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Home* Christiai the men's For more THMONDAY, DECEMBEER 9, 199CHRONICL1 © E DUKE UNIVERSITY DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA CIRCULATION: 15,000 VOL. 87, NO. 67 Soviet Union dissolves; 'Commonwealth' formed By SERGE SCHMEMANN ofthe old one. But they called for arsenal. N.Y. Times News Service the creation of new "coordinating "The U.S.S.R., as a subject of Soviet republics form new alliance MOSCOW—The leaders of Rus bodies" for defense, foreign af international law and geopoliti sia, Ukraine, and Byelorussia de fairs , and the economy that would The Soviet Union's three Slavic republics-Russia, Byelorussia and cal reality, is ceasing its exist Ukraine-formed a new alliance in an agreement that appears to strip clared on Sunday that the Soviet have their seat in Minsk, the capi ence," the leaders declared. the central government of its remaining power. Union had ceased to exist and pro tal of Byelorussia, and decided to The action essentially stripped claimed a new "Commonwealth of maintain the ruble as their com President Mikhail Gorbachev of his Russia, Byelorussia and Ukraine comprise nearly three-fourth of the IndependentStates"opento all states mon currency. office and authority, and the imme Soviet Union's 290 million people and possess most of its economic ofthe former union. They declared that the "norms" diate question was whether the strength, in addition to sharing an ethnic heritage as the country's is In a series of statements issued and activities ofthe former union tough and tenacious Soviet leader traditional Slavic heart. after a two-day meeting at a ceased as of the moment of sign wouldresist—andifhedid, whether Byelorussian government retreat, ing, and that the new common the military or other levers of power Ethnic Composition the leaders of the three Slavic wealth assumed all international would support him. Each of the constituent republics is named for the predominate ethnic republics declared void all efforts obligations of the Soviet Union, The three cofounders ofthe new group. Charts show the size of the majority (white), proportion of ethnic to create a new union on the ruins as well as control over its nuclear See SOVIET on page 6 • Russians (black) and other significant minorities (shaded). £2 Russian Rep. Q Byelorussia ,4% Ukrainian 80% A12% Russia Trustees fail to approve tuition 12% Other By JASON GREENWALD million, due largely to decreased board passed a resolution that The Board of Trustees did not investment revenue and changes reaffirms the University's need- approve next year's proposed un in workman's compensation laws blind admission policy. dergraduate tuition rates when it that will cost the University more That resolution indicates the met this weekend. money. trustees' commitment to finan The board called for the admin "What we have to do with the 5 cial aid as a high priority, several istration to re-examine its sug percent is to really make some administrators said. gested 5 percent increase and tough choices," said President The President's Advisory Coun decide whether the increase Keith Brodie. "We have had the cil on Resources this fall recom should be higher. Trustees ex luxury [in past years] of not hav mended that financial aid spend pressed concern that the proposal ing to face those decisions." ing be limited each year, rather could have seriously limited the A 5 percent increase would be than allowing the financial aid financial aid budget. the University's lowest in the last budget to meet its full demand The budget forecast for 1992- decade, Brodie said. without restriction. Following the Note: nuwbata way not equal one hundred due to rounding 93, based on a tuition increase of Although the University may guidelines set by PACOR, stu- Source: Central Intelligence Agency, percentages based on 1979 data AP/T. Dean Capie 5 percent, showed a deficit of $2.68 place limits on financial aid, the See TRUSTEES on page 6 • Langford to remain provost; search finished By JASON GREENWALD the Board of Trustees to approve clined. the University too strongly. Thomas Langford will remain the extension Saturday. "I had accepted for one year and The budget's long-term impli provost, ending a national search "I had not planned to do this," had prepared to move to other cations should be taken into ac for a successor. Langford said, "[but] I'm pleased things," such as teaching and writ count, rather than viewing it as Langford took over from the to continue to work with the presi ing, Langford said. an isolated entity, he said. Fac departing Phillip Griffiths in July. dent, and with the deans and But the University's present tors contributing to the budget, He had agreed to serve for one faculty especially." needs made Langford reconsider such as enrollment, tuition and year, so the search could be com Langford said Brodie had asked when Brodie asked him last week. faculty salaries, must also be seen pleted. Last week