February 13, 1997
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Sawhill G.. lery ....... quilt... .-t from China's Hmonc culture. Arts/16 FocusOn/20 THURSDAY · . · . JMU receives less state funding than national average 'FEB I 3 1991, by KeMeth Gambill ing per student last year, 22.2 percent less contributing writer than the national average. ----- However, among the eight Virginia Many o ther universities have an comprehensive institutions, JMU had the advantage over JMU when it comes to second-lowest amount of 1995-'96 gener- the amount of s,tate funding per student aJ funding, with a total of $2,634 per stu- available to th~. dent, ranking just above Mary "JMU does not Washington CoUege. receive as much 11 JMU will rank money in state fund- Viro-inia is now ranked towest in the funding ing as the national 0.. it expects for the average," said Mike 44th arfter bezng ranked 1996-'97 academic McDowell, spokes- 11 year. It will receive person for the State 31st j'Ust 10 yearS a:go less than two-thirds Council of Higher ' of the per-student Education for Mike McDoweU funding than fir~t- Virginia. ranking comprehen- According to spokesperson for SCHEY sive institution SCHEY data, the Clinch Valley national average last year in state general College, a 1,194-s tudent school in Wise. funding was $4,800 per student. JMU, While JMU receives more funding which received $2,634 in state generaJ each year, the increase in students means funding per student, received 45 1 per- this money is spread to more students, cent less than the national average. JMU McDowell said. ''The enrollment gross expects $2,91 2 per student in general has increased, and the school has become funding this year. more popular." JMU is not the only Virginia institution Certain factors the General Assembly receiving less funding than the U.S. aver- examines to make funding decisions age. include the number of programs per "All Virginia colleges are under the school, the number of students and the GAIL MAR.HEFKAkonJribuJing photographtr national average, actually," McDowell university's budget, McDowell said. said. "Vjrginia is now ranked 44th after Universities such as Un iversity of No hands! being ranked 31st JUSt 10 years ago." Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth According to SCHEY data, Virginia Juniors Chtlstopher Blbro, Joe Facchlnel and frelhmM1 Uonel Fan break from schools averaged $3,736 in general fund- stuclylnl on e s.turdey to ....ter the kiddie sUde at Purcel Perk. see FUNDING page 2 Electric bell system to resound from Wilson Hall .cupola $9, 000 computerized unit to create digital reproduction ofchimes with a real collegiate quality' this by Andi Metzler Madsen said might establish a feeling of tradition Although Hilton and Madsen support the purchase of staffturiter for students, who may visit JMU after graduation. The the bell system, some students have mixed reactions to bell could remind students of "aU the good times they it. Freshman Jeff Morris said, '1t's not the best way to The school days will soon ring in with bells and had here." spend [money], but it will add to the atmosphere of the chimes, but they won't be visible. Fred Hilton~ director of media rerations, agrees with campus." JMU will install a $9,000 electronic beU system in the Freshman Elizabeth Edwards said, "It'll probably be cupola of Wilson Hall by May 1. However, these "bells" annoying at times, but students will get used to 1t like will not be the same copper bells that sit atop many · "It'll probably be annoying at they got used to the train. I think it'IJ give a European churches and courthouses. It will be a computerized sys fetal to the campus." tem that creates digitized reproductions of bell sounds, times, but students will get used For others, the bell system is not music to their ears. according to James Auckland, director of facilities man Sophomore Heather Banta said, 'Who do they think we agement. to it like they got used to the train. " are- Oxford?" Tony Madsen, Student Government Association sec SGA and the JMU administration will split the cost of retary, said he suggested the installation of the bell sys FJizabeth Edwards the bell system - each will pay $4,500. According to tem '1've been to a couple other prominent campuses freshman Madsen, the money SGA contributes will come from the such as Georgetown and Radford [universities], and interest on the reserve account, not student fees. they have dock towers with chimes. It's a very attractive Madsen. " I think chimes or bells [have} a real coUegiate " (lne interest on the reserve account] is the account