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
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2012
ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTH YEAR, ISSUE 59
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Duke recognizes World Diabetes Day Names give new houses community
by Zaynah Alam THE CHRONICLE
Students and campus organizations collaborated to host activities commemorating World Diabetes Day on West Campus Wednesday night. The event, coordinated in part by the Duke Partnership for Service and the Duke Global Health Institute, represented Duke’s contribution to a global initiative led by the World Diabetes Foundation and the Global Health Organization to shed light on diabetes and other non-communicable diseases as a growing health issue. It has been estimated that 347 million people worldwide have diabetes, according to the World Health Organization. The disease particularly affects middle- and low-income countries, where more than 80 percent of deaths from diabetes happen. The need to more effectively diagnose and educate populations about diabetes has been a growing concern, especially in developing nations, said senior Sanjana Marpadga, who coordinated the event. “It’s an issue of social justice—diabetes doesn’t discriminate,” Marpadga said. “If you talk to anyone, they usually say that they know someone with diabetes. Everyone is connected to the issue in some way, but they don’t know much about the disease itself.” More than a dozen student and campus groups—including Project HEAL, Unite for Sight and Duke Student Wellness—contributed to World Diabetes Day. Duke’s celebration of the event included interactive SEE DIABETES ON PAGE 4
by Maggie Spini THE CHRONICLE
This year, some unaffiliated students are seizing the opportunity to test a longasked question: “What’s in a name?” Under the house model, students are charged with naming their newly created residential houses. The names selected are intended to be emblems of each individual community, which will outlast current students’ tenure at the University. Twenty-nine of the 35 unaffiliated houses have had the names they submitted to Housing, Dining and Residence Life approved so far, Dean for Residential Life Joe Gonzalez said. “I’m pleased with how it’s progressing,” he said. “The process of developing the name makes the house more cohesive because they have to work together. The process accomplishes just as much as the name itself.” The house names range in seriousness, Gonzalez noted. Some have historical roots to the University, like Hart House, named to commemorate former Duke President Deryl Hart. Others are more lighthearted—the residents of a house in Edens 2C named their living space Far Quad, alluding to the long
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Students stand to form a heart in front of the Duke Chapel while holding blue LED lights to represent World Diabetes Day Wednesday night.
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Freshmen parking on Dept. of Energy exec. East may be removed to fill innovation role DUKE STUDENT GOVERNMENT
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DSG President Alex Swain, a senior, discusses possible changes to freshman parking at DSG’s Wednesday meeting.
Amber Henson’s long road to recovery, Page 7
by Michelle Menchaca
from Staff Reports
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Future freshmen may not be able to bring their cars on campus. The Duke administration might choose to eliminate parking for freshmen on East Campus in the near future, Duke Student Government President Alex Swain, a senior, announced at the DSG meeting Wednesday. The administration is considering this change for several reasons, including the desire to mitigate University-wide parking shortages and become carbon neutral by 2024. “DSG is opposed to eliminating parking on East Campus and we are in talks with the administration to try to preserve student parking on East Campus,” Swain said in an interview.
Eric Toone will serve as the new leader of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative, Duke administrators announced Wednesday. Toone, Anne T. and Robert M. Bass professor of chemistry, succeeds Kimberly Jenkins, who resigned as adviser to the president and Eric Toone provost for innovation and entrepreneurship in July. “Innovation and entrepreneurship have become major priorities for Duke because they connect to the heart of education—using the creative powers of mind to invent a better world,” President Richard Brodhead said in a press release.
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ONTHERECORD
“...if we seek a culture of respect and civility at Duke, then we must start somewhere....” —Natalie Alberman in ‘The wall that should be torn down.’ See letter page 10
“Our University-wide initiatives have gained speed in recent years, and with a leader as experienced and dynamic as Eric Toone, they will continue to thrive.” On leave from the University since 2009, he has since led the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy as its principal deputy director. A government task force, ARPA-E is responsible for promoting and funding research and development of advanced energy technology. Under his purview, Toone said the initiative will develop around four foundational axes—education, research, translation and social entrepreneurship. Such efforts, he added, will facilitate the transformation of fundamental discoveries in the sciences and engineering into SEE TOONE ON PAGE 4
Recess interviews Eric Oberstein, Recess Page 6