ANNUAL SEND-HOME EDITION INSIDE Journey to the moon This month marks the 30th anniversary ot man's first moon landing. On the verge ot Ihe THE CHRONICLE millennium, whafs the next frontier? SEE p. 10 Duke sets school fund-raising record Donations leapt almost 30 percent in 1998-99, soaring to $330.9 million Propelled by the momentum of The Campaign for Duke and the humming national economy, Duke's fund-raisers surpassed the $300 million mark in 1998- 99 for the first time ever, pulling in a staggering $330.9 million. This Duke record marks a nearly 30 percent increase over the previous record—$254.8 million raised during the 1997-98 fiscal year. "It's so good it's scary," said Robert Shepard, vice pres­ ident for University development. "It's way higher than what we expected. We are obviously wonderfully sur­ prised.... I think at the beginning of the year, we were feeling if we could really approach $300 million, it would continue the upward trajectory, but to hit 330 was above all our expectations." President Nan Keohane said she was veiy pleased with the remarkable performance. "The enthusiasm of donors is really wonderful, and the staff deserves a lot of credit, too," she said. "We hope to keep this momentum for the future, since we have ambitious goals and real needs in several areas." The banner year makes Duke only the third school This year, Harvard's total decreased slightly to ever to break the $300 million barrier and could boost $451 million. Stanford, meanwhile, was $30 million CARRYING THE TORCH the University's fund-raising ranking after a fourth- ahead of last year's pace as of May 31, said Cecilia All the way from Athens, Greece, Special Olympics' torch of place finish in 1997-98. Evangelista, special assistant to Stanford's vice pres­ hope passed through campus this summer. Duke hosted In that year, Harvard University led with an aston­ ident for development. sporting events and the closing ceremonies. See story, p. 12, ishing $462.8 million, while Stanford University was Stanford's fiscal year ends Aug. 31. "Unless the bot­ and photo spread, p. 44. ranked second with $312.6 million—although Stanford tom drops out, which I expect it won't, I expect we'll be officials claim they raised closer to $319.4 million. See DONATIONS on page 38 • Appeals court allows female kicker's suit ruling, the 1998 Trinity graduate can It's remarkable that Duke has even • Heather Sue Mercer claims sue the University for discrimination taken this position." that Duke and ex-football coach under Title IX. Mercer filed her claim against the The July 12 ruling explained that Title University and then-coach Fred Gold­ Fred Goldsmith discriminated IX does not require that single-sex con­ smith in 1997, alleging that her exclu­ tact sports teams allow members of the sion from full participation on the foot­ against her, violating Title IX. opposite sex to try out. But if a school ball team was due to her gender. By JAIME LEVY opens try-outs to both sexes, it must treat Mercer, who played as a high school The Chronicle all players equitably and fairly. All-State place-kicker in New York, The Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Ap­ Mercer's attorney, Burton Craige of kicked the game-winning field goal in peals has reinstated a lawsuit by Raleigh, dubbed the ruling "a very sig­ the April 1995 Blue-White scrimmage : CHRONICLE Heather Sue Mercer, the female foot­ nificant victory'' for his client and for game, vaulting herself into the nation­ HAPPY MEALS, a favorite with college students, ball player who is suing the University Title IX in general. al sports media spotlight. should soon be available on campus. Toy included and its former football coach for dis­ "This court, the next below the After the game, Goldsmith an­ crimination under Title IX. Supreme Court, says you can't do nounced to her and the media that she The three-judge panel, which unan­ that.... Once you've invited her to par­ had made the team; he later retracted imously remanded the case back to ticipate on the team, you can't treat the statement. McDonald's to District Court for trial, concluded that, her as a second-class citizen," Craige According to Mercer's claim, Gold- contrary to the lower court's November said. "It's a very important principle. See MERCER on page 38 • bring Big Macs INSIDE THIS YEAR'S SEND-HOME EDITION: to Bryan Center SPORTSWRAP By KATHERINE STROUP The Chronicle Hang on to your happy meals, folks. Champions' It's been a bumpy ride, but the Univer­ Di-vision sity and McDonald's have finally signed a deal that will bring the gold­ •One-on-One en arches to the Gothic Wonderland. with Coach G Although McDonald's representa­ •Three Captains •The Future of tives say there is still some paperwork Regroup Fraternities to process and architectural