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XXXDAY, MONTH THURSDAY, MARCH XX,7,2013 2013
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Community slams Durham-Chapel Hill crime story by Elizabeth Djinis THE CHRONICLE
The Durham and Chapel Hill communities have lambasted an article in The Daily Tar Heel analyzing Durham residents committing crimes in Chapel Hill. The front-page story, “Durham crime crosses over into Chapel Hill,” was published in the student newspaper of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill March 5 and written by junior Chelsey Dulaney, The Daily Tar Heel’s city editor. It cites the fifth anniversary of Eve Carson’s murder as the jumping-off point for examining the relationship between Durham
residents and Chapel Hill’s crime. Carson, UNC’s 2007-2008 student body president, was kidnapped from her home and later murdered by two Durham natives, Laurence Lovette and Demario Atwater. The article uses this incident to suggest that Durham residents are a significant cause of Chapel Hill’s crime, stating that a “Daily Tar Heel analysis of 10 years of Chapel Hill police records shows that about one-fifth of local robberies, murders, kidnappings, rapes and affrays come from Durham.” “There are no fences, no check SEE DTH ON PAGE 4
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A recent Daily Tar Heel article drew controversial conclusions from an analysis that found that Durham residents perpetrate about 1/5 of violent crimes in Chapel Hill, causing backlash.
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House course celebrates, Campaigns utilize social teaches art of spoken word media to empower students by Raisa Chowdhury THE CHRONICLE
by Caitlin Moyles THE CHRONICLE
New opportunities to perform spoken word and slam poetry at Duke are bringing together novice and seasoned spoken word artists alike. A house course and the student organization Spoken Verb—which transitioned to new leadership in the fall —foster communities where students can learn about and perform spoken word, as well as incorporate performing art into their Duke experience. Fourteen students are enrolled in the house course, “Spoken Word and Slam Poetry in Context: The Art of Social Commentary.” Co-taught by seniors Brittany Coleman and Alana Jackson, the course teaches students about the history and current role of spoken word and slam poetry. The class also serves as a workshop where SEE SPOKEN WORD ON RECESS PAGE 6
Art exhibition features ‘More Love,’ Recess page 4
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A student in the Spoken Verb house course performs spoken word in front of the class.
Students are increasingly using social media to advance messages of self-empowerment on campus. Recently, campus campaigns to empower students’ sense of self and address campus issues have become more prevalent. Efforts such as #DukeEncourage, Duke Compliments, the Eating Disorder Awareness Campaign and others are increasingly mobilizing through social media and may suggest a greater willingness of students to speak openly about controversial issues. Empowering campaigns make students feel like they belong to the greater Duke community and can help hold people accountable for their actions, said senior Michael Habashi, chair of the Honor Council. “It is important to expand community so that we are all a part of it regardless of friend groups and social settings,” Habashi said. “That empowers each of us to
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“One-size education does not fit all.... Do not shackle high-flying students to their below-average peers....” —Jonathan Zhao in ‘The lowest common denominator.’ See column page 9
keep others accountable.” One ongoing community-wide campaign is #DukeEncourage, an effort sponsored by the Honor Council to strengthen individuals’ sense of worth through posting inspirational messages in public places and hosting open dialogues in the Marketplace every Monday since Jan. 28. DukeEncourage messages have appeared on the wooden barrier erected on Bryan Center Plaza during its renovations and on post-it notes around campus. Campaigns that target the entire campus by being accessible and visible through means such as posters and social media help create accountability, Habashi said, by providing a means through which casual acquaintances or even strangers can challenge questionable student behavior without overstepping social boundaries. The random conversations that dominate the freshman experience during SEE EMPOWERING ON PAGE 3
Partial funding affects swimming, Page 5