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Students gather at Upstairs@The Commons in theWest Union Building to eat sit-down and a la carte meals Tuesday evening.

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Since Sunday, students no longer require an invitation from their favorite professors to dine at the Upstairs@The Commons, the formeV Faculty Commons.

The restaurant, which was previously exclusive to faculty and their guests during lunch, is now offering its sit-down ser-

vice and a la carte meals to students at night and during weekend brunches. Located above the Alumni Lounge in the West Union Building, the restaurant now offers a social hour on weekdays as well.

Provost Peter Lange said the decision to open the Commons to

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An external investigation of the Durham Police Department’s role in the Duke lacrosse case was suspended Monday after the city’s insurance company advised city officials against continuing the probe.

Mayor Bill Bell said the company has not threatened to pull out of their coverage of Durham, but added that more details will be clear after a meeting next week between attorneys of both parties.

Durham is currendy covered

by The Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania, a company operated by American International Group, Inc. In the case of a suit, the city is covered for up to $5 million in damages.

City Council member Eugene Brown, a vocal critic of DPD’s performance during the investigation, said the three former Duke lacrosse players falsely accused of rape more than one year ago may choose to pursue lawsuits against the city’s police department, a risk the insurance company is not willing to take.

“Everyone’s in it for the big bucks,” Brown said. “If the committee continues this investigation... there is a conflict because

[it] might find that there were serious problems with the role that DPD played in the investigation, so that may end up acting as [evidence] for players’ attorneys.”

Brown was not the first to mention the possibility of a player suit against the city. NBCI7 Steve Chalmers

Eugene Brown

reported Tuesday that

Bell, too, said a lawsuit would not be a surprise to officials.

“The attorneys for lacrosse players will probably be suing the city—

particularly the police

department—for its actions during this hoax of an investigation,” Brown said. “The police depart-

ment is under us. We have been

basically commanded [to stop the investigation] by the insurance company until any potential SEE LACROSSE ON PAGE 5

Pilots give preview of DukeEngage projects by

NaureenKhan

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Although for many Duke undergradu-

ates, summer plans often include ritzy internships or world travel, not many can

boast of having crisscrossed Muhuru Bay in Kenya by bicycle with a translator in tow.

Thanks to funding from the pilot launch of DukeEngage, sophomore Lucy McKinstry did simply that—gathering datafor a microfinancing survey while working for theWomen’s Institute ofSecondary Education and Research, a Duke-created non-profit organization.

Although the $3O-million service-learning initiative will not fully get underway until next year, approximately 90 undergraduates took on pilot projects this summer across five continents and 11 countries. “[The pilot] was really to inform how we shaped the program,” said DukeEngage Director Eric Mlyn. “We wanted to learn what works and what doesn’t work and the best way to do that was to put students in the field.”

Many students taking part worked on

projects designed by Duke faculty and staff and said the pilots were different from other service-learning projects in which they had participated.

“It’s not entirely difficult to find a volunteer program... but the thing that was different about this was that the group of Duke students that I was living and working with were just so incredibly passionate and motivated about what they were doing,” said McKinistry, whose work will eventually help to finance and support the first girls’ school in Muhuru Bay. Similarly, senior Jenny Heffernan, who worked in an unpaid internship at the city of New Orleans health department, said she believes the project is exceptional in that it has enabled her to focus her studies on practical applications.

“I would very, very, very, strongly recommend this to everyone,” she said. “I think thewonderful part of this experience is that, yeah, it can transform your life in general, SEE ENGAGE ON PAGE

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Idaho senator recants guilty plea by

Todd Dvorak

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BOISE, Idaho A defiant Sen. Larry Craig denied any wrongdoing Tuesday despite his guilty plea this summer in a men’s room police sting, emphatically adding, “I am not gay. I have never been gay.”

Craig, a third-term senator from Idaho, proclaimed his innocence as well as his sexuality less than an hour after Senate leaders from his own Republican Party called for an ethics committee review ofhis case.

“This is a serious matter,” they said in Washington in a written statement that offered neither support nor criticism of the conservative senator. Issued in the names

of Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the party leader and several others, the statement said they were examining “other aspects of the case to determine if additional action is required.”

Craig, his wife Suzanne at his side, took no questions in a brief appearance in the capital city of the state he has represented in Congress for more than two decades in the House and then the Senate.

He had “overreacted and made a poor decision” when he was apprehended by an undercover police officer in a men’s room at the Minneapolis airport and later

priate conduct in the Minneapolis Airport or anywhere else, I chose to plead guilty to a lesser charge in hopes of making it go away.”

He said he kept the information from his friends, family and staff, adding, “I wasn’t eager to share this failure but I should have anyway because I am not gay.”

Nor did he hire a lawyer, Craig said, although he now has retained counsel “to review the matter and advise me on how to proceed,” “I have brought a cloud over Idaho and for that I seek and ask the people ofIdaho to forgive me,” he said.”

pleaded guilty.

“While I was not involved in any inappro-

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Va. students seek on-campus jobs by

Ashley Oliver and GordonBlock THE COLLEGIATE TIMES (VIRGINIA TECH)

(U-WIRE) BLACKSBURG, Va. It’s that time of year again, when Virginia Tech students descend on the city of Blacksburg, Va., for another year of hard work and studies.

During the first weeks of class, many college students seek jobs on campus to keep money in their pockets throughout the school year.

At Virginia Tech, there are over 1,500 undergraduate students currently employed on campus in a variety of po-

sitions working with food, computers, tutoring, offices, athletics and more.

Some students, like Olga Martin, a sophomore communication major, are working to help their parents out with college expenses.

Martin is seeking out a job in either a dining hall or the library.

“I didn’t work my first year, so now my parents are buckling down on me,” Martin said. “I definitely prefer to a have job on campus.”

Like many students, Martin is involved in several activities, including New Life

Christian Fellowship, Bible study and Campus Crusade for Christ. With activities and academics, it’s a challenge to juggle a job as well.

“I have to give up my right to sleep,” Martin said, “because I’ll probably be working 15 to 20 hours a week.”

Other jobs on campus include working in the dining halls, in the library, the bookstore, any of the gyms and the student services buildings. Becoming a resident adviser is a job that many students consider because it provides them with free room and board.

festival, claiming 51 lives and forcing officials to abort the celebrations and order up to 1 million Shiite pilgrims to leave the southern city.

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Abdullah Gul,a devout Muslim, Turkey's presidency Tuesday after months of confrontation with the secular establishment.

Top generals did not attend the swearingin ceremony in parliament of their new president and commander in chief.

Brothers survive mine collapse Two miners finally clawed their way to the. surface after nearly six days underground—a rare tale of survival in China's coal mines.

Brothers Meng Xianchen and Meng Xianyou were forced to eat coal and drink their own urine from discarded bottles.

Makers of Webvideo fired, sued Mark and Matthew D'Avella, who filmed a gangsta rap parody at A&P, face a defamation lawsuit from their former employer.The store claims the video motivated at least one customer to boycott the supermarket because of the video's "repulsive acts."

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ALE stays away for 2nd year by

Anna Lieth

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Most people know “ale” as a type of alcoholic beverage, but to Duke students, those three letters mean something else as well.

ALE stands for Alcohol Law Enforcement, a division of the North Carolina Department ofCrime Control and Public Safety. ALE enforces alcoholic beverage laws, including laws against underage drinking.

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dents often hear rumors of ALE busts and citations at the beginning of the fall semester, the agency seems to have been fairly quiet thus far thisyear.

In contrast, ALE cited 193 students for violations during Fall ’O5, but many of those citations were thrown out by a judge who found that methods of detention and evidence collection were unconstitutional.

Citations decreased in the Fall of 2006, when only 39 students were cited—a reduction of 85 percent.

Freshman Brendan Szulik said he had not seen or heard ofany ALE presence at or around Duke this year. “Iliere was one [party] off campus I saw broken up, but that wasn’t ALE,” he said.

Dean of Students Sue Wasiolek also said students are often wary of ALE. “Over the years there have been times when students have expressed a concern about ALE being on campus, which stemmed from the element of surprise [that ALE uses],” she said.

“They are worried that they will be SEE ALE ON PAGE 10

College Board settles with over 4,000 students in incorrect SAT scoring case by

able to update us with the new scores.”

Satterwhite said the settlement would reimburse students for the cost of taking the SAT and sending the scores to

Nate Freeman THE CHRONICLE

Testing organizations the College Board and NCS Pearson, Inc. have agreed to pay a total of more than $2.85 million to students whose October 2005 SAT tests were scored incorrectly.

