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Campus Council was forced to concede Friday in its campaign to allow students to construct their own lofts. The University’s concern for student safety “outweighs any of the arguments [Campus Council] offers for sustaining personally constmcted lofts,” Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta wrote in an e-mail to Campus CouncilPresident Molly Bierman and Vice President Kevin Thompson, both seniors. “It’s a sad state for students,” Thompson said. “This [issue] is now a closed chapter.” Last May, Campus Council members urged Residence Life and Housing Services not to ban student-made lofts on campus in a formal recommendation. When RLHS approved a policy in June that would require students to purchase lofts from specified vendors, Campus Council leaders drafted a memorandum to reach a compromise that considered safety and students’ rights to customize their rooms. The RLHS policy is already in effect on East Campus and in Keohane Quadrangle. It will take effect on all of West Campus in Fall 2009. In his letter, Moneta said the University’s Fire Marshall Fred Knipper “refuted the statement that thereis no law against bringing a pile ofwood into your room.” Monetasaid Rnipper confirmed that “wood adds significantly to the SEE LOFT ON PAGE 8

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Forgive Jabari Marshall for his fourthquarter excessive celebration penalty. The end zone must have looked so close, near enough for him to finally grasp and literally dive into, and his interception return for a touchdown was about to seal Duke’s first ACC Win since 2004 and the first of the senior’s career. Maybe he just wanted to get there quicker. After all, it had been a long three years on the other side. And after the day Duke’s newly stalwart defensive unit enjoyed, Marshall had plenty of reason to celebrate —even

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excessively. The Blue Devil defense forced six turnovers—including four interceptions in the second half—and did not allow a touchdown, and a shaky offense suddenly became efficient after halftime as Duke routed Virginia 31-3 Saturday in Wallace'Wade. Stadium, snapping a 25game ACC losing streak and exceeding its total amount of wins from the past three seasons combined. Marshall wasn’t the only one celebrating, although he was the only one to earn a flag for Duke on the play.

Tailback Jay Hollingsworth reaches out for a touchdown to give Duke a 10-3 lead in its 31-3 win Saturday.

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More than 200 students, faculty and stafffilled Love Auditorium Friday to participate in a forum on the first presidential debate between Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama —with commentary from some of the University’s most distinguished political science professors. “The goal of this event is to provide for non-partisan, academic discussion on the election and to enhance faculty-student interaction,” said senior Josh Parker, executive director of Duke Political Students Science Association, which organized the event. SEE DEBATE ON PAGE 4

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MOGADISHU, Somalia A Somali pirate spokesman told The Associated Press his group was demanding a $2O million ransom to release a cargo ship loaded with Russian tanks. The spokesperson also warned that the pirates would fight to the death if any country tried military action to regain the ship, and a man who said he was the ship's captain reported that one crew member had died. Pirates seized the Ukrainian-operated ship Faina off the coast of Somalia on Thursday as it headed to Kenya carrying 33 RussianbuiltT-72 tanks and a substantial amount ofammunition and spare parts. The ordinance was ordered by the Kenyan government

Sudan army kills six kidnappers KHARTOUM, Sudan —The Sudanese army said it billed six alleged kidnappers in a high speed chase across the northern Sudanese desert, but the missing Europeans are still being held. desert safari tour of 11 Europeans and eight Egyptians A were kidnapped by gunmen deep in the southern Egyptian deserts on Sept. 22. Sudanese military spokesman, Sawarmy Khaled, said the army came upon a vehicle filledwith eight armed men near the Egyptian borderand gave chase when they refused to stop. ~

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BEIJING —Three Chinese astronauts emerged from their capsule Sunday after a milestone mission to carry out the country's first spacewalk, off China's technological know-how and cementing showing its status as a space power. A senior space official said the mission—China's most ambitious yet—took the country one step closer in its plan to build a space station and then to land a man on the moon. Wang Zhaoyao, deputy director of manned space flight, said the program is looking to launch a new orbiting vehicle and set up a simple space lab by 2011. There are also hopes of sending unmannedand mannedspace vehicles to perform docking activities with the target vehicle. By 2020, China wants to launch a manned mission to experiment with technologies that will enable astronauts to take care of spacecraft for longer periods of time, Wang told reporters at a briefing in Beijing after a parachute brought the astronauts'capsule back to ground.

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GREENSBORO, N.C. Following closely on the heels of the first of three highly anticipated presidential debates, Democratic presidential candidateBarack Obama made his second appearance in North Carolina within a week with running mate Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., Saturday morning. Against the industrial backdrop of the downtown train station, Obama honed in on the floundering economy and the current financial turmoil on Wall Street before an enthused crowd of 18,000, attempting to portray GOP presidential candidate John McCain as out of touch with the struggles ofmiddle-class Americans. “The truth is, through 90 minutes of debating, John McCain had a lot to say about me, but he had nothing to say about you,” said the Illinois senator. “He didn’t even say the words ‘middle class.’ He didn’t say the words ‘working people.’ See, I think Sen. McCain just doesn’t get it.” Channeling populist themes that every American should have the opportunity to get their piece of the pie, Obama andBiden portrayed McCain as a candidate “tethered to George Bush’s failed economic policies” and beholden to corporate interests. “George Bush has dug us into a deep hole. John McCain was carrying the shovel,” Obama said. “I am running for president because we simply cannot afford another four more years of an economic philosophy that worksfor Wall Street instead ofMain Street.” Obama and Biden emphasized the need for oversight and regulation in the market as their fellow lawmakers in Washington were negotiating a $7OO billion bailout for troubled financial institutions. “The era of greed and irresponsibility on

few hours Edens Quadrangle residents were left in the dark for a few hours Sunday, when power went out in some rooms in the IA, IB and 1C buildings at around 4 p.m. The incident appeared to be isolated some rooms had power, some only had outages in particular oudets and others were without power, senior Peter Carlsen, resident assistant for Edens IA, wrote in an e-mail. Just more than three and a half hours later, an electrician cut all power to the buildings in order to assess the situation, and residents were evacuated, Carlsen said, although a mass e-mail was not sent to residents initially. At around 9 p.m., the situation appeared to be resolved, and maintenance staff and Duke University Police Department officers determined that it would be' safe to re-enter the building. If the building’s safety had not been confirmed, students would have been required to move, and Residence Life and Housing Services were preparing accommodations should that have been necessary, according to an e-mail to Edens residents from Residence Coordinator Jon Acton. Although the power was restored, the Edens 1A elevator will require resetting and the air conditioning system was being turned on Sunday evening. “Ifyou notice a smell, that isfrom the heating,” Acton advised residents in his e-mail. —

