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Faculty response to President

Richard Brodhead’s reinstatement of indicted former lacrosse players Collin Finnerty and Reade Selig-

mann took two very different forms this week.

In a letter to the editor published in The Chronicle

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affirming that they welcome all student athletes, including members of the men’s lacrosse team, in their classes.

But administrators confirmed Wednesday that Karla Holloway, professor of English and chair of the Campus Culture Initiative’s subcommittee on race, resigned from the CCI steering committee, protesting Brodhead’s decision, which was made public Jan. 3.

“The decision by the University to readmit the students, especially just before a critical judicial decision on the case, is a clear use of corporate power, and a breach, I

think, ofethical citizenship,” Holloway wrote in her resignation letter. “I could no longer work in good faith with this breach of

common trust.”

Holloway declined to comment for this story.

“Karla has made valued contributions to our work, and I am saddened by her decision to resign from the committee,” CCI co-chair Robert Thompson, dean of Trinity College ofArts and Sciences, wrote in an e-mail.

CCI 50-chair Larry Moneta, vice president for student affairs, said he had no information about Holloway’s resignation beyond the fact that she had stepped down.

Duke Student Government President Elliott Wolf, a junior and CCI committee member, said he was disappointed by

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Durham DA Mike Nifong has come under firefor several of his pre-trial comments.

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Criticism surrounding embatded Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong came to a head recendy when the North Carolina State Bar made public an ethics complaint it had filed neWS against him in analysis oct °£;r - timmg an severity of the complaint have crystallized criticism of Nifong’s handling of the Duke lacrosse case and prompted questions about his future involvement in its prosecution.

In a 17-page document, the bar accused Nifong of violadng four Rules of Professional Conduct, which define the ethical limitations surrounding pretrial publicity for lawyers in-

Blair Sheppard has been selected as the new dean of the Fuqua School ofBusiness, University officials announced Wednesday.

Sheppard will assume the role July 1 and succeed outgoing Dean Douglas Breeden upon approval by the Board of Trustees later this month.

“Blair possesses an intimate familiarity with Duke’s Fuqua School and its mission, and he’s a globally renowned figure for his academic and clinical leadership in the fields of organizational behavior, personnel management and corporate strategy,” Provost Peter Lange said in a statement.

A faculty member since 1981, Sheppard has been on leave from Fuqua since 2000, serving as chief executive officer and founder of Duke Corporate Education —a custom executive education company owned by Duke.

Sheppard said that as dean he will draw attention to Fuqua’s strength and innovative capacities, pointing out that the per capita research productivity of Fuqua’s faculty is among the top SEE

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volved in investigations. If found guilty, Nifong would face punishments ranging from a letter of warning to disbarment.

“If they can show some sense that this was a really deliberate effort to sensationalize the case, and that includes making it a racial issue, that will be a problem [for Nifong],” said Duke law professor Thomas Metzloff.

The complaint cites more than 100 examples of public statements Nifong has made to the media since March. The bar alleges that these extrajudicial comments “have a substantial likelihood of heightening the public condemnation of the accused,” and involve “dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or mis-

representation.”

Nifong is also accused of SEE NIFONG ON PAGE 8

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Biair Sheppard, the new dean ofFuqua, has served on Fuqua's faculty since 1981,but has been on leave since 2000.

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Cisco sues Apple over iPhone

Bush dispatches 21,500 more to Iraq by

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Cisco Systems sued Apple Inc in federal court Wednesday, saying the new iPhone violates its trademark. The lawsuit came just a day after Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs unveiled the Apple iPhone in dramatic fashion at a trade show in San Francisco.

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President George W. WASHINGTON Bush acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that he erred by not ordering a military buildup in Iraq last year and said he was increasing U.S. troops by 21,500 to quell the country’s near-anarchy.

“Where mistakes have been made, the responsibility rests with me,” Bush said.

The buildup puts Bush on a collision course with the new Democratic Congress and pushes the American troop presence in Iraq toward its highest level. It also runs counter to widespread anti-war passions among Americans and the advice of some top generals.

In a primetime address to the nation, Bush pushed back against the Democrats’ calls to end the unpopular war. He said that “to step back now would force a collapse of the Iraqi government, tear that country apart and result in mass killing on an unimaginable scale.”

“If we increase our support at this crucial moment and help the Iraqis break the current cycle of violence, we can hasten the day our troops begin coming home,” Bush added.

But he braced Americans to expect more U.S. casualties for now and did not specify how long the additional troops would stay.

In addition to extra U.S. forces, the plan envisions Iraq’s committing 10,000 to 12,000 more troops to secure Baghdad’s

House increases min. wage The House voted Wednesday to increase the federal minimum wage to $7.25 an hour, bringing the lowest-paid workers a crucial step closer to theirfirst raise in a decade.The vote was 315-116, with more than 80 Republicans joining Democrats to pass it.

Piece of missing plane found A fisherman found a piece of a Boeing 737 that disappeared more than 10 days ago, the first hard evidence that the plane carrying 102 people had crashed into the sea off northwestern Indonesia, a top search official said Thursday.

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President GeorgeW. Bush announces a plan during a speech Wednesday to send 21,500 more troops to Iraq.

neighborhoods—and taking the lead in

military operations.

Even before Bush’s address, the new Democratic leaders of Congress emphasized their opposition to a buildup.

“This is the third time we are going down this path. Two times this has not worked,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., after meeting with the president.

“Why are they doing this now? That question remains.”

There was criticism from Republicans,

as well. “This is a dangerously wrongheaded strategy that will drive America deeper into an unwinnable swamp at a great cost,” said Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., a Vietnam veteran and potential GOP presidential candidate.

After nearly four years of bloody combat, the speech was perhaps Bush’s last credible chance to try to present a winning strategy in Iraq and persuade Americans to change SEE BUSH ON PAGE 4

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New institute aims to study brain, behavior by

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After more than a year of planning, Duke launched its new Institute for Brain, Mind, Genes and Behavior last month—a center for interdisciplinary research that explores the science of human behavior.

The institute will bring together scientists in a variety of disciplines such as neuroscience, medicine, genetics, psychology and even public policy in projects that are connected to Sandi “real-world problems,” said Sanders Williams, of the School of Medicine. dean University officials said the institute aims to influence government policies in the areas of drug use, violence, detrimen-

tal behaviors as well as in broader disci-

plines such as law, ethics and religion.

“The general idea is to bring people together across different schools in the University so that things'don’t happen in isola-

tion but in collaboration,” said Dr. Dale Purves, one of the three interim co-directors of the institute.

“We’re not replacing anything, we’re not competing with anything —we’re just adding an encouraging umbrella,” he added.

The institute’s researchers will primarily draw on the resources of Duke’s other centers such as the Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy, the Social Science Research Institute, the Center for Neuroengineering and the Brain Tumor Center. “[The institute] was created in order to

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Death Cab for Cutie drummer Jason McGerr plays during the Cameron Rocks! concert April 7.

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Since last April, the letters “CCI” have grown familiar to many—but certainly not all—members of the Duke community.

The Campus Culture Initiative is on track to complete its written report and recommendations this spring, as an update published today by the CCI confirms. Many students, however, said they are unaware of or indifferent to the progress of the initiative.

Some students said they have heard of the CCI but have given it little attention.

“I’m too busy to care about [the CCI], unless it affects me,” said junior Lara Jones.

Others said they doubt the efficacy of SEE CCI ON PAGE 9

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Robert Thompson, dean ofTrinity College of Arts and Sciences, is the chair of theCampus Culture Initiative.

Following the success of last April’s Cameron Rocks! concert, administrators have kicked in an extra $150,000 loan for this year’s festivities, student leaders confirmed Wednesday. “[The organizers] had a cash-flow problem, so they approached me,” said Executive Vice President Tallman Trask, who drew the money from his discretionary fund. “I mean, we need to have more fun around here, right?”

This is the first time Trask has given funding of such magnitude to a student group, he noted.

