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University introduces revised steroid policy Athletes with 2nd offense will now face permanent loss of eligibility by

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Junior Mitha Rao of theHindu Students Association believes the University is welcoming of variousreligious practices.

Religions carve niche on campus by

David Graham

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Like most Duke students, Rev. Wakoh Shannon Hickey sometimes has to pull an allnighter to finish everything she needs to do.

But it’s not just a full academic schedule that keeps Hickey from bed.

The Zen priest and third-year Ph.D. student in modernity and religion also volunteers her time

as the chaplain of the Buddhist community at Duke—a job similar to full-time, salaried positions held by some other oncampus religious leaders.

Echoing the sentiments of students in minority religious communities, Hickey said the University seems to be generally receptive to the presence of a Buddhist organization. But she said she has to fight an uphill battle against a cultural inertia

that exists on campus “Duke’s motto is ‘Eruditio et Religio,’ and usually religion means Christianity,” Hickey said.

“We’d like it to be more than that. We’d like to be part of a broad conversation about the intersection of religious cultivation and scholarship.”

Despite their lower profile, students from Duke’s Hindu, SEE RELIGIONS ON PAGE 4

The Duke University Athletic Department will announce a new drug policy today in the wake of allegations that former members of the baseball team used steroids.

For the first time, the University’s new policy includes a different penalty scale for anabolic steroids and street drugs, which include marijuana, cocaine and other recreational drugs. The policy, effective immediately, states that an athlete who tests positive for steroids, blood doping or masking agents will face a one-year suspension, while a second offense will result in a permanent loss of eligibility.

“I think our policy is appropriate in every respect for a top university like Duke,” Duke law professor James Coleman, who chaired the committee that recommended the changes, said in a statement released to The Chronicle. “The policy is tough, but fair.

It is designed primarily to encourage compliance by making the penalty for noncompliance unacceptably damaging for any student who attends Duke.”

In the previous policy, last updated in August 2004, the first-offense penalty for both steroids and street drugs was counseling and notification of the athlete’s coach, teammates and parents. No suspension was listed in the previous policy for first-time offenders.

After a second offense under the old policy, players were suspended for 40 percent of their regular-season games.

A third positive test resulted in a loss of eligibility.

“We felt like the major difference between the old and new is the way we treat a steroid positive,” Assistant Director of Athletics Brad Bemdt said. “In the past we treated [a positive test for steroids] just the same as a SEE STEROIDS ON PAGE 6

273 to join IFC fraternities by

Diana Ni

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The Interfraternity Council released bid results Wednesday night—one week after IFC’s rush season officially ended.

The 16IFC chapters extended a total of 405 bids to 337 men. Of those, 273 students accepted bids, and 132 declined.

Individual chapter results varied, with numbers as low as five and as high as 30.

Although recruitment ended Jan. 30, IFC groups withheld from immediately disclosing the number of bids accepted until the end of a week-long deferment period—an new addition to this year’s rush process.

“We waited a whole week because we wanted to get a complete number, and the deferral period was up Feb. 8,” said senior Jay McKenna, president of IFC. The week-long deferment period extended the bidding process so chapters could bring in more members if they wanted to, McKenna explained.

“I think it worked out spectac-

ularly,” McKenna said. “I think it was a great rush.”

Last year, the organization did not disclose its bid information.

But senior Brian Vetter, IFC assistant vice president for recruitment and pledging, said last year was an “exception that was made based on the decision of the chapter presidents.”

Each year, IFC chapter presidents collaborate to decide on the specifics of the rush process.

McKenna said this year’s shortened rush had mixed consequences for the groups.

“I think that it may have helped some chapters, and it may have hurt some chapters,” he noted.

“Once we get feedback from each of the chapters, we’ll evaluate it.”

Pi Kappa Phi—the newest member of IFC—fulfilled its quota of 30 new pledges.

“Since we’re the new fraternity, we definitely had a lot of growing pains, but we learned quick,” said senior Matt Zullo, president of Pi Kapp.

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WASHINGTON After weeks of inwould not reveal details of its it sisting eavesdropping without warrants, the White House reversed course Wednesday and provided a House committee with highly classified information about the operation.

The White House has been under heavy pressure from lawmakers who wanted more information about the National Security Agency’s monitoring. Democrats and many Republicans rejected the administration’s contention that they could not be trusted with national security secrets.

The shift came the same day Senate Ju-

diciary Committee Chair Arlen Specter, RPa., announced he is drafting legislation that would require the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to review the administration’s monitoring program and determine if it is constitutional.

It also came after Rep. Heather Wilson, R-N.M., chair of a House intelligence subcommittee that oversees the NSA, broke with the Bush administration and called for a full review of the NSA’s program, along with legislative action to update the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. She and others also wanted the full House Intelligence Committee to be briefed on the program’s operational de-

tails. Although the White House initially promised only informationabout the legal rationale for surveillance, administration officials broadened the scope Wednesday to include more sensitive details about how the program works.

“I think we’ve had a tremendous impact today,” Wilson said at a news conference as Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and Gen. Michael Hayden, the nation’s No. 2 intelligence official, briefed the full Intelligence Committee.

“I don’t think the White House would have made the decision that it did had I SEE INFORMATION ON PAGE 5

Bush denounces Muslim violence by

Terence Hunt

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WASHINGTON President George W. Bush condemned the deadly rioting sparked by cartoons of the prophet Muhammad Wednesday, and Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice accused Iran and Syria of trying “to inflame sentiments” across the Muslim world.

Bush urged foreign leaders to halt the spreading violence and to protect diplomats in besieged embassies.

The president spoke out about the controversy for the first time, signaling deepening White House concern about protests

stemming from the publication of caricaJyllands-Posten and reprinted in European media and elsetures in Denmark’s

where in the past week.

“We reject violence as away to express discontent with what may be printed in a free press,” Bush said.

At the same time, Bush admonished the press that its freedom comes with “the responsibility to be thoughtful about others.”

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Iraq asked to try U.S. citizen The U.S. government wants an Iraqi court to prosecute an American citizen who is being held in Iraq on suspicion that he is a senior operative of insurgent leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The man's lawyers said he is innocent and likely to be tortured if handed over.

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The trial of a man accused of killing four people in a shooting rampage that started at courthouse will be held in the same complex where the crime took place, a judge ruled Wednesday over the objections of the defense.

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“With all respect to press freedoms, obviously anything that vilifies the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, or attacks Muslim sensibilities, I believe, needs to be condemned,” the king said.

In Afghanistan, police killed four as protesters marched on a United States military base.

There was increasing talk that some foreign governments were fanning the riots.

At the State Department, Rice said, “Iran and Syria have gone out of their way to inflame sentiments and to use this to their own purposes. And the world ought to call them on it.”

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Recyclemania encourages environmental friendliness by

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In Recyclemania, Duke will be competing with schoolssuch as Harvard and UNC to recycle the most materials.

Faster than you can say “garbage,” the 2006 Recyclemania competition is undermore involved and hopes that a spirit of way—but the 10-week intercollegiate recyrecycling will permeate the campus in the coming weeks. cling challenge is anything but rubbish.

This year, 93 schools are expected to “Students can take what they learn in take part in cleaning up their campuses, their dorm rooms and use it in their classand for the first dme, Duke is one of them. rooms,” she said.

Originally started by two ecologically In order to participate in Recyclemania, each school is required to complete enthusiastic students from Miami Universian online registration and provide a ty in Ohio and Ohio University, the ecofriendly contest began in February 2001 count of the campus population. and has grown significantly during the past Each school is also responsible for colfive years. lecting recyclable materials, tracking reDuke will be competing against schools cycling data and reporting it to Recyclesuch as Harvard University, Yale University mania each week. and Tobacco Road rival the University of In addition, the participating schools will North Carolina at Chapel Hill. be expected to provide weekly updates Originally, Duke was the only university and—even if they do not get to take home in North Carolina participating in the the trophy—to conduct publicity on campus challenge, but UNC entered just before the contest began Jan. 29.

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Durham resident Monica Jacobs testified that a pickup truck being driven by Francisco Pereyra hit her car at an intersection in August. When Pereyra exited his car, he showed signs of inebriation.

