ANNUAL SEIMD-HOME EDITION
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Wednesday, July 24, 2002
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www.chronicle.duke.edu Vol. 98, No. S8
Housing Boom Kilgo Quadrangle has been renovated and the WestEdens Link is set to open. The Chronicle takes a tour. See pages 22 and 23
THE INDEPENDENT DAILY AT DUKE UNIVERSITY
Dirt lots, buses top parking plan Pratt, Law
Ist schools to hit goal
By ANDREW CARD The Chronicle
Plans for a new remote parking lot on Maxwell Street, a central component of the University’s restructuring of the parking system, have been scrapped in favor of two graveltopped dirt lots on Duke University Road. Along with discontinuing the efforts on the Maxwell lot, officials announced several other changes that include pushing back the window for online parking registration by two weeks and modifying the process of obtaining Blue Zone passes for off-campus residents. The administration also plans to begin a new daily bus service to run from West Campus to the Belmont and Duke Manor apartment complexes. Catherine Reeve, director of parking and transportation, said the Maxwell lot plan, which would have served ofif-campus students, fell through because it failed to meet Durham
city requirements. We could not have met our Sept. 1 deadline for the Maxwell lot,” said Joe Pietrantoni, associate vice president for auxiliary services. “The gravel lots are a temporary solution. It wasn’t the greatest decision ever, but it’s not a bad option.” The replacement of the proposed Maxwell Street lot with two gravel-topped dirt lots on Duke University Road contradicts a previously expressed consensus among administrators—including Executive Vice President Tallman Trask—that the lots are unsafe and would eventually be abandoned as a parking option. Reeve explained that in response to safety concerns, the University will coordinate its efforts with the City ofDurham to ensure the lots are properly lit, fenced and patrolled regularly between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. ‘We will do everything we can to make sure cars in the new lots are not broken into, and that anyone who parks there is safe,” Pietrantoni said. We are trying to prevent break-ins, but I’m not saying it won’t happen.” He added that the Duke University Police Department will station officers with radar See PARKING CHANGES on page 38
With 18 months left in the campaign, the overall $2 billion effort is only about $155 million from reaching its goal. By ALEX GARINGER The Chronicle
The School of Law and the Pratt School of Engineering became the first two schools to surpass their individual
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THE DIRT LOTS on Duke University Road, previously deemed unsafe, will serve as remote parking for commuter students this fall.
goals in The Campaign for Duke, almost 18 months before the end | of the campaign. Law eclipsed its $55 million target with a $1.4 million gift from a Las Vegas alumnus, a I while Pratt hit its $l7O million mark with several small gifts follow- j ing a campaign in 10 cities for 10 months to raise $lO million. As of last week, the overall $2 billion campaign stood at $1,843 billion, but no other school or department’s goals are imminently in reach, officials said. See CAMPAIGN on page 26
Moneta inspires praise, criticism Undergrads join Movet*'* genomics study By ALEX GARINGER The Chronicle
Since coming to Duke last August, Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta has restructured the Division of Student. Affairs, prepared the campus for the largest residential change since all freshmen moved to East Campus and is the first in his position to sit on President Nan Keohane’s senior officers council. A year after his arrival, however, colleagues and student leaders say that perhaps Moneta’s greatest impact has been bringing a fresh perspective and a new leadership and management style to campus. “The year was fast, rapid, intense, exciting and very fulfilling,” said Sue Wasiolek, dean of students and assistant vice president for student affairs. “With [Moneta] there’s no such thing as phasing something in.” Duke Student Government President and senior Joshua Jean-Baptiste agreed. “He’s a swift mover.... He at first leaves the floor open for discussion, but once consensus is made, there’s not a chance for rethinking it,” he said Moneta has not simply been quick to pull the trigger. Administrators and students say he has also challenged traditional thinking at the University. Provost Peter Lange, for example, praised Moneta’s
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By WHITNEY BECKETT The Chronicle
As the genomics initiative continues to take shape, a recent grant will begin to link undergraduates to the larger Duke effort. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute awarded the University a $l.B million grant to further undergraduate scientific education and research. The grant will provide for additional facilities, courses, student research opportunities, a lecture series and outreach
workshops to North Carolina teachers. “The grants have paralleled areas of research in science that are on the national forefront,” said Mary
Nijhout, associate dean of Trinity College. “[Howard] Hughes has been instrumental in keeping undergraduate education up with faculty research.” Dr. Joseph Nevins, chair of the newly-merged Department ofMolecular Genetics and Microbiology, said the newest HHMI award will allow the benefits of genomics work to better funnel down to undergraduates. The University had applied for $2.2 million, and the University is funding the $400,000 shortfall to provide
See MOMETA on page 40
RECESS: After a recent robbery cleaned out a popular local music store, a new Durham concert scene has emerged to bring the store back to life.
See HOWARD HUGHES on page 20
TowerView: From dining to copy services to possibly housing, the University continues to struggle with when it should outsource basic services.