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The John Motley Morehead Foundation announced Thursday a $ 100-million donation to the Morehead Scholars Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The program—the oldest undergraduate merit scholarship program in the country—offers full tuition, room and board and summer stipends to students at UNC. The contribution will enable the foundation to increase the number of scholarships offered each year from Gordon Cain 50 to approximately 75 and will allow the program to expand international service, study and internship opportunities.

The Gordon and Mary Cain Foundation of Texas made the contribution, which will almost double the Morehead Foundation’s funds.

“It is clear that the Morehead Foundation and the Cain Foundation share many values and philosophies,” Mary Cain, widow of the late Gordon Cain, said in a statement. “We are pleased to make this gift and participate in the future of such SEE MOREHEAD ON PAGE 5

In commemoration of head coach Mike Krzyzewski’s 700th win at Duke, Director of Athletics Joe Alieva gave Krzyzewski the game ball after the Blue Devils’ contest against Georgia Tech Sunday. But it took an entire team effort for Duke to beat the Yellow Jackets 71-62 in Cameron Indoor Stadium.

“That was a heck of a game,” Krzyzewski said. “They’re good. They’re better than when they beat us down in Adanta.”

Duke (20-7, 7-6 in the ACC) rode a hot first half and a stout defensive effort to hold off Georgia Tech (17-9, 57) down the stretch for its second win a row.

“This was such a big game for us,” Krzyzewski said. “The last time we were home was Carolina.”

Georgia Tech tried to make the game interesting when a three-pointer

by Anthony Morrow with 5:53 remaining pulled the Yellow Jackets to within five points, 61-56, after Duke had led by as many as 17 in the game.

On the next possession, however, the Blue Devils broke through Georgia Tech’s press, and Dave McClure slammed home an open dunk. From that point on, Duke made eight of 12 free throws to hold onto its lead and complete the victory—something the team struggled to do in its recent fourgame losing streak.

Duke fended off the Yellow Jackets with aggressive defense and a quickstriking offense that took advantage of Georgia Tech’s mistakes.

As a team, Duke recorded 15 steals

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DeMarcus Nelson and Duke avenged an earty-season loss to hand Coach K his 700th win at Duke.

in the game and scored 35 points off 22 Yellow Jacket turnovers.

“I credit them for being more aggressive than us,” Georgia Teach head coach Paul Hewitt said. “They just absolutely battled us.”

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Graham elected editor of Chronicle's 103rdvolume from Staff Reports The staff of The Chronicle has elected sophomore David Graham to serve as the newspaper’s editor in its 103rd year of

publication.

At a meeting Frida)', Graham—current-

ly an associate University editor, wire editor and recess editor-at-large—was named editor of The Chronicle and president of Duke Student Publishing Company, Inc., the independent corporation responsible for publishing the campus’ student-run daily newspaper.

Graham will succeed junior Ryan McCartney for a one-year term beginning May SEE GRAHAM ON PAGE 8

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Sophomore David Graham was elected as the 103rd editor of The Chronicle at a meeting Friday night.

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Car bombs kill 63 in Baghdad

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pledged renewed efforts Sunday to curtail the Iraq war, suggesting they will seek to limit a 2002 measure authorizing President George W. Bush’s use offorce against Saddam Hussein.

The top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said the proposal had little chance of succeeding.

“I think the president would veto it and the veto would be upheld,” said Sen; Richard Lugar of Indiana.

A day after Republicans foiled a Democratic bid to repudiate Bush’s deployment

of 21,500 additional combat troops to Iraq, Senate Democrats declined to embrace measures—being advanced in the House that would attach conditions to additional funding for troops.

Sen. Carl Levin, who chairs the Armed Sendees Committee, said Democratic senators would probably seek to capitalize on wavering Republicans to limit the “wide-open authorization” Congress gave Bush in 2002.

“We will be looking at a modification of that authorization in order to limit the mission of American troops to a support mission instead of a combat mission, and that is very different from cutting off funds,” said Levin, D-Mich.

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Sen. Joe Biden, a 2008 presidential candidate who leads the foreign relations panel, said die 2002 authorization should be repealed to restate die president’s authority and clarify die mission of U.S. troops in Iraq.

“I’ve been working with some of my colleagues to try to comince them that that’s the way to g0... make it clear that die purpose that he has troops in there is to, in fact, protect against al-Qaida gaining chunks of territory, training the Iraqi forces, force protection and for our forces,” Biden said.

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JERUSALEM The United States and Israel agreed ahead of a three-way meeting with the Palestinians not to work with any new Palestinian government that does not renounce violence, recognize Israel and accept existing peace agreements, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Sunday.

The so-called Quartet of Mideast negotiators—America, European Union, United Nations and Russia—has set these demands as a condition for lifting crippling international sanctions against the Palestinians. The platform of a new power-shar-

ing agreement reached this month speaks only of “respect” for existing peace deals.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday tried to persuade visiting Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to give the Hamas-Fatah coalition a chance, his aides said on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter with the media.

During the meeting, Rice said the U.S. position is unchanged, a seniorAmerican official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the talks were private. He saidAmerica wouldwithhold judgment until the Palestinian government is formed. “We

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Later Monday, Rice was to meet with Olmert, ahead of Monday’s trilateral summit. The summit on Monday was initially billed as an attempt to revive long-stalled peace talks, but has been eclipsed by friction over the power-sharing deal.

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Anti-bioterror facility opens doors Norovirus afflicts N.C., by

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With a threat ofavian flu, SARS and anthrax attacks persistent across the nation, Duke researchers are now able to take steps against these deadly diseases through the Global Health Research Building, which opened Friday.

The high-security facility, located on the corner ofResearch Drive and Erwin Road, serves two main purposes, said Dr. Richard Frothingham, director of the building and associate professor of medicine in infectious diseases. The GHRB is to allow for research of hazardous diseases and to serve as a facility that can process specimens in the case of a biological attack.

“The impetus for developing this lab was the anthrax attack that occurred through the mail in 2001,” Frothingham said. “The attacks really captured the nation’s attention at that point, and there was an increased emphasis on readiness for biological attacks.”

The GHRB is co-funded by the National Institutes of Health and Duke University, contributing $l2 million and $6 million, respectively. It is certified as a Biosafety Level 3 laboratory, the second highest certification given by the NIH. The facility will be used by Duke scientists as well those from other universities, including the University ofNorth Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University and East Carolina University.

“This [laboratory] will not only be a facility for Duke but also for the entire region,” said Dr. Fred Sparling, director of the Southeast Regional Center of Excellence for Emerging Infections and Biodefense.

Because the new laboratory is able to hold very hazardous biological agents, including West Nile Virus and plague particles, many stringent security measures have been put in place.

Surrounding the building is a high security fence with a 24-hour guard, and entry to the lab requires fingerprint identification, a key card and a password known only to the user. The building is also constructed on steel pillars that are designed to withstand a Category Five hurricane.

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two rooms sequestered that can handle Biosafety Level 3 materials, the new laboratory is one the largest labs of this kind in the area, Frothingham said.

As a result, the biocontainment center

Within the last week, hospitals in North Carolina have seen an outbreak in the highly contagious norovirus, also known as the “winter vomiting illness.”

Jean Hanson, administrative director of the Duke Student Health Center, wrote in an e-mail that 22 students with nausea, vomiting and diarrhea have come to Student Health since Feb. 5.

The Durham VA Medical Center has restricted access to visitors, and many other hospitals in the area have taken preventive Jean Hanson measures “We’re trying to protect the community,” said Hal Hummel, public affairs officer for the Durham VA Medical Center.

