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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. Richard Burr and Erskine Bowles, North Carolina candidates for U.S. Senate, debated trade policy, health care, national security and other pressing issues Monday night at the University of North Carolina television studios in Research Triangle Park. The candidates accused each other of going against past votes and actions as much as they debated policy points, as arguments converged at moderate positions in attempts to court the swing vote.

Burr, a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Democratic rival Bowles have each spent millions in campaign advertisements touting their differences, but the candidates found themselves .in agreement on a number of issues Monday night.

When moderator Carl Kasell, a National Public Radio anchor and North Carolina native, questioned the candidates on the topics of gay marriage, the Patriot Act and gun rights, the

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Since Brown v. Board of Education, the relationship between race, social background and academic achievement in schools has been a topic of continuous discussion. In North Carolina this achievement gap remains wide, but administrators continue to address the issue and are optimistic that their efforts will be rewarded.

Locally, Durham Public Schools Superintendent Ann Denlinger has set 2007 as the date by which the test scores of Latino and black students are expected to reach the level of white and Asian students.

“Closing these gaps is paramount,” Denlinger wrote on the “Closing the Achievement Gap” section of the DPS website, “for our students and for MICHAEL CHANG/THE CHRONICLE

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U.S. Senate candidates Richard Burr (left) and ErskineBowles debate in Research Triangle Park Monday night.

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Jeanne threatens N.C. with wind, rain THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Hooking up with someone in your residence hall or involved in the same extracurricular activity isn’t uncommon. Even a seemingly straightedge organization stocked with strong senior leaders can’t avoid DUU-cest. Indeed, there is more to the Duke University Union—the largest student programming body on campus—than meets the naked eye.

‘The rumors of DUU incest are quite true,” Union president Kevin Parker said. “A couple of years ago, a man proposed to a woman down in

the Cable 13 television studios because that was where they had first met.”

Publicly, DUU showcases entertainment for the Duke community and provides a breeding ground of student leaders with practical opportunities to develop networking and event planning skills. Even though they present a professional persona, the members of the Union still know how to party with the rest of ’em, as they will exhibit during their 50th birthday celebration this April with bonus programming on East SEE UNION ON PAGE 8

With parts of RALEIGH North Carolina still saturated by storms, residents previous watched Monday for remnants of a seventh tropical weather system that threatened to spin off tornadoes and cause more flooding.

Though the former Hurricane Jeanne was losing power fast as it trekked north across the Southeast, a possible tornado that came through Southern Pines about 5:40 p.m. damaged about 70 buildings, according to initial reports by the Fayetteville Observer.

The winds also reportedly flipped cars and toppled trees and power than 6 inches prompted forelines, according to the Moore casters to issue a flood watch for the state from the Tennessee County Sheriffs Department.

Another possible tornado was border to Raleigh.

“It is a very broad storm that reported in southern Wake Counbe 150 miles wide,” Gov. Mike 7 will about ty p.m.

Jeanne was downgraded to a Easley said at a news conference. tropical storm, then to a tropical Easley declared a state of emerwith maximum susgency for North Carolina and said depression tained winds of less than 40 SEE JEANNE ON PAGE 6 mph. Expected rainfalls of less

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Israeli attack on Gaza kills 7 Palestinians by

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Israelis killed seven Palestinians in attacks Monday, including a Gaza airstrike that killed one militant and wounded a militia commander, who vowed revenge from his hospital bed.

The Gaza attack came as each side pummels the other in the run-up to Israel's planned pullout from the crowded seaside territory next year.

An Israeli helicopter fired a missile at a car east of the city ofKhan Younis, killing Ali al-Shaer, a member of the Popular Re-

sistance Committees, an umbrella of dissidents from several militant groups.

But Israeli military sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the target was the other occupant of the car—Mohammed Abu Nasira, southern Gaza commander of the group.

‘The [lsraeli] crimes will not pass without punishment,” Abu Nasira told The Associated Press by telephone from the hospital, where he was being treated for serious burns. “I will continue my mission to terrorize the enemy [lsrael], and we will win the battle.”

Hundreds of people gathered around the white vehicle after the missile blast burned the passenger compartment, twisting the chassis but leaving the front half intact.

An Israeli military statement said only that the raid targeted “a vehicle carrying a senior operative” who was responsible for many attacks.

The Popular Resistance group was behind explosions that destroyed two Israeli tanks and is thought by some to have been SEE ISRAEL ON PAGE 8

North Korea blames U.S.for war danger by

Edith Lederer

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UNITED NATIONS North Korea has turned the enriched uranium from 8,000 spent nuclear fuel rods into weapons to serve as a deterrent against a possible nuclear strike by the United States, a North Korean minister said Monday.

Warning that the danger of war on the Korean peninsula “is snowballing,” Vice Foreign Minister Choe Su Hon blamed the United States for intensifying threats to attack the communist nation and destroying the basis for negotiations to resolve the dispute over Pyongyang’s nuclear program.

Without specifying what kinds or the number of weapons it has, Choe said North

Korea has been left with “no other option but to possess a nuclear deterrent” because of U.S. policies that he claimed were designed to “eliminate the DPRK by force while designating it as part of an ‘axis ofevil’ and a target of pre-emptive nuclear strikes.”

DPRK stands for Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the North's official name.

When asked if the fuel had been turned into actual weapons, not just weaponsgrade material, Choe said: “We declared that we weaponized this.”

In Washington, a State Department official noted that the administration has long believed North Korea has at least one or two nuclear weapons. The official, who asked not to be identified, also said the

NorthKoreans have made conflicting statements about how far along their weapons development programs have come.

But Choe told the U.N. General Assembly that North Korea is still ready to dismantle its nuclear program if Washington abandons its “hostile policy” and is prepared to coexist peacefully.

At the moment, however, he said “the ever intensifying U.S. hostile policy and the clandestine nuclear-related experiments recently revealed in .South Korea are constituting big stumbling blocks” and make it impossible for North Korea to participate in the continuation of six-

Just hours after an indictment against former Springfield Bishop Thomas Dupre was unsealed Monday accusing him of raping two boys in the 19705,the county prosecutor refused to pursue the case because the statute of limitations has expired.

Construction accident kills 8

A crane smashed into a wall during construction of an unfinished terminal at Dubai's airport Monday, and witnesses re-

ported at least eight workers were killed.

Workers said they saw up to 40 injured people being taken away,but the toll could not

be immediately confirmed.

Arrests mount in Karachi Police stepped up patrols around foreign consulates and government offices in the volatile city of Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, fearing a backlash after Pakistani forces killed a suspected top al-Qaeda operative wanted for his alleged role in the 2002 kidnapping and beheading of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.

Bush, Kerry trade Iraq barbs President George W. Bush and rival Sen. John Kerry each took a break from debate practice Monday to accuse the other of a lack of clarity on Iraq as they campaigned in key battleground states.

News briefs compiled from wire reports "You won't skid if you stay in a rut." .

