February 4, 1977 Madison College, Harrisonburg, Va
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MADI^. i; MCMC .... <Y Vol. uv Friday. February 4, 1977 Madison College, Harrisonburg, Va. No. 32 SGA funds Chrysalis $1,570; will study faculty-course booklet ByHi BARBARAl' \nn \ it & BURCH■■■ ..,,,.. luhi . has been around a long time, political science department The Student Government he said, and will benefit Association' (SGA) voted to study the proposed enough students to warrant evaluation and will report Tuesday to fund the Chrysalis SGA funding. back to the senate within one $1,570 and SGA president Mike Opposition from some Anestos appointed a special month, recommending senators to the funding of whether to follow through with subcommittee to study a Chrysalis arose from the fact it, Anestos said. proposed faculty-course the the magazine still has the evaluation Anestos has drawn same faculty advisers. Although faculty-course up. The advisers, Steve Zapton evaluations are used at other As well as funding and Todd Zeiss, said Manning, colleges and universities, Chrysalis, the SGA allocated do not have "that great a (Continued on Page 3) approximately one third of the role" in the magazine, and $6,900 remaining in its con- therefore will not affect its tingency account to various competence. organizations. Other reasons to fund the State board In addition to the $1,570 magazine, Manning said, are from the SGA contingency that it has set up judging fund, the Chrysalis will be criteria for material sub- approves funded $3,000 by President mitted, and plans an equal Ronald Carrier. balance between art and nursing plan Finance committee literary works. chairman Paul Manning By TOM DULAN recommended the SGA fund The faculty-course Madison College's the literary magazine because evaluation, which consists of proposed four-year bac- it has formulated "a good nine questions, would give calaureate nursing program organization." students "formal criteria with was approved last week by the ".The Chrysalis is desired which to judge" their course Virginia State Board of on this campus," said Man- and instructor selections, Nursing. ning, who is "confident that according to Anestos. The proposal will now go they have a compentant Modeled after one used at before the State Council of staff." Virginia Polytechnic Institute Higher Education for Virginia The finance committee has and State University, the (SCHEV) for final approval. purpose of the evaluation is to AL E ALLDRED insured that Chrysalis has a If approved by the council, ^ J ^ GE of Building and Grounds guides coal good organization, which is give students a "brief the program will begin in into Madison's power generator. Coal is now being used to heat "all SGA can do," Senator synopsis of the course and September 1977, according to up-campus dorms in an effort to conserve fuel. Greg Hodge (off campus) professor," Anestos said, and Dr. John Mundy, director of Photo by Wall Morgan said. The literary magazine would have no bearing on the administrative affairs. hiring and fifing of faculty The program proposal will members. be submitted to SCHEV by The questions contained in Feb 15, Mundy said, and Madison converts to coal the evaluation pertain to the SCHEV should respond within overall value of the course, 90 days of submission. 9 educational value of the Mundy did not know when Area fuel supplies called 'adequate textbook and assigned SCHEV will meet, he said, but reading, value of major "we have no basis for an- By FRANK RATHBUN campus dormitories and assignments, quality of Due to the statewide energy three-week supply of oil and is ticipating any opposition. We academic buildings, Gibbons receiving more than 50 tons of teaching in the course, are operating on the shortage, the college's main Dining Hall and the Warren coal per day, Wagner said, helpfulness of the instructor boiler plant is now burning Campus Center. assumption that it will be coal rather than oil. adding, "there is no shortage and fairness of the instructor. approved." Lower campus buildings of coal." Other questions pertain to The proposal, which has The conversion was are still being heated by other Rumors to the effect that initiated as part of an effort to oil-burning plants which do the student's reasons for been before the board three release heating oil to other Madison College might close taking the course, his grade times, included some "fairly not have the capacity to down or take an early spring areas of the state, according convert to coal. point average and how the minor revisions," Mundy said break are unsubstantiated, student would compare the last week. However, there to Gene Wagner, director of Despite the persistent cold according to college ad- the Madison College physical weather, Madison does not course to others taken in the was no question of course plant. ministrators. same department for the content, he said Monday, just currently face a severe "technical questions, such as •Buildings now heated by energy shortage, Wagner "We have ample fuel for same number of credit hours. coal include most upper two or three weeks, and The committee will work class scheduling. said. The college has a two or deliveries are on schedule," with Dr. Russel Farnenof the (Continued on Page 4) said Col. Adolf Phillips, vice president for business af- Anestos seeks concert fairs. "I see absolutely no reason why we should close," Bill to place student Phillips said. Any decision to close the as 'tangible project' institution would come from the Governor, according to on Board of Visitors By BARBARA BURCH Fred Hilton, assistant to the Mike Anestos, Student Government Association (SGA) By DWAYNE YANCEY vice president for public af- A student will be required to be a member of the Board of president, has attempted to organize a SGA sponsored concert fairs. Hilton said that a in an effort to "provide a tangible project" which all students Visitors at each state-supported college in Virginia if the decision to close state schools General Assembly approves a bill introduced by Delegate Ira would support. would probably be statewide, The concert, proposed by Anestos, would be SGA sponsored, Lechner (D-Arlington). rather than just selected The proposal by Lechner would increase each board's but backed with Campus Program Board (CPB) funds. schools. SGA would absorb any losses incurred on the concert membership by one person, a member of the junior class who Anestos said, and would split any profit from the concert with The administration Ijas would be selected by the Student Government Association CPB. also giving a precentage to the booking agent. been asking for student (SGA) toserve as a Visitor until his graduation, for a term not Contact was made, with Celler Door Productions, a booking cooperation during the energy to exceed two years. agency in Washington DC, which is the "most reputable firm squeeze, but students haven't The student member would have the same power and duties in D.C.," according to Anestos. responded as much as they as any other member of the board. Anestos discussed what groups would be good to book into could have, Wagner said. SGA President Mike Anestos, Treasurer Mike Louden, and Madison with the owner of Celler Door, and what groups "Let's put it this way: Kevin Rack, described by Louden as "an interested student," would sell. students have not given" the testified yesterday before the House Education Committee, After speaking with the Celler Door owner, Anestos ap- cooperation we would like to which is considering the bill. proached Jerry Weaver, assistant director of student ac- see," he said. "We hope they Before leaving for Richmond. Anestos said he hoped the. tivities, with the idea of SGA and CPB going together on a will help us. We hope?" Lechner bill would be a precedent for more student par- concert. Weaver gave him "the cold shoulder," Anestos-saiiL-. _ Thermostats in all campus., - ticipation in other college administrative matters. and Weatw&rtieves maiThe job of Booking concerts should be building*.' irTcltidin£ Godwin it seems lately that we're moving into an area of con- left to CPB. Hall have been turned down to servatism on college campuses; you don't have the aura of 65 degrees during the daylight student protests." Anestos said. "The administration is taking CPB is the only group that can do a concert, according to more liberties and limiting student participation." (Continued on Page 3) > hours and as low as 50 degrees (Continued on Page 8 ) (Continued on Page 8) Page 2. TIIK BREEZE. Friday. February 4. 1977 -^r Guestspot 'Alcohol agency- needed for valley9 AAT,Lir£*ATVrtr By SHARON S. MERCKE that they need. "Getting drunk doesn't The Valley's facilities make you sexy, or rich, or unfortumately leave most witty.or clever..it just makes local alcoholic teens in that 90 you drunk." per cent. The ad's a little corny, but Few Valley agencies are it makes a point. It equiped to meet the needs of is to discourage excessive drug abuse. Juvenile abusers drinking. 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