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Members of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority have decided to disband their chapter on campus, said President Celia Glass, a senior. The decision was put to members of the sorority for a vote about two weeks ago, and the chapter will officially close Oct. 31. Although current sisters will be unable to join another sorority in the Panhellenic Association, they were initiated as alumnae members Saturday and will remain active in the Triangle Alumnae Chapter, Glass said. “[Being in AOPi] has been a great experience for me all the way throughout,” Glass said. “We’re looking forward to remaining close friends, lifelong sisters.” AOPi extended nine bids during 2008 formal recruitment, the only chapter that failed to meet the 32-member quota set for all Panhel sororities that year, according to previous reports by The Chronicle. The sorority has fallen far short of the membership target since at least 2005. To account for the loss of AOPi, Panhel may increase the new member quota for 2009 Formal Recruitment by one to two women per chapter, members of Panhel confirmed. Panhel will revisit the possibility of bringing another sorority to campus in the Spring, and AOPi hopes to recolonize within the next few years.

Four Blue Devil defenders converge on a sack in Duke's 10-7 upset win over Vanderbilt Saturday in Nashville.The victory snapped a two-game losing slideand was Duke's first win over an SEC team since 1991. by

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. Earlier this week, linebacker Michael Tauiliili challenged his teammates to put Duke’s 4931 loss to Miami in the past and rally around a senior class going through the final stretch of its last season. And while some of the usual suspects —Thaddeus Lewis, Eron Riley and Vince Oghobaase—responded to Tauiliili, it was two relative unknowns who answered the call and changed Saturday’s

game at Vanderbilt. Sophomore running back Tony Jackson scored Duke’s only touchdown and sophomore cornerback Chris Rwabukamba grabbed an interception in the last minute to close out Duke’s 10-7 win at Vanderbilt Stadium, giving the Blue Devils their first win over an SEC opponent since 1991. The game was ugly, littered with 10 penalties, seven fumbles and multiple SEE FOOTBALL ON PAGE SW 6

Philip Seligmann, father of wrongly indicted lacrosse player Reade Seligmann, released a statement Thursday denouncing Crystal Mangum’s assertion in her memoir that she was assaulted in March 2006. “We are presendy evaluating all available legal options. If Ms. Mangum and those associated with her continue to slander Reade, we will have no choice and will not hesitate to utilize those options,” Seligmann said in the statement, which also reiterated the state’s findings that no crime had occurred. Mangum’s memoir, “The Inst Dance lor Grace,” was released Friday. In the book, she says a sexual assault involving three members of the lacrosse team occurred at a party on 610 N. Buchanan Blvd. in March 2006. She does not name any alleged assailants. “I want to assert, without equivocation, that I was assaulted,” she writes. “Make of that whatyou will. You will decide what that means to you because the state of North Carolina saw fit not to look at all that happened the night I became infamous.” Charges against the three former lacrosse players were dropped in April 2007, when N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper declared them innocent. At the press conference Thursday, Mangum and her co-author and agent Vincent Clark said they stood by Cooper’s decision but wrote the bookfor closure.

Some setbacks follow early voting in swing states by

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Although earlyvoting at Duke has proceeded smoothly, some students at other colleges inbattleground states have faced problems at the polls.

Early voting has been under way for 11 days in North Carolina, but the process has been a source of confusion for some voters in an exceptionally competitive election year. At the one-stop voting site in the Old Trinity Room in the West Union Building, 4,498 citizens have voted. Student participation in the election has been historically high, but some of these voters have found it difficult to make it to the ballot box, said Heather Smith, executive director ofRock the Vote. Some out-of-state college students in battleground states like Virginia and North Carolina said they decided to register to vote in the swing states, where their votes may help tip the scales. A few political observers, however, said they are worried that students are being discouraged to vote in these “purple states.” Some students have been misinformed about their ability to vote at college, Smith said. Many out-of-state students attending schools in Virginia and Pennsylvania have received letters from local Boards of Elections officials saying that they can lose their financial aid ifthey do not vote

in their home states, Smith added. In addition, some out-of-state students have had difficulty providing proof of residence in states in which they do not have a driver’s license or other forms of identification, said Robert Brandon, president of the Fair Elections Legal Network. Without proof of residence, registration forms can be rejected. Students have also been turned away from voting at some sites around the country if their licenses do not match their campus address. At Duke, however, election officials and campaigns have been able to eliminate many potential barriers facing student voters. Voter registration drives in North Carolina have prompted hundreds of thousands to register to vote. But almost 3,000 voter registration cards in Durham have been put on the “reject queue,” including more than 50 Duke students, according to a list provided by Project Vote, a nonpartisan nonprofit. The most common issue was that voters forgot to put down vital information such as their date of birth or did SEE VOTING ON PAGE 2

