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Many students donning neon leggings and condiment costumes Saturday took some time out from pregame festivities in the Blue Zone to partake in a family-friendly cookout and field games on Main West Between 300 to 400 students, employees, alumni and families gathered to celebrate the first football game of the season, Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta said. Rather than dancing under showers of beer and grilling in the Blue Zone, students who participated in the events on Main West chose to climb a rock wall, jump on a moon bounce and indulge in free non-alcoholic refreshments. Moneta said the events were sponsored by the Department of Athletics and University administrators to quell the traditional binge drinking and general debauchery that characterizes Tailgate, as well as to gamer greater support for the football program. “Hundreds left the tailgate to come participate in it,” he said. “It was pretty healthy to sort of spread out the hours of

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The seven maxims were still there afthe game, the ones David Cutcliffe had written on the whiteboard in the team meeting room before Saturday’s game with James Madison—his first as Duke’s head coach. And after the Blue Devils’ 31-7 victory on a rainy Saturday night in Wallace Wade Stadium, they served as easy grading material. The team that makes the fewest mistakes will win. Check. Protect our punter, our kicker, our quarterback, our lead and respect the ball. Check. Play for and make the breaks, and when they come your way, score. Check, check, check. “They’re principles,” Cutcliffe said. “We recite them together. We recite them together because we want to believe in them.” And finally, after Duke’s first home win since 2005, the 32,571 fans in attendance might start believing in Duke a little more, too. Following an 87-minute lightning delay, the two teams were deadlocked after trading first quarter touchdowns, but the Blue Devils (1-0) began to pull away with only five seconds left in the first half. Quarterback Thaddeus Lewis rolled right and found wideout Eron Riley from five yards out to give the Blue Devils a 14-7 lead. The score ter

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Although Moneta said the event had a great turnout, University administrators will debrief at a meeting Tuesday to evaluate the success of the Main West Quad events and the status of the Blue Zone tailgate because

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TheBlue Devils rejoice after winning their first home game since 2005, topping Division l-AA James Madison 31 -7 in front of more than 30,000 fans in Wallace Wade Stadium Saturday night.

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McCain adds Palin to GOP ticket Program offers Surprise pick said to boost new options to McCain’s maverick image by

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DAYTON, Ohio Republican John McCain introduced first-term Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate Friday, a stunning selection of a little-known conservative newcomer who relishes fighting the establishment. “She’s exactly who I need. She’s exactly who this country needs to help me fight the same comment on McCain's VP choice; p. 3 old Washington politics of ‘Me first and country second,’” McCain declared as the pair stood together for the first time at a boisterous rally in Ohio just days before the _______

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World traveler and Duke junior Annie Schetinnikova will live on her third continent of the year during the Fall semester. After spending the summer developing a curriculum to teach skills to female entrepreneurs in Santiago, Chile as part of DukeEngage, she will

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ber of serious cuts on those who wore open-toed shoes in the Blue Zone and a dangerous amount of beer-can throwing, adding that he hoped these individuals could be encouraged to be safe to improve everyone’s enjoyment of the

of several intoxications at Saturday’s tailgate, a number of calls to EMS and the “embarrassing” debris left behind from the celebration. Moneta said he was unsure event. Regardless of which tailgate if the events on Main West Quad will continue through- they attended, more than half out the footdent body ball season. “Whatever happens to came out “We’re to supone there be will Tailgate, taking it port Duke game at a people who will still football at time,” he the game said. “I am drink to excess.” against positively Larry Moneta, James inclined. I Madison it thought vice president University, was a great student which had success and total ata would certen d an c e tainly like to build on the tradition.” of more than 30,000 people. “It’d be hard to attribute the Moneta added that the free food and the Devil’s Walk—in large attendance to [the events which the football team marched on Main West], Moneta said. from the West Campus bus stop “The number swelled substanto Wallace Wade Stadium tially because of employee preslured many away from the Blue ence in the tens of thousands, Zone, at least briefly, and had [but] the participation of the undergraduate body was an the “residual benefit” of breaking up the action for a while. absolute testimony to the great Duke Student GovernmentPresspirit and support for the team ident Jordan Giordano also said by the students.” the activities on Main West, particularly the Devil’s Walk, were a great success. “There’s a lot of people who don’t like the Blue Zone [Tailgate] so it’s a great alternative,” sophomore Elyse Glover said. Moneta noted that only a small but significant percentage of students are abusive and drink heavily. “They scare the hell out of me,” Moneta said. “I know that for a small number, inebriation kicks in and common sense departs. Whatever happens to Tailgate, there will be people who will still drink to Admins will meet this week to discuss excess.” He said there were a num- the Main West and Blue Zone tailgates.

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East Campus received a dose of Hollywood Sunday afternoon as actor Kal Penn visited Richard White Lecture Hall campaigning on behalfof Sen. Barack Obama. Penn, best known for his role in the Harold and Kumar series, spoke eloquently before an abovecapacity crowd of students, faculty and local residents in an event arranged by Duke Democrats. Noting that he is a registered independent, Penn cited Obama’s speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention as his primary inspiration for getting involved in the campaign. He said Obama’s assertion that Americans should unify as the United States—not divide as red and blue states—was

especially powerful.

