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I think it’s ambitious for Duke, and I thinkit will be very good for Durham,” Lange said.

Bumess also said that regardless of the delay he remains confident that John Burness the plan will be approved In the extra time created by the postponed vote, the University will continue polishing its proposal, Burness said. “We’re continuing to talk to the city,” he said.

In recent months, University officials have also tried to address some community members’ concerns about the proposed construction project, including criticisms that new store's and restaurants would hurt local businesses.

“Duke has been been extraordinarily sensitive to and accommodating to our neighbors as we’ve talked about this process,” President Richard Brodhead said.

Burness added that only a “narrow bunch of issues” remain in contention with critical community members.

Using feedback from discussions with community members, Duke officials agreed to place a cap on the amount of retail space allowed, among other changes, Burness said.

Despite the complaints, Burness said he feels confident that those who opposed the planning were only a small group of Durham residents.

Throughout the city approval process, SEE CENTRAL ON PAGE 7

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In response to requests from a group of community members, the Durham City Council has agreed to postpone the vote on plans for the new Central Campus to Jan. 16, Duke officials recently confirmed.

The council was previously scheduled to discuss the plans at its Dec. 18 meeting.

In January, council members will review a general proposal for Central Campus submitted by the University and vote for or against that plan, said John Burness, senior vice president for public affairs and government relations.

Bumess and Provost Peter Lange said administrators and planning officials have met extensively with community members in the last several months, and both noted that responses were gen-

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The Blue Devils made nineof their 20 three-point attempts en route to their most points in four games.

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Duke was sinking three-pointers from all over the floor Saturday, and they weren’t coming from just one guy—J J. Redick was nowhere to be found.

Even better, the Blue Devil offense was working together.

Duke (9-1) went 9-for-20 from beyond the arc and had just 11 turnovers in its 69-53 win over George Mason (4-4) Saturday at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

“Eleven turnovers is like heaven for

us right now,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “I thought our team played very well.”

No. 7 Duke ranked last in the ACC in scoring and turnover margin before Saturday’s game and had been struggling to hit its offensive stride all season. But the young Blue Devils found their rhythm in the first half against another young team in the Patriots, who are still less than a season removed from their SEE M. BBALL ON PAGE 10

of his death is still unclear.

Rajesh Das, 26, was simultaneously pursuing a degree at the School of Medicine and a master’s degree in biomedical engineering in the Pratt School of Engineering.

“He’s always achieved a lot academically, but most of his friends at Duke are going to remember him for his abil- Rajesh Das ity to connect with pepl pie,” said Ajay Kamireddi, a fellow student in the medical school. “He had a lot of unbridled spirit and compassion. It’s a big loss for

everyone.”

Das was originally from Saratoga, Calif., and graduated from Columbia Uni-

versity in 2002.

He had planned a career in plastic surgery specializing in children’s facial deformities after graduating from Duke in

2008, said Dr. Robert Drucker, Das’ advisory dean and an associate dean in the medical school Student Affairs Office.

Das was discovered dead in the back of a friend’s car at 9 a.m. Wednesday morning.

He had gone out with friends Tuesday night in Raleigh and fell asleep in the back seat. His friends decided to leave him there for the night, Kamireddi said.

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Radiation tied to ex-spy death

Chilean dictator Pinochet dies at 91 by

Eduardo Gallardo

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SANTIAGO, Chile Gen. Augusto Pinochet, who terrorized his opponents for 17 years after taking power in a bloody coup, died Sunday, putting an end to a decade of intensifying efforts to bring him to trial for human rights abuses blamed on his regime. He was 91.

Supporters saw Pinochet as a Cold War hero for overthrowing democratically elected President Salvador Allende at a time when the United States was working to destabilize his Marxist government and keep Chile from exporting communism in Latin America.

But the world soon reacted in horror as

Santiago’s main soccer stadium filled with political prisoners to be tortured, shot, disappeared or forced into exile.

Pinochet’s dictatorship laid the groundwork for South America’s most stable economy, but his crackdown on dissent left a lasting legacy —his name has become a byword for the state terror, in many cases secretly supported by the United States, that retarded democratic change across the

hemisphere.

Pinochet died with his family at his side the Santiago Military Hospital on Sunday, a week after suffering a heart attack.

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being sentenced for all the acts he was responsible for during his dictatorship,” said Hugo Gutierrez, a human rights lawyer involved in several lawsuits against Pinochet.

Hundreds of Pinochet supporters gathered outside the hospital, weeping and trading insults with people in passing cars.

Some shouted “Long Live Pinochet!” and sang Chile’s national anthem.

Violent clashes broke out between police and Pinochet opponents who threw rocks at cars and set up fire barricades on the city’s main avenue. Police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse the crowd.

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Iraq: U.S. army training a "failure" by

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BAGHDAD, Iraq The Iraqi president on Sunday sharply criticized the bipartisan U.S. report calling for a new approach to the war, saying it contained dangerous recommendations that would undermine his country’s sovereignty and were “an insult to the people of Iraq.”

President Jalal Talabani, a Kurd and one of the staunchest U.S. supporters within the Iraqi leadership, also said U.S. training of Iraq’s army and police had gone “from failure to failure.”

He criticized the recommendation by

the Iraq Study Group calling for increasing the number of U.S. troops embedded with Iraqi units to train Iraq’s forces from 3,000 to 4,000 currently to 10,000 to 20,000.

“It is not respecting the desire of the Iraqi people to control its army and to be able to rearm and train Iraqi forces under the leadership of the Iraqi government,” he said during an interview with several reporters in his office in Baghdad.

Talabani was the most senior government official to take a stand against the report, which has also come under sharp criticism from American conservatives who

claim it amounts to a veiled surrender in the war against terror.

Outgoing Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, in a surprise farewell visit to U.S. troops in Iraq this weekend, said the consequences of the war’s failure would be “un-

acceptable.”

“We feel great urgency to protect the American people from another 9/11 or a 9/11 times two or three. At the same time, we need to have the patience to see this task through to success. The consequences offailure are unacceptable,” Rumsfeld said at Asad air base in western Iraq. “The enemy must be defeated.”

Traces of radioactive polonium-210 were found on a couch in a German apartment visited by a contact of poisoned ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko before the two had met in London, authorities said Sunday.

Russian businessman Dmitry Kovtun is believed to have slept on the couch before meeting with Litvinenko last month.

Shuttle inspected for damage The orbiting Discovery crew started the meticulous inspection of the shuttle's heat shield Sunday, looking for any damage from liftoff. The shuttle's 50-foot robotic arm and boom were checked with cameras and sensors as the exam began on the right wing.

Rumsfeld visits troops in Iraq Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, with only days left in office, paid a surprise farewell visit to U.S,troops in Iraq this weekend, telling them the consequences of the war's failure would be "unacceptable."

Protests continue in Beirut Hundreds of thousands of Hezbollah members and their allies flooded central Beirut on Sunday demanding changes in the government's makeup as soldiers strung more barbed wire around the offices of the Western-backed premier.

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Every year dozens of students from Andover, Exeter and the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology mail in their acceptance letters to Duke.

None of these prestigious preperatory and magnet schools, however, enrolled as large a proportion of their senior classes to Duke as Durham Academy did in 2006.

Out of a 2006 senior class of 88, 17 DA students chose to attend Duke. That number was a historic high, said Kathy Cleaver, director of college counseling at DA. “Last year’s class was a bumper crop,” Cleaver said. “A huge number applied and a huge number matriculated.Last year was an anomaly.”

Although the 2006 admission numbers were unusually high, DA has a strong tradition of sending students to Duke.

“I expect that DA is consistently among our top-10 schools for enrolling students,” Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Christoph Guttentag wrote in an e-mail.

Between 2003 and 2006, 55 Durham Academy students matriculated to Duke, according to the school’s official website. In the same time period, 3 students enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania—a school many consider to be Duke’s academic peer.

Cleaver, however, said Duke, like any other elite university, is still a reach for DA students. Those who get in deserve to, she said, adding that two ’O6 DA students earned merit scholarships.

