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FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2010
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTH YEAR, Issue 134
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Duke taps into iPad for Fall 2010 Med school looks to add its 13th dept. by Rachel Sussman THE CHRONICLE
Next year, some Duke students will be able to play with Apple’s latest toy—and use it for classwork, too. The Duke Center for Instructional Technology is looking for ways to incorporate the iPad into the classroom, said Lynne O’Brien, director of academic technology and instructional services. CIT plans to buy a number of iPads for faculty and students by this Fall. “We’re very interested in what the iPad might enable for education and research at the University.” O’Brien said. “Duke is a leader in exploring the use of mobile devices with multimedia. I think we will do some kind of explorations with the iPad.” She added that funding from the Duke Digital Initiative will be used to purchase iPads for loans at The Link in Perkins Library next semester. Her department is looking to understand the iPad’s strengths and weaknesses, particularly in relation to its readability. CIT will compare the reading experience of the iPad to the Amazon Kindle, Sony Reader, laptop and other electronic devices as well as to the standard hard copy. O’Brien said Duke’s faculty will make the final judgment regarding the iPad’s educational and technical value. Members of the faculty can approach CIT with a research question and a plan to use the iPad in the classroom. If CIT approves the
Orthopaedic surgery awaits Board approval by Ashley Holmstrom THE CHRONICLE
The School of Medicine has never taken the creation of a new department lightly. After months of proposals and years of preparation, the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery will upgrade its status from division to department, pending the Board of Trustees’ approval at its May 14-15 meeting, said Dr. James Nunley, orthopaedic surgery division chief. The School of Medicine currently has James Nunley 12 clinical science departments, seven of which were founded in 1930 at the school’s inception, said Dr. Michael Cuffe, vice president for medical affairs for the Duke University Health System. “The decision has been unanimously approved at every level so far, so it’d be pretty extraordinary to have it turned down [by the Board],” Nunley said. He added, however, that the Board could
See ipad on page 6 photo illustration by ian soileau/The Chronicle
See orthopaedic on page 8
Campus council
New CHP reforms living group evaluation by Nicole Kyle THE CHRONICLE
It was out with the old and in with the new as Campus Council voted unanimously to pass the Collaborative Housing Process at its meeting Thursday. The CHP is a response to the administration’s decision that another housing shuffle, like the one that occurred this January, will not occur. It is constructed to ensure residential group accountability to the community while rewarding positive stewardship and community involvement, said Campus Council President Stephen Temple, a junior. CHP incorporates the formation of the Approval and Removal Committee and a new Residential Group Assessment rubric. “I’m really impressed and it will really address a lot of concerns for affiliate groups, but at the same time this is a process that stays true to independents and addresses groups,” Temple said. “It’s very fair and clearly outlines expectations.” CHP is the result of months of work to revise the current RGA process. “The old process was unduly punitive,” said Campus Council Vice President John Pryor, a junior. Under CHP, the RGA committee will comprise four un-
Versatile freshmen contribute right away for Duke, Page 12
affiliated student members, two representatives from the Interfraternity Council, two representatives from the Selective House Council and a staff adviser. The new rubric is much more specific, Temple said. It assigns specific point values and states requirements, like requiring groups to host six open events per year. Temple said RGA scores will be gathered annually and sent to Campus Council for consideration. Campus Council will then examine the scores and isolate any outliers— groups with particularly low or high scores—and then forward a list of these groups to the ARC. The ARC will decide if low-scoring groups will be placed on probation and also award incentives like TVs or basketball tickets to high-scoring groups. ARC can also choose to punish or reward groups not referred to it by Campus Council, Temple said. He also said groups cannot be on probation for more than two years. ARC has the ability to take groups off probation or take away their on-campus housing. Temple added that groups without housing will have the ability to submit requests for housing to ARC. Groups that already have housing can apply to ARC for a new section. ARC will evaluate these requests on See campus council on page 9
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Members of Campus Council approved the Collaborative Housing Process at the group’s meeting Thursday evening.
ONTHERECORD
“When you’re playing in front of 8,000 people and on ESPNU, you have no trouble motivating guys....”
—Men’s lacrosse head coach John Danowski on playing Virginia. See story page 12
Obama and national security Panel discusses the Obama administration’s effect on national security, PAGE 3