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After three weeks of fraternizing with

upperclassmen, approximately 300 men received bids Monday from one of 15 Interfraternity Council-affiliated fraternities. Additionally, at least 46 freshmen accepted bids at three off-campus fraternities, chapter members reported. “If I had to guess Fd say between 300 and 325 bids were handed out,” said senior Dan Wiebke, IFC vice president of recruitment and pledging. This year’s fraternity rush—which began with a little more than 450 registrants—was somewhat modified from those ofyears past. Chapters were given more flexibility in hosting events, with a completely open third week for rounds. The minimum GPA requirement was also raised, from 2.25 to 2.5. IFC President Ivan Mothershead, a senior, said he did not think the changes had an effect on the number of men participating. “[The number of men rushing] was actually up slightly, which shows that the increase in minimum GPA requirement didn’t affect potential new members,” Mothershead said. “The newly designed schedule offered guys the opportunity to see as many chapters as they thought they’d fit well

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PERSPECTIVE

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General decries Rare role awaits YT hopefuls surge in troops by

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action in that conflict. Zinni, a former four-star general and head of the United States Central Command, delivered the annual Terry Sanford Distinguished Lecture Monday to a crowd of approximately 250, focusing on past failures, the present situation and the future. “This argument over 23,000 troops is absurd,” Zinni said, referring to plans for a troop surge. “Either you fix it, you contain it or you leave it, and none of those is going to be easy. But make

As the competition heats up in this year’s Young Trustee selection process, nominees for one of the University’s most prestigious positions will be whittled down tonight from a field of eight to three finalists. And when all is said and done, one senior will be chosen to sit among Duke’s most influential alumni on the Board ofTrustees in a position first created in 1970 by former Duke President Terry Sanford. Shordy after civil rights movements shook campus and in loco parentis policies closely monitored Duke women, the University took steps—largely under Sanford’s leadership—to encompass a wider range of perspectives in its decision-making processes. The creation of the Young Trustee was among those steps. In a November 1972 Chronicle editorial, staff members weighed in on the unique position. “In recognizing that components of the community have a legitimate right to share in governing the poli-

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David Graham

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In a speech highly critical of the war in Iraq, retired Marine General Anthony Zinni told a packed house at the Sanford Institute of Public Policy that they must decisively choose a course of

Brandon Goodwin was named undergraduate Young Trustee last year.

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Fleischer fingers Libby in leak

Iraq cult attack foiled, at least 100 die by

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The fierce 24-hour battle was ultimately by Iraqi troops supported by U.S. and British jets and American ground forces, but the ability of a splinter group little . known in Iraq to rally hundreds of heavily armed fighters was a reminder of the potential for chaos and havoc emerging seemingly out of nowhere, Members of the group, which included women and children, planned to disguise themselves as pilgrims and kill as many leading clerics as possible, said Maj. Gen. Othman al-Ghanemi, the Iraqi commander in charge of the Najaf region, The cult’s leader, wearing jeans, a coat and a hat and carrying two pistols, was WOn

Iraq’s army anBAGHDAD, Iraq nounced Monday it killed the leader of a heavily armed cult of messianic Shiites called “the Soldiers of Heaven” in a fierce gun battle aimed at foiling a plot to attack leading Shiite clerics and pilgrims in the southern city of Najaf on the holiest day of the Shiite calendar. Senior Iraqi security officers said that as part of the plot, three gunmen were captured in Najaf after renting a hotel room in front of the office of Iraq’s most senior Shiite spiritual leader, Grand Ayatollah Ali alSistani, with plans to attack it. —

among those who died in the battle, alGhanemi said. Although he went by several aliases, he was identified as Dia Abdul Zahra Kadim, 37, from Hillah, south of Baghdad, according to Abdul-Hussein Abtan, deputy governor of Najaf. Kadim had been detained twice in the past few years, Abtan said. The U.S. military said Iraqi security forces were sent to the area Sunday after receiving a tip that gunmen were joining pilgrims headed to Najaf for Ashoura, a commemoration of the 7th-century death of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. The major religious festival culminates on Tuesday.

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So many KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. Finally, it was too much, felt a stake Barbaro’s Barbara was euthanized Monday after in people recovery. They imagined his pain, grimaced each complications from his gruesome breaktime he faltered, took heart as each day down at last year’s Preakness, ending an passed and he was still alive, making eight-month ordeal that made him even more of a hero than he was as a champion painfully slow progress. The 2006 Kentucky Derby winner’s fight on the track, for survival was their fight, a symbol of “Certainly, grief is the price we all pay strength, courage and comfort—and, more for love,” co-owner Gretchen Jackson said, than anything else, a source of inspiration. A series of ailments—including laminiHe was, after all, winner of the world’s tis in the left rear hoof and an abscess in most famous race, in a sport desperate for the right rear hoof, as well as new laminitis a superstar. For months he seemed, re- in both front feet—proved too much for —

the gallant colt. Barbara was given a heavy dose of a tranquilizer and an overdose of an anesthetic and put down at 10:30 a.m. “I really didn’t think it was appropriate to continue treatment because the probability of getting better was so poor,” said Dr. Dean Richardson, chief of surgery at the New Bolton Center. The bay colt underwent nearly two dozen surgeries and other procedures, including cast changes under anesthesia. He spent dme in a sling to ease pressure on his legs, had pins inserted and w as fitted at the end with an external brace—extraordinary measures for injuries that most horses never survive.

Former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer testified Monday he first heard that a prominent war critic's wife worked at the CIA from vice presidential aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby. He said he thought the information might help deflect questions from reporters.

Bomber kills 3 in Israeli resort A Palestinian suicide bomber attacked a bakery in a southern Israeli resort town Monday, killing three people and himself, police said. It was the first suicide bombing in Israel in nine months and the first ever to hit Eilat, Israel's southernmost city.

Hubble Telescope losing sight Two-thirds of the observation ability on the Hubble Space Telescope's main camera has been permanently lost following power supply problems, NASA announced Monday. The camera shut down for the third time in less than a year this weekend.

Power plant protection weak The government said Monday that prevention of airliner attacks on nuclear power plants are impracticable and it is up to the military to avert such attacks. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission told operators to focus on preventing radiation escaping. News briefs compiled from wire reports

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The buying power of North Carolina’s minority groups has greatly increased since 1990, making the state’s business and investment market one of the most active in the country, according to a study published by the North Carolina Institute of Minority Economic Development. And Durham is one of the key cities that reflects this trend, thanks to its large and diverse minority population, the study states. The report does not, however, address causes for growth in minority

buying power.

