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Students critique event policy proposal Men’s soccer
loses to No. 2, No. 15 teams
By DAVE INGRAM The Chronicle
As some students planned last week for the first big parties of the semester, others were issuing a report on proposed University policies regulating
such events. The report, released by Duke Student Government Vice President for Community Interaction Sean Young and other student leaders, responds to two controversial proposals made by the Event Policy Review Committee late last year: that University funds not be used to purchase alcohol and that all events involving alcohol be registered. “Enacting this policy would primarily hurt quad events, which in turn would remove an event that has become increasingly popular,” reads the repo# on the subject of alcohol funds. Quad, house and class funds are all considered University money and therefore would no longer be available for alcohol purchases if the changes are implemented. The same would hold true for kegs provided by the Engineering Student Government on Fridays. Such groups would either have to hold alcohol-free events or collect money specifically for alcohol funds. “I think that [the proposed changes] will definitely reduce participation in quad events,” said Antonio Reynolds, former president of Edens Quad. “Having alcohol helps to promote the event and add another dimension.”
� Duke’s seven seniors and two top-ranked freshmen weren’t any match for UConn and St. John’s in two upsets at the UConn classic. By ADRIENNE MERCER The Chronicle
With two upset losses to start the season on opening weekend, the men’s soccer team (No. 1 Soccer America, No. 7 NSCAA) will have to work even harder to meet its expectations of another ACC
UNDER THE PROPOSED CHANGES class events like this sophomore picnic party this weekend would not be permitted to serve alcohol. Young said it might be easier for se-
lective houses to ‘pass the hat/ but Mirecourt President Kat Kirchner still expressed concern about the proposal. “I think it’s unrealistic to expect us to do that,” Kirchner said. “If a selective house is not on suspension, I would not be a fan of passing that.” As an alternative, students meeting over the summer—including representatives from greek organizations, the Campus Social Board and the Duke
University Union—suggested that the University stop selling kegs and bartending services and lift the ban on outside sources of both. “We still need to find away to pull the University out of alcohol transactions while at the same time allowing groups, especially quads, to have access to kegs,” Young wrote in an e-mail. “I doubt that any suggestion will be seriously considered if it adversely affects See EVENT POLICY on page 10
Championship. The Blue Devils entered the season with seven seniors, making the team the most experienced in the ACC. Add to that the duo of freshmen Jordan Cila and Danny Wymer—who were two of the most highly regarded high school
players in the nation—and everything was looking optimistic heading into last Friday’s season opener. But after only two games this weekend, the Blue Devils (0-2) already have two more losses than they did during the entire 1999 regular season. After falling to No. 15 St. John’s by a score of 1-0 Friday, the Blue Devils were defeated 4-1 the very next day by No. 2 UConn in the Bob’s Stores UConn Classic in Storrs, Conn. See SOCCER on page 9, SPORTSWRAP >
Divinity School focuses on faculty, financial aid By STEVEN WRIGHT The Chronicle This is the second story in a weekly series about long-range planning in the graduate and professional schools. With its solid long-term plan, the Divinity School may not have to completely rely upon help from the Almighty. As a part ofthe University’s overall strategic planning initiative, the Divinity School will focus on strengthening its faculty, student body and program emphasis. “We’re already perceived to be a ii x tie I 100mHQ TO tll€ top-tier divinity school, but we wan ted to explore how do we build ft J&mtiiiira t UIUrU on our strengths,” said Dean of the Divinity School Gregory Jones. .. ’ / The school’s plan calls for a larger faculty, expanding learning opportuInitiative mUKKßSUm nities and the addendum of a new wing to house the expanding school. Perhaps the most ambitious of these programs is the attempt to improve the financial aid that the school has to offer. Because of the humble size of its endowment, the Divinity School consistently loses potential students because of its lack of available binding. Princeton’s Theological Seminary’s endowment, for example, is 20 times the size of Duke’s, and Emory’s Candler School of Theology has an endowment five times the size of Duke’s. “Over the course of the past few years, we’ve discovered we rarely lose [acceptedl students for reasons other than financial aid. To lose two-thirds of your students just because of financial
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The football team hoped to defy predictions and win its season opener, but instead, Airborne never got off the ground and the defense didn’t fare any better. The team lost, 38-0. See story on page 6, SPORTSWRAP.
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