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Controversial grad INC may be only tenting game case comes to close by

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Tang to receive master’s, provost decides Sucheta Mazumdar, had violated federal law governing intemaThe University will award a tional student work hours. She master’s degree to dismissed his- also alleged race and gender distory graduate student Zihui crimination against Mazumdar.

Tang in December under an Tang added that she believes her agreement reached with Provost dismissal from the history departPeter Lange, sources close to the ment was retaliation for filing a situation con- complaint against the advisor, firmed Several student groups, ineluding the Graduate and ProfesWednesday.

Tang, a his- sional Student Council, the Duke tory graduate Chinese Students and Scholars student, was Association and the History dropped from Graduate Student Association, the Ph.D. pro- expressed concern about the gram in June transparency of the process for and has been graduate students to lodge cornappealing her* plaints against faculty. Lange said case since then. After failing to re- Wednesday he still had full faith ceive a favorable decision from the in the grievance procedures.

“They are entirely appropriGraduate School or the Office of Institutional Equity, she appealed ate,” he said. “I feel [graduate students’ concerns] are misto the Office of the Provost SepL 3.

Lange and Tang both de- placed. You always appeal to the dined to comment for this story, person closest to the situation.”

Lange added that students citing a mutual confidentiality agreement. History Director of can act to change the proceGraduate Studies John Thomp- dures through GPSC if they son also declined to comment, feel the need, In addition to the internal inciting the Federal Education and Act. Privacy vestigations, Mazumdar’s attorney Rights In documents filed with the filed a civil complaint against provost, Tang alleged that her Tang in Durham County court advisor, former Professor SEE TANG ON pAGE 5 by

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2006-2007 tenting policy, the Feb. 7 home men’s basketball game against the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will be the only tenting game of the season.

The draft, which is available on the Duke Student Government website, also lays out changes to the pre-blue tenting policy, although blue tenting and white tenting rules remain largely the same.

“This year we have some great competition in the ACC but based on our school and based on talking to students... the line monitor committee decided only tenting for the UNC game will be the best choice for this school year,” said Head Line Monitor Mara Schultz, a senior.

She does not expect any changes to the policy before it is submitted to DSG for approval Nov. 15, Schultz added.

“The decision to only tent for UNC was based solely on the specifics of the schedule,” said DSG President Elliott Wolf, a junior. “It shouldn’t be perceived as a permanent thing.”

UNC and Duke play each other twice each season, with the timing of the home games alternating every year.

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Earlier this fall, the Nastier Museum of Art threw the “Nasher Noir,” a large-scale soiree designed for undergraduates. But although officials expected a high turnout, they did not predict how popular the event would become.

“I guaranteed 1,000 people with my caterer, and 1,557 people showed up,” said Michelle Brassard, Nasher special events coordinator. “Everyone loved that party.”

After September’s gala, interest in the Nasher as a venue for larger student parties skyrocketed, Brassard said.

But as soon as most student groups hear the price tag, the partying stops.

“The Nasher is a unique space, both in the arts component and in the openspace Partiesat the Nasher are required to be catered by Sage & Swift, which students considered expensive.

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Nearly all students returning from abroad who applied to live off campus will be granted that opportunity, Residential Life and Housing Services officials confirmed Wednesday Of the 184 students who entered the lottery by the Oct. 31 deadline, 170 have been released from their three-year housing contracts —allowing them to live off campus.

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WASHINGTON After years of defending his secretary of defense, President George W. Bush announced Donald Rumsfeld’s resignation Wednesday within hours of the Democrats’ triumph in congressional elections. Bush reached back to his father’s administration to tap a former CIA director to run the Pentagon.

The Iraq war was the central issue of Rumsfeld’s nearly six-year tenure, and unhappiness with the war was a major element of voter dissatisfaction Tuesday and the main impetus for his departure.

Even some GOP lawmakers became critical of the war’s management, and growing numbers of politicians were urging Bush to replace Rumsfeld.

Bush said Robert Gates, 63, who has served in a variety of national security jobs under six previous presidents, would be nominated to replace Rumsfeld.

Gates, currendy the president of Texas A&M University, is a Bush family friend and a member of an independent group studying the way ahead in Iraq.

He ran the CIA under the first PresidentBush during the first Gulf war. He retired from government in 1993.

The White House hopes that replacing Rumsfeld with Gates can help refresh U.S. policy on the deeply unpopular war and perhaps establish a stronger rapport with the new Congress. Rumsfeld had a rocky

Democrats ousted Montana GOP Sen.Conrad Burns Wednesday and pinned their hopes of seizing power in the Senate on a triumph in Virginia. The party looked to widen its margin of victory over Republicans in the House.

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Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld resigned Wednesday, one day after Democrats won back the House.

relationship with many lawmakers.

“Secretary Rumsfeld and I agreed that sometimes it’s necessary to have a fresh perspective,” Bush said in the abrupt announcement during a post-election news conference.

In a later appearance at the White House with Rumsfeld and Gates at his side, Bush praised both men, thanked Rumsfeld

for his service and predicted that Gates would bring fresh ideas.

“The secretary of defense must be a man of vision who can see threats still over the horizon and prepare our nation to meet them. Bob Gates is the right man to meet both of these critical challenges,” Bush said.

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Duke Student Government senators discussed concerns about parking and transportation, including the high price of fines, during their general body meeting

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Cathy Reeve, director of parking and

after-hours access to several lots.

Parking and Transportation also plans to extend its “Taxi on Points” program to include two additional taxi services beyond the current partnership with Charlene’s Safe Rides.

Following the presentation, Reeve fielded questions from senators about fines and the lack of on-campus parking options for undergraduates.

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With Democratic control assured in the House of Representatives and likely in the Senate, it is anybody’s guess as to how PresidentGeorge W. Bush and the new Congress will work together, political science profesfIGWS sors said Wednesday.

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Claudia Emerson, who won the 2006 PulitzerPrize in Poetry, speaksWednesday in the Rare Book Room.

Pulitzer-winning poet speaks to Duke writers Dozens gathered in the Rare Book Room Wednesday night to hear Claudia Emerson, winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, read selections from and discuss the inspiration behind her award-winning book “Late Wife.”

Emerson, who came to the University this semester as part of the Blackburn Visiting Writer program, has spent her time on campus meeting with members of the Duke writing community and giving a number of talks about her writing experience.

“It sounds sort of goofy, but poetry has made my life better,” she said in an interview. “Whether I won the Pulitzer Prize or not, it was a better life, since I went ahead and embraced that this is how I perceive things.”

English Professor Deborah Pope said Emerson has largely focused ori the process of writing with students, from initial ideas to the final product. “[This] gives you a different perspective than justhearing a poet read,” Pope

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“It’s going to be interesting to see which way it swings,” said Thomas Spragens, professor of political science. “There are possibilities of bipartisan achievements.”

Spragens cited the president’s immigration bill as a measure that could find more support with Democrats than it did with Bush’s own party.

But Spragens said things could also

said. ‘You really need to see both sides of the creative process.”

Senior James Zou, a Chronicle columnist, said he appreciated the fact that the poems Emerson read Wednesday night—including more recent works inspired by her time as dean of an all-girls boarding school—described everyday memories, to which readers could easily relate.

“She’s a very intelligent, very down-to-earth person,” said Zou, who was part of a group of students that had lunch with Emerson Monday. “That’s something that we weren’t quite sure about in the beginning because when you think about these very talented poets, Pulitzer Prize-winning poets, sometimes you have the image of them being very abstract or off in their own world.”

Although Emerson had previously visited Duke for a poetry and medicine conference, the poet said her experience this semester is her first time actually being around Duke students.

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“If the Democrats... start raining subpoenas on the executive branch, digging in their heels and being obstructionist, then you’re likely to have government by stalemate,” he explained.

One factor that may lessen partisan contention is the centrism of newly elected Democrats on values issues, some professors said.

“These ain’t your mama’s Democrats,” said Scott de Marchi, assistant professor of political science.

“One of them served under Reagan, one of them is against abortion,” he added, referring to Jim Webb, the Virginia Senate

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Studentsfrom a number ofcampus groups congregated in the Bryan Center Wednesday to discusslinks between Hebrew and Arabic languages.

Duke students turned out Wednesday night in support of peace, not pieces, in the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Along with the Department ofAsian and African Languages and Literature, the Peace or Pieces Coalition sponsored the first annual Arabic-Hebrew Language Symposium in the Bryan Center as part of Peace or Pieces’s weeklong “Peace Week” series.

At Wednesday’s event, students, faculty and community members addressed similarities in the Hebrew and Arabic languages.

The week also included an interfaith dialogue event Monday and a Hookah Night on the West Campus Plaza Tuesday. Events will conclude with a dance-club party at the G-Loft Thursday night.

According to the group’s mission statement, the Peace or Pieces Coalition was created in September to promote

peace in the Middle East “in response to the recurrent tragedy of civilian victimization, as epitomized in Israel and Lebanon during the violent summer of 2006.”

Peace or Pieces’s member organizations include the Arab Student Organization, Duke Friends of Israel, the Rubenstein-Silvers Hillel and the Muslim Students Association, but students unaffiliated with those groups are also involved.

The coalition has partnered with the Southwest Durham chapter of Rotary International to raise money for Rotary projects in Saida, Lebanon and Haifa, Israel.

Funds will be equally divided between the two projects.

“At Duke, we’re making a clear statement that we stand for peace,” said senior Chas Salmen, who helped organize the events.

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Since receiving an $B-million grant from the University in April, the Duke Lemur Center has been in the process of planning structural improvements intended to expand its influence and accessibility.

Slated for completion by October 2008, the Lemur Center expansion will focus on infrastructure, said Anne Yoder, director of the Lemur Center and professor ofbiology and biological anthropology and anatomy.

She added that planned structural improvements range from a new nocturnal building to an improved visitors center.

“We want to build more releasable housing enclosures out in the forest so that we can have more and more animals free ranging,” Yoder said. ‘We want to expand our veterinary healthcare facilities. Our vets do a superb job with what they have but they deserve better.”

The infrastructural additions will provide for a natural, reliable lemur habitat that will greatly benefit research and educational opportunities, Yoder said.

“It’s also a big improvement for the undergraduate program. They will now be able to take coursework at the Lemur Center year round,” Yoder said. “Once we have the buildings up and running, we will be so much better equipped to teach out there and have projects that run throughout the year.”

The Lemur Center is also working with the Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy to create the Duke Lemur Genome Initiative, a collaborative approach to genetic evolutionary research, IGSP Director Huntington Willard said. “[The initiative will] apply the tools of genome analysis to understand the evolution of lemurs and their relationship SEE LEMUR ON PAGE 8

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ior, said he favors the new policy.

“If we’re having a second tenting game that means we are forcing the tenIn years when the second tenting game ters to be out for weeks for a game occurred after the UNC game—as it would they’d normally just be out for 48 hours have this season—attendance was very for,” he said.

The draft poor, said senior also states that David Snider, students who DSGvice presi“The line monitor committee wish to secure dent of athletics and an early spot only tenting for the campus in line this services UNC game will be the best The abyear will not be allowed to sence of worthy choice for this school year.” set up tents beopponents in Mara Schultz fore Jan. 7 the AGC also the day blue contributed to head line monitor, senior tenting starts. the decision, Only dayhe added.

“It’s always an issue of picking the right time tenting will be allowed before Jan. 7, opponent. Everything we do gets such with at least two members present in publicity, you give too much credence to Krzyzewskiville between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. certain teams if you tent for them,” he “They’re not allowed to erect tents besaid. “There’s a whole psychology.” cause they’re not allowed to sleep out there, so they’d have to remain on chairs Traditionally, the University of Maryland has been the second tenting game, on the sidewalk,” Schultz said, adding but for the past two years, Wake Forest that local line monitors may perform random, unannounced line checks.

University was chosen instead.

This polity is intended to prevent self“I think if there’s enough competition to two during pre-blue tenting, she the ACC have legitimate regulation in games that everyone’s going to want to come explained.

Security campus during winter out and watch they should,” said freshbreak and weather conditions were also man Richard Murphey.

But line monitor Alec Macaulay, a sen- concerns, Snider said.

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“A lot of oversight that has not taken

place in recent years will take place,” candidate who NBC News called “the apRohde said. “That will have implications parent winner” Wednesday night and Bob for the public view of the Bush administration... and the two parties leading into fuCasey, Pennsylvania’s senator-elect.

The Democratic victory is widely conture elections.” sidered by political pundits to have been Rohde explained that even if the Deprimarily influenced by the war in Iraq, mocrats win the Senate, they will not have Republican scandals and Bush’s obsti- a blank check.

“The Democrats don’t have enough nance on many issues.

De Marchi said, however, that Iraq numbers to move things over the presiwas the overriding issue. “Ifyou’re going dent’s veto,” he said. to spend half-a-trillion dollars to kill Despite the Democratic victories, de bad guys, Iraq is not the best way to do Marchi said it was uncertain how Tuesit,” he added. day’s results would affect the 2008 presiBut de Marchi said Democrats do not dential election.

“I don’t know who’s going to win on eihold all the answers to winning the war. side,” de Marchi said. have... no coherent mesther “The Democrats to do differentthe Democratic field, he noted that In on what they’re going sage Sen. Barack Obama, D-111., has great ly,” he said. charisma, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y, has One change has already come, however, with Secretary of Defense Donald a large fundraising advantage and John Edwards, former North Carolina senator Rumsfeld’s resignation Wednesday. of his deand 2004 vice-presidential candidate, has Marchi said the timing De Bush’s exwide support among party insiders. indicated pre-election parture For the Republicans, he said a primary pectations.

“Bush obviously thought he was going that pitted Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., against Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of to win or he would have fired Rumsfeld New York City, could split the moderate earlier,” de Marchi said. vote and result in a “bloodbath.”

Both Spragens and David Rohde, a proWhatever the outlook for 2008, de fessor of political science, suggested that number of Marchi predicted a change in Democratic topcongressional hearings on a the “I think they’re wising up, and Rumsfeld’s of handling strategy. ics—including war—are likely to occur now that Democ- might finally play for keeps,” he said.

Tang and naturally reflects quite poorly of them. Some of her supporters have even called Prof. Mazumdar an ‘lndian Oct. 17 for a no-contact order. pig,’ ‘bitch,’ and other vulgar slurs.”

If granted, a no-contact order manTang said Wednesday Mazumdar out-of-court settledates that the defendant cease harassment first requested an and contact with the plaintiff. In this case, ment and then dropped the complaint the complaint was filed against Tang beagainst her last Friday.

Mazumdar, for cause those contacting Mazumdar identiJudy Tseng, attorney could not be reached for comment fied themselves as Tang’s supporters.

“I’ve seen it myself in Wake County Wednesday and it was unclear why where the defendant did not actually conthe complaint.

Mazumdar dropped Tseng wrote in an e-mail Oct. 20 that tact the plaintiff but allegedly asked a relMazumdar was pursuing the order in ative to talk to the plaintiff and sent lethopes of stopping the flow of hate mail she ters directed at the plaintiff to the has received in connection with Tang’s plaintiffs attorney; in that case, the judge renewed plaintiffs 50c order,” Tseng said. case. “Prof. Mazumdarhas faced considerAccording to an e-mail distributed able harassment lately, via e-mails and phone calls, including threats of assault Friday by DCSSA, Tang will also be paid and rape,” Tseng wrote. “These are all a graduate assistant’s salary for the Fall from people claiming to support Zihui 2006 semester.

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Voters appeared to be telling politicians that the sooner the war ends the better.

Surveys at polling places showed But underscoring that he would not U.S. that about six in 10 voters disapproved bow to those pushing for a quick withdrawal, Bush also said, “I’d like our of the war and only a third believed it troops to come home, too, but I want had improved long-term security in the United States. them to come home with victory.”

Pentagon brief reIn spokesperson marks, RumsWhitBryan feld described man said the Iraq con“It will be a different Congress, Rumsfeld was flict as a “little a different environment, movunderstood, not leaving immediately. unfamiliar ing toward a presidential elecRumsfeld war” that is and a lot of partisanship.” tion to defor planned “complex to liver a speech people Donald Rumsfeld on the global comprehend.” ofDefense Department secretary, former war on terrorhis Upon

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Pentagon after appearing with Bush and Gates, Rumsfeld said it was a good time for him to leave.

“It will be a different Congress, a different environment, moving toward a presidential election and a lot of partisanship, and it struck me that this would be a good thing for everybody,” Rumsfeld told reporters.

There was little outward reaction among officials at the Pentagon, beyond surprise at the abrupt announcement.

Asked whether Rumsfeld’s departure signaled a new direction in a war that has claimed the lives of more than 2,800 U.S. troops and cost more than $3OO billion, Bush said, “Well, there’s certainly going to be new leadership at the Pentagon.”

State University Thursday.

Just last week, Bush told reporters that he expected Rumsfeld, 74, to remain until the end of the administration’s term.

And although Bush said Wednesday that his decision to replace Rumsfeld was not based on politics, the announcement of a Pentagon shake-up came on the heels of Tuesday’s voting.

With his often-combative defense of the war in Iraq, Rumsfeld had been the administration’s face of the conflict.

He became more of a target—and more politically vulnerable—as the war grew increasingly unpopular at home amid rising violence and with no end

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“I got involved because my mother is Israeli and I wanted to explore the similarities and differences between the languages,” he said.

The session closed with a Hebrew prayer sung by Judith Ruderman, vice provost for academic and administrative services, and a Koran passage recited by senior Saad Mir, an MSA member.

Students who attended said that they enjoyed the event.

“I thought it was a very good experience and a melding of cultures that should be carried on for years to come,” said freshman Isabelle Figaro, who studies elementary Arabic.

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for all,” Reeve said She added that employees receive the most tickets, as they make up the majority of permit holders.

‘You are not the target,” she said, adding that only 10 perthe purpose of the practice.

“They’re set to deter people from that infraction,” cent of all parking spaces are allocated to undergraduates.

But some senators said Blue Zone parking is inconvenReeve said. “The whole idea of putting fines in place is to ient due to its distance from main campus. ‘don’t do it.’” say “If parking that students were allowed to park in was Citations have decreased 17 percent since the last academic year, she added, citing a decline in appeals, as well both more available and in closer proximity to campus, as violations for parking in handicap-designated spaces, there probably would be less need for illegal parking,” said DSG President Elliott Wolf, a junior. prohibited landscapes and firelanes.

