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DUKE STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Jones elected president, Doytchinov wins EVP by Carleigh Stiehm THE CHRONICLE
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Junior Stefani Jones will serve as Duke Student Government president next year.
Junior Stefani Jones will be the president of Duke Student Government for the 2013-2014 academic year. Jones, current vice president for equity and outreach, defeated her opponent junior Patrick Oathout, current executive vice president. In the Thursday election, Jones won by a vote of 1,497 to 725. Jones received 66.5 percent of the vote. Oathout received 32.2 percent, and write-in candidates received the remaining 29 votes, junior Sam Marks, DSG attorney general, wrote in an email Thursday. “I am so, so excited, and I couldn’t feel more excited to be able to represent the student body next year,” Jones said. “I couldn’t ask for a better opponent or some-
one that I respected more than Patrick.” Sophomore Nikolai Doytchinov, current vice president for academic affairs, was elected executive vice president. Doytchinov, who was the only candidate on the ballot after sophomore Tre’ Scott removed himself for the race Tuesday, received 90.56 percent of the vote. “I am really excited and really honored. It is really humbling to be officially elected now,” Doytchinov said. “I am very excited to be working with Stefani, who is such a great advocate for students, next year.” A total of 2,251 ballots were cast this year, compared to 2,542 votes last year. The turnout was approximately 33 percent of all undergraduates Oathout was docked 30 votes from his total following a ruling by the DSG Ju-
diciary. The group found that Oathout violated election policies by hanging a campaign banner in the East Union building on a balcony facing the Marketplace without permission from University Center Activities and Events or proper installation by UCAE, chief justice Daniel Strunk, a junior, wrote in an email Wednesday. Oathout and Strunk are columnists for The Chronicle. Marks added that the election process went “very smoothly” this year, and there were no complaints filed on election night. “I want to commend all of the candidates because I think they did a tremendous job campaigning, and the campaign SEE DSG ON PAGE 4
Duke takes on the small-ball Tar Heels by Brady Buck THE CHRONICLE
Bigger isn’t necessarily better—just ask the Tar Heels. Before its first meeting against No. 3 Duke (26-4, 13-4 in the ACC) Feb. 13— when the Blue Devils eked out a 73-68 win—North Carolina looked like a team that would be lucky to get an at-large bid to the Big Dance due to its constantly changing rotations and resulting lack of chemistry. But now with a small-ball lineup, the Tar Heels (22-8, 12-5) have considerable momentum heading into their 9 p.m. showdown with Duke Saturday at the Dean E. Smith Center. North Carolina (22-8, 12-5) first used
that small lineup against Duke, and since that setback, the Tar Heels have won six consecutive games. Playing their best basketball of the year, North Carolina is now a shoo-in for the NCAA Tournament and can make some serious noise in the postseason. “That’s what we’ve talked about with this group. In the preseason I said I thought my team would get better and better as the season went along and I really think they have,” Tar Heel head coach Roy Williams said in his postgame press conference after defeating Maryland Wednesday night. “The small lineup gives too much credit to coaching. The kids have really bought into SEE M.BASKETBALL ON PAGE 8
ARTS AND SCIENCES COUNCIL
Council approves new global health major by Ryan Zhang THE CHRONICLE
Starting soon, students will be able to take on a global health major. The Arts and Sciences Council approved a proposal for the new major at their meeting Thursday. Global health will be a co-major, meaning students will only be able to take it on as second major. The co-major will consist of 10 courses,
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an experiential learning requirement and a senior seminar that will bring students together in multidisciplinary teams. The program, which has been part of council discussions since Spring 2012, will be reviewed after five years. “We’ve always been good at interdisciplinary research… we have not done as good a job at driving such interdisciplinarity into the curriculum,” Dean of Arts and
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North Carolina forward James Michael McAdoo is the lone big man in the Tar Heels’ starting lineup. Since losing to Duke, North Carolina has gone 6-0 with its crew of four starting guards. Sciences Laurie Patton said. “The global health major is one step toward that goal. As a co-major it does so by protecting the other disciplines even as it engages them.” Much of the council’s discussion prior to the vote centered on potential difficulties that could arise for students as they attempt to combine the global health major with a second major. Gary Bennett, director of undergraduate studies for the Duke Global Health Institute, said it will be possible to study global health alongside the humanities. Biology, public policy, cultural anthropology and international comparative studies, among others, will likely constitute the majority of second majors, Bennett said. “Our expectation and hope is that it
will be paired with a wide range of majors across the campus,” Bennett said. “Our intention is not for the global health comajor to pair exclusively with a natural science major.” Chantal Reid, assistant professor of biology, shared concerns about the pre-health students who already have a number of additional requirements but also want to take on global health as a co-major. But many students already take on double majors, Bennett said, adding that the global health was designed specifically as second major. Bennett also noted that students will be strongly advised to enroll in language courses beyond the Trinity College of SEE MAJOR ON PAGE 3
SPRINGBREAK
Blue Devils prepare for the
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