for non-hook up nights and release your inner-geek.

Suspenders, Harry Potter glasses, pigtails and pocket protectors. Or just be a Cameron Crazy.

So maybe your official position in high school was left bench and maybe you watched football games in a band uniform, but Duke is all about reinventing yourself. Now you can be the star quarterback or the cheerleading captain, and you don't even have to sweatThe goal of this night is to score, but having a good costume is a close second. High school jerseys, headbands, giant foam fingers and Duke kids'size cheerleading costumes will fine tune your game.

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Actor Paul Giamatti portrays Harvey Pekar,an unimpressive schlub whose life takes on a surreal sense of meaning after being chronicled in a graphic novel,

A Many Splendor Thing The simple life of an ordinary man takes an extraordinary turn in this Berman and Pulcini film.

By Katie Somers See this guy playing me? He doeslook like me at all, does he?" narn't the real Harvey Pekar, as Paul rates Giamatti goes about Harvey's daily routine onscreen. Predicated upon the notion that ordinary life is pretty complex stuff, American Splendor chronicles the unremarkable life of Harvey Pekar, file clerk in a Cleveland V.A. hospital.

Witty and intelligent, but socially inept and unmotivated, Harvey finds himself in a minimum-wage deadend job. Alone, depressed, angry and barely able to speak due to a growth on his vocal chords, he begins writing comic books in creative desperation.

Characters include his anal-retentive boss (Earl Billings) and his border-line autistic co-worker (and genuine nerd) Toby Radloff (Judah Friedlander).

Unfortunately, Harvey's artistic abilities are confined to stick figures. Enter "

Robert Crumb, the legendary illustrator, who agrees to illustrate Harvey's life. The graphic novel generates a small cult following, and Harvey even-

tually marries his number-one fan after a whirlwind one-night courtship and a bout offood poisoning.

The film proceeds as part movie, part documentary and part highlight video. Interviews, clips, home movies and still frames form a montage of scenes from Harvey's life, interspersed with real-life footage of Harvey and company appearing on TV. Pekar makes several appearances on Letterman in the late 80s, ostensibly to promote his comic, American Splendor. In reality, Harvey serves as the neurotic comedic foil for Letterman's routine. Oblivious for years, Harvey finally catches on to Letterman's mockery and goes berserk on-air—insulting the audi-

ence, Letterman, NBC and the world.

Harvey's ranting only provokes Letterman further, and Harvey is removed from the set."You f —ed up a good thing," says Letterman, as Harvey is escorted away.

Feeding on Harvey's fame, following his Letterman appearance, the nerdy Toby makes his own silverscreen debut. An 80s MTV springbreak promotion features Toby wearing enormous sunglasses and clumsily doing the twist. As an anonymous dork, Toby is hilarious.To an audience who knows Toby as Harvey's friend, the commecial is simply malicious.

This begs the same question of American Splendor as a whole—are we laughing with these people, or are we laughing at them? Is this a celebrity roast? A parody? A biography?

Ultimately, American Splendor is a documentary of the media's exploitation of the pathetically ordinary—and a reflection of the sinister motives behind reality TV. Can we justify public humiliation, solely to quench the voracious public thirst for vicarious voyeurism? What makes American Splendor so perplexing is that the viewers leave the theater wondering if their lives could fare any better in the manipulative hands Jm of today's media.

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rifting is a lot like film making. Success at either relies on precise timing, charisma, and slight of hand. In either scenario, the true mark of talent is the patron's willingness to accept the subterfuge. A truly profitable grift is a beautiful thing. Like a well made film, it has balance and poetry.

Matchstick Men, Ridley Scott's latest, stands as a testament to this belief.

Nicolas Cage stars as Roy, an OCD-rattled veteran con-man. His young partner, the brash but savvy Frank, is portrayed by budding star Sam Rockwell.

Together they work the middle class urbanites of Any City, USA, earning small pots on short cons and insurance fraud schemes. When Roy is reunited with the teenage daughter (Alison Lohman) he didn't even know he had, the sheltered cocoon of his neurotic life is thrown into a furious state of flux. Here begins the familiar ballet of unlikely father and rambunctious daughter. But, as in the con game, appearances are deceiving.

Matchstick Men deftly weaves together two typical Hollywood stories centered on the same quirky crook. In one corner there is the tale of redemption for an estranged father; in the other looms Roy and Frank's potential big score, hanging on the outcome of a risky long con. While this may seem a pedestrian, off-beat crime drama, it's all part of the balance in Ridley Scott's con. Where Matchstick Men distinguishes itself is with the guile it employs, working its way toward a staggering conclusion. Like any great scam, a shrewdly constructed facade hides the true genius that comes shining through in the end. As the greatest con artist of all, Scott draws his audience in of their own

accord, and sends them away feeling as though they've been had by a master.

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By Natalia Antonova

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key word in "guilty pleasure" is "pleasure." A movie like Underworld is supposed to stimulate the senses, not abuse them. All the right ingredients are present: hot young actors Kate Beckinsale and Scott Speedman, a nifty plot, a bunch of ambiguous pseudo-villains, blood, gore, awesome sword-work, a tight shiny black cat-suit...

