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(11/05/97 5:00am)
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It is always easiest to let other people do your job. It is even more tempting to let others pick up your slack when you cannot see the tangible benefits of your actions.
The race between Ike Robinson and Nick Tennyson to see who will lead Durham as mayor has developed into one of the most interesting and highly contested elections in the area.
One of the aspects of life at the University that often does not get the attention it deserves is community service. Students participate in a variety of activities, many of which were highlighted in the five-part series run this week by The Chronicle. The series looked at a sampling of University community service initiatives from both a University and a community perspective. In undertaking this series, The Chronicle aimed to present a rounded and unbiased depiction of the origins of each initiative, the processes by which each operates and the consequences of the initiative as felt by the community.
Jim Wulforst, director of dining services, announced this week that the Devil's Den will no longer serve hard alcohol. Given the target audience of the Devil's Den, the decision is not only reasonable; it is a wise move.
Duke Student Government recently passed a resolution asking that the 684-SAFE Safe Rides program be expanded to pick people up from their off-campus residences and bring them back to campus. Right now, Safe Rides offers its services only between campus locations and from campus to off-campus residences.
I was appalled to see the end of "the era of on-campus parties" described as possibly being "the best thing to happen to this campus in years" in an editorial in the Oct. 24 edition of The Chronicle. As a recent graduate, I am in the uncomfortable position of watching the University move further and further down the road that leads to a safe, bland and utterly forgettable social atmosphere.
As Internet technology gradually trickles into the nation's public schools, the skill of web browsing is quickly earning its place among the traditional three R's of education-reading, writing and arithmetic. The Clinton administration has provided the ideological motor for this trend, setting the goal of having every school in the country linked to the web by the year 2000.
Government has a large voice about what goes on in its citizens' lives. In Oregon, however, the government is trying to decide how people can die.
As President Bill Clinton might observe on the state of University campus life, "the era of open distribution is over."
The Orange County landfill stinks.
By extending shuttle service to include a stop near the popular Ninth Street locations-the Cosmic Cantina and George's Garage-Duke Student Government has struck a mighty blow for student safety.
On the surface, the University has done a very benevolent deed.
In an effort to enchance student interest in service, the Community Service Center launched its annual Community Service Week. This campaign aims not only to get students to volunteer in Durham, but also to increase awareness about service opportunities available to students.
If passion and gusto alone could propel Duke Student Government through a successful year, DSG President Lino Marrero and his chief of staff, Jason Barclay, would be off to an auspicious start. But representative government is a complex concept, and judging by the beer on points debacle and the ruling last night against Marrero's ill-advised executive order, it seems they just don't get it.
When a man is hungry, he doesn't walk into a restaurant and automatically order a burger. Even if he "knows" what he wants, more likely-and more sensibly-he'll take a look at the menu first to see what else is offered, and at what price.
It's always difficult, but often necessary, to limit free speech.
Lemurs.
The news sounded great: With the stroke of his pen Monday, President Bill Clinton eliminated more than $287 million in pork-barrel budget items from a military appropriations bill he signed into law seven days ago.
Working backwards can be a risky strategy, but it makes sense every now and then.