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With their spirits high and adrenaline pumping, students stormed West Campus Wednesday night for the traditional torching of the benches after Duke’s victory over the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. But the celebration was left smoldering after the Durham County fire marshal revoked Duke’s bonfire permit and firemen extinguished the mammoth blaze after only 45 minutes.

It was the first time the permit has been rescinded in four years—and potentially the last permit Duke receives.

Leanora Minai, senior public relations specialist for Duke University Police Department, said the permit was revoked because students violated several of its provisions. There “is a chance,” she added, that the permit will not be in place for Duke’s game against Wake Forest University Feb. 20. Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs Sue Wasiolek said the ban could be permanent.

“All future permits are now in jeopardy,” she said.

According to the permit, no more than three benches can be in the fire at one time and no dorm furniture may be used as fuel. Minai said there were up to 11 benches in the fire at various points.

Students also threw dormitory couches and bed pallets into the flames.

“If you’re throwing more on, that’s not in the agreement. The rules were clear,” Minai said.

The bonfire ignited around 11:15 p.m. in front of House P after students stuck flaming pieces of newspaper between the slats of three stacked benches.

Several male students tossed pieces of wood torn from other benches into the flames. Other students snapped photographs on their cell phones and cheered as the Crowell Quadrangle bench was fed to the fire.

His face illuminated by the firelight and glistening with sweat, senior Jason Jones called the scene “over the top madness.”

“This is the perfect way to top off my four years here,” he said. “It’s one of the greatest traditions in the country.... I hope it lasts all night.”

Other students, too drunk to talk, simply yelled and swarmed around the blaze, pouring beer on each other and SEE BONFIRE ON PAGE 6

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Sean Dockery pokes theball away from Jackie Manuel for one of Duke's 17 steals as theBlue Devils shut down the nation's highest scoring offense. by

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They did it. Duke beat North Carolina Thursday night 71-70, and they did it their way.

Executing defensive pressure on every Tar Heel UNC 70 possession, the Blue Devils kept DUKE No. 2 UNC’s offense at bay, limiting the nation’s highest-scoring team to 22 points below its season average. Meanwhile, No. 7 Duke saved its most well-rounded offensive game of the season for its most suspenseful, as every player with more than one minute on the court scored.

But the Blue Devils (18-2, 8-2 in the ACC) were playing one of the most talented teams in the country. The Tar Heels (19-3, 8-2), fighting from behind for most of the game, chiseled away at the leads Duke created to stay within reach until they ran into a wall on the

DeMarcus Nelson celebrates as the clock expires after he scored 16 points Wednesday night.

game’s final play.

“This was a game befitting this rivalry between two great programs,” head coach

Mike Krzyzewski said. “Their guys played their hearts out and so did we. It came down to one possession, and our defense was great.

“This was a heck of a basketball game.”

With five minutes remaining in the game, JJ- Redick sank a fadeaway threepointer that left him on the ground and put Duke ahead by nine. Cameron Indoor Stadium rumbled -with cheers, as 9,314 fans felt the shot would be the last nail in the coffin. But UNC’s Raymond Felton and Sean May thought otherwise and were able to cut the lead to a single point with 18 seconds left and possession of the ball.

May inbounded to Felton while the rest of the Tar Heels set up three options for the point guard. Guarding Felton, Daniel Ewing reached for the ball, and his momentum cleared the lane. Felton looked to his teammates, but Shelden Williams and Redick anticipated passes to May and SEE UNC ON PAGE 10

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SHARM EL SHEIK, Egypt— Israeli and Palestinian leaders returned home to hammer out the details of a cease-fire they declared at a dramatic summit meeting in an Egyptian resort, trying to restore trust in the post-Yasser Arafat era after four years of bloodshed.

Committees announced at the Tuesday summit were to discuss thorny issues like release of Palestinian prisoners and withdrawal of Israeli soldiers from Palestinian towns. Despite the hopeful ambiance, the ghost of a 2003 truce that lasted less than two months, and the knowledge that a sin-

gle serious attack could torpedo this one, hung heavy in the air.

In the first reported violation, Palestinians opened fire on a car near a West Bank Jewish settlement after nightfall Tuesday and fired and threw firebombs at an army force that came to investigate, the Israeli military said. No one was hurt. The A1 Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, affiliated with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah movement, claimed responsibility.

“What we agreed upon today is simply the beginning of the process of bridging the gap,” Abbas said after meeting Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.

Israel’s first concrete gesture would be

reopen the main Erez crossing between Gaza and Israel Wednesday, according to Israeli security officials speaking on condition of anonymity. The crossing has been closed for weeks because of Palestinian attacks there.

In a well-orchestrated appearance following a series of private discussions, the two leaders read statements in their native languages, pledging an end to the violence. Sharon said Israel’s military would halt its raids, and Abbas said Palestinian militants would stop attacking Israelis.

It was reminiscent of a summit in to

Rice warns Iran about weapons Condoleezza Rice warned Iran Wednesday that negotiations over its nuclear program must progress. Rice said she saw "a coming together of common purpose" on another front: Iraq. Several countries will participate in an upcoming NATO training mission.

Medicare benefit to cost $7248 Bush added Medicare to the government's fix-it list Wednesday after new figures showed data detailing the first full decade of the program's prescription benefit will cost taxpayers $724 billion.

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MADRID, Spain A car bomb blamed on Basque separatists exploded in a Madrid office park Wednesday near where King Juan Carlos later appeared, injuring at least 43 people in the worst terrorist attack in the Spanish capital since last year's bombing of commuter trains.

The bomb exploded at about 9:30 a.m., less than an hour after a warning call purportedly made by the Basque separatist group ETA. It shattered thick panes of glass in buildings—spraying shards over a wide area—and damaged cars.

Police did not have time after the call to the Basque newspaper Gara to fully cordon off the area or fully evacuate workers and visitors at the sprawling convention center nearby, where the king later met Mexico President Vicente Fox to inaugurate an art show that includes Mexican works.

The latest bombing came hours after police arrested 14 suspected members of ETA and a week after Spain's Parliament overwhelmingly rejected a plan giving the Basque region broad autonomy bordering on independence.

In recent years, police have weakened the separatists with arrests, but the bomb-

ing is a reminder they retain the ability to use violence.

The bomb detonated near a plaza with a large bust of the king’s late father, Juan de Borbon, and outside a building housing the French computer manufacturerBull.

The bomb used an estimated 66 pounds of explosives, Interior Minister Jose Antonio Alonso said. It was the worst blast in Spain's capital since the March 11 train bombings that killed 191 people and were claimed by militants saying they acted on behalf ofal Qaeda.

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556 Facebook friends at Duke and counting. Clearly, this achievement establishes senior Anthony Vitarelli as an influential campus leader—that, and the fact that he also happens to be one of this year’s final three Young Trustee nominees.

From the first days ofhis freshman year, Vitarelli established himself as a veritable force to be reckoned with. Starting off as 2001-2002 vice presidentof Aycock Dormitory, he has since reached lofty heights, including two-time Campus Council President, Truman Scholarship recipient and co-founder of the Duke University Greening Initiative. The New Jersey native has majors in both public policy and economics and hopes to spend a year abroad in Chile after graduating.

If chosen as the new Young Trustee, Vitarelli wants to set in motion a specific long-term planning process for Duke. Developing Central Campus as “an active university space for the next 50 years,” re-emphasizing Duke’s international studies program and promoting increased recruitment of international students are among his most pressing goals.

After completing a law degree at Yale University, he has his sights set on returning to his home state of New Jersey and eventually becoming attorney general.

With so many accomplishments and such a clear direction for his life, it would be easy to cast Vitarelli as a squeaky-clean overachiever, when in reality his interests are much broader. In addition to being a member of the Wayne Manor selective living group and the “Willy Wonka Cult” on thefacebook.com, he is passionate about Duke basketball as well.

“I think tenting is one of the most amazing experiences Duke has to offer....

Everyone should do it!” he said. “It was the most memorable experience of freshman year. There’s nothing like experiencing the UNC game after sleeping in the cold for a few months.”

