September 18, 2007

dogfi ghting The illegal a ctivity remains a concern for N.C. officials, PAGE 3

m. football

]_

Against Navy, Duke plans to build off its first victory, PAGE 10

&

/>C|

l

volleyball

I

'

I

/

Tl ESl»\\. SEPTEMBER 18. 2007

Duke hosts Wake Forest today at 7 p.m. in Cameron, PAGE 9

The Tower of Campus Thought and Action

I

I

THE INDEPENDENT DAILY AT DUKE UNIVERSITY

0

ONK Ml

WSJ drops Fuqua to 13 in ranking by

=>

r |

ine Chronicle t

rTI •

Ji

ninth

VM)

Vl\|{.

ISSI El

B

Chemerinsky accepts once-rescinded offer

THE CHRONICLE

SEE FUQUA ON PAGE 3

I

Law prof back in at UC-Irvine

Xander Schachtel

Duke beat the University of Southern California by five.

No, not on the field, but in the Wall Street Joumal/Harris Interactive annual rankings of master ofbusiness administration programs released Monday.

The Fuqua School ofBusiness ranked 13th, one position lower than last year.

“It is common for the rankings to change from year to year, even substantially on occasion,” Elizabeth Hogan, Fuqua’s assistant dean of marketing and communications, wrote in an e-mail.

“We believe the public perceives Fuqua as one of the top business schools in the world. Performing well in the rankings enhances that perception, but no one methodology can truly communicate the unique experience of the Duke M.8.A.” The survey was administered to 4,430 corporate recruiters, who were asked to rank M.BA programs based on 21 categories, such as quality of faculty and difficulty of curriculum, according to a Sept. 17 Wall Street Journal article. The recruiters were also asked to evaluate the program’s graduates on work experience, strategic thinking and leadership abilities.

Some speculated that Fuqua’s decline in the ranks was a result oflastyear’s cheating scandal, in which 34 first-year students were charged with cheating by collaborating on a take-home exam in April.

“The scandal had no effect on the

Tjj

by

Chelsea Allison THE CHRONICLE

Following controversy over whether political discrimination had motivated University of California-Irvine Chancellor Michael Drake to drop Professor of Law Erwin Chemerinsky as the founding dean of the new Donald Bren School of Law, Chemerinsky was rehired Monday.

“Our new law school be will founded on the bedrock principle of academic freedom,” and Chemerinsky Drake said in a joint

SARA GUERRERO/THE CHRONICLE

The entry gate atlheBelmont isa concernfor some residents, whosayit israrely dosedandallows in potential threats.

Residents say Belmont concerns not assuaged by

Marisa Siegel THE CHRONICLE

More than one year after a Duke student was assaulted in her apartment at The Belmont Apartments, students said little has changed to increase security, as the complex’s protective gates remain open and the offices of Belmont management representatives remain closed.

Last September, an unidentified man entered the unlocked apartment of a female student’s apartment. The man came into the girl’s bathroom where she was completely undressed and attempted to strangle and drag

her out ofher bathroom with a large cord.

“I just think they thought it was a onetime fluke,” said senior Kimberly Jerdan, a resident of The Belmont.

At thetime of the assault, Community Manager Margaret Carroll said in a letter to residents that management was working to repair front and back entrance gates, to hire more security guards and plan special safety meetings with local law enforcement But some residents said not enough has been done.

“The entire [assault] issue was mishandled SEE BELMONT ON PAGE 7

statement,

Chemerinsky

Chemerinsky was appointed dean of

the law school—California’s first new public law school in more than 40 years—Aug. 16, and a contract was signed Sept. 4. The appointment was still pending approval by the UC Board of Regents when Drake flew to Durham Sept. 11 to tell Chemerinsky the offer had been revoked.

“He told me that I had proved to be ‘too politically controversial,’” Chemerinsky wrote in an op-ed published in the SEE

[SKY

ON PAGE 8

Chauncey to appear on Montel by

Jessica Lighter THE CHRONICLE

In a span of weeks, Lee Chauncey—the father of a female Duke student—went from a concerned parent on local news stations to a special guest on “The Montel Williams Show.”

In late August, a transgender studentliving in a male wing of Craven Quadrangle House B and awaiting sexual reassignment surgery was granted access to a female bathroom. Chauncey said he was appalled and contacted Duke administrators as well as the national media over the issue. The student then temporarily relocated to a more private accommodation.

“I was probably brought on the show to bring another dimension to it, so that people could see society’s perspective,” Chauncey said. “Everyone else on the show was affected by transgender [issues] on a personal level.”

The episode in which he will be featured, “Transgendered-Trapped in the Wrong Body,” will focus on the issues transgender individuals face in contemporary society.

In the filming of the show, Chauncey, a Fayetteville SEE MONTEL ON PAGE 4

SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

TV talk show host Montel Williams will feature the father of a Duke student on a program about transgender individuals.

2 | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18,2007

THE CHRONICLE

Dems poised to delay funding

Iraq orders security firm out after deaths by

Robert H. Reid

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BAGHDAD The Iraqi government announced Monday it was ordering Blackwater USA, the security firm that protects U.S. diplomats, to leave the country after what it said was the fatal shooting of eight Iraqi civilians following a car bomb attack against a State Department convoy.

The order by the Interior Ministry, if carried out, would deal a severe blow to U.S. government operations in Iraq by stripping diplomats, engineers, reconstrucdon officials and others of their security protection.

The presence of so many visible, ag-

gressive Western security contractors has angered many Iraqis, who consider them a mercenary force that runs roughshod over people in their own country.

Sunday’s shooting was the latest in a series of incidents in which Blackwater and other foreign contractors have been accused of shooting to death Iraqi citizens.

None has faced charges or prosecution.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice telephoned Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki late Monday and the two agreed to conduct a “fair and transparent investigation” and hold any wrongdoers accountable, said Yassin Majid, an adviser to the prime minister. Rice was expected to visit

the Mideast today.

Deputy State Department spokesperson Tom Casey said Rice “told the prime minister that we were investigating this incident and wanted to gain a full understanding of what happened.”

“She reiterated that the United States does everything it can to avoid such loss of life, in contrast to the enemies of the Iraqi people who deliberately target civilians,” Casey said.

Majid made no mention of the order to expel Blackwater, and it was unlikely the United States would agree to abandon a security company that plays such a critical role in American operations in Iraq.

Bush picks replacement for Gonzales by

Lara

Jakes Jordan

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON Former federal judge Michael Mukasey, a tough-on-terrorism jurist with an independent streak, was tapped by President George W. Bush Monday to take over as attorney general and lead a Justice Department accused of being too close to White House politics.

Mukasey, the former chief U.S. district judge in the Manhattan courthouse just blocks from ground zero, will likely face a reladvely smooth confirmation by a Democratic-led Senate that has demanded new

Justice Department leadership for months.

He replaces Alberto Gonzales, a Texan who announced his departure three weeks ago amid investigations that began with the firing of U.S. attorneys and mushroomed into doubts about his credibility.

Appointed to the bench in 1987 by President Reagan, Mukasey also worked for four years as a trial prosecutor in the U.S. attorney’s office in New York’s southern district—one of the Justice Department’s busiest and highest-profile offices in the country.

“The department faces challenges vastly different from those it faced when febi

I was an assistant U.S. attorney 35 years ago,” Mukasey, 66, said as he stood next to Bush on the White House lawn. “But the principles that guide the department remain the same: to pursue justice by enforcing the law with unswerving fidelity to the Constitution.”

Mukasey said that, if confirmed, he hopes to give Justice employees “the support and the leadership they deserve.”

Bush had a close personal relationship going back to Texas with Gonzales, whose resignation was effective Monday. He does not have such ties with Mukasey.

Democrats plan to delay money for the Iraq war by several weeks, giving them time to calculate their next move and escalating an already heated standoff between Congress and President GeorgeW. Bush, who says at least 130,000troops are needed in Iraq through next summer.

Soft-soled dogs lead to hurt toes At rail stations and shopping malls around the world, reports are popping up of people, particularly young children, getting their toes caught in escalators. The one common theme seems to be the clunky soft-soled clogs known by the name of the most popular brand, Crocs.

Flamingo gets stuck at airport The director emeritus of the Columbus Zooand an 11-month-old flamingo became trapped while trying to squeeze through an Ohio State University airport security turnstile.Firefighters finally were able to get the flamingo out.

Senator sues God in protest Neb. State Sen. Ernie Chambers sued God last week for making terroristic threats, inspiring fear and causing death and destruction. Angered byanother lawsuit he said he considers frivolous, Chambers said he's trying to make the point that anybody can file a lawsuit against anybody.

News briefs compiled from wire reports "We declared war on terror. It's not even a noun, so,good ludcAfter we defeat it. I'm sure we'lltake on that bastard ennui."— JonStewart

Study Abroad Fa TODA 12:00 pm 3:00 pm Schaefer Mall Bryan Center -

THE CHRONICLE

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18,2007 I 3

N.C. sees share of dogfights by

Rahul Kale

THE CHRONICLE

Although a recent high-profile case involving Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick put dogfighting in the national spotlight, it has been a serious concern in North Carolina for years, said Lt. Melinda Duarte, a field supervisor at the Animal Protection Society ofDurham.

Duarte said the fights have been a steady concern in the state, though reports of incidents have increased in the past few months. Previously, she said, APS received about one call every month, but recendy, she estimatedthe reports were closer to two to three calls monthly. “[Durham has] only had one dogfight prosecuted in the past five to six years,” said Lt. Terence Sutton, also a field supervisor at the APS. “We get more calls about fights, but usually when we arrive on scene no one is there, so we can’t tell if it is a hoax.”

In the time it takes agencies to arrive on scene, dogfighters are able to flee, leaving little to no evidence behind, Sutton said. He added that to convict dogfighters, police need hard evidence along with witness accounts.

