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Christmas hasn’t been canceled, but the recent economic downturn will ensure that the typically festive faculty holiday bash is comparatively ho-hum. The University has largely avoided adopting spending limits on the order of several peers, some of which have reported losses equal to Duke’s total endowment. But that’s not to say Trinity College ofArts and Sciences has not taken measures to help account for economic strain. “I can’t assure you we’re going to get through this unscathed,” Executive Vice President Tallman Trask said. “[But] it would have been premature for us... to start announcing [cuts].” Though unrelated to the current crisis, Arts and Sciences has reduced faculty hiring searches for the year by nearly a third, which Provost Peter Lange attributed to striking a balance with the successes of years past. Searches cost approximately $lOO,OOO each, which means this conservative measure could save the school around $1 million this year. Just two weeks ago, George McLendon, dean of the faculty of Arts and Sciences and dean of Trinity College, announced in an e-mail to department chairs that central administration would attempt to absorb the effects of the financial crisis. He noted that it would freeze all non-academic faculty appointments, and encouraged chairs to think creatively about saving money, SEE FACULTY ON PAGE 6

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Gerald Henderson swats away a shot in theBlue Devils'7l-56 win over Michigan Friday. With the victory, Duke won the 2K Sports Classic.

Unheralded lineup scores as Duke takes 2K Sports Classic crown by

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NEW YORK In Thursday night’s 2K Sports Classic semifinal against Southern Illinois, Gerald Henderson’s brilliant second half broke open what had been a close game. On Friday in Madison Square Garden, the spurt that gave Duke control of the contest didn’t come from Henderon, Kyle Singler or Jon Scheyer. Instead, Nolan Smith and four role players pushed a slim two-point lead into double digits midway through the first half against a feisty Michigan squad, and the Blue Devils never looked back, earning a 71-56 win and their second straight early-season tournament title

With Duke up 17-15 almost nine minutes into the game, the Blue Devils sent out a lineup of Smith, Brian Zoubek, Marty Pocius, Dave McClure and Elliot Williams. That group scored on four offive possessions, rebounded well and forced two turnovers, and after the 8-0 run, the Wolverines never got closer than six points. “That was a key stretch,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “In both our games [against Southern Illinois and Michigan], our bench in the first half has really been a key factor. We actually got a 10-point lead when those guys were out on the court, and that’s who we are as a team. We have to use our depth.” SEE M. BASKETBALL ON SW PAGE

Duke grad awarded Rhodes Scholarship by

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Julia Parker Goyer, Trinity ’O7 and a Rob-

ertson Fellow, has been awarded the 2009

Rhodes Scholarship, widely considered to be one of the greatest honors a student can receive.

“I’m thrilled,” said Provost Peter Lange, who wrote Goyer a letter of recommendation for the award. “That’s all I can say. It’s fantastic—it’s great for her, it’s great for Duke, it’s great what Duke has done for

her.” The scholarship provides 32 recipients—selected from a pool of 769 applicants at 207 colleges and universities this year—with an all-expenses-paid education at the University of Oxford in England. Goyer is Duke’s 42nd Rhodes Scholar, but the first student to receive the award since 2007. Although three students were finalists that year, none received the scholarship. Adam Eaglin, Trinity ’OB, and Sally Liu, Trinity ’O9, were also named finalists for the Rhodes Scholarship this year. “I’m really glad to be able to win this for SEE RHODES ON PAGE

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Presidents shot at in celebration

Nations say crisis to end soon Pacific Rim nations assured the LIMA, Peru world Sunday that the global financial crisis can be quelled in 18 months, but provided few details of how they expect that to happen. The 21 economies, which represent more than half of the world's productive power, also pledged during a two-day summit not to erect new protectionist barriers for the next year, and to jump-start stalled WorldTrade Organization talks. The main accomplishment of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum was a widening of support for the Washington Declaration made last weekend by major economies that pledged to maintain free trade despite pressures to protect domestic industries. ~

Russia wants to drill near Cuba

Russian oil companies could soon HAVANA begin searching for oil in deep Gulfof Mexico waters off Cuba, a top diplomat said just days before Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visits the island. Russian oil companies have "concrete projects"for drilling in Cuba's part of the gulf, said Mijail Kamynin, Russia's ambassador to Cuba, to the state-run business magazine Opciones. Kamynin also said Russian companies would like to help build storage tanks for crude oil and to modernize Cuban pipelines, as well as play a role in Venezuelan efforts to refurbish a Soviet-era refinery in the port city ofCienfuegos. ~

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Forum aims to direct women toward politics by

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HouseP, a housing groupfor independent students, ended in 2005,but a new proposed housing model aims to bring back theHouse P model.

New living model channels House P by

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Sometimes, looking backward is the best way forward A new living model for independent housing students with roots in past arrangements has recently been introduced by Steve Nowicki, vice provost and dean of undergraduate education. Now part of Kilgo Quadrangle, House P was a student living unit for independent housing students, or those not elecdng to live in a fraternity section or in a selective living group. House P therefore comprised sorority members and non-affiliated students. Nowicki said he hopes to revive the House P model for his reconceptualization of Duke’s current living system. “House P is an example of what I heard really worked for students sometime in the past, illustrating there really is a value to students who are not in social selective

groups to be nonetheless part est of identity,” he said.

Nowicki added that his motivation comes from a serious concern for the well-being of housing independents. “I’m doing this not because I want to change the social selective scene, but because I really am sensitive to the situation of the independents on campus, who sometimes end up in a good situation but sometimes don’t,” he said. “I’d like to give housing independents a space where they have access to housing with like-minded people, and they have predictability. If they like that spot, they can stay there.” House P, as a living unit, ended in 2005 with the introduction of the quad system—the current living model—a few years earlier. The quad model replaced a more localized living arrangement called the house SEE HOUSE P ON PAGE 4

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State Sen. Ellie Kinnaird and Carrboro Alderman Randee Haven-O’Donnell offered advice to young women aspiring to political office at Duke’s first Women in Politics Conference this weekend. Martha Reeves, a visiting professor in women’s studies and sociology, organized the conference, hosted in the East Duke Building Friday and Saturday, which focused on encouraging local young women to participate in politics and seek more leadership roles. Approximately 25 women from Duke and neighboring North Carolina Central University, North Carolina State University, Bennett College for Women and Peace College, as well as young professionals, came to the conference wanting to learn more about the different routes for finding a place in politics. “We want to run for political office, but we just don’t know how,” said NCCU senior Patricia Oliver, who aspires to run for North Carolina Senate. Barbara Ferris, founder and president of the International Women’s Democracy Center in Washington, D.C., led a workshop that focused on campaigning, network and coalition building, voter outreach, candidate presentation and media relations. Only six women are currently in the North Carolina Senate, and Ferris and Reeves said they hope to make representation between the sexes even by the year 2020. “Here at Duke, we have lots of women who are potential leaders but tend to think a little small in terms of what their capabilities are,” Reeves said. “I wanted to put this workshop on to encourage young women that they are just SEE WOMEN ON PAGE

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President-elect Barack Obama is expected to announce his team ofeconomic advisers Monday.Obama has called for Congress to act fast on a large two-year spend ing program to jumpstart theweak economy.