“Duke is never a safe choice for anyone, even our students,” said Cleaver, who is also a former Duke admissions officer.

“Our students are really impresot getting in on because they’re ies.”

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admitted in greater numbers. Out of 13 Durham Academy students who applied early, 11 were admitted, Bollerslev said, which equals an admittance rate of 85 percent. By comparison, only 30 percent of Trinity applicants and 37 percent of Pratt applicants were admitted in 2006, according to the Duke admissions website.

Some DA alumni point to these figures as evidence of special treatment for applicants from Durham Academy.

“If you want perfect honesty, more DA students get in because there are relaxed standards for in-state students,” said Larry, a former DA student who requested to remain anonymous. “Also bear in mind that a lot ofDuke faculty send their

MANCHESTER, N.H. Sen. Barack Obama sparked an early frenzy Sunday during his initial visit to the nation’s first presidential primary state, but said he still has not decided whether to run and questioned whether all the hype was just part of his “15 minutes of fame.”

The Illinois senator said he is still “running things through the traps” as he considers whether to join a field ofDemocrats that is expected to include front-runner Sen. Hillary Clinton and several other more experienced political hands.

“This is an office you can’t run for just on the basis of ambition,” Obama told reporters at a news conference between packed events. “You have to feel deep in your gut that you have a vision for the country that is sufficiently important that it needs to be out there.”

At every turn in New Hampshire, Obama got encouragement to enter the race. Gov. John Lynch joked that the Rolling Stones were originally the headliners at a state party fundraiser where the $25 tickets quickly sold out. “But we canceled them when we realized Senator Obama would sell more tickets,” Lynch said.

He drew 1,500 Democrats to the fundraiser and several hundred more at a book signing in Portsmouth. Organizers of both events had to turn away many others who wanted to get in. The media contingent was so large it crowded into a Portsmouth coffee shop with the senator and knocked into tables and chairs as he tried to shake hands with the customers.

History teacher and Democrat Mark Bingham of Alton, N.H., met Obama and said that despite his inexperience, he could rank among presidents named Lincoln and Kennedy. “It’s good to see politics

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17 studentsfrom the 88-person 2006 graduating class of Durham Academy enrolled at Duke this year.

eight or nine have professors as parents.

If you include legacies, 12 or 13 [have ties to Duke],” said Nico Bollerslev, a Durham Academy alumna and Duke freshman.

Cleaver said the average SAT score for ’O6 DA students was 1335—a statistic made more impressive because, unlike prestigious boarding schools, DA recruits locally and admits students in kindergarten.

“Unlike a New England prep school that takes people in ninth grade, we take our kids at the age offour. We help all of our kids reach their potential,” she said.

Compared to Duke’s general pool of applicants, a much higher percentage of DA seniors applied early decision in 2006.

Durham Academy students were also

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Chocolate for Midnight Breakfast?

Old media meets new media At the West Campus bus stop Wednesday morning, a Duke security officer spotted a suspicious man carrying a laptop wrapped in newspapers.

Duke Police Department officers stopped and identified the man, who said he found the laptop.

The laptop was returned to its owner, and the man was banned from campus.

Criminal charges are pending.

Wallet stolen from Wilson courtside A student reported that he left his wallet unattended by the side of the court while he played basketball at Wilson Recreation Center Thursday afternoon.

When he returned, his wallet, contairiing credit cards and ID, was gone.

He later found that his credit cards had already been used at several local retail establishments.

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Students celebrate Midnight Breakfast Sunday night by dipping strawberries, cookies, melon and other goodies into a chocolate fountain in the Great Hall.

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high school at DA.” Rabiner attended Jordan High School, which is often considered school in Durham County, said Sarah Rabiner, a Durham public school graduate Durham’s elite public high school, said and current Duke freshman.

Shawheen James, a Duke freshman and “I don’t think there is any disadvantage Jordan alumnus.

Jordan enrolled a similar number of students to Duke as DA, but its senior class was much larger, “Of the that enrolled, eight James said.

Rabiner said DA graduates are betor nine have professors as parter prepared to succeed in college adents. If you include legacies, 12 missions.

“My sister is at Durham Academy or 13 [have ties to Duke].” now. They really prepare you to be Nico Bollerslev well-rounded, and I think that’s the way colleges like to see their applifreshman, Durham Academy alumna cants,” Rabiner said. “Whereas, in a public school, they encourage you to be active, but it’s nobody’s job to look after you.” being from a public school,” Rabiner said She did note several differences in the When asked to characterize the relapreparation she received, however. tionship between Duke and Durham “We had to deal with more logistical isAcademy, Larry emphasized that there is sues at a public school, like I went nothing unfairly preferential about it. through four guidance counselors,” Ra“DA students just have advantages apbiner said. “In comparison, DA students plying to Duke that most people don’t, by just have advantages applying to Duke virtue of the fact that their families have that most kids don’t have. Each student more connections to Duke than the averhas the same college counselor throughage student.

Attending DA gives one an admissions advantage, but not more than any other

kids to DA. It’s where rich, white Southerners send their kids, and where some of Duke’s biggest donors and legacies send their kids.”

Duke admissions officials said there is no special relationship between Duke and DA, but they acknowledged that Duke favors applicants from North Carolina, and the Triangle area in particular.

“While we give a measure of preference to applicants from the Carolinas, we feel a particular tie to applicants from Durham and the Triangle,” Guttentag wrote in an e-mail.

Many DA alumni, however, said they disagree with Larry’s sentiments.

“I think admissions are the same for everyone. The people who got in were top students who all deserved to get in,” said Christine Sailer, a DA alumna who was admitted to Duke but chose to attend Vanderbilt University instead.

Most alumni who were contacted attributed DA’s admissions success at Duke to the merits of the academy’s students, not any special relationship with the University.

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Wednesday morning, an employee in the Duke Clinics reported that a woman tried to purchase jewelry by claiming that she was a Duke employee, when, in fact, she had been terminated.

The former employee obtained goods by using the same ruse at the Duke Hospital gift shop Thursday.

Thief steals from patients in ED An employee in the DUH Emergency Department reported that she saw a woman apparendy rifling through other people’s belongings Tuesday afternoon.

DPD officers were able to locate the suspect and through investigation determined that she had stolen cash, credit cards, checkbooks, cell phones and ID from six different persons. She was arrested and placed under a $1,500 bond.

Hope it was clean, at least Two students reported several items of clothing missing after they left their laundry unattended Wednesday evening in Jarvis dormitory.

CD player stolen from unlocked car A man reported that his CD player was taken from his vehicle, which was parked in the Hanes Lot Tuesday night. The man said his rear door locks were not functional.

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North Carolina, between highways 321 and 95,” he says.

Though not nearly as large as some of for milkshakes, judging by their 39 flavors. its fast-food competitors, Reeves says that’s “Where else can you get 40 flavors of not what Cook Out is about. milkshakes in the middle of the night?”

“We never drove veryfast—we just wanna asks junior Jeremy Marshall, a Cook Out be the best,” he says with a syrupy Southern drawl. “Our employees, and our customers, employee. not as are Apparently many places, just real good people, real loyal.” people come in droves for them, congregating at And many prefer it to on-campus eateries, including the campus’ only all hours until the eatery’s 4 a.m. close.

24-hour option, Many cusMcDonald’s in tomers take the drinks the Bryan Center. for “Lately, I’ve been going there “Cook Out granted, but Marshall says a seems to run 10 two or three times a week... It’s lot goes into times better than the restaurants at cheap wonderful, fatteningly them. making Marshall Duke,” Each shake food. It’s a good study break.” says. ought to be Though it can Fuson in prepared be a tasty less than 30 secfreshman, Cook Out loyalist late-night food onds, he says.

“You know, run for students, working there is we have to crush all the cookies that go into the milka different story. shakes by hand,” Marshall says. “They’re “I think our food is really good for the very big on policy at Cook Out. And everyprice, especially if you get a tray, but workthing has to touch the chargrill last, to give ing there isn’t very fun,” Marshall says. it the distinct Cook Out flavor.”