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tions. But because of North Carolina’s voting procedures, these students have not been disenfranchised. Voters placed on the “reject queue” can still vote, but must show a valid form of identification when going to the polls for early voting. If there is a more serious problem with the registration, like a discrepancy between voter registration cards and government databases, voters can re-register during one-stop voting, which ends Nov. 1. The North Carolina ballot has also been a source of confusion for some voters. Under North Carolina law, the presidential race must be excluded from the “straight part)'” option on the ballot, meaning voters must vote for the president separately, which James Hamilton, associate professor of public policy studies, political science

and economics, decried in a Charlotte Observer op-ed Oct. 25. InO a study Hamilton conducted in 1992, almost 1 percent of the North Carolina electorate did not vote for the president because they thought that it was included in a straight party vote. The ballot says a straight party vote includes all partisan offices, but Hamilton said the exclusion of the presidency might confuse some voters, noting that he has “always viewed the presidency as a partisan office.” Presidential campaigns, however, have been taking measures to clarify voting procedure. Since early voting began, volunteers for Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign have been handing out leaflets entitled the “Obama-Straight-Flip,” instructing voters to first vote for Obama for president, then select the Democrats on the straight party ticket and then vote for the recommended candidates for the nonpartisan races on the back of the ballot.

Incumbent Dole locked in tough race with Hagan by

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When Sen. Elizabeth Dole was named Duke’s “Leader of theYear” by The Chronicle in 1958, the honor left little doubt in many students’ minds that the Woman’s College Student Body President would go far after graduation. By all accounts, Dole, R-N.C., has had a successful career. She has worked in five presidential administrations and served as president of the American Red Cross. She was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2002 as North Carolina’s first female senator. Despite her impressive resume, Dole’s reelection bid

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boro seems uncertain. An Oct. 20 poll by Public Policy Polling reports Hagan leading Dole 49 to 42 percent. “This is a very bad year to be a Republican,” said David Rohde, Ernestine Friedl professor of political science. “[Dole] has been a less visible senator than others, and therefore she is less insulated.” But Dole is determined to fight back. The senator is using her own money to support her campaign, The Associated Press reported Oct. 12. “You get such a lot coming at you and spending a great deal of time raising money. There just comes a point when you feel like you need to put some skin in the game,” Dole told the AP. Rohde said Hagan holds the advantage in terms ofresources, thanks to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the largest organization dedicated to electing Democrats to the Senate. The U.S. Senate hopeful also has been running an aggres-

sive ad campaign in an attempt to undermine the public’s opinion of Dole, but this may be a lesser factor, Rohde added. “This has been much more a race that was against the Republicans first and against Dole second, as opposed to for Hagan,” he said. Colleen Flanagan, communications director for Hagan’s campaign, said voters are responding in favor of the Democratic candidate, adding that Hagan has done a goodjob of presenting her views to voters. “This [success] is a result of the extremely aggressive and grass-roots campaign that Hagan has been running since before the primary,” Flanagan said. According to a PPP poll conducted Oct. 18 to 19, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, holds a 51 to 44 percent lead over Republican Sen. John McCain in the presidential

“This is a very bad year to be a Republican.” David Rohde, professor ofpolitical science race in North Carolina. Though McCain and Dole share party loyalties, Rohde said McCain’s popularity is unlikely to have much of an affect on Dole’s campaign. “I don’t see a close link here in terms of evaluation of the candidates,” Rohde said. But he added that Obama’s campaign to register new voters could send greater numbers of Democrats to the polls, who may also vote for Hagan. Although election day is still more than a week away, poll numbers seem to indicate that Dole will have to increase efforts over the next nine days to protect her seat. “Dole was only in North Carolina for 13 days in 2006 and for 20 days in 2005," Flanagan said. “Quite frankly, there are people who come here for vacation for longer than that.” Dole’s campaign could not be reached for comment.

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In the background, raucous music blares in time with the flashing lights and blinking signs of colorful rides and booths, and a barrage of smells —sweets, cigarettes, barbecue and beer—meld and mix in the frenetic energy of the evening air. For Wheeler, it was the last night he would have to think about Oreos and side-stepping spills. The celebration of down-home Americana and showcase of deep-fried treats and eats closed over the weekend, marking the end of the North Carolina State Fair. It is an event where nostalgia is king, country boys mingle with city girls over piping ears of buttered corn, crowds young and old gather to see the pig races and every food imaginable is fried and served on a stick. “I’m here every year,” Wheeler said with a smile, brandishing a fresh batch of deepfried moon pies. “It’s good fun, the weather’s always nice, and I get to be outside all day. None of that’s anything to complain about.” Every year, the State Fair attracts more than 850,000 people each day during its 11-day run. Founded in 1853 by the State Agricultural Society, the fair is currently operated by the N.C. Department of Agriculture. The State Fair was originally intended to promote agricultural education, according to records from the North Carolina Museum of History. First used as a means of introducing North Carolina’s farmers to new methods within the farming industry, the State Fair has since developed into an expansive and

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Curtis Wheeler knows his way around a kitchen The 34-year-old Raleigh native whistled a tune and quick-stepped around the spilled flour and batter that dots the floor of the bustling booth at the 155th-annual North Carolina State Fair, balancing a stack of Dixie cups in one hand and an envelope of sizzling treats in the other. “Now don’t be giving these all away to the first girl that asks you!” he said. Wheeler’s face is stern but his eyes wink at the young reveler who reaches eagerly for the packet of deep-fried Oreos.

