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The University has stepped up its efforts over the last decade to create an internationally diverse student body, but safety concerns and financial constraints continue to keep admissions officers out of the Middle East and Africa. Christoph Guttentag, director of undergraduate admissions, said the University continues to receive applications from regions where admissions officers are unable to travel, but that he still hopes to be

able to send admissions officers into underrepresented areas such as the Middle East and Africa in the future. “We obviously have a strong interest in creating a diverse student body and creating diversity within the group of international students as well,” Guttentag said. “But with limited resources, we want to recruit in areas where we think we’re going to get the greatest benefit from our presence.” At this point, Africa is not one such area, as the continent is too vast and cost-

ly to navigate to make undergraduate recruitment feasible, said Phyllis Supple, the admissions officer in charge of international recruitment. “It’s an expensive place to travel around,” she said. Supple added that the University is not sending recruitment officers to the Middle East due to “volatile travel conditions.” “When we were moving up to a point where it looked viable financially to go to SEE INTERNATIONAL ON PAGE 8

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He added: “I’m not some kind of college student who’s downloaded thousands and thousands of things. It isn’t like I’m trying to broadcast these things anywhere.” Another defendant, Lisa Schamis of New York, said her Internet provider warned her two months ago thatrecord industry lawyers had asked for her name and address, but she said she had no idea she might be sued. She acknowledged downloading “lots” of music over file-sharing networks. “This is ridiculous,” said Schamis, 26. “People like me who did this, I didn’t understand it was illegal.” “I can understand why the music indus-

sumed the chair of Arts and Sciences Council during a time of great change both for the council and for the Arts and Sciences faculty in general. Ewing highlighted several structural changes currently being explored that will give the council a stronger campus voice, which she said has been lacking in the past. ‘There is a perception out there that the council does not do much,” she said. The first step in increasing the effectiveness and strength of the council, Ewing said, will be, ironically, to reduce its size. “As happens in large organizations, individual members feel that the success of the council doesn’t really rest on their individual participation,” Ewing said.

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WASHINGTON The music industry’s largest trade group filed 261 copyright lawsuits across the country Monday against Internet users who trade songs online, an aggressive campaign to discourage piracy through fears of expensive civil penalties or setdements. The Recording Industry Association of America warned it ultimately may file thousands of cases. Its first round was aimed at what it described as “major offenders” illegally distributing on average more than 1,000 copyrighted music files each. Durwood Pickle, 71, of Richardson, Texas, said his teenage grandchildren downloaded music onto his computer during their visits to his home. He said his grown son had explained the situation in an email to the recording industry association. “I didn’t do it, and I don’t feel like I’m responsible,” Pickle said. “It’s been stopped now, I guarantee you that.” Pickle, who was unaware he was being sued until contacted by The Associated Press, said he rarely uses the computer in his home. “I’m not a computer-type person,” Pickle said. ‘They come in and get on the computer. How do I get out of this? Dadgum it, got to get a lawyer on this.” Yale University professor Timothy Davis, who also was among those named in the lawsuits, said he will stop sharing music files immediately. He said he downloaded about 500 songs from others on the Internet before his Internet provider notified him about the music industry’s interest in his activities. “I’ve been pretending it was going to go away,” said Davis, who teaches pho-

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WASHINGTON Members of Congress said Monday that President Bush would get the $B7 billion he requested for Iraq and Afghanistan, but that he would have to walk through a bit of fire first. Lawmakers say they expect sharp questioning of the request and a renewed debate about the effect on federal spending, taxes and the record-setting deficit. After the usual congressional additions and tweaks, the request will almost certainly pass, but many members will pressure predicted immediately build on nondefense pro-

grams, including the proposal to add a drug benefit to Medicare. Lawmakers noted that the amount requested in this one bill represents one-fifth of all money to be spent next year on nondefense programs like education, housing and veterans affairs, many of which are already being squeezed by a deficit that will reach $4BO billion. mt’s stunning in its size,” said Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan, the ranking Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, noting the overall $166 billion the government will spend on Iraq this year and next. “It’s astronomical when you compare it to the

arguments we have over things like after-school programs.” Some skeptical Republicans said they wanted to know why more Iraqi oil money cannot be used for reconstruction, and questioned some of the grander plans for rebuilding the country. Democrats said the request puts further tax cuts in question, and many are demanding equal attention be paid to construction work in the United States. “People are going to want to ask a lot of questions over here,” said Rep. William Thornberry of Texas, a Republican member of the Budget and SEE BUSH ON PAGE 8

High court hears campaign reform case by

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WASHINGTON In a rare and lengthy special session, the Supreme Court considered Monday whether a vast rewrite of the nation’s laws governing money in politics unconstitutionally muzzles politicians, their supporters and opponents. The court heard four hours of arguments, the most time it has devoted to a case since it reviewed Watergateera campaign money reforms in 1975. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and other supporters of the new law say it is necessary in order to plug loopholes that have weakened the earlier law.

Ordinary voters need to know that government works for them and not just for well-heeled campaign contributors, Seth Waxman, a lawyer for McCain, told the court. Voters must be confident “that their vote counts, that big money doesn’t call the tune,” he said. On the other side, lawyers for opponents including Senate Republican whip Mitch McConnell argued that the 2002 law hamstrings campaigning at every level. The law “intrudes deeply into the political life of the nation” and “in a word, goes too far,” said Kenneth Starr, the former independent counsel who investigated President Bill Clinton and now is serving as an attorney for challengers to the law.

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It may not be a presidential election, but students will be casting their votes with much of the same enthusiasm of the proverbial MTV slogan “Rock the Vote!” in today’s Duke Student Government senatorial election. The polls for DSG senator positions will be open today from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on the DSG website. Students should receive an e-mail from DSG with a direct link to the online polls by 9 a.m., said Cliff Davison, executive vice president. DSG officials will also man polling stations from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in front of Alpine Bagels and the Bryan Center as well as from noon until 8 p.m. in front of the Marketplace on East Campus. “We’re extending [manned polling station] hours this year and we hope it will increase student turn-out,” said Davison. One major change in this election is that the structure of the general student government body will change from proportional representation to equal representation based on residential location. Specifically, the DSG by-laws now provide for 11 seats for each of the four student living locations, East, West and Central Campuses and off-campus. As a result of this change, members will have the title of‘senator,’ instead of being called ‘legislators,’ as in the past. “However, members can still be described as legislators because obviously they still decide legislation,” said Davison. ‘The two terms will be used interchangeably this year.” Another change in the election is the requirement of all candidates to sign a pledge agreeing to abide by the DSC bylaws and constitution. “By signing, it means they’ve read the information and will follow it,” DSG Attorney General David Kahne said. In a stiffer competition than last year, 25 students are competing for 11 West Campus seats, whereas last year only 20 candidates contested 18 seats. Twenty freshmen will be vying for 11 seats for East Campus; however, both the Central and