The payment was arranged to settle a class-action lawsuit involving the approximately 4,400 students who received low scores as a result of the scoring error. Each student will collect a minimum of $275 and have the ability to apply for a larger sum if they believe their damages are greater than that

or more awarded to each student is

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Craig Miller, a freshman, said the aggravation the affected students en-

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dured because of the incorrect scores is enough to justify the large monetary settlement.

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Satterwhite added, however, that “[The College Board] sent out a list of Indeed, Johnson said the College those folks [affected], so we tagged all of because the lowered SAT scores had Board has “put in place even more qualthose kids,” he said. “We were aware in here no negative impact on the admissions ity control measures” to prevent future that therewere incorrect scores, so they were process, he doesn’t know if the $275 testing errors.

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Students question program's effectiveness Mississippi ranked fattest state JACKSON, Miss.

Experts say Mississippians need to skip the gravy, say no to the fried pickles and start taking brisk walks to fight an epidemic of obesity.

According to a new study, this Deep South state is the fattest in the nation.

Poverty and obesity often go hand in hand, doctors say, because poor families stretch their budgets by buying cheaper, processed foods that have higher fat content and lower nutritional value.Mississippi is one of the poorest states in the nation.

N.C urges testing for mothers RALEGHNC—The N.C Commission forPublic Health votedWednesday to recommend requiring HIV/ AIDS tests for all women who are about to deliver their babies if they have not already been tested in the third trimester of pregnancy.

An HIV-positive mother can transfer the virus to her child during birth, so testing a woman even just before she delivers her baby could help, officials said.

Study shows seniors having sex An unprecedented study of sex and seniors finds that many older people are surprisingly frisky willing to do, and talk about, intimate acts that would make their grandchildren blush.

More than a quarter of those up to age 85 reported having sex in the previous year.

Sex with a partner in the previous year was reported by 73 percent of people ages 57 to 64; 53 percent of those ages 64 to 75, and 26 percent of people 75 to 85.

Of those who were active, most said they did it two to three times a month or more.

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Several hours of class and quizzes awaited freshman Brad Larson and his Duke peers before they even set foot on campus this year.

The mandatory online course crafted by Duke researchers and entided AlcoholEdu was implemented by the University in 2004 as away to educate students about the science ofalcohol and its effects on the body.

Every freshman for the Class of 2011 was required by the University to take the course over the summer, joining over 500,000 students across the country who have participated in the program.

Larson and many others, however, said they are unsure of the effectiveness of the AlcoholEdu course.

“It’s pointless—you do the same survey five times and most people already know most of the information from high school,” Larson said. “I’m 100 percent sure that it has absolutely no effect on drinking for anybody,” Because of the unique way that AlcoholEdu promotes healthy drinking, such as presenting facts instead of a stringent “Don’t drink!” message, statistics have shown that the program is very effective in curbing hazardous student drinking, said Aaron White, assistant professor of medical psychiatry at Duke and one of the program’s creators.

Historically, student drinking increases dramatically in the first semester of college when compared to high school drinking levels, he said. However, statistics show that drinking levels remain the same between high school and college for students who have taken AlcoholEdu, he added.

“This data suggests that what the course does is inoculate students against the negative effects of peer pressure and the prevalence of alcohol on campus,” White said.

Some students, though, were skeptical that an online program could alter decisions about student drinking on campus.

“I feel that people who want to drink are still going to and those who don’t want to

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A student sips a long-neck root beer while completing the AlcoholEduprogram, a requirement for all freshmen. drink won’t—regardless of what course they take,” freshman Eng Seng Ng said.

Contrary to student criticism, White said AlcoholEdu provides information about drinking

in away thatrelates to students without imposing upon their personal choices. The program does not preach to students or attempt to tell them how they should act, White said, “We would never tell an 18-year-old student, a legal adult, how to live their every day life,” he said. “So with this program, we’re not trying to tell an adult what they can and cannot do with respect to drinking.”

AlcoholEdu combines the standardization of facts presented to students with the customization of the information that they receive, White said.

“Students today receive information from a variety of sources—the Internet, peers and movies—but AlcoholEdu presents accurate, tested information to everyone.” White added.

The scientific information presented in the course—which ranges from blood alcohol concentration levels of different sized individuals to the regions of the brain which are most affected by drinking—is collected from various clinical and laboratory studies.

Although students are receiving the same standardized information about alcohol, the program is customized to each individual based on his previous drinking habits.

“A white, female non-drinker will have a very different experience with AlcoholEdu than a black male fraternity member,” White said.

Although the AlcoholEdu course is not a comprehensive solution to alcohol abuse on campus, White said it is one part of a complex strategy that schools take on drinking.

“Learning about alcohol is important, and students won’t get this kind of information from watching American Pie or Superbad,” he said.

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Three players indicted in the lacrosse case may pursue legal action against the Durham Police Department.

LACROSSE from page 1 civil lawsuits are resolved.”

The news comes more than three months after DPD Chief Steve Chalmers submitted findings from an internal investigation of the department to City Council. At the time, the council voted in favor of an external investigation to shed light on questions that some members said were unanswered in the original report. Now, however, Brown said the council is leftwith few options.

“This is not the tail wagging the dog.

This is the whole dog telling the city what we can and cannot do,” he said.

Brown added that the current suspen-

sion of the committee is only a temporary solution. The council will convene Sept. 5 after attorneys for the lacrosse players and city attorneys meet and decide the future fate of the committee, Bell told The (Raleigh) News & Observer Tuesday.

“We are in a period now of whatWoodrow Wilson called ‘watchful waiting,’” Brown said.

Though governments are not susceptible to ail lawsuits, police departments are vulnerable under a federal civil-rights statute with unlimited damages, The N&O reported Tuesday. If DPD were sued for more than $5 million—the limit on the city’s insurance policy—taxpayer money could be on the line.

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A chance that used to require an invitation by a faculty member, students can now dine in theold Faculty Commons.

NOTICE OF A DESIGN PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS OF SR 1959 (SOUTH MIAMI BOULEVARD) FROM SOUTH OF SR 2112 (METHODIST STREET) TO NORTH OF SR 1960 (BETHESDA AVENUE) IN DURHAM TIP Project No. U-4011

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The North Carolina Department of Transportation will hold the above Design Public Hearing on September 24, 2007 between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. in the cafeteria of Bethesda Baptist Church located at 1914 South Miami Boulevard, Durham.

Department of Transportation representatives will be available in

an informal setting between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to answer questions and receive comments relative to the project. The opportunity to submit written comments or questions also will be provided. Interested citizens may attend at any time during the above mentioned hours. This project is federally funded.

NCDOT proposes to widen SR 1959 (South Miami Boulevard) to five lanes to provide a center turn lane from south of SR 2112 (Methodist Street) to north of SR 1960 (Bethesda Avenue) in Durham. This project will include sidewalks on both sides of the roadway and wide outside lanes to accommodate bicycles. Improvements are needed to improve the operational efficiency of South Miami Boulevard and the intersection with SR 1954 (Ellis Road), and improve safety for motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists in the project area. Additional right of way will be required to accommodate the proposed improvements A map displaying the location and design of the project and a copy of the environmental document- Categorical Exclusion ICE) are available for public review at the City of Durham Transportation Division, 101 City Hall Plaza, 4th Floor, Durham, 27701 and at the NCDOT Highway Division Office, 2612 North Duke Street, Durham, 27704.

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NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with Disabilities Act for disabled persons who wish to participate in this hearing. Anyone requiring special services should contact Mr. Robbins as early as possible so that arrangements can be made.

students followed from the Campus Culture Initiative report, which suggests changes that are “conducive to fostering community.”

“What we were hearing from the students as an outcome of the Campus Culture Initiative report and all of our discussions in the spring is that students wanted more opportunity for sit-down dining for themselves as well as faculty-student interaction, and we proposed that this might be away of providing that dining in a pleasurable way,” Lange said.

Director of Dining Services Jim Wulforst noted the benefits for students in dining at the Commons. “It’s convenient to have a restaurant on campus where students can sit and dine without having to serve themselves,” he said.

He added that the opening night was a success, with 60 students attending the meal. Although there were no faculty present on Sunday, Wulforst said he expects greater student-faculty interaction as a result of the restaurant’s expansion.

“I think there is a strong potential of that kind,” he said, adding that advertising efforts were under way to inform students of this new opportunity to socialize with professors.

Sage and Swift, former operators of the Nasher Cafe, caters at the Commons. Amy Tornquist, owner and executive chef of Sage and Swift, said the expansion of the restaurant was an easy decision on the part of the company.