Both Sutton and Duarte said the greatest obstacle law enforcement officers face is that potential witnesses are afraid to report incidents. Duarte added that officers cannot prosecute cases without witnesses, who rarely agree to testify.

In the past 10 years, dogfighting has become illegal in all 50 states and a felony in 48—a move Sutton said was key.

“The most successful thing states have done is make [dogfighting] a felony charge,” he said, adding that police generally look for felonies over misdemeanors.

Law professor William Reppy, however, noted that it is extremely difficult to convict someone of the felony dogfighting charge.

SPECIALTO THE CHRONICLE

NFL quarterback Michael Vick pleaded guilty to dogfighting charges in August.

“You will need an insider will-

ing to testify,” he said, adding that even after convicted, one’s sentence depends largely on prior felonies or joint charges.

Elizabeth Sescilla, president

sociated with gang activities,” the site reads. “The fights may be conand founder of North Carolina ducted with money, drugs or bragAnimal Resource and Education gingrights as the primary payoff.”

Sescilla said dogfighting has a Services, said that though witnesses usually will not testify in court, complex and dangerous undersome are willing to give anonyworld. There are organizations mous written testimonies. that keep statistics on fights, and she estimated that dogs with good Reppy also said that depending on the case at hand, prosecu- records might sell for $250,000. tors may choose not to push for Lt. Duarte said she believes that a felony charge, and convicted to combat dogfighting a task force dogfighters do not always serve could help, but cautioned that the jail time on the first event. problem is “not going anywhere.”

Sescilla said she believes one Sescilla, on the other hand, must understand the horrendous said she believes “education is a concept of dogfighting before bebig key” and that we need to preing able to grasp the severity of vent people from “losing their the problem. She noted that at sense of compassion.” Additionmany dogfights, there are drugs, ally, she said she feels that educatgambling and money laundering ing law enforcement on what to look for could drastically help. in addition to the actual fight.

Street fights, which Duarte said “They don’t have to catch [the are the most common type of dogdogfighters] in the act,” Sescilla fights in Durham, are unplanned said. “Police can get a search warfights without prior notice and rant and look for dog parapherplanning. According to the infor- nalia, like steroids, treadmills, mation posted on the Web site dogs chained and bait dogs.” of the American Society for the Sescilla said in addition to educaPrevention of Cruelty to Animals, tion, penalties need to be larger to dogs in street fights are often end dogfighting.

me Duke Women’s Lacrosse Student Manager Positions Available Josh Hexter at the Office. All male and female

Please inquire with resume

to

Women’s Lacrosse Duke undergrads are encouraged to apply.

PHONE: 919-668-5758 EMAIL: jhextev@duaa.duke.edu

H

treated much worse than dogs in organized fights and are often left to die after a fight.

“Street fights are frequendy as-

The results of this year's rankings in the annual Wall Street Journal/Harris Interactive survey of corporate recruiters were released Monday. Here are the top scorers:

1. Dartmouth College (Tuck) Last year's ranking: 2 2. University of California-Berkeley (Haas) 5 3. Columbia University 4 4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan) 10 5. Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) 3 6. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler) 8 7. University of Michigan (Ross) 1 8. Yale University 9 9. University of Chicago 11 10. University of Virginia (Darden) 13 11. University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) 7 12. Northwestern University (Kellogg) 6

13. Duke University (Fuqua) 12 14. Harvard University 14 15. University of California-los Angeles (Anderson) 19

FUQUA from page 1 rank; stuff like that happens all over the place,” said John Burness, senior vice president for public affairs and government relations. “Duke handled the situation with integrity, it should not have affected the survey.”

Burness noted that rankings imply a level of precision that is hard to justify.

“We can say, these are 15 great schools, but can we really say which is No. 1 and which is No. 7?,” he said. “The brighteststudents make their decision of which school to attend by taking other variables into consideration.”

Some Fuqua students, however, said they believe rankings have a more pronounced impact on the program’s image.

“I think that rankings are important,” said Derrick Han, a second-year Fuqua student. “They’re

CORNERSTONE RESEARCH Cornerstone Research is a consulting firm specializing in the analysis of complex financial, economic, accounting, and marketing issues. Our goal is to be the recognized leader in providing high-quality analysis of challenging business problems.

the first thing new applicants look They are especially significant for international students, like myself, who don’t have as much information to go on.”

Han added that he is more concerned about the impact of the rankings on the perspective of his potential employers.

“Corporate hirers take these things seriously,” he said. “They always have a cut line. Duke has been there in the past, and I believe we will go up in the future, but right now we are the lowest we have been in the past 15 years.”

Others, however, said they felt rankings are less important.

“I think they matter a little bit, because corporate hirers know that good students go to good schools, but [the decline] doesn’t concern me,” said Ashu Swami, a second-year Fuqua student. “We have a new exterior wing being built, we have a great faculty and I’m very happy here.” at.

a

A|HKp

THE CHRONICLE

4 I TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18,2007

Montel Williams recently taped an episode about transgender lifefor his popular daytime talk show.

MONTEL from page 1 resident, discussed what had occurred at Duke and how he feels the University could have better handled the situation.

“Duke has a couple of things to consider,” he said. “This is North Carolina, and it’s not one of the most progressive states in the country. [Duke] has to formulate a policy that takes into account the rights and needs of every student—those that are transgender and those thataren’t —and has to work within the law to meet the needs of all its students.”

Chauncey has repeatedly said he has no problems with transgender individuals and is only responding to what he believes was a poor choice made by the University.

“This is not me taking a stand against transgender people,” he said. “This is me reacting to Duke making a bad decision about this one situation and it has evolved into a re-

NOISE from page 1

alization that a policy needs to be formulated

by Duke so that it doesn’t happen again.”

Some students, however, said they feel that Chauncey should not have gone on the show, since his appearance could hurt both the transgender student as well as the University.

“If he has an opinion that’s fine, but he doesn’t need to take it to Montel Williams,” said sophomore Alex Hauspurg. “The last thing the school needs is bad publicity.”

Other students said people will dismiss the show as sensationalist or ignore it altogether. Chauncey, however, said the show is educational and hopes it will be “something a lot of people will watch.”

Sophomore Melissa Lisenbee, who lives in Craven House B, said the issue was overblown and that much of the attention could have been avoided.

“They called us all together and told us that this was a temporary thing,” she said. “There were oudets to express yourself [and] no need to go to the national media. Our bathroom door was going to be unlocked anyway.”

Since the incident, Chauncey has received messages of both condemnation and support. Although staff on “Montel” told him that they had found threatening material on the Internet, he said he has found none himself.

Chauncey said he was deeply upset, though, when he found much of his daughter’s personal information, including her picture and phone and room numbers, posted online.

“Some of them got pretty underhanded with the way they handled things,” he said.

“My daughter remained silent on the issue. It was not her that called, it was me. It wasn’t her that went on ‘Montel,’ it was me.

For that reason, nothing should have been published on her.”

Chauncey said he has not spoken with the transgender student but said he would gladly do so and has already made himself available for contact.

and I’m one of those people.”

Technology such as noise-canceling headphones works for “predictable, lowffequency sounds such as airplane noise,” according to “Coping with Speech Noise in the Modem Workplace,” an article written by Wickers, CEO and founder of The Sound Guy, Inc., based in Saratoga, Calif.

But when it comes to ringing phones and thunderous conversations, noise cancellation offers limited relief, he wrote.

The idea behind the program is that if a worker cannot

prevent

earphones.

“ChatterBlocker isjust a way of creating your own mix of masking sounds; music, sound effects and background chatter,” Vickers said.

By adjusting each of these categories, users can more effectively avoid recognizable sound, according to the product’s Web site.

The site also states that userscan adjust the volume to solve for a range of noise problems. Quiet nature sounds work well for low speech, and with louder conversations, users can gradually add music and chatter voices as a solution.

“I wasn’t sure how [Chatterßlocker] would be received at first,” Vickers said.

“It’s something of a niche product, but it’s very satisfying to create the first product specifically for the cubicle.”

Although the program may help students who like to study without distrac-

line.

Others,

NCISOO r

Gateway

offers plenty of quiet study areas.

“I probably wouldn’t use it because the library is pretty quiet and so is my dorm room,” freshman Allison Lange said. “Maybe if I lived in a louder dorm it could be useful.”

The Science Building on East Campus currendy uses a white-noise system to reduce sounds in the upstairs cubicle setting.

Robin Smith, a Mellon lecturing fellow in the University Writing Program who works in the building said, however, that she is unsure of software like Vickers’ because of the failure of the system installed in her office to effectively reduce unwanted noise.

“We have a white-noise system in the building and it doesn’t really drown out any noise,” Smith said. “[Chatterßlocker] just sounds like fancy earplugs to me. So why not just get real earplugs?”

■ ■

•

T5082 Desktop

MT3705 Laptop

WT6451 Laptop

■■■l

Intel Pentium 4 3.OGHz •512M8 DDR2 •160GB HDD Dual layer DVD±RW

AMD Tunon 64X2

•

TL-501.6GHz •IGBDDR2 120GB HOD OVD±RW DL | »15.4' WXGA •

WXGA

•

•

CGA

ng

‘249"

iless

WindowsVista Sff Home Premium Refurbished! E4OO-W3609

Refurbished! EBO-NCISOO

Internal

*

IP

*

«

•

•

•

$97099

U 3226-1512 ■jpH||RCA 32" LCD HDTV

KmuM

•

DVI VGA Inputs Built-in Speakers

iceTech VIBE™ Headphones

Built-in Speakers

,

A

2x1024M8

•

•

$2499

ATX Motherboard Socket 939 PCI Express SLi Ready Gigabit LAN 6-channel Audio

SQQ99 UU

140-1012

M55-2138

2 Locations in the Raleigh/Durham Area!

$"799

/ Easily store or transfer 1600:1 Contrast Ratio documents, pictures, music and videoclips! $7.99 SI 53-3002 SmOltk 256M8 Cranr Micro $16.99 M2OO-1102 IkwmlSßtanMN $21.99 M2OO-1102 Memorei 268 TrmlOiivo $39.99 ‘After Mail-In Rebate 5452-3718 A2OB-1136 A-Oita 468 PDIO USB Drive ‘Prices valii in-store only through September 23,2007. Not resp< •

•

™

i&Ur

*After Mail-In Rebate

•

„»Vizio47 LCD HDTV jJ 1920x1080 *loBop Native In-Store Special!

