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to
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teams
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with
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against Georgia Tech. See
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‘great-souled’ leader
mourns
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traditions,
its
especially
Methodist roots. Former Provost Thomas viser
the
to
last
three
moral compass for
home
Sunday. He the
Over
Langford
emerged
most trusted
“In the
a
er,
of as
his
Durham
him, the
the
last
half century,
of the
one
as
a
of Duke
at the
University Trustee who
ford’s students in the
University’s
in
provosts
the
19905. “He
heart and soul of Duke
served
the vital
as
a
Lang-
ity
at
to
transitional
the
“He
was
a
God-send to
seek
between
me...,” said Brodie,
ethical dimensions. “You’d go in and you’d the
out
problem....
brow, put
his
He
head in his
and he would always son....
I
It
soned,
was
convince
well
so
me,
Trustees.”
he
with
knew
convince
could
out,
thought I
if
his
Brodie recalled Langford’s
human and
with
being
never-failing
administrator
long-time
and
and public policy Joel Fleish-
another
in
could
always
find
common
Tommy Langford.”
a
before
home in Charlotte and
poor
Carolina.
He
attended Davidson
to
coming
in
graduating
school
divinity 1954, he
came
scholar
one
structors,
rea-
recalled
of
of
of the said
ethics
and
University’s
at
left.
never
Once he joined the faculty, Langford, known
could
the Board
said
Duke. After
sug-
so
he
remembered Lang-
compassion
of law
one
College
minute,
a
was
deeper
was
his remarkable abil-
great-souled
a
then South
or
history les-
a
con-
that there
Born Feb. 22, 1929 in Winston-Salem, Lang-
lay
up
didn’t take his
ever
convincing.
so
hands for
begin
don’t think I
gestion.
would wrinkle
colleagues
ford grew up in
on
pressing issues, especially those with moral
always
was
a sense
issues
Gregory
“People who had difficulty getting along
man.
with
ground
thoughts
you had
deeper Dean
people together.
was
professor
to both.
Langford’s
out
the
School
authority and
wonderful
Langford
link
dispensing valued, trusted advice
to draw “He
humor...,”
1994,
that he listened both to
Divinity
and
Friends
of his vice
really
sense
richness to the conversation that
of
was
to
aspect
than the words.”
Presidents Dr. Keith Brodie and Nan Keohane,
who would
said
ford’s moral
one
a
templative, and
University.”
1991
from
provost
had
you
Burg-
one
spiritual
a
Jones. “Conversation with Tom
professor, de-
was
brought
words you spoke and to
said Paula
1960s and
ordained Methodist minister,
often
well,”
as
greats, Tom Lang-
top,”
soft-spoken
these conversations. “When you would talk to
Divinity School dean before
pantheon
really ranked
As
A
Langford
to the central administration in 1984.
moving
ford
failure at
leaders, serving
chair and
partment
adand
70.
was
course
sage
presidents
of administrators and
scores
died of heart
students,
Langford,
Duke
well-
a
be-
Methodism, most
beloved in-
several former students. Jones
long, thoughtful
SPECIAL TO
lec-
extemporaneous
tures from the “master teacher.”
devotion
See
THOMAS LANGFORD
LANGFORD
on
11
page
munity
for
nearly
half
a
was
beloved and
a
force of the Duke
com-
century.
Phi Psi By
inspired guiding
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suspended
for alcohol abuse
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comes
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love.
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marriage. the
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MAR-
last
RIAGE? Yup. senior
Trinity O’Meara,
any
John
Trinity
’99,
four months
June—just
Fred
and
getting
are
from
Marie
in
a
“I
season
joined the band
was
such
was
her friend for
a
a
to know each other until
get
group
required
dork,”
while,
Fred said. “I
so
I
was
her friend when the
press
trying
to
impress
When the two summer
taken
was
were
one
they agreed
to
see
the
at
same
gether
to make the
During together an
party just out.
before
They had
were
going
“We
to have to
stay
scraped
Sept.
19.1 cooked her
got
down
on
one
around him: “Of
course
set for June
17,
knee and
I’ll marry you!”
They ordered their wedding invitations just
drinking. As
cannot
consider
‘God
and
they
no
gets played
down,
Fred said. “And
pressure —only
once
but when it’s you
suspension
students
there,
joy.”
say
they don’t expect
Not
in
I
guess
group of
I’ve
girls that
ture spouse you here! Let’s
shall
is
thought
to
find their
say,
on
be,
if
you
were
trying
an
the investigation
under scrutiny for created
so
many
girls
people who
are,
the prowl.” but
many
Following charges that
on
participated
mixer with
2000,’
really think there
Duke’s campus.
involved
atmospheres
women
snow
were
4
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en-
forced to drink
from Pi Phi’s bid
Phi Psi
in
a
Feb. 4
the
night,
“Catholic Schoolgirls”
that allegedly
involved
some
on
that particular
of the
were
night,” said Assistant
President for Student Affairs Sue Wasiolek. “It
that
party which led...
Trinity chetti said the
was
Vice
the
was
to
comment an
We’re
quickly
President Kevin
on
the
tennis
internal
out
but of
investigation
to
figure
out
exactly
working with the University and
thoroughly
said. “This is not an ordinary;
ekes
Mar-
allegations,
mixer.
investigating, trying
on.
suspensions.”
Phi Psi
conducting
questioned
as
to these
senior and
declined
he
went
this
See MARRIAGE on 5 page
page
of
allega-
risky behavior.
“I’m
students
it
status.
alcohol abuse.
and walk home in the
eclectic
to find your fu-
certainly could. There’s
lack of dating
is linked to group
judicial
correlation of that evidence between medical needs and
about it,” said Trinity
say that I know lots of
This may a
we
just
about its
Al-
Sunday,
“I do know that EMS and serious medical issues
exactly.
future spouses during their time at Duke.
“Well,
begin early this week.
that it has repeatedly
couraging
know, after that
typical Duke experience?
a
pledges
sorority—a
sorority
last
at
of
otherwise.
as
win,
to
what
resolve
possible,” Marchetti
everyday
event for us.”
Sec PHI
Scholars
participate
in the Caribbean.
freshman Zach Hunt. “Here you meet such
asked her to marry me,” he said. O’Meara threw her arms
there’s
to-
bought O’Meara
and afterward I
is
to tell
Phi Psi’s
same
Most
every penny he had and was
know,”
But is this
out
figured
wedding
honeymoon
to
so
relationship work.”
ring. “It
you
people until school began.
the 1998 football season, Fred
engagement
dinner,
we
plan
‘True love
in different parts of the country, other
The
Saturday.
Anne Marie.”
“That didn’t work,” Fred said.
pretty fast that
to im-
I should have been
began, O’Meara asked him
internships
actually liked
always trying
or
Dean of Ju-
greek organiza-
allowed to issue bids
was
Pi Beta Phi tions
RECENTLY ENGAGED Kim Martin models her impressive rock
began.
a
of excessive
Kappa Psi
release—will
press
LIZ PRADA/THE
day but didn’t really
Phi
fraternity activity, social
though the
ar-
saxophonist. O’Meara, a sophomore at played the flute. The two met on the first
basketball
investigations
Friday morning,
today
alto
an
the time,
suspended
The official investigation of Phi Psi—to be announced
this
When Fred
now.
rived at Duke his freshman year, he as
Anne
married
pending
week, Associate
a
dicial Affairs Kacie Wallace
sportswrap
PSI
on
page
patio
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