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Students put approximately 360 American flags—one per every eight people who died in the attacks of September 11, 2001—on the Chapel lawn Wednesday night, the eve of the seventh anniversary of the terrorist strikes.

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President Richard Brodhead will arrive in New York City today to tout Duke Engage to the likes of Sen. John McCain, Sen. Barack Obama and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. . Brodhead will speak to a crowd of6oo university, political, military and corporate leaders Friday at the ServiceNation Summit—a gathering offamous and not-so-famous individuals promoting community service and education on the nation’s most pressing social issues. The Summit begins with SEE SUMMIT ON PAGE

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Seven years ago today, the impact in New York City, Washington and Shanksville, Pa. reverberated throughout the nation and pierced the hearts and minds ofAmericans. Last night, more than 20 members ofDuke College Republicans and the Duke Conservative Union stuck approximately 360 flags on the Chapel lawn—one for every eight people lost in the attacks. The students present at the memorial wedged the flags in the ground, took a step back and reclaimed the emotions that had captured them on that day in September. DCU President David Bitner, a junior who organized the memorial, was a 14-year-old lying in bed

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Duke Student Government has elected to lower the proposed increase of the student activities fee from $5O a year to $3O a year over the course of two years. The DSG Senate voted to change the course of the Sept. 15 referendum at their meeting Wednesday night. “My concern is that students who are not involved with student groups would be less likely to pass something like this,” said DSG PresidentJordan Giordano, a senior. An increase in fees will lead to an additional $360,000 in financing. Because the money will only be enough to launch one of the three originally proposed initiatives—a campus-wide car-rental service, a full-time legal attorney for students and a bus tracking system —the Senate voted largely in favor of hiring a legal aid. “That’s what we thought students wanted the most, and primarily because it’s the only thing the student activities fee can pay for,” said Executive Vice President Kantha, a senior. “Based on the DSG representatives and what we’ve heard from the student body, students really need this.” If the referendum passes based

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on the new proposal, the student activities fee will increase from the current $222 per year to $252 for the 2009-2010 academic year, and thenjump to $282 for the 2010-2011 academic year. The initial proposal suggests increasing the current fee by $5O per year, or a total of $lOO. “This is a step in the right direction,” said Duke University Union President Chamindra Goonewardene, a senior, who has spoken out against the initial proposal. “We need to make sure it’s done right think smart and not think quick.” Goonewardene attended the DSG meeting to counter the fee increase and said that as elected representatives, campus leaders should ensure that all decisions are made in students’ best interest. Kantha said Goonewardene’s speech was the “breaking point” after week-long talks, and criticisms, of the proposal. The legal service is budgeted to cost $150,000 a year. The remaining $210,000 from the increase will go to the Student Organization Finance Committee, of which a portion will go toward doubling the current $lOO,OOO Programming Fund pending a Senate vote, Giordano said. The Programming Fund provides —

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Duke attorneys ask court to dismiss Giuliani suit body, Andrew Giuliani is responsible for both his actions and their consequences.” The response says Giuliani’s conduct alone—includAttorneys for the University and head golf coach O.D. Vincent filed Wednesday afternoon a motion to dismiss the July ing breaking a club, “gunning” the engine of his car, 23 lawsuit in which senior Andrew Giuliani alleged that he throwing an apple at the face of former teammate Brian Kim, a junior, and being disrespectful to a trainer, acwas illegally terminatedfrom the golf team. Donald Cowan and Jim Cooneycalled for the court to discording to the filing —would have merited a dismissal, miss the suit with prejudice —barring a plaintiff from bringwhich was unrelated to his golfing ability. Team meming action on the same claim—and to deny relief to Giuliani. bers did not take opportunities to vouch for Giuliani, and the response notes that five of six players specifiThey also requested a trial byjury. Giuliani’s suit, first reported by The Chronicle, alleged cally recommended that Giuliani’s membership be “terby

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that he had been unfairly dismissed from the team and

Vincent had crafted unique parameters that would effectively bar his reinstatement, likening the situation to a “Lord of the Flies” incident. “Andrew Giulianiis entided to no more privileges than any other member of the Duke University student body,” Wednesday’s filing reads. “Like every other member of the student

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Although Giuliani’s mother, Donna Hanover, told The Chronicle that the family had exhausted all avenues to communicate their grievances, the University’s filing says CHRONICLE FILE PHOTO that Giuliani, his parents and counsel “repeatedly sought to avoid [and] to maneuver around” Duke’s codified Senior Andrew Giulianifiled a suit against Duke in July alleging an illegal terminationfrom the golf team. University lawyers responded Wednesday. three-step review process. ...

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Culture injected into crash courses Lange gives DUKE STUDENT GOV'T

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Duke students are used to free food. Now, the Office of Student Activities and Facilities, Duke Student Government, Dining Services and the International House have teamed up to add some global flavor to the typical Duke diet. New this Fall are Cultural Crash Courses, a series of classes designed to nourish, educate and engage interested Dukies. This program is a different spin on the Crash Courses that OSAF successfully introduced last year; instead of teaching students how to knit or appreciate the art of beer, theseTree courses are designed to expose students to different cultures represented in the Duke community. “These classes are an opportunity for students to meet around a table, learn from their peers and explore commonalities and differences,” OSAF Director Chris Roby said. They represent an “a la carte approach” to strengthening the relationship between the international community and the rest of the University, he added. Each session will offer authentic cuisine from a designated country and feature a presentation by student and faculty experts. “Domestic and international students don’t interact as much as they could,” said senior Lauren Maisel, DSC vice president for student affairs. It was this observation that inspired Maisel to find away to bring together a “healthy mix” of University students and encourage cross-cultural conversation. Session planners have taken care to pick countries that are “off the beaten path” but also have representation in the student body. This semester’s classes focus on Thailand, Nigeria and Turkey. Thirty-five students came together

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Students attend a Cultural Crash Course on Thailand, in which participants learnabout the politics, social customs and culinary tradition of the region. Courses on Nigeria and Turkey will follow theThailand course.

Wednesday at the first Cultural Crash Course of the year. Over plates of pad thai and crispy fried tofu, the diverse group of students discussed Thailand’s political situation, common misconceptions about Thai culture and even transsexual Thai pop stars. “The student response has been overwhelmingly positive,” said OSAF GraduateAssistant Hillary Waugh, who is responsible for many logistics of the sessions. Waugh also first approached the Thai Student Organization and enlisted the help of six ofits members. “Not many Duke students get a chance to interactwith Thais,” said Nalin Chutchotitham, a second-year graduate student in economics. “So, we were curious about what kinds of questions they would have.” Thai Student Organization Treasurer

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Mon Mahinchai, ajunior, added that overall the class was “pretty successful.” Dining Services provides the funding for the meals, which are catered by restaurants from the Durham community. “There’s a high level of excitement,” Director of Dining Services Jim Wulforst said. “Food is a great venue for discussion, especially about cultural issues and issues at Duke.” Although only three Cultural Crash Courses are planned for this semester, there is potential for expansion come Spring. Wednesday’s class was filled to capacity, and the Nigeria session already has a waitlist. Based on the high demand so far, Maisel said she hopes that OSAF will “offer more courses, more often.”

