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MONDAY FEBRUARY 19. 1996 VOL. 73. NO. 36 ssessmfcnt Day monitor JMU in D.C. semester to give students taste academic, personal growt of the political world 1. Assessment Day is Feb. 20. Blake. "The class will take advantage 2. Students with 45-70 credit hours are required to participate by Brad Jenkins staff writer of the public administration 3. Assessments do include some seniors, according to each opportunities in the Washington area, department. Instead of spending afternoons like networking," Blake said. 4. Assessments are to measure educational goals of institution studying on the Quad in the shadow Students in the advisory in public 5. All classes before 4 p.m. are canceled. of Wilson Hall, 25 students may affairs class will be placed in have the opportunity to study in committees that will meet once each Washington, D.C, in the shadow of week. The committees will be broken cms, Capitol Hill. down into components to study job :th 45-70 A semester in Washington opportunities and job seeking, quired to program is slated for a trial run libraries and research facilities, .. To spring semester 1997. graduate opportunities, Cultural hose "The whole purpose of the opportunities and networking re 4 p.m. semester is to have courses with an opportunities. have been cancel applied component so that students Each committee will present three student Cheryl have an opportunity to have a more programs on the area to which they Gaumer, Assessment Day first-hand look at the [political are assigned. coordinator, said all students who science) field," Charles Blake, "The courses may be similar to meet the credit requirements were assistant professor of political classes students have already taken notified and assigned to testing Gaumer said two kinds of tests assessment office, said the tests are science, said. Blake will serve as the or need to take in political science, rooms according to the last digit of will be given to sophomores. 6ne on done in accordance with professor in residence during the but they will be more specific to the their Social Security number. subject matter compiled by JMU requirements of the State Council of program's trial run. Washington area," Blake said. "For Some seniors, on a department- faculty and another that tests student Higher Education for Virginia to According to Devin Bent, the most part, all of the credits will by-department basis, also participate development. track student learning. 'The purpose professor of political science, be applied to the political science or in Assessment Day, Gaumer said. The tests are based on the is to make sure all institutions are students in the program will have public administration major." "Departments take care of their own university's liberal studies doing a good job and meeting their several courses to choose from, Chris Janak, junior political seniors." requirements and evaluate Several educational goals." including contemporary problems in science and history major, said even According to information from areas, including mathematics, Student participation in the tests American government, legislative though he is still undecided about the student assessment office's natural science, welloess, fine arts, is "what makes this institution's process, media and politics, and applying, the semester would be homepage, students who fail to social science, history and literature. programs good," she said. advisory in public affairs. Each practical. "It gives you a chance to participate will have complications None of the tests are used to The office of student assessment student will be allowed to take 14 see how D.C. works instead of registering for the fall semester. evaluate students on an individual homepage states test results "will be credit hours, which includes an learning about it in an isolated room The student assessment office level, Gaumer said. "We're not used to improve the liberal studies internship worth four credit hours. at JMU." has provided a list of rooms and interested in how individual curriculum and student affairs Each course will be specific to the Students will live in apartments in times on its website at students do. we're interested in how programs." Washington area, Bent said. For Northwest Washington on "http://www.jmu.edu/assessment/as they do as a group." example, the legislative process Connecticut Avenue, Bent said. "It's sessday.html". Cynthia Olney, of the student see ASSESSMENT page 2 course will require students to select a safe area with restaurants and a current bill for in-depth study. entertainment nearby. It's an The internship portion of the outstanding location," he said. semester can be related to a student's Tuition for the semester in major and can be credited toward the Washington will be the same as A year later, office of sexual assault requirements in that major, he said. tuition for a regular semester at JMU, "Students could do internships but housing will cost $2,150 and education coordinator makes impact with Congress, the Executive Branch meals cost between $800 and $ 1,500, or interest groups. It will be up to the Bent said. Room and board for the by Sally Clarke student to find these internships, but 1995-'96 school year is about contributing writer we will help give leads*" Bent said. $2,340, $1,237 for housing plus a Another unique course the meal plan. In addition, students will Almost everyone has heard the disturbing program offers is an advisory in statistic: one in four women on the JMU public affairs course supervised by see D.C. page 2 campus has been or will be the victim of an act that could legally be considered rape, according to Arnie Kahn, professor of psychology. /JMU plans to "Study abroad" It has been more than a year since the JMU administration responded to student requests in Washington D.C. and approved the creation of the posftion of sexual assault education coordinator. The same student groups that petitioned for the group Some courses offered In the helped select Hillary Wing-Lott as the r coordinator of this part of the university's Washington Program ,; student services. Wing-Lott was chosen after a nationwide •contemporary problems in search for an experienced counselor and director to run the office. She says the interview American governmenl and selection process was tough but legislative process worthwhile. media and politics "I have spent 17 years patching up the damage resulting from this kind of violence advisory in public affairs through advocacy and counseling. Now I have -internships the chance to work on crisis prevention; it's KYLE BUSSIsenior photographer proactive," she said. Sexual Assault Education Coordinator Hillary Wing-Lott The office has come a long way in the past looks over paperwork regarding an upcoming program Friday in her office in the University Health Center. sec IMPACT page 2 ' ' A'NTHONY R»NG & ANGELA TERUVIstaffartists 2 Monday, Feb. 19, 1996 THE BREEZE