Injecting humor as he spoke, Penn outlined Obama’s attributes as a candidate, and described his own involvement in the campaign to warrant his introduction as a “super-volunteer” by Duke Democrats President Ben Bergmann, a sophomore. The speech was-followed by approximately 45 minutes ofopen questions. “The event was a great sue-

PALIN from page 1 opening of the party’s national con-

vention. Palin, the first Republican woman on a presidential ticket, promised; “I’m going to take our campaign to every part of our country and our message ofreform to every voter of every background in every political party, or no party at all.” “Politics isn’t just a game of competing interests and clashing parties,” added Palin, 44, who has built her career in large measure by challenging fellow Republicans. In the increasingly intensive presidential campaign, McCain

cess,” Bergmann said amid the

throng ofObama volunteers after the speech. “I was impressed by the detailed, policy-oriented questions asked by the students.” Questions focused on Obama’s campaign, touching on issues of the economy, the environmentand education. Penn responded to the criticism of the use of celebrities by the Obama campaign by comically de-emphasizing his own fame. “I’m not a big enough celebrity to be in McCain’s ad,” he said. In an interview with The Chronicle following the speech, Penn noted that he considered this election a transitional phase in the country’s world image. “I want to settle down someday,” he said. “I want to look back to this election and remember thinking, ‘A great future is possible.’” Not all students, however, reacted positively to Penn’s politically charged visit. “Today, the College Republicans and the Obama campaign find ourselves in agreement: Celebrities like Kal Penn are the best people to argue Obama’s qualifications to be president,” Duke College Republicans Chair Vikram Srinivasan, a junior, said made his selecdon six days after his Democratic rival, Barack Obama, named Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware, as his No. 2 on the ticket. The contrast between the two announcements was remarkable Obama, 47, picked a 65-year-old running mate with long experience in government and a man whom he said was qualified to be president. The timing of McCain’s selection appeared designed to limit any political gain Obama derives from his own convention, which ended Thursday night with his nominating acceptance speech before an estimated 84,000 in Invesco Field in Colorado. Public opinion polls show a —

in a statement Sunday. Regardless, Penn was received positively by students in attendance, who cheered enthusiastically throughout the speech. “His speech was informative and he is definitely qualified to campaign for Obama,” freshman Flavio Ono said. Penn has focused his campaign efforts on the 500,000 college students in North Carolina after assessing this state’s role as a “battleground” in the election. Penn will continue his tour of college campuses this week. He visited Chapel Hill earlier Sunday, and casually added, “Duke’s turnout was way better.”

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ActorKal Penn returned to Duke Sunday to campaign for Sen.Barack Obama. close race between Obama and McCain, and with scarcely two months remaining until the election, neither contender can allow the other to jump out to a big post-convention lead. On his 72nd birthday, McCain chose Palin, a woman younger than two of the Arizonan’s seven children and a person who until recendy was the mayor of smalltown Wasilla, Alaska. He settled on her six months after first meeting the governor and following only one phone call between them last Sunday and a single face-to-face meeting Thursday, according to a timeline provided by his campaign.

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Full Name: Sarah Louise Heath Palin Born: Feb. 11, 1964 (Age 44)

Background: Palin currently serves as the governor of Alaska, a position she has held since Dec. 4, 2006. She is also chair of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission, a multi-state government agency that promotes the environmentally friendly conservation and energy policy. She and her husband nave five children. Their oldest son is enlisted in the U.S. Army and is expected •

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In a move conservative comofMSNBC called “the biggest political gamble” in American political history, presumptive Republican nominee John McCain announced Friday that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, 44, would be his running mate. As the two took the stage for a campaign rally Friday in Dayton, Ohio, some election followers were taken by surprise. At Duke, the nomination has been met with both excitement and confusion. Student-run political groups mentator Pat Buchanan

have debated issues ranging from Palin’s experience in politics to her image as a “maverick” reformer. “I was really surprised about the pick but happy that he picked a female candidate with executive experience,” said junior Natalie Figuereo, Duke College Republicans’junior class representative. But Democratic leadership on campus expressed a different view about Palin’s experience. “I was surprised, but not so surprised knowingjohn McCain,” said Duke Democrats President Ben Bergmann, a sophomore. “It was not a decision about pick-

Julia Love

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ing someone qualified to be vice John McCain picked someone who he thought would win him more votes.” As both a female and a conservative, Palin’s nomination has the potential to influence two distinct yoting blocs: former supporters of Sen. Hillary Clinton and the more conservative wing of the Republican party. Palin will be the second female vice presidential candidate representing a major party, after Democrat GeraldineFerraro was selected by Walter Mondale in 1984.

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Attorneys for 38 unindicted members of the 2005-2006 men’s lacrosse team filed a briefThursday in opposition to a motion to dismiss their lawsuitfiled by Duke and other defendants May 30. “These Duke officials possessed from the outset convincing evidence of the players’ innocence and had a responsibility to their students to speak out,” the brief reads. “But not only did they steadfasdy remain silent, they also lent Duke’s cred-' ibility to the rape allegations by repeatedly capitulating to the demands of an angry mob.” Washington, D.C. attorney Charles Cooper filed a lawsuit Feb. 21 on behalf of the players and several of their parents seeking damages from the University,

Lawyers for the 38 unindicted lax players responded toa motion to dismiss the case.

the City of Durham, Durham police Cpl. David Addison, former Sgt. Mark Gottlieb, lead investigator Benjamin Himan, attorney Wes Covington and 23 others, including several Duke officials. Duke, the City of Durham, Addison, Gottlieb, Himan and Covington each asked a federal court to dismiss the suit, arguing thatthe plaintiffs had foiled “to state a claim on which relief may be granted” Duke attorney noted that the actions offormerDurham district attorney Mike Nifong were “indeed shocking,” but added that they were in no way the feult of the University or its employees. But the players’ attorneys insist that Duke should be held accountable in court The attorneys admonished administrators for portraying the lacrosse players as either “racially motivated gangrapists” or their accomplices in the press, suppressing exculpatory evidence, permitting professors and students to harass the athletes and depriving members of the team of important educational and athletic opportunities. “Throughout the crisis, [President] Richard Brodhead and other Duke officials consistently sacrificed the rights and interests of the accused Duke students in an effort to avoid embarrassment to Duke and to minimize criticism of its administration,” the briefreads.