Barack Obama criticized JohnMcCain Saturday in Greensborofor not understanding middle class concerns. Wall Street and in Washington has led us to a financial crisis as serious as any we have faced since the Great Depression,” Obama said. “They said they wanted to let the market run free, but instead they let it run wild.” Biden attacked McCain by calling him “wrong” more than 15 times in his roughly 15-minute speech on issues like the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and homeland security, providing a dose of foreign policy to. fire up the crowd before Obama’s address. Despite the rain, the crowd arrived hailing Obama’s candidacy with handpainted signs of“NC for Obama” and “Yes We Will.” A contingent of Duke students missed out on Saturday’s football festivities to make the drive to see the man who could be the next president. “It was honestly hard to believe that it was

only an hour from Duke—the first post-debate rally,” said sophomore Anthony Sanderson, a member ofDuke Democrats. He said Obama capitalized on a strong performance in Friday’s debate by criticizing McCain for not discussing the middle class. McCain’s campaign, however, proposed a different one-word litmus to assess the candidates’ performances in the debate. “Barack Obama failed to utter the word ‘victory’ a single time during last night’s debate on foreign policy,” McCain spokesperson Tucker Bounds said in a statement Saturday. “And that’s failing the commander-in-chief test by any standard.” McCain spent his Saturday in Virginia discussing the financial bailout with his Senate colleagues.

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Resident campaigns to elect 11 N.C. women by

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Durham resident Julie Omohundro was planning to get very involved in the 2008 election—that is, until she discovered 11 chances to make history included on the ballot. Omohundro started the Eleven Women First effort, creating a Web site to highlight the number of potential political “firsts” for North Carolina women this Kay Hagan election. When Omohundro volunteered for Sen. Janet Cowell’s campaign for State Treasurer, she learned that Cowell, DN.C., would be the first woman to hold the position. She quickly became interested in the unprecedented number ofother female candidates running in the state, including Democratic Lt. Gov. not

Bev Perdue’s bid to become the first N.C. woman governor and the first two-woman Senate race in state history between Sen. Elizabeth Dole, R-N.C., and Sen. Kay Hagan. Through meetings with other election volunteers, Omohundro compiled a list of 11 women running for public office in North Carolina. She created flyers and the Web site to get the word out about the 11 potential female “firsts.” Eleven Women First is essentially a onewoman effort. Omohundro said she does not have volunteers, and unlike Political Action Committees, she does not fundraise directly for candidates. She added that her goal is two-fold; to educate voters about the historical nature of the election and to get them involved in'volunteering for the candidates they support. “We have this opportunity, so if you like some of these candidates, roll up your sleeves,” Omohundro said; “We have a chance of breaking one more barrier for women in politics.” Omohundro said her effort is focused SEE ELEVEN ON PAGE 6

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Professors Paula McClain, James Hamilton and Evan Charney discuss the first presidential debate Friday in Love Auditorium as part of a five-professor forum. Several panelists said theythought the debateended in a draw.

DEBATE from page 1 The panel consisted of professors Evan Charney, James Hamilton, Joseph Greico, Paula McClain and Galen Irwin. “A lot of this has to do with the visuals of a debate,” Irwin advised audience members before the debate. “WeTe used to a ‘West Wing’ president, but we have two candidates Central Casting would never put into the role—one who is too old for the role and another who is too young and has the wrong skin color.” After the debate, several panelists concluded that because neither candidate made a major mistake, the debate was a draw. “A political scientist once said that we watch debates like we watch the [lndianapolis] 500. The real reason why we watch is to see who’s going to crash and burn,” Irwin said. “We didn’t see any crashes.” But Greico noted that because the candidates performed comparably on the issue of foreign policy—McCain’s strong suit—Obama may have emerged with a slight edge. Though DPSSA defended the bipartisan nature of the event, some students said the political affiliations of the panelists skewed the forum in Obama’s favor. “I think people who came here tonight

did not get a diversity of opinions from the faculty members on the panel,” said Duke College Republicans Chair Vikram Srinivasan, ajunior. “Our faculty members tend to be Very liberal.” But most students in attendance said their vote was decided long before the forum. “I’m supporting Obama mainly because something needs to be changing in this country,” sophomore Amy Zhang said. “This debate won’t be changing my vote.” Other students were just as adamant in their support for McCain. “I see myself supporting McCain mainly on tax issues. I do not see how new taxes or raising taxes will help boost the economy,” sophomore Alexandra Tirado said. “I’m going to stay with McCain.” The forum consisted of 30 minutes of the professors’ remarks on what to expect prior to the debate and 45 minutes of analysis of the candidates’ performances and questions from the audience following the debate. Though the event was held on a Friday night, Parker said he was not worried that other social options available to students put a damper on attendance. “I would hope that the election would be more popular than any fraternity party,” he said.

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The University of Central Florida’s College of Medicine will welcome each student in its first class with $40,000 every year for four years. “We are a brand new school, and we aspire to be among the best in the country, so we want to start offwith the best possible faculty and the best possible students,” said Dr. Deborah German, dean of the UCF College of Medicine and former associate dean of medical education at the Duke School of Medicine. “And by having such a scholarship program, we believe that some students who might not have been willing to try a new medical school, even one that aspires to be among the best, would be more

to take a chance on us.” The first class of 40 students to attend UCF College of Medicine in 2009 will receive $20,000 in tuition scholarships and $20,000 for living expenses each year. German said that when UFC approved the scholarship idea, community businesses helped the College of Medicine raise more than $7 million to establish the new school among the top in the nation. UCF College of Medicine has preliminary accreditation and will not achieve full accreditation until its first class is in its fourth year. But Dan Scheirer, director of Duke’s Office of Health and Professional Advising, said

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Durham to pay more than $1 million in legal fees The city of Durham will incur $1.2 million in legal fees stemming from three lawsuits involving the lacrosse incident in March 2006. The bill comes from the five firms representing Durham, which are said to have billed Durham below-market rates. Steptoe & Johnson, which was hired by the insurance corporation American International Group to lead the defense team, will not collect fees from Durham County. Durham taxpayers will have covered 60 percent of the tab, according to The (Raleigh) News and Observer. According to the N&O, the city is seeking $229,350 in reimbursements, because under an insurance contract with AIG, the parent company for the insurer the city had in 2006, the city would have been responsible for the first $500,000 in fees and the insurer for the next $5 million. Three former Duke lacrosse players —Reade Seligmann, Collin Finnerty and Dave Evans, Trinity ’06—filed against former Durham prosecutor Mike Nifong and the Durham Police Department last October. Three unindicted players filed suit against the city in December, followed by 38 players in February 2008. Area unemployment rate drops slightly The unemployment rate for the Raleigh-Durham and Cary regions for August each dropped to 5.4 percent, according to statistics released by the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina Sept. 19. The Raleigh-Durham and Cary rates are the lowest of the 14 other metropolitan areas across the state, and eight of the 14 metro areas have seen drops in unemployment. Durham was at 5.7 percent unemployment in July, according to WRAL. Gov. Mike Easley told state agencies to prepare for 2 percent budget cuts last week, according to WRAL. Overall, however, North Carolina’s unemployment rate reached 6.9 percent —its highest since 2002. Economists regard full employment as under 4 to 6 percent

