October 17, 2008

The Chronicle Top N.C. Democrats rally for votes Duke keeps by

Emma Miller

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Prominent Democratic officials urged students Thursday to help turn North Carolina “Duke blue” at an early voting kickoff rally sponsored by the Duke Democrats.

To mark the first day of early voting in North Carolina, state Democrats—including former Gov. Jim Hunt, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. Bev Purdue, and U.S. Senate candidate state Sen. Kay Hagan —led approximately 250 Duke students in a rally at the Bryan Center’s Griffith Theater.

“We got any Democrats in the house?”

Durham Mayor Bill Bell asked the audience to resounding cheers, adding that this Fall’s election will be “the most historic and most important election of our lifetimes.”

After the rally, participants led a march to the on-campus early voting site in the Old Trinity Room of the West Union building.

“We’re going to walk across campus carrying signs following the rally to really Democratic U.S.Senate candidate Kay Hagan speaksThursday in GriffithTheater alongside former GovJim make a statement and attract the attention Hunt and Democratic gubernatorial nominee Bev Perdue.The event was sponsored by theDuke Democrats. ofother Duke voters,” said local Democrat Sandra Bernard, who provided musical voted Democratic in a presidential elec- positivity of the rally as Hagan, who is moentertainment with her two daughters tion was 1976, Rep. David Price, professor ning against Republican incumbent Sen. prior to the arrival of the guest politicians. of political science and public policy stud- Elizabeth Dole, told the crowd that “Eliz“We need to work hard together and make ies, emphasized the importance of the col- abeth Dole and John McCain are out of progress together and love one another.” touch and don’t understand the needs of lege vote in turning North Carolina blue.

Other Democratic officials who spoke “This year, we have the best chance North Carolinians.” at the rally emphasized the potential in decades to lead the way in turning Hagan said Dole, Woman’s College ’5B, for progress offered by the Democratic this country around,” Price said. “Cam- voted in Kansas for 25 years before decidticket and highlighted the importance puses where thousands of people are ing to run for office in North Carolina, ofNorth Carolina as a swing state in the registered and can vote early are abso“Let’s give Liddy Dole a pair of ruby presidential race. lutely key.”

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up quest to grow abroad From Staff Reports THE CHRONICLE

President Richard Brodhead is returning from India today just in lime for Homecoming, while the University has dispatched another official to explore locales abroad.

Provost Peter lange left for China Thursday morning, in part to pinpoint potential satellites for the Cross Continent MBA program at the Fuqua School of Business.

In addition to eslal> lishing campuses in New Delhi and Shanghai, the University is planning part. nerships in St. Petersburg, Dubai and London. Brodhead was in China 15 months ago, and University representatives have also toured potential Fuqua sites.

Lange told The Chronicle in September that planning in China is less advanced than that in India, noting that the China program may be based more significantly in Durham than other sites. The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that officials have proposed that Indian legislators relax rules requiring Indian partnerships, enrollment and tuition standards and other restriction standards.

The Cross Continent program will incorporate the five-site network beginning August 2009, according to Fuqua’s Web site.

Officials tweak PSM remembered 4 years later

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Anniversary of tense event passes with little fanfare by

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More than 300 spots are in Srou P programs—acopen a commodating a greater numher of students compared to the 275 who participated in group projects last summer.

Several students said this year’s list of programs and sites reflects undergraduates’ interests in service, academics

of student support for Barack Obama or John McCain have been a fixture on the West Campus Quadrangle this Fall. But this time last presidential election cycle, a student demonstrating for either candidate would have seemed curiously out of place.

Four years ago, the Palestine Solidarity Movement—a group that calls for an end to U.S. aid to and university divestment from Israel—arrived on campus for its fourth annual conference, sparking a firestorm of controversy and discussion.

Administrators were inundated with letters of protest from across the countiy after the announcement of PSM—a conference many deem pro-terrorist and anti-Semitic.

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With a revised list of offerings, DukeEngage officials are hoping more undergraduates will take heed of their slogan—“ Challenge yourself. Change your world.”

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The quake was felt across the border in Guatemala and as foreign suppliers. far south as El Salvador. Mexican and Guatemalan emergency The Alaska governor told supporters at Elon University officials said there were no immediate reports of injuries or that she and GOP presidential nominee Sen. John McCain will develop new energy sources. damage,although they were still investigating.

Cecilia Monica Hernandez said her house shook in the "God has so richly blessed this land, not just with the oil and Mexican border city of Tapachula, 25 miles (40 kilometers) the gas, but with wind and the hydro, the geothermal and the biomass,"Palin said."We'll tap into those." from the quake's epicenter.

"All of the roof tiles of my house moved and some fell on to the patio," she said."People in the neighborhood ran outside, Parents protest flu-shot policy but we're all fine."

M NEW JERSEY Protesting parents decry New Hernandez immediately called her children's school to Jersey policy of mandatory flu shots for preschoolers. check on her eight-year-old son and 12-year-old daughter.

As flu season approaches, many New Jersey parThe teacher told her the children ran out of the classroom ents are furious over a first-in-the-nation requirement that children screaming, but that no one was injured. get a flu shot in order to attend preschools and day-care centers.

The quake struck at 1:41 p.m. about 13 miles (20 kilomeThe decision should be the parents; not thestate's, they contend. ters) from the city of Suchiate, on the Guatemalan border, acHundreds of parents and other activists rallied outside cording to the U.S. Geological Survey. the New Jersey Statehouse on Thursday, decrying the policy and voicing support for a bill that would allow parents to opt out of mandatory vaccinations for their children. /

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LONDON World stock markets underwent fresh round of bloodletting Thursday, unable to a find relief in a late-session rally on Wall Street.

The trading day began with steep losses in Asia, where Japanese shares shed more than 11 percent in their biggest single-day drop since the 1987 stock market crash. European markets also posted big declines, while Latin American shares gave back more ground, although the selling there was less intense than earlier in the week.

The downturn in world stocks partly reflected carry-over selling from Wednesday's sharp drop on Wall Street and reaction to U.S. data Thursday that further stoked fears the world's largest economy is plunging into a deep and protracted recession.

N. Korea threatens ties with South North Korea threatened ThursSEOUL day to cut all ties with South Korea, saying the new conservative government is a U.S. toady engaged in reckless confrontation with its neighbor.

North Korea has been unhappy with South Korea's new President Lee Myung-bak, who took office in February with a pledge to get tough on the rival state. By contrast, Lee's two liberal predecessors had aggressively sought reconciliation by providing massive aid to the impoverished nation.

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"Joe," whose name is Samuel J. Wurzelbacher, was cited repeatedly in Wednesday night's final presidential debate by McCain for questioning Sen. Barack Obama's tax policy.

Wurzelbacher instantly became a media celebrity,fielding calls during the debate and facing reporters outside his home near Toledo Thursday morning for an impromptu nationally televised news conference.

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we can invest in the long-term needs of the community,” added Doug Stokke, assistant vice president of communications for DUHS. Durham Regional would then be able to undergo muchneeded renovations and update its medical equipment.

County Commissioners Chair Ellen Reckhow said the new contract would help accomplish the county’s goals for Durham Regional by removing obstacles to capital investment, incentivizing the structural updates and revamping support for LCHC and EMS. “We have agreed to reduce the lease payment to the county long-term, recognizing that Duke will have a greater investment in the hospital than the county over time,” Reckhow wrote in an e-mail. “As a result, we are willing to reduce the lease payment to the County to zero beginning in 2032—with the payments for LCHC and EMS continuing.”

