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Brodie Sounds Off on Plight of Public Schools Despite Recession, Alumni Perfect T Clint Carnell over Guilfon THE CHRONICLE page 11. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1991 DUKE UNIVERSITY DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA CIRCULATION: 15,000 VOL. 87, NO. 25 Crash Davis Brodie sounds off on plight of public schools to return to By MICHAEL SAUL Duke faculty, staff and students for hundreds of Durham students. President Keith Brodie ad­ across the campus wish to be in­ The class of 1991 voted to give dressed the role education plays volved." $55,000 to the academic enhance­ silver screen within a democracy and the Brodie cited the Duke-Durham ment seminar at Durham High From staff reports University's commitment to pub­ Fellows Program and the Princi­ School as its class gift. "Duke lic schools Wednesday night. pals' Center as two examples of University, along with many Kevin Costner is report­ Brodie delivered the keynote the collaborative effort between other sectors of our society, has edly committed to a sequel address at Central Carolina the University and area schools. awakened to the need for a more to the successful 1988 film Bank's Gold Star Award banquet, The Duke Durham Fellows Pro­ focused, interactive partnership "Bull Durham." which annually honors Durham gram began in 1984 to link Uni­ with our public schools." Cable News Network re­ city and county teachers. versity faculty with Durham Brodie identified the nation's ported Wednesday that "Day after day you join hands teachers. The Principals' Center, new-found concern for its public Costner will return along with your colleagues and brace since its inception in November schools and teachers as a vital with writer Ron Shelton, and yourselves, while the younger 1990, provides an opportunity for awakening of responsibility. "We that the movie would again generation clambers onto your area principals and members of have been failing our most impor­ be filmed in Durham. shoulders to reach for the stars," the University community to as­ tant partners in democracy, our The original film focused Brodie said to over 100 teachers semble and discuss shared prob­ teachers and our public schools," on a down-and-out baseball and administrators. "You are lems. he said. player (Costner) who finds teachers: you work without a net, Student commitment to "Drugs and crime, AIDS and romance while playing for and you have earned our deepest strengthening the relationship teenage pregnancy, poverty and the Class A minor league respect." between the University and local despair have walked in from the Durham Bulls. The University is committed to schools is also strong, Brodie said. streets and taken their places in To ensure accuracy, the sharingits resources with the city The University Community our classrooms," he said. producers ofthe sequel will schools, he said. "We are making Service Center has coordinated The alarm bell that has goaded have to hurry; the Bulls are a beginning—actually, a variety about 500 University students to the nation to address the prob­ SCOTT BOOTH/THE CHRONICLE slated to move to Research of beginnings, trying as many dif­ tutor, to act as big sisters and big lems facing public schools is "the Triangle Park in 1993. ferent ideas as we can, because brothers and to organize field trips See BRODIE on page 10 • Keith Brodie Wednesday night Despite recession, alumni get jobs By TINA KIM school system, has yet to be paid Kirk Reische, a former political A survey of 1991 graduates for her work. Schneider said it science and English major. "I've showed their class was just as took longer than expected for her heard nightmares. But the Duke successful at job hunting and to get her job, and it is now taking connections have helped. It's great graduate school admissions as longer than it should for her to to brag about the National Cham­ classes of previous years, but some get paid. pionship," he said. graduates claim they are feeling "It really is hard in D.C," said See 1991 on page 4 • the bite of the recession. Almost three-quarters of last year's graduates surveyed in the Class of 1991: The Real World spring had definite plans to con­ tinue their studies or accept jobs, Immediate Plans said John Noble, director of the Career Development Center. 1. Graduate Study (38%) Some 900 seniors or approxi­ 2. Employment (54%) mately 67 percent ofthe graduat­ 3. Volunteer (1%) ing class completed the surveys. 4. Travel (3%) "Duke grads, by being in the 5. Other (4%) top one percentile of college grads, are somewhat immune from what is portrayed in the general press Immediate Graduate Study Plans about the job market," Noble said. Despite the recession, nearly 1. Humanities (4.7%) 35 percent of the survey respon­ 2. Social Sciences (6.0%) dents had already accepted job 3. Sciences (9.3%) offers, and another 20 percent 4. Engineering (8.8%) were still looking for employment. 