Defense attorneys in Durham claimed that, as a Spanish-speaker, Pereyra was treated unjustly in the case involving the issue of driving while intoxicated because police did not successfully communicate his rights. The defense moved to have some evidence—specifically breath tests disregarded in the trial.

Although the successful motion ultimately had little effect on the trial’s result—District Court Judge Richard Chaney threw out the breath tests but upheld a conviction—some legal officials still question the repercussions of such a ruling.

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Buddhist and Muslim communities nonetheless say the University is generally a positive place for them to exercise their

religions.

According to statistics provided by the Office of the University Registrar, about 63 percent of undergraduate students and 34 percent of graduate and professional school students reported a religious affiliation.

Currendy, there are 44 reported undergraduate Buddhists, 130 Hindus and 61 Muslims. Among graduate and professional school students, there are 40 Buddhists, 109 Hindus and 29 Muslims.

The numbers, however, are small compared to the 979 undergraduate and 386 graduate students who identify themselves as Roman Catholics and 513 undergraduate and 83 graduate students who identify themselves as Jewish.

Among the three largest non-JudeoChristian religious groups on campus Hindus, Muslims and Buddhists —only the Muslim community has its own gathering space. None of the groups has a paid, full-time leader.

The Muslim Student Association maintains a prayer room in the Office of Religious Life. The room is outfitted with prayer rugs oriented toward Mecca, several tablets inscribed in Arabic and a framed magazine cover picturing the Dome of the Rock mosque in Jerusalem.

The small, white-walled, fluorescentlylit room stands in stark contrast to the Gothic grandeur and stained glass of the nearby Duke Chapel and the elegant modernism of the Freeman Center for Jewish Life, but MSA members say they have a healthy and growing niche on an open and inviting campus.

“I don’t feel any discrimination,” said junior Saad Mir, who serves as Programming Coordinator for MSA. “People are pretty open to Islam on campus.”

He cited the high turnout—between 250 and 300 people —for a campus-wide fast during Ramadan and the establishment of a new Islamic studies institute as examples of receptiveness to Islam at the University.

But finding space for religious activities has been a challenge for the groups.

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Junior Saad Mir of the Muslim Students Association said MSA has seen high turnout at recent events.

The Hindu Students Association has

weekly meetings in the Multicultural Center—located

in the basement of the Bryan Center—and sometimes holds events in the East Campus Union.

The lack of a permanent space, however, has not been a detriment to the group’s collective life, said junior Mitha Rao, publicity chair for HSA. “I think not having a single space has been a benefit to us because it’s allowed us to attend to different audiences,” Rao said. “Changing spaces gives us different physical and mental ways to invoke certain issues and have certain conversations.”

BCD and MSA representatives, however, said not having stable meeting or administrative space makes their work more difficult.

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Hoping to find a gathering space similar to the MSA prayer room, BCD submitted a letter to Larry Moneta, vice president for student affairs, and Zoila Airall, assistant vice president for student affairs, Jan. 20.

The letter, endorsed by about 60 people from across the University community, calls for the establishment of “an adaptable, nonsectarian meditation space for the whole campus community.”

It suggests the appropriation of half of the Bryan Center’s Louise Jones Brown Art Gallery, saying the space could retain its gallery function.

“Both Dr. Moneta and I received the proposal and we have been talking with

other colleagues in the division to try to find space that is appropriate to their needs,” Airall wrote in an e-mail Jan. 31.

“This is a community issue and concern, and [it] is taking the community to address the concern.”

Richard Jaffe, an associate professor of religion and faculty advisor to BCD, said the scarcity of space is a challenge for all parties involved.

“The fact that there’s a Buddhist chaplain at Duke is a good sign from the Religious Life office,” he said. “The problem is actually carving out a space for regular worship for these students, and that’s kind of a thorny issue.”

Another obstacle for the groups is the lack of a support network provided by an overreaching organization like a Catholic or Episcopal diocese or Hillel, a national organization for the promotion of on-campus Jewish life. Instead, groups like MSA, BCD and HSA have formed strong bonds to other religious and cultural campus groups.

Hickey said communication and collaboration between the representatives of all the traditions represented on campus is strong.

In addition, BCD and MSA both work with the Multicultural Center, and BCD has worked with Counseling and Psychological Services and Duke Hospital to promote meditation exercises.

MSA members also reach off campus, collaborating with Muslim groups at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and at North Carolina State University and volunteering at a local Muslim Sunday school as well.

The long-term outlook for BCD is still vague, Hickey said.

The group’s success in finding a worship space all their own will determine how the group develops over die next few years.

Meanwhile, Mir is optimistic about the future of Muslim life at Duke.

“Freshman year, when I wanted to attend prayer, I had to go all the way to the hospital,” he said. “Then we moved to the Prayer Room, and now we have to go to the Multicultural Center because there are so many people. [MSA] is getting bigger and better.”

Rao also spoke warmly about her religious experience at Duke.

“It’s a great place not only to be a Hindu, but to explore lots of different religious traditions,” she said.

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KALLMEYERf ramPa9 e, help make Duke better for students “After considering this, I realized that I had the passion and interest to be a successful trustee,” he said.

Kallmeyer served as the vice president of Giles Dormitory during his freshman year and was also a representative on East Campus Council. As a sophomore, he served as the treasurer of Campus Council, and as a junior he represented the Union as the facilities chair.

If he becomes the Young Trustee, Kallmeyer said he hopes to expand the University s interdisciplinary programs in the arts and humanities and help build a stronger base of international students.

“The University should increase recruitment of these students and work on integrating them more into campus life,” Kallmeyer said.

He also plans to contribute to two projects currently being discussed by the Board of Trustees: the renovation of Central Campus and the construction of the Wes Campus student plaza.

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When asked what prompted the move to give lawmakers more details, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said the administration has stated “from the beginning that we will work with members of Congress, and we will continue to do so regarding this vital national se-

curity program.”

Questions from Congress about the monitoring abound. House Judiciary Committee Chair James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., sent a letter to Gonzales with 51 questions he wants answered by early March.

As part of his upcoming bill, Specter said he wants the FISA court to review the program to weigh the nature of the terrorist threat, the program’s scope, the number of people being monitored and how the information is being handled. If the judges find the program unconstitutional, he said the administration should make changes.

“The president should have all the tools he needs to fight terrorism, but we also want to maintain our civil liberties,” Specter said.

At least one Democrat left the four-hour House Intelligence Committee session saying he had a better understanding of legal and operational aspects of the anti-terrorist surveillance program, being conducted without warrants. But he said he still had a number of questions.

“It’s a different program than I was beginning to let myself believe,” said Alabama Rep. Bud Cramer, the senior Democrat on the Intelligence Committee’s oversight subcommittee.

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“These projects are important because we are building literally and figuratively for the current and future students of Duke University,” Kallmeyer said.

He stressed the importance and essential nature of the buildings on student life. “The Bryan Center was built in 1982, and we are still living the positive and negative effects of it,” he said.

Kallmeyer’s colleagues said he has significantly contributed to improving the Union, especially by uniting all of the committees. “[Kallmeyer’s] communication skills are excellent, which help him to connect the wide array of interests of each individual committee,” said Brian Crews, senior program coordinator for the Union. “He reminds everyone that even though they each have their own goals as an individual committee, they are all still a part of the larger picture: the student Union.”

Other members of the Union said they have found his communication and leadership skills to be an asset to the programming organization.

“Chris has been an excellent president because he has been able to manage his relationships such that we receive

positive outcomes for everybody,” explained Deborah Hackney, also a senior program coordinator for the Union.

Kallmeyer has also made great and lasting impressions on his fellow Campus Council representatives.

Campus Council President Jay Ganatra, a junior, said Kallmeyer has served as a great mentor for him.

“I find it impressive that he’s worked himself up from being the vice president of Giles to being the president of the Student Union. He’s done so much for the University and for the students,” Ganatra said. “To be frank, I haven’t met anyone who doesn’t like him.”

As a member of Pi Kappa Phi, a fraternity that was colonized last semester at Duke, his new brothers said Kallmeyer has proven himself a modest and effective leader in the fraternity. “He’s the kind of guy that can get the job done without boasting about it,” sophomore David Melton said. “Most people don’t even know that he is the president of the Union, but he has done a phenomenaljob, even without the recognition.”

