Learn 'Best of the West' Trustees Approve Hike in Room Rates to Fund

WEEKLY SUMMER EDITION to pur; THE CHRONICLE Sports THURSDAY. MAY 16. 1991 DUKE UNIVERSITY DURHAM. NORTH CAROLINA CIRCULATION: 8.000 VOL. 87, NO. SI Will to graduates: Learn 'best of the West' Audit raises By LEIGH DYER Will's remarks came on the questions on Pulitzer Prize-winning com heels of a debate that has been mentator George Will tackled the waged prominently at the Uni nationwide debate over Western- versity in recent years. The Uni research cost based curricula Sunday, main versity has been featured in pub taining that the task of a univer lications such as the New Repub By ANN HEIMBERGER sity is to transmit "the best ofthe lic and Newsweek and on "This Federal auditors have dis West" to students. Week with David Brinkley" in covered the University in Will addressed about 2,000 the past few months for its vocal cluded over $900,000 of un undergraduate and graduate stu role in curriculum debates. acceptable research expenses dents receiving their degrees, The issue was brought to the in its requested reimburse along with the approximately forefront of the academic commu ment for fiscal 1989. 10,000 friends and family mem nity last fall when James David University officials said, bers gathered at Wallace Wade Barber, a James B. Duke profes however, almost $800,000 of Stadium, at the 139th Commence sor of political science, formed a that figure had already been ment ceremony ofthe University. University chapter ofthe National identified and withdrawn Maintaining that "not all texts Association of Scholars, an orga during negotiations with the are equal as teachers," Will de nization dedicated to preserving government last year over fended works by Western white Western culture and values. The indirect costs of federally male authors that have, until organization sparked controversy funded research. Funds that debate in recent years, formed among University faculty, and were not discussed last year the unchallenged core of most English Department Chair total $111,000, University of university curricula. Stanley Fish called the NAS "rac ficials said. Many members ofthe academic ist, sexist and homophobic." The money was spent on community now maintain that "It is fallacious to argue that unallowable items that were traditional core curricula have these [traditional Western] works included because of coding unfairly discounted the contribu perpetuate an oppressiveness," errors in the University ac tions of women, minorities and Will said. counting system, according the lower class, while others con "The question for any society is to the release. tend that changing core tradi THE CHANTICLEER not whether elites shall rule, but The release states that the tions is politically motivated and which elites shall rule." $111,000 paid for unaccept- Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist George Will schooled graduates dangerous to the passing on of He claimed that it is "conde- See AUDIT on page 18 '• Sunday in the importance of the traditional Western curriculum. knowledge. See GRAD on page 10 • Trustees approve hike in room rates to fund maintenance By ANN HEIMBERGER renovation ofthe heating, plumb cial aid is decreasing across the sity] hasn't even tried to see if one-time action to address an Despite ASDU opposition, the ing and air conditioning systems country, she said. there are other ways." immediate need in Wannamaker. Board of Trustees approved an in Wannamaker dormitory, which Robinson told the trustees a ASDU supports the creation of It is unclear how future deferred increase in all undergraduate stu were found to have deteriorated rent increase is the only option a more comprehensive plan for maintenance for dormitories will dents' room rental rates last week- substantiallyinastudy completed the adminstration considered to deferred maintenance, but still be funded, but it could likely come end to fund renovation in earlier this year. fund renovations in the West opposes the rental increase. from residential hall funds. A Wannamaker dormitory on West ASDU President Tonya Campus residence hall. ASDU The increase is described as a See TRUSTEES on page 10 • Campus. Robinson opposed the five per suggested that the administra The trustees urged, however, cent rate increase at the board tion consider a smaller increase that administrators compile a meeting Friday. She claims it is over a longer period of time or use more comprehensive plan for de unfair to expect current students funds from undesignated dona ferred maintenance in the dormi to bear the entire cost ofthe reno tions. tories by the next board meeting vation when the need has been "In their view there is no other in December. building for 10 to 15 years. The way" to fund the renovations, she The money received from the increase also comes at a time when said in an interview Wednesday. five percent increase will fund tuition fees are rising and finan "In our [ASDU] view [the Univer New Duke Vision broadens scope