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TUITION from page 5 there are few downsides to attending the start-up UCF school, particularly for Florida residents. “If you want to establish a medical school and get some top students, I think that’s a good marketing technique to attract the top students from your state and perhaps even out of state,” he said. “You select a medical school on several different factors, and rank is only one of those factors.... The demand for seats [in medical school] is so great, any increase in seats is going to be filled by the demand.” Tym Blanchard, a pre-med junior, said even the scholarship would not motivate him to apply to the new medical school. “I would be going to a just-established college with hardly any reputation and still have to pay pretty much full tuition,” he said. “That doesn’t make any sense to

me.” But German said she knows from personal experience

that scholarships like UCF’s attract qualified students she graduated from Harvard Medical School but said she would not have been able to attend the noted university without a scholarship. Duke’s School of Medicine enrolls about 100 students every year, and Dr. Edward Buckley, interim vice dean for medical education at the School of Medicine, said 90 percent of students receive an average financial aid package of $48,000 a year. He noted that though Duke may lose some applicants concerned about financing medical school, he does not expect that students interested in Duke’s curriculum will choose UCF instead. “[The amount ofaid we offer is] in the same ballpark as they are,” Buckley said. “[lf a student] really wanted the type of education that we offer, I think the actual financial issue would go by the wayside.” Duke has also begun to offer merit scholarships to 15 percent of incoming classes in addition to financial aid packages, Buckley said. Among top-tier medical schools, he noted that Duke students owe much less. —

ELEVEN from page 4 more on the historic nature of the elections, not on the fact that the candidates are women. “I am not into voting for someone just because she’s a woman,” Omohundro said. “Each of these candidates are in these races for their own merit.” She added that she thought the message would especially resonate with supporters of Sen. Hillary Clinton’s bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. “I call it the Hillary effect,” she said, explaining that Clinton’s campaign could have motivated more women to run for public office and more voters to support female candidates. Democratic women running in the 2008 election have

Tm not into voting for someone just because she’s a woman.... Each of these candidates are in these races for their own merit.” —Julie Omohundro, founder ofEleven Women First attracted support from students on campus, said Duke Democrats President Ben Bergmann, a sophomore. He added that some of the support for these candidates is due to excitement created by the Clinton campaign. Bergmann, however, said being female is not the only thing that attracts supporters to these candidates. “It’s an extra level of excitement to have a candidate that is different,” Bergmann said. “But Sen. Clinton ran, not because she wanted to be the first woman president, because she wanted to be a president who would affect policy in a beneficial way for men and women.” Although Omohundro described herself as a “lifelong unaffiliated voter,” all of the 11 women listed are Democrats. She said she researched candidates from both the Republican and Democratic parties before creating the list. Omohundro saidshe expects to gain greater support by siding with one party over the other, adding that the Democratic party’s influence in Durham swayed her decision. When it comes to politics, partisanship often complicates matters, she explained. The North Carolina Federation of Republican Women also has a committee specifically for electing female candidates, but the organization’s primary focus is supporting Republicans in general, said PresidentValerie White. “Women are out there working just as hard to get Republican men elected,” she said. She added that a major function of the NCFRW is to educate women on “the issues, the processes and how to get involved.”

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Frustrated by Thursday’s goal-less effort against Boston College, the Duke offense was determined to make its mark on N.C. State Sunday at Koskinen Stadium. The No. 10 Blue Devils did just that, with 90 minutes of tenacity that created a bevy ofchances en route to a 3-0 win. “We had a better mentality today, an attacking mentality,” head coach Robbie Church said. Ig-gjl That aggressive mindset was on npi niikF I® display from kickoff, as the Blue Devils (9-1-1, 1-0-1 in the ACC) produced three great scoring opportunities in the first five minutes. But ghosts of the Boston College match haunted the Duke attack, and the first 30 minutes of play yielded no scores. Finally, after over two scoreless hours of ACC competition, Duke struck in the 30th minute. Freshman defender Ashley Rape played a ball to Junior forward Kay Anne Gummersall, who calmly settled the pass and buried the point-blank opportunity. It took only 13 minutes for Church’s squad to double its lead. Sophomore substitute Carey Goodman chased down a lackadaisical Wolfpack defender, stole the ball and slid it past the helpless goalkeeper. Goodman’s goal typified the afternoon, as Duke consistently outworked and outplayed its Triangle-area

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rival, outshooting the Wolfpack {B-3-1, 0-1) 13-4 in the first half. The second 45 minutes looked much like the first. The Blue Devils employed diverse offensive tactics to keep their opponents on their heels. They worked well on the wings, as the Duke midfield beat the Wolfpack to balls at both ends and mercilessly fired crosses that often came close to finding the net. In addition to the more conservative, outside-in passing the Blue Devils like to utilize, they took more chances down the center of the field, exploiting the 5-foot-8 GummersaH’s physical advantage over the smaller State centerbacks. “It was like a center against a point guard,” Church said. Gummersall showed she is more than just a target player in the 76th minute. Spotting a slit in the defense, she delivered a beautiful through ball to freshman Cody Newman, who streaked down the sideline and put it away for her first ACC goal. “It fell really good,” the rookie remarked about her first conference tally. “I was happy to break through, finish it and get the 3-0 lead.” Along with the stellar offensive performance, the Blue Devils defended well, reinforced by senior goalkeeper Cassidy Powers. Her total of three saves belied her complete domination of the penalty area. Only two minutes into the second half, she stopped an N.C. State breakaway and

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squelched its best scoring chance “She probably had more action this afternoon than she’s had,” Church said. “She did her job, and she did it very well.” The side effects of the in-state rivalry reared their ugly head in the form of belligerent attitudes and physical play. After an hour of laissez-faire officiating, the ref-

eree doled out a yellow card to each side midway through the second half. Sunday’s 3-0’ win and the level of play could give Duke a boost for its next match against North Carolina Oct. 2. “It was a tough game to come back after Thursday night,” Church said. “As the game progressed, we got better and better.”

