Warnings issued for DSG campaign violations
Two freshman candidates for the Duke Student Government senate, Anthony Collins and Neil Van Vynckt, were accused of violating the flyering policy yesterday and were issued a formal warning by DSG Attorney General Dave Kahne. A third student, freshman Daron Gunn, withdrew from the race before a formal complaint could be certified.
Collins was elected, while Van Vynckt was not. Kahne said Collins will not be in bad standing with DSG when his term as senator begins.
Collins said his violation was a technicality. "I didn't do anything that was malicious or try to get anything over anybody.... And I'm still a legislator," he said.
Van Vynckt could not be reached for comment.
All-You-Can-Eat Thursdays starts in Great Hall
ARAMARK Corp. will test its All-You-Can-Eat Thursdays this evening in the Great Hall, offering unlimited servings on a number of food options for $8.50. The all-you-can-eat deal will not include some items, such as packaged foods and bottled beverages, but will include stations such as the salad bar, grill, hot and cold wrap stations and Sitar Indian Palace.
ARAMARK regional manager David Randolph said the grill will not have steaks and salmon Thursday evening but will still offer chicken, portabello mushrooms and beef and vegetable patties. Sushi will not be available for AYCE Thursdays this week, but could be offered in limited or full amounts next week.
The Great Hall will be selling only AYCE meals this evening, so students seeking ARAMARK food in the Great Hall will pay $8.50 regardless of how many servings they get. Randolph said the AYCE Thursdays program is on a trial basis, and could be scrapped after tonight if it is a total bust. Dinner is served in the Great Hall from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Classrooms opened for alternative study areas
Robert Thompson, dean of Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, announced Monday that five classrooms for individual study will be opened, after concerns surfaced about ongoing renovations of Perkins Library.
The rooms, which will be available by DukeCard access, are available Monday through Friday from 7:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. In an e-mail to all undergraduates, Thompson urged students not to allow others to tailgate into the classrooms or prop open classroom doors. Thompson also cautioned that the rooms should be used only for individual study.
The classrooms will be open until the end of fall semester, at which point their usage will be reviewed and possibly modified for spring. The available classrooms are 129 Sociology-Psychology, 109 Languages and 05 Physics on West Campus and 107F and 100 West Duke on East Campus.
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