Senators also voiced concerns over a lack of parking Senior David Snider, vice president for athletics and “off-hours,” such as weekends and evenings. said data fines have been during services, high campus suggests “We have a very finite source of parking, and we have successful in discouraging students from parking in illevery competitive interests for that parking,” Reeve said. gal areas.

She added that unlike many other universities, all “But that’s not a rationale for providing higher fines when Duke students can buy permits, and that there is a higher the offense is not going to cause undue harm,” he added.

Senators said students do not park illegally because of demand for space than availability.

The new West Campus Plaza has provided a challenge, “malicious intent,” and that the cost of fines is disproporas it eliminated a lot of parking spaces, Reeve said. tionate to the action.

Parking and Transportation is currently reviewing its They added that they do not agree that high fines disentire students from illegally. system and considering measures such as vertical parking courage But Reeve said she does not know an alternate method parking, which is much more expensive to build than surface lots, but a better option environmentally, Reeve said. of deterring violators.

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A numberof studentgroups have come to DSG with complaints that a Nasher party can cost as much as $14,000.

NASHER from page 1 component because thereare veryfew spaces on campus capable of throwing a large-scale party,” said junior Elliott Wolf, Duke Student Government president. “So naturally we want student groups to use that space and right now they can’t [because ofprice].”

Nasher only recendy celebrated its first birthday, and its unique desirability as both high-class museum and spacious student venue is a bit unexpected, Brassard said.

Although she acknowledged the high cost of large-scale events, Brassard noted that the museum is more than a party venue and works to provide cheaper—or even free—opportunities for students to make use of the space.

“We are really doing everything possible to make the Nasher available to everybody,” Brassard said.

Throwing a “Nasher Noir” If a student group comes to the Nasher asking to host an event comparable to the Nasher’s September party, Brassard said she explains to them that the price for that event was approximately $14,000.

“I have student groups coming in here and saying, ‘We have $l,OOO total,’” she said. “Well, $l,OOO doesn’t even cover the museum, let alone the catering.”

Although Brassard said it is possible to plan a cheaper party, there are still requisite costs involved, including facility fees, security, extra parking and entertainment.

In addition, catering, which must go through the Nasher’s caterer Sage & Swift, and labor costs, such as those required for bartending, often include the largest chunk of event fees, she said.

“Some of these student parties, especially the larger ones, are very labor-intensive for the museum,” Brassard said.

Despite the cost, renting out the Nasher is not a money-making scheme for the museum, said Anne-Marie Angelo, co-chair of the Nasher Student Advisory Board and second-year graduate student in history.

In fact, student groups are guaranteed the lowest price for rental fees, Brassard said.

Angelo said many student groups have made use of the space to hold events from sorority anniversary parties to law school fundraisers, but that larger parties are often out of the question for students.

“No matter [whether it is] $lO,OOO or $14,000, it’s still going to make it cost-prohibitive for certain groups,” she said.

With the Nasher Noir’s success, many students have clamored for similar events.

“Student groups have come to [DSG] and complained specifically about this issue,” Wolf said. president of the Junior Hasnain Zaidi,said his organizaCouncil, Class Junior tion was in talks with the museum and NSAB to host an event, but cost and lo-

gistics ultimately prevented the group from using the space.

“We found that it was too expensive for us,” Aulden Burcher, treasurer of the Junior Class Council, wrote in an e-mail.

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Although the price of catering varies for events, the high cost of Nasher parties is as-

sociated with the food quality guaranteed by Sage & Swift, Brassard said, adding that reviews have been overwhelmingly positive.

Any group that wants to host an event with food is required to use Sage & Swift, which agreed to be the Nasher’s exclusive dining option. “It was important for us to find a good, established caterer that was willing to take the risk,” Brassard said.

Amy Tomquist, executive chefand owner of Sage & Swift, said working with students was a new, exciting niche for her company.

“It’s been a learning experience,” she said. “As a company, we love students. The cafe wouldn’t actually really exist without the patronage of students.”

Brassard said the high price of Sage & Swift can be attributed primarily to the quality of food and service the organization delivers. She added that this quality is important for throwing the wide variety of events that the Nasher hosts.

Wolf, however, said the quality of food was not appropriate for many student events.

“For some of the student groups, they don’t necessarily need the incredibly high level of gourmet cooking that Sage & Swift is usually called upon to provide,” he said.

Brassard said the number of caterers available through the museum will expand to about three in July, in order to provide more options. Although a definitive plan has not been drafted, Sage & Swift will likely continue to host the museum cafe, she said.

The abundance of non-Noir events Nasher officials and student leaders emphasized that parties are not the primary focus of events at the facility, but concentrate instead on smaller, more arts-oriented programming.

“We try to emphasize the art in our events,” Angelo said, adding that if a student meets with NSAB, the board will work to create alternative options that do not require a several-thousand-dollar budget.

Angelo also noted that the board is working on new initiatives to bring in student groups, including co-sponsorships with NSAB and free events on Thursdays.

“We’re always really happy for people to use the museum,” she said.

Brassard said that despite the obvious impossibility of regularly throwing Noir-sized events, the Nasher always welcomes students. “[Raymond Nasher] built this museum for the students, and he really sees this as a place where students will come and not only be educated, but have a social oudet as well,” she said. “We are very mindful of that.”

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AALL 160/Culanth 101/His 193/Rel 144 Professor Sandria Feitag Civilizations of South Asia This course explores the dynamism and vitality of culture and society in modern India, Pakistan and Bangladesh through the metaphor of a train Journey with each stop offering a window on historical, cultural, political and economic developments.

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EMERSON from page 3 “As much as I enjoy the conversations about the literary magazine and the honors and those kinds of events, I actually really like teaching,” said Emerson, who is currendy an English professor at the University of Mary Washington. “So to do the writing process talk has been real fun for me because I don’t do that with my students with my work.”

Emerson said her own sources of inspiration change over time, but she is largely motivated by events or situations occurring in the world. She added that “Late Wife” differs from her previous works because it is more personal, a series ofletters to herex-husband addressing the disillusion of marriage.

“I was interested in writing notjust about what happened, but where I might find the metaphoric door opening, an event, an object from that marriage,” she said.

Emerson also said it was never her intent to be overdy vindictive to her first husband or to take advantage of facts about her current husband’s first marriage.

“You can make the personal transcend itself; you can make the personal art,” she said. “I think when we go to the private, it’s

LEMUR from page 4 with other primates to gain insight into how species are formed and how they are different from each other,” Willard said.

He added that the boost in funding for the Lemur Center will accelerate lemur research and will make it easier for Duke students and faculty to interact with the animals.

The Lemur Center is “the world’s largest sanctuary for rare and endangered prosimian primates,” according to the center’s mission statement. Yoder said she hopes the increase in funding will bring greater recognition to lemur research in the general scientific community.

“It brings a more visible face to the kind of resource that we offer, this amazing colony of very special animals that you cannot find anywhere else in the world other than Madagascar,” Yoder said. “The buzzword I repeat is ‘user friendliness.’ We will be much more equipped to accommodate researchers and students.”

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just none of a reader’s business to me. And it would be none of anyone’s business some of the aspects of what happened in my first marriage. They don’t make good art; it’s not interesting.”

Zou said he felt the poetry reflected how accessible Emerson is as a person in the simple yet powerful language it uses.

Junior Yvonne Yamanaka added that if she had read “Late Wife” on her own, she would not have felt that the poems were all that personal, but that haring Emerson describe the context within which each poem was written during the reading added extra meaning.

“I think if [audiences] connected with it it’s because I maybe succeeded in transcending my personal story, and people were able to read themselves in the book,” Emerson said.

As for winning the Pulitzer Prize, Emerson said she was utterly stunned and just happy. “I mean, one of my reactions was, ‘What?’” she said. ‘You know you’re nominated by your press, but my God, the world is nominated.... And you feel very exposed all at the same time.”

Why? “Because I had to be on the Jim Lehrer news hour,” Emerson said with a laugh.

JUNIORS ABROAD from page 1 Last year, 129 juniors were denied off-campus housing when only 113 spots were made available.

RLHS expects to release more, pending meetings with selective living groups and fraternities, said Marijean Williams, director of housing assignments and communications.

Numbers have the potential to change, as 160 students abroad and on leave have not yet filled out the housing survey. RLHS does not assign housing to students planning to remain on campus until December.

The Belmont apartment complex has space to accommodate about 30 students, and Erwin Square apartments are completely full, property managers said.

The number of students allowed off campus varies gready from year to year and depends on a number of different issues, Williams said.

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Pulitzer-winner Claudia Emerson said her book "LateWife" was inspired by her experiences withher ex-husband. reward, including how full are we right now and how many of our current residents will be leaving,” said Eddie Hull, dean of residence life and executive director of housing services. “That will give us a total number of vacant beds we have [on campus].”

Last year, a sharp decrease in the number of juniors allowed off campus made some students nervous. This year’s batch, however, remains optimistic.

“Lots of juniors I knew were planning on living [off campus] but were stuck on Central [Campus] or even in singles on West [Campus],” junior Chris Shaw said in online correspondence from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

“There’s a big sophomore and junior class this year so I’ve heard it won’t be as bad,” he added.

RLHS waitlisted all fraternity and selective living-group members and Williams said she will meet with the groups next week in order to discuss whom they will release from contractual obligations. The limited number of available beds, however, gives the

abroad students a very good chance of moving off campus.

Some abroad juniors said they would rather remain on campus next semester and leave off-campus housing as a senior year privilege.

“I’m already missing a semester at Duke, so I didn’t want to miss anything more when I get back,” junior Joanna Hayes said in an online correspondence from Prague in the Czech Republic. “I feel like if you’re in your last year, living off campus with a bunch of other seniors, that works.”

Many juniors turned to personal connections so they could ensure their placement in section or on Central.

Some abroad students remain waiting, but continue to relish their international experience.

“I’m not yet certain where I’ll be living in the spring,” junior Jeff Blickman said in an online correspondence from Prague.

“Studying abroad teaches you to live in the present, so I’m not looking too far ahead,” he added.

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forward who is already built to play at the college level. His solid Having recently landed Kyle mid-range game makes up for Singler—the jewel of its 2011 re- weaker post play. cruiting class—Duke can now di“[Patterson is] a very sturdy rect its attention to power forand rugged kid,” said Dave Telep, ward Patrick Patterson.

National Recruiting Director at The 6-foot-8, 234-pound Patscout.com. “He can legitimately terson from Huntington, W.Va. play the middle part of the floor.” would be the final piece to one Patterson’s size has led some to of the top recruiting classes in compare him to Shelden Williams, the country, but he recently said although Telep said Patterson is not he will not make his decision in the defensive presence Williams the fall signing period. was coming out of high school.

Patterson, the llth-ranked The power forward has soared national prospect according to up scout.com’s rankings in the scout.com, is a natural power past year, as he has steadily improved during his high school career. Telep said he is “one of the guys who, from his junior year to his senior year, improved the most in the Class of 2007.”

Aside from his talents on the court, Patterson is a strong student in the classroom. “[Patterson is] just a talented player, a high-character kid, a state champion,” Telep said. “Success follows him.”

The Blue Devils are competing with Florida, Kentucky, Wake Forest, Virginia and West Virginia for Patterson. He took his official visit to Duke in late September.

Although Telep did not give any program a clear advantage, many experts view Kentucky as the senior’s favorite. The Wildcats are SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE also heavily recruiting point guard Duke continues to recruit power for- Jai Lucas, a friend ofPatterson’s. ward Patrick Patterson, scout.com's SEE PATTERSON ON PAGE 12 1 Ith-ranked player in the Class of 2007. by

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Good things may come to those who wait, but they only come to those who work for them.

Fifth-year senior Eli Nichols, a man of eclectic interests, embodies this motto in the classroom, on the field and, well, out at the fishing pond.

“I grew up right on the water in the panhandle of Florida,” said Nichols, a defen-

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sive end. “In middle school I caught a 50-pound cobia, and that was pretty cool. It was a good fight.”

A much harder fight, however, is balancing outstanding academics and athletics.

A Pratt ’O6 graduate with a B.S.E. degree in mechanical engineering, Nichols—who is now pursuing a Masters in Engineering Management—has often had to make difficult and compromising decisions be-

tween football

and school Nichols missed last spring’s intrasquad game,for example, in order to take the eight-hour Fundamentals of Engineering exam.

This fall, he missed two more games. Unfortunately for Nichols, this absence was due to what was thought to be a career-ending knee injury during Duke’s game at Alabama.

“Right away, I knew someSEE NICHOLS ON PAGE 10

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Despite a lack of athletic scholarships, the wrestling team is hopeful about its chances in the 2006-7 season.

Duke head coach Clar Anderson knows his squad has been working hard this season—it’s hard not to notice the 20 gallons of sweat he said the team perspires collectively each practice.

In just a single training session, it’s not uncommon for a Duke wrestler to lose five season pounds and soak five Tpreview shirts with sweat. This year’s Blue Devils hope their efforts will pay off.

Last year, Duke finished 4-11 in dual meets and ended its season at the bottom of the ACC. This season, the team believes it is ready to take its competition to the next level.

“We’ll be better, maybe than we’ve ever been,” Anderson said. “As a whole, everyone is really good.”

The Blue Devils are young but full of potential, planning to start only one senior this season. But youth does not mean inexperience or a lack offocus for the team.

“This year we have pretty much our entire team returning,” junior co-captain Dan Tulley said. “We’re close. We’re going to have a good year.”

Duke—the only team in its conference that does not offer scholarships—competes against five other teams in the ACC, all of which have a full 10 scholarships to bolster their squads, Anderson said.

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nounced dead on the scene, and the death has been ruled a homicide, Miami-Dade police spokesperson Roy Rutland said. Pata was a popular figure on the Hurricanes' campus and grief counselors have been hired to work with his teammates. Head coach Larry Coker, whose team has been in turmoil recently due to an on-field brawl and another off-field gun incident, said Miami is planning to play its game this Saturday against No. 23 Maryland.

Paterno to coach Penn State from press box Nittany Lions head coach Joe Paterno was injured Saturday in his team's 13-3 loss to No. 17 Wisconsin when Penn State freshman tight end Andrew Quarless rolled into the 79-year-old coach, fracturing his shinbone and tearing two ligaments in his left knee. Doctors said Paterno will not be able to coach from the sidelines this Saturday, but he may be able to control his team from the press box.

Navy accepts bowl invitation The Midshipmen became bowl eligible Saturday by beating Duke for their sixth win of the season and have already agreed to play in the Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte. The bowl has traditionally featured ACC and Big East teams, but bowl officials allowed for a one-time exception this year to replace the Big East representative with Navy.

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Defensive end Eli Nichols (52) redshirted his freshman season, and after four years at Duke he graduated last spring with an engineering degree.

thing was wrong,” Nichols said. “My first thought sitting down when the trainers were coming over was that my season was over, and therefore my career was over here.”

The loss of Nichols would have further devastated a Duke team that has not defeated a Division I-A opponent since 2004, but that was not the immediate concern of the coaching staff.

“I was worried for him because that would have been his final play at Duke,” head coach Ted Roof said.

Nevertheless, Nichols, a preseason nominationfor the Lott Trophy for best overall student-athlete and one of the strongest players on the team —he can bench press 460 pounds —summoned all the strength he could to return as quickly as possible. He made his full comeback against Navy last weekend after playing a few series against Vanderbilt.

“We really did not expect him to return before maybe the Carolina game,” defensive line coach Scott Brown

terback, but they really aren't different from what we see from week to week. Actually, they are a little slower than most teams in the ACC, however they run a very precise offense. They really do have a good scheme with the way they mix up their play calls."

North Carolina linebacker Durell Mapp, after the Tar Heels lost to No. 11 Notre Dame, 45-26, and the Fighting Irish's Brady Quinn threw for a seasonhigh 346 yards.

"To me it looks like we're getting better every game, but the scoreboard doesn't show it.

How much of an improvement is that? We're running better and passing better, but we still didn't score. We need to get the ball into the end zone.”

Stanford wide receiver Evan Moore, after the Cardinal were shutout 420 at home by No. 9 USC. Stanford is now 0-9 on the season and has scored more than 10 points on just one occasion.

"The second I said punt it, I looked at all the offensive guys in their eyes, then I thought 'I can't punt it,'" —Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops, after the No. 18 Sooners converted a fourth-and-inches with 1:29 left in the game and the ball on their own 29 to seal a 17-16win over No. 21 Texas A&M.

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in an e-mail. “Needless to say, Eli returning gives our players and staff a source ofconfidence.”

The knee injury, combined with the quick and courageous comeback, symbolizes Nichols’ career at Duke. A slender 215 pounds when he entered Duke in 2002, Nichols redshirted to add bulk onto his 6-foot-4 frame.

Sitting on the sidelines for a year proved crucial, as Nichols has since bulked up to 260 pounds. He immediately made his presence known when he got playing time—he has led the team in sacks two years in a row and might have done so this year if not for the knee injury.

Along with All-American cornerback John Talley, Nichols has been mentioned as a potential late-round pick in next spring’s NFL Draft.

“It is not out of the realm of possibility,” Brown said.

“He will get a chance to make a team due to his unusual strength and intelligence. Time will tell.”

Even if the NFL market does not have much available to him next spring, though, one thing is certain—the defensive end will not have to fish for success in the future for very long. wrote

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For the past several years, North Carolina has dominated Duke in swimming.

This year, the Blue Devils managed to make it competitive with the Tar Heels The Duke men lost 149-88 and the women lost 145-89 Wednesday night in Chapel Hill. But the Blue Devils were upbeat about their performance against the Tar Heels, whose men are ranked 22nd and women are 23rd.

“It doesn’t reflect in the score, but the coaches were real pleased with the the team’s attitude,” head coach Dan Colella said. “We didn’t just roll over. We competed.”

Due to the prestige of North Carolina’s program one that Colella said has been “leaps and bounds ahead ofus” —Duke entered the meet simply trying to stay close.

