October 26, 2001

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The Chronicle

Friday, October 26, 2001

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Don’t forget Move your cars from the Blue Zone by 2 a.m. Saturday for the football game against Vanderbilt. Game preview, page 15

THE INDEPENDENT DAILY AT DUKE UNIVERSITY

Wolfe agrees to speak at graduation DNC chair By DAVE INGRAM The Chronicle

Tom Wolfe is renowned for his incisive observations of American life and his penchant for white suits. When he

speaks to graduating seniors this spring, he may have to trade in his suits for a commencement gown, but students will still not miss his flare. An award-winning author and journalist, Wolfe will deliver the commencement address May 12 to the Class of 2002, President Nan Keohane announced yesterday. “In addition to being an accomplished writer and reporter, Tom Wolfe has a well justified reputation as one of the most perceptive chroniclers ofAmerican culture,” Keohane said in a statement. “I am very pleased that he will be sharing his insights with our graduates and their families as this year’s commencement speaker.” Wolfe brings a wealth of experience examining culture through his decades as an author, reporter and commentator, producing such best-selling works as The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (1968), The Bonfire of the Vanities (1987) and A Man in Full (1998). He is widely known for his sharp criticism on such issues as race and economic inequality. He said students have that same sense of critical thought. “I like the questions students ask, because as you get older, you are less likePRATIK PATEL7THE CHRONICLE ly to ask fundamental questions for fear one of his books an visit to Duke. during earlier President Nan Keoof looking mockish, naive or innocent,” FAMED AUTHOR TOM WOLFE signs See WOLFE on page 11 � hane announced Thursday that Wolfe will be the Class of 2002’s commencement speaker.

backs Bell’s mayoral bid � The Democratic Party’s national leadership weighed in on Durham’s mayoral election, endorsing former county commissioner Bill Bell. By MATT ATWOOD The Chronicle

In an unusual move for a local election, the chair of the Democratic National Committee endorsed Bill Bell for mayor of Durham Thursday. Speaking to about 50 the City of community leaders, Bell DURHAM supporters and reporters HilipPM on the steps of City Hall, DNC chair Terry McAuliffe praised Bell for his leadership during his 26 years as a Durham County commissioner. “The entire national committee of our Democratic Party is here to wholeheartedly endorse Bill Bell to be the next mayor of Durham,, North Carolina,” McAuliffe said. In the Nov. 6 election, Bell will face incumbent Nick Tennyson, whom he trailed by 7.4 percentage points in the primary earlier this month. See BELL on page 12

Cameron, Wallace Wade implement stricter security � Basketball spectators will no longer be allowed to bring backpacks into Cameron Indoor Stadium, under heightened security after the Sept. 11 attacks. By ALEX GARINGER The Chronicle

Beginning with Saturday’s Blue-White scrimmage, spectators will no longer be allowed to bring backpacks into Cameron Indoor Stadium during

basketball

games.

The ban is one of two new security measures in Cameron. The second bars spectators who leave the stadium for any reason during a game from re-entering the building. The policy change follows a nationwide trend at college and professional stadiums of heightened security in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, said Clarence Birkhead, chief of the Duke University Police Department. “Since the events, most of my colleagues have beefed up the arena security for football games, as did we,” Birkhead said. “We are extending the same security measures for basketball.” Last month, police and stadium officials placed more support staff at the gates ofWallace Wade Stadium, checking for prohibited items like weapons, alcohol and large, bulky bags. The security checks will take place outside of See SECURITY on page 11 �

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SPECTATORS at the Blue-White scrimmage last year cheer; this year, they will be subject to' more stringent security requnmrts at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Seniors will retain some priority in the housing lottery next year, although several spots will remain blocked off for sophomores. See page 3

Provost Peter Lange announced that the University? is on track to meet its recruitment goals for black faculty, but that it faces other challenges. See page 4

The Eddy rare musical instrument collection serves a variety of purposes, such as offering students and faculty access to antique instruments. See page 6


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