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STUD uses parties to link diverse groups by

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By inviting different groups to host a party at Metro 8/Club 9

Saturday, Students to Unite Duke attempted to do just that—unite Duke for a night.

At “Party Like It’s Your

Birthday!,” STUD —the social affiliate of the Center for Race Relations—arranged for Alpha Phi sorority, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc., Sabrosura, Students of the Caribbean Association and Wayne Manor to host the event to bring together students of different social groups that may not otherwise interact.

“At Duke, changing campus culture has always been about breaking down barriers in an academic setting. Our job is to transfer that to the social setting,” said STUD Codirector Olivia Singelmann, a senior. “Sometimes it’s hard on your own to go out and interact, so we make it possible to do that.”

SOCA member Nicole Feeling, a sophomore, said she enjoyed collaborating with the groups that cohosted the party

Saturday.

“I think STUD is effective in

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Students mingle at Metro 8/Club 9 Saturday night during a STUD-organized party to bring together groups, such as Wayne Manor and SOCA,that donot typically interact.

Fair draws students to Raleigh Bio class will

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Candy bars, Coca-Colaand everything in between were deep fried to perfection and turkey legs were grilled by the hundreds at

the North Carolina State Fair.

Sunday marked the culmination of the annual event, where as many as 750,000 people gathered over 10 days to enjoy carnival rides and celebrate local prized produce, farm animals and craftwork.

“It’s a normal state fair—no bigger, no better, no worse,” said Jim Thomas, a Cary resident who recently moved from Florida.

But for State Fair veteran Jessica Richards, another Cary resident, the layout and overall appeal of this fair seemed to have improved from previous ones.

The summer-like weather, however, was SEE

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In Spring 2008, Duke students will have yet another excuse to compare their gothic campus to Harry Potter’s Hogwarts School ofWitchcraft and Wizardry.

The biology department will offer Biology 224L, Herpetology, next semester as the newest addition to its cata•Jg sst*v log of organismal biology courses. The class will be Theferns wheel at the North Carolina State Fair, which endedSunday, lights up the dark Raleigh night

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Wildfires rage across Southern California by

Noaki Schwartz

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MALIBU, Calif. More than a half-dozen wildfires driven by powerful Santa Ana winds spread across Southern California Sunday, killing one person near San Diego and destroying several homes and a church in celebrity-laden Malibu.

No details were immediately available about the death in San Diego County, but four firefighters and four other people were injured and taken to hospitals, said Roxanne Provaznik, a spokesperson for the California Department ofForestry.

The fire was among at least eight blazes stretching from north ofLos Angeles to San Di-

ego, as hot weather and strong winds marked the height of the traditional wildfire season.

The fire responsible for the death and eight injuries burned about 2,500 acres near a highway. A second charred about 3,000 acres in northern San Diego County and was threatening homes near Witch Creek, Provaznik said.

Meanwhile, in Malibu, about 500 firefighters worked to protect about 200 homes in several upscale communities nestled in the hills, officials said.

The blaze, which started in Malibu Canyon, had charred at least 1,000 acres and destroyed a church and several homes, one of them a landmark casde. No residents or

firefighters were injured, Los Angeles County Fire Chief P. Michael Freeman said.

The winds carried embers across the Pacific Coast Highway, closing the popular road and setting fire to cars and trees in the parking lot ofa shopping center where a supermarket, drug store and other shops were damaged.

In all, three homes and two commercial buildings had been confirmed lost throughout the Malibu area, Freeman said.

Nine more homes were damaged, he said.

The fire is expected to burn for another two to three days, Freeman said. Until the blaze is extinguished, “there will literally be thousands ofhomes that will be threatened at one time or another,” he said.

VP: U.S. will not allow Iran to get nukes by

Matthew Barakat THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LEESBURG, Va. The United States and other nations will not allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon, Vice President Dick Cheney said Sunday.

“Our country, and die entire international community, cannot stand by as a terror-supporting state fulfills its grandest ambitions,” Cheney said in a speech to the Washington Institute for Near East Studies.

He said Iran’s efforts to pursue technology that would allow them to build a nuclear weapon are obvious and that “the

regime continues to practice delay and de-

ceit in an obvious effort to buy time.”

If Iran continues on its current course, Cheney said the U.S. and other nations are “prepared to impose serious consequences.” The vice president made no specific reference to military action.

“We will not allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon,” he said.

Cheney’s words seemed to only escalate the U.S. rhetoric against Iran over the past several days, including President GeorgeW. Bush’s warning that a nuclear Iran could lead to “World War III.”

Cheney said the ultimate goal of the Iranian leadership is to establish itself as the hegemonic force in the Middle East and undermine a free Shiite-majority Iraq as a rival for influence in the Muslim world.

Iran’s government seeks “to keep Iraq in a state of weakness to ensure Baghdad does not pose a threat to Tehran,” Cheney said.

While he was critical of that government and President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, he offered praise and words of solidarity to the Iranian people. Iran “is a place of unlimited potential... and it has the right to be free of tyranny,” Cheney said.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday it appears Turkey's military is not on the verge of invading northern Iraq in pursuit of Kurdish rebels responsible for a deadly attack on Turkish soldiers. On theTurkish-lraq border, rebels blew up a bridge, killing 12 soldiers Sunday morning.

U.S. forces kill 49 in Baghdad

The U.S. military said its forces killed an estimated 49 militants during a dawn raid to capture an Iranian-linked militia chief in Baghdad's Sadr City enclave.The death toll marked was the most for a single operation since President GeorgeW. Bush declared an end to active combat in 2003.

Magician's lawyer denies claims Days after FBI agents searched a Las Vegas warehouse belonging to David Copperfield and a casino theater where the magician regularly performs, his lawyer rebutted an allegation that Copperfield "forced himself" on a woman.

Author says Dumbledore is gay Albus Dumbledore, master wizard and Headmaster of Hogwarts, is gay. J.K. Rowling, author of the mega-selling fantasy series that ended last summer, outed the beloved character Friday night while appearing before a full house at Carnegie Hall.

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 22,2007

Durham

Center focuses on 'sustained' service by

attorney to step down City Attorney Henry Blinder announced his retirement Thursday at a City Council work session. Blinder will step down in February after serving as Durham’s city attorney for the past 24 years.

“It is an honor and the highlight of my career to have had the opportunity to serve Durham and its citizens as city attorney,” Blinder said in a statement.

Blinder exits his role as the city prepares to face a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by three former Duke lacrosse players who were falsely accused of rape in 2006. Blinder said, however, that the lawsuit did not affect his decision to resign. He added that he will be heavily involved in Durham’sresponse to the suit, which is scheduled to come out in 45 days.

Binder received a standing ovation from City Council members when he announced his retirement.

“All of us to a person expressed our appreciation for the service he’s shown to this council, this administration,” Mayor Bill Bell told The (Raleigh) News & Observer Thursday. “All of us agreed he served well and continues to serve well.

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City Attorney Henry Blinder will step down from his post of 24 years in February.

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Students looking for procrastination outlets other than Facebook may find something valuable in this year’s Community Service Week activities.