Assessment Impact and men..., That's what I'd like to continued from page 1 continued from page 1 year. When Wing-Lott first arrived, see more of," Wing-Lott said. Cole Welter, director of the school of art and art history, said the school Kahn said men's understanding will assess senior art majors to measure their progress. Art majors will submit she had no staff, no office and few resources. Now, the office has of the issues involved in sexual JifeezeIAMIS MADISON UMIVI«»ITT a portfolio of their work for the department to review. "It helps [faculty] to get several locations, a staff of student assault is an important part of a more representative measure of what's really happening." assistants, five peer educators and a prevention. "We need to change our "To the press alone, chequered HoweverAhe said it is important to recognize the assessment is not an ideas of what it is to be 'masculine' accurate depfwion of the students' entire educational career. "They are a mentor program through which as it is with abuses, the world is victims who have been in recovery and 'feminine.' .,. Ultimately that's indebted for all the triumphs snapshot in time, but that's not the whole picture." where [the problem lies]" he said. Although some people may see these tests as beneficial to the progress ol for awhile can help those who have which have been^ained by just experienced an assault. Senior dietetics major Wendy programs at JMU, some of the faculty don't feel the time spent on the testing Hackleman said, "I think it's good reason and humanity over error The office also runs several is worthwhile. because nowadays, a guy has to and oppression." The assessment program is actually hurting the academic progress ot the support groups. A rape survivors group meets Thursdays, and the think about his part in what happens. — James Madison university, Jim Leary. professor of chemistry, said. "All assessment as it s We have all heard that 'No means done here takes away from the academic standard set here." secondary victims group, a group of Editor Alison Boyce supporters of rape victims, meets no' now." The fact that other institutions with higher academic reputations than But Hackleman's housemate, Managing editor Cyndy Uedtke JMU's do not have as extensive an assessment program lefcds him to be Tuesdays at the Health Center. Wing-Lott also conducts an Lisa Engle, senior psychology Ads manager Maggie Mayall "skeptical as to whether this [assessment testing] is something done for show major, said she's not sure education or something the administration is imposing on our students and faculty, intensive program for convicted sex News editor Crlstle Breen offenders. She has had two programs make a difference in rape News editor Greg Froom Leary said. - _ .... statistics. "Rape still goes on, and Other faculty members believe the results of the tests have helped to successful participants in the Asst. news editor Stacey Danzuso program so far. goes unreported." restructure curriculum to better meet the student's needs. In Wing-Lott's travels to Still, Wing-Lott, Kahn and Focus editor Karen Brewer John Hanson, professor of mathematics, said evaluation of university Hackleman share the opinion that it programs is an ongoing process, and assessment testing "is just one more thing programming conventions and other Asst .focus editor Angle Kmm universities, she found JMU has one is necessary to keep sending Opinion editor Sherrl Btenberg that helps to drive the process along." of the most extensive and effective messages out, and that action is The time spent testing students eventually helps them, he said. I think it s taken to back it up by.helping Asst. opinion editor Laura Wade worthwhile to do them [assessment tests]. We should keep it." programs of this kind in the country. Wing-Lott said she and members victims and prevention through open Style editor Jason Comer Whether or not the programs themselves benefit from Assessment Day, communication. some students do not feel the tests are a good measurement of the progress of her office are always working on Asst. style editor Karen Bltz new projects and ideas for programs The office's next event will be a Sports editor Matt Provence students have made at JMU. • and progress. Their goal for the pre-spring break party to try to Sophomore Cheryl Dunahay, health science major, said she doesn t thin* it enforce the idea that sun, fun and Asst. sports editor Peter Haggarty is a fair representation because some students end up taking tests in areas they office's second year is to launch a campaign for student involvement. freedom do not have to lead to Copy editor Karen Bogan are weak in, and bad results from the tests "don't say that students aren t The slogan is "promoting respect, violence and assault, which has been Photo editor Roger Wollenberg learning anything." the case in past years, Wing-Lott Sophomore Dan Logie, political science major, also said.he doesn t believe expecting change." Asst. photo editor Melltta Palladlno There will be more room for said. t the tests provide an accurate indicator of students' academic progress. "I don t Students who want information Graphics editor Angela Terry student involvement in the office's think they reveal much about what people have learned." programming, especially for male about the sexual assault education Asst. graphics editor Drew Banaemer However beneficial the results may prove to be, many students view students. "This office is for every office, or want to get involved as a Advisers' Flip De Luca, Assessment Day as a much-needed break from classes. volunteer, can call X2831. "Because I'm behind, I'm looking forward to the day off," Logie said. single student on campus, women Alan NeckowlU, David Wendelken D.C. FYI. . . continued from page 1 The Breeze is published Monday have to pay for public transportation and Thursday mornings and on the Washington Metro system. distributed throughout James JMU does not offer scholarships Madison University and the local independent for the program. Harrisonburg community. The semester in Washington is not Comments and complaints should exclusively for political science be addressed to Alison Boyce, majors. "We think the primary editor. interest will be with political science Mailing address: and international affairs students," The Breeze Bent said. Anthony-Seeger Hall "The program may also be James Madison University beneficial to students in speech Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807 communication, history, mass E-Mail address: communication and students with a THE_BREEZE within the JMU minor in political science," he added. VAX system; Liz Sinunu, sophomore political [email protected] outside science and marketing major, said, the JMU VAX system "I want to make connections, and I Breeze Net: thought the internship would be a http://breeze.jmu.edu good opportunity to make An individual may