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ONE HUNDREDTH YEAR, ISSUE 5

Cameras to aid dorm security

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Surveillance cameras may be installed around campus at the end offall semester.

As the University struggles to deal with the ever-present threats to safety on campus, it is looking to security cameras for help.

Video cameras will be installed at the entrances to dorms, academic buildings and student gathering spaces—likely by the end of the fall semester, Executive Vice President Tallman Trask said. He hopes to consult students before the details are finalized, but student opinion will not be the pri-

Mary basis for the decision. “Security isn’t really a voting matter,” he said. “It’s a judgment matter.”

The challenge ofcampus security, administrators said, is that two types of areas are of particular concern: places where crime tends to occur and places where people tend to be. Limited resources hamper the University’s ability to police both regions of campus simultaneously.

Cameras would aid police in their investigations, as well as help prevent crime from occurring.

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buildings, if you have cameras covering those areas, you have a concrete resource for investigating incidents,” said Shawn Flaugher, manager ofcrime prevention and security projects for Duke University Police Department.

Multiple University buildings—including Randolph Dormitory—already utilize surveillance cameras. Flaugher noted that the digital equipment, which SEE SURVEILLANCE ON PAGE 8

Duke scores 4th commit for 2005 RIAA gives by

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For some Blue Devils, a Duke commitment is the culmination of a painstaking college decision, one that requires hours pondering calls from cajOiling cda and numerous visits to come to a final conclusion For others, it is a mere formality; an affirmation of what they—and often everyone around them—expected all along.

For top center Eric Boateng, however, the decision to play for head coach Mike Krzyzewski was a little bit ofboth.

“Coach K said, ‘Are you pulling my leg?’ Because I’ve taken quite long,” Boateng said of his Wednesday morning verbal commitment. “I was just trying to cover all my bases.”

Despite the time it took him to commit, however, there was never any real doubt as to where Boateng —who had been rumored to be leaning strongly toward Duke for months—wanted to go to school.

“I think Eric has really been interested in Duke in his heart for a long time,” said Bob Rue, Boateng’s coach at St. Andrew’s School in Noxontown, Del. “Just because of the kind of person he is, he was careful about other options. But really, ultimately in his heart he never changed where he wanted to go.”

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Now that Duke has given iPods—an irresistible temptation to download music—to more than 1,600 freshmen, the legality of online music swapping is once again a topic of discussion on campus.

“We’ve certainly raised our visibility to the recording industry,” said Chris Cramer, a security officer for the Office of Information Technology. “Whether that will translate to more close scrutiny from the recording industry, I don’t know.”

The Recording Industry Association of America fully supports the iPod giveaway for its educational potential and the legal downloading options it offers students, according to a report from a Joint Committee of record industry executives and leaders of higher education that was submitted to Congress Wednesday.

The RIAA sued a total of 158 people at 35 American universities for stealing music last year, and the industry announced Wednesday that it has filed 744 more lawsuits against people who it alleges have illegally downloaded music. ‘There’s nothing like hearing that somebody you know has been caught to make you realize that this threat is real and not theoretical,” RIAA President Cary Sherman said.

Multiple students said they used to download music but have recently stopped. Fear of being sued by record companies and the RIAA was a major motivator for many students’ decisions to cease downloading.

SeniorRachel Decker said it would take a serious threat for her to switch from the music service she already uses because the difficulty of learning a new program for a legal service is not worth the effort. “Unless

Michigan, Georgetown, Virginia, UCLA, Villanova, Boston College and Georgia Tech all extended offers to Boateng, ranked the No. 2 center prospect and No. 19 overall prospect in the nation by theinsiders.com. Yet in the end, those scholarship offers weren’t enough to pry him away from Krzyzewski and the Blue

Devils. After a trip to London to discuss a possible Duke commitment with his family, Boateng delivered the news to the coaching staff Tuesday evening.

“I was pretty much set on taking some more [official visits] to other schools,” Boateng said. “But on my way home... I thought a lot about it and it was just Duke, Duke, Duke on my mind.”

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Center Eric Boateng will bolster a thin front line when hearrives in Fall 2005.

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Judge denies activists' plea A New York judge rejected a last-minute plea from the anti-war activist group United for Peace and Justice to hold a massive rally in Central Park the day before the Republican convention, saying they were "guilty of inexcusable and inequitable delay" in bringing the case to court.

Russians investigate double plane crash by

Mike Eckel

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BUCHALKI, Russia Russian investigators labored Wednesday to determine whether terrorism caused the near-simultaneous crashes of two jediners, killing all 89 people aboard and spreading anxieties about a possible bloody escalation of the Chechen conflict.

Officials stressed that no evidence of a terrorist attack had yet been found among charred wreckage and said they were looking at other possibilities like bad fuel, equipment malfunction and human error.

The planes’ data recorders were recovered, but experts were only just starting to re-

trieve information from them The planes plunged just days before a Kremlin-called presidential election in Chechnya, whose rebels have staged suicide bombings and other attacks across Russia in recent years, including the 2002 seizure of hundreds of hostages at a Moscow theater.

Russian authorities had expressed concern the separatists might stage new attacks before the Sunday vote, but there was no rush to tie the crashes to Chechnya—a determination that would underline the government's failure to quell the decade-old insurgency.

“Several versions are being examined,

including a terrorist attack, and other possibilities including the human and technical factor,” Russia’s top prosecutor,

Vladimir Ustinov, told President Vladimir Putin during a televised meeting about the Tuesday night crashes.

Putin, who expressed sympathy for the families of the dead, didn’t publicly address the terror question. After designating Thursday as a national day of mourning, he ordered that the Federal Security Service investigate the crashes and said he wanted “unbiased and reliable information” from the probe. The service is a

Bush lawyer leaves campaign Benjamin Ginsberg, one of President George W. Bush's top lawyers, resigned Wednesday, a day after disclosing that he had given legal advice to a veterans group airing TV ads challenging Democrat John Kerry's Vietnam War service.

Abu Ghraib report released U.S. Army investigators reported Wednesdaythat more than two dozen soldiers and contractors attached to a military intelligence unit at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq approved or took part in abuses of detainees.

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Witness alleges Marines hit Iraqi inmate by

Robert Jablon

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif.

An Iraqi inmate who died at a U.S. detention camp was hit by several Marines, including a sergeant accused of kicking him in the chest, a key prosecution witness testified Wednesday.

Pfc. William Roy said he and defendant Sgt. Gary Pittman believed Nagem Hatab, 52, had sold a rifle taken during the ambush of an Army convoy that left 11 soldiers dead and led to the capture ofPfc. Jessica Lynch and five others. A day after Hatab’s arrival at Camp Whitehorse, Pittman struck Hatab in the chest, Roy said.

The inmate fell to the ground and asked in English “Why? Why? Why?”—telling guards he had 11 children.

“What about those people who were in the ambush you got this rifle from? What about their children?” Roy recalled replying.

Pittman, he said, then delivered a strong kick to the man’s chest, sending him to the ground. Roy said he suggested they both leave before they harmed Hatab further. Pittman could get two years in a military prison if found guilty of assault and dereliction of duty. The case is the first court-martial known to be connected to the death of a prisoner in Iraq. Roy, who was demoted from the rank oflance corporal as part of a plea deal in which he agreed to testify, said he also saw other Marines strike Hatab—including a corpsman who hit him in the arms, ribs, lower belly and chest.

“I was angry.... This guy was more than likely involved in the deaths of these people,” he said. “We were angry about being there. We were angry about a lot of things.”

Pittman appeared to listen intently to Roy, the only Marine from Camp Whitehorse who claims to have seen the defendant strike Hatab.

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Anthony Vitarelli has always been wrapped up in what he’s doing.

He began his second week of preschool wrapped around his mother’s leg, crying to go home as she dragged him, stiff-legged, across the parking lot. No amount of persuasion could remove Anthony from his tight grasp around his mother’s thigh, so he didn’t make it to class that day—at least according to his

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But on the first day of his final year of college, Vitarelli, this year’s Campus Council president, appeared collected, driven and knowledgeable —a far cry from that nervous pre-schooler.

From the noise policy on Central Campus, to the student body’s opinions on selective housing, to the thoughts of top administrators, to his own personal and career goals, Vitarelli is definitely in touch

with himselfand with Duke.

Vitarelli, a senior from Markon, N J., always wanted to be a lawyer growing up, and now that the beginning of his career is just around the comer, he has fine-tuned that goal: His dream job is to be U.S. Attorney General of New Jersey.

Often seen walking around campus with an administrator or another student leader, Vitarelli has always surrounded himself with bigwigs. Some ofhis best friends from high school went on to become student body presidents at Harvard College and the University of Pennsylvania. “It must have been something in the water,” Vitarelli said.

His drive comes from his parents and three older siblings. “My family is a strong motivating force,” he said. ‘They instilled a sense of service in me from a young age.”

Vitarelli has brought that strong sense of commitment to Campus Council since he first served as East Campus Council representative, through his first year as Campus Council president and now into his second year as its big cheese.

“I love this place, and if my work through Campus Council makes this place a more fun place to go to school, I think I will have done a good job,” he said.

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Senior Anthony Vitarelli takes the helm ofCampus Council as its president for a second year.

Campus Council this year. “We want to try to make Duke’s residential experience more rewarding,” he said. “I want it to be

something that students feel is an essential piece of the undergraduate experience.”

At the top of his priority list is a formal response to the recently implemented quad model, the administration’s plan for undergraduates to become more closely associated with their quad. “A number of students

were concerned about it last semester, and I think it deserves our attention,” he said.

Moreover, Vitarelli intends to focus on several goals; overhauling the housing assignment process by examining the process of linking and the quad model, empowering quad councils to create strong communitieswithin each dorm and quad, and fostering a sense of quad pride through the creation of quad-only intramural leagues and quad mascots.

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At a special meeting Wednesday, the Durham City Council came one step closer to finding a replacement for former City Manager Marcia Conner.

Members of the council narrowed the preliminary list of eight search firms down to two.

