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MONDAY, APRIL 3, 2006
THE INDEPENDENT DAILY AT DUKE UNIVERSITY
Students threatened, assaulted off campus Adam Eaglin THE CHRONICLE
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Amid mounting concerns about students’ safety off-campus, Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong told reporters last week that he does not intend to publicly release the DNA evidence from a rape that allegedly occurred March 13 at a Duke men’s lacrosse party. The results of a DNA test that will compare samples from 46 members of the lacrosse team with evidence taken from the alleged victim and the scene of the crime at 610 N. Buchanan Blvd., are expected to come back this week. Nifong has said, however, that regardless of the test’s findings he will not file charges until the week of April 10. The gjrowing controversy surrounding the alleged rape —coupled with accusations of racially charged language at the party —has increased strains on town-gown
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culminating in threats and an act of violence Friday toward students. In response to safety concerns, Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta said the Duke University Police Department is increasing security measures in the areas surrounding East Campus. “We’re taking this very seriously, and we know that the lacrosse incident aside, we’re almost now addressing more long-term issues—issues ofrace, issues of gender relationships,
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of the local police testing the DNA of 46 Duke lacrosse players.
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A step from another view ofDuke ,
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Ryan McCartney THE CHRONICLE
A short saunter from the East Campus bus stop and the pristine lawns of Trinity Heights, the sidewalk starts to
Alvin Black, a Walltown resident, said he questions the validity ofrecent rape allegationsagainst Duke lacrosse players.
crumble and Latin music beats boom from cruising pick-up trucks. “You have this part, and then you have that part with the rich people,” said Walltown resident Dana Dunn Sunday afternoon. “Snobby, rich kids that have long shaggy hair. I don’t know how to explain it. They’re just weird.” Walltown sits a short distance from the student-rented houses on N. Buchanan Boulevard, but to the residents of this predominantly black neighborhood, it is a world apart from Duke’s Gothic spires and preprofessional associations. Duke-Durham relations—long characterized by tension and unease—have recently been exacerbated by allegations that members of the men’s lacrosse team raped, sodomized, strangled and robbed an exotic dancer at a party during Spring Break.
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Lindsey Harding and MistieWilliamscelebrate their 64-45 victory over LSU, advancing Duke to its second national championship game in program history.
Gregory Beaton THE CHRONICLE
BOSTON It’s on to the National Championship game for the Blue Devils, and their biggest roadblock the past two seasons—North Carolina —will not be there waiting to stop the drive for Duke’s first title in program history. The Blue Devils (31-3) rode a dominating defensive effort to a 64-45 victory over LSU (31-4) in the national semifinals Sunday night at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston. With the win, the Blue Devils advance to play Maryland Tuesday night at 8:30 p.m. in the NCAA Title game. The Terrapins beat No. 1 overall seed North Carolina in the doubleheader’s opener, 81-70. Duke shut down LSU’s dynamic inside-outside tandem of Seimone Augustus and Sylvia Towles, holding the duo to five points in the first half and just 22 SEE W. BBALL ON SW PAGE 4
Fire breaks out in hospital Mingyang Liu THE CHRONICLE
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An electrical shortage ignited a small fire on the first floor of the Duke Medical Center Friday afternoon. Approximately 25 firefighters responded to the call at the hospital a few minutes after the initial automatic fire alarm went off at 3 p.m. No injuries were reported. “We responded to an automatic fire alarm which was upgraded to a small structure fire,” said Acting Battalion Chief Jeffrey Kusz . “As far as we know, it was a malfunction in the electrical panels within the electrical room, and it burned up two to three panels in the room.” Electricity was shut down in the entire hospital, and power was reverted to the backup generator,
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Firefighters responded to a blaze on the first floor of Duke Hospital Friday afternoon. No one was injured in the fire, which officials believe stemmed from electrical panels.