January 28, 2004

Wea ther

h

3go

Sunny, Windv

L

21°

Oscars! jli

Frodo and friends garner 11 A< .klcmy Award nominations

Monique Curry has been the x-factor in 2004

The

DUKE UNIVERSITY Ninety-Ninth Year, issue 86

J(L

Sports

Chronicle*

DURHAM, N.C.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28,2004

WWW.CHRONICLE.DUKE.EDU

Kerry tops Dean in N.H. primary Students: by

Physics climate

Ron Fournier

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MANCHESTER, N.H.

John Kerry

overpowered Howard Dean to win New Hampshire’s primary Tuesday, a second-straight campaign victory for the

newly minted Democratic presidential front-runner.

“I ask Democrats everywhere to join us so we can defeat George W. Bush and the economy of privilege,” Kerry told supporters cheered by his political revival. He promised to “reduce the poverty of millions rather than reducing the taxes of millionaires.”

Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina and retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark battled for third, but far behind the two leaders. Sen. Joe Lieberman ofConnecticut, sagging to fifth place, rejected advice from some advisers to abandon his bid.

After trooping through coffee shops, country stores and livings rooms of lowa and New Hampshire, the candidates now move to the cold realities of a national campaign—airport rallies and multimillion-dollar ad buys in seven states holding contests next Tuesday.

Kerry, who reshaped the race with his stunning win in lowa’s caucuses Jan. 19, pledged to carry his momentum to every state. He assumes the weighty mantle of front-runner, a title that drew scrutiny to Dean’s record and every lapse.

“He hasn’t been in that position,” Dean said ofKerry in an Associated Press interview. “We’ll find out what happens.”

improving by

Andrew Collins THE CHRONICLE

Dean capturing nine, while Edwards and Clark appeared to finish below the 15 percent vote threshold needed to win any delegates.

It has been a topsy-turvy Democratic race, with Dean leading New Hampshire polls by 25 percentage points when the year began, Kerry seizing a similar lead after lowa and Dean gaining a bit of ground after an llth-hour

Many students reacted with surprise to a report suggesting widespread genderbased discrimination in the physics department, saying that the department provides a good and ever-improving climate for women. For those who said gender bias exists in the department, insensitivity and condescension were the most commonly cited offenses.

The Chronicle of Higher Education, a widely read publication in the academic community, ran a lengthy report last week, “Louts in the Lab,” that highlighted allegations of discrimination and harassment in the Duke physics department. Provost Peter Lange criticized the report for not focusing enough on the piositive steps the department has made to improve the climate for women, since problems first surfaced several years ago. Many students further argued that the climate was never as bad as the Chronicle of Higher Education report made it sound.

“As far as I know, I’ve never seen this

SEE PRIMARY ON PAGE 7

SEE PHYSICS ON PAGE 6

GARY HERSHORN/REUTERS

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass.f standsamong supporters before giving a speech in Manchester, N.H.Tuesday.

The four-term senator said he can handle it.

“I’ve been in public life for a long time, and I have been in tough races before and have been scrutinized,” Kerry told the AP. “I’m ready to lead our party to victory.”

With 95 percent of the precincts reporting, Kerry had 39 percent, Dean had 26 percent, Clark 13 percent, Edwards 12 percent and Lieberman 9 percent.

An AP analysis of the delegate count showed Kerry winning 13 delegates and

Experts: Super Tuesday pivotal

By Andrew Collins THE CHRONICLE

John Kerry’s big win in the New Hampshire primary Tuesday has him on solid footing for the Democratic presidential nomination, Duke professors said.

“The New Hampshire results definitely strengthen Kerry’s position as the clear front-runner,” said Bruce Jentleson, professor of public policy studies and political science and director of the Sanford Institute of Public Policy. “The campaigning there and in lowa seem to have tapped some of his strengths in ways that are making him look quite presidential.”

Michael Munger, professor and chair of political science, agreed that Kerry has become the frontrunner. “[He] has showed toughness, resourcefulness and a completely unexpected ability to connect with people,” Munger said.

“A complete surprise in both lowa and New Hampshire, given the poll results of just a month ago.”

The race may take a different direction in coming weeks, however. Tuesday, Feb. 3 will be a crucial turning point, as the Mis-

souri, Oklahoma, Arizona, Delaware and South Carolina primaries and the North Dakota and New Mexico caucuses will take place.

“It seems to me that the New Hampshire primary did very little to clarify the contest,” said associate professor of political science Christopher Gelpi. “[Howard] Dean did well enough to claim that he has turned things around—or at least stopped his decline—and he has enough money to stay in the race.”

Munger said Tuesday does not look good for Dean, as the former frontrunner has “no chance” to win Delaware, Missouri, Oklahoma or South Carolina. The other states, in which Munger said Dean has a chance, are not Democratic strongholds and do not offer many delegates.

“He still has the organizational muscle, both from the Deanie Weanies who volunteer for him and the two major unions—SElU and AFSCME —that endorsed him early. He has raised more than $42 million,” Munger said. “Still, he SEE EXPERTS ON PAGE 7

Mydoom virus hits University 6

9

by

Emily Almas

THE

CHRONICLE

A rapidly spreading computer virus, which has been slowing Internet traffic around the world and infecting thousands of computers since its discovery Monday, has made its way onto the University’s server.

The Office of Information Technology stabilized the threat to students and faculty by updating its e-mail filter and notifying individuals with infected computers.

However, David Menzies, marketing manager for OIT, cautioned that the worm remains a threat.

The “Mydoom” worm spreads through e-mail by posing as a legitimate-looking Word attachment. It then creates a backdoor for hackers and installs a keystroke program once the attachment is opened.

Popular antivirus software and patching SEE VIRUS ON PAGE 8

2 I

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28,

THE CHRONICLE

200-1

World&Nation

New York Financial Markets

Dow

Bush backs down on Iraqi arms claim

by David Sanger NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE

of them well before the war, Bush did answer directly.

Questioned about Kay’s remarks, Bush said, “I think it’s Very important for us to let the Iraq Survey Group do its work, so we can find out the facts and compare the facts to what was thought.”

He praised Kay’s work and defended the Central Intelligence Agency, whose reporting on Iraq’s weapons programs Kay sharply cridcized in interviews last weekend. ‘These are unbelievably hardworking, dedicated people who are doing a great job for America, ”’Bush said of the intelligence community.

Bush said he would await the final conclusions of the Survey Group not

WASHINGTON President George W. Bush declined Tuesday to repeat his claims that evidence that Saddam Hussein had illicit weapons would eventually be found in Iraq. He insisted, however, that the war was nonetheless justified because Saddam had posed “a grave and gathering threat to America and the world.”

Asked by reporters Tuesday if he would repeat his earlier expressions of confidence that the weapons would be found in light of recent statements by former chief weapons inspector in Iraq David Kay that Saddam had gotten rid

—

which Kay headed until he resigned last week—before reaching any conclusions about whether the intelligence he relied upon was flawed.

At the White House and Capitol Hill, officials said they doubted Bush would have the luxury of waiting for final reports.

Democrats demanded that an independent panel examine how the National Intelligence Estimate—the document that Bush used as the basis of Jiis comments that Iraq posed a direct threat to the United States and its allies—could have been so flawed. The White House expressed no interest in creating such a panel.

Blair wins vote to raise education fees LONDON Prime Minister Tony Blair narrowly defeated a revolt in his own Labor Party Tuesday night over legislation in Parliament to revamp the country’s higher education system, thus avoiding a political humiliation that threatened to bring down his government.

The close vote, 316-311 in favor of substantially raising tuition fees, gave an important lift to Blair on the eve of a potentially greater challenge to his government Wednesday, when Lord Hutton issued the findings of his investigation into the events surrounding the death of David Kelly.

Kelly was the specialist on Iraq’s weapons whose concerns,

MWof >:i

to the BBC, formed the basis of news rethatBlair and his aides had overstated the intelligence on ports Iraq’s illicit weapons programs to make a stronger case for war.

The university financing bill will require British university students, who like most Europeans, make only nominal tuition contributions toward the cost ofa college degree, to begin paying as much as $5,500 a year starting in 2006. The existing tuition, which is means-tested and therefore paid by fewer than 50 percent of students, was put in place by Blair in 1998. It has been the object of protests and demands for repeal.

The bill Tuesday essentially calls for tripling those fees,

privately expressed

by Patrick Tyler NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE

SEE BLAIR ON PAGE 8

Vl

Down 92.59 / '

@

10,609.92

Nasdaq Down 37.79

@2,116.04

NEWS IN BRIEF ACLU files complaint with United Nations The American Civil Liberties Union Tuesday filed a complaint with the United Nations over the detention and deportation of migrants in the United States following the Sept. 11 terror attacks.

6 U.S. soldiers killed, 4 wounded in Iraq Six U.S. soldiers were killed and four wounded, at least one critically, when homemade bombs exploded in two separate roadside attacks Tuesday in central Iraq. An Iraqi civilian was killed and several others were injured.

China latest to confirm outbreak of bird flu Late Tuesday, China said that avian influenza had been found in fowl in three regions, making it the latest Asian country to confirm cases of the virus, which has killed at least nine people so far.

U.N.to send experts to help Iraqi transition Kofi Annan, Secretary-general of the U.N., announced Tuesday that he would send a team of experts to Iraq in an effort to end the deadlock over how to transfer power to the Iraqi people.

NASA upholds goal of flying shuttles by fail Despite uncertainties about how NASA will comply with some requirements for returning the shuttle fleet to space, officials said Tuesday NASA is progressing well enough to stick to a launching date of September or October.

News briefs compiled from wire reports.

"Me fail English? That's unpossible!"

—Ralph Wiggum

TAVERNA NIKOS

•*

r

One of the few restaurants offering authentic Greek Cooking in the U.S.A.

Serving a variety of salads vegetarian entrees

&

CHICK-FLICK CLICKER:

Main Courses: Chicken, Lamb, Fish, Beef, Pork (including Lambsteak)

Brightieaf Square 682-0043

Mon-Sat

11 am-3pm

spm 10pm

I Super Bowl Special; 6’ sub $69“ I

Other sizes and menu items available

Mito- subs AUTHENTIC SUBS SINCE 1956 3600 N. Duke St.

•

Durham

•

North Duke Crossing

620-7808

�

present coupon when ordering

j

THE CHRONICLE

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28,

2004 I 3

Endowment gifts equal $2O million Sessions to tackle SIM advising

by Cindy Yee THE CHRONICLE

President Nan Keohane announced

THE DUKE ENDOWMENT'S RECENT GIFTS TO DUKE

Tuesday that The Duke Endowment has

awarded a series of gifts, totaling more than $2O million, in support of such University priorities as an expansion of the School of Nursing, improvements to Perkins Library and growth of the undergraduate science initiative.

The gifts from the Endowment—a nonprofit, charitable trust that supports programs of higher education, health care, children’s welfare and spiritual life throughout the Carolinas—came in December and were counted toward the recently concluded Campaign for Duke. The Campaign for Duke brought in a total of $2.36 billion, more than $3OO million of which came from the Endowment.

“The Duke Endowment has been the largest single supporter of Duke through the years,” said John Bumess, senior vice president for public affairs and government relations. “Duke University would not be the internationally recognized university it is today were it not for The Duke Endowment’s consistent leadership and support.

At the same time, it always helps the Univer-

New building at the School of Nursing

New

Commons” S6M Perkins“Information Library S6M Undergraduate Center for Genome, Ethics, Law SIM Policy Neighborhood SSOOK Duke-Durham Partnership Initiative libraries SSOOK Collaboration four local brass relief plaque SIOK Commemorative ofWilliam Few, first president in

science initiative

and

among universities

of

Duke’s

sity remember its roots in North Carolina.”

The Endowment’s December gifts include $1 million for the School of Nursing, with a plan to donate $2 million more by 2005. Mary Champagne, dean of nursing, said the money will go to the construction of a new building on Trent Drive, behind the school’s current facilities.

The Board of Trustees approved the scope of the new building—a three-story classroom and laboratory facility—early last year. To date, the school has raised $8 million of the $l2 million needed to break ground on the building.

“We are thrilled to receive this endorsement from The Duke Endowment for our critically needed expansions,” Champagne said in a statement. “Our growth —both in size and in the caliber of our faculty and programs—is in direct response to societal needs.”

The .Endowment also awarded $6 million to Perkins Library to support the creation of the new Information Commons, a centralized public service area that will be built as part of the $55 million project to renovate the library.

“With the Information Commons, we will attempt to bring together all the various service points of the library into one placed said University Librarian David Ferriero. “Right now, if you need to do a variety of tasks, you [might] have to go to seven different service points on four different floors. The new layout will be SEE ENDOWMENT ON PAGE 6

200 UNC students hit by outbreak By

Jennifer Hasvold THE CHRONICLE

The University of North Carolina at

Chapel Hill’s Student Health Service has seen approximately 130 students afflicted with a mysterious illness, puzzling administrators and SHS officials alike. Although the epidemic seems to have tapered off,

UNC has yet to identify the cause of the mini-outbreak.