“We anticipated that they would win in that fashion,” —

Colella said. “Against a program like UNC, you just have to stand up and compete.”

Duke succeeded in that aspect. Colella and captain Jake McCafferty both said this was one of the most competitive Duke-North Carolina meets in recent years.

“Our program's headed in the right direction,” McCafferty said. “Now we’re actually competing with them.

We’re not the cupcake on their calendar anymore.”

It’s not as though there were no tangible results for the Blue Devils either. Freshman Julie Brummond won the one-meter dive with a score of 274.80.

In addition, several Duke freshmen—including Tim McKeever and Andrew Clark—turned in career-best

performances.

“We did pretty well as a team,” McKeever said. “We wanted people to step up and have good swims, and that’s what we did.”

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Patterson’s mother has formed a friendship with the wife of Kentucky coach Tubby Smith, but the power forward’s father is a life-long Duke fan. Patterson himself grew up rooting for both schools.

Singler’s commitment, however, complicates the Blue Devils’ pursuit of Patterson, as Duke has seemingly committed to using all of its available scholarships. One may open up after this season if sophomore Josh Mcßoberts leaves college for the NBA as some expect.

Patterson may accept Duke’s offer under the condition that he receive a scholarship in time, much like Lee Melchionni did in 2002. However, the situation may be cleared up by the spring, when Telep said he expects Patterson to make his decision.

If he does commit to Duke, Patterson would join Singler, forward Taylor King and guard Nolan Smith in a class that is already ranked third in the country by scout.com.

WRESTLING from page 9 recruiting and their level of play,” Anderson said. “My biggest problem is to convince [my wresders] that they can compete day-in and day-out against quality scholarship teams.”

Duke was the only team in the ACC in 2005-2006 to not make a showing at the NCAA Championships. This year, the Blue Devils are determined to compete against ranked opponents in order to earn national respect for the team.

“We want to get young men to the ACC finals and into the national championships, so we’re taking them to tournaments,” Anderson said. “They’re going to get nationallyranked guys and get recognition.”

In its first tournament of the season, Duke made a strong showing at the Citadel Open Nov. 3 in Charleston, S.C. Although the tournament was an open meet and therefore does not count toward the team’s record, six of eight participating Blue Devil freshmen placed. John Barone —a redshirt freshman who finished fifth in high school nationals just two years ago—placed first in the 174pound weight class.

The team hopes to perpetuate Barone’s success and drive itself towards bigger and better things.

“We’re just trying to keep everybody on the same page,” said co-captain Kellan McKeon, a three-year starter. “We want everybody focused on getting better as a team, doing their own part.”

Anderson is confident that his team has the motivation and leadership to compete and turn potential into results.

“These guys are all excited,” he said. “There’s really 12 or 15 leaders on this team —they’re really strong individuals.”

Tulley can’t help but agree. The junior thinks this season is Duke’s perfect chance to take advantage of the team’s hard work, especially in conference competition.

“The ACC is getting tougher,” he said. “But so are we.”

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Stepping up to the political plate because of students’ strong nationwide yesterday convictions about the district and sent a resounding attorney race, Despite these facts, die genmessage for change by electing Democratic majorities to eral sentiment on campus still seems apathetic. the United States There are a lot of editorial House of Represtudents at Duke and sentatives that don’t really care all just the AssociSenate. Assuming that much. ated Press is correct and DeIt remains to be seen exactmocrat Jim Webb has won the Senate race in Virginia, the ly what agenda the Democrats will bring to the fore in the upDemocratic party has completed a bicameral sweep to regain coming term. Many moderate congressional control for the Republicans were replaced by moderate Democrats, and this first time in 12 years.

The exit polls and vote leads some to believe that substantive improvement in govcounts show a citizenry tired of Republican dominance in ernment is unlikely.

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decades, moderates have been the cowardly lions ofAmerican politics. You’d see them quivering in the comer as the anti-establishment left exchanged culture war mortar fire with the anti-establishment right. You’d see them passed over and dissed as the parties mobilized their bases and played to their

primary voters Well,

somebeen on david brooks steroids, because the new york times on Tuesday the muscular middle took control ofAmerica. Say goodbye to the era of Rovian base mobilization. Say goodbye to the era of conservative dominance that began in 1980. On Tuesday, 47 percent of the voters were self-described moderates, according to exit polls, and they asserted their power by voting for the Democrats in landslide proportions.

About a year ago, these angry moderates lost confidence in Republican rule. The tens ofmillions of dollars spent since then—the ads, the robocalls, the microtargeting—did nothing to change that basic decision.

Their disaffection with the G.O.R was not philosophical. It was about competence and accountability. It was about the accumulation ofRumsfeld, Katrina, Abramoff, the bridge to nowhere and the failure to quarantine Mark Foley. Bill Clinton captured the electorate’s central complaint about the G.O.R: “They can’t run anything right.”

So voters kicked out Republicans but did not swing to the left. For the most part they exchanged moderate Republicans for conservative Democrats.

It was a great day for the centrist Joe Lieberman, who defeated the scion of the Daily Kos net roots, Ned Lamont. It was a great day for anti-abortion Democrats like Bob Casey and probably for pro-gun Democrats like Jim Webb. It was a great day for conservative Democrats like Heath Shuler in North Carolina and Brad Ellsworth in Indiana.

It was even a good day for some moderate Republicans, like Chris Shays in Connecticut, Deborah Pryce in Ohio and Arnold Schwarzenegger in California, who held on because they are independent.

It was a terrible day for anti-immigration restricdonists on the right of the G.0.P., like J.D. Hayworth and Randy Graf in Arizona.

If you wanted to pick out a stereotypical swing voter in this election, it would be a white evangelical suburban office park mom in a blue state suburb.

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elections on campus. For whatever reason, many of us have felt disconnected from the political process during the last 12 years of Republican rule. Whether that disconnect stemmed from our disparate opinions or focus on other things does not matter as much as figuring out how and when our generation will become truly engaged in the political process.

Perhaps that time has finally arrived. With the mandate for change arriving in Washington, our generation could take a moment to enter the fray and make our voices heard. Maybe now, in this time of power shifting, college students will take the opportunity to fully exercise civic duties and become more active citizens as the nation moves forward.

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young people across the country, avoid engaging in politics in order to avoid confrontation. Our generation has abdicated the the ability to disagree, constantly couching even the slightest differences of opinion with lengthy disclaimers that heap praise upon other members of debates. Political activism is hard when your peers are intelligent and diversely opinionated. Few are interested in heated political debates with their college buddies.

Others of us are too well insulated by the “Duke bubble” and feel distant from the political process. Still others just feel too busy with other things to care.

All of these reasons may be true to some degree and may help explain the relative lack of energy about the midterm

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She’s part of the one-third of white evangelicals who voted Democratic this year, as did 20 percent of selfdescribed conservatives. She supported the Iraq war once but believes it has been conducted terribly. She doesn’t have a lot of faith in government generally 54 percent of voters believe government interferes too much, while only 37 percent want it to do more, according to a recent CNN survey—but she does think government should be able to accomplish its core missions.

She embodies the message of E. J. Dionne’s 1991 book, Why Americans Hate Politics, which argues that Americans are sick of symbolic politics, dying ideologies and false choices. Most of all, she’s angry that politicians behave in ways that would be unacceptable in every realm of her life, and she thinks they’re endangering her country.

In some ways, this election reminds me of the 1974 Democratic sweep. The Republicans have screwed up. Democrats have surged in. But the result leads not to a liberal tide but to Jimmy Carter, who in 1976 ran as a conservative anti-political reformer who won on fiscal discipline and with the support of Pat Robertson.

This election didn’t define a new era, but it marks the end of an old one. If Democrats are going to take advantage of their victory, they will have to do two things. They will have to show they have not been taken over by their bloggers or their economic nationalists, who will alienate them from the suburban office park moms. Second, they’ll have to come up with ideas as big as the problems we face.

Their current platform consists of small-bore tax credits and foreign policy vagaries about, say, ‘redoubling’ our efforts to get Osama bin Laden. (Why not retripling or requadrupling?)

Realignments are achieved by parties that define big new approaches to problems (see F.D.R.’s Commonwealth Club speech), and neither party has done that yet. In the meantime, ifI were a Democrat I’d be like Lee Hamilton, the former Indiana congressman and serial commission member. The country is hungering for leaders like him: open-minded, unassuming centrists who are interested in government more than politics. If the Democrats are smart, this could be the beginning of a new Hamiltonian age.

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and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” I’m sure we all heard this line chanted in a sing-song voice on the playground as kids. But even in elementary school, the saying was far from true. Because words hurt, and they often hurt more than sticks or stones.

As a child, the hurtful words came in blunt statements, At that age, we hadn’t grasped the concept of hiding our true feelings behind cleverly disguised masks But soon after, we developed sarah hostetter one of the oldest delife... or something like it fense mechanisms in the book—sarcasm.

According to Merriam-Webster, sarcasm is “a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain.” This means that by definition, sarcasm is meant to hurt others. It is meant to express our true feelings in a form that can be passed off as humor.

A friend ofmine likened sarcasm to drinking. She asserted that just like we blame a stupid behavior on being too drunk to know any better, we point out flaws in others by claiming that we were just being sarcastic. My friend noted that often, we attribute actions that we would be too shy or scared to do sober to being drunk because inebriation excuses our behaviors. In the same way, she explained that asking a person offended by sarcasm why he can’t “take ajoke” provides an easy way out; sarcasm allows us to say things that we think are true and claim that they are nothing more than humor.

But what does this say about our generation, our university culture, our society that we find cutting others down to be so funny? Why are we the kind of people that choose to boost our images of ourselves by damaging the reputations and the feelings of others?

Perhaps we live in a world of dark humor because we live in a troubling world. We make jokes about situations that are far from funny so that we can pretend that the world we live in is a little bit better. Things like eating disorders, racism and mental disabilities are serious issues that aren’t at all funny—unless we, for better or worse, making light of them.

Even if you have never talked about a serious societal issue in a sarcastic or joking manner (which is the case with very few of us), I would put money on the fact that we have almost all used a phrase like, “That’s so gay,” or, “You’re retarded,” at least once in our lives. Since when are homosexuality or

mental deficiency negative qualities that are acceptable to pick fun at or incorporate into casual vernacular? Moreover, I bet plenty of us have told a blonde joke or made a racist or sexist comment to get a rise out of a crowd. Comments such as these cause us to regress, even if for just a moment, into a state in which physical appearance is a person’s most important feature or white AngloSaxon Protestant males are allowed to subjugate the rest of society.

The scariest thing is that we don’t just use sarcasm to make light of social issues or stereotypes on a broad scale. We use mean humor frequently and almost unconsciously in such away that it personally affects friends and acquaintances—the people we see and interact with in our daily lives. I was in a friend’s room with a group of people this past weekend, and the majority of the statements at which individuals in the room laughed were sarcastic punches taken at another person in the room. From a woman’s sexual behavior to her inability to keep a secret, nothing was off limits.

The problem we face in such situations is that we never seem to think about how it feels to be the brunt of a sarcastic assault. With regard to sarcasm, the Golden Rule of “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” is rarely followed. As long as we are not suffering the attacks, we feel pretty good about ourselves. Most of us have been the butt of a mean joke at one time or another, but when we’re the ones talking, the ones seeking attention, we seem to forget our past pain. In fact, the more that people laugh, the more likely we are to use cruel sarcasm, all the while never thinking about how it feels to be mocked.

If we’re not careful, the end result of our sarcastic society will be that we will end up desensitized to others’ feelings even more than we already are. Just as we seldom flinch at the saying, “That’s so gay,” it is very possible that phrases mocking an increasing number of affiliations and orientations will sneak into our everyday vocabulary. And even if they don’t, every time we make a sarcastic comment about another person, we will further remove ourselves from being a society in which people honestly care about others.

As one ofmy best friends in high school replied to me each time I made a sarcastic comment, “Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.” If this is indeed the case, we smart Duke students should strive to adopt a humor that is more befitting of our intelligence—a humor that does depend upon degrading others.

Sarah Hostetler is a Trinity sophomore. Her column runs every other Thursday.

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Republican Party as we know it is on its deathbed.

The long conservative reign over American politics has ended, and its life rests solely on the people’s choices over the next two years. I propose we end it. Era of Good Feelings 11, here we come.

It is not often we have the power to change our future in meaningful ways, but Tuesday’s election has given us that opportunity. The choice is between reinvigorating the status quo ante in support of bitter, unrealistic partisan politics or forging a new future based on reasonable, moderate solutions to important problems.

Killing the current Republican Party is how we choose the latter. The reason is that the GOP has bejon detzel come increasingly extreme a line in the sand and out of touch with even most typical conservatives, and changing the debate from the party-line to what makes America better is now possible by favoring a newly moderate Democratic regime.

The Republican party is no longer a economically conservative party. Government spending has ballooned under Bush while tax revenues have decreased, creating both budget and trade deficits and sluggish economic growth. Stem cells, abortion and gay marriage are now the dominant cultural issues that rival the attention of serious problems like national security and education.

The Democratic victory also punished moderate Republicans: A large majority of seat pickups came in marginally Republican districts with marginally Republican representatives. Thus, the Republican party has moved significantly rightward toward its activists, the religious right and its political leader, President Bush. It is now, in effect, a predominantly Southern party as James Carville said Tuesday night, since the South was the only region where Republican incumbents were partially protected from national anti-GOP tides.

Democrats, however, have become a significantly more moderate party. Their center could now be argued to be in the Midwest and many of the new members of Congress are social conservatives. Thus, they can no longer be the party of upper class McGovernites, like the Clintons, John Kerry and A1 Gore, since their base now includes the suburban middle class and rural voters in the Midwest.

We therefore have a choice between a national party of moderates and liberals with an increasingly diverse electoral base and an extreme, Southern party based on the religious and the rich. It is the Federalists and the Jeffersonian Republicans all over again, substituting the Iraq War for the War of 1812, humiliating defeatfor approximate victory, and Barack Obama for Andrew Jackson (a decade earlier).

What we need to do is work together to make America stronger instead of focusing on supporting a party’s agenda.

We can all agree that we can do better and that we need real change. But how do we achieve it? Cooperation and moderation. Thus the choice is ours: We have to demand sensible debate and policy options and that our politicians work responsibly instead of antagonistically.

Tuesday’s election was the monumental first step. The rest is up to us to force our leaders to work constructively on our behalf. Where we go in 2008, then, is the key to our collective future. I say we end the GOP and vote it totally out ofpower. In doing so, the party will hopefully realize that moderation is preferable to extremism and that polarizing the country is an unacceptable and unhealthy political strategy. Until then, we should continually pressure the Democrats into moderating politics and reforming our nation responsibly, hoping to anchor the debate in the political center.

So if you want four more years of a worsening Iraq, fear, poor economic performance, religious domination of society, declining education, rising healthcare costs and hostile alliance-ending diplomacy, keep doing what you’re doing.

Keep the GOP in power in 2008. But if you want a change for something better, if you want a more responsive, more cooperative political environment and leadership, work to create a new political regime in the moderate Democratic party.

JonDetzel is a Trinity junior. His column runs every other Thursday.

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A film fiesta is set to spice up Richard White Lecture Hall on East Campus Sunday.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the North Carolina Latin American Film Festival, a celebration of films and filmmakers whose origins span from Brazil to Cuba. The cinematic events are spread across six North Carolina college campuses. Duke will host three days of the month-long festival.

Festival attractions on campus will include a matinee of short films and a screening of a never-before-seen feature film. Duke’s Sunday screening of Hasta la Ultima Piedra (Until the Final Stone), a film about the conflict between military and guerrilla groups in Colombia and the peacekeeping efforts of local farmers, will be introduced by Renato Ariza, the leader of the Peace Communities.

There will also be a performance of capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian ritualistic dance and martial arts form, by North Carolina-based Gmpo Capoeira Brasil.

Sharon Mujica is the festival’s creator and director of the Institute ofLatin American Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the festival’s creator. Mujica arrived in Chapel Hill in 1986 after living in Mexico for 20 years.

“Twenty years ago in the whole Triangle area there was just nothing from Latin America,” Mujica said. “There were hardly any restaurants, there were no tiendas, there were very few people and people hadn’t really traveled a lot to Latin America because there was always this fear of Latin America as a big dark hole that you might fall into.”

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Drum circles, such as Tuesday's workshop at the Music Explorium in Durham, are becoming a popular stress reliever for people around the country.

Eric Bishop recess For two hours on a rainy Tuesday night in Durham, a group of 20 locals ceased to be businessmen, retirees and students and became, instead, African drummers.

At local drum shop Music Explorium, master drummer and former Rusted Root member Jim Donovan led Triangle residents through a rhythmic workshop on West African djembe drums, one of many workshops he regularly conducts around the nation. The pattering of hands on goatskin filled the cramped room as a hodgepodge group of eager Westerners pounded out —with mixed success —ancient African rhythms.

But the night was about more than just cultural learning—it was also about personal and community development. At several points, Donovan challenged the drummers to clear all other thoughts from their heads, to focus only on the sound of the drums. At evening’s end, he invited them to embellish and deviate from the traditional patterns to create something all their own. “Listen,” he told them. “Figure out how to make the group better.”

Donovan’s sessions are part of a growing number of hand drumming workshops and drum circles that seek not only to educate but also to rejuvenate the mind, body and soul and to encourage cooperation and community.

“I really believe that drumming is one of the most immediate tools to reflect on by

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yourself what it means to have presence,” said Donovan, adding that “presence” is a focusing method used to achieve personal harmony.

Some of the biggest beneficiaries of this wave of rhythm-making have been schoolchildren. Lowe’s Grove Middle School in Durham offers a world music drumming course as an elective for students “It’s a phenome n a I

team-building class,” said Debra Molnar, the course’s teacher.

“If you’re able to drum with someone that you don’t necessarily care for, you might get another side of that

person.”

drumming in the U.S. stretches back to the 1990 and Arthur Hull, who founded a company called Village Music Circles. According to its website, the organization “offers a variety ofaccredited programs that use rhythm to explore and inspire group empowerment, leadership and community building.”