“Call me crazy,” he said. “They have a bunch of good ideas—I might actually go.”

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The additional money—which more than doubles the funding available for the event—dramatically increases the the University’s chance of attracting a big-name band, organizers said.

“Now that we have $265,000 to work with, I’m positive that Major Attractions will be able to plan the most awesome show ever,” said junior Hanna Mahuta, chair of the Union committee that runs the concert in Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Mahuta, a Chronicle staff member, said Trask was more than willing to provide a loan as long as it is repaid in its entirety in April.

“We make a lot of revenue from ticket sales but because of the way Major Attractions works, we cannot submit an offer to a band unless we have the full amount they want as an artist fee in our SEE CONCERT ON PAGE 10

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Docs make 'molecular condom' Judge orders lacrosse case paternity test

David Katz, a professor of biomedical engineering, is part of a team that has developed a method of microbial contraception for women. said Derek Owen, assistant research professor of biomedby Kristen Davis THE CHRONICLE ical engineering.

“What [Kiser] has done is make a great leap forward in Scientists at Duke and the University of Utah have developed a “molecular condom” that women can place in the delivery system for microbicides,” Katz said.

The gel microbicide firms up inside the vagina in retheir vaginas to prevent HIV transmission. which online Dec. 11 in sponse to a few chemical cues, so it does not dissolve The research, was published andAvash away, Katz said. Once the gel comes in contact the Journal ofPharmaceutical Sciences, describes the molecular condom as an innovative method for microbicidal with sperm it transforms into a liquid that releases the protection. The condom was designed primarily for antiviral drug.

Katz said the molecular condom differs from other women in developing countries. vaginally inserted microbicides because it contains “smart A microbicide is a topical treatment that prevents infection, said David Katz, professor of biomedical engineering. polymers” that have the ability to change their properties according to certain conditions.

Katz and Patrick Kiser, an assistant professor of bio“This is the first publicity on a microbicide that will engineering at the University of Utah who completed his doctoral work at the Pratt School of Engineering, drew on spread and coat vaginal tissue and use semen itself as a trigger for the release of an [anti-HIV] drug,” Kiser said. their past research with “smart polymers” that targeted “There are no products on the market other than conthe tumors of cancer patients in order to develop the modoms that women can use to prevent STDs, and [their lecular condom. use] has to be negotiated with their [male] partners.”

The cancer-related polymers are similar to those in the The molecular condom described in the recent paper molecular condom in that they release therapeutic agents not contain an active ingredient against sperm, but tumors said. does are present, Katz in padents only when could potentially be engineered to act as a contraceptive The only available microbicides to date do not change device and protect against other STDs as well. their properties after application, but this new product “The gel could carry microbicidal agents that could kill turns from a gel into a liquid when inserted in the vagina other vectors by carrying more than one active ingrediand when triggered by the chemical properties of semen, ent,” Owen said.

The molecular condom is a microbicidal “vehicle” that could be tailored to the needs of a female population, Kiser said.

“What folks in the microbicide community are trying to do is to empower women to be able to control their sexual health by giving them devices to use discreetly and not have to negotiate condom use,” Kiser said.

Kavina Gupta, a University of Utah graduate student who wrote most of the research paper on the project, said SEE CONDOM ON PAGE 9

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Supreme Court Judge W. Osmond Smith—who presides over the ongoing Duke lacrosse case—filed an order Wednesday for a paternity test to be administered on the alleged victim’s newborn daughter.

Smith’s order confirmed the child’s birth, reported to have occurred Jan. 4 at UNC Hospitals.

In a December hearing, lawyers for the three indicted members of the 2005-2006 men’s lacrosse team requested the test to indicate that the child was not fathered by the players, who are accused of sexual offense.

Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong acknowledged in the hearing that he did not think the child had any association with the lacrosse case or the indicted players. Because the baby was due in February, Nifong said it could not have been conceived during the March 13 party.

Smith ordered the test anyway.

He also filed an order requesting that transcripts of a closed December hearing be given to the lawyers in the case. In the hearing, lawyers and the judge discussed sealed documents.

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BUSH from page 2 their minds about the unpopular war, which has cost the lives of more than 3,000 members of the U.S. military as well as more than $4OO billion.

Senate and House Democrats are arranging votes urging the president not to send more troops. While lacking the force of law, the measures would compel Republicans to go on record as either bucking the president or supporting an escalation.

Usually loath to admit error, Bush said it also was a mistake to have allowed American forces to be restricted by the Iraqi government, which tried to prevent U.S. military operations against fighters controlled by the radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, a powerful political ally ofPrime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. The president said al-Maliki had assured him that from now on, “political or sectarian interference will not be tolerated.”

As Bush spoke for 20 minutes from the unusual setting of the White House library, the sounds of protesters amassed outside the compound’s gates occasionally filtered through.

Bush’s approach amounts to a huge gamble on alMaliki’s willingness—and ability—to deliver on promises he has consistently failed to keep: to disband Shiite militias, pursue nationalreconciliation and make good on commitments for Iraqi forces to handle security operations in Baghdad.

“Our past efforts to secure Baghdad failed for two principal reasons: There were not enough Iraqi and American troops to secure neighborhoods that had been cleared of terrorists and insurgents,” the president said. “And there were too many restrictions on the troops we did have.”

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Holloway’s decision.

He said her departure will make the task of gathering support for the committee’s findings more difficult and said he disagreed with her opinions on the rein-

statement.

Holloway told Diverse magazine that the received undue support administration, while faculty memfrom the last spring and reout who had spoken bers ceived widespread criticism for their public stance were not backed by the University.

“The argument isn’t consistent—on the one hand she’s saying the University shouldn’t defend the students [just] because they’re students, but it should defend the faculty because they’re faculty,” Wolf said.

The University’s role is to defend the right of all members of the community to free speech, but not to take sides in a debate, said John Burness, senior vice president for public affairs and government relations.

In another demonstration of that freedom, the economics professors’ letter, penned by Professor Roy Weintraub, also voiced support for Brodhead’s call to investigate the handling of the lacrosse rape accusations by the police and district attorney.

The letter refers to an advertisement placed in The Chronicle April 6, 2006 by 88 professors—including Holloway—titled, “What Does a Social Disaster Sound Like?” The economics professors wrote that the ad had been the only collective statement made by Duke faculty members until their letter.

“We are aware too that the advertisement was cited as prejudicial to the defendants in the defense motion to change the venue of the trial involving three Duke lacrosse team members,” Weintraub wrote.

indicted players

“We regret that the Duke faculty is now made about the original ad, and second, seen as prejudiced against certain of its he said there was a “possible insinuation” own students.” that the signatories to the ad did not supWeintraub explained that the idea for port and welcome members of the lacrosse the letter was planted after reading about team —a suggestion for which Coles said a request by the defense for a change of there was “absolutely no evidence.” venue in the trial. He said he did not write “All of us who signed that have received the letter, howevhundreds of er, until Brodhate mail and head’s decision hate calls—it’s “We regret that the Duke facto reinstate the an unbelievably two players was vitriolic set of is now seen as prejuannounced representadiced against certain of its David Evans, the tions,” he said. third defendant “By citing the ciown students.” tation [in the blin the case, graduated last May. Roy Weintraub ogosphere] “I’ve been at without any kind professor, Economics Duke for 37 of questions, the effect of the letyears,” Weintraub said. “I was ter is to continue to circulate a false very disturbed that there was an impresrumor.” sion out there that the faculty didn’t care Coles said he supports a healthy and about the students. I found that apconstructive dialogue, but added the letter palling... I hope that students realize that did not fit his definition. the faculty care about them as individu“I don’t want to countenance it as a als.” good intervention, because what it does is Thomas Nechyba, professor of economfeed an engine of hate—maybe not directics and public policy and chair of the ecoly—a wheel of hatred that’s bound up with nomics department, signed the letter but the blogs,” he said. “What we were doing emphasized that it was an individual and was raising larger questions, as opposed to not a departmental effort. insinuating the guilt. What you don’t see is He added that he has received an out‘Those conservatives in the economics depouring of support for the letter. partment don’t care enough about racism “It’s essentially been e-mails thanking and sexism.’” us for standing up and saying something But Daniel Graham, professor of ecoand creating an atmosphere in which stunomics and law, said he saw no such sugdents feel faculty respect them,” he said. gestion in the letter he signed.