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Police officers found small amounts of marijuana and some smoking pipes in a room in Southgate Dormitory Wednesday night. The students in the room gave them permission to search it after the officers said they had smelled marijuana.

In need of a new lock A student reported theft of a road bike and lock from the bike rack between Bassett and Brown dormitories Wednesday. A really rough blow An unknown individual reportedly broke the plexiglass window of a Duke utility vehicle Thursday morning in the Edens Fire Lane. Time for repainting An employee reported that her car was keyed Thursday afternoon while it was parked in the Bryan Research Build-

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MEN'S SOCCER

Grella’s OT goal lifts Duke to upset victory Senior’s penalty kick ‘saved the season by

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Seven minutes into overtime Saturday night, senior Mike Grella found himself facing Virginia goalkeeper Michael Giallombardo alone on a penalty kick. After giving a head fake that caused Giallombardo to dive to his left, Grella floated an easy shot into the middle of the goal to steal a thrilling 1-0 upset win over the No. 19 Cavaliers in Koskinen Stadium. The Blue Devils’ reaction said it all, as the entire team took off down the field celebrating. After Duke went through a rough sLretch HSFf laf 'IJ miKF Vi1 that included losses against then-No. 16 North Carolina and Florida Atlantic, Grella’s goal gave the Blue Devils the big win they needed at a critical juncture in the season. “It saved the season—it was that important,” defenseman Pavelid Castaneda said. “We’re right on that bubble trying to get into the tournament. UVa was ahead of us in the standings, and we had to win. It’s the most important win we’ve had all year.” Playing in front of an animated crowd, Duke (8-5-2, 3-2-2 in the ACC) looked to ride its momentum from a recent successful road trip that included a win over Elon and a draw with No. 1 Wake Forest into the matchup with Virginia (8-5-1, 4-2). But the Blue Devils came out flat in the first period, unable to create any shot opportunities while conceding seven shots to the Cavaliers. The turning point came in the second half when senior captain Darrins Barnes was ejected. With 34 minutes left in regulation, Barnes was charged with a red card—through the accumulation of two yellows—when the referee took offense to some of the captain’s comments. “Luckily for us, it seemed to inspire us,”

head coach John Kerr said. “We were pretty

good when the chips were down. We raised

our level of work rate and desire, and my hat’s off to them. They really came through in die end.” Although the Blue Devils played a man down for the remainder of the game, they garnered more scoring opportunities after Barnes left the pitch. In the 70th minute, sophomore Nick Sih streaked neck and neck with a defender toward the goal, but the chance was squashed when Giallombardo charged out and smothered the ball. And in the last 20 seconds of regulation, Duke missed a golden opportunity off of a set piece, when Grella’s cross was punched out by the keeper. “Even though [Virginia] had the man advantage, they kept four or five guys back, which allowed us to go forward,” Kerr said. “We said to [the players] at the end of regulation, be aware that if you do win the ball, you’ll have some space to get into. And let’s have a go. Let’s go forward and see what we can do.” Duke carried that mentality into overtime, when it claimed the only two shots of the extra period. With only 10 men, the Blue Devils had to rely on set pieces, or on something special to score, Grella said. His penalty kick qualified as both. Off a Duke throw-in, Grella possessed the ball with his back to the goal and a defender right behind him. He flicked the ball up over his own head and spun around quickly enough to cause the defender to grab at him and bring him down. The resulting penalty kick proved to be the gamewinner for the Blue Devils. It was a fitting end to what Kerr called a “bizarre” game that included seven yellow cards, a torn jersey on forward Trae Harrison, and the fire alarm going off in Skandalaris Fieldhouse adjacent to the pitch. Both Kerr and Grella were quick to

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season. ‘You can see the morale in the team,” Castaneda said, acknowledging the momenturn Duke hopes to gain from the win. “I can’t even tell you how we won this game, We just sat back and took shot after shot after shot, and we just snuck one in. I can’t even tell you how important this win was.”

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Cheek leads projected starters to scrimmage win Claxton and Alex Keller

