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Student's assailant caught David Hill, the suspect connected with assaulting and robbing a Duke graduate student last week, was taken into custody at Howard John Inn Friday

by Durham Police Department officers.

Hill reportedly broke into the student’s residence in the 1100 block of Lancaster Street shortly before midnight Nov. 7.

He assaulted the student and stole various goods before fleeing in thevictim’s blue Subaru Forrester, according to a DPD release.

The student, who was seriously injured, called 911 after Hill left and was taken to the Duke University Hospital by police officers.

University officials told The Chronicle Sunday night that the student is recovering from the incident.

“We’realways pleased when people who are alleged to have committed a crime is at least apprehended so we can determine if they are indeed guilty or not,” Dean of Students Sue Wasiolek said.

The student was acquainted with Hill, whose last known residence was at 1411 Sedgefield St.—which is only minutes away from the student’s residence, police officers said.

Hill was wanted for assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and robbery with a dangerous weapon, among other charges.

This is the fourth reported off-campus robbery in the fall semester connected with Duke students.

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Returning to Duke for the formal dedication of the French Family Science Center Friday, Melinda French Gates, Trinity ’B6 and Fuqua ’B7, reflected on her alma mater and the Science Drive her gifts have helped

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Lance Thomasand NCCU center CharlesFutrell battle for the tip-off in the two teams'opening game Friday.

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After spending much of last season struggling to score, the Blue Devils did their best to put any lingering offensive woes behind them Friday night.

Duke (1-0) opened its regular season with a bang, scoring its most points in nearly 10 years as it throttled cross-town N.C. Central 121-56 in the Eagles’ first game in Division I. The Blue Devils led from start to finish as seven players finished in double figures, including all three freshmen. Taylor King topped all scorers with 20 points, shooting

5-for-7 from behind the arc. Nolan Smith added 16 points and four assists while Kyle Singler chipped in 15 points and eight rebounds.

“My teammates got me open a lot,” King said. “Wejust movedthe ball well today. Ijust got open shots and knocked them down.”

Duke’s talentand depth were too much for the undersized Eagles (0-1) as the Blue Devils used a 10-man rotation to wear N.C. Central down. No BlueDevil clocked more than 24 minutes and nine different players had scored by the time Duke took a 24-5 SEE M. BASKETBALL ON SW PAGE 3

High-tech home opens doors by

Joe Clark

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Four years ago, Mark Younger, Pratt ’O3, had a dream to construct an environmentally sustainable house at Duke.

That dream became a reality Friday with the opening of the Home Depot Smart Home.

Located off Campus Drive behind the Freeman Center for Jewish Life, the $2.5-million Smart Home boasts sustainable living and futuristic technology. Ten students—six males andfour females—will begin living at the Smart Home next semester.

At the ribbon-cutting ceremony, President Richard Brodhead and Kristina Johnson, former dean of the Pratt School of Engineering, spoke about the strong leadership and innovation necessary to create such a place.

“When I first saw the idea for what was then called the Smart House, I thought T’m no fool, this is a very cool idea,” Brodhead said. “At other schools, students would Students tour the Home Depot Smart Home after a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday.

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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which was established in 2000 to reduce inequities and improve lives worldwide, provided a $3O-million gift to support FFSC in 2002.

“I married someone who didn’t finish college,” Gates said of her husband Bill, who dropped out of Harvard University to found Microsoft, Inc. “Quite often I find myself in situations where we are introduced as a couple, and my husband would say, ‘Between us, we have one-and-a-halfdegrees.’ So, he also likes to take some affiliation with Duke as well.”

Gates was joined at the ceremony by her family, for whom the $ll5-million, 280,000square-foot brick-and-glass behemoth was named. The day’s events also included tours through the building and a symposium on “Undisciplined Science.”

“I would just like to make one observation: You guys go to a lot of trouble to help create pretexts for your family reunions,” President Richard Brodhead joked during his introduction.

Gates, a former member of the Board of Trustees, said she had been approached by Provost Peter Lange and Vice Provost for Academic Affairs John Simon after a Board meeting to discuss supporting the project.

“Could we meet what I knew, from experience with the Board, would be Melinda’s very high standards?” Lange asked. “The answer is before us for all to see.”

Gates added that the Gates Foundation had then been at a point in its history where she and Bill had decided not to do

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BAGHDAD Former Sunni insurgents asked the United States to stay away, then ambushed members of al-Qaida in Iraq, killing 18 in a battle that raged for hours north of Baghdad, an ex-insurgent leader and Iraqi police said Saturday.

The Islamic Army in Iraq sent advance word to Iraqi police requesting that U.S. helicopters keep out of the area since its fighters had no uniforms and were indistinguishable from al-Qaida, according to the police and a top Islamic Army leader known as Abu Ibrahim.

Ibrahim told The Associated Press that

his fighters killed 18 al-Qaida militants and

captured 16 in the fight southeast of Samarra, a mosdy Sunni city about 60 miles

north of Baghdad.

“We found out that al-Qaida intended to attack us, so we ambushed them at 3 p.m. on Friday,” Ibrahim said. He would not say whether any Islamic Army members were killed.

Much of the Islamic Army in Iraq, a major Sunni Arab insurgent group that includes former membersofSaddam Hussein’sBaath Party, has joined the U.S.-led fight against alQaida in Iraq along with Sunni tribesmen and other former insurgents repelled by the terror group’s brutality and extremism.

An Iraqi police officer corroborated

Ibrahim’s account, but said policemen were not able to verify the number of bodies because the area was still too dangerous to enter.

Before the batde, the insurgent commander personally contacted Iraqi police in Samarra himself to tell them his plans, according to the officer and Ibrahim himself. He asked that Iraqi authorities inform the American military about his plans, and requested that no U.S. troops interfere, they said.

The U.S. military said Saturday it had no record of U.S. troops ever being informed about the operation, and it was unclear whether Iraqi police followed through on Ibrahim’s request.

Growing use of coal carries high cost by

Charles Hutzler

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CHANG’GOU TOWN, China Digging coal deep underground, Luo Xianglai learned to listen hard to the sounds the rocks made when struck with his pickax.

A dull thud usually meant solid rock and safety. A whisding noise signaled an impending cave-in.

“Usually you could tell it was coming,” said Luo, a squat 33-year-old with broad shoulders, a buzz cut and a worried look. “The rocks would start singing, letting off a whistling sound. We would get out in a rush.”

