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Outgoing Durham City Manager Patrick Baker announced his decision Dec. 11 to step down from his post and move across the hall to the city attorney’s office.

One hourafter his announcement, Baker was added to the long list of city officials named as defendants in a civil suit filed by the three indicted former men’s lacrosse players in October.

The suit targets Baker for his involvement in two meetings March 29, 2006, with Mayor Bill Bell, former Durham Police Department chief Steve Chalmers, detecPatrick Baker tive Benjamin Himan and lead investigator Mark Gottlieb, among others.

“Defendants’ actions evidenced a reckless and callous disregard for and deliberate indifference to plaintiffs’ constitutional rights and defendants’ responsibilities to the criminal justice system,” the October suit reads. “In their rush to accuse, defendants willfully ignored and were deliberately indifferent to overwhelming evidence of plaintiffs’ actual innocence.”

Lawyers for the lacrosse players also alleged that Baker, along with senior DPD officials, failed to supervise investigators during the case, allowing for other forms of investigatory misconduct to take place.

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Three unindicted members of the 20052006 men’s lacrosse team filed suit Dec. 17 against the University, the city ofDurham and others, claiming that the pursuit of the nowdiscredited rape charges against three teammates also wronged them and highlighted a wider conspiracy against Duke students.

The 379-page lawsuit, which read* hk* narrative, was filed in Greensboro federal court by Durham attorney Bob Ekstrand, Law ’9B and a lecturing fellow at the School ofLaw, on behalfof senior Ryan McFadyen, Matt Wilson, Trinity ’O6, and Breck Archer.

“This case is a reckoning; it is an accounting of those who were willing to obstruct and pervert justice to serve their own selfish aims, those who had the power to intervene and did not, and the damage they have done,” the suit reads.

It does not specify damages sought, and emphasizes a hope to establish accountability for what happened.

The 45 defendants have 60 days to respond from the time of the filing, and progress might be expected by early March.

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About a quarter of the members of the Class of 2012 already know they will be at Duke this fall.

This year, 472 high school students were accepted under the early decision process for the Class of 2012, for an early decision acceptance rate of about 38 percent, University officials said. More than 1,200 students applied via early decision.

“I’m terrifically pleased with this year’s group of applicants, and with the students we were able to admit,” Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Christoph Guttentag said in a statement “I was struck by the diversity of their talents and interests, and with the energy they bring to their academic and extracurricular pursuits. They’re setting a high standard SEE ADMISSIONS ON PAGE 8

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The U.S. military BAGHDAD launched a countrywide offensive Tuesday against al-Qaida in Iraq’s efforts to regroup and intensify suicide strikes on civilians who have sided with the Americans against the terror group.

But the latest U.S. blitz brings more than just firepower to the field—a determination to speed up work on basic services and other civic projects that commanders believe will win more converts to the American effort.

The No. 2 U.S. commander, Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno, announced the new operation —

named Phantom Phoenix—and took pains to say it would focus on bettering Iraqi lives as well as on attacks against al-Qaida.

“The non-lethal aspects of this operation are designed to improve delivery of essential services, economic development and local governance capacity,” the military statement said.

By emphasizing that the offensive was twofold, the Pentagon appeared to acknowledge that it will be difficult to maintain lower levels of violence without swaying more support from the streets —particularly as al-Qaida is waging a renewed campaign of suicide attacks in recent weeks against America’s new Sunni allies.

The Pentagon’s emphasis on the “nonlethal” aspects of the operation —while vague —indicates Washington feared the window could slam shut on ongoing successes in recruiting former enemies, many of whom are being paid $3OO a month by the U.S. military.

There has been increasing frustration among American military and political leaders that the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, a Shiite Muslim, has been hesitant to embrace the so-called “Awakening Council” movement—mainly among Sunnis —that has seen about 70,000 men switch sides and join the Americans

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Kenya’s president NAIROBI, Kenya named half his Cabinet Tuesday, angering opposition leaders who accuse him of stealing the recent election and undermining mediation attempts for a power-sharing agreement to end violence that has left more than 500 dead.

In the hours after President Mwai Kibaki binet appointments, police fired over roadblock of burning tires in the western town of Kisumu, according to a resident there. In

Nairobi’s oldest slum, Mathare, a witness reported hearing the first gunshots in three days just an hour after the announcement Political violence in some areas since the East African nation’s disputed Dec. 27 presidential election had deteriorated into clashes between other tribes and Kibaki’s Kikuyu, which has long dominatedKenyan politics and the economy.

Salim Lone, a spokesperson for opposition leader Raila Odinga’s party, repeated the undermine African Union—mediated talks expected to begin Wednesday.

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“We think that the announcement of the Cabinet was a slap in the face for all the effort that Kenyans and the international community is making to avoid the crisis,” Lone said.

Earlier Tuesday, Odinga rejected an invitation from Kibaki for talks, calling it “public relations gimmickry” and charging the president with “trying to deflect attention from and undermine” international mediation.

One proposed solution has been for Kibaki and Odinga to share power. But the Cabinet members announced by Kibaki, among them his vice president, included no portfolios for members of Odinga’s party.

President Bush gave Turkey's bid to join the European Union a glowing endorsement Tuesday and called the Islamic nation a "constructive bridge" between the West and the Muslim world, offering a muchneeded boost to U.S.-Turkish relations.

Rebels kill Sri Lankan official A Sri Lankan government minister died Tuesday in a roadside bombing blamed on theTamil Tiger rebels, the first successful assassination of a top official in 19months. The attack is likely to intensify the civil war between government forces and rebels.

Hiker found dead in Ga. hills Meredith Emerson was beaten to death and then decapitated while search-parties frantically looked for her in the north Georgia mountains where she disappeared while hiking a weekago, authorities said Tuesday.

