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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
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Clinics open for Friday night plights
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Ride with Uni cop gives insight to security
by Sasha Zients THE CHRONICLE
The Duke University Hospital has started Friday night clinics for high school football players who are injured on Friday nights and need immediate assistance. Dr. Tracy Ray, an orthopedist at the hospital, and Alanna Baker, staff physical therapist and athletic trainer, are spearheading the new clinics for nine high schools in the greater Durham area. The clinics began in mid-August and so far are averaging two or three athletes per week. “It used to be that there was only one place where Durham high school athletes could go on Friday nights at the completion of a game, and that was the emergency room,” Ray said. The emergency room is often crowded and these injuries frequently need immediate attention, but were not the level of attention that the emergency room gives, Ray said. Ray said the goal of starting the Friday night clinics was two-fold: to de-clutter the emergency room and to provide VIP-type service to high school athletes. The clinic—staffed each Friday night with a different person from the hospital trained as a physical therapist and athletic trainer—has seen mostly fractures, strains and sprains so far, said Baker. “Time is important with orthopedic injuries,” said Chris Kennedy, senior deputy director of athletics. Baker said that the clinic focuses on high school football players because of the high-contact nature of the sport. Whereas athletes with injuries from other sports might be able to see a doctor the next day, football injuries often need to be dealt with right away. “Mostly these are injuries that need X-rays and may later need an MRI, so we can get the ball rolling on that,” Baker said. To come to the Friday night clinic, athletes must be football players from one of the nine high schools or somehow affiliated with the football team— Ray said the clinic is willing to work with cheerleaders and band-members. “We’re not a walk-in clinic, and we’re not for the community at large,” Ray said. See CLINICS, page 12
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Duke’s campus police operate throughout the night, patroling Central, East and West campuses.
by Elizabeth Djinis THE CHRONICLE
Recent concerns for student safety have prompted a reevaluation of campus security forces. The issues, however, look very different from a patrol car. Each night, between five and eight Duke University Police Department officers patrol the University cam-
pus throughout the night. They are mandated to watch the three areas of campus designated as North, East and West—which encompass Central Campus and the Hospital, East Campus and West Campus, respectively. Duke police officer Tiffany Young was assigned to East Campus Tuesday but chose to drive around both East and
Central in an effort to monitor more of the campus. Originally a security guard, Young recently took on the night shift as a police officer—starting her shift at 6 p.m. and patrolling the campus until 6:30 a.m. Although the schedule may seem demanding, Young explains that See POLICE, page 9
Baldwin auditorium reopens to fanfare by Shanen Ganapathee THE CHRONICLE
Durham residents and Duke students filed into the newly renovated Baldwin Auditorium Saturday night to attend the sold-out Inaugural Gala Concert. A collection of faculty, students and Durham musicians performed renditions of Aaron Copland’s “Appalachian Spring” and Samuel Barber’s “Knoxville, Summer of 1915” as the first performance in the newly upgraded venue.
With a capacity of 685, the auditorium was full. “We should all want to come to Baldwin, not just have to go to Baldwin, and I think in the past we often just had to go to Baldwin,” Provost Peter Lange said. Jonathan Bagg—director of chamber music and professor of the practice of music—said he is grateful for all of the renovations, which include a deepened stage to allow more room for large ensembles, a versatile lighting system and
easy access to the backstage area. Bagg noted that faculty members submitted a report in 2007 before the economic recession that recommended a number of changes that have now come to fruition. He said he hopes, however, that the construction is more than just a reflection of faculty complaints. “I don’t know if that report made it See BALDWIN, page 12