■mMOOS"

2048M8

•

Starting AT

GAME*

667MHz PC5400

•

•

Built-in Speakers

..

E4OO-T5082

iM)QCV^TEB OCI Dual Channel EL x Platinum XTC MemoiXjgfev

•

USB Rash Drives

■—

$49.99 $59.99 $89.99 $109.99

I!

0261-9008

flsus ABN-SLISE Motherboard

duper Bass!

Jack 32 Ohms

ia 37" LCD HDTV

l

‘49”\^ from

TSD-80AS6 SY 80GB SATA HD TSD-160A55 SY 160 GB SATA HD w/NCQ 320G8 SATA-300 HD TSD-320AS THD-500A2 Barracuda 7200.10 500 GB HD

P450-8650 ‘Alter

8"

Home Premium

Refurbished! G153-MT3705

jtective cushioning

499^04-3200 •

SL

DDR3 SLi Reac •PCI Expr DL Dual •HDTV •

•

‘After Mail-In Rebate H94-1922

$^0099

Refurbished! G153-MT6451 TWU

FIND THE PERFECT TV Mnc 19 Widescreen Monitor IFI9IDPB FOR YOUR DORM ROOM! XFX GeForce 8600 GT XXX *1440x900 J Resolution ■Hv Video Sharp 15"LCD TV Response HT nimfl Sms ■ *640x480 700:1 Contrast Ratio •256M8 ■ *450:1 Contrast Ratio a Built-in Speakers

how-

ever, said Duke

ec omc

-M I.SGHz DDR2 HDD :RWDL Drive

DDR2 HDD

conversations,” said sophomore Andy Davis.

The program costs $19.95 on-

“Chatterßlocker is just away of creating your own mix of masking sounds: music, sound effects and background chatter.”

Earl Vickers, Engineering ’7B

noise or cancel it out, they can disguise it with less distracting sounds through

eße ileron D

tion, Vickers said it was not designed with student use in mind.

“In general, I feel that students shouldn’t have to use a product like this,” he said. “For the money your parents are paying for your education, you should have a right to a quiet, peaceful place to study, free from distractions.”

Some students said the appeal ofChatterBlocker depends on their individual study habits and the product’s affordability.

“I think that if the price is reasonable, it would be really good to use because, even in the library people talk and you get drawn into their

Raleigh

Durtiam-Northgate Mall 1058 W. Club Blvd

Off 1-85 at Exit

176

Mon Sat 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM Sun 12:00AM to 6:00 PM -

866-503-7590 for typographical errors. TigerOirect*, Inc. 2007. All trademarks are the

3131-101 Capital Boulevard Mon Sat 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM -

Sun 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM

919-790-6100

of their respective owners. Quantities maybe Hi lited. No rain checks.

THE CHRONICLE

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18,2007 I 5

THE CHRONICLE

I

6 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18,2007

DSG Freshmen Senate Elections &

Constitutional Amendment

VOTE TODAY dsg.duke.edu One day you’ll look back on your life and wonder, "Did I make a difference?”

TEACHFOR the certainty that you did.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, September 21

TEACHFORAMERICA All academic majors. Full salary and benefits.

WWW.tS3ChfOP3 ITI6riC3 -OPQ

THE CHRONICLE

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18,2007

17

BELMONT from page 1 from the moment word of the incident got out/’Jillian Chesnick, Trinity ’O7 and a resident of The Belmont at the time of the assault, wrote in an e-mail thisweek.

She said the complex’s gates were rarely closed, the gate codes were widely distributed to non-residents and the management was unresponsive to residents.

Senior Allison Rogers, a current resident of The Belmont, said there are still many problems at the complex.

“The management is really hard to get in touch with a lot of time,” said Rogers, who has lived at The Belmont since the summer after her sophomore year. “They are not very forthcoming on a lot of things.”

Jerdan said there is supposed to be a team of workers that respond to residents’ needs at all hours, but they rarely respond quickly. Other current residents said the failure of management to shut the security gates continues to be a problem.

“I think the gates are like an illusion just to make you feel safe,” Jerdan said.

Jerdan and Rogers said they were both given cards to activate the gates in what the management said would be an attempt to keep the gates shut at all times. Both added, however, that this has not been the case and the cards have no real use.

“The gate has probably been closed a total of 10 days out of that entire time [that I have lived there],” Rogers said.

Jerdan said she has heard about occurrences of local Durham residents who do not reside at The Belmont wandering into the complex and knocking on doors to beg for money.

“We lock our doors,” Rogers said. ‘We don’t really leave them unlocked at night ever, we like double-deadboltthem.”

Senior Mallory Pickard said the continuous unresponsiveness of Belmont management led her to contact Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta. She said she also contacted the local ABC news station in the hopes that the voice of the media could bring about change. Her story is currently being covered by the ABC 11 Eyewitness News Troubleshooter and will air in the near future, she said.

The Belmont management did not respond to requests for comments on the current status of security at the apartments.

SARA GUERRERO/THE CHRONICLE

Although the gates at The Belmont are equipped with card-access capability, residents say the entrance way is usually open to passers-by.

All students and other members of the Duke and Durham Communities are cordially invited to the

With an Address by

Clarence G. Newsome ’72; M.Div. ’75;Ph.D.‘B2

CALL hr ABSTRACTS 9 th

Annual

Women's Health Research Day April 1-2, 2008 Abstracts accepted from all areas of women's health research Submission deadline: December 3, 2007

www.cwhr.unc.edu for guidelines and details CENTER fOR

WOMENS HEALTH

RESEARCH al UNC

Peace Corps

Life is calling How far will you go?

800.424.8580 WWW

mni Award C ’64 and i ‘64

THE CHRONICLE

8 | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18,2007

CHEMERINSKY from page 1 Los Angeles Times Sept. 14. “What was it about my views that was too controversial? Only one example was mentioned: an Op-Ed article I wrote on these pages criticizing a proposed regulation by then-Atty. Gen. Alberto R. Gonzales to shorten the time death row prisoners have to file their habeas corpus petitions.... He told me that he had not expected the extent of opposition that would develop.”

The revocation had been preceded by outcry among conservative California politicians, including Michael Antonovich, a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.

“The supervisor feels very strongly that [Chemerinsky] was absolutely the wrong choice to be dean of a law school,” Tony Bell, spokesperson for Antonovich, said in an interview with The Chronicle Sunday. “The dean will be administrating and choosing faculty and setting the tone for the course of the school. This is a public university that will be training lawyers... who will be practicing throughout the state and perhaps the nation. It should be led by someone who does not

conference. “I would never accept a position... if I felt I was have a strict leftist extreme ideology.”

Bell confirmed that UCI falls outside Antonovich’s juris- being muzzled.”

David Levi, dean of the School of Law at Duke, added diction within the Fifth District He added that Antonovich had not directly contacted the chancellor but had expressed that Chemerinsky’s provocative candor should not have been a surprise to Drake, concern about the appointment “Professor Chemerinsky has and a desire to prevent it—in an ebeen mail to colleagues. outspoken throughout his “[Chancellor Michael Drake said, however, that thedecareer on matters of legal policy i n i 1*tola 1A T me tnat 1 Had. UraßeJ cision to revoke the offer had been where he saw what he thought made ofhis own accord, and he had injustice,” Levi wrote in an enrOVed tO be ‘tOO Doliticallv was mail. “Presumably this passion for not yet consulted the Regents when he rescinded the appointment Controversial. justice was one of the reasons that the “■> in —

,

*

'

.

wJdIT during

-

E™in Chemerinsky, lawprof

a press conference Monday. “I was not advised by anyone that we shouldn’t make this offer.”

Drake and his wife visited Durham again Friday and met with Chemerinsky at his home over the weekend before they reached a decision Monday.

“Chancellor Drake reaffirmed the academic freedom would have as dean,” Chemerinsky said during the press I

BLOCK TEE SALE DUKE

,

mmm 11

DIKE

m

Available in royal, navy, oxford, black, white

&

charcoal.

Limited sizes in some colors. Available sizes S 2XL. Regularly priced at $14.95 -

Available for sale in the University Store, East Campus Store and Medical Center Store.

Available on the Plaza from 10am 3pm.

-

In case of inclement weather. Plaza Sale will be held in the University Store.

«■■■

Drake

wrote

in a letter to UCI

colleagues Sept. 13 that the decision had been purely managerial and said Chemerinsky’s hiring was considered with the best interest of the institution in mind.

“What I don’t think about is, ‘What is in the best interest of Michael Drake?”’ he said, adding that he seeks information from a variety of sources.

Although some have called for Drake’s resignation over the controversy, he said he has no intention to do so.

“IfI didn’t think it was in the best interest of the institution to be chancellor, I wouldn’t be,” Drake said.

David Goldberg, professor of comparative literature and criminology, law and society at UCI, penned a petition Sept. 12 calling for the chancellor to reverse his decision to fire Chemerinsky.

A total of 696 persons—including faculty and graduates of UCI—had signed the open letter as of Monday evening.

David Frakt, a UCI alumnus and associate professor at Western State University College of Law, endorsed the petition and said he had e-mailed Drake to urge him to reconsider his decision.