Provost Peter Lange addressed the Duke Student Government Senate Wednesday night to speak about progress made on issues regarding campus culture and the construction ofNew Campus. . Lange said extensive conversations with students revealed the need to improve integration of social, academic and extracurricular life on campus, stemming from the Interim Report on Undergraduate Education, a response to issues ofcampus culture released by the provost last year. “We learned that we needed to have a campus where we had a pluralistic culture which validated different ways of what it means to be a Duke student, without privileging certain kinds of lifestyles and certain kinds of communities above others,” Lange said. Lack ofsocioeconomic diversity and minimal interaction between upper- and underclassmen were both identified as problems. In an effort to remedy these issues, Lange said he hopes construction on the West Union Building will create new opportunities for students to interact socially. Administrators are incorporating these findings on culture into their vision for New Campus. Lange discussed plans for the first SEE DSG ON PAGE 4

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SUMMIT from page 1 a “9/11 Day of Service” as a national commemoration to those who died in the 2001 terrorist attacks. Brodhead was one of few university presidents invited to speak at the Summit, and although he will only have the floor for a few minutes, he said the opportunity is nonetheless exciting and an honor. “I was very proud for Duke that its president was asked to speak on this occasion, and it’s because of the existence of Duke Engage,” Brodhead said. “We

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have really tried to step forward to make [community service] something increasingly central to our whole idea of education.” Brodhead will speak along with the presidents of the University of Pennsylvania, Tufts University, Bentley College and Tulane University on the importance of service work in educational institutions. “He will talk about DukeEngage and the connection between service and education,” said Michael Schoenfeld, vice president for public affairs and government relations. “It needs to be infused into the very fabric of a

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student’s educational experience.” He added that Brodhead was chosen to speak for his “significant stature” in terms of enhancing cultural service experiences at Duke —specifically helping to create the DukeEngage program, which Schoenfeld said “continues to get a lot of attention and admiration from people in higher education and service committees.” Eric Mlyn, director of DukeEngage and director of the Duke Center for Civic Engagement, said Brodhead’s Summit invite proves DukeEngage is slowly but surely going to have a great impact on the University. “What I find most exciting right now is the kinds of follow-ups that students are doing from their DukeEngage experiences—as in independent students and career choices,” Mlyn said. Last year, 46 students participated in Teach for America after graduation, and 2 percent went to work for non-educational non-profit organizations, said David Lapinski, assistant director of employer relations at the Career Center. The Community Service Center has responded to Brodhead’s presence at the Summit and student interest in civic engagement by communicating with community partners in Durham to publicize and promote awareness of the goals of Service Nation, said Domonique Redmond, volunteer services coordinator at the CSC. Redmond and Director of Sports Promotions Bart Smith have worked together to create a local ServiceNation project. They will recognize Duke employees who are current or former members of national service programs by distributing 150 free tickets to the Duke football team’s Sept. 27 matchup against the University of Virginia. Shuchi Parikh contributed reporting.

DSG from page 3 phase of construction on New Campus, which will house 500 beds, social spaces, recreational facilities and classrooms. Lange spoke of a desire to turn New Campus into a host for several visual and performing arts programs, creating a complement to the nearby Nasher Museum ofArt He said construction is projected to begin next summer and end within threeyears. Lange added that the University is considering restructuring blocking rules so that independents will have opportunities to feel part of a community. Furthermore, the Baldwin Scholars program, originally created to provide new opportunities for women to lead on campus, will be reviewed and likely expanded. The alcohol culture on campus was also identified as problematic, although Lange said he feels its predominance has eased in recent years. Thomas Szigethy, associate dean and director of the Alcohol and Substance Abuse Center, is helping to respond to issues ofabuse. “Dean Nowicki and I believe that the more our regulatory system is one that tries to regulate excesses of behavior rather than attempting to regulate every part of student life, the more effective we will be,” Lange said.

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Provost Peter Lange spoke to DSG aboutNew Campus and campus culture at its weekly meeting Wednesday.

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Duke College Republicans and Duke Conservative Union will construct a flag memorial on the green in front of Duke Chapel

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9/1 1 from page 1 at his home in California when his father awoke him with the news. Sherali Tareen, a fourth-year graduate student in religion and native of Pakistan, heard about the attacks in his dorm room in St. Paul, Minn, during the first week of his college career. Freshman Elizabeth Reese was sitting in class as a sixth grader at her school in Richmond, Virginia when another teacher entered the room and announced that there had been an explosion in New York City. That morning, the Rev. Camille Yorkey, Divinity ’B5, was arranging flowers for a wedding shower at her home in Wilmington when her son called to inform her of the shocking events. “I had a women’s spiritual growth group that was meeting at my house for the luncheon,” Yorkey said. “After we quickly made calls, we decided that we would still get together and pray for the country. We cried and prayed. We were together, and that is the most important thing in a crisis.” Trained as a chaplain in disaster reliefand not tied down to a job due to illness, Yorkey flew to New York City the month after the attacks to offer an empathetic ear to the post-disaster victims. As a woman who had been widowed with young children, she knew the gravity of grief and was prepared to lend relief. “I was blessed that I had the skill and the time to be able to

be there,” she said Yorkey began talking to people in the airport and then stationed herself at St. Paul’s, a church that stands next to Ground Zero. “If [grievers] were alone, I would sit in the pew in front of them and then I would turn around and say, ‘Hi, I’m Camille. I’m from North Carolina. How are you?’ Then they would gush about things they were seeing and smelling —gruesome things they couldn’ttalk about with their families,” she said. “I couldn’t fix what had happened, but listening helped diffuse the pain.” In order to keep in touch with fellow church members at home, Yorkey sat down each night to type up her experiences. What began as a simple update turned into a full-length journal, which she developed into “A Voice in the Wilderness,” a book chronicling her efforts to help New Yorkers cope with their losses. Not ready to relive what she has written about her time in New York, Yorkey has never read through her own book. To personally commemorate the tragedy, she said she might read her bookfor the first time, at the suggestion of her family members. “To remember means to put the story back together,” she said. Like Yorkey, Bitner marks September 11, 2001 as a watershed date in his life. “After that I began to be interested in politics,” Bitner said. “The world beyond our borders took on a greater significance than it had before.”

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“In the spirit of unity, we all share in the pain and loss.” Sherali Tareen, graduate student

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Though not a member of either DCR or DCU, Tareen said he joined the crowd as they put the flags in the ground because he wanted to show respect. “I think in this political campaign, it’s important to take a step back when there is no blue and red, but we are all red, white and blue,” he said. “In the spirit of unity, we all share in the pain and loss.” He added that during this time ofRamadan, Muslims should come out and share in the grief. The resurgence of 9/11 in students’ minds, however, is not likely to shape their next choice of president, Bitner said. “[But] as an issue, it undergirds all foreign policy at some level,” he added. Reese, a member of Duke College Republicans, said she hopes that as students walk by die flags, they will remember the feelings that Americans of all political affiliations experienced on that day in September—and continue to carry today. “As with any grief, personal or corporate, we take it into our hearts,” Yorkey said. “It becomes a part of who we are, and we move forward with renewed sense of joy.”

every year, and the Chanticleer uses more than all club sports or cultural groups combined, adding that most other universities do not fund yearbooks. Giordano said the Monday d ile of the referendum was not changed because it has been publicized to this point. Kantha added that DSG did not want to separate the referendum from the ballot for freshman elections, which also take place Monday. Other DSG representatives note., .hat an early decision will allow for more lime to plan finances, and enough time must be allotted to determine alternatives if the referendum does not pass.

