HOMECOMING EDITION INSIDE Did you know? The basketball teams begin practice this weekend, and both squads have prized THE CHRONICLE recruits visiting. See Sports p. 27. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 29,1993 DUKE UNIVERSITY DURHAM, NORTH CAROLIN Duke heiress dies, leaving legacy of philanthropy Memorial service being prepared for Doris Duke By RUSS FREYMAN estimated at more than $1 bil­ earlier this month and donated W"- *li£mi m/6Mm^Am '^lk£* Doris Duke, the daughter of lion, will be donated to charity, $105,000 to the Primate Center University founder James said another spokesperson for in 1992. She also recently made Buchanan Duke, died Thursday Lafferty. a$lmillion donation to the Eliza­ morning in her Beverly Hills, Duke had not associated her­ beth Taylor AIDS Foundation. Calif, home. She was 80 years self with the University much in "It is an honor and a pleasure ?!•• I^^^^^B^S^aal old. recent years. She last visited the to work in partnershi p with Miss She died of progressive pul­ University in 1961. Duke in extending her father's monary edema resulting in car­ "For a long time she was not vision into the future in this pro­ diac arrest, said Howard active and apparently not inter­ foundly important work of heal- Maaaaaaaaaaf / Rubenstein, a spokesperson for ested in the University," said ing,"said Keohane aboutthe gift. Bernard Lafferty, a friend and John Burness, senior vice presi­ Duke was always a very pri­ adviser to Duke who was with dent of public affairs. vate person, saidhercousin Mary p IWr a4aaaaaaaaaaaaaPHHt her at her death. "But recently there has been a Semans, a trustee emeritus at A memorial service for Duke decided shift as evidenced by her the University. is being prepared, President very generous donation," he said. "I have a feeling that she ji ev cr K5^_ Nan Keohane said in a state­ Duke made an unsolicited do­ was very far from the Univer­ SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE ment. nation of $2 million to further sity," Semans said. Doris Duke helps lay the foundations of Duke University in 1924. The bulk of Duke's vast estate, AIDS research atthe University See DUKE on page 6 •• Council approves minor curriculum changes By BRAD RUBEN creasing the number of classes coming class, said Richard debated a proposal set forth by The Arts and Sciences Coun­ in majors, were not considered. White, dean of Trinity College. the curriculum review commit­ cil implemented some proposed The most significant change "We can't officially change tee to require students to take changes to the Trinity College passed by the council abolished the curriculum for students courses in all the six areas of curriculum Thursday, but the the "related courses" require­ who are already here, but we knowledge. The curriculum council did not pass the recom­ ment, which mandated that can give them the option to currently allows students to opt mendation to require students students take at least two re­ take advantage ofthe changes," outofone area and take courses to take courses in all six areas lated courses in four ofthe ar­ White said. "[These changes] in only five. of knowledge. eas of knowledge. are viable for the ongoing stu­ William Allard, professor of By not passing the proposal This change takes effect im­ dents as well as incoming mathematics, read a statement to require students to take all mediately and applies to all stu­ from the math department six areas, several other recom­ dents enrolled at the Univer­ The council entered more which questioned the wisdom STAFF PH0T0/THE CHRONICLE mended changes, such as in- sity, as well as next year's in­ controversial ground when it See COUNCIL on page 10 • Richard White East's Final residential plan future may be postponed By ALISON STUEBE meeting. University officials do not Discussions about building debated plan to present an overall resi­ new dorms intensified last aca­ dential vision for building new demic year when the Univer­ By MIKE STEIN dorms at the December Board sity unveiled plans to close The Duke Student Govern­ ofTrustees meeting. North Campus. ment sponsored a town meeting "I would draw a big distinc­ During the summer, the Uni­ last night to discuss the future tion between building the dorm versity began building dorms to of residential planning on cam­ and what happens inside the house 380 students on East pus. dorms," said President Nan Campus. When the dorms are More than 70 students and Keohane. completed, the University will administrators gathered in In October, Keohane ex­ be able to close Hanes Annex Page Auditorium, including pressed support for an all-fresh­ and ease overcrowding. President Nan Keohane, Janet man East Campus, and said The new dorms under con­ Dickerson, vice president for she planned to bring a com­ struction on East will bring the