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CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS Residents to sound off WOMEN'S RACE FOR THE CROWN on Central noise rules Duke falters, finishes 3rd XC

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Campus Council and ResidenceLife and Housing Services officials are asking residents of Central Campus to make some noise over the 24-hour quiet policy that has been in place for the past 30 years.

Representatives of Campus Council recently distributed electronic surveys to all residents of Central soliciting responses as to whether the noise policy should be relaxed starting in the 2006-2007 academic year.

If residents approve a new policy by a two-thirds vote, “social gatherings,” but not registered parties, will be allowed on Central next year.

The current policy—which has zero tolerance for noise—has been a source ofcontention for the past few years, as students’ parties have routinely been shut down by Duke University Police Department officers.

The Central noise policy has not been altered since the campus’ inception in the 1970’5, several officials noted.

As part of the survey, residents can also vote to implement a

pilot program in the spring in which RLHS would allow a more lenient noise policy the first Friday of every month.

“It will give students who want to do something different a chance to do it,” said Eddie Hull, dean of residence life and executive director of housing services. “There have always been students who asked, ‘Why can’t we do this?’”

• Hull added that although RLHS officials have the final say in any changes to the noise policy, he will take residents’ responses into consideration.

“We need to know if it’s something the majority of students want. Any time we talk about shifting things in terms of noise, it will affect a lot of people,” Hull said. “If two-thirds [of residents] say yes, we will probably [change the noise policy] for next year.”

Campus Council President Jay Ganatra, a Junior, explained that registered parties will still be banned on Central, regardless of the survey’s outcome. The demographics ofCentral are markedly different than those of East or SEE NOISE POLICY ON PAGE 4

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Senior Clara Horowitz earned All-American honors after finishing fifth at Monday's NCAA Championships, but top-ranked Duke finished a disappointing third.

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After maintaining its top ranking and undefeated streak all season, the women’s cross country team suffered a disappointing third-place finish at the NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, Ind., Monday.

Duke took the bronze behind 2005 champion Stanford University and runner-up University of Colorado. The Blue Devils scored 185 points to miss a second-place finish by four points and the national title by 39.

Although the Blue Devils dominated their previous meets this season, they were unable to maintain the 56-point lead they held at the halfway mark of the six-kilometer race. Head coach Kevin Jermyn said Duke dropped several runners back at the 4K point because the race was taken out at a faster pace than the Blue Devils were accustomed to.

“In our other races, we had the majority of our runners at the front and they dictated the pace,” Jermyn said. “Today that definitely didn’t happen. We got completely SEE W. XC ON PAGE 7

Revised schedule sends SNL comedian promotes students packing early local stem cell research Rob Copeland THE CHRONICLE

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As aresult of a new schedule, many students opted to go homefor Thanksgiving this past weekend

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Thanksgiving has usually meant trekking home to see old friends, grabbing some turkey and maybe hitting up the parents for money. And now, thanks to changes in the academic calendar, some students are taking off more time than ever.

During the last week of November, Duke has traditionally offered two full days of classes Monday and Tuesday and half a day Wednesday. This year, Thanksgiving Break begins at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday. All Wednesday classes are cancelled.

A somewhat unexpected result of the schedule change, however, has been the increased number of students who went home as early as last Thursday, missing classes the Monday and Tuesday before Thanksgiving break officially begins.

Sophomore Blair Carter said her physics lab and religion class were can-

News of a new

source at the School of Medicine Monday afternoon.

Will Forte, a writer, producer and cast member of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” announced the establishment of the Stem Cell Initiative for Eyes research fellowship in the field of stem cell biology for the 2006-2007 academic year.

Forte addressed the crowd of medical students with the same wry humor he displays on SNL. ‘You all look like capable, intelligent people, and I hope to someday be operated on by you;” he said.

Forte is the national spokesperson for the fellowship’s sponsor, SClfEyes, a

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A 14-year-old girl in Pennsylvania whose 18-year-old boyfriend is accused of killing her parents left with him willingly after the slayings, prosecutors said in court papers filed Monday. David Ludwig told detectives Kara Borden ran from her home and into his car after he shot her parents.

proposed all of the some 160,000 U.S. troops now in Iraq be pulled out over

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Cheney responds to Iraq war critics by

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WASHINGTON Vice President Dick Cheney Monday accused critics of “corrupt and shameless” revisionism in suggesting the White House misled the nation in a rush to war, the latest salvo in an increasingly acrimonious debate over prewar intelligence.

Cheney also denounced proposals for a quick U.S. withdrawal from Iraq as “a dangerous illusion” and shrugged off the failure to find weapons of mass destruction.

“We never had the burden of proof,” he said, adding that it had been up to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to prove to the

world that he didn’t have such weapons Following President George W. Bush’s lead, Cheney praised the character of Rep. John Murtha even as he voiced strong disagreement with the Pennsylvania Democrat’s proposal last week to pull out all U.S. troops.

“He’s a good man, a Marine, a patriot and he’s taking a clear stand in an entirely legitimate discussion,” Cheney told the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank. Cheney, who represented Wyoming in the House of Representatives in the 1980s, called Murtha “my friend and former colleague.”

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Congressional Republicans denounced him and White House spokesperson Scott McClellan, traveling with the president in Asia, branded him as an ultraliberal comparable to activist filmmaker Michael Moore.