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I’ve been going through a bit of a tough time in a romantic relationship recently. Now, I’m not looking for pity (although I'm not saying I’d turn it down). Mostly. it just means that I’ve been looking for some sort of a coping mechanism, and that’s what I want to write about. One might point out that pouring out your woes in the newspaper is one way to get some catharsis, but I’m not sure. With the exception of this column—which I’m writing because I’m just too distracted to think of anything else to write—it goes contrary to all my instincts. Here’s my confession: I’ve been drowning my sorrows in country music the last couple of days. Not Faith Hill or Garth Brooks, but more along the lines of alt-country: Ryan Adams, Whiskeytown, Son Volt, Uncle Tupelo and the peerless Gram Parsons. Many folks I talk to think the blues is about being sad, but the theorists of blues yes, these people exist—argue quite rightly that blues is about getting happy. You sing about your sorrows, dance to it and try to forget it all for a while. If blues is, at heart, a rural black form, then country music has to be its rural white counterpart (with lots of crossover of course—Bill Monroe is often

credited with inventing bluegrass as a mix of Appalachian music, blues and jazz). So country, too, is all about getting your blues out, if you’ll forgive the idiom. Though I don’t have the space, insight or stamina to figure out why I find a Merle Haggard songabout dysfunctional relationships any more sustaining than a similar one by One Republic, at the end of the day, I just know it works. Maybe it’s just that I like anything swathed in pedal steel guitar and fiddle. But there’s something visceral about the lyrics, an authenticity that somehow appeals to me as'if my family were ever poor, rural whites (they were actually poor, urban whites). Gram Parsons, I think, felt that too. He was a wealthy Harvard dropout who somehow sang the most powerfully plaintive poor, white music. And though I’m not a drunk and my heart’s not broken in two, I’m transported when I listen to Gram sing: Alone and forsaken, so blue I could die/I just sit here drinking till the bottle runs dry. To try andforget you I turn to the wine/An empty bottle, a broken heart, and you’re still on my mind. It’s balm for the soul, and I’m glad to have it. —David Graham, editor "

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We all love the ’9os. Who doesn’t? The decade gave us denim, Stretch Armstrong, 56K Internet (with A1 Gore, and A1 Gore only, to thank) and of course, the meteoric rise of pop music. When we think about ’9os music, we tend to remember Third Eye Blind, Nirvana and the Spice Girls. But how can we forget Everclear? No, not the liquid goodness that magically transports us to a Wild West complete with mechanical bull and vomit-stained floors. Instead, I mean the massively popular band that gave us 1997’s multiplatinum So Much for the Afterglow, with hits like “Father ofMine” and “I Will Buy You a New Life.” Like all successful ’9os groups, Everclear broke up, but the band reformed in 2004 and are currently on tour, with a stop in Raleigh this weekend. Everclear’s lineup has seen many changes since their heyday. Currently, the band consists of holdover and leader Art Alexakis on guitar and vocals, playing alongside newcomers Dave French on guitar, Sam Hudson on bass and Brett Snyder on drums. Alexakis said he is extremely

Of course, with a new lineup comes a new sound. Everclear’s earlier songs were largely influenced by Alexakis’ drug addiction and troubled childhood (“Father ofMine” deals directly with Alexakis’ father walking out on the family) , but Everclear’s new songs have moved in a slightly different direction. “The songs are more political, more social, just looking at where our country is,” he said. “Everybody knows about Darfur, but we also need to take care of the people starving in our own country.” A case in point is the band’s newest single, provocatively titled “Jesus was a Democrat.” Coupled with an animated music video that Alexakis predicts will be “intense,” it’s apparent that the band is distancing themselves from their strictly pop background. That said, Alexakis thinks it’s important that his loyal fans from the ’9os get to experience the songs that established Everclear as an icon. SEE EVERCLEAR ON PAGE 5

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and J.K. Simmons and Richard Jenkins kill in their smaller roles. Jenkins, whose r j se recently with a star jlas b een on of string great performances in The Visitor, Step Brothers and now this, perfectly inhabits the role of the gym manager who not-so-secretly yearns for the oblivious McDormand. With these actors getting nearly all of the screen time, the film can’t help but be enjoyable. Although not the most cohesive of the Coens’ humor scripts, the jokes still hit with high frequency. Anyone who’s seen The Ladykillers, however, will recognize the gratuitous use of the fbomb, a device that is off-putting as often as it is funny. The adept pacing makes up for some of the plot extravagances, and the rest are rendered plausible by painting the CIA as an omnipotent entity that allows the characters to do anything they want without realistic consequences. Although not perfect, and certainly not the Coens’ best, Bum After Reading is an unconventional, enjoyable flick that more than deserves to be by anyone who appreciates a little quirk in their comedy, —Kevin Lincoln

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the killer. The suspense drives .the movie, Anyone with half a brain will have figured out the ending by the first 15 minutes of the movie, but Avnet makes the most ofhis headlining actors. De Niro and Pacino give their best fast-talking New York cop performances, and Pacino especially lightens up the film with occasional humorous punches. But neither actor is presenting anything we haven’t seen before, and the supporting cast, including Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, adds little to the film. Most irksome is the editing style of the first half of the film. Avnet splices together one 30-second scene after another, trying to create a gritty, fast-paced mood. Though he succeeds in nailing the style, it does little to serve the film. Moreover, the script tries to establish deep themes of virtue, faith and justice. Lines like “most people respect a badge but everyone respects a gun,” fail to get anything but unintended laughs. As exciting as it is to see these two titans of. film share the screen for 110 minutes, Righteous Kill adds up to little more than an mildly entertaining cop flick. —Andrew Hibbard

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“I’m frustrated with bands that don’t play their hit songs, but it all comes down to where we’re playing,” he said. “I like to mix it up, and play some more obscure songs when we’re in front of an audience that came justfor us, but at festivals, I tend to make it broader.” Alexakis describes the band’s current tour as “perpetual.” Typically, Everclear will perform for three or four days, and then return home for a bit. “It’s better in some ways because I get to spend more time with my family, but it’s exhausting,” he said Following their Raleigh show, the band leaves for Europe to play a few shows on military bases, followed by a gig in Las Vegas and a more extensive U.S. tour. After Alexakis has finished his work with

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Everclear, he hopes to tour solo sometime soon, he said. Yet with all of his success coming from group acts, he’s both excited and nervous about performing alone. “It’s easier to hide behind loud musicians; doing a solo tour, you’re naked,” he said. “I want my shows to be more interactive, with videoscreens, and a DJ. and cameras out in the audience.” Alexakis has much planned for the future. In addition to another Everclear album, which he hopes to record by the end of the year, Alexakis is currendy working on a film he not only wrote but also plans to act in and produce. Throw in a 10month old infant, and one thing is for sure; Alexakis is still trying to be “everything to everyone.”

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748 Ninth St. Recommended: Grilled vegetable quesadilla

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its name, there is a fair amount of health-conscious and vegetarian options at Durham’s new taqueria on Ninth Street Chubby’s Tacos opened last May, and with Cosmic Cantina and Blue Com Cafe nearby, the opening of another Mexican place may have gone unnoticed. Nevertheless, Chubby’s stands out for its low prices and fresh take on typical Mexican fare. The menu has a wide array of options, from burritos and quesadillas to tortas (grilled sandwiches) and gorditas.

The torta was unimpressive and lacked any flavor, but the gordita, a sandwich on flat bread made with masa harina—a cornflavored Mexican flour of thicker consistency—was vastly better. Mine came with a filling of tender chicken fajitas flavored with onions and a hint ofcumin. The carne asada contained fresh cilantro, adding zest to the well-seasonedbut somewhat dry steak. Numerous tacos choices are also offered. Each taco alone is fairly small, but you can make it a meal for an additional $2. Although the rice and beans aren’t remarkable, it is worth the upgrade for the chips and fresh salsas, one of which recently won the “Best Restaurant Salsa” award in the Bull City Chili Challenge. I was pleasantly surprised by the number

of seafood and vegetarian options available. Unusual fillings like tilapia, tuna and tofu are worth a try. But one of the best items was a grilled vegetable quesadilla with a crisp carrots, broccoli and cauliflower filling. The sweet quesadilla for dessert was nice in theory but fellflat in practice. The cream cheese stuffing was too heavy and lacked the cinnamon flavor it promised. TTie fried ice cream, however, might have been a better choice. Chubby’s also uses green and recycled products. The silverware are made from recycled potato scraps and the cups from com scraps. Though Chubby’s has yet to reach its full potential, its cheap, filling food and relaxed environment are a nice addition to the Durham strip. —Merri Estren

