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Palestine conference debate continues Woman

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Pro-Israeli group issues guidelines for collaboration by

Kelly Rohrs and Emily Rotberg THE CHRONICLE

The campus was a flurry of ink and protest Wednesday as the Joint Israel Initiative and President Richard Brodhead released statements regarding the Palestine Solidarity Movement conference, scheduled for Oct. 15 to 17 at Duke.

The conference, hosted by pro-Palestinian student group Hiwar, has sparked controversy on campus due to PSM’s alleged ties to militant groups. The University said it investigated potential connections before accepting the conference, and despite the protest surrounding the group’s message, Duke maintains its commitment to academic freedom mandates allowing the conference One of PSM’s primary aims is to encourage universities to extricate themselves from investments in companies with any involvement in the Israeli military.

Rann Bar-on, local spokesperson for PSM and a graduate student in mathematics, said PSM would not apply direct pressure on Duke to divest. He added that the group views divestment, or the selling off of stocks, as a powerful nonviolent strategy to end the violence between Israeli and Palestinian people.

In a letter- posted on Duke’s official website, Brodhead reaffirmed the University position set by former President Nan Keohane last year. He reserved divestiture as a “last resort to be used only when a substantial community consensus existed.” In the letter, which was initially penned to a faculty member and was subsequently publicized, Brodhead noted that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is too SEE -CONFERENCE ON PAGE 8

Kelly Rohrs THE CHRONICLE

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President Richard Brodhead fields students'questions about Duke's Jewish life Wednesday night

Brodhead addresses Jewish students by

Emily Rotberg THE CHRONICLE

President Richard Brodhead’s introduction to the Duke Jewish community may be. remembered as less of a welcoming “shalom y’all” than a free-for-all.

The president participated in a town hall meeting with members of the Jewish community Wednesday evening, touching on topics ranging from concerns

about potential anti-Semitic violence during the October Palestine Solidarity Movement conference to the dearth of kosher dining options on campus.

An estimated crowd of 200 students and faculty packed into the main sanctuary of the Freeman Center for Jewish Life to listen to the proceedings.

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A visiting faculty member in the German department was robbed at gunpoint Wednesday at about 8:10 a.m. while she was walking on a path on Central Campus near the Sarah P. Duke Gardens.

The woman was walking alone when a man jumped in front of her and put a blue-colored gun to her face and demanded money, said Maj. Phyllis Cooper, a Duke University Police Department spokesperson. The victim handed over her wallet and the suspect pushed her back toward the path while he ran toward Anderson Street. The woman’s colleagues said she went home after spending several hours with the police.

The suspect is described as a black man in his early 20s. He was last seen carrying a backpack and wearing a faded black T-shirt and blue jeans. Police are working with the victim and the Durham Police Department to compile a complete description to compare with a database of past offenders.

This is the second armed assault in that block of Central Campus in two and a half weeks. A delivery person for Satisfaction Restaurant was robbed at gunpoint near 302 Anderson St. Aug. 23.

DUPD has not yet determined whether Wednesday’s robbery is related to the one at the end ofAugust, Cooper said. No suspect has been arrested in conjunction with the earlier robbery. “It seems to be there’s been a lot of this type of crime in Durham recendy, and I don’t know why SEE ROBBERY ON PAGE 20

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Israel plans to move separation barrier by

Josef Federman

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The separation barrier in the West Bank will move closer to Israel in one area to minimize hardship to Palestinians, leaving three small Jewish setdements on the Palestinian side, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon decided Wednesday.

Sharon's decision came during a meeting with defense officials, who presented a revised route for parts of the barrier in line with an Israeli Supreme Court directive that planners must try harder not to disrupt the lives of Palestinians.

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Early Thursday, Israeli forces moved toward a sprawling refugee camp in northern Gaza, starting the second day of an operadon aimed at stopping Palestinian militants from firing rockets at settlements and towns.

As tanks moved slowly toward the Jebaliya refugee camp, home to 100,000 poverty-stricken Palestinian refugees and a hotbed of militants, gunmen began gathering to stop the Israelis, witnesses said.

An Israeli helicopter fired two missiles at groups of gunmen, wounding three, hospital officials said. The Israeli military said the helicopter fired missiles at Palestinians

armed with rifles and anti-tank weapons.

The army said they were also planting bombs. Military officials said soldiers did not enter the refugee camp.

The move came as Israel prepared for its planned pullout from Gaza next year.

According to Sharon's "unilateral disengagement" plan, Israel is to evacuate all 21 Gaza settlements and pull its soldiers out of the territory.

A lengthy Palestinian leadership crisis flared again Wednesday when Prime MinSEE BARRIER ON PAGE 10

Russia offers reward for leads on rebels Steve Guttermai

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hostages had been so high; the government initially said about 350 people were seized. A regional official later said the number

MOSCOW A wounded Russia threatened Wednesday to strike against terrorists “in any region of the world,” offered a $lO million reward for information leading to the killing or capture of Chechnya’s top rebel leaders and criticized the United States for its willingness to hold talks with Chechen separatists.

The announcements marked a show ofresolve aimed at Russia’s stunned citizens, as well as Western countries. President Vladimir Putin accuses of hindering its fight against terror, in the wake of three attacks that killed more than 400 people in the past two weeks.

In a nationally televised meeting, Prosecutor-General Vladimir Ustinov also briefed Putin on the investigation into the taking of more than 1,200 hostages in a school last week in the southern town of Beslan.

His was the first official acknowledgment that the number of

had been 1,181.

Col.-Gen. Yuri Baluyevsky, chief of the general staff of Russia’s armed forces, asserted Russia’s right to strike terrorists beyond its borders.

“As for carrying out preventive strikes against terrorist bases... we will take all measures to liquidate terrorist bases in any region of the world,” he told reporters.

Baluyevsky made his comments alongside NATO’s supreme allied commander in Europe, Gen. James Jones, after talks on Russia-NATO military cooperation, including anti-terror efforts.

European Union officials reacted cautiously to Baluyevsky’s statements, with spokesperson Emma Udwin saying she could not be sure whether they represented government policy. Udwin said the 25-nation EU is against “extrajudicial killings” in form ofpreemptive strikes.

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The remnants of Hurricane Frances poured buckets of rain on North Carolina Wednesday. A foot or more of water over a day and a half sent rivers out of their banks, creating mud and rock slides in the mountainous western part of the state.

Ivan's forces slam Grenada Hurricane Ivan battered GrenadaWednesday, killing at least 12 people, damaging 90 percent of the island's homes and destroying a prison, leaving criminals on the loose, officials said Wednesday.

Bushmaster to pay damages The manufacturer and dealer of the rifle used in the Washington, D.C.-area sniper shootings agreed Wednesday to pay $2.5 million in a settlement with victims and victims' families, marking the first time a gun manufacturer has agreed to pay damages to settle claims of negligent distribution of weapons

Space capsule crashes in Utah A daring plan to have helicopters snag the Genesis space capsule as it plunged toward Earth went awry Wednesday when its parachutes failed to open.The catastrophic descent left the Genesis capsule buried halfway underground.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9,2004

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Scrambling to complete a homework assignment in time or facing a roadblock while doing research, students may soon turn to an unlikely source for help: AOL

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Instant Messenger. On the other end of a desperate digital missive could be a friendly librarian with a quick answer to students’ pressing questions.

This service is a part of the changes that Duke University Libraries are implementing this year to help make services more accessible to students and faculty on campus in preparation for a major physical facelift. The three most notable updates are a redesigned website with improved research capabilities, a new integrated online circulation system and the shifting of the entire University catalog from the Dewey Decimal system of classification to the Library of Congress system.

The libraries’ website has been revamped to facilitate students’ research.

When performing a search, users can now simultaneously search multiple data-

From staff and wire reports Durham Regional Hospital officials are expecting to receive official confirmation from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that they have made the necessary policy changes to be compliant with federal regulations. Durham Regional, part of the Duke University Health System, will be removed from “immediate jeopardy” status later this week and will maintain Medicare funding—an amount totaling more than $67 million.

Administrators from Durham Regional received unofficial confirmation of the passing review by CMS late Friday. As of late Wednesday, they were still awaiting a formal confirmation, which is expected to arrive soon.

The hospital was placed on probationary status Aug. 13, two days after a patient smashed a bedside tray table through a fifth-floor window and jumped, falling two floors before landing on a gravel roof. The patient, whose identity has not been released, was transferred to Duke University Medical Center in critical condition.

CMS inspectors then visited the hospital and designated it in immediate jeopardy —a probationary status. CMS threatened to cut off Medicare reimbursements following the accident. CMS inspectors revisited the site last Thursday and Friday.

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Freshman Anil Aktaran consults with graduate student Tugba Gurcanlar in Perkins Library Wednesday.

Grad students protest reference fees Kelly Rohrs THE CHRONICLE

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Although people tend to get jobs to pay the bills, recent changes at the Duke University Career Center are forcing graduate students pay to find a job.

In an effort to cut costs, the Career Center recently outsourced its credential services to an online company. Interfolio Inc. streamlines application procedures by electronically storing all the documents necessary for students to apply for academic jobs, but the cost doctoral students money will be a major burden, faculty and students said.

Graduate students recognize the benefits of the new system, which allows portfolios to be sent at any hour and puts the entire process online, said Heather Dean, president of the Graduate and

Professional Student Council “It didn’t make sense that they were spending so many of their resources sending out resumes,” she said. “It just seems a lot easier. The problem is the cost.”

Several faculty members are also concerned that the costs will be a significant hardship for students, and they have encouraged the University to assume financial responsibility.

Graduate students, who often rely on teaching and second jobs for income during the final years of school, may find the cost daunting, Betsy Jelinek, a fourth year graduate student in philosophy, said the prospect of paying to have her letters of recommendation sent was “ridiculous.”

“I just don’t have the money,” she said, noting that she lives on a stipend of

$14,000 a year. “I would not eat groceries for, like, two weeks.”

Doctoral candidates regularly apply to 50 or 100 differentjobs in order to receive even one offer. At $5 per mailing, the cost could accumulate quickly, faculty said.