Bad weather leaves four dead A line of thunderstorms fed by warm weather continued spinning off unusual January tornadoes Tuesday, killing a man in Arkansas and three people in Indiana.

Hundreds were evacuated due to flooding in Indiana.

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As students return to campus for a new semester, one sobering fact remains: the continuing drought, which was the main focus of the town hall meeting hosted by the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences Tuesday night.

The Duke and Durham communities filled the Doris Duke Center as representatives from the local and federal governments and the Nicholas School addressed questions regarding current water levels and efforts the city and the University are making to help alleviate the current drought and prevent future ones.

Ted Voorhees, deputy city manager of the city of Durham, provided the audience with an update on the latest water levels in the city. He said although current demand is down by 40 percent compared with previous months, the two primary water sources for Durham —Lake Michie and Little River Reservoir —are still down 13 and 22 feet, respectively, below-full capacity. He added that the city has secured new water sources from the state General Assembly, increasing the estimated water supply to 182 days. “[Computermodels predict that] we have a 100-percent chance of meeting our demand through the end of April,” Voorhees said. He added that the city is working with neighboring cities to secure more water.

Panelists at the meeting addressed the causes for the drought, noting that a combination of low precipitation levels during winter of 2006 and high temperatures during the summer of 2007 contributed to the severe drought. Robert Jackson, Nicholas professor of global environmental change in the Nicholas School, said August and October were the hottest months on record, and September was the second hottest. He said the drought was evidence that climate change is no longer an abstraction that is not part of people’s everyday lives.

Kernel Dawkins, vice president for campus services, noted that Duke has constantly invested in water conservation, including providing 5,000 low-flow shower heads for faculty and staff and forming a committee that meets weekly on the issues of water and water conservation.

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After much discussion, Dean of UnEducation. Steve Nowicki announced Dec. 10 his decision to extend the Chronicle Leadership Assistance Program for another year.

Administrators suggested discontinuing CLAP—which allows editors of The Chronicle to take classes during the summer in order to underload during the fall and spring semesters while still full-time retaining student status—because of their belief that it places a dis-

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proportionately large of emphasis extracurricular involvement In response, Chronicle Editor DaSteve Nowicki vid Graham, a junior, penned a proposal calling for looser underload policies for students demonstrating a legitimate need.

The proposal later received the backing of Duke Student Government officials. “[Extending CLAP] provides time for a thorough evaluation of the new underloading policy proposal put forward by student leadership,” Nowicki wrote in a statement. “University administrators agree that any decision to allow some students to adjust their academic load needs to be fair and should not privilege the contributions ofany particular group or organization in the community.”

Graham said he was pleased with the decision to seriously consider the plan.

“We’re also glad that [administrators] recognized that an interim solution was crucial both for the well-being ofChronicle staff and, more importantly, to ensure that the Duke community is served by a strong daily newspaper,” he said. amount

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Membersof the Duke and Durham communities discussed water conservation at a meeting Tuesday night.

“Over a period of time, we have invested more than $5O million, which actually decreases the demand around campus,” Dawkins said.

Looking into the future, Voorhees said the city is trying to gain permanent access to the Teer Quarry Reservoir, which would increase the capacity of water storage available directly to the city.

“It’s not that we won’t get rain, it’s that we don’tknow when we will get rain,” Voorhees said. “So we need to increase the capacity to prepare for those long periods of [low rainfall].”

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ence questions that the city is looking to put in tiers of conservation rates during the first half of this year, charging less for households and businesses with low water usage. In addition, the city is ready to enact Stage V Stringent Mandatory Conservation regulations if water levels continue to drop, he said.

Several panelists said water conservation should be a year-round effort, rather than just a response after the fact.

“This drought will end, and you wi11... all forget and cringe at funding and managing for the next drought,” said Sydney Miller, water resources program manager of the Triangle J Council of Governments.

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Queen of England honors Duke prof Queen Elizabeth II distinguished

Arlie Fetters, professor of mathematics and physics, as a member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire Dec. 29.

“It’s very humbling to be recognized in this unexpected way,” Fetters said in a statement.

A total of 971 Bridsh Commonwealth citizens were honored along with the native of Belize.

The award cited Fetters’ “services to science and education.”

In Belize, the Duke professor leads the Fetters Research Institute where students are trained in technology, mathematics and the sciences.

Outside of his research, Fetters runs University programs to encourage minorities to pursue careers in mathematics and science.

Fetters received his Ph.D. in mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1991. He first joined the Department of Mathematics at Duke in 1998 and has held various positions within tne depart-

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City to draw more water from Cary City Council members agreed Monday to allocate up to $3 million to build an emergency connection between Durham and Cary to help the city cope with the current drought conditions.

The connection will allow Durham to receive up to 11 million gallons of water daily from Jordan Lake, located about 10 miles away.

“I want to congratulate the administration for expediting this item,” Mayor Bill Bell told C The Herald-Sun Tues-

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$550,000 with Hazen and Sawyer, an environmental consulting firm officials want to

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rick Baker was also authorized by the council

Currently, an existing connection between Durham and Cary provides approximately 2 million gallons of water for Durham daily. After the installation of a new pump in a few weeks, the existing connection is expected to supply 4 million gallons of water per day.

Baker told The Herald-Sun Tuesday that the city will not lighten up on its water usage restrictions.

“We’re still very far behind where we need to be,” he said. “We need to have [Durham’s two] reservoirs full when we turn toward the end of spring, and they’re not.”

State denies hospital expansion North Carolina health regulators denied an application Dec. 17 for a proposed $2O-million renovation to Duke University

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The expansion would have added a 13bed pediatric cardiac intensive care unit and two electrophysiology labs to improve cardiac care.

Before beginning new construction, hospitals must file a certificate of need with the state, which looks at how health care costs will change with the hospital expansion. State health regulators cited a lack of significant need

Financial aid revolution sweeps country Since Duke announced sweeping changes to its financial aid program Dec. 8., manyother universities have also made changes in their student loans and financial aid programs.