Vitarelli’s fellow residents in Wayne Manor don’t hesitate to fill in the blanks in terms of his quirky personality. His, next-door neighbor, senior Jason Griffin, recalled one of what seem like thousands

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Anthony Vitarelli, a finalist for Undergraduate Young Trustee, wants to focus on Central Campus plans. of stories about one of Duke’s most visible faces.

“Vitarelli was playing this ridiculous music in his room,” Griffin said. “I went over there to complain, and he reaches into this drawer. Then he gives me a double-handed handshake and slips me his Campus Council business card, saying T appreciate your concern on this matter.’

And the thing was, it worked. He appeased me!”

JuniorWayne Manor member Donovan Bass corroborated on Vitarelli’s distinctive personality as well. “He’s a big Eagles fan—he has this weird homemade Donovan McNabbjersey,” Bass said. “He also uses words like ‘phenomenal’ and ‘tremendous’ all the time, instead of just ‘great.’”

Nonetheless, the overall consensus amongst the inhabitants of Wayne Manor seemed to be that Vitarelli is a “good guy” who deserves to be this year’s Young Trustee.

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“It’s all about making the effort to create fun social experiences,” he said. “I have a great group of friends who are interested in creating a fun time.”

In regard to the emotions that accompany this type of high-profile competition, Vitarelli said, “I still get excited at the prospect of sharing why I think Duke is so great and how I can make it better. It’s definitely nerve-racking, because the competition is exceptionally capable and qualified.”

Vitarelli is competing against fellow Trinity seniors Jonathan Bigelow and Andrew Wisnewski. On Feb. 16, the Young Trustee Nomination Committee will select one of them as the new trustee.

Duke University Police Department officers did not violate any policies during an Aug. 26 incident at Cafe Parizade in which students alleged police misconduct, according to a summary report released Wednesday.

After nine Durham Police Department officers and six Duke officers arrived at Parizade in August 2004 to break up a party, four Duke seniors filed a formal complaint alleging that Duke police had an excessive presence and were disrespectful. The students reported that several officers refused to give their names and badge numbers and accused one officer of singing the African-American spiritual “We Shall Overcome.” They alleged the police reaction to the party —hosted by Omega Psi Phi, a fraternity from the historically black North Carolina Central University—was racially motivated.

Following an official Professional Standards Inquiry, DUPD found that University police had responded appropriately to a call from a Durham officer and the officer who sang the spiritual was a black officer with the Durham Police Department.

The Durham officer is no longer permitted to work off-duty assignments with Duke police, and his conduct was reported to Durham police internal affairs. Although the investigation, conducted by DUPD Lt. Jeff Best, found no wrongdoing on the part of Duke officers, DUPD is working with the Office ofInstitutional Equity to develop a training module on police and citizen interaction.

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While Campus Council has vied, vetted and will vote tonight on whether to abandon the links between East Campus dorms and West Campus quads, students affected by the plan are fairly enthusiastic concerning the proposed changes that may revamp the way housing is allotted on West.

Campus Council opted for quad council discussions of the new housing plan, which currently would increase block size from eight to 16 students, eliminate linking from freshman dorms to specific quads on West and give preference to juniors and seniors who opt to remain in

the same quad. Campus Council’s decisions will be based on their own observations and quad council’s statements of opinion.

“The quad councils are the best organization by which we can gain student input,” said senior Anthony Vitarelli, Campus Council president.

The resolution, if approved by Campus Council, will then have to be approved by Larry Moneta, vice president for student affairs, before it goes into effect for the 2006-2007 school year.

The minutes of the quad council meetings from Tuesday night relay many of the frustrations felt by upperclassmen concerning the current living situation. “The system shouldn’t be set up so that

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Wannamaker’s quad council.

“Those who make friends in other dorms freshman year and want to live with them are punished and banished to Edens.” Although the Edens and Wannamaker quad councils expressed some doubts about the creation of larger blocks, they both supported an elimination of linking in general.

The linking policy has been the scourge of upperclassmen consigned to what, students consider the dregs of University housing but applauded by those SEE LINKING ON PAGE 8

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RALEIGH Former Gov. Jim Hunt spearheaded a health policy forum in Raleigh Monday and Tuesday, where policy makers, academics and CEOs gathered to discuss what needs to be done to make healthcare in North Carolina work.

Hosted by the Institute for Emerging Issues, a think tank at North Carolina State University, the forum featured panel discussions on a variety of healthcare issues, as well as keynote addresses by former President Bill Clinton, former U.S. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson.

The need to improve preventative care emerged as a theme over the two-day event. Healthcare spend-

ing is currently concentrated in curative care, but for many conditions—such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes —preventative care offers a healthier and cheaper alternative, speakers said. GlaxoSmithKline CEO Chris Viehbacher told attendees that patients’ failure to use the health care system regularly increases the incidence of high-cost, chronic conditions.

Hunt agreed, stressing the importance of improving access to preventative care. “The big picture answer is to get healthier,” he said.

While some consensus emerged about the need to increase preventative care, agreement was elusive when it came to the contentious issue of North Carolina’s uninsured citizens.

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Forget those chalky candy hearts. In an effort to sweeten up every girl’s Valentine’s Day, the Mary Lou Williams Center will throw open its doors tonight for “The Vagina Workshop,” a multi-faceted program raising awareness about female sexuality.

Co-sponsored by the Women’s Center, the Duke Educational Leaders in Sexual Health and Tatiana from Temptation’s Pleasure, the presentations for the evening will include a display of sex toys and props, as well as small-group discussions and speeches. Shannon Johnson, the programming coordinator at the

Women’s Center, said the focus will be on sexual independence, whether through masturbation or increased inter-partner communication

Residence Coordinators Tegwin Millard and Stephanie Carter are responsible for bringing the workshop to fruition. The two noticed an ad for a sex toy party in a local newspaper, and with the help of DELISH and the Women’s Center, they tried to make the concept translatable to student programming.

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“They were arguing, saying they had never sexiled their roommates for more than five minutes. I know what goes on in just five minutes. And for women, that’s disturbing,” Millard said.

Part of Tatiana’s toy presentation, Carter elaborated, will be Duke-specific.

Though the overarching theme is sexual self-confidence for all women, presenters have been given background information on what sex lives are like at Duke.

Both Millard and Johnson claim they have not experienced a backlash from the unenthusiastic or morally outraged.

“We’re not saying that abstinence isn’t a viable option. Part of masturbation is abstinence—if that’s how you want to get down,” Millard said. “But if you’re having sex, it should be good sex.”

Entrance to the 6:30 p.m. workshop is free of charge and dinner will be served.

Should participants wish to order any featured products, Carter said, there will be a chance to do so in a “safe space.”

In a broader context, the workshop fits into a series of events collectively entitled “V-Day Duke University 2005”; a showing of The Vagina Monologues and a “Sexuality in the Cinema” screening are also planned. *

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The Pratt School of Engineering announced Wednesday that it will collaborate with Effat College in Saudi Arabia to develop the first undergraduate engineering curriculum for women in die kingdom.

The baccalaureate-level program in electrical and computer engineering will begin in Fall 2006. The curriculum will be designed to complement Effat’s existing academic program in computer science.

“I think this is an exciting opportunity for Pratt to be able to influence women’s engineering education globally,” said Marianne Risley, assistant dean for research and new initiatives.

Effat, a privately-funded women’s college on the coast of the Red Sea with an enrollment of about 250 students, approached Duke after researching the top undergraduate engineering programs in the United States, such those at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Washington.

“Duke was determined to be the best fit in terms of a partner for this new initiative,” Kerry Laufer, dean’s assistant for institutional development and quality control at Effat, wrote in an e-mail.

“Duke’s strong commitment to internationalization and the fact that the Dean of the Pratt School of Engineering, Kristinajohnson, is a woman with a passion for expanding opportunities for women to excel in engineering were very significant in the decision.”

Johnson and Dr. Haifi Jamal All Lail, dean of Effat College, signed a cooperative agreement Jan. 30 that will provide a scheme for the first year of collaboration.

The program will emphasize the planning of and development of an innovative and culturally appropriate engineering preparation program and an undergraduate curriculum in computer and electrical engineering.

