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DukeEngage, which debuted in 2007, was the result of almost $3O million in donations from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Charlotte-based Duke Endowment. The program, currendy in its third year of operation, has received dozens of program proposals and more than 1,000 applications.

But due to difficult economic times, some are worried thatfunding for the program from the original endowments may be insufficient—making the program an expensive initiative. DukeEngage Director Eric Mlyn confirmed that the original donations were no longer sufficiently raising money to fund the program.

“Right now, because of the economic circumstances, the endowments—the

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DukeEngage operates on $4 million annually —$3 million of which was funded by the University and $1 million of which was financed by DukeEngage.

Now, the program is entirely funded by the University, Mlyn said.

“DukeEngage has become a priority of President [Richard] Brodhead and so the University has made a commitment and is honoring that commitment by funding this program very generously,” he said.

Mlyn added that he expects fundraisers will become an important contributor, suggesting that alumni may be interested in donating money to the program.

A new year for DukeEngage The DukeEngage program officially started its third year Thursday when the 2010 application and list of programs went live on the DukeEngage Web site.

The program has made a few minor changes, although the number of programs remains the same.

The list, which contains 30 programs, has three additions in China, India and Washington, D.C. The new programs replace ones in Belize, Kenya and St. Louis.

“We’re very excited about all three of the new programs,” Mlyn said. “We’ve wanted to set up a program in WashingSEE DUKEENGAGE ON PAGE 4

Joel Fleishman’s booming

North Carolina voice filled the Chapel with a celebratory Jewish prayer Thursday, as the former director of what is now the Sanford School of Public Policy looked back on 38 years at the University.

Fleishman, currently a professor of law and public policy and director of the Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Center for Ethics,

Public Policy and the Professions, said the prayer during his address at the Founder’s Day Convocation, shortly before President Richard Brodhead awarded him the University Medal for Distinguished Service.

“You, Joel Fleishman, illustrate the continued work of institution-building as much as any living Dukie,” Brodhead said before Fleishman’s speech. “It’s almost

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He added that the Board ■will also hear a proposal for an addition to Kephane Quadrangle and a review of the Campus Sustainability Committee’s Climate Action Plan.

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Duke officially launched its new Web site Thursday, highlighting numerous aspects of the University.

The new duke.edu cost the University $lOO,OOO in design and

development.

The site’s development began in January. The push to update the former Web site, launched in 2006, was headed by members ofDuke Web Services and the Office of Information Technology. Their goal was to a Web-based information center on par with current technology. facelift from the former white background, bottom photo bar and cenA tered search bar, the new home page features a slideshowofnine photos that focus on University themes such as global educationand civic engagement “I think it truly represents the very dynamic nature of the University—it shows a university that has momentum and is in motion and that’s what we set out to achieve,” said Michael Schoenfeld, vice president for public affairs and government relations.

The Web site boasts approximately 800 images and 150 narratives through student videos and other multimedia, Schoenfeld said. He added that through the site’s developmental stages, the University updated a blog with redesigns and templates to gauge user feedback.

“I’m not going to predict right now how long this new site will stay in its current condition,” he said. “We did make it very flexible.” create

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The Board of Trustees will meet on campus this weekend for the first time since May and address the continuing challenges presented by the University’s financial situation.

During its two-day gathering, Duke’s governing body will hear updates from the Duke Administrative Reform Team on the University’s financial state and from the Duke University Management Company on Duke’s investments, said Chair and Democratic N.C, Sen. Dan Blue, Law ’73. Blue said the Board will revisit the budget at all of its meetings.

“We’ll look at it and see what progress they’ve made,” Blue said. “Having looked at it over the summer and as [former] chair of the Business and Finance Committee, I know that they’re making good progress in demonstrating reductions.... I’m confident that the administration is making progress toward

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Although some media sources called it a step backward that might kill the legislation, a White House official said Thursday that he expects negotiations to continue.

"It does not represent a fixed point," the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he had not been authorized to speak publicly.

Media representatives who have reviewed the draft provided to them and Congress this week said the language came as a surprise, given President Barack Obama's campaign pledge to support shield legislation.

BEIJING —At the end of a gala Thurs- ated with North Korea's dictatorship, but day celebrating Communist China's 60th the slogans they spelled were all about anniversary, President Hu Jintao and his "democracy," "reform," "opening up" and predecessor, Jiang Zemin, got down from "scientific development." their podium and joined hands with the Even as propaganda extolled the harmonious relationship between China's ethdancers in Tiananmen Square.

It was a symbolic gesture designed to nic groups,there were few minorities at the soften the image of a remote and author- event. Dancers dressed in colorful headitarian leadership that was reinforced by dresses and costumes appeared to be Han a military parade earlier in the day. But Chinese masquerading as ethnic minorithe day offestivities was like that—full of ties. Security around Beijing was extraordicontrasting images and a hodgepodge narilytight because offears of terrorism or of sometimes contradictory slogans. protests by Uighurs and Tibetans.

The People's Liberation Army paraded The military parade celebrating the 60th the weapons of war—missiles, fighter anniversary of the Communist Party's rise jets, tanks—while official commentators to power was billed as the largest ever in on Chinese television and radio waxed Chinese history, but its staging followed on about the nation's love of peace. More the hackneyed formulas of parades past; than 80,000 Beijing students performed there were the same formations of goosestunts with colored fans and balls in stepping soldiers,and the floats looked like anachronistic technique usually associ- they had been refurbished from the 1980s.

