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THE INDEPENDENT DAILY AT DUKE UNIVERSITY

ONE HUNDRED AND FIRST YEAR, ISSUE 76

Panhel sororities Activist lauds King, decries Bush give out 305 bids by Ashley

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After a week of parties, skits and cheers, sorority recruitment ended Sunday. Three hundred and five freshman and sophomore women received bids to join one of the 10 National Panhellenic Conference sororities. This year’s recruitment was an “overwhelming success,” said senior Katie Jandl, president of the Panhellenic Association, the sororities’ governing body. “All the numbers were very in line with what they have been for the past years,” she said. The quota, or maximum number of new members each chapter is allowed to accept, was set at 31 this year, she added. Although Panhel leadership declined to provide official figures, members from nine of the 10 sororities reported that their groups had met or exceeded the quota. Last year’s quota was 34, and the decline this year can be attributed to the addition of Zeta Tau Alpha to recruitment, Panhel officials said. “We did not have any increase in withdrawals [from the process] ,”Jandl said.

She explained that, similar to years previous, “each woman who maximized her options and went back to every party that invited her received a bid.” The only chapter that reportedly did not reach this year’s quota was Alpha Omicron Pi. At this point last year, Alpha SEE BIDS ON PAGE 6

Old and new membersof the Alpha Delta Pi sorority enjoyBid Day Sunday.

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try to sell more than one million LPs —but the audience who came to his appearance at the Duke Chapel Sunday were not there to hear him sing. Belafonte was the keynote speaker at the Seventeenth Annual Service of Commemoration for Martin Luther King, Jr. Although the commemoration included brief speeches from many individuals, including President Richard Brodhead and Provost Peter Lange, Belafonte’s keynote address was the main event. “I can’t think of a more appropriate person to be the keynote speaker,” said Durham Mayor Bill Bell, upon rewarding Belafonte with a key to the city. The controversial musician, actor and activist did not shy away from contentious issues during his speech. Belafonte spoke against President George W. Bush and the war in Iraq, particularly the alleged prisoner abuse. He likened the president to the Sept. 11, 2001 hijackers, saying that both parties caused the SEE BELAFONTE ON PAGE 8

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Acclaimed singer and political activist Harry Belafonte delivered the keynote address Sunday in theChapel for the University's Martin Luther King, Jr. Day events.

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NEW ORLEANS— When Tulane University reopens its gates today, more than 10,000 students who were displaced after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans will return to the same campus but to a very different school. Administrators and students are optimistic that they can build on the foundations of a hurricane-tom campus, but they realize it will be an uphill batde. Ninety-two percent ofTulane’s students will return for the spring semester after they brought their stories to

Some students’ key chains may get a little lighter in the next few days. By the end of the week, bathroom doors will

be unlocked for those residence halls that have voted unanimously to do so. Most residents of West Campus voted on the plan at their first house meetings of the semester last weekend. First-year students voted late in the Fall 2005 semester, but West Campus voting was delayed to accommodate students returning from study abroad programs. “Campus Council has been trying to do this for the last three years at least,” said Council President Jay Ganatra, a junior. “All the students I’ve ever talked to love the idea.” According to the rules formulated by Campus Council and approved by Residence Life and Housing Services, all residents of a hall must vote unanimously in order to unlock the doors. If a resident who had voted previously in favor of unlocking the door changes his or her mind, the bathroom will be relocked.

other universities across the nation last fall. Several became visiting students at Duke. “It feels like spring here,” said Tulane spokesperson

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Look in upcoming issues ofThe Chronicle for more stories about Tulane University, the city of New Orleans and the residents of Louisiana as the Gulf Coast region recovers from Katrina.

David Graham

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Olivia Watkins returned this weekend to Tulane University where she will live on the ship "Dream”until more FEMA trailers arrive.

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