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OKLAHOMA CITY The grim reaper arrived for Duke’s 2008 season

Sunday night.

The third-seeded Blue Devils fell

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2 seed Texas A&M 77-6 S at the Ford Center, marking their second consecutive loss in the NCAATournament’s Sweeet 16.

Duke has worn black jerseys three

times this year: two resulted in losses to North Carolina, and this last time was an even more painful defeat. For the Blue Devils (25-10), the loss sends them home earlier than anyone on the team would have liked and will leave them watching the Final Four from the couch instead of on the hardwood floor.

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The current Duke Student Government Executive Board does not adjourn until April 23, but board members are beginning to reflect on the ups and downs of their past year in office. their Although term has seen a number of successes, current l eaders cited the anaiysis slow pace of institutional change as one recurring obstacle to fully reaching their platform goals this year.

“What I might say to next year’s president is, ‘You’ll be profoundly amazed at the pace of institutional change, and no matter what you think, no, there’s not one right argument or one more memo you could send that would make it go any faster,”’ said DSG President Paul Slattery, a senior. “But it’s still entirely possible to accomplish a lot of positive things if you’re willing to be patient and deal with the fact that you’re on a one-year term and the institution is not.”

The annual changeover ofDSG positions greatly affects the progress and efficacy of the organization, board members said.

“One weakness of DSG is that people graduate or quit, and there is not enough

JuniorJordan Giordanowas electedDuke Student Government president for the 20082009 academic year Friday, following an election marred by software complications.

“I was pretty excited when I heard, and I’m really looking forward to next year,” he said. “Looking at the new [executive board], we probably have more experience and come from more diverse backgrounds than [past executive boards]. I think we can accomplish great things.”

Giordano, who currendy serves as the body’s executive vice president, received 48.5 percent of the 2,508 ballots cast before winning a required majority in a runoff.

Juniors Kevin Troy, Lawrence Chen and Andrew Tutt finished second, third and fourth, respectively.

Current President Paul Slattery, a senior, said he expects Giordano to continue running the organization at the same level as past leaders.

“I obviously wish [Giordano] a great deal of luck, and I’ve already begun to sit down and talk about the transfer of projects for next year,” Slattery said.

Troy and Tutt said they accept the voters’ choice and expect Giordano will do a good job.

“Obviously I would prefer that it had

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Grad schools stay strong in rankings by

Julia Love

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Duke graduate and professional schools remained near the top of U.S. News and World Report’s annual list of Best Graduate Schools, despite the slips of some of the University’s prominent programs.

Although the School Medicine rose two to sixth place, School of Law, the qua School of Busiess and the Pratt School of Engineerng dropped from 10th to 12th, 12th

14th and 30th to 35th on the 2008 list, respectively. The Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy’s ranking held steady at 10th.

Provost Peter Lange said he was pleased the magazine had acknowledged the University’s excellence in a wide range of academic disciplines but cautioned prospective students against basing their decisions solely on rankings.

“As always, we urge potential students to look at other factors besides the rankings when choosing the program that’s right for them,” he said. to

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Junior Jordan Giordano, the current DSG executive vice president, was elected president for the 20082009 school year. He was one of four presidential candidates in an election held Thursday and Friday.

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NEW ALBANY, Ind.— Debra Starks has heard the calls for Hillary Rodham Clinton to quit the presidential race,and she's not happy about it.

The 53-year old Wal-Mart clerk, so bedecked with Clinton campaign buttons most days that friends call her"Button Lady,"thinks sexism is playing a role in efforts to push the New York senator from the race. Starks wants Clinton to push back.

"The way I look at it, she's a strong woman and she needs to stay in there. She needs to fight," Starks said at a Clinton campaign rally/'lfyou want to be president, you have to fight for what you want. If she stays in there and does what she's supposed to do, I thinkshe'll be on her way."

Amid mounting calls from top Democrats for Clinton to step aside and clear the path for rival Barack Obama, strategists are warning of damage to the party's chances in November if women who make up the majority of Democratic voters nationwide, but especially the older, white working-class women who've long formed the former first lady's base sense a mostly male party establishment is unfairly muscling Clinton out of the race.

BAGHDAD In a possible turning point in the recent upsurge in violence, Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his Shiite militiamen off the streets Sunday but called on the government to stop its raids against his followers.

The government welcomed the move, which followed intense negotiations by Shiite officials, including two lawmakers who reportedly traveled to Iran to ask religious authorities there to intervene.

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, whose offensive that began Tuesday in the oil-rich southern city in Basra sparked the crisis, called al-Sadr's step in the right direction."

Women call for Clinton to push back

Shiite cleric al-Sadr pulls fighters

ATHENS, Greece Chinese spectators cheered Sunday as Greece handed off the Olympic flame for its journey to Beijing and relay through 20 countries. But protesters brandishing Tibetan flags stole the limelight.

Some two dozen activists chanted "Save Tibet!" and unfurled a banner reading "Stop Genocide inTibet"before police intervened,defers outside the Panathenian •e laterfreed. lon prevented the dem'isrupting the final leg of om the Acropolis to the im, the venue of the first

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"People need to turn back to statins," said Yale University cardiologist Dr. Harlan Krumholz, referring to Lipitor, Crestor and other widely used brands. "We know that statins are good drugs. We know that they reduce risks."

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ENTERTAINMENT French architect wins Pritzker Prize LOS ANGELES Jean Nouvel, the French architect whose hyper-modern buildings have been acclaimed for their eclectic nature and departure from tradition, has won the 2008 Pritzker Architecture Prize, it was announced Sunday.

Nouvel joins Frank Gehry,Tadao Ando and I.M. Pei in receiving the top honor in the field in recognition of his high-rises, museums and performance halls around the world.

ODDSAND ENDS Cops bust root-beer kegger WAUSAU, Wis. Cars lining the street. A house full of young people. A keg and drinking games inside. Police thought they had an underage boozing party on their hands.

But though they made dozens of teens take breath tests, none tested positive for alcohol. That's because the keg contained root beer.

The party was held by a high school student who wanted to show that teens don't always drink alcohol at their parties. It has gained fame on YouTube.com.

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An outdoor concert featuring new pieces for carillon and by Duke graduate composers Kathleen Bader and Dan Ruccia. ,

Screen/Society: "Un Monde Agite" Griffith Film Theater, 8 p.m.

