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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2000 Coalition meets again Students hit ^ Many specific problems not discussed directly by tightningggS^ BY TOM STEINFELDT dents during the riot were addressed group attended the meeting in the news editor 11 in a broad, often disconnected man- Hall of Fame Room of the Convoca- ner. tion Center, a turnout similar to the while camping ° The Community Coalition on Suggestions will be reviewed by previous meeting. Alcohol Abuse held its second meet- coalition co-chairs Donna Harper and BY KIMBERLY MILLER The agenda centered on organiz- contributing writer ing in six days yesterday to prepare Hillary Wing, who plan to present ing a four-page laundry list of ideas suggestions aimed at preventing con- their findings to JMU President Lin- from last Friday's meeting into a A JMU student was seriously injured and ditions that resulted in the Aug. 25 wood Rose and Harrisonburg Mayor coherent framework to address com- riot at Forest Hills. another sustained minor injuries when lightning Carolyn Frank next week. munity, campus and administrative struck their campsite in Mt. Pleasant early Satur- Despite the meeting's proposed Harper said the two will form a concerns. focus to address concerns resulting day morning. consensus based on the thoughts of Splitting into four groups to hash Senior Nate Clendenen was hospitalized with from the Forest Hills incident, specif- all members. ic problems between police and stu- an erratic heartbeat and partial blindness in his Twenty-seven of the 46-member sec COALITION, page 7 right eye. Senior Mike Moore suffered minor burns due to electric shock but didn't require hos- pitalization. Junior Heidi Baker, seniors Eric Deschamps and Jahn Jeffrey, and sophomore Ste- fani Massie were also struck but were uninjured. The students were reportedly sleeping in their Showing tents during a storm when, at about 4:30 a.m., lightning struck the ground by their campsite. The current trav- Their eled along the moisture a Stuff on the My entire right side was ground and Take two successful for hit all of the completely numb... campers' tents. — Nate Clendenen Student Organization senior who was struck by lightning Clende- Night nen was sleeping on BY SARAH JONES his side, yy staff writer where the current entered his right shoulder and exited his Student Organization Night right toe. He said he wasn't sure what had hap- attracted more than 1,000 students pened until Deschamps came and told him they to the commons and the areas sur- had been struck. rounding Warren and Taylor Halls It was after that, he said, that he began to Tuesday night after being post- notice his injuries. "My entire right side was com- poned from Monday because of pletely numb, and I noticed I couldn't see out of rain. my right eye," Clendenen said. Katie Murrow, coordinator for The campers said the darkness and the fierce student organization services for storm made it difficult to assess the damage. clubs and organizations, said Unable to make the three-mile hike back to their though it is difficult to say how cars, they waited for the storm to subside, and at many students stopped by the XRIS THOMASIpholo editor sunrise Clendenen and Deschamps left, ahead of tables, they passed out at least 1,000 Junior Jennifer Blahnik and senior Billy Driesslein stand at Delta Sigma the rest of the group. maps during the three hours the Pi's table at Student Organization Night on Tuesday. "At first I wasn't sure we had made the right event was held. decision by waiting for the morning," said Of the 292 clubs recognized by students know what's on campus." participate in this event were Deschamps, a trip leader for the Adventure Pro- JMU, 157 participated in the event Eighteen more tables were set up groups that are specialized and gram at UREC "But the possibility of leaving that aimed at recruiting and informing for non-organization offices. These selective to a certain major or only night wasn't safe. It could have made the situation the student body about what is include various student-led involve- available to upperclassmen, such as a lot worse." available on campus. ment activities such as Alternative honor societies, Murrow said. Deschamps drove Clendenen to Stonewall "It is an informational night," Spring Break and the Homecoming Represented were organizations Jackson Hospital in Lexington where doctors Murrow said. "It is also a time to planning committee. examined Clendenen and had him transported to sign up (for clubs). Mainly it lets The 135 clubs that chose not to see STUDENTS, page 7 see LIGHTNING, page 7
HZ! Give Them Liberty Treasure Hunting l«l*Yfcll Counter-culture Charm The Dukes' second game of the year won't be Shopping in the thrift shops of Harrisonburg Man With a Plan Students exhibit everything from as predictable as the first. JMU prepares for W One senior jumped into the is a fun way to spice up your life and proves "real world" a year ahead of Andy Warhol and Madonna to the art Liberty this weekend at Bridgeforth Stadium. that one person's trash truly is another per- of McDonald's drive-thrus at Zirkle schedule to get his feet wet. House. Page 23 Page 29 son's treasure. Pages 20-21 Page 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Thursday, September 7, 2000
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Bluestone distribution 3 Student starts business 3 THURSDAY, SEPT. 7 museum items for the Miller-Kite House (Stonewall Jack- OPINION • Young Democratic Socialists general meeting, 8 p.m., Taylor 311, call son's headquarters) in Elkton Michael or Aaron at 433-6411 House Editorial: • Deadline for registration of Lower JMU is quickly becoming a Gauley Hike/Raft Trip on Sept. 16 & SUNDAY, SEPT. 10 pigskin paradise 12 17. Register at UREC • Campus Crusade for Christ "Prime- • Floor Hockey official's clinic, 5 p.m., UREC Darts and Pats 13 time" large group meeting, 8 p.m., Warren 4th floor, contact Shelby at Student - police relations 442-1650 by Alison Manser 13 Road ragers rage on SATURDAY, SEPT. 9 by Kristy Woollum 15 • Elkton Horse Show, 10:30 a.m. Spotlight: If you got arrested morning show, 5:30 p.m. TO SUBMIT A DUKE DAY EVENT: E-mail Richard at The Breeze tonight, who would you call evening show, Blue Ridge at saksharh with the information (event, date, location, contact info, etc.] Please submit by Friday for a Monday issue and Tuesday for a Thurs- to bail you out? 17 Park in Elkton, $3 per person, day issue. food and drinks available, FOCUS sponsored by Elkton Histori- cal Society, proceeds will help Vintage shopping in the 'Burg 24-25 furnish and provide STYLE POLICE LOG New dance festival 23 WEATHER Zirkle House 23 EGHAN MURPHY Comedy tour review ' 25 police reporter Today Box office report 25 Partly cloudy Just go out 27 Non-students Bradley Steven • A JMU student was transported High 70 Low 46 Judy, 22, of Harrisonburg, and to Rockingham Memorial Hospital SPORTS Travis A. Umbarger, 21, of New Emergency Room from Eagle Hall Market, were charged with by the rescue squad Sept. 2 at 1:24 High Low Football preview 29 trespassing and issued trespass a.m. when she was found notices at 12:51 a.m. Sept. 4 in the unconscious and unresponsive. Friday Partly cloudy 76 54 Men & women's golf preview 32 R-2 lot. The subject reportedly had Men & women's tennis preview 33 Officers noticed a Honda with the consumed six or seven beers and Saturday Scattered clouds 79 54 two subjects inside enter the lot, approximately five shots of bourbon Sports beat 35 Sunday Partly sunny stopped the car, and determined at a Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity party. 82 59 that subjects were in possession of A friend of the subject brought LIFESTYLES Monday Sunny 82 58 wrenches, screw drivers, hooded her from the party to Eagle Hall. Comics 36 sweatshirts, gloves, a radar detector and a flashlight. Driving Under the Influence Ask OCL 36 Both subjects were questioned • Non-student James Allen Horoscope 37 and determined not to be wanted Johnson, 23, of Danville, was MARKET WATCH Wednesday. Sept 6,2000 criminally by police, then they were charged with driving under the Crossword puzzle 37 escorted from campus. influence of alcohol on Carrier Drive DOW JONES AMEX Investigation of this incident Sept. 2 at 1:20 a.m. 52.90 continues. • Non-student Carlo J. Martinez, 13.71 19, of Annandale, was charged with close: 11,313.51 4 close: 921.15 4 In other matters, campus police driving under the influence of report the following: alcohol on the Huffman Service NASDAQ - S&P 500 21.64 f 12.71 ♦ see POLICE LOG page5 f Alcohol Poisoning close: 4.013.71 close: 1,492.26 f
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i Here at last "It will be ready in April. The 1999-2000 Bluestone I guarantee it." will be distributed after last year's delays AlMEE COSTELLO see below Bluestone editor in chief JMU marketing major makes debut as Valley entrepreneur
BY STACY SMITH Ratliff said. "Jon is driven to succeed, when he puts his ernment-funded organization that assists residents of staff writer mind to something he gets it done." Harrisonburg considering starting a business, aided Hig- Higgins decided to start the business in the Harrisonburg gins in the process. While the most pressing issues for many college area due to Harrisonburg's rapid growth rate over the The Center's resources can be very helpful to someone seniors focus on graduation requirements and arranging past few years and his familiarity with the area. "Har- determining the feasibility of an idea and the financial job interviews, one JMU student is ahead of the game. risonburg has been one of the fastest-growing cities in the details, Higgins said. In May, senior marketing major Jon Higgins, started the state for the last few years," he said. Since May, Higgins estimates that he has spent around his own business, Higgins Marketing Solutions (HMS). Higgins, who is from Waverly, plans to spend next $600 purchasing computer programs, letterhead, a logo, HMS targets small to mid-size businesses in the Har- summer in Harrisonburg to devote all of his time to his legal advice and a business license. risonburg area and the Shenandoah Valley that want mar- business once he graduates. This past summer, Higgins Joyce Guthrie, associate dean of student services for keting exposure. Higgins said multiple marketing options the college of business, said pooling all resources such as are the key to increasing his clients' profit and success. the JMU Small Business Development Center, is sound "Contrary to popular belief by many small to mid- advice for an entrepreneur. sized companies, advertising is not always the most effec- Harrisonburg has a need, and Guthrie said Higgins should "draw on all of the tive means to communicate information about a product available resources around him such as faculty, not or a service," Higgins said in a business press release. I saw an opportunity. to be afraid of obstacles and to be realistic in terms As a comprehensive marketing consulting firm, HMS of his goals and what he will be able to achieve as offers a variety of services to its client, specializing in — Jon Hicgiris an undergraduate." strategic counsel, media relations, event marketing and Higgins Marketing Solutions Higgins is doing just that. He finds the campus library marketing communications. to be a helpful resource and optimistically terms his Higgins works out of his Main Street home. He is cur- research of marketing as a "constant learning process." rently beginning a public relations plan for his first and » When fellow students ask him why he is diving into only client, Landwirt Vineyard, famous in the Valley for the professional world a year ahead of schedule, Higgins holding wine festivals every year. responds, "I like to stretch the boundaries." "Eighty percent of Landwirt's business comes from out- interned with Carter Ryley Thomas Public Relations & While many students wait until after college to under- side Rockingham County," he said. "I am going to help Marketing Counsel in Richmond. take the responsibilities of an entrepreneur, Higgins them integrate into Harrisonburg a bit more as a partner- "Harrisonburg has a need and I saw an opportunity," "does not tend to be the norm," Guthrie said. ship. If Landwirt brings in tourists, then Harrisonburg can Higgins said. "When I was interning in Richmond, 1 Higgins said he estimates devoting 10-15 hours of provide tourists with services like food and lodging." learned a lot about how clients should be treated like work per week with his business to balance his 13- Higgins entrepreneurial aspirations began with his partners, not just clients, which I plan on doing here." credit courseload. love for business, which he attributes to coming froma Higgins speculates that his business "will give the "Landwirt has a lot of work for me to do, so I need to family of business owners. Harrisonburg area and the Shenandoah Valley a good evaluate what I'll be capable of," he said. Higgins is also "My father started a trucking/hauling company that resource, one that is in fact sought after." considering recruiting JMU students to work for him if operates in North Carolina and Virginia," he said. "I love Higgins' plan seems simple, but