The first-year costs of the program are estimated to be a little over $200,000, which will be covered in part by Effat and

State Department’s Middle East Partnership Program Initiative.

Personal visits, teleconferencing and web-based media will facilitate collaboration. The seven-member faculty committee appointed to oversee the project, headed by Senior Associate Dean for Education Tod Laursen, will visit Effat to essentially create a major from scratch. “We will not be restricted by what already exists,” he said. “Our educators are really excited about the opportunity to take from the best of what we have and create something better.”

Duke has a history of international collaboration. It currently has signed memoranda of understanding with the National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan and St. Andrews College in Scotland. “We wish to promote cultural understanding between the U.S. and Middle Eastern countries through engineering and entrepreneurship,” Johnson said. “We see educating women in engineering fields as an opportunity for young women to explore new career opportunities that are culturally acceptable and that can accommodate family life.”

Johnson said she is confident that Duke has much to gain from this program. The University also hopes to use this initial collaboration as a jumping-off point for facilitating summer exchanges between Duke and Effat and for recruiting women from Saudi Arabia for its Masters in Engineering and Management program.

“Part of the Duke Endowment’s indenture was that women be admitted on equal footing as men, so expanding educational opportunities for women in part of Duke’s history and culture,” she said.

“It will provide Duke a level of prestige in an area of the world that we might not be as well-known in,” Risley said.

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skirting security to race in circles around the benches.

Residence Coordinator Chris Ellis, who was assisting with security, said the administration was trying to preserve the smaller benches and new Spanish benches—which security officials code-named “El Benches”—that sit around the perimeter of the main quadrangle. But some students uprooted several two-seat benches and added them to the growing pile offuel.

As rain began to fall, other students hauled more benches into the fire, sending embers high into the air. Capt.

William Green of the Durham Fire Department said it was then, as “things were getting out of hand,” that the fire marshal decided to revoke the permit.

Wasiolek said police told administrative security to leave the quad near midnight. Lugging a high-power hose, Durham firemen soon broke through the crowd to drench the fire. Several students said one fireman also shot water into a group ofrevelers standing nearby.

“He was just spraying the fire, then he turned and started spraying us,” freshman Blair Carter said, noting that no students approached the fireman before he sprayed them.

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“It’s just symbolism with what’s going on with the administration,” he said.

“People were having fun, and they just poured water on it, put it out.”

As smoke billowed from the soaked remnants of the benches, students—some complaining that they had been manhandled—booed the firemen and police.

Many said the fire had been put out for no reason. Minai, however, said the flames were doused because officials were worried the trees overhead might catch fire.

Whether or not the bonfire permit will be reinstated for next week’s game or any game in the future has yet to be decided, Minai added. University and law enforcement officials will meet to discuss the issue in the coming days.

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Senior Pascale Thomas, president of the Black Student Alliance, said DUPD’s report addressed issues appropriately and recent efforts to address tension between police and minority students have been positive. The report revealed that the August incident was “really a problem that should have been taken up with Parizade’s management,” she said.

According to the report, Parizade was full to capacity when a manager asked a Durham police officer hired for security to clear the area. , The report estimated that 150 guests were inside and 300 were waiting to enter. Igor Gacina, manager of Parizade, said Wednesday night that maximum capacity is about 250 people when seated and more if they are standing. He said more than 300 people were already inside Aug. 26.

Gacina rejected any accusations of racial bias, noting the diversity of his staff. “Everybody thinks because they

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are NCCU there are so many police,” he said. “But I canhave no more people inside because of fire capacity.”

According to the report, the Durham officer providing security did not believe he could control the crowd alone so he called Durham’s 911 center and asked for “additional units.” The operator dispatched the request as a “disturbance,” which draws all available officers to the area. At least 16 officers from Durham and Duke came to the scene.

Clarence Birkhead, chief of DUPD, said the response was a matter of timing. “Typically whoever is in the area responds if they’re not previously occupied, so you could make the same call the next night and have five officers arrive,” he said. “It’s a function of who’s available.”

Because large student-run parties tend to disturb neighbors at the beginning of the year, police were patrolling the areas near East Campus in higher-than-normal numbers.

The incidentalso took place during one of thefirst weekends DUPD had jurisdiction to aid Durham police off campus.

Birkhead and Dawkins both clarified that officers did not know the party was hosted by an NCCU fraternity or that most of the guests were black when they responded.

Durham police could not be reached for comment.

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CEASE-FIRE from page 2 neighboring Jordan in 2003, when a similar truce was declared. It collapsed after less than two months in bloody suicide bombings and Israeli reprisal raids.

This time, the cease-fire agreement was accompanied by several concrete goodwill gestures.

Five hundred Palestinian prisoners are to be freed week by Israel, to be followed by 400 more at a later stage. Sharon’s office said a ministerial committee to discuss prisoners would meet Sunday.

Also, Israeli troops will complete their handover offive West Bank towns to Palestinian control within three weeks, Palestinian Foreign Minister Nabil Shaath said. Israeli and Palestinian security commanders are to meet Wednesday to prepare the handover of Jericho, the first West Bank town on the list of five.

On the streets ofIsrael and the Palestinian territories, people were careful not to hope too much.

“We’ve gone from euphoria to extreme disappointment,” said Shimrit Golan, 26, an Israeli law student who lives in Jerusalem. “We’ll wait and see what happens.”

“In the end, we have to pray for peace, because violence will lead us to self-destruction,” said Yussef Said, 60, a shopkeeper in Gaza City.

In one of the most symbolic gestures out of the summit, Sharon invited Abbas to visit him at his ranch in southern Israel and Abbas accepted, Israeli official Gideon Meir said.

In another signal the talks went well, Egypt and Jordan announced they would return their ambassadors to Israel after a four-year absence—possibly within days.

The first crack in the optimistic front came from the violent Islamic Hamas, responsible for dozens of suicide bombings that killed hundreds of Israelis.

Osama Hamdan, the Hamas representative in Lebanon, said Israel did not fulfill Palestinian demands to release prisoners and halt aggression. Therefore, he said, the truce is not binding on Hamas. next

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HEALTH CARE from page 4 The Associated Press reported that progathered outside the conference Monday to express their support for universal health care and denounce the conference as a “corporate-centered debate.”

Many attending the conference echoed the protesters’ pro-universal coverage sentiments. A variety of mechanisms for expanding coverage were discussed, including broadening the State Children’s Health Insurance Program to include parents and creating state health insurance safety nets.

Because Medicaid —a government-run medical assistance program for low-income families and individuals—is a matching program between state and federal governments, various states have experimented with broadening health insurance coverage.

Gov. Phil Bredesen, D-Tenn., spoke to the audience about his experience with TennCare, his state’s controversial healthcare reform plan. Adopted in 1994, TennCare expanded Medicaid coverage to individuals who were uninsured or determined to be “uninsurable” and relies heavily on managed care.

State spending on the ambitious insurance program has nearly bankrupted the state, and Bredesen has come under fire recently for making cuts in eligibilitesters

EFFAT from page 6 new department at Effat and an entirely new major for women in Saudi Arabia, the college is conservative in its enrollment expectations even though the initial announcement of its partnership with Duke has already stimulated greater interest than originally expected among both high school and transfer students. Laufer said Effat’s aim is to begin this endeavor with a group of 15

ty and benefits.

North Carolina’s mental health system has also been reformed in recent years to take advantage of the Medicaid matching arrangement. A few forum attendees criticized using Medicaid programs as a mechanism for federally subsidizing health insurance for people who were not a part of the program’s original target population. But Pam Silberman, vice president for the North Carolina Institute of Medicine, said the cross-subsidy makes sense for North Carolina.

“The federal government should continue to pay its fair share because the states with the highest number of uninsured are often the least able to pay... particularly in the case of southern states,” Silberman said.

William Roper, CEO of University of North Carolina Healthcare and dean of the University ofNorth Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, argued that the state should implement a tobacco tax and use the revenues exclusively to fund additional health insurance for children.

Many people, however, said they believe universal coverage is simply an impractical goal for state governments and called for action at the federal level.

“The only way we are going to cover everyone is for Congress to pass universal health insurance,” said Carmen Hooker Odom, secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

students and to continue to accept 15 students each semester in the first five years of the program.

