I need to invoke the 48 hr rule on this one.
God only knows what roads this story will travel before it ends
Why name Fairfax and not the basketball player?
Was the alleged rape in 2000 before or after Fairfax was elected a Young Trustee?
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DSG elects Fairfax Young Trustee
College/University Newspaper
February 17, 2000 | Chronicle, The (Duke University) (Durham, NC)
Author: KIA WRIGHT | Section: News
After greeting and hugging a group of well-wishers and supporters, Justin Fairfax explained how he felt in one word: “Blessed.”
A smiling Fairfax left last night’s Duke Student Government meeting as the University’s new Young Trustee.
“I feel like this process was difficult and took a lot of effort, but I would have not gotten this far if it had not been for people like my mother, my fraternity brothers, my family and friends,” the Trinity senior said elatedly.
Trinity senior Jeremy Huff, vice president for community interaction, explained the weighty duty of the DSG legislators yesterday evening in one simple sentence-”There is one item on the agenda, and that is the selection of the Young Trustee.”
Huff began the meeting by reading the text containing late President Terry Sanford’s original description of the Young Trustee: “A trustee is literally expected to have the trust of the institution which he or she serves.”
Sanford created the position in the 1970s to increase student involvement in administrative matters and to bring a young perspective to the Board.
Immediately following Huff’s introduction, Lisa Zeidner, Brian Stempel and Fairfax-the three Young Trustee finalists-gave their individual speeches.
After each speech, the candidate answered questions from the legislators.
Fairfax began his speech by thanking DSG for its exhaustive reading of his application and extending a heartfelt thanks to his family and friends for their support.
As Young Trustee, he said, he planned to address three critical areas-residential life, financial aid and community interaction.
In addition to being a resident adviser, Fairfax has also been the president of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., the only minority greek selective house on campus.
He said his intense experience in various activities has “imminently prepared him for life after graduation and for the role of Young Trustee.”
“The more students you know, the more visible you become to any body that you are a member of,” he said, explaining that his work with diverse groups made him better suited for his new role.
“My participation in a broad range of academic and extracurricular groups will help me to bring a broad range of opinions to the Board,” he said.
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