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Friday January 10, 1986 Vol. SI. No. 73, 24 pages Duke University Durham, North Carolina Free Circulation: 15.000 THE CHRONICLE Here or to go? Committee fails to reach consensus on food franchise By SHANNON MULLEN A committee that considered leasing the Boyd-Pishko Cafe to a fast food chain was crippled by dissension, absenteeism and uncertainty about its charge, according ^ to members. The final report creates more uncertainty about the future of fast food in the Bryan Center than existed before. "It became clear very early that there wasn't going to be a consensus," said Ed Anapol, chairman of the com­ mittee and director of planning for business auxiliaries. In the end, the committee simply reported the pros and cons of franchising the Boyd-Pishko instead of recom­ mending or rejecting the fast food option. The pros include better food, efficiency and competition for on-campus food service. Cons include concerns about DUFS employees losing their jobs and questions about whether fast food fits into the intended atmosphere for the Bryan Center. Other snags include cramming a commercial restaurant into the BETH BRANCH/THE CHKONICLL B.P space and preventing lines from bottling up Bryan Chicken McNuggets may someday replace those Center traffic. "chic" filets at the Boyd-Pishko cafe. Although Joseph Pietrantoni, assistant business man­ ager, charged the committee to study replacing a DUFS come up with in a week or so," he said. He said preconceived operation with a franchise, he thought the committee notions split the committee on whether to allow fast food, 1 would discuss the idea in more detail. making consensus impossible. BETH BRANCH/THE CHRONICLE "Several of their points I would have put down anyway Another problem, Schneiderman said, was that Pietran- but I wanted to poll several different people," he said. They toni's charge was vague and some members used the It's in here somewhere reported the advantages and disadvantages quite well." vagueness "to successfully sidetrack the committee from The coursebook became a nightmare for some, Brian Schneiderman, one of five students on the com­ its purpose for several months." a valuable tool for others on the first day of the mittee, expected the group to decide whether franchising "That's their right," he said. "They were opposed to perennial drop/add jam. or DUFS could best improve the B.P. "What the final report said probably could have been See FAST FOOD on page 8 Alleged favoritism Student's belongings thrown away concerns students By ROCKY ROSEN By ROBERTSON BARRETT When public safety officers answered an East Campus burglary call Tuesday night, they found a room cleared Copies of study aids circulated among students in a of everything except abed, desk and dresser. After brief political science course last semester, leading several to investigation, they found the culprits; the department believe athletes in the class were being favored. But of housing management. instructors deny that the handouts were intended express­ Chris Caldwell returned to his Wilson House single ly for athletes or to replace classwork. after break to find nothing in his room except Univer­ According to some students in Political Science 91D, "The sity-owned furniture. Caldwell suspected the fraternity American Political System," at least one teaching assistant he lives with was playing a practical joke. But because or tutor compiled summaries of required reading for of a computer error, housing management had instruct­ athletes in the class last fall and distributed them pri­ ed housekeepers to clear the room for a new student. vately. Discontented students claim athletes were receiv­ They threw ounnost of Caldwell's belongings. ing privileges unavailable to other students. "It took a couple seconds to figure out what was going "I am aware of this rumor going around and have been on, then I was stunned, then I was pissed off," Caldwell previously aware of it, but it isn't true," said Ken Boersma, said. "They showed no concern for my privacy." a teaching assistant for the course. Boersma said he dis­ Caldwell met with Michael Scott, East Campus hous­ tributed a summary of PS 91D readings to students he was ing service manager, to get an explanation of what had tutoring privately, some of whom were varsity athletes but happened. "He said, T can offer you no explanation ex­ were not in his TA group. cept to say that there was a computer error saying we Several summaries of required reading articles were should clean out your room, so we did,"' Caldwell said. copied from at least one athlete and circulated among class The occupancy and vacancy dates of all rooms are ' ROSEN/THE CHRONICLE members, according to one