a great deal of more clients come along. business, I enjoy reading about it, and I pay attention to research was imperative before implementing his plans. Higgins also said he has plans if his business fails. all aspects of it." "I decided in January that this was something I want- "If anything happens, I'll probably do the same thing Frederick Ratliff, a senior international relations major ed to do, and since then, I did prep work research, did the for non-profit organizations in the Richmond area. and a friend of Higgins, recalls Higgins' drive to succeed Richmond internship and studied business trends in the "I may not be getting paid, but I'll gain a lot of from the first day the two met. "Fromthe day I met him, Valley," he said. experience," he said. he was always talking about starting his own business," The JMU Small Business Development Center, a gov- Tardy Bluestones ready for distribution Bluestone have been reserved. ing about the delays. We really do appreciate their patience." BY KRISTEN BERTRAM contributing writer According to Bluestone staff members, transfer stu- The book is 504 pages, compared to 432-page 1998-99 dents and freshmen will not be eligible to receive a version. The additional pages were added to accommo- Students anxiously awaiting the arrival of JMU's year- book because they were not part of last year's student date the 16 percent increase in student class photos as well book will soon have their copies, as the 1999-2000 Bluestone body. Since JAC card readers won't be available for as the increase in student organizations. Organizations will be distributed on the commons Sept. 11 through Sept 15. distribution week, Bluestone distributors will have a list totaled 118 as opposed to 79 pictured in the prior edition. This is the first time the Bluestone will be handed out of students who are eligible to pick up a book. The book also has more color photos included due to in the fall instead of the normal April distribution in the Students are encouraged not to wait to the last minute the expanded opening section. past nine years. This difference was primarily caused by to pick up their copy of the book. "I think everyone will be very happy," Costello said. "It setbacks in production due to communication problems "I don't think we will have any books on Friday (Sept. is a great record of everything that happened last year." with a new publishing company, said senior Aimee 15)," Costello said. "Last year we ran out on Wednesday." The 1998-1999 Bluestone received a Gold Crown Costello, editor-in-chief. Last spring, seniors swiped their JAC card to reserve a Award at the Columbia Scholastic Press Associations Jeff Morris, last year's editor-in-chief of the Blue- book and contacted the Bluestone staff with their address- College Media Convention in New York and a Best of stone, told The Breeze in April that pages did not come es in order to ensure they would receive a copy. Seniors Show award at the Associated College Press/College out correctly due to proofing difficulties which result- were mailed their books directly from the publisher dur- Media Advisers. ed in the delay. ing the summer. The Gold Crown Award is given by the Columbia The 8,600 books will be distributed Sept. 11 and 12 "My brother got his over the summer and it looked Scholastic Press Association to four winners out of 500 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for those who have already reserved very nice," sophomore Katie Indrisano said. "I can't wait entrants in the 300+ page category. their copy. If a person who reserved a book has not to pick up my own copy." The Bluestone will find out if they have received recog- picked it up by 4 p.m. on Sept. 12 they will lose their Senior Jen Gandy said she isn't planning on picking nition for their 1999-2000 edition later this semester. reservation and take the chance of not getting a book. up a copy of the Bluestone. "I would think people would- This year's staff is planning on distributing the 2000 - On Sept. 13, the remaining books will be given out to n't be as interested in them now, since it's a new year." 2001 edition this spring. all other eligible students. Currently 3300 copies of the Costello said, "The student body has been very understand- "It will be ready in April," Costello said. "I guarantee it." 41 THE BREEZE|THURSDAY, SEPT. 7, 2000 NEWS ,;■: MM I •:-■■: ■:•: IBMnMlVlMnVnVtwiiwVu'lVii'll't m -■■:■■- ■.•-■>■•■:■■. :■:■> ■:.■■;■:■:■:■•:■.:■>:■:. v-:--:-:-.:-;-;-:-.:-^
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POUCE LOG, from page 2 case were discovered stolen from a car at 3:14 a.m. Sept. 4 in R-3 lot. The right rear window was broken out Drive Sept. 3 at 3:46 a.m. Damages and stolen property are valued at approximately $1,995. The subject had backed off the service drive and over the wall and the car became stuck. • A Pioneer stereo, various CDs and a Passport Radar Unit were taken from a car parked The subject was also charged with refusal to submit to a breathalyzer test. in R-2 lot between 12:01 Aug. 29 and 12 am. Sept. 4. Damages and stolen property are valued at approximately $2,325. Underaged Possession of Alcohol • A Sony head unit and a wallet containing a phone card, two credit cards, one check card, • A JMU student was judicially referred for underaged possession of alcohol Sept. 1 at and a Virginia driver's license were taken from a car in the D-4 lot near UREC between 7 10:55 p.m. on Warsaw Ave. and 7:45 p.m. Sept. 4. • Juan Roberto Ponce, 19, of Virginia Beach was charged with underaged possession of alcohol in the R-2 lot Sept 2 at 1:28 a.m. Petty Larceny • Non-students Robert J. Baban, 19, of Mt. Laurel, N.J., and William F. Bums, 18, also of • A Nokia cellular phone, valued at $129, left unattended under a shirt on the basketball ML Laurel, were charged with underaged possession of alcohol on Bluestone Drive near court at UREC was taken between 11 am. and 1:30 p.m. Sept. 1. Warren Hall Sept 3 at 12:26 am. • Non-students, Carlo J. Martinez, 19, of Annandale, and Charles C. Bassford, 19, of Property Damage Cross Junction, were charged with underaged possession of alcohol on the Huffman • The plastic window of the right side of a Jeep in the student lot on Carrier Drive was cut Service Drive Sept. 3 at 3:46 am. with a sharp instrument between 7 p.m. Aug. 31 and 3:45 p.m. Sept. 2. Nothing was taken from the vehicle. Underaged Consumption of Alcohol • An unknown person cut the lock shank securing a gate on the Convo Service Drive Sept. • A JMU student was charged with underaged consumption of alcohol on Greek Row 3 at 8:08 am. Sept. 2 at 2:03 am. • A convertible top was cut and the glove box ransacked of a car in R-3 lot between 10 p.m. Sept. 2 and 4:30 p.m. Sept 3. Public Consumption Nothing was taken from the car, but $900 worth of damage was received by the • Catherine J. Thielecke, 22, of Roanoke, was charged with drinking in public in l-lot Sept. convertible top. 3 at 12:05 am. Criminal Trespass Grand Larceny • Two non-students were issued trespass notices after an officer reportedly observed them • A stereo was stolen from a jeep parked in R-2 lot between 11 p.m. Aug. 31 and 4:12 p.m. cruising through R-2 lot in a white pickup truck Sept. 4 at 8:50 p.m. Both subjects stated Sept. 1. they were looking for a female student. • A Pioneer Stereo CD player and a CD were stolen from a car parked in the R-3 lot A consent search of the vehicle revealed no stolen property and no burglary tools. between 3 p.m. Sept. 1 and 10 a.m. Sept. 3. The vehicle was apparently entered by breaking the right side door window. Number of drunk in public charges since Aug. 28: 5 Damages and stolen property are valued at approximately $475. • A Pioneer 5200 AM/FM CD Player, a 12-inch subwoofer with a box and 72 CDs in a Number of parking tickets issued between Aug. 28 and Sept. 3: 909 ■ < t ,* * ■ JJ. — :__ *'■ i • 1 --: • i Li^ 1
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"It's really cool, To attract students to their talked some students into giving and they pass out cool things." tables, clubs passed out candy, not only the class a try but also Arnould said she didn't think free cups, pens and information- attempting to ride down a rope. she would end up participating al fliers. At the top oT the hill on the in all the clubs she signed up for, The University Program commons, they strung up a rope but she still wanted to receive Board (UPB) made use of their between two trees and were more information through e-mail sound system to call students offering lessons in hanging lists on many of the clubs. over to their table. upside down from the rope and Junior Ellen Jenkins, secretary "Approximately 600 students moving between the two trees. of Amensty International, said stop by the table each year," "That was the funnest thing they realize many of the names sophomore Pam Hoppes, direc- I've done all week," freshman on the two pages of people inter- tor of membership for UPB, said. Cynthia Hoffman said after try- ested in the club will probably Hoppes said she thought this ing it. "Can I come back later not become involved, but it was year would attract about the XRIS THOMAS//itotf« editor and do it again?" still a worthwhile night because same number. Students gather to watch members of the Breakdancing Club per- Hoffman said she will sign up it does let students know what UPB also hired a man to cre- form at Student Organization Night on Tuesday. for the class mainly because she they're about. ate free digital buttons for any- wants to do more activities like "We are interested in getting one who was willing to wait in he came last year, and everyone strating what their club was all that one. a lot of energy and having more line for one. seems to like it." about. The breakdance perfor- "I would say the night attracts unity," Jenkins said. "If we just "It's just for fun," Hoppes The Breakdancing Club tried mances created a crowd around mostly freshmen and sopho- get 10 more steady members said. "We hired him to come in to compete with UPB by laying their table. Many just watched, mores," Murrow said. "It is through tonight's efforts, that the past, although I don't think out a dance floor and demon- but some managed to make their geared more towards them, but would be awesome." Coalition collects suggestions Lightning COALITION, from page 1 suggestions for each time frame. about the riots available, he is con- strikes JMU As has been the thrust of his argu- cerned that students' concerns will not out a focused plan, coalition members ment throughout the post-riot period, been addressed by the coalition. spent 45 minutes discussing ideas to Sullivan urged for more dialogue and Christian Holmes, a representative present to the entire coalition. campers debate before offering a final set of of the Biltmore Grill, said, "That is just Suggestions ran the gamut of suggestions. the head of a very bad pimple that LIGHTNING, from page 1 including upperclassmen in orienta- came out that weekend (at Forest tion events, holding university-wide Hills)." The University of Virginia Medical Center. programs about off-campus living, -U Until the riots occurred, the coali- There, they stabilized his heart and began involving landlords and providing tion was not scheduled to meet until treating his eye injury. "It's difficult," Clende- information about alcohol during lease I feel a little bit November, Sullivan said. nen said, "since (the doctors) don't have signings. "This was dumped in our laps," he much experience with this sort of thing." Only one suggestion specifically uncomfortable said. "I think we should be talking He was released from the hospital Tues- mentioned Forest Hills, proposed by a about it." day morning. Still partially blinded, he is tak- seven-member group including Stu- ...to be Despite Sullivan's willingness to ing medication and going through steroid dent Government Association Presi- debate with the full coalition, discus- treatment, so he will have to return to the cen- dent Mark Sullivan, SGA Vice Presi- addressing a sion involved few voices and lasted ter for further treatment. dent for Administrative Affairs Mike only 10 minutes. problem that I Deschamps said he had learned about Flaherty, Harrisonburg Police Chief Forest Hills landlord Jordan Rohrer lightning safety during his UREC training. "I Don Harper and JMU Police Chief Lee don't even understand. said the solution to the problem of Shifflett. It asked that more informa- 2300 people, (the amount estimated to knew proper lying position for a storm, and I tion be provided about the riots, such —Mark Sullivan be at the riot) cannot focus on law told everyone to do it," he said. "I also knew as further police reports, to give a SGA president enforcement. to check for burns after the lightning struck. clearer understanding of the situation. "I think it's really easy to get "It was the worst storm I've ever been in," After reading all proposed sugges- >*_ focused on the negative types of Deschamps said. "Our biggest mistake was tions to the coalition, Donna Harper things," he said. "The more we gear not checking the Weather Channel before we asked members to select their pre- "I feel a little bit uncomfortable our efforts toward positive things, the left." ferred remedies based on their effect in from my own perspective to be better off we're going to be." The lightning strike was so severe that the immediate future, in one to two addressing a problem that I don't even The coalition plans to tackle some almost all of the campers' gear was ruined. years and in more than two years. understand," Sullivan said. of the issues presented when it recon- "There was force enough to split tent poles in Members were to choose up to five He said without all the information venes in November. half and put holes in our tents," Deschamps said. "Some of our tent poles were welded together — even our Power Bars were fried." Heidi Baker said, "The lightning was so bad, every time it struck everything around Wanna work for The Breeze? us glowed orange. We were really scared." According to a 1980 study conducted by the University of Illinois, there are about 75 - Apply to be Online Editor or 150 reported lightning deaths per year, and the mortality rate for lightning strikes is about Technology Manager 30 percent. 