University Plans for Celebration Post-Game Citations Hit Procedural Snag DSG Demands Official University Bonfire Students Scalpi
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Attention all Queers!!! R&R shoots straight from the hip and explores the issues of homosexuality in THE CHRONICLE fiction, film, music and theatre. THURSDAY. MARCH 31. 1994 DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA CIRCULATION: 15.000 VOL. 89, NO. 127 University Post-game citations plans for hit procedural snag By MICHAEL SAUL citation under this particular celebration Duke Public Safety may have statute may have to be wit bungled the majority of cita nessed and/or signed by a city By AUSON STUEBE tions issued against University fire inspector rather than a As the men's basketball team students during last weekend's Public Safety officer, Wardell prepares for Saturday's semifi post-game celebration. said. Officials in the city nal game, University officials are "The actual procedural attorney's office and the district bracing themselves for campus method for filling out the cita attorney's office, who were un reaction to the Blue Devils' per tions may have been improper," available for comment Wednes formance. said Chief Lewis Wardell of day night, are investigating the Plans for the weekend include Public Safety. "It's a mess." matter. a band in the Cameron parking Four University students "We are in limbo, waiting on lot after the game, the tradi were charged with igniting an this decision," Wardell said. tional big-screen TV in Cameron unauthorized fire following If the city officials declare the Indoor Stadium and about 150 Duke's triumph over Purdue in citations invalid, Wardell said extra security officers to control the Southeast Regional finals either the city fire inspector's crowds after the game. Saturday. Public Safety offic office would reissue the cita Only University students with ers issued state citations on tions or the students would be Duke identification will be al charges of violating statute 15- prosecuted under an alterna lowed into Cameron to watch 501.1.1 under the N.C. State tive charge such as disorderly the game. Doors are scheduled TIGGER HITCHCOCK/THE CHRONICLE Fire Prevention Code. conduct or rioting. to open at 6:45 p.m. Saturday, A violation and subsequent See CITATION on page 6 • and free pizza and soda will be Public Safety officials plan to squelch bonfires this weekend. served for a limited time, said Dave Roberson, director of Uni versity relations. DSG demands official University bonfire University officials decided not to sponsor a bonfire in the By RUSS FREYMAN and arrested." drunk people." He advocates permits in time for either a Sat parking lot outside Cameron Students said Wednesday Trinity senior Paul Hudson, banning alcohol consumption urday or Monday night celebra Indoor Stadium, despite the pre night that they want the Uni president of DSG, said he had during victory celebrations. tion. Hudson assured the legis cedent set following 1992 Final versity to light thefire this week already begun efforts to provide Other legislators raised con lature that University admin Four games. end. a bonfire for a victory on Satur cerns about whether a Univer istrators could get a fire permit. "We will not be building afire," Duke Student Government day or Monday. sity sponsored bonfire would be IN OTHER BUSINESS: saidDr. Charles Putman, execu legislators passed a resolution "If it's going to be that stu any safer than student-started Hudson announced that DSG tive vice president for adminis at their meeting Wednesday dents are going to be airested fires. has reached an agreement with tration. night asking their president to for starting fires, then there Trinityjunior Bernard Chase Southern Coach Lines to pro Duke Student Government "do everything in his power to needs to be a University fire," said that Public Safety did an vide round trip bus service from passed legislation Wednesday organize a bonfire... provided Hudson said. adequate job of maintaining campus to the Charlotte Coli night urging the student presi the team wins." The legislation will give him control last weekend. "There is seum for Saturday's national dent to reverse the admin "A bonfire is a tradition that more leverage with administra not much more safe you can semifinal game. DSG plans to istration's decision. (See related will not be broken, especially if tors when he continues to meet make[abonfire]unlessyoutake provide similar bus service for story on this page.) 3,000 students are gathered to- with them Thursday, he said. out the alcohol, and that is ri Monday's game. Chief Lewis Wardell of Public gether,"wrote Trinityjunior Eric The resolution did not pass diculous. I don't think there's Students can reserve one of Safety defended the Jouanneau in the legislation. without some dissent. anythingmore that can be done," 94 available seats on a first- administration's decision on Uni "Havingabonfire, controlled, "Having