“There seems to be a sense that that’s “Someone said something like that to something that needed to happen.” me yesterday, so I went back and read the letter, and I can’t find anything like that in Rom Coles, associate professor of political science and member of the so-called here,” he said. “That wasn’t my intent—to insinuate that—when I signed the letter.”

Group of 88, said he had two concerns with the professors’ letter. First, he said it Holloway is not the only member of the did not address the veracity of accusations Group of 88 to speak out in the last week.

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Cathy Davidson, vice provost for interdisciplinary studies and professor of English, explained her decision to support the ad and attacked its critics in a Jan. 5 column in the Raleigh News and Observer.

She wrote that if professors had indeed sided against the lacrosse players, they would rightfully deserve the influx of hate mail they received. But she added that that was not the case.

“Most of my e-mail comes from right-wing ‘blog hooligans,’” Davidson wrote. “These hateful, ranting and sometimes even threatening folks don’t care about Duke or the lacrosse players. Their aim is to make academics and liberals look ridiculous and uncaring.”

Davidson declined to comment for this story.

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Professor Roy Weintraub penned a letter to The Chronicle in support of threeindictedlacrosse players.

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January 12,2007 "In Remembrance of Martin” iS:00-i:3o pm,VesicLibrary. Teer Room zo3 A documentary film that offers personal comments from family members, closest friends, former classmates and advisors honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dramatic archival footage tracing King leadership in the civil rights movement is also shown. This is a Brown Bag Event—Bring your lunch and join us.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day ofService

l:3o~g:OOpm R. N. Harris Elementary School There will be about five different activities we will have for students to commemorate and memorialize MLK Day. Events such as; a presentation of the "I Have a Dream" speech, a Dream Mural, a Time Capsule, face painting, and possibly one more activity in the works.

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"Waiting for Martin” Wailtown Children’s Theatre MLK Tribute 4;So pm, Reynolds Theater. Bryan Center The original play "Waiting for Martin” portrays three teenagers living beneath railroad tracks in rural Alabama during the civil rights era. The oldest of the three, Solomon, tells the other two that King will come to their town because, ’Tike someone in the Bible, he always comes when people are having problems.” The play builds on this anticipation to explore King and the context in which he lived and died.

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January 16,2007 Duke’s Place in the World: A Local Response to Global Health Inequity i2—u3opm Searie CenterLecture Hall Duke Hospital employees are invited to Come to the Table to lunch with Dr. Victor Dzau. Dr. Dzau will speak about global healthcare disparities and the work Duke is doing to address the issue. The event will highlight employee opportunities to make a positive difference in the greater global community. Seating is limited. Hospital pourplace by Januaryp with Kimberly Crenshaw, crensoop@mc.duke.edu or call 68i-?4g3.

Starting at y.oopm Duke Law School Auditorium The MLK Film Festival will feature two movies that will be chosen to cultivate consciousness about the struggle and accomplishments of African-Americans in America.

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cuss her current work on the effects of Latino immigration into the South on the black/white dynamic. EGU member Toddie Stewart will sing her composition "I Have a Dream.” A brief summary of the project is available at http://www.duke.eduA-pmcclain/research. htm

2007 Kenan Distinguished Lecture in Ethics: ChiefRabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks s—6:3o pm. Reynolds Theatre in the Bryan Center Sir Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth, will deliver the 2007 Kenan Distinguished Lecture in Ethics on "The Dignity of Difference: How to Avoid the Clash of Civilizations."

January 19,2007 In Beloved Memoiy: MLK Candle-

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NIFONG from page 1 The director of a local lab said in

making improper statements expressing his personal opinions about the guilt of the accused and whether a crime had occurred.

“There are some people who think that what Nifong did wrong is not so much publicity, but how he’s handled the case,” Metzloff said.

Many of Nifong’s critics claim that his actions were motivated by his quest to win the hotly contested primary election in May. Nifong won both the primary and general elections and was sworn into office Jan. 2.

“Without some proof with that direct connection to the election, I would expect that this is a public reprimand case,” Metzloff said.

court under oath Dec. 15 that he had vi-

Extrajudicial comments are typically regulated by the presiding trial judge after

the trial is over, said Jim Maxwell, a Durham lawyer who has represented lawyers facing state bar complaints.

“In my own experience, it’s the first time I know of an actual complaint in any matter—civil or criminal—while the litigation is still pending,” he said.

Although it could be possible to distinguish between the complaint against him and the criminal case, there is the potential for conflict, Maxwell said.

“On the face of it, it would appear difficult to [distinguish] when on the one hand he is defending himself for actions relating to the prosecution of the lacrosse players,” he added.

In late December, the North Carolina Conference of District Attorneys issued a public statement asking Nifong to recuse himself from the prosecution of the lacrosse case.

“It had come to the point from my executive committee’s perspective where it was no longer feasible—between the media representation and the state bar’s filing of a grievance—to adequately advocate for the victim or seek justice for the defendants,” said Peg Dorer, director of the North Carolina Conference ofDistrict Attorneys.

In September, the group sent Nifong a letter offering assistance, to which he never responded. Though similar letters are not uncommon, the committee had never before issued a public statement requesting a prosecutor’s recusal from a case, Dorer said.

Several prominentpeople, including President Brodhead,have asked Mike Nifong to step down as prosecutor.

ternet-enabled distance learning Sheppard has also written more than 50 books and articles and has offered three in the world consultation to more than 100 compa“It’s an amazingly strong school that is nies and governments on corporate stratin some ways under-recognized” Shepegy, relationship management, structure pard said. “In away, the previous dean and leadership.

“He is exactly the type ofmultidimengave me a gift—this wonderful school that isn’t known, and I just have to make sional professional whom we feel is needed to lead a business school in today’s enit known.”

Under Sheppard’s leadership Duke vironment,” Lange said.

The new dean was chosen after a Corporate Education is currently ranked No. 1 for executive education seven-month search from among nearly by both Business Week magazine and 250 candidates, he added. the Financial Times.

Christine Moorman, T. Austin Finch In addidon to his new role as dean, Senior Professor of Marketing and chair of Sheppard will serve as chairman of the the Fuqua dean search committee, said company.

Sheppard was selected from “an extaordi“Blair is an academic originally, but narily strong pool” offour finalists.

She added that Sheppard met the he’s also very much an entrepreneur, a real businessman,” said Gordon Armfour “core competencies” established by the search committee of leadership, enstrong, director of marketing communication and competitive intelligence for Duke gagement and relationship management, resource building and program Corporate Education.

During his tenure at Fuqua, Sheppard innovation. was known for establishing the school’s “Blair is an extraordinary person with reputation through a range of projects an enormous depth of knowledge and including the Duke Global-MBA proinsight regarding business education,” gram. Established in 1996, the 18-month Moorman said. “Blair is a top-notch program for senior executives combines human being that has an enormous caresidential sessions in Asia, South Ameripacity to contribute to the school in imca, Europe and the United States with In- portant ways.”

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in Burlington, N.C., admitted to collaborating with Nifong in withholding the names of the lacrosse players that DNA testing excluded from matching genetic material found in the body and underwear of the alleged victim after she claims she was raped March 13.

Every lacrosse player tested by the prosecution was excluded from any possible match to any of the genetic material found. Defense attorneys argued that this information, which was not included in the discovery, would illustrate their clients’ innocence.