Public response to the program in Saudi Arabia is predicted to be overwhelmingly positive, according to a feasibility poll Effat conducted among students, parents and employers last spring. “We believe, based on our experience so far, that if we turn out graduates with the high level skills needed by employers, they will be hired regardless of gender,” Laufer said.

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linked to prime real estate on Main West campus.

Sophomore Brittany Rhodes chose to link from Pegram Dormitory to Craven Quadrangle on Main West. While she says she benefitted from the linking process, she also does not want to “turn a blind eye” to the hundreds who are unhappy with the current linking system.

Rhodes believes that the linking system and the quad council events, with their intent of forcing quad community, are failures. “If the University wants to create this quad model,” Rhodes said, “then their first and foremost priority should be assuring that students live with whom and where they want to live.”

Senior Andy Kay decided to join a fraternity his freshman year rather than link from Blackwell Residence Hall because many of his friends were from other dorms. “The administration shouldn’t lock people into staying in a certain area,” Kay said. “Communities will make themselves, it’s not for the University to decide.”

In contrast to Rhodes’ and Kay’s state-

BOMB from page 2 A witness identified only as Daniel told CNN+ television that the bomb shook his car as he drove about 100 yards away from the blast site.

“It was an extremely powerful explosion,” he said.

Another witness, Bull communication director Manuel Amenteros, told The Associated Press he was in a first-floor office about 20 yards from the bomb when it exploded.

“What saved me—from the force of the blast and from flying glass shards —was my computer,” he said.

The injured suffered bruises, cuts from flying glass and damaged eardrums, said Javier Ayuso, spokesperson for the Madrid emergency medical service. No one was seriously hurt, he said.

merits, residential adviser Emily Khoury, a senior, said the University can play a pivotal role in the drive to create quad community. While she supports a change from the current linking system, she said “I think the best promoters of the community are the RAs and [residence coordinators]... regardless [of whether or not the linking process is eliminated], the entire RA and RC process isn’t going to change that much.”

Several students said they made their decisions concerning who to live with to avoid unpopular housing assignments.

Freshman Walker Fults said he has chosen to link with other students from Southgate, despite a desire to block with a friend from Gilbert-Addoms, because of the fear of losing out in the lottery and ending up in Edens.

Khoury was supposed to link to Edens her freshman year. Along with other Giles residents, Khoury decided to enter into the lottery because she reasoned that she could not fare any worse. She supports the proposal to eliminate linking because under the current system “anybody who is able to evade the process at all would do so if they’re in a less than desirable location.”

Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero denounced the bombing.

“ETA and those who support it have no place in political or civil life. Bombs lead only to jail,” he said during a visit to Poland.

ETA is blamed for more than 800 deaths since the late 1960 in a campaign of bombings and shootings aimed at creating an independent Basque homeland in land straddling northern Spain and southwest France. Its political wing, Batasuna, was outiawed in 2003.

The Interior Ministry said 14 ETA suspects were arrested Tuesday in all three Basque provinces plus areas in northern, eastern and southern Spain.

The suspects were involved in recruiting new members, supporting existing commandos and gathering information on potential targets for attack, the ministry said in a statement.

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the valentine's issue

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The Wrens fly into Duke Coffeehouse by

Robert Winterode recess

Truly independent bands that are in it for the long haul, the musical career, the lasting impact are hard to

This ain’t no pajama party; we’re talking about sex.

is a positive aspect that enhances the experience for the audience,” Parkes commented.

One monologue that was performed last year, “The Flood,” will also be a part of this year’s production. The scene portrays an older woman who shamefully discusses her feelings on “down there.” In last year's show, the woman was the only actress on stage, and her delivery was aimed solely at the audience. This year, however, the rest of The Vagina Monologues cast gathers around the grandmother-figure as she tells her story, responding in much the same way as children would to a riveting tale. Parkes noted that “some of this stuff is hard for an audience to stomach. Having the whole group present

find. Superchunk, Low and Spoon are the scarce few that come to mind.

Basically, these bands have stood for ten-plus years as everything that is hipster rock. Their piece de resistance may have already passed, but they continue to produce a prolific stream of noteworthy music. In the long run, these will be the ones included in the rock ’n’ roll lexicon.

Formed in the late ‘Bos, The Wrens, from Secaucus, New Jersey, fall into the above category except maybe for the fact that their watershed moment may be forthcoming.

Over the years, these intrepid shoegazers—who sound like a quirkier Nada Surf with Pixies and Grandaddy overtones—have released three albums to nearly universal acclaim.

The indie rockers’ latest album, Meadowlands made several best-of lists in publications ranging from The Village Voice to The New Yorker and Rolling Stone. It was also awarded the best album of the year award by hipster bible Magnet Magazine.

The unanimous success that Meadowlands would symbolize as The Wrens guitarist/vocalist Charles Bissel remembered wasn’t as clear during the seven-year lull in between albums. After refusing to compromise

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Where V-Day stands for violence and vaginas by

Christine Sheliack recess

For many people, Valentine’s Day is a day filled with love, chocolate, and Hallmark cards. But for others, the “V” in V-day stands for Victory, Valentine and Vagina. Such images can only signal the quickening approach of Eve Ensler’s pride and joy, The Vagina Monologues. This is the sixth year that the show has been presented on Duke’s campus and the seventh year since Ensler’s book The Vagina Monologues was converted into the well-known play. This year, however, Duke students will introduce a new twist to the play’s usual structure: Brace yourself for the debut of the Vagina Lock-In. Dylan Parkes and Glenda Richardson, the show’s student directors, created the

idea of the lock-in to foster an environment that allows women to come together and bare their personal stories. By connecting monologues, the interaction offers a more dynamic edge to the show and invites audience members to play a more active role.

“In the past, women would deliver their monologues to the audience, and then step out of the spotlight,” Parkes said. “We don’t want the other actors to be mere audience members while they’re not performing.”

The show is, of course, still similar to its original form in that many of the monologues are the same as those in past years.

Members of the show stressed the fact that the anti-violence message of the production has not been altered. “The monologues will speak for themselves. Ifanything, the lock-in

film review

This Date 's definitely not a keeper when Mulroney winks playfully at Kat and her cousin, prompting the film's funniest line.

Kat and her gigolo go to London for the wedding, the Every February, Hollywood studios attempt to sneak what are typically their worst films of the year by unsuspectfamily finds him charming, she finds him charming too, ing audiences. The Wedding Date, starring Debra Messing they have cringe-worthy sex, she doesn'tknow if she has to and Dermot Mulroney, is no exception to this pattern. pay him or not, yadda, yadda, yadda. You don't need to be The premise is far-fetched, the plot is contrived and the a genius or have seen Pretty Woman to guess how this inept movie ends. exposition is sloppy. One could argue that romantic comedies can be enjoyable despite their lack of stellar filmmakThe only thing surprising in The Wedding Date is the ining. However, even when judged by this criterion, The Wedcompetence of the storytelling. Nonsensical editing may ding Date still fails. leave audiences questioning whether they've missed someThe awkward Messing plays Kat, a New Yorker with an thing—they haven't. More troublesome than the plethora extensive pastel matching luggage set who can't find a of plot holes is how abrupdy the story unfolds. Kat and Nick date to her sister's wedding in England. This is particularhave just met each other, and after only a few awkward ly stressful because the best man just so happens to be her scenes together this professional has instantly fallen for her. ex-fiance who dumped her two years ago.

What? When did that happen?

In an effort to make him jealous, she decides to hire a The Wedding Date offers nothing new. It is every cookie male escort (Mulroney) from a newspaper ad. Fortunately cutter rom-com you have ever seen before blended into for her and the film's marketing executives, he turns out to one grand, bland, bad movie. If the studio executives be beautiful, debonair and Ivy-league educated. Despite would decide to shelve messes like this in the future, perhis unforgivably cheesy lines—“l'd miss you even if I hadhaps the February movie doldrums wouldn't continue to n't met you,”—Mulroney looks rather winsome in his tuxebe quite so conspicuously stale.