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fuqua fox center 251 Science Dr. Recommended: Portobello quesadilla ERIC MANSFIELD/THE CHRONICLE

the wilds of Science Drive is a land to which few undergrads dare venture. Populated by self-made 20- and SOsomeddngs with serious career ambitious, it is die land of die Fuqua School of Business. In its heart is hidden a new cafe. Widi a salad bar, a grill, soups, sandwiches and odier opdons, Fuqua provides what your

freshman self always wished the Marketplace would—sans Wallace, of course. Relative to other on-campus options, Fuqua provides diners with great options and good quality food. But by regular standards, Fuqua is just average dining. The hamburgers, grilled fish and quesadillas are tasty but easy fare that could easily be replicatfr

ed with a trip to Kroger. A creole shrimp dish with bacon, rice, baby shrimp, canned tomatoes and jalapehos failed to excite any taste buds. In a style similar to the Great Hall, each a la carte item tops out around |6. The downside of the cafe is its refusal of food points. Although the cafe takes FLEX (and even gives you a discountfor

using it), the plethora ofoff-campus dining options far superior to the spot and equally as out of the way provide little incentive to make the trek to Fuqua. It’s best to just leave the budding CEOs to themselves and just go to the Refectory It’s closer, better and accepts your magic money. —Andrew Hibbard

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sodas and sundries 752 Ninth St. Recommended;

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the 19505, every Southern town had three key fixtures: a school, a church and a soda fountain. For generations, McDonald’s Drug Store on Ninth Street kept that piece ofculture alive by serving handmade sodas until its closing in 2002. The recently opened Ox & Rabbit Soda and Sundries revives the old lot and allows students and residents to revisit the past once more. “Neither Erin [co-owner] [Walker McMullen] nor I are pharmacists,” owner Brian Nickell said. “But we wanted to connect the

modem with the past so we decided to do retail.” Fully equipped with a 1948 soda fountain, this charming shop serves as a time portal for visitors while incorporating modem elements. Customers are greeted by theowners and a menu of assorted sodas, floats and milkshakes. The shop offers drinks ranging from classic vanilla coke, root-beer floats and chocolate milkshakes to make-yourown flavors like raspberry lime. The raspberry lime was delicious and satisfying. The vanilla coke and

toast paninoteca 345 W. Main St. Recommended: Goat cheese, honey and black pepper crostini

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downtown Durham’s resurgence is the restaurant scene. Restaurants such as Piedmont and Rue Clerfeature inspired dishes and often use local ingredients exclusively. But what is lacking is a casual venue for quick and good food. Enter Toast Toast Paninoteca, open since February, succeeds as simple sandwich shop. The restaurant offers four categories of sandwiches: panini, tramezzini (a cold sandwich on white bread), bruschetta and crostini. All come in a variety of options and cost between five and six dollars, except the crostini, which rings in at $1.50. With words like mortadella and caponata adorning the menu, Italian

cuisine is a clear influence, but owners Bill and Kelli Cotter creatively play with these Italian flavors. A highlight is the goat cheese, honey and black pepper crostini, a blend of savory, sweet and the kick of the cracked pepper. Salads and two soups are also offered. A recent visitfeatured local squash soup and an eggplant-and-red pepper puree. Both exemplified a fine level of spice but let the fresh, natural vegetable flavor shine. Toast also has a small selection of Italian wines and local microbrews. Despite its small size, the restaurant has an abundance of charm and a local flavor that no Panera could match. —Andrew Hibbard

smooth strawberry milkshake was likewise spot-on. The shop also features odds and ends for sale. From trinkets to thrift clothes, there’s a litde something for everyone. An especially nice touch contributing to both the character and profitability of Ox & Rabbit is the artwork adorning the walls. The pieces, many of which are contemporary portrayals of animals, were submitted by local artists. The owners hope to become a popular venue for up-and-coming artists. For Nickell, a Durham native,

the store is especially poignant. “I remember coming [to McDonald’s] as a kid,” he said. “People come in here and tell me about when they came here [as] kids. I think thatkind of connection is really important for the community.” The one downfall of the shop is its lack offood items. A sandwich would have sat wuite nicely with the vanilla coke. Overall, Ox & Rabbit is a sweet treat for those who appreciate old relics and a good soda. —Braden Hendricks

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Athol Fugard’s The Island explores raw human emotion in its purist form on the intimate stage of Manbites Dog Theater. Set in the prison in which Nelson Mandela was held for 27 years on Robben Island in Fugard’s native South Africa, two cellmates struggle to survive the rigors of political incarceration and apartheid as they honor their loyalty to one another. Proving that expression through art can serve as an effective coping mechanism in the most adverse circumstances, the play follows three days in the lives of cellmates John and Winston as they attempt to prepare a performance of Sophocles’ Antigone for an approaching concert for the prison’s cruel

warden. Through rehearsing and arguing about the classical piece, The Island takes on the significance of the classic tragedy, and the audience is presented with a modem variation on the old debate between the importance of human rights and the power of the state. Thaddeaus Edwards, as the quick-witted classical literature enthusiast John, delivers an inspired and upbeat performance, leading the audience from fiery indignation to the verge of tears. LaMark Wright, who plays opposite Edwards as the gruff but endearing Winston, provides most of the (limited) comedic relief in the play. Wright successfully portrays a man who while not intellectually gifted is charming and honest in his yearning for freedom and Justice. The on-stage chemistry between Edwards

and Wright is apparent. With close to no props and no scenic backdrops on stage, the duo captures the attention of audience members through other means such as body language. In addition to the music and dialogue, the actors feed off each other’s energy and passion while delivering their lines flawlessly. The modest production value further accents the chemistry between Edwards and Wright, and The Island brings all the pain and mysticism of Apartheid South Africa to audiences. The Island runs until Sept. 13 at Manbites Dog Theater, 703 Foster St. in Durham. Tickets are $l2 weeknights, $l7 weekends. Visit http:// www.manbitesdogtheater.org/show/ for more in-

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Dyed-in-the-wool alum explains felt-making After working with felt for 28 years, Sharron Parker, Woman’s College ’6B, is still enamored with the diversity of the dually commonplace and unconventional material. She has traveled around the world to gain inspiration for her works, which are reflections of nature.

Before heading to France, Parker recently spoke with recess 'Jessie Tang about the process offelt making

how she became acquainted with the medium and herfuture plans. So how exactly do you make felt? . I start with unspun, dyed wool so it’s in a loose fluffy form. I comb it with a device called a thread carder, which combs the wool and allows me to blend colors. When you comb two parts together, it’s like mixing two colors of paint together. I do the color blending with the thread carder, and then I put the sheet down and start building layers of the combed wool perpendicular to each other. The three background layers of the solid color [are] equivalent to the canvas or the paper that other artists use. Then I start doing all the shaded colors on the top layers, so I’ll have two or three layers of the shades and textures that I want on top of the background. And then I put another sheet on top of all that to keep everything in place. The whole thing goes in hot water. Then I start pressing rolling and unrolling a sandwich of two sheets, with six layers of wool in between. I’m pressing and rolling that until the layers shrink and lock together. Once that happens, I can remove the sheeting, and I continue to shrink it some more in the hot water. ;

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Basically, I am relying on the natural quality of wool to shrink and lock in hot water. This is the oldest textile technique, dating back to the Stone Age. Is that one of the reasons you decided to take up felt making? I was a weaver and doing some other textile techniques, and then I saw these felts that were part of an archaeologi'cal dig in Siberia. I hadn’t encountered hand-made felt before, so I got sort of interested in that. Now I’ve been doing it for 28 years. How do you choose which locations to go to for inspiration? [I choose] pretty much places that have a lot of natural beauty and architectural interest so I hike and bicycle. Also, I love castles. 10 artists [including myself] are renting a castle for $lBO a person [when in France]. Why do you think felt works best for your pieces? It’s very organic. It’s a natural material, and it can take all the forms of natural things: rocks, shells, wings. It captures all kinds of colors. You can get all kinds of subtle color with wool because it dyes so well, and of course you can get any kind of texture and shape. It’s just very open to different ways that I might want to work with. A lot of what you deal with involves a

do-it-yourself mentality. I really do like the hands-on approach when

you’re working directly and immediately with the materials. It’s very rewarding, so satisfying.