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President Barack Obama doesn’t see foreign policy as important, at least according to John Bolton.

Bolton, former United States ambassador to the United Nations, spoke on Obama’s foreign policy at the School of Law Thursday. He was invited to the University by Duke’s chapter ofThe Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, a national organization ofconservatives and libertarians seeking to reform the current American legal system. The event was co-sponsored by the Duke University Program in American Grand Strategy and the InternationalLaw Society.

In his remarks, titled “Obama’s New International Order,” Bolton harshly criticized Obama, describing him as the “first post-American president.”

“He doesn’t see foreign policy as important,” Bolton said. “His naivete is overwhelming.”

Bolton, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute—a conservative think tank—has worked in several Republican administrations. He served as the U.N. ambassador on a recess appointment from August 2005 to December 2006 under President George W. Bush. He was never confirmed by the Senate due to a Democratic filibuster.

Bolton’s speech was well attended and Duke Law 3041 was not nearly large enough to fit the hundreds of undergraduates, law students and faculty who packed in to hear the former ambassador speak. Many students were forced into a classroom next door to watchBolton’s speech on a projector, while others watched on televisions throughout the law school.

Several students said they enjoyed Bolton’s remarks, even if they did not always agree with his views.

“I thought it was a good speech and I thought he was very entertaining and quite funny,” said Eric Lorber, a third-year Ph.D. student in Political Science and a program fellow at AGS. “Still, I was left with the question, ‘What are the prescriptions for action?’”

On Iran, Bolton criticized Obama’s emphasis on negotiation and advocated for “pre-emptive military force” that he said would set Iran’s nuclear program back “2,3 [or] 4 years.”

“Iran’s not going to be chit chatted out of its nuclear weapons program,” he said.

Regarding North Korea, Bolton made it clear that he

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John Bolton, former U.S.ambassador to the U.N., speaks at the School of Law Thursday. Bolton criticizedPresident Barack Obama's lack of emphasis inforeign policy and said his "naivete is overwhelming." feels U.S.-led negotiations were similarly fruitless.

“North Korea loves committing to ending its nuclear weapons program,” Bolton said, making light of the fact that North Korea has repeatedly gone back on disarmament agreements. Still, Bolton said NorthKorea is a member of a “real axis ofevil” along with Iran and Syria, and is not inclined to do away with its “trump card.”

Alessandro Recchia, a freshman from Paris, opposed Bolton’s views.

“It was utterly shocking to realize that the former permanent representative of the United States ofAmerica to the United Nations is such a conservative political figure,” Recchia said. “It’s a relief to know that Bolton has been relieved ofhis function.”

Still, students like Zack Anderson, a first-year law student, appreciated Bolton’s wealth of experience.

“Obviously we had quite a large spectrum of people in there who agreed and disagreed, but the value was in hearing from somebody who’s been there a long time and knows a lot more than I do,” Anderson said.

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Campus Council members supported a smoke-free residential campus in a 9-8 vote at their meeting Thursday night, following intense debate. The proposal will now go to University administrators for approval.

“Our hope is that [the resolution] would be accepted by [Residence Life and Housing Services] as well as upperlevel administrators,” Temple said.

At the counsel of Healthy Devils, Campus Council reconsidered the smoking policy on campus and called for the prohibition of smoking across all residential areas of West and East campuses, with the exception of designated smoking areas such as the parking lot southwest of Kilgo Quadrangle or the Keohane fire lane. Campus Council outlined designated areas but deferred the authority of selecting smoking areas to Residence Life and Housing Services and facilities managers, said President Stephen Temple, a junior.

“We were able to represent the large majority of the students’ voices on campus,” Temple said. “Campus Council is not trying to reduce smoking on campus, but more so is hoping to instate the policy that is best for the residential population.”

To emphasize the need for a stricter smoking policy, Temple noted an incident in which a female student in Edens Quadrangle suffered an asthma attack and was hospitalized due to second-hand smoke.

But in the case that the designated areas resolution is not attainable, Campus Council also passed a backup resolution by a 9-5 vote. The backup plan includes SEE COUNCIL ON PAGE 5

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Several other Trustees declined to comment Thursday.

Executive Vice President Tallman Trask, Provost Peter Lange and several other administrators will update the Trustees on the University’s progress in cutting $7O million from this year’s budget as part of an effort to cut $125 million over three years.

By trimming $125 million, the University will be able to account for reductions in its revenues and still continue funding important projects, Blue said.

He added that he expects DART to present specific areas in which reductions have occurred and to discuss the “direction and outcome” offuture cuts.

The University is on track to meet its budgetary goals this year, Trask said, citing the elimination of the equivalent of about 400 jobs through early retirement, vacancy management and reductions in overtime.

Duke is also planning to cut $25 million from central administration, and Trask said those savings would be made through reductions in personnel, travel spending, paper publications and mailings.

Duke Student Government President Awa Nur, a senior, is a member of the Board’s Business and Finance Committee this year. Nur said she will focus on the effects potential budget cuts could have on students and their families.