Obama moves fast to refine economic plan by

Jim Kuhnhenn

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President-elect WASHINGTON Barack Obama signaled Sunday he will move urgently and aggressively to rescue the plunging economy, demanding swift passage by Congress of a massive two-year spending and tax-cutting recovery program. “We’re out with the dithering, we’re in with a bang,” a top Obama aide said. Obama’s plans, oudined by his transition team on television talk shows, could put aside his campaign pledge to repeal a Bush tax cut for the wealthy. With the downturn in the economy, those tax cuts may remain in place until they are scheduled to die in 2011, said William M. Daley, an economic adviser. “That looks more likely than not,” he said. Obama aides called on lawmakers to pass, by thejan. 20 inauguration, legislation that meets Obama’s two-year goal of saving or creating 2.5 million jobs. Democratic congressional leaders said they would get to work when Congress convenes Jan. 6. Though Obama aides declined to discuss a total cost, it probably would far exceed the $175 billion he proposed during the campaign. Some economists and lawmakers have argued for a two-year plan as large as $7OO billion, equal to the Wall Street bailout Congress approved last month.

“I don’tknow what the exact number is, but it’s going to be a big number. It has to be,” said Obama economic adviserAustan Goolsbee. With the wounded economy worsening, the Obama team’s new assertiveness was a recognition he needed to soothe financial markets with signs of leadership. It also foreshadowed a more hands-on role by Obama to influence congressional action during the final weeks of the transition. Obama will introduce his economic team Monday, including Timothy Geithner as treasury secretary and Lawrence Summers as head of the National Economic Council. Obama also has settled on New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as his commerce secretary. “We don’t have time to waste here,” Obama senior adviser David Axelrod said. “We want to hit the ground running January 20th.” Echoing that, the second-ranking House Democrat, Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland, said, “We expect to have during the first couple of weeks of January a package for the president’s consideration when he takes office.” Obama’s team didn’t limit itself to the long-term economic recovery. Axelrod warned automakers, seeking

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model and also required all sophomores to live on West. Before then, the first choice location for independents was House P, Ginny Stone, Trinity ’O3 and a former House P resident, wrote in an e-mail. Several alumni said the group was not particularly cohesive, but it allowed independent students the option to live in the same location for consecutive years. “It was just a normal dorm, though highly valued because of its prime location on campus,” Stone said. “We had some dorm activities, like building our bench, or an ice cream party. But we weren't a social group.” Allowing independent housing students to find a home to live in for more than just one year is an appealing aspect of the House P model, Nowicki said. This housing model offers students “predictability” so they do not have to worry’ about where they can live in following years, he added. Junior Jessica Shuen, a resident assistant living in House P of Kilgo Quad, said independents should be able to have localized living spaces just like the designated areas selective living groups and fraternities receive. Nowicki said the new model would keep the University from treating housing independents like “hermits.”

because someone doesn’t want live in a social selective group doesn’t mean they are a hermit who just wants to crawl into their little dorm, close the door and keep the lights dim all the time,” he said. “It often means that they want to live in a diverse community of a bunch of other college students.” Shuen said many of her friends either get stuck living on Central Campus when they would prefer West Campus, or living on West in an isolated location. “I think a lot ofjuniors feel like they have to get random singles if they want to live on West,” Shuen said. “They don’t have a community like the sophomores.” The new living model for independents based on House P is just one part of Nowicki’s revamping of Duke’s landscape—a model he is tentatively calling the “Duke house system”. He said the new system would divide both West Campus and New Campus into units that 40 to 80 students could call home. The new housing model would be based on a three-class system in which sophomores, juniors and seniors would all live together in the same house. Although Nowicki said he is not sure when changes to the living model would go into effect, he said the University can start grouping housing independents now, without a formal housing policy change. to

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Groups from the modern, ballet and African dance genres perform Sunday in Reynolds Theater. SEE ECONOMY ON PAGE 5

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Duke,” Goyer said. “Duke played such a role in giving me the right experiences, and this is very much a good thing (or Duke.” Goyer will use her stipend to study comparative and international education, a course of study that she believes will aid her philanthropic efforts. Goyer founded Coach for College in 2007, a program in which student-athletes encourage youth in developing countries to achieve in the classroom using sports as a motivational tool. Twenty student-athletes from Duke and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill volunteered in Vietnam during the program’s pilot session this past summer. Goyer said the Rhodes Scholarship will be an invaluable resource as she seeks to expand the program to attract students from other universities and serve other developing countries.

billions in government help to stave off collapse, to devise a plan to retool and restructure by next month. Otherwise, he said, “there is very little taxpayers can do to help them.” Axelrod couldn’t resist taking a jab at the Big Three executives, who left Congress empty-handed last week after flying into Washington in corporatejets and pleading for money. “I hope that they will come back to Washington in early December—on commercial flights—with a plan,” he said. The emphasis on the economy began Saturday when Obama outlined the framework of a plan to save or cre-

“We don’t have time to waste here.... We want to hit the ground running January 20th.” David Axelrod, senior adviser to president-elect Barack Obama

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Julia Parker Goyer,Trinity 'O7, received the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship Saturday, making theformer tennisplayer Duke's 42nd RhodesScholar.

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“The main reason why I want to go to Oxford is to improve [Coach for College],” Goyer said. “I’m hoping to become more familiar with the educational systems of different countries, and also just to talk to people about different countries that they are familiar with and whether the program will work there.” She added that the scholarship may also raise public awareness of Coach for College, noting that she has fielded numerous questions about the program from reporters since her achievement was made public. Goyer has been thrust into the spotlight for her association with Myron Rolle, the other student awarded the Rhodes Scholarship from her district. Rolle—a safety for the Florida State University football team who graduated on the pre-med track in two-and-a-half years—is the most

2.5 million jobs by the end of 2010. The scope of the recovery package is far more ambitious than what Obama had spelled out during his presidential campaign, when he proposed $175 billion of spending and tax-cutting stimulus. The new one will be significantly larger and would incorporate his campaign ideas for new jobs in environmentally friendly technologies—the “green economy.” It also would include his proposals for tax relief for middle- and lower-income workers. But there were no plans to balance the tax cuts with an immediate tax increase on the wealthy. During the campaign, Obama said he would pay for increased tax relief by raising taxes on people making more than $250,000. “There won’t be any tax increases in the January package,” said one Obama aide, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the details of the Obama package have not been fleshed out. ate

cades, and his selection has made national headlines. “In recent years, the athletic part of the award has been somewhat devalued,” said Goyer, who played varsity tennis at Duke. “I think it’s a great thing for student athletes in general that both of us were selected.” And the Rhodes Scholarship is likelyjust the beginning for Goyer, Christina Williams, professor of neuroscience and psychology, wrote in an e-mail. “What I saw in Parker then and what I have come to know better about Parker in the last several years is that she is a rare combination: a scholar, who is able to think deeply and creatively about a problem, and a practitioner, who has the ability to put findings into action,” said Williams, who served informally as an adviser to Goyer and wrote her a letter of recommendation for the scholarship. “She is also the most persistent student I have ever met!”

