Nice beard! Steve Martin stars with an all-star cast in 'Grand Canyon,' which explores life's highs THE CHRONICLE and lows. For a review, see R&R. THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1992 DUKE UNIVERSITY DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA CIRCULATION: 15,000 VOL. 87, NO. 77 'Vision for Duke' program reinstated for fall By JOSEPH HALL for student affairs. Dickerson said ties to the controversial new Di­ ure of communication between The Vision for Duke program, she thought the program was im­ versity Awareness Program. different departments in the Uni­ which was placed on temporary portant for helping to facilitate "There have been some misun­ versity. hold in December, has been rein­ relations between members of a derstandings. Duke's Vision has Both programs use small group stated for next year's freshmen diverse student body. "We want no connection with the informa­ discussions to promote awareness orientation. to continue discussions about tion being gathered [about the of different cultures. The discus­ The Vision for Duke program, what it means to have a largely Diversity Awareness Program]," sions are similar in content but formerly known as Duke's Vision, heterogenous community at said Roy Weintraub, professor of different in format. The Diversity is a series of discussions and lec­ Duke," Dickerson said. economics. Weintraub is also Awareness Program would be an tures that all incoming freshmen The Vision for Duke program chairman ofthe Academic Coun­ ongoing attempt by the adminis­ attend during orientation week. was put on hold by President cil, which is investigating the tration to provide all University "The Duke Vision can continue professors, employees and stu­ Keith Brodie apparently as a mis­ programs. SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE uninterrupted from now on," said understanding about the nature Dickerson said the misunder­ dents with a forum to voice opin- Janet Dickerson, vice presidenpresidentt of the program and its similarisimilari-­ standing only illustrates the failfail-­ See VISION on page 7 • • Janet Dickerson New plan to give undergraduates 10 years to pay tuition BD.y. JOHlAUMN UtDUnHARMOMN tor. s are reviewing proposalisn from qualif*./.y fo/. r ofinancial. 1 aid. i , bu1 t still program i..'.•s targete• d for. r r.familie .1. s consists ofr. paying al,1l four. r years The University is preparing a financial institutions that would need help paying tuition. who need assistance but do not at the start of freshman year. The plan that allows payment of a raise the money necessary for "We've got to find a way to offer qualify for financial aid, financial University loans the money andis four-year education over 10 years. loans, as well as administering another option to parents," Belvin aid recipients will also be able to paid back installments over 44 The plan is designed to decrease the program, said Melissa Mills, said. use the plan. months. Prepaid tuition is paying the burden on middle class fami­ assistant provost. "Need-basedloanshelpmanystu- for all four years at the start of lies who do not qualify for finan­ An outside financial institution dents, but we need to add to our The University currently has freshman year at the current tuition cial aid but are feeling the pinch will most likely handle these as­ array of options for others who have several alternative payment plans rate. The multiple payment plan ofthe recent tuition hike. pects of the program, Mills said, difficulty paying for college." to decrease the financial burden allows the tuition to be paid in any "so the University won't have to The University hopes to have of tuition: the guaranteed pay­ portion in nine installments per The 10-year plan would be a open a separate finance office." the 10-year payment plan avail­ ment plan, the prepaid tuition year. loan for the sum of four years' James Belvin, director of finan­ able next fall to students cur­ plan and the multiple payment The 10-year plan would be simi­ tuition, room and board to be paid cial aid, said the program fills the rently at the University and en­ plan. lar to the guaranteed payment back over 10 years. Administra­ gap between people who do not tering students. Although the The guaranteed payment plan See TUITION on page 6 • ASDU, Public Safety 300 celebrate 'Roe,' await its fall By PEGGY KRENDL Brecke Kelley, about the program sent, married women to consult deny fault for chaos More than 300 pro-choice ad­ held at Palace International. their husbands and physicians to By JULIE HARKNESS vocates gathered Wednesday Trinity senior Evelyn Black, co- explain fetal development to a Elizabeth Gibson, ASDU vice night to celebrate what most of president of Students for Choice, woman before performing abor­ president for facilities. "ASDU Pandemonium broke out in them believe to be the last anni­ agreed. "It's a significant