On a cold December day two years ago, the rocks did not sing, but disaster struck anyway. A cave-in buried Luo under fallen ceiling planks and more than 6 feet of rock, 300 feet down a mine shaft. His right leg was crushed, returning him to the life of an impoverished farmer—this time, with a steel rod in his leg.

Coal mining remains one of the world’s most dangerous trades. In China, more than 4,700 people died last year in coal mines.

The deaths underscore the human cost of a worldwide boom in coal use, driven by economic growth in China and India and a

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United States and elsewhere. While Chinese miners toil for a couple hundred dollars a month, mine owners in Taiyuan, the sooty capital of Shanxi province, drive BMWs and invest in real estate in Beijing, the capital.

Miners themselves are often complicit in the deadly bargain. Many face reprisals if they report accidents. And some do not want to see their mine shut down for an accident investigation, depriving them of work.

“Some miners fear poverty more than mining disasters,” said Cao Yu, a senior at Hunan Normal University.

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U.S.rates pooviy in infant deaths The rate at which infants die in the United States has dropped substantially over the past half-century, but broad disparities remain among racial groups, and the country stacks up poorly next to other industrialized nations.

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Films focus on global issues by

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Many from the Duke and Durham communities came together this Saturday to build awareness of global issues that plague society today—by watching movies.

The second annual United Nations Association Film Festival traveling appearance in Durham—a collaboration between UNAFF, UNA West Triangle Chapter and Duke’s film/video/digital program—addressed problems ranging from environmental concerns to gender issues. In all, 11 documentaries were aired at the event in Richard White Lecture Hall.

Kongite Wessene, one of the organizers of the event from UNA West Triangle Chapter, said the intent of the festival was to spread awareness of pressing global issues.

“We wanted to share with the

Triangle community an understanding of the international situations, especially with universities and high schools,” she said. “We

want students to see beyond the

world they know.”

Although the independent documentaries—the majority of which were made by international filmmakers—dealt with topics that are often controversial or foreign, they are still relatable to the general public because of universal love for humanity, Wessene said.

“Even though our situations are different, our needs are the same,” she said. “We must celebrate our differences together to enrich the world.”

Turnout was small, but those who did attend the festival found the films to be both entertaining and informative.

“Students come and go

[throughout the day], but hopefully the event will just get bigger and bigger,” Wessene said. “There

was an increase [in attendance] from last year.”

James Forsyth, a recreational documentary filmmaker, said he thought the event successfully shed light on issues that many people may not fully understand.

“I try to avoid using the word ‘ignorance,’ but a lot of people think they understand the issues occurring in Sub-Saharan Africa and other Third-World regions, but they don’t,” he said. “These sorts of films are very educational, but they don’t get the recognition in mainstream media. These issues are not emphasized in our culture enough.”

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Steven Wise, former president of the Animal Legal Defense Fund, speaks at the Animals and Bioengineering Conference Saturday afternoon.

Apples and oranges may soon be patented—unless lawmakers and researchers learn more about the ethics of plant and animal use.

That was one message from the Animals and Bioengineering Conference, held Friday and Saturday at the School ofLaw. The conference brought together attorneys, judges, scientists and ethicists to discuss the use of genetically modified organisms in commercial and research settings.

Judge Michel Bastarache, puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, criticized the court for the decisions of the Monsanto Canada Inc. v. Schmeiser case, which he said implies that a higher lifeform is patentable.

In 2004, the court ruled in favor ofMonsanto when the company sued Percy Schmeiser, a farmer who used its genetically modified seeds—spread to his fields from neighboring farms—to produce plants.

“The [Canadian] Patent Office has always held that higher-life forms are not patentable,

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for over 100 years,” Bastarache said. “The ruling introduces indirectly a new obsession rule... [that] the infusion of every seed or speck of pollen in the crop of someone else, renders Monsanto a coowner of every plant” He added that the case conflicts with the decision of the 2002 denial of the patenting of the Harvard OncoMouse, which contains a modified genome that makes it susceptible to cancer.

“According to [the] Harvard College [case], it is the gene and cell that is patentable, not the plant,” he said. “It demonstrates the majority’s incomplete understanding of technology.”

He noted that the patents are used for commercial exploitation, rather than to better the world through inventions.

“The majority in this case held that the purpose of the statutory monopoly, granted by the patent act, is to protect the patentee’s business interest,” Bastarache said. “The ‘use’ of the plant, which contains a patented element, constitutes an infringement in every case where the invention is significant to the commercial interests of the defendant.”

Others at the conference spoke about the ethics of animal use and exploitations for scientific discoveries.

“There has been a very major failure for ethicists to engage both the public and scientists,” said Margaret Riley, professor of law at the University of Virginia School of Law. “It doesn’t get in the newspaper and no one does anything with it.”

Bernard Rollin, University distinguished professor at Colorado State University, said genetic engineering is not intrinsically wrong. “‘Playing God,’ that’s what you hear a lot,” Rollin said. “If playing God by manipulating life is wrong, so too is damming rivers, eradicating small pox, building cities, wearing clothes, maybe.”

He added that scientists must explain to the public the moral and ethical issues involved in genetic engineering. “The first week that Dolly was announced, three out of four Americans, 75 percent, said it violates God’s will,” Rollin said. “And then how do you reply to that? Do you e-mail God? His inbox is full.”

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GATES from page 1 any more building projects. She said it was a testament to the strong vision for science and recruitment Lange laid out for her that the building was funded.

George McLendon, dean of the faculty ofArts and Sciences, said in addition to building the University’s science program, FFSC presents a number of opportunities for faculty recruitment, attributing the last dozen hires in the sciences to the appeal of the collaborative facilities.

“More and more researchers in different fields are realizing they can’t work in silos anymore,” Gates said. “They have to combine their strengths. That’s why Bill and I were so excited when Peterfirst talked to us about the possibilities for an integrated science center.”

Gates, who double-majored in computer science and economics, said her work with the foundation gave her insight into the necessity for cooperation among the sciences.

“I suppose it’s ironic that, now that I’m involved in philanthropy, I spend a lot more time working on things related to biology vaccinesand drugs—than I do on computer science,” she said. “I’ve really come to appreciate both areas, and that’s one of the reasons I’m so excited about this building.”

Gates said as her first visit to her family’s namesake approached, she considered what the building itself meant.

“To a large degree, that’s a question that must be answered by each of the people who will work in it,” she said. “It will be answered in the years ahead by the work you do here, by the discoveries you make, and by the lives you change.”