have one copy connections." of The Breeze for free. Sinunu, who is from Philadelphia, All subsequent copies cost 25 also said she would like the change cents a piece. of pace from studying in a rural area. "I miss having a cultural center to go In The Breeze. to." According to Bent, students have OPINION 12 two deadlines for applying to the FOCUS 16 program's 25 slots. The early STYLE 19 deadline is Feb. 23. Students who apply by Feb. 23 will be notified SPORTS 23 about their acceptance Feb. 28. The COMICS 27 final deadline is Feb. 28, and students CLASSIFIEDS 31 applying by the final deadline will be notified March 11. To apply, students CORRECTIONS must complete an application form, accompanied with faculty references In the Feb. 15 issue, the pulled and an essay. Applications are quote on page 2 to the story "Song available in the political science book distribution rattles fraternity" did not belong with the office in Maury Hall. article. Neil Curtis has no Although the program is only involvement with the story. scheduled to run the spring '97 semester. Bent is hopeful the ROGER WOLLENBERG//>/io/o editor • The article "Date rape often program will continue. "In the future, scars, traumatizes victims" on we would like to offer a broader page 21 of the Feb. 15 issue should Snow — again have reported that the Campus range of courses for more people." Assault Response Helpline If the program is successful and Despite blustery winds and frigid temperatures, students brave the elements to get to class operates Thursday at noon to there is sufficient interest, the Friday morning. The sky dropped about four inches of snow on Harrisonburg by 3 p.m., leaving Monday at noon at X6411. Washington program could become a many wondering if winter will ever end and looking forward to spring break. permanent part of the political The Breeze regrets the errors. science department.-. ,,"'.',' '.,, , JC-. •. .11 I j 1 .,,., , ,,., ...1.-1,1 > THE BREEZE Monday, Feb. 19, 1996 3 Professors, staff socialize during after hours by Mike White Joyce Guthrie, assistant dean of contributing writer the College of Business, said faculty and staff in the College of Business While JMU students have a have limited opportunities to see myriad of opportunities for other faculty because of the distance socialization, the situation for faculty between Zane Showker Hall and the and staff is not quite as plentiful. To main campus. allow faculty and staff a chance to Faculty and staff members in meet together informally. Dining attendance expressed satisfaction Services periodically sponsors with the new social opportunity. "Madison After Hours," an evening Marsha Shenk, secretary in the of socialization for faculty and staff. Department of Marketing and The purpose of Madison After Hospitality Management, said Hours is to "create a forum where Madison After Hours "helps me faculty and staff could come together identify names with people." in an unofficial capacity," according Bijan Saadatmand, psychology to Rick Larson, director of Dining professor and director of Services. Madison After Hours is International Student and Faculty held in the Taylor Hall Multi- Services, said, "I'm very pleased that purpose Lounge. the operation [of Madison After Although tension between faculty Hours] is going on." and administration is often an issue at Alcoholic beverages are served to JMU, Larson said reducing that relax the atmosphere of the event, tension isn't the specific intent of Larson said. This does not require Madison After Hours. any exceptions from JMU alcohol He said the event grew out of policy because the catering service faculty and staff requests for an has an alcohol license. activity similar to one called Sophomore Andrew Barry, a Friday's, social gatherings that were student employee of Dining Services RICK THOMKONIstaff photographer discontinued many years ago. who worked at Madison After Hours Robert Reid, Joyce Guthrie, Robert Scott and Charles Pringle mix and mingle during Madison After Robert Scott, acting vice president Feb. 15, said he approves of faculty's Hours Thursday In Taylor Hall. The gathering gives faculty and staff the chance to meet informally. for administration and finance, said consumption of alcohol during of beverages goes to cover the cost of gatherings praise its benefits, Larson and Larson said he thinks if the faculty or administrators who attend Madison After Hours. "I don't see the food, Larson said. said he doesn't think the event has schedule is changed to make the event are generally comfortable any problem with [serving alcohol at Dining Services uses Madison reached its full potential. Attendance Madison After Hours meet on with members of the other group. a faculty/staff event]," Barry said. After Hours as an environment for at each meeting of Madison After different days, faculty members with Each Madison After Hours Madison After Hours is free for testing new food products, Larson Hours has been lower than he night classes would still get a chance activity is sponsored by a different faculty and staff but is not open to said. "We can get feedback from real expected, which he attributes to a to attend some of the events. campus department, Larson said. The students. Food is provided by the customers," he said. Food items that lack of publicity before the event. Larson expects the next Madison sponsor must provide a host or catering division of JMU Dining are successful during Madison After For the future of Madison After After Hours to be held on or near the hostess and recruit guests to come. Services, and participants can Hours may later be offered regularly Hours, Larson foresees changing the third week of March, and the sponsor The Collegorof Business sponsored purchase beer and wine for $1 per by JMU's catering service, he said. dates of Madison After Hours. The will likely be the Office of the most recent event, held Feb. 15. can or glass. Revenue from the sales While faculty who attend the event is held on Thursday afternoons. Affirmative Action. Students discover joys of study in Latin America abroad programs out of all the ones she had by Paula Finkclstein by Christine M. Galbraith contributing writer heard about. police reporter Skinner said, "It is hard to sum up an JMU students have had new opportunities to experience like that. The two words I would use Campus police report, the following: study abroad in Latin America since the are 'exciting' and 'challenging.'" university joined the Council on International Skinner recommends studying abroad for a Tampering with Motor Vehicle Educational Exchange in 1994. year and not five months. "It is like an » Three subjects reportedly were observed near an unsecured vehicle near Godwin Hail at 12:51 a.m. CIEE is an organization of universities that emotional roller coaster. Feb. 16. sponsors study abroad programs. This group "During the first month," Skinner explains, The individuals reportedly were