Kallmeyer is pursuing a major in economics and a minor in political science. Next fall, he will be trading corporate bonds for Merrill Lynch in New York City.

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Recyclemania includes the "Per Capita Classic," in which students collect as many recyclables as possible.

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for the contest winners In the Recyclemania competition schools can grapple with each other in two different arenas. The Per Capita Classic requires schools to collect more recyclable materials per person than their collegiate rivals. The Waste Minimization challenge rewards the school that produces the smallest amount of solid waste per person.

Universities can enter into one of the competitions or opt for a larger challenge and the chance to be crowned as the Grand Champion of Recyclemania.

In order to receive this coveted title, however, competitors must dominate their rivals in both the Per Capita Classic and Waste Minimization competitions.

Duke will only be participating in the Per Capita Classic this year, and it will limit

DWI from page 3 other than English,” he said. “But the counter argument is that the notice does not effectively communicate the person’s rights unless it’s in a language that they understand.”

Nifong said that some judges also have not been distinguishing between constitutional and state rights. He explained that district court judges in other counties have ruled differently on similar issues, which has caused confusion on the interpretation of the law. Nifong added that if more judges start throwing out evidence on a basis of the language barrier, even more confusion will arise.

“If we develop a local policy [for notifi-

participation to residents from East and West Campuses in their data collection.

Buhl explained that she would like to use the entire University population in the future, but she has a small staff of only five full-time employees and a handful of part-time students, which limits their ability to do so this year.

Buhl noted, however, that being shortstaffed will not slow Duke down, and she said she expects to see positive results each week as the competition continues.

She added that including only East and West Campuses will help maintain “accuracy and accountability” during the competition.

Buhl noted that she is optimistic about Duke’s overall performance in Recyclemania. “Ultimately, [the competition] will help raise awareness about recycling and even if we don’t win, we really can’t lose in this,” she said. cations in Spanish], then we run into an equal protection argument if we don’t do the same for the people who aren’t Hispanic and aren’t English-speaking,” he said.

With the growing size of the Latino population in North Carolina, public resources —including those within police departments—have begun to address the needs of a Spanish-speaking community.

Nifong said, however, that no acrossthe-board change will occur—regardless of court decisions—until a change is made to the legal code itself.

“The place to effectuate [a change] is not in the individual district court room, which applies to only cases before that judge,” he said. “The place to do that would be in the legislature, which is where the law applies to everyone.”

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Under the new policy, the penalty for a first positive test for street drugs remains unchanged. Any student-athlete who tests positive a second time will be suspended for a minimum of 50 percent of a season and a third violation will result in a permanent ban from competition.

Failure to submit to testing, the use of student-athletes. masking agents or any attempt to manipu“We felt there should be no tolerance late a drug test will also be treated as a possteroids,” Coleman said. “But we also for steroid test. itive thought it was important to keep in mind “This eliminates any benefit for a student using steroids to skip a test and any that we are an educational institution. We incentive for a student using street drugs felt it was appropriate to give a student who tested positive for a steroid a second to skip a test,” Coleman said. chance to learn from, and recover from the Coleman served as the head of a sixerror, President if possible.” committee that Duke person Berndt said coaches had some input Richard Brodhead appointed in part as a result of a story that appeared in The into the committee’s policy changes and Chronicle last April. Former baseball they were supportive of the new penalties. The Student-Athlete Advisory Complayers Aaron Kempster and Grant Stanley told The Chronicle they injected mittee, which is comprised of members of all of Duke’s 26 varsity sports, also ofthemselves with steroids during the summer of 2002. Kempster and Stanley said fered feedback during the creation of the other teammates were also using steroids new policy.

“A school like Duke is going to want to while at Duke.

“We wanted to make sure, given some have the highest standards for all sorts of steroid policies,” said Reade Seligmann, of those allegations that we were comfortPresiExecutive Vice a sophomore midfielder on the men’s able with our policy,” lacrosse team. “I think that Duke is always dent Tallman Trask said.

Conducting a steroid test costs more in the limelight, and its athletes have to be held to higher standards.” than double the price of a standard fiveSeligmann said men’s lacrosse head panel screen for street drugs and ephedrine—the University pays $44 for coach Mike Pressler advised the team not the standard test and $lOB to screen for to use supplements or anything that could steroids. But Berndt, who coordinates induce a positive test, including the popudrug education and testing for the athlet- lar energy drink Red Bull and the nutriic department, said more athletes will be tional supplement Creatine.

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“We were very happy with the class we brought in—definitely the highest qual-

ity,” he added.

Delta Tau Delta and Chi Psi, both of which received housing for the coming fall, saw mixed results in bid acceptances.

DTD welcomed 22 new members, while Chi Psi received seven pledges.

Among the other chapters that received relatively low bid numbers was Delta Kappa Epsilon, which reported 12 acceptances.

“We didn’t have a target number. We like the guys we have,” said junior Matthew

Hoekstra, president of DKE. Psi Upsilon—the only co-ed IFC group on campus—received five bid acceptances. Despite the low number, junior Eric Rogstad, president ofPsi Upsilon, said he had no target number in mind prior to rush and is satisfied with the turnout.

“We’re only having one senior graduating, and this is enough for us to grow,” Rogstad said. “We’re happy with the people that we have.”

Duke’s two off-campus fraternities also reported somewhat mixed results. Delta Phi Alpha, formerly known as Sigma Alpha Epsilon, took in 20 new pledges, while Eta Prime, formerly Kappa Sigma, reported receiving 11 accepted bids Feb. 1.

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Nina Bergelson recess ■ Loyal Women is not your polite British sitting room . drama.

Instead, it is a theatrical portrait of brash, often violent modern-day Ireland, set in December 1995. The play, put on by Duke Players, tells the story of Brenda Ford—a mother and grandmother trying to simultaneously protect her family and maintain loyalties to the Ulster Defense Associate (UDA), the Protestant group allied with Britain.

Already having to care for a 16 year-old daughter, a newborn grandchild and a bed-ridden mother-in-law, Brenda’s hapless husband returns from prison. Brenda’s struggle continues—balancing the familial with the political.

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Charles Stone has directedMr. 3000 (left starring Bernie Mac and Chris Noth) andDrumline (right starring Orlando Jones).

As the director of 2002’s Drumline and 2004’s Mr. 3000, Charles Stone has had a hand in creating plenty of great lines. Perhaps none of his creations has lingered in the popular lexicon as much as the simple greeting from Budweiser’s 2000 advertising campaign: “Whassup?” Last month, while in town during the Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend, Stone sat down with recess film writer Janet Wu to discuss working in Hollywood, the motivation for that legendary line and the importance of diversity in film. recess: Since you are here for MartinLuther King weekend, let me first start off by asking you in what way you feelyour films are guided by orreflect Dr. King’s vision of race relations and social equality.

Charles Stone III: Well, I think that there’s a common thread ofuniversal stories in all my films, meaning that all the main characters go through a journey that represents

the human journey. And even though it comes from a very specific cultural point of view, the human journey is still that: human and universal. And so I think for Martin Luther King there was the striving for equality and being recognized as a human being first and not necessarily by one’s color. So despite my films coming from an AfricanAmerican point of view, the journey that the characters make is a human journey.

Do you feel as a black filmmaker a need or sense of responsibility for presenting to the world a more vivid picture of black culture in America?

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This is the first in a series of articles about prominent black entertainers in honor of Black History Month .

llnsical duo advocates racial separation Editor's note: On these pages, we often discuss the power of art to promote peace, love and tolerance. We forget sometimes that art can have every bit as much power to promote divisive when the line blurs between art and polto So what people together. happens themes as it does bring decided are contentious?

We've to explore this question in a threepolitic itics—especially when those national scene. This article, about a teen controversial musicians on the emerging part series about is first the series. in Nationalism, White the singing duo that promotes Matt Dearborn recess There isn’t anything particularly noteworthy about Prussian Blue’s sound—simple folk music, played by two 13-year-old girls. Lamb Gaede plays the guitar with her sister, Lynx, on the violin.