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A proposed “evergreen” lease that would extend Duke University Health System’s contract with Durham County’s Durham Regional Hospital could plant the seeds of technological advancement at the community hospital, Duke and county officials said.

Although the exact terms are still being negotiated, the existing 20-year lease, which was set to expire in two years, would be extended for another 40 years under the proposal. The lease, put forth by the county, would renew automatically each year, unless one of the parties wanted to uproot the agreement DUHS would oversee and increase funding to Durham Regional, as well as Lincoln Community Health Center and Durham County Emergency Medical Services—which are dedicated to surgical, primary and emergency care of uninsuredresidents of Durham County.

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The University has received more than 1,000 infringement notices from the Recording Industry Association ofAmerica this year—already a couple hundred more than last year, Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta said.

In addition, the RIAA has sent Duke more than 40 preservation notices, 21 settlement offers and eight subpoenas, Moneta wrote in an e-mail to students Wednesday. Just this semester, three civil lawsuits have been filed against students for copyright infringement.

Moneta said the increase in notices could be attributed to the RIAA focusing more attention on the University, and he suggested students take measures to deflect scrutiny of their Internet use.

“I don’t support copyright theft,” he said. “But the way to protect [yourself] at the very least is if you simply disable public access to your computer, you’re protected.”

Various levels exist for categorizing the severity of illegal file-sharing. Infringement notices simply require students to remove all copyright-infringing material.

Preservation notices, however, request specific students’ information from the University and may lead to early settlements—letters issued by the RIAA that state an amount the association is willing to accept for legal SEE RIAA ON PAGE 8

CORRECTION A list of artists who painted murals in the Duke Coffeehouse in Thursday's recess omitted one artist.The list should also have included freshman Andrea Patino, recess regrets the error.

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Members deliberate on issues regarding campus services, such as loft policies and laundry room improvements, at its weekly meeting Thursday.

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Students may soon see a number of changes to campus amenities, but may have to wait for more substantial changes to the housing model.

Although Campus Council submitted a proposal last month to restructure the housing model to include themed living groups, President Molly Bierman, a senior, said at its general body meeting Thursday that space concerns and reactions from independents may require further evaluation of the TLG model.

“I would be surprised [if it happened] given the constraints,” she said. “People who I have spoken with were excited about it but worried about the impact it would have on

independents.”

The body’s Facilities and Services Committee offered a slew of new proposals on issues such as loft policies and laundry-room facilities designed to impact smaller aspects of residential life.

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The committee addressed issues surrounding unattended, occupied washers and dryers that prevent others from using the machines. To alleviate the problem, Facilities and Services Committee Chair Austin Boehm, a junior and The Chronicle’s editorial page managing editor, suggested adding shelving units to West Campus laundry rooms to store loads.

He added that if successful, there is a possibility that Central and East Campus laundry rooms may also receive the shelving units.

“We hope to increase efficiency and in the long-run develop an online program that e-mails students when their load is finished,” Boehm said, adding that those plans are

preliminary.

Additionally, two loft vendors were suggested as alternatives or replacements for the current ones. The proposed vendors offer lower prices and have safer features, committee members said.

Members called for an expansion of the media room program—an initiative that supplies common rooms with state-ofthe-art technology sponsored by Residence life and Housing Services —to bolster community interaction within dormitories.

Wannamaker Quadrangle, Gilbert-Addoms Residence Hall and Giles Residence Hall are dorms that will potentially receive the entertainmentcenters. The proposals would need approval from RLHS, which funds the Facilities and Services Committee.

Campus Council also put the finishing touches on today’s Homecoming festivities on the Main West Quadrangle and approved funding for Delta Sigma Phi’s Reggae Jam. It also passed a policy to simplify the process for requesting barbecue grills. Instead of the current paper form at the RLHS office, students can register online.

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As they cast their ballots in a new swing state, Durham County citizens will also decide the fate of the preparedfood tax referendum Nov. 4. If passed, the 1 percent tax will primarily fund civic and cultural amenities.

“The tax is minimal in terms of what the rewards would be,” Durham Mayor Bill Bell said. “There’s nothing in this program that at some point in time someone won’t be able to make use 0f.... All of those things are things, in my opinion, that improve the quality of life and are usable by all persons in this community.” The referendum, which must be approved by more than 51 percent of voters to pass, will tax all prepared foods such as restaurant and catered meals.

County Commissioners Chair Ellen Reckhow said the tax would not apply to restaurants on campus that are already exempt from sales tax when students pay with a DukeCard. If a student pays with cash or a debit card, however, the new tax will apply.

None of the students interviewed for this article were aware of the proposed tax, but most opposed the tax, citing the current economic turmoil and the tax’s potential impact on low-income families forced to dine out frequently.

“I think [cultural amenities are important] to fund, but I don’t know if this is the way to do it,” senior Esi Waters said. ‘You’re charging people to pay for something they’re probably not even going to benefit from.”

But freshman Stephen Gettliffe—a Durham native—said he would support the tax, though he was not previously aware of it. He said it would improve Durham’s cultural development and diversify what cultural services the city has to offer.

Local restaurants such as Cinelli’s, Devine’s, The Oyster Bar and Elmo’s Diner, however, do not support the tax. Cammie Brantley, general manager of Elmo’s, said the timing of the tax does not make sense economically.

“It’s just not a good time for this tax. The economy is hurting, especially the restaurant industry,” she said, adding that she might support the tax under different circumstances.

Though Reckhow said the tax might be coming at a bad time, she said the legislation mandated that the tax appear on the Nov. 4 ballot. The county has discussed the tax since Wake County implemented it nearly 15 years ago, but the legislature only approved a referendum last session, Reckhow said.

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As part of the ongoing reaccreditation

process, which takes place every 10 years, members of the Arts and Sciences Council discussed developments on the University’s Quality Enhancement Plan Thursday afternoon.

The QEP is part of the University’s upcoming reaccreditation process by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, which requires a learning institution to perform self-studies about its mission before an external review by SACS. SACS accreditates Duke to confer baccalaureate, masters, doctorate and professional degrees.

The primary goal of this year’s QEP, titled “Enhancing Students’ Capacity for Global Citizenship,” will be to promote “development in students a view of themselves as local, national and world citizens, with a corresponding empathy for people from different backgrounds,” said Mary Boatwright, co-chair of the QEP committee and a professor of classical studies.

The QEP will advocate creating a Global Advising Program that will work closely with the Office of Study Abroad, DukeEngage and the Career Center and oversee two new curricular resources for students: Winter Forum and Global Semester Abroad.

Winter Forum was proposed as a twoand-a-half day symposium right before the start of Spring semester that examines a

particular global issue. Boatwright underscored the importance of maximizing student participation in Winter Forum, saying the short duration of the program would make it easily accessible.

Global Semester Abroad will be a study abroad program in two different countries that examines several global issues, and will be like the international counterpart ofWinter Forum, Boatwright said.

The program would be housed in the Academic Advising center under Dean Michele Rasmussen and have a staff of four to six specialized Global Advisers, Boatwright said. “[The advisers will] work to create connections among students and open students to global curricular and co-curricular opportunities,” she added.

Judith Ruderman, vice provost for academic and administrative services, spoke to the council about the importance of selfassessment, saying it is meant to show that “we’re doing what we said we’re going to do, and to maintain a standard of quality.”

Both Ruderman and Boatwright expressed confidence in Duke’s reaccreditation.

“We all know that Duke is going to be accredited,” Ruderman said.

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PSM from page 1 The University was braced for a large volume of protestors, Vice President for Student Affairs larry Moneta said.