feature and I figured it would attract a lot of people," he quality to them. I think it would simply be a very nice said. touch." see BEU page 2 2 Thursday, Feb. 13, 1997 THE BREEZE Funding _______ Bell ---__.;-~------ continued from page 1 / continUed hom page 1 that goes for capital expenditures Acco.rding to Auckland, lin Bieeze such as clock bells or bike racks electroruc bell system was cho:,en Eve~body'$ Money? _ something for the betterm~t over real bells for several reasol'lll 'To tl1t press alont, chequered as of the whole university," he scud. For a real bell to get a ch 1 m ~ it is with abustS, tile world is Gener81 F.wid Per Full-Time ''This interest IS not student fees, sound, it takes several bells to indebttd for all the triumphs Student 1995-'96 either _ it's intere:;t on student produce it, he said. The real bells wlriclr have been gained by fees that have been left over from would weigh one to two ton:, reaso11 and humanity over error years past. So it's not costing the each a!'d woul.d be extremely and oppression." students anything, per se." expensiVe, he said. Also, this sys -James Madison Student fees are held in the tem can be programmed to chime $8,937. contingency account and dis on the hour, on the half hour, or EJillor ~ 8oCin tributed to organizations by SGA the quarter hour. The chimes can MtuJosil~ tditDr tt...~ $7,5US on a need basis. Money not spent also be turned off during certain t &'drmlogy tiUI"S"' RaCier WollllbefC $6,032 goes into the reserve account, hours. Ads ttltlr~ Tr.cyAIIW Madsen said, "lf we hear that $6,041 and the interest which accrues on N.'WIItdrt« Stacey o.m..o the reserve account is where the students would like it to ring NfliJI tdiJor Krtlt.n ...... $4,800 money from the bell is coming only between, say, 8 a.m. and Aw MI.$ alrl«' ,... FlnMI.teln from. The account accumulates noon, then so be it It's not there $4,622 to 4'tUCI'I tdll«' &..nLWa about $300-$400 a month, bother people; it's there to be a plus for the university." ~~td- Kelley...__ Madsen said. '1 mean, people are saying, 'Oh ther spent my stu Hilton expanded on the sys F'fJihms tdilt1r Jen Nuwttdty tem's versatility, stating it could A.fll.folium tdllor Jim 'V... ' Terp dent fees,' (but it didn't come from student fees." be programmed to play the pro AW.fmturt:s tdllor PNIICJndlr Hilton said the money the cessional during graduation or Sporlstddor c. Scott QnMm administration is donating is the school song on special occa AsA . .,utddor Jofln M. T.,._ from the university's general sions. ~tdiltr GNpy A. Ftuom operating budget. Auckland said an electronic PltottJ ffhiDr Mellu Pllldlno EMILY CHILDRF.SS'gf'f!Phics cd110r keyboard is included with the / Madsen recognizes some stu A.- phtJio tdtlor o.etc ...... University and Virginia Tech all receive more funding because they dents will be disgruntled this system. ''The music department Crt1ptJa tdllor fmlya.... are doctoral schools, which are major research institutions that include money was spent on a bell sys could, if they chose, do perfor ~ Rip De a.uc., graduate programs, McDowell said. tem. "But," he said, "there's still mances or create their own bell AIM Necllowltl, SCHEY considers JMU, which has only one PhD program, to be a money in the (interest on reserve symphonies and save them on 04MdW...._, comprehensive school, McDowell said. Comprehensive schools are account]. It's a fraction of the the com~ter- so there is a con .. four-year schools that do not grant doctoral degrees and generally get money that's tl)ere, and anyone nection with academic capabili less funding because they are basically not doctoral institutes. can write a bill and get money for ties," he said. Sophomore Melissa Navarro said, "JJ we had more money to spend, [projects)." JMU will pu.n:hase the system then we couJd develop the programs the other schools have." Hilton also said it's inevitable from the Verdin Corp. of -------FYI. .. She said she thinks "JMU has as much potential to develop that not everyone will be happy Cincinnati- the nation's largest advanced programs as any other school, as long as the money is about the installation of the bell producer of bells, chimes and car '1"M BrtnL is published Monday there." system. "Anything you do with illons. "They had what they call a and Thursday mornings and 15,000 people, there will be some digital electronic carillon - 1t's distributed throu~hout James II people who don't think it's a actually digitized sound of a fuU MadlSOil Univers1ty and the local system of bells up to a 4,000- Hamsonburg commw\ity If we had more money to spend, then good idea.