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Despite maintaining possession for much of a lightning-delayed game, Duke failed to bring its own thunder to Koskinen Stadium in a scoreless tie with Clemson Friday night. “We were dangerous for a lot of the game, but didn’t have that final pass or that final shot that was going to score that goal, and that’s kind of disappointing,” head coach John Kerr said. “We created CLEM a lot of Sood offen mpTi riiiifc / nu sive threats, but we WW*im didn’t finish it off and that was our problem tonight.” Duke dominated the attacking end, nearly doubling Clemson’s shots, but many flickered off the post or sailed past the net, and Tiger goalkeeper Joseph Bendik was forced to make seven saves. Instead, Clemson (2-4-2, 1-1-1 in the ACC) played to slow the game down, and the Blue Devils (4-3-1, 1-1-1) neglected to challenge that style. “We didn’t force them to defend as much as we needed to. We didn’t capitalize on the space and the time that we had,” Kerr said. In the 81st minute, senior midfielder Pavclid Castaneda slipped a shot into the right corner, but the goal was disallowed by an offsides call. Kerr was forced to shuffle his lineup to cope with the loss of senior forward Mike Grella, who was suspended because of a red card he received during the team’s tilt

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ONTH "I saw the fattest, softest football team I had ever seen in my life. I did! We had a 30-, 40-minute workout and about a quarter of the way into it, I blew my whistle and stopped it, I was laughing. I said, Tm sorry, guys, I gotta stop this. Y'all are the fattest, softest football team I've ever seen in my life. This is unbelievable.' I hollered to the staff and I said, 'The goose has laid the golden egg at our feet!' We just get in shape and we're gonna win four or five games around here!" —head coach David Cutcliffe

"The streak being over is great. What's even better is a streak has started." lineman Clifford Respress

"You never want to be the team to let a team that had a 25-game losing streak in the ACC —you don't want to be the team to let them win.... They executed well, and they deserved to win the game." —Virginia linebacker Clint Sintim

Senior Jabari Marshall intercepts a Marc Verica pass in the fourth quarter. The cornerback returned thepick 42 yards for a touchdown in Duke's 31-3 win over Virginia.

FOOTBALL from page 1 Vince Oghobaase and Greg Akinbiyi were two of the last players off the field after hobnobbing with the student section, and before they retreated into the tunnel leading to theYoh Football Center, they hugged and chestbumped one last time. Nose guard Clifford Respress, a high school trumpet player, did his best imitation of a maestro in conducting the marching band. The party was, indeed, 25 games in the

making. “The streak being over is great,” Respress said. “What’s even better is the streak starting.” For once, the Duke defense outshined the offense and even lifted its struggling counterpart. Virginia (1-3, 0-1 in the ACC) converted just 5-of-l7 third- or fourthdowns and the swarming Blue Devils (3-1, 1-0) never allowed Cavalier quarterback Marc Verica to find a rhythm. The unit played with a swagger that was more than just confidence, fueled by the knowledge that it had rendered the Virginia offense completely futile. In one 11-play sequence spanning halftime, the Cavaliers did not earn positive yardage on any play. “Once we get into it, we know what we can do,” said linebacker Michael Tauiliili, who paced the unit with 16 tackles, an interception, a forced fumble and a fumbe recovery. “We feel like we can stop anybody.

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linebacker Clint Sintim went down with cramps on the same play after

halftime. By the time the defensive leaders returned, Duke was up 24-3.

We just go out there and do it.” It didn’t matter that quarterback ThaddeusLewis was 9-for-20 in the first half or that his first pass was intercepted for the first time in a nation-high 206 attempts, mosdy because of the defense and partly because he managed to recover after the intermission. And he did so by hooking up with his favorite target—and allowing a star-in-the-making to emerge. Ahead 10-3 in the third quarter, Lewis scrambled to the line of scrimmage and saw an unsettled Virginia defense. Out of the comer of his eye, he noticed senior wide receiver Eron Riley uncovered and hollering for the ball, so Lewis told center Bryan Morgan to “Snap the ball!” and threw a screen to Riley, who was already two yards into the Virginia backfield. Riley streaked 30 yards down the left side of the field barely touched into the end zone for his ACC-leading sixth touchdown of the season, giving Duke a 17-3 lead and firmly cementing the momentum that was already beginning to swing in the home team’s direction. Cutcliffe himself was so pumped that he tried to run down the sideline with Riley, but pulled up after only a few yards because he was lagging. Duke had taken its first lead just minutes earlier, when true freshman tailback Jay Hollingsworth accounted for 42 yards on a 55-yard drive and capped it off in style. He took a swing pass from Lewis and dove into the left pylon for an 11-yard touchdown. The second-half offense didn’tresemble the

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running back Jay Hollingsworth puts together a veteranlike drive, carrying seven times for 35 yards and scoring on a 10-yard swing pass to give Duke its first lead.

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unit from the first half, which gained just 98 SPORTS BLOG yards and suffered two Because of their 3-1 turnovers. For the third start, the Blue Devils time all season, the earned a vote in the Blue Devils had taken Coaches Poll this control of the game week. Who was the after halftime. And not mysterious voter? surprisingly, all three second-halfoutbursts led to convincing wins. “We’re a better second-half team than we are in the first,” Riley said. “We knew coming out, ded up, that we had a good chance.” And one thing good squads, regardless of the half, don’t do is earn “dumb” penalties for flipping into the end zone. Cutcliffe calmly scolded Marshall, the culprit, and benched him for the rest of the game—such behavior couldn’t go unpunished, he said. But it’s hard to fault the senior for his emotional display of acrobatics. He had trudged through 24 straight conference losses and, in a season full of firsts, the Blue Devils had managed to tack two more onto the growing total. First time Duke has started the ACC slate with a win since 1994. First time the Duke defense has not allowed a touchdown to a Division I-A team since 1989. Perhaps those dates sound familiar. Die former is the last time Duke went to a bowl. The latter is the last time Duke won the ACC. Yes, the streak is over. It’s been replaced by a new one. And that’s something worth celebrating—even excessively.

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quicksnaps the ball and throws a screen Michael Tauiliili to a wide-open Eron intercepts a Marc Riley, already two yards into Virginia's Verica pass at the backfield. Riley runs Duke 14-yard line, down the left side preserving the combarely touched for a manding lead and ending the threat, touchdown.

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Virginia's offensive players for a 42yard touchdown return to essentially seal the ACC victory for the Blue Devils.

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2nd-half charge triggers Duke by

Matthew Iles

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After years of frustrating performances,

disappointing winless streaks and a suffocating losing culture, Duke has finally broken free of its past and has established some new trends. The program has been increasingly recognized for its disciplined and well-conditioned players, impressive second-half adjustments and, following Duke’s 31-3 win over Virginia, as a legitimate member of the ACC.