After mulling over the credentials and costs of the contending search firms, council members selected Springsted Inc., based in Virginia Beach, Va., and The Mercer Inc., Group based in Atlanta, Ga., for further consideration.

One of the retwo maining firms, search both of which were recom- Marcia Conner mended by the North Carolina League of Municipalities, will perform background and reference checks and provide a list of potential city manager candidates.

Durham Director of Human Resources Alethea Bell said the council will make the decision sometime after the firms deliver their presentations, which will occur just before the council’s Sept. 7 meeting.

After the council picks a search firm, it could take up to six months before a new city manager is hired, council member John Best, Jr. said. In the SEE REPLACEMENT ON PAGE 6

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MEMS department to hold robotics contest The Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science will hold a design contest Nov. 16 known as the “Duke Dust Scramble,” in which students will design and build remote-controlled devices.

The purpose of these devices is to transport blue rice—nicknamed “Duke Dust”—up a flight of stairsand deposit it in a receptacle.

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Interested students can attend an information session on Aug. 31 at 5:30 p.m. in room 203 of Teer Engineering Library.

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Tickets for comedianBlack go on sale Student tickets for a Sept. 9 appearance in Page Auditorium by comedian Lewis

Black go on sale today. Student tickets are $25 each, and general public tickets, which go on sale tomorrow, are $3O. Black, who is renowned for an angry, harried delivery in both his stand-up act and his “Back in Black” commentaries on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, is being brought by the Major Attractions Committee of the Duke University Union as a part of its 50th anniversary programming.

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Robertson bus to resume route The buses that run between Chapel Hill and Durham in order to facilitate the Robertson Scholars program started service for the school year Tuesday. The service, designed to foster greater collaboration between Duke and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, runs from the West Campus bus stop to Franklin Street in Chapel Hill from 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. on weekdays. It also runs on weekend afternoons.

Cleric returns to Iraq, calls for march to Najaf by

Abdul Hussein Al-Obeidi THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NAJAF, Iraq Iraq’s most powerful Shiite cleric returned from Britain Wednesday and his aides calledfor a nationwide march to Najaf to end nearly three weeks of fierce fighting between U.S. forces and Shiite militants in this holy city.

In honor of Grand Ayatollah Ali Husseini al-Sistani’s arrival, militants loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said they would suspend fighting with coalition and Iraqi forces in every region al-Sistani passes through on his way to Najaf, said al-Sadr aide Aws al-Khafaji.

Heavy fighting persisted in Najafs Old City, the center of much of the past three weeks of clashes. U.S. warplanes fired on the neighborhood, helicopters flew overhead and heavy gunfire was heard in the streets, witnesses said.

Militants said Wednesday they had kidnapped the brother-in-law of Iraqi Defense Minister Hazem Shaalan and demanded he end all military operations in Najaf, according to a video, Al-Jazeera television reported.

In nearby Kufa, just northeast of Najaf, unidentified gunmen killed two people and wounded five others taking part in what appeared to be a peaceful demonstration supporting al-Sadr, said Mohammed Abdul Kadhim, an employee at Kufa’s Furat al-Awsat Hospital.

Videotape from Associated Press Television News showed apparently unarmed demonstrators wounded during a few minutes of heavy gunfire, but it was not clear who was shooting. Witnesses said the gun-

fire appeared to come from an Iraqi National Guard post.

Witnesses said the marchers, numbering in the hundreds and carrying slogans in support of al-Sadr and pictures of both alSadr and al-Sistani, were headed to Kufa.

Earlier, Najaf Gov. Adnan al-Zurufi said Iraqi security forces had “taken all needed measures to prevent any crowds from entering the province,” calling it a “military area.”

In Kufa, Iraqi police sealed off the Old City, preventing cars from entering, and Najafs police chief, Maj. Gen. Ghalib alJazaari, said al-Sadr's Mahdi Army militia was on its last legs.

‘The Mahdi Army is finished,” he said.

“Its hours are numbered.”

Witnesses in the Old City said militants were still fighting in the streets, though the relentless American attacks in Najaf appeared to be weakening them.

Police arrested several al-Sadr aides with valuables Wednesday from the sacred Imam Ali Shrine, which they control, in their possession, al-Jazaari said.

One of al-Sadr’s top lieutenants, Sheik Ali Smeisim, was among those arrested, police officials said on condition of anonymity.

Al-Sistani, 73, had been in London for medical treatment since Aug. 6, one day after clashes erupted in Najaf. The cleric wields enormous influence among Shiite Iraqis and his return could play a crucial role in stabilizing the crisis.

Interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi’s office issued a statement welcoming al-Sistani

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A young boy kisses a photograph of Grand Ayatollah All Hussein al-Sistani, who returned to Iraq Wednesday. back “on behalf of all Iraqis.” He crossed into southern Iraq from Kuwait about midday in a caravan of sport utility vehicles accompanied by Iraqi police and national guardsmen, according to an Associated Press reporter with the convoy. The convoy stopped in the southern city of Basra.

After meeting with al-Sistani, Basra Gov. Hassan al-Rashid told reporters that the cleric would lead a march to Najaf Thursday. “The masses will gather at the outskirts of Najaf and they will not enter the city until all armed men, except the Iraqi po-

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Al-Sistani is heading to Najaf “to stop the bloodshed,” said Al-Sayyid Murtadha Al-Kashmiri, an al-Sistani representative in London.‘Those believers who wish to join him, let them join,” he said.

In Shiite areas across Iraq, appeals issued from mosque loudspeakers urging Iraqis to heed al-Sistani’s call.ln the Baghdad neighborhood of Sadr City, many left for Najaf in cars and buses in answer to a call from the mosques to “help stop the bloodshed.”

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Arafat resists reforms, senior official wounded by

Mohammed Daraghmeh THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

RAMALLAH, West Bank Yasser Arafat fended off another challenge to his authority Wednesday when Palestinian lawmakers backed away from sweeping reform demands, instead approving a watered down set of recommendations.

A wave of chaos plaguing the Palestinian territories, meanwhile, took another victim when gunmen in Gaza seriously wounded a senior intelligence official. The two developments are an outgrowth ofyears ofArafat's one-man control, which international donors and Palestinian reformers have criticized as corrupt and inefficient, pitting rival security forces against each other.

Israel’s intention to withdraw from the Gaza Strip late next year has sparked a power struggle among rival armed groups as Israel refuses to coordinate with Arafat’s regime. Israel contends Arafat is implicated in terrorism, but the United States and Egypt warn that bypassing his Palestinian Authority might lead to a Gaza takeover by Islamic militants.

In Wednesday’s incident, gunmen opened fire at a convoy carrying the deputy Palestinian intelligence chief, seriously wounding him in the chest and killing two bodyguards. Abu Rajab was transferred to an Israeli hospital for treatment.

The Palestinian officer, Tareq Abu Rajab, was traveling in a two-vehicle convoy in northern Gaza City when shots rang out, witnesses said. One of the vehicles flipped over. There was no immediate word on who carried out the shooting. Security officials said they were investigating.

Rajab, who keeps a low public profile, is an old Arafat ally. Most recendy, he was in charge of security for Palestinian diplomatic missions abroad, officials said.

Arafat, meanwhile, stonewalled his detractors once again Wednesday.

Refusing to sign presidential decrees needed for restructuring his administration, Arafat instead pledged to take the necessary steps in a letter to the parliament, and the lawmakers approved it, 31-12.

The recommendations included forming a viable government capable of fighting corruption more effectively and restoring law and order. It also called on Arafat to follow through on promises made in a speech last week to crack down on graft.

Arafat, confined to his Ramallah headquarters for three years by Israel, has come under increasing local pressure to streamline and clean up his administration and to relinquish authority over some or all of the many competing security forces.

Arafat has resisted, while pledging to take action. However, matters have come to a head with the spreading chaos in Gaza and signs of loss of control in the West Bank, where armed gangs of militants rule the streets in some towns. A recent wave of kidnappings underlined the anarchic security situation.

Israel and the United States are boycotting Arafat and demanding he give up control of security forces and consolidate them into efficient corps to stop violence.

But Arafat, the only leader the Palestinians have had for four decades and revered as a national symbol, is giving little ground, and despite frustration with his methods, there is little chance of his being deposed.

In his letter, Arafat emphasized the principle of separation of powers—an implied slap at parliament for criticizing his administration—as well as turning corruption cases over to the attorney general and leaving security forces under the control of the security council, which Arafat chairs.

Reformers sounded exasperated after several meetings with Arafat and threats of a sit-down strike failed to yield concrete results.

Former parliament speaker Rafiq Natshe voted against Arafat’s letter, saying the veteran leader must face serious issues. “Why do you protect those who are corrupt?” Natshe said in an interview with The Associated Press, as though he was addressing Arafat. “Why do you not follow the law?”

Reform campaigner and Arafat critic Hassan Khreishe said Arafat showed no intention to act. “The citizen needs to feel that there is real change,” he said, “but he is not doing anything about it.”

However, Abbas Zaki, who headed a 14-memberparliamentary committee that presented reform demands to Arafat, welcomed the fact that Arafat accepted their demands in principle.

“It's true we didn't get everything we wanted,” he said “But what we got was enough.”

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Palestinian leader YasserArafat (above) rejected demands to restructure his administration as violence raged in the Gaza Strip Wednesday.

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REPLACEMENT, meantime, Patrick Baker, Durham’s interim city manager, will stay at the post until the council hires a permanent city manager. Baker, an assistant city attorney, started work after Conner spent her final day on the job last Friday.

“I’m hoping to have a new city manager by the end of the year,” said Best, a longtime advocate of Conner’s resignation. “I hope to give the citizens of Durham a Christmas present, and that present will be a great city manager who will lead Durham forward.”

Conner’s three-year tenure in Durham was marred by allegations of corruption and incompetence, Best said. Members of the City Council put pressure on Conner to resign after reports of her awarding municipal contracts to friends, financial problems in the housing department and unsuccessful police chief searches, Best added.