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McQuaid readies for DRH reign Crime Now a hospital-administration veteran, McQuaid will take on the task of managing an expanding and newly profitable Durham Regional, which turned a $3.3 million David McQuaid gets called “Dennis” all the time. deal.” actor,” the he said. “It’s no profit this year after five years of financial struggles. The big “It’s because of Many more people in the Durham community will hospital seeks to continue to expand its bariatric services soon know David McQuaid’s name as he prepares to take and its orthopedics departments in the coming year and McQuaid will inherit this plan for the hospital. over as chief executive officer of Durham Regional HosHe said he is committed to expanding Durham Repital in late October. He fills a void open since March 1 gional within the context of DUHS. Despite when Richard Liekweg left to become CEO at the pecuniary problems that will likely conthe University of California at San Diego Medtinue to plague Durham Regional—such as ical Center, diminishing Medicare reimbursement costs, The current executive vice president and staff shortages and the rising cost of liability chief operating officer at the Bayview Medical Center in Maryland, McQuaid speaks eagerly insurance—McQuaid remains excited about his new position. about DRH and his new job. be lot of I’ll “Every position is going to have its chalthe a spending “In beginning, lenges,” he said. “The goal in life is to get a time meeting with people and listening to what hospital to excellence, and it’s hard work to they have to say,” he explained. get them there.” His goals for the first few weeks include learning about the hospital and the communiMcQuaid grew up in Ware, a tiny town in western Massachusetts, whose most famous ty. “I want to understand the medical staff s connative is Candy Cummings who developed cerns and issues and how we can work together David McQuaid the curve ball. Growing up, he knew he wantto grow the institution,” he added. Acting CEO Kevin Sowers will continue to be involved ed to work in health care but was not quite sure how. “[Medical school] just wasn’t something I wanted to with Durham Regional through at least the first few months. The hospital is scheduled to undergo a Joint do,” he said. “I’d known a couple of people in my town that were influential and I would talk with them and we Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations review the second week of November and Sowers were quite friendly.” These people, all of them pharmawill guide the hospital through that process. ‘There’s no cists, talked McQuaid into applying to the Massachusetts expectation of [McQuaid] to manage that,” Sowers said. College of Pharmacy, where he earned a bachelor’s of science. He then went on to earn a master’s of business ad“I will support him in any way I can.” ministration from the University of New Hampshire. Adjusting to Durham and Duke may be the most drasFor the past 12 years, McQuaid has lived in Maryland, tic change for McQuaid, 49, and his family—including his wife Kitty and nine-month-old daughter. He has exthe heart of Terrapin country. McQuaid will attend “quite tensive experience with local hospitals in an academic a few” Duke basketball games, he said. He was guaransetting, serving in various administrative positions at two teed tickets by Duke as part of his recruitment package, different community hospitals in the Johns Hopkins but he added that he does not expect to bleed Duke Blue Health System group, a University-headed group similar any time soon. to the DUHS. He has held his current posts at Bayview “I promise you that when you’re not looking, I’ll have Medical Center for two years. the red side of my face showing.” Kelly Rohrs THE CHRONICLE

Music equipment, shades nabbed

Two students reported that between 8:30 p.m. Aug. 31 and 6 a.m. Sept. 1, while their vehicles were parked at 1907 Erwin Road, the following items were stolen: $5 in cash, 31 CDs valued at $260, a Sony portable compact disc player with converter and plug, brown Polo sunglasses and black Giorgio Armani sunglasses. One victim said she was not sure if her vehicle was secured, and the other said hers was.

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A visitor reported that between 10:52 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Sept. 1, while her vehicle was parked in the Sarah P. Duke Gardens parking lot, someone broke out a window valued at $l5O, and stole her $l5 purse, $2OO in cash, credit cards, checkbook, driver’s license, Social Security card, keys and $l5O Verizon cellular telephone.

Stolen change purse yields $45 An employee reported that between 6 p.m. Aug. 29

and 8:30 a.m. Sept. 2, someone entered her desk in Duke Clinic 3J and stole $45 in cash from her change purse.

Stereo stolen from car A student reported that between 8 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. Sept. 1, while his vehicle was parked at the intersection of Highway 751 and Science Drive, someone broke out a window valued at $6O and stole his $350 Panasonic CD stereo.

Laptop thieved

An employee reported that between noon Aug. 27 and noon Sept. 1, he left his $2,000 Toshiba Satellite laptop computer, model 1100-5101, unsecured in Hudson Hall classroom 213-A. When he returned, the laptop was no longer in the room.

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Arafat’s new minister objects to Bush policy by

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RAMALLAH, West Bank The man named by Yasser Arafat to be the next Palestinian prime minister challenged a cornerstone of President George W. Bush’s administration’s Middle East policy Monday, saying that for him to succeed, Israel must stop isoladng Arafat. Arafat is the leader of the Palestinian authority. Ahmed Qurei, whom associates called all but certain to accept the post of Palestinian prime minister, said the Bush administration must press Israel to restrain its military and to “change their way of dealing with President Arafat.” ‘These are requirements for the success of this mission,” said Qurei, named by Arafat on Saturday. “I will not accept to be a failure.” Speaking to reporters Monday, Qurei, an experienced politician, seemed eager to reassure Palestinians of his loyalty to Arafat. Regardless of whether he expects the Bush administration to reverse itself on Arafat, his fervently emphasized allegiance underscored a standing paradox of the Bush administration’s policy: It wants whoever becomes prime minister to undermine the very man from whom he derives authority. Answering a few questions outside his legislative office here, on his way to see Arafat, Qurei said Israel was at fault for the collapse of peace talks. “President Arafat doesn’t move the Apaches, or the tanks,” he said, referring to Israeli

weapons. “He doesn’t authorize the invasions. President Arafat is under siege, and this thing must end.” Qurei, the speaker of the Palestinian parliament, would succeed Mahmoud Abbas, who resigned as prime minister over the weekend. Abbas never became popular among Palestinian, in part because he was seen as an American and Israeli tool against Arafat—a view that some Palestinian politicians say Arafat encouraged. Abbas, who was also consistently careful to emphasize his loyalty to Arafat, blamed Israel for his failure, saying that it had undercut his government. But Abbas also told Palestinian legislators that Arafat had not backed him. Israeli officials said Monday they expected any Palestinian prime minister to distance himself from Arafat. “He will have to decide whether he stands with Arafat or whether he stands against terrorism,” said Silvan Shalom, the Israeli foreign minister. Since calling Arafat “irrelevant” in December 2001, Israel has refused to deal with him. The Bush administration followed suit in June of last year. This personalized policy led both Israel and the United States to embrace Abbas as Arafat’s replacement. The problem, in the view of many Palestinian politicians and analysts, is that any peace process, like any prime minister, that has as a stated goal the sidelining of Arafat, automatically gives him an incentive for