Later, Bush and other administration officials toned down their criticism, fearful of a backlash in support of Murtha. Bush on Sunday called Murtha “a fine man” and longtime supporter of the military.

Sharon explains split from Likud party

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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Monday he gambled and broke away from his hardline Likud Party because he did not want to squander peacemaking opportunities created by Israel’s pullout from the Gaza Strip or waste time with political wrangling.

Sharon, whose split from Likud electrified Israeli politics and set the stage for likely March elections, ruled out unilateral withdrawals from the West Bank, however.

He also said he remains committed to the internationally backed “road map” plan,

which calls for a negotiated peace deal culminating in a Palestinian state.

“There is no additional disengagement plan,” he told a televised news conference, referring to the summer’s Gaza withdrawal.

“There is the road map.”

Sharon’s decision to form a new party he described as “liberal” cemented his transformation from the hawkish patron of Israel’s settler movement to a moderate peacemaker reconciled to the inevitability of a Palestinian state.

Weekend polls indicated Sharon, Israel’s most popular politician, could marshal enough support to return to the prime

minister’s office for a third term at the head of a moderate coalition.

Palestinians said the developments created new prospects for peacemaking, which ground to a halt during five years of violence.

“I believe this is an eruption of an Israeli political volcano, and I hope that when the dust settles, we will have a partner in Israel to go toward a final arrangement,” said Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat.

Sharon said he turned his back on former Likud allies who opposed his Gaza withdrawal because life within the party had become “insufferable.”

General Motors Corp., pounded by declining sales and rising health care costs, said Monday it will cut more than a quarter of its North American manufacturing jobs and close 12 facilities by 2008. The United Auto Workers called the recently announced plan "devastating."

Gls fire at civilians,kill at least 3 U.S. soldiers fired on a civilian vehicle Monday because they feared it might hold a suicide bomber, killing at least two adults and a child northeast of the capital, American and Iraqi officials said.

Iran's U.N. referral withheld Washington and its European allies will forgo pushing for Iran's referral to the U.N. Security Council later this week, giving Russia more time in persuading Tehran to give up technology used to make nuclear arms.

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Members of the Graduate and Professional Student Council discussed health insurance plans for graduate students among other issues at a GPSC general body meeting Monday night.

“An increasing number of students are underinsured or not insured at all,” said Megan McCrudden, chair of the GPSC Student Health Insurance Advisory Committee and a graduate student in psychology.

In order to register, graduate students must declare on ACES each year that they will either purchase a health insurance plan offered by Duke or another provider.

Some students, however, declare they are covered by a non-Duke provider when they have no coverage at all, said Hrisavgi Kondilis, a third year Ph.D. student in the Department of Immunology.

Many of the students who do not buy Duke coverage are single white men —for whom the cost of health insurance is considerably lower than any other group, McCrudden said.

She added that the smaller the number of students that opt for the Duke-provided insurance, the greater the premium is for those who do choose this option.

To amend these problems, McCrudden suggested, GPSC could move to create a system that would ensure all students are covered.

In addition to coverage of individuals, another significant issue raised was the subsidization of families through the Duke plan. Currently, health insurance for families is only subsidized if the graduate student includes three or more family members on the plan, such as a spouse and two children.

In many cases single parents or married couples do not reap the benefits of family subsidies. McCrudden said representatives should ask substituents how much they think family subsidies should be and how the family unit should be defined.

“I think people in general would like to see more categories for family options,” said Tami McDonald, a second-year graduate student in biology.

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Other issues discussed included the need to balance changes in cost with changes in coverage for individual plans.

Representatives asked for more information regarding the specific increases in costs that such changes would involve for GPSC. A major factor in the discussion was the Graduate School’s recent announcement that it will subsidize Duke health insurance for all eligible Ph.D. students through stipend increases.

This initiative spurred discussion of other initiatives GPSC could suggest to create a more efficient health care system and make its benefits more well-known among students. “I’m very content with our healthcare coverage,” Kondilis said. “I feel like the general population is not wellinformed about the services offered at student health and what the plan covers.”

Students raised concerns about the under-utilization of student services such as Counseling and Psychological Services and the Career Center.

Bill LeFew, president of GPSC and a fourth-year doctoral student in applied mathematics, encouraged representatives to find out which benefits the Graduate School could provide to best help each representative’s department or professional school. LeFew also noted the success of Duke’s GPSC at a recent national convention. “We’re pretty impressive when you look around nationally,” he said.

Representatives also discussed proposals to increase GPSC fees to coincide with the University’s measure of inflation and to amend the GPSC charter with regard to an attendance policy for representatives. The attendance policy would call for representatives who miss three or more meetings during a semester to lose their seats.

GPSC’s Social Committee announced the success of a recent “Speed Dating” initiative, which 120 students attended. They plan to have another such event in the spring and hope to better publicize the same-sex option offered.

From staff and wire reports Durham police are searching for three men involved in what is believed to be the city’s first quadruple homicide in the past quarter century.

Durham Police Chief Steve Chalmers said Monday the shootings were drug-related. He added that the gunmen had the intent to rob and kill.

Police found four men fatally shot and two others wounded Saturday night inside a town house at 2222 Alpine Rd., on the city’s south side and about three miles from Duke.

The two wounded men were sent to Duke University Hospital.