seen leaving in a Volkswagen Rabbit or Golf and were gone on arrival exists so students in the United States can study "everything is new and exciting, but afterwards, of officers. The hood of the victim's vehicle reportedly had been raised, and wires were disconnected. in other countries even if their university the novelty wears off and you begin to feel a Nothing reportedry was stolen. doesn't have a program in a particular country, little lost. It hits you that you are in a foreign according to Charles Blake, professor of country, but right before you leave, you are Burglary/Destruction of Public Property political science and coordinator of the Latin most comfortable. I was most happy my last • Unidentified individuals allegedly shattered the driver's side window and stole a diapet bag from a American studies abroad program. month there. vehicle parked In E-tot at 1:30 a.m. Feb. 16, "Because JMU is a member of CIEE, "It was hard to adjust to moving to a foreign students have well-established links to a wide country because you don't know anyone and Grand Larceny variety of opportunities without transferring out you are going to school in a large city, almost • Two subjects were arrested and charged with grand larceny for stealing a credit card from an of JMU. It lets students go to regions where the size of New York City," she said. unattended room In Eagle HaH between 10:30 p.m. and 11 p.m. Feb. 15. JMU doesn't have a program," Blake said. To get to classes, Skinner had to take a bus The individuals reportedly were apprehended in Fauquier County by a deputy sheriff. The subjects JMU Students have gone to Brazil, Costa to the subway station, ride a crowded subway reportedry had already used the credit card In Woodstock shortly after the theft on campus. Rica and Argentina, and can study in Chile, too. for more than 10 minutes and then walk a • Unidentified Individuals allegedly' stole a Macintosh Powerbook 5300/100 laptop computer, serial No This study abroad program is similar to couple blocks to her class. FC447M64FV, from a display shelf at the Bookstore between 5 p.m. Feb. 13 and 2 p.m. Feb. 14, others offered by the CIEE, which focuses on "The process of getting to class was about a The computer is valued at $1,965 language, social sciences and the humanities, 40-minute commute," Skinner said. • Unidentified individuals allegedly stole a wallet containing $20 cash, cards and coins from an Blake said. Most classes, Skinner said, were three hours unsecured, unattended office in Godwin Hall between 1 p,m. and 7 p.m. Feb. 13. Last year, Blake talked to about 60 students and only met once a week. interested in a study abroad program in Latin Skinner recommends studying abroad to Petty Larceny America. Fall semester 1995 was the first time experience another country's educational • Unidentified indh/Muals aflegedly stole a Win Keyboard and two network cables from the Chamfer Hall JMU students went to Latin America through system. "There is so much more out there than computer lab at 4:32 p.m. Feb. 13. CIEE. "I think there will be more [students who JMU and the American college experience." The computer equipment is valued at $65. study abroad in Latin America] in the future." For example, Skinner said Argentines are • Unidentified individuals altegedty stole a fire extinguisher from hallway 2-B in Bell HaS at 12:14 a.m. Through CIEE, senior Tasha Skinner, an known for for being late. Sometimes a Feb. 16. international affairs major, studied in Buenos professor would arrive at class 20 minutes late. Hall staff discovered the extinguisher had been stolen after receiving a tip from an anonymous caller. Aires, Argentina, at the School of Latin Also, she said many students would show up America Social Sciences last semester. late and during class, many of the students Fire Alarm Skinner said this school was "considered one would smoke cigarettes. • Cigarette smoke reportedly activated the fire alarm system in Weaver Hall at 4:29 a.m. Feb. 14. of the most prestigious school in Latin "It was funny because they were not aware The system was reset. America." of punctuality [like Americans]." While in Buenos Aires, Skinner said she met Skinner said, "The whole [study abroad] Number of drunk in public charges since Jan. 11:17 other Americans studying there through experience extends beyond education. You are different programs. Skinner said CIEE seemed to have one of the best Latin America study see LATIN page 9 . I •

4 Monday, Feb. 19, 1996 THE BREEZE CELEBRATE AFRICAN The Board of Visitors AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH of James Madison University with the JMU Bookstore Check out the many titles available: ...Invites undergraduates to apply for the position of Student Member of the Wishing On the Moon by D. Clarke Board of Visitoi Souls of Black Folk by W. Dubois Minimum Qualifications One More River to Cross by W. Myers Up From Slavery by B. Washington Sixty credit hours earned at James Epic Lives: 100 Black Women by J. Smith Madison University A 3.00 cumulative grade point average and many, many more! Currently registered for at least twelve Receive a free commemorative tote bag with semester hours the purchase of any African American title! Significant involvement in campus activities. JMU Hours of operation: Cash Checks MON. & WED. 8 a.m.-7 p.m. TUES..THURS. & FRI. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. FLEX £«j| HH SAT. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Interested students may obtain an application in the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs (Alumnae Hall 107). (Applications must be returned in person by the AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH deadline, 5 p.m., Wednesday, March 20,1996) A Heritage in Print emetfter in Hontron ummer ^sessions; 1996 Session I: institute for glbbanceb Shakespearean Jfall B>tmtittx 1996 g>tubtes #Hap l3-5une 7 Faculty Membejjn Residence: Dr. Adrian Clark, Dept. of Political Science Led by Dr. Ralph A. Cohen, Department of English POSC 361L* - British Government with introduction to the central features of / the political culture in Britain 'course number subject to change • Shakespeare in Performance • Shakespeare's Stage t Spring Semester 1997 • Shakespeare's London Faculty Member in Residence: Dr. John Butt, Dept. of History Session 2: International Accounting 3Fune 14 -3fulp 12 HIST 383 - Early England with special emphasis on beer, bells, and buildings: the history of English towns from 1100 to 1700 Led by Dr. Donna L. Street, School of Accounting Other courses for both semesters include: Art History, Music, Theatre, English, and International Liberal Studies: London in Cultural Perspective ACTG 241 - Principles of Financial/ tf / Accounting: An International Perspective Semester in London Mumni HIST 392L - The Transformation of Top Ten Reasons for Qoing to London England: 1760-1914 10. Life-long friendships you make. ILS 290L - London in Cultural Perspective. 