Harvard University unveiled its new plan Dec. 10, which eliminates all loans for undergraduate students and reduces contributions from middle- and upper-class families.

Also in December, Swarthmore College said it will soon offer students free aid grants to replace loans, Tufts University decided that it will replaced loans with scholarships grants for undergraduate students whose family’s annual income is below $40,000 and

the University of Pennsylvania stated that it will replace student loans with grants Yale University announced Monday that it will spend more money on financial aid from its endowment for the next academicyear. A 37-percent increase is expected, bringing total endowment spending on financial aid to $1.15 billion. Yale President Richard Levin told The Washington Post Tuesday that the institution will be announcing dramatic changes to its financial aid policies in February.

Yale officials said one reason for the increase in spending was pressure form Congress calling on elite universities to spend more of their endowments.

Taxi driver named “hero” Moezeldin Elmostafa, the taxi driver who drove exonerated former lacrosse player Reade Seligmann the night of the alleged lacrosse case assault, was nominated by Reader’s Digest as one ofits “Heroes of the Year” for his involvement in the lacrosse case.

The Sudan the case providi for Seligmann tained what said even afte. he was arrested by the Durham Police Department—an act intended to scar him, Elmostafa

He came to America to escape violence and corruption at home. “[Elmostafa] told the truth. He put it under oath, exacdy the way we expect a citizen of this country to do,” Jim Cooney, who represented Seligmann, said at the press conference after the former players were exonerated. “I don’t know if

Trustee named CEO of Bear Stearns Alan Schwartz, Trinity ’72 and a member of the Board of Trustees, was named as the chief executive ofBear, Stearns and Co., succeeding James Cayne, who announced his retirement Tuesday.

Schwartz joined the company in 1976 as an institutional sales manager in a Dallas office and served as the president and chief operating officer of the company prior to the announcement.

“The company’s talent pool is particularly deep and the board is fortunate to have someone ofAlan’s caliber and experience ready to step in to lead the com-

pany,” Vincent Tese, Bear Stearns lead independent director, said in a statement.

“Alan has spent more than 30 years at Bear Stearns; he deeply understands our business and culture, and he is a strong leader and manager who is admired and respected throughout the organization.”

Schwartz played baseball during his time at Duke and was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds,- but an injury caused him to change his career path.

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Programs such as the University’s new financial aid initiative may not produce greater opportunities for students from low-income families, according to a recent study.

The study by the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education does, however, showthat Duke is on an upward trajectory for low-in-

The Chronicle takes a look at the percentage with the largest endownents:

of loro-income studen ts enrolled at universities

The combined value of the 20 largest university endowments has skyrocketed from $22.1 billion in 1986 to $164.3 billion in 2006.

However, only eight of the 30 highest-ranked universities have increased enrollment of low-income students from 1993 to 2006.

In 1983, Duke ranked last among this group with an enrollment of 8.4 percent low-income students. By 2006 the number had grown to 9.6 percent, ranking Duke 19th among the 30.

Washington University ranked last in 2006 with an enrollment of 6.4 percent lowincome students, a decline from 16.3 percent in 1983.

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JBHE reported in December that rising endowments and large financial aid investments have failed to produce greater enrollment of low-income students at many top universities.

JBHE defines low-income students as those who receive federal Pell grants. The study lists Duke as one of the few top universities that have increased theirpercentages of Pell grant recipients in the last three decades.

Only eight of 30 highly ranked universities showed an increase in low-income enrollment from 1993 to 2006, and Duke is one of the eight. In 1983, Duke ranked last among JBHE’s group of 30, with an enrollment of 8.4 percent low-income students. By 2006, Duke’s low-income enrollment had grown to 9.6 percent, 19th in the index.

Director of Financial Aid Jim Belvin predicted the University’s new initiative would continue to boost low-income enrollment at Duke. He said students would appreciate the initiative’s replacement of loans with grants and its elimination of parental contributions.

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“In North Carolina, you hear a lot of

people say, T don’t want to send my child to Duke, I’ll send them to UNC,”’ Belvin said.

“In a lot of cases it is now cheaper to send them to Duke.”

Provost Peter Lange said it was too soon to evaluate the success offinancial aid programs launched by a number of schools in recent months in attracting lower-income students.

He added that the University’s new financial aid initiative would be combinedwith other strategies to attract low-income students.

“There will definitely be recruiting ef-

forts and significant efforts to increase people’s awareness offinancial aid,” he said.

The JBHE article states that “perceptions of institutional elitism or snobbery” in low-income communities can discourage students from attending top schools.

“I think that is something we need to work on, but I think that is less true than they believe,” Lange said.

Belvin said effective communication of the new financial aid changes could address cultural concerns as well.

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“It is about being presented with the opportunities and then taking them,” she said. “Cultural factors shouldn’t deter [lowincome students].”

The University’s need-blind admissions policy prevents it from specifically seeking out low-income students, said Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Christoph Guttentag.He said the admissions office does not have access to financial information about students.

“We do actively look for signs that a student hasn’t had all of the advantages that many of our students have had,” he said.

“This can come from a guidance counselor or from seeing a parent’s occupation.”

Absolu, however, said high schools should bear part of the burden for sending low-income students to top universities.

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LAWSUIT from page 1 Durham district attorney Mike Nifong and the director of the laboratory that examined the DNA, among others—a group the suit refers to as the “Consordum.”

In a statement released the day after the suit was filed, Duke officials said the lawsuit was misdirected against the University, adding that legal reparations had been offered to die players but were not accepted.

“Duke made some mistakes when the allegations first surfaced in the spring of 2006,” the statement reads. “The cause of any harm felt by the players, however, clearly lies with parties other than Duke....

