VOLUME 114, ISSUE 34
A CAMPUS INDICTED
Pair of lacrosse players
arrested early Tuesday
BY ERIN FRANCE
ASSISTANT STATE & NATIONAL EDITOR
Wfeariness of the media frenzy accom
panying all things Duke lacrosse
showed on the faces of students hours
after two men’s lacrosse players were
arrested on charges of rape.
Early Tuesday, Collin Finnerty, 19, of Garden
City, N.Y., and Reade Seligmann, 20, of Essex Fells,
N.J., turned themselves in to police after being
indicted Monday by a Durham grand jury. They
were charged with first degree forcible rape, sexual
offense and kidnapping.
Most students on campus Tuesday evening
refused to make statements to the media. The ones
who did seemed tired of the constant attention.
“It’s not like it’s something people go around
talking about,” graduate student Sterling Edwards
said. “The national media has made Duke look like
it doesn’t care about the community.”
Both Seligmann and Finnerty posted $400,000
bail. Seligmann waived his right to a court appear
ance and was represented by his attorneys. Finnerty
appeared briefly in court Tuesday. Their next court
appearance is scheduled for May 15.
The case stems from a March 13 party at 610 N.
Buchanan Blvd., then the home of three team cap
tains. A woman hired as an exotic dancer reported to
police that she was raped by three men at the party.
In a statement Tuesday, Durham District
Attorney Mike Nifong said he is still investigating
the identity of a third assailant.
“It is important that we not only bring the assail
ants to justice, but also that we lift the cloud of
suspicion from those team members who were not
involved in the assault,” he stated.
Duke President Richard Brodhead said in a state
ment Tbesday that he hopes for a speedy resolution to
the case. He also noted that the arrests end “unfo
cused speculation about 46 members of the team.”
Larry Moneta, Duke’s vice president for student
affairs, said in a statement that, historically, the uni
versity issues an interim suspension when a student
is charged with a felony. Federal law prohibits Duke
from releasing the status of individual students.
Kerry Sutton, a defense attorney for lacrosse play-
SEE DUKE, PAGE 5
Congress weighs
top appointments
BY MAC MOLLISON
STAFF WRITER
Student Congress held two pub
lic hearings Tuesday to consider
executive branch nominations
coming one step closer to fleshing
out next year’s cadre of leaders.
The hearings were thorough and
saw little controversy, with the most
contentious point coming during
consideration of Board of Elections
chairman nominee Jim Brewer,
who is now co-vice chairman.
During deliberations, rules and
judiciary committee chairwoman
Caroline Spencer supported the
nomination but voiced the con
cerns of many of the members.
“Some of us may not like him in
this position because of past fail
ures, but he wasn’t the main lead
ership at that time,” she said.
Brewer faced questions about
accusations that candidates were
slipped onto an October special
election ballot after the deadline.
To prepare for the full Congress’
consideration of Brewer next
Tuesday, the committee voted to
subpoena e-mails to shed light on
the issue.
Brewer also defended charges
SEE CONGRESS, PAGE 5
CORRECTION
Due to an editing error,
Monday’s front-page article
“Orange Democrat eyes speak
ership” incorrectly states that
Rep. Bill Faison, D-Orange,
was the only Democrat to vote
against the state budget bill.
Rep. Grier Martin, D-Wake,
also voted against the budget.
The Daily Tar Heel apolo
gizes for the error.
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Defense attorney Kerry Sutton addresses the media outside Durham County Courthouse on Tuesday afternoon. Sutton made a statement on behalf of Duke lacrosse
player Matt Zash, who was not charged with any allegations of sexual assault. She said she is determined to clear the names of all team players in the incident.