“We’re monitoring the virus all day, every day, and when we reach a point when we feel it is no longer a public health concern, then we will get back to normal operations. That could be tomorrow or the next day. We really don’tknow.”

Symptoms of the norovirus include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal cramps and fever. Hummel estimated that among the Durham VA Medical Center’s staffand patients, there were 25 to 50 people diagnosed with the virus.

“The thing that makes it more difficult is that there’s regular generic stuff going on as well and you can’t tell from the outside if it’s just regular nausea and vomiting,.” Hanson said. “The test to determine [the norovirus] costs over $3OO so we’re not routinely testing for it. The treatment is the same and prevention is the same.”

Treatment of the virus involves keeping

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Members of the Duke and Durham communities cut the ribbon for the new Global Health Research Building.

“We spent about two years designing the biocontainment lab with a focus on both security and safety,” Frothingham said. “The building has pretty impressive security features that ensure that the materials aren’t taken out of there.”

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What do textbooks, basmati rice and Microsoft Windows have in common?

Joseph Stiglitz, 2001 Nobel laureate in economics and professor at Columbia University, said all of these items have at some point been considered intellectual property—creative work with economic value that is protected by copyright and patent laws.

Stiglitz spoke to a packed auditorium Friday at the School of Law as the guest speaker of the sixth annual Meredith and Kip Frey Lecture in Intellectual Property.

He said his interest in intellectual property began 20 years ago, when a Chinese publisher called to ask if Stiglitz would write a preface to a pirated edition of one of his own textbooks.

“As a good academic, I was enthusiastic about the idea,” Stiglitz joked. “My view was that the reason we write

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Nobel Prize winner Joseph Stiglitz delivers the 6th annual Meredith and Kip Frey Lecture in Intellectual Property Friday at the School ofLaw.

these things is not to make money but to influence ideas, influence the shape of intellectual debate.”

Stiglitz’s speech, entitled “The Economic Foundations ofIntellectual Property,” focused on the impediments on development and innovation imposed by regulations on intellectual property.

“Knowledge is a public good,” he said. “Intellectual property circumscribes its use and thus necessarily causes an inefficiency.”

Stiglitz said the present intellectual property system must be reformed in order to both provide incentives for innovation and to encourage further development.

“How do we motivate innovation but how do we also finance research?” he asked.

Too many stringent regulations protecting intellectual property currently lead to monopolies by the original to

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In particular, he pointed to the academic and behav ioral progress they have made.

Mothershead, a senior, reported that in the past year, the collective grade point average among fraternities has gone up by about a tenth of a point, the amount of inhouse damage has decreased and, more recently, rush proceeded without any recruitment infractions.

He attributed the achievements to IFC’s pronounced efforts in the past year to improve the administration’s perception of fraternity life as it faces the scrutiny of the Campus Culture Initiative.

“It is understandable that the CCI would want to look at [fraternities]Mothershead said. “Because we realize that in the past years we’ve tried to make improvements to better the IFC as a whole. The negative aspects of greek life have always been emphasized more than the positives, and we’ve tried to reduce any negative aspects.”

Todd Adams, assistant dean of students for fraternity and sorority life, said an effort he coordinated with the IFC and chapter presidents prior to the start of the rush process led to the low number of recruitment infractions and medical emergencies. :

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Neither Gordon Cain nor Mary Cain was affiliated with UNC or the Morehead Foundation, but the Cain Foundation decided to support the program on the basis of the scholarship’s ideals.

The foundation and the scholarship program now will be renamed the Morehead-Cain Foundation and the Morehead-Cain Scholarship Program.

Henry Spelman, a freshman at UNC and a current Morehead Scholar, said the program creates “scholars who are going to contribute to the community in the greatest number of ways possible.”

The donation will make the scholarship available to more people without diluting the quality of the program, Spelman added.

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IRAQ from page 2 resolution opposing the troop buildup.

The 56-34 vote fell four short of the 60 needed, but Democrats quickly claimed victory, noting that a majority of senators —seven of them Republicans—effectively voted against the escalation. After a week of contentious debate in Congress, the White House scoffed at Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s claim that the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003 has become “the worst foreign policy mistake” in U.S. history.

“The war is tough, but the solution is not to get out,” press secretary Tony Snow said. “It is to provide the kinds of resources and reinforcements our forces need to get the job done, and at the same time say to the Iraqis ‘You guys got to step up.’”

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UNC and a current Morehead Scholar, said he would like to see the donation go toward improving the quality of advising and expanding the summer enrichment program.

“One of the unique assets of the program is its alumni network,” Randolph said. “This is a great opportunity to expand alumni outreach.”

Junior Megan Tooley, a recipient of the B.N. Duke Scholarship—a similar program at Duke that provides full tuition and funds two summers of service—said increasing the number of scholarship recipients is a positive trend.

“One of the benefits of the [B. N. Duke] Program is that I met so many people—went through so much with them,” Tooley said.

“More people in the program would mean more people to share the summer of service with —more people to share ideas with,” she added.

Snow said it was important to remove Saddam from power and noted that a majority of senators voted in 2002 to authorize force in Iraq.

He said Bush should not see votes in Congress in opposition of his new Iraqi strategy as a rebuke. “The strategy has barely had a chance to begin working,” Snow said.

The House passed a nonbinding resolution Friday that rejected the president’s 21,500-troop buildup in Iraq.

The vote put Bush on the defensive going into a far more consequential confrontation over paying for the plan.

House Democrats have said they will attempt to place restrictions on Bush’s request for an additional $93 billion for the military in an effort to make it impossible for him to deploy all 21,500 additional troops. Levin said limiting the 2002 war authorization would sidestep constitutional questions.

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The new GlobalHealth Research Building will help prevent bioterrorattacks such as the anthrax one in 2001.

810 CENTER from page 3 will be able to house research laboratories and also double as a surge center to process cultures in times of need, he added.

The GHRB also has the capability to allow experiments on animals infected with dangerous pathogens, Frothingham said. It is the only laboratory of its kind with this capacity.

At Friday’s opening ceremony, administrators stressed the importance of

proactive research when it comes to bioterrorism “The purpose of this building is not to wait until you have a disaster,” President Richard Brodhead said. “Instead, it is to solve it before it becomes a problem.”

Others praised the way in which the building will serve as a link between Duke and the local and global communities.

“Partnerships are what drive our community, and our community will benefit from this partnership,” Durham Mayor Bill Bell said. “We look forward to great things happening here.”

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norovirus patients hydrated orally or intravenously, she added.

Freshman Andrea Pretorian, who was diagnosed with

the norovirus two weeks ago, wrote in an e-mail that there were at least two other Duke students in the emergency room at the same time she was.

“I started feeling nauseous, and it progressively worsened to the point where I spent the whole night alternating between bathroom runs and passing out in my room,” she said. “It must have been at least 20 times. In the morning, I woke up on the floor, with no idea ofhow I got there, and when I tried to stand up, the whole room was spinning really fast around me.”

The norovirus is like the common cold in that it is very easy to pass on and very easy to get, said Sharon Evans, infection control practitioner for the Duke University Medical Center. “If people are having symptoms of nausea, diarrhea and vomiting, they need to wash their hands with soap and water,” she said. “Alcohol hand sanitizers are not going to help.”

Evans added that portable hand-washing stations have been set up around the Durham VA Medical Center and the Duke Hospital.