“I am ashamed that our chancellor would cave in to political pressure from the right, rather than standing up for what is right,” Frakt’s e-mail to Drake reads. “I consider your withdrawal of this offer to be cowardly, wrong and foolish, and I strongly urge you to reconsider.... Even if you somehow manage to hold on to your post, you will have done irreparable harm to the reputation of the university and permanently tarnished the law school. What respectable person will want the job of dean after this? How will you recruit world class faculty to a law school that rejects one of America’s top legal scholars because he has expressed views which some people find controversial?”

But Chemerinsky said it would not be appropriate for Drake to step down.

“Before I initially accepted the position... I had the sense that he was a great chancellor,” he said. “It would be a terrible tragedy if he didn’t continue to be.”

Drake said he had been open to working toward agreement with Chemerinsky and said after meeting with him he was assured that the partnership could work.

“I am not a person who believes that once you make a decision that it has to be a decision for all time,” he said.

Some, including Goldberg, expressed lingering reservations about Drake’s leadership, despite his willingness to change his decision. Drake met with faculty in an open forum Thursday to discuss the issue and try to address the concerns of staff members.

“Obviously one has to credit the man for having the courage to reverse himself,” Goldberg said. “There has been great pressure on both sides of this issue—l think he did the right thing. In a sense he admitted he made an error, but I’m not sure one can say it’s restored trust in him.

The faculty is still very concerned about the failure to consult the UC-Irvine constituencies.... They were blindsided by his decision and really upset as consequence.”

Other faculty said they hoped the media maelstrom would not affect the fledgling law school’s future.

“I am excited about our new school and confident that we will work to create a top tier institution,’’Joseph DiMento, a professor already hired at the Donald Bren School of Law and a member of the search committee for the dean, wrote in an e-mail.

Chemerinsky, a nationally renowned professor of constitutional law and civil procedure, has also been involved as an attorney in high-profile cases-such as representing Valerie Flame Wilson, the CIA agent whose identity was leaked to the press.

He came to Duke in 2004 after spending 21 years at the University ofSouthern CaliforniaLaw School. While at Duke he declined an offer for the top post at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School ofLaw. “It is good to see this wonderful opportunity for Professor Chemerinsky move forward,” Levi said in a statement.

“He is one of the outstanding law teachers and scholars in the nation, and he will be an energetic and creative dean of this new public law school. I very much look forward to working with him as a fellow dean.”

September 18,2007

40^

BLUMENHERST RACKS UP MORE HONORS

REPORT CARD 6RADHVG POKE'S PERFORMANCE PAGE 10

Junior Amanda Blumenherst was named Player of the Week by Golfweek after winning her eighth individual title this weekend.

VOLLEYBALL

Duke hosts Yellow Jackets in ACC home opener by

MadelinePerez THE CHRONICLE

After spending the last two weeks on the road, the Blue Devils can finally leave their suitcases at home. Duke returns to the friendly confines of Cameron Indoor Stadium to begin conference play against Wake S Forest at 7 p.m.

With the rigorous preVS, conference schedule, including matches against No. 4 Southern California and top-ranked NeTONIGHT, 7 p.m.

Cameron Indoor braska, now behind them, Stadium No. 14 Blue Devils can shift their attention fully toward ACC competition. Already leading the league in. assists and kills, Duke (5-3) looks to defend their 2006 conference championship.

“Conference play is incredibly important for us, and it all begins tomorrow night,” head coach Jolene Nagel said. “Looking ahead to the NCAAs, the only way we’re going to be successful in the tournament is through ACC play.”

Last season Duke coasted through its conference slate, going undefeatedat home with an 11-0 record while suffering only one loss on the road at GeorgiaTech. The Blue Devils have not lost in Cameron since 2004, when they were upset by the Yellow Jackets, Duke currently holds a seven-game winning streak over Wake Forest (-3-6), dating back to 2003. Lastyear, the Demon Deacons proved to be no match for the dominating Blue Devils, who swept both meetings, 3-0.

“Every game is going to be crucial for our

■

success and every team is going to come out after us,” senior Carrie DeMange said. “We all have the winning streak in the back of our minds, using it as a motivational tool.”

Hoping to build upon its stretch of victories, Duke needs a strong showing from the senior trio of DeMange, Ali Hausfeld andjenny Shull, who have proven themselves as consistentleaders. After receiving all-toumament honors for the third consecutive weekend, DeMange leads the ACC in kills and points per game with 5 and 5.55, respectively.

Hausfeld continues to close in on Duke’s all-time assists record, already having recorded nearly 400 to begin the season.

For the defense, Shull remains an unfailing force, averaging 5.57 digs per game, the third best total in the conference.

Following a 1-2 showing at the University of Houston’s Tournament, Wake Forest will look to rebound from a disappointing start. Duke, however, must contend with juniors Jessica Furlong and Natalie Mullikin, who led the Demon Deacons in all offensive categories. Mullikin is a blocking specialist who is fourth on Wake Forest’s all-time blocks list.

As the Blue Devils enter conference play, the game marks the beginning of the endfor the seniors’ ACC careers. Rather than reminisce on their past, the players continue to focus on the season that lays ahead ofthem.

“I try not to think about it and just take it one game at a time,” DeMange said. “Towards the end of the season, Til eventually look back. But right now I just want to give it my all and enjoy playing in Cameron before it’s the last time.”

Senior Carrie DeMange and theBlue Devils look to continue their success as the ACC season gets underway.

WOMEN'S SOCCER

Freshmen make their mark early Duke shows will to win by

Sabreena Merchant THE CHRONICLE

Five hundred twenty-two. In six games, only one Blue Devil has played that many minutes out of a possible 540. It’s not the goalie, it’s not an upperclassmen—it’s freshman defender Gretchen Miller.

Miller, who has started in every game thus far, and forwards Rebecca Allen and Kendall Bradley highlight a freshman class that has not only racked up playing time but has elevated their team’s level of play as well.

It would not be unreasonable to expect a new class to take some time to transition into collegiate soccer, but this batch of newcomers has hit the ground running.

Duke lost nine seniors last year, so these freshmen have been given an early chance to contribute in a very big way, and they have not

disappointed.

“When they come in the game, we haven’t kept the level [of play] the same,” head coach Rob-

bie Church said of his freshmen.

“They’ve actually come in the game, and they’ve raised the level.”

Even though the Blue Devils only consistently start one freshman, Miller, many others regu-

larly come in the game as early substitutes.

The freshman class seemed to come into its own in a 6-0 victory over Elon Sept. 13. In that contest, Allen knocked in her first collegiate goal, Bradley fed Miller for her first strike as a Blue Devil and fellow frosh Carey Goodman also tallied her first score.

Still, college soccer has presented some challenges for this talented class of recruits, both in games and in training. Bradley said that the freshmen are still adjusting to the higher level of play and commitment at the collegiate level.

“It’s so much faster,” she said.

“Everyone’s a lot bigger and a lot stronger. Every single touch you have to focus on. In high school, you can get away with some stuff—taking a few more touches.

Here, you’ve really just got to play quickly. But your teammates are a SEE SOCCER ON PAGE

12

“New Winning Streak.”

Those words popped up on the screen as the Big Ten Network showed Duke’s first win in two years. This was after the broadcast had featured the “Longest Losing Streak” graphic roughly 7,214 times throughout the game.

Winning streak.

Somehow the Blue Devils broke the nation’s most disheartening streak by never getting disheartened in a game that gave them every reason to. And they did it with the gripping, almost suffocating, desire to break O micnael a slide that seemed to get steeper and faster each week. m vv If the Duke players acted over the last year as if their string of losses didn’t hang over them with the weight ofa goal post, they betrayed their true feelings at the end of Saturday’s game. There was what could only be described as unbridled joy. Players rushed the field. Sophomore nose guard Kinney Rucker knelt on the turfwith his hands clasped, shouting to the heavens in thanks.

And they deserved to celebrate. In my time at Duke, Saturday’s game ranks only behind the 2005 UNC basketball home game in terms of standing-on-your-seat, 7

Freshman Gretchen Miller hasmade an immediate impact

for Duke, starting each of the team's six gamesthis season.

SEE MOORE ON PAGE

12

THE CHRONICLE

10 I TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18,2007

FOOTBALL

ktf/O THt QKAPt EXAM NO. 3: The Northwestern Wildcats

OFFENSE

Overall Grade:

Rushina:

DesP' te a determined effort to establish the running game against Northwestern, the Blue Devils were unable to amount much of anything on the ground. Five different players carried the ball four or more times, yet the team combined for just 63 yards on 32 attempts.

Passim:

com P* etin 9 83 percent of his passes for 246 yards and three touchdowns. With the help of his offensive Lewis turnec* ' n a career line, which allowed no sacb, heremained poised under pressure throughout. His ability to share the rock wasa sign of maturity, as he completed passes to seven different receivers.

X*S & O’s:

Coordinator Peter Vaas spoke after the game about a halftime adjustment that led to the different approach in the second half.

Before break, the Blue Devils passed on nearly half their plays, totaling 235 total yards and 20 points. In the second, Vaas called only eight passing plays limiting Duke to just 98 yards. If it ain't broke...

*

DEFENSE

Overall Grade:

D• u,

Northwestern sorely missed its star running back Tyrell Sutton, who was injured and could not play. Even without him, though, the Wildcats racked up 138 yards. Looking ahead to a potent and unique Navy rushing attack, the Blue Devils must improve at plugging the holes and wrapping up the ballcarrier.

Pass D:

Northwestern quarterback C.J. Bacher scorched the Blue Devil secondary for 368 yards and set up his team's best chance to win after faking several Duke players into biting on a pump fake despite his being at least 15 yards downfield. Nevertheless, the two goal-line stands in the game's final minutes were due in large part to the Blue Devils' successful execution in pass coverage.