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Expires Soon! www.oldemillvillage.com BS L M NEWS THURSDAY SEPT. 7, 2000 I THE BREEZE I 9 JMU's Delta Epsilon Chi chapter wins national awards Napster, RIAA brace MU captured three awards at the international level of Delta Epsilon Chi (DEX), the university version of DECA. The April National Delta Epsilon Chi Career Devel- opment Conference competition, hosted in Louisville, for October rematch Ky, saw 13 JMU students challenge different teams and individuals in categories such as international mar- BY BILLY O'KEEFE The following day, however, the 9th Circuit granted TMS Campus keting, sports and entertainment, hospitality and the company a stay. More recently, several groups, tourism, and retail merchandising. It's not exactly the State of California vs. O.J. Simp- including the Consumer Electronics Association, which Junior Jacob Bebar and sophomore Mark Cole son. But if you're a fan of downloadable music, then it includes Apple Computer, Microsoft, America Online were honored for their top- might as well be. ' and other companies, have filed reports urging the 9th five performance in the inter- The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said last week Circuit to keep Napster in business, claiming that Patel's national marketing competi- that it will hear arguments during the first week in Octo- ruling poses an unprecedented threat to the future In Brief tion while sophomore Jill ber in the case against music-swapping pioneer Napster, exchange of free information online. .. v Santucci claimed an award Inc. The hearing will take place in San Fransisco. In a brief dated Aug. 18 and delivered to the court, for a national top 10 In retail Filed by the RIAA, the suit requests that Napster Napster concurred. merchandising. Charlotte Graves, assistant professor shut down its network, which facilitates the distribution "The court resolved several issues of first impression of secondary education, was honored as Advisor of of millions of compressed digital music files, popularly against ... in a way that limits the exchange over the the Year. known as MP3s, and allows its users access to a huge Internet of information that could indisputably be law- "At the high school level the organization is called library of copyrighted music in exchange for a little fully exchanged in other ways," stated the brief. DECA, while at the university level it is DEX. The intema- downloading time and no money. Since the stay was issued Napster has publicly urged tlonat competition encompasses both levels and rewards The Warner Music Group, Sony Music, A&M users to voice support for a technology that, once improb- students with excellent business skills," Graves said. Records and Universal Music are just some of the play- able, has become instantly essential to surfers everywhere. The JMU chapter of DEX began In the fal of 1999 and ers enlisted in the fight against Napster, which delivers "As you probably know, the future of person-to-per- is open to any student interested in learning the basic the network to millions of active users via free software. son file sharing is in question," says a message on the business and marketing skis used In real 8fe situations. The RIAA alleges that Napster's network massive Napster Web site, which provides methods of contact- "Most of us within DEX believe that teaming basic blazes the trail for rampant copyright infringement. ing artists, label* and congressmen. "There are several marketing skills should be important to anyone in the Napster, on the other hand, maintains that its product is ways in which you can speak out express your support working world," Erin Doten, the JMU chapter and state no more harmful than a VCR. The company claims that for Napster that might have an impact on our survival." president of DEX, said. "It's rewarding to take what only a portion of its network's contents is copyright pro- The RIAA maintains that Napster, by comparing a we've learned in the classroom and apply it to real tected, and that providing users with an open house free service to a solid product like the VCR, isn't seeing experiences. We also benefit because of the employ- doesn't ma-ke it responsible when people take what isn't the big picture. ment opportunities available to us at these events." lawfully theirs. "Napster's opposition represents the latest in a long Further information can be obtained via e-mail at In July, U.S. District Court Judge Marilyn Hall Patel line of attempts to reinvent itself and its legal position," [email protected]. issued orders for Napster to shut its network down says the statement, adding that the company "devotes immediately, pointing to documents within the compa- far less attention to responding to the key issues before -^ by contributing writer LYNETTE DIAZ ny that hinted at knowledge — and support — of the this court — contributory and vicarious infringement — software's capabilities for piracy. than it does to arguing patently baseless defenses." The Sunday FOXfield Se p t e m be r Races 24th ATTENTION JMU STUDENTS Infield spots available at University Outpost Port Republic Road (540)432-0287 www.foxfieldraces.com 10|THE BREEZE I THURSDAY, SEPT. 7, 2000 NEWS 18,000 PEOPLE WILL SEE THIS SPACE TODAY Honey, I shrunk the supercomputer. 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THIS THINJ Editor Gina Monlefusco Managing editor Alison Manser Ads manager Haylie 1 urn Photo director Carrie Klinker News editor Jen Bonds News editor Tom Steinfeldt Asst. news editor Richard Sakshaug Opinion editor Steve Glass Style editor Julie Sproesser Focus editor Amanda Capp Sports editor Andrew Tufts Asst. sports editor Travis Clingenpeel Copy editor Steve Janzen Asst. copy editor Kristen Petro Photo editor Xris Thomas Photo editor Cindy Tinker HOUSE EDITORIAL Graphics editor Ryan Pudloski Advisers Flip DeLuca Alan Neckowitz JMU: Quickly becoming a pigskin paradise The Dukes just can't seem to get a where the Dukes will have to work a lit- It's much preferable to getting pounded well-matched game for the foot- tle harder and the fans will have to by a team that ultimately became the EDITORIAL POLICY ball opener. Last year, they got cheer a little louder. The Dukes will second best team in the nation. All that The house editorial reflects the opinion of the slammed by Virginia Tech. This year, it probably never run up a 72-point lead little fiasco did was send the team and editorial board as a whole, and is not was their turn to do the embarassing. again. They'll probably never win so the fans home with their tails between necessarily the opinion of any individual staff The 72-0 win wasn't the most excit- easily again. And it would be boring if their legs, whimpering all the way. member of the Breeze. ing game and it sure didn't keep fans The Dukes proved the Virginia Tech on the edges of their seats. But the fans loss wasn't the norm by winning the EDITORIAL BOARD: Atlantic-10 crown, but they needlessly Gina Montefusco ... editor turned out in full force anyway. More suffered a big loss. Some may have Alison Manser ... managing editor than 11,000 people filled Bridgeforth It was nice to see the questioned the Dukes' chance of suc- Steve Glass ... opinion editor Stadium, a great testament to school schools finest turn out spirit and the Dukes' victory. cess this year with the loss of Curtis Letters to the editor should be no more than If only every opening game was this to cheer on the team Keaton, but quarterback Charles Berry 500 words, columns should be no more than and receiver Earnest Payton, among 800 words, and both will be published on a successful — it was nice to see the space available basis. They must be delivered to school's finest turn out to cheer on the many others, showed they'll do quite The Breeje by noon Tuesday or 5 p.m. Friday. team, even if the team wasn't much in n nicely. T/w Breeje reserves the right to edit for clarity need of it this time. A 12th man is a 12th JMU may never be on the level of and space. man no matter the opponent or the out- they did. We want to think that we won Virginia Tech, but that doesn't mean The opinions in this section do not necessarily come of the game. Having most of the because we played well, not because the that we can't make the most of our reflect the opinion of the newspaper, this staff, other team was in a division below us team and our stadium. There are very or James Madison University. school at a team's first event should bol- ster the players' spirits for a good long and kept fumbling the ball. few events — at least not alcohol- while. But having this win handed to JMU based ones — that the entire school There will be plenty of other games was a good way to start off the season. can join in on. Go Dukes. Topic: If you got arrested tonight, who would you call to bail you out? "id call another "I'd call the "My I'd call my hall director." 'ghostbusters.'" ex-girlfriend. parents." SPOTLIGHT TaraHafer Liz Casey Randy Hourigan Joe Hottinger ■BCKY CAMlEli! -.unhuun, photographer senior, SMAD/geology senior, public health graduate student, history freshman, marketing OPINION THURSDAY, SEPT. 7, 20001 THE BREEZE 113 YADA. YADA. YAHA ALISON MANSER HPD: providing students with an interactive legal education It seems to me that student-police me that I wasn't doing anything an inevitable stop by the HPD. HPD, we still do not deserve to be relations have always been an issue at wrong and that I was doing the right It is also interesting to note that targets of this vendetta. JMU. thing by walking home, all in the the HPD is none-to-pleased with Mr. If you take a look at the JMU I can't remember a time, underage same breath as, "Now can I get you to Keefer presenting students with their Police Log on page 2, you'll find that or of legal age, when I wasn't con- blow into this tube?" rights. How dare he! most charges for drinking stem cerned over the high probability that a Ridiculous. And how about the fact that from serious safety concerns. While, bike cop would ride by and swiftly Is there a pact with Yellow Cab? Marty, who offers a public service by I'm not suggesting the HPD wait hand me a summons for something ... There must be, because taking a ride providing drunk students a safe ride until students are swimming in anything. with those friendly drivers is the only Home, could be deemed the sworn their own vomit to intervene, there In fact, too often I find myself way to ensure you make it home enemy of the HPD. Marty and his big is a method to the JMU Police's stranded, mere blocks from my legally sound. '70s, luxo-cruiser have been to Court madness that the HPD could stand house, because I am too afraid to It's no mystery that the Harrison- Square on several occasions. to learn a thing or two from. walk home and risk the dreaded burg Police employ intriguing meth- These are all rather intriguing What is most unfortunate about Drunk In Public (DIP) charge. ods of enforcement, specifically for looks into the mystery that is the all of this, is that this appears to be a The dreaded DIP — the most effec- college students. HPD, however these points are only problem without a solution. tive way to keep 21-year-olds living A recent flyer, "Know the Rules: skimming the surface. As long as JMU students contin- in constant fear. Attending JMU Without Getting In the aftermath of the unfortu- ue to boost the city's revenue with You see, we have a rare bird here. Arrested and Convicted," was dis- nate Forest Hills riot incident, rela- court and ASAP fees, parties will in Harrisonburg: Police essentially tributed by Harrisonburg attorney tions only worsen. And although continue to be broken up and those encourage students to drive under the Robert Keefer and Marty of "435- attempts to discourage future riots walking home will continue to be influence, because let's face it, you Ride" fame. have opened the lines of communica- hassled. stand a better chance of getting home While the flyer does list some tion, the issue is really not about It won't be until the HPD them- without a hassle. Once your feet hit obvious don'ts, the first being "don't riots. selves take a look at their practices the pavement, headed home in the break the law," it serves as a