Village Music Circles trains drum circle facilitators and conducts workshops at schools, churches and

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In contrast to traditional African drumming, which often carries ceremonial or

religious connotations, Hull’s approach puts

an emphasis on how drumming can benefit people and communities. The rhythms used rooted in aren’t African tradition; instead, the playing is much freer and more

At Duke, adjunct lecturer SimBradley mons’ courses on West African Jim Donovan roams the country spreading the rhythm, improvisational This non-customary and Afro-Cuban approach has drawn criticism from some drumming are popular alternatives to trapurists who liken it to cultural plagiarism, ditional classes.

“It’s a great release during the week,” Donovan said. “Some say you’re doing a said senior Clare Sackler, who plays in the disservice to the [African] culture with Duke Djembe Ensemble. “I’ve kind of fall- drum circles,” he said. en in love with it.”

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1. Divorce is in the air: The fall trend for female celebrities is to ditch their beaus. First Reese Witherspoon announces her divorce from Ryan Phillipe on Oct. 30, and now everyone’s favorite chaotic couple, Britney Spears and K-Fed, have called it quits. Spears filed her divorce papers just as die first week sales for Federline’s debut album were finalized. Coincidence? We’re not so sure.

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��� � � An orphan boy who dreams of becoming a pilot, a rouge pirate and his alien sidekick and a deposed princess join the fight against the Empire and Lord Va no, Lucas hasn’t tossed out yet another remake of A New Hope, rather Square Enix has released the twelfth installment of their world-renowned Final Fantasy series for the Play Station 2. Final Fantasy titles have a lot to live ' up to—each one is expected to be the definitve role -playing game ofits generation. Does Final Fantasy XII make the cut? In a word—yes.

The tale centers on Vaan and the fate of his homeland, the fallen kingdom of Dalmasca. The storyline begins slowly, and after the first few hours you might find yourself somewhat underwhelmed. Don’t be fooled. As the storyline unwinds you will find yourself increasingly captivated by beautiful cut scenes, well written plot and a unique soundtrack until the world of Ivalice comes alive and you find yourself participating in a tale of truly —

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The most significant difference between this game and its predecessors is a move from turn-based to real-time combat. Although veterans may initially worry the change eliminates the vital strategic legacy of Final Fantasy, in practice the combat menu allows for detailed micromanagement during difficult fights. In addition, the player can set-up an AT. system that can be trusted with most of the rudimentary elements of combat.

Named the gambit system, this handy feature alleviates much of the repetitive grind all too common in most RPG titles.

The ability to use skills, magic and equipment is acquired with “license points” gained in combat, while the skills, spells and items themselves are purchased in stores. Because each character starts with similar skill sets and has access to the same advancement, you find yourself capable of completely customizing each character.

The kicker is that higher level skills don’t become available until late game, and it is often frustrating to purchase licenses for skills or items that will not appear in stores for another 10 hours of gameplay. However, there is a method to this madness —FFXll forces players to diversify their skills.

The name of the game becomes balance—balance in the characters, in your team and between the world of Ivalice and the real world, lest you find yourself losing the latter completely.

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Family Guy never pretends to be a stellar gaming experience, which is good because it doesn’t try to be one either. It is aimed, appropriately, at fans and members of the 17-and-up crowd who don’t need complex gameplay to enjoy themselves. In that light, the game is a clear success and worthy of at least a rent. Just don’t be surprised if some jokes are more gut-wrenchingly tacdess than Stephen Miller’s... everything.

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Keith Urban’s status as a country star must be such conventional wisdom by now that no one told Urban himself. It’s not until the seventh song on Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing that there’s even a trace of country. Of course, in the preceding six songs, there are plenty of other styles—soft rock, alt-rock, disco and a Celtic-flavored ditty serving as a reminder of his Aussie roots.

The disc is a poppy confection that’s often pleasant and seldom anything more.

Too many of the songs rely on cliches about wide-open skies, lonely roads and so on, al-

that he’ll “be there,” recent bride Nicole Kidman must have insecurity issues.

Frenetic, funky shuffle “Faster Car,” right in the middle of the disc, is by far the album’s most engaging and inspired track, and the one where he best manages to capture some of the swagger of peers like Big and Rich. In step with the rest of the album, it’s all horns and crunch, without a pedal steel guitar or fiddle in sight.

A few notable misfires: the heinous “God Made Woman” and faux-hoedown “Raise the Barn”—you’re from Australia, pal, not Mississippi. Love bursts with sugary flavor, but it’s not likely to fill you up.

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And as everyone expected, it works well. Gale still hasn’t lost his reliability for making impeccably crafted roots and blues melodies, while Clapton concentrates on what he does best: picking the guitar and staying far away from writing new music. When Clapton does put pen to paper with “Three Little Girls,” he creates a tune so pandering and hilariously sentimental, it’s hard to believe J.J. allowed it on here.

Songs like the bluegrass “Dead End Road,” the politely humorous blues shuffle —

“It’s Easy” and the jazz cover “Sporting Life Blues” stand out, but this is an album that maintains a steady level of quality. Everything is done as it should have been done.

Clapton’s playing surprisingly understated, yet always tasteful and appropriate, while Cale is still the most consistent songwriter around.

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The follow-up to Sugarland’s multi-platinum debut Twice the Speed of Life, their latest album, Enjoy the Ride, successfully sidesteps the “sophomore curse,” but loses a bit of the group’s subtle flair along the way.

Originally consisting of Atlanta natives Jennifer Nettles, Kristian Bush and chief songwriter Kristen Hall, Sugarland has gone through a few notable changes since the success of their first album. Not only has Hall left the group, but Sugarland has also chosen to switch things up and work with producer Byron Gallimore in place of Garth Fundis.

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nity drum circles as away to bring people together and to learn the lessons collective drumming has to offer.

“Many people can have different functions but one objective—it’s the most profound secret that we can borrow from African drumming,” said Robert “Igbo” Johnson, a professional drummer who plays with Duke’s African dance classes four days a week.

“People from all over the world are united by the heartbeat of the drum.”

Johnson, who began studying African hand drumming in 1967 as a

way to explore his cultural heritage, said he’s not surprised that corporations are interested in drum circles as a team-building technique.

“I think it only serves to make people a lot more buoyant and more sensitive, and it can certainly bring more fun to what could be a very tedious process,” he said. “Americans need more fun.”

Johnson sees drum circles in the context of a larger surge of interest in African music in the U.S., which has been fueled by the multiplicity of African recordings made available to Americans in recent years.

In the Triangle, regular drum circles are commonplace, often comprised of

AWAKE

REPRISE/WEA Ever since 2003’s Closer reached No. 1 on the Billboard charts, Josh Groban fans have been eagerly awaiting another taste ofhis classical-infused pop. On Awake, his latest album, he maintains his signature sound while bringing a more personal touch to his work through increased involvement in the arrangements and production of the songs.

The tracks, which feature lyrics in Italian, Spanish and English, continue with the crescendos and sensationalism that characterize Groban’s unique blend of classical and contemporary styles. The uplifting ‘You Are Loved,” the album’s first single, demonstrates Groban’s sensibility with a progression of smooth keyboard and prominent violin. The songs also show an overwhelming optimism for future love and happiness, especially “Un Dia Llegara.” “Machine,” which features pianist Herbie Hancock, breaks from Groban’s usual elegance into a jazzier, more upbeat rhythm with techno influences. Most songs, however, continue with the soft, bittersweet tone that made him famous.

Like his previous albums, the disc was produced by David Foster, who discovered Groban and forged his contract at Warner Bros. Awake provides listeners with a greater intimacy not evident in his past works, and thus, might be Groban’s way of achieving the awakening promised in the title.

—Emily Codik

Road to Escondido. There is a lack of real

feeling here. It’s an album where every song is around four minutes long, well-written and well-performed, but entirely without a soul. This superficiality makes Escondido a very peaceful thing to hear, but not one I can imagine ever really desiring to listen to.

—Aaron Carpenter ties’ gutsy soprano as the lead, with Bush relegated to a vocal backup. Additionally,

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the loss of Hall and addition of Gallimore, who is known for his work with crossover stars Faith Hill and Tim McGraw, has definitely left it’s mark; Sugarland has less small-town charm on its second record.

Despite the loss of the wistful poetics of their first album, Sugarland is still holding strong as the new country darlin’. Only in a few tracks, most notably the token we’llput-a-boot-in-your-butt patriotic track “Everyday America”, does their slightly commercialized sound ring a bit hollow and come on a bit thick. Otherwise, Bush’s guitar riffs and Nettle’s brass and passion more than fill the bill for the uplifting, blue-collar country rock tracks including “County Line” and “Settlin’”. With an infectious beat and a booming sound, Enjoy the Ride will help you do just that.

—Nancy Wang

people for whom drumming is a completely new experience.

Cathy Kielar, who facilitates monthly drum circles at Music Explorium, said she views them as part of a human craving for engagement with others.

“I think it’s people wanting to get together in the community—they’re tired of being isolated in front of the computer or the TV.” For Donovan, preserving cultural traditions while helping people connect with themselves and those around them is the ultimate gig.

“We are benefiting from a tradition that’s hundreds and hundreds of years old, and it’s giving us something that we’re starving for,” he said.

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crime, he predictably becomes unhinged and predictably drags his best DIR. D. AYER friend toward a predictably harrowMGM ing conclusion. ��� � � Bale gives an impressive performDavid Ayer’s Harsh Times tries so ance equal to his portrayals in Amerihard to be good it collapses in a pile of can Psycho and The Machinist, but his tired slang and over-dramatic narraabilities are constrained by the limits tive. Training Day scriptwriter Ayer of a weak script. Ayer’s writing also makes his directorial debut in what keeps Rodriguez’s Alonzo bouncing seems to be a Latino-tinted remake of between placating Jim and obeying the Oscar-winning cop drama. UnforSylvia, restraining him from developtunately for Ayer, his vision does not ing and placing him squarely in the match up to that of Training Day direcpushover column.

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��� � � What’s stranger than fiction? A smart, well crafted Will Ferrell movie that evokes anything deeper than low-brow guffaws. Unlikely as it sounds, that is exactly what Director Marc Forster delivers in the romantic, black-comedy drama Stranger Than Fiction.

To be fair, this isn’t really a Will Ferrell movie, though his

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ance reveals a deeper ability oft overshadowed by his comedic roles. And although Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman and even Queen Latifah play their parts with skill and devotion, the movie isn’t theirs either. Rather, it is the author, Kay Eiffel (Emma Thompson), who defines the film with glowing narration and blissful idiosyncrasy.

The story intentionally toes the line between comedy and tragedy, following the tale of Harold Crick (Ferrell), an IRS agent whose life is less than inspiring until he discovers that a woman’s voice is narrating his every move —a woman who turns out to be an author known for killing her characters. From this point forward, the narration infuses his life with purpose and forces him to pursue love and happiness within the framework of an impending death.

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In an effort to expose the larger public and student community to Latin America’s rich culture, Miijica turned to her passion: film. The festival found its humble beginnings at UNC with just three films and expanded to a 16-campus radius in 2005.

Mujica decided to trim the 16 sites down to six core locations this year.

The screenings are scheduled so no festival event conflicts with any other. Attendees are given the opportunity to hop from place to place to get the full flavor of films from different regions.

Marcela Fernandez Violante, a renowned female filmmaker from Mexico, will speak Nov. 18 at the third event held at Duke.

Festival presenters will also include faculty members from each of the six campuses. The feature film Favela Rising will be introduced by John French, an associate professor of history at Duke and for-

rather sharp discovery that neither may have a happy ending.

The rest of the film is spent learning to love the characters, the subtle crafting of each scene and anxiously waiting for the ending to decide whether Stranger Than Fiction is one of the best films of recent years, or simply the best romantic comedy of the decade.

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mer director of the Carolina and Duke Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean studies, which also sponsors the festival.

“The film is about Brazil, which is a country I work on. It’s about an initiative working with people who live in slums favela is a term for ‘shanty town’ or ‘slum’ in Brazil,” French said. “This is a particular consciousness-raising activity, a leadership that —

emerged among young people that uses music and culture in order to build the incentive within communities that are very poor and much afflicted with problems.”

“Latin American is a big region and there are certain areas we hear about more than others,” said Hank Okazaki, exhibitions programmer of Duke’s Program in Film/Video/Digital. “This is an attempt to get to know more about them.”

Students interested in researching Latin America can attend guest lectures following each screening.

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Although the film festival and consortium are geared toward cultural outreach to local Hispanic communities, French said both provide prime opportunities for students interested in Latin America to take advantage of opportunities the University offers.

Students can apply for grants from the consortium’s Mellon Undergraduate Research Endowment—which previously peaked at $6 million —in order to independently research in the region.

“I think Latin America is exciting, it’s happening, it’s where amazing things are going on,” French said. “We finance students to go out and do what it is Duke is all about, which is doing their own thing—coming up with projects, pursuing them, building expertise, making contacts and having an adventure that leads somewhere.”

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Lauren Flschetti same thing.” recess The artist credits his Don’t let the uniform fool wife and two sons, who you. By day, Jimmie Banks works appear frequendy in his as an electrician at Duke, but by collection, for being his night he’s a prolific artist who support network. He creates paintings, pencil sketchsaid he draws his technies, photographs and collages. cal inspiration from Van The artist’s work can be seen Gogh, Norman Rockin a variety of locations on camwell and famous portrait pus, including on the walls of the artist Simmie Knox, the John Hope Franklin Center and first black artist to have inside the football tunnel. In his art displayed in the 2003 he had a show at The Mary White House.

Lou Williams Center for Black Banks’ interest in art Culture. began with grade-school Sitting in McDonald’s in the art classes, and by sixth Bryan Center, surrounded by grade he completed his prints of his work, Banks exudes first oil painting, a porCOURTESY JIMMIE BANKS excitement and pride. His eyes trait of the last supper.

Mother Her Forties" holds in "My particular meaning shine through black-framed Though he does for this electrician-turned-artist extraordinaire. glasses and his smile never fades some landscapes and as he explains the details of each still-lifes, the majority of Banks’ dent] Nan [Keohane] before she left and I gave Jason Williams a piece, placing special emphasis paintings are portraits of personon a portrait ofhis late mother. al and public figures. portrait.”

“My mother really inspired me “I just love to capture the exBanks also enjoys painting when I was young,” he said. “She pressions,” Banks said. ‘You look portraits for family and friends always told me, ‘While most kids within the person and you grasp and often gives his pieces as gifts. were outside playing, you were inmore than just a portrait. It’s the Co-workers at Duke and the redoors painting.’ The last time I expression within.” tirement home where he works was at her house [before she Many of these are famous expart-time often request portraits passed away] she was saying the pressions, with Banks capturing to give as gifts. the likes ofVanes“A co-worker at the retiresa Williams, Evanment home lost her mom der Holyfield and around the time my mom Condoleezza passed,” Banks said. “She saw the Rice. Banks, who portrait I’d done of my mom and said he enjoys she liked it so much she asked for “being able to one ofher mom.” give,” often gives Despite his busy schedule, celebrities the Banks always finds time for art. he “It’s really relaxing,” he said. portraits paints of them.

“Sometimes I stay up half a night “I sent Oprah painting.” two portraits and The sleepless nights seem to I got two thank be paying off. Banks said the posyou letters,” he itive reactions to his art have said. “I gave a been overwhelming. black and white “I love making people happy COURTESY JIMMIE BANKS with my art,” he said. “It’s the gift portrait tQ [for Jimmiebanks is an electrician by day and an artist by night, mer Duke Presi- that keeps giving.” by

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Professional sketch troupe Waltstaff will perform at Reynolds Theater.

Walk past Reynolds Theater The acclaim has spread to a naSaturday night and you’re sure tional level, as The Waitstaff to hear a roar of laughter—or was accepted to participate in at least that’s what The Wait- January’s Chicago Sketch Fest, staff is hoping. the largest sketch comedy festiThe sketch comedy troupe val in the country, has been on the rise in “That was the high point of Philadelphia since its inception our history,” Garrett said. “We in 2003. The group is now set- were excited about going to the ting its sights, and gags, on Chicago Sketch Festival to meet Duke University. groups from all over the country “We’ve done several colleges and we were excited about how up here,” said Gerre Garrett, a good we did as well.”

Garrett added that students founding member of the team.

“One of our goals for this year should expect to have a lot offim was to branch out and go to at the show Saturday. other colleges, so this worked “They should expect to out great.” laugh a lot because of the The WaitstafF is made up of breadth of the sketches,” Gar-

14 core members, most of whom come from a theatrical background. Some of its members have also worked in writ-

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Garrett praises this diversity as one of die strengths of the troupe.

“No one set point of view emerges, so we can do political humor and goofy stuff, or absurd things,” Garrett said.

This breadth of material has also garnered praise from several Philadelphia newspapers.

rett said. “If one sketch doesn’t

particularly trip your trigger, hold on because something

else will.”

With sketches that include full stereo equipment, an African black rhinoceros and Dungeons and Dragons players, The Waitstaff is sure to serve up some laughs.

—AlexFrydman The Waitstaff will perform Saturday, Nov. 11 at 8 p.m. at Reynolds Theater' in the Bryan Center.

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� ���� The Goat or Who is Sylvia? are two viable tides, but label one play which imagines possibilities otherwise impossible in theater. Playwright Edward Albee presents the audience with a modern work unlike any other. For the next two weeks at Manbites Dog Theater, The Goat or Who is Sylvia? will delight, surprise and horrify all at once.

The play is set in a living room with the modern decor of upper-middle-class style. Nothing is out of place, and for the first 20 minutes, the audience watches the playful banter of a happily married couple. The husband, Martin (Derrick Ivey), a world-renowned architect, has a not-quite-there air about him. Combine the actor with Edward Albee’s clever writing, and poof: humor sets the tone for the show.

Yet Albee, who revels in shocking his audience, does not allow his play to comfortably settle in as a domestic comedy.

The absurd quickly surfaces, launching the audience onto that fine line between comedy and tragedy as Martin’s horrible and unbelievable infidelity is revealed.

Throw in a too-perfect wife, a gay son and a misogynistic but caring best friend, and Albee supplies more than enough fuel for the fire in this 100-minute, one-act play.