Fictional work made up of excerpts from early films, dating back to the beginnings of cinema.

Jewish Awareness Week Multiple locations Check event calendar at http://jewishlife. studentaffairs.duke.edu for more details.

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Lack of sleep more harmful to women by

Marisa Siegel THE CHRONICLE

Ladies, be sure to leave Rostock Library at a reasonable hour tonight—a late bedtime could be more detrimental to your health than you think.

A study completed recently at Duke University Medical Center found that women who reported poor sleep quality were more likely to develop mental and physical health problems later in life than their male counterparts.

Women who slept badly were found to be at greater risk for depression, stress and emotional anxiety, said Dr. Edward Suarez, associate research professor of medical psychiatry and the lead author of the study. The women were also more prone to experience high blood pressure, heart disease and type 2 diabetes with age.

Suarez said the study, which appeared the March issue ofBrain, Behavior and in Immunity, was the first of its kind to examine how sleep directly affects mental and physical disease in men versus women.

He added that the higher level of testosterone in men may better protect them against the negative physical effects of

sleep deprivation.

“This study gives college women and

Duke women more information about how important sleep is to our mental and physical health,” Suarez said. “There is no substitute for sleep.”

Although more common among females, heightened emotional distress because of sleep deprivation is a problem for both men and women on campus, said Dr. Jeff Kulley, coordinator of clinical services at Counseling and Psy-

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Dr. Edward Suarez says women who sleep poorly are more likely to sufferfrom depression and anxiety.

chological Services.

The more sleep an individual gets, the more easily he or she can respond when

faced with stressful situations, he said.

On a campus where students spend hours on schoolwork, extracurricular commitments and leisure activities, quality of sleep becomes a major issue, Kulley noted.

Senior Christine Kim said Duke’s culture pressures students to get their work done, even if it is at the expense of a good

night’s sleep.

“If I don’t get a lot of sleep, then I’m tired, but I feel like I just have to plug through [my work],” she said.

Although Kim said her emotional state is rarely affected by little sleep, Kulley said many students’ emotional anxiety is rooted in poor sleep habits.

“Often, a vicious cycle can develop, with sleep problems exacerbating emotional SEE SLEEP ON PAGE

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Attorneys for Duke filed a brief March 26 in support of their motion arguing against the use of media by representatives for the 38 members of the 2005-2006 men’s lacrosse team who are suing the University.

Duke’s brieffleshes out its Feb. 28 motion, which said plaintiffs’ attorney Charles Cooper and other representatives violated ethics rules—particularly N.C. State Bar Rule 3.6 in publicizing the case. Duke’s reply states that although Rule 3.6 is not typically cited in civil litigation, it should not be ignored.

“Although it is somewhat rare for civil cases to implicate Rule 3.6, even rarer are cases that are announced at the National Press Club and feature a dedicated Web site,” the brief in support of Duke’s motion reads.

It maintains that comments at the Feb. 21 press conference announcing an impending suit were prejudicial, and that the maintenance of the Web site, www.dukelawsuit.com, show the representative’s intention to gamer publicity for the case.

It also states that Duke’s motion was correct in filing against one of the plaintiffs, Steve Henkelman, father of Erik Henkelman, Pratt ’O6, because statements he made were sponsored by the plaintiffs’ attorney.

The brief—which includes two exhibits, a portion of the Web site and a 1971 statement from the American Bar Association—also holds Bob Bork, media representative for the case and head of Bork Communications Group, and theWeb site accountable under Rule 3.6.

A hearing on the matter is scheduled for April 15 in Winston-Salem.

—from staff reports

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Perkins renovations stay on track for Fall opening by

Alexandra Wexler THE CHRONICLE

The hammering and drilling students have been hearing in the library all year is finally yielding some results.

Thanks to ongoing renovations in Perkins Library, the new Duke Teaching and Learning Center is scheduled to open in timefor the fall semester. Located on the lower level of Perkins, the center will contain classrooms, breakout rooms and wide-open spaces for collaboration, said Deborah Jakubs, University librarian and vice provost for library affairs.

The increased popularity of the Bostock and Perkins libraries in recent years was the impetus for the project.

Jakubs added that the plan is “to build [the center], and then see how it’s used,” and then to “work off offeedback” from both students and faculty.

Perkins’ center will serves as a prototype forfuture projects. If successful, other similar teaching and learning centers will be implemented on Central Campus, said Dean of Trinity College Bob Thompson. He added that he envisions “similar capabilities for Central, specifically for the language departments.”

“The whole philosophy behind the new Teaching and Learning Center is to take advantage ofDuke as a research university,” Thompson said. Method courses in w'hich students approach problem solving from several different perspectives will be offered.

Administrators said they would like to see students with classes in the center use the small breakout rooms attached to larger classrooms to simultaneously project

multiple documents and participate in videoconferencing to find and analyze data in real time.

“Although [some of the equipment in the center] may already exist at Duke, it is isolated,” Thompson said. The center should be able to give anyone who is interested access to the new technologies, he added.

Administrators said they hope the center will also bring about more interaction and collaboration between students of the Pratt School of Engineering and the Trinity College ofArts and Sciences.

The goal is to schedule courses in the center that would appeal to students in both schools, such as those required for the Markets and Management certificate or the new Energy and the Environment certificate of the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences.

One of the aims for the new space is to enable engineering and liberal-arts students, especially in those programs, to be paired together for research projects that will be completed in the center, Thompson said.

Classes are already scheduled in the space for next semester. Students, however, need not have classes in the center in order to use it. The goal is that all students will take advantage of the new technology available to them.

Students wary of technology are also encouraged to use the center. Plans include a help desk, which will be staffed 24 hours a day with either a staff member of the Office of Information Technology, a librarian or someone from the Center for Instructional Technology. In addition, orientation programs are being planned in order to familiarize students and faculty with the new facilities.

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in environmental law and sixth for intellectual property law. Fuqua notched third in marketing, fourth for its executive MBA program, fifth in international business Duke’s professional schools performed particularly well and eighth in management. Sanford ranked third in enviamong schools located below the Mason-Dixon Line; the ronmental policy and management, fifth in public policy School of Medicine and Fuqua analysis, sixth in health policy bested all other Southern schools, and management and eighth in “We urge potential students to social policy. and the School ofLaw was second The lists for many Ph.D. proonly to the University of Virginia. look at other factors besides the grams Harvard University mainwere not updated this year, but Duke placed 20th. in computtained its perch atop all medical rankings when choosing the and business schools ranked, and er science, 21st in mathematics the Yale School of Law took top program that’s right for them.” and 29th in physics in the revised honors again.