And for graduate students, who often live on a subsistence stipend until they find employment, even the $B2 that the Career Center estimates will be the annual average could be difficult to muster.

“The burden of implementing it financially will fall on the people who are least capable of handling it: the students,” said Kenneth Surin, professor of literature.

He noted the advantages of the new system but was dismayed at the timing of SEE INTERFOLIO ON PAGE 11

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Correction In a Sept. 8 article about a meeting of the Graduate and Professional Student Council that appeared on page I,the GraduateStudent Basketball Campout was misidentified as the Graduate Student Football Campout.

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Greek Week aims to bring 4 groups together by

Julie Stolberg THE CHRONICLE

Greek organizations and chapter presidents are rolling the dice and hoping that students buy into the “Greekopoly”themed Greek Week festivities this year.

In previous years Greek Week attendance has been unimpressive. “I would say Greek Week has kind of been a disaster in the past,” said Brandon Goodwin, a member of the Greek Week planning committee, which is comprised ofleaders of greek organizations. Goodwin added that one of the goals for this year’s Greek Week was to promote activities that reflected the “positives” of the Duke community.

A significant change in this year’s Greek Week is the disassociation between the week’s events and the acquisition of “space points” by sororities. The space points system used by the Panhellenic Association, which governs the majority of sororities, encouraged individual chapters to send as many representatives as possible to Greek Week events to obtain the points used to designate a chapter’s on-campus location during recruitment.

“In the past our goal has been to bring

the four councils together, but historically it’s been more Panhellenic women in attendance,” said Jessica Chilson, president of Panhel and last year’s Greek Week coordinator. Panhel’s turnout domination representatives from the Interfraternity, National Pan-Hellenic and Inter-Greek councils, bodies that are dedicated toward either male or minority populations.

With the elimination of space points in the week, greek executives are hoping for a heightened involvement from all chapters to showcase the meaning of Greek Week. Jurgen Fernandez, director of programming for the Inter-Greek Council, said that Greek Week exists ‘just for greeks to be out there and show that we’re all united, one greek family involving all fraternities and all sororities of each council contributing to social events.”

Goodwin agreed, citing the aim of Greek Week as promoting a positive, community-building experience for the entire campus.

“One of the most important aspects of fraternity and sorority life is that it’s not PETER

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JuniorBrian Vetter schmoozes at thefirst GreekWeek event, a wine and cheese function Wednesday night.

Accident on N.C.-147 leaves 1 dead, 5 injured by

Laura Newman THE CHRONICLE

Two consecutive car accidents on N.C.

147 near Fulton Street claimed the life of one man and injured five other individuals Tuesday evening, according to a press release issued by the Durham Police Departthat same night.

Hill, 63, lost control of his 1995 Lincoln Town Car and drove the vehicle over the left side of the road at 7:22 p.m., the release reported.

Hill’s vehicle ventured about 500 feet into the median of N.C. 147 and then crisscrossed back to the northbound lanes before the car veered off the road ment

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and crashed into a guardrail.

Hill was taken to Duke University Medical Center and pronounced dead shortly thereafter, according to police officials. A spokesperson for Duke declined to specify Hill’s time of death.

A few minutes after Hill’s accident, Robert Haun 111, driving a Durham County Emergency Medical Services ambulance on N.C. 147, saw the accident and stopped to help. According to the release, he pulled off N.C. 147 onto the shoulder and turned on his ambulance’s emergency lights.

When Haun and fellow Durham County EMS employee Corolla Lauck started to

exit the vehicle, they were hit from behind by a 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser. The release noted that the ambulance was partially sticking out into the traffic lane.

In the PT Cruiser were driver Robert Evans, 25, and passengers Emilyn Woodbury, 22, and Marcia Woodbury, 19. During the collision, Lauck’s head hit the windshield of the PT Cruiser, and she was taken to Duke for treatment. Evans and Marcia and Emilyn Woodbury were also taken to Duke for treatment of head, neck and internal injuries.

A spokesperson for Duke said Marcia Woodbury had been discharged and Evans was in “fair condition.”

According to the release, Haun was treated at the Durham Regional Hospital for minor injuries. A spokesperson for Durham Regional stated that Haun had been discharged last night but declined to comment further on his condition.

Both Hill’s and Evans’ vehicles were damaged beyond repair, and the ambulance sustained about $4,000 in damages.

The two accidents slowed traffic on N.C. 147 for about 90 minutes, the release stated.

No charges were filed Tuesday night, but the DPD is continuing its investigation. Neither alcohol nor speeding are suspected as causes of Hill’s accident, the release reported.

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Duke researchers recently uncovered that an immediate and aggressive dosing regime of statins, cholesterol-lowering drugs, successfully reduces the future risk of heart attacks.

Dr. Michael Blazing, assistant professor of medicine at Duke, teamed up with Dr. James de Lemos from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center for the twopart, five-year study testing the benefits of statin treatment immediately following heart problems. They presented their findings Aug. 30 at the annual European Society of Cardiology' meeting in Munich, Germany.

The statin “A to Z” trial consisted of two parts. The “A” phase lasted from December 1999 to May 2002 and treated patients with the blood clot preventer Aggrastat. .After its conclusion, the “Z” portion of the trial began, in which several dosing regimens for the lipid-lowering statin drug Zocor were tested.

“The significance of the ‘A to Z' phase study is that it looked at specific treatment for high risk patients and the use to the medical field.” said Tony Plohoros, spokesperson for Merck & Co., which produces Zocor and funded the study.

“We are pleased that we did see a benefit in early and aggressive treatment to patients who have had a heart-related event.”

In the “A'’ phase, 322 hospi-

tals participated in enrolling 3,987 patients who exhibited signs of chest pain when first admitted to the hospital. The individuals in the study were treated with the drug Aggrastat, followed by aspirin.

The patients were then randomized with one of two different forms of heparin, an anticoagulant drug, which reduces the number of complications in patients having heart attacks or heart surgery. Researchers found no statistical significance in either form of heparin in preventing complications following a heart attack.

Individuals wdio participated in the first part of the trial were eligible to be enrolled in the “Z” phase. This phase tested the dosing regimes for Zocor in 4,497 patients in 41 different countries. The “Z” phase spanned over a 24-month period and consisted of two dosing regimes; a delayed, lower-dose approach and an aggressive, early approach.

“The significance of this phase was that aggressive therapy was associated with a major reduction in cardiovascular events after four months,” Blazing said.

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As Hurricane Frances continued to punish Florida, residents of the state fled northward to drier ground.

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Duke students watched with curious unease from 700 miles away as Hurricane Frances slowly invaded the Florida coast. But for those who call Florida home, the satellite pictures of the storm invoked a more personal reaction: concern for their family and friends.

“I was pretty nervous,” said sophomore Sasha Chediak, a resident of Boca Raton, Fla. “A lot of my family' came [to Durham to evacuate]. We were just waiting and seeing what would happen.”

Hoping to allay the anxieties of students like Chediak, Larry Moneta, vice president for student affairs, sent an e-mail to the Duke community describing a variety of counseling options created to service those apprehensive about the storm. He received a number

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Chu said the residents of Winter Park faced significant damage after Charley hit because of a lack of preparation before the storm. For Frances, he said, the whole city mobilized to minimize the expected damage.

His mother, Malee Chu, waited in line at The Home Depot for five hours to buy plywood to protect her home’s windows. “Each person was only allowed to buy 10 pieces, which wasn’t enough,” she said. “Then it was tough finding nails. But it was better than doing nothing like we did for Charley.”

Ed Chu said he wished he was home in Florida for Frances, not only to help comfort his family during the storm, but also to be a part of the clean-up process. After

of appreciative responses, though Counseling and Psychological Services did not report an increase in the number ofvisitors.

“I thought it was nice they were reaching out in case someone had no one to talk to about the storm,” said senior Lauren Lind, a Vero Beach, Fla., native, whose home is only 100 feet from the Adantic Ocean coast. “I only talked to my parents and friends, but it was good that [the University'] reached out,” noted Lind, who works in The Chronicle’s advertising office.

Ironically, Hurricane Charley, which landed in Florida just weeks before, brought comfort to students watching Frances crawl toward their homes.

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Officer assaulted, woman arrested Edna Bullock (DOB Nov. 16, 1959, 109 Bennett Ct., Durham) was arrested Sept. 7 and charged with assault on a police officer after being involved in an altercation with police in the Duke Clinics Building. Ms. Bullock was placed under a $l,OOO unsecured bond. Her court date is set for Oct. 6.

Software stolen An employee reported the theft of a software key from an unlocked room in the Jones Building Aug. 13. The employee said that the software key was last seen in the room at 3:00 p.m. Aug. 18. The software key was found to be missing at 2:00 p.m. Aug. 26. The stolen software key is valued at $lO,OOO. Blackwell lurker detained At 2:27 a.m. Sept. 7 officers responded to a report of a suspicious person asking for money in front of Blackwell Residence Hall. When officers arrived they located Willie Burton (DOB Nov. 8, 1963, 410 Liberty St, Durham). A records check found that Mr. Burton had been previously trespassed from campus. Mr. Burton was arrested and charged with second degree trespassing. ibook istolen An employee reported the theft of an ibook laptop computer from an office in the Bivins Building Sept. 7.

The employee said that she left the laptop unattended on her desk between 11:45 a.m. and 1:40 p.m. Sept. 7. The stolen laptop is valued at $1,500.

Trumpet taken from truck A student reported Sept. 6 the theft of his Bach Stradivarius trumpet, the trumpet case, two mouthpieces and two mutes from the band practice area on the East Campus lawn. The student reported that he last saw the trumpet after practice at 5:00 p.m. Aug. 28 when he placed the trumpet in the storage truck used to transport the instruments from Biddle Music Building to the practice field. The trumpet was missing when the student

went to retrieve it at 4:30 p.m. Sept. 1. The trumpet, case and accessories are valued at $1,656.

Noisy non-resident nabbed At 2:14 a.m. Sept. 4 officers responded for a second time to a noise complaint at an apartment on Pace Street.

Because this was the second call, officers asked everyone who did not live in the apartment to leave.

One person, Juan Leon (DOB Nov. 8, 1981, 312 N. Duke St., Durham), refused to leave and continued to refuse to cooperate after being warned by officers.

