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ChelseaAllison THE CHRONICLE
After three weeks of fraternizing with
upperclassmen, approximately 300 men received bids Monday from one of 15 Interfraternity Council-affiliated fraternities. Additionally, at least 46 freshmen accepted bids at three off-campus fraternities, chapter members reported. “If I had to guess Fd say between 300 and 325 bids were handed out,” said senior Dan Wiebke, IFC vice president of recruitment and pledging. This year’s fraternity rush—which began with a little more than 450 registrants—was somewhat modified from those ofyears past. Chapters were given more flexibility in hosting events, with a completely open third week for rounds. The minimum GPA requirement was also raised, from 2.25 to 2.5. IFC President Ivan Mothershead, a senior, said he did not think the changes had an effect on the number of men participating. “[The number of men rushing] was actually up slightly, which shows that the increase in minimum GPA requirement didn’t affect potential new members,” Mothershead said. “The newly designed schedule offered guys the opportunity to see as many chapters as they thought they’d fit well
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PERSPECTIVE
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General decries Rare role awaits YT hopefuls surge in troops by
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action in that conflict. Zinni, a former four-star general and head of the United States Central Command, delivered the annual Terry Sanford Distinguished Lecture Monday to a crowd of approximately 250, focusing on past failures, the present situation and the future. “This argument over 23,000 troops is absurd,” Zinni said, referring to plans for a troop surge. “Either you fix it, you contain it or you leave it, and none of those is going to be easy. But make
As the competition heats up in this year’s Young Trustee selection process, nominees for one of the University’s most prestigious positions will be whittled down tonight from a field of eight to three finalists. And when all is said and done, one senior will be chosen to sit among Duke’s most influential alumni on the Board ofTrustees in a position first created in 1970 by former Duke President Terry Sanford. Shordy after civil rights movements shook campus and in loco parentis policies closely monitored Duke women, the University took steps—largely under Sanford’s leadership—to encompass a wider range of perspectives in its decision-making processes. The creation of the Young Trustee was among those steps. In a November 1972 Chronicle editorial, staff members weighed in on the unique position. “In recognizing that components of the community have a legitimate right to share in governing the poli-
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David Graham
THE CHRONICLE
In a speech highly critical of the war in Iraq, retired Marine General Anthony Zinni told a packed house at the Sanford Institute of Public Policy that they must decisively choose a course of
Brandon Goodwin was named undergraduate Young Trustee last year.