“Most people think, ‘Oh, it’s layman’s Many customers seem to worship the work—anyone can do it.’ But in reality, it’s a pretty difficult job. It’s harder than shakes, and they’re hallowed in a way and are with a bibligraced you think because you’ve got to go so fast wrappers cups cal verse citation, for reasons unknown to and there are no chairs and it never lets many employees. up, and you’ve got to keep up with orders don’t know that’s there.

I coming from both sides at once.” really why “I That feeling might change with experisuspect they do it just as part of the business enterprise. It’s a business,” Marshall ence, however. For Cook Out devotees, the says flatly. “I think they’re just out to high priest of the grill might be someone make money.” like “Bob,” who has worked the late shift Reeves says the passages have special on Hillsborough Road for several years.

Bob’s the person you’ll see in the back, meaning to him.

“Those are my favorite Bible verses, my making french fries to order.

“It depends on how much patience you grandmother’s favorites,” he says. “We just have,” hit home for he offers. “It can be stressful. A lot people.” really hope they But many students say they don’t notice of times, you’re there from five in the afternoon ’til close. And clean-up takes anthe religious references. other hour. So it’s like five until five. You “Urn, there are Bible verses?” asks freshman Erin Franz, analyzing her cup on her get used to it, though.”

Late night is the “skeleton crew,” first trip. “I didn’tknow.”

Reeves is the founder of Cook Out, and which can be made up of as few as three he’s also really hard to find. He’s analopeople working the three service windows, Marshall says. gous to his restaurant, in a way —as mysteStill, Bob and Marshall both said there rious as the oblong buildings most people are some more gratifying aspects of the never enter.

Reeves opened the Greensboro-based job, mostly related to interactions with the customers. chain in 1990,and “all stores are located in

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“On the weekends, it can be really funny,” Bob says. “Especially later at night,” when intoxicated patrons provide

the evening’s only amusement.

Marshall says he agrees that the weekends provide the most entertainment—when the bar rush and drunk people pour into line.

“People just like to mess with us, I think. One person used the restroom outside the drive-through window,” Marshall continues, laughing. “Another placed his order with a box over his head. People fall asleep in line... lots of drunk customers, people on scavenger hunts, peo-

ple who seem to be illiterate and can’t figure out the menu.”

Students will likely continue frequenting the restaurant —and providing such entertainment—as long as it continues to cater to the hours conducive to collegiate life.

Visits are not necessarily limited to late-night runs, however, as many cite cravings for the caloric food as an anxiolytic during the stressful exam period.

“Lately, I’ve been going there two or three times a week,” freshman Jordan Fuson said. “It’s wonderful, fatteningly cheap food. It’s a good study break.”

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cause of death, the Raleigh News and Observer reported.

“He was a really nice guy, friendly. He was the life of the party,” said Nitu Mathew, a graduate student in biomedical engineering.

Friends described Das as an outgoing person who touched many people while at the Unifriends at Duke

When one of the friends was driving Das back to Durham, he realized Das was “Most of his unresponsive and immediversity. called the police, ately to remember him are “He was upbeat and enthugoing Kamireddi said. siastic about everything he “The police have said for his ability to connect with and I never saw him withdid, there was no evidence or reout a smile on his face,” people.” port of foul play. No evisaid.

Drucker dence of homicide or suiAjay Kamireddi “He was sort of the social cide,” Kamireddi said. kingpin of med school,” friend of Das, medical student It was cold Tuesday night Kamireddi said. “One of those and Das spent five hours in guys who was really interested in the car, Kamireddi noted, behind people.” been the story could also have adding that the death Thursday, friends and family gathered for a funeral alcohol-related. and the Pratt School of Engineering held Durham Raleigh police do not expect charges to be pressed in in his honor. and are still waiting for autopsy results to determine the an informal gathering

OBAMA from page 3 going in another direction,’ Bingham told the senator.

Obama said he thinks the excitement reflects voters’ desire for a new, positive direction in politics that is not

about him as an individual “I am suspicious of hype,” Obama told reporters. The fact that my 15 minutes of fame has extended a little longer than 15 minutes is somewhat surprising to me and completely baffling to my wife.”

Obama’s appearance before the state party was to celebrate last month’s election, where Lynch won by a record margin and the party took control of both houses of the legislature and New Hampshire’s two U.S. House seats. As he took the stage, supporters handed Obama a petition signed by 12,000 people encouraging him to run, said Todd Webster, who started the RunObama.com Web site.

“I think to some degree I’ve become a shorthand or a symbol or a stand-in for now of a spirit that the last election in New Hampshire represents,” Obama said. “It’s a spirit that says we are looking for different. We want something new.”

Obama’s newness could be one of his biggest liabilities—he has served just two years in the Senate after seven years in the Illinois Legislature. But Obama tried to turn his inexperience into an asset compared with other candidates who have been governing for much longer, although he didn’t mention any rivals by name.

Clinton has not yet begun campaigning in New Hampshire, but she did host a dinner at her Washington home Sunday night for Terry Schumacher, a prominent New Hampshire Democrat who worked on Bill Clinton s 1992 and 1996 presidential campaigns. Sen. Clinton has made several calls this week to Democratic activists in New Hampshire and around the country, sounding out her

presidential prospects.

PINOCHET from page 2 Authorities said there were a number of arrests, but no immediate reports of injuries.

Many Chileans saw Pinochet’s death as reason for celebration. Hundreds of cheering, flag-waving people crowded a major plaza in the capital, drinking champagne and tossing confetti.

“August© Pinochet’s dictatorship in Chile represented one of most difficult periods in that nation’s history,” said Tony Fratto, a White House spokesperson. “Our thoughts today are with the victims of his reign and their families.”

Chile’s government said at least 3,197 people were killed for political reasons during Pinochet’s rule, but courts allowed the aging general to escape hundreds of criminal complaints as his health declined.

The mustachioed Pinochet left no doubt about who was in charge after the Sept. 11, 1973 coup, when warplanes bombed the presidential palace and Allende committed suicide with a submachine gun Fidel Castro had given him.

“Not a leaf moves in this country if I’m not moving it,” Pinochet said.

But he refused for years to take responsibility for his regime’s abuses, blaming subordinates for killings or tortures.

Only on his 91st birthday last month did he take “full political responsibility for everything that happened” dur-

ing his long rule. But the statement made no reference to the rights abuses and said he had to act to prevent Chile’s economic and political disintegration.

Bom Nov. 25, 1915, the son of a customs official in the port of Valparaiso, Pinochet was appointed army commander just 19 days before the coup by Allende, who mistakenly thought Pinochet would defend constitutional rule.

The CIA had worked for months to destabilize the Allende government, including financing a truckers’ strike that paralyzed the delivery of goods across Chile, but Washington denied having anything to do with the coup itself.

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CENTRAL from page 1 Duke officials have continued working with construction and architecture firms to create more complex designs for the new campus, Executive Vice President Tallman Trask wrote in an e-mail.

“We are in conversations with several architects working on design standards and very early schematic examples,” he said.

Trask added that there is going to be an emphasis placed on making Central a “green,” environmentally friendly campus.

“I think it can be said that [community members] were very highly impressed by the thoughtfulness and ambition of the environmental planning,” Brodhead said.

Burness added that planning officials were also working to iron out the financial details for Central Campus.

Ryan McCartney contributed to this story.

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In each of Duke’s first eight games—in which they outscored their opponents by an average of nearly 40 points per game the Blue Devils jumped out to an early lead and never looked back.

Two minutes into the game Sunday afternoon in Cameron Indoor Stadium, they found themselves in unfamiliar territory.

But a dismal shooting performance and an early 7-0 deficit did not stop No. 4 Duke (9-0) from TEXAS cruising to a 2880 point victory over DUKE No. 22 Texas (72), defeating the visiting Longhorns in a 80-52 blowout.

“Duke is really good,” Texas head coach Jody Conradt said. “Even though we jumped out early and did some really positive things, they just kept on doing what they do. They were relentless on both ends of the floor.”