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Jag roughed up A student reported damage to his 2001 Jaguar XJB, parked in the 1511 Erwin Rd. parking lot Sept. 5. The student reported that sometime between 10:30 p.m. Sept. 4 and 8:45 a.m. Sept. 5 someone kicked the left rear door and removed the hood ornament from the vehicle. Damage to the vehicle is estimated at $5OO. Door damaged A student reported damage to his sliding glass door at a Central Campus apartment on Oregon Street Sept.

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Trailer broken open An employee reported a break-in to a construction storage trailer on Elba St. Aug. 30. The employee reported that he found the trailer door pried open at 2:45 p.m. Aug. 30. The trailer was last known to be secure Aug. 23. At this time it is unknown if anything was stolen from the trailer. The damage to the trailer is valued at $2OO. Mountain bike pilfered A student reported the theft of a green Trek 800 mountain bike from the bike rack outside Alspaugh Residence Hall Sept. 6. The student said that he locked the bike to the rack at 6:00 p.m. Sept. 3. He noticed that his bike was missing at 10:55 p.m. Sept. 6. The stolen bike is valued at $295.

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Hiwar, said the student organization did not. have an official response but it would discuss the statement in the near future. Agreeing to the statement would not contradict any guiding principles of Hiwar, she said.

At a public meeting between Brodhead and the Duke Jewish community Wednesday night, the president also declined to sign the statement. The proclamations of university presidents often carry particular weight, he said, and he did not want his personal opinions to be confused with Duke’s official position.

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A coalition of several Jewish student groups issued an open letter to the organizers of PSM and to Hiwar. The letter challenged the groups and individual members to endorse a three-pronged statement that organizers called the “necessary foundation of any meaningful dialogue.”

In order for pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian students to debate civilly, the pushed him to Jewish leaders said state his own that reasonthey must “con“I do believe any demn the murder thoughts he oftentative of innocent civil- able solution involves both fered for one of support a ians,” “support sides coming together.” the tenets. two-state solution” Richard Brodhead “I do believe and “recognize the that any reasondifference between able solution indisagreement and volves both sides hate speech, and call on all campus groups... to join us in coming together,” Brodhead said. “[But upholding this standard.” (For full text I] also want to protect space in which someone could disagree with that.” of the letter, see the group’s advertiseAnother student at the meeting voiced ment on page 18.)

Bar-on said Wednesday night that PSM concerns about potential anti-Semitic would not sign the statement because it vicomments that could occur during the olates the philosophy of the organization, PSM conference. Brodhead reiterated his which will not condemn any Palestinian commitment to open expression. ‘To protect free speech is to protect the riskiness action. However, PSM only supports nonviolent action, he said. with which humans venture and say PSM believes “the Jewish people have things,” he said.

Students who grilled Brodhead during the right to exist in some state,” but the the town meeting said they were, on the organization would not dictate the borwhole, satisfied with the chance to express der of the state or how to create it, Baradded. their perspective. on PSM does discourage hate speech, “It was a difficult issue to discuss,” said Bar-on said, and noted that any attendee sophomore liana Jacobs, who organized who disrupts the conference in any the meeting. “Even though some of us may feel that the answers were somewhat way —“verbal, physical or otherwise” incomplete, we all feel that we have come will be asked to leave.

Junior Emily Antoon, president of away with some sort ofinteraction.”

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BRODHEAD from page 1 Joint Israel Initiative Coordinator Mollie Lurey, a junior, began the event by introducing Dr. Edward Halperin, vice dean in Duke’s School of Medicine, for opening remarks. Halperin, who has been active in the discussion about the PSM conference, offered an anecdote about the tenuous relationship between university presidents and their medical schools. He continued his measured introduction with an inquiry about the balance between free speech and community safety. “Words are not always ivory tower dressings, but often have dire consequences,” he cautioned.

Brodhead took the podium after Halperin. “I would not have chosen the occasion of tonight for meeting you,” Brodhead said to the crowd. “But relations have to begin as they begin.”

He reviewed a brief but controversial history Duke’s decision to allow PSM’s conference, beginning with the slew of anti-conference letters he received before he was even approached by the student group organizing the conference. “I am the president of this place, and it didn't take long before I realized this job is not going to be all fun and games,” he joked.

Still, the question of whether to allow Duke to host the conference was an easy one, Brodhead said. “There is a simplicity at the heart of it,” he said. ‘This is the issue of free speech, free inquiry and the free exchange of ideas.”

Brodhead also alluded to the difficulty of “freedom of the speech we hate.” But free speech enacts its own controls, he said.

He came off the podium and onto the floor to answer prepared questions from Jewish student leaders and impromptu ones from other participants.

Sophomore Adam Laker asked about conference security precautions planned

for the PSM conference. Brodhead assured Laker that administrators are already considering security precautions to supplement Duke University Police Department plans.

‘To guarantee the right of debate is also, unfortunately, to have to guarantee the security of those involved,” he said.

Sophomore Maia Pelleg questioned the president about current institutionalized obstacles for students who wish to study abroad at Israeli universities. Brodhead was unable to answer her query and deferred to the office of Robert Thompson, dean of Trinity College, for further information.

Brodhead also could not answer to audience members’ satisfaction when sophomore Nicole Arkin asked about the lack of kosher dining on campus.

Some in attendance questioned whether the Jewish community’s objectives matched Brodhead’s expectations for the forum, alternately defending and criticizing his inability to answer questions.

“I would have liked more practical solutions and real answers,” sophomore Hali Cooperman-Dix said. “I don’t feel like I got a great understanding ofhow he feels.”

Near the end of the evening, Dr. Harold Kudler, associate clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, challenged Brodhead’s earlier statement that foolish statements will be recognized for their true character. “Not always will a stupid person be declared stupid,” he said. “As the new president, will you be sensitive to the visceral response and the intellectual response by the Jewish community to this conference?”

‘You ask if I am sensitive to the visceral response —I am,” Brodhead said. He noted that his reliance on DUPD force was only “in extremis,” saying that he will depend primarily upon participants to filter the conference message: “The proper response to something deeply offensive is a better argument.”

Craig T. itocher named Acting Dean of Duke Chapel by President Brodhead President Brodhead has named 28-year-old Craig Kocher to be Acting Dean of Duke University Chapel for the academic year 2004-2005. Craig will retain his duties of Director of Religious Life Craig and other Religious Life leaders offer students: � pastoral counseling � vocational guidance � ecumenical and interfaith mission trip opportunities in this country and abroad � peace and social justice activities � Bible study groups � fellowship opportunities with people who believe as you do and with people whose beliefs are different

� other fun and challenging opportunities to share and explore your faith

Craig is preaching on Mary the Mother of Jesus this Sunday, 11:00am, at Duke Chapel.

Come, be inspired by young Mary’s heroic example of faith!

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just IFC and Panhel; we’re also a community of NPHC and IGC... and they’re both very successful at what they do, and this is a week when tve can celebrate the positives all together,” he said.

Goodwin, along with other members of the Greek Week committee, began planning to revamp the annual festivities last March. This year’s week—thematically based on the board game “Monopoly” —is taking place earlier otving to concern over scheduling conflicts with President Richard Brodhead’s inauguration and the football season.

In keeping increased attendance in mind, the kickoff barbecue, which in years past has been held on East Campus, was moved to Main West Campus

death were identified after the four-month delay. The researchers are currently investigating why the four month delay in improvement between the two groups is present.

The benefits of Zocor in the early and aggressive approach do not come without a cost; four out of 1,000 patients exhibited evidence of muscle cell damage. “We did see a smallrisk ofmuscle related problems in patients and we must be careful with the treatment,” Lemos said. However, this level of occurrence comes as no surprise because it is consistent with other known risk rates of statins, Blazing added.

ister Ahmed Qureia sent a letter of resignation to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, but Arafat refused to accept it.

A Palestinian Cabinet minister, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the resignation was sent after the two had a heated meeting on Tuesday, each charging the other with trying to undermine his authority.

Efforts were under way to calm the dispute, the official said. Qureia has often threatened to resign because of power disputes with Arafat.

Israel has already erected one-third of the 425-mile separation barrier. Regarding the remaining two-thirds, Sharon deferred decision Wednesday on perhaps the most contentious section —near the Jewish settlement of Ariel in the center of the West Bank.

Despite strong U.S. opposition, Sharon is leaning toward incorporating Ariel, the second-largest settlement, on the Israeli side, senior Israeli officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Sharon's office said the final barrier route would be presented to the Cabinet for approval once planners complete their work.

In Wednesday's meeting, Sharon decided the southern segment would run close to the so-called "Green Line," Israel's frontier before it captured the West Bank in the 1967 Middle East war, the officials said.

This means three small settlements in the area— Susia, Maon and Carmel—will remain on the Palestinian side of the barrier.

Sharon reportedly had favored incorporating the three setdements, located two to five miles inside the West Bank, on the Israeli side. Defense Ministry planners, concerned about the Supreme Court ruling, wanted the route closer to the Green Line.

The three settlements will now be ringed by individual fences.

Construction of the southern segment, near the West Bank city of Hebron, took on new urgency after Palestinian suicide bombers from the city carried out a double suicide bombing last week, killing 16 people in the Israeli city of Beersheba.

Sharon also said two large settlement blocs—Gush Etzion south of Jerusalem and Maaleh Adumim east of the city—will be on the Israeli side.

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upperclassmen.

Previously, “the freshmen came and eat, but [didn’t] necessarily know what the event was,” Chilson said. “So this year we’ve moved the barbecue to West Campus but are encouraging freshman to come, and we’re trying to advertise through the new DevilDaily [instant message system] and flyering.”

Additionally, past activities such as wing-eating contests have been cancelled as a result of their inability to sustain interest in the week’s events, Goodwin said.

The service-related component of Greek Week has also changed from an aluminum can redemption drive to “Into the City,” a freshman-oriented service project, sponsored by all four councils.

“I’ve been so excited that we’ve had an overwhelming response from our chapter members that we’ve had to limit the number who can attend so as not to take over what is a freshman service project,” Chilson said.