So when April Gaede, the mother of the girls, found out that theKem County Fair in Bakersfield, Calif., had cancelled the duet’s appearance five months ago, she was disapby

pointed. at “They were saying that there was something wrong with Lynx and Lamb playing the fair,” April said.

Yet this wasn’t just any case of minor setbacks in the careers of wannabe performing artists. The act was pulled due to the potential for rioting and violence. which adThe girls are active members of the so-called “White Nationalist movement, talks about the day vocates racial separation. One of the group’s songs, ‘Victory Day, when the white race will take power; ‘You are my brother and in war we proudly sing/Our Cause shall never Ure, our girt to defend/And when we to you we bring/A holy creed of racial purpose, a mighty race end. shall fly our holy flag, their oppressive reign Prussian Blue’s collection of songs—the most recent of their two albums was completed two months ago—includes both cover songs and self-wntten ballads promoting their .

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Valentine’s Day is not a holiday for the weak. It is a holiday for the strongwilled, the Hallmark-versed—it is a holiday for poetic minds like JJ. Redick and e.e. cummings. That being said, there is one part of this year’s Duke Valentine’s Day that is accessible to the everyday man or woman—Speed Dating. Offered for the first time to undergraduates this Friday, Duke Speed Dating is an exciting new opportunity for those of us who cannot meet anyone to date or cannot carry date conversation past the two-minute mark, recess recently overheard a “practice” speed date: Girl: So, what do you like to do?

Boy; Actually, not much. I’m sorta awkward.

Girl: Wait, are you Jesse Colvin?

Boy: Yeah.

Whoops, recess sure chose the wrong conversation to overhear. We better do it this way: here’s how recess imagines a typical Duke Speed Date will go: Boy: Hi, I like to wakeboard and lift weights.

Girl; Hi, I wear tights instead of jeans. That’s the new “fashion that was hot last season and just

got to Duke.”

Boy; Yes, I know. Hey, do you know where all the books are at Bostock?

Girl: Haha. Yes. They are upstairs.

But I was confused for a while too. I also could not find them.

Boy: I have a question. Do you eat?

Girl: Occasionally.

Boy: Would you enjoy consuming food with me at some point in the near future?

Girl; Yes. That would be grand Annnnnnd...time. Sounds like our theoretical Speed Date has been a success! Whew. So, now- that you know what to expect, fellow Dukies, get out there, pay your $lO and have eight dates in one night!

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Television editor Theresa Chiu expounds on recess’ favorite Sweeps Week gimmicks...

Twins (Feb. 24, WB): In his first appearance on the small screen since his split with Jessica (excluding E! gossip reports), Nick Lachey will guest star on the WB sitcom Twins as an ex-model who struggles to be taken seriously in his post-modeling career as a marketing director. Not to be mistaken for his real-life struggle to be taken seriously—at all.

2006 Winter Olympic Games in Torino, Italy (Feb. 10-26, M NBC): NBC and its affiliates promise to air an unprecedented 416 hours of athletes doing really impressive things in really cold places.

Finally some true talent! One can only take so much Skating with Celebrities.

Arrested Development (Feb. 10, FOX): Despite early talk about other networks swooping in to save the ratings-starved critical

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Grey’s Anatomy (Feb. 12, ABC): No one had even heard of “Code Black” before the heavily advertised postSuper Bowl episode entided “It’s the End of the World,” but we are now all aware it’s TV network speak for a slew of the most ridiculous, sensationalist plodines this sweeps season. Tune in to the second part of the Code Black craze entitled “As We Know It” to see which of our favorite doctors at Seatde Grace survives the bomb threat that is housed in a patient’s body and that Meredith is holding stable with her hand inside the guy’s chest. (P.S. ABC is re-running Part 1 tonight at 9:30 p.m.)

Phil Primetime Special: Love Smart (Feb. 14, CBS): Oprah’s homeboy Dr. Phil tries to help everybody’s favorite American Idol judge Paula Abdul find true love Enough said

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Both chocolatiers have stores at Southpoint.

Best For: any relationship, even those that can’t be called that yet.

Love Notes A tender note is always charming; and a homemade one, despite its imperfections (or maybe because of them) is even more perfect, Best for: a long-term relationship. This could be creepy if used indiscriminately.

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Bow-Tie Tie him up in a cute littlebbo perfect complement for a nice night out on the town.

Vineyardvines.com makes preppy, fun bow-ties that can be worn for multiple occasions.

Best for: a new relationship; this gift is casual.

Silver Flask It’s class-meets-alcoholism, but a silver flask decorated in his initials might not look so bad compared to the red Solo cups he favors for tailgates. It’s the perfect way to store your favorite party boy’s love potion. Engraved flasks are easily ordered from thingsremebered.com, or can be engraved in-store.

Best for: Mid-stage-—it’s not overly mushy, but the engraving adds a personal touch.

Homemade Sweets The fastest way to a guy’s heart is through his stomach, the adage goes. Why not bake him a plate of chocolate chip cookies or frost an extra-sweet message onto a cake? The cost is minimal and you can even use a mix or premade dough to save time—just pile on the icing and no one will ever know you’re not Betty Crocker.

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This year, recess is helping you avoid these pitfalls. The following gift ideas that are fun, classic and—most importandy—come straight from the heart.

Parizade 2200 West Main St, Durham, NC (919) 286-9712 The Mediterranean mainstay will be offering a special a la carte menu all evening. To sweeten the deal, each lady will receive a complimentary rose. The money you’ll save on flowers can easily be put to more creative means.

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-X Cham as Churrascaria Brightleaf Square Durham, NC (919) 682-1309 Although Chamas isn’t offering a special menu for Valentine’s Day, the entire concept of the restaurant appeals to our innate tendencies of gluttony and lust. Tall men carry around swords straining under the weight of every imaginable kind of grilled meat. For the dateless, ask if they’re serving coracao de galinha—the irony behind eating skewered chicken heart on Valentine’s Day is just too good to pass up.

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country or continent,” Lamb said. “I don’t associate director of fact-finding at the Antithink that we wouldn’t have criminals, alDefamation League. though I believe that black people are more “lt’s obvious that they’ve been influenced likely to be criminals, but I would just want by their environment, and in some sense, the races to be separate, and I’d like this to them into the one who’s pushed [April is] happen peacefully. But that probably won’t the music scene. Kids that age leam their happen for a while.” parents’ ideology. They’re absorbing the valIn the meantime, Lamb wants to keep ues of their mother, and it’s likely been happlaying music and spreading the band’s pening since birth.” message. “I hope that we reach a lot of peoMayo also said having a group like Truss. . . ian Blue in the spotlight is dangerous. pie with our music,” she said. “We’ve A 0 1 reached a lot of people so far, but I would “They may look like innocent young girls, ear shirt aPW Hmer on like to become mainstream. Punk used to be but what they’re singing is anything but ins Web site. company the underground and not popular, and now nocent,” she said. “They are promoting Lynx plays the violinfor the group;sister Lamb plays guitar. it’s huge. I think that if we try hard 7 hate. It shows that when you grow up in enough, we can do it.” an environment where there is an ideol- II It WG WGTG VGQStST" beliefs. “Sacrifice,” a tribute to the girls’ heroes, makes refkind Lynx added that her biggest shortand William where a of Dr. your parents preach erences to Hitler’s deputy Rudolph Hess ogy jono II WHI llHn’tI IIdVC hfIVP ,dMS> WUUIUI term goal is to raise awareness about what Pierce, associate of the American Nazi Party and one of the hatred, that kids will pick up on that. * e media’s skewed porWhite Nationalist movement’s leaders.

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But if that’s what racism is, then cal that they say was not found at concentration camp sites. ploited by an overzealous and ridiculous everyone is racist.” mother and are headed for major proband “We think it might make people question some of the inacSince their debut, the twins have curacies of the ‘Holocaust’ myth,” the girls told lems as adults should things remain at in r'hilHron CnllQiGn nro\A/ yiGW Up the status quo.” reaped quite a bit of media coverage, alViceland.com. though most ofit negative.

