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JamesMadfionUnrveciy THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 10,1992 VOL 70, NO. 4 ORL allocates $70,000 for hall programs by Jennie Carroll staffwriter On-campus residents may be getting a lot more than just ice cream socials and movie nights from their residence halls this year. The Office of Residence Life has allocated nearly $70,000 this year toward hall entertainment programs, resident adviser training and security seminars. Last year, ORL spent about $3,300 on entertainment programs. James McConnel, the director of residence life, said that part of the $22,030 now planned for entertainment programs came from money allocated to pay utility bills. Utilities ended up costing much less than ORL had figured, so the extra funds went to entertainment programming. "Through better financial management we were JOSHUA SEELY/THE BREEZE able to say "These are our expenses, but we are not spending much of this money, so let's put it into German exchange students Ian Fraedrich Oeft) Nas Macheel will encourage others programming,'" he said. to coma to universities in the United States. The other part of the increase came from pooling small amounts of money scattered throughout the ORL budget into $47,930 that will be used for German exchange students substance abuse programs, safety programs and RA training. adjust to U.S. attitude, culture Chris Howard, Shorts Hall director, said that he felt the increase in program spending would help Also at JMU this semester are 19 students from by Matt Warner the European Business School in Oestrich Winkel, a ORL panel staff writer private university near Frankfurt The spokeswoman Some JMU students are adjusting to more than for this semester's participants in the school's just the usual back-to-school stress — they're trying exchange program is 23-year-old student Katja INSIDE to speak, leam and absorb a whole new way of life. Krazter. Nils Macheel and Jan Fraedrich are from the "Germans put a lot more emphasis on The classroom of the 21st Fachhochschule Nordostniedersachsen, a public international education; we're a much smaller century opens business university near Hamburg in LQneburg, country than you guys are. We're always going Screens, keyboards and the right lighting set the mood Germany. They are the first undergraduates from that abroad," she said. for modern teaming/13 school to study in the United States. But when it comes down to fun, the exchange The two 25-year-olds came here "for studying, to students are like their American counterparts. When Zirkle House features leam the language and to experience the culture,'' the BBS visitors were asked what they like about student art America, they volunteered a chorus of familiar Student artists find Zirkle Macheel said. Here for only a semester, they're House an outlet for their taking history, political science and economics responses: "Beer!" "Good food!" and "Parties!" work/16 courses. They will return home in February. "We were very impressed with the welcome we Men's soccer team starts Macheel, who is visiting America for the first got here," Krazter said. "Everything was so off strong time, said his experience so far has been filled with organized, and the people are very friendly." The men's soccer team kteked off this cultural differences. Macheel said, "The clothing here is really cheap season with upset wins over a pair of For him, the idea of actually having to pay your for us right now. Can you imagine paying $90 for a tOp-10 teams/23 own tuition is unusual, because public universities in pair of Levi's like in Germany?" INDEX Fraedrich, who visited the United States last year Germany are nee except for living expenses. Campus 3 Opinion 20 "At universities in Germany, we don't really have for an East Coast bike trip, said at first he was Worid 5 Sports 23 people living and studying on campus," the Hoffman amused with the way people dress. FocusOn 13 Humor 28 Hall resident said in his near-perfect English. Arts 16 Classifieds 31 GERMANS page 5 ■ i. -r 2 • THE BREEZE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10,1992 ORL COHTMVED from page J motivate the RA's and give them the "opportunity to make more programs without ail of the financial worries. "In the past, a lot of ideas like white water rafting, or camping would come up, but these things cost money. The RAs knew that residents would not want to pay out of their own pockets so these ideas were shot down," he said. "Now that we have the funds we won't be afraid to ask to do these type of activities." In past years, total residence life programming was funded across five different budget areas. This year JMU consolidated these funds into one central budget for residence life programming. The budget was centralized so that the administration could better trace where money is going and what the university is getting out of its residence life programming, McConnel