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www.thebreeze.o£ ■Knowledge it Liberty VOL. 78, NO. 6 N I A M E M A DOW JONES B R Z E u N E of R THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2000 ■ JMU football players Police urge^^ students to L arrested after fight lock up <&'\«- BY LINDSAY MARTI At least 8 people involved in reported assault at SAE staff writer BY TOM STEINFELDT ple were running when police arrived. news editor Harrisonburg Police reported that The start of the semester has created eight to 10 people entered the fraternity a significant increase of s/tud^{p*-report- Three students were arrested early house and assaulted the occupants, five of ed crimes in off-campU'l^fTbusing, Sunday morning after being reportedly whom were injured. according to a Harrisonburg Police involved in a fight at the Sigma Alpha After a brief foot pursuit, police appre- Department spokesperson. Epsilon fraternity house. hended three of the suspects. "The most common problems we Two of the suspects are members of I .eft to right Logan O'Neil, Andrew Owen, Luke Young "The three that we arrested were the (HPD) deal with from off-campus the football team, the other a former play- three that we (were able to) apprehend housing is larcenies and breaking and Young and Owen have been suspend- er still on an athletic scholarship. when we arrived," Boshart said. entering from vehicles and apart- Juniors Logan O'Neil, Andrew Owen ed indefinitely from the team, pending the He said police are still investigating ments," said Sgt, Kurt Boshart, HPD and Luke Young were each charged with investigation. other suspects in the incident. spokesperson. Police arrived at the SAE house on one count of breaking and entering with Boshart said alcohol played a role in According to Capt. D.L. Claytor, Walnut Lane near the intersection of the intent to commit assault and battery, a the incident, but "it wasn't a party atmos- division commander of criminal inves- Cantrell Avenue and Main Street at felony, and five counts of assault and bat- tigations, students need to take more approximately 3:30 a.m. Harrisonburg tery by mob, a misdemeanor. see FOOTBALL, page 7 preventive measures because of this Police Spokesman Kurt Boshart said peo- increase in reported crimes in student housing. "A lot (of these reports) have to do with unlocked doors," Claytor said. "The criminal doesn't want to have to break things and draw attention to THE 'BONUS ROUND' themselves. That is why they look for entrances that are unlocked." He said there would probably be a Every moment counts for musical performer living with AIDS significant decrease in crimes if "peo- cated a song to all care-givers hopes and his care-givers who Fear not only led him to ple would just lock their doors and BY TARRA HOLMAN who lend a helping hand to contributing writer pulled him from his misery. decline treatment, but caused windows." He spoke about how him to conceal his illness from the ill Boshart said, "I think the perception "Fear is what often kills, The 1998 winner for best painful it was to get tested. He his family until the first time from a lot of students (especially those music and lyrics from the Los tested positive for HIV/AIDS he became deathly ill, he said. not the actual disease, so lend- from bigger cities) is they are now in ing a hand to someone in need Angeles Drama Critics Circle Originally from Texas, and in 1993. makes a difference," Schalch- see OFF-CAMPUS, page 7 performed an emotional the son of a pastor and nurse, "musical with comment" Schalchlin said he felt con- lin said. -U He said the thing that about living with AIDS Mon- demned by Christians not upsets him most about AIDS day night in Wilson Hall. only because he had AIDS, In Steve Schalchlin's Fear is but also because he was gay. is that most of those infected are under 25 years of age. "musical comment," "Life in He did, however, make an what often Schalchlin takes medicine the Bonus Round", he deals announcement to the audi- five times a day, watches what with several struggles he faces ence that he was "not bashing kills, not he eats and maintains a low as a gay man living with Christians in any way." the actual Although the music he cholesterol level. He says the AIDS. medication sometimes can feel Walking onto the stage as played described the pain in worse than the disease itself. the lights were dimmed, the disease... his life, the words he spoke Toward the end of his per- tall, slender, healthy-looking added humor to the perfor- formance, he encouraged the man spoke very few