—Kin Hubbard

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What was first published at Trinity College in H)5 is now the award-winning daily ipaper at Duke University. Join the celebration Oct. 2 with a panel disElection Politics and the Media on tics with some distinguished alums who’ve made a career in journalism covering politics and national issues. Moderator Susan Tifft, '73, Eugene C. Patterson Professor of the Practice, Sanford Institute of Public Policy, tackles the current ical scene with John Harwood, '7B, al editor of The Street Journal;

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International House celebrates 40 years by

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The International House at Duke celebrated its 40th anniversary Monday* bringing together President Richard Brodhead with International House staff members and international graduate and undergraduate students.

Attendees at the celebration were treated to a wide variety of international dishes, as international students and scholars brought home-cooked food made with recipes from their native countries. In addition, the International House passed out cookbooks featuring all the recipes of the international dishes.

After eating, drinking and mingling with others at the celebration, attendees watched a slide show documenting the past 40 years of the International House called “A Look at 40 years: International House—Then and Now.” When the International House

was founded, the University had 100 international graduate and undergraduate students. Now, the figure is more than 1,600.

Following the slide show, Brodhead spoke to those gathered at the celebration. After complimenting the cooking skills of those who brought dishes, he offered his remarks on the International House.

“You’ll never find a piece of Duke that doesn’t contain international students,” Brodhead said.

As a school with people from all over the world, Duke is a great place to be, Brodhead noted. He also said international students offer a huge benefit to American students at Duke University—a benefit he hopes is reciprocal.

Brodhead ended his speech by commending Carlisle Harvard, director of the International House, and thanking the

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The Chinese Folk Dance and Chinese Dance Club provide entertainmentfor guests at theInternational House's 40th anniversary celebration Monday. Attendees also brought food prepared from recipes from their native countries to thefestivities.

Yale ties connect Brodhead by

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When English professor Maureen Quilligan walked into the room where she would begin her post-Ph.D. teaching ca-

reer, her mind was filled with doubts. “Can

Ido this? Do I want to do this? Is it going to work out? What’s this really like?” she asked herself.

The year was 1973 and the class was English 125 at Yale University. When she walked into the classroom, she saw fellow juniorfaculty member Richard Brodhead, who led “the conversation”—the discussion portion of the multiple-section course. Although Brodhead was only one year ahead of Quilligan, he instantly convinced her of the merits of university life.

“l said, This is absolutely ideal,’” Quilligan said. “And it took me another 20 years to find out it was Dick that made it that way. I thought it was the business, but it was Dick. I walked out of that first term and said, ‘He should be president of a university some day.’”

Quilligan is now chair ofDuke’s English department, and she includes herself among the numerous other members of the department with past connections to Brodhead who enthusiastically welcome him as the University’s ninth president.

“He was a beloved dean,” said Associate Professor lan Baucom, who received his Ph.D. and began his teaching career at Yale while Brodhead was chairof the English department and, later, dean of Yale College.

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English faculty ures in my own field. Tom Ferraro is an old student of mine who has gone on to teach me (and many others) a lot about my field.

“Lan Baucom and Maurice Wallace were both assistant professors at Yale and I tried to talk them both out of leaving Yale for

“He was a very successful dean. He was a dean with whom the faculty were extremely comfortable. I think that people probably had a sense that [a presidency] was a strong possibility ahead of him... that he was a natural person to head a major university.”

In addition to Baucom and Quilligan, Brodhead was Associate Professor Thomas Ferraro’s dissertation advisor, a colleague of Cathy Davidson, vice provost for interdisciplinary affairs, and he was dean at Yale while Associate Professor Maurice Wallace was an assistant professor there.

“While some of my new colleagues in English are new to me, I’ve known a number of others over the years, and in a variety of ways,” Brodhead wrote in an e-mail.

“Some, like Cathy Davidson, are major fig-

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Six-year-oW Elizabeth Wagner is a trooper. Diagnosed at birth with spina bifida, a condition in which the spine does not completely form, she already has undergone seven surgeries and continues to be a regular visitor at Duke Children’s Hospital for more tests and procedures. Despite the frequent medical visits, Elizabeth remains unfazed. For Elizabeth, the hospital isn’t as cold and scary as some people think—after all, it’s got video games and clowns.

Jolyne Wagner, Elizabeth’s mother, knows those toys and games, funded by MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM’s annual Radiothon, help make her daughter’s visits to Duke Children’s Hospital more comfortable. “When you’re holding down your child for her second blood test, it really helps that there’s a Barney video on,” she said. “Every little bit helps.”

This year, the 11th annual Radiothon raised more than $740,000, marking its best-ever phone response to WRAL’s fundraiser for Duke Children’s Hospital and Health Center.

MIX 101.5 devoted all of its air time to the Radiothon during the four days from Sept. 9 to 12.

Bill Jordan and Sheri Logan, hosts of WRAL’s “Bill & Sheri in the Morning,” used musical montages and patient interviews to inspire the public to pledge

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Duke chemists and researchers from the University of California working at Los Alamos National Laboratory have created the world’s longest carbon nanotube. At four centimeters long, it breaks the previous world record tube of a few millimeters.

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Elizabeth Wagner is one of many young patients at Duke Children's Hospital. support. Patients, their parents and doctors told stories that elicited reactions from laughter to tears. Duke football coach Ted Roof and comedian Jeff Foxworthy also supported the effort by participating in on-air interviews, “I’m very humbled to be associated with these kids and their families,” Jordan said. “They’re

the real heroes. Visit them and you’ll be more inspired than by all the fake stuff in Hollywood.”

The $740,082.77 raised this year came primarily from individuals listening to the radio and phoning in pledges, although wholesale retailer Costco and SEE RADIOTHON ON PAGE 7

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has gone from being a scientific discovery to being labeled as the “material of the future” in just the past decade, and experts hope that ongoing re- Jie Liu search will guarantee more strides and discoveries in the future.

First discovered in 1991, carbon nanotubes are small hollow tubes of carbon atoms arranged in such away that makes them almost 10 times stronger than any other material currently in existence.

Duke chemists Shaoming Huang and Jie Liu have worked on developing longer nanotubes with a team of scientists from the University of California for the past year, sharing ideas, research data and facilities. Huang and Liu’s main task was to map out a

research plan for the nanotube team in Los Alamos and guide them with different experimental approaches.

“I was first contacted by the Los Alamos researchers last September about starting this project,” Liu said. “I had done work with carbon nanotubes before, so they wanted to collaborate ideas and basically test them out at their facilides. We just discussed what equipment was necessary and what we had to set up in the

laboratory.”

Although this accomplishment marks progress in the field, Liu is optimistic that more developments will be made in the next couple years. Among researchers’ goals is to create larger nanotubes and develop more composite materials with the carbon fibers, The new carbon nanotubes are heralded by the scientific community as a significant step forward in nanotechnology because the material has numerous applications in electronics and potentially in medicine as well.

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Duke—though I now rejoice that they were right and I was wrong.”

Although Brodhead did

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emphasize his background in the humanities in his inaugural speech, many members of the

English department take comfort in his past writings.

