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■ James Madison University Thursday, September 26, 1985 Vol.63 No. 8 Carrier pushes for $21 million more in 1986-1988 term By Kyra Scarton assistant news editor crease would bring salaries to about the middle of the list. A plan to supplement the universi- Carrier said about $2.2 million ty's budget by $21 million over two would be allocated for the first years was outlined Wednesday by budget year and almost $5 million JMU President Ronald Carrier. for the next. Salaries would increase Carrier told about 300 faculty more than 11 percent each of the two members at a meeting in Grafton- years. Stovall Theatre that he will ask the JMU's major objectives in seeking Virginia General Assembly to ap- increased state funding are to create prove $46 million for instruction and enough positions where needed and related items for 1986-87 and $49 to reduce the size of classes, Carrier million for the following year. said. Gov. Charles Robb has tentatively An additional $26.9 million was recommended JMU be budgeted funded for auxiliary operations this about $37 million for instruction and year, he said. This includes the cam- related items for 1986-87, Carrier pus center, the bookstore and opera- said. This target figure is about tions that generate revenue for the equal to this year's funding. university. To supplement the target figure, Carrier also announced planned Carrier said he will request about $9 capital improvement requests. million more in the first year of the About $3.2 million will be requested biennium. Another $12 million will for Burruss Hall renovation, $2 be requested for the following year. million for the completion of the JMU's request includes 45 new fine arts building and about positions, 25 of which are faculty $350,000 to plan the new business positions. The request also would building. cover money needed to increase "We think they're very modest re- faculty salaries, he said. quests," Carrier said. JMU faculty salaries now rank Included in the proposed budget is near the bottom of a list of 25 $700,000 for 1986-87 and $1.4 Staff photo by KEVIN ROPP schools in its peer group. The in- See CARRIER page 2 ► President Ronald Carrier addressed about 300 faculty members. Council tries to breathe new life into honor code "If It's as low as I fear, some initiative has to Without the system, faculty members could fail By Mark er news editor come from the students. ... It is our system — we a student at their discretion for cheating. Students should be responsible for it." would have fewer rights and less freedom, Creger The Honor Council will conduct its own survey Of the 36 reports of violations last year, ail but said. after a poll this summer indicated that few incom- one came from faculty, she said. Last year the Honor Code was studied and ing freshmen would report an Honor Code viola- The Honor system can work only if students are modified to be fairer and more consistent. In addi- tion. tion to procedural changes, a new violation, "We need to know where we stand with the rest willing to report violations, she said. "It is a student-run organization. If just faculty members "making use of computing facilities in an of the students on the campus," said Mary Crcger, academically dishonest manner," was added. Honor Council president. report violations, then there's no respect for the system" from students or faculty. There now are 13 specific violations listed in the In the survey of freshmen conducted by the of- Honor Code, but violations are not limited to the fice of residence life, 12 percent said they would Students don't understand what alternate list. report a violation. The results are "very destruc- systems would be like, Creger said. Under the Plaques with the code were placed in academic tive to us (the Honor Council)" and the figure is Honor System, penalties can be imposed only by buildings, and pamphlets outlining the Honor "atrociously low," Creger said. the Honor Council, Honor Council coordinator, System were distributed to new students and facul- the university hearing officer and university presi- The Honor Council's survey will question ty. students about reporting violations. dent. See HONOR page 2 ► Popular Some of JMU students' In her visit here Monday, sex favorite magazines reflect a Good therapist Dr. Ruth Westhelmer picks variety of interests. 3 sex gave advice to a full house. 10 t A ,f Page 2, The Breeze, Thursday, September 26,198b Carrier ^8 »> (Continued from page 1) "Each institution goes after a cer- million for the following year to tain funding. They're one against the cover inflation, Carrier said. Carrier speaks at Byrd roast other." The General Assembly, which He also outlined funds requested RICHMOND — Dr. Ronald made a speech from the rear of a convenes in January to determine pickup truck in rural Bath Coun- the state's bienniaU>udget, uses a for other programs. Carrier, president of James Faculty development funds of Madison University, was a ty ■ state formula t«/ dWerjmine how much money an (institWion should $220,000 each year would be provid- featured speaker at a roast for "He kept talking and the ed, he said. These funds would be receive. \ retired Virginia U.S. senator, crowd kept getting smaller," available for faculty exchanges and Harry F. Byrd Jr. Tuesday night. Carrier said. "Finally, there was Lasf year JMU was funded at 88 percent of the guidelines. The state sabbaticals. The occasion was billed as a only one man left, and as he step- Almost $1.5 million each of the "Byrd Bath." ped down out of the truck he said average for comprehensive institu- tions was 93 percent. two budget years would be reserved "It's nice to be here," Carrier to the man, 'Thanks for staying for additional student aid, Carrier said. "They had to have someone to hear my whole speech.' The For the 1986-88 biennium, Carrier wants the figure to be 93 percent for said. from the Shenandoah Valley, and man said, 'You're in my truck.' " The budget also includes monies I was the only one with a JMU. "We don't think realistically About 460 people, who paid we could get 100 percent of the for the telephone communications tuxedo." system, improved computer efficien- Carrier made a crack at the $125 apiece, attended the charity guidelines," he said. roast. Proceeds from the event Carrier said JMU officials have cy and assessment of academic campaign style of Byrd, who achievement. started in the Virginia General went to the Virginia affiliate of been meeting with legislators and Assembly following World War the American Diabetes Associa- employees in the governor's office. The five-year plan for academic II. He recalled how Byrd once tion. The immediate strategy is to get in- excellence also was included in the fluential people to understand the request, he said. The money will be university's philosophy for the 93 needed for people to implement the percent funding, he said. plan as well as to create continuity. Honor "I'm not ready to announce a About $250,000 will be used each strategy in case we don't get this year to develop liberal arts reforms, * (Continued from page 1) ■ budget," Carrier said. "That would Carrier said. look like a threat." The university has been overlook- Dr. William Smith, Honor Ad- and understand they are expected to The JMU Board of Visitors helped visory Board chairman, said last turn in suspected violators. Failing ing its honor students, Carrier said. to report a violation is not a viola- devise the requests and will vote on He also proposed a $200,000 endow- year's changes should improve the changes at its meeting next week in system, which has been a part of tion itself. ment of the Honors Program. Making it a violation to not report Norfolk. JMU since it opened in 1908. Basic support should come from He said he will not begin getting "There is no thought being given a violation would be unrealistic and feedback about the plan until Oc- almost impossible to enforce, Smith the community and he hopes JMU to abolishing it," Smith said. "If the can get the requested money, he tober or November. The university said. Honor System at JMU folds, we're said. must continue informing the state in for an embarrassment. We're say- According to the Honor 'System about its needs because it knows ex- pamphlet, "If students fail to report "In my heart, I think they're ing we're unable to operate with (JMU's chances) good. In my mind, actly what the funds are needed for. trust among ourselves." honor violations ... it is almost cer- tain that an honor system will cease I'm not too sure. It's just too early "At this time there are no Both students and faculty must to predict what's going to happen. negatives." support the system for it to work, he to be effective to academic dishones- said. 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