Peter Lange, provost rankings for doctoral programs U.S. News and World Report in the sciences. also gave a nod to more specialThe rankings are deterized Duke programs. mined by peer reviews of proThe School of Medicine ranked third for geriatrics, gram quality and statistics that reflect the quality of a fifth for internal medicine, eighth for AIDS research and school’s faculty, research and students, according to ninth for family medicine. The School of Law placed fifth the magazine.

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Students perform Jummah, the Muslim Friday prayer, on the Chapel Quadrangle Friday afternoon to raise awareness of Muslim culture.The event was hosted by the Duke Islamic Studies Center and was the last of a week of events in celebration of Islamic Awareness Week.

REVIEW from page 1 institutional memory to allow vice presidents to continue projects over several years,” said senior Gina Ireland, vice president for academic affairs.

But projects can be carried over to the next year, some board members said.

Incoming Executive Vice President Sunny Kantha, vice president for athletics and campus services and a junior, said one of the chief reasons he ran for the position was to ensure that his ongoing projects are completed, which include renovating the Central Campus tennis courts and implementing a meal-equivalency plan for freshmen to use at the Great Hall.

Moreover, Slattery said he and Dean of Undergraduate Education Steve Nowicki plan to co-sign a document outlining ongoing projects at the end of the year to pass on institutional knowledge and ensure that projects are eventually finished. Among the major projects highlighted in the document will be the underloading policy—allowing undergraduates to take less than four classes during a semester—the revision of pass-fail policies and the strengthening of majors’ unions.

Senior Genevieve Cody, vice president for community interaction, noted that DSG’s short term also creates a disconnect with the administration, which operates on a much longer time frame.

“Sometimes it’s difficult to connect with administrators

simply because students are seen as much more transient than individuals working at the University,” she said.

Along with the limitations of a one-year term, officers said the slow pace at which projects are completed is an-

other added frustration.

A number of projects accomplished this year—like the Flunches program, which facilitates faculty-student interaction, and the transferof party-monitor training online took several months to implement despite the seemingly —

“That’s the curse of the DSG president—it’s a one-year term in an institution that is so forward-thinking it actually still has a Gothic chapel.”

Paul Slattery, DSG president simpler nature of the projects, Slattery said.

Ireland noted that persistence is perhaps most essential when grappling with University officials.

“The mantra for at least some administrators is to say no first, say yes after repeated follow ups and finally do something after yet more extensive conversation—at which point you’ve reached the middle ofyour term and work on implementation hasn’t even begun,” she said.

distress and vice versa,” he said But Kulley said the higher rate of distress among women compared to men may be a greater consequence of the Duke environment than of females not getting enough sleep.

Women should consider the long-term effects of poor sleep as equally important to the short-term effects, Suarez said.

“I think students need to realize that sleep is a critical part of their lives, that it has very important impacts on their mental well-being and their physical health,” he added.

As a college student, however, Kim said the potential physical effects 10years from now seem too distant for her to drastically change her sleep habits.

Suarez plans to conduct future studies that will test for differences in brain activity between men and women during sleep and will survey how disturbed sleep affects health in the short term.

Additionally, a greater vision for more long-term, conceptual issues—like space for student organizations—may be at the expense of more visible achievements.

‘You develop patience so you realize you have to take smaller projects or have drastically lower expectations on larger projects,” said sophomore Lucy McKinstry, vice president for student affairs. “It’s just a conflict between taking on bigger ideas versus tangible results.”

But the bigger ideas are often the best ones, she added.

Planning ahead and sending memos early in the year, as this year’s Executive Board often did, arc ways at least some of those large-scale goals can be reached, McKinstry said.

Slattery said major accomplishments so far include the creation of new event registration policies, the initiation of the judicial affairs task force and a research help-wanted Web site that connects students with research opportunities, which launched Friday.

Although he entered his term expecting change to come slowly, Slattery said this year has frequently reiterated how complicated it can be to move forward with projects —particularly when the institution devises “fantastic and interesting ways to create new dny little steps between point A and point B to delay the process.”

In the end, however, Slattery acknowledged that he was unsure how to best deal with this slow pace of change.

“That’s the curse of the DSG president—it’s a one-year term in an institution that is so forward-thinking it actually still has a Gothic chapel,” he said.

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Blue Devils fall to Virginia in 1 st shot at revenge by

MadelinePerez THE CHRONICLE

It only would have been fitting for Duke have made a comeback against Virginia.

But the Blue Devils never even got close to avenging their devastating loss in last UVA May’s NCAA tourDUKE nament semifinals.

The Blue Devils (7-3, 1-2 in the ACC) fell to the No. 4 Cavaliers 13-9 Saturday at Koskinen Stadium, missing out on their first chance at revenge following the dramatic postseason game in which Virginia came back from 10 goals down to advance to the title contest.

“We didn’t take care of some fundamentals today,” head coach Kerstin Kimel said.

“We didn’t have the ball the whole first half.

If we have it, we’re always confident that we can score. But we just didn’t have the ball.”

With the defeat, Duke dropped its second straight conference game and saw a 19-game home winning streak end. The Blue Devils are now ranked fifth in the ACC while Virginia (8-2, 3-1) sits atop the conference.

After Duke scored a season-low two goals in the first period, the Blue Devils came out of halftime rejuvenated and refocused, as freshman Emma Hamm struck 17 seconds into the period to make the score 8-3. Despite going scoreless for the next eight minutes, Duke was able to stifle Virginia’s high-scoring offense, limiting them to only one goal in that same stretch.

For the Blue Devils, the difference in halves was all about faceoffs.

“We just kind of woke up a little bit,” goalkeeper Kim Imbesi said of the second half. to

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“It started with the draw. It was just winning the draw and chipping away a little bit at a time. That was our mentality going in.”

Duke was forced to change its gameplan after earning only three draw controls in the first 20 minutes. Because of the lack of offensive possessions, the Blue Devils were outshot 14-6 by the Cavaliers in the first.

Thanks to a strong performance by freshman Sarah Bullard, who recorded four draw controls, however, Duke outdrew Virginia 85 in the second half.