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may seem like a total blowout at first glance, the Blue Devils didn’t take control until late. The Cavaliers silenced Duke’s offense in the first, but the Virginia offense failed to punch in on several chances. After the break, the Blue Devils came out a different team, burying Virginia under a pile of turnovers that led to Duke’s runaway victory and first winning streak since 2003. “The turnovers, good gracious—the game just blew up for us,” Cutcliffe said. But the Blue Devils’ strong second-half effort was even more impressive because of its stark contrast to the sluggish start to the game. Six of Duke’s first seven possessions resulted in either three-and-outs or interceptions, including one by Thaddeus Lewis on the first play of the contest. The Cavaliers moved the ball effectively right out of the gate, reaching the red zone twice on theirfirst three possessions. But linebacker Michael Tauiliili provided a big stop on third-and-2, forcing a field goal. Then on the following drive, he teamed up with defensive tackle Vince Oghobasse to turn back a Virginia dive play on fourth-and-1, giving Duke the ball back over on downs. Tauiliili was the most exemplary component of the defense, having a hand in three turnovers and adding to his ACC-leading 46 tackles this season. “He’s been playing like that, for the most part, all season,” Cutcliffe said Sunday. “He’s about 25 pounds lighter than he was a year ag0.... He’s playing at a much faster pace. He’s a much better tackier. I think he’s grown as much as anybody on our team to this point, since we’ve been here. I think he’s playing like an All-American linebacker, personally.” After a first half in which Duke’s defense managed to give up yards but not scores, the Blue Devils simply smothered the Cavalier offense in the third and fourth quarters. Of the team’s nine possessions after

intermission, Virginia experienced two

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good about getting in the game.” Although the game

and six turnovers, includ-

mg four interceptions by newly promoted quarterback Marc Verica, who suffered

through a brutal second half. Perhaps the most crucial turnover came

"nth the Cavaliers trying to come back from a 17-3 deficit, driving inside the Blue Devils 20-yard line. After moving his team 65 yards on 4-of-7 passing, Verica threw over the middle, where Tauiliili plucked it out °f the air and raced 14 yards the other way before being dragged down. Tauiliili said he read Verica’s eyes, but, m °re than anything, read the route before it developed. The Blue Devils had practiced that exact play in its preparation during the week, and the Duke coaches had asked tauiliili if he could break up the play. His 'nterception served as a resounding yes. hatever momentum Virginia had m aintained up to that point wavered, and

WINSTON-SALEM Riley Skinner's first interception in nine months was quickly followed by another, then another. The miscues didn't stop until Navy was celebrating its first win over a ranked team in 23 years. Skinner was responsible for five of No. 16 Wake Forest's six turnovers, and his fourth-quarter interception ended any comeback hopes in Navy's 24-17 win on Saturday (AP).

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CLEMSON, S.C. —Thoroughly dominated for a half, Maryland needed a special play to steal momentum from No. 20 Clemson. Who else to call on than perhaps the Terps' most special player, Darrius Heyward-Bey? With Maryland down 17-6, the former high school track star took off on a 76-yard reverse that set up the first of two second-half TDs in a 20-17 win Saturday (AP).

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Cameron Sexton threw a 14-yard MIAMI touchdown pass to Brooks Foster with 46 seconds left, Trimane Goddard had two interceptions in the final minutes and North Carolina rallied from an early 14-point deficit to beat Miami 28-24 Saturday (AP).

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RALEIGH South Florida certainly didn't need All-American George Selvie against outmanned North Carolina State. Matt Grothe gave the Bulls' defense plenty of cushion. The 13thranked Bulls had an easy time of it for once, routing N.C. State 41-10 Saturday night behind 259 yards passing, a touchdown and a perfect start from their juniorquarterback (AP).

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The 3-1 Blue Devils celebrate their first ACC win since 2004 with the studentsection after their 31-3 victory. then was eliminated entirely when comerback Jabari Marshall picked off another illadvised Verica pass and returned it 42 yards for a score less than two minutes later. “All of them were just poor decisions and bad throws,” Verica said. “Obviously, I wish I could have some of those them back. We were just down so much, and I was just trying to force something, make something

happen.” And, unlike in past years, the Duke players were the ones there to make something happen. Several of Virginia’s players—including starting linebackers Clint Sintim and Antonio Appleby and cornerback RasI Dowling —suffered cramps in the second half. But the Duke players were fresh, and, conversely, they were more energetic in the second half than they were in the first—yet again. The Blue Devils have outscored their opponents 76-14 in the second half. Last year at this time, they had been outscored

69-18 after halftime and, worse, 48-0 in the fourth quarter. The difference, as it has been all year, was conditioning. “I saw the fattest, softest football team I had ever seen in my life,” Cutcliffe said of the squad he inherited in December. “We had a 30-, 40-minute workout and about a quarter of the way into it, I blew my whisde and stopped it.... I hollered to the staff and I said, The goose has laid the golden egg at our feet! We just get in shape and we’re gonna win four or five games around here!”’ And the distinction between this year’s team and last was more than just evident on the scoreboard. Even the Cavaliers could sense it. “The game kind of got out of hand. It was an unfortunate series of events,” Virginia linebacker Clint Sintim said. “They’re a much improved team, a much improved team from years past. [Cutcliffe’s] turned them into competitors in the ACC.”

Darren Evans scored two LINCOLN, Neb. touchdowns, Dustin Keys kicked four field goals and Virginia Tech held off Nebraska's comeback bid in the second half to win 35-30 Saturday night. The Hokies have won four straight after losing their opener to East Carolina. The Huskers lost a nonconference home game for only the third time since 1991 (AP).

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FOOTBALL

Lewis struggles in Ist*, finds stride after break by

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Quarterback Thaddeus Lewis slogged through his worst game of the season Saturday. Still, he managed to direct the offense

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Quarterback ThaddeusLewis recoved from a shaky first half to lead Duke to two offensive touchdowns.

down the field for three touchdowns—and after a dreadful first half, his final numbers didn’t look too bad. After two quarters, the junior had taken two sacks, thrown two interceptions and amassed only Warn© 73 yards in the air. Thirty minutes later, he ]\otoS had upped his 9-for-20 passing clip to 18-for-32, tossed two touchdowns and guided the Blue Devils to scores when they needed them. “[David Cutcliffe] said, ‘No excuses, it’s your job to get in rhythm,”’ said Lewis, whose nation-best string of 206 attempts without an interception was snapped on the game’s first play from scrimmage. “I refocused myself and just saw what the defense gave us in the second half.” What he found was a lagging Cavalier defense sitting back in a zone, allowing for an array of quick hitters, swings and screens. Lewis’ two touchdown passes —a swing to running back Jay Hollingsworth for an 11yard score and a screen to wide receiver Eron Riley for a 30-yard tally—traveled no more than five forward yards in the air. “That’s what the defense was giving me,” Lewis said. “Sometimes, you gotta take those short throws.” Cutcliffe has been hesitant to make comparisons between Lewis and his two most fa-

mous quarterback proteges, Eli and Peyton Manning. But after Lewis’ recovery in the second half, the Duke head coach made an implicit reference to his star students. “All quarterbacks that I have been around have off days,” he said. “When you win 31-3 with an off day... It wasn’t his best performance. He told me at halftime, ‘Coach, I just feel rushed.’”