Director Joseph Megel craftily fuses these characters into a loving but troubled family. Derrick Ivey is perfectly cast as the successful ideal husband who has frightening secrets brewing under the surface. Not taking the insanity too far, Ivey keeps his character within relatable emotional territory. The well formulated subtlety of his performance makes the absurdity even more jarring. Elisabeth Lewis Corley, who plays his wife Stevie, is the weaker of the two leading roles, and has trouble treating the shock-related mania of the latter half of the play.

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Albee’s writing, however, in no way makes it easy to tackle the deep-seeded troubles in family life. By taking the play into immensely disturbing territory, he leaves the audience asking questions which may or may not have answers.

The Goat or Who is Sylvia ? finds itself as not only an engaging but also a truly inspired work, particularly for the active-minded theatergoer willing to grapple with the horror that may be present in any household.

—Nina Bergelson

artshappenings

Free Indian fun Page Auditorium opens its doors this weekend for Duke Diya’s performance Awaaz 2006: The Greatest Fairy Tale Never Told. There are two chances to see this annual show featuring dance groups Lasya, DBS, Raas, Def Mo and Duke Dhamaka. Performances are Friday and The Goat or Who Is Sylvia? plays at Manbites Dog Theater, 703 Saturday at 7 p.m. Admission is free, but get Foster St. in Durham, Thursday to Sunday, Nov. 9-12, and Wednesday tickets on the West Campus Plaza before they to Saturday Nov. 15-18. Shows begin at 8:15 p. m., except Sunday, Nov. run out.

5 at 3:15 p.m. and Sunday Nov. 12 at 7:15 p.m. Tickets are $l5 Fri- Another China-related artistic event days, Saturdays, and Sundays and $lO Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Chinese choreographer and dancer Yin Mei will fuse art and performance together Saturday at the Nasher Museum of Art auditorium. Mei will present two showings of the pieces: “Nomad; Tea,” commissioned and premiered by the Asia Society and “Ink/Body/Paper,” a new work based on the art of calligraphy. General admission is $lB and the performances begin at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.

Dance, opera and solos—oh my!

The old world meets the new world Nov. 12 when Stars of the St. Petersburg Opera come to perform at Baldwin Auditorium. The show features soloists from the St. Petersburg Theatre of Opera and Ballet, Mussorgsky Theatre, joined

by Professor of Music Susan Dunn (soprano) and accompanist David Heid (piano). The performers will take a comparative look at Russian and American music. Tickets are $5 for students, $l5 general admission, and the performStevie (Elisabeth Lewis Corley, left) confronts her husband, Martin (Derrick ance begins at 4 p.m.

Ivey, right) in a scene from The Goat or Who is Sylvia?

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For two years now, DeMarcus Nelson has been an enigma.

His outstanding potential has been a mirage of sorts —waved in front of the Cameron Crazies’ eyes before being yanked away, remaining hidden for weeks on end.

The good times—like during Nelson’s freshman year, when he outdueled North Carolina’s Marvin Williams in leading Duke to a thrilling victory—have been memorable.

Blue Devil fans won’t soon forget what Nelson did at home against the Tar Heels again last season, pouring in 17 points and nailing two three-pointers in the final three minutes. For however brief a moment, it looked as if Nelson might be the savior in Cameron Indoor Stadium on the night that was supposed to belong to JJ. Redick and Shelden Williams.

But for all the good times, the past two seasons at Duke are ones Nelson, now a junior and the Blue Devils’ oldest scholarship player, would like to forget. Playing with injuries, of which only a select few knew the true severity, Nelson checked his ego, contributed to the team what he could and bided his time waiting for the moment when his health would return and he could shine.

“Nobody really knows except for my doctors and trainers the trauma I went through last season,” Nelson said. “Right now, I’m at a good spot physically and health-wise. Now, it’s just about going out and getting ready for the season and leading this team.”

Ask Nelson if he had ever been through an experience like his first two years at Duke—slowed by frustrating thumb and ankle injuries—and the 6-foot-3 physical specimen issues a one-word response: Never.

During his first action at Duke, the Blue-White game his freshman year, Nelson ruptured a tendon in his right thumb.

He Sat out several weeks while waiting for the injury to heal, and when he returned to the lineup, Nelson was forced to wear an uncomfortable and cumbersome metal splint on his shooting hand.

Then, back at full health last season, Nelson played just three games before the injury bug bit again. This time, he went down

After a summer that included a unique rehab program, Demarcus Nelson returns as one of Duke's three captains. ill with a broken ankle the injured joint, during Duke’s win over “He is -0good, and he’d be Nelson j backseat as RediCk -and Drexel in the NIT Seaeven better now if he was able Williams | son Tip-off in Madison Square Garden. He sat to play and not play hurt. The « out nine games before returning to action in Demarcus Nelson you’ve ultimately lost in the the Blue Devils’ win at Sweet 16, , Nelson e:., seen has played hurt.

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They decided against it, but the guard scored just two points while committing four turnovers in the game. That he wasn’t 100 percent was clear to anyone who watched, but Nelson bit his lip and gave what he could to his team for 22 minutes.

“It was bad—very bad,” Nelson said. “I would say honestly around 50 percent would be right health-wise. It was painful.”

When the Blue Devils made their earlier-than-anticipated exit in the Sweet 16, I Nelson already had an eye on 2006-07, a year he hoped he could stay healthy and finally deliver on his promise.

Nelson finished up his coursework the final day of April, and the next day he caught a plane to San Francisco, where he would begin a month-long training regimen designed to strengthen his ankle.

Nelson the in participated “Chamele.on” program—though he referred to it as “Chamillionaire”—for four weeks, five days per week. On the weekends, he’d drive home to Sacramento to be with his family.

Staying with his bfcst friend from home, Warner West, a football player for North"li#h completed a workout regimert that has helped pros like Leon Powe and Gilbert Arenas recover from injuries. Nelson would do basketball training from 9 to 12 each morning, have a nutritious lunch, and workout on the beach in the afternoon. There were no weights involved—just pushups, situps, pull-ups on playground monkeybars and the like.

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All last year, Dave McClure felt worthless.

He was a college basketball player, but he couldn’t play college basketball. He was on the Blue Devils, and he went to every game, every practice and every weight session, but he couldn’t do a thing.

He sat on the sideline during games, wearing slacks instead of shorts and loafers instead of high-tops, as he watched tall, athletic wings like Boston College’s Jared Dudley and Florida State’s A1 Thornton torch the Blue Devils. And it killed him, because he knew that he might be the player—the tall, athletic wing—that Duke’s team was sorely missing.

“It was almost like I had a job that I didn’t do anything at,” McClure said of last season, which he redshirted while he recovered from off-season knee surgery. “It was so frustrating, especially in games where I saw somebody that is the type of player that I would really have an advantage in guarding or attacking, where we might have been missing that last year. And it was tough to watch but I think that it also

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helped me grow.”

McClure missed several games during his freshman year with a floating body in his left knee. By the end of the season, he knew that the joint was a ticking time bomb. The cartilage was wearing away and no one could say how long he would be able to play before the knee gave out.

So McClure had to make a choice. He could mortgage his basketball future, avoid taking the step back by having surgery and play through pain until the knee gave out in a year or 10 years. On the other hand, he could have the surgery, miss a guaranteed eight to 12 months and return full strength after sitting out a year.

He underwent surgery May 12, and at that point, he knew he was going to miss what would have been his sophomore season. Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski showed up at his hospital bedside the next day to reassure him that he made the right decision.

“When you first realize that it’s going to be a while, it’s so disheartening,” McClure said. “[Coach] just explained that he was behind me, and even though I did have to sit out for the year, that they were supporting me and they understood that it would be the best for the long run.”

After the surgery, McClure returned to Duke for summer school, walking with crutches until the last week of classes in early August. He started riding a stationary bike in October, was allowed to jog in December and ran at full speed on the West Campus turf fields by Jan. 1. On Feb. 15, McClure was able to scrimmage with his teammates until he started to tire—the doctors told him that he had a greater chance of re-injuring the knee when he was fatigued. By June, he was at full speed.

In between, he underwent grueling rehab three to four days a week—sitting on a table doing quad sets, doing hundreds of one-legged knee bends and onelegged squats. And while McClure sweated through the pain, one thought kept him going.

“It was being able to dunk again,” said McClure, who had been able to dunk since ninth grade. “Whenever I would try to

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jump off one foot, it felt like I was about to

fall over. Growing up, everyone is always trying to dunk, lowering the hoop so they can dunk, and that was one of the most exciting things for me.”

By late February, McClure had reached his goal, jumping off of one leg during practice and throwing down a dunk.

“When I first got back out there, and I had my first dunk off one leg, it made it all worthwhile,” he said. “I started going real hard again.”

Ironically, now that McClure’s back, he’s no longer the missing piece—he’s just another athletic wing on a team that became exponentially more athletic in the offseason. But that’s not to say McClure is no longer needed. All that growing up the 6-foot-6 forward did while he was sitting on the bench, sweating through rehab and watching last year’s four seniors might just come in handy.

Though McClure is listed as a sopho-

more, his redshirt year means he’s been plugged into Duke’s system for two full seasons. He’s watched the intensity with which graduated superstars JJ. Redick and Shelden Williams attacked practice. He’s stood on the sidelines and seen Krzyzewski yell at his teammates, and he’s learned that the coach never means it to be personal.

Only one other scholarship player —McClure’s roommate, junior DeMarcus Nelson—has been at Duke as long as McClure.

And no other player knows what it’s like to lose a full season of collegiate basketball, to face a rehab schedule that seemed like it would never end, to sit on the bench feeling worthless.

“I’ve been gone for so long, it’s so exciting out there,” McClure said. “Basketball’s a sport I played every day of my life from third grade on, all of a sudden to have that taken away, there’s not a day I step on the court when I’m not excited to be out there.”

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After last season’s disappointing loss in the Sweet 16 to Louisiana State, Blue Devil fans knew that it was finally time to say farewell to one of the best senior classes Duke has ever seen.

And as tough as it was to say goodbye to players like JJ. Redick and Shelden Williams, the possibility of freshman Josh Mcßoberts leaving school early and declaring for the NBA Draft made Duke fans even more nervous.

In the few weeks after Duke’s seasonending defeat in Atlanta, Mcßoberts assessed both options and ultimately decided to stay in school for his sophomore season.

“This was the best decision for me,” Mcßoberts said. “I feel like I still have a lot to learn here at Duke.”

Despite modest numbers as the Blue Devils’ third scoring option last season—-8.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per game many NBA draft analysts projected Mcßoberts as a potential lottery pick. Analysts cited his athleticism and skill-level at 6foot-10 as something NBA general managers would not ignore as they made their draft selections.

By deciding to stay at Duke, Mcßoberts turned down millions of dollars worth of guaranteed money.

Nonetheless, Mcßoberts’ mother, Jennifer, said her son’s decision to stay had nothing to do with his NBA draft position.

“Josh didn’t look at that at all,” she said —

“He knew that by staying at Duke he’d become more developed. He also knew that he would become a better player and a better man.... He’s always known that Duke is that best place for him.”

Josh Mcßoberts leaned on head coach Mike Krzyzewski and assistant coach Steve Wojciechowski while making his decision, talking to his coaches on numerous occasions about staying in school.

“Josh did a lot of communicating with Coach K and Wojo about his situation,” Jennifer Mcßoberts said. “But in the end, it was his decision to stay. Josh knew he had his family to support any decision he made.”

Mcßoberts and his family also have another big decision to make, as staying in school creates a big financial risk. Although it is more common among football players, some high-profile collegiate athletes have taken out insurance policies in the past to cover any injuries that could prevent the collection offuture earnings as professional athletes.

“We’re looking into it,” his mother said.

Mcßoberts insists he decided to stay at Duke because it was the best decision for him and his family. Nonetheless, he did not overlook the fact that this season he would be a captain and team leader.

As a freshman, Mcßoberts developed a strong relationship with Redick, and the forward said the two remain best friends.

He added that he briefly discussed his situation with the former Blue Devil star but not to the extent that some in the media have suggested.

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As a freshman in 2005-06, Josh Mcßoberts scored 8.7 points per game as Duke's third scoring option.

Just as Redick developed a strong friendship with him last season, Mcßoberts has also began to develop strong ties to this year’s freshman class, naming Lance Thomas as his closest friend among the group.

“Obviously I care a lot about the guys on this team,” Mcßoberts said. “The opportunities I had in general—not just being a captain —is why I chose to come back. It definitely was intriguing.”

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Returning to his native Lithuania for the summer, sophomore guard Martynas Pocius did more than just enjoy some home cooking over the break.

Pocius trained with the Lithuanian Under-20 National Team and led the squad by averaging 20 points per game and shooting 55.4 percent from the field at the 2006 Ostchem Under-20 European Championship.

The experience and extra playing time was especially valuable for Pocius after receiving limited playing time during his freshman season.

“It was a good experience,” Pocius said. “Playing a lot with the coaches trusting you and kind of gaining that edge that [head coach Mike Kr2yzewski] wanted from me—l could be that guy on the court, leading my team and working on my habits, my shot and defense.”

After playing behindJJ. Redick and averaging only 6.1 minutes per contest last season, Pocius’s role on the 2006-2007 team was unclear going into the offseason.

But Krzyzewski told Pocius that he could help fill the void left by the loss of Redick and Shelden Williams if he continued working on his shot and becoming the kind of gritty guy that dives for loose balls and takes it to the hole,

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After Duke's exhibition game against Shaw, head coach Mike Krzyzewski complimented Pocius' improvement on defense.

Pocius said, “Last year, he played behind JJ-. who was playing a ton of minutes,” assistant coach Chris Collins said. “We knew that he needed game experience, and going home allowed him to get some more games under his belt.”

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Pocius has shown in practice that he has not only improved in the aforementioned areas but has also benefited from competing in the European style of basketball.

As opposed to the American style which typically focuses on the one-on-one game and set offensive schemes, the European

game usually is more up-tempo and involves more of the players on the floor.

“The European game is more teamwork in which we run a lot of plays that are not for just a couple guys, but from every play you get a lot of action and possibilities,” Pocius said. “It differs a little bit

from playing here, but it was good for me because I get the experience of both.”

Aside from playing basketball, going home allowed Pocius to spend time with his family and friends. Pocius grew up in Vilnius, Lithuania and attended school there. Before his junior year, however, Pocius transferred to the Holderness School in New Hampshire and led his team to back-toback New England Prep School Class C titles.

Although Pocius has enjoyed his time in America, the trips home are invaluable.

“He was able to get back to his environment,” Collins said. ‘You can’t forget about how important it is for him to see his family and spend dme with them. And by going home to Lithuania, he was able to do that.”

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People from Chicago grow up with cer- a very publicized and difficult recruiting tain holiday traditions—the giant tree in process, tom between Duke and Illinois which is led by Bruce Weber, the brother of Daley Plaza, the Christmas windows at Marshall Fields and the Proviso West Holiday Scheyer’s high school coach.

Basketball Tournament, which has show“I think he’s going to have a special cacased some of the best high school talent reer,” Collins said. “He’ll have a chance to for the past 45 years. be an impact player right from the start.”

Eleven teams that won the tournament The kind of immediate impact Scheyer went on to win the state title the same will have, however, will be quite different than the one he imagined only weeks ago. year. And 24 players who participated in it —including Isiah Thomas, Glenn Rivers, With the injury to point guard Greg Juwan Howard, Michael Finley and Kevin Paulus, Scheyer has been thrust into the Garnett—have or have had careers in the position of interim point guard until the NBA or ABA. sophomore returns.

But on Dec. 29, 2005, in a place so “One thing I know is that he was looksteeped in basketball history—and in ing forward to going to college so he could front of a capacity crowd of almost 4,000 get open looks—to wait on the wings and that included Duke get his shots—behead coach Mike cause in high school was always the one Krzyzewski and assis“He has a great passion he tant Chris Collins drawing the defendcurrent freshman for basketball, and he was ers,” said Dave Weber, made Scheyer high school Jon always a guy who loved to Scheyer’s coach. “That’ll be the history of his own.

With a 35-game adjustment for him, play in the big games.” being able to bring winning streak on Chris Collins, the line and his thenthe ball up and create No. 1 Glenbrook for himself.” assistant coach shots North team down But Weber has lence in double-digits to the er’s ability to play the host school, Scheyer scored 21 points in the final 75 seconds of point at the collegiate level because of his the quarterfinal game. ball-handling skills.

Glenbrook lost 85-79, but that night the Even though Scheyer’s thin frame Northbrook, 111.-native finished with 52 does not seem that physically imposing, Weber said Scheyer improved upon his points and broke 10 tournament records.

When a shot was waved off in the final strength every year in high school. By his 10 seconds because of a charging call, senior season, Scheyer was almost always the strongest player on the court—and however, there was one record Scheyer didn’t break —the Glenbrook North the fastest. record for most points in a game, 54. That “He really got explosive,” Weber said. belongs to Collins.

“Every year his first step just got that “That game was certainly an amazing much quicker.”

Weber also cited the success of North game,” Collins said. “He broke every other record I had at that school. That was the Carolina’s sophomore point guard Bobby last one I was holding on to. We always Frasor, who played the two-guard at Brothjoke how that one call kept me in the er Rice Academy in Chicago’s Catholic record books.” league and made a similar transition last While that offensive foul might have year to the one Scheyer is making now. been his holiday gift, Collins and the Duke Perhaps the aspect of Scheyer’s game —

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“The thing that really struck us about him was his love for the game,” Collins said of recruiting Scheyer. “He has a great passion for basketball, and he was always a guy who loved to play in the big games.”

The man who coached Scheyer in those big games, including the 2005 Illinois State Championship, felt the same way.

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When the Blue Devils opened practice in October of2005, Lance Thomas had not committed to Duke. When they beat North Carolina in February, he had not yet committed. When they lost to Louisiana State in the NCAA Tournament in March, he still had not committed.

Thomas weighed the merits of Rutgers and Duke well into the spring—a move atypical for a top recruit—before finally announcing his intention of matriculating at Duke April 31, long after his three recruited classmates.

But- because of his raw athleticism and energetic nature, Duke was willing to give the 6-foot-8 Thomas all the time he needed.

“We don’t recruit multiple guys for a position,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said.