The norovims has seen higher rates all across the nation, particularly in North Carolina, said Dr. Deverick Anderson, instructor of medicine in infectious diseases.

“Norovims is a very tough little guy. It likes to hang around and stay alive on doorknobs,” Hummel said. “It stays alive and infectious for a few days. In a lot of cases, viruses only last a few minutes to a few hours on a surface where they may be transmittable.”

According to the National Center for Infectious Diseases, most people get better within one to two days and have no long-term health effects related to the vims.

“It’s been about two weeks since I first had the norovims, and I’m still not fully recovered,” Pretorian said. “For about a week I had to stick to the BRAT diet—bananas, rice, applesauce, toast. What was most frustrating about this virus is the time it takes to recover. When you feel like throwing up, can barely eat and have a constant headache and fatigue, it’s really hard to get anything done.”

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Specifically, he spoke of his opposition to the TradeRelated Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights agreecreators and

ment while serving on former President Bill Clinton’s

Council of Economic Advisers. The agreement restricted access to generic life-saving medicines in developing countries to the benefit of pharmaceutical companies.

“When trade representatives signed the TRIPS agreement in 1994, they were essentially signing the death warrants of thousands of people in sub-saharan Africa,” Stiglitz said.

He noted that intellectual property laws often do not act in the welfare of society, citing the competition between private entrepreneurs in the Human Genome Project of the early 19905.

“If [private entrepreneurs] could get it decoded first —identify the gene, say, that codes for breast cancer—they would have a patent,” Stiglitz said. “That would mean that anyone who wanted to get tested to see if they had that gene would have to pay a huge sum of money.”

For the 50 million Americans without health insurance, such a test would be impossible, he added.

Audience members said Stiglitz presented the complexities of intellectual property in an articulate and understandable manner.

“I thought he covered a lot of ground and made it very accessible, in addition to advancing his own theory on how the patent system should be improved,” said Cheryl Fakhry, a first-year law student.

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In addition, chapters endured the entire recruitment process without a-single trip to the emergency room an unfortunate fixture of rush periods in past years, Mothershead said.

“I would never say that we expected an emergency room visit, but it has not been uncommon in the past,” he said.

Alpha Tau Omega President Rob Dehaas, a junior, said the IFC and Adams encouraged chapter presidents to take more responsibility for rushees during their events, making the 2007 rush process safer than in previous years “We want to think that this wasn’t just a coincidence that no one went to the hospital, that it was a concerted effort, and we believe it was,” Dehaas said. “It’s been a community-wide effort to take responsibility for our —

“Although alcohol-related issues continue on our campus as they do on many others, a concerted effort was made by the IFC recruitment team, chapter presidents and fraternity recruitment chairs to address them before and during the recruitment process,” Adams wrote in an e-mail.

‘Although the IFC does not release official bid numbers, Mothershead said recruitment intake has remained near last year’s total “Even in light of increasing the minimum grade point average and losing a chapter, we have reason to believe it has not hurt our intake numbers at all,” he said.

The ongoing effort among fraternities to improve the behavior and academic standing of their members resulted in a rush process free ofrecruitment infractions, he added.

“In previous years, chapters typically have a few infractions,” he said. “It is not uncommon for chapters to hear from [Residence Life and Housing Services] for noise complaints or overcrowding, but to the best of my knowl-

actions.”

Adams said the Fall 2006 IFC GPA rose to above 3.444 for its 15 chapters—the highest figure calculated since he arrived at Duke in die summer of 2000.

Mothershead attributed the rise in collective grade point average of fraternity members—a number that typi-

cally exceeds that of the overall student body—to the emphasis on academic success present in most fraternities.

“Within many chapters, there are study halls and bigbrother programs to help-brothers in classes that they’ve been through,” he said

With the introduction of house managers to coordinate cleaning and protect living areas from damage, each chapter has limited in-house property damages to under far cry from the tens of thousands of dollars spent each year on repairing fraternity sections a decade ago, Mothershead said.

“Overall, the fact that damages have significantly declined is a sign that there is more respect for property among greek members,” he said.

Dehaas said he hopes current pledge classes will choose to implement the same precautions introduced during this year’s rush as they organize rush events in the future.

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In his speech Friday, Graham spoke of streamlining efficiency and production and restructuring the editorial staff to better distribute the staff s workload.

“The Chronicle will undergo an enormous transition in the next two years,” he said Sunday. “I’m excited to be part of the team that ensures we continue to be the campus’ news source and a fertile training ground for inspiring writers.”

During his term as an associate University editor, Graham has worked with about a dozen associate editors and staff writers and two University editors to cover all aspects of campus affairs, most recently focusing on issues of diversity. Staff members said Graham has been a reporter with boundless enthusiasm and dedication to the paper.

Graham began his career at The Chronicle as a reporter for the University department during the first semester of his freshman year.

In Spring 2006, Graham was appointed associate University editor and covered a news beat on Campus Council and Residence Life and Housing Services.

One month after McCartney’s February 2006 election, he appointed Graham wire editor. In that position, Graham has trained and managed a staff ofbetween six and 10 associate wire editors and was responsible for the content and selection of wire articles, which are written by non-Chronicle staffers and cover national and world news.

In Fall 2006, Graham was also chosen to be an editorat-large for recess, The Chronicle’s arts and entertainment section.

Graham graduated from Firestone High School in Akron, Ohio. He intends to double major in history and Spanish and plans to earn a certificate in Islamic studies.

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It is also important to put Common’s words in context.

Freestyle raps are improvised and unrehearsed. Also, the comments were made when much of the nation and the Duke community were convinced of the players’ guilt, thanks largely to the media and a zealous district attor-

ney’s comments.

While most students probably do not share Common’s sentiments from last spring, one cannot forget that even though the rape allegations appear baseless, no one from the team has publicly disputed neighbor’s accounts of racist comments and use of slurs.

For that reason alone, some students likely still would agree with Common’s words.

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In

two days, the University of Illinois will abandon its 81-year-old mascot, Chief Illiniwek. A large population of students supported the Chief; in 2004, according to The New York Times, more than 9,100 students voted in favor ofkeeping the mascot, while around 4,000 voted against it.

The university decided however to respect the wishes of the NCAA, which deemed the dancing Indian an offense to Native Americans.

By the sheer fortuity of this newspaper’s whims some 86 aildreW gefSt years ago, the Blue coura 9 e Devil will likely escape such a demise, and it is interesting to think about why.

When Duke football started again at the close of World War I, as university archivist William King wrote in 1992, the team went alternately by the Trinity Eleven, the Blue and White and the Methodists.

The Chronicle—then known as The Trinity Chronicle—launched a campaign to pick an official name in 1921, asking students to choose from among Blue Titans, Blue Eagles, Polar Bears, Blue Devils, Royal Blazes or Blue Warriors. When no clear favorite emerged, The Chronicle started using Blue Devils, and the rest, as they say, is history.

Mascots are important because they represent the efforts of people in one blip of history attempting to express immutable values. Sports —whom mascots support —and war, too, are closely related.

It is significant, then, that of The Chronicle’s six options, Blue Devil—the eventual winner—was almost certainly the most politically charged term.

As the class full of veterans would know, “Blue Devil” referred to “les Diables Bleus,” the nickname for French alpine troops who would “break the stalemate of trench warfare in their native region of the French Alps,” the archivist King wrote.

It is strange to imagine how the “lost” generation felt about honoring a war so many found pointless and devastating.

But it is even stranger to imagine how things would play out were Duke students of such a mind not quite fully in the throes of relativism, that is—picking our mascot today. The Green Berets? The Delta Force? The Scout Snipers?