good Each day I hear more and more and begin to question their unfair most peaceful manner possible, you reminder for underage students that stories about parties being disbanded ways that things will get any better are risking a night in jail, even if you cannot go into the ABC store if by the police. In the past, huge ragers for us students, and we can walk you've only had a couple beers. you are under 21 and not to accom- were usually broken up and it was home without living in When friends of mine who have pany a 21-year-old to buy beer from almost expected, but already, I've fear of spending the been stopped for DIPs asked officers Food Lion. seen and heard of many smaller par- night in the "drunk( why they stopped them, responses Overall, however, the flyer aims at ties that have been victimized by the tank." included — I don't have to have a rea- educating JMU students of their mysterious vendetta of the HPD son, you dropped your Blimpie sub, I inalienable rights. against JMU students. Alt is the managing editor thought I saw you trip, etc., etc. While this flyer will certainly save While packs of JMU students who finally lives close Once, when yours truly was freshmen from ASAP-doom, it is herding through the city can be to the bar scene, bull stopped and questioned just steps scarier to note that any upperclass- disconcerting to the residents of still calls Yellow Cab ' from my front door, a cop informed man must have a plan of action for Harrisonburg, and in turn the regularly. Dart- Dart... Darts A "you-are-the-nastiest, meanest, rudest, A "lets-get-a-clue" dart to our stupid cabbie who chauvenistic, most-obnoxious-jerk-in-Harrisonburg" had no idea where we were trying to get to this dart to the owner of one Harrisonburg restaurant. weekend. and Pats Sent in by a former employee who kicks themself Sent in by three very annoyed and very broke for not leaving much sooner and can 7 wait to see juniors who not only had to drive all over Darts & Pats are submitted anonymously and your business go down the drain for treating people Harrisonburg because you didn 't know where to go, printed on a space-available basis. Submissions as badly as you do. but then had to pay you full price to do it. are based upon one person's opinion of a Riven situation, person or event and do not necessarily reflect the truth. Dart... Dart... An "I'11-speed-up-the-next-time-I-see-you-too" A "you're-so-inconsiderate" dart to our half-deaf first floor neighbors who constantly blare their music dart to the jerk off who actually went faster when he saw me in the middle of the road. all day, oblivious to the fact they actually have Sent in by a flabbergasted senior who remembers neighbors. Sent in by two juniors who don't enjoy watching your face and hopes to see it splattered all over the their walls, pictures and pans vibrate all day long hood of her car someday. and wish you 'd take some classes in "neighborly consideration." Pat... A"your-party-was-swell-can-we-come-back-next- Pat. Friday" pat to the four sophomores who invited us up A"thank-you-for-finding-my-check-by-the-field- to their shin-dig. and-picking-it-up" pat to the boy who was nice Sent in by a group of rowdy freshman girls who enough to bring it back to me. were glad to have a place to throw down. From an extremely grateful freshman who owes you big time. Pat... Pat... A "thanks-for-the-override" pat to one of my A "the-pizza's-much better-this-year" pat to JMU professors for bailing me out. dining services. Sent in by a senior who really needed the class and From a sophomore pie lover who has new reason appreciates you recognizing that. to smile this year with the improvements to campus eateries. 141 THE BREEZE| THURSDAY, SEPT. 7, 2000 OPINION! ATTENTION STUDENTS! On Befmlf of h Mxk/ Oepwtoiwit MRIBEEFORTM iTHOIUtn Thanks fir coming to the game! ftwtw your ticket}- now /or Homecommty mi Vaumtj! day! WoSuiiyPiwe^ Call 568-3853 fur ddadtf. Students Sections Are 1.2.3.4.6&7 Study abroad this spring in the Caribbean! Earn 12-15 credit hours while studying in a unique French- The Valley's Cycling Center Creole culture. Since 1986! fgGIANT. A limited number of spaces are still available!! ♦ Giant & Specialized Bikes SPECIALIZED. 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That person that cut or after this woman would have made a fly. She is always nice, calm and I get annoyed, but never could I you off, the idiot that is going 55 mph in no difference in when he would have under control. After living in D.C. for imagine acting on that annoyance. the left lane; everyone with a license has arrived at his destination. two weeks, she developed road rage. It Aren't there more important things felt some sort of disgruntlement behind Second, the kids were in the car! was so ironic to see someone I know to to get upset about? the wheel. I never realized how severe Now there's a good example for the be so relaxed, shake their fist at some- Now maybe this makes driving these feelings could become. children. And people wonder why kids one trying to merge in front of her and exciting for the ragers, keeps them What is commonly known as "road get so screwed up and go into schools mutter "oh no, you *$&©#%* don't." on their toes, or makes a game out of rage" is a terrifying thing. I had heard shooting off an Uzi! What do they see I don't think she has any idea how driving. That is all well and good of it before, and of course seen it on from their parents? A raging lunatic angry she appears at that moment. but not when it becomes dangerous. Oprah where she had victims describ- screaming about killing because some- Merely one second after the outburst People are dying and it just isn't ing their stories, their lost loved ones, one did not let him over on the road. she is humming along with her mellow worth it. their permanent injuries. Yet 1 still Come on now, kids are impressionable. music, talking about how we really Maybe this will make you think didn't realize that road rage was alive Third, does this person have that need to get a recycling bin. next time you begin to raise that and kicking. much anger balled up inside of him My friend blames her rage on the famous finger or contemplate giving I recently had my first experience that the tiniest car incident can set him traffic, which I see as no any reason a driver a piece of your mind. Just seeing severe road rage while on the off? Who knows what would happen if to scream about. Most road raging think, is it really worth it? interstate, and it scared me silly. A car someone gave him the wrong fast food drivers have petty excuses for their You will forget about the inci- beside me was trying to merge in front order, or heaven forbid, did not cook anger. "Nobody gives me the finger" dent by tomorrow, and continue on of another car and that person was not his burger just the way he liked it. and "she wouldn't let me pass" are with your life. Just imagine what having it. This incident inspired me to do a lit- amongst these absurdities. would happen if you confront the After several attempts at getting tle research about road rage. The infor- I often haven't let people pass but person and they are armed with over, the driver trying to merge hung mation I found is frightening. would never expect the person to even more anger than you. And the entire top half of his body out his According to a study in 1997, more jump in my car and bash my head in. maybe an Uzi. Think about it. I'll window and began screaming and than 41,000 people died in car acci- I think if someone started yelling at be riding my bike. shaking his fist at the woman driving dents that year, and two-thirds of me in a serious manner for something the other car. He screamed obscenities those deaths were a result of road like not letting him or her merge, I out the wazoo, and ended by scream-, rage. I am flabbergasted. Haven't would laugh in his or her face. They ing, "I will *&#©*#% kill you!" these people ever heard of anger man- might knock me out, but honestly, Kristy is a senior I could not believe what 1 was see- agement? There are classes offered. the anger is wacky. SMAD major who ing. The man looked like he might actu- I've seen road rage slowly take over The American Automobile Associ- thought crossing ally kill the woman, even though the some of my friends. While otherwise ation reports that nearly 90 percent of Main Street was man was driving a mini van with his harmless, put them behind the wheel drivers have experienced an episode bad until she spent wife and kids in tow. of a car and it is every man/woman of aggressive driving in the past year. a summer in D.C. FROM THE COLLEGE WIRE WILBUR F. STOREY It's a newspaper's job to report the news and raise hell Freedom of the press is a fragile ment more power in dealing with doing their jobs. rubber bullets during the LAPD's vio- thing. Ideally, reporters are supposed to reporters, allowing federal officers to go In Seattle, where police initiated vio- lent crackdown on protesters, most of be able to do their jobs without hin- about their business in greater secrecy. lence against non-violent protesters, whom were peacefully listening to a drance from the state. In real life, how- After a year of prosecuting him, the U.S. several reporters were arrested, threat- concert in the permitted protest zone. ever, government and business work attorney's office finally dropped the ened with pepper spray and gassed. Together, these events paint a pic- hard to deflect or mislead reporters. charges Thursday, ending an unneces- Those arrested were released the next ture of government, specifically law The past two years have seen free- sary and expensive ordeal for Hansen. day with apologies. enforcement, that is increasingly hostile dom of the press, guaranteed by the While the immediate danger has In the nation's capital, police treated to the progressive movement and First Amendment, take several hard passed, the Forest Service took the ABC, CBS, and NBC affiliates with increasingly reluctant to allow hits. Not legally speaking, of course. On opportunity provided by Hansen's case respect, but everyone else as suspects, reporters access to their handiwork. paper, the First Amendment is still to draw up guidelines for their officers clubbing reporters whose credentials They want to crack skulls, spray peo- intact. But in the streets, where it really to use when arresting reporters. A were in full view, forcing them away ple's eyes and gas crowds without counts, freedom of the press has never spokeswoman for the Society for Profes- from scenes they were covering, and being held accountable. been more imperiled. Brian Hansen, sional Journalists, which, together with failing to acknowledge media accredita- And, for the most part, they're who until recently worked for the Col- the Daily, has covered some of Hansen's tion when it suited their purposes. succeeding, as the corporate media orado Daily (of the University of Col- legal costs, has described these guide- In Philadelphia, police harassed staff for the most part carry law enforce- orado) was arrested for holding his lines as "very troubling" and "patently at the Independent Media Center, ment's message to their readers. ground when Forest Service law- offensive." If nothing else, the guide- threatening to shut down the office, Yet, as society's hired henchmen, enforcement officials ordered him away lines indicate the government's determi- which was being used by reporters from law enforcement merits intense from a protest he had been covering nation to treat newsgathering as a sus- independent media organizations scrutiny, perhaps more than most above Vail. Specifically on location to pect activity. across the nation. government agencies. And scrutiny observe and report on the way the Nationally, demonstrations in Seat- In Los Angeles, a convenient bomb is what we at the Daily will continue protest was resolved, Hansen felt he tle, Washington, D.C, Philadelphia and scare closed the IMC temporarily, fol- to provide. had a duty to remain. Los Angeles resulted in reporters being lowing repeated and unjustifiable police The federal government saw his arrested and beaten in what has evolved threats to shut it down. Witnesses claim From the Sept. 6, 2000 issue of the Col- arrest as a way of gaining a federal into an overt effort on the part of police that police tried to drive reporters away orado Daily neiospaper of the University of precedent that would give law enforce- to bar the independent media from by deliberately targeting them with Colorado. Send a Dart, Send a Pqr Drop 'em off at The Breeze office In the basement of Anthony-Seeger. J ■ 161 THE BREEZE | THURSDAY, SEPT. 7, 2(XK) OPINION ■ ; :*m^mw^-mm« °«»««»«»»»<^>i>^;i£i^i. WHEN YOU RIDE DRUNK, ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD CAN HAVE AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT MEANING. Alcohol quickly affects your judgment, balance, and coordination. When these faculties \ i are impaired, riding becomes more than difficult. It becomes dangerous. Don't drink \T/ and ride. Or your last drink might be your last drink. 