ACES Draws Mixed Grades from Students, Faculty ASDU Condemns

Classic The Duke Children's Classic next month will honor chairman Perry Como, who is turning THE CHRONICLE 80. See page 3. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1992 © DUKE UNIVERSITY DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA CIRCULATION: 15.000 VOL. 87, NO. 136 ACES draws mixed grades from students, faculty By JOSEPH HALL The system was busy at the be had no effect on the registration," complaints about the system, cit After a semester of use, the ginning of registration periods at said Robert Brandon, chair ofthe ing constant busy signals and University's new computer en 7 a.m., but the rush usually ended philosophy department. "I have a trouble getting through to ACES. rollment system, ACES, has re around 8:30 a.m. as expected, seminar with limited enrollment Also receiving criticism was the ceived mixed reactions from stu Demik said. for which a permission number "window" system, which priori dents, faculty and employees. The faculty opinion ofthe sys was required. It worked out bet tizes registration by the number ACES allows students to ar tem ranges from glowing to re ter, but generally, I have no opin of credits a student has earned. range their course schedules, served. ions or problems." Students who are studying check grades and obtain other "It's wonderful. We can watch Since the philosophy depart abroad found themselves in a information from the registrar's the numbers as registration goes ment has smaller discussion-type particular bind. Since credit for files by using a touch-tone phone. along and start working on the classes, the waiting lists were overseas studies cannot be The registrar's staff is pleased problems of over-registration," used more frequently. Demik said awarded until the information with the system's performance to said Lewis Blake, professor of departments have adapted to the arrives at Duke, many students mathematics. new procedure for waiting lists, who have been abroad find them date. CLIFF BURNS/THE CHRONICLE "It worked really well," said Other faculty reaction has not as well as other changes. selves registering after class- Harry Demik, associate registrar. been as enthusiastic. "It really Some students, however, voiced See ACES on page 7 • Harry Demik ASDU condemns plan to close East post office By DAN BRADY Campus would never be equal ASDU's legislature condemned with West." the University's proposal to move IN OTHER BUSINESS: Pro East Campus post office boxes to hibiting the common distribution the Bryan Center on West Cam of alcohol on campus is being se pus. riously discussed in the alcohol "People on East are very mad," review committee, according to said Trinity sophomore Paul student representatives on the Hudson, the incoming coming vice committee. president for student affairs and The review committee con co-sponsor of the resolution. vened at the beginning ofthe se "There are refugee camps that mester to review the existing al have their own post offices and cohol policy. That policy limits [the administration] wants to take alcohol distribution on campus to East's away." Thursdays, Fridays and Satur Hudson spearheaded the drive days. to improve the social options on Two ASDU representatives on East Campus when he was a the committee and ASDU stu freshman. The drive culminated dent affairs vice president-elect with a pledge of $300,000 from Paul Hudson, who will sit on the President Keith Brodie for up committee starting next fall, all grades in the East Union. hinted that the policy would be "All work to improve East Cam come more restrictive in the fu DAVID SUH/THE CHRONICLE pus over the past year—install ture. Spring fever ing bank machines, offering late- "I think there is a good possibil night food, and other convenience ity that there is going to be radi Now is the perfect time for spending some leisure time in the gardens...as long as you bring items—is destroyed if the post cal change to the policy," said your books. Just ask Trinity junior Vinay Ganti. office leaves," Hudson said. "East See ASDU on page 7 • Questions about BP might fall to new committee Classic can By COLIN BROWN less of privatization. The other a new commission. "You are well neither a mandate to privatize, The privatization committee was the issue of student-employee informed, and you owe it to the nor one to stop looking into the came to a final resolution in relations. group that charted you [to come issue, said committee co-chair Jim celebrates Tuesday's meeting: to postpone a At-large representative Mark to a conclusion]." Goldfarb, a Trinity senior. permanent decision. Lamb suggested that the deci The main argument at the Wendy's will not replace the sion be put into the hands ofthe meeting focused on whether or With no