said. The effect on housing prices because of these increases will be minimal, he said. Actual housing costs rose from $1,103 to $1,145 this year. McConnel said that there were also philosophical reasons for the shift of budget money towards programming. "Two years ago while we were looking at our expenses, we realized that about one-tenth of 1 percent of our money was going into student MIKE HEFFNER/THE BREEZE programming. "Where your dollars are committed is a reflection Feeling the music of what you value. I felt the amount of money in Bassist Wn Woodard and drummer Rick Hollander performed Jazz in Wilson Hal programming didn't show that we were valuing our Monday night as part of the Rick Hollander Quartet. student programs,'' he said. "The administration was not holding up its end of the bar/sain." Residents get compensation for construction by Nicole Motley representatives of Nielsen Construction said they said Patty Sarb, director of retail and postal services. contributing writer wanted to do something for those students who are Converse Hall Director Pamela Anthony said, directly adjacent to the construction site. "Everyone was surprised because no one was Residents of Ashby and Converse halls received "We knew we were going to be inconveniencing expecting compensation for the construction." $25 gift certificates to the JMU bookstore from the the students in these dorms with noise and dust," said Although Nielsen is also currently building the Nielsen Construction Co. early last week. Resident John Neff, president of Nielsen Construction Co. "It addition to WCC, Hillside residents did not receive advisers have been distributing the 191 gift was just a gesture on our part to excuse the gift certificates. certificates since Thursday. inconvenience." Freshman Kevin Cavanaugh, a Hillside resident Nielsen Construction is building the new residence Director of Residence Life Jim McConnel said, "It said, "It is kind of unfair. We have to put up with a hall on the west end of the quad and the addition to was strictly funds from Nielsen Construction lot of stuff, too. If they are getting it (gift the Warren Campus Center. Company that paid for the gift certificates." certificates), we should get it, too." Anne Kunkle, a sophomore in Converse, said that Neff said with school just beginning, Nielson Neff said, "In this project (Wampler Hall), we are construction trucks and bulldozers begin Construction thought the gift certificates would be directly working within Ashby Hall, so there is a construction between 7 and 8 a.m. more appropriate due to the expenses of textbooks difference." "It is a pain, because I have an 8 o'clock in and supplies. Currently, Nielsen is not working within Converse Anthony-Seeger and I have to walk all around the This gesture has been widely accepted by the Hall. In the future, however, the company will be construction. Sometimes it is easier just to go residents of both Bluestone halls. Although the gift directly involved with both Bluestone dorms. through Harrison to get to the quad," Kunkle said. certificates don't expire until next year, 83 of the The gift certificates were not provided by the With construction underway on Warn pier Hall, certificates had already been redeemed by Tuesday, construction company for publicity, Neff said. "To the press alone, chequered as it is with abuses, the world is indebted for all the triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity over error and oppression. James Madison editor Christy Mumford managing editor Gayte Cohan news editor Kate Mcfadden ^art^DonnaRapdale photoeduor Mike Heffner business manager Travo Anderson newseditor MichaelKeatts asst. arts editor Vmce Rhodes asfl.p*oto«rf«orRyanKetchum asst business manager Lee Ray focus on... editor Heather E. O'Nefl sportseditor JoeKomik ad design manager Jessica Kaminstd graphic design editor ton Bunker asst. focus on.. editor W CmcaMan asst. sports editor Steve Miranda production manager Jessica Jenkins asst. graphics editor ; copy editor B. L Scholten opinion editor GrarrtJenSng computer speaaUsiDmtk Carbonrnav tyO*tKa,to*n»6kcr$n^DaMmnMmadvben TbtBrmm is published Monday and Thursday morning* t JMU. Malins address is TbtBrmz*, Anthony-Seeger Hall, >4p Associated JMU, Harnsonburg. Virginia 22807. For advertismg, aOI For edtorffl offices, call 56WS127. Comments and cornptairas should be directed to< ' Mumford, editor. ^^ THE BREEZE THURSCVV, SEPTEMBER 10,1992* 3 Freshman lockup Dorms secured all day forJMU's newest students by Cindy Handier policies and campus publications. "But the bottom Hall, said that he does not think the locked doors contributing writer line is that we're very committed to safety on this provide any more security because people are always campus.'* opening the doors. Jefferds also said he would prefer JMU freshmen are now living behind locked But to introduce the 24-hour lock policy, ORL to be able to unlock the side doors, instead of always doors.