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MONDAY, MARCH 20, 2006
THE INDEPENDENT DAILY AT DUKE UNIVERSITY
Fuqua dean to step down in summer 'O7 by
Steve Veres
THE CHRONICLE
Douglas Breeden, dean of the Fuqua School of Business, will resign effective June 30, 2007, University administrators announced March 13. Breeden has 1 e d Fuqua since 2001. He will resu m e teaching and researching after he steps down, retain-
ing his appointment as the William W. Priest Professor ofFinance at Fuqua. Breeden said in a statement that although he has enjoyed his time as dean, next year is the right time for him to step down. “My major goal during the past year has been raising funds for our new classroom building and library. I am now confident
that we will have the building under construction in the near future, well before I step down as dean,” Breeden said. “We have also just completed our new strategic plan, and while I will move forward with implementing the plan between now and 2007, I feel like it is a natural time to pass the baton to a new dean.” Breeden will leave his post with several years remaining in his contract. He was reappointed as dean for a second five-year term in February 2005. “When we discussed reappointment with Dean Breeden at the time, he indicated he might not wish to complete his second term,” Provost Peter Lange wrote in an e-mail. “We were not disheartened by that since it is often the case that reappointed administrators are not sure how long they will be able to sustain their enthusiasm and live with the stresses of their positions.” Lange said it is not infrequent for a dean to step down SEE BREEDEN ON PAGE 12
ONE HUNDRED AND FIRST YEAR, ISSUE 115
H DUKE 74, GW6IJg Duke cruises into Sweet 16 by
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Over the NCAA Tournament's first two rounds, Shelden Williams scored 46 points and snagged 32 rebounds.The senioralso blocked seven shots against George Washington.
Patrick Byrnes THE CHRONICLE
GREENSBORO Duke is still on the road to the Final Four. The No. 1 seeded Blue Devils knocked off eighth-seeded George Washington, 74-61, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Saturday afternoon to earn their ninth consecutive trip to the Sweet 16. Duke will take on fourth-seeded LSU at 7:10 p.m. Thursday night at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta for a spot in the Elite Eight. J.J. Redick hit a three-pointer in the game’s opening minute and Duke (32-3) went on to lead wireto-wire against the Colonials (273) at the Greensboro Coliseum. “We played really well,” head coach Mike Rrzyzewski said. “I just felt it [Friday] at practice, that we’re finally in the NCAA Tournament. Our kids were excited. We didn’t even use the full [practice] time. I didn’t want to use the energy.” In the win, freshman Josh Mcßoberts notched his second double-double of the season with SEE M. BBALL ON SW PAGE 4
Blue Devils stomp Southern Suicide by
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NORFOLK, Va. A dominating defensive effort helped lead top-seeded Duke to a record-setting 96-27 dismanding of 16thseeded Southern University in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. With the win, Duke advances to take on eighth-seeded Southern California Tuesday night in the second SOUTHERN 27 round of the NCAA DUKE 96 Tournament.
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Tiffany Webber THE CHRONICLE
(20-11) for a 17-0 run that lasted 8:03 and put them ahead, 32-8. If that was not enough, Duke finally put Southern away for good when the Blue Devils raced out of the locker room with a 12-0 run in the first four minutes of the second half to go ahead 52-18. “I thought this was a good start for us,” head coach Gail Goestenkors said. “Initially in the first half we had good energy, we just didn’t have great focus.... I felt like it was us getting the rust off, having not played in two weeks.”
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Second-year medical student Carrie Largent died in an apparent early-morning suicide March 11. She was 25. Largent, a 2002 alumna of the University ofNorth Carolina at Chapel Hill who graduated Phi Beta Kappa, was buried near her home in Chadds Ford, Pa., according to an obituary on the Grieco Family Funeral Homes website. School ofMedicine officials released a letter March 13, notifying the Duke community of the incident. “Our thoughts go out to Carrie’s family and friends, and we encourage our faculty, staff and students to offer support to each other at this difficult time,” wrote Dr. Edward Halperin, vice dean of the School of Medicine. “We will keep them in our prayers
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Lindsey Harding was one of 11 Blue Devils to score in Sunday's record-setting blowout win over Southern.
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Midway
through the first half Sunday night, the Blue Devils (27-3) pounced on the Jaguars