The goal of this week is “to get more Duke students involved in sustained community service,” said senior Elizabeth Duke, student co-director of Duke’s Community Service Center.

Although Community Service Week is an annual event, this year there are several new programs on the agenda.

Thursday, the center will host the “Community Service Bonanza!” from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. to celebrate the opening of a new community service help desk in the Bryan Center. The desk will be staffed three or four days a week to provide assistance to students who want to be connected with service opportunities in Durham, said senior Caidyn Toombs, a student codirector of the center.

The week’s festivities began yesterday with Los Suehos de Angelica at Carolina Theater and the Durham Sunrise Rotary Club’s Million Meals Project, where volunteers helped package meals for hunger relief efforts in developing countries.

The Service Social will be held Wednesday from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. in the West Union Building in an effort to connect various service organizations on campus with each other and with interested students.

Friday, several East Campus dormitories and student groups are sponsoring a Halloween Carnival for children of Duke CHRONICLE FILE PHOTO employees and students attending nearby Students will have the chance to participate in a variety of service activities aspart of CommunityService Week. elementary schools.

Students participating in the coming week’s activities will head outside of during freshman orientation, in which connect students with service organizaDuke Saturday morning to take part in more than 300 students spent a Saturtions in the community.

Make a Difference Day, in which students day volunteering in areas around camMembers said they hope to provide a will help make small home repairs in pus. In addition, a program called “CSC variety of opportunities so that anyone Connections” puts on a different service interested in service can find something Lyon Park and West End neighborhoods, followed by fun and games at the Comproject every weekend to get students they enjoy. involved and help them determine their The main idea behind the organizamunity Festival. tion’s efforts, particularly during the ComCommunity Service Week is one of the service interests.

The Community Service Cener also munity Service Week, is to “get the word projects CSC organizes to promote community service at Duke. keeps an online database of about 400 out about different service opportunities The center organized “Into the City” service opportunities in Durham to help in Durham,” Toombs said.

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Stuart Levey, Under Secretary' for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, U.S. Department of the Treasury, will discuss the United States governments’ strategy' for cutting off financing to al Qaeda and other terrorist organizations, proliferators of WMD, drug traffickers and other threats to the national security'. He will also speak about the use of financial pressure to achieve diplomatic policy goals with respect to North Korea, Iran and other nations.

Levey is the first Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence.

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Settingup blankets and lawn chairs on the MainQuadrangle, students listen to music during Joe College Day.

JOE COLLEGE from page 1 sophomore Andrew Bevan said.

In addition to the live music, there was a beer garden for of-age students to enjoy as well as a food vender offering staples such as gyros and fajitas for food points on the main quad.

“Students appeared to enjoy the music, the weather, the food, the beer garden and the overall fun, festive yet relaxing atmosphere,” Dean of Students Sue Wasiolek wrote in an e-mail. “The Union should be pleased.”

The resurrection of the festival was largely the brainchild of seniors Max Entman and Max Alexander, DUU co-directors of Joe College Day. Entman said he was extremely pleased with how the event turned out.

“Lots ofDuke students from all kinds of social circles came out and were able to bond over some really exceptional bands,” he added.

Although the Union did not advertise the event

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Students tie-dye shirts on thegrassy knoll overlooking the West Campus PlazaSaturday afternoon.

outside of campus, children and adults from the local community also came out to join in the festivities.

The community presence was welcomed on campus, said DUU President Katelyn Donnelly, a senior.

“We knew that the bands that were coming would attract a diverse audience,” she said.

Donnelly said funds from Oktoberfest and Springternational—annual DUU events from previous years—were reallocated to fund Joe College Day. She added that as long as there are motivated individuals to organize the event as well as student interest in it, Joe College Day could become a regular DUU event.

“There is no reason why we wouldn’t be able to do that again,” Donnelly said.

Entman said the positive response to the event from students and administrators is promising for the future.

“I am quite confident that Joe College Day is once again here to stay,” Entman said.

Bassist Andy Hess of Gov'tMule lights up the stage Saturday night.

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Stephen

Colbert, a comedian and host of “The Colbert Report,” announced his plans

to run for president —but only in South Carolina—Tuesday. Duke students weighed in

on die legitimacy of the campaign and the possibility of a Colbert administration.

"I really like him. However, I think his presidency is but a publicity stunt."

—Jason Preissig, sophomore "Most of the things he does is ridiculous to make a statement. He's just making a big statement [with the campagin]. He is able to do this because he has money and a big name. If those are the two most important things for being a president, that's a problem. That's not what makes a good president."

—Katie Howe, senior

"I hope he wins."

—Ryan Knowles, sophomore "I assume it's a joke. He's just trying to parody the parties, candidates. I don't take it seriously at all. The whole process is just completely broken, and that's why he's getting in."

—Austin Stevens, senior

"Kind of reminds me of the movie, 'Man of the Year.' He's an entertainer, not

a politician."

—Kelly Schiabor, junior

I thought it was a joke. I don't think he even takes himself seriously. It's probably a statement for how the election is based on popularity and 8.5." "

—JayZhu, senior

it reminded me of Arnold Schwarzenegger running for governor. It'd be funny if he gets voted, but I guess Arnold did—but Arnold was kind of legit. Don't know what his deal is, don't know if it's just a joke or serious. My friends and I were talking SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE about if he is actually capable of doStephen Colbert, Comedy Central talkshow host, ing the job —Allie Zwirn, senior announced his bid for presidency last Tuesday. "

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HERPETOLOGY from page,

broadening her premedicine curriculum with hands-on study in an area where many majors lack experience. taught by Manuel Leal, assistant professor of “Although I’m mosdy interested in biology and a behavioral ecologist, and will studying things related to the biomedical survey the biology ofreptiles and amphibians. sciences, I definitely believe that taking “Collectively, this group of organisms is courses in organismal diversity contributes highly specialized and remarkably diverse—at- to the breadth of the major,” Liu said. “My tributes that have made them popular model preconception is that it will be interesting, systems for diverse fields such as evolutionary since reptiles and amphibians are pretty developmental biology, neurobiology, physiol- fascinating creatures.”

Some biology majors said, however, they ogy, ecology and evolutionary biology,” he said.

In addition to theclassroom study of“herp” will forgo the course in order to focus on behavior, students enrolled in the course will their concentration.

“I am actually more interested in the huparticipate in field trips and projects with an man and genetics side of biology,” junior emphasis on North Carolina’s native species.

Swathi Appachi “The course will said. “To be honprovide an avenue “I have been working with lizest, the word ‘repfor students interested in conduct- ards and, to a lesser extent, with tile’ kind offreaks me out” ing fieldwork to become acquainted snakes, for the past 20 years, and Appachi added that the with techniques for as the every day is as exciting course may only studying organisms first one.” fulfill a prerequiin their naturalhabifor many bitats,” Leal said. “I Manuel Leal, asst, professor site ology students. have been working However, Leal with lizards and, to a lesser extent, with snakes, for the past 20 years, said learning about the surrounding environand every day is as exciting as the first one.” ment may hold a large benefit for whatever a He said he expects an enrollmentofabout student, including a premed major, wants to 12 students for the new course, but will open do later in life. the class if greater interest is demonstrated.

