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The total number of reported crimes in Durham decreased by 10 percent over the period from January to July 2004, but homicide and rape are on the rise, said Steven Chalmers, chief of the Durham Police Department, at a Durham City Council meeting Monday night.

In addition, the total number of reported property crimes—burglary, larceny and motor vehicle theft—fell 10 percent over the six-month period to 6,013 reported cases, the lowest figure in the past five years. The total number of reported violent crimes—murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault—decreased 7 percent' to 815, down from 879 in 2003. The violent crimes figure is the lowest since 2001, when 804 violent crimes were reported.

Chalmers cautioned, however, that homicides increased 25 percent from the comparable 2003 six-month period, up to 15 reported cases. Rapes increased 43 percent, from 35 to 50 reported cases, from 2003. This year’s six-month period saw the highest total number ofreported rapes in five years.

Both Chalmers and Mayor Bill Bell pointed to gang activity as a cause for the increase in homicides.

Democratic incumbent CARY N.C. Gov. Mike Easley and Republican challenger Patrick Ballantine debated educational issues Monday morning at the SAS Institute campus in Cary. Although the candidates disagreed on a number of topics, they were quick to agree that the subject oUthis first debate was, in Ballantine’s words, “the most important issue.”

Despite the event’s success, for several weeks it appeared as if the debates might not occur. Only a few weeks prior to the event, Ballantine withdrew, explaining in a public statement that he feared Easley would reject plans for a second debate on broader topics. Bitter arguing between both political camps ensued. Finally, with the help of nonpartisan mediators, Ballantine and Easley agreed on two debates; the second will take place Oct. 15.

Ballantine and Easley share common backgrounds. Each North Carolina native received a bachelor’s degree in political sciUniversity of North Carolina at .iapv iU and continued on to obtain law degrees upon graduation. From the moment that moderator John Doman yielded the floor to the politicians, however, their responses did not reflect this similarity.

“We need to be first in education,” said Ballantine, a member of the North Carolina Senate since 1994, in his opening remarks.

“Unfortunately, we are not having the leadership in the governor’s office” that would allow for this achievement. “I stand with arents and children,” he contin,

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The Black Student Alliance held a Monday night to facilitate an open discussion about Duke’s black community and issues concerning black students.

Senior Brandy Canady, executive vice president ofBSA, opened the meeting and mediated the discussion. “Some people say that there is no black community here, and others believe that the black students are very strong together,” she said.

Members of the unexpectedly large audience bounced responses and ideas off of each other, ending up with a cohesive idea of what black students’ situation looks like now and how they want it to change in the future.

Almost immediately students agreed that the presence of a strong black community cannot currently be felt on campus. Main grievances revolved around a general sense of apathy and a lack of student participation in events sponsored by black organizations.

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Freshman Laura Welch voices her views on Duke's black community at a town hall meeting Monday night.

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there’s a disclaimer that says ‘free food,’” senior Alfred Curtis said. He maintained that black students in previous years imparted a sense of being involved in the community, but involvement seems to have been lost recently in favor of focusing on academics and parties.

When students offered their views on what presently defines the black community, they said some people feel more black because they live on Central Campus or go to black fraternity parties than because they participate in black community activities.

In response, BSA members issued a challenge to the black students, asking them to come together in an effort to unite for reasons other than gathering solely for social activities.

“Being socially black is important for some, but being actively black is essential for upholding a black community,” senior Kim Noel said. “We as a whole should be working together to be moving toward something we believe in.”

Junior Alejandro Torres Hernandez SEE BSA ON PAGE 8

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Car bombs kill 24, wound 100 in Iraq by

Bassem Mroue

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Insurgents unBAGHDAD, Iraq leashed a pair of powerful car bombs Monday near the symbol of U.S. authority in Iraq —the Green Zone, where the U.S. Embassy and key government offices are located—and hotels occupied by hundreds of foreigners. Two other explosions brought the day’s bombing toll to at least 24 dead and more than 100 wounded.

More than three dozen car bombings since the beginning of September illustrate the militants’ seeming ability to strike at will despite recent pledges by the United

States and Iraq to intensify the suppression of insurgents, and the morale-boosting recapture ofSamarra over the weekend.

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Monday he does not expect a civil war to erupt in Iraq, and pointed to the formerly insurgent-held city of Samarra as an example of success.

“I don’t think it’s going to happen,” Rumsfeld said in New York at the Council on Foreign Relations, when asked about the threat of civil war. “But what has to be done in that country is what basically was done in Samarra over the last 48 hours.”

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In the latest hostage developments, kidnappers freed two Indonesian women, but a separate militant group claimed to have killed a Turkish man and a longtime Iraqi resident of Italy.

No coalition forces were wounded in either of Monday’s blasts in Baghdad, said Maj. Phil Smith, a spokesperson for the First Cavalry Division. But the U.S. command reported two of its soldiers were killed at a Baghdad traffic checkpoint Sunday.

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Pro-Aristide demonstrators rebel in Haiti by

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haid Supporters of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide wielded machetes and threatened to cut off the heads ofHaitian police and the interim prime minister during demonstradons Monday, part of a recent campaign that has been dubbed “Operadon Baghdad.”

No violence was reported in Monday’s demonstrations in the capital Port-au-Prince. But at least 14 people were killed in clashes Thursday and Friday, including three police officers who were shot to death and then beheaded.

Tensions erupted into violence in the capital last week as the country was still reeling from the chaotic aftermath of Tropical Storm Jeanne. The death toll from the storm’s devastating floods and mudslides rose Monday to 1,870 with another 884 reported missing and most presumed dead.

About 150 Aristide supporters demonstrated Monday and some directed their anger at Haitian police who fired in the air to try to disperse a gathering. Using torched cars, protesters blocked roads leading into the downtown slum of Bel Air. “We’ll be in the streets until death or Aristide comes back,” said Milo Fenelon, a 24-year-old demonstrator. “We won’t stop. If they come in here, we’re going to cut off their heads. It’s going to be just like Baghdad.”

Though many demonstrators were unarmed Monday, some wore masks and carried machetes and rocks. At least two had guns—a rifle and a homemade shotgun. Some burned a tire, sending acrid smoke into the air. ‘We will fight until the return ofAristide,” said Georges Jean, a 33-year-old mechanic. We can also cut off Latortue’s head,” he saidofInterim Prime Minister Gerard Latortue. ,

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The privately built SpaceShipOne took off over the Mojave Desert and broke through the Earth's atmosphere to the edge of space Monday for the second time in five days. It captured a $lO million prize aimed at opening the final frontier to tourists.

Avedon, photographer, dies Richard Avedon, 81, a revolutionary photographer who redefined fashion photography as an art form while achieving critical acclaim through his stark black-and-white portraits of the powerful died Oct. 1 in San Antonio after a brain hemorrhage.