As a result, the Blue Devils seemed poised to make a run at the beginning of the second period. After back-to-back goals by junior attacker Carolyn Davis, Duke finally found its offensive rhythm and appeared ready to mount an attack on the Cavaliers. The score was 9-5 in favor of the visitors, but even the crowd sensed a Blue Devil comeback.

“Anything’s possible in this game,” Imbesi said. “It’s so fast-paced, and momentum changes all the time. We never thought that we were out for the count. We always thought we could come back.”

But Virginia had an answer for every Duke goal. After junior Lindsay Gilbride brought her team to within three at 12-9 with less than five minutes remaining, Virginia won the last draw control of the game and held onto the ball until time expired.

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Led by junior attacker Jenny Hauser, Sophomore Betsey Sauer battles a Virginia player for possession in Duke's 13-9 loss Saturday afternoon. who paced all scorers with five goals, the Cavaliers outshot the Blue Devils 28-10.

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“We have to stay focused on the positives After suffering two tough defeats, the because we have two tough games coming Although Duke will get a break from conference play, the Blue Devils’ schedule Blue Devils hope an optimistic oudook will in the next week,” Kimel said. “We have no is not getting any easier. Duke next faces propel them out of their losing streak. time to rest or recover.”

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Greer leads Duke to big win over Big Green by

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One week before its national championship rematch against No. 8 Johns Hopkins, Duke (10-1) overcame a gritty Dartmouth squad at Long Island Saturday, 16-9.

Despite its best effort, the Big Green simply had no answer for attackDUKE man Zack Greer.

DARTMOUTH 9 The Blue Devil co-captain poured on a season-high seven goals in the contest, giving him a NCAA seventh-best 174 career goals.

“Zack’s good for one of those games at least twice a year,” co-captain Matt Danowski said. “He has that kind of ability where he can go offfor seven goals in a game and not think twice about it.”

Greer had trouble finding the back of the net during the opening period, and Dartmouth (4-4) began the game with an upset on its mind, trailing just 5-4 early in the second quarter. At the 7:48 mark, though, Danowski fed Greer a pass in front of the net, and the sharpshooter nailed it from about seven yards away. Less than three minutes later, he had notched two more, and the No. 3 Blue Devils were rolling.

Even though Dartmouth’s Philip Killian scored several minutes later to bring his team within three, Danowski crushed the Big Green’s hopes when he slipped an unassisted tally into the goal with only three seconds remaining in the half.

It was just that kind of game for Duke.

“We played a good quality game all around, and we played a full 60 minutes,” Greer said. “Dartmouth came at us. They didn’t give up. It was definitely a good test for us.”

If the Big Green tested Duke, then Greer put on a clinic.

He started the second half in the same blistering fashion as he had finished the first, notching his fifth goal of the day just

nine seconds after play resumed. After Danowski scored—he finished with four goals and four assists—Greer went off for two more, giving him hat tricks in both the second and third periods.

By the time Killian scored again, for Dartmouth’s first goal in almost 15 minutes of play, the Blue Devils had a commanding 13-6 lead, and Greer had shown why he’s one of the most feared attackmen in the country.

“I had a few good looks, and the other guys were making great plays to get me open,” Greer said. “I think that was key. We had a bunch of chances, and they finally started to drop.”

Along with Danowski’s final mark of the night, Max Quinzani scored two of his four goals late to round out Duke’s scoring. Opponents have long feared the two-headed monster of Danowski and Greer, but Quinzani recently has asserted himself as one of the nation’s premier scorers, averaging more than three goals per game this season.

But Saturday, the story was all about Greer. With his one assist, the star senior finished with eight points on the night and 53 on the year. That’s 10 more than he had after 10 games last season. (Greer did not play in the Presbyterian contest earlier this year.) But it’s the manner in which he’s done it that is most telling.

He has five more assists and five more groundballs, which his teammates think is a tribute to his growing maturity.

“He’s become a better overall lacrosse player than he was last year,” Danowski said. “He’s improving. He worked really hard in the fall like the rest of us. After playing three years of college lacrosse...

I just think he’s become more accustomed to the game.”

The Blue Devils host Johns Hopkins Saturday, and they can only hope Greer will have another standout performance in leading Duke’s three-headed monster against the defending national champions.

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The Dukes of Gail Goestenkors that favored high-octane, guard-oriented offenses and highpressure, man-to-man defenses; the Dukes of the last two years that collapsed in the second half of NCAA Tournament games; the Dukes of the last decade that stole the headlines because they lost, not because some other team won.

And all season long, firstyear head coach Joanne P. McCallie staved off comparisons from the last two teams, anxious to create a new future and leave the past exactly where it was. But if it wasn’t clear all season, it was painfully obvious Sunday night: This team wasn’t an old Duke.

It was different, but the distressful outcome was the same.

In the volume of NCAA Tournament losses, this installment was perhaps more gutwrenching than those of the last two years, suckerpunches that were as shocking as they were devastating.

There was no fallaway 3-pointer to force overtime (although Texas A&M’s A’Quonesia Franklin did make three clutch bombs) and no chance to win the game at the free-throw line.

This time, Texas A&M was simply better than Duke.

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entire second half, though, made little difi ence to the Duke players who have experienc both. It was still another loss in the NCAA To nament, another year without the prograi first national championship banner, anotl season ending with grim faces in the loci room—some players sitting still as statues, ers sobbing through the pain.

“Regardless of the way you lose, when you 1c you don’t expect to lose,” junior Abby Waners in between tears. “It’s just tough losing when] know you can go so much further.”

The way Duke played against the physi Big 12 opponent, however, it didn’t deserve chance to advance in this Tournament. Thegies stole that, too.

Texas A&M took Duke’s new 100k—a rugg< physical offense, built from the inside-out arou center Chante Black, and a swarming array man and zone defenses—and showed the Bl Devils how it was played most effectively.

The Aggies pressured on defense the Duke tried to. They forced 19 turnovers on m steals, eight in the first half. They limited Da to 11 assists and three 3-pointers, none lot game’s first 35 minutes. They doubled and pled Black, who scored a team-high 17 points only attempted seven field goals, down from season average of 10.5.

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“We started to come back in the second half, but I thought there were some serious losses of poise and composure at critical junctures, which you just cannot afford in this environment,” head coach Joanne P. McCallie said.