student who asked not to be listed on housing's master roster, stored on computer. Chris CaldvwjH, an Engineering sophomore, was identified. "Only the athletes in the class got summaries Although Caldwell's room showed the correct occupancy more than a, bit surprised to find his ^room of the outside reading," said another, also declining to be date (Aug. 19) last semester, the printout showed a new completely cleaned out over break. ;j named. "Basically, [if you had this material} you didn't have occupancy date (Jan. 2) for this semester. to do the reading" The date indicated a new arrival was due, so the room the expected new occupant. "In a fraternity section, it Boersma said that while he routinely drafts such sum­ was cleared, Scott explained. He has not learned how is not unusual to find a room that is supposed to be% maries for students he tutors, they are meant to be used the mistake occurred but hopes to do so within a week. empty not empty," Scott said. See TUTORING on page 5 The office does not double check the list manually be­ Scott said housekeepers assumed other items, whicri cause of the large number of room changes, he said. Caldwell said included two suits and other clothes, Scott said Caldwell will be repaid two weeks after he shoes, lamps, pictures and letters, an alarm clock and presents an itemized list of missing valuables. Although a neon beer sign, had all been left behind as unwanted. Weather he has yet to finish the list, Caldwell has totaled $2,300 "There was not an inordinate amount of personal ef­ in losses. "I'm not going to bill them for pictures, letters fects in terms of what's left at move-out. I guess my ' Send food: Wasn't three weeks of home cooking and other personal effects," he said. employees are a little numb to that," Scott said. getting a little tedious? What is this, steak again, Mom? Caldwell's stereo, air conditioner and some books were Caldwell said it is hard to imagine this happening. Don't tell me there's ANOTHER pie in the oven. But returned to him. Housekeepers placed the stereo and He said one of the suits had never been worn, some of don't cool breezes from the southwest do something books in storage. The air conditioner was later found the shoes were new and several lamps were still in their. unusual to your stomach after you've pounded a starchy, in a housekeeping office, Caldwell said. unopened boxes. "If I had been given the choice of throw­ three course meal in 20 minutes? No? Then enjoy bean Scott was notified while the room was being cleaned ing out a brand new suit or keeping it, I'd keep it." burritos under sunny skies tomorrow with highs in the out that a stereo and some books had been found, but Scott said the housekeepers had not seen suits among 40s. More of the same Sunday. thought they were probably placed there in advance by Caldwell's clothes. U.S. won't press allies on Libya World & By BERNARD GWERTZMAN has sold Libya billions of dollars worth of arms over the NY. Times News Service last decade, according to the State Department. WASHINGTON - Faced with a virtually universal re­ Shultz, referring to the administration's sanctions, said, fusal by other countries to join in sanctions against Libya, "We haven't put them forward in a manner in which we National the administration backed away on Thursday from press­ try to force on others our view." But he said he hoped that, January 10, 1986 ing the allies to take immediate steps against the Tripoli over time, the allies would "gradually come around to our Page 2 government for its purported support of terrorism. viewpoint" when they take "a good, hard look at the be­ Secretary of State George Shultz acknowledged at a news havior" of Libya. conference that the administration "hadn't had a lot of Italy announced, meanwhile, that it had decided to ban success" with the allies on sanctions. weapons sales to the Khadafy government. Italian leaders Newsfile He said the United States had severed economic ties with also expressed worry that Reagan's policies on Libya might Libya because it was "the right thing" to do to demonstrate harm the chancesof a negotiated peace settlement in the American opposition to the policies of Col. Moammar Middle East. Italy bans arms Sales: Italy is banning arms Khadafy, the Libyan leader. An administration official said that Italy, which is Libya's sales to Libya, Rome announced. It also said it would In Tripoli, Khadafy warned on Thursday that continued largest Western trading partner, was unlikely to take any bar Italian companies from taking over businesses from American hostility toward his country would lead to "more substantial economic measures against Tripoli but that Americans who leave Libya.

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