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FACULTY from page 1 asking them to consider how they might go about a hypothetical 5 percent cut in non-personnel costs. McLendon told the Arts and Sciences Council Nov. 14 that he had saved approximately 10 percent of his budget by postponing the start $1 million in capital projects and filling $500,000 in administrative vacancies. Still, administrators said they are waiting till the dust —and ilie Dow —settles. 1 “We’re going to have to figure out what are the most important things we have to do, and that will have to require probably more self-conscious attention to exactly what, our priorities are,” Lange said. Trimming searches and spending This past Spring, departments submitted 75 requests to begin faculty searches, which McLendon and others winnowed to a crop of 22. Typically, at least 30 are approved, and McLendon said he did not foresee that the searches already underway would be halted. Some departments, like philosophy, were told that searches to fill vacancies should be stalled, with the assurance that those requests would be at the top of the queue during the next round, said department chair Tad Schmaltz. “[A hiring freeze] sounded to us like a really bad strategy, because every year there is remarkable talent on the horizon,” McLendon said. Instead, McLendon said, the University will “turn the thermostat down a couple of degrees,” and perhaps decorate the holiday tree less lavishly in order to trim the budget. “It’ll be lots of little things like that—a few thousand here and a few thousand there,” he said. This sort of corner-cutting does not impinge upon the priorities of a department, like teaching and research, several chairs said. “The dean and the provost, they’re not panicking,” said Michael Munger, chair of the political science department. “They’re bearing the brunt of it and boy, that really helps a lot.” Many departments are also cushioned—and perhaps contented—by a particularly robust recruiting class last year, when approximately 50 faculty joined the University’s ranks. It’s unclear, however, whether such success could have deepened predicted deficits—the inheritance of an Arts and Sciences faculty and a campus that grew especially fast in the early 2000s. In 2002,

the Arts and Sciences Council convened budget committee, anticipating that the school could run up to a $6 million deficit in fiscal years 2006 and 2007. The problems that led to that deficit, however—like funding the French Family Science Center and the Nashcr Museum of Art—have been accounted for, Trask said, and Trinity avoided enacting the committee’s worst-case-scenario recommendations. Instead, revenues are down, the result of a slowing in gifts. “[Arts and Sciences’] problem was dealt with, and it’s sort of come back in a different form,” he said. a

Stacking the staff The approximately 600-strong school sheds about 30 faculty per year, part of what McLendon called “healthy” turnover. Although not all those positions will be replaced, McLendon said he suspects that fewer places competing for the same person may enable the University to attract top-notch recruits. “We’re in a position to make fewer targeted investments, but the ones we get will be truly fantastic,” McLendon said.

“We’re in a position to make fewer targeted investments, but the ones we

get will be truly fantastic.” George McLendon, dean of Trinity College He did not name specific people the University may have its eye on, but noted that the University may also look to improve faculty diversity. In 2007, 30 percent of Arts and Sciences faculty were women and 19 percent were minorities, according to the school’s Web site. “I know for some of the places that have said [its] situation is extraordinarily dire, then say you’re a wonderfulyoung scholar at that institution,” McLendon said. “They may say, ‘Wow this place seems really depressing, and Duke seems much more optimistic about the future and I have a long future.’” Final approval of the suite of hires comes by the provost’s pen, and Lange also has a discretionary fund that could bridge support for a position for one to two years until it is built into the budget. He noted that additional opportunities—three to four—are also accounted for in order to capitalize on strategic hires if and when they arise.

Preserving the present Every year, other institutions attempt to lure faculty from their posts. “[Less-reputable schools] honestly don’t succeed very often unless we think it’s an opportunity to improve both institutions simultaneously,” McLendon said. He noted that he did not know whether retention would be more or less problematic this year than others for competition from institutions like Harvard University and Princeton University. Duke will be committed, then, to keeping its faculty happy, in good company and duly compensated. In fiscal year 2008, salaries and benefits totaled $l.l billion—an 8 percent increase over the previous year, likely due to faculty additions in Arts and Sciences and the School of Medicine, according to Financial Statements

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“I don’t foresee any faculty salary freezes,” McLendon said. The average salary increase, however, might be small. The University considers cost-of-living expenses in its salary allocations, and during recessions, such costs tend to go down. Trask said it is unlikely salaries would go up by much, if at all. The average Duke professor made $152,600 in 2008, compared to $142,000 the year before, according to the American Association of University Professors Faculty Salary Surveys. In 2007, according to the University’s Form 990, three of Duke’s top-five highest paid officials were coaches, withmen’s basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski earning $2.2 million. President Richard Brodhead took $628,108 home to Hart House, well above the 2006-2007 median compensation of presidents of private research universities, at $527,172, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. McLendon said tenure-track faculty will not be affected. “There is zero chance that in any scenario I can imagine... where a promotion decision will be based on finances—that’s inconceivable to me,” McLendon said. As the University weighs its academic priorities, Lange said its first commitment will be to sustaining momentum. “We will be continuing to hire really outstanding faculty without damaging the ability of faculty already here,” Lange said.

Strategic planning “We have some tensions in [the] budget that I believe we’re going to be able to handle,” Trask said. “But if the markets don’t turn soon, it’s going to be a difficult [fiscal

year 2010] and more difficult [fiscal year 2011].”

McLendon said Arts and Sciences ran

only a small deficit this year, about 0.5 peron final numbers. He said that in setting next year’s budget, they will build in a small surplus to begin accumulating reserves. This strategy implies prudent recruiting and budget analysis that revisits all expenditures. McLendon did not rule out forming a committee to review budgets, but said such a decision would be made after reviewing final gift figures and endowment performance in January. “DUMAC’s management has done incredibly well (I really am baffled sometimes at how well they do) —but in a market like this, there are limits to what even DUMAC’s management can pull off,” economics department Chair Thomas Nechyba wrote in an e-mail. “And if those losses continue over some time, then eventually I do expect more belt-tightening.” Administrators said the success of the |3OO-million Financial Aid Initiative would alleviate some funding pressures among the University’s priorities. “All things compete for the same dollars unless those dollars are specifically endowed for that purpose,” McLendon said. “The reason [we] put such a high priority on financial aid endowments is the understanding that someday there would be a day like now.” cent depending

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Duke's first Women in Politics Conference, heldFriday and Saturday in the East Duke Building, sought to encourage college women to enter politics.

as prepared as men and give them the confidence so that they can shoot for bigger leadership positions.” The goal of the workshop was to give each participant “the tools and skills to effectively engage in leadership positions,” Ferris said. “What I found most useful is the information that [Ferris] is sharing with us and the encouraging words that we can be successful, can run an effective campaign and can be effective in leadership positions,” said NCCU senior ShaundrelleWatson. The workshops also focused on female political figures such as Sen. Hillary Clinton. When asked about Clinton’s portrayal in the media, Ferris noted that there was a difference in media treatment for President-elect Barack Obama and Clinton. “There was a difference in reporting, where the reporters zoomed in on ridiculous things instead of the issues,” Ferris said. In an interview, Kinnaird said she was not convinced that Clinton would be the best secretary of state. “I feel that she could have been more effective had she remained in the Senate where she could have worked her health care plan,” Kinnaird said. “She could have done so much and been so influential had she stayed, and she could have been ready to go for the presidency.” The status of a second Women in Politics conference is up in the air and will depend on student interest, Reeves said.

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M. BASKETBALL from page 1 For most of the game, Michigan employed a particularly small lineup featuring four guards, making it difficultfor Duke’s big men to be effective. During the three minutes in the first halfin which the Blue Devils stretched their lead, the Wolverines did Just that, using only one player taller than 6-foot-5. In response, though, Duke’s lineup that combined size and quickness managed to keep the Wolverines off the glass. The players were also able to get into the lane against Michigan’s vaunted 1-3-1 defense. A backcourt of Smith and Williams gave the Blue Devils an explosive, if unconventional, option with which to beat the zone. The duo did so easily—Smith scored on two short jumpers in die paint, and Williams got to the rim twice and scored on both plays. “As a team, we are very athletic and like to get out and run, andElliotand I as a backcourt work very' well together,” Smith said. “We have similar games. We’re slashers and like to get to the basket, and that’s the first time 1 played widi him. We made the best out ofit.” With their script more than fulfilled, Zoubek, Pocius, McClure and Williams made way for Duke’s starters, who kept the Wolverines’ offense from truly threatening their lead for the duration of the game. Each time the Wolverines came close to making a run, a killer three from Singler, a tough hoop from Henderson or a quick shot from Smith quieted the loud Michigan contingent at Madison Square Garden. In the end, Smith didn’t earn tournament MVP honors—the award went to Singler—or make the all-tournament team, but his strong, efficient play Thursday and Friday bodes well for the rest of the season, and his teammates have already noticed improvement. “I think everyone’s seen how he’s become more assertive,” Henderson said. “In the first half, Nolan got a few buckets by just finding his way in between some of the gaps. For his mid-range ability and his finishing ability, he was able to get a few buckets in there.” Those baskets eventually amounted to two quality performances in the World’s Most Famous Arena. And while the Blue Devils’ stars played well against Michigan, it was Smith and a group of less-heralded players who led Duke to the 2K Sports Classic title.

