WEATHER INSIDE TODAY: pet1ty ctoudy EDITORIAL ................. 16 breezy FOCU$ .......................20 High: mid 60s Low: 40s STYL£ ........................ .25 SPORT$...................... 31 FRIDAY: moetty doudy High: 60s Low: 40s HUMOR ....................... 38 CLASSIFIED$............ 39 1 . Herbert H. Bateman (R) " Mary F. Sinclair (D) Matt B. Voorhees (I) 2. Owen B. Pickett (D)• Jim Chapman (R) 3. Robert C. Scott(D)• Thomas E. Ward (R) 4. Nor man Slslsky (D)• A. George Sweet Ill (R) - Incumbent senator 5. L.F. PayneJr. (D)• George Landrith (R) 6. Robert W. Goodlatte (R)• 7. Th omas J. Bllley (R) Gerald E. Berg (I) 8. James P. Moran (D)• Kyle E. McSiarrow (R) R. Ward Edmonds (I) William C. Jones (I) 9. Frederick C. Boucher (D)• Steve Fast (R) 1 0. Fra.o.kB. Wolf(R)• Robert L Rilee (I) Alan R. Ogden (1) 11. Thoi113S M. Davis ill (R) Leslie L Byrne• (D) * represents Incumbents JMU's restructuring plan passes by SCHEV University exempt from possible state budget cuts of 2, 4 or 6 percent by Cyndy Liedtke weJJ as plans for further work." Virginia Senate Ftnance and llousc of pantctpaung 111 a national data base thmugh the news editor The plans were due to the council in Representatives Finance committees Inter tim Nauonal Asstx:iatton of College and Lnl\cr~ll) September in accordance with action taken by month. Bu'>tnc\s Officers. The data ba~e will comptlc RICHMOND - JMU's restructuring plan was the Virginia General Assembly last spring. SCHEV documents also stated JMU had dat.l about the business practices of college~ .and deemed acceptable by the State Council of Gov. George Allen said in October reaffinned ns commitment to assc~ the effect~ u mv cr~111c~ from throughout the countr). hl' Higher Education for Virginia at its monthly acceptance of restructuring plans by SCUEV of restructunng at the untversity. said meeting Tuesday morning. and the secretary of education would exempt This benchrnarkmg. or seeing how making "We want to make su re we're impro' in~ Linwood Rose, JMU executive vice instirutions from possible budget cuts of 2. 4 or changes at schools would affect the institutions. efficiency and effectiveness," Ro~ satd. president, said Tuesday afternoon. "We're 6 percent. was a concern of the council und Sgro. Both the At the meeting, the council di!>cu:.,cd obviously pleased the plan was approved. But it Beverly Sgro, Virginia secretary of council and Sgro said evl!ry school needs to restructuring at colleges across the stole. was just that - a plan - and there is still a educalion, satd at the meeting she concurs with further develop such benchmarks. Gordon Davies. director of SCIIEV. ~aid great deal of work to be done." the council's decisions on the restructuring Rose said JMU will go about creatinl,! more there were two distinct groups of in~ututitHl~. Council documents described JMU's plans. which also require her approval in order benchmarks and will continue to look at how those with acceptable pl110!> and those with plan~ restruct uring plan as a reflection of the for them to be accepted. the university compares to other schools having good clements but still needing work in "university's impressive restructuring vision The recommendations of Sgro and the nationwide. and a range of actlvitics it had already taken. as council will be forwarded to Gov. Allen and the According to Rose. JMU will be SCHEV page2 • Thursday. Nov. 10. 1~4 1'/IE BREEZE Race \(" .'l ,; 1 n : I I flf H .. continued from page 1 "Robb is the one who the happy, to say the least," McKay said voters selected, and now we Wednesday morning. should all give him our R~llcans IU~ ann-mcumhency Indeed, McKay said, many sroups outside support." wave xrqlrr zrrro Conqxess the Democratic Party and Robb campaign Like Young Democrat's This is our bouse! worked to ensure a North defeat. '7here were McKay, Rushing is relieved many groups workina hard to defeat Ollie that Robb's Republican North. A lot of credit is due them," he said challenger did DOL receive the As a result of the While Democrats were pleased by Tuesday's winning vote. "I believe Ollie Virginia Senate election returns, the mood was Nonh would not have been Tuesday's elections, the not as jubilant at the Nonh camp. As Robb suitable. h is a good thing that delivered his acceptance speech in Nonhero he was not elected and won't Republicans have gained Virginia, North gave a curt statement admiuing be in office," he said. control of both the defeat but coming up short of actually Brian McEmire, founder of conceding at his election night headquarters in JMU's chapter of the anti­ Senate and House. the Richmond Centre. North group Clean Up " I don't want you to feel defeated," North Congress, also said he was told his