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Sharron Parker uses felt to make her unconventionalworks of art, on display now in theBryan Center.

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Fell has sadly become synonymous with kitschy, elementary-level craft projects that conjure bad memories: sticky glue, dull scissors and an explosion of fuzz that was your supposed “art piece.” However, Dukealumna Sharron Parker, Woman’s College ’6B, takes the oldest known form of textile-making to form a vibrant and astoundingly sophisticated body of works. Students are now able to view an assortment of Parker’s pieces in Handmade Fell, an exhibit currently on display at the Louise Jones Brown Gallery, curated by Duke University Union’s Visual Arts. Committee. Though the art space is small, the selection within the room offers enough variety to keep viewers intrigued. All of Parker’s pieces seek to “celebrate, and not mirror” the aesthetic beauty ofnatural wonders, according to her biographical statement. From the color scheme to the degrees

of layering, Parker carefully manipulates various elements of her work to produce an exciting visual array for onlookers. Smaller square pieces from her “Summer Flight” series combine subdued colors with a frayed felt texture, while the larger “Crosscurrents” mirrors waves with hints of a sunset through use of broader cuts of shapely felt that are less tweaked but more layered. v A distinctive feature Parker weaves into all her pieces is stitching. One of her most impressive creations, a bright, fan-shaped tribute titled “The Birth of Light,” matches a seamless blend of color with intricate stitching to add a rich flavor to the texture. The cohesive group of work produced by Parker is breathtaking, and perhaps viewers will now think twice before dismissing the medium of felt. Handmade Felt is at the Louise Jones Brown Gallery in the Bryan Center through Sept. 1 7.

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Many of your pieces deal with rocks, butterflies and fire. What themes are you planning on exploring next? I want to work on a series on the castles. I’m looking at a lot of the Roman ruins and I want to do something inspired by Roman glass and Greek sculptures. I’ll still work with color, and there will be a lot of tie-ins with what I’m doing now. What do you want Duke students to get out of your current exhibit? Just the knowledge that there are other art mediums in addition to the traditional ones, [and that they] offer lots more possibilities for them to work with or appreciate. Selections of Sharron Parker’s work are currently on display

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METALLICA DEATH MAGNETIC WARNER BROS. RECORDS

�� Metallica is a band with a long and storied history, a history I know nothing about. Reviewing their ninth release, Death Magnetic, without any background knowledge of their previous albums provides the rare opportunity to listen to something by an industry giant with a completely open mind. That said, Death Magnetic is a capable album filled with impressive fretwork and frenetic structuring, held back by an exorbitant runtime (10 songs, 75 minutes... shudder) and ham-fisted lyrics. It is often the case with albums of such daunting length that there will be seriously great music buried among excess and frills; this record is no different. “The Day That Never Comes” is a standout, characterized by a brooding intro that gives way to vocalist James Hetfield’s ferocious wail, coupled with rock-solid guitar. The last three minutes devolve into an engaging shred-fest, which works better than it does in most of the other songs.

Every trackhas at least one of these frenzied sections, where the guitar goes wild and the drums turn into assault rifles. This can be engaging, most notably on the tenminute instrumental “Suicide & Redemption,” due to the sheer ability of guitarist Kirk Hammett and drummer Lars Ulrich. However, these segments frequently have the effect of turning songs into scattershot affairs that lack cohesion or focus, such as “That Was Just Your Life” and “Broken, Beat & Scarred,” a problem that possibly could have been solved with a little trimming in the studio. Although most of the focus is on instrumental pyrotechnics, Hetfield frequently takes center stage, with both positive and negative results. His voice is powerful and his manner of singing fits the thrashing perfectly, but the lyrics themselves are unimpressive. Throughout Death Magnetic, Hetfield’s words are pitifully melodramatic, consisting of morbid rhymes that rarely inspire or even depress. Instead, they elicit boredom and the occasional laugh, an unfortunate quality for an otherwise skillful album that manages to entertain even when it fails. —Kevin Lincoln

tired, facing expectations of genius, but ultimately settling for watching a madefor-TV movie. In keeping with the personTHE STAND INS al tone, “Calling And Not Calling My Ex” JAGJAGUWAR a track where the narrator expresses his �� regrets of breaking up with a girl he now After finding their folky sound in sees on TV and in magazines. Sheff la-2007’s well-received Stage Names, Okker-, ments, “God knows I’m feeling really stuvil River continue telling their beautifully pid now for ever having said ‘goodbye.’” rumble-tumble stories with The Stand Ins. Musically, “Blue Tulips” soars just as Although they take some debatable ere- high as the band’s older, catchier tunes ative leaps (see the seemingly pointless “The President’s Dead” and “Unless It interludes), the vibrant guitars and re- Kicks,” but shows a maturity in its instruheshingly homegrown lyrics are still ev- mental complexity and majesty. It’s notherywhere you’d want them to be. ing too innovative, but the idea comes The bouncy bassline and jangling gui- across. “Pop Lie,” a song that critiques the tars of “Lost Coastlines” clashes with the fake pop-music industry and its manufactrack’s dark, dragging vocals, which may tured dreams, is the upbeat, fast-paced confuse on a first pass and bore on the anomaly of the album, second. However, “Singer Songwriter’s” Throughout The Stand Ins, we see a story of a privileged Fitzgeraldian hero band of self-proclaimed “professional failand her lack of anything but fine tastes ures” dealing with issues of fame and the compels listeners ,to pay attention to lead process and privilege of creating art. Even singer Will Sheffs lyrics, where the true after their first taste of critical acclaim, it’s charm of the band resides. safe to say Okkervil River have got their In “On Tour With Zykos,” we get a heads on pretty straight, glimpse into the artist’s life: coming home —Sam Schlinkert

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surprised by the band’s third attempt, Intimacy. Drum and synth-heavy, while unapologetically experimental, chaos ensues from the first cries of opening-track “Aries.” Amidst the sound of massively distorted guitars comes an appropriate warning: “Get out of the way or get f—ed up.” It takes only a few tracks for listeners to become fully aware of Bloc Party’s new sound. Lead singer Kele Okerekere’s verses often overlap, coming in from all directions. Combined with the splashy, hard-hitting drums, a barrage of siren-like guitars and tension-filled horn synths, listeners may feel like they’re frantically trying to escape from an evil scientist’s underground laboratory. At the very least, it’s exciting. However, the second half of Intimacy becomes slower,

grander and more epic. “Signs” maintains a constant, driving kick drum and pitter-patter of synthesized raindrops. We are still running somewhere, but at a more contemplative pace. Successfully combining the energy of the first tracks with the sentimentalism of the later ones,* “Trojan Horse” observes a new sign of losing that loving feeling: ‘You used to take your watch off before we made love.” Taken in full, the album portrays a beautiful picture of, we 11... intimacy, from the lovers’ initial meeting in “Halo” to the poignancy of “Biko” and finally culminating in the tragic ending of “Better than Heaven.” The constant tension and at times heart-aching vocal delivery paint a picture of a realistic relationship, which gives the album a holistic sense of completion. In a commercializing indie scene that is quick to encourage sticking with anything that sells, it’s nice to see Bloc Party experiment with more percussion-driven tracks chalked full of synthesizers. You can accept the chaotic results or get out of the way. 3 stars. —Sam Schlinkert

