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NOVEMBER 22, 1999 Police Club Latino Check Aids Wishes Neffave jittp://breeze.jmu.edu " Knowledge is Liberty" VOL. 77, NO. 23 JAMES MADISON ■ Dow JONES B m4 E E Z E Extended forecast on page 2 ^rf^iS^ s£$V E R 5 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1999 Police Club Latino check aids wishes NeffAve. ELLY HANNON DRIANAJOUVANIS // i contributing writer It seems like a K news editor Club Latino is working with great way to save Every car traveling down Wish.com to help students with Neff Avenue on Friday night their holiday shopping. time and make between 10 p.m. and Club Latino is promoting midnight was stopped as the through the gift-oriented Web shopping a whole Harrisonburg Police Depart- site, www.wish.com, as a club // ment conducted a surprise fundraiser. The Web site enables lot easier. checkpoint as officers looked students to create holiday wish for seatbelt violations, traffic lists and shop for gifts for friends Patricia Guzman violations and drunk drivers. and family online. Every time a Club Latino co-secretary MIKE GES\RlO/senior photographer HPD Sgt. Jerry Roy said JMU student visits the site, Club officers conducted the Running back Curtis Keaton (7) is tackled by defender. Keaton, who's checkpoint to look for basic Latino receives money from been the cornerstone of JMU's offense, was held to 91 yards. Wish.com. Club Latino »ot an violations from not wearing Madison University as their seatbelts and having expired initial payment of $200 and will school in order for Club Latino to get $100 if 100 JMU students visit licenses, to more serious gain a contribution from violations like driving under the site. However, their earnings Wish.com. Dukes lose finale are capped at $300. the influence. "It seems like a great way to Hofstra loss stymies playoff home game The checkpoint was The site offers a variety of fea- save time and make shopping a tures to aid in gift shopping. The game against Hofstra was prompted by grant money. whole lot easier this year," Club IKEGESARI0 site contains more than 300 important to the Dukes only in "We received some grant Latino co-secretary Patricia Guz- sports editor money from the DMV and online merchants and offers man said. 1 terms of who and where they more than 4 million items. By would play in the first round of other agencies to make the Club Latino heard about the highways safer and keep surfing through the site, prod- fundraiser by an e-mail sent out The JMU Dukes ended their the playoffs. ucts can be added to a student's "We were psyched up for narcotics off the streets," Roy to all JMU organizations. Junior regular season with a 34-16 loss said. Neff Avenue, which is registry and this personal list co-secretary Monica Guzman to the fourth-ranked Flying [the game]," senior linebacker can be sent via an e-mail to fami- heavily traveled by JMU said Wish.com chooses only one Dutchmen of Hofstra University Mike Luckie said. "You get students since it is a major ly and friends. The Web site psyched up for every game. But organization from each school to on Saturday. connector from apartment offers gift suggestions to friends participate. Therefore, every time JMU finished the regular I mean, honestly, this week we complexes to the Valley Mall and can aid in reminding stu- a visitor to the Web site registers season with an 8-3 record and didn't have as much to play for area, was selected due to the dents of important gift giving as a JMU student, Wish.com will will travel to Troy State to face as we did against Richmond. high level of traffic, Roy said. dates through an e-mail. give Club Latino money. Club the Trojans in the first round of Maybe that had an effect — I'm "Neff is a heavily traveled Wish.com can also help with Latino decided on Wish.com as the Division I-AA playoffs on not sure." area ... it is just a well- party planning by sending out one of their fundraisers for the Saturday. JMU Coach Mickey Matt- traveled road," Roy said. invitations via e-mail. Registra- year. The Dukes clinched a playoff hews said, "It's my One person was arrested at tion is required but free. After "I'm really excited about this berth and the Atlantic 10 title understanding we are not the checkpoint for driving students enter their city of resi- last week against Richmond. under the influence (DUI), dence, they must enter James see WISHES page 9 Saturday's non-conference see DUKES page 39 and the car was towed. Thirty-six other charges were made, including driving with a suspended license, driving without a license, Apartments prepare for break having an expired registration, precautionary steps to prevent apartment doors are locked. "Thanksgiving is the only day an expired city decal sticker, an expired inspection