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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2004
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ONE HUNDREDTH YEAR, ISSUE 25
THE INDEPENDENTDAILY AT DUKE UNIVERSITY
Medearis to lead fundraising efforts Paul Crowley THE CHRONICLE
by
KATHLEEN KOWNACKI/THE CHRONICLE
Although Brown Dormitory is officially substance-free, many students still consume alcohol.
Alcohol flows in Brown dorm by
Diana Ni
THE CHRONICLE
Officially, Brown is dubbed the substance-free dormitory—but its residents claim otherwise. In fact, Student Health and Residence Life and Housing Services are conducting a survey of current and past Brown residents in the upcoming weeks to assess the practicability and future viability of Brown. Students living in Brown sign a contract that binds them to remain alcohol, drug and smoke-
free, both in and out of the dorm. Students who fail to abide by this policy may find themselves packing up their be-
longings. “In the worst-case scenario, a student discovered with alcohol would be relocated to another dorm on East Campus,” said Terry Lynch, Brown’s residence coordinator. Lynch is not aware of anyone who has violated the policy this year and said if students choose to break the pact, there would
be no reason for the dorm to exist at all. But it’s no big secret to most students that the contract is often violated. “More than 50 percent of my fellow residents in Brown did not abide by the substance-free policy,” said junior James Coyne, who lived in the dorm his freshman year. Current Brown resident Diana Ozemebhoya had a similar SEE BROWN ON PAGE 7
Faculty encourage free flow of PSM dialogue Professors offer support for freedom of speech, hesitate to declare affiliation by
Emily Rotberg THE CHRONICLE
While debate about the principles of the upcoming Palestine Solidarity Movement conference has swept the campus into a storm of rhetoric and competing claims, one voice has been un-
PSM at
DUKE
characteristically quiet—that of the faculty. But recent faculty actions have been targeted
opening new avenues of discussion about the Israe lestmian co: Seven faculty members issued a statement offering support for freedom of speech and democratic principles and insisting that those principles guide responses to the underlying issues. “We support the principle that universities ought to make room for all individuals at
and groups, no matter what their views, to present arguments fully, freely and peacefully to students and faculty,” the statement reads. It then urges the administration to act against any disruption of the free exchange of ideas at the conference. While the statement supports President Richard Brodhead’s decision to open the campus to PSM on the grounds of free speech, it stipulates that anyone who invokes this line of reasoning must, by extension, endorse other democratic principles such as tolerance and the non-violent resolution of conflicts. The statement also calls for a rejection of both Palestinian terrorism and civilian-targeted actions by the Israeli army or Jewish settlers, an end to the expansion of Jewish settlements and the endorsement of a twoSEE PSM ON PAGE 8
President Richard Brodhead oudined some of his goals for Duke in his inaugural address Saturday, and Ellen Medearis is prepared to help finance them. Medearis will assume the role of executive director of university development Oct. 4, becoming the University’s primary fundraising coordinator. Medearis will oversee the Annual Fund, Development Services, Gift Planning, Corporate and Foundation Relations, Communications and Donor Relations and Leadership and Major Gifts. She directed the latter during the Campaign for Duke, which raised $2.36 billion between 1996 and 2003. “Her role has been pretty big for the past several years, but now it is a leadership role,” said Peter Vaughn, director of communications and donor relations for the development office. “It will require leadership, energy and a talent for working with donors and those who work with donors. She’s very good at all these things.” With the University between capital campaigns, Medearis aims to emphasize more general aspects
Ellen Medearis will help lead Duke's effort to fully fund financial aid. of development by getting more people to contribute to Duke. “We’re trying to increase support from individuals,” she said. “We have a big focus on personal donation. Number one, we want people to support the Annual Fund, to get involved and to stay involved.” Brodhead stressed an increased commitment to financial aid in his inauguration speech, and Medearis will be on the front lines of whatever fundraising is demanded by this initiative. Brodhead pledged to SEE MEDEARIS ON PAGE 7