Nifong announced Dec. 22, however, that the accuser could not remember whether she had been raped. Joe Cheshire, defense attorney for David Evans, Trinity ’O6, called the timing of the release of the lab results and the dismissal of rape charges “transparent coincidences” because no DNA matching the players was found in the alleged victim’s body.

The next pre-trial hearing is set for the week ofFeb. 5, when defense attorneys said they hope to win the motion to suppress the identification procedures used in the

“It’s very important to protect the autonomy of district attorneys in their cases.

If the facts had proven to be correct, [the bar] might not have filed a complaint,” Metzloff said. “So many of the statements seem to have no basis in his investigation.”

Although Metzloff said he expects Nifong to request the state bar hearings be put on hold until the lacrosse trial is over, he added that “a legal conflict of interest requires” the district attorney’s recusal.

The complaint, issued by the Grievance Committee, has been referred to the Disciplinary Hearing Committee. Although the DHC acts independendy of the bar, it can accept the bar’s recommendations, said Tom Lunsford, executive director of the North Carolina State Bar. The matter must be tried no sooner than 90 days and no later than 150 days after the time the defended lawyer is served, he added.

The Grievance Committee meets again next week, and some legal experts speculate that Nifong could face charges of suppressing exculpatory evidence.

In a Dec. 15 pre-trial hearing, Dr. Brian Meehan, director of the DNA Security Lab

olated his company’s protocol when he did not disclose all the results in DNA testing related to the lacrosse case.

Dr. Brian Meehan, director of DNA Security in Burlington, N.C., told a packed courtroom he withheld the names of the people whose DNA did not match the genetic material found in the body and underwear of the alleged victim after she claims she was raped March 13.

Meehan said he was “just trying to do the right thing” in protecting die privacy of all the players, even though he handed down his report May 12, more than three weeks after Reade Seligmann and Collin Finnerty had been indicted on charges of rape.

The rape charges against Finnerty, Seligmann and David Evans, Trinity ’O6, were dropped one week after Meehan’s testimony.

Meehan also said the failure to report this favorable defense evidence came from an agreement between himself and Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong.

“What we heard today begs some very troublesome questions,” said Joe Cheshire, Evans’ attorney, after the hearing.

The DNA report, which was given to the defense as earlier discovery evidence, stated there were several possible sources for the DNA found on the alleged vicdm.

Every Duke lacrosse player tested by die prosecution, however, was excluded from any possible match to any of the genetic material found, Meehan said as part of his nearly two hours of testimony. This distinction is important, defense lawyers argued, because it is exculpatory evidence, illustrating their clients’ innocence.

At the next hearing, lawyers will discuss a motion to suppress the alleged victim’s photo identification of the three defendants because it violated North Carolina legal procedure, defense attorneys said.

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a particular building since most of the scientists that will work on its projects have their offices elsewhere on campus, Strauman said.

The institute has already announced its first call for proposals and projects and expects to fund up to two long-term projects

take advantage of the research Duke already had around campus,” said interim co-director Timothy Strauman. “What we didn’t have was away to coordinate those different research efforts.”

Unlike some of the “We’re not replacing anything, other centers, we’re not competing with anyhowever, the new institute thing—we’re just adding an enwill focus on couraging umbrella.” more than just research.

Dale Purves “An imporco-director, new Institute interim tant part of its mission wi

enhance educational opportunities in die neurosciences at Duke,” said John Simon, vice provost for academic affairs. “Among various efforts, we plan to form a new undergraduate major in neuroscience and expand training opportunities for graduate students interested in working at the intersections between neuroscience and other disciplines.”

The institute, which was bom out of the University’s strategic plan, is not housed in to

early next year,

interim co-director Dr. Ranga Krishnan said.

For now, however, the main project of the institute is for its three interim codirectors to find a permanent dihe rector, added. The director will then make some per-

faculty hires.

“This is exactly the kind of thing Duke does as well or better than any university in the world,” Strauman said. “We have terrific researchers working on how genetic processes influence a whole variety of things.... At the heart of it, we hope it contributes to Duke’s other visions—if we can do all these things well, the institute will be a success.”

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the original May 1 deadline will allow more time to put changes into effect, said Thompson, who is also dean of Trinity College.

“We’re not going to hurry it. We’re not going to drag it out,” he said.

For now, the 25 members of the CCI Steering Committee continue their work.

Both Thompson and Larry Moneta, cochair of the CCI and vice president for student affairs, praised the members’ dedication.

“Even when traveling, members have been electronically connected and persistent in staying involved,” Moneta wrote in an e-mail Audrey Ellerbee, a fifth-year graduate student in biomedical engineering and the only graduate student on the committee, said she usually puts in about one and a half hours of work each week. She noted that membership is a “regular time commitment.”

Ellerbee, who is also president of the Graduate and Professional Student Council, said the committee considered seriously the opinions of all members, but not everyone’s views would be equally reflected in the final report and recommendations.

“I think I’ve been a very vocal member of the committee,” she said.

Thompson said Wednesday morning that the membership of the committee has been consistent and productive since its formation.

“It’s very gratifying, the amount of time and effort that people have put in,” he added. “I couldn’t be happier.”

Later in the day, members of the committee confirmed that Karla Holloway, William R. Kenan Professor of English, had announced her intention to resign as chair of the CGl’s race subcommittee by email about a week ago.

David Graham contributed to this story.

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changing campus culture through the top-down construction of policy recommendations, which President Richard Brodhead charged the CCI with developing.

“I haven’t heard too much about it,” think said sophomore Jeff Ditzler. “II’d be it but surthings, some change might prised if anything really drastic

changed.”

On the other hand, Robert Thompson, chair of the initiative and vice provost for undergraduate education, said students, as stakeholders, should be

the CCI. “This initiative has as its heart the idea of how we can improve our culture to the benefit of each and every one of us,” Thompson said.

Sophomore Anders Campbell, however, said changing campus culture would be difficult, in part because the problems the CCI aims to address extend beyond the

interested in

University’s boundaries.

“A lot of the things they want to change seem to be less of a Duke culture thing than an American culture thing,” Camp-

bell said.

Several students were more blunt, simply saying they knew absolutely nothing

about the CGI or refusing to comment on the record.

“I think it’s bulls—,” said junior Mike Tikili After the CGI publishes its recommendations, determining which changes to make and how to make them will be the responsibility of administrators and established campus bodies, Thompson

explained.

“We’re not the deciders, and we’re not the implementors,” he said.

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she has a personal connection to the purpose of the work. As a woman from India, Gupta feels it is important to develop technology that will be useful to her country, she said.

“In places like India, women want microbicides to prevent against STDs but still want to conceive children, so it is important that their microbicide doesn’t

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prevent pregnancy,” Kiser said The research on the molecular condom has only been conducted in lab simulations so far. Katz said he is hopeful that the next step will be testing in rhesis monkeys and then human trials within five to ten years.

“Once its safe and we get to the first phase of human trials, then we will look at acceptability in women,” Katz said. “[The question is] will it work and will people use it?”

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Throngs filled Cameron Indoor Stadium last year for the Franz Ferdinand and Death Cabfor Cutie concert.

CONCERT from page 3 account,” she said Because of a delay in securing the loan—among others, Larry Moneta, vice president for student affairs, had to give his approval—artists such as Dave Matthews Band, Maroon 5 and John Mayer have already finalized their spring tour dates, Mahuta said.

“The process took literally the entire semester, and that was much more than I had anticipated,” she said.

And some artists remain out of the price range, she added.

Moneta wrote in an e-mail that he was an advocate for the loan.

“I am a great fan of a ‘signature’ concert (or two) for Duke students,” he wrote, adding that he was fortunate enough to see Simon and Garfunkel and Three Dog Night when he was in college.

“I especially enjoyed the Rolling Stones in Wallace Wade... and I attended the Bruce Springsteen concert at UNC a few years ago,” he wrote. “These events are just part of the collegiate culture and I hope current and future Duke students get similar opportunities.”