Unfortunately, the makers of this

vampires-versus-werewolves flick seem to equate pleasure with sadomasochism.The head-splitting gratuitous noise, darting camerawork and other abrasive nonsense are best left for the made-for-TV schlock you can see without bothering to leave your dorm room. The story had so much luscious, voluptuous big-screen potential that the film's dreary shadows, washed-out colors and lacklus-

ter scenery proved intensely disap-

pointing. Show us a little more of Scott Speedman's bare chest! Throw some color onto Kate Beckinsale's face!

It's too bad director Len Wiseman manipulates his crew with the skill of a fifteen-year-old virgin. Its promises squandered by sheer clumsiness, Underworld is like the climax that never hits home. Watching is like

endless stimulation with no actual pleasure. By the end, I felt tired, awkward and achy, and my only real thoughts were on the homework I could have done instead.

That's not worth a trip to the cinema, Kate Beckinsale's rip-worthy leather bodice notwithstanding

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Indeed, some have asked if this sort of explosive, flashy journalism possesses any real value.The truth is that it's not only valid—it's influential as well. After all, it was The Smoking Gun's editors who broke the scandal that changed the landscape of the California gubernatorial election process.They got the lead, they found the old "Oui Magazine," they made the story happen. Only hours after they posted the interview did the editors of every major American newspapers around to read' he tal And Schwarzenegger is hardly the only celebrity to be hit hard by The

Smoking Gun; no one is immune

from its prying eyes.The site has acquired mug shots of many celebrities dg from ath3 ome at www-t *iesmo ' ' n99 un- <:om letes to bi Hollywood stars to Carmen Electra —and put them out for the world to see.

Indeed, with a mere four people working on the site, The Smoking Gun has made some impressive finds. Michael Jackson is a favorite target, and who can blame them? An actual copy of the lawsuit brought against Jackson charging sexual assault against a teenage boy was posted, revealing all the carefully guarded details of the case. Even Tom Cruise got a taste of The Smoking Gun when the strict "confidentiality" agreement he forces all his employees to sign was posted. And just this year the site published the never-before-released witness statement that led to the rape conviction of director Roman Polanski.

But for all the serious muck-raking that goes on, the site is a master at fun, flighty stories as well.

Where else can you learn that the Fab 5 from "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" have a contact worth only $3,000 per person a show (and have to fly coach!), or that Mariah Carey demands Cristal, champagne glasses and bendy straws in her dress?Or that X-t -t' A \\er—

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Flintstone's chewable vitamins for hers? And J Lo, don't even go there.

The website recently posted a sneak preview of the next installment of MTV's Real World set in San Diego: cast-member Robin Hibbard, a 23 year-old Coyote Ugly bartender from Tampa was recently arrested and charged with "misdemeanor battery" (including nine hours in jail) for assaulting a 29 yearold Marine in an area nightclub—just a heads STX up for the season ahead.

Ultimately, you never know what you're 'Utr* going to find on thesmokinggun.com on a day-to-day basis.The fascinating amalgam of stories comes without limits. But somewhere rj& £/(i£v buried beneath the heap of gossip, political intrigue, illicit behavior and legal battles, the website has done something remarkable Above is the actual "$2OO bill" that a clerk accepted. It's a funny idea, but frankly, the coungiven us the truth. terfeiter might have been a bit more creative."We like Ice Cream?" Lame.

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Friday's home game

Sports

Women's soccer vs. Richmond, 7 p.m Saturday's home game

Football vs. Northwestern, 2 p.m.

Sunday's home games

Women's soccer vs. UCLA, 12 p.m Men's soccer vs. Maryland, 2 p.m.

‘Scintillating talent’ arrives Friday for visit Michael Mueller

echoed similar sentiments in a Wednesday evening interview with The Chronicle.

Hurricane Isabel might not be the “I truly believe Shaun wants to go to biggest thing visiting Durham this week. college,” Buescher said.

Neither he nor Livingston, however, Right after it blows through, Shaun Livingston looks to take Duke by storm. would rule out the possibility that The Peoria, 111., native will be making Livingston may test NBA waters. his official visit to Duke this weekend. The “If the NBA’s still looking at me [in 6-foot-7 point guard is considered one of April] then I can maybe look at them a litthe best players in a very deep and talenttle, but right now I’m definitely a collegeed class of 2004. first guy,” Livingston said. He did, howev“[Livingston] has had just uncommon er, give an indication ofwhat it would take ballhandling skills and court vision since for him to declare for the NBA draft. he was in kindergarten,” Peoria Journal“Right now I would have to be a top five Star sports editor Kirk Wessler said. “What pick for me to go,” the lanky guard added. he has, you just don’t see many basketball The talented Illinois guard is considplayers on any level who see things, devel- ering Duke, North Carolina, Arizona, op, and watch things that are going to and hometown school Illinois. Some happen at high speed...and he has it.” speculate that Duke may be his favorite; Livingston averaged 16 points, eight according to Buescher, both Livingston’s rebounds, and seven assists per game last father and grandfather are quite taken year in leading his Peoria Central basketwith men’s basketball coach Mike ball team to a 31-1 record and a state Krzyzewski and the Gothic Wonderland. championship. He is a consensus top“I know his Dad and Grandpa have very three player in the class of 2004 and is strong feelings about Duke,” Buescher considered by many to be the second-best said. “I think his Grandpa in particular or even the No. 1 high school player in the has very strong feelings toward Coach K nation. Even more tantalizing is the fact and Duke, I do believe that.” thatLivingston seems dead-set on going to to According Buescher, both college instead of bolting to the NBA. Livingston’s father and grandfather will be “I’m definitely a college-first type of making the trip to Durham with him. guy,” Livingston told The Chronicle two Livingston did visit Durham unofficialweeks ago. His coach, Chuck Buescher, ly in late May during the prestigious by

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SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

Shaun Livingston is expected to arrive on campus Friday, as Isabel is yet to hinder his plans.