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The Board will also hear an update from DUMAC on Duke’s investments, such as the endowment, Blue said. The endowment and similar funds lost about 24.5 percent of their value during the 2008-2009 fiscal year, from a high of $6.1 billion.

The Trustees will consider the University’s spending money at this meeting as well, Blue said.

Blue said the Board will hear a report on the proposals resulting from the Climate Action Plan from Trask, Bill Chameides, dean of the Nicholas School of the Environment and Tim Profeta, director of the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions and a senior associate dean.

Trask said the Board will decide what environmental changes it will commit to and by when, but said the costs are difficult to estimate. Becoming carbon neutral could cost the University as much as $lOO million, Trask said.

Although he had not yet seen cost estimates, Blue said he does not expect the Trustees to dismiss their environmental concerns based on the budget.

“The Board recognizes its responsibility to be stewards of the environment,” he said. “It’s still a laudable goal and something we will try to reach. Time might be an issue, but it should still remain on the front burner.”

The Board could also approve studying the construction of a new residence hall in Keohane Quad.

Blue said he sees many benefits to approving Duke’s request for $75,000 to study the feasibility of a 150-bed dormitory. He added that the project could allow the University “to keep the momentum of Duke going even in tough economic times.”

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Duke Engage, which made its application available Thursday, removed Belize City, St. Louis and Kakamega, Kenya from its offerings, white adding Washington, D.C., Kolkata, India and Zhuhai, China to its lineup.

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The new program in the capital will be based on voter mobilization and will be a joint effort between DukeEngage and

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Mlyn said the program cuts were due to an increase in the number of faculty proposals. The Duke Engage Student Programming and Advisory Committee opted for faculty-proposed programs to nurture faculty-student interaction.

“We had more good programs proposed to us than we could offer funding for... so the committee made a conscious decision to cut programs offered by third-party services,” he said.

Junior Becki Feinglos worked with thirdparty service program Peacework last year in Belize.

“I’m upset, all of us are,” she said. “This was the greatest experience that I have ever

had in my life. The children I worked with changed my life.... Everyone was excited because they thought another group was coming in, and I didn’t have the heart to tell them that another group wouldn’t be coming this year.”

Junior Meng Kang, who also worked with Peacework, felt similar frustration. She said the post-trip meeting did not fully consider students’ input before cutting the program.

“I was very surprised,” Kang said. [But] it’s understandable that Duke is undergoing a budget cut. We hoped that the third party service organization Peacework would work with another university.”

Like last year, DukeEngage will maintain approximately 75 individual projects and accept around 300 students. Mlyn said DukeEngage hopefuls can expect a more rigorous application process this year. Applications for international projects are due Nov. 9 and domestic group and individual projects are due Jan. 14.

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Brodhead also awarded a University Medal to Ernest Mario, who served 18 years on the Board ofTrustees. Mario, a pharmaceutical industry leader, was the first chair of the Duke University Health System.

In his speech, Fleishman described the creation and growth of the University and the evolution of the Sanford School from two rooms in the Old Chemistry building to two modem buildings at the comer of Towerview Road and Science Drive. Sanford became Duke’s 10th school July 1.

Although he touched on his own role in building the school, Fleishman spent much of his speech recognizing the contributions ofmany others throughout the University community, from former University presidents to his personal assistants.

“All of them not only nurtured the institution we were building together, but they gave me the professional and personal support that made it possible for me to navigate that institution,” he said.

Fleishman said he believes

Sanford’s mission dovetails with Duke’s mission of educating students to serve their communities. The public policy analysis skills that the school teaches help create “leaders with hearts to serve,” he said.

Fleishman added that Sanford was the first public policy school to focus on leadership and is also distinct from many of its peers because it combines substantive policy research and theoretical education.

“It was the hardest speech I’ve ever had to give.... I hate speaking about myself,” Fleishman said following the speech as a long stream of friends congratulated him outside the Chapel. “I’m deeply touched by the whole thing.”

Brodhead also presented the Distinguished Alumni Award to an individual with ties to Sanford, though she graduated before Duke began teaching

public policy.

“Apparently some of you recognize [Judy] Woodruff,” Brodhead said, as he introduced the PBS correspondent and gave her the award.

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She also taught a class in Sanford in 2007.

Woodruff studied political science as an undergraduate and said two of her professors—David Paletz and Allan Komberg strongly influenced her decision to become a journalist.

“This is the place where I first envisioned journalism as a career,” Woodruff said in an interview following the ceremony.

“This is not just another award for me. It’s very personal and emotional.”

Joining Fleishman, Woodruff and the other honorees on stage was Mbaye Lo, assistant professor of the practice in Arabic. Lo, who also directs Duke Engage in Egypt, received the Alumni —

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the prohibition of smoking within 25 feet of all residential halls as well as all walkways that are parallel and within 50 feet of the residential halls.

The backup resolution is aimed to provide a smoke-free zone for students to walk anywhere from the residential halls without someone smoking on the walkways, said Facilities and Services Chair John Pryor, a junior.

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and out of the classroom, Brodhead said.

“I never taught to get recognized,” Lo said. “To be a successful teacher, you just have to enjoy the classroom.”