The first official Greek Week activity was kicked off Wednesday night with a wine and cheese function for members of the administration, council executives and chapter presidents and was designed “to get all of the leaders together and get them' excited for Greek Week,” said Robin Sakakini, director of programming and special events for Panhel.

CRIME from page 7 Paint poured on parked car An employee reported damage to her 1999 Honda Accord, parked in the gated lot at Flowers and Yearby Sept 3.

The employee said that sometime between 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Sept. 2 someone splattered what appeared to be paint on the hood and front grill. Damage to the vehicle is estimated at $lOO. Wallet grabbed An employee reported the theft of her blue Duke wallet containing about $1 in change and various cards Sept.

3. The employee said she last saw the wallet at 9:00 a.m. on Sept. 1 at the Duke Clinics food court. The wallet was missing at 11:30 a.m. the same day. The wallet and contents are valued at $5O.

HOSPITAL from page 3 “It is important that people know that we take the concerns raised by CMS very seriously and welcome the feedback from them,” saidKatie Galbraith, director of marketing and corporate communications at Durham Regional. “We see this as a learning opportunity.”

Changes to Durham Regional’s policies include constant supervision for high-risk patients and greater screening for patients with problems stemming from alcohol.

This is the third time Durham Regional has been placed in “immediate jeopardy” in the last three years.

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LIBRARY from page 3 bases as well as instantaneously request interlibrary loans. Easy access to frequently used databases and previously performed searches are also available upon log-in. For additional help, students can also turn to a new “virtual reference” service and a library AIM screename that is still in the works.

‘There are a lot of empowerment tools and a lot more functionality,” said Tom Wall, director of public services, referring to the new homepage.

Students can also reach for a new integrated system that combines the previously separate systems for acquistions as well as online catalog and circulation.

“Over time new software has been made available and integrated systems now are state-of-the-art,” interim University Librarian Robert Byrd explained.

INTERFOLIO from page 3 the decision to outsource, which came the end of spring semester when faculty attention was devoted to final exams and papers.

The Career Center consulted faculty last spring before the outsourcing was final and held several poorly attended forums, said Sheila Curran, executive director of the Career Center. Several faculty members on the Executive Committee of the GraduateSchool were startled and disturbed that students would have to pay when the changes were mentioned at a meeting Tuesday. The issue will be discussed at a future meeting.

Interfolio took over mailing and archiving Duke’s credentials this summer, and the Center is still monitoring at

‘The one we have chosen has many features that are useful for researchers.”

The other rilajor project being undertaken is the switch away from the Dewey Decimal system. The Duke University Library, along with libraries at the University of Illinois and Northwestern University, is one of only three major libraries in the United States not under the Library of Congress classification.

Although Byrd said the change has been “debated for decades at Duke,” the decision to change systems was made in budget deliberations earlier this year and was officially approved through the Office of the Provost at the end of last semester. New materials will be catalogued in Library of Congress format starting in October, and the entire process of retrospectively converting old materials is estimated to be completed in 2008.

Byrd explained that previous hesita-

tions to make the switch were primarily economic, and although library officials declined to give specific numbers on the cost of the project, he said by outsourcing services the University can save money and not have to pull staff numbers away from their regular jobs.

Another reason cited for the timing of the change was the overlap with the Perkins Project, the massive construction and renovation project to expand and renovate Perkins Library.

“Because we have to touch all the material and move the books anyways... we are piggybacking [the classification change] on to the Perkins Project and utilizing the benefits from that,” said Deborah Jakubs, director of collections services.

Byrd recognizes that there will be “growing pains” for most students and faculty but said that there will be training sessions, classes and integration via Writing 20 and other classes this fall.

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Even if students are released from Interfolio’s initial fee, the cost will fall disproportionately on humanities students, since they are the group most likely to apply for academic jobs when they graduate, several faculty members and students said.

Also, many faculty in the natural and social sciences send letters of recommendation directly and do not take advantage of the Career Center’s clearinghouse system for applications. These letters are mailed at no cost students.

Gregory Wray, director of graduate studies for biology, explained that biology students only apply to 10 jobs, which means that it is possible to send out the letters individually.

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When the Career Center mailed credentials for students directly, it recouped part of the $5,300 cost by charging alumni who used the service to apply to jobs. The Center initially invested several thousand dollars to transfer its existing paper files to the electronic system, but now that the entire process is outsourced, Curran said the Center has “nothing to do with the cost directly.”

Students and alumni will pay Interfolio for each packet sent. Curran is evaluating whether the Career Center will

HURRICANE from page 6 Charley, many of his friends worked together cleaning and repairing their neighborhood.

Chu expects they are doing the same now.

“Everyone’s outside cutting branches,”

Chu said. “All of my friends are back there.

They all live really close. Seeing Frances made me want to be there.”

His mother, however, said she was glad he was safe in North Carolina.

Malee Chu, who has lived through numerous hurricanes in Florida and typhoons in her native Taiwan, also said with each storm she learns a little bit more about how to neutralize damage. For example, after watching the rain from Frances dangerously pool in her backyard, she has decided that flood insurance is a good investment.

The Chus have also found that stocking up on food is not as logical a measure as they once thought.

“Don’t buy anything from the supermarket,” Malee Chu warned. “We had to throw everything away because the power was out for five or six days after Charley.”

She lamented the waste of food even more, she said, when the supermarket opened its doors to customers not long after both hurricanes.

Malee Chu felt government responses to Frances were quicker and more effective than they were when Charley hit. Charley’s wind and rain left Winter Park without power for a week; after Frances, electricity was restored after one day.

Though Frances is gone, the newly formed Hurricane Ivan—which slammed Grenada Wednesday—has given Floridians a new reason to worry. University officials are again showing concern for students from the Sunshine State.

“Right now I’m monitoring a new hurricane,” Moneta said. “We’re hoping it’s not a three-peat.”

At Microsoft, you define your own potential.

It’s true, you are in control of your destiny. Looking for a career opportunity in marketing, working for the world’s leading software company? Microsoft has a number of marketing opportunities and we’re on campus to tell you about them. If you’re fascinated with customer-focused marketing and have a passion for technology and how it impacts people’s lives and businesses, then come see us tonight.

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If you can’t make it tonight or you’re interested in Software Engineering positions, visit us at the Career Fair on Wednesday, September 22nd, and learn even more at our general technical presentation that night. Check with the career center for all of our job postings and interview dates. No minimum GPA required to apply, and we encourage all qualified students to apply regardless of Major and/or visa status.

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Bickett brings high art to Raleigh By irie Turner To the artist's eye, nothing is ever quite as it seems. So it's no surprise that when Molly Miller saw the small quasi-industrial area on Raleigh's Bickett Road she also saw an artistic space. The former interior designer envisioned a gallery that not only housed visual art, but that incorporated all of the senses into a multi-layered artistic experience. After months of

planning and building renovations,the combination gallery, Art Bar and live performance venue made its April 2002 debut as Bickett Gallery.

The modest-sized Bickett does its best to pack a big punch. The main gallery, which doubles as a live performance venue on the weekends, feels fresh and open with its white walls providing a non-intrusive background for the artwork. Remnants of the building's industrial past peek through in the Art Bar and Lounge Gallery area. Fluffy pink insulation is

unapologetically visible through a lacy white covering—an aesthetically pleasing result of Miller's decision to

acknowledge the building's history.

Miller also chose to acknowledge the plethora of artists hailing from outside the region. A fact that is also readily visible. Though the gallery doesn't shy away from showing area artists, Miller makes clear the importance Bickett places on featuring a crosscountry and cross-global spectrum of works. Miller says it is "important for the [local] community and artists...to see what's going in other parts of the world." The fruits of the curatorial labors pay off frequently. In August, for instance, the gallery featured Jacob el Hanani,an artist whose work is collected globally in over 30 museums. In exhibiting el Hanani, Bickett joins an elite club of art spaces that include the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, Paris's Musee National d'Art Moderne and the British Museum in

London. Though summer art sales lagged industry-wide, Bickett continued to court established artists like el Hanani during these heated months.

To those who doubt this decsion, Miller responds with a bright smile.

With an excited gesture towards one of el Hanani's dizzying pen and ink pieces, she says, "Just look at the caliber of the person I'm showing."

The visual experience continues in Bickett's boutique, which sells one-ofa-kind pieces by "emerging artists." In the boutique one can find purses made from vintage kimono cloth, handmade silver jewelry, dangling earrings, witty postcards, screen-printed Tshirts and affordable original artwork.

One can even contribute a dollar to sixyear-old Skylar Miller's Hello Kitty fund by purchasing a small piece of her work. Miller says the boutique is another way to showcase artists and provide Michal Sedaka's RedRoses Over Blue was featured alongside inexpensive original artwork in a time Jacob el Hanani at Bickett in August. These two talents represent only a small sampling of the regional and national artists see BICKETT on page 3 thatadorn the walls of the trendy Raleigh gallery.

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By Lexi Richards Dancer Sreyashi Dey promises that Saturday night, Reynolds theater will be filled with "vibrant and exciting music" and "visually attractive costumes" when "Lavanya: Graceful Expressions of the East" takes the stage. The Indian dance performance will feature Dey, who serves as the director of the Pittsburgh-based troupe Srishti Dances of India, and Poushali Chatterjee, who directs a similar group in Calcutta, India.

Reynolds is fortunate to have such prestigious dancers on its stage. In addition to performing all over the United States, Dey, a Carnegie Mellon University adjunct faculty member,

has performed in several famous and well-respected Indian dance festivals. Chatterjee is similarly wellestablished, having studied with a legendary guru since the age of eight and performed at venues across the globe.

Saturday's performance will feature two different styles of traditional dance: Odissi and Manipuri. The dances are based on Hindu texts of myths that can be traced back 2,000 years. The dance styles continue to evolve, and Dey says that even those audience members who are familiar with Indian culture or dance in general will find the show full of "innovative combinations."

The classic Indian dances portrayed regained momentum after

India's independence in 1947, following centuries of neglect during British colonialism. Both modern elements and the dancers' personal interpretations of the legends add additionalfacets to the already artistically stimulating world of classic dance. Although the show is based on Indian tradition, all "students who are interested in world cultures, South Asia, religious studies, or the arts" in general will appreciate the unique blend of modern dance and cultural tradition.

