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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2011
ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTH YEAR, Issue 113
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ITOC restricts all travel to Japan by Zachary Tracer THE CHRONICLE
The potential for nuclear disaster and other repercussions of last week’s devastating earthquake and tsunami have led Duke to restrict travel to all of Japan. The decision by the International Travel Oversight Committee means that undergraduates cannot travel to Japan under Duke’s auspices, and students currently there are required to return home, ITOC wrote in an e-mail to its listerv Tuesday. Graduate students must sign a waiver to travel to Japan. ITOC decided Sunday to restrict travel to northern Japan, including portions of Honshu—the main island— and the Tohoku region. Duke widened the restriction Tuesday, after reports that several Japanese nuclear reactors may be close to melting down, said Gilbert Merkx, ITOC chair and vice provost for international affairs and development. “Essentially the decision reflects the fact that the nuclear situation is getting worse,” Merkx said. “The situation could stabilize very quickly, but it could also get worse very quickly, so we think the prudent thing to do right now is to get our people out.” Most of the 36 Fuqua School of Business students who were traveling in Japan when the earthquake and tsunami struck will soon leave the country, said Michael Hemmerich, an associate dean for Fuqua’s daytime MBA program. Several students with Japanese citizenship plan to stay in the country to visit their families, he said. Three Duke undergraduates are also studying in Japan, all at Waseda University in Tokyo, Merkx said. He noted that because the school is on break, only two are currently there. The Global Education Office is in the process of contacting those students, but no information is yet available on their plans, Margaret Riley, director of the Global Education Office for Undergraduates, wrote in an e-mail Tuesday. Merkx added that as the situation in Japan develops, ITOC will continue to reevaluate the travel restriction.
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The Lupe fiasco comes to an end After cancellations, rapper to perform on Central March 31 by Joanna Lichter THE CHRONICLE
Seniors who anticipated rapper Lupe Fiasco’s concert at their freshman year LDOC will finally have a chance to see him perform in their last semester. Three years after canceling his 2008 Last Day of Classes show, the award-winning Fiasco will perform at Duke March 31. The show—which will be held in Erwin Park on Central Campus—replaces the Cameron Rocks! concert held in previous years. An opening band for Fiasco will also be
announced this week, said Karen Chen, Duke University Union Major Attractions Committee chair. “Lupe was considered for LDOC three years back, so it was the perfect opportunity to bring him and have the show we never had three years ago for LDOC,” said Chen, a senior. “We considered a number of artists and we knew Lupe was coming out with a new album in March, so we thought it would be appropriate to bring Lupe to campus.”
LEED buildings support campus sustainability goals
Kyrie-peat?
by Julian Spector THE CHRONICLE
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Head coach Mike Krzyzewski said yesterday that “there is a chance” the injured Kyrie Irving will return to the Blue Devils in time for Duke’s game against Hampton. PAGE 10
Davidson police case goes to NC Supreme Court, Page 3
See Lupe Fiasco on page 6
Eight years ago, a campaign launched by two Duke students helped change the way the University constructs buildings. As sophomores, Justin Segall and Anthony Vitarelli—both Trinity ’05—created the Duke University Greening Initiative, an effort to increase the University’s environmental responsibility and sustainable building practices. Their presentation to the Board of Trustees—in which they encouraged the University to implement the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design standards into the University’s master plan—led to a decision in 2003 to require all new buildings and renovations to meet LEED standards. LEED, which is administered by the U.S.
ONTHERECORD
“The posts are anonymous because we feel that way we get more genuine posts.”
—Senior Yishin Yang on the Me Too blog. See story page 4
Green Building Council, promotes sustainable construction in the American building industry by awarding points to construction projects based on environmental building criteria. Today, the outcomes of DUGI— which was founded as part of an enterprising leaders public policy course—have exceeded all expectations, as the University now has 33 LEED certified buildings. “Our big, audacious goal at the start was to get Duke to commit to only build green buildings in the future, and we were stunned at how quickly the University committed itself to that objective,” said Vitarelli, adding that Duke approved the idea within a year of the initial proposal. All new projects have received at least See leed on page 9
Foreign language programs suffer from budget cuts, Page 3