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Alumni stay blue, or go red Dukies fill national local political posts ,
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Move over, Richard Nixon Thankfully for Duke students, past and present, the infamous 37th president of the United States and 1937 graduate of the School ofLaw is not the only alumnus to have shaken things up on Capitol Hill. With two heads of state, 10 cabinet members and White House staff, 19 members of Congress, 13 diplomats and a host of other positions at the state and city level, University alumni and faculty members have become increasingly involved in the world of government and politics. “Really, it is an opportunity to make a difference,” said Jerry Meek, Trinity ’93 and Law ’97, chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party. “As I’ve gone through pretty much any party office you can hold, I’ve also been very active in the policy arena, and it has been particularly enjoyable to see what you’re doing results in some kind ofbenefit.” Meek, who attended Duke as a Benjamin N. Duke Scholar, said he became interested in politics after finally realizing that his 6-foot-8 frame would not support his childhood ambition of becoming an astronaut. Instead he redirected his energies to volunteer for SEE POLITICIANS ON PAGE 8
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CouncilmanThomas Stith (left) and Mayor Bill Bell (right) squareoff in a debate moderated by Professor Michael Munger(center) Tuesday night in Page Auditorium. by
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While some students were attending the men’s soccer game or the WISER benefit concert last night, many of Duke’s more politically active students attended a debate between the two major candidates in Durham’s .2007 mayoral race. Nearly 100 students, faculty and Durham community members gathered in Page Auditorium to hear incumbent mayor Bill Bell, a Democrat, and City Council member Thomas Stith, a Republican, debate campaign issues that affect Duke. Members of the Duke College Republicans and Duke Democrats collaborated
candidates discussed. The questions dealt with the Duke-Durham relationship, public safety, local business and community development, including Central Campus development and the lacrosse case. Both candidates said the relationship between Duke and Durham has grown over the past several years. “There is no question in my mind that the relationship between Duke and the city ofDurham is strong, and I can only say that it can only grow even more,” Bell said. Stith pointed to the past, when he said Duke “lived almost in a bubble,” but said that has changed significantly in recent years.
The debatebegan to heat up as the candidates moved on to discuss public safety. Stith said Durham has a very real crime problem thatBell has not adequately addressed. “What I askyou to do is to gowalk the community as I have done. Go talk to the people ofDurham and see how they feel about their community,” Stith said. He added thatthe solution to the crime problem will be a leader willing to say that Durham will not stand for the crime it has seen in the past Bell countered that overall crime statistics in Durham have dropped while he has been in office. He said his plans to reduce SEE CANDIDATES ON PAGE 6
Alum makes use of brains, body by
Emily Hallquist THE CHRONICLE
Most Duke students don’t pursue careers dependent upon their looks, but Daniel Schuman, Trinity ’97, is one graduate who has combined his brains and brawn in his
post-graduate pursuits.
Schuman said he decided to test his acting skills from a Duke theater class by showing up for an open audition. Although the agency discouraged him from starting an acting career in competitive New York City, it suggested another
pursuit: modeling.
Many years and photo shoots later, Schuman is now a star on the VHI reality show “America’s Most Smartest Model.” On the show, the models pose for pictures while trying to answer trivia questions or spell obscure words.
Former president Richard Nixon is one ofmany alums who have gone on to careersIn politics.
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Daniel Schuman began modeling after he graduated from Duke in 1997.