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ONE HUNDREDTH YEAR, ISSUE 40
THE INDEPENDENTDAILY AT DUKE UNIVERSITY
18, 2004
Conference closes
peaceful
on
Kelly Rohrs
by
took
After months of controversy, the
annual
Palestine
conference
of
Movement
Solidarity
with minimal
proceeded
the
tion this weekend. Fewer than
two
the
protested
bate ent
to
and
views of the
people and
said
calm.
was
bomb
for
versity
90
morning, actual
police
pants tors
Cen-
Sunday
found
no
and
organizers repeat-
about
hospitality,
about 600 peo-
parts
dents attended “The
of the confer100
Duke
stu-
conference
spokesperson Students support the Palestine Solidarity Movement in
Burg gives
a
rally
that
began
on
was
paign
cal
speech
Hebrew
jokes,
isons
of
the
balls and
and
phrases
Israeli
situation
politi-
of the Knesset,
falafel
Israel’s Par-
Party, spoke
a
packed
Freeman Center for
Burg began the
Joint
Palestinian
Jewish
as
an
opposing
Solidarity
voice
held
Movement confer-
for the
but also for the du-
weekend,
drawing
told in.
allusions
“Never
this
to
criticism he has received,
the assembled shut
up
crowd and
not
weekend
is
to
to
be
never
be
silent,” he said. The
crux
of
framed ble for
began
as
where
independent
were
pro-
Israeli-Palestin-
held,
Protests, however,
were
sparse,
a
the
munity raeli ter
won-
graduate
the Freeman Cen-
at
events
instead
of
were
from
out
spent
talking
drew
rarely
eight people,
strators
civilly
PSM
protesting
the
Demonstrations
conference.
against
com-
members attended pro-Is-
of
more
most
of whom
town.
Demon-
much of their time with
participants
particu-
dialogue
SEE PSM
that
ON PAGE
10
omy.
He
a
hour-long
the
and
Easley
WRAL-TV
posed by
former
as
crit-
hurling
their
touting
state
responsi-
North Carolina’s himself
of across-the-board more
and
senator
conservative,”
increaser
a tax
presented
said will “create the
of
in
Patrick Ballantine
“fiscal
Easley
in
tax
jobs
as
cuts
econ-
advo-
an
that he
and stimulate
economy.” two
spending. working
“He’s
I
side
approaches,”
for
with
and
taxing
businesses
and
families.”
Ballantine also
funds and
“The
different
totally
Ballantine said.
accused
raiding
dog
his
must
of
state
money from
taking during
Easley
several
un-
trust
local gov-
term.
have
eaten
your
home-
Republican SEE BURG ON PAGE
Jewish Life,
about the
the
near
the Free-
at
and credentials. a
weakening
ernments
Burg’s speech
for
another while
Ballantine,
necessarily
no-
never
questions
at one
“It’s
Biblical
silent in front of evilness. The whole of
not
persecution.
Noah and the
Burg
philosophy
Center for
ian conflict
75 security
stationed
attacks.
anchor David Crabtree,
platforms
own
cate
—by explaining
After
tion
the
to
news
self-professed
his
ration of any
give
the
Friday.
Initiative’s teach-in
ence
only
Life
in
his lecture—an element of
Israel
this weekend
room
education
political
side-by-side
answered
icisms
liament, ahd leader of the Israeli Labor to
of
exchange
Republican challenger
compar-
to
to
the
Depart-
cam-
the issues
on
debate, Democratic Gov. Mike
pita bread, Avraham Burg, for-
speaker
mer
interspersed
and
responsibility
Seated with
noting
Police
can-
Raleigh Friday
in
zeroing
season,
heated
WOJCIECHOWSKA
THE CHRONICLE
a
off in
squared
their second and final debate of the
fiscal
In
and
student in mathematics,
larly
were
multitude of
grams
for
spokesperson
University
conference sites and
a
metal detec-
building. Maj. Phyllis
ment, said about 60
man
force
Seyward Darby
The North Carolina gubernatorial
lecture IZA
afternoon.
a
full
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didates
BY
Sunday
CHRONICLE
in
Ballantine, Easley battle in debate by
pro-Israeli
the Main West Quadrangle
QINZHENG/THE
occupation.” out
the weekend. Partici-
every
officers
than
some events.
derful,” said Rann Bar-on, PSM
TIAN
Duke
de-
about differ-
passed through
at
really to
More than 100 students and
said
attended
ence
Uniclose
Bryan
Duke’s
praised
Organizers pie
to
danger.
Conference
edly
the
minutes
but
A
threat
forced
the ter
the
whole weekend
DUKE
was
sessions
“It
chance
a
learn
to
Security
Cooper, cials
at
media.
throughout dozen
conference,
PSM
workshop
students
gave
disrup-
in the
place
closed
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note
7
SEE DEBATE ON
PAGE 8
Raleigh,
Patrick Ballantine
where
they
debated
(left)
Friday
and Democratic Gov. Mike
Easley
leave the WRAL-TV station set in
afternoon for the second and last time before Election
Day
Nov. 2.