We were and remain disappointed those offers [of compensation] were not accepted.

We will aggressively defend the University in this matter.”

Kimberly Grantham, Law ’94 and senior assistant attorney for Durham, said she could not comment on the matter and that the city was not planning to release a statement at this time.

Law professor James Coleman, who has not read over the filing, said although the men might have a legitimate case, the length of the suit would make it difficult to respond to, potentially making it easier for litigators to make blanket claims.

“It’s a lot to try to wade through to see what the substance of their complaint is,”

2006, for a graphic e-mail he sent shortly after the party, which was meant to parody fictional serial killer Patrick Bateman from Bret Easton Ellis’ novel, “American Psycho.” McFadyen was later reinstated and did not face criminal charges, The lawsuit alleges that concerted conduct against Duke students and the protraction of the lacrosse case included the Durham Police

Coleman said. “This seems to be a situadon where lawyers have sort of taken over the management of the students’ response to this.... A 400-page complaint is pretty extraordinary. One would think if there’s been injury it would be more readable and

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Archer was put on forced leave in Fall offenses, which the suit claims could be interpreted as discrimination related to the 2005 for“failure to comply,” when he failed to submit a form after he completed manrape allegations.

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“I think they ought to be forced to state them in away that doesn’t require people to read 400 pages to figure it out,” he said.

This is the second lawsuit filed by an unindicted member of the team. Kyle Dowd, Trinity ’O6, settled with the University after he alleged grade discrimination

by Kim Curtis, a visiting associate professor of political science and a member of the so-called “Group of 88.”

Washington attorney Charles Cooper confirmed in September that a number of the players and their families had retained him as counsel, and ABC News reported that month that the parties were exploring the possibility of filing suit.

Coleman said he would not be surprised if more players filed complaints, but he was not certain about the legitimacy of their claims. He added, however, that he felt any who were injured should be compensated.

“This is sort of the entrepreneurial phase of the case: People are now seeking opportunities to be compensated for what happened.... It’s too bad that this case is now sort of warped into this kind of endless litigation.” to

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The early acceptances will comprise about 28 percent of the 1,665 students expected to become the Class of 2012.

Of the 472 new Duties, 393 will enroll in the Trinity College ofArts and Sciences and 79 will enroll in the Pratt School of Engineering.

The 1,247 applications represent a fivepercent increase over the 1,187 early decision applications for the Class of 2011. The number of early applicants for the Class of 2011, however, were a nearly 20 percent drop from the 1,501 of early decision applicants for the Class of 2010.

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“We showed this country what a real comeback looks like,” the Arizona senator told The Associated Press in an interview as he savored his triumph. “We’re going to move on to Michigan and South Carolina and win the nomination.”

Later, he told cheering supporters that together, “we have taken a step, but only a first step toward repairing the broken politics of the past and restoring the trust of the American people in their government.”

McCain rode a wave of support from independent voters to defeatformer Gov. Mitt Romney ofMassachusetts, a showing that reprised the senator’s victory in the traditional first-in-the-nation primary in 2000.

It was a bitter blow for Romney, who spent millions of dollars of his own money in hopes of winning the kickoff lowa caucuses and the first primary—and finished second in both. Even so, the businessman-turned politician said he would meet McCain next week in the Michigan primary, and he cast himself as just what the country needed to fix Washington. “I don’t care who gets the credit, Republican or Democrat. I’ve got no scores to settle,” he told supporters.

After lowa, Clinton and her aides seemed resigned to a second straight setback. But polling place interviews showed that female voters—who deserted herlast week —were solidly in her New Hampshire column.

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The outgoing city manager will be filling a hole left by long-time City Attorney Henry Blinder, whose resignation will take effect Jan. 25.

In the meantime, City Council officials have hired Mercer, a global consulting group, to head a nationwide search for a new city manager.

Council members will discuss their criteria for selection during upcoming meetings, Bell said. Some members have suggested requiring prior managing experience, which may limit the applicant pool, he added.

“The city manager is like the [chief executive] of a 400million-dollar corporation, so this is a big deal,” City Council member Eugene Brown said. [The manager leads] over 2,000 employees and responds to everything from public safety to making sure your garbage is picked up.”

Brown added that the scope of the position makes it “

a good fit for applicants who have previously worked in management and commanded large forces.

“Durham is really a city on-the-go, and we should be able to attract an experienced, capable, good new manager to help us lead Durham to the next level,” he said.

Despite rumors that Baker’s resignation was related to a series of faux pas spanning his three years in office—including a landfill fire that burned for two weeks, high levels of lead detected in Durham’s drinking water and the Duke lacrosse case—Baker said his decision was more personal at the Dec. 11 press conference.

“I know some people are going to talk about regrets, and they’re going to talk about various things,” he said. “I don’t have any regrets.”

Instead, Baker said he was motivated by a desire to spend more time with his family.

Bell added that Baker’s decision was mutual with City Council members and will hopefully be a “win-win” situation for the city and Baker in the long run.

Karen Sindelar, an assistant city attorney in Blinder’s office, will serve as interim city attorney.

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Zoubek sidelined

with ankle fracture Sophomore center Brian Zoubek is

out indefinitely after fracturing the fifth metatarsal in his left foot Monday.

It is the same injury Zoubek suffered July 9 in a pickup game. Then, the center underwent surgery and missed 10 weeks. Now, the Blue Devils do not expect Zoubek to require surgery.

“This is a setback for Brian and for the team,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “He worked hard to recover from the injury over the summer and was beginning to solidify his role with the team.

We have total confidence that Brian will recover from the injury and return as soon as he is physically able.”

Zoubek is averaging 4.3 points and 3.7 rebounds in 11.7 minutes per contest.

Podus'season-endmg surgery successful Junior Marty Pocius underwent successful surgery on his left ankle Tuesday.