Messing and Mulroney just don't have the bedroom chemistry to make this do. Possibly the film's only redeeming moment comes mess of a film work. by

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A Real Man's Valentine's Day

10. “The Darker Days of Me 8c Him” PJ Harvey I long for a land where/no man was ever known.

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Chocolate, candy hearts and cards need not apply.

Valentine's night has my pass routes and blitz

come and I am, again, without a date. Am I sad? Am I lonely? Am I desperate?

Of course not. For girl's, Valentine's Day without a date or a quasi-date or a friend-date or a group of to go to the Washingon Duke Inn for dinner is a fate worse than death.

For real men, a Valentine's night without a date looks the same as any other Monday night, complete with a six-pack of Natfy Ice and a Tilt-bportsCenter 6ouble header.

In fact, most single guys silently pity those of our breed who are stuck making elaborate Valentine's Day plans.

We. proud and few, single men have the strength to challenge the societal norms, stand up and say. "Hell, maybe I'll play eight hours of Madden tonight, i'll fire up the old Playstation and work

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Maybe I'll add some relish to my tuna sandwich tonight to celebrate. What qooa is some fancy dinner if Pve got two slabs of bread, a can of tuna and some mayo? Real men don't need warm napkins and clean silverware to make them feel special on

Valentine's Day. So what if 1 heard my ex

was living it up with some frat guy and my mom hasn't sent ner usual card?

For real men, Valentine's is a meaningless expression of love just like any other day. Maybe I haven't gotten any love this year, but, hey, for real men there's always next year.

—Yoav Lurie and Jon Schnaars

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8. “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” Marvin Gaye Oh, I heard it through the grapevine/Oh, I’m just about to lose my mind.

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7. “Help Me Rhonda” The Beach Boys I come in late at night and in the momin ’ I just lay in bed.

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6. “Dear Chicago” Ryan Adams The wind’s feeling real these days./Yeah baby, it hurts me some./Never thought I’d feel so blue.

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5. “Sunday Morning” No Doubt Thank you for turning on the light. /Thank you now you ’re the parasite.

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Two former Sex and the City writers tackle real world datingfor anew generation.

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was “just not that into her.” The line was then used on an episode of the show. On the show, Miranda was thankful for honest advice from Carrie's latest romantic

Liz Tuccillo, author of He's

Just Not That Into You and former

Sex and the City writer, breaks all The Rules. She doesn't assume exercise and eating well will lead her to the man of her dreams.

She doesn't let the man control phone calls, dances and dates.

And most shocking of all, she doesn't believe that getting married is the ultimate goal of every single woman.

Instead Tuccillo, along with co-author Greg Behrendt, provides a frank portrayal of the modern dating scene in her new best-selling advice book.

While the writers encourage women to acknowledge men's primal instincts to lead in relationships, they empower women. As He's Just Not That Into You puts it, ‘You deserve a f***ing phone call.”

With such a bold statement, one can almost imagine Ellen Fein and Sherrie Schneider, authors of The Rules: Time Tested Secrets for Capturing the Heart of Mr. Right, gasping with incredulousness.

Over the last 10 years, through its million-copy sales, The Rules has encouraged women everywhere to be submissive and self-conscious.

The Rules is not only a book—it has become a franchise. The amazing success of the thin advice book has spurred seminars, support groups, consultation services, tapes and even lipstick.

adventure, Jack Berger.

One similarity between the two books is that they both discourage women from sitting

Husband shopping abroad?

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While The Rules is based on

advice passed down since the early 20th century, the guidelines presented in He's Just Not That Into You are fun, futuristic and female—with a guy's twist.

The idea for He’s Just Not That

Into You was born after a behindthe-scenes discussion among SATC writers. Behrendt, responsible for the male perspective on the Sex and the City writing team, advised one of his female coworkers that a guy in her life

around waiting for the phone to ring. The reasoning, however, is drastically different between the two works. The ladies of The Rules are all about appearance.

Don't sit around staring at the receiver; that would seem desperate to any potential husband.

He's Just Not That Into You, though, says that if he's not calling, he's not worth your time.

There is someone out there who will appreciate you enough to pick up the phone.

Although only published 10 years apart, the books depict the major changes on the dating scene over the last decade.

Technology especially has changed the way our generation approaches the opposite sex. The reason you are not waiting for a phone call is because you have your cell in your bag and you are on the go, doing whatever your demanding schedule requires. If he really wants to get in touch with you, there is nothing stopping him from shooting you a text message, an IM or a blackberry e-mail.

If he can't spend 10 seconds to get in touch, he's just not that into you.

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Recently, Academy Award-winning director Errol Morris (The Fog of War) turned his incisive gaze upon Duke's beloved Mike Krzyzewski for a new American Express TV commercial to debut during March Madness. After several hours of grilling Coach K during a two-day shoot, Morris was successfully converted from Coach K skeptic to true-blue believer.

“I was worried because after the interview he lost several games, and I hoped I wasn't partially responsible,” Morris said. While it's doubtful that Morris’ patented interviewing technique had any effect on the outcome of Duke’s recent match-ups with Maryland and Wake Forest, Morris has played an integral role in the recent revolution in the popular appeal of documentaries.

A TV commercial director by trade—memorable campaigns include spots for Apple and Miller High Life—Morris' true passion belongs to the now-hot genre of documentary film. With eight critically acclaimed feature-length

documentaries to his credit, Morris has established himself as a true auteur in the fast-expanding field.

The recent success of documentary film is evident in the sheer number of documentaries that are making it to theaters. Indicative of that fact was one of the most compelling stories in film last year: the release of Michael Moore's much talked-about documentary Fahrenheit 9/11. The film now holds the record for widest documentary release (2,011 theaters) as well as largest documentary gross ($222 estimated worldwide.) Aside from Moore's monstrous success, however, other documentaries such as Touching the Void and Super Size Me saw very favorable returns.

“It's one of those chicken, egg deals,” Morris said of the current gains being made by documentaries in theaters. “There's more films that are entertaining, that are taking risks.”

The bottom line, as is always the case in film, is that money talks, and as Morris points out, “Audiences are responding. [Documentaries] have done well in the mar-

ketplace.”

Increased revenues for feature documentaries have

opened film distributors’ eyes to a new and growing desire on the part of audiences and will lead to more money allotted to filmmakers in the future.

Even the Academy ofMotion Picture Arts and Sciences has responded to the increased popularity of documentaries by changing the rules that govern the selection of films for the Oscars. Reacting in large part to the success of Fahrenheit, the Academy has eased its ban on the screening of documentaries on television, which would have previously disqualified a film. This move adds another level of padding to the difficult money game that all filmmakers must play.

As for Morris, he enjoys the success that he has had in commercial directing and appreciates the financial freedom that it provides him. Indeed, when given the opportunity to work with individuals like Duke’s Coach Krzyzewski, it is hard to make an argument against it. “I was completely won over,” Morris said of Coach K. “I regretted I couldn't do more than a 60-second commercial.

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the material sends the message that it's okay to think about these topics and talk about them with other people.”

Another unique aspect of the lock-in concept is the actual effect that it had on the Duke women in the cast. The producers of the show had all of the actors research different topics upon which their monologues were based. In midJanuary, the now-cohesive group held a lock-in of their own in the Duke Women's Center. During this lock-in they took a break from rehearsing scripts and shared personal monologues of their own throughout the night. Many of the performers said this shared experience translated into more genuine interactions on stage.

Crystal-Faire Melbourne, a volunteer at the Women's Center, has been ecstatic with the influence the show has had on campus.

“The point of watching women discuss and talk with each other about ‘taboo’ topics is to open these ideas up for discussion.”

Judging from the dedicated cast and the likely-to-be packed house in Page Auditorium on Saturday night, the play is likey to have a powerful effect on the audience. When Parkes was asked how long he thought the show would continue, he quickly responded, “until it is necessary to stop. We need The Vagina Monologues until conversations that are being re-enacted and performed for us begin occurring on an everyday basis between real people.”

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After recording the album straight through in their basement and then proceeding later to fix what was wrong with it, Meadowlands began to sprawl.

“The drums that you hear on some tracks of that album often go to songs that don’t exist anymore,” he said.

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What The Wrens won’t be doing with the new material is trying to jump ship to a major label, Bissel said, living up to die underlying premise behind so-called indie rock.