“The study demonstrates the imporof sub-markets so marketers understand that doing specialty marketing to ethnic groups is worthwhile,” said Reyn Bowman, president and CEO of the Durham Convention and Visitors Bureau. The study claims that businesses must pay attention to the dramatic increase in minority buying power—which indicates an increase in household income and spending—or risk ignoring a profitable market. “The true measure of [the study’s success] over time is the creation ofeconomic

Earlier this year,the sophomore class hosted a barbecue on the Plaza to welcome sophomores to West.

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Emulating the quality time many freshmen spend together during orientation and on East Campus, the Second Year Coalition has sought to create a more unified experience for secondyear students. Launched this past fall, the group of students, faculty and administrators has continued its efforts this semester to design and support events beneficial to sophomores. “We really feel that the level of support and resources given to first years drops too severely to the second year,” said Joe Gonzalez, associate dean ofresidence life and co-chair of the coalition. The Second Year Coalition already has several plans in the works, including a sophomore night at a Durham Bulls baseball game in April to make up for last fall’s rainout.

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The coalition will also pilot several other events, including a leadership initiative specifically for sophomores and a sophomore retreat in February, contingent upon sufficient student interest. Sophomore Mary Via, one of three students involved in planning a sophomore retreat, said the impetus for the project—to “focus on civic engagement”—is based on Public Policy Professor Tony Brown’s Enterprising Leadership class. Via added that the three students involved in planning the retreat saw a need for an event designed “to reinvigorate the sophomore class” and have been working with the Second Year Coalition. “The sophomore class is probably the least targeted in terms of programming,” Via said. SEE SOPHOMORES ON PAGE 6

Last week, nearly 3,000 applicants to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received e-mails mistakenly congratulating them on their admission to the school. The students are still under consideration and are not slated to find out their admissions decisions until the end of March, said Ashley Memory, senior assistant director of undergraduate admissions at UNC. Though many col-

leges, including Duke, have systems in place to prevent this type

of snafu, UNC officials said they are still uncertain as to what caused the error. The UNC admissions office initially thought it had only sent the e-mail to 538 students but realized Wednesday that 2,703 students had accidentally been alerted of a false admissions status, according to a press release issued by the office Jan. 25. UNC sent out an apology Wednesday afternoon, almost a full day after the initial e-mail was sent. “There were two simultaneous human errors and two employees were involved,” Memory said. “One was editing the template [to congratulate students] and the other chose the list.” Memory added that officials are looking at internal controls to implement to prevent such mistakes from occurring again. In the 2006 admissions cycle, an official at the University of California at Berkeley School ofLaw also sent an incorrect e-mail to

applicants.

“The e-mail referred to an event for new admits,” noted Edward Tom, dean of admissions for UC-Berkeley law school. “It was not an offer of admission.” SEE UNC MISTAKE ON PAGE 6

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Ice Ball receives chilly reception from frosh by

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Two years ago, Erin Conway, Chiara McPhee and Allie Theis attended the Ice Ball at the Millenium Hotel.

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East Campus Council will extend ticket sales for the Ice Ball freshman semiformal until Wednesday of this week, since this year’s event, themed “Midnight Masquerade,” has failed to sell out. As of Monday, ECC reported that it had sold slightly more than 300 of the 500 tickets for the annual social event. In past years, tickets have customarily sold out within a week. LCC members cited miscommunication problems as one reason why ticket sales have been lower this year. “Tuesday and Wednesday of last week we were unable to sell because the [Residential Life and Housing Services] Office, where we stored our tickets, closes at five, which is when we would go get the tickets,” said ECC member Divya Yerramilli, a freshman who is one of the Ice Ball organizers. Tickets are sold at the Marketplace from five to nine in the evening so that they overlap with the Marketplace’s dinner hours, when the crowd is at its largest. “Being one of the lucky people who attend Duke, I want to experience the holistic experience,” freshman Amy Chen said. “I just wanted to experience it all.” Many freshmen said they hesitated to buy tickets, however, because they thought “Midnight Masquerade” was different from the “Ice Ball,” the name advertised in an e-mail sent out by ECC at

the end of Winter Break Some freshmen also said they found it difficult to buy tickets nearly a month in advance for the event, which will be held Feb. 23. Many also said they have been so occupied with tenting and rushing that they had not considered the prospect so far in advance. “I don’t have an opinion—l just don’t care much for it,” freshman Anant Agarwalla said. The event is also being held later in the semester than it has been previously. “In past years, tickets were sold prior to Winter Break and the dance was in early January. Freshmen were more aware of the event and ticket sales,” said freshman Yolanda Guzman, ECC member and Ice Ball organizer. In order to recover from the lower sales, ECC has decided to keep selling until Wednesday. “We’ve sold over 300 tickets in two and a half days,” said Ice Ball director Bruce Reaves, a freshman. “Luckily this week we will be accepting FLEX, so I am confident that all 500 tickets will be sold.” ECC members said there is no reason there should be less interest in this year’s Ice Ball. Although more expensive than other venues, the Millennium Hotel was still chosen as the event’s location. Limousines were considered for transportation, but ECC members dropped the idea because it exceeded their budget.

Durham officials work to fight gang problem by

Naureen Khan

“Some kids are just in a clique or a posse,” she said. “I’ve had others [involved in gangs] who had to be taken out of Durham because they were in danger of being killed.”

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Each year, Durham’s Impact Team, working in coordination with the Durham Police Department’s Gang Unit, The growth of gangs in Durham has is dispatched to sites throughout the city to remove gang graffiti from public prompted school administrators, city offidais and commubuildings, leaders to roads and billboards. take measures to I think the best thing we ve But curb both gang gang violence and seen graffiti is done tO address the rproblem membership, across the city is “We certainly only the most of gangs and acknowledged do have—and I visible sign of .1 their Presence Durham’s conthink every high school in the gang tinning Colclough state right now problem —one tt- io i rprincipal r , Northern High School that the city is has —concerns over young peoworking actively to address. pie in gangs,” At every level, from the Durham Public said John Colclough, principal of NorthSchool system to City Council, public offiern High School in Durham. “I think the cials cited a continuing need to address best thing we’ve done is to address the the persistence of a gang problem in the problem of gangs and acknowledged their Bull City. presence.” Gangs are recognized as an issue for Captain Ray Taylor, head of the special operations division of the DPD, said he es- Durham Public Schools in the Student timates there are approximately 30 active Code of Conduct, which defines a gang as “any ongoing organization, associagangs in Durham with 800 known members, ranging in size from small neighbortion, or group of three or more perhood units to larger gangs with national assons... having as one of its primary activsociations. ities the commission of criminal acts” “The biggest gang we have in Durham and expressly forbids the display of any is affiliated with the Bloods,” Taylor said, clothing or symbols “which may be evidence of membership or affiliation in speaking of the notorious Los Angelesbased organization. “But there’s different any gang.” sets within that... and most of those are Some high schools, including Northern, take a proactive approach in combatting neighborhood-affiliated.” Amy Elliott—the director of A New Day, gangs, offering workshops for teachers that an alternative school for children who instruct them on how to identify gang-relathave criminal records —said her students’ ed signs and behavior, Colclough said. level and danger of gang involvement could be traced on a broad spectrum. SEE GANGS ON PAGE 8 »

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Fraternities such as AlphaEpsilon Pi handed out bidsSundayand received acceptances fromfreshmen Monday.