The swingman will miss the remainder of the season.

Pocius suffered the injury in the Nov. 25 contest against Eastern Kentucky. Doctors waited the extra six weeks before performing the surgery to allow swelling in Pocius’ ankle to go down.

Pocius, who was averaging 4.0 points and 2.3 rebounds before the injury, underwent similar surgery on his right ankle following the end oflast season.

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Duke names Cutcliffe as 21st coach view,” and the man who has appeared in 21 bowl games, including five as a head coach, was apparently a very good talker.

Driving six hours from Knoxville to Durham in the middle of the night, David CutFive days after Cutcliffe’s on-campus interview, Duke University held a press cliffe was looking for a sign. conference to name him as its 21st head The formerVolunteer s offensive coordinator checked into a local motel but didn’t football coach.

“When I check out the criteria that we get much sleep. He arrived on campus well before his 8 a.m. meeting with Director of established [in selecting a new coach], Athletics Joe Alieva, checked out Wallace we’ve hit them all right on the head,” AlWade Stadium and then got out of his car ieva said. “Coach Cudiffe is an experienced leader and a proven winner.” to walk the quad.

When Alieva announced the firing of “I was in a place that just felt right. The buildings, the ground—you felt like you former head coach Ted Roof Nov. 26, the athletic director said he wanted to find a were on hallowed ground,” Cutdiffe said.

Cutcliffe was not the only one who recreplacement with previous head coaching ognized how right the match felt. experience who was offensive-minded and The coach said his Dec. 11 meeting with possessed the character required of a Duke Alieva felt “more like a talk than an inter- coach. by

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Cutdiffe was head coach at Mississippi for six seasons between 1999 and 2004, compiling a 44-29 record and leading the Rebels to a 10-3 record and a Cotton Bowl victory over Oklahoma State in 2003, when SEE CUTCUFFE ON PAGE 13

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As the Blue Devils trudged off the court following Sunday night’s 81-67 win over Cornell, their expressions told a vasdy different story than the scoreboard did.

the current season recovering from a fracture located on the same ankle.

After missing four games in the 2006-2007 season as a result of an ankle injury, Pocius had surgery last spring and rehabbed over the summer.

Junior Dave McClure had surgery on his right knee in August. The forward also missed the entire 20052005 season with a left knee injury.

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President Richard Brodhead (left) introduces new head football coach and former Tennessee offensive coordinator David Cutcliffe at a Dec. 15 press conference.

Senior captain OeMarcus Nelson became the 55th Blue Devil in history to register 1,000career points.

The message was clear; No. 9 Duke (111) won this one, but with conference play only one week away, there were plenty of things they needed to do better.

“We just didn’t come out with the type of intensity and defensive intensity that we wanted to,” guard Gerald Henderson said.

“That was a game that Cornell could’ve w0n.... The result of the game—we won the game—but we didn’t play with the kind ofexcitement and intensity that we wanted to come out with.”

Duke had gone 17 days without playing between a loss to Pittsburgh Dec. 20 and

the Jan. 6 win over the Big Red. The Blue Devils’ rust showed as they struggled to communicate on defense, shot poorly from three-point range and missed a few shots around the basket.

Wednesday night’s contest against Temple (6-6) at theWachovia Center in Philadelphia will be a final chance to shake off the rust before the ACC season starts Sunday.

Krzyzewski and the players pointed to the team’s lack of communication on defense as the biggest and most problematic result of the long layoff. Cornell’s big men were able to slip away from Duke’s defense for several uncontested layups.

“We’ve had a long break,” Krzyzewski said, noting that the hiatus was pardally a result of this year’s season being two weeks SEE M. BBALL ON PAGE

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M. BBALL from page 11 longer than that of most years. “I don’t

know if we’re in game shape or game talk yet. We weren’t communicating very well out on the court.... We just weren’t sharp.

Not so much X’s and O’s, but we’ve got to get back to playing basketball.”

Despite Duke’s communication shortcomings, the outcome of the Cornell game never seemed in doubt. The Blue Devils took a nine-point lead into intermission, and after a fast second-half start by the Big Red cut the deficit to four, a 9-0 Duke run pushed the lead to 13. Cornell never again got closer than eight, but the deficit was

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Kyle Singlet, who is averaging nearly 14 points per game, looks to lead theBlue Devils tonight.

never more than 15 Poor 3-point shooting—the Blue Devils were only 6-for-23 from long range, after a 4-for-19 effort against Pitt—and missed layups prevented Duke from putting the game out ofreach.

“When you miss a three, that’s one thing, but when you miss something close, it gives your opponent energy,” Krzyzewski said. “You have to finish at the line and finish close to the bucket. That’s what championship teams do.”

The type of game the Blue Devils played against Cornell was enough to beat the Big Red, but they know they have to play better to beat Temple —to say nothing ofACC teams.

“It shouldbe a good gamefor us, especially leading into the ACC [regular season schedule] ,” Henderson said. ‘We feel like the game before we should be at our best, so we’re looking to go up thereand play really well.”

Although the Owls are only 6-6 and have lost seven straight against Duke, they beat Ohio this season—a team that won at Maryland—and have played the nation’s 14thtoughest schedule, according to kenpom. com. Guard Dionte Christmas leads the Atlantic-10 in scoring at 20.9 points per game.

And though the Owls are only 1-3 on neutral courts this season, the game will be' played close to the Temple campus. The Owls, in fact, will be taking the Philadelphia subway to the stop closest to the arena and then walking the rest of the way there.

“This is a tremendous opportunity for our team to travel as Philadelphians do on a daily basis to and from work,” Temple coach Fran Dunphy said.

For the Blue Devils, it will be their third trip to an NBA arena this season. Although Duke has historically been successful in NBA buildings, it struggled in its prior two trips this season—a 79-73 win over Davidson at the Charlotte Coliseum Dec. 1 and the loss to Pitt at Madison Square Garden.

