Duke University - Chanticleer Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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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

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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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FEBRUARY MARCH The Residential Policy Committee made its Edens Quad decision on February 1st: thirteen spaces from Mirecourt would be given to the Delts. Mirecourt resi- dents celebrated the decision. Seniors began their all- night vigils outside the Placement Office as Job inter- views began. The basketball team won three games and lost five, ending the month 11-14. Women’s basketball won one and lost one, now 13-6 for the season. Gymnast Rona Riggs set a new Duke meet record of 36.05 points; wres- tler Jake Cecere won the ACC crown, and the women's swim team competed and finished last in the ACC tour- nament. New head football coach Steve Sloan an- nounced signing 19 top recruits, Duke Ice Hockey beat UNC to close their season at 9-5, and the baseball team lost its opening game. Symposium '83, entitled Me and Them: Narcissism in an Age of Disengagement, was held during the first weekend of the month. Jewish Awareness Week was observed; IFC sponsored a black white greek forum to stimulate interaction between black and white greek or- ganizations. The Bryan Center’s first birthday was cele- brated on Valentine's Day with jazz in the Rathskellar and a Mardi Gras festival. Playboy magazine’s recruitment of women for a Girls of the ACC” spread stirred controversy on campus and the debate raged over whether or not the Chronicle should have advertised for Playboy. Delta Kappa Epsi- lon fraternity was given permission to open a chapter on campus, while the Hideaway reopened in the basement of the Old West Union. Andre Watts performed in Page. Spring break started on March 4th, and while many students headed for South Florida to spend the week in the sun, others traveled to Washington to take part in a financial aid protest on Capitol Hill for the third annual National Student Action and Lobby Day. Back at Duke on the 14th, students counted the remaining days and decided that work on those term papers and projects should probably get under way. A Nuclear Awareness Symposium entitled Peace- making in a Nuclear Age” featured Nobel-prize-winning Professor Andrew Wald speaking against nuclear pow- er and for disarmament. Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity hosted singer Ellen Lange as part of the Residence Hall programming campaign to increase education at home.” The Blackburn Literary Festival presented singer-danc- er-historian-producer-actress-author-poet Maya Ange- lou as this year's featured artist. Mary Tyler Moore spoke candidly to a packed audience, and the English Beat performed in Page. Duke's women’s golf team was ranked 2 in the na- tion and Mary Ann Widman was ranked 1. Men’s bas- ketball ended its season with two more losses; one against Virginia in the ACC tournament was the worst recorded loss in Duke's basketball history. The baseball team split a pair of games, lacrosse beat Ohio State and lost to Virginia, and men’s tennis beat Georgia Tech, Maryland and Virginia Tech. The weather in March followed the typical Spring ’83 pattern: lots of rain. Snow fell on the 24th and the 26th