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Sports On the rebound Tne men's basketball looks to rebound from Saturday's 83-82 loss to St. John's when it 1 * THE CHRONICLE travels down to Clemson. See page 17 jS3SK_______a Duke's genomics center progresses • The genomics institute, which does not yet have a director, will unite biological research, ethics and policy in an ambitious interdisciplinary program. By GREG PESSIN The Chronicle As scientists move closer to mapping the entire human genome, Duke has begun preparing for the bold new world of biological research, ethics and policy that is emerging. In one of its most complex and interdisci plinary initiatives ever, the University is beginning to engage almost every one of its colleges and schools in the Institute for Genomic Sciences and Policy. The institute will comprise at least five centers of research on the science, statistics, ethics and policy as sociated with deciphering DNA sequences. "I think we see this as one of the major things that we can do to forward the development of biological sciences at Duke," said Provost Peter Lange. "We have said often that you can't build department by department. You have to build centers of excellence." JENNIFER ANDERSON/THE CHRONICLE Medical school dean Dr. Ed Holmes is helping to TAYLOR PAIGE McKINNEY was the first leap year baby born at the Medical Center. lead the planning effort, and his school will play a key role in each of the centers. "Several of the centers are already functioning to varying degrees and planning for several more will likely lead to functioning pro A birthday to remember grams within the next year," he said. "Planning for the have something different." He added that having a leap institute will no doubt continue in conjunction with year baby in a millennium year was especially rare. the University strategic planning process over the Eternal youth may not be possible, but some new Neither Bradfield nor his wife, who was preparing next academic year." parents think their newborn children could come close. to deliver fraternal twins, were concerned about po The institute does not have a director yet, but cen Children born yesterday will have the rare distinc tential social difficulties for their children. "I have a ters researching human genetics, models of human dis tion of having leap-year birthdays. Technically, they friend who's a twin who was born on leap year and she ease, genome technology and policy, ethics and law are will have only one birthday every four years—a situa always jokes about it," said Kristen Bradfield. in various stages of development. The University's ini tion expectant parents found unique and exciting. Although most parents seemed excited about the tiative is part of a national trend at several major re ' _ think it would be exciting for the kids," said Dar- prospect of delivery on Feb. 29, few had planned for search institutions attempting to apply genome tech rell Bradfield, an expectant father waiting with his wife the possibility. Lynda Everett, an expectant mother, nology to medical and other fields. in a Duke Hospital birthing suite. "It's always fun to See LEAP YEAR BABIES on page 15 > See GENOMICS on page 14 • As midterms mount, so does stress By MATT BRUMM "I go to the gym, take breaks, and hang out The Chronicle with friends, and vent," she said. "I'm more A national survey indicates that college stu stressed about finding out what I'm going to do dents are experiencing more stress than ever, after I graduate." and the classrooms of Duke are no exception. Some students arrive at Duke with stressful While hundreds pack Cameron for home bas lifestyles they perfected in high school, while ketball games, still more can be found studying others start developing anxiety as they make in libraries and dorm rooms around campus in the transition to college life, Clack said. anticipation of impending midterms. "Some students have perfectionist tenden The survey, conducted by the University of cies; they always got As. We help them cope California at Los Angeles, reports that 30.2 per with old expectations and parental expecta cent of students feel stressed. tions," Clack said. The study also found that women were more In addition to CAPS, students can go to the likely than men to feel high levels of stress— Academic Skills center, where they can refine 38.8 percent vs. 20 percent. their time management skills and ease the tran Exams and academic rigor have never been sition into the academic atmosphere of Duke. foreign to the University, but officials at Coun "Some students are taken by surprise when seling and Psychological Services report that they [come to Duke]," said Jackie Ariail, an in about 13 percent ofthe undergraduate popula structor at the center. "They're making new tion seeks their assistance each year, and the friends and putting time and energy into that number is rising annually. on top of academics." "It's a national trend, and Duke is part of it," Keeping completely stress-free through four said CAPS Director Jim Clack. "It is a high com years at Duke is probably not a likely feat, but petition and high stress environment that pro students have developed avoidance and man motes and supports anxiety development." agement techniques to prevent overwhelming Trinity junior Susan Michelich said that in anxiety from ruling their lives. MAH KLEIN/THE CHRONICLE spite of her workload this semester, she is less Jenny Hong, a Pratt sophomore, said that ANTONIA ABRAHAM, a Trinity freshman, staves off stress as she studies in the stressed about midterms and tests than when she intersperses studying with more relaxing T""n!?y Ca'e on East Campus. she was a freshman. See STRESS on page 15 SCIENTISTS STUDY ATTENTION CONTROL, PAGE 4 • CHIN OFFERS 10TH OPTION FOR DSG PREZ, PAGE 9 THE CHRONICLE • PAGE 2 WORLD & NATIONAL WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1,2000 NEWSFILE FROM WIRE REPORTS Bush easily defeats McCain in 3 states Tech stocks push Teens face murder Nasdaq to new record charges in Germany Stock prices staged a Three teenage Ameri On the Democratic side, Gore beat Bradley in a vote yielding no delegates sharp advance in heavy cans living on a U.S. mili From wire reports invested heavily in the political ington state, but Bush won the trading. The Nasdaq tary base in Germany are ARLINGTON, Va. - George W. "beauty pageant" in hopes of rejuve bulk of the day's delegates, 56, in composite index rose to a facing murder charges for Bush swept past John McCain in nating his sagging campaign. the capital of the old Confederacy. record. 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Virginia rejected the politics of Bush won the majority of Re More than a month after grandmother ended a In the Democratic campaign, Vice putting one religion against anoth publican voters in the chase for he disappeared, Andrei year long, 3,000-mile President A] Gore beat Bill Bradley er," the Texas governor said. "We Washington state delegates. 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