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When Dr. Victor Dzau, chancellor for health affairs and president and CEO of the Duke University Health System, took the helm of DUHS in 2004, one of his major goals was to place an increased emphasis on recruiting minority employees. With a minority demographic make-up that closely mirrors the population of North Carolina, it appears the job has been done. But a new report presented Wednesday by Barak Richman, associate professor of law, indicates that once minorities are in the health system, some problems may justbegin. The paper, sponsored in part by the Provost’s Common Fund, put forth concerns that white employees are much more likely to seek mental health care and pharmaceuticals, as well as more likely to receive greater benefits from their insurance companies than minority employees.
Duke Student Government announced
Wednesday night that 19 candidates will be running for positions on the group’s 2007-2008 Executive Board. Three students—juniors Kristin Pfeiffer and Paul Slattery and sophomore Andrew Tutt—are in the running for DSG president. The number marks a decrease from last year’s five candidates. Three can-
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At Duke, white employees get approximately $275 more than blacks and $590 •
more than Asians in mental health care and
pharmaceutical benefits.
White employees are about 3 times more likely to submit a claim for mental health •
care than Asians. The gap between white and black employees is even wider.
Workers at the 25 percentile income level get 60% of the mental health benefits that workers at the 75 percentile income level get. •
19 set to vie for spots on DSG Exec
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didates also ran in 2005. The winner will succeed current DSG President Elliott Wolf, a junior, who confirmed during the weekly DSG meeting Wednesday that he will not seek re-election. “[l] feel like I’ve gotten a lot out of the position personally, but I want to be a student again,” Wolf said. “It’s been the most challenging, satisfying, edifying year ofmy life—but also the most physically and emotionally draining one.” Wolf said his successor should not act as the leader of the student body but should instead serve as the chief lobbyist on behalfof students to the administration. “They have to be completely goal-oriented,” Wolf said. “It’s not about embodiment, it’s not about leadership, it’s about getting stuff done on behalf of the students.” All three presidential candidates are currently involved in DSG. Slattery is the chief of staff, Pfeiffer is an at-large senator and Tutt is a member of the Student SEE DSG EXEC ON PAGE 6
‘Best of Enemies’ tabbed for Class of 11 ’
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Chelsea Allison THE CHRONICLE
The 14 members of the Duke Summer Reading program jommittee reached a unanimous Wednesday, choosing “The Best ies: Race and Redemption in the th” by Osha Gray Davidson for is of 2011 to read next August, is is the quintessential Duke ier reading book,” said junior wyn Lewis, First-year Advisory uncil co-chair and member of selection committee. “For one thing, it has a local color and a local flavor that previous summer reading books have not id. It will give incoming freshthe historical context of their next four years is coming to.”
The non-fiction book examines the evolution of race relations in Durham, when black rights activist Ann Atwater and former Ku Klux Klansman C.P. Ellis became friends after working together at city meetings on school desegregation. “Duke sends a very strong message, particularly to incoming students, by the book it chooses. ‘Best of Enemies’ will provide a much-needed exposure to the early history of Durham and Duke’s unique position as the only top-10 research university in the American South,” Marie Lynn Miranda, Gabel associate professor of the practice in environmental ethics and sustainable environmental management, wrote in an e-mail. “Picking a book set in Durham enables faculty—and all students —to feel they have a particular perspective worth considering regarding the book.” Although the 1996 book had been considered by the selection committee before, it had not been selected previously because the book is out of print.
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OSG President Elliott Wolf, a junior, announced Wednesday that he will not seek to keep his post.