sticker, ELISSA FORREST apartment break-ins during the "On the Wednesday before no one will be here, so on Friday police reporter making an improper turn, M holiday season. Thanksgiving we have them they will scan the area for signs having an improper sticker on Chrystal Whitmore, assistant [groundskeeping workers] of forced entry and again check the car window and a During the holiday season, off- manager for the Commons, wiggle each doorknob to make for suspicious persons," she said. sunshade violation. campus apartments are a South View and Stone Gate, said sure they are locked. If they're South View offers sticks for The grant will fund common target for break-ins. when students leave for a break, not locked, they peep their head windows and patio doors to first multiple checkpoints; The managers of the maintenance and grounds- in the door and let the resident floor residents free of charge, students are advised to be Commons, South View and keeping workers go around to know what they're doing there," aware and prepared for other Stone Gate are taking several each complex to make sure all Whitmore said. see SAFETY page 9 checkpoints in the future. Opening Statements Centennial Duke Giving Back to the 'Burg Movie Mania ■ Both basketball teams opened with wins. The JMU Jazz Band and Ensemble will ■ Plan to gobble up some ■ Two campus organizations are get- The women defeated Wagner on Friday; the perform a tribute concert in honor of the ting into the Thanksgiving spirit a little movies this Turkey Day ahead of time with dinners celebrat- men, coached by Sherman Dillard, right, 100th anniversary of jazz king Duke weekend? Check out what ing the spirit of giving. Page 5 downed UNCG on Saturday. Pages 34-35 Ellington's birth. Pages 24-25 the critics say. Pages 29, 31 TABLE OF CONTENTS Monday, Nov. 22, 1999 NEWS Sigma Chi & CCM celebrate DUKE DAYS EVENTS CALENDAR Thanksgiving by giving back 3 Turkey Trot 3 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27 Mock trials 5 Supercomputer 5 Campus Assault Response, 7 p.m., Taylor • Craft Show, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Blue Ridge Christian School, 400, call Carolyn at 438-3088 100 DinkelAve. in Bridgewater, call 434-3463 Studying abroad in Scotland 7 • College Republicans meeting, 8 p.m., Taylor 402, call Stephanie at 438- TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24 OPINION p 3160 • JMU Chamber Orchestra Concert, 8 p.m., Emmanuel House Editorial: Carrier should be lead • JMU Adult Degree Program Episcopal Church, $2 donation appreciated, call x3481 or fundraiser 12 meeting, 5:30 p.m., Paul x6863 Spotlight: If you could match up any Street House, call x6824 two celebrities in Celebrity Death Match, who would it be? 12 • JMU Brass Ensemble WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1 Performance, 8 p.m., Wilson Darts and Pats 13 Hall Auditorium, $2 admis- • Career Exploratory Workshop, 7:30 p.m., ISAT Auditorium, sion at the door, call x3481 for kinesiotogy and health science majors, call Nicole at Construction bothers Hunter's Ridge orx6863 x8714 resident by Andrew Tufts 15 • Madison Mediators, 5 to TO SUBMIT A DUKE DAY EVENT: Call Brian at The Breeze at 568- Letters to the Editor .15 6 p.m.. Taylor 304 6699 with the information (event, date, location, contact info, etc.) Please submit by Friday for a Monday issue and Tuesday for a Thursday issue. Carrier Library: the key to lower edu- cation by Michael Olson 17 Computer lab love's gonna get cha! by Jason Mclntyre 19 POLICE LOG WEATHER STYLE Student dance concert review 21 ELISSA FORREST • A JMU student was judicially Today referred for underage consumption police reporter Cloudy, mild Guster preview 21 of alcohol on Nov. 19 at 1:55 a.m. in Unidentified individuals reportedly Eagle Hall, after being found in a High 60, Low 44 Blues Tones 23 damaged six vehicles in X-lot on semi-conscious state. Ki: Theory 27 Nov. 17 at 6:20 p.m. The victim was transported to High Low Rockingham Memorial Hospital for The damage appeared to be Tuesday Cloudy 61 46 "The Messenger" review 29 done by a baseball bat or some type treatment by the Harrisonburg Rescue squad. "The World is not Enough" review....30 of approximately 3-inch hammer or Wednesday Cloudy 67 42 club. Hit and Run/Property Damage "Dogma" review. 31 A 1999 Honda Accord trunk lid Thursday Mostly cloudy 58 39 was dented, a 1989 Toyota van rear • Unidentified individuals reportedly WXJM CD reviews 33 glass window was shattered, a 1987 knocked down a large part of chain Friday Partly cloudy 57 41 Volvo had rear glass shattered, a link fencing near the parking lot 1987 Plymouth Horizon had rear entrance at the Transportation FOCUS glass and a window shattered, a Department on Nov.
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