Concern arose when SHS noted a rise in the number of patients reporting nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. UNC health officials initiated an investigation last Wednesday in collaboration with the Orange County Health Department to pinpoint the cause of the illness.

The total number of cases, including

those students that did not actually visit SHS, is approximately 200, The Daily Tar Heel reported.

SHS took vomit and stool samples from students who came in with gastrointestinal symptoms. The cultures were sent to the State Laboratory of Public Health in Raleigh for both bacteriological and virological tests, but results have been delayed due to the recent inclement weather.

“As far as we know there are no additional large numbers of students who have become ill,” OCHD health director Rosemary Summers said. Summers said the outbreak is localized on campus and appears to be winding down. Although test results are necessary to identify the

Decoding the TTcf/e 7-8:30 pi Duke Divinity Sc morial Conn shments pro Jo

illness and its source, the department has ruled out water supply contamination as the cause.

“If it were the water supply we would have seen a more widespread outbreak.

It would have been in the community as well as on campus,” Summers said. “Because we haven’t seen any increased number of new cases there are no control measures that we are recommending at this time.”

SHS recommended precautionary measures for all students, stressing the need to wash hands frequently and clean and disinfect contaminated surfaces.

Summers said there are no outbreaks of a similar nature at other universities at this time.

by

Aaron Levine

THE CHRONICLE

Looking to provide more structure to the role of student group advisor, members of a planning committee have allotted a two-day conference and training session for faculty advisors to discuss the best ways of providing assistance and guidance to student groups on campus.

The sessions, which will run Feb. 4 and 5, will serve as a follow-up to a student leadership training session administered last semester.

This will be the first timeadvisors will receive formal training. Shannon Johnson, committee member and program coordinator at the Women’s Center, said it will help get advisors on the same page. “There are advisors out there that are very much involved in what their groups are doing and there are others that couldn’t tell you the names of the students in their groups,” she said.

Vice President of Student Affairs Zoila Airall, who is overseeing the committee, agreed, saying that despite some strong advisors, the overall status of the advising program prompted immediate action. “We couldn’t afford to wait. This advisor piece is a mess.” she said. “We’re trying to create a model so that when someone becomes an advisor he or she knows what to do.”

The conference will help create a set of expectations for student advisors, as well as strengthen existing guidelines, Airall said.

In preparation for the conference, a survey of 25 questions about advisor roles has been sent out to all faculty and administrators who will be in attendance.

“We want to gauge the involvementlevel ofadvisors on campus and what they think their involvement should be,” said Andrea SEE ADVISING ON PAGE 8

HIWIIBIIIIHIIIIiIIiIIMllliilll WMMWBBBBKMIfa* PaulMuldoon Reading

s**:

Moy Sand and

Thursday January 29

Gravel

7:00-9:00pm

Poems Winner of the

Pulitzer Prize

Rare Book Room

Perkins Library

Assis

Cha] Reif;

Fir rViim

PaulMuldoon

Sponsored by The Blackburn Literary Festival,

“THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ENGLISH-

Duke University English Department and Duke University Classics Department

JoVVuc

LANGUAGE POET BORN SINCETHE SECOND WORLD WAR.” -

THE TIMES UTERAR YSUPPLEMENT

booWWp Duke University 684-3986 Upper Level Bryan Center www.gothicbookshop.duke.edu e-mail: gothic@informer.duke.edu •

senseIndependent Bookstores for Independent Minds

fm

Mon-Fri B:3oam-7;oopm Sat B:3oam-s:oopm *

20% off Hardcovers 10% off Paperbacks Excludes Already Discounted Books and Some Special Orders.

4 1

WEDNESDAY,

THE CHRONICLE

JANUARY 28, 2004

Police nab N CWS B ne I S from staff break-in DSG meeting canceled

suspect

by Cindy Yee THE CHRONICLE

Duke police say Clarence Tillman, who was arrested Jan. 24 for his involvement in a number of vehicle break-ins on University property and in the city, may be linked to other break-ins on and around campus.

The Duke University Police Department charged Tillman with three counts of Breaking and Entering a Motor Vehicle, three counts of felony Larceny and one count of felony Obtaining Property by False Pretense. Lt. Davis Trimmer said items were recovered in Tillman’s residence and vehicle that could not be tied to any crimes reported thus far.

“We can tie him to at least eight incidences reported right now, but we think we can tie him to more around the city and University, especially if we can get people to report if they have had a car break-in on campus where one of their credit cards was stolen,” Trimmer said.

“They need to report to us, if they haven’t already done so.”

Trimmer said Tillman was responsible for a number of incidents in parking lots near state Highway 751, where people sometimes hide their keys on their cars before using the jogging trail. Tillman’s modus operandi was to watch where people hid their keys, enter the vehicle while the victims were jogging and steal a purse or even a single credit card while leaving everything else in the car undisturbed.

“He would then go on a spending spree before people even knew their credit cards had been stolen,” Trimmer said.

“It would sometimes be weeks before people even knew the cards were missing.”

Trimmer noted that Duke police are looking to bring more charges against Tillman and are looking for information that could lead to the arrest of Tillman’s accomplices.

The Duke Student Government meeting originally scheduled for this evening has been canceled due to the weather. Vice President of Campus Services Kernel Dawkins, who was scheduled to speak tonight, will instead address the body Feb. 4.

NSF awards SI.4M for math and science outreach The National Science Foundation awarded a $1.4 million, five-year grant to Gary Ybarra, associate professor of the practice of electrical and computer engineering, and Martha Absher, assistant dean for education and outreach programs at the Pratt School of Engineering, to support Pratt’s math and science outreach in local elementary and middle schools. The two hope their work will in-

reports

crease students’ interest in science and engineering and, eventually, lead more students toward careers in those areas.

The NSF grant, entitled MUSIC: Math Understanding through Science Integrated with Curriculum, is a five-year project that partners with Lakewood Elementary School, Rogers-Herr Middle School, Central Elementary School and Orange Charter School.

1940s Duke football star dies Michael Karmazin, a Duke alumnus and prosecutor in the notorious 1967 “JFK” conspiracy trial of a New Orleans businessman, died Jan. 21 at the age of 84.

While at Duke, Karmazin was a football star—an All-Southern and All-American lineman. He played in the Rose Bowl Jan. 1, 1942, which had been moved to North

Carolina due to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor just weeks earlier, and ended when undefeated Duke lost to Oregon State University.

After college, Karmazin enlisted in the Coast Guard and saw action as a lieutenant in the North Atlantic and the South Pacific. He briefly played professional football for the All-America Conference New York Yankees and later coached at Duke, North Carolina State and Tulane universities. Karmazin became a New Orleans prosecutor after graduating from Tulane Law School in 1960. A couple ofyears later, he joined the staff ofDistrict Attorney Jim Garrison, eventually doing research for the prosecution of Clay Shaw, who was accused but later acquitted of having connections to a CIA-led conspiracy that led to President John F. Kennedy’s 1963 assassination.

Crime briefs from staff reports Two cars damaged near warehouse Two employees reported break-ins to their vehicles at the Medical Records warehouse on Pettigrew Street. The break-ins occurred sometime between 8:05 a.m. and 4:05 p.m. Jan. 26. The window of a 2003 Dodge Dakota pickup was broken and a $lOO long, woman’s coat stolen. A 2000 Ford Windstar van’s passenger side window was broken and a $l5 audio headset stolen. Damages to the Dodge truck and the Ford van are valued at $250 each.

of a $l2O set of parking lights from her 1990 Honda Accord, which was parked in the H lot on Central Campus. The employee said her lights were in place when she picked up the car from a garage at 2 p.m.

Jan. 14, and were missing when she returned 5 p.m. Jan. 15.

Spare tire bounces out An employee reported the theft of her $7O spare tire from her 1999 Honda CRY parked in the H overflow lot near the Greystone Church on Hillsborough Road.

The employee said she parked her vehicle in the lot at 7:40 a.m. Jan. 22 and found

Great Hall thief filches bag of patron A student reported that his Jansport backpack, containing a Nokia cell phone, two textbooks and three binders, Was stolen from the Great Hall dining room. The student said he placed his backpack on the floor next to his table at 12:25 p.m. Jan. 22. He said his backpack was gone when he checked on it five minutes later. The backpack and contents are valued at $250.

Fire extinguisher found damaged A student reported damage to a fire extinguisher in Bassett Dormitory. Officers found a fire extinguisher on the third floor with $lOO worth of damage, including a missing hose. It is unknown when

Parking lights stolen from Accord An employee reported Jan. 22 the theft

Phone meets fate in Devil’s Den

the tire missing when she returned p.m. the same day.

the damage occurred.

at

4:30

A student reported the theft of her $lOO Samsung cellular phone from the Devil’s Den. She said that she last saw the phone Jan. 24 at 11:30 p.m. while attending a party at the Oregon Street facility.

When she went back to look for the phone at 11:50 p.m. the next day, all she found was the belt clip.

More evil lurks at Devil’s Den A student reported the theft of her North Face jacket and cellular phone from the Devil’s Den. The student said that she left her coat near the fireplace in the Devil’s Den Jan. 24 at 12:30 a.m. while attending a party. When she went to retrieve her coat at 2:30 a.m. later that morning, it was missing, along with her Verizon phone. The jacket and cell phone are valued at $l3O. Phone home? No can do; stolen An employee reported the theft of a $lOO Alltel cellular phone from an office in Duke Hospital. The employee said that she last saw the phone at Jan. 26 at 9:00 a.m. and it was missing at 3:00 p.m.

SEE CAR THEFTS ON PAGE 8

www.chronk .duke.ed

THE CHRONICLE

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28,

2004 I 5

'LOIR' picks up 11 Oscar nods; 'Master'grabs 10 nominations

By Sharon Waxman NEW YORK TIMESNEWS SERVICE

LOS ANGELES “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,” the final installment of the ambitious cinematic trilogy set in Middle Earth, dominated the Academy Awards race with 11 nominations Tuesday. “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World,” had 10, and “Cold Mountain” and “Seabiscuit” had seven each.

There were many surprises as major productions went ignored and several small films won attention.

The 5,800-member Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which bestows the Oscars, snubbed Miramax Film’s big offering this year, “Cold Mountain,” failing to give it best-picture or best-director nominations. That New York-based company has come to dominate the Oscars, and even this year scored the most nominations ofany studio, 15, and a best-director nomination for a small Brazilian film, “City of God,” a favorite of the Miramax co-chairperson Harvey Weinstein.

Among the small films recognized was “Lost in Translation,” about a young woman contemplating her future as she waits in a Tokyo hotel.

That movie, written and directed by Sofia Coppola, received nominations for best picture, director, original screenplay and best actor (Bill Murray).

Coppola, the daughter of Francis Ford Coppola, is only the third woman, and the first American One, to receive an Oscar nomination for directing. Others were Lina Wertmuller of Italy (for “Seven Beauties” in 1976) and Jane Campion of New Zealand (for “The Piano” in 1993), but neither won.

Coppola said that the recognition .came as a shock. “It’s really hard to digest,” she said. “When you’re starting with something personal, when you’re not thinking about the audience, it’s exciting when people connect to what you’re thinking about.

There’s nothing better than that.”

For New Line Cinema, which made ‘The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, the nominations were welcome recognition of its $330 million gamble, which has long ago paid off.

“This film couldn’t have been made in any other way,” said Robert Shaye, co-chief executive of New Line, referring to the decision to make all three films at once and release only one a year.

The academy, which made itis announcement in Beverly Hills, ignored a long list of Hollywood stars in high-profile roles: Russell Crowe in “Master and Commander,” Tom Cruise in “The Last Samurai,” Nicole Kidman in “Cold Mountain.”

Surprisingly three films nominatedfor best picture garnered no acting nominations. ‘The Return of the King,” “Master and Commander” and “Seabiscuit” all took multiple nominations, but none for acting.

Instead the academy singled out performances that had not mounted übiquitous “for your consideration” advertisements in the movie trade papers, or been featured on “Access Hollywood” or the Jay Leno and David Letterman late-night television circuit.

Among the most unexpected nominees were Djimon Hounsou, as best supporting actor for playing Mateo, a neighbor to a young immigrant family in “In America,” and 13-year-old Keisha Castle-Hughes for best actress in the independent hit “Whale Rider,” about New Zealand Aborigines and their creation myth. She was the youngest actress ever nominated in that category.

Other surprising choices were two comic performances, usually not considered worthy of the Oscars: Johnny Depp for best actor as an off-kilter pirate in “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” and Diane Keaton for best actress as an over-50 writer who falls in love with Jack Nicholson in “Something’s Gotta Give.”

