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Jmm Ridison University Library Baseball Coollo puts Harritonburq, VA 22807 in a short opens Its appearance in "W^ the FEB 2 21996 season disappointing looking for Its concert at the L*%J third-straight Convo. 40-win year. Style/18 BreezeJAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY Sports/23 THURSDAY FEBRUARY 22. 1996 VOL. 73. NO. 37 State honors JMU hiring requests; Internet service to provide off- higher ed job freeze may end soon campus access by Joelle Bartoe by Cyndy Liedtke senior writer senior writer The hiring freeze imposed on the Virginia UPDATE ON HIRING FREEZE |— government has probably gone unnoticed by It's a familiar scenario — dial up the most JMU students. There seem to be just as VAX from the comforts of an off- many professors and just as many General Assembly budget legislation: campus dwelling and come head-to-head administrators on campus. with a busy signal. The hiring freeze, under which JMU and all A new service may mean fewer busy Virginia colleges and universities have been It authorizes the signals for people anxiously trying to operating since Dec. I, 1994, is part of Gov. The proposal docs creation of 650 check their e-mail from off campus. George Allen's (R) plan to reduce tuition costs not support limits JMU and SprintLink will launch a and control the size of administration, to 700 new new partnership Feb. 26 to give students, according to Robert Lauterberg, director of the on administrative positions. faculty and staff local dial-up Internet Virginia Department of Planning and Budget. positions. access with a direct connection to the "The governor's trying to encourage It exempts colleges JMU network. restructuring in higher education largely to get "This is full Internet access," said control of the increase in tuition," he said. and universities Tom Bonadeo, director of JMU Colleges and universities must make a from the freeze. Telecommunications. "There's nothing written request before they hire someone new, held back here." Lauterberg said. Ninety percent of the requests Gary Flynn, JMU network manager, have been granted so far. said the university has had problems with "[The .freeze ] applies to all positions, but we busy signals when people try to dial in to the VAX from off campus. By working rarely turn down any position in teaching and MSA DFA.XNF.Y/senior artist research," he said. with SprintLink, the university can help During the summer of 1995, the Most colleges and universities were reluctant sign the agreement, but I'm not certain where provide more access at faster speeds than commonwealth offered colleges and to make the agreement, McDowell said. He said that is right now," Lauterberg said. current offerings. universities an exemption from the freeze if he understood that all the institutions were According to Linwood Rose, JMU "We're hoping heavy users of the they agreed to reduce their Maximum going to hold together and reject the agreement. executive vice president, he and President Internet from off campus will use the Employment Level, Lauterberg said. However, with no end for the freeze in sight, Ronald Carrier had decided to sign the service and free up the modems so the MEL is the maximum number of people a some of Virginia's schools decided to accept agreement until a recent development in the mote occasional users won't get busy college or university can hire, and this number the agreement. legislative bodies caused them to delay. signals," he said. is determined by a variety of factors, including The freeze is scheduled to last until June 30, The House of Delegates and Senate money SprintLink costs $13 per month for 50 the size of the school. 1998, under Allen's executive order. committees have rewritten Allen's budget so hours of service. Each additional hour Mike McDowell, spokesman for the State Lauterberg said seven institutions have that the freeze for higher education may soon costs 50 cents. Software, including Council of Higher Education for Virginia, said accepted the offer so far, including Old come to an end. Therefore, Rose said JMU is Netscape, costs a one-time fee of $10 MEL was established by the General Assembly. Dominion University, Radford University, not going to agree to reducing its MEL until when a student, faculty or staff member Agreeing to a reduction in MEL is a permanent Norfolk State University and Longwood the state budget is final. signs up for the service. The servke runs decision. College. Lauterberg believes JMU is also "It made political good sense to wait and on a monthly basis and can be canceled "Once you give up these positions, you can considering the agreement. at any time. Only people affiliated with never have them back," he said. "[JMU] has indicated to us that they plan to see FREEZE page 2 the university can sign up for the service. "JMU felt more and more students were required to use