9. Learning London through its history, literature and art. **MUS 200L - Music in General Culture 8. The British. **THEA 449/ENG 232 - The London Theatre 7. Pub-crawling. Independent Studies possible "pending enrollment 6. The latest Doc Martens from Camden Market. 5. Less than a 20-minute walk to Ramen Noodles, the British Museum, "Les Miserables", Trafalgar Square, National Theatre... Applications 4. Knowing Shakespeare at hjs. theatre, The'Globe. 3. Plays and concerts every week. still being accepted 2. Harry, Robin, and Oliver Atwood. 1. Great British faculty who become good friends. for limited spaces! Guess what? Patrick's coming for a visit! THE BREEZE Monday, Feb. 19, 1996 5 Faculty Senate discusses tenure review by Suzanne Compton Senate meeting March 14, according Faculty Senate meeting of the faculty reporter to Kohen. academic Vear concerning the Some senators expressed concern process of program discontinuance. The Faculty Senate tabled a over a lack of connection in the The State Council of Higher decision at its meeting Thursday to recommendation between professors' Education for Virginia has a series of endorse its proposed Post-Tenure evaluations and pay increases. state-wide processes for program Plan so senators would have time to Sen. Archer Harris, computer discontinuance, but some members gather input from their individual science, said, "There is nothing in the of the senate feel JMU should have departments. recommendation that says how the its own policy. Sen. Jerry Minskoff, special evaluation will translate into a merit "The university needs to develop education, recommended the plan be pay increase." their own internal process for tabled to get a "refreshed" look at the program discontinuance," Kohen recommendation by getting feedback said. The SCHEV policy for program from other faculty. discontinuance is an enrollment- Speaker Andy Kohen, economics, driven policy. Any policy JMU said the JMU Faculty Senate Post- develops with would have to go Tenure Review Committee along with the SCHEV process for composed the plan in November and program discontinuance. asked the senate for its endorsement Kohen also brought a conflict of it with the Faculty Senate constitution Under the plan, all faculty to the floor for discussion. According members will receive an annual to Kohen, the Speaker's duties written evaluation indicating, at outlined in the Faculty Senate minimum, whether the faculty constitution include reporting the member is performing satisfactorily President's response to the Hearing or unsatisfactorily, according to the Committee's decisions on the faculty Jan. 29 issue of The Breeze. grievances to the Senate. Kohen said, "We want to protect "I think there needs to be some But the constitution also demands the faculty and make sure the clearly defined process that translates that the Speaker keep all decision [to dismiss a faculty evaluation findings to the merit pay," Reconciliation Committee and member upon unsatisfactory he said. "For instance, somebody, Hearing Committee evidence evaluation] is not made on a whim rates outstanding in all areas and gets confidential. and for the wrong reasons. no pay raise, and then somebody After some discussion, senators "We want to assure someone who rates satisfactory and gets a huge pay agreed the Speaker w/auld report the has tenure and [is involved in] raise." President's response but would not scholarly and academic activities is [hiring Kohen's speaker's report report the names of individuals protected," he said. he discussed program discontinuance involved in the case in order to Senators will go back to their and a conflict in the Faculty Senate remain confidential. individual departments to get other Constitution. Also at the meeting: faculty's opinions on post-tenure Kohen asked the Academic • The senate passed two resolutions JAMES MORMS/staffphotographer evaluations and forward the opinions Policies Committee to present a Speaker Andy Kohen discusses post-tenure review at the Faculty to the speaker before the next Faculty progress report during the last see TENURE page 9 Senate meeting Thursday afternoon in Warren Hall. Alcohol poisoning lrginia eneralAAssembl odate Last week in General Assembly action: from anyone who does not look over 30, saying that many teenagers claims student's look much older. But the age was reduced to 21 in committee after • The Senate Education and Health Committee blocked legislation opponents said the original bill was too broad. The House voted 48- Thursday to allow public schools to adopt voluntary drug-testing 47 Tuesday to drop the age to 18. life at Radford programs. Under the bill, a vendor would be fined $50 for the first violation. The committee killed the bill 8-7. The House of Delegates had Retailers who are presented fake IDs would not be charged. AP/newsfinder approved the bill 92-7. , The House also voted 83-15 to approve a bill that would limits news service Del. Frank Wagner (R-Virginia Beach) said the bill would help sales to minors by requiring businesses to locate cigarette vending ROANOKE — An 18-year-old Radford University kids say no to drugs. Students who were offered drugs would find it machines within sight of an employee or restrict the machines only student found dead in her dorm room last weekend easier to decline if they could tell their peers they were being tested, to tokens sold by an employee. The bill provides some exceptions for died from alcohol poisoning, deputy chief medical he said. small businesses. examiner Dr. David Oxley of western Virginia has Under the bill, local school districts could choose to offer drug ruled. testing, and students would have to give their consent to be tested. • The Senate approved a plan in which the state's largest health Valerie Cole, whose death led to the temporary Test results would go only to the student and parents. Schools would insurer would pay the state $175 million in exchange for becoming a suspension of two fraternities, was found last Saturday. get a statistical report on how their students tested, but names of drug for-profit company. ^ Friends said she had spent the previous night drinking users would not be reported. The Senate voted 29-10 Friday with no debate to approve at the Chi Phi and Pi Kappa Phi fraternities. The Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals opposed legislation that would guide Trigon Blue Cross Blue Shield's switch Cole's body was found by two friends visiting from the bill. The Virginia School Boards Association, the Virginia from a mutual company to a for-profit corporation. out of town. Association of School Superintendents and the Virginia Association. A similar bill passed the House of Delegates on Thursday after / The fraternities, suspended by the university and of School Nurses also voiced opposition. legislators rejected attempts to add on millions more in interest their national chapters