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In his fifth annual State of the City Address Monday night, Durham Mayor Bill Bell highlighted a number of his priorities for the Bull City in 2007—most notable of which was a revitalization plan for inner-city neighborhoods.

Bell said the speech’s theme, officially titled “Rebuilding Inner-City Neighborhoods: a Win-Win for Durham,” represented a shift in his focus from downtown development to Durham’s neighborhoods.

“In my opinion, downtown has matured to the extent that it may require less attention and use of our limited resources that we might focus more extensive resources and attention on our inner-city neighborhoods,” Bell said.

Even though revitalization and crime dominated much ofBell’s speech, he took several minutes to address the continued controversy of the Duke lacrosse case.

Bell said that although Durham is “being portrayed in the media as a city torn by racial strife,” Duke and North Carolina Central University have “come together” in the past year.

“We must continue to work hard as a community to not let this one issue divide us or take away from the great events that are occurring in this community,” Bell said.

Bell recognized several of these positive developments in the downtown revitalization effort, including the progress made on the establishment of the Durham Performing Arts Center, to which SEE DURHAM ON PAGE 4

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The Duke University Union chose junior Katelyn Donnelly Saturday to be the organization’s president for the upcoming year.

“Katelyn has a very good understanding of DUU’s place on campus and how we can make our operations more efficient,” said senior Josh Posen, chairof Broadway at Duke and a member of the Union presidential selection committee Donnelly, DUU’s current chieffinancial officer, said she will aim to make the organization more receptive to students and also oudined the need for SEE UNION PREZ ON PAGE 4

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she becomes the Union's 52nd president April 1, Donnelly will oversee alt aspects of the University's largest programming body.

Durham Mayor Bill Bell delivers hisfifthannual State of the CityAddress Monday night before the City Council.

Every year, a nominating committee reviews applications and interviews candidates for the position. Applications are open to the entire Duke community.

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After attracting a smaller-than-expected pledge class during formal rush, Delta Sigma Phi fraternity may offer snap bids

and voluntarily move off campus.

In an e-mail sent to several potential participants in an informal recruitment process Monday, the fraternity—which currently has a section in Edens Quadrangle—implied a future move off campus.

‘You have been selected to become a member of Delta Sigma, Duke’s latest off-campus fraternity. Some of you receiving this e-mail have been in Delta Sigma for a while now so this is nothing new; for others of you, consider this your bid to join,” the e-mail read.

Delta Sig—which received national at-

tention in May when Rolling Stone magazine published a controversial article about social life at Duke—has been known for more successful recruitments in the past, several students said, “Historically they’ve had a really good reputation, and they have been really selective,” said freshman Joe Luchs, who declined a bid from Delta Sig. “They weren’t just going to take anyone, even when it came down to the last rounds and they maybe weren’t getting the class they thought they were going to get.”

Although it is difficult to pinpoint specific reasons for the low acceptance of bids, some who declined bids from Delta Sig said the fraternity was less outgoing SEE DELTA SIG ON PAGE 6

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WASHINGTON Republicans blocked a full-fledged Senate debate over Iraq on Monday, but Democrats vowed they would

eventually find away to force President George W. Bush to change course in a war that has claimed the lives of more than 3,000 U.S. troops.

“We must heed the results of the November elections and the wishes of the American people,” said Majority Leader Harry Reid.

Reid, D-Nev., spoke moments before a vote that sidetracked a nonbinding measure expressing disagreement with Bush’s plan to deploy an additional 21,500 troops

to Iraq. The 4947 vote was 11 short of the 60 needed to go ahead with debate, and left the fate of the measure uncertain.

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said the test vote was merely a “bump in the road” that could possibly be overcome within hours. GOP lawmakers “welcome the debateand are happy to have it,” he said, adding that they were insisting on equal treatment for an alternative measure expected to draw strong support.

The proposal, by Sen. Judd Gregg, RN.H., says Congress should neither cut nor eliminate funding for troops in the field. That measure takes no position on the war or the president’s decision to de-

ploy additional forces.

The political jockeying unfolded as

bombings and mortar attacks killed dozens across Baghdad amid indications that a much-awaited operation to restore peace to the capital is gearing up.

Bush announced last month he would beef up U.S. troop deployments to work alongside Iraqi units in an attempt to quell sectarian violence.

Democrats sought passage of a measure, supported by Sen. John Warner, R-Va., that is critical of the administration’s new Iraq policy. It was the first time Democrats had SEE

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VIENNA, Austria Shrugging off the threat of tougher U.N. sanctions, Iran has set up more than 300 centrifuges in two uranium enrichment units at its underground Natanz complex, officials said Monday.

The move potentially opens the way for larger scale enrichment that could be used to create nuclear warheads. Iranian leaders have repeatedly said the Natanz underground hall would house first 3,000 centrifuges and ultimately 54,000 machines.

It also poses a direct challenge to the Security Council, which late last month im-

posed limited sanctions targeting pro-

grams and individuals linked to Tehran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs—and warned of stricter penalties within 60 days unless Iran freezes enrichment.

Speaking separately—and anonymously because the information is confidential—a diplomat with the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency and a U.S. official said that two “cascades” of 164 centrifuges each had been set up in recent days.

The likely next step was “dry testing”— running the linkups without uranium gas inside—to be followed by attempts to spin and re-spin the gas. The process, known as

enrichment, can be used to fuel nuclear power plants. But at higher levels of enrichment the material can be used for the core of nuclear warheads.

Both the Iranian leadership and lAEA, which is the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog agency, had said recendy that Tehran would start assembling the machines this month.

In another sign that Tehran was forging ahead with plans to create a large-scale “pilot plant” of3,000 centrifuges running in series, U.N. officials late last week said piping, cables, control panels and air conditioning systems hadbeen installed at Natanz to support such a number of machines.