things to my advantage: shooting, taking people off the dribble, posting up. I just During halftime of the men’s basketball want to get a mixture ofall of those.” With the teams separated by experigame against Virginia Union Saturday, Abby Waner and the rest of the Blue Devils were ence, the Blue squad found itself relying introduced. Waner, the senior captain, guar- on its three freshmen to make plays against anteed a Duke victory in her team’s Blue- its more experienced teammates. Chelsea White game Sunday—and she delivered. Hopkins and Shay Selby both showed their Waner’s White team, consisting ofDuke’s speed and ball-handling abilities, bringing projected starters, won both halves and the the ball up the court, moving around the five-minute overtime 84-54 as the Blue Devis perimeter and driving to the basket despite showcased their 2008-09 squad for the first a tight 3-2 zone defense. Fellow freshman time in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Kathleen Scheer was a consistent inside “I liked [the White team’s] chemistry a presence, grabbing seven boards and lot,” head coach Joanne P. McCallie said. “I sneaking outside for a 3-pointer early in have since the beginning of the year, since the second half. The freshmen’s showing was another I saw what kind of summers everyone had. Everyone did what they needed to do in- sign of the Blue Devils’ increased depth dividually [during the summer], so when this season. those five came back, it was very evident “I think Shay runs the wing and plays that they fit very well together.” with a lot of confidence,” McCallie said. Junior forward Joy Cheek led Duke in “I thought Chelsea played pretty quick scoring with 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting today—she must be sandbagging in pracfrom the field. tice or something. She has that quickness She was followed closely by the Blue to her game. And Scheer did some good team’s Karima Christmas with 17, as well as things, as well. They were solid.” White’s Chante Black and Jasmine ThomDefense was also a key component of as, who added 16 each. play throughout the scrimmage. Hopkins, Waner saw the most time on the floor, Selby and Waner all played high-pressure accumulating 14 points, six assists and five defense on the perimeter. Meanwhile, Black steals in her 35 minutes of play. The game established her territory under the basket amounted to 37 minutes. with four blocks, and Thomas pulled down Cheek can expect to see an expanded seven rebounds from the point guard slot, role in the offense this year, as she showed Duke still has plenty of time to polish its off increased versatility throughout the game for the upcoming season. The Blue Devils have two weeks before starting exhigame. “I think last year helped me out a lot, bition play against Anderson College Nov. because Coach started letting me step out 6. Regular-season play begins a week later some more,” Cheek said. “Today was really with Duke’s home opener against Oklahoputting it all together. I just used all those ma State Nov. 14. by

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In their first exhibitionaction of the season, the Blue Devils cruised past Virginia Union 114-50 Saturday in Cameron Indoor Stadium. And although Duke’s veterans performed impressively throughout, perhaps the biggest bright spot was the play of one of the newcomers. Just two minutes into the game, freshman Miles Plumlee dropped in his second bucket of the contest offof a feed from Gerald Henderson. On the very next possession, the 6-foot-10 power forward hustled down the court, leaped through the air and swatted away a shot. With that, Duke was off and running and never looked back, thanks in large part to Plumlee’s 14 points, three rebounds, three steals and two assists in 20 minutes of play. “That was huge when I went out there,” said Plumlee, who started in his first game. “It felt great. That’s what I’ve been working for in practice, and it was a big deal for me. I definitely had the chills running out there.” Duke’s tremendous size advantage allowed Plumlee to be so dominant. After being one of the smallest teams in the ACC last year, the Blue Devils’ sheer strength and athleticism was too much for the Panthers to handle. Plumlee and 7-foot-l junior Brian Zoubek capitalized by combining for five blocks. Aside from Plumlee, the other Duke players initially had trouble finding their shots, particularly from behind the arc. The Blue Devils failed to connect on their first nine attempts from 3-point range and did not put one in nntiljnniorjon Scheyer sank one 13 minutes into the opening period. Sophomore Kyle Singler, one of the team’s most reliable 3-point shooters from last season, missed his first two attempts before sinking the crucial bucket that would spark the Blue Devils’ streak of three in a row to close the half with a 48-17 advantage. Thefirst halfwas also defined by a constant rotation of players. Head coach Mike Krzyzewski opened the game without sepipr captain

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minutes in. After the game, though, Krzyzewski de-emphasized the importance of being one of the first five players on the floor. “I don’t like to say what a starting lineup is because I want everyone who plays to think of themselves as starters,” Krzyzewski said. “One of the key things I learned in working with the Olympics is for us to speak our own language and not the language of everyone else. So if you want to say who is a starter and who is not, that’s cool for us, but I’d rather have everyone on our team to have the ego of a starter. I’m not dancing around it.... When Greg comes off the bench, he’s good enough to be a starter, because he is.” With Paulus off the court, it was the first time the Blue Devils looked to someone other than sophomore Nolan Smith to take his place. Scheyer, the versatilesixth man who had limited time at point guard last year, found himself holding the reins to die offense. This expanded role, however, was not unexpected and was taken in stride. “It’s fine for me,” Scheyer said. “I always feel my ballhandling has been a strength for me, and at certain times, I will be in that position, and I feel comfortable doing it. I think it can give us some real athletic lineups when Gerald [Henderson] or Elliot [Williams] or Dave [McClure] are all on the wings, and then I match up with the point guard on defense. It works out well sometimes.” With the game well in hand, Krzyzewski was able to empty his bench and give playing time to all the reserves with five minutes to go. Williams, in particular, came alive and displayed his athletic ability at the end of the tilt. He hit two 3-pointers, slammed home a dunk and went 5-for-6 from the charity stripe to send Duke into the locker room with a satisfying start to the preseason. “I am certainly pleased with our effort,” Krzyzewski said. “I thought we played hard defensively the whole game. We obviously are the taller, more talented team and should win, but I thought our guys played every play hard, and that s what we’re looking for”

