^-o MADISON MEMORIAL LIBRARY We ^Geze Vol. LV James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia Friday, December 2, 1977 No. 24 Fraternity Committee guidelines plans future drawn up of university By KENT BOOTY By KENT BOOTY A set of "suggested" The future of James guidelines for an improved Madison University is now fraternal system will being plotted by a recently- probably serve as an "indirect appointed committee whose criterion" to determine which task is to "define the role the fraternities move into the new school will perform and the dormitories, according to a scope of its activities." special assistant to the The Role and Scope student affairs office. Committee was created last A decision on which month by President Ronald organizations move into the Carrier to "chart the new dorms will not be made university's future for the until late February or March, next 15 years," according to according to Larry Landes of Dr. Thomas Stanton, presiding chairman of the student affairs. Sources have committee. claimed, however, that all 13 The 25-member committee dormitory units will will formulate future policy "definitely" be given to for such areas as curriculum, Greeks-six to fraternities and new degree programs, the seven to sororities. CANNED FOOD f or the Harrtaonbarg halls In a drive condocted during NCTI transferral of academic The "Quality of Life Salvation Army is loaded Into a pick up track Converse Hall made the largest iwhltehi— credit, the university's size Statement, "drawn up by the by JMU students. Marc than l.tw pounds of with more than 8M pounds of canned gecda. and the number of out-of-state eight fraternity presidents, food was donated by the Bluestone residence Photo by Lawrenct Emerson students it accomodates, will be used as a "suggestion Stanton said. sheet" to review each The committee is con- fraternity's eligibility for the sidering forming a master's new housing, said Doug Dorm alcohol proposal delayed degree program in public Drewyer, chairman of the administration and giving committee which prepared academic credit for "sub- the statement, but the final By TOM DULAN the bleacher facility is han- Chuck Cunningham reported stantial learning experiences decision "won't be contingent" Consideration of a proposal dled in terms of crowd control that a 'proposal to extend outside the classroom," be on it. to allow the use of alcohol in and damages. visiting hours in the health added. The statement "is what a dormitory recreation rooms Pile suggested employing center met with opposition One major task of the fraternity should look at if it will be delayed until the ad- "too many" security per- from infirmary officials. committee is to draft a six- wants to survive as a strong ministration sees how the sonnel at first, and then Because most infirmary year academic plan, ac- fraternity," Drewyer said. party facility under the gradually reducing the cases' are contagious, and cording to Stanton. The first It will probably also serve bleachers is "handled," ac- number if it works out, be often a sick person does not two years of the plan will be as a "guideline" for new cording to student govern- said; however, Webb vetoed want visitors, nurse Jeanne "very detailed," he said, fraternities, Drewyer said, ment officials. the idea. Dyer said that visiting hours while each year after that adding, "This document will Student Government • According to Pile, both should not be extended, "becomes less detailed." make them aware that these Association Treasurer Darrell Webb and Dr. William Hall, Cunningham told the senate. Updated every two years, the conditions should exist." Pile and SGA Second Vice vice president of student Also, he said. Dyer believes next six-year plan will be Although the four-page President Doug Wesson met affairs said the decision is an that visitors frequently bother implemented July 1, 1978. statement includes specific with Michael Webb, director administrative one and will other patients. The committee will submit proposals, they are "general of the office of residence halls not conflict with state Alcohol Pile told the senators that a preliminary report to enough so that none of the to discuss using residence hall Beverage Control Board laws. students with complaints Stanton by Feb. 15,1978, be fraternities will be ham- recreation rooms for parties Hall, however, said about the infirmary should said, and will then present a Eered," according to with alcohol, Pile said. Wednesday that state ABC contact him. Ereliminary report to Carrier rewyer. All fraternities "Webb is the block right laws only allow alcohol in Also Tuesday, it was y March 15. need work in one area or now," Pile said, because he recreation rooms on "special reported that the SGA is There will be "campus- another to meet the suggested will not draw up plans for the occasions," and not on a day spending about $2,265 for its wide, open meetings" April l- criteria, he added. use of alcohol in the rooms to day basis. semi-formal Christmas dance 15 to discuss the preliminary. until administrators see how In other business, Senator (Continued on Page 1 I) (Continued on Page 15) (Continued on Page 6) Convicted students have 'minimum'trauma Most students opt for judicial hearing By LYNDA EDWARDS move the hearing along destroyed one year after his requested an open hearing. guilty until all the evidence "University Judicial smoothly."