“I just felt we could do better as far as a city manger for Durham, considering the way she dealt with contracts, the way she handled the search for the police chief, the way she handles herself in day to day interactions with staff,” Best said. “Fortunately a majority of the Council felt that we needed a change. Now we’re moving.”

Conner came under more pressure to resign when the Durham-based advocacy group Concerned Citizens for Accountable Government presented the City Council with a 7,000-signature petition' demanding her removal from the post.

“Marcia Conner is just one symptom of a big cancer,” CCAG Founder Charlotte Woods said. “She’s only a tiny little part of the corruption, but you have to start somewhere.”

Woods’ group came under fire after one petition signer wrote a racial slur on the petition form. Woods said the slur hurt the credibility of the petition, which she said had nothing to do with the fact that Conner is black.

“It was extremely unfortunate and very regrettable that one petitioner wrote a racial slur across the face of their petition;” Woods said. “That caused a great deal of sadness in this group.”

Conner maintained supporters amid the pressure to resign. “[Conner is] a very skilled, competent black woman who is vulnerable,” City Council member Howard Clement told the News 6? Observer of Raleigh in July. “We needed to wrap our arms around her and protect her from the slings of this uncaring public.”

Clement could not be reached for comment Wednesday.

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As the recording industry continues to file lawsuits for illegal downloading, iTunes has become a popular music service alternative.

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there are actual consequences, no one will use it,” she said.

As the record industry prosecutes more people, Duke students are backing away from free, but illegal, music.

Several students cited a nagging conscience as the reason they stopped downloading, and many others are wary of online viruses.

Some of them, like Divinity School student Precious Umunna, have stopped using the file-sharing. service available on the Duke network as well.

‘The only difference between Kazaa and Duke is that Duke is a community and Kazaa is international,” Umunna said.

The record companies agree. Duke is not one of the 20 schools that has offered its students a legal downloading option with the same ease and convenience as the il-

legal file-sharing powerhouses.

Over the past year, an increasing number of universities have made agreements with online music sources to offer students legal, downloadable content for free. The universities pay a heavily discounted subscription fee and students receive unlimited streaming content. To bum the music to a compact disc, students pay a per-song fee.

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Graham Spanier, president of Pennsylvania State University and cochairof the JointCommittee, said plans are in the works at many schools to offer students an inexpensive service to download songs to portable music players like iPods.

But for the moment Duke is not interested in such pro grams, administrators said. The University is standing by its long-standing position that students are responsible enough to make their own choices about illegal downloading.

“We’ve always taken a position very firmly that we’re not content editors, and we’re not going to restrict student use of computers by reviewing their content,” Executive Vice President Tallman Trask said.

Sherman has been wary of students’ ability to police themselves, and through the Joint Committee, he has been advocating the legal music subscription services as away for universities to protect students from “the illegal behavior which they are bound to engage in,” he said Tuesday.

As part of the iPod program, Duke has set up an iTunes website where students can download songs for 99 cents each. Each undergraduate student also received 10 free songs as bait to get students interested in the service. Although some students, including many freshmen, said they are using the service, the majority of students are still turning to Limewire and Kazaa for the latest music.

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campus are beneficiaries.”

Assistant Dean of Students Deb Lo Biondo advised Campus Council last year and added that Vitarelli has ministrative turnover, however, will challenge Campus a unique feel for the student body.

Council this year, Vitarelli noted. “Transition periods “He truly cares and has students’ interest in heart and are usually marked by a reluctance to make big mind,” she said. “He understands the climate of the camchanges until people get their feet pus and has good bonds with wet,” he said, “but that is not many administrators.” “[Vitarelli] truly cares and When he’s not lobbying the going to slow us down any, Several administrators who are Vitarelli might administration, has students’ interest in used to Duke know that Vitarelli be spending time with other leads Campus Council effectively members of Wayne Manor, his heart and mind.” and has vastly improved the qualiselective house. They get to see Deb Lo Biondo ty of residential life. a softer and more relaxed has “He an understanding of Vitarelli, who described his what’s possible and is willing to choice to join the living group take the effort necessary to try and achieve it,” said as his “best decision at Duke.”

Eddie Hull, executive director of housing services and “He likes to cut loose and have a good time,” said dean of residence life, the administrator with whom junior Mark Ewing, a member of Wayne Manor. “He’ll Vitarelli works most closely. “Campus Council has sit around and have a few beers. We have as many conversations about meaningless stuff as we do about serigained stature and influence over the time that Anthony has been involved with it, and all students who live on ous issues.”

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successor agency to the KGB. While officials spoke cautiously on the terrorism issue, Russian police said security was being tightened at airports and other transport hubs and public places.

In Washington, U.S. officials said they had no informadon on the disaster, but said American agencies were ready to provide help if asked.

“Our understanding is there is no cause that has been ruled in or no cause that has been ruled out,” State Department deputy spokesperson Adam Ereli said.

Outside experts expressed skepticism that anything but violence could be behind two planes crashing at almost the same dme hundreds of miles apart.

‘That’s pretty far out there on the chance bar,” said Bob Francis, former vice-chair of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board.

Rafi Ron, former head of security at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport and now a security consultant in Washington, said he was convinced it was terrorism.

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Campus groups are less than thrilled about the possibility of video cameras on dorms, but student governing bodies have some of those ideas might even become reality.

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SURVEILLANCE from page 1 stamps the video with the time and date, will make detection of crime more efficient. “You can e-mail the video to the people who need to see it within minutes,” he said. Security officers could also watch live video from the recorders.

Several other electronic and mechanical security improvements are also being considered, but officials declined to elaborate on those potential options.

In 2002, a proposal to place security cameras outside dormitory entrances split student opinion. Many students rose up against the measure, objecting to the potential invasion of privacy. Students also feared that the cameras would be used to implicate them for possession of

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alcohol and underage drinking.

Although it is possible that the cameras could be used to identify violations of the alcohol policy, that would not be their intent, Trask said.

Still, Anthony Vitarelli, president of Campus Council, said the residential life consulting body would likely advocate other security measures over cameras because.surveillance deteriorates the community of residence halls. “It’s not a trusting environment when a camera’s watching your actions 24 hours a day,” he said.

He added that security improvements over the past few years have not been coordinated. “It seems that this has been done piecemeal in the past and we haven’t really taken a big look at issues like access,” he. said. ‘There are big-picture issues that haven’t been examined holistically.”

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DSG has already talked with a GPS company that wants to try the service at Duke as a pilot program. It could happen within a year.

Campus Council and Duke Student Government have worked this summer with other campus organizations to develop security measures students endorse, such as increased lighting and an escort service. Jesse Longoria, DSC vice president of athletics and campus services, said cameras might be an option, but he echoed concerns of two years ago that the cameras might be used to monitor student behavior.

“As long as they use the cameras in order to deter crimes and protect students instead of surveillance of student activities, cameras could accomplish a lot for campus security,” he said.

Since last year when several alleged assaults on campus drew attention to security issues, Duke has implemented several improvements. Additional officers, con-

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Posters reminding students of safety precautions are scattered through campus and on University buses. All freshmen also received a letter prior to their arrival on campus explaining safe behavior, such as walking in groups and locking doors to dorm rooms.

Eddie Hull, executive director of housing services and dean ofresidence life, is in the process of assembling a student-administrator task force to examine safety in the residence halls. The committee began last spring but has been slow to finalize its structure. Hull said it has not met recently.

All improvements to campus safety will likely double the cost of the $300,000 allotted for security in this academic year’s budget, Trask said. The additional funding will come from the jmdget for Trask’s office. merit University

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By Corinne Low

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international film scene has a lot for which thank the Land Down Under. After all, Australia has spawned such movie greats as Nicole Kidman, Mel Gibson and acclaimed directo

tor Phillip Noyce (Patriot Games). However, these A-listers are rarely associated with Australian films. Despite numerous efforts to bolster its local film scene, including the creation of an elite government -ponsored filmmaking school, Australia continues to export a wealth of talent into Hollywood films without managing to find an independent cinematic voice In fact, the only Australian film to truly make a dent into the American box office, 1986's Crocodile Dundee, was set primarily in New York City, a phenomenon Therese Davis, a lecturer in film and cultural studies at the University of Newcastle, calls the phenomenon "no coincidence" Because "mainstream cinema and television in the U.S. [are] incredibly homogenous compared with other places in the world," Davis says the American public has lost its palate for foreign culture. Says Davis,"most Americans love to watch films about Americans."

What this doesn't explain, however, is the relative

success of other completely nonAmerican stories such as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Amelie. Jodi Brooks, post-graduate research coordinator for The School of Theatre, Film, and Dance at the University of New South Wales, provides an alternate perspective: "[Perhaps] the thing that might make it more possible for foreign films to really get a look-in in the U.S. is less to do with

films themselves and more to do with quests of free trade."

To protect its fledgling film industry, Australia has quotas that limit the number of American films that can be played on Australian screens. Although this prevents ie over-importation of Hollywood movies, it also makes it harder for Australian filmmakers to sell their films abroad. Australian movies, such as the Heath Ledger crime comedy Two Hands, which are readily available in countries like the United Kingdom due to more favorable trade agreements, are near impossible to view, rent or buy in the U.S. Other international markets are often too flooded with U.S. exports to accept Australian products.

Because of this lack of access to large film markets, many Australian actors, filmmakers and techhave turned nicians to American studios, virtually guaranteeing screen time. Davis explained that the result for Australian film is an industry in which "local production is at an all-time low, [while] we are experiencing international recognition for our expertise in specialist aspects of film production." Notably, the Oscar-winning sound editing and visual effects in See AUSSIES on page 10

Musicians cash in through other media

By Alex Frydman Intergalactic warfare. Near-extinction of the human race. Love, murder, revenge. No, this isn't the latest installment of Star Wars or some other new science fiction movie; it's the plotline of a four part concept album and accompanying series of comic books by Coheed and Cambria.

