Inside: 'The Life of Terry Sanford' Erskine Bowles honors Sanford THE CHRONICLE letter to The Chronicle. See p. i WEDNESDAY. APRIL 22, 1998 © ONE COPY FREE DUKE UNIVERSITY DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA CIRCULATION: 15,000 VOL. 93, NO. 135 Family, friends, colleagues of Sanford recall fond memories J Former University President stood in a circle, speculating about which one-liner Sanford would have used to Terry Sanford touched the lives of break the silence and ease the tension. mourners who attended his closed- Still in mourning, they joined together with friends to celebrate Sanford's life. casket viewing in the Chapei "Most of the people here today and yesterday afternoon. this evening are from the area or are personal friends," said Sam Poole, long­ By KATHERINE STROUP time friend ofthe family. "Tomorrow, I Chronicle staffwriter assume there wilt be dignitaries of Inside the Chapel, the mood was state. These are more just some people somber as mourners from across the who were personally touched by him." state sat quietly in their pews, lament­ And Sanford touched many lives, ED THOMAS/THE CHRONICLE ing the loss of a leader who navigated from his secretaries, who'volunteered Draped in an American flag, Terry Sanford's casket is carried into the Chapel- North Carolina through periods of their nights as babysitters and cam­ racial unrest, educational strife and paign workers, to the children who contributed far greater to this state ford will leave the University, the state massive industrial growth. Heads bent came of age when Sanford was in his than many other governors, before or and the nation. and hands folded, the crowd sat before political prime. These friends and sup­ since," said Ken Barnes, a Raleigh "On one level, he was a friend and a mass of white lilies surrounding the porters met and mingled on the Chapei resident. "He did so many extraordi­ supporter, and on another level, he was flag-draped casket of Terry Sanford, quad yesterday, sharing their stories of nary things, and we remember those a agreat man," said Curtis Gans, a former former University president and politi­ Sanford's unique brand of wit and de­ things and celebrate them." editor of The Daily Tar Heel who first cal icon. The mood was one befitting termination. Friends shared their personal anec­ met Sanford in 1960. "And great men the dark semi-gloom ofthe Chapel. "We were in high school when he ran dotes and past remembrances, but also leave legacies long beyond their lives." Outside, however, a group of men for governor, and we really felt that he spoke reverently about the legacy San- See SANFORD on page 7 • Campus Council formulates MHNMW new plan for students' dues Students to pay dues to bursar's office By CHRISTINE PARKINS mmm Chronicle staffwriter BURSAR BREAKDOWN A common adage advises, Below is a breakdown ofthe funds "Be like a postage stamp— residential students will now pay stick to something until you through the bursar's office: get there." I Programming Fee This year, Campus Council seemed to follow this credo as ($70 per student annually) ^j espite its picturesque appearance, shady **, it diligently crafted a proposal $40 to the appropriate l^M the University's campus is not trans- people." He de­ to reconstruct the collection quad council LiflB formed into a movie set just every clined, however, to re­ and distribution of student day. But last weekend, a tangle of cameras, veal more about the plot twists. ** **• / dues. After a year's work, $20 to Campus Council lights and equipment trucks inhabited both and finale ofthe film. Council members have arrived East and West campuses for the filming of an- Duke is a natural setting for the work, at their destination: A plan for $10 to the class council upcoming independent movie. Garcia said, because ofthe University's revamping the University's House Council Dues "Stonebrook"—a "very large, low budget unique ambiance and intellectual appeal. dues system will be enacted $25 to the appropriate movie" according to its producer, Matthew "It's gorgeous," he said. "We really came here next year. because it's such a beautiful school with a house council Garcia—drew a number of student volun­ According to the council's teers to work as stand-ins, extras and interns singular architectural style. It speaks of tra collection plan, all residential SOURCE: DEB LO R^ONCO MUTT ROSEN/THE CHRONICLE on the set. And while introducing some of dition and heritage." The architecture and dues will be included on the ties," Baker said of the new these University students to the Hollywood setting also make for a startling contrast bursar's bill, rather than col­ collection format. "We already scene, the movie will once again bring Duke's with Eric's rural origins, he added, lected when students first feel that there is a lot that