• Abstract and Figures
• Public Full-text

1 r Black hiring objectives difficult to meet here Recruitment efforts up, Small black community but applications are few fails to attract faculty By DONNA SIZEMORE By DONNA SIZEMORE James Madison University is having a difficult The isolated location of James Madison Univer- time meeting numerical objectives for the hiring of sity's and Harrisonburg's small minority population black faculty, according to a university ad- are the major deterrents to the recruitment of black ministrator. faculty. "Last year we received over 700 applications for This is the consensus of the five black faculty vacant positions," said Dr. John Mundy, director pf members recently interviewed by The Breeie. adminstrative affairs at JMU, "and zero from "JMU has a peculiar problem with regard to blacks." minorities," according to Jackie Walker, a JMU "Obviously, it's difficult to meet objectives if you history professor. "In areas where there is a larger don't get applications from blacks," he added. "In black community, a black person doesn't feel quite as spite of the fact you make an effort to recruit blacks, alienated," she said, adding that little opportunity they don't apply." exists for social life for blacks here. Currently, only five members of JMU's ap- Harrisonburg's black population is less than five proximately 400-member faculty are black. percent, according to a dry planning spokesperson. By federal law, JMU should hire nine additional Social activity in this area revolves around family black faculty members by 1963. So far, the university and church, Walker said, calling Harrisonburg a has hired only one, Mundy said. "closed and traditional kind of community." She Photo by BUI Tar«ng«io believes the small black population is the primary NUMERICAL OBJECTIVES for both faculty and MORE minority faculty and students are needed to reason minority faculty do not come to JMU. students were set as a result of guidelines set by the balance the quality of life at JMU, according to "We need more minority students to give a balance Department of Health, Education and Welfare Jackie Walker, one of five black faculty members to the quality of life here," Walker said. And more (Continued on Page 3) here. (Continued on Page 11) —i Vol. 57 James Madison University Harrisonburg, Virginia Friday. April 18,1989 No. 59 Landlords Some JMU commuters criticize maintenance on leased housing By LOUIS EACHO A sewer pipe in the led them to believe. "The idea of moving into a backyard of the house at South "We were told that we house near campus was really Main Street burst in October would need only one tank of oil exciting, but the problems I and Trout failed to fix it until this winter, but we ended up have had this year with my February, according to using nearly three," one landlord have dampened my residents. resident said. feelings." Eventually, both the This statement is Harrisonburg Health TROUT'S representatives representative erf many Department and reporter said they only "showed the students here who are Dave Gordon of WHSV—TV girls past oil bills and cannot dissatisfied with landlords were called, according to be responsible" for the who either refuse or are residents. The sewage was amount the residents used this reluctant to provide necessary cleaned up five days after winter. maintenance on leased Trout received a warning Both groups of students in housing. from a health official, Gordon the two houses do not meet a Landlord-tenant surveys said. 1978 Harrisonburg zoining being compiled by the ordinance for a singl%-famUy Commuter Stude.nl <^jMK-. Trout declined to speak dwelling. While only four mittee sho«rrd -hfir^Wule directly to The Breeze but his many students here are personal secretary denied this (Continued on Page 5) satisfied with their landlords, allegation and said plumbers some students are critical of were sent to fix the sewage In second election the response they have pipe as soon as the weather received after notifying permitted. "Anything they landlords of problems. talked to us about, we tried to One person in particular has fix," she said. Sulik wins treasurer's post received severe and con- sistent criticism, according to THE LACK OF insulation By DONNA SIZEMORE. ineptness," said Gary Beugnet, a member of Chairman Jeff French. and the need to use great Bill Sulik is new treasurer of the Student the Watkin's campaign committee. "Had they Several students who were amounts of heating oil has Government Association after two elections been more proficient, professional and promised anonymity by the been a major complaint of and numerous debate by the SGA elections