for violating university alcohol payments. policies, remain under investigation, Radford • Democrats staved off Republican efforts to move parental Allen said Friday he wants to wait until the legislature works out spokeswoman Debbie Brown said. notification legislation to a friendlier committee. a final version of the bill before commenting on it. He supports The school planned to devote part of Saturday to an The Senate Rules Committee voted 8-7 Friday to keep the bill allowing Trigon to go for-profit, saying it would be good for education program on alcohol and what it can do to the requiring parental notice for girls' abortions in the Education and policyholders who would get stock, and it would be good for the human body. Health Committee rather than send it to the Courts of Justice state. Some insurers around the country have had to consolidate The program was led by Joyce Walter, Radford's Committee, which is more likely to send it along to the Senate floor. because they could no longer compete. first full-time health educator. The Education and Health Committee has repeatedly rejected School officials said the training program has been such legislation in the past. • The Senate approved two bills Tuesday that would further relax in the works for weeks, but Cole's death has raised Legislators have pushed parental notice bills since at least 1979. the state's concealed weapons statute. students' awareness about the issue. The measures either have been killed by the General Assembly or One measure, passed 21-19, would allow people with concealed "The stats over the years for alcohol have not vetoed by a governor. Two years ago, Republican Gov. George weapons permits to carry their guns into bars and restaurants. Under changed," Walter said. "The use of illicit drugs has Allen vetoed the bill because it allowed notification of adults other the bill, business owners could keep out concealed weapons by dropped, but alcohol is still the No. 1 drug of choice. than parents. posting signs. We have to make students understand that it is a drug." The House of Delegates voted 71-27 this week to pass a bill that The other bill, which passed 23-17, would allow court clerks, Walter said she' attempts to talk to students about would require a parent to be notified when a girl under 18 seeks an instead of judges, to issue concealed weapons permits for routine the dangers of alcohol and its abuse without lecturing abortion. A girl could ask a judge to waive the requirement. applicants. or preaching to them. Some students already know the potential hazards, • The House of Delegates approved a watered-down bill Tuesday • The Senate voted 24-16 Thursday to send motor voter legislation but others need to hear them, she said. that would require store clerks to request a photo identification when along to Gov. Allen despite Republican objections. "You get a group, especially of young women and a minor tries to buy cigarettes. The legislation allows Virginians to register to vote by mail or in men who haven't experienced college life for all that The bill would require vendors to ask for photo ID from anyone state offices such as the Department of Motor Vehicles. The House long ... I don't think they understand the who appears younger than 18. . physiological effects, that your body can only handle The bill originally called for retailers to demand identification see UPDATE page 9 so much ... that it's a toxin and that you can die from it," she said. wm 6 Monday, Feb. 19, 1996 THE BREEZE

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HEATHER RVHLMANNIconiribuiing artist WEEKL Y EVENTS Monday Balkan leaders meet in Rome to salvage peace accords EQUAL meeting, Taylor Hall, rm. 305,5 p.m. ROME — The presidents of Bosnia, Serbia and Science Fiction/Fantasy Guild, Taylor Hall, rm. 306,7 p.m. Croatia began a weekend of critical negotiations Animal Rights Coalition, Kee/ell Hall, rm. 310,7 p.m. here Saturday in an attempt to salvage the College Republicans meeting, Taylor Hall, rm. 404,7:30 p.m. Bosnian peace accord. Concerto Finals Competition for Piano, Wilson Hall Auditorium, 8 p.m., free. Gathering in a vast, white marble conference hall at the Italian Foreign Ministry, Presidents Campus coffeehouse features Tuesday Alija Izetbegovic of Bosnia, Franjo Tudjman of local talent and music Croatia and Slobodan Milosevic of Serbia shook • Universal Precautions Training Sessions, Taylor Hall, rm. 305, 5-6 p.m. hands and listened to diplomats from the United The Coffeehouse in Taylor Down Under has • Circle K meeting, Warren Hall Allegheny Room, 6 p.m. States, the European Union and Russia grimly scheduled entertainment for each night of the remind them that none of them is fully complying week. • JMU Students for Camp Heartland meeting, Taylor Hall, rm. 309,7 p.m. • AED meeting, Burruss Hall, rm. 31,7 p.m. with the peace deal to which they agreed in Tonight, the acoustic sounds of Spilling Dew November near Dayton, Ohio. The fragile peace can be heard, 8-10 p.m. Feb. 20 is Open Mic • "Grease," sponsored by UPB, Grafton-Stovall Theatre, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., being built in Bosnia after 3 1/2 years of the $1.50. Night, 8-10 p.m. Vibe Theory, an acoustic band, bloodiest conflict in Europe since World War II will be on stage, 8-10 p.m., Feb. 21. The improv • Young Democrats meeting. Warren Hall Allegheny rm., 8 p.m. could collapse, they were told, if they do not group Cillia will perform Feb. 22, 8-10 p.m. Jeff • Jazz Ensemble & Jazz Band, Wilson Hall Auditorium, 8 p.m. Call X7000 for carry out the Dayton plan. ^ Pond will perform 8-10:30, Feb. 23. tickets. The meeting in Rome — which Italians are calling the Compliance Conference and Tuskeegee Airmen share Wednesday American officials have dubbed "Dayton II" — is experiences with campus a sign that all is not going well in Bosnia. The University Program Board presents • Junior Class Council meeting, Warren Hall Piedmont Room, 5 p.m., open to all 'Tuskeegee Airmen" tonight in the Warren Hall juniors. Highlands Room, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Admission is • Habitat for Humanity meeting, Taylor Hall, rm. 402, 5:30 p.m. free. • Caving Club meeting, Jackson Hall basement, 6 p.m. Following the movie, two of the original • Baptist Student Union Revival Core prayer, BSU House 6:30-7:30 p.m. Airmen will share their memories of the • Harmony meeting, Taylor Hall, rm. 302, 7 p.m. squadrons of African-American men who were Blacks' presence in top-level enlisted in the U.S. Air Force before the Air • Sophomore Class Council meeting. Warren Hall Massanutten Room, 7:15-8:15 Force became integrated. p.m. Open to all sophomores. state jobs shrinks under Allen For more information on this event, contact the • Take Back the Night meeting, Logan Hall Women's Resource Center, 8 p.m. RICHMOND — In the two years since the Office of Multicultural Student Services at • "Grease," sponsored by