“We’d love to have students,” she said

“In fact, it’s geared for students.”

Students who attended the opening night touted the restaurant’s service and menu—including the popular Sage and Swift cupcakes from the Nasher Cafe last year.

“I’m very happy that they opened the Faculty Commons to students because the ambiance indoors is really wonderful,” sophomore Anthony Marzocca said.

“The food is continued high quality that we had last year at the Nasher, and by moving it into the Faculty Commons you’re going to give it exposure to a lot more students.”

Marzocca said he hopes to interact with professors when he dines at the Commons.

The inclusion of students in the Commons does create a more lively atmosphere, Manager Tabitha Brown said. “Students are friendly, they laugh and chat, they like to have fun,” she said.

Brown added, however, that from observing students during lunch hours, she has not noticed much student-faculty interaction. “[Students] tend to keep to themselves,” she said, Wulforst said that the Washington Duke Inn —the only other University restaurant with similar upscale service—is located far from students. The convenient location of the Commons in the heart of West Campus saves students from having to drive or walk a long distance, he added.

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to maximize the experience.”

Mlyn said the pilot experienced problems preparing stu-

but also your academic experience at Duke.”

Other students designed projects geared toward their specific passions and interests.

Sophomore John Stokes independently secured an internship at La Fundacion Huesped, a nonprofit organization dealing with HIV and AIDS in Argentina, and was subsequently able to get funding from DukeEngage.

“It really was a full-fledged internship in Buenos Aires and I was doing all this work in a different language,” said Stokes, who helped developed a guide for prevention and treatment. “I could actually see the results of what I was doing... and I felt like a valuable asset to the organization.”

Despite the positive reviews from students, Mlyn said there is work to be done before the program can fully launch in the summer of next year.

“We face a host of challenges but nothing unanticipated,” Mlyn said. “DukeEngage is not just a grant—it’s a program. We are trying to build scaffolding around the DukeEngage program so we’re

dents who had not been abroad or involved in service-learning because of the short time frame from DukeEngage’s announcement in February.

The Duke Center for Civic Engagement, created as part of the DukeEngage initiative to coordinate civic-engagement and service-learning projects across the University, is currently working on programming that will best help to prepare students for their immersive service-learning projects and enhance participants’ experiences by continued work in the field.

Officials have not yet decided how to structure the proposal for next year’s Duke Engage projects, which Mlyn said he hopes will include more students.

Many participants, nevertheless, cited working for a worthy cause with like-minded individuals as the essential and most rewarding aspect of the program.

“The best part of the experience was being part of the greater rebuiliding effort at large,” Heffeman said. “To have been a part of it... the enthusiasm, the optimism, the energy was inspiring.”

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A prank gone wrong A student reported missing laptops from Aycock Dormitory on East Campus Aug. 16. The case cleared minutes later when the computers were found stowed away in another location.

Trouble in paradise Duke University Police received reports of a missing sofa and television for Edens 2C and 1C respectively. The calls came in Aug. 24 and Aug. 25 and were accompanied by a report of other damaged property in Edens 2C. Both cases are currently pending.

Patients gone wild Duke University Police Department officials received reports that a patient stole a visitor’s purse and medication in Duke Hospital North. The patient was later arrested by police officials.

Trespassing on East Campus A subject allegedly guilty of previous trespassing was found on campus in Stagg Pavilion on East Campus. The case was ‘exceptionally cleared.’

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Suspect arrested for carrying weapon A person was arrested Aug. 19 and charged with carrying a concealedweapon and trespassing.

Transgender student forced to move ABCII Eyewitness News reported Tuesday night that a male student with plans to undergo a sexual reassignment surgery in coming months was forced to leave his room in a female hall of Craven Hall B to live in a designated male hall instead.

The report said the University had given the student special permission to live in his original room but reneged after a parent of a female student voiced his outrage to officials and reporters.

“I told [them] that iff was coming across as concerned I wasn’t communicating properly,” Lee Chauncey, the father of the female Duke senior, told ABC. “I was outraged.”

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SENATOR from page 2 His account contrasted sharply with the complaint in the case, in which an undercover officer said that Craig, while occupying a stall in the men’s room, engaged in actions “often used by persons communicating a desire to engage in sexual conduct.”

Craig was read his rights, fingerprinted and required to submit to a mug shot at the time ofhis arrest.

Police notes also show that on June 22, 11 days after the arrest, Craig returned to the police station and said no one had yet contacted him about his case.

“Craig told me that he needs a contact so his lawyer can speak to someone,” wrote the officer who spoke with the senator, Adam Snedker.

The senator signed and dated his guilty plea to a charge of disorderly conduct on Aug. 1, and court papers indicate it was submitted by mail and filed a week later. The court docket said Craig paid $575 in fines and fees and was put on unsupervised probation for a year. A sentence of 10 days in the county workhouse was stayed.

Unlike two years ago, parties at houses off ofEast Campus have not been bothered by thethe state's Alcohol Law Enforcement officers so far thisfall.

ALE from page 3 caught when they are not expecting it.”

Junior Peter Allen, president of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, said students are sometimes nervous because “people are always just a little unsure as to what ALE will do.”

He said students’ uneasiness stems from memories of the large number ofcitations in Fall ’O5.

One organization that has taken a special interest in ALE’s presence on campus is Duke’s chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, which has consulted and aided students who wish to file charges of abuse.

“Last year... we made a great effort to cultivate awareness among Duke students of their rights if confronted

by Alcohol Law Enforcement officials,” Co-President Lauren Maisel, a junior, wrote in an e-mail. Her group received fewer student complaints last year than the previous year, she said.

Senior Benjamin Sosnaud said he saw very little ALE presence on campus during the 2004-2005 academic year, but that it was noticeably larger the following year.

“Last year seemed to be almost a shocking return to normalcy,” he said.

Students remain in ALE spotlight ALE’s jurisdiction extends beyond off-campus parties. Since Duke is a private campus, ALE does not have authority to go to events on campus such as Tailgate or Krzyzewskiville without talking to Duke administrators beforehand. The organization, however, does have the authority to go into any facility on campus that is licensed to sell alcohol and ensure that laws are enforced.

“A number of times [ALE has] been at the Armadillo Grill,” Wasiolek said. “That has been at times other than at the beginning of the school year.”

ALE works with the Duke University Police Department and the Durham Police Department, so when DPD gets complaints about noisy parties or hears reports of underage drinking off campus, they can contact ALE, which will respond to the complaints along with DPD officers.

Major Phyllis Cooper ofDUPD wrote in an e-mail that DUPD works with ALE “in the spirit of cooperation.”

JeffLasater, the ALE supervisor in Raleigh, said that local police forces such as DPD will sometimes contact ALE when they see problems with alcohol.

“If while on patrol, [police officers] have seen issues with certain residences, they may call on us,” Lasater said. “[Officers] may go to a bar or restaurant and see a lot of underage drinking and refer that to us as well.”

ALE is responsible for enforcing alcohol laws throughout the state—as well as laws concerning tobacco, controlled substances and gambling.

“In areas across the state that have major universities ALE defiantly puts emphasis,” Lasater said. “There is a larger percentage of underage people there.”

Students seem to be nervous about ALE, but Wasiolek said she had not “heard of students talk about a fear of being treated unfairly.”

Although the judge’s ruling two years ago questioned the methods the agency was using, Lasater, who is in charge of complaints against ALE agents in the Raleigh district, said he does not often receive complaints from citizens or students who feel their rights have been violated

by ALE officers.

In contrast to the highly public busts two years ago, ALE has been less active so far this semester and Allen said he had not observed an ALE presence on campus.

“Sofar I think theyear has really started off pretty smoothly and there haven’t been any major issues,” he said.

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Two weeks ago, I received the 2007 edition of Sports Illustrated’s annual college football preview in the mail. Besides being the only time ofyear that anything associated with West Virginia can be featured on a magazine cover—and remindpiffif ing me it’s time to it start thinking of a Galen good tailgate costume the college football issue is my favorite because of its ratings chart.

My anticipation of this year’s list was high, as I firmly believed Duke had a realistic shot at being named the worst team in college football. Despite the high expectations of those around Yoh Football Center, Duke is still entering the season with the longest losing streak in the country.

Much to my surprise, the Blue Devils were actually ranked as the 100th overall team in the nation—still the lowest school from any of the six major conferences, but ahead of 18 other programs that managed to have at least one victory in 2006.

With Duke’s prospects suddenly bolstered—they were also rated as a B- overall in NCAA Football 08—I decided to turn to the ACC preview page to see howSI saw Duke finishing. And that’swhere I came across its lovely forecast of the Blue Devils’ 2007 record: 0-8 ACC, 0-12 Overall.