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Cambodian lawmakers Monday approved a U.N.-backed plan to try surviving Khmer Rouge leaders for genocide more than a quarter-century after they were ousted from power.The vote brought members of the regime blamed for the deaths of nearly two million people closer to justice.

Major airline publicizes cuts US Airways announced plans to cut $45 million a year in pay and benefits to roughly 3,700 management employees, a move the airline hopes will convince its union employees to collectively accept annual cost cuts.

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N.C, Pride parade returns to East Campus David Popkin THE CHRONICLE

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“We are probably never going see every single person who identifies with an LGBT event participating,” Tarr said. “A lot of people want events that are more discreet.”

The annual parade used to move throughout North Carolina from year to year but has now come to East Campus for five years in a row, and N.C. Pride spokesperson Keith Hayes said Duke has been very “supportive and helpful.”

The Duke University Aids Research and Treatment Center was one of the groups tabling on the lawn, along with rows and rows of other groups ranging from the Triangle Gay Men’s Chorus to the North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Attorneys Uni to

What do Mr. Gay USA, a drag race and a marching band all have in common?

They all came to East Campus Saturday to celebrate ‘Twenty Years of Pride” and the progress that has been made in the North Carolina gay community with PrideFest, a rally, parade and fair organized by the North Carolina Pride Committee.

The highlight of the weekend’s extensive activities in the Triangle area was a parade that started on East Campus and moved through Ninth and Broad streets and then back to the grassy area next to the East Duke Building. The marchparade the numaimers

before parade Participants in Saturday's parade show off their lavishly decorated truck for the Pride festivities. even back 8c G id on itself. vision network Throughout the day, Some groups had a “It was especially incredible to ,ntire lawn next to East clear connection to thi ike was filled with a see Duke faculty, staff and day’s festivities. AXA Toad swath of progresAdvisors, a financia’ students out in the crowd and ive groups under tents consulting firm, wai id vendors selling all there because the ga' receive from them.” support anner of foods as well community is no an array of trinkets Brian West being served by the fi nd apparel, both erotic nancial industry, re nd wholesome, in rainsentatives Dave McKh bow colors. credible to see Duke faculty, staff and students out in and Jim Richmond sa.

“Attendance for the the crowd and receive support from them,” West said.

This idea of resp' parade was incredible Although Duke organizations like AQUADuke, ing to and understan and we seemed to get a Duke Allies, a group for studentswho support the lesthe gay commun of support from the bian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, and needs in the TriangK especially on Ninth Duke OUT, AQUADuke’s graduate and professional was part of the goal around East Campus,” student counterpart, took part in the parade, few stuevent, Hayes said.

West, president of the dents were present at the festivities. Organizers said He saw the even Queer Undergraduates students did not play a large role in the planning. Se- opportunity not to noted after the event, nior Jonathan Tarr, AQUADuke’s publicity chair, said dramatic and wide 'ught at least the expect- he saw “a good number” of undergraduates, graduate political change, as m -6,000 participants and students and faculty Saturday but explained that some “It was especially in- students were concerned about safety and privacy.

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Suspected rebel attacks persist in northeast India by

Wasbir Hussain

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GAUHATI, India Sleeping villagers heard men outside their huts, calling them to come out. They stumbled into the early morning darkness Monday and the intruders began firing automatic weapons, killing six people and wounding seven.

The assault brought the death toll to 63 from three days of suspected rebel attacks in India’s northeast, where dozens of ethnic guerrilla groups are fighting for separate homelands and battling each other for supremacy.

The killings in the village of Gelapukhuri —130 miles north of Gauhati, the capital ofAssam state —followed the weekend bombings of a train station, utilities, a tea plantation and a crowded marketplace.

Federal Home Minister Shivraj Patil said the attacks would not dissuade the national government from supporting peace talks with militantgroups in Assam and neighboring Nagaland state.“We have not closed the doors for talks, but it is our duty to save human lives,” Patil told reporters Monday after visiting the violence-hit areas.

Nearly 40 separatist groups representing multiple ethnicities have been fighting for almost 60 years in India’s mountainous northeast region of seven states, wedged between Bangladesh, Bhutan and Myanmar. In Nagaland, where 28 have been killed since Saturday, the main separatist group condemned the attacks and suggested rival outfits were trying to disrupt a cease-fire and the peace process.

The death toll in Assam —where the

government offered to begin peace talks with rebels in mid-October—rose to 35 Monday after the village attack, which state police officer P. Baruah blamed on the National Democratic Front of Boroland. Sunday was the 18th anniversary of the founding of the NDFB, which is demanding a homeland for Boroland, a region that straddles Nagaland and Assam.

The commander of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom Sunday, or ULFA, Paresh Barua, reportedly claimed responsibility for four of the attacks in Assam state, where the group has been fighting for a separate homeland since 1979 in an insurgency that has left more than 10,000 dead in the past decade.

“This is our answer to Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi’s cease-fire call,” state

an English-language newspaper, The Sentinel, quoted Barua as saying. “The entire string of attacks was a joint operation by the ULFA and the NDFB,” said Assam’s top police official, Inspector-General Khagen Sarma. He gave no details, and police said no arrests had been made.

Shops and schools were closed and most traffic halted in parts of Assam Monday during a dawn-to-dusk strike called by the All Bodo Students’ Union to protest the killings. The students’ group had helped broker a peace accord between the federal government and an insurgent group, the Bodo Liberation Tigers, in western Assam in 2003.

At least 18 bombings and shootings have taken place in Nagaland and Assam since Saturday.

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American researchers Dr. STOCKHOLM, Sweden Richard Axel and Linda Buck shared the 2004 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine Monday for their work on the sense of smell.

Their genetic work revealed a family of proteins in the nose that recognizes odors, and they illuminated how the informadon is transmitted to the brain, letting it perceive and remember smells.

Axel, 58, of Columbia University in New York, shared the $1.3 million prize with Buck, 57, of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. Both are investigators with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

In 1991, when Buck was working in Axel’s lab, they reported finding genesfor “receptor” proteins thatrespond to particular odors. They have since worked independendy.

Axel and Buck clarified the intricate biological pathway

from the nose to the brain that lets people recognize smells. A whiff of an odor brings a mix of different molecules into the nose, where each molecule activates several odor receptors. This pattern of activation is interpreted by the brain, letting people identify and form memories of about 10,000 different odors, the Nobel Assembly said.

Informed of his award, Axel told Swedish public radio: “That’s really marvelous, I’m so honored.”

When asked if he had thought about becoming a Nobel laureate, he replied: “No, this is nothing I have been thinking about, I think about my science.” Asked what he would do first, he replied: “I’m going to have a cup of coffee.”

Buck told The Associated Press she did not know she was under consideration.“People have said things like, 'You should win the Nobel Prize,”’ she said. “I feel very honored, of course.”

