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The North Carolina State Bar made public Tuesday additional ethics complaints against Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong.

The district attorney is now being investigated for withholding exculpatory evidence and making false statements to judges and defense attorneys in the ongoing Duke lacrosse case.

In December, the Bar released a complaint against Nifong for mishandling pretrial publicity by making extrajudicial comments, which heightened public condemnation of the accused.

“While different, the prior charges are just as serious,” said Duke law professor Tom MetzlofF. The new charges stem from a Dec. 15 hearing, at which Dr. Brian Meehan, director of the DNA Security Lab 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.

Nifong told the Bar’s Grievance Committee that he did not release the names

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After 30 years of working at Duke, Kay Singer, associate dean of Trinity College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Health Professions Advising Center, will step down Jan. 31.

Despite her announcement in September that she intended to resign, Singer said she decided to. finish counseling this year’s cycle of medical school applicants before departing.

At the end of the month, Singer will be moving on to her third profession, managing Virtual Evals—an online system to transmit counselor recommendations to universities and medical schools.

“I inherited a very good system. I’ve made a lot of changes embracing technology and improving the way we communicate,” Singer said; “I have the best of both worlds.... I’ll be able to work part-time, and I’ll be working with the system of health advisors and medical admissions across the country.”

In her position, Singer met with potential medical school applicants, prepared them for interviews, wrote letters of recommendation for them and formed relationships with _

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Challenge encourages students, professors taff to post playlists of their 10 favorite songs on imixchallenge.com. Online voters select their favorite playlist each week, and the creator of the winning playlist receives an iTunes gift certificate.

The contest was the brainchild of junior Taylor Jardno, who said she hopes to unify the community through music.

After members of the Class of 2008 received free iPods om Duke their freshman year, Jardno said many criticized ex■ssive iPod use among students as antisocial behavior.

“We were thinking last semester on how to come up with an inie that would let everyone on campus interact with each said Jardno, president of the Duke Mac Users Group, wanted to find away in which people could share n a productive way.”

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Security issues persist as lax case continues by

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In response to the disruption caused by media last spring, the University announced Oct. 13 revisions to its media access policy. Since last year, however, more student personal information— SEE SECURITY ON PAGE 6

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Kerry will not seek 'OB presidency ham Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois, and John Edwards, Kerry’s vice presidential running mate.

The Republican field is similarly crowded, with President George W. Bush constitutionally barred from seeking a third term in office.

Officials said Kerry would seek a new sixyear term in the Senate in 2008. The fourthterm lawmaker and decoratedVietnam War veteran said he would devote his time and energy to ending the conflict in Iraq, He said he wanted Bush’s successor to enter office with the United States having “a reasonable prospect of success” in Iraq.

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WASHINGTON Democratic Sen. John Kerry, who fell 118,601 Ohio votes short of the White House in 2004, said Wednesday he will not run for president in 2008.

“We came close... certainly close enough to be tempted to try again,” the Massachusetts senator said, recalling his defeat.

“There are powerful reasons to want to continue that fight now. But I have concluded this isn’t the time for me to mount a presidential campaign.”

His decision leaves a field of nine Democrats running or signaling their intention to do so, including Sens. Hillary Rod-

that they have inherited a nation still divided and a policy destined to end as Vietnam did—in a bitter and sad legacy,” he said.

Kerry, 64, made the announcement on the Senate floor at the end of a lengthy speech on Iraq. He briefly choked up.

Edwards said he knew the decision was a difficult one for Kerry “because we know his first instinct is always to respond to any call to serve his country.” In a statement, he added that Kerry will work to find the appropriate exit from the Iraq war. “In Vietnam, in public office and in private life, John Kerry has always fought the good SEE KERRY ON PAGE 7

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BAGHDAD, Iraq U.S. and Iraqi troops battled Sunni insurgents hiding in high-rise buildings on Haifa Street in the heart of Baghdad Wednesday, with snipers on roofs taking aim at gunmen in open windows as Apache attack helicopters hovered overhead.

Iraq said 30 militants were killed and

Violence was unrelenting in Iraq on Wednesday, with at least 69 people killed or found dead, including 33 tortured

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With President George W. Bush pushing a controversial plan to increase troops strength in Iraq, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said the latest joint raid was aimed at clearing the Haifa Street area of “terrorists and outlaws” targeting residents.

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At 5 a.m. Wednesday, Iraqi army and American troops moved into the Sunni stronghold to launch targeted raids in a third bid this month to clear the neighborhood of militants. Armored vehicles massed along Haifa Street, where a median with trees separates four lanes of traffic lined by tall apartment houses built by Saddam Hussein for loyalists and dissidents from other Arab countries, mainly Syria.

Shaking with fury, Israeli President MosheKatsav rebuffed growing calls for his resignation Wednesday, saying accusations hecommitted rape and othercrimes were "poisonous, horrible lies" that were part of a broad conspiracy against him.

Former deputy alive, indicted Former Mississippi sheriff's deputy James Ford Seale was arrested Wednesday in the 1964 slayings of two black teenagers who were long believed to have been kidnapped and killed by the Ku Klux Klan. Until recently, Seale was thought to be dead.

Minimum wage bill debated Democrats' promise of a quick increase in the minimum wage ran aground Wednesday in the Senate, where lawmakers are insisting it include new tax breaks for restaurants and other businesses that rely on low-pay workers.

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As students prepare for their futures after college, Duke’s fourth-annual Career Week aims to lend them a helping hand in figuring out the specifics.

In addition to panels that took place earlier in the week, more than 100 alumni and company representatives will descend upon Duke this weekend to share insights about their careers, talk to students and present opportunities for jobs and internships.

“When our current director, Sheila Curran, first came to the Career Center, she found that students weren’t aware of what resources were available to them, and how to take advantage of those opportunities,” said Megan Wilson, marketing specialist for the Career Center and co-director of Career Week. “She wanted a big program to get people’s attention and to get our philosophy out, so she developed a week around career exploration.”

Wilson said the week is designed not only to aid determined students in getting jobs, but also to open up new fields to students who are unsure of what they want to do.

“Too many students come to college knowing where they want to go, but never explore anything else,” Wilson said. “At Career Week, we can use Duke alumni to show the variety of careers out there.”

Thirty-six panels are being held throughout the week on issues ranging from grocery shopping tips to interviewing for a tenure-track job. Sessions on professional careers in medicine, law and business have also taken place “One of the SEE CAREER WEEK ON PAGE 7

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Two documentary studies courses, “Freedom Stories,” taught by research scholar Timothy Tyson, and “The Photographic Portrait,” taught by senior research associate Wendy Ewald, are among the classes that spend half their time atTJNC’s campus, Duke Associate Dean Ellen Wittig wrote in an e-mail.

In addition, visiting professor Karen Michel’s documentary studies class titled “Finding the Voice” meets on UNC’s campus every other week.

Michel has a dual appointment, working at Duke’s Center for Documentary Studies, as well as being a member of the faculty of UNC’s American Studies Department.

“I like the idea of combining the student bodies,” Michel said. “A lot of Duke students are afraid to go out of the confines of the institution.”

Michel added that the class is an eye-opening experience for many students, including “seniors who knew nothing of downtown Durham.” She SEE

The Duke University Union executive board has upheld the forced resignation of junior Hanna Mahuta, former chair of the Major Attractions committee.

After hearing a five-minute appeal from Mahuta nearly a week after members of the board asked her to leave the committee, the board re-affirmed her dismissal, citing her lack of commitment and failure to secure a band for the Cameron Rocks! concert April 7.

“They are telling complete and total lies,” said Mahuta, a former Chronicle staff member. “They call themselves a union but they’re the complete opposite of that—it’s a totalitarian student unit.”

Union officials, including President Alex Apple, a senior, Chief Financial Officer Katelyn Donnelly, a junior, and Communications Coordinator Lauren Maisel, a sophomore, did not respond to requests for comment Wednesday evening.

Mahuta said she was prepared to submit an offer to a band last Friday until she was fired the night before.

Fifteen of the 18 members of the Major Attractions committee submitted a letter to the board in support of Mahuta’s leadership and asking that she be reinstated, said junior Aulden Burcher, a committee member since last April.

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Rural Churches Rural Ministry Fellows are asked to Duke Divinity School and the Duke serve five to eight years with rural congreEndowment are now in the process of gations following graduation. bolstering an initiative that looks to draw “They will be working with the commuon the assets and combat the challenges nities [where they are placed] to help inof rural communities. crease strength and capacity,” Jones said.

The Thriving Rural Communities The Field Education Program is curproject, which encompasses a number of rently fielding applications for the secprograms, first began several years ago ond year of rural fellows. with efforts to foster relationships with Jones added that some are hesitant to ministers and laity across the country. serve in rural communities because they Last year, the Duke Endowment coldo not appear to be locales with a future, laborated on a similar initiative with a which was an incentive for developing focus on rural churches. the newest branch of Thriving Rural “We’re aiming to try to create synergy Communities. to some of the aspects of rural communi“We are trying to help what many peoties and the role of churches in those ple see as a spiral downward,” he said. communities,” said L. Gregory Jones, “And strengthen assets through the role dean of the Divinity School. “Rather of congregations and ministers in those than focusing on the weaknesses and communities.” pathologies, what if we focused on [rural Connie Shelton, director of field educacommunities’] assets and developed tion, said the program has been well-received so far. The Field Education Program strengths there?”

The Model Rural Churches Program has already interviewed more rural fellow will be introduced this summer and creapplicants this year than last, she said. ate model churches in North Carolina in “We have been overwhelmed by the order to determine the most appropriate level of interest,” Shelton said of both students and rural communities, adding approaches to ministering in rural communities. These churches, in turn, will that she is pleased with the expressed become teaching communities. dedication to faith in North Carolina “We want to have a diversity of settings communities. and congregations,” Jones said.

The Thriving Rural Communities ProThe Divinity School’s Field Education ject has also been emerging through Program will place students with the model other existing programs, Jones said. churches, where they will leant the best apThe Courage to Serve program preceded Thriving Rural Communities in its enproaches to serving rural communities.