UPB, Grafton-Stovall Theatre, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., nation's first elected black governor left office, X6636. $1.50. having opened the top echelons of Virginia • "Grease II," sponsored by UPB, Grafton-Stovall Theatre, midnight. government to blacks as never before, the The Office of Public Safety presence of African-Americans in the state's issues a warning advisory senior ranks has dwindled by nearly half. Thursday While under L. Douglas Wilder, 28 percent of The following is a posting in accordance with cabinet secretaries, agency directors and the provisions of the federal Crime Awareness • EARTH meeting, Taylor Hall, rm. 404,5-6:30 p.m. appointed advisers were African-American; only and Campus Security Act of 1990: • Baptist Student Union Thursday Night Fever, BSU House, 5:30-7 p.m. 15 percent are under Gov. George Allen (R). Please be aware of an area contiguous to cam- • Muslim Coalition meeting, Taylor Hall, rm. 311,5:30-7 p.m. According to a computer study of state personnel pus subject to chronic acts of violence, especially • BOND meeting, Warren Hall Piedmont Room, 6 p.m. data, their numbers are even below the level during late night and early morning hours, late in Wilder inherited in 1990. And for the first time in the week and on weekends. • Fellowship dinner at the Wesley Foundation, JMU Methodists, 6 p.m. and the New Life Singers Rehearsal, Wesley Foundation, 6:45-7:45 p.m. Call 434-3490. a decade, a Virginia governor's cabinet includes The area referenced is bordered by South Main no black members. The limited clout extends Street, Warsaw Avenue and Harrison Street, • "An Inside Look on Medical School and Residency," featuring Diane Pappas, beyond the executive suites. A recent audit by a intersected by the railroad tracks. M.D., presented by Alpha Epsilon Delta, Taylor Hall, rm. 306, 7 p.m. state watchdog agency showed that the Wilder Incidents taking place or originating in this • Asian American Association meeting, Taylor Hall, rm. 404,7 p.m. era made little difference in steering state area are matter of recent record, mostly alcohol • JMU Chamber Orchestra, Wilson Hall Auditorium, 8 p.m., free. business to minorities. In the most recent fiscal related. Most incidents do not involve students, year, just 3.9 percent of government contracts but JMU students patronize area establishments • Campus Crusade for Christ, "Prime Time," Miller Hall, rm. 101, 8 p.m. went to minority-owned firms. By contrast, 21.3 and subject themselves to risk when frequenting • "Grease II," sponsored by UPB, Grafton-Stovall Theatre, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., percent of Virginia's adult population is black. these places of business. $1.50. — L.A. Times/Washington Post news service 8 Monday, Feb. 19. 1996 THE BREEZE • **• < ' ■;' Dr. Diane ' Pappas CHIPS iwthPw Pediatrician from UVA Hospitals Speaking on February 22,1996 Taylor 306 Delicatessen On "An Inside Look on Medical School and Residency" Break the Winter Blues, Thaw Out at Brooklyn's * Small UTZ Chips, Dine-in/Carryout Only (Monday-Sunday, This week only.)

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Sign up at the Counseling & Student Development Center located in Alumnae hall or call x6552 for more information. THE BREEZE Monday, Feb. 19, 1996 9 Latin Update continued frbm page 3 the fall semester, according to Cramer. continued from page 5 learning to live in a foreign country. You are learning every Cramer said she didn't spend a lot if time with the group. "My day." of Delegates approved the measure last week. philosophy is when you go to another country, it's to meet the The General Assembly approved motor voter legislation in The program will grow through word of mouth when students foreigners and see the country. If you hang out with the 1995, but Allen refused to sign it. Instead, Allen lost a court case return and talk about their experiences, Blake said. Americans, you don't get the full experience." in U.S. District Court against the federally mandated program. Blake also believes the program will continue to grow However, the group was a good foundation, like "a safety Allen promised to submit amendments to the bill so the because there has been an increase in economic and cultural ties net," because when they first arrived in Brazil, they didn't know legislation can go into effect by the court-ordered March 6 between the Americas in the past five to 10 years, which he anyone, Cramer explained. deadline. Otherwise, the law won't go into effect until July I. hopes wHI advance student interest. "They [the group] were there to fall back on if you needed to "As ties grow, we become more interested because we are a talk to someone in English and to someone who was • The Senate and House voted unanimously Monday to let little more knowledgeable and a little more curious," Blake said. experiencing the same level of culture shock." doctors, and not insurance companies, decide how long a mother Among the students interested in studying in Latin America^ Cramer said her first days in Brazil were not easy. She was can remain in the hospital after giving birth. are those interested in the politics and economics of developing new to the Portuguese language because JMU doesn't have a countries, Blake said. Portuguese program, so she had trouble communicating, even — compiled from staff and AP/newsflnder reports In developing countries, Blake said, there is a clearer division though most Brazilians understood Spanish. between the rich and the poor than in the United States. "It "After the first two weeks, it was so much easier," Cramer makes you think more about the poor people, as there is more said. During her first six weeks in Brazil, Cramer took an Tenure visible poverty than in Harrisonburg." intensive Portuguese language course so when classes began she continued from page 5 GEE has also started a tropical ecology program in Costa could "get by," she said. from the Faculty Concerns Committee. Rica this semester. This program is less traditional because most "It was a great opportunity because I learned Portuguese in The first resolution had passed at a previous meeting, but of the courses include biology and anthropology and are taught five months to the same level I learned Spanish, and I have been members of the committee later modified the resolution's in English, Blake said. taking Spanish since the eighth grade," she said. wording and wanted to pass it by the senate a second time. The Junior biology major Kara West has applied to take part in the A private institute that specializes in teaching Portuguese to resolution concerned the title given to "full-time faculty who Costa Rica program for next fall. foreigners conducted the language classes, Cramer said. holds the terminal degree in their field." Terminal degrees are the "The Costa Rica program was the only one that corresponded Cramer said the Reaching styles in Brazil were