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n College Library Ha Virginia MAR21 im 0*mr 4 rm*-%. Vol. XLVW Madison College, Harrisonburg, Va. Tuesday, March 6,1973 NO. 25 Madison Graduate Missing in Disaster BY ROGER BULLOCK accidents sometimes "live for A Madison College graduate, 40 hours or more in a pocket" Michael "Red" Frye, is amo- of a collapsed section. ng ten persons reported miss- Frye finished his career at ing in the high-rise disaster Madison College last Decem- near Baileys crossroads, Vi- ber. He was a member of the rginia last Friday. original Madison College Soc- According to reports In the cer team. After graduation, he 'Sunday Star' and'Dally News', returned to his home In Arl- ington, Virginia, and began On Friday, March 2, 1973, working temporarily for Mil- "Red" Frye was working In ler and Long Co., the concrete the basement of a partially contractor for the Skyline Ce- completed 26-story condom- nter. He hoped to attend gra- lnlan near Baileys Cross- duate school at George Mason roads. Suddenly, the center University this fall. portion of the Skyline Plaza Another Madison graduate, Condomlnlan collapsed. Five Bill Dewan, was on the 21st workmen were killed, and floor of the edifice when it col- Frye and nine other workmen lapsed, but was unharmed. are trapped and feared dead. The cause of the disaster is still undetermined, but theo- Student Lobby ries seem to concentrate on a The Dovels bring back mem- day night's concert in Godwin cement failure and a Job rush. Held at GW ories of the 50's during Sun- Hall. Photo by John Cooper Officials supervising the re- scue operations said the pro- By CAROL LEMPE cedures would be carried on In The Second Annual Confer- a very cautious manner, be- ence to the National Student cause they did not want any- Lobby was held at George Wa- DiPeppe Charges Irregularity more workmen Injured. shington U from February 28-March 2. Students chosen Labor Secretary Peter Bren- By MARIFLO STEPHENS by SGA as delegates from the th my election." Jacknlk had (1628) showed only a 12-vote nan visited the scene Saturday Archer DiPeppe, who recen- served as parllmentarlan difference between the ballot and said workers in similar Continued on Page 7 tly ran for the office of SGA (Chairman of the election co- count and the IBM list. Mc- Judicial vice-president, has mmittee) in an earlier term. Adams said that "We felt the charged the election com- Mr. DiPeppe states that he discrepancy did not merit ano- mittee with irregularity in the has talked with Richard Early ther election for any office vote count. and with Dennis McAdams a- except the legislative vice-pr- Last Tuesday evening De- bout the validity of the-vote esident" This re-election Peppe was Informed that he count. Mr. Early could dot be will be held Tuesday. had lost the election reached for comment. Dennis The chairman of the election by thirty-three votes. His op- McAdams, parllmentarlan, committee, Mr. McAdams, a- ponent John Jacknlk received revealed that there was a dis- grees that DiPeppe should 812 vofes and DiPeppe recei- crepancy in the last election, have been informed of the vote ved 779, the exact total of vo- but the discrepancy Involved discrepancy, and believes that tes cast being 1591. Later,, Di- the total number of all votes the vote-confusion "has brou- Peppe says, he found out thro- cast for all offices. McAdams ght about some valid points. ugh friends in the SGA that the stated that there were four Some changes will have to be election officials had arrived separate counts but the most made." at four different totals of all accurate count of total votes Continued on Page 8 votes cast. DiPeppe contends * that there was a discrepancy between the number of ballots Caldwell Replies on cast and the number of voters counted on the D3M sheets. Before a student can deposit State Teacher Article his ballot, his name is checked By BOB CONROY guidelines in building prog- off on an IBM list of students, Dr. Charles Caldwell, Dean rams leading to professional to Insure that each student vot- of the School of Education, ex- careers. Instead, many other es only one time. In the race pressed a concern yesterday aspects of a baccalaureate pr- for Judicial vice-president, that students might be confus- ogram have to be considered," DiPeppe reports that there ed by the state teacher certi- stated Dr. Caldwell. were 29 more ballots than na- fication requirements which Madison's education curri- mes on the IBM list. The de- appeared in the March 2 Issue cula are on an "approved pro- feated candidate regrets that of 'The Breeze.' gram" basis, according to Dr. he was not Informed of this dis- "Although the article, not of- Caldwell, which means that crepancy by election officials. ficially released by either the students qualified to teach in DiPeppe says that other per- Department