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RIAA from page 1 try is upset about this, but the fact that we had access to this as the public, I don’t think gives them the right to sue us,” said Schamis, who added she is unemployed and would be unable to pay any large fine or settlement. “It’s wrong on their part.” An estimated 60 million Americans participate in file-sharing networks, using software that makes it simple for computer users to locate and retrieve for free virtually any song by any artists within moments. Internet users broadly acknowledge musictrading is illegal, but the practice has flourished in recent years since copyright statutes are among the most popularly flouted laws online. “Nobody likes playing the heavy,” said RIAA President Cary Sherman, who compared illegal music downloads to shoplifting. ‘There comes a time when you have to stand up and take appropriate action.” Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., has already promised congressional hearings into how the music industry has identified and tracked the Internet users it is suing. ‘They have a legitimate interest that needs to be protected, but are they protecting it in away that’s too broad and overreaching?” Coleman said. “I don’t want to make criminals out of 60 million kids, even though kids and grandkids are doing things they shouldn’tbe doing.” The RIAA did not identify for reporters which Internet users it was suing or where they live. Federal courthouses in New York, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas and elsewhere reported receiving some lawsuits. “Get a lawyer,” advised Fred von Lohmann, a lawyer for the San Franciscobased Electronic Frontier Foundation. “There’s no simpler advice than that,

whether you intend to fight this or not, You’ll need someone to advise you.” With estimates that half of file-sharers are teenagers, all sides braced for the inevitable legal debate surrounding the financial damage to parents or grandparents. The RIAA named as the defendant in each lawsuit the person who paid for the household Internet account. ‘That question will come up immediately, whether a minor can have the requisite knowledge to be the right defendant,” said Susan Crawford, who teaches cyberlaw at Yeshiva University’s Cardozo law school in New York City. “A very young child who didn’t know what they were doing would be a bad defendant for the industry.” The RIAA also announced an amnesty program for people who admit they illegally share music, promising not to sue them in exchange for their admission and pledge to delete the songs off their computers. The offer does not apply to people who already are targets of legal action. “It doesn’t seem like it would be appropriate to invite amnesty in that situation; it would be an invitation to infringe until you get caught,” Sherman said. “Nobody gets a free pass here.” He called the amnesty offer “our version of an olive branch.” Some defense lawyers have objected to the amnesty provisions, warning that song publishers and other organizations not represented by the RIAA won’t be constrained by the group’s promise not to sue. The RIAA also said it already has negotiated $3,000 settlements with fewer than 10 Internet users who learned they might be sued after the RIAA sent copyright subpoenas to their Internet providers. U.S. copyright laws allow for damages of $750 to $150,000 for each song offered illegally on a person’s computer.

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EWING from page 1 Former Chair Ronald Witt put the restructuring plan on the table during his term, which expired last year. He agreed that a smaller size would increase the vitality of the council. “Attendance has been bad,” said Witt, a professor of history. “With a smaller group, everyone selected would know they were responsible and feel more of an obligation to come.” Another change will likely be in the composition of the council. Ewing said that while the council’s by-laws call for representation from every area of the faculty, recent lapses in procedure have created notable vacancies, especially in the sciences. The dearth of members from the sciences has also created an imbalance on the executive committee of the council, comprised of six members plus the chair. With this in mind, Ewing said two places on the executive committee will be reserved for faculty members from the sciences during the upcoming elections this fall.

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focus on more pressing matters. “In the past, there has been some turf protecting—making sure that a particular department is represented so that they can argue for their interests,” Ewing said. “There is a concern with building a structure where it is not simply a matter of turf wars, but a place where we can debate the issues.” Ewing emphasized the necessity for these structural changes in the council to precede the arrival of the replacement for William Chafe, dean of the faculty of Arts and Sciences.

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‘This will be a selling point to the new dean coming in; that he or she has an effective advisory body,” Ewing said. “But it is also important that we have a structure in place that has a strong voice ofits own, that it won’t simply be a rubber stamp advisory body but will be a real intermediary between the faculty and the dean.” Along with structural changes, Ewing cited a number of issues currendy facing the faculty—including reduced faculty searches, the management ofclassroom space, proposed changes to class scheduling and the reconciliation of undergraduate and graduate needs—as evidence that the council should be a place where the faculty can make decisions and speak as one body. “Different departments are handled differendy,” she said. “Often those who are making decisions in one department do not have much information about what’s going on in other departments unless they individually go out and ask. We need a forum to do it in a more public way.” Ewing is currently heading a new FOCUS program on the Middle East. Her past responsibilities include positions on the Academic Council and the Executive Committee of the Graduate Faculty.

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officers will also travel to Eastern Eu-.\ rope —into Scandinavia, Russia and as far east as Turkey. “We have a very large market in Turkey because students are educated in schools that offer U.S. or International Baccalaureate curriculums,” Supple said. “Right now, we don’t get a lot of applications from Scandinavia and Russia, but we’ll see if we can’t open some doors.” Supple said the University, along with four schools with which it recruits internationally—Yale University, University of Chicago, Wellesley College and Dartmouth College—is also starting to consider sending recruitment officers to Vietnam.

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the president. s The president’s request, which is in addition to a $79 billion spending bill for the Iraq war approved by Congress just five months ago, left even conservative members staggered by the cost. Several Republican members said they had expected a request for $6O billion to $7O billion, and some members openly questioned whether the administration was being too generous with taxpayer dollars. “I still remember candidate Bush’s maxim that we shouldn’t be nationbuilders,” said Rep. Tom Feeney, R-Fla. “We can’t be the nanny of the world. We have an absolute responsibility to protect the safety of American men and women over in Iraq, but not when it comes to writing checks for their schools and health systems.” But Rep. Rob Portman of Ohio, a member of the House leadership and a White House ally, said the administration has spent weeks preparing the request and would be able to “justify every dime of it” when the bill reaches the ; ' Capitol in the next week to 10 days. Rep. C.W. Bill Young of Florida, the Republican chair of the Appropriations Committee, said he would “aggressively expedite” the bill once it arrives, but other members said that with hearings and additional scrutiny, the process could take longer than the three weeks spent on the April bill for Iraq. Several senior Democrats are planning to demand an accounting of international cooperation before they approve the reconstruction money.

the Middle East, we found ourselves faced with the current political situation, especially after Sept. 11,”she said. “In fact, most schools have pulled back or are at a holding point with the Middle East right now.” Supple said it was difficult to gauge the affects of having a recruitment officer travel to any particular region, as there is not necessarily a direct correlation between the presence of an admissions officer and the number of applications the University receives. “We have been traveling in Asia for many years, and it has been very success-

periences at Duke.” She added, however, that active recruiting in other countries, such as Singapore, seems to have had a significant impact on the number of applications received. Carlisle Harvard, director of the International House, said the University has enrolled some Middle Eastern students despite the absence ofrecruitment officers in the region. She said there are also some students from Africa, although their num-

bers are few and in decline “The bigger variety we have, the richer community. Hopefully the undergraduate admissions office is working toward being able to recruit in all regions, but they also have to look at their budget and decide what the potentials are for students in each region,” Harvard said. “The truth of the matter is that we have a good number of international students here now, so the challenge is for there to be more interaction between international and U.S. students.” Currently, the admissions office is recruiting heavily in Asia and Western Europe, and slightly less heavily in Central and South America. This year, admissions

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and 5 p.m. Sept. 1, while his vehicle was parked in Blue Zone lot 5, someone pried open a door and stole his $250 Sony compact disc player. In a separate incident, a student reported that between 8 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. Sept. 1, while his vehicle was parked at the intersection of Highway 751 and Science Drive, someone broke out a window valued at $6O and stole his $350 Panasonic compact disc player, model CQDFIOOU.