The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute said the sense of smell “helps us detect the qualities we regard as

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Academy members told The Associated Press that the decision to give the pair the award was not in light of any medical or commercial payoffs, but rather to honor their exploration of one of the humanity’s most profound senses. For two scientists to single-handedly map one of the major human senses is unique in the history of science, Nobel assembly chair Goeran Hansson told The Associated Press.

Previous winners included several scientists who first explained different areas of how sight and sound are perceived by humans. Figuring out the human nose took longer than understanding our eyes and ears because it needed modem microbiology and DNA technology to find the microscopic cells and proteins, he said.

“It’s pretty amazing to be able to sit here in the 21st century and reward discoveries that explain one of the human senses,” Hansson said.

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Palestinians accuse world leaders of indifference by

Ibrahim Barzak

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GAZA CITY Gaza Strip Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia condemned Monday what he called international indifference to Palestinian suffering in the face of a broad Israeli offensive into the Gaza Strip aimed at halting rocket attacks on Israel.

At least 68 Palestinians have been killed in the five-day offensive, making it the deadliest Israeli incursion into Gaza in more than four years of fighting.

Nine Palestinians died Monday in northern Gaza, including four militants and a 14-year-old girl who residents said was shot as she baked bread with her mother in their garden. Early Tuesday, one Palestinian gunman was killed and three wounded in an Israeli missile strike, Palestinians said. Israeli military sources confirmed that armed Palestinians were the target but would not comment on reports that a pilot-less drone fired the missile.

In southern Gaza, miles away from the offensive, Palestinian residents said a 4-year-old boy was killed by tank fire next to his house near the town of Khan Younis. The Israeli military said there were no shootings in the area.

Late Monday, the army said it killed a Palestinian gunman who tried to infiltrate the Israeli settlement ofNetzer Hazani near Khan Younis. Also, Palestinians said an A1 Aqsa militant was killed in the Jebaliya camp.

In other developments, a spat between Israel and the United Nations escalated after a top U.N. official in the region acknowledged that some of his Palestinian employees were probably members of militant groups.

In the West Bank city of Ramallah, undercover Israeli troops ambushed a car Monday, killing two members of an elite Palestinian security force and wounding a third, Palestinian security officials said. Army radio said an Israeli was also killed; the army declined to confirm the report.

Israel moved into northern Gaza last week after a Pales-

tinian rocket attack killed two children in the Israeli town ofSderot. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has said the operation will continue until the rocket attacks stop.

Despite the Israeli campaign, Palestinian militants managed to fire off two more rockets at Sderot Monday, slightly wounding one man with shrapnel.

Israeli forces have carved out a five-mile buffer zone in northern Gaza in an attempt to move its towns out of rocket range.

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat said in a radio address Monday that the people of Gaza will never surrender. But he hinted that the militants should halt the rocket fire.

“I call on the factions to put the Palestinian high interest above everything... not to give the occupation any excuse against us,” he said. The operation has exacted a SEE PALESTINIANS ON PAGE 8

Polls indicate no clear leader by

Will Lester

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More voters consider PresiWASHINGTON, D.C. dent George W. Bush a strong leader who can do a better job combatting terrorism even though they widely agree that Democratic Sen. John Kerry won the first debate focused solely on foreign policy.

The Republican incumbent has a slight lead over Kerry—49 percent to 44 percent —among likely voters questioned in the Pew Research Center poll released Monday. Several surveys conducted after last Thursday’s debate have shown the race even.

The Pew poll of 810 likely voters showed Kerry gaining strength against Bush through the weekend. By a 2-to-l margin, voters who saw the debate said Kerry did a better job than the president.

But almost half of the 1,002 registered voters in the poll—4B percent—said Kerry changes his mind too much to be a good commander in chief and four in 10 say he would give allies too much say in foreign policy decisions.

More saw Bush as a strong leader—s7 percent to 32 percent—and they preferred the incumbent on defending the country from terrorism by the same margin. Bush was slightly stronger on handling Iraq while Kerry had the edge on domesdc issues such as the economy and healdi care.

But more than half—ss percent —said they don’t think the president has a clear plan for bringing the situation in Iraq to a successful conclusion.

Andrew Kohut, director of the Pew Research Center, said the poll suggests that “the public images of these candidates are fairly locked in. One night doesn’t appear to be doing it, even though it was a very good night for Kerry in the eyes of the voters.”

Kohut said the Democrat “still has a lot of work to do, but it’s still very much a horse race.” The Pew poll of 1,002 registered voters, including 810 likely voters, was taken Oct. 1-3 and had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points for registered voters and plus or minus 4 percentage points for likely voters.

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CRIME from page 1 “Probably 60 to 70 percent of our homicides up to this point are gang-related,” Chalmers said. “Certainly gang activity is impacting our homicide rate, but even aggravat-

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Durham Police Department Chief Steven Chalmers presents the most recent Durham crime statistics to City Council Monday night.

IRAQ from page 2 In the first car bombing Monday, insurgents detonated a four-wheel drive vehicle packed with explosives at the western entrance of the heavily fortified Green Zone about 8:45 a.m., said Interior Ministry spokesperson Col. Adnan Abdul-Rahman.

“I was thrown 10 yards away and hit the wall,” said Wissam Mohammed, 30, who was visiting a nearby recruiting center for Iraqi security forces. His right hand broken, his head wrapped in bandages and his clothes stained with blood, Mohammed lay in a bed at Yarmouk Hospital.

The hospital took in 15 bodies and 81 woundedfrom the explosion, said Sabah Aboud, the facility’s chief registration official.

An hour later, across the Tigris River, a pickup truck

ed assault and robberies as well. The majority of violence is perpetrated by gang members.”

Chalmers, however, also stressed that Durham is not the only North Carolina city beset by gang problems.

“All metropolitan cities the size and makeup of Durham have gang problems, and if you look at the last four to five years, gang situations are becoming more and more evident,” Chalmers said. “One reason we’ve received the focus and attention we have is that the first thing we did was step up and admit that we have a gang problem....

We’ve contributed more of our resources to deal with the city of Durham’s gang problem.”

Throughout his tenure as mayor, Bell has repeatedly stressed the severity of Durham’s gang situation, and he said after the meeting that he wished Chalmers had addressed it in more detail during his presentation. Bell said the majority of the reported homicides involved inter-gang violence rather than the murder of uninvolved citizens.

“The only comfort that people might see [in the homicide figure], is if they look at each of the homicide cases, the vast majority are not random,” Bell said. “If you’re not

packed with dates and explosives plowed into a three-vehicle convoy as it left a parking lot shared by several high-rise hotels housing hundreds of foreign contractors and journalists.

As people rushed to help, gunmen began shooting

from the rooftops and police returned fire; said Tahsin alKaabi of the Facility Protection Service, a U.S.-trained civilian guard force.

At least six people were killed and 15 wounded, said Tahsin al-Freiji, another guard force member.

One of the four-wheel drive vehicles was destroyed and the pickup truck carrying the explosives was ripped in half, with one part left dangling from a shop sign on the opposite side of the street.

