January 31, 2007

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Next week’s planned hearing on the lacrosse case has been postponed until May, defense attorneys announced Tuesday after meeting with the special prosecutors that have taken over the case. The two new prosecutors, appointed earlier this month by North Carolina State Attorney General Roy Cooper to replace Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong, will use the additional time to investigate further charges of sexual Roy Cooper offense and kidnapping against three members of the 2005-2006 men’s lacrosse team. Rape charges against the three players were dropped in December. “We will use this time to continue reviewing the case files, talking to the many people involved in the case and making sure that all discovery requests have been responded to properly,” Cooper said in a

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The hearing is now planned for May 7, more than three months after the initial Feb. 5 date at which the alleged victim was expected to appear. Jim Cooney, a defense attorney for indicted player Reade Seligmann, said he was not SEE LAX HEARING ON PAGE 5

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Ambassador Joe Wilson, who criticized the Iraq plan as early as July 2003, speaks Tuesday in Page.

Wilson speaks on Plame case, role of good citizen Casey Dean THE CHRONICLE

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In his first public appearance since the Flame Affair trial began Jan. 16, Ambassador Joe Wilson spoke about foreign affairs and the ongoing trial to Duke students and Durham residents in Page Auditorium Tuesday night. The retired diplomat of the United States Foreign Service—and the husband ofValerie Flame, whose identity as a CIA agent was leaked to reporters related his history and role in the U.S. government, including the background on the trial. Wilson also encouraged his listeners to engage the government as re—

sponsible citizens. ‘You have the right and the individ-

ual responsibility to stand up to your government,” he said. “The essence of good citizenship is participation.” Having served in various capacities in Washington, D.C., Wilson returned from retirement in 2002 to offer his experience in managing national security after Sept. 11. When he found the administration was acting in a manner he thought was irresponsible, Wilson published an op-ed in the New York Times to document his 2003 investigation into SEE WILSON ON PAGE 6

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More than a week after Princeton University announced it would freeze tuitionfor the first time in four decades, Duke officials said it is unlikely that the University will follow suit. Last Monday, Princeton said tuition would remain at $33,000 for the 2007-2008 academic year. Some have speculated that the move could influence other colleges as well. The decision to freeze tuition is not a common occurrence, and Princeton’s announcement marks only the second time in seven years that a highly visible university has done so. Princeton officials attributed the price freeze to SEE TUITION ON PAGE 5 SOURCE: DUKE UNDERGRADUATE HANDBOOK

In a rare departure from the traditional selection process, four—not three—candidates were chosen as finalists for the undergraduate Young Trustee, the nominating committee announced Tuesday night. Seniors Ben Abram, Chrissie Gorman, David Snider and Jimmy Soni were selected from the eight semifinalists chosen last week. Sophomore Jordan Giordano, chair of the nominating committee and Duke Student Government vice president for community interaction, said an additional finalist was chosen because committee members were unable to choose three candidates by a three-fourths majority vote —a requirement under the Young Trustee bylaws. “This has not happened in recent history,” Giordano said. “The quality of candidates was very high.” Giordano said the unusual decision could in part be attributed to the number of applicants, which was higher than in recent years. Sixteen students applied to be the 2007 undergraduate Young Trustee, compared to 11 in last year’s process, he said. In the fiext round, each of the four finalists will be asked to give a speech to the four DSG subcommittees as well as to the Intercommunity Council. After their presentations, members of DSG and ICC will SEE TRUSTEE ON PAGE 8


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