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Kosher dining to return to FCJL by
Some Duke students have been searching fruitlessly for kosher food on campus. But now, their quest is over. After nearly a two-year hiatus, kosher dining will return to the Freeman Center for Jewish Life in August 2005. FCJL’s kitchen will serve five dinners a week, Monday through Friday, to University students. President Richard Brodhead encouraged the return of kosher dining to Duke’s campu,' when he became aware of its a’ sence during discussions wil the University’s Jewish comm nity earlier this year. .eintroduction.of kosh g—which mandates stri< preparation and dietary guidi lines—will help maintain ba anced food options for studen on campus, said Jim Wulforst, d rector of Dining Services. [Kosher dining] is an impo; tant program for Duke to have he noted. Student leaders in the Jewis community said they have bee fighting to get kosher dinin back on campus since the FCJ kitchen closed in 2003 and ai pleased the administration h
board, said the return of a kosher kitchen will give Jewish students the opportunity to keep kosher if they choose to do so. In addition, Solomon pointed out that a kosher option will benefit other students as well. “Muslim students [have] dietary needs that are sometimes similar to those who keep kosher,” she noted. Solomon also said kosher SEE KOSHER ON PAGE 8
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In commemoration of the second annual Reginald© Howard Day, a diverse group students, administrators and faculty members engaged in an intellectual discussion focusing on ethnic politics within the black community at Duke in the Nelson Music Room on East Campus Monday night. The event was highlighted by an address from Sandy Darity, research professor with the public policy, African and African-American studies and economics departments, and a panel that included Darity and five other members of the Duke community. The panel focused on the possible “overrepresentation” of non-native black students—or recendy immigrated Afro-Caribbeans and Africans who benefit from affirmative action at the nation’s most selective colleges and universities. Darity estimated that between 30 and 50 percent of self-identifying black students at Duke originate from recent Afro-Caribbean or African ancestry —similar
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Freshmen Jonathan Feinberg and Laurel Donaldson share a Valentine’s Day moment in Trinity Cafe on East Campus
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Students enjoy food at the FGLf where kosher dining will return this fall.
Employee Appreciation Week kicks off quietly by
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Only on holidays when housekeeping and main-
tenance staff get the day off do students seem to un-
derstand that they cannot live without themTo thank these and other employees, the Community Service Center is currently hosting Employee Appreciation Week, but many employees remain unaware of or are unable to take advantage of the events held in their honor. “I saw a bulletin on the [tunnel] wall; that’s how I know about it this year,” said C-l route bus driver Ava Johnson. Of the workers who are informed of this week’s events, many are unable to attend due to work conflicts. “I couldn’t go [last year] because I work between the hours of 12 and 2,” said Brenda Young, a Marketplace employee. This year she has the same
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McDonald's employee Boris Aparicio serves a Securitas officer Monday.
Bus drivers, such as 02 route driver James Fulmore, have to deal with similar time conflicts. He can only participate if he works Wednesday, the day
for driver appreciation, when food for bus drivers will be served at the West Campus bus stop. Employee Appreciation Week is one of CSC’s “bigger events,” said senior Alice Williamson, CSC co-director. An average of $2,000 is spent on it each year. Williamson said CSC hosts the week to “remind the entire campus to thank the employees in their own way.” She noted that this week is not just about “the ‘thank you’ when you get on and off the bus.” Many employees spoke freely about students who frequently greet them, but not all students are equally friendly. Trinity Cafe student employee Aaron Johnson, a sophomore, said of his customers that while “some are legitimately friendly, some see us as part of the coffee maker.” Each day of this week will focus on a different group of Duke employees. The week kicked off Monday with Housekeeper Appreciation Day, when CSC dorm and quad SEE EMPLOYEES ON PAGE 6