Nicole Nichols, the co-director of Although they carry heavy connections to the WTiite NaknOWinO What WG When ABC News ran its feature on control re-enforced this tionalist movement, the girls said they have creative Citizens Against Hate, the duo, the commentary said that the of their music. believe. position. g“k 1186 their talents to “spread racist “When we write the songs, they are 100 percent our “April started these children on their Anril PqqHq OcIGQG April hate.”

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Wdiite Nationalist think or formulate own advocating movegreater “I think that people don’t understand our message,” ment as an entry point into the opinions. In essence, their emotional and cognizant growth has Lamb said. “They can’t understand what it means to be a American mainstream. They said been thwarted by a mother who peaceful white supremacist. When they think of a prowhite they hope to spread their message seeks to validate herself and her person, they think of a hateful person, like a neoNazi and through their music by aiming at a views through her children. In my stuff. We don’t want that—we want a peaceful separation, younger audience. and we won’t stop until people understand that.” think that are “I if you younger, opinion, that is repugnant.”

Despite such allegations, April Similarly, April said Prussian Blue and the greater White you are more willing and open to said she is raising her children the Nationalist movement are misunderstood, hearing about new things,” Lynx “It’s true that there are violent, racially focused people in said. “So we are trying to market way any mother would. “You don’t all of a sudden turn 18 years old the White Nationalist movement, but the majority of the towards early teen and pre-teen and become intelligent,” she said. people. That way our message can “I think that everybody is influgo the farthest.”

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News last October. days. But we’re not—we’re white ■■ He said the 11- and 12-year-old audinationalists, and my children grew up They call ence is an ideal target market, because it what we believe.” of ‘white knowing is “the perfect age to start grooming kids Lamb and Lynx said April treats and instill in them a strong racial identiwith respect and like adults. “My pride,’ but when they them mom listens to what we think and always ty” Growing up on the outskirts of Bakdegrade other races, lets us talk,” Lamb said. ersfield, the Gaede twins lived on a ranch When the twins were eight years old, it’s racism. with their mother, father and grandparLamb said, they were signed to Wilhelmina modeling corporation, one of ents—all of whom are active in the white —Marilyn Mayo the America’s supremacy movement, which has more largest modeling agencies. than one million members and which Shortly after signing the contract, how-*, Anti-Defamation ever, they decided to cut their ties to the April Gaede said is growing quickly.

League Lamb and Lynx were mostly homecompany. schooled by their mother, although they “It was a joint decision,” Lamb said. did attend public school for a short periApril said she felt strongly that it was od of time. not a good opportunity for the girls.

“I teach the twins because I generally don’t trust school “I didn’t want them to be in a Jewish-run modeling districts,” April said. “The districts force the teachers to agency and appear on Jewish-run television,” April said.

Lamb and Lynx now model for the clothing company preach about equality while portraying white people in an incredibly negative light, so that they make white people Aryan Wear. feel embarrassed and ashamed to be from European ancesLamb also said the decision to start Prussian Blue was left up to Lynx and her. try. That’s not what I want my kids go grow up thinking.”

“When we decided that we wanted to be in a band, she April, who has been accused by media and civil rights organizations many times of brainwashing the twins, said that was supportive,” Lamb said of her mother. “We decide the she is doing her duty as a parent by teaching her children subjects of the songs. She just helps us when we need it.” about her beliefs. On the other side, anti-hate speech Since they started the band in 2001, Lamb and Lynx Lynx and Lamb pose for the cover of theirfirst album, which featured have promoted their beliefs, most of which consist ofracial groups argue that this has given the girls little chance to de.

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historic Poole Palace, Dem Franchize Boyz hope to extend their reign of the kingdom of laid-back crunk from beyond the dirty south with their sophomore LP On Top of Our Game. Known individually as Buddie, Jizzal Man, Parlae and Pimpin, DFB is credited with creating snap music, a slowly growing genre characterized by hyperactive flow, minimalist beats and lots of snaps and hand claps. Dem Franchize Boyz’ 2004 southern smash “White ees paved the way for club fodder such as D4L’s “Taffy Taffy.” Our Game takes away the simple synthesizer and adds more complex, energetic beats on top of ultimately vapid lyrics. Dem Boyz rap about driving cars, hustling incessantly and an affinity for wearing white T-shirts. However, snap music has always been about having a good time. If you want to stimulate your mind, listen to Saigon or Common, but Dem Franchize Boyz will be waiting for you when it’s time to set on the dance floor.

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Producer James Murphy wasn’t talking about Belle & Sebastian (he was referring to the French band Daft Punk), but his words are a proper qualifier for their latest release, The Life Pursuit. The entire charm of B&S was their ability to skirt the pitfalls of soft rock and first-love twee pop via coy self-consciousness and disillusionment, but this time the ruse is too seamless. Previous work Dear Catastrophe Waitress was such a brilliant departure for B&S that maybe it was asking too much for its follow-up to serve as the culmination of its promise.

Like DCW, The Life Pursuit runs the gamut of styles, from power to psych to folk-pop and even the hurdy-gurdy blues. This time, however, the attempts just sound borrowed and stale—honestly, who wouldn’t mistake “Sukie in the Graveyard” for Of Montreal’s “Chrissie Kiss the Corpse”? Yes, traditional bubblegum songs like “Another Sunny Day” and “Funny Little Frog” might tickle the senses, but on an album like If You’re Feeling Sinister they’d be mere afterthoughts. If B&S is content with putting out let-downs like this and The Boy with the Arab Strap to spell their masterpieces, that’s just gravy. Rimbaud sold guns, too.

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For me, yes. I think it’s important that there be a variety of stories—of lifestyles—that we see on the screen. I think what is difficult is that Hollywood or the studio system tends to rely on a pre-existing successful storyline which becomes a stereotype, whether it be extreme comedy, or films about black athletes, or things they think the public will come and see. But for me, my responsibility is to give this country—even the world—a variety and for black people in general, for people of color in general, to be able to see lots of different shades of themselves.

How do you feel about the current state of diversity in the film industry, with movies like Crash, and the success of people like Terrence Howard or Jamie Foxx last year?

It’s great. I think there’s an improvement for sure. I think today in the studio system, the studio system is acknowledging that there is a market for stories of people of color. So there’s definitely been challenges, but there are continuing to be hurdles to leap over in the sense of getting people ofcolor into the studio system who help facilitate the variety of stories that I was talking about earlier. Right now, we’re

seeing successful African-American actors thing specifically we would do when' we but there’s a limit to the variety of stories would greet each other on the phone. But that we see, and that’s what we have to the challenge was to make a short film that work on. resonated more than just the screaming in the phone. I mean that’s the icing on the works, the direction of Moving in your what has been your favorite Him, music cake but to me, for the short film, I wantvideo or commercial to work on? ed to show that version of friendship, That’s tough. For feature films—l where you’re watching television and talkmean I love all my films—but I think ing on the phone at the same time, and Drumline has probably been my most enyou’re not doing either/or. I call it holdjoyable, and that’s also just because I’m a ing hands through the phone, and that to drummer. I have a fondness for percussion me was what was most important about and for that instrument. So that was probthat short film.

Who was your ably one of my favorites. And then my favorite actor/acfirst short film called tress to work True which is what the with?

Budweiser campaign Oh, I have so was based on, that is many actors and one of my favorite actresses that I short films really enjoy. I reSince you mention ally enjoy Jeffrey that, Fm sure everyone Wright. I really wants to know where enjoy Don Cheathe “whassup!” line dle. I like Francis came from. Any comMcDermott. ments?

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How did you like working with Bernie Mac? Bemie Mac was cool. It was fun, you know, it was good. It was pretty funny because the film was a little bit more serious than it was comedy, even though there was comedy. It was fun to go down that journey of doing something more dramatic with him.

Who were your influences as a child, and who are your influences today?

Well, Star Wars was a movie that really made it very vivid and clear for me that I would go into the film world. A lot of Steven Spielberg’s early films, Close Encounters and Jaws were favorites of mine.

Animation also, cartoon animation was a big deal for me growing up—those were big influences. Then there’s a myriad of filmmakers as an adult that have definitely inspired me.

Any words of advice for those looking to get into the industry?

It’s to work on their own vision. It’s to get a video camera and start making movies, like making small short films, keeping it very simple, working with actors and starting to figure out what their vision is so they can come into the studio system already having somewhat of a vision. It’s very important.

