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Spring Sports Preview Inside Close call The women's hoops team narrowly escaped disaster at FSU with a 77-70 THE CHRONICLE win over the 'Noles. See Sports, pg. 14. MONDAY. FEBRUARY 3, 1997 © ONE COPY FRE DUKE UNIVERSITY DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA CIRCULATION: 15,000 VOL. 92, NO. 83 Points Blue Devils dismiss delay Georgia Tech, 70-61 By AMBER ISAK of play, but following a three- continues The Blue Devil's headband pointer by junior Ricky Price, read "ACC: every game is a which bob bled around the rim By DEVIN GORDON battle," and in the case of the before finally falling, the Blue The wait continues for Bull- men's basketball team's seem Devils took a lead that they whips on points. ingly easy 70-61 win over would not relinquish for the Despite signing a contract to Georgia Tech (8-11, 2-7 in the remainder ofthe game. Price's rejoin the Merchants on Points Atlantic Coast Conference) at shot was the start of a 12-0 program Jan. 21, the owners of Cameron Indoor Stadium on Duke run that put the Blue Wild Bull's are still waiting to Sunday, the statement was Devils up 19-8 with nine min be connected to the University's certainly accurate. utes left in the half. system. Sharron Barnett, co- "We won a heck of a game The first half also contained owner of Wild Bull's, speculated today," head coach Mike a series of mini-runs by indi that the two-week delay has Krzyzewski said, "Georgia vidual Duke players. Senior cost her about $1,000 of busi Tech just played us so tough. It Jeff Capel scored seven of the ness per weeknight—even after says a lot for our league. They team's first 12 points, sopho accounting for the University's come in 2-6 and they played more guard Trajan Langdon 18 percent commission—and winning basketball this after reeled off eight straight points even more on weekend nights. noon. It took a heck of an effort in the middle of the half, and The restaurant's point sys from our kids to win today." junior Roshown McLeod tem cannot be activated until Despite an opening dunk scored the final five points of GTE installs an upgraded tele from senior Greg Newton, both the half. Price came off the phone line to connect Wild teams started slow. The teams bench to contribute seven for Bull's to the University said TOM HOGARTY/THE CHRONICLE exchanged leads six times in the Blue Devils in the first Jim Wulforst, director of dining Ricky Price slams one home with style in Duke's win Sunday. the first six and a half minutes See WIN on page 14 • services, adding that Wild Bull's—not the University—is responsible for making arrange ments to install the line. Medical Center doctors test new procedure "As soon as the telephone By TIM MILJJNGTON search, said Richard McCann, out deposits in the artery. vasive, and a less invasive pro line is in, they'll be online and Doctors at the Medical Cen professor of surgery and chief of "Carotid stenting is simply a cedure is sometimes associated ready to go," he said. ter recently embarked on a se the vascular surgery section at new application of an approved with minimized discomfort," Floyd Barnett, Sharron Bar- ries of clinieal tests that they the Medical Center. Fourteen device and procedure," said Mc Stack said. McCann added that nett's husband and co-owner, hope will lead to Food and Drug other medical centers will also Cann. A small puncture is made stenting requires no surgery said he met on Jan. 14 with Administration approval of a conduct FDA-sanctioned tests of in the groin so a deflated balloon and only a local anesthetic, as Richard Berlin, business man new procedure to help prevent the technique, which takes an can be injected. A catheter is opposed to the general anesthet ager for dining services, to dis strokes. approach that is already widely then manipulated under X-ray ic that traditional techniques cuss the reacquisition of the The technique, called carotid used in the legs, kidneys and guidance to the neck, where the demand. Stent implantees can points computer and signed the stenting, which employs angio heart to open blood vessels. balloon inflates, expanding the return home the day after the contract with the University a plasty and stenting techniques A stroke occurs when the stent. operation, while endarterecto week later. He added, however, already routine in cardiac carotid artery leading to the Richard Stack, associate pro my patients face longer hospital that University officials never surgery, will probably take be brain becomes clogged, typically fessor of cardiology at the Med stays. mentioned the need for a new tween one and two years to gain by cholesterol buildup. The com ical Center, described several Carotid stenting has only telephone line at any point dur the FDA sanction needed to mon surgical procedure to clear important benefits of