But no school would name its team after those patriotic entities today, and it is in large part because we are now reluctant to express any sort of public values at all.

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bills himself as a political and socially conscious rapper. He decided to become involved in this complex issue ofDuke lacrosse first by mentioning it and second, by agreeing to perform at Duke.

In the best interest of all parties, before he comes, Common must defend, recant or clarify his views. Has he changed his mind? Does he stand by his words? Or is he coming here because a paycheck is simply a paycheck?

Before we decide how to respond to his appearance, we need to know if he respects Duke. Without hearing from him we have no way of knowing, and there is no way that this potentially tense situation can be defused before a day meant to be tension-free.

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It’s a shame that Common’s selection may encroach on LDOC—a day that has traditionally been one of community cohesiveness and enjoyment.

Indeed, because of his comment’s divisive effects, he was a bad choice—but the LDOC committee did not make a bad decision. It had no way of knowing about these comments and should not be criticized for its work.

Common is an extremely popular and socially conscious artist who appeals to a large portion of the Duke community. In addition, if it was not for Duke graduate students that were present at the concert, it is likely that no one would have discovered what he said at Emory last April. The LDOC Committee therefore should

What critics of Chief Illiniwek fail to understand is how important it is for a group of people to avow a set of human values. Although they do not see it that way, those who have forced the University of Illinois to retire their mascot do not object to the fact that he is a Native American—they object to his humanity.

Duke’s Blue Devil has survived the fate of Illiniwek by doing what Illinois failed to do: masking its history. If instead of a goateed cartoon devil we had a soldier performing at halftime, I do not believe we would still have our mascot.

Fans of the Wisconsin Badgers see an animal, not the 19th-century lead miners who “lived like badgers” in tunnel hillsides; fans of the Boston Celtics see a timeless leprechaun, not one of the abused Irish immigrants of the same era.

In Chief Illiniwek, however—whose tenure inspired an annual American Indian historical festival at Illinois called Honor the Chief—we may still catch a glimpse of real people who lived and died by real values.

“The tradition of the Chief is a link to our greajt past, a tangible symbol of an intangible spirit, filled with qualities to which a person of any background can aspire: goodness, strength, bravery, truthfulness, courage, and dignity,” explains the website of the Honor the Chief Society.

It is this assertion of human values connected to our present which disconcerts the NCAA. The goal of higher education, at least once, was to teach right from wrong.

Unwilling to make such a judgment today, our colleges aspire to nothing more than safe anthropomorphized “values”—falsely ascribed to soaring eagles, brave wolverines and the like—or virtues of a human past so distant as to be politically harmless, ofMinutemen and Trojans. Illinois’ crime was nothing more than to break ranks with these moral relativists.

If critics of Native American names truly care about honoring Indian heritage, then they should distinguish between mascots that glorify their past —such as Illiniwek or professional hockey’s Chicago Blackhawk—and those- which insult it, such as baseball’s cartoonish Cleveland Indian.

At Duke, we’re perhaps fortunate to have a mascot whose meaning has devolved enough into a general, unthinking cheerleader for a school we love. It is a shame that those universities whose symbols really still stand for something get punished for it.

Andrew Gerst, former managing editor of Towerview, graduated from Duke in 2006 and now lives and works in Washington, D. C. His column runs every other Monday.

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Monster Truck Jam. What’s not to like about trucks with 540cc engines crushing cars under their giant wheels of vengeance?

Here’s how we see Duke Monster Trucking it out: TRINITY VS. PRATT

T-Wreqs vs. Teer It Down The larger of the two, T-Wreqs is powerful but burdened under all that extra knowledge. It’s fueled by the prospect of unemployment and hopes of saving the world.

On the other hand, Pratt’s Teerit Down is fueled byplutonium-239. Who needs a great name when you have great power? In fact, Pratt’s machine is remotely controlled, and after demolishing its oppomonday, monday nent I LL) is scheduled to fly to Mars a exploratory misJames and Joyce sion to find a cure for cancer.

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The Green Machine vs. The Robber Baron The Green Machine is a hybrid that runs on grass byproducts, wasted petitions to save the sea-otter and a secret herbal ingredient. The fumes from the truck are rendering the business students soporific and inexplicably hungry. The Robber Baron, running on thousands ofbusiness cards, is schmoozing with some of the other trucks in the arena. One of the trucks has been hired to take The Green Machine down, in exchange for a fixed income job at Goldman. Well played Robber Baron, you sure know how to grease those palms.

SCHOLARS VS. NON-SCHOLARS

Free-Rider vs. Loan Ranger Escorted by the head of the Monster Truck Racing Federation, Free-Rider took its place on a gilded podium at the center of the ring. After years of being told ‘You’re the best monster truck there is!” Free-Rider has developed quite the strut.

Thirty minutes later, Loan Ranger finally arrived in the arena. It cited a lack of funding, research, mentors, personal assistants and embossed stationery as its reason for the delay.

Free-Rider won the first round by a landslide, earning itself a free-trip to Protect the Yurts of Mongolia. Angered thatFreeRider already had a prepared trip to Open a Fertility Clinic in India, the Loan Ranger made a sad and desperate attempt to ram the Free-Rider off the track. But before it could complete the turn, seven Duke officials stepped in to personally foil the attack. It was obvious that theLoan Ranger was too ill-equipped to navigate the bumpy terrain. Recognizing this injustice and inequality, the Monster Truck Administration has agreed to even the playing field using a $3O-million pail and spade.

CONSERVATIVE STUDENTS VS. LIBERAL PROFESSORS

God is My Co-Pilot vs. Categorical Impaler The Categorical Impaler is fueled by locally produced and fairly traded coffee but doesn’t seem to be running. It’s projecting a message on the JumboTron: if all the monster trucks in the world crush cars, is there a universal rule compelling me to crush cars? Do cars have feelings or is that an anthropomorphic projection? If a monster truck wrecks a car in the middle of the forest, and no one witnesses it, is the car still wrecked?

Will rhetoric and metaphysical thought aid me in this battle?

GIMC-P, meanwhile, has demanded fair grading practices, namely “A”s. The two are just revving their engines and blowing off exhaust fumes. Indeed, the fumes are contaminating the forest and killing all life. We may have to bring out the tractor pulls for this one, because it’s unlikely that we will see any movement from either side.

GREEKVS. NON-GREEK

Alpha Lambda Epsilon (ALE) vs. The Silent Majority We would try and describe ALE but it looks like every other Greek Monster Truck out there. We’re sorry, the Greeks are offended; they want us to inform you that ALE not only has a higher GPA than The Silent Majority but also does community service. The Greeks chose to go alcoholic with their fuel and filled their truck up with methanol and ethanol. Following in their footsteps, the Non-Greeks went with alcohol, but didn’t put nearly as much in the tank. Since it’s running dry The Silent Majority has gone over to ALE and is siphoning off some free fuel from it. The Majority seems to be enjoying this even though it’s loudly complaining about how lame ALE is.

James and Joyce plan to shave their heads in an act of solidarity.

JessicaBallou and Supama Salil bemoan thedemise of the trucker hat.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19,200:

Abram Approved

Final Four. We’re talking months of planning and hard work that came down to four contenders: seniors Ben Abram, Chrissie Gorman, David Snider and Jimmy Soni.

