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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2014
ONE HUNDRED AND TENTH YEAR, ISSUE 46
Campus mental health: not a level playing field For students of color and other minorities, there is an added context to mental health Zaynah Alam The Chronicle Although the separate issues of mental health and equity are often at the forefront of dialogue at Duke, several groups suggest that the two are more intertwined than some might think. On both the national and campus levels, minority students often grapple with different mental health challenges than those faced by their non-minority peers. The causes vary widely, from historic barriers within the mental health system to underlying stigmas. Student organizations and campus leaders have isolated a number of potential causes and solutions, and are working to both increase accessibility of mental health resources as well as increase campus-wide inclusion of minority students.
A growing trend In 2002, President George W. Bush chartered the New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, which released a report the following year that extensively documented the ways in which the American Gary Glass mental health system “has not kept pace with the diverse needs of racial and ethnic minorities, often underserving and inappropriately serving them.” More than a decade later, student organization leaders at Duke have noted a recent upward trend in minority students accessing mental health resources on campus. This upward trend is often coupled with a long-standing predisposition of mental health issues in these communities. J’nai Adams, program coordinator at the Center for Multicultural Affairs, noted a recent rise in the number of students of color acknowledging mental health See CAPS on Page 4
Media and arts weekend sees significant, ‘inspiring’ growth “I saw many enthusiastic undergrads and [grads] who can and will be part of this next Hollywood generation” Claire Ballentine The Chronicle As Duke continues placing increased emphasis on preparing students for futures in the arts, the expansiveness and reach of its programming has followed suit. This year, the Duke Entertainment Media and Arts Network weekend saw significant growth from past years, as organizers sought to both reach students interested in arts-related careers and impact perceptions of the arts community at Duke. The annual DEMAN weekend—which began Nov. 7—provided undergraduates with the opportunity to learn more about possible careers in arts, media and entertainment by connecting with alumni already established in these fields.
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Coordinators of the event—which has grown in recent years—changed both their campaigning strategies, the various events and the alumni invited, all in hopes to increase attendance said Scott Lindroth, vice provost for the Arts. These changes paid dividends this year, with 302 students and 70 alumni registered for a jam-packed weekend of events. “This [large attendance] is not something that is necessarily reflected at normal career fairs, so it’s inspiring for students to see Duke alumni who have had success in these fields,” Lindroth said. For this year’s DEMAN weekend, coordinators looked for new ways to improve the events and make them appealing to students. Lindroth said the main goal was to engage students by taking feedback from previous years and tweaking the events and programs over the weekend. Communication was a big change, as DEMAN sought out different ways to reach out to interested students—including Facebook campaigns
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Life of famed ‘Zoboomafoo’ lemur celebrated by many 20, leaving behind a legacy as a playful friend and caring father, in addition to a television star. Chris Kratt and his brother and Martin, Trinity ’89, who cohosted “Zoboomafoo,” came to Duke in 1997 to audition Rachel Chason and Emma Baccellieri several lemur family groups at the center University Editor and News Editor for the starring role of the lemur, affectionately known as “Zooboo.” Although For the Duke Lemur Center, the the lemur was played by a puppet most of death of Jovian—a Cothe time, the brothers querel’s sifaka who also wanted to intermix e was great, a really footage of a live lemur. called the center home for 20 years—meant the Jovian’s playful attibeautiful sifaka. He loss of a lemur praised tude and natural beauwas really gentle and curi- ty made him a natural for his kindness and spirit. But for teenagers ous, the perfect lemur for fit for the role, Martin and twentysomethings the show. Kratt said. across the country, it “He was great, a re— Martin Kratt ally beautiful sifaka,” meant the loss of a childhood icon—ZoKratt said. “He was realboomafoo, the titular role Jovian played ly gentle and curious, the perfect lemur on the popular kids TV show. for the show.” Footage of Jovian was a centerpiece of Kratt volunteered at the Lemur Centhe popular wildlife show, which aired 65 ter as an undergraduate at Duke in the episodes from 1999 to 2001, and is still 1980s, where he worked with Nigel, the syndicated. The much-loved lemur died of kidney failure Monday at the age of See Jovian on Page 12
Duke Lemur Center resident and television star Jovian died at the age of 20 due to kidney failure
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