IFC from page 1 at,” he added Among the chapters potential new members could explore separate from the 15 IFC chapters were three off-campus fraternities, which have disaffiliated from IFC and were not subject to these rush changes. The off-campus fraternity Alpha Delta- Phi, formerly known as Sigma Alpha Epsilon, confirmed 24 accepted bids as of Monday evening. Eta Prime, formerly Kappa Sigma, confirmed 13 accepted bids, and Phi Theta Sigma, which disaffiliated from Theta Chi last fall, estimated that it received nine or 10 accepted bids. Although rush formally ended Monday, most chapters would not confirm bid numbers because of pending acceptances.

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by next Wednesday, so final numbers really aren’t available,” Wiebke said. “So far we’ve received about 190 of those.” Mothershead added that some fraternities may also use open recruitment at their discretion, especially if final accepted bid numbers do not fill quota, which is different for each chapter. Despite uncertainties in the number of men who will begin pledging, most chapters confirmed that recruitment had been successful and met overall ex-

pectations.

“This was the first recruitment we’ve had in a number of years where not only have you had no rush infractions, but no potential new members went to hospitals, so in that sense rush went well, Mothershead said. Zak Kazzaz and Mingyang Liu contributed to this article.

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value the perspectives of young people.” The influential role of the young board member remains consistent from that percies of the community, we hopefully are ceived by the original Young Trustee Jeff Kurzweil nearly 35 years ago. moving toward a governing board comfrom the that community “My perspective and the fact that I’m of people posed live and work here rather than a collection young has an automatic impact on some trustees who of industrialists have had little inprofessionand teraction with als,” the editorial “There are few... colleges and students, stated. Serving Kur2weil told the as a counselor universities that offer students., Chronicle in NoPresident to vember 1972. this level of involvement in a Richard BrodAlthough he head, this year’s policy-making board.” graduated from Young Trustee will be able to Allison Haltom the University more than a year influence one of vice president, University secretary nation’s ago and currentthe ly attends Yale elite universiSchool, Law ties—an opportunity about which not many college-aged Vitarelli insists that he remains an effective representative of Duke student opinion. students can boast. “I’m still in very active contact with Duke “There are few—if any—colleges and unistudents and staff members” he said. versities that offer students and young alumlevel of involvement a Brandon Goodwin, Trinity ’O6, who is the in this policy-makni most recent graduate to receive the title, said Haltom, Allison vice board,” president ing his current status as a student at the Univerand University secretary, wrote in an e-mail. A current student or recent graduate, the sity of Pennsylvania Law School allows him to be an even greater asset to the Board. Young Trustee serves a three-year term, act“The Young Trustee is expected to ing as a voting member for the final two Student President time researching not only Duke’s spend Duke Government years. Elliott Wolf, a junior, said the rising Young news developments but also those of our Trustee plays a role in overseeing everything peer institutions,” he wrote in an e-mail. “As a law student at one of Duke’s peer inat the University, including its finances. Although potential conflicts of interest stitutions, it has been wonderful to learn and homogeneity among applicants have from my experiences at Penn and share put the selection procedure for the Young them with administrators at Duke.” The Young Trustees also remain in Trustee under greater scrutiny in recent years, DSG has worked this year to legitimize close contact with one another. Goodwin the process through greater transparency credits fellow Young Trustees Kathryn and an effort to prevent partiality among Laidlaw and Vitarelli for making his expemembers of the selection committee. rience thus far a positive one. The result, DSG officials hope, will “I have a wonderful working relationagain turn attention back to the important ship with Katie and Anthony and they have role the Young Trustee takes on as a reprebeen indispensible in helping me transisentative of the student body. tion into the position,” he said. “One of the “The Young Trustees are in the best poamazing things about being the Young sition to convey the impact that major deTrustee is the chance to work with two cisions would have on students,” Wolf said. other influential peers who each had “While they’re not setting the agenda exunique experiences at Duke.” plicitly, they are often called upon by the Sophomore Jordan Giordano, chair of the Intercommunity Council said the nomBoard to represent student opinion.” Anthony Vitarelli, Trinity ’O5, is curinating committee is committed to picking rently serving his term as a Young Trustee the most qualified person for the job. “It’s and said he and his fellow recent gradureally someone who personifies a Duke student, who both loves Duke and is a good ates play an important role on the Board. “The Board is solicitous of our opinrepresentative of Duke.” he said. ions,” Vitarelli said. “And the members KatherineMadlwaine contributed to this article. page 1

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that what Nifong was doing was absolutely inappropriate,” Cheshire said. “I warned him it was inappropriate in a letter that I

is guilty and favors the state’s position. “I wasn’t afraid to go out and speak to the media or to advise my client to, and we did that, of course, within the media storm that was significantly prejudicing our client,” Cheshire said. “I sensed that unless we went out there and told our side, that what Nifong had done in getting the media to rush to judgment would overwhelm the case.” Defense attorneys had advised the players not to speak to the police or the media during the first weeks of the case, which Wolcott said frustrated both him and his teammates. At the same time, Wolcott maintains that neither the administration nor the athletic department publicly supported the team. “It was troubling to see the way that we were portrayed in the media early on. We were all painted with the same stroke—in the same light,” he said. “There was a real rush to judgment, both in the media and on our campus, that maybe fit an agenda or a desire for a sensational story. Truth and a presumption of innocence were unfortunately cast aside in the initial hysteria, well before the facts were known.” Though the defense remained quiet during the early stages of the investigation, Cheshire said he and other attorneys began speaking to the press once they determined Nifong had jeopardized the chance for a fair trial, in the courts ofboth law and public opinion. “I believed then—and I believe now —

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him and told him that if he didn’t to the media], that we would have to take our ethical duty to respond to his lies. When he didn’t quit, then that’s what we did.” wrote