Police identified the victims as Lajuan Coleman, 27, of 2222 Alpine Rd.; Tennis Harris, 24, of 2222 Alpine Rd.; Jonathan Skinner, 26, of Durham; andjamel Holloway, 27, of Durham.

The two injured men were also in their twenties.

Officers responded to a 911 call about reports of multiple gunshots at 9:44 p.m. Saturday.

The first officer on the scene found one of the injured males sitting outside of the townhouse, bleeding from his face.

Officers then went inside the house and found four men shot to death.

All four were pronounced dead at the scene of the crime.

“This was not a random crime, but one that was specifically targeted to these particular individuals,” Chalmers said at a press conference.

Police officers said three men were seen running from the area after the shots were heard.

“I think it’s another tragedy in Durham. It’s a senseless tragedy,” Mayor Bill Bell told The Herald-Sun. “We are gonna find out who did it.

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Celebrity Will Forte (far right) and Dr. Dennis Rickman (far left) spoke about stem cell research Monday.

FORTE from page 1 cell biology. It recognizes and supports stem cell biology’s potential for creating new therapies for the treatment of blindness and other debilitating eye diseases.

Dr. Dennis Rickman, assistant research professor of ophthalmology and neurobiology at Duke University Eye Center and founder and chair of SClfEyes, noted the current lack of cures for eye diseases.

“Most of the effective therapies can only slow the progression of these diseases,” he said. “It seemed like there was potential in stem cell therapy for coming up with novel treatments.”

Forte and Rickman met last year through the Groundlings Theater in Los Angeles, where both had formerly performed improvisational comedy.

“When Dennis explained to me what he was trying to do with SClfEyes, I immediately wanted to be a part of it,” Forte said.

“It’s amazing work that he’s doing, and I think it’s very important.”

The SClfEyes Medical Student Research fellowship is a $lO,OOO award and one that Rickman said he hopes will be given annually. “The selection process will be through the board of directors for SClfEyes, most of whom are Duke faculty in the department of ophthalmology and the division of cell therapy,” he said. “But it’s not restricted to doing research in the

department of ophthalmology. The research can be in any department.”

Medical students expressed excitement at the prospect of increased opportunities for stem cell research at Duke.

“I’ve been disappointed that stem cell research has been slowed down the past few years,” said Tony Joseph, a first-year medical student. “There’s a lot of potential in what kind ofillnesses we could treat and cure. I think it could open a lot of doors.”

Other students said they were impressed with Forte’s involvement in stem cell research advocacy. “Celebrities should spend more time standing up for science,” said Sarah Pradka, a first-year medical student.

Both Forte and Rickman acknowledged the controversy surrounding the field, particularly embryonic stem cell research. But they said education about the topic should precede immediate Judgement.

“Right now people just don’t know that much about stem cell research,” Forte said. “A lot of people have jumped into the debate without knowing as much as they should. There’s so much promise in this research, and it’s a shame that we’re not talking more about that.”

Rickman said his experience with stem cell research is also very personal. “I’m not only a stem cell researcher, I’m a stem cell recipient,” he said. “Nine years ago I received a bone marrow stem cell transplant that saved my life, so I have a great respect for the potential power of stem cells.”

West campuses, where registered parties allowed, he explained.

“A lot of grad students live there, a lot of them have kids,” Ganatra said of Central.

“We don’t want wild parties over there.”

Although Central does have RLHS staff members on site for resident assistance, noise complaints are usually registered through DUPD. If residents approve a new noise policy, RLHS will add more staff to Central Campus for resident assistance so that DUPD will not be the first line of response for noise complaints, Ganatra said.

Leanora Minai, senior public relations specialist for DUPD, said Duke police have been trying to collaborate with the Office of Student Affairs and RLHS to figure out a better response policy for noise complaints on Central.

She said DUPD approves of the idea of making RLHS staff the first respondents to a noise complaint. “[lt] could fuel or foster the perception that police are targeting residents of Central—that is not the case,” she said of the current state of breaking up social

VACATION from page 1 celled at the top of the week, so she decided to go home over the weekend.

“No regrets, it’s been awesome,” she said, adding that she did not think it was a “big deal” to leave early when most of her classes were not meeting.

The decision to lengthen the break was carried out in response to faculty feedback, said Judith Ruderman, vice provost for academic and administrative services and chair of the University’s Scheduling Committee, Last year, a professor complained that classes with sections that met Wednesday afternoons were being shortchanged in comparison to their morning counterparts, Ruderman said.

“It would be wrong of me to e'ncourage anyone to cancel classes—that was the whole reason,” she said. “I [find] it ironic that many faculty are cancelling classes Tuesday.”

Ruderman also noted that classes should be meeting on Monday as well.

“In trying to right a wrong we may have

gatherings on Central. “We want to improve the situation so the perception doesn’t become a reality.”

Hull said that although altering the noise policy has been discussed for years,

the actions being taken now have come about through the work of Campus Council. Ganatra explained that several Campus Council representatives have sent emails to residents reminding them to participate in the survey.

The last day to submit responses is Nov. 27, and many residents are expected to be out of town for Thanksgiving Break until then.

“This is an issue that seriously affects residents of Central,” Ganatra said, adding that he plans to use his monthly Campus Council e-mail to promote the survey.

He will also use other avenues of communication to encourage representatives to remind residents to vote.

Several undergraduate residents of Central said they are generally in favor of relaxing the noise policy.