After Texas’ early run, the Blue Devils responded with three baskets of their own to tie the game at seven. The lead alternated until a pair ofAlison Bales free throws put Duke ahead 17-15, giving it an advantage that the Blue Devils would never relinquish.

Bales’ two points marked the beginning of a 23-12 Duke run in the half s final eight minutes. The Blue Devils’ pressure defense forced Texas to turn over die ball, creating easy transition scoring opportunities.

“Our defense really sustained us through a tough shooting night,” Goestenkors said. “It obviously wasn’t one of our better shooting nights, but I thought we did a great job creating some points by getting to the free throw line.

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When Smith could not get to the hoop, she was able to earn trips to the free-throw line, where she was 7-for-10.

“I wanted to attack the basket, but I knew from previous games that they probably were scouting that and said I would be out of control, so I was trying to be

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Since Duke squeaked out a 54-51 victory against Indiana Nov. 28, that has been the biggest question , about the young team. j- .

But with their 69-53 win Saturday afternoon over George Mason, the Blue Devils assuaged many doubts about their ability to score consistendy.

Duke jumped out to a quick 64) lead less than a minute into the contest on three-pointers from Jon Scheyer and DeMarcus Nelson and would never trail during the game, eventually extending their lead to as much as 18 points.

This weekend’s hot start contrasts sharply with the Blue Devils’ last few matchups, in which they have struggled to establish an offensive game. Against George-

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under control when I was going to the hoop,” Smith said. “I was just lucky enough to find openings in the defense and get to the free throw line.”

Smith was not alone in her penchant for getting to the charity stripe, as Duke’s SEE W. BBALL ON PAGE 10

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Jamal Boykin had not been on Duke’s bench for weeks, and now there is no chance he will return.

The sophomore, who had not played since the Blue Devils’ third game after contracting mononucleosis, had returned home to Los Angeles after falling ill. Boykin informed Duke’s coaching staff ofhis decision to transfer late Thursday night.

“I just want everybody to know that as far as the coaching staff and the players at Duke, we’re still on good terms,” Boykin told the Durham Herald-Sun. “I’m still good friends with those guys.”

The 6-foot-7 forward said he would like to transfer to a school closer to his home.

Early speculation about where he might enroll next included Southern California, California and Arizona State.

By leaving Duke now, Boykin will be eligible to play after first semester next year. Had he waited the entire year before making the decision, NCAA rules would have required Boykin to sit out all of next season.

“Jamal is a great young man, and we wish him the best in his future,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said in a statement.

“We’re friends, and we totally support him through his illness, his impending transfer and whatever family concerns he has.”

During his time at Duke, Boykin did not contribute heavily on the court. He played in 26 games as a freshman in 2005-06, totaling just 70 minutes. In the first three games of this season, Boykin had averaged 1.3 points and four rebounds playing behind sophomore Dave McClure and freshman Lance Thomas.

Still, while a Blue Devil, Boykin became a fan favorite with his excitable attitude and boundless enthusiasm.

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Dec. 6, the Blue Devils were similarly ineffective in the half-court, scoring just 22 points in the first half. Duke also committed 20 turnovers against the Crusaders.

Against the Patriots —last year’s Cinderella participant in the Final Four Duke found rhythm and consistency, however. The Blue Devils protected the ball better, ran half-court sets with success and ended with their highest point total since beating Davidson 75-47 Nov. 25.

The Blue Devils’ offensive success resulted in part from their relative lack of turnovers against George Mason —they had just 11 compared to a season average of 17.8. Fewer turnovers translated into more opportunities to score and a —

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The Longhorns came into Cameron Indoor Stadium Sunday afternoon with confidence, scoring seven unanswered points in the first two minutes of play.

But the Blue Devils contained Texas to only 20 more points in the first half en route to an 80-52 blowout—the Longhorns’ worst offensive output this season and well below their season average of 73.8 points per game.

And Duke’s momentum didn’t come on the offensive end of the court, either, where the team.shot a season-low 38.6 percent from the field.

“The great thing is we’re finding ways to win, and we know it all starts with our defense,” head coach Gail Goestenkors said.

The Blue Devils scored 29 points off turnovers and 12 off fast breaks, and their attacking mentality on defense translated to more aggressive play on offense. They outscored the Longhorns 4218 in the paint and 23-4 in second chance opportunities.

“They were relentless on both ends of the floor, and eventually we started to fall apart,” Texas head coach Jody Conradt said. “We started to have breakdowns on the defensive end because we were frustrated that we were having difficulty scoring.”

The decisive result against Texas is Duke’s third consecutive solid win over a ranked team this week, in which the Blue Devils’ average margin of victory was 29.2.

Alison Bales had four blocks, and Duke's defense held the Longhorns to less then 40 percent shooting.

Heading into a rigorous conference schedule—North Carolina, Maryland, and

Duke are all ranked in the top four nationally —the Blue Devils have proven that they can contend, particularly on defense, with some of the best teams in the country.

“Our defense really sustained us through a tough shooting night,” Goestenkors said. “It’s a young team, but I

feel as if they’ve shown a killer instinct getting good teams down and keeping them down.”

Trailing 15-11 in the middle of the first half, the Blue Devils had three different players—Carrem Gay, Bridgette Mitchell and Alison Bales—with blocks on consecufive Texas possessions.

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Bales block, just under the 10-minute mark, the 6-foot-7 center was fouled on an inbounds pass. Bales drained two free throws and gave Duke its first lead of the game.

With four blocks in the contest and 328 in her career, Bales is now only two blocks shy of being the ACC’s all-time leader.

Bales’ most significant contribution, however, was her joint effort with Gay in stopping National Player of the Year candidate Tiffany Jackson, who was held to single digits for the first time in 16 games.

Jackson, who is averaging 19.8 points and 9.3 rebounds per game, was held to only eight points and no offensive .rebounds in 36 minutes, shooting 4-for-13 from the field.

“Their post players are really athletic, and then Alison was clogging up the middle a lot,” Jackson said. “It forced me to take outside shots—facing a lot of doubleteams and sometimes triples.”

The strong Blue Devil presence in the middle was complemented by solid defensive play on the perimeter, led by a six-steal effort by Abby Waner, who attributed her success to the predictability ofTexas’ passes once Duke got comfortable in its zone set.

Duke opened up the game playing manto-man exclusively, and then came out playing zone off dead-balls late in the first half.

“Towards the end of the first halfand in the second half, we put on our little halfcourt press, which caused some problems for them and gave us some momentum,” Goestenkors said.

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DeMarcus Nelson and Jon Scheyer combined for 42 of Duke’s points—21 of them on three-pointers—to lead an aggressive squad that did not relinquish the lead at any point.

“Our emphasis this game was to come out, have a very aggressive mindset, offensively and defensively—mainly offensively though because we felt like that was the area of our game that we needed to develop faster,” Nelson said. “So we wanted to come out here with an aggressive mindset but also share the ball with each other.”

In the final six minutes of the first half, the Blue Devils’ tough defense sparked a 9-1 run and to end the period, 3322. Josh Mcßoberts swung a pass into the paint to Dave McClure, who converted it into a reverse layup to start the run with 5:30 remaining, “Coach always talks about the end of halves, the clock anc j game situations like that and how important it is,” Scheyer said. “So that’s why right there we had a good lineup on the floor and we were like, Let’s push it right here. We can really dp this against this team.’ And we ended up pushing the lead at halftime, which gave us a lot of momentum.”

1 |t i Despite its solid performance, Krzyzewski said the team still has things to work on, particularly with finding away to use Mcßoberts more effectively in scoring. Responding to George Mason’s zone defense, the sophomore was frequently pulled out to the perimeter. Mcßoberts had just 7 points in 37 minutes, but he did add eight rebounds and eight assists.

“He can be really different when we add the stuff we think we need to add, because he can really pass the ball, and he wants to pass the ball—probably to a fault,” Krzyzewski said.

“We have to get him the ball when he’s in position to score, not just to pass.”