“It was noted that he didn’t mention the word humanities in his-address,” Quilligan said. “But then Peter Burian, the chair of classical studies, said to me, ‘Well Maureen, think of it this way.

There’s a story of the man that came out of the British library during the Blitz. And a woman said to him, ‘Sir, how you can be in the library and not defending Western civilization?’ And he said, ‘Ma’am, I am Western Civilization.’ Peter Burian meaning, I suppose that [Brodhead] could say, T am a humanist.’”

Quilligan said Brodhead’s enthusiasm for the arts opens up the possibility for students to become equally enthusiastic about theater, artwork and music as they are about Duke athletics.

She noted that not everyone can

GAP from page 1 the economic well-being of our families and community.... [This goal is] at the heart of everything we do.”

Shirley Staton, section chief of raising achievement and closing gaps for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, noted that 2010 is the mark for closing the gap in North Carolina. ‘The goal is to eventually close the gap [and] eliminate it altogether,” she said.

Although progress has been promising so far, some officials are skeptical as to whether this goal is ever attainable, let alone within the next three to six years.

‘There have been great strides made in Durham and across the state,” said Eddie Davis, president of the North Carolina Association of Educators. The statistics that have come out [show that there] continues to be an upward trend for minority students, but that the gap still persists.”

Indeed, the North Carolina State Testing Results published in August 2004 show that a large disparity remains between the per-

play Division I basketball, but every student can participate in a theater production.

The department does not see Brodhead’s presence as merely offering potential to produce more artwork at Duke, but as an opportunity for more interdisciplinary discussions with more empirical fields.

“He’s thought a lot about communication and the marketplace for ideas. In that respect, he will be not just an inspiring model, but a great interlocutor, a great co-producer of the intellectual landscapes here at Duke,” Assis-

centage of white and minority students reaching an adequate academic level In grades three through eight, for example,

Professor of English Matt Cohen said. “One of the greatest things Duke is doing now is to bring together system analyses from very different fields—genomics, genetics, medicine, medical research—together with apfrom cultural proaches anthropology, literary studies [and] those that study stories more generally. Because it is really there that we have an advantage over our peers.”

Despite the fact that his primary obligation to the University is to be its leader, the department still feels that Brodhead is a pure tant

groups. ‘The school can’t be viewed as successful unless every single grouping of students meets the standard,” Davis said. “And the groups go beyond races [to] include socioeconomic [status], students who have English as a Second Language, and... students in special education classes.”

The Insight report indicated that nearly half the schools that achieved what would be a passing grade on state standards for the 2003-04 school year failed to meet the federal standards, but it stated that these results were “not unexpected.”

Indeed, the results further demonstrate the need to close the gap so that more schools can pass federal regulations.

‘There are many issues that impact the achievement gap,” Staton said, noting that one important factor is socioeconomic status. Davis also pointed to the relationship between economic background and academic achievement.

Staton described the issue of race in public education as “very controversial.” Programs working to close the gap now include training to make teachers and administrators aware of the diversity within schools and

the percentage of students at and above level 111 (of four levels) in both reading and math ranged from 67.7 percent for AfricanAmerican students and 71.7 percent for Hispanic students, to 88.6 percent for Asian students and 89.2 percent for white students.

As large as the achievement gap is currently, it has closed significandy in the last decade. A report published in the August 2004 edition of North Carolina Insight Magazine states that between the 1992-93 and 2002-03 academic years, the statewide achievement gap between non-Asian minorities and white students in the primary grades decreased from 33 percentage points to about 20 points.

In order to test student achievement, North Carolina has used both its state ABC plan and the federal No Child Left Behind Act since the 2002-03 school year.

The ABC plan requires that the average scores of all students reach a certain level, Davis explained, while NCLB breaks down the student population into its social sub-

academic. Quilligan said it is his skills as an academic coupled with his enthusiasm for life and students that will make him a great university president.

‘You have to be a good academic to be a good president,” she said. “And he’s never lost it.

He was so clear about the enterprise in which we were engaged.

[He’s great] because he has the expense of energy and personality and character that he could include everyone else in what he’s doing. I’m sure he already knows more undergraduates by name going across the quad than I do.”

the impact this has on student achievement.

‘Teachers might need to have professional development [training] that will allow them to deal with the many different cultures that we have in our schools,” Davis said. “We have to make sure that every teacher has a warm, caring and a welcom-

ing disposition.”

Staton shared Davis’ opinion that teacher behavior plays a key role in student achievement. “We know that teacher behavior makes a difference,” she said, noting Teacher Expectations and Student Achievement as a program that has been particularly emphasized this year. “[lt is also] absolutely imperative that parents play a very key role,” Staton said.

“We encourage parents to do as much as they can, [and we are trying to] make the partnership between the school and the parents more meaningful and more friendly.”

Davis noted that even though attention to the gap was important, “we [need to] continue to deal with high and rigorous standards for every child [so that we are] not guilty of closing the gap by lowering achievement of high-flying students.”

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candidates’ responses w ere remarkably similar.

Both Burr and Bowles said they opposed same-sex marriage, and both said they would support a constitutional amendment recognizing marriage as a male-female institution.

“None of us ever want to change the Constitution,” Burr said. “But I can’t think of any institution more important in this country than marriage being between a man and a woman.”

Bowles echoed Burr, saying, “I believe marriage is a sacred covenant between a man and a woman... and I’m thankful that in our state we don’t have to recognize marriage in other states.”

Much of the debate between Burr and Bowles centered on the impact of globalization.

More than 80,000 North Carolinians in import-heavy industries, particularly textiles and furniture, have lost their jobs in recent years. The candidates charged one another with favoring free trade policies that harm North Carolina laborers. Bowles said he would not support any new free trade treaties until the existing ones are better enforced and accused Burr of opportunistically opposing free trade when he had voted for free trade proposals in the past.

“Richard and I both have a history with trade, and times have changed—l have figured this out, but I don’t think

Richard has,” said Bowles, a health insurance, both Burr Greensboro native who served and Bowles emphasized the need for action but focused on as former President Bill Clinton’s chief of staff but lost a Sendifferent solutions for reform. ate bid two years ago to RepubliThey battled yet again over past chard voting records. can Elizabeth Dole, continues to vote for most of “We need to reverse the the free trade agreements that trends of the balanced budget come down the pipe. Richard, act of 1997, which was projectyou were for NAFTA; now you ed to cut health care expendisay you are against it. You said tures by $BOO billion,” Burr you were against the Vietnam said. “It closed down nursing trade agreements, yet you voted homes, and it shut down health care centers,” for them four times.” five-term House of Bowles then retorted, Burr, a Representatives veteran from “Richard, sometimes you amaze Winston-Salem, fired back, me. You voted for the biggest cut claiming that Bowles had been in Medicare history—$270 billion.... We need to bring down instrumental in the Clinton Administration in brokering free the costs of prescription drugs. trade negotiations, notably People are really hurting.”

Doug Keye, Burr’s campaign deals with China, where he claimed many of North Carolispokesperson, called the debate na’s displaced manufacturing a success for Burr and pointed to instances when Bowles’ statejobs have relocated.