Critics laud the New York-based prog rock band for their unique vocal stylings and hard-nosed guitars. But most of the praise they have received stems from the storylines of both their two newest releases. The Second Stage Unlike his real-life counterpart, the comic book version of Coheed can lift cars over his head and battle small nations with only his trusty scimitar.

Turbine Blade (2002) and In Keeping Secrets ofSilent Earth: 3 (2003), and the band's two upcoming albums.

To further explain the saga of a man and a woman named Coheed and Cambria, the band has decided to release a series of four comic books to be eventually combined into a graphic novel. The creation of this series of comic books is indicative of a growing trend: musical artists creating lucrative tie-ins to accompany a new album or series of discs.

Rock bands aren't the only ones jumping on the bandwagon. Pop-punk superstars Green Day are selling ring tones of tracks from their upcoming album American Idiot for $2.49 a pop.

My Chemical Romance, a New Jersey

band known mo emotive outbursts live shows than its logical ability, has re a computer game on the storyline of newest album Cheers for Si Revenge. The game be found for free the band's website.

As record comp, nies find themselve in more financia trouble and able to depend increasingly on traditional CD sales in order to boost their profits, these "tie-ins" may soon See MUSICIANS on page 11

The good of this book

By Jen Wei

Challenges in College Education, this is a compilation of his eloquent speeches and essays carefully selected from his long career at Yale.

Each piece in this anthology provokes and inspires, cutting to the core of the most fundamental issues in college education, from the limitations of the classroom to the merits of a campus residential system. The first part of the book is a series of Brodhead's famous freshman addresses that are especially designed to tug at heartstrings of students at the so-called "elitist" institutions such as Yale and Duke. Brodhead warns each class of incoming freshmen that by becoming addicted to recognition and achievement, the rewards of exploration and variation are lost. By choosing to be socially isolated in a group of people with similar beliefs and values, the whole range of human emotions are or understood. not experienced Brodhead urges the over-achievers to take a moment to find the value in their education instead of viewing it merely as a means to an end. In the hustle and bustle of racing from class to debate club and to sports practice, it is easy to forget that wisdom is more important than busyness. At the same time, Brodhead sprinkles in the perfect blend of humor and wit into his serious messages making you his The Good of ThisPlace. And Brodhead looks to impart much of collected learnings in while wisdom is all well and good, Recess would just be happy if he brought kegs back to laugh out loud just when you start to reflect on the worth of your college the Quad.

This year marks an important transition for Duke and its students as Richard Brodhead, the former beloved Dean of Yale College, fills Nan's shoes as our new president. Duke students are curious about the man who has chosen "the adventurous world of Duke" over his "wonderful life in a known world." Unlike the Bulldogs at Yale, who have come to associate Brodhead's name with the word "college" itself, the Blue Devils at Duke still see him as a combination of intrigue and mystery.To fill the gap, Duke's new president has published the perfect snapshot of his career in one volume: The Good of This Place: Values and

The Aussie film affliction AUSSIES from page 9 The Matrix, which many would consider a quintessential American film, were all done by Australian technicians.Babe, Moulin Rouge and Master and Commander also fall into this list of Australian labor funded with American money.

Additionally, Davis notes that many experts are concerned that the increasing popularity of Australia as a filming locale may be "detrimental to local production and local filmmaking styles." Rather than being recognized as a producer of independent cinema, Australia has become a land where American stories can be told cheaply.

With the new Australia-U.S. Free Trade Agreement taking effect, Davis predicts matters will only get worse. The agreement continues to protect Australia's right to keep foreign product out, yet offers no provision for Australia to return the heavy influx of U.S. exports. The result?

Superman Returns is slated to film Down Under, along with the teen horror flick House ofWax starElisha Cuthbert, ring which is already in production. And as for a real taste of Australian cinema? We're still waiting.

Looking for a fix of Aussie cinema?

Recess recomends 1997's The Castle.

This quirky comedy about a middleclass father battling to keep the home that's served as his family's

castle is one of the few trademark Australian farces to be available in the US. Its offbeat humor will have you smirking, guffawing and everything in between.

yourself in the audience being captured by his charisma and energy.

Although he is yet to leave a legacy behind on this campus, Duke leaves its mark on the last chapter of Brodhead's book in a speech delivered at Perkins Library upon his acceptance of the Duke presidency. His enthusiasm to lead the younger and Southern counterpart of Yale takes on a life of its own in those final short, memorable pages.

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And these products stand to be extremely lucrative. Coheed and Cambria's first comic book, Second Stage Turbine Blade, became available for pre-order several weeks ago on the band's website and at their merchandise booth at this summer's Vans Warped Tour for $4. The band has already had to limit The p | ot of 2002's The Second Stsge the maximum pre-order quanti- jurbine Blade will be further explained ty to 3 copies per person. in Coheed and Cambria's forthcoming In addition, last year people series of comic books. spent $3.1 billion worldwide on

Billie Joe Armstrong says,"Hey, American Idiots. Download our ringtones!"

ring tones according to Consect,a mobile market research and consulting firm. And for every music recording used by a phone comrecord label can receive up to 50% of the eventual profit.

Ultimately, the release of just a few highly-downloaded song clips, could provide millions of dollars for a record label. So don't be surprised when the song you have stuck in your head ends up being the same tune as someones cell phone ring or part of the soundtrack to your cousin's favorite new video game.

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As graduation rates for men’s basketball and football players remain alarmingly low, coaches are pushing to extend athletes’ NCAA eligibility for an additional year.

Even if the proposals from the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the ACC for football are adopted, the possibility of Olympic sports following suit remains unclear.

The ACC-generated football legislation, dubbed the “5-for-5” rule by the conference, was forwarded to the NCAA July 12 and proposes that student athletes can play for five years. Officials hope that players will stay in school to graduate if they can continue to play.

“When a regular student is taking 4.8 years on the average to graduate,” ACC Commissioner John Swofford said, “and you consider the demands on our student athletes at this time, it’s a reasonable approach.”

Duke graduates 83 percent ofits football players and had the highest graduation rate in Division I football in 2003, but eight of the 11 ACC schools graduate less than 54 percent of their players.

With graduation rates for men’s basketball players even lower than those for football, Duke men’s basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski, among others, has championed similar legislation, approved unanimously in July by the NABC. The basketball legislation is backed by NCAA President Myles Brand, whose organization would have to approve the changes for both sports.

“I believe the main purpose is to increase graduation rates in men’s basketball, which has had the most severe problem,” Brand said of the NABC package.

Detractors say the extension of eligibility would rob potential student-athletes of scholarships because the programs would have to spread their allotment over five years instead of four.

Ultimately this could deter Olympic sports from adopting similar policies, even if they are implemented by basketball and football.

The ideas behind the ACC’s football package have been circulating for 18 months. It is the first formal proposal for such a change since 1994, said Shane Lyons, the league’s associate commissioner for compliance. A decade ago similar proposals were considered but withdrawn in Division I and rejected in Division 11.

The current football proposals would abolish redshirting and medical hardship cases in which athletes can appeal for an additional year of eligibility.

Duke senior cornerback Kenny Stanford said he was in favor of the proposal because it would give players a

Note to the Blue Devils’ depleted roster: Help is on the way.

After getting burned by Luol Deng and Shaun Livingston last year, head coach Mike Krzyzewski decided on a simple new recruiting strategy: Take more players.

So far, the fruits of that strategy are evident. At this time last year, Duke had two commitments in the class of 2004 with hopes for possibly two more players. Now, the Blue Devils have already secured four players—and they are look- analysis ing to sign at least one more before closing their recruidng efforts in the class of 2005. In fact, if Krzyzewski can secure commitments from two more high school seniors, he might enter the 20052006 basketball season with a full complement of 13 scholarship players—something Krzyzewski has never had in 24 years of coaching.

Boateng, whose recent commitment is a step in that direction, and fellow future freshmen Josh Mcßoberts and Jamal Boykin will provide badly needed frontcourt depth. If Shelden Williams leaves early for the NBA, the Blue Devils will have just two returning frontcourt players Shavlik Randolph and David McClure.

Despite Boateng’s lofty ranking—he is rated the nation’s No. 2 center and No. 19 prospect overall by theinsiders.com—he is not an immediate impact recruit. Although

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For the third straight year, students have returned to Duke to find the Durham Bulls (70-61) in playoff contention. With just under two weeks left in the regular season, the two-time defending International League champions trail the Richmond Braves by one anc* a half games in the JrfBS&T South Division and retain a firm hold on the league’s wild card spot. Such sucDURHAM BULLS cess was practically unfathomable back in mid-July, when a combined record of 26-31 in the months of May and June left the Bulls in an unfavorable position to qualify for postseason play.

Beginning July 21, however, Durham went on an 11-game win streak that vaulted them back into the pennant race. The Bulls now have 13 games left in the season, all facing division rivals Norfolk, Charlotte and Richmond. With their record against these opponents just above the .500 mark, these final 13

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Two-time IL Player of the Week Matt Diaz has been the Bulls’ standout star this season. Diaz has established himself among the league’s best in several offensive categories. The right fielder tops the league with 274 total bases. He ranks third in the league with 89 RBI and is the IL’s fourth best hitter with a .331 average.

Diaz has also hit 21 home runs, only two behind team leader Midre Cummings, the journeyman outfielder whose power has helped him drive in 79 runs on the season. A 2004 IL All-Star, Cummings has also exhibited a very discernible eye at the plate—his 73 walks this season puts him as second best in the league and have helped him maintain an impressive .402 on-base percentage.

The surprise this season has been the play of infielder Jorge Cantu. After spending five years playing single-A baseball in the Tampa Bay organization, Cantu compiled a .302 average, 22 home runs, 80 RBI and a .576 slugging percentage this season. Cantu was also SEE BULLS ON PAGE 14

After a slow start to the season, theBulls are in a solid position to make the playoffs with 13 games left.

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RECRUIT from page 1 relieved both Boateng and Duke. The English big man described his feelings as “happiness, relief and something to look forward to.”