Although students will not handle the Ron Grunwald, associate director of scaly creatures until next semester, herpeundergraduate studies and lecturer in tology is not entirely new to the biology the biology department, said the course department’s curriculum. is particularly appropriate for environ“The late Dr. Joseph Bailey, one of the mental science students interested in most respected herpetologists in the counfield biology. He added that the course try, taught herpetology for many years unwill only require an introductory bioltil his retirement in the 1980s,” Grunwald said. “Although I was a biochemist, I even ogy course—Biology 25L—as a prerequisite and will be open to juniors, seniors, took herpetology with Joe Bailey back when graduate students and sophomores with I was an [undergraduate] at Duke.”

The University encourages faculty to ofprofessor permission.

Junior Sally Liu, a biology major, said fer and expand courses in the area of their she is one of many students interested in expertise, Grunwald said.

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STUD from page 1 campus, and the two STUD parties I’ve been to have been really fun with diverse groups of people,” she said.

Wayne Manor member Kyle Gabb, a sophomore, said

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students at the event made for a diverse crowd and the interactions never felt forced.

“I thought it was a great time,” he said. “STUD definitely brought together groups that wouldn’t normally mix, but looking around, everyone seemed to be dancing and enjoying themselves. It was a fun night.”

Sophomore Murillo Adrados, also a Wayne Manor member, said he thinks STUD’s efforts are praiseworthy, but noted that on their own, the organizations involved would probably not associate with people outside of their own groups.

“I do think it’s a good idea,” he said. “A lot of different groups did show up, but you can’t forcibly congregate people.”

STUD Co-director Boyu Hu, a senior, said other campus groups have already adopted STUD’s principles and incorporated them into their own agendas.

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Students break it down on the dance floor at Metro 8/Club 9 at an event organizd by STUD and hosted by various groups Saturday night.

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“A lot of groups have caught on,” he said. “STUD has been instrumental in setting the example. Now, so many organizations are doing it on their own.”

Although senior Daniel Fenjves, technical chair for Sabrosura, said he thinks STUD has a lot Of potential, he added that not enough students know about the organization’s events.

“I think some student groups are more aware of the programming than others, and Duke should be making more of an effort to help the organizers publicize their events on campus,” he wrote in an e-mail.

STUD started out as a project for the class “Turning Grounds: Enterprising Leadership,” but evolved into a student organization that plans large-scale events, collaborating with a wide range of groups.

“I think they do a really great job of bringing together different social scenes because it’s pretty fragmented here on campus,” said CRR Co-president Albert Osueke, a senior.

Hu said he is fortunate enough to interact with students from different social backgrounds—an opportunity not afforded to many students.

“I was lucky in that way, a lot of people don’t have that opportunity,” he said. “STUD gives everyone the opportunity to experience what I did. It’s an amazing tool for bridging gaps. I joined STUD to meet people I normally would not have met. STUD allows you to meet people you don’t have class with or your friends don’t know. It makes your social outlet more diverse.”

He noted that many students, like himself, get involved in STUD through Common Ground, a student-led diversity retreat program under the Center for Race Relations that allows students to engage in open dialogue on the issues ofrace, gender and sexuality.

CRR Co-president Ben Adams, a senior and Wayne Manor member, said he has high hopes for what STUD can accomplish.

“STUD works in conjunction with the four other branches [of the center] to fulfdl the vision of the CRR,” he wrote in an e-mail. “One day, Duke’s community will be one of inclusion and respect that recognizes, embraces and values both our common humanity and differences as individuals, creating a society in which identity is neither constrained nor prescribed by group affiliation.”

Hu said he is currendy working on another project to unite students—a Duke version of Post Secret, an online project that allows people to mail in their secrets anonymously and have them posted on a blog.

“Many students at Duke feel isolated and alone,” he said. “This project will show them that someone here at Duke has the same exact issues.”

He noted that he plans to have campus groups ask their members to anonymously send in secrets, which will then be put up around campus. The project is set to take off next semester, Hu said.

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WOMEN'S GOLF

Duke stumbles in final round, finishes in 2nd by

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JuniorAmandaBlumenherst went 5-over in the final round of theStanford Intercollegiate to fall to fifth place.

For once, the best Devils on the course were not wearing blue and white.

Instead, it was No. 4 Arizona State that out-played Duke down the stretch to secure a victory in the Stanford Women’s Intercollegiate Sunday afternoon in Palo Alto, Calif. Second-ranked Duke surrendered a 12-stroke lead in the final round, eventually losing the team competition to the Sun Devils by four strokes to finish in second.

Duke had won six of its last eight tournaments, and the three-time defending national champions were not accustomed to giving up Sunday leads.

“I have to hand it to Arizona State,” Duke head coach Dan Brooks said. “Sunday was the kind of day for low scoring—they did it, and we didn’t play our best golf today.”

Arizona State’s four golfers shot 11-under-par over the final six holes, a remarkable run which proved to be the difference in a tournament previously dominated by Duke. The Blue Devils shot 2-under on the first day of the tournament, highlighted by junior Amanda Blumenherst’s 5-under 66.

They shot 8-over on the tournament’s second day but still found themselves nursing a sizable lead, which evaporated Sunday.

“We all played really well on the first day,” junior Jennie Lee said. “Unfortunately, Sunday was one of those days when the ball wasn’t rolling the way we wanted it to.”

Arizona State’s back-nine run was sparked by the trio of Jennifer Osborn, Azahara Munoz and Anna Nordqvist. The top three Sun Devils shot a combined 10-under Sunday, whereas the Duke trio of Blumenherst, Lee and sophomore Alison Whitaker

shot a combined 4-over.

“We have to commend Arizona State for making it look easy out there,” Whitaker said. “There were a lot of difficult pin placements out there, and our putting is where the tournament was lost. We knew Arziona State was making a charge, and we just tried to hang in there.”

Blumenherst, the No. 1-ranked golfer in the country and two-time defending National Player of the Year, posted a 5-under 66 Friday and a 2-over 73 Saturday, good for first place heading into the last round.

But the junior faltered Sunday, carding a 5-over 76, which included three bogeys and two double bogeys. She finished tied for fifth overall with a 2-over 215.

Arkansas’ Stacy Lewis won the individual tournament with a 2-under 211, edging out Arziona State and Duke’s top golfers.

Whitaker also finished with a 2-over 215, and Lee ended one stroke behind.

Up next for Duke is a three-day match play event in Reunion, Fla. that starts Nov. 4. Considering that Blumenherst, Lee and Whitaker are all former semifinalists in the U.S. Amateur Championship, the NGCA Women’s Collegiate Match Play Championship could be a welcome respite in the Blue Devils’ fall schedule.

“Match play is slightly more relaxed than stroke play,” Whitaker said. “It’s more relaxing scoring-wise. You only have to worry about the girl who you’re playing against.

We can also usually watch more of the other girls’ matches and cheer them on.”

For the moment, though, Duke can only move on from its second-place finish and continue the drive for a fourth consecutive national championship.

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Clemson, the Blue Devils’ first loss in Cameron since 2004.