C’mon, I said to myself—that can’t be right. Sure, recent history is against the Blue Devils, but Duke has got to be able to

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Head coach Ted Roof said the differencefor this year's squad will be the experience at leadershippositions.

Ted Roof sounds off on team before opener Heading into his fourthfull year as Duke’s head coach, Ted Roof is hopingto steer theBlue Devils out of the bottom of the ACC. Duke finished 0-12 last season and has lost its last 22 games against Division IA opponents. Football beat uniter Matthew lies sat down with Roof at the squad’s annualMeet the Blue Devils event where hundreds offans turned out to show their support for the team.

Matthew lies: Is this the year?

Ted Roof: I’m not worried about the year right now, I’m worried about this week, I’m worried about this day. If we perform like our attitude, we’ll be fine.

But we’ve got to go perform on gameday.

MI: Why is this year’s team better than last year’s?

TR: We’ve still got to prove that. But the experience at leadership positions, the decision-making and having 11 starters back on the offensive side of the ball, all of that should make us better. At the same time, when you’re building a program, you should be better every year. We can sit here and talk about what we’re going to do, just like every coach in America, but the proof s in the pudding.

MI: Last year, you spoke about a solid redshirting policy being the foundation

of every good program. How have you done with this year’s squad in that respect?

TR: If a kid plays, he can’t redshirt unless he gets hurt. So, if we’re going to play a young man, I want it to be a substantial role. I don’t want to bum a kid’s first year for two plays a game. Our policy is that if a guy can play a major role and help us win on the football field then we’ll play him, but we’d like to be able to redshirt him because that’s a pretty good formula for success.

MI: Who is the starting kicker this season?

TR: Joe Surgan. He spent spring break— when you were probably at the beach—at a kicking camp. He’s committed to doing it and he’s had a good preseason.

MI: Is there a quarterback controversy?

TR: No, absolutely not. Thaddeus Lewis is our starting quarterback and ZackAsack has a role.

MI: What is thatrole?

TR: To do what we ask him to do and to help us win games.

MI: Were you able to learn anything from Wake Forest’s success last year?

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One of Duke’s largest problems last year was an inability to score late in the season—but goaltending was never an issue.

Thanks to stalwart goalkeeper Allison Lipsher, Duke remained competitive despite its offensive struggles. Lipsher allowed just 0.89 goals per game last season, notching nine shutouts in 21 contests.

The Honolulu, native is just one ofthree seniors on a young Duke team, making her experience and leadership even more crucial to the Blue Devils’ success.

“Obviously, I definitely have an extra sense ofurgency that I haven’t had before,” Lipsher said. “We’ve always had potential with this team, and I think sometimeswe’ve come up short from that.... So this year, [we’re] definitely just looking to capitalize on the potential that we all know we have.”

The four-year starter will be a key component of Duke’s success this year. With the backline far from settled—the team has been experimenting with eight players there—the presence of an elite goaltender is even more reassuring.

“We all know that if something breaks down, we have Ali behind us,” head coach Robbie Church said. “She is ready. She SEE LIPSHER ON PAGE

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Athletics proposes renovations to football field

The Department ofAthletics released photo illustrations of the proposed renovation plans for the University's football stadium, which includes a revamped concourse and the construction of luxury suites and a new scoreboard.

After 78 years, Wallace Wade Stadium is in line for a makeover.

Director of athletics Joe Alieva has commissioned RATIO Architects of Indianapolis to create a plan to upgrade Duke’s oldest facility. Alieva expects the changes to occur in phases over the next four or five years, and to cost at least $75 million.

Highlights of the plan include modern restrooms, concessions stands and designated areas for the Iron Dukes.

“The first phase that needs to be done

is the restrooms, because they are terrible,” Alieva said. “The whole concourse needs to be dressed up, because it’s a mess. There are a lot ofaesthetic things that need to be done to make it look good.”

The plan also calls for a new entrance at the north gate. It would feature a new plaza and fan zone, message board, scoreboard and video system, along with a ticket

pavilion.

Luxury suites, club level seats and a president’s box would be added to the east

side of the stadium.

“It’s huge because facilities equal commitment,” head coach Ted Roof said. “It’s no different than the chemistry school or the engineering department. You want to have the best facilities so you can attract the best talent.”

Alieva already has the support of president Richard Brodhead and executive vice president Tallman Trask. He will soon go before the trustees’ building and grounds committee with the proposal. After that,

fundraising will begin.

Roof and Alieva expect the improvements will make Wallace Wade, the thirdoldest stadium in the ACC, more fanfriendly —to the point that fans can enjoy their time at the stadium whether Duke wins or loses. They also hope it will improve the Blue Devils’ recruiting.

“It’s not going to be easy, but I think it’s imperative that we do it,” Alieva said.

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win at least one measly game this season, right? At the very least, there is not a Division IAA team on the schedule to shut out the Blue Devils at home this year.

So, I’ve decided to arbitrarily break down Duke’s schedule to see if they have a chance of preventing their losing streak from reaching 32 by season’s end (games are grouped from least winnable to most): Not even if Sonny Jurgensen came walking through that door—No Chance of Winning: ©Florida State, @Notre Dame, Virginia Tech, ©Miami.

Duke has the dubious distinction of being homecoming cannon fodder for Florida State this year, and alumni there don’t make the rather questionable decision to waste more precious seconds of their lives in Tallahassee just to see the ‘Noles lose. The trip to South Bend to play the Fighting Irish is nothing more than away to get Duke football on national TV for the first time since the introduction ofcolor television sets and maybe give some of the walk-ons a chance to recreate the Fortune-Rudy “Never saw a game from the stands” speech. ACC-favorite Virginia Tech has beat Duke by a combined score of 810 in the teams’ last two meetings. And barring another brawl at the 08, Miami should have itsfull squad available the next time it takes on the Blue Devils, and the Hurricanes’ speed has been too much forDuke to handle in the past—just look up “Devin Hester Duke” on YouTube.

If everything goes right, and then some—Slim Chance of Winning: ©Virginia, ©Navy, Georgia Tech.

All three of these teams have handled Duke well in the past three seasons, and there is no indication this won’t continue into 2007. Navy, in particular, has always appeared to be a “beatable” team on the schedule, but they’ve won three straight against Duke. Case-in-point; In a 38-17 loss last November, the Blue Devils gave up a whopping 435 yards on the ground to Navy’s triple-option offense—or about one yard for every midshipman that was passed out at that tailgate.

Depends on how badly these teams suck—Slight to Plausible Chance of Winning: Wake Forest, Clemson, @North Carolina.

Last year’s loss at Wake Forest was perhaps the quintessential “wrenching-defeat-from-the-jaws-of-victory” game (a.k.a. the New York Jets Special), which has defined Duke Football and tortured its supporters over the last three years. The UNC game in 2006 was a close second.

Being the eternal optimist, however, I believe the fact that the Blue Devils showed they can play with those two teams for 59 minutes last year, coupled with Clemson’s late season swoon last year, gives hope that Duke might be able to steal a win or two from these schools.

Now or never-Medium Chance of Winning: UConn, @ Northwestern Simply put, these are the two worst teams on Duke’s schedule, but that doesn’t mean they are bad (relatively).

Duke will be missing its best defensive player, the suspended Mike Tauiliili, when it takes on a steadily improving UConn team Saturday, and Northwestern rebounded from an early season loss to New Hampshire last year to knock off lowa on the road.

TheBlue Devils need to win both of thesegames to build some early momentum and confidence that might enable them to upset some teams as the schedule gets harder. But this is still Duke football, so I can’t really give them more than a 50-50 chance to win either game—I’ll go out on a limb though, and say they will beat Northwestern.

So there you have it: the Blue Devils will win at least one game, probably can pull together two and, if they catch a break here or there, possibly get their record as a high as 4-8. But if all else fails, take solace in the fact that Duke has at least one winning record —they are 12-9 against the spread over the last two seasons.

MichaelTauiliili will serve his one-game suspension against UConn.

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Blue Devils head coachTed Roof is looking for answers this year in the quest to break the nation's longest Division IA losing streak.

Q&A from page 13 TR: It’s reaffirmed some things. If you take care of the football and don’t let the other team score very many points, you’re probably going to have a pretty good year.

MI: Do you see yourself as the “next” Wake Forest in the foreseeable future?

TR: We’ve got to make our own way and do it our own

way. But if you’re asking me if I think we’re making progress and building as we go, then the answer’s yes.

MI: What are your team goals?