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A national spotlight After more than 30 years of practicing criminal law, Cheshire said he feels comfortable handling the media frenzy that has come to characterize the lacrosse case. “You either have the God-given ability to answer questions on your feet in a diplomatic way or you don’t, and some people just can’t do it,” he said. “I can’t do stock trading, I don’t care how hard I would try. I can’t fix a car, or program a DVD player, but I have the good instincts to deal with the media.” Jim Cooney, defense attorney for indicted lacrosse player Reade Seligmann, explained that he considers the circumstances of each individual case in determining when to speak to the press. “In this case, when you’ve got things going on in this media frenzy, you’re kind of forced into doing things you wouldn’t normally do, because stories will be wrong,” Cooney said. Both Cooney and Cheshire said they have not intentionally thrust themselves into the media limelight. Though the national spotlight is alluring, it is an inappropriate goal in this case, Cheshire said. “I don’t think any of us relish appearing on TV at a press conference speaking about our clients, but I think it’s a necessary part of the job,” Cooney said. Duke law professor James Coleman said the defense was ultimately forced to address the case in the media in order to level the playing fielcl. “In light of what the district attorney did at the outset of the case, what Cheshire has done is what was necessary to try to restore some balance and create an environment in which his client could get a fair trial,” Coleman said. Cheshire said he was wary of the motivations ofcertain news outlets. He prefers to speak to the mainstream media, even though he said his words are sometimes taken out of context. “Cable news is not news. It is entertainment and they are looking for the glamorous and the controversial,” he said. And if dealt with improperly, the national media storm can be all-encompassing, he said. “[Reporters] are nice people, but they’re

dental notification by adding a clause in their application, said Christoph Guttentag, dean of undergraduate admisTom said he quickly noticed his mistake sions at the University. “We put in and apologized our application within 15 minutes. He said that the only “I’ll probably get denied, so this formal notificamost applicants tion of a deciwere underwill just make it worse. I’ve wantsion is a letter standing, and ed to go there my whole life.” with my signahe altered the on it,” Gutsoftware to add Tyler Long ture a pop-up warnsaid. tentag falsely informed applicant, UNC “The potential ing before sendfor this kind of ing an e-mail. thing happenAlthough the ing is rapidly larger when you’re dealing prospective UNC applicants did not receive an immediate apology, they said the in an environment when you can send out thousands of e-mails with one click e-mail seemed strange. of a mouse.” “The ‘congratulations on your admisUNC students will receive formal decision’ definitely threw me off, and the thought ran through my head that they sions in mid- to late-March, yet applicant sent out admissions early,” UNC applicant Tyler Long said the false e-mail got his Chris Keith said. “By then I kind of figured hopes up. it was a mistake, though.” “I’m not 100 percent sure I’ll get in,” Stephen Farmer, director of admissions Long said. “I’ll probably get denied, so this at UNC, was unavailablefor comment. will just make it worse. I’ve wanted to go Duke admissions officers said they there my whole life.” avoid problems caused by potential acciChe/seaAllison contributed to this article.

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At a Dec. 15 press conference after a hearing, Joe Cheshire criticizes defense DNA expert Brian Meehan. like a shark feeding frenzy, they know how to get all your phone numbers and you have to learn how to deal with them—who you can trust and who you can’t,” Cheshire said. Susannah Meadows, Trinity ’95 and a senior writer for Newsweek, has written extensively about the Duke lacrosse scandal. She said she found it difficult to speak with defense lawyers on the record, especially during the beginning of the 10-month saga. She added that Cheshire has generally been more willing to talk on the record than other defense attorneys. “He’s very quotable and has been quite open, and of course, that’s what you appreciate the most as a reporter,” Meadows said. “I have respect for him, and I’m glad that he’s been willing to talk.” In contrast, Cooney said he prefers to begin every conversation off the record and then decide what can go on the record. ‘You develop relationships with [the media], so when they call you, you don’t have to repeat the ground rules and you can have a meaningful dialogue,” Cooney said. “Those are the people you tend to gravitate toward.” “What you see is who I am” Michael Skube, a journalism professor at Elon University who has written columns for the Los Angeles Times about '

the lacrosse case, said it was the responsibility of the defense attorneys to appeal their clients’ case in the media and to challenge Nifong in a public manner. It is the responsibility of reporters, however, to seek out what lawyers have said, and not to determine what lawyers should or should not say, Skube added. Similar to the Michael Peterson trial, in which a Durham man was convicted of killing his wife in 2001, this case has achieved tabloid status, Skube said. “Every few years, there will unfortunately be a case like this that’s lurid and the masses will read all they can about it,” he said. Because this case has been splashed across the headlines, Cheshire said he is now recognizable wherever he goes—at airports, hotels and restaurants. “I was just being myself and that’s the way I deal with the media,” he said. “What you see is who I am.” He added, however, that he has not chosen to make himself a public figure beyond the case itself. “In many ways, this case is the media,” Cheshire said. “It became a media-driven case and is really a case that has been fought out more in the media than in the courtroom —maybe that is a precursor to modem American criminal trials and we will look back at this as one of the first of those.”

SOPHOMORES from page 3 Sophomore Kendall Dabaghi, president of the Sophomore Class Council, as well as three other second-year students, are part of the coalition. Dabaghi said the organization hopes to “bring sophomores together” and to recreate the “cohesive class unity” that exists for freshmen on East Campus. Throughout the fall semester, the Second Year Coalition helped to support, publicize and coordinate several events, including the Majors Fair and dinners for sophomores and their academic advisors. Sophomore Week in October included Smart Moves Day, an event featuring speakers who encouraged second-year students to explore a diverse array of career options. Gonzalez said the coalition was pleased with the fall’s events but would have liked to see a bigger turnout at Smart Moves Day. “There’s room for improvement this spring and ongoing into next year,” Gonzalez said.