Tournament of Champions, a renowned AAU competition that perennially features many of the country’s best players.

And in the past month, Krzyzewski had a tremendous in-home visit with the gifted floor general. “[Coach Krzyzewski] did an outstanding job,” Buescher said. “He had a presence in the room, and I thought he did a

Une of Big Ten’s best rushers expects by

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DEPARTMENT/SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

Jason Wright will be looking to compensate for his inability to play last week, due to a nagging hamstring injury.

Sox Stifled By D-Rays The AL Wild Card-leading Boston Red Sox were shut out by the Devil Rays.The 7-0 loss combined with the Mariners' 5-1 defeat of the Rangers to reduce theBosox' lead to 1 1/2 games.

No knock on Wood Kerry Wood shut down the

New York Mets en route to a 2-0 Cubs win that put Chicago one game out of the NL Central lead, currently held by Houston.Thegem was Wood's fourth complete game of the season.

great job...it’s pretty obvious why Duke has a great basketball program.”

Yet Buescher was hesitant to call Duke the leader for the top senior point guard.

He was also unsure of Livingston’s current

college preferences.

“Shaun may know [where he’s going] Buescher said. “But if he does know, he’s not letting anybody else know.”

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Going into Saturday’s football game at Wallace Wade Stadium between Duke and Northwestern, inquiring minds want to know whether or not Jason Wright will be healthy.

Last week, Wright, the starting running back and main offensive threat for the Wildcats, had to leave the game early with a sore hamstring, resulting in a 44-14 lose to Miami of Ohio. But when asked if he will play this week he emphatically said, “Absolutely! I’m all better and ready to go.”

"They're talking about him being back [from the injury],” Blue Devil head coach Carl Franks said. T think he'll be back. He's a strong guy. He's a powerful runner. He breaks tackles..,elusive. I wouldn't say he's the only guy [l'm worried about against Northwestern], but he's cer-

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Aaron Hammer was charged by prosecutors with the murder of Yetunde Price, the older sister of Venus and Serena Williams. Hammer has been convicted of burglary and forgery.

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Wright, a senior from Diamond Bar, Cal., has truly been the key to the Wildcats’ offense the last two years. As both a running back and a kick returner, Wright earned Big Ten first-team honors for offense and special teams in 2002. Also, Wright led Northwestern in rushing yards and closed out the season with seven 1Off-yard rushing games.

The road to college football success has been a long one, filled with many physical and mental obstacles, which he has conquered just like he scores touchdowns, bylowering his shoulder and running right up the middle.

In high school, Wright was one of the top running backs hailing from Southern California.

During his tenure at Diamond Bar High School, Wright led the team to two GIF football champiSEE WRIGHT ON PAGE 12

Hockey dad charged A 38-year-old Toronto

father has been charged with assault after grabbing his ten-year-old daughter by the facemask during a hockey game.The girl got a clean bill of health from doctors at the game.

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GRID PICKS

Garinger Corey (47-10) (47-10) Northwestern @ Duke Duke 124-46 Duke 24-20 Oklahoma UCLA @ No. 1 Oklahoma Oklahoma M*chigan M*chigan No. 3 M*chigan @ No. 22 Oregon Bucks Bucks Bowling Green @ No. 5 OSU Georgia LSU No. 11 LSU @ No. 7 Georgia Texas A&M @ No. 8 Va.Tech Va.Tech Va.Tech FSU FSU Colorado @ No. 10 Florida State No. 12 Tennessee @ No. 17Florida Tennessee Florida Matchup

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With both CAPE HATTERAS, N.C. the weekend and Hurricane Isabel fast approaching, the Grid Pickers donned their wet weather gear and set sail off of Cape Hatteras to see what all the fuss was about.

The boatride took a turn for the worse when the waves started to get bigger and bigger.

“Rolling through Durham in a tricked out Tm-” Paula Lehman turned green and ran to the side of the boat. Oblivious to any pitching and yawing aboard the S.S. Grid Picks was the eminendy seaworthy Tyler “DiGiorno is sold in the f-” Rosen “food aisle,” who was eating pizza that he thought was delivery. Matt “Buy Low,” SuII- “High” ivan was dispensing Dramamine to all seasick passengers. Everyone on board was careful not to mock any major ethnic group, lest they be lampooned in poorly thoughtout columns in The Chronicle. Team Jail Bait, composed of “Right Said” Ted Mann and “The House of Seven” Gabe “les” Githens, chose to use actual bait to fish, but the rough seas prohibited them from catching anything large enough to keep. Mike “After I graduate, I’m joining the Peace” Corey kept grabbing the tiller and yelling: Tm like Columbus! Get it? Columbus? Like where OSU is! And the explorer?” until everyone stopped listening.