DeMange credits the team’s age and maturity for gettingback on track this weekend.

“We came out ready to go,” DeMange said. “We just wanted it more.”

In Saturday’s match, DeMange backed up her words, leading Duke with 29 kills and 28 digs. It was the 13th consecutive match she has registered a double-double.

Senior setter Ali Hausfeld sparked the offense with 68 assists, and sophomore Rachael Moss and junior Jourdan Norman added 22 and 13 kills, respectively.

Duke started the match on the wrong side of a 30-18 score, but the Blue Devils made effective adjustments against the high-powered Virginia offense and rebounded to take both games two and three 30-19.

“We pulled back a little and settled back a little on them,” DeMange said. “[ln the] second game, I think we just started going after them and just attacking and making them play the ball.”

The beginning of the fourth game mirrored that of the fifth until Virginia broke it open with a 9-0 run to steal a 21-11 lead.

Thanks to DeMange’s serves, Duke responded with a 6-0 run of its own to cut the deficit to 27-26 but ended up losing the game’s last three points.

The match Friday against Virginia Tech was not nearly as close—Duke won the first three games 30-22, 31-29 and 30-26.

DeMange was once again Duke’s leader in kills with 16, and Moss added 12 and Norman 10. Hausfeld chipped in 44 assists and senior libero Jenny Shull led the defense with 20 digs. to

Faced with the unfamiliar situation of coming off a home loss, Duke responded in familiar fashion by winning. a VATECH The No. 17 3 DUKE Blue Devils (16-4, 11-1 in the ACC) defeated Virginia 2 UVA (13-8, 8-4) in a DUKE five-game thriller Saturday night in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Both teams had several opportunities to seal the victory, but it was Duke that prevailed 17-15 in the fifth and decisive game.

“It really could have gone either way,” head coach Jolene Nagel said. “What I liked about our team was that we remained patient... Because we didn’t get all rattled in those long rallies and kept that patience, that really helped us to stay in some of those points.”

The fifth game was tight the whole way, with nine ties and six lead changes. Senior Carrie DeMange came up with several timely kills and a big block that gave Duke a one point advantage at 13-12. The Blue Devils then caught a break when Virginia’s allACC outside hitter Sarah Kirkwood pounded her serve into the net, giving Duke a 14-13 lead and the serve. The match ended when the Cavaliers made another costly error, sending a free ball out of bounds.

The Blue Devils cleared the bench and ran onto the floorjumping and screaming in celebration of a hard-fought victory. And with the win, Duke also expunged memories of last weekend’s five-game home loss —

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Forward Mike Grella makes his move in theWakeForest box before receiving a red card in the second half (far left).Senior Tim Jepson attempts to beat out Demon Deaconforward Marcus Tracy(left). Blue Devils tangles with Wakei

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All the ingredients were there for an emotionally inspired match; a sizable home crowd, senior night and a pre-game ceremony honoring longtime head coach John Rennie.

But Duke came out noticeably flat, and that poor start cost the No. 17 WAKE Blue Devils (7-5-0, 0 DUKE 2-3 in the ACC), as they were manhandled 3-0 by No. 2 Wake Forest (11-0-2, 4-0-1) Friday night in Koskinen Stadium.

“We probably just got caught up in the ceremony that was going on and forgot that we had to play a game,” senior defender Tim Jepson said. “We can’t blame anybody but ourselves.”

Less than eight minutes into the game, Wake Forest midfielder Michael Lahoud’s long lob pass hit forward Cody Arnoux, battling Jepson in a one-on-one chase. The ball bounced inside the box, and Duke goalie Justin Papadakis, hesitant in challenging the charge, could not stop Arnoux from tipping the ball past him for Wake Forest’s first goal.

“We lost the game in the first 15 minutes,” Papadakis said. “Playing against a team that’s as strong as Wake Forest, you can’t afford to give up those first 15 minutes. I think the crowd, our parents on senior night—everything was coming together to be a great night, and we have to play the full 90 minutes.”

The Demon Deacons continued to pressure Duke’s defense in the first half, maintaining possession and moving the ball fluidly to keep it away from the normally dominant Blue Devil offense. In the 26th minute, Wake Forest struck for die second time, again on a goal diat took advantage of timid defensive play.

Midfielder Jamie Franks passed to forward Marcus Tracy at the top of die box, where Tracy found himself covered by at least two Duke defenders. Tracy sidestepped the Blue Devils into a clear shooting lane, however, and nailed a shot into

the bottom- right comer of the net.

“It wasjust poor defense, just being lazy,” Jepson said. “It’s the little things—the little things that you’ve got to take care of because ifyou don’t, they’re going to score every time. We’ve got to communicate, we’ve got to watch each other, we have to stay tight, and we weren’t doing that at all.”

Wake Forest continued its first half onslaught by weaving through the Duke squad with impeccable passing. Amoux whizzed by defenders and danced around the box untouched before hitting Lahoud right in front of the net for the Demon Deacons’ third score.

In the second period, the Blue Devils started stronger, halting the Wake Forest attack to some degree by playing tighter defense and keeping possession.

But it wasn’t enough.

“In the first 20 minutes of that second half, we had what we wanted,” said Rennie, who was honored for his 29 years at the helm before the game. “We had the ball, and we had chances, and didn’t get that one goal we talked about at halftime. We put ourselves in such a big hole in the first half that it was an almost impossible situation against a team this good.”

Later in the contest, Duke’s frustration in its inability to score became apparent.

Holding the ball in the box late in the second half junior forward Mike Grella hit the ground after being surrounded by Demon Deacon defenders. When the referee did not call a foul, Grella responded by kicking the shin of a Wake Forest defender, bringing him down to the turf.

In die resulting swarm ofDemonDeacons around Grella, die official flashed a red card and the forward was ejected from the game.

The games do not get any easier for Duke, as it prepares to take on No. 5 Virginia Tech at home Tuesday. But the Blue Devils insist that despite their losses, they will be prepared for die next match.

“We’ll bounce back from this,” Jepson said. ‘We’re not throwing in the towel at all. We’ve hit a rough patch right now, and we’ve got to dig deep to get back in it and get ourselves back in good position.”

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Another game, another double-overtime finish for Duke.

The Blue Devils (7-3-5, 2-2-3 in the ACC), who were taken to extra periods for the fifth time this season, were unable to pull away from

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The sun had just set outside a rap-

idly-filling Koskinen Stadium, but on this overcast late-October night, the spotlight

shined directly on the center of the field.

There was John Rennie, absorbing the groundswell ofemotions of senior night at Duke. Rennie’s done this before—Friday night was his 29th senior night as the head coach of the Blue Devils.

But there was something different hanging in the humid air Friday night. The line of seniors with their parents was especially long. Thirteen Blue Devils, including the corps of back-to-back ACC tournament champions, were celebrated for their service on the pitch. And at the end of the line, there were three more people: Kathy, TJ. and Grace Rennie, there to honor the coach for his lifetime on the Duke sidelines.

No, this wasn’t your typical Senior Night.

