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Professors and students disagree on the reasons behind the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
THE INDEPENDENT DAILY AT DUKE UNIVERSITY
Moneta to shake up student governance Student Affairs considers how to end inefficiencies it sees in organizations By DAVE INGRAM The Chronicle
Undergraduate student governance is poised for a potentially major shakeup this year as administrators and several student leaders discuss ways of
zation of student groups. “The goal really is to create an expanded opportunity to meet
students’ needs.” Moneta said the changes could range from small tweaks to sweeping revisions. The leadsolving what they ers of the three orsee as long-standing ganizations said the problems of ineffidiscussions have so ciency and confufar been productive, sion among student “The current system organizations. is so confusing that The discussion students don’t know focuses on the three where to go for groups most inmoney and provolved with prosaid gramming,” gramming and poliUnion President cy-making: Campus Larry Moneta Brady Beecham, a Council, Duke Stujunior, dent Government and the Moneta did not give a schedDuke University Union. All ule for making any changes, but three are established sources student leaders hope for a resoof student funds, event organi- lution by semester’s end so they zation and student representa- can prepare for choosing next tion, but some say they have year’s leaders, overlapped on occasion and Moneta said Campus Council overlooked some issues. Now may be more heavily involved in students and administrators making policies because of its are looking to streamline. focus on life in residence halls “I can see some very differand oversight of quad councils. ent possibilities for structuring “I think that a lot ofpeople those organizations,” said thought we were more of a proLarry Moneta, vice president gramming organization, but for student affairs, who has there are a lot of policy issues been meeting with the groups’ we deal with on a weekly leaders and will make the ulti- basis,” said senior Vik Devisetmate decision on the reorganiSee GOVERNANCE on page 12 �
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ARMADILLO GRILL BARTENDER Susan Hurley pours a drink in the lower level of the eatery, which had trouble securing professional bartenders earlier this year.
’Dillo bar open, Loop gets license Despite new beer permit, Loop may not serve alcohol for months By MOLLY JACOBS The Chronicle
The recent opening of the Armadillo Grill’s bar and The Loop’s acquisition of a beer license may be good news for students wishing to buy some brew on food points. Although Loop franchises have sold beer for years, alcohol sales at Duke have been slow to come; managers are in no hurry to expedite the process. “We don’t expect it to be implemented for another couple of months,” said Dennis Lane,
manager of The Loop’s Duke franchise. “We’ve got the permits. We just have to go pick up the package, and we have been lazy about it. It will definitely be some time in the distant future.” The hesitation to begin alcohol sales is partly due to fear that alcohol will change the eatery’s atmosphere. “We’re not trying to turn this place into a bar,” Lane said. “All Loop franchises have a family atmosphere, and we want to keep that even though
we are on campus and don’t get a lot of families. It will be a place where people can come to get a couple of beers, not a place to come and get drunk.”
Lane said he believes that because of its family atmosphere, The Loop will not compete with Armadillo for alcohol sales. He does anticipate a positive response from students who miss the Hideaway, a student-run bar that closed at the end oflast year. Jim Wulforst, director of See BEER on page 9 �
Student reports robbery at gunpoint in Blue Zone From staff reports
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A POLICE CAR SITS IDLE in the first lot on the left in the Blue Zone, following a report of armed robbery there.
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Most students say they would appreciate the opportunity
to live with friends from their freshman dorms, as proposed under the linked houses system. See page 3
Campus police are searching for suspects after a student reported being assaulted at gunpoint at around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday night in the Blue Zone undergraduate parking area. The student was getting out of a vehicle in the first lot on the left and was approached by a man wearing a dark, hooded sweatshirt, said Maj. Robert Dean of the Duke University Police Department. The suspect asked the student, “What you got?” before pulling out a gun. The student gave him a wallet, containing about $3O and some identification, and the suspect told the student not to turn around and not to look. The subject then left the area. The student was not hurt. Police closed the Blue Zone for a short period after the assault, turning away several undergraduate parkers, but the lots were soon reopened.
International students now comprise a majority of applicants to the Graduate School. This mirrors a national trend. See page 3
This is the first reported incident of assault in the Blue Zone since the lots opened as the main undergraduate parking area in August 2000. There have only been three reported incidents of vehicle break-ins in the lots since then. Since the opening, some students have complained that the Blue Zone’s expansiveness and distance from West Campus make the lots unsafe, but police officials have consistently urged students to park their cars in the lots because of the heightened level of security. The lots have security cameras as well as larger fences and more lighting than any other parking area on campus. Police also monitor the area, as they do all West Campus parking. If a student feels unsafe parking in the area, DUPD has recommended calling ahead for an escort, using one of the lots’ emergency phones, calling Safeßides at 684-SAFE or walking with a Mend.
Duke researchers say acupuncture may be more effective than prescription drugs at reducing pain after major breast surgery. See page 4