WXJM Audience to Sound Off Profit for Ventures by Nicole Duplessis Johnson, Who Will Be a Guest on Tonight's Show
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— WEATHER INSIDE TODAY: partly sunny EDITORIAL 12 windy conditions FOCUS 16 High: 65 Low: 40 STYLE 19 TUESDAY: partly cloudy SPORTS 25 chance of rain HUMOR 29 High: 60s Low: 44 CLASSIFIEDS 31 JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY MONDAY MARCH 20,1995 VOL 72, NO. 42 JMU entering national poll on drug abuse Research Center to survey on the size of the student body. Nationally, the survey is sent to a This school, along with the Martino-McAllister said she certain number of students based on University of Minnesota, will decided to participate in the the proportion to the total number provide the statistical report and 800 random students survey this year because she of students attending each college analysis, she said. wanted to make a proactive or university, she said. The Core Institute is the base to by Jennifer Daum level to help with prevention," effort towards raising awareness The survey is completed which all schools send the completed contributing writer Martino-McAllister said. about drug and alcohol use. onymously and voluntarily, surveys, she said. The national survey asks such According to the outline she said. Martino-McAllister said the If students abuse alcohol and questions as the average number of in the research proposal, Sophomore Fawn Daniel participation of different size drugs at JMU, the Substance Abuse drinks the student consumed in the the research center wi said, "I think that because colleges across the nation with the Research Center wants to know. week prior to taking the survey and spend six weeks logging in the research center has Core Institute has increased yearly. The center hopes to be able to deal the age of the student when he or she information from the stressed anonymity, more According to the Core Institute effectively with abuse issues next first started using alcohol or drugs. returned surveys and people will be Substance Abuse Handbook, 96,000 fall, in addition to pinpointing The survey also asks some making follow-up calls to more students took the analysis between specific substance abuse weaknesses questions about where students use those students who have compliant to the years l992-'94. on campus, based on the results of a alcohol and drugs, if family members not yet returned complete the From I989-'9I. 58,000 students national survey in which JMU is had substance abuse problems and their surveys. survey." participated in the survey. 1989 was participating. about perceptions concerning drug The research M art I no ■ the first year that the survey was The research center, which is run and alcohol usage. center is waiting McAllister said conducted. by the health sciences department According to the research until some time because the survey is Martino-McAllister said she is not and headed by director Jeanne proposal outlining how the Substance passes after voluntary, she expects sure exactly how many schools are Martino-McAllister, entered JMU Abuse Research Center will spring break to the return rate to be currently participating in the survey into a national statistical analysis poll participate in the national survey, the administer the about 70 percent at nationwide. of alcohol and drug abuse on college results will provide a conceptual survey in order JMU. Sophomore Carrie Sullivan said. campuses for the first time. framework for campus entities, as it to get a better After the six- "I feel this survey will be beneficial Each school interested in addresses the intellectual, social, picture of the week period of for the JMU students to bring participating in the national survey physical, emotional and alcohol and drug logging in awareness of alcohol and drug abuse can contact the Core Institute at environmental components of student habits of the information from the problems on campus." Southern Illinois University at use. students. During spring surveys, the research center will send Sophomore Holly Hales said. Carbondale to get more information Martino-McAllister said the break, students may use drugs and the forms from JMU to the Core "Once we receive the results, we can and express their interest. survey will be sent to a random alcohol more than they usually do, Institute at Southern Illinois begin developing programs to "We decided to conduct this sample of 800 JMU students March and the results may be misleading, University at Carbondale for survey to gauge the scope of use 27. That number was derived based according to Martino-McAllister. statistical analysis, she said. POLL page 2 Class offers credit, WXJM audience to sound off profit for ventures by Nicole Duplessis Johnson, who will be a guest on tonight's show. said. "It staff writer was only one point I made, and it wasn't even very major. I