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SPORE DESIGNER WILL WRIGHT ELECTRONIC ARTS

�� the latest production from is the most ambitious game that I have ever played. In SimCily, we built communities. In The Sims, we built families. But in Spore, we build species themselves. The game starts with a simple cell, mucking around in the primordial ooze of creation. From the cell stage, one proceeds to the creature stage, the tribal stage, the civilization stage and, by the end, you’ll

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have led your cell through millions ofyears ofevolution and into space. Despite the promise of tackling such a broad range of experiences, the structure of Spore is one of its weakest points: each stage feels like a different game, so there’s no continuity. Even worse, the first four stages are all pretty simple, and Spore ends up feeling like a series of minigames for the first few hours. Additionally, the promise of a realistic and organic evolution for your creature is never realized. Instead of evolving naturally, your species grows through a “creature editor” feature

where you can instantaneously change the appearance of your species from say, a one-legged humpback land shark to an eight-armed orangutan. It’s more Genesis than On The Origin of Species. In the creature and city editors, players begin to experience some of what made SimCity and The Sims so enjoyable: the ability to shape your gameplay experience as you like. Yet for as long as you toil on your planet, the gaming experience continues to feel confined. It takes until the last phase of Spore for gamers to taste the freedom for which they had hoped.

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Although the first stages drag Spore into mediocrity, the space stage finally transforms Spore into an enjoyable game. Remember the monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey? In the space stage, you are the monolith, and you’ve got access to an entire galaxy of planets full of nervous monkeys that are yours to mold. At first, it’s a lot of fun, but the depth of the gameplay remains lacking. Spore is a lot like the two games that made it so highly anticipated. In this sense, it’s both a gift and a curse: like SimCitj and The Sims, Spore is undoubtedly a cool game—but not a great game. —Haoming Wang

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After a one-year hiatus from the final four, No. 6 Duke could have used an injection of life into a program that had made the previous four national semifinals. And few things can create more excitement than luring a corps ofelite freshmen to campus. With a solid freshman class featuring starters Tara Jennings, Megan Deakins, Stefanie Fee and Rhian Jones, the Blue Devils are buzzing at the prospects of this year’s rookies. Along with the slew Notebook of All-American and allstate honors accompanying this quartet of first-year starters are experiences that have prepared them in ways few can match. Jennings and Jones, two midfielders, arrived in Durham this fall fresh off starting for the U.S. U-19 National Team in competition in Santiago, Chile, this past March. Their matches against the Chilean U-19 and U-21 clubs, along with other tours of duty, have already paid dividends, accelerating the learning curve of the newcomers. “Tactically, we learned things like pressing the ball and outletting that transfer to the college game that you don’t necessarily get in high school,” said Jones, who has already put her passing skills on display with an assist in a win over Delaware. Despite the obvious advantages of playing with the national program, perhaps the most useful experience for the freshmen came closer to home, as Jennings, Jones and Deakins faced off against each other with their Pennsylvania high schools. Through these matches, and also through playing together in the Futures field hockey program, the three future Blue Devils developed an understanding which has proved priceless. “Whenever you’ve played with someone before, you know their habits on the field,” Jones said. “Like, I know Megan’s strength is speed, so I can lay a ball off to the corner and I know she’ll get it.” And the outsiders also benefit from the trio’s closeness. “It’s been really easy to click with them,” said Fee, a starting defender, of the Penn-

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:her Chris Manno left the ig. 14 confident that his team id away to win the championfaith, however, did not lie with _:tes —but rather, with from across the country, one of five Blue Devils who 'er playing in the Cape . League. 65-mile-long peninsula in Massachusetts is home m’s premier collegiate ter league. Particiie wood-bat league only and one list of league , the level of talent on the ;g the 2007 League Baseball , there were 212 ier CCBL players '

guys who have played in Cape Cod. You know die legacy the league has and just being a part of that is somcdiing special,” junior relief pitcher and center fielder Alex Hassan said. For the Blue Devils, the unknown aspect of the competition in the CCBL only served to increase its toughness. “What’s neat about it is we play in one of the best collegiate leagues in the country during the school year in the ACC, but in the Cape we get to play against a whole different group of guys who we don’t see,” senior first baseman Nate Freiman said. “We never play against kids from California, or Texas or Arizona.” And the CCBL stat sheet clearly reflected the Blue Devils’ ability to take this challenge head-on. Freiman led the Orleans Cardinals to the league’s best regular-season record batting from the clean-up spot and was second on the team in hits, RBI and home runs. Manno finished the season 3-0 with 54 strikeouts and an earned run average of

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In football, the more offensive options you have, the better your odds of putting up points. Most teams line up with two—the running back runs, or the quarterback throws. Navy is not most teams. Navy has three. Welcome to the triple-option offense, not seen regularly in college football since the 19605. Except, that is, at Navy. This unique style of offense is the pet project of former head coach Paul Johnson. Johnson, however, left for Georgia Tech in the offseason. He was replaced by new head coach Ken Niumatalolo, the assistant head coach and offensive line coach last season who had been involved with the program for the past seven years. By promoting from within, Navy guaranteed the return of their quirky triple-option. “We’re not going to rearrange things,” Niumatalolo said at the beginning of August. “We’re going to continue to build on the foundation that Paul [Johnson] set. He was very successful. Those things that worked before we plan to keep on doing.” In the triple-option, the quarterback operates from under center and not from the shotgun, as he does in most schemes. There are two slotbacks, one on each side of the quarterback, and SEE FOOTBALL ON PAGE 8

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1.21, earning All-League honors for his performance. He also helped the Harwich Mariners capture their first CCBL Championship in 21 years, allowing only one unearned run over seven innings in the second game of the three-game final. Even though he left the game with his team behind, the Mariners rallied in the bottom of the ninth to win 2-1 and capture the league title—-just as he knew they would. Holding their own in the upper echelon of collegiate baseball players gave the Blue Devils confidence that could translate to increased success in the spring. Last year, the third season ofhead coach Sean McNally’s tenure, Duke finished one half game out of the ACC tournament. The top eight teams in the league qualify. “Definitely there’s a lot of carry-over from summer baseball to when they come back, no question,” McNally said. “When you go away from Duke and get out of this comfort zone and play on a team with guys from other programs, certainly it’s a confidence builder—it’s a challenge. There’s growth in a lot of ways.” Freiman, Hassan, Manno, sophomore shortstop Jake Lemmerman and junior pitcher Michael Seander all played on the Cape and most agreed that it reassured them of their skill. It also showed them many ways in which they can improve. “I can do so much better than I am right now and that’s the main thing I took out of it,” said Manno, who came into his own on the mound last season. “It’s exciting to see how much more I can improve. I’m going to work every which way I can to be twice as good as I was last year.” Moreover, the Blue Devils’ learning experiences extended outside the chalked lines. They played in front of crowds that would be unheard of at Jack Coombs Field,

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Junior Chris Manno pitched the Harwich Mariners to the Cape Cod Baseball League championship. and grew to understand the weighty historical significance of the league in a place where baseball holds top priority. “It’s a tradition up there that’s really important to the people,” Freiman said. “The people who come to our games come out every single night of their summer.” “All the kids idolize you,” Lemmerman said. “After every game, they’ll come up to you and get your signature. They all know your name, they know your background, everything about you.” Serving as ambassadors for Duke in