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COMMENT from page 3 “Maybe he is trying to sway the women that were supporting Hillary,” said junior Alex Rappaport, founder and director of Duke Students for Obama. “At the same time, I don’t think there are really that many women that are out there that are going to go for a conservative woman just because she is a woman.” Palin’s socially conservative views on a number of domestic issues are at odds with Clinton’s. She opposes abortions even in the cases of rape and incest, and has supported teaching the theory of creationism in public schools. Yet Chair of Duke College Republicans Vikram Srinivasan, a junior, said the pick is not “simply a matter of pandering to women voters.” Although he noted that there were other female candidates on the Republican “shortlist” for vice president—including Carly Fiorina and Kay Bailey Hutchinson—he said Palin had the best credentials for the position. “Republican enthusiasm is really through the roof for Palin,” Srinivasan said. On the day of the announcement, the McCain campaign received $6.8 million in campaign contributions, a single-day record for the Republican nominee. McCain’s success at wooing Clinton voters with Palin by his side may be a deciding factor come November, especially in a battleground state like North Carolina—where 42 percent of

Democratic voters supported Clinton in the primary. With the election less than three months away, McCain’s pick may have some important implications for North Carolina, where some polls have Obama as close as four points behind McCain. As a first-term governor, Palin has not spent much time in national politics. In her 14-years in public office, she made her way from the city council of Wasilla, Alaska to become the first female governor of the state. Palin, however, is the only candidate on a major party ticket with executive experience, a potential asset that Republican campus lead; ers are quick to point out. “She has more executive experience than the Democratic ticket combined,” Srinivasan said. “It is an irresponsible argument for the Democrats to be talking about experience when theirNo. 1 has very little experience to speak of.” But some liberals on campus have criticized Palin’srelative lack ofexposure to important issues. “I was shocked that we would gamble with America like that,” Bergmann said. “She will be a heartbeat atvay from the presidency if McCain wins, and she has zero foreign policy experience and very litde domestic experience.” Student Democrats also asserted that in choosing such a running mate, the McCain camp can no longer attack Obama’s short time in national politics —a point the McCain campaign has spent the past months attempting to relay to the American public.

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TRAVEL from page 1 be moving to Paris in the coming weeks to study public policy with the New York University Study Abroad program. The advent of DukeEngage the University’s $3O million civic engagement initiative for undergraduates —is allowing Dukies to participate in a wider breadth of globe-trotting experiences than ever before, supplementing long-standing study-abroad programs, program administrators and participants said. “One of the clear things about DukeEngage is that itis not meant to replace study abroad,” said Eric Mlyn, director of DukeEngage and director of the Duke Center for Civic Engagement. “We hope that students will do both. The part that Duke Engage contributes is that it is more experiential than academic, and to that ex—

study abroad.” The figures appear to indicate that students are indeed taking advantage of the diverse options for international travel. According to data compiled by the Office of Study Abroad, 32 percent of the junior class is missing this semester from Durham, with a total of 453 students studying abroad in locales from Istanbul to Costa Rica. Additionally, 365 students took part in DukeEngage this past summer, and the program plans to expand to include 25 percent of all undergraduates in the future, Mlyn added. Many students said they appreciated the chance for the cultural immersion emphasized by study abroad, as well as the opportunity for globally-oriented service work

provided by DukeEngage.

“I would definitely recommend doing both,” said senior Sarah

Huff, who worked for a nongovernmental organization in Dublin, Ireland through Duke Engage this summer and studied in Glasgow, Scodand during her junior year. “I know some people have been saying that since I’m doing DukeEngage I’m not studying abroad, but it’sjust two completely different experiences.... Being able to compare the two, I would say, is invaluable.” The full launch of DukeEngage for others, however, factored into their decisions to spend their junior Fall semesters at Duke. “I definitely knew I wanted to travel during my years as an undergraduate,” said junior Sudha Patel, who also worked in Dublin this summer. “Taking a summer instead of a semester to do something abroad that wasn’t studying was the best way to go for me.” The synergy between the different types of global experiences can also be seen in the development of DukeEngage programs with an academic component, such as the ones in Turkey and Russia, as well as study abroad programs that require civic engagement, like in Florence, Italy and the Andes. “Study abroad and service are not exclusive concepts,” Margaret Riley, director for Study Abroad, wrote in an e-mail. “Prospective employers and graduate school

Program participants traveled to Ghana this summer to help improve water quality in the community.Duke Engage afforded many opportunities for students to go abroad.

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The Blue Devils kicked off their season this weekend with a pair of games against top-10 opponents, both of which took place in Bloomington, Ind., and both of which ended in Duke losses. And yet the contests couldn’t have been more different. CHRONICLE FILE

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The Blue Devils opened the JohnKerr era on a sour note, dropping two contests in Bloomington, lnd.to Indiana and Notre Dame this weekend.

After a closely contested 2-1 defeat against Indiana Friday in head coach John Kerr’s first game on the Blue Devil sidelines, Duke came out flat Sunday and fell to No. 3 Notre Dame, 4-1. “Friday we came out and played well, and we set the bar high,” senior captain Darrius Barnes said. “We deserved a tie, if not a win, on Friday, but sometimes that’s how the DUKE /I game plays 0ut.... [But] to come lijj out [Sunday] and not perform as well, kind of puts a damper DUKE ■SI >1 on theit just weekend.” .'IWjI ND / 4 The Blue Devils (0-2) fell into a 2-0 hole at the break against the Fighting Irish (1-1), and despite a halftime goalkeeper switch, Duke couldn’t climb back into the game. Notre Dame knocked two more past freshman Jan Tmka-Amrhein before Mike Grella finally put the Blue Devils on the board in the 79th minute. By then, it was too late, largely thanks to an uninspired opening period from Duke. “They dominated play in the first half,” Barnes said. “We were —