X’s&O’s:

*

is hack against the wall and another disappointing loss just seven yards away from slipping through his fingers, head coach Ted Roof showed some serious resolve in securing his sixth career win. Even though the Wildcats lined up in spread formation in the game's final moments, he chose to blitz four consecutive times, hurrying Bacher each time and forcing four incomplete passes. Kudos, Coach, on a job well done.

Hit the books:

Highest marks: QBThaddeus Lewis

K

In his best game to date, Lewis played with the maturity of a seasoned veteran. For all the lofty expectations coming into the season and the two frustrating games to open it, the quarterback played the demanding position as well as anybody could. And he's got the stat line to prove it.

w �

U.S.AIR FORCE

r*o*t*c

TO COMMUNICATE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH OTHER COUNTRIES, WE MUST FIRST BE ABLE TO SPEAK THEIR LANGUAGE. If you speak a foreign language or are currently learning one, we have countless opportunities awaiting you in Air Force ROTC. •

•

E

Tuition assistance

Monthly living allowance

•

Officer commission

•

See the world

Our current language needs include Chinese, Persian, Hindi, Indonesian and countless others Call 1-866-AAF-ROTC or visit AFROTC.COM.

KJoeSurgan

Late in the fourth quarter, the Wildcats needed to score a touchdown to tie and convert the ensuing extra point to win. With another heartbreaking loss imminent, the Big Ten Network showed the nervous Surgan standing alone on the sideline, hoping his missed extra point earlier in the game would not come back to haunt him. Luckily for him, Duke won.

—by Matthew Res

THE CHRONICLE

CLASSIFIEDS

HELP WANTED

ANNOUNCEMENTS ATTENTION SENIORS!!

BARTENDERS ARE IN

DEMAND!!!

Infor-

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

mation meeting for Seniors interest-

-

ed in applying to Business School.

Wednesday, September 19, 129 Social Psychology, 5:30 pm. Please attend!

HEY LADIES SPICE UP YOUR

LIFE!

Invite the girls over for fun, educational party! Be inspired by lingerie, lotions, bedroom accessories & more. Get $lOO in hostess rewards. Confidential ordering and product delivery the SAME night!

FED. WORK-STUDY FOR 810 MAJOR Dept, of Medicine. $ll/hr.

10-12/wk. as a Research Assistant.

Conduct a range of technical research activities involving fungi of medical interest in the laboratory of Wiley Schell. Contact wiley.schell@ duke.edu

WomenlB+only. nicole.rowan@ slumberparties.com 919-641-5474

PRODUCT DESIGN AND MARKETING Looking for ways to boost your child's skills and interest in science? Think you might have a budding entrepreneur? Don’t miss this weekend workshop! For more information, please call 684-6259 or visit our website at www.leammore.

JUNIORS LONG ISLAND SPORTS BAR NOW HIRING

JR’S LI SPORTS BAR & RESTAURANT NOW HIRING WAIT-STAFF, BARTENDERS, & HOSTESSES. APPLY IN

duke.edu/ youth WAXING AND SKIN CARE SERVICES The Spa at Stage

PERSON. MINUTES FROM CAMPUS. OFF 15/50, SOUTH SQUARE. NEXT TO BOSTON

One. Ann Marie Mitchell, Esthetician. 919-286-0055 ext. 29. Derm-

MARKET. 919.489.5800

alogica/GloMineral products.

RESEARCH STUDIES WORK

STUDY

DUKE FOOTBALL NEEDS YOUR HELP! Duke’s Football program is looking for fun and energetic managers to help with practice in the mornings.

Come and be a part of our program.

Contact Chris at cschieder@duaa. duke.edu or 919-684-3982

STUDENT

Maintenance of Drosopophila strains. No previous experience necessary. Has to be careful and

responsible. Apply to asano@duke. edu

TUTOR NEEDED Tutor/Homework helper needed for a middle school student in our home near Duke. $l4 per hour. 1-2 hours MonThurs 919-201-2272

WORK

STUDY STUDENT WANTED The Budgets, Planning and Institutional Research Department of the Provost Office is looking for a P/T Work Study Office Asst. Must be dependable, flexible, have some computer knowledge.

Involves phone coverage, filing, deliveries on campus, copying and stocking of supplies. Great office environment. Pay $7.50/ hr. Fr or So pref. Email resume to: sarah. revels@duke.edu. 919-684-3501 BARISTA Gourmet shop in DUMC seeks FT & PT Baristas. $B/hr plus tips. Apply in person in North cafeteria at EspressOasis. 681-5884 Drive professor to class: twice a week from Chapel Hill to Allen Parking Lot. Pick up at Chapel Hill at 3:45 pm and return from Allen Parking Lot at 5:45 pm. $lO an hour.

Call 942-0141 or email dmick@ duke.edu.

WORK STUDY STUDENT To work in the Office of the Provost. Preferably a first year or second year undergraduate. To do general office work, make deliveries. Must be dependable and maintain high level of confidentiality. Hours are flexible. Contact Susan Jones at 919-684-2631 Wanted: student to clean nearby home on Fridays. $12.50/hour. rab-

bijf@judeareform.org.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18,2007 I 11

EARN MONEY

& GET EXPERIENCE Seeking work-study students to help at The Center for Child and Family Policy. Positions include

Web Site Assistant and general office help. Hours flexible. Reply to jmryan@duke.edu. 919-613-9248

WORK

STUDY

STUDENT

NEEDED for the Evening and Weekend Courses Program of Duke Continuing Studies. Basic data entry, instructor contact, setting up rooms for classes, other responsibilities to a maximum of 8-10 hours per week. 919-684-3178

UNIQUE WORK-STUDY OPPORTUNITY with the internationally known AMERICAN DANCE FESTIVAL. The ADF is seeking reliable and self-motivated individuals for office support. Good hands on experience for those interested in Arts Management. Exciting, informal and busy environment. Our office hours are 10am-6pm, Mon-Fri. Starting at $9.00/hour. Call 684-6402.

TOP-RATED PROGRAMS

NEED YOU!!!

CHILD CARE

APARTMENTS FOR RENT

for a SITTER NEEDED 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 nights/week. 919-493-0555

RESPITE CARE Interested in working w/ a child w/ autism? In need of help w/ our sweet son (4) a couple aflernoons/week and some weekends. 919-425-0795

SCHOOL CARE AFTER NEEDED Need care in Durham for my 3 year old M/W/F 4:30 6:30

LARGE 2 BR, 2.5 BA CONDO

Schultz Street, Chapel Hill. W/D in unit. Great place! Avail 10/1 Rent $B9O util. Dep. & Ref. req. 919260-4646 +

HOMES FOR RENT 3bd/2ba, appliances include w/d s96o+dep, popularto Duke students.

2809 Shaftsbury 919.819.1538

EXECUTIVE HOME-CHAPEL

HILL 5 BR 4 Bath house on wooded acre. Chapel Hill schools. Easy access to 1-40 & shopping centers.

Pets considered. $1795. 134 Cedar Hill Circle. REA 919-489-2000

-

preferred, but flexible. Reliable car, good driving record and non-smoker essential. References required.

Contact mclenoos@mc.duke.edu or via phone. 919-225-6591

GARAGE SALES KIDS GEAR SALE Saturday, September 22 8:00 AM 12:00 PM 1 day sale gently used baby furniture, clothing and gear toys books *kids clothing infant to size 12 "CASH ONLY all proceeds benefit the Montessori Community School 4512 Pope Road, Durham off Ephesus Church Road or off Old -

*

The Fuqua School of Business Executive MBA department is seeking a student to work as a general office assistant. Responsibilities would include data entry, assistance with mass mailings, and other projects as assigned. Flexible work schedule and EXCELLENT pay!

Team oriented person, strong work ethic, and willingness to have FUN at work required! Students with work study funding are encouraged to apply. Email resume to Ismls@ duke.edu.

*

*

AFTERNOON CHILDCARE NEEDED Seeking experienced help some afternoons for two kids, age 2 and 5. 423-8659

STEADY JOB, STEADY $, FUN KIDS Afterschool Childcare needed for 2 easy-going elementary kids M-F, 3-6 PM, car required, $225 per week. Close to Campus in Durham, 919-6247903

*

-

-

-

SPRING BREAK ’OB The Ultimate Party Lowest Prices Reps -

Wanted

-

-

Free Travel

&

Cash

www.sunsplashtours.com 1-800426-771 -

www.dukechPonicle.com The Chronicle vertising

assi le

www.dukechronicle.com/classifieds rates

All advertising $6.00 for first 15 words lOtf (per day) additional per word 3or 4 consecutive insertions -10 % off 5 or more consecutive insertions 20 % off special features online and print all bold wording $l.OO extra per day bold heading $1.50 extra per day bold and sub headline $2.50 extra per day online only attention getting icon $l.OO extra per ad spotlight/feature ad $2.00 per day website link $l.OO per ad map $l.OO per ad hit counter $l.OO per ad picture or graphic $2.50 per ad deadline 12:00 noon 1 business day prior to publication -

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

payment

Prepayment is required

Master Card, VISA, Discover, American Express, cash or check ad submission

online: www.dukechronicle.com/dassifieds email: classifieds@chronicle.duke.edu fax to: 919-684-8295 phone orders: (919)-684-3811

No refunds or cancellations after first insertion deadline ADVERTISERS: Please check your advertisement for errors on the first day ofpublication. If you find an error, please call 919-684-3811. The Chronicle only accept responsibility for the first incorrect day for ads entered by our office staff. We cannot offer make-good runs for errors in ads placed online by the customer.

Now you won’t have to.

Iron Mountain s Connected® service automatically backs up files from your PC’ servers. So if your computer bites the dust, your work doesn’t.

