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1 he Lnromcie n 100th Anniversary
THE INDEPENDENT DAILY AT DUKE UNIVERSITY
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2005
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ONE HUNDREDTH YEAR, ISSUE 98
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The Academic Council elected Paul Haagen, a professor in the School of Law, as its next chair Thursday afternoon. Haagen defeated Roger Barr, a professor of biomedical engineering and associate professor of pediatrics. The tenure of the chair lasts two years and oversees all aspects of the Academic Council and its executive committee, which approves most University initiatives. “What any body like the Academic Council needs to do is make sure that’s being handled properly —a stewardship of the resources so that we are not going beyond our ability to handle the growth,” Haagen said. Haagen foresees that his term will focus on Central Campus planning and development, strengthening faculty governance and continuing faculty diversity initiatives. “At the moment, Duke University is living a kind of charmed life. In virtually every respect, it’s a stronger institute SEE HAAGEN ON PAGE 8
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Virginia Tech collapsed on Shelden Williams whenever he caught the ball Thursday night, limiting him to 6-for-l3 shooting.
Va.Tech upsets No. 7 Duke by
Jordan Koss
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BLACKSBURG, Va. Virginia Tech was up by two points with 4.9 seconds to go, and with Duke’s Daniel Ewing set to inbound DUKE 65 the ball, 67 t h e VA.TECH H o ki e fans were all leaning up against the railing. Ewing found a smothered JJ. Redick, who kicked it back to Ewing for a wide open -
look to win the game. Ewing’s attempt glanced of the left side of the rim, and the fans rushed the court to celebrate a 67-65 upset victory. “The basketball gods were smiling on us a little bit tonight,” Virginia Tech head coach Seth Greenberg said. “Duke is Duke. They’ve been to 10 final fours, and everything that is great about college basketball Duke epitomizes. To have a chance to win against Duke, and win is
something I’m proud of.” The clutch shot of the game belonged to Zabian Dowdell, who hit a three-pointer with 14 seconds remaining to give Virginia Tech (13-10, C 6 in the ACC) the two-point cushion that Duke (184, 8-4) could not overcome. Dowdell’s shot came in response to a Redick three that put Duke up one with 23 seconds to go. “Zabian is not afraid to take a SEE UPSET ON PAGE 11
City refuses to reinstate bonfire permit by
Matt Sullivan
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Duke got burned Thursday,
seemingly before the smoke even
Students celebrating the basketball team's Feb. 9 victory over UNC stacked too many benches on the bonfire, city officials said, which led to the revocation of future permits.
cleared, as Durham City Fire Marshal Ken Crews extinguished any hopes of official post-game bonfires for the remainder of Duke’s basketball season. Fire marshals refused to reinstate the bonfire permits they revoked after students stacked too many West Campus benches during the blaze after the men’s basketball team’s victory over the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Feb. 9. After officials from Duke University Police Department and the Division of Student Affairs failed to win Crews over at a meeting Thursday afternoon, student leaders rushed to organize an alternative way for
students to celebrate if the Blue Devils beat Wake Forest University in Cameron Indoor Stadium Sunday. DUPD Chief Clarence Birkhead said he hopes to regain the permits first revoked after the UNC game with a better bonfire strategy —possibly in time for the NCAA Tournament in March. “We had to apply for the permit, and an agreement [with fire officials] may be a bit of a stretch, but we certainly have to support the decision that the fire marshal made,” Birkhead said. “We talked about it, we looked at alternatives and we asked for the opportunity to enhance our plan. We did not do a good enough SEE BONFIRES ON PAGE 6
Duke plans to raise the minimum wage it pays regular employees to $lO an hour. Details of the raise are not yet final, but administrators expect to announce their plans within the next two weeks. The University would not officially release its new base pay rate, but several administrators confirmed that Duke will pay employees at least $lO an hour—about 10 percent above the federal poverty level for a family offour. Executive Vice President Tallman Trask said the new wage level would apply to fulltime and part-time employees hired by Duke University Health System, Duke University Medical Center or the University directly. It will not apply to students, temporary workers or contract employees, who are hired by outside organizations but work on campus. When the University completes its analysis about the number of employees the increase will affect, Trask said more information will be available. Administrators said they are still examining multiple issues about the wage increase and its implementation, including how to extend it to unionized employees. Preliminary analyses estimated the cost of implementing the wage hike to be as much as $500,000 per year. Because exact details of the increase are not final, a firm estimate is not available. Any increase in wages would likely take effect in July 2004 when employee raises annually take effect, said John Burness, senior vice president for public affairs and government relations. Officials would not release the number of employees who currendy earn less than $lO an hour, but Paul Grantham, communications director for the Office of Human Resources, SEE WAGE ON PAGE
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