But the conference took place without incident, buffered by a series of discussions hosted by the Freeman Center for Jewish life.

Four years later, the date marking the conference on campus has passed quietly—administrators have no angry letters or e-mails to report. But Dean of Students Sue Wasiolek did not need to be reminded of the anniversary.

“I think about that conference almost once a week. I don’t know why, but I do,” she said. “At the time, it felt like the most controversial and significant event that the University had engaged in in quite some time. I think about it today and I don’t have a good sense as to its lasting impact on our students and on the institution.”

As the child of two Holocaust survivors, Moneta said that at times, he felt uneasy hosting PSM. But he noted that his misgivings were won over by a commitment to intellectual freedom, a conviction that administrators said enabled them to plan the conference even as objections mounted.

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and yon begin to realize what an undertaking it is, you have some thoughts about whether it is the right thing to do,” Wasiolek said. “But frankly, we never wavered.

Duke’s response was, ‘lf we can’t discuss controversial and difficult issues on campus, then when can we have those discussions?’”

Moneta said he was approached by many Jewish students who were hurt by Duke’s decision to host PSM. David Gastwirth, a public policy associate for research, acknowledged that the weeks preceding the conference were a difficult time for many Jews on campus, but he added that the voices of some students who welcomed the opportunity to discuss Israeli-Palestinian relations were muffled by the uproar.

“Jewish students have very diverse opinions about [PSM],” he said. “What made the conference difficult was that it was expected thatall Jewish students would fit a specific mold.”

When Duke’s decision to host PSM was catapulted to the national spotlight, the commentary of bloggers and social ac-

tivists detracted from bonds that were already being forged between Jewish and Muslim students, Gastwirth added.

Many alumni and members of the Jewish community vowed to discondnue their financial support of the University, but the 2004 donadon total was the third-highest in Duke history at the dme. Wasiolek explained that some who initially opposed the University’s decision experienced a change of heart once they understood the rationale.

“People certainly remember [PSM], and there are some individuals who will never change their mind that Duke should not have hosted the conference,” she said. “That being said, there were a great number of what I’ll call ‘converts,’ individuals who attended the conference and acknowledged after it was over that it was the right thing for Duke to do."

Wasiolek said the public outcry enabled Duke to display its commitment to freedom of expression on a national stage.

“I think many of our peers looked at what we were doing as being somewhat courageous,” she said. “I think many of them questioned whether their own institution would have agreed to host the conference.”

Harvard professor J. Lorand Matory, who will join Duke as chair of the African and African American Studies department next Fall, has written opinion pieces in The Harvard Crimson criticizing the institution’s reluctance to acknowledge the Palestinian point of view. Although he was unaware that Duke hosted PSM when he decided to leave Harvard, Matory said Duke’s actions in 2004 confirm his feelings that the University is more open to discussion than its Ivy League peers.

“I’m proud ofDuke for [hosting PSM] he said. “The University has to be a safe place for the discussion of a broad range of ideas.... [Duke is] a big change, but everything that I’ve seen makes it a very inviting change, including the University’s openness to multiple points of view on controversial topics.”

As the controversy surrounding PSM subsided, on-campus support for members ofboth ethnic groups in question has broadened. The Freeman Center now has a full-time rabbi, kosher dining options have been expanded and Abdullah Antepli was hired as Duke’s first full-time Muslim chaplain in June.

Moneta did not attribute the developments to PSM, but he emphasized that administrators leveraged the controversy to shed light on challenges faced by Jewish and Muslim communities on campus. “[PSM] created an urgency for further examining campus life for both Jewish and Muslim students,” he said. “I think that we’ve created very positive progress on both fronts.”

For better or worse, administrators said they were surprised by how quickly Israeli-Palestinian discussions faded after PSM. And this Fall, posters for political campaigns abound—but signs for neither Israel nor Palestine are to be found.

“The reality was that students went back to theirsemesters after [PSM],” Gastwirth said. “Everyone took a deep breath and moved on. We started a new day. It was not something that had long term reverberations.”

FOOD TAX from page 4 state director for economic advocacy group Americans for Prosperity, said the proposal is “a tax on a necessity to fund luxury.” Woodhouse added that the tax is particularly wrong for Durham because the large student and minority populations would disproportionately bear the financial burden.

Yet Reckhow said because dining out is discretionary, those whom the tax might negatively affect could make simple changes in spending to negate its impact According to the Durham County Government Web site, the average household would spend an estimated $2O per year due to the tax.

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A proposal to enact a 1 percent prepared food tax is on the election ballot.

Some have questioned adding a tax during poor economic circumstances.

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day training retreat that will occur May 4-6 right after classes end and will replace the Duke Engage workshops that students attended in past years. The Duke Engage Academy’s objective is to help students better prepare for their upcoming DukeEngage experience.

Mlyn said he hopes to encourage greater student participation in DukeEngage, domestically and abroad. This past summer, 360 students participated in DukeEngage programs, and Mlyn expressed hopes to raise that number to at least 400 by this summer, with the Durham programs hosting the greatest number of participants.

He also emphasized increasing student-athlete and faculty participation in Duke Engage.

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Duke College Republicans Chair Vikram Srinivasan, a junior, issued a statement decrying the rally.

“It is laughable that [state] Sen. Kay Hagan came to Duke to call for change since her entire campaign has been based on negative ads targeting Senator Elizabeth Dole and the ugly political tactics of the past,” he said.

Still, many Duke students who attended the rally were impressed by the energy and optimism of the speakers.

Jideka Nwosu, a sophomore, attended the rally and said she

DUHS from page 3 Duke’s payment to LCHC would increase by $750,000, rising from $2.1 million to $2,850,000 in July 2009, and it would increase each year with the cost of living.

The original 1998 lease was met with skepticism from some community members regarding Duke’s genuine commitment to Durham Regional, said Dr. Victor Dzau, chancellor for health affairs and president and chief executive officer of the Duke University Health System. But the extension would solidify Duke’s mission to eliminate local health disparities. “[Back then] Durham Regional was in financial disaster, and we never recovered the losses,” Dzau added. “We believe it’s important to the county to take care of the

less complicated patients there, otherwise they are competing for the same beds as more complicated patients at DUHS.” Lewis Cheek, the county commissioners’ representative on the Durham Regional Hospital Corporation Board, said a common problem within the health system is that some people try to use emergency care facilities for primary care if they do not have health insurance. To address the problem, Durham Regional should remain a “state of the art” facility to provide primary care and less intensive medical procedures* he said.

As a research-based institution, DUHS can handle more specialized needs.

Cheek also acknowledged that historically there have been tensions between private community physicians and Duke Medicine physicians but that their relationships with each other and the community have

improved in recent years as a result of new partnerships. One of these programs is Project Access—a joint effort involving DUHS, LCHC and community physicians who provide specialty care to uninsured people.

David Smith, Durham resident and president of the “Friends of Durham” community group, said that in 1998, his group researched the lease of Durham Regional to Duke and now he hopes considerations are made about Duke potentially monopolizing Durham’s healthcare.

“There are concerns about Duke because it’s getting to be the only game in town,” Smith said. “But on the other hand, Duke is providing the community with a good service by covering people who aren’t insured. I’m in favor of the county leasing [Durham Regional] as long as they continue to take care of the indigents who aren’t

“It’s easier to vote right here rather than wait until Election Day,” she said, referring to the fact that other polls will be located off campus Nov. 4. “And I think it’s awesome that I finally get to vote in a presidential election.”

Ben Bergmann, a sophomore and president ofDuke Democrats, said the rally was a great success for students and the speakers.

