Over the hump Nicole Johrison scored 18 points as the women's basketball team recorded its first THE CHRONICLE /.conference win ofthe season. See page 15. • WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10. 199 DUKE UNIVERSITY DURHAM. NORTH CAROLINA I: 15.000 VOL. 88. NO. 91 Writing program to change format in fall By MATT LYNCH sections. The University Writing Pro­ Each cooperative will concen­ gram will be changing its format trate on answering one broad in the fall. question, which will be the sub­ Members of the program's ject ofthe course's assignments. steering committee unanimously The end product ofthe course approved proposals for revisions will be to understand this ques­ to the mandatory freshmen writ­ tion in total and to write well ing class on Friday. about it," Gopen said. The program's curriculum will Questions may involve how be reorganized and broadened, problems such as AIDS, race re­ said George Gopen, director of lations and the educational sys­ the writing program. Sections tem affect society. Students will will undergo restructuring as choose one out of seven ques­ well. tions, said Van Hillard, associ­ The course will still be taught ate director of the writing pro­ at 8:00 a.m., Gopen said, explain­ gram. ing that the time is a two-year The eight teachers in a coop­ DOUG LYNN/THE CHRONICLE experiment which will not be re­ erative will follow the same out­ evaluated until next year. line and assignments. Another On the mark Starting this fall, groups change that may occur is the way Isn't it nice to know that someone takes things seriously? Trinity sophomore Lauris Lambergs called cooperatives, each com­ student papers are graded. As­ believes in the literal meaning of things—does he believe Ed McMahon's letters, too? posed of eight classes, will be signments may not be graded by used rather than independent See WRITING on page 6 • Improved microscope allows scientists to see single, living cells By NATE HARSHMAN search equivalent to the mag­ NMR microscopy differs exposed to mercury and the ef­ which the pulses are absorbed Medical Center and General netic resonance imaging ma­ physically from MRI because it fects of the poison were traced and re-emitted describes the na­ Electric scientists teamed up to chines put to clinical use across has much stronger magnets over over time without killing the ani­ ture of the tissue. Aprobe, acting create technology that may en­ the nation in medical centers. a much smaller field—just large mals. Although eventually the like an antenna, receives the sig­ hance the resolution of a certain "Conceptually [the microscopes] enough for a rat. animals were dissected, a simi­ nal and converts it into digital kind of magnetic microscope by are just the same thing [as MRIs] The newly developed technol­ lar experiment using conven­ information. 100 times, down to the minute for much smaller things," said G. ogy will refine the magnification tional dissection methods would Custom-designed software scale of a living cell. Allan Johnson, a professor of even further. have required that 500 rats be then converts the digital infor­ Such high resolution is al­ physics and radiology, and head "It will allow me to look at exposed to mercury and killed at mation into a three-dimensional ready possible with optical and ofthe Center for In Vivo Micros­ younger embryos. I'm limited regular intervals, Johnson said. figure. This representation can electron microscopes, but only if copy. currently to how young an em­ Both NMR microscopy and the be manipulated and dissected the tissues are first killed, dis­ But NMR microscopy is pri­ bryo I can image," said Bradley clinical MRI use powerful mag­ with greater ease than the ac­ sected, dried and dyed. Nuclear marily a research tool, while MRI Smith, a research associate in nets to align the hydrogen at­ tual tissue, with no damage to magnetic resonance microscopes is a clinical tool to aid physicians the department of radiology. oms, such as those in water mol­ the organism, Johnson said. can map the organism's struc­ in diagnosis, said Johnson, the One experiment usingmachine ecules of living tissues. The at­ The main improvement in the ture without killing it. principle investigator of the probed the locations in the kid­ oms can be thought of as millions NMR technology is the use of The invention was reported in study. "It's for scientists asking ney where mercury does damage of little compass needles. liquid helium to supercool the the Feb. 5 issue of the journal a basically different question and observed how long the kid­ Repeated pulses of radio waves probe. By bringing it to such a Science. than 'Why is this animal sick?'" ney takes to heal. Using NMR bombard the atoms, disturbing low temperature, about minus NMR microscopes are the re­ he said. microscopy, several rats were the alignment. The pattern in See SCOPE on page 5 •• Condoms could cover campus by end of semester Alliance By HANIA JARRAH said Trinity junior Mark will be lighthearted so people feel help increase AIDS awareness. Condoms may be more avail­ Grazman, who has been active comfortable with theidea of mak­ Golden Key Honor Society able and more visible on campus in pushing administrators to in­ ing condoms a habit," Grazman members want to give students targets before the end ofthe semester. crease AIDS awareness on cam­ said. key chains with Duke Card hold­ Responding to a report on HIV/ pus. Condoms could also be made ers, a rape whistle and condoms AIDS awareness by health edu­ Carl and other Student Health available to students through a that are hidden from view. AIDS cation coordinator Linda Carl, a administrators plan phone line, Peer Information Source for committee that met Friday wants to conduct a student Pietrantoni said. Stu­ Counseling and Educational Ser­ By NISHAN FERNANDO to examine several ways to bet­ survey each year on dents could call and vices currently encourages the The Community Health ter confront the problem of un­ student condom have free condoms widespread availability of Alliance joins an ever-in­ safe sex. preference. This sent directly to their condoms. But members want to creasing number of campus The committee wants to focus year, thatsurvey will post office boxes become more involved in the new organizations in the fight on plans that will make condoms help determine rather than going to plans to heighten AIDS aware­ against AIDS. widely accessible to students. which condoms are Student Health. ness on campus. This umbrella organiza­ One idea is placing 50 brand- selected for the Funding for these "These new plans will flood tion coordinates the efforts name condom dispensers in dor­ University's dis­ projects must be found, people with the idea of safe sex of students working to pro­ mitory bathrooms. pensers. .Pietrantoni said. and make sure students are vide better health care in The group also asked Joe Another sugges­ Committee mem­ aware and protected," said Trin­ the local community. The Pietrantoni, associate vice presi­ tion that the commit­ bers also hope to post ity sophomore Michelle alliance focuseson a specific dent for auxiliary services, to see tee wants to imple­ Mark Grazman flyers to trigger con­ Kitchman, president of PISCES. health care issue each se­ if he can create dispensers that ment is to create an versation, Grazman "People are getting better than mester. This spring that is­ would give away free condoms to eye-catching envelope for said. In the future, plans to in­ they were about safe sex, but the sue will be AIDS, said Trin­ students. condoms and distribute them crease awareness may include rate of practicing safer sex should ity senior Suzanne Eidson, be growing at a much faster rate "It's important to have real, campus-wide. Grazman suggests positions for AIDS awareness chair of the alliance. because, when push comes to brand-name condoms available, that condoms couid be sent to educators and appearances by shove, they still don't do it." Unlike other campus like Trojans, so that students student mail boxes. celebrities who are HIV positive. See AIDS on page 31*- Student groups also want to See CONDOM on page 6 ft» feel like they can trust them," "The design for the envelope THE CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1993 World and National Newsfile Clinton may use U.S. troops in Bosnia Assoc ia tea Press ofthe size of any American force. left thousands homeless and hungry. Natives return: The government ABC News reported Tuesday night that In addition, Christopher will announce in Ottawa has decided to move the WASHINGTON — The Clinton admin­ the administration was nearing a decision that the United States will "see what we impoverished Innu community back istration plans to announce this week its to deploy 15,000 ground troops to Bosnia. can do to intensify efforts to ease human to their native lands, after six teen­ strategy for ending ethnic warfare in On the diplomatic front, the officials suffering," an official said. It was not clear, agers high on gas fumes tried to Bosnia-Herzegovina and is prepared to said, Christopher will announce the ap­ however, precisely what type of humani­ commit suicide last month. commit U.S. troops to help ensure peace, pointment of a special U.S. envoy to work tarian aid was envisioned. senior administration officials said Tues­ with U.N. mediator Cyrus Vance and Eu­ Clinton pledged during the presiden­ Couple convicted: A couple who day night. ropean mediator Lord Owen in reaching a tial campaign to help the Muslims who allegedly left their two young daugh­ Secretary of State Warren Christopher peace settlement acceptable to Bosnia's compromise more than 40 percent of ters home alone while they vaca­ intends to announce a four-part peace ini­ waning factions.