“I think it’s a great idea,” senior William Durrah said. “We have two libraries. If you need a quiet place go there. It’s not too much to allow students to throw parties.

You need to allow them to have some fun.” created another opportunity for ‘wrong’, and I’m not happy about that,” she said.

Gerald Wilson, adjunct professor of history, seniorassociate dean ofTrinity College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Scheduling Committee, also noted that the situation presents a problem.

When some faculty cancel classes on Monday or Tuesday after the University has already eliminated Wednesday sessions, it leads to an “infinite regress,” he said, “It will be very interesting to see what the faculty reaction is,” Wilson added, He suggested that one tenable solution would be to create a whole week for Thanksgiving Break, although the University has struggled in the past to find enough academic days, “Where do you make it up?” he asked, noting that to start the semester earlier or finish it later would create its own problems and to cancel Fall Break would not be an acceptable option.

Wilson did not rule out a return to the old schedule of having half a day of classes the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.

“If we had had classes Wednesday, I probably would have stayed,” Carter said.

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Freshman guard Abby Waner was named ACC Rookie of the Week, and JJ. Redick captured the ACC Player of the Week award Monday.

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In their first two games of the season, the Blue Devils have relied on their bench to bring fresh intensity onto the court and to give jk the starters some rest.

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“We are still in the process of seeing who plays well in certain situations and what combinations play well together,”

Goestenkors said. “When we get a nice lead, it gets easy for me to look at some different combinations. So, probably early on, we’ll be seeing a lot of different people play together and hopefully, some good minutes.”

In the Blue Devils’ opening weekend, no Duke player saw more than 25 minutes ofaction in a single game and all 11 active players notched at least two baskets.

“We’ve got so many players that can come in, and we don’t really lose anything off the bench,” senior guard Jessica Foley said. “I think that we’ve shared the minutes around pretty well. So, nobody is getting really tired on the floor.”

Off the bench, the Blue Devils were led by junior center Alison Bales and sophomore guard Wanisha Smith, who both started last season.

Against Penn State Nov. 18, Bales had 16 points and nine rebounds in 20 minutes of play. In the Blue Devils 93-56 win over Old Dominion Sunday, Smith led the Blue Devils with 11 assists and three steals.

“Wanisha and Ali have been very good off the bench,” Goestenkors said.

“Those are two people that started for us last year. They’ve had great experiences, and they are very comfortable in any situation.”

Duke’s depth has allowed it to play aggressively on defense and put a constant, full-court pressure on its opponents.

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Freshman forward Josh Mcßoberts will be making his first road trip as a member of theBlue Devils.

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Center Alison Bales has scored 23 points off the bench in theBlue Devils two games this season.

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Devils focus on College Cup by

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In the 1986 season, the Blue Devils won the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship and captured the university’s firstever national title.

Now 19 years later, the sixth-seeded Blue Devils (12-4-3) will i face the Creighton Bluejays at 7 p.m. tonight at Koskinen Stadium as they begin their quest to repeat the 1986 feat and attempt to earn the team’s TONIGHT, 7 p.m. secon d national champiKoskinen'stadium onship. Duke received a first-round bye after winning the ACC Championships.

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The No. 1 team in the country takes its show on the road this week to the World’s Most Famous Arena.

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MSG, New York den, an arena that has become a second home of sorts for the team in recent years, will be Duke’s 10th and 11th games at the New York venue in the past seven seasons. Head coach Mike Krzyzewski owns a career 11-5 record at Madison Square Garden, including a pair of victories last season.

The matchups have included three away games played against St. John’s, two Dreyfus Classic games, one appearance in the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic and one •

previous showing in the Preseason NIT. “Whether it be the preseason or the postseason, it means you have the chance to play in the Garden,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “Playing in the Garden was something every player wanted to d0.... You could do a good ‘Field of Dreams’ type of thing there with all of the great action.”

Krzyzewski schedules non-conference games every year in large venues such as the Garden. This season, the Blue Devils will also play games at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, N.J., the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia and the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro. The big arenas give the Blue Devils a chance to adjust to tournament-like environments.

“It’s obviously exciting,” freshman point guard Greg Paulus said. “Growing up you watch [Duke] play on TV, you see them play in the Garden, you know all the stories and memories that go on in the Garden. It’s kind of the unspoken truth SEE M. BBALL ON PAGE 6

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Participating in the semifinals Wednesday and potentially the finals of the NIT Season Tip-Off Friday will prepare the Blue Devils for the tournament atmospheres they’ll face at the ACC and NCAA Tournaments in March. In particular, the single day of preparation between the two games will be an adjustment for Duke’s younger players Last time the Blue Devils played in the Preseason NTT was in 2000—later that season the team took home its third National

Championship.

“It’s our first chance to win a championship this year,” sophomore guard DeMar-

cus Nelson said. “We’re a team and everyone’s going out there with that mindset.”

But for the freshmen like Paulus, this week’s games serve as more than just an opportunity to play under the bright lights of New York City. For them, it is the first road trip they will take as college athletes.

Freshman forward Josh Mcßoberts said the coaching staff distributed a packing list and a full itinerary for the trip to make sure the whole team was on the same page.

Paulus said he plans on asking the older players a lot of questions about.the logistics of a road trip.

The Blue Devils’s semifinal opponent, Drexel, knocked off Princeton in the first round of the tournament and Sam Houston State Nov. 17 in the quarterfinals. Near the end of the second game, Drexel fans chanted “We want Duke” and then stormed the court after the 72-61 victory.