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He was the guy we wanted, and there was not going to be a replacement.”

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The freshman forward has had no problem finding a niche in Duke’s system, partly because of the fact that he has always been surrounded by tremendous talent.

He is important to the Blue Devils not because of some innate scoring ability, but because of his constant energy and hustling mentality.

The forward also brings tremendous length and athleticism. Thomas, along with freshman Gerald Henderson, gives Duke the combination of size and speed that it sorely missed at times last year.

“One of the things Duke really needed was athleticism in the frontcourt,” said Dave Telep, national editor of scout.com.

“Lance Thomas was that answer. To me, he was a top-20 player in America, and he was the best player left at his position.”

Thomas’ delayed college decision has had no lingering negative effects—although he has been on campus for just three months, he already feels as if he belongs.

“I’m set in stone here already,” he said.

“I’m a Dukie.”

He knows his wait to commit to Duke was worth it, if only for the reassured confidence that came with time.

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The 6-foot-4 wing also tore muscle tissue in his hip, was poked in the eye and was slowed down by exercise-induced asthma, head coach Mike Krzyzewski said.

“Gerald was out most of the preseason,” Krzyzewski said. “He had a hell of a September and early October, and that’s why he’s a little bit behind. But he’s good.”

Henderson, who was on crutches and forced to sit out of workouts for two weeks with the ankle sprain, has attended practice since day one but said he was about 80 percent entering the preseason.

“The first day of practice I was there limping around a little bit,” Henderson said. “I’ve been through it since I got back down here, but I’m healing up nicely so it’s looking good.”

For a player who is arguably Duke’s most athletic and who could undertake a greater role while Paulus continues to heal, Henderson’s injuries could have a potentially detrimental effect for the Blue Devils. Henderson said he is in good shape, but not yet as strong as he would like to

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The freshman was the third-highest scorer in the game with 14 points while playing all 30 minutes of the annual scrimmage. He also added four rebounds and three assists.

In two exhibition games since then Henderson has averaged 19.5 minutes, but he has not been as productive as in the first scrimmage.

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The winner of last year’s McDonald’s All-American slam dunk contest, Henderson averaged 21.5 points per game as a senior in high school while also leading his team in rebounds and charges taken. Though Henderson has often been overshadowed by former high school teammate and current North Carolina freshman Wayne Ellington, he should certainly have an impact on the young Blue Devils as a slashing shooting guard or small forward.

“Everyone knows he’s an explosive athlete and plays above the rim,” junior DeMarcus Nelson said. “So hopefully we can get out in transition where he can use those abilities that he has to our advantage.”

Considered by some to be a potential ACC Freshman of the Year candidate, Henderson still has to prove whether or not his preseason injuries will have a lasting effect on his play this year.

“I don’t have all my explosion back, but that’s why I’m out there giving 100 percent,” Henderson said. “I’ll be ready. I’m ready to go now.”

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In a year when the Blue Devils are wel-

coming four scholarship freshmen, one stands out above the rest —literally.

Brian Zoubek, a 7-foot-l center from Haddonfield, N.J., comes to Durham as the first true seven-footer to play under 27thyear head coach Mike Krzyzewski.

The ncShnian, who has a body built for playing basketball, is not JUS- stereotypical jock either. Zoubek scored a 1,400 oxi the SATs and maintained a 95 average at Haddonfield Memorial High School, according to the Newark Star-Ledger.

“I’m really happy to be here at Duke,” Zoubek said. “It’s a great opportunity for me to showcase my talent on die court and be a part of a team but also to take some great classes and expand my academic

knowledge.”

On the court in high school, the big man helped lead his team to a 110-10 record over his four-year career. Zoubek averaged 24.7 points and 12.3 rebounds as a senior while earning 2006 New Jersey state Player of the Year honors.

In high school games, Zoubek rarely faced players his size. On the AAU circuit, however, he competed against players of comparable size. In both situations, Zoubek usually towered above the competition in his play.

“It’s going to be a lot different from high school when I was guarded by three 6foot-6 guys,” Zoubek said of playing Division I basketball. “I think I like it better now since I’ll be guarded by just one guy, and even though he might be my size, I like the odds.”

In making the transition to collegiate

play, the freshman said he is going to focus on improving his defensive play and dribbling less around the hoop.

Zoubek has already shown Duke fans that he has good post moves and the ability to score. In the Blue-White Scrimmage Oct. 28, the center scored a game-high 27 points on 11-for-15 shooting.

“I love playing with my back to the basket, I love playing down low and in the post, that’s where I’m best,” Zoubek said.

“Coming to Coach K’s defensive strategy will be hard. I with the tough played zone all ofmy high school dT? er? 80 it’s something I’m going to have to adjust to and work hard at.”

After the Blue-White game, Krzyzewski said that Blue Devil fans should not count on that kind of performance every night but that he will try to make sure the center gets the ball in the post where he can show off his soft hands, shooting touch and toughness.

With 6-foot-10 sophomore Josh Mcßoberts also on the roster, Zoubek has gotten the chance to face off against another big man in practice, and the freshman said their competitiveness has been beneficial in preparing to play in the ACC. And come game time, having Mcßoberts and Zoubek on the court together will create matchup nightmares for the Blue Devils’ opponents.

“Zoubek is good, he’s very physical, has soft touch around the basket, runs well, and he passes extremely well out of the post,” junior captain DeMarcus Nelson said. “And it will be a good look for our team when Zoubek and Josh are playing together. It will create a lot of mismatches against other teams.”

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I was there in Atlanta when Duke lost to LSU last year in the Sweet 16.

As the team filed off the court, I made my prediction for this season. But I’m not going to put it in prim i learned my lesson last year. There won’t be a 2006-07 version of The Train, I think we all know how that ended, and I don’t think we want a repeat performance.

Instead I’ll say this: I’m very optimistic about this team. To quote Coach K (from last year, but he probably said something like it this year), “I think this team has a chance to be very good.”

ESPN.com columnist Bill Simmons a| ex often writes about the Ewing Theory, Idlld TO 11 based on his observations that Patrick Ewing’s teams always played better when he was injured or on the bench with foul trouble.

A team is prime Ewing Theory material when: 1. It has a player that received an inordinate amount ofmedia attention and fan interest despite never winning anything substantial (like, say, a national championship).

2. Once that player leaves, everyone writes the team offfor the next year.

Looking for prime examples of the Ewing Theory?

Take the Knicks in 1999—they reached the NBA Finals even though Ewing himselfruptured an Achilles tendon and missed the playoffs. Or Tennessee Football in 1998 Peyton Manning left in 1997, and they won the National Championship the next year. Or, if you need a college basketball example, the Virginia Cavaliers in 1984 Ralph Sampson graduated without ever winning a title, and they made the Final Four the next year.

Not to throwJJ. Redick under the bus or anything, but he’s a prime Ewing Theory candidate. Inordinate amount of media attention? Check. Fan interest? Check Never really won anything? Check (one Final Four in four years just doesn’t cut it). Everyone writes off his team after he leaves? Check The effectiveness of the Ewing Theory is spooky enough on its own, but I’ll add some bonus actual basketball analysis so you get your money’s worth and everything.

Not everyone knows this, but Duke was the third highest scoring team in college basketball last season, averaging 82.5 points per game. But a big part of that offense was Redick, who averaged 26.8, more than 30 percent of the Blue Devils’ total offense. None of the last five national champions—Florida, North Carolina, Syracuse, Maryland or Duke —had a player that accounted for that much of their scoring punch.

Even Lloyd Christmas (yep, that’s a Dumb & Dumber reference) could’ve predicted that if Redick had a bad game, the Blue Devils weren’t going to win. Predictably, when Redick struggled against Louisiana State, Duke lost.

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For the last three years, Alison Bales has stood out on the basketball court. Her height—all 6-foot-7 inches—and the shot-blocking abilities she has honed to take advantage ofit have drawn attention and acclaim during her career at Duke.

This season, though, the senior captain aims to stand out because of what she can do on the other end of the court.

“So far my career has been mostly defensive,” Bales said. “Offensively, this year, I’ll be even more important so I want to make sure that’s my focus. My defense is already very reliable so I want to make sure that my offensive game matches up.”

Bales showed the potential to be a force on both ends of the court in last season’s NCAA Tournament, when she averaged 13.5 points, nine rebounds and five blocks per game in Duke’s run to the Final Four. Along the way, she was named Most Outstanding Player of the Bridgeport Regional following a 15-point, 13-rebound, eight-block performance against Connecticut in the Regional Final.

“In the Tournament, I proved to [head coach Gail Goestenkors] and to my teammates and myself that I can do that against the best competition,” Bales said. “Personally, it does help my confidence to know that’s how I can play on a regular basis. But more than that, it just makes me want to work even harder to prove that you deserve to be there.”

With the departures of Moni iue Currie and Mistie Williams—Duke’s tw' scorers from last season—Bales the team is counting on her to come an even bigger preseno down low.

“Alison Bales needs to shoot a minimum of 10 shots a game, every game,” Goestenkors said. “Ali looks very good. She’s playing the way now she played at the end of the season and the Tournament last year, which is important for us. She’s going to be a go-to player for us.”

The center worked extensive! over the summer with assist; coach Shannon Perry on new moves. Goestenkors has even begun integrating some sets from the U.S. Senior Women’s National Team to exploit Bales’ size advantage.

Bales has also improved on her 15-foot jump shot,

which enables the Blue Devils to run a high-low offense with Bales up top and junior Chante Black on the low block.

More than justpoints, however, Bales is expected to become a more vocal leader on the court. One of two senior captains along with Lindsey Harding, Bales said one of the hardest parts of her new role is being tough on her teammates.

“We have to talk to our teammates a lot, but not just when we’re cheering them on,” Bales said. “We’ve talked about how we all have to be brutally honest with each other and that’s the kind of relationship we have. We all trust each other and know that we want the best for each other.”

If all goes according to plan, Bales hopes to look even taller in April—standing on a ladder to cut the nets down in Cleveland.

“That’s a large responsibil' knowing that you are ing that you nee level every day be successful,” “But it’s some worked all her She’s always b< tie bit in the . ows, and now it’: her really to time shine.”

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Given their recruiting hype, Joy Cheek and Bridgette Mitchell could eventually become Duke’s most dynamic duo since last year’s pair of Mistie Williams and Monique Currie.

For now, however, the two will scrap and battle their way for playing time. Taking on lesser roles might seem difficult for the two highly-decorated freshmen who almost single-handedly led their high school teams to state titles last year.

But for both of them, the road to Duke did not go as smoothly as it may have seemed. Instead, the two grinded their way into Duke. After a dominant junior year, Cheek—a product ofSouth Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte, N.C. —nearly had her career derailed with serious shoulder injuries.

“Joy had shoulder problems for two years,” her high school coach Troy Gaston wrote in an e-mail. “She agreed to have it operated on in June of 2005. It was a long process, but she worked hard for six months to come back stro

Peddie High School in Highstown, NJ. Normally a scrappy defender, Mitchell had to step into the lead scorer role last year after another Division I recruit, Devon Casey, went down for the year with a knee injury.

But Mitchell has made no complaints about being a complimentary player for the Blue Devils this season.

“My contribution to the team this year will be intensity and enthusiasm on the defensive side of things,” Mitchell said. “Offense will come.”

Goestenkors, however, doesn’t mind. She fully expects production to come once Mitchell hits the hardwood.

“She works so hard,” Goestenkors said. “Great things happen when she’s on the floor, especially on defense.”

For the meantime, though, the two will reside on the bench and learn from the upperclassmen. The primary challenge for both of them will be taking care of the ball, Goestenkors said.

“If you want to play, you at least have to be steady,” she said.

Nevertheless, if both players live up to the comparisons Goestenkors gave them, the Blue Devils will be prepared not only for this year, but also

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When Duke returned to practice this fall, Keturah Jackson and Brittany Mitch arrived with a year of college experience and four years of eligibility.

The two redshirt freshmen, who sat out last year due to injuries, are looking to apply last season’s experience to this year.

Jackson, a Columbia, S.C. native, returns to the team after devoting her summer to rehabilitating her right ankle, which she injured at the end of last November. With the build-up of scar tissue and a chipped bone that needed to be removed, Jackson was forced to redshirt the season, “I feel like right now that I’m about 80 to 85 percent,” she said. “I feel like with more time, as we continue to practice, I’ll get better.”

Jackson’s main concern about her return rests on defense, where she relies on fastreaction time and quick footwork to perform at her best. But Jackson is convinced that with the constant practice, her ankle will regain its

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Abby Waner pestered Duke head coach Gail Goestenkors all fall.

With the U.S. Senior Women’s National Team practicing in Cameron Indoor Stadium and Goestenkors serving as an assistant coach for the team, Waner wanted a chance to hit the hardwood with the nation’s best. As it turned out, the sophomore point guard would have her wish granted.

“One day Coach G came up to me, and she was like, ‘Get ready, we need you in practice today,’ so I was really excited,” Waner said.

With Sheryl Swoopes out, Team USA was short a player, and Waner was called up to participate in shooting drills.

“I don’t think I hit a shot the entire time,” Waner said. “But just to be on the floor with people of that caliber was amazing.”

Senior Alison Bales also got the chance to play with the women she grew up idolizing.

Duke’s senior captain got to set screens —which Goestenkors said she did quite well—in a drill as the national team prepared for the 2006 FIBA World Championships, held in Brazil in September.

“Luckily I’m quite tall,” Bales said. “The U.S. team was lacking in that area, so they really wanted to work on

“I don’t think I hit a shot the entire time.... But just to be on the floor with people of that caliber was amazing.”

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In addition to two Blue Devils being able to live out childhood dreams, the arrival of the national team in Durham earlier this fall brought with it a number of potentialbenefits for Goestenkors and Duke.

There were some who questioned whether the commitment to Team USA could detract from Goestenkors’ obligations to the Blue Devils, but not only did she gain valuable coaching experience, Duke also earned an incredible recruiting advantage.

Goestenkors’ time with the national team meant increased exposure to new offensive sets to incorporate back at Duke.

This year’s squad, which features 6-foot-7 Bales and 6foot-5 Chante Black, could be more post-oriented than teams of the past. The World Championships offered the opportunity to learn how to better adjust to the Blue Devils’ changing strengths.

“When we played teams I made a list of the best sets that I saw from every country,” Goestenkors said. “We’ve been running some of the same sets for years and years.

Now I’m putting in some new sets for this team to really utilize our advantage in the post.”

But there were more subtle lessons to be learned from the national team, as well. Goestenkors described the situation on the national team as a “changing of the guard” with the loss of stars Lisa Leslie and Dawn Staley and an injury to Swoopes —not unlike what the young Duke squad is experiencing this season.

“Some new young players had to step forward for us and it was a struggle,” Goestenkors said. “I’m seeing the same things with my team with the loss of Mo [Currie], Mistie [Williams] and Jess [Foley].”

Duke’s recruiting also felt the benefits of having Team USA in town. Six or seven recruits made visits this fall, Goestenkors said. And at least one player—Karima Christmas—verbally committed after visiting and watching the national team.

Certainly, Goestenkors and Duke’s association with Team USA will bolster the program’s reputation for years come.

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Not surprising to anyone last season, the ACC landed three teams in the Final Four. And if pre-season predictions hold true, Duke, North Carolina and Maryland could be making return trips to the national semifinals again this year.

“I think that anything is possible,” Duke guard Abby Waner said. “If you look at Maryland, they are stacked like they were last year. UNC is always going to be a great team, and we’re going to be up there as well. So I think there is a good chance that one of the three or all three can make it there as well. But you never know what can happen.”

With a many returning starters on all three squads, the ACC’s elite teams all are ranked in the preseason top 10.

Maryland is not only the early-season favorite to capture the ACC crown but the national championship, as well. The Terrapins will hardly look different from the team that captured the title last April. Returning all five starters and their eight top scorers, Maryland will be led by junior forward Crystal Langhorne who was tops in the nation in field goal shooting with a Terrapin-record 67 percent last season.

Maryland garnered the majority of the first-place votes in the preseason ACC poll, and the only other team to receive any was the Tar Heels. With last season’s top point guard in the nation, Ivory Latta, still commanding the offense, UNC could make the tide run that evaded them last April when the Tar Heels fell to Maryland in the national semifinals.

Although the Blue Devils suffered the most departures with Monique Currie, Mistie Williams and Jessica Foley all graduating from the squad that lost to Maryland in the 2006 finals, Duke is still anchored by a number of players who started last season. The Blue Devils will be led by Waner and Alison Bales, who broke out during the 2006 NCAA Tournament.

“We’ve said for several years now that we thought the ACC was the best conference,” Duke head coach Gail Goestenkors said. “Last year we really broke through as a conference to prove to the nation what we believed was true. And we will be better as a conference from top to bottom this year.”

With all the attention on Maryland, North Carolina and Duke, the second tier of ACC squads will be looking to make a dark-horse run to win the conference.

Among those teams, N.C. State and Virginia return plenty of talent from last season. The Wolfpack is full of experience with six seniors and one junior that will be led by senior guard Ashley Key, who averaged 9.8 points and 2.9 assists per game last season.

After struggling with a young team last season, Virginia head coach Debbie Ryan will benefit from four returning starters this year. The offense will be guided by junior point guard Sharnee Zoll, who led the ACC with 201 assists last season.

“Both those teams are dark horses,” Goestenkors said.

“They were both young last year. Especially Virginia —they had a very young team, and most of them are back. They are very, very dangerous. They’ve got a great point guard as well. N.C. State —they are always great defensively.

They’ve added some excellent shooters and some more great athletes.”

Even though the top three may receive all the national attention, the rest of the pack—in which six of the nine teams finished with winning records a season ago—return numerous starters. These opponents will compete night in and night out as they attempt to knock off the top three.

“The benefit playing in the ACC has for us is it gets us to work hard and focus in practice every day,” Duke guard Wanisha Smith said. “When you have those other teams out there in the ACC, just looking at them, you want to beat them even more. It’s just gives us the incentive to work even harder against each other in practice and make each other better.”

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As one of the nation’s preeminent programs for the past decadeplus under head coach Mike Krzyzewski, college basketball fans have come to expect consistent success year-in and year-out from

the Blue Devils.

