Football Tri-Captain Dies in Car Accident
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— . WEATHER INSIDE TODAY: partly cloudy Chance of rain EDITORIAL 12 High: 50s Low: 40 STYLE 17 FOCUS 23 TUESDAY: partly sunny SPORTS 29 High: 62 Low: 42 HUMOR 34 CLASSIFIEDS 35 MONDAY APRIL 24, 1995 VOL. 72, NO. 51 Football tri-captain dies in car accident Dean's List student was set to graduate in May by Adam Foldenauer "The Greek community staff writer offers our prayers to John's family and those who were A single-car accident took the life of JMU senior John touched by him," Chi Phi Kraus early Saturday morning. Kraus. 22, was a three- president Nate Young said. year starting offensive guard and 1994 tri-captain on the "We offer thanks to those JMU football team. supporting [Chi Phi] in this Kraus and another passenger, Carey Griffin, 28. of time of loss." Springfield, were traveling on the 900-block of Chicago Memphis University Avenue in Harrisonburg when their vehicle left the road head football coach and and struck a tree and several parked cars. The accident former JMU head coach was reported to Harrisonburg Police at 1:12 a.m. Rip Scherer coached Kraus Saturday. for four years at JMU and Griffin sustained serious injuries and was flown to was shocked upon hearing University of Virginia Medical Center, where he is listed of Kraus' death. in critical condition. Harrisonburg Police Sgt. Al "It's tragic." Scherer John Kraus McDorman could not confirm who was driving at the said from his Memphis time of the accident or if alcohol was involved. The car, a residence. "My heart goes out to his family, friends, two-door Nissan registered to Griffin, was totaled. teammates and coaches. The car was reportedly traveling well above the posted "[John] epitomized everything you could want in a 25-mph speed limit, and McDorman said "speed was a student athlete. His work ethic as a student and a player MIKE HEEFNERysenior photographer factor" in the accident. was unmatched. He was a well-rounded, fine person." Dr. Paul Cline lectures during one of his classes. Cline will Kraus was well-known across the JMU campus. In Kraus' football career was hampered by nagging knee retire from full-time teaching in July. addition to his role on the football team, Kraus was a injuries — injuries he constantly overcame. He also four-year member of Chi Phi fraternity, a bouncer at JM's consistently held one of the highest grade-point averages Bar and Grill and a Dean's List student as a health JMUprofessor retiring sciences major. see ACCIDENT page 2 after 34 years at school Open forum provides an outlet by Nicole Motley government in the fall. senior writer Cline said he will miss associating on a regular basis with for affirmative action discussion When Dr. Paul Cline, professor students and colleagues, and he will of political science and law, miss teaching subject matters he stepped onto campus for the first likes most, such as the court by Warren Rojas an essential part of minority job opportunity. time 34 years ago, Madison system. staff writer One of the questions asked by the discussion group College's grounds extended only to He said he plans to continue was what would happen if the Republicans do get rid of Hi Merest House, and there were teaching some courses in the future, Ideas, solutions and questions concerning affirmative affirmative action. action were thrown out for discussion Thursday night by about 1,700 students. and he and his wife have no "If they knock out affirmative action, something will Historians taught the political immediate plans to move from the JMU Affirmative Action Officer James Wadley and his have to take its place. It won't just be dead in the water," open forum on the topic. science courses. Classes were held area. Wadley said. He based his opinion on the fact that Monday through Saturday, and While in retirement, Cline said The group, which consisted of five African- blacks, women and other minorities would be tennis courts sat on the future site he would like to visit his two American students and Wadley, addressed greatly affected by the dismantling of ofD-hall. daughters, as one lives in California concerns of minority students on the JMU affirmative action programs, and would In 1961, when Cline became the and the other lives in New York. campus, as well as looked at the broader thereby call for other reforms to take scope of affirmative action in the rest of first political science teacher at He said he enjoys local history and place, he said. the country. With recent plans by the Madison College, he said his goal would like to continue doing Junior Rashaan Alston, a member of at the brink of his teaching career research. Republican-controlled Congress to the historically