Brodhead also gave a teaching award to Daniel Lew, professor of pharmacology and cancer biology, who “is constantly challenging students to think for themselves,” Brodhead said.

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Blue Devils hope to spring Hokie surprise renowned for its consistent execution under head coach Frank Beamer, especially Last season, Duke traveled to Blacksin the kicking game, leading many to affecto favored coin Virginia Tech’s special teams highly Virginia tionately Va. a play burg, Tech team without starting quarterback “Beamer Ball.”

Thaddeus Lewis. And despite complet“By far the biggest test we’ve had to this to the than is Virginia Tech,” Duke head coach opposition point more ing passes to Blue Devil receivers, Duke somehow* David Cutcliffe said. “Balance, balance, balfound itself only down four with 1:31 reance is what Virginia Tech is about.” before 14-3.

That balance is not only present on the eventually falling maining, This season, Duke faces No. 6 Virdefensive side of the ball, where three difginia Tech (3-1) under more fortuitous ferent players have recorded at least 30 circumstances, as the teams will face off tackles this season, but also on offense.

While the Hokies have focused on the in the friendly confines of Wallace Wade Stadium Saturday at 12 p.m. Plus, senior running game behind athletic quarterback captain Lewis has returned to form after Tyrod Taylor and running back Ryan Wilthrowing two touchdown passes versus liams, Taylor’s passing ability has improved N.C. Central last weekend in what was his greatly since his inconsistent sophomore best performance of the year. season. Now the uncontested starter, TayBut for the Blue Devils (2-2) to pull off lor has thrown for four touchdowns this one of the biggest upsets in school hisyear and has demonstrated his tremendous tory, they know that the emotional boost ability to run in the open field.

“He puts the ball where it needs to be provided from last year’s near miss against the Hokies and last week’s shellacking of and he can obviously run the ball very well,” the Eagles will not be enough without a linebacker Vincent Rey said. “He’s very efsolid performance on the field. fective, and the most important thing is he makes the play when they need it.”

“We have to go out and execute,” LewBut unlike last season, when the Blue is said. “We know what we have to do this year, we know they’re the No. 6 team in Devils were struggling with key injuries and the country, and they’re No. 6 for a reaa three-game losing streak before facing the Hokies, Duke carries momentum from last son, so we know we have to play a hardnosed football game against them.” weekend’s victory into this season’s matchup.

Executing offensively, though, will Playing in front of a home crowd as opposed surely be more difficult against Virginia to 66,000 Virginia Tech fans at Lane Stadium Tech than against the Eagles. The Hokies could serve to augment that energy.

“Winning always gives a team confiallowed only seven points last week to a potent Miami offense, and have allowed only dence,” Lewis said. “No one likes to lose.

56 in their four games so far this season.

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Running back Desmond Scott should beavailable for Duke Saturdayafter tweaking his hamstring this week.

The Blue Devils also might have the most confidence they have had in their

running game yet this season after the emergence of Desmond Scott against N.C. Central. In his first collegiate game, the freshman rushed for 100 yards and scored his first career touchdown.

And if Scott is able to overcome a nagging injury suffered in practice this week, he may provide a spark to a sagging Blue Devil running game.

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Still, though Duke knows it can compete with the Hokies after last year’s heartbreaking loss, the Blue Devils also realize that this Virginia Tech team will not be as willing to let them stick around in the second half, “There’s some confidence that was gained by playing in that game [last year],” Cutcliffe said. “But this is a better Virginia Tech team than that team... so we have to find away to be a betterDuke team in order to have a chance in the fourth quarter to win the game.”

After posting a less-than-inspiring performance in what amounted to a 7-0 blowout loss to North Carolina last Saturday, the Blue Devils hope that a trip out of state will yield a better result. This weekend, Duke travels to Massaehussets to take on conference rival Boston College (7-2,0-2 in the ACC) Saturday at 11 a.m. while going just down the street Sunday to play Boston University (3-7) at 1 p.m.

For the Blue Devils (5-4, 0-2), who have yet to win a game in conference play, Saturday’s matchup .presents a solid opportunity to gain some momentum in the top-rated conference in the nation. The Eagles, who are also winless in the ACC, find themselves in a similar situation and will look to stop No. 13 Duke from bouncing back after an embarrassing defeat.

In order to overpower the Eagles, the Blue Devils will need to execute a balanced attack and figure out how to put the ball in the cage. This will not be easy, especially since Boston College senior Kristine Stigas has already posted two shutouts this season, allowing just three goals

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Coming off a lackadaisical 2-1 victory over gritty Elon, die Blue Devils face their toughest challenge of die season tonight against No. 2 Maryland at 7:00 p.m.

Duke (6-20, 1-2-0 in the ACC) is 2-2 in its last four No. 2 games, which include losses to UMD Carolina and Boston ColNorth vs two unimpressive vicand lege M tories against UNC-Wilmington U^e and Elon. The showdown at Koskinen Stadium-this evening, FRIDAY, 7 p.m. therefore, will be a true test of Koskinen Stadium the Blue Devils’ resilience and

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intimidated,” head coach John Kerr said ofhis players.