Rudy Giuliani, former New York City mayor whose popularity rose after his response to Sept. 11,moved closer to a full-fledged campaign for the Republican presidential nomination by filing a "statement of candidacy" with the Federal Election Commission.

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The Dalai Lama,Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, has been named a presidential distinguished professor at Emory University, university officials said Monday. It is the first university appointment the 1989 Nobel Peace Laureate has accepted, according to a statement.

Attacks kill dozens in Baghdad Bombings and mortar attacks killed dozens across Baghdad as Iraqi troops set up new checkpoints and an Iraqi general took command-hints that the much-awaited operation to restore peace to the capital is gearing up nearly a month after it was announced.

Arctic blast linked to 4 deaths A cold wave with temperatures as low as 42 below zero shut down schools for thousands of youngsters Monday and sent homeless people into shelters from the northern Plains across the Great Lakes. At least four deaths were linked to the cold weather.

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City Council discussed a road to connect U.S. 70 and the Durham Freeway at its meeting Monday night.

When Robert Korstad looked at campus discussions about race relations, he saw two major problems; a lack of focus and a lack of historical perspective.

So last spring, the associate professor of history and public policy decided to teach a course cross-listed in history, public policy and African and African American Studies addressing civil rights. This semester, he has added a series of six public lectures to bring the mission to the wider community.

The first of the talks will be delivered at 5 p.m. today at the Terry Sanford Institute for Public Policy.

“It seemed to me that the public has this sense that the Civil Rights Movement is something that happened in the ’sos and ’6os and is over today, and they don’t understand some of the inequalities and disparities in black and white income,

health and education levels,” Korstad said He said the lecture series will serve as an antidote to unfocused campus race relations discussions. He pointed to Martin Luther King Jr. Day panels where were participants “speaking past each other,” identifying them as ineffective discourse.

“The lectures are open to anyone in the Robert Korstad Duke-Durham community,” Korstad said. “I’ve brought in people who are activists, policymakers, academics who are engaged in the practical work, both to give students some outside perspective but also to have a forum where people can discuss the issues.”

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Concerned residents ofDurham’s East End and the Duke Park Neighborhood discussed a proposed interstate connector at the City Council meeting Monday, following Durham Mayor Bill Bell’s State of the City Address.

The project will provide a direct connection between the Durham Freeway and U.S. 70, as well as improve access to Research Triangle Park and reduce traffic on some local streets, said Durham Transportation Manager Mark Ahrendsen.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation will make a decision Feb. 13 on one of four proposed routes, Ahrendsen said.

NCDOT has recommended the third and cheapest alternative, which has the connector running south of Briggs Avenue. The route was discussed previously in 1982 but was not considered for devel-

opment until recently.

“It is a very critical project,” Ahrendsen said, adding that although the cost of the project exceeds $135 million, it is worth it because the route will decrease traffic and stimulate economic growth.

Several community members expressed concerns about the inevitable dislocation of District One residents if the project moves forward as planned.

“Though our community may not be the richest, it still has people that matter,” said Sylvester Williams, pastor of the Durham Christian Center.

Williams asked that the council consider what he called a fifth alternative; no connector.

Several community members supported the final option because around 80 percent of the affected residents are senior citizens and they said it would be

As the Congressional leaders of Capitol Hill are in the process of negotiating the final terms of a minimum wage bill that passed overwhelmingly in both houses last month, activists at Duke are coming together around a similar cause.

Duke Organizing—a group of students, faculty and employees formed to “change the culture of living and working at Duke”—is continuing work on a campaign started last year to implement a living wage policy at the University.

“If you live with minimum wage and you were trying to support a family of four, you would be living below the [federal] poverty line,” said sophomore Edgar

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UNION PREZ from page 1 potential reforms in its structure.

“The Union needs to provide studentresponsive, high-quality programming on campus,” she said. “We need to be an organization that seeks, listens and responds to student input, and uses it to build student body unity and a collabora-

Mayor Bell praised Duke's collaboration with NCCU, such as an event that helped bag meals for hungry children.

DURHAM from page 1 Duke donated significant funds.

Working offof the theme of last year’s speech, “The Power of Partnerships —Driving Durham’s Future,” Bell emphasized the importance of community involvement in the neighborhood improvement project. Bell cited a number of problems that plague inner-city neighborhoods and their residents, including poverty, crime, gangs and insufficient lighting.

“On the issue of street lights, I am requesting the City Council to ask the City Manager to form a task force to also include members of the Durham Police Department to begin to visit our inner-city neighborhoods at night,” he said.

Bell also focused on reducing crime in the address.

He said that although homicides de-

creased by 60 percent in 2006, other forms of violent crime saw significant increases.

“We must build on the substantial progress we made in reducing homicides and find ways to make substantial reductions in violent crimes,” Bell said.

Bell added that reducing crime is a community-wide effort that includes the dedication of law enforcement officers, as well as other community members.

“I want to challenge our community to work towards reducing our violent crimes by more than 32 percent,” Bell said. “This may seem to be an enormous task, but just remember violent crime rose 32 percent thisyear, so if we reduce it 32 percent, we’ll just be back where we were. Hopefully we can do more than that.”

Bell also advocated “accountability” on the part of city officials, citing mistakes made with regard to this fall’s yard waste fire and drinking water quality issues.

tive campus culture.”

Donnelly said low attendance at some events last semester was a sign of student disinterest in the types of speakers and attractions the Union was bringing to the University.

“When you don’t book to students’ interests, they won’t come to the events,” she said.

Senior Alex Oliveira, former vice president of the Union, said the decrease in attendance for some events this year was a surprise.

“What we saw this year was the result of the organizational structure of the DUU,” she said. “We haven’t had the time or insight to address the issues—but we will learn from them in the future.”

Donnelly said the Union’s first prioriis ty to review its financial and organizational structure.

An independent review board, led by sophomore Alex Crable, chair of the Duke Student Government Student Organization Finance Committee, will issue suggestions for reform within the Union before its nearly $600,000 budget is passed next year.

