All Day, all night Sophomore forward Alison Day scored a * career-high 21 points as records fell for |f THE CHRONICLE women's basketball- See Sports, page 11. AHHA THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 10. 1994 DUKE UNIVERSITY DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA CIRCULATION: 15.000 VOL. 89. NO. 97; First lady invited to speak at graduation By MICHAEL SAUL ally announced in the fall. tion speaker by October or No­ ment address, the administra­ President Nan Keohane has Keohane decided last fall in vember." tion has dealt with its fair share agreed to give first lady Hillary consultation with the Univer­ If Clinton turns down the in­ of delays and cancellations. Clinton until about March 1 to sity commencement committee vitation, the president will Most recently, efforts to invite decide whether she will deliver to give Clinton until early likely resort to the short list of Vaclav Havel, now head of state the keynote address at the March to commit to the May 8 candidates on the commence­ ofthe Czech Republic, and Neil University's 142nd commence­ speech. The first lady's busy ment committee's list. The com­ Simon, the Pulitzer Prize-win­ ment. schedule prevents her from mittee finished its deliberations ning playwright, ended unfa­ University officials have been agreeing to engagements many in April. vorably. tight-lipped for months about months in advance. "We still have a viable short "When you play for big game, the speaker's identity, but a "My feeling is if we don't hear list to work from," said Trinity you have to be prepared to lose," spokesman in the Office ofthe anything by very early March, senior Rachel Brod, a com­ Wilder said. "We could have First Lady confirmed Wednes­ we will just have to say thank mencement committee mem­ gotten an acceptance or rejec­ day that Keohane sent an invi­ you," said Pelham Wilder, Uni­ ber. tion within three to five weeks tation in July and that Clinton's versity marshal and professor Because the University tra­ [from someone less promi­ response is pending. Com­ of chemistry. "I had hoped that ditionally seeks a high profile nent]." Hillary Clinton mencement speakers are usu­ we could announce a gradua­ person to deliver the commence­ See CLINTON on page 5 • Study abroad fee spurs debate $1,500 charge to help administer non-Duke programs By ALISON STUEBE Duke-associated programs tive costs for those students Students planning to enroll would require students to pay who have studied on non-Duke in non-Duke study abroad pro­ the extra money. programs," Johns said. grams this fall are discovering "It is intended to reflect real­ Of about 400 students study­ that their trips will cost $1,500 istically what it costs the Uni­ ing abroad this year, 55 per­ more due to a new University versity for students to go abroad cent are in non-Duke programs. fee. on non-Duke programs," said Some students are critical of The Board ofTrustees tenta­ President Nan Keohane. the new fee. tively approved the $1,500 fee Costs include funding a "It doesn't cost $1,500 to pro­ in December to help defray ad­ study-abroad library, offering cess someone's transfer cred­ ministrative costs for students counselling for students plan­ its," said Trinity sophomore in non-Duke programs. The ning to travel and arranging Casey Woods, president of the trustees are scheduled to final­ for course registration from comparative area studies ma­ ize the fee at their May meet­ abroad, said Christa Johns, jors' union. "The University is ing. It would go into effect fall assistant dean for study abroad. lookingfor another way to make semester. In addition, the University more money." Students enrolled in Univer­ allows students to use Duke- Roy Weintraub, acting dean sity-administered programs in granted financial aid to pay for ofthe faculty of Arts and Sci­ "/THE CHRONICLE Berlin, China, France, Spain, non-Duke programs. ences, said the new fee paral­ Russia, Austria and the United "Essentially Duke students lels long-standing policies at Crash course Kingdom will not be required studying on Duke programs other schools. This Oldsmobile took a wrong turn on the comer of Alexander to pay the fee, but the more and paying Duke tuition .have "We were really out of step and Campus Drive Wednesday. than 80 Duke-approved and underwritten the administra­ See ABROAD on page 4 • Local group to affiliate with Alpha Phi national sorority By RUSS FREYMAN that is already there, a back­ fall examining each of the 14 and one sorority was forced to role on campus, she said. Alpha Phi is back on campus. bone." national groups that petitioned pull out of formal rush and an­ Others offered differing views The sorority, which closed its This semester, the local chap­ to from a chapter at Duke, other failed to fill its pledge on Theta Beta Sigma's affilia­ Duke chapter in 1970, has just ter will become