Where do the buses park? [3352C]
If you mean where they go to bed for the night after they’re off duty, there’s a bus facility on Buchanan Blvd. between Main Street and Chapel Hill St. (just south of the railroad tracks, on the east side of Buchanan, behind an old brick warehouse).
Why does Eyan Townsend (emt21) have 39 parking tickets this year and why does Parking and Transportation not revoke his parking pass? [3350A]
I guess he doesn’t want to walk far, and P&T is happy as long as he keeps paying the tickets. I wouldn’t be surprised, however, if this doesn’t catch up with him, at least in the form of a big bill that has to be paid prior to graduation. Some day, the money might not be there to make the payoff.
What percentage of Central Campus burglaries occur in 1st floor apartments? [3349C]
Most burglars are lazy and want a quick getaway, so I’m sure that it’s the majority.
Will the Duke Table Tennis Team fare well at the National Championships in Columbus? [3346B]
Since AP is trying to catch up on a backlog of questions, I have the benefit of hindsight, but it doesn’t look like Duke went to those championships this year. Perhaps NC State did something sneaky to get by us. Better luck next year.
The Gothic reading room has old Chanticleers – are there copies of the more recent ones (past the 1960s) somewhere? [3342A]
You can request them at the main Perkins circulation desk. You can also ask for them up in the University Archives on the third floor.
Where are the tunnels? How do we get to them? What were they used for? Thanks. [3338C]
1. They’re underground. 2. You have to break in. 3. They have dangerous utility conduits, such as hot water pipes and electrical transmission cables. Refer, for instance, to answers 3231C, 3193B, and 3274B. If these have been rotated out of this book, then check online.
Who is [female Duke student]? [3337A]
There’s someone with that name in the public Duke directory, so you’re welcome to email her. But don’t be disappointed if she gives you the brush-off.
Duke blue, which is apparently the color of intolerance, or just plain old inclusive blue?
ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: I wouldn’t say that Duke Blue is the color of intolerence, although I can see arguments on both sides of this issue. Let’s see how this year’s events work themselves out and maybe we’ll return to a more gentlemanly and neighborly arrangement in the future.
What is the total distance of the walking / jogging path around East Campus? Everyone I’ve asked gives a slightly different answer, and no one I’ve asked can find enough of the markers along the path to be certain.
ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: It turns out this isn’t an easy question. Over two years ago, AP tackled this one in the written Suggestion Book, in number 3205A:
“Various brochures and handouts give the distance of the wall as 1.7 or 2 miles. Regular joggers, however, all know that the distance of the jogging trail is really 1.5 miles. Checking a map that seems accurately scaled, AP got a distance of about 1.5 miles, so I think the joggers are right. You may have found that this useful bit of information (you’re not the first person to ask about it at the library) isn’t publicized on the Duke website. The only news about the jogging trail seems to relate to assaults.”
your link to March 8th 2002 Chronicle Article “who is the answer person” is outated. The current link is: http://www.dukechronicle.com/media/storage/paper884/news/2002/03/08/UndefinedSection/Who-Is.The.Answer.Person-1456491.shtml?norewrite200611141301&sourcedomain=www.dukechronicle.com
ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: Thanks! Those folks at the Chronicle are always causing trouble for me. The one you mention, and the link above it, are now fixed, but this page also needs to have some more recent stories added (coming soon!).