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
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2010
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTH YEAR, Issue 93
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Brodhead: Duke grinds it out in Chapel Hill Sustainable budget in sight
DUKE 64
President addresses faculty in Nasher
UNC 54
by Zachary Tracer THE CHRONICLE
President Richard Brodhead offered Duke’s professors a lesson in the history and finances of universities in his annual address to the faculty Wednesday. Universities, he said, are among the most durable institutions of modern times. But the modern university was created, in part, by the post-World War II boom. Richard Brodhead “If modern universities are in part products of a historicallycontingent prosperity, what will it mean if that growth proves unsustainable or, at best, uncertain?” Brodhead asked during his speech Wednesday in the Nasher Museum of Art auditorium. Typically the president addresses the faculty in a Fall Academic Council meeting, but this year the format was changed to underscore the independence of the meeting from Academic Council and to encourage See BRODHEAD on page 4
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Duke’s Brian Zoubek and North Carolina’s Ed Davis, among many other players, battle for a loose ball during the Blue Devils’ 10-point win in Chapel Hill Wednesday. by Joe Drews THE CHRONICLE
CHAPEL HILL — It wasn’t pretty, but Duke will take it. Despite shooting 31.9 percent from the field, including 22.5 percent in the first half, the Blue Devils gutted out a 64-54 win over rival North Carolina Wednesday night in the
Dean E. Smith Center, Duke’s second win in Chapel Hill in the last three years. “I don’t care at all [that it was ugly],” junior guard Nolan Smith said. “It was a game we had to grind out, and we did.” The No. 8 Blue Devils (20-4, 8-2 in the ACC) did it behind another Herculean effort by their top trio of Smith, Jon Scheyer
and Kyle Singler. They played a combined 119 minutes and were the only Duke players to score double-digit points. Scheyer led the way with 24 on 7-of-20 shooting, including 5-of-9 from beyond the arc. Singler added 19, and Smith chipped in 10 See carolina on page 16
Kilgo, Keohane First YT campaign ends with controversy Goldstein filed complaints against Harpham’s campaign tactics temporarily lose heat, hot water by Joanna Lichter THE CHRONICLE
by Lindsey Rupp THE CHRONICLE
Wednesday morning dawned bright and frigid for residents of Keohane and Kilgo Quadrangles. Early yesterday morning, students in Keohane discovered they had no hot water, and Kilgo residents said they did not have heat. Associate Dean for Residential Life Joe Gonzalez said multiple e-mails and phone calls to the Residence Life and Housing Services office alerted maintenance to the problems. “I got up around 9 [a.m.], I had a [biochemistry] exam an hour later, and I shower every morning,” said Bo Sun, a Joe Gonzalez sophomore who lives in Keohane 4A. “I turned on the water and it was freezing cold—icier than it See utilities on page 5
Duke hosts ACC rival Wolfpack, Page 15
The first-ever undergraduate Young Trustee election has ended, but debate surrounding the process is far from over. Senior John Harpham was confirmed the new undergraduate Young Trustee at about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, more than six hours after polls officially closed Tuesday night. Harpham had won by three votes in an news instant runoff, but complaints filed analysis by Young Trustee finalist Chelsea Goldstein, a senior, and junior Gregory Morrison, Duke Student Government executive vice president, led to an impromptu DSG judiciary meeting late Tuesday to discuss campaign procedures. Although Goldstein, former DSG vice president for academic affairs, had 908 first-preference votes—90 more votes than Harpham’s 818—the instant runoff brought the final count to 1,054 to 1,051 in favor of Harpham, former chair of The Chronicle’s independent editorial board. Young Trustee Nominating Committee Chair Lauren
Moxley, a sophomore, said although she was pleased with the campaign, there will definitely be reforms in the future. “This year was a learning process and we’ll take what we learned to make the process better next year,” she said. DSG President Awa Nur, a senior, said the YTNC is working on compiling a memo to evaluate the campaign structure, and will suggest improvements for future elections—these reforms may include restructuring the election and evaluating the instant runoff. “We’re still in the process of gathering data and gathering opinion,” Nur said. “A few senators expressed their grievances with the process, but I don’t know what actions the YTNC will take.” She added that it is still too early to pinpoint specific areas that may need modification. Even before the election took place, grievances had been voiced regarding the campaigning process. Goldstein said she filed her two-part complaint to the YTNC Feb. 3. She disputed Harpham’s campaigning methods, which included obtaining personal letters of support that were published in The Chronicle—and later, on his campaign Web site—and a video he posted
ONTHERECORD
“They don’t want kids here during Beach Week.” —DSG President Awa Nur on RLHS’ decision to move up this Spring’s move-out date. See story page 3
See yt campaign on page 6
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