Krzyzewski excited Boateng about coming to Duke, believing he could become one of the top centers in the ACC, Boateng said. The staff has also asked the center to add some muscle to his frame in preparation for the stresses of college play.

Yet Boateng doesn’t focus on any specific angle of his game when preparing for life as a Blue Devil.

“As far as my game goes, I’m learning every day,” Boateng said. “I’m just trying to work on every aspect, my handle, my shot and my post moves. I have a lot to work on.”

Boateng is known for his fancy footwork and fundamentally sound mechanics, but before he makes the jump to college ball, he will have to improve his mental game.

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Boateng has the requisite size and post moves to help him become a big-time college player eventually, the London native is still raw and not fully adapted to the American game after only two years of high school basketball in the United States Additionally, Boateng still needs to work on many of the cerebral aspects of the game what St. Andrew’s basketball coach Bob Rue called “processing the game at a high level” when discussing his star player. Although necessity will get Boateng playing time as a freshman, his inexperience will limit his immediate impact on the Blue Devils.

That inexperience, however, could be a blessing in disguise/or Duke. Not only would it keep Boateng at Duke for more than one year—an especially important point for a team in need of continuity in the wake of the Shaun Livingston and Luol Deng’s departures—but it would also give Krzyzewski the opportunity to develop other big men alongside Boateng.

Of the other two frontcourt players the Blue Devils currently have committed, Mcßoberts will have the most immediate impact. After impressing coaches this summer, Mcßoberts rocketed up player rankings for the class of 2005, ending as the No. 3 player in the class in both rivals.com —

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Playing alongside the do-it-all forward provides Boateng the opportunity to benefit from Mcßoberts’ passing ability, and playing with Boateng gives Mcßoberts the opportunity to roam outside the paint where he can better show off his skills.

The presence of Boateng should not affect Boykin as they play different positions. Although Boateng is more of a pure center, Boykin is more of a combination forward, said his AAU coach Dinos Trigonis. Consequently, although both Boykin and Boateng may play similarroles as they both develop—hard-nosed defenders and rebounders—they should be able to play with one another.

In fact, Duke has not yet finished with recruiting efforts to bolster its frontcourL in 2005. Snohomish (Wash.) power forward Jon Brockman appears to be receiving the brunt of the Blue Devils’ recruiting interest. The 6-foot-7 big man, prized for his physical and relentless style of play, would also be able to play with Boateng and Mcßoberts in a frontcourt rotation, and Boykin’s versatility would also allow Brockman and Boykin on the floor together. Additionally, Boateng’s commitment is particularly important from a recruiting standpoint because it now allows the coaching staff to focus more of its efforts on luring Brockman to Durham.

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named an IL All-star, before being promoted to the big leagues. He has since been optioned back to Durham.

The Bulls’ pitchers have been less impressive. The team has yet to find a replacement for Dewon Brazelton, who was called up in June and has posted a 3.31 ERA over 84 .3 innings for the Devil Rays. Durham’s two best starters, Jim Magrane and Jason Standridge, have each earned a mere seven wins season, and both have ERA’s that hover around 4.00.

With the playoffs fast approaching, the Bulls appear to have put their worse baseball behind them.

Richmond and Durham will likely be joined in the playoffs by the Buffalo Bisons, the Cleveland Indians’ IL affiliate, and the Columbus Clippers, a satellite of the New York Yankees. The two teams hold nine and a half and seven and a half game leads in the North and West divisions, respectively.

used to making decisions on the fly.”

While Boateng will now focus on his upcoming season, the Duke coaching staff will focus the brunt ofits recruiting efforts on Snohomish, Wash., power forward Jon Brockman, believed to be the only uncommitted prospect with an official Duke offer.

Brockman said he receives weekly phone calls from the coaching staff and the addition of another big man to the Blue Devil recruiting class does not affect his decision.

“He’s a five player and I’m a four, so it doesn’t really affect me very much at all,” Brockman said Wednesday.

Boateng, a 6-foot-10, 230 pound center, averaged approximately 20 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks per game last year for St. Andrew’s despite missing half the season with a stress fracture in his foot, Rue said.

Boateng is the Blue Devils’ fourth verbal commitment, joining power forward Josh Mcßoberts, point guard Greg Paulus and combination forward Jamal Boykin in Duke’s recruiting class of 2005.

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Duke had the highest football graduation rate among Division I schools in 2003, but its peers have struggled.

chance for both an improved education and more time to play football.

If several NCAA committees recommend the proposals, they will be sent to the NCAA Board of Directors for a vote at the April convention in Indianapolis, Ind. Questions remain about whether the potential changes would trickle down to other sports, but there is no current similar legislation for Olympic sports.

Duke women’s tennis head coach Jamie Ashworth said there had not been dialogue about the changes at the sport’s most recent set of NCAA meetings but that “if football and basketball go [to five years of eligibility], every other sport will go. That is what happens to all the rules usually.”

Despite this possibility, Duke field hockey head coach Beth Bozman is not in favor offive years of eligibility in her sport.

“I guessyou keep kids for five years, but it is the opposite of the student athlete philosophy,” Bozman said. “It’s the same reason we tend not to redshirt. We think you’re in and out in four years and that’s the way it should be.”

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Kitchen SATURDAY, Supplies, Linens & Pillows, COOL STUFF CALVARY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH a reconciling congregation. 304 E. Trinity Ave., Durham 688-7138 path way2grace @ aol

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Science, Economics, Engineering, Math, Physics and foreign languages. Undergraduates (sophomore-senior) earn $lO/hrand graduate students earn $l3/hr. Print an application off our website: www.duke.edu/web/skills or pick one up in the Peer Tutoring Program Office, 201 Academic Advising Center, East Campus, 684-8832.

Evening sitters needed for 2 great kids, ages 11 and 8, in our Durham home.

Call 489-7635 with references.

scovilj@aol.com.

JUMPING JACKS NOW ENROLLINi Ist shift. (919) 477-6369.

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NEED A NANNY? Caring, energetic, loving nanny in Durham wants to play with your kids while you work. CPR Certified, non-smoker, flexible with references can work full-time or parttime. Call Portia 919-308-9655, 919-308-9154.

2000 JEEP CHEROKEE LTD. 2 WD/auto, 59,000 mi., 6-disc changer, silver, w/charcoal grey leather, power locks, remote entry, excellentcondition. $10,500. Call 490-1983 evenings.

STEP 1-2-3 NOW PALMER ENROLLING. Second shift and afterschoolers. 688-0659.

Part-time babysitter needed to pick up two children (8 and 5 years) from Durham public schools and take to our house in Durham for the afternoon (approx. 2:30-5:30). Needed most MWF from mid-September to midDecember. Please contact at 684-5664 or 416-0931.

96 Jeep Cherokee Sport, 135K miles 2WD, 2-door, 5-speed, cruise, dark green. $4OOO call Lane at 468-1666.

After school care for 10 year old twin girls 2-3 days/wk. Must have car. Nonsmoking. Child care experience a plus.

References. 419-3178 evenings.

Part-time nanny needed for 2 young children. Afternoons 4-5 days/week in Hillsborough. 919-245-0095.

EXPRESS WAREHOUSE SALE Temporary help needed. Massive inventory blow-out to be held Sept. Ist thru Sept. 3rd in the Bryan Center.

Women’s & Men’s first quality EXPRESS CLOTHING as savings of up to 90% off mall store retail. We need men and women to help with all

aspects of the sale. Contact amy @ nobodysperfectinc.com.

GET PAID FOR YOUR OPINIONS! Earn $l5-$125 and more per survey!

www.moneyforsurveys.com.

MATH TUTORS S2OOK earner willing to educate.

Highly motivated individual for rewarding career in financial services. Call 1-

CALLING EGR STUDENTS

866-221-7071.

THE VILLAS. Spacious 2BR 2BA duplexes with garage or carport. 801 S. La Salle St. No undergrads. Real Estate Associates Inc. 489-1777 or 795-0204.

10 hours per week 2 positions. This job entails assisting in the development of online educational tools for physiciansin-training and their preceptors. The general topics include geriatric medicine and long-term care. Required skills include fundamental computer skills and exceptional organizational skills. The work study student will upload training materials and webbased resources onto the websites, research and request copyright approval tor resources that are added to the website, and assist with the organization and collection of resources. Some knowledge of HTML would be helpful though not required.

Afterschool

tutor wanted,

8-14

hrs/week depending on schedule, to tutor bright, energetic 8 1/2 yr. old in

reading, writing, and math and take to library and museum. $lO or more per hour depending on experience.

Transportation required. Less then 10 min. from Duke. Starting immediately.

Call K. Jones at 919-220-9460

Help your fellow classmates by tutoring them in ECE 61L, 62L, EGR 53L or EGR 75L and get paid for it! The Peer Tutoring Program needs you. Undergraduates earn $lO/hr and graduate students earn $l3/hr. Print an application off the

If you took Math 25L, 31L, 32L, 32, 41 or 103 at Duke and want to share your knowledge, we need you to be a tutor! Be a math tutor and earn $lO/hr (sophomore-senior) or graduate students earn $l3/hr. Apply in the Peer Tutoring Office, 201 Academic Advising Center, East Campus, 684-8832.

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Evening/Weekend hours and some equipment moving. $9.25/hour. Contact Percell Kelley, 111 Biddle Music Building, 660-3330. pkelley@duke.edu.

Position 2- Publicity Assistant; Publicize Music Dept, concerts by assisting in maiings, putting up posters around campus, general clerical work. $8.50/hour. Contact Elizabeth Thompson, 109 Biddle Music 660-3333, Building,

ethomps@duke.edu.

website: www.duke.edu/web/skills.

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Chemistry (21L, 23L) and Organic Chemistry (151L). Undergraduates earn $lO/hr and graduate tutors earn $l3/hr. Pick up an application in the Peer Tutoring Office, 201 Academic Advising Center, East Campus, 684-8832 or the website: www.duke.edu/web/skills.