“For them to win two games like that, they’re a quality team,” Paulus said. “We have to be sharp and ready to go right from the start.”

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Senior JJ. Redick scored 26points at MadisonSquare Garden in Duke's victory over Oklahoma last season.

against No. 16 UCLA (3-0) in the nightcap of the double-header Wednesday.

All three potential Duke opponents are known for their athleticism and ability to play pressure defense. So far this year, Duke has not faced a team that has consistently pressed or trapped in the backcourt.

Paulus said the Blue Devils worked on that in practice Monday as away of preparing for all three teams.

Even though Duke comes in as the heavy favorite Wednesday, the team is not

looking past Drexel.

“We’re not going to look past Wednesday to Friday,” Nelson said. “We need to take care of business Wednesday first, and then we’ll look to Friday.”

M. SOCCER from page 5 in more than 40 games and holding a 2417-1 all-time record.

Last year, the Blue Devils reached the College Cup, only to be blanked, 5-0, by a talented UC Santa Barbara team. Senior midfielder Blake Camp said he is familiar with the high level of competition in the NCAA Championships.

“Obviously we’re really confident coming off the win in the ACC tournament, but the NCAA Tournament takes on a life ofits own,” Camp said. “Every game is an extremely tough, physical battle. It really takes a lot out of you. The tournament is more about endurance than anything else.

We were very fortunate to get to the final four last year but there are no guarantees.”

Camp, who was named the MVP of the ACC Championships, leads the team with 23 points this season and is tied for first with fellow midfielder Chris Loftus with nine goals.

“Blake is a marked man and the other team is going to try to shut him down,” head coach John Rennie said. “He’s learned to deal with that. We’re just going to let the game come to him. He knows better than anybody that if they focus too much on him, then other guys are going to be open. He’s the guy we count on, and he’s the guy the other team tries to close down. We’ve gotten used to it and handle it very well.”

Since winning the ACC Championship in a dramatic 5-4 shootout victory over North Carolina Nov. 13, Duke has had over a week off to prepare for its matchup against the Bluejays in the second round of the NCAA Championship.

Creighton (13-4-3) defeated Lafayette, 3-0, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Nov. 18 to set up tonight’s second round contest.

“We needed the time off in every way you could think of,” Rennie said. ‘We have

During the regular season, sophomore forward Spencer Wadsworth scored six goals and addednine assists to rank third among theBlue Devils with 21 points. recovered physically, mentally and emotionally, and we’re ready to go.”

In the ACC Championships, the Blue Devils defeated Maryland and UNC, teams that are seeded first and fourth, respectively, in this tournament. With the recent ACC victory the Blue Devils are confident and focused heading into the NCAAs. “To win the ACC has given us a lot of

confidence,” sophomore goalkeeper Justin

Papadakis said. “We beat No. 1 Maryland and a very strong UNC team. I think we’ve proven we can beat anyone, and now it’s a matter of doing it again. The ACC is behind us. We’re very happy about it, but we have to move on and do it again in the NCAA tournament.”

The Blue Devils have found success this season by scoring quick goals and getting early leads. Duke has outscored its oppo-

nents 23-2 in the first half this season and have only failed to net a first-half goal on

six occasions all season.

“I think it all has to do with the amount of intensity we come out with at the beginning of the game,” Camp said. “Against Maryland we came out flying and got early goals in each half. I think the goals will come as long as we don’t neglect our defense at the same time.”’

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W. BBALL from page 5 steals in its first two games.

The Blue Devils will try to maintain their defensive pressure tonight against the Stags, who committed 21 turnovers in their 72-62 opening-night loss to Brown.

“We want to be a pressing team,” Goestenkors said. “We want to be a running team that will utilize our depth very, very well. This team loves to run and press.

We know that when each player in the game goes full speed and gives it everything they have, then they only need to play a couple minutes and someone will be ready to give them a rest.”

In past seasons, Duke has been plagued by a lack of depth and injury woes. Already this season, freshman Keturah Jackson and sophomore Emily Waner have been sidelined with injury. Waner has been diagnosed with a stress fracture in her right foot and Jackson is recovering from a sprained right ankle.

With senior guard Monique Currie, last season’s leading scorer, playing through a left-foot ailment, the Blue Devils will again utilize their depth tonight as they compete in their third game in just five days.

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The Blue Devils started the championship race quicicly and held a significant lead at the halfway point.

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had won her last four races leading up to Monday’s meet, ran with Horowitz for most of the race, but could not sustain Horowitz’s pace and dropped off with one mile left on the course. At the midway point, Rowbury trailed Horowitz by only one second, but she ended the race with a 39th-place time of 20:44.

“She just had an off day,” Jermyn said of Rowbury. “When you haven’t been passed all year and people are passing you, you tense up more. You work against yourself. She hit her threshold earlier today than in other races.”

Together, Rowbury and Horowitz had finished first and second in every meet this season, including the NCAA Southeast Regional Nov. 12 and the ACC Championships Oct. 31.

Three other seniors—Laura Stanley, Sally Meyerhoff and Liz Wort—and freshman Whitney Anderson rounded out Duke’s scoring. Stanley, Meyerhoff and Anderson took 51st, 52nd and 53rd places, respectively, with one second in

completely caught up in the pace.”