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NEW YORK One by one, the Blue Devils emerged from Madison Square Garden’s locker room, walked up four steps and traded hugs and handshakes with their family and friends as employees C'mYl p cleaned up the arena and took down the baskets on the floor after Duke’s 71-56 win Friday night. They might not have been so merry, though, if not for an unexpected hour of methodical practice Friday morning that was solely prompted by Michigan’s stingy' 1-3-1 zone defense. Safely ensconced in their hotel rooms Thursday, Duke’s players watched Michigan confound UCLA, with the knowledge that if their next opponent’s unique zone was sharp enough to upset the No. 4 team in the country, it could certainly baffle the No. 10 team. But Duke, which dismantled the Wolverines’ zone last year in a 95-67 win, countered the defense differently than did the Bruins. Instead of relying only on passes off penetration, die Blue Devils employed an arsenal ofoffensive schemes that made a celebrated defense look common. “It was a combination,” senior Greg Paulus said. “If we see a driving lane, let’s drive. If they collapse, let’s kick. If not, let’s finish. If we’re reversing the ball and have a chance to swing it one more time, that’s what we need to do.” The multidimensional approach dulled the Wolverines’ scheme, who forced the same amount of turnovers and compiled more steals Friday than they did Thursday. The difference, in the end, was Duke’s array of scoring weapons. UCLA only posted 52 points in its loss. Duke tallied 71 in its win, but if Michigan could have limited the Blue Devils to UCLA’s total, the 2K Sports Classic trophy would have traded hands. Instead, the Blue Devils did exactly what UCLA didn’t: They went after the

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Duke countered Michigan's 1 -3-1 zone by attacking in the half court and earning easy buckets in transition. zone before the zone could do any damage. “We were trying to attack it by making quick passes and penetrating the gaps,” said junior Gerald Henderson, who utilized his slashing ability but also ran the baseline to find open looks in the comer and down low. “If we continuously get in some of their gaps, they’re going to close in a little bit and our threes are going to open up.” And while Paulus said most of Duke’s players remembered how to counter the zone from their matchup with Michigan last year, the extra hour of practice couldn’t have hurt. In addition to physically preparing strategies—including a pseudo-triangle

offense that allowed center Brian Zoubek to earn three easy buckets—the Blue Devils made use of their spare time by talking out schemes to beat the zone. With a 24-hour layover between games, they didn’t have many other options. “I think we were the only team [Friday] that came in for a practice,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “We knew without that preparation, we had a good shot of losing this game. With that preparation, we had a good chance of winning.... We didn’t have a great shooting night, but I thought our attack was good. It was a winning attack, let’s just put it that way.”

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Fewer than 48 hours after capturing the 2K Sports Classic title, the Blue Devils showed few signs of a post-title hangover Sunday afternoon in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Playing its third game in four days, Duke (6-0) overpowered MONT >sB| Montana (2-2) 78-58 to cap a successful nui n||i/r UUKI: / 7Qo| weekend. Although a slight letdown Sunday would not have been surprising given the short rest between games, the Blue Devils jumped ahead in the first half behind an energetic burst on both sides of the ball. “The main thing that we can take away from this is that we finished the threegame stretch strong,” said sophomore Kyle Singler, who finished with 13 points, five rebounds and three assists. “It was a long week for us with two games up in New York and flying back and having a quick turnaround for Montana. Coach [Krzyzewski] said you can lose your poise, so we just came out with a lot ofenthusiasm.” The eight-minute burst midway through

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the first halfresulted in a 27-7 run for Duke, .which pushed its lead up to 16points with more than five minutes left in the half. In particular, the boost came from two of Duke’s stars from New York, Singler and sophomore Nolan Smith. With the Blue Devils struggling to pull ahead early in the first half, Singler sparked the offense by converting a steal into a layup on the other end of the floor. On the basket, Singler was fouled and proceeded to sink the free throw for the three-point play to put Duke ahead 18-13. After Singler won Most Valuable Player honors Friday for averaging 16.5 points and 7.8 rebounds over the tournament’s four games, his performance Sunday furthered his progress as Duke’s go-to scoring threat. Although Singler was leading the Blue Devils in scoring midway through the first half Sunday, head coach Mike Krzyzewski put the forward on the bench because he wanted to see as many different combinations as possible, Krzyzewski said after the game. As a sign ofKrzyzewski’s insistence on giving liberal minutes to his reserves, 10 players SEE MONTANA ON SW PAGE

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BLACKSBURG, Va. Duke almost had it Despite playing without injured quarterback Thaddeus Lewis in one of the most intense stadiums in the country, the Blue Devils found themselves up 3-0 with two minutes left in the first half against Virginia Tech Saturday in Lane Stadium. To that point, a sloppy Hokie offense and an unforgiving Blue Devil defense put Duke in position to pull off the upset on a frigid night. But Duke’s defense, which forced five turnovers in thefirst half, faltered for just one play, and Virginia Tech’s offense took advantage of the lapse, scoring the only offensive touchdown of the game as the Hokies edged Duke 14-3. The loss officially eliminated the Blue Devils from bowl contention. “I’m really proud of our defense and the way we stepped up,” said linebacker Michael Tauiliili, who chipped in with nine tackles to maintain his place atop the ACC tackles list. “We weren’t satisfied with the way we were playing over the past couple of weeks, and we knew we could’ve donebetter.” The defense made its first big playjust three minutes into the game, when Tauiliili picked off a Tyrod Taylor pass off a Vmcent Rey tip. The unit was just getting started. With two minutes remaining in the first quarter, Virginia Tech running back Darren Evans fumbled a sloppy pitch from Taylor, and freshman Matt Daniels pounced on the ball, returning it for nine yards. A six-play Duke drive set up Nick Maggie’s 39-yard field goal to give Duke the lead. Daniels would come up big again on the next Hokie series, when he picked off a Taylor pass intended for Jarrett Boykin. Duke (4-7,1-6 in the ACC) couldn’t capitalize on the opportunity and was forced to punt, but on the very next defensive series, Rey forced yet another Taylor turnover —a fumble that was recovered by Catron Gain-

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Duke's defenseforced five turnovers in thefirst half and surrendered just one touchdown, but theoffense couldn't match theeffort in Duke's 14-3 loss toVirginia Tech. ey. Amid a chorus ofboos from the raucous Hokie crowd, Taylor was benched in favor of quarterback Sean Glennon, who didn’tfare much better initially for Virginia Tech (7-4, T3). Gainey hauled in an interception with one hand on Glennon’s second series—the fifth Hokie turnover of the half. “We thought that, as the game played out, our defense was a good matchup against their offense,” head coach David Cutcliffe said. “All the things it takes to win, our defense did.” Until Virginia Tech’s last drive before the half, that is, when Glennon connected with Boykin for a 19-yard score.