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One of the major missions of the Smart Home is to focus on energy efficiency and sustainable living, said Smart Home President Tim Gu, a junior.

“I think one of the best parts is how we utilize and recycle rainwater,” he said. “Water rolls off the ‘green roof that has plants growing on it and falls into canisters in the basement where we can filter and reuse it to wash our clothes and water our lawn.”

The Smart Home also has floors constructed of renewable cork, generates 30 percent ofits energy from solar panels and faces south to rely strongly on the sun’s light, Gu added.

In addition to using their skills to better the environment, the Smart Home en-

gineers are working on research that will put the house on the cutting edge of technology. It’s common for students to ask the walls to deliver the weather forecast, and name tags allow a computer to track inhabits inside the house.

“Eventually, we want to integrate all the devices in the house so you can walk into a room and the temperature, music and lighting automatically adjust to your preferences,” said senior Vidhan Srivastava, one of the students moving into the Smart Home next semester.

For entertainment, students living in the Smart Home can cook in the full kitchen or watch one of the three televisions in the media room.

“The media room has multiple TVs and wireless headphones so if someone wants to watch the World Series and someone else wants to watch ‘Gossip Girl’ at the same time, that can happen,” said senior Jeff Schwane,

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Perhaps the most striking feature of the Smart Home, however, is the integration of the students and their individual projects into the house, Gu said. Students in both the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences and Pratt have contributed and made the opening possible, he added.

“When I was given a tour by the students who designed the Smart Home, I was blown away,” Brodhead said, adding that he and his family now refer to his house as a “dumb house.” “This place is so beautiful—but that’s not the point. It’s so ingenious.”

At the opening, administrators highlighted the Smart Home as something unique and special to Duke.

“It shows a lot about what a university thinks of its students when it gives them a piece ofland to exercise their imaginations on,” Brodhead said. “This is truly what Duke is all about.”

FILM from page 3 because they provided a visual understanding of historical events, since actual footage is very rare.

“They were very good films,” he said.

“There is so much we are not aware of in the past in terms of video.”

Ngaire van Eck, another local, said she feels passionately about the issue addressed in the documentary “Blowing Up Paradise” because her family was personally affected by nuclear testing in New Zealand and the subsequent bombing of a Greenpeace ship.

She noted that there was “tremendous reaction” from those she knew in New Zealand.

“I still know relatives and friends concerned about what was going on,” van Eck said.

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More than anything, though, the Blue Devils’ depth at the point guard position was apparent. Smith had 16 points and four assists off the bench and played one more minute than starter Greg Paulus.

Smith said he expects the two of them to play an even amount of time the rest of the season.

“I told Greg before the game, we want to punish every other team’s point guard,” Smith said. “We want to be the most dominant point guard combination in the country. Me and him can both play and both make the team better, and we’re both going to do that all year long.”

Paulus and Smith bring different qualities to the point. Paulus is the vocal veteran, whereas Smith is more athletic but less

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After Duke’s 65-point blowout win over N.C. Central Friday night, the Blue Devils added something unusual to their postgame routine—an extra cardio workout.

“When each guy’s only playing 20 minutes, they should get a 15-minute cardio before

leaving—no punishment,

J mt maintaining shape,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “It’s a process that you should learn to like.”

One of the major problems for the Blue Devils during last season’s 22-11 campaign was their lack of depth, punctuated by Josh Mcßoberts and Greg Paulus playing a combined 78 minutes in the season-ending loss to VCU. In Duke’s 2007-08 season opener, however, Kryzewski showcased this year’s team depth so much that several players had to work out after the game to keep in top shape, as nine Blue Devils played more than 15 minutes. The scoring was also evenly distributed, as seven Duke players notched double-digit point totals.

Judging by their first official collegiate performances, freshmen Kyle Singler, Nolan Smith and Taylor King all will provide the extra production that the Blue Devils lacked a season ago.

“The main thing that our freshmen bring is depth,” Krzyzewski said. “They’re three really good players. They’re ready to play at this level at this time in the world of college basketball.”

King led the trio, hitting 5-of-7 from beyond the arc—some from several feet

experienced.

That lack of experience, however, did against N.C. Central, as Smith effectively led the Duke offense. The team scored 66 points while he was on the court—17 more than when Paulus was at the point.

Jon Scheyer, who started 32 games in 2006, also came off the bench and played the point at the end of the first half.

In addition to those three guards, Duke has several other players who can bring the ball up the court. Smith said the team even feels comfortable with big men Lance Thomas and Singler doing it.

“It’s working perfectly,” Smith said after the game. “I’m not even tired right now. I could play another game if me and Greg could get the same minutes.... It’s been a great rotation.” not show

Freshman guard Nolan Smith had 16 points and fourassists in Duke's 121-56 win over N.C. Central Friday. behind the line—to score a team-best 20 points. He also energized Duke, diving into the Cameron Crazies for a ball in the first half even though the Blue Devils already had built a 19-point lead.

Singler started and was also impressive, recording 15 points, eight rebounds and three blocks. On two explosive plays,

he demonstrated his enormous potential, from defense to ballhandling to scoring.

With three and a half minutes remaining in the first half, he corralled a defensive rebound, drove coast-to-coast and finished for a three-point play at the N.C. Central end. And halfway through the second half, he stole an Eagle pass, drove down the

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With less than a minute to go, Emily and Abby Waner walked off the court in Magness Arena to a standing ovation from what seemed like a personal fan section for the former Colorado Miss Basketball honorees.

The two had just helped the No. 10 Blue Devils cap off a 57-37 win over Denver, punctuating their homecoming with back-to-back, sister-tosister conDUKE nections. Emily hit DENVER 37 Abby on a wideI open backdoor cut, and after a Pioneer turnover, Abby found Emily across the court for a shot beyond the arc.

Tm always at ease when Emily’s on the court because I know what she’s looking for, I know her tempo, I know when she’s going to pass it,” said the younger Waner, a junior, who had 16 points. “Those two possessions kind of sum up the way we play together, and it was a great way to end an otherwise pretty ugly game.”

It was a rocky start in the Rocky Mountainsfor Duke in its season opener. The team showed signs of the inevitable growing pains and adjustments under first-year head coach Joanne P. McCallie. Abby Waner, though, denied that it was anything to worry about.

“It was our first game—we have a brand new coach, we have a brand new team, we have freshmen playing major roles, so we’re just working out kinks like any other team,” she said. “It’s just going to take some time.”