The Blue Devils have a right to feel this way. Duke is unbeaten at Koskinen thus far this season and has outshot its opponents 84-54. The Blue Devil defense has been outstanding, allowing a mere seven goals in eight games and only three at home. Duke should feel comfortable with freshman goalie James Belshaw between the posts, as th£ rookie sensation has posted shutouts in two of his six starts.

Offensively, the Blue Devils need big performances from their leading goal scorers, junior Cole Grossman and freshman Ryan Finley. The two have combined for eight goals this year. Duke will also rely on sophomore Ryan Ruffing. Formerly known as the “fastest kid in Massachusetts” because ofhis exploits as a track star in high school, Ruffing scored an early goal to give the Blue Devils a lead Tuesday versus Elon.

On Sept. 25, Maryland played North Carolina, a game that was aired on Fox Soccer Channel. The live coverage gave Kerr and his staff an opportunity to further prepare for and scout out the Terrapins. In preparation for the game tonight, the Blue Devils have been working on their corner kicks, free kicks and refining their set plays.

IfDuke wants a chance to win, it needs to come out with intensity and maintain it throughout the match. The Blue Devils must control possession of the ball, avoid defensive lapses and capitalize on scoring chances. Maryland is a stout opponent, and any Blue Devil mistakes will be cosdy. Therefore, the Blue Devils must minimize turnovers and mental errors.

Duke is at great odds tonight against such a powerful adversary, but playing at home could induce a positive outcome. not

character. With a victory, Duke will improve its conference record to 2-2 and ensure a boost in the coaches’ poll.

However, the task will not be simple. Maryland (6-2-2, 2-0-1) is the defending national champion and returns five starters, three of whom are All-ACC caliber. In addition, the Terrapins lead the all-time series against Duke 41-21-3 and defeated the Blue Devils 1-0 in their most recent matchup last September.

Although the Terrapins have dominated the series historically, the two squads recently have been evenly matched. The past ten games between the two ACC rivals have resulted in five wins.for each side. Also, Maryland lacks momentum after losing its most recent game this past Wednesday versus unranked George Mason, 2-0.

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And yet, despite their individual sucYet to drop a single game in three cesses, both players attribute the awards conference matches, Duke has proven to the overall effort of their team. As to be the No. 1 team in the ACC as prehead coach Jolene Nagel put it, the team dicted in preseason polls. nature of volleyball turns every individual The Blue Devils (13-2, 3-0 in the ACC), accolade into praise for the entire team, are preparing for as no one person can touch the ball three two back-to-back times and get it over. home matches this “I feel like any ACC award is a team UVa weekend against award because it’s a team sport and we vs.

Virginia (6-8, 1-2) all deserve it,” Catanach said. “We’re 3-0 and Virginia Tech and we’ve been playing really well. We’re (U-3, 1-2), and very calm and we all really enjoy being out Duke are doing so unthere together.... As a collective unit we FRIDAY, 7 m. der the leadership have more experience.” of two veteran Catanach’s leadership style as a setter players who have this season has impressed Nagel. Simultademonstrated imneously supporting her teammates while Va Tech pressive play early expecting them to get the ball to her, Cataon this season. Senach exudes a quiet intensity that demands nior Rachael Moss respect. Catanach exhibits a level of matuDuke and sophomore rity to her coaches that only comes from Kellie Catanach experience by setting good balls for wellc atimnau SATURDAY, 7 p.m. have both been executed hits.

Cameron indoor Stadium named ACC Play“Kellie does a good job of spreading out ers of the Week in the offense and being an anchor for the the last month. team,” Moss said. “She really deserved beMoss’s recent recognition is attributed ing recognized.” to her 20 kills, 29 digs and 46 attacks in As for Moss, Nagel sees strength in her two 3-0 wins against Boston College and ability to play at a high level no matter Maryland. Catanach won the award the what the competition. Although some of week before Moss after doling out an imDuke’s competitors may not be on par pressive 136 assists, four service aces and 11 kills during the team’s three matches in the SEE VBALL ON PAGE 8 by

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F. HOCKEY from page 6 in her past two games Duke’s offense, however, should be more than up to the challenge. Leading the team’s attack are forwards Amie Survilla, who is third in the nation in scoring with 14 goals, and Susan Ferger, the team’s second leading scorer with five tallies of her own. Though Survilla has received a majority of the atten-

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tion among the forwards, and much of it rightfully earned, Ferger has played a major role in setting up scoring opportunities for her teammate.

The junior forward has four assists this season and has blossomed into her role on the penalty corners unit.

And with Ferger’s leadership and Survilla’s scoring prowess, the Blue Devils are primed for a solid effort this weekend.

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with the Blue Devils’ skill, Moss constantly competes at the level she knows she can.

“I tend to focus on our side of the net and [on] our team,” Moss said. “I don’t focus on who we are playing but I focus on my own play and what my team is doing. If you see you need to make changes, then you can do that.”

And it’s not just Moss who has adopted this philosophy.

Catanach and sophomore middle blocker Amanda Robertson echoed Moss’s sentiments and stressed the importance of playing their best each match no matter the opponent.

With ACC play onlyjust beginning, Duke knows that any team is capable of an upset. During the matches against the Cavaliers and the Hokies this weekend, the Blue Devils will focus *on making sure one of those inevitable league upsets doesn’t happen in Cameron Indoor Stadium.