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could have been avoided by listening to those leaders. For one thing, he said, contrary to government statements, containment had seup your damn mind.” The Vietnam War veteran and officer verely weakened Saddam Hussein’s of 40 years said Iraq is only one symptom regime. For another, Zinni said entirely of an overall failure of U.S. policy makers new plans were drawn up, ignoring those to adapt to the to which he had contributed as challenges of a ead of the new, post-Cold “I was shocked to see that 10 Central CornWar world. He to mand. pointed years of planning were cast ' s P aside bY this Pentagon and this a shoc ked to that 10 years of policies adopted administration.” after World War were planning • U A 1' Zinni Anthony cast aside by this II as a model. “We need viPentagon and retired general, U.S. Marine Corps sion, we need this administration,” he said. “I leadership,” was also shocked to see the intelligence Zinni said. “There was a time in our history when we had that—[President blown out of proportion.” Harry] Truman and [Secretary of State Throughout, Zinni avoided making George] Marshall understood that the overtly partisan political statements and conditions that existed in the world never mentioned President George W. would only lead to conflict if they were Bush. In response to audience questions, left as they were.” he said he had no plans to run for office In addition, he said, the United States and named only Colin Powell as a potenneeds to craft a unified strategy for prob- tial good leader for the nation. lems in the Middle East, which he said “It’s time to end the red state-blue state bullshit,” Zinni said. “It’s time to end the cannot be dealt with as individual, isolated cases politicization.” But Zinni said that for him, the most After the speech, many audience mempersonal effect of mishandling of the war bers lined up to have Zinni sign copies of was the sense of intimidation created his 2004 memoir “Battle Ready.” “I think he spoke the truth and it was among top military leadership. He used the firing of Gen. Eric Shinsevery heartfelt and came from years of exki, who voiced public concerns about troop perience,” said Chapel Hill resident Sam Osborne, a student in Duke’s adult edulevels in plans for Iraq, as an example. Under President Bill Clinton, Defense cation Master of Liberal Studies proSecretary William Cohen and Chair of the gram. Shawn Plunkett, a second-year graduate Joint Chiefs of Staff Henry Shelton both encouraged generals to speak frankly if student in theology, said he found the they had any concerns, Zinni said. speech inspiring and insightful. “The strength of his position rests “If we don’t have that kind of healthy exchange, then we’re doomed to face the not on making this a partisan issue, but same failures we do today,” he said. upon making it an issue of truthZinni added that some of the failures telling,” he said. “I also liked his copious that occurred in the aftermath of the war use of ‘bullshit.’”

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well-being for individuals and families, because then buying power is respected and people learn to tap into it and more business flows into minorities,” Bowman said. Brandon Komar, associate of the N.C. Institute of Minority Economic Development, said the report allows businesses to identify the needs and interests of consumer groups. “The growth means there’s going to be more opportunity for businesses and more need for polity to address the growth,” he said. The minority group that showed the most growth in buying power in the state was African Americans. The African-American market in North Carolina is ranked eighth nationally in terms of size, ninth in market share and 33rd in growth rate. The study shows, however, that each of Durham’s minority groups has grown in consumer buying power between 1990 and 2006. Durham’s Metropolitan Statistical Area market had the fifth-largest share of the state’s African-American buying power in 2006 at $2.5 billion. African-American buying power in Durham is expected to rise $2.6 billion, which marks a 121 percent increase since 1990. African Americans make up the largest minority group in Durham, constituting 43.8 percent of the city’s total population, according to the 2000 U.S. Census. By comparison, the minority group constitutes 21.6 percent of the state’s total

Teachers are instructed to look for indications such as the wearing of a single color or color combinations, gang symbols that could be used in communication among members or graffiti on backpacks and notebooks. “I believe [the workshops] are very helpful in giving especially ‘new’ teachers an awareness of what it is all about,” Amy Daw, a performing arts teacher at Northern, wrote in an e-mail.^ A number of prevention and intervention programs have also resulted in response to gang activity in the area, such as Durham Companions, the DPD’s Gang Resistance Education and Training Unit, and Elliot’s A New Day. Elliot, however, said the mere presence of such programs is not enough. “People always say more, more, more,” she said. “What I think we should be saying is better, better, better. There’s no easy solution to this

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The Latino Credit Union on Main Street has helped Hispanic families prosper in Durham in recent years. should cater to specific differences in lifestyle among African Americans in order to capitalize on their increased buying power. “Compared to non-African-American

households, the average African-American household spends less on alcoholic beverages, more on home entertainment and less on buying or eating out,” he said. Businesses should therefore concentrate on selling more “home-based” goods and services when trying to appeal to the African-American market, he said. Durham is more diverse than the state

in terms of Asian and Hispanic populations as well. According to the study, Durham’s Metropolitan Statistical Area has the third-largest consumer market in the state for both Asian and Hispanic populations. On a national level, the study provides a positive forecast, said Connel Fullenkamp, associate professor of the practice of economics at Duke. “If their household incomes are going up, hopefully that’s good news for the rest of society and the nation as a whole,” Fullenkamp said.

problem.”

Some city officials, nonetheless, said they believe the city has made progress in its efforts. “The City Council has continued to fund our gang unit and provided it with resources to-combat gangs on the street,” said council member Mike Woodard. “The police department has continued to do a lot more awareness programs through Project Safe Neighborhood and other community interaction programs.... And of course we’ve continued to improve our police team efforts.”

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When Shelden Williams’ jersey was retired over the weekend, he said he wasn’t a man of big words. We knew that. The Landlord was a man of big heart, big plays and a big legacy at Duke, but he was never a man of big words. (Though, to be fair, I don’t think freshman Shelden could have made the speech that Duke grad Shelden'made. He did a lot of growing in four years.) Anyway, to paraCS phrase Denny Green, Shelden was who we THOUGHT he was. But JJ. Redick—311 3 X Oil that’s a different story. Duke’s all-time leading scorer was occasionally a man of big words. If he doesn’t do better than his classmate, then he just might get the Cameron Indoor Silent Treatment (Copyright 2007, Joseph Alieva). So, being a man of big words myself, I’ve decided to help him out. (To answer the question you’re all asking: Yes, I do have something to say about this year’s Duke team. But the chance to write yet another JJ. Redick column doesn’t come along every day. To appease you all, I’ll say a few things, but I’m putting them in parentheses, to emphasize the fact that they are much less important thanJJ. Redick.) (Thing One: The much-maligned ACC is statistically speaking, the best confer- • ence in America. If you don’t believe me, check out the conference RPI. Thing Two: Don’t look now, but the much-maligned Blue Devils have now won five games in a row in the toughest conference in America. Thing Three: Duke just might be— gasp! —underrated. Thing Four: The fact that Dave McClure doesn’t have more than just a hyper-extended knee is really

