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Ho Local restaurant to reopen Drunk students learn the hard Ram Women's basketball team JO'S on weekend nights, p. 5 Driving way, p. 16 Jam losses to VCU, p. 21 ■ . - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4,1988 JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY VOL. 65 NO. 34 . n the religion of pleasure, each finds his own Mecca. For Last year Spring Break revenues in the Florida resort most students at JMU and elsewhere, Mecca lies somewhere south. community plummeted S55 million from the year before because The owner of Valley Mall's Travel Pros said Florida, the of the defensive atmosphere generated by the police, said Gregg Bahamas and Cancun rate high with the JMU jet set, although Newell, the executive director of the Fort Laudcrdalc '88 most of his tours are solidly booked. Those few spaces left are Committee. priced "way out of range," said Fred Schacfer. "This year they [the police] are going to be diplomats. They The west coast of Florida is a surprisingly big seller this year didn't treat people like tourists last year." he said. at Travel Pros. The old standards, Daytona Beach and Fort "The mayor is an anti-Spring-Brcakcr," Newell said, but has Laudcrdalc, lag behind. given his support to the committee which comprises 25 of the Officials in Laudcrdalc, recognizing its dwindling popularity largest hotels and night clubs in the area. with the college crowd aficr a police crackdown last year, arc "We're saying this is the place where it started Come on reverting to form. back. We want you," he said. The "Berlin Wall," separating students on the beach from the Area motels are halving their rates said Newell, who hopes to civilized world in Fort Laudcrdalc, is coming down this year while see the Fort Laudcrdalc business community make a profit of SI 10 other Florida communities arc gearing up. "Ni^ million this season. An alliance of business interests forced a change of heart in "You can get a nice place on the ocean for about $65. You can ,n Laudcrdalc's police department, and a new chief of police sits in office. " , See BREAK page 2> o lie J IV . r/> !!•• »k r : <N"^ v>AoStoriiby:rQanAsr»tor> , n' . • ,WI,1 III* / ■ > o» ^S ,., ML Page 2, The Breeze, Thursday, February 4,1988 Break >■ (Continued from page 1) misdemeanor and carries a fine or a Tourism in the Bahamas said American dollars arc accepted in the 60-day jail term, or both. temperatures during the Spring Break Bahamas. put eight people in a room, but I'm not Alcohol is forbidden on all the season range in the 80s and are coupled The race for fun, however, goes to the advocating that," he said. beaches — almost with cooling trade winds. swift. Further north along a 23-mile stretch Not so in Cocoa Beach, where Glenn Florida tours are "pretty much gone," of sand called Daytona Beach, Chamber Raybac of the Cocoa Beach Police The Ministry in Nassau sponsors a Schaefer of Travel Pros said, although of Commerce officials are expecting a Department said liquor is allowed, but Junkanoo Festival every Monday there are still tours to "isolated places" big turnout. Last year 325,000 people not in parking lots. Drinking out of evening starting Feb. 29 on the western left visited Daytona, doubling its bottles is discouraged. end of the Espanard Beach. Alchohol is Those who really wanted a tour population and congesting its streets. "There are not a whole lot of things legal. Marijuana is "very illegal," and package should have found them by A survey commissioned by Daytona's available for kids to do," Raybac said. public transportation is best now. But, then again, Spring Break Convention Visitor's Bureau last year "We're mainly family-oriented exemplified by a mini-bus that costs 50 was never a location, just a state of showed each student spent about $360 tourism." cents per ride. mind. per week for a total of $117 million He described Cocoa as "really nice but dropped into city coffers by season's very expensive, You might want to end. think of Cocoa as Orlando's beach." Lt. Lexie Williams of the Daytona Those immune to the charms of Beach Police said his department Mickey Mouse but who like to surf can deploys about 305 officers in special find Florida's premiere surf spot, Newstip?^ teams to maintain order. Officers and Sebastian Inlet, with little trouble. special agents drafted from the mainland Drive for 45 minutes down Rt. Al A. Newsfip?