“We believe the event helped raise awareness about early voting among attendees and those just passing by,” Bergmann wrote in an e-mail. “We are on track to have a record turnout at Duke which is key to our efforts to turn North Carolina Duke blue.”

covered by health insurance.”

He added that he knows doctors who have quit working for Duke out of frustration with the system, but Smith himself has gotten treatment at Duke Hospital for thyfoid cancer and has since switched his primary care to DUHS. During the current lease negodations, all pardes involved—Duke, DCHC, LCHC and Durham Regional executives—have been enthusiastic, Cheek said. And the county has scheduled a meeting Nov. 24 that will be open to questions from community members.

Officials from LCHC declined to comment until terms of the lease have been negotiated.

“We are optimistic, given fruitful discussions with Duke that we will be able to reach a good conclusion,” Reckhow added.

“I have not heard any negative comments about the proposed amendment.”

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and even travel “[DukeEngage has] recognized a greater interest in programs in Africa. You can see that they’re trying to cater more to students [through] the places in the world they want to go to and places in the U.S. they want to visit,” sophomore Dana Oppermann said.

She added that the high number of programs focusing on economic development and health show that officials may have taken students’ academic interests more into consideration.

Eric Mlyn, director of Duke Engage and director of the Duke Center for Civic Engagement, said that as a result of the popularity of the Women’s Institute for Secondary Education and Research, Duke Engage has offered another program in Kenya in addition to WISER for students interested in serving that community. DukeEngage planned to offer the WISER program last summer, but it was cancelled during the application process when turmoil broke out in Kenya.

AJthough settlement offers usually range from $3,000 to $5,000 per student, the University is not legally bound to forward these letters to students. Duke is, however, required to pass on information—like IP addresses—requested by court-ordered subpoena within 14 days of uncovering copyright infringement.

Aside from the possibility of legal tribulations, filesharing programs consume large amounts of the University’s bandwidth, slowing the network, Moneta said.

He added that though no plans are in place for an educational campaign about illegal file-sharing, he is open to ideas for such programs.

“It’s not that we haven’t talked about [RIAA litigation] —there have been articles, we discussed it at orientation,” he said. “It’s painful to open up a settlement letter—it’s hard to fight. Duke students are relatively smart—there isn’t anything they don’tknow about [file sharing].”

The landscape of programs also has changed slightly this year as group projects in India, Bangladesh, Uganda and Turkey have been put on hold.

Mlyn said the seven programs that are no longer part of this year’s list were temporarily discontinuedbecause faculty mentors were unable to organize them for this year.

He added that none of those programs are off-limits, and DukeEngage hopes to bring some back in Summer 2010.

Several students said they were surprised that Duke Engage will not continue the twcfgroup programs they previously offered in India, despite the University’s recent efforts to expand graduate programs there. President Richard Brodhead announced last month that the Fuqua School of Business will establish outposts in New Delhi, St. Petersburg, London, Shanghai and Dubai. Mlyn said DukeEngage also plans to offer programs at those five sites in the near future.

He added that Duke Engage officials aim to compensate for a loss of presence in communities where programs are nixed, though sometimes they are unable to do so.

“The short answer is yes, we want to balance geographically, but we’re not always able to achieve that,” Mlyn said.

Calls for new programs were sent to faculty and staff in June and were due mid-September, he said.

Some students said that although the list is quite comprehensive with sites around the world, they would have liked to see a greater number of domestic programs. Five domestic programs were offered among the 26 group projects last summer.

“They should have offered more [domestic projects].

There are only seven domestic programs, and everyone has to apply to at least one of those—it will be extremely competitive,” sophomore Laura Hart said.

Another factor for competitiveness may be the language requirement for some programs—Oppermann said projects that do not require language proficiency may be more selective because many students may not apply to the programs that do have a prerequisite.

But DukeEngage’s Director of Communications Eric Van Danen noted that the Beijing program, which requires knowledge of Mandarin, was one of the programs that drew the highest number of applicants last year.

“We don’t anticipate that language requirements for specific programs will dissuade students from applying to Duke Engage,” he wrote in an e-mail.

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The last time Duke beat Miami, gas cost 68 cents and the United States was less than a month away from electing Jimmy Carter President. The year was 1976, and big hair and Volkswagen Buses were all the rage.

Thirty-two years later, the Blue Devils (3-2, 1-1 in the ACC) look to embrace the current spirit of change and apply it to the football field when they take on the Hurricanes (3-3, 0-2) in Wallace Wade Stadium at 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Miami has won the teams’ last four meetings, and all three since it joined the ACC. Duke enjoyed the benefit of a bye week last weekend, and the players took off Friday, Saturday and Sunday. But while the rest of the campus continued to rest Monday and Tuesday, head coach David Cutcliffe and the rest of his staff put their team through the ringer, topped off by an unusual full-pads practice Tuesday.

In fact, the Blue Devils worked sa hard that some of the players came out looking like they had lined up against an opponent, KEVIN HWANG/CHRONICLE FILE PHOTO

At least unofficially, the Blue Devils tip off their season Saturday at 1 p.m. in Cameron IndoorStadium for their annual Blue-White scrimmage. The team hosts an open practice Friday at 5 p.m. in Cameron.

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“It was a decision we had to make, so hopefully we get better as the week goes and re-

spond.”

Quarterback Thaddeus Lewis, a Miami native who is familiar with several faces on the Hurricanes’ sideline, said he hoped Duke would be able to enter the game as the fresher team. Miami—a squad that has played each of the previous four weekends-will still be formidable even if they do not come in with a full tank of gas.

“Miami,” Lewis said before gathering the rest ofhis thoughts. “They’re a big, fast, athletic football team that’s going to get up in your face and say, ‘Bring your players on.’ Our players are better than your players, and we are going to force you to make plays.”

One group who is going to have to make plays is Duke’s set of running backs. The three-headed corps started off the season strong, averaging 198 yards per game in the first two tilts against James Madison and Northwestern. Over the next three games, though, that average dropped to 66 yards per game and dipped to a season-low SEE FOOTBALL ON PAGE

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This is not how the Blue Devils wanted to enter their matchup against No. 1 Wake Forest.

Duke hoped to get back on track against Florida Atlantic Tuesday afDuke ter falling to North vs.

Carolina last Friday. Instead, the jJJ? Nq Blue Devils were Wake outworked by the Owls en route to SATURDAY, 7 p.m.

Winston-Salem, N.C. a 2-1 loss and now enter their match at Wake Forest Saturday at 7 p.m, still searching for answers.

Duke (6-5-1, 2-2-1 in the ACC) faces a monumental challenge against Wake Forest (13-0, 4-0). The Demon Deacons have held the top spot in the rankings all season long, and they are unbeaten in their last 29 games at home.

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As they hit the final stretch of their regular season slate, the Blue Devils have put to rest many of the struggles that demonized them last year.

Their offense has already scored six more goals than the 2007 team, they have collected two more victories and have matched their ACC No. 8 win total with five conference games still Duke remaining and they have been ranked in vs q the top 15 all year.

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“It’s always a special game when you have two of the teams in the country playing,” head coach Robbie Church said. “The Florida State-Duke rivalry over the last three to four years has been a really good rivalry.”

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The two played to a 1-1 draw last year in what Church called one ofhis team’s finest performances of the season.

The coach attributed the Blue Devils’ strong showings against Florida State to the teams’ similar styles of play.

Neither squad is particularly physical and both are offensive, possession-oriented teams, which opens up the flow of the game, Church said.