DUKE Mummer■ Session

Making their Summer Session debut

.

.

,

Term 1: CULANTH 104 Anthropology & Film CULANTH 165 Psychological Anthropology CULANTH 180 Deconstructing Whiteness CULANTH 180 Globalization & Anti-Globalization ECON HOD Intermediate Economics 111 ENGLISH 149 Vocation, Ethics, and the Novel LIT 145 Medicine in Literature LIT 132 Creative Writing, Critical Theory & Public Art POLSCII99C Politics of Memory PSYI7OMS Women & Mental Illness in Literature WOMENSTISOS Religion, Ethics & Construction of Families in America

Term 2: ENGLISH 90AS Reading the City: American Urban Landscapes GERMAN 163 Romantic Fairy Tales HISTORY 106S Resistance/Revolution in 20th Century Latin America LIT 151 Oprah's Book Club POLSCII3I Intro to American Political Thought POLSCII37 Campaigns & Elections

Js V

/iSKj

&

many;

many more great courses!

TERM 1: May 13 TERM 2: June 28

x -

-

June 24

August 7

www.learnmore.duke.edu/SummerSession 684-2621

The 76th Annual Academy Awards will be presented Sunday, Feb. 29, at 8 p.m. on ABC.

6 I

THE CHRONICLE

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28,2004

ENDOWMENT from page 3

faculty and students have told us they very much need to be successful in their teaching, research and learning.”

more user-friendly.”

Ferriero said the Information Commons will be located on the first floor of the library', extending from Perkins to a new, adjacent building, the Bostock Library'. Construction is already well underway.

In addition to donating to the School of Nursing and Perkins Library', the Endowment gave $6 million for the undergraduate science inidative, bringing its total donations to the initiative to $l3 million.

With the new French Sciences Building as its hub, the science initiative will foster close interaction among the natural sciences. The initiative will also create new opportunities for teaching and research in interdisciplinary fields.

‘The University is fortunate to have in The Duke Endowment such a generous partner,” Keohane said in a statement. ‘These funds will bolster programs and facilities that

University programs in December, including $1 million to the Center for Genome, Ethics, Law and Policy; $500,000 to the Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership; and

The Endowment awarded gifts

PHYSICS from page 1 kind of thing before—never,” said second-year graduate student Qiang Ye, echoing a common refrain. “I don’t think there’s any discrimination in my department between females and males.”

A number of graduate students, male and female alike, said Duke’s physics department was the friendliest they had ever worked in and that conversations between men and women in the department were always professional.

Others, while disputing the bleak climate portrayed in The Chronicle of Higher Education article, acknowledged some subtle gender-based discrimination, especially in social situations.

“I have been in situations that I have known made female students uncomfortable,” said John Wambaugh, a third-year graduate student and president of the physics department’s graduate student organization, “but it’s [likely to be] a social situation where someone has said something incorrect, and usually someone lets that person know right away that that is incorrect.”

Those who pointed out instances of discrimination said the climate has improved since allegations of rude treatment and harassment first cropped up several years ago.

Harold Baranger, chair of physics earned much of the credit for confronting the issue head-on.

“It’s gotten better,” said fourth-year graduate student Hanna Dobrovony. “The fact that people are wiling to talk about it shows there really isn’t that much of a problem here.”

First-year graduate studentKenneth McClellan speculatEd that physics as a field may be particularly prone to gender difficulties because of the peculiar social aspects of the discipline. “I have a theory that male physicists like the idea

Dinner and a Movie MALCOLM X

to

a number of other

$200,000 to encourage collaboration among the four libraries of schools supported by the Endowment.

Ferriero said he thought the support of collaboration among the libraries at Furman and Johnson C. Smith universities, Davidson College and Duke was especially fitting for the goals of industrialist and philanthropist James B. Duke, who founded the Endowment in 1924.

“When Mr. Duke first created The Duke Endowment, these were the four institutions that were very important to him in terms of support,” Ferriero said. “I’m glad the libraries have had and will have the opportunity to create collaborations between the four institutions. Mr. Duke would be very proud.”

Another of the Endowment’s December gifts will go to of having a relationship with another physicist, and it may be that there are far too many men interested in the few women in the department,” he said. ‘That can create a very oppressive atmosphere for [women], I’m sure of that.”

A vocal minority of students denounced the comparadvely rosy picture of a satisfactory and improving climate for women in the department. In the Chronicle of Higher Education report, second-year graduate student Julie Ziegler said she was shunned and ignored because of her gender and now holes up in a subbasement to avoid the department’s males.

‘The fact that people are willing to talk about it shows there isn’t that much of problem here.”

Hanna Dobrovony Fourth-year gradate student Emily Longhi conveyed similar sentiments. “I have not had a very good experience in the department and am disappointed that the recent article in The Chronicle of Higher Education has been met with so much denial and claims that problems have been fixed,” she wrote in an e-mail. “I admit that discussions have finally begun amongst the faculty as well as the students, but I have not seen that any significant progress has been achieved. If it had, then I believe that not only the tone of the article would have been different, but also that it would not have been met with such vehement denial from everyone that the problems are severe and longstanding.”

Last fall, a handful of undergraduates claimed that

Are you concerned about a past injury?

Did you recently injure yourself?

A Life

directed by Spike Lee

Story

of

Faith Si Work

Join

Imam AbdulHafezz Waheed for a discussion immediately following the movie.

Wednesday, January iB, 6 pm

EL- Media Room

1

Dinner provided Co-sponsored by: Black Campus Ministries/ Duke Chapel Pathways/ Mary Lou Williams Center and Muslim Student Association

P^thW^ys

Free assessments, treatment and advice from a licensed physical therapist. Visit the Student Health Physical Therapy offices in the basement of Card Gym. All services are free for Duke students.

Student Health Physical Therapy Consultations

Basement of Card Gym Monday-Friday 1-spm, Tuesday 2-spm Walk-in basis, no appointments

684-6480

tudent Health (enter Community and Family Medicine / Office of Student Affairs

commemorate the

legacy of William Few, president of Trinity' College from 1910 to 1924 and president of Duke University' from 1924 to 1940. The $lO,OOO gift will be

used toward the creation and installation of a brass relief plaque ofFew in the Allen Building. Executive Vice President Tallman Trask said the president’s likeness will be installed in the building’s north stairwell.

Duke University Medical Center also received more than $7 million, in 18 separate allocations, from the Endowment in 2003.

“This year’s grants run the gamut—students, faculty, arts, science, medicine, law and policy,” said Elizabeth Locke, president of the Endowment. “This is typical of the breadth and depth of the Endowment’s support for Duke University.”

Bumess said the past year of giving was a testament to the remarkable partnership the University and the Endowment have formed “It’s even more remarkable because I think it’s exacdy what was envisioned by James B. Duke when he founded both institutions,” he said.

Lawrence Evans, emeritus professor of physics discriminated against women in his summer, second-semester course, General Physics. They said he was extremely condescending, implicidy made assumptions about women’s ability in physics and would solve problems forfemale students whilst working step-by-step with males.

The accusations stunned Evans, who was then being courted by Nicholas School of the Environment faculty to teach at the Duke Marine Laboratory in Beaufort. In an effort to clear his name, he asked Associate Chair of Physics Ronen Plesser to survey the last two General Physics classes he taught and asked if students had seen any evidence of gender discrimination.

Evans was vindicated by the results, as he said only about two or three students out of approximately 50 respondents said he treated females any differently from males—and these criticisms were far less “vituperative” than the earlier complaints. Many students said he was simply condescending to all students, regardless of gender.

In a follow-up e-mail to the surveyed students, Plesser wrote, “The responses to my survey show that this bias was NOT perceived by a vast majority of you. Many of you expressed shock and dismay that such claims were made, and even anger at me (and the department) for taking them seriously.”

Evans, who has taught the class since the 19705, said this was the first time anyone in the class had ever accused him of gender-based discrimination.

“I’m not going to argue that it was made up out of thin air; I just know it wasn’t anything I did consciously,” Evans said. ‘These days, it’s an awfully easy thing to accuse somebody of gender discrimination.”

Most students said they did not feel that the climate in the department had forced men to be overly cautious or hypersensitive in dealing with their female counterparts.

Need Spring Break

MONEY!?

Earn

$l5-16an hour!

Register and start earning CASH at;

http://experimetrix.com/fuqua Participate in business research at the Fuqua School of Business. Easy & fun computer or paper surveys Doesn't take a lot of time, but it pays a lot of money!

Must be 18 years or older to participate.

Any questions, contact Natalie Ma research@duke.edu

THE CHRONICLE

EXPERTS

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28,

PRIMARY from page 1

from page 1

may turn out to be a slightly more successful Phil Gramm, who in 1996 was assumed to be a strong contender for the Republican nomination. But people just didn’t like him, and all his money couldn’t change that.”

Professors said North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, whose campaign turns to his native South and the West next week, is a viable candidate.

“Although Senator Edwards' showing in New Hampshire was not as good as he expected, his second place finish in lowa and the fact that the campaign is moving out of the Northeast gives him a little life,” noted Kenny Haynie, associate professor of political science.

“If Kerry wins more than 2 of the 7 contests next week, I think the race is over. If Edwards has a strong showing in several of the states, I think that he becomes an attractive running mate possibility.”

Wesley Clark, Joe Lieberman and Dennis Kucinich fared extremely poorly in New Hampshire, according to Munger, and A1 Sharpton is not a serious contender for the nomination. Munger said voters responded unfavorably to Clark’s arrogance and he fell flat, hard and early.

‘Just because all the junior officers act like you’re smart and laugh at your jokes, you can’t conclude you should run for president,” he said. “In the army, they have to pretend to respect you, or they’ll be shot. Voters have a choice, and boy did they make it.”

Clark and Kerry both emphasized their veteran status in speeches to supporters Tuesday evening, which Gelpi said was curious. He said all candidates must be sure not to spend too much time on international affairs, given that the war in Iraq was only the third most important issue in the campaign for New Hampshire Democrats, behind the economy and health care.

Jentleson said the race should be further narrowed by the Feb. 3 primaries. “Politics is unpredictable and it’s impossible to know what potholes may be around the corner,” he said. “Dean, Edwards and Clark are still in it, although it’s likely after next week’s set of seven contests the field will winnow further.”

The pressure to find a Democratic candidate and begin to mount an attack against Bust will increase now, said professors.

“There is going to be pressure to wrap this up and choose a VP,” said Scott DeMarchi, assistant professor of political science. “The disturbing thing for the Democrats is that most of these candidates—especially Kerry, Dean and Clark—are way too loose with their comments.... So I worry for the Democrats.”

political overhaul “We were written off for months, and plugged on and showed people the determination we have to defeat President Bush,” Kerry told the AP. Dean, the former five-term governor of Vermont who finished third in lowa, lost New Hampshire by double digits—less than he needed for a complete rebound or to erase doubts about his viability. He did manage about twice as many votes as either Edwards or Clark.

Dean kept his emotions in check Tuesday night, telling supporters, ‘The people of New Hampshire have allowed all of you to hope again.”

Edwards, who finished a surprise second in lowa, failed to find the same magic in New Hampshire, though he did gain some support in a week. He’s staking his candidacy on his native South Carolina, a centerpiece of next week’s contests.

“Beyond South Carolina, I don’t want to make any predictions,” he said.

Clark, hoping to be the rare candidate who thrives after a distant finish, said, “We came into New Hampshire as one of the Elite Eight. We leave tonight as one of the Final Four.”

Ignoring his fifth-place showing, Lieberman declared, ‘We’re in a three-way split decision” and pointed his ragged campaign toward South Carolina, Delaware and Oklahoma.

Kerry’s victory ensures him money and momentum headed into next Tuesday’s contests.

Dean insisted he will “play to win in every single state,” overruling aides who urged a more cautious approach. The former Vermont governor plans to compete in South Carolina, Missouri, New Mexico and Arizona, which hold contests next Tuesday; Michigan and Washington four days later; and Wisconsin, with its contest Feb. 17.

Several Dean advisers had urged him to pick fewer targets, cherrypicking states to conserve resources, but he vetoed the strategy, insisting that his campaign was muscular enough to compete nationally.

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 3, 7:30 PM The Role of Spirituality in Developing Our Families, Our Community, and Ourselves in America.

Auditorium, Duke University West Campus

Page

Duke University Chapel "Pathways Program" in cooperation with various Duke Student groups, organizations, and Duke University departments invites the public to come hear Imam W. Deen Mohammed, (son of Elijah Muhammad).

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 12 1:30PM America's Racial Terrain in the Wake of the 50th Anniversary of Brown v. The Board of Education.

Mary Lou

Williams Center, Duke University West Campus Imam W. Deen Mohammed and Dr. William Turner, Duke Divinity School, will participate in a special lunch discussion at the Mary Lou Williams Cultural Center for Black Culture.

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 4, 2 4:00 PM .

