Imm Hulliuii Uniienit; litwj It's only a H«rrnooo« M 2?«87 Men's short drive to m ? 9 asketball Charlottesville, T|tne '""'• nds season home to a Ith five-game wide variety of win streak; restaurants prepares for and activities. CAA tourney. Focus/12 JAMESBreeze MADISON UNIVERSITY Sports/19 ; * THURSDAY FEBRUARY 29. 1996 V0_. 73, NO. Td Students protest upcoming speech by radio show host by Kristcn Heiss public relations chairwoman. staff writer Liddy, who wai convicted and served time in prison for breaking Convicted Watergate participant into the Watergate Hotel under and controversial radio personality former president Richard Nixon's G. Gordon Liddy is already turning administration, how hosts a heads at JMU, although he is not conservative Washington, D.C.- scheduled to speak at the based radio talk show. Convocation Center until April 2. A newly formed student group is The University Program Board is protesting Liddy's appearance by co-sponsoring Liddy's appearance circulating a petition. "Survive or Prevail," which will "I do commend some concerned address "survival in the real world," according to Manisha Sethi, UPB see HOST page 2 College grads earn more, report states by Maggie Welter grew by 40 percent. staff writer According to Laftor Department statistics, the average yearly salary of WASHINGTON, D.C. — The a male worker with a bachelor's years students spend at JMU are degree was $54,391 in 1979 (figures going to pay off, literally. are adjusted for inflation). Workers The 1996 Economic Report of the with only high school educations President, released last week by brought home only-an average of President Bill Clinton's Council of $36,594 a year, representing a Economic Advisers, shows the difference of about $17,000, an earnings gap between those with earnings gap of 49 percent. KYLE BVSSIsenior photographer college degrees and those without is By 1994, the gap had grown to 89 widening at a faster pace than ever percent. The average male college before. degree bearer earned $61,008, almost Was the rodent wrong? During the past 15 years, the double the $31,081 earned by the Winter took a short reprieve the last few days in the Valley. Sophomore Tharun Karthikeyan earnings gap between a male worker average non-college degree worker. (I) and Junior Sam Del Vecchio took advantage of the fair climate Tuesday, playing hacky sack. with only a high school education and a male with a university degree see GRADS page 2 Campus groups to spend spring break helping others by Jason Brockwell Habitat for Humanity houses, Cogswell said. contributing writer Ten students signed up for the trip and will stay with students at the University of Florida Forgoing the simple pleasures of sand and throughout the week. surf, some JMU students will participate in All of JMU's Habitat for Humanity projects service projects over spring break. this year were initiated and planned by student Community Service-Learning, Habitat for leaders. Smith said. Humanity and Catholic Campus Ministry are This is a switch from previous years, when sponsoring trips that focus on helping others. Smith and other non-student staff members did "The primary goal of the trips is most of the planning. sustainability," said Holly Smith, coordinator of A faculty or staff leader will accompany CS-L. "We want students to learn the intensity each of the trips sponsored by CS-L and Habitat of an issue during the week and then become for Humanity, Smith said. By sending faculty advocates when they return." and staff to areas they are familiar with or are CS-L and Habitat for Humanity have teamed interested in, she said she hopes students can up to provide trips to Boca Raton, Fla.. form partnerships and learn from the faculty Orlando, Fla. and Miriam County, S.C: These and staff. trips are part of Collegiate Challenge, a Habitat To prepare students to lead the outreach for Humanity program that provides sites for trips, Smith held workshops to train student college students interested in alternative spring leaders in responsibilities, including trip breaks. planning, conflict resolution and JMU policies. Senior Lauren Cogswell, student leader of One of the main goals of the trips is to the Orlando trip, said, "It's almost a guarantee combine learning with helping. Smith said. that all of the Habitat for Humanity sites will be Senior Kevin Walsh, student leader of the well organized." ' Boca Raton trip, said students will keep While in Orlando, students on the trip will help in the preliminary construction of nine see BREAK page 1 CATHERINE MXTTWGLYIcontributing artist 2 Thursday, Feb. 29, 1996 THE BREEZE Host continued from page 1 Liddy's planned speech circulating "I think the officers' opinions are Liddy. There are more qualified students' structured manner of on the commons Monday, as