using been in use for about two years, ing the negotiations. make it commonplace. this vessel—called carotid en- stents over endarterectomy. and only 1000 carotid stents Both ofthe restaurant's own- The University has long been darterectomy—involves cutting "The primary advantage is that have been implanted world- See DELAY on page 6 •• at the forefront of stenting re an incision in the neck to clean the procedure is minimally in See TESTING on page 6 • Dean of Canterbury Cathedral speaks in York Chapel By BOB ELUNGER The Elizabethan spirit of John Simpson, dean of Eng Talk centers on problems now facing Anglican church inclusiveness gave the Angli land's Canterbury Cathe can church its strength and al dral—the mother church of courses and internships. pand globally during the 19th true then, and holds greater lowed it to thrive when the the Anglican Communion- Simpson started his speech and 20th centuries. Among the relevance today: God's King English imperial empire col spoke Friday at York Chapel by stressing the need to exam 37 national Anglican churches dom is inclusive, not exclu lapsed, Simpson said. More on the subject of The Present ine English history in order to world wide, however, liturgical sive." over, it became one of the im and Future of World Anglican understand present problems and ritualistic differences now Simpson cited Queen Eliza portant factors that aided in ism." facing the Anglican church. threaten Anglican unity. beth as a supporter ofthe idea the Anglican church's growth. Simpson's visit to the Uni The Anglican church is his The Anglican church was of inclusiveness. "Elizabeth "The [inclusiveness] of An versity is just one component torically rooted in inclusive- started 212 years ago, and created the Anglican church as glicanism put a great stress on of a 10-year rapport between ness—the idea that all Protes early in its existence church inclusive—the merging of each individual church to re the Divinity School and Can tants, regardless of their sect, leaders espoused the belief in Protestantism and Catholi flect the national character of terbury Cathedral, through should be tolerated, Simpson inclusiveness. "The church cism," he said. "She refused to the country in which it is lo which theology students gain said. These principles, coupled began to look at things theo make windows into other cated," he said, adding that access to Anglican history and with British imperialism, al logically," Simpson said. "It men's consciousness by forcing this stress allowed indigenous church organization through lowed the communion to ex stumbled on a truth that was a religious belief on them." See DEAN on page 13 • THE CHRONICLE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1997 World and National Newsfile White House, governors seek partnership Associated Press Protesters beaten: Hundreds By GENE KRAMER Maine independent Angus King. room," Bowles said. of riot police beat pro-democracy Associated Press They applauded when Bowles de Despite the "enormous progress in protesters in Belgrade, Yugoslavia WASHINGTON — The Democratic clared that "balancing the budget is the bringing fiscal discipline to this town," and used a water cannon to disperse White House Sunday proposed an open- key to future economic growth of this and the creation of 11 million new jobs, demonstrators Sunday in the first door partnership with the predominantly country and I promise we are absolutely he said, "we have a long way to go." show of force in 75 days of mass Republican state governors for meeting committed to working with Congress in a Next to budget-balancing, "the second anti-government protests in the cap top-priority competitive and educational bipartisan effort" to end economy-robbing priority of this president"—and a first pri ital. At least 40 protesters were in challenges facing America. billion-dollar deficits. ority for the states—Bowles said, must be jured, officials said. Competing against Europe and Japan After taking over during a "complete "to continue to invest in education, in the for lucrative high technology jobs in the breakdown of fiscal discipline in this training of our people," so that youngsters Suspect arrested: Police made growing global economy will demand ut country," Clinton's presidency has are "prepared to enter school ready to an arrest Sunday in the bombings most bipartisanship and local-federal co achieved "some pretty fabulous results in learn, and... our people are going to that struck a courthouse and bank operation to cut deficits while investing in four years... thanks in large part to lots of have skills they need to compete for last week in Vallejo, California, and training and research, said Erskine effort by people [governors] here in this See GOVERNORS on page 5 • recovered explosives in a plot they Bowles, President Clinton's chief of staff.