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Rodriguez said. “We Americans do not face these challenges, and I wanted to tackle this problem of

painting. During her school

fill the space of an entire room of the years, her work ethic led her to Smith Warehouse. an interest in the sciences. Yet Just like her art, Johnson’s life will she never gave up on art. Becontinue to be dichotomized. Johnson cause her dedication to biology is considering going to graduate school prevented her from attending to study the biology of cancer but is also an art school, Johnson taught tempted by the possibility of drawing herself how to draw by copying medical illustrations someday.

Wherever post-graduate life takes Disney movie characters.

Her hard work continues to her, Johnson will, as Lasch put it, have this day, her professor and advi“a very prominent future if she decides sor Peter Lasch said, describing to become an artist.”

Johnson as “an outstanding student—very mature and talented.”

Balancing a biology major and an art minor is not easy, but Johnson finds ways to combine her two passions. Her senior project is a reflection of her dual areas of study at Duke. “I Jessica Johnson is this week'sfeatured student artist. was able to incorporate biology

by Slava Petrova and science into art,” Johnson recess said, explaining that she used anatomiFor long as she can remember, Jessical drawings and diagrams that express ca Johnson has been determined and her fascination with the human body. driven to succeed.

Her senior exhibition will also feature As a child, Johnson was envious of an installation of a paper-mache heart, her grandmother, a painter, when they brain and fibers in a huge cubic paraldrew together. “Her drawings were all lelogram—the perfect fusion of her so nice,” the senior said. two passions.

“I like using brains and hearts—I But instead of letting her frustration with art deter her from drawing, like the dichotomy between the two,” Johnson decided to hone her skills she says.

The larger-than-life installation will Johnson's workfuses the scientific and artistic. and continue to pursue drawing and

detachment.”

Gary Mitchell, the playwright and a sympathizer with the UDA, was recently forced to flee Ireland due to hostility from the opposing Catholic Ireland Republican Association (IRA). Such fear—that is, of being forced out of your home at any time—is foreign to most Americans. Yet Rodriguez attempts to really instill this fear, a feat she deftly completes.

While the subject matter is political on one level, it still addresses the universal problems faced by women. The female members of the cast skillfully portray common problems women face in the context of political turmoil.

Sophomore Madeleine Lambert firmly commands her character’s person—that of a woman who must cope with increasing pressures in and out of her family. Another notable performance is that of Maggie Chambers, a senior, as Gail, the bully of the group. Chambers takes us into the deeper sexual complexities of her character.

Irish accents, coached by Jay O’Berski, professor of theater studies, enhance the performances as well. The actors extensive training to master the dialect gives the play consistency and a level of truthfulness.

The play’s actions unfold over three days; at the end, the audience is left wondering at the violence and hatefulness depicted. Loyal Women lends a sense of urgency and forces us as American viewers to grapple with a world that we usually keep at a comfortable distance.

Loyal Women, senior Vanessa Rodriguez's senior honors project, will shore Feb. 9-11 at 8 p.m., and Feb. 12 at 2 p.m. in Sheafer Lab Theater.

Show your cultured side with Valentine's offerings from the fine arts Duke Jazz Ensemble «s

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The Duke Jazz Ensemble, led by Directorjohn Brown, will perform with ensembles from North Carolina Central University and the University of North Carolina for the third annual Valentine’s Day Jazz Festival. Sponsored in part by local jazz radio station WNCU, the first half of the perfomance will showcase each big band. Afterward, the three bands will meld together into a touted “all-star ensemble”; faculty and students will be encouraged to join in for a mega-jam-session.

For a sampling of the Triangle’s best jazz—and yet another opportunity to see Duke’s own J.B. in fine form—take your V-day date to the Hayti Heritage Center in downtown Durham this Saturday.

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JohnBrown is the director of the Duke JazzEnsemble.

Swing Dancing in Durham

Give him one hour per week for a month and a $4O check, and Richard Badu will teach you how to dance.

And not that leg-quaking, booty-shaking brand last seen on the Shooter’s bartop, either.

Badu teaches East Coast Swing for beginners and intermediates, that swanky triple-step maneuvering derived His classes are from street jazz dances in held every Thursday evening out of Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Church in Durham.

If you don’t have a baby lurking in the comer, no sweat—campus posters for the classes proudly assert “no partner necessary!” And those looking for a little supplementary material to Wilson Gym’s social dance class can drop in for a single lesson, ringing in at $ll.

For the Fred Astaires, the left-footed and the singletons alike, we’d call that a deal —Sarah Ball

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Passion at The Carolina Looking for away to infuse passion into Valentine’s Day this year? Moses Pendleton, artistic director and choreographer of Dance Company Momix promises “a very sensual, very powerful” performance that is sure to “create an interesting night out” with Passion a multi-media performace featuring five dancers. According to Pendleton, Passidn, which will be performed at the Carolina Theatre on Valentine’s Day, might even heat up the relationship of two people who see it together.

While the show’s music is based on Peter Gabriel’s score from Martin Scorcese’s movie, The Last Temptation, Momix’s interpretation is not really about religion; the only reference to the last temptation is through the use of images. Instead, the performance, which fuses body forms with graphic art, is about the human body and how it is relevant to the natural world. Just as the show is atypical in theme, it is also not a typical modem dance performance. Momix creates a surreal “hallucinatory” experience with its use of a screen that constandy dissolves images into one another. Pendleton likens the effect of the screen to looking at your reflection in the window and seeing a car pass at the same time, creating a third image. He also uses particular lighting and costumes to create magical tricks because he believes people go to the theater in order to escape.

Pendleton said his dream growing up in Vermont was to be on a downhill ski team, and he has always felt a connection with the athletic world, leading him to the job of choreographing the Lake Placid Olympics closing ceremony. His athletic background is evident in the athletic, pagan-like and celestial movements of the dancers, he said. The choreographer’s appreciation for the “power of the human body” caused the Carolina Theatre to warn the public of the show’s “adult content” on its website Pendleton said “there is some partial nuditiy in the show,” although it takes place behind a screen. “It’s not a kiddie show,” Pendleton said, “but students would get into Passion.”

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Although theBlue Devils committed no errors on opening day, Duke's bats were quiet in the team's 5-1 loss.

In Sean McNally’s debut as head coach of the Duke baseball squad, his team lost at home to High Point, 5-1.

The Blue Devil hitters and pitchers lost the battle for control of the strike zone, as the Duke HIGH POINT hitters consistently swung at balls DUKE outside the zone and the pitchers continuously missed their spots.

The Panthers (2-1), on the other hand, were patient at the plate and aggressive on the mound. High Point starter Matt Christie pitched five innings to pick up his first win of the season, allowing a lone run on just four hits.

Tony Bajoczky, Duke’s starting pitcher, also went five innings but fared much worse. Although Bajoczky allowed only two runs, his pitches were all over the place.

The junior surrendered seven hits, walked two, plunked two and threw a wild pitch.

His worst inning was the top of the second, when High Point converted two walks into two runs with a pair of bunts and a slow groundout.

“I mostly struggled with control, and it obviously got me in some trouble,” Bajoczky said. “Hopefully it will go up from here, I mean it was a rough one. Losing sucks.”

The guys at the top of the order failed to do their job in a major way. Jonathan Anderson, Tim Sherlock and Brett Bardes—the 1-2-3 hitters for Duke (0-1) —went a combined l-for-12 with seven strikeouts.

The lone bright spot for the Duke offense was designated hitter Javier Socorro.

The 5-foot-9 senior from Miami hit three singles in fourat-bats and drove in the Blue Devils’ only run of the game.

“I felt pretty good,” Socorro said. “I was hitting in the sixth hole and knew I was going to get a lot of fastballs—especially a guy my size in the DH spot —so I tried to go up there and be aggressive.”

Duke started three freshmen in today’s starting lineup, which might explain the team’s inability to stay patient at the plate.

“I just think it was a case of going out in the first game and really wanting to do well,” McNally said. “We have a lot ofyoung players playing, so I know there’s some nerves that you want to get out of the way.”