Lavanya: Graceful Expressions of the East will take place Saturday, Sept. 11 at 7:30 p.m, in Reynolds Theater in the Bryan Center. Tickets are $2O for the general public and $5 for Duke students.

Lavanya blends a little of the old style with a touch of the new.

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E-tards prove they’re worth opening

By Alex Frydman If I ever use the word "e-card" casually in conversation, the person I'm talking to either gives me a blank stare or says,"Oh yeah, I once sent one of those online greeting cards to my mother/grandmother/ boyfriend/fill in the blank with your favorite relative or significant other." In reality, though, an e-card is a website that functions almost like a pop-up ad, usually accompanying the website of a musical artist, record compandor some other music-related site. And,similar to a pop-up ad, the purpose of an e-card is to advertise an upcoming album release for a band. E-cards, however, offer creative graphics and catchy beats to draw the listener into the music of a particular artist. And of all the different e-cards floating around the Internet, the most imaginative and distinct ones have recently been coming from smaller, independent record labels.

Many of these companies have been releasing ecards that contain not only the album's first single, but also clips of songs, or even whole tracks from the disc.

And since these e-cards are usually posted weeks before the release date of the album, this allows fans to take a sneak peak without having to scour message boards for links to demos or trying their luck on a downloading service to find a leaked copy of the release. Doghouse Records, a Midwest label, has adopted this approach, creating e-cards for its two most recent releases in which the listener can stream up to

five complete songs from the album.

Sometimes e-cards have differentiated themselves through their use of unique artwork. For example, MC Lars, a whiterapper on Sidecho Records, has an e-card for his recently released album The Laptop EP, featuring an animated cartoon and similar graphics. This promotion has proven to be extremely effective: Its The Honorary Title, a Doghouse Records act, uses e-card technology in marketing its newest album, Anything Else but the Truth. been less than two months since The Laptop EP was, released, and just example, for The Beastie Boys' To the Five Boroughs, through underground buzz and internet advertising, Capitol Records created five e-cards, each one depictMC Lars has gone from an almost complete unknown ing a New York borough and each featuring its own short animation and clip from its respective song. to a buzzworthy artist. He was recently featured as one And for the upcoming Jimmy Eat World album, of Rolling Stone's "Artists to Watch" and has a music Universal Records has released an e-card featuring a video currently on heavy rotation on MTVU (the MTV from their new single accompanied by some channel shown exclusively on college campuses and clip black and white photography. stunning now, Duke University).

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Within the liberal viewpoint, the social democratic theory sees globalization as a threat to democracy. The liberal cosmopolitan position views globalization as fostering democracy. This increases the need for a highly regulated protect the multitude. On 'ative side, according to the e viewpoints that "focus on fits and necessity of U.S. gemony agree with the libmopolitans that globalizaeeds democracy but...For ‘fferent reasons." A final evokes "traditional-values," see unregulated capitalism U.S. hegemony as necessary ■onditions for democracy, he book addresses the mingly contradictory posin of democracy within ocialist theory. Socialism is : or the multitude, and thus promotes democracy. The ty to the underlying theory is that democracy does not government, but instead a universal position favoring the multitude.

Although the book gives the authors' Marxist view of changes that should take place in the post-modern era, it cannot be read as a "how to." Instead, it is a work of analytical political theory.The final revelation in this book full of social, political and economic webs is simply one of love. And if the authors can call on Captain Kirk, one can take an analytical influence from the Beatles: In the post-modern state defined by Hardt and Negri,"all you need is love"to achieve democracy.

surprising aspect of StarTrek is how much of a cult following it has developed. Even more surprising is the fact that Duke professor Micahel Hardt and international scholar Antonio Negri are able to "take a lesson from Captain Kirk."

Using the captain of the Enterprise, the professors illustrate the sci-fi nature of technological war and incorporate this into Multitude, a book that thought-provokingly dissects the current state of our post-modern society.

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Empire, explores "War and democracy in the age o empire." With this basic inte tion comes an equally ba; structure with three divisio war, multitude and fin democracy. The clearly or ized nature of this work acts important guide as the ai analyze numerous different tions in the post-modern wo With several key terms t' throughout the work, the clearly define the most i ones. "Multitude" is one requires particular attention As Hardt and Negri note, thought is to connect the . the working class. The multitude however, is more dynamic than that. For the authors, working class has become too narrow a concept to have much value. The term multitude steps into this void, helping to redefine what we understand as the working class in our contemporary state of industry.

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On the weekends, live performances in the main gallery space offer another great opportunity to partake in the merriment. There is something beautiful about watching musicians sing and strum with paintings catching their notes, and the acoustics of the building nicely complement any heightened sound.

Still, the close quarters may be too intimate for those who prefer the anonymity of a large audience and the mood too subdued for those who like to converse or dance freely during performances.

Minutes away from Raleigh's artsy Five Points area, Bickett is a fine annex for the artistic experience. In fact, Miller hopes to expand the sensory triple threat concept of Bickett along the east and west coasts and perhaps abroad. With nearly monthly reworkings and building additions, a visionary staff and a curator that thinks globally, Bickett seems destined to outgrow its impressive beginnings.

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of Director of Religious Life.

Craig and other Religious Life leaders offer students: � pastoral counseling � vocational guidance � ecumenical and interfaith mission trip opportunities in this country and abroad � peace and social justice activities � Bible study groups � fellowship opportunities with people who believe as you do and with people whose beliefs are different � other fun and challenging opportunities to share and explore your faith

Craig is preaching on Mary the Mother of Jesus this Sunday, 11:00am, at Duke Chapel.

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The day after Luis Sojo of the Yankees hit a wimpy ground ball up the middle to beat the Mets in the 2000 Subway Series, I strolled into my small New York City high school wearing my black and orange Mets jersey.

Throughout the ’9os, I rooted passionately for my favorite team, even though the Mets never really did anything to deserve any cheers, except trading for Mike Piazza. On that day, I wore my jersey as a tribute to a team that finally gave me something to root for, even if it didn’t win it all.

I also learned that morning why it must be horrible to root for the Yankees.

I expected Yankees fans to be going nuts with joy. I figured one kid would be standing on a sofa in the student lounge “The Yankees win! screaming, Theeeeeeee Yankees win! The Mets suck!

Jason, burn that jersey!” Instead, the Yankees fans walked into school with their Jeter jerseys and their heads held high. Each one of them sported a little grin, as if to say, “Yes, we did it again.”

When they saw me, they didn’t taunt me and needle me as I expected, but instead they looked down, shook their heads, and walked past me as if they had caught me trying to steal a quarter out of a blind beggar’s cup. To the Yankees fans, I was just a sad sight, I needed medication or something for tolerating the organization I rooted for.

But the sad reality for Yankees fans is that they can never have the chance to enjoy the level of happiness that other fans can feel. A Yankees fan has long periods of satisfaction, but is never in a state of bliss. Imagine if a team that has been tortured far more than the Mets historically, like the Red Sox or the Cubs, won it all? A Yankees supporter could never experience what those fans feel.

If you talked to a Yankees fan today, he or she would be depressed. Instead of making a great deal at the trading deadline, the Bronx Bombers dealt for Esteban Loaiza to replace Jose Contreras in the starting rotation. Loaiza has gone an abysmal 0-2 with a 7.30 ERA in five starts and has been moved to the bullpen. From the pen, the disappointing Yankee was also part of the worst loss in the history of the franchise, giving up six runs in three innings during a 22-0 home loss against Cleveland. But the woes for the Yankees do not stop there.

Kevin Brown, a heavily relied upon starting pitcher for the bombers, is out for at

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Wednesday.

Durham’s quest for its third consecutive Governor’s BUFFALO Cup began with a 1 over 2-1 victory 2 DURHAM the North Division champion Buffalo Bisons In a sloppy game full of mental and physical mistakes, the Bulls triumphed thanks to a timely hit and solid pitching.

Durham’s designated hitter Pete LaForest delivered the game-winning blow in the sixth inning when he hit an opposite field home run off Buffalo’s starting pitcher Kyle Denney.

Durham’s bullpen, which has been

solid all season long, capitalized on the lead LaForest gave it. Seth McClung and Jeremi Gonzalez combined to throw three shutout innings, giving up one hit, while striking out five of the final six hitters. Bulls’ manager Bill Evers was not concerned with the number of strikeouts, though.

numbers and increases alumni donations.

A report released Tuesday by The Knight Foundation Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics dispels such assertions.

“Individual institutions that decide to invest more money in their sports programs in the hope of raising more funds or improving their applicant pools maybe throwing goods money after bad and would be wiser to spend the money in other ways,” wrote the study’s author, Robert Frank, professor of management and economics at Cornell University.

Most college athletic programs spend more money than they take in, and universities have come under fire in recent years as costs have escalated. Division 1 athledcs expenditures have been growing at twice the rate of university budgets in recent years.

‘The ultimate issue here is money,” William Friday, chair of the Knight Foundation, said at a news conference Tuesday. “The report says once more that there is a sense of delusion about everyone making a lot of money.”

Duke officials said the conclusions of the report held only partially true for the University, and Athletic Director Joe Alieva thought the school’s success has paid dividends for the University.

“Our athletic programs are a source of pride for our alumni and fans that does promote giving,” Alieva wrote in an email. “This may not be the case at all institutions but I believe it is here. I also believe our athletic programs help to attract

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Donations to the Iron Dukes, the athletic department’s annual fund, however, appear to be somewhat contingent on ath-

“[lt was] a great stretch of getting outs,” Evers emphasized. “I don’t care how we get 'em.”

One of the turning points in the game came in the top of the seventh inning, when a great defensive play preserved Durham’s one-run lead. The Bison’s Brent Abernathy led off the inning with a single and advanced to third on a ground out and wild pitch. Brandon Phillips then hit a high chopper up the middle. McClung missed the ball with his bare hand, but shortstop Luis Ordaz made a sparkling play, snaring the ball, spinning and firing a one-hop strike towards first base. Jason Maxwell, the Bull’s first baseman, who earlier in the

Winters, executive director of the Iron Dukes. In the same period, applications for admissions also increased measurably. At the same time, however, academic programs

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letic success.