“Today, you run from your ments contradicted his past acrecord,” said Burr, who entered tions. “We were certainly the debates trailing Bowles by 9 pleased with the debates,” Keye percent in most polls. “I stand said. “Erskine Bowles is saying up for my record. I admit that that Job displacement from free 10 years ago, I was for NAFTA. trade is the number one probToday I look back on it and real- lem. But it’s a problem Erskine ize that while it may have been helped to create.” beneficial to the w ho!e country, Bowles spokesperson Carlos it may not have been so benefiMonje was also quick to declare cial to North Carolina. But you his boss the winner. “I think Erknow that I voted eight times skine really conveyed his message,” Monje said. “He really against China. That’s in the congressional record; you can’t put North Carolina first. Erskchange that. And the fact is, you ine has understood that times can’t change your involvement have changed, and Richard in negotiating that [China] Burr has not.” trade agreement.”

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JEANNE from page 1 he activated 300 North Carolina National Guard soldiers to help with storm response. The Guard members were evenly assigned to emergency management offices in Butner, Conover and Kinston.

Areas west of Asheville braced for the chance of more flooding even as they worked to recover from deadly deluges caused by the remnants of hurricanes Frances and Ivan earlier this month.

“People need to know that we've had two storms and a third one is on the way,” said Tim Miller, western coordinator for the state Office of Emergency Management in Hickory. “If you live in an area that is prone to flooding, the best thing to do is to get out.

“And keep in mind that mud slides can occur and you need to

stay sway from moving water.”

Even though winds are not predicted to be as strong in western North Carolina as they were during Ivan, the fact that the soil is saturated means large trees could topple under less windy conditions, Miller said.

Charlotte-based Duke Power Co., which manages 11 lakes along the Catawba River, urged residents who live along the river basin to be prepared for

possible flooding.

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The National Hurricane Center in Miami warned Monday that isolated tornadoes were possible in North Carolina as the storm moved through.

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NANOTUBES from page 4 used in electronic devices as conductors or semi-conductors, creating smaller and extremely lightweight microchips in computers. For example, many scientists hope that they may in the future create molecular-sized microchips and circuits. The life of a normal lithium battery can also be doubled with carbon fibers.

“The potential uses for long carbon nanotubes are probably limited only by our imagination,” Yuntian Zhu, one of the leading scientists at Los Alamos, said in a statement.

The lightweight structure and strong molecular properties of the nanotubes can also replace some of the weaker ma-

NORTH KOREA from page 2 nation talks on its nuclear program.

A State Department official said North Korea should take part in six—the party discussions and noted that Secretary of State Golin Powell has said that the United States has no plans to attack that country.

At a press conference afterward with reporters, the North Korean ambassador was asked what was included in the nuclear deterrent.

“We have already made clear that we have already reprocessed 8,000 wasted fuel rods and transformed them into arms,” he said.

Julie Enzer, head of the Washingtonbased Nuclear Policy Research Institute, when asked about Choc's comments, said “it certainly sounds like they’ve taken the spent fuel rods and further enriched

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“Graphite is one of the most widely used materials,” Huang said. “For instance, instead of using graphite in the wings of airplanes, we can use a much more lighter and stronger material in carbon nanotubes.”

Although Liu is optimistic about creating larger nanotubes, he sees some limitations.

“I don’t believe that we will see any nanotubes that are several meters long any time 500n.... The reason for that is because there isn’t an immediate need for nanotubes that long, and it’s simply impractical,” Liu said. “[But] we will continue to work with the research team at Los Alamos, and hopefully we can get more funding to make more developments.” them to be weapons grade uranium and put them in some kind of weapon.”

North Korea said earlier this year that it had reprocessed the spent nuclear fuel rods and was increasing its “nuclear deterrent” but had not provided any details.

South Korean- Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Soo-hyuck said in late April that it was estimated that eight nuclear bombs could be made if all 8,000 spent nuclear fuel rods were reprocessed. Before the reprocessing, South Korea said it believed the North has enough nuclear material to build one or two nuclear bombs.

The crisis erupted in 2002 when the United States accused North Korea of running a secret nuclear weapons program.

The United States, the two Koreas, Japan, China and Russia since have held three rounds of talks on curbing the North's nuclear ambitions but have produced no breakthroughs.

INTERNATIONAL international students for making Duke such an interesting University at which to be.

A performance by the Chinese Folk Dance and the Chinese Dance Club concluded the 40th anniversary celebration of the International House.

“I liked this gathering,” said junior Gozde Goryakin, a student from Turkey.

“The International House really takes good care of international students.”

The role of the International House continues to expand, as it serves the growing international population that comes to study and work at Duke.

“We want international persons to get situated and comfortable so that they can do what they came to do,” Harvard said.

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300 motorcyclists from the national nonprofit organization Ride for Life also made donations.

This year also marked the first ever Piggy Bank Day, in which the hospital encouraged children in the area to donate the contents of their piggy banks. The event was part of Duke Children’s Hospital’s Change Bandits fundraising program that recruits volunteers to gather donations from family and friends. This year more than 200 people participated and raised more than $lB,OOO, according to Duke Children’s Hospital’s website.

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The International House hopes to incorporate even more cross-cultural programs in the future so that international students and American students can “gain a broader perspective,” program assistant Lauren Bedsole said. more than $6.6 million. Jordan said he hopes that the Radiothon next year will pass the $7 million mark.

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From the 1950s through the ’7os, the Union lead the implementation and acceleration of racial and gender equality at Duke. In 1956, Ella Fountain Pratt, the first program director of the Union, ended racial segregation in Page Auditorium, where the Union showed movies for students. Until Pratt made her move, black students could only sit in the last three rows of the theater.

Before Trinity College even admitted women into the school, a woman was already leading the Union. In 1970, Laurie Earnhardt, Woman’s College ’7l, took over as president of DUU. As the first major campus-wide organization to have a female president, Earnhart and the Union paved the way for women to assume major leadership roles on campus, preceding the merger of the Woman’s College and Trinity two years later.

At the first segment of the ’Dillo ConCHRONICLE FILE PHOTO cert Series this year, senior Linh Le watched over the pleasingly large turnout ABC's John Stossel speaks in Page Auditorium last year as part of the Union's Major Speaker Series. for the student band Kody at a campus bar, with “all the people just digging the media agents through DUU has become a DUU, opinions understandably conflict. music.” As chair of the All Campus Entersubstantial but welcome investment of But an executive board, led by Parker, retainment branch of the Union since Janutime. “Over the years, I’d say I’ve spent alsolves the different views on the direction ary, she coordinates small performances most as many nights sleeping on the of the Union. for students six times a week. couch of the Union office as I have in my “Although the Union has changed Senior Charlotte Vaughn, chair of the own bed,” she said of the group’s headphysically and technology-wise, the misL sion has remained the same,” Parker said, OnStage committee and a three-year quarters in the Bryan Center. member of the Union, said her involveWith so many independent-minded “to provide entertainment to students on ment in recruiting acts and working with leaders with separate agendas working for campus.”

involved in a similar blast that destroyed a vehicle in a U.S. Embassy convoy a year ago, killing three security guards.

