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The Chronicle DUKE
UNIVERSITY
Ninety-Ninth Year,
N.C.
DURHAM,
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30,2003
27
issue
WWW.CHRONICLE. DUKE. EDU
Responding
Chi party,
Sigma
to
community
members present demands of administration Alex Garinger
by
THE
More than
sparked
party bate,
a
of
Mexico”
national demembers has
community
petition
a
Chi
Sigma
“Viva
and
campus
of
group
drafted
weeks after
two
controversial
fraternity’s
comprehensive
mands directed toward the
University
ad-
American
sonal offense”
took “direct and per-
the
to
major push
Sept. the
by
its commitment to
students and
party
University
to
Lati-
supporting
faculty
the
to
up
level
same
that for their black counterparts.
as
call
Asian-American and Native-American
no,
resentatives of the
group
present their demands Keohane
Rep-
expected
are
to
President Nan
to
distributed
was
the conclusion of an open forum on the
issue of which
reparations Monday night, during
“We,
asked
representatives
group
members
community
sign
to
[collectively]
as
in
support.
minority
a
for
com-
of
and
of
a
Recruitment,
similar
retention
the
in
the
8. Creation
of
a
student
for
scholarships
Reginald
Howard
of senior
by
a
U.S.
Asian
Latino/as,
scholarship level
well
Asian-
Latino/a,
Americans
and Native
Asian-American
and Native
violated
Affairs each
of
student
of
recruitment, matriculation
Latino/a, Asian
American
Village
of
at student
"respect
The
munity,
one
of the
only
[but also]
‘We
representatives.
in
look
to
to
junior Jason Hendrickson,
incidents from stop
to
bring
seeking
said
change,”
commitment
want
for
of
Fraternity
others,"
as
and
stated
the
Sorority Life, codifying
in the
Duke
minority students
and
indirectly recent
Community
on
as
the Office
of Student
Native
well
minority student
as
American
an
groups
increase on
a
“border
handing
hate crimes.
American and
centers,
Dialogue by
happening...,
change.”
concrete
In
its
comment
explanation
concerned
late
cultural in
centers
resources
in
and
the
advis-
tions. The ish the
demands,
the
members said
the
Viva Mexico party is another in
a
long
his-
and the
the
THE CHRONICLE
ate
ternity,
will make
of
convincing
Duke’s
newest
“What
the
is
tionally,”
said
going
as
a
to
to
recognize it
as
explaining
we’ve
group,
in the
ourselves
we
as
as
make
community,
na-
ourselves we want
officially recognized
to
become
a
formal
fall,
the Delts
to
atmosphere
SEE FRATERNITY ON
for
community.”
a
strengthening
well
groups
are
An
the
effort
Studies least
any
form
to
program two
push
program,
an
years, but there has
for
a
with
never
been
greek
Native American Studies Native
Americans
to
Chi’s
Sigma many
at
and
directly
mem-
the
at
and
entrance
card
green decided
not
invita-
to
pun-
for its actions.
the
and
asks
petition
for:
racially
“response
codifying of
the
events
from
of themed
measures
for
to ensure
do
and
or
occur.”
Affairs and
Sorority Life,
as
SEE DEMANDS
reparations
not
taken if the
others,’
that
offensive
Judicial
Fraternity
‘respect
repre-
“ways
charged,
themed
the Office of
group representa-
registration
campus and
potentially A
cultural
examine
to
events on
ple
that may
past.”
The creation of a task force made up
Asian American
has been in the works for
im-
impor-
community by featuring
University
stereotypical
al Studies programs,
at
Native American
slavery reparations
on
compelling
ture
Hall
debate
at
princi-
stated in
ON PAGE
the
10
issue
Ideas for
than 50 attended the
more
by Alpha
Phi
‘The to
be-
PAGE 8
Alpha
at
reparations
to
social reform
all.
given
in
a
descendants of slaves will do
Jennifer Mann,
for
alyst
a
second
lump a
year
sum
lot,” said
graduate
“Money
is
a
cat-
that,
un-
change.”