Jones said he hopes to announce this tirety, Jones said. Other facets of the projspring the future teaching communities ect—including Caring Communities, and rural fellows that will be serving durPost-graduate Mentor Program and Oring the summer in these and other rural mond Center and Annual Conference areas. Six students have already spent a Consultation—have also been around for summer as rural fellows with a second, reseveral years. lated branch of the project managed by One of the goals of Thriving Rural the Field Education Program.

Communities is to maintain and strengthEach year, six Divinity School stuen ongoing efforts, Jones said, as well as dents will receive full-tuition scholarintroducing the new programs. There ships through the Rural Fellows Pro- will be a focus on building up for the next gram. These fellows dedicate three of few years, he said. their summers to developing rural min“[We are] discovering new strategies istry in the state at the eight Thriving to develop new initiatives,” Jones said. by

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DSG considers eval site to rate profs, classes people we are trying to evaluate,” Soni said. “Faculty have not been our strongest In as little as two weeks, students could supporters when it comes to evals.” have a new way of evaluating courses and Senior Joe Fore, DSG executive vice professors president, said course evaluations have Senior Jimmy been an ongoSoni, Duke Stumg concern ror dent Government “The truth is, it’s a system run the governing vice president for gr by the people we are trying to academic affairs, has has been working perennially evaluate. Faculty have not been with Pick-A-Prof, a dealt with this our strongest supporters when nationwide webissue and each site that he said y ear we ve it comes to evals.” will ameliorate been more and the problems asJimmy Soni more frustratsociated with cured Wlth our in VPfor Academic Affairs, DSG rent University Haaability to solve evaluation the course evalsystems, including the policy that requires nations problem,” Fore said Last year DSG initiated a new course professors to opt in to include course evalnation information on ACES. “The truth is, it’s a system run by the SEE DSG ON PAGE 8 by

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■MIX from page 1 Sophomore Ruthie Chen said she agreed with the philosophy behind the new initiative. “It is unifying to see that you like the same music as someone completely different than you personality-wise, or to

see you have the same favorite song as your teacher,” Chen said.

Jardno said another focus of the program is closing the generational gap in music on campus.

Local “celebrities” such as President Richard Brodhead and Duke Student Government President Elliott Wolf, a junior, have been invited to submit playlists to the site, she said.

“The undergraduate population can really re-examine older music, and the older generations can get into the cross-generational music of today,” Jardno said.

Brodhead declined to post on the site, but engineering professor Michael Gustafson, popularly known on campus as “Dr. G,” has submitted his playlist with music ranging from Bach to Enya and Moby, Jardno said.

Jim Rigney, general manager of the Duke Computer Store, said Jardno came to him with the proposal for the contest and he was very impressed with her ideas.

He added that the project reminded him of activities the campus hosted at the beginning of another technological phenomenon —the Internet.

“Long ago, in the early days of the Internet, we did a scavenger hunt,” Rigney said. “This was before the days of search engines, so it was a lot of fun.”

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“Duke University has had several initiatives around the iPod and, as part of the University, the Computer Store is an integral player in that,” Rigney said.

He emphasized that if anyone should receive credit for this contest, it should be Jardno. “She is the driving force,” he said.

Jardno said she created the contest, designed the website and plans to head the playlist voting process during its Januaryto-March run.

Depending on the success of the contest, the project could extend into future semesters, she said.

“This is a Duke-started program, but I think in the future it would be awesome to maybe have something between us and Carolina,” Jardno said.

For now, Jardno said she is most concerned with involving the Duke community.

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He added that he has owned an iPod for more than three years and has always loved to make playlists as well as share and listen to music. “I’d say my taste is pretty eclectic,” Ruff said. “So I guess it appeals to a little bit in everybody.”

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Though Nifong faces the same range of punishment for the new charges, if he is found guilty on all counts he might face more severe penalties, Metzloff said.

“It increases the possibility that any sanctions that are given will be more serious, more toward the upper end of the range of possibilities,” Metzloff said.

“There is a great likelihood that if the charges are proven, we are looking at more serious charges, such as a sanction or disbarment.”

According to the Bar’s report, Nifong told the court that he gave the defense all of the state’s evidence.

“The State is not aware of any additional material or information which may be exculpatory in nature with respect to the Defendant,” the report credited Nifong as stating.

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At a hearing before the Grievance Committee Tuesday morning, Nifong was granted an extension to answer the original complaint. It is unlikely that his case will go to trial May 11, as initially planned, said Tom Lunsford, executive director of the N.C. Stale Bar. “I believe it has to do with the schedules with those persons who are going to be participating, particularly the lawyers,” Lunsford said. “[lt is] primarily a scheduling problem for Mr. Nifong.”

Nifong and his spokesperson were not available to comment to The Chronicle.

Earlier this month, the district attorney recused himself from the case, handing it over to the North Carolina attorney general’s office.

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

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When the lacrosse scandal hitcampus last April, media trucks linedthe BC parking lot. If media were to return this spring, a new policy wouldlimit access to such areas.

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come available on the Duke website and in other documents available to the

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“I don’t have a problem with it individually, but in general I don’t think it’s right,” sophomore James Tager said. “Definitely with the lacrosse incident, reporters could easily look numbers up.”

The Office ofInformation Technology displays the directory information on the Duke website. In order for the information to be removed, however, students must contact the Office of the Registrar and fill out a Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act form.

“We receive information essentially from the Registrar,” said Chris Cramer, Off info tech security officer, adding that the office cannot change the information. “It is a display-only feature.”

The University records policy states that Duke will give annual public notice to students about the directory information and will allow a “reasonable period of time” after such notice for students to inform the University that the information should not be displayed.

Many students, however, are still unaware that anyone visiting the Duke website can access cellular phone numbers.

“I had no idea that information was available,” sophomore Meredith Olson said.

“For me personally it’s not a problem, but if I was a lacrosse player I would be uncomfortable with it,” she added.

Though cameras and reporters may not be an issue at the moment, officials are uncertain what attention the University will receive in the future.

“Media presence on campus has predictably fluctuated in recent months, depending on new developments in the case,” Cabell Smith, manager of radio and television services for the Office of News and Communications, wrote in an e-mail. “Since many recent developments took place over the winter break, media presence on campus was fairly light.”

Although it may be difficult to determine if and when reporters will return to campus, the University’s new media access guidelines limit reporters to the area between the Chapel and the Bryan Center, among other things.

“Given the guidelines and given the expectation that the media will follow them, there should not be a need to heighten se-

curity,” Dean of Students Sue Wasiolek in an e-mail. “However, if the need arises, my anticipation is that Duke [and] Duke Police will be prepared to respond.”

“There are some students who are willing to discuss their opinions with the media,” Wasiolek added. “So, in the end, we want open access to the campus by the media—with attention paid to the guidelines—as long as it does not disrupt the lives of students and other Duke community members.”

With new media guidelines and members of the Duke population experienced in dealing first-hand with the press, officials said students can look forward to a semester with as few disturbances as possible.

University officials, however, also encourage students to take necessary precautions for their own privacy.

“We’re working diligently to try to maintain a normalization of day-to-day activities at Duke during a period of intense public scrutiny,” Larry Moneta, vice president for student affairs, wrote in an e-mail.

“I would encourage that all students keep their personal information, whether available through the University or through sites such as Facebook, as private as possible,” he added. wrote

medical school admission officers.

Singer began her time at Duke as a graduate student in immunology, moved on to a post-doctorate research position and will finish in her current position.

Many on the pre-med track said they appreciated Singer’s interpersonal skills and immense knowledge of the medical school admission processes.

“It was more than the actual meeting with her,” said Chelsea Castellano, Trinity ’O4 and a second-year student at the Duke School of Medicine. “It was a constant basis of making us do what we needed to do and making sure we had a lot ofopportunities at our fingertips.”

Associate Dean Mary Nijhout, along with a team of associates, will temporarily hold Singer’s position until another candidate is found.

“This year we’re working as a health professional advising committee,” Nijhout said. “In the past we have usually worked with a pre-health advisor. Both structures are seen throughout universities across the country.”

Dean of Trinity College Robert Thompson said he began searching for a replacement for Singer in the fall and hopes to have one by the summer.

“We’re looking to have our replacement in place July 1,” Thompson said. “There’s a whole network of people that do this work, and they know about Duke and the leadership role. We’ve had many applications and we’re narrowing that now to a small group.”

Some prospective 2008 medical school applicants said the current situation has left them confused, but not worried.

“I know I’ll be meeting with [the HPAC team] in the next couple of weeks and hopefully some ofmy questions will be answered,” junior Jason Klein said. “As far as concern for the future—it’ll be fine as long as there is someone there to do the necessary work.”

Singer developed Virtual Evals with Computer Project Manager Saeed Richardson. The system allows advisors to upload recommendations onto a realtime server instead of having to copy and mail them to schools.

“There’s always something to learn,” Singer said about her new position.

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more interesting events is on wine tasting and dinner etiquette—at this point it’s a tradition here at Duke,” Wilson said. “Of course, the session is seniors-only.”

The two biggest events of the week, the Career Fair and the Fannie Mitchell Career Conference, will take place Friday and Saturday, respectively.

“The Career Fair is all about meeting and talking to employers about internships, summer opportunities and future careers,” Wilson said. “It’s good to dress up nice to impress and bring your resume —you might even end up with a job.”

The Career Conference, often confused with the Career Fair, is a more informal event staffed by alumni, who are available to talk about their jobs and give references in their fields.

“Students are often surprised by the honesty and frankness of the alumni,” Wilson added. “Then, they realize that they are talking to people that once walked in their shoes.”

Wilson said Career Week allows Duke to build a career community comprised of undergraduates, alumni, faculty and staff members.

“The Career Center is here when you need it, so we want it to continue to provide services once undergraduates move on,” she said. “Even if alums need help, we want them to call—especially if they have help to give.”

Freshman Katherine Rock said the week offers her an opportunity to meet people and make connections.

“I don’t know many people yet, so the Career Week is a great chance for me to meet up with alumni,” she said. “I already need to be thinking about the future, and there’s no better time to start than now.”

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Obama said that from Vietnam to the 2004 campaign, “John Kerry has fought for his country and his ideals. and will continue to serve his country with honor and distinction in the years to come.”