different than highest academic degree one can obtain in a particular Geld. with my biology major," West said. "I'm excited about the the United States^For example, history courses in Brazil are The second resolution stated, "if college standards for different environment and culture. I think I am going to gain conceptual, she explained, while history classes in the United promotion and tenure are adopted that they be accepted by each more than I will miss." States are more factual. individual department before being implemented as college JMU runs its own similar public health program in Honduras. In Brazil, professors teach the reasoning behind historical standards." This health sciences program was previously only offered in the events, instead of emphasizing dates, as history is often taught in • Academic Policies Committee Chairman Sen. Ric Thompson, summer; however, this semester it was offered during the regular the United States. Also, professors assign optional outside anthropology, asked the senate for input concerning the posting academic year for the first time, Blake said. reading for students to complete if they are interested, not just for of students' grades because there is no university-wide policy on Students interested in studying in a country where CIEE does tests, Cramer said. whether or not grades can be posted in public. not have a program can get in touch with Blake. Blake said he While in Brazil, Cramer lived with a Brazilian family who .The same issue arose in a past meeting, and the senate asked will try to help students as much as he can and will provide was a friend of Cramer's family. The best part of living with the the committee to study the issue. information on CIEE alternatives. family, Cramer said, was the children, because they didn't speak Senators discussed issues including students' confidentiality Studying abroad in any country, Blake said, is a valuable English. 'concerning posting grades and methods of returning tests. experience. "You are getting out of normal activities and settings Although she voluntarily spoke Portuguese, wnea_sj Several senators said they ask students for permission to post that makes us learn a lot about ourselves. difficulty expressing herself in Portuguese, she could revert back grades to give students the choice to waive their confidentiality "At the same time, you learn a lot about the people and to English because the parents in the family spoke English. or keep their grades private. Other professors also said they culture [of another country]." However, Cramer said when there was a communication assign a code number to each student and post grades by the code Senior Tracey Cramer, an international affairs and Spanish barrier with-the children, she had the responsibility to get them to number instead of the students' names and social security major with a minor in Latin American studies, studied at the understand. numbers. University of Sao Paulo in Brazil last fall through CIEE. The Brazilians were "very friendly, outgoing, helpful, patient, The Academic Policies Committee will review comments on There were about 30 students from the United States and wonderful people," Cramer said. "I would go back to visit there the issue brought up at Thursday's meeting and present a formal Mexico studying in Brazil through the CIEE program during in a minute." proposal at the next meeting, Kohen said. ■

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Education for Virginia. "There's certainly a great deal of interest in The council's survey of Virginia college wellness and nutrition," said Edward Spencer, students found alcohol to be the drug of choice, director of residence and dining programs at with 77 percent of the respondents reporting Virginia Tech, where such a dorm will open they drank during the month prior to the survey. this fall. "It may be very appealing to people Thirty percent reported binge drinking, or who have problems managing alcohol and consuming five or more drink* on one occasion. drugs." The study shows a variety of negative While some new residence halls prohibit consequences resulting from drinking: 22 tobacco or alcohol, others are taking the percent of students reported alcohol caused concept a step further. them to miss class; 42 percent reported memory The Wellness Hall at the University of lapses from heavy alcohol use; and 48 percent Wisconsin-Stevens Point— where the concept reported regretting some of their behavior while was pioneered about three years ago — boasts a drinking. fitness room, health-oriented programs and a Still, some officials worry allowing students bathroom decorated as "the stalls of wellness." to remove themselves from traditional dorms "What we find is, when people move over may teach them to avoid problems rather than here, they really like it," hall director Terry to solve them. Burant said. "Obviously, I have much less "We're teaching them that if you're having discipline problems and much less noise problems with your environment, run away and problems than my colleagues. There's a isolate yourself," Virginia Tech's Spencer said. different feel to the hall." "Some people argue that's a very dangerous Lynchburg College also plans to convert a message. That's why there's a debate going on house into a residence hall free of alcohol and as to whether this is a good idea." smoking. Aaron Ruehle, a licensed counselor with Recently approved by city council and the Bridges in Lynchburg, disagreed, citing the new IAN GRAHAM'senior photographer ; board of zoning appeals, the dorm would be dorms as an opportunity for students to focus one of several off-campus residences at the on health and academics rather than "beer and Victory college. It would house up to seven students pretzels." and is scheduled to open in fall 1996, said John "I would guess if a persbfllsjust hiding in the The Duke Dog celebrates after the men's basketball team defeats Virginia Lewis, business manager at the college. dorm, that's probably not the best situation, but Commonwealth University Saturday afternoon at the Convocation Center. "What we're looking for are students I hope this would instead be used as a lifestyle interested in a healthier lifestyle," he said. choice," he said.

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Editorial Policy Alison Boyce ... editor Cyndy Liedtke .. . managing editor Pat... Sherri Eisenberg . .. opinion editor Laura Wade . . . asst. opinion editor A pat to everyone who sacrificed $22.50 to be Letters to the editor should be no mote than 500 words, columns should be no more than 800 words, and both will be published on a space available basis. They must be placed into the National Bone Marrow Bank. You delivered to The Brent by noon Tuesday or 5 p.m. Friday. may not be able to go to JM's this weekend, buf. you The Brw« reserves the right to edit for clarity and space. could have just saved someone's life. The opinions in this