“Record labels do not sell to music lovers but to people who just casually listen—basically the lowest common denominator.” He cites the more polished strains of country music, American Idol and middle-of-theroad rock bands as examples.

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Bissel and his other band members—some still punching the clock—also don’t take themselves that seriously.

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And as for the pervasive moniker “indie rock,” he’s also fine with that, as he described it succinctly: “When I think of indie rock, I think of four white guys. At least two of them are wearing glasses, and they’re all sporting sloppy hair and playing old-fashioned guitar.”

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With the NCAA Tournament around the corner, Duke basketball fans will have the opportunity to watch this year’s March Madness from anywhere in the world—anywhere, that is, with a high-speed Internet connection.

College Sports Television will begin offering exclusive online live CBS broadcasts of the NCAA Tournament, an ideal situation for college basketball enthusiasts to watch out-of-market games or watch the tournament in areas without a television.

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‘You have your own control room,” said Chris Bevilacqua, CSTV executive vice president and co-founder. ‘You can watch whatever game you want.”

The service also features Gametracker, player and game statistics, a video highlight package, live press conferences, daily video newsletters and previous game recaps. In addition, CSTV is developing chat rooms so that viewers can communicate with far-away friends who are watching game coverage as well.

These extras, however, are not appealing to all Duke fans, many of whom just want to watch the Tournament.

“All that extra stuff is more of a distraction,” said Marshall Willis, Trinity ’02., who lives in Kingsville, Texas. “I just enjoy watching the game. I don’t even like my girlfriend talking to me during a game or anyone blocking the screen.”

College Sports Television officials believe a growing number of broadband users will lead to an increase in the viewing of sporting events online, especially March Madness, which Bevilacqua called “the crown jewel of college basketball tournaments.”

“Lots more people have highspeed access than before,” Bevilacqua said. “We believe that because of the fact that more people have broadband, more people are considering using it [in this way].”

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JJ. Redick, reaching to steal the ball from Jackie Manuel, and theBlue Devils held UNC 22 points under its scoring average.

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Though just as memorable as the other games, the latest chapter in the storied Duke-North Carolina rivalry was not its aame prettiest.

Duke didanalysis n’t win its 15th 17 . game in tries against UNC because of the superior athleticism, depth or shooting characteristic of other Blue Devil teams. Wednesday night’s victory was devoid of the intrepid individual performances that made other Duke victories so memorable.

The Blue Devils offset the Tar Heels’ depth and talent advantages with the same disruptive

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defense Duke has

always played under Coach K. Aggressiveness in the passing

lanes allowed them to control a North Carolina team that has been whizzing past opponents.

“Their defense was stronger than our offense,” UNC head coach Roy Williams said. “For us to have 23 turnovers and not in a running game—we can’t do that.

“I think they made bigger plays than we made.”

Duke gummed up North Carolina’s fast break and forced the Tar Heels into a slower, more controlled half-court game that favored the undermanned Blue Devils. The pressure was there from the outset—Duke caused turnovers on North Carolina’s

first three possessions to build an early 10-2 lead.

From that point, Duke allowed its pressure defense to do the rest of the work. The backcourt did everything it needed to limit Raymond Felton to just three assists. The point guard had trouble setting up his team’s offense and fumbled away eight of the Tar Heels’ 23 turnovers.

Felton’s difficulties extended to teammates Rashad McCants and Jawad Williams, who shot a combined 4-for-19 from the floor.

The Blue Devils contested every rebound, every loose ball and every Tar Heel shot. Although Duke was never able to pull away from the deeper and SEE DEFENSE ON PAGE 10

Playing without their top golfer, who happens to be the best in the nation, the Blue Devils missed out on a comeback on the West Coast Wednesday and failed to win their first tournament of the year.

The women’s golf team finished third, four shots off the pace, but sophomore Brittany Lang collected her first individual title of the season at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge in Palos Verdes, Calif.

With reigning national Player of the Year Liz Janangelo off the course because of pneumonia, Duke could not make up a onestroke deficit entering the third round. As a result of Janangelo’s absence, the Blue Devils sent just four players to California and were unable to drop their lowest score each round.

Despite a two-over-par round Wednesday, Lang won the tournament by four shots, beating UCLA’s Charlotte Mayorkas.

“She always works real hard, and she played really well this week,” Duke head coach Dan Brooks said of Lang. “For some reason this course played hard, and for Brittany to play well this week and win shows what kind of golfer she is.”

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Rashad McCants. Felton dished to David Noel coming off the baseline, but Noel fumbled the ball out of bounds before UNC could put up a final shot.

“It seemed like a long time, and I was just hoping that that clock went down before they got a shot off,” DeMarcus Nelson said of the last possession. “We played some great defense.... We made them try to do something that they weren’t ready for.”

Nelson, who averages just six points per game, provided the Blue Devils the extra offensive impact they needed for the win, Krzyzewski said. The freshman’s 16 points off the bench, one shy ofhis career high, was the team’s second-highest total of the game.

“It was obvious that DeMarcus just played at a level—or even a couple of levels—higher than he’s played,” Krzyzewski said. “A lot of times, in games like this, really good players cancel each other out because they’re playing so hard, and somebody else steps up. DeMarcus did that.”

Equally impressive to his offense, Nelson’s defensive performance contributed to Duke’s overall effort in keeping North Carolina from running up the score. Nelson claimed four of the team’s 17 steals, second only to Shelden Williams’Tive.

“We can’t have 10 assists and 23 turnovers and be the kind of basketball team we want to be,” UNC head coach Roy Williams said. “At the same time, their pressure bothered us.”

Just as the Blue Devils were able to contain parts of the Tar Heel offense, UNC was able to keep Duke’s “big three” relatively quiet. May kept Shelden Williams to just 11 points and gathered twice as many rebounds as his counterpart. May also scored a game-high 23 points, 15 in a second half in which he revived North Carolina early and helped them survive late.

As in every Duke-UNC game, the home crowd ignited the intensity for the players and coaches alike. Before walking off the court at the game’s end, Krzyzewski took a moment to salute the Cameron Crazies, lifting his arms and pointing to the bleacher filled with blue bodies.

Nelson said the volume and intensity of the crowd gave him goosebumps at times during Wednesday’s thriller.

“They really brought out the best in ns,” Nelson said. “At times, when we got tired and would want to let up, our crowd and our student base wouldn’t let us let up, and that’s what we need.”

more explosive Tar Heels—the Blue Devils’ greatest second-half advantage was just nine points —Duke always had a counter for every Tar Heel punch.

And each jab set up one of Duke’s finest moments. The Blue Devils could never shirk the Tar Heels, but they always kept UNC at arm’s length. The visitors either pulled to within one point or tied Duke five times in the second half, only to see a Blue Devil counter with a big basket or one ofmany key steals.

Duke had no single go-to guy on the floor as four Blue Devils hit double figures.

With 15:14 remaining, McCants hit a three to knot the game at 38. But just seconds later, JJ. Redick drilled a trey to re-establish Duke’s advantage. A Shavlik Randolph steal on the ensuing possession led to a DeMarcus Nelson three-pointer, extending the Blue Devils’ lead back to six points.

And credit Duke’s mental resiliency for the win. Beset by depth issues all season long, the Blue Devils have fought their way to an 18-2 record with several close wins over teams like Clemson, Princeton, Temple and Miami. On the other hand, the Tar Heels, who entered Wednesday’s game ranked first in the nation in scoring offense and second in scoring margin, have not faced such adversity.

“We’ve had a lot of tough games, and the thing we’ve done all year is just find ways to win,” Redick said. “I don’t know if that helped us tonight, but it certainly helped that we had that experience.”