With respect to getting more money from the Union, Chief Financial Officer Katelyn Donnelly, a junior, said her organization is at its limit.

“We’ll always consider financial proposals but no financial proposal has come across my e-mail,” she said. “Our pockets are only so deep.”

Wolf said that additional funding from DSG is not a possibility, although he is happy to help the Union and Major Attractions as needed.

“We have more connections with the upper administration than they do,” he said. “Ultimately, it’s up to them to see if they can land an artist.”

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Campus Culture Initiative: Update As

we begin the spring semester, I write to provide a

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undergraduate life. One core principle that has emerged community.

second update to the Duke community about the work of the

concerns a

diverse

and

Campus Culture Initiative Steering Committee. You will recall

environment

that

affirms,

that the President’s charge to the Committee is challenging

difference is essential to our educational mission. We are

and multifaceted. We have been asked to take the measure of

proud of the increased diversity that Duke has achieved.

our undergraduate campus culture and see where it could be

An academic community must, however, consistently and constructively engage difference in order to reap its full

improved.

inclusive

and

engages,

empowers

We also have become aware of the forces for

benefits.

Our work can be viewed in four phases. The first phase

conformity to a particular view of what it means to be a

last spring was devoted to framing our approach to the charge and organizing the work of the committee. The second phase

Duke student, and we recognize the need to give strong affirmation to rich alternatives to any purported norm. We

comprised the summer months and focused on identifying key

seek to find specific and constructive ways to promote a

issues and opportunities for improvement and gathering

more inclusive and engaged community.

With the beginning of the fall

semester, we entered the third phase and focused on analyzing and

integrating

formulating

information,

community

“One core principle that has emerged concerns a diverse and inclusive community. An environment that affirms, engages, and empowers

difference is

and

questions,

garnering input from the larger campus

engagement,

intellectual

relevant data

essential to our educational mission.

through

Along with we

are considering the extent to

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which

increased can

engagement

civic deepen

sensitivity to difference and broaden perspective while also fostering

vital

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lives.

Town Hall meetings with faculty,

students, and staff, and an array of individual and small group sessions. We have continued our approach of connecting with

Throughout these conversations, we have come to

offices and groups with relevant information and perspectives

realize how critical the culture of the campus is in

culture, including the Office of

developing the intellectual, social, and civic qualities of our

on aspects of campus

Duke seeks to prepare undergraduates for

Institutional Research and the Council on Civic Engagement.

students.

The Committee also met with the Presidential Council and has provided updates to the University Board of Trustees. At

leadership roles in a globally interconnected, yet often fragmented, world.

In this context, the Steering

the end of November, members of the Committee provided an

Committee has identified several areas that could make a

oral report of our work to the President.

significant difference in strengthening our campus culture.

These areas include admissions and recruitment, athletics,

The fourth phase of our work, which we have begun, is to

curricular and experiential engagements, residential life student-faculty

and

formulate a set of interrelated recommendations to realize this

interaction. The Committee is in the process of examining

vision.

In consultation with the President, we have revised

our timeline to deliver our final report earlier in the spring to

these

dining,

social

life, alcohol, and

articulate a vision of undergraduate campus culture and

interconnected

areas

and

formulating

recommendations for consideration.

allow time for communication and discussion with the larger

I am grateful for the time and effort the Committee has devoted to this process and for the thoughtful

community before the end of the semester.

As a result

of this

intense activity,

the Steering

comments

and

suggestions

the

community

has

Committee has recognized the need for a clearly articulated

contributed. I look forward to the campus discussions of

set of core values or principles to guide choices about

our work later in the semester.

Bob Thompson Chair, Campus Culture Initiative Steering Committee

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ATLANTA, Ga. As the buzzer sounded on Georgia Tech’s 74-63 victory over the Blue Devils Wednesday, a few students and fans stormed center court.

None of the Yellow Jacket players, however, joined in the celebration. They simply shook hands with the Blue Devils and Q gave a few high fives on their way to the locker room. It seemed the win was nothing more than simply protecting their home court in conference play.

Indeed, the word is out in the ACC this is the year to get Duke.

The Blue Devils began conference play 0-2 for the first time since the 1995-1996 season, thanks in large part to an offense that just can’t seem to hit its stride.

After one of the worst games of his career against Virginia Tech, Greg Paulus, who has been hampered by injuries and illness much of the season, came off the bench and often looked shaky at the forcing Jon Scheyer and DeMarcus |point, e son to handle the ball more than Duke would like. r The Yellow Jackets exposed this weakfiress by pestering the Duke guards with eir i en gth—using 6-foot-10 Mouhamma Faye and 6-foot-8 Thaddeus Young to

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pressure the Blue Devil wings. Georgia Tech racked up 11 steals and forced Duke into a horrendous 4-for-20 performance from beyond the arc.

“We had as many open looks as they did in the first half, but they hit theirs,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “We just had a hard time scoring.”

And unlike so many times this season, Duke’s stingy defense was unable to mask its ineffective offense. In the Blue Devils’ previous two losses, quick guards had been their undoing, but Ra’Sean Dickey showed that the Duke defense is susceptible to a solid post threat as well. Dickey dominated inside early, scoring 10 points in the first six minutes.

In the past, the Blue Devils were able to rely on Shelden Williams to guard his counterpart on his own. But Wednesday neither Josh Mcßoberts nor Brian Zoubek was able to slow Dickey one-on-one, forcing Duke to double Dickey whenever he received the ball inside. The Yellow Jackets took advantage of the collapsing defense and knocked down 7-of-12 shots from behind the three-point line.

“Our defense wasn’t bad throughout the game, except that we left more guys open today than we normally do, and they punished us for it,” Krzyzewski said.

Despite all their deficiencies, the Blue Devils did have their chances to pull out a

road victory, largely because they were able to pressure the equally young Yellow Jackets into 28 turnovers. But Duke could not convert those opportunities often enough to overcome their sluggish halfcourt offense.

The most glaring of these opportunities was a two-minute stretch in which Duke trailed byjust two after mounting an 8-0 run. The Blue Devils were unable to capitalize on either of their possessions during the stretch to tie or take the lead, and Georgia Tech’s freshman point guard made the game-changing play to seal the win.

After Mcßoberts blocked Anthony Morrow’s three-point attempt from the corner, Javaris Crittenton ripped the ball away from Lance Thomas and finished the open dunk to spark a 7-0 that effectively ended the game.

“Young teams have to learn how to win.

Just because they’re at Duke doesn’t mean that they inherited winning,” Krzyzewski said. ‘You inherit money—well, some people do—but you don’t inherit how to win.

You have to learn that. And our young guys have to do that, with the fact that we are Duke University and have won.”

The Blue Devils must speed along that learning curve, because the competitive ACC is full of sharks, and Duke’s stale offense is tantamount to blood in the water.

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ATLANTA, Ga. Duke failed its first road test of the season, falling, 74-63, to Georgia Tech Wednesday night at the Alexander Memorial Coliseum.

The Blue Devils’ second consecutive loss left them at 0-2 in ACC play for the first time since the 1995-96 season. It was also Duke’s first loss at Georgia Tech since that same year.

The No. 11 Blue Devils (13-3, 0-2 in the ACC) struggled with many of the same aspects that haunted them in Saturday’s loss to Virginia Tech. Duke failed to find any consistent rhythm in the halfcourt offense and could not take advantage of late opportunities to seize control of the game against the Yellow Jackets (12-4, 1-2).

“Our team has struggled all year to score,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said.

“And we’re still struggling to score. We have to get better finishes.”

Duke committed 17 turnovers while shooting 43 percent for the game, including a 4-for-20 effort from three-point range. Jon Scheyer led the Blue Devils with 16 points, but the freshman shot just 6-for-16 from the field and 3-for-10 from beyond the arc.

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Hot shooting pushes Duke past Ga.Tech

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Senior Lindsey Harding added 16 points as she registered her 11th double-figure scoring performance.

