The Chronicle
July 18, 2001
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As freshmen ready for college and the rest of us enjoy our waning summers, we hope you have a pleasant return to Durham
THE INDEPENDENT DAILY AT DUKE UNIVERSITY
Law may thwart notification plan By DAVE INGRAM The Chronicle
Student Affairs administrators are rethinking their plans to begin notifying students’ parents of alcohol-related hospital visits, citing a new federal law that protects the privacy of health information. Designed to prevent the spread of health records without a patient’s permission, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 will also prevent the University from knowing about students’ visits, said Jim Clack, interim vice president for stu-
dent affairs. “The way the law is now, we would not be able to inform [parents]. We are taking action to try to influence the implementation of the law,” he said. Although HIPAA’s regulations will not take effect until April 2003, plans for notifying parents are still unsettled for this year, Clack said, adding that he and his incoming successor, Larry Moneta, will decide soon. Parental notification was one of the major facets of April’s alcohol policy revision, and was supported nearly unanimously by student leaders. It would apply to alcohol-related judicial violations when the students’ health or safety had been at risk. Although the University will still monitor campus violations, it may not always be aware of incidents when students’ health is seriously threatened. Clack said he is lobbying to add an exception for parental notification to the law’s regulations, which were written by the US. Department of Health and Human Services and are still being interpreted. Notification is supported by some federal agencies. “We See HIPAA on page 40 �
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Bylaw change delays decision By KEVIN LEES The Chronicle
A year after Corey Maggette admitted to accepting
$2,000 from former Amateur Athletic Union coach
Myron Piggie, Piggie sits in prison, serving a 37-month sentence, Maggette remains in the NBA and Duke remains unpenalized for using an ineligible player. It remains unclear when or even whether Duke will receive, any penalty. Legislation adopted by the NCAA’s Division I Board of Directors April 25—three weeks after Duke’s men’s basketball team won a national championship—transferred control over the case from the Championships and Competition Cabinet to the Committee on Infractions
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and made it possible for the infractions committee to choose not to punish Duke at all. Associate Director of Athletics Chris Kennedy, who is in charge of NCAA compliance for Duke, said that the change has left the Maggette allegations unresolved and he did not know what the committee would do. The committee, which gathers eight times a year, may discuss the issue when it next meets Aug. 10. “In the past, any situation where an ineligible player was used [came under thel purview of the Championships Cabinet,” Kennedy said. “The [infractions] committee will now deal with it. We’ve been waiting.... We would all rather deal with the infractions committee.” See NCAA on page 38 >
When
the fourth season of Warner Bros.’ hit television show Dawson’s Creek ended this May, fans were left with one burning question: Where does.the show go from here? Apparently, the answer is Duke. Beginning July 23, the Gothic Wonderland will serve as a stand-in for the fictional Worthington College, where the character of Joey Potter, portrayed by actress Katie Holmes, will start her freshman year. “I think it will be a lot of fun,” said John Bumess, Duke’s senior vice president for public affairs and government relations. “We’re excited to have the program come to Duke West and East Campuses will be used extensively in the shooting, as will the Sarah P. Duke Gardens, now in full summer bloom. Filming will begin next week and continue about twice a month during the school year. “Duke’s campus is absolutely gorgeous,” said Dawson's casting director Lisa Fincannon. “A lot ofpeople have told us that ifthey could shoot on any campus leased.” in show’s studios in Wilmington, has served as the fictional hometown. setting a casting call was made Only ”
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to think like corporate executives, leaving a fine line between academic and financial decisions. See TowerView, page 14