the Internet in the work they do for school. We don't have the resources to provide that for free," OCS offers on-line internship listing Bonadeo said. The fees give access to the Internet, by Kristin Butke World Wide Web, newsreaders, file staff writer transfer protocol and telnet programs, As more college students recognize the competitive nature of the job and the JMU.network, including the market, many are securing internships to enhance their r6sumds and to VAX. Separate e-mail accounts can be help network their way to jobs upon graduation. obtained from SprintLink for $2.90 per In response to the increased interest in internships and "real world" month. experience, the Office of Career Services has expanded the resource SprintLink, one of the pioneers in opportunities available to JMU students. providing access to the Internet, has a The most recent program developed by OCS is an on-line internship contract with the Commonwealth of listing, which gives information on about 180 internships and companies Virginia to provide Internet access. established through the career services recruiting module. George Mason University, Virginia The new on-line internship program, uploaded daily, is accessible Commonwealth University and Old through computer labs in Chandler, Converse, Harrison, Zane Showker Dominion University are also offering and Wampler halls. SprintLink, although those schools won't According to Barbara Daniel, internship coordinator at OCS, the go live until March, according to program is the newest and most accessible service provided through Bonadeo. OCS. OCS established the service last October. Because the other schools will have "We are trying to create multiple access routes for students looking for the same service, JMU subscribers from internships," she said. Northern Virginia, Richmond and The internship listings are for students of all majors and any academic Tidewater will be able to use me service year, Daniel said. during the summer by dialing in to those Anna Lynn Bell, director of OCS, said during the last three years, schools, Bonadeo said. employers have placed a greater emphasis on students having The service features support 24 hours professional work experience before graduating. a day through a 1-800 number. The A study at Michigan State University found "47.9 percent of new hires service guarantees users will get a busy in surveyed organizations during 1994-'95 had completed career-related, IAN GRAHAM;'senior photographer Junior Wendy Kahler examines listing* of open Internships in see ACCESS page 2 ?• see INTERNSHIP page2, the Office of Career Services Tuesday afternoon. 2 Thursday, Feb. 22,1996 THE BREEZE Access. continued from page 1 faculty and staff can sign up for the signal no more than five times in service at kiosks around campus. Two Jciosks in the Warren Hall post IAMES UADISON UNIVIRSIT1 every 100 tries to connect to the service. office and one in the Zane Showker "To the press alone, chequered While other services may be Hall lobby will take information cheaper or offer more service, users about the type of computer one has as it is with abuses, the world is and other relevant information. indebted for all the triumphs may have trouble connecting, according to Cindy Pipes, technical Payment can be made at the kiosk which have been gained by account consultant with SprintLink. through MasterCard or Visa. reason and humanity over error "You can get on with SprintLink." When payment is made by credit and oppression." Pipes, a 1981 JMU graduate, said, card, the user will receive a receipt immediately redeemable at Dukes — James Madison "Sprint has responded to a need at universities and colleges. We're Duplicates in Zane Showker or in the Editor Allion Boyce mutually helping each other. We're bookstore for software and an Managing editor Cyndy Lledtke happy to provide service with local instruction sheet. The account is Ads manager Maggie Mayall dial up." active within 24 hours when payment is made by credit card. News editor Crlitle Breen Bonadeo said the service will be faster than most other Internet-access Payment for the service can also News editor . Grog Froom providers. The service uses high- be made by check, although service Asst. news editor Stacey Danzuso speed software modems and new will be delayed while the check and Focus editor Karen Brewer technology to compress information J. MICHAEL ROGERS/staffphotographer software go through the postal to deliver it to the screen more service. Students, faculty and staff Asst. focus editor Angle Krum Freshman Amaud Buurslnk (I) and sophomore Spencer Pumpelly quickly than conventional modems (r) check out the new SprintLink terminals in the mailroom. should be able to sign up for the Opinion editor Sherrl Hsenberg and other services. service througji the World Wide Web Asst. opinion editor Laura Wade This service, when used with the access providers, he said.