These four individuals sought to hold what is considered the most powerful position available to an undergraduate at this University, and as I’m sure you are all well aware, Abram was granted this honor at last Wednesday’s Duke Student Government meeting when he was named this year’s undergraduate Young Trustee The meeting was swift and succinct. Each finalist a ||j vergotz 3 was permitted 10 minutes down and dirty with dsg of speaking time. He or she could discuss goals, accomplishments and the like, or take the time to respond to questions from members ofDSG and the InterCommunity Council.

And answer questions they did.

Hypothetical situations involving everything from charging students for admission to athletic events to no longer funding student recruitment weekends were presented to each candidate. DSG and ICC members asked them what courses of action they would deem appropriate. Other more subjective questions were also considered, such as what two elements of the Duke experience most need to be improved and how Duke has shaped each of the finalists. Junior Elliott Wolf, DSG president, also asked a particularly appropriate question concerning recent news: Should Duke eliminate early decision from the admissions process?

Throughout questioning, each candidate showed his or her strengths.

Abram spoke first. It appeared as though his nerves might be getting the better of him when he stepped in front of the room, fiddling with his water bottle, but he spoke with great enthusiasm and sincerity. He managed to establish a happy medium between business and humor, bringing a sense of comfort to the room.

Gormanfollowed. With a smile on her face, she also

brought a feeling of ease to the group. She spoke confidently with conviction and class.

Next came Snider. He arrived prepared for the crowd. After presenting his qualifications, he stayed relaxed and eager through questioning.

Finally, Soni. A man of eloquence and passion, his apparent comfort and command of the room made me feel he just might have won over the crowd.

But after the ballots were cast and we waited for the results, I searched through my mind and my notes.

Yes, each finalist seemed like he or she would fit on the Board ofTrustees.

Yes, each finalist had an extraordinary resume.

And yes, each finalist more than impressed me.

But I kept thinking back to Abram, as I feel many of the DSG and ICC members probably did after all the candidates were finished. Despite his quick speech and not-so-commanding presence, he bested the rest.

A Pratt student with a second major in Trinity, he stands out as unique. He has a well-rounded resume and well-formed ideas. Of all the candidates, he presented himself as the most genuine and eager finalist, willing to start making lasting, beneficial changes.

I don’t think anyone was particularly surprised with his win, although I would argue any of the four finalists easily could have won. The competition was tough, the finalists strong.

I commend sophomore Jordan Giordano, vice president for community interaction, who was in charge of running the Young Trustee selection process. His direction brought four excellent candidates to the table.

As for Abram, I have great faith in his abilities as Young Trustee. DSG and ICC made a wise decision selecting him, and I’m confident he won’t let our student body down. I imagine he will grow into the position in a way the others could not.

At the end of the meeting, a smiling Abram humbly thanked everyone involved in the process. When asked about the selection procedure, he noted simply that he was “glad to be done.”

Ben Abram, your hard work has surely paid off. Congratulations, and I look forward to great things from you.

A Hie Vergotz is a Trinity freshman. Her column runs every other Monday.

Truth and fiction about the intercollege transfer rate

Last

week, information about the transfer rate between the Pratt School of Engineering and Trinity

College appeared on these pages, becoming fodder for campus discussion. While a number ofissues important to students considering a major in engineering were raised, we & laursen disagree with the concluguest column sions and many of the “facts” presented. Thus, we would like to take this opportunity to address the issues and clarify several points.

First, it is not true in a Chronicle article last week that transfers from Pratt to Trinity are increasing. Recently compiled data show, for example, that approximately 20 percent of the Class of 2008 (admitted to Pratt in 2004) transferred to Trinity, and that this number changed only negligibly to 21 percent for the Class of 2009. These rates are about halfof what they were a decade ago (for example, for the class of 2001, the rate was 39 percent). Second, there seemed to be an undercurrent in the article suggesting that transfer from Trinity to Pratt is relatively rare and quite difficult to do. The numbers do not support this conclusion either. In fact, for the class of 2009, our projections show that fully 10 percent of the Pratt graduating class will have begun their Duke careers in Trinity college.

This rate is typical of the past few Pratt graduating classes. Since the “Pratt-to-Trinity” transfer rate has dropped by a factor of two, and the rate of “Trinity to Pratt” transfer has more than doubled over the past decade, we now have “net” attrition rates for each Pratt class in the 10 to 15 percent range. This compares extremely well with a national average of about 50 percent attrition for engineering schools, and is a tribute to our faculty who have worked hard to revise the curriculum

Johnson

and add more hands-on learning experiences. These include the very popular Pratt Research Fellows program, featuring a model for sustained research experiences being adopted by many units in Trinity. The Duke administration and generous donors have invested heavily in a new physical plant for the Pratt School, and helped increase our enrollment and faculty size from about 70 faculty in 2000, to nearly 100 in 2007. As a result of these efforts, our student/faculty ratio has gone down, and the quality of our educational programs has dramatically improved, resulting in a decrease in transfer rate.

Having clarified the true situation with the transfer rate, we know that in fact it will never be zero—in either direction.Dean Michele Rasmussen and her colleagues in the Pre-Major Advising Center have worked extremely closely and effectively with our advising staff in Pratt to be sure that students with potential interests in both Trinity and Pratt are thoroughly supported, and given the flexibility to find the course of study appropriate for them. The numbers above show that students can accomplish intercollege transfers and enjoy highly productive and rewarding Duke careers afterward. Our job as administrators and faculty is to foster the best intellectual atmosphere for such exploration to happen. Many recently initiated activities, including Engineering Focus, the Rebuilding from Ruins service learning course, and the newly enhanced Duke in Berlin program, represent true collaborations between Pratt and Trinity, designed to create ways in which our students can engage in substantive scholarship together for mutual benefit. We need to keep our focus on the creation of such environments and opportunities, and discard the stereotypes of our respective colleges that are of little use in reaching our scholarly goals.

Kristina Johnson is dean of the Pratt School ofEngineering.

Tod Laursen is senior associate dean for education in Pratt.

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Blue Devils begin season with 2 road victories scoring three of the game’s next four goals. Duke notched the next two goals for with a 6-3 edge. The Blue Devils were led by Duke kicked off its 2007 campaign Cryer’s three first-half scores. a record-setting weekend.

The lead quickly disappeared in the Caroline Cryer tied the Duke record for second half, as the Cardinal tied the conwith the No. 2 seven in goals in one game Blue Devils’ 19-6 test early in the period at six apiece. Duke j 14 blowout of Denver finally put the game out of reach, amassing DUKE 1 of the game’s next 10 goals and tightSTANFORD g Friday, and Kris- eight ening up on defense. ten Waagbo be“Friday, we did a fantastic job with the came the all-time DUKE Duke assists weather conditions. It was 20 degrees, leader in the Blue snowing, and there was a 45 miles per hour 6 DENVER Devils’ 14-8 win at wind,” head coach Kerstin Kimel said. “We did a nice job of taking Denver out of their No. 18 Stanford Sunday afternoon.

“In the first game, we executed really game by being physical. Against Stanford, well,” Waagbo said. “In the second game, we struggled to make some defensive adwe had an iff)' beginning. We tightened up justments and allowed them to score some offensively, though, when the game got easy goals. We’ll definitely address that next week.” close.”

The star in the Blue Devils’ win at StanDuke domi(2-0) Against Denver (0-1), nated from start to finish by racing out to ford was Waagbo, who broke the assist a 4-0 lead and taking a 12-2 advantage into mark just two minutes into the game. The halftime. After the Pioneers scored two previous record-holder was Tricia Martin, goals in the first three minutes of the sec- who had 75 assists in her career. Waagbo ond half to make the score 13-4, the Blue now has 78, including three Friday and Devils iced the game by scoring four three Sunday.