President Keith him during the summer to con Such needs included budget diffi as interrelated, he said. SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE Brodie asked him to continue his sider taking the position for a culties and Langford's concern The search eommittee had nar- term, and he agreed in time for that these difficulties not affect See LANGFORD on page 7 • Thomas Langford longer period of time, but he de Early decision applications rise; notices mailed Student By NOAH BIERMAN juniors begin thinking aboutschools decision pool. The remaining stu percent are men and 49 percent The number of applicants to in the spring, when the basketball dents will not be considered for are women. In the School of Engi diversity the University continued to rise, program is receiving publicity and admission. Deferred students, neering, women comprise 34 per as 1172 early decision candidates the Duke name enters into their however, are historically less cent ofthe accepted students. were mailed notices Monday. heads, O'Brien said. likely to be admitted. "This is actually very good for The increase is occurring de The sluggish economy has not "Tlie pool of applicants for regu an engineering school of our cali spite a sagging economy and a diminished the number of cam lar admission overall is extremely ber," O'Brien said. Women make downward demographic trend in pus visitors or requests for appli strong and sometimes [deferred up smaller percentages in most the number of American high cations, two indicators that the students] appear less engineering schools, she said. school students. overall application numbers will strong," O'Brien said. "It's one ofthe last areas to see The University admitted 470 not be affected. Only 23 percent of the stu an equilibrium reached between students, which will account for "Many good schools have felt dents in the regular decision pool men and women," she said. about 30 percent ofthe total fresh [the effects ofthe bad economy]," are admitted, compared with Overall, 42 states are repre man class. Last year, 436 stu she said. "I think Duke is just about 40 percent in the early sented and 13 international stu dents were admitted early, of fortunate to be among the schools decision pool. dents were admitted. Thirteen of which 416 matriculated. Early that is strong enough [to with Many regular decision appli 42 blacks and 15 of 41 Hispanics decision applicants are commit stand it]." cants have interest in a number were admitted early. ted to attend, but each year a few of other prestigious universities, "Minority students don't apply do not. This year's pool of regular ap and Duke may not be their first to binding early decision plans The increase in applicants for plications will probably match choice, O'Brien said. Therefore, because they want to explore op both regular decision and early last year's and could surpass it the admissions department tions at a number of different decision is a result of the when final tallies are made, places a significant emphasis on schools," O'Brien said. "A lot of University's growing reputation O'Brien said. The first part ofthe early decision. them are being heavily recruited." and the success ofthe men's bas application must be postmarked "We take early decision very ketball team, said Patricia by Dec. 1, so applications are still seriously," she said. "We consider The class of 1996 already in O'Brien, associate director of un coming in. them to be sort ofthe bedrock of cludes a strong base for diversity dergraduate admissions. 209 early decision applicants the first-year class." and a strong group of lacrosse play Many college-bound high school have been deferred to the regular Of 470 students admitted, 51 ers as an added bonus, she said. PAGE 2 THE CHRONICLE MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1991 World and National Newsfile European leaders meet to determine future Associated Press By ALAN RIDING to the 1957 Treaty of Rome, which created ity and over when the community can They're no Soviets: Puerto N.Y. Times News Service the community, require the unanimous dictate domestic policies. Rican voters on Sunday rected a pro MAASTRICHT, Netherlands — In an assent of its members, and a plan accept Everything hangs on four negotiating posed bill of "democratic rights," de atmosphere of great expectation tinged able to Britain has still to be thrashed out. sessions over the next two days, with the livering a boost to advocates of state with no small apprehension, European Specifically, Britainremains at loggerheads fate of the summit meeting probably un hood for this U.S. commonwealth. Community leaders gathered here Sun withtheothersoverhowthecommunityshould known until late Tuesday or, as one Euro The referendum lost despite heavy day night for a crucial two-day summit manage its commonforeignand security policy, pean official put it, "the last five minutes." campaigning for its approval.

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