November 17, 2009

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Duke doesn’t typically difficult time dispatching mid-major teams early in the season, yet two minutes into the game Monday evening against Coastal Carolina, the gritty Chanticleers led 6-0 and were ready to test the Blue Devils’ toughness. But thanks to Kyle Singler, Duke was able to recover and once again pass an early-season test with flying colors. By using what both coaches deemed “junk,” defense Coastal Carolina (1-1) was able to hang tough early with No. 9 Duke (2-0), but the Blue Devils recovered on the way to a 74-49 victory that was more difficult than the score indicated. Duke, withoutjunior guard Nolan Smith for the second straight game, struggled early on offense, facing multiple box-and-one and triangle-and-two defensive sets from the Chanticleers. “We’ve practiced about three times without Nolan and overall we’ve done a good job without him,” head coach Mike said. “This past week has been difficult.” Riding support from having their band, cheerleaders and zealous mascot in attendance for the NIT Season Tip-Off, Coastal Carolina was anything but sluggish in grabbing its early lead.

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Junior Kyle Singler's 23 points and 11rebounds helped Duke overcome a slow start in a 74-49 victory over Coastal Carolina in thefirst round of the NIT SeasonTip-Off. Singler scored 15 ofhis 23 in thefirst half.

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Joanna Lighter THE CHRONICLE

Members of the Center for Race Relations came out in force Monday afternoon to solicit student input regarding future plans for the Multicultural Center and the International House. The proposed merger of the two centers was postponed Saturday by Student Affairs administrators to gather student opinions on the future of the cultural centers on campus. “We were providing a space for students to voice their opinions,” said junior Taylor Damiani, one of the organizers of the event.

A student expresses his opinions on the future of cultural centers on a large white sheet on the Bryan Center Plaza Monday afternoon.

During the three-hour event on the Bryan Center Plaza, students were invited to express their personal connections to the center with colored marker on a large white sheet. Zoila Airall, assistant vice president for student affairs, wrote in a letter sent to the Council of Cultural Group Presidents Saturday evening that the merger will not occur next semester as proposed. The positions of Staff Specialist Juanita Johnson and Director of the Multicultural Center Julian Sanchez will still be eliminated, Airall said. No students were informed of the original plans for the merger until Airall announced the formation of the “Global Cultures Center” to a meeting of the Council ofCultural Group Presidents last Monday night.

ontheRECORD "These kids, when they're hungry on the weekends, they have to reach into a backpack and if that backpack is empty, then what?"

—Junior Taylor Damiani on the Weekend Backpack program. See story page 4

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Football: Bad Break Backup quarterback Sean Renfree to •miss last two games with torn ACL, PAGE 9

Nine selective living groups chose to remain in their respective sections yesterday, leaving 13 groups to shuffle locations around available blocks on campus. Groups that decided not to squat and groups whose residence group assessment process scores were too low for them to be eligible to squat will choose new sections in the order of their scores within their size categories. Campus Council President Stephen Temple, ajunior, said he expects that groups will meet Sunday afternoon with the co-chairs of the Residence Group Assessment Committee to select housing. Three groups—Arts Theme House, Chi Psi fraternity and Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity —were eligible to squat in their sections but decided to enter the draft for new space. Although no groups lost their housing, Delta Sigma Phi, DeltaTau Delta, Pi Kappa Alpha and Sigma Nu fraternities as well as Scott House and Wayne Manor were placed on probation. These groups have until November 2010 to show improvement in their categories. They will be re-evaluated by the Campus Council general body and subject to sanctions or potentially recommended to be removed from their sections, according to the policy. Campus Council defined probation as scoring at least one standard deviation below the mean in any of three areas. These SEE SQUATTING ON PAGE 7

■ Who's squatting? �' All eligible groups in Edens entered lottery

Group Score Current Dorm 81.65 Edens Chi Psi 84.49 Edens Sigma Phi Epsilon 78.15 Edens

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