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Head coach DaNASHVILLE, Tenn. vid Cutcliffe didn’t know where cornerback Chris Rwabukamba ranked on the depth chart before entering the Blue Devils’ game against Vanderbilt Saturday. But after the sophomore picked off Commodore quarterback Mackenzi Adams’ pass at the goal line with less than a

minute remaining to seal Duke’s 10-7 road win, it really didn’t matter where Rwabukamba’s name was on the roster. “He is now first string for this game,” Cutcliffe said. “We were down to two corners, Game and Chris did a tremendous job competing. We Analysis knew he would. He’s a guy that’s continued to and I’m better, really pleased.... I’ve get never seen a group of players happier for a young individual—a young man—than [when] he made that great play.” The defense had reason to be thrilled after nearly ceding the victory despite outplaying Vanderbilt for the majority of the game. The Commodores looked poised to score the game-winning touchdown—or at the very least, knock in the tying field goal—on their final drive, marching 53 yards from their own 8-yard line in just over a minute. But Adams’ pass from the Duke 59-yard line on second-and-10 found the wrong hands in Rwabukamba, who played his first minutes in the fourth quarter. After the defense had allowed only seven points and had given the offense great field position throughout the game, the Blue Devils were forced to call upon the unit once more to decide the outcome on the final drive. And it was fitting that the defense was able to put together one last stand to secure the victory and finish on a day when the offense was incapable of doing so. Senior linebacker Michael Tauiliili noted that the Blue Devils were particularly determined to close out the game after exuding a weak effort down the stretch in last week’s 49-31 loss against Miami. “It was really a thought of redemption,” Tauiliili said. “Like [Cutcliffe] said, he was very upset about how people started getting out of it early. I just kept reminding them we gave up 35 unanswered points and 459 yards last week. So it doesn’t matter what else happens—when the defense is on the field, we know what we need to do. We just had to rise to the occasion.” Tauiliili, as he has all year, led by example. In addition to his seven tackles, he started the game on the right note by intercepting Adams’ first pass to give Duke the ball on Vanderbilt’s 33-yard line.

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ATLANTA—Virginia rallied for the latest win in its comeback of a season, and now the Cavaliers find themselves in a most improbable spot: first place. Cedric Peerman rushed for 118 bruising yards, including the winning touchdown with 3 1/2 minutes left, and Virginia won its fourth straight with a 24-17 upset of No. 18 Georgia Tech Saturday. Bouncing back from an early 14-3 deficit, the Cavaliers took over the top spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference's Coastal Division —a scenario no one could have envisioned during a miserable September. Virginia lost three of its first four games by an average of 36 points (AP).

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Duke's defense yielded justseven points and 81 yards on the ground in its 10-7 win over Vanderbilt Saturday. It was just the beginning of a rough day for the Commodore attack, which had difficulty matching up with the speed of the Blue Devil defensive line. Coming into the game, Vanderbilt had accumuluated more than half of its yardage on the ground, running for 153.3 yards per game. But it was held well below that total Saturday, rushing for 81 yards—only 27 of which came in the second half. The Commodores were equally ineffective in their passing game. Duke forced Vanderbilt’s quarterbacks into completing 14-of-31 passes for 210 yards, a bulk of that production coming on Adams’ 79yard touchdown completion to senior Sean Walker in the fourth quarter. “We had a good matchup up front, and we had some good ways to pressure,” Cutcliffe said. “They’re a good perimeter team, and if you can’t pressure their quarterback,

you’re going to have a difficult time defending them. We didn’t want their skilled players to the get the ball in space. Most of the day they didn’t, so we contained them.” What was particularly impressive was theBlue Devils’ ability to keep their energy high on defense even as they lost more and more bodies to injuries. Following the game, Cutcliffe said his secondary had been depleted to just two cornerbacks and three safeties. Perhaps the most significant loss was that of senior cornerback Leon Wright on the Walker touchdown, when he aggravated a pre-existing hamstring strain. But that injury only served to showcase the depth and resilience of the defense, as younger players ably filled in, including a relatively unknown cornerback who stepped in for Wright and made the biggest play of the game.

Greg Carr had been TALLAHASSEE, Fla. all but forgotten about at Florida State this season —until Saturday. The 6-foot-6 receiver began the year in reach of the Atlantic Coast Conference career record for touchdown passes, but has been largely ignored in Florida State's offensive plans, managing only 16 catches and two touchdowns in the first half of the season. Two fingertip grabs by Carr on long pass plays set up a pair of third quarter Florida State touchdowns as the 25th-ranked Seminoles rallied from an early 10-point deficit to defeat Virginia Tech 30-20 (AP).

UNC4S-BC 24 CHAPEL HILL Hakeem Nicks just knew he was going to have a big game. North Carolina

didn't need much else to become bowl-eligible for the first time in four years. Nicks had three second-quarter touchdown catches and ran for a score in the fourth to help the Tar Heels beat Boston College 45-24 on Saturday, bouncing back from last week's road loss with what coach Butch Davis called "the most complete team game we've probably played" in his two seasons here (AP).

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Robert Marve had a 1-yard touchMIAMI down run to put Miami ahead for good, Matt Bosher kicked three field goals, and the Hurricanes' defense stiffened considerably in the second half on the way to beating Wake Forest 16-10 on Saturday. Marve completed 11-of-20 passes for 153 yards and set up the go-ahead score in the third quarter with a 43-yard rush (AP).