Before their game with Wake Forest Friday, the Blue Devils paid tribute to the retiring coach, as senior captains Michael Videira, Tim Jepson and Kevin Stevenson presented Rennie with a framed Duke jersey signed by this year’s team.

“That’s a really, really special moment that you never think about because you’re so busy coaching your team,” Rennie said.

“It’s an emotional evening for the 13 seniors and their parents and certainly for myself as an honorary senior out there.We had a great crowd, and they were all appreciative of all the seniors and myself as well. It makes for a great evening.”

In many ways, Rennie has become Duke’s 14th senior, sharing a special bond with the last team he will coach.

‘We all have one thing in common that’s special between only the 14 of us, and that’s that we’re not going to be here next year,” senior goalkeeper Justin Papadakis said.

“And I think that’s brought the senior class and Coach Rennie together.”

Director of Athletics Joe Alieva then presented Rennie with the “Sower” award for planting the seeds of Duke’s soccer IftONICLE program. Over his 29 seasons, Rennie has men. crafted Duke from an afterthought to an

institution, leading the Blue Devils to 19 NCAA tournament appearances, five College Cups and the University’s first-ever national championship in 1986. Before Rennie’s arrival as the school’s first fulltime soccer coach in 1979, Duke had made the NCAA tournament only once.

“I feel like I did the job that I was hired to do, and that’s what was supposed to happen,” Rennie said nonchalantly after Friday’s match.

The game did not supply the perfect ending for a dream night, as the No. 2 Demon Deacons’ quick-strike offense took advantage of Duke’s early miscues en route to a 3-0 win. But Rennie has grown accustomed to the emotional ups and downs of soccer.

He saw his team lose a national championship game in eight overtimes to Indiana in 1982, a result that still causes the coach to grimace. But even that loss does not resonate on the same scale as the wins, namely the national title Rennie and the Blue Devils brought to Durham. Rennie’s 93 conference wins are also the most in the history of the ACC, which emerged as the premier soccer conference in the country as Duke ascended into the soccer elite.

‘You know you’re always going to get a tremendous test when you’re playing his teams,” said Wake Forest head coach Jay Vinovich, who gave Rennie a Demon Deacons’ jersey with the Duke coach’s name on it before the game. “He’s done so much for the game. He’s just one of the best.”

Vinovich isn’t the first coach to show his team’s respect for Rennie this season.

Earlier this year, Connecticut and St. Louis each presented Duke’s coach with a gift.

“It’s certainly an honor and you feel humbled by it,” Rennie said ofall the attention. “It’s always nice to be appreciated by the people you’re with, that you work for, your players. I appreciate it a great deal.”

Rennie admits that the realization that this is his last year on the sidelines strikes him off the field. His players, however, know that there is still time left to give their coach the best parting gift ofall.

“We’re really looking forward to putting him out on the right note, which ought to be a national championship,” Papadakis said.

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“Right now, we’re just a little off of our game,” head coach Robbie Church said.

“We’re just not as sharp as we were earlier in the year. It’s a long season—we’re making it longer on ourselves by playing overtime games.”

The contest was hard-fought on both ends for the majority of regulation, but fatigue caught up with the Blue Devils in the second halfand a defensive breakdown allowed Maryland to tie the game in the 69th minute. Terrapins midfielder Nataly Arias fielded a pass from forward Kelly Rozumalski and fired it into the upper left corner of the net, erasing Duke’s one-goal cushion.

The score ended a stretch of strong play for the Blue Devils. After starting out slowly and conceding the early lead on a tap-in by Rozumalski, Duke responded quickly and took control of possession in the later part of the first half. The Blue Devils utilized openings in the midfield to tie the game in the 33rd minute on a Lorraine Quinn strike from 25 yards out into the top right corner of the cage.

“We realized that there was space in the midfield to break it down on the dribble, so we were really concentrating on that,” Quinn said. “That’s when we started dominating the game.”

Duke rode the momentum of its first

goal to take the lead only seven minutes later when forward Rebecca Allen tallied her third goal of the season. Midfielder Madeline McEwen crossed the ball to forward Elisabeth Redmond, who played it out left to Allen, where she kicked it past the goalkeeper into the right corner of the net. Duke maintained control for the rest of the first half before Maryland came out firing in the second.

The Terrapins opened the second stanza as they did in the first—by putting pressure on the Blue Devil defense.

Church said that his defense had trouble containing Maryland and allowed more shots than usual.

“We had too many gaps in our back four and [Maryland] just kind of went right through the middle,” Church said.

After the Terrapins tied the score, both teams had their chances in the final 20 minutes of the second half and in both overtime periods. The Blue Devils, however, failed to find the back of the net. Church said he thought his players’ legs had given out by the end of the match. His players were equally disheartened that their efforts failed to produce the desired outcome.

“The whole game, we were a better team,” Redmond said. “We proved that, but the result doesn’t show that.”

With just three games left in the Blue Devils’ conference slate, a tie was a disappointing finish to a long weekend of play.

Maryland entered the game last in the ACC, and even though every conference game is tough, Duke hoped to earn a win against a lower-ranked opponent.

“Every team hits adversity,” Church said. “Everybody hits a bump in the road somewhere. I’m anxious to see how we respond to adversity.”

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IfAshley Twichell maintains this pace, her name might be the only one left in the Duke record book at the end of her career.

In her first collegiate race, the freshman shattered Duke’s women’s 1,000-yard freestyle record by more than six seconds, leading the Blue Devils to season-opening wins over Richmond and UNC-Wilmington—l9o-93.5 and 19996, respectively —at Taishoff Aquatics Pavilion Saturday afThe Duke men also routed UNC-W 187-109.

Twichell’s victories in the 1,000-yard and 200-yard freestyles highlighted a wave of sparkling debuts by Duke freshmen. On the men’s side, Spencer Booth (200 butterfly and 500 free) and Andy Osterland (100 and 200 free) each won two individual events, while classmate Nick Garvy took the 100 butterfly in a time of 51.99. For the women, freshman Jess Perry swept the 100 and 200 breaststroke events, and Melissa Reynolds also notched a first-place finish in her first ternoon.

Duke appearance, winning the 500 freestyle in 5:15.34.

Head coach Dan Colella raved about his rookies after the meet, particularly focusing on Twichell, whose time of 9:59.15 in the 1000 free also toppled the previous pool record at Taishoff.

“For her to swim as well as she did was pretty awesome,” Colella said. “She’s a distance swimmer who, truthfully, has not done a whole lot of work in the past, so her workload has increased significantly here this year.”

“It’s something I’ll always remember —[setting a record in] the first meet as a freshman of my college career,” Twichell said of her record-breaking performance.

Fresh with optimism, the Blue Devils will next travel to Raleigh Oct. 26 to face N.C. State and Campbell.

“People were swimming seconds faster today than where we were last year,” Colella said. “We’ve been working really, really hard the last seven weeks, and the great thing to see for the athletes is that all that hard work does pay off.”

Amie Survilla was one offive Blue Devils tofind the back of the net Sunday.

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No. 10 Duke traveled to Delaware over the weekend, rounding out its non-conference schedule with two decisive wins.

