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The Chronicle DUKE
UNIVERSITY
Ninety-Ninth Year,
N.C.
DURHAM,
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23,2003
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issue
WWW. CHRONICLE. DUKE. EDU
WOMEN'S INITIATIVE
Keohane
Research
speaks
to
DSG, GPSC Emily Almas
by
THE CHRONICLE
brings
year
President Nan final State of the
Keohane delivered her
Sanford Institute for Public
night
successes
special joint
at a
in the
University speech
Policy Monday
session of Duke Stu-
dent Government and
the Graduate and
Professional Student Council. Cindy Yee
by
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staff
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May
which
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relief
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Campus
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and
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dents, which would
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on
dents. There were also
to
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female
faculty
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new
policy,
may be
both male and
granted
three-month
paid
age
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leave in the
of the birth of a child, the child under the
a
adoption
of six
or
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birth of
a
domestic
partner’s
child. Senior Jessie Rosario
SEE WOMEN’S INITIATIVE ON PAGE 6
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about the
subsidies
including
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and how
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officials said
options,
open
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Keohane told the student
face. We know for
to
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discussed
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expansion
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to
have dealt
million
6,900-square-foot, $1.4
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President Matt Slovik and GPSC President
concerns.
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data and
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women’s
focus and discussion groups
identify
Steering
charged
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borhood
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completing
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position
Some of her ob-
improving
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strengthening
When President Nan Keohane organized
between
ship
balance between work
included
for Duke,
paign
she
goals
down from her
University president.
as
already given
improvements
nine
accomplished by July 2004,
when she steps
re-
work
today,
outlined
speaks
at a
protest about Sigma
Chi's recent "Viva Mexico" party
Monday
on
the Chapel steps.
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