Two other people were wounded in the airstrike, one of dozens Israel has directed at Palestinian militants in four years of violence. Israel calls them self-defense strikes against potential terrorists, but Palestinians and human rights groups denounce them as summary executions.

Israel plans to pull its 8,200 settlers out of Gaza late next year, and Palestinian militants want to show that they are driving the Israelis out by force. Israel is determined to keep hitting the militants to deter them from attacking after the withdrawal.

At nightfall, Palestinian gunmen kidnapped a producer for the TV network CNN at gunpoint, the network's correspondent, Ben Wedeman said. In a CNN broadcast from Gaza, Wedeman said the gunmen stopped a CNN van and extracted Riad Ali. Wedeman, who said he was also in the van, did not know why Ali was kidnapped, and CNN was trying to win his release. In a statement, the network said, “We have not heard from Ali's abductors but urge them to release Riad immediately.”

Palestinian militant groups denied involvement. A statement on the Hamas Web site called for Ali's release, saying that journalists “are playing an important role to help the Palestinian cause.”

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Agents hurt collegiate athletics This season, Luol Deng will not don a Blue Devil jersey.

Neither, for that matter, will Shaun Livingston. Dozens of other former student-athletes who gave up eligibility last summer to enter the NBA draft will also not get the chance to play in college.

The concept of early entry is not a bad one —after all, the option allows players to eliminate the risk of a college injury that could potentially cut an aspiring professional career short before its beginning. In addition, the current trend of drafting younger players in the NBA has generated certain situations in which players can even hurt their draft stocks by staying in school.

“I don’t think a lot of people understand what the NBA world is and what they may look at,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said after losing both Deng and Livingston to the draft last season. ‘The potential word is so big right now.”

Yet last season, a record 94 players declared themselves eligible for early entry, more than one-and-a-half times the number of draft slots. Although most withdrew, it is becoming increasingly evident that it is not just a select few who are eschewing college for a shot at NBA riches.

Consequently, more and more players are getting burned for trying. Everyone knows about the tremendous success of some previous early entry prospects Kevin Garnett, Tracy McGrady, Leßron James and Carmelo Anthony. For every Garnett or Anthony, however, there is a Lenny Cooke, an Ousmane Cisse or a Jonathan Hargett—players who bolted for the draft too early and wound up being left behind.

Once one of the top five high schoolers in the country, Cisse played exhibition games for Nike Team Elite last season, a far cry from NBA stardom. Lenny Cooke has traveled the world in search of a stable spot on an NBA roster. Nobody knows what happened to Hargett, once one of the Big East’s most promising freshmen.

“We, whether it is a high school or college coach, are restricted in our access to youngsters,” Krzyzewski said in June. “As a result of that restriction... you eventually start losing your brand with the people who eventually have to play for it. To me, that just makes sense. If they’re around the Knicks, the Lakers, the Celtics-, the Bulls and they see these logos and people all the time and those people are actually allowed to talk to the AAU coaches, sit with the parents in the stands and do all those things whereas this college coach isn’t in the —

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Freshman Chris Davis, sophomore John Talley and the rest of the Duke defense wore down quickly against the Terrapins, who ran 100plays from scrimmage and racked up 685 offensive yards Saturday.

What may have been even more startling than the 55-21 final score ih Saturday’s loss to the Terrapins was the disparity between Duke and Maryland’s times of possession. The Terps were on offense for more than 41 minutes, a telling sign as to why the Blue Devils are struggling, head coach Ted Roof said Monday.

The difference in time of possession and Duke’s inability to hold onto a lead are related, said Roof, whose team has surrendered a first-half advantage in each of its four games this season. Numerous defensive injuries have contributed to the poor tackling and missed coverage assignments, and Roofs ability to give his starters a rest has been limited.

The defense is going to be lacking even more depth next Saturday as the injury bug refuses to leave the Blue Devils. Both Alex Green (leg) and Brian Greene (hand) are expected to miss the contest against The Citadel. Justin Kitchen, filling in on the defensive line for an injured Phillip Alexander, also received treatment Monday morning but should be ready to play this weekend. ' Roof will alter his practice routine in an effort to refocus the team and help the Blue Devils maintain their first-half play through the end of the game.

“Our focus has to be on executing and sustaining,” Roof said. “We’ve had the lead in every game but haven’t been able to sustain, and that will be a major point of emphasis this week.”

Fatigue slowed the Blue Devil defense Saturday. Chris Davis’ kickoff return and John Talley’s interception return, both of which went for touchdowns, contributed to Duke’s unusually high defensive play total, but the number worried Roof and his staff.

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Women’s basketball head coach Gail Goestenkors announced Monday that junior Monique Currie, junior Lindsey Harding and sophomore Caitlin Howe will serve as the team’s captains for the upcoming season.

“I think this is going to be a wonderful group of great leaders for us,” Goestenkors said. “Leadership is going to be a very important aspect of our team this year. The nice thing about the three captains that were selected is all three lead in different ways. Monique, Lindsey and Caidin will work together and their leadership strengths will make us a better team this season.”

Of the three captains selected by the players, Currie is expected to make the biggest impact on the court. After missing the entire 2002-03 season with a torn ACL in her left knee, Currie reinvigorated her Duke career last season, ranking second

on the team in scoring and rebounding with 12.3 points per game and 6.1 rebounds per game. The Washington D.C., native is listed on the preseason watch lists for the John R. Wooden Award and the State Farm Wade Trophy.

“Monique is a fierce competitor and leads by example on the court,” Goestenkors said.

Harding, a third team All-ACC selection last season, will continue to lead the Blue Devils’ offense after starting 33-of-34 games at point guard last season. She ranked third in the conference with her 166 assists, two shy of a school record.

“Lindsey runs the show from the point guard position,” Goestenkors said. “So she is a natural leader for us.”

Despite playing in only 16 games a year ago, Howe has developed a reputation for being a fiery motivator. The sophomore has suffered from three ACL injuries over the last four years, and missed the entire 2002-2003 season because of injury.

Co-captain Monique Currie is an offensive threat who can score both in the post and on the perimeter.

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Duke’s tandem ofJonathan Stokke and Peter Rodrigues played many doubles matches together last year and adjusted to each other's play. The well-oiled team picked up from where it left off a year ago and placed second in the Southern Intercollegiate Tournament Monday. “[Stokke and Rodrigues] complement each other well and their games really match each other,” head coach Jay Lapidus said.

The seventh-seeded Blue Devils faced Tennessee’s Ockie Oosthuizen and Ben Rogers in the finals. The veteran unseeded Volunteer duo had a tougher road to the finals, upending the fifth, fourth and first-seeded doubles teams. The Tennessee team maintained the momentum, bringing down Stokke and Rodrigues 8-4.