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(Next to Hardees) HARRISONBURG, VA 20 I THE BREEZE I THURSDAY, SEPT. 7, 2000 Thrift Story by Staff Writer Matt Carasella Gifts Treasures are easily found in the nooks and crannies of the thrift shops of the 'Burg If filling kitchen cupboards they will marvel at their pur- with pots and pans, livening chases and realize that their up an apartment with a dec- new found possessions have orative painting, or dressing up more worth than what they in a throwback outfit from the actually paid for them. past for a Halloween party is Thrift stores allow shoppers the task at hand, thrift stores to get more for their money by pers shouldn't worry because thrift stores lies in shelves upon can help shoppers find just offering deals like 99-cent cloth- the thrift store is sure to cure shelves and racks upon racks of about anything they need at a ing on the first Friday of every money-saving anxiety and is assorted items that range any- price that doesn't crack their month, 50 percent off every- 100 percent dedicated to giving where from two to 20 years piggy banks. thing every day of the week and hard working citizens the most old. Such a large variety of The super sales surrounding the absolute best bargain of bang for their buck. goods appeals to everyone in odd collectibles and unusual them all: the buy one get one Because thrift stores receive some fashion and gives many knick knacks at these free book sale. their supplies on a donation Harrisonburg shops allow bar- people the opportunity to If thrift store prices replaced basis, most, if not all of the prof- experience shopping satisfac- gain hunters to express a die- those at the campus bookstore, its are recycled back into the tion at a fair price. hard "shop 'til you drop" spirit hardbacks would only cost one organization to help fund such Whether a sofa is dropped without any worry of over- dollar and paperbacks would causes as domestic abuse shel- spending. off with a wobbly leg, or toys cost a mere 35 cents. . ters and other outreach pro- arrive without their original When the time does arrive Although such a mark down grams. Since this cycle is able to for shoppers to tally receipts, packaging, the thrift store will isn't likely to ever occur, shop- continue and is consistently be glad to accept it as a dona- being refurbished, people are tion. Or maybe you have been constantly able to receive goods searching everywhere for a and services that help them stay copy of Barry Manilow in on their feet. vinyl, or for the Atari version With bulk loads of dona- of Pac Man which has some- tions continuously arriving each how found its way to a shelf at day from various areas in the a thrift shop near you. Shenandoah Valley and Thrift stores open buyer's throughout other areas of eyes to an alternative shopping Virginia as well, the flow of experience that can offer a ven- supplies is steady and the ture through the polyester chances of a new discovery palace of the 70s, a board while on a thrifting adventure game with Alice as she plays awaits shoppers everyday. through Wonderland, house- The wondrous excitement of hold appliances for every use, MEGHAN MONTGOMERY/Senior Photographer Above: Senior Jon Gaunt helps out at the Mercy House Thrift Store on South Main Street. Right: Just a few of the multitude of things that one will come across at a thrift store. MATT CARASELLA/Staff Photographer »nm> -- — >'*•>—■* mn Focus THURSDAY, SEPT. 7, 20001 THE BREEZEI 21 A row of shirts at Granny Longlegs, left. MATT CARASELLA/Slaff Photographer The Places to Be Gift & Thrift Shop 227 North Main St. Granny Longlegs 16 South Main St. J & M Thrift 303 West Spotswood Terr. great books of ■ Mercy House Thrift Store science, hooks s Rom and lures, large 654 Chicago Ave. skewers and home and gar- den videos for Martha Stewart's Mercy House Thrift Store/ favorite viewers. As shoppers Used Furniture search the shelves and skim 1762 South High St. the racks for eye- catching surprises, MATT CARASELLA/ knowledge of Staff Photographer The Salvation Army what to expect is never certain but is always thrilling. It is as if 1001 South St. shoppers go into a thrift store somewhat clueless as to what they will find and somehow leave having purchased some- thing that they never anticipat- ed finding. The items that come through a thrift store are just as varied as the type of people that come in to shop. College students, the elder- ly, businessmen, laborers and collectors are avid supporters of the thrift movement and share in the thrift experience in their own personal ways. In the case of college stu- dents, most of them come to the thrift stores with money to blow on extra decorative items for a stale dorm room or for an empty apartment. Some come to collect, some come for the discovery and some come look- ing for a blazer to match an odd pair of colored pants. And there are those that come for necessities. MEGHAN MONTGOMERY/Senior Photographer The plentitude of thrift Upper left: A sign located at Granny Longlegs stores in Harrisonburg offer Above: Affectionately called "the Sal," the wonderfully eclectic stores for those in search of unique items Harrisonburg Salvation Army Is a good place to go for to enhance their homes and interesting clothes. wardrobes for prices that can Right: An excellent place to find records and record MATT CARASELLA/Staff Photographer be found nowhere else in town. players is your local thrift store. 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Comedian showcased views on life, experi- ence and the African-American community MIKAL WASHINGTON, JUNIOR TV Li: n Page 25 PAGE 25 Supersize that please Do-it-yourself art and drive- thru culture at Zirkle House BY STEVE JANZEN reader to take these images senior writer — "of American objects and Zirkle House galleries kicks off superstars that can be the new school year with two bought, sold or traded" — shows that both use subtlety and and color them randomly, satire to take on the generic nature after Warhol's style. To fin- of art and American culture. ish the work, the reader is to In the Artworks Gallery, sopho- sign "Andy Warhol," more Lesley Golenor's show, because, Golenor said "the titled "Coefficient of Art" is a work is no longer theirs." satire on her experiences with art She said the show grew training. "I've had 10 years of for- from her frustration with mal art education," she said. struggling to find her own 'This is my reaction to it." artistic voice. Art teaching Golenor set up the gallery rather stresses artists of the past, STEVE J ANZEN/KVIIW phoioKrupher sparsely with three crates, a small, she said, which leads stu- Urging gallery visitors to contruct their own artwork, sophomore Lesley Goelner's exhibit "Coefficient of white worktable with pillow dents to emulate the artists Art" promotes hands-on involvement and individual creativity. Works by visitors are shown above. seats, and black-and-white prints they have studied. The satire of three artists. Beneath these por- of the show develops as more sal experience of American culture are devoted to the vacant skies to it. "Take the drive-thru for traits of Marcel Duchamp, Henri visitors come in and participate. — the McDonald's drive-thru. and pavement that surround the instance, it's ridiculous," he said, Matisse and Andy Warhol are "The show becomes ... whoever "It's such a great subject," he said, restaurant. The poor color bal- adding that, the meat arrives pre- small examples of their works. comes in and does it," she said. "its so America — its everywhere." ance and focus of the shots cooked and takes less than a Golenor said she expects gallery Golenar said it's ironic that Mulligan stepped away from (developed, fittingly, at Wal- minute to reheat in its ultra-quick visitors to fill the rest of the some visitors seem to have his regular medium paint, and Mart) adds to a general sense of and sloppy preparation. gallery with work they create. missed the point and simply lined the walls of the gallery with universal blandness and makes Also included in the show are On the table are instructions on turned their work into innocent hundreds of color snapshots. for a perfect depiction of the fast- three type-written accounts of how visitors can create their own fun. Many, though, picked up on They're arranged in grids and food mega-chain. Mulligan's own experiences in artwork modeled after one of the the artist's satire, and made their squares, and on one side, a giant Mulligan compared the show's McDonald's — sobering and three artists. The instructions for a pieces part of the joke. panoramic collage that puts a "extreme documentation" to being ironically life-changing events "Warhol original" suggest pick- In Zirkle's Other Gallery, sopho- strange distorted bend to the a scientist in a laboratory. He uses that occurred in a place where he ing xeroxed images from one of more Ryan Mulligan uses simple angles and objects in the shots. his art to poke fun at the premise spent lots of time, but "didn't the crates. The directions tell the photography to chronicle a univer- Two complete blocks of shots of fast food and our cultural bind even like the food." Artists combine for annual festival of modern dancing Mexican-baroque, which provides a BY AMANDA HAYES her eventual decline into insanity," contributing writer Miller-Corso said. dark and somber backdrop for the Incorporating works of many guest J Mil's Cynthia Thompson and Kate dance, according to Thompson. artists and local talents , the JMU School Trammell, both professors of dance and Deborah Riley Dance Projects, a pre- of Theatre and Dance presents the New heads of the Thompson and Trammell mier dance company from Washington, Dance Festival 2000. Performances run Dance Company, will perform a duet D.C will appear in the second half of Friday, Sept. 8 and Saturday, Sept. 9 at 8 the program with an original piece. p.m. in the Latimer-Schaeffer Theatre in A festive collaboration The piece entitled "Old Cronies," combines both dancing and speaking Duke Hall. What: The New Dance Festival '00 The program will begin with a chore- parts. Riley has served as both a master ographic collaboration between Sharon Where: Latimer-Shaeffer Theater teacher and guest choreographer for Butcher, a regional dance artist, Suzanne When: Fri. and Sat. 8 p.m. JMU's dance program. Miller-Corso, an assistant professor of A unique feature to the concert, dance who will be performing in her first Bob and Bob Dance, comprised of New Dance festival at JMU. Butcher also choreographed by John Evans, guest Evans and Shane O'Hara, JMU dance choreographed a solo for Miller-Corso lighting and technical crew director for area coordinator, will perform in a The solo, "Ophelia," is based on the the program. special appearance. Also, O'Hara will photo courtesy of SUZANNE MILLER-CORSO character of the same name from Shake- "Voices in the Dark" has a ghost- perform a solo entitled "The Nagrin etude," which was choreographed by Suzanne IVlillerCorso, assistant professor of dance, win speare's play "Hamlet." The piece deals like quality as it shows two figures con- peform a solo, "Ophelia," at the New Dance Festival. with "Ophelia's struggle with love and necting with one another. The music is David Nagrin. 241 THE BREEZE | THURSDAY, SEPT. 7, 2000 STYLE ■;,:,:■■■:■;.: ,:o;.:v:-:v:.v:v.■:.:.■•:■■:•:.%■:■■■:■■:■.•:•::■:•:■:::■■:■:■:■:■:■.■■- Hometown Music GUITARS. AMPS, DRUMS AND SO»NO EQUIPMJ^ ■.rt.hornetowrimusic.net September 9th 9 the New Market Community Center Gorgeous Guitar Sale New Market. Virginia Green, Purple, Black, Blue, Natural... -•'Dance to the Live Music of Our best looking guitars are on sale. TUMP A^tV See our web page for color pictures Harrisonburg only" web page: www.hometownmusic.net/burg.htm 4344159 Hours: 10-6 MOB, TIM, TW, Fri; 10-5 Sat In the Ace Music building Clout Wttntsti, 8. Simttt TW 2990 S Main Street W**v* + +^% Don't Forget! 