of Education or an area or areas of education sons In the SGA told him of The School of Education, con- have been through a prepara- the trouble in the vote count. tained several errors, its ma- tory program approved not on- Dean Rubush, who was pre- jor fault," stated Dr. Cald- ly by the Virginia Board of Ed- sent at the vote-counting, re- well, "is in the omission of ucation, but also by the Dean of Ken Beer, associate professor of art at Madi- ported that she knew of no such facts which are essential for the School of Education. son, shows his metal sculpture at Eastern Me- problem in the election of SGA an adequate Interpretation of The changes In state certi- nnonite College. Mr. Beer has work in the per- Judicial vice-president Ele- the adopted changes." fication, which Dr. Caldwell manent collection of Detroit institute of Arts cted candidate John Jacknlk Dr. Caldwell pointed out that described as "minimal", will and In various private collections. was called In the voting room state requirements In any fie- not become effective until July A relief sculpture commissioned by the EMC for a short time to advise the ld of endorsement are stated at 1, 1974. Therefore students Library in 1968 was dedicated with the new election officials "on another a minimum level. "Very few, graduating by August, 1974 are building a year ago. Photo by John Hulvor matter, It had nothing to do wi- If any, colleges rely on these not affected by the changes. Page Z THE BREEZE, Tuesday, March I, W7S, Guest From Soup To Nuts FRANKLY SPEAKING ty Phil Rank WELCOME mm fear behind the dessert coun- have to be different. I can By MARI RECHIN think of nothing more embar- SPECIAL'. Attention, to anyone making ters armed with spatulas to thwart off the hunger-crazed rassing than Harrison burg ha- his first trip to Madison Co- ving to call In the National Gu- llege and expecting to find the derelicts. The cryt "one des- sert at a time!" echoed forth ard to squelch a "food riot" campus to be a haven for stu- of alarming proportion at Ma- dents concerned with total ed- amid the mob from some poor staff member who had herolcly dison College. Obviously, that ucational fulfillment and so- wouldn't exactly enhance our cial development for future but stupidly stepped In front of the counter to push back the reputation as one of the "up Interactions, you may as well and coming" schools of Vir- forget the whole Idea In order slobbering multitude and, mi- staken for an exotic dessert, ginia. to save yourself the shock of I think that the administration total disillusionment. was carried off on a paper plate by one of the soccer pla- here at Madison is fully a- What we have here, for the ware of the frightening emph- most part, Is an Imported band yers. of Blafran refugees or some The whole scene was like a asis that students place on food. Have you ever noticed similar facsimile with their Cecil B. Demllle production ■ t which could possibly be en- that plastic centerpieces are minds on only one thing— not a part of the decorating FOOD! (or as the D-Hall titled "The Great Famine of Madison College." Desserts scheme In the dining halls fondly describes It, "anything here? If they were added to that has ceased all visible were leaving theserving trays so fast that It seemed as enhance the aesthetic quality movement.") The students of the eating areas It would here seem to be obsessed with though these poor, starving not surprise me to read this the purpose of the total glo- food addicts roust have been headline In the 'Daily Record' rification of their stomachs. snurf tag them up via osmosis. Most colleges and universities the following day: "4000 Ma- 'TK RIM/ORS CIRCULATING A£Orr TO It's not the gargantuan amou- dison Students Undergo Emer- nts of food which are consumed experience riots resulting CAF£7£RlA ARE CONFIRMED/' from antl-war demonstrations gency Stomach Pumping to Re- a mere twelve times a day by move Plastic Pineapples." O FRANKLY SPEAK.NO Hti Oll.c. Bo. 1523 E.t. Lwi.ng. KsMgH 4M23 these poor starving young- and the like, but of course, we sters that worries me, but the ferocious way In which even the meekest crumbs are "sn- nrfed up" by these human gar- bage disposals. Pushing, sho- ving, kicking, bumping, spil- ♦LETTERS TO THE EDITOR! ling, dripping and slopping cannot keep our trusty Madi- payrolls, taxes and more. son student from completion of Dear Editor: simply make It a regular feat- Dear Editor: Several months ago, ure? To me, this one-track- Two questions concerning When you put a few million do- his daily rounds, pillaging the llars Into circulation within a hot foods, salad bar, desserts during the national election, minded mudsltaglng Is rather Nielsen Construction Com- a Madison College student wr- ironic, since 60% of those who pany.

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