-University graduation. The student advocate, an had been presented. Each Council hearings are ad- Judicial Coordinator William However, Student Judicial adviser or lawyer can defend student is presumed innocent ministrative, not judicial, Johnson. Coordinator Mark Tracz a student. This student until proven guilty. hearings. Our entire concern When a James Madison points out that most students defended himself. is to assure due process. None University judicial body opt for a hearing over simple Caldwell, of the art Johnson called the of the council members has convicts a student of a administrative handling only departmentjjresided over the student's head resident ad- training in legal violation, he can get through if the case is complicated by hearing. The student was viser as a witness. The head technicalities. Our role is to the experience with a extenuating circumstances charged with major resident' said he was in his offer students the opportunity minimum of trauma. The and the charge is a very violations. His penalty could room at 11:30 p.m. Sept. 30 of fairness. "--University penalty can be as light as $5 serious one. Hearings can be be expulsion from JMU. when another resident adviser Jucicial Council Chairman for littering. A record of any hard on the council members Before the hearing, ran in, saying a student was Martha Caldwell. hearing is sent to the vice as well as the students. Johnson had informed the "breaking stuff" on the third "My job isn't to try and president of student affairs "After each hearing you student of his rights. The floor. The RAs ran upstairs. 'get' a student...see how much and the Judicial Council. If feel sick to your stomach," student signed a statement They saw the student trouble I can--give him. I'd the student is 18, parents are Caldwell said. saying he understood. He told walking down the hall with a have to be a pretty heartless not notified. Recently a student was Caldwell he had no questions bed slat, the head resident person for that. I try to According to William brought before the Judicial about his rights or the recalled. The student swung present evidence,' ask Johnson, a record of the Council on charges of disor- hearing. at a wall, hitting a fire ex- questions, facilitate hearing is kept in a student's derly conduct and destruction The student decided to tinguisher. procedure, do what I can to personnel file which is of property. The student withhold a plea of guilty or not (Continued on Page 5) Page 2, THE BREEZE. Friday, December 2, 1977 SGA should drop evaluation idea The Student Government Association first proposed publishing a teacher-course evaluation handbook more than one year ago. Publication of this booklet, originally set for December 12.has now been postponed until spring semester because of lack of favorable faculty response. The SGA would be be well advised to reconsider the merit of publishing such a handbook. It is both a waste of money and a waste of SGA energy. The handbook is designed to evaluate the effectiveness of professors and the quality of course material based on past students' opinions and is aimed primarily at basic studies courses Such a handbook can be only of little value and is simply un- own ***'<*** s necessarv. ,, .. & mm* r*e» *>**<**- information on the effectiveness of particular faculty members is easily obtained through the student QUCK/ SrW HIM CUR INErftitiENT teEBAENT/' "grapevine." If the reputation of a certain professor, whether good or bad, has not been spread throughoat the entire student body, it can easily be ascertained through inquiry Handbook proponents note that such word-of-mouth in- formation is sketchy and relative, hence a published survey of Philosophy cut distressing past students of each professor is necessary. The former By ANDREA FISHER abstract sense), we generally speak of things is quite true, but the latter would only compound the problem Recently, the philosophy department, along which, in this life, we can never see, hear, Opinion of the effectiveness of a professor or the quality of with a few other humanities departments, has touch or taste. course materials used is very often based on one's predifiction for officially dwindled. This distresses me. Philosophical questions are the only true the subject matter.