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mm See The Breeze's special e cBiteze basketball supplement Inside. Vol. 57 James Madison University Harrisonburg, Virginia Friday , November 30,1»79 No. 23 ■ survey Caller claimed to poll for Cosmopolitan By THERESA BEALE "On the front, the call appears to be valid. The The sexual habits of an indefinite number of reason the callers get away with it is because campus women were polled earlier this month you're humiliated, embarrassed, intimidated when a man conducted a fraudulent telephone and don't want anyone else to know." survey for an article he claimed would appear The two women who reported the calls said in Cosmopolitan magazine. the man gave no indication of fraud Two female dormitory residents have "I wouldn't have ever suspected he wasn't reported to campus police that a man called legitimate," one woman said. "He was very them Nov. 7 and 13, respectively, and iden- professional, very friendly." tified himself as an employee of Harris Polls. He then proceeded to conduct what he said was ACCORDING to Baker, a campus telephone a Masters and Johnson survey of sexual directory may have provided the poll-taker behavior for an alleged article in a spring issue with his contacts. The man opened his con- of Cosmopolitan. versation by repeating the number he had After one of the women contacted dialed and introducing himself as Dave Lewis Cosmopolitan and learned the survey was of Harris Polls. He said he was from fake, she contacted a friend who also had been Philadelphia and was staying at the polled, who then contacted campus police. Harrisonburg Holiday Inn while he conducted Other campus women reportedly were the survey. Upon later investigation, Baker contacted by the bogus survey-taker, but discovered that there was no Dave Lewis campus police said they have received no other registered at the hotel. reports. A Rockingham County woman The man asked the women some general reported a similar incident on Oct. 23 to county questions-age, height, weight, marital status, authorities. employment—and then explained that the second part of the survey would concern sexual VICTIMS OF abusive telephone calls are behavior. In a methodical manner, the man usually reluctant to report harassment to the then queried the women on the extent of their police, according to campus police in- sexual encounter, their perceptions of their vestigator R.A. Baker, so determining the partners and their personal desires concerning exact number of victims in the fake survey a sexual relationship. The women said the case is difficult Police have received no leads man then politely thanked them and said the on the case which is still under investigation would appear in the March, April, or, "People get all kinds of prank phone calls May sue.fi.'. -c "Jan and they just pass them off. We hear about A spokedkoman for Cosmopolitan's editorial Photo by Okw Ml them in a round-about way," be said, adding offices saidthe magazines receives complaints that the false sex survey is the only about fraudulent surveys once or twice a harassment of its kind on record with campus month from all over the country. Such surveys Finally... police. T ~ should be ignored, she said. With a survey of such personal nature as Local authorities would be responsible for "A GREAT TRIBUTE should be paid to faculty and students sexual behavior, victims are ashamed to admit potential prosecution, according to a for their patience In using a crowded facility for too long a time," they have been "taken" under false pretenses. spokesman for the magazine's legal depart- President Ronald Carrier said Tuesday as be broke ground for Baker said. ment phase one of the Madison Memorial Library addition. "The individuals feel they are somewhat guilty for participating in the cad," he said. (Continued on Page 14) Vandalism Information sought on WUU incident Up to $500 may be awarded for in- formation leading to the arrest and con- viction of the persons responsible for vandalizing a men's bathroom in the Warren University Union Monday night. The Student Government Association Finance Committee approved the reward proposal Wednesday, and according to the committee's chairman, Jeff Bounder, "There's no question the proposal will be passed by the Senate." James Madison University police estimate $650 in damage resulted from the incident which left a demolished granite marble partition, a cracked urinal and two smashed towel dispensers in the men's first floor bathroom. This is the second major vandalism to a men's bathroom in the WUU this month. $500 in damage occurred when another marble partition was destroyed on Nov. 2 during a concert in the ballroom, police said. No arrests have been made. Police urge anyone with information concerning either incident to contact Investigator R.A. Baker at 6361. ABOUT $6M in damages resulted from Monday night's van-dalfam of