The Blue Devils, contrary to the final score, were in prime position to pull out a victory at halftime. They were only down 29-25, but actually held a 23-15 rebounding edge and were shooting 47.8 percent from the floor to the Aggies’ 35.3 percent. They even jumped right out of the gate in the second half to bring the game within one in the opening minute. Despite Texas A&M (29-7) losing All-Big 12 guard Danielle Gant to severe cramping for the second half, however, Duke was never able to pull even or jump ahead.

Two minutes into the period, junior Abby Waner missed a layup that would have given Duke a.30-29 lead. The Aggies, though, scored on the next possession, built a double-digit lead and never looked back.

“We were not ready to start the second half,” Texas A&M head coach Gary Blair said. “I was looking over there feeling sorry for myself because of Gant Next they ran an inbounds play, and we were standing aroundand they scored over Gantreal quick and then [they] come away on a breakaway and miss the layup. That was huge,” As the ißlue Devils fell further behind, their ability to help themselves left them as well. Aggie guard A’Quonesia Franklin, who was scoreless in the first half, found her shooting touch and made three crucial baskets from behind the arc a:nd went 4-for-5 from the charity stripe. She led an inspired Texas A&M squad that shot 46.4 percent :without Gant. Duke also was outrebounded in the second half, 25-17 and only made nine of their 30 attempts from the field.

The Aggies controlled the style of play, as well. Throughout the entire contest, the tempo was slower and there was a higher focus on the defensive end of the floor than the Blue Devil offense was accustomed to. Going into the game, Texas A&M knew it would be advantageous to keep the score in the 50s or 60s rather than try to run with the Blue Devils. The Aggies’ style prevailed, and their relentless pressure on defense forced Duke into committing 19 turnovers, something McCallie thought doomed her team.

“Turnovers are the two points you give up and the possible two points you give them,” McCallie said. “I mean, that’s a huge 20-point turnaround. We

"Regardless of the way you lose, when you lose, you don't expect to lose. It's just tough losing when you know you can go so much further."

"They're a good defensive team, so I'm not going to take credit away from them, but I'm also not going to place blame on their defense for a lot of the shots that I should normally make."

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When Duke ended its regular season with a 31-point loss to North Carolina March 2, McCallie said her squad needed to be more patient and work on generating more assists.

A month later, she said the same thing.

“Our nemesis crept up again, which it has done so in the past when I look at the assist-to-turnover ratio,” McCallie said.” [lt was a] little bit problematic in terms of where we needed to get the ball at times, as well. Second half, I thought we had gotten away from what we had been doing which is to get the ball inside-out. We had to work a little bit harder tonight to get the ball in, side-out.. We needed a little bit more patience overall in handling that pressure.”

In the end, though, when Duke’s outside shots finally started to fall and the team was only down by 10 with three minutes to go, it was anothermissed layup combinedwith their “old nemesis” that put the final nail in Duke’s coffin. After forcing the Aggies into an errant buzzer-beating 3-point attempt, Waner stole the ball and drove the length of the floor for what would have been an uncontested two points to pull the Blue Devils within eight with 2:30 remaining. But the ball rimmed out and senior Wanisha Smith threw the ensuing rebound out ofbounds to turn the ball over and kill any chances of a comeback.

‘Yoji’re never happy whenyourshot doesn’t fall, so, yeah, it gets frustrating,” Waner said.

At the final buzzer, all Duke was left with at the end of the game was the all-too-famiiiar taste of defeat dressed appropriately in black

"One of the highlights talking in the locker room was just our ability to fight through adversity. I think that was one of the biggest things that brought us together, and unfortunately this loss, it doesn't characterize our season, how we've become a team and bonded with each other, my teammates and coaches.

Hopefully next year they'll pull together and have more success."

—senior Wanisha Smith

"Yeah, I'm definitely coming back. This team has grown so much through this year, so it will definitely carry over next year. We'll be ready."

—redshirt junior Chante Black

"I really believe that we could beat these teams. We did not pull it all together tonight, that's true, but I have a great belief in this team. It leaves you very sad. It also leaves you very motivated for the lessons we can take from this experience."

—head coach Joanne P. McCallie

"I just got a bunch of warriors out there, a bunch of warriors. You know, isn't it nice to be able to compliment the team that you play in because those kids are ail such all-Americans and AAU and all-conference performers, but you want to compliment Duke for everything that they do. Chante Black is a load. We had as much trouble with her as we did with Courtney Parrish. But then we tightened it up in the second half and when we went to a zone a little bit in the first half."

—head coach Gary Blair "I think it's a chip on their shoulders for having big names and being allAmericans. Us, we come out and play how we play our game. It's not really pressure on us. There's a lot of doubters out there because we don't have big names, but we're right here proving it right now."

—guard Takia Starks on playing a high-profile program such as Duke

"My biggest win at Arkansas was against Duke in '9B to go to the Final Four, and this has been our biggest win right now. But we didn't come here to just win one ballgame.

We came here because we've earned the right, and I think our style of defense—everybody plays good defense, but our style bothers a lot of teams because it's hard to prepare for us because a lot of times they cannot simulate it during practice."

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More than anything, Texas A&M refused to low Duke back into the game, thwarting any |rt of mini-run with a made free throw here or dagger jumper there. Most critically, the Aggies n away from Duke when the Blue Devils made charge to start the second half. Good teams win Nes in the times sandwiching halftime. Not surisingly, Texas A&M seized control with 20-8 run iat spanned intermission.

“I really believe that we could beat these ams ,” McCallie said. “We did not pull it all 'gather tonight, that’s true, but I have a great chef in this team. It leaves you very sad. It also P ves you very motivated for the lessons we can (he from this experience.”

But “this” team is now history. So for the first me in three postseasons, the regulation buzzer lauded inconsequentially, the game’s result ng decided. The winners dribbled the clock ray as the Blue Devils hastily untucked their Rs and struggled to restrain tears. Waner emaced senior Wanisha Smith in a lasting hug in °ut of the Duke bench. The two veteran guards >d experienced the pain of missed Tournament 'ances, but never like this.

N°t in an NCAA Tournament game in which ake never led in the second half and trailed by ’able digits for the last 10:43. Not in an NCAA acnament game in which Duke was thoroughly ’played. Not in an NCAA Tournament game in lc h Duke never really looked like Duke.

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With victories over then-No. 2 North Carolina, No. 16Virginia and No. 17 Georgia Tech, Duke has shown it can defeat top-ranked opponents.

