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
XXXDAY, MONTH MONDAY, JANUARY XX,28, 2013 2013
ONE ONEHUNDRED HUNDREDAND ANDEIGHTH EIGHTHYEAR, YEAR,ISSUE ISSUE86 X
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Sulaimon sparks Duke past Maryland 84-64
Students start petition to keep Dillo at Duke by Imani Moise THE CHRONICLE
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Students are eager to keep the Dillo from permanently closing its doors. Students began to circulate a petition calling for Armadillo Grill to remain on campus since The Chronicle reported last week that the Loop Pizza Grill will replace Armadillo Grill this July. The dining shuffle is a result of the upcoming West Union Building and ongoing Bryan Center renovations. Restaurant manager Erika Garris said the petition appeared Thursday afternoon, accumulating upwards of 350 signatures before the end of the evening. “I’m heartbroken,” sophomore Georgia Swee said. “I just recently discovered their amazing tacos.” The petition states that getting rid of the Armadillo Grill is a “detriment” to Duke. The document adds that the restaurant is essential to the West Campus dining scene not only for its “good food at reasonable prices” but also for the bar, which serves as a venue for live music and other social events, with alcoholic beverage options. Garris said the restaurant hopes to collaborate with the administration to find a new location for the grill, and the management appreciates student support. Many students expressed disappointment regarding the restaurant’s departure, as it is the only venue on campus
Freshman guard Rasheed Sulaimon scored a career-high 25 points, 18 of which came in the first half, in Duke’s 84-64 win against Maryland. See story, Sportswrap Page 4.
SEE DILLO ON PAGE 4
Uni on path to carbon Despite preparations, ice halts campus operations neutrality by 2024 by Maggie Spini THE CHRONICLE
The exterior design of the two C-1 hybrid buses that debuted last year serves to remind students, faculty and employees of Duke’s sustainability motto: bleed blue, but live green. The implementation of the buses is one measure the University has taken toward its goal of carbon neutrality in 2024—a target University administrators say they are on track to meet. Such efforts, however, will also require innovative solutions to foster behavioral change on campus and achieve carbon neutrality in the coming years, said Bill Chameides, dean of the Nicholas School of the Environment. “The encouraging part is how well we’ve done,” he said. “The sobering part is we’ve achieved easier things, like closing the steam plant. We’re going to have some big issues trying to address further cuts.” Duke began outlining measures to re-
Sophomore wins contest for toilet paper business, Page 2
duce its carbon footprint in 2007 when President Richard Brodhead signed the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment. Since then, the University has decreased its emissions by 16 percent, according to a Facilities Management sustainability update released in November 2012. That number indicates progress in line with Duke’s goals—the University aimed for a 10 percent reduction by 2010 and a 21 percent reduction by 2015, according to the Climate Action Plan published October 2009 by the Campus Sustainability Committee, which is co-chaired by Chameides and Executive Vice President Tallman Trask. The University has so far made “big central investments” that account in large part for its current success, Trask said. These measures include moving the campus steam plant off coal use, purchasing hybrid buses and investing in SEE CARBON ON PAGE 8
by Linda Yu THE CHRONICLE
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Icicles line a campus streetlight Saturday night amid a night of snow, ice and other winter weather phenomena.
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“Nothing works in Europe. Electrical sockets, metros, Ryanair, people—absolutely nothing....” —Monday, Monday in ‘Abroad angst...’ See column page 7
On Friday, ice descended on campus, frosting roads and sidewalks and disrupting business as usual. A sign was posted on a door in the Flowers building warning students that the wooden deck of the Bryan Center Plaza was slippery due to ice. Yet, despite proceeding with caution, many students fell as could be seen on the Duke PlazaCam. By Sunday morning, sand—which had been put down around campus to give pedestrians more traction on the slippery sidewalks—had been tracked into every building. The buses were shut down late Friday night through Saturday morning, due to poor road conditions. No traffic accidents occurred on campus during the storm, Emergency Coordinator Kyle Cavanaugh said. Numerous events were canceled: The Nasher Museum of Art event celebrating the 50th anniversary of racial integration at Duke was postponed to a yet-to-be determined SEE ICE ON PAGE 4
Statewide African fashion show in pictures, Page 3