Alex “Smarter than the average” Garinger was not on the boat, as he was on the road with the Dave Matthews Band.

The Gender Stereotypes, a team comprised of “G.1.” Jane Hetherington and Rare- “in the world is Carmen Sandiego?”

-n Hauptmann sat together up in the crow’s nest, talking about girl stuff.

Anthony Cross “by, Stills, Nash and Young” sang 60’s folk songs, while the golden-voiced Andrew “I can hear it” Collins “in the air tonight” tried to drown him out with 80s soft rock. “The day that we beat Northwestern will be” Assad “day in Illinois” Nasr was heard making bold predictions about bowl games, while Robbie the “I’m super,” Tank “s for ask-

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Jason Wright has accumulated a handful of academic All-American awards in his four years as a Wildcat

WRIGHT from page 9 onships, while also earning the highly distinguished tide of GIF offensive player of the year—along with his being named to firstteam All-California. With his success, Wright landed himself a scholarship to go to play for the Wildcats.

But weighing only 184 pounds, Wright admits that there was no way he could have been an effective running back during his freshman and sophomore years of college.

Thus, he was moved to widereceiver where he had to learn a completely unfamiliar position.

‘We recruited him as a running back and we knew we needed him,” said Northwestern head coach Randy Walker to Chicago Sun-Times. But being in Damien Anderson’s shadow his first two years ofcollege, Wright had no chance of becoming starting tailback. “So I put Jason somewhere he could play,” said Walker.

“I was disappointed but I was still excited to being play college ball,” Wright said.

“I worked very hard to become a good wide receiver.”

During his first two years, Wright struggled as a receiver but would not give up, continuing to work hard both in practice and in the weight room. As a result, he improved as a receiver and bulked up to 224 pounds. Going into his junior season, Wright returned to the running back position. With this golden opportunity, he said, “I did my best to take advantage.”

Last year, was a phenomenal season for Wright. He finished the year averaging 102.8yards per game. His best performance came against Indiana, a game in which he scored four rushing touchdowns and obliterated the Hoosier defense with 285 all-purpose yards. Due to his consistent performance throughout last year, Wright was named Northwestern’s Most Valuable Player, as well as being named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week three times.

Tf you put a label on Northwestern Football, it’d be Jason Wright,” head coach Randy Walker told the Chicago Sun-Times.

Looking back on his first two years ofcollege, Wright sees how he has changed both physically and mentally as a player.

“I am more of a downhill runner now,” Wright said. “I play much better physical football. Instead ofrunning to the outside, I tuck it in and charge down the middle.”

But like all great running backs, he refuses to take all the credit for his success.

“Most of the credit has to go to my guys up front, without them, I would not do well at all.”

In addition to last year’s success running the ball, Wright excelled as the Wildcats’ primary kick returner as evidenced by his being named the first-team All-Big Ten kick returner and ranking fourth nationally in kickoff return average (28.5 yards per kick).

“Kick returning is my favorite part of the game,” said Wright, who last year ran a kickoff back 100 yards for a score.

Besides his excellence on the athletic field, Wright finds tremendous success in the classroom—he is a true scholar-athlete.

In fact, the reason he chose Northwestern was because, “It was the best combination of academics and athletics.” As a result of his hard work both on and off the field, Wright has won numerous scholar-athlete awards, including an Academic All-Big Ten selection and being named a Verizon Academic AllAmerican, a distinction that pleasandy sur-

prised Wright.

“I was very surprised [but] I have always worked hard at both my studies and my athletics, it is definitely my most proud accomplishment,” Wright said.

Wright hopes to be able to go to medical school after graduating from Northwestern with a degree in Psychology.

Until then, Wright’s focus will be his final season for the Wildcats. Despite struggling to a 5-9 season last year, Wright sees a bright future for Northwestern football.

“Over the summer, we were sick of losing,” he said. ‘We decided to refocus on football. We decided we wanted to play only for each other and nobody else. We are now much closer as a team and ready to win.”

A change in attitude was definitely seen during Northwestern’s season opener against Kansas. Leading only 21-20 with 5:03 remaining in the half, Northwestern let Wright carry them to victory.

“He was huge,” said Wildcats’ quarterback Brett Basanez to the Chicago SunTimes. “He won the game for us when we needed to run out the clock.”

The two games following the Kansas victory have not gone Northwestern’s way.

Coming off consecutive losses to Air Force, by only one point, and Miami of Ohio, the Wildcats hope to change things this Saturday against Duke.

“Duke is a good challenge, we barely pulled out a win last year and we know they will want revenge,” he said.

“I will need to be more physical against Duke. They are a very quick team on defense and very aggressive. They are very hungry for wins, especially having won two in a row. It should be a great game.”

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Academic THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 Systematics Seminar: 12;40pm. Mary Berbee, University of British Columbia. "Molecular phylogenetics and breeding systems in the ascomycete fungi." 144 Biological Sciences.