Led by junior Marian Dickinson, the Blue Devils (11-6) defeated Delaware 5-3 Saturday and Penn 5-2 Sunday to give themselves their fourth consecutive victory.

Dickinson, the Blue Devils’ top scorer, notched her first hat trick of the season and the | c third of her career in Saturday’s DELAWARE 3 win over the Blue Hens (9-7) in Newark, Del. “She is in a different role DUKE 5 this year as a midfielder, so she PENN doesn’t get as many opportunities to score,” head coach Beth Bozman said, “But she has fulfilled her role very well.”

Dickinson’s first score of the weekend came unassisted at the 26-minute mark, only four minutes after freshman Susan Ferger found the back of the net. Thirty-four minutes into the game, the Blue Devils had amassed a 3-0 lead over Delaware and appeared to have built a commanding lead.

The Blue Hens struck back, however, raiding off three consecutive goals in less than 10 minutes.

Dickinson came through for Duke yet again, completing her hat trick and closing the door on Delaware with two straight goals off passes from sophomore Lauren Miller and junior Laura Suchoski.

The Blue Devils carried that offensive momentum through to Sunday’s contest against the Quakers (7-8), when five different players netted goals.

“We capitalized on opportunities,” Dickinson said. “We had a lot of different people score today because of good passing through the midfield and forwards.”

Sophomore Amie Survilla drew first blood against Penn with a goaljust seven minutes into the contest, while Suchoski gave the Blue Devils a 2-0 lead going into the half.

Over that same frame, senior goalie Caitlin Williams notched three key saves to help protect Duke’s lead.

After the break, Miller widened the gap between Duke and the Quakers to three, but Penn answered back with a goal on a penalty shot to come back within two.

That was as close as Penn would get, however, as Duke again turned to Dickinson, who connected for her fourth goal of the weekend. Junior Ashley Pultorak added a fifth tally to put the game out of reach.

With one regular-season game left on the schedule, Bozman said she was proud ofher team’s performance.

“Our goal after the initial part of the season was to take control ofour destiny,” Bozman said. “It is in our hands, and these wins will really help our chances in the postseason.”

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Head of Charles Singler, Blue Devils earn preseason props Duke freshman Kyle Singler was named ACC Preseason Rookie of the Year at the conference’s annual media day Sunday. At Duke’s media day Oct. 12, head coach Mike Krzyzewski said that the 6-foot-8 forward would start if the season had begun that day.

Singler, a product of Medford, Ore., received 36 votes, topping N.C. State’sJJ. Hickson by 21.

Freshman guard Nolan Smith also received five votes, good for third place.

The Blue Devils were tabbed second in the preseason rankings, trailing only North Carolina. The Tar Heels earned all 64 first-place votes and 768 total votes. They were followed by Duke (653), N.C. State (641) and Clemson (514).

North Carolina forward Tyler Hansbrough was selected as the conference’s Preseason Player of the Year. The junior gained all but four first-place votes, which went to Virginia guard Sean Singletary.

Hansbrough and Singletary were joined by N.C. State’s Brandon Costner, North Carolina’s Ty Lawson and Boston College’s Tyrese Rice on the conference’s preseason first team.

Conferece to honor late coach Rod Myers After voting to establish scholar-athlete awards in all sports, the ACC opted to name the Men’s GolfScholarAtehlte Award after former Duke coach Rod Myers, who passed away last March frpm leukemia. Myers, who coached for 34 years, was a beloved member of the Duke community.

In addition to the Myers award, the ACC also created the Skip Prosser Award to honor the conference’s top student-athlete on men’s basketball teams. Prosser, the former Wake Forest head coach, passed away suddenly in July.

Candidates for the Prosser Award will be juniors and seniors with grade point averages of at least 3.0 both for their career and in the last two semesters. The award will be based on both academic achievements and athletic accomplishments.

Blue Devils continue to roll in ITA Regionals Freshmen Reka Zsilinszka and Ellah Nze both advanced to the finals of the ITA Southeast Regional Championships in Chapel Hill, where they will face each other for the tournament tide Monday.

Zsilinszka won 6-2, 6-2 in the semifinals, and Nze posted a 6-2, 8-6, 7-6 (1) victory.

Junior Melissa Mang and freshman Amanda Granson also advanced to the semifinals of the double draw with an 8-5 victory.

The duo will play for a spot in the finals Monday.

JuniorMelissa Mang advanced to the semifinal drawof the HA regionals.

The Blue Devils row their way through thecool waters of the Charles River in Boston, Mass, in Sunday's Head of the Charles Regatta.

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Fair attendees walk around the grounds of the North Carolina State Fair Oct. 13.The fair has been in Raleigh for the past 10 days.

less than ideal for her, Richards said This year, the State Fair introduced water conservation measures and environmentally friendly policies to the operations of the exposition, which was first held in 1853.

As in years past, Duke students did not forgo the chance to partake in this local tradition.

“We were manning the Republican booth earlier, and now we’re just messing around,” said freshman David Piccirilli, a member ofCollege Republicans at Duke.

After a two-hour shift registering voters, Piccirilli and fellow freshman Brian Pike, wandered off in search of carnival games with appealing prizes.

“I’m very disappointed at the lack ofDuke stuffaround here,” said Piccirilli, who eventually won a giant Duke foam ball.

The dearth ofDuke paraphernalia did not stop students from taking advantage of the festivities at the State Fair.

Groups of Dukies were seen around the 344-acre fairgrounds throughout the duration of the fair.

Pi Beta Phi sorority even hosted an official date function at the State Fair Saturday night. The sorority provided transportation to and from the fairgrounds and paid for rides for about 80 students.

“We think, as a sorority, that it’s important to support the state of North Carolina,” said senior Nona Farahnik, a member of Pi Beta Phi. “It offers a lot of different activities and plain, good, wholesome fun in a dry environment where alcohol can’t be abused and where fun is maximized.”

The sorority hosted a surprise date function at the State Fair lastyear in order to promote a sober, yet enjoyable, activity and make a positive contribution to the community, said Pi Beta Phi President Emily Wygod, a senior.

Despite the size of the group, no one was hurt at the fair, and everyone made it back to campus safely, she said.

“There were cops everywhere,” Wygod said. “I’d feel safe ifI were by myself.”

Joel Keith, public safety and security officer of the North Carolina Department ofAgriculture and Consumer Services —which runs the StateFair—noted that it was a “relatively quiet fair.”

There were approximately 400 officers available throughout the 10 days, Keith said, adding that the number of officers on duty at any given time depended on the volume of visitors.

“I’ve seen more cops,” Richards said. “As far as safety, it feels safer this year.”

But the presence of officers both in uniform and undercover could not prevent the usual arrests for trespassing and misconduct.

“There’s nothing I or you can do to prevent people from coming to the State Fair that don’t like each other,” Keith said. “Nobody died last year and nobody’ll die this year.”

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as LDOC. But the event achieved the goals of its codirectors, seniors Max Entman and Max Alexander, who wanted

College Day —funded by the Duke University Union in coordination with Cameditorial event pus Counwhere stuDuke Student Government and dents could “just come out the Office of Student Afwith a six-pack and chill with... friends on the quad.” resurrectfairs—successfully ed an old Duke tradition to The atmosphere on its former glory.