Even with the team’s highest offensive output in four games, Duke still believes it has room for improvement.

“The one tiling we have to do right now is to establish DeMarcus and Josh with a number of shots and a number of touches and have Jon, Marty, stretch defenses,” Krzyzewski said. “We can’t do all those things right away.”

With exams this week, the Blue Devils will take a break in their game schedule and focus on practice. Duke does not play again until its matchup at home against Kent State Dec. 19.

“We’ll turn it into a good thing,” Mcßoberts said. “Obviously after any game where you play well you wish you could go out and play tomorrow. But with the coaching staff we have, they’re definitely going to make it a positive, and we’ll be ready the next time we come out.” ;

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The three accounted for 45 of Duke’s points.

“Their guards scored 50 points and that tells you that they were taking it to us aggressively,” Conradt said. “Dribble penetration with a team as good as Duke is going to be hard for anyone to contend with.”

The win over Texas marked Duke’s third consecutive victory over a ranked opponent, joining their previous wins over No. 19 Rutgers and No. 11 Vanderbilt. With the Blue Devils winning these three games by an average margin of just less than 30 points, Goestenkors said that she is very pleased with her team’s performance headed into ACC play.

“I think the team has proven over this little threegame stretch that they’re able to get good teams down and keep them down,” Goestenkors said. “We’ve seen a lot of different things, and I think we’ve responded to everything we’ve seen.”

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to effectively penethrough George Mason’s zone defense at times, nearly 40 better ability to command a conpercent of the Blue Devils’ points came from beyond the arc in the offense. sistent “Limiting the amount of game—a statistic that again runs contrary to season trends. As a turnovers, that’s going to give us

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more shots,” Greg Paulus said.

“Not having 20 turnovers gives us nine extra possessions, nine extra shots—that’s definitely beneficial.”

A spike in assists complimented the dearth of turnovers. In the game, Duke made 25 field goals on 21 assists. Though Duke had nearly twice as many assists as turnovers this weekend, it entered the game with a whopping 49 more turnovers than assists for the season. Saturday, however, the offense made smart passes and ran its sets effectively, often deep into the shot clock.

“One of the things I think our team was doing—all of us, me included—every pass we were trying to make was a scoring pass,” Scheyer said. “You don’t need to do that all the time. We can be a pass-and-move team—move the ball on offense, get the defense moving.”

Maintaining the high assist-toturnover ratio will be crucial for the Blue Devils to continue improving on offense. Much of Saturday’s change came from a more consistent effort from Paulus, who turned to ball over just once in 26 minutes.

“That’s by far the best we’ve handled the ball,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “Eleven turnovers is heaven for us right now.”

Duke made nine of its 20 three-point attempts and a handful more rimmed out. The team attempted more threes in the first half, 13, than the 12.1 it has averaged per game this year.

Nelson finished 3-for-4 from beyond the arc, and Scheyer hit 4of-7 three-pointers. Paulus scored all six of his points on threes. The barrage of long shots helped open up the floor, so Duke could better penetrate the paint, helping to balance its attack.

As the first two possessions of the game suggested, Duke’s offensive resurgence was led by Nelson and Scheyer, who both set career highs with 24 and 18 points, respectively. Together they scored Duke’s first 17 points of the second half and accounted for all but seven points in the period.

This weekend’s game was not a dominating performance for the Blue Devils, but it was a great improvement.

With the fifth-best scoring defense in the country, Duke already has the defense necessary to win games. If they can continue their improvement on the offensive end with their 10-day break before taking on Kent State Dec. 19, the Blue Devils will be poised to prove that they still are, indeed, one of the most comwin over George Mason.

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Kinsley was of course referhave dining may just received the boost it ring to famed DSG president needed. In an impromptu Elliott Wolf—an integral player press conference held atop in the downfall and collapse of the Great Hall loading dock, the previous food sendee provider. Since Compass Group the replacement editorial Onsite Director of ARAMARK Kenny Kinsley announced a new trend in stuCorp. by Compass Group, the dent dining. According to his Great Hall has undergone a significant transformation in statement, students have abandoned all forms of “cooked,” an attempt to improve food “assembled” and “likely conquality'and sendee. Investment taminated” dishes in search of in new uniforms, a working more “simple,” “healthy” and dishwasher and employee eti“safe” alternatives. More quette training have all aimed specifically, he noted that the to attract customers.

“Take any old guy, give him a apples served at the Great Hall clean plate, tell him what to say, are “the new craze.”

“Everybody just loves ’dem and put him in a chefs hat—apples!” said Kinsley, who de- and you can almost taste the difclared that the fruit is the ference,” said the director.

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When asked if the apples were specially grown, Kinsley gave a puzzled look. “Where do they come from? The back of a truck—that’s all I know. I’ll risk my life to keep the rest a secret.”

The Great Hall will continue to offer a limited selection of hot meals while the staff rethinks the future of the establishment Employees admit that it may be difficult to attract new customers without new planning or advertisement “We’re thinking jugglers, but it’s really still in the ideas phase,” said one

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Kinsley, a self-proclaimed “people person” and “health nut" is just happy to see such a

strong student response. “The satisfaction I get from the look on their faces is more than I could ever ask for,” he said,

adding, “If Johnny Appleseed were alive and here today, I just know he’d sh himself!”

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“Oh the Lord is good> to me, and so I thank the Lord, for giving me the things I need, the sun and the rain and the apple seed, the Lord is good to me.”

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may go untouched for the first two hours of service while apples continue to fly off shelves at an alarming rate.

Though employees may be baffled by the new trend, students seem to understand.

“Maybe it’s not about the apples. Maybe they’re better than that other crap they’re trying to sell for $10.50,” said one Pratt sophomore. Another, more rational student added, “They’re fast. You don’t have to worry about them being under- or over-cooked. Run them under the tap for a few seconds and you know exacdy what you’re putting in your mouth.”

Whatever the case, in times of change, it is the job of Weekday Manager Chad Thompson to maintain a safe environment when the five-o’ clock rush hits.

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Column misrepresents Singapore The Singaporean students at Duke have always been proud to be part of this open and inclusive community, which values intellectual integrity and mutual respect above all things. As a community, we are thus deeply saddened and disappointed by Kristin Butler’s Dec. 8 column, “Bottoms Up.” We are not offended because we have been criticized; we are offended because we have been grossly misrepresented. Butler’s column questioned the Singapore government’s “repression” of academic freedom and personal rights under its strict system of governance.

Meanwhile, the Singapore judiciary, portrayed as a vehicle for “bigotry and discrimination,” has been reduced to a single instance ofcorporeal punishment, embellished with details of gratuitous violence.

Our legal system is widely respected for its transparency and impartiality, and is responsible for Singapore having one of the lowest crime rates in the world. In any case, our legal system cannot be viewed as existing in a vacu um. For any given country, there is a particular context and framework for the operation of specific laws, and we urge Butler to acknowledge that context before passing judgment. Furthermore, though our laws may not receive unvarying approbation, forfeiting this opportunity for academic collaboration because of such a reason would penalize not only Singaporeans, but Duke as well. Redress, if necessary, is achieved through engagement and not abandonment.

Our presence on this campus is testament to the excellent relations that our two countries have enjoyed for decades. Butler’s questions come at a time when prominent American researchers are moving to Singapore in search of academic freedom. Similarly, Duke is not the first institution to form a partnership with Singapore. MIT, the Chicago Graduate School of Business and the French business school INSEAD all have satellite campuses in our country. In discussing if a similar move would be beneficial to Duke, we appeal to the Duke community to accord our nation and our legal code the same respect that we accord yours. Our institutions are in partnership because of common interest, and in spite of the differences we have. Progress

is founded on cooperadon and tolerance, in the clash of creed or opinion. If nothing else, Butler’s column has shown the Duke-NUS partnership can be a perfect example of that.