“The review board will look at the Union’s budgets, allocations and resources, and issue recommendations for the year to come,” Donnelly said.

She also said she wants to increase the number of general body meetings, which are open to all undergraduate students.

“The general body meetings are a great idea,” said junior Devin Alavian, facilities chair of the Union. “We tested it earlier this year, and we encouraged people to come. It will help with transparency of the Union.”

Alavian said the Union needs to better define its role on campus.

“We weren’t sure how to appeal to all students in the same way,” he said. “We aren’t bureaucratic in the same way as DSG—but we still need to cooperate

and interact well.”

Donnelly said the Union will collaborate with other campus groups to bring in student input for its new initiatives.

“A problem is that we never get credit for the good things that we do well because students don’t know when they go to an event that we paid for,” she said.

Donnelly noted that DUU had a very successful year, headlined by the shows brought in through Broadway at Duke. “‘Cats,’ the musical, sold out with 60percent student tickets, while The Raleigh News and Observer ranked ‘Wonderful Town’ one of the top-10 shows in the Triangle last year,” Donnelly said. “Even with the space constraints of our facilities at Duke, all of the shows have been great successes.”

Donnelly also cited Small Town Records —a free student label and recording studio—as a promising new undertaking launched by DUU last year.

“I think that by far the best aspect of the Union is that it’s student-run,” Oliveira said. “Anyone can be heard or can forward an idea because students are the ones behind the operations—Katelyn will be a catalyst for improvement and innovation.”

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“Contract employees are those who are the employees of separate businesses,” said Kernel Dawkins, vice president of campus services. “Their terms of business are generally set by their employers.”

Mkrtchian said he believes it is necessary to provide a living wage to all individuals working at Duke.

“We want to get the people who work here every day to be classified as Duke employees as well, even though they’re subcontracted out,” he said.

Members also said the University should commit itself to a formal living wage policy.

“We want the administration to put it into writing that we’re going to honor a living wage policy,” said Laura Grattan, a graduate student in political science and a member of DO. Currently, wage increases are implemented for Duke employees after deter-

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cordance with rising living costs.

It would also require contract service employers to provide health benefits to workers or compensate for health costs with wage supplements.

Comparable living wage policies have been passed around the city and county, she said.

The Durham County Board ofCommissioners passed an ordinance in June 2004 setting the living wage at 7.5 percent above federal poverty level. City Council followed suit in July and increased its existing living wage rate to 5 percent above the FPL. In December 2005, the Durham Public Schools Board of Education set its living wage at the same level as the county and guaranteed health care benefits or comparable wage compensation for all employees, including contracted workers.

“If [DPS] did that when their budget was under incredible stress, underfunded by the state and overburdened with new student needs, then we believe Duke can and should follow suit and even take

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Workers at Alpine were excluded when the University raised the base pay of all employees to $lO per hour. a leadership role here,” Grattan wrote in an e-mail.

The living wage campaign at Duke, however, has made limited progress, Mkrtchian said.

“Duke is reviewing a variety ofinitiatives that deal with employees of contractors or vendors,” Dawkins said.

He declined to comment on the eventual implementation of a living wage policy.

DO members said they nevertheless remain optimistic about advocating their cause, “Duke is Durham’s largest [private] employer and with that, I think, come certain responsibilities not only to itself but to the community,” Mkrtchian said. “I think it wouldn’t cost this University much at all to make a very good positive change in its relationship to Durham.”

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Today’s lecture will be delivered by Helena Cunningham, senior vice president and managing director at the National Housing Partnership Foundation in Baton Rouge, La. Cunningham will speak on housing policy and civil rights. The NHPF works to provide affordable housing to moderate- and low-income families, and Cunningham has been involved with efforts to rebuild housing after Hurricane Katrina hit the Southeast in Fall 2005.

Korstad said he asked her to speak after she was recommended by several colleagues. He added that he hopes the talk will reawaken flagging interest in the aftermath of the hurricane.

Cunningham said she will deliver a summary of national housing policy. Current legislation, she said, is based on a series of compromises, most made along lines of race. “I think it’s important for students to understand the history of national policy,” Cunningham said. “I think it’s critical, especially because not much has changed today.”

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“I’m going to go to as many of them as I can,” he said.

“There’s one on employment—I’ve always been interested in poverty policy, and as far as that goes, I think employment is always one of the best ways to do that. In a city like Durham that’s a big thing, attracting businesses.”

The speaker series will continue throughout the semester. John Mendez, a Winston-Salem minister who helped to organize Duke employees, will speak Feb. 20.

Professor David Barton Smith of Temple University will discuss health disparities March 6. John Boger, dean of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law, Julius Chambers, director of UNC’s Center for Civil Rights, and civil rights lawyer Adam Stein will discuss desegregation of North Carolina schools March 27.

Julie Fernandes, senior policy analyst at the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, will speak about the Voting Rights Act April 10, and die series will wrap up with a talk on criminal justice by Associate Professor of History Heather Thompson of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

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“A lot of frats put on a show during rush, and Delta Sig sort ofacted like they normally do,” Luchs said. “It’s a good thing they don’t try to create an illusion, but you really had to put yourself out there to make them ap-

proachable.”

Todd Adams, assistant dean of students for fraternity and sorority life, said it was not uncommon for student groups to have occasional lapses from their typical bid numbers.

“Normally you might have an aberration one year and this is cyclical —you see it happen with different chapters year-to-year,” Adams said. “When you start seeing multiple years back-to-back, that’s normally when you have a conversation about what the problems are.”

He added that Delta Sig has not yet approached the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life regarding its status.

“In terms ofany rumors, I don’tknow if the chapter has made any decisions about what to do long-term,” he said.

Although Delta Sig referred to itself as an off-campus institution in its e-mail to potential new members, officers of the fraternity declined to provide any further comment.