Tough call While Lewis blatantly underthrew wide receiver Raphael Chestnut on the quarterback’s first interception, his second was less of an error on his part and more of an egregious mistake by the referee. Lewis threw a long ball into the end zone for freshman wideoutjohnny Williams, who was hounded by cornerback Ras-f Dowling. At the last second, Dowling got away with a bump and picked off the pass, drawing the ire of Duke’s coaching staff. It even solicited boos from the Wallace Wade Stadium crowd, which saw the pass interference on replay. Sideline shooter Abby Waner, a guard on the women’s basketball team, served as ESPNU’s sideline reporter for the game. The senior with broadcasting aspirations informed viewers of some of the storylines for this year’s Blue Devil football and women’s basketball teams, and interviewed teammate Karima Christmas and men’s basketball players Kyle Singler and Gerald Henderson.

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VOLLEYBALL

Duke rebounds from loss with resounding win by

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After a disappointing start to their conference schedule Thursday night, the Blue Devils were determined to make a statement Friday. That’s exactly what they did, crushing Florida State 3-1 in Cameron Indoor Stadium to alleviate some of the pain from the previous night’s loss. “In the ACC, every night out, you’ve got to be ready to play and compete,” fsu head coach Jolene jjSj DUKE Nagel said “We were a step behind reading, servicing and blocking [Thursday]. Miami took advantage of that.” Such was not the case Friday. The Blue Devils (104, 1-1 in the ACC) came out ready to win, smothering Florida State (94, 1-2) in the first set and keeping the Seminoles at a low 1.9 percent on team attack, with freshman Sophia Dunworth and senior Sue Carls leading the Duke attack. The Blue Devils were fierce and determined, evident in theirnumerous dives for digs. The second set saw further domination as junior Rachael Moss and senior Jourdan Norman spearheaded the Blue Devil offense. Each had whopping attack percentages, at 66 and 60, respectively. Momentum, though, has a funny way of

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In the third set, as the Seminoles saw the match slipping from their collective grasps, they began to play with a greater intensity immeasurable by pure statistics but noticeable in their willingness to let even the most impossible saves go without an attempt. One even resulted in a point, as a Florida state player dove for a dig and sent it flying over the net, landing it on the Blue Devils’ back line. “It was one of those freak things,” Norman said of the play. The third set would see the Seminoles rally back in a 25-21 victory, but Florida State’s celebration did not last long. The Blue Devils came out energized and ready to show that Friday’s match not be a repeat of the Miami loss. After the lead alternated multiple times in the fourth set, Duke embarked on multiple scoring runs that clinched the fourth and final game, 25-22. “When I saw our team play with such energy tonight as to not be denied, that’s what I liked,” Nagel said. “We need to have that energy in order to compete on a high level and I think because a few people took it upon their shoulders to elevate a little it helped everybody else, and that’s what we need to do.” “As a team, I think we recognized when we needed to step our game up and we actually did it this game,” Norman said. “That was the difference from last night.”

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FIELD HOCKEY

No. 5 Tar Heels storm back to thwart No. 9 Blue Devils by

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It was a tale of two halves Saturday for No. 9 Duke against reigning national champion No. 6 North Carolina. And, in the end, the climax proved unfortunate for Duke. The Blue Devi,s f - °- 2 in the .2 J ACC) suffered their second in-conference loss Saturday, dropping a 2-1 decision to the Tar Heels (7-3,14)) at Williams Field. The team held its rival scoreless for the entire first half, with Duke’s lone score coming from junior forward Amie Survill^

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in the 14th minute. The Blue Devils went into halftime with an edge that wouldn’t last. Duke allowed two goals in the second half, including one from the ACC’s leading scorer, Danielle Forword. Despite the 2-1 loss, Duke showed the ability to slow down the one of the nation’s top offenses. “We had five freshmen in our lineup, and in every game we play, we are going to get better,” head coach Beth Bozman said. Freshman goalie Ali Comolli anchored the defense that held the Tar Heels, averaging more than five goals per contest, to just two.

“Ali really stepped it up,” junior defender Lauren Miller said. “She made big saves, and we couldn’t have asked much more from her.” “We are really happy with her,” Bozman said of Comolli. “She’s saving the balls that should be saved, and overall, with such a young team to step up against the defending national champions is commendable.” Along with Comolli in goal, the four other freshmen rounding out the staring lineup were midfielders Megan Deakins, Tara Jennings, Rhian Jones and defender Stefanie Fee. The chemistry and cohesion that the team plays with will help it continue to

build to face the difficult competition in the ACC. The loss to North Carolina actually proved to be a promising sign of what is to come for Duke in the rest of the season, Bozman said. “This game was an example that we can play the top teams in the country,” she said.

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combustible loads in the r00m.... Most importantly, the lofts interfere with the proper operation of the sprinkler system—a serious fire code violation.” Moneta said he has seen “great tragedy” in which lofts contributed to combustibility. Bierman said the response was disappointing but “predictable.” “It is certainly frustrating to know that we did everything we could, but still did not come up with the desired outcome,” she wrote in an e-mail. Moneta also used his letter to apologize to Campus Council for the lack of communication between student leaders and RLHS about the decision. “At least the response does acknowledge the lapses in communication about the decision and ‘pledges’ that communications will improve in the future,” Bierman said. For now, Campus Council will focus on providing more options for loft rental, for which Moneta encouraged feedback. University-sponsored lofts can currently be rented for $240 a year, a price Thompson said was too high. The council will also encourage RLHS to provide bedpost extenders in all residence hall rooms, he added.

T-shirts and holding supportive banners. “Last year there was a very small Duke contingent of supporters,” said senior Catrina Wang. “But We consolidated all of the groups like AQUADuke and Duke Allies to make Blue Devils United.” The parade went on smoothly with little protest, though those who did lined the street opposite supporters carrying signs displaying Biblical passages and phrases such as “repent.”