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Price for U.S. House The Chronicle Editorial Board formally endorses David tightest congressional Price for Congressional Representative for North Carolina’s race in more than a decade. 4th District. With infrastructural rehaLawson’s success thus far bilitation, the maintenance in his camof civil liberties is paign and municieditorial not without pal budgedng foundation. A Duke-trained shortfalls issues of ever-increasing concern, the 4th physician and entrepreneur, District’s congressional seat Lawson embraces lofty ideals requires a representative who in both the positive and pejodemonstrates leadership and rative sense. initiative. Lawson’s advocacy on beBoth candidates for this halfof price sensitivity in higher seat have presented a unique education and endorsement of and powerful vision of what localism, coupled with his posithis country should become. tions on the issues of Iraq and After meeting with both gay rights are laudable. Lawson Unfortunately, BJ. Lawson and David Price for a candid discussion of their displays a naivety regarding views, however, it is clear that the machinations of policy Price’s ideas and ideology are creation in Washington and precisely what the 4th District a myopic view of the policy implications of his ideals. needs to move forward.

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ing voice, presenting distinct viewpoints and highlighting key issues that need discussion such as the role oflocalism and the practices of good and efficient government. This role of gadfly is essential to the functioning of a thought-, fill, vigilant democracy. But in the end, Lawson’s short-sighted policy proposals and his ideological peculiarity, which would hinder his ability to turn ideas into legislation, make him an unacceptable candidate. Ultimately, Lawson’s potential to bring thoughtful discussion to the chambers of Congress is overshadowed by Price’s history of bringing progress. With 20 years ofleadership and a history of turning ideology into action, Price is the clear choice to represent the 4th District in these turbulent times.

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rise for theHonorable Chairman. Hey students. And parents. Yeah, I know some of you are still here, reliving your college days do.egstam ing in section and in dancing the Shooters Cage (yes, it’s capitalized; it’s a geographic location). Hats off to you. You chairman ofthe bored came, you monday, monday showed your children how much you love them and reveled in the glory that is Duke’s party scene. Parents’ Weekend: what a great idea. But what about the execution? Yes, this weekend was filled with some fun-filled activities for parents such as Sweeney Todd, a capella and comedy shows and a men’s soccer game. Additionally, the University put together some events with free food to make the parents feel special during their weekend. But how special? I mean, realistically, there wasn’t a whole lot this weekend to separate it from any other. Some ofyou may disagree, but I stand by this broad, sweeping statement For a

direct example of Parents’ Weekend’s ordinariness, let’s compare this past weekend to Homecoming. Two weekends ago, for Homecoming, alumni from all years came back to a lavish ball held by President Richard Brodhead featuring many of Duke’s excellent performance groups. There was free food and booze and even a dinner for alumni to pregame the ball. In addition, there was a bailer tailgate for a hardfought, although losing, effort by thefootball team. You want a prescription for a “mad tight” weekend? That was it. Now let’s look at Parents’ Weekend. Brodhead ball (or equivalent)? Nope Tailgate? Not thisweekend. Football game? Not even a little bit. As a future Duke parent, I already feel cheated. Now, Homecoming and Parents’ Weekend have different goals. One represents an opportunity for old people to come back and relive the experiences they once had at the Gothic Wonderland. The other represents an opportunity for old people to come back and live vicariously (sometimes) through their childrens’ experiences at the Gothic Wonderland. Still, let’s give die parents more stuff for them to do when they’re in town. This weekend, we had an excellent opportunity to

do just that We had a football game that could have been here, but it was away. And we won. Imagine the Parents’ Weekend tailgate combined with a win over a tough SEC opponent in Vanderbilt? Sicknasty. Instead of a free food event in the Bryan Center with a DJ (if you can call him that... his “equipment” was an iMac), we could have easily had a superparty with dancing and such in a less cramped space. Don’t act like you don’t want to see your friends’ parents bustin’ a move... or 12. Throughout his Duke career, the Chairman has spoken to many undergrads whose parents make their own Parents’ Weekends. Why, you ask? Why not? There is simply not enough added incentive for parents to come to town for Parents’ Weekend. There is no irresistible event, or combination of events, to compel parents to take advantage of this key weekend. Now, let me make clear that I love PWeekend (as we call it in the “hood”). Although somewhat arbitrary, it’s a great excuse to have the ‘rents in town and get some good meals that I can’t afford. And there surely are holes in my argument. For instance, there was a basketball game this weekend (my response: the Blue-White scrimmage offered better competition). 1 just think that it mighthe cool to have some, ya know, big time events the parents might enjoy. In addition to a home football game and a big open bar dance party, I think Duke should thinkoutside of the box on this one. How outside of the box? I smell a list... 1) Parent Paintball. Oh yeah. Duke can outfit all the old folks that want it with logo paintball gear and we can use the Gardens as a location. Game on. 2) Continuing Ed. For Parents. Have Duke’s most established professors teach master classes on things they love for parents and students duringPWeekend. I think you and I both know about James Bonk’s notso-secret talent at crocheting. 3) Extend theWeekend. Parents and Family Week, anyone? Naturally, we’d have to cancel classes for the week. Naturally. My friends, these luminous thoughts are just the tip of the iceberg. The more we think about how to make this one weekend a year special, the more we will discover. Then, the more our parents will love us. And don’t try to tell me that Duke doesn’t have the money to put on theseand other events. I just got an e-mail from Brodhead telling me Duke’s financial status is stable... and e-mail never lies. The moral of the story is: Our parents pay a lot of money for us to come here, so let’s make their visit extra special. Or else we’re all grounded Meeting adjourned. THE CHAIRMAN hasn’t seen his parents since he $ that B in high school.

