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David Graham THE CHRONICLE
The end of the school year did not signal the end of a troubled room assignment process on West Campus. Residence Life and Housing Services discovered in mid-July that three rooms in Crowell Quadrangle had been doublebooked, forcing two pairs of students to relocate elsewhere on West. “I remember it very clearly, because I was quite upset,” said sophomore Christine Contreras, one of the students who was asked to move. “It was around the end of July that I received a message on my answering machine saying that housing had made a terrible mistake and they hadn’t realized until just now and I needed to call immediately.” She was told that in a review of housing assignments, RLHS had discovered that three rooms had been assigned both to members of the Wellness Living Learning Community and several unaffiliated
sophomores. Only two pairs of roommates were SEE HOUSING ON PAGE
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This Saturday, administrators hope students will congregate on Main West Quadrangle for the football team’s march to Wallace Wade Stadium—but they know they’ll probably do so in Spice Girls garb and gorilla suits. The Department of Athletics and University administrators are kicking off the first football game of the season with a host ofalternatives to the student-led revelry that has traditionally taken place in the Blue Zone. Although parking lot festivities will not be prohibited, free food, “inflatable games,” and a disc jockey will be provided to foster a celebration that is more supportive of the football program, Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta said. But some students doubt their beloved pre-kickoff bacchanalia could be replicated in plain view of the Duke Chapel. “God watching me shotgun beers might be a small deterrent,” senior Jackie Dickey said. “I’m going to be in the Blue Zone drinking.” Students and administrators have long disagreed over the appropriate prelude to a game in Wallace Wade. The University divorced itself from Tailgate in 2006, and Moneta spoke out against the de facto student tradition in a guest column in The Chronicle last September, citing concerns about
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No changes to Tailgate will occur this year,officials said.But theAthletics Department and otheradmins—including headfootball coach David Cutcliffe—have pushed for alternatives to Tailgate across campus.
safety and cleanup. Last year, administrators agreed to provide security and portable toilets for the celebration on the condition that students behave re-
sponsibly. Administrators will offer the same support for Tailgate this year, but they “fantasize” about a game-day scenario in which new offerings on Main West lure students from the parking lot, Moneta said.
Head football coach David Cutcliffe had a hand in planning the festivities on Main West, Moneta noted. The coach does not want students to abandon the Blue Zone Tailgate but hopes they will make their way to Wallace Wade a half hour prior to the game, said Gerald Harrison, assistant director of athletics for football development. SEE TAILGATE ON PAGE 6
After Ist year, DukeEngage looks to expand by
Ally Helmers THE CHRONICLE
More than 5 percent of Duke undergraduate students spent their summers traveling across the nation and the world on the University’s tab. But DukeEngage —a civic engagement program for undergraduates —officially launched this past summer with a broader vision than just a cheaper study abroad. With 365 students participating in Duke Engage this past summer and the program’s potential growing with each year, the community service venture is becoming a more prominent part of the Duke experience. “We’re going to increase our capacity about 10 percent this year to go up to 400 students,” said Eric Mlyn, director of DukeEngage and director of the
A look at.. DukeEngage
Students with Duke Engage in SouthAfrica conductinterviews for a socialagency. This summer, Duke Engage sent 365 students around the globe to volunteer.
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Duke Center for Civic Engagement. “[But] our first priority is to build quality programs. There’s no shortage of Duke students who want to do DukeEngage.” Although the programs located internationally were the most popular this summer, 90 students completed individual projects and one-quarter of all participants chose to stay domestic. “People get one chance to do DukeEngage and it’s not always easy to convince students to stay in the United States,” Mlyn said. “We had about 30 [students] in the Durham program, as well as close to 40 students who completed individual projects in Durham.” Participants are chosen through a selective application process. DukeEngage staff rejected individual applicants who they felt were unprepared or who were unclear in their proposals, Mlyn said, and there SEE DUKEENGAGE ON PAGE 7
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