Kerry’s 2004 campaign drew widespread criticism from fellow Democrats after his defeat. His critics said he had failed to make a forceful enough response to Republican criticism as well as charges by conservative groups that he did not deserve the medals he won for combat in the Vietnam War. The senator stirred unhappy memories for Democrats last fall when he botched a joke and led Republicans to accuse him of attacking U.S. troops in Iraq.

He apologized, then hastily scrapped several days of campaigning for fellow Democrats as party leaders urged him to avoid becoming an unwanted issue in a campaign they were on the way to winning.

At the same time, he worked to keep his presidential hopes alive.

Aides said he had donated more than $l4 million to more than 260 Democratic candidates in 2006 and campaigned in 35 states. They said he has an active online community of more than 3 million people and has $12.5 million in his campaign bank account, advantages for any presidential contender.

Yet polls showed Kerry trailing his Democratic rivals.

Last October, people were asked in an Associated PressAOL News poll who came to mind as the candidate they would like to see elected president. Kerry was named by just 1 percent.

Recent surveys indicated his standing was also low among Democrats.

In a CNN/ORC poll released Wednesday, 51 percent of Democrats said they would not like to see Kerry run in 2008. When asked to name from a list ofcandidates which one they would support, only 5 percent said Kerry, placing him fifth and far behind leader Clinton at 33 percent.

Kerry decided to clarify his political plans on a day in which he participated in a debate over the war in Iraq by invoking memories of Vietnam. At the committee hearing, he said a memorable question he first posed in 1971 had relevance today: “How do you ask a man to be the last person to die for a mistake?”

Despite his difficulties on a national level, Kerry customarily rolls up large victory margins at home in Massachusetts. He won his first term in 1984.

While Kerry was saying privately as recently as December that he would likely wage a second campaign, the tone among his aides changed in recent weeks as Clinton and Obama announced their White House bids.

Instead, aides began talking about Kerry’s concern about the personal toll a campaign would take. Kerry had millions left from his 2004 run—a sore point with some Democrats.

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Professor Geoffrey Brennan’s political science course on the prisoner’s dilemma and distributive justice which is offered under the certificate program in Politics, Philosophy and Economics —is another class that meets at UNC. Students attend classes at UNC during the first half of the semester, before moving to Duke’s campus for the rest of the semester.

The PPE program is a jointDuke/UNC venture, Brennan wrote in an e-mail.

“The rationale for the jointness is to exploit the academic strengths across the relevant departments at both campuses,” Brennan said. “It has been, in that sense, a successful enterprise. Faculty from both Duke and UNC contribute to the classes.”

The course builds on the cooperation between the two schools, which was established by the Robertson Scholars Program, Brennan said.

“Of course, [the joint program] would hardly be feasible without the Robertson bus,” Brennan said. “In that sense, we are piggy-backing on the Robertson Scholars —

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said that, in addition to spending time in Chapel Hill, the class will go on a fieldtrip to downtown Durham.

The 21-member class is almost evenly split between Duke and UNC students, and Michel said Duke students can learn a lot from their counterparts at UNC. “[UNC students] are more open and adventurous,” she said.

Michel said everyone stands to benefit from the diversity of the class, which “combines locales, institutions and students.”

JuniorJabari Marshall is enrolled in “Freedom Stories,” which sometimes meets at the Graham Building on UNC’s campus.

Class discussions concern life in the South during the antebellum period through the Cold War, Marshall said.

The class of 20 is also almost evenly divided between Duke and UNC students, and Marshall said he is eager to meet new people through the course.

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evaluations website, but Soni said there were problems updating the system.

On ACES, students cannot view narradve comments that others wrote on the paperbased evaluations distributed at the end of each semester. Also, tbe evaluations are designed to aid professors rather than students, said Judith Ruderman, vice provost for academic and administrative services.

Soni said he selected Pick-A-Prof because students need an independently run, third-party system. It is the largest website of its kind in existence, he added.

“We’ve gone through a number of stages of improvements, first working with the faculty, then working with our own independent site that we ran.” Fore said.

“Now I think this is the next logical step to take and a vast improvement over what we’ve done so far.”

The program was informally, unanimously approved by the Senate but will not be proposed in a resolution until next week. If passed, the website will be unveiled the following week for student use.

Pick-A-Prof would create a website specifically customized for the University and would include grade histories, professor comparisons and information, student reviews and a schedule planner.

The service would be free because the costs for a smaller university like Duke are covered by revenues from Pick-A-Profs new partnership with Facebook. The website would be made available via Facebook and possibly ACES. It would supplement the paper-based system but replace the current DSG-run site. “[Pick-a-Prof] has been around for five years, they have 250 schools, they’ve got millions of recommendations on the

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VP for Academic Affairs JimmySoni talks about a new websitethat will allow students to evaluate professors. site—l see this as a sustainable, long-term option for students,” Soni said.

In other business: The Duke Symphony Orchestra came before the Senate seeking charter recognition following a prior objection by the Student Organization Finance Committee.

SOFC chairAlex Crable, a sophomore, said

the group does not meet the DSG bylaw that says chartered groups may not be selective. DSO holds auditions for members.

Senators debated whether the group is in fact selective, as all individuals who have auditioned thus far have been accepted into the orchestra. DSO representatives were told to return next week, due to an absence of quorum.

efforts to bring a great band, or bands, for the show,” Burcher said.

Mahuta said some members of the executive board claimed she pressured her committee to sign the letter of endorsement, but Burcher said that was impossible, as Mahuta was out of the room at the time.

“Everyone wrote this letter by their own will,” Burcher said, noting that to his knowledge, no one on the committee was consulted before Mahuta was fired.

“This is really the time when everything is getting in line, when every offer needed to be shored up and where a lot of die foundation for the concert takes place,” Burcher added. “To be changing the chair at this time of year does not make a lot of sense.”

Sophomore Rob Carlson, who was appointed interim chair, did not respond to a request for comment Wednesday.

Mahuta said the executive board accused her of not having any backup plan after one high-profile band fell through, though she denied the accusation.

“I have never once been without options,” she said. “They said this was an appeal, but it could only be called that by the absolute loosest definition of the word.”

Multiple sources have confirmed that an offer was imminentand that several artists have been discussed as contingency plans.

Another complaint of the executive board was that Mahuta was not communicating her intentions with Union leadership, but she said she has copies of e-mail correspondence between herself, Apple and senior Alex Oliveira, who resigned as Union vice president last week in an unrelated move.

Oliveira did not respond to a request for comment Wednesday.

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Zinni served in more than 70 countries including tours in Japan, Germany, and two tours in Vietnam. From 1997 to 2000, he was commander-in-chief of the U.S. Central Command, overseeing U.S. military activity in the Arab Gulf and Central Asia. After retiring from the Marines in 2002, President Bush appointed him as the U.S. Special Envoy to Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Zinni’s other books include his 2004 memoir Battle Ready, co-authored with Tom Clancy.

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The football team will face a schedule full of 2006 bowl teams when it hits the field next fall trying to improve upon last season’s winless record.

Duke’s 2007 schedule, which was released Wednesday afternoon, includes eight games against bowl teams from last season and seven road games out of 12 total contests.

The 2007 slate is highlighted by Duke’s first nip to South Bend, Ind. in more than 40 years to take on Notre Dame Nov. 17. The last time the Blue Devils travelled to Notre Dame was in 1966, when they lost 64-0.

Duke will play its 12th and final regular season game the next Saturday, Nov. 24, at North Carolina.

For the first time since 2003, the Blue Devils’ schedule will not include a Division I-AA opponent. Duke’s 2007 non-conference lineup includes away games at Notre Dame, Navy and Northwestern and a season-opening contest at home against Connecticut.

After kicking off the season Sept. 1 in a tilt with the Huskies, Duke opens its ACC season the next weekend at Virginia.

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Tallahassee, Fla. this conference is from top to bottom,” head coach Gail Goestenkoers said. “Their goal in life is to beat us. We have to play with the same emotion and intensity that we played with against Tennessee.”

The Blue Devils will face a Florida State team that has yet to lose at home this season.

The Seminoles are led by senior guard Alicia Gladden, who averages 13.7 points per game. Inside, Florida State is anchored by freshman center Jacinta Monroe—who was named ACC Rookie of the Week Jan. 8— and sophomore center Brittany Miller.

Miller averages 11.6 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, while Monroe leads the team with an average of 6.1 boards per contest.

Duke must be especially cognizant of the Seminoles’ rebounders, who rank eighth in the nation with a 10.8 rebounding margin.

In their win at Tennessee, the Blue Devils were manhandled on the boards, 46-35.

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move into fourth place in the ACC with a win. The game tips off at 7 p.m. in Cameron Indoor Stadium.

The Blue Devils got a taste of the Tigers’ potential last season when Clemson guard Vernon Hamilton scored 31 points, keeping a Duke victory in doubt until the final minutes. Had it not been for the Tigers’ abysmal free throw shooting—they went 6-for-21 from the charity stripe —Clemson might have been able to pull off the unlikely upset, but instead they fell 87-77.

“Hamilton had a strong game last year against us,” Greg Paulus said. “We know he’s quick, he can shoot it, he can drive.

He also plays great defense, puts good ball pressure on it. He can do a little bit of everything himself.”

In addition to the speedy backcourt of Hamilton, Cliff Hammonds and leading scorer K.C. Rivers —who comes off the bench—the Blue Devils will also have to SEE M. BBALL ON PAGE 10

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Last week at the Miami Invitational, Duke struggled mightily in doubles and played only decent singles against three

top-30 schools.

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The No. 7 Blue ODU Devils (1-0) defeatDUKE 5 ed a determined Old Dominion (11) squad 5-2 in a dual match that was closer than the score would indicate Wednesday at the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center.

Duke swept the three doubles matches to earn one point and went 4-2 in singles.

The only losses suffered by Duke players came at the hands of the Monarchs’ Hard Srugo and Henrique Cancado, who are ranked seventh and 18th in the nation,

respectively.

“It was actually a really tough match,” head coach Jay Lapidus said. “They are very under-ranked for how good they are, and I think by the end of the season they will be in the top 25 for sure.”