“You can’t take anyone in the ACC for granted,” Robertson said.

“You have to play your best each match. We respect all of our opponents the same and we focus on maintaining our level of play. Our team chemistry is really good and this season has been going really well. I hope we can keep that up.”

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steep. To his credit, though, Nowicki has been persistent in his efforts, questions and initiatives. tenure.

In his two years as dean and Created in 2007 in the wake vice provost, Nowicki has had of the lacrosse scandal and the several accomplishments. Most noteworthy is Campus Culture CQltOlTcll Initiative, his pohis work with sition is designed the residential to bridge the classroom-dorm experience. Following the Proroom divide and push for a vost’s Interim Report, Nowicki was instrumental in developing comprehensive undergraduthe vision for New Campus in ate experience.

The role resembles Presithe “Uniting Old and New” redent Richard Brodhead’s port from Spring 2008.

When the endowment former job at Yale. But as an entirely new position at Duke and plans for New Campus—with a scope somewhere becrashed and burned, he approtween student affairs and acapriately turned his attention demics, it has proved a diffito making the best of existing facilities, namely those on Cencult one to define.

University politics and tral Campus. His work on renovating apartments and adding complex collegiate bureaucratic systems are always tough a restaurant and communal to navigate, and the learnspace on Central demonstrate has doubt been level of understanding of stucurve no a ing

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At times, external circumstances have pushed this agenda and other worthwhile initiatives off track. For example, after initial fruitful discussions with the Judicial Affairs task force, the work was put aside in light of pending lacrosserelated lawsuits.

Internal factors, it is reasonable to assume, have also hampered Nowicki’s work.

The various departments and areas he oversees have differing governance and administrative structures, and Nowicki seems to be tied down in separate areas, instead of acting as the bridge between them.This probably has less to do with Nowicki himself and more with the fact that his role was not clearly defined.

Although progress has been limited thus far, over-

all, the creation of Nowicki’s position is a necessary step in addressing the weaknesses of the undergraduate experience at Duke. And from a practical perspective, delegating responsibility to Nowicki places less work directly on the shoulders of Provost Peter Lange Looking forward, Nowicki would ideally move away from focusing on the day-today minutia in favor of working to craft a coherent longterm vision of the University’s

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In addition, Nowicki has been busy spearheading the Socioeconomic Diversity Initiative. Unlike previous endeavors such as the CCI, the SDI is being conducted in a more scientific, and datadriven manner that may yield small but meaningful changes to the overall undergraduate student experience. By no means is the SDI perfect or a panacea for campus culture issues, but as we opined earlier this week, its rational approach leaves us cautiously optimistic.

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about mins. Contributing to the Duke endowment every year are alumni that hose down its coffers with millions. But at the mike meers same time, Duke mike check University Management Company becomes more and more guarded in its preservation of endoment funds every year —and only a minor chunk of the University’s annual budget comes from the endowment. What gives?

In case the U.S. News and World Report hasn’t already indoctrinated you in the arbitrary college rankings craze, you should know that an endowment, aside from its core financial value to university programs, also serves as a status symbol of sorts. More specifically, a shrine to the university’s embarrassment of riches that, ironically, consists of effectively frozen assets. It is tantamount to that 1961 Ferrari GT that you fawn over but don’t dare graze with a shammy, let alone put into gear—for fear that its value may be ever so insignificantly undermined. Lest we offend the legacy of Cameron Frye, we must occasionally remind ourselves that the money that goes into the piggy bank doesn’t do anything until it’s eventually extracted once again.

Unfortunately, in the big bad world of finance, this is not exactly true. While an endowment is in the proverbial bank, it is still money, and money can shrink. Dramatically, in fact—in Duke’s case, “dramatic” was a reported 24 percent of its total worth.

Which brings us to the Academic Council’s dire report on the state of University finances lastThursday. Although observers may have been ready for dialogue about the very public struggle to bridge the $125 million operating budget deficit, it’s hard to imagine, as many were thrilled to hear about the less-well-publicized depletion of our financial aid reserve funds. Duke’s financial aid reserves are critical to keeping the University’s aid commitment at the level that it is today. Most inconvenient is that this news comes at a time when financial aid considerations are of growing importance, considering a Duke education in this economic climate has the potential to literally bankrupt students and their families (the jury is still out on undergraduate moral bankruptcy).

In this light, it is especially ironic that Duke made public its intention to launch the Socioeconomic Diversity Initiative to combat the intangible

forces that inhibit “class” melange at the same time that the tangible force thatmakes it possible at allyes, endowment money—is apparently gasping fol air. Judging from the stereotypical non-influenci of the last campus-wide report of this genre (read! the much ballyhooed Campus Culture Initiative)! forgive me if I am a little more than skeptical oi idealism at a time when we need cold, hard cash.

At least the administration is going about gel ting that money in almost any politically feasibly way. In an admirable demonstration of solidaritT during a time of uncertainty for all, administrator;| are going to tremendous lengths to avoid laying ora employees outright, though admittedly at the prict| of making dorm clean-up on Mondays into twicl the nightmare it already was.

