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The ChronicW Sans Duke dollars, Durham dries Convicted in Fuqua by
Shuchi Parikh
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As Duke students leave for the summer, few are at Shooter’s II seen riding the
famous rodeo bull and climbing into the elevated cage. With most students gone, the change leads to a huge drop in revenue every summer for the Western-themed student hotspot. And with Duke students spending an estimated $92.5 million at off-campus establishments, according to a 2003 study by the Office of Public Affairs, the summer slump that affects some Durham businesses is not surprising. As summer begins, local nightclubs favored by students during the school year see a significant decline in business. Business at Shooter’s, for example, falls 85 to 90 percent and stays that way the entire summer, said manager Kim Cates. “I probably wouldn’t have to be open during summertime, but this is my livelihood,” she said. The number of private parties at the club drops from about eight a month during the school year to none over the summer. And with few local customers to make up for the seasonal loss, Shooter’s must wait until August to draw in its regular crowd again. “I used to cater to locals, but when I started catering to Duke students the locals stopped coming to my club as much,” she said. “These students are locals to me.” Cafe Parizade, another local business, also takes a hard hit in the summertime.
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Often a hotspot for Duke undergraduates on Thursday nights during the Fall and Spring semesters, Devine's does not attracts quite as many patrons when students leave the University for summer vacation. “We are in Duke country,” explained Igor Gacina, general managerof the local restaurant that frequently hosts Duke private parties during the school year. Off-campus restaurants, such as Cinelli’s Pizzeria & Restaurant, are often target-
ed by students during the year for quick service and delivery on food points. Like others, though, Cinelli’s notices a “big difference” in business come summertime, said manager Luigi Siores. S££ DURHAM Qn PAGE 4
iTunes site to push Duke’s boundaries on, off campus by
Matt Johnson
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Ever wish that President Richard Brodhead could read you poetry in the privacy of your own room? Now you can have the nextbest thing. With the launch of iTunes U last Wednesday, audio and video recordings ofmany Duke course lectures, speeches, conferences and other campus events—including “An Evening of Poetry with Presilent Richard H. Brodhead”—are now available free of charge through Apple’s iTunes Store. “Conversations and creative work are an important part of the vibrant intellectual life here on campus, and that’s what you’re seeing on this site,” Provost Peter Lange said in a statement. “Making these materials public in a format that’s convenient for curious but busy people is away for Duke to put the knowledge generated here in service to a wider audience.” Fifteen other colleges are currendy providing free SEE ITUNES ON PAGE
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All convictions and penalties brought against Fuqua School of Business students were upheld by the school’s appeals committee, officials announced June 1. Twenty four of the 34 first-year masters of business administration program candidates charged with violations of the Fuqua Honor Code in a required first-year course submitted appeals in late May. In a case that received national attention, the Fuqua Judicial Board ruled in late April that nine students should be expelled and 15 students receive a one-year suspension and a failing grade in the course. Nine others will receive a failing grade in the course and one student will receive a failing grade on an exam. “This has been a regrettable time at Fuqua, but it also provides us with a valuable reminder that our honor code is what unites us across the diverse nationalities and cultures that we welcome here at Fuqua,” Dean Douglas Breeden said in a statement. In an interview with The Chronicle Wednesday, however, three students from Asia who have been convicted of Honor Code violations said cultural differences played a role in the outcome of the case. The students said they wished to reSEE FUQUA ON PAGE 5
National trend focuses on social classes by
Nate Freeman THE CHRONICLE
As some universities push to diversify their student bodies by granting admission to applicants from low-income backgrounds, officials said Duke remains committed to a need-blind admissions system. They added, however, that the University does value and seeks to attract a socioeconomically diverse pool. An article published in The New York Times May 27 said that schools such as Harvard University, the University ofVirginia and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have used the admissions process to find students with lower socioeconomic statuses who not only meet the general standards of admission but also bring backgrounds statistically rare at elite institutions. The article stated that other institutions, such as Amherst College, now take into account the family income, parents’ SEE ADMISSIONS ON PAGE 6