a WUU men's bathroom*"0 * °""- Jmm> p..1. i m \ Page 2, THE BREEZE, Friday, November 30, im SGA approves $1,000 loan for used booksale Food Services has agreed to panded to recommend Chairman Lee Owen told By CINDY ELMORE Also passed were bills senators that campus groups requesting the University place a vending machine in renovations to the entire top A $1,000 loan from the floor of the Warren University reserving the college farm contingency account to the Program Board to deliver Ashby Hall, he added. Tan obtain maps to the more complete reports to Administrative Vice Union, to be completed in Student Government President Chuck Cunningham phases, Legislative Vice location from Student Ac- Association for its next used senate meetings, and that tivities Coordinator Chris Food Service', operate its reported that the Un- President Robin Lawrence booksale in January, was dergraduate Studies Com- said. Sachs. approved by senators at nightly "exa a week snack hours" at tb Gibbons Dining mission approved changes in CSC Chairman Jeff French Tuesday's SGA meeting. told senators his committee THREE NEW proposals Hall, rather .han at Duke's the Bachelor of Science and were presented and sent to Grill. Bachelor of Arts degrees in will distribute surveys to area physics and approved a B.S. landlords about student committees for consideration. Recent meeting housing, and Inter-hall Bill Miller proposed the UNLIKE REGULAR degree in anthropology and a SGA offer a $250 reward for proposals, bills of opinion B.S.A. degree in art. Council Vice President Wallace Westell said his information about recent Approval of the funds prior make recommendations, Campus Energy Con- vandalism to men's rather than initiate action. servation Coordinators may group is sponsoring a tutorial to the booksale will enable the sponsor an energy con- program in residence halls bathrooms in the Warren SGA to pay students by check In other business, the Food during exam week. University Union and Gary rather than in cash, as in past Services Advisory committee servation contest between Beugnet proposed the SGA defeated a proposal for residence halls, and a monthly Senators passed a proposal booksales, SGA Treasurer permitting the SGA fund $52.25 to the honor Jeff Bolander said. He added university Food Services and campus-wide energy con- council which has exceeded its the SGA to sponsor a day of servation day, when all Curriculum Instruction that distributing large energy availability on campus committee to work with the allocated budget. Charles amounts of cash during the fasting. Money saved by Food faculty-sponsored Center for Bond proposed a new parking booksale invites the Services during the fast would will be cut back. Both plans sticker system to be recom- have been sent to a Cam- are results of a 40 to 50 percent Integrative Education to form possibility of theft and lost increase in energy costs at a student issues discussion mended for implementation money. bodian relief fund. on campus. Bond's system However, tils . rr~^v JMUsince last year, even forum here next s^nwater. Four bills of opinfon also though t..»sumption has The forum wuTDe held on a would retain one sticker, but were approved by senators, probably could not have been students would be able to obtained from the State decreased five to 10 percent, regular basis with students recommending the SGA and faculty members meeting select which bumper to place support the Commuter Purchasing Agency for three Cunningham added. the sticker on, and then would to four months, and student to discuss preselected topics Student Committee's housing relating to campus or current thereafter be required to park survey and that Food Services response to the fast would AN AD-HOC committee with that sticker facing the have been low, Committee which was formed to renovate events. establish weekly tours of its Student Services Committee driving lane, he said. food preparation facilities. Chairman Mark Davison said. Duke's Gril, has been ex- Senate reverses order on chairperson's vote committee defeated proposals History majors, Dr. Carlton to be assumed by the con- curbside pickup, to provide By CINDY ELMORE tingency account. punch and cookies tor the to begin a definitive campus A proposal allowing all Smith said. Smith will be snow policy and to establish a teaching the new course. A second constitutional annual Christmas tree Student Government revision was passed that lighting ceremony, and to hot line telling which classes Association committee Spring semester 1961 is the are cancelled in inclement earliest date the James forbids the Student Affairs request a map to the college chairpersons to vote in their Advisor to vote in the SGA farm be printed in the student weather. respective committees was Madison class can be included Senators then passed a in the History department finance committee, as an ex handbook and in The Breeze.