Armed Services committees. “They’ll want to see a lot of details, particularly about oil revenue. But in the end, they’ll support it, mostly because there is really no alternative.” The $20.3 billion in the package for rebuilding and security in Iraq, only a fraction needed for the reconstruction of that country, is already the largest postwar effort by the United States since the Marshall Plan. Thornberry said the size of the commitment could force Congress to slow down on spending elsewhere, and predicted some members would now be far more reluctant to approve a prescription drug benefit for Medicare or other big-ticket spending

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Decal nabbed from car A student reported that between 9:45 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Aug. 29, while his unsecured vehicle was parked in the Chemistry parking lot, someone stole his parking decal, CHEM 040906, valued at $234 . Medical Center laptops nabbed An employee reported that between 6:30 p.m. Aug. 29 and 8:30 a.m. Sept. 2,

someone entered an unsecured office located in the Orange Zone of Duke Clinic and stole a $l,BOO Dell CB4O Latitude laptop computer, serial number 52NQN11. In a separate incident, an employee reported that between 8 a.m. Sept. 1 and 10 a.m. Sept. 2, someone entered the repair shop in the Orange Zone of Duke Clinic and stole a $2,105 Gateway Solo 5300 laptop computer, serial number 0022475138, Med-ID-06.

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ful," Supple said. “But who’s to say how much recruiting has had an impact in, say, China. The number of applicants from China has probably been driven in part by greater offerings offinancial aid or by having students come and talk about their ex-

proposals. After being briefed by administration officials on Capitol Hill Monday, one Republican official said the real cost of reconstruction would be $75 billion. After contributing $20.3 billion, the administration expects Iraqi oil revenues to supply another $l2 billion, with the interna-

tional community contributing the balance of $42.7 billion, the congressional official said. “That’s a lot of change left on the table for our allies to pick up,” the official said. “If our friends don’t come through, this is going to be much more expensive than it now looks.” Democrats, aware of the growing pressure on their own spending priorities, said staying in Iraq should not require domestic sacrifices, and promised an in-

Nearly 75 Democrats in the House are co-sponsoring a bill written by Rep. Rahm Emanuel of Illinois that would require the administration to spend the same amount on rebuilding schools and hospitals in the United States as it spends in Iraq.

Although it has no chance of passage, Emanuel’s bill is designed to demonstrate to the public the choices made by the administration, and the party’s leadership plans to do the same. Sen. Tom Daschle, the Democratic leader, said the administration must not neglect the needs of American children in overcrowded classrooms as it brings stability to Iraq. Nancy Pelosi, the House Democradc leader, said taxpayers deserve to know how spending on Iraq will affect unmet domestic needs. “Congress will provide our service men and women with whatever resources they need to accomplish their mission,” Pelosi said. “The president’s spending request on infrastructure will be subjected to a higher level of scrutiny.” Two senior Democrats said the spending bill requires holding back the president’s tax cuts for wealthy taxpayers. Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the Democratic Whip, said the cuts had left the nation ill-prepared to fight the war on terrorism. Rep. John Sprattjr. of South Carolina, the ranking Democrat on the Budget Committee, said the cuts for upper-income Americans should be suspended as an example of the sacrifice called for by

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Jordan It’s understandable if you didn’t notice. You’ve probably been too busy littering and urinating in the Trinity Heights neighborhood, searching for signs of social life on campus, or watching re-runs of Britney and Madonna kiss—er, singing—to get your daily dose of SportsCenter. But if it happened to elude you, you heard it here first: Barry Bonds has gone from dominant to downright Herculean in recent weeks. For several years now, it’s been obvious that Bonds is the best player in the game; not since the heyday ofMichael Jordan has anybody so ruled his sport. But with each passing day—with each home run launched into McCovey Cove, and with each intentional walk from a team too scared to let Bonds swing the bat—it becomes increasingly clear that Bonds is the best to ever set foot on a baseball diamond. While Bonds has been rewriting history for the past few years, his play in the past few weeks belongs not in the record books, but in a bad Hollywood screenplay. August 13th: Barry left the Giants to be with his father, former Major League all-star Bobby Bonds, who was suffering from lung cancer and other ailments. After spending five days by his father’s side, Bonds returned with a heavy heart to lead the Giants in a series against the Adanta Braves. In his first game back, Bonds came to the plate in the bottom of the tenth inning, with die score knotted at four. A few moments later, the game was over, and Bonds was circling the bases with an emotional, game-winning home run. Two days later, it was deja vu all over again. Tenth inning, tie game, Bonds to the plate, walk-off home run. He simply wouldn’t lose. Two days later, Barry lost something he didn’t have control of: the life of his father, who passed away August 23. The grieving son was away from his team for a week before returning to face the Arizona Diamondbacks and ace lefthander Randy Johnson. In his second at-bat, facing the best left-handed pitcher of his generation, with his mind still justifiablyfar from the baseball field, the left-handedBonds launched a ball deep into the rightfield bleachers. The feat was so emotionalfor Bonds that he was later SEE BONDS ON PAGE

Hill's return doubtful Former Blue Devil Grant

Hill may not return to the Orlando Magic for

the 2003-04 campaign. Hill is recovering from

persistent ankle problems, and is taking his

rehabilitation slowly.