Down 7-3 at halftime, the Blue Devil offense ultimately could not overcome the deficit. It was continuously stopped by a stingy Hokie defense in the second half and did not make it to the red zone once in the game. Relying almost exclusively on the running game plagued Duke. Although Asack rushed for a career-high 87 yards on 24 carries, he didn’t complete a pass until the 11-minute mark of the fourth quarter. And while Cutcliffe said Duke’s game plan was to continue to run and hope for a breakout rush, he could not have anticipated such futility through the air.

“We were going to be patient and avoid the temptation [to pass],” he said. “We were going to keep running. I kept hoping that we would bust a run, and, boy, we came close over and over again to doing it.” The Blue Devils’ final chance for their first win against Virginia Tech in eight tries came with 1:31 remaining in the game. After the defense stopped three straight Evans runs, the Hokies were forced to punt. But on the very first play of the ensuing drive, Asack was blitzed, and, under pressure, SEE FOOTBALL ON SW PAGE

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BLACKSBURG, Va. In any other contest, Duke’s stifling defense would have easily led to a rout. Five forced turnovers in the first half, four sacks and only one offensive touchdown allowed would indicate that Duke played a near-perfect game against

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But in a contest that head coach David Cutcliffe called “an unusual game,” near-perfect

wasn’t good enough. In fact, perfect probably wouldn’t have gotten the job done, either. The Blue Devils made the drive-altering plays, yet could not make them gamechanging plays —and that was ultimately the difference between a 3-0 victory and the actual 14-3 loss. “Give Virginia Tech credit—when the big plays were needed to be made in the fourth quarter, they made them,” Cutcliffe said. “They got that touchdown, daggum it, right before the half, and if we’d run the clock out and carried [the] 3-0 [lead] at the half, we feel like we’d have a chance to

win the game in the fourth quarter.” That touchdown drive painfully illustrated the lack of timeliness on the defensive side of the ball. Up to that point, Duke had played its best defensive halfof the season. The Hokies’ drives had resulted in an interception, punt, fumble, interception, fumble, punt and interception. Virginia Tech head coach Frank Beamer removed Tyrod Taylor, his multi-threat quarterback, and inserted the less mobile Sean Glennon in an attempt to spark some change. It came with just more than a minute left in the first half. Facing third-and-11 from the Hokies’ 42yard line, Glennon took the snap and was immediately swamped by blitzing Blue Devil defenders.The redshirt senior chucked the ball down the right sideline, and as it wobbled in the air, it seemed like the perfect opportunity for the sixth turnover of the half. But widereceiver Jarrett Boykin, running a go route, adjusted for the underthrown pass —and comerback Catron Gainey did not. Boykin picked up 26 yards on the play, and most importandy, placed Virginia Tech in scoring range. Four plays later, Glennon SEE ANALYSIS ON SW PAGE 6

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The team crushed an inferior opponent, but it came a day late. “I hope that’s not the case, that we have to be a team to lose to learn,” McCallie said. “That’s not exactly the type of team we want to be.” Following Friday’s loss, the Blue Devils

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handed No. 6 Duke its first loss of the season in the DePaul Invitational Friday. Duke’s loss to Hartford (3-1) certainly came as a surprise, m HART /S3| but the Hawks controlled throughout, ntHV| QIJKE Z fending off a late USE] SOUTH) 52] second-half surge HITVM nmrr vml 10 uPsel the Blue Kgyfl UUIvC Devils 53-51 in McGrath Arena “There was no offensive chemistry in the Hartford game,” senior guard Abbv Waiter said. “Shot selection was bad, and in terms of being tough we just gave up. We didn’t dive for it. There’s no excuse for it—we weren’t ready to play.” Duke (3-1) was able to score 34 points in the second half and went on a 9-2 run late in the period to bring the game to within two. With only eight seconds left, however, the Blue Devils weren’t able to complete the comeback despite having the ball in leading scorer Chante Black’s hands to try to take the game into overtime. The team’s strengths became weaknesses, as Duke simply could not execute its fastpaced style in order to seal the victory. Its high-intensity press defense failed to force turnovers, as the team posted a minus-1 turnover margin. Not only did Duke fail to take care of the ball, but it also lacked its typically strong performance on the boards, as it only outrebounded the Hawks 48-45. “We need to take care of the basketball

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Hartford celebrates after it shocked No. 6 Duke, giving theBlue Devils theirfirst loss of the season Friday. and be dominant on the boards,” head coach Joanne P. McCallie said. Maintaining possession on offense and generating second-chance points will also be difference-makers for the team this season, especially if the offense continues to struggle to shoot the ball, as it did Friday. A 26.6 percent clip from the field crippled the Blue Devil offense and the defense wasn’t able to fill the void as it did in the first two games. Black has been doing her part for the Blue Devils on both ends, averaging 8.3 rebounds per game. She pulled down 13 boards against Hartford, but her play would not be enough to overcome the team’s poor offensive performance.

With such high expectations for the season, an early November loss to an unranked team will either inspire the Blue Devils or set them back.

They hope it’s the former. “We need to change —we’re not going to do this again this year,” Waner said, referring to the team’s lackluster season last year. “It’s on us. There is no one else to blame but ourselves. We have to commit to a change.” But in its first opportunity to demonstrate that change in Saturday’s consolation game against Southern (1-3), Duke’s play didn’t see any instant improvement. Statistically, the Blue Devils dominated in their 93-52 win. Duke forced 29 turnovers, outrebounded Southern 48-33 and shot 38 free throws.

gathered to watch the first half against Hartford that put them down 22-17. What they saw was a lack of chemistry, poor shot selection, meager toughness and a staggering 18 turnovers in just 20 minutes of play. When Duke stepped on the court Saturday, the difference in tone was noticeable. The intensity, though, was shortlived. The Blue Devils led the Jaguars 50-18 at halftime, but finished the game making some of the same mistakes they had committed just the night before. “You want to rebound well from a loss, and I don’t know if I’d necessarily say we rebounded well,” said Waner, who led the team with 24 points Saturday after scoring nine Friday. “We played better, but we still have a lot to work on.” Trying to find positives in their trip to Chicago, McCallie said she was pleased with the intensity in the first half against Southern. Still, she saw far more room for improvement as the season progresses. “We’ll take the good with the bad and just try to learn from the whole experience,” McCallie said. The reality is that the experience was a rough one. Duke arguably played just one good halfofbasketball in two games against weaker competition. And consequently, as DePaul played Hartford in the championship game Saturday night, Duke boarded a bus back to the airport.

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The Blue Devils taught Virginia a lesson about the importance of quality over quantity Saturday night and, in the process, put an end to their four-game scoreless slump on the road. Third-seeded Duke defeated the secondseeded Cavaliers 2-0 in Charlottesville, Va., advancing to the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament for the second straight year. The Blue Devils mpf n Hrjl PUKE /Z (15-5-3) got there UVA yir by capitalizing on L;::>=, the few scoring chances they were able to create a,gainst a tough Virginia squad, something that head coach Robbie Church had been emphasizing in practice all week. “They're one of 'the perennial collegiate powers, everyyear, 1 Church said ofthe Cavaliers (15-5-3). “We knew we probably weren’t going to get a lot of opportunities, but when we got chances, we had to finish those chances.” And Duke did just that, turning four shots into two goals and defeating a team it had played to a 0-0 draw Oct. 30. The Blue Devils turned the tide of the match in the 17th minute when senior midfielder Lorraine Quinn won a tackle and sent a cross to die box that found junior forward Kay Anne Gummersall. Gummersall chipped a one-dmer over die goalkeeper and into the net, tallying what would ultimately be the game-winning goal. It was Gummersall’s teamleading 14di score of die season, moving her up to fourth on Duke’s single-season goal list. “The first goal changed the complexion of the game,” Church said. “They were sharp early and we got them; it really changed the whole momentum of the game. It gave us belief, energy and kept us fighting.” ?

