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To the disappointment of many students, the decision is final: Wendy's will not be coming to campus. But as students face a host of other changes for on-campus dining, they shouldn't count on Whoppers to help them cope with Frosty-withdrawal.
"I feel like a teenager going out of the house for the first time," jokes RoseMary Watkins from behind her temporary desk in the Office of Institutional Equity. Separated by several states from her two adult children, the Alabama native is on her own for the first time ever. But although she may feel carefree, her duties are extensive as the University's new director of programs for persons with disabilities.
In the eight years since Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act, universities across the country have been scrambling to meet its mandates for mobility access. In addition to problems faced by all these institutions-telephones too high, hills too steep, halls too narrow-the University faces unique problems: the decentralized nature of its programs and its Gothic architecture.
A series of misunderstandings between administrators and the leading candidate for the directorship of the Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture is likely to leave the position vacant for a third consecutive year.
It's Christina Ricci again, this time as Dedee, a cocky, pregnant 16-year-old who steals her gay half-brother's boyfriend, inheritance and an urn full of ashes in this wacky dark comedy. Brimming with scorn and wit, The Opposite of Sex exposes our society's fascination with and aversion to sexuality. Normally flaky Friends star Lisa Kudrow stands out as a perpetually nervous and hopelessly virginal schoolteacher who coolly delivers the movie's most biting lines. This movie allows us to witness Ricci as an expert manipulator in action and, as the credits roll, we realize that we, with our expectations of the typical coming of age story, have been the most manipulated.
For the 17th straight summer, the Great Hall's mealtime chatter consists of Talent Identification Program participants' unique blend of rowdy discussions about nuclear fission and off-key renditions of Celine Dion ballads. But why would 400 teenagers trade a summer of lounging poolside for six-hour class days and a college semester crammed into three weeks?
There's something about Ellen Plummer's candor that can put anyone at ease. But the instant a visitor to her Women's Center office asks a difficult question, all playfulness vanishes as Plummer strides swiftly about her office, producing relevant reports from the room's many filing cabinets.
We live in a remarkably well-groomed campus. The rooms we live in and the quads we play on are meticulously maintained and manicured. Imagine, then, the shock of Central Campus residents who stepped out of their apartments about a week ago and saw three red-tailed hawks perched on nearby stair rails or lightly camouflaged in nearby trees.
According to a recently released report, the University has earned itself a prominent position in yet another national survey of colleges and universities: Last year, its private donations were the fourth- largest in the nation.
In the quiet summer months, when peaceful vacations and the lull between academic years limits the number of people on campus, the University and Medical Center Postal Systems have responded to the reduced mail volume by generating some of their own-a comprehensive survey to assess customer satisfaction.
It's closing time, and the Burger King employees watch as the red chain-link screen is pulled shut. The day, from the slow breakfast hours to the less-than-glamorous clean-up, is all part of their familiar routine-a routine many are glad will continue for another year.
Following countless meetings, months of controversy and two referenda, the existence of an on-campus Wendy's finally seemed secure. For Director of Dining Services Jim Wulforst and legions of Frostie-loving students, it was a battle that was certainly hard-won. Unfortunately, however, the battle was also in vain.
In response to student complaints about the dearth of summer dining options, Director of Dining Services Jim Wulforst announced yesterday that he is considering revisions to the schedule.
There's no place like home.
For many Trinity Heights residents, the first part of the newly announced faculty and staff housing plan is a dream come true-the possibility of more home owners in the neighborhood and the embodiment of the kind of cooperation and involvement heralded by the Duke-Durham Partnership.
With little fanfare, as most students were diligently cramming for finals or daydreaming of glamorous summer internships, Trinity senior Micah Mitchell was elected president of the Black Student Alliance for the 1998-99 academic year.
As disco music wafted in from a high-powered stereo and Salty the Clown made balloon-animal hats, crowds of University employees stood beneath a huge, white tent waiting to be served their free, celebratory lunch. The wait to eat, however, would be a long one for many employees, who trekked from their offices to attend the annual kick-off for Employee Appreciation Week.
And you thought organizing a course schedule was complicated.
It began with a simple referendum on an election ballot, but, following weeks of vocal criticism from some students and staunch support from others, the initiative taken to assess student interest in a Wendy's franchise quickly evolved into a multifaceted, complex new survey that sought responses to a myriad of proposals on the future of privatization. And with this survey's results showing an even higher margin of approval for Wendy's than the first, the majority student opinion seems overwhelmingly clear.
Provost John Strohbehn announced Monday his plans to step down June 30, 1999, after five years as the University's chief academic officer.