playing OK—good enough to get a tie, 0-0, going into the half. But as a young team, it’s hard to get back up after you let in two goals in the first.” The Blue Devils’ youth, though, wasn’t apparent Friday. The team, energized by playing its first game of the year in front of6,000 raucous Hoosier fans, battled No. 7 Indiana to a scoreless first half. The Hoosiers’ Kevin Alston lofted a goal over the head of goalkeeper Brendan Fitzgerald in the 59th minute to open the scoring, but Duke responded less than four minutes later as midfielder Kyle Bethel knocked in a cross from Grella to even the score. Both squads continued to push the pace the rest of the match, but Indiana’s John Mellencamp was the only one to convert. Mellencamp struck a cross from Brad Ring just under the crossbar in the 85th minute, putting the Hoosiers back in front to stay. The Bluje Devils, however, showed that while they may not be fully comfortable with Kerr’s offense, they’re getting there. “It’s going to be a process,” Barnes said. “It’s not like we’re going to come out on fire scoring tons of goals. We had some great attack this weekend. There were some spots in the game when we looked extremely dangerous... and then there were times when we took breaks and things weren’t working that well.” Those struggles occurred largely in the game against the Fighting Irish. Duke’s up-and-down weekend revealed both the team’s potential and the danger associated with mental lapses such as those in Sunday’s game. “It proved to us that if we play well every game; we can beat anybody in the country,” sophomore defender Christian Ibeagha said. “It also showed us that if we don’t show up and play, we can be beaten.... We have to make sure it’s consistent and we do it well on a consistent basis every time we’re out on the field.”

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For Duke, playing UNC-Greensboro is like going to the dentist, head coach Robbie Church said Sunday night. The No. 16 Blue Devils made sure they closed a threegame homestand at Koskinen Stadium withoutany lingering aches.

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The Blue Devils routed Coastal Carolina 9-0 last weekend, and Friday’s win over Campbell (0-1-1) was hardly more challenging. Redmond, Duke’s leading scorer last season, posted the game’s first two tallies and Duke had opened up a 3-0 advantage less than 10 minutes into the second period. The Blue Devils fired 35 shots on goal and did not allow one from the Fighting Camels. Sunday’s game against UNC-Greensboro (2-2) took far more effort. Duke managed 15 shots on goal, by far the fewest of its first three games. Its top players, somewhat fatigued from playing two games in less than 48 hours for the first time all season, were forced to play longer minutes without long spells on the bench. The speed of the game was noticeably quicker than its previous two contests, when the Blue Devils dictated the pace and dominated possession.

But Alukonis found the back '«l of the net when her direct kick "We score from 25 yards early anc out found its way we knew through a scrum move out in the box into the left corner of the net, and Duke had the only goal it needed. Goalkeeper Cassidy Powers posted her third consecutive shutout. She has yet to allow a goal this year. The offensive output Sunday wasn’t as prolific as it was Friday or last Sunday, but Church was not surprised—he had planned it that way. “We scheduled it on purpose this year—it played just like we wanted to,” he said. “We scored goals early and thenknew we had to move out of that competition. It was time to move into this arena. This was a better read. Greensboro doesn’t back down, and they’re not scared of us. We knew it’d be a great game, so it was what we ordered.” The problem of fatigue wasn’t unexpected, either. The Blue Devils played their first Friday-Sunday doubleheader of the season—the same scheduling format they have over the next three weekends. And Coastal Carolina won’t be waiting on the back end of the draw. Next week at the Carolina Classic in Chapel Hill, Duke faces off with No. 4 Notre Dame Sunday. “You’re playing two games in 48 hours, and physically, you can’t do it,” Church said. “It’s early in the year. We’re not in game shape, and you could see that today. We had some players that were tired.... But from now on, every game will be like this. We’ll play our way into shape a little bit.”

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Junior Elisabeth Redmond scored two goals in Duke's 1-0 win over UNC-Greensboro Sunday night in Koskinen Stadium.

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up ±e crowd It even :gin when the blue Devils put together an impressive 11-play, 66yard scoring drive on theirsecond possession. No, the new era ofDuke Football started in the third quarter. Last spring, Cutdiffe did not inherit a team that frequendy opened games with horrendous starts—he had one that was famous for fading down the stretch. This habit was put to rest by one word that has been casually discussed ever since Cutdiffe rolled down Tobacco Road; conditioning. And in its first game, Duke showed a

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strength in conditioning that has been absent in the Blue Devils for years—and it paced them all the way to victory. “Our conditioning level has been very much advertised,” Cutdiffe said. ‘You could tell at halftime [we] wereready to go play more. Everything we have designed to do, whether it’s our offseason program, our spring scrimmages, our summer work, our camp work is designed to finish better than you started. We make a big deal of that They have gained confidence in playing in those situations. Certainly, tonight is something to build on.” Duke won the game in the third quarter, when the better-conditioned team became evident, as the Blue Devil offense continued grinding down the field without huddling and the Duke defense made stops and forced turnovers. After the special teams unit let James Madison open with a 60-yard return all the way to the Blue Devils’ 30-yard line, the defense responded immediately. Comerback Jabari Marshall intercepted opposing quarterback Rodney Landers’ third pass attempt of the game and returned it 67 yards to the Dukes’ 22-yard line. Six plays later,

running back Clifford Harris, with the help of a much-improved and more fit offensive line, converted on third-and-goal from the 1-yard line for his second rushing touchdown of the game. That score gave Duke a 14-point cushion, but the Blue Devils were not about to let up on the pressure. With the stadium noise level at decibels not heard since the Rolling Stones played at Wallace Wade in 2005, the defense came out and forced another turnover. On James Madison’s first offensive play after the Duke touchdown, Landers coughed up the ball when he was hit in the backfield by defensive end Wesley Oglesby. Fellow defensive end Greg Akinbiyi recovered, and the ball was given back to Thaddeus Lewis and the suddenly potent Duke offense. Lewis aired out a 20-yard pass to wide receiver Eron Riley, and for the second straight possession, the Blue Devils had capitalized on the mistakes of their opponent. Cutdiffe could have easily switched to a conservative play calling strategy to save energy for the week ahead. He could have put in thirdSEE ANALYSIS ON PAGE 6

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David Cutcliffe ventured to the Blue Zone for tl early minutes of Saturday’s Tailgate festivities to pie: just one last time. He told them the game would! worth the students’ time—he even promised, he sa Sunday afternoon.