“I think that if I attract strong defendstraight. Three of those goals belonged to Cryer, who enjoyed a extraordinary return ers, other girls can get open,” Waagbo said. to Denver—the junior graduated from Although Sunday’s game was much Cherry Creek High School, located in the more competitive than the match at DenDenver area.

“We were just out there having fun,” ver, the win against the Cardinal showcased Duke’s ability to perform against Cryer said.

Sunday’s game was not nearly as easy. one of the best goalkeeepers in the counDuke needed a spectacular second-half try. Junior goalie Laura Shane was selected run to hold off Stanford (1-2). The Blue as the youngest member of the U.S. Elite team last summer, and she was named to Devils started the game similarly to Frithe IWLCA All-Regional First Team. contest on 3-0.

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Senior Kristen Waagbo surpassed the record for all-timeassists at Duke with a goal two minutes in at Stanford. best goalies in the nation proved that our kids really grinded it out,” Kimel said.

The wins this weekend mark the sixth straight year that the Blue Devils have started 2-0. Duke’s performances, while not

perfect, were still positive for a team looking to improve on last year’s 18-3 record.

“This year we had a lot of experience out there,” Cryer said. “WeTe off to a good start.”

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Duke amassed 16 runs on 22 hits in the third game of its series sweep of Saint Bonaventure, but the team’s solid pitching and defense were the keys to its 16-4 win at Jack Coombs Field Sunday.

In the top of the fifth inning, Duke freshman pitcher DUKE __JL6 Jonathan ForeBONNIES 4 man relieved Jeremy Gouldwith the bases loaded and DUKE Duke (6-0) lookBONNIES -4 ing as if it were on the verge of losing its 4-2 lead.

DUKE After the BonBONNIES , 6 nies (0-3) scored yet another run, their left fielder Joe Rizzo appeared to hit a bloop single to right-center. Instead, Duke right fielder Jimmy Gallagher ran in from the deep outfield, stretched-out and caught the ball just inches off the ground.

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Sophomore Nate Freiman's two-run homer in the seventh inning Sunday helped seal the series sweep.

step up and make a play. Fortunately, the ball came my way, and I was able to make a nice little play.”

Foreman allowed no earned runs and tallied three strikeouts over the next two and two thirds innings en route to his first career win. The defense backed him up throughout, as a diving stop by third baseman Brett Bardes and a subsequent 5-4-3 double play in the top of the seventh inning halted another Bonnies comeback effort, keeping the Blue Devil cushion at 74.

“That was a critical part in the game,” head coach Sean McNally said. “If you look at the game at the end, you would see the score and be fooled. If you watched it all the way through, you’d know that was a tight game.”

The offense certainly contributed, too, making Foreman’s job easier as the Blue Devils racked up 10 runs on 11 hits during his time on the mound. The Blue Devils piled it on in the bottom of the seventh inning, doubling their score and taking a commanding 144 lead. After Gallagher drew a walk, first baseman Nate Freiman hit a two-run home run over the wall in right center to spark the Blue Devils’ biggest inning.

“The other team’s pitcher threw me a fastball, and I guess the wind held off for a second,” Freiman said. “Everybody’s been hitting the ball really well.”

By game’s end, every starter had at least one hit and all but Bardes had come around to score at least once.

The Blue Devils secured the sweep over Saint Bonaventure after defeating it 13-4 Friday and 14-6 Saturday. The undefeated start has the team buzzing with confidence and enthusiasm, especially because of the team’s strong offensive performance in its first two series.

“A lot of times good hitting is contagious,” McNally said. ‘You see guys going up there with a good approach, and I think that builds confidence throughout the lineup.”

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After losing in their last meet in Cameron Indoor Stadium, theBlue Devils have now dropped six straight.

In final home match, Duke falls to UNC-G John Schneider

Keenum was pinned by Nick Clark in the last home match of his career.

On Senior Night in Cameron Indoor Keenum was not the only senior to Stadium, Duke was plagued by illness and struggle, as Philip Wightman lost in a could not capitalize on a fast start, ultimatetechnical fall to Chris Bencivenga. In the final match of the dual meet, senior ly losing 30-13 to UNC-Greensboro (94).

“A virus is going through campus, and it Daniel Shvartsman recorded a major deciwas going through our team,” head coach sion, 16-8, over Marcus Hannah—the Clar Anderson 84th win ofShvartsman’s career.

30 said. “A couple UNC-G “No one has worked harder than him DUKE 13 guys had it, and to get better and be the best he can be,” some of our guys Anderson said. were coming back from it.”

Anderson also highlighted the play of Sophomore Addison Nuding started Keenum and Wightman, despite their the meet off strong, pinning Spartan Nate losses Saturday. “[Keenum] has been a workhorse the Berryman. Despite its early 9-0 lead, Duke (7-9) began to feel the effects of being whole year,” Anderson said. “He’s gone weakened by illness as the day wore on. out there and fought and given us his all.

Redshirt freshman John Barone, whom “Philip Wightman has been an awful Anderson said looked exhausted, lost in a lot offun to coach.”

With a loss Saturday—the team’s sixth major decision to Joe Lowe.

“We were hoping to win John Barone’s in a row—Duke is focusing on the posimatch,” Anderson said. “That one would tives of this season. have been instrumental.”

“It’s a pretty darn young team,” AnderDuke lost the lead for good at the 197- son said. “We’re hoping they can use this pound match, when senior Patrick experience and step it up.” by

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Harding drives Duke to brink of perfection in the period gave the Blue Devils a lead they would never relinquish.

Even the Duke scored on its next three shots to COLLEGE PARK, Md. widen the gap to eight, and the Blue Devand ice outside the Comcast Center snow could not keep Lindsey Harding from ils entered the locker room with a six-point cushion torching the Terrapins yet again.

Duke continued to tack onto its lead in Harding scored a career-high 29 points as she led No. 1 Duke (28-0, 13-0 in the the second half, going on a 10-5 run over ACC) to a commanding 69-57 win over No. the first four minutes of the period.

6 Maryland (25-4, 9-4), clinching the The scoring spurt was punctuated by team’s eighth ACC regular-season tide. yet another incredible play by Harding, as Harding eclipsed her previous career she nailed a fadeaway baseline jumper dehigh of 28, set in the Blue Devils’ home spite being knocked to the ground by Maryland’s Ashleigh Newman. win over the Terps on Jan. 13.

Harding slapped the floor in excite“If Lindsey Harding isn’t player of the year, I’d like to know who is,” Maryland ment as her shot went in, then stepped to head coach Brenda Frese said. “We actualthe line and sunk a free throw to complete ly had a game plan—which it may not have the three-point play.

That play gave the Blue Devils their first seemed like—in terms of being able to contain her, and she just did a tremendous double-digit lead of the game and effecjob and is obviously the reason why they’re tively marked the beginning of the end for undefeated.” the Terps, who would not be able to narthe deficit beyond seven points for the started from the row strong openHarding ing tip, making her first six shots and scor- remainder of the game.

The second half saw an inspired defening 14 of Duke’s first 17 points over the first seven minutes on a sive performance from the Blue Devils, as game’s variety jumpers from both inside and outside the they held the ACC’s three-point percentarc. In fact, Harding accounted for all of age leader Kristi Toliver to l-for-6 threeDuke’s points until Wanisha Smith hit a point shooting in the second half and 2for-10 from behind the arc for the game. three-pointer at the 13:43 mark.