student affairs, Trinity senior pleted residential vision to the campus' capacity to about 1,600 Paul Hudson, president of DSG, board in December. students, just enough to house and Richard White, dean of Keohane has asked Janet an entire freshman class. Trinity College. Dickerson, vice president for The Office of Student Devel­ The primary focus of debate student affairs, to charge a new opment has proposed placing centered around proposals to committee to look at residen­ freshmen on East Campus and turn East Campus into an all- tial life. Dickerson said she will building additional dorms on freshman campus with the pos­ work to get the group organized West Campus, and the execu­ sibility of adding a limited num­ within the next few weeks. tive committee of Duke Student ber of upperclassmen. JASON LAUGHLIN/THE CHRONICLE Keohane must finalize her Government has actively sup­ The discussion included pre­ recommendation to the Board ported this proposal. Happy Halloween of Trustees by Nov. 19, three sentations from DSG and Stu- The Chapel gets into the holiday's spooky spirit. ButagroupofupperclassEast See MEETING on page 20 • weeks before the December See DORMS on page 12 • THE CHRONICLE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29. 1993 World and National Newsfile Exiled Haitian president calls for embargo Assoc ialed Press By DUDLEY ALTHAUS AIDS kills: AIDS has become the The daytime streets of Port-au-Prince been restored to the presidency in return N.Y. Times News Service top killer of American men aged 25 to were quiet Thursday. Many motorists for an amnesty for political murders and 44, as expected, and the fourth-leading PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Ousted kept cars off the road or lined up for hours other crimes committed in the two years killer of women in the same age group, President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, whose to buy gasoline from the few filling sta­ of de-facto military rule. the Centers for Disease Control and chances of returning home quickly are all tions that remained open. Almost all ser­ But the military scuttled the agree­ Prevention said Thursday. but dead, called Thursday for the United vice stations have closed since the U.N. ment several weeks ago, indefinitely de­ Nations to impose a total economic em­ embargo was reimposed last week. laying Aristide's return and sparking a Clinton retreats: Clinton Ad­ bargo on his destitute country. The Haiti electrical utility is cutting pullout of U.S. and U.N. military advisers ministration has backed away from Aristide, Haiti's first elected president, back already spotty service, and the tele­ and human rights monitors. the politically contentious idea of also demanded that the commanders of phone company warns that the phone In response, the U.N. Security Council imposing a limit on annual national the country's 8,000-strong military leave system may soon collapse. reimposed the oil and weapons embargo health care spending, Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna and allow the return of democracy. Under a U.N.-brokered agreement with that is expected to stall the country's Shalala, said. "We request a total and complete block­ the military, .Aristide was to have re­ feeble economy soon. A similar embargo ade, which is necessary, even essential," turned to Haiti Saturday, after more than last summer was credited with producing Diaries Suggest: Three days after Aristide said in an address to the U.N. two years in exile. Aristide was to have the U.N.-brokered accord. Sen. Bob Packwood warned that re­ General Assembly in New York that was leasing his diaries would embarrass televised live in the Haitian capital. "What other senators, the chairman of the is at stake is peace at a national level." Blazing inferno continues to Senate Ethics Committee says the Aristide also called on Prime Minister diaries suggest Packwood may have Robert Malval, the businessman he ap­ been involved in criminal activities. pointed last summer to oversee the trans­ burn in southern California Dean named: Clinton reportedly fer of power from the military, to stay on will nominate Guido Calabresi, dean the job. By ROBERT REINHOLD 330 homes in Laguna Beach was more of Yale Law School for the past eight Malval, who has repeatedly threatened N.Y. Times News Service than 50 percent contained, but the years, for a seat on the 2nd U.S. to quit if Aristide does not return by LOS ANGELES — With a merciful Altadena fire that has scorched more Circuit Court of Appeals. Saturday, said he would stay. slackening of winds and cooler air, fire than 5,000 acres and engulfed 115 homes "Since he made a public call, I cannot crews began to gain some advantage north of Los Angeles remained out of turn my back on him," Malval said. "I Thursday over 17 ruinous wildfires control.