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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2004

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DAILY AT DUKE UNIVERSITY

ONE HUNDREDTH YEAR, ISSUE 35

University affirms fair labor policy Paul Crowley THE CHRONICLE

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A crowd of protesters at the 2002 Palestine Solidarity Movement conference at Michigan State University voice their opinions.

Duke boosts security for PSM Kelly Rohrs THE CHRONICLE

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The University is bracing for protests next week, and officials are mobilizing every aspect of the security and communication departments in anticipation of the potential violence that administrators hope will remain in the theoretical realm. As many as 100 security officers from the Duke University Police Department and other sources will secure the campus Oct. 14 to 17, when the annual conference of the Palestine Solidarity Movement and a slew of

events sponsored by pro-Israeli groups will take place on campus. A team of student affairs administrators and faculty, similar to the “A-team” that patrols basketball bonfires, will serve as a first line of defense for any conflicts that may occur. The University is dictating—and paying for—security at events held by both PSM and the Joint Israel Initiative, a coalition of groups sponsoring the majority of the pro-Israeli programming. An estimate for the total cost is not yet available because the actual level of secu-

rity will depend on the way the weekend plays out. “We have thought about this a lot,” said Executive Vice President Tallman Trask, who coordinates all safety departments on campus. At last year’s PSM conference at Ohio State University, several busloads of people descended upon the campus to protest the conference during the weekend. Duke officials are preparing for any protests that may arise. “We do know that these [protests] could be potentially SEE PSM ON PAGE 6

The University reaffirmed its commitment to fair labor practices Wednesday—even though impending changes to the international market may mean that Duke could have to increase prices on its apparel. The Multi-fiber Agreement, a 30-year-old multilateral treaty that establishes export quotas for all textile-producing nations, will expire at the beginning of 2005. No longer restricted by this framework, many textile manufacturers will have incentive to move their operations to countries that were previously exporting at their quota. Many of these countries also enforce lower standards for worker’s rights. Duke has applied a comprehensive code of conduct to the companies that make its licensed products since 1998. Executive Vice President Tallman Trask wrote a letter to Students Against Sweatshops Wednesday, reiterating the University’s fair labor policy even after the MFA becomes defunct. “Duke will not permit its licensees to shift production of Duke merchandise to facilities which do not meet our existing standards,” Trask wrote to SAS, which has repeatedly petitioned

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Elizabeth Duncan can say it loud: she’s bronze and she’s proud. The sophomore with a penchant for Nelly and the life sciences has another passion—basking in the artificial light of a tanning bed. “Obviously I like laying out in the natural sun better, but this is so much easier with my schedule,” Duncan said from behind the wheel of her sunburn-red Pontiac Firebird. “You see people laying out on

the quad while reading—l’d rather sleep or relax in the tanning bed. I just can’t read and tan at the same time.” And so it is that Duncan, armed with a bottle of tan accelerating lotion, finds herself striding into K-Nails on Hillsborough Road most Friday afternoons. Citing stress relief and a need to “escape Duke” as two of her goals, the olive-skinned West Virginian has been getting her tanning fix ever since her high school days. ‘There have been psychological studies that show that you’re happier when you tan,” she insisted. “It’s something about the light.” The ambiance of K-Nails, Duncan warns, is not quite like the day spa environment. Homey touches, including plastic floral arrangements and a half-dozen lowresolution Monet prints, fall short of fostering a luxurious atmosphere. Other furnishings, like the vibrating purple massage chairs in the main lobby, are even more SEE TANNING ON PAGE 6

the University administration to stick by its code of conduct following the MFA’s termination. In accordance with the Code of Conduct for Duke University Licensees, the University will automatically sever ties with any manufacturer that relocates factories to a country where the laws prohibit compliance with Duke’s criteria, said Jim Wilkerson, director of Duke Stores. The University will also examine factory relocations to countries where laws do not directly conflict with the Code of Conduct. ‘This might make it a bit more difficult for [licensees to relocate],” Wilkerson said. SEE TREATY ON PAGE 7

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[-Nails, conveniently located near Duke on Hillsborough Road, is a popular tanning salon among students.


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