Point guardLindsey Harding has averaged 13 points per game after being suspended all oflast season.

Senior Clara Horowitz led Duke with a fifth-place time of 19:51 in the race that also earned her NCAA All-America honors. Following a 50-second gap, senior Natasha Roetter crossed the finish line in 38th place as the next harrier to score for Duke.

“Everyone thought they would have placed higher,” Horowitz said of her teammates. “Thatlast mile was brutal because of the pace. Everyone was crying at the end.”

The Blue Devils, who placed second at the 2004 NCAA Championships, went into the race with higher expectations than they achieved.

“We were the favorite coming in and that does add some pressure,” Jermyn said. “When you want it so bad, you kind of fight it too much. They completely put everything out there. We gave it a shot.”

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Four seconds after Anderson crossed the finish line, Wort claimed the 60th spot with a time of 20:57.

Although Duke was disheartened with its finish, the race marks the end of a successful season and the best four-year run in program history.

“Everyone is really upset,” Horowitz said. “The seniors are upset because it’s our last race all together. I mean, there’s still track season, but with cross country there’s so much more camaraderie. We’ve all just gotten so close.

The group has helped to build Duke’s cross country program, which had never won an NCAA Regional or ACC title prior to 2004. Last year’s runner-up performance at the NCAA Championships was also a school-best.

“We haven’t been a national powerhouse, and we’re still getting better and better,” Jermyn said. “Although we’re disappointed with not winning, we still recognize that third place is a great honor.” ”

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Sports, sports, sports, sports, the other departments get enough space, but we’re always stuck with two SPORTS—aII we ever hear about is give the sports department more room, pages—just two pages. more space. tired of while being ignored We are Hell, our letter writers are more acother departments receive inordinate amounts of space for stories about complished than the football team.

How come we don’t get a giant insert sandwiches (nobody cares!) or monevery week? We hate sports—hate them, key robot arms (what the...?). hate them, hate them.Sports gets giant We want more pictures. The photoghates us. never pictures, too. Sometimes in color! It’s a They raphy department takes our picture assignments seriously. photographic conspiracy.

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Sophomore Blair Carter on her decision to go home for Thanksgiving Break over the weekend, thanks to a revised academic schedule. See story on page 1.

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be consumed any minute by the alcohol-fueled some ways, Duke is split into two moral opposites. I got the first clue during my orientation whirlpool of sexual endeavors. Oh, they know it’s a weekend, when I persuaded my hall-mates from slippery slope from dancing innocently at Shooters Brown to accompany me to the Marketplace party. to waking up blindfolded and handcuffed to a pair What a great idea! I mean, what could be wrong with of midgets after a blurry night of calling God’s name in an entirely new context. bringing my Southern, conservative, religious friends to a hip-hop party?

Jokes aside, the observation is a serious one. Freshman year in Ah, I was doe-eyed indeed.

Brown (the substance-free dorm), I We entered the Marketplace and had a front-row seat to this mentaliI immediately started my little ty in action. I can’t speak for everywas too wiggle. busy I getwhite-boy one, but, from my own personal exting my groove on to notice that my friends were standing on the side perience, many students left that dorm more religious and more conthe looks their faces, on Judging by you would have thought the people emin hadziosmanovic servative than when they arrived. while 1 Pass no jud Sment on ei bumping and grinding were drownthe other side ther side, I do think that both are left the Marketkittens.

They ing grossly mistaken. Social scientists place within minutes and prompdy placed me on the other end of the virgin-whore even have a name for such a mistake: pluralistic igspectrum. From that night on, I was the morally norance. It’s the idea that individuals commonly loose, booty-shaking sheep that had strayed from overestimate how much their peers indulge in sex or alcohol. Since they perceive the communal the pure, virginal flock.

Yet, I also remember going to parties with other norms to be higher then their own, they can feel students from Brown and, while riding the bus to an expectation to go further and do more than West, being asked why we were going out at all if they normally would.

I would argue that this idea swings both ways, we didn’t drink.

I couldn’t help but question the go-all-out or because the “righteous” students can fall pray to the same pressures. If the societal stereotypes to don’t-go-at-all mentality. It seemed to reaffirm a dichoose from are sinful, go-all-out “whores,” those chotomy, suggesting you were to indulge in everyrejecting this role can get sucked into the other exthing or completely reject it. treme-the pure, substance-free “virgins.”

Although the virgin-whore extremes are comBut aren’t they both conforming to peer presmon social constructs, nowhere is this stereotype more prevalent than in the popular portrayals of sure, and therefore, aren’t they both missing out? college. Whether you’re watching a college movie The virginal camp doesn’t even call it conformi(from Animal House to Old School) or reading a colty—instead, they see it as being “saved” from the lege book (think 1 am Charlotte Simmons), you’re sinful temptations of college life. Similarly, the bombarded with the idea that the undergraduate faster, looser types don’t see indulgence as conexperience is a Bacchanalian feast with Satan as forming—rather, they’re living it up while they’re still young. your hedonistic, hand-holding tour guide.