words, — Steve Schalchlin mance, which gave the emo- "Life in the Bonus Round" tional audience a hopeful out- audience to check out his per- and began to play a song on sonal Web site, www.bonus- the piano. The pieces he per- look. round.com. The site contains a formed represented several .». He mentioned several daily journal of his most cur- experiences he encountered times to the audience that rent condition and battle with battling this disease. They "I feared getting tested," being a care-giver is the most AIDS. ranged from envisioning his Schalchlin said. "I even feared important thing one can do when dealing with the illness- memorial service, his parents' treatment once I found out I see SPEAKER, page 7 influence on his life, false had AIDS." es of others. In fact, he dedi- Going for the Gold livuvt.il Rise to Fame Airborne Innovations lESQl From beach volleyball to weightlifting, mil- Jumpln' Java Senior Beth Burgess, right, started as a It's a bird, it's a plane ... A lions will be tuned in to the Olympic Games The Artful Dodger and WXJM add sophomore walk-on with the Dukes' soccer top NASA project manager groove to your grande mochacnino program. Now she is a tri-captain on the to find out who will reign as the best ath- describes the future of avia- Is they stir punk and indie rock into tion. Page 5 team. See her story on page 35 letes in the world. Pages 20-21 your casual cup of joe. Page 23 TABLE OF CONTENTS Thursday, September 14, 2000 DUKE DAYS EVENTS CALENDAR NEWS Mine action center 3 SGA elections 3 THURSDAY, SEPT. 14 e-mail adult-degree-program Dorm changes 5 Campus Assault Response (CARE) meeting. 6:30 p.m., Taylor 302, e-mail Andrea Milo at miloal • Young Democratic Socialists general meeting, 8 p.m., NASA speaker 5 Taylor 311, call Michael or Aaron at 433-6411 • Yoga Club, 5 p.m., Taylor 302, e-mail Brown bag lecture 11 Kai at safranka • Deadline for registration of Lower Gauley Hike/Raft Trip on Sept. 16 & 17, register at UREC OPINION • Campus Crusade for Christ "Prime- — time" large group meeting, 8 p.m., War- • Campus Crusade for Christ "Primetime" large group meet- f ren 4th door, contact Shelby at 442- ing, 8 p.m., Warren 4th floor, contact Shelby at 442-1650 House Editorial: 1650 Riding out the ten-year Gen Ed • Elkton Horse Show, 10:30 a.m. morning show, 5:30 p.m. storm at JMU 16 • Planetarium program, 6 and 7 p.m., evening show, Blue Ridge Park in Elkton, $3 per person, Miller 102 (John C. Wells Planetari- food and drinks available, sponsored by Elkton Historical Student response to Community um), free, call JMU-STAR Society, proceeds will help furnish and provide museum Coalition efforts by Hilarie Nicolson items for the Miller-Kite House (Stonewall Jackson's 17 • JMU Cheerleading tryouts, 7 to 9 headquarters) in Elkton Darts and Pats 17 p.m., Godwin gymnasium Spotlight: What is your favorite • JMU Bachelor of Individualized TO SUBMIT A DUKE DAY EVENT: E-mail Richard at The Breeze Olympic event? 17 Studies meeting, noon, Paul at saksharh with the information (event, date, location, contact info, etc.) Please submit by Fhday for a Monday issue and Tuesday for a Thurs- Street House, call x6824 or day issue. FOCUS POLICE LOG WEATHER The Olympic Games 20 MEGHAN MURPHY STYLE police reporter Today The Artful Dodger and Partly cloudy WXJM present 23 Officers responded to a fight in Perez, 24, was charged with driving High 78 Low 58 Richmond Ballet 23 progress call Sept. 9 at 2:05 a.m. in under the influence Sept. 9 at 1:40 an on-campus residence hall. The a.m. in front of the fire station on Peace Fest 2000 27 roommates had apparently settled Maryland Avenue. High Low Emmy Awards recap 27 their dispute upon arrival of the The subject was reportedly Friday Scattered T-storms 74 45 officers. driving through campus harassing Just Go Out 29 Officers had to return 20 minutes females. Saturday Partly cloudy later when one roommate reportedly A DMV check revealed that the 65 43 SPORTS continued to be disruptive. One of subject's license was revoked due Sunday Partly sunny 69 45 Football preview 30 the subjects was transported to previous alcohol-related offenses. temporarily to another residence Monday Sunny 7W 48 Beth Burgess 33 hall. Petty Larceny • Unknown persons reportedly Cross country preview 35 In other matters, campus police entered an unsecured locker in Sports beat 37 report the following: UREC and removed a book titled, MARKET WATCH "The Boston Celtics, The first 50 Wednesday, Sept 13,2000 LIFESTYLES Alcohol Poisoning years" Sept. 8 between 1:30 and • A JMU student was transported 1:55 p.m.