Learn more ac www.oit.duke.edu/comp-print/storage/backup

to

their secure

Duke

RSI T Y

‘Available forWindows XP. Vista and Mac support coming

soon

� IRONMOUNTAIN m

,

DIGITAL’-

THE CHRONICLE

12 I TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18,2007

SOCCER

from page 9

lot better too, so it’s a lot easier.”

Another issue that freshmen typically face is having to deal with limited playing time or complementary roles off the bench. Yet many members of this year’s new class have taken their new responsibilities in stride, even citing the advantages of watching their teammates play from the sidelines.

“I like it because I get to see the game,” Bradley said. ‘Your goal is always to start, but when you get to the come off the bench, you get to kind of feel out the game a little bit, see where you’re going to be playing, what your marks are going to be like and have a better idea for when you

get in there.”

For several of these new Blue Devils, the goal ofstarting is not that far off. After only six games, Church said he is pleased with their performances so far and expects this class to continue to excel.

“If you look at our next three or four people that come off the bench, they’re all freshmen players,” Church said. “They’ve done a really good job, and our freshmen could crack the [starting] lineup.”

As the Blue Devils head into the Duke Classic this weekend and then further into the year, it remains to be seen just how much the freshmen will improve and how much playing time Church will give them.

But it’s fairly certain that Gretchen Forward Rebecca Allen is one of several members of Duke's strong freshman class.

Miller will be on the field.

Derivatives Trading... may be the ideal career for your problem-solving skills Arbitrage trading will challenge your quantitative background in a dynamic environment that prizes the development of new ideas and trading strategies. No finance experience is required, only intellectual curiosity and the desire to learn.

People join the firm for the fascinating problems, casual atmosphere,and high intellectual quality. People stay because they are generously compensated, advance at their own pace, and get rewarded for teaching others.

MOORE

from page 9

heart-attack-inducing drama. The win wasn’t pretty by any means, especially in the second half, but the Blue Devils surpassed any cliche you could throw out there in regards to winning simply through pure will.

With this team’s recent history, it wouldn’t be too surprising to see them fold under all the adversity they faced Saturday. They could have given up after a pair of atrocious calls that went against them midway through the third quarter, which gave the impression thatthe football gods just didn’t want Duke to snap that losing streak.

A phantom pass interference call on Adrian Aye-Darko on third-and-10 kept a Northwestern drive alive. The Blue Devils held firm and stopped the Wildcats on fourth down minutes later.

On the next drive, Thaddeus Lewis clearly got the first down on a fourth-and-1 quarterback sneak. Television replays confirmed it, yet the call was overturned, ending Duke’s scoring threatand giving Northwestern the ball with good field position. (ACC officials said Monday they have asked for a review of the play from the Big Ten because the replay official was provided by the home conference).

Yet somehow, despite the gut feeling of every Duke fan watching the game, the Blue Devils overcame blunders, both the refs’ and their own, and held on.

Duke showed the potential for gutting out a win the week before in their loss to Virginia. In that game, the Blue Devils made too manymistakes to pull out a victory, but the team continued to fight and clearly believed it could win—two things that couldn’t be said about the opening week loss to Connecticut.

In Evanston, 111, the Blue Devils, for what seemed like the first time that I can remember, refused to lose. The tactical adjustments, like utilizing a spread set, certainly played a part in the win, but this triumph came from simply not allowing Northwestern to spoil the night.

And perhaps the best part of this victory is that Duke can be treated like a real football team, at least for the time being. The football talk can revolve around questions like “Can the Blue Devils beat a solid Navy squad if they can’t establish a running game?” instead of “Should we have a team?” or “Should we be in the ACC?” And I think if he’s honest with himself, that’s all Roof needs for now. Ifhe’s quiet and withdrawn when he’s asked about all the program’s battles, he can talk to youfor an hour about what his team needs to do to win the next game.

So, go ahead, discuss what the team did well and did poorly Saturday. Argue over whether the spread will continue to work against quicker defenses. Question whether the Blue Devils have the tools to pull off another win this season.

Because now you won’t have to question how much it means to them.

Tuesday, September 18th at 8:oo PM in the Old Trinity Room Come by to meet us and learn more about internship and career opportunities at Jane Street!

ON-CAMPUS INTERVIEWS Thursday, October 4th

INFO SESSION

~

~

LAURA BETH

DOUGLAS/THE CHRONICLE

Fullback Clifford Harris celebrates on the field Saturday after the Blue Devils'first win in 23 attemptfin Evanston, 111.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18,2007 | 13

THE CHRONICLE

THE Daily Crossword

3>

YOU HAVE TO GO STRAIGHT 0 CHXOLATE!

ij

pickle

I

31 Large drinking cups 32 Chips in chips 33 Whirl around 35 Lila Kedrova's Oscar winner 41 Potter's need 42 Skylit courtyards

44 Magic-lamp boy

49 Disarm a bull 50 Philosopher of

Dilbert Scott Adams

paradoxes

E

DOGBERT, VP OF MARKETING

o o o a

@

AS HEAD OF PUBLIC RELATIONS, IT WILL BE tAY JOB TO EXPLAIN YOUR MARKETING CLAIMS. •

A

: \

V

so?

a

T3

g

“

YOU CLAIIA OUR PRODUCT CAN TURN TAP UJATER INTO UNLEADED GASOLINE AND REANIIAATE THE DEAD.

E

o o

H8T

rm

tf n

r

fco 1—U®

■d

uki

_±2

Sister of Osiris Dispatch boat Sound NASA's moon vehicle 58 Colorado

53 54 55 57

d c

213 >*

To

Q

ARE YOU ASKING fAE TO DO A LOUSY JOB OF MARKETING JUST \bU XUUK J Ud

dc

explorer

it)

64 Period of

EASIER?

a a

history

F

T3 \

Robert Williams

ACROSS 1 Che's cohort 6 Basketry willow 11 Put on 14 Occurrence 15 Line dance 16 U-tum from WSW 17 2007 Masters winner 19 Actor Jude 20 Ancient market 21 Military blockade 23 Town on the Firth of Lom 26 "The Producers" star 29 Save from a

rookins THERE, THERE...

THAT'S NOT GOING TO SOLVE ANYTHING...

Edited by Wayne

o

.

j

£

£

UfA. .

/

S

\

X

\

/

©

9

&

1

<r

will f.'L.I

65 Make used (to) 66 Plains tribe 67 Pompous person 68 Mystery writers' award 69 Pleasure craft DOWN 1 Shriner topper 2 1997 French Open champ Majoli

3 Yule mo.

4 Augmenter 5 Rank above Ens.

Doonesbury Garry Trudeau

Dighton, MA

6 7 8 9

Earthy color

Sub detector Party in power Trip taken in

vain?

10 Captive's cost 11 Wipe from memory 12 Wild ass 13 Handrail posts 18 Seepage 22 Capital attachment? pro nobis 23 24 Automobile pioneer

25 Regarding 27 Bay window 28 Bean of bean sprouts 30 PC port 33 Boulder 34 Greek letter 36 You wishl 37 Arctic explorer John 38 African nation 39 Aphrodite's son 40 Te Kanawa 43 Part of Q & A

44 Decorative bush 45 Prying tools 46 Inner selves 47 Uno y uno 48 Lulu 49 Joint groove 51 Davies of the LPGA

52 Swiss mathematician 56 Black as night 59 Terminate 60 Pester 61 Quadrennially prominent grp 62 Unit of elec.

63 Have dinner

The Chronicle bollywood all-stars: Sean ben kingsley: DG, Shreya shah rukh khan (bigger than tom cruise): Shuchi, lies kumar: Leslie, Ryan bride and prejudice (by shreya austen): Shinah sunny kantha: parminder nagra (girl from bend it like beckham):.Kevin, Heather Sara happy birthday PGebarukh: Lysa jawaharlal colbert: Roily Roily C. Miller is busy with awaaz practice :

Ink Pen Phil Dunlap UNDERSTANDS YOU can't do anything lASRYoU To Do.

V

WHY SHOULD I, Fritz? you never Do anything lASR YOU To Do/

WELL, FIRST OF All, I'M YoUR BOSS, AND SECOND oF a11...

THROWING FLAKING BAGS of GARBAGE AT

kE ISN'T "ASKING*"

(AI

.

BIYBY, I Don't

U w

/STS

I

Sudoku

to-mAY-to,

pZPt ro rM

To

-'

-

i||||

Student Advertising Coordinator: Margaret Stoner Lianna Gao, Elizabeth Tramm Account Assistants: Cordelia Biddle, Melissa Reyes Advertising Representatives; Kevin O'Leary Assistant: Marketing Charlie Wain National Advertising Coordinator: Keith Cornelius Courier: Alexandra Beilis Creative Services Coordinator: Creative Services: Marcus Andrew, Rachel Bahman Sarah Jung Roily Miller Online Archivist: Business Assistants: Rebecca Winebar, Percy Xu

Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9. (No number is repeated in any

6 1

column, row or box.)

WHAT DO YOU SEE? A. a profile

To sponsor the Sudoku puzzle, call the advertising office at 684-3811.

Answer to yesterday's puzzle

7

4 3 9

4 1 3 9

2

B. liar C. the perfect spot to place your ad

2 1 5

5 4 6

2 9 1 7

5 3 2

5 3 www.sudoku.coi

THE CHRONICLE

14 I TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18,2007

Dining recs accurate, need fine tun ng

Provost

Peter

must be

■a

2

r-H

H

Lange

spending a lot

By adding carts to the West Campus Plaza and creating quick, portable options at the

of time eating on campus —or at least listening to campus’ most popular dining locations, Duke has created a people who do.

As was good balof sittrue for ance editorial down and most the Interim Report on the grab-and-go food on campus.