Joe Gonzalez, associate dean for residence life, said moving off campus is not the fraternity’s only option.

“I don’t think we track bid numbers—they need to have 16 beds, but it doesn’t really matter who’s filling them, whether they be sophomores or seniors,” he said.

Many freshmen who rushed Delta Sig said they were surprised by the deviation from the fraternity’s typical pledge class size.

“It’s really strange,” said freshman Joe Repp, who declined a bid from Delta Sig. “[Their rush] was good.

Some of the older brothers really reached out to me, and I clicked with a lot of them. But I think when I found out there were only five of us, I thought it was a safer option to pledge elsewhere.”

In spite of Delta Sig’s small pledge class, new members said they were no less enthusiastic about joining.

“I’m really excited, definitely, and I’ll get to know more of the guys soon,” said freshman Hunter Black, a Delta Sig pledge.

Others, however, said they were not sympathetic about Delta Sig’s rush turnout. “I got cut there after the second round,” said a freshman who wished to remain anonymous. “They made the bed they sleep in.”

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“The American people do not support escalation. Last November, voters made it clear they want a change of course, not more of the same,” said Reid. “The president must hear from Congress, so he knows he stands in the wrong place, alone.”

Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the second-ranking Democrat, echoed Reid. “If the Republicans want to stand by their president and his policy, they shouldn’t run from this debate. If they believe we should send thousands of our young soldiers into the maws of this wretched civil war, they should at least have the courage to stand and defend their position,” he said.

But Gregg differed with them. “We should not take action once soldiers have been sent into the field and are putting their lives at risk,” he said.

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The University has requested City bonfire permits for February 7, 2007 (UNC Men at Duke), February 25 (UNC Women at Duke), April 2, 2007 (NCAA Men’s National Championship) and April 3, 2007 (NCAA Women’s National Championship).

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backgrounds,” he said. “It has been my greatest challenge to not just be content with just my knowledge.”

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‘You don’t uproot [senior citizens] from a home, you uproot them from a lifestyle,” said a former resident of Dis' trict One, echoing the sentiment of several other East End community members who were present.

One reason Duke Neighborhood Park area residents said they were in favor of the project was that it would provide a safe route for families and other pedestrians to get to the park.

“I’ve tried [crossing the highway], and it’s horrible,” said a Duke Neighborhood Park resident, adding that she currently has to cross seven lanes of traffic in order to get to the park.

The project is already in the works, so

it is possible some citizens could be relocated as early as six years from now, members of the council said.

“We need to work towards a compromise,” said Councilman Howard Clement, who proposed an ad hoc committee of District One residents that would inform NCDOT of district members’ concerns.

Council Member Cora Cole-McFadden said that although she will try to be objective, it will be hard because she was uprooted from her home due to a similar renovation. “[The decision made Feb. 13] doesn’t mean that it will cut off the discussions and questions that were raised here tonight,” Bell said, adding that the concerns of all residents will be taken into consideration throughout the development of the route.

Abram said his family has a tremendous “I have developed an innate underand influence on his actions and values.

Duke, of what it means to be standing Although his grandfather, Morris I want to use all that I’ve gained to ensure Abram, was a famous civil rights advocate that everyone can have as fulfilling an exand president of Brandeis University, me,” as he said. perience Abram said he feels no pressure to perpetAbram, a double major in public poluate his family’s legacy. icy and civil and environmental engi“I don’t feel any burden,” Abram has a of notable neering, brought variety said. “I love to meet people, but to a speakers to campus through Duke Conpoint where I understand their essence, versations.

He hosts them for dinner to share who they are. I don’t do it because of the political benefit; I do it because it’s their experiences with his fellow stujust me.” dents.

Abram said he plans to utilize his learn“I joined Duke Conversations the first semester it was offered, and now I’m working experiences from inside and outside ing with the program director to expand the classroom to bring a genuine perspective to the Board. the program,” he said. “It’s a great oppor“I know what the Duke experience is all tunity for me to host conversations with a group of kids who will eventually make a about because I’ve lived it,” Abram said.

“With that, I bring a perspective on difference in the world.”

Durham. I know how the campus climate Abram, who describes himself as dedicated, passionate and fun-loving, said his and the local culture have changed over personality and educational experiences the last decade that I’ve been involved with have prepared him to advise the Board the University. I can bring all of that to bear in the boardroom as a living product about the University’s future.

“I’ve taken a fairly different path than of the type of people this University molds the other three candidates —a path that and creates.”

He highlighted Central Campus as a has led me down to a gritty, on-the-ground to studefining of what it means be a development at the University perspective dent at Duke,” he said. “Duke has so much that the eventual Young Trustee will have to deal with. in the way of opportunity, and my experi“There’s a lot of tension right now on has been about those finding ence here what that project’s relationship is to and making use of them.”

Abram has also engaged himself in the Durham,” Abram said. “One of the major community in other ways, from serving as issues of the last half-century was the townsenior class president of Engineering Stugown relationship. Those struggles will dent Government, to working with a peak in the next few years as the Young homeless boy as part of the Interfaith HosTrustee helps to oudine the new face of Duke’s identity—Duke is Durham, and its pitality Network.

“My greatest accomplishment here at role in this University’s past and future Duke has been pushing myself to experimust be considered in any decision renence new things, new perspectives and new dered by the Board.”

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Kicking off Carolina Week Ladies and gendemen, boys and girls, children and adults of all ages: Welcome to Carolina Week.

Everyone’s getting into the act. In Krzyzewskiville last weekend, I saw ScoobyDo himself wearing a Duke jersey. I saw a random Dukie chugging vodka and then turning a lighter into a flame thrower with his breath. I saw an IM Building bathroom wall with mud (I think) smeared all over it, Yes, I saw these things with my own eyes and I thought, “Only during Carolina Week. Only for Carolina.”