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“We have to defend tight and stop their rhythm of play,” Church said. “When they start to connect too many passes together, they get into a good rhythm. We have to not let them find a rhythm of play.”

Earning a victory Sunday could prove crucial in the tight ACC standings, as the two teams jockey for position along with Virginia and Boston College in what Church dubbed the “second tier” of the ACC behind North Carolina.

The win would certainly qualify as the Blue Devils’ biggest of the season, Church said—but knowing the emerging rivalry, it won’t be easy to attain.

“We know we have to play well,” Church said. “If not, they can beat you pretty good.”

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In their last game,theBlue Devils were shut out 27-0 by Georgia Tech, snapping a two-game win streak.

35 yards against GeorgiaTech in Duke’s 270 shutout loss in its last game.

The Hurricanes have the ACC’s secondtoughest run defense, so senior Clifford Harris, sophomore Tony Jackson and freshman Jay Hollingsworth will face an uphill run the second they touch the ball.

In its win over Central Florida last weekend, Miami limited the Knights to just 78 yards of total offense with only four yards on the ground despite 27 attempts. With the exception of the Hurricanes’ loss to Florida State two weeks ago, Cutcliffe called the running totals put up against the Miami defense “anemic” and admitted Duke was in for a physical batde to establish the ground attack.

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“Miami is speed, speed, speed, strength and a tremendous defensive front,” Cutcliffe said. “I cannot recall, I’m sure it’s happened in my career, but I can’t recall getting ready to play a team thatgave up 78 yards of total offense the week before we played them. I watched football on Saturday, but I didn’t get to watch that one. I’m thankful I didn’t see it until Sunday so it didn’truin my Saturday.”

Lewis and Co. want to make sure Cutcliffe’s Saturday is not ruined this week, either.

After all, 1976 was the year “Rocky” was released, too.

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M. SOCCER from page 9 polls, the Blue Devils have treated the nation’s top-ranked team like any other.

“You can’t approach the game very differently, regardless of who you’re playing,” senior Pavelid Castaneda said. “It’s going to be a big-time challenge, but I don’t think we change anything we’ve been doing all season.”

After two straight losses at home in which Duke’s players acknowledged they were “outworked” by the opposing team, they will need to step up the effort against Wake Forest—or it might be a long night.

The Demon Deacons average three and a half goals per game, outscoring their opponents 48-8 this season. A powerful transition game fuels their potent offense —they look forward as soon as they win the ball.

The key to slowing down the Wake Forest offense is getting numbers behind the ball.

“When we lose the ball, we have to prevent them from attacking us right away,” Kerr said. “If we can do that, we can make life more difficult for them.”

Duke’s own transition game will be critical in defending against Wake Forest. The Blue Devils must make the switch from offense to defense quickly to stay with the Demon Deacons, Kerr said.

Down a few players to injuries, Duke has had trouble finding an offensive rhythm in its last three contests. Senior Mike Grella has contributed five of the Blue Devils’ seven goals since their match against Stony Brook Sept. 30.

To lake the strain off of Grella, Duke must get more players active on the attacking end.

“Players need to get open a little bit quicker and earlier, and we’re not doing that right now,” Kerr said. “We win the

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It would be a start The Blue Devils have not played their best soccer in their last few outings. To beat the best, they will need to give a better allaround effort Saturday.

“We’ve been kind of disappointed with... the performances we’ve had the last three games, the soccer we’ve been playing and the type of effort we’ve been giving,” Castaneda said. “We just want to have a good performance, and whether that means winning or losing, we want to go out there, give a maximum effort and try to play a good game of soccer for the full 90 minutes.”

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Coming off Saturday’s 3-1 loss to conference foe Clemson, the Blue Devils travel to Memorial Gymnasium in Charlottesville, Va. Friday at 7 p.m. and to Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Va. Saturday at 6 p.m. to face off against conference opponents Virginia (11-8, 3-4 in the ACC) and Virginia Tech (15-3, 6-1).

The two matches offer Duke (13-6, 4-3) an opportunity to get back on track after Clemson snapped its three-game winning streak. With two wins, the Blue Devils would move into third place in the ACC, only one game behind the conference’s leaders.

Virginia is led by outside hitterLauren Dickenson, who was named last week’s ACC player of the week, after two doubledouble performances against Boston College and Maryland. Dickenson recorded 25 kills and 33 digs over seven sets and currently sits sixth in the league with 3.33 kills per set.

Duke will have to counter Dickenson’s powerful hitting with a strong defensive performance and solid blocking.

“We reviewed a lot from our game last weekend and put in a lot of time working on a few things, defense and blocking in particular,” head coach Jolene Nagel said. “We played so perfect in the first set of the Clemson game. We needed to relax and play as a team to pick up where we left offand win.”

But Virginia won’t look the same as it has in past years. Head coach Lee Maes

took over the top position in the offseason, so the Blue Devils will only have tapes from this season to prepare for the match.

“I think they are going to look a lot different from last year,” Nagel said. “Everything they are doing this year is new for us, and we have to use a completely different game plan from last year.”

Saturday night’s matchup will prove to be an even more challenging contest for the Blue Devils.

Virginia Tech currently leads the ACC and its only conference loss came Oct. 9 against North Carolina. Duke dominated the Tar Heels Oct. 10, winning three of four sets.

In order to win, the Blue Devils will have to stop Felicia Willoughby, last year’s ACC Freshman of the Year. Willoughby led the ACC with 1.51 blocks per game, good for 19th in the nation. Willoughby has been phenomenal offensively around the net this year as well, racking up a gaudy hitting percentage of .430, with 172 kills and only 42 errors.

“We are definitely going to key on Willoughby during the game,” freshman setter Kellie Catanach said. “We need to know where she is on the court and what she is doing at all times during the game.”

“She is a really good player and our team respects her very much,” Nagel said of Willoughby. “She has a lot of other players around her that are doing great too, so we not only need to focus on her, but spread the focus around to the rest of the team, as well.”

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my first column of the semester I wrote that I was bored with this election season. I rescind that statement. I was kind of bored at that point —even with the Sarah Palin pick—but these days the spectacle has become way too entertaining for me to maintain that position.

My favorite recent development is the new focus on the anger and vitriol that has been popping up at Sen. John McCain and ade a. sawyer Gov. Sarah Palin’s rallies. maybe it's me By now I’m sure you’ve heard the accounts or seen the videos of political rallies taking on the tone of lynch mobs, with people yelling all types of hateful and dangerous things—including one instance when someone shouted “Kill Him!” during a Palin stump speech. There was another instance reported in The New York Times of a “racial epithet” directed at a television cameraman, which I think demonstrates the broader state of mind among the people that McCain and Palin have managed to whip into such a frenzy. I have to admit that I’ve found all of this pretty funny—not because McCain’s “go negative” strategy seems to have backfired, but because it indicates to me that the strategy of stoking fear and resentment—which conservatives have used for many years now—may be unraveling. Let me explain.

Georgia congressperson John Lewis recently stated that in going negative as vigorously as it has, the Republican campaign is “playing with fire.” However, a cursory examination of American political history reveals that conservatives have been playing with that fire for many years now; arguably since the 1968 presidential campaign when Nixon won on a platform of “law and order” (as opposed to the social upheavals that were rocking the country at the time).

In the late 19605, after the liberal reforms of the Johnson years (particularly civil rights legislation), the Republican Party took advantage of white Southerners’ resentment through the “Southern Strategy,” which delivered much of the South to the Republican Party, though it had formerly been a Democratic stronghold.