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Sophomore guard Ryan Brooks provides a spark off the bench, averaging nearly nine points a game. The Owls, however, rely on their starters for nearly 80 percent of their scoring. Jon Scheyer and Taylor King have struggled from thefield of late while Nolan Smith got his first start against Cornell.

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CUTCLIFFE from page 11 he was named SEC Coach of the Year.

In that season, Cutcliffe mentored No. 1 draft choice quarterback Eli Manning.

The coach also helped develop the talents of Eli’s older brother Peyton in his first stint as offensive coordinator at Tennessee, when the elder Manning was leading the Volunteers. Prior to taking the position at Ole Miss, Cutcliffe had directed the offense at Tennessee from 1982 to 1998.

At the Dec. 15 press conference in the Yoh Football Center, Duke president Richard Brodhead praised the credentials and comportment of Cutcliffe while also recognizing the efforts ofAlieva in conducting a thorough and expedient search, delivering on his initial promise to hire a new coach

by Christmas.

“Duke is seriousaboutrestoring excitement and a winning tradition to Duke football,” Brodhead said. “David Cutcliffe’s selection as our head coach shows Duke is committed to helping our players achieve the excellence we seek, both on and off the field.”

And while Cutcliffe found his sign, Alieva and Duke hope they found their man.

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but Joy Cheek, Carrem Gay and Krystal Thomas also had strong showings down low. Their performances were bolCORAL GABLES, Fla. Before Saturday’s game stered by the absence of Carla Williams, Miami’s starting against Miami, the No. 11 Blue Devils had won six straight center and tallest player, who injured her knee early in the games with relative ease. The Hurricanes, meanwhile, had contest. With the Hurricanes shorthanded, Duke finished lost five of seven, including a home defeat to a 2-9 Maine with a 32-20 advantage in points in the paint. squad Dec. 29. For most of the first half, though, the two ‘'They’re huge and they’re athletic, and what they do teams appeared evenly matched. well is catch the ball,” Miami head coach Katie Meier said But at the end of the period, it took just four minutes of the Blue Devils’ interior players. “I think if I played with for the Blue Devils to put the game away for good. them I might lead the country in assists, because you don’t In that span, Duke reeled off 13points, taking the score have to make phenomenal passes to those kids.” from a tie at 33 to a 46-34 lead at the break. Miami never The Blue Devils put those talents on display during that seriously challenged again, and the Blue Devils opened closing first-half run. Wanisha Smith hit a 3-pointer to put their conference schedule with a tougher-than-expected Duke up three, and Black scored inside soon after. Abby 84-72 victory in Coral Gables.

Waner thenstole the ball and took it the length ofthe floor “Miami played the best I’ve ever seen it play according to before scoring on a spin move and getting fouled, giving film that I’ve watched,” head coach Joanne P. McCallie said. the Blue Devils an eight-point advantage. Finally, Smith “They did some great things on the floor, and our team had drained another three and Cheek scored inside, stunning to really work hard. I love the aggressiveness we showed and the Hurricanes and putting Duke up 12 at the half. McCallie, meanwhile, was just as impressed with her team’s the balance of scoring with five people in double figures.”

Miami (7-9, 0-1 in the ACC) came out playing confident defense during that run as she was with its scoring. basketball and stayed in the game largely as a result of efficient “To end the half, there was one point scored in the last outside shooting by guard Maurita Reid. Reid led all scorers 3:30, so it was tremendous that we were able to clamp down with 22 points in thegame, and the Hurricanes shot an impreslike that,” McCallie said. sive 57.1 percent from beyond the arc in the opening period.

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Former head coach Ted Roof has been named linebackers coach at Louisville.

Roof was fired Nov. 26 after a 6-45 tenure at Duke from 2003-07. The Blue Devils won just one game in his final two seasons in Durham.

Roofs background as an assistant is on the defensive side of the ball. He was the Blue Devils’ defensive coordinator before replacing Carl Franks as head coach midway through the 2003 season.

Roof last served as a linebackers coach in 1998 at Georgia Tech before being promoted to defensive coordinator for the next three seasons. Roof is part of an overhaul of the defensive staff by head coach Steve Kragthorpe. The Cardinals finished a disappointing 6-6 and out of the postseason a year after winning the Orange Bowl. Louisville has also tabbed Michigan defensive coordinator Ron English to the same position.

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Among those named as the defendants of conspiring defendants are former Durto prolong the rape prosecuham district attorney Mike tion even after the accusaNifong, Duke President Rich- tions were discredited.

The lawsuit seems to ard Brodhead and Board of Trustees Chair Robert Steel, have searched every corner for potential defendants, at Trinity ’73.

Senior Ryan McFadyen, times reaching beyond the Matthew Wilson, Trinity ’O6, events direcdy associated and Breck Archer certainly with the lacrosse case. The have the right to sue, and 379-page suit reads more like they can argue that the case a conspiracy theory than ale-

gal document, grouping the defendants into what it calls “the Consortium.”

It casts an extremely wide net and cites a number of different incidents outside the lacrosse case, including Alcohol Law Enforcement operations, Duke’s purchases of houses off East Campus and DPD Sgt. Mark Gottlieb’s alleged misconduct. Short quotations are taken out of context in an attempt to piece together the supposed plot between the defendants to “railroad” the lacrosse team.

This board does not know whether the plaintiffs are suing for money or for information, but their rejection of the University’s earlier offer to reimburse legal and other expenses

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vocal minority who believe that Duke and Durham had it out for the lacrosse players all along.

The 35 causes of action in the case range from conspiracy to concealment, from negligence to fraud. Mistakes were made in the handling of the case, and some believe this was deliberately orchestrated—a claim this suit will hopefully put to rest, one way or another.