black fraternity Alpha was to get more political science Cline also owns a house on eight discontinue the program, the topic is Phi Alpha, said he believes not teachers to help him. acres in western Rockingham starting to heat up, and response is enough is being done by minorities to coming in from all sides. The help came three or four County that will help keep him combat the Republican attack on years later when a few more busy. West's Legal Environment of Business, affirmative action. political science teachers were Before coming to Madison a business law textbook, offers one "African-Americans aren't really hired. Now the department boasts College, the West Virginia native interpretation of affirmative action. It states, leading the charge against the Republicans "Title VII and equal opportunity regulations nearly 30 professionals. served in the U.S. Army from who want to stop affirmative action," Alston "When I first came here, I l957-'59 and had his own law were designed to reduce or eliminate discriminatory said. "When it comes down to it. I believe that practices with respect to hiring, retaining and promoting wasn't sure I was going to stay practice from l959-'60 in West organizations like NOW will have to use their power. employees. Affirmative action programs go a step further here," Cline said. "I'm not teaching Virginia. To earn more money to African-Americans have just had too much bad PR lately and attempt to atone for past discrimination by giving at the same school I started out. The help support his budding practice, with OJ. [Simpson] and Michael [Jackson]." qualified minorities and women preferential treatment in school's changed, and I didn't have Cline decided to get a master's Such lack of action was a primary concern during the hiring and promotions." to." degree in political science from discussion. Another big topic concerned the rejection of But now Cline, 61, said he feels West Virginia University and begin What does this mean to the average person, though? affirmative action by some successful minority it's time to lighten his course load. teaching. Wadley said, "Equal opportunity laws have been on professionlas despite having benefited from it in the past. the books forever, but they got people nowhere. The Effective in July, Cline will be But once he started, Cline Wadley said, "I don't see anyone not having a job difference when affirmative action came was that it was a retiring from his position as a full- caught the teaching bug and hasn't saying that they don't want affirmative action. When they time professor; however, he will direct action to make sure blacks and minorities were interview minorjtv peppje wjip say stuff like. 'Black teach two sections of state and local '""'^PfiOlFfeSSOA'p^e'i f fitting hired." WJ tfMMJJfJLIJMWffWt . •'.'VVJ'' - This illustrates a picture, iri which affirmative action is' Sisee ACTION page 2 ~p 2 Monday, April Z4, 1995 . MMBRB '■. r T -I-TI» *rr Professor Accident continued from page 1 "He's very amiable and always very helpful and continued from page 1 career and was rarely seen without stopped since. However, he did serve in administrative concerned about his classes, his students and his on the football team. The squad held -his trademark tattered "Budweiser" capacities as executive assistant to Madison College colleagues." a meeting Saturday night in his hat President G. Tyler Miller from 1967-'69 and as the first Cline has more than just a love for and knowledge of memory. "I'm carrying fond memories [of political science department head from 1969:'71. politics to offer his students. He also has practical "[John] was an excellent role John]," senior cornerback Dwight "I think I like the more contact with students in the experience. Cline served as a delegate to Virginia's model," junior wide receiver Juan Robinson said. "John wasn't your classroom and the task of teaching rather than the task of House of Delegates from 1986-'87. Dorsey said.. "A lot of younger conventional guy. He had a crazy administrative duties," Cline said. To serve his two-year ferm, Cline had to take a leave linemen looked up to him. He was a hairdo, and if you look at him, you Senior Josh Pringle, political science major, said Cline of absence from teaching for a few months while the walk-on, he fought through injuries, wouldn't expect him to act like he is a "rare exception now because he cares about students." General Assembly was in session. he was an excellent student, he did. Pringle is in Cline's law and jurisprudence class this Cline also served on the local level as a Harrisonburg worked hard — we all looked up to "He was the most mild-mannered semester and has taken a political parties course taught by city councilman.