But the ideological shift was bigger than the South. By establishing “Us (“real” [read white, middle class] Americans) vs. Them (Commu-

nists, Blacks, Arabs, Muslims, Terrorists, Immigrants, whatever the flavor of the day was)” and “Good vs. Evil” dichotomies, they masterfully delivered votes time after time. Naturally, they cast themselves as the saviors against “them.” In the process, it seems, the message strengthened radical strains of the conservative base. Ronald Reagan continued to employ the tactic masterfully, and so did both Bushes. However, in 2008, things seem to have changed.

Whereas Reagan, the Bushes and Nixon could stoke fears of “them” and subsequently paint their Democratic opponents as unable to protect Americans from the threat, Sen. Barack Obama introduces a new element into the campaign: his descent. It has been repeated at length that allegations of being a “secret Muslim” or an Arab have been thinly-veiled veneers for anti-black sentiment, but I think that idea misses the point. Whether the fear and hatred relates to his faith or his ethnic makeup, the fact is that while past candidates were thought to be soft on “them,” Obama is the physical embodiment of “them,” and that fact has to change the dynamics of the situation. In that context it makes perfect sense to hate Obama more than any other candidate that has come before him.

Whereas the others couldn’t protect us from the enemy, he is the enemy.

The problem with this line of thinking is that it’s completely ridiculous, and I’m glad to see that most people have not been so deeply susceptible to irrational fear and manipulation. In fact, I think it’s important to mention that I don’t believe that most Republicans or McCain supporters have fallen prey to this type of manipulation, but it is apparent that a small, but substantial and vocal minority has, and I think that’s going to be a problem for Republicans in the long run —no matter who wins the election.

A few days ago, McCain told a crowd at one of his rallies that Obama is “a decent person” and “a family man,” and I believe he was sincere, but the comment was met with boos. The fact is that McCain does not represent that radical wing of his party. Regardless of whom we elect on Nov. 4, on inauguration day there will be a significant portion of the American public that believes it is not being represented in Washington, and it will be interesting to see how they react. But I have a feeling that after stoking the fire for so long, Republicans might need to brace themselves for a burn.

Ade A. Sawyer is a Trinity junior. His column runs every otherFriday.

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love finding reasons to celebrate anything. When anything remotely good happens, I use it as an excuse to celebrate. Back from Fall Break? Time to celebrate. My roommate finally cleans up the sticky orange juice that spilled in front of my fridge? Celebrate with screwdrivers. I didn’t fail my [insert subject] midterm? Time to celebrate, despite the fact I have another midterm tomorrow

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But better than indiwhy so serious? vidual events to celebrate are those annual, monthly or even weekly excuses to party. Trashy Tuesdays, Wet Wednesdays, Thirsty Thursdays: all legitimate excuses to celebrate. No excuses are needed for Friday or Saturday. And I just can’t think of superb alliterations for Sunday or Monday. If you do, I encourage you to write a letter to the editor.

Every year, we celebrate a few arbitrary days. Birthdays are great—the day you were born—definitely a day to

remember (or should I say not remember?). New Year’s Eve is a great celebration of when we choose to change what number year it is. Independence Day is the perfect time for fireworks, unhealthy food and all-day drinking.

And gracias to my amigos south of the border for Cinco de Mayo! And who doesn’t love Halloween with all those ladies’ costumes that cover up only slightly more skin than Miley in Vanity Fair magazine.

But I propose we celebrate more. Choose an arbitrary day of the month. Thank God it’s the first Tuesday of the month. I’m so happy it’s the 28th!

But some other annual holidays can make great holiday celebrations.

For Columbus Day, you can celebrate by discovering a new bar. Arbor Day is best celebrated by drinking from wooden goblets (oh the irony!). Leif Erikson Day (he’s my Norwegian ancestor, had to give him a shout-out) is Oct. 9. I didn’t miss it, drinking aquavit and eating raw fish all while telling the EU to bugger off because I didn’t want to join its ranks. And who doesn’t want to celebrate Law Day May 1 by breaking some sort of law?

For you real adventurers out there, I encourage you to use international holidays. Kiribati Youth Day, Aug.

10, is a great day to celebrate being young and stupid!

March 2, Lavity Stoutt Day, comes directly from the British Virgin Islands, and is a great day to celebrate with Stout. Battle of Boyaca’s Day is Colombia’s Independence Day, so celebrate with Colombia’s largest (legal) export, coffee! Bastille Day could perhaps be my favorite, July 14. Build and destroy your own model prison with nothing in it after you get belligerent on French wine. [lnsert snooty French laugh] What it all boils down to is finding ways to enjoy each and every day. If you want to celebrate something, Google the date, and you’ll be able to find a ridiculous holiday. For example, today is Eggplant Day in France, so celebrate with an eggplant martini (surprisingly they exist). Or for you humanitarians out there, today is the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, so strap on your social entrepreneur boots and get out there with the ONE campaign or something.

It’s fun to love life. So join me every day in celebrating whatever it is you want to celebrate.

Drew Everson is a Trinity sophomore. His column runs every other Friday.

letterstotheeditor Mad as hell, as well Vote for change Today, I voted in what has alI want to thank Tariq Mohideen, with his Oct. 16 column “Mad as hell,” ready become a multi-facetedly hisfor having the incredible courage to toric election. I may be hyperbolizshare an absolutely essential message ing a little bit, but it is historic in with the Duke community; a plea for the respect that we have the very real potential of electing our first greater public tolerance and moderation in Islam. black president. What would be the social, political and cultural ramifiWhen I wrote a Chronicle column, “Where are the moderate Muscations of Sen. Barack Obama’s polims?” expressing a nearly identical tential victory? Despite my cardinal viewpoint on Aug. 30, 2006, I was fear of speculation, and getting my denounced, though not in so many hopes up, I decided to explore this* words, as a racist. The Chronicle’s future. editorial page editor, claiming that I had a daydream, where little world politics was out of scope as a black boys and little black girls will Duke columnist, nearly refused to have a pronounced role model to asprint my column. This person yelled pire to. In that dream, parents can at me over the phone, sent me hostile truly preach the gospel of convice-mails and tagged my article with a tion to the mind’s potential. In that dream, education will be a cornersemi-jingoistic “United We Stand” label I did not approve of. stone of national values. ImpressionProf. Bruce Lawrence, director of able black youths will finally have the Islamic Studies Center, attempted options besides gangs, drugs and to dismiss my position as a “simplistic, self-destruction. The foundation binary worldview.” Prof. Omid Safi, of blacks stereotypes of aggression, an associate professor of Islamic studhopelessness and inferiority will be ies at UNC-Chapel Hill, accused me ended, and foreseeably broken. The of recycling “cliches and myths about past won’t be so relenting, but the the Muslim responses to the atrocifuture will be as malleable as our ties of 9/11.” imaginations. In that dream I can To this day, it appears that cer- tell my kids of the merits of educatain former Duke professors of tion and persistence. I can tell my mine refuse to speak to me or help grandkids about how I helped shape me professionally because of my pohistory when I was a few years belitical beliefs. The fallout has been yond their tender age. The doorway will be officially open for all to have deeply hurtful and personally painful to me. a seat in the executive office. And Those who believe that academic the cornerstones of social revolution freedom is nothing more than a David will be made concrete.

Horowitz sideshow must realize that And then I woke up, right where this is false. At Duke and elsewhere, I was, merely hours after making it is a daily struggle for people with my contribution to the democratic unfashionable political viewpoints to process, and I wondered, what is Obama dreaming of right now? Has express them. he always maintained this vision of Regardless of one’s view on Mohideen’s argument —though I cannot the future? Is that what drove him? see how anyone could disagree with Personally, I really hope sd, but I’m him—l hope that all in the Duke comreally more interested in what we the munity will recognize his courage in people could be thinking about this as well. publishing his views in print.