‘You just get the confidence,” Harding Without their shots falling and Bales clogsaid ofher hot start. “There are some shots ging up the interior, Maryland faced an I took, especially in the first half, that I uphill fight to get back into the game.

“I thought that for whatever reason, their probably wouldn’t have normally took, but I was in rhythm, I was making them and I matchup zone gave us a lot of problems,” had the confidence to take those shots.”

Frese said. ‘We did a lot of standing around, Despite their point guard’s torrid start, and that is a credit to Duke’s defense.” the rest of the Blue Devils struggled to find Faced with a tough test against a top the basket during the early parts of the team on the road, Duke did what it has first half, allowing the lead to switch hands done all year and lived up to their billing until a Wanisha Smith layup with 5:20 left as the top team in the nation.

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COLLEGE PARK, MD This season, Duke has shown consistendy that it can win by whatever means possible under any circumstances.

At Tennessee, it showed it could win with Waner Abby three stroking pointers Q31T16 from what might as well analysis have been Durham.

When Maryland came to Cameron Indoor Stadium, the Terrapins showed they could win with Harding penetrating at will.

But things got more complicated in the second half at College Park—or, at least, could have, if it weren’t for the decisions made by Duke head coach Gail Goestenkors.

In that period, the Blue Devils faced what seemed to be a very daunting task, one that possibly could have ended their unbeaten season.

Alison Bales picked up two untimely fouls—her third at the 17:50 mark and fourth at 4:51 —and easily could have been benched at either point.

But in both cases, Goestenkors surprised everyone in the building—except her own players —and left Bales in the game.

And Goestenkors' decision to keep her 6-foot-7 center in the game proved to be an incredibly smart one, with Duke maintaining a steady double-digit lead thanks to

Bales’ presence in the paint both on the offensive end and in grabbing crucial rebounds.

“I almost always leave my players in if they pick up a quick third [foul] in the second half,” Goestenkors said. “I’m willing to leave them in and see what happens and let them stay in their rhythm or get their rhythm.”

When Bales drew her third foul early in the second, Duke was ahead by eight. The time seemed right for Maryland to make a game-changing rally, and after Carrem Gay also picked up her third and fourth fouls, such a rally seemed imminent.

Because the Terrapins adjusted to Lindsey Harding by double teaming her off screens in the second period, Bales needed to find her rhythm—and she did just that.

Bales went to work, and over the next 12 minutes scored nine of her 12 secondhalf points—after failing to score a single point in the first—and steadily helped keep Duke’s lead at a comfortable level.

“Obviously, at 6-foot-7, she is extremely talented,” Maryland head coach Brenda Frese said. “Offensively, when she gets that drop step, how are you going to guard her?”

After Bales picked up her fourth foul, though, the crowd began chandng, “Defense,” and stomped their feet, perhaps in the anticipation that their team’sjob on offense would now be easier with Bales out of the game.

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Senior center Alison Bales stayed in the game despite foul trouble, pacing Duke in thesecond half. to

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Tournaments, traps certainly lie in place for Duke to stumble upon—such as foul trouble in the post encountered Sunday.

With shrewd decision making by the head coach, however, it appears that Duke is ready to weather whatever challenges it may face en route to reaching its goal of a national title.

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DeMarcus Nelson and the Blue Devils challenged the Yellow Jackets' passing lanes, forcing 22 turnovers that translated into numerous fast-break opportunities that they were able to finish in the open court.

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The first time Duke played Georgia Tech this season, the Blue Devils forced a season-high 28 turnovers. That type of defensive performance usually guarantees that Duke would have run away with a win.

Not quite.

The Blue Devils scored only 24 points off the Yellow Jacket miscuesjan. 10, and Georgia Tech stole a 74-63 win in Adanta.

Sunday’s game, however, was a whole different story.

Duke nearly matched that output in the first a^one - The Blue Devils had 23 their 35 of points off turnovers over the first 20 minutes to help build an insuranalysis mountable 15-point halftime lead.

They finished the game having forced 22 turnovers, 15 of which came on steals.

“Our guys did a great job of forcing turnovers and turning them into points,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “Each team had a hard time scoring against the other team’s halfcourt defense.”

By pushing the ball, Duke scored in transition and also helped create situations in which the Yellow Jacket defense could not get itself set.

Georgia Tech head coach Paul Hewitt said his players could not match the aggressiveness shown by the Blue Devils during the first 20 minutes.

“If it was a fight, they would have stopped it,” Hewitt said. “They were just battling, and we didn’t do anything ”

to

respond.”

With Duke holding on to a 21-17 lead with less than seven minutes remaining in the opening half, Jon Scheyer recorded one of his five steals and hit DeMarcus Nelson on the break for a dunk.

After the two teams tradedbaskets in the paint, Nelson stole the ball from Anthony Morrow and started on another break. Although Scheyer missed his initial layup, he tipped in his own shot to extend the lead to eight and summon the crowd to its feet.

“We’re doing a better job in transition—that’s a big thing for us,” freshman Lance Thomas said. ‘We turned them over less but scored more in transition off their Little things like that are helping our team

turnovers.

progress.”

For a Duke squad that ranks last in the ACC in points per game and has struggled to find an offensive identity at times during the season, any easy baskets are welcome.

And for the second straight game, Duke has been able to turn its defense into offensive production.

Against Boston College Feb. 14, Duke scored 28 points on 19 turnovers and many of them came on run-out dunks and layups. On several occasions in that game, the Blue Devils had five-on-one and four-on-one fast-break situations thatresulted in easy points.

[Greg Paulus is] making sure he comes to the ball and leads us in the break, and everyone runs their lanes and just gets easy points like that,” Thomas said.

Contrast these past two games with Duke’s recent fourgame skid—a stretch during which the Blue Devils were averaging less than 15 points per game off turnovers and it’s no surprise that Duke has been able to jump out to early leads.

Duke has been forcing turnovers in positions where it can attack.

Earlier in the season, when the Blue Devils were struggling with turnover problems of their own, Krzyzewski said his own team was helping to start its opponent’s fast breaks. As of late, though, Duke has victimized the Eagles and Yellow Jackets for doing just that.

“We had two very bad turnovers that were baseline drives that we threw back up to the top of the key, and those are very easy to pick off and turn into dunks and get some momentum,” Hewitt said.

Without an established go-to scorer that the Blue Devils can rely on down the stretch, Duke will need to continue to jump out into passing lanes and convert turnovers into baskets. If the Blue Devils can build early leads, their defense should be good enough to close out victories down the stretch. “

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Duke players and Director of Athletics Joe Alieva stand behind Mike Krzyzewski as he delivers a speech afterSunday's game.

M.BBALL from TC page 1 The Blue Devils’ attacking style of play helped them score 41 points in the first half to take a commanding 15-point lead.

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second half, however, and did not score a point for the first 4:08. But behind a set of three-pointers from Greg Paulus—two of his four in the game—and an old fashioned three-point play by Gerald Henderson, the team again pushed its lead to double digits at 50-34.

Georgia Tech later tried to pull back into the game when Ra’Sean Dickey finished a three-point play on a possession after Duke missed three open three-point shots. That play brought the Yellow Jackets within 10 at 5141.

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With his five grandchildren at his side, head coach Mike Krzyzewski was honored in a brief postgame ceremony for winning his 700th career game at Duke.

“No one can love coaching at this school more than I have loved coaching at diis school,” Krzyzewski said as he addressed the crowd while fighting back tears. “I’m a lucky guy to be coaching here.”