Earlier Monday in the semifinals, the Duke team was the underdog to third-seeded Southern Alabama’s Franticek Babej and David Kepka. Babej eliminated Rodrigues in a close three-set singles match Saturday, but Rodrigues avenged his loss with an 8-3 doubles win to advance to the finals.

“We won a few key points, which broke [Southern Alabama] down,” assistant coach Jon Needer said. “It was a pleasant surprise to beat them.”

After Virginia Tech’s Arvid Puranen and Stephane Rod eliminated the secondseeded Georgia pairing in second round, Duke had an easier than expected quarterfinal matchup. Although the Bulldogs could not handle the Hokies’ aggressive play, Stokke and Rodrigues consistently returned their opponents’ powerful serves

McCluskey named Player of the Week Senior Casey McCluskey was named the ACC Women’s Soccer Player of the Week Monday.

McCluskey scored the first hat trick of her collegiate career Friday in the Blue Devils’ 8-0 victory against Davidson. Two days later, she scored the opening goal in Duke’s 2-0 victory over No. 19 Wake Forest.

This marks the first time McCluskey has been named Player of the Week. She has now scored six game-winning goals, best in the ACC, and she now ranks -second on the All-Time Duke scoring list with 35 career goals.

Beard and Tillis face playoff elimination Duke alumnae kiss Tillis and Alana Beard will both play in crucial WNBA Game 3 playoff contests Tuesday and

Wednesday, respectively.

Beard’s Washington Mystics won the first game of their Eastern Conference semifinal over the Connecticut Sun 6759, but they fell 80-70 Monday night. She

Sophomore Peter Rodrigues'tournament came to an end when helost 8-4 in thefinal round of doubles play. and avoided an upset with an 8-4 win.

The Blue Devils played their closest match of the tournament in the second round. Against Mississippi’s Bram ten Berge and Fredrik Aarum Duke controlled the tempo of the match and earned an 8-6 win.

The Duke pairing faced a fired-up Vanderbilt duo in the first round. The Commodores came out strong, but their play quickly trailed off.

Stokke and Rodrigues will look to continue their success next weekend at Chattanooga’s All-American Tournament.

scored 13 points in the first contest and 15 points in the second.

Beard, who finished second in WNBA Rookie of the Year balloting behind the Phoenix Mercury’s Diana Taurasi, averaged 13.1 points per game in her first year with the Mystics.

Tillis’ Detroit Shock lost the opening game of its best-of-three matchup against the New York Liberty by a 75-62 margin, but it rebounded to win Game 2, 76-66.

The two former Blue Devils could face each other in the Eastern Conference finals if both teams win.

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By the end of the game, the defense faced 100 Maryland snaps when the coaching staff would like to keep opponents to fewer than 65.

As a result, Duke stopped Just four of the Terps’ 20 third-down attempts and gave up 685 yards in total offense, many of which came after initial contact.

“I saw a fatigued defense and fatigue usually leads to missed tackles,” Roof said. “We’ve got to improve our angles of pursuit. To help us with fatigue we’ve got to get off the field on third down on defense, and we’ve got to stay on the field on offense on third down. The combination of those two will help our tackling.”

In contrast with Maryland’s ability to marshal first downs, the Blue Devils advanced the chains just eight

times the entire game and were 2-for-9 on third-down conversions. With so many short three-and-out series, the offense failed to score points and the defense had to quickly return to the field.

“Some of [the letdowns are a result of] state of mind, some of it’s depth, some of its maturity,” Roof said. “We’ve got to address it all. Obviously the maturity thing, Father Time’s got to take care of that, we can’t do a whole lot about that, but we’re going to look into maybe changing how we practice a little bit. We’re going to look at everything we do.”

One focus will be on improving the quality ofhis team’s practice repetitions. Roof said the effort has not been the issue, but he will stress that the players cannot simply go through the motions if they expect to win, nor can they take an opponent like The Citadel lightly.

“If [the Bulldogs] get this win this is their season right here,” sophomore Casey Camero said. “Same with us though, we’re 0-4 right now. We’re desperate for our first win just so we can get this thing going.”

stands for the last two months.”

Perhaps it is this overglamorization of the NBA lifestyle that is at fault for the massive glut of early entry candidates to the draft. Even more likely culprits, however, are the sports agents that hound players, who entice them with overinflated draft projections and duffel bags full ofcash.

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was something depressing forts on boosting attendance. Last about the football game this Thursday, officials canceled a poorly advertised pep rally Saturday, and for the team because it wasn't just the Staffed I tOf la I of low attendance, score. It was the low and other planned events are now attendance and lack of student support for the team. Changes must be being reconsidered. If these events are going to be successful, they must made by both the Athletic Departbe better publicized. Roof and the ment and students in order to imDepartment, however, prove game attendance and give the Athletic should improve the gameday experifootball team appropriate support. ence instead of creating events durTo a certain extent, the poor attendance is understandable. Stuing the week.

One cause ofllorwr attendance is dents don’t want to watch their team that students tailgate in the parking lose week after week, and the footlot and never enter the stadium gates. ball squad cannot expect great supTailgates are one of the only chances port unless it plays competitive, exundergraduates have to engage in wins, football. the team If citing students are much more likely to at- large-scale parties on campus, and many students would rather take adtend games.

Duke students, however, are vantage of this opportunity instead of spoiled by the strength and winning attending the game.

The Athletic Department could tradition of the men’s basketball lure these students into the stadium team, and may have unrealistic expectations of the football team. Several by making the game more fun. Officials might consider a flashy halftime non-revenue sports are strongly supported, showing that students are show or free give aways to make the actual game experience more enterwilling to get behind their teams.

Students should realize that the taining than tailgating in the parkfootball team is likely to improve, and ing lot. Whatever the method, the that increased fan support could focus of the University should be on make the team marginally better. attracting tailgaters into the stadiFootball is an important component um. The Athletic Department needs of university athletics that, win or to foster the mentality that tailgating lose, deserves student support. Stuoccurs before kickoff and watching dents need to make more of an effort the game occurs after kickoff, and to go to games, support their team students need to be receptive to this.

It is the best of both worlds—stuand show their school spirit.

At the same time, head coach Ted dents get their much-loved tailgate Roof and the Athletic Department and the football team gets their need to consider refocusing their ef- much-needed support.

ontherecord Fm very humbled to be associated with these kids and their families. They ■re the real heroes. Visit them and you’lt be more inspired than by all the fake stuff in

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Bill Jordan, co-host of WRAL’s “Bill & Sheri in the Morning,” whose radiothon raised over $740,000 for Duke Children’s Hospital. See story, page 4.

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Biking helps environment, health The Duke Bike Advocates would like to thank the members of the Duke community who supported our activities last week. Over one hundred bikers rode through campus and Durham in support of better biking infrastructure. Overall, we have received an overwhelmingly positive response from both the Duke community and the administration.

We feel that last week’s staff editorial misunderstood our message and we would like to take this opportunity to lay out our vision for readers of The Chronicle.

Approximately 33,000 staff, faculty and students commute to and from campus daily.