Singaporeans constitute a significant percentage of Duke’s international student population —we are your- classmates, friends and roommates. Any of us would gladly give you a more balanced view of our country and governance. Similarly, the Singapore Students’ Association would be happy to hold dialogues on any issues or concerns about our nation, whether or not they were raised in this column. Let us speak for ourselves, and then make an informed judgment of your own. not

Shi Ling Lam President, Singapore Students’ Association Pratt ’OB Editor’s note: The 323-word limit was waived for this letter.

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Singapore welcomes law-abiding visitors The author of Friday’s “Bottoms up” column offers an unbalanced and alarmist perspective about Singapore. Singapore warmly welcomes students, researchers and all visitors who respect and abide by their laws. Locally, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill sends rising sophomores to Singapore for six weeks to study and travel every summer. Hundreds ofyoung adults, aged 18-19 (Fay’s age at the time of his criminal act), have graduated from this UNC program.

Harsh punishments strongly dissuade would-be criminals. Singapore as one of the safest countries in the world. Residents do not live in fear of violent crime. Judicial caning is not common. The punishment is reserved mostly for violent or sexual crimes. Fay’s criminal case of 1993 was heard in a court of law widely respected for being impartial and corruption-free. Ultimately, an individual must accept responsibility for his or her own actions.

Those who respect the laws of other countries have nothing to fear. Duke’s own (and their families) would only require help if they actively intend to do otherwise.

Kelvin Low Trinity ’O7

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there’s one thing Duke’s good at, it’s starting committees with serious-sounding names that never end up doing anything. So

I propose the creation of the Common Sense Initiative to look of the stupid things Duke does and fix them with really obvious solutions. Because, hey, getting paid $lOO,OOO or more just isn’t enough incentive for administrators to do their jobs well. And that’s what all the columnists are doing when they don’t have real ideas these days, so why not jump on the bandwagon?

Now as this is my idea, I’ll be the president of the organization. In fact, I’ll be vice president, secretary, communications director, treasurer, logistics coordinator, student liaison, procurement officer and any other useless posijon detzel tion these types of committees a line in the sand create so certain people can be included and feel important No one in the Duke power structure wants to be left out of the next hot committee, especially if it mightjeopardize their beloved pet projects, so everyone gets involved. This also means that the committee can never meet, but we won’t let that stop our doing nothing. Remember, it’s a committee with a serious-sounding name—and that’s what’s important, because it looks like we’re doing something.

In reality I’m the committee’s only member. Every group has its workhorse, I’m justcutting the fat to help get something done (read: if the administration lets me. If you don’t think a tiny sinister cabal of powerful people has things set up exactly how they want to ensure that nothing happens without their explicit approval, you’re on crack. You’re probably one of those people that also doesn’t think the Pope has his long, spiny fingers dipping into every government in the world, simultaneously orchestrating a grand, global play in which he sits behind the shadows barking orders from his geriatric director’s chair. Coincidentally, your opium-induced, seriously distorted view ofreality seems to fit right in with the administrator job description. Maybe, my dear crackhead, you do have a career after college, that is, if you graduate; but I wouldn’t be surprised if that didn’t hold your application up at all. You at your stoned-est are probably more qualified than half of the Ph.D.’s running the show.)

So after two and a half years ofDuke life, I’ve compiled the following list of things that could use a little bit of common sense: Duke Parking. It’s quite possibly the worst-run organization this side ofIsaiah Thomas’ New York Knicks. That we haven’t built a parking garage on top of the first lot in the Blue Zone might be the stupidest decision in the history of mankind. We’re talking about stupidity of epic proportions, worse than Napoleon marching to Moscow or that movie “White Chicks.”

RLHS. Living on campus reminds me of a rural Botswanan village: bad lighting, communal bathrooms, pest infestations and tenth-generation wooden furniture. At least in Botswana we’d get to see lions and tigers rip our neighbors to shreds and maybe even some frontal nudity; in Craven all I get is the $6,000 pleasure of a 4 a.m. wake-up call from the world’s most ineffective and easily set-off fire alarm system.

A.P. credit. It’s a little hypocritical to demand that prospective students take “college-level courses” in high school and then not give them any credit at all. You might as well require us to stay here for six years if you need the extra tuition money so badly. RLHS does it, and look where it got them (rural Africa).

Ice machines. Throw up a DukeCard reader and charge five times market value like every other item that’s sold on campus, and you’ve got yourselves a cash cow. Maybe not a robust, healthy Kobe cash cow, but at least a small, sickly one of medium returns.

A real student center. Having stores and eateries that students frequent because the rest ofcampus is a social desert does not constitute a “student center.” How about a bowling alley, an arcade, a nightclub, a bar, a ballroom or a legitimate movie theater? There’s a reason people say state schools have more fun (girls?): they have places on campus where people can have fun. If Duke is supposed to be something more than a place where all everyone does is study, you have to actually try to give the students entertainment.

And this doesn’t mean the Plaza, where good things don’t happen.

In fact, nothing happens there. Kind oflike DSG meetings, except with less self-importance.

In keeping with Duke tradition, these suggestions will promptly be ignored. We have fulfilled our goal of seeming like we’ve done something when in fact we have actually done nothing.

Good work, everyone. Time to hop into our BMW convertibles and drive off into the sunset. at some

Jon Detzel is a

Trinity junior. This is his final column.

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even emulate us. We have the power to make a night, during a short break from thinking about starting to study for finals, I conchange. I say we all give it up, together.

Imagine, a mass facebook exodus. Everyone templated doing something that would drastically change my life. I knew it would be for would be talking about it, and in the end, it will do the best, and yet when the time came to pull the more good than harm. And it would bring us all trigger, I froze up. I couldn’t do it. My mind went closer together, for the next time you want to know blank, and I my someone’s interests, you won’t just check out their groups. You’ll ask them. fingers started And so, today, I publicly announce my resignashaking tion as a member of the Facebook community. I I quickly think it’s time to give it up. I hope for the good of slammed my lapus all that I am not the only one. shut and took top On another note, this is my final column for the in a deep, crestfallen breath. I Chronic (le). So before I go, I have a couple things to say. couldn’t do it. i monday monday, 1 President Brodhead, where the f— are you? I had failed myself, the morning wood mean that literally. admitted defeat. I Where is the man? Last year, he was out and tried so hard... about all the time. I couldn’t go three days without but I just couldn’t deactivate my Facebook account. an awkward encounter with Dick on the quad. And Why? Why do I care that the girl from my English class joined the group Duke Girls With you know what? I loved it. I may not like how he’s Smokin’ Hot Bodies? Why do I giggle like a school handled the lax situation, but I love the man. I could listen to him speak for hours. girl when I read new wall posts? Why is it that anyOh, he is quite witty and knowledgeable, but time I’m down in the dumps, a new friend request always cheers me up? That’s not a good thing. It’s that’s not why I love him. It’s the voice. How do you sick. It’s an illness, a mental trap that has grabbed describe that voice to someone who’s never heard it before? It’s like a sophisticated sounding Ernie from hold of us all.

Yes, Facebook has its advantages. It allows you to Sesame Street, I guess.

Whatever it is, it gets me every time. show off a great hook up. It allows you to make fun That’s why I’m worried. Our campus needs his of others for a bad hook up... Come to think of it, that’s about all it’s really good for. The rest of it is presence. We needed it last spring; how is this segarbage. If you want to know my interests, or you mester any different? The media’s gone, so it’s not want to write something on my wall, then come talk like he’s ducking reporters everyday or anything. I to me you anti-social jackass. If you go to a different feel like I’m gonna trip over some small bunker in the Duke forest and find a scruffy Brodhead school, pick up the damn phone.

Now, I admit that I am being very hypocritical. camped out a la Saddam or something. What are Heck, I’ve spent more time on facebook this se- you hiding from, Dick?

One more thing. It’s finals week, as you all mester than I have doing work. Unquestionably, I’d say. But that’s part of the problem. Deep down, know. Interesting, because I thought that the last that it does classes were last Friday. In my calculations, that everyone knows facebook is bulls more harm than good. So why do we keep doing it? gives us a grand total of zero days of study period.