With 17 minutes left in the second half and the shot clock winding down, sophomore guard Abby Waner received a pass several feet beGA.TECH yond the threeDUKE -83 point line and calmly swished the trey, giving new meaning to the word “downtown.”

Waner’s hot touch from long range helped her reach a career-high with 27 points and, more importantly, paced No. 3 Duke (17-0, 3-0 in the ACC) in its 83-51 victory over Georgia Tech (10-6, 1-2) Wednesday night in Cameron Indoor Stadium.

“With their traps, they left the backside and deep comers open,” Waner said. “I guess it was just one of those nights.”

Waner’s shooting performance rubbed off on the rest of the Blue Devils, as Duke shot 62.5 percent from three-point range, making 10 of its 16 attempts.

“We’re a good shooting team,” head coach Gail Goestenkors said. “This offense will continue to grow once everyone finds their niche.”

Like in many of its games this year, Duke quickly built a lead to take control of the game.

The Blue Devils raced out to a 16-5 advantage on Lindsey Harding’s three pointer with 13:25 left in the first half. A 7-0 run spanning just over two minutes and ending with 5:04 left in the first half expanded the

lead to 17. Waner’s layup with a little more than a minute left in the first half put the Yellow Jackets in a 20-point hole.

Duke’s sharp-shooting performance offset the team’s inability to hang onto the ball. The Blue Devils committed a seasonhigh 24 turnovers, many of which were unforced errors.

“The one area we have to clean up is turnovers,” Goestenkors said.

Although Duke gave away possessions numerous times, the Blue Devils were able to force 26 turnovers of their own and turn them into 37 points. Duke’s pressure defense allowed both Harding and Waner to convert easy layups at the other end of the floor.

“I felt in rhythm,” said Harding, who scored 16 points and dished out five assists.

“I was more focused offensively and kept attacking the basket.”

After a disappointing defensive effort against Virginia Tech in their last game, the Blue Devils showcased their defensive intensity throughout the game Wednesday.

Although Duke allowed Georgia Tech to shoot 40 percent —the highest of any of the team’s opponents this season—the Blue Devils’ ability to force turnovers kept yet another opponent below 60 points.

“It was a much improved effort on defense,” Goestenkors said. “At the end of the first half and the end of the game, our substitutes were not focused, but overall, I SEE W. BBALL ON PAGE 17

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Deep into the first half, Abby Waner

and followed it with Harding stole the Lindsey after a layup subsequent inbounds pass and found her wide open teammate.

Georgia Tech then a timeout, and called CI3iTI6 the two Duke guards, dfldlySiS both sporting dimpleto-dimple smiles, met at chest bump. for a traditional half-court Game over. Who’s got next?

That would be Maryland, the No. 1 team in the land and the squad that beat Duke, 78-75, in the 2006 National Championship. And as well as 6-foot-7 center Alison Bales played against the Terrapins last spring, Duke’s chances of avenging its last loss hinge on a frequent connection in Cameron Indoor Stadium: Harding to Waner.

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day night that when both guards are on their game, the opponent, whether it be Georgia Tech or Maryland, might as well get back on the team bus.

“Their play for every game is really important for us,” head coach Gail Goestenkors said. “We’re reliant on those two, and they’ve accepted those roles. And I think they cherish those roles. They both want to be go-to players and leaders for this team, and they are. It’s the way it’s been all year long.”

But the distinguishing trait about the Blue Devil backcourt is not both guards’ ability to score, but Harding’s penchant for spotting Waner, whether she is finding an open position in Georgia Tech’s relatively lazy zone or streaking to the basket on the fast break.

Waner was the undeniable star Wednesday night, hitting six-three pointers —including a four-point play in the second half—while only missing one.

“With their traps that they were doing up top, it really left the back side open sometimes,” Waner said. “The back side of the zone would forget about the deep corners, and my teammates did a good job of finding me, and it was just one of those nights.”

Despite Duke’s large lead, Waner’s husde never wavered, as she dove for a loose ball and crashed into press row late in the second half.

The most impressive part of Waner’s performance, though, was its unexpectedness. In the last four games, she was 3-of-16 PETE KIEHART/THE CHRONICLE from behind the arc—which felt more like 0-for-36, the sharpshooting Waner said.

Sophomore Abby Waner was the Blue Devils'best weapon beyond the arc as she shot 6-for-7 from the three-point line.

“It’s just having confidence in my shot and that if I don’t make my first shot, forengineer of Duke’s potent offense. But she 18 Rutgers, they beat the Scarlet Knights get about it and think about the next shot,” is also Duke’s leader off the court, and she by 40 points. said Waner, who has “Next Play” written on made sure to keep her team’s focus on In any case, Duke needs its backcourt her shoes. to replicate its latest performance in SaturGeorgia Tech, rather than Saturday’s largeBut Waner’s success was, and is, delooming game. day’s long-anticipated rematch against pendent on Harding’s play from the point By the middle of the second half, the Maryland, which has not moved from the guard position. Four of Harding’s five as- Blue Devils were toying with the Yellow top spot in the polls all year. sists were to Waner. Duke did not necessarJackets, and it was tough to tell whether the And if Harding and Waner share anothily need Harding’s 16 points last night, but players or the crowd was having more fun. er mid-court chest bump during the course No one expects another Duke blowout of the game, well, that has to be considered they will certainly help against a quality foe like Maryland.

Saturday. But then again, the last time the a good sign for the already-sold-out crowd As a senior point guard, Harding is the team anticipated a stern test at then-No. at Cameron.

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Although Duke outscored GeorgiaTech in the paint, theYellow Jackets posted a third of their points, 24, down low.

M.BBALL from page 13 Devils had pulled within a basket at 55-53 with just under four minutes to play. After a defensive stand culminated in a Josh Mcßoberts block, Georgia Tech freshman Javaris Crittenton stole the ball from Mcßoberts and slammed it home for a four-point lead and a huge swing in momentum. The Yellow Jackets scored five points on their next two possessions to push the lead to nine and the game out of reach.

“Crittenton made the play of the game when he stole the ball from us after we played good defense,” Krzyzewski said. “We were playing very well during that time, and the kid made a big play. We have a chance to tie the game or go ahead, and instead, they got a quick bucket. We didn’t score and they scored again, and the game gets away from you.”

Crittenton’s dunk broke a six-minute stretch in which Georgia Tech did not make a field goal. It was emblematic, however, of the Yellow Jackets’ resiliency, as

they overcame 28 turnovers and countered every Duke run throughout the night.

“After they made their run, I knew that we had to make one of our own, and we did,” Georgia Tech junior Anthony Morrow said. “Javaris made a big play when my three-pointer was tipped, and he grabbed it and had that dunk. I told him that’s the biggest play I’ve ever seen him make.”

Earlier in the half, it was Morrow who extinguished a Blue Devil rally. After Duke had cut the lead to three, Morrow scored 10 straight points for the Yellow Jackets in a span of three minutes. The guard’s hot streak included two three-pointers and pushed the Georgia Tech advantage back to 11. The junior scored 16 ofhis 19 points after the intermission.

The Yellow Jackets’ other junior starter—center Ra’Sean Dickey —dominated the first half, when he scored 14 of his game-high 21 points, including Georgia Tech’s first 10 points of the game.

“We wanted to try to go inside,” Georgia Tech head coach Paul Hewitt said.

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Dickey’s presence on the block early in the game helped negate a fast start by the Blue Devils. Duke jumped out to a 10-2 lead in the first three minutes of the game behind two threes from Scheyer. The early hot shooting alleviated any worries of nerves from Duke’s freshmen—three of whom were in the starting lineup—in their first true road game of the season. The Blue Devils, however, were unable to maintain that touch from the perimeter.

NOTES:

Duke with four assists and four steals....

Last season, the Blue Devils defeated Georgia Tech, 73-66, on the road in the two teams’ only matchup Feb. 22.... In the overall series, Duke is now 52-21 against the Yellow Jackets.... The Blue Devils next play at Miami Sunday at 5:30 p.m.