supporters. "You have successfully satisfied with Robb's victory. redefined political debate throughout this land "It was a great day for of ours." Virginia," McEntire said. Chris Smllh, first vice chainn.an of JMU's "Virginians repudiated fear. College Republicans, said Wednesday that his intolerance and dishonesty. group was disappointed in the outcome of an They recognized that was election that the GOP had expected to be close. what Ollie Nonh embodied." Group President Scott P1nsker called the McEntire said he believes celection "biuersweet." He said, " It's ~obb's victory was dependcent d1sappo1nting when the candidate you've on the mcumbem's appeals to worked ~o hard to elect doesn't win." But he traditional areas of :.aid he was happy about the result~ of the Democratic support. He said national elccuon which gave the Republicans a he believes the black vote played an important professor of political science, said Nortb's Doualas Wilder (D-Va.) were instrumental in majority 1n both legislalive bodiu for the first role in the reelection deficiencies as a candidate were more important bringina out the black vote, Clark said. time since the Eisenhower adnunistration. "Coleman supporters were also a very than outside innuences in determining the "Without the suppon of black community, Robb In the Virgmia race, Smith cited high voter important factor in Robb's reelection," he said Republican's loss. " I think the North defeat was couldn't have won." turnout in traditionally strong Democratic areas According to McEntire. many who hnd planned a tremendous repudiation or his character," Many factors played into Nonh'~ defeat in as one of the reasons for the Republican tO vote for Coleman switched at the last minute Clark said. 'This is a natural Republican state, if th1s election. but Smith said the candidate he challenger's defeat. "We had anticipated a close and cast their ballots for Rob b when they any other candidate had been nominated, there supported is not finished in Virginia politics. race, which there was," Smith said, "but we realized the independent had lillie chance of would now be two Republican senators from "North is by far not.defeated," Smith said. "He thought North would win it by a percent or a winning. Virginia." Is down but not out." Smith said he believes half of a percent." While Coleman evidently was a factor in the Clark said the Republican candidate was in a Nonh will return to challenge Warner, who The news in the Virginia Senate contest was election,Virginia Republican leaders have very favorable situation In Virginia. He said the allegedly abandoned the party to support likewise grim for those involved In the Coleman alleged that he and Sen. John Warner (R-Va.), commonwealth is a traditionally conservative Coleman, for his Senate seat in 1996. campaign. The race, which signaled another who supported Coleman, bore most of the state where Clinton's approval ratings are very Clark agreed that Warner may be in trouble defeat for the former Republican, was conceded responsibility for North's defeat. low this year. ln addition, the Democratic in 1996, but he belleves the incumbent early Tuesday evening by the independent ''That's nonsense." Rushing said. "Coleman incumbent was wrapped in scandal. "Chuck Republican senator will remaln in office even if candidate. "We had a crusade not so much for was running against both candidates. There was Robb has liabilities of his own ... his personal he has to run as an independent to avoid the Marshall Coleman but for honor and integrity in no secret plan or strategy [to defeat North)." life, wire-tapping, not running away from the wrath of the Virginia party which he deserted In public service," Coleman said to supporters in '7he independent will always be blamed for president," Clart said. this year's election. Vienna. "We did the right thing." the defeat of another candidate," be said. "Ollie Robb was able to bring out the voters in Coleman, whom Warner supported, will Colin Rushing. leader of JMU's Students for lost because he is un-electable." Smi th said droves which was imperative for the senator's probably not be returning to the politicaJ scene Coleman, said while the outcome of the Senate Coleman was a deciding factor in the race. ulf return to WashingtOn, Ciartc said. '1'here was an according to Rushing ...1 would guess be's race was not what be had worked for, it was not Coleman hadn't been involved, we would have enormous turnout, something like 2 million through with politics but not because of the a surprise. "We were certainly disappointed. But WOO," be said. people." Fonner Democratic presidential loss," Rushing said ... He was more or less the results renected the polls," Rushing said.