Because we’re weak. Minus the six people at I’m told that the actual study period is Monday, Duke who are currently not on Facebook, we are from nine to 12. What percent of the campus will all too weak to escape Mark Zuckerberg’s talons, be studying at those hours? I don’t plan on waking up ’til three myself. alone anyway.

This is just one of many small things around this But together we can do it. LET’S FIGHT THE MAN. I always wanted to have some Kent State-esque campus that needs some changing, but who up riot on campus, minus the deaths. Not that I want there is listening? As the great Shane Botwin once mass hysteria, I just want to be part of a statement said, “you all must understand that there are moththat leads to change for the better. Well, this is our erfmg snakes on the motherf-ing plane.” chance. We live in the age of the web, so perhaps our The Morning Wood will be going limp for good. Tom battle should be an online one.

I plead with you, fellow Devils. We’re a leading Segal has appreciated all the hate mail, death threats and University in the world. People look up to us and naked pictures he’s received this semester. ,

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would like to take this opthat plus treating your guests well and not to just trying to avoid “fumbling the tradiportunity wholeheartedly agree with the Beastie Boys. As Jon Detzel tion,” but elevating the tradition itself. pointed out in the Dec. 7 column, “Go For example: We found out that in the ‘play well’ with yourself,” Duke students 19505, frats used to give out nightshirts as are never as powerful as party favors to the girls when they gather together who came over—complete behind an idea—including rachel weeks & with the frat’s greek letour right to party.

Bringing them back haley hoffman ters. could be playing very, very DukePlays does not, as Detzel wrote, want to well. Of course, it could be guest column spread the idea there’s played out badly too. It’s all about how you pull it something horribly wrong with having a social life. In fact, we think off, and a little bit of perspective. there’s something wonderful about saySo playing well is a consciousness, reing that Duke students lead a well roundally, about how the ways we already play ed lifestyle: that “work hard, play hard” make us different from everyone else, actually suggests what in theory is a great and also abouthow we might make it betidea to have about ourselves—that we’re ter. It’s making sure that we have the best intentions—which we think pretty much incredibly smart and cool as hell.

Unfortunately, the catchphrase has everyone has, even though we don’t give been co-opted by just about every other ourselves credit for them and find it college in the country, not to mention hard to see in others. every critic who runs across it, and it no Playing well is defining a tradition longer serves to distinguish Duke in the worth living up to. Being ridiculously way that we might hope. But even if he good looking. Making fun of ourselves just was only going for shock value, Detzel’s when everyone thinks we can’t. And maksuggestion for a new motto—“work hard, ing sure every party thrown, every hour play hard, f— you”—is probably what a spent, is something we can enjoy and be lot of people think about us anyway after proud of: from section parties to house last spring; that we’re a bunch of uncreparties, sandwiches on the quad to wine in the gardens, from how we spend our Friative assholes.

“Playing well,” then, is first and fore- day nights to how we spend our Wednesmost about day afternoons.

in the most perfect of moments, putting out

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So playing well is a consciousness, really, about how the ways we already play make us different from everyone else, and also about how we might make it better.

else to world about how we define playing and partying aroun ere But it is also, wi are not afraid to say, about applying a standard to the things we already do—or if you’re already doing it, just recognizing what a true player you are. If playing hard is keg parties/funneling beers/partying five nights a week, playing well could be all

when we fight for better partying venues, on-campus bars, and anything else that may be cramping our style around here, we’ll be standing up for ourselves with the knowledge that we play well instead of being on the defensive.

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this. If we could make what separates Duke from other schools a cool factor —sure, we’re brilliant, but you should see how we th e n p 1 ay

Hell, with some work on all of our parts, those hard-fought divisions in social life might just start to shift. After all, chess players and frat players alike (or some awesome combination thereof) might—just might—be able to agree that they too are playing well when they are playing hard.

We currently spend a lot of energy drawing dividing lines between social groups and niches, philosophies of campus culture, administrators and students, Dukies and outsiders. DukePlays just wants to say that by exercising our right to party in a new way, we’ll be fighting for that sense of pride that we’re always going after when we say, “Duke works hard and plays hard.”

And while we still refuse to allow play to be defined only by our drinking culture, we

ourselves are far from the prohibitionists we’ve been made out to be and thought of this idea with our own social lives in mind.

So please. Throw the parties. Think multiple section parties around the same theme, the same night—with era-inspired drinks.

A wine party in the gardens (why hasn’t this happened yet?). Delta Sig: Playing Well Since 19xx.

DukePlays is not an organization, administration offshoot, or anything other than than the idea of playing beyond the lines that have been drawn in the sand.

With a little creativity and a whole lot of pride, cocktails when you want them and four square even still—fighting for our right to culture was never so much fun.

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America we like quick fixes, closure and an uplifting show. Such were the high hopes for the Iraq Study Group, and on one of the three it delivered.

The report of the 10 Washington elders was rolled out like a heartwarming Hollywood holiday release. There was a feel-good tide, “The Way Forward,” unfortunately chosen as well by Ford Motor to promote its last-ditch plan to stave frank rich off bankruptcy. There the new york times was a months-long buildup, with titillating sneak previews to whip up anticipation. There was the gala publicity tour on opening day, starting with a President Bush cameo timed for morning television and building to a “Sunshine Boys” curtain call by James Baker and Lee Hamilton on “Larry King Live.”

The wizard behind it all was the public relations giant Edelman, which has lately been recruited by Wal-Mart to put down the populist insurgency threatening its bottom line. Edelman’s vice chairman is Michael Deaver, the imagineer extraordinaire of the Reagan presidency, and “The Way Forward” had a nostalgic dash of that old Morning-in-America vibe. In The Washington Post, David Broder gushingly quoted one member of the group, Alan Simpson, musing that “immigration, Social Security and all those other things that have been hung up for so long” might benefit from similar ex-officio bipartisanship. Only in Washington could an unelected panel of retirees pass for public-policy Viagra.

Simpson notwithstanding, the former senator who most comes to mind is Daniel Patrick Moynihan of New York. In the early 1990 he famously coined the phrase “defining deviancy down” to describe the erosion of civic standards for what constitutes criminal behavior. In 2006, our governmental ailment is defining reality down. “The Way Forward” is its apotheosis.

This syndrome begins at the top, with the president, who has cut and run from reality in Iraq for nearly four years. His case is extreme but hardly unique. Take Robert Gates, the next defense secretary, who was hailed as a paragon of real.

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ism by Washington last week simply for agreeing with his Senate questioners that we’re “not winning” in Iraq. While that may be a step closer to candor thanBush’s “absolutely, we’re winning” of late October, it’s hardly the whole truth and nothing but. The actual reality is that we have lost in Iraq.

That’s what Donald Rumsfeld at long last acknowledged, between the lines, as he fled the Pentagon to make way for Gates. The most revealing passage in his parting memo listing possible options for the war was his suggestion that public expectations for success be downsized so we would “therefore not ‘lose.’” By putting the word lose in quotes, Rumsfeld revealed his hand: the administration must not utter that L word even though lose is exactly what we’ve done. The illusion of not losing must be preserved no matter what the price in blood.

The Iraq Study Group takes a similarly disingenuous tack. Its account of how the country Bush called a “grave and gathering danger” in September 2002 has devolved into a “grave and deteriorating” catastrophe today is unsparing and accurate. But everyone except the president knew this already, and that patina of realism evaporates once the report moves from diagnosis to prescription.

Its recommendations are bogus because the few that have any teeth are completely unattainable. Of course, it would be fantastic if additional Iraqi troops would stand up en masse after an infusion of new American military advisers. And if reconciliation among the country’s warring ethnicities could be mandated on a tight schedule.

Amd if the Bush White House could be persuaded to persuade Iran and Syria to “influence events” for America’s benefit. It would also he nice if we could all break the bank in Vegas.

The group’s coulda-wouldarecommendations are either nonstarters, equivocations (it endorses withdrawal of combat troops by 2008 but is averse to timelines) or contradictions ofits own findings of fact. To take just one example; Even if we could wave a magic wand and quickly create thousands more military advisers (and Arabic-speaking ones at that), there’s no reason to believe they could build a crack Iraqi army and police force where all those who came before have failed. As the report points out, the loyalties and capa-

bilities of the existing units are suspect as it is.