clear mandate from Boyd-Pishko Cafe in the fall, but future committee. not to continue the the students, Goldfarb said he champiaishp the issue of privatization is not Lamb, a Trinity study of privatiza- believed the issue warranted fur dead. freshman, argued tion. Several ther inquiry. "There is a lot of From staff reports The committee agreed to write that the current members of the stuff we don't know. We haven't It's the epitome of com a report explaining its final con committee was committee said no got into details," he said. memorative items: Coca- clusions, but no true consensus completely power further examina Lamb reintroduced his idea of Cola, which commemo was reached. less and should be tion of the issue a presidential commission to act rated itself with its classic In the midst of one argument, dissolved. "A com was necessary. upon the issue. format, has come out with Local 77 Union representative mittee that can't Donald Wright, an Committee member Billy a classic can that also com Jimmie Pugh said, "we're not even actively influence employee repre Jones, a Trinityjunior, also rec memorates the men's bas agreeing on what we've agreed on things is worth sentative, was so ommended forming a separate ketball team's 1992 na already." less," he said. opposed to privat group that would study the issue tional championship. The committee recommended A presidential ization that he further and make a more authori "This is the first time that there was no acceptable so commission should said if it occurs, "it tative recommendation. Coke has put a college on lution for replacing the BP in the be formed on this CUFF BURNS/THE CHRONICLE could get violent." one of its cans locally," said fall. But the committee did rec issue and come to a Committee Newman again objected to the Joe Curtis, cold market ommend that a future study group final decision, he Wes Newman members looked formation of another committee. manager at the Durham explore alternative options for said. Otherwise, this is "never at the results ofthe privatization "There is no such thing as a group Coca-Cola bottling com privatization. going to end." survey provided by Dining and with more authority," he said. pany. "I think it's a tribute This future study group should Wes Newman, the director of Special Events for clues to direct He stressed that the current to [the team]." examine two issues more closely, Dining and Special Events, ob future action. The survey showed committee should make some sort The can, which is being the committee recommended. One jected to that motion. He said the a lot of dissatisfaction with the of recommendation, but not hand produced exclusively by the issue was the improvement of committee needed closure before BP, Newman said. the issue over blindly to a new See COKE on page 7 • Dining and Special Events regard it recommended the formation of The results ofthe survey were committee that does not exist yet. —. PAGE 2 THE CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1992 World and National Newsfile Man executed in California; appeal futile Associated Press By KATHERINE BISHOP monplace. The events recalled the words of Chief Peru's congress acts: Peru's N.Y. Times News Service California has nearly 330 inmates on Justice William Rehnquist when, noting Congress dissolved by President SAN QUENTIN VILLAGE, Calif— Af death row. About 2,500 prisoners are un that years of arguments and Alberto Fujimori refused to play dead ter a tension-filled night of legal maneu der death sentences nationwide. counterarguments often elapse between Tuesday, swearing in Fujimori's vers that included one reprieve after he The majority of executions in recent years trial and execution, he began his cam former vice president as a rival presi had already been strapped into a chair in have taken place in Southern states, espe paign 11 years ago to end delays in carry dent. the gas chamber, Robert Alton Harris was cially Texas, Florida, Virginia, Georgia ing out the death penalty: put to death on Tuesday morning in and Louisiana. But by its unambiguous Texans like Perot: its a long California's first execution in 25 years. and angry actions, the Supreme Court's "Let's get on with it." drive to Election Day, but in an April The sunrise death of Harris for the 1978 conservative majority made it clear that it But some judges on the lower courts show of strength, not-yet-presiden slaying of two teen-age boys followed an is determined to sweep away obstacles to have shown more willingness to defy the tial-candidate Ross Perot sits atop extraordinary series of events in which putting people to death wherever there is high court in death row cases than in other the latest presidential poll in his various judges ofthe 9th U.S.

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