w ... • «* *. - WEATHER INSIDE TODAY: sunny High: 78 Low: 40s EDITORIAL 12 Y% the t FOCUS 15 FRIDAY: partly sunny STYLE 18 High: 70s Low: 40s SPORTS 35 HUMOR 33 CLASSIFIEDS 35 JAMESBreeze MADISON UNIVERSITY THURSDAY MARCH 16,1995 VOL. 72, NO. 41 Live concert sells out; many left without tickets by Kara Ogletree office opened. For those with higher numbers, announcement, she recommended students Warren Hall box office manager Svonne staff writer she recommended they return after allowing with high numbers try to get tickets at other Stickley said the line for Live tickets moved three minutes for each transaction before their outlets such as the Convocation Center. Disc through numbers quickly because many people The Warren Hall patio resembled a slumber numbers, she said. Jockey in Valley Mall or Town & Campus left to purchase tickets elsewhere or to go to party Sunday night as students camped out for Sophomore Stephanie Strong, whose Records downtown, she said. class and were not present when their numbers tickets to Live's performance at the number was 273, calculated she should return Dan Jasper, UPB public relations chair, said came up. Convocation Center on April 2, but some more than 12 hours later. The 12-hour wait these locations combined with one other in Box office workers realized how quickly students waiting when the box office opened would mean she would have to wait until the Staunlon and two in Charlottesville had a total they were moving through the numbers on the didn't get tickets. next day to purchase tickets. of 505 tickets, but they all sold out Monday as list. They actually started looking up names By the time the box office opened just But by 4:10 p.m. Monday, the Warren Hall well. from the list in the phone book and called before 9 a.m., about 300 people lined the area box office had already reached number 600 and Sophomore Shera Beadner, who had people to tell them their turns had already come inside Warren Hall, according to Susan had sold every one of its 2.995 tickets. number 246 at Warren Hall, immediately up, Stickley said. Shipley, University Program Board assistant Strong returned to the office just five headed to Disc Jockey like Shipley had For those who didn't return in time to buy director for student activities. minutes after it had closed. recommended. She purchased her tickets by 9 their tickets, she said, "The only thing you can The waiting students had formed a "The bottom line is I'm upset I didn't get a.m., she said. say is, 'Sorry, we're sold out.'" numbered list to keep track of each person's my tickets. I mean, I was there at 7:45 in the "If I had done what they told me [at the Although the numbered list seemed to be place in line. UPB decided to honor the list out morning," she said. Warren Hall box office], I wouldn't have the best idea at the time, it might have been of fairness to the students, she said. "I guess it's kind of my fault. I should have gotten tickets, but I don't think it was their better to use a standard line. Stickley said. Shipley told people with numbers up to 40 been checking all day," Strong said. fault. How were they supposed to know how to stay to buy tickets at 9 a.m. when the box When Shipley made her original fast the line would go?" Beadner said. LIVE page 2 JMU celebrates Founders Day Students, faculty members recognized for work; afternoon commemorated three dates in history by Mitzi O'Rear included: the Samuel Page Duke Awards, faculty staff wrtier awards, the Dolley Madison Award, the Madison The annual Founders Day Convocation was held Scholars and the Carl L. Harter Distinguished Teacher Wednesday in Wilson Hall Auditorium to Award. commemorate three important dates in the history of The first Samuel Page Duke Award was presented the university. in 1990 to students who had completed five semesters Founder's Day celebrates March 14, 1908, when and maintained a 4.0 grade-point average, according the university was established; March 16, 1751, when to Student Government Association President Jennifer James Madison was born; and March 22, 1977, when Mabe. presenter of this award. Madison College was changed to James Madison Recipients of this award were juniors Holly University. Beasley, Jennifer Hall, Robyn Manuel and Jennifer KYLE BVSS/conlribuling photographer The ceremony recognized faculty and students Tinsley and seniors Brandy Daugherty and Melissa who had outstanding accomplishments in the JMU Christina Updike, chair of Commission on Community, presents Norwood. the Dolley Madison Award to Susan Gier of information services. community this year. Special awards presented at the convocation