knowledgeable as they should have been, there survey allege that WjUiam residents of both houses who committee. would have been no need for a run-off." Trout. a Harrisowxirg paid roughly $200 a month per Sulik defeated Watkins with 56 percent of the Sulik characterized the re-vote as "the only businessman, has refused to house this winter in heating vote on the third election day held by the SGA equitable way" to solve the dispute. make necessary repairs at bills. this month. Last week the SGA held a run-off "I hope I can serve everybody," Sulik said two houses he rents on South "We might as well be election for the office of president, and due to after his victory Wednesday night "I've been Mason and South Main throwing buckets of oil out the disputed votes from JMU students studying in elected to a leadership position and I hold the streets. window," commented one London, the election's committee decided to philosophy that a leader should be a servant resident who said the furnace hold a re-vote for the office of treasurer. Jesus said if you want to be in charge of many, TROUT OWNS the is at least 75 percent inef- In the first election in which 2,656 students then you must be a servant of many." . Harrisonburg Holiday Inn as ficient. With cracks in the voted, Jim Watkins narrowly edged Sulik by well as the Train Station and ceiling and hardly any attic six votes. Watkins received 44 percent of the At press time, the unofficial count gave Sulik Palmer House resturants. insulation, it was "hard not to vote in Wednesday's election in which 1,110. 622 votes and Watkins 488 votes. However, the Residents at both houses freeze," she said. students voted. much disputed London votes had not arrived, said they complained to Trout Trout's house on South Main Representatives from the Watkin's cam- according to SGA treasurer, Jeff Bolander. about several problems to no has no insulation whatsoever paign were disturbed by the election results, "I hope that somebody has learned from this avail. "I have never even had in the basement and uses a calling it a loss to the SGA elections committee experience," Beugnet said. "Hopefully, they a chance to meet the man," much greater amount of and not Sulik. have learned from this experience and will not one South Mason Street heating oil than what the "We feel we lost not to Bill Sulik, but we lost screw another candidate out of a well-earned resident said. residents said his employees to the campus elections committee and their 1 victory. ,»" '.•.».'.* A'A'A A A'A'A'A'A A'* * A A 6 A A A A A A A A A A A '- A '. A'A'A'/.'A'A'A'A A-/.V.V.V. A A I > A'/. A'A A A'/ III I A'A'A'A'A'A'A'A'A'A-A'A-A'A'A'A'AA'A'A'A^A'A'A A Page 2, THE BREEZE Friday, April 18.1980 Committee titles reveal little of their function ' . r Ionizing Radiation Safety, Use of Human Subjects in Experimentation... By BOBBY GIRARDI these are the Ionization of meets on a regular basis, "If a horse had been Radiation Safety Committee, there are some who meet designed by a committee," an the Discrimination Grievance rarely, is at all. The old saying goes, "it would Committee and the Human Discrimination Grievance have come out a camel." Subjects in Experimentation Committee, has not met since More than 50 standing Committee. In regards to the its formation a few years ago. committees here are aimed at Radiation Ionization Com- "The committee only hears a wide variety of purposes: mittee, Mundy indicates that grievances," said chairman the Parking Advisory Com- "as long as we have nuclear Dr. William R. Nelson. "We mittee, the Instructional materials it is required by law haven't had any in my two Delivery Committee, the that we have a safety com- years as chairman; we have Ionizing Radiation Safety mittee," whose duties it is to never received a charge. It is Committee, the Use of Human oversee the care of nuclear there to be an available Subjects in Experimentation materials is possession of the avenue to air grievances." Committee... and that's not science department. Another committee that has even mentioning the dozens of The National Research Act not met this year is the In- subcommittees and specially of 1974 requires the existence structional Delivery Com- appointed ad hoc committees of The Use of Human Subjects mittee, whose purpose it is to with a myriad of academic in Experimentation Com- improve the use of audio and administrative functions. mitttee, which was originally visual aids in the classroom. The titles of the committees, intended, according to "To be quite honest, the however, don't tell the Chairman Dr. James Couch, resaon why we have not met," said Chairman Dr.

Load more

  24

Copy Link