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NEW YORK Contrary to the rest of his game that seems ready for the next level—the way he slashes to the basket, his silky smooth demeanor and, of course, his high-flying hops—Gerald Henderson doesn’t prefer shooting on NBA rims. He finds them tighter and less forgiving than college baskets. Henderson’s distaste for professional arenas was apparent in the First halfThursday in Madison. Square Garden, as he finished with no points and looked lost at limes on offense. Maybe it was something about the Garden or perhaps he was particularly driven to reverse Duke’s lackluster play, but in the second half, Henderson picked apart Southern Illinois’ defense as if he was practicing alone and shooting unguarded in Cameron Indoor Stadium. It looked that easy. The junior forward scored all.of his game-high 20 points after intermission as No. 10 Duke (4-0) turned a.sf&-point halflime advantage into an 83-58 rout.over the Salukis (2-1) and advanced to the final of the 2K Sports Classic Friday at 7 p.m. against Michigan, which upset No. 4 UCLA in the other semifinal game. “Players play, regardless of if you’re having a good game or if you’re having a
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After a sleepy and scoreless first half, Gerald Henderson exploded for 20 points following thebreak to help spark a dominating second-half performance as Duke trounced Southern Illinois, 83-58.
Perhaps no donors are as übiquitous on campus recently as Aubrey and Katie McClendon, Trinity ’Bl and ’BO, respectively. Their gifts, totalling $l6 million, have helped to build McClendon Tower and the West Campus Plaza, funded an organ for the Divinity School’s Goodson Chapel and are refurbishing one of the Chapel’s huge organs. Their names also adorn a commons at the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. As major givers, the McClendons represent a trend in giving at Duke; Even as total cash gifts have increased in the last few years, the number of donors has decreased. Downturns represent a special challenge for universities like Duke, as well as other nonprofits—they rely heavily on donors, who are subject to market conditions. McClendon, president and chiefexecutive SEE DONATIONS ON PAGE 6
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Barack Obama's electionhas generated much talkamong employees, like Vernon Dunnegan, and studentsabout the state.of race relations in the U.S.
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Dunnegan took a drag on his cigarette and released words into the cold night air outside Alpine Bagels with puffs of pale grey smoke. “I never thought I’d live to see a black president,” he said. “Never.” “Hope,” a term many currently consider synonymous with “Obama” extends beyond politics as more than a campaign slogan, more than a fleeting feeling for Dunnegan, a black chef at the Great Hall. And he is not alone. Twenty years ago, Dunnegan, a Durham native, graduated from high school and joined the U.S. Army. He said he always had pride in his country, but this past Election Day, he experienced a new kind of pride, with the victory of the nation’s first black president-elect, Barack Obama. Blacks finally have a true voice, he said. “Now black youth see anything is possible,” Dun-
negan added. “The world can be conquered.” Ben Reese, vice president for institutional equity, said he too did not expect a black president during his lifetime. Reese, who has personally struggled with discrimination, said Obama’s election was an important step for all Americans toward a society that judges people based on merit alone. Reese spent election night with both blacks and whites. He described this atmosphere as particularly meaningful, adding that everyone shared the announcement of the president-elect as a “watershed moment.” When Obama’s win was proclaimed, he was moved to the verge of tears, Reese said. “Unlike the sixties, when I was watching significant events for black people with African Americans, this year I was in a room with people from all different backgrounds,” he said. “And we were watching the election as an American event.” SEE OBAMA ON PAGE 8