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such a prestigious league also meant a lot the players, especially because Duke had such a large representation. “We haven’t had many players up on the Cape,” Manno said. “Representing the shirt in the right way on and off the field, working in the camps for the Mariners, talking to fans, old timers—they ask you where you go and I’m proud to say I go to Duke. “I had one of the best times of my life playing baseball there, I hope to have an even better time playing this year at Duke.” to

fullback lines up behind the passer in backfield. The first option is to hand ball off to the fullback and have him straight ahead through the middle of defensive line. The slotbacks can also behind the quarterback and receive a pitch before turning upfield. The final option is to have the quarterback hold onto the ball and run it himself. Senior quarterback Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada has had great success running the offense. Navy has led all DivisionI schools in rushing the past three years. On the flip side, though, the Midshipmen have finished last in passing yards and only averaged 10 pass attempts per game last season. Against Duke last year, however, the Midshipmen threw 21 times for 236 yards, both season-highs, and put up 14 points off of those pass plays. Last year’s Blue Devil defense, which had prepared for the runoriented attack by having running back Clifford Harris line up as the scout team quarterback in practice, was caught off guard. “It almost felt like we were justsurprised by the pass—and for them to have so many yards, it was almost disrespectful,” senior defensive end Greg Akinbiyi said. “As a defense, you are just thinking you never want to allow someone to have 500-plus yards, so that was disgusting on my part to see that happen to us.” This year, the Blue Devils have had freshman Sean Renfree, a four-star recruit who backed out of his commitment to Georgia Tech when Johnson took over, filling in as the scout team quarterback. Renfree can run and pass, so he will have the Duke defense more prepared for the potential of an aerial attack.

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night, project, it took Duke StuThe sudden change in dent Government policy four days before the three hours to rewrite a referendum was a response policy it has been planning to widespread student disfpr three months. It took content in this column and DSG a few conversations elsewhere. In altering its with angry students to over- policy, DSG wanted to give turn the bedrock proposal the appearance of moderation, of its entire pruCQltOricll dence and platform. It should take responsivethe student body even less ness. The real effect of this time to realize that DSG is policy change is to reaffirm and amplify every criticism poorly managed. At its general body meet- of this organization, Before Wednesday, stuing this week, DSG voted to change the terms of the dents had decried DSG for Sept. 15 referendum on its inept communication an increase in the student and haphazard manageactivities fee. The original ment of an important preplan was for students to cess. It is nice to see that the organization is listenvote on a $lOO increase and three large projects, ing to this discord, but this and now the vote is on a latest arbitrary, unplanned $6O increase and one large and poorly disseminated

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decision does nothing to the underlying problem. The underlying problem is a slapdash decisionmaking process that is deaf to the real concerns of students and that calls into question the legitimacy of DSG as a whole. If this is all it takes to revolutionize a DSG policy, then one is left to wonder what kind of thought went into the original plan. If DSG has suddenly discovered what student opinion is on this referendum, then what sort of student opinion did it solicit before the proposal? To reinforce the impression of a flimsy policy, DSG has still not sent out a blast e-mail to the student body explaining the referen-

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dum. It has still not polled students in any systematic way. It has refused to even consider moving the date of the referendum back to accommodate this new development and to allow for actual, well-reasoned debate on its merits. DSG should realize that students’ decisions are not as arbitrary as its own. There are several elements of the new proposal, too, which suggest that it was nothing more than a knee-jerk reaction. The new proposal would actually allocate more money to student groups than before, and this new money is still as excessive as before. Also, DSG has still not addressed the unnecessary and irresponsible proliferation of student groups.

And the organization has not even begun to contemplate implementing a better mechanism to make sure that the new $210,000 going to student groups will be used for worthwhile activities. In short, this latest development opens a window into how DSG operates, and the view is not encouraging. DSG is an organization unworthy of students’ trust, one that reinforces and deserves all the student cynicism it attracts. DSG is certainly not an organization that should be asking the student body to give it $6O more per semester.

The only responsible thing for DSG to do now is to withdraw this referendum.

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months and 10 days in a urine-stained, set by the framers of our government (even the lightless, grave-like cell in Jordan and anRepublican presidential candidate believes we other in Syria. Ten months and 10 days of should end the practice of torture). Ifwe want our beatings. Ten months and 10 days of interrogations morals to be spread in some other way than milicausing spontaneous defecation. Maher Arar was tary invasion, maybe it’s time we put aside these a Canadian citizen. He was a suspected terrorist politics of fear, respect all human life and show the and, during a flight layover in New York, Arar was world that we are still so powerful that we can put detained by the United States and was later sent even the most despicable murderers on trial. to rendition camps Those who died Sept. 11 weren’t the only victims for further quesof terror. Today, those who stand accused of terror crimes they did not commit find themselves at the tioning. He didn’t return home until mercy ofpowers they cannot overcome. Ahmad El Maati, a Canadian truck driver, suffered such a fate. almost a year later. He was convicted During a border crossing in Aug. 2001, U.S. cusof nothing. toms officials found El Maati with a map of governSeven years ago ment buildings in Otawa. Three months later, durto this day, we witing a trip to Syria, El Maati was detained by Syrian elad gross nessed the terrorofficials. After being forced to strip, he was doused ist attacks of Sept. in ice water and was beaten with electric cables. He smile was later transferred to Egypt, where he was kept in 11. Almost 3,000 handcuffs for most of the day, his shoulders intensepeople died that day. Another 4,721 American soldiers have died in ly straining and his wrists bleeding. He was subjected to electric shock on his arms, legs and genitals. Afghanistan and Iraq. But even with all these sacrifices, we are losing the war on terror. It has little to El Maati returned home to Canada two and a half do with how we are fighting abroad and everything years after he was first detained in Syria—the map to do with how we are living at home. was later discovered to be long outdated. At home, Gov. Sarah Palin is the newest rage. The innocent are drawn into a system that asHer placement on the ticket guarantees that white sumes guilt. And it is not an uncommon occurrence. men will not dominate the two highest positions False tips are routinely called in to the FBI or local in the executive branch. Palin labeled herself law enforcement. The suspects can be detainedfor a “hockey mom,” bashed the biased media and days before their names are cleared, and even then promised to shake up the government. And then the repercussions of detainment can be long-lastcame her speech: ing. It can be hard to reclaim a job in a community that has gotten wind of terrorist charges. “Victory in Iraq is finally in sight, and [Obama] wants to forfeit.” One could see it that way. That’s not the country we are. Countless peo“Terrorist states are seeking nuclear weapons ple, civilians and soldiers alike, have lost their lives without delay; he wants to meet them without prein the past seven years. For them, for us, for the conditions.” This may be true. future, we cannot afford to fail. But when we cast our most fundamental beliefs aside, wh£h we un“A1 Qaeda terrorists still plot to inflict catastrophic harm on America, and he’s worried that necessarily forfeit the lives of some humans for someone won’t read them their rights.” No. the perceived benefit of others, the terrorists reWe shouldn’t be worried about making sure ally have won. suspects are read their rights? The Founding FaNothing stops us from having real trials. Noththers certainly fretted over it. Just take a look at ing stops the most powerful nation this planet has the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth amendever seen from ringing the bell of justice all over ments to find how much worrying actually went the globe—except fear, by definition the primary into the rights of the accused. We are a nation weapon of the terrorist. But when we go back to of laws. It is a major reason why we are respected our ideals, when we realize our potential and when throughout the world. That is why when people we remember those who have paved the road to are politically silenced, wrongfully punished or our greatness through the ultimate sacrifice, we live under brutal government oppression, we are will win, and the bell will toll not for the innocent, the beacon of hope. but for the guilty. Waterboarding, stripping, humiliating, torturElad Gross is a Trinity junior. His column runs every ing. We are a better country than that. There’s little question that we have outstepped the bounds other Thursday.

