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THE INDEPENDENT DAILY AT DUKE UNIVERSITY

Registration begins enforcing pre-reqs By ANDREW COLLINS The Chronicle

This fall, a new component of the course registration system will allow economics professors to enforce prerequisites for the first time. Soon, other departments may follow the economics department’s lead, using the online registration program to ensure that students enter their courses fully prepared.

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7th Heaven Anaheim Angels closer Troy Percival is congratulated by teammates (left to right) Troy Glaus, Bengie Molina and Scott Spiezio following the Angels’ win in Game 7 of the World Series. See SportSWiap, page 6

be denied access to the course. Dean of Trinity College Robert Thompson said course prerequisites at the University have long been “variably

enforced.” “In terms of the technology we’ve developed, no one has ever done this before,” Nechyba agreed. Nechyba, director of undergraduate studies in economics, decided computerized enforcement The technology, was necessary to proposed by Associknowing whether students entering ate Professor of 105D—Intermediate Economics Thomas Economics ll—had Nechyba and developed by Student Thomas Nechyba sufficient backInformation Sysground in mathetems and Services, will scan matics to excel in the course. the record of any student who “We’ve attempted to make attempts to register for a class sure the .people going into that has prerequisites. If the [IOSDI don’t get killed by the student has not taken the reSee PRE-REQS on page 15 quired classes, he or she will

Students protest possibility of war � Duke students decried economic incentives and the possible death of innocent civilians that would result from a possible war with Iraq. By ANDREW CARD The Chronicle

While most students prepared for the arrival of parents this weekend, a small group of their classmates piled into cars and chartered buses, heading for Washington, D.C. to join a non-violent protest against war in Iraq. About 180 members of the Triangle community joined 200,000 other demonstrators at the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington to voice their opposition to the Bush administration’s resolve to use military force in Iraq. The demonstration, which coincided with similar protests in Berlin, San Juan, Tokyo and Mexico City, featured addresses by the Rev. Jesse Jackson, political activist A1 Sharpton and activist Susan Sarandon. “The event brought together people from all over America who oppose war in Iraq for a wide variety of reasons,” said Mark Higgins, a Duke graduate student who organized the trip. “We completely filled the streets ofD.C. with everything from Christian pacifists, to people who oppose American imperialism, to those who believe the war is principally about elite economic interests.” The demonstration reflected a growing sentiment among many Americans that the primary motivaSee IRAQ PROTEST on page 13

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MEDICAL STUDENT BILL WOOD (LEFT), AND DIVINITY STUDENTS ASHLEY WILKINSON AND JEAN-LUC CHARLES talk at a quad dinnerfor Few Quadrangle residents this fall.

Quad dinners find mixed success By TYLER BROWN

quad, faculty members and a select group of graduate students. In an effort to enhance group dynamics and commuWhat makes these dinners unique is their sit-down, nity within campus quadrangles, Student Affairs and family-style setting, said Deb Loßiondo, assistant dean ARAMARK Corp. have begun organizing and subsidizof residential life and housing services. The tables are ing quad-wide dinners during the fall semester with well-adomed, the food—the same as in the rest of The varying degrees of success. Great Hall—is served in a buffet fashion and the meals The main goal of the program is to generate quad come with salad, bread and dessert. interaction and conversation by bringing together “It is a great deal and a super event,” said Wannastudents from a different quad each Sunday evening maker Dormitory resident and sophomore Paul Novick, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. for dinner and informal discus“I usually pay $l2 every night for a meal like this.” sion. The meals, which take place in a sectioned-off While the dinners attract some students, the real area of The Great Hall, are a $5.95 ticket for food See QUAD DINNER on page 12 and engagement between students ofthe designated

Former U.S. poet laureate Robert Pinsky spoke about poetry, American values and the role of poetry in American culture Saturday. See page 3

The Chronicle

The University’s Coordinating Council on Work and Family Issues is looking into making lactation rooms more friendly and clean for mothers at Duke. See page 4

Sen. Paul Wellstone’s untimely death in an airplane crash Friday left Minnesota Democrats looking to an old pro to take his spot on the ballot. See page 6


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