said something [regarding the upcoming Live concert) like into business world WXJM is prepared to confront its love/hate relationship 'you don't need to go to a concert to hear bad music played with the JMU community five on "Over the Line" tonight from badly, just listen to WXJM.' by Jason Corner 10 p.m. to midnight. "I don't really have a problem with staff writer The program will allow WXJM's audience to voice what they play; I just don't listen concerns and criticisms of the station's programming. to them." Johnson said. S] Thousands of years ago, an Ethiopian goat herder found The host, Chris Lawrence, said the show will be structured Although on some shows his flock dancing around the hillside. Tracing their in a "very loose debate style, with calls." Lawrence only serves as a excitement to their discovery of the coffee bean, he then According to Lynn McNutt. assistant to Lawrence, there moderator to guide began a revolution in the world of hot beverages which will be some in-studio guests, but the show will mainly be discussion, he is prepared to culminated last Thursday at Zane Showker hall. caller-oriented. 'The number of callers and how interested they take an active role in "It's pretty ironic that I'm talking to you about coffee, seem to be in the topic will determine the success of the show." tonight's debate. He said he • since I haven't had my first cup of the day yet," senior The show will be live but with a seven-second delay. "Pretty is actually looking for callers George Anas said about his company, MEG's Creations, a much cussing is the only thing you can't do," McNutt said. who don't like WXJM's company selling pastries and Dancing Goat Blends coffee, a Program Director Suzanne Clarke said tonight's show is programming. h_ brew shipped in from Washington state. meant to address the community's opinions of WXJM and its "I don't want J "I spent some time on the West Coast, and when I got philosophy. confrontation just for the » back here. I found I couldn't get a decent cup of coffee," "WXJM plays music that is an alternative to music aired on sake of confrontation, but * . Anas said. Along with his co-proprietors, senior Mark other radio stations in the Harrisonburg area." she said. to discuss the positives and J^ Dunahay and special student Ellen Ritchie, Anas started the "WXJM is an educational radio station." negatives of WXJM," he • company for his Management 472 class. Venture Creations. Although "Over the Line" has been running since last said. Members of Professor Roger Ford's Venture Creations semester, McNutt said the idea for this show was sparked by According to McNutt, , class, a class about starting businesses that requires its the high level of name-calling between WXJM and various who is in charge of lining students to do just that, presented their classmates with the other organizations around campus. up guests, publicity and research, she results of their labors Thursday, along with the four other "The topics for our shows are usually those that people talk tries to advertise to a random companies run by about 15 other students in the class. about, but no one takes a stand on." she said. "We try to have a sampling of students to allow for a This is a class that may literally be one of a kind, forum to discuss these opinions." more diverse selection of callers. according to Ford. 'To the best of my knowledge, this is the Previous programs have focused on the issues of Flyers were posted around only course in the country where the student is required as restructuring, Greek and non-Greek conflicts and campus and ads were aired on part of the course to start a business," he said. He has been vegetarianism, McNutt said. WXJM to publicize the show to AMY \l,\\RE\lsiaffartist teaching entrepreneurship classes for 10 years but only last Lawrence quoted a recent column in The Breeze written by a broad range of students, she said. year has the class taken on this practical dimension. Eric Johnson and questioning by the Student Government However, both Lawrence and McNutt stressed that the show CLASS page 2 Association as being two reasons for the forum on. WXJM's programming. • » • ■ • WXJM page 2 i • • • • ■ « • • • • • • » ■ ■ .". 1 2 Monday'March 20.>W93 Ttftf BlfttSM HT Poll WXJM continued from page 1 continued from page 1 educate and help students." is only for entertainment purposes, According to Martino-McAllister, and that they are not planning to the results of the national survey will make any changes in reaction to the be available in fall 1995. calls. Along with the Core alcohol and "The programming cannot be drug survey, the research center also legally changed." McNutt said. For provides support programs and this show, she has tried to target creates different studies to determine organizations that have expressed drug and alcohol abuse behavior negative opinions regarding the among college students.