The Pioneers took advantage of Duke’s sloppy play from the get-go and held onto the lead for the first 27 minutes of the contest. Responding in front of a school record crowdfor women’s basketball, Denver made 6of-12 three-pointers in the first half.

By forcing 10 Blue Devil turnovers in the first half and holding Duke to just 36percent shooting from the field, the Pioneers were able to head into halftime with a surprising 27-25 lead.

“We shot a very poor percentage,” McCallie said. “Honestly, I don’tworry about it too much. We have great shooters, and sometimes the ball doesn’t work the way you want it too. I think what’s more important is how you rebound and how you defend.”

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Sophomore Joy Cheek scored 11 points on 4-of-4 shooting as Duke won its season opener at Denver, 57-37.

Duke lived up to its coach’s standards

by shaking off its less-than-stellar first half and coming out strong in the second, particularly on the defensive side of the ball.

The Blue Devils focused heavily on disrupting the Pioneers’ shooters and instituted a full-court press in the second period, shaking up Denver’s offense and causing 13 turnovers. Duke also dominated the glass throughout the game and kept the opposition’s second-chance points to a minimum by out-rebounding the Pioneers 47-27.

After a lay-up gave Denver a 29-27 lead three minutes into the second half, the Pioneers did not score another field goal for more than 13 minutes. The team’s luck from behind the arc disappeared as well.

Denver failed to convert on any of its 11 three-point attempts after halftime.

A resurgent Blue Devils attack responded with a 16-0 run in the middle of the second half to put the game out ofreach.

“To hold a team to two points in 14 mina world record,” McCallie said.

Duke’s comeback was largely because of the strong play it got from the bench. Only Abby Waner played more than 27 minutes on the night, and every player saw nearly five minutes of action.

“I have a lot of confidence in our bench,” McCallie said. “People stepped up, and I just believe in our team.”

Freshman guard Jasmine Thomas and sophomore forward Joy Cheek both came off the bench to lead the defensive charge, as each had three steals on the night.

Cheek also grabbed five rebounds and was a perfect 4-of-4 from the field, scoring 11 of the Blue Devils’ 19 bench points.

Those bright spots are what Duke will focus on as it continues to grow and improve as a team. For McCallie, a win is a win.

‘You got to win ugly sometimes,” she said. “It’s not all about the pretty games.” utes might be

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Duke recorded 27 assists on the evening and got the crowd going early with an impressive passing sequence.With Duke up 2-0, Greg Paulus drove toward the basket and kicked out to DeMarcus Nelson in the right comer.

The Blue Devils proceeded to send the ball around the perimeter as the ball passed from Nelson to Gerald Henderson to Singler before reconnecting with Paulus in the left corner. The juniorpoint guard drained the trey to give Duke the early 5-0 lead.

“I like the way we shared the ball tonight,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said.

“When you get some really good passing—not necessarily fancy—you don’t know who scored, you just know the team scored. I love that part of the game.”

On a night marked by offensive fireworks, the Blue Devils did their best to turn heads on defense as well. Midway through the first half, Duke broke from its traditional manto-man and utilized the zone defense that it had previewed in its exhibition contests. The Blue Devils continued to use the scheme for several possessions in each half.

“If we can get it down right, it will be a great addition for us,” Brian Zoubek said. “Zone is something else to throw at them. Tough man is really tiring. Laying back in the zone a little bit, as long as we can stay active in the zone, it’s great to get us easy transition points.”

Krzyzewski felt his team played fairly well in the zone—called “orange” in honor of Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim—and will continue to employ it throughout theyear.

“I send tapes after each game to Boeheim and he critiques me,” Krzyzewski said.

‘You got two guys who are over 60, and this is how we get off in life now—by sharing tapes ofhis damn zone.

“I’ve learned to teach it and all the Duke fans are happy now.”

NOTES: Martynas Pocius left the game in the second half with a bloody nose but returned later and should be available fortonight against New Mexico State... After the game, players and coaches from both teams posed for a photograph at midcourt to commemorate NCCU’s first Division I contest...

Duke’s scoring output was its highest since Dec. 21,1997, when it beat Mercer 126-64.

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Although its defense and specials teams contributed as much as possible, Duke suffered another case of deja vu Saturday, losing its 16th straight home game in much the same fashion as the 15 before.

The Blue Devils (1-9, 0-7 in the ACC) kept the game relatively close throughout but could not make plays when it mattered most in a 4124 loss on Senior Day to Georgia Tech.

“I thought our kids fought very hard today,” head coach Ted Roof said. “But we didn’t execute and didn’t make enough plays to win the football game.”

After starting the season on a blistering pace that seemed destined to shatter school passing records, Duke’s offense continued its recent slump by registering fewer than 200 total yards for the third time in the last four games. A recurring problem, poor pass protection, and a new one, dropped passes, contributed to the Blue Devils’ struggle to score points against Georgia Tech (6-4, 3-4).

But with a little help from the defense and special teams, Duke only trailed by 10 with less than 14 minutes to go in the final quarter.

After converting on a fourth-and-one and a third-and-14, the Blue Devils finally seemed to have seized the momentum when they crossed into Georgia Tech territory for the first time all game without the help of a turnover.

When Lewis dropped back on first down, however, the Yellow Jackets blitzed and sacked him. On second down, Duke called another pass play and Georgia Tech blitzed again, as Lewis sustained the sixth of eight sacks on the game. An incomplete pass on third-and-23 all but sealed the game, and the overall drive served as a quintessential example of Duke’s play so far this year—promising, but a little bit short.

“I would have anticipated us executing better,” Roof said. “When we’re in position to make plays, we’ve got to make those plays. And when we don’t, it’s very costly because of our margin of error.”

Despite a stalled offense, the rest of the Blue Devils chipped in by making big plays throughout the afternoon. After Georgia Tech scored a touchdown on the second play of the game, cornerback Leon Wright tied it a few minutes later when he returned a Tashard Choice fumble 24 yards for the score. Four minutes later, linebacker Michael Tauiliili’s interception gave Duke the ball on the Yellow Jackets’ 18-yard line. But the offense sputtered, lost four yards over three plays and settled for a 40-yard field goal by Nick Maggio, the longest of his career.

Down 34-17 at the 5:17 mark of the third quarter and searching for a spark, freshman comerback Tony Jackson broke through the middle of Georgia Tech’s punt protection and blocked Durant Brooks’ kick. Jackson’s at-

tempt to scoop up the loose ball failed, but tl Blue Devils took over on downs and capit ized on the very next play when running bai Re’quan Boyette scampered untouched ini the endzone from 11 yards out.