At least five other cars were charred, including one of the targeted vehicles, which had a burned body in the front passenger seat. A head and other body parts

dealing in drugs and you’re not involved with gangs, there is less of a likelihood of getting killed.”

Chalmers said increased police visibility had helped to lower the overall crime rate. The DPD’s use of its mobile substation, an imposing bus-sized vehicle filled with communications equipment and space for interrogation, increased drastically over the six-month period and was deployed 157 times for a total of 647 hours, Chalmers said.

When Bell asked Chalmers why the substation could not have been used more during daytime hours, Chalmers said the DPD was deploying the substation as much as it could under its financial constraints.

“Anything we d0... requires staffing. Even to staff one police car around the clock requires about six officers....

Officers are going to be off, they’re going to be sick or go on vacation. We’d have to train additional drivers, if we’re going to do more,” Chalmers said. “And 157 substation deployments out of 180 days—l think that’s significant.

The total deployments for all oflast year was 232. We’re already at 157 just for six months. We’re using the mobile substation a lot more this year.”

City Council members also asked Chalmers how Durham’s crime statistics compared with other cities of similar size and demographics. Chalmers said that in comparison with Greensboro, Raleigh, Winston-Salem and Richmond, Va., Durham was “better than average” with regard to violent crime, but worse than average in property crime. were strewn in the road amid shards of glass.

“I was on my way to work. We heard a big boom and I briefly passed out,” said Razaq Hadi, 36, who was in a minibus that was damaged by the blast. “I saw seven of the passengers who were seriously wounded being taken out through the broken windows.”

The driver was killed. “I saw his body torn apart,” said Hadi, who was covered in the man’s blood.

Both the Green Zone and the area around the hotels have been targets of previous attacks that have killed dozens of people.

Last month saw at least 39 car bomb attacks in Iraq—the highest number in any month since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003. On Sept. 30, insurgents set off a series of vehicle explosives that killed at least 35 children and seven adults at a government ceremony in

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ued. “And my opponent stands with the bureaucracy.”

In response, Easley, a former district attorney and state attorney general, cited progress with education throughout his first term, despite the harsh effects of recent economic difficulties. “Education and economic development have never before been so inextricably entwined,” he said.

“If Patrick Ballantine is a champion of education, then Saddam Hussein is a champion of civil rights,” Easley added at the conclusion of his opening statement, receiving mild laughter from the crowd.

Throughout much of the debate, the two candidates chose often not to discuss policy, focusing instead on the interpretation of North Carolina’s current educational progress. When Ballantine insisted that the state was still below the national average by most testing standards, Easley shot back, “You’re not even close. I don’t know where you get your numbers.” The argument became a battle over testing results, and each candidate accused his opponent of failing to see the actual state ofeducation.

The rising dropout rate in North Carolina’s high schools also proved to be a strong topic of discussion. To solve the problem, Easley proposed increasing incentives for high school students, such as allowing them to stay an extra year in order to obtain an associate’s degree.

Ballantine trashed this idea, saying, “We don’t need [Kindergarten] through 13—we don’t need another grade. His graduation rates are atrocious, and we’re going to improve that in a Ballantine administration.”

Ballantine often put Easley on the defensive, questioning his use of education funds. “We spend over $lOO million a year on upper-end administrators at the local level.

We have to take money from the education bureaucracy and put it in the classroom,” he said.

In defense, Easley claimed that during his term, many such administrators were removed, and now it would be difficult to take any more funds from these positions.

When asked how each candidate plans to finance the many new educational programs he supports, Easley insisted that creating a lottery in which the proceeds go to education is the key for success. He argued that surrounding states had already taken advantage of this idea and that

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North Carolina dollars were being wasted to support other states’ economies.

Once again, Ballantine contradicted his opponent’s proposal. “He says we need an education lottery? We need an education governor,” he said, going on to insist that careful budgeting of money is more important than creating new sources of revenue. “We can do better, and we did” in the past, he added.

Spokespeople for both parties claimed their candidate as the winner. “I think clearly we were once again impressed with the governor’s performance, and thought that he won the debate hands down,” said Schorr Johnson, a.spokesperson for the North Carolina Democratic Party.

Bob Rosser, campaign director for Ballantine, echoed similar sentiments. ‘We thought he definitely won the debate and showed that he was a strong leader” on the issues discussed, Rosser said.

The Oct. 4 debate was made possible through the sponsorship of the Education: Everybody’s Business Coalition, Time Warner Cable, the SAS Institute and the North Carolina Cable Telecommunications Association.

HAITI from page 2 Tensions were also high with U.N. peacekeepers guarding the nearby National Palace, but no violence

was reported.

Latortue, who is leading a U.S.-backed transitional government installed after Aristide’s ouster in February, said the police killings last week were part of an offensive by pro-Aristide gangs dubbed “Operation Baghdad.” He told reporters Sunday night Haiti is seeing “a climate of terror” resembling “the four months preceding Jean-Bertrand Aristide’s departure.”

Now in exile in South Africa, Aristide has accused U.S. agents of kidnapping him and forcing him out of the Caribbean country on Feb. 29 amid a bloody rebellion—a charge the U.S. government denies.

Aristide, who became Haiti’s first freely elected president in 1990, was restored to power by U.S. troops in 1994, then stepped down due to U.S. pressure and a term limit.

He was re-elected in 2000.

Aristide’s Lavalas Family party began Thursday commemorating the 1991 coup. They demanded an end to “the occupation” and “the invasion” by foreign troops referring to the U.S. Marines who arrived the day Aristide fled and the U.N. peacekeepers who have taken over since June.

Police arrested Haiti’s Senate president and two other pro-Aristide politicians Saturday following a six-hour standoff in a radio station. Latortue said the three were arrested on suspicion of orchestrating violence during last week’s demonstrations.

The politicians insist they are innocent. Pro-Aristide groups criticized the arrests as political persecution.

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acknowledged this but offered a perspective with which few could argue. “The black community is very diverse

and has different opinions, but the bottom line is: If you’re black, you’re black,” he said.

This prompted students to raise issues regarding black involvement in non-exclusively black organizations on campus. Junior Wintta Woldemariam expressed concern that black students are underrepresented in many areas of campus life and need to take initiative to change that.

“The Chronicle is one of the most influential organizations on campus. Six black people work for The Chronicle. How many black people are in [Duke Student Government]? Four. We cannot be satisfied with mediocrity,” she said.

Several students referred to allegations of recent harassment of black undergraduates by the Duke University Police Department and expressed disgust at the policemen’s jusdfications of their actions. “We are educated, we

are the rising academic elite of America, and we’re being treated like gangsters,” Noel said.

Anthony Kelley, assistant professor of music, urged students to voice their opinions and act upon their concerns.