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On the history of the Gardens his Oct. 23 e-mail to the Duke community, President Richard Brodhead reminds us that Duke “was born on the eve of the Great Depression and began its rise in the midst of this country’s deepest economic crisis.” Indeed, it is fairly

common knowledge that Duke’s West Campus was built between 1927 and 1932, straddling the 1929 stock market crash of the meg£Ul neUTClther

GreatDepression. What nineand is often ignored, howthree quarters ever, is that the Sarah P. Duke Gardens—what President Keith Brodie called, “the Chapel’s Proper Compliment”—was born during similar economic misfortunes. What makes the story of the gardens so interesting is that neither James B. Duke (who originally came up with the idea for West Campus) nor William P. Few, (the president of Duke at the time who helped oversee the execution of Duke’s idea) had ever included plans for a garden on campus. In fact, though Duke did have a fondness for gardening, he apparently also had a great liking for large sprays and jets of water. His original idea was to have large fountains and jets of water cascading down terraces into a lake in the middle of the ravine in the area. But, in light of the financial situation at that time, funds were deemed too limited and those plans were scrapped. Yet just a few short years later, amidst the same ecnonomic climate, the gardens were built. It turns out that the gardens were the brainchild of a neurosurgeon at Duke’s Medical Center, Frederick M. Hanes. Hanes loved irises and wanted the University to plant a large iris garden in the ravine, which at the time was unsightly and filled with debris. With the support of Hugo Blomquist, Duke’s first botanist, discussions for a formal garden—not an iris garden, as that was deemed too monotonous —began, allowing Hanes to move forward and hire a landscape architect. The economy, however, was still deemed to be too poor for such a large endeavor. But Hanes persisted, and persuaded Sarah P. Duke to donate $20,000 in her name for a “flower garden.” Though

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as the widow of Ben Duke, Sarah had enough clout to persuade the Board ofTrustees to support the endeavor, and in 1934, the Sarah P. Duke Gardens were born. This original garden was located on what is now the south lawn of the gardens, near Flowers Dr., and consisted solely of flower beds. However, due to its location and heavy rain, it soon flooded, ripping up the beds and covering the flowers with sand. Hanes saw his dream of a garden slipping by the wayside. The economy was still weak, and he knew that he had to get another large private donation for the garden to be rebuilt properly. Sarah P. Duke had already passed away by 1936. Armed with plans drawn up by the prominent female landscape architect Ellen Shipman, Hanes sought out her daughter, Mary Duke Biddle, and convinced her to fund the project in her mother’s honor. Under construction in 1937, this garden featured the circular Rose Garden and Azalea Walk on the way in, the pergola and the Terrace Gardens the University has come to be known for. The Gardens opened formally two years later, in 1939, and were a big hit. From then on, the Gardens have grown immensely. The Blomquist Garden of Native Plants was opened in 1968, and the Culberson Asiatic Arboretum was added slightly later, in the early 80s. The dam and ponds on the north side of the Gardens were added around the same time the Asiatic Arboretum was, as away to solve the issue of flooding on the Terraces and south lawn. Today, the Gardens are well-endowed, has its own staff and is often referred to as one of the finest public gardens in the United States. The Gardens—which would have been seen as something extra were built when funds were tight, perhaps demonstrating that private donations and clout go a long way. Hanes certainly knew what he was doing when he got the Dukes involved. But I think this story also lends us some comfort—for even in the worst of economic times, life can still thrive, and beauty can still be celebrated. Note: All information in the above article was obtained from the Duke University Archives, and specifically, much was found in Robert F. Durden’s book, Duke Gardens Through the Ages. —

Megan Neureither is a Trinity senior. Her column runs every other Monday.