Main Quad was precisely The event featured a that—many students enwide variety of musical joyed alcoholic beverages acts—from straight rock at the concerts, providing both a cultural experience and roll to soul to hiphop—for students to at- and a sense of community.

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highlighted the effectiveness of the Union’s new programming model —a shift from a rigid committee model to a more flexible, idea-driven model. In the past, the Union has often generated events and planned them through committees—a process that, at times, created events geared towards very specific student groups.

This year, however, the Union has been open to suggestions from the student body and has been generous in its funding of such events.

The effectiveness of the new programming model—a model that emphasizes student initiative

for planning and coordinating events—was evident on Saturday. Joe College Day’s success shows that students not only can come up with great ideas, but, when given the resources, can also design popular events with cultural significance.

Joe College Day also exemplified a campus event that did not revolve around alcohol consumption. The beer garden for of-age students was an encouraging spin on alcohol consumption on campus, emphasizing quality versus mass consumption.

The event also seemed to reach outside of the Duke undergraduate community, as many graduate

and professional school students, as well as students from other universities, attended many of the

day’s concerts.

The Union should take measures—such as making it a recurring event by allocating funds for it in its annual budget —to revive Joe College Day as an annual tradition. In future Joe College Days, the Union could offer more food and coordinate better with other student and social

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With time, the event can regain its reputation as one of the most anticipated campus events, a status currently reserved for such events like LDOC and Tailgate.

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with seven and a half square feet each in which grow. It’s also true that they never set foot on actual ground in the course of their lives, standing instead upon wooden slatted floors that allow their waste to drop through and be flushed into an adjacent waste lagoon. If a pig happens to get taking place halfway outside, the feel of die dirt under their feet is so across the world. In foreign that they become confused and frightened fact, if you happen to be reading this and are then easily herded back inside.

But for this farmer, operating on this scale, what paper over breakfast, is the alternative? Eight thousand pigs in open air then this struggle is of would wreak havoc on a given landscape, both in front literally in terms of erosion and waste. I, for one, wouldn’t you and even within rachael massell want to live within 20 miles of such a farm. you, depending on whether you’ve dug And this former consciously spared his land from sidelong glance The war is over the development fast encroaching upon the region, in yet. l what you’re eating. deciding to keep his family’s land in the family.

Our modem food culture is increasingly polarized. Though originally a tobacco farmer, he converted the At one extreme we have highly processed, nutritional- farm to hog farming after the tobacco economy colly suspect, cheap convenience foods of the corporate lapsed about 15 years ago. The pleasant white sheds giant variety (think Big Mac). And on the opposite make a much more pleasing tableau from the road end we have small-scale, organic, local whole foods of than yet another quasi-suburban subdivision—even if the sheds conveniendy shield the less-than-pleasant the crunchy granola variety (think farmers’ markets).

Both sides see the other as antithetical to all waste lagoons behind them. Though hardly a family the values their disciples hold dear. The large-scale farmer, he certainly has his family, and something befarmer bristles at the hippie’s ignorance of effiyond pure profits, in mind. it’s Besides, for this farmer and countless others and consumer demand for low ciency prices; the market, stupid. At the same time, the Whole like him, the pigs are not animals, but pork—food.

Foods shopper stands aghast at the factory farmer’s He’s producing pork, not raising pigs. And Ameridestruction of the environment and maltreatment can consumers want their pork, like all their food, one way and one way only—cheap. of animals; is there nothing sacred in this world?

As in most conflicts of ideology, neither side Out of all developed countries, the United ever be able to that theirs is the and States spends the least amount of money on food will prove just right cause. And both sides are so blinded by dog- relative to our incomes. The cheapness and abundance of food in our country is astonishing. Econma that they cannot see how nuanced and comthe turf over which is omies of scale are necessary to keep our prices low, plex they’re fighting actually and hence the dominance of “factory farming” in and how much middle ground might exist.

All of this was thrown into stark relief for me American agribusiness. this weekend when I visited a medium-sized pig As long as the primary value of the American confarm an hour and a half south of Durham for a sumer is getting the most bang for our buck, then class field trip. As a contract pork producer for there really is no alternative to this modus operandi.

Smithfield Foods, the nation’s largest pork packBut is that what we really want? Look at where it’s ing company, the farmer receives six-week old pigs gotten us thus far. The obesity epidemic is only the and raises them until they are ready for slaughter most visible manifestation of what can happen when certain types offood are affordable and plentiful.

16 weeks later and about 150 pounds fatter.

I wasn’t sure what to expect upon arriving SatMaybe we can’t have it all. A growing sector of urday morning. Would this be one of those factory the population is realizing that if they want to prifarms pictured in PETA brochures, with animals oritize environmental sustainability, fair wages and lying in their own filth? Or would there be somepersonal health, then they’re going to have to put their money where their mouths are. It’s time to thing of the idyllic agrarian dream retained despite the farm’s large size, with pigs contentedly reconsider the value of the Value Meal. rooting about in the mud?

The reality was somewhere in between. Yes, Rachael Massell is a Trinity senior. Her column runs the animals were housed in pretty tight quarters, every other Monday.

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lowa When I came to lowa, I didn’t realize it, but I was being inducted into a strange and exclusive fraternity. There is a certain community of people here which—although it isn’t secretive or hidden—can’t be understood by outsiders very well. Once you’re a member, however, you’ll always be connected to the other members in a special way. frank holleman It’s not some Midwestern version of the Freeout of the pan... masons. I’m talking about political campaign staffers.

Admittedly, we’re an eclectic bunch. We come from a wide array of backgrounds and have innumerable motives for working in the jobs we do. We’re ofboth sexes, all ages and speak with a babble of accents. But now that we’re here, we share a unique bond It’s the same sort of bond that holds together members of a persecuted religion. It takes a lot less bravery, of course, but there are essential similarities. Basically, working on a campaign is incredibly hard and time-consuming and it destroys your social life. It’s mostly thankless, endlessly frustrating and produces very few immediate results.

A lot of people see you as a nuisance.Your diet and lifestyle

change dramatically and you spend 14 hours a day around the same half-dozen people.

That aside, I’m not complaining, primarily because of those"six or seven people. Once you go through the experience of giving up several months of your life for a higher calling, it’s hard not to have an affinity toward people who have done the same thing. It isn’t confined to my particular candidate, either. I can almost automatically tell who else in the room is doing the job I am, whether they’re working for Sam Brownback or Hillary Clinton. They’re usually the first person I approach for conversation, and there’s often an almost immediate connection. Even though at the end of the day we’re trying desperately to destroy each other, we still become friends.

I think it comes from the fact that a political campaign demands an uncommon humility. It requires that a person work tirelessly to promote someone else. There’s no opportunity for personal ambition, unless you have superhuman cunning or you’re an egomaniac. You promote solely the hopes of your candidate, and your own success is only measured by his or her triumph. Other people who have done the same thing are uncommon, and the shared experience ties you together.