Recent fluctuations in donations pale in comparison to the changes in giving that occurred during the late 1980s. The men’s basketball team went to the Final Four in 1986 and then again for five straight years beginning in 1988, culminating with the 1991 and 1992 National

Championships.

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A new contract. A more secure future.

None of it calms the first-game jitters Clemson coach Tommy Bowden expects Saturday against Wake Forest.

“I always get, ahhh, nervous is probably not the right word, you know, a certain feeling inside your stomach about the first game,” Bowden said.

If anyone in college football should breathe easier stepping into the season, which begins Saturday with an Atlantic Coast Conference opener at Death Valley, it’s Bowden. His future was angrily debated among Clemson fans last fall after his Tigers were embarrassed at Wake Forest, 45-17.

After that came a run of success like few others in the sport for No. 15 Clemson and for Bowden.

“We were playing as well as anybody in the country at the end,” Bowden said.

Moments after losing to the Deacons, Bowden told his club he expected to win the next game with powerful Florida State and didn’t want anyone at practice who thought otherwise. The confidence was infectious and lasting.

Not only did the Tigers notch their first Bowden Bowl victory in five tries over the Seminoles and Tommy’s father, Bobby, 26-10, they followed that with victories over Duke (40-7), South Carolina (63-17) and Tennessee (27-14) in the Peach Bowl to finish 9-4.

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Tm not sure I can put my finger on it,” Some Clemson players shouted “We’re Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe said. “I think back, we’re back,” as they happily left the had we taken care of the football and thrown it a little bit smarter and better two Georgia Dome field last January.

Bowden’s quick to point that this year’s years ago, we might have come out of team has won nothing and must prove Death Valley with a win.” itself. The Demon Deacons, 5-7 last year, If they had, Bowden might’ve lost his have gained 684 yards rushing against the job in 2002. Instead, Bowden continued to

Tigers the past two years.

They had Clemson down 23-14 at home and were dominating when three turnovers down the stretch fueled the Tigers’ rally to a 35-23 victory.

Why so much success against Clemson?

mold his young team into winners.

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With win after win, all of

Lindsay Davenport’s talk about retirement

sounds more and more premature.

Now she’s two victories from a second U.S. Open title and the No. 1 ranking.

After waiting out a day of rain, Davenport beat Shinobu Asagoe of Japan 6-1, 6-1 in just 46 minutes Wednesday night to reach the Open’s semifinals in a match that began with about 100 people in the seats at 9,645-capacity Louis Armstrong Stadium.

At least she finished: The ballyhooed showdown between two-time champion Andre Agassi and No. 1 Roger Federer was stopped by showers in the first game of the fourth set, with Federer ahead 6-3, 2-6, 7-5.

No. 5 Tim Henman led No. 22 Dominik Hrbaty 6-1, 7-5,4-5 when their quarterfinal was interrupted. The matches were scheduled to resume Thursday.

“It’s not a total shock to tennis players that we have to go through this,” Davenport said. “At this point, I just didn’t care if there were 100 people there or 10 people, I just wanted to play.”

After a couple of seasons marred by assorted injuries, four years since her last appearance in a Grand Slam final, and now 28 and married, Davenport spoke earnestly at Wimbledon about quitting the sport.

Since losing to Maria Sharapova in the semifinals at the All England Club, though, Davenport has won 22 matches in a row, with four titles.

“I’m in a great position. I’ve done everything that I could possibly do to be ready to play here and do well,” Davenport said, “and now you just see what happens.”

Her match was supposed to start at 11

Lindsay Davenport beat Shinobu Asagoe 6-1,6-1 in a rain delayed quarterfinal Wednesday at the U.S. Open. a.m. in Arthur Ashe Stadium, but steady showers delayed the beginning until 7:29 p.m. That forced organizers to shift the schedule, with four quarterfinals—two men’s and two women’s—in action simultaneously around the National Tennis Center, Davenport’s next opponent is No. 9 Svetlana Kuznetsova, who defeated No. 14 Nadia Petrova 7-6 (4), 6-3. It means both women’s semifinals will be United States vs. Russia: No. 8 Jennifer Capriati meets

No. 6 Elena Dementieva in the other, “I don’t have much publicity, I am not Sharapova,” Kuznetsova said. “People do not know me as much. They look in the paper and see Kuznetsova and say, ‘She’s seeded, she must be good.’”

Only two dozen fans made the trek across the grounds to Court 11 for the start of the quarterfinal between Kuznetsova and Petrova. It was so empty that when Petrova slapped the strings of her racket

after a missed shot, it sounded like a violin—it was that easy to hear.

Stan Kasten, the former president of the Atlanta Braves, Hawks and Thrashers, was among those watching the two Russian women play.

“It’s like when you go scout a kid at a high school game or in the summer leagues, there aren’t a whole lot of people there,” he said. “It’s an interesting environment to see a match that means so much.”

Davenport got to the grounds around 9 a.m. She spent the day trying to sleep, doing crossword puzzles, visiting with family and eating.

And when it was time to play, she was ready.

Davenport won the first four games of the match, then went ahead 3-0 in the second set. She finished with a 16-3 edge in winners and never faced a break point while extending her winning streak to 22 matches.

Davenport had more trouble with the fans drifting into the seats.

‘They just kind of kept coming right when I was in the line of my toss,” she said.

“I just asked if they could maybe bring some more ushers out, even if there weren’t that many people.”

Davenport’s three Grand Slam titles include the 1998 U.S. Open, and she is trying to become the first woman to go six years between championships at the same major.

She won four consecutive hard-court tuneup tournaments before coming to Flushing Meadows. If she captures the Open title, Davenport would move up from No. 4 in the rankings to No. 1 and SEE U.S. OPEN ON PAGE 16

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U.S. OPEN from page 15 replace 2003 champion Justine HeninHardenne, who lost to Petrova in the fourth round.

Otherwise, Amelie Mauresmo, who lost in the quarterfinals, will take the top spot.

Davenport, who already had brief stays at No. 1, in 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2002, completely dominated No. 62 Asagoe, the lowest-ranked quarterfinalist at the Open since No. 66 Venus Williams made it all die way to the final in her Open debut at age 17.

Davenport has made it to at least the semifinals at the Open seven of the past eight years.

Agassi, meanwhile, reached the quarterfinals for the 12th time in his 19th consecutive appearance. At 34, who knows how much longer he’ll play, though he made it clear last week that he’s not planning to retire after the Open.

In the first set against Federer, Agassi seemed a step slow, while Federer broke out quickly with three aces at up to 128 mph in the opening game. Agassi held his own in long rallies until sailing a forehand wide after a long rally to get broken to 4-2.

Federer ran his ace count to seven with two in the next game to take a 5-2 lead.

BOWDEN from page 14 I learned through that.”

Bowden says the contract extension bonds him to the current administration of university president James Barker and athletic director Terry Don Phillips, who both came to Clemson after Bowden was hired, in December 1998.

“I think you learn through all those things and hopefully become a better head coach,” Bowden said. “Hopefully, I’ve

to

5-3, but Federer put the 30-minute set away with service winners on the last two points.

The second set and much of the third, though, were completely different.

Agassi moved much better, attacked Federer’s backhand effectively, pushed forward to the net more, and began gaining the measure of his foe’s serve. Over the first five games of the second set, Agassi had zero—count 'em, zero—unforced errors.

Agassi fell behind love-30 to start the second set, then went on a tear, winning 13 straight and 24 of the next 27 points on his serve as he built a 3-0 edge. Aided by a double-fault, Agassi broke to end the second set, using a backhand to the comer to set up a cross-court forehand winner that prompted a standing ovation.

But he played another poor game to get broken to 6-5 in the third, with a doublefault and a running backhand into the net.

Federer closed out the set with three service winners, the last at 130 mph that clanged off Agassi’s frame and landed three rows behind him.

Heavy rain returned with Agassi serving at deuce to start the fourth set. After 1 hour, 40 minutes of waiting, Agassi, Federer and the fans were sent home. done that through the last six years.”

Still, all the positives and lessened tensions might not be enough to get past an improving Wake Forest club. Clemson has looked awful the past two years against the Deacons rushing game.

Chris Barclay, a junior running back, has put up 252 yards on the Tigers in those games. He says Wake Forest is looking to get its season going after losing its final three games after the Clemson win.

“We’ll be ready for this weekend,” Barclay said.

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prominence.

The number of applications reached a record in 1987 that was not broken until 2002. Christoph Guttentag, director of undergraduate admissions, said at the time that the 2001 National Championship likely played a minor role in the uptick in applications the following year.

“Certainly the success of the athletic program at Duke has raised our visibility; just as certainly it's the combination of academic and athletic excellence that makes Duke one of a very small handful of colleges that stand out even among the most well-known institutions,” Guttentag wrote in an e-mail. “Obviously Duke’s athletic success is one of the many factors that students find appealing about Duke, but we have not been able to*correlate athletic success and the number of applicants at least in the last 15 years.”

Throughout the 19905, even in the years following Duke’s men’s basketball national

YANKEE FANS from page 13 least three weeks after punching a wall with his off-hand in the clubhouse after performing poorly against Baltimore. The punch ended up breaking Brown’s left hand, and has landed him on the disabled list for at least three weeks. As the Red Sox rapidly gain ground, the Yankees are becoming desperate. Just a few days ago the president of the team wrote a letter to MLB claiming that the Devil Rays should be forced to forfeit the game they missed because ofHurricane Frances.

The Yankees request for a forfeit is

championships, there was not a significant correlation between admissions numbers

and basketball success.

But for Duke’s athletic department, success on the field comes with increased gifts. Officials hope that improvements in the football team over the next several years will be coupled with a jump in donations to the Iron Dukes.

“I don’t think there is any doubt that the success men’s basketball, women’s basketball and footballleads to more donors to the Iron Dukes and higher donations,” Winters said.

“As football gets better, that is also going to help as well.”

Winters said that the team prospects for the upcoming season dictate giving increases as much as a team’s previous season’s accolades. Economic conditions also play a major role.

