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thursday, august 27, 2009
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTH YEAR, Issue 5
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Hundreds DUHS unveils $700M expansion plans New cancer center, Medicine Pavilion adds needed 847,000 sq. ft. capacity mourn UNC junior Courtland Smith was shot by police Sunday by Emmeline Zhao The chronicle
A memorial service was held at The Chapel of the Cross in Chapel Hill Wednesday afternoon for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill junior Courtland Smith, who was shot to death by police early Sunday morning near Greensboro. More than 200 members of the UNC community took part in the service, including much of the university’s greek community, The (Raleigh) News & Observer reported Wednesday. Smith was president of UNC’s chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He dialed 911 just before 4:45 a.m. Sunday and asked the emergency dispatcher for help. Smith sounded distressed and admitted to drinking “a little.” He told the dispatcher he was carrying a 9 mm pistol in the 911 recording released Wednesday. Archdale police responded to the 911 call and shot the Houston native at approximately 5 a.m. after Smith confronted the officers, The (Raleigh) News & Observer reported Wednesday. The two officers inSee smith on page 4
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The new Cancer Center, part of the $700 million expansion that Duke University Health System officials announced Wednesday, will consolidate DUHS cancer services under one roof. Together with the eight-story Duke Medicine Pavilion, the expansions will add 847,000 sq. ft. of space to satisfy future demands. by Rachna Reddy The chronicle
Duke University Health System formally announced plans Wednesday morning to build a new cancer center and medical pavilion—a total of approximately 850,000 square feet—at Duke University Hospital for a cost of more than $700 million. The Cancer Center will combine the services offered to cancer patients, currently scattered across several outpatient
clinics, into one seven-story building with 140 exam rooms, DUHS administrators said. The health system envisions a building that is welcoming to those seeking cancer treatment and to their families, said Monte Brown, vice president of administration for DUHS and associate dean of veterans affairs for Duke’s School of Medicine. The Duke Medicine Pavilion will stretch eight stories high and contain 16
operating suites and 160 beds, including 96 for critical care, according to a DUHS statement. “We have so much patient demand... we are running short of capacity,” said Victor Dzau, chancellor for health affairs and president and CEO of DUHS. “Looking to the future, our current facility is not enough to serve all our patients.” See Med Center on page 4
Termites delay ICC plan proposed in first meeting Central eatery Duke Student Government
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Executive Vice President Gregory Morrison formally proposed eliminating the position of vice president for the Intercommunity Council during Duke Student Government’s first meeting Wednesday evening.
Fences, lights will be added to make Central ‘more Duke’
Duke Student Government got down to business at its first meeting of the year Wednesday. Executive Vice President Gregory Morrison, a junior, presented the proposal to eliminate the position of the vice president for the Intercommunity Council. Junior Andrew Brown, who was elected to the post in April, resigned in July to study abroad in the Spring. If approved by the Senate in the coming weeks, a referendum in the general DSG elections will put the proposal to a vote by the student body Sept. 14. At least 25 percent of students must vote in the election and a majority must favor the amendment for it to pass. “There was an expression of frustration at DSG involvement in the ICC,” Morrison said. “What makes more sense is to separate them and let the ICC do what it does best and set its own agenda... and let DSG continue with what it does best, which is policy. To do that we have to get rid of the VP for the ICC.” Much of the meeting was spent discussing the 12 vacancies in the Senate for the Class of 2010 and the Class of 2011. “That doesn’t feel like democracy to me. It doesn’t feel
Hungry Central Campus residents looking for a nearby source of food may be out of luck for the foreseeable future. The restaurant intended for the former location of Uncle Harry’s General Store has been delayed several months after engineers inspecting the building this summer found extensive termite damage, said Steve Nowicki, vice provost and dean of undergraduate education. He added that as a result, the decision was made to demolish the building and start over, rather than simply renovate it as previously planned. Many of the structures in the Mill Village complex— which will house the new Uncle Harry’s store as well as a series of common spaces—have also been deemed un-
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ONTHERECORD
“We are going to find what our strengths are. Is it in the passing game? Or is Re’quan [Boyette] going to be our strength?”
—Duke Football’s Kurt Roper on his team’s offensive prospects. See page 11
by Toni Wei
The chronicle
Researcher: appendix is useful Contrary to Charles Darwin’s 150-year-old theory, Duke scientists found that the appendix helps the body fight bacteria, PAGE 3
Field Hockey: Miller leads young Blue Devils, Page 11