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MADISON MEMORIAL LIBRARY Press briefing for students: Not the typical news gathering By BARBARA BURCH Press, United Press International or domestic affairs, the assistant to the "When he comes in, don't look The Washington Post. assistant secretary for public affairs too eager. He'll get a swelled They were students, representing in the state department and the head.,..Smile, but be firm." some 200 college and university assistant secretary for public affairs Midge Constanza spoke to a group newspapers and radio stations, and for HEW in the Briefing Room of the Old had come to Washington for what And a half hour with the Executive Office Building in was called an "on-the-record President. Washington, D.C. March 3. An briefing" set up especially for All the participants were given a assistant to President Jimmy Carter student journalists. Several large "information packet" con- for public liaison, she had the task of members of the group had come taining biographical material on the more or less keeping the group from as far away as California and "briefers," a White House news entertained while they waited for Washington state. summary and examples of policy Carter to arrive. The affair lasted one day, and briefs which are distributed to included meetings with various government officials. The group, however, was not the White House officials and one half Patricia Bario, an associate press typical collection of journalists hour with the President. secretary, explained the workings of which gathers regularly to question They were treated to talks with the White House press staff. Walt the President on matters of im- the deputy and associate White PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER portance to the media. Wurfel, deputy press secretary, answers a question at the press House press secretaries, the talked about the philosophy of the Instead, most of them were assistant secretary for education of White House news staff. Mary briefing held in Washington, D.C. on younger than 22 years of age, and Health, Education and Welfare; the March 3. Photo by Barbara Burch Berry, assistant HEW secretary for none of them worked for Associated assistant to the President for (Continued on Page 15) SGA approves plans for 'Spring Day' By TOM DULAN show, a planetarium show, The Student Government campus tours for community Association senate approved residents, a post-game dance plans Tuesday for an April 1 ,f in the campus center and Vol. LV James Madison University Friday, March 17, 1978 "Spring Day of Fun for several other activities. No. 39 James Madison University The senate also students and members of the unanimously approved next Harrisonburg community. year's SGA constitution, The day will be highlighted by which calls for the a basketball game featuring replacement of the first and JMU gets $2.5 million the JMU cheerleaders against second vice-presidents with a the Harrisonburg Jaycees. legislative and an ad- By KENT BOOTY The proposal for the funds university has purchased A "Tip-Off Banquet'' will ministrative vice-president, The Virginia General "appeared to be dead" before nearly seven acres of land be held March 23 in the respectively. Assembly last week allocated Carrier informed the Senate east of Cantrell Avenue for the Shenandoah Room of Chan- The administrative vice- nearly $2.35 million for a Finance Committee of JMU's purpose of adding "400-500" dler Hall "for the purpose of president would assume the "major addition" to Madison urgent need of the addition, he parking spaces, he said. media exposure," said Craig duties of SGA president for the Memorial Library. said. About $2 million will "This will solve the parking Williams, chairman of the remainder of the term should In a surprise move, the later be made available for problem," he added. SGA communications and that off ice be vacated. Under general assembly included further work on the addition, Other capital outlay public relations committee. the current constitution, the $2,347,500 for construction added Carrier. projects approved by the Twenty-five people will be first vice-president would work on the library in James In other budget news, general assembly for JMU invited to the banquet, in- assume the presidency. Madison University's 1978-80 construction on the new are: cluding participants in the The revised constitution, budget. President Ronald School of Education building $50,000 for construction of basketball game and mem- which will be posted outside Carrier had requested $4.4 will begin May 15, Carrier 12 tennis courts on the east bers of Williams' committee, the SGA office with changes million for the library ad- said. $3.2 million for that side of Interstate 81. who organized the plans for highlighted, must be approved dition. building was approved in last $208,845 to modify "some the April 1 events. by the student body, the