Duke University - Chanticleer Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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NOVEMBER In November, female undergrads and NC-PIRG spon- sored rape awareness activities. A week-long slate of Nuclear Awareness activities included a convocation entitled Solutions to the Nuclear Arms Race. The soccer team's 17th game of the season ended in a tie with Virginia, and the team remained 1 for the third consecutive week. The Blue Devils ended the regu- lar season with three more wins, tying Clemson for the ACC title. The NCAA soccer tournament began with a Duke victory over South Florida. Their next win was over Clemson, on Ken Lollas last penalty kick following an overtime. After beating George Mason, the team pre- pared to advance to the final four. Homecoming Weekend brought a victory for the foot- ball team over Wake Forest, amid festivities such as Lip Sync in Edens Quad, the Gong Show on Main Quad, a Chariot Race before the football game, and the black fraternities' Homecoming Step Show in the Jordan Cen- ter. The football team also beat Georgia Tech this month and lost to NC State. Their real victory came in the last game of the season — a 23-17 win over UNC, Duke's first win over Carolina since 1973. Fans rushed onto the field at the final buzzer — tearing down the goal post, passing it through the stands, taking it up to the quad, and then placing it in front of the Chapel. After his sec- ond consecutive winning season, football coach Red Wilson was relieved from his position because, accord- ing to Athletic Director Tom Butters, he’d taken the pro- gram as far as he could. Chris Castor, Philip Ebinger, Ben Bennett and Robert Oxendine were named to the All-ACC team. The Blue-White scrimmage was held in Cameron, after which the basketball team won their first two sea- son games while starting three freshmen. Duke basket- ball announced the signing of 7'2 Martin Nessley from Ohio. Lancaster dorm claimed the Intramural football title, and the swim team opened possibly its last season. Hoof 'N' Horn opened its musical season with “A Fun- ny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and Broadway at Duke featured Ben Vereen in Concert in Page Auditorium. Karamu presented A Raisin in the Sun, and the Modern Black Mass Choir performed in Page. Cable 13 added Nightly News at 10:30 and a morning exercise program to its repertoire. Black Solidarity Day was observed this month with the theme Recognizing our Community Interests and Objectives. In the ASDU presidential election, Bill Bru- ton was elected to succeed Shep Moyle after a run-off against Victoria Lehr. In early November, 1982 editions of the Chanticleer were distributed from a van parked in front of the Chapel steps. Noise problems on campus surfaced for the first time, and Dean Cox stated that they were due to the residential changes this semester. Quiet Hours” were set up — excluding 5 P.M.-1 A.M. on Friday, 1-1 on Saturday, and 1-6 PM. on Sunday. Freshman Luis Ferrer died on the 15th of the month after a fall he suffered on campus. Student Health was questioned for possibly misdiagnosing his problem when he visited there after his fall. DECEMBER The traditional Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony started off this month, complete with Santa Claus, hot chocolate, cookies, carols, and a speech by President Sanford. The men s basketball team lost three consecu- tive games in December, but the women’s team won their third, fourth and fifth straight games. The soccer team beat the University of Connecticut in the NCAA semi-finals before thousands of Duke fans who over- filled the stands, lined every fence, and hung from trees around the field. Tom Kain, Mike Jeffries, and Joe Ulrich were named All-ACC; Joe Ulrich won the Hermann Award for outstanding player in college soccer; John Rennie was voted Coach-of-the-Year. The team lost its only game of the year to the University of Indiana in the NCAA finals in Fort Lauderdale after the longest NCAA playoff game ever: 159 minutes, and eight overtime per- iods. Football players Chris Castor and Robert Oxendine were named All-America, and DUAA named Mississip- pi's Steve Sloan to succeed Red Wilson as head football coach. The Board of Trustees proposed a new $6 million residence hall to be located next to Cameron, but ASDU opposed the new dorm, saying the administration should reduce housing problems by lowering enroll-

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HI the quad. Earlier, several Duke alumni and graduate stu- dents were arrested in a PCB protest demonstration. More unrest was created when Freewater Films showed the X-rated In the Realm of the Senses in the Bryan Center film theater. ASDU's major focus this first semester was on the problem of overcrowding in residence halls, while the Board of Trustees saw race relations as the top campus concern. The Black Student Alliance stated its goals for the year as creating better mutual understanding be- tween blacks and whites, and emphasizing cultural ex- change. In addition, a pro-PLO group formed on campus, and the Chronicle reported the setting up of a Duke-lsrael Political Education Committee. Major Speakers pre- sented John Anderson in Page Auditorium, and the Go- Go's and A Flock of Seagulls