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The Chronicle 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

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ONE ONE HUNDRED HUNDRED AND AND EIGHTH ninthYEAR, YEAR,Issue Issuexxx 27

Locopops’ N.C. colleges to allow concealed firearms business melts away by Grace Wang The Chronicle

by Abhi Shah The Chronicle

Food cart sales have nearly frozen over as a result of location changes in anticipation of West Union renovations. Locopops can no longer afford to man its stand outside of the Penn Pavilion, due to decreased revenue as a result of the move. Previously, the frozen treats stand was located outside the West Union building, near the entrance to the Bryan Center plaza from the residential quad. “Our business dropped 70 percent of sales on a weekly basis,” Locopops owner Summer Bicknell said. The pops will still be available for purchase as Gus Megaloudis, The Greek Devil food cart owner, is currently manning the Locopops’ stand upon customer’s request. “I made a deal with them so that they do not close down,” Megaloudis said. “I take over their stand but sell their pops through their account. I am already here so they do not have to pay an employee every day. She pays me by the pop, so she makes money and See locopops, page 6

photo illustration by thu nguyen/The Chronicle

Hpuse Bill 957will permit students at public universities to stow handguns in locked vehicles.

As of today, licensed gun owners who are in public college in North Carolina are allowed to conceal their handguns in locked vehicles. The legislation — passed as a provision of House Bill 937 in July by Governor Pat McCrory — applies explicitly to public universities and colleges in North Carolina. Duke University officials responded by issuing a statement several days ago prohibiting guns on campus whatsoever, an avenue granted by the new bill for private institutions. “Duke has had a very long history of not permitting weapons on campus,” said Vice President of Administration Kyle Cavanaugh. “For us, the campus remains in exactly the same form in terms of gun-carrying policies. There’s no change in the way we’ve been handling this for the many past decades.” Although private institutions are not mandated to comply with the law, they have to make their policies explicitly clear. Cavanaugh explained that Duke will put up signs in critical locations reminding students that firearms are banned on campus. “The signs are simply going to say that weapons are prohibited from Duke properties,” Cavanaugh said. See guns, page 6

DUSDAC recognizes concerns, debates dining reforms by Bernice Kwan The Chronicle

The Duke University Student Dining Advisory Committee met Monday night to address student dining concerns prompted by recent changes on campus. DUSDAC, a student group that works to bridge the gap between Dining Services and students, laid out goals for the year to improve the student dining experience. The group discussed issues with the freshman meal plan as well as food truck availability and proposed increased communication with the student body, among other topics.

“I feel like there are so many things about Duke Dining that are shrouded in mystery, which we want to bring to light,” said senior Chris Taylor, the co-chair of DUSDAC. “Obviously, the system between the administration and the students will break down at times, so we step in and facilitate communication between the two groups.” Taylor brought up the dining challenges raised by the loss of the West Union Building during its renovation, and the group discussed increasing the availability and diversity of food trucks as a possible solution. He added that DUSDAC will explore food truck offerings for

lunch time. The committee brought other suggestions to the table aimed at raising student awareness of dining options and increasing their participation in the dining experience. Potential plans include launching a Twitter account for the Red Mango so it can release the daily flavors, the introduction of halal food as advocated by the Duke Muslim Student Association, an expansion of vegetarian and glutenfree options in the Marketplace and a future Orientation Week information session for incoming freshmen on how to navigate Duke dining.

New member Nicole Kozlak, a freshman, voiced concern about the freshman meal plan. “I know a lot of freshmen I’ve been talking to are frustrated with how much money is going to waste with the current dining plan, since a lot of people are missing out on swipes or equivalency money,” Kozlak said. Robert Coffey, director of dining services, said dining options have been expanded— breakfast is now being served at the Food Factory at Devil’s Bistro on Central Campus. See Dusdac, page 6


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