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MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2005
THE INDEPENDENT DAILY AT DUKE UNIVERSITY
ONE HUNDRED AND FIRST YEAR, ISSUE 27
Trustees A v IS on real zed in a grand debut Nasher Museum ofArt opens doors to talk aid, Durham community with fun, fanfare Central Sarah Ball
spots. By contrast, the new building, designed by architect Rafael Like many great moments in Vinoly, is 65,000 square feet, Duke’s history, it started as a tale 14,000 of which are devoted to ofathletic finesse. gallery space. Nearly 3,000 peoWhen Raymond Nasher, ple came on Nasher’s opening Class of ‘43, and his late wife day—far more patrons than the Patsy purchased a Ben Shahn il- now-defunct Duke University Mulustration of tennis players in seum ofArt could have held. 1954, it was the couple’s first art And though admission will alacquisition. It was also an aesways be free for Duke students, thetically pleasing reminder of The Herald Sun paid for all Mr. Nasher’s days on the UniDurham residents to enjoy the versity tennis team. opening day ceremonies for free. “The architect and Mr. Nasher Trading green tennis lawns for a platform of green Chinese went to great lengths in designslate Sunday, Nasher again ing this space,” said Wendy stood up in front of a crowd of Hower-Livingston, manager of adoring Duke fans-—this time, marketing and communications fans of the fine arts. Surrounded for the museum. There are classroom spaces, a by his family, he proclaimed his the Nasher Museum museum shop in recesses on the of Art, open for business main floor and a gourmet cafe. “Every person h owns a Dining space spills over onto a part of this place,” Nasher said to the crowd, which included minum furniture. President' Richard Brodhead The collection itself is similarly and Durham Mayor Bill Bell. well-edited and spatially articulat“This museum is a contribued. Though the Nashers earned tion both to this University and respect in the international artto this city.” collecting world as purveyors of Such a contribution—aside modernist sculpture, their collecfrom loaning much of his persontion is quite diverse. Guatemalan al collection, Nasher donated $lO textiles and Mexican terracotta million to fund construction—ofsculptures stand a short distance fered the opportunity for vast imfrom the biggest names in ’6os, provements. Before closing in ’7os and ’Bos contemporary art May 2004, the old campus art muamong them Jeff Koons, Max seum was relegated to a small Ernst, Alexander Calder and classroom building on East CamSEE NASHER ON PAGE 8 pus. It had only four parking by
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Seyward Darby THE CHRONICLE
During a weekend that boasted the debut of the Nasher Museum ofArt and Homecoming festivities, the Board of Trustees got down to business at its first meeting of the academic year. The Board heard a presentation on Duke’s upcoming financial aid campaign, which administrators hope will boost Duke’s aid endowment by between $350 and $450 million. “I think the Board’s head is moving in one direction, and that’s exciting,” Board Chair Robert Steel said of the trustees’ support of the campaign. John Bumess, vice president for public affairs and government relations, said the full campaign is set to kick off in December, but he notedthe University is planning to announce a major gift soon. Administrators also presented an update on the overhaul of Central Campus—a project that will involve destroying the current facilities and rebuilding them to include a mix of residential, social and academic spaces. Provost Peter Lange said the University is currently seeking an architect for the project. It is accepting proposals from multiple SEE TRUSTEES ON PAGE 4
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Donorand visionary Raymond Nasher (top left) welcomed patrons to the Nasher Museum of Art, which opened to thepublic Sunday (above) with a lively celebration.
Still in the spotlight: Union turns 50 by
Janet Wu
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Reminiscing about the past and looking to the future, alumni and students gathered is weekend to celebrate the Duke Univerty Union’s 50th Anniversary. A reception at Kirby Horton Hall Friday :ked off a three-day ReUnion Weekend \oring 50 years of student programming an extensive network of Union alumni have maintained their des to Duke. Essentially, we created a weekend ofactivranging from lavish dinners to brunchallowing our alumni to come together, see \t they are all invested in, meet each other see new leadership,” said junior Mitha 50th Anniversary chair. The weekend’s events included Oktoberbands at the Armadillo Grill, a speech by edian Mo Rocca and the introduction of ,
the Union’s new visual art program—what it calls the “active arts collaborative.” “The Union has really been an integral part of campus for 50 years. We’ve brought artists from Bob Dylan to the Grateful Dead and speakers from Oliver Stone to Janet Reno,” said senior Chris Kallmeyer, president of DUU. Attendees of Friday’s 50th ReUnion dinner gathered in the Garden Terrace at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens. “I think this is a perfectly lovely event in a beautiful place,” said Ella Fountain Pratt, advisor and first program director of DUU when the organization was founded in 1955. “They all did such a great job putting everything together; it’s just so beautiful.” The gardens set an atmosphere for conversation among Union alumni who attended SEE UNION ON PAGE 8
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The Duke University Union's 50th Anniversary included Friday's Oktoberfest on West Campus.