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Bull Durham The Durham Bulls gored the Norfolk Tides in a double header to increase their South Division lead. See page 17
THE INDEPENDENT DAILY AT DUKE UNIVERSITY
Duke releases Sept. 11 plan Memorial services, forums to mark 1 year anniversary By WHITNEY BECKETT The Chronicle
As the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks approaches, the University has announced its plan to commemorate the day with what it calls a somber and respectful tone. At the center of the University’s memorial efforts is the ringing of the Chapel bell, which will toll once for each event that occurred on Sept. 11 at the exact time those events occurred and once for each of the six alumni who died in the attacks. A symposium in the evening with a panel of professors will close the anniversary, for which multiple
groups have planned events throughout the day. “The tolling of the bells is a powerful symbol using the most powerful physical symbol we have on campus,” Provost Peter Lange said. “It’s very telling.” President Nan Keohane, whose idea it was to strike the bell, said the University’s ceremonies would be understated, following the tone of what the U.S. government is planning. “As we watched the respectful and almost somber tone of the World Trade Center evacuations, we decided that was the
President for Public and Gov-
ernment Relations. Class will go on during the
day, but the University is encouraging professors to dedi-
cate their classes to discussion of Sept. 11. “We did not cancel classes at the time of the event, and we decided not to this year, as well,” Bumess said. Also, like last year, there will be a forum at 7 p.m. held in the Terry Sanford Institute ofPublic Policy for the University community to come together to discuss the event.
tone we wanted to emulate,” said John Bumess, Senior Vice
See SEPT. 11 PLANS on page 5
Campus Jewish life sees change By ALEX GARINGER The Chronicle
As the Jewish High Holidays fast approach, an established center and a new organization are preparing to cater to Jewish students. The Freeman Center for Jewish Life has experienced the arrival of both a new executive director and an interim rabbi, as well as the creation of a Kosher dining plan offered to all students on campus. Meanwhile, Chabad, an international Jewish organization, has established itself at the University. “These past two months have been very exciting,” said Jonathan Gerstl, the new executive director of the FCJL. “Now that the students are back, the work
really begins.” Gerstl said his focus since taking over the position July 1 has been getting the new Kosher dining plan—which offers five meals a week to any student—off the ground. Twenty-four students have signed up for the plan so far, and Gerstl said he thinks more students will soon come on board.
“We’re really pushing that this is a place to eat on campus that just happens to be Kosher. We have Chinese food, Indian food and Mexican food, and it’s all-
you-can-eat,” Gerstl added. Another major change at the FCJL is the hiring of Rachel Nussbaum, Trinity ’97, a third-year rabbinical student at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. Nussbaum will serve as an interim replacement for Rabbi Bruce Seltzer, who left the center last spring. The center is not currently looking for another
full-time rabbi, however. Nussbaum traveled to Durham for orientation, and plans to return for the High Holidays and major holidays and more than ten other times throughout the year. She is also reachable at anytime on a hotline. “We will always be evaluating what our needs are,” Gerstl said. “The question is, do we need a rabbi all the time? This might be a great model.” Hillel President Jenny Bell said Nussbaum has been a terrific addition to the Center. “She is very familiar with the Duke campus, and See JEWISH LIFE on page 7
PETER WHITE, a senior, works in a new computer lab in Craven Quadrangle. A lab for the West-Edens Link is under construction, and another in Edens Quadrangle has been renovated. The labs will feature new computers and high-speed printers.
Quads start to feature more academics By WHITNEY BECKETT The Chronicle
As all sophomores settle into West Campus and quads begin to see the first of their facelifts, one component remains more in the minds than in the concrete plans ofthose polishing the new quad-based residential system: the academics. Long-touted as a central component of reforming residential life, efforts to bring more academics into the dorms are finding some success through new computer clusters, tentative Sunday night quad dinners with faculty, and graduate student mentors. “It’s a chance to transform residential life from what hasn’t been a particularly academic arena into something more,” Campus Council President Andrew Nurkin said. “I hope students will take learning home with them.” Campus Council will play a large role in academic quad programming by working with Assistant Dean of
Durham’s new police chief still has not been named, as Manager Marcia Conner delayed the announcement planned for yesterday. See page 3
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Residential Life Deb Loßiondo, who has taken on the task. With the hiring of the new residence coordinators to live in the quads, Loßiondo created a personnel structure for organizing programming. She also transformed the former jobs of area coordinators into the positions of graduate assistants, graduate and professional students who also live in the quads and can help quad residents academically. “My vision is to build a sense of community on West with each quad creating its own sense of identity and tradition,” Loßiondo wrote in an e-mail. “In addition, and most importantly, it is my hope that students feel that their residential experience is complimentary to their academic experience and that it is one that supports them with all aspects of life here at Duke.” One notable difference in the quads is the creation of two new computer clusters —one in Craven Quad-
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