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In addition to featuring his their way through the festivities of Stu- "Keep your head straight," she said, comedy routines, the album will have dent Organization Night and into "and there is nothing you can't do." recitals of his more serious poems. Grafton-Stovall Theater Tuesday night Dominique then introduced the Clair ended the show with one of his were treated to a great cornedic show. headlining comedian, Joe Clair. Clair is poems, titled "Stay Strong." Comedians Dominique and Joe The poem was a powerfully serious, Clair entertained the nearly-packed u yet very relevant, reflection of the trou- theater audience as part of Comedy bles and accomplishments the black Tour 2000 sponsored by the Center for He showed that we can laugh community faced during the past sev- Multicultural and International Stu- eral decades. The poem begged young dent Services (CMISS). about even the serious stuff. African-Americans to always stay ■ The show began with an introduc- — Aebony Shepard strong. The crowd was silently trans- tion by new£MISS associate director junior fixed during the recital and responded James "Stacy" Edwards. He introduced with a thunderous standing ovation at Dominique, a comic from Washington, » — its completion. D.C that has been featured on "Show- Assistant Director of CMISS Zephia time at the Apollo," "Def Comedy Bryant said she was pleased with the Jam" and Black Entertainment Televi- the former host of BET's "Rap City" turnout and the crowd's reaction. sion's (BET) "Comic View." and new host of the show "Madd "They had a wonderful reaction to the Joking about being pulled over by Sports." Clearly a crowd favorite, Clair comedians," she said. "I think they the police in her car, the unusual lyrics was met with a huge standing ovation. really enjoyed the show." She said in new songs, family reunions and psy- He joked about aging actresses, TV CMISS will definitely sponsor the chics, Dominique, used her real experi- theme songs, R&B singers and Discov- event again next year. ences to relate and rev up the audience ery Channel nature documentaries. "It was very entertaining," junior with laughter. Through making fun of them, he had Mikal Washington said. "They had In between every couple of jokes, the audience singing along with him messages in the comedy, not just jokes. she'd make a statement to the crowd on songs like Tears for Fears' "Shout" There were morals instilled in the sto- about things they should do to live and the theme song to "Cheers." ries they told." better. Her pleas to not drink and He recommended that students use Junior Aebony Shepard said she drive, her advice to stay away from college facilities like pools while they really like Joe Clair's performance. "He XRIS THOMAS//>/io(o editor trouble that doesn't involve you and can because they won't have such lux- was real about the issues in our lives. Comidienne Dominique served up jokes along her praising of the diverse crowd uries after they leave college. He showed that we can laugh about with advice on how to live better Tuesday night. assembled were met with applause by Clair mentioned that he recently even the serious stuff." Box-office Report: ■RELATIONSHIPS A 'Cowboys' still 'celling' tickets ■JIBSTACLES D but new releases threaten reign EHEX & INTIMACY V BY ANTHONY MARCHEGIANO of War" isn't looking too promising. senior writer It had the biggest drop off in its sec- HMPATHY I While Memorial Day and Labor ond week in release with only $7.6 Day both mark turnovers in the million, pushing its 11-day total to TOP 5 entertainment season, Labor Day $21.3 million. MOVIES c openings have so far shown no The biggest opening this week- comparison to the success that end wasn't big at all. "Highlander: "Brint It On" ^BlNDLED PASSION E Memorial Day brought with "Mis- Endgame," the fourth installment to $14.5 million sion Impossible 2." the sci-fi/action sequels broke in Marking the end of the summer with a meager $6.4 million. It has ^JEW ROMANCE season, the Labor Day market the star of the original "High- r? brought on "Bring It On" with a lander," Christopher Lambert, and "ThTCeD" r less than impressive $14.5 million. the star of the syndicated television $9.1jnillion As all eyes were on the cheerlead- series, Adrian Paul, as two immor- PI: 1' LOVES ers, Kirsten Dunst's "pom-pom tals fighting evil together. This o comedy" has made $37.1 million in looks to be as successful as the pre- its 11 days in release. ceding sequels to this 14-year-old "Space Ciwboys" ■WILD ENCOUNTERS Jennifer Lopez's thriller climbed franchise, which isn't very success- $8.3 rail lion R to the number two spot with a $9.1 ful at all. million draw this weekend. "The Next week brings, a few new ^SIMPLE SWEETNESS Cell" has earned a solid $46.4 million faces to the box office. Keanu to date, and could be Lopez's biggest Reeves is 'watching' Marisa Tomei "The Art of War" success if it can surpass "Anaconda" in the new thriller, "The Watcher." $7.6-rolllion L which took in $65.5 million. James Spader plays the officer that T Send your questions to: T Warner Brothers astronaut is after Reeves, attempting to stop a I adventure "Space Cowboys" actu- potential murder. The Breeze, Style Section ally improved its earnings this Chris Rock and Morgan Free- "Highlander: Enipnw" week by 27 percent with $8.3 mil- man are together in the newest $6.4 million MSC 6805 F lion. Clint Eastwood's geriatric cos- from USA Films, "Nurse Betty." monauts tale has marched to a $74.2 Coming to theaters thi« w I, or e-mail to million gross to date. ReneeZi.. 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Liberty is coming off of a 31-49, 388-yard passing performance in a loss against East Tennessee State last Saturday. Invitational ATI IRDAY. Sl-FL 9: One slaughter down, 10 to go - Football plays Liberty at 6 p.m. in Bridgeforth Stadium Dukes' defense will be tested this weekend against Liberty - Field hockey @ Ohio State BY TRAVIS CLINGENPEEL said. "All phases of pass defense. That is, Another key will be the fact that last assistant sports editor rushing the passer, coverage, playing weekend Liberty committed 14 penalties for - Volleyball plays Rutgers @ Last weekend JMU took its retooled foot- screens." 101 yards and turned over the ball five times. 1 p.m. and PSU at 7 p.m. ball team for a little spin. The test drive went If the Dukes can keep from getting Matthews considered these first-game mis- pretty well as the Dukes went from zero to 72- burnt by the Liberty passing game, then takes that JMU won't see as many of. 0 in 60 minutes of, at times, ugly football. they should be pretty well-off as the Flames Defensively for the Flames last weekend it SUNDAY. SIYY. K): The game did, however, leave the Dukes managed only 43 rushing yards against the was feast or famine. East Tennessee State - Women's soccer concludes with their fair share of dings and scratches as Buccaneers. scored all of their touchdowns on plays of 28 the JMU Invitational they suffered what could be three key injuries. yards or longer with three scores coming Sophomore defensive end Richard Hicks from longer than 50 yards out. is nursing a case of "turf toe" and is question- a Besides the few critical big plays, Liberty - Men's soccer concludes the able for Saturday, as is senior defensive end / think the jury is still out had the Buccaneers shut down. Kappa Classic with Rhode Sherrod Briggs, who re-aggravated a sore hip "I've never a seen a game like that where Island @ 1 p.m. flexor. The biggest dent in the Dukes frame- on how well we play pass a team played so well on defense and gave work came when sophomore offensive tackle up five or six big plays that cost them the J.P. Novak broke his leg, an injury that could defense. game," Matthews said. - Field hockey @ Ball State end his season. Aside from the long touchdowns, Liberty at 2:30 p.m. With these key injuries and a much — Mickey Matthews football coach completely dominated the Bucs off the line, tougher foe, this weekend's match-up with limiting them to 160 rushing yards. the Flames of Liberty looks to be the Dukes' - Men's golf concludes the » The Flames gambled on defense and first trial by fire of the 2000 season. failed to limit the yards after the catch. So you Navy Invitational The Flames are a team that have shown "I think the jury is still out on how well could see the Dukes fight fire with fire by they can produce some serious fireworks we play pass defense," Matthews said. "This showing the same type of short controlled - Women's golf concludes with junior quarterback Biff Parson complet- will be a good test for us this weekend." passing game that Liberty utilizes. ing 31 of 49 passes for 388 yards in last To combat Liberty's West Coast, short- Matthews will look to see the most the Unlimited Potential week's loss to East Tennessee State. route offense, the Dukes will look to play a improvement in the Dukes' kicking coverage. JMU coach Mickey Matthews knows that lot more nickel defense, bringing senior line- "We had some guys not cover real hard," - Men's tennis concludes the stopping that passing game will be the key to backer Zeb Clark up to the defensive line to Matthews said. "We stressed that reviewing W&M Invitational winning. provide more pressure. the tape on Sunday." 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I think we can do will also need to rely on confi- She has a real good chance at golf team will look for consistent shoot in the middle 70s as well," that, so we should be in really dence. doing that because she has a play from its veterans and one coach Paul Gooden said. "We good shape." "Confidence is huge with us," really good work ethic. She newcomer to try to gain its first count on our top players weekly In order to have a chance for Lott said. "It is a huge advantage worked on her swing with her appearance in the NCAA Tour- and we really need five players the NCAA tournament, the that we have all played with each local pro this off-season, so she nament. in the mid 70s and an average Dukes must maintain consisten- other and play off of each other." will do a good job and will be cy and win in key events Gooden said, "By being an consistent." due to their tough sched- older team, we In an effort to ule. JMU's weak schedule have the try to improve last year might have been advantage of -u the team, Good- a factor in the committee not having as We have to be en changed the not choosing the team for much pressure style of his the NCAAs. as a younger consistent, and if we get practices this "We just have to try to team and they year. win more tournaments are more set- beat several times, put a "We are play- and beat some of the bet- tled in their fork in us. ing nine holes ter teams," senior co-cap- academics. It is every day," tain Maria Zappone said. hard from an — Paul Gooden Gooden said. Senior co-captain Kathy academics women's golf coach "We are spend- Lott said, "The key to mak- standpoint. We ing a lot of our ing the NCAAs is having a are always on ??— time on the strong fall season." the road. They scoring part of The team's first tourna- have to manage time and study the game instead of working on ment is this weekend in on the road." our swings. We spend a half an Myrtle Beach, S.C., where Two of those players who hour on putting drills and half 36 college teams will will help lead the team are Zap- an hour on chipping." compete. pone and Lott. The Dukes will "I think that is an area where "Every time we tee it also look to freshman Jayme we can beat other teams in com- SHORTS MEDIA RELATIONS up, it is going to be a Langford and sophomore petition," Gooden said. "I have Sophomore Meghan Adams was the Most Valuable Player last year. She must," Gooden said. "We Meghan Adams, who was the noticed other teams are not as finished the year with a 77.3 stroke average, second all-time at JMU have to be consistent and Most Valuable Player last year. strong close to the greens." W\ "TEfSS Co-captains Gooden, Cope L Iftllllaqive freshmen some aim outs at 6:10 every morning, you seen around here," Coach Good- BY DAVE BUCK But the freshmen could be the that's w hat I'll try to teach the staff writer key to the success of JMU this younger guys. have to go to bed at a reasonable en said. "The only thing standing The men's golf coach isn't year. 'The freshmen have to learn hour. It's tough because obvi- in his way is him." Mike Gooden has no less lofty having any confidence issues "It's always hard to depend to disci pline themselves and ously a social life is a big part of college, but too much partying expectations of himself — he with his team this year. on freshmen," Gooden said. "But budget their time. With work- wants to make first team All- "We're very good," Paul this crop is special. I'd put can be detrimental and hold you back from setting your- American this season. Gooden said. them with any recruiting The team is young, with only class in the country." self apart as a golfer." "I definitely feel like I'm get- Mike Gooden will also ting a lot better," Gooden said. "I one senior this year. However, Jay Woodson will be the be expected to be a leader of worked real hard over the sum- they've gone to the regional only freshman heading to the the younger guys, but he is mer and I'm seeing some results. championships all five years that first tournament for the also expected to be the leader I want to start believing in myself Gooden has been coach. The team Dukes. The other newcomers has set some pretty high stan- are Charles Hong, Tom in terms of score on the more. I believe in my heart that I can [be an Ail-American], it's just dards for themselves, but all are Strange and John Scott Rattan. course. "Mike has been playing a matter of working hard enough confident that they can exceed the The freshmen follow the success that they have experi- example set for them by the very relaxed, and I'm looking to get it done and having the con- for great things out of him," enced in the past few years. upperclassmen, particularly fidence in yourself." *l Coach Gooden said. "He Gooden expects no less of his "This is the most talented captains Cope and Mike team I've been a part of," said Gooden. already has been a real leader team than he does of himself. lone senior and co-captain Mike "Chris is ready to step it and we're looking for his "After watching practice, my Gooden. "I wish 1 had four more up this year," Coach Gooden leadership and play. He goal for us is to be in the top 25," years to play with these guys." said. "I think you'll see Chris should be very solid and put Mike Gooden said. "Not only The leadership that Gooden excelling and also filling a up good scores for us every make it to the NCAAs but put and his co-captain, junior Chris leadership