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“There were more protesters last year.... I remember waking up to the sound of an air horn from protesters.” Aliza Lopes-Baker, sophomore “There were more protesters last year,” said sophomore Aliza Lopes-Baker. “I remember waking up to the sound of an air horn from the protesters.” But walkers counteredprotestors in both enthusiasm and number, carrying signs conveying messages such as “Keep Speech Free,” “I am as I am” and “Be Proud.” The parade began on East Campus and encircled Ninth Street in a loop that ended back at the street entrance to East Campus. There, booths sold goods ranging from stained glass and leather purses to airbrush tattoos, sex toys and romantic apparel. Groups from the region’s gay community such as the Triangle Gay Men’s Chorus, Carolina Rollergirls, Entre Amigos and

Colorful decorations graced East CampusSaturday for an annual LGBT parade. The parade, whichstarted and ended on East and followed a loop around Ninth Street, was met by some protestors.

Drag Bingo—offering free HIV and STD testing—set up shop among the tents. In addition, members of Geeks and Gaymers, a gay World ofWarcraft guild, tabled at the event.

The parade gave new entrepreneurs like Joe Sorge, owner of “be proud” greeting cards—based in Charlotte—the opportunity to promote their products to their clientele. “I got sick of walking in Hallmark and having very little options for gay couples,” Sorge said. “For a few anniversaries, we all gave each other the same card.”

Each of the vendors had a similar story for what inspired them to open venues specifically catered for gay consumers. Families and an abundance of canines also came to the parade, with children throwing rugby balls at the dunk tank erected near the arch and eating treats sold by local vendors. Performers and speakers also attracted audiences on the steps of the East Duke Building beneath a giant rainbow arch. Participants in Saturday’s parade incorporated fun and costumes into “keeping speech free.”

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students from the best private high schools of the East Coast or the most prominent neighborhoods ofOrange County. To this day, the SAT is one of the few great equalizers in the college applications process: a test that everyone takes and that can identify a wide range of natural abilities. In this respect, the SAT also makes the picture clearer by adding weight to signals of a kind of ingenuity on the one hand or shallowness on the other. Other commentators at Harvard’s peer institutions have proposed a search for some alternative to the SAT. It would be foolish to dismiss such a search out of hand, but it would be just as wrong to dismiss the SAT in lieu of some undiscovered and probably illusory alternative.

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We were so bad in the last three years that, through four 2008 games, we have already eclipsed our win total from the previous three seasons combined. Now, that’s what I call efficiency. Not only that, but we’ve beaten some pretty quality opponents. Navy just beat a ranked Wake Forest team, Virginia is a traditionally good program, andJMU... well, JMU is just the bee’s knees! The importance of this last win cannot be overstated. The last time we won an ACC game, gas was a shockingly low $2.92 a gallon. Michael Phelps had just won a shockingly low six gold medals at the recent Summer Olympics. The Chairman had just scored a shockingly low 860 on his SAT. Times sure were simpler back then... Back to the present. As some of you may know, Wall Street has been in a freefall lately, leaving many Americans confused and afraid. In this economy, I feel it necessary to adjust Duke’s win totalfor inflation. Taking into account the recent economic downturn, Bernanke’s willingness to cut rates at the Fed, and the dubious quality of Britney Spears’ new single, “Womanizer,” I calculateThat our three wins should be treated like... eight. Yup, eight wins. At least. And if I know my college football, eight wins qualifies Duke Football for a trip to a bowl game! You heard it here first, young’ns. The Devils are poised to take the next step on the college football staircase and venture to a postseason game. Who cares if that game is sponsored by PapaJohns.com? Better ingredients, better bowl game. That’s what I always say. For those of you who dispute my reasoning, let me remind you that it’s airtight. Still don’t believe me? Go take Econ 51, smarty pants. Lori Leachman will cut you down to size. In conclusion, congratulations, Duke Football. You’re an inspiration to all of us here on campus and we will continue to support you throughout your quest for Duke’s first bowl game since 1994. In the name of the coach, the team and the holy

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week, Harvard Dean of Admissions William Fitzsimmons publicly stated his hope that one day Harvard might reduce the SAT to an optional component of its application process. Part of a growing trend at elite private universities, Fitzsimmons’s disavowal of the SAT might sound like good news to those who remember the stress of preparing for that marathon of a standardized test. But it would be unwise for this University’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions to follow suit. In short, the SAT remains an important and helpful element of the admissions process here, and there is no reason why it should not stay that way. Most arguments against

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the end of the world as we know it, Michael Stipe sang back when REM was still good, and I feel fine. I’m sure a lot of Duke students would agree with that first part, at least. The subprime crisis has made investment banks, and the hugh-paying, hi high-prestige COlMiel filllenkamp jobs they offer guest commentary to many Duke seniors, disappear. Some of them, like Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns, won’t ever be coming back. What’s to feel fine about? You’ll feel fine if you understand how the subprime crisis has affected the financial markets, and you have a strategy to get one of the many jobs that are still out there. For example, after the Dot-Bomb crash of 2001, jobs that had anything to do with stocks—equity research, M&A—disappeared. I told my students at the time to memorize a three-word mantra to chant during interviews that would open Wall Street doors like a charm: I like bonds. This time around, it’s not quite as simple as that, because we’re in the midst of a nearmeltdown of just about everything financial—stocks, bonds and even some derivatives. But as long as Congress gets its bailout on, the damage should be limited to the I-banks. Therefore, you need something to help you navigate what I call the post-Ibankalyptic world. The catchphrase to keep in mind is an idea from Robert Merton, a Nobel-winning financial economist: Banking is essential to an economy; banks are not. What this means is that financial services like lending, advising, trading and managing the attendant risks, will always be needed. The firms that provide these services, however, will always be changing. Sometimes the changes in the firms will be sudden and severe, as is the case with the investment banks. But somebody will inevitably step in to provide the services formerly dominated by Wall Street From the looks of it, several types of firms are good candidates to do so: the big, international commercial banks, like Bank of America and Deutsche Bank; private equity firms, like KKR and mid-market or small “boutique” investment banks that were previously only local or regional players. If you still have your heart set on going into investment banking services, these are the firms to seek out. But you don’t have to limit yourjob search to I-bank substitutes, and really you shouldn’t. There has been an explosion of small firms that specialize in particular financial services, such as trading. There are also many niche consulting firms who sell their financial analysis, services and advice to clients. And when the subprime bailout finally takes place, investment companies and hedge funds will be looking for help in valuing distressed mortgage-backed assets that they wish to buy. All of these types of firms, and many more, are coming to Duke to recruit. Their business is still going strong, and many of them see the fall of the I-banks as a great opportunity to hire students who would otherwise pass them by. I know this because I stopped and chatted with many of these firms at the Career Fair. Chances are that you have no idea what these firms really do—so go and find out Attend their info sessions, sign up for their interviews and learn something about what they do. Figure out whether you really like working to create and deliver financial services, or you were just in love with the idea ofworking for an I-bank. To paraphrase Merton, financial service providers are highly employable; I-banker wannabes can try McKinsey instead. :