Educating for Moral Leadership: Raising up a Generation of Leaders.

Griffith Theatre in the Bryan Center, Duke University West Campus Imam Mohammed will address students, faculty, staff, and the public In addition, there will be young adult representatives of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam addressing God's calling in their lives.

2004

I 7

In the AP interview, Dean acknowledged that advisers urged him to skip South Carolina. ‘There was some discussion about it,” he said. “I never gave it any thought.”

Dean had raised more than $200,000 in the 24 hours before the primary, but he has been spending money just as fast as raising it—and he will keep up the pricey pace with his new strategy.

His eye warily cast toward the fall, Bush planned a trip to New Hampshire to counter criticism heaped his way during the Democratic race. He used a similar tactic after lowa’s caucuses, scheduling his State of the Union address one day after that contest.

About 200,000 voters participated in the Democratic primary, easily eclipsing the record 170,000 turnout in 1992 when Paul Tsongas defeated then Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton.

Voters in the primary were evenly split between Democrats and independents. A third of the independents backed Kerry, a .fourth backed Dean and the rest were split among Edwards, Clark and Lieberman.

Surveys ofNew Hampshire voters showed Kerry’s support was broad-based with equally strong support among women and men, all age groups. His support was slightly higher among those whose financial situations have gotten worse in the last four years.

The exit poll was conducted for the AP by Edison Media Research and Mitofsky International.

Kerry dominated among those who decided whom they would back in the last week, getting the support of half of those voters. By a 2-to-l margin, voters said they backed Kerry because they think he can defeat Bush.

Dean ran strongly among liberals, Iraq war opponents, those angry at Bush, and those who thought the most important candidate quality was standing up for what they believe. He lagged behind Kerry among voters who most wanted a candidate who could beat Bush and a candidate who had the most

experience.

Kerry, often a plodding and inelegant campaigner, found his rhythm as Dean lost his this month. A decorated Vietnam War lieutenant, Kerry cast himself as the Democratic antidote to Bush’s advantages on terrorism and foreign policy.

THE CHRONICLE

8 I WEDNESDAY, MINI \IU ma»l

VIRUS frompage 1 filters are able to remedy the virus or halt Its spread, but only the most newly updated versions.

The virus has been daunting technology analysts with its speed and magnitude, as companies .around the globe report problems from die bug.

“As far as I can tell right now, it’s pretty much everywhere on the planet,” Vincent Gullotto, vice president ofNetwork Associates’ Antivirus Emergency Response Team, told the Associated Press.

Menzies said infection was inevitable on the University’s server. “Large corporadons are reporting multiple infections through their entire organizations,” he said. “It’s not just a Duke thing.”

“Mydoom,” which is also referred to as the “Novarg” virus by some technology groups, surfaced on the University’s server Monday, but OIT worked quickly to halt its spread.

“Filters in place started catching most of the virus, but since it is new, it did get

1

CAR THEFTS from page 4 Duke Police Chief Clarence Birkhead said Tillman’s arrest was a “fairly significant break,” as relatively few people are arrested for car break-ins unless they are caught in the act.

“We’ve been plagued with car break-ins throughout the first semester and throughout this semester,”Birkhead said. “Hopefully we can send a message to folks considering breaking into cars that, sooner or later, they’re going to get caught, and that we will prosecute to the full extent of the law.”

through to some users throughout the University,” Menzies said. “As soon as we noticed the virus getting through, we contacted some folks who helped with a [better] filter.”

Once OIT found the bug on its system, it went to work to both identify and notify individuals with infected computers. The office was still determining Tuesday which computers were infected and getting in touch with affected users.

“Our first priority was to stop the darn thing,” Menzies said.

The department hopes that, when notified, affected users will download antivirus software and patches from the OIT website to remedy the problem.

More than anything, OIT advises users to delete without opening unsolicited emails with executable attachments.

“Even if you have the best filtering system in the world, new stuff is still going to get through from time to time,” Menzies said. “So just delete stuff. Don’t open attachments and don’t preview [e-mails].”

Cindy Yee and the Associated Press contributed to this story.

Birkhead said that, even though Tillman has been arrested, Duke police are urging people to stay on their guard.

“We caught this individual who’s responsible for a significant number of break-ins, but truly he’s not the only one,” Birkhead said. “People still need to practice good safety measures like locking their valuables in the trunk, taking their keys with them and being aware of their

surroundings.”

Anyone who wishes to report a breakin they believe could be linked to Tillman or his accomplices should call Lt. Trimmer at 684-4713.

r:

1

Duke in Spain Summer 2004

I

ADVISING from page 3 Caldwell, assistant dean of students, In addition, the committee plans to use published works on student group advising to supplement information provided by the survey.

“We want to present... the literature that’s out there on what advisors should be doing,” Johnson said.

She added that the literature will help provide a strong foundation for advisors to determine what their roles should be

BLAIR from page 2 and adds a number of features to convert them into loans and defer repayment.

The bill set off a rebellion within the Labor Party when 159 members declared opposition last month and forced a series of concessions and negotiations.

The Conservative Party, departing from its traditional free-market stance, joined the opposition and called for a complete rollback in university tuition.

After the vote was tallied Tuesday evening, Tim Yeo, who led the Conservative Party in the debate, called the fivevote margin of victory an “utter humiliation for the government.”

He later told the BBC that it appeared that Blair was “losing control” of his party.

Blair did not speak during the debate Tuesday. But he indicated in an interview with The Observer Sunday that he had reached a point in his premiership where he understood that the convergence of any series of political crises risked toppling his government.

“I think in this job you spend the entire time at risk, so there is not a moment

for their particular student groups.

Issues to be discussed at the meetings include whether advisors should act as a liaison to the administration, whether they should meet with the presidents of student organizations regularly and how they can make their organizations better by more fully making use of resources available to them, Caldwell said.

Airall was hopeful that as a result of the conference, advisor roles would gain more structure. “My big dream is that we will get on the road with a model with consistency,” she said. when you are not,” he told the newspaper.

Almost from the outset, the legislation on university finances became a referendum on Blair’s hold over the party after six and a half years in office, and a reflection of deep discontent both with his Iraq policy and his style of governance.

Clare Short, who quit her ministerial post last spring over the war in Iraq, accused Blair of acting more like a president than a prime minister Tuesday, by not consulting the party before introducing major social initiatives. Alan Johnson, Blair’s minister for higher education, told several television interviewers after the vote, “We could have handled it better.”

Still, Blair worked the telephones feverishly, demanding loyalty from backbenchers and engineering, by a slim margin, the rescue of a flagship piece of legislation. The higher education funding bill is part of the broader social reform agenda Blair would like to extend to the national health system and the beleaguered railways. But the vote Tuesday calls into question whether Labor is capable of the kind of consensus necessary to move forward on large legislative projects.

Due to inclement weather: The Summer Opportunities Guide will be published on Thursday, January 29

Jobs Classes

Housing Internships Volunteering

Earn 2-cc, while you spend 1-week in Malaga & 5-weeks in Madrid! Includes excursions to Granada, Sevilla, Cordoba, Toledo, & Segovia, with an optional trip to Barcelona available

Study Abroad

2 nd Information Meeting Wed., Jan. 28, 6 p.m., 120 Soc Sci Merit-based Mac Anderson scholarships are available. Obtain forms onsite, online at //www.aas.duke.edu/study_abroad/ or in the Office of Study Abroad, 2016 Campus Drive.

Questions? Call 684-2174

all supporting documents must be received by Feb 6

Applications

&

.

Find it all in the Summer Opportunities Guide!

Pick up your copy on Thursday, January 29

The Chronicle The

Independent Daily at Duke University

push toward March is on in college basketball. Check out the rankings and other news.

The

SEE PAGE 10

Sports

THE K-VILLE REPORT •

•

•

•

•

Number of tents currentlypitched: 23 Countdown to PET TURTLES 26 days Countdown to TAR 110LES 39 days ALERT: Grace Ends at 10:00 a.m. today

Currie coming back strong

Robert Samuel Hoiitur th<* Tajik

Today/Tonight: High of 38, low of 21. Sunny.

by

mi

±.'‘Sar.*HZ*V*'

Coaching makes the

difference Florida State’s two basketball wins over then-No. 7 North Carolina and then-No. 10 Wake Forest last week should focus No. 1 Duke for its matchup with the perennial ACC cellar dweller, but the recent success of the Seminoles will hardly intimidate the nation’s most celebrated program. It’s probably true that the Blue Devils have nothing to fear from Florida State this season. But if any ACC team has a chance to break through the league’s significant historical forces and become one of the nation’s elite teams, it’s the Seminoles.

It all started with the hiring of Leonard Hamilton prior to the 2002-03 season. While the appointment did not generate much national press, the move gave the Seminoles their first long-term chance at success in the basketball program’s history. In retrospect it is not hard to see why. In the college game, Hamilton knows how to win.

In his last job at a university, Hamilton led the Miami Hurricanes to three consecutive NCAA appearances for the first time in school history. The Hurricanes reached the Sweet 16 in 2000, and Hamilton was on the short list of the best coaches in America.

So why is Hamilton not a household name? The physical education major left his cushy position in sunny Florida for a chance to coach the Clippers of the East, the NBA’s Washington Wizards. If Michael Jordan can’t win in Washington, nobody can, and Hamilton proved no exception to the Washington system by going 19-63 in 2000-01 before being fired.

After a year away from coaching, Hamilton’s first squad in Tallahassee showed flashes of brilliance, defeating Duke 75-70 on February 2, 2003. The Seminoles finished a mediocre 14-15 in 2003, but Hamilton seemed determined to turn Florida State into a bas-

ketball powerhouse.

Hamiton had arguably the best recruiting year in Seminole history for the class of 2007, a group that was rated the No. 1 crop ofrecruits in all of college basketball by Insiders.com. Combining this youthful talent with established seniors Michael Joiner and All-ACC candidate Tim Pickett, Florida State has the foundation for a solid NCAA run this year, and for continual appearances at the Big Dance in the future.

The NBA is my favorite sports league, but there is no rationalization to what is happening to the organization now. I’m SEE COACHES ON PAGE 12

Chrissie Gorman THE CHRONICLE

JENNY MAO/THE CHRONICLE

Monique Currie goes up for a layup during Saturday's 72-69 loss to Tennessee in Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Last year she watched as No. 2 Connecticut came into Cameron and silenced the Crazies.

This year she scored 17 points to help the Blue Devils upset the Huskies 68-67 and end UConn’s 69-game home win streak.

Last year she was on the bench as UNC took Duke into overtime, making the Blue Devils earn their 78-67 victory.

This year she had 14 points and 15 rebounds against the then-No. 11 Tarheels in Duke’s 79-57 win.

Last year she sat out while her team’s dreams of a national title slipped back yet another year as Duke fell to Tennessee 66-56 in the Final Four.

You could not expect Monique Currie to sit back and watch her team play another tough match Saturday in Cameron. She certainly did not do that. Despite Duke’s tight 72-69 loss to No. 2 Tennessee, Currie showed her strength against this week’s best in the nation leading Duke with 18points.

While some players may see playing in big games as a challenge, Currie views them as an adventure.

“Big games are so exciting,” Currie said. “I love competition.”

Currie’s teammates agree that she shines in tough match-ups. “[Currie is] a gutsy player who goes all out and leaves everything on the court and I think that’s what we missed last year,” senior point guard Vicki Krapohl said.

‘You can expect a great game from Monique,” senior All-American Alana Beard said before the Tennessee game. “She’s prepared and she’s ready.”

Getting ready was what Currie had done the entire last season and this pre-season to do. Five seconds into last year’s pre-season opener against the Premier Players, Currie went down with a torn ACL in her left knee. Now, after more than a year away from the court that involved reconstructive surgery and months of rehab, Currie is playing a pivotal role in keeping Duke among the country’s elite as the season lengthens. “[Currie] is a player that no one has seen play since freshman year and she’s improved so much,” sophomore guard Lindsey Harding said.

Since the Washington D.C. native’s spectacular freshman season, in which she was named ACC Tournament MVP after scoring 30 SEE CURRIE ON PAGE 12

Smith to transfer; recruits signed Junior Adam Smith, who went from Duke’s starting quarterback to being benched under then-head coach Carl Franks, will transfer from the University to a Division I-AA program so he can participate in football this fall without having to sit out a year.

“A lot of stuff went down, to use nice words, that just wasn’t cool,” Smith told the Contra Costa Times. “I pretty much knew I didn’t want to be [at Duke], but I was still trying to stick it out.”

As a sophomore, Smith started all 12 games and passed for 2,103 yards and 12 touchdowns. A drop-back passer, Smith was used more sparingly when Ted Roof took over the football program in October, as the Blue Devils began to use a run-heavy and option attack.

“I can’t really say [l’ve narrowed] down to anybody,” Smith said. “I’m still trying to figure out where I want to go and what I want to do.”