Is either side right? That’s in the eye of the beWhile such is the case for some students—even at an upstanding institution like Duke (wrestling holder. What is certain is the danger of having in baby oil, anyone?)—this moral dichotomization such a bipolar structure. Students—especially freshmen—can assume that they must go with one leaves no middle ground, pushing both sides toof the two crowds. There is no telling what experiwards the extreme ends of the spectrum. ences they might miss out on if they do not realize Popular depictions of college often show the inthat a middle ground exists. nocent freshmen succumbing to the carnal corrupWhere’s the fun in boxing yourself into either tion, supposedly the core of the undergraduate experience. As with any dichotomy, however, the lack category? You can have fun on the fence, or, dare I of a middle ground renders the two extremes the say, even play both sides until you make up your mind. only options. Those who don’t succumb can go toward the other extreme.

Emin Hadziosmanovic is Trinity senior. His column Such polarization makes the more “pure” crowd feel like their wholesome, uncomipted souls could runs every other Tuesday.

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Bobby Owen Trinity ’O9 Government stifles criticism U.S. administration officials have sunk remarkably low in attempting to stifle criticism. Consider Vice President Dick Cheney’s comments coming last Wednesday, when he said criticisms that argue the White House manipulated intelligence to strengthen the case for war are “the most dishonest and reprehensible charges ever aired,” in Washington.

Ironic, given Cheney’s comments in 2002; “Simply stated, there is no doubt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of mass destruction.” Manipulative? Dishonest?Yes. Cheney and Co. have been throwing bombshells the past couple of weeks because they’re scared to death that George W. Bush’s approval rating (37 percent) and recent Republican losses

(Democrats won gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia) will translate into debilitating midterm elections in 2006, costing Republicans the Congress.

But these elections will not prove beneficial for Democrats if they fall to weakand apologetic criticisms. Instead, they must invoke a vociferous campaign of their actual thoughts; The war in Iraq was a mistake, and time has come for Americans to have a withdrawal timetable.

A handful of prominent Democrats have voiced just these

charges. Interestingly, even Republicans have joined the fun. The Senate passed a resolution (by a margin of 79-19!) demanding the White House provide reports about Iraq and that 2006 be a “period of significant transition to full Iraqi sovereignty.”

To dismantle all criticism of the White House, as Cheney and others would very much like, would also dismantle the processes of a functional democracy. It is not unpatriotic, “dishonest” or “reprehensible” to question the White House’s policies or their honesty in advancing these policies. In fact, it is a matter of democratic accountability. Why doesn’t Cheney want accountability? Because by protesting the administration’s blatant dishonesty to the American people, the Democrats will give the public a reason to employ the most basic function of democratic accountability: voting.

Voting that, if Democrats play the cards right, will go in their favor.

Sorry Dick, there’s no bypass out of this one.

Dhawal Sharma Trinity ’O7 Duke Democrat Press Committee Member

Ladybugs a non-native species In response to the article “Ladybugs infest, annoy campus” (Nov. 18), I wanted to comment on the interesting biology of the Ladybug (Ladybird Beetle). As noted in the article, the species that is the cause of infestation is both an accidentally and intentionally introduced one—the multicolored Asian lady beetle. As many of us have experienced, they flock late each fall to our tall and lightly-colored buildings and houses, and interestingly, there is a potential biological explanation for this behavior. In their original habitat of Japan, annually they flock en masse to the light-colored cliffs and rocky outcrops in order to winter. It is likely that we will continue to experience each year a reminder of the costs (despite the benefits) of introducing foreign species into our ecosystems.

Chris Paul Trinity ’O3

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Nicholas School for the Environment Ronald McDonald House for kids I loved Joe Cox’s column “Don’t be a hypocrite” (Nov. 18, 2005). No matter how much I enjoyed it and how many times it made me laugh (a lot) —I couldn’t let his comment

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letterstotheeditor Students discouraged by basketball Duke basketball games should be fun, right?

This past Saturday, at the Duke vs. Davidson basketball game, three freshman girl friends from my hall had an experience that made me question whether Duke basketball games are all they are really cracked up to be.

Arriving at Cameron for their first Duke game, they fully expected to not only find a seat but to enjoy a fun-filled event that would define the undergraduate “Duke experience.” However, these expectations were crushed.

Upon entering the stadium, the girls did not know exactly where to go. Instead of facilitating the process, the ushers abrupdy told the inexperienced freshman to “just leave.” The only helpful person, a line monitor, attempted to direct these girls to a seat in the upper corner of the student section. There, they were greeted with rude remarks from Duke students that escalated to swearing and physical aggression. As some students began throwing insults and rude remarks at the obviously confused freshmen, one tall male student forcefully pushed one of the girls, only five feet tall, as if she were a real threat to his “game visibility.”

This eventually led to the three girls leaving in tears before the game even began. They described feeling disconnected from the Duke University they once felt so excited to be affiliated with.

After returning from the game, the girls were clearly down-hearted, dejected and hurt. They didn’t know when or if they would return to watch another game. This is an unfortunate end to anyone’s first Duke basketball experience.

Duke has a reputation for its basketball legacy, as well as a devoted community of fans. Sadly, it was not the other team’s fans that were rude and obnoxious, but our own fellow Dukies. I am appalled and disappointed by what happened, and I hope if these girls choose to attend another game, their experience will be one that would make a Duke fan proud.

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about the Ronald . McDonald House slip by.

First of all, community service at the RMH is neither meaningless for the people who contribute their time or for the families who must stay there while their children receive treatment at the Duke Hospital. Furthermore, how does Cox’s comment about packaging condoms fit in? The RMH provides a safe and supportive environment for parents who feel overwhelming despair over their children’s physical well-being. We are lucky enough to have a House right here on campus. Give them a call to see if there are any events or projects that you can get involved with. Go play with the kids. Cook them a meal. Don’t pass community service off as a waste of time.