But over the weekend, the Hurricanes MIAMI 7 and rain wiped out any hope of the Blue Devils DUKE 5 pulling off an upset, as Duke (21-7, 4-7 in the MIAMI ACC) fell to No. 2 Mi-1 DUKE ami (21-2,8-1) 7-5 in 10 innings Friday, and 8-1 Saturday. Sunday’s tilt was cancelled because of inclement weather in the bottom of the first inning with the Blue Devils leading 1-0.

Just like in last weekend’s series against Georgia Tech, Duke had its chances to win the opening game. Although the Hurricanes struck quickly in Game One, with a four-run first inning highlighted by rightfielder Dennis Raben’s two-run double, starting pitcher Andrew Wolcott settled down after the rough start to allow just four hits and one run over the ensuing frames.

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any offense after that, though, and Duke went into extra innings for the second time this season.

After reliever Michael Ness gave up a single to Jemile Weeks and walkedYonderAlonso in the 10th frame, Raben struck again, doubling in two runs.

The Blue Devils refused to quit, though, as Jon Nicolla drilled a single to right field with two outs in the bottom of the inning. Freshman Ben Condon pinchran for Nicolla, and Ryan McCurdy got him to third base with a hopper over the first baseman. Freshman Jake Lemmerman came to the plate and hit a soft grounder to third base that Miami’s MarkSobolewski hobbled briefly. But Sobolewski finally gained a handle on the ball, and his throw justbeat out Lemmerman’s slide at first, sealing the Miami victory.

Saturday’s game saw a surprising performance from Hurricanes pitcher Enrique Garcia, who came into the game with a 7.53 ERA. But the eighty pitched brilliantly, holding Duke to just one rtm and retiring 15 straight batters to end his eight-inning performance.

Will Currier took the loss, as Miami put up six runs on the sophomore, although only two of them were earned.

Duke travels to Chestnut Hill, Mass, for a three-game set against Boston College (11-14) next weekend. The Blue Devils have yet to lose to a team ranked lower than No. 17 in the nation.

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A week after a disappointing fifth-place finish, Duke entered the final day of the Bryan National Collegiate with the lead, but once again failed to come away with a victory.

The Blue Devils carded a 44-over-par 908 in Browns Summit, N.£., two strokes off the lead, after shooting a 22-over on the final day of play. Duke started Sunday with a one-stroke advantage over Florida, but the Gators shot a 19-over in the last round to take the title. Junior Amanda Blumenherst also placed second individually with a three-day total of 297.

“We didn’t have a great tournament,” head coach Dan Brooks said. “Our scores were considerably higher than what we’re capable of.”

After turning in their worst score of the season, 918, at the Liz Murphy Collegiate Classic last weekend, the Blue Devils bounced back with a l-over 294 on the first day of play. That total gave Duke a four-stroke lead over Florida. And Blumenherst had opened with the Blue Devils’ lowest round of the weekend, a 2-under 70, to end the first day tied for second place. She made six birdies on the front nine, but knocked in only one more after the turn.

Sophomore Alison Whitaker and junior Jennie Lee also had strong first rounds for Duke, both recording scores of 73. The two finished the event tied for 21st and 29th place, respectively.

“We definitely played some better golf the first couple of days,” Brooks said. “We did a betterjob of getting used to this golf course.”

Nevertheless, one factor the Blue Devils had trouble adjusting to was the cold weather, which resulted in higher scores across the board. The lowest round for any team was 301 on Saturday and 305 on Sunday, when the temperature did not break 40 degrees.

Duke struggled with the conditions, but maintained its lead over the pack on the second day with a 16-over 304 to finish one stroke ahead of the Gators. “[The weather] definitely had an effect on how high the scores were the whole tournament,” Brooks said. “It’s pretty hard to play golf at par or better in that kind of condition... [but] it was the same weatherfor everybody.”

Blumenherst played through the cold well to shoot a l-over Saturday, highlighted by an eagle on the 12th hole to remain ded for second place behind eventual champion Stacy Lewis from Arkansas, who recorded a 69 to match the lowest round of the tournament.

Duke now has a three-week layoff until the ACC Championships when it will play for its 13th-straight title.

“I’m excited about the two weeks we’ve got going into it [the ACC’s],” Brooks said. “We’re smart enough to realize that there are highs and lows in a season. You have to just patiently let those highs and lows occur without getting freaked out by them. This team’s pretty good at letting the season unfold.”

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ELECTIONS from page 1 been me that won,” Tutt said. “But I think that now we just all have to go forward with the government as it may be and fall in line behind the new president.”

Junior Lauren Maisel, sophomore Chelsea Goldstein and freshman Mike Lefevre were selected as vice presidents for student affairs, academic affairs and athletics and campus services, respectively.

Candidates for three offices ran unopposed. Junior Sunny Kantha, currently vice president for athletics and campus services, will serve as executive vice president. Two new positions—vice president for Durham and regional affairs and vice president for community interaction will be held by freshman Andrew Brown and junior Amanda Tong, respectively. The positions split the duties of the current vice president for community interaction.

Runoffs were required for the offices of president and vice president of student affairs. According to DSG bylaws, runoff elections will continue until a candidate has obtained at least 50 percent of the vote.

Students were asked to rank candidates in order of preference to avoid lengthy runoffs. If a candidate did not receive the majority of firstchoice votes, the candidate finishing last in the initialround was removed from the race. The ballots of those who selected the removed candidate were subsequently distributed to the voters’ second-choice candidates.

Attorney General Paul Zarian, a sophomore, said Giordano and —

Goldstein were the clear winners after the first round ofrunoffs.

A runoff was not necessary for vice president for athletics and campus services, but Zarian said it was the “most interesting,” as Lefevre won by a margin of 0.09 percent with just four votes securing his position over opponent Brett Aresco, a junior. “[When Slattery called me,] he didn’t mendon quite what the margin was —he just told me it was pretty close, so I thought I won by a narrow margin, but I had no idea it was four votes,” Lefevre said.

In an e-mail sent to students Friday, Slattery encouraged increased voter turnout, promising to shave his head if turnout reached 45 percent.

“You can make me a lame duck and make a substantial contribution to campus hygiene all at the same time,” he wrote.

Slattery said despite a 41-vote increase from last year, the 40.5 percent turnout was not enough to follow through, and his promise may not have swayed students to vote.