Hart Fellows Discussion: 4pm. "Going Public: Stories of Community-Based Research in Brazil, China and Tanzania." Join the 2002-2003 Hart Fellows in a lively discussion about the challenges of conducting community-based research. Working in conjunction with host organizations and Duke faculty advisors, Fellows learned first-hand the complexities of international health policy, as well as the rewards that come from sustained engagement with local communities. Fleishman Commons, Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy.

Popßio Seminar/Super Speaker: 7pm. Loren Riesenberg, Indiana University. "The cultivated sunflower; origin, domestication, and consequences of genetic modification." 144 Biological Sciences.

Gardens tour: 7-9pm. The Beauty of English and Irish Gardens. James Darden, Darden's Nursery. Jim leads garden tours through England and Ireland. Join him for a pictorial journey as he shares stories of some of the fabulous gardens he has visited. Adult Classroom, Doris Duke Center. Fee.

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Special Super Speaker Seminar: Ipm. Loren Rieseberg, Indiana University. "The cultivated sunflower: origin, domestication, and consequences of genetic modification." 111 Biological Sciences.

University Program in Ecology Seminar: 4pm.

James Reynolds, Duke University. "Global desertifica144 Biological tion: do humans cause deserts?"

Sciences.

Forum: 2-s:3opm. Putting Knowledge into Practice: Scientists' Roles in Environmental Policy. Nicholas School Dean Bill Schlesinger and Professors Stuart Pimm, Jim Clark, Lynn Maguire, Dean Urban and Rob Jackson will discuss connections between science and environmental policy. Sponsored by Duke University Center for Environmental Solutions. Levine Science Research Center, Room A247.

Chemistry Colloquia: 3:3opm. Title; "SUPREX: A New H/D Exchange- and MALDI Mass SpectrometryBased Method for Measuring the Thermodynamic Stability of Proteins in Solution"; Reception in the Lobby following the lecture. 103 Gross Chemical Laboratory.

University Program in Ecology Seminar: 4pm.

James Reynolds, Duke University. "Global desertification: do humans cause deserts?"

144 Biological Sciences.

Psychology SHS Colloquium Speaker Series: 4pm.

James Tulsky, M.D.DUMC "Opening the Black Box: Analyzing Doctor-Patient Communication in Clinical Practice."

Refreshments be will provided.

Psychology/Sociology Building Room 319.

EOS Seminar Speaker Series: 3pm. "Beach cusps: From Simple Modeling to Complicated Simulations," Giovanni Coco; NIWA, New Zealand. 201 Old

Chemistry Bldg.

Religious THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 Luncheon: 12-1 pm. Westminster Fellowship and Presbyterian/UCC Campus Ministries sponsored luncheon. Chapel Kitchen. $2.

Weekly Eucharist (Holy Communion): s;3opm Wesley Office (Chapel Basement). Contact pgilbert@duke.edu.

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Christian Fellowship: Thursdays, 7:3opm. Chapel basement, www.duke.edu/web/icf/ or dsw9@duke.edu.

Freshman Small Group II: 9pm. Blackwell Commons Room. Contact: rnd2@ duke.edu.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Fellowship: 7pm. Academics Meet Christ, Paula Lemmons, Biology Professor.

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Programming and Meetings THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 After Hours: 5:30-B;3opm. "Art Stars: An Alumnus Collects." Please join us for a fabulous evening of art and entertainment. Duke alumnus and international art collector Tom Newby (T'64) will share the inside story about the New York art gallery world and the way his collection came to be. Reception at 5:30, talk begins at 6. $3 general public, $2 students, Free to FRIENDS of DUMA. Duke University Museum of Art. Contact, Adera Causey 684-5135.

Exhibit Opens: Koz'ma Prutkov: A View of St. Petersburg. Exhibition of images illustrating the writings of fictitious Russian bureaucrat Koz'ma Prutkov.

Duke University Museum of Art. Master Class: Bpm. Vladimir Viardo. Nelson Music Room Duke University; East Campus. Free event, for additional information, call, 660-3300.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Concert: Bpm. Concert of Russian Music in Celebration of St. Petersburg Tricentennial. $l5/$B. Baldwin Auditorium, East Campus.

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past weekend, Sigma Chi fraternity hosted a “Viva Mexico” party that incorporated Latino stereotypes that were seen as derogatory by many members of the student body. In the wake of this event, the University community is left with several important questions to consider. Above all else, the various groups and individuals involved must resist the temptation to trade blame and point fingers, and instead use this unfortunate occurrence to open meaningful dialogue on the status of racial interaction on campus.

First, it is necessary to determine whether Sigma Chi’s actions were intentional and/or malicious. Judging from the response from members of the fraternity in the past few days, it is clear that the negative messages communicated by members of the fraternity—through party decorations, flyers and attitudes —were not intended to be offensive. Oftentimes, an action that is intended to be “all in good fun” in the eyes of one group can be interpreted very differently by another group. This by no means excuses Sigma Chi for what was obviously a tremendous lapse in both foresight and judgement. However, it is important to acknowledge that this event was not the result of a deeper resentment or dislike for a particular racial group, but rather an error in judgement that can be avoided in the future by participation in campus-wide dialogue now.