“Everybody in this room knows something that black folks ought to do. If you have something burning in you, chances are you have it in common with someone else,” he said. Kelley said he hoped to engage students in community involvement by throwing out several thought-provoking questions regarding relevant issues and potential actions that need to be undertaken.

The meeting concluded with a general consensus that Duke needs a more vigorous approach to solidifying black community. Senior Tayo Famakinwa extended a call to action, speaking solemnly but evocatively to everyone present.

“Each and every person in this room, and each and every person not in this room needs to start owning issues that relate to each and every person on this campus,” he said. “You need to come out even if you don’t want to be there, because there will be a time when you will need to be there.”

Musicians perform at the 2004 PrideFest on East Campus Saturday.The event was sponsored by N.C. Pride.

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THE PALESTINE SOLIDARITY CONFERENCE bills itself as an educational event. However, it is as previous conferences have shown an organizing conference to persuade students that Israel is an “apartheid state,” to support divestment from Israel, to promote the “right of return” and to recruit students for the solidarity campaigns in which more than one individual has been killed attempting to interfere with Israeli security forces.

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PARADE from page 3 win over the hearts and minds of people in the area, an idea Hayes calls “small-pea politics.”

Twenty-three years ago, the murder in Durham of a young man, presumed to be gay, sparked the first local pride event. And Hayes said only a few years ago stores and shops on Ninth Street avoided any involvement in the parade; now they decorate their windows with rainbows. “[lt] makes you feel easier about being out,” Hayes said.

People of all ages wandered around on the grass Saturday delighting in the booths, sights and sounds. Families pushed strollers and walked dogs. Stephanie Harrison described the day as simply “wonderful,” as her friend Bliss Floccare gushed, “Everyone is happy!”

An elaborate stage on the side steps of the East Duke Building showcased live music and speakers as part of a pride rally. Making a big splash were the musicians of the N.C. Pride Marching Band, who played the all-too-appropriate theme from The Flintstones. As the song goes, they had a gay old time gathering as a community Saturday. to

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THE ORGANIZERS OF THE SOLIDARITY CONFERENCE plan to close its workshop sessions to the media in order to protect their unsavory agendas. What educational purpose is served when Duke hosts a conference dedicated to such destructive agendas, which refuses to open its proceedings to the light of day? In defending the conference organizers, the Duke Administration at first denied that chants of “Kill the Jews” When confronted with documentation to the contrary, Duke’s administration took place at earlier chose to argue that others only “claimed” such statements were made. Surely Duke has a responsibility to find out for itself who is telling the truth and who it is allowing to use its facilities.

conferences.

THE DUKE ADMINISTRATION takes the position that the International Solidarity Movement is not the same as the Palestine Solidarity Movement and that the latter therefore is not involved in terrorist support activities. If there was a distinction between the groups and their agendas it was certainly not apparent to anyone attending the previous three conferences. It should be noted that ISM activists have been arrested for sheltering terrorists who have murdered people on more than one occasion.

DUKE MAINTAINS the event is open to people of all points of view and that it will present educational discussions in a free atmosphere. Why then the closed workshops? At the Palestine Solidarity Conference held last year at Ohio State, airport-style metal detectors were set up by the organizers and the press was not allowed inside to the “workshops” but only permitted to attend a pre-Conference press event where journalists were told something considerably different from what went on inside. Recorders and cameras were confiscated at the door. While the press conference highlighted the peaceful intentions of the group, inside the event meetings were held on how to violently disrupt the business of the Caterpillar Corporation and how to put a good face on suicide bombings. Polite attempts to challenge these views during discussion periods were shouted down and those making the attempts were intimidated.

If the Duke Administration is determined to host this conference, we request that Duke take steps to ensure the conference proceeds in a manner that is appropriate to an academic setting by 1) ensuring that its proceedings are open to all; 2) seeing to it that the sessions are accessible to the press; 3) instructing organizers that they may not confiscate cameras and recorders; and 4) insisting that civil discourse will be the rule.

Sincerely, Sara Dogan, National Director, Students for Academic Freedom David Horowitz, Chair, Students for Academic Freedom

PALESTINIANS heavy price on the Palestinians, leaving a wide swath of destruction in the Jebaliya refugee camp and leaving dozens homeless.

Qureia, speaking before a meeting of the Palestinian Cabinet in Ramallah, criticized the “massive destruction” and called for heavy international pressure on Israel.

‘This ugly Israeli crime is taking place in full view of the world, and so far, we have not heard a strong word from the world community that can bring an end to this aggression,” he said.

The United States, European Union and a number of European countries have urged restraint by Israel and raised concerns about civilian casualties. France condemned the Israeli operation Monday, while Egypt’s foreign minister urged Israel to stop its “policy of assassination and destruction,” the semiofficial Middle East News

Agency reported.

The U.N. Security Council also called an emergency meeting at the request ofArab nations to consider a res-

olution demanding an immediate halt to the offensive.

But much of the international reaction has been directed at the Palestinians as well, urging an end to rocket attacks and recognizing Israel’s right to defend itself.

Hassan Abu Libdeh, the Palestinian Cabinet secretary, described the Western condemnations as “weak and not consistent with the large scale of the aggression.”

“It’s the world’s responsibility to intervene strongly with every possible means, including economic sanctions,” he said.

Raanan Gissin, a senior Israeli official, attributed the tepid international response so far to recognition of Israel’s security needs. ‘The world has come to know Palestinian terror organizations for what they are,” he said.

Analysts also cited world “fatigue” with the festering Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as well as the international focus on Iraq.“ All efforts are concentrated on Iraq,” said German© Dottori, a political analyst at the Center for Strategic Studies in Rome.

Mark Heller, an analyst at the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies at Tel Aviv University, said international outrage may be tempered by Israel’s plans to pull out of Gaza next year.

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TWO FOR THREE Shannon Rowbury was named ACC Performer of the Week for second the time in three weeks after racing to a first-place finish this weekend.

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Athletes deserve payday too In March of his senior year, Shane Battier wrote a piece for Maxim in which he ruminated about his time at Duke, his life as a model scholar-athlete, and the abundance of money being tossed around in college athletics. The former Duke All-American recalled some of his experiences—“this heavyset guy” that chased Battier down while he was walking the streets of Birmingham just to give him a business card, the coundess people that offered to buy him dinner or give him a store discount, the slithering agents who sent him letters every week, promising fortune.

Yet Battier, a man who resonates character and conviction, had more interesting things to discuss than just the many temptations that were piled on his 6-foot-8 shoulders.

‘The way I see it, playing college basketball is a full-time job... with overtime,” Battier wrote. “And I ought to get paid for it.”

Such is an argument that many have made over the years, specifically for basketball and football players. The rationale varies, but the most compelling points are as follows: Football and basketball players raise massive amounts of revenue for their respective schools, yet they see none of it directly. By providing funds, individuals would be less inclined to leave college early for the professional ranks.

The latter assumes huge chunks of money would be hurled at the athletes, which is not what Battier was proposing.