So, to kick the week off in style, I present my first (and probably last) annual list of ■Qp One HalfDozen Reasons that the Blue Devils Absolutely, Positively Cannot, Should Not ITO IT and Will Not Lose to Carolina in Cameron (Unless They Do, In Which Case, All Bets Are Off).

1. Tyler Hansbrough. Yes, I understand that some people think he’s pretty good.

But each time he dunks on Brian Zoubek and engages in one ofhis patented over-reactions (which must certainly embarrass Carolina fans to no end), there’s a good chance he’ll suffer an aneurism or tear an aorta or something. And that type of injury would definitely take him out of the game, not to mention potentially threaten his life.

And everyone knows that nothing gets the Cameron Crazies riled up like a potentially life-threatening injury. It’s really too bad they didn’t run the Preakness Stakes in Cameron. They would’ve loved Barbaro.

2. The starting time. Wednesday night’s game starts at 9 p.m. That means fans will have to be in Cameron starting at 7 p.m. leaving very little time for dinner. Indeed, unless the Cameron Crazies go to Tommy’s at a Boca Raton-esque 5:30 p.m., they will be unable to have dinner and allow for sufficient digestion time. All of this means that Duke’s fans will be hungry at game time, so they won’t have to chant about it.

3. Henderson’s asthma. As of now, Henderson’s asthma has been a handicap, preventing him from reaching his complete potential. But in crunch time, when Duke is losing by one to Carolina with 0.6 _

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Prior to Monday night’s tipoff, fourth and fifth graders in a choir that sang the national anthem engaged in a heated debate.

“UNC is N0.1,” one child said.

Without any hesitation, another turned around and shouted, “No, Duke is N0.1.”

A week ago, given Duke’s lackadaisical efforts against die likes of Florida State and Virginia, CLEMSON _53 such a discussion have DUKE 105 could seemed onesided in North Carolina’s favor despite Duke’s No. 1 ranking.

Now, the debate can officially begin as to which unbeaten team should be No.l following the Blue Devils’ 105-53 trashing of Clemson (10-13, 2-6 in the ACC) in a showcase of what Duke (24-0, 9-0) can do when it does not play sluggishly.

“This was a big game for us,” Duke head coach Gail Goestenkors said. “We really needed a game like this where we came on strong and did a better job on the glass and played with more freedom and fun.”

The night belonged to Alison Bales, who was honored during a pre-game ceremony for setting the record for most blocks in ACC history.

Using her massive height advantage, the 6-foot-7 Bales continued to impress on the court, putting up some gaudy statistics in the first half. She scored 15 points in just 13 minutes, shot 9-of-9 from the foul

line and forced four turnovers.

With Bales on the court, Duke outscored Clemson 37-19, but when she left to take a well-deserved seat on the bench, the two teams scored 13 points

apiece.

Despite the senior’s dominance, Clemson trailed by just six points at the 7:30 mark and looked to close the margin with a barrage of mid-range jumpers and slashes to the basket with Bales out of the game.

“I was just really frustrated, and I had had it,” Goestenkors said of her team’s play to that point. “I wasn’t going to accept the way we were playing.”

Suddenly, a Clemson player broke free on a fast break with only Harding standing in her path.

Then it all went Duke’s way with the sound of hand smacking leather. Harding’s block clearly got the Blue Devils going, as the team demonstrated more fire and passion on the court after that play.

What was a close six-point lead eventually swelled to a comfortable 22-point margin by halftime.

Once the second half came and went, the Blue Devils silenced some doubters by posting their third-largest margin of victory of the season.

Bales finished with a game-high 21 points, Carrem Gay notched 18 and Abby Waner chipped in 16 on 4-for-7 shooting from three-point range. Only two Clemson players —D’Lesha Lloyd and Christy Brown —reached double figures, as Duke’s defense held the Tigers to 40 per-

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After three sluggish games, Duke was finally able to trounce an inferior opponent Clemson, Monday. cent shooting on the game and just 33.3 percent in the second half.

“If you play a great basketball team, and you lay down and die, and don’t play with any effort, you’re going to get killed and embarrassed,” Clemson head coach Cristy McKinney said. “And that’s exactly what happened.”

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When Maryland and Wake Forest met in conference play four years ago, it was a batde of the ACC’s elite that had national significance.

In 2003, the Terrapins were the defending national champions and the Demon Deacons were en route to a first-place finish in the ACC. But when they played Sa teams that were sub-.500 in the conference Although Wake Forest’s tumble was last season’s surprise, the Demon Deacons field a young roster this year and expected to finish low in the conference. Maryland, on the other hand, is still adjusting to life in the conference’s bottom half, Over the last three years, Maryland has gradually slipped out of the ACC’s upper echelon. Last year’s 8-8 conference finish was the team’s best during that stretch, but the Terrapins finished sixth in conference play for the third year in a row. Some have attributed Maryland’s fall to the overall' strength of the ACC, but the team’s disstreak appointing comes on the heels of a six-year stretch in which the Terrapins never placed lower than third in league play. When the Terrapins beat Wake Forest 79-72 Saturday, they moved to 3-5 in the conference.

“We’re trying to compete,” head coach GaryWilliams said. “Last year, we were 8-8 in the league, and it’s close. The league has so many good teams now.”

Maryland’s fall has been noticed on a national scale as well. After 11 years of earning a NCAA Tournament bid, the Terrapins have been left out from the past two. The team competed in the NIT last year, but failed to record a win, effectively silencing those who felt the team deserved an atlarge bid.

Once again, this year’s team finds itself squarely on the bubble, having bounced up and down thro? 'out the year. The Terrapins

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Despite consistently high RPI ratings—eight ACC teams are in the top 40 and two in the top 10—the ACQ still isn’t getdng any love in the national polls. After losing to N.C. State in Raleigh Saturday, North Carolina slipped to No. 5 in this week’s AP poll. The only other team in the top 25? It’s the Blue Devils, they of the two straight losses and the 5-4 league record.