Secondly, there have been several calls for the administration to punish Sigma Chi, and for University officials to scrutinize party themes more closely in general. While Sigma Chi’s actions offended members of the University community, no explicit policies were broken. The organization should not be punished by the University. However, it will necessarily be punished in an indirect sense by the negative publicity and reputational tarnishing that accompany an incident such as this. The party and its ramifications will undoubtedly be on the minds of those involved for some time to come, and these students will have to put forth effort to regain the trust and respect of certain segments of the community.

Further, University Event Services officials have been criticized for allowing Sigma Chi to proceed with the “Viva Mexico” theme. It is easy to be critical in hindsight, but there was no reason to assume that such negative stereotypes would emerge from such a broad and unfocused party title. In the future, Event Services should advise groups on themes they find to be problematic, but the ultimate decision on themes must remain with the selective organizations themselves. In most cases, especially after this weekend’s incident, groups can be trusted to exercise prudence in planning their social events around nonracially insensitive ideas.

Many Latino groups on campus have cited the Sigma Chi party as being indicative of larger racial problems in the Duke community. This event, rather than being a divisive point in the University’s social fabric, could be transformed into a powerful learning experience. Students should engage in active dialogue with Sigma Chi and each other, to increase awareness and prevent future misunderstandings.

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Letters to the Editor Sigma Chi fraternity responds This past Saturday we had a party themed “Viva Mexico” mainly because appears in the name Mexico. It was designed to be a light-hearted celebration of the Mexican tourism scene.

In no way was it intended to imply a political or social statement about Mexico, Mexican-Americans, immigrants or immigration policy. Obviously, it did not come off as such.

As was printed yesterday, Sigma Chi and I are apologetic to those who were offended by our actions and to the greater Duke community.

Our initial failures were not recognizing the obvious stereotypes surrounding such a theme, and not addressing the political and cultural issues associated with it. Moreover, our chapter’s leadership failed to adequately supervise the various advertisements and decorations created by separate teams of brothers.

Our actions were not maliciously motivated. There was and is no hatred

or animosity within our brotherhood towards Mexico or Latino people in general. Our brothers are aware that this is the perception given from this weekend’s event; however, this is not the reality of our fraternity. As a Latino, I would not have joined, let alone sought to lead an organization composed of racists.

I would like to thank all those indihave viduals and groups who approached Sigma Chi with critical comments, concerns and support. For those groups that chose to circumvent this route and spread the rumors that circulated until Wednesday, I now call upon you to help us in creating the dialogue of which this University is in dire need. We at Sigma Chi stand ready.

Marc Mattioli Trinity ’O4, The authoris president of Sigma Chi Fraternity

Progressive yes, diverse Duke University is diverse all right, just check the statistics. But Duke is far from progressive and represents the ignorance and disillusionment of young

white America.

As a black woman I felt for the Hispanic community when news broke of Sigma Chi’s racist party. The minority community instantly reacted in disgust and disbelief that a party theme could be fueled by stereotypes and that Duke plans to do little about it.

I would equate the event with a party entitled “Viva La Africa” complete with the middle passage at the door. To be honest, I can’t be sure that that theme hasn’t been a party idea in the past or won’t be a party theme in the future. \bu would never find people of color hosting a party named for a white ethnic group that feeds into stereotypes of whiteness —so why isn’t the same respect reciprocated?

Do people ofcolor really self-segregate or do we just choose to not participate in Duke’s mainstream social culture that finds these issues insignificant and humorous? Sigma Chi and other groups who ignore common human courtesy are only sorry that the Hispanic community interpreted their party as derogatory. I believe the fraternity and the majority of

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the community still do not fully understand why the party was inappropriate.

Wednesday in my kickboxing class I noticed a white girl wearing a Kappa Alpha shirt with a large piece of cotton on the back and the slogan “Old South.” You don’t have to be a genius to connect the Old South and cotton to slavery and the oppression of black people but nonetheless someone thought it’d be a good idea to put it on a tee-shirt. That’s the problem, no one thinks there is anything wrong with these situations because they attend the party and wear the shirts. In that same class I overheard two other white girls talking about the party situation with one stating, ‘1 don’t see why ‘those people’ are so mad, it’s just a party.”

I’m at a loss for what type of school Duke has become. The truth is Mi Gente and the Hispanic greek organizations can scream at the top of their lungs but nothing will be done about this situation because few find anything wrong with it.

The president speaks about diversity continuously and has been instrumental in changing Duke’s image but I charge her to take action and set a precedent.

Tara Davis Trinity ’O4

WDXU fulfilling its mission served by those other outlets; punk I would like to clear up a few misconceptions about the station that rock, hip-hop, dance music, etc.

Tammy Tieu had in her recent column.

Additionally, DJ’s can play other According to the station's mission music during their shows beyond the statement, WXDU “exists to inform, playlist requirement. Frequently, DJ’s educate, and entertain both the stuchoose music about which they are pasdents of Duke University and the sursionate and extremely knowledgeable. rounding community of Durham.” By playing this music, the DJ’s are fulAdditionally, the station “aims to profilling the requirement that they both vide the listener with an alternative viewpoint untainted by commercial interests.”

In order to provide this alternative viewpoint while both educating and entertaining, regular playlist DJ’s (such as myself) are required to play six tracks of new music from our playlist every hour. This music, while not too generally be seen on MTV or heard on any station above 90 on the FM dial, is far from “extreme” as Tieu asserts.