TR: Our mission here is to positively impact the Duke and Durham community, graduate each and every player, and we’ll win national championships in those two areas.

But the third component is to win games, and we’ve got to make some strides in that area this year. But there’s value in every phase of our mission.

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Senior Carrie DeMange and the Blue Devils swept their weekend slate to improve in the AVCA ranking.

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Weekend wins fuel Duke’s rise in ranking The Blue Devils reached their highest ranking ever in a national poll, rising four spots to 14th Monday according to the AVCA rankings.

Duke won all three of its matches at the Duke Invitational over the weekend, highlighted by a 3-1 victory over then-No. 13 Purdue. The Blue Devils also defeated Winthrop and East Carolina.

Carrie DeMange earned tournament MVP honors while fellow seniors Jenny Shull and Ali Hausfeld joined her on the all-tournament team.

Previously, Duke’s highest ranking had been No. 17 during the 1994 season. This week marked the sixth consecutive week the Blue Devils have been ranked dating

back to last season Duke will have its new standing put to an immediate test this weekend when the Blue Devils travel to Southern California for the USC Classic, which includes a matchup with the fourth-ranked Trojans.

The following weekend, Duke visits defending champion and top-ranked Nebraska in Lincoln.

Women’s team announces intrasquad scrimmage in October The women’s basketball team announcedits first-ever Blue/White Scrimmage will be played Sunday, October 28 at 2 p.m Duke will use the scrimmage to prepare for an exhibition matchup with EA Sports Nov. 8 before kicking off the

regular season against the University of Denver Nov. 11.

“I have enjoyed the Blue/White Scrimmage format for 15 years,” head coach Joanne P. McCallie said. “Not only do the fans get a sneak peek of the team, but the players and coaches get a great film in which to breakdown to prepare for the season.”

Senior Wanisha Smith and juniors Abby Waner and Carrem Gay return to the starting lineup from last season’s 32-2 team that went undefeated in the regular season. Former starter Chante Black also comes back from redshirting a year ago.

The Blue Devils added depth with the country’s third-best recruiting class, featuring Jasmine Thomas, Krystal Thomas and Karima Christmas.

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Lipsher has struggled with off-season injuries in past summers, but this year, she remained healthy and was able to focus on her conditioning and skills.

“When she was here [in the offseason,] every time I’d go by the weight room, she was in the weight room,” Church said. “Every time I’d go down and I’d see her around the locker room. Ali would come in sweating from running.

She just did a fantastic job.”

The result of the senior’s hard work is that she is in great shape—particularly for a keeper, Church said, adding that Lipsher “blew all the standards out of the water” on the team’s nine fitness tests.

She is also executing well so far on the field, not allowing a goal in 88 minutes of preseason action. Lipsher enters the season eight shutouts away from tying the Duke ■» career record. “[Lipsher] really just shortens up the whole backline for us,” defender Christie McDonald said. “Our new thing as a defense is not to get shots off—not to let the other team even have a shot. But I’m pretty confident even if they get a shot off that she’ll be able to keep it from the back of the net.”

Duke has been working on its offense to prevent a repeat of last year’s problems. Whether or not the scoring picks up, the Blue Devils will be leaning on their veteran goaltender to lead them to a successful season—and she will be ready.

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LAKE FOREST, 111 Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs said he panicked after crashing his new Lamborghini along a highway early Monday morning and initially reported his car stolen after abandoning the mangled vehicle.

Speaking to reporters after practice on Tuesday, Briggs said he called a tow truck after leaving the scene and then reported his 2007 Murcielago was stolen.

“When it happened, the first thing I did was, obviously, I panicked,” Briggs said. “I didn’t want there to be a big scene there.

And so I left the scene. When I left, I called the tow truck. I also was starded, and I called to report that my car was stolen.

Within probably 10 minutes, I called back and accepted responsibility for what I did because it was ridiculous in the first place.”

Illinois State Police said they have no record of Briggs reporting a stolen vehicle.

They did say that Briggs placed a 9-1-1 call at around 4 a.m. Monday, after initially saying he did not call police until sometime between 8 a.m. and 9.

But Master Sgt. Luis Gutierrez said Brigg s g ave “no indication of his car being stolen” during either call.

Illinois police found the abandoned vehicle, which hit a light pole and a concrete bridge support, alongside the Edens Expressway on the city’s North Side around 3:15 a.m.

Briggs was charged with leaving the scene of an accident, a misdemeanor, and was given traffic citations for failure to give immediate notice of an accident and improper lane usage, when he met with police on Monday afternoon. He was released after posting $lOO bond and is scheduled to appear Oct. 4 in a Cook County court.

Leaving the scene carries a maximum 364 days in jail and a $l,OOO fine.

Briggs said he was relieved no one was

hurt after he lost control of the car and

apologized to the organization and the fans during his brief address to the media.

He answered one question about whether the incident changed him, saying, “It did change me, absolutely. I’m very lucky

have made it out the way that I did, very lucky. I appreciate every day. The first thing I did when I got back here was hug ever)' one of my teammates and tell them that I love them because you never know what’s

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Although coach Lovie Smith has said the team will not discipline Briggs, the league is looking into the incident.

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So much for shedding the

For all the progress the Demon Deacons made last year in winning the Adantic Coast Conference and reaching the Orange Bowl, they begin their follow-up season in a familiar role: considerable underdogs, picked to lose their opener at Boston College by a touchdown.

But that’s just fine for coach Jim Grobe’s team.

“We love being the underdog—that’s where Wake Forest has been known to be,” center Steve Justice said Tuesday. “That brought us success last year, and that’s what we want it to be this year. If we’re not the underdog, that’s not good for us. We like to go out and show people what we’re really made of.”

That us-against-the-world mentality helped Wake Forest overcome low expectations a year ago.

The preseason last-place pick in the ACC’s Atlantic Division, the Demon Deacons wound up winning a school-record 11 games, shutting out Florida State in Tallahassee, beating Georgia Tech in the conference title game, sneaking into the Bowl Championship Series and finishing at No. 18 nationally.

“I’m so used to being the underdog and upsetting people,” receiver Kenny Moore said. “People that think we’re not that good, I love to prove them wrong.”

The breakout 2006 season also seemed to serve notice that maybe the ACC’s balance of power was shifting, and that no longer would the Demon Deacons be the lovable losers ofyears past.

Before last year, Wake Forest had never won more than eight games in a season and had played in just six bowls in more than a century of football. The team claimed its only other conference title in 1970.

“We’re just a little team with little people,” Moore said with a hint of sarcasm. “We’ll do what we can to get a little shine and a little love, be mentioned a little bit.”

Clearly, Moore and his teammates will have plenty of chances to sway public opinion—and plenty of ground to make up—once the season starts. Wake Forest began the week as a seven-point underdog to a Boston College team that’s breaking in a rookie coach and seven new assistants.

‘You look at all the preseason polls, and we’re down,” Justice said. “We kind of expected that. You look at our record and our history.... You can’t expect to come out one year and then change everything. Hopefully, we can come out this year, make another run for it and hopefully change some people’s thoughts this year.”

They won’thave to wait long to find out how far they still have to go. A week after the opener against fellowAtlantic Division foes, the Demon Deacons host No. 20 Nebraska.

“Opening against a team that some people have picked to win the division, I think that maybe they’re the best team in the league,” Grobe said. “It’s just a really tough job for us, and at the same time there’s opportunity. If you go up, play well and are able to sneak away with a win, it could be a great jump start to our season.”

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STUDY ABROAD! Do you have spring plans?

Study on a Duke-sponsored program in China, Costa Rica. Ecuador, France, Germany, Italy, Russia. South Africa, Spain, or Turkey in SPRING 2008. Spring application deadline for the “Duke-Ins” is Monday, October 1. For more information, visit http;// studyabroad.duke.edu or

FALL HOUSE COURSE REGISTRATION CHECK OUT THE EXCITING TOPICS OFFERED FALL SEMESTER!! Online Registration Deadline: September 7, 2007.

House Course descriptions and syllabi available at http:// houseHouse crs.trinity.duke.edu/.

Course website also located thru synopsis link on ACES.

call 919-684-2174,

STUDYING ABROAD? If you plan to study abroad in spring, summer, or fall 2008, apply for your passport NOW! Do not let passport processing delays keep you home. If you obtained your passport in high school or earlier, check the expi-

HR CERTIFICATE PROGRAM HR Professionals: prepare for the PHR/SPHR exam! 11 week program begins at Duke on 9/10. Visit www. learnmore.duke.edufor details.