Courier/Office Assistant needed to deliver confidential and time-sensitive mail to students and staff on a daily basis. Individual will also assist with other office-related tasks (i.e. data entry, answering the telephone, etc.).

Job provides flexibility and an opportunity to work away from the desk, reliability is important. Car not necessary.

668-3853.

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artists to design and process ads for the newspaper. We offer on-thejob-training to qualified students.

Hours are flexible between 9a.m. and sp.m. Monday through Friday.

Contact starbuck@duke.edu or call Barb at 684-0388 for more details.

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CPS TUTORS NEEDED! a tutor for or 6. Apply in Office, 201 Center, East 684-8832.

Campus, Undergraduates (sophomore-senior) earn $lO/hr and graduate tutors earn $l3/hr.

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Expect an interview and decision in 1-2 weeks.

Benefits incl health care funded by Grants and Contracts from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Position is located in Chapel Hill, NC. On West Franklin Street.

To Apply: Please visit jobs.clinicaltools.com and apply online

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PHYSICS TUTORS Be a physics tutor for the Peer Tutoring Program today! Tutors needed for physics 52L and 53L. Earn $lO/hr as an undergraduate tutor or $l3/hr as a graduate student tutor. Peer Tutoring Program, 201 Academic Advising Center, East Campus, 684-8832.

Plastic Surgery Research Lab needs work study students to assist with experiments, including data, instruments, and library research. Call 6843929 for appointment.

STUDENT ASSISTANTS needed in medical research lab to help with molecular biology protocols, genotyping, transgenic mouse care, and lab maintenance. Flexible hrs. Contact Joanna Bradley, Dept of Med, email jkbB@duke.edu, phone 286-0411, lab ext 7301.

Tumbling instructor needed. All skill le' els. Must be certified. Call Phillip, 91!

369-3296.

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Part-time secretary and research assistant. Graduate student. To help complete book on science and religion by retired, visually challenged professor. Home office about 10-15 min. from campus. To work about 3 hours a session, mornings, 2 sessionsper week or more. Salary commensurate. Twoweek trial. Please respond by email with brief background, qualifications, interests, flexibility of schedule, and required

please.

Are you a good student who enjoys helping others? Are you looking for a flexible part-time job? Why not be a tutor? Tutors needed for introduc-

located 10 minutes from West Campus.

Email coguttentag@msn.com.

ATTRACTIVE APARTMENT AVAILABLE. Nearly new one BR garage apartment 1/2 block from East Campus on Clarendon St. Walk to Whole Foods, Ninth St. Completely furnished including full size bed, bed/bath linens, kitchen items, TV/DVD player, washer & dryer. Comfortable and attractively decorated. Landscaped yard. Quiet and safe property. $690/ month plus $7O/month utility fee (includes cable TV). Call 286-0556 o email

Earn $l5-$3O/hour. Job placement assistance is top priority. Raleigh’s Bartending School. Have fun! Meet people! Make money! Call now for info about our FALL TUITION SPECIAL. 919-676-0774. www.cocktailmixer.com.

Sitter needed Tuesdays, 4-7pm in SW Durham home for 2 and 5 year-olds.

More hours available if desired.

Experience preferred. Call 403-0126.

Childcare needed 2.5 hours a day, 3-4 days a week. Pick up kindergartner from downtown Durham school at 3:lspm; care tor child at our home,

Childcare needed for 3 boys 10, 9, and 3, Mon 3-7:45, Tues 3-6:30 in SW Durham. Must have transportation.

491-4878 lwhitson@nc.rr.com.

BARTENDERS NEEDED!!!

Curves for Women, a 30 minute fitness facility for women, is now hiring. If you are energetic, reliable, have a flexible schedule and would love helping women acquire the habit of exercise, job opportunities are now available at Curves in south and west Durham.

Desire to have fun on the job is a must!

Morning and afternoon shifts are available. Send resume or pick up application at 4711 Hope Valley Road (Woodcraft Shopping Center) or 1829 MLK Pkwy (near Harris Teeter), Durham, NC 27707. No phone calls,

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Marketing/Business Development Position Business major with interest in marketing to develop and execute industry specific marketing campaigns targeted at local midmarket businesses. 8-15 hours/week. $lO-$2O/hr based on experience. 5427003 or careers@anglethree.com.

PART-TIME POSITION AVAILABLE Ten-person law firm in Durham area combination part-time seeks Receptionist-Administrative Assistant.

Polished speaking skills required, with at least moderate-to-good administrative assistant skills desired; position offers attractive office venue and environment. Forward resume to Hiring Partner, RO. Box 52394, Durham, NC 27717-2394.

PART-TIME RESEARCH ASSISTANT to help me and part-time secretary to draft and research manuscript on medical theology from internet to library, to drafting and editing dictation. 2 week trial period. Home office 10 minutes from Duke. Please email briefly: qualifications, background and interest, starting salary, flexibility of daytime schedule, saulboyar@aol.com.

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, small, happy, tall, large-hearted, willing, funloving people qualify. Email at rainbowsoccer© earthlink.net. Register online at www.rainbowsoccer.org or call 9678797 or 967-3340.

The Peer Tutoring Program is looking for Economics ID, 51D, and 55D tutors. Pick up an application in 201 Academic Advising Center, East Campus, 684-8832 or print one from the website: www.duke.edu/web/skills. Earn $lO/hr as an undergraduate tutor (sophomore-senior) or $l3/hr as a graduate student tutor.

WEB PAGE AND COMPUTER SUPPORT Student assistant position at Asian/Pacific Studies Institute. Web Page maintenance and general computer support position available for approx. 5 hours per week at pleasant Campus Drive location. Requires good computer skills, including home page knowledge/experience. We will work with your schedule. Choose 5 flexible day-time hours per week between Monday and Friday. $ll.OO per hour.

Federal College Work/Study Program required (%75/25%). For more information please call 684-2604, e-mail ddhunt@duke.edu, or come by our office at Asian/Pacific Studies Institute, 2111 Campus Drive, Duke University.

Work study student needed for childoriented research program. Duties include data entry, filing, and library work. Also involve some assistance with children during research assessments. This position requires sensitivity, confidentiality, and reliability, Must have transportation to off-campus clinic near former South Square Mall

Email wendy.conklin@duke.edu.

WORK-STUDY ART & ART HISTORY Immediate openings for several work-study positions in the Visual Resources Center of the Department of Art and Art History, East Duke Building, East Campus. $B.OO per hour. Flexible schedule between 9:00-5:00, Monday-Friday. Two types of positions are available: (1) for tiling, binding, labeling slides, and general clerical, (2) for digitizing slides and photographs, image processing, HTML, and data entry. Positions can also combine both aspects. Must be attentive to detail and dependable. Will train in specific procedures. You do not need to be an art/art history major. Contact John Taormina, Visual Resources Director, Center, ph; 684-2501; e-mail; taormina@duke.edu.

WebSite Development Part-time assistance with development of informational website using Frontpage, ASP, and MacroMedia toolset. 10 hours/week.

542-7003 or $l5/hour.

careers@anglethree.com.

1920's Bungalow House For Rent/Lease to Own, 606 Gattis Street, Durham, 3BR/IBA, Central Air, Deck, Fence, Pets Welcome, W/D Included, Walk to 9th Street, $BOO, Available Immediately, Stacey 401-1981; spos-

Cabin in the woods, furnished. 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath W/D, store, refri, dishwasher, Cable, and High Speed access provided. Hottub, near Duke. 650 per month, inspection@nc.rr.com or 810-6972.

6972.

ton@nc.rr.com.

WORK STUDY STUDENT 2 Positions available. General office work; light typing, filing, mail distribution, etc. 15-20 hours per week. Days- times flexible. Please contact Kelly Smith @ 684-6336 or smith47B @ mc.duke.edu.

Houses For Rent 111 St Paul St. 3BR Central HVAC. New Energy Windows- W/D- stovefrig. Great neighborhood $890.00.4933983 office. 489-8349 Hm. 113 St Paul St. 3BR Central HVAC New Energy Windows- W/D- stovefrig. Great neighborhood $975.00. 4933983 office. 489-8349 Hm. 2 bedroom, 2 bath, 1 story. Sparger Spring townhouse. Convenient to Duke. New paint and carpet. Cathedral ceilings. 1 year lease; No pets. $790/ mo. 919-848-6485.

2 Br, 2 Bath house on 3 acres surrounded by Duke Forest. House sits on bluff overlooking New Hope Creek.

Very private, gorgeous views, only 5 minutes from Duke. Fireplace, washer/dryer, large glassed in porch / family room overlooking NHC. 1200/month.

Call 632-1418 or e-mail rwhawkinsd-

older brick house on Pleasant Green Road. Large yard, lake, 10 minutes to Duke. 3 BR, appliances, W/D, security, central air/heat.

Great for grad student or small family.

Lawn maintenance included. $1195/ mo 1 month security deposit. Move in 10/1. Email bio/references to : epartp@aol.com or call 919-672-7891

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Call Ron (919)-846-0742.

3 bedroom/2 bath home available now.

5 minutes to Duke. Immaculate. All appliances including washer/dryer, fenced yard with large deck. Quiet family neighborhood. 2357 Huron St. $875/ month. 419-8500h. 475-4645c.

W/D, fur4 BR, 2 BA, appliances nished. 5 min. to Duke. Quiet and safe neighborhood. Call 620-7880 or

Colony Hill 2 bedroom 1.5 bath condo near Duke. Reserved parking pool, basketball and $BOO/month.

tennis

courts!

Email

Lharmonay@yahoo.com or call 914238-8993.

CONDOS FOR RENT CHEAP RATES!!!

Furnished- 2 Bedrooms/2 Bath. 311 Swift Avenue. 1.5 minutes from Duke.

919-471-3482 for Warnetta.

Country Cottage on horse farm. 2 BR, 1BA, large kitchen, porches and lots of storage in beautiful, quiet setting.

Central heat and air conditioning, woodstove, appliances, running trails.

15 min to Duke $750/ mo, no pets. Call for appt. 620-0137. www.fairntosh.com.

