February 18, 2002 TABLE of CONTENTS DUKE DAYS EVENTS CALENDAR
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■ P*f* M PJ PU.17 PtVMMia Exilarlno artistic firms mm —I»pumn— From boy bands lo 'Oawson s A professional artist presents a collection George Mason University s defense sparks a 72- JMU students discuss thei including intricate m 'Burning King of Fire' 64 comeback win over ]MU in a crucial confer- toward today's pop culture. at the Mitten Gallery. ence game. James Madison University Today: Sunny rN(h:«a REEZE * Low: 22 THEVol. i '', /sM(C ><S Father dies Habitat after D-hall Black Panther Party myths dispelled heart attack Co-founder speaks on party origins; Malcolm X assassination struggles BY DAVID CI.EMENTSON Black Panther Party in 1966 The father of two students senior writer to raise died Thursday after suffering in Oakland, Calif. According a heart attack in D-hall. There are two things that to Jacqueline Walker, associ- William Tarrant III. 49, Bobby Scale, co-founder and ate professor of history, funds collapsed in D-hall around 7 former chairman of the Black many viewed the Black Panther Party, said he really Panthers as a violent, revolu- BY BRANDON HUC.III \K\ fin Thursday, according to contributing writer hates: myths and the assassi- tionary organization aimed Director of University This semester, the |MU Communications Fred nation of Malcolm X. at overthrowing the federal "1 don't care for myths government in an armed chapter of Habitat lor Hilton. People on the scene Humanity will help two and rescue squad paramedics and all that stuff," Seale told Marxist rebellion. 150 people in the 1SAT Health "They called me a hood- underpnvdeged local families administered CPR. Tarrant achieve their dreams of home was taken to Rockingham and Human Services build- lum." Seale said. "They ing Wednesday night. called me a thug. They did- ownership. Under the direc- Memorial Hospital and pro- tion of Central Valley Habitat nounced dead at 8:07 p.m. Wearing brown suspenders n't tell you I was an archi- and a neon green hat, the 65 tect and an engineer. We the group's parent chapter, Tarrant and his ivife were IMU Haht.it has been work- at JMU visiting their two chil- year old spoke for an hour were not hoodlums. We and 40 minutes, attempting to ing with Bridgewater College dren who are students, fresh- were college students." correct people's perceptions In his speech titled "Seize to set up a collaborabve effort men Suzanne Tarrant and to build a duplex in William Tarrant IV. of the Black Panthers and the Time: All Power to All the DAVE Y.\W<rmir ptmogmphrr explain the party's origins. People," Seale said he started Bridgewater Economic con- Bobby Sail, co-founder of the Black Panthar Party, Along with Huey cerns, however, could prevent — compiled from staff reports M l()KMH< :'..,■■ I explains the party's origins and clears up misconception!. Newton. Seale started the the Bridgewater group from participating. "Wfe're trying to figure out how to raise $20,(1110," What's the Bridgewater Habitat Vice President |ulie Jackson said. aubjact p Both schools had aimed to buzz about contribute $20,000 toward* caffeine? the project's estimated $70,000 Return to sender? ^^ cost, said Central Valley Habitat's executive director. *•• Cliff Poirot. Central VaDq JMU, federal agencies crack down on junk email Habitat will pick up the rest of the tab, he said. -66 ► Part.: \TJ Pith MsatHy: DefMN ...it's difficult for us 2 STFPHAMI- SKI SaVgr^Natmw■m to raise that kind BY RICHARD SAKSHAUG e-mail addresses a num- said people often check the sender, he wrote. news editor ber of ways. "yes" without really think- Within two days, of money. BY JEANINE GAJEWSKI "Got Debt?*' "Here's the People often get on junk ing what this means. MacNutt received seven e- senior writer Information You Requested." mailing lists after registering Spammers also use pro- mails from faculty and — Julie Jackson Struggling to stay awake "Try a pound of Gevalia oof- for services online. For grams that traverse publicly staff who confirmed these vice president. Bndgewaler College in your 8 a.m. class, you fee and get a FREE pump example, after a user orders accessible e-mail directories and similar problems, Habiiai for Humanity down another cup of coffee. thermos!" If you've seen any from online sites like (such as university directo- MacNutt said. By mid-afternoon, you're of these or similar messages in Amazon.com, the sites use the ries, newsgroup postings, For example, one facul- reaching for a soda or some the subject line of an e-mail submitted e-mail address to chat rooms and e-mail ty member complained of 59 chocolate to perk you up. As recently you're a recipient of send out messages advertis- addresses appearing on Web e-mails sent requesting you pop a Nodoz pill before junk e-mail. Unsolicited junk ing their services or sell