Smith also told the Times that he intends to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in history this spring.

Mike Corey Five additional recruits sign on Head football coach Ted Roof has garnered five new recruits to fill the class of 2004.

Over the past ten days, the Blue Devils

have logged commitments from cornerback Jabari Marshall, athlete Chris Davis, and linebacker Alfred Williams from Atlanta, Ga., wide receiver Ryan Wood from Buford, Ga., and wide receiver Jomar Wright from Duncan, S.C. Davis, 6-foot and 178-pounds, was a jack of all trades for state champions Marist High School in Atlanta, Ga. last year. Listed as the 70th best safety the nation in prospect by theinsiders.com, Davis played running back, safety, wide receiver, and cornerback.

Marshall, a 5-foot-11, 169-pound cornerback, recorded 757 return yards, 35 tackles, and three interceptions for Mays High School in Adanta, Ga. A track star as well as a gridiron standout, Marshall reports having run a 4.38 40-yard dash in an interview with theinsiders.com.

Additionally, Marshall competed in the 100-meter dash at a national track meet.

Williams had 125 tackles, six sacks, and one interception for Westlake High School in Atlanta, Ga. Gifted with good speed and size, the 6-foot-2, 245-pounder could play either defensive end or middle linebacker for the Blue Devils.

Wright, a 6-foot-2, 180-pound wide receiver, broke the Byrnes High School SEE

co:

'S ON PAGE 12

BETSY McDONALD/THE CHRONICLE

Adam Smith will transfer at the end of the year and play at a Division l-AA school.

THE CHRONICLE

10 I WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28. 2003

NCAA BASKETBA IN FOCUS

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL THE AP RANKINGS

COMPILED BY

1. DUKE (16-1) USA Today Rank: Ist RPI: 4th 1/29 vs. Florida State 1/31 @ Georgia Tech

2. Stanford (16-0) USA Today Rank: 2nd Oregon State

A

3. St. Joseph’s (17-0) USA Today Rank: RPI: 2nd

1/31

®

3rd

*9^ J

Temple

4. Louisville (15-1) USA Today Rank: 4th

felyrA

RPI: lst 1/28 vs. Houston 1/31 vs, Marquette

D. Fischer, West Virginia

ELDER EXPLODES AS YELLOW JACKETS SQUEAK BY CLEMSON On the heals of a 36-point performance by Georgia Tech’s BJ. Elder, the No. 14 Yellow Jackets defeated Clemson 76-69 at home on Tuesday \e Yellow Jackets move to the conference while ion falls to 1-6. Marvin wis was the only other dlow loubk

5. Kentucky (13-2) USA Today Rank: sth 1/28 vs. Mississippi 1/31 ® Vanderbilt

6. Connecticut (15-3) USA Today Rank: Bth RPI: 15th 1/28 @ Virginia Tech 1/51 @ Boston College

si

if' \

7. Pittsburgh (19-1)

N. Harris, Utah St. N. Dixon, Western Kentucky S. Finn, Dayton A. Mark, Belmont

The ACC

supi

ACC

USA Today Rank: 6th

Duke

gue p 1/28 vs. Boston College

,8

8. Cincinnati (14-1)

ht’s ; r els i atch

USATcxlay Rank: 7th RPI: 12

I

VoQr

@

Washington Stale

‘

1/28 vs. Tennessee 1/31® Auburn

12. UNC (124) USA Today Rank:

1/28

vs. N.C. State

1/31

®

Clemson

N.C. State

15th

x

vslb£t

Overall

5-0 4-1 4-2 3-3 2-3 2-3 2-3 2-4

16-1 11-4

1-6

8-10

16-3 14-5 12-4

11-4 11-5 12-5

■

@

-

UNC, 7:00 p.m., ESPN

Thursday, Jan. 29 Maryland @ Wake, 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 FSU @ Duke, 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 Saturday, Jan. 31 UNC @ Clemson, Noon, RJ Virginia @ Wake Forest, 2:30 p.m., RJ Duke @ Ga. Tech, 5:00 p.m., ESPN

'

mm

ii. Miss. St. (i6-i) USA Today Rank: 11th

RPI: 9th

Wednesday, Jan. 28

n W< assir

Uy

-'

•rela: the

o,

1

l

■

.

leterm

onsei

10. Gonzaga (15-2) USA Today Rank: 10th RPi: nth 1/29 <0 San Diego Stale 1/31 ® Santa Clara

Clemson

T

I

ta

RPI: Blh Washington

Maryland Virginia

Lou

USA Today Rank: 9th ®

Wake Forest

ret;

9. Arizona (13-3) 1/29 1/31

N.C. State Georgia Tech Florida State UNC

p'

PI

1/28 vs. East Carolina 1/31 vs. Charlotte

17.2

:

®

DUHON ONE OF 30 FINALISTS FOR WOODEN AWARD Duke’s Chris Duhon is one of 30 players who remain as candidates for the John R. Wooden Award given to college basketball’s best player after the list was trimmed Tuesday. The Blue Devil point guard joins Connecticut’s Emeka Okafor and Jameer Nelson of Saint Joseph’s as players who were also in contention for last season’s award won by Texas’s TJ. For 30, nine members were not among the pr dates including Wake Forest freshman Chris Paul. Fellow freshman Kris Humphi dally committed to play at Duke but 1 decided to attend Minnesota, is also a mem ber of the list. Ten NCAA conferences are represented and the Big East has the most candidates with six, followed by the ACC with five.

■

1/29

JAKE POSES

to

s th weekend in time for h team’s wi' matchup Marquette on Saturday. Pitino said th* condition has been giving him pain statement released Tuesday, he said cancer-related nor life-threatening, Celtics and Kentucky Wildcat head < Cleveland Clinic yesterday morning

Go Duke: Show your support with an ad

Spring Sports Preview Published: February 6 Advertising Deadline: January 30 Reserve your space today!

Tup

PHRONin F

The Independent Daily at Duke University

Advertising Department 101 W£St UniOH BUI IcJlf • 684-3811

Classifieds

THE CHRONICLE Beautiful, safe, convenient IBR apartment. All utilities including high-speed Internet included. Nonsmoking. Waher/dryer. 150 feet from East Campus. $750/month.

Call 668-8833 or email mansoOOt @mc.duke.edu.

Announcements 3rd ANNUAL PHOTO CONTEST Share those captured impressions of memorable trips...lnternational students submit photos taken in the U.S.; study abroad students submit photos taken abroad! offering cash prizes and much more!

Deadline for the 3rd Annual Duke International Photo Contest is Friday, Feb 6. For details, visit: http://ihouse.stu-

Duke Park neighborhood duplexes.

1, 2, and 3 bedroom. Wood floors, W/D connections, fireplace. Nonsmoking. Great condition. $450, $550 & $725. 682-1182.

Looking for an apartment to rent?

Find

it in the Summer Opportunities Guide! Pick up your copy on Wednesday, January 28, inserted in The

dentaffairs.duke.edu/photocontest4.html.

Cooking class! Learn how to make

Chronicle.

the world's tasty vegetarian dishes!

Five minutes from Duke’s campus.

11am Saturday Jan. 31st. Cost $1 O/session. jguru 108 @ earthlink.net.

EXAM PROCTOR Proctor exams and provide administrative support to faculty and staff.

Hours: 7:30 a.m.

11:30 a.m., Monday-Friday, 15-20 hours per week. Duke University work study student preferred. Please contact Linda to inquire at 681-3L61.

-

PHOTOGRAPHIC MODELS WANTED for a single advertising photo shoot.

Experience not required. Interviews at Devils’ Duplicates Friday, January 30, 1:00 pm 4:00 pm.

-

Autos For Sale FOR SALE: SUBARU LEGACY, 1993 wagon. 115 K miles, all wheel drive, one owner. $2,750. Call 6831179.

Help Wanted Attention students Michael Jordan Nissan is looking for a part-time porter at our dealership in Durham.

The hours needed are 8:00am-10:30am and 3:oopm-6:oopm Monday-Friday. We are flexible on the shifts and hours that you can work. Call Mark Padfield at ASSISI or email at

mpadfield @ michaeljordannissan.c om

Planning for the summer?

BARTENDERS NEEDED!!!

Jobs, internships, housing, classes, study abroad, and volunteering. Find it all in the Summer Opportunities Guide! up your copy Pick on Wednesday, January 28, inserted in The Chronicle.

Earn $l5-$3O/hr. Job placement assistance is top priority. Have fun!

Make money! Meet people!

Raleigh’s Bartending School. CALL NOW! 919-676-0074. www.cocktailmixer.com.

Looking for a job or an internship this summer?

Apts. For Rent 1-5 bdrm apts/homes near Duke East. Hardwoods, all appliances, security systems, W/D. $350-1100.

Call 416-0393. www.bob-

schmitzproperties.com.

Find it in the Summer Opportunities Guide! Pick up your copy on Wednesday, January 28, inserted in The

Get paid for your opinions! Earn $l5-$125 and more per survey!

$10.75 guar-appt. Flex around classes. Great resume experience/ All majors. Secure summer work.

0 2 www.workforstudents.com.

788-9

0.

RAINBOW SOCCER COACHES WANTED! Volunteer coaches needed for Youth, ages 3-13.

Practices M&W or T&TH, 4:15 5:15 pm. All big, tall, large-hearted, willing, fun-loving people qualify. Option to play free in Adult Rainbow Recreational league. For information call 967-3340 or 967e-mail 8797, rainbowsoccer@earthlink.net or register online at www.rainbowsoccer.org.

-

RAINBOW SOCCER FIELD ASSISTANT WANTED for Chapel Hill recreational league. From Feb. 20- May 8, approx. 25 hrs, 4:005:30 pm weekday afternoons and Saturday mornings & afternoons.

Must be dependable, good with kids of all ages, have organizational skills, dynamic attitude and reliable transportation.

Soccer coaching and refereeing experience preferred. Call 967-3340 or 967-8797 ASAP. TestMasters is hiring GMAT, GRE, and SAT instructors. $3O/hr.

Minimum 99th percentile score required on an actual test administration. 800-696-5728x103.

The Office of the University Secretary seeks a work study student to assist the office with confidential projects. Day and hours are

flexible

with

class

schedules

(anticipate 8-10+ hours per week).

Interested students, please email julie.clodfelter@duke.edu with a brief resume, showing previous work responsibilities.

Work-study students needed 6-10 hours a week ($6.50 per hour) in Oncology Recreation Therapy.

Assist adult cancer patients and family members with recreation groups and activities. Call 6812928.

Chronicle.

The Chronicle classified advertising

business rate $6.00 for first 15 words private party/N.R $4.50 for first 15 words all ads 100 (per day) additional per word 3 or 4 consecutive insertions -10 % off 5 or more consecutive insertions 20 % off -

-

-

special features (Combinations accepted.) $l.OO extra per day for all Bold Words $1.50 extra per day for a Bold Heading (maximum 15 spaces) $2.50 for 2 line heading $2.00 extra per day for Boxed Ad

SPRING BREAK

BfiHffMfiS CRUISE $279!

5 Days, Meals, Parties, Taxes Party With Real World Celebrities!

Panama City $179

Daytona $159, Cancun $499 Ethics Award Winning Company!

www.SpringßreakTravel.com

1-800-678-6386

DUKE IN SPAIN SUMMER 2004

Houses For Rent

www.paidonlinesurveys.com

PART TIME WORK

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28,

3 bedroom, 2 bath. 4 minutes from Duke. Whirlpool bath, washer/dryer, lots of light. Built in ‘97. Huge deck.

Call 919-264-5498.

A few big campus houses left for 04-05. Live off East in 5-7 bdrm house.

Call 416-0393 or schmitz @ earthlink.net.

Close to Duke. Cute 2 bedroom, 1 bath brick bungalow. Recently renovated, hardwood floors, central air, washer/dryer and appliances. Deck detached to garage. Plenty storage.

Safe neighborhood. $B5O/month.

522-3256.

FOR

RENT: American Village Duplex. 2 Bedrooms, 1.5 Baths, Fireplace, Refrigerator, 4 minutes to Duke. New carpet, vinyl, and counter top. $825/mth. 782-0094 or 4140528.

Meet program director Prof.

Miguel Garci-Gomez at the DIS 2nd information meeting Wed., Jan. 28 at 6 p.m. in 120 Soc Sci. This summer program celebrates its 30th year of language & culture study in Madrid & Malaga, and includes excursions to Granada, Sevilla, Cordoba, Toleda, & Segovia. An optional trip to Barcelona is offered.

Merit-based Mac Anderson scholarships are available. Obtain forms onsite, online at

//www.aas.duke.edu/study_abro ad/ or in the Office of Study Abroad, 2016 Campus Drive.

Application deadline: Feb. 6.

Questions? Call 684-2174.

