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1 year later, Students, Provost discuss CCI findings address student ‘disaster ad’ Admins concerns about proposals still hot topic by
Naureen Khan
THE CHRONICLE
Professors students tackle issues around statement ,
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Taylor Spragens THE CHRONICLE
Addressing questions raised in the Duke community in the aftermath of the lacrosse case, students and professors explored the question “Is This a Social Disaster?” at an open discussion Tuesday. The dialogue, which was sponsored by the Center for Race Relations, made reference to a controversial advertisement placed in The Chronicle last April entitled “What Does a Social Disaster Sound Like?,” along with the Facebook group, “The Real Social Disaster,” which formed in response. Michael Gustafson, assistant professor of the practice of electrical and computer engineering, began the conversation by questioning both the administration’s response to the lacrosse scandal and the attacks on the “Group of 88” professors who signed the ad. The administration should have done more to protect the rights of its students, Gustafson said, pointing to the warrantless search of a dormitory room by Durham police that occurred in the wake of the lacrosse allegations. He also cautioned the audience against oversimplifying discussion of the lacrosse scandal and issues ofcampus culture. We can have conversations about this,” he said. Gustafson ended with his own version of a well known statement from the ad. “No one is really talking about how to keep [indicted lacrosse players] Collin [Finnerty], [David Evans, Trinity ’o6] and Reade [Seligmann] central to this SEE DISASTER? ON PAGE 6
A number of students voiced their
opinions to Duke administrators Tuesday night about controversial recommendations oudined in the recendy released Campus Culture Initiative Report. The CCI town hall meeting, organized by Duke Student Government and held in Reynolds Theater, was part of a series of meetings hosted by the Office of the Provost to gather student input regarding some of the report’s widely scrutinized suggestions for undergraduate student life at the University. “We’ve already started meeting with a variety of leadership groups on campus to get a sense of forward momentum,” Provost Peter Lange said. “It’s time... for a conversation to start up.” Lange, John Simon, vice provost for academic affairs, and Susan Roth, vice provost for interdisciplinary studies, answered questions and offered clarification to address concerns raised by students. Of the six areas of improvement outlined in the report, the CGl’s recommendations about social life and dining and residential life sparked the most discussion. One hot-button issue at the meeting was the CCFs recommendations regarding alcohol, which seek to make drinking less central to social life on campus and enforce regulations con-
sistently. “Our liquor laws have made every college campus in the U.S. like a brothel during Prohibition,” Lange said. “It is one of the great dilemmas ofAmerican
Provost Peter Lange (right) speaks on the findings of theCampus Culture Initiative's Steering Committee. He lauded recent events on campus, however, in which he said alcohol was present but not central to success, such as Nasher Noir and DukePlays: The Party! Lange contrasted these to more “destructive” activities such as tailgate. Several students said administrators should regulate alcohol distribution rather than attempt to eliminate drinking all together. “We have one of the most gorgeous quads known to American college campuses that could fit the entire Duke community,” one student said. “I just find it a tragedy
college campuses.”
SEE CCI FORUM ON PAGE 8
Duke preps for early daylight savings Maya Salwen THE CHRONICLE
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Daylight Saving Time is slated to begin March 11 this year,
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weeks earlier than usual—a fact that ha:
potential to cause time mismatches on Duke’s cam
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Students listen to a discussion about a controversial advertisement and its subsequent public response.
pus and across the nation. The change is part of President George W. Bush’s 2005 Energy Policy Act, which he called a first step toward a more affordable and reliable energy future for U.S. citizens. Bush said he hopes that moving DST will save energy, but Tom Welch, a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Energy, said there is no evidence that the change will increase energy efficiency. Welch added that a report completed last fall found the potential for energy conservation to be
fairly negligible
“Consider this an experiment that Congress thinks is worthy of making,” Welch said. “We’ll find out after the fact whether it was a wise move.” ’mergy aside, changing the dates of DST could have other effects on the nation. “For most people and for a lot ofcompanies the effect of this will be forgetting to change the clock,” said Dave Thewlis, executive director of the national Calendaring and Scheduling Consortium. Computers and other technology are programmed to make the time change automatically—a quandary that has earned the DST change the nickname “mini Y2K” “There are industries where the implications of mismatched time would be more sigSEE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS ON PAGE 7