Several like
frater-
possible reparations ranged
compensation
to no
gener-
the White Lec-
Monday.
from monetary payments
past
speakers pointed
reparations given
out
to
the families
of the Holocaust and Japanese internment
victims, would
be-
hope
colony —the stage
as
as
of the Latino and Sexu-
the
Aaron Levine
ated
determining
However,
to
all
were
the
lineage
of slaves
difficult.
prove
reparations, last
studies and Asian American studies,
and “ere-
Foremost among the demands
accom-
well
fore the IFC.”
Re-organized
inclusive
student in Liberal Studies. be
at
“ad-
to
of intoler-
campus”
creation of programs in
the
hopes
DTD President Peter Fer-
“Before
prominent make
body
to
in
tonight
everything
plished locally
nandez.
presentation
fraternity.
we’re
[Tuesday]
a
inter-
the national fra-
Council
Inter-Fratemity
on
all members of the Duke
nity. an
incidents” needs
University
supportive,
a
forum—hosted
Delta,
bian-
is
petition]
involved
expired
fraternity
a
THE CHRONICLE
Karen Hauptman
affiliated with
insensitive
ignorance
A crowd of
group
demands, and
of
systematic problems
and
ance
by
return
Members of Delta Tau
concerning
a
under
demands also take aim
control”
Specifically,
campus.
the above
report.
Tory of “racially Duke,
A forum
est
administrators
tives
hopes for
by
with
Discussion tackles
Fraternity
IFC
conference
•
un-
Monday night.
of its
community
progress
dress
Members of the administration were available for
nual
immediate
“[The
which offended
out
black-white
a
emphasizes
with the response
party,
as
non-
minority community,”
parties
bers of the Latino and the
not
for the future and
out
12. An
of the
for
should be
minority
group’s
or
events.
other such
near
offensive
some
ad in The Chronicle
Latino/a, Asian
of
potentially racially charged,
occur.
detailing University policy
and
said.
of other
tance
•
are
this issue
and reten-
and Native American
imple-
initiative
administrators.
have been overlooked in the
Affairs and the Office
one-page
11.The establishment
for
updating
do not
principle
semester,
Student
minority
minority
shouldn’t be
portant because it
and
events
taken if the
10. Publication
increase
the
scholarships
the scope of
larger
for
students and the continued
minority
dichotomy;
of
recently-successfully-con-
endowed
as
percent
Faculty Strategic Initiative,
advancement of
program
Latino/a,
also calls
the
to
a
minority faculty
a
“[This issue]
task force.
recent
student task force to ensure that
from Judicial
response
support
and retain
library system.
themed
stereotypical
ing
to recruit
similar
quarter of
population.
petition
cluded Black
University.
Replenishment, extension
collections
new
Studies; strengthen-
black
promotion
commitment to
by
Standard, is
American
and Asian
of Sexualities.
initiatives
The
of Student
mentation of
Studies
Study
recommended
as
Office
faculty.
to the
and
Council,
Hendrickson
6. Continued
9. A
in
minority faculty
administrators,
tion efforts
American
Program
to endow
fund
the President's
among
a
the total student
administrators.
in Native
programs Studies
students,
American
7.
academic
and Native-American
measures
Wednesday.
The list of 12 demands at
13
of
monthly meetings
open
top
Implementation
American 5.
of
and
of Latino/a
ing 3.
staff and
students, faculty,
administrators who
bring
2. Formation
4. Creation
Concerned
a
Establishment
de-
ministration.
for
1.
Affairs officials
less than
senting
DEMANDS
THE CHRONICLE
many
students
blacks,
regardless
that
agreed
in any form, should be
given
of whether
descendants of slaves
they BOBBY RUSSELL/THE CHRONICLE
or not.
SEE REPARATIONS ON
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Panelists of the reparations forum listen to an audience member
speak Monday night.