David Goulet was the first singles player off the court, cruising to an easy 6-0, 6-1 win as the Blue Devils’ fifth seed. Joey Atas soon followed, also winning in straight sets.

After that, though, the remaining Duke players had to fight hard for every point.

Aaron Carpenter, the Blue Devils’ sixth seed, clinched the team’s victory with a tight two-set win. Dylan Arnould, playing as the fourth seed against Aleksandr Seleznev, took the first set 6-4 before being shut out in the next. He was able to turn around and win the final set 6-4 as well.

“I was doing too much running [in the second] —which doesn’t really work out too well for me—and I was on the offensive more [in the third], so that made the difference,” Arnould said.

In Miami, Duke went just 2-6 in doubles, but they were able to win three close matches Wednesday.

“We worked very hard this last week on our volleys and on closing at the net and our serve-returns, and [the doubles] looked a lot better tonight,” Lapidus said.

Nonetheless, the Blue Devils were thrilled to come out of this match with a win before a very tough home test Saturday against No. 14 Virginia Commonwealth.

“VCU has the same team as last year that beat us, and they are one of the best teams in the country,” Lapidus said. “It’s going to be a real, real tough one, but it’s good to have a match under our belts.”

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Mays missed last year’s contest against Duke after being ruled academically ineligible for the second semester, but when he has been on the court, the Tigers are 29-2 over the past two seasons.

The Clemson guards are effective at penetrating the lane where they can create shots for teammates or pull up for midrange jumpers. Last year, their ability to get inside and nail floaters kept die Duke defense off-balance and the score close. “[Hamilton] got to the paint, and we’re going to need to keep diem out.” Paulus said.

“When they get to the paint, die big guys play off them so well with alley-oops. and they’ve got die guys spotting up for direes.”

Duke, which is holding its opponents to a league-best 55.3 points per game, has played some of its best defense over the past two games, with neither opponent scoring more than 56 points. Gerald Henderson attributed the team’s stingy defense to he and his freshmen classmates getting acclimated to ACC basketball.

“I was not prepared for the intensity that we play defense and the pressure that we deal with,” he said. “It’s a lot different dian high school. Not even a lot of teams play defense like we do at college. It’s very rare.”

The freshman’s comfort is also helping the team run its motion offense with much greater success. DeMarcus Nelson said it is a system that requires players to make reads, and while the talent has been there all season, it has taken longer to get to the point where thev can attack out of the offense.

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the passing lanes, but Mcßoberts can bring him out to the perimeter and hit backdoor cutters to exploit the Tigers' aggressiveness in the passing lanes.Thomas and Booker are both energy players.

Hamilton, Hammonds and K.C. Rivers combine to form a trio as athletic as Duke will see all year.

Nelson and Scheyer will need to apply pressure on the ball and keep Clemson's quick guards from penetrating. Hamilton is Clemson's all-time steals leader.

Rivers comes off the bench to lead Clemson in scoring, but Julius Powell and Raymond Sykes X U are the only other Tigers who get LU significant time. Gerald CD Henderson has played his best ball of the season recently, and his athleticism should be key.

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Although Duke split its non-conference bouts Wednesday night against Campbell and The Citadel, the Blue Devils could not help but feel a little disappointed.

In only its second home meet of the season, Duke (7-4) appeared in position to sweep both matches after building a huge lead over Campbell and staying tight with the Bulldogs.

The Blue Devils’ dreams of a perfect evening, however, were squashed when John Barone was surprisingly pinned by The Citadel’s Darius Caldwell. The three extra points the pin earned Caldwell provided the deciding points as the Bulldogs (3-4) went on to the 19-17 victory.

“We wrestled well,” head coach Clar Anderson said. “We should have beat The Citadel, but one of our best wrestlers gets pinned. We thought we were going to win the match, and he obviously got caught and pinned. That threw the match off.”

Anderson still wanted to focus on the positives, however, which included the 38-8

trouncing of Campbell (2-12-1).

Duke was led by sophomore Aaron Glover and junior captain Patrick Keenum, who each swept their bouts, earning pins against the Camels. Senior Dan Shvartsman chipped in with two victories of his own and Dan Tulley won his lone bout of the night in his first match in two weeks.

“There’s a couple of guys that did very well,” Anderson said. “But we’ve got to win more matches. We’re still a team that’s consistently good throughout, which is good. But we still need someone we can bank on match in and match out. I think we’re getting there.”.

Duke continues its homestand Saturday when the Blue Devils host Maryland at 6 p.m. While Duke has already surpassed its win total from a season ago, the team is anxious to break through with a conference victory.

“We’ll just learn from these mistakes and correct them before the ACC matches,” Anderson said. “[We need] a toughness and confidence to go the whole time.”

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Improvement is an adjective that might seem silly for Duke to embrace. The Blue Devils demolished then-No. 1 Maryland at home Jan. 13 and exploded to a 19-0 lead on the road against No. 4 Tennessee. Nevertheless, Duke believes that it has not played its best basketball yet.

“Coach G always lets us know that there are weaknesses to work on,” sophomore forward Carrem Gay said. “Knowing that we are not perfect is motivation to keep playing hard.”

The Blue Devils also refuse to let their top-ranked status get to them. While being in the top spot is still a relatively new experience for Duke this season, the Blue Devils said it is a position in which they are comfortable.

“Being highly ranked is not new,” senior guard Wanisha Smith said. ‘We have to come out and play just as hard.”

Intensity and focus will be especially important tonight, when Duke will encounter yet another hostile environment.

Last year, Florida State head coach Sue Semaru camped out in a tent three days before the season finale against No. 20 Boston College with the condition that she could leave the tent after 3,000 tickets were sold. The goal was easily made, as fans flocked to see FSU’s highestranked home opponent that season. This year, with the top-ranked team in the country visiting, Seminole supporters are poised to welcome the Blue Devils with the same kind of reception.

While many teams are daunted by loud and boisterous crowds, Duke embraces hostile arenas —as was evident in its performance in a rocking Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville Monday.

“We love playing in front of people,” Gay said. “We love proving ourselves day in and day out.”

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I also imagine that at the end of this meeting, they swear to carry out their duties from th( ana av fro*' ie xl stay away List” (titled “This Will Probably Piss Our Students Off’).

•wr— But the powers that y ■ mbe seem to have tripped up once again last Thursday. Major news channels reported a keesha brown chance of snow, and cut and thrust everyone hoped classes would be cancelled Things were looking up, and students fell asleep, anxiously hoping to wake up to some white powder (and I do mean snow) and a day full of Guitar Hero (I and II) and iiber-early pre-gaming. Waking up to the one inch of wintry precipitation and classes still scheduled to take place, my buddy list was full of away messages cursing Duke and its snow “policy” (or lack thereof).

Seeing as how so many people were offended by the thought of having to get their toes a little wet in the mostly shoveled slush (that actually looked like it was made with a plastic McDonald’s Icee Maker purchased from Toys “R” Us), I decided to do a little research on why the world is experiencing the most whacked-out conditions ever. It had, after all, gone from an unseasonable 75 degrees one day to freezing and “wintry” the next here at Dear Old Duke. And the South wasn’t the only place freaking out because of weird weather.

Watching the Weather Channel and following the coverage on the couple of inches that fell in Malibu sent me into a laughing fit. The kids there were acting as if it was a sign of the apocalypse.

Then I started thinking about it, and I guess they weren’t that far off.

Did you know 2006 was the hottest year ever for the United States? I feel this could begin to explain why so many celebs decided to forego their undies. I mean, why wear underwear? It was pretty warm, so of course frolicking around New York jumping in and out of cars with the paparazzi flashing all around you is a viable option. To hell with the millions that will see your nether regions, it was just that warm. Also, suggestion; Invest in some Uggs.

Trust me, this many tights/spandex/mini-skirt-donning girls can't be wrong, and it won t bother you to wear them when it's 35 degrees one day and 70 die next.

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That said, in order to give the selection process a greater degree of legitimacy on campus, the application process must be better publicized.

More publicity would work to attract applicants from a more diverse range of backgrounds, whereas a closed process that is not publicized well favors DSG and ICC insiders.

DSG should be applauded for sending an e-mail to the entire student body in December that announced the Young Trustee’s open application process, but public debates between finalists, fullpage ads in these pages announcing" the selection process or information sessions covering the importance

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Since the Young Trustee stands as the most powerful representative of the student body and one of the most significant positions a recent college graduate can occupy in this country, it is essential that the process continues to evolve into a more open, thorough, efficient, and, especially, more inclusive version of itself.

Increased awareness and a more transparent process would raise the prestige of the position, legitimize the process itself and improve student understanding of the Young Trustee —all positive results for a selection process that has struggled to become worthy of the position it selects.

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would vote on their election This year, DSC has rightfully discussed the cronyism inherent to the old structure of the selection process. It has proposed meaningful reforms such as giving both the ICC and DSC equal voting representation and mandating that any ICC member who runs for Young Trustee may only appoint the president, vice president or second-in-line of the organization he or she represents as a replacement.

Accordingly, the application process has opened up as well.

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Take, for instance, the polar bears.

I watch the'AVeather Channel constantly (ask any of my friends, I’m not lying here), and because of this I have learned a thing or two about weather patterns. In December 2006, the George W. Bush Administration reported that Arctic Sea ice is melting at record speeds; it’ll be totally melted in 40 years. Once the ice is gone, polar bears will be at high risk of disappearing, too.

I know we don’t really get to interact with polar bears on a daily basis, but does anything deserve to be stripped of its natural habitat and starved out of the evolutionary circle oflife? Because of this scary possibility, the government is reviewing the situation and trying to determine if polar bears belong on the Endangered Species list.

This is all very frightening to me—the bizarre weather changes we see on a daily basis, not to mention the possible extinction of some beautiful animals. I mean, if polar bears are extinct by the time I’m 59, and the USA no longer knows what a winter really is, or what real sunshine feels like, we might as well all call it a wrap.