role." timeout." ourselves in contention," Mike Cope, will be able to provide is Cope takes both of these Gooden said wants to Gooden said. "Every year after key for this team. The team has challenges very seriously. make it to the PGA tour, and the regionals I feel that we're one Cope as the only returning junior "I worked real hard over if he gets a shot of confidence step closer. We're playing with all as well as Dave Lauder, a junior the summer," Cope said. and realizes "that he's really the best schools, each year we're college transfer who won his "Mostly on 100 yards and in, good at this game" then he just one or two shots away." conference last year in southern working on my wedges and could take off, and the tour is Their season starts this week- SPOKI'S V.I I) 1 AT IONS California. The Dukes round out short irons. College golf within his grasp. end at the Navy Invitational. The the team with two sophomores takes a lot of experience, both Senior Mike Gooden co-captains two "He may be playing at a Dukes return home the following level that we might not have and four freshmen. an and, off the course, and sophomores and four freshmen this year. weekend for the JMU Invitational. SPORTS THURSDAY, SEPT. 7, 2000 | THE BREEZE | 33 WOMEN** omen have high hopes in 2000 TENNIS Pulley and Granson look to lead Dukes into promising 2000 season JY CHRIS BAST never had a full team return," Malerba said. has been hard to find practice times that contributing writer "We had some very good wins [last year) fit into the player's schedules, sometimes Throughout the realm of sports it is easy but also some losses I didn't expect. We will practicing at two different times. This can ho tell the good teams from the bad by look- be better than last year." be a problem if a doubles pair is split ing on paper. Depth is the key word for Malerba. She between the two practices because of con- However, it is the intangibles that make said having a veteran squad with lots of flicting class times. r\e truly great teams stand out. Intangibles experience is always an advantage and Malerba expects the seniors to naturally such as experience in clutch situations, atti- lists the team's experience as their number step into the leadership role. The team has ade, leadership and camaraderie all con- one strength. not formally voted on a captain, but Maler- ibute to a team's success or failure. This Malerba said the team is a tight group. ba anticipates the other players will look to year's edition of the women's tennis team the four seniors for guidance and support. ?ms destined to be truly great. The other two seniors who will be filling Coach Maria Malerba is returning all u the leadership shoes along with Dalton and even players from last year and adding a Puppo are Carol Culley and Sarah Granson. Superb crop of freshmen, including nation- [Carol and Sarah] are good "Carol and Sarah work so incredibly ally-ranked Margie Zesinger from Erie, Pa. people... teammates feel hard off and on the court," she said. "It is ^mong the seven who are returning to the something that hopefully other players earn, four are seniors. Senior Sheri Puppo comfortable around them will try to emulate." is been the team's most valuable player Malerba stressed that she did not want le previous two seasons and has made the — Maria Malerba to make the two sound like they were two Vll-CAA singles team three years running women's tennis coach of a kind. However, she said that their work and the doubles team the past two. She is ethics are so similar that it is hard not to iked 15th in the region among singles » speak of them as a pair. Mayers and she is half of the seventh-best "[They are] good people, good role doubles pair in this region. "They are like a big group of sisters," models, and teammates feel comfortable Puppo's doubles partner, Lauren Dal- she said. around them," Malerba said. "If they ton, is another senior who will contribute Malerba added that since seven of the 10 were on my team, I'd want to hang out atly to this year's team. Dalton has also players have been together for at least a with them." en an All-CAA selection for doubles the year — some ... longer— they know each Malerba mentioned the duo's work jrevious two seasons and Malerba is confi- other well and know what to expect from ethic on and off the court as what sets them dent the duo can continue their success. one another. apart. Indeed, the two are both President's Malerba is also confident that the team The weaknesses for this team are List students and Academic Ail-Americans. in continue its recent success and improve harder to find. Malerba said that after They have also been selected as ITA and jpon last year. only a week of rain-scattered practices, RICHARD HAYES/conirihuiinn pluilugrupher "I have been here 24 years and I have the one weakness she has found is that it see TENNIS, page 35 Senior Sarah Granson will be counted on to play a leadership role for the Dukes. en open with new, younger look IVfENS >ukes lose two seniors, keep key leaders in Rosado and Lux TENNIS JY DAN BOWMAN in doubles this season. As for Lux, his desire to become ranked aff writer Coach Steve Secord said he thinks still lingers from the spring, after a golden The men's tennis team is in full stride, Lux and Stone have a decent shot at opportunity was taken from him at the end eginning the fall season this weekend at being ranked. of last season. /illiam & Mary. "I think that if they win their flight in "I was up on my opponent (VCU num- Top seed Luis Rosado, a senior in his South Carolina and place decently at the ber two seed Frank Moser) 7-6, 5-2 when al season here, and second-seeded cap- Rolex tournament in November, they have the match was called," Lux said. "Moser l, junior Andrew Lux, look to lead the a chance of being regionally and maybe was ranked pretty high, so knocking him jam this year after stellar seasons last nationally ranked," Secord said. off would've definitely put me in a position kpring. The team however, will have a dif- Lux agreed that he and Stone have a to become nationally ranked." ferent look this season after losing James legitimate shot of being ranked this season. Secord said he thinks Lux has just )t ('00) and Tim Brown ('00) and adding "Last year we made it to the quarter- as good a shot at becoming ranked amen Craig Anderson and Collin Mal- finals of the regional tournament, and this season. alm to the roster. this year we are aiming to become "He (Lux) would've won that match," Lux said the changes have been an ranked," he said. Secord said. "VCU was happy because it adjustment, but should work out well. Both Lux and Rosado are also looking to would've hurt their ranking significantly if "It's definitely a big loss because they become individually ranked this season. the match were finished." i brought a lot of experience last season," Rosado, who has been close a few times to While becoming ranked is high on said. "But Anderson and Malcolm will becoming nationally ranked, wants to final- the priority list this season, Secord and st a lot of playing time to gain a lot of expe- ly make it over the hump this season. Sec- Rosado also said they think that adjust- ience this fall. We started our practices last ord talked of Rosado as being a man on a ing the new additions to the team is veek and both seem to fit in well." mission this season. just as important. Over the summer, Lux was selected to "Luis is very determined this season," "The freshmen need to adapt," Rosado Represent JMU at the NCAA Leadership Secord said. "Going into college, he had the said. "We (the elder members of the team) foundation. Lux said he hopes to help option of playing for bigger programs as a need to support them, to teach them and to Strengthen team chemistry through some of lesser seed. However, he chose us because become their friends. That is what will lis experiences. he wanted to be number one. Luis wants to make a solid team for next spring." "I learned a lot about leadership and (play) against the best every time." Secord said he thinks the freshmen earn building," Lux said. "I hope that I am Rosado said he enjoys the challenges are mature enough to know how to to bring some of these aspects back to that go with being the number one seed. handle themselves, but team building I in order to give us more advantages as '1 like playing against the number one is a vital step. i team." seeds because it allows me to play against "They know what they're here for," Rounding out the Dukes' lineup for the the best in the country all the time," Rosado Secord said. "It remains to be seen how 1 season will be sophomore Mike Hen- said. "I go out with nothing to lose and I good we will be, but the team is working usually play better than normal when I go irickson and junior Troy Stone. Stone and hard right now. It's just a little bit easier FILE PHOTO ioubles-partner Lux will both be looking up against some of the bigger schools. I can when everyone likes each other, like they Junior Andrew Lux attended the NCAA ar a regional and possible national ranking play the best I can." do this year." Leadership Foundation this past summer. SPORTS 341 THE BREEZE | THURSDAY, SEPT. 7, 2000 LIVE AT THE BEST PLACE Sl-'N(Jf4SE ^ LUXURY 4 BR, 4 LARGE BATH APARTMENTS _ —— FURNISHED WITH WHAT YOU WANT —— 1 HUGE CLUBHOUSE TO PLAY & WORK IN ... BUSINESS & FITNE& SPOTS OPEN 24 HOURS ASES|HO»C-UPS ^#2-480, SUNCHASE.NET SPORTS THURSDAY, SEPT. 7, 2000 I THE BREEZE I 35 Tennis looks to ride Liberty vs. JMU BEAT- Offense Liberty has established WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL experience to CAA title that they can move the ball The Dukes were swept by UVa., against a pretty good East Ten- 3-0 (15-12, 15-7, 15-10) in Char- TENNIS, from page 33 Overall, the team is excited about lottesville on Tuesday. The win was CAA scholar athletes and led the the prospects for this season. Only nessee State team while the the 99th for Cavalier coach Melissa team to Academic All-American Team time will tell if, the team should be Dukes ran up and down the Aldrach Sheldon, making her the status for the first time this past sea- one of the best ever for JMU. "If we field against Lock Haven winningest coach in UVa. volleyball son. don't have a really good year ... " history. Culley echoed Malerba's senti- Malerba said before trailing off to try The Edge: Liberty Deanna Zwarich led the Cavs to ments about the outlook for this sea- and think of how this season could the victory with 18 kills, six digs and son. possibly turn sour. Not finding any, Defense two blocks. Zwarich posted a .471 "We finished last season strong she said. "I'm really excited." kill percentage in the match. with close matches and some good Culley said, "We should look for The Flames showed an For JMU junior Danielle Hein- wins/' Culley said. "We had a strong great things. The team might not need inability to tackle anyone in the baugh posted 10 kills in 24 to look any farther than themselves." attempts. Senior Karla Gessler team last year and we have a strong open field giving up four plays contributed 10 kills in 18 attempts. season ahead of us." As a team, the Dukes only put up Many of the close matches that she of longer then 50 yards. The two team blocks and a .073 kill per- mentioned were against nationally- Dukes, while banged up, should ranked teams such as William & centage in the loss. be able to get pressure on Lib- This weekend JMU travels to the Mary. With the added experience and Penn State Invitational where they depth, those good matches could turn erty QB Biff Parson. will play Navy, Rutgers and Penn into added numbers in the win col- The Edge: JMU State. umn. Malerba said the team recognizes WOMEN'S SOCCER they have something special. Overall On Sunday the Dukes downed the Culley described the team as one Aztecs of San Diego State for their that has a lot of energy and is very Liberty will not go down first win of the year despite register- dedicated. to the tune of 72-0, but with ing 10 fewer shots on goal. When describing her role on the iheir demonstrated inability to Senior Beth Burgess and fresh- team this year Culley avoided putting man Marisa Lemme scored with the spotlight on herself, but rather tackle slippery ball-carriers and assists coming from sophomore spoke for the whole team. lack of a running game JMU Casey Papa and freshman Christy Metzker. "We are all equal," she said. "[The should get by the Flames with a team] needs to be supportive for On Friday the Dukes will host Vir- win. ginia Tech. everyone and be there for everyone; RICHARD HAYESUunlributinxphulographer willing to do whatever." Senkv Carol CuMey gets an angle on her shot Guest Predictor Week # 2 Andrew Tufts Travis Clingenpeel Tom Steinfeldt Xris Thomas Kristen Petro sports editor asst. sports editor news editor photo editor asst. copy editor Season total 8-3 7-4 7-4 5-6 8-3 Last week 8-3 7-4 7-4 5-6 8-3 Winning percentage. .727 .636 .636 .454 .727 New York Giants at Philadelphia New York Philadelphia New York Philadelphia New York Jacksonville at Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore Jacksonville Jacksonville New England at New York Jets. New England New York. New York New England New York Kansas City at Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Kansas City Tennessee Oakland at Indianapolis s Indianapolis Indianapolis - Indianapolis Oakland Indianapolis Liberty at JMU JMU JMU JMU JMU JMU Nebraska at Notre Dame Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Miami at Washington Washington Miami Washington Miami Miami Auburn at Mississippi Mississippi Auburn Mississippi Mississippi Auburn Georgia at South Carolina Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Oregon at Wisconsin Oregon Wisconsin Wisconsin Oregon Wisconsin Well, it looks like the right people are in the driver's seat this week, as a "fresh- pound, 4 ounce mud load, earning him the immunity anklet. man" climbed to the top of the POTW ladder to take Week 1. Naturally, our guest In the final spot, Xris was confused with the complicated format of TOTW, and predictor performed too well last week, and he won't be invited back until the rest of decided to use a scientific, yet random, color-coordination system to pick the winner the staff has a sufficient lead. of each game. X decided only to pick teams whose uniform colors either match his Travis and Tom engaged in a evening gown mud wrestling match to see whose car, or were once the color of his hair. picture would come first in the event of a tie. The match was a flat-out slobberknock- Which brings us to our guest this week, Kristen Petro. K.P. went against all logic er, and Travis won by blinding Tom with the old talcum-powder-in-the-thong gag. and actually did research on each team. 