Undergraduate Experience at At the same time, the popuDuke University released last larity of Upstairs @ The Comweek, the Office of the Provost mons and the Nasher Cafe showed a good understanding show that students really do like to eat together. of the function of dining—esFrom these facts, the Unipecially regarding the social role of alcohol and eating. versity should consider shaping Hints in the report toward the grab-and-go model to allow students to bring food back to decentralizing dining locaand current local communities to eat, like tions modifying the recently completed patio grab-and-go models, howoutside Craven Quadrangle. ever, attempt to fix a system The report firmly stated that isn’t broken. The bottom line is that Duke does that dining needs to become not have, and cannot move less clustered around the Brytoward, an all-out residential an Center and West Union.

However, dining is already college system like Yale.

It is good to see this wonderful opportunity for Professor Chemerinsky to move forward.... He is one of the oustanding law teachers and scholars in the nation, and he will be an energetic and creative dean of this new public law school.

David Levi, dean of the School of Law, on Professor Erwin Chemerinsky’s hiring as dean of the law school at University of California-Irvine.

See story page 1.

LETTERS POLICY The Chronicle welcomes submissions in the form ofletters the editor or guest columns. Submissions must include the author’s name, signature, department or class, and for purposes ofidentification, phone number and local address.

Letters should not exceed 325 words; contact the editorial department for information regarding guest columns.

The Chronicle will not publish anonymous or form letters or letters that are promotional in nature. The Chronicle reserves the right to edit letters and guest columns for length, clarity and style and the right to withhold letters based on the discretion of the editorial page editor. to

Est 1905

Direct submissions to Editorial Page Department The Chronicle Box 90858, Durham, NC 27708 Phone: (919) 684-2663 Fax: (919) 684-4696 E-mail; letters@chronicle.duke.edu

The Chronicle

Inc 1993 .

DAVID GRAHAM, Editor SEAN MORONEY, Managing Editor SHREYA RAO, News Editor

MEREDITH SHINER, Sports Editor SARA GUERRERO, Photography Editor RYAN MCCARTNEY, Editorial Page Editor WENJIA ZHANG, News Managing Editor JONATHAN ANGIER, General Manager CHELSEA ALLISON, University Editor LAUREN KOBYLARZ, Online Editor HEATHER GUO, News PhotographyEditor YOUSEF ABUGHARBIEH, City & State Editor JOE CLARK, Health & ScienceEditor VARUNLELLA, Recess Editor KATHERINE MACILWAINE, Features Editor LESLIE GRIFFITH, EditorialPage Managing Editor LYSA CHEN, WireEditor ALEX WARR, Recess Managing Editor SARAH BALL, TowerviewEditor PETE KIEHART, TowerviewPhotography Editor ADAM EAGLIN, Senior Editor MOLLY MCGARRETT, Senior Editor GREGORY BEATON, Sports Senior Editor NALINIAKOLEKAR, University Ad Sales Manager DAWN HALL, Chapel Hill Ad Sales Manager MONICA FRANKLIN, Durham Ad Sales Manager

NATE FREEMAN, University Editor TIM BRITTON, Sports Managing Editor KEVIN HWANG, News Photography Editor GABRIELLE MCGLYNN, City & State Editor REBECCA WU, Health & Science Editor LAURA BETH DOUGLAS, Sports PhotographyEditor RACHEL RODRIGUEZ, Online Design Editor LISA MA, Editorial Page Managing Editor EUGENE WANG, Wire Editor IREM MERTOL, Recess Photography Editor MICHAEL MOORE, Towerview Editor PAIKLINSAWAT, TowerviewManaging Photography Editor MINGYANG LIU, SeniorEditor ANDREW YAFFE, SeniorEditor MARY WEAVER, Operations Manager BARBARA STARBUCK, Production Manager YU-HSIEN HUANG, Supplements Coordinator STEPHANIE RISBON, AdministrativeCoordinator

The Chronicle is published by the Duke Student Publishing Company, Inc., a non-profit corporation independentof Duke University. The opinions expressed in this newspaper are not necessarily thoseof Duke University, its students, faculty, staff, administration or trustees. Unsigned editorials represent the majority view of the editorialboard. Columns, letters and cartoons represent the views of the authors.

To reach the Editorial Office at 301 Flowers Building, call 684-2663 or fax 684-4696.T0 reach the Business Office at 103 West Union Building, call 684-3811.T0reach the Advertising Office at 101 West Union Building call 684-3811 or fax 684-8295. Visit TheChronicleOnline at http://www.dukechronicle.com.

C 2007 The Chronicle, Box 90858, Durham, N.C. 27708. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the prior, written permission of the Business Office. Each individual is

entitled to one free copy.

live in a modern-day Gothic castle. The unique structure of buildings does not allow for rapid changes or expansion in the context of dining.

In terms of dispersion, the current configuration works.

Finally, in its analysis, the report called alcohol a “common theme to which students relate” and accurately labeled it as the focus of evening social events. With this in mind, it is obvious that Duke needs to increase the options for social drinking on campus.

A legitimate bar on campus would draw students.

Given a reasonable alternative most people would probably prefer not to frequent the sometimes sketchy surrounding hot-spots. It is far better to keep alcohol on campus and safely regulated than to have students driv-

ing cars and encountering ALE officers.

On-campus options would also give those not in selective living the ability to host and hold private parties. Currentiy, fraternities and sororities are the only groups large enough economically and socially to rent out off-campus

bars for individual parties.

In the end, nobody will ever be entirely happy with dining on campus. That said, it’s clear Duke Dining has and will continue to listen and adapt to student input This is the time for students to speak up on this and other issues highlighted by the provost’s report This is the third in a three-

part series responding to the

Office of

the Provost’s Interim

Report on the Undergraduate Experience at Duke University.

Is $3O million too much?

ontherecord ,

quite decentralized—from the Sanford Deli to Blue Express to Twinnies and Tommy’s—and moving even further toward a spread-out model would be at odds with the main goal of the report.

As can be seen in the freshman experience, eating at a centralized location like the Marketplace provides a “seeand-be-seen” atmosphere for social connection.

It also would be infeasible to drastically change the layout and open enough new eateries to achieve true decentralization. This recommendation seems to stem from the implicit finding that the quad model at Duke is broken and that it can be revived or modified into a residential college system.

Although this is an interesting option, the fact is we

News

& Observer columnist Barry Saunders doesn’t think Reade Seligmann, Collin Finnerty and David Evans deserve a $3O- setdementfrom Durham.

The way Saunders sees it, “a fish sandwich, a Yoohoo and a one-way Greyhound bus ticket” would cover the “inconvenience” the “Blue Demon 3” suffered while waiting “for the magistrate to finish lunch so daddykins could post bail.” On this point, Saunders feels so strongly that “if the city settles and pays an exorbitant kristin butler amount without a fight” he’s going with ail deliberate speed to “go down to city hall and slap somebody.”

“Like a bad rash,” Saunders’ hatefulwords rub this Duke student the wrong damn way. Reasonable people can certainly disagree on whether $3O millionrepresents an appropriate settlement; as a recent Chronicle editorial pointed out, the proposed sum can seem “a little steep.... The ‘bad guys’ in this case are not the Durham citizens who will be paying the lion’s share of that setdement, but rather Nifong and certain members of the Durham Police Department.”

But as Saunders’ screed demonstrates, the harm that’s been done to our former classmates’ reputations is as ongoing as it is real. Lest we forget, these young men’s mugshots were broadcast across the country, accompanied by headlines like “Sex, Lies and Duke.” They endured death threats, were driven from their homes by negative publicity and spent an entire year of their lives fighting sexual assault and kidnapping indictments.

Since then, North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper has publicly supported the players’ innocence and former Durham DA Mike Nifong has been disbarred. But as David Evans told “60 Minutes,” “When I die, they’ll say, ‘One of the three Duke lacrosse rape suspects died today. He led a life and did this, but he was one of the three Duke lacrosse rape suspects.’” That people like Saunders and 25-year Duke employee Barry Buffaloe still think this case boils down to “men, beer and adult entertainment” does much to validate that claim.

So what would a settlement mean for Durham?

And is $3O million a reasonable figure? The deal proposed by attorneys Barry Scheck and Brendan Sullivan would award $lO million to each falsely accused player while also mandating substantive reforms, such as the creation of a commission to handle complaints against the district attorney and police, new guidelines to prevent tainted lineups and a Durham-

led campaign for statewide grandjury reforms.

If local officials cannot reach an agreement by early October, Scheck and Sullivan are threatening to file a civil rights complaint alleging that the city has a “pattern and practice” of violating defendants’ constitutional rights. A jury would then decide what, if anything, the plaintiffs are owed.

I hope the city will settle, mainly because the reforms outlined in the settlement proposal are so important. If the case does go to trial, we’ll have to continue encouraging Durham officials to voluntarily enact safeguards. One glance at the city’s response to the contaminated drinking water scandal and the 2006 yard-waste blaze reveals how likely that is.

That brings us back to the second question: Is $3O million appropriate?

To begin, liability insurance would cover $4.5 million, leaving the city to pay a still-astonishing $25.5 million. As several media accounts have pointed out, that computes to $142 for every man, woman and child in Durham or a 5-percent increase in property taxes.

It’s worth noting that those numbers may be unrealistic. For one thing, the setdement will be paid over three years. For another, there’s no reason to think the city won’t finance its liability with bonds, allowing for a much more gradual reduction in debt No children will go hungry next year on lacrosse players’ account.

But returning to whether $3O million is reasonable, I’ll repeat what I said last week; I hope the families get every penny. If attorneys can establish that players’ civil rights were violated—and clearly I believe Scheck and Sullivan can—then they have a right to damages. There is, of course, no magic to the $3O-million figure, but after taxes, attorneys’ fees and other expenses, $lO million per family does not seem unreasonable in light of the financial and emotional toll this case has taken.