The former position was supported, however, by Nebraska State Sen. Ernie Chambers, who submitted a bill in 2003 that would allow football players at Nebraska to receive a stipend.

“They are unpaid workers, and in bigtime college athletics, not just football, there are no atnateurs,” he told USA Today. “Whenever you get something of value for performing athletically, you’re a professional. They call it a scholarship, fees, books, tuition and so forth. What I want is the athletes to have some spendable money.” . Similar initiatives have been pursued in lowa, Texas and California, where legislators approved a bill in May that would bar the NCAA from governing its 47 colleges and universities unless schools gave more than they currently do for the welfare of student-athletes.

And this certainly is not about gobs of money (at least not individually) as Battier articulated in his op-ed piece. “I’m not talking about NBA money,” he wrote. “I’m talking about improving the quality of life for the players.”

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A trio of freshmen carried the Blue Devils Monday as the Windy City lived up to its reputation at the Windon Memorial Classic just outside Chicago.

Duke persevered through tough conditions and stood in second place after 18 holes. The teams were slated to play 36 Monday, but the second round was suspended due to darkness after Duke had completed 15 holes. Team scores for the second round had not been tabulated.

Three freshmen led the way while AllAmerican candidates Nathan Smith and Ryan Blaum struggled with the wind and cold at Conway Farms Golf Club. The Blue Devils shot seven-over 291 in the first and were four shots behind LSU, which recorded a opening-round total of 287.

“The freshmen really carried us with a great team effort,” head coach Rod Myers said. “The upperclassmen will lead us tomorrow.”

Bryce Mueller, playing in his first collegiate event, carded an even-par 71 in his first collegiate tournament, placing him two shots off the lead after round one. The freshman was four over par through his first five holes in the first round but rallied on the back nine to get return to even before the round concluded. His run included an impressive eagle on the par-5 14th hole when he knocked the ball on the green in two shots and one-putted.

“All of us are proud of the way he stepped up in his first college tournament,” Blaum said.

Mueller, however, fell back in the second round and was five over when play stopped.

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Nathan Smith struggled in thefirst round but improved in thesecond before darkness halted play.

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Two members of the women’s basketball team’s recruiting class of 2005 spent the weekend on campus for their official visits.

Abby Waner, a 5-foot-10 guard from Highlands Ranch, Colo., verbally committed to the Blue Devils at the end of April. The three-time high school AllAmerican has led her team to two consecutive Colorado State Championships.

Waner’s sister, Emily, transferred from Colorado this fall and will begin playing in the 2005-06 season.

Keturah Jackson, a 6-foot-l wing player, is the most recent addition to the fourmember class. Even though she verbally committed to Duke in June over homestate program South Carolina, Jackson still took an official visit to North Carolina before visiting Duke.

Jackson’s weekend on campus, however, cemented her verbal commitment.

“When I first came back in April, I thought I liked [Duke], but I fell in love it [this weekend],” Jackson said. “I’m playing for Duke. I’m npt changing my mind.”

Specifically, the self-described shy player liked the “relaxed” atmosphere both within the basketball program and on campus.

This weekend, Jackson said, she got to know the current players, who all “have each others’ backs and really care,” and the coaches, who “care about you as a person.”

A quadriceps strain during conditioning last week forced Jackson to sit out a scrimmage with current Blue Devils this weekend. Jackson said she should be back running by Wednesday.

Waner and Jackson met on the court this summer at the Women’s Youth Developmental Festival in Colorado Springs, Colo., and at the Nike AllAmerican Camp. The two players had not spoken at length until this weekend.

“Abby is the total opposite of me. She will talk to anyone, and she makes you feel comfortable,” Jackson said. “This was the first time I got to know her. I know already that she is a great player.”

Waner and Jackson join Carrem Gay, a 6-foot-2 wing from New York, and Brittany Mitch, a guard from the Washington, D.C. area, in the recruiting class.

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Gail Goestenkors has received verbal comittments from four players in the class of 2005.

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Deltour pushes forward, joins Zika in next round our team, and we’re learning about her abilities,” Ashworth said. “It will be great Freshman Clelia Deltour impressed to see her compete this week.” the competition this weekend at Five other Duke players entered preAll-American qualifying play Saturday, and all notched Riviera/ITA-Women’s Championships, winning four consecutive opening round victories. As the weekend prequalifying matches. The native of progressed, however, the Blue Devils ran France advanced to the main qualifying into some difficult opponents, and besides draw and will have the opportunity to Ddtour, none advanced.

Senior Saras Arasu won three consecucompete for a spot in the championship draw later in the week. tive matches to begin her weekend, but ‘These wins were great for her confionly victory away from the next stage, dence after some early jitters at William & Arasu ran into one of the nation’s top Mary last week,” head coach Jamie Ashworth freshmen and lost the match 6-1, 6-0. said. “Her atdtude is terrific. When she Kristen Cargill played in the team’s stepped off the court after her fourth win, most exciting match of the weekend, she told me she knows she can play even betAshworth said. After losing the first set 6-4, ter. I look forward to seeing what she can she stormed back and took the second 6-2.

With the final set knotted at six, the sophaccomplish in her Duke career.”

Sophomore Jennifer Zika, ranked 68th omore lost in a heartbreaking tiebreaker nationally, will join Deltour in the qualify- to Kristi Miller of Georgia Tech. ing round after receiving a bye. Zika will “Kristen played great and has been our match up against Maria Ivanov of Tulane, most improved player this fall,” Ashworth and Deltour will take on the tournament’s said. “It was tough to see her lose that eighth seed, Emma Murphy of UC San match, but I’m extremely excited about Diego. The freshman is not phased by her what I saw from her out there.” formidable opponent and is excited about In doubles play, the newly formed Blue the chance to play a top-seeded player for Devil duos did not fare well. All three of her first time, Ashworth said. the pairs that have competed lost before To advance to the main draw, Zika and the third round.

Deltour will have to notch consecutive vicWith those three pairs out, Carleton tories Tuesday and Wednesday. No. 19 and Katie Blaszak are the only Duke tanJackie Carleton, a transfer from host dem remaining. The Blue Devils will play UCLA who won the A-flight consolation their first match of the tournament this bracket at William & Mary last week, afternoon when they take on Lindsay received a bye to the main draw.

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NCAA from page 9 On this point, NCAA President Myles Brand agrees. This would not have any semblance of a pay-for-play situation, which Brand says would “ruin the integrity of the college game.” Instead, Brand has publicly welcomed the notion of a sort of extended scholarship in which $2,000 to $3,000 more would be given to athletes. This money would cover the essential items not currently covered by scholarships—transportation, toiletries, groceries, etc.

“In my mind it would apply to all varsity sports,” Brand said to The New York Times. ‘That has to be decided. I don’t see any reason to make it exclusively to the two revenue sports, football and basketball.