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Coke 2 Medium Cheese Pizzas 2 Large One Topping Pizzas 3 Large One Topping Pizzas mtunne September 8, 2000 You've come a long way, baby! Kelly Williams Family Mailers'' Not all child stars go the way of Gary Coleman. Pintauro Who's the Boss" +£, , ' Jaleel White Natalie Port« Tatyana Ali Family Matters" "The Prolessio Fresh Prince of Bel Air" Build your own home page Cooking online Email hoaxes and viruses Desktop MP3 players Saint Low About/How-to Sites Also reviewed: Didjaknow. Uzone. FreeShop, Spotlife, Timmy BigHands, BealAge, Gamers, Spinner, FreeTranslation PERSONALITY PROFILE Former Child Stars Take On Role Of Student By Stacey Shackford "For me, college is a chance to expand Barber, 23, graduated last year from myself. I don't want to mentally be where I Whittier College in California, and now am right now in five years." Those may works at the school (angelfire.com/ca/ sound like the words of a typical college abarber/bio.html). student, but Tatyana Ali hardly fits that Her younger "Full House" co-star Jodie description. Sweetin, or Stephanie "How rude!" Tanner, is You may remember her as Will Smith's entering her sophomore year at Chapman little sister on the "Fresh Prince of Bel Air." University in Orange, CA (sweetin.com She's grown up since then and is now study- /on estop) ing Afro-American studies and government Many former child stars are lost in the Calculus-crazy Danica McKellar, at Harvard, in between tours to* promote her crowd at UCLA these days, including Jaleel formerly known as Winnie Cooper blossoming singing career and new album "Urkel" White, 23, (angelfire.com/tx/ on "The Wonder Years." Kiss the Sky (tatyana-ali.com). skybolt/white.html) and Kellie Williams, You've probably heard about some of 24, (www4.ncsu.edu/~armeadow/kellie/) • "Who's The Boss" baby Dan Ali's high-profile classmates, including both from "Family Matters." "Blossom"'s Pintauro, 24, graduated in 1998 Natalie Portman (natportman.com) and Mayim Bialik, 24, is also at UCLA, working from Stanford, where he directed Jonathan Taylor Thomas (members.aol. on her Ph.D. in neuroscience. student theater. com/cummyl 234), child stars who con- Another famous face from the past, tinue to act while earning their degrees at Danica McKellar, who played Winnie Cooper • Keshia Knight Pulliam, Rudy Harvard. on "The Wonder Years," went to UCLA. Huxtable from "The Cosby Show," But whatever happened to the cast from McKellar, 25, graduated summa cum laude 21, is studying sociology at that classic hit, "Full House?" Most of them in 1998 with a degree in math that she puts Spelman College in Atlanta. to use posting calculus advice on her web site (danicamckellar.com). • Emmanuel Lewis from "Webster," natalie Portman and Jonathon Taylor Thomas Her co-star Josh Saviano, 29, graduated from Clark Atlanta are former child stars who continue to act who portrayed ever-dorky University in 1997 with a theater- Paul Pfeiffer, studied political arts degree. while earning their degrees at Haruard. science at Yale and is prepar- • Ben Hertzberg (Brian Tanner on ing to go to law school "Alf") 22, is a sophomore film major returned to the real world, where they now (ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ at the Academy of Art College. revel in new roles—as average coeds. reynders/saviano.htm). Not to be out-done "I love being a student. If I could, I'd by his brainy co-stars, Fred Savage went to stay in school forever," Andrea Barber, who Stanford, squeezing in classes while taping On the Couer played ditzy Kimmy Cibler, told People mag- his new television series "Working." • Clockwise from top right: Kelly Williams (Vern azine last month (people.aol.com/ Evans/People Weekly © 2000); Danny Pintauro people/sp/watn). Want to know about other child stars and (Mario Ruiz/People Weekly © 2000); Tatyana Ali where they went to college? 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West Virginia University [email protected]. steamtunnels.net 3 How to build your own web site The Ground Up By Marc Gerard Vou have a dream—of a web site, a col- checking out downloads.com. Search the Shareware s a good way to go for begin- orful, animated slice of the Internet for site for web editors, and you'll get a list of ners; these images, icons and backgrounds your very own, with pictures of your both shareware and demo programs that are easy to import and instantly rewarding. junior year abroad, a message board, and you can sample for yourself. Among the For your next, more advanced project links to your favorite bands. You want to put more popular editors are Microsoft's Front there's a gazillion sites out there to help you yourself out there—you want to be seen. Page (microsoft.com/frontpage) and with design issues, enhancements, and more But there's a problem. You don't know Adobe's Page Mill (adobe.com/products/ complicated procedures. HTML, never mind anything about pagemill/main.html). Like anything else, web design takes stylesheets or any other sheets. And PageMill is a great editor for beginners, some practice, especially since the web JavaScript? What is that, some crazy font or and though Adobe has recently stopped sell- advances so quickly. But soon you'll have it something? ing it (their current editor is called CoLive), all figured out, and that site you imagined The good news is that you don't actual- it's still available at downloads.com. will be yours—complete with a flashy intro ly have to have a lot of tech know-how to Once you've nailed down a server and page, home movies, animated pictures, and build a basic home page. In fact, you don't picked an editor, you're ready to build your rollover text. And I can't wait to see it. • need much at all. A little curiosity and some site. I recommend starting simple: anima- basic computer skills will do just fine. tion, rollovers—when your text or picture changes as the mouse cursor moves over more Links it—movies, and sounds all require a little build-website.com The first thing to work out when you more advanced work. decide to build your home page is where build-your-own-web-site.com You can create a text-based web site by you're going to store it. In other words, you zdnet.com/zdhelp typing the text into the editor as you would have to hunt down a server. Most college when using a web processor. For all things related to web site creation, head straight to webmonheu.com-one of the most Top 10 Selling informatiue web-design sites out there. I Albums of HII Time 1. The Eagles: Greatest Hits students can store their pages on their uni- 26,000,000 versity's server for free, so check that option 2. 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This program is called a web editor, and 17,200,000 There are a number of sites on the web that there are several versions available. Most of offer shareware and freeware icons, back- 9. Whitney Houston: The them are relatively simple to use—not too grounds, and images that you can use on Bodyguard 16,740,000 much more difficult than a word processor your site, including Cnet.com or a basic drawing program. Some editors 10. Boston: Boston 16,000,000 (download.cnet.com ) and About.com are available as shareware, but others can be (shareware.about.com). quite expensive. To get a feel for the differ- Source: Recording Industry Association of ent editors at your disposal, I'd recommend America 4 steamtunnels.net Psst... Don't Cooking 101 By Cenevieve C. Rajewski not everyone dines in splendor at the Pass It On dining hall, or sneaks out for a late-night Protect yourself and your friends against run to Burger Bonanza. 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The worldwide Epicuriou s (epicurious.com/run/food just days later? damage estimate of I LOVE YOU? $6.7 bil- dictionary) answer questions about ingre- Those were the terms of a chain letter lion of unrecoverable business time. dients, equipment and techniques. circa 1986, when people still sent real mail. The news in worse for Windows* users, Several basics belong in everyone's kitchen. Today, thousands of chain emails clog com- since MS Outlook seems to be the target of Ceri Harrington, author The College Cookbook, puter systems all over the world—and these programs. To date there's no evidence nobody to date has received a million dollars. fltsltesUkeallredpes.com and that they can seriously damage Macs or Break the Chain Lotus Notes. Microsoft started working on StudentRecipes.com, you'll find While chain emails are the less danger- anti-virus software immediately, which can recipes for tasty, budget-conscious ous of the Internet demons, they are no less now be downloaded at officeupdate. meals that can be prepared quickly microsoft.com, but even that The worldwide damage estimate comes with its own set of problems. recommends a medium-sized frying pan and The new security lets users select two covered saucepans (large and small), and of I LOUE VOU? $6.7 billion of the attachments they'll accept, a medium-sized baking pan. Purchase the alerts users of suspicious attach- heaviest, best-made pans available. unrecouerable business time. ments, and changes the security A few other small appliances can make restrictions on Outlook. life easier. A crock pot slow-cooks meals annoying in their potential to muck up net- while you're at class. Add the ingredients for Releasing the Bug work systems everywhere. a soup, stew or chili—when you return, din- So who writes these viruses? Mostly col- The Computer Incident Advisory ner is made. Also useful is a hot pot for boil- Capability (www.ciac.org), a division of the lege and high school students looking for ing water for tea, oatmeal or Ramen noodles. attention or testing out a new prank. Department of Energy, lists many known You can learn which seasonings are com- Despite the ramifications of a virus like I hoaxes to check out, including the Bill patible with which foods at Epicurious. LOVE YOU, there's very little legal recourse. Cates/$1000 scam and the kidney harvest Cooking oil is another indispensable item; The legislation dates back to the Computer warning (my personal favorite). Other sites, olive oil offers the best flavor and health Abuse Act of 1984, which covers unautho- including About.com (search for "email benefits. 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But security is only as good as the next seasoned.eom/issues/199808/f.df.sp.html hacker. One virus dubbed Timofonica, origi- Easy Cooking for College Students nating in Spain, threatened cell phones and garnet.acns.fsu.edu/~ehc5091/index.html Viral Infection hand-held devices like the Palm Pilot. Any The Survival Guide for College Students We can laugh off a silly email, but it's hard wireless connection has the potential of skipublishing.com/Recipes.html to ignore when it comes with a fatal attach- bringing an infection to the device via ment. In May of 2000, computers in the downloads. 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Lorson's new band, Saint Low, I'd say, We're herself frustrated by the band's lack of recently released its self-titled debut gonna go wild here,' and they would just commercial progress and sitting on a look sort of stumped. So I ended up doing that part myself on the record. Once they "I found myself wanting to reuisit the more organic may of heard the recording, they were like, 'Oh yeah, we can try that.' They just didn't doing things, because I'd neuer mastered the electronics. I have the reference points," she says with a thought, 'Wait a minute, I hauen't learned how to do this yet!'" laugh. With a U.S. tour in the works for Saint growing backlog of songs that weren't album on Thirsty Ear, after more than a Low, it looks like they'll have plenty of right for Madder Rose. 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