In his 27th season with Duke, Krzyzewski has become synonymous with winning. And this season has been yet another example of how he has mastered his profession. Armed with Duke’s youngest team in more than 60 years, Krzyzewski has adapted his style of coaching to connect more closely with his players.

“These guys have to continue to see me at their level, not the guy who is winning 700 games,” Krzyzewski said. “These kids are not any different than Johnny Dawkins and [Mark] Alarie and those kids, but I am. So you cannot relate to where you are at, you have to relate to where they are at because they want to fight, they want to believe—you’ve got to be that coach for them.”

As a result, he has often been more outwardly emotional with this group than with other teams he has coached.

That enthusiasm was on display again Sunday with less than 20 seconds left. The 60-year old—who was not wearing a sports jacket because he was feeling under the weather—ran down to the end of his bench and gave exuberant high-fives to each of his players.

“He rallies the troops,” sophomore Dave McClure said. “He’s our emotional leader, and we have to match his emotion every game. There will be times when we won’t necessarily be as excited or have the emotion that we need on the court, and he’s always there finding new ways to keep us motivated.”

Krzyzewski said after the game that he feels great physically, despite his exhaustive schedule and commitments to USA Basketball, and that adrenaline and his passion for coaching continue to keep him sharp.

“Just to be a part ofit and have the chance to play for him, it’s the best and something that I wanted to do,” Greg Paulus said.

Krzyzewski, who reached the 700-game milestone faster than any coach except Kentucky’s Adolph Rupp, pleaded ignorance on the subject.

“I had no idea about 700,” Krzyzewski said. “Are you kidding me? We’re 6-6 in the conference, I just want to get to 7-6, so I was shocked at the end of the game when that happened.”

swing,” Krzyzewski said.

After the teams exchanged scores Georgia Tech pulled to 5547 with 8:25 left in the game. A key three from Paulus, however, slowed the Yellow Jacket effort.

That play was only one of several Duke made down the stretch to keep control of the game. Without ever falling into a stall offense, the Blue Devils remained competitive for the entire contest and came through with key fast-break scores and open threepoint shots when they were needed.

Aided by an offensive effort that often pushed the ball up the court and kept in front of the Yellow Jackets, Duke’s ball movement was noticeably improved.

Paulus scored 15 points, Jon Scheyer 14 and DeMarcus Nelson 13 to lead the balanced attack.

The offensive improvement, however, started on the defensive end. Duke held freshmen stars Javaris Crittenton and Thaddeus Young to just 10 and seven points, respectively—numbers that are significantiy below their season averages.

“We wanted to concentrate on [Crittenton],” Paulus said. “Just keep running guys at him, make him work for everything.”

Mirroring his team’s style, Krzyzewski was excited during the game, pacing the bench and high-fiving each of his players as time wound down.

“I just was really emotional today,” Krzyzewski said. “It’s been one of the most interesting seasons that I’ve had in my 32 years, but a damn good one.”

NOTES:

Sophomore Josh Mcßoberts scored six points, had four rebounds, four assists,

three blocks and two steals in 32 minutes ofacdon.... With Boston College (94) and Virginia Tech (84) losing this weekend to North Carolina and N.C. State, respectively, Duke is just two behind third place in the loss column.

JAMIE FRIEDLAND/THE CHRONICLE

GregPaulus hitfour three-pointers and scored 15 points while dishing out five assists against GeorgiaTech.

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weekendwrapup WIEN'S TENNIS: Duke wins consolation bracket match

BY GABE STAROSTA THE CHRONICLE

Throughout three consecutive days of playing some of the nation’s top teams,

the No. 11 Blue Devils had their share of

disappointment and success at the prestigious National Team Indoor Championships in Chicago.

SeniorPeter Rodrigues won his match at the No. 2 position against Stanford in theconsolation bracket.

In its opening round contest Friday, Duke (4-3) started strongly against No. 5 Baylor (8-2), as David Goulet and Joey Atas won their doubles match. Duke lost the doubles point, however, after Peter Rodrigues and Dylan Arnould fell in a tiebreak.

The team came out strong in singles play against the highly-touted Bears, taking the first set in four of the six matches played. Baylor, though, was too powerful in the end, and pulled away in the remaining sets to advance with a score of 4-0.

The Blue Devils then entered the consolation bracket, where they were paired with No. 28 Stanford (0-5) for the eighth meeting in the history of the schools. Despite once again going down in doubles play, Duke’s talented senior Rodrigues was able to win his match as the No. 2 seed, and the 4-2 team victory was sealed at the lower seeds by freshmen Arnould and Aaron Carpenter.

“We had a tough loss [to Baylor] and I thought that the guys did a good job of coming back from that in [Saturday’s] match,” head coach Jay Lapidus said.

“We did a great job in singles and it came down to two freshmen, [Arnould] and [Carpenter], and they did a great job of coming through for us.”

The Blue Devils were scheduled to face yet another top-15 opponent—No. 14 Oklahoma State—Sunday night. The match with the Cowboys, who lost to No. 6 Illinois Friday and beat Miami Saturday, ended after press time.

INDOOR TRACK: Regular season ends in Blacksburg by

Meredith Shiner THE CHRONICLE

The Blue Devils finished out their regular indoor season Saturday at the Virginia Tech Challenge in Blacksburg, Va. For the men’s squad, junior Peter Lewellen clocked a 400-meter dash time of 49.14 seconds, finishing in eighth place for the event and earning him an IC4A qualification. The day before, Lewellen raced the 500-meter dash in a time of 1:04.73 for his first IC4A qualifying time of the weekend.

Senior Dan King ran a personal-best time of 21.99 seconds in the 200-meter dash, which moved him from fourth to

second in Duke’s all-time record book King had already qualified twice earlier in the season in the 400-meter dash.

On the women’s side, senior high jumper Debra Vento tied her season-best height of five feet and 10 inches, which was both a ECAC and NCAA provisional

qualifying height.

Junior pole vaulterLara Jones also qualified for the ECACs with a sixth-place vault of just over 12 feet. This is the sixth time in as many attempts that she has qualified.

The next competition for both squads will be Feb. 22-24, when they travel to Clemson, S.C. for the ACC Indoor Championships.

FENCING: 2 Blue Devils compete in Junior Olympics by

Steve Schmulenson THE CHRONICLE

Far from last week’s comfortable atmos-

phere in Card Gymnasium, two of Duke’s fencers faced tough circumstances in the Junior Olympics held in Denver Friday.

From the start, the odds were against the two freshman foils, Eliot Cohen and Andrew Simon, who qualified for the meet.

Not only were some of the country’s top fencers standing in their way, but the weather prevented the two fencers from arriving to the competition on time.

“They came late,” fencing coach Alex Beguinet said. “Maybe if they had arrived on time and dressed they could have been better.”

Cohen finished 73rd in the men’s junior foil competition. This season has been

an uphill battle for Cohen, who underwent surgery in the fall. But in Denver, he yet again displayed his resiliance.

“Eliot was down 11-0,” said Beguinet.

“He came back to 14-14, but the last stretch was against him.”

Simon fared better in his matches. The freshman foil finished 48th in the men’s junior competition. Much like his teammate, Simon has had his share of hardship. With an increased course load, it was difficult for the freshman to find balance.

“With classes he [still] came everyday,” said Beguinet. “Both of them [Simon and Cohen] did very well.”

Now that the Junior Olympics are over, the Blue Devils will be preparing for the Atlantic South Regional tournament on March 10.

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