For the first 15 minutes of Monday night’s game against Virginia Tech, Duke did not look like the No. 1 team in the country. The Blue Devils (22-0, 7-0 in the ACC) were giving an overall lackluster performance until a late first-half run gave Duke the boost it needVA.TECH ed to ultimately DUKE 75 top the Hokies (14-9, 44), 75-65, in Cameron Indoor Stadium. “I’m extremely disappointed,” head coach Gail Goestenkors said. “I’m proud of the way this team has played throughout the year, I think we’ve played with a chip on our shoulder, and I think we’ve had the attack mindset. Tonight, I didn’tfeel that way at all.” While the Blue Devils still remain perfect in the best season-opening start in school history, Duke did not come out strong in front of its home crowd. The team turned the ball over seven times in the first 11 minutes of the game to fall behind by 11—its largest deficit of the season. On defense, the team lacked communication and allowed the Hokies to shoot 53.8 percent in the opening period. Virginia Tech’s 49 percent from the field for the game was the highest Duke has allowed all season. The Blue Devils, however, did field a tenacious and effective full-court press that was vital to their comeback. Duke also successfully held Virginia Tech’s star players Kirby Copeland and Nare Diawara to a mere six and two points, respectively, in the first half. “We were not on the same page tonight,” Goestenkors said. “In all aspects of the game, I think we lacked discipline, emotion—there was no energy out there.” The spark the Blue Devils desperately needed came at the end of the first half. After regrouping with a timeout, freshman

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A glimpse at the future of Blue Devil basketball will be on display tonight at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Duke commitments Nolan Smith of Oak Hill Academy and Taylor King of Mater Dei High School will face off in the second of three games as part of the Durham Hoophall Classic High School Invitational. Patrick Patterson, the top uncommitted high school senior and Duke’s primary remaining recruiting target, will also take the court when his Huntington High School team takes on Artesia High School in the final game of the tripleheader. The first game will pit two local North Carolina schools against each other.

The games will tip off at 5:30, 7:00 and 8:30 p.m., respectively. “With Nolan Smith and Taylor King having committed to Duke, we put a call down to Duke to see if they’d be interested in hosting the event,” said David Elkins, the head of marketing partnerships for the Basketball Hall of Fame. “It was less about recruiting and more about showcasing two players who had already committed to Duke.” All four of the teams playing in the final two games are currently ranked in the top 11 by USA Today’s Super 25, including three of the top six teams. “This event is an opportunity for the Hall ofFame to bring our brand and celebrate in a great market,” Elkins said. SEE HOOPHALL ON

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especially you, Crazy Towel Guy. I always liked you, even though I don’t really know why. By the way, how funny is

good news. Thing Five: Watching Coach K squat on the court and reassure McClure was one of the most touching things I’ve ever seen in an athletic arena.) But before I help JJ. with his speech, I just wanted to set the scene and describe what the JJ. Redick Jersey Retirement Ceremony would be like ifI ran the world. First of all, he wouldn’t just walk out like Williams did on Sunday. He would be carried out, on a 24-karat gold throne, with six models leading the way and dropping rose pedals. Second, he wouldn’t just have a cloth jersey hanging in the rafters, it would be made of pladnum, or gold, or diamond or something. Lastly, he wouldn’tjust walk out and make a speech at halftime. Instead, there would be a laser show, and maybe some fireworks, and definitely a stunt where the Blue Devil mascot on a motorcycle jumps over at least six monster trucks and a 1976 El Camino. So anyway, if I were JJ. Redick, here is what I would say Sunday: “It’s great to be back. Really good to see you all again,

President Brodhead’s voice? That kills me every time. “Anyway, I see you’ve made some changes around here. Krzyzew’s Chefs—man, I thought that was a joke the first time I heard about it. Just because the middle of Coach K’s name sounds like “chef’ doesn’t mean you should dress up like chefs. That’s just silly. But the Mcßobber—that’s clever. I’m all for any costume that makes the kid wearing it look like the McDonald’s Hamburgler. “Boy, it sure is great to be back on this floor. Actually, it’s good to be on any floor—l think we all know how much time I’ve spent on the hardwood this season.” [Pause for appreciative laughter.] “Anyway, I may be sitting on the bench in the NBA, but at least I’m doing better than my boy Adam Morrison. If his .376 shooting percentage was a batting average, he’d be in the Hall ofFame. Too bad it’s not. I’m looking better than he is, too. I can’t believe David Stern’s dress code allows crusty, white-boy mustaches. “Anyway, thank y’all. It’s been great. Enjoy the postgame Bojangles buffet.”

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W. BBALL from page 9 Joy'Cheek emerged off the bench to power in two baskets, and junior Wanisha Smith responded with a three-pointer to bring Duke to within two and the Cameron Crazies to their feet. Sophomore Abby Waner then picked a Hokie clean off the dribble for a breakaway layup and ensuing threepoint conversion to put the Blue Devils ahead, 29-28. “We started playing like we should have been the whole game,” senior Alison Bales said. “[We were] just playing more to our strengths, sharing the ball a little bit better and pushing it in transition.” Duke never trailed after Waner’s go-ahead hoop in the first half, slowly increasing a 39-33 halftime lead to 14 at one point in the second half. Waner led the Blue Devils in scoring and steals with 18 and five, respectively, while also pulling down six rebounds. Bales had a double-doublewith 17 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks, and Harding added 15 points and five rebounds of her own. The Duke bench outscored the Hokies’ 13-0 in the game. Although Duke finished the night with the victory, Goestenkors said she was not happy with the Blue Devils’ slow start. Duke had also initially struggled at Florida State Jan. 26, but it was similarly able to grind out a victory. “I don’t feel like there are any excuses,” Goestenkors said. “There" were only eight games left before this game in the regular season—four home games—so there’s no excuse not to be ready to play.”

HOOPHALL from page 9 The idea for the classic was conceived last year during the Final Four when Oak Hill head coach Steve Smith expressed interest in participating in a Hall of Fame-sponsored event. The Basketball Hall of Fame organizes games at all levels ofbasketball to promote the sport, and it has hosted a set of high school showcases in Springfield, Mass, for each of the past six years. But since Oak Hill could not participate in that event this year, Smith suggested that the game he was scheduling with traditional west coast power Mater Dei be considered for an alternate venue. After Elkins consulted with Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski about the idea, the wheels were set in motion to bring the Hoophall Classic to Durham. “Cameron was a great facility because there’s so much history, so it made sense to us for the Hall ofFame to do an event there,” Elkins said. “It’s an amazing opportunity for the teams as well. It’s just a dream come true for a lot of those kids who probably won’t go on to play Division I basketball.” Once O.J: Mayo, the top-ranked senior in the country, transferred to Huntington in the fall, the Hall of Fame coordinators approached the school about being added to the schedule for tonight’s event. Although each of the four ranked teams play national schedules and have played in college arenas before, Mater Dei head coach Gary McKnight said those venues do not compare to Cameron. “It’s a great experience for the kids,” he said. “They re very thrilled to have an opportunity to play in an arena that they watch on TV all the time.” More than 2,500 tickets have already been sold, and tickets can also be purchased at the door.

