T H E I N D E P E N D E N T D A I LY AT D U K E U N I V E R S I T Y
The Chronicle
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTH YEAR, ISSUE 25
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EATING LOCAL AT DUKE
Campus eateries showcase locally grown food options BYTHENUMBERS
40 farms
40 farms provided participated in the Eat Local Challenge
150 mile radius
All food was grown or raised within 150 miles of Durham
by Danielle Muoio THE CHRONICLE
Duke students got in touch with Durham Tuesday, thanks to Bon Appetit’s “Eat Local Challenge.” The Great Hall, the Marketplace, Trinity Cafe, the Freeman Center and the Fuqua School of Business’ Fox Center showcased an array of locally grown foods during lunch Tuesday. The challenge—the result of a Bon Appetit Management Company initiative called “Farm to Fork,” which originated in 1999—encourages chefs to cook meals using only ingredients grown or raised within a 150-mile radius of the
respective Bon Appetit eatery. This was the first year the Duke University Campus Farm, which was one of 40 local farms and artisans participating, partnered with the University’s Eat Local Challenge, Bon Appetit Marketing Director Sarah McGowan said. “Today’s event gives us the opportunity to highlight the great measures we take to extend our relationship with the local farmers,” Great Hall Managing Director Emanuel May said. “[We can] highlight what we feel passionate about as a company, which is great food.” Some of the food offered at the challenge SEE LOCAL FOOD ON PAGE 5
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Greek community issued challenge at convocation by Shucao Mo THE CHRONICLE
The greek community was called to reconsider the values motivating its engagement in community service Tuesday night. Members of the greek community gathered in the Duke Chapel Tuesday to commemorate the beginning of the academic year. Following a performance by the Pitchforks and presentations by greek leaders, Executive Director of DukeEngage Eric Mlyn addressed the audience about the relationship between greek life and philanthropy at Duke. Mlyn said he was impressed with greek charity events, but noted that this relationship is not always positive. “The greek community is disproportionately responsible for some of the most negative aspects of the culture here at Duke,” Mlyn said. “Abuse of alcohol, inappropriate social relations—of an attitude that shows too much concern with the self and not enough concern with the other.”
Research has shown that the rise of social media has dulled students to personal connections and a desire to engage with communities in need, Mlyn said. “The ease of having friends online might make people more likely to just tune out when they don’t feel like responding to others’ problems—a behavior that could carry over offline.” Mlyn said he was unsatisfied with the greek community’s participation in DukeEngage thus far, but added that this group, which he called tremendously diverse and very talented. would be a positive asset to the program. Some students have chosen not to participate in DukeEngage because they believe it will not necessarily help them in their future professional lives, Mlyn said. Community service, he said, will be a valuable experience though regardless of students’ motivation and life goals. SEE CONVOCATION ON PAGE 6
Study claims food Alarcon credits lack of Mexican choices are habitual resources for border tension by Andrew Luo THE CHRONICLE
The idea of week-old popcorn might sound unappetizing, but a recent Duke study showed that a surprising number of people will still eat it. A human-behavioral study has demonstrated that surroundings play a significant role in human eating habits. Duke researchers drew this conclusion by comparing popcorn consumption among different moviegoers. “People think that they are eating because of how appetizing their food is, but it is clear that this is not the case,” said David Neal, a postdoctoral research fellow in psychol-
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ogy and neuroscience and the lead psychologist involved in the study. Neal sent 98 people to Griffith Film Theater on the pretense that they were participating in a survey to discover what draws consumers to the movies. Each person received a box of popcorn. Some boxes contained fresh popcorn and others had the week-old, stale variety. “The frequent moviegoers ate the popcorn regardless of taste because their actions were controlled by habit and the surrounding environment.” Those who only occasionally ate popcorn during movies tended SEE HABITS ON PAGE 12
by Autumn Robinson THE CHRONICLE
Seven million youth in Mexico do not get the opportunity to study or work, creating a far-reaching impact on the dynamics surrounding the United States-Mexico border. In a talk titled “Edge of Reason: Border Dynamics and the Spread of Violence,” Macrina Cardenas Alarcon, former legislative coordinator for the Mexico Solidarity Network, addressed the current volatile borders situation and its contributing factors Tuesday. Alarcon, who gave her presentation in
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Spanish with a translator, has worked with deportees in Las Casas del Migrante, an organization that assists male migrants in the border during the past five years. “We must come together to find a solution to this problem and the other problems that are prevalent in concentrated parts of Mexico,” Alarcon said. Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez, two major Mexican cities along the border, face problems related to the drug trade and crime, said Alarcon, a Tijuana
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SEE BORDERS ON PAGE 12
Macrina Cardenas Alarcon spoke Tuesday about the volatile U.S.-Mexico border.
Doctors stress eating healthy at a young age, Page 3