A misplaced sense ofentitlement I have read various reports in The Chronicle that Duke students still wish to attend Chapel Hill’s Halloween celebration this year in spite of the fact that Chapel Hill has decided to downsize the celebration to be a more local event The latest report is that Duke’s student government may even hire buses to transport celebrants to Chapel Hill. I am curious whether the student body has considered taking responsibility for their holiday festivities by organizing a Halloween celebration on the Duke campus or somewhere in Durham. It seems a more reasonable solution than crashing someone else’s party and forcing another community to pick up a large tab for insuring the security ofoutsiders. What is the problem with having your own festivity? Lethargy? Laziness? Poverty of invention? Entitlements seem to be much in the air these days. But I do not believe that outsiders are entided to attend local celebrations in other communities unless they underwrite a fair share of the expense of providing thosecelebrations. How about a $25 to $5O per head cover charge? What would that do for your enthusiasm? Graydm Ekdahl Chapel HiR, NC Understand prescription drug abuse dangers After reading your article tided “Prescriptions no check on drugs for some” in the Oct. 23 issue, I wanted to make sure people understand just how deadly the misuse and abuse of prescription drugs can be. In Florida, the medical examiner’s office reports that three times more Floridians die annually from prescription drugabuse than from all illicit drugs combined. The use of a prescription drug that has not been prescribed is dangerous. When combined with alcohol, it can even be more dangerous. The flippant attitude of the people quoted in the story is frightening—they would probably never think of using heroin or cocaine, butfor some reason think prescription drugs are safe. When used as directed, they are safe and effective, but not when abused or misused. I often talk with parents who have lost children to a prescription drug overdose, and would hate to talk to the parent of a Duke student who just wanted to stay up later orparty more. It’s not worth it

Tiffani Sherman MvJiijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force, Training Program Trinity ’95

The psychology of engagement

we celebrate DukeEngage week, the idea of civic engagement is the source of anxiety for many DukeEngagers; not every participant understands the purpose of civic engagement, and obviously not every undergraduate cherishes DukeEngage’s motto “Challenge yourself. Change the world.” In my two years of involvement with DukeEngage’s interHlbave lo national programs, I have uest Commentary learned that there are Buest8 three types of DukeEngagers: those who join the program as part of their innocent pursuit of a meaningful college experience; those who embrace the program due to a sincere belief m DukeEngage’s mission of addressing “societal issues within the U.S. or abroad;” and those who come to the program in order to serve their personal or professional needs. Although DukeEngage’s director, Eric Mlyn, has noted that “all participants in the program regardless of their motives will gain from it,” I have found working with the first two groups to be inspiring, while working with the third group has caused me to reflect u pon the real purpose of engagement. My DukeEngage experience has been a fairly critical approach toward the orthodoxy of civic engagem ent: Are these students familiar with the morals of engagement? Are they adequately prepared to engage the world” outside of the patronizing perspective of a tourist? Or to put it a different way, are they grounded m the psychology of engagement? By engagement, I do not mean the academic definition of engagement as reated to matters of identifying, addressing and participating in public issues. Rather, I mean engagement as a social experience, a humanistic quest to connect with

know-how, but civic engagement taps specifically into others in away that makes mutual understanding plausible and misunderstanding a diminished possibility. what post-modernists call “human capacities”—the The essence of my response to these questions has “unbounded divinity of man.” Herein exists the third always been negative. The current academic convensphere of this conceptualization of culture. tion of engagement, with which most DukeEngagers One’s ability to engage ‘ordinary’ people in farare familiar, has been dominated by the remnants of away places well beyond the personal and like-minded the Renaissance’s conception of man as selfish, reckless spheres is directly correlated to one’s ability to connect to the symbols, ethics, norms and skills of the inhabitand infinitely dangerous. This approach to the meaning of engagement has produced the greatest examples ants of those spheres. By connecting, I mean to comof man’s inhumanity to man: slavery, colonialism, two municate with, to have compassion for, to understand world wars, one Cold War and now a perceived clash of and be comfortable with the issues and challenges that civilizations. construct the discourse of those spheres. Lacking in This is why I call for DukeEngagers to ground themthese skills will subsequently create the tendency to disselves in a new approach to civic engagement—a psyengage. It is in this way that disengaging is a form of chology of engagement. It is a belief that human bereverting to one’s comfort-zone. For engagement to be effective, one side has to initiings, whether in India, Kenya, Ireland, Brazil, Peru or New Orleans, are good, decent and infinitely worthy. ate it, harbor the willingness to understand the other, The challenge then becomes how to materialize this beacquire the skills to be at ease outside their comfortlief in a world contaminated by prejudice against other zone, and most importantly, be passionate about the cultural heritages: against Americans for their ‘arropurpose of engagement. Classroom theories can help gance’, against Europeans for their colonial legacy, with the former, but certainly not the latter. To be a against the Global South for its “naivete,” and against true DukeEngager implies one’s acceptance to chalthe rest of the non-Western world for its “Otherness.” lenge oneself to navigate through unfamiliar lands and This is a world of constructed realities, but DukeEngagcultures not as a passing tourist, but as a concerned citers cannot and should not ignore it. izen of the world. If a DukeEngager comes back from But let us conceptualize the dimensions of culture Cairo without experiencing the Egyptian bureaucracy and how they can be approached through engagement. or the sweltering mid-day sun of Cairo, or if a DukeEnThere are three spheres to one’s personal culture: the gager returns from Peru or South Africa without expepersonal sphere that is specific to each one of us, the riencing what ‘ordinary’ Peruvians and South Africans face in their daily lives, then I believe there has been communally shared sphere that brings together likeminded individuals and an open-ended sphere that something missing in that Journey of engagement. could bring us to other fellow-beings. These spheres, while important, are not naturally navigable. DifferMbaye Lois a Duke Islamic Studies CenterFaculty Member ent spheres require different sociocultural skills and and a Lecturer of Arabic, Asian & Middle Eastern Studies.

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