Rather, it is often from genres poorly

entertain and educate.

It might be easy to increase the number of listeners of WXDU by playing music that Duke students are familiar with and that they know they want to hear, but the station would be failing in it’s mission. And, I would assert, Duke students would miss out on a chance to learn something new about the world, which I thought was the whole point of their time here.

Ken Gentry Graduate School of Engineering ’O6

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Conservatives dish it out, but can't take it Not so for the Duke conservative. A bad grade on a paper couldn’t possibly be the result of deficiencies in the paper. Rather, the brave conservative is being oppressed by his fascist liberal professor.

In complaining of oppression, the DCU mistakes not being listened to for not being allowed to speak. Everybody on campus knows of the DCU and where they ANTHONY RESNICK stand. This would not be possible if they were truly oppressed as they like to believe.

Well, actually, I’m just sick of one mi- The oppression argument is undermined nority group whining and refusing to take greatly by the fact it appears so often in a magazine published by a student organizaresponsibility for themselves; conservation and freely distributed on campus. tives at Duke. Two weeks ago, The ChronIn the two plus years that I’ve been at icle published a letter by Justin DeSimone titled, “Conservative Views Oppressed at Duke, two of the three most prominent Duke.” For those of you who have never national figures that I’ve seen speak here—Alan Keyes and David Horowitz—read the Duke Conservative Union publication New Sense, DeSimone’s letter were guests of the DCU. The DCU has the serves pretty well as a summary of just same right as every other organization to about any issue: the liberal administration, lobby and petition the administration.

They simply reside on a campus where the faculty, and student body ofDuke are conmajority of students, faculty, and administo hold conservatives down.

The spiring trators do not share their way of looking at University, a “locus classicus of censorship” according to New Sense, does not the world—not because the arguments of allow conservative views to be expressed the DCU have been suppressed, but beand punishes those who would dare voice cause they have not been persuasive. Of course, this in an unacceptable conclusion them, whether student or faculty.

One way this alleged censorship is for conservatives. Their moral certitude will only allow that their views have not achieved is by giving bad grades to students who demonstrate conservative been accepted because they have not been views. This is my personal favorite among properly considered.

Another apparent disconnect between the complaints of Duke conservatives. the standard view of conservatism and the to talk about Normally, conservatives love taken by conservatives at Duke reThe crimistances poor, personal accountability. gards the sanctity of private institutions. Aunals, the unemployed and other disadvantaged groups in society have no one to gusta has the right to exclude women, the blame for their problems but themselves. Boy Scouts have the right to exclude ho-

I’m

tired of minorities whining. I’m sick of them blaming everyone else for their problems and refusing to take responsibility for themselves.

mosexuals, but, apparently, Duke University does not have the right to dedicate itself to diversity and multiculturalism.

Duke freshman Steve Miller addresses this argument in an article posted on conservative windbag and race-baiter David Horowitz’s website frontpagemag.com. Miller argues that while Duke should feel no legal obligation to be politically diverse, it does have a moral obligation. Miller views the “indoctrination” of America’s youth by liberal leaning universities as a “moral outrage.” His call for academic purity, however, is disingenuous, as earlier statements in the article reveal that his aim is not actually the elimination of liberal indoctrination, but rather the implementation of conservative indoctrination.

While condemning the existence of campus organizations that celebrate the cultures of minority groups, Miller calls for the creation of an organization celebrating “the one culture we all hold in common: American culture” (I have a feeling Duke’s many international students may be troubled by this statement).

An investigation of the website of Students for Academic Freedom, an organization founded by David Horowitz and of which Miller is founding a chapter here at Duke, reveals similar results.

While the organization claims to fight for political diversity, their real interest is not in eliminating political bias but in switching it from liberal to conservative.

The teaching of liberal views is roundly condemned while the teaching of conservative views is roundly praised. If the

organization is truly committed to “end[ing] the political abuse of the university and to restoring] integrity to the academic mission as a disinterested pursuit of knowledge” as it claims rather than furthering a conservative agenda, I hope Mr. Horowitz is hard at work setting up chapters at schools such as Bob Jones University, Liberty College and Grove City College.

I’ll admit that conservatives at Duke have many reasons to be unhappy with the way the University is run, but they need start being honest about the terms of the debate. They need to admit that, no matter how badly outnumbered they may be, they are by no means “oppressed.” Conservatives also must drop the charade that they are the paragons of academic integrity, opposed to bias in academia generally rather than just the particular liberal bias of Duke and most other American universities.

Duke University does not hide its commitment to the principles of diversity and multiculturalism. Because of these principles, it has a responsibility to allow the fostering of conservative views on campus. The existence of the DCU (and the potential existence of numerous other conservative student groups) shows that it is living up to this responsibility.

The University does not, however, have any responsibility to itself promote values contrary to its own. No institution does.

Or so any good conservative will tell you.

Anthony Resnick is a Trinity junior. His column appears every third Thursday.

Revamp C2K, ban frats and embrace freaks Topher’s

take a course they have no interest in only because it students who realize they’re going to have to dress “in uniform” of some sort as soon as they land a job, so fulfills a desperately needed code. classes Oftentimes, these courses become blow-off they might as well express individual spirit while they “C2K still can. My labret piercing will stay right where it is. because the course itself is as a (either designed course” or because the student could care less about Keep the stares coming!