In some ways this is totally new for me. It’s hard to make the case that the school system in which I’ve spent the past 15 years full-time really called for me to work for something higher than myself. This is especially true in college, which in the modern world is basically a gateway

Kyle Knight Trinity ’OB Duke, Durham environmental initiative has potential I’d like make a few clarifications regarding the Oct. 16 article “UNC, town team up on green push.” First, a team of students and staff inventoried Duke’s greenhouse gas emissions a couple years ago—inventorying is an ongoing effort. That study is available on Duke’s sustainability Web site. Second, Duke and Durham are both new to greenhouse gas reduction commitments. While Duke and Durham are not yet partnering on climate change issues, and so may not be overlapping in their efforts, to say this is because they are “thinking about it differendy” needs clarification. Duke’s commitment will be more stringent because we are aiming for carbon neutrality.” Durham is aiming for a 30-percent reduction by 2030 but is broader in scope. Duke can act unilaterally on campus while Durham may need to use more incentives. But both will be addressing the same challenges of becoming more efficient and using more energy from renewable sources. Finally, the most important point is that while Duke and Durham don’t appear to have worked closely on environmental matters to date, there is a lot of potential to do so, there are a lot of passionate people ready to make it happen and we shouldn’tbe discouraged if UNC and Chapel Hill are out ahead.

Eben Polk Associate in policy and research, Nicholas Institutefor Environmental Policy Solutions

Frank Holleman is a Trinity junior. His column runs every other Monday.

Zach Braffhas a mid-Duke crisis

letterstotheeditor Actively recruit middle-income students I’m disappointed in The Chronicle Editorial Board’s proposal —Oct. 17, “Time to think outside the socioeconomic box —to increase middleincome applicants at Duke. While the Board goes so far as to acknowledge the weakness ofits own proposal—eliminating the $BO application fee will be not only ineffective but expensive (oh, and it’s waived all the time, anyway) —they fail to get to the fundamental problem with the initiative; education. Duke spends ample time and money recruiting from top prep schools (educating them), wooing students away from the Ivy League schools with promises of equally top-notch academics and a wildly cooler place. But we’re told now that we fall short when it comes to economic diversity. So what should we do to get middleincome students to apply? Well, considering that once on campus and in the classroom, we are essentially equals, why not treat middle-income applicants like we treat all of the others—-why not recruit them? Here’s an idea; take some “middle-income” students, give them per diems and plane tickets to North Dakota and Alabama and even my home state of Maine and give them presentation materials that explain how financial aid can work here ifyou play the game right.

Then convince them that a Duke education is worth the 20 years of loan payments after graduation. In this effort, at least, we’re being honest and not patronizing this class of students we say we want on campus.

Hell, I’ll volunteer myself as a case study. If the son of a high school teacher and freelance writer can make Duke affordable, there are a lot ofpeople out there who are Duke material who just need to be told that they are. Just give me the plane ticketand PowerPoint clicker.

the professional world and personal accomplishment.

You could say that education’s higher calling is “truth” or “knowledge” but I don’t think anyone seriously believes that.

Even before theBush administration’s catastrophic obsession with achievement tests, education had largely become about reaching arbitrary academic goals. Class ranks, test scores and various awards were die main goals. The quest for enlightenment was secondary. That’s not to say our education system is valueless, but it screams for broader meaning.

Of course the comparison is flawed. In politics the “broader meaning” is as often a politician’s hubris as it is the greater good. But at least in politics there’s something greater than yourself at stake. Some kind of personal reflection and sacrifice is necessary. That’s hardly true of our education system, and Duke’s no exception.

Honestly, when I think about the last time the Duke community asked me to work for something greater than myself, only two things come to mind. The first is the futile attempt to vote former Durham district attorney Mike Nifong out of office last semester. The second is every time we have a basketball game against Carolina. Now those are both good causes, but is that really all we’ve got?

I think we can —and should—do better. The power of our community would be a terrible thing to leave unused to its fullest. to

When

I enrolled here, I imagined that my biggest adjustment to Duke life would occur between my freshman and sophomore years. One year passes and suddenly you don’t have to get on a bus every day, your dorm room includes a thermostat and you finally have several food options.

But then you nnoridsy, rnondsy graduate from no scrubs bricks to stone and face a stark realization. Some of your classes are still on East Campus, you live in Craven or Crowell where there is no A/C and the Loop does not count as “several” food options.

In fact, the only things that have changed are the bricks.

No, the real change happens between sophomore and junior year, because the truth is there’s a sharp difference between lower and upperclassmen. And let me apologize in advance if my tone seems pedantic. It’s hard not to sound patronizing when the term you use to refer to someone includes the words “lower” and “class.”

On your first day as an upperclassman, you realize that half of your Duke experience is inexplicably over. You cannot possibly fathom the idea that you’re closer now to the moment when you will graduate than the moment when you arrived.

Your older friends start disappearing. You know increasingly less about them as their Facebook usage declines precipitously. You find yourself telling stories about your long-lost friends to younger people who look at you like you’re talking about flappers and speakeasies.

Even more disturbing, new classes of Duke students accumulate with gaudy, made-up names like “Class of 2011.” How can a person from my generation actually graduate in a year like 2011? That’s not real. Who actually graduates in double digits?

You’re nostalgic for simpler times when there were fewer buildings on campus. You remember when the grounds upon which Bell Tower, .

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French Science, Bostock and the Plaza were built were all pastureland and cows.

You remember what it was like to watch jj.

Redick rain threes in Cameron, the Sean Dockery shot before the Dave McClure lay-up and the last real bonfire (February 9, 2005).

You even remember when every column in the paper wasn’t related to the lacrosse incident or the Campus Cultural Initiative.

And more than nostalgia, your entire focus shifts. College becomes less about the present and more about the future. Folks back home that used to ask you what you’re majoring in now want to know what you’re going to do after Duke. You just want to ask them to refill your Diet Coke.

Classes become relevant. The weight of a test becomes not only your grade in that class, but your prospects for getting a job in that field. I sure wouldn’t want a doctor who made a ‘C’ in Organic Chemistry.

In a sense, you have a mid-Duke crisis.

You spend an exorbitant amount of food points, treating your friends to brunch at the Washington Duke Inn as if you were using guest passes at the Marketplace.

You buy a fancy new foreign-made bike and ride it brazenly across campus. You even ride it for unnecessary distances like from Wannamaker 1 to Wannamaker 2.

You even switch from Wilson to Brodie and from Perkins to Lilly just to feel young again.

You realize you’ve hit rock-bottom when you start watching movies starring Zach Braff about quarter-life crises. (Just me? OK, nevermind.)

And that’s when you truly gain an appreciation for your dme at Duke —when it’s almost over. You fight to live every day at Duke with the tenacity of a Homecoming T-shirt distribution horde. You prioritize and develop your own list of graduation requirements that may or may not include library indiscretions.

And in that way, your last two years at Duke will truly be... the last of your two years at Duke.

Sorry, I can’t make any promises. Freshman year is pretty sick.

ZACH BRAFF and Brandon Curl listened to Tim McGraw’s “Live Like You Were Dying” on repeat while they wrote this column. “2. 7 seconds on a bull named FuMan Chu...”

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