THE CHRONICLE Senior Night

Senior night fhii Maryland Terrapins will be guests at I in the Blue Devils' THE CHRONICLE home finale. See Sports for details'..:;, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1995 © ONE COPY FREE DUKE UNIVERSITY DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA CIRCULATION: 15,000 VOL. 90, NO. 105 Committee unveils new face of residential life By ROSE MARTELLI Amidst groans and cheers, members of selective houses glimpsed their futures Tuesday Welcome to the Revolution... as the Housing Assignment Committee revealed the new face of residential life on West Selective and independent Campus. Main housing on West Campus for After more than a month of the 1995-1996 school year, meetings, the HAC's final deci as announced Tuesday night. sions about who will live where West for the next five years elicited screams of joy, high-fives and some pained expressions from more than 500 students who Edens crammed into Griffith Film Theater. "Sometimes in my work I Quad hope that people care about what I do, and this is some in dication that people do seem to care," said Bill Burig, assistant dean of student development and chair ofthe HAC. The plan places eight inde pendent houses and six selec tive houses on West's Main Quad — a flip-flop ofthe quad's I Denotes Independent Housing breakdown today. Meanwhile, six selective groups and four independent groups were given JAY KAMM / THE CHRONICLE spaces in Edens Quad. Before revealing the new map But such philosophies meant pleased to be leaving Edens. "The character of Duke has said Trinity senior Chris of West Campus, Burig outlined little to most students at "All I can say is, 'Enjoy, Theta changed because now the fra Schultz, immediate past presi the guiding principles the HAC Tuesday's meeting. Chi, Kappa Sigs, Phi Delts ternities don't dominate Main dent of Kappa Sigma, which used in reaching its decisions: "We'll finally get a bench. And [which were all placed in West," said Trinity junior Terry was relocated from Crowell quad diversity, gender equity, a grass. And a real quad," said Edens],'" said Trinity junior and Dollard. Quad to Edens. "but you make balance of independent houses, Trinity junior Amie Myers, a PiKA member Brian Kenton. Meanwhile, those groups the best ofthe situation you're fraternities and selective resident of Mirecourt, which The Sigma Alpha Epsilon sec whose hopes and dreams were thrown into." houses, respect for selective was moved from Edens Quad to tion has been designated for somewhat dashed Tuesday be Three selective houses were groups' preferences whenever the Clocktower Quad. independents, a move which gan to adjust to their impend not moved from their current possible, and a combination of Members of Pi Kappa Alpha, many students said encapsu ing living situations. spots. The Arts Dorm, the Lan architectural constraints and another group bumped up to lates how residential life is "As you can imagine, our re guage Dorm and Round Table selective-group size. Main West, were equally changing. action is not a favorable one," See HOUSING on page 15 • Students appointed Candidates seek groups' support to search committee Many organizations, however, have declined to endorse By ANDRIA FORD they take on the various issues. tion, endorsements serve as a By DENISE DUNNING fairs, in February, citing More candidates means Especially this year, because of useful guide for some student The Duke Student Gov plans to redistribute more competition. With twice the major changes being made organizations. I wouldn't want ernment legislature ap Beckum's responsibilities to the number of candidates run in alcohol policy, residential to see a trend develop of power proved two students Tues lower-level management. ning in the upcoming Duke Stu policy and the quad systems, all ful organizations making huge day night to sit on a search Her decision prompted a dent Government elections the candidates have different endorsements, but I don't think committee charged with public outcry which included compared to last year's race, views." we have seen this or will see finding a replacement for a sit-in in her office by the campaign politics and strate Trinity senior and DSG presi this develop," said Trinity se Vice President and Vice Pro Black Student Alliance. Af gies continue to grow and diver dent John Tolsma said he nior Damon Wilson, president vost Leonard Beckum, ter considering these objec sify. More than ever, candidates agrees that "more student orga of Duke Democrats. "It is a whose position was recently tions, Keohane created the are seeking the endorsements nizations endorse now than healthy process to get student eliminated by President new vice-presidential post, of various student organiza they used to. I think the groups organizations involved." Nan Keohane. which the committee is tions. see what a difference voter Still, many organizations Trinity juniors Shavar charged with filling. The Interfraternity Council, turnout can make, and they re have decided against making Jeffries and Anji Malhotra Student