As students, we spend about nine months at school each year, so I did some research into what we Dukies, from the administration on down, are doing to play our part in protecting the environment. Dorms use fluorescent lighting in permanent fixtures, requiring about two-thirds less energy than the run-of-the-rhill incandescent lights and last 10 times as long (is there such a thing as a fluorescent boyfriend?). Also, the WEL (Keohane, whatever) is considered a green building. With permanent fluorescent fixtures, thermostats and designated recycling and trash rooms (reduce, reuse, recycle sounds more like the Duke dating policy though...), the WEL was the first of several buildings on campus to be environmentally friendly. In 2003, Duke also became the first U.S. university certified by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Rating System.

I hope it is evident Duke does care when it comes to environmental decisions—not so much about our snow days, butabout making sure we actually have a winter in a couple of years. Environment-wise, when it comes to administrative decision-making, the head honchos have made some good choices, and most haven’t even been on “the List” (we’re really not getting the beer taps in Tommy’s, are we?).

So remember to toss that Diet Coke into the correct recycling bin (it’s the blue one.in your room), turn the lights off when you leave (or for whatever other reasons you have for wanting to conceal yourself and/or other people/things...) and print double-sided.

I bet if every single person could do at least those three simple things, we’d all feel a bit better—and maybe we’ll get a snow day next year.

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say that Italian master Titian is the goto guy for the female nude. Looking at his works is sort of like flipping through Playboy, circa 1540. You have to wonder why Hugh Hefner doesn’t credit the T-man for perfecting the reclining nude—the image of some gal in her birthday suit, chilling on a chaise lounge looking bored and, um, cold.

The thing about this art stuff is, without Titian around to tell us, we basically have to guess whether his painted ladies (ha) are manifestations of his innocent, acolyte-like worship of the goddess figure or—well, a man’s one-track mind.

Fortunately for Titian, it looks like historians more often associate the former with him. He objectified women, sarah ball sure, but in an endearing and some got pencils perhaps respectful way, and so he’s forgiven.

Still, were he 21st-century, I wonder if his portfolio wouldn’t make it onto pomtube.com.

Anyone who thinks the art argument hasn’tbeen made about hardcore pornography —or, even better, the argument that watching pornography is comparable to Titian’s gawky schoolboy adoration of the hourglass silhouette—is enviably out of touch with the college man.

Twas using [my boyfriend] ’s computer. When I X-ed out of his iTunes, there in mid-job was Heather Brooke, pom deepthroater extraordinaire. I had never heard of her, so I obbb-viously watched [the clips],” a friend told me. “Very cheaply made.

When I asked [my boyfriend] about them, he commented, Yeah, but they’re really great camera angles.’”

What will die cinematographer for Headier Brooke’s films, I wonder, wear to collect his due at the Oscars next month?

Then there’s the education argument. “[My boyfriend] believes everything he sees in pom —if it happens in pom, it must be true,” a female friend said. “But pom is not a reputable source of information. One cannot cite ideepthroat.com.”

Or can one? When The New York Times is writing about YouTube inanity as a farm system for the cinematic avant garde, is not now the perfect time to give pom its due? Isn’t it time for pmdish females (and their male counterparts) to embrace the artistic virtue ofButt Naked 2 (1994), just as we would an Antonioni masterpiece?

Or, if we can’t justifiably exalt that particular sequel, can we simply let it escape condemnation?

The quality of art has always been relative, and the most important works of our time—from painting to film to that most generous of forms, “installation”—have been debated on the page and in academic forum. But online, analytical venues are not limited in number, and the space in which art can be displayed is infinite. We can create anything, display anything, access anything, comment on anything—and we do. In this deluge of imagery and surrounding comment, which lends artistic credence even to tattoo art, it becomes harder to weed out the junk.

Still, an elaborately conceived skull and crossbones, however painstakingly inked, is unlikely to alter personal relationships in the same manner as a gripping, graphic XXX film. While the perspective that such footage is harmless is a common one—‘Who hasn’t perused a few pom sites on a slow Saturday night?!” jokes a friend from her Central apartment —others acknowledge that it can chip away at a bond.

“I wouldn’t want to be with someone who was more into girls he can’t even touch than he is into me,” a sophomore said.

“When guys make it a regular thing, I think it’s a problem—he’s living in some sort of fantasy world,” another added. “It would be a blow to my self-esteem if he relied on pom.”

Perhaps girls with pom-watching boyfriends are justjealous of the physical and technical perfection that their onscreen counterparts possess, and of the fact that men can be so easily pleased. Dr. Drew Pinsky ofLoveline feme once explained this to a group of college journalists, myself among them, at a conference: Romancing a female is as complicated as the engineering of a Boeing 747; .women do not respond simply to visuals. ‘With men, it’s just an on-off switch,” he added.

Perhaps we admire that simplicity. Maybe we’re fens of those inhibition-less females—the Kate Winslet girl who can bravely drop trou onscreen, unconcerned about ample proportions.

Or maybe, art and morals aside, we’re just squeamish.

As my sister apdy put it: “Pom? Ew. Gross.” '

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Sarah Ball is a Trinity junior and former editorial page editor of The Chronicle. Her column runs every Thursday.

Thomay’s column neglects religious tension In Emily Thomey’s column regarding Sir Jonathan Sacks’ speech on “The Dignity of Difference: How to Avoid the Clash of Civilizations” (“Can the clash be avoided?” Jan. 23), she apdy describes the talk as a call to “bring the brothers of the Abrahammic tradition closer together” in an effort to decrease the animosity between these closely related traditions. Yet what Thomey and Sacks both fail to acknowledge is die religious fighting of Abrahammic traditions with nonAbrahammic traditions. Sacks seems to espouse a very myopic view of the world in which he fails to even slightly consider the effects of Islamic militancy/extremism on other religions and in other parts of the world. In this regard, the wars fought in South Asia and Eastern Asian, while not necessarily religious in nature, can at the very least have religious connotations. Sacks and Thomey both follow in the footsteps of Western academics in ignoring the effects of their religious “brothers” on Eastern religious traditions.

TheWestern interfaith dialogue movement really only seems to be that of Christianity, Judaism and Islam.

Until this dichotomy between Abrhammic and nonAbrahammic traditions is removed from the discarded, and a broader appeal to the brotherhood ofall of mankind is made, a true reconciliation of all faiths and of all people can never truly occur.

Kedar Kirtane Trinity ’OB Kieban’s column misuses magazine quote I write to correct the misrepresentation of my thoughts about the “listening ad” currendy under discussion in The Chronicle. In Dave Kieban’s recent column (“Time for understanding, not caricatures,” Jan. 23) he

continues a misrepresentation of my views from the source that he consulted: an article published in ESPN Magazine. Kleban quotes from that article without letting his readers know that he is not quoting “my” language. Instead, he simply repeats what the writer of that article asserted—that I “loiew some would see the ad as a stake through the collective heart of the lacrosse team.”

I said no such thing. In the original article, the absence of quotation marks around those words that Kleban quotes indicate that die writer of that piece was imagining what I thought, not reporting what I actually said.

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Wahneema Lubiano and African-American Studies and Literature

Head of student group condemns journalist’s murder As president of die Turkish Student Association, I would like to condemn die recent killing of the TurkishArmenian journalist Hrant Dink in Istanbul. This is a very unfortunate demonstration of intolerance for divergent political views, which is disrespectful of the modes ofaction established under a civil society. The victim was just anodier legitimate Turkish citizen whose life was to be protected by the Turkish Constitution.

This act has also been widely deprecated by the most prominent newspapers in Turkey, namely Hurriyet, Milliyet and Sabah.

Again, as a representative of the Turkish community at Duke, we are deeply sorry for this inhumane and undemocratic act.

Sirin Neyzi Trinity ’O7 President, Turkish Student Association

Soaking the youth

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honest question: how often do you glance at politics? Ever consider what today’s actions (or inactions) mean for tomorrow, for a future when it’s our generation at the fore? If not, no surprise. But while we’re allowing Washington to shape the nation we’ll inherit, our leaders are making decisions, or refusing to make decisions, that will come back to haunt us in the future.

Don’t believe me? Just take a look at entitlement spending: Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. All three programs are at present

fundamentally flawed;

saying otherwise is little more than a willful distortion of the truth. In 2005, •ajr the trifecta accounted for 8.4 percent of the Gross gill stevens Domestic Product; the the other conservative nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates however that it will comprise 12 percent of GDP by 2020, and a terrifying 19 percent by 2050.

The monster here is Medicare, which is predicted to almost triple in size by 2050. According to some estimates, it will consume more than a third ofall federal income taxes by 2030. A large part of the problem is of course the Medicare Prescription Drug Act, or Medicare Part D (critics claim the “D” stands for disaster), narrowly passed in 2003 as a favor to the nation’s growing legions of elderly. They felt that given their futures, Medicare was too stingy and should be more comprehensive—bully for them, bad news for us. As bad as the program’s fiscal prognosis is, it only gets worse as the Baby Boomers retire en masse, straining programs they feel they are entided to. And thanks to modern medicine the Boomers will be with us for decades to come, forcing the government to keep paying their Medicare bills.

Social Security’s another nightmare. It’s limping along right now, producing a limited surplus from payroll taxes, but the beginning of the end will come in 2009 and by 2017 it will hit $9 billion and continue to grow after that Once again, the Baby Boomers are to blame, not only for retiring en masse but (as morbid as this sounds) for living and drawing benefits longer than Social Security was ever intended to provide for. As our national birthrates decline, we’re going to become a permanently elderly population so that Social Security becomes a nagging and increasingly

insolvent issue, but if not addressed it has the potential to become a fiscal nightmare for us or the next generation.

If you were to spell this out for any Congressman, he’d smile and nod and run away; the think tanks see all too clearly what’s coming, but they’re not running for office.

Congress’s attitude today is that doing nothing is better than doing something if taking action requires a spine and courage and the will to weather political fallout. It’s not that there aren’t solutions—there are. But all of them are bitter pills in one way or another. We might consider raising taxes, altering some of the basic formulae (e.g. raising the retirement age), or cutting benefits, or even some combination of the three. But the longer we wait, the fewer options we will have; the passage of time will also make any reform ever more painful.

