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MM£S MADISON UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Harrlsonburg, Virginia 22801 Campus school closure 'hard to understand9 state funds for the operation of By CHRIS WARD volvement that the public at Virginia State College in of a study begun by the council "At a time when the quality Anthony Seeger. Without the schools experience doesn't Petersburg and along with six months ago. of teacher education is such a funds, according to some afford the students." JMU's facility, are the only sources, it will cost the The JMU Board of Visitors major concern, it's hard to At SCHEV, Assistant to the remaining lab schools in the may consider drafting a understand why something university another $125,000 to Director Ralph Byers noted state. run the school. This increase resolution to request a SCHEV would strike at the very heart that the state council's The SCHEV proposal calls reversal of its original of this quality," Dr. Charles would necessitate "a major proposals were "not actually for an end to state funding to decision. overhaul in the program," Blair, head of Elementary and aimed at closing the school," Anthony Seeger after the 1981- "Whether the school exists Early Childhood Education sources said. but rather were to "increase 82 school year and is the result (Continued on Page 5) Dept. here,said of describing Blair said that An- the across the board equity the State Council of Higher thony Seeger should not throughout the state." Education of Virginia replace public schools to "We're not actually (SCHEV) proposal to end provide practical learning recommending that Anthony state funding for Anthony experience for JMU's student Seeger Campus School be Seeger Campus School. teachers. The campus school closed ," he said. "We're "We have earned a helps "to monitor the actually recommending that reputation for preparing good development and control the the school not be supported by elementary and childhood situation better." state funds." education teachers," Blair "The students are in a Anthony Seeger is now said, adding that SCHEV's situation where there is a lot supported by special ap- proposal would endanger that of communication between propriations from the state quality. the students and the faculty," general fund. Two similar James Madison University, Blair continued. "Here, we schools operate at Longwood now receives about $240,000 in can have the intense in- College in Farmville, Va. and e cBt&eze Photo by cnarm A. FOUO Vol.58 James Madison University Friday. September 19, 1980 No. 5 VINCENT PRICE at JMU. See Folio features, page 10. Monetary crisis sets back athletics Various interpretations of Title DC cause confusion By DAVID TEEL has had a terrific impact. There seems to be no end Intercollegiate athletics is a business. The bottom in sight as far as transportation and lodging in- line reads dollar signs and at most institutions those creases go." figures are red. Ehlers concurred, adding, "Inflation has hurt our "Most athletic programs are an outlay," said program more than anything else. Figuring on an James Madison University Athletic Director Dean inflation rate of 10 percent over the next five years, Ehlers, "They don't make enough money to pay for we'll have to generate 50 percent more funds and I expenses. just don't think we can make it." "It's no secret that the students support the The economy and inflation are simple matters program here with tuition and we're not alone. I'd compared to the complications involved in Title DC. say 90 percent of the programs in the country are The legislation is not strictly an athletics-oriented not breaking even," Ehlers added. bill; it pertains to aII of education. However, it is the Those schools that are making money are the section regarding athletics that has received the powers of college sport. The University of Michigan greatest amount of attention. and Ohio State University, for example, fill huge stadiums to capacity and take in countless dollars Inflation is certainly a factor; also, new in-" WHEN TITLE DC was first approved by Congress in television revenues. Unfortunately, a great terpretations of Title DC legislation regarding in 1972, the National Collegiate Athletics majority of colleges and universities are not in equality in athletic opportunities offered to men and Association (NCAA) issued a position paper on similar situations. women have produced complex budgetary what it believed would be the consequences. "The questions. financial impact would be devestating for almost WHY HAVE athletic programs become a According to Director of Women's Athletics at every institution, large or small," the NCAA said. financial burden? The answer may be twofold. JMU Dr. Leotus Morrison, "The general economy According to Ehlers, this not the case at JMU. "We are a growing program