Article: Duke Facebook group calls for apology

Gabby Mcglynn
University Wire
02-14-2007
(The Chronicle) (U-WIRE) DURHAM, N.C. -- Early last week, many Duke students received a new Facebook group invitation when logging onto their accounts.

The group, called "The Real Social Disaster" and created by senior Stephen Miller, presents a petition demanding an apology from the 88 professors who signed the controversial advertisement published in The Chronicle last April that asked "What Does a Social Disaster Sound Like?" The petition also calls upon President Richard Brodhead to stand up for Duke students.

"It wasn't so much that I wanted to start a Facebook group," said Miller, who is also a Chronicle columnist. "I decided there needed to be ...

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