Unfortunately, there still doesn’t seem to be ar end to the financial woes in sight. In fact, seeinj as a new, more gruesome number is reported ii The Chronicle regarding the state of University fig nances seemingly every month, the idea that thera will be an end at all is becoming increasingly unbe lievable. Finances are an uncomfortably pressing issue that continually returns to the question of th endowment. In effect, our woes are headed towan a culminating watershed moment, an all-too-rea specter of outright financial triage that will go long way toward revealing the true financial prion ■ ties of the administration.

Round one of the questions is already upon us and they aren’t fun. For example, what is most im portant; the maintenance of current standards fo financial aid distribution, or the retention of sals tied employees (excluding untouchable administn live bureaucracy, of course)? All the while, there an still other important questions we haven’t answered like whether our impressive endowment statistic more important that either of the former concern* (a no-brainer from a student perspective).

Duke’s endowment accounts for 15 percent of i annual operating budget on average. As the “Givin to Duke” Web site brazenly boasts, “Many of Duke peers rely on endowment to cover 30-40 percent o their operating budgets.” Under the weight of $l2 million, why not us? The management of an endov ment is a tricky thing—to draw upon it is undoub: edly a risky proposition considering an inconsister revenue stream and uncertain times. But when orities are called into question, we must determir once and forall what the endowment is worthfor u Perhaps, in our moment of discomfort, a more ei lightening clarity of financial purpose can emergf Until then, the bill is waiting. ;

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Mike Meers is a Trinity senior. His column runs other Friday.

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lettertotheeditor Standard undermined in hate crime response In her e-mail sent to students Sept. 30, Zoila Airall asserted that the Community Standard was upheld by the people who painted rainbows and unicorns over the message. Although I am not writing on behalf of the Honor Council, as a member I am pleased with her direct application of the Standard to an ethical issue, but I do think the Standard was applied incorrectly in this instance.

Duke should not be proud for sending out an official e-mail endorsing this kind of hypocrisy from people who claim to advocate tolerance yet practice intolerance.

The centerpiece of the gay pride movement is tolerance.Tolerance does not mean censoring those who don’t see eye-to-eye with you. Tolerance does not mean targeting and silencing a specific group’s message just because you disagree. As Airall said, let’s celebrate our differences! A tolerant person would have

allowed the original opinion to remain intact and written a thought-out response next to it. Maybe it would have even started an actual civil discourse, can you imagine that? Tolerance means having enough confidence in your ideas and philosophies so that you are not afraid to listen to and rationally respond to counterarguments or challenges. Tolerance especially means tolerating those who are intolerant. I know it’s not easy sometimes, but you cannot pick and choose whom to tolerate. Selective tolerance is not tolerance.

For the future, keep in mind that when you act, you represent the group you belong to. We should strive to be a living examples of what our groups stand for. When we act in an uncivil and hypocritical manner, it reflects badly on the groups we represent.

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nude female form; What is it about a woman’s body that is so provocative? From the voluptuous to the obese, nude women have attracted attention for centuries.

British rock band Queen knew this when they caused a publicity uproar over a naked female bicycle race to promote their 1978 single, “Fat Bottomed Girls.” courtney han More. recently, art pathe good life? trons proved their admiration of big women

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Duke too, is hoping to contribute to the staggering oeuvre ofpaeans to the female figure by lining the walls of the corridor leading into Perkins Library with photographs of naked, overweight Hungarian and Turkish female bathers. Jennette Williams, the award-winning photographer of the collection asks, “What makes for beauty in women? How do we as a society perceive women as they age?”

Unfortunately, there’s a big difference between the success of Queen’s big girls and Duke’s naked bathers. If Williams intends to portray images of beauty and challenge traditional standards of them, then the location of her collection is disastrous because in the Perkins corridor, her photographs achieve neither goal.

Rubenesque and uncompromising, Williams’s nude bathers face thousands of unsympathetic college-aged students on a daily basis. These aren’t the art-house museum types either. Since the hallway is designed to facilitate transit between buildings, the majority of students pass by on their way to the library, and at 3 a.m. in the morning, whether focused or frazzled, most students are not open to pondering alternative illustrations of the human form.

Unfortunately, an art display is often only as good as the audience that sees and responds to it. The art extends a message, but the viewer must be receptive to receiving it. The Perkins corridor is an awful place for viewers to respond to Williams’ art because by the time they have recovered from the initial shock of seeing one of her graphic images, they will have passed through the front doors.

Indeed, instead of drawing admiration, the Perkins nude bathers cause shock and confusion. When I asked passing students to describe the display, they used the words “awkward,” “interesting” and “random.” “It’s a very public area,” senior Deepak

Srinivasan said. “We should be warned.” Freshman Winston Neville told me he was “grossed out” as he walked through the building. Other students called the display “weird” and one viewer even said that it made her want to lose weight.

Moreover, student viewers seem to misinterpret Williams’s desire to challenge how we perceive older, less conventionally attractive women. “If pictures of plump old women taking bubble baths is Duke’s latest statement against effortless perfection, I’m lost,” senior Emily Poplawski said. Several other people who walk through the hallway joke that the women are “ugly” and “fat.” Senior Amy Ehman wondered “Is [the collection] reinforcing flaws or highlighting alternative styles of beauty?”

