James V — 1 A) i ■ i > ■ - IterrlsoRburj,^ A?; . APR S 19BI SGA Election Issue «r.. ■ • \©I.SH James Madison University Friday. April 3, 19X11, No. 44 * Waiting with... fingers crossed9 Acceptance letters sent, as JMU appeal increases By TRICIA FISCHETTI male-female application ratio at JMU geographical trends. He did add, is in keeping with national figures however, that he noticed an increase This article Is the first of two on which indicate that about 52 percent of applications from northeastern admissions at JMU. The second will of all college applicants are women. states such as New Hampshire, be published in a later issue. Currently, there are about 55 Connecticut and Vermont. percent female students here as JMU's Board of Visitors restricts A projected 1,525 resident fresh- compared with 45 percent males, the university to a 20 percent out-of- men, 50 commuter freshmen and 600 according to Dr. William Jackameit, state enrollment. transfer students will enter James director of institutional research. (Continued on Page 15) Madison University this fall. "The university appears to be Letters of acceptance were mailed content with this ratio," Jackameit to new students this week. One said, "The school is visibly guidance counselor in Northern coeducational, and right now, there Inside . Virginia said students at her high are more women in college than men —The Black Student Alliance's school were "waitinp with their anyway." fourth annual play. "Nevis fingers cussed until Wednesday" Mountain Dew" was effective when the} would "iear from JMU. AN APRIL 1980 article in The ni despite an inexperienced cast. See Photos by Vo N.e.v* More th— m total applications Chronicle of Higher Education stated Folio review, page 12. were receive.' ois year, an increase that during the 70s four times as many of about 7u(i over last year, according women as men enrolled in United —The Dukes survive their own TUESDAY'S sun brought a glitter to to Francis Turner, director of ad- States colleges. In graduate schools, mistakes and poor weather, for a Newman Lake, the WVPT television missions here. the increase was five times as fast. double-header sweep of Vermont. antenna and several JMU sunbathers. More women applied here than According to Turner, this year's See Sports, page 16. ^^ men. Turner said, also noting that the applicants followed established Budget approvals delayed due to senate walk out By CHRIS WARD the rest of the senate into voting for the budgets Several delaying tactics slowed down Student and of "railroading" the budgets through the Government Association efforts to approve 1981-82 meeting. budgets Tuesday. SGA President Chuck Cunningham also The SGA senate was able to approve only the maintained that the senate should "wait some two largest budgets, those of the University time" before voting on the proposed budgets. Program Board and The Bluestone. and debate on He said the senate's approval of the UPB and a third budget before five senators walked out of The Bluestone's proposed budgets and subsequent the senate meeting. attempts to consider the .-emaining proposed The senate lost quorum and had to adjourn budgets was "irresponsible and ^representative" before voting on The Breeze's 1981-82 proposed of the senate. budget, one of nine hammered out in the five-hour "They'll spend three weeks on some small finance committee budget hearings March 26. "without looking them over." appropriation from the contingency account and The walk out apparently was spearheaded by spend one uneducated night on a $220,000 budget," Chairperson Pro tempore Al Willner who had THE UPB requested $96,324 and was granted he said. voiced disgust that senators did not take more $94,074 by the senate, pending Executive Council However, while Willner and Cunningham said time to consider the budgets before voting. approval. The Bluestone's request of $51,695 was consideration of the proposed budgets should be Willner was unsuccessful at several attempts to reduced to $50,985 by the finance committee and postponed, others believed all the proposed get the senate to table consideration of the budgets was approved by the senate. budgets should have been voted on that evening. handed down by the finance committee. The senate was about to vote on the The Among them were Lee Owen and Debbie "I don't see how we can vote on (the budgets) Breeze's proposed budget but was prevented when Spielman, two members of the finance committee without taking a look at them," Willner told the five senators, led by Willner, walked out of the that spent nearly five hours designating the senate. "We still have three more working meeting. $220,000 appropriation, and three nights prior to meetings." The senate will not consider the remaining that in budget hearings. Willner said later that "it's unbelievable" that budgets until April 13. the senate would vote on the largest budgets, Willner accused several senators of pressuring (Continued on Page 10) *,».'