By prescribing such placebos, the Iraq Study Group isn’t plotting away forward but delaying the recognition of our defeat. Its real aim is to enact a charade of progress to pacify the public while Washington waits, no doubt in vain, for Bush to return to the real world. The tip-off to the cynical game can be found in a single sentence: “We agree with the goal of U.S. policy in Iraq, as stated by the president: ‘an Iraq that can govern itself, sustain itself, and defend itself.’”

This studious group knows that even that modest goal, a radical devaluation of the administration’s ambition to spread democracy throughout the Middle East, has long been proven a mirage. The Iraqi government’s ability to defend anything is so inoperative that the group’s members visited the country but once, with just one (Chuck Robb) dar-

The group’s coulda-woulda recommendations are either nonstarters, equivocations (it endorses withdrawal of combat troops by 2008 but is averse to timelines) or contradictions of its own findings of fact. to leave the Green Zone. The Bush-Maliki rendezvous 10 days ago was at the Four Seasons hotel in Amman, Jordan.

The only recommendations that might alter that reality, however evanescendy, come not from “The Way Forward” but from its critics on the right who want significandy more troops and no withdrawal timetables whatsoever. But a Pentagon review leaked to The Washington Post three weeks ago estimates that a true counterinsurgency campaign would “require several hundred thousand additional U.S. and Iraqi soldiers as well as heavily armed Iraqi police,” not the 20,000 or

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fall 2007, the United States began to withdraw troops from Iraq, and so began the Second Thirty Years’ War. This war was a bewildering array of small and vast conflicts, which flared and receded and flared again across the entire Middle East, but which were joined by a common theme. david brooks The essence of all this the new york *� times disorder was that the Arab nation-states lost control. Subnational groups—like Hezbollah and the Mahdi Army—and supranational groups—like loosely connected terror networks, the new Sunni and Shiite Leagues and the satellite television networks—went from strength to strength while central national governments toppled and fell. The collapse of national governments "

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This war had several stages. The first was the disintegration of Iraq. No national institutions could survive the onslaught: There was no impartial justice, no effective law enforcement, no political organization that put loyalty to nation above loyalty to sect or tribe. Absent a government of laws, government by death squads emerged.

Militias—with their own hospitals, schools and indoctrination systems —sought to impose order through assassination and revenge.

The Muslim world watched the Sunni-Shiite bloodletting on satellite television and became enraged. Militias, seminaries and terror organizations developed transnational alliances. Shiite uprisings occurred in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Pakistan. Furious Sunnis rallied in

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The environment was ripe for new sorts of radical leaders, influenced by Muqtada al-Sadr and Sheik Hassan Nasrallah. These leaders were hot, charismatic and divisive. They had no intellectual ties to the old 20th-century Arab nationalism, which was scorned as the model that failed.

Chaos spread as governments in Lebanon and Jordan collapsed. The Palestinian Authority fell into complete dysfunction as Hamas and Fatah waged a low-boiling civil war. Al-Qaida reveled in the bloodshed and spread it with rapturous fury. The spreading disorder vindicated an observation that the historian Michael Oren had once made: that there are really only three nations in the Muslim Middle East—lran, Turkey and Egypt. The other nations are make-believe. The borders are arbitrary and the governments are artificial.

The surviving governments scrambled to stay in front of their radicalized populations and meddled ceaselessly in the wars around them. Turkey meddled in Kurdistan.

Iran meddled everywhere through Hezbollah and a legion of mini-Hezbollahs. The Saudis tried to buy their enemies off, but only ended up financing them. Egyptians spread out everywhere as foot soldiers and assassins, especially after the end of the Mubarak era.

Westerners had a great deal of trouble understanding the ever-shifting conflicts among sects they didn’t understand and tribes they’d never heard of. Early in the war, Americans engaged in a moronic debate about whether Iraq was in civil war, which illustrated that American vocabularies were trapped in the nation-state paradigm, and how unprepared Americans were to understand the non-nation-state world.

Parallels were made, some apt, some inapt, to the first Thirty Years’ War, which decimated Europe in the 17th century. That, too, was a spasmodic constellation of conflicts not among nation-states, but among faiths, tribes and local groupings.

This second version of that war produced a Middle East that looked medieval and postmodern at the same time. The core weakness of Middle Eastern nations was that over centuries Arab society had developed intricate social organizations based on family, tribe and faith. Loyalty to these superseded national bonds. Notions of federalism and impersonal administration—the underpinnings of the nation-state—had trouble flourishing in these sands.

The Middle East’s weak national ties were ripped apart by the rising forces of the 21st century: religious fundamentalism, global terrorism, economic globalization and transnational communications networks. Efforts to do nation-building without security faced long odds. Efforts to exhort Iraqi and other leaders to behave “responsibly” —as defined by Western nationalist categories—were doomed to failure. The American defeat sealed the deal.

It was a terrible era for those brave patriots fighting for national unity. There was horrific turmoil, and the emergence of sociopolitical organizations the likes of which the world had never seen.

David Brooks is a visiting professor at Duke this semester, teaching the course “Policy Wars: Liberalism and Conservatism in America. He is a regular columnist for The New York Times; this column was previously printed there. ”

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Since these troops don’t exist and there is would depend on its performance. In March, no public support in either America or Iraq for a bipartisan group of wise men (from Dean mobilizing them, the president can’t satisfy the Acheson to Omar Bradley) was summoned to hawks even if he chooses to do so. Since he’s the White House, where it seconded the noalso dead set against a prompt withdrawal, we tion of disengagement. already know what his policy will be, no matter But there the stories of Vietnam and Iraq how many “reviews” he conducts. He will stay diverge. Those wise men, unlike the Iraq the course, with various fake-outs along the Study Group, were clear in their verdict. And way to keep us from thinking we’ve “lost,” until that Texan president, unlike this one, paid the whole mess is deposited in the lap of the more than lip service to changing course. He next president. abruptly announced he would abjure re-elecBut as Chuck Hagel said last week, “The tion, restrict American bombing and enterimpending disaster in Iraq is unwinding at a tain the idea of peace talks. But as Stanley rate that we can’t quite calibrate.” It is yet anKarnow recounts in “Vietnam: A History,” it other, even more reckless flight from reality was already too late, after some 20,000 casuto suppose that the world will stand still while alties and three years of all-out war, for an we dally. The Iraq Study Group’s insistence easy escape; “The frustrating talks were to on dragging out its deliberations until after drag on for another five years. More AmeriElection Day for the sake of domestic politics cans would be killed in Vietnam than had mocked and undermined the urgency of its died there previously. And the United States own mission. Meanwhile the violence metasitself would be torn apart by the worst intertasized. Eleven more of our soldiers were nal upheavals in a century.” killed on the day the group finally put on its The lesson in that is clear and sobering: As show. The antagonists in Iraq are not about bad as things may seem now, they can yet beto take a recess while we celebrate Christmas. come worse, and notjust in Iraq. The longer we The mass exodus of Iraqis, some 100,000 per pretend that we have not lost there, the more month, was labeled “the fastest-growing we risk losing other wars we still may salvage, refugee crisis in the world” by Refugees Instarting with Afghanistan. ternational last week and might soon rival The members of the Iraq Study Group are Darfur’s. all good Americans of proven service to their The Iraq-Vietnam parallels at this juncture country. But to the extent that their report are striking. In January 1968, LBJ replaced his forestalls reality and promotes pipe dreams arrogant failed defense secretary, Robert Mc- of one last chance for success in this fiasco, it Namara, with a practiced Washington hand, will be remembered as just one more deluClark Clifford. The war’s violence boiled over sional milestone in the tragedy of our age. soon after (Tet), prompting a downturn in American public opinion. Allies in our coaliFrank Rich is a regular columnist for The New tion of the willing—Thailand, the Philippines, York Times. This column was previously printed Australia—had balked at tossing in new troops. there.

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