the sites) collecting e-mail removal that returned as According to fackatvv your late-night cramming e-mail also known as address to another company addresses, according to the "undeliverable," MacNutt however, the eight-member session, you might start to "spam," is an annoyance to according to Dale Hulvey, Spam Handling site. said. Another faculty Bridgewater Habitat execu- wonder, "Is all this caffeine most users of electronic mail. director of Technical member complained of a tive board has reservations bad for my health?" Both |MU officials and Services. No way out? link to an unsubscribe about its ability' to raise such a "If s a lot of controversy," federal agencies are taking The most obvious exit off request that required lofty sum. said lonathan Malone, med- notice of problems associat- a junk mailing list is not entering an e-mail address. "I'm pushing for it 100 ical director at the University ed with junk e-mail. -66 always the most reliable MacNutt said he doesn't percent but it's difficult for Health Center. While caffeine According to www.dk- ... with legitimate Often, these junk e-mails believe an increase in vol- us to raise that kind of is the leading non-prescrip- tionary.com, junk e-mail, or have directions at the bottom ume is the result in every money," she said. tion drug in the United States. spam, is defined as "unso- places that are of the text that informs users situation. Often, asking to JMU will rely on fund Malone said for every study licited e-mail, often of a how to unsubscribe from the be unsubscribed does work, raisers such as Lombardi done that proves caffeine's commercial nature, sent sending offers... mailing list if they wish to be he said. Gras and various charity negative effects, another con- indiscriminately to multi- removed. Sometimes this Still it is probably both races to raise their share of tradicts it. Medical experts ple mailing lists, individu- unsubscribing is fine. works, other times it back- easier and safer to simply the funding. generally agree, however, als, or newsgroups." fires, according to Director of delete all junk e-mail mes- In an effort to raise pub- nut a moderate amount of Spam e-mail is classi- — Dale Hulvey Public Safet>' Alan MacNutt sages, he said. "Most of the Technical Sen ices director licity for the project, about caffeine, equivalent to about fied as one of the follow- MacNutt currently is time, you just don't have 40 JMU and Bridgewater ing: unsolicited commer- -59 investigating whether JMU the time to respond and students recently spent a -u- cial e-mail, unsolicited faculty and staff have had unsubscribe." frigid February night bulk e-mail, "Make problems trying to unsub- Hulvey said, "1 think sleeping in boxes outside It'salotof Money Fast" claims and "They are selling that scribe from mailing lists. with the legitimate places of the Bridgewater controversy. Internet hoaxes & chain information," he said. MacNutt sent an e-mail to that are sending offers, Campus Mall. letters, according to the Hulvey said he doesn't faculty and staff Tuesday places you said you were A soup kitchen was set up University of believe JMU sells JMU e- and warned that attempting willing to receive e-mails to provide the students with — Jonathan Malone from, unsubscribing is fine." Htalth Center medical director Saskatchewan Spam mail addresses to junk e- to unsubsenbe could make some temporary warmth but Handling Web site mail senders. the problem even worse. For Another option is to. they still felt the effects of the (urww.usask.ca/its/help_desk In addition, when down- example, sometimes sending locate the Internet Service weather. "It was cold as hell," /mail/spam). loading programs like Real a message back to the sender Provider responsible for the said JMU Habitat President •99- Audio, messages often come requesting to be taken off originating nost and send senior Jimmy Royster. | Making the list up that offer the users to be these lists actually results in According to Royster, the two 5-<nince cups of coffee a "Spammers" get users' put on mailing lists. Hulvey an increase in volume from vr JMV, page 5 project is part of a nation- day, isn't bad for most people, Malone said. A 5-ounce cup see HABITAT, page 5 of regular brewed coffee has jun about 60 to 180 milligrams of caffeine, according to the National Institutes of Health Ludacris rocks the Convo luTxw.nih.org). A lethal dose of Climbers raise funds caffeine is 10 grams, or the equivalent of 100 cups of cof- iiv, Malone said. to protect local sites The International Food Information Council defines Reach Out Climb challenges skills caffeine as a mild stimulant, BY LINDSAY MARTI and climbing courses on the which naturally occurs in the News editor UREC climbing wall to partic- leaves, seeds or fruits of more The fourth annual Reach ipants in each skill level, than H> species of plants.