■ '...' '■'■ '»' ' '.I.'. 'I .' '..' M ■ " I I I ! I I Ml I M H.ll •'■'■■. Page 2. THE BREEZE Friday. April 3, 1981 Presidential candidates' race offers variety campus groups should be By CHRIS WARD Gripkey. also a junior, Unlike Student Government double majoring in Political looked into. Science and Public Ad- "I think the key lies in Association elections in the seeing why the groups seeking past years, the 1981 for SGA ministration, admitted he knew little of the specifics of funds are set up and then president includes five can- seeing what can be done about didates who bring a variety of the birth control issue but added he doubted that, "a the funds." O'Donahue said. outlooks to the student Tipton. Willmore, Gripkey government's top post. large number of people would Pat O'Donoghue. Lynn use" birth control services if and Harper maintain that Tiptoh. Delos Willmore. Neal they were provided. commuter students should Harper. Michael Gripkey. all But. he also said that he receive greater represen- are contending for student could be wrong and that the tation in student government votes and are slated for an only way to approach the issue but disagree on how it it April 7 face-off. is through two studies, one by should be done. One of the bigger issues this- the administration and one by Willmore said he believes it year is birth control and four the SGA to determine the is important to provide more candidates have tailored their feasibility of a birth control information for a commuter platforms specifically to in- service. student by having issues of clude the birth control issue. The Breeze distributed by the O'Donoghue, a junior SGA to certain locations off campus where commuter NB.ll. IliHPKK majoring in Psychology, WILLMORE, A junior students are concentrated. MICHAEL GRIPKEY maintains that it is important majoring in Political Science, Harper -..irl '■'. I* important I to educate the students on said the funding process has - / ' birth control and venereal long neglected the majority of »'.'on'inuefl oi I'age n disease, by bringing in guest student organizations. speakers in these issues. "The greatest personal value and educational enrich- TIPTON, ALSO a junior, ment on this campus is said a forum between health through participation in the center administrators and the campus organizations." students would benefit the Willmore said, "and the most. She also noted that the greatest power students have university's four part-time is the conscience of the gynecologists should provide majority." the examinations necessary Willmore said he believes for birth control prescriptions. "the finance committee's I Harper, a junior majoring informal philosophy that in Marketing, said the every organization should be university is behind the times self-supporting" has on the birth control issue, prevented funding for compared to other state deserving groups. schools. O'Donoghue did not go as "The city services are not far as to advocate any great accessible to the majority of changes in the budgeting the students and if they were, process as Willmore did, but PAT O'DONOGHUE DELOS WILMORE LYNN TIPTON they're still overcrowded," did note that funding for more Harper said . Five compete for vice presidential post representing and to try to open, but you have to reserve two weeks instead of once a By JENNIFER YOUNG sale has been run, putting the avoid personality conflicts in Five candidates will be job in one person's hands, I the rooms," i.e said. "I want month. running for legislative or think I could run it just as well SGA. SGA to be able to reserve a Jenny Bond, Tom Grella block of rooms for the and Dave Hayes are the three administrative vice president as anybody,'' Janoskie said. BRIAN SKALA, Iken- in the Student Government The Interfraternity Council students." candidates running for ad- Association election on April 7 and Panhellenic groups would berry's hall senator, Skala has served on the ministrative vice president. suggested making SGA a Student Services Committee, at the Warren University be given support because the more effective organization Union. funds received by them would the SGA bank committee and BOND, SGA senator for two by stressing cooperation was SGA vice president years, said she believes the For legislative vice benefit the best interests of between the campus groups, president, the two candidates students, faculty, ad- protem for one year. This year projects she has proposed for are Brian Skala and Steve ministration and community, increase the amount of money he has worted on two next year will benefit the available for use by the projects, including a test bank student body. She proposes Janoskie, both sophomores said the two-year hall council student service organizations here.