LACROSSE HOAX AND GBB INFO http://www.durhamwonderland.blogspot.com

PLAN TO TEACH ENGLISH ABROAD? Duke’s ESL Teaching Program

RESEARCH STUDIES VISUAL SEARCH STUDY

Research participants 18-29 years of age needed for 90 minute visual reaction-time experiment. You must have high school diploma with good vision and english as your Ist language. $l5 Compensation. 919660-7537

HELP WANTED WAITSTAFF, BARTENDERS,

hostesses needed for Tosca and Blue Corn. Apply in person or call 919.680,6333, 286.9600.

BARTENDERS ARE IN DEMAND!!!

ration date NOW. Your passport should be valid during yourentire stay abroad, and in the case of many student visas, for several months after your return date.

For more information and assistance, visit http:// studyabroad. duke.edu or call the Office of Study Abroad at 919-684-2174.

Earn $2O $35 per hour. 1 or 2 week classes & weekend classes. 100% Job Placement Assistance. RALEIGH’S BARTENDING SCHOOL. Have Fun! Make Money! Meet People! CALL NOW (919)676-0774 www.cocktailmixer.com

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RAINBOW SOCCER COACHES WANTED! Volunteers needed for youth teams in Chapel Hill ages

gram offers free tutoring for Duke undergraduate students in the following introductory courses: Biology 25L, Chemistry 21L. 22L, 23L, 151 L, 152L, Computer Science 6L, Economics 51D, 55D, Engineering 53L, 75L, Math 25L, 31L, 32L, 32, 41, 103, Physics 53L, 54L, 62L, Foreign Languages through level 76. Tutoring applications are on-line at

is the answer. This well respected, evening and weekend, certificate program prepares you to teach in the US or abroad and can be completed in 9 months. Students Welcome! Free Information Sessions on Tuesday, Aug, 28 from 1-2PM or 7-BPM. Call to register or go to www.learnmore.duke.edu/certificates/esl. 919-684-6259

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Life and Science in Durham seeks PT Associates to work in our Gift Stores. Excellent people skills and flexibility required! For more info, see Job Opportunities at www.lifeandscience.org. Submit resume to leslie.fann@ncmls.org or fax 919220-5575. EOE Carolina Livery is hiring shuttle bus drivers. Primarily seeking weekend drivers. Excellent pay for solid weekend commitment: $13.00$15.50 per hour. Must have NC Commercial Drivers License, valid DOT health Card and good driving record. Applications being taken Monday through Friday between 10am and 2pm, and by appointment at other times at 2913 Hwy 70 East, Durham, NC 27703 (near Kemps Seafood). E mail letter of interest and brief summary of your experience to CLSmike2oo4@aol.com.

FULL TIME OFFICE PERSON Seeking Grad or Prof school spouse for one to two year commitment. This position has been filled by law school and divinity spouses in the past. Carolina Livery is a transportation service focusing on bus transportation needs of the corporate and university sector. Position requires strong communication skills, detail oriented person, word, excel, and power point. This is an excellent opportunity with outstanding pay and benefits. Please e mail your letter of interest and resume to CLSmike2oo4@aol .com

TECH-SAVVY STUDENT needed to check in/ out video cameras to students, do light maintenance on camera gear. Work-study possible 919-401-8727 Research assistant with savy computer skills to help writer finish historical history book 9hrs/ wk at 10-15 an hour send resume to cre-

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BE A TUTOR! Are you a good student who enjoys helping others? Are you looking for a flexible part-time job? Why not be a tutor? Tutors needed for introductory Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, Engineering, Math, Physics and Foreign Lan-

guages. Undergraduates (sophomore-senior) earn $lO/hr and graduate students earn $l3/hr. Print an

application from our website: www. duke.edu/web/skills or pick one up in the Peer Tutoring Program Office, 201 Academic Advising Center, east campus. 919-684-8832

PHYSICS TUTORS Be a physics tutor for the Peer Tutoring Program today! Tutors needed for Physics 53L, 54L and 62L. Earn $lO/hr as an undergraduate tutor or $l3/hr as a graduate student tutor Applications available on our website: www.duke. edu/web/skills 919-684-8832

MATH TUTORS If you took Math 25L, 31L, 32L, 32, 41 or 103 at Duke and wantto share your knowledge, we need you to be a tutor! Be a math tutor for the Peer Tutoring Program and earn $lO/hr (sophomore-senior) or graduate students earn $l3/hr. Apply in the Peer Tutoring Program Office, 201 Academic Advising Center, east campus. 919-684-8832

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ENTREPRENEURIAL SOFTWARE- INTERNSHIP, Experience life in an aggressive entrepreneurial software company this year full/part time. We are seeking. NET software developers. Send your resume to info@mi-corporation.com.

VALET DRIVERS WANTED Seeking FT & PT drivers for valet parking. Please fax or email resume to 404-349-4935 or info@phoenixindustriesi.com

COMPANION FOR SENIOR CITIZEN Caring, articulate students to work one-on-one with senior citizens providing non-medical assistance such as transportation to appointments and help with daily tasks. Part-time jobs, paid internships for pre-med. students and federal work study opportunities.

Call A Helping Hand at 493-3244 or e-mail jobs@ahelpinghandnc.org

DRIVER WANTED Driver wanted to pick up two kids, aged 12 and 15 after school in Durham and bring them to activities/ home near East campus, $lO/ hour between 2:30 and 5 pm. Contact Sally at kornbool@ mc.duke.edu

INFANT TREE SHREW FEEDERS Searching for undergrads/ grad students with experience in animal research. Willing to work 2 or 3 weekday mornings (beginning at Sam or earlier if prefer) feeding infants. Must be able to devote at the most 4 continuous hours/day.

Also willing to work 1 weekend a month. $8.50/hr. Email resume to Julie at: heiner@neuro.duke.edu.

919-684-8510

NEEDED Tutors needed for

RAINBOW SOCCER FIELD ASSISTANT for Chapel Hill recreational league. Approx 25 hours, weekdays and Saturdays. Must be dependable, good with kids, organizational skills, dynamic attitude, and reliable transportation.

IDENTIFICATION TALENT PROGRAM Work study positions.

Miscellaneous projects, research, process applications, prepare mailings, data entry. Require strong attention to detail, dependability, ability to work independently or as part of a team. Prefer 8-12 hrs per week.

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BOX OFFICE HELP NEEDED Do you love the theater? The University Box Office is looking for students to work part-time in our office.

Regular hours scheduled between 10am-spm M-F, with opportunities to work nights and weekends for events as needed. Contact our office at tickets@duke.edu if interested or visit the Event Management table at the Job Fair on August 29.

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We are 1 mile from Southpoint mall (Fayetteville Rd Exit). Retail experience helpful but not required. Pay: $8 $lO/ hour. Alternating Saturdays required. Please send resume to info@simplyspoiledchild.com. No phone calls please.

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RESEARCH TECHNICIAN: One position available in the laboratory of Vadim Arshavsky at Duke University to carry out a broad range of technical research activities addressing molecular basis of vision. Visit http:// www.duke.edu/ -arshaOOl for details. Send resume to michael.flintosh@duke.edu and indicate position #400104514 in the subject line.

Carolina Livery interviewing this year's Part Time office helper positions. Min. 3.2 GPA and transportation to and from our office (10 minutes from Duke). Excellent entrepreneurial experience $l2-$l5 per hour. Flexible hours available from 12-32 hours per week. Highly sought after student part time positions. Email your letter of interest.

GPA, and windows of availability to CLSken2oos@aol.com. 919-3085778

BARISTA Gourmet coffee bar inside DUMC seeking FT & PT Baristas. Fun & fast-paced. $B/hr plus tips. Apply in person @ EspressOasis inside North cafeteria.6Bl-5884.

General Chemistry (21L, 22L, 23L) and Organic Chemistry (151 L, 152L). Undergraduates earn $lO/hr and graduate students earn $ 13/hr. Pick up an application in the Peer Tutoring Program Office, 201 Academic Advising Center, east campus or the website; www.duke.edu/ web/skills. 919-684-8832

AFTER SCHOOL HAB TECHS Work 1:1 with children with disabilities. Excellent pay, flexible hrs. primarily evenings and/ or weekends.