It appears then, that instead of eliciting appreciation for beauty, the bathers trigger revulsion and instead of challenging stereotypes, they solidify them.

Truth is, it’s going to take a lot more than progressive displays of art to challenge our campus norms of beauty. As much as we try to behave like mature adults, our capacity to accept and appreciate art is not as highly evolved as that of the Center for Documentary Studies, which selected Williams’ photographs for the award-winning display. Judging from the reactions her photos are receiving, one wonders if this “reward” is actually more of a punishment.

Save your art from our judgment, Jennette, and take your beauties to the Nasher Museum, the Center for Documentary Studies, the Franklin Center or even the gallery in the Bryan Center, where people actively go to appreciate art. Let individuals who have opened their minds to personally advocate for and diffuse your work through their social circles instead of subjecting it to ridicule by people caught off guard.

In the future, Perkins Library needs to make a better match between the content of its galleries and its audience. They need to remember that art is enjoyable when the audience can understand and relate to the artist’s intended goal. That sole purpose may be to provide visual pleasure, but it can also challenge, reflect, stimulate, inspire and catalyze social change.

When viewers aren’t in the mindset to connect to the artwork, the art fails to deliver its message. Or, let students, who use the library most, take ownership of what they find on their walls. Let us choose what art we’d like to see, and chances are, we’ll be better able to gain from it.

Courtney Han is a Trinity senior. Her column runs every otherFriday.

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a Sunday morning in line at Alpine Bagels, and you have a splitting Aristocrat-induced hangover. You thought the bottle of Revive Vitamin Water and the Tabasco-heavy Good Morning Camper would alleviate the pain, but nothing seems to be working. Then, Christina Aguilera’s “Come On Over Baby” oozes from the speakers. The guy next to M you starts to hum and the girls across the room tap their fingers and bounce their shoulders. You sing nathan freemafi along, too—and suddenly, good night, everything is OK. This is the magic of the and good luck music at Alpine.

Since I first stepped foot into the West Campus bagel haven, I have been awed and mystified by its playlist. I’ve sort of figured the station is somehow beamed straight from Heaven—how could this amazing mix of wildly disparate artists be possible anywhere else? Seriously: Log an hour with Shazam open on your iPhone, and you’ll have the perfect mix for this Saturday’s party ready to go.

“They like it, they love the songs,” Alpine Supervisor Monte Tatum says about students, as the song segues from “Toxic” to “7 Things.” (“SSSHA!,” Miley whispers over the cash register). “It’s good music because it’s a blend.”

Yes, Monte, it is a blend. And what a blend it is! There must be some mad genius manning the boards in a hidden DJ booth up by the “Does the pope wear a funny hat?” sign, right? I mean, how could an ordinary human being choose to play “Burning Down the House” by Talking Heads after “Hey Jealousy” by the Gin Blossoms and still have the faith that everyone will hum along?

It’s gotten to the point where the playlist seems to achieve a sort of divine wish fulfillment—when a certain song comes on, the song is playing for you. Going through a rough patch in your relationship? “Complicated” blares from the speakers. Cell phone starts ringing? Cue up “Wake Up Call.” Pouring outside? Rihanna will gladly let you stand under her “Umbrella.”

The distracting brilliance of certain songs has, in the past, knocked me off my feet as I munched on my Pilgrim’s Pride. For example, I’m convinced that aspiring songwriters would be hard-pressed to find a chorus more sweeping and affecting than JoJo’s “Too Litde Too Late.” The synth tones of Erasure’s “Chains of Love” wowed me at once, forcing me to run back to my dorm to find every song I could by the long-forgotten ’Bos New Wave band. And after hearing Aly & AJ’s “Potential Love Song” so many times (I don’t think I’ve ever sat in Alpine without hearing it), I could write a dissertation on the snapping wooden castanets that come in on each chorus.

Steve Eller, Alpine’s director of operations, says that students “always” come up to him to say how much they love the music. “They hang out here all day just for the environment,” he tells me as “We Got The Beat” by The Go-Go’s blasts in the background. “They sithere for hours, sit in their little groups over frozen yogurt, just to listen to the music.”

So the question remains, then, exactly where is this music coming from? Monte insists there’s a satellite radio station behind all of this, but he was mum on the details. Eller says they have access to 70 different satellite radio stations and they “change it” on a regular basis. Another employee assured me that it stays on the same station. But I never got a clear answer of which station that might be.

Only one conclusion can be drawn from all of this—the playlist that controls the music at Alpine Bagels is a deep secret hidden from civilians, its source never to be released.

Yet I can’t say I’m too disappointed that no one could give me a straight answer. Finding the precise station that is used to create such a joyous mix of musical eras and genres would be sort of like finding out that Santa Claus doesn’t exist.

So I’ll keep with my original theory: The music is sprung from our own imaginations, a utopia where people of all social circles can listen to music by vastly differing artists.

I’m talking about a world where J. Lo’s “Waiting for Tonight” can ratchet up anticipation for a Friday, Aaliyah’s “Are You That Somebody” can eulogize the singer who died too young and Huey Lewis and The News can sing “The Heart ofRock & Roll” as if the ’Bos never ended.

And suddenly, everything is OK. ■

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Nathan Freeman is a Trinity senior. His column runs every Friday.

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