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Monday, April 18, 2011
ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTH YEAR, Issue 136
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Campus Council goes out ‘with a bang’ Southern states hit by tornadoes by Anna Koelsch THE CHRONICLE
Council has done,” said Campus Council President Stephen Temple, a senior. “It achieved both breadth and depth in the amount that it was able to accomplish as well as the amount of students it was able to touch.” This year’s event was a success, with $500 worth of beer kegs empty within an hour and all 400 T-shirts distributed, Klein said.
This weekend, Duke narrowly escaped damage from a pummeling of storms. Other areas of North Carolina and the South were hit hard by storms and tornadoes— at least 43 have died throughout the South and at least 23 were killed in North Carolina. More than eight tornadoes were reported throughout the state over the weekend, and Gov. Bev Perdue declared a state of emergency on Saturday night. The storm extensively damaged Raleigh, only 25 miles from Durham. The city of Raleigh reported three deaths. According to a press release, Shaw University in Raleigh experienced significant structural damages to dormitories and the University’s student union. Shaw University has suspended classes for the remainder of the semester as a result. There are no confirmed fatalities in the city of Durham said Jill Lucas, a spokesperson for the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management. Deaths have been reported in Bertie, Bladen, Cumberland, Harnett, Johnston, Lee and Wake counties. Although no one was injured at Duke, the University was hit with strong rain and
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Rock band Sugar Ray headlined the 2011 Old Duke concert. Duke student Edie Wellman and band Cloud 9 also performed on a stage set in the Keohane Amphitheater. by Nicole Kyle THE CHRONICLE
It may be called Old Duke, but the celebrations in Keohane Amphitheater Friday also marked a new era in student government. The annual outdoor concert, which featured a performance by rock band Sugar Ray along with free food, beer and T-shirts, was Campus Council’s last major event following its merger with Duke Student Government and Duke University
Union in February. DUU will take over the programming aspects of Campus Council, with the rest of the council’s former responsibilities falling under DSG. Approximately 2,500 students attended the event, said junior Betsy Klein, programming chair for Campus Council, noting that the audience extended into standing room only sections. “I think that the turnout in both the number of students and the diversity really reflects a lot of the work that Campus
Blue Devils top ACC with victory Assessment by Andrew Beaton THE CHRONICLE
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No. 9 Duke cut down No. 6 Virginia Saturday in Koskinen Stadium. With the win, the Blue Devils clinched the No. 1 seed in the ACC Tournament.
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group releases housing scores
After losing its last two matches against ranked opponents, the regular season finale versus Virginia loomed large on Duke’s schedule. Fortunately for the No. 9 Blue Devils, they rose to the challenge Saturday. Duke defeated 11 No. 6 Virginia 13-11 at Koskinen UVa DUKE 13 Stadium, earning its fifth conference title in the last seven seasons and ninth overall. “From the first day you walk onto campus here, when you first get the job, you feel the power of the conference,” head coach John Danowski said. “To be a part of it, we’re very proud… and to be fortunate enough to have some success means a lot.” The Cavaliers (8-4, 1-2 in the ACC) broke the ice in the game, with midfielder Colin Briggs notching the contest’s first goal. Briggs, who led his team in goals scored Saturday with four, faced additional offensive pressure because star attacker Steele Stanwick did not play due to a calf injury. The Blue Devils were not intimidated by Virginia’s quick
Following the Friday release of RGAC scores, fraternities and selective living groups are waiting to find out how they will be affected by their grades. The Residential Group Assessment Committee completed a year-long evaluation of living groups under the current housing model. Soon after releasing numerical scores based on evaluations of each section, RGAC will recommend that certain groups with the lowest scores go before the Approval and Removal Committee, which can reward groups, put them on probation or remove their housing privileges. This procedure, called
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ONTHERECORD
“I work out the sort of bone structure of a story. I think about characters the way a psychologist would.”
—Author Barbara Kingsolver on writing. See Q&A page 3
Blue Devils finish second in ACC Championships, SW 3