The Summer Chronicle Duke University Volume 5, Number 10 Wednesday, July 23,1975 Durham, North Carolina Black studies hit Housing as Olela resigns squeeze By Anne Newman Cleaveland and Dean of Trinity College eases A major administrative decision con­ John Fein both refused last night to com­ cerning departmental status of the Afro- ment on Olela's reasons for resigning, By Christopher Colford American Studies program promises to be however Fein said, "I'm very sorry to lose "I can say with confidence, there made within the month, according to him." will be no campus housing crisis this University Provost Frederic Cleaveland. Cleaveland noted that faculty members fall," declared a buoyant Richard L. Problems plaguing the program from its "typically" discuss any resignation inten­ Cox, associate dean of student affairs, inception in 1969 have intensified in the tions with the provost's office before of­ on Monday afternoon. past week with a notice of resignation ficial notification. "I don't understand After a month of reorganizing hous­ from Henry Olela, the program's sole full- why that has not happened in this case," ing plans and consulting members of time faculty member, and a unanimous he added. the administration and the Residen­ decision reached Monday by the Afro- Fein and Cleaveland were also asked to A satisfied Richard Cox predicts no tial Life Committee (RLC), the housing American Studies Committee to postpone comment on a letter sent to Fein Monday its search for a program director. housing shortage for the coming staff seems to have prevented any (Continued on page 3) fall. (Photo by Tom Rodman) Walter Burford, whose resignation from housing shortfall this year. This suc­ both program director and chairman of the cess is a far cry from last year's Afro-American Studies Committee Male/female ratio still 60-40 massive miscalculation, which becomes effective August 31, said Olela caused a severe housing squeeze did not consult him before notification of among freshmen. his decision to resign in a letter dated June Minority enrollment up Under terms of the new summer 27. plans, Wannamaker I and parts of the "We did not expect in any sense By Erin G. Stone second floor of the Graduate Center [Olela's] resignation. However, under the men in the fall; the School of Engineering Orientation will begin in late August for will become coeducational circumstances at this time I was not will accept 45 women and 145 men. The Duke's 1254 entering freshmen and astonished," said Burford. male-to-female ratio will be a 62 to 38 per­ dormitories for freshmen. The Wan­ transfer students, according to Clark cent margin, close to the ratio of recent namaker section had previously been 'Lack of concern' Cahow, director of admissions. Olela wrote in his letter, "In view of the years. an all-male residence; the Graduate The new class, selected from the largest Transfer admission Center sections had been a women's administration's lack of genuine concern applicant pool in Duke's history, heralds with the program, I hereby regrettably Transfer applicants numbered between residence. an increase in the number of women and 700 and 725, of whom 165 were accepted. tender my resignation from the Afro- Original admissions projections minority students matriculating at the The acceptance rate for transfer students American Program at Duke University." had forecast an entering class of 803 University. was about 23 percent, compared to a 35 Olela is in Washington, D.C. this sum­ men and 451 women, Cos said, with a The applicant pool grew by about three percent rate for entering freshmen. mer with the Institute for Services to percent over last year's group, and num­ large, high-quality waiting list for Education, and could not be reached for Minority students will make up eight bered over 8300, Cahow said. Trinity women should space become availa­ comment. percent of the entering class, numbering College will accept 430 women and 634 101. The minority student matriculation ble to house them. rate did not achieve the ten percent level Graduate demand down forecast for this year, though Cahow noted Meanwhile, demand among that Duke was approaching its goal. Last graduate students for space in the year, minority students comprised 6.7 per­ Graduate Center was falling off, ac­ cent of the entering class. cording to L. W. Smith, director of Cahow noted the high quality of this housing management. He asked Cox year's applicant pool, particularly among in mid-June if the housing women. Departing from the original coordinators could use extra space in male/female breakdown, Cahow said, the number of women accepted was increased the Grad Center to house under­ when housing coordinators indicated a graduates. Cox welcomed the offer of surplus of space for women in campus more space. dormitories. A plan formulated by Richard In keeping with three RLC prin­ Cox, associate dean of student affairs, was ciples — moving more women to West accepted by the Residential Life Commit­ Campus, creating additional co-ed tee (RLC) in mid-June, allowing for the ac­ dormitories and uncrowding all- New students selected from an applicant pool that rose three per cent over ceptance of 24 additional women. last year will be arriving for orientation in August. (Photo by Max Wallace) freshman dorms for men — Cox (Continued on page 28) (Continued'on page 4) Pay scale, food costs increase Dining hall prices may rise By Christopher Colford Although it has previously been against the dining Rising food costs and workers' recent pay raises might halls' policy to change board rates in midyear, Berninger necessitate further price increases for the University din­ said that those East Campus residents who change plans ing halls, according to Oscar Berninger, director of Duke's in the course of the year might face newly-adjusted dining halls. prices. Although prices rose an average of ten percent on May If it is determined that prices must rise, Berninger said, 12, they may be in for another boost before the start of the there are three alternatives for timing the price increases: academic year. The newly-negotiated pay raise for dining —To raise prices before the beginning of the academic hall staff — which is a 23-cent across-the-board raise, year. plus a provision for an additional holiday — has not yet —To raise prices after the school year has already been completely analyzed for its impact on the prices of begun. food. —To hold off on any price increases until January, and Until analysis of projections for food supplies and the then raise prices to an even higher level to make up for workers' pay raises has been completed, the dining halls the losses of the first semester. officce is unable to say when or by how much prices are Berninger would like to increase the prices before the likely to increase, Berninger said. academic year gets underway in the last week of August. Board prices for residents of East Campus have gone up If possible, he would maintain them at that level for the ten percent over last fall, he said. 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