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ONE HUNDREDTH YEAR, ISSUE 22
RICHARD THE NINTH
Brodhead charts Duke's future as a rising university Kelly Rohrs THE CHRONICLE
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President Richard Brodhead gives his inaugural address, sprinkled with his characteristic wit and literary references, in the Duke Chapel Saturday afternoon.
President Richard Brodhead assumed his post as the ninth president of Duke University with humor and foresight Saturday in an event that mingled the majesty of official ceremony with the modesty of Duke’s new populist leader. The threat of rain from Hurricane Ivan forced inauguration to move indoors from the Chapel Quadrangle to the Chapel for the first time in Duke’s history, but about 2,000 people crowded into the Chapel and several overflow rooms to hear Brodhead issue his vision for the University’s future. In a speech that drew upon a variety of literary characters and cited Duke’s history, Brodhead set forth goals primarily directed at increasing Duke’s ability to influence life beyond its Gothic walls. He committed the University to increasing financial aid and applying research to global discussions and local issues. He also pledged to strengthen the community among graduate students, undergraduates, faculty and employees. While acknowledging the foundational work that the recent boom of campus construction provides, he called for the development of faculty. “We reach the time for building of another sort, a building of intellectual capital commensurate with a splendid physical plant,” he said. “Every great university is SEE INAUGURATION ON PAGE 11
Community celebrates inauguration in Cameron BY
IZA WOJCDECHOWSKA THE CHRONICLE
Saturday’s inauguration of President
Richard Brodhead culminated in an elegant ball complete with a packed dance floor, free alcohol and a Cinderella-style transformation of Cameron Indoor Stadium. Basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski’s court was replaced with drapes and gilded columns, rich bouquets, chandeliers and tuxedoed waiters serving hors d’oeuvres to crowds of students and alumni. “I think they must have kidnapped Krzyzewski when they did this,” senior Clayton Eiswirth said. The dance floor was filled with swingdancing, conga-ing and slow-dancing couples, but students were not the only ones
partaking in the festivities. Alumni and delegates from other universities flocked to Duke for the inauguration ceremony and had as much fun at the “school dance” as students did. “I don’t remember anything like this while I was here,” said Michael Johnson, Trinity ’6B. “It’s an interesting throwback to the late ’sos—it’s very wholesome and incredibly well-organized.” The evening included performances by various Blue Devil dance and a capella groups, and the featured band, The Voltage Brothers, played covers of classic songs such as “My Girl” and “What a Wonderful World.” “The band is awesome, and they play music from the era when music was TIAN QINZHENG/THE CHRONICLE
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The ballroom dancing club performs at the community dance in Cameron IndoorStadium Saturday night.