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Women's basketball coach Gail Goestenkors landed her first recruit ofthe season,

The women’s basketball program continues to stockpile some of the nation’s best talent, as it received a verbal commitment Friday from 6-foot-l guard/forward Laura Kurz of Germantown Academy in Fort Washington, Pa., the same high school that produced current Duke sophomore Lee Melchionni. Kurz is the first member of the class of 2008 to commit to the Blue Devils, but with several scholarships still available, she hopes to be joined by other top high school seniors in the next few months. “Hopefully my coming to Duke will attract other people,” Kurz said. “I know that they’re probably relieved that they have one recruit now.” The USA Today Freshman and Junior All American has been interested in Duke for many years, and a recent unofficial visit to the campus helped her eliminate Boston College, Richmond

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and Virginia from her list of schools. Kurz also briefly considered attending Notre Dame, where her brother, Rob, has committed to play for Mike Brey’s program in 2004. “Duke was the place where I felt most comfortable with the coaches and Kurz said. players,” “Academics was definitely a big part of the decision, but I just think that [head coach Gail Goestenkors] is such a great person and very easy to talk to. I did visit Notre Dame with Rob last year, but I never really liked it as much as he did.” As a junior, Kurz aver11 aged 25 points, rebounds, four steals and three blocks per game while shooting 61 percent from the field. She can play both guard and small forward, presenting potential matchup problems for opponents. “Laura’s a very solid fundamental player,” high school coach Sherri Ratif SEE RECRUIT ON PAGE <NONE>

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At his weekly press conference, football head coach Carl Franks praised his assistant coaches’ and player’s performance’s in the 29-3 win over Western Carolina Saturday, but noted that maintaining the high-level of play is still a question for the Blue Devils. “Well that game showed we’re capable of [winning], but now we’ve got to show that we’re capable of doing it consistently,” Franks said. Franks said that he was unsure who would be the starting quarterback for Saturday’s game against Rice, though he did say last week’s starter, Mike Schneider, was already practicing at full speed after being diagnosed with a concussion Saturday. Last week’s backup and last year’s starting quarterback Adam Smith pleased Franks with his play Saturday after his atrocious 2003 debut against Virginia. Smith came off the bench midway in the second quarter and threw for a combined 30 yards and a touchdown

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on his first two pass attempts. “I will use them both if we need to,” Franks said in response to questions about the dual-use ofhis top two quarterbacks. “If somebody is out there playing pretty well, they’re going to stay out there for a long time. If we’re struggling a little bit, the other guy will go in.” Offensive lineman Rusty Wilson, who also attended the press conference, said that it does not matter to the team who the starting quarterback is. “I don’t think there is a controversy, really,” he said. “I think they’ve both proved that they can play.” With regard to the hamstring injury to last year’s team MVP Alex Wade, Franks said that the 6-foot-l 255 pound Newton, Pa., native was feeling better than a week ago, but is not 100 percent. In an ominous tone, Franks said that the injury may linger on throughout the season as traditionally hamstring injuries take an exorbitant amount of time to completely heal. Franks said that he hoped Wade’s ail-

Stanley nets ROW

Wake up, finally

Sophomore Laura Stanley

The Wake Forest football team is ranked in the top -25 for the first time since -1993. Head coach Jim Grobe's team is 20th in the nation after upsetting N.C. State Saturday and

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Mike Schneider is already back on the practice field after suffering a concussion Saturday.

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AP football polls 1. Oklahoma (47) 2. Miami (2) 3. Ohio State (8) 4. USC (4) 5. Michigan (2) 6. 7. Kansas State 8. Georgia

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As most of the baseball world digs in for the major league pennant races, the Durham Bulls will be vying to become the first team in a decade to repeat as the International League’s Governor’s Cup champions. The Bulls advanced to the finals of the four-team International League playoffs by defeating the Louisville Bats three days in a row following their series-opening loss, and now face off against the Pawtucket PawSox in the best-of-five championship series. Durham put the Bats to rest with a 9-6 victory Saturday night, closing the book on a series characterized by tight games and bizarre plays. What turned out to be the winning run in Saturday’s clincher was scored on a routine pop-up by Durham’s Jorge Cantu, as four Bats players allowed the ball to fall in for an RBI double. It was the second time in three days that Durham had terrorized Louisville with pop-ups; Thursday night, Duke alum Ryan Jackson hit a high pop-up to the pitcher’s mound that dropped amidst several Bats infielders, allowing Brooks Badeaux to trot home with the go-ahead run in the Bulls’ 2-1 victory. That Jackson was even on the field—let alone leading the Bulls into the finals—was a minor miracle. Last Sunday night,

after the Bulls clinched their division, Jackson was involved in a serious car accident only blocks from the Durham Bulls Athletic Park, with his wife and baby son in the car. Fortunately, nobody was badly injured, and after sitting out the regular season finale, Jackson returned to anchor the Bulls’ lineup for the Louisville series. Jackson and the Bulls host Pawtucket the Triple-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox —on Tuesday and Wednesday, looking to get a leg up in their quest to post backto-back championships. —

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Todd Belitz stares down a batter in a game last weekJhe Bulls will be trying to defend their title tonight.

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Alex Wade has been limited in his playing time due to a nagging hamstring injury.

ment will not remind Blue Devil fans of fellow running back Chris Douglas’ high ankle sprain of a year ago. Douglas was billed to be one of the ACC’s top backs after running for 841 yards as a sophomore, but the lingering ankle problem slowed him to 200 yards less in 2002. “[Wade’s] not running the same way he was last year,” Franks said. “He seems to be getting a little bit better. I don’t know. I can’t feel what it feels like inside his leg. I hope [that Wade’s injury is not like Douglas’]. [Wade] was better than in the Virginia game, so hopefully this week he’ll be a little bit better than he was last week.” Franks hoped that if Wade’s injury lingers like Douglas’ a season ago, Douglas will take up the slack as Wade did for Douglas in 2002. Micah Harris also returned from injury to the Blue Devils last Saturday. Harris’ play very much satisfied Franks. “His experience made a big difference for us,” Franks said. “Micah enjoyed playing. He had a big smile on his face before, during and after the game.” Franks also let it be known that the

many surpassing scores in other ACC games this week did not flabbergast him. Franks does not prescribe to the “top four, bottom five” formula much of media has used to describe the ACC, with Florida State, N.C. State, Maryland and Virginia being the top guns. “I knew [the ACC] was going to be very competitive,” Franks said. “I knew it was going to be close.” Franks briefly spoke of his thoughts on Rice, this week’s opponent. In the Blue Devils’ winless 2001 season, Duke’s game at Rice was by far the most winnable. The Blue Devils blew several opportunities in their 14-12 loss. Franks said that the loss has not been forgotten by him or his team. Rice still runs the triple option, and Franks said its style most resembles the confusing style of ACC rival Wake Forest. Franks also thought the Owls will be much improved after their 48-14 loss to Houston two Saturdays ago. “You figure you improve the most between your first and second games,” he said. “Rice has only played one game, and have had two weeks to get ready for its second game. I expect them to be a much more improved team than they were for the first week of the season.”

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rate, he nearly doubled the rate for a normal adult. The next day, he was back at it. Guess who came to the plate with the bases loaded in the top of the ninth inning of a scoreless game? As usual, Barry didn’t disappoint, lining a game-winning, two-run single. It was simple, really; Bonds was ready to go home, and when he’d had enough, he put an end to things.

“Don’t leave it up to me,” Bonds told the Associated Press. “I don’t like to play overtime.” And yet somehow a man so great that he can seemingend a game at will remains one of the most unpopular ly players in baseball. He’s criticized for being full ofhimself and for being unwilling to sacrifice his desires for others. Food for thought; stack up Bonds next to Jordan, quite likely the most popular athlete of the past 20 years, if not ever. Both can make a claim to being the best player their sport has ever seen. Both are, by all accounts, hard-headed,

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Alana Beard, who along with fellow All-American Iciss Tilis will graduate this spring, will leave a gapthat Kurz will be expected to help fill.