NOTES: Redick reached double figures for the 19th time this season.... Redick’s 18-point showing snapped his string of seven straight games scoring 20 or more points.... Ewing left the game with 4:42 remaining due to cramps in his right calf.... Williams became the first player in

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NORTH CAROLINA TP FG 3-PT FT REB PF A J.Williams 1-6 0-1 OO 3 2 2 2 3-13 1-8 44 2 2 1 11 McCants 23 2 May 8-14 0-0 7-7 18 2 Felton 5-10 2-4 1-3 3 3 3 13 0 9 4 Manuel 3-4 0-0 3-4 6 0 0 Scott 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 Thomas 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Miller 00 0-0 0-0 M.Williams 5-8 OO 2-5 5 3 1 12 0 1 2 1 Noel 02 Ol 0-0 5 TEAM TOTALS 25-57 3-14 17-23 43 20 10 70 Blocks—May (2), two others with 1 Steals—Felton (2), two others with 1 FG%: Ist Half; 33.3; 2nd Half: 55.6; Game: 43.9 FT%: Ist Half: 66.7; 2nd Half: 81.8; Game: 73.9 3PT%: Ist Half: 16.7; 2nd Half: 25.0; Game: 21.4 DUKE FG 3-PT FT REB PF A TP 9 3 2 11 Williams 3-6 04) 5-6 Randolph 1-4 OO 2-2 4 4 1 4 18 4 11 Redick 4-12 4-10 6-6 15 Ewing 5-16 3-9 2-2 3 11 Dockery 1-3 0-1 2-2 3 2 2 4 0 3 4 Melchionni 1-5 1-3 00 2 5-10 2-2 4-4 16 3 2 1 Nelson ' 0 00 00 OO 0 0 2 Johnson .

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Daniel Ewing (top) weaves through the UNC defense to put up an acrobatic layup. Sean Dockery (bottom), Ewing and Duke's otherperimeter defenders limited UNC to 33.3 percent shooting in the first half.

Duke history to record five steals and five blocked shots in a single game.... Williams is now tied for 14th place on the ACC’s all-time blocked shots list with 239 career rejections.... North Carolina still leads the all-time series, 123-95.... Duke’s streak of

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TEAM 4 TOTALS 20-5610-25 21-22 28 19 12 Blocks—Williams (5), Randolph (1) Steals—Williams (5), Nelson (4), Dockery (3) FG%: Ist Half: 40.6; 2nd Half: 29.2; Game: 35.7 FT%; Ist Half: 100; 2nd Half: 93.8; Game: 95.5 3P1%: Ist Half: 33.3; 2nd Half: 46.2; Game: 40.0

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Anna Grzebien cardedfour bogeys and a double bogeyWednesday to shoot five over par as Duke slipped from second to third over the final 18 holes.

three rounds but only shot under par on the first day of the tournament. The sophomore scattered six birdies over the final two rounds, but a combination of three double bogeys and three bogeys dropped her back to even par by the end of the 54-hole event.

“I putted pretty well this week, but my wedges were not all there,” Lang said. “I played pretty well on the front nine but struggled some on the back. But.on the whole I played pretty solid.”

Duke’s competitors at the top of the leaderboard throughout the tournament were the same teams the Blue Devils battled for the National Championship a year ago. UCLA, the 2004 NCAA champion, finished two strokes ahead of Duke. Pepperdine won the challenge at 896 on the 5,912-yard course.

During the first two days of play, Pepperdine and UCLA traded the lead, and Duke was in second at the conclusion of each of the first two rounds. But the Blue Devils shot 23 over par Wednesday to slip into third.

Niloufar Aazam-Zanganeh was the second best finisher for the Blue Devils. The senior, who tied for 12th, shot eight over par during the final round to drop out of the top 10.

Sophomore Anna Grzebien carded three bogies to begin the final round, but after settling down to par for the next 14 holes the sophomore double-bogeyed her final hole toTmish in 21st place.

Freshman Jennifer Pandolfi struggled throughout the tournament, shooting 22 over par. Pandolfi had two birdies over her first six holes but was seven over par on the final 11 holes, including a double bogey on the seventh that began her slide.

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Technology-sawy members of the Blue Devils’ large fan base are possible CSTV service clients. Current Duke students have already shown interest in the idea of following Tournament games online.

“I participate in a lot of March Madness pools,” freshman Jason Klein said. “My interest isn’t in what just Duke is doing. I would definitely be interested in looking into that.”

Once resident Blue Devil fans, alumni may also utilize the service to watch Duke in the Tournament from their post-graduation locations.

“For the last four years, I’ve always been at Duke to watch the games,” said Dustin Stevens, Trinity ’O4, who now lives in Gainesville, Fla. “Maybe this year if it doesn’t work out I might try [March Madness on Demand] for next season—or I might just go to sports bars that have satellite TV and watch the games.”

CSTV has advertised its new service for the past two weeks and will increase such promotion as the Tournament time nears.

‘You can expect Duke students to be hearing more and more about March Madness on Demand as we approach the March 17 start of the Tournament,” CSTV Director of Corporate Communications Eric Handler said, adding that so far, sales are going “extremely well.”

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No substitute for grad student TAs I write in haste to address the misperception that may have been created by the article in The Chronicle describing the experiment in Dean Gerald Wilson’s History course, “American Dreams/American Realities.” In that courses, undergraduates who have taken the course before and performed particularly well are being used as discussion leaders.

Grading will continue to be done by graduate student teaching assistants.

The History Department does not view this experiment as a move to replace graduate student teaching assistants with undergraduate discussants. It is rather an experiment designed to give selected undergraduates an opportunity to assist in a large and popular course and to stretch the limited funding available to support graduate students as teaching assistants and graders.

The History Department faculty cherish the special and irreplaceable skills and experience that its graduate students bring to the classroom. Were the resources available, we would all have more, not fewer, roles for our graduate students in our undergraduate courses.

The Chronicle article left the unfortunate and erroneous impression that the very real contributions that we expect undergraduate discussion leaders to make in Dean Wilson’s course could somehow be seen as a substitute for our graduate student teaching assistants. That is not an interpretation of this experiment that the History Department faculty supports.

Sarah Deutsch Chair, Department of History

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Although Elliott Wolf began his Feb. 8 column about David Rubenstein and The Carlyle Group by claiming to divorce himself from Michael Moore in journalistic standards, I find that he has done a poor job.

Wolf asserts in his piece that “the public perception ofThe Carlyle Group is that it is an unscrupulous organization that has significantly profited through dubious transactions with the Saudis, the bin Ladens and the U.S. government.”

I’d like to know how many people, having not seen Fahrenheit 911, would have that opinion, much less know what The Carlyle Group is in the first place. Furthermore, the assertion that Mr. Rubenstein’s generous donation could be considered “blood money” is preposterous and reveals a stereotypical bias against any connection whatsoever to the Middle East.

While it is true that members of the bin Laden family were present at a Carlyle Group meeting Sept. 11, Wolf, just like his contemporary Michael Moore, has implied that those people had a connection to Osama bin Laden. Such potential ties have been investigated thoroughly by the U.S. government and found not to exist. The same applies to the Saudi Arabian royal family. We cannot condemn U.S. companies for having interactions with that part of the world, because to

do so would be to claim, if indirectly, that all Middle Easterners contribute to terrorism.

In addition, by associating Mr. Rubenstein only with the false allegations that have been made about The Carlyle Group, Wolf has neglected to show the benefits of having a man like Mr. Rubenstein involved in our public policy program.

First and foremost, Mr. Rubenstein is a highly successful international businessman who has navigated his company through a turbulent and highly volatile global landscape for the past decade and a half. Prior to that, he worked extensively with the Carter administration as a policy advisor in the White House. The perspective he could bring to Duke’s program would be tremendously valuable.

It disappointed me to see a student buying into such a frivolous hoax. While Duke may have concerns about its public image, rejecting a candidate based on hearsay from a poorly researched pop-documentary would make us appear foolish and insecure. And lets see how we all like it when Mr. Rubenstein takes his reputation, and his money, to Harvard next time, the university that his daughter currently attends.

All an a Strong Trinity ’O7

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Cleveland championship on the way Ever

since Sunday’s Super Bowl, many have been calling Philadelphia the most tortured sports city in America. In one word—Please. Philadelphia’s woes pail when compared to the misery us Cleveland

sports fans endure every year. Indeed, while a middleaged Philadelphia fan can remember a championship in 1983 and four-sport dominance in 1980, a middle-aged Cleveland fan can remember only heartbreak, heartbreak and more heartbreak.