FLANDERS & THE NETHERLANDS

MEDITERRANEAN SUMMER 2004 summer 2004! A 62-cc Mediterranean program travels to & Istanbul, Fez, Granada. Expand your world view through exposure to other countries North beyond America! Meet co-directors Profs. Miriam Cook & Bruce Lawrence at an information meeting FrL, Jan. 30, 3:30 p.m. at AALL, 2101 Campus Dr. Scholarships are available to qualified undergraduates currently on financial aid. Obtain forms online at onsite, //www.aas.duke.edu/study_abro ad/ or in the Office of Study Abroad, 2016 Campus Drive.

Application deadline: Feb. 6.

Questions? Call 684-2312 or 660-3506.

New for week, Studies Rome,

this summer in Amsterdam & Ghent with Duke’s 6-wk, 2-cc program: History of Art & Visual Culture. Meet director Prof. Hans Van Miegroet at an information meeting Wed., Jan. 28 at 5:30 in 108 East Duke Bldg. Scholarships are available for qualified undergraduates, currently on financial aid. Graduate Art History courses may be taken. Obtain forms online onsite, at

DUKE IN PARIS SUMMER 2004 This summer, discover the mystique of the City of Light! Learn about this 6-wk., 2-cc introduction to France, its language & culture at an information meeting Thurs., Jan. 29 at 5:30 in the Office of Study Abroad, 2016 Campus Dr. Meet returning director Prof. Francisco Adrian and Prof.

Marc Schachter, of the Romance Studies Dept., your instructors in Paris.

Merit-based Mac Anderson Scholarships are available. For applications, visit

//www.aas.duke.edu/study_abro ad/ or the Office of Study Abroad, 2016 Campus Dr. Deadline to submit all application & scholarship material: Feb. 6. Questions? Call 6842174.

//www.aas.duke.edu/study_abro ad/ or in the Office of Study Abroad, 2016 Campus Drive.

Application deadline: Feb. 6.

Questions? Call 684-2174.

SOUTH AFRICA DIRECT Fall 2004 information meeting will be held on Wed., Jan. 28 at 4 p.m. in 101 Old Chem. Study in South Africa by enrolling directly to one of four major universities Univ. of Cape Town, Rhodes Univ., Univ. of Natal at either Durban or -

Peitermaritzburg. Applications are available in the Office of Study Abroad, 2016 Campus Dr, 684-2174. Application deadline: Feb. 13.

1 990 Our Experience � Our Honesty � Our Integrity Our Quality

*

VOLVO

Service

One Trek-700 multi-track bicycle $lOO. One Ross Eurotour $5O. 8063860.

Real Estate Sales OFFICE CONDO

Only

Volvo

CHEAP TEXTBOOKS Compare 24 bookstores with 1 click! Shipping and taxes automatically calculated. Save! Why pay more? http://www.bookhq.com.

3,200 sq. ft. condo in University Commons near South Square.

Great condition. $409,000. Details call Maverick Partners- 682-0501.

Becker Automotive Since

Misc. For Sale

Roommate Wanted Belmont roommate wanted for 2 bedroom, 2 bath, 1200 sq. ft. furnished apartment complete with and washer/dryer private garage/storage space. 1/2 rent and utilities. Call (919)-383-7329.

House 2 share near Duke. W/D. $4OO/month 1/2 utilities. Call 6247685. +

Roommate Wanted for 3 bedroom, 2 bath apartment with W/D. Near Southpoint Mall. $350 per month plus 1/3 utilities. Call Joe at 2604703.

BBALLTIX ANY HOME GAME Duke Alum needs tkts to any men’s home game, esp Maryland. Sarah, 919-451-9112 or Jenny,

jlb24@duke.edu.

*

Neil Becker, Owner 78 Years Combined Volvo Experience Located four doors from the China Inn Restaurant 2711-B Hillsborough Road, Durham 286-3442 Mon -TFH Bam-s:3opm •

I NEED 2 TICKETS for parents, either Clemson (2/8) UVA Email (2/11). or jra6@duke.edu or call 6130344.

deadline

1 business day prior to publication by 12:00 noon payment Prepayment is required Cash, Check, Duke IR, MC/VISA or Flex accepted (We cannot make change for cash payments.)

24 hour drop off location •101 W. Union Building or mail to: -

Chronicle Classifieds Box 90858, Durham, NC 27708 0858 -

fax to: 684-8295 e-mail orders classifieds@chronicle.duke.edu phone orders: call (919) 684-3811 to place your ad.

Visit the Classifieds Online!

http://www.chronicle.duke.edu/classifieds/today.html

Call 684-3811 if you have any questions about classifieds.

No refunds or cancellations after first insertion deadline.

ortsMHDI-AT iee ii is oloq v

111

Study

www.beclcerautovotvo.dtysearch.com

-

2004

e orpo r ati ois

SportsMEDIA Technology Corporation, the Emmy-winning leader in real-time graphics for sports television, has the following immediate full time opening:

Production Technician Setup, maintain, and operate SportsMEDIA software and hardware systems on site during live sporting events. Sports covered include auto racing, football, baseball, basketball, hockey, fishing and X Games. Production Technicians are also expected to assist in testing and analysis of supported systems.

Qualifications include; sports fan, willingness to travel, ability to thrive in a high-pressure environment, fluent in usage of Windows 2000, Office, and Access. PC Hardware technician experience a plus.

Please email resumes to jobs@s rtsmedia.com.

JT T"n

—

~w~

A

&rts ivl ri i) 1/\ .

TEC HIS C) LOG Y

-»

*

COR FOR AX lON

SportsMEDIA Technology Corporation, the Emmy-winning leader in real-time graphics for sports television, has the

following immediate full time opening: Database & Web Software Engineer Develop database and web based software solutions for (a) internal company systems, and (b) live sports scoring systems. Sports covered include auto racing, football, baseball, basketball, hockey, fishing and X Games.

Qualifications include: B.S. (minimum) in Computer Science, fluency and experience in database and web development related languages and tools, sports fan, and ability to thrive in a high-pressure environment.

Please email resumes to jobs@sportsmedia.com.

12 I

WEDNESDAY, JAM!

2 TICKETS needed for parents (or Clemson game. Cal) 919-824-7232 or email dch2@duke.edu

Travel/Vacation Spring Break Jamaica, Cancun. #1

Need 2-4 men's basketball tickets for Maryland or Valparaiso. Call Peter 6130689 or email pdm@duke.edu.

WANTED: Two tickets to DukeMaryland game, February 22. ‘6B grad’s 14 year old son has never been to a game at Cameron.

Contact Rick at 202-296-2399 or drebergman@aol.com.

at

Vacations!

Acapulco,

Bahamas, Florida, Best Prices!

Book Now"!

1-800-234-7007 www.endlesssummertours.com

Spring Break 2004. Travel with America's #1 Student Tour Operator to Jamaica. Cancun, Acapulco, Bahamas and Florida.

Now hiring campus reps. Call for

STS.

group discounts.

Info rmation/Re servations 1 -800www.stslravel.Coim.

648-4849 or

SPRING BREAK Beach and Ski Trips on sale now!

Call 1 -800-SUNCHASE today! Or visit www.Sunchase.com.

jl, For more information or to apply, please contact Barbara 'i

Classifieds

MV* 28.2004

THE CHRONICLE

COACHES from page 9

CURRIE from page 9

not worried about players leaving college earl)'—or skipping it all together—Fm worried about what die old guys are doing. With Celdcs head coach Jim O’Brien’s resignation, 14 of the 15 coaches (including all eight skippers that led their team to the playoffs) in the Eastern Conference have changed from a year ago. I cannot find the words to describe how outrageous that is.

Last year the Detroit Pistons had the best regular season record in the Eastern Conference and the New Jersey Nets represented the East in the NBA Finals. The Pistons’ coach, Rick Carlisle, was forced to resign last summer and the Nets fired head coach Byron Scott this week. Terry Stotts of the Adanta Hawks is now the longest tenured coach in the Eastern Conference.

The reason for this mockery is that owners seem to hire coaches like they are political appointments. Teams either hire coaches no one has ever heard of (Who is Terry Stotts anyway?), or a star player who has not been out of the league. long enough to learn how to coach (The Pacers were forced to fire Hall of Fame player Isiah Thomas after he led the East’s most talented team to a first round playoffloss). In the NFL, nothing like thiswould occur. For example, the Raiders hired Norv Turner this week to fill their coaching vacancy. If the NBA were responsible for picking the Raiders coach, they would pick someone like Steve Young. While everyone at Duke knows what can happen when a team keeps a bad coach too long (football head coach Carl Franks), the NBA’s Eastern Conference will never improve if it keeps up this slash-and-bum method of coaching selection.

points against UNC in the championship game, Currie

has had time to reflect on her game and reevaluate her ability that made her such a threat her freshman year.

“I think she learned a great deal sitting on the bench.

She’d never been on the bench before. She's been starting and playing major minutes for her team from the first time she picked up a basketball,” Duke head coach Gail Goestenkors said. “I think she learned a lot listening to us as coaches on the bench, to see what we were talking about.”

Opposing coaches have recognized the power of Currie’s return, even in a lineup that is full of exceptional talent.

“Alana Beard and kiss Tillis are special, but Monique Currie is the x-factor,” GeorgiaTech head coach MaChelle Joseph said after Currie scored 14points to help demolish the Yellow Jackets 77-45. “She’s tough, she’s aggressive, and she’s hard nosed. She never gets high and she never gets low; she Just attacks. I think that she makes Duke a much tougher team, defensively and offensively.”

While Duke made it to the Final Four last year, Currie could be the key to winning that elusive national championship this year.

“I’m starting to really get into things,” Currie said If 17 points against COnneCTlcut and 18 against Tennessee are only Currie’s beginning, the latter part of the season could be very interesting for the Blue Devils.

“Monique Currie can step up at any time,” Goestenkors said. “This year, Currie’s time may very well be March.”

684 0388 or e mail slarbuck@duke.edu

COMMITMENTS tan**. reception record by catching 103 passes for 1,824 yards and 20 touchdowns. His performance netted him a spot on the South Carolina all-state team and a roster spot in the North Carolina-South Carolina Shrine Bowl. He will be the second Byrnes High School product on Duke’s roster, joining freshman cornerback John Talley.

Wood, a 6-foot-l, 178-pound wide receiver, hauled in 30 passes for 555 yards and three touchdowns, according to theinsiders.com. An excellent student with a 4.02 GPA, Wood plays for a Buford, Ga. High School team that has won three consecutive state championships, all in undefeated seasons. Future Blue Devil Zach Smith and highly coveted defensive tackle Neil Brown are Wood’s teammates. Also, Wood’s father Dexter is the Buford High School coach.

The additions give Roof a total of 20 players from the class of 2004. It is unclear how many more scholarships the Blue Devils expect to dole out; however, it is believed that a number of possible Duke recruits such as San Antonio, Texas athlete Patrick Bailey will announce their commitments later this week.

Michael Mueller

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28,

Diversions

THE Daily Crossword ACROSS

buggies

11 ftij&A:

1

Dt VISION

//

WM

;

«KKS..,6£V>«>^j

.

*

PRE'-CRX/'ti-4

'0 UPD

..UELL 01-CK, DOWN rN THIS HOLDIWC T/tWK /(RE. THE PRE-COGS. THEY HAVE VISlows OF rtrtfus EvEWC BEFORE THEY (UPPER. THE CENTER OWE, L-/M0, is THE /lOSt CIFTEO OF rH£ THREE

BRODMEAO. wt&e you can/ se£ r/i£ UMXVZRSXTY’S N EW£ST J iN/ITTATlVe TO STOP ’

/-j

II

FUH...X MM

«i/i£„sjdp

BEFORE TfM CRI/TE 1 6i3fUlT HAPPENS.

§^||SfS

\

/ |\ /{

J

A

"

ny

JpPV HEELS...

“tSoj

)

aoBBiHG MYl PovJK LEAP 1 CLOVER

>?/

...

V

J

P wh <5?

o

te L

\ )

1

/

1

*0^

<'

c

Ugly Duke

MY fingers,

rpUTT/NG ON THE]

I

RALLY

HOLPIMG My

8REATH,

ANP..J

CAP

|

J

(\ftxJ*

Z'ATHlRP SNOW DAY IN A RowA ) j 15 NOT GOING f0 HAPPEN. guRN ] BLASPHEMERL Quick, r~f OFFERING THIS SMALL ANIMAL APoloGY To THE" GOP S

I CO) Iffs^ 'n i?

jB9

Vs

yC^7

\

taped Hungarian

Nice summer Lair

Penny picture?

old block WWII zone 36 "West Side Story" song 40 Is here/not here 44 Stand one in 35

58 Bear down

K-/I

on/stop bearing

uJ

down on 62 Citrus fruit 63 Fiery birthstone 64 Busch Gardens

5ji^

111 IS

ter

BwA

jj

45 Mighty long stretch 46 "South Park" kid 47 Intercepts, as a pass 51 WSW opposite 52 Snoop 55 Front of a shoe 56 Egyptian pharaoh

*\

city 68

69

Notion the time

70 Inventor Howe

71 Revivalist's workplace

Janos Nadas

72 Actress Paquin 73 Nolan and Meg DOWN 1 Brief sleepwear

PT, WE'RE FRofce*> Hope ir OJAKms up so we

/ '

SNOMmAftJ ( evoturion. I

li.

