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TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2005
DAILY AT DUKE UNIVERSITY
ONE HUNDRED AND FIRST YEAR, ISSUE 3
Administrators DSG to revise K-ville policies discuss citations by
Liz Williams
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Steve Veres
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In the wake of a week in which law enforcement officers cited 194 people around Duke’s campus for alcohol violations—the largest crackdown in recent memory—administrators and student leaders took Monday to gather information about the situation and consider new longterm solutions concerning the off-campus social scene. North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement officers, in conjunction with the Durham Police Department, targeted bars, restaurants and large parties Thursday, Aug. 25 and Saturday,
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Triggered by a combination of scheduling problems and concerns related to black tenting,
Aug. 27, Jeff Lasater, the ALE Raleigh district supervisor said in
students’ well-being and the in-
a statement. One hundred and fifty-nine people were cited with possession ofalcohol by a person under the age of 21, and 22 people were cited for use of fictitious identification. Thirteen received citations for aiding and abetting underage persons and possession of alcohol. Lasater said ALE also -conducted operations at North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at
creasingly commercial image of Krzyzewskiville, Duke Student Government changed the tenting policy for thp upcoming basketball
Duke University Police Department officials and other administrators regularly. Monday’s meetings, which he described as “information gathering,” focused on the week’s events. Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta said he was not surprised by the zero-tolerance policy law enforcement officials used last week. The local community has complained about student parties and the need for increased enforcement more every year, he explained. “Although there is a certain sense of college lure and humor about this, much of this is about SEE CITATIONS ON PAGE 6
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cations, the men’s game against the University of Maryland—one that students tent traditionally for—will not be offered as an option for tenting this year. The game falls on Jan. 11, which is also the first day of the spring semester. With the Maryland game out, an upcoming online poll will provide students with five other game choices for tenting: men’s games against Wake Forest University and the University of Miami as well as women’s games against the University of Tennessee and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Students may also choose only to tent for the men’s UNC game. The option to tent for a women’s game is unprecedented, but head line monitor and senior Lauren Troyer does not think students will vote in favor it. “I wouldn’t really expect it,” she said. “But it would be nice.” Black tenting, which was of-
Chapel Hill. Stephen Bryan, associate dean for judicial affairs, meets with
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An online poll will be used to decide which basketball game will replace the men's contest with the University of Maryland as a tenting gamefor the 2005-2006 season.
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Freshman meal equivalency program discontinued by
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will no longer have the option of putting $4.85 toward a Marketplace lunch in place of a breakfast.
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Returning sophomores reminiscing about life on East Campus may remember the good old days of last year, when they could turn their missed breakfasts into Marketplace lunches. At least for now, however, bleary-eyed freshmen will have no such luck. Last spring, Duke Dining Services and ARAMARK, Corp.—the company that manages the Marketplace —launched an eight-week “meal equivalency” program that brought much-desired flexibility to the pre-paid freshman meal plan. Under the program, freshmen who missed breakfast were able to use $4.85 toward buying a weekday lunch at the Marketplace. In its first few weeks, the program brought an additional 100 to 200 students to the East dining facility every afternoon. For members of the Class of2009, however, missed breakfasts will not be reimbursed, as administrators have decided
continue the program this fall. Fred Bissinger, resident director of ARAMARK said the experiment cost ARAMARK nearly $5,000, and Jim Wulforst, director of dining services, said the program was too inconvenient for the freshmen who had to make the trek back to East in between classes to buy lunches at the Marketplace. But Wulforst said the meal equivalency program might resurface by the end of the year. He is also confident that last year’s program will prove valuable in shaping new dining plans. “The intent was to respond to student needs,” Wulforst said. “From my perspective, the experiment was worthwhile. We got a lot of good data out ofit.” The information gleaned from the experiment will be used to create the most accommodating meal plan for freshmen and dining services alike, Wulforst added. Bissinger and Wulforst are currently not to
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