and the impact has certainly not been devestating," he commented. Where the confusion occurs regarding Title IX is the interpretation of the legislation issued by the Disproportionate shares allotted; now-defunct Department of Health, Education and Welfare in Washington D.C. There have been three such interpretations. In regard to granting athletic scholarships, the female athletes receive less here legislation itself says an institution must provide By DAVID TEEL position adopted by the JMU Board of Visitors. "reasonable opportunity for such awards for The James Madison University athletic budget for According to university spokeman Fred Hilton, members of each sex in proportion to the number of academic year 1980-81 is more than $1.7 million. This "the Board of Visitors has taken the position that students of each sex particpating in ... in- is approximately a 21 percent increase over last year. football is exempt from Title DC regulations." (Continued on Page 4) Athletic scholarship allocations for the year 1980- As pointed out earlier, Harris' ruling eliminates 81 at JMU show $318,350 for men and $99,000 for this exemption, even by NCAA standards.' women. The ratio is more than 3-1. RECALCULATING WITH new figures still leaves THE NUMBER of participants for 1980-81 cannot the women far short; their $376 remains stable Inside... yet be figured, but according to Morrison, figures while the men's significantly drops to $590 per from last year would be valid because the growth athlete. —See page 11 Folio review of the Jim Morrison rate of participation has been approximately equal Technically, JMU is not in compliance with Title biography, "No One Here Gets Oat Alive." for both sexes. DC regulations and risks cuts in federal aid by being Applying the proportionality test to these figures, in violation. More than $40,000 would have to be —Defending state champion JMU loses Field $318,350 is distributed among 339 male athletes for added in women's scholarships to meet the stan- Hockey opener to Richmond, 3-1, see Sports, page an average of $939 per student. Females divide dards, assuming the Board of Visitors' policy is 13. $99,000 among 263 athletes, equaling $376 per upheld. student. "I am personally satisfied with the situation —Find the secret motivations behind JMU's clubs The numbers are far from equal. regarding women's athletics at JMU," Morrison and activities, see Mark Jordan Legan com- An important qualifier of these figures is a mentary, page 19. Page 2, THE BREEZE Friday, September 19,1980 41 elected to student senate By CHRIS WARD this year. some races had as many as Forty one Student Govern- More specifically, in 13 of six candidates. ment Association senate posts the 23 resident hall senate "That's true that 13 or 23 were decided in this year's posts, candidates ran unop- ran unopposed, but the SGA senate elections held posed. Moreover, in the Greek competition in other dorms here Tuesday night, with two senate positions, less that 10 more than made up for that posts slated for run-off percent of Greek population lack," be said. elections, according to SGA cast ballots, according to "In Eagle for example, we legislative vice-president Davison. had six girls run for two Mark Davison. The problem, according to positions." In all, 21 resident hall senate Davison, may be lack of Dcenberry, was the site of pasts were decided, all 13 of communication. competition between four the commuter posts, all three Communication has been candidates. It is also the site of the Greek posts, and all the bad," he said. "We've had a of a run off election slated for I senate posts for Presidential problem filling all the seats. Thursday night between last Apartments (formerly We usually have to find people uear's representative Charles Showalter), Belle Meade, and to fill the seats largely Bond and challenger Brian Howard Johnsons. The only because they are unaware." Skate. two posts, those for White and "The problem is that while The other run-off election Dcenberry Halls were slated students are getting adjusted was decided Wednesday night for run-off elections last night early in the year, they just between White Hall residents and tonight respectively. don't pay attention to ac- Bob George and Lars Wiech- "All the candidates were tivities. And communication man. The results were not eager, enthusiastic, and is really slack off campus," he available at time of willing to get involved," continued. "But we were Dublication. Davison said. "These elec- really glad to see all the tions were very successful." commuter posts filled." Davison noted that, in At least one candidate who Other winners in this years contrast to previous years, SGA senate elections were: ran unoppposed, sophomore Spielman, Joe Schnecken- W. Huston, iroo Mee Chung, there were more commuter Greg Prokopchak, who will Cathy Cannon, Steve Doyle, R.J.