Students soon will be able to enjoy a more well-lit path at night if they seek to venture out to Ninth Street or Cosmic Cantina along the way.
Following a talk with Duke Student Government officials yesterday, Executive Vice President Tallman Trask agreed to put in more street lights and an emergency blue light on Perry Street-the road owned partially by Duke that connects East Campus and Ninth Street, said sophomore Andrew Brown, DSG's vice president for Durham and regional affairs.
At the DSG meeting Wednesday, Brown said board members had been meeting with administrators this semester to discuss lighting and security issues on and off campus.
"Once we see what [Trask] does, we're going to go back into the city to see what he can do in terms of lighting [in Durham]," Brown said.
DSG President Jordan Giordano, a senior, said that there are also many other places on campus that require more lighting and security, and DSG will continue to address the issue.
In addition, DSG members heard semester review presentations from the academic affairs committee and Giordano. The presentations consisted of updates on an eclectic array of current and future DSG projects.
Junior Chelsea Goldstein, DSG's vice president for academic affairs, said new e-Print stations will be available starting this week on the second and third floor of Perkins and Bostock libraries.
Goldstein also announced the launch of career-focused research and training workshops next semester-in collaboration with the Career Center, the Office of Information Technology and Duke Libraries-which will help students learn job skills that may not be taught in classes.
Giordano publicized DSG's new phone line, 684-DUKE, which will start next semester.
"We're going to try to roll out the idea that if a student has an issue on campus... they're gonna call us and we'll solve the problem for them," he said.
In other business:
William Wright-Swadel, Fannie Mitchell executive director of career services, talked to DSG members about the Career Center's new approaches to helping students. He added that the Career Center will be moving from its location in Page Auditorium to Smith Warehouse off East next year.
Get The Chronicle straight to your inbox
Signup for our weekly newsletter. Cancel at any time.