well as kind of split, but I think the general speakers," Schell said. organizing this movement [protesting during one of her classes. consensus is that university money Senior Bill Roundy, English IAMIS reeze MADISON U N I V I (I s I T r Liddy's lecture)," Sethi said. "But I "My anthropology student should not be spent on this, even major, said, "If people want to hear him, they can listen to him on the "To the press alone, chequered want to make it quite clear — he is assistant got up in the beginning of though we'd be interested in hearing not coming to speak on his class and said some students are what he had to say," she said. radio. They [UPB] want an open as it is with abuses, the world is conservative views." upset about G. Gordon Liddy's SGA Senator Michele Parsons dialogue, but we are not a liberal indebted for all the triumphs While she said she is aware of coming," she said. "He then said said SGA members gave a mixed campus. We are very conservative." which have, been gained by some students' concerns about anyone could sign the petition after response to the announcement of Sethi stressed that despite funding Liddy's appearance, Sethi class if they wished to." Liddy's coming when they were opposing views, students can find reason and humanity over error educational value in Liddy's speech and oppression." said the fee is not exorbitant. Concerned students met Monday asked by UPB member Todd "Liddy will cost $15,000, but this night in Warren Hall to discuss DuBenizic for their opinion at a and the question and answer session — James Madison is not a substantial amount compared Liddy's upcoming appearance. They recent SGA meeting. following it. Editor Alison Boyce to others who have come to JMU," declined to comment on Liddy's "Right away people wer« "You listen, you question, you learn. That's the educational type of Managing editor Cyndy Uedtke she said. "Coolio was $25,000." appearance. rumbling around. Some said it would be positive to bring in controversy, programming we are trying to Ads manager Maggie Mayall Sethi added that the event will be Sethi said a petition was presented free for all JMU students. by. these students at the Jan. 29 UPB but others [objected because] they promote here," she said. News editor Crlstle Breen The Student Government executive board meeting at which don't believe that the college as a Members of JMU College News editor Greg Froom Association allocates funds each year radio station WKCY, co-sponsor of whole buys into [Liddy's] beliefs," Republicans expressed excitement about Liddy's impending visit. Assl. news editor Sticey Daiuuso for UPB to use at its discretion, Sethi Liddy's appearance, was present. Parsons said. "Based on the meeting as a whole, we presented a side not Jason Redding, president of Focus editor Karen Brewer said. UPB then divides the bulk fund Although the board considered the between its various programming petition, members continued collectively supporting it." College Republicans, said, "The Asst. focus editor Angle Krum committees. planning for Liddy's speech because Sethi said DuBenizic was not sent perception among College Opinion editor Sherrl Elienberg Paying Liddy will not affect the they believed the event would to the SGA meeting with the sole Republicans is that past speakers have been very liberal. We are Asst. opinion editor Laura Wade funding for musical or theatre events generate interest throughout JMU, purpose of getting SGA's opinion. "We always have a UPB member extremely enthusiastic about it." Style editor Jason Comer because separate committees have she said. their own funds available to finance But the group of students at SGA meetings. He just decided to He added, "I think it's ridiculous Asst. style editor Karen Brtz these events, she said. circulating the petition are not the. get their opinion while he was there," and absurd that these people are Sports editor Matt Provence "We [UPB] hear these people and only group concerned with Liddy's she said. "[DuBenizic] reported to us [protesting]. You have to keep an open mind." Asst. sports editor Peter Haggarty what they're saying, but we must scheduled presentation. that some people liked the idea, some Sophomore Julie Duszak, vice didn't, and most people didn't know Andy Halataei, member of the Copy editor Karen Bogan remember that we live on a campus of 12,000 [students],'.' she said. "Part president of JMU Young Democrats, who Liddy was." College Republicans, said, "I don't Photo editor Roger Wollenberg of university life is to express these said the officers of Young Democrats Some students said they think the G-man is going to lose any Asst. photo editor Mellaaa Palladino opinions, but we also can't live in a have discussed Liddy's appearance, disapproved of UPB's decision to sleep over [the protesters].