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VIKRAM SRINIVASAN THE CHRONICLE
Asked to summarize his experience at the Marketplace last spring, sophomore Ashwin Kulothungun didn’t hesitate. “It sucked,” he said. His response was a common sentiment last year, when campus dining was managed by ARAMARK, Corp., which operated on a lower budget than current vendors and was accused of poor food quality and lack of diversity. One year after Compass Group replaced ARAMARK as the dining management company, however, many have noticed an improvement in campus eateries such as the Great Hall, Marketplace, Trinity Cafe, Chick-fil-A and Subway. Kernel Dawkins, vice president of campus services, said these improvements reflect clearer priorities in Compass’ contract, which was accompanied by a sl-million increase in the dining budget. “We intended Compass to invest in higher quality food products and better dining and food options,” he said. “They, as a result, were less pressured by financial concerns than ARAMARK was.”
Dining on East and West Dawkins said attendance at the Great Hall has stayed the same, but the number of Marketplace diners has risen partly due to an increase in upperclassmen dining on East Campus. Junior Gaston Rauch said he could not see a difference at the Great Hall this year, as compared to last. “As far as quality goes, no one really raves about it, but no one really complains either,” he said.
Eugene Wang THE CHRONICLE
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Since the switch from ARAMARK to Compass, students say they havenoticed improvements in service andfood.
Sophomore Andrew Berdy, East Campus consultant for the Duke University Student Dining Advisory Committee, said students should understand there is always a temporary adjustment period when new providers come to the University. He also explained that the Marketplace’s improvements have been more pronounced because the Great Hall was already a good vendor last year.
“It was hard to [improve] as drastically,” Berdy said. Jim Wulforst, director of dining services, said comparing Compass’ performance in the Great Hall to the Marketplace is difficult because the two are very distinct dining programs. Two subsidiaries Compass—
Executive Vice President Tallman Trask spoke about Duke’s emergency response system and Jo Rae Wright, dean of the Graduate School, reported on the future of the school at the Academic Council’s meeting Thursday. Paul Haagen, chair of the council and professor of law, said he asked Trask to speak about Duke’s preparation for “extraordinary safety-related events,” in light of the massacre at Virginia Tech Monday. Duke has the plans, equipment and notification systems in place to respond to emergencies, Trask said. He added, however, that a response system alone may not have been able to prevent the tragedy. “In the current circumstances, I can assure you we have taken all prudent preparatory steps to deal with the circumstances,” Trask said. He added it is impossible for the University to notify everyone instantly in the case of an emergency. “We don’tknow ofany communication systems that can get a message to 27,000 people in three minutes,” Trask said. He also noted that although the electronic door locks can be instantly disabled, there is no way of instantaneously restricting entry to Duke’s campus. “We don’t even control access to our campus... there are almost 20 different roads anyone could ride down to get into Duke,” Trask said. Some members asked why no mass
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Darfur monologues look to educate Prof honored for by
Katie Noto
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A number of Duke student groups gather on the plaza Thursday afternoon to raise awareness on campus of the genocide crisis in Darfur.
Students on their way to the Bryan Center yesterday heard something differentfrom the usual shouts of tablers and music from boom boxes, as speakers on the West Campus Plaza read monologues from Darfur for passers-by. As a part of Student Action Day for Darfur—a campaign organized by the Duke Darfur Coalition to encourage student activism—students and professors read testimonials written by those involved with the genocide crisis. “The point is to bring Darfur to Duke,” said senior Chloe Chien, who organized the event. “I know people have been very upset about the [Virginia Tech] shootings because it’s so close to home. I hope that people will find it equally unacceptable for senseless killings many, many miles away.” The coalition consists of 11 student groups, who came together to plan the event, which also included tables where students signed petitions and wrote letters to representatives and senators about Darfur. SEE DARFUR ON PAGE 5
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Carolina Astigarraga THE CHRONICLE
Successfully raising eight kids would seem enough to qualify anyone
for an award in child care—but some could say for 51 years, Dr. SamuelKatz has taken care of thousands of other children around the world. Katz, Wilburt Cornell Davison professor and chairman emeritus of the department of pediatrics at W Duke University Medical Center, is Samu '"uel Katz one of the primary developers of the measles vaccine that has nearly eradicated the disease. For this and many other accomplishments, Katz was SEE KATZ ON PAGE 6