One way to close the gap would be to use the three-quarters of a billion that the NCAA provides to the universities through their conferences.”

NCAA is distributing the money Brand mentioned to schools over the next 11 years, and a projected $11.33 million will

MEN'S GOLF from page 9 played well, shooting one and three over par, respectively.

“All three of the freshmen are confident in their abilities to play on this level,” Blaum said. “They are adapting without any problem whatsoever.”

“cover clothing, emergency travel and educational and medical expenses” for needy students, according to USA Today.

Another funding measure, tabbed at $19.2 million in 2004-05, is marked for “an array of personal needs” and is not limited to disadvantaged student-athletes.

These programs, plus the two currendy in place—one that helps student-athletes in financial need pay for basic or emergency expenses, and another that covers academic supplies, medical and dental costs and “other essential expenses”—would all seem to be more than satisfactory.

But the paperwork involved in requesting such funds is, to put it euphemistically, a hassle. So those legalities aside, here’s where the stipend-debate gets really messy.

Who would be eligible for the stipend?

All athletes, regardless of their sport or their scholarship status (full, partial or none)?

I’d contend that only student-athletes with full scholarships could be eligible.

And beyond that, not everyone should receive funds—only those that need it ought to get it. This stipulation would prove difficult, as the NCAA would have Blaum shot a 75 while Smith could only manage a team-high 78 in the first.

But Blaum bounced back after his disappointing morning round and is one under par through 15 holes in the second.

Smith and Quagliano are two-over, and Schachner is seven-over.

Tough conditions affected the pace of play, and when the players went out for the

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define some standard by which everyone could follow in terms of who would be eligible for money. Consider, it would be unfair for one school to provide a stipend for a student-athlete whose family made less than $40,000 a year, while another school could only provide for those whose families’ made $20,000 annually. And finally, every stipend would be of the same value, regardless of the sport or the school.

The counterarguments: What of the non-athletes that are on full academic scholarships? Presumably, they would have the time to work and earn sufficient money, which the standard Division I varsity athlete does not have due to games and in/off-season practice and training. Making the time for a job is not an option for an athlete on a full scholarship —otherwise, they’d lose the scholarship altogether (which is another issue for another day). Granted, a student on an academic ride must maintain certain levels of academic excellence, which requires considerable time and energy.

But an athlete must, in theory, accom-

to spending obscene of time and energy on his sport.

This defense is suspect to those on debating scholarships, and other such financial aid packages.

What of the athletes that are only on partial scholarships? Presumably, if the family was willing and able to cover the remaining costs of the school, it would also be willing and able to cover the costs of

morning round the temperature was bare-

Blaum and Smith today, but the freshmen will also have to maintain their efforts if the team expects to eclipse its competition.

“We’re in a great spot going into tomorrow because [Smith] and I struggled while the freshmen kept us in the hunt,” Blaum said. “Everybody has a bad day. We’ll come back tomorrow.”

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ly over 40 degrees and the winds were whipping. As darkness crept in, similar conditions returned to the links.

Play will resume today morning at 9 a.m. with a shotgun start to finish the second before continuing on to the third and final round.

Duke is expecting better play from

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groceries, transportation, etc.

Being at college, regardless of one’s status, is a privilege in and of itself. So, too, is playing a college sport. But it is also—now more than ever—a job, as well.

Other extracurricular activities, be they theater, dance, student government or student journalism, also have job-like demands on time and energy. But any of these activities could be dropped without risking one’s scholarship status. That is the clear distinction which must be considered. And while it is a student-athlete’s choice to participate in a sport in college, the funding of that education hinges on that participation. Writing for a school paper does not.

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Promote quad autonomy Council has proposed ergy in their quads, it is ultimately up the Quad Council Autonomy to the Quad Councils and the quad residents to take the iniResolution, dative. If students ever which would allow ctaffpditOlidf hope to live in quads each quadrangle to decorate its halls and common rooms, that feel like home, they must be the The hope is that by allowing students ones to actually come up with the to individualize and personalize their chafrges they want to see and plans for residence halls, each quad will develop implementing them. By decoradng a unique idendty. This will make quads and individualizing their quads, students will be more invested in their feel more like home.

Much of the recent discussion quad communities and as a result, the among students and administrators entire quad will feel more unified.

The quad model also places an emconcerning residential life has focused on the implementation of the quad phasis on non-affiliated students as the model—an amorphous plan to create focal point of quad community. While fraternities and selective houses have a community within the six West Campus quads. If the University has any built-in sense of community, it is more difficult for independents to develop hope of making the quad model succamaraderie. In order for independcessful, there must be an outlet for individuality and creativity. Each quad ents to feel a connection to their quad, each quad should look and feel dismust create its own identity that unitinct. Giving Quad Councils the freefies quad residents and sets that residential space apart from the other dom to adapt their halls and common quads. This is the only way that the rooms can accomplish this.

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Although it would be rude to assume that Matthew Rich is a typical, ignorant, wealthy white boy after reading his Oct. 4 letter, it would be no more inconsiderate than Rich's reply to Amelia Herbert’s Oct. 1 column.

Rich quickly dismisses Herbert's connections between rap music and political statements, while ignoring the obvious facts that both involve “profanity... and macho, chauvinistic messages” while only one is argued against. Rich’s “evidence: of rap music degrading black people is completely untrue.

As I’ve learned in my African and African American Studies class this year, music, including rap, is one of the key ways in which the black community expresses itself.

Next, the only “comment on jails [that] is absolutely absurd” is Rich’s. If he had ever talked to anyone from a real inner city, such as my black roommate from Atlanta, he would know that oftentimes life is so rough that kids have no place to turn but selling drugs. They, obviously, would love to pursue an educational career, but the opportunity is sometimes either not present or the schools are of such poor quality that it is not worth it. Rich’s statement of “every person makes that decision for themselves” only highlights his ignorance of the situation many blacks, and other minorities, find themselves in all too often.

Third, Rich’s complaints that Herbert’s comparison of crack versus cocaine sentences is “blatantly untrue” is, for lack of a better term, blatantly untrue. The laws on

drug possession are, in fact, unfair. A person must possess a much greater quantity of cocaine to receive the same sentence that one would receive for having it in crack form.

His defense of his ignorance is that “good representation costs money,” and that is why cocaine users get off while the typically poorer crack users go to jail. His defense is so weak that it barely requires a rebuttal, but it is ignorance like that that Matthew Rich has that keeps this country in the unequal state that it is now.

I would like to laud Herbert for voicing her views. While I may not agree with all h«r points, I certainly understand where she is coming from with many of them. They are definitely not deserving of such a biased, ignorant rebuttal, which is not at all backed up with real evidence. Rich’s personal opinions do not count as back-up for his blathering.