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was frankly surprised when I a real election, and a referendum can heard of Elad Gross’s concerns—- be placed on its ballot, or the freshexpressed in his Sept. 25 column, man election is not a real election, so “The real referendum,” regarding referendums can be held within 10 the constitutionality of the fall refdays of one. Either way, DSG’s actions erendum. After e-mails, ~ were fully constitutiona phone calls and meetntortunately it ings with members of jOrQ3.ll glOrdcillO seems that columnists Duke Student Govern- guest commentary will take the liberty of ment, I thought he misinterpreting words would have had an acto make articles more curate understanding of the bylaws. interesting rather than reporting on Unfortunately this was not the case. the truth. Gross noted in his column that, “A Gross also raised a concern regardreferendum cannot be held within 10 ing public polling stations. Before days of an election.” Oddly, Gross’s widespread computer clusters on camcolumn doesn’t note that the heading pus, DSG used laptop polling stations above this bylaw reads: “...at a time during elections. Hence DSG created other than on an election ballot, the the bylaw, “public polling stations following procedure must be strictly with laptop computers connected to adhered to.” I will phrase it more clearthe Internet will be located throughly: If DSG places a referendum on an out campus.” As confirmed by former election ballot, this bylaw does not apply. DSG executive vice president Brandon In an attempt to misread the byGoodwin, in both the 2005-2006 acalaws, he claims that the term “elec- demic year and the 2006-2007 academtion” does not refer to a freshman ic year, DSG presidents did not place election because three-fourths of polling stations throughout campus Duke students do not elect their repbecause DSG used integrated software resentatives. In other words, a freshthat allowed students to access the balman election is not a “real” election lot through any computer connected because it only includes only a quarto the Internet. These DSG presidents ter of the student body. But didn’t determined that the existing computGross argue that the referendum was er clusters now fulfilled the bylaw reunconstitutional because it fell within quiring public polling stations. ten days of an “election?” Gross failed Adding DSG-sponsored polling stato see that his argument contradicted tions on campus was something I felt itself—either the freshman election is important when I was executive vice ,

president last year; I reinstated these

stations in the senate election last spring. As my actions show, I do believe that the precedent set by former DSG presidents should be rethought, though it invariably takes some time to reinstate polling stations on campus during elections. I will continue to make DSG-sponsored polling stations more available on campus, but placing these stations around campus is not required by our bylaws, further signifie set by former DSG presidents. I do agree with Gross about one thing—that students should care more about DSG. What we do affects every part of campus life, and I will continue to work with the exec board and the senate to improve student life on campus. Gross makes another important observation in his article: he realizes that DSG needs a better method of communicating with students. Unfortunately, DSG was unable to make students aware that failing to increase the student activities fee would inevitably decrease groups’ budgets or force certain student services to be cut. As evidenced by Gross’s column, one of DSG’s major challenges this year is to give students accurate, unbiased information about DSG policies and how they are likely to affect the student body.

Jordan Giordano, Trinity ’O9, is the of Duke Student Government.

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letterstotheeditor More coverage of Monger necessary conducted over the telephone with the reporter, Grace I was surprised to see no coverage in The Chronicle Schutze, and background material I provided to her beof the Sept. 24 gubernatorial debate between Repubfore the interview. Perhaps due to space limitations, the lican candidate for governor Pat McCrory and Libereffects of the drought on our ground water resources tarian candidate Mike Munger. While difficult editorial were omitted from the article. Although it is safe to say decisions are made every night in the Flowers building, that the drought is over relative to our surface water I had hoped that The Chronicle would inform students resources, the same cannot be said with regard to subabout this historic and democratic event. surface conditions. Water levels in many wells throughFor the first time ever, a third-party N.C. gubernatorial out North Carolina remain well below average. It will candidate was included in a televised debate. Although take sustained above-normal rainfall for at least several we can differ on the merits of voting for a third-party canmonths, to perhaps more than a year, to replenish those didate, Munger is the only one offering several positions resources. that may be surprisingly popular among students. These include criticizing offshore drilling, ending the death penMiguel A. Medina, Jr. alty, fighting for marriage equality and limiting tax incenProfessor, Civil and Environmental Engineering tives to relocating corporations. This race will be one of the closest in the nation this fall; a viable candidate with DSG newsletter proposal is just plain bad DSG in general—and DSG President Jordan Giorengaging positions deserves commentary. This is also a compelling campus story. Our own local boy made good, dano in particular—do not understand how to commuMunger, the chair of the political science department, has nicate. I do not mean communicate effectively. I mean a real chance of impacting this fall’s election. His name is communicate at all. The latest of its poor decisions is included in almost all polls and he has run radio ads. And the biweekly newsletter. In a time of budget crisis, DSG will increase its bills. In a time of controversy, DSG will yet his own campus newspaper won’t cover the most momentous event of his campaign so far. The Chronicle is no produce mom-look-what-we-did bulletins. And, in a time place for puffery, but Munger’s participation in the debate of low-cost, instantaneous global communication, DSG was as newsworthy as other reported accomplishments of will print an ink-and-paper newsletter. Groundbreakthe Duke community. ing—in 1998. DSG, start a blog. If you have one—as I’ve heard—Lastly, if the Readership program is in as much jeopardy as we hear, it is incumbent on The Chronicle to step up and update it. It’s free. It utilizes the medium that students provide local insight to our largely cloistered students. For favor overwhelmingly. It’s free. It can be updated easthose without access to the Herald-Sun or the Durham News & ily and frequently to ensure a constant flow of relevant Observer, our campus newspaper is the only option for being updates. It’s free. It could be a resource hub and direct informed about one of the nation’s closest races. As all news viewers to relevant information; few wander the DSG oudets (including campus newspapers) have to compete for site now. It’s free. Its comments section would encoureyeballs, it will be crucial to get the news we need from the pa- age student feedback (and fact-checking)—impossible to accomplish with plain old paper. Also, it’s free. per we trust Really, DSG, it’s not good to threaten ending subHirsh Sandesara, scriptions to important newspapers one week and to Trinity ’O6, offer “free” updates on your wonderfulness the next. School ofMedicine T That’s worse than bad communication: that’s just bad manners. If you don’t know why, write a letter home and ask. A caveat at the end of the drought An important clarification is appropriate regarding the Sept. 23 article, entitled “Durham drought officialAbby Alger ly over.” The article was based in part on an interview Trinity V

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