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Elisabeth Redmond posted the second goal for Duke, which also received a score from Kay Anne Gummersall, as it advanced to theElite 8 for the second straightyear. Duke’s score ended a barrage of shots from Virginia, which launched four consecutive strikes within a six-minute stretch. The last of these almost cost the Blue Devils in the 14th minute, when the Cavaliers’ Meghan Lenczyk put the ball past senior goalkeeper Cassidy Powers, only to watch senior defender Kelly McCann clear the shot in mid-air as it was crossing the line. The Blue Devils put Virginia away for good in the second half when junior midfielder Elisabeth Redmond collected a loose ball at the top of the box and blasted a shot from 20 yards out that faded away from the keeper into the side netting. The strike was the team’s only shot in the period. Even though the offense boasted an impressive conversion rate, it was Duke’s defense that preserved the victory by pre-

venting the Cavaliers from creating quality chances of their own. The back four turned in one of their best performances all year, Church said, and worked to make Virginia’s 154shot advantage the most misleading statistic of the match. Out of those 15 shots, only four were on target, whereas each of the Blue Devils’ four shots was directed on goal. Despite racking up nine shots in the second half, die Cavaliers never really challenged Powers after Lenczyk’s early attempt Powers made three saves on the night and posted herninth shutout ofthe year to match the Duke single-season record. The team had five days between its second-round victory over William & Mary and Saturday’s contest, allowing the Blue Devils to get some rest before traveling. The break was a luxury they did not have when five out of their

last six regular season games were on theroad. “We had a brutal stretch at the end of the year,” Church said. “What’s key for us is fresh legs and feeling good, and those are two things we’ve had these last 10 days. We made better decisions on the field [against Virginia], and we were able to work harder off the ball for each other.” After bucking a negative road trend with its season on the line, Duke will have to carry that same resolve into its next contest against top-seeded UCLA Saturday in Los Angeles. But Church was quick to express hisadmiration for what his team has accomplished thus far, no matter the outcome of Saturday’s tilt “I’m not sure in my eight years if I’ve ever been more proud of a team,” he said. “We’re the team that showed the biggest heart, and that’s why we’re still playing this time of year.”

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Two of Duke’s best scoring opportunities resulted in goals in the first round of the NCAA tournament Friday night. They just weren’t for the Blue Devils. Upstart UNC-Greensboro scored both of its goals immediately after narrow Duke misses, and the Spartans held off a late Blue Devil charge to win 2-0 in Koskinen Stadium, becomDUKE \n Ircfrjj niuzc /0 j ng just the tßir(i team with a losing record to win an NCAA tournament game. Duke (10-8-2) lost its third straight after a 4-0-1 stretch that put it in position to host the opening round matchup. “Our goal was to get into the NCAA playoffs, and we did,” head coach John Kerr said. “We actually hosted the game, which we’re on the wrong end of the score line, but we made some progress throughout the season.... The season didn’t end on a great note, but hopefully we can learn from some of these experiences and think about them as we move forward.” UNCG (9-11-2) seemed a step ahead of the Blue Devils for most of the contest, and a crucial swing in the 19th minute gave the Spartans all the momentum they needed. Duke drew a foul 30 yards out, and senior forward Mike Grella served the free kick inside to defender Darrius Barnes. Barnes launched a shot, but UNC-G goalkeeper Nate Berry made a diving save. The Spartans aggressively pushed the ball up the field after the rebound, with forward Tebatso Manyama collecting the clear on the left flank. Manyama fed Nirav

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Kadam, who put the ball past goalkeeper Brendan Fitzgerald just 19 seconds after the Blue Devils missed a chance to take a 1-0 lead of their own. “Our keeper made a great save, and we went from potentially 1-0 down to 1-0 up 30 seconds later,” UNC-G head coach Michael Parker said. “The game, right there.” “[That was] the game-changing moment,” Kerr said. “We should’ve been 1-0

up.” Instead, Duke was down a goal, and the Spartans tacked on another tally in the 56th minute—once again after a failed Blue Devil opportunity. Grella made a move to lose his defender, advanced to the top of the box and fired a shot that just missed wide right. As with its first goal, UNC-G promptly initiated the counterattack. This time Manyama was on the receiving end, taking a pass from Tim Masters and slipping it past Fitzgerald 51 seconds after Grella’s attempt. And once again, Duke was left lamenting a two-goal swing that put the Spartans in position to complete the upset. “That was big,” Manyama said. “It could’ve gone either way. Duke could’ve scored, and then it could’ve been one all, but we took our chance. Duke had a couple of chances t00... but we took our chances better than they did.” At that point, even an increased intensity level could not stave off the end of an up-and-down season for the Blue Devils. “The urgency wasn’tthere to begin with, and then we finally got it after we went 2-0 down, and that’s almost too late in these kinds of playoff games,” Kerr said. “We

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Senior forward Mike Grella saw his stellar career come to an end Friday when Duke lost in the NCAA tournament made life difficult for ourselves.” Despite a flurry of end-of-game shots— including a Pavelid Castaneda attempt that was knocked away by a UNC-G position player in the final two minutes—Duke could not get on the scoreboard. And so, for the second straight year, the Blue Devils lost in the first rounds of both

the ACC and NCAA tournaments, this time to a team that has endured three losing streaks of at least three games,

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they took advantage of their opportunities,” Kerr said. “At the end of the day, they played a good, technically smart game, and they wanted it more.”

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The Blue Devils kept pace with North Carolina atop the ACC this weekend, winning two matches to propel Duke into a de for first place in the league. And while the two teams split their matches this season, the Tar Heels hold the tiebreaker, as they won four sets to Duke’s three in the two meetings. Duke (23-8, 14-5 in VT /2 the ACC), however, has proven its ability to overQ||KE \3 / BsSr'Ta come adversity and win close matches all season. It Prove d itself once c \TI nm again Friday against Virginia Tech, and it could do so again in the upcoming weeks when postseason play begins. The Blue Devils won the win-by-two fifth set 22-20 in a game up to 15 to top the Hokies (20-10, 11-8) 3-2. Junior outside hitter Rachael Moss, who posted another double-double with 12 kills and 18 digs, paced the squad in the win over one of the ACC’s mid-level teams in Cameron Indoor Stadium. “We were playing really well in spots, but Virginia Tech was being very aggressive, blocking a lot of balls and digging a lot of balls,” head coach Jolene Nagel said. “They played a great game and they gave us fits.” Cameron was more festive Saturday, when the Blue Devils not only swept Virginia, but also decorated the gym and locker room to honor their seniors. Duke’s seniors were presented with flowers and autographed memory books with words of

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support and encouragement from the fans and teammates.

Still, Duke struggled in the opening set with a disappointing hitting percentage of.098, from 15 kills and 10 errors. The momentum from the senior night celebration helped the Blue Devils pick up the energy toward the end of the first set as they came from behind to win 26-24. Virginia struggled in the second set, as Duke dominated the court from the start, winning 25-15 and posting 17 kills with only five errors. “The team really felt like they needed to play with a lot more intensity and energy,” Nagel said. “There wasn’t a whole lot of that out there on the court in the first set. I think they did a great job of trying to get everything back together on the court and on the sideline in the second set.” After the 10-minute intermission, Virginia (16-15, 8-11) regained some of its composure and kept the final set close. Senior outside hitter and middle blocker Sue Carls rose to the occasion in the third set, posting a hitting percentage of .385 with seven kills and only two errors. The Blue Devils were able to hold off Virginia and win the final set 25-21. Having won twice, Duke has put itself in a position to not only vie for the ACC crown, but also jockey for NCAA tournament position. Everything, though, is contingent on Duke’s final regular season match at home against Wake Forest Tuesday at 7 p.m. “Losing to Wake Forest would compromise us a little and we don’t want to do that,” Nagel said. “It would make the road to the finals a lot more difficult.”