3. Dying frats: the course). Students inevitably waste time taking unThe era of frat glory at Duke is over; however, the interesting and undemanding courses when they frat culture continues to die a slow and painful death. could be taking a course of genuine interest or an additional course in their primary areas of study. Elusive First, administrators kick a few unruly frats off-campus. codes are ticked off on the Matrix at the expense of They threaten others with the same fate. Then, those off-campus frats are chastised for their “out of control” great academic opportunities.

The code system urgently needs to be re-evaluated behavior. The ones still on campus have recently been told to isolate themselves if students are going to take from the rest of the stuDuke’s concept of a liberal arts "As much as I enjoy athletic dent body. And rememeducation seriously. shorts, I admire students who reber, no more than 60 peo2. Freaks at Duke: CHRISTPHER SCOVILLE Where are the freaks? I walk alize they're going to have to ple in the commons room! down the quad and people dress "in uniform" of some sort With all of these mixed messages, no one really Most of the time it takes me three or four hours to stare at the small piercing as soon as they land a job, so knows what role frats are below am hardly my lip! I write a column. One of the difficulties is finding a as well express indimight they to play at Duke. at be supposed but Duke must a I entire column.

So there are a freaky, topic that warrants an while still can." they vidual The spirit implications of number of topics that go untreated—until today. For standout. Why must everyone affect the this ambiguity Polo and your reading pleasure or pain, I present a short list of wear Tommy Hilflger, entire difficampus—it’s The first perflip-flops? Boring! issues to add to the ever-growing Parade. to these changes. So cult for the social scene hair not was to adapt (and game son saw with blue on day) I 1. Curriculum 2000: right now, we’re all experiencing unnecessary growing two weeks ago. I’ve been looking for two years.

You know there’s a problem when people start rethe with the Freaks, and I use term utmost respect, pains with no end in sight. Social scenes evolve over ferring to some of their classes as “C2K classes.” Those time, and Duke is not doing itself any favors by mainIt’s to see add a lot to college refreshing campuses. are the classes that you take because they are both an on-campus frats. dress, to act and taining someone who has the not courage And more than NS and a STS or a CZ and a W. likely The frat scene is essentially dead, and it’s clear that else. at think the same as Unfortunately, everyone with have no idea the class one five-page you why Duke has no to Central plans to resurrect it. It’s 2003, not 1983.

Campus paper gets a W, while your political science course with Duke, those people are relegated frats on It’s a quick and painless ending campus. don’t bear the Ban Edens because want to they glares or a 20-page term paper gets only an SS. to run.

How are we going to complain a long great from frat benches. the Code designations are a significant problem in to about this pathetic, grueling social scene that’s watchAnd why glare? Who cares if someone chooses current system. Codes often seem arbitrary, inaccuto itself bleed to death? clothes from a thrift store?

Or ing rate, or unfair. Some courses don’t even have codes wear second-hand So, 2000, stop staring at freaks,and to Curriculum finfix Or even their don a for a party? paint sarong except for an Area of Knowledge designation. Others ban frats.

Where’s Nan’s At lot of these are not magic wand? schools, black? a people leads some gernails seem to be code-happy. This situation to considered freaks, but at Duke anyone who doesn’t problematic academic experiences for a lot of stuChristopher Scoville is a Trinity junior. His column apdents, or at least they should be problematic in the shop exclusively at department stores must emblemize pears shorts, much athletic admire I every other Thursday. freakiness.

As as enjoy I eyes of administrators. Many students are forced to

Parade just recently celebrated its first birthday. In that year, I’ve realized that writing a column is probably the hardest thing I do at Duke. I have to scrutinize every word, phrase, and paragraph because a few thousand people will be doing exactly the same. I’m forced to take a clear stand on University issues and articulate those views in the most coherent way possible —otherwise I look like an idiot.

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SEPTEMBER 18. 2003

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Thursday, September 18th, 4 p.m.

Lecture Hall 04, Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy Join the 2002-2003 Hart Fellows in a lively discussion about the challenges of conducting community-based research. Working in conjunction with host organizations and Duke faculty advisors, Fellows learned first-hand the complexities of international health policy, as well as the rewards that come from sustained engagement with local

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Anne Lai, now in law school at New York University, spent her fellowship designing, implementing and assessing an HIV/AIDS awareness program at China’s Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation in Shanghai.

“My fellowship forced me to confront the limits of a good idea on numerous occasions.

It didn't matter how great the research I produced was if nobody would read it, or trust my recommendations. I had to show them I was on their side. Where I disagreed with them, I had to develop tolerance. Where I felt offended, I had to develop perspective.

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Neil Gupta, now a medical student at the University of Pennsylvania, spent his postgraduation year exploring adherence to drug regimens for HIV/AIDS patients in a home-based care program in Brazil.

Spring 2004 Information Meeting Thurs., Sept. 18, 5:30 p.m.

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“My fellowship taught me that knowledge and leadership are not to be obtained simply from studying and thinking they are qualities obtained from hands-on experience and from working with people. There is no other way to gain true understanding of a culture, people in general, or yourself.

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