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admit it. I fell victim to “rush fever” again this year after I saw all the excitement that rush was bringing to everyone else around campus. Those who know me best were a little surprised to hear this given the experience I had with rush only one year ago. But for some reason, I felt ready to jump head first back into the waters this year arm floaties and all And even though I may not have had a fairy tale ending to my rushing endeavors last year, I think I nick alexander did learn a lot from stay hungry, stay foolish them. I learned how to converse better with strangers. I learned more about the types of people I fit in around. I learned that “80s Night” is no excuse for a guy to show up to the party wearing tight purple spandex and a scrunchie. That said, I didn’t appreciate how that group ofjerks decided to take it upon themselves to throw me out like that. But what I alsb learned is that a lot of the common things that people think will help them succeed at rush usually don’t work out as expected. For one, loading up on creatine the week before so that you’ll go in there looking buff isn’t as much of an “automatic in” as some may say. Telling people that you’re the guy trying to start up Duke’s firstever Parcheesi Club doesn’t impress everyone. And finally, no matter how desperate you are, it’s an apparent no-no to show up to a semiformal with the stir-fry lady from the Marketplace. On a side note, if she agrees to go with you for 20 bucks, do not assume that she means food points. It can lead to a nasty falling out. Although I was rejected from every frat on campus again this year—apparently “Spandex Boy” couldn’t shake his reputation from last year’s damn 80s party —I finally think I’ve figured things out. The real secret to rush is not to base too much on what happens on bid day. Was I upset when I didn’t get a bid? Sure. Did I cry? Maybe. Did I give up on life? Well yes, but not —

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eliminate the cumbersome search for signatures and form-completion process. It would also seem easily within reach to establish a link on ACES or a separate website listing the upcoming courses being jointly taught at both schools or the UNC courses for which Duke students might be eligible. This would certainly encourage Duke students to explore these opportunities more so than at present, when the onus is on Duke students to traverse the UNC registrar’s webpage or University Bulletin. This may be indicative of a degree of laziness on the part of Duke students. But if the process was more transparent and registering for courses at UNC was more akin to shop-

ping for classes during drop/add, the ultimate payoff-greater opportunity for academic enrichment—-

would be well worth it. This would go a long way toward getting students to take that aforementioned step out of the Duke bubble and to explore the wealth of opportunities available at a school of the size and caliber of UNC, from Vietnamese foreign language classes to prebusiness classes available at UNC thanks to the Kenan-Flagler Business School. Though we look forward to the day when students who take classes at both schools are more the rule rather than the rare exception, we do not hope this institutional openness breeds any less intensity in our athletic rivalry. GO TO HELL CAROLINA, GO TO HELL!

Untold secrets to a successful rush

onterecord This argument over 23,000 troops is absurd.... Either you fix it, you contain it or you leave it, and none of those is going to be easy. But make up your damn mind.

ty, courses taught at UNC might also be pre-approved to

because of that. Did I allow myself an appropriate amount of time to let a few expletives fly? Absolutely. But other than that, I shrugged it off and started moving on. And while it wasn’t clear to me at the time, it turns out that had rush not gone the way it did, I wouldn’t be where I am today. You see, when those guys decided to throw me out of that party that night, what they didn’trealize was that I was currently under the impression that I had chlamydia (long story). And even though that turned out to be a misdiagnosis of sorts, I was still taking a very potent, psycho-neurological medication, legal only in Honduras and a small part of Kosovo. When mixed with red punch, the two evidently become a powerful hallucinogen. And so, as I was riding on the shoulders of the guys hauling me toward the exit, I was under the notion that I was being carried off the field after scoring the winning touchdown in Super Bowl XVII. Once they dropped me outside, I went into my touchdown celebration dance, screaming, “That’s right baby, don’t mess with the Redskins!” Even though I’ve never played organized football, I apparently have some end zone moves like you wouldn’t believe. The show I was putting on caught the attention of a few people passing by, one of whom happened to be the recruiting captain for the Dancing Devils. The rest is history. Point is, it’s easy for me now that I’m living the dream as an up-and-coming break dance phenom to look back on “80s Night” as being the start of it all. At the time, however, it was hard to see how anything positive could come from being thrown out on my ass from a third-floor window. Life may take twists and turns that don’t have a clear meaning in

sight. Just keep going.

On an unrelated note, I really am trying to start up that Parcheesi Club. DSG says an organization must have

least 10 members to be recog-

nized, meaning we need nine more. E-mail for further inquiry. Nick Alexander is a Pratt sophomore. His column runs every other Tuesday.

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lettertotheeditor Brodhead’s response inexcusable, damaging I was uneasy with President Richard Brodhead’s initial actions to the lacrosse rape allegations. As an alumnus, I read the news and noted Dr. Brodhead’s decisions. I cautioned myself to wait to see if there was sound basis for his judgments, telling myself that for me to rush to judgment would be doing precisely what raised my doubts over his actions. My first instincts were that his early responses reflected a premature condemnation, which at the very minimum would enflame emotions against these young men and complicate their defense. It now seems my concern was well founded. While the president has gingerly back-pedaled from his early posture, I have watched and .waited for him to apologize to the Duke community. To my knowledge, he has not. Indeed, though his recent actions betray a sense of regret over his earlier hastiness, he appears to stubbornly avoid admitting error. I believe President Brodhead failed miserably to rise to the challenges this situation presented. His

actions (and those of many of his colleagues within the Duke community) have done immense damage to this great university. Instead of cautioning those rushing to condemn, instead of staunchly maintaining the great principles of justice and constitutional law that are among the most fundamental bases of our national ethos, he raced to posture to the crowd noise. Whatever the ultimate outcome of the case against the young men, the President’s actions were unworthy of his office. Dr. Brodhead, posturing amid the political extremists around him, is himself the greater problem. His action was the one that was anti-intellectual and unprincipled. His action was the one that cannot be tolerated within the halls of a great university. His was the action of a coward not fit to lead a great institution of learning. He should resign as president. He should do so today. CraigAndrews Trinity ’65