Construction on the new fall's bond referendum. older buildings" on campus to Activities will actually University Council and addition should start by Oct. 1, The building will be ad- conserve energy. begin March 31 with an out- President Ronald Carrier. Carrier said. The money will jacent to Jackson and Logan $315,385 for a central door bluegrass concert■ The student body will have be used to construct the other Halls. control system to "monitor featuring Hanky Mountain the opportunity to vote on the shell of the library and to add The new budget includes and regulate energy con- Express on the back patio of constitution at Tuesday's reading room, according to a $215,000 for an addition to X sumption" the Warren Campus Center. SGA meeting in room A of the university spokesman. parking lot. Carrier said. The $227,450 to develop a beat- Besides the basketball game, campus center at 6 p.m. reclaiming system for Miller Saturday will feature an art (Continued on Page 14) Hall, Godwin Hall, Gibbons College students among (Continued on Page 16) vulnerable crime victims Faculty salaries By LYNDA EDWARDS good idea for everyone to to increase Middle-class college think realistically about how students are among the most to deal with crime if it touches A salary raise of $1,500 for "vulnerable" crime victims, one's own life or loved ones. professors and associate according to Seattle mental That does not mean being professors and $1,200 for health clinic worker Dana paranoid, just sensible, she assistant professors and in- Justin. "They can be com- said. structors was announced by pletely destroyed when a "I know now people feel President Ronald Carrier to a crime like burglary; rape or about crime victims, "the general faculty meeting assault touches their lives," same way they feel about the Tuesday. she said. seriously ill," psychologist In addition, $400 merit "Most of these students are Gerald Moore said. "We avoid raises for exceptional per- just totally unequipped to deal crime victims as if they formance and comparable with crime." Justin said. carried some terrible, con- merit raises for promotion "Most middle class students tagious disease. !The only will be awarded to ap- have grown up sheltered from disease is fear. Crime victims proximately one-third of the violent crime. They are young remind us that. crime can faculty, according to Carrier. and in their physical prime. happen to anyone. Even we Raises for 1978-79 will be That tends to make them feel are not immune." given on the same increment invulnerable. Being well- After the initial shock system as the one used in 1977- educated gives them the wears off, the reaction most 78, with $400 increments for illusion that if by some have to crime is one of "denial instructors and assistant 'remote' chance they become and disbelief," Moore said. professors and $500 in- victims, they'll be able to '"It's human nature to want a crements for associate and handle it by intellect alone- full professors. However, the reason for everything to help minimum raise will be three Schedule change rationalize it away." us make sense of life. We cant Many towns and cities now increments for faculty believe there can be crime members for 1978-79, instead AL FELDSTEIN, editor of Mad Magazine, will be on supply crime victims with victims for no reason. They of two. campus next week as part of the Fine Arts Festival support and assistance in the must have made a mistake or "It is not as much as we Feldstein's lecture has been rescheduled for Monday at form of walk-in mental health done something stupid. We would like to give," Carrier 1:30 p.m. in Latimer-Shaeffer Theatre. A panel clinics, rape crisis centers and need a reason. It's shattering said,"but it is better than we discussion with Feldstein will take place Monday night local volunteer organizations. to think an innocent, cautious, have ever been able to give at 8 p.m. in Chandler Hall as scheduled. Still. Justin believes it is a (Continued on Page 25) before." Page 2, THE BREEZE. Friday, March 17, 1978 Survey Bluestone results emphasizes mixed students By THERESA BEALE By BRUCE OSBORNE Seniors preferred the A longer and more colorful shorter lines at pre- Bluestone will accentuate registration but disliked the people this year, according to inability to make course the yearbook editor. adjustments between pre- An attempt has been made registration and regular to get pictures capturing registration, according to the scenery with people involved results of a pre-registration in order to give students what evaluation survey. they want-a "People" theme- Pre-registration, held last according to Maureen November, enabled students Gallagher. with 93 credit hours or more to This edition of the complete the registration Bluestone will not be an process before the rest of the "artsy book" with a lot of student body, giving them scenery shots or abstract first choice of classes.