RECRUIT from page <None> said. “She’s a good offensive player and she has the quickness to guard small guards. I think that she’ll fit in very well at Duke.” Kurz is currently recovering from a case of mononucleosis acquired in mid-June and has missed a full summer of training and competition. As a result, she has dropped in the rankings of some scouting services, although she is rated as high as No. 14 in the country in what is widely regarded as a very deep class. “She’s a really solid shooter and scorer,” recruiting guru Bret McCormick said. “She can almost be like [current Duke sophomore] Jessica Foley. She’s a really good, fundamental player.” In order to prepare for the rigors of college basketball, Kurz plans to add muscle to her slender frame over the next year. Her illness this summer has slowed her progress, but she is committed to building up her strength. “I need to get a lot stronger, so I’m lifting and doing a lot of agility work,” she said. “Playing in college is going to be a huge adjustment for me. Everything’s going to be so intense.” Because ofDuke’s stellar recruiting in recent years—it’s last two classes have been rated No. 1 in the country—Kurz will be able to blend in on a roster loaded with talent. “She’ll probably come in and contribute some her freshman year,” McCormick said. “But Duke has got so much talent already, especially with [Brittany] Hunter and [Alison] Bales coming in this year. It will be good for her to play with so many other good players and learn from them. I think she’s a great start to Duke’s recruiting class.”

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Clubs must follow fire codes Proposed ordinance may force clubs in Chapel Hill to atone for mistakes made in Rhode Island nightclub disaster

response to a blaze in a Rhode Island nightclub that resulted in the deaths of 97 people this past February, parents of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill students and city council members have called for Chapel Hill area clubs with occupancies over 100 people to increase safety by installing sprinkler systems. While safety precautions should be reevaluated in light of the Rhode Island disaster, officials should look into ensuring that current regulations are enforced before considering whether clubs must taken on additional expensive improvements that they cannot afford. It is obvious that having a sprinkler system will make a club’s risk of catching fire drop dramatically. However, it is important to recognize that if owners adhere to existing fire codes, the susceptibility to fires will decrease significantly as well. The Rhode Island club caught fire so quickly and grew so fast because the owner had installed lyurethane foam—which experts say burns like gasoline—on the walls as a barrier to noise. A visiting band lighted several unapproved pyrotechnics during their set, which caused the foam to ignite. While sprinklers would likely have saved the lives of many of the victims, the fire would never have started if the owner and city officials had adhered to existing rules. The first step taken in Chapel Hill should be to evaluate clubs’ current level of cooperation with fire codes, and punish violations harshly if they continue. The primary obstacle facing the implementation of sprinkler systems in these clubs is cost. Retro-fitting a building involves an extensive process of adding piping and tapping main water-lines, costing clubs between $30,000 to $75,000. Further, the clubs will lose money for every day that they are forced to remain closed for the renovations. This is a significant cost for small-business owners to incur, especially as most of the properties are leased. In addition, the proposed Chapel Hill ordinance will only apply to the four largest bars, meaning that the overall effect of the proposal will not be extensive. One club owner has already opted to close his establishment in Chapel Hill, and move to another location, because the cost of installing sprinklers is too high. This instance is alarming, due to the fact that the potential closure of larger clubs will drive students to swarm those places with capacities under 100, which are legally unaffected by the proposal. This will create an even greater hazard in those smaller venues. Officials and parents in Chapel Hill are right in demanding that clubs frequented by students be evaluated on the basis of fire safety. Existing fire codes are comprehensive, and if implemented properly, should serve to protect students. Forcing certain clubs to install sprinklers will place an unecessary financial burden on their owners. If a ordinance is passed, it should affect all clubs, and provisions must be made to subsidize the cost.

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Letters to the Editor Setting the record straight on STD Two articles recently appeared in the Chronicle (Aug. 29 2003 and Sept. 3, 2003) about STD testing policies at the Duke Student Health Center. There were some inaccuracies that warrant correction: SHC has offered HIV testing sincel9B7 at no cost to Duke students. Although we are very interested in the modified method of testing recently developed by the North Carolina State Health Department, the state lab has not made this kind of testing an option for Duke students at this time. The existence of the new test has in no way influenced our HIV •

testing policies.

HIV testing is only available “confidentially” in the state of North Carolina; it is no longer possible to get anonymous testing. Diagnostic tests now exist for chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes simplex virus, human papilloma virus, human immunodeficiency virus, and hepatitis B and C viruses. However, curative therapy only exists for the first three conditions. •

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Duke is $639. For this reason, many health care providers question the cost effectiveness of ordering “all the tests” for an individual who has had low to no risk sexual activity. For this reason, providers often wish to discuss relative risk for STD’s before ordering specific tests. The main theme of the two articles is that testing “will hopefully prevent those individuals who have contracted STD’s from going undiagnosed and untreated, and spreading the disease to others.” This statement is very disturbing to me, because it implies that Duke students now are willing to have unprotected sex and risk contracting a STD, which may be incurable and ultimately fatal. While it is noble to want to protect future partners, it is downright irresponsible not to practice personal protection, which is never mentioned in either article. •

Dr. William Christmas, FACP Clinical Professor, Department of Community and Family Medicine, Director of SHC

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Girls aren’t here to get a Mrs. degree While reading Whitney Beckett’s self-

denigrating article ‘What Lies Between The Hookup and The Marriage?,” the phrase “speak for yourself’ came rushing to mind. None of her claims give women credit for having lives outside of dating and

marriage, much less minds of their own. Dating “woes” aside, her ideas perpetuate the double standard of sexual transgression by claiming that girls who participate in hooking up are essentially giving in to male advances, rather than to their own personal desires. Furthermore, she places fraternities, all of them white, at the summit of social life, thereby placing sororities on their knees, other social outlets notwithstanding. Where marriage is concerned, Beckett’s claims about marriage imply

that all women are dying to be married soon. Beckett never gives women credit for having other priorities to attend to that would inevitably delay the traditional path to commitment, such as study abroad/future travels, money, enjoyment of single life or I don’t know, a college degree. In her search for middle ground, Beckett presents dating rituals as intrinsically “normal”. However, some women might find some of these rituals superficial, contrived or even boring. While she may articulate the views of some students, Beckett is not the universal voice and therefore her generalizations should be explicitly placed into question, if not dismissed. Aprelle Neal Trinity ’O5

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decide legislation. Clifford Davison, Duke Student Government executive vice president, on the responsibilities of those individuals elected as senators in today*s DSG legislative balloting. See page 3. ”

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Experience Necessary?

