February 4, 2010 issue

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The Chronicle 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

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2010

ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTH YEAR, Issue 88

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Signing Day lands 19 commits YT finalists face off in first debate by Lisa Du

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The three finalists for the undergraduate Young Trustee position participated in the first-ever Young Trustee public debate Tuesday night. Seniors Chelsea Goldstein, John Harpham and Zach Perret spent an hour discussing their backgrounds, the Young Trustee position and imminent concerns facing Watch the the University in front of debate at a crowd of about 50 stubit.ly/ytdebate dents in the Great Hall.

Cutcliffe’s newest recruiting class also bore the fruit of a second strategy: a heavy focus on the state of North Carolina. Nine recruits hail from in-state high schools, scattered from metropolitan Charlotte to small towns like Smithfield. Cutcliffe has worked tirelessly to raise Duke’s profile among North Carolina coaches

The debate was held by the Young Trustee Nominating Committee and moderated by YTNC Chair Lauren Moxley, a sophomore. All three finalists noted their desire to stay in close contact with the Duke community after graduating to better serve as Young Trustee. “I think the major challenge a Young Trustee faces is not how much you know about student life, but how much you don’t know about the rest of Duke,” Harpham said. “I would get acquainted with things at Duke that I haven’t had direct experience with as a student.” The three candidates took turns

See signing day on page 8

See debate on page 5

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Head coach David Cutcliffe’s second full recruiting class includes 19 players from eight states, including nine from North Carolina. At a Signing Day press conference Wednesday, Cutcliffe stressed that this class brings two major attributes to the Blue Devils: team speed and size along the offensive line. by Will Flaherty THE CHRONICLE

From his first day as Duke’s head football coach, David Cutcliffe has emphasized the need to attract elite, speedy athletes in order for the Blue Devils to become competitive in the ACC. After the signing of 19 high school recruits Wednesday—10 of whom run the 40-yard dash in 4.5 seconds or lower, Cut-

cliffe said—it appears that more help is quickly on the way. “Absolutely, Duke Football got better today,” Cutcliffe said. “We helped ourselves with a lot of defensive speed, a lot of edge speed and speed at linebacker. Then, if you look at what we got offensively, we got a nice little mix with a lot of playmakers. Speed and playmakers would be the theme overall.”

Graduate young Trustee Finalist

Duncan would advance career development as YT

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Greek life, DUU presidency highlight Perret’s career

by Ainehi Edoro

by Paul Horak

Alethea Duncan believes she knows the issues that get to the heart of graduate student life. Duncan, a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in chemistry who will graduate this year, is one of three finalists for graduate Young Trustee. Duncan said she is pursuing the post to serve the University she loves so much and feels committed to. “I have love for Duke,” Duncan said. “I know many people have more allegiance to their undergraduate institution but as a graduate student, I’ve been here longer than I’ve been at my undergrad.” In her five years at Duke as a graduate student, Duncan said she has been

As a candidate for Young Trustee, senior Zach Perret hopes to bring new energy and a new perspective to Duke. Perret said that if elected, he hopes to address the financial realities of harsh economic times, the housing issues across campus and the explosion of new degrees and campus locations offered by the University. He said being a part of Duke’s greek life will inform his decisions regarding oncampus housing, adding that a re-evaluation of the University’s academic plan is necessary if professors are to meet the needs of an ever-growing student body. “I understand that it is important to build relationships because an individual’s voice does not go far,” Perret said. “To

See duncan on page 4

See perret on page 4

THE CHRONICLE

Graduate Young Trustee Finalist Alethea Duncan said her experience as GPSC president and her love for Duke make her a strong candidate for the position.

Undergraduate young Trustee Finalist

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ONTHERECORD

Admins clarify impact of K4 construction, Page 3

“I didn’t even have any bottled water to drink...”

­—Junior Farah Dadabhoy on her predicament during Wednesday’s water outage on Central. See story page 3

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Undergraduate Young Trustee Finalist Zach Perret would use his experience as DUU president to help address the University’s financial problems, if elected.

The Nasher gets political with ‘Lines of Attack,’ RECESS 3


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