“There’s an argument there that if you only have people voting because they would rather have the current president look less like a muppet, then it’s not an ideal motivation to vote,” he said.

The election schedule was changed multiple times, and as of early Thursday morning, Zarian had postponed elections to Friday.

An e-mail to students later Thursday, however, indicated that polls were open. Otherwise, Zarian said the process went smoothly, but student voters said the process was more difficult than in past years.

“I know a lot of people who

couldn’t vote because it was so confusing,” said junior Kim Imbesi. “I’m friends with one of the candidates, so I kind ofmade it my job to figure it out. But it didn’twork the first time, and it had all these instructions that didn’t tell you anything.”

Slattery said although plans for major DSG initiatives are in the works for the upcoming year, he is pessimistic about their chances.

“This year has made me a bit cynical about Duke’s interest in and capacity to change,” he said. “My advice would be unflappable skepticism in the face of purported administrative support and preparation for frustration and public derision.”

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A vote for change

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week, Duke Student would be held off until FriGovernment held its day. Later that day, at around second election of the 12 p.m., an e-mail was sent 2007-2008 academic year. out to students notifying And, for the second time in them that the election site a row, they was live after screwed up all and would editorial remain open During the fall semester freshman through 9 p.m. Friday. senatorial elections, a candiIn the wake of this second date’s name was mistakenly round of election troubles, omitted from the ballot beDSG leaders began pointcause ofhuman error. ing fingers. Current PresiThis time, on the much dent Paul Slattery, a senior, blamed the problems on the larger stage of DSG executive board elections, software election software he said was glitches are to blame for the selected by now presidentelect and current executive postponement of the elections and later extension of vice president, junior Jordan the voting period.

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All the facts have yet to surface and the blame game continues among DSG executives, making it difficult for this board to determine who exactly is at fault for the election snafu.

This situation, however, points out a clear problem DSG did not rely on its independent election commission to select and implement the new election software.

Instead, Zarian appears to have worked on the launch of the software with the executive vice president, a candidate in the election and cer—

tainly not an independent observer. This undermines the purpose of the independent election commission and direcdy contributed to the finger pointing.

And once polls opened, students found a muddled Web site, requiring them to click through multiple links before reaching the ballot.

Surely, this turned some voters away—nothing to sneeze at in an election where one race, for vice president ofathletics and campus services, was decided by four votes.

Looking forward, DSG should seriously consider commissioning the Office of Information Technology to develop a custom-fit software tailored to the needs of the Duke student body.

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There are few acto tivities at Duke more consuming than a thesis. Havdavid fiocco ing thought about little else over the shades of blue past several weeks, it seemed only appropriate to devote a column to the assignment that has taken over my life.

The principle is simple: Think about the question you have been most interested in over the past three years of college and spend your last year trying to find the answer. From lab experiments to oral histories to math equations to novels and documentaries, the project can take on any imaginable form; the possibilities are literally endless.

I would be lying if I pretended the entire process is enjoyable; thesis writing has caused more stress-filled days and sleepless nights than any exam or class ever could. In a perfect, procrastination-free world, it might be possible to finish weeks before the final deadline, but for most of us things don’t work out quite so smoothly.

During these last weeks, writing has become a full-time job. Work in other classes is way behind and I haven’t seen friends or bars in forever. At the same time, becoming so absorbed in a single project can actually be quite enjoyable. No other experience at Duke gives you the opportunity to really dive into a subject and become totally immersed in the exploration. When all is said and done, you have readjust about everything written in a field and produced brand-new research and ideas. There is a thrill in listening to tenured professors debate your own work and realizing that you have truly become an expert on your topic.

The University bends over backwards to facilitate the process. The Undergraduate Research Support Office has thousands of dollars to hand out to researchers. The library offers graduate privileges to thesis writers, delivering any book requested to the circulation desk ofyour choice and extending checkout periods to the entire year. At the end of the process, successful writers graduate with distinction, and there are all sorts of prizes available.

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software would yield a number of benefits and avoid the problems that have plagued election platforms used in previous years. In-house service and maintenance would ensure that any problems are quickly and efficiently adressed. Additionally, DSG would avoid the risk of software manufacturers going out of business, leaving it without technical support, as has happened before.

OIT election software could also be streamlined and make the process of voting simple and easy compared to this year’s platform.

Students often complain that DSG does not do anything. But if it is able to accomplish one thing each year, it should be the fair and flawless execution of the election of its own members.

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ing, the number of students who actually take on a project is shockingly low, in many departments less than 10 percent of graduates will complete a thesis.

In my thoroughly unscientific research to determine why students elect not to write a thesis, I heard a few recurring responses. The primary argument was a desire to “enjoy senior year,” implying that one difficult academic experience—amid final semesters often filled with physical education electives and house courses—would be a major barrier to having fun.

Sure, it’s a lot of work. On the other hand, you have two semesters to write one paper. There may be a few miserable weeks at the end, but at least for me, this was largely due to plenty of weeks at the beginning of the year when I took it nice and easy. Coming away with two credits for one project doesn’t sound too bad.

The second reason I heard was not having a topic. This one really puzzles me. There really are almost no restrictions on what makes a good thesis topic. Something must have gone horribly wrong if after three years of college a student has never wanted to learn more about a new idea, work on an unsolved puzzle or dig deeper into a debate from class.

Finally, some said that they did not think they had a strong enough relationship with a faculty member to guide them. This can be one of the most intimidating aspects of beginning the thesis process. It seems difficult to imagine that a busy professor you barely know would be willing to devote hours to a random undergrad.

One of the best things I have found at Duke is how excited most professors actually are—no matter how busy or famous they may be —to work with students who share their interests and passions. As I finish the thesis process, I have developed close relationships with five professors who have spent countless hours talking through ideas. Two have become my closest mentors at Duke. A little over a year ago, I had not even met three of these professors. Not knowing professors well enough is an argument for why you need to write a thesis—not the other way around.

Most of us will forget a lot of what we learned at Duke, and a few years from now there will likely be little left here to commemorate our time. Not only will every finished thesis be preserved in the library’s permanent collection, but the experience will be a memory and an accomplishment that will outlast any class or activity. Don’t avoid the challenge now and have to regret it later.