But the offensive ineffectiveness wasju too much to overcome for the Blue De ils. Gusty winds, poor throws and droppe passes contributed to the weak aerial tack. Despite ACC-leading numbers in tl first several games of the season, the pas ing game has been relatively silent in recei contests. Freshman wide receiver Austi Kelly dropped three passes late in the gan in key situations, while star wideout Ere Riley dropped three early on, including or deep ball down the sideline that could ha' resulted in a touchdown.

“The [Georgia Tech] defensive coordir tor did a really good job of scheming us ai getting after [Lewis]. But if we catch some those balls, you’d be asking me a whole set different questions,” Riley said. “We’ve got come out to practice this week, get better at give Thad some help.”

Duke travels to South Bend, Ind. to pit Notre Dame (1-9) next Saturday in the fir of two remaining games for the Blue Devi against opponents that currently have losir records. In an effort to prepare, Roof sa he will continue to emphasize in practi' this week what he has every week this se son—execution.

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The 24 points Duke scored Saturday were its most in over a month and thirdhighest total on the season.

Statistics, though, can be misleading—in this case, they flat-out lie.

The Blue Devils had fewer net yards on offense than they did against Clemson, Florida State and Virginia Tech—games in which they combined to score 30 points with just two touchdown passes.

Much of the blame goes to the passing game, which had one of its worst games of the year. Receivers dropped catchable balls, quarteranalysis back Thaddeus Lewis held the ball too long and the offensive line could not stop the Georgia Tech pass rush.

“It’s not any one group’s fault,” head coach Ted Roof said. “Our receivers have got to get off the line better, we’ve got to get rid of the ball quicker and we’ve got to protect better.”

On the day, Lewis finished 12-of-29 for 122 yards—64 of those coming on his lone touchdown pass to wide receiver Eron Riley. Lewis’ inability to make quick decisions played a large factor in the Yellow Jackets’ eight sacks.

Riley, however, hesitated to place the blame on his quarterback.

“We could say Thad was down, but I put the blame on us—the receivers,” Riley said.

“We dropped a lot of passes.”

Riley himself was culpable of several key drops, particularly on Duke’s opening drive.

After Georgia Tech took just 39 seconds to score in the first quarter, the Blue Devils got the ball at their own 29-yard line. On the very first play of the drive, Lewis took a seven-step drop, looked around the field and launched a rocket down the left sideline to Riley.

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in good position, but the junior wide-

out, as he has done so often this season, kicked into another gear, sped past the

defender and had the ball land right in his hands.

It was the perfect play—a swift response to get the crowd back into the game on Senior Day. Except Riley forgot to bring in the ball.

And when Riley dropped another ball two plays later on third down, any potential momentum for the Blue Devils dissi-

pated.

The dropped passes haunted Duke throughout the day. Riley dropped three balls and freshman Austin Kelly had three as well—two of them coming on third down.

One byproduct of the drops was an inability to sustain drives. For the day, the Blue Devils had just one drive last longer than five plays—and that gained only 16yards.

All four scoring drives took five plays or fewer.

But the whole offense had to share the blame this day, as even the offensive line struggled to provide Lewis with any time in the pocket.

‘We’ve got to block better,” Roof said.

“Nobody is very good when the down situations get to where they were.”

On the day, the Blue Devils lost 44 yards on eight sacks. Five of those came in the fourth quarter —three coming on a critical fourth-quarter drive.

With 9:40 left in the game, Duke had the ball at Georgia Tech’s 39, trailing by 10. Two plays later, however, it had the ball on its own 48-yard line thanks to two consecutive sacks. The Blue Devils were forced to punt, and the Yellow Jackets put the game away with a touchdown pass on the ensuing possessioti.

“We’ve got to continue to work on [execution] hammer it home and get it done because we’ve got two more opportunities,” Roof said. ,

Sophomore quarterbackThaddeus Lewis threw for just 122yards in Saturday's loss to GeorgiaTech.

During those remaining two games, Duke should have multiple opportunities to win against teams with a combined record of 4-16. The biggest question is, can they take advantage?

If Saturday’s offensive showing is any indication, the players may not want to hear the answer.

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Duke falls in final moments Blue Devils lose second straight in ACC Meghan Bain scored with 80 seconds remaining to lift No. 7 James Madison past No. 12 Duke 5-4 in the first round of the NCAA tournament Saturday in Chapel Hill.

Bain’s late tally capped a four-goal second halffor the Dukes (19-4), which avenged 4 DUKE a loss in the first round of the NCAA tournament to the Blue JMU 5 Devils last season.

“Certainly their game-winning goal was questionable, but it was the umpire’s decision and not our decision,” head coach Beth Bozman said.

James Madison had not allowed a goal in 378 consecutive minutes before Amie Survilla netted her 12th goal of the season seven minutes into the contest. Ashley Pultorak scored two and half minutes later to give Duke a 2-0 advantage.

The Dukes responded with two goals each by Dolores

de Rooij and Melissa Stefaniak to take a 4-3 lead with just under six minutes to play.

The Blue Devils (11-9) knotted the score at four with less than three minutes to go when junior Marian Dickinson scored her second goal of the game off a comer

opportunity.

The loss was Duke’s first in the opening round of the NCAA tournament since 1999 and ended the Blue Devils’ streak of four consecutive appearances in the final four. Despite the loss, Bozman remained upbeat about her team.

“The future of this program is really bright,” Bozman said. “This was a program-changing team for us with their commitment and work ethic. Every aspect of this team has been program-changing.”

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Despite a trio of double-doubles and a first-game win, No. 14 Duke fell 3-1 to Clemson Friday.

It was the Blue Devils’ second consecutive loss in the ACC, as Duke (20-6, 15-3 in the ACC) slipped back into second place behind the Tigers DUKE 1_ (24-3,17-1).

“It was a very hard-fought CLEMSON battle,” said head coach Jolene Nagel. “Even though we lost, we’ve played some good volleyball, and the difference between winning and coming up short is not always the hugest things.”

Sophomore Rachael Moss and seniors Carrie DeMange and Ali Hausfeld notched double-doubles.Moss picked up 20 kills and 11 digs while DeMange posted 19 kills and 10 digs.

DeMange is just 50 kills short ofsetting the Duke record.