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ncl ran across the field to pump his fist three n(l rile up the Blue Devils’ new 12th man. luldn’t believe how many people were there,” te said. “I kind of instinctively went over to see hat was as much fun as I had all night.” goal posts came down after the game —but hands of students. A group of stadium lowered the uprights and security officials I °h entrance to the field. When the Blue pst won at Northwestern in Sept. 2007, Duke s entered the empty stadium and carried the all the way to the Duke Chapel. 'he said he was against taking down the goal 'hirday night, as he believes it is a celebration Pd be reserved for “big wins.” r \ know that you can pinpoint one, but those modme happen,” he said. “It’s a bad habit to do it 1,6 you tum around.... If it happens at the right time, F khu I just didn’tthink it was the right moment” now more than ever, students might be in the :rs o witness it.

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FOOTBALL from page 1 deflated the spirits of James Madison (01), and Duke never looked back. “We had the momentum,” running back Clifford Harris said. “We knew we couldn’t let it down and let James Madison come back on us. We knew we had to take care ofbusiness. We couldn’t stop playing because the game wasn’t over.” Unlike the Blue Devil squads of the last several years, Duke came out stronger in the second half. On the Dukes’ second play following an impressive kickoff return by Scotty McGee, quarterback Rodney Landers threw a floating pass into the heart of the Blue Devils’ secondary. Cornerback Jabari Marshall intercepted it on Duke’s 11-yard line, then raced through tackling traffic on his way to a 67-yard return. Just six plays later, Harris received the handoffand dove in for a touchdown from one yard out. The defense handled the offense again on James Madison’s next snap, as Wesley Oglesby forced a fumble thatgave Duke the ball back on the Dukes’ 34-yard line. Again, six plays later, the Blue Devils made it 28-7 when Lewis delivered a gorgeous pass to Riley as he sprinted up a seam on the right side of the defense. Suddenly, in 8:55 of gameplay, Duke had scored 21 unanswered points and effectively sprinted away with the victory. The Blue Devils continued to stay tough

for the remainder of the contest, all but shutting down what is expected to be one of the best teams in Division I-AA. The Blue Devils dominated in time of possession, total yardage and thirdand fourth-down conversion rates. Duke rushed for over 200 yards for the first time in two years, and Lewis completed 61 percent of his passes for 141 yards. In fact, Lewis, despite having a few misthrows, played with great poise in leading the third different offense of his three-year career. “Thad’s focus and management of the formations, of the offense... Thad’s just cool. I mean just absolutely cool,” Cutcliffe said. “I haven’t seen him rattled yet, whether he had a big test the next day in school or whether things got a little tough. I’ve never seen him rattled, and that’s a great strength that Thad has.” Cutcliffe joked that the team did not seem to know how to react once the final whistle blew—only the senior class had ever won a home game before, and that was against Division I-AA VMI. The huge smiles on the faces of players made one thing evident, though: they could get used to this. Of course, there are 11 more contests ahead. But given the fact dial this was their first test of the season, the Blue Devils certainly earned high marks across the board, including the seventh ad final maxim. Carry the fight to JMU and keep it diere for 60 minutes. Check

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ANALYSIS from page 4 and fourth-teamers who might not see action for the rest of the season. But he didn’t Cutcliffe said after the game that he didnot feel the team had enough depth to give the starters and regular subs a rest Good thing the Blue Devils were physically up to the challange. “We finish,” Lewis said. “Coach stressed that all offseason. We actually made it through extra conditioning. The receivers are in better shape than I have ever seen them, and they never gave up, and we finished the game off like we have not been able to in past years.” The final third quarter stats read like they could have been lifted from any top-25 team. Duke scored 17 unanswered points, forced two turnovers and gained 44 yards on the ground, which is more than it gained in their

entire games against Connecticut, Florida State, Clemson and Georgia Tech last year. It did not allow the Dukes to earn a first down until there was 1:58 left on the game clock. All this points to an increase in performance on both sides of the ball. Anytime the defense forces turnovers in the second half, a coach knows his team is still fresh. The attitude—and defining trait—of the new era also extended after the game. There was no celebratory' goal-post teardown for the first home win in three years. There was no Super Bowl-type midfield celebration. Instead, there was an unpracticed embrace with the fans, who, like the players, could get used to this kind of celebration. A couple of players even had the energy to make the Wallace Wade edition of the Lambeau Leap into the front row offans.

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WHAT WENT WRONG: Running back Tony Jackson coughed up the ball for the team's first of three turnovers, ail from running backs. KEY PLAY: With five seconds left before halftime, Lewis rolled right and hit Riley, who ran a drag route across thefield and under the linebackers, for a five-yard score. The momentum was all Duke needed to come out strong in the third quarter.

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FOURTH QUARTER WHAT WENT RIGHT: Duke finished. Head coach David Cutcliffe has stressed it since he was hired—it's all about finishing better than you started.The Blue Devils could have scored more, but instead, they simply played ball-control offense and solid, resilient defense. WHAT WENT WRONG: The defense started to show some signs of fatigue, missing tackles and allowing big runs. But some impressive stands, including a forced fumble in the red zone, helped Duke atone for its mistakes. KEY PLAY: The players were a bit unsure ofhow to react when the clock hit zeroes. It wasn't long before

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matches'before rebounding in the last to finish strong in the Purdue Mortar Board Premier in West Lafayette, Ind. Duke (1-2) lost Friday to No. 25 Purdue, 3-1, and split the next two games, getting swept 3-0 by No. 14 Kansas State and handily defeating Tennessee State 3-0. But despite the current losing record, head coach Jolene Nagel is not looking at the weekend in terms of wins and losses. “We played some really tough competition and we knew that going in,” Nagel said. “I’m not discouraged in the least; I’m encouraged by what I saw. We were really nervous the first two games against Purdue and weren’t playing like ourselves, but then we started to play like I’ve seen us play.” After spending only two and a half weeks training as a full team, the Blue Devils jumped right into their season, facing off against some of their toughest competition for the year. For Nagel, the lack of an exhibition game has not necessarily worked in the team’s favor. “This is our first time against an opponent,” she said. “We didn’t have a lot of time to work with everyone and our new team. We had two and a halfweeks. If we had scrimmages against other opponents before school, I think it would be a whole lot better. But our first competition is when you’rejust right in it” Junior Rachael Moss was named to the all-toumament team, largely because of a dominating performance against Tennessee State on the final day of action. The two

