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DUKE UNIVERSITY Ninety-Ninth Year, issue 103
DURHAM, N.C.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20,2004
WWW.CHRONICLE.DUKE.EDU
Piva, Duke's top fundraiser, retires BAA to cut ties with School of Medicine by
Andrew Collins THE CHRONICLE
After a job well done—most notably the $2.36 billion Campaign for Duke—Senior Vice President for Alumni Affairs and Development John Piva has announced his retirement. Robert Shepard, who has worked closely with Piva as vice president for development, will become vice president for alumni affairs and development. Piva, who had been privately planning to step down for several years, will leave the University following the fifth-most successful capital campaign in the history of
American higher education. The campaign ended Dec. 31, 2003 and was a smashing success, exceeding its original goal of $1.5 billion by over 50 percent. Administrators credited much of the campaign’s success to Piva and his personal, engaging fundraising style. “There is no one in higher education in this field more accomplished, more committed and more capable than John Piva, and no one knows more than me how much his leadership has meant to Duke’s future,” President Nan Keohane said. “It is typical of John that he stays
out of the limelight, seeks no personal praise and recognizes the accomplishments of others on his team. He is a remarkably persuasive person who helps all of us understand why philanthropy requires not only dollars, but also heart and vision. Everyone who cares about Duke is in his debt.” Senior Vice President for Public Affairs and Government Relations John Burness said Piva has a gift for persuasion, citing the dramatic example of a donation by EdSEE PIVA ON PAGE 8
Bell calls for city
ceasefire by
Will Rosenthal THE CHRONICLE
In response to a series of crimes in Durham that included five homicides in five days at the end ofJanuary, Mayor Bill Bell recently announced a more aggressive approach to Ight crime and .ked the Durham ommunity to join im in demanding “ceasefire.” Bell made the all earlier this 'onth in his annuaddress to the ty as he promised make lowering Durham’s crime Mayor Bill Bell rate one of his top priorities. The mayor hopes to do this by adding more police officers to the Gang Unit, creating a task force to investigate robberies and focusing on existing programs that help reduce crime. “What you’re going to see is a more aggressive approach by the police department, especially in dealing with people who commit crimes with guns,” Bell said, noting that all five of the recent homicides were committed with firearms. ‘You’re going to see more of a presence in neighborhoods with high levels of violence, and more of a presence at night and in the early morning when a lot of these crimes are being committed.” Although the rate of violent crime dropped by 8 percent last year, the issue seems to have taken on additional relevance in recent weeks with the five homicides and the release of “Welcome to Durham,” a one-hour documentary that features confessions of admitted gang SEE CEASEFIRE ON PAGE 9
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Presidential candidate John Edwards shakeshands with a crowd of students at Columbia UniversityThursday.
Strong Wise, showing gives Edwards boost Pivotal 'Super Tuesday' looms next week Seyward Darby THE CHRONICLE
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Following the Wisconsin primary Tuesday and former Vermont Gov. Howard
Dean’s exitfrom the race, the batde for the Democratic presidential nomination finally withered to a virtual two-person contest between Sen. John Kerry ofMassachusetts and Sen. John Edwards ofNorth Carolina. With his usual healthy dose of optimism and tenacity, Edwards—more viable than ever after his surprisingly strong second place finish—declared now a pivotal moment in his campaign. “I’ve been looking forward to the time when this is a two-person race,” Edwards said in a CNN interview Tuesday night, even before Dean had announced his with-
drawal from the race. ‘The more focus I can have on Senator Kerry and myself, the better for my campaign.” With a last-minute increase of support among independent, Republican and undecided voters in Tuesday’s open primary, Edwards garnered 34 percent of the vote, finishing just behind Kerry’s 40 percent. The close results defied most polls, which had projected Kerry winning by a landslide. “It was a great showing of strength for Senator Edwards,” said Ed Turlington, chair of Edwards for America. “In lowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Oklahoma and now Wisconsin, there have been SEE EDWARDS ON PAGE 7
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lan Crouch
THE CHRONICLE
Provost Peter Lange presented a proposal at Thursday’s Academic Council meeting that would move the Biological Anthropology and Anatomy Department completely under the umbrella of Arts and Sciences. Currently, BAA is housed jointly by Arts and Sciences and the School of Medicine. “It is my strong belief that this is the best outcome for the department that we have available,” Lange said. It is in fact a very good outcome from the standpoint that, over time, I believe the department will thrive under the new system.” According to a report distributed to the council, the move was precipitated by the School of Medicine’s announcement last year that “the mission and funding structure of the [BAA] department [was] no longer consistent with the strategic vision of the school.” Lange said the move would have little effect on undergraduate students, but would leave some key issues to be resolved between Arts and Sciences and the School of Medicine. Most notably, anatomy instruction will be phased out of the program under Arts and Sciences. “There are obviously issues of transition that will be difficult for certain individuals and some issues of substance including how gross anatomy is going to be taught,” Lange said. “Long-term we have not found any volunteers just leaping to that task. Those of you who have taught SEE BAA ON PAGE 8