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Similar to this year's team, the Blue Devils of 11 years ago were defined by their youth and inexperience. Duke had only one senior who clocked significant playing time—Chris Collins—and played a seven-man rotation consisting of mostly underclassmen, including sophomore Steve Wojciechowski.

Unlike this year's squad, however, the 1995-1996 Blue Devils were the first Krzyzewski team to have to come off a losing season since 1983. In their first three Fosses of 1996, the Blue Devils were unable to close out opponents after taking leads of at least 12 points into halftime of each contest. Despite its early season miscues, the 1995-1996 team was able to fight back to .500 in the ACC by racking up eight victories in its last 12 games—finishing fourth in the conference and earning, an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament.

Although it was knocked out in the first round that year by Eastern Michigan, Duke used the 1995-1996 season to begin its rebuilding process in the wake of the success of the early nineties. The following year, the Blue Devils won the ACC and by 1998 they advanced to the Elite Eight.

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Carrem Gay, who has seen increased playing time while healthy this season, scored 16 last night.

was pleased with our defense.”

Both the high Yellow Jacket shooting percentage and the large number of turnovers were overshadowed by Waner’s career night. The sophomore’s six threepointers are the third most for an individual in school history.

“It’s all about having confidence in my shot,” Waner said. “If I don’t make one, I just have to forget and move on to the next shot.”

Throughout the game, Duke’s outside shooters were freed up by a Yellow Jacket defense focused on stopping center Alison Bales down low. Numerous Georgia Tech defenders harassed Bales on every possession, and the Duke senior was held to just seven points.

With so much of the defensive focus on Bales in the paint, Harding and Waner could dismantle the Yellow Jacket defense.

Because of the showdown against defending national champion and topranked Maryland looming Saturday, the Blue Devils hope to come out with the same kind of intensity and offensive performance.

“We just have to focus,” Harding said.

“Defensively we’re doing a great job. If Abby just scores 27 again, it’ll be great.”

NOTES: Tickets for Saturday’s game against Maryland sold out Wednesday morning, and they also did for the Feb. 25 home contest against No. 2 North Carolina.... Maryland announced Tuesday that it had sold out the Comcast Center for the first time in the building’s history for Duke’s Feb. 18 visit.... Duke and Maryland split their series, 2-2, last season.

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the weeks and months Brodhead himself asked for Nisince the lacrosse scandal fong to be pulled off the case first began, the University entirely—a move that gained has responded to evolving the reluctant support of some of his most outspoevents with a seken critics, ries of decisions editorial cntiMany and statements that have been observed with cisms have merit. The Uniscrutiny and often met with in- versity certainly could have moved more aggressively tense criticism.

As the ground shook, a from the outset to help quell number of administrators the media firestorm. As the case developed and the and President Richard Brodhead in particular have been school was forced to respond blamed on all sides for acting to a complex assortment of events, there was no strong too harshly, too weakly, too voice” speaking out not “Duke or quickly quickly on behalf of the school and enough. its actions.

In the past few weeks, howMedia has been and continever, Duke has made a series of bold statements that have ues to play a crucial role in this strongly called into question case, and Duke could have offered a more consistent public the conduct of Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong’s voice to sustain a positive image handling of the case. Indeed, and counteract the spread of

I mean, we need to have more fun around here, right —Executive Vice President Tollman Trask on his decision to pull money from his discretionary fund for a spring semester concert. See story page 3.

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the University has moved more decisively than ever. Regardless of one’s opinion about Duke’s overall response, Brodhead’s recent statements and the reinstatement of Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann should be met with applause.

Brodhead righdy called for Nifong to relinquish control of the case. Brodhead’s statement added much-needed weight to the calls for Nifong’s dismissal from the matter, and Brodhead should be commended for such firm action.

The president also sent out a lengthy—if somewhat verbose—e-mail to the Duke community outlining his current approach on the situation. Thoughtful and thorough, Brodhead’s e-mail was another welcome sign that

Flying back to Durham this weekend, I spoke with the middle-class mother of a precocious fifth grader. Her son had attended a rigorous and disciplined private school for his first few years of education, and then transferred to a public elementary school.

This switch—which the woman said was made with the best interests of her child in mind—had left her and her husband with some serious doubts. gill stevens Their son’s new the other conservative school lacked the rigor of his private school, but even then his grades declined. They also cast a worried eye to the future as they wondered what kind of high school would be best for their son.

Though there are some exceptional public schools in Chicago—magnet or otherwise—there is insufficient space at such schools for all interested students. Beyond these, the usual geographically based schools run the gamut from good to awful, leaving students at the mercy of their

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in the school and confidence that it believed the “innocent until proven guilty” maxim would have done immeasurable amounts of good. Instead, Duke primarily used internal communication and mass e-mails.

A1though Duke’s response to the lacrosse scandal has been imperfect, the administration’s major mistakes are those of missed opportunities rather than missteps.

People should not forget to recognize the adequacy of a “good” performance in the turbulent and charged atmosphere of the last year. And in the end, history may very well judge the University’s response as sensible and well executed given the constraints and competing interests at stake.

During the past month,

Duke will continue to respond justly to the case.

Although it remains unlikely that Seligmann and Finnerty will return this academic semester, the University was right to react quickly to the dropped rape charges and welcome the two men back as full-time students.

Important questions about Duke’s response have been raised, but overall the administrators have made choices that were certainly far from perfect, and often less than adequately assertive, but never egregiously wrong.

As the case takes a new turn, despite their evident flaws, Duke’s moves over the past month should inspire confidence that it will continue to handle the matter

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There are also a slew of private alternatives on par with Chicago’s finest public schools. But from the parents’ perspective, private schooling posed its ownset of challenges. Given the steep tuition costs, they worried whether they could afford four years at a topflight private high school followed by four more years of private university education.

I found myself frustrated; there is a solution for families in this situation, if only special interests and Democrats in Congress weren’t so staunchly opposed to it. A national vouchers program that subsidizes the private school tuition of students who opt out of public school would not only benefit children, but also would compel public schools to undertake badly needed reforms.

Critics claim that diverting money from public education to private schools would hurt the public school system. This argument is dubious. Public education has been a financial black hole: the federal government pours billions in, with no discernable improvement in student performance.

Part of the problem is that public school systems

have a veritable monopoly on education, and thus have no incentive to implement necessary reforms.

Our tax dollars go to waste as we continue to fund a deeply flawed system.

Vouchers introduce choice and competition into education. If parents believe their child would be better off in a private school, vouchers can at least partially fund that switch. And by giving students away out of underperforming schools, it forces public schools across the country to introduce reforms and stay competitive.

Where experimental voucher programs have been implemented —Milwaukee is a stellar example —they have been successful. Vouchers also poll well with the American public. Yet special interest politics precludes any hope of a broader system.

This is the fault of Democrats, who are “prochoice”—unless and until their sacred cows are threatened.

I could point fingers at Democrats all day, but teachers unions such as the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association are equally guilty. Since 2000, teachers unions have donated over $23 million to political candidates, with 95 percent of the cash going to Democrats.

That money, combined with the AFT and NEA’s vocal opposition to vouchers and the thousands of votes represented by their membership, means that creating a national vouchers program is little more than a pipe dream.

Vouchers are anathema for the AFT and NEA because they demand accountability and challenge the system of union-dominated schools. But thanks to the unions’ deep pockets and politically active membership, Democrats in Congress will continue to block any such program.

Both parties are guilty of special-interest politics. But I’m hard-pressed to find an example of Republicans impeding the education of the nation’s children for $23 million. Public schools are deeply flawed, and vouchers offer a potential solution to the problem. But the AFT, NEA and their antichoice friends in Congress will ensure that no such program is tried. With lifetime jobs and salaries at stake for teachers, and money and votes at stake for Democrats, is either group willing to do what’s best for America’s youth?