Last

year, The Chronicle featured possible replacements for retiring President Nan Keohane. The list, while distinguished and long, lacked a bit of pizzazz. No one mentionedappears young enough to remember his or her exciting undergraduate years. The absence of youth troubles me deeply. Even more worrisome than the question of “Who will be the next Duke President?” is a bit more personal and keeps entering conversation as the semester digs deeper into fall: “What are you doing next year?” The only logical solution to these two agonizing queries is to combine the answers.

Kevin Ogorzalek From now on, when people ask me that dreadful question regarding my future, I will simply answer that I plan on becoming the next Duke University President. Some may scoff, many may chortle and others will simply ignore me. That will be unfortunatefor them. After proportionately comparing past accomplishments, at the ripe age of 21, I feel as if Duke is the next logical step for organizational management in my life. My qualifications go beyond knowing the ins and outs of the campus better than candidates from lesser schools commonly referred to as “Ivies” or other institutions. Equally important, my fundraising skills have been tested frequently throughout my life. In high school I raised $250 for the Cystic Fibrosis Walk. Last year I successfully lobbied

my parents to purchase my plane ticket abroad. As a fifth-grader, I mowed lawns to increase my investment portfolio through the acquisition of Dikembe Mutumbo’s rookie card to complement my complete sets of Topps baseball cards in 1986 and 1987. Aside from raising a bit of cash, I also handle budgets incredibly well by slashing unnecessary costs. Campus events can kiss fresh food and bottled water good-bye. To funnel more moneyinto Arts and Sciences, we’d eat day-old Alpine bagels and carry Nalgene’s to every meeting (I’ll provide lessons on drinking fountain use). I’d sell the President’s House and move into the Perkins sub-basement, opting for the red couch over a king sized mattress as away to show my dedication to Duke. As for vision, there’d be a few more capital improvements, including a monster truck arena on Campus Drive. Monorails are too archaic a transportation solution for Duke; imagine traveling from East to West on a gondola. The East Campus wall would be tom down to construct a Durham homeless shelter to improve Duke-Durham relations. Despite this compelling vision and resume, I have a strange feeling that search committee chair Robert Steel will classify my application as a “low priority.” At what point, though, does someone become a medium or high priority for president? Valuing accomplishments and qualifications constantly changes through life. What Christoph Guttentag found attractive appears a pittance to graduate school selection committees. Prospective employers desire related work experience or accomplishments, regardless of whether or not they are a true measure of a person’s abilities. What one person deems an important accomplishment often seems meaningless-to an-

other. The skills necessary to teach a child to read are the same as working to improve safety infrastructure or on-campus social programming, yet the latter, as a more tangible set of tasks, appears to some as a greater accomplishment. It may not be deemed grand enough in scope, regardless of the commitment and ability displayed in accomplishing the feat. Clearly, physical results overshadow intangible outcomes from previous work. Paper now eclipses personality. At research institutions publications supercede personal interactions and teaching skills when acquiring tenure. Concentration on resume-filling accomplishments is not limited to higher education. Current Smithsonian Secretary Lawrence Small seemed a qualified candidate to lead the national museums and research facilities, after working as the Fannie Mae C.E.O. It was not until after his departure from the mortgage company that administrative ineptitude shone through with enormous debts at Fannie Mae. On paper, Small appeared as capable as any prospective candidate to lead the Smithsonian. Several years ago, the Institute’s top scientists threatened resignation over his reform plans. He has since settled down, while the National Zoo (which he oversees) undergoes the first ever Congressional hearings following inept management by one ofhis appointees. Small’s university degrees and former positions were enough to gain him the post he now holds, not the quality of his work or reportedly coarse personal skills. He simply represents the “accomplishment” culture coursing through society’s veins and creating ladders leading to desirable posts. Experience cannot, nor should not, be the major factor when deciding upon a person.

Paper cannot portray panache. As college students we are told that we are adults capable of anything, yet clearly we are not given responsibility of our own destiny with endless rules restricting personal choice from housing options, academic graduation requirements and even basketball game entry. At whatpoint does a person become qualified to work without guidance, as an autonomous, productive member of society without being reminded of their youth and inexperience? An obsession with past experience, while clearly demonstrative of ability, does not guarantee choosing the right person. Wisdom to lead and perform comes with age and experience. These qualities often eliminate youthful idealism, which despite often emanating from naivety and irrationality remains an important ingredient in social progress. The young are told that they are the future, yet often when they assert themselves, they are decried as too young and naive. Deciding on the correct amount of experience and idealism is critical in advancing not simply people, but society as well. Maybe I’m not the best available person to succeed President Keohane. I’d probably offend someone with youthful brashness, but give me a few years and I’ll be ready to fill some leadership position. Hopefully, by then I won’t be too complacent to promote positive advancement. In the meantime it looks like an experienced administrator will be available to run Duke—his name is Gray Davis. Kevin Ogorzalek is a Trinity senior. His column appears every other Tuesday.

It’s everyone’s fault Ah,

the Duke social scene —whipping boy of the faculty, administration and student body alike. It’s not Harvard enough for the faculty and administration, and not Animal House enough for the student body. Poor decisions on the part of the administration have rendered social life here at Duke a veritable Frankenstein’s monster.

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scene, a bad situation is simply getting worse. One-byone we are losing our on-campus opportunities and the off-campus scene is stepping in to fill the void. The repercussions of these situations are totally undesirable

for all parties involved. With the loss of the Hideaway a few years ago and the recent removal of some fraternities from campus, oncampus options are dwindling as quickly as Auburn’s national title hopes. Programming alternatives of any significant appeal are rare and often poorly-advertised. This leaves the onus of social responsibility on, you guessed it, fraternities and a few selective houses, thus yielding the, “There’s nothing to do on-campus but go to frat parties” complaint uttered so often by disenchanted upperclassmen. Many of the problems in the University’s social policy can be blamed on two misplaced priorities—decreasing the University’s liability in the event of an accident and giving us a more “academic” (read: Ivy League) image. The removal of fraternities from Main West, as well as some of the weariness on the part of the administration to open a new on-campus bar stem from these priorities. The effect of these policies is to place the safety of students lower on the priority ladder than the school’s image and liability concerns. Take, for example, the ban on kegs. Instead of going to a party and having several beers, necessarily spaced out by the line to the keg, students, especially underage ones, are pounding shots of liquor before they go out, a practice that is significandy more dangerous to the individual, but does hide the al-

