The Chronicle
Friday, September 21, 2001
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Car move, take 2 Don’t forget to move your car out of the Blue Zone by 2 a.m. Saturday to clear the way for football game attendees.
THE INDEPENDENT DAILY AT DUKE UNIVERSITY
Bush warns Americans of long war on terrorism The president made several demands of the Taliban, most notably the handing over of Osama bin Laden By ELISABETH BUMILLER New York Times News Service
WASHINGTON President George W. Bush demanded Thursday night that Afghanistan immediately deliver Osama bin Laden and the rest of his network and close down every terrorist camp in the country or face military attack by the United States.
“These demands are not open to negotiation or discussion,” the president said in an address to a joint meeting of Congress. “The Taliban must act and act immediately. They will hand over the terrorists, or they will share in their fate.” The president implored the nation for its support and patience in what he described as a coming global struggle led by the United States against terrorism. The president made it clear that the fight would be long, and that Americans should be prepared for casualties. “Americans should not expect one battle, but a lengthy campaign, unlike any other we have seen,” a somber, purposeful Bush told Congress and a national television audience. “It may in-
elude dramatic strikes, visible on television, and covert operations, secret even in success.”
The speech made it clear that American ground troops would be involved, and that a military strike could come soon. The president said he had a message for the military: “Be ready.” The demands to the Taliban, including an insistence that Americans be able to inspect every dismantled terrorist training camp in Afghanistan to make sure that they are no longer operative, were comprehensive. The war, Bush added, would not be like the swift battle against Iraq a decade ago. Nor would it be like battles America has fought in the Balkans. The president announced that Gov. Tom Ridge of Pennsylvania, a close friend, a fellow Republican and a former Marine, would assume a cabinetlevel position as the head of the newly created Office of Homeland Security. The office, he said, would oversee more than a dozen federal agencies, including the CIA and the Department of PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH, at a joint session of Congress Thursday night, delivers his most exSee BUSH on page 9 tensive speech since last week’s attacks . »*•
Budget proposal Dorm renovation schedule may change living gets preliminary longer Campus decides if their complete improvements during breaks. Legislature OK groups on Main Selective have to may no West sections Duke to empty By DAVE INGRAM
From staff and wire reports
Both houses of the North Carolina General Assembly gave preliminary approval to a $14.5 billion state spending plan Thursday. A $620 million tax hike was approved as part of the measure. The vote came after budget turmoil dragged the Legislature to the longest session in state history. The final vote on the bill is expected today. Democrats, who control both houses of the Legislature, were the primary supporters of the plan, and the vote was nearly along party lines. In the House, the measure was approved 62-55. In the Senate, the vote was 33-12. Republicans said they opposed the budget plan because spending cuts were not given enough consideration before taxes were raised “For every minute that we spent looking for excess spending, we spent an hour trying to find enough votes to pass a tax increase,” said House Minority Leader Leo Daughtry. “And that was wrong.” Democrats listed protection of public schools and the state’s credit rating, as well as continued government services, as their main reasons for supporting the tax hike. “Your constituents expect us to keep state government running, to keep it running at the level of services that they are used to,” said Rep. Phil Baddour, the House majority leader. See N.C. ;
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Fraternities and selective living groups on Main West Campus may no longer be forced to vacate their sections during upcoming dormitory renovations, as administrators consider completing the work during the summer. The University has also announced the order of dorms to be renovated and a decision to install air conditioning.
KiLGO QUADRANGLE dormitories will be the first to undergo renovations. Administrators have yet to decide when to begin the modifications.
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Although administrators initially planned to complete the renovations year round, they will decide within the next two weeks whether to restrict the modifications to summer and winter breaks. “We’re pushing hard with the contractor to see if we can get it into the summer and winter breaks,” said Tallman Trask, executive vice president. “We’re still not certain about whether we can do them all over the summer.” Kilgo Quadrangle will undergo renovations first, followed in a counterclockwise manner by the rest of Main West. The whole project would take approximately four years if done year round, but Trask said it could probably be completed in two summers. He also said the University has decided to install air conditioning in the dormitories, but that little else in the initial renovation plans has been altered. The See RENOVATIONS on page 7 �
The Academic Council held its first meeting of the year Yhilitday and discussed the possibility of extending membersh|p s|igibnity t0 nolHenilre faculty. See page 5