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Election season 2008 in North Carolina has been marked by a series of unexpected twists and turns.

From the financial meltdown on Wall Street taking center stage on the candidates’ platforms to Republican Sen. John McCain’s surprise pick ofAlaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate, little about this year’s election cycle has been predictable.

But perhaps the biggest surprise for N.C. voters has been how this once solidly red state has transformed into a majorplayer in the presidential contest.

North Carolina helped Sen. Barack Obama to clinch the Democratic nominadon in the May 6 primary, in which he defeated his opponent Sen. Hillary Clinton 56 to 41 percent. In Durham, the victory was even more pronounced, with Obama commanding 74 percent of the vote to Clinton’s 23 percent.

Yet some doubted the state’s ultimate significance on Election Day. “We’re sort of like a team on the bubble to get into the NCAA [Tournament],” Democratic strategist Gary Pearce told The Chronicle in July. “We’re not a first-tier battleground state.”

With three weeks to go until the election, however, pollsters and pundits have pinpointed the state as one of six up for grabs come Nov. 4.

“It’s a must-win for the McCain campaign. Republicans in today’s politics look to the South as an essential base of their national coalition,” Ferrel Guillory, director of the Program on Public Life at the

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill told The Chronicle Aug. 27.

But the latest Public Policy Polling

poll conducted Oct. 11 through Oct. 12 showed Obama with a slight advantage over his opponent 49 percent to 46 percent in North Carolina.

“This is going to be a competitive election cycle. We were under no illusions going into it that it wasn’t,” N.C. GOP spokesperson Brent Woodcox told The Chronicle in late August.

Both candidates are now showering the state with attention, appearing at numerous rallies that attract thousands of enthused supporters. Both have also opened dozens of offices throughout the state, bombarded the airwaves with television advertisements and deployed thousands of volunteers to go doorto-door to relay their candidate’s message.

The result has been an almost electric atmosphere surrounding this year’s contests and a record number of newly registered voters.

“Huge, huge and huger,” Mike Ashe, director of the Durham County Board of Elections, said of the increase in interest.

“We’ve registered thousands and thousands of new voters and we are the busiest we have ever been.”

Many Duke students, most first-time voters, have also decided to get in on the action.

Freshman Arthur Leopold was in Denver, Colorado to watch Barack Obama deliver his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention as a New York delegate and the youngest member of Obama’s finance committee. The following week, junior Chris Bobadilla was on the floor of the Republican

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NorthCarolina has become a swing state as Democratic Presidential CandidateBarack Obama made gains against Republican Presidential Candidate John McCain, polls show.

National Convention in St. Paul, Minn, as part of the delegation from Oregon.

A number of contested races have also heated up local politics in North Carolina.

Libertarian candidate Michael Munger, professor and chair of the political science department, is making a historic thirdparty bid for the governor’s seat against Republican Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory and Democratic Lt. Gov. Bev Perdue, while another professor of political science, David Price, hopes to keep his seat as representative for the 4th District in Congress.

On campus, both Duke Democrats and

College Republicans have madeefforts to raise

political awareness and register new voters.

In addition, for the first time in a presidential election, students will be able to cast their ballots on campus at the early voting site in the Old Trinity Room in the West Union Oct. 16 through Nov. 1.

“Youth votes are huge, not only at Duke, but nationwide,” Gunther Peck, associate professor of history and public policy studies, told the Chronicle Sept. 22. “It could decide the election.”

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of Duke’s Wall Street-bound seniors, the The year’s tumbling economy has led Career Center is offering guidance and to employment mayhem and even greater support for those exploring alternative career paths and fields. uncertainty for many Duke students seekcareers on Wall Street.

Last month, the Duke University Maning Considered the worst financial crisis agement Company revealed a 6.2 percent since the 19305, 2008 has seen it all—- growth in returns for fiscal year 2008—a from Bear Stearns being swallowed by J.P. drastic decline from last year’s 25.6 perMorgan Chase in March to CitiGroup’s cent growth—but higher than the negaacquisition of Wachovia last month—a tive 4.4 percent median growth for Trust decision made just before the U.S. House Universe Comparison Service’s major inof Representatives first rejected the 1700- stitutional investors. billion bank bailout plan.

“We did relatively well last year. We In September, Lehman Brothers filed got 6.2 [percent]. That wasn’t the best in for bankruptcy soon after Merill Lynch the country, but it is among the best,” Exwas sold to Bank of America earlier that month. Two of the country’s largest in“We did relatively well vestment banks —Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs—were reduced to bank last year.... We got 6.2 holding companies just a few days later. [percent]. That wasn’t The stock market roller coaster took another dive this month, with the Dow the best in the country, Jones Industrial Average dropping 733 but it is among the best.” points in a single day—the second-worst one-day loss it has experienced in history.

Tallman Trask, Not only has the slumping economy taken a toll on big-name investment bankexecutive vice president ers and investors, but has also carried over to students who are now scrambling to piece together the shambles of what was once considered their golden route ecutive Vice President Tallman Trask told to success.

The Chronicle this month.

“It’s really unfortunate for [students] Still, being the best of the worst does not put the University in the ideal finanseeking jobs and everyone who’s had offers—they don’t know if those offers still cial position. Trask noted that although stand because many of those firms don’t a weak but stable market will allow Duke exist anymore or exist under different to follow through with certain initiatives names,” senior Matt Miniat, president of in coming years, a long-range view of the Network for Future Executives, told The future still poses questions as to whether Chronicle last month. “It’s just a really return growth numbers similar to previous years is possible. tough, uncertain time.”

The uncertainty on campus also exFor current and potential students, howtends beyond the usual scope, as students ever, the deepening financial crisis does are faced with fewer interview opportuninot translate to lower tuition, as families ties and are beginning to second-guess can expect a moderate, regular increase on their career decisions.

Bursar Bills in coming years, Provost Peter Ib alleviate the slamming impact of a Lange told The Chronicle this week.

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Trustees OK plans amid fiscal, governance changes by

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This year, the Board of Trustees has embraced new members, altered its media and governance policies, and voted to move forward with campus planning amid a national financial crisis.

The crisis hit close to the body, too, as Board of Trustees Chair Robert Steel, who was named president and CEO ofWachovia Corp. in July, attended part of the board’s Oct. 4 meeting while weighing offers from Citigroup, Inc. and Wells Fargo and Co. to acquire the Charlotte-based bank. The Federal Reserve approved Wells Fargo’s $ 11.1billion purchase of Wachovia last week.

At the Trustees meeting, the Trustees heard updates on Duke’s financial situation, considered the University’s outline for New Campus and approved plans to architect the expansion. Financial constraints for the project presented a potential cause for concern in light of the Wall Street crisis, “It would be detrimental to dampen our ambition,” Schoenfeld said. “We will be very prudent and careful, but at the same time Duke must continue with its forward momentum.”

Phase I of New Campus is expected to cost approximately $4OO million. The plan for linking Central and West Campuses could see infrastructure advances

by Summer 2009 and buildings constructed by 2011.

Media were not allowed to attend the Oct. 4 meeting, however, and the customary weekend press conference with Steel and President Richard Brodhead was cancelled indefinitely. The changes stemmed from a year-long internal governancereview.

“When you have an open session, what it means in effect is that the Trustees are no longer engaged in the kind of confidential conversation about open questions of the University,” Brodhead told The Chronicle earlier this month.