Lauren Phillips-Thoryn Trinity ’O6 Column denies non-drinking options I had mixed feelings when I read Joe Cox’s column denouncing the supposedly self-righteous nerds who were disappointed the students cited by Alcohol Law Enforcement got off. I would place myself in the middle of his spectrum of uptight, stay-at-home losers and “cool” kids who actually had a good time at college. I enjoy going out, drinking and having a good time, and, as Mr. Cox would agree, doing so can impart a feeling of superiority over those people who always stay at home: “I’m out having a good time, being a college student, making the most of my youth, and those poor, unpopular suckers don’tknow what they’re missing, right?”

On the other hand, I find it disturbing that Mr. Cox believes the only way to have fun and “have a life” is to go out to Shooters and get rip-roaring drunk. Yes, alcohol makes things easy, but if it is the only way you have fun, then it is you who has the sad life. There are other fulfilling, meaningful ways to enjoy yourself and have a life. And when you graduate, which night will you remember more: the drunken, forgotten night at Shooters or the night you stayed up with your friends discussing philosophy and life goals?

I hold no ill-will toward the people involved in the ALE incident. I can think of nothing scarier than one night of fun tarnishing your permanent record. If anything, I was relieved the incident turned out as it did, as the students involved are most-likely hard-working, deserving yet still in need of a good time. However, too many people throw caution to the winds, and the ALE incident was a much-needed wake up call. There are consequences to drinking.

Yes, almost everyone at Duke engages in underage drinking, but that does not change the fact that it is still breaking the law. It is a stupid law and will never stop people, but don’t be surprised when you get in trouble for breaking it.

Laurel Redding Trinity 'O6

Many

of us saw the fliers posted around campus informing us that feminism isn’t so bad after all, that it’s simply “the theory of the social, political and economic equality of the sexes.” How could an intelligent person disagree with that?

The problem with feminist theory lies with what kind of equality feminists are demanding. Women already have equal rights in this country.

They enjoy all the same protections and liberties as men. What feminists demand now is equal results.

Case in point; correcting the pay gap.

Feminists love to proclaim that women make only 76 cents for every dolStephen miller lar a man makes. These miliertlme unequal results, they argue, are proof-positive of widespread gender discrimination. What they don’t tell you is that, amazingly, this figure isn’t adjusted for hours worked. The pay gap gets a lot smaller when you account for the fact that women work about only 85 percent as many hours as men and are responsible for only 10 percent of all overtime worked.

Women also choose lower-paying professions. Educated women are far more likely than educated men to go into service fields such as teaching and social working—admirable professions but ones that don’t pay nearly as well as careers in business. Men sacrifice much as well. Whether it’s plumbing toilets, cleaning up sewers or picking up garbage, men tend to do all the dirty work in society. Naturally, the pay for these professions is given a boost because few people are willing to do them.

Men do the lion’s share of the hazardous work, as well.

From construction to late-night road repairs to policing the streets, the male work force puts itself in much more danger.

Of all work-related deaths in a given year, about 95 percent are men. These high-strain and high-risk jobs pay better than careers requiring similar education but with fewer hazards.

There are still more factors to explain the pay gap—women are less likely to ask for a raise than men, women entered the work force more recently and are less credentialed, women are less likely to work night shifts, many women take off several years after having a child and so on—but the point is that the pay gap has virtually nothing to do with gender discrimination. Sorry, feminists. Hate to break this good news to you.

One way in which feminists try to remedy the disparity is to legally mandate paid leave for female employees who give birth, even if a company is struggling to stay afloat.

Such laws provide powerful incentives for bosses—male or female—not to hire women to begin with. Of course, it’s easy to support such legislation until you end up getting laid off because your boss was losing too much money by paying absent employees.

Also of grave concern is the legislation feminists want to pass in an effort to equalize pay. Such legislation would in effect make it possible forany employee who doesn’t get a raise and happens to be a woman to bring her boss into court.

What feminists don’t realize is that bosses simply want to run a successful business. They will reward and promote whichever employees are doing the best job. If John sells more than Jill, he gets promoted; if Jill sells more than John, she gets promoted. That is the simple beauty of the free market. If you don’t believe me, just ask any business owner.

It’s vital to keep in mind what it would actually mean for women if we were to close the pay gap. For many, it would mean giving up a noble career in social working or putting in 50- and 60-hour work weeks and not being able to spend time with the family. It would mean trading in jobs like housekeeping for night shifts doing road repairs; it would mean giving up the joy of being home during your child’s first years of life.

I know I don’t want society to follow that path. Men and women are in many ways the same, but they’re also innately and magnificendy different. It’s these differences that make die opposite sex so wonderful, so compelling, so attractive.

The truth is, even in modern-day America, there is a place for gender roles. I simply wouldn’t feel comfortable hiring a fulltime male babysitter or driving down the street and seeing a group of women carrying heavy steel pillars to a construction site. I can’t stomach the idea of, say, having a wife who worked as a prison guard getting abused and threatened all day long.

Feminists would say this oudook makes me a chauvinist. But they’d be wrong. It’s not chauvinism. It’s chivalry.

Stephen Miller is a Trinity junior. His column runs every other Tuesday.

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