Exp preferred but will train, for more info or to apply: www.asmalfmiracleinc.com 919-854-4400

SPORTS MARKETING POSITIONS Sports marketing company now hiring in Morrisville area. Hoops City U is seeking energetic athletic oriented FT/PT individuals for new family sports complex. Send resumes to: hoopscityheat@.nc.rr.com

STUDENT REP WANTED National legal recruiting firm seeks a student to act as campus liaison to assist with communicating with law students on this campus. Work indudes distributing flyers, arranging for pladng posters on bulletin boards and helping to get law students to participate in Webinars, on-campus visits and our corporate “getting-toknow-you" initiatives. Part-time, 1 or 2 days a month excellentremuneration. Send cover letter and resume -

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CHILD CARE

Help your fellow classmates by tutoring them in EGR 53L or EGR 75L and get paid for it! The Peer Tutoring Program needs you. Undergraduates earn $ 10/hr and graduate students earn $l3/hr. Print an application from the website: www. duke.edu/web/skills. 919-684-8832

CPS TUTORS NEEDED!

Know JAVA? Be a tutor for Computer Science 6. Apply in the Peer Tutoring Office, 201 Academic Advising Center, east campus. Undergraduates earn $lO/hr and graduate students earn $l3/hr. 919-684-8832

WANTED: ECON TUTORS The Peer Tutoring Program is looking for Economics 51D and 55D tutors. Pick up an application in 201 Academic Advising Center, east campus or print one from the website: www.duke. edu/web/skills. Earn $lO/hr as an undergraduate tutor (sophomore-senior) or $l3/hr as a graduate tutor. 919-684-8832

EDITORIAL ASSISTANT The communications department at Duke Law School seeks an editorial assistant to write news and feature stories for the web and Duke Law publications; assist in web content management; and provide other editorial and administrative assistance as needed. Background in communications, English or journalism and familiarity with AP style required; experience with Photoshop, web publishing and graphic design preferred. $B/hour, 10-15 hours per week (negotiable). Send resume and two writing samples to Melinda Vaughn at vaughn@law.duke.edu.

HELP NEEDED

Undergrad wanted for clerical help: filing, organizing, delivering files. Excel, Word, PowerPoint familiarity preferred.

Work-study preferred. 10 hours a week. Nice boss. Email resumes to cmorris3@duke.edu.

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2 to 3 Very Responsible Graduate Students with reliable transportation wanted to drive teen children to and from schools. MWF: 7:15 am pick up in Hope Valley to High School near RBC center with a 3:00 pm return. TuTh: 7:15 am pick up in Hope Valley to High School near RBC center with a 3:00 pm return.

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AFTER SCHOOL CARE needed for 1 child, age 5, in our Durham home, with pick up from Club Blvd.

Elementary. 3:30-6 PM, up to 4 days weekly plus some weekend evenings. Happy to share with another family with similar aged kids. Nonsmoker. References and transportation necessary. acbroughton37@ yahoo.com, 919-306-2090

AFTER SCHOOL CARE After school care needed for 2 children, ages 12 and 8, in our Hillsborough home, with pick up from Carolina Friends School. 3 to 6:30 PM, 4 days weekly. References and transportation necessary.

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20 | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29,2007 AFTERSCHOOL CAREGIVER needed for two girls, ages 8 and 10 years, in our Southwest Durham home starting late August-early September. Hours 3-6 pm (including school pickup), two or three afternoons per week; specific days are flexible. Previous childcare experience, own car and references essential. Contact Dan or Stephanie at 919-489-8159 or DWECHSL® GMAIL. COM,

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DUKE ALUM SEEKS CHILD CARE for bright, engaging, six year old girl. After school Mondays and Thursdays. Excellent pay, one mile from Duke Gardens. Stellar references required. 919-423-5331

BABYSITTER wanted for after school

care Looking for an experienced, nonsmoking babysitter to pick up 5 year old boy from school in Durham on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Must have reliable car and good driving record. Must also like dogs. Please contact Laura at 419-4410 or heyneool@mc.duke.edu

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CHILDCARE NEEDED in Chapel Hill for 2 girls, Byo and 2yo, 23days/ wk, Bhr/ day. Nonsmoker.

CHILDCARE NEEDED Local MD and wife looking for childcare duing the day on as needed basis.

Have 1 yr old daughter and a son on the way. Live near Southpoint.

Must have childcare experience. cclikes@yahoo.com/ 919-237-2333

AFTER-SCHOOL CARE Duke faculty seeking school pick up and care for 2nd, sth, and 7th graders.

School and home both 5 min from campus. 2:45-6:00 pm; 2-4 days/ wk, negotiable. Energetic, sports enthusiast a plus. Own transportation, excellent driving record and strong references required. Inquires

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SITTER NEEDED for a very nice, easy to do with 7 y.o. girl. Hope Valley Area. Must have own transportation. No smoking, no drinking. 3 references required, plus a desire to work with kids. $lO/hour, several

easy-going 4 mos daughter. Flexible times: weekday afternoons, evenings and some weekend hours. Non-smoker. Long-term preferred. 919-270-2010

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PART TIME CHILD CARE needed for 2 children, ages 4 and 7 in our Chapel Hill home. Requires picking up daughter from Epworth preschool in Durham, Wed/Thurs/ Fri 1:00 5:30 pm. Childcare experience and references required.

Email pckr@earthlink.net or call 919-942-2629

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919-361-4335 PARENTS MORNING OUT in Durham has spaces available for 13 yrs. Near Duke, 9:ooam-12noon.

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Pay $lO/ hr. Fr, So, Jr, or Grad student pref. Email resume & COV LTR to: kathy.beckett@ duke.edu. 919-681-7578

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DPD placed Durham in this unfortunate position not only with the department’s

questionable investigation techniques—including an allegedly flawed photo identifi-

cation process and accusations of the use ofintimidation tactics—but also in its failure to conduct a thorough internal investigation last spring, an opportunity the department could have seized to redeem itself in the eyes ofboth Duke and Durham community members, but which instead revealed .DPD’s own reluctance to institute change.

Clearly, mistakes have been made by DPD specifically—and the Durham city govem-

generally—and we need to ensure that these mistakes aren’t ingrained in the DPD investigative processes when it dealswith future investigations ofDuke students and Durham residents alike.

Although financial liability concerns may prevent City Council from continuing its external investigation of the lacrosse case, too much is at stake and too many questions remain unanswered for City Council to relent in its pursuit of the truth.

At the very least, the DPD’s investigation procedures need to be examined independendy. To lay this issue to rest without further examination of DPD is to willingly obliterate our already uneasy faith in our city’s police department. ment more

Dear professors

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job title. It is not expert, not congressional testifier, not future Nobel winner. It is professor, maybe associate or assistant, but still professor.

So then profess!

Enlighten your stum dents with the marmk velous task you have the undertaken, ideas that inspired you, that you have dedicated your life note your

researcher,

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Jordan everson

I know, I know, one morning you spent years researching for that Ph.D., and before arriving here your main concern has probably been research.

There is little for you to gain from professing; Research, not teaching, determines your career advancement. Only disastrously bad student evaluations will hinder your upward mobility, an easily avoidable fate so long you reserve low grades only for the truly indolent and hand out evaluations during the last day ofclasses.

Still, as professors you have an obligation to teach us, your students.

In the past, the university has been a sacred place of learning; it has served to introduce students to the great thoughts ofmankind. The timeless style in which our university was constructed speaks to the lofty goals of the place: rooted in tradition, hoping towards tomorrow.

Today I believe that holiness is gone. A university degree simply states that the graduate can study and pass tests. It implies little or nothing about lasting knowledge. We, the students, have certainly failed to uphold the ideals of education, but you professors must lead us and the university back to its original intent.

The sanctity of the university resembles that of the family. Professors, we come to you as a child comes to his parents, with little to return for the much that is given and relying on a natural sense of duty to drive your charitable actions. As parents give attention, support and understanding and too often receive little in return, except the sight of their children growing into adulthood, so I beg that you earnestly give your knowledge and support to usher your students into their own manifestation of the educated mind.

I would think that you would be compelled to commit yourselves towards teaching. Some ofus are the children of success, even more of us are bound for it ourselves. Are you comfortable knowing that #

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you had the chance to guide future leaders, and gave it a tenth ofyour strength?

How can you be so devoted to the study of a discipline and be satisfied with giving your students only fleetingknowledge ofyour life’s work?

Professors, I implore you: Engage your students.

Change the world not only through erudite publications but through the spread of wisdom to the men and women you have the luck to influence.

Do not return papers with a short comment and a letter grade, leaving your TAs to fill in the gaps. Write a paragraph about our work, about our thoughts against yours. If our only feedback on a paper is the letter grade, how can the goal of our learning be anything other than achieving a high letter grade? Before muscle can grow it must be torn. Provide resistance, be engaging, be demanding, and do not accept complacency.

