February 18. 2003

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Tuesday, February 18,2003

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Double the Fun Led by Alana Beard and Sheana Mosch, the women’s basketball team beat Wake Forest 83-41. See page 9

THE INDEPENDENT DAILY AT DUKE UNIVERSITY

DukeDivest meets with Keohane By ALEX GARINGER The Chronicle DukeDivest representatives met with President Nan Keohane Monday to present their case as to why the University should divest from companies with military ties to Israel.

Although Keohane maintained her

position that divestment is not appropriate in the case of Israel, she agreed to include a DukeDivest-written proposal for the creation of an ethical investments committee in material for an upcoming meeting of the Board of Trustees’ executive committee.

“The students who met with me have thought carefully about this issue

and presented a number of facts, statistics and arguments in support of their position. Some were new to me, some were more familiar,” Keohane wrote in an e-mail after the meeting. “I enNan Keohane couraged them to continue to focus debate on this topic on campus, but my position on divestment on this issue is firm and is unSee DUKEDIVEST on page 7

Survey highlights disordered eating By LIANA WYLER The Chronicle

Although the issue of eating disorders can often be swept under the carpet of campus discussion, two new studies reveal that disordered eating

behavior plays a central role in the lives of many Duke students. The results of the surveys conducted by Duke researchers indicate a high prevalence of disordered eating at Duke, especially when compared to the two neighboring public institutions: North Carolina State University and

the University of North Carolina at

Chapel Hill. “This research is important to [nutritionists] because it helps us better see the extent of the problem,” said Franca Alphin, a dietitian at Student Health. Students at the three institutions were sent a secure, web-based questionnaire on their eating behaviors. Nearly one-fifth of the Duke students who responded were engaging in disordered eating behaviors. “Disordered eating basically means that at some point... [students develop]

a dysfunctional relationship with food,” said Alphin, also a clinical associate for community and family medicine. Jean Hanson, assistant director of Student Health, commented that students often struggle with the transition to college life, manifesting this stress as disordered eating behavior. “Eating disorders are really on the rise here at Duke,” Hanson said. The findings of the research showed that female Duke students are nearly

See DISORDERED EATING on page 7

Not a ‘Winter Wonderland’: Snow, ice arrive at test time By CINDY YEE The Chronicle

BINA VASANTHARAM, a sophomore, cleans snow and ice off her car in the parking lot near Cameron Indoor Stadium. Coming to Duke from California, Vasantharam said she had difficulty adjusting to North Carolina winters. InoiHa

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The weekend storm did not cause nearly the damage that December’s ice storm did but State Highway Patrol officials report thousands of car accidents. See page 3

School was out and a thin layer of snow blanketed the ground, but the only movement across the Chapel Quadrangle was students making the trek from dormitory to library. Although about a dozen students played Frisbee and football on Main West Quadrangle late Monday afternoon and others spoke of plans to go sledding or build snowmen, many students spent the day indoors with their books. “People have realized that the snow stinks,” said sophomore Francesca Pignataro, who spent Monday studying for a statistics test. “Everyone got it out of their systems after the first storm [in December],” Despite many students’ business-as-usual attitude, the University operated under its severe weather policy through the first shift Tuesday, mandating that essential staff report to work. In addition to canceling classes Monday, the University closed a number of resources early, including the buses—which stopped at 9 p.m.— and Wilson Recreation Center. Some venues, such as The Blue Bistro in The Oak Room, did not open at all. As of Monday evening, Tuesday classes were set to meet as scheduled unless announced otherwise. Many used Monday to catch up on work or rest, as

The Graduate School is beginning a program to prepare graduate students better to teach at the college level, the first such program at Duke. See page 3

See ICE STORM on page 6 The Duke University Student Dining Advisory Committee voted overwhelmingly Monday night against automatic tipping at the Washington Duke Inn. See page 4


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