DAY page 2 Ground breaks for first building on CISAT campus by Mike Heffner science and technology major Matt Keller gave speeches during the 40- senior writer minute ceremony. Construction started for the first According to Ramsey, the permanent building of the College of building, which is located on JMU's Integrated Science and Technology east campus across Interstate 81, will as JMU and state officials house classrooms, labs and faculty participated in a ground-breaking office space for the ISAT and ceremony Tuesday afternoon. computer science programs. Among the 125 attendees were Located on a hill overlooking the JMU President Ronald Carrier, Village, it should not be confused Virginia Secretary of Education with the construction below the Beverly Sgro and Dr. Gordon Convocation Center just past the 1-81 Davies. director of the State Council tunnel. Carrier said that building is of Higher Education for Virginia. the new student recreation center "This is an enormously significant slated to replace Godwin Hall and occasion, not only for James serve both campuses. Madison University, not only for The three-and-a-half story, $13.8 Virginia, but for American higher million CISAT building will be education." Davies said. directly connected to the original "People are going to watch this campus by the new bridge across I- college all over the United States, 81, which is scheduled to be and they're going to say, 'By golly, completed by August. that's the way to do it.'" The building is expected to be CISAT Provost Jackson Ramsey, completed by Nielsen Construction PHOTO COURTESY OF CISAT Board of Visitors Rector Bob LaRose. and sophomore integrated' \m ■ i u • u ■ • mmuma vJXBiUU&UUBI^^ 2* TlttiTSdayV Marferi I ]&. >W95 THE -BREEZE11 Live I continued from page 1 sold, the Convocation Center holds "It's just like when you were in 6,000 people. UPB decided not to kindergarten. When you got out of sell the remaining seats because of line, you lost your spot. Then people their location behind the stage as well would have realized when their turn as the financial risk involved for was." she said. UPB. Increasing the potential Sophomore Jeff Lofgren arrived at audience size would also increase the 11 p.m. Sunday and was first on the fiat fee UPB must pay Live, Jasper list, but he still spent the night in the said. cold. Stickley said UPB executive "It was very unclear what was board members even gave up their going on," he said. "I thought the line complementary tickets in order to was what was really going to matter. make more tickets available to I would feel like I hadn't earned the students who were still in line when tickets if others stayed all night and I the box office sold out. left." Strong said she doesn't blame According to Jasper, UPB did not UPB for the tickets selling out so expect such a strong, enthusiastic quickly, but she feels it should have turnout. limited the number of tickets each "We hadn't had a rock band play individual could buy. in Convo for long enough time to According to Stickley, floor gauge," he said. "We knew a rock tickets were actually limited to 20 per band on campus would definitely be person, but reserved seats were left what students wanted, but we did not unlimited. expect to sell out in one day. Some students seemed to want a ERICA BLEEG/senior photographer "We made every effort to get as limit and others did not, she said. Healing hand many tickets to students as possible. "You never know how an event's We gave the students the best chance going to go. When you sell out, it's Elisia, who is blind, cries from fear and pain as her mother, partially blind, tries to comfort her to get the best seats," Jasper said. supposed to be a good thing," at an elderly home, in Santa Rosa, a colonla of Oaxaca. See story page 5 for more on Mexico. Although only 3,500 tickets were Stickley said. Day continued from page 1 outstanding leadership in the JMU community, Bowers, associate professor of political to Dr. Bethany Oberst, vice president for Each received a plaque and a $500 according to Christina Updike, chair of the science, and Dr. Thomas King, professor of academic affairs and presenter of the faculty scholarship. Commission on Community. theatre. award. The faculty awards went to this year's co- This year's recipient was Susan Gicr, an Cynthia Thompson, professor of dance, Speaking at the convocation was Dr. Ernest valedictorians, seniors Jennifer Anthony and information services manager and 1981 received the highest faculty award — the Carl L. Boyer, president of The Carnegie Holly Hudgins. graduate of JMU who held the first meeting on L.