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MONDAY, APRIL 10, 2006

THE INDEPENDENT DAILY AT DUKE UNIVERSITY

ONE HUNDRED AND FIRST YEAR, ISSUE 130

Marchers to call for immigrant

Pics show alleged victim was impaired

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For the past several months, activists and other supporters of immigrants’ rights have filled the streets of several U.S. cities to promote dialogue and call on legislators to produce a comprehensive immigration reform bill. Today is Duke’s day. Peter Sunday evening, Lasch—interim director of the Latino/a Studies Initiative and visiting assistant professor of the practice of visual arts—urged members of the Duke community to join the National Work Stoppage and Mobilization in Support of Immigrants and Immigration Reform march. Lasch said the goal of the march—or “walking discussion”—is to promote dialogue about the issue of immigrant legislation, and he invites supporters and non-supporters of immigrants alike to join the discourse. Duke’s march, which is part

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Bennett criticized the media for creating racial tensions between Duke and North Carolina Central University, where the alleged victim is a student. “[She] is a free-spirited human being,” he said. “She is not the property of NCCU or of the African-American community. There are just as many

Lawyers representing Duke lacrosse players facing allegations ofrape said they have photographs depicting injuries on the body of the alleged victim prior to the time of the reported assault. The confirmation of the photographs’ existence comes as the lawyers, players and community anxiously await the results of DNA tests conducted on 46 members of the lacrosse team March 23. District Attorney Mike Nifong previously said results were due this Friday. Durham lawyer Kern- Sutton, who is representing senior captain Matt Zash, said this weekend she expects results no later than Tuesday night. The alleged rape victim, a 27year-old woman, was hired by members of the lacrosse team to

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Members of a local church gatherfor a protest and rally in front of 610 N. Buchanan Blvd., the site of an alleged rape.

Cries for justice echo BY SIIREYA RAO THE CHRONICLE

Bearing a message of unity and calling for justice, members of the Church of the Apostolic Revival assembled Sunday to protest the actions of law enforcement officials and University administrators toward members of the men’s lacrosse team accused of rape. The protest, which was organized by members of the Church, took place outside the

610 N. Buchanan Blvd. house where the rape allegedly occurred March 13. Approximately 50 church members, local residents and students attended the hour-long event. With news cameras and reporters from major broadcast networks and newspapers present, Aposde John Bennett, who represented the church, addressed a national audience. [We are here] not in an antagonistic spirit,” he said. “We

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Blue Devils halt Wildcats' win streak at 31 games Taylor Field THE CHRONICLE

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Cameron indoor Stadium Friday night Franz Ferdinand, another popular music group, opened for Death Cab in the"Cameron Rocks" concert, sponsored by the Duke University Union. SEE STORY PAGE 4

The No. 4 Blue Devils had their most successful weekend of the season, ousting defending national champion Northwestern (10-1) to break the No. 1 Wildcats’ 31game win streak and downing lOth-ranked Notre Dame (10-2) in a Friday-Sunday turnaround at Koskinen Stadium. Duke (11-1) defeated Northwestern, 1610, spurred by an 8-1 run in the first half that was too much for the defending champions to overcome. Sunday, against Notre Dame, the Blue Devils took longer to get started, falling behind 6-4 at halftime before surging back in the second period for an 11-10 victory. “It’s our only Friday-Sunday, and we do these things to get ourselves prepared for the ACC Tournament really,” Duke head coach Kerstin Kimel said after the win over SEE W. LAX ON SW PAGE 5

Caroline Cryer scored two goals and added an assist in No.4 Duke's upset ofundefeated Northwestern.


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