plans to finalize, they have made a commit­ •Inside the New •Charleston in ment to opening a restaurant in the Wilson Center Charge Bryan Center by fall. "It's a done deal," said John Grubb, McDonald's manager of expansion to colleges. -• FALL HOUSING GUIDE > DUKE: FROM A TO Z- For the next five years, the Bryan See MCDONALD'S on page 36 » THE CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY, JULY 21,1999 A Duke summer: campus news since late April The following staff reports summarize everyone's language in his Texas twang, union—composed of guards—and the The Chronicle's top news stories during and understood all of us very well." AFL-CIO, which contains non-guards. the first half of the summer. For more in­ The officers, part of the Durham formation, please see The Chronicle On­ Arts committee chooses Raleigh: Police Officers' Association, appealed line at http:I lwww.chronicle.duke.edu. Dashing the hopes of many Durham the decision to the full national board. leaders, the steering committee for the The University continues to oppose col­ Medical research halted: Citing proposed $100 million North Carolina lective bargaining for officers. irregularities in Duke's procedures for Performing Arts Institute decided to preventing harm to research subjects, locate the facility at a site near the North Officials address workplace culture: a federal agency shut down most Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh. The University's senior officers released human research at the Medical Center Many Durham officials lobbied ag­ a statement May 14 on workplace cul­ for four days in May. gressively for a site next to the Durham ture. The memorandum, based on the The Office for Protection from Bulls Athletic Park, but committee report of a task force led by Vice Research Risks hammered Duke for members cited the paucity of other President for Human Resources Clint poor record-keeping, a weak system downtown Durham attractions and the Davidson, details the University's expec­ for monitoring ongoing projects and Raleigh site's ability to accommodate tations for its employees and vice versa. inadequate measures to protect future expansion as primary reasons The document also outlined the research subjects. for their decision. University's core principles for The OPRR imposed the ban, the first The steering committee has made employer-employee relations: team­ ofits kind given to a major research uni­ its selection, but the site is not final work, learning, trustworthiness, versity, after having given Duke several until Gov. Jim Hunt and the General respect and diversity. warnings since a December site visit. SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE Assembly agree to transfer ownership To help follow these principles, Within four days of the shut-down, CHARLES PUTMAN'S sudden death in the week of the state-owned land. administrators have created several Duke officials established a corrective before graduation shocked the Duke community. new initiatives that establish training action plan, creating training programs Engineering dean named: Kristina programs for lower-level employees. for staff and a second institutional re­ ment to the University and his deep Johnson, an optics and signal processing view board to handle the flow of re­ dedication to students. expert from the University of Colorado, Public policy director named: quests for the use of human subjects. Putman, who served as the Universi­ was named dean of the School of After a two-year search, Bruce OPRR approved the new plan and lifted ty's liaison to Research Triangle Park, Engineering. Johnson will focus her Jentleson, a foreign policy expert from the moratorium; now Duke is required was also a radiologist who made regular efforts on garnering more research the University of California at Davis, to submit regular reports on its rounds in the Medical Center even grants and adding faculty to the school. was named director of the Sanford progress toward compliance. while serving as an administrator. The She replaces Ear] Dowell, who served in Institute of Public Policy, pending Duke community packed the Chapel the position for the last 16 years. approval by the Appointment, Senior administrator dies: Dr. May 13 for an emotional funeral. Promotion and Tenure Committee, the Charles Putman, senior vice president "Charles Putman was an exceptional Police union rejected: The region­ provost and the dean of the faculty of for research administration and policy, member of this community, deeply car­ al office of the National Labor arts and sciences. If approved, he will died suddenly May 10 after a heart ing both about Duke and about every­ Relations Board rejected Duke take office in January 2000. attack. He was 57. one in it," said President Nan Keohane.