nominees to the for example, endorses candi alize that they need to mobilize official endorsements; most are will serve as student repre committee, which includes dates for every position in a let their voters. Student groups are making recommendations to sentatives to the Institu faculty and administrators ter to the editor in today's is beginning to see that they have their membership on which tional Equity Committee, as well, must be enrolled as sue of The Chronicle. Many fra a vested stake in who controls candidates will best represent formed by Keohane to fill a undergraduates next year ternities had DSG candidates the student government, and the interests of the group. newly created post tenta and demonstrate previous come and speak to them. they see DSG as their access to Among these groups are the tively titled "vice president involvement with the ad "You usually don't have to the administration." Asian Students Association; for institutional equity." ministration and with mi worry about the candidates be Some said that endorsements Dia, the South Asian Student Keohane dissolved Bec- nority issues. ing qualified," said engineering can serve as a helpful instru Association of Duke University; the Black Student Alliance and kum's office, which deais The extent of the junior Jake Henry, IFC vice ment by which voters can mea Spectrum Organization. largely with minority af See DSG on page 15 • president for rush and pledg sure candidates. ing. "It depends on what stand "In the absence of informa See ENDORSE on page 15 • THE CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1995 World and National Newsfile Iranian military increases cause alarm By ERIC SCHMITT world's oil production. "The other day of waterways," said one senior Pentagon Amendment delayed: Senate N.Y. Times News Service they started putting missiles on their official. Seersuckers are upgraded Silk Republicans forced an overnight delay launchers, which they had not done be Tuesday for a final vote on a balanced- WASHINGTON — Iran has sharply worm missiles. budget amendment to the Constitu increased its military forces on three fore," Shalikashvili said. Iran has made no threats against ship tion. One vote shy, GOP leaders islands at the mouth ofthe Persian Gulf But the general shared only part of ping or its neighbors, but American offi struggled to salvage the centerpiece of in recent months, provoking alarm at what is worrying the Pentagon. Other cials say Tehran is trying to exert greater their drive to shrink government. the Pentagon and among America's gulf officials said Iran has also increased its influence in the region. They said Iran's allies, senior military officials said Tues troops on the islands to nearly 4,000 buildup on the islands also coincided with Banker indicted: A former Ar day. from 700 last October, brought in tanks, the United States sending 15,000 troops kansas banker who lent Bill Clinton . Gen. John Shalikashvili, the chair of SA-6 surface-to-air missiles and 155- to the gulf last October to prevent Iraq money for his 1990 gubernatorial race millimeter artillery. from invading Kuwait. was indicted Tuesday on charges that ' the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters he conspired to violate federal bank Tuesday that Iran had placed Hawk Coupled with Chinese-made Seer President Clinton sought to play down ing laws in a scheme that involved antiaircraft missiles on an island in the sucker anti-ship missiles on the Iranian the increased Iranian military presence, campaign officials. Strait of Hormuz, heightening fears that mainland and two other Iranian islands, telling reporters Tuesday, "There is no Tehran could cut off oil shipping in the the new equipment "gives them surface- undue cause for concern at this mo Pentagon CUts:The Pentagon put waterway that handles 20 percent ofthe to-surface missile and artillery coverage ment." 146 installations on its 1995 list for closing or shrinking military facilities and said at least one more round of base closings probably will be needed. GOP alters position on welfare for teens Suspect arrested: The brother JENNIFER DIXON and Means Committee takes up the bill, religion or national origin does not of former Mexican president Carlos Associated Press which would reverse New Deal social match the child's. Salinas de Gortari was arrested lues- WASHINGTON — In a concession to policies and end the automatic guaran GOP leaders had been under pressure day on suspicion of masterminding GOP moderates and governors, House tee to cash welfare for poor single moth from moderates and governors to back last fall's assassination ofa top leader Republicans on Tuesday stripped their ers and children. off their campaign promises to deny cash ofthe ruling party. welfare reform legislation of a lifetime The bill collapses several cash welfare assistance — for life — to any single ban on cash assistance'to unmarried and foster care programs into two block woman who gives birth to a child before teen-age mothers.

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