^ portion of Daytona contribute to "a Crowds are intense and local very intensive build-up," he said. "It's tcrritoriality is rampant, but the surf is very crowded; wall-to-wall bodies." usually worth the hassle. Newsfip? But not all of that is due to a fear of But maybe you don't surf. Maybe, anarchy-prone students driven mad by you don't want to visit Wall Disney task-master professors. World. Maybe, you don't want to be in If you have any newstips or "When all these people come here, the United Slates. other information about things there may be people on the FBI's If all of the above are true, Travel 10-most-wanted list ncre too," Pros also sponsors cruises to the in and around JMU, call X6127. Williams said. "Just on the beaches, Bahamas [Nassau and Frccport] or We'd.love to hear from you. you'll have something like 200,000 flights to Cancun, Mexico. people. Those who started buying flight space "Every year there's a theme," he said. to Cancun when they should have Last year's was a squeeze-play on [about 4 months ago] found rates of •BMKSMWWKMKMIBHtlBHWBBBIMBBB;^^ balcony acrobats. $299 to $399 for a package plane ride For those intent on being monkeys, a and hotel accommodations. warning: hotel security now has The average three-day Bahamas cruise f ♦ authority to arrest people climbing cost a IiUle over $400 at Travel Pros. 1&P 434-2333 A ] balconies. It is a third-degree Sheila Cox of the Ministry of ♦ <*>^*at the CORRECTIONS Garrison Press L ' • As a result of miscommunication third floor on Jan. 27 was that the * Golf Shirts between a Breeze reporter and Alan smoke entering the building through air ♦ T-Shirts MacNutt, director of campus police and ducts was diluted and the ionization * Caps ♦ Other Items safety, inaccurate . information was level was not. high enough to set the * Jackets Available printed in the Jan. 28 issue of The alarms off. on Request Breeze. Fire detectors in campus residence halls are designed to detect •There is a $2 cover charge for the - Clubs - Fraternities - Sororities - Dorms ♦ smoke not fire. The reason band Glass Onion tonight at the Mystic McGraw-Long Hall's fire detectors did Den. Inaccurate information was printed I 71 E. Elizabeth Street | not sound until smoke had reached the in The Breeze. T 5 1 * Bed & Breakfast | THE In scenic countryside Founded 1922 8 ml. south of JMU! PUMPKIN Editor RobWaehbum To tke fill along, cheanered as ii is wib\ abuses. Ike Managing editor Mke Wilson world is indebted for all Ike t'lumpni tAicA kave been HOUSE Business manager Diana Benevides gained by reason and humanity over error and oipression.' 1847 Restored brick Design/layout editor Menses Amo. •- James Madison ' News editor Martin Romjue home featuring Victorian INN, Assistant news editor Amy Porter & country rooms, some with Features editor Pam Wiley Tke Breete is published Monday and Thursday LTD Assistant features editor Mark Longfnb.cn mornings and datributed throughout JMU. private bath, fireplace. Furnished Business editor K.thi Chincrm-no Mailing address is Tne Breete, Communication Sports edsor , Sonny Dc.rtti Department, JMU, Harrrsonburg, Va 22807. with antiques. 7 guest rooms. Assistant sports editor Cattiy Caray For advertising, calL566-6S96 For editorial o'lices. Editorial editor Mark Chamock call 568-6127. JW Continental breakfast. Assistant editorial editor Stephen Rountree Comments and1 Krrplaints should be directed to Great for your parents when . Photo editor Cathy Udell Rob Washburn. editor. U Assistant photo edflor Lawrence Jackson they come to visit you! \' «*J 4J4-0903 Wire editor Hretner Dawson Production manager Kristin Fay Assistant business manager Wendy TrsJskM Advisers Flp De Luna Ads design manager Greg Tutwifcr Alan NeckowiU On Route 11 between I - 81 Exits 60 & 61 Marketing manager Juke Scott David Wendelken —x The Breeze, Thursday, February 4, 3968, page 3 Survey: Students need more financial aid info By Meghan Johnson The survey asked students if they had applied for The emergency student loan offers up to $100, staff writer financial aid and, if so, how much guidance they payable in 30 days without interest. There is a $10 penalty fine for failure to repay loans on tirnc. Students arc not adequately informed about financial received from the financial aid office. John Sellers, director of financial aid at JMU, aid and how eligibility is determined, according to Of the 250 students questioned, 127 had applied for stressed that this is a penalty fee, not interest results of a survey on the quality of service and financial assistance at JMU in the past. Seventy-one of information about JMU's Financial Aid Office. The Don Gardner Scholarship, another emergency those rated their interaction with the office "average," short-term loan, offers $600 and is payable in three The survey attempted to find out "whether or not 40 rated it "excellent," and 16 rated the interaction months. There is no interest unless the loan is not there is a need" to make changes in the financial aid "poor." paid within that time, at which point interest begins to system or in the way in which financial aid is Other questions were whether students were aware of accrue.

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