In what may be the worst-case scenario, we could find ourselves in the future paying taxes on par with Europe in order to support a bloated welfare state. Once again the elderly are holding a gun to Congress’s head: they refuse to consider altering the formulas or cutting benefits, and Congress is responding to this abuse because American Association of Retired Persons members vote. We don’t As for tax hikes, well, nobody likes them. Even Democrats have lost their love of them realizing that we have become such anti-tax reactionaries; tax hikes have such a reputation of being tantamount to political suicide that pro-tax members might as well quote one of their coworkers on the Colbert Report and tell their constituents they like cocaine and hookers—odds are they’ll lose anyway.

In ignoring these problems, continuing practices that will soon be our burden to bear, Congress isn’t fooling an informed soul. Everyone knows its happening and sees Congress cowering rather than contemplating serious reform, but it’s our fault. Every problem Congress doesn’t want to face they’ll pass on to our generation. And nothing will change until we’ve had enough.

This isn’t a cry of aux barricades so much as it is a question of our commitment Are we willing to step up and start taking responsibility for our future? So long as we remain apathetic we’ll serve as a dumpsite for political waste. Until they realize that we’ve awoken and are ready to challenge them to solve these problems—that they’re risking our wrath and our votes if they don’t—they’ll continue to pile on us and undermine our future. Ready?

Gill Stevens is a Trinity junior. His column runs every other Thursday.

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University Lauren Fischetti recess Beginning Wednesday, rookie and veteran documentarians will descend on Durham as the Eleventh Annual Documentary Happening swings into gear at the Center for Documentary Studies.

The Happening is a weekend long event meant to bring together documentary artists. It features presentations, lectures, discussions and classes.

One does not, however, have to be an accomplished documentarian to enjoy the events. All sessions are open to the entire community, and Duke students are encouraged to attend.

“The Documentary Center tries to do a lot of different things with different communities,” said Bria Dolnick, a former Documentary Studies certificate student and administrator for The Happening. “They work with undergraduates, adults and artists—which are very different audiences.”

The Happening fosters important interaction between these separate audiences, who might not otherwise interact, and allows them to learn from each other.

“As a budding documentary filmmaker, it was very inspirational,” said Brett Ingram, who attended the very first Documentary Happening and whose film will be screened at this year’s event. “There were people who had been making films for 20 years and people who were working on their first one. It was a very low-pressure, low-key, supportive environment.”

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RAO recess Despite growing violent crime rates, many discount the role of gangs in Durham. Others imagine the Bull City as a town overrun by thugs. But with their film Welcome to Durham, USA coproducers Cicero Leak and Mike Wilson are trying to set the record straight.

“This is the truth, let’s not run from it,” Wilson said.

The film, which focuses on Durham’s growing gang problem, was released in stores Jan. 23. A continuation of Welcome to Durham: The Documentary, it has gained national attention a: the 2006 New York International Inde pendent Film and Video Festival Docu mentary of the Year, But it was never about the awards fa the dynamic duo producers. Wilson anc Leak said their mission was to educate audiences and provide hope for children living in urban areas around the country.

They began their project three yea; ago when statistics on Durham’s crirm rates sparked their interest in the subject They immediately took to the streets, interviewing anyone who would talk, from gang members to community parents anc even Mayor Bill Bell.

What they found was a community oui of touch with its roots and its children.

“That’s the focus—try to save the kids.

If you save the kids now, in 2010, 2020, it’ll

within Durham and beyond

be a better way of life everywhere,” Wilson said, adding that the problems —and solutions—start at home

Wilson said children living in poor urban areas are led to lives of crime by their environment. icy’re victims of circumstance, means there’s no food,” Wilson No one chooses that type of life out ice; they choose it out of necessity.” get to the root of the issue, Leak r ilson introduced the documentary history of Durham, painting the of a successful black community bs, families and, at one point, the percentage of black homeowners country.

When I came along, either you were idler, teacher or doctor,” N.C. Rep. ry Michaux said in an interview dur>e film. ak and Wilson said it all fell apart in 1958, businesses in the center prosperous black community were ght out and demolished to be re:ed by the Durham Freeway. The 'vies producers said that the commity has not been the same since.

“When you shut down businesses, m’re taking away people’s livelioods and it trickles down to where \ere’s no money in the community,” ’ilson said. “That’s when necessity ikes over, whether it be a job or, ‘I ion’t have a job’ or T have to feed my family.’ That’s when the crimi-

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vomiting the worst sound in the world. The experts ignored the potentially unpleasant sound of a hand grenade exploding next to one’s ear, which, incidentally, is a harbinger of far worse things than a pint or two in excess.

Trevor Cox, the stodge-meister leading the anti-bad sound charge, claims that by learning what pisses people off, expert “engineer them out of tence, or at least lessen their impact.”

Christ, imagine j that. There’s defi- ' nitely nothing we want more than the sound of vomiting removed from our live Good work, lads!

Next up, logically, we have British animals. Attempting to up the ante in an incredible week of global creature features—including the discovery and immediate death of a giant aquatic Venus fly trap masquerading as a prehistoric shark—the UK animal kingdom unveiled these two gems; an albino squirrel and the shoe-shopping fox.

The squirrel hit headlines first. His name? Snowy! His mission? To establish racial equality across all of Squir-

relkind! Why? Well, Snowy was born albino—meaning, one, that he fortuitously does not blend seamlessly into asphalt like his peers, and two, that he looks about as loveable as recess Editor-at-large David Graham.

Anyway, according to onlooker and early frontrunner for the 2007 Best Name Award Nausicaa Rufener, Snow)' is doing his best to fit in as a freak. “The other squirrels don’t seem to care that he’s different,” said Rufener. “There doesn’t seem to lx ' .in in the squirrel like with Celebrither.” up, Carrie Bradfox incarnation, named, the udly four-legged beast recently spent a day in a London shoe boutique, causing the store to shut its doors and hang a sign reading “We R closed due to a diseased fox in the store.” Of course, instead of simply refusing to bring out the blue pumps in a size 8, the shoe store instead called the press, invoking the “if you’ve got a wild animal problem, just call the tabloids!” rule. Remember when Star Jones found that whole family of penguins in her stomach?

Or was that Tyra Banks?

—Brian McGinn and Sarah Ball

Dear recess.

Which TV show is better: CSI or Law Of Order?

Well, that depends and no that is not a cop-out answer). If you’re looking for a crime drama that covers all its bases, Law Of Order—and its spin-offs Law Of Order: Criminal Intent and Law Of Order: Special Victims Unit—is it.

As the title implies, the show divides its time between the detectives who arrest the criminals and the lawyers who prosecute them, usually taking its viewers from the original crime to the final sentencing. And even as the longest-running primetime drama currendy on American television—approaching its 16th year on air—it still finds new spins on the old theme of crime and punishment. Besides, who doesn’t love seeing New York City at its grittiest?

On the other hand CSI: Crime Scene Investigation has slicker visual effects, flashier plotlines and more engrossing minutiae. Who knew being a pathologist or a criminologist could be so interesting? Plus the phoenix-like return of David Caruso (as tough cop Horatio Caine) in CSI: Miami is a drama in and of itself.

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Piedmont, a new downtown Durham restaurant, embodies all these traits and has quickly asserted itself among the best and most satisfying dining experiences in the Triangle. Owners Andy Magowan, Drew Brown and Abby Pearce proudly oversee a hip two-floor dining room and semi-open kitchen. The young, largely capable and overly accommodating wait staff helps to remind diners that Piedmont is a casual restaurant with serious food.

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A recent visit yielded a diverse and unexpected array of tasty and soulful cuisine from a menu that changes daily. From the “etceteras” section of the menu, chicken croquetas were exemplary, featuring a rustic breadcrumb crust that contrasted with the creamy filling. A cheese plate with selections from Chapel Hill and France was intelligently composed and smartly presented. The delicious country pate harkens

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Other dishes failed to rise to such compelling heights, although none were by any means objectionable. The shrimp in a seafood stew were overcooked and the pork osso bucco could have been more tender and moist, but these dishes were

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Sugar Hill Records turns toward music world’s capital After years of calling the Bull City home, Sugar Hill is packing up and heading to Nashville Sarah Ball recess Barry Poss was well on his way to a career in academia—to elbow-patched sermonizing in a sociology department, to tenure and to published research—when he choked.

The then-Duke graduate student and James B. Duke fellow, on the cusp of graduation in 1978, decided not to teach. Instead, he went home to his 804 Green St. apartment and, without second thoughts, started a record label.

“When you’re young and idealistic and sort of stupid, actually, you think you can do anything,” the mustachioed Canadian said with a laugh. “I had teaching offers in hand. But, you know, there was this thing called passion—you’re just acting on what you believe in at the time.”

Twenty-eight years, 12 Grammys and a sterling reputation in the alt-country and bluegrass world later, Poss’ Sugar Hill Records is itself forgoing the safe route, doffing its title as Durham’s best-known record label in favor of a move to Nashville, Tenn. The label announced the move Jan. 10.

When Poss started out, putting Durham on the map in the music world wasn’t easy.

“I always felt pressure to move to one of the music cities,” he said. Now, chairman emeritus Poss jokes about being at music industry conferences in southern France or Australia, where he says people only know Durham, N.C., for being the home to Sugar Hill.

“It was sort of a badge of honor to be here,” Poss said. “Over the years, I think that Sugar Hill became one of Durham’s by

COURTESY SUGAR HILL RECORDS

identity pegs.”

Former Blue Devil Barry Ross founded Grammy award-winning record label Sugar Hill Records out of his apartment in Durham 28 years ago.

Poss oversaw the growth of the label into a boutique favorite for true-to-ruralroots mountain groups and country legends alike, its sound first influenced by its location just east of the Smoky Mountains. The company derives its name from a regional folk tune Poss heard in the western part of the state.

But despite its comparatively remote locale, talent flocked to Sugar Hill. Superstars like Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson and Alison Kiauss have worked with the label in recording and producing capacities. Pop bluegrass group Nickel Dolly Parton and Creek earned several Grammy nominations with the label, including a Best Contemporary Folk Album award for its 2002 effort This Side.

This year, Sugar Hill has four Grammy

categones.