I have only had one professor who understood that our education, in whatever field it might be, carried a desire to learn how to live as well as how to learn. Please understand that many of us will not pursue in later life what we study in college; we are undergraduates, not graduate students, not young academics. Give us something to carry with us.

An example teaching that has failed to live up to its promise: In my first and only college course in Shakespeare, I was asked to write a paper on a unique topic. The professor banned several overly used topics like hubris, hamartia and tragic characters.

Clearly, thinking of something new to say about Shakespeare is a daunting task, but more importantly it is a misguided one for a 19-yearold kid. Upon first encounter, I wanted to examine the grand, timeless themes of the works, not the unnoticed details, and later in life, familiarity with these passed-over great themes may have benefited me, but understanding the role of eating disorders in Shakespeare’s world will not. I understand that you know the themes already—that you take them for granted at this point—but can you not thrill in young people discovering them anew?

I fear that I am not receiving the education that should be receiving in the basic world of knowlI edge. For that is, I think, the purpose of our undergraduate years—to get our real education, not to train for our profession. I hope thatyou will understand my pleas, that you will rededicate yourselves to professing and to resuming the sacred conversation between teacher and student.

Jordan Everson is a Trinity senior. His column runs every Wednesday.

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France

may be headed in a new direction, as its new

president, Nicolas Sarkozy, speaks seriously of do-

mestic reform and puts a new foot forward interna-

tionally. Traditional American perceptions of one of our

oldest allies have remain fixed for decades: largely despised by conservatives and viewed with mixed regard by others, while almost universally regarded as little more than wine-swilling, chainsmoking gourmands.

But Sarkozy threatens to alter both his nation’s status quo and our perceptions of him and his country. Indeed, few foreign leaders have elicited as much commentary in gill stevens recent weeks as France’s new president, who was ta drolte, c'est mot elected earlier this year after defeating largely unreformed socialist Segolene Royal. This media spotlight is entirely understandable, if only because compared to his predecessors, Sarkozy is an entirely atypical French politician.

Perhaps unsurprisingly in the midst of this, some commentators have drawn Napoleonic comparisons. These are fitting and illuminating—both are short, energetic and not entirely French; Napoleon was a Corsican, Sarkozy the son of Hungarian immigrants. In away, too, both came from outside the system; though Sarkozy has gone to all the right schools, he seems to lack the biases and mindsets characteristic of much of the French bureaucratic elite.

Although he’s unlikely to invade Russia any time soon, he has at times appeared quite revolutionary in the sense that he is willing to challenge the French status quo at home and abroad. Although there hasn’t yet been any serious opposition (perhaps because the entirety of the French nation spends all of August on vacation), he has continued to speak seriously about reform, about an end to the 35-hour work week and putting the bloated public sector on a crash diet, among other things.

In French politics, such an open and direct call to shake things up and butcher so many sacred cows is highly unusual, but, given the sclerotic state of the French economy, entirely necessary. With unemployment holding steady at 8 percent (in comparison, in the United States, unemployment stands at 4.6 percent), economic growth not expected to meet targets this year and restive young urban populations regularly torching cars, it has

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become increasingly clear that inaction is no longer acceptable. Merely in his willingness to call for change, Sarkozy has made waves in a country where too often reform has meant increased statism.

But whether or not Sarkozy can actually implement any reforms is still uncertain. France has too many special interest groups holding too much power—especially unions and farmers—and they have not previously proven amenable to giving up any of their prerogatives. The willingness of French workers to swallow the bitter pill of reform is also unclear. Though Sarkozy was elected with a clear majority, Royal won among voters 18 to 59 years old, the demographic that would be most directly impacted by his proposed reforms; George Will recently cited this among his reasons why Sarkozy would be unable to enact reforms.

Sarkozy also seems to have inaugurated a new era in French foreign relations. Whereas his predecessor, Jacques Chirac, was staunchly opposed to military intervention in Iraq (he once called Saddam Hussein a personal friend) and was all too often an anti-American or an obstructionist, Sarkozy has already reached out to Bush.

His foreign minister recendy visited Iraq, the first time a French minister had done so since the war began, and called for a greater European commitment to the country. He has also had especially strong words—stronger than those of any other European leader—for Iran as it continues to develop nuclear weapons.

Although he’s maintained an outward commitment to the European Union, it’s entirely plausible that this will weaken in the future. On a purely personal level, some observers argue that he and Gordon Brown, Britain’s new prime minister, will find it hard to forge a working relationship. He has also already sparred with Germany, traditionally one ofFrance’s closest partners. Overall, his desire to inject a strong dose ofeconomic liberalism into a typically European economy and to reorient his foreign policy towards Washington is not likely to win him many friends in Brussels.

Thanks to all of this, Sarkozy has been called (often derisively) an American. No doubt soon he will be satirized as Bush’s French poodle. What will be interesting is whether he will change American stereotypes of his nation, whether liberals will turn their backs on him and conservatives will no longer view him as just another “cheese-eating surrender monkey,” in the words of “The Simpsons’” Groundskeeper Willie.

Gill Stevens is a Trinity senior. His column runs every other Wednesday.

After

interning all summer in the nation’s capital, it’s the time of year when I’d usually be returning to school, eager to reunited with friends and resume the life of a student.

But instead of packing up my car to head back to the Gothic Wonderland for the third year in a row, I’m renewing my passport and getting ready to join hundreds of my classmates who opt to take a junior-year hiatus to dozens of countries around the world. Although I’ve spent the better part of my time at Duke as a reporter for The Chronicle, I’ll be in the air somewhere between victoria ward North Carolina and Florence parli italiano? as this edition of the paper is being put to bed.

And just as hundreds of freshmen were submerged in a new culture with dubious prospects as they took over East Campus last week, I have no idea what to expect of the place I’ll be living for the next three-and-a-half months—itself an Renaissance Wonderland. Of all the possible exotic locations, I chose a Tuscan city steeped in 15th-century splendor and apparendy the No. 1 study abroad destination in the world because of its subtle beauty and antiquated charm.

In my few short visits there, I have always found that Florence is reminiscent of Duke in a number of respects —overwhelmingly gorgeous, navigable but sprawling and tangible but intriguing. Instead of passing the Chapel on my way to class this semester, however, I’ll view the Duomo soaring above the city’s distinctive red roofs and cobblestone streets. And rather than going to an art history class in Carr, I will actually stand before Michelangelo’s “David” and Botticelli’s “Birth ofVenus.”

It may be trite, but I look forward to having the city as my classroom.

When I tire of tortellini and am bored by Chianti, I can hop on a train to Madrid or Paris to visit my friends studying in other countries—sort of like venturing down to Edens when you live on Main West.

There’s no doubt I’ll miss being on campus, but it’s also hard to escape the Duke bubble, especially in Italy. I look forward to Oktoberfest in Munich even though I have little doubt that a part of me will wish that I were actually at Duke’s own Oktoberfest held on an Indian summer-autumn afternoon in Durham. While a semester of gallivanting around Europe sounds fabulous, I’m still coming to terms with missing Tailgate on football Saturdays and the beginnings of basketball season.

Beyond donning costumes on Saturday mornings in the Blue Zone, there will be other things I miss about being on campus as well. I’ll face a reality check when angry Italian vendors repeatedly reject my Duke Card as a legitimate form of payment and when I can’t swing by Alpine Bagels before class. And what will Thursday nights be without Shooters?

Frankly, it’s bizarre that I’m missing out on one-eighth of my time as a student at Duke. By the time I return to Durham in January, the Class of 2011 will have taken over campus and just as in Florence, in some ways I will be a foreigner once again—at least until I can reclaim my territory.

Three-and-a-half months from now, seniors will be on the trajectory toward life beyond the Duke Bubble—toward nine-to-five jobs and the vaunted “real world.” I will no longer have the luxury of living on West Campus or saying that I have more than two years of college left. In fact, I will have the promise of only one more fall as an undergraduate.

As I prepare for this adventure, some Dave Matthews lyrics come to mind—“Turns out not where you are but who you’re with that really matters.”

Considering that I will be away from most of my Duke friends—except for my fellow travelers—and Durham until January, I hope that where I am matters to some extent.

Ernest Hemingway was notorious for his ability to recognize and write with a remarkable sense of place. When I am in my native North Carolina, my sense of place is rooted in endless pitchers of sweet tea and smooth, Southern drawls.

But when I’m in Florence, I’m not quite sure what my sense of place will be. As someone who wrote for The Chronicle these past two years, that’s pretty intimidating.

I suppose wherever you go, there you are.

So, ciao Duke. Andiamo a Firenze!

Victoria Ward is a Trinity junior studying abroad in Florence.

Her column runs every other Wednesday.

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