Freshman centerfielder Ryan Laboy gave High Point an exceptional effort in the win. In addition to hitting a single, drawing a walk and scoring a run, Laboy made two sparkling catches in the bottom of the second. The most eye-opening occurred when Duke freshman Nate Freiman hit the ball 400 feet to dead center, and Laboy snared the ball on a full sprint while crashing into the wall.

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Don’t believe the ‘Duke gets all the calls’ hype This week has been one of the most exciting in recent Duke basketball history, but most people have failed to notice.

The Blue Devils played three thrillers, including one against archrival North Carolina. But the majority of the postgame discussions did not revolve around Duke’s hard-fought victories.

Instead, the only thing anyone wanted to talk ipfw about was the alleged—^ ly poor officiating; that andr !” helped to decide these contests.

These whiners should put a sock in it. Just because Duke gets a call here or there does not mean there is some sort of conspiracy.

The standard theory is that Duke gfts an inordinate number of calls because Mike Krzyzewski is the highest-profile coach in college basketball. The main piece of evidence these conspiracists use is that Duke almost always makes more free throws than its opponents attempt. But that statistic alone does not validate the conspiracy theories.

The Blue Devils get to the line more than their opponents do because of the style they play. Even though JJ. Redick is one of the best shooters in the history ofcollege basketball, Duke is not a Jump-shooting team. The majority of its three-pointers come from penetration and kick-outs rather than players creating their own shot. Jumpshooters do not often draw fouls, while penetration and motion—staples of Duke’s of-

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Boston College head coach Al Skinner criticized the referees after the Eagles lost to Duke, 83-81, Feb. 1. fense—frequently do. The majority of Redick’s free throws come from his penetration, rather than his three-point attempts.

On the defensive end, Duke doesn’t foul because it simply cannot afford to. The Blue Devils usually play no more than seven- or eight-man rotations, so these players know they must avoid fouls at all costs, You’ve seen Shelden Williams and Josh Mcßoberts back away from confrontation countless times this season because there is no one to replace them if they foul out.

What’s more, this anti-Duke conspiracy theory has been taken completely out of context. Those lighter-blue fellas down

the road? They’ve made 343 free throws and their opponents have attempted just 326. The same goes for No. 1 Connecticut, which has a 54-free-throw margin between its makes and its opponents’ attempts. So don’t feed me any more baloney about Duke getting some special treatment, What makes teams good—discipline and attention to detail—is exactiy what gets

“Teams that attack get fouled if the other team’s trying to play defense,” Krzyzewski said after Duke’s win over North Carolina. “Sometimes there’s a disparity in fouls but if you go below the surface of the stats, you’ll usually find a reason for it. It’s just that a lot of people don’t like to do that, and they just don’t want to because they might find a different answer.

Tonight, they got us into some foul trouble because they attacked us.”

The whining about the “Blue Bias,” as an ESPN graphic put it this week, has become unbearable recendy thanks to two seemingly suspect games. After losing to Duke, Boston College head coach A1 Skinner spoke out.

“How does [Craig Smith] play 35 minutes and not go to the free-throw line?” Skinner said. “Are you saying there was never [any] contact? There was as much contact for him as their post player received.”

Well, coach, if that were true, it’d be one thing. Unfortunately, you’re wrong. Smith attempted a total of nine shots. Of these, six were jumpers that came from outside the paint and three were layups. You don’t get fouls called simply because the other guy gets fouls called. When your All-American big man is shooting 15-footers, he is not going to be touched.

Coaches like Skinner need to get real.

His squad is not playing the officials, just a better team.

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Another step in an odd process Robert Dean Trask and Vice President for Services Kernel was named director of Campus Duke University Police Dawkins were contemplating Department (DUPD) after whether the DUPD director position would serving for seven ,mue t eve months as its inexist.

This possiterim director.

University administrators bility of eliminating the posisimply asked Dean—who re- tion created the impression tired in 2003 after working for that the position might be exDUPD for several decardes—- pendable.

Now that Dean has been to stay on as director and did not conduct a nationwide resurrected from retirement and rehired to fill a seemingsearch to fill the position.

The entire nature of the ly expendable position, it apposition of DUPD director, as pears that just another layer well as the selection process of bureaucracy is being used to fill it, has been vague added to the system.

It raises the questions of and perplexing —as has the what exactly Dean’s posijust of campus rethinking process security and creating the new tion will be and how it will be position of vice president for distinct from the newly created position of associate vice campus safety and security.

Just last summer, Execu- president for campus safety tive Vice President Tallman and security assumed by

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its people, there are noteworthy reasons why he may not be the best fit.

If the University is trying to overhaul security, it doesn’t seem entirely logical to rehire someone from the past into an ill-defined position.

Rather, new blood and new ideas are essential for engineering an overhaul.

Additionally, Dean has already retired one time; it may not be long before he retires again. And he also has to reactivate his status as police officer.

Looking at the situation from a broader perspective, the University has been vague in the entire way it has managed security ever since former DUPD Chief Clarence Birkhead stepped down last June.

To recap: Trask and •

Dawkins contradicted one another about when the new associate vice president for campus safety and security would be hire, and Graves was not hired until December, later than either had earlier stated. And officials initially said they might eliminate the position of DUPD director, but then they kept it without conduct a nation-wide search to fill it.

This all indicates that there does not seem to be a clear vision for what the DUPD director’s role should be within the University’s larger bureaucratic system; nor does there seem to be a strong vision for the future of security.

After witnessing nearly a year of transition, we find the whole business ambiguous—and thus, discomforting.

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Aaron Graves last month—although for a time Dawkins and Trask offered conflicting timelines for when the new position would be filled.

Now, will Dean simply be a figurehead in a surface position?

Beyond the vagueness of the nature ofDean’s position, the selection process for hiring him was perplexing. No nation-wide search—which is the norm for high-level administrative positions—was conducted, even though officials said from the start that there would be a nation-wide search in the event they decided to retain the position of DUPD director.

Although Dean’s 41-year career working at Duke gives him tremendous familiarity with Durham, its politics and

President

Richard Brodhead had his annual “conversation” with Duke Student Government and the Graduate and Professional Student Council Mon-

when it comes to the excessive number and cost of fines (see the four facebook groups against Duke parking). Brodhead responded by rejoicing in the fact that the “great plains” ofNorth Carolina were much more fertile ground for parking than the day night cities in which he spent his life prior to Duke.

Brodhead was He said the Blue Zone looked like “God made his usual part-Yogi it for parking,” adding that his spot (in the West Bear, part-Droopy Campus circle) was so good that he didn’t really Dog self, all topped feel too strongly about parking. While his remarks off with a mustache that would make got laughs, Brodhead never really answered Campbell’s question.

Beetle Bailey’s ■■ ellZabeth rudlSlll Now, a university president should not make General Amos T his first priority. Nor should he make Halftrack proud parking Do SomethinG LGBT issues his sole concern. But he should realHe stuttered the ize both issues are very important to students and through evening and dropped his quirky witticisms, to be more prepared to answer questions about them rather than cracking jokes or talking which the audience responded with appreciative chuckles. around the issue.

DSG, which is by definition composed of students My personal favorite was his assessment of who go to Duke forfour years (in most cases), is most Texas in their game against Duke earlier this seaconcerned with student life issues. Athletics and Camson: T-ve seen high school teams that looked better than that.” pus Services and Student Affairs are the two most visible and active committees in DSG because students But unlike every other time I’ve heard Brodhead speak, when I’d been left with a warm and can effect changes in student life in the short amount of time that they attend Duke. fuzzy feeling inside, I departed Monday’s conversaIn some sense, we as students expect Brodhead tion feeling, more than anything, empty.

It was obvious that the members of GPSC were and other administrators to take care ofacademics without our help. Duke was a great institution much more prepared throughout the meeting, firwhen we applied, and we have faith that it will coning tough questions at Brodhead. The GPSC representatives asked about very difficult issues, and it tinue be. This is not to suggest students should was clear that Brodhead didn’t have an answer not care at all about professorships, but rather to say that a student government can call for and creready for everything. But he is a consummate presenter and spoke on every issue, even if he didn’t ate more change in issues of student life and services than in the classroom. give direct answers.