I can certainly see why some might conclude otherwise, deciding that $lO million is excessive for defendants who never spent a night in jail. But whether Durham chooses to settle or go to trial, I hope the deterrent value of a seven- or eightfigure award (or at least the prospect of such an award) can encourage a long-overdue transformation of this county’s political culture.

Too little has changed since Mike Nifong once ran roughshod over the Constitution. Just last week, the powerful Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People endorsed local activist and arch-bigot Victoria Peterson —who in addition to believing in Nifong’s “integrity and goodness,” said she feels that “approving... health benefits for sodomites ought to be illegal.” When things like that happen, I strongly suspect that this may not be the county’s last $3O-million check.

Kristin Butler is a Trinity senior. Her column runs every Tuesday. ,

THE CHRONICLE

commentaries

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18,2007

115

Jena, and An open letter to the Board of mistaken gentility During Trustees Dear Board of Trustees, It is my understanding that when you convene near the end of September you will decide the fate of the proposed renovation to Few Quadrangle during the fall 2008 semester. If you really care about the student body—as we are so often told—then please, in the name of all that is holy and just, reject this plan Let me disclose: As a senior who lives off campus, the Few renovation does not affect me whatsoever. But jon detzel this is true of all you as well, except don't stop believing that you sit on the most powerful decision-making body at Duke; you are thus obligated to be interested. As a concerned student attempting to speak truth to power, I write in the hope of informing your opinion.

Spending $2O million to upgrade the Few dormitories is a wasteful and inefficient use of precious University resources. Below you will find four factors that incline against the logic of this plan, and I urge you to consider them seriously.

(1) It will displace 438 students from West Campus. Closing Few for the fall semester will force the 438 students who would otherwise have lived there to find other housing options. Because space on West is limited and because sophomores are guaranteed housing on West, this means that 438 juniors and seniors will be forced to live on Central Campus or off-campus. Regardless of whether you believe that Central is an acceptable alternative to West, you must also recognize that those students would have chosen to live on West over Central and that you would be, in effect, making their housing decisions for them.

(2) It will destroy five selective living groups. The renovation process will essentially dissolve the three fraternities and two selective living organizations that currendy reside in Few. There is no arrangement on West Campus in which all—or even most of these students could live together and have communal space to themselves in a similar fashion to their current situation. It is also a doubtful prospect on Central, given that campus’ real estate realities.

You might be thinking that nicer facilities after the. renovations would probably outweigh the temporary disadvantages to living apart. But if this is a compelling reason to support the plan, then shouldn’t you allow those groups to make that decision themselves?

It strikes me as awfully paternalistic—and frankly unbecoming of one of the world’s most elite educational institutions—to impose costs on students simply because you claim it is in their long-run best interest. I’m sure you realize the message this sends: that very smart young adults are not mature enough to decide what’s best on their own. So if this is your reasoning, then let those five student groups vote or decide before you vote.

(3) It violates the regular rotation of quadrangle remodeling.

Few is one of the most recently-renovated dorms on campus, having been remodeled in 2004. Normally, Residence Life and Housing Services would alternate among dorms when deciding which to renovate bylooking at relevant criteria, but this proposal would grant Few two renovations in four years. Craven and Crowell quads, for example, have not been renovated in quite some time, and if this plan is approved, these dorms will continue to deteriorate—as datesfor theirrenovations have not yet been established.

(4) It is not the most deserving candidate for upgrades. Few already has air conditioning, a luxury that quads like Craven and Crowell do not currently enjoy. Nevertheless, RLHS has decided to spend a substantial sum ofmoney to upgrade Few’s HVAC system to eliminate “elevated” levels ofmold instead of installing air conditioning in dorms that currently live without it. Deep down, does that really seem fair to you?

Moreover, Few is in much better shape than these other dorms. Craven and Crowell have ailing bathrooms, aging amenities and furniture and are in constant need of repair, but Few’s facilities are, comparatively, in excellent condition. I speak from two years’ experience living on West Campus; before you make this decision, I suggest you tour the dorms to get a real sense of the relative necessity of upgrading Few Quadrangle.

Duke is a wonderful place, and the experience of living on West Campus is an integral part ofour community’s success. This proposal, however, will ruin that experience for 438 students, and it will increasingly diminish the likelihood of relief for students who currently live in dorms that desperately need an upgrade.

I sincerely hope you will carefully consider this decision.

—

my years being groomed into a genteel Southern debutante in Rocky Mount, Va., I learned a thing or two about appropriate interactions in “polite” society.

I remember all too well those finishing classes where I spent hours walking with a book on my head and memorizing which fork to use at which sag time. For much of my young life, I went to great lengths to satisfy societal standards of couth, prosperity and prestige in spite of my family’s meager means. ameV adklllS If you are a student at ITICCIiaS 165 Duke, then you should undoubtedly relate to such high expectations.

You see, my parents were determined to raise a young woman who was confident, dignified and proud of her heritage. Despite my pedantic formation for a particular echelon of society, reality kept her course as I very quickly became conscious that, as a black woman, a great portion of the world would never see me as a subject of beauty or worth. To reclaim the tired adage, I realized that although people may never stop being polite to my face, feelings of racism and superiority were real.

As such, I question my (and your) participation in the sickeningly polite Southern culture that I cherish so dearly. After all, it’s a society that maintains the tension between politeness and the violence, hatred and neglect manifest along racial lines in the South.

How can we denounce the injustice of Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong’s actions in the Duke lacrosse scandal, while politely turning our heads from the deeper racial history and divides that plague the Durham community? How are we to spend a summer reading “The Best ofEnemies”—an account ofboth the hurt and healing needed and possible in our world—but never dare to step out of the comfort zones of the quad? These questions only begin to engage our immediate context—what are we doing to reflect on sites of locution for racism in America, especially among youth and young adults?

If you still aren’t following, we are a generation that must pay critical attention to our own feelings about race and racism in our lives. Politeness is a seductive temptress thatleads us away from the guilt, implication, repentance and restoration that constitute reconciled relationships. #

.

The negative implications of a polite society arise in the continuing devastating saga known as the “Jena 6” case in Louisiana. The story has received much more attention in the past few weeks as high-profile activists and Facebook groups have become involved. However, the drama has been unfolding over the past year and is rooted in problems existing far before then.The events and trial in question are critical demonstrations of covert racism and injustice in America. And frankly, it’s absurd how we’ve gotten to this point.

In September 2006, a group ofblack students asked their high school administration for permission to sit under a “whites-only” tree outside. Apparently there was an implicit understanding and historical context of racial boundary with regard to this particular location, and the unwritten cultural codes had previously remained the norm without question. In other words, students, faculty and staff were expected and perhaps content, prior to last autumn, to maintain the polite facades of an egalitarian society.

To briefly summarize the rest of the story, the black students sat under the tree and arrived at school the next day to find nooses, color-coordinated to their alma mater, hanging from that very tree. A series of disturbing events ensued, ending with a fight in December that resulted in six black students being charged for alleged murder.

As petitions fly and protests are raised across the nation in support of the young black males who are being accused, I still wonder how it is possible to ask permission to sit down for lunch. Has it not been 52 years since Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus? As much as we criticize the crude nature of hangings, particularly as we remember the shocking cell phone videos of Saddam Hussein’s death, are nooses supposed to be taken lightly? What exactly are we to make of a society that evades question, accurate memory and criticism in order to maintain possession of a false idealism?

Jena, La., as we speak, narrates the racial conscience of this country. These days, Louisiana is a site of the festering race questions that still burn in society, including our campus. As we watch and pray over the terrible circumstances surrounding the Jena 6,1 can’t help but wonder when exactly our community will stop being polite and start being real about race.

It’s clear that we have issues—are we willing to wait another generation to begin solving them?

Amey Adkins is a graduate student in the Divinity School.

Her column runs every other Tuesday.

I ■=-

s

•

;

_

tvWizb

[/m

7

I

I

j

I

rL._ i

waxw

Jon Detzel is a

Trinity senior. His column runs every other Tuesday.

7

_

i

.

9/13

THE CHRONICLE

16 I TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18,2007

<r Wednesday, September 19

Monday, September 24

talk. A Poetics ofSacrifice in Toni Morrison’s Fiction. South African poet, novelist, and scholar, Yvette Christianse, author of (Castaway, Duke University Press, 1999), (The Unconfessed, Other Press, 3006), and a finalist for the 2007 Hemingway/PEN Award for a distinguished first book of fiction. 13pm.

Room 140, John Hope Franklin Center. Free.

TALK. Yvette Christianse. /f,:3opm. Perkins Rare Book Room. Free. (See Sept. 19)

Sunday, September 23

Tuesday, September 25

Killer ofSheep (dir. Charles Burnett, 1977). This classic black and white film has rarely been screened theatrically, but now film.

for its 3oth anniversary it has been lovingly restored on 85mm. Bpm. Griffith Theater, Bryan Center. Free.

DANCE. DanceTactics Performance

Group.

In residence 9/38 io/3. Keith A. Thompson, Assistant Professor, Temple University, performer/choreographer will be in residence with his company. Masterclasses open to the public. Ark Dance Studio, East Campus.

97 9-660-3354.

Sunday, Saptambar 23

Nuremberg. Christian Delage’s 3006 documentary, reconstructs the International Militaiy Tribunal at Nuremberg, Germany, using rare including newsreels shot by John Ford. Q&Awith director. Bpm. Richard White film.

Auditorium. Free.

Sunday, Saptambar 23 music. Washington National Opara presents a live simulcast of La Bahama, Puccini’s opara about young artists who are trying to survive poverty, illness and hopelessness while connecting to society In a meaningful way. Duke is one of only 32 educational Institutions around the U.S. selected to participate In this groundbreakingevent. Co-sponsored by Duke Performances and the Duke Music Department. 2pm. Reynolds Indus -

919-684-4444

•

tickets.duke.edu

INFORMATION calendar, duke. edu

ij

a

° r Hc rJ <3

u

,

%