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outside hitter recorded 18 kills while committing only three errors on 31 attacks. Duke surrendered a quick deficit during the first game against the Boilermakers, on account of four Purdue serve aces and 17 kills. After going down 25-19, the Blue Devils nearly stole the second game. But Duke could not suppress the offensive firepower of the Boilermakers’ Stephanie Lynch and Danita Merleau, who had 16 and 17 kills, respectively. The Blue Devils were able to get the best of Purdue in the next game, winning 25-16 to push the match to four games. However, the Boilermakers silenced any thought of a Duke comeback, triumphing 25-23 after trailing 20-16. There was little time to rest for the team, as the Blue Devils had a quick turnaroundbefore they faced Kansas State. After hanging on for thefirst gamebefore felling 25-22, a duo of hitters once again proved to be too much for Duke, as the Wildcats’ Rita Liliom and Natalya Korobkova combined for 28 kills. Hours later, the Blue Devils finally managed to gain the upper hand on the court, defeating Tennessee State in straight sets, 25-15, 25-14 and 25-15. Duke’s offense began running smoothly, with the team compiling a .311 hitting percentage, its best outing of the tournament. Senior Jourdan Norman inched closer to obtaining Duke’s all-time blocks record, hitting 13 for the weekend to bring her total to 486, just 68 shy of the record. The Blue Devils next play their first matches at home in Cameron Indoor Stadium, hosting the Duke Invitational beginning Friday at 1 p.m.

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WINSTON-SALEM Six Duke pairs placed in the top 10 at the Wake Forest Relays Friday, guiding the Blue Devils to a close win in their first meet of the season. “This vindicates what we have been doing in training the last two weeks,” head coach Norm Ogilvie said. “I think we are going in the right direction.” Freshman Stephen Clark and sophomore Bo Waggoner placed second overall with a combined time of 45:38. They were followed by junior Tradelle Ward and sophomore Cory Nanni in fourth and freshman Andrew Brodeur and sophomore Josh Lund in fifth.

Each pair completed two non-consecutive 3.5-kilometer loops of the course. The, places of the top three pairs were added to calculate each team’s final score. Duke scored 11 points, followed by High Point with 14. Elon finished third, Wingate fourth, and Wake Forest fifth. Ogilvie was particularly pleased with the performance of his freshman class in their first meet. Clark owned the fastest Blue Devil time of the day, placing third in 22:47 and beating out Waggoner by 4 seconds. Brodeur placed seventh, while fellow freshman James Kostelnik finished 11th, showcasing the strength ofDuke’s newest runners.

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a victory under their belts that signaled that something is changing. It was and the fears of the pessi- the fact that thousands of mistic were squelched. With fans actually saw the victothe success of Tailgate and ry happen. Despite delays the first seaby rain and CClitOriclli an historison-opencal student ing football victory in longer than any disinterest in our football of us care to remember, program, Wallace Wade Director of Athletics Kevin Stadium filled up and White and head coach Dastayed full until the end of vid Cutcliffe showed that the game. Duke Football is turning Of course Tailgate was over a new and welcome well-attended as always. But leaf. The new Tailgate imunlike in past years, when bued the campus with a attending Tailgate was a sense of community which major deterrent to attendwe hope will be part of a ing the game, now it was a lasting trend. motivator. It can be tentaIt wasn’t just the fact lively said that Tailgate is that the football team now about football, instead walked off the field with of football being about

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ing and inclusive than in years past. Saturday’s Tailgate was a festival instead of a circus, with families and University employees encouraged to come to and feel comfortable at the West Campus celebration. It brought to mind the sort of event which has been sorely lacking at Duke in recent history. Events like the new Tailgate-and the new Joe College Dayrevive a sense of welcome and campus-wide community around something other than alcohol that the University should try to project, not only to its students, but to people at the periphery and outside the Duke community. The idea

that the University is walled off from outside interaction and that the dominant social scene here is walled off to the vast majority of students has been so often repeated that it’s now a cliche. Last Saturday demonstrated that Duke has the capacity, given the right leadership and opportunity, to refute that old image and to become a more mature social place. One hopes that this year and for many to come, the transition from the old Tailgate to the new one will be a paradigmatic case and that the University will continue to host events that are fresh and inclusive and good for the whole University.

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Tailgate. In the past, most students saw the event as an unabashed bacchanalia, a chance to throw caution to the wind on Saturday morning instead of the usual Saturday night. It was hard to call this display welcoming or even inclusive. Who could imagine a nondrinker or a non-student being especially excited about our old-fashioned Tailgate? But our new-fashioned tailgate is much changed. The later start time of the game certainly contributed to a more accessible schedule that encouraged people to celebrate all day and stay sober enough to do so. The whole experience was also much more invit-

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figure I got my start in investigative reporting when I was 12. You see, that’s when I learned how to pick locks. MlT’s “Guide to Lockpicking” by Ted the Tool is really a great piece of literature that I recommend everyone read. Seriously. It will change your life. Anyway, I’ll megan neureither be the first one to nine and tell you that invesquarters three tigative reporting turned out to be a little harder than I thought. I had little trouble getting in anywhere (after I picked the front door lock seven times, my father decided it was probably time for a new one) but unfortunately, I figured out after the fact thatyou really ought not to break and enter into people's houses whom you want to “interview.” I found this out the hard way with my next-door neighbor Mrs. Brady, who came after me with a broom after she realized I wasn’t one of her four cats or her pet goat Rutabega. Even though I’ve since moved on to more legal extracurriculars, I still get a little shudder when I see one of those old wooden brooms. So you see, I have sort of a botched past with investigative reporting, but I’m going to give it another round anyway. I thought I would warn you: Here’s attempt No. 1. Just a few days ago, those rattily robed frat-tastics were out walking around the quad doing their ritual robotics. You all know who I mean—they’re in one of those secret societies that revolves around being not so secret—unless you consider a much-too-short robe and Ray Bans a real disguise. Though admittedly, the FBI and CIA could learn a few things about sunglass fashion from them. And yet, the thought struck me: UNC has The Order of Gimghoul and The Order of the Gorgon’s Head* in addition to a few legendary honor societies such as The Order of the Golden Fleece. So why is it that we only have the order of robotic males on the quad? (I have no idea what their name is.) In other words, why don’t we have any prominent secret societies on campus, like UNC does? I can’t imagine that UNC can do anything better (repeatedly, at least)... so after digging around in the Library Archives for a while, I found exactly what I was looking for. Just as I had thought: At one point in time, we did have an equally prominent secret society here at Duke. It originated when Duke was Trinity College; its name—The Order of Red Friars.