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Playing in place ofThaddeus Lewis, Zack Asackrushed for a career-high 87 yards, but only complet two passes and threw four interceptions in Duke's loss.

ANALYSIS from SW page 3 found Boykin in one-on-one coverage due to another heavy blitz and hit him in stride on a slant route for a diving 19yard touchdownpass, the first ofthe year for any Virginia Tech widereceiver. “That drive right before the half was basically the difference in the ballgame,” Beamer said. As the game wore on, even though it didn’t force turnovers, Duke’s defense got better. It didn’t allow any more points, and the Hokies never advanced past Duke’s 33-yard line. But with an offense whose longest drive amounted to 27 yards and built only three drives of more than 20 yards, the defense needed something more than a solid effort that shut out Virginia Tech—it needed to be the offense as well, to score points knowing that its actual offensive counterparts would likely not be able to. Instead, it was the Hokies who did just that, as Victor “Macho” Harris inter-

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—Michael Munger, chair of the political science department, on the administration’s reaction to the economic crisis. See story page 1.

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now live on Central (many of whom are minorities or international students) like Central for its quiet nature, privacy and lower housing costs. On the other hand, though, the injection of SLGs into Central could make that campus more diverse and curb the demographic divide between West and Central. Additionally, this proposal would increase social opportunities on Central and create a more fluid social environment that spans both Central and West. The construction of New Campus is years down the line. But in the interim, by moving some SLGs from West to Central, the University can create a more equitable housing system that current and future Blue Devils will benefit from.

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down, everybody. Quickly: this week we have a grave situation that needs my immediate attention. So far my tour ofduty on The Chronicle’s staffhas been mostly sunshine and lollipops, with the occasional rainbow. The toughest issues I’ve tackled have been eating on campus chairman of the boned and the much

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student activities fee increase. With so much suffering in the world, wouldn’t you want your mid-sized American college weekly newspaper humor columnist to be a bit more socially responsible? Well, I certainly would. Which is why I’d like to take some time to tackle a growing problem that I’ve swept under the rug for many months. What could I possibly be talking about that is both so severe and so lasting? If you guessed one of the side effects of Cialis, you would be correct. Just kidding. I would actually like to discuss America’s seemingly irreversible cultural decline. There is simply no escaping America’s downward spiral into smut. From rampant irresponsible blogging to degrading celebutante escapades, America seems to be in an inexorable cultural free fall. One cannot turn on the television without a story about Britney Spears’ weight or an ad for retail landfillTarget And don’t even get me started on reality television... between episodes of Survivor: Loire Valley (“I went foraging and all I could find was a damn Beaujolais Nouveau”) and Flavor of Love 12 (Teahh boyee, I really dig Seattle, but Pigface is more my kinda homegirl”) our brains are becoming as cheap as theshows’ production values. I’m simply waiting for the day that I’ll turn on my TV to find Verne Troyer on ABC’s new hit series, “Dancing with the White Dwarves.” When did this obsession with celebrity, commercialism and baseness begin? When a 15 yearold got naked for a Vanity Fair article? When the first season of “Temptation Island” aired? No matter when this descent began, the fact remains it has resulted in Perez Hilton becoming better known than Jonathan Safran Foer. Talk about injustice. And lest we think that we are immune to this cultural decline because we live within the great Gothic Bubble, I submit that we are not Although isolated, our campus still reflects many issues within America at large. Dukies often brag that the school’s motto is “Work hard, play harder,” and ,

our culture’s emphasis on “effortless perfection” can contribute to the anti-intellectualism that has recently plagued the good old U.S. of A. Take a perfect, Duke-related example of this cultural pettiness: JuicyCampus. Although the site has markedly declined in popularity since its inception (thank Allah), it remains a stalwart bastion of stupidity. Anonymous posters actually spend time analyzing “juicy” topics about Duke and other schools; time which could be spent on much more worthwhile things, such as cleaning up litter or watching paint dry. Now, I know there are those of you out there who vehemendy despise JuicyCampus. Well, if you think you hate it, imagine how much I hate it. It gives anonymity a bad name. It makes a mockery of the sanctity of identity that I value so much. For shame. Anyway, the Web site is absurd. The fact that people spend time writing about fraternity “power moves” and ranking sororities should be, to a sane person, reprehensible. Instead, the site provides a dumping ground for many of the social and cultural topics that many Duke students think aboutevery day. If the site’s posts were aberrations, unrelated to normal Duke life, thatwould be one thing. But because such a silly Web site accurately, though anonymously, reflects actual Duke issues, it is clear that Duke suffers from some of the same cultural failings as America. Some ofyou might be wondering how we can correct this great American mind-numbing. I believe that it starts in the home. If parents raise their children as they should (i.e. watching Ken Bums documentaries instead of Laguna Beach), JuicyCampus message boards would be riddled with discussions of string theory and Nietzsche. As my main audience is either too old to be molded or too young (I hope) to have children, however, we have to think of other ways in which we can improve ourselves and our culture. To get things going, I’ve got a simple one: how about we start liking each other and stop all the petty social climbing? Maybe, the next time you’re about to post on (or even visit) JuicyCampus, go to CNN.com instead. Better yet, cruise over to duke, edu and check out some events on campus. I don’t mean to sound preachy, but I did, so there’s no turning back now. Certainly, I don’t expect a change overnight I have no false notions that tomorrow will dawn with unprecedented lines at the Nasher and everyone holding hands singing Kumbaya. But I urge everyone at Duke to look at theways in which America’s culture is in trouble and work to fight it here at Duke. Like Captain Planet said, “the power is yours.” Now back to my “Best Week Ever” marathon.

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letterstotheeditor Republicans need to rethink party I was pleased to read Abby Alger’s

Nov. 18 DukeVotes piece, “Cents and sensibility,” regarding the prospects for the Republican party in America. From my progressive, Democrat perspective, it is good to see that even the smartest conservatives have learned the wrong lessons from the flection and the era that preceded it. If conservatives believe they are waging a war against dirty communists with the angelic standard of pure capitalism at the forefront of their socially traditional vanguard (spiced up with new Internet tactics), they are sorely mistaken. Now, more than ever, it is apparent that Americans do not want to respond to crises with platitudes extolling the idea that atomized self-interests in a magical, unregulated free market will fix

everything. Throughout our history, we have confronted changes and catastrophes by coming together as a national community and adapting to our new circumstances with ingenuity that has propelled us to the peak of human accomplishment. Small government and the invisible hand did not come to the rescue after Sept. 11 and Hurricane Katrina. Rational self-interest has not given us a sustainable energy supply. Freemarket economics have not provided affordable, high-quality education and healthcare for everyone. Our nation is great not only because we generate wealth but also because we know that we must put this wealth to use making the world better for everyone. I believe that President-elect Barack Obama’s campaign and the raw enthusiasm it generated among so many different groups of citizens is a ratification of this

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There is room for conservatism in our future, but not nakedly foolish faith in the failed extremism of the past. I am happy thatRepublicans today do not recognize which parts of their ideology they should preserve and which parts must be revised to make room for the fact that human beings care about one another’s welfare. If they must be dragged kicking and screaming into a brighter future, it is nice that they are making the dragging part easier.

