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Bye-bye Bauer Beth Bauer decided to leave Duke early this month to get her LPGA tour card. At this week's tournament, she's doing just fine. See page 33
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tops Duke best By STEVEN WRIGHT The Chronicle
PHOTOS BY JENNY ROBINSON/THE CHRONICLE
THIS WEEK REPRESENTED A NEW BEGINNING for nearly every member of the University community. For employees and faculty, the hustle and bustle of campus life returned Monday. For freshmen, a new life began, and the FACs (above) were there to greet them. Thursday’s freshman convocation, see story, page 3, even marked a new tradition—a ceremonial honor-code signing (left). Graduate and professional students were part of the fun too, as orientations ranged from pub crawls to camping excursions, see story, page 10. But the focus remained on the freshmen, as it always does when 1,600 new freshmen arrive, redefining Duke life.
Hospital, NLRB reach agreement
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By MARKO DJURANOVIC The Chronicle
The unfair labor practice charges filed against Duke University Hospital by the International Union of Operating Engineers disappeared almost as quickly as they appeared late this summer. Under an agreement with the National Labor Relations Board, Duke Hospital administrators agreed early this month to refrain from six specific activities that roughly correspond to the unfair practice charges filed by the lUOE. A signed statement declaring Duke’s commitment now appears in prominent places throughout the Hospital, where it must remain for 60 days after the initial signing date, Aug. 4. In return, the NLRB will not pursue the complaints against the Hospital. “There was no point in fighting the charges further—we just want to have the election,” said Michael Israel, Duke Hospital CEO. The settlement appears to have topSee
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It appears the University may not need to use its lifeline when playing Who Wants to Be a Billionaire. Between July 1, 1999 and June 30, 2000, the University raised nearly $4OB million, beating out last year’s record-high of $330.9 million and catapulting it just $2OO million shy of the $1.5 billion Campaign for Duke goal. The campaign runs out in 2003. “The key factors this year are pretty much the same ones as the last few years—generous and enthusiastic donors, a strong staff and volunteer group and a healthy .economy,” President NanKeohane wrote in an e-mail. “People are feeling good about Duke and excited about the initiatives they are asked to support and more generally positive about investing in the future of this institution.” This year’s contributions came from about 88,000 donors, over half of whom are alumni. Harvard became the first university to break the $4OO million dollar mark when it raised slightly over $420 million during the 1996-97 school year. Since then, Harvard has consistently raised even more annually. Duke officials suspect that the booming economy may have helped other schools raise big bucks last year, too, but figures for other schools have not yet been released. Such incredible success did not figure into administrators’ and trustees’ plans when they were laying out the campaign in the early ’9os. “Last year we raised [s33l million] and we were See CAMPAIGN on page 28
It’s not
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BASKETBALL ANYMORE. The Carlyle Cup pits
Duke against the Tar Heels in 20 DIFFERENT SPORTS, BEGINNING WITH THIS WEEK’S HELD HOCKEY MATCHUP.
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will be on the line than usual when the field hockey team travels to Chapel Hill to battle perennial power North Carolina this weekend—this game counts toward the Carlyle Cup. The joint venture between Duke
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departments will award points for head-to-head competition in 20 varsity sports. Every time Duke and Carolina meet on the playing field, in the gym or in the pool, it will count toward Carlyle Cup standings. Administrators explained the purpose of the arrangement is to
heighten the already fierce DukeCarolina rivalry. “Duke vs. North Carolina is the finest rivalry in not only college athletics but is unmatched in all of sport,” said Athletic Director Joe Alieva in a press release. “[To] bring See
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