The DSG members, on the other hand, were By asking about the long-range plan, financial aid initiative and professor retention, the student content to ask the president to expand on his discussion of the long-range plan, inquire how DSG representatives were asking Brodhead to talk could help with the Financial Aid Initiative, get about things he already knows a lot and feels President Brodhead’s opinion on how DSG should strongly about. Those who asked about maternity leave for graduate students and the absence of operate and, after much prompting from Brodhead, ask for his views on ARAMARK in the form black faculty members in pre-med classes were of, “So, what do you think about dining?” Hardly challenging him, and it was obvious he didn’t have an inspiring showing. answers ready.

President Brodhead called for more boldness Two members of DSG, however, were impressive, as they have been in DSG meetings all year. Monday night, for people at Duke to speak out Sophomore Tina Hoang brought up issues that with the “courage of their convictions,” stressing the courage more than convictions. Senators concern the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community at Duke, citing that these groups are Hoang and Campbell are the only two members of DSG who have displayed that courage with any regnow thought to make up 10 percent of the population of this country. She asked about the possiularity this year. If most of our student leaders bility of non-gender-specific bathrooms in the can’t have that courage, or any discernible convicplans for Central Campus and another option to tions, we need to find some who do. check on forms besides male or female.

Senior Jamie Campbell expressed the frustraElizabeth Rudisill is a Trinity sophomore. Her coltion students feel over parking services, especially umn runs every other Thursday.

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more thing. Winking at the cashier, I reached for an apple.The most undergrad-accessible lomongering commentaries about the cation included in my amateurish review, the current state of Duke dining. This is not one Refectory serves great, fresh, organic options of those and will be receiving much more of my busicommenness. The sounds of hymns wafting through taries the halls is spiritually uplifting, too, if you’re into that sort of thing.

Sure, I The Cafe at Duke Law enjoy ARAMA R K I had no “objections” to this little eatery. eateries as Even amid the frenzied atmosphere—these little as the kids were either reading for class or talking next guy. I about class while they ate —I managed to enjoy think I can my made-to-order buffalo chicken panini with david kleban count blue cheese spread. Not only were they happy on leather-bound books to grant my request for hot sauce on the side the number (hot sauce application is a personal thing), but ofmeals I’ve had in the Great Hall. And I’d be I don’t recall ever hearing someone demand really surprised ifI cracked double digits at the brusquely whether they could “Help the next in Marketplace second semester offreshman year. line, please.”

Rather than being mobilized to uncover the In fact, it was all very amicable—much like, conspiracy underlying our food service hopefully, the divorces facilitated by graduates provider’s contract, however, I decided to inves- of the institution.

So while I did feel like a bit of a dullard, sittigate whether it would be easier to simply vote with my feet Surely, I thought, there must be ting therewith a blank expression on my face as viable on-campus options for food. the leaders of tomorrow busded around edifyOf course, I frequent the Loop and Armadiling themselves with big red textbooks, I had a lo Grill—pretty frequently. But there are only great lunch. And it’s only a stone’s throw from so many permutations of cheeseburger-andGross Chem, where apparendy they’re holding milkshake you can experiment with before polsci classes now.

Nasher Museum Cafe you’re ready for something different (I even This was the most out-of-the-way location of tried ordering pasta salad as a side instead of the circuit, but it was also the most enjoyable. chips—that was interesting).

It so happens that this semester I have an abThe only other sit-down dining experience I’ve surd number of classes on Science Drive (polishad on food points was the Fairview at the Washci in Gross Chem is a kick in the teeth). Other ington Duke Inn. This one, however, won’t than exposing me to peers who are arguably as break the bank (unless you opt to knock back a socially awkward as I am, this gave me the few glasses of pinot grigio between classes). chance to experiment with Twinnie’s in I didn’t stray too far from my sandwich comfort zone, ordering a braised chipode beef CIEMAS, which turned out to be a great find. brisket sandwich on ciabatta with jicama slaw My project, then, became to find other hid(it’s so hard to find servicable jicama slaw on den gems humanities and social sciences undergrads were missing out on. I also had the campus—my friends and I have discussed the utmost trust that, upon reviewing my groundissue at length). Meanwhile, the warm low breaking work, The Chronicle would be more country chicken breast with artichoke pesto on than happy to reimburse me for my expense. a baguette sounded equally delectable.

The Refectory If you visit the Nasher, you simply must order Well, I may not have found Jesus yet, but I dessert—l particularly recommend the maple managed to track down a pretty terrific roast pecan tart. And if you have the time, I hear pork sandwich in the (formerly obscure to me) there’s some decent art not too far from the Divinity School. Sporting a cherry vinaigrette cafe. I, of course, only had time for a brief and organic field greens, this baby is not to be spin through the museum gift shop, which I missed. I also helped myself to some iced tea, must say was lovely. chips and a pickle. When checking out, I was David Kleban is a Trinity junior. His column asked whether there’d be anything else. I grinned sinfully, saying that there was just one appears every other Thursday.

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More than a marketing scheme

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so many others of my generation, I’ve grown up thinking that you’re supposed to be able to find anything on Google. That’s why when I googled Black History Month, I expected to find pages and pages of information and referred websites about the month’s iitffi -cr eadonbranch aria • and perwhere i live now haps its ...

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That seemed a logical thing to expect, or so I thought. But instead of finding what I had hoped for, all I found were links to disappointing sites about Black History Month, most of which were promoting the marketing of the month and not at all focusing on the things of importance—like who came up with the idea of the celebration or what has happened over the years that has made it so special.

And this year’s celebration is tinged with a kind of irony: Coretta Scott King

died the day before Black History Month began. Meanwhile, there was talk surrounding the King children—specifically, how poorly they’ve managed to keep their father’s great name alive. I’m even told that the flame that once lit his funeral pier in Atlanta has gone out.

That is sad—to put it another way.

The chaos at the King Center in Adanta, along with other things, has led many black scholars and leaders to claim thatBlack History Month is “broken” and its original focus is no longer the purpose of the month. Instead, commercialism has taken over.

As Professor Mark Anthony Neal, Duke’s leading expert on black popular culture, sees it, Black History Month was away to “agitate” for change—especially on historically white campuses.

“In the post-multicultural era, where many campuses superficially embraced notions of diversity, Black History Month began to lose its sting, especially when it became institutionalized,” Dr. Neal wrote in an e-mail. “Many campuses used the money that they threw at black history month programming, as a defense that they did, in fact, embrace diversity.”

Over time, the month began to lose its focus in favor of greater commercial appeal.

“Now Black History Month seems like little more than a marketing scheme for McDonalds, Sears, Hallmark and other corporations to reach ‘alternative’ consumers,” Dr. Neal writes.

Feeling let down by this year’s Black History Month and all the talk about it being broken, I realized that if nothing else, those of my generation need to know that the celebration was not always about the drivel that Google has posted and the marketing campaigns Dr. Neal speaks of. Black History Month was started as Negro History Week in 1926 by a courageous black man by the name of Dr. Carter G. Woodson. He saw the importance of honoring the achievements of black Americans. That’s an important fact, and is overlooked by far too many people. Fault can be placed on many camps here—schools, teachers and parents. But not for me. I grew up in a household where, even when I didn’t know or wasn’t told so, the importance of the contributions ofblack Americans were always celebrated—as were those of Thomas Edison or Ben Franklin or Thomas Jefferson.

Today, however, it seems to me that the month has lost too much of its luster. We have right here on our campus the nation’s most esteemed historian of black history in

the person of Dr. John Hope Franklin, but how many people even here know who he is or would recognize him if he walked into their dorm? Probably not many. But all is not lost—at least, not yet.

There are many young people who believe that the efforts of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and civil rights stalwarts like Ella Baker and activists such as the late NAACP field secretary Medgar Evers deserve to be remembered and highlighted, and not by corporate entities like Verizon or Budweiser.

I am challenging myself this year to get involved and celebrate Black History Month every day of this month. On campus, the Black Student Alliance is sponsoring several events, including hosting Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, a leading intellectual and master of race discourse today. Americans need to rethink how our nation has changed since the days of Dr. Carter G. Woodson and retool what February means. It should not reflect the spirit of commercialism; rather, the spirit of honoring and celebrating black leaders and black triumph—Woodson’s original intent—should be the order of the month.

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