Oct 17, 2011 issue

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T H E I N D E P E N D E N T D A I LY AT D U K E U N I V E R S I T Y

The Chronicle

MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2011

ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTH YEAR, ISSUE 36

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Sanford School sees popularity growth since 2009

Late night accident near the Nasher

by Lauren Carroll THE CHRONICLE

cultural careers. Cooking contests and livestock competitions consistently draw entrants from across the state. “We want people to understand what agriculture in North Carolina is all about,” he noted. “Here we have the ability for kids to look at the livestock, the horticultural exhibits. Yesterday, the line was out the door of the expo building for kids to milk a cow.” Attendance between Oct. 13 and Oct. 15 totalled 256,861—nearly 12,500 under the numbers for the same time last year, said State Fair spokesman Brian Long. Fair attendance was at a record high last year with 1.1 million during its 10-day run. In the fairground’s Midway, stalls of food vendors called

Since it became a school in 2009, the Sanford School of Public Policy has developed into one of the top public policy institutions in the country. In 2008, when Sanford was still considered an institute, U.S. News and World Report ranked the school as tied for 10th in graduate public affairs news programs. Sanford Dean Bruce Kuniholm said he would like to see Sanford in the top analysis five by the next time U.S. News ranks institutions. The success and unanticipated popularity of Sanford’s core academic programs, which focus on providing applicable academic skills, are helping the school achieve this goal. “Public policy is an attempt to integrate what you learn in the university with the real world,” Kuniholm said. “That was [founder and former Duke president] Terry Sanford’s vision.” The application and enrollment numbers for the school’s various programs—undergraduate, master’s degree programs in public policy and international development policy and a Ph.D. program—have all seen steady growth over the past few years. Although the undergraduate Class of 2012 has approximately 163 public policy majors, which Kuniholm said is about average, the school is seeing an upward trend. There was a record number of 181 majors in the Class of 2011, and the Class of 2013 currently has 206 declared majors. He added that many other graduate public policy programs have seen declining application rates, but this year the MPP program had an unprecedented number of 486 applicants and matriculated 58 students. It is possible that this slight growth, particularly in the

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Two cars collided in a T-bone accident at 11:15 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Anderson Street and Duke University Road, Durham Police officials said. See dukechronicle.com for more information.

NC State Fair blends old culture, new food by Julian Spector THE CHRONICLE

Fry Kool-Aid and they will come. Attendance has been strong this year at the North Carolina State Fair, said state Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler, who oversees the N.C. State Fair Division of the Department of Agriculture and Human Services. The Fair runs Oct.13-23 at the fairground in Raleigh, which hosts food stands, crafts shops, rides and agricultural competitions. “It’s going absolutely wonderfully,” Troxler said. “The thing that I judge the fair by is, are people having fun? And they are.” The State Fair aims to enhance understanding of agriculture in North Carolina, Troxler said. The Cultivate a Career exhibit, for example, presents the options that make up agri-

Eureka Symposium calls for Manuel sparks responsible social practices 16 DUKE FSU 41

FSU blowout by Vignesh Nathan THE CHRONICLE

All Florida State needed was E.J. Manuel. After three straight losses with their preseason Heisman Trophy contender sidelined with a shoulder injury, the Seminoles celebrated the return of their dual-threat quarterback with a 41-16 rout of the Blue Devils. Duke (3-3, 1-1 in the ACC) appeared outclassed from the start, giving up three 50-plus yard passing plays to Florida State (3-3, 1-2) in the first half alone. “They found some hot spots,” head coach David Cutcliffe said. “We have been beat up in the secondary and that was the initial part of it, the three 50-yard passes and a SEE FOOTBALL ON SW 5

Blue Devils knock off Old Dominion, SW 3

by Arden Kreeger THE CHRONICLE

Ensuring social justice abroad could be in the hands of undergraduate students. Duke Partnership for Service’s Eureka Symposium brought together experts from various fields Saturday to discuss how students can push universities to promote and maintain socially responsible practices. Hosted by Duke Global Health Institute, the symposium focused on issues such as socially conscious investments in conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and movements for access to pharmaceuticals manufactured at universities. “What we really wanted to do with this summit was to bring people together, in a central location, on the subject of innovation [and] social entrepreneurship,” said junior Neha Sabharwal, vice president of events for dPS and chief SEE EUREKA ON PAGE 3

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Alexandra Hellmuth, Raise Hope for Congo campaign student and youth coordinator for the Enough Project, speaks Saturday in Schiciano Auditorium.

Crazies kick off First Class talent, SW 6

Duke records pair of weekend wins, SW 3


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