But with familiar faces like JJ. Redick and Shelden Williams now gone, replaced by the youngest Duke roster in the past half century, those fans might be surprised at the team’s new look when they tune in this year.

“You turn on your favorite show, the show you love or you love to hate... that’s kind of been Duke basketball,” Krzyzewski said. “Now you turn it on, ‘Oh, that guy who’s still coaching—l still hate him or I still love him. Oh man, there’s a whole new cast of characters or they’re in different roles “It’s now Duke basketball starring Greg Paulus, Josh Mcßoberts and DeMarcus Nelson.”

Before the season began, Krzyzewski named Paulus, Mcßoberts and Nelson as the team’s captains. Paulus and Mcßoberts are the first ever sophomore captains in program history, and Nelson averaged just 7.1 points per game last season while Redick and Williams shouldered the majority of the scoring load.

Perhaps more important than the statistical hole left by the Class of 2006’s departure, the Duke show must go on without any recruited seniors on the team—requiring the , youngest trio of Duke captains ever to lead the way for a roster loaded with talent and athleticism.

“We definitely need people to step up and take on leadership roles,” Mcßoberts said. “I accept that role, and it’s a big honor to have.”

A year ago, the Blue Devils were ranked No. 1 in the preseason and many anointed them national champions before the season even began. This time around—perhaps tempered by last March’s loss to LSU in the Sweet 16 and the subsequent departures—even Krzyzewski has been careful not to place the same type of expectations on his ’

new team.

“My goal for this team is that we be unbelievable friends the end of the season,” he said. “I would never put the standards of accomplishment that our previous teams had on this group—it’s unfair.”

With seven of the last eight ACC Tournaments titles, 30-win seasons in six of the last nine years and a National Championship in 2001, Krzyzewski has a right to be cautious about placing the burden of his past teams’ successes on this squad. This is especially the case because six of Duke’s 14 players had their first collegiate practice Oct. 13 The freshman class may still be getting used to Cameron Indoor Stadium, but they bring a great deal of talent. Krzyzewski said he expects to play all four—Gerald Henderson, Brian Zoubek, Jon Scheyer and Lance Thomas—and does not want to consider any of them “backups.”

“It’s these new characters—who are they going to become?”

Krzyzewski said. “That’s the beauty of basketball. The thing is our kids won’t disappoint. They’re really going to be really good.

Sometimes they’re going to be not so good. They’re going to succeed and fail.”

Even though the team is young—Nelson is the only scholarship player of legal drinking age, and he just turned 21 Nov. 2 Krzyzewski has emphasized that the Blue Devils must play above their age and exhibit a high level of maturity to be successful in the nadonal spodight.

“I have to have them play old,” Krzyzewski said. “We have to make changes in how we coach a team like this from a veteran team. But that’s the exciting part of college basketball.”

Excitement is just what people are hoping for when they tune in to see Krzyzewski’s program compete. While some of the familiar faces from episodes of previous years may be goneand some experts have ranked Duke outside the top 10 in the preseason, the Blue Devils are conscious that they still represent one of college basketball’s elite teams “We’ve still got Duke on the front of our jerseys,” Mcßoberts said. “So everybody wants to come beat us. I think it will even be more so this year where everybody will think that this is the year they can get us. But we’re going to work as hard as we can to make sure that doesn’t happen.” at

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Last season, Duke was just six seconds away from clinching the program’s first National Championship.

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This season, No. 6 Duke may have rebuilt and moved on from last heartbreak, but the returning Blue Devils have not forgotten. Instead, ey are funneling their disappointment into motivation.

“It definitely gives us an edge because we lost something in the last couple seconds, and that’s definitely carried over to the mentality this year that we don’t want to let that happen again,” sophomore Abby Waner said. “It’s an unsettling feeling and we’re not just going to be complacent with getting second place.”

Despite the experience of three veteran starters Lindsey Harding, Alison Bales and Wanisha Smith—and nine returning letter winners, Duke fields a relatively young team. Combined with the loss of powerhouse and go-to player Monique Currie—along with Jessica Foley and Mistie Williams—the Blue Devils have some big shoes to fill.

With the graudation of these key players, younger Blue Devils will have the opportunity to take on pivotal roles this season.

“Nobody’s going to take their place, but other people are beginning to step up,” head coach Gail Goestenkors said. “Now I really need to help these younger players along, because it’s time for a new group of players to really step forward and take control.”

Not only did Currie and Williams pace the Blue Devils in many statistical categories, but they were also the team’s emotional backbone. This season, Duke is also looking for increased leadership from senior captains Harding and Bales.

Harding—who was named the 2006 ACC Defensive Player of the Year—will continue to be a tenacious defensive force in the backcourt. Recently named to the preseason All-ACC team, Harding will also need to be an offensive threat from the point or wing positions for the Blue Devils.

Last March in the NCAA Tournament, Bales broke out and showed the nation whatshe was capable of. In the title game, Bales scored a doubledouble with 19 points and 12 rebounds her second of the postseason —while surpassing the NCAA Tournament record with her 30th block of the postseason. With blocking as her forte on defense and an offensive style of play capitalizing on high-low post combinations with fellow center Chante Black, 6-foot-7 Bales will be an intricate part of the Blue Devils’ game.

“We’re still going to look to push the ball, but we’re going to be very post-oriented when we have our big lineup, with Alison Bales and Chante Black,” Goestenkors said. “There’s not another post combination in the country with that kind of size, so we certainly want to take advantage ofit. I think we’ve been very guard-oriented over the past several years, and now I think one of our greatest strengths is our post play.”

Duke enters the season with high expectations for guards Harding, Waner and Smith in the backcourt as well. The three guards will most likely all share minutes at the point and the wings, creating a strong, versatile perimeter game for the Blue Devils.

“We’re counting on both [Waner and Smith] to play major minutes for us,” Goestenkors said. “With what we’re looking at initially with Lindsey, Abby, and Wanisha—all three of them have played point and all three of them have played the wing position.”

The Blue Devils, who dropped to No. 6 this year compared to last year’s preseason No. 1 ranking, will have the opportunity to develop new star players and enter the season without a No. 1 ranking hanging over their heads.

“I think that the pressure has been taken off a little bit,” Abby Waner said. ‘We lost last year and because we did, there are some doubts about us. Whether that’s good or bad, I think that’s going to give us a little bit of an opening this year.... It’ll be interesting to see how it all folds out”

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JD: Not at all. I would love to be a head coach someday, but my wish is that Coach [Krzyzewski] coach for as long as possible because he is so great for the game and great for the student athletes.

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Headcoach Mike Krzyzewski and his three former-player assistants have been together for seven years now. times as a player. Chris and I were here in ’95, when we went 13-18, and Johnny obviously was a big part of the foundation of the program, and that started with a few years of struggle. So we come with the understanding thatyou just don’t inherit outstanding teams or an outstanding program. Because we were there when we were struggling.

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So it’s good to be able to be current, and talk about guys that have commercials right now and that are playing for championships now.

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I’ve never really entertained leaving. I’ve been happy with where I am, and I know it will happen eventually. But I don’t have a timetable or a place in mind or anything like that. If you are worried about where you will be in a few years, you can’t do the best job where you are.

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CC: There’s no question I have a desire to be a head coach and have a program one day, but I’m definitely in no rush. It would have to be a situation that I felt would be a great situation for my family and a place where I felt I could be very successful. Unless Coach K is kicking me out the door, I’m in no rush to leave anytime soon.

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Hell hath no fury like a disrespected conference.

The ACC had the third-best league RPI in the nation last season, closely trailing the Big East and Big Ten. But while those conferences received eight and six bids to the NCAA Tournament, respectively, the ACC had to settle for a measly four invites among its 12 teams.

Now, the ACC coaches are making sure the country knows they are not OK with it.

“It’s bad. I’ve been trying to come up with different words—somebody said ‘abominable,’ but I’d be afraid to spell it,” North Carolina head coach Roy Williams said.

“Disappointing,” Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “Our conference has to just say that’s wrong.”

Florida State was the league’s most notable snub after finishing 9-7 in conference play, including a win over No. 1 Duke. The Seminoles, who were ranked 65th in the RPI, were the first team with a winning record in the ACC not to make the Tournament since Virginia in 2000.

“I cannot fathom how somebody can go 9-7 in this league and not make the Tournament,” Williams said. “The Pope couldn’t convince me that some of those teams in the Tournament could go 9-7 in our league.”

Maryland was also left out of the Big Dance with an 8-8 league record, while Miami, Virginia and Clemson all finished 7-9 and settled for the NIT. The ACC teams that made the Tournament, however, did not exactly discredit the selection committee’s deci-

sions. Duke, Boston College, North Carolina and N.C. State put up a collective record of 64, with no squad advancing past the Sweet 16.

But several coaches emphasized the distinction between teams performing well in the NCAA Tournament, and the process of determining who deserves to be in.

“Air Force beat Georgia Tech, and it was a significant win for them,” FSU head coach Leonard Hamilton said. “Maryland beat Georgia Tech three times. But that was not a significant win. But it was a significant win for Air Force and part of the scenario or reason they were selected.”

The ACC will be trying to claim more bids this season with a number of new faces leading the way. Ten of last year’s 16 AllACC honorees graduated or left early for the NBA, but the conference welcomes in a freshman class that includes eight McDonald’s All-Americans.

“There’s always going to be new guys stepping up in our league —always,” Miami head coach Frank Haith said. “There’s going to be another Tyler Hansbrough in our league this year, [a freshman] who’s going to be a tremendous player.”

North Carolina is expected to be the cream of the ACC crop after adding the top recruiting class in the nation and returning 80 percent of the scoring from last year’s 238 squad. But after the Tar Heels, who were ranked second in the preseason Associated Press poll, the picture becomes a lot murkier. Last season, 105 league games were decided by five points or fewer, highlighting SEE ACC BIDS ON PAGE

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Last season, expectations were relatively low for a talented but young North Carolina squad. This year, it’s a different story in Chapel Hill.

The Tar Heels, coming off a 23-8 campaign in which they improved over the course of the year and earned a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament, enter the 2006-07 season ranked second in the country and are picked by most to win the ACC. UNC lost three players to graduation, but of those, only David Noel was a true contributor to the team.

Supplementing North Carolina’s already-talented roster, head coach Roy Williams added one of the nation’s best recruiting classes, led by star point guard Ty Lawson and three players who stand 6-foot-8 or taller.

“We’ve been here before,” senior forward Reyshawn Terry said. [The freshmen] have got so much character, they have come in here and not let the media and all that go to their heads.”

Tyler Hansbrough—picked in the preseason as ACC Player of the Year—improved throughout the course of last season while serving as North Carolina’s only significantly contributing big man. This year, the three Tar Heel freshmen big men—Brandan Wright, Alex Stepheson and Deon Thompson—will push Hansbrough in practice.

Their addition to the roster makes depth a strength for CHRONICLE FILE PHOTO North Carolina this year. UNC has a number of senior leaders, and its six new freshmen will be expected to con- In his first year in the ACC, Tyler Hansbrough averaged 20.4 points per tribute right away. game in league play on his way to earning All-ACC first team honors.

‘You’re going to see a lot of good things from a good 12 or 13 guys deep on this team,” seniorWes Miller said. “With out of their slower tempo if that’s what they choose. And one all the talent on this team, I think everyone is going to be way you can do that is by more pressure, more trapping.”

UNC will have plenty of chances to prove itself as decompeting for playing time more than they ever have before.”

This year’s UNC team, like the 2005 national champiserving of all of the hype with its challenging early-season onship team led by Raymond Felton and Sean May, is plan- schedule. The team takes on ranked opponents Ohio State ning to play an exciting, up-tempo style ofbasketball. With and Kentucky next month, and it travels to Tucson to take big men who can run the floor and ball handlers all over on Arizona in the middle of the always-diffxcult ACC seathe court, the Tar Heels will be able to run at any time. son. The Tar Heels, however, are as confident as ever.

“I want the team to take a good shot, and if it’s taken When asked to name the second-best player in the ACC quickly, then I have no problem with that,” Williams said. given that Tyler Hansbrough was the best, Terry simply “And on the defensive end, we’ve got to take our opponents said, “I would have to say myself.” “

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After opening their conference schedule with three consecutive losses, the Eagles rebounded to win 11 of their last 13 ACC regular-season games before beating Maryland and North Carolina in the ACC Tournament. The newcomers then came within inches of winning the conference, but the Blue Devils escaped with a 78-76 win when Louis Hinnant missed a desperation three-point attempt.

Boston College now has its sights set on improving upon last season’s runner-up performance and taking the ACC crown.

“This year we’re trying to win it,” senior Sean Marshall said. “Last year we came up a little short.”

Head coach A1 Skinner will return three starters from last year’s squad but will be without first team All-ACC member Craig Smith.

The forward, who was a second-round draft pick of the Minnesota Timberwolves, led the Eagles in scoring and rebounding last season. “[Craig Smith] was a very unique player,” Skinner said.

“I’m not really looking forany individual to step in and do what he did last year.... If you remember him, with his size, LAUREN PRATS/THE CHRONICLE quickness and shooting touch—we’re not going to try to replace that. We’re going to have to do some different in his freshman year at Boston College, guard Tyrese Rice provided a things to make us effective.” spark for the Eagles, shooting 39 percent from three-point range.

Much of the responsibility of filling the void left by Smith will fall on Marshall and fellow senior Jared Dudley. just do the same he did for us last season,” Skinner said.

Marshall scored 11.1 points per game for the second“But that’s going to be difficult for him since defenses will consecutive season in the 2005-2006 campaign, and Skinnow focus in on him. If he can do that, then we’ll be happy. ner said that while he wants a repeat performance this Then it’s up to everyone else to fulfill the roles that they year from Marshall, the guard needs to stay out of foul need to.” trouble for the Eagles to be successful.

The senior forward spent the summer practicing at the Dudley has averaged more than 10 points per game in Michael Jordan Flight School and a Nike camp, and said all three of his years at Boston College and comes into this that he is determined to be the best player in the conferseason as the conference’s third-leading scorer among reence this season while leading his team to the ACC title.

“I’m trying to be the best player in this conference,” turning players and as a member of the preseason AllACC first team.

Dudley said. “I want us to win the conference. If I said any“I’m not looking for [Dudley] to do anything more, thing less, I’d be lying to you.”

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“He can compete with any point guard in the country,” GGimiig freshmen in point guard Javaris Crittenton and forward Thaddeus Young. The two will be critical to the senior guard Mario West said. “He has a tremendous first Yellow Jackets’ efforts to rebound from last season’s dis- step, and he actually loves playing defense and getting up into you. It’s almost shocking to me to see someone come in appointing 11-17 record.

“They are two very talented young men on the offen- who can score and pass but also loves defense just as much.” sive end, and I’ll be surprised if they don’t contribute Young, a 6-foot-8 forward out of Memphis, Tenn., will give the Yellow Jackets a long, versatile wing player who significandy,” head coach Paul Hewitt said.

Crittenton—a 6-foot-4 point guard who was high can work on the inside and defend on the perimeter. The No. 5 player in the class of 2006 according to Rivals.com, Young was selected by the media as the preseason ACC Freshman of the Year.

“Thaddeus Young is a great player,” junior guard Anthony Morrow said. “He has a lot of upside and a lot of ability.”

Despite the ability of these two players, it will be critical for the Yellow Jackets’ veterans to step up and assume leadership roles to foster the growth of the two top-10 recruits.

Morrow, who led the team with 16 points per game last year, should be penciled in to start at shooting guard, while big men Ra’Sean Dickey and Jeremis Smith will patrol the paint.

These veterans know they must serve as excellent mentors to the team’s newcomers if they plan to finish near the top of the conference.

“Physically [Crittenton and Young] are ready to compete with anyone in the country, but they really don’t know what to expect,” West said. “For the core group, the junior class and myself, this is deja vu for u5.... We have to lead by example and make sure that we follow good habits that the freshmen can follow.”

With a challenging non-conference schedule that includes a Thanksgiving-week trip to Hawaii for the Maui Invitational, the pair ofyoung Yellow Jackets will be thrown right NOAH PRINCE/THE CHRONICLE into the fire of Division I competition.

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Douglas, a former third team freshman All-American guard, is capable of playing both guard positions with his exceiiexii C0!_irt vision and feel for his teammates.

Florida State is up again-t ? tough stretch early on, facing Pittsburgh (25-8 last year), Wisconsin (ISKI2) and defending national champion Florida (33-6) over a span oi less than two weeks. If the team gets past the tough stretch, however, Hamilton has no worries about earning a tournament bid, finally fulfilling the upperclassmen’s one unfulfilled goal—an NCAA Tournament berth.

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Florida could not close out several close games last year, and for the secondycaf l-li 1 row l^e y could not close in on an NCAA Tournament bid, falling sliOrt 9e spite a 20-10 record.

Now, using experience and court smarts to go along with their athleticism, the Seminoles upperclassmen hope—even expect—that their careers do not end the same way last season did.

“We will earn the right to go to the NCAA Tournament,” said Florida State head coach Leonard Hamilton, who is 6558 in four years leading the Seminoles. “I have no doubt.”

Florida State has always recruited athletes such as preseason All-ACC pick AI Thornton and Alexander Johnson, who left for the NBA last spring after his junior year. With a team hill of seniors and court-smart recruits, however, the Seminoles will rely more on mental ability this year than ever before.

Exhibit A is highly-recruited guard Josue Soto, winner of the Gatorade Player of the Year in Florida—an award which highlights academic and athletic achievement. Soto joins a roster with five upperclassmen, who are all expected to contribute. Florida State will enter the ACC as one of the most experienced teams.

“We have three juniors now and two seniors,” Hamilton said. Tin hoping that that’s going to manifest itself into a better season.”

The two seniors, Thornton and Jerel Allen, came to Florida State as part of a highly-recruited class that included Johnson. Despite athletic superiority, the Seminoles have collapsed at the end of the past three years, losing eight of their last 11 in 2004,10 of their last 11 in 2005, and then blowing an opportunity by losing to last-place Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament last year.

Florida State especially had trouble finishing close games last season, losing five games by a combined seven points.

“What can we do?” Hamilton said. “[We have to] make sure the team is the best it can be and let the chips fall where they may.”

