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Following a roller-coaster week of campaigning and controversy, Trinity junior Jordan Bazinsky captured enough of the student body’s support in Wednesday’s Duke Student Government revote to name him DSG president for the second time in a week. Although the presidential race held steady, there was a reversal of fortunes for the second-in-command; Daryn Dodson came from behind to claim the executive vice president race he lost last week. And the ride is not over yet in two of the other executive races; runoff elections for academic affairs and community interaction will be held the Wednesday after spring break, “I’m really glad the campus had enough faith in me that they chose to reelect me, if you will,” Bazinsky said. Last Thursday’s initial vote was recalled Sunday, after the DSG judiciary ruled that the election commission’s mishandling of the election warranted a revote. Candidates in several races had filed complaints arguing that posters were left hanging near polling stations and candidates’ names were misspelled on the ballots. The election commission chair resigned, and top DSG officials
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WEDNESDAY’S VOTERS were confronted with an unusual sight at polling stations: ballots from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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re-election, but, surprisingly, about 100 more voters participated in yesterday’s election.
In an incredibly tight race for vice president for academic affairs, Trinity junior Jason Bergsman captured just three more votes than Trinity sophomore Drew Ensign. But because of the number of write-in votes, Bergsman did not snag a majority, forcing the runoff. “It’s been something of an emotional roller coaster with an underlying theme, which is anxiety,” Bergsman said. “Nevertheless, I’m looking forward to taking a nice spring break on the beach, a nice rest between my weekly elections, and when I come back, I’ll be ready to meet the next challenge.” Ensign, the incumbent who lost by a narrow margin in the first election, said he is raring to go, although he will appreciate the 10-day break. Still, he said, a third election is “obviously not something I was looking forward to.” ■ The incredibly narrow margin was exacerbated when questions were raised about the process by which DSG officials shut down the voting stations at the Marketplace and Trent Dormitory. Because the DukeCard scanners at the two stations were slated to reset at 7:15 p.m., DSG President Lisa Zeidner and Executive Vice President Rusty Shappley had fleeting concerns that students could have voted twice between then and when the polls actually closed a few minutes later. Although they will formally confirm with the DukeCard office that no one voted twice, the Trinity seniors stressed that the potential for discrepancies was See
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If there’s one thing an art museum should do. it’s look good. And in the ongoing quest to en- Vice President Tollman Trask said sure that the new Nasher Museum negotiations are close to complete. John Burness, senior vice presiof Art will look as good outside as dent for public affairs and governthe work housed within, the University has selected an upscale ar- ment relations, estimated that a chitectural firm to desien the $l5 site would be chosen by May, and million facility. that designing the building would take about six months. Rafael A representative of He expects to break ground in Vinoly a firm with ofor early 2001, assuming New York Tokyo and late 2000 approves RnprH nf Trustees f fVio i• of Irustees approves he Board Buenos Aires, has been working with University Architect John the plans.
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This week had been a pretty good one for Georgia Schweitzer. After helping her team win the ACC championship Monday night, Schweitzer became only the second Duke player ever to take home ACC player of the year honors yesterday. Schweitzer, Duke’s leading scorer, easily outdistanced runner-up Summer Erb of N.C. State in the voting, 31 to nine. ‘Tt’s a great honor—there’s so many great players in this league,” Schweitzer said. “I give all the See SCHWEITZER on page 18
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