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“Marriage” specific to church I was disappointed with the tone of the Nov. 19 editorial, “Gay marriage? Fine by us.” The editorial referred to the legislation passed in California, Prop. 8, to be “homophobic,” but I do not see it as such. As a Christian, I am not a homophobe. I do not fear any members of the LGBT community, nor do I practice a discriminatory lifestyle. I agree that gay couples should enjoy the same rights enjoyed by heterosexual couples, but I also hold reservations about the word “marriage.” Marriage is a term of the church. I think that it should have remain as such. The government shouldn’t control marriage more than it should control the particular religion one can practice. I believe that the separation of church and state should not be limited to prayer in schools or the posting of the Ten Commandments in a courthouse. I believe that if two people wish to be joined in a union and have that union formally recognized by the government (thus receiving all of the benefits), then they should have the right to do so, regardless of the couple’s sexual orientation. Should that couple then want to have that union blessed as a marriage, I would encourage them to go to a place of worship thatagrees with gay marriage, and have it blessed. In my opinion, this is how the law should be written. To imply that I am homophobic because I support a piece of legislation that would not allow the government to recognize a “marriage” between gay couples is an insult and I would encourage The Chronicle’s editorial board to be more careful in the future before denigrating the conservatives of this University.

ing to the website for School of the Americas Watch, they have recorded 476 SOA-trained human rights violators from 17 different countries in their “Notorious Graduates” section. These 476 alleged criminals include people that were merely charged with crimes but never convicted, as well as including non-commissioned officers, and soldiers that only attended orientation but never completed a full course. The Web site went so far as to include August© Pinochet in their list, acknowledging that he never attended the school, but claiming that he learned indirectly from it. To put all this in perspective, the SOA has trained more than 60,000 soldiers and policemen since its creation. Therefore, the school has a “Notorious Graduate” human rights violator creation rate of approximately 0.8 percent. What of the other 99.2 percent? Perhaps they too have committed atrocities, but I am willing to guess that an organization as passionate as SOAW would have listed them as notorious if they were accused of even a single human rights violation. Ask yourself, what is more likely? Did the U.S. create a school that teaches soldiers to torture and oppress, where 0.8 percent become “notorious” murderers and the remaining 99.2 percent become mere murderers? Or did a few people abuse their power much like our own soldiers did at Abu Ghraib? Tager’s solution is to close SOA because of that 0.8 percent. Do we close down our whole military because a few bad apples acted atrociously? I will leave it to the readers to decide whether or not this small number constitutes a “School of the Assassins.”

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Read more, talk less James Tager’s Nov. 19 column “Shut down the SOA” is an example of poor research. He criticizes Duke students for enjoying their weekend instead of going down to Fort Benning to protest something he does not fully understand. If you are going to criticize people for not taking action, at least make sure the actions you take are well informed. Accord-

Is “deuces” an Obama thing? In Ade A. Sawyer’s Nov. 14 column, “Deuces dubya,” he labels President George W. Bush as “simply unprepared for his moment in history.” Although I understand—not necessarily agree with—his explicit complaints of the Bush administration, I just don’t see how any president can arrive in office “prepared” for the acts of terror that the Bush administration handled appropriately.

May I also add that the great “debate” of the operation in Iraq should not be a debate at all. To bring up a rather common topic (especially among the left here at Duke) I am going to mention Darfur. From the moment, I stepped on campus this year, I have had What is the What shoved down my throat, and while I agree it is a sad story, how can we forget all of the Iraqi citizens who were being murdered by the regime of Saddam Hussein before American intervention? So Hussein is dead, and we have helped establish a democracy in Iraq, but it is obvious to anybody concerned with the situation that if we were to withdraw from Iraq now, Iran would reinstate an autocratic regime there comparable to that of Saddam’s. My question is, why fight genocide in Darfur, and spread out even more government money, if you aren’t willing to fight the insurgencies in Iraq that, if given the opportunity, will begin the genocide of countless more Iraqi citizens? Do we expect Presidentelect Barack Obama to take action in Sudan due to his own African heritage, because if that’s the case, how much more racist can we be in considering the plight of the Sudanese more important than that of the Iraqi? Iraq is dependent upon America in this age, and to say we shouldn’t be there is, in effect, encouraging the genocide of thousands. I know Sawyer didn’t mention anything in his column about either Sudan or Darfur, yet I am just using them as a parallel of a global consciousness (at least a Duke consciousness) that is ignorant to the situation of the struggling Iraqi’s. Before you bash the war in Iraq, take into consideration that it is the same prevention of genocide that, as globally aware citizens, we should be trying to combat. We can’t leave the situation there only to fight the same battle on a different battleground. Give Iraq hope. It wasn’t a mistake. We didn’t find weapons of mass destruction, but we ousted a tyrant and are now protecting a people that would otherwise live under oppression and fear of death. Tim Light Trinity ’l2

Some ham before your turkey I was hurrying along West last week, freezing my tail West campuses. What?! Tunnels under West?! You must be off, I thought to myself, It’s cold, but thankfully it’s not lying! Yes, my friends, tunnels under West Campus exist. But they are unfortunately sealed off or locked away from raining. And then it our curious eyes started pouring. As soon as I asked Pelham Wilder—a former University professor I arrived at my destination, and administrator and the source for many interesting wet, and naturally I freezing and rich historical tidbits about Duke—about these West began complaining of my Campus tunnels. He told me that they were originally (like woes to no one in particumost tunnels) builtfor mechanical purposes—to run steam lar and was answered by a pipes from a plant that generated steam heat for both East rather quiet looking freshand West campuses. Because all the buildings needed heat, man in a corner. apparently run under all the old buildings on West to they said, she “at “Well,” meganneureither the hospital building. To clarify this does not include any least it’s not so cold that we nine and of the new dormitories or the Bryan Center. have to have use tunnels quarters three As time has gone on, the tunnels have had new and from building to building. more exciting uses. For example, during the Cold War I almost went to Michigan, where there’s so much snow and it’s so cold that people era, they were a part of the evacuation plan in the event of an emergency. People were supposed to be able to use walk to class underground.” What an idea! I said to myself. Tunnels!? We don’t them as a means to get to the hospital, but they aren’t have any here. Oh. Wait. I may have heard something actually very large at all —only about 6 feet high by a few about them maybe once... twice... Nearly every week feet wide. Still, wouldn’t it be nice if we could open the West Camfreshman year? pus tunnels so that they can take on a new role? That is, Ahh yes. The joy of tunneling. A little-known fact, howand tunnels under both East so we can banish the complainers of the wet and cold (like ever, is that we actually have

myself) to the world below the walkways of West. They can

stay toasty and dry, and, outside, no one will have any reason to complain about the weather. If they do, you can just point to the ground and say, “Why aren’t you down there?” How glorious. But I do see several potential downsides to this plan. In addition to the costs associated with needing to keep the tunnels clean, the laundry-machine company might complain. With students not having to wear as many clothes between buildings, fewer clothes will need to be washed. This could lead to a real economic crisis in the laundry machine industry in Durham. And we wouldn’t want that. Additionally, our beloved social culture might suffer. If the tunnels became the “cool” place to be, how would our more promiscuous students avoid each other in the narrow corridors after their awkward weekend hookups? The horror. I’m sure the administration has thought of these two large potential downsides and is currently holding out because of them. Still, perhaps we should run a trial period... If the laundry crisis gets too bad, we can always close them back up.

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

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