Durham bungalow. Renovated 3 bdrm, 2bth. W/D. Big backyard. Pets OK. 5 min. to East Campus. $950. Also: Roommate sought for fully furnished home in Forest Hills. Current renter travels 3 wks/mnth. Quiet neighborhood. Bedroom and private bathroom.

Includes utilities $550.

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818 W. Knox St. 2BR cottage, central HVAC, tilt-in windows, nice yard, screened-in back porch. $850.00.

Great neighborhood, Trinity Park. 4933983 office. 489-8349 Hm.

Furnished Guest House. Private, beautiful country setting. Off Infinity Rd. in N. Durham. Fully Furnished.

No W/D 10 min from campus. Pets Negotiable. $5OO/includes all utilities 477-6651.

Grad students to share a spacious, older home with 3BR’s, and 2 baths near Duke, located on Chapel Hill Rd. Gas heat, no central air but a room A/C. 2 bedrooms available, wood floors. Hook-ups for washer/dryer. $4OO per month & shareutilities. SD, lease & local references required. Call Vikki @ email 286-5707 or vfm @ biochem.duke.edu

MOVING SALE EVERYTHING MUST GO! 2000 Hyndai Elentra, 56K miles, 100K/10-yr. waranty asking $5,300 0.b.0., large Desk with hutch, office chairs, couch, thick-matressed futon, kitchenware, microwave, and many more. Call Marie (919) 286-4955.

DISCOUNT TEXTBOOKS! Compare prices and save! New and used textbooks! Bestßookßuys.com www.bestbookbuys.com/duke.

House For Rent Only 3-5 minutes to Duke: Large 3BR, 2BA, 1 garage, all brick house on Pickett Rd, about one mile from Fuqua, Law School. Newly finished hardwood floors, ceramic tiles in kitchen and laundry room. Large family room and dining room with bay windows overlook huge backyard.

Minutes to shopping and gym. Only $lO5O per month. 12-month lease preferred. Call 931-0977 for appointment.

Roommate

Homestudy approved by Nathanson Adoption Services on 2/27/04.

Spring Break 2005- Travel with STS, America's #1 Student Tour Operator to Jamaica, Cancun, Acapulco, Bahamas, and Florida. Now hiring onAN ADORABLE PUPPY NEEDS A HOME. Black Lab/Chow mix-breed, 7 mth old. House trained. Comes with cage. Call Sim at 919-308-5153.

Large private home near South Point Mall. Only $4OO/mo.

1/3 util. Dogs OK. Call Millie at 919-483-6113. http://www.geocites.com/spydus43/hou

campus reps. Call for group discounts.

Information/Reservations 1-800-6484849 or www.ststravel.com.

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Quality Used Furniture, appliances, and household goods. Habitat Hand-Me-Ups, 3710 Shannon Durham.

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Apartments. $4OO/mo. Walking distanceto west campus. Tom Rose (301) 512-4668.

call Mike Mauriello- Coldwell BankerHPW for info at 619-2918. $275,000.

For October Test Date: Aug 28 M/W/S Duke Aug 31- T/R/S Duke Sept 7- T/W/R Durham Kaplan Ctr

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HOUSE FOR RENT 1114 Oval Drive. Watts Hillandale area.

Cute Bungalow has 2 bedrooms. 1 1/2 bath, Hardwood floors in living room, diningroom, and kitchen. Fenced backyard w/ picnic area. Faces oval park.

Convenient to Duke $895/ mo. 4191200.

Room with private entrance. Utilities, small refrigerator, microwave, cable, and bath. Quiet, privacy. Close to Duke.

Walk to E. Campus. 919-220-0523 or 919-286-2285.

Small futon for sale. $lOO/neg. Contact Catherine at 919-302-7784 or

Trinity Heights- Two year old, 1600 sq. ft., 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath house. One block from Duke East Campus on the corner of Sedgefield and Green.

Hardwoods downstairs, big wrap around deck. Must be a Duke full time employee to purchase. Open house this Sunday (8-29) from 2-4 pm. Please

LSAT classes starting soon!

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Safeßides is unsafe the bus.” That’s the re- the extra training and ability to travel sponse that students—be they where students need to go.

With hordes of commuting Meddrunken freshmen on West ical Center employees and lonely, lone female undergrads Campus or in a dim nook ofCentral—get all-too- rideless students jamming phone lines with around 300 often on the other calls a night, the StaffeaitOriai call to 684end of a Safeßides service is SAFE. Safeßides, the supplemental van service meant to understandably taking on a hefty work in tandem with campus buses, load. But especially given growing has been stretched thin for far too safety concerns stemming from severlong now, and students on Duke’s al reports ofon-campus crimes in the past year, it’s about time Safeßides exsprawling campus are justly complaining at nearly every turned down panded its forces.

Transportation officials frustratpick-up request.

Yet the real problem with ed with having to send out their own supervisors to drive a fourth van on Safeßides may not be in its operaespecially busy nights are working tion, but in its foundations. The prowithin a budget that has undergone has existed as a gram merely supplemental service for campus buses little to no change since the incepthat often take a while to arrive and tion of Safeßides about 10 years ago. don’t run all night. With the way the It is imperative and practical, then, Duke campus is laid out and the way that Safeßides receive the necessary funding to purchase new vans and reports of muggings and sexual assaults continue to pop up, someone increase its driving and dispatch staff. It would not be asking too needs to put some money into creatmuch for students to pay an extra ing a transportation system exclurequired fee to improve the service; sively for safety purposes.

The concurrence of the recent campus safety has become too much rise in student complaints about of a priority at Duke for anyone to Safeßides and the merger between complain about that.

Until the University can separate the transit systems of the Medical Center and the University last year is and/or expand Safeßides, the service needs to make good on the imno coincidence. Picking up employees from work is a wholly different provements that were conceived this practice from stopping to make sure summer. Cutting down on response a woman isn’t walking backing to her time, encouraging dispatchers to be dorm room halfway across campus more polite and extending bus servalone. Officials say their drivers are ice to 4 a.m. Thursday nights are all obvious but important suggestions not trained safety professionals and that need immediate execution. But are not instructed to travel off-campus except when under contract with for a transportation service that is does not meet current safety needs, the Medical Center. But those offithere are more deep-seated things cials should consider that in a safetyoriented service, drivers might have to consider.

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PSM conference is anti-Semitic The Aug. 23 editorial “Allowing PSM will Foster Debate” did not tell the whole story of the PSM, nor did it accurately reflect the group’s views and history. Many students have recently signed or been sent a petition for Brodhead (available President at

http://www.petitiononline.com/DukePSM/ petition.html) which provides a deeper look into the movement’s goals and some of the events of past conferences.

Your staff editorial described the PSM as a group that advocates “a peaceful solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict” whereas, in reality, the Solidarity Movement is known to support terrorist groups like Hamas and Islamic Jihad and has repeatedly called for the destruction of the state of Israel “by any means necessary.” The means approved by this Movement include the suicide bombing and murder of civilian targets—described by Palestinian Solidarity Movement leaders as a “noble” form of jihad.

The PSM is not coming to foster debate or “start a dialogue” but rather to recruit American students as human shields to die while working to destroy Israel. A tactic director of the International Solidarity Movement, George Rishmawi, described to the San Francisco Chronicle stating, “If some of these foreign volunteers get shot or even killed, then the inter-

national media will sit up and take notice.”

So why did Rutgers President Richard McCormick kick the conference off his campus last year? Was he trying to stifle debate? Perhaps even trying to impede on “academic and intellectual freedom.” Well, perhaps, but it is more likely that he looked at the PSM’s history of anti-Semitism and hate speech on campus, including events like the 2002 conference at the University of Michigan where delegates repeatedly gathered on campus to chant, “Kill the Jews.” A responsible university president has an obligation to keep the students safe and comfortable while on the campus they call home. Rutgers did the right thing by refusing to affiliate with the PSM; President Brodhead should reexamine his decision as well.

Do not be fooled by the PSM’s rhetoric, they have had a documented history of antiSemitism since the movement’s very start I have lost too many friends to Palestinian terrorists, had too many family members shot at, spit on, and assaulted for practicing their beliefs. It is hard enough be a practicing Jew on Duke’s campus. Do not legitimize a group that seeks to destroy my people.

Benjamin Rubinfeld Trinity ’O7

Drunk students better than dead students When I arrived at Duke back in the fall of 1998, I was told that the area around East Campus was not safe. Years later, as a graduate student I bought a house in Walltown. I now am wiser about the area, but Duke University and the students who attend it are not.

On Aug. 23 we see a story all about DUPD breaking up parties and enraged neighbors whose two year old children can-

sleep.

Why did nobody ask the head of the Trinity Heights Neighborhood Association or the Walltown Neighborhood Association for comments on the situation? I’m sure they would both tell you exactly what I will tell you (although with different words); Drunk students are better than dead students. In the neighborhoods surrounding East Campus we have a steady stream of violence and drug dealing.

These police officers can provide us with greater safety and hopefully help continue to do the good work of cleaning up the area not

The priority of most in this neighborhood is not Duke students. It’s safety for their own families and trying to rebuild this community.

So the next time you think about the problems off of East and get a quote from a neighbor, temper it with the fact that most of my neighbors want to see that 14-year-old on the comer start going to school again and stop selling drugs. Or that they just want to be able to go for a walk at night without having to avoid certain blocks. Or that they won’t have to worry about witnessing a murder or finding a dead body in their backyard.

I’ll accept drunk students screaming obscenities at me and peeing on my lawn, but I won’t accept watching my neighbors live in fear. Duke University, take back the neighborhoods that surround you from the violence and the drugs, then worry about frat boys chugging 40s.

around East.

Jeremy Block Grad ’lO

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are the days of keg stands on upon its intellectual dynamism and topnotch education. the quad. Nowadays, house parTo assist the designers of what I term ties off East Campus reign the Duke of New, I offer the following supreme. Gone are the days of fraternity sections’ undemocratic dominance of bold suggestions to launch this plan in prime real estate on West Campus. All full force; 1. Ban developsophomores now take up ment residence in linked quads. admits.