With effective planning and investment, Duke could actively facilitate alternatives to the almost universal use of automobiles for getting to work and school. Such alternatives include bus transit, carpooling, walking and bicycling. Bicycling should be an important component of a coherent transportation plan at Duke as it has numerous economic, environmental and health benefits. ' Improving bike safety and infrastructure at Duke makes sense economically. For example, Duke spends over $8 million to finance automobile parking—building and policing parking lots, and then running buses to them. According to a study prepared for the U.S. Federal Highway Administration, creating bicycle parking is from 10 to 100 times cheaper per commuter than creating car parking. More people cycling would allow the University to save money.

More bicycle commuting is good for the environment. An increase in bicycling translates into a decrease in exhaust emissions, automobile congestion and dependence on fossil fuels. If someone who lives three miles from campus switched from a car to a bicycle for half their commuting days in a year, they would avoid burning over 50 gallons of gas and releasing hundreds of pounds of greenhouse gases.

Encouraging bicycling at Duke would also lead to numerous health benefits. According to the Surgeon General, 30 minutes of physical activity four days a week can reduce the risk of many chronic illnesses including heart disease and diabetes. A six mile round-trip bike commute would take about 30 minutes.

Saving money and improving the health of Duke’s people and environment are priorities. As members of the Duke community who both commute by bicycle and talk to others about bike commuting, we have a useful perspective. We have seen the types of problems encountered on a commute, and we have some ideas about how to make bicycle commuting to campus safer and easier.

Below, we briefly describe the recommendations we have made to the University Administration in order to remove some of the barriers and dangers to bicycle commuting at Duke and get more, people on their bikes.

We believe that Duke and Durham must work together to increase the number and quality of bicycle lanes around town and on campus. A bicycle lane is a portion of the roadway that has been striped for use by bicycles, and allows riders of all abilities to feel safe on the roads. More bike lanes would increase cycling to, from and on campus. Also, better maintenance of the road surface can make the difference between a safe commute and a potential accident. Duke and Durham should work together to ensure that potholes and grates do not present undue hazards to

cyclists.

Once on campus, bicyclists run into structural barriers in getting to their final destinations. There are few options for a cyclist to cross West Campus without dismounting for stairs. Duke should improve bicycle access around existing buildings and ensure that barrier-free paths connect all major locations on campus. With more direct routes available, more people will choose to get on a bike instead of driving. Once riders get to their buildings, they need somewhere safe to leave their bicycle. Covered bicycle parking is crucial to keeping bicycles in working order.

Duke is growing; in addition to the infrastructure improvements listed above, it is crucial to consider bicycles in all future development plans. We also think that the University should hire a full-time Transportation Services employee dedicated to developing and promoting commuter alternatives. No one on campus currendy has a mandate to address the multi-faceted issues involved in getting people to and from campus efficiently. A person whose job it was to deal with these issues would be the best way to make sure that planning for alternative transportation does not slip through the cracks.

Improving bicycle infrastructure is a priority at Duke. According to Provost Peter Lange, two of the top priorities at Duke this year are the proactive maintenance of the health of its people and environment. He paid us a great service when he said that he “can think of no better activity which better addresses these two goals than commuting by bicycle.”

Miguel Schwartz Grad ’OB and seven other members of the Duke Bike Advocate Organizing committee

ACLU hosting even ts this week Sept. 27 The Chronicle printed a picture ofAmerican Civil Liberties Union members bridge-painting for Civil Liberties Week along with an article for Coming Out Week.

Although the ACLU of Duke is co-sponsoring an event with AQUA-Duke, each club has chosen this week to focus on their re-

spective goals.

Duke’s chapter of the ACLU is hosting sev-

eral events this week that aim to raise awareness ofcivil liberties issues among the student body. Last night, Dean Sue Wasiolek answered questions after a video teaching about rights during routine police encounters.

Tonight, we focus on same-sex marriage with a talk by Bruce Payne at 8:30 p.m. in Soc Psych 127. Wednesday night we welcome everyone to enjoy free ice cream in House B Commons. And the week ends Thursday night with a speech by Nadine Strossen, president of the national ACLU, sponsored by the Duke University Union and Major Speakers.

We hope that students will come to enjoy the events and learn more about how these issues can affect our daily lives.

Brian Schroeder

President, ACLU ofDuke

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The Chronicle’s editorial department continues its Election 2004 coverage today with the fourth in a weekly series of “point/counter-point” editorials. Every Tuesday from now until the November election, these pages mil feature original editorials on a variety of hot-button issues—one representing the Republican viewpoint, the other representing the Democratic one. We welcome responses in the form ofLetters to the Editor.

Energy policies

Energy innovation vs. drill and burn

Changes in the way

by Jared Fish

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John Kerry has proposed an innovative and progressive plan to gain energy independence for our country, restore our status as global leader on pressing environmental issues and develop an economy based on technological innovation and the smart use ofnatural resources.

Kerry also recognizes that energy independence and national security are mutually dependent. Unlike President George W. Bush, whose energy plan relies on wasteful government subsidies to outmoded polluting industries, Kerry has worked hard to create a fair marketplace for innovative small businesses that deliver clean and renewable energy options for the future.

MostAmericans agree that our dependence on foreign Mideast oil is a national security risk. The current turmoil in Iraq which has resulted in unremitting sabotage of oil pipelines—continues to disrupt oil supplies, leading to price spikes and economic insecurity at home. Recently, oil prices hit an all-time high of nearly $5O per barrel, sending the stock market into shock and domesticoil prices soaring.

Even if Iraq becomes stable, oil prices will continue to rise due to increased global demand, namely from rapidly industrializing China. If demand continues pushing oil prices up, then our economy couldface the threat of stagflation that brought our economy to a halt in the 19705.

Bush has stated that he favors new alternative energies, such as hydrogen fuel cell technology. Unfortunately, the facts do not fit the appealing yet vacuous sound bites.

Along with gutting 30 years of environmental safeguards, this administration has wasted tens ofbillions in taxpayer dollars on tax cuts and federal subsidies to the oil, nuclear and coal industries. The argument goes that drilling and mining on our public lands will decrease our dependence on foreign oil. The fact is, however, that drilling and mining our limited domestic reserves—most of which are in pristine public lands in the Rockies and Pacific Northwest— will have a negligible impact on energy imports, not to mention that only 20 percent of private leases on public lands are currently exploited. More importantly, an energy policy that flouts conservation and promotes burning more fossil fuels (take the tax break companies receive for gas-guzzling SUVs) is bad for the American public and our environment.

First, the Bush administration’s “drill and bum” energy policy poses an acute threat to our natural environment and the health of the American people. Pollutionrelated asthma is a severe and growing health problem in our cities, leading to billions of dollars annually in health care costs. By pushing to build a new power plant every week for 20 years, while also gutting the Clean Air Act his father signed so that smog-producing coal-fired power plants can bypass federal standards, Bush is not protecting the American people.

