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THE INDEPENDENT DAILY AT DUKE UNIVERSITY

ONE HUNDREDTH YEAR, ISSUE 53

Congress likely to slow research funds Paul Crowley THE CHRONICLE

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After Republicans held onto control of both houses of Congress in Tuesday’s election, officials are expecting federal legislators to maintain recent patterns in higher education funding, with funding for health and science research tapering off after years of significant increases. “We’re looking at possible major cutbacks across all the funding agencies on which higher education and students depend,” said John Bumess, senior vice president for public affairs and government relations. “As money starts to get tighter, the funding is going to go down.” After a five-year period when the budget for the National Institutes of Health —which has awarded Duke many sizable grants in recent years—doubled, the increases in NIH funding began to slow in 2003, and experts expect this to continue. ‘We already had clear signals that NIH funding is going to decrease,” BumeSs said, predicting that NIH funding would increase “at inflation level—if that.” The National Science Foundation is in a similar situation,

with funding expected to increase meagerly over the coming years. The National Endowment for the Humanities is in worse condition, with no increase expected. “There’s not much federal funding for the humanities or the arts,” said Judy Dillon, director of the Office of Research Support. “It’s not been so much a function of the [George W.] Bush administration as an ongoing trend in higher education.” Bumess said the decreased funding for humanities research comes not from a lack of interest, but a lack of resources. “It’s not a question so much a question ofhow much they like a given group,” he said of Congress. ‘There’s so little money available, and every group is going after it.” The pursuit of these funds will likely become more difficult, as Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, and Rep. Bill Young, R-Fla.—both of whom have given much support to higher education funding in the past—are leaving their posts as chairs of their respective appropriations committees. Rep. Ralph Regula, R-Ohio, who will SEE FUNDING ON PAGE 6

Vice President Dick Cheney congratulates President GeorgeW. Bush and wifeLaura after the president's delayedvictory speech.

Bush wins Ohio, presidency by

Ron Fournier

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON President George W. Bush claimed a reelection mandate Wednesday after a record 59 million Americans chose him over Democrat John Kerry and voted to expand Republican control of Congress as well. He pledged to pursue his agenda on taxes and Iraq while seeking “the broad support of all Americans.” Kerry conceded defeat in

make-or-break Ohio rather than launch a legal fight reminiscent of the controversial Florida recount of four years ago. “I hope that we can begin the healing,” the Massachusetts senator said. Claiming a second term denied his father George H.W. Bush, the president struck a conciliatory tone, too. “A new term is a new opportunity to reach out to the whole nation,” he said, speaking directly to Kerry’s supporters. “To make this nation stronger

and better, I will need your support and I will work to earn it,” he said. “I will do all I can do to deserve your trust.” It was a warm-and-fuzzy close to one of the longest, most negative presidential races in a generation. Bush did not use the word mandate, but Vice President Dick Cheney did, and the president’s intention was clear as he ticked off a familiar list of second-term SEE ELECTION ON PAGE 5

Escape sparks review of new jail security system by

Liz Williams

THE CHRONICLE

Despite installing a new security system at the Durham CountyJail, detainee Dwayne Cardell Walker escaped.

When a prisoner at the Durham County Jail escaped custody by simply getting up and walking out the front door, police officials decided it was time for a security review. Trouble was, a new computerized program had just been installed, leaving administrators at the Durham County Sheriffs Office with the task of fixing something that was not supposed to be broken. Detainee Dwayne Cardell Walker escaped from the custody of a Durham County police officer Oct. 6 by quietly slipping away and proceeding nonchalantly out the nearest exit. Walker’s escape, caught on camera, was successful because the pair of doors he exited were controlled by the newly installed security system. This system, aimed at increasing the dependability and efficiency of security at the jail, was still pardy untested when Walker made his break for freedom. In response, administrators are intent on perfecting the process, saying they are concentrating on

technical improvement and the elimination of human error. Walker’s escape occurred after he waited for hours in the facility’s booking area. There, Lt. Col. George Naylor said he had “all day to sit there and look, and to make his move.” Walker was able to bide his time and take into account any patterns he noticed in regard to doors opening and closing. Since the booking area has no holding cells, the officer in charge of each detainee is the only one responsible for that particular individual. The lack of holding cells is meant to speed up prisoner processing by forcing officers to stay with their prisoners until they are booked. Despite the best efforts of magistrates and officers, booking can still take hours to complete. This delay, combined with flaws in the security system, presents prisoners with opportunities similar to the one that Walker took advantage of. SEE

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