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past week I turned on cable news to hear some information about the latest hurricane heading our way. After several hours of watching Chris Matthews scream incessantly, it became apparent to me that the real hurncane is one brewing over Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin. In fact, discussions on this very daVld dlSteilfeld topic have but seriously become so stormy over at MSNBC thatKeith Olbermann has begun wearing a rain slicker and galoshes on the air. Just when we all thought that this campaign would center entirely on change vs. experience (aka dreams vs. dentures), in walks a former beauty queen to shake up the race. However, the McCain-Palin ticket (new slogan: The Bridge to Nowhere) certainly has an uphill battle to convince the American public that Palin, is a good choice for “veep.” The McCain team maintains that they conducted a thorough vetting process for Palin, even checking out the “early life and education” section of her Wikipedia entry. Republicans say that she has executive experience from serving as mayor of the tiny town Wasilla, which I believe has the same number of homes as Sen. John McCain. They also argue that the two politicians complement each other with their histories as “reformers.” In addition, “Palin” is an anagram for “plain” and so is “McCain.” (In all fairness, and I am not making this up, "President Barack Hussein Obama” is actually an anagram for “A Democrat speaks inane rubbish.”) On the other side of the debate, Democrats continue to ask how much McCain really knew about Palin before selecting her as his running mate, especially in light of that fact that he keeps referring to her as “you there in the glasses.” Some people believe that McCain is simply a fan of 30 Rock and Law and Order: SVU and wanted to spend the next nine weeks with the female leads of those shows. ,

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toms of meningitis —fever, Kernig’s sign, Brudzinski’s sign (don’t worry about what that means), amongst others —and I didn’t have any of those, but the facts couldn’t sway me. I was certain that I had meningitis and that I was going to die just like the basketball player. Instead of just letting myself die, I decided to go to Student Health. On the way there, I stopped in to see my adviser to schedule an appointment. Coincidentally, my adviser happened to be the lecturer that told the story about the basketball player that was the gubernaculum source of my current terror. the dark“Hey Dr. Drucker,” I said as I turned ness he to leave after making the appointment, told me that he was excited to be going “is it possible that I have meningitis?” home. “Why do you ask?” he asked. His daughter, who had been keep“Well,” I said, “I’ve had this stiffness ing vigil by his bedside for nearly every on both sides of my neck.” minute of his stay, was also thrilled. Dr. Drucker looked unconcerned I came back closer to 8 that morning “Are you standing in my door?” he with the resident responsible for Mr. B. asked. I nodded. “Are you talking to The resident was under a ton of presme?” he continued. I nodded again. sure to get to the operating room as “Are you delirious with fever?” he soon as possible and Mr. B was the last pressed. I shook my head. “You don’t have* meningitis. If you did, you’d be patient we were seeing. As it turned out, Mr. B had just been much sicker. Welcome to second sestarted on this complex medicine that mester; you’ll probably diagnose yourrequired blood tests to judge its effec- self with every disease you learn about tiveness. Yesterday, the blood tests had from here on out,” he concluded. shown that the medicine was working I didn’t wind up going to Student well; today, they showed that Mr. B’s Health, and the stiffness in my neck was blood levels were rising and that they suddenly much less painful. were just short of toxic. Dr. Drucker was right. By the end Under pressure, the resident told Mr. of the year, I was convinced that I had B and his daughter very quickly about diabetes, pneumonia and at least half the tests and what it meant for Mr. B’s a dozen heart attacks. After all, I was care and then rushed off to the OR. always tired, sometimes coughed, and I walked out of the room with him, occasionally had some pain in the vicinthinking about how confused and ity of the left side of my body (usually scared Mr. B and his daughter looked. I at the same time that we were learning said goodbye to the resident, and then about heart pathology). walked back to Mr. B’s room. Apparently this is normal for medi“Do you understand what just hapcal students learning about disease propened?” I asked. They didn’t. They cesses. As a general rule, we’re sleep didn’t know whether the new tests deprived, eat poorly and spend an meant that Mr. B was very sick or whethunhealthy chunk of our time thinking er they meant that he could go home. about disease and death. This produces a whole bunch of non-specific sympThey were worried. So I sat, and I talked to them for a few toms related to exhaustion and a whole minutes, and I explained everything I bunch ofobscure (and not-so-obscure) knew about the medicine and what the diagnoses related to them. Basically, I results of the blood tests meant. I told was a living, breathing illustration of them that he wasn’t sick, but he also the cliche “a little bit of knowledge is a wasn’t leaving the hospital. dangerous thing.” When I left the room, they told me It was true for me, and it was also they felt better. Maybe they weren’t go- true for Mr. B. The little that Mr. B ing home like they thought they were, thought he knew—that he was supbut they knew what was going on. I had posed to go home—was what wound removed some of their uncertainty. up scaring him. And not only is it true As I walked home that day, another for Mr. B, it’s true for a lot of patients. The disparity of information between story popped into my head. For three days during first year, both doctors and their patients is striking. sides of my neck had been stiff. I had There’s a reason that doctors train for learned only a couple weeks earlier that so long—there’s a lot to learn. “bilateral nuchal rigidity” was a sign of When patients don’t know or understand their health, it scares them. bacterial meningitis. This fact, combined with the knowlTo illustrate the severity of bacterial meningitis, the lecturer who had edge gap, means that doctors have a taught us about it told us a story. There tremendous responsibility to commuwas a high school basketball player in nicate with their patients and to make Durham, he told us, who played a game sure that their patients understand one night, came home and felt a little them. A little knowledge is a scary tired, so he went to sleep. The next thing for patients. morning, his mother had trouble wakBut with responsibility comes oping him up, so she called 911. The kid portunity. Just by talking and explaindied on the way to the hospital. ing, doctors can effectively treat and Of course, that story was racing cure patients’ fears. And sometimes, that’s all the pathrough my mind from the moment my neck first started to feel stiff. I was tients want. Just ask me and Mr. B. sure that I had bacterial meningitis, and it was just a matter of time until I Alex Fanaroff, Trinity ’O7, is a seconddied. I knew the other signs and sympyear medical student. His column runs every

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Then there’s the hullabaloo surrounding Palin’s 17-year-old unwed pregnant daughter. Perhaps this wouldn’t be so controversial if she was spouting hip, Diablo Cody language. Or maybe they could just change her first name to “Juneau.” But seriously, I do believe that McCain along with Palin will bring some real change to Washington. He may not have his speeches produced byJerry Bruckheimer like Obama, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t forward thinking. For example, when McCain takes office, he intends to be less formal than previous commander-in-chiefs. Instead of “Mr. President,” he’ll have Vice President Palin call him “Pop-pop.” Now as easy as it is to make fun of Palin, I actually think the choice to nominate her as vice president is completely defensible. Look, McCain has chosen a young newcomer with little experience and lots of potential to join him and his party for the next four years after meeting with her only once or twice. Sound familiar Inside Joke, Def Mo, Sabrosura, Pitchforks, other a capella groups, club sports teams and countless other (read: less relevant) student organizations? (I’d add Duke University Improv to that list, but alas I’m not allowed to mention groups of which I am a member—Chronicle rules.) The fact is McCain’s process for choosing Palin is not all that different from the method Duke clubs use to pick their newest members. For the past week or so, a variety of groups on campus have been holding tryouts, relying, like McCain, on instincts and gut reactions in order to bring new students into the fold. You may think it’s crazy that McCain is basically plucking some woman out of obscurity and trusting her with the future ofhis party, but I’ve learned that that’s the type ofrisk that invigorates a group year after year. So next time, before you start criticizing the foolishness of a politician, like McCain, or a celebrity, like Obama, take a moment to think about whether the “rational” things you do are all that different Maybe then you’ll realize that Palin and her colleagues are a lot like us Duke students, except for, y’know, the whole governing the most powerful nation in the world thing... but that’s no big deal, righti David Distenfeld is a Trinity junior. His columns runs every other Thursday.

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