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THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 2006
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For several months, one of Duke’s most famous employees—men’s basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski—remained silent about the controversy surrounding the men’s lacrosse team. He finally spoke out Tuesday morning during his annual summer press conference, calling this past spring the most “trying” time he has seen in his 26 years at the University. “If you are going to be here for the long run, you are going to have trying times,” Krzyzewski said. “Behind the scenes, I have tried to be very supportive of our athletic department, the coaches, the players, our president and the board of trustees.” Krzyzewski offered support, especially to former men’s lacrosse head coach Mike Pressler, who resigned April 5. The Presslers and the Krzyzewskis have been close family friends for a long time, and Krzyzewski said he was not sure what Pressler had done wrong. Pressler also broke his silence with an interview that appeared in Wednesday’s issue of Sports Illustrated. “It’s on the record: Any time I’d been aware of something, I took care of it,” Pressler told SI. “But the administration felt that wasn’t going to be the case. For me to buck that would not be in the best interest of those 47 kids and all the alumni. Take a bullet? I’d do it again.” SEE COACH K ON PAGE 16
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Meg Foran will be attending Duke in the fall, but recent media reports have made her question what, exactly, she should expect. After two visits to campus du past two years, Foran said Duke ronment was just what she from a college. “I liked the feel of the campus and it just seemed like a great group of kids,” Foran said. “They were all nice, bright people, so I wasn’t that worried about [the social scene].” An article in the June 15 issue of Rolling Stone magazine entitled, “Sex and Scandal at Duke,” however, raised quesf e she tions for Foran about the sock was about to enter. The article, written by Rolling Stone contributing editor Janet Reitman, detailed the social lives of Duke girls through the eyes of a handful of students, both named and un*
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A hearing is scheduled for the three indicted members of the men’s lacrosse team this afternoon. Bill Thomas, a Durham attorney who represented one of the team members who was not indicted, said defense lawyers will likely stand in for David Evans, Trinity ’O6, and juniors Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann—all of whom were charged with rape, sexual offense and kidnapping this spring. Thomas added the hearing will involve mainly administrative, pre-trial matters. court
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named. Reitman focused on a group she referred to as the “Duke 500,” made up of the male and female “core four” greek groups, Rolling Stone published the article in the aftermath of the ongoing lacrosse scandal, has brought an onslaught of national media attention to Duke. The piece’s tagline, “Lacrosse players, sorority girls and the booze-fueled culure of the never-ending ookup on the nation’s most imbattled college campus.” “My mom told me about the Icle—she read it, I haven’t aclly read it,” Foran said. “But told me they portrayed Duke huge party girls.” .tially, Foran said, Reitman’s piece did not bother her. But as the article became a topic of frequent debate, she began to worry there was more truth in the article than she wanted to believe, “I keep hearing these things, so I have SEE ROLLING STONE ON PAGE 6
Hurricanes center Doug Weight hoists the Stanley Cup Monday night after Carolina defeated Edmonton 3-1 in Game 7 oftheStanley Cup Finals.The title b theIst major pro championship for the state.