a bonfire started by Chase said after the meeting. come, first-serve basis by sign versity sponsored bonfires. will ensure a greater degree of Public Safety will not solve the Legislators also raised ques ing up at the DSG Office start "We originally started build- security. If there is no official problem," said Trimty junior tions about whether the Uni ing at 10 a.m. Thursday. The Sea PLANS on page 6 • bonfire, students will be hurt Louis Oliverio. "The problem is versity could get the proper fire cost is $20. Students scalping lottery tickets to pay harsh price By RUSS FREYMAN their seats. If students have resold their With a chance to pocket as much $5000 tickets and other people are in their as in a weekend, many students are making signed seats, the original ticket holders plans to scalp their tickets to the Final may face disciplinary action. Four. The University may punish students Wednesday, the University said not so by banning them from attending home fast. games in Cameron Indoor Stadium for University officials plan to crack down the rest of their Duke career and by on students who scalp their tickets once bringing fraud charges against them un they receive them at the Charlotte Coli der the Undergraduate Judicial Code, seum Saturday, said Sue Wasiolek, dean Wasiolek said. Seniors brought up on of student development. fraud charges could have their gradua To make sure students do not sell their tion date delayed. tickets, student development will make a "We can't stop students from selling," EVAN RATLIFF/THE CHROMCLE seating chart ofthe Duke student section, said Trinity senior Paul Hudson, presi Wasiolek said. dent of the Duke Student Government. A winning shot University officials will use the chart to "Butafter the game, they could find them Trinityjunior Randy Chen shoots a basket to raise money for PUSH AMERICA, spot-check the student section through selves in trouble." a foundation dedicated to increasing awareness of childhood handicaps. out the game to make sure students are in See SCALP on page 12 p> THE CHRONICLE THURSDAY, MARCH 31. 1994 World and National Newsfile U.S. to fund reconstruction in Sarajevo Associated Press By CHUCK SUDETIC Czechoslovakia, it was to those friends multilateral effort, under NATO com POpe Will Visit: Pope John Paul N.Y. Times News Service that he turned first, escaping with his mand, to implement a serious agree II will visit New York City in Octo SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — wife and baby daughter, me, to former ment, once one has been reached and it ber in his fourth major trip to the The United States has pledged $10 mil Yugoslavia. Nobody asked about our has begun to be implemented," she said. United States as pope. He will ad lion toward Sarajevo's reconstruction, religion or ethnic background." In the war, Bosnian Serb forces dress the U.N. General Assembly for but will not send troops here until after Ms. Albright said the United States Wednesday attacked the so-called "safe the first time since 1979. a settlement is reached to end the would contribute $10 million toward area" of Gorazde, a Muslim enclave in Bosnian war, the American representa "rehabilitation and reconstruction ef eastern Bosnia, killing at least eight Agreements concluded: The tive to the United Nations, Madeleine forts here," promising that additional persons and wounding 26, Sarajevo tele European Union concluded member Albright, said Wednesday. vision reported Wednesday night. Ad ship agreements Wednesday that aid funds would be forthcoming. pave the way for admission of Aus In a show of support to the Muslim- "President Clinton remains prepared ditional heavy fighting between the tria, Finland, Norway and Sweden led Bosnian government, Albright and to work to insure Congressional sup Bosnian army and Bosnian Serb forces to the 12-nation union. Gen. John Shalikashvili, the chairman port for American participation in a was reported in Bihac. of the joint chiefs of staff, came here Skull found: The first reasonably Wednesday to dedicate the future U.S. complete skull of the earliest recog Embassy. Irish Republican Army to nized human ancestors after the The two Americans arrivedjust hours split-off from the great apes has been after the Bosnian Parliament effectively found near the bank of a dry river bed in Ethiopia's arid badlands. ratified an agreement providing for the creation of a federation between Bosnian respond to peace initiative Croats and Muslims. By JAMES CLARITY Prime Ministers John Major of Britain Women killed: In Algeria, gun N.Y. Times News Service men on a motorcycle shot and killed Bosnian Serbs have rejected calls to and Albert Reynolds of Ireland to make two young women who refused to join the federation. DUBLIN, Ireland — In its first concil political concessions to Sinn Fein, the wear Muslim veils, officials said In her remarks here, Albright said iatory response to the British-Irish peace political arm of the IRA.