Seven Blue Devils contributed kills in the opening game to push Duke to a 30-26 victory. In game two, the Tigers broke out to a six-point lead early on. Duke managed to pull within one point at 17-16, but Clemson clinched the 30-22 win after the rally.

“Our weakness was that we weren’t consistent,” senior Jenny Shull said. “The second our inconsistency came through, they capitalized on it.”

The Blue Devils and Tigers batded head-to-head in the third game, but Clemson squeezed past Duke to take the final two points and the game. In the fourth game, the Tigers built a late lead to clinch the match.

“I am very proud of how our team competed this weekend,” Nagel said. “We can’t allow ourselves to get discouraged because we still have our best volleyball to come.”

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The women’s cross country team earned its sixth

straight trip to the NCAA Championships with a secondplace finish at the NCAA Southeast Regional meet Saturday in Louisville, Ky.

The Blue Devils entered the meet ranked fifth in the

region and needed to finish in the top two in order to qualify for nationals.

Maddie McKeever, the top runner for Duke all season, was once again the first Blue Devil across the finish line. She finished the 6K race fourth overall in a time of 20:17.05.

McKeever was followed by Kate Van Buskirk, who finished 16th with a time of 21:06.45. McKeever and Van Buskirk were both named to the All-Southeast Region team for their top-25 finishes.

The Blue Devils will race two weeks in a row for the first time thisyear when they compete at the NCAA Championships next Monday in Terre Haute, Ind. “We’ve got a good team and a history of doing well at the national championships so I feel confident we’ll have our kids go out and run their best race of the year there,” head coach Kevin Jermyn said.

The men’s team also competed in the Southeast Regional meet, putting forth a solid team effort in an 1 Ith-place finish.

Freshman Josh Lund led the way, finishing the 1 OK race 49th overall with a time of 31:31.50. He was followed five seconds later by fellow freshman Bo Waggoner and junior Kevin McDermott.

Although the men’s team didn’t qualify for the NCAA Championships, its freshman class continued to impress.

“This is the youngest Duke team I’ve put out in my coaching career here,” Ogilvie said. “It’s just a matter of those freshmen getting older, getting stronger, getting more experience, and getting faster.”

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Symbolic of the Blue Devils’ up-and-down season, Duke’s starting lineup Saturday at N.C. State consisted of six players who did not start in the season opener.

Some, like Tim Jepson, Spencer Wadsworth and Zack Pope, have recovered from injuries to play crucial roles for the Blue Devils. Others, such as freshman Cole Grossman, have been forced to fill in for injured stars. And still others, like fifth-year senior DUKE Joshua Medcalf, have emerged 2 as key players who have earned a N.C STATE chance to start.

But the most interesting insertion into Saturday’s lineup was backup goalkeeper Brendan Fitzgerald, filling in for senior Justin Papadakis. Papadakis was pulled during Duke’s 4-3 loss to Alabama A&M Nov. 4 and did not play at all as the No. 24 Blue Devils (11-6-1,4-3-1 in the ACC) defeated the Wolfpack 2-0 in the final game of the regular season.

“Justin Papadakis is a great goalkeeper,” head coach John Rennie said. “He didn’t have some great form the other day in the Alabama A&M game. It’s a combination of wanting to give Justin some time offand Fitzgerald had been playing redly well in training and deserved a chance to play.”

N.C. State (6-8-3,1-6-1) musteredjust threeshots against the Duke defense, and Fitzgerald made one save to record his second shutout in as many starts this season. It was the Blue Devils’ third shutout in their last four games—a sign that the defense, which had been missing Jepson for the first half of the year, is rounding into form.

“We played one of the best defensive games of the year,” Rennie said. “The defense is doing a great job, and we just want to keep it going.”

Forward Mike Grella came off the bench to score Duke’s first goal of the game in the 34th minute. Pope sent him a long pass and Grella one-timed it into the back of the net for his team-best 10th goal of the year.

Grossman, who started in place of injured co-captain Michael Videira, gave the Blue Devils an insurance goal in the 48th minute. Wolfpack goalkeeper Christopher Widman surrendered a rebound, and Grossman knocked it in for an unassisted tally.

“That’s the third goal that he’s scored for the season and [Videira]’s only had two, so he’s done a great job filling in,” Rennie said. “We want to keep him on the field somehow, even when Videira gets back, because Cole’s been playing so well. He’s done just an outstandingjob.”

The win gave Duke 13 points in conference play, earning the Blue Devils the third seed in the ACC tournament, which begins Tuesday with a play-in game. A loss would have sent Duke down to the fifth seed.

Duke will likely play sixth-seeded North Carolina in the first round of the tournament Wednesday. The Tar Heels pulled out a 1-0 double-overtime victory over Duke in Chapel Hill Oct. 11. The Blue Devils, however, are not worried about playing their rivals.

“At this time of the year, it’s more about how your team is doing than any particular opponent,” Rennie said. “There’s not going to be any easy games from now on, so we’ll focus on ourselves and try to get ready the best.we can.”

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Forward Mike Grelia came off the bench Saturday to tally his teamleading 10th goal of the season in the Blue Devils' 2-0 win at N.C.State.

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Virginia Duke has released its own plan for an enhanced security and emergency response sys-

updates and possible text message alerts, are largely necessary and appropriate.

They show that the delay in the plan’s release, if nothing else, allowed tern for the develeditorial opment of a To many on this campus, including well thought-out response.

As the details of the plan this editorial board, who have called for an emergenare realized, we hope that the University conveys the cy response plan, this longawaited announcement is a changes to students in a succinct, accessible form. welcome relief.

Furthermore, the UniWe hope that the plan in its final form will not only versity needs to provide and provide an effective system communicate an effective to alert individuals in the interim plan as it works to event of a crisis but will also implement the public adclearly articulate a course of dress and text-messaging action for students and staff systems planned for 2008.

Crises do not accommodate in an emergency.

The plan’s provisions, timeliness, and the Univerwhich include an emergensity should ensure that it cy Web site with real-time can respond effectively even

The initial announcement, despite its promise, leaves some urgent questions

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And then how do you reply to that? Do you e-mail God? His inbox is full.

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unanswered With e-mail alerts, sirens, a phone line and a real-time Web site, it provides a multifaceted and comprehensive means of informing students in a crisis situation. By planning to implement a textmessaging system in 2008, the University recognizes that cell phones are an essential component of effective emergency communication.

Why, then, is cell phone reception on campus so dan-

gerously inadequate?