A few in the community still feel the lacrosse case is unsettled. Most students, however, have long since moved on and no longer follow the intricate details of the case and those involved.

This lawsuit may raise issues people would rather ignore, but we hope that it eventually provides some closure.

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for players and the absence of any demand for specific damages seem to eliminate the former. It may be that this case brings new information to the surface, or more transparency to the way Duke and Durham handle high-profile cases, outcomes we would welcome.

Duke has attempted to avoid these lawsuits with the offer of financial reimbursement and has adamantly maintained that it will fight the case against itself and its employees. We encourage Duke to come forth with any and all details that have not yet been released—if indeed any exist—and thereby avoid similar suits in the future. But more likely is that the case will only fuel the fire of the

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The start but seriously of 2008, however, appears to be overflowing with individuals looking for life alterations. In fact, it seems everywhere I turn change is on people’s minds. The presidential candidates are speaking about changing the government. My parents are talking about changing their exercise routines. And Jamie Lynn Spears is thinking about changing her method of contraception. Unfortunately, even in the new year some things have remained surprisingly constant.

On that note, I must say that I have mixed feelings about this column. Sure, I’m very excited to be your humor columnist this semester, but at the same time I am more than a bit peeved by this whole “Monday, Monday” setup. You see, there are quite a few Chronicle traditions that just don’t sit very well with me. In fact, I believe they could use some changing themselves.

What I love about Chronicle columns in general is that the writer’s face always appears right next to his or her work. It grants them instant celebrity as students across campus can go all “Gawker Stalker” and spot their favorite columnist. I personally love calling out to my favorites by name, saying things like, “Hey, you’re the every other Wednesday Trinity senior,” or “You’re the dude from Friday’s bottom left corner.”

Now I finally get my pwn column and my mug is nowhere to be found. I don’t even get a shot of the stone wall. This type of thing doesn’t happen in real life. Andy Rooney’s face isn’t pixelated when he gives his “humorous” commentary each week on such fascinating topics as stamps and paper clips.

Look, all I’m asking is that my pretty punim

(that’s Yiddish for “face,” not the holiday with Queen Esther) appear on the same page as my words. Of course, ending this Chronicle tradition is about as likely as hearing the phrase, “Academy Award Winner Jessica Simpson.”

Then there’s the issue of the moniker. Apparently I’m supposed to come up with some clever name for myself, like ZACH BRAFF, MORNING WOOD or ALL CAPS. I guess this was kind of cute when the author of “Monday, Monday” was anonymous, but now it’s just silly. It certainly won’t take Nancy Drew to solve the mystery of my “secret identity.” So, who am I trying to fool?

Frankly, I’d really like to rebel against this particular Chronicle custom. I don’t want to be defined by a single ridiculous name. I’ll leave that to Jewel and Sinbad.

Of course, rebellion is easier said than done. In fact, before the Whiskey Rebellion, colonists had unsuccessfully planned a Vodka Revolt and a Cognac Insurgence.

But seriously, let’s just throw out usual Chronicle practice. Completely destroy previous conventions. Obliterate all godda—. Hold on, my editor’s giving me the “cut it out” motion with her hand (i.e. not Joey’s cute gesture from “Full House”).

Sorry, I got carried away.

Okay, so there are some newspaper rituals that I simply cannot violate, even if I were to whine as much as Kanye. I guess I’ll have to setde for being the facially anonymous columnist with the goofy nickname.

Ultimately, it’s tough to completely break with tradition. I mean, imagine the reaction to chanting, “Go to purgatory Carolina! Go to purgatory!” Even I have to admit that tradition is essential, especially at a place like Duke, where it provides familiarity, comfort and, most of all, unity.

However, I hope to at least disrupt Chronicle tradition just a little with this semester’s column.

For example, I might try to run “Monday, Monday” on a day that isn’t even Monday. Oh waitcheck. Basically, I still plan on making this column funny (or at least it will be starting next week), but there may be some more unusual topics covered here.

After all, as great as tradition is, there is also nothing wrong with a little change. As Joan Rivers might say, “Everything needs a facelift every four months.”

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Amid massive allegations of electoral fraud, incumbent President Mwai Kibaki was declared the election winner and then promptly suspended all live media broadcasts in the country. Fissures between ethnic groups turned into open battles in the streets across the country, resulting in nearly 500 deaths. Photographs of fiery riots and even a grizzly church massacre looked eerily reminiscent ofRwanda.

When the genocide began in Rwanda, the international community largely wrung their hands and declared their inability to act. On the contrary, condemnation of Kenyan violence was loud and swift.

Kenyan media may have been muzzled, but international reporters continued to struggle to keep the world informed. Under pressure from every major activist group and international body, the government and opposition reached a tenuous agreement for multipartisan negotiations Monday, offering some hope of ending the violence.

The weeks ahead in Kenya remain just as uncertain as Pakistan’s future. Yet, without the work ofactivists and the media, Kibaki may have gotten away with his election rigging, permanently destroying human rights even where they had previously been so well-protected.

The list of recent stories where citizens and activists made a difference could go on and on—from challenges to the U.S. death penalty to restoring an elected parliament in Thailand—and this is just in the past month.

For many Americans, perhaps the most highly anticipated news event was the kick-off to the long-anticipated presidential primary season with lowa’s caucuses. Sure, the state is small and the results are more symbolic than anything else. However, neither Barack Obama nor Mike Huckabee were their party’s richest candidate nor the presumed front-runner a month before the election.

If American politics is generally decried as impersonal and inaccessible, campaigning in lowa is the exact opposite, entailing months of canvassing, coffee-shop chats and town hall meetings.

The popular participation in YouTube debates was not a one-time novelty. The primaries represent grassroots politics at its finest, and the show is just beginning. Candidates really are listening to our opinions on every issue and being forced to tell us exactly where they stand. The choice is ours and the impact is unquestionable.