Yet with Nickel Creek on indefinite hiatus and the label’s Nashville satellite office absorbing more of its grunt work, company nominations in two

“The majority of our artists live and record here and we’ve always had a presence in the town,” Molly Nagel, director of artist and media relations for Sugar Hill, wrote in an e-mail, “We look forward to growing here and taking a more active role in the

community.”

As the company sets up

shop in the epicenter of mainstream country music, Poss —who no longer actively works as Sugar Hill’s head— hopes the label’s sound will stay true to its roots.

“There’s no question that there’s a risk [of beCOURTESY SUGAR HILL RECORDS more maincoming NickelCreek are two notable artists on the Sugar Hill label. stream] —it’s up to the people that are running it,” he heads decided to shut down its Durham said. “In this music environment, it would headquarters in hopes of cutting costs and be smart not to let this happen—you’d be being closer to fresh talent. just like everyone else, but smaller... it's

was for everybody, across the country,” Wilson said. “Deep down inside I think we both, [and] everybody that was a part of the film, felt like there’s a real purpose for [it].” nal element comes into play.”

With the movie’s release behind them, Leak and Wilson Leak and Wilson said, however, that there are alternaare looking forward, but they have no intention of turning tives to a life of crime. They their backs on Durham’s youth. pointed to the music indus“I think we need to use this as a try, which has provided an learning tool,” Wilson said. “This is victims of circumescape for many, and to something that needs to be spread.

We need to have dialogue.” community programming stance. No one chooses that offered by the city and The producers said that Duke stutype of life out of choice; they dents should contribute to that diacommunity service organichoose it out of necessity.” zations logue, reaching beyond the UniversiAlthough they focused ty’s campus.

Mike Wilson on the issue of gang vio“I'm not going to say that it will lence, the co-producers said end this, but it will definitely make the film’s message was much an impact to a point where we can more universal. help other cities,” Wilson said.

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Poss added that while he is involved in other things that fill the time he used to spend at Sugar Hill, he is sentimental about the company’s departure.

“Sugar Hill was my baby, and this is hugely emotional,” he said. “It makes sense on a lot of different levels to go [to Nashville], but that doesn’t mean that it’s not sad.”

Nagel said Sugar Hill plans not to betray its tradition-steeped legacy in its journey westward, but rather to try to incorporate different variations on its established theme.

“We will not change our roster or waver from the mission statement of making only the best of Americana and roots music,” she said. “The entire staff... is dedicated to maintaining the integrity of the label and vigilant about protecting it. We will definitely not be going mainstream country.”

“Maybe we would prefer that mainstream country be influenced by our sound,” she added.

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recess LOS ANGELES Dame Helen Mirren is having a great year and it’s all thanks to one person; the queen of England. Having starred as Elizabeth I and Elizabeth II back-to-back, the British actress is now basking in the royal treatment of the Hollywood awards season. Winner of the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress and nominated for an Oscar in the same category, Mirren is nonetheless stunned at the audience reception to the The Queen.

“I don’t know what the budget was but it was very tiny,” Mirren said at a sold-out screening of her film at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.

“None of us really dreamt that it would become this sort of universally popular film that it’s become.”

The film revolves around the relationship between Prime Minister Tony Blair and Queen Elizabeth II in the wake of Princess Diana’s death. It features intimate peeks behind the palace doors and captures Elizabeth’s more emotionally vulnerable mo-

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as she strives to balance her duties to a resentful British public and to her aggrieved grandsons. Mirren, who worked mosdy off videotapes and interviews with the current monarch, said that she experienced a moment of realization regarding her character after securing the queen’s walk and external reserve.

“There was a sudden feeling of, ‘Ooh, I think I’m going to understand this.’ And then again it was related to costume,” Mirren said. “In terms of studying the queen, I found myself very drawn to the queen as a young girl and in away, I played her as the young girl that I think she had once been.”

In contrast to her characters, the actress grew up in an anti-monarchist family and was raised by extreme left-wing parents who would have been, as Mirren described it “absolutely horrified” at the prospect of her playing the role of the queen.

Mirren’s parents were not the only ones with antagonistic feelings toward the ruling family. Director Stephen Frears had to suppress his merits

frustrations when filming The Queen.

“I think he was quite biased against the monarchy really,” Mirren said. “He kept saying, ‘These ridiculous people, they’re so absurd! God almighty! What are we doing this film for?’ And I would say, ‘No Stephen, they’re human beings like the rest of us, they’re just human beings struggling with what they have to struggle with.’”

And yet the role of Elizabeth I was practically constructed for Mirren. Executive Producer Andy Harries, who had been working on a similar television series involving Prime Minister Tony Blair, spotted Mirren during a read-through for another film and noticed that not only did the 62-year-old Brit look like the queen, but people treated her as if she were the monarch.

“I bring as much of myself to the picture of the queen as the queen herself is bringing to her and I think that’s what great portraiture is all about—it’s as much about the artist as it is about the person being painted,” Mirren said.

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For these fern noms, coldnes; reigns supreme from the Devilis Streep to the conniving Mirren to the emotionally detached Winslet. Although early buzz indicates Mirren is the frontrunner, don’t be overly surprised if Streep stands out as the only American and the only comedic nominee. indicates recess’ nick for Best Actress

Penelope Cruz, Volver. Pedro Almodovar brilliantly sculpts Cruz in this morose yet uplifiting Spanish

film. She excells in her native tounge as a bitter, troubled mom trying to handle her scarred past and her precarious future.

Judi Dench, Notes on a Scandal: From Shakespeare in Love to Mrs. Brown, Dench never fails to astound critics when she is not undercast—debriefing 007 as M or across from Yin Diesel in The Chronicles of Riddick. Her latest turn as a devious, blackmailing schoolteacher has garnered major attention, but not enough for a golden statuette.

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Queen Elizabeth II is the latest in her long line of royal roles which include Queen Charlotte, The queen of Egypt, and a snow queen. The 61-year-old British actress has been nominated for an Oscar twice before, but has yet to seal the deal. Most industry insiders believe her emotionally tumultous performance guarantees her a statue and we agree.

Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada: The fan favorite of mainstream America, Streep may follow up her Golden Globe victory by picking up an Oscar, unless Academy voters actually watched The Devil Wears Prada. recess is not saying she did a bad job in the chick-lit comedy, but calling it Oscar-worthy is a stretch.

Kate Winslet, Little Children: Winslet plays an activist turned-housewife in this overlooked gem. She garners a nomination not for shocking audiences, but for realistically deconstructing an alduterous suburbanite down to the soul.

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The re-release of Akim Kurosawa’s Sanjuro films, Yojimbo and Sanjuro, reflects not only the impact both films have had on filmmakers since the samurai classics were released, but also Criterion’s ongoing desire to preserve films of decades past in pristine, beautiful packages. Previous releases of both of these films were inadequate, blocky and poor transfers.

These latest restored prints are immaculate, the black and white photography reflecting pure contrast.

The films themselves, arguably some of Kurosawa’s finest lighthearted work, also reflect some of the same concepts as this year’s best picture nominee, Babel. Yojimbo —whose climactic encounter finds a samurai facing a man armed with a special new weapon, the gun—especially relates to the contemporary film. Although Yojimbo's sequel is not as seminal a film (rather, more a response to the first film’s success than a neccessary follow-up), its inclusion will prove a gift to film lovers everywhere.

Additional features include essays from critics and making of documentaries—a feature now common to DVD packages, but rare for older flicks. It’s especially interesting to watch Kurosawa work behind the scenes, as it’s a treasure to see a legend at work.

—Brian McGinn

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His latest creation, The Good, the Bad Of the Queen, finds him teaming up with exClash bassist Paul Simonon, former Verve guitarist Simon Tong and Afrobeat luminary Tony Allen. The idea of these guys forming a supergroup and recording an album solely about London (they even have Danger Mouse producing) is undoubtedly cool. But if you’re looking for an update of Blur’s peak Britpop era, you’ll be disappointed—unless you think that would mean sounding elegant and sedated most of the time.

That’s not to say Albarn’s songwriting has become any less crafty. The Good, the Bad & the Queen have enough addictive, beautifully mopey tracks to satisfy anyone who feels depressed about London, Britain or the state of the world in general. “Kingdom of Doom” mixes typically frank social commentary (“Drink all day ’cause the country’s at war”) with a bubbly, heavily-echoed mix of piano, odd guitar lines and straight-up bells. “Green Fields” is an incredibly lovable, psychedelic ditty, and “80’s Life” actually does sound like a classic Blur ballad, some-

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Networks of photography, video and audio artists spread notices calling for submissions throughout North Carolina. From those entries, a committee narrowed down the field and a group of pracdcing documetarians selected the finalists. Attendees will benefit not only from viewing the winning documentaries but also by learning why the experienced documentarians chose them.

Learning is an important theme, as this year marks the beginning of the Happenings Institute, a twcMlay add-on to the usual events. Though there are no prerequisites, these classes are intended for those who have a base level of knowledge.

“The Center had been looking for a while for away to give classes to people who have taken some basic classes and are looking for something specialized,” Dolnick said. “This is a good way to start thinking about that.”

thing that the world always needs.

The Good, the Bad Of the Queen have managed to live up to their expectations, giving Damon Albarn an opportunity to return to the melancholy, pop songwriting that brought him to the forefront of

British music.

—Aaron Carpenter

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SeepeopleS The Pour House Thursday, Jan. 25, 9 p.m.

Psychedelic powerpop from Asheville with a penchant for political commentary.

The Lemonheads with Vietnam

Cat’s Cradle Thursday, Jan. 25, 9 p.ra.

Punk rockers famous in the ‘9os their treatment of Simon Garfunkel’s “Mrs. Robinson.

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production.

Historically, Of Montreal have borrowed a lot from their Elephant Six comrades (Neutral Milk Hotel, Apples in

Stereo, etc.), but their new album, Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer ?, shows a whole new level of ingenuity. While it retains the ebullient psychedelic atmosphere and ruthless choral experimentalism of past ventures, clearly Hissing Fauna is a venue

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Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile Page Auditorium Thursday, Jan. 25, 8 p.m.

Legendary bassist teams up ivith Nickel Creek’s mandolin virtuoso.

The Rapture with Under the Influence of Giants Cat ’s Cradle Monday, Jan. 29, 8;45 p.m.