distinctive Gothic look back to the big screen. The three masterminds behind the work- move in at the beginning ofthe goes on. This provides more Joining the ranks of other feature films producer Garcia, writer Steve Morris and di- academic year. Dean of Stu­ clarity for the groups." such as 'The Program" and "The Handmaid's rector Byron Thompson—conceived of the dent Development Barbara Created jointly by the Office Tale," "Stonebrook" tells the story of Eric, a story-iine together. Garcia added that "Stone- Baker said that collecting dues of Student Development and young farm boy enrolled in an Ivy League brook's" biggest influences were the films during the usually chaotic Campus Council, the plan School—aptly named Stonebrook University. "The Usual Suspects" and "The Sting." move-in period was not an op­ passed unanimously in a regu­ Garcia explained that Eric, although out of The three had ample time to examine timal situation. Proponents of larly scheduled council meet­ his element, is poised to ascend the ranks of these movies and hone their story ideas the change all agreed that the ing earlier this semester. society. At college, however, his plans go awry while attending the University of Southern plan's goal is to streamline the The bursar bill will include when he crosses paths with his con-artist California's Cinema/Television Program in collection and programming one fee to be distributed be­ roommate, Cornelius. graduate school. Although they had often process. tween the council and the stu­ "[He and Cornelius] start running cons to- — —• "Everyone wasn't really dent's class and quad. Every gether and get involved with some pretty See STONEBROOK on page 6 looking to have more activi- See DUES on page 6 • • DOCTORS SEEK NEW BREAST CANCER DRUG: MEDICAL CENTER, PAGE 4 • ACTIVIST DISCUSSES U.N. SANCTIONS, PAGE 3 THE CHRONICLE • PAGE 2 WORLD AND NATIONAL WEDNESDAY. APRIL 22, 1998 Newsfile Russian politicians battle over economic policy Associated Press Friday, Russia's leagislature will under fire from the Communist South Korea pays: The South • If Russian legislators reject hold its third and decisive vote on Party, which has its own reasons for Korean government said that it President Boris Yeltsin's nomi­ whether to ratify Yeltsin's nomination opposing the nomination. would end its efforts to win compen­ of Sergei Kiriyenko as prime minister. sation from the Japanese govern­ nee for prime minister, the Tuesday, Berezovsky's newspaper Ifthe nomination is again rejected, as ment for South Korean women openly proclaimed that a knock-down, leader promises to dissolve it has been twice, Yeltsin has said he forced into Japanese military broth­ drag-out fight over the Kiriyenko nom­ will dissolve Parliament and hold na­ els in World War II. Instead, the Parliament. ination could be avoided if only Yeltsin tional elections. government will pay each ofthe 152 met the tycoons' conditions. registered "comfort women" $22,700. By MICHAEL GORDON Most analysts predict that The price: the abandonment of mar­ N.Y. Times News Service Kiriyenko will finally be approved. ket reformers who have crossed swords MOSCOW — The shadowy battle What is less clear is what concessions with Berezovsky by trying to better reg­ Annan recruits: U.N. Secretary- over the future ofthe Russian govern­ may have to be made to get the nomi­ ulate the sale of state property and put General Kofi Annan is reaching out ment has burst into the open as a nation through. an end to insider deals. Or as the news­ to Hollywood to enlist celebrities to struggle that is less about ideology, Berezovksy has unleased a furious paper put it: Parliament's resistance help promote the world organiza­ Boris Yeltsin's health or even the qual­ media campaign against the 35-year- could be overcome if Yeltsin simply ac- tion. Annan was scheduled to attend ifications of his choice for prime minis­ old technocrat, who is also come cepted the conditions of "big capital." a reception this afternoon with in­ ter than about who will control eco­ dustry heavyweights. Former Los nomic policy. Angeles Lakers basketball star Administration attempts to block Magic Johnson already has agreed The terms ofthe battle were laid out to be a U.N. "peace messenger." openly Tuesday in a newspaper con­ trolled by one of the country's most powerful tycoons. The newspaper out­ questioning of Secret Service agents Mexico honors: Mexico's gov­ lined conditions for a resolution of the By DAVID JOHNSTON witnesses in a criminal proceeding, like ernment wants to keep the ashes fight over Yeltsin's Cabinet that would N.Y. Times News Service Kenneth Starr's grand jury inquiry. of poet Octavio Paz in a crypt undermine the nation's most promi­ WASHINGTON — Invoking a novel The sealed motion represented the alongside other illustrious Mexi­ nent market reformers.