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Even drinking fountains at local elementary schools had to be disconnected when tests revealed lead concentrations as much as 118 times over the federal limit. And let’s not forget that the same water department officials who have failed us so spectacularly—lying to state regulators and failing to inform people they knew to be drinking contaminated water —will notable now lead the city’s cleanup effort. Notwithstanding this year; state officials’ order to notify residents and take “ceramong them is City tain action” in the near future, it will be six more Baker, Patrick Manager months before Durham is even required to retest its who has been busy jugwater; oh, and a passing mark could still leave as gling two major scanmuch as 10 percent of Durham’s houses over the feddals of his own. eral limit. The first is sure to Of course, Baker’s involvement in the drinkinggive Duke students a kristin butler scandal is not the only time he’s been accused to water incentive powerful live on campus next with all deliberate speed of lying to officials in recent months; Last September, the Durham Yard Waste Facility —a massive dumping year: Recent tests “confirm the risk of lead contamination [in water] is presground for leaves, wood and other debris—spontaneously ignited, causing a fire that ultimately took 14 ent citywide.” That’s right: AJune 2006 study disclosed that 37 percent of 70 homes tested had unsafe levels of days and $383,750 to extinguish. You may remember this fire because it lead. A subsequent study made the air around of 127 homes initially showed levels withinfedercampus smell (inexplial limits, but a Raleigh cably) of smoke for te may surprise you to know what NiNews & Observer investigamore than two weeks; some Durham resition revealed that officials fong’s colleagues have been up to over dents living nearer the had deliberately left out at City Hall this year: City Manager site considered evacuunfavorable results. After this report, the state’s Pubtheir homes beating been busy one, Patrick for has Baker, lic Water Supply Section cause of the fumes, which caused an juggling two major scandals. announced last week that Durham is the only large uptick in asthma attacks and other respicity in North Carolina curratory ailments. rently failing to meet federal Safe Drinking Water Act standards. This should not have been a surprise to local offiIt may alarm you to discover that Duke draws its water cials; The yard waste facility also caught fire in Februdirectly from Durham. In fact, Facilities Management of- ary 2004, a blaze that ultimately had to be smothered ficials confirm that there is “no intermediary filtration with 1,200 cubic yards of dirt. This prompted the revsystem" whatsoever between city and University water. ocation of Durham’s permit in December 2004, leavNonetheless, on-campus tests have not revealed elevated ing the dump to operate illegally; despite his claim levels of lead, and officials note that the materials used that he was not aware city officials repeatedly missed in Duke’s pipes and continuous on-campus water usage or ignored deadlines to reapply for a permit, Baker lessens our risk. now admits receiving (though not reading) at least For the 15 percent of undergraduates and legions of one audit from solid waste managers concerned about grad students, faculty and staff living off campus, the fire hazards, equipment shortages and the permit sitreality may not be as secure; just ask the South Durham uation last June. baby who suffered lead poisoning last April after the Baker initially tried to hide behind state confidenwater from his kitchen sink was contaminated with 60 tiality laws to prevent the release of a report detailing tlmes the federal limits for lead. Durham officials’ his administration’s performance, even going so far as malfeasance leaves him—and untold numbers ofother to insist on a secret meeting of the City Council bechildren and pregnant women—at serious risk for the fore he’d talk about his failings. And what were the neurological and developmental defects associated consequences of this massive mishap? Three city emwith exposure to lead. ployees had their salaries reduced by approximately 5 That’s why it was so outrageous to hear Baker call percent each. All this from the self-described “CEO of mis crisis a “paperwork problem” last December, Durham.” characterizing evidence of lead contamination as more of a “protocol issue” than a “public health Kristin Butler is a Trinity junior. Her column runs every lssue -’ It’s hard Tuesday: to understand how that could be all the ink we’ve spilled over Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong, it can seem like he’s the only stunningly incompetent official in Durham. Unfortunately, nothing could be farther from the truth. Indeed, it may surprise you to know what Nifong’s colleagues have been

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are remarkable things. It now seems as obvious that the bright, well-spoken young men from good families were set up by that lying black stripper, as it once did that a poor single mother reduced to escort work to pay her college bills was kidnapped, sexually assaulted and raped by those drunk, rich, white hooligans. Many on both sides of the issue have attempted? to deconstruct, unpackage or debunk (verbs vary with ideology) these stereotypes, often raising the hackles of the other side in the process It is unfortunate that, david rademeyer often, those hackles were rightly raised. More often 0 y than not, criticism of these caricatures has been subsumed in broader political or legal struggles to recast the actors involved as symbolic of broader issues, such as racism, political correctness or abuses of “academic freedom.” This is not idle work, however: when this sordid affair is one day laid to rest, the chief actors will be stuck with the stereotypes they have been given. English Professor Karla Holloway, now famously, wrote last summer: “White innocence means black guilt. Men’s innocence means women’s guilt.” If we bring this charged phrase back to the specifics of the case, we find this one underlying question: why is it that for the lacrosse players to be found innocent, the accuser must be vilified? Why is it that, at every stage, die presumption of innocence is so difficult? The simplifying instinct is powerful. Our sympathy for those we perceive as victims, and our loathing of those we see to be victimizing them, is only natural. This is why, at the beginning of die case, there was such a frenzy of condemnation for the lacrosse team. This is also why, now, there is such loathing for Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong and the accuser. However, in both cases, everyone would do well to remember the fundamental principle of the presumption of innocence. We will never know exactly what happened that fateful night. If a crime occurred, we will never know exacdy what the motivation for it was. If it did not occur, we will never know exacdy why the accuser brought complaints. Either way, we will never know whether Nifong is guilty only of being overzealous in protecting a woman he saw as victimized in every way, or of cynically using her for narrow political gain when he knew he could not establish her claims beyond a reasonable doubt. Unless new evidence the public is unaware of comes to light, the most likely resolution to this case now seems to be that Reade Seligmann, Collin Finnerty and David Evans will be found innocent on all charges (at least, this is what the legal “experts” on television claim). However, if charges of perjury and wrongful prosecution are brought against the accuser, it is most likely that these charges, too, will be thrown out. The system is stacked in favor of the accused: the burden is on the accuser to demonstrate beyond a reasonable doubt the guilt of the accused. It seems to me, as an uninformed observer, that creating a reasonable doubt will most likely be possible in either case. No doubt, many will rush to judge the legal system if this comes about. I would argue, however, that the problem is not with the legal system, but with the people who want punishment to be meted out. It is a utopian thing, this legal system that claims we should assume everyone is innocent until proven guilty. When such terrible allegations as those brought by either side of the lacrosse case are on the table, we want resolution, even when there aren’t enough facts to establish what happened with sufficient certainty. We must resist this impulse, however. When people come forward alleging a terrible wrong, we must treat them with respect, and believe them. However, we must also believe that those they accuse are innocent undl proven guilty. I dislike this idea: it smacks of doublethink, and I dislike all New Age attempts to make everyone into an angel. However, until and unless we can prove something beyond a reasonable doubt, we must at least try not to make anyone into a devil. \

David Rademeyer is other Tuesday.

Trinity junior. His column runs every

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