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Ad criticizes decision to host PSM conference DCU denounces University for accepting event; organizers defend national movement Kelly Rohrs THE CHRONICLE

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The Duke Conservative Union issued a statement Monday calling for the University to defend its decision to allow the Palestine Solitary Movement to hold its controversial annual conference at Duke, scheduled for Oct. 15 to 17. Other campus groups have objected to the content of the conference, but so far DCU is the first to publicly challenge the University’s decision. In an open letter to President Richard Brodhead that was published as an advertisement today in The Chronicle, DCU quotes

incendiary comments from speakers and or ganizers of past PSM conferences. DCU points to these statements, PSM’s refusal to condemn suicide bombings and the group’s official refusal to condemn “the murder of innocent civilians” as reasons the University should deny space to the conference. (For the full text of the letter, see the group’s advertisement on page 5.) “It seems unfathomable that this would be anything other than an absolute hatefest that condones violent acts,” said Nathan Carleton, president of DCU. “We don’t understand that if President Brodhead has done the research as he’s claimed, that he would allow this to happen on our campus.” l

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Duke agreed to host the conference after the student group Hiwar registered the event through official channels, Even before the University accepted the conference, it received a national petition encouraging Duke to reject the event on grounds that PSM supported militant activity. Officials said the University investigated any potential ties to extremist groups and major safety threats before it confirmed Hiwar’s right to host the conference. Since then, Duke has not exerted any control over the content of the conference, noting universities’ role as havens for discussion of all kinds, “The deepest principle involved is not even the principle of free speech,” Brodhead said. “It’s the principle of education

Alumna dies in bus accident off 9th street Paul Crowley THE CHRONICLE

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The Freeman Center for Jewish Life called for students to use the conference as an educational opportunity and supported Duke’s decision to host the event. Last week a coalition of pro-Israeli groups on campus challenged PSM and Hiwar to “condemn the murder of innocent civilians,” “support a two-state solution” and “engage in respectful debate.” The coalition argued that these three principles were a necessary foundation for discussion. PSM officials supported the call for debate but did not support the other two provisions. Rann Bar-on, a local

Katherine McClary, Trinity ’Ol, died Saturday night after being hit by a Durham Area Transit Authority bus. The bus struck McClary at the comer of Markham and Broad streets between 10 and 11 p.m., and she was pronounced dead at Duke University Hospital shortly thereafter. Her trip to the hospital was delayed when her ambulance struck another car, but authorities said the injuries that killed her were sustained during the initial collision. Those who knew McClary remember her as an outgoing woman who loved being with children. McClary, who majored in biology, worked as a coach for the junior varsity basketball and volleyball teams at Durham Academy. The Kohler, Wis., native

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Durham Academy coach and Duke alumnaKatherine McClary died at Duke University Hospital Saturday.

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Panhellenic Association members will decideWednesday on which sorority to invite to Duke.

As if coming back a week early for rush wasn’t enough, greek women will face one more major shift in the system this January. Three new sororities are vying for the 10th spot in Duke’s Panhellenic Association this week after national representatives tried to sell their sisterhoods. Kappa Delta, Sigma Kappa and Zeta Tau Alpha sororities are entering the final phases of an expansion process that started last year, and one delegate from each current Duke chapter will vote on the new groups Wednesday, beginning an immediate but challenging future for the chosen greeks. “It’s always been a good thing to bring another one on board because it gives girls more options,” said senior Carlee Hobbs, president of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. “When you start from the ground up, the girls who join a brand-new sorority like that have a lot of opportunity for leadership.”

This year will be a building process for either the KDs, the Sigma Kappas or the Zetas and will require plenty of help from their outside members as well as women already involved in greek life at Duke. The new sorority will probably come to the University in November and will begin by recruiting older women who are not already members of a sorority. The chosen sorority will go through the first round of formal recruitment in January, which starts a week earlier than in previous years due to scheduling conflicts. It will then have a mini-recruitment after the other sororities have made their decisions. Next year, the new chapter will go through the entire formal recruitment process, meaning freshman women will visit 10 sororides instead ofnine in the first round ofrecruitment. The addition is seen as a negative by women who have already SEE SORORITY ON PAGE 9


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