Although students may not always have computer access in a crisis, they will almost without exception have

their phones. That those phones, which should be the

primary means ofemergency notification, will not work in many campus buildings is unacceptable. Greatly improved cell phone coverage is necessary if the University hopes to provide quick alerts to the entire campus body.

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installing

doors that lock from the inside would be a simple but potentially life-saving

change.

Furthermore, the plan’s proliferation of notification methods only partially addresses the problem. Once apprised ofa situation, individuals must know how to respond.

The plan does not so far provide this much-needed guidance. Should a professor continue class during an

emergency? What should a student do if a gunman enters his or her dormitory?

Students and staff want to know—and must know—what concrete steps they should take in the event of a crisis. In addition, parents of students need to know that, in an emergency, their children will have a safe and straightforward course of action to follow.

Given the complex and unpredictable nature of establishing emergencies, these guidelines will not be easy. However, it is paramount that Duke do so.

Web sites, sirens and text messages are a welcome first step. They will not be effective, however, unless students know what to do when the siren sounds.

Zach Brajf skips Tailgate

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weekend the undergraduate student body converged upon the Blue Zone for one last gloriously inebriated time. And judging by the number of my friends who could recall exactly what the happened,

ured the costume-wearing sorority girls that aimlessly roamed Main West after the games were simply the sister group to those secret

society guys in black robes and shades who shout incoherencies.

So what have I been doing on those 23 Saturday Georgia Tech Tailmornings over the past four years?

Not much. I haven’t been trying to make a gate provided a statement, nor was I detained. I simply never got fitting end to this season’s series of around to it. Football games are early enough for raucous pregame a Saturday, but Tailgate is absurdly early. Students celebrations routinely skip 8:30 a.m. classes but treat 7:00 a.m.

Unfortunately, monday, monday Tailgate tip-offs like they’re a religious rite. I know fellow Jews who wouldrather eat pork than I couldn’t tell you no scrubs miss Tailgate. anything about TailI also held a job at the Textbook Store for gate this weekend.

And it’s not because the better part of my Duke career that reI was there. Like every Tailgate before Saturday’s, I quired I work most Saturdays. So while most was not in attendance. of my friends frolicked in fermented fun, I I’m going to repeat that statement again in sold Duke lacrosse gear to the visiting fans another way so that it really sinks in. This comwho thought they were being hilarious. As ing May, I will graduate having never attended a if the word “Duke” followed by the word “lasingle Tailgate in my Duke tenure. Not a single crosse” were a setup and punch line in and of themselves.

Tailgate. Not one.

Oh, I’ve been to the football games. I sat “Two guys walk into a bar. Duke. Lacrosse.”

But in retrospect, I do regret my indecision through the entire 45-0 drubbing by Virginia Tech two years ago when the Hokies scored to miss Tailgate. It’s become another item in a more points than Duke gained in offensive list of many essential Duke affairs I’ve neglected. In addition to Tailgate, I’ve never tented yards. I’ve even seen Duke defeat an ACC opponent in Wallace Wade. But I’ve never been to for the UNC basketball game, never rushed a Tailgate beforehand. a fraternity and never double-majored with a People tell me that you can’t explain Tail- minor and two certificates—all common Duke gate to someone who hasn’t been—like it’s akin experiences.

So, in my last seto visiting a ThirdWorld country, but mester-plus here at I’m going to repeat that with fewer amenities Duke, I’m going to and less civilized bework harder not to statement again in another way havior. So my impresmiss those Duke expeso that it really sinks in. This sions of Tailgate are riences that would better prepare me for the solely based on what coming May, I will graduate moment I leave the I read on JuicyCamGothic bubble. I know having never attended a single pus.com In fact, before writmy absence at Tailgate Tailgate in my Duke tenure. Not has already put me at a ing this column, I had to have a friend tell detrimentfor my adult a single Tailgate. Not one. life afterDuke. me exacdy where TailHow will I ever gate takes place. For make it in the real years, I thought the collection of Iron Dukes parked just outside of the world without the skills to blackout before noon stadium were the beer-throwing culprits. and dress like a chicken? I’m going to have serious Tailgate has always been a mystery to me. problems at the company Christmas party.

I always assumed that daytime studying (not ZACH BRAFF and Brandon Curl are completing campus unconsciousness) was the real reason for the eerie silence on the Saturday afone of the five graduation requirements as you read this. ternoons of home football games. And I figGuess which one.

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About me: activist By

now the details of the Jena 6 debacle have been rehashed coundess times by reporters, but I remember the days before the story broke when very few people were talking about it.

It came up first in my MiniFeed; a friend had posted a video called “Jena 6.” I ignored the video until a few days later when my Mini-Feed told me that seven of my friends had joined a Facebook group called “Free the Jena 6.” Intrigued, I clicked on the julia torti group name and readall about left of cool it. Weeks later, when the story became national news, I shook my head condescendingly at those who were learning about the story for the first time I have a friend who’s working on the campaign of one of the Democratic presidential hopefuls. One of the first things she did to build support in her district was to make groups in all of the local high schools’ Facebook networks devoted to the students’ support of her candidate. The groups are overflowing with members. For Facebookers who want to really make a political statement, there is an application that allows us to list which candidates we support. Barack Obama even has his own application. I’ve noticed friends posting links to speeches, videos of candidates and links to news stories directly off their Facebook profiles.

My generation gets a lot of flak from our elders about our lack of political engagement. It’s true that we’re not chaining ourselves in front of busses or flocking to protest. However, we live in a country where a massive amount of people are protesting a war, but the government hasn’t paid any attention to them. Maybe we’re not disengaged; maybe we’re just pragmatic. In the cost-benefit analysis method of thinking that has become like second nature to a lot of us, we don’t want to devote an entire weekend to a protest when we don’t actually believe there will be a benefit. Posting a link on Facebook or joining a group takes just a few minutes and might be worth the time investment even if the estimated benefit is small.

It’s more than raw pragmatism —I think my generation just navigates our politics differently than previous generations. Posting on Facebook is not an appeal to authority; rather, it circumvents anyone in a position ofpower. We’re speaking direcdy to our peers, oftentimes not pushing a specific political agenda but instead sharing information that we think is important. It has a much more grassroots feel, and who can blame us? We’re a generation that came of age during the imperial Bush-theSecond presidency, where unilateralism and unresponsiveness to the wishes of voters have become the norm. Although we were taught that we could “make a difference,” the recent American political climate has been incredibly disillusioning.

