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Critics assail Durham PD transparency Durham officials admit corrumudcation issues exist by
Anna Lieth and
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In the wake of the January murder of
graduate student Abhijit Mahato, Duke students and local community members looked to the Durham Police Department for answers. But some city politicians said the Department fails to communicate effectively with the media, which they said was essential for distributing important crime-related information to the public. City Councilman Eugene Brown said he hopes Chief Jose Lopez, who was appointed in July, can restore the transparency the-organization needs. “We need to keep in mind that the Police Department is a public building and not .a private bunker,” Brown said. “When questions are asked about what’s happening vis-a-vis public safety, there should be a quick and ready and honest
response.”
Lopez did not respond to repeated requests for comment. Kammie Michael, public information officer and public re-
lations coordinator for DPD, declined to comment. SEE BPD ON PAGE
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Chelsea Clinton spoke in the Sanford Institute ofPublic Policy Tuesday and said her mother, Hillary Clinton, wouldbe a better president than her father, Bill Clinton. by
Ally Helmers THE CHRONICLE
Approximately 300 students, faculty and members of the community filled the tiers of the Sanford Institute of Public Policy Tuesday to hear a former—and perhaps future—first daughter speak in support ofher mother’s candidacy. Chelsea Clinton gave an informal speech in Sanford’s Fleishman Commons at the end of the North Carolina leg of her college campaign tour promoting Sen. Hillary Clinton’s fight for the Demo-
cratic presidential nomination. Clinton answered a variety of questions from the audience, often in defense of hermother’s policies and leadership abilities. Introducing a common theme of her speech early on, she rated her mother’s political ability over that of her father, former president Bill Clinton. “My mother would be a better president than my father,” she said. “She is more progressive and more prepared.” Clinton discussed her mother’s campaign in the question-and-answer session,
which focused on issues of policy, environment, health care and the affordability and accessibility of higher education. “As a young woman and a young voter, I feel students should vote based on issues they really care about,” she said. “Think of this election in terms of what is important to you.”
In answering questions about her mother’s plans for higher education, Clinton highlighted concerns about the inaccessibility of SEE CLINTON ON PAGE
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DUPD attrition may be higher by
Rob Copeland THE CHRONICLE .
Officers may be departing the Duke University Police Department at a higher rate than previously reported. Updated figures indicate that nearly 50 percent of the force has departed sinceJanuary 2006. According to the figures, provided to The Chronicle by an officer who wished to remain anonymous, approximately 32 officers have left in that period. DUPD’s Web site states that the department has 67 commissioned officers. Last week, The Chronicle reported the total departures to comprise approximately one-third of the department, as Aaron Graves cited in a report by Sibson Consulting, a firm hired by the University to study the attrition rate. “[l] haven’t seen those numbers, but they wouldn’t change my general view of the situation,” Executive Vice SEE DUPD ON PAGE
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