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“We beat Michigan State and Illinois and St. John’s in Madison Square Garden before we started playing [ACC games]” Williams said. “Just because we get into the league and lose some games, that shouldn’t mean that we’re not a good basketball team, because we are 17-6.”

Before beating the Deacons, Demon Maryland’s chances at an at-large berth in next month’s tournament

looked bleak. Nevertheless, after a home loss to a weak Miami team along with their poor road performance, the Terrapins look all but relegated to the ACC’s cellar.

“I don’t see anybody out there that’s a sure thing, especially on the road,” Williams said. “That’s not true in every conference. You can bottom-feed in some conferences. I think that’s what makes this conference tough.”

Although he said he sees more challenges than in years past, Williams said he hopes to lead Maryland back to former glory.

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“It definitely helps my confidence,” Mitch said. “I found Carrem a few times, and everything was just flowing.”

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One such instance occurred midway through the first half, when the lethargic Blue Devils clung to a 25-18 lead. Over the next five minutes, however, that quickly changed. Bridgette Mitchell and Joy Cheek converted back-to-back jumpers, and after two Cheek free throws, Brittany Mitch buried a three-pointer, giving Duke its first double-digit lead of the game. The sequence was part of a 19-2 Blue Devil run that quickly ended Clemson’s upset hopes.

Not only did the Duke reserves raise the energy, but they did so in a variety of ways.

Mitchell was a force inside during the second half, grabbing offensive rebound after offensive rebound on her way to a teamhigh nine boards. Emily Waner, who Goestenkoers said was much more aggressive, created multiple scoring opportunities with her penetration and finished with eight points and four assists.

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Perhaps more importandy though, this kind of bench performance could be a huge factor in the Tobacco Road Showdown on Thursday with North Carolina.

Above it all, the energy provided by the bench made the game easier for everyone on the Blue Devil roster.

“When everyone’s getting into it, it’s great for team spirit,” Alison Bales said.

seconds left and holding the ball, Henderson’s asthma could be huge. Imagine this: Henderson runs around a screen and immediately gasps and collapses. Ellington leaves his man, DeMarcus Nelson, to rush to his best friend’s aid. Greg Paulus calmly lobs the ball to Nelson, who throws down a huge alley-oop to win the game. Just remember: You heard it here first.

4. The spelling of Brandan Wright’s name. This isn’t really related, but it bothers me. Attention Ms. Wright: It’s Brandon. With an “O.” I promise. In other spelling news, someone stole the first “N” out of Alex Stepheson’s name. Let the Chapel Hill Police know if you’ve seen it.

5. The treatment Jay Bilas got at the UNC food court in that commercial.

Putting it simply, I’m a believer in karma.

And the way the former Duke forward/ESPN analyst was treated when he tried to eat a meal on Carolina’s campus has to be punished somehow. I mean, first the cafeteria lady wouldn’t give him chocolate pudding, and then he got hit in the head with two backpacks. Hubert Davis (a Carolina grad) even called him “Duke Boy.” One time, I saw Carolina grad Brad Daugherty outside ofCameron after he did color commentary for a game there. And I didn’t call him any names or make fun of the fact that he is a graduate of an inferior academic institution, even though this was three years ago and UNC wasn’t very good that season. So here’s what I’m saying: What goes around comes around. Remember that, Hubert.

6. Roy Williams’ Carolina blue sportcoat. Ole’ Roy once said on TV, “I could give as— about North Carolina right now.” And he proves it every time he breaks out that jacket. I think he stole it from a homeless guy on Franklin Street.

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Where

did you first encounter the lacrosse accuser’s real name?

Were you searching yahoo.com, which indexes 89,500 websites containing her first, middle and last names? Or perhaps you stumbled upon the alleged victim’s 2,000-word Wikipedia biography, complete with her name, military service record and educational history.

Dilby.com hosts the woman’s last known home address, voter registration information, a detailed criminal record, and even the names and ages of possible relatives. kristin butler And if you’d like to with al! deliberate speed know what she looks like, blogger Mike McCusker recently posted photos from the woman’s high school yearbook on his blog along with stills of her face from a police video But no matter where 'ou first learned the complainant’s name, it’s everywhere these days. I have personally heard it spoken on MSNBC and the Fox News Channel, seen it in case documents (which are also matters of public record) posted on defense attorney Kirk Osborn’s website, and it even appears in article comments and message board posts scattered throughout The Chronicle’s online edition.

In fact, the pages of newspapers like this one are among die only places you won’t find the accuser’s name. Why is that? Well, most editors will tell you that reputable newspapers have not printed the names of alleged sex crime victims since the 19705. This policy is meant to shield victims from the social stigma associated with rape and sexual assault, and it also aims to encourage die reporting of sex crimes. Although few would disagree that this policy isn’t especially fair to defendants, whose names are disclosed, we live in a society where up to 84 percent of rape survivors never notify authorities and nine out of 10 victims indicate that they would have been “less likely” to report rapes if they knew their name would be published by the news media. That is a powerful justification.

And yet cases like Duke lacrosse force us to confront the other side of those statistics: the uncomfortable reality that some reports of sex crimes aren’t true. Is it really fair, then, to withhold the lacrosse accuser’s name when the three defendants have had their mugshots splayed across magazine covers? Her multiple stories have been riddled with lies and inconsistencies, and few at this juncture believe she could have been raped

by Collin Finnerty, Reade Seligmann and Dave Evans.

So what happens when the players are legally exonerated, as we all fully expect that they will be?

Tom Vaden, the public editor for The Raleigh News & Observer, offered a disturbing answer to those questions in a Jan. 28 column. There Vaden noted that not only will his newspaper continue to withhold the accuser’s name, but that he expects editors to do so even after charges are dropped or dismissed. This, he said, is necessary to assure “future victims that they can report a crime without wider exposure, even if the case goes against them.” Vaden also noted that the “justification [after charges are dropped] for naming the accuser is punitive, which is not the business of newspapers.”