Cleveland is the most snake-bitten sports town in the country, hands down.

The numbers prove it, as no other threeteam city has a title drought lasting anywhere close to Cleveland’s. The Indians nathan haven’t won the World Series since 1948.

The Browns have never played in a Super Bowl. And the Cavaliers have never made the NBA Finals. The last time a Cleveland team won a title was 1964—when the Browns took the “NFL Cham-

pionship It’s not that Cleveland teams are consistently bad.

Time and time again, those of us from Northeast Ohio get our hopes very high, only to see them dashed right when it counts. Such has been the case with all three ”

teams.

The Browns played in the AFC Championship game in 1987,1988 and 1990. Each time, they played the Denver Broncos. Each time, they lost. The first game is known as the “The Drive,” because Broncos quarterback John Elway erased a late 20-13 Browns’ lead by driving his team 98 yards to a score with 37 seconds left. The second is known as “The Fumble,” because Browns’ running back Ernest Byner lost a ball right before stepping into the end zone to tie the game in the final minute.

Cleveland also has “The Shot.” In 1989, the Cavs led

the Chicago Bulls by one point with 3 seconds left in a In 1995, the Browns looked ready for a Super Bowl first-round playoff series when Michael Jordan doublerun. Bill Belichick’s squad had gone 12-5 the year before clutched an inbounds pass in midair and hit a 16-footer and added star receiver Andre Rison in the spring. But over Craig Ehlo. My beloved Cavs, who were supposed to the season essentially ended a few games into the year be “the team of the ’9os,” were never the same. Good when word leaked that Browns owner Art Modell was guys Mark Price, Brad Daugherty, Larry Nance and Ehlo planning to move the Browns to Baltimore for more led the team to the Eastern Conference money. finals in 1992, only to lose yet another The Browns were one of the most storied franchises hard-fought playoff series to Jordan and in sports, and fans had given Modell almost 30 years his Bulls. worth of sellout crowds. Yet on Nov. 6, 1995, the greedy For the Indians, it’s even worse. A misowner stood on the tarmac of a Maryland airport and oferable baseball team ficially announced the move. The best throughout the ’6os, There's hope in Cleveland. fans in the NFL were suddenly without a ’7os and ’Bos, the IndiThe Cavs somehow won team, although the NFL thankfully ans quickly became a awarded the actual Browns’ franchise to carleton powerhouse in the mid- the 2003 NBA lottery and the city of Cleveland. This 7th grader poker -1990s—a s selected Akron high school was not too comforted though. fans sold out 455 consecCleveland got a new team in 1999, utive games. In 1995, the Tribe went legend Leßron James. The but it’s been tough times since. Six 100-44 with 27 wins in their last at-bat. Indians are entering a new weeks after the Browns ended their first The offense was one of the best of the two seasons with a 5-27 record, Art Modera of contention this modern era, boasting eight .300 hitters. ell was holding a Super Bowl trophy, a year, and the Browns are giant grin The Indians surged into the World Seon his face. ries and got solid pitching throughout only a few breaks away But there’s hope in Cleveland. The it, but were blanked at the plate by the from success. Don't worry Cavs somehow won the 2003 NBA lottery Atlanta Braves, who took the series with and selected Akron high school legend a 1-0 win in Game Six. The Indians Cleveland, a championship Leßron James—already one of the made it back to the World Series in is on the way. league’s five best players. The Indians 1997 and held a 2-1 lead in the bottom are entering a new era of contention this of the 9th inning of Game 7. Needing only a ground ball year, and the Browns are only a few breaks away from to win the franchise’s first championship in 49 years, the success. Don’t worry Cleveland, a championship is on Tribe blew the game, and by the 11th inning the expanthe way. sion Florida Marlins were World Champions.

It’s time.

And the worst moment in Cleveland sports history wasn’t a game or series at all. It was a move. It still hurts Nathan Carleton is a Trinity senior. His column appears to think about this, but let’s give it a shot.

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ed or abused is in the lucky minority. many other young women, I am trying to dethan female stupidity. I wish more men could underfine my own feminism. I wear lip-gloss. I think welSexual abuse is called an epidemic by many restand that too many girls date jerks because girls are sofare reform declared a war on poor mothers. I like searchers with good reason, even though many of its surcialized to want confident, strong guys more than they to cook for my boyfriend. My feet refuse to wear high vivors don’t talk about our experiences because we have are taught to want sweet, caring partners. I wish more heels. I question the crazy dichotomy that seems to exist suffered at the hands of family members, partners and men could understand that female sexuality is so beonly for women in which we are either domesticated trusted friends. yond their comprehension because our sexuality is a ’sos throwbacks in heels or male We don’t want to admit that our famimystery to us as well. wannabes in power suits. lies are so dysfunctional or that we loved We are supposed to be good girls, we are supposed to I’ve always had a difficult time with our rapists and abusers. We bear all of be effortlessly sexy, we are supposed to want sex but not womanhood. My mother raised me to our shame alone and pretend like these too much, we are supposed to know about our bodies take pride in my femininity and taught horrible things haven’t happened to us. but if we know too much it’s weird. I wish more men me that women are the true foundation I speak as a working-class “heartland” could understand that women’s liberation is a tragic of societies because we create life. While American when I say misnomer; this is about the liberaother children innocently colored picthat this population tion of people.

We are supposed to be tures of butterflies and flowers, my mothneeds to check its valAnd yes, I want to be a mother good girls, we are super pointed out the similarities between bridge! newman ues someday, but this doesn’t mean I these and vaginas and she told me that Many working class posed to be effortlessly want a house in suburbia with a looking for the holes whites uphold an image vaginas were just as beautiful. picket fence and an SUV to sexy, we are supposed to white This pride in the beauty of the female of ourselves as moral, take the kids to soccer practice. I body was sometimes hard for me to understand, because pious people but this hides an all too want sex but not too much, want to be a revolutionary mother. I as a precocious 10-year-old girl I tended to regard my common reality of abuse, incest and coopwe are supposed to know want to found neighborhood body as my enemy. My breasts caused my fellow classrape. Instead of addressing the real iserative childcare, share household mates to tease me and snap my bra, but brought me a lot sues in our communities, we transfer about our bodies but if we tasks equally with my husband and of attention from men between the ages of 16 and 65. our own filth and pain onto people of know too much it's weird. I raise independent, questioning I also had a hard time celebrating something that color. daughters and sons. forced me to remember silly things like changing my Wish mOTG men COlild The Vagina Monologues will be Addressing abuse is even more difficult for women of color though be- understand that pad when I just wanted to play tag on the playground. this weekend at Duke and I showing women's My difficulties with womanhood extend beyond cause they are airing not only theirs encourage everyone, both women liberation IS 3 trdC|lC miSbreasts and periods to deeper questions of human naand their family’s “dirty laundry” but and men, to go see it. In years past, ture and the relationship between men and women. also that of their race. Women ofcolor nomer; this IS about the lib- women have written in The ChroniWhen I was four years old, a teenage family member must balance their need and right to cle expressing their disdain for a eratlOtt OT people tried to molest me. I didn’t tell my parents about it for be honest with the awareness that such show that puts so much emphasis on more than a year. admissions will be seen by many whites “the v-word.”

When I did, my mother made my father promise that as proof of their group’s backwardness.

I, too, want to live in a world in which our fates are For my part, I have searched for away to be a better not so defined by our genitals, but unfortunately we’re I would never be left alone like that again. This and other experiences taught me that my womanhood waswoman —a woman who feels beautiful and strong, indenot there yet. I’m so much more than my vagina, but it n’t just annoying, it was also dangerous. pendent of how society says I should feel. Even though I has and will always shape my life. Until we talk more I know that after reading my story, some might like to sometimes think about giving up on men, I have tried to about vaginas, we can’t progress to a world where all of think that my family was just dysfunctional (and it was), be friends and lovers with guys who are committed to us are safe, happy and respected. but I think we live in a nation of dysfunctional families. equality and respect Still, I wish more men could understand that seemFrom my conversations with other women I have discovBridget Newman is a Trinity senior. Her column appears ered that the woman who has not been raped or molestingly idiotic behavior on behalf of women is about more ever other Thursday. . ...

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