In closing, I urge Rich to speak to some real black people. I used to be somewhat ignorant myself, and I blamed it on my situation, middle-class white suburbia. After living with my black roommates for last year and this year, I have learned a great deal and have challenged my previously-held assumptions about the black community. I learned that I was way off on too many topics. I only hope Rich has an experience like I have had to open up his eyes before it’s too late and we have another bigot on our hands.

Andrew Shadoff Trinity ’O7

Undecided voters should get informed The election is fast approaching and as a decidedly decided voter, the phenomenon of the “undecided voter” is an enigma to me. Most people assume that undecided voters remain undecided because they are either too busy or too apathetic to get informed. I suspect, however, that those that are too busy are avoiding the issue and those that are apathetic really suffer from a lack of conviction. More likely these wouldbe voters are confused about their own principles. And this, combined with the fear of taking a political stand, prevents them from making up their minds. After all, pressure from family and friends can make standing alone in support of one particular candidate a scary prospect.

Becoming an informed voter, however, is both easy and important.

First, you must evaluate the differences between the candidates. In the case of John Kerry and George W. Bush, this is fairly easy.

There are many very important differences between them and all you have to do is get informed. Being busy is no excuse because we are all “too busy,” but many of us manage to stay informed anyway. This is simply a matter of setting priorities.

The second and most crucial step is deciding which issues are most important to you, and to do this you must first understand your own principles and values. For if you are not conscious of them, how will you ever be able to recognize them in someone else?

For example, the principles of individual freedoms and rights are most important to me, and therefore, I plan to. vote for Kerry. Although Bush talks often of his love for freedom, his actions suggest a misunderstanding or even contempt of the idea. For example, Bush has held American citizens in prison for three years without access to an attorney and without charging them of a crime—acts condemned by the United States when they occur in countries such as Iran, North Korea and China.

The final step is an easy one. Based on steps one and two, you simply select the candidate that shares your views on the issues most important to you. Notice that this means you may not agree with every single viewpoint of your candidate of choice.

That’s okay as long as you agree with the candidate on the issues that are central to your life.

My advice to all undecided voters is to forget about the spin, news headlines, and views ofyour family and friends and instead do some soul searching. Once you’ve identified the principles and values that are most important to you, you can then do the easy part. That is, use the thousands of available news sources, web sites, and campaign flyers to find out the candidates’ views.

Then, go out and vote.

Renee Duckworth Grad ’O7

ont lerecord The only comfort that people might see [in the homicide figure], is if they look at each of the homicide cases, the vast majority are not random. If you We not dealing in drugs and you We not involved with gangs, there is less of a likelihood of getting killed.

Mayor Bill Bell at Monday’s City Council meeting. Homicide rates in Durham have risen in the past year, but total crime rates have fallen by 10 percent See story, page 1.

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The Chronicle's editorial department continues its Election 2004 coverage today with the fifth in a weekly series of issue coverage. Every Tuesday from now until the November election, these pages will feature information on a variety of hot-button issues—representing both the Democratic and Republican viewpoint. We welcome responses in the form ofLetters to the Editor.

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fj No Child Left Behind Sen. John Kerry supports the No Child Left Behind Act, and he plans to increase its funding by about $lO billion per year. Kerry plans to create a National Education Trust Fund to ensure funding for educational programs such as hiring more teachers, lowering class size and offering more individualized attention. Kerry believes in more sophisticated testing measures instead of standardized multiple-choice, tests, and he would offer additional support to failing schools.

Preschool and afterschool Kerry believes in the importance of early childhood education, and he would make preschool available and affordable for all children He supports Head Start programs and child care. He supported the Early Learning Opportunities Act in 2000. Early education teaches children important learning skills and prepares them for a successful future. Kerry also believes that afterschool programs can keep children out of trouble and offer additional educational opportunities. His “School’s Open Til Six” initiative would provide afterschool supervision for 3.5 million American children. These programs will offer a safe environment for students after school and free transportation home. This will improve educational opportunities and lessen the burden on low-income families. .

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No Child Left Behind

As President, George W. Bush passed the No Child Left Behind Act. In the past four years fourth graders in urban schools are showing strong gains in both reading and math, and students across the country are showing improved test scores and are narrowing the achievement gap. Bush will continue to demand accountability from public schools so that every student is proficient in reading and math by 2014.

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Bush advocates strengthening Head Start programs, pre-K and child care services by allowing pre-schools to make better use of Federal resources. He believes in the importance of early literacy and plans to expand the Reach Out and Read program. His Head Start program also calls for increased adult literacy.

Bush also wants to continue distribution of Healthy Start, Grow Smart booklets, and he recognizes the important role community and faith-based organizations can play in early childhood education. Bush also hopes to increase minority outreach efforts to ensure that all children have early start educational opportunities.

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Kerry is a proponent of a rigorous, well-rounded education that focuses on math and reading and includes science, history, literature and the arts. Kerry believes that great teachers are the first step in offering great educational opportunities. His “New Bargain for America’s Children and Teachers” plan will recruit 500,000 new teachers over the next four years while increasing teacher salaries by $5,000 in high-need areas. Kerry’s education plan will hold teachers to higher standards and reward teachers that excel.

He also aims to improve high school graduation rates. In the next five years, Kerry hopes to have 1 million potential high school dropouts graduate because of mentoring and tutoring programs.

He will hold schools accountable for providing a high-quality education and getting students to graduate.

Kerry believes that college should be an opportunity for all qualified students. He plans to address the increasing cost of college

and make college affordable to everyone. His plans include offering a College Opportunity Tax Credit on up to $4,000 of tuition, and he plans to simplify the student aid process. Kerry believes in initiative such as GEAR UP which offer tutoring, mentoring and college preparation for students. He also supports programs that help high school students with the college application process. Finally, Kerry hopes to increase college graduation rates by strengthening high school curriculums and giving students the skills they need to succeed.

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Bush is committed to expanding access to college education.

During Bush’s first term, federal financial aid assistance increased by 55 percent, making college more affordable to more students.

Bush plans to offer enhanced Pell Grants, increase AmeriCorps education awards and reform the student loan process to benefit students. Bush also advocates dual enrollment and would provide grants as an incentive for students to earn high school and college degrees concurrently. Bush also believes in the importance of obtaining the necessary job skills, and he would work to improve jobtraining and jobplacement programs.

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“Engaging English Encounters: Edward Elgar”.

Oct. 6, Bpm. Baldwin Auditorium.

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Installation “Timeline,” A mixed media installation by Leslie Rech.

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Exhibition Sculpture by Michael Murrell.

Oct. 13 thru November 5.

Reception for the artist Oct. 14, 4pm.

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THE CAPITOL STEPS Political satire and comedy.

Oct. 19, Bpm. Page Auditorium. $2B, $25, $2O Reserved, $5 Duke students.

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Book Discussion No One Gardens Alone: A Life of Elizabeth Lawrence by Emily Herring Wilson, with special reference to the author’s use of letters held in Duke’s Special Collections Library.

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Oct. 14, 6pm reception; 7pm talk.

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