night, tions. Doctors would also be re­ the line for the men's basket­ wasn't supposed to be there. versary of the 1973 Supreme especially with the court's deci­ quired to keep detailed records of ball game against North Caro­ People were still coming back, Court decision, Roe v. Wade, sion to review the Pennsylvania all abortions performed. These lina State Jan. 15 because of and I couldn't get my moni­ which legalized abortion. case," she said, referring to records would be available for lack of communication be­ tors," Gibson said. tween ASDU and Duke Public "It is a sad night," said Janet Monday's decision by the Supreme public examination. Gibson said that before she Hurley, the state-wide organizing Court to review a Pennsylvania The speakers addressed the Safety. left for vacation she notified directorforNationalAbortionRights law that restricts women's access Supreme Court's decision to rule on Neither felt responsible for the Safety Office, the division Action League. "It is the last anni­ to abortions. the Pennsylvania law, the need to monitoring the line in front of of Public Safety responsible for versary Roe v. Wade has." If upheld, the law would man­ encourage minorities to join the pro- Cameron Indoor Stadium that the occupancy load of the fa­ date a 24-hour waiting period choice movement and the dangers of night. cilities, that ASDU monitors "It's sort of a celebration for our last year," said NARAL vol­ prior to an abortion, would re­ abortions performed illegally. "It could've gotten out of would not be present for the unteer and Raleigh resident quire minors to have parental con­ See CHOICE on page 6 • hand," said A.B. N.C. State game. Washington, Public Boten said he Safety chief of po­ first found out lice. "That night there would be no was the worst I've monitors the seen it in a long, morning of the long time. The game, when crowd was not ex­ Gibson called actly unruly, but we again. "We were could've very easily absolutely pan­ lost control of the icked" when the situation." Elizabeth Gibson Safety Office Students surged couldn't get re­ forward once the stadium doors placements on such short no­ opened. There were reports of tice, Boten said. pushing and shoving and two Gibson later told Boten that students nearly fainted, said some ASDU monitors would Bill Boten, University safety be present, but she couldn't manager. Many ofthe students guarantee a specific number. had been drinking while they Safety officers are stationed waited, which probably exac­ inside Cameron, and although erbated the situation, Wash­ the force has input in line- ington said. monitoring decisions, "ASDU ASDU's line monitors were is responsible for line monitor­ not called in for duty because ing," Boten said. His staff didn't school had not officially notice unusual rowdiness in­ opened. side Cameron, he said. "Ap­ PAUL ORSULAK/THE CHRONICLE "I do not think it is fair to parently it was kind of in chaos ask students to come back from the first barricade back," Crunch! early," said Trinity senior See LINES on page $• At least those American cars can withstand a crash. Maybe Detroit can gain sales based on durability... PAGE 2 THE CHRONICLE THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1992 World and National Newsfile Bush expected to reduce missile supplies Associated Press By ERIC SCHMITT be safe from attack. Dems jump the gun: Senate N.Y. Times News Service Among the proposals now under consid­ Democrats pushed a universal health WASHINGTON — In preparation for eration are removing some or all long- care bill that requires employers to President Bush's State of the Union ad­ range ground-based missiles with mul­ contribute to their workers' cover­ dress next week, the White House and the tiple warheads, either eliminating them or age, getting the jump on President Pentagon are considering plans to sharply replacing them with single-warhead mis­ Bush's medical insurance proposals. reduce or eliminate long-range nuclear siles. This would include the Minuteman 3 missiles with more than one warhead, and MX missiles. In addition, the adminis­ BugS blast Off: Discovery blasted administration officials said Wednesday. tration for the first time is considering cuts off Wednesday from Cape Canaveral in the number of warheads on submarine- on the year's first space shuttle mission, Some of the cuts, most likely in Ameri­ based missiles, which have been consid­ carrying seven astronauts and a slimy can land-based multiple-warhead missiles, ered untouchable, and constraints on D-5 bunch of bugs, eggs and mold into orbit. would be made without conditions, while missiles, the Navy's most advanced. others would hinge on the response ofthe The plans go beyond earlier proposals by State separates church: The four former Soviet republics with long- President Bush, who said in September government arrested the leader of range nuclear weapons.