Rambunctious post-punk that'll get your feet moving.

The last couple albums have proven that indie cornerstones (and obvious nonCanadians) Of Montreal are reveling in a period of prolonged creativity. In 2004, Satanic Panic in the Attic brought an enormous amount of attention to the band’s pop-heavy songs and bursting-at the-seams

For Deerhoof, like many bands, vocals can make or break an album. If you like Satomi Matsuzaki’s Japanese school girlesque vocals—which admittedly do have a

haunting little-girl-lost appeal—then you’re much more likely to love Deerhoofs newest album, Friend Opportunity.

But if this high-pitched warbling isn’t your' thing, you’ll probably find the album overwhelmingly grating.

But arguably, this experimental indierock band has much more to offer than Matsuzaki. Wailing synth, melodic guitar and a habit of never repeating the same chorus twice put Deerhoof a step above the other cookie-cutter indie bands currently

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for frontman Kevin Barnes’ change in perspective.

Barnes and his wife moved in 2004 from his childhood home of Athens, Ga., to faroff Norway; soon after, their marriage was on the rocks, and Barnes fell into a deep depression. Consequendy, he focused on writing some of the songs which would later be developed on Hissing Fauna. This shift toward more introverted, personal songwriting comes through on many of the album’s tracks, like the jangle-pop anthem “Suffer For Fashion,” or the sad and solipsistic “She’s a Rejecter.”

Barnes also explores the realms of electronica and dance, building on the upbeat and occasionally funky vibe of the group’s past work. While the new album isn’t lyrically brilliant, Of Montreal continues their trend oflush and original songwriting, and they rarely miss a beat.

—Blake Rose

touring. (They will be stopping by Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro Feb. 12 if you want to see for yourself.) “+ 81” mixes catchy guitar rhythms, soulful trumpeting and spacy, echoing effects to create a 21st century anthem for a moonwalk.

1994, Since its formation in Deerhoof has been constantly inventing and reinventing itself. With Friend Opportunity, the band has released its most accessible album to date by toning down its experimental side and emphasizing its pop-rock sensibilities. While the melodies may not be repeated often within each song, they are as catchy as ever, like on the sugar-coated “Choco Fight.”

But Matsuzaki’s vocals still stand out starkly behind the constantly shifting background. And because of this, it may just be an album worth skipping.

—Alex Frydman The Uprising of ’34 Dirs. George Stoney, Judith Helfand and Susanne Rostock Thursday, 7:30p.m., Centerfor Documentary Studies This film captures the historical story of a massive labor strike by hundreds of thousands of cotton mill workers.

Lasting three weeks, the strike was eventually put-down and its leaders fired, blacklisted and ostracized.

This historical documentary discusses the class, race and power struggles which deeply affected the growth of industrial capitalism in rural America during the early 20th century.

“It is a big part of South Carolina history that doesn’t get talked about often,” said Dolnick.

Stoney and Helfand will be in attendance and hold a discussion after the showing.

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pened-through-cut-scenes-over-snappy-dialogue casino flick a la Ocean’s Eleven that thinks it’s directed by Quentin Tarantino. Director Joe Carnahan manages to pull off the style and violence, but fails to come up with compelling characters or an interesting plot.

Despite big names, quirky camera angles and lots of bullets, Aces falls quicker than a house of cards.

No need to describe the plot using character names —Aces is clearly more concerned with its marquee-worthy actors. Agents Ryan Reynolds and Ray Liotta are sent by FBI Assistant Director Andy Garcia to protect mafia-marked magician Jeremy Piven. A slew of assassins compete to get to Piven first, from the elite Alicia Keys to the inept bail bondsman Ben Affleck.

The only people who can protect Piven now, besides Liotta and Reynolds, are head of security Matthew Fox and Piven’s bodyguard Common. Despite creating the most forgettable characters in movie history, the film has a few bright moments from disgusting lawyer Jason Bateman

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When Phish decided to call it quits in 2004, every dreadlocked, herb-smoking devotee of the jam gods thought the same thing: Well, what now? Would a new leader take over the band’s legacy, once again giving hippies everywhere a reason to exist?

(That reason being, of course, to follow that band around the country, selling grilled cheese in the parking lots before the show.)

In conversations about who would become the next Phish, another monosyllabic name consistently came up: moe. After all, the band had built a solid reputation as a similarly mellow, playful troupe of improvisationalists whose songwriting was catchy and smart and who could jam till the cows came home.

Unfortunately, in their first album of new studio material since Phish’s breakup, moe. fails to quite grasp the torch of jam band greatness from their predecessors.

Still, there’s plenty to like about The Conch—intricate rhythmic complexity, riproaring guitar soloing and a few raw, ’7os rock ’n’ roll anthems balance darker, more introspective dirges. “Wind It Up” perfectly marries a solid melody with a meticulous jam, culminating in one of the group’s most satisfying climactic moments.

But the tunes aren’t as catchy or carefree as moe.’s earlier material—the band tends to fall into the common trap of taking itself a bit too seriously. Some of the songs also seem half-baked, as if the band had a good idea here and a cool riff there, so they decided to throw them together and call it a song.

The Conch delivers a hodge-podge of cuts that occasionally impress but ultimately feel like they could’ve used a few more hours in the oven.

—Eric Bishop

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and southern-psychopathic-suicidal assassin Chris Pine.

Smokin’ Aces clearly has potential to be a panache-and-punches favorite among college males, like Snatch or Fight Club, but spends so much time trying to tell you that it is cool that it ends up being anything but—like that kid Trevor from high school who insisted you call him T-Money and wore one too many braided necklaces.

Audiences have no investment in the plot or who wins, because the only actor who seems to get more than five minutes

of face time is Reynolds, and that is only after an excruciatingly long end sequence. Carnahan foolishly expects flashy action and surreal characters to hold audiences for two hours until the culminating plot-twist—one that’s more obvious than Where’s Waldo at a Black Panther rally.

Luckily, the ticket price is worth the cash just to see Ben Affleck, complete with Village People-esque biker mustache, get unceremoniously mowed down within the first 15 minutes.

—Vanin Leila

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THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND DIR. K. MACDONALD FOX SEARCHLIGHT

��� Discussion of Director Kevin Macdonald’s oppressively dramatic thriller, The Last King of Scotland, inevitably centers upon the performance ofForest Whitaker as Idi Amin. Since the first trailer hit sites over a year ago the online community has conferred a de facto Oscar bid upon Whitaker. One reviewer, Matthew Turner of ViewLondon, goes so far as to declare, “If Whitaker doesn’t get an Oscar nomination there is officially no justice.” Unfortunately, the framing of the film makes Whitaker’s a supporting role at best.

Amin, known for his elusive and unstable personality every bit as much as his genocide of 300,000 Ugandans, is a hard character to bring to life. But, Whitaker does just that. However, the story really centers on Scottish doctor Nicholas Garrigan (James McAvoy) and how his initially hopeful view is slowly twisted and corrupted. After a chance meeting with Amin, Garrigan is offered a job in Uganda’s capital as personal physician to the dictator.

He soon finds himself caught between a surreptitious cadre of English politicians and an increasingly violent Amin.

The Uganda Macdonald constructs is steeped in a wild chaos hidden behind a seemingly placid facade. Dinner parties and poolside rendezvous gradually give

way to dark, clandestine meetings as Garrigan’s understanding of his position deepens. Sometimes gruesome, and always disturbing, the climax of the film effectively conveys the crimes of the Amin regime. However, by viewing Amin from the outside, the audience never really gets to consider his side of the story, and the film ends up being a well-constructed thriller but nothing more.

Nevertheless, it is clear that Whitaker’s Amin steals the show. By flipping seamlessly between belligerent tyrant and charismatic politician, Whitaker perfectly highlights the pervasive mood of nagging uncertainty that is the realm of The Last King of Scotland.

—Alex Wan

Playmakers 5 latest rocks Chapel Hill theater Catherine Kaelin recess meets drama as Playmakers ReperComedy tory Company of Chapel Hill stages Stones in His Pockets, Marie Jones’ award-winning twoman show can be seen through Feb. 11.

The play recounts the story of a provincial Irish community invaded by a Hollywood film crew. The townspeople eagerly accept roles as extras in the film, with hopes of claiming a piece of the American dream as their own.

The film allows these simple, rural people to experience their fifteen minutes of fame, yet in doing so, it unleashes deeper yearnings for the commercial glamour of the movies and popular culture.

Director John Feltch cited his recent experience acting in I am my Chon Wife, a complex one-man production, as very helpful in the staging of yet another show in which actors play multiple parts.

“I’ve been able to help [the two leads] by

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David Friedlander is one of two actors in this dramedy duet about fame.

make these kinds of difficult transitions as

sharply and seamlessly as possible,” Feltch said. “It takes a lot of practice and rehearsal,

obviously.”

The charismatic pair, played by David Brian Alley and David Friedlander, creates an honest and engaging environment. Their characters play off one another in a manner that enhances the comedy of the show.

“They worked beautifully together, they just have the perfect symbiosis,” Feltch said. “That’s what’s most important.”

Yet underneath the comedy lie much darker themes. Stones in His Pockets reveals the painful dissolution of childhood idealism and ambition in the face of life’s stark realities. The presence of the production team evokes feelings of inadequacy, dispensability and insignificance among the extras. They are treated indifferently, if not with disdain.

Through the play, Jones raises the question of whether life imitates art, or art imitates life.

In the play, the answer seems heartbreak!ngly clear. Life and art are, for the majority of us, irreconcilably separate.

“These two guys are really struggling and they represent so much of what I think of as the second and third world of people who want in on the American dream and don’t know how to get that,” Feltch said. “There’s real substance and real drama that the comedy comes out of in this play.”

Yet Playwright Marie Jones creates an artful balance between the lighthearted comedy and heavier themes. Despite tragic events and poignant dialog, the audience is continually uplifted by her humor.

“It’s a real ride, this play” Feltch said. “I hope the audience finds it as exhilarating as I do.”

Playmakers presents Stones in His Pockets at the Paul Green Theatre in Chapel Hill through Feb. 11.

See www.playmakersrep.org for showtimes and ticket

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