The events over break have shown that it is silly to claim it is useless to call politicians, write letters to newspaper editors, sign petitions or donate money. Not everyone will be an activist, but it is just plain irresponsible to be unaware of what is going on and at least to cast well-informed votes.

was an autumn night last year when the idea came alive for me.

My roommate and I were talking about girls (big surprise), but the concept meant much more. It had been floating around in my consciousnessfor awhile, but it finally had a name: “Brand New.” Anticlimactic? Let me finish. Here’s the thing about “Brand New”—it started as an approach to girls, namely starting fresh with someone with whom there was T little history (and, at least in my case, doing something right for a change). However, as I mulled it over, it grew, becoming an approach to life, or at least to Duke.

“Brand New” was centered interade a. sawyer nally. and although the hope maybe It's time.. was not to perform a complete overhaul ofmy life, it recognized that the results I had obtained in various arenas had not even approached my fullest potential. (Mind you, my premise was the slighdy egotistical notion that my potential is virtually boundless.)

Fast-forward to Dec. 17. I was freshly home from Durham, where in the final weeks of the semester “Brand New” had become “Cling to Whatever You Can For Survival.” My first week at home was highly introspective, focusing on how and why “Brand New” had fallen apart so readily. Then came 2008. Facebook was alive with declarations from all sides that this is going to be the greatest year ever. Some variation of the (highly creative) rhyme of “great” with “08” was to be seen all around. In my time-consuming perusal I realized something: “Brand New” was not very new at all. We all have our eye on it as a constant goal, and therefore we seize every opportunity we have to get a clean slate and finally glimpse our fullest potential.

“Brand New” always runs into the same problem, though: life. Life is a heinous bastard, and he kicks us until we’re right back to “Cling to Whatever You Can For Survival.” Yes, life is a little sadistic, but I guess we’re probably a little masochistic because every new year, new semester or birthday, we come back and ask for more.

I sound like a cynic. Let me finish. . We all respect a prizefighter who can take blow after blow, fell to the mat, get up and keep fighting. We sayhe or she has heart and determination. I think this sheds light on a feiriy universal human phenomenon: hope. We want and need to believe that our next step will be better than our last—that despite whatever odds are stacked against us, tomorrow promises to be better than yesterday.

Intellectually, though, I think many of us find it difficult to really envision “Brand New” coming to pass after repeatedly witnessing its metamorphosis into “ding to Whatever You Can For Survival.”

However, it turns out that there actually is an intellectual basis for believing that we can achieve our personal visions of “Brand New.” In a prolonged spell of nerdiness (i.e., watching PBS for an hour) I learned about the concept of neuroplasticity. Neuroplasticity is based on the theory that the brain’s organization changes as a result of experience. Wikipedia says, “According to the theory ofneuroplasticity, thinking, learning and acting actually change the brain’sfunctional anatomy from top to bottom, if not also its physical anatomy.”

That’sright—basically any stimulus, whetherinternal or external, has the potential to literally change our minds to some degree. If “Brand New” is an internal change for the better, then neuroplasticity says that it is concretely achievable.

Still, it’s not easy. According to one of the doctors interviewed on PBS, there are four essential requirements to achieve positive neurological change: 1. The heart must be in good shape. The brain can’t function without an adequate supply of oxygen from new blood being pumped in, (Feel free to insert your own reference to “heart” or perseverance. Sony, as apt as it is, I’m not quite that corny.)

2. You have to work incrementally, beginning from just below your current level. This was mentioned in reference to regaining proper limb function after a massive stroke, but why not apply it to Duke too?

3. The work must be taxing. Duke. Enough said.

4. The work must be interesting. Remember this applies to more than just academics.

It turns out that for ail its unjustified hype, “Brand New” actually has the potential to be what we hope it will be. Granted, it never happens magically, as we hope it will, but the fact is that it’s doable. And that’s a good reason to stay a little masochistic and keep hoping. ';

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may have been on vacation for the past month, but global politics have been anything but quiet.

Elections, assassinations, kidnappings and oil disputes rocked countries across Africa, Asia, Europe and North and South America. As unpredictable and often violent as these processes have been, the one common denominator has been the ability of common citiifif-'P' zens to create change. m Wmm At the beginning of %»■ last semester we saw calls across campus to raise awareness of variIP*IT""' ous plights around the world. Although we ofdavid fiocco ten saw a buzz on camSllclCieS OT blue pus for a day or two, the overwhelming refrain was—to quote an opinion column from the end of the semester—“ Aware, Still Don’t Care.”

Yet if this month has shown us anything, it is that democracy and democratic change do not happen according to any political theory or doctrine and that advocacy is anything but useless.

Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto’s return from self-imposed exile to crusade for the rights and freedoms of her country’s people, defying threats while resoundingly calling for democracy, inspired women and men all over the world. The heart-stopping news of the her assassination abruptly derailed progress not only towards the country’s elections, which had been set for Jan. 8, but also hope for peaceful democratic change in the tumultuous country.

With elections delayed for at least a month and no clear answers in the investigation of her murder, Pakistan’s future appears much more uncertain and troubling. Many feared both that widespread retaliatory violence would erupt and that President Pervez Musharraf would use the incident to further crack down on democratic movements, it has been the incredible outrage and pressure from governments and citizens around the world that has largely defused tensions. Musharraf has agreed to an international assassination investigation and has pledged to old February elections. The scrutiny of hundreds of millions of people may not result in a perfect process, but it will show Musharraf that he will be held accountable for his actions.

The aftermath of Kenya’s Dec. 27 elections showed ow fragile democracy can be—even where it was previously taken for granted. The country was East nca s most stable nation and has been a stronghold 0 democracy.

International observers sensed tension prior to the election, but the bsutality that erupted was hardly predicted.

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