Second, lavish subsidies to three industries that are losing money in the free marketplace is bad economics. How can a president who claims to champion the free market over “tax and spend” policies so willingly and blatandy use taxpayer dollars to finance industries that harm the American people? Never mind the billions in “taxes” accrued by the public due to pol—

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luted water (since the administration’s January* 2003 directive to government agencies NOT to enforce the Clean Water Act), polluted air and contaminated land. Further, extractive industries have lost jobs for more than a decade, due largely to new, more damaging automated equipment that has replaced labor.

Finally, this administration has continued to stonewall and dismiss the unanimous international outcry over global warming. Instead of setting the standard for technological innovation to reduce our country’s carbon dioxide emissions, President Bush has endangered future generations’ well-being while incurring the wrath of most of the world. A country that once set the standard for progressive environmental reform in the 19705, has since ceded that reputation to Europe.

Kerry’s energy plan will lead the nation to energy

Oil

produced the modern world—its ways of work, warfare and recreation —and soon, we are told, the end of cheap oil will produce abrupt, wrenching changes in the way we live. Changes, certainly, but not convulsions, because the modern world responds to price signals.

That is why U.S. energy efficiency—energy consumed to produce a dollar of GDP—has roughly doubled since the oil shocks of the 19705. America’s less than five percent of the world population consumes more than 20 percent of all oil. Surging demand by India and especially China will cause prices to rise.

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fulfill the governmerit’s responsibility to ensure the well-being of its citizens and help secure the homeland. Instead of creating a policy based on paychecks to big campaign contributors, John Kerry supports the Apollo project, which is a broad coalition of labor, environmental, business, urban and faith community leaders in support of good jobs and energy independence. Instead of surrendering to the defeatist notion that environmental preservation and economic growth are incompatible, the Apollo project promotes incentives for industries to develop cleaner and more efficient manufacturing techniques that will create new high-tech jobs.

By supporting the Apollo project, Kerry has committed to creating 500,000 new jobs over the next decade to support a New Energy Economy. He has also proposed creating an Energy Security and Conservation Trust Fund, which will use oil and gas royalty revenues to support innovative technologies that will grow hightech jobs at home based on greater fuel efficiency and the use of renewable energy sources. Through his commitment to promoting innovative solutions to our growing domestic energy crisis, a Kerry administration would save the federal government $8 billion over 10 years in its energy bill.

Finally, an energy policy based on real independence from foreign reserves will make us less beholden to corrupt dictators who shelter terrorists and flout American values for freedom, self-determination and equality under democratic law. Kerry understands that good environmental policies are also good for the economy and our national security. We must end the devolution into the drill and burn approach to energy and the environment of 50 years ago.

Kerry has an energy plan for the future.

JaredFish is President ofDuke Democrats.

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behind Canada, Saudi Arabia and Mexico—or Nigeria, the fifthcouldlargest, cause prices to soar.

1n1920, however, the inflation-adjusted price of gasoline was twice today’s.

To match 1981 prices, a gallon of gasoline today would have to be $3.50.

Inexpensive gasoline is one reason why since 1988 the average gas mileage of U.S. passenger vehicles has declined, and why in the 2003 model year, for the first time since the mid-19705, the average weight of a new car or light truck was more than two tons (4,021 pounds).

In 1977 President Carter said we “could use up all the proven reserves of oil in the entire world by the end of the next decade.” But today known reserves are larger than ever. Reserves and production outside die Middle East are larger than they were 31 years ago, when a State Department report was tided ‘The Oil Crisis; This Time the Wolf is Here.”

In 1971, a year before Texas output passed its peak, U.S. was production more than two-thirds the nation’s of needs. Today the nation imports 54 percent of the oil it uses. M.A. Adelman of MIT notes that in 1971 non-OPEC countries had about 200 billion barrels of proven reserves. In the next 33 years they produced 460 billion “and now have 209 billion ‘remaining.Note Adelman’s quotation marks. To predict actual reserves would require predicting future exploration and develop-

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technologies.

The rate of discover, however, has been declining for several decades. Of course, oil supplies are, as some people say with a sense of profound discovery, “finite.” But that distinguishes oil not at all from land, water or pistachio nuts.

Russell Roberts, an economist, says: Imagine that you love pistachio nuts and are given a room filled five feet deep with them. But you must eat them in the room and must leave the shells. When will you have eaten them all? Never. Because as it becomes increasingly difficult to find nuts amidst the shells, the cost of the nuts, in time and effort, will become too high. You will seek a substitute—pistachios from a store, or another snack.

Oil over $4O a barrel accelerates exploration for new fields, and development of known but technologically inaccessible fields, including some fields four miles below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, where there may be at least 25 billion barrels. High prices may also prompt development of hitherto economically unfeasible sources, such as U.S. oil shale and Canadian tar sands.

Tim Appenzeller, writing in National Geographic, says tar-sand deposits in Alberta “hold the equivalent of more than 1.6 trillion barrels of oil—an amount that may exceed the world’s remaining reserves of ordinary crude.”

Alberta, a future Saudi Arabia? Perhaps. Full-throttle production of oil from tar sand is not economical. So far.

Sen. John Kerry, whose idea of the future extends only to Nov. 2, says we should use less oil, but gasoline should be cheaper, so President George W. Bush should stop filling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. But that is taking just 0.2 percent of the oil in the world market.

Were Bush to stop topping off the reserve, as President Clinton did to help A1 Gore’s 2000 campaign, Kerry would accuse Bush of manipulating prices for

merit

Sen. John Kerry,

whose idea of the future extends only to Nov. 2, says we should use less oil, but gasoline should be cheaper, so President George W. Bush should stop filling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. But that is taking just 0.2 percent of the oil in the world market.

political advantage.

The futures market is wagering that oil in the summer of 2005 will be about $35. The more distant future will be shaped by how much various nations have inflated estimates of their reserves. But, then, Alaska may have three times more reserves than originally estimated.

MlT’s Adelman notes that even before 1800—before the coal-fired industrial revolution Europeans worried about exhausting coal supplies. “European production actually did peak in 1913 and is nearly negligible today.” Billions of tons remain beneath European soil but are uneconomical to remove. So far.

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Sept. 30, s:3opm complimentary hors d’oeuvres and cash bar.

6pm, musical program begins.

Kirby Horton Hall, Doris Duke Center, Duke Gardens. $5 General, Students Free. Tickets available at the door.

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Youth/ Students, Duke Students Free w/ID.

Dramatic Readings “Having Their Say: Women in Electoral Politics.” An evening of dramatic readings from the Sallie Bingham Center for Women’s History and Culture collection performed by students, faculty and staff, as well as an exhibit and voter registration!

Sept. 28, 7:3opm. Perkins Library Rare Book Room. Free.

Book Discussion Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy Kidder will discuss and sign his latest book, Mountains Beyond Mountains. Co-sponsored by the Duke University Libraries and Duke Magazine.

Sept. 29, 4pm. Perkins Library Rare Book Room. Free.

DUKE JAZZ ENSEMBLE John V. Brown, director. Guest Artist; LOU DONALDSON,

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Oct. 1, Bpm. Baldwin Auditorium. $lO General Admission, $5 students and senior citizens.

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“Engaging English Encounters; Edward Elgar”.

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