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COLLEGE PARK, Md. A year after a pair of mi§sed free throws sent Duke home from the NCAA Tournament, the Blue Devils advanced to the Sweet 16 by making shots from the charity stripe. Third-seeded Duke (25-9) defeated No. 6 Arizona State (22-11) 67-59 Tuesday at the Comcast Center to survive the first weekend of the Tournament for the 11th straight season. With less than two minutesfremaining in the second half, the Sun Devils pulled to within two after two free throws by Briann January. The crowd roared, as the Maryland fans and anti-Duke spectators awaiting the next matchup sensed a comeback by the underdogs. But even after the Blue Devils failed to score a field goal in the last four minutes, their free throws proved enough to spoil the Sun Devils’ quest for an upset. Duke went 12-for-15 from the line, putting the game well out ofreach. “Itjust came down to us focusing,” freshman Jasmine Thomas said. “We knew we had to hit free throws because we’ve been working on it all year. We finally hit them in a key game that actually won it for us.” After the Blue Devils raced past Arizona State for a blistering 8-0 start, a Duke blowout seemed imminent. The Sun Devils were flustered by the Blue Devils’ balanced attack, as four different Duke players scored in the first two-and-a-half minutes. “I loved how our team started out initially,” head coach Joanne P. McCallie said. SEE W. BBALL ON PAGE 13

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Chante Black posted a career-high 26 points as Duke beatArizona State 67-59 Tuesday in the NCAA Tournament

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Damages at sophomore Alexis Rosenblum’s residence in Edens Quadrangle 2A have been occurring since day one. “The first week that we were here, there was a door from our hallway into the common room. I opened the door and there was a shovel stuck in a huge pile of vomit,” she said. Rosenblum’s experience only marked the beginning of a slew of damages afflicting Edens 2A, which eventually got worse over the course of the academic year. The section has incurred $8,200 in damage costs since the beginning of the year, Ed-

die Hull, dean of residence life and executive director of housing services, wrote in an e-mail to residents Tuesday night. Although Edens 2A is an independent section, it houses some members of the off-campus fraternities Phi Theta Sigma, formerly Theta Chi, and Alpha Delta Phi, formerly Sigma Alpha Epsilon. RLHS officials said the costs of property damages in West Campus residence halls often correlate with the existence of fraternity and selective living groups. “Our damage and excessive cleaning statistics [for the past three years] show very SEE DAMAGES ON PAGE 9

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Drug-related charges against senior Eric Halperin were dropped Monday. Halperin was arrested and charged with trafficking marijuana and possession of marijuana with the intent to sell Feb. 27 after signing for a package that contained 27 pounds of marijuana at his current residence at 1026W. Trinity Ave. “I was really relieved and felt vindicated,” he said. “Now we just want to make sure my name is clear with the Eric Halperin right sources.” This is the second incident in a year in which drug-related charges were leveled against a Duke student and subsequently dropped. Durham Police Department officials declined to comment on the case. Duke University Police Department Maj. Gloria Graham said she has not spoken with DPD officers recently and has not heard about charges being dropped. At the time of the arrest, Halperin was home with seniors Matt Goldman, Joe Clark, Blake Rose and Victoria SEE HALPERIN ON PAGE 4


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