We might have come of age during an imperial presidency, but we also grew up in the Age of Napster and the beginning of peer-to-peer sharing. We’re masters of communication, and many of us are using our skills in a very political way. However, our politics have become so entwined with our personal lives that it is difficult to tell what’s activism and what’s not. Facebook and the otherWeb pages like it are deceptive because they look like private spaces. When you change your status to “John is wearing red tomorrow for Burmese solidarity,” that’s a political statement. In fact, I’d be hard pressed to find a Facebook profile completely devoid of politics, whether the Facebooker belongs to the “Students for Bus Accountability” group or lists the “Daily Show” as one ofhis favorite TV shows. It shouldn’tbe shocking that our preferred entertainment is political humor.

This melding of the private and public makes sense for our generation. For some reason, the contentious political issues of our time revolve around marriage (gay), birth (abortion), and death (i.e. Terry Schiavo). It’s no wonder that we can’t separate politics from our private lives. With the rising popularity of vegetarianism and sustainable eating, many members of my generation are making political statements with their food choices. Our parents might have spent a few weekends carrying signs with anti-war slogans, but did they carry Seafood Watch guides in their wallets so they didn’t eat any unsustainable fish?

Our political engagement might be less obvious, but I think it’s much more consistent. Just because we’re not hunger-striking or marching on Washington, it does not mean thatwe’re inactive. I suppose itremains to be seen if our grassroots, quiet activism can have an effect on the status quo.

Julia Torti is a Trinity senior. Her column runs every other Monday.

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letterstotheeditor The prisoners of war in Duke Chapel I note from the caption on the photo “Honoring POWs” on page 10 of Friday’s edition of The Chronicle that prisoners of war are being held in the Duke Chapel.

Could you please call Duke Campus Police and inform them of this situation? Is it possible for them to arrange amnesty and release of these POWs?

ers” is to misunderstand the definition of “rights.”

Individualsdo not have aright not to be mentioned in gossip. John Stuart Mill taught us the value ofabsolute free speech in a free societyby arguing that onlybyallowing for the expression of repugnant views can they be addressed.

The anonymous gossip occurring on JuicyCampus.com reflects what a subculture of students are thinking and talking about every day. The Web site actually does us a favor, allowing concerned observers to see these disgustBob Carper ing thoughts, so they actually can combat them.

The solution to racism, for instance, is not to shut Raleigh, N.C. up the racists but, rather, destroy their racist premCombat hate with free speech onJuicyCampus.com ises through more free speech. Silencing the comThe Editorial Board’s conception of free speech, menters onJuicyCampus.com would only internalize as stated in Friday’s editorial, “Gossip Web site abuses their abhorrent views; the mindset that is prompting free speech,” is deeply misguided. Like the Board, I these views is what needs to be eradicated. find the comments onJuicyCampus.com reprehensible, repugnant and disgusting. Yet, to say that this Josh Parker abominable speech “infringes on the rights of othTrinity 'O9

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found myself with a bit ofFriday afternoon free time a few weeks ago and thought I would check out the news for a quick update. It had been a busy week: Lebanese refugee camps had erupted in violence, Hamas was being diallenged in the Gaza Strip and presidential elections were taking place I in Sierra Leone. Look•*■«» ing for the latest word on the day’s stories, I david f'IOCCO flipped to MSNBC, the one free national cable shades of b||le news channel Duke so generously provides for its students What I found instead was the airing of the entire interrogation tape of Larry Craig’s airport bathroom case. The full sound track was played not once, but twice; the chirpy commentator insisted we needed to listen closely for the senator’s reactions. After the broadcasts, a panel of experts came on to talk about what we could learn from such a recording. I waited almost a full hour; no other national or international story was ever mentioned.

In general, the free cable options at Duke are pretty miserable. We have a slew of poorly produced foreignlanguage stations, the Duke Academic Channel (which plays nothing but irrelevant campus announcements), public television, Cable 13’s odd selection of old movies and Bloomberg stock quotes. The least the University can do is throw in some quality news coverage.

Instead, we have MSNBC’s total trash. From noon to midnight on Saturday and Sunday, MSNBC schedules zero time for live news coverage. Beyond a rerun of “Meet the Press” and three reruns of a Tim Russert talk show, the remaining 20 hours are filled with pure garbage. Just this past weekend, shows included: “The Milkshake Murderers,” “The Vampire Killings,” “What Lies Beneath?,” “Blood Secrets,” “Blood Brothers” and “Predator Raw.” This is perhaps a great science fiction lineup, but the only free national news available to Duke students?

We can do better.

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council of some sort. It is actually a faculty committee led by Dean of Trinity College Robert Thompson that decides what channels are best to provide for Duke students in our residential halls.

The decision to air MSNBC, however, had nothing to do with programming quality, ideology or even costs.

Before the September 11 attacks, free campus cable actually didn’t have any English-language news at all. (There was, however, a very relevant channel of news broadcast only in Russian that has since disappeared.) The administration agreed to add an English network for students to stay informed. OIT Senior Communications Strategist Bill Cannon told me that at the time, arranging a contract for MSNBC just happened to be the easiest option. Since then, the choice has never been revisited.

Recently, there has been a lot of talk about changing the fee structure for campus cable. A new proposal calls for requiring everyone to pay for a full slate of cable channels, with the tab rolled right into housing contracts. This must be great news for big television watchers, but for the rest of us who don’t want the inflated costs or the permanent distraction, the whole proposal seems merely another unnecessary inflation of living expenses at Duke. A much more reasonable solution would be to provide a few actual quality channels in the free package, and then let those who want more pay for more.

I’m not saying it will be easy to find a top-quality replacement news network. It seems every cable channel features far more high-speed car chases and drug busts than international investigations. From the right-wing nuts on Fox to Nancy Grace’s idiotic rants on CNN, getting anything like balanced news is increasingly difficult.

That said, options to improve are certainly out there.

Unlike MSNBC, at least the CNN weekend lineup mostly features actual news. Duke’s current free cable offers abundant international networks in Spanish and Chinese; we might even think about BBC World News, for some actual (and English) in-depth global reports.

Getting news to students quickly was certainly an admirable post-9/11 goal. Now, six years later, it is time for a fresh look. Instead of having an obscure faculty committee ignore the issue, the Dean’s office should transfer the decision to Campus Council, who can do some research, pick the student favorite and make the change.

David Fiocco is a Trinity senior. His column runs every other Monday.

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