While Vaden’s obvious concern for rape victims is laudable, his position takes an otherwise-justifiable double standard to an almost frightening extreme. For one thing, there is no especially compelling reason to believe that printing the names of false accusers will keep future victims from reporting rapes; there is, however, evidence to suggest that false rape allegations are much more common than many people are aware, and that the media’s policies may even create a perverse incentive to cry rape.

Indeed, the FBI estimates that 9 percent of rape claims are “unfounded”—defined as dismissed with no charges filed; this is several times the 2-percent rate often quoted by the media. Much more disturbing were the results of a study conducted by Eugene Kanin, professor of sociology at Purdue University, which found that 41 percent of rapes reported in an unnamed Midwestern town over a 9-year period were ultimately retracted by complainants. In a secondary study that has disturbing implications for campuses like this one, Kanin found that fully 50 percent of rape claims at two unnamed “large, public universities,” were eventually recanted.

Consider then, the case of the Duke student who claimed she was raped in a Randolph dormitory bathroom in 2002, and then again on the edge of the Duke Forest in 2004; although that young woman later admitted the allegations were false (and acknowledged she’s not a rape victim), her name was never printed in The Chronicle—and specifically because she chose rape, and not any other crime, for her spurious allegations If that’s all it takes for an complainant to shield his or her identity from the public, then media organizations must face the fact that they may contribute to more unfounded allegations like these.

If the lacrosse allegations were, in the words of Kathy Seligmann, “so easy to perpetrate. All that it’s based on is a woman’s word...” I wonder, then, if we can continue justifying a media policy that creates a byproduct as serious as the problem it addresses.

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Facebook still sported its short-lived “Pulse” feature, I submit that it would have NBC’s “The Office” among the top-10 TV shows, and rising. (A trend among other writers on these pages has been to use the site for their sociological research —surely I can do my own through hypothetical conjecture.)

This is for good reason: The show is brilliantly adapted from Ricky i Gervais’ British creation But I also think it has a special relevance to college culture.

Q3V6 kIGDcIVI Characters Michael Scott (Steve Carrell) and leather-bound books Jim Halpert (John KrasinsId) seem like polar opposites. Michael is totally oblivious to how he presents himself, awkwardly pushing unfunny jokes and racist, sexist inferences to torturously uncomfortable points. Jim is well-liked wherever he goes (that is to say, Scranton or Stamford) not only by the ladies but even by his ostensible nemesis, Dwight (Rainn Wilson), who deep down knows how important Jim is to him.

But Michael and Jim, far from being antithetical, are intimately connected to one another. It doesn’t take long to figure out that Michael’s weakness is his discomfort in his own skin. Unable to handle any social situation adroitly, he finds himself buying a condo he can’t afford in order to avoid the admission that he can’t afford it. The most heartbreaking moments of the show occur when it becomes brutally clear that although he is a top-notch paper salesman, Michael’s entire life has been plagued by ineptitude at forming relationships, making friends and dealing with life.

He knows it—but fails to carry out self-reflection to pinpoint his failings and turn them around. Ironically, he is equally unable to empathize with others and mitigate his boorishness.

Jim, meanwhile, seems in his element in the office—at least socially. But we also get the feeling that he belongs elsewhere, possessing a mind too creative to be properly used in such a bland environment. Like Michael, whose awkward facade gives way to unvarnished moments of his unhappiness, Jim betrays inner turmoil about his relationship with Pam (Jenna Fisch—

er) and his career (in between putting Dwight’s be-

longings in Jell-O).

I think the reason for the show’s particular resonance among Duke students (Facebook’s search results max out at “over 500” Dukies who list it as one of their favorite shows—clearly the site doesn’t cater to the precise statistical needs of serious journalists) is its focus on self-reflecdon and the pitfalls of social interaction.

Hundreds of students are in Facebook groups (yes, I’m going back to that well) lamenting—or more often, cele-

brating—“awkwardness.”

This makes sense. Duke provides us with plenty of mowhich one might, for instance, choose to “stare at the ground to avoid premature eye contact” (group; “Hey, you’re awkward...”). Drinking quiets the introspection and self-consciousness, but the next day, how many people “debate whether to say hi to someone [they] sort of know” (group: “Holy S—, I’m Awkward”)?

The process of finding an identity at Duke creates challenging interactions. Despite The Chronicle’s editorial exhortation to “Be yourself,” the rush process defies participants to strike just the right balance between pandering to their prospective groups and maintaining their own personalities.

Being comfortable with oneself in college is difficult enough (I think an exploration of Michael Scott’s experience in university would be hilarious). But to successfully manage semi-adult relationships with others who are similarly situated and equally self-conscious about their own identities—well, awkwardness is sure to ensue.

I talked about the most heartbreaking moments of “The Office”: witnessing Michael’s self-destructive inability to develop a socially competent personality. I think the most beautiful moments occur when Jim, no stranger to introspection or potential “awkwardness” himself, sees Michael teetering on the edge of absolute disaster and uses his own adeptness to offer his boss away out.

Perhaps our collective acknowledgment of social difficulty—in Facebook, a forum that provides the opportunity to present the most polished, least awkward version of oneself —is meant in a similarvein.

For isn’t there a little Michael Scott in all ofus?

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David Kleban is a Trinity senior. His column runs every other Tuesday.

letterstotheeditor Duke shouldn’t forget the Big Easy now. Yet their tragedy continues. So our commitment I read the article “Service Interest in N.O. Declines” must continue. It is a shame our nation has abdicated its (Feb. 2) with great interest, as it asks us to consider the duty to New Orleans’ renaissance; but Duke must not fail limits of compassion. However, Duke has not lost interest New Orleans. In order to serve our nation, we must conin New Orleans. Consider the following work of the Duke- front the causes of injustice. In so doing, we must first conNew Orleans Post-Katrina Partnership: organizing discusfront ourselves. sions like the MartinLuther King, Jr. Day panel on sympaRobert Tice Lalka thy and the imperatives of reform, partnering with Gulf Coast clients through consulting projects and internships, Sanford Institute of Public Policy, M.P.P, ’OB and sponsoring other initiatives such as bringing a 2008 Presidential Debate to New Orleans.