5. Medicine (31.9%) Some graduates, however, said 6. Law (29.1%) they are definitely affected by the 7. Education (4.1%) recession. 8. Business (2.2%) Caitlin Schneider, a political 9. Other (4.1%) science graduate currently teach­ ing for the Washington, D.C. SOURCE: CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER STEVEN HEIST/THE CHRONICLE Group supports computers in studying language By DEAN ROMHILT that aids in the learning of lan­ field. Generous government sup­ efit from the international expo­ A international organization guages. CALICO was founded in port totaling $2 million dollars sure, students will benefit from devoted to instructional technol­ 1983 as "an association dedicated came soon afterwards, Borchardt the people and resources that ogy has moved its headquarters specifically to education and for­ said. CALICO should attract from to the Languages Building on eign languages," said Frank "Presently, Duke is perceived around the world, Borchardt said. West Campus. Borchardt, the new executive di­ worldwide as the most progres­ The technology with which The Computer Assisted Learn­ rector of CALICO and former sive group in the field of com­ CALICO is working will be imple­ ing and Industrial Consortium chair ofthe German department. puter assisted language learn­ mented in the language labs moved to the University from The University became in­ ing," Borchardt said. Thus, the around campus. "However, to take Brigham Young University this volved with the development of decision to name the University full advantage of CALICO, stu­ July. computer-assisted learning in as the new headquarters was the dents will need to take a direct 1985 by providing a three-year fulfillment of a long-term goal, he initiative," Borchardt said. The organization, known as STAFF PHOTO/THE CHRONICLE CALICO, collects and distributes grant of $300,000 to University said. "CALICO's purpose is to serve advanced computer technology professors doing research in the While the University will ben­ See CALICO on page 10 • Frank Borchardt PAGE 2 THE CHRONICLE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1991 World and National Newsfile Ousted Haitian president appeals to OAS Associated Press By GEORGE GEDDA verse the military coup in Haiti, indicating Senate grants leave: The Sen­ Associated Press he prefers to pressure the three-day old ate approved Wednesday a bill guar­ WASHINGTON — Ousted Haitian regime through OAS sanctions. anteeing many workers 12 weeks of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide asked Meanwhile, Brig. Gen. Raoul Cedras, unpaid leave in family emergencies, the Organization of American States Haiti's military chief, advised Aristide to with supporters demonstrating they Wednesday to send a delegation to his remain in exile. "I personally do not be­ may have be able to override Presi­ homeland with a demand for the newly lieve it's a good idea for Aristide" to return, dent Bush's threatened veto. installed military junta to leave the presi­ said Cedras, whom Aristide has accused of dential palace immediately. leading Monday's coup. Israel must Wait: The Demo­ In an emotional 41-minute speech deliv­ Bush appeared to leave the door to mili­ cratic leaders said they'll go along ered to OAS foreign ministers, Aristide tary action slightly ajar but said he pre­ with President Bush's request for a said the junta that forced him from office ferred to await the views of other members 120-day delay in consideration of two days ago is "crazy with power." He ofthe 32-nation OAS. $10 billion in loan guarantees for urged the international community to use Bush said his "inclination" would be to Israel. AM-US-Israel. all peaceful means available to restore his resort to sanctions to undo the coup even eight-month-old government to power. though such measures could hurt the Hai­ House wants free lunch: Some Aristide received an enthusiastic wel­ tian people. On Tuesday, the United States 300 current and former House mem­ come from delegates who assembled to cut off all aid to Haiti. bers have stiffed the House restau­ hear him a few hours after his arrival here The 12-nation European Community rant system for more than $300,000 from temporary exile in Venezuela. Wednesday suspended all cooperation with in unpaid bills, a congressman who One immediate benefit of sending a high- Haiti, including a $148 million aid pack­ oversees the operation said. level delegation to Haiti is that the junta age. France and Canada also halted aid UPI PHOTO "would be afraid to carry out a bloodbath," programs, and Prime Minister Brian President George Bush Students smart as rocks: The he said. The violence to date already has Mulroney of Canada said his nation would nation this week was handed its most claimed the lives of 26 Haitians and left consider all options to oust the military very much about it," he said. comprehensive school report card hundreds more wounded.
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