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Personal tragedies overshadowed the fact that the Hokies lost their 16 games by an average of only 5.5 points per contest. A lOth-place finish in the ACC was the least of Virginia Tech’s concerns.

Forward Allen Calloway was diagnosed with cancer prior to the start of the season and starting center Coleman Collins lost his father to the disease during the ACC portion of the team’s schedule. Collins left the team three times during the season to spend time with his ailing father. Basketball reasons aside, his absence not only affected himself, but the entire Hokie team.

“When Coleman was going through his situation, it was just like we were going through it with him,” guard Zabian Dowdell said. “We supported him as much as we could, and we were there for him. It just made us that much closer—it created a bond.”

Nonetheless, head coach Seth Greenberg does not think the tragedies will be a main reason for any improvement his team may make this season.

“I don’t think going through personal tragedy helps anyone,” Greenberg said. “Does it make us tougher?

Does it make us stronger? I’m not a big believer in all that. It’s Just sad.”

If the Hokies do improve in 2006-07, it will be because they return the most experienced team in the ACC. All five starters come back, including Collins and guards Dowdell and Jamon Gordon, who form arguably the conference’s best backcourL “Those two guys are good,” Greenberg said. “They play off each other well and they have a boadoad of experience.... They’re not going to back down to anyone.”

Dowdell led the team in scoring as a junior a year ago and was an honorable mention to the All-ACC team for the second year in a row. Gordon led the Hokies in assists and rebounding during ACC play, despite being only 6-foot-3.

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The ACC media chose Maryland to place seventh in the conference this year—a significant departure from the decade of prominence that culminated in the 2002 National Championship under head coach Gary Williams.

Nik Caner-Medley, Travis Garrison, Sterling Ledbetter and Chris McCray, members of the 2002 recruiting class charged with living up to that national title, finished their eligibility in the spring and are no longer on the team. Individually they were successful, but ultimately their offcourt troubles contributed to three straight seasons of undistinguished .500-or-worse conference play.

McCray was declared academically ineligible and missed half of last season, while Caner-Medley and Garrison were both arrested and embroiled in legal issues during their time in College Park.

Their departure rids Maryland of a generation of recurrent under-performance and should bring the program’s focus fully back to the court. But the losses of Caner-Medley and McCray’s combined 30.5 points per game—almost 40 percent of the team’s offensive output—leaves a sizable hole in the offense that ranked third in the ACC last year with 78.3 points per game.

This should translate into more shots for Strawberry, senior forward Ekene Ibekwe and senior sharpshooter Mike Jones. Strawberry, whose slashing abilities were often held captive to the point guard position lastyear, is poised to have a breakout season in his more natural location on the wing.

Ibekwe returns for his senior season after briefly testing the NBA draft waters. He brings home experience gained from a summer playing with the Nigerian national team, highlighted by a 22-point, 10-rebound performance against Dirk Nowitzki’s German squad.

The veterans are joined by an energetic recruiting class of guards Eric Hayes and Greivis Vasquez and forwards Jerome Burney and Landon Milbourne. Either Hayes or Vasquez, both deft ball handlers with realistic starting-lineup aspirations, could potentially be entrusted with point guard duties.

Strawberry and Ibekwe are determined to bring Maryland basketball back into the spotlight.

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Impressive, but not quite impressive enough for the NCAA Tournament selection committee that passed over Maryland for the second consecutive year last spring.

The Tournament snub doubled the duration of Maryland’s Big Dance drought, and the first-seeded Terrapins’ listless first-round NIT defeat to lowly Manhattan confirmed the emotional damage the NCAA snub caused.

Reality was hard to swallow for a team so accustomed to playing on the national stage.

But instead of sulking about the committee’s rejection and the separate off-court issues that sank their season, the Terrapins are using their experience as fuel for the upcoming year.

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In his second season, Virginia head coach Dave Leitao has plenty to look forward to. He has a lot to work with on the floor this year, and maybe more importantly, a new floor to work on.

John Paul Jones Arena, Virginia’s brand-new $l3O million complex—which includes new digs for the team’s players and coaches, among other amenities—has brought higher expectations and has given the team and the university an energizing breath oflife.

“It’s called a palace now,” Leitao said. “How manypeople have a shower in their office?”

A shower is great, but Leitao is more refreshed by the positive attitude and air of support that the stadium has brought than a hot bath at the job. “[A new arena] is the best tangible way to show people what you’ve been talking about in terms of creating a culture,” Leitao said. “It helps send a message about what’s going on in our basketball program.”

With a new stadium, a second-year coach and five returning starters, the Cavaliers hope to mix experienced play with the new direction ofLeitao and a renewed attitude to build on last year’s better-than expected 15-15 record. To do that, there is little doubt that Virginia will have to improve its offense.

“We’re going to try as best we can to open it up a little bit more,” Leitao said. “Last year, we were last in a lot of the offensive categories.”

Specifically, the Cavaliers ranked last in the ACC in both field goal percentage and assists, and they were second to last in scoring offense and scoring margin. Still, the Cavaliers are confident that their team has components that can spark productivity and a much better offensive performance this year.

Virginia, picked by the media to finish eighth in the ACC this season, has one of the most talented and experienced backcourts in the conference in junior Sean Singletary and senior J.R. Reynolds. In 2006, both players finished as top-10 scorers in the ACC. Singletary, a first-team All-ACC selection last season, believes the biggest benefit he brings to the team is his

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“Now, there is no excuse,” Hammonds said. “Vernon is a senior and I’m a junior—we’re one of the veteran backcourts in the conference. So in those late-game situations, we should be able to control the team and pull out a win.”

A major part of the Tigers’ late-game improvementwill be their progress from the free-throw line. Clemson ranked worst in the league in ffee-throw percentage last year, hitting on just 61.7 percent of its attempts.

The foul-shooting woes were a huge obstacle in protecting late leads—the Tigers had three starters who shot below 60 percent —and may very well have cost them a marquee win that did not go down to the wire. In its 10point home loss to No. 1 Duke, Clemson shot a horrendous 6-for-21 from the charity stripe.

“We’ve been shooting them at 6:30 in the morning, after practice, before practice,” Hamilton said. “We have different free-throw games to make it competitive, where the loser has to run. I think also, Coach just wants us to go to the line without thoughts of last year.”

The Tigers have plenty of reasons to think they will make everyone forget what could have been last season.

They return four starters and welcome back forward James Mays, who averaged 9.2 points and 7.6 rebounds per game in Clemson’s first 11 contests last season before having to leave the team because of academic ineligibility.

“Right now, our mentality is we can win every game. We should win every game. It’s not just good to be in games,” Hammonds said. “I think last year, some of our players felt that way, but everyone feels that way now.”

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Of course, the focus on late-game execution is not that surprising considering the team’s struggles last year. Eight of Clemson’s 13 losses came by six points or fewer, and another was in double overtime.

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Last season, an experienced Wake Forest team predicted to finish third in the ACC ended up at the very bottom of the conference.

This year, the Demon Deacons, who feature seven freshmen, would like to exceed expectations for a change.

Picked to finish 10th in the ACC, Wake Forest looks to rebound from a difficult campaign that featured a conference record of 3-13 and an overall record of 17-17. Flead coach Skip Prosser will have plenty of work to do with his young team.

‘You try to teach [the freshmen] from the ground up every year,” Prosser said. “It is always a teaching situation.”

Prosser stresses education as the foremost element to coaching, and this year he may have to do even more than that. Prosser said this year’s squad had the fewest number of experienced players since he was head coach CHRONICLE FILE PHOTO at Xavier. With only two seniors on the roster—forward Michael Drum and center Kyle Visser—the freshmen on Wake Forest's Kyle Visser (55) does not have a great deal of playing exthe team will not have too many veterans to look up to as perience, but he will be expected to lead a youngDemon Deacon team. role models.

‘You don’t have very many older players to mentor the “Everyday we are walking past that board, and we are like, younger ones,” said Prosser. “The coaches have to do a lot ‘This is what we need to get done.’”

The biggest key to the Demon Deacons’ success this of that mentoring.”

Visser and Drum will have to establish themselves as year may be the emergence of a true point guard. Last season, Wake struggled as senior Justin Gray and thenleaders of the team, even though neither was a domiffeshman Harvey Hale played out of position in an atnant presence last season—each scored fewer than six points per game. Both have said, however, they are ready tempt to replace former All-American Chris Paul, now on the NBA’s New Orleans Hornets. for the task.

Hale and fellow sophomore Shamaine Dukes will have “I’ll get in somebody’s face, and I’ll let them know what they will have to do,” Drum said. more experience this year, and the two will be helped by As part of their new roles, Visser and Drum have tried the arrival of freshman point guard Ishmael Smith. to motivate the young team by noting the low expectaDespite some optimism because of the Demon Deations outsiders have for the squad. On a bulletin board at con’s talented freshman class, the fact that this young team remains untested makes predicting Wake Forest’s the entrance of the locker room, the captains have posted newspaper clippings of predictions for Wake Forest to season difficult. do poorly this season.

“With a team with this many young players, there are “We put it up there for motivation,” added Visser. almost no absolutes,” Prosser said.

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Coming off a disappointing 2006 season, the Hurricanes hope to become a formidable force in the ACC this year.

Last season, Miami failed to clinch an NCAA Tournament berth, instead ending its season with a quarterfinal loss in postseason NIT play. While they struggled last year in conference games, the Hurricanes continue to look to improve for the the upcoming season, despite the loss of star seniors Guillermo Diaz and Robert Hite.

In the backcourt, Diaz and Hite were Miami’s goto players, leading the team in scoring with 17.2 and 16.4 points per game, respectively. Combining for 48 percent ofMiami’s shot attempts, the duo’s offensive presence will be difficult to replace.

‘You'lose two guys that have meant so much to the pro gram over the past two years—it’s going to have to change,” head coach Frank Haith said. “It would be great if we could have four guys averaging double figures. I think that’s the kind of team we’re going to have.”

Haith and the Miami squad are counting on the nine returning lettermen—including veteran starters Anthony Harris and Anthony King —to step up and compensate for the loss of the stars.

In the post, the Hurricanes need King, a 6-foot-9 center, to take on a leadership role and emerge as the team’s go-to powerhouse in the paint.

In the backcourt, Anthony Harris will take the helm at the point. While the 6-foot-2 senior was the team’s thirdleading scorer with 9.5 points per game last year, Harris will need to increase his offensive output to balance the loss of top-scoring guards Diaz and Hite.

Joining Harris on the perimeter, guards Jack McClinton—a transfer from Siena—and Denis Clemente will have the opportunity to become impact players for the Hurricanes. With Clemente scoring in double figures six times last season, Haith said that Clemente brings raw energy, but hopes the sophomore will develop more poise and experience on the court.

“I want to tame some of that aggression, but I also like it too,” Haith said. “I also like that he is fearless, and he’s got that attitude that he’ll take the big shots. He’s got that moxy about him, he’s got confidence.”

The Hurricanes are also counting on their freshmen to make contributions this season. Six-foot-8 power forward Dwayne Collins and shooting guard James Dews, were both four-star recruits according to scout.com.

Haith said he hopes Dews can make up for the scoring deficits Miami will face with the loss ofDiaz and Hite.

‘You look at us losing a lot of scoring and in high school [Dews] was a prolific scorer,” Haith said. “He has great offensive skills. He can be a guy that can be in the game from the net perspective.”

With the loss of their two leading scorers, the Hurricanes will need to compensate by allowing other players to take on a greater role.

“We’ve got three guys that can play the one and three guys that can play the two in Anthony [Harris], Denny [Clemente], and McClinton,” Haith said. “I want any of those guys to grab the ball and go and run and play.”

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“I will tell you this —there’s not an easy game on the schedule in the ACC,” Hamilton said. “And I’m not trying to promote anything other than calling it like I see it. And the stats bear it out.”

But as the ACC tries to grab a larger share of the 34 at-large bids, it will have to compete with more conferences to do so.

Last year, the ACC’s low representation coincided with an increase in the Tourney showing from mid-major conferences—the Missouri Valley Conference also received four bids. While many of the ACC’s coaches acknowledged that mid-major teams had gained significant ground, they said the NCAA Tournament selection committee has discounted the rigor of the ACC schedule.

“A lot of teams like that, they can beat you in an individual game or show well in an individual game, but it’s the multiple games that a conference team has to play that has never, ever been given the weight that it should,” Krzyzewski said.

Nearly every coach spoke at length at the ACC’s media day about the league deserving more than four bids to the Tournament on a yearly basis. Williams said the coaches were making a conscious effort to promote their league, not unlike what many conferences have done in the last few years.

“Go back to Big East media day last year,” Williams said. “[Big East commissioner Mike] Tranghese said, ‘We’ve got to have seven or eight teams in the Tournament.’

From the first day. The coaches—what did they say? ‘We’ve got to have seven or eight teams in the Tournament.’... If [ACC commissioner] John Swofford has got to stand up and say that, then John’s got to say that.

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“Anything J>iVt [making the -NCAA Tournament], arid everyone w'alks ground like it’s gloom and doom, and it’s, been the most hideous season in the history of life,” Virginia Tech head coach Seth Greenberg said. “Yet if you go to the Seatbelt-Bee Pollen-GNC bowl game, you’ve had a successful season. You know what, it’s hard. There are 34 atdarge bids. Thir-r ty-four at-large bids and 300 schools that compete for them, and every single school thinks they got screwed.”

Greenberg said he was in favor of expanding the Tournament to 96 teams, with 64 teams playing one game on the Tuesday after Selection Sunday to fill the 32 bottom spots in the round of 64. Other coaches have proposed doubling the number of teams to 128. Krzyzewski said he is not in favor of major expansion, but suggested adding three more play-in games for the 16 seeds.

“I don’t think we can make ajump,” he said. “It’s kind of like not moving out of Cameron. This works so well right now.”

Regardless of the long-term solution, there is one thing the coaches seem to agree on.

“If you really want the best 65, you’ve got to take more than four ACC teams,” Williams said. “That’s the bottom line.”

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But, hey,'they tailed it both ways and fair is fair—it’s not like the less skilled team benefited much, much more from the fact that the referees ignored some contact that would’ve warranted a yellow flag in a football game.)

(Sorry, just had to get that out.)

Anyway, the problem wasn’t so much that Redick scored so many of Duke’s points but that they were basically helpless without him. Redick played so many minutes (because he was in such good shape and rarely got into foul trouble) that Duke never had to learn to run its offense without him. There was no second option on the perimeter when teams collapsed on Shelden Williams inside. That wasn’t because GregPaulus and Josh Mcßoberts were incapable of running some pick-and-roll action but because they never had to.

Coach K called the phenomenon JJ.watching. Duke ran its offense exclusively through Redick, knowing that he’d be able to make the tough shot, or get to the line, or find an open teammate. The effect was that each player lost something in his offensive game.And don’t forget, Duke had four McDonald’s All-Americans on its roster last year not namedJJ. Redick (and that’s not even counting Williams, who wasn’t a McDonald’s guy) more than LSU, more than every team that made the Final Four.

So this year, without Redick, each of Duke’s talented players might be able to maximize his individual potential by looking for his own shot more. And maybe that’ll mean more easy baskets for a team that found them very hard to come by at the end of last season.

And that’s why I think Duke has a chance to be very good this year.

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being strengthened.... I was also getting the same strength and conditioning I always do. After a few weeks,

sat out last season and preserved her eligibility.

“It’s my dream to come here and to play for Duke, so getting a little taste of it and having it taken away, it was

hard for me,” Mitch said.

Head coach Gail Goestenkors is confident that the two will recover in time to contribute this fall.

“Brittany is going to be a major contributor,” Goestenkors said. “She can play inside or out.”

With a “guard mentality” combined with her 6-foot-2 frame, Mitch will present a unique challenge for tough ACC defenders.

Goestenkors is especially confident in Mitch’s ability to play both forward and guard positions, and the coach believes Mitch and Jackson will help the Blue Devils utilize their high-low game.

“She’s our best passer and has excellent vision,” Goestenkors said of Mitch. “She’s going to see some major minutes and push for a starting spot.”

While Mitch looks to contribute more on offense, Jackson hopes to find her niche on defense and on the glass. With two of the top three rebounders from last year’s team —Monique Currie and Misde Williams—playing in the WNBA, Duke needs solid play from a

good rebounding guard.

Jackson said her ability to pressure the ball and close

passing lanes are two of her strongest skills —which is why returning her ankle to full-strength is so crucial.

Both Jackson and Mitch underscored the importance of their redshirt seasons, which not only gave them time to recuperate, but also to get a feel for the team, for what Goestenkors wanted, and what their roles would be.

From the bench, Jackson learned about Goestenkors’ desire for her players to be aggressive, while Mitch took time to watch the play of Waner and Currie, noticing what worked for them and what did not.

It is unclear when the two will begin to compete with the starters for minutes, but their presence will give Duke more depth and versatility as the season progresses—particularly in a tough ACC and in preparation for an NCAA Tournament run.

“I can’t wait for the games,” Mitch said. “I can’t wait to play in the games.”

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In his two years at Duke, DeMarcus Nelson has played through injuries and starred in the Blue Devils'two home games against North Carolina.

I could feel the difference.”

In the end, Nelson may have earned more than what he bargained for. He signed up to rehab his ankle, but after a month of toil on San Francisco’s Baker Beach under the guidance of an ex-Navy SEAL, Nelson’s psyche was also rehabilitated for the upcoming year.

With Nelson’s body and mind restored to their rightful place, the Blue Devils are now counting on their junior leader more than ever to produce on the court. Named as one of the team’s captains before the season began, Nelson said he is relishing the leadership opportunity, which was unavailable with a full stable of seniors at the helm lastyear.

“It’s no different to the role I’ve been in for every team I’ve been on,” he said. “This is fun, just stepping into this role at Duke.”

And Duke’s coaches are hoping, knock on wood, that the injury bug that’s bitten Nelson the past two seasons is finally exterminated.

“He’s the one kid—we want everyone to stay healthy, but you feel badly for him,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “He is good, and he’d be even better now if he was able to play and not play hurt. The DeMarcus Nelson you’ve seen has played hurt.”

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