According to the archives, the Order was founded in 1913. Each year’s groupwas seven senior men (the Septemvirate) chosen by the previous year’s members in a ritual “tapping” ceremony held on the Chapel steps. Members were picked based on their personal character, scholarship, leadership and service to the University, and often were leaders of other organizations. In other words, these kids were picked for the Order because they were both involved and influential. All of their meetings and projects were in secret, but because they were in posidons of student leadership, many ideas contrived at their secret meedngs were implemented without the student body knowing anything of their origins. Part of what made the Friars 59 powerful and prestigious was the fact that they were important to and utilized by the president and deans of the University in gauging and influencing student opinions. The bond between the administration and the Friars was reinforced by the fact that many upper-level administrators, faculty and Trustees were honorary or alumni Friars. Up to three honorary Fhars were allowed at one time. Some notable names of past honorary Friars include William Few, William Wannamaker, William Griffith, Arthur Edens, Raymond Nasher, Robert Flowers and James Truesdale. The Friars disbanded voluntarily in 1971, after failing to “tap” new members in 1970. This was not unexpected, as throughout the 1960’s,charges of elitism swirled around the Order. A meeting of Friar alumni in 1971 determined that their time of usefulness to the University and student body had expired. The Order has never been reestablished at Duke, but as you may imagine, many, of the alumni continue to be heavily involved and supportive of the University. I, like most other people, am fascinated by things which are “secret.” However, I’m pretty sure thatwe’re still one up on UNC by virtue of the fact that our society is disbanded. For although I will be the first to say that ties to tradition and history are important and foster a sense of pride, we have open venues in which anyone can share ideas, as well as places for ideas to surface between student leaders (such as the ICC). Furthermore, although some upper-level administrators know specific students better than others, they’re not influenced by some unseen body of male student power. So for now, I’m pretty happy that the only “secret” society we have are the robed robotics twice a semester on the quad. I really can’t imagine that they’re secretly running the school. But who knows, really? Megan Neureither is a Trinity senior. Her column runs every other Monday.

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rise for the Honorable Chairman. At ease, soldier. A lot to cover this week, between Orientation, Tailgate and my plethora of Shooters D-Floor hookups (Dear freshmen; Sorry).

I don’t regret anything, though. Well, that’s not entirely true.... I hate that bull Because my editors want to limit my influence Chairman OI the bored over the impressionable monday, monday young minds of Duke University (already), ‘l’ll have to defer the latter two subjects. That’s probably a good thing for you readers... that last item can get a little unsavory at times. Frankly, IMHO (“in my humble opinion” for you nOObs out there), Orientation was a rousing success. Don’t believe me? Just ask any FAC on campus. He or she will give you a thoroughly unbiased opinion of the grand impact of “\\diat is the What?” on our young Dukies’ lives. I myself feel privileged to have been able to relive my lower self-esteem days through conversations with (Editor’s Note: stalking of) East Campus residents throughout the entirety of Camp Duke. Some observations; 1. Freshmen are young. 2. Freshmen are people too (I know, I know, weird. But they are. Kind of). 3. You absolutely cannot, under any circumstances, regardless of outside factors, spell pregame without Pegram. Now, “first-years,” with regard to No. 2, you should know that I kid. I kid because I 10ve... or something like that. Sorry, I failed Duke’s course on tact (PUBPOL 115S). Actually, the youth taught me a lot in the time that they weren’t in class. Because I rarely associate with people outside of Duke, I don’t often get a chance to see what outsiders think of the Gothic Wonderland. Just weeks ago (two, to be exact), these kids were outsiders. Thus, they have a lot of perspective (by the transitive property) . Interestingly enough, according to a lotof ffosh, many outsiders think that every Duke student either plays lacrosse or regularly ,

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frequents lacrosse parties. I don’t know how the lax players got so popular, but man, they must be flattered. Nobody ever asks about my parties (they’re hella dank, in case you were wondering). Speaking of parties, ALE was creeping around some O-Week shindigs, busting some precocious little Devils’s college-loving bubbles. You wanted fun, you should have gone to Carolina. Yeah, sure, you would have been lame, but maybe it’s worth it

for four years of ignorant bliss. Then again... maybe not. In other news, you all do not know how lucky you are to have seen Maya Angelou speak. She remains, to this day, the only person on earth who knows why the caged bird sings. I don’t know why that’s important... but it sure sounds impressive. Yup, from section parties to octogenarians, Orientation was a knee-slapping good time. Now that it’s over, however, some of you young’ns might feel like you’re listing uncontrollably on a sea of uncertainty. Well you are. And your dinghy just sprung a leak. You might want to start bailing. Oh, you’re taking on a lot of water now. Yup, hope you can swim. Or at least tread water. Ifyou’re on Duke’s Water Polo team, you’re fine. So congratulations to four of you. The rest... yikes. The bottom line in all this is that it’s easy to get wrapped up in the freewheeling spirit of Orientation, extending it to your academic and extracurricular life. You had a great few days without worries, classes or commitment. The only thing troubling you in the least was running into last night’s special friend at the Marketplace. Hey. Hey. Um, I have to go. Now that you have actual responsibilities, don’t forget to, you know, take care of them. If you don’t step up to the plate here at Duke, you will get eaten alive. It’s a jungle out there, and your momma can’t save you now. If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em and trust me when I say that a penny saved is a penny earned. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, except when lightning strikes twice. Now go out there and take the bull by the horns. On second thought, you’d better not. Really bad idea.

