October 18, 2006

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Law experts weigh in on '6O Minutes' by

Theta Chi disaffiliates from IFC

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THE CHRONICLE

Sunday’s “60 Minutes” segment heavily criticized the actions of Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong, but a number of legal experts said it is difficult to determine the extent of the program’s impact on the legal proceedings and news

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The Duke chapter of Theta Chi fraternity is disaffiliating from its national organization and from the Interfraternity Council, Theta Chi PresidentCollin Jones, a junior, confirmed Tuesday night. “There aren’t really many reasons for fraternities to stay on campus anymore,” Jones said He added that campus policies regarding fraternities have be-

public opinion. Speaking with CBS News

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Bradley, David Evans, Trinity ’O6, Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann staunchly defended their innocence in their first public interviews. All three members of the 2005-2006 men’s lacrosse team have been charged with raping an exotic dancer at a March 13 party. Bradley also interviewed Kim Roberts, the other dancer at the party, who refuted many of the alleged victim’s statements. “It’s hard to say whether [the program] helped the defense.... But I can tell you that if you’re a prosecutor and this segment just came on you’re probably not excited,” said Richard Meyers, an evidence and criminal law professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School ofLaw and former federal prosecutor. The district attorney did not watch the program, said Candy Clark, administrative assistant to Nifong. Although the players and Roberts were not under oath when talking to Bradley, the interviews can be used to show contradictions in testimony given -

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"Cats' comes to D-town Break a paw? After hours of rehearsal (right), one of Broadway's longestrunning shows hit Duke Tuesday night (above). Hundreds packed Page Auditorium for the one-day event, which was one of the biggest shows ever put on by Broadway at Duke.

come significantly stricter in recent years, and that the administration has taken away opportunities from the organizations, limiting the scope of section parties and changing rules and regulations. IFC President Ivan Mothershead, a senior, said Jones explained at the IFC presidents’ meeting Tuesday that the disaffiliation stemmed from problems the chapter had with its national fraternity’s demands. “They told IFC that the reason they decided to disaffiliate was directly related to their unwillingness to meet national requirements of their organization,” Mothershead said. SEE THETA CHI ON PAGE

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Earth Jam aims to boost Duke Police releases Nich School numbers 05 campus crime stats 5

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Katherine Noto THE CHRONICLE

A volunteer displays a bard owl at theNicholas School's inaugural Earth Jam in the Bryan Center Tuesday.

With giant walking puppets, loud music and free dessert, the Nicholas School of Environment and Earth Science’s Earth Jam felt more like a fair than an attempt to recruit students. “We really wanted it to be fun and interactive, not just a bunch of tabling, so that students could really take something away from it,” said Lauren Case, Trinity ’O6 and a staff assistant in the undergraduate program at the Nicholas School. “And we’re really, really happy with the turnout.” The festival, which was designed to increase awareness about the Nicholas SEE

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Report: crime numbers remained stable in 2005 by

David Graham

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Statistics released this month in the Duke University Police Department’s annual Clery Report show that despite some fluctuation, crime numbers for the University remained stable in 2005. Numbers for liquor-law and drug violations, robbery and forcible sexual offenses all decreased, but burglary and motor-vehicle theft both rose slightly. “I think the numbers are going in the right direction, but I can’t say I’m 100 percent happy. I’d love to be able to say that we have no crime,” said Robert Dean, director and chief of DUPD. “We definitely should

feel pretty safe, but we can’t be satisfied and we must continue to take shared responsibility for keeping crime down.” The report was released in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, which mandates that colleges and universities release an annual about report campus crime

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