23 26 27 28

good

Ht's coNTemPiATi**)

*

6 Mamie Eisenhower's maiden name 10 Hollow tooth 14 Syrupy drink 15 Actress Falco 16 Once again 17 Bart or Belle 18 Gangster's gal 19 Had on 20 Taped/not

29 Circumspect 33 Chips off the

Forced Triple Jared McCauley (WHAT ARE tou PdiJ£?

f

THftV* Btfr them classes w‘.u Revise 000... THOUGH WtL-.

Untmw or uftsses*

j CRNV

Ml

Williams

1 British baby

Campus Beat Aaron Dinin Mzlcqk. to

Edited by Wayne' Robert

2004 1 13

H056...

\

2 Boring routine

3 In the manner of 4 Joyful

San Francisco, CA

5

Distribute

6

Performer’s promo

widely

7 Fragrance 8 “Our Town"

playwright

9 Take out Birds 11 Steer clear of 12 Chutzpah 13 Masters jacket color 21 Wept 22 Judges 23 Marina poles 24 Circa 25 Art grouping 30 R-V connection 31 Perseveres 32 Pravda source 34 Lose one's cool 37 Ceremonies 38 Silly 10

39 Choreographer

DeMllle 41 Makes a long story short?

42 Comment from Bossy

Structure starter?

48 Aureole 49 Continue 50 In less time 52 Divide 53 Lion clan 54 Oman's 43

neighbor

57 Granular 59 Part of a chair 60 Grassy expanse 61 “Lohengrin"

lady

65 Actress Farrow 66 Kitchen utensil 67 Buffoon

The Chronicle

■I

Our favorite past-times: C,F,M„: jane Getting “him” to convert kelly .card M.A.S.H.: .corey, robbie, jake The ladies: Driving 7 hours on the ice: betsy (welcome back) alex Preventing or destroying photos: karen, issa, laura Never have I ever (shocking!): emily concocting new and improved drinks roily The Chronicle, of course:..

Account Representatives: Monica Franklin, Dawn Hall Jennifer Koontz, Account Assistants: Stephanie Risbon, Jenny Wang Kristin Jackson National Coordinator: Tim Hyer, Heather Murray, Sales Representatives: Johannah Rogers, Julia Ryan, Sim Stafford Creative Services: Rachel Claremon, Courtney Crosson, Laura Durity, Andrew Fazekas, Andrea Galambos, Heather Murray, Matt Territo, Erika Woolsey, Willy Wu Sarah Burley, Thushara Corea Business Assistants: Emily Weiss Classified Coordinator:

oxTrot Bill Ame nd THEN TURN

ROGER

OUT YOUR

THAT,

LIGHTS AND Go To

ROGER.

.

Please send calendar submissions, at least two busithe ness to to event, days prior calendar@chronicle.duke.edu, fax 684-8295, Campus Mail Box 90858, or 101 W. Union Building.

Academic WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28 Wednesdays at The Center: 12-1 pm. A. Everette James, Jr. "Images of African-Americans in Southern Painting, 1840-1940." John Hope Franklin Center, Room 240 (2204 Erwin Road, parking available in the Duke Medical Center parking deck). This event is sponsored by the Franklin Humanities Institute.

Developmental Biology Colloquium Series: 4pm.

Alexander Schier, Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, New York University. "Nodal signaling in development." 147 Nanaline Duke.

Branford Marsalis Jazz Residency: spm. Saxophone Workshop. Saxophone workshop with jazz great Branford Marsalis. This workshop is free and Cfcen to the public. This artist residency is made possible with the support of the Duke University Institute of the Arts.

Nelson Thursday, January 29 Branford Marsalis Jazz Residency: spm. "The Future of Jazz." Lecture on the future of jazz given by Branford Marsalis, with a question and answer period. Free and open to the public. This artist residency is made possible with the support of the Duke University Institute of the Arts. Baldwin Auditorium.

Engaging Faculty Series: spm. Associate Professor of History Simon Partner will speak about the writing of "The Story of Haruko," his novel-in-progress, which is

information visit us on the web: www.dukecru.com

|

|

THURSDAY, JANUARY 29

set in early 20th century Japan. Perkins Library Rare Book Room.

Spanish Film Festival: 6:3opm. Todo sobre mi madre” in Spanish with English subtitles. Almodovar's resonant comic melodrama about women's solidarity and their infinite capabilities in real life or onstage. Winner of the 1999 Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.

Soc. Psych 130.

Blackburn Festival: 7-9pm. Paul Muldoon reading & book signing. Pulitzer Prize winning poet Paul Muldoon will read from his work and entertain questions from the audience. A reception and book signing will follow the reading. Rare Book Room, Perkins Library. Music Room, East Duke Bldg.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 30 Visualization Seminar: 12 noon-1 pm. Seminar with Art History: Anya Belkina, Department of Art &

"Fundamental Graphic Design Principles." Room DlO6, Levine Science Research Center.

Speaker Series lecture: 3-4:3opm. Ann Anagnost, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Washington; Editor, Cultural Anthropology. “Strange Circulations: Refiguring the Object of Area Studies.” Breedlove Room (204 Perkins Library) Duke West Campus. For more information call 684-2604 or visit us at www.duke.edu/APSI. APSI

Music Master Class: 3:3opm. Scott Rawls, viola. This master class is free and open to the public. Bone Hall, Mary Duke Biddle Music Bldg.

Chemistry Seminar: 3:3opm. Public seminar by F. Sherwood Rowland, Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine. 103 PM. Gross

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

Chemical Laboratory.

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

Psychology SHS Colloquium Speaker Series: 4pm.

Michael Scheir, Ph.D. Carnegie Mellon University "Optimism, Coping, and Health." Continuing Education Credit offered ‘Refreshments provided.

Psychology/Sociology, Room 319.

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

University Program in Ecology Seminar: 4pm. Steven Handel, Rutgers University. "Biotic constraints and possibilities in restoring degraded habitats." 144 Biological Sciences.

Lecture: 4-6pm. SYLVERE LOTRINGER "TRAVELING THROUGH THE VOID." Department of Art & Art History Guest Lecturer. 2048 EAST DUKE BUILDING. Lecture Series: 4pm. Ruth HaCohen (Dept, of Musicology, Hebrew Univ.). "Psychoanalysis and the Music of Charisma in Freud’s and Schoenberg’s Moseses." Biddle Music Building, Room 104. Free event.

Religious WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28 Catholic Mass: s:lspm. Chapel Crypt.

Campus Crusade for Christ: 7:3opm, Wednesdays.

Come Journey with friends, Pursue truth and Encounter Christ! Nelson Music Room in the East Duke Building on East Campus. Open to absolutely everyone! For more

dsw9@duke.edu.

Social Programming and Meetings WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28 Screen/Society: Bpm. Cine-East: "A Sigh" presented

by Screenwriter! Griffith Film Theater (Bryan Center), West Campus.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 29 Duke University Union's Freewater Presentations: 7 & 9:3opm. Whale Rider. Griffith Film Theater. Movie presented by Free to Duke students, $1 for employees, $2 for the general public.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 30 Duke University Union's Freewater Presentations: 7 & 9:3opm. Whale Rider. Griffith Film Theater. Movie presented by Free to Duke students, $1 for employees, $2 for the general public.

Concert: Bpm. Branford Marsalis with the Duke Jazz Ensemble. Tickets; $lO/$5. Call 684-4444 or go to tickets.duke.edu. Baldwin Auditorium, East Campus.

14 I

THE CHRONICLE

WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 28. 2001

The Chronicle The Independent Daily

at

Duke University

Gender relations improving

A

university is a place designed plaints. Specifically, a gender relate foster growth on many lev- tions committee was formed to els—academically, socially identify problems and advise both and culturally. However, in order faculty and students. The departfor meaningful strides to be made ment established and filled a new in these areas, our community associate chair position to focus on must be one where trust and re- improving teaching and mentorsped operate at the most funda- ing. The school’s harassment policy has also been remental levels.

CTACC EDITORIAL cniTnDIA STAFF viewed and recent During years, these fundamental dictates improved. Chair of Physics Harold were undermined by instances of Baranger deserves a great deal of gender-based sexual harassment in credit for dealing with the issue the Department of Physics. An arti- promptly.

Although these steps are comcle in this past week’s edition of the Chronicle of Higher Education crit- mendable, the genderrelations iniicized the physics department dative should be extended based upon those past allegations throughout the University’s other and implied that the University has departments, through both tanginot done enough to foster positive ble, University-led initiatives, and change. While the past instances of through a general recognition of misconduct were regrettable, much the problem by students and faculhas been done to redress those er- ty. As the allegations in the Physics rors, and Duke stands greatly im- department and the results of the proved. The time for action is by no Women’s Initiative report have means over, and other University shown, improper conduct—either departments should be sure to fol- real or perceived —is a legitimate low the physics department’s lead, campus problem, In the future, President-elect but the Chronicle of Higher Education’s article certainly overstated Richard Brodhead and Dean of the negativity of the classroom- the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Geroge McLendon should take based gender climate at Duke.

Since allegations of gender mis- care to ensure that the currently conduct first cropped up several established advisory committees years ago, the physics department on gender issues continue to has taken several important steps meet and to foster dialogue with the intention of increasing throughout the community. All awareness concerning the issue, Duke departments should examfostering dialogue and creating ine themselves critically in light of step-by-step procedures for ad- recent events, and prevent repetidressing direct or indirect com- tion of past incidents. ,

ON THE RECORD These days it’s an awfully easy thing to accuse somebody of gender discrimination.

—Lawrence Evans, emeritus professor of physics, on accusations of gender bias in the physics department. See story, page 1.

Est. 1905

The Chronicle

inc. 1993

ALEX GARINGER, Editor JANE HETHERINGTON, Managing Editor ANDREW COLLINS, University Editor CINDY YEE, University Editor ANDREW CARD,Editorial Page Editor MIKE COREY, Sports Editor JONATHAN ANGIER, GeneralManager ANTHONY CROSS, PhotographyEditor JENNIFER HASVOLD, City & State Editor MALAVIKA PRABHU, Health& Science Editor KIYA BAJPAI, Features Editor ROBERT SAMUEL, Sports Managing Editor DEAN CHAPMAN Recess Editor TYLER ROSEN, TowerView Editor ANDREW GERST, Wire Editor BOBBY RUSSELL, TowerView Photography Editor JACKIEFOSTER, Features Sr. Assoc. Editor DEVIN FINN, SeniorEditor RACHEL CLAREMON, CreativeServices Manager SUE NEWSOME, Advertising Director MARY WEAVER, Operations Manager ,

WHITNEY ROBINSON, Design Editor JOSH NIMOCKS, City & State Editor LIANA WYLER, Health& ScienceEditor CHRISTINA NG, Features Editor BETSY MCDONALD, Sports PhotographyEditor DAVID WALTERS, Recess Editor RUTH CARLITZ, TowerView Managing Editor KAREN HAUPTMAN, Wire Editor JENNY MAO, Recess PhotographyEditor YEJI LEE, Features Sr.. Assoc.Editor ANA MATE, Senior Editor BARBARA STARBUCK, Production Manager YU-HSIEN HUANG, Supplements Coordinator NALINI MILNE, Advertising Office Manager

The Chronicle is published by the Duke Student Publishing Company, Inc., a non-profit corporation independent of Duke University.The opinions expressed in this newspaper are not necessarily those of Duke University, its students, faculty, staff, administration or trustees. Unsigned editorials represent the majority view of theeditorial board. Columns, letters and cartoons represent theviews of the authors.

To reach the Editorial Office at 301 Flowers Building, call 684-2663 or fax 684-4696.T0 reach the Business Office at 103 West Union Building, call 684-3811.T0 reach the Advertising Office at 101 West Union Building call 684-3811 or fax 684-8295. Visit The Chronicle Online at http://www.chronicle.duke.edu. ® 2004 The Chronicle, Box 90858, Durham, N.C. 27708. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any formwithout the prior, written permission of the Business Office. Each individual is entitled to one free copy.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Line Policy for Florida State Game This Thursday, Jan. 29 at 9 p.m. the Duke men’s basketball team hosts Florida State in a big ACC matchup in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The wristband policy will be in effect for this game. Beginning at 12:01 a.m., the line monitors will distribute wristbands in K-Ville to undergraduate students, and we will do this until 2 a.m. We will then continue wristband distribution from 10am-6pm. Beginning 3 hours before the game, those without wristbands may form a secondary line on the sidewalk heading towards Towerview. Those with wristbands must line up with their color block on the sidewalk next to Card Gym and Wilson Recreation Center.