For University development as a whole, athletic prowess plays a much smallerrole.

“We have seen no direct correlation, particularly in the basketball team’s success, to gifts,” said Peter Vaughn, director of communications and donor relations for University Development.

completely reasonable according to the rules, and the team has taken a bit too much heat from the press for requesting

the forfeit. There is, however, no doubt in my mind that the Yankees would not have asked for the forfeit four weeks ago, when they had a firm 10-game lead in the division. As of Tuesday night, the Yankees were only ahead of Boston by two games.

This season, and for the foreseeable future, Yankee fans are in for a world of hurt. When the only expectation for the team you root for is to win the championship, the thrill of winning will never be as strong as it is for other teams, and the experience of losing will sting hard.

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BULLS from page 13 game made an error on a ground ball, redeemed himself by scooping Ordaz’s low throw to end the inning. “[Without] the play Ordaz made up the middle with the runner on third and the scoop by Maxwell... we’d still be playing,” Evers said.

Durham and Buffalo each picked up a run early in the game. The Bulls got on the board with a Keith Osik sacrifice fly in the second, and the Herd broke through on a Ryan Garko sacrifice fly in the fourth.

Although both teams had numerous other opportunities, this was all of the scoring, save for the LaForest home run.

The teams combined to go 0-for-ll with runners in scoring position. Durham had six-of-eight leadoff batters reach base, but none would cross the plate.

Durham’s offense may have been unable to knock in runners because Tampa Bay recalled a pair of the Bulls big hitters. International League all-star Matt Diaz joined the Devil Rays a week ago

when big league rosters expanded, and erstwhile cleanup hitter Midre Cummings left Durham for Tampa Bay Wednesday before the game.

The call-ups have left the team with an unbalanced lineup for the playoffs. For possibly the first time in professional baseball history, the Bulls have more catchers on their roster (4) than outfielders (3). Evers said the loss of players like Cummings and Diaz should not matter.

“Why would it? These guys know what is at stake. They worked hard to get here and no matter who you lose, somebody is gonna step up and do the job. Given the opportunity, hopefully they can come through. All the guys pulled together,” Evers said.

The Bulls continue their championship run Thursday before the series shifts to Buffalo for up to three games this weekend. If the Bulls win the series, they will face the winner of the ColumbusRichmond series in the International League finals. Weather postponed Wednesday night’s game in Columbus.

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An open letter to the Palestine Solidarity Conference from the Joint Israel Initiative To the Organizers of the Palestine Solidarity Conference,

On behalf of the Joint Israel Initiative and the students of the Freeman Center for Jewish Life, we ask you to support our efforts to make the coming months an occasion for an honest examination of the complex challenges, opportunities, and barriers to peace in the Middle East. The example we set can inspire Duke University’s efforts to serve as a model for respectful discussion and demonstrate our earnest desire for peace and reconciliation.

Many have accused the Palestine Solidarity Movement (PSM) of supporting terror and providing a platform for antiSemitism. Many allege that the PSM seeks the destruction of the State of Israel. While the organizers of the conference steadfastly maintain these charges are false, the PSM’s Guiding Principles (www.palestineconfemce.com)

contain puzzling double talk.

What message should we take from your refusal to criticize terrorist actions on the grounds that it is “not your place to dictate the strategies or tactics adopted by the Palestinian people” in their conflict with Israel (Guiding Principle 5)?

Are you condoning terrorism? The Palestinian Authority regularly denounces acts of violence; why does your movement refuse to follow its example? Does your movement believe that violence against civilians is justified?

What is meant by your statement that you seek the “full decolonization of all Palestinian land” (Guiding Principle 2)?

Do you want Israel to withdraw to the 1967 borders, the 1948 armistice lines, the original partition borders, or the sea?

Do you consider Tel Aviv “Palestinian land”? In short, does Israel have the right to exist?

It is time for clear speech. It is time to make an unambiguous statement about our collective goals as a university community, and the shared understandings we bring to this discussion.

We, the Joint Israel Initiative, call on all organizers of the Palestine Solidarity Conference, as well as Hiwar, the student group sponsoring the conference at Duke, to join with us in our effort to support proactive debate. Please, express your support for the following statements: 1. We condemn the murder of innocent civilians, whether by individuals, groups, or nations, anywhere in the world.

2. We support a two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict that guarantees safe and secure borders.

3. We, as members of the campus community, seek to engage in respectful debate and academic reflection.

However, we recognize the difference between disagreement and hate speech, and call on all campus groups that have a stake in this issue to join us in upholding this standard.

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that is,” Cooper said before reminding community members to walk in pairs, lock their doors and “think safety.”

The geography of Central Campus features multiple niches that are difficult to patrol and a number of streets that facilitate easy escape. Executive Vice President Tailman Trask said the University is considering large-scale changes to make Central Campus safer, and Duke’s plans to overhaul the campus focus on improving security.

But such changes are still several years from realization, and students are expressing frustration with the way DUPD has reacted to recent crime on campus. “I can’t help it if I’m going to get out of my car,” sophomore Racine Harris said. “How about I call Duke Police every time I want to get out of my car, and they can come help me. We don’t put ourselves in harm’s way on purpose.”

The University plans to increase the security presence on campus, Trask said. Police patrols were increased following several reports of armed robberies on campus last year. In November 2003 a student reported that he was robbed at the ATM in the Bryan Center; another student was allegedly robbed at gunpoint on Erwin Road the same week. Last April a student reported being held up at knifepoint at the corner of Erwin Road and Anderson Street.

Students said police have concentrated resources in the wrong areas. “When you see them in numbers, it’s never a place where someone could be in danger,” sophomore Tiffany Scott said. “But when you need them, they’re never around.”

Students said despite their complaints they feel relatively safe on campus, and they regularly practice basic safety measures such as walking in pairs and locking their doors. “It’s up to an individual by themselves to know what they’re doing,” freshman Enyioma Onuoha said.

Still, many of them do not see themselves as likely targets of crime, as most students consider themselves poor robbery targets. University officials reminded students that crime happens everywhere. “One of the issues is how to distinguish misfortune versus bad planning,” said Larry Moneta, vice president for student affairs.

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SAM'S from page 1 The proposed light rail, designed to connect the cities of the Triangle and create easy access from nearby communities, will stop at Ninth Street, and the ground currendy occupied by Sam’s will become a traffic loop for buses—once the rail system is built. Neither John Boy, the owner of Sam’s, nor Paul Vespermann, director of transit corridor planning and development for TTA, knows exactly when the family business will be bought out.

“I’m not sure what the time frame is right now.” Vespermann said. “As long as we get [the building] torn down by September 1.”

The station and store have already been appraised by a contractor hired by TTA, but the site is now going through an environmental assessment—mandated by the North Carolina Department ofNatural Resources—which has already uncovered soil contamination. Once the evaluation is complete, TTA will make a bid on the facility based on the “highest and best use” to which the land could be dedicated, Vespermann said.

“Whatever the appraiser says, that’s our price,” he said. “If [Boy] doesn’t think that’s a fair value, he has the opportunity to go before a jury, and we’ll see if he’s right or we’re right.”

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1949, when the area contained the Blue Light Drive-in Diner, is resigned to closing his shop whenever the bid is made, but he says that its history is priceless.

“Nobody could pay what it’s worth to this family, in terms of the memory and in terms of the history here,” he said. ‘They present a figure, and we go from there.”

When Boy eventually closes the doors, many Duke students will have to turn to a new merchant for kegs and for specialty beers, Sam’s main attractions.

“Sam’s is definitely the best place for kegs, and also if [you’re] looking for a good six-pack, they have them,” said senior Ben Rich, who said he buys beer at Sam’s once or twice every week.

Sam’s, which is only a few minutes’ walk away from Central Campus, gets a lot of business from Duke, although it has decreased since kegs were banned on campus, Boy said. The next nearest keg vendor is the Food Lion supermarket less than a mile away up Main Street, but Rich said Sam’s is the superior store.

“Sam’s is closer, you get a better deal, and also a better selection,” he said.

Boy has no concrete plans for himself after the bidding, but he pledged that Sam’s will make it through the academic year and maybe longer if TTA’s plans are slowed. Sam’s has stopped selling the cups it once used as free advertising, but Boy hopes that the shop they once publicized will hang on for as long as it can.

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Union will change the atmosphere of The building itself is in such bad their hangout. For example, smoking shape that the University will likely in the Coffeehouse will no longer be have to tear it down in the near fupermitted. ture if it is not repaired. It is good, In developing its plans for the Cofthen, that the Office of Student Activ- feehouse, the Union would do well to ities and Facilities stepped in when it consider these students’ opinions did, taking control of the mismanand involve them in parts of the aged Coffeehouse and giving it to the process. The intent of the change in Duke University Union—a student management is not to suppress the group with a stellar track record in minority groups that use the venue or to take away their alternative culture programming student events.

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When I got to Duke I was Chances are the best educaforced into a setting where tion you will receive about constant interaction with my people unlike yourself won’t come from a sociology class, peers was inescapable. You learn a lot more about a perbut rather from day to day inson’s character when interacteractions on campus. This tion with them doesn’t cease precious resource, however, at 3:30 p.m. when the bell can never be tapped if our rings. It’s when people are first reaction to something Carolina astioarraoa left with a grain of sanity or caroima asngarraga we deem as rude is disdain tolerance—like when you sit shadows on the cave wall instead of an eagerness to next to them on a hot and learn the motivation behind crowded bus, when you wait the action. in line next to them to get into Cameron or Not every rude action can be attributed to different expressions or interpretations you try to strike up a conversation with someone who just crammed all night for a chem of etiquette, however. Sometimes, people test—that you learn how people truly are. are simply, inexcusably, impolite. Imagine I always fervently believed that it was it was students watching an elderly person clutch a certain sense of etiquette, of politeness, that the metal handrail and nearly fall as the bus kept people from becoming the “short, nasty jerkily winds its way along and not offering and brutish” beasts Hobbes feared we were. I them a seat. Contrary to popular belief, found this sense of etiquette notideably missthose signs that read “These seats are reing on campus, however, and it shocked and served for seniors” aren’t referring to stuconfounded me. Was it that these people had dents in their fourth year at Duke. Or stunever been taught? Was it just my naivete dents leaving the hallways littered with trash about the basic goodness of people finally and broken bottles after a party so that the being quashed? Or was there a larger issue at maintenance workers have extra work to do work here?

