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With negotiations stalled, it looks inevitable that baseball players will begin a strike this afternoon. See page 11
THE INDEPENDENT DAILY AT DUKE UNIVERSITY
Football aims for Ist win in 2 years By ROBERT SAMUEL The Chronicle
The Duke football team will get its first chance to end its nation-leading 23-game losing streak against East Carolina Saturday at 6 p.m. in Wallace Wade Stadium. After nearly nine months off the gridiron as the butt of jokes, the Blue Devils are eager to prove their crit-
New Era Cap deal reinstated By CINDY YEE The Chronicle
The University lifted its
boycott of the Mt. Olive Pickle Company and reinstated its licensing agreement with the
ics wrong. “Our goal [against East Carolina] is to play well, and carry over what we’ve done in the offseason,” head coach Carl Franks said. The off-season saw many personnel changes, most notably at the quarterback position. D. Bryant had been the starter for the past two seasons, but was
suspended from the team this He subsequently transferred to lowa Wesleyan for his final year of eligibility. This created a big opportunity for sophomores Chris Dapolito and Adam Smith. The two summer.
have vigorously competed for the starting spot this August, and Franks has said he would be confident if either of the two were on the field. Franks has selected his starting quarterback, but is not publicly announcing the player to confuse East Carolina. The team has taken a vow of secrecy about their knowl-
Duke lifts boycott of pickle company
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RUNNING BACK CHRIS DOUGLAS will try to carry theBlue Devils to a win Saturday night at Wallace Wade Stadium in Duke’s season opener. edge of the starting quarter-
back, and Franks has given no hints to the press. Franks did mention that both quarterbacks will receive some playing time in the game. Last year’s leading rusher, junior tailback Chris Douglas, along with much improved junior fullback Alex Wade, will
have to compensate on the ground for the lack of experience in the air. With the Blue Devils’ beefy offensive line, Duke is confident in its running game. The offensive line has a new coach this season in Rich See FOOTBALL on page 12
could be a model for other places around the country,” said John Burness, Duke’s senior vice president for public affairs and government re-
lations. “As far as we know, New Era Cap Company, Presthis is the first time in the ident Nan Keohane anagricultural industry that a nounced Thursday, applaudstatement of compliance will ing both companies require that a comfor actively adpany monitor all of its farms.” dressing labor concerns over the past In a letter sent few months. Wednesday to Mt. The decision to Olive President welcome Mt. Olive Bryan, William products back to Keohane comDuke Dining Sermended the comvices and Duke Unipany’s willingness versity Stores came to work with the after the company Nan Keohane University on ispledged to formalize extending sues methods for ensuring equitable throughout North Carolina’s working conditions for farm agricultural community. workers at its supplier farms. “We have agreed that this Mt. Olive will require its supinformation will provide pliers and growers to submit Mount Olive Pickle Company statements of compliance with with the opportunity to react all federal and state farm emto any violations, to assess your company’s dependence ployment rules “We think that we have See MT. OLIVE on page 9 come up with a model that
Duke admissions Dole visits enthusiastic crowd at Page to notify via web By RYAN WILLIAMS The Chronicle
Elizabeth Dole, Woman’s College ’5B, rode into Page Auditorium on the back of a Harley-Davidson Motorcycle to kick off a rally for her U.S. Senate campaign Thursday. Dole climbed to the stage, took off her biker’s jacket, and began speaking to a crowd of several hundred, composed of students from Duke and other local colleges. She announced the formal launching of the Students for Dole website—www.studentsfordole.com—with the purpose of connecting to young voters in North Carolina and encouraging them to get involved and support
Christoph Guttentag, director of Undergraduate Admissions, said that Duke will attempt to let applicants know of their admissions status online starting this year. By WHITNEY BECKETT The Chronicle
Even as a scandal rages about Princeton University’s unauthorized access to Yale University’s online admissions information, Duke plans to post its acceptance decisions online for early admissions applicants this year. The University, however, plans on using personalized passwords to secure the planned site. “We’re considering putting our information online—but not like Yale,” said Christoph Guttentag, director of undergraduate admissions. “In terms of admissions, nothing we do has more impact than sending out decision letters. There is no place to be more careful.” Guttentag said the admissions office already has a working website for accepted applicants with security, See ONLINE ADMISSIONS on page 10
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her campaign. The former American Red Cross president and wife of former senator Bob Dole, R-Kans., emphasized her Duke connections, noting that she was president of the Woman’s College student government when she was an undergraduate and that The Chronicle named her Student Leader of the Year when she was a senior. Dole said students should get out and vote to break what she called a “glass ceiling” hanging over the North Carolina Senate seats. “There’s never been a woman senator from the state of North Carolina,” she said. The candidate described struggles she had faced in her career because she was a woman, including a story about her days at Harvard Law School, when
SOPHOMORE MARY ELLISON BAARS and other Elizabeth Dole supporters stand in rapture as they watch Dole speak at Duke.
The Beaufort Leadership Retreat, initiated four years agQ has become a standard for student leaders at the beginning of each year. See page 4
Catherine Reeve, director of transportation and parking services, will allow Central, East and off-campus residents to park in the Edens lots on the weekends. See page 5
See DOLE RALLY on page 10
A new program, “Beyond the Comfort Zone,” will attempt to get students to talk about religion, ethnicity and sexual«ty issues. See page 6