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ONE HUNDREDTH YEAR, ISSUE 8
THE INDEPENDENT DAILY AT DUKE UNIVERSITY
TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2004
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Clubbers decry cop behavior DUPD begins inquiry into misconduct charge Paul Crowley THE CHRONICLE
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Expressing concern and outrage at the allegedly offensive behavior of a “huge” po-
Dr John Bartlett, top left, will study opportunistic diseases in AIDS patients in Tanzania with a grant from the
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Steve Veres
THE CHRONICLE
The National Institutes of Health awarded Duke University Medical Center a $4 million grant last week to study infectious diseases in AIDS patients in Tanzania. University scholars say the grant is only the beginning for Duke’s renewed focus on global health care. “Duke is making major efforts in the area ofinternational health,” said Dr. John Bartlett, professor of medicine in the division of infectious disease and principal investigator of the study.
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Duke will receive the funds in $1 million increments for four years from-the International Studies of AIDS-Associated Co-Infections program of NIH. The money, at least 60 percent of which must be spent in Tanzania, is the only grant awarded by the program this year. The study will focus on opportunistic diseases that some AIDS patients develop due to their weakened immune systems. Such co-infections, which include hepatitis C, tuberculosis, meningitis and viral cervical cancer, are a leading cause of death in AIDS patients.
About 10 percent of Tanzania’s 10 million citizens are infected with HIV. The average Tanzanian earns about $365 USD a year, but only spends about $6 on health care, Bardett said. ‘The country is very overwhelmed in trying to provide care for everyone,” he said. “The grant is intended to fund the development of capacity to do clinical research... [and] to study those co-infections, to define those patients at highest risk and to intervene and help them in a cost-effective way.” SEE AIDS ON PAGE 6
lice unit outside Cafe Parizade late Thursday night, a group of students filed a formal complaint Monday with the Duke University Police Department. Details of the grievance were unavailable Monday as the DUPD prepared an internal investigation into the events. Several students, however, alleged that officers denied them access to a party hosted by a fraternity from North Carolina Central University, a historically black college, and mocked them for questioning the police presence swarming the parking lot of one of the most popular nightclubs among Duke students. “I understand that police have discretion in terms of what parties they cover and what parties they do not,” senior Caroline Baker said. “It’s more the way they treated us that upsets me. We’re Duke students, we weren’t drunk or belligerent, we were just asking questions in a situation that looks racial and suspicious.” Renee Vaughn, a senior, said DUPD officers mocked her when she asked why there were more police than were customary for Thursday night parties regularly sponsored by Duke organizations at SEE
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ICC brings campus, community leaders together Kelly Rohrs THE CHRONICLE
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Nearly three dozen of the students and administrators who shape undergraduate life on campus gathered Monday night for the first meeting of the Intercommunity Council, which many attendees said was more ceremonious than productive. Residential life and safety were the themes as Durham Mayor Bill Bell and Larry Moneta, vice president for student affairs, addressed the group of campus leaders. Crime, Bell said, is the “biggest challenge” the city faces. “Unfortunately, in Durham, we’ve taken a turn in having more violence as a result of gangs,” said Bell, noting that the overall crime rate was down even as rape and murder rates have risen. He added that the increase in gang Bill Bell activity made elementary and high school students particularly vulnerable, and he encouraged Duke students to become mentors in local schools. The mayor also gave an overview of the major projects
Durham will undertake in the next year, highlighting downtown revitalization efforts and the long-term development of transport networks through the region, before he darted out of the meeting immediately after his short speech. Moneta served as a substitute keynote speaker for the evening when President Richard Brodhead, who was originally planned to speak, was busy hosting a dessert party for the Class of 2008. Moneta attempted to “connect the dots” of residential life at Duke and explained how the administration has pushed through a coherent vision of campus community. He detailed student protests against putting all freshmen on East Campus a decade ago and explained how the decision to create a first-year experience eventually led Duke to move fraternities and selective living groups off the main West Campus quadrangle and to house all sophomores on West. SEE ICC ON PAGE
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Larry Moneta, vice president for student affairs, speaks to ICC.