People may not save spots in line at any time for their friends nor may they get wristbands for anyone else. One person, one

Sharing ideas

wristband is the rule, no exceptions. You may not remove your wristband at any time once it is put on by a line monitor. We will be checking your DukeCards as well as the wristbands to make sure that they are indeed on. Students with wristbands must be in line 2 hours before tipoff to ensure that they will get in with their color block. If you miss your color block, you must go to the end of the wristband line. If you miss the wristband line completely, you must go to the end of the secondary line.

If you have questions, please contact me at dgw2@duke.edu. Let’s go Duke!

Donald Wine Trinity ’O4 2003-2004 HeadLine Monitor

vs.

One of the goals of a great university should be to expose students to a broad spectrum of ideas, while training and encouraging them to form their own opinions.

I was, therefore, disturbed to read the paid advertisement in the Jan. 23 edition of The Chronicle informing students that professors should not state their opinions about controversial matters in the classroom unless they are directly related to course curriculum, with particular reference to Iraq and President Bush.

Certainly, faculty members should be expected to behave ethically and not to bully students into sharing their beliefs, but there is a difference between stating an opinion and attempting to indoctrinate students. I would hate to see

indoctrination

Duke lose sight of this differenceand try to muzzle its very distinguished faculty. This ad warns students, “We should...not be assaulted by the political prejudices of professors when we pay them for an education.” if an education consists merely of unrelated facts and figures, then why promote interdisciplinary studies? And why encourage faculty-student interaction? Isn’t it for students to get to know the faculty as people, and not justas purveyors offacts? I urge Duke to trust the ability of its students to evaluate opinions based on facts and not to stymie the free exchange ofideas both inside ofoutside the classroom.

Judy Moore Staff, Auxiliary Services

AI-Bulushi should widen worldview In response to Yousuf Al-Bulushi’s article, “Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby,” I find it rather surprising that the primary newsflash as he calls it is that Chinese workers in Israel are not allowed to have sex with Israelis. I agree that this is a problem, and I also agree with the supposed main point of the article: that Duke students tend to be rather oblivious to important issues that exist outside of the Duke community. However, ifAlBulushi is going to accuse Duke students of being ignorant of the world around them, perhaps he too should widen his horizons and look at human right violations outside of Israel. Dare I say, perhaps even look at the human rights violations in a Muslim country?

Take the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, for example, where thousands of blacks are enslaved by North African Arabs. Is this not more troublesome than the no-sex-withIsraelis clause for Chinese workers in Israel?

Perhaps the execution of peaceful Kurdish rights activists in Iran is. If Al-Bulushi really believes that Israel’s no-sex clause is one of the most pressing issues, then he is doing nothing but validating his self-proclaimed stereotype that Duke students are oblivious to the world’s most important matters.

Benjamin Rosenblum Trinity ’O6

Community service commendable Thirty-five volunteers from Round Table Selective House are to be commended for cleaning up a creek near East Campus and a historic cemetery near the Medical Center.

Early one Saturday morning, I thanked the group for their service, talked about the Erwin Mills cemetery and the Duke family’s involvement with the mills on Ninth Street.

Several later came up and thanked me. It was 30 degrees out there. When most are still sleeping under warm blankets, these volunteers deserve all the thanks for their efforts in the community near Duke’s campus.

First, volunteers picked up trash along South Ellerbe Creek, near Ninth Street in Old West Durham (including large pipes from nearby construction). The next day, the group collected some 20 bags of litter from

around the cemetery and nearby railroad tracks (including a color TV and a porcelain sink). Others dragged dozens of fallen branches out of the cemetery into piles so the city could haul them away. This effort reopened a new trail the neighborhood association had established so elderly residents could visit family headstones in the back of the cemetery.

Working together, things are getting better in the Bull City. We are grateful to these Duke volunteers, and the many other student groups who’ve contacted us, for building bridges with the community around them.

President

of Old

John Schelp

West Durham Neighborhood Association

LETTERS POLICY The Chronicle welcomes submissions in the form of letters to the editor or guest columns. Submissions must include the author’s name, signature, department or class, and for purposes of identification, phone number and local address. Letters should not exceed 325 words; contact the editorial department for information regarding guest columns.

The Chronicle will not publish anonymous or form letters or letters that are promotional in nature. The Chronicle reserves the right to edit letters and guest columns for length, clarity and style

Direct submissions to: Editorial Page Department The Chronicle Box 90858, Durham, NC 27708 Phone: (919) 684-2663 Fax: (919) 6844696 E-mail: letters@chronicle.duke.edu

COMMENTARIES

THE CHRONICLE

WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 28. 2004

I 15

Downsizing a relationship Tou hear it with nearly every break- tionship. When there’s no solid friendup: “We’re going to try and be ship base to work off of, downsizing beJL friends.” And try they do. But in comes a lot more complicated.

Unless the cause for the split is espemost cases men and women cannot be friends once the prefix ex- is added to cially heinous, both sides normally want to stay friends. What we don’t realize is their previous titles. The inability to remain friends after a serious relationship that we’re not capable of instantly jumpis seen everywhere. I mean, Ross and ing into a new role. Ideally we’d pull an Rachel couldn’t even do it. They have I Dream of Genie head nod and in one second be able to forget been romantically on and the past and dissolve all off for several seasons, lingering strings of athad a child together and tachment. But seeing will most likely get maryour boyfriend today ried in the “Friends” seand seeing him as your ries finale, making the guy friend tomorrow is execs at NBC and milnot so easy to do> Awklions of viewers around wardness reigns the world very happy.

Jen Wlach supreme, and while inDespite real life and teraction is cordial, all fictional examples that The Wlach Attack you want is time apart to foreshadow ultimate failreconfigure clutch to the ure, we Aside from the general uncomforthope that maybe our break-ups will be able nature, effort is another issue. If different. We envision life-long friendships where we can look back and laugh both sides aren’t as equally committed to friendship as they were in their rela10 years later at a dinner with our spoustionship, the future is doomed. If you es in Nantucket, seated atop wicker furniture on the sundeck. Reality check: both aren’t fighting to manipulate what you had into something else, it won’t You have a better chance of the University pulling a 180 and funding kegs on work. Just like a romantic relationship, the quad every weekend from now friendships too thrive on a 50/50 split.

The remaining problem I like to file through graduation.

I’ve played the “our break-up is under the whoops! category, as in going to be different” game, and I’ve “Whoops! We keep sleeping together.” watched it play out in the lives of friends Many couples find themselves back in in the comfort of my own apartment. bed, not as boyfriend and girlfriend, not as friends with benefits, just... screwed.

So as we endeavor down the “I can acFrom this perpetuates the very bad and cept less” road with every broken romance, I can’t help but wonder: Can very stupid idea of staying together because it’s .easy or because the semester anyone really downsize a relationship?

Clearly this plan worked back in the (or college in general) is almost done and then it will really be over. The only days of middle and high school when relationships lasted a month, maybe two, thing that’s downsized when you go back to something you know isn’t right and you’d known the kid since kinderis your self-respect. when find a in you But yourself garten.

You’ll find plenty of ex-couples as acserious relationship —both in terms of time and emotional investment—the quaintances. They say hello, chat for rules change. You haven’t known this five minutes and seem fine on the surperson all your life and most likely face. But the twinges of pain that he weren’t friends before starting the rela- feels when she’s with her new boyfriend

Y

are still felt, however well hidden they may be. Your ex-girlfriend does not want to hear the details of your new relationship. Even if you turn to her with good intent, the ex will sense vengeance and would rather talk about pretty much anything but her replacement.

Many people who are good friends with an ex are either in love with that person or completely oblivious to the fact that their ex is still in love with them. I have yet to find couples that no longer harbor romantic feelings and have been able to accept loving one another simply as friends. It’s not going from all to nothing, but it sure as hell is taking giant steps back.

I guess we refuse to take a defeatist position when it comes to love. No one wants to accept the fact that we can’t

handle taking a lesser position. Being demoted at a job is bad enough, but when it comes to personal life, economizing is brutal to the heart, soul and ego. So we attempt to downsize and fail.

We gather up the pieces, work the relationship and the person out of our lives (for the most part) and move on.

Yes there are the cases where it does work. Call them miracles or super-couples who are better equipped for jumping backwards on the relationship spectrum.

Those of us who can’t handle emotional downsizing aren’t superheroes. We’re not lacking some insight or experience; we’re normal, and this is one case where being ordinary is fine by me.

Jen Wlach is a Trinity senior. Her column appears every other Wednesday.

Why dont we date? goes to reason that every problem has a cause; twine and lead to the strikingly low occurance of dating and relationship on campus. and therefore if one considers Duke’s dismal datAfter all, relationships take up a huge amount of must a have ing scene a problem then it inherently time, especially if the two people live on the same camof some cause sort.

The dating scene at Duke, or rather the lack there- pus or in the same dorm. With such close proximity to of, seems to have more students complaining than any- one another, you are bound to spend hours each day thing else, with the possible exception of the Matrix or doing essentially nothing. For most Duke students, overburdened with classes, homework, L.Mo. And while many students enjoy meetings, etc., spending hours with their scene, about the dating very venting respective others is a luxury they can’t affew talk about what might be causing ford if they still want to stay on top of it. Like so many other problems, the everything. dating scene is a result of the unique That is unless you find a person student population at Duke. worth all that time. Unfortunately, this is As one of the top universities in the jp** very difficult to achieve due to my seccountry, Duke accepts only the best, on d point earlier our great ambitions, and consequently, many Duke stu- yi TT j HadziOSmanOVlC Duke students expect a lot from themdents share some rather significant selves and The Other Side consequently a lot from everycharacter traits. Primarily, people here else well. one as than undertakc far more your average We made the highest grades, won the adolescent and manage their limited time much more efficiently. Yes, I know that we all love biggest awards* and applied to the best schools. It to complain about being procrastinators, but in com- comes as no surprise that when it comes to romantic parisons to the rest of the people our age we are light interests we are just as scrutinizing, If we are to make the huge effort and time commityears ahead —if we weren’t, we wouldn’t be here.

And while our impressive success and mighty ambi- ment that a relationship requires, the other person tions are something to be admired, they do create a must be truly extraordinary. However, it’s very hard to problem in two very important ways. First, they create find someone who lives up to our expectations right a time draught that causes us to have to budget our away. It takes many days and dates to truly get to know hours and only use them for our most pressing obliga- someone and gain an appreciation for their personaltions. Secondly, they instill in us a refusal to settle for ity, neuroses and all, yet this is time that we would anything but the best. These two characteristics inter- rather spend on all our other obligations.

It

m

.

•

•

Of course, on the other end of the spectrum you have people who are seemingly incapable of being single. You know who I’m talking about—those people who haven’t been single for more than a month altogether since they turned 16.

This is even worse than people who don’t date at all.

It’s a great truth that if you don’t know how to be happy by yourself, you will never be truly happy with someone else either. Therefore, if we are to have a campus that is significantly skewed toward one side, I think it’s far better to have students who are strong and independent enough to be by themselves than those who would rather date anything available than be single.

However, if you are bothered by the lack of a dating scene, as most students seem to be, realize that a little more patience and fewer preconceived expectations is all it takes to change things around. I’m not saying that you lower your standards or settle; simply, don’t write people off just because they don’t measure up to your astronomical standards.

Just think about Duke—now that you are here you realize that it’s not quite the Gothic Wonderland you were hoping for and that there are things that bother you, but this still doesn’t change the fact that you know you made the right decision in coming here. The same is true for people; nothing and nobody will ever live up to our every single expectation, but that certainly doesn’t mean that they’re not worth our while.

Emin Hadziosmanovic is a Trinity sophomore. His colappears every other Wednesday.

umn

16 I

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY

THE CHRONICLE

28, 2004

flankers <S The Netherlands Puke in

June 26 August 7- 2.00A -

o\ Art &

Visual Culture

Information Meeting

Wed., Jan. 28, 5:30 108 East Duke

p.m.

Bldg.

Scholarships arc available to qualified undergraduates, currently receiving financial aid. Obtain forms onsite, or Visit //vWVW.aas.duke.edu/ study_abroad/.

Office of Study Abroad. 2(916 (Campus Dr. Call 684-2174 Application deadline:

Feb. 6

Free Food Samples & Give Aways The Great Hall Tuesday, February 3,2004 11:30 a Jit. -1:30 pan.

Brought to you by Aramark/Duke Dining Services

presents

Simon Partner Associate Professor of History

speaking about

The Story of Haruko his novel-in-progress

Professor Partner will talk about what happens when a historian turns to fiction.

Thursday, January 29,5:00 p jn.

Perkins Library Rare Book Room The lecture is open to everyone

.