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lacrosse players throw a from 46 of the 47 lacrosse and Duke President Richard lacrosse team members hands down sealed indictments
team party at a house near team members. Brodhead cancels the team's announce that DNA test results against two individuals,
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Open hearing on
appointments
Student Congress' rules and judi
ciary and student affairs committees
reviewed nominations in an open
hearing Tuesday including:
Rules and judiciary committee:
Chief justice of the Student Supreme
Court: Matt Liles
Student solicitor general: Robert
Austin
Chairman of the board of elections:
Jim Brewer
CAA vice president: Colby Almond
CAA secretary: Leslie Espy
CAA treasurer: Brian Choi
Seven posts in the CAA Cabinet
Twenty-nine members of the
Undergraduate Honor Court
Student affairs committee:
Freshman Focus Council co-advisers:
Emily Bagley and Kristin Hill
Seats on the Student Legal Services
board of directors, the WXYC board
of directors, the student fee audit and
student parking committees, and the
student advisory committee to the
chancellor
For more on the appointments,
see the University Desk's blog.
Online I dailytarheel.com
NOT IN MY BACKYARD Chapel Hill
Town Council to consider housing project
ARTS BLOG The headlines are true:
Tom Kat bring spawn into world Tuesday
FEATURES BLOG One 21-year-old's
attempt at a Fibonacci poem about math
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VOTES TRICKLING IN
BY KATIA ANDREASSI
STAFF WRITER
Early voting began last week
for the May 2 primaries, but so
far only 31 people have cast bal
lots.
Voting began in Orange
County on April 13 and will
continue until April 29. Voting
begins in Chapel Hill and
Carrboro on Monday.
Carolyn Cates, director of
the Orange County Board of
Elections, said voting begins
later in the towns because turn
out typically is slower the first
week and because new voting
machines still are being tested.
SEE EARLY VOTING, PAGE 5
Democrats stick with Black
Speaker focus
of party caucus
BY STEPHEN MOORE
STAFF WRITER
RALEIGH There will be
no changing of the guard for
House leadership in the N.C.
General Assembly.
At least not yet.
In a closed meeting lasting
well into the night Tuesday,
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PAPA DON'T PREACH
A Tuesday lecture and an
ongoing gallery in Wilson
Library consider the legacy
of University founder
William R. Davie.
Early voting for May 2 primary elections
When: Early voting will begin
Monday in Chapel Hill and Carrboro.
Web site: www.co.orange.nc.us/
elect/index.htm#absentee%2ovoting
One-stop absentee voting is for
voters wishing to vote prior to the
election. Voters must appear at one
of the three following locations, com
plete an application and receive and
mark a ballot at the elections office.
One-stop voting locations:
Orange County Board of Elections
110 East King St.
Hillsborough, NC 27278
April 13 to April 29 ►M- F: 8:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m.; Saturday: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
the House Democratic caucus
decided to keep House Speaker
Jim Black, D-Mecklenburg, in
his current position through
the 2006 short summer ses
sion.
“Speaker Black has the over
whelming support of his cau
cus,” said Rep. Bill Faison, D-
Orange.
However, if Black wins re
election to his district this fall
SEE CAUCUS, PAGE 5
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MUNICIPAL MAYHEM
The Orange County Board
of Commissioners further
discuss a package of options
designed to improve elected
representation.
Morehead Planetarium
East Franklin Street, Chapel Hill
April 24 - April 29 ► M - F: 9 a.m.
tO4 p.m.; Saturday: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Carrboro Town Hall
301 West Main St.
April 24 - April 29 ► M - F: 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m.; Saturday: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Absentee voting by mail:
Registered voters can request
absentee ballots by mail from
the Board of Elections office in
Hillsborough. Include your full name,
address and signature in the written
request. Requests must be received
by 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 25.
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Speaker Jim Black before
Tuesday's caucus in Raleigh.
today in history
APRIL 19,1972...
At noon, 500 students
stand silently in Polk Place
for five minutes to observe
renewed bombing in
North Vietnam.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2006
Lesson
from
France
'Jam-
GUEST
COLUMNIST
This week:
Lindsay Michel
Next week:
Will Raymond
If you ask French people about
the greatest distinction between
themselves and Americans, they
probably will allude to the wide
spread obesity in the United
States.
But during my time in France,
I’ve found that the most astounding
difference between my birthplace
and the one of Dijon and Dior is
indifference.
After the mass anti-war move
ments of the 1960 sand 19705, it
seems that, for Americans, the word
protest has become synonymous
with riot. Neither U.S. residents
nor the U.S. government seem to
take protesters seriously though
it certainly doesn’t help that the
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