The new policy is not a response to a specific incident, but simply a reevaluation ofhow the board can best operate, said Michael Schoenfeld, vice president for public affairs and government relations.

“This new resolution removes the Board from scrutiny of any kind,” said Chronicle Editor Chelsea Allison, a junior. “It creates the impression of secrecy, and that just breeds mistrust.”

Local media outlets also expressed their frustration with the new protocol, “In the long run, [the limited access] makes it harder for [the Trustees] to communicate to the public and raises unnecessary barriers to media trying to get fair information,” Bob Ashley, Trinity ’7O and editor of The (Durham) Herald-Sun, told The Chronicle Oct. 2.

As a private institution, Duke has no legal obligation to keep the meetings open, but Linda Williams, a senior editor at The (Raleigh) News & Observer said she hoped that members of the board would still make themselves available on an individual level.

“It’s always a loss when you’ve been accustomed to having free flow of access to information and then you don’t,” she told The Chronicle Oct. 2.

In addition to the changes, the Trustees also welcomed one new member and two new Young Trustees to its body in July.

Ryan Todd, Trinity ’OB, started his ap-

The first phase of the New Campus will cost approximately $4OO million dollars.The first buildings are expected to be constructed by 2011.

pointment as the undergraduate Young Trustee and Xing Zong, a sixth-year Ph.D. candidate in physics, began his tenure as graduate Young Trustee.

The board also added its first Asian trustee over the summer, Xi-Qing Gao, Law ’B6, who is president and chief investment officer of sovereign wealth fund

China Investment Corporation. Gao’s position involves managing China’s foreign exchange reserves, which include $2OO billion in U.S. investments.

Gao was the first Chinese citizen to pass the New York state bar exam. He worked for a Wall Street law firm and various investment agencies before filling his current post.

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Fuqua seeks to foster ties with outposts abroad by

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President Richard Brodhead returns from India just in time for Homecoming, having spent the past week exploring India for sites for the Fuqua School ofBusiness’ expansion.

Fuqua Dean Blair Sheppard announced Sept. 15 that the school is developing outposts in St. Petersburg, London, Shanghai, Dubai and New Delhi. The sites will eventually house all of Duke’s MBA curricula, but they will initially support the Cross Continent MBA program beginning in August 2009, as The Chronicle revealed this past July. Students enrolled in the two-year will spend one to two weeks at each of the five international sites and conclude their coursework with a four-week stretch in Durham. Tuition for the program will cost $101,900, according to Fuqua’s Web site.

Elizabeth Hogan, Fuqua’s assistant dean for marketing and communications, said the sites have been in the works for about a year, and discussions with partners began several months ago. Fuqua will collaborate with the Graduate School of Management at St. Petersburg State University, and partners for the remaining four sites including for India—will be publicized in the coming months.

“I don’t think anyone would dispute that with India’s size, its economic and political strength and its vast pool of talented students and academics, it is a place from which we can learn a great deal,” Brodhead said in a statement earlier this month. “At the same time, we are building lasting relationships that will help secure a shared future of teaching and learning with India.”

Brodhead’s trip to India was expected to nurture a number of existing ties between Duke and the country, includiqg the University’s service-learning and study abroad programs, the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy’s collaboration with the Indian Administrative Service and a Talent Identification Program conducted last year.

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Kasibhatla, associate dean for international programs at the Nicholas School of the Environment, Sanford Director Bruce Kuniholm and Michael Schoenfeld, vice president for public affairs and government relations.

In particular, Brodhead and Sheppard will receive input on the Cross Continent MBA program site in New Delhi, Schoenfeld said. The president will dine with Malvinder and Shivinder Singh, two prominent Indian businessmen and Fuqua graduates, who will also serve on the New Delhi site’s advisory board, Schoenfeld added.

“University leaders will get very valuable input on the

pfogram, plans for the best way to

position the program and also a number of other initiatives as well,” Schoenfeld told The Chronicle this month, noting the Nicholas School’s research agreement with the Tata Energy and Resources Institute and Duke University Hospital System’s possible biomedical research partnerships. “This is more than just a single-purpose trip.”

To prepare for his visit, Brodhead met before his departure with 10 of the nearly 300 Indian-born graduate and undergraduate students who attend Duke, an on-campus foreign constituency upped only by China.

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Cutcliffe leads Blue Devils to winning record by

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head coach David Cutcliffe’s tenure, the 3-2 Blue Devils need one win to match their victory total from the past four years

combined.

And of all the changes that have prompted the swift revival of a downtrodden program —lofty conditioning goals, a winning attidue and an aggressive marketing campaign to boost attendance—the one that rules them all is the change at the top of the program.

Cutcliffe, the former head coach at Mississippi and long-time offensive coordinator at Tennessee, took over in December after former head coach Ted Roof was fired in the wake of four and a half seasons ofextended futility. Cutcliffe, in turn, brought in an entirely new staff.

Like his predecessor, Cutcliffe preached change. Perhaps unlike his precedessor, people believed him—including his players.

The departure from past ways was most evident in Duke’s season opener against James Madison Aug. 30. For once, the newly formed student section behind the Blue Devil bench was jammed despite a 91-minute lightning delay. Cutcliffe himself trotted onto the field about 30 minutes into the delay, ran across the turf to the student section and pumped his fist three times to fire up the crowd.

He must have done something equally as inspiring in the locker room, as the Blue Devils trounced the No. 1 team in Division I-AA 31-7.

But the public got a better sense of the team’s new attitude the next week after its first loss of the season, a 24-20 defeat to Northwestern in which the Blue Devils thoroughly dominated the box score.

Once again, the motif of change came from Cutcliffe himself. He strutted into his post-game press conference and offered a confident proclomation, a hearty morsel of a sound bite for every reporter in the room.

“It’s not time to hang your head, but

it is time to be frustrated. That was a frustrating loss,” Cutcliffe said. “[Northwestern is] a solid, good football team. I think we are a better football team.

The Blue Devils proved it the next week in Wallace Wade Stadium when the offense shined in a 41-31 win over Navy, a team that went on to beat ACC power Wake Forest.

The dynamic combination of quarterback Thaddeus Lewis and wide receiver Eron Riley emerged as one of the best in the conference against the Midshipmen.

The two combined for three touchdowns and became the most productive scoring duo in Duke history. On the day, Lewis threw for 317 yards and three touchdowns, while Riley hauled in eight catches for 137 yards and the trio of scores.

“I love Eron,” Lewis said after the game. “It definitely makes things a lot easier when you throw a 10-yard dig and he turns it into a 50-yard touchdown. It makes life a lot easier for me.”

And things were just as easy after a bye week. Duke earned its first ACC win since 2004 on Sept. 27 against Virginia by routing the Cavaliers in the second half en route to a 31-3 final. It was the first time Duke started its conference slate with a win since 1994—the last time the Blue Devils went to a bowl—and the first time the defense did not allow a touchdown to a Division I-A opponent since 1989—the last time the Blue Devils won the league.

MAYA ROBINSON/CHRONICLE FILE PHOTO “The streak being over is great,” nose guard Clifford Respress said. “What’s even In his first season as head coach, David Cutcliffe has a chance to guide theBlue Devils to theirfourth win of the better is the streak starting.” season against Miami Saturday at 3:30 p.m., equaling theirtotal amount in the past four seasons combined.

It was snapped the following week in Atlanta when Georgia Tech shut out the suddenly anemic Blue Devil offense in a WISHING FOR A BETTER 27-0 decision.

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