cohol culture, which is good for the school’s image. the future of social life at Duke, so the chance for Consider as another example of the University’s poor change and improvement is fairly slim. If we are to stem priorities, the lack of an on-campus bar. Despite a clearthe steady flow of social life to a significantly more danly stated desire on the part of the student body, the Unigerous, less regulated off-campus setting, both the adversity has failed to open a bar to replace the Hideaway, ministration and student body are going to have to despite areas like McClendon Tower, which seem permake some significant steps. fect for such an establishment. Instead, we have a new It is absolutely necessary for the University to loosen media center and games room. As great as both of those some ofits policies regarding parties and alcohol, as the facilities are, if anyone in the administration considers current ones represent a stranglehold for on-campus sothem a valid substitute for a bar or party, he or she is cial events. Duke obviously cannot openly condone unsorely mistaken. The lack of on-campus bars forces studerage drinking, and it would be unfair to expect it to dents to go to bars off-campus, increasing the incidence do so, but some steps could be made without such a of drunk driving, unsupercommitment. Call on fraternity vised binge drinking and national organizations to bring other dangerous behaviors. back kegs, bring back the Hide"It is unreasonable to blame the away or something like it, and Certainly, not all of the onUniversity solely for the movement bring us solid non-alcohol resocial alternatives campus of fraternities off-campus. Groups lated programming. We need should be alcoholic ones. A that have been forced off-campus more concerts on the quads, of the stusignificant portion dent body does not drink, and are there for a reason—repeated more theatrical productions an even larger one drinks only violations of University policies and the like. These few steps rarely. However, we are also and failure to follow restrictions would represent a significant extremely lacking in on-camimposed as punishment...lt's high gesture on behalf of the Unipus dry events, with a few extime we took some responsibility versity towards the students, and would certainly ameliorate ceptions. The “21 Night for our actions." Stand” seems to be a promisthe situation. ing series of events, but what If the University is to make are we supposed to do after that? such concessions to students, it’s high time we took The final piece of the puzzle that is the social desome responsibility for our actions. There seems to be a bacle at this University is the off-campus party scene. fairly prevalent attitude here on campus that we should Necessitated by the removal of some selective groups be treated as adults but allowed to behave as children. from campus and the heavy regulation of on-campus Things like binge drinking are perfect examples of the events, a significant portion of the social scene has complete irresponsibility with which we often approach life here at Duke. forcibly migrated off-campus. This is yet another remarkable unsafe situation that has been created by With a little leeway from the administration and a lot of detrimental University policies responsibility on the part of the student body, it would be With that said, it is unreasonable to blame the Unipossible to significandy improve the on-campus social scene. Otherwise, we’ll just continue on the road towards a versity solely for the movement of fraternities off-campus. Groups that have been forced off-campus are there complete movement of social life off-campus and to an infor a reason —repeated violations of University policies crease in the tragedies that come all too often with underand failure to follow restrictions imposed as punishground, heavy consumption ofalcohol—things like sexual ment. These groups are responsible for their actions assault, drunk driving and alcohol poisoning. Nobody and have no excuse to complain about their situations. wants that, so let’s do something to avoid it. The problems are only going to get worse if nothing Brian Vetter is a Trinity sophomore. His column appears changes. Members of the administration have expressed a lackadaisical attitude and lack of vision in regards to every third Tuesday.

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“What Helps Dodge Helps You: A Project by Brian C. Moss” Oversized pinhole photographs of a defunctfactory in Philadelphia, taken with a trailer mounted camera made from material found on the site.

Thru Sept. 27. Center for Documentary Studies.

20/40: The Celebration of a Legacy of Struggle and Excellence at Duke University An exhibit chronicling the twenty-year evolution of the Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture and the contributions and experiences ofAfrican American students at Duke from 1963-2003. Perkins Library Gallery. Hours vary. Please call 684-3009.

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September 11th Commemoration. A service remembrance and hope through music and prayers

September 11,5:15 pm,Duke Chapel, Free

OPUS ONE Opus One brings together four of the leading musicians of our time,pianist Anne-Marie McDermott, violinist Ida Kavafian, violinist Steven Tenenbum, and cellist Peter Wiley. Veterans as well as present members of the world’s most prestigious chamber groups, Opus One is the result of mutual love of music making between friends. September 13,8 pm, Reynolds Theater, Bryan Center, $25 General Admission; $l2 Students. Limited seating.

OMAR BASHIR Omar Bashir, son of the late renowned Iraqi composer and oud master Munir Bashir, began playing the oud at the age offive, tutored by his father He went on to study at the Music Conservatory in Baghdad, and then relocated to Budapest, where he formed his own ensemble specializing in traditional Iraqi music. His performance at Duke will be a solo recital on oud, the pear-shaped Middle Eastern plucked instrument resembling a lute. September 16,8 pm. Nelson Music Room, East Duke Building, $l5 General Public; $8 Students

Duke Union’s 21 Night Stand Events Last Comic Standing September 9,8 pm. Page Auditorium

DUMA Dash A scavenger hunt throughout the collections of the Duke University Museum of Art. For details, call Sarah Andrews at 684-5135. September 12,4-5 pm,DUMA.

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ARTS EVENTS ON CAMPUS September 9-17 ON TAP! is coordinated by the Duke University Institute of the Arts in cooperation with participating campus arts departments and programs. For more information about performing arts events, call the Duke University Box Office, 684-4444 or view online at tickets.duke.edu. To inquire about this ad call 660-3356 For additions or changes, visit Duke’s Online Calendar calendar.duke.edu Note: Students must show Duke I.D for free admission to events.

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Freewater Presentations presents 7 & 9:30 pm unless otherwise indicated, Griffith Film Theater, $2 General; $1 Employees; Students Free unless otherwise indicated. A SHOT IN THE DARK September 9 September 11 -12 CITY OF GOD RAISING ARIZONA September 12 (Midnight, Free) THE PIANIST September 13 (7&10 pm, $1 students, $2 employees, $3 public) September 14 THE PIANIST (8 pm,sl students,s2 employees,s3 public) September 16 BEING THERE

EXHIBITIONS/LECTURES Guest Lecture PATRICK DOUGHERTY, internationally recognized Installation Artistfrom North Carolina who works with natural materials. Sept. 15,5:30 pm, 108 East Duke Building.

“Perception is Reality” Works by PRISCILLA TROY. Thru Sept. 26. Louise Jones Brown Gallery, Bryan Center.

Conrad Weiser, ceramics Thru Oct. 2003. Duke University Eye Center, Display Cases. “Yuri Dyshlenko: Change the Situation” DYSHLENKO’s collage-like style is a monumental expression in seven panels of the Soviet myth of the American lifestyle. Thru Oct. 26. Duke University Museum of Art.

African Masks and Sculpture Thru Dec. 2003, Duke University Eye Center,

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Meso-American Textiles and Sculpture

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8 pm, Griffith Film Theater unless otherwise indicated, Free. September 14

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Thru Dec. 2003. Duke University Eye Center, Touchable Art Gallery.

“Art Stars: An Alumnus Collects” Contemporary artists such as JULIAN SCHNABEL, JOAN SNYDER and MARTIN PURYEAR are represented in this collection from Charlotte and Tom Newby.

Thru Feb. 1. Duke University Museum ofArt

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Broadway at Duke The many Duke Artists Series: Virtuosi, Living Traditions, New Directions, Special Events, Ciompi Quartet

Cine-East 2: Return of New East Asian Cinema. (Richard White Auditorium) September 15 Laissez pa French & Francophone Cinem

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Fall Arts Preview on September 12