Letter errs in interpreting Muslim texts Duke has engaged in an unprecedented partnerI am writing to correct the Feb. 2 letter by Hwee Boon Goh and Meera Satiani (“Ad misrepresents Muslim ship with the relief, recovery and reform of New Orleans. Other schools have raised money or volunteered. faith”). They state, “Nowhere in the Qur’an or other holy Our university—particularly the Sanford Institute—has Islamic literature is there indication that Jihad is a ‘war committed to incorporating post-Katrina issues into life against Christians’ or a ‘war againstjews.’” This statement at Duke. As I quoted Reverend William Coffin on MLK is quite easily demonstrated to be false. There are numerDay: “Many of us are eager to respond to injustice, as ous such indications, but the clearest is verse 9:29, which, long as we can do so without having to confront the to paraphrase slightly,, commands Muslims to fight those causes of it. There’s the great pitfall of charity. Handwho don’tbelieve in Allah, including Christians and Jews, outs to needy individuals are genuine, necessary reuntil they submit to Islamic rule. The commands in the sponses to injustice, but they do not necessarily face the Qur’an and Sunna to conduct jihad against non-believers reason for injustice.” are so clear that even John Esposito, a leading sympathetOur leaders called for charity, and our nation respondic Islamic scholar, felt compelled to state that “Islamic law ed abundantly. Yet to give a donation is an inherently passtipulates that it is a Muslim’s duty to wage war [i.e., consive act and we have a higher calling. We must devote ourduct jihad] against polytheists, apostates, and People of selves to reforming the systems that allowed for the the Book (Christians and Jews) who refuse Muslim rule...” inescapable poverty, unthinkable mismanagement and This comes from p. 31 ofhis book, The Islamic threat: Myth murderous engineering negligence evinced by Katrina or Reality ?1 (1992), in which he tried to argue that militant and its aftermath. This is in many ways the civil rights issue Islam posed no serious threat to world security. Hwee and Satiani, who point out that they are non-Muslims from of our generation. We cannot stand idly by.

Donations often serve as a balm to our own sorrow, a Muslim ruled countries, evidently have been misled. solace merely allaying the immediate trauma Katrina victims experienced first-hand and we felt second-hand.

Bruce Stevens That’s why we gave then, but that’s why we’ve forgotten Trinity ’74

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the popular relationship status on Facebook, one’s religious affiliation is becoming ever more complex.

Former Archbishop George Carey, primate of the Church of England—known as the Episcopal Church in America—will address the changing direction of his brand ofProtestantism tomorrow afternoon in the Divinity School.

As leader of the Anglican Church from 1991 to 2002, Archbishop Carey devoted much time to development of the church in Africa and Asia and oversaw two major changes in the doctrine of the Anglican Communion.

During his tenure, women gained the right emily thomey of ordination, and in tehgio 1998, anyone leading a homosexual lifestyle was excluded from entering the priesthood.

In 2003, Gene Robinson became the first openly homosexual priest who was elected bishop by the Episcopal Church in the United States ofAmerica. Robinson’s ascendance shocked many in the Anglican Communion. The American Episcopalians’ contempt for the ruling authority of their church has created much tension on both sides of the pond, including some rumors of a schism.

The Protestant movement resulted from the greatest fissure of the Christian faith to date. Many Protestants have followed in the footsteps of their independent-minded predecessors, branching out in hundreds of directions.

The Presbyterian, Methodist and Baptist denominations all have numerous factions under their umbrella titles. The Free-Methodist movement, for example, began in the 1800 because of slavery and a disagreement about the financial responsibilities of members-inter-denominational schisms over social issues are hardly new.

Will the Episcopal Church remain under the control of the Anglican Communion, or was the ECUSA flexing its muscles with the issue of homosexuality? Will it soon slip down the proverbial slope and become a separate denomination?

Archbishop Carey intends to address the “past blessings, present challenges [and] future hope” of his dear denominadon tomorrow and will hopefully offer solace to those fearing a split. His experience with diverse groups and sdcky social issues gives him a unique perspective and position for change.

But a larger problem is at work here behind the scenes.

This situation highlights the perennially tenuous ties between individual church members as well as individuals and their religion at large.

Any group of people will suffer rifts, but when it comes to religion, the disagreements often hit too close to home and result in more than hurt feelings or bruised pride. Interpersonal issues develop around biblical principles, and can condemn an entire church to strife.

Even more troubling are the problems just one church member can cause byforwarding a novel doctrine or idea.

A.B. Simpson, founder of the Christian and Missionary Alliance, a Protestant denomination with special concern for foreign missions, did not originally intend to form a new church when he created two informal inter-church organizations.

Today this denomination joins hundreds of others among the ranks of Evangelical Protestantism.

With all the bickering among church members, and the quibbling over church doctrine, one wonders—is there any end to the constant reduplication of denominations, or is the Church destined to be divided into smaller and smaller subgroups until the end of time?

As long as there are people with opinions, new denominations will form. It would be astonishing if all Christians—or for that matter all Muslims or all Jews or all the members ofany religion—could live peacefully and happily in one church denomination. Though some might argue that the Dark Ages were just that time, there have always been varied interpretations of text and doctrine, and there have always been struggles between the faithful.

Archbishop Carey may try to save the Anglican Communion from separation today, but in ten years there will be another issue, or a different cause of conflict for some major denomination. Hopefully, when that happens another strong voice ofpeace will speak out for unity in Christ. *

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