integrated into Bankston said. Theta Beta class, recruiting members could tion with Alpha Phi. been adopted bythe local Theta the national group. To become Sigma, which prides itself on its be tough. "Ideally, it should be a posi­ Beta Sigma sorority. The Office officially installed, the sorority sisterhood, service and But Bankston said she was tive effect," said Trinity senior of Student Affairs and the must increase its membership scholarship, looked for a na­ not very worried. "We existed Tracy Whitener, president of Panhellenic Council approved from about 40 to about 100 tional sorority that would be for two years without national Zeta Tau Alpha, the sorority the new affiliation this week. women and display financial aligned with the women's goals. support and still doubled our which dropped out of formal Eight University women independence. "We wanted to integrate our numbers each year," she said. rush earlier this semester. "The founded Theta Beta Sigma in Although the national group beliefs into a national [sorority] The newness of the sorority more choices women have, the April 1992 with the goal of be­ brings many traditions and pro­ that accepted [our] criteria," and the group's informal rush, better. But ideal situations do coming affiliated with a national grams to Theta Beta Sigma, the Bankston said. which begins after spring break, not always work that way." sorority. Since the sorority's sorority's members plan to Alpha Phi officials said they will be major incentives for One aid in becoming a strong inception, members worked to maintain their own existing tra­ were pleased with the existing women who wish to get involved player in greek life at the Uni­ increase numbers and achieve ditions, said Trinity senior structure of Theta Beta Sigma. in the greek system, Bankston versity will be the huge local financial stability. Kendra Bankston, the sorority's "All the things we offer are said. Alpha Phi will join formal alumni support Alpha Phi al­ Panhel voted last fall to per­ president. consistent with what they have rush next year. ready has in place. mit the sorority to begin seek­ "We've worked for this for a already done. We don't want to Trinity junior Wendy "We already have a full advi­ ing a national affiliation. really long time. But we're very erase their foundation," said Marantz, Panhel president, said sory board to help this chapter," "I think it's going to be a great cautious about maintaining the Laura Beall, Alpha Phi vice the sorority will offer a new Beall said. match," said Trinity senior high ideals we have as a soror­ president for extensions. perspective to the greek sys­ Beall said she hoped Alpha aKaiyn Couvillion, a member of ity. We do not want to lose our But .Alpha Phi will face some tem. Phi will help improve status of the group's committee that re­ identity and our goals," challenges in coming to Duke. ThetaBeta Sigma has helped greek life on campus. viewed national sororities. "It Bankston said. On a campus where greek life is Panhel look at rush reform and "We expect to be a big part of will be nice to have a structure Sorority members spent the undergoingamajorassessment critically assess the council's the solution," Beall said. THE CHRONICLE THURSDAY/FEBRUARY 10. 1994 World and National Newsfile Israel, PLO agreement allows self-rule Associated Press Teens Convicted: Three Ger­ By CHRIS HEDGES again. However, he said the limits had translating the declaration of principles man teen-age members of a satanic N.Y. Times News Service been all but agreed upon Wednesday into a reality on the ground," he said cult were convicted Wednesday of CAIRO, Egypt — Chairman Yasser night. referring to the agreement whose sign­ luring a 15-year-old classmate to an Arafat of the Palestine Liberation "All the problems we had before us we ing was witnessed by him and Rabin in isolated shack and strangling him Organiation and Foreign Minister solved either completely in detail, or in Washington on Sept. 13. "Wehave agreed with an electrical cord. Shimon Peres of Israel initialed an agree­ principle," Peres said. "Some details were with Peres to continue work here in ment Wednesday night that removed left over for later." Cairo and in Paris." Clinton fights: With a nod to­ many ofthe obstacles that have delayed Arafat said the agreement that the A senior Egyptian official involved in ward his own family's drug and alco­ putting into effect the accord last Sep­ two leaders initialed was an important the talks said that Arafat would take the hol abuse, President Clinton an­ tember giving the Palestinians self-rule step towards carrying out the agree­ proposal back to Tunis for approval by nounced a new anti-drug strategy in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank ment, but cautioned that there was still his Executive Committee and Peres Wednesday that would boost spend­ town of Jericho.