Duke should work Gone are the days of Duke’s reputation as a to bring the number of developinstitution. provincial There’s now more truth ment admits as close to zero as to the Harvard of the South T-shirts. Under possible and not mask them with Nan’s tenure, Duke has excuses like “Well, become a world-class uniChristopher scoville he’s great in art,” versity for research and topher's parade or “She has a learning, and arguably the two undergraduate colgreat personality.” leges have benefited most from this dra- The embarrassing article in the Wall matic transformation.

Street Journal in 2003 outlining Duke’s horrendous affirmative action policies Some fellow students have skeptically intimated—on these pages and for the affluent is reason enough for elsewhere—that Duke is trying to Duke to become a leader in sound colgain admission to the Ivy League. lege admissions practices.

2. Ban alumni admits. While rewardDuke has become more selective; the newest administrators, most notably ing loyalty may be a good policy for the University, rewarding favors to undeservour president, hail from Ivy League backgrounds; and Duke now ranks ing relatives of alumni does nothing to higher than half of the Ivy League enhance the competitiveness of admisschools. Whoever might suspect that sions or establish the outstanding stuDuke is changing course from its dent body Duke wants to brag about every May. “glorious,” Southern, greek-dominated past sure needs to learn to read be3. Ban the greek system. The domitween the lines. There’s a conspiracy nance of greek life will continue to wane somewhere in the ranks, and until in the coming years, and it’s time to kill Duke wedges its way into the Harvard- it off at. one fell swoop. While it may be true that greek members have higher Princeton-Yale triumvirate, the conGPAs on average, the greek system does spirators will not rest.

It’s time for the student dissenters to little to add to the intellectual life on step aside. It’s 2004, not 1984; the future campus, and any attempt to do so is met glory of this school will not hinge upon with snickering from its members. The the number of greek options during exclusionary and stratifying nature of rush period or the variety of luxury cars the greek system works at cross-purposes parked in the Blue Zone but rather with the University’s goal of creating an

intellectually dynamic and engaged student body.

4. Attract and retain top-notch faculty. Duke seems to be battling a perpetual war to retain its many excellent faculty members from fleeing to more attractive positions. Duke must reexamine its tenure policies, adjust salaries and benefits in alignment with peer institutions’ packages and follow up on the information gained from the new surveys of outgoing faculty members. It’s time for more professors to join the “Duke Reads” posters. Reynolds Price cannot be Duke’s only “star” professor in the Duke ofNew. 5. Dismantle Duke’s provincial and WASPy reputation. It’s troubling that the Black Student Alliance must organize a separate recruitment weekend for admitted students. Duke must acknowledge that the hegemony ofcampus life intimidates many prospective applicants who visit campus or talk to current students. Duke enjoys emphasizing the student body’s statistical diversity, but it must also highlight the diversity of lifestyles and choices that students make in creating social circles that are not always visible to prospective students.

Although many students may bemoan the transformation of the last decade, the University is clearly on a path to revitalize the intellectual life of the undergraduate student body. Our time is limited at Duke, and the designers of the Duke ofNew think in terms of decades, not semesters. Ultimately, we all benefit as Duke’s reputation as a powerhouse continues to materialize. Jumping on the Duke ofNew bandwagon will be a lot less painful than attempting to revive the Duke of Old.

Christopher Scoville is a Trinity senior.

Capturing Bobby Fischer assumes the name Robert D. James and writes a pamphlet detailing his experience.

Eleven years later, it gets even weirder. Fischer comes out of Japan a few weeks ago with an invalid passport. He’s on his way to the Philippines, where his estranged girlfriend and retirement to play Spassky again in \ligoslavia, which is under child live. He’s also a fixture on popular radio there; his show a whole bunch of U.N. and U.S. sanctions, meaning he can’t collect the much-needed revenue from the is a combination ofold blues tunes and virumatch without facing prosecution back lent anti-Semitic, anti-American rants. home. At a press conference before the What? match, he snaps, spits on a warning letter Well, the story .really goes like this: Bobby from the Treasury Department, says he hasFischer is crazy. Always has been, too. He’s n’t paid taxes since the 70s, and then he degot what many consider to be the smartest mind for chess ever. Yet, outside of his facries the international Jewish conspiracy.

Well, he wins and never comes back to mous realm, things fall to pieces. By age 15, face the charges. He moves to Budapest, Fischer is a chess master.

He Bobby grand Aaron kirschenfeld annihilates opponents like no chess player then the Philippines, Japan, who knows.

Then Sept. 11 happens. And I quote: so far, so good has ever done, rapidly putting himself into “This is all wonderful news. I applaud for the World Chess a position to challenge the act. The U.S. and Israel have been Championship, which he does in 1972.

Then, things get wacky. Fischer thinks about backing out of slaughtering the Palestinians, just slaughtering them for years. his match, which is against Boris Spassky of the USSR, for all Robbing them and slaughtering them... Nowit’s coming back kinds of reasons. He thinks the Soviets will shoot his plane to the U.5... I want to see the U.S. wiped out.”

He hopes to see all synagogues closed and Jews executed down and so on. But Henry Kissinger calls him. Tells him to his blow that Cold War. by the thousands in the street (this, of course, after he has during go, win it for country, strike a Now he’s on the cover ofTime and the match is as hyped as a said the Holocaust didn’t happen). He claims that everyone chess match will ever be. He loses the first two games, wins the has stolen from him in one way or another (especially if third and never looks back. Bobby Fischer is the best chess they’re ‘Jews, secret Jews, or CIA rats who work for the Jews”). And, just for good measure, he’s said that Dubya is player in the world. He’s only 29.

Now there are more details, and, if you’re interested, you “borderline retarded.”

It’ll be compelling to see what happens next. In the past should check out Rene Chun’s piece from The Adantic Monthly, “Bobby Fischer’s Pathetic Endgame,” Basically he re- week, Fischer has attempted to both renounce his U.S. citizenturns home to a hero’s welcome, gets a key to New York City ship and marry the acting head of the Japanese Chess Association. We’re still going after him, though, to prove a point and and represents the latest triumph in the American propaganda war. Offers are on the table for riches beyond his wildest make an example out of him once and for all. But should we dreams (which, to this point, have included a mansion built in be focusing so much time and energy in prosecuting him? the shape of a rook). But he turns them down and disappears.

I say no. We should realize that in doing so we’re only he forfeits World match and giving legitimacy to the challenge of his message. Let’s In 1975 a Championship loses his title. He joins the Worldwide Church of God, an not have him drag us into what I’d say would be an un“apocalyptic cult” that sucks away a ton of his money. In winnable game.

1981 he’s arrested and jailed for two days in California after Aaron Kirschmfeld is a Trinity sophomore. being mistaken for a suspect in a murder investigation. He

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a little embarrassed to say this—l love the United States. No, not in that “Buy a flag at WalMart for just $9.99” way. Nor am I patriotic in the sense that “I support our troops so I don’t question our President.” And yet, one of the most important lessons I have learned from a semester abroad in Brazil and a summer traveling in Europe and North Africa is that I truly love this counny Just as I had to leave my family and friends in order to understand how much I need them, I had to leave my country to see the U.S. for what it really is.

Before my progressive readers gag or my more conservative readers celebrate another conversion to their side, I need to explain my love of my country and what led me to this point.

Although Brazil is truly amazing, my time there helped me to appreciate the advantages I enjoy in my home country. When my friends and host family would ask me how I afforded such an expensive trip, I explained to them how Duke paid the bill and gave me spending money on top of that. Amazed, Brazilians would explain that poor students in their country would never be able to travel to the U.S. to, say, study American culture at Duke. It is impossible for me to deny that despite all the flaws of the American economic system, few countries allow their bridge! newman poor students to enjoy looking for the holes elite education and travel to the far ends of the world. Along with this realization, I rediscovered my love of country music (Brazilians have never heard of the Dixie Chicks!) and pancakes with maple syrup (business students take note: Fortaleza, Brazil needs an allnight diner).

My love for travel and pancakes aside, Brazil also helped me to see even more clearly what is wrong with our own country. 1 lived on a land settlementfor three weeks and saw a community I had never seen before in the U.S. The setders lived and worked together while sharing resources, friendship and support. The current Brazilian government, while far from perfect, has often tried to support the landless movement and other struggles of the poor. To put this in perspective, what if farm workers in the U.S. were to demand their own land? Would our government give them a sympathetic ear? Would we?

Traveling in Spain, Morocco, Egypt and Italy this summer with Duke in the Mediterranean, I developed an even greater appreciation for the U.S., along with an equally as deep understanding of its flaws. When Simon and Garfunkel played at the Coliseum and explained a song was about growing up in America, I found myself cheering wildly to the confusion of the Italians around me. I missed home.

The almost completely male cafe fronts of Morocco and Egypt made me miss the co-ed nature of almost all public spaces in the U.S. I did not like the endless lines for everything from trains to banks, and I missed that good ol’ American rule: ‘The customer is always right.”

Still, the large cities of Spain and Italy lacked the poverty that has a stranglehold in many of our own cities. Other people wait around a lot more than we do, but they are also more patient and forgiving. Old Italian ladies catch up with each other as they wait at the bank and even in Madrid the Spanish take their time at lunch and don’t seem to scurry from place to place the way we do in the United States.

Being in North Africa also helped me to understand the toleranceand openness of Islam, especially in history but even in the 20th century. The people often portrayed as fanatical and hateful were the same people who gave sanctuary to Jews after their expulsion from Granada, Spain by Castillian Christians in 1492. During the Holocaust, Moroccans defied the wishes of the French and gave asylum to their Jewish brothers and sisters.

No people can be identified solely by a few groups or one atrocious act. Not Muslims. Not Israelis. And not the United States, either. “Bridget Newman: Patriot.”

Never thought ya’d see the day, did ya? ~~

Bridget Newman is a Trinity senior.

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