appeared in Cameron. As the month ended, fraternity rush began, the re- opening of the Hideaway remained uncertain, and stu- dents looked forward to good weather for Oktoberfest. OCTOBER The beginning of the month brought the traditional Oktoberfest celebration, this year named the Fall Folk Festival and held behind the Bryan Center. DUFS claimed a monopoly on all Oktoberfest food, supposedly to prevent botulism caused by improperly prepared or preserved food. The festivities included Phi Kappa Psi’s celebrity auction, the highlight of which was the sale of the 1942 gold-plated Rose Bowl Trophy for $10,000. After their tenth straight victory, the Blue Devil soccer team was named 1 by Soccer America magazine and the Intercollegiate Soccer Association of America. The team then won another game and tied Maryland. The Chronicle declared the team out of their slump as they won three more games, ending the month with a 15 -0-1 record. Duke football's first loss of the season was to Navy on Parent's Weekend. They were then defeated in two more games by Virginia Tech and Maryland. The basketball team started practice on Friday the 19th, the opening day of Duke's first-ever fall break. New housing rules threatened to take away fraternity sections that were not 90% filled by frat members. The- ta Chi fraternity made the headlines, charged with sex- ual misconduct as a result of an anonymous letter re- ceived by the Chronicle. Fraternity officials denied the charges and the group was cleared of all allegations by Public Safety and the administration. Performances this month included Gallileo, pre- sented by Duke Players, and a concert by the Duke Symphony Orchestra. Mike Cross appeared in Page, and Major Speakers presented Alan Cranston and Abbie Hoffman. Duke stores removed all Tylenol from their shelves following the Chicago Tylenol deaths, President Terry Sanford initiated student-faculty lunches in Von Canon Hall, and a PCB symposium was held on campus to promote awareness of the Warren County controversy. In addition. ASDU's check-cashing service was okayed and plans made for it to go into operation at the end of the academic year.

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merit. As Duke students expressed dismay over finan- cial aid cuts and their consequences, the Board of Trust- ees increasd next year's tuition by 9.2%. WDUK was granted an FM license this month; Duke Players presented Uncommon Women and Others.” The Pitchforks performed in Reynolds Theater; Anne Tyler and Eudora Welty spoke about their writing, and Joe Jackson performed in Page. At the end of December, the Board of Trustees de- layed decisions concerning the fate of the swimming and fencing programs and the dorm proposal, and the family of Luis Ferrer acquired a Durham attorney to in- vestigate the circumstances surrounding the fresh- man's death. Island meet, and soccer star Joe Ulrich signed a one- year contract with the New York Arrows. The Black Student Alliance commemorated Martin Luther King's birthday with a series of demonstrations and services, while Hoof 'N Horn presented the musical Working,” based on Studs Terkel’s novel, and the Psy- chedelic Furs played in Page Auditorium. Satisfaction,” a new restaurant and bar, opened in Lakewood Shopping Center and quickly became Duke's latest student-run nightspot. DUFS, in order to cover increases in food costs, announced plans to decrease breakfast and increase lunch prices, and later increased prices in the Rathskellar and Snack Bar due to a project- ed deficit caused by decreased usage of board plan operations. In an attempt to avoid abusive” behavior by some Duke fans (that's you, BOG), a buffer zone was set up in Cameron. Sorority rush, complete with the traditional controversy via Chronicle letters for and against sorori- ties and rush, lasted from the second week to the end of the month. In response to a lack of conservative activ- ism on campus, interested individuals formed Campus Young Americans for Freedom. The senior class of 1983 decided on a class gift of a permanent Major Speakers fund with a goal of $20,000, and the Conference on Career Choices was held, featuring Duke alumni in var- ious fields talking to and answering questions from in- terested students. Lastly, Duke's latest controversy came before the Residential Policy Committee: the dispute over housing space in Edens Quad between Mirecourt and Delta Tau Delta fraternity. The Delts wanted to trade places, Mire- court residents opposed. JANUARY Classes began for the Spring Semester on January 10th and students found themselves once again in line for books and Drop Add. January freshmen, numbering 239, were welcomed to Duke, most of them moving into rooms on East Campus. The University announced that the swimming and fencing teams would be retained in- definitely, and Dean Wasiolek headed a newly-formed Office of Student Affairs Task Force to investigate the death of Luis Ferrer. The men's basketball team, having won three games and lost one over break, lost four games this month — three of them to neighbors UNC, NC State, and Wake Forest — but beat Clemson and Maryland despite the loss of junior Doug McNeeley. Women's basketball kept winning, pushing their record to 9-2. The gymnastics team posted a school record 172-point score in a Rhode