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lar. So “Duke University,” “Durham” and “North Caroliat the last second, I decide I’d like a botded drink to wash down Loop grease—and na” are now synonymous with malfeasance and impropwhen, at the last second, I decide to jump out er legal recourse. There’s always a new story to top the of the line to grab that drink—I know my spot will be headlines, and eventually, this will melt away. Besides, there when I get back. I have faith in the cosmic forces there’s nothing new about collegians hating on local augoverning my Duke existence. I also have faith in the kid thority. The Civil Rights movement and the drug-saturated 1960 spring to mind. behind me in line. It’s The real trouble comes when we look to the future. trust, and it’s real who trust in political officials are giving of their see, as can People I As far mmm time, their money and theirpatience, because they anticthat same trust is the ipate that those officials will, at bare minimum, satisfy foundation of K-ville their expectations for proper conduct. Voters who trust our favorite law. When a person or organization will support policies that rein springs up, commune dress hardships of all kinds, even when those policies firsdy, to kill off the Wilsomewhat jar with their own creeds. Those who trust son sod and, secondly, sarah ball local kids into government want to better the community. They shepherd to believe that democracy is a powerful good.

Cameron in an orderly some got pencils Negate all of the above statements, and you’ll see fashion, we put our trust where we are in Durham today. If the ideal outcome of faith and complete in a kid with a megaphone. (Actually, megaphone and this entire lacrosse ordeal is an enlightened and hearty jacket. I believe there are jackets. Are there jackets, guys? relationship between Duke and the community, Can we get someone in Research to check this? Thanks.) prospects are not good.

It’s not just Nifong who has lost our trust. Around Anyway, point being that on this campus, trust is lot of campus and in the media, iPods everywhere. I see a it’s our faith in academia left out at Bostock, laptops It’s not just Nifong who has lost that appears to also be on temporarily abandoned on the chopping block. the alumni lounge roundour trust. Around campus and in The 88 faculty members’ table. I see partygoers happily “Social Disaster” advertiseslurping Solo-fhls of mystery the media, it’s our faith in academent that ran on these juice, confident that what mia that appears to also be on pages last spring did not they’re enjoying is vodka-ed serve to condemn anyone or Gatorade and not, say, roofied the chopping block. anything, and for that pruLean on the rocks dence, the undersigned That’s trust. should be commended.

Yet it’s on a slightly elevatTheir professed aim was simply to amplify the voices of ed level that trust is becoming scarcer by the day. It disappoints me even to pose this question, but who still has students—the “anger and fear of many students who unequivocal faith in PresidentRichard Brodhead? What know themselves to be objects ofracism and sexism” student’s trust in the Duke professoriate—and vice and not to prematurely issue a verdict Yet by painting those not engaged in the “collective versa —wasn’t shaken when news offormer lacrosse player Kyle Dowd’s lawsuit over an allegedly unfair grade was noise” of protest as tacitly supportive of racism and sexannounced Jan. 5? And to the four people in the entire ism, those 88 professors have served to depict Duke’s instate of North Carolina who still trust Durham District telligentsia as everything it should not be: rash, sulfurous Attorney Mike Nifong to correctly tie his own shoes: and itself intolerant.

That’s a social disaster.

Please stand up.

We 18-to-24s are often critiqued for ducking the grim Yes, it’s a rarefied set among us these days that trust our local law enforcement and judicial system —a fact side of life. We anesthetize ourselves with cheap laughs on YouTube. We seal out the din of political blather and that echoes longstanding trends. Trust in the federal government has been waning for decades as voters continue detonatedbombs with those familiar white earbuds. The Greatest Generation, we are not. to translate negative perceptions of the economy, crime Sorry, Tom. and Congressional scandal into ballot-box disapproval.

Yet if the alternative is watching and participating in If trust is the moralistic manifestation ofsatisfaction with ajob well done, then it’s easy to see why Nifong’s fans are this—this castration ofjustice and learning at the hands of our elders and superiors—can you blame us? few and far between.

But what of it?

Sarah Ball is a Trinity junior andformer editorial page ediSo “Nifonged” is a widely viewed new word on urbandictionary.com, the online arbiter of the youth vemacu- tor of The Chronicle. Her column runs every Thursday.

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back! Back in this Gothic Wonderland that we call Duke. Things will, at first, seem as if they have started off on a different foot (namely, the right one). Soon after the realization that Duke is the same place it was in 2006, we will resort to chimerical scenes while waiting for Spring Break. After having ft. that week in March go by at the f .£■ speed of light, we will sit lethargically in anticipation of Last Day of *'Hil m Classes. Three sheets to the wind zmm every step of the way, dreaming of our wonderful hometowns.

I hail from New York City, a keesha brown place where a square foot of an cut and thrust apartment costs about $1,028, Starbucks are just as übiquitous as humans and countries give us great gifts. Huge copper statues of women, if you will. The place has its ups and downs. But being the melting pot that it is, perhaps the best part of NYC is the people, specifically my friends, who come from literally every walk of life. From needing to know where I can get five dumplings for a dollar to instructions on how to knit gloves, my friends from home are the legs with which I walk through life so audaciously. Coming back to Duke is always a task done with some reservation simply because I can never seem to spend enough time with the kids I’ve known since infancy.

Having to leave them this week once again got me to thinking about what I would do or who I would be ifI didn’thave my friends.

In a world where everyone asks; “What’s more reliable than your Mends?” I think I may have found an answer, or at least something that is as reliable in certain, handy ways as those closest to you: your cell phone. Yes, you read correcdy, your cell phone.

It all came to me while I was on the phone outside of Keohane (or the WEL, whatever). I had dropped my phone for probably the 150th time and upon picking it up, I was confronted in the dark night with a bright screen that displayed one of dozens of battle scars. There was a huge scratch in the screen, as if I had tried to carve something into the poor plastic cover. Then, a flood ofmemories from how much my phone had been through in its 18-month lifetime made me feel a bit connected to it in away I never thought possible.

Now most may be thinking: “What? That piece ofcrap never did anything except get wet, make weird noises and die. Not to mention the fact that the companyjerks me for my paper every month!” But I mean to say that (and I might only be speaking for myself here) every time I’m down, my cell phone has been there for me. Every time I’m angry, I chuck my phone toward the nearest wall. When I’m happy, I toss my phone into the air, and then I try to catch it, in away modeled after any cheesy commercial that is set in rolling hills and pastures and plays The Turtles’ “So Happy Together.”

Other instances in which I abuse my phone are attributed to plain stupidity and carelessness. Nights out have included several droppings and misplacements; so much so that I started to give all of my stuff to my friend who recently rescinded her decision to lead a dry life—so much for my insurance plan...

Isn’t some of this pulling a cord within you? No emotion evoked?

We 11... what doyou use to plan every single detail ofyour life? What do you use to notify people of last-minute changes in any ofyour plans? Hell, without your cell phone you may have trouble reaching your friends, period.

There are times, however, when the relationship between phone and owner can teeter on termination. For instance, when my phone decides to randomly shut down on its own, or unbeknownst to me, logs onto the Internet, which costs about 35 cents per minute, I no longer have a love-hate relationship with my phone —then it’s just plain hate. But your phone always comes back to you, a thing some friends might not even do (and no one ever said that was a bad .

thing...).

All in all, a cell phone can provide much-desired support in times of desperation. The feeling of emptiness (and nudity in some cases, I suppose...) I have heard expressed from those awaiting a new phone, or awaiting word on a lost phone, is unbearable, especially when they ask to use my phone. It’s analogous to asking to use someone’s significant other because you’re waiting for your own to come back into town (yes, in that way) The feeling of emptiness most people feel due to the absence of their cell phones should say enough. I say we praise the head honchos at these cellular companies and thank them for providing unrelenting support through the use of cell phones —well, if you pay your bill on time, that is.

Keesha Brown is a Trinity sophomore. Her column runs every other Thursday.

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