Meeting adjourned.

Go Duke football! The Duke football coaching staff and Department of Athletics want to thank you for creating an amazing atmosphere in Wallace Wade Stadium Saturday night. Even more so, you have our utmost appreciation for staying in the stadium throughout the inclement weather and the delay. On this particular night, we were so grateful to have the best student section in the country. It was a very special night for Duke—one that marks a new beginning for our football program —and it would not have been possible without you. You certainly did your part. We tried to do ours as well by playing to win for four quarters and raising our performance level to match the intensity you provided from the stands. Simply put, without you, the atmosphere would not have been the same, nor will it be as we try to build a championship football program. We hope to see you again next week—same time, same place—for the Northwestern game. Thanks again, and GoDukel David Cutcliffe Headfootball coach Kevin White Vice President and Director of Athletics

THE CHAIRMAN proposes replacing Orientation with orienteering. You know, with compasses. It would be WAY more fun.

Chinese Trustee carries too much baggage Fifty

years ago, Duke was a perfect fit if you were a straight white male. Straight: the Dean of Undergraduate Men defined his job by declaring “there are two things we cannot have

around here: homosexuals and thieves.” White: One Trustee publicly assure parents that their would daughters never sit in a classroom with a Negro. Another stunned the Provost by warning him that even limited

integration must not occur, because one

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drop of ink discolors pro bono publlCO an entire glass of wa ter. And when Divinity students became the first to ask that Negroes study beside them in Bible classes, they were careful to note that they envisioned blacks eating in a separate room in the Union and living off-campus. Oh yes, male privilege: the editor of the 44th volume ofThe Chronicle, free like all male undergraduates to stay out as late as he wanted, was thrown out of school for habitually bringing his girlfriend back to her dorm after the 10:45 p.m. female curfew. Step by step, slowly over two generations, Duke moved to fulfill its promise as an educational institution where “race, color, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex or age” does ,

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Two years ago, the Alumni Association elected a gay man as its president and ex officio Trustee. No closet here, Tom Clark ’69 stood with his partner of 30 years at official events

The same year the Trustees elected Dan Blue, Law ’73, as their first black officer, a breakthrough which curiously has never been publicized. We found out by badgering the

University Secretary.

And now, the self-perpetuating Trustees have selected

their first Asian member (who is not a Young Trustee). XiQing Gao of Beijing, China, who held the Richard Nixon Scholarship in the law school and graduated in 1986. Gao is a ranking official of the authoritarian Chinese regime, the president of the new China Investment Corp. This is a “sovereign wealth fund,” controlling some of the $1.7 trillion in surplus that China holds outside its borders. Ultimately Gao and his staff will select about 50 enterprises around the world for investment; he started by promptly giving a $5 billion cash transfusion to Morgan Stanley, snaring 9.9 percent of the investment bank in return. There was a strong Duke tie in that move: Morgan Stanley’s chair is John Mack ’6B, the Trustee who wielded great power under President Nan Keohane. Its executive vice president and general counsel is Gary Lynch, Law ’75, famed at the Securities and Exchange Commission for pursuing Ivan Boesky, Michael Milken and other Wall Street criminals. Gao reports directly to the State Council chaired by the Premier, that is, directly to the confluence ofpower of the Communist Party, People’s Liberation Army and politicians from major cities. Although we have great admiration for the Chinese people, their culture and their achievements, all enhanced by the stunning success of the Beijing Olympics, their tyrannical government merits our condemnation. And Gao is a creature of that government, born of it, beholden to it and now begetting ofit. His elevation to the Duke Board is

highly inappropriate.

How can the same Duke Trustees who established a policy to bar investment in Darfur because of genocide, who divested from South Africa because of apartheid, who stood for free speech at the Palestinian conference, now accept in their midst a leader of the repressive Chinese regime that overruns all these values. Indeed a leader whose financial acumen will nourish the regime! Have our Trustees no respect for Tiananmen or Tibet? Not to mention Uighurs, Mongolians and 53 other oppressed ethnic minorities not treated as well as Han Chinese.

Did our Trustees, two-thirds of whom are approved by the Methodist Church, miss the report from Amnesty International that chronicled repression of Christians and other religious groups? Or perhaps the section that documents 500,000 people enduring beatings and punitive detention without charge or trial. Or this chilling conclusion, “China remains the leading executioner in the world.” The regime that Gao faithfully serves strikes hardest at the values of the academy, controlling thought and speech, throtding the flow of ideas and information, restricting the Internet. How can Gao assume a position to guard Duke’s freedom, integrity and honor? With a quarter of our freshmen class ethnically Asian and the Fuqua Business School trying again to establish an international outpost, probably in Shanghai, greater Asian presence in the leadership ofDuke is welcome. But at what

price? Interestingly, President Richard Brodhead seems

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have anticipated this very conflict last year in his annual address to the faculty, acknowledging that our growing international presence would require “trade-offs.” Although Brodhead did not explain, we agree with him in principle on the need for delicate balancing when reaching between Duke’s culture and others. Unfortunately our biggest international venture—a medical school in Singapore in exchange for $3lO million over seven years—tipped in the wrong direction, involving not only the sale of a franchise but the sell-out of core values including academic freedom. Today Brodhead’s use of the word trade-off seems to embrace, presciently, Gao’s selection to the Duke Board of Trustees. And once again we see the wrong balance in what we retain and where we yield. No matter how great Gao’s professional accomplishment or how kind his heart, he simply carries too much baggage loaded on him by his intractable employer to warrant a seat on our board. Kristin Butler, Trinity ’OB, andEd Rickards, Trinity '63 and Law ’66, are both Duke alumni. Their column runs every Monday.

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