By MICHAEL SAUL Duke's Vision, implies consensus Under the auspices of a new among each segment ofthe com name, A Vision for Duke, the munity. A Vision for Duke accu University will continue to rately implies a goal for the Uni broaden the scope of its program versity community exists among which advocates multicul the University's leadership, turalism and tolerance, in order Beckum said. to involve each segment of the the The program was designed to University community. focus on first year students, but Despite the name change, the was extended to include upper objective ofthe program remains classmen during its first year of the same. The vision still champi implementation, said David ons diversity and acceptance, but Drake, assistant dean of program the University will now attempt ming and residential life. to involve the faculty, adminis "We can't have a vision for Duke tration and employees directly in and only work at the freshman addition to the students. level. It has to be something we THE CHANTICLEER The reason for the name all talk about and articulate," change is mainly semantics, ac Beckum said. Dear Old Duke STAFF PHOTO/THE CHRONICLE cording to Leonard Beckum, vice Drake cited the 1989 contro Jason Rubell, Craig Shelburne and the rest of the class of Leonard Beckum president for minority affairs and versy over a satire of food service 1991 will soon face donation pleas from their alma mater. vice provost. The former name, See VISION on page 18 • PAGE 2 THE CHRONICLE THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1991 World and National Newsfile Bush intends to extend trading status to China Associated Press By ANDREW ROSENTHAL agencies. His comments took his own staff dent has until June 3 to recommend the Space station gone?:NASA's N.Y. Times News Service and other departments by surprise. extension formally; the trading privileges long battle to build a space station WASHINGTON — In a move that im Despite Fitzwater's efforts to mitigate expire on July 3. may have met defeat in a congres mediately reopened a conflict with Con the political impact of Bush's statement, Bush acknowledged that "there are ma sional subcommittee unless Presi gress over relations with China and sur the president's intentions seemed clear jor problems in China" on human rights, dent Bush and other supporters suc prised even his staff, President George when he told reporters on the White House arms exports and other issues, but added, ceed in getting the death sentence Bush said Wednesday that he wanted to "I want to see MFN for China continue." reversed. extend China's favorable trading status The president said he did not want to for another year despite misgivings about isolate Beijing and indicated that he was Bush plans to limit fundings Beijing's human rights record. trying in part to reward China for not many as 75 universities would see Within an hour, as members of Congress blocking American actions at the United their Federal reimbursements began attacking the president's decision, Nations during the Persian Gulf crisis. shrink under the Bush the White House tried to back away from Bush said Wednesday that he was con administration's plan to limit how Bush's comments. Marlin Fitzwater, Bush's sidering asking the Security Council, where much the government pays for over spokesperson, said the president had not China has veto power, for a new resolution head costs related to federal research. yet actually made a formal decision to that would send a United Nations police extend China's trading privileges, known force to northern Iraq. Old nightmare returns: Testi as most-favored nation status, for smother "I look at the big picture," he said. "I look mony that Sen. Edward Kennedy year. at the support we got from China back in left Palm Beach, Fla., knowing po Bush's announcement Wednesday high Desert Storm, the importance of China as lice wanted to talk to him about an lighted not only the basic conflict between a country. And I don't want to see us alleged rape at the family estate the White House and Congress over how to isolate them. I do want to see them come recalls his behavior more than two handle relations with China but also the forward more on some of the things that decades ago at Chappaquiddick. highly secretive and personal way in which we've been asking." the president operates when it comes to Bush argues that diplomatic pressure Military bases will close: Trav relations with the Chinese. will be more effective with Chinese offi eling around the country to hold hear Bush considers himself an expert on UPI PHOTO cials than economic pressure. But many ings on which of 43 military bases to China after serving as envoy to Beijing in lawmakers, who want to squeeze China close, former congressman Jim 1975 and generally makes all decisions on President George Bush financially, say the diplomatic efforts have Courter says he's learned there is Chinese-American relations with one or failed so far.

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