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by the Middle East, I mean Israel and Palestine.

How long is this foul conflict going to last? Does anyone else ever ask this question? Since the ereation of Israel in 1948, the region has been plagued by wars, sieges, intifadas, occupations and [insert politicallycharged term here] —not to mention the history of “tension” in pre-modern-day Israel. These tensions have inundated academia—supposedly a bastion ofcritical thinking and reflection—in dumbfounding ways.

Some of my Jewish and/or pro-Israel friends are strikingly resolute in their beliefs that Palestine is a source of unfettered evil. They refuse, for instance, to recognize that a security fence could be intellectually construed as a relic of Apartheid. Likewise, some of my pro-Palestinian comrades don’t bat an at eye suicide bombings—after all they’re just freedom fighters, right?

pro-Palestine camp will decry the horrors of Israel and highlight the plight of the Palestinian people, all huddled up incestuously at the PSM conference, Down the road, students and faculty of the opposite, and apparently mutually exclusive, persuasions will celebrate the joys of ajewish state and condemn the supposed

fanaticism of the Palestinians. How many from the pro-Israel camp will dare venture to the PSM conference? Will a Dukie donned in a kaffiyeh set foot in a sea ofyarmulkas?

Somehow, I doubt it.

So, what exactly is the point of the PSM conference and the concurrent pro-Israel discussions? To convince us that Israel is a benevolent state? To demonstrate that Palestinians are just as oppressed as Jews were in Nazi Germany?

To create a platform to rally around imW % mutable ideologies? Or to educate this 0* The Palestinian Solidarity Movement campus about the conflict and its various conference has again pitted “free thinker” nuances and intricacies?

If Duke is incapable of shaping against “free thinker” as we are all forced to take sides and risk shattering friendships Christopher SCOViIIG thoughtful, critical and reflective thinkers and offending peers. The Freeman Center who can read the necessary complexity f topher s parade j nto these SO rts of issue, then I don’tknow for Jewish Life has joined the fun by sponslate a of includhow we can expect political actors to do soring pro-Israel politicos, ing the likes of Gary Bauer. It is too bad the Freeman Gen- any better. Why don’t we just bomb Israel and Palestine ter has fallen prey to the simple “you’re either with us or and shift our focus to other issues, like Sudan or against us” bifurcation that so often entrenches these HIV/AIDS? On second thought, I’m sure we’ll screw up those debates, too. types of discussions.

Before we resort to bombing brigades to end this conCertainly, there are some members of this campus who are willing to stand somewhere in the middle and emphaflict, I desperately challenge the organizers of the PSM conference, the Freeman Center and all of the other relsize the complexity inherent in many of these issues. Unfortunately, I predict that these faculty and students will evant groups to work together—for once—to create an largely avoid the roundtable during the conference dis- edifying experience for all parties, in the spirit of what cussions to maintain some level of sanity. this university expects of its students. As long as this issue Maybe the bystanders can already hear the cries of remains outside of the parameters of balanced debate and racist Zionism, Jihads inspired by no one other than Lucritical thought, few of us will leave this campus with a cifer himselfand a slew of shout-outs to Arafat or Sharon. perspective other than the one we were molded into beBased on the typical rhetoric I witness on these pages and fore freshman year. elsewhere at Duke (and the world), I’m skeptical that the In short, it’s time to put all of the crap aside and actuPSM conference and parallel conversations will lead to ally talk with one another about otherwise “sensitive” issues. I’m skeptical that will happen in October, but I hope anything but polarizing, pedestrian discussion. to God and/or Allah that this campus proves me wrong.

The “us or them” attitude that already permeates campus discourse—even before these shenanigans commence in October —completely misses the point of debate. The Christopher Scoville is a Trinity senior.

Pulling the ‘White Card’

It’s

not every weekend thatyou find your living room full know,” I sighed as I looked at the hatred emblazoned on my of smoke and a fire smoldering on your front door. At front door. I felt like I was going to be sick. least, my weekends usually lack this kind of made-for-TVI still have no idea who did this or more importantly, movie drama. why. I probably never will. What I did learn in the following week, however, is perhaps even more imporI was in the back of my apartment with tant. It sounds ridiculous, but following the my boyfriend when we heard a loud knock at the door at about one in the morning. A arson attempt, the apartment complex actulittle scared and pretty annoyed, we walked ally told us we would have to pay for the daminto the living room to see who was outside. ages. In a classic move, the management tried to make this tragic event into a soap opera “Why is the living room full of smoke?” and asked a as head whirled.

I in panic my portray me as some girl who got a little too crazy at her apartment with her boyfriend The knocking on the door grew to an urone weekend. When concerned tenants gent pounding as I reached for the doorBridget newman asked management about what happened, knob. “The doorknob’s hot!” I screamed they were told not to worry—some crazy peoat my equally confused boyfriend. Grablooking for the holes bing a towel, I opened our front door to pie had just lit their door on fire.

Of course, my roommate and I didn’t see an exhausted Latino man with an stand for this kind of treatment. I called lawyer after lawyer, bucket. empty ‘There was a fire,” the man explained to us in Spanish. e-mailed my professors and solicited help from Duke’s legal My boyfriend, who speaks better Spanish than I do, thanked services. I was overwhelmed by the support I received from the Good Samaritan as we marveled at our charred door. everyone I knew. Some professors even got me in touch “Gracias, muchas gracias,” my boyfriend and I repeated with their own personal lawyers. My roommate wrote a letter to the apartment complex, reminding them we were as we stood in our doorway. The man just nodded as he continued to stare at our door and the look of disbelief and Duke students, that I write for The Chronicle and that we both knew lots of important people. The next day, they asfright on our faces. as sured us we would not be charged for the damages and When the police came out, they were just as surprised we were. “You have no idea who did this? This is serious. would have no problem terminating our lease.

Crazy things happen to everyone. But when things like This is attempted arson, okay? Someone was really angry.

Someone tried to burn your apartment down. This door is this happen to less connected people (those without a made of wood and they used gasoline and straw to light it on white card, a Duke Card or even a Platinum card),.their fire.” The policeman’s eyes were searching mine for any lives fall apart. Although I use to take pride in the fact that I lived in an apartment complex that other students considweaknesses, any half-truths offiered “unsafe,” after something happened to me all I wanthave idea who would do this to told the “I us,” I no cers, my eyes suddenly welling with tears as the panic wore ed to do was get the hell outta Dodge. I had no qualms using my privileges to keep myself safe. Still, I know I need off. “I don’t know if this is a mistake, I don’t know if someto remember the helplessness I felt when I was a victim and drunk don’t know if...” one was just or high, I And then I looked at my white skin in the moonlight and no one believed me, and how fortunate I am that I had so how it contrasted with the smooth brownness of my many cards to pull. boyfriend. He was silent.

Bridget Nextrman is a Trinity senior.

“I don’t think this is racially motivated, but I don’t

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2004

That is so homosexual

Imagine

the following scenario. Me: “Wow, that was so hard. I hate our professor.” Friend: “Yeah, I know. That class is sooo straight.”

Confused? Imagine the same scenario, but with a slight change. Me: “Wow, that test was so hard. I hate our professor.” Friend: “Yeah, I know. That class is sooo gay.” Sounds familiar, doesn’t it?

When I was in high school, I was involved in the peer leadership program. Each year, our biggest event was the Freshman Breakfast. As peer leaders, we performed various skits and led discussions about problems that face high school students.

In one of my favorite skits, a group of us acted out a sort of bizarro world in which everyone seemed to be gay and only a few people actually admitted to being straight. Girls held each others hands, guys asked each other to the prom, and we all threw around phrases like, “Ew, that’s so straight,” or “she is such a hetero.” The outsider heterosexual student confided in the audience, and she asked why everyone thought she was so weird for liking guys.

The freshmen, as well as most of the peer leaders, laughed at how strange the whole situation seemed. It seemed so unheard of that we would insult someone by calling them a “hetero,” or that we would refer to something that was stupid or uncool as “straight.” lauren fischetti How come it doesn’t seem weird fishy business test

class we don’t like “gay” or an annoying hallmate a “homo?” In our society it is considered acceptable to use those words as insults or as substitutions for stupid, annoying, weird or lame. Most people don’t understand what the big deal is. Imagine, though, if you were gay and you had to hear people saying these things. Or if your best friend, your brother or your cousin was gay. How would you feel about hearing those insults then?

When I was in fifth grade I learned that my favorite uncle had AIDS. And that he was gay. At this time I was just beginning to learn about what gay meant and what AIDS was. Three months later, when my uncle died, I certainly understood what AIDS did. I also understood that one of the things being gay in our society meant was being treated with ignorance.

At that age, my classmates were first experimenting with “gay,” “homo” and “fag” as insults.

Every time I heard those words used as insults it hurt so much. I thought of my uncle and how much I loved him and how much it would have hurt him to hear what my friends were saying.

Let’s be serious though. Should it take something as drastic as a first hand experience with a deadly disease to make us think about the effects of our behavior? Do we really need to imagine our mothers or our children as victims of our ignorance before we are incited to change?

Now back to my peer leader skit. Most of the freshmen thought that it seemed really stupid that we were calling things “straight” and “hetero.”

They are right; it is ridiculous to talk like that. Why then do so few people realize that it is so absurd to use “gay,” “fag” and “homo” in the same way?

I am not surprised at all to find that in college the situation is still the same. I hear people talk like that all the time. If you are one of the people who use those types of words regularly, I challenge you to change. If you have acknowledged the words’ offensiveness and no longer use them, challenge others to stop Sometimes I feel like I am annoying friends when I point it out to them, but I guess I don’t mind being annoying for a little while if it means I can change the way someone thinks and talks. If you really take the time to think about it, calling an annoying teacher a “homo” or a really boring class “gay” makes no sense at all.

I believe that here at Duke we’re too smart to say things that don’t make sense.

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