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

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black students here, doyou feel like you’re really a part of the Duke community, or do you feet like a separate group?” A young lady who is considering enrolling in Duke University asked this question on Friday at an event during the Black Student Alliance Invitational Weekend. It was a great question, and I think it is at the heart of the way black students experience Duke.

It would be presumptuous to claim that my answer to that question is reprea. sawyer sentative of what all black students maybe it's me here think or feel. Frankly, I think the black population here is far too diverse for any individual to unilaterally speak on our behalf without some sort of sanction (e.g., being elected the president of the Black Student Alliance). However, I think that by considering this question we can deeply examine the ways that we interact across differences. With that in mind, I’ll give my two cents.

My answer to the aforementioned question can change from day to day—even from one hour to the next There are times when it seems like the only thing that matters about the person beside you is that he or she is a Duke student. As stereotypical as it sounds, basketball is probably the best example.

I don’t think that requires an explanation. When Duke basketball is at the center of attention here, not much else matters. At other times though, it’s easy to look around and feel like a stranger in a foreign land. For me the most salient example is a section party, but that’s too easy of a target. It happens in the classroom too. For instance, when the topic of a class discussion is affirmative action, it’s hard not to feel responsible for representing all of “Black America” along with the three or four other black students in the class.

I’m still learning how to be a minority. I know it sounds crazy, but I grew in communities that were almost exclusively black. I seldom had to wonder how my words or actions could reflect on millions of others. Honestly, it’s a stressful proposition, and it helps to have moments when I can focus on simply being Ade. That’s where involvement with the black community and black affinity groups comes in. I think we create—however artificially—places and situations where we can momentarily enjoy majority status, and in doing so I think we reduce the sense of attrition that can come with functioning as a minority. The attrition is very real, and in the 45 years that black students have walked in Duke’s quads, significant numbers of black students have succumbed to it.

This brings me to my actual point. It seems that each year when BSAI comes around, someone makes the argument that minority recruitment weekends exacerbate racial divides on campus and introduce students to the Duke culture in away that discourages them from branching out. I don’t think anything could be further from the truth. Studies and surveys of the Duke population show that black students are most likely to take the initiative to interact with our peers of differing backgrounds. This, along with the dynamic nature of the Duke’s black community convinces me that black affinity groups and weekends like BSAI act as launching pads into the Duke community.

That—l believe—is a part of the purpose of recruitment weekends like BSAI. Certainly that’s the way it worked for me. Essentially, my answer to the young lady’s question was, “yes.”

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you’re like me, when you graduated from high school someone you didn’t know very well gave you the book “Oh, The Places You’ll Go!” by Dr. Seuss. In addition to being “Green Eggs-lite,” this disappointing present is completely misleading.

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AD SPACE great adventures of a charac$45,000/year ter named, ‘You.” Yes, I realFOR RENT ize that’s not a very original name, but give Teddy Geisel a break. When you’ve already come up with “Sneetches” and “Huffles,” you kind of but seriously earn the right to just use the second-person personal pronoun. But I digress Look, I get that with “Oh, The Places You’ll Go!” the gift giver is suggesting that you, the graduate, will now see the world and visit areas you’ve only dreamed about. Unfortunately, this is completely untrue. I’ve only been in Durham since graduating high school, and frankly this city’s about as exciting as “Big Brother”—the CBS show, not the government, though that simile would probably work too.

I’m certainly not writing home about Shooters. Dear Mom . guess which mechanical animal I rode last night ?

Sure, those who go abroad junior year get to visit exotic locales like Naples and Sydney, but that’s only for a few months. Then they’re back to familiar destinations like Ninth Street and Satis.

Believe me, I’m not trying to knock the Bull City, but let’s be realistic—there just isn’t much here. This place is more vacant than the stars of “The Hills” and more predictable than naming a Facebook photo album after a current pop song.

I mean, Durham’s idea of variety is 40 differentflavors of milkshakes. That’s like going into a Blockbuster and hearing that they have a wide selection... of Pauly Shore movies.

But seriously, the truth is that Dr. Seuss should have written a book called “Oh, The People You’ll Know!” That title is far more accurate and appropriate as a graduation gift.

We don’t really go to that many places (even counting Von Canon 1 & 2 as different locations), but we sure do get to know a boatload of people. Obviously, there are much bigger state schools out there with tens of thousands of undergrads, but 6,400 ain’t too shabby either.

However, it’s not just that there are lots of people. No,

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there’s a greater phenomenon taking place. What is it, you ask? Take, for example, this fictional exchange between two Duke students. I’ve used completely random, generic names for this illustration.

FIRST STUDENT; Hey, you look like a freshman. My name is Jay-Z. SECOND STUDENT: Nice to meet you, Hova. My name’s Hermione. I’m from Rockville, Maryland.

FIRST STUDENT; Rockville?! My best friend Jonas Salk is from Rockville. Do you know him?

SECOND STUDENT: Know him? I dated him for, like, two years and his sister is in my econ class!

Certainly I’m not alone in experiencing conversations such as the one above. That’s because what is even more amazing than the amount of people we meet is that all these different people turn out to be connected in some way. It’s like “Crash”—without the racism.

When I left home for my first semester here at Duke, my parents told me that college was all about the meaningful connections you make. Little did I know that many of those connections were already in place.

Everyone, except maybe Simon and Garfunkel (obscure song reference alert!), likes to say that “no man is an island” and, obviously, no college student is one either. But as it turns out, we also aren’t peninsulas or even isthmuses (Side note; Is there any way to say that last word without sounding like you have a lisp?).

Anyway, I guess all this shouldn’t be too surprising. If there’s one thing I learned from Disneyland, other than the fact that Tigger is very handsy, it is that “It’s a small world after all.” Still, I can’t help but be astounded when I discover that my best friend was the roommate of the brother of the barista that made me a chai latte last Tuesday.

So, how randomly connected are we students? Well, I think a short, Seuss-inspired rhyme would say it best: Now before I conclude, let me say quite discreetly There’s a popular game I’ve passed over completely.

As a pop culture fan I have played it before— You connect famous stars in six moves and no more.

There’s an actor whose links, as a rule, you can’t beat And he shares his last name with a red breakfast meat.

Well, Kevin Bacon, you can keep your six degrees, But I’ll stick with Duke—it trumps your links with ease David Distenfeld recently watched “Cast Away with Tom Hanks, who was in “Apollo 13” with Kevin Bacon oh, that ioas easier than I thought it would be. ”

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