September 23, 2002

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Monday, September 23,2002

Showers High 79, Low 60 www.chronicle.duke.edu Vol. 98, No. 23

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Louisville Slugger In the team’s opening

homestand, the field hockey team defeated No. 9 Louisville 2-1. See Sportswrap, page 6

THE INDEPENDENT DAILY AT DUKE UNIVERSITY

Task force to look at selective groups A new task force over the next month will consider how groups apply for living space, what advantages groups will have and the ratio of selective to non-selective bed space. By MEGAN CARROLL The Chronicle

As selective houses pack their bags and move to the perimeter of West Campus this year and as other selective groups request housing, University officials are seeking a broader reevaluation of issues relating to residential selective groups. A task force composed of students, administrators, a faculty member, a residential advisor and a residence coordinator will meet weekly until fall break. Discussion topics will include the procedure for applying for residential space, the amenities that are available to residential groups and theratio of affiliated to non-affiliated beds on campus. “The idea is to look at and examine the current structure of selective houses. With a new structure, new staff and new model, we need to evaluate how selective houses fit into this model,” said Todd Adams, assistant dean of students and director of the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life. “It’s not how to limit the selective houses but how to enhance the selective group experience.” In the past, groups requesting residential sections could only form a block in Trent Drive Hall while waiting for approval. Two years ago, however, administrators imposed a moratorium on new selective sections while they implemented changes to upperclass housing. Now, Adams said, Trent is not used in the same way and an alternative process needs to be established. “Some selective groups are no longer on campus but none have been added. We are forming what kind of process will occur [in order for selective groups] to See TASK FORCE on page 9

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THE PARKING LOT AT SOUTH SQUARE MALL sits empty, as the mall officially shut its doors last week. The Streets at Southpoint, on the other side of Durham, took much of South Square’s business away when it opened last spring.

South Square sounds death knell By JOSH NIMOCKS The Chronicle

After almost three decades as the anchor of an entire commercial district, South Square Mall ended not with a bang, but a whimper. The mall officially closed last week after 27 years of operation, following the departure of most of its tenants to Durham’s newest mall, The Streets at Southpoint, closer to Chapel Hill and Research Triangle Park.

Songbirds may offer clues to human learning and behavior, according to a new study by biology professor Stephen Nowicki. See page 3

Although city council members have not yet decided the fate of the South Square site, they are currently considering a plan for rezoning it.

“Nobody wanted to stay there,” said Henry Faison, owner of the South Square property and founder of Faison and Associates, a Charlotte real estate firm. “If we are able to revitalize it, I think [it] will be a viable area.” He added that South Square was a critically important area for the city.

Police reported an assault in Rick’s Diner last weekend, resulting in a visit to the Emergency Department, but the assailant said they were “just fooling around.” See page 4

Although many Durham residents have flocked to the glitzy new Southpoint mall, others regret the loss of South Square’s convenience. Charles Stem, a Durham resident, said he and his wife prefer malls to shopping centers because of weather and comfort, and consider Southpoint too far away and too big. “I think [closing South Square] did the community a disSee SOUTH SQUARE on page 7

An intoxicated student fell out of his second-story window early Sunday morning and was transported to the Emergency Department. See page 6


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