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SBI will look for lax case misconduct BY SHREYA RAO THE CHRONICLE

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Hardin, whose term as Durham interim district attorney ended Thursday, has requested that the State Bureau of Investigation look into possible sources of misconduct during the lacrosse case, The (Raleigh) News and Observer reported

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Thursday. The request less comes than one week after city officials halted an external investigation of the Durham Police

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part in the case. No decision regarding the proposal had been made as of Thursday. Hardin and representatives of SBI could not be reached for comment Thursday. Mayor Bill Bell said he did not know enough about the request to comment. The Durham City Council formed a committee to review DPD in May but suspended it last week after receiving warnings from the city’s insurance provider, The Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania. The compa-

players would use evidence turned up in the committee’s search to file civil suits against Durham, council member Eugene Brown

told The Chronicle last week. “We’re reviewing the request at this point,” Noelle Talley, a spokesperson for the state Attorney General’s Office, told the N&O Sept. 6. Duke Law Professor James Coleman told the N&O that investigators may focus attention on inconsistent police reports and undocumented interviews with the accuser that came under public scrutiny in the fall and winter of 2006. He added, however, that a federal grand jury may be able to conduct the investigation with more ease. The jury would have the power to require testimonies and subpoena documents, the N&O reported. “You really need documentary evidence, or a tape recording, or a helpful and credible witness, like a police officer,” he said. Former Durham district attorney Mike Nifong was held in contempt of court in an Aug. 31 hearing for his role in the case. He will serve his penalty of one day in jail today at the Durham County Jail.

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Wenjia Zhang THE CHRONICLE

David Saacks, the chief assistant district attorney, was chosen as the next Durham district attorney, Gov. Mike Easley announced Thursday. “Judge [Jim] Hardin [former interim district attorney] and his colleagues have good confidence in Saacks’s abilities to handle the task at hand,” Easley said in a statement.

Saacks will serve as district attorney until the November 2008 elections. As a Wake County resident, Saacks cannot participate in the elections, but his residence did not affect his eligibility for the ap-

The Blue Devils travel to Charlottesville, Va. to

take on the Cavaliers—the first of a four-game stretch away from home. Duke last played at Virginia in 2005, losing 38-7.

pointed position. “I don’t know him, but I assume thegovernor made theright choice, that he is very capable and can do the job,” Mayor Bill Bell said. Hardin will now return to his previous position of special Superior Court judge. He served as interim district attorney after former Durham district attorney Mike Nifong resigned July 2.

Vegetarians find campus niche Bell, Stith set to by

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Anne Llewellyn THE CHRONICLE

When junior Dina Graves first came to Duke in 2005, she found very little in the Marketplace suitable for a vegan diet. “I was starving, and what I was eating was just terrible,” she said. Three years later, Graves is a fuller and happier student. She cites a helpful Duke Dining Services, the new Marketplace caterer Chartwells and student organizations for vegetarians and vegans for making Duke a more welcoming place for vegans. Reasons for vegetarianism and veganism among students vary widely including religious and cultural traditions as well as health, ethical and environmental concerns. Director of Dining Services Jim Wulforst said he considers it an obligation to provide healthy options to all students and that he tries to work with students with special dietary needs. Freshmen can have the mandatory freshman

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As part of its daily menu, the Refectory serves vegetarian friendly options.

As the 2007 Durham mayoral election approaches, Durham residents will have to decide whether to reelect incumbent Mayor Bill Bell or vote for a change and elect City Council member Thomas Stith. The elections will be held Nov. 6, 2007, Anita Yarborough, an unit services coordinator for Duke University Medical Center and a Durham resident, said she thinks residents like Bell. “He’s always been consistent and just never ever wavering,” Yarborough said. “Just all about let’s help old Bull Durham.” She added, however, that she does not think Bell’s long tenure will guarantee him the position. “Sometimes people are looking for new blood,” Yarborough said. SEE ELECTION ON PAGE

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