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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2005
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ONE HUNDRED AND FIRST YEAR, ISSUE 34
THE INDEPENDENT DAILY AT DUKE UNIVERSITY
Campus inn renovations wrap up Driver charged in Pratt senior’s death by
Steve Veres
THE CHRONICLE
Kevin McGuinness, the driver of the pick-up truck that crashed into a taxi and killed senior Tyler Brown, was charged by the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office Wednesday afternoon with counts that could land him in prison for life. McGuinness, 4S, ofSan Francisco, faces two counts of murder in the second degree, two counts of vehicular manslaughter and two counts
of drivi n g while intoxicated causi n g great
bodily
injury. If convict-
Tyler Brown
ed by a jury, McGuinness would spend from 15 years to life in jail. Debbie Mesloh, a spokesperson for the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office, said McGuinness has three prior drunk driving convictions—two in Sonoma County in 1996 and
1997 and one in San Francisco in 2001. Mesloh said she did not know if McGuinness served a jail sentence for the prior crimes or had his license revoked. McGuinness, who was driving a Toyota Tundra truck, ran a stop sign and crashed into a Yellow Cab taxi that was already in the intersection. Brown, senior Mike Giedgowd and Brown’s older half-brother Adrian were in the taxi with its driver. Brown, 21, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. Giedgowd suffered a broken leg and a fractured hip. Adrian sustained minor injuries. Yellow Cab driver Zareh Soghikian, 76, was also killed in the accident.
Police trail hit-and-run car to Duke by
Additions to theWashington Duke Inn & GolfClub include guest rooms, a grand ballroom and an Executive Conference Center.
Father Joe Vetter, chaplain for Duke’s Newman Center, said the congregations of Sunday’s masses will honor Brown, who regularly attended services. The University will also host a service in the Duke Chapel within the next few weeks to remember and honor Brown’s life, Vetter said. Brown’s family plans to attend the event.
Sarah Kwak
THE CHRONICLE
At approximately 12:30 a.m. Friday, the Durham Police Department responded to a hit-and-run call at the 1400 block of Chapel Hill Street. The driver of the champagne-colored Chevrolet Tahoe involved in the accident fled from the scene and drove to Wannamaker Drive. Police followed a trail of gas and other liquids that the car was leaking and found it parked behindKeohane Quadrangle. The alleged driver of the car, a man, was taken to the police department headquarters for questioning, DPD Corporal Les Sanders said. He said he did not know the name of the person in custody. SEE HIT AND RUN ON PAGE 7
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Tiffany Webber THE CHRONICLE
After two years and $25 million worth of work, the Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club is more luxurious than ever. The AAA Four Diamond Award-winning hotel recently completed a renovadon and expansion project that equips the hotel with amenities to broaden its appeal to customers. The
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The men behind the legends of The Tyler sandwich, The Andrew hot dog and the Baseball Special smoothie can still be found roaming around campus. During the past year, Rick’s Diner, Pauly Dogs and Quenchers—three popular campus eateries—have each named a menu item after a few regular customers. “Tyler came in here on a Friday night... and told one of our third shift cooks, Jermaine, to make the biggest club sandwich he could,” said Vincent Brown, general manager of Rick’s Diner. “Tyler even set his own price for the sandwich—$20.” The way sophomore Tyler Wasieleski tells the story, he originally wanted a challenge to see which cook could make the better sandwich. Only Jermaine Brown, a third-shift cook at Rick’s Diner, however, was willing to participate in the endeavor.
property now boasts a slew of new facilities, including an Executive Conference Center, a grand ballroom, a pool, fitness facilities, 100 additional guest rooms and a new restaurant.
Fairview
Dining
Room—a
popular Duke eatery—was also relocated and expanded. “The Inn’s growth supports the growth experienced by the rest of the University,” Executive Vice
President Tallman Trask said in a press release. “We take tremendous pride in the way the Inn has respected Duke’s original vision for the hotel and, at the same dme, readied itselffor the future.” Wendy Shannon, a representative for Ops Creative—the Inn’s firm —said public relations changes to the hotel will benefit SEE WADUKE ON PAGE
umoiifilkeb oh empug htenug “Jermaine was totally down for it, and I’m like, ‘Alright let’s do this,’”Wasieleski said. “We started throwing on all types of meats... piling it onto one sandwich, and we dubbed it The Tyler sandwich. It’s really good, and it’s really big.” The original Tyler sandwich was a double club with extra mea; “J made this enormous sandwi Brown said. “Tyler was jusf And it took him and three to eat it.” Since that night, the po ; sandwich has grown by wor “People just come in her ‘Tyler Sandwich,’” Vincent “It is a sandwich you will forget. Trust me.” The Andrew hot dog Pauly Dogs, however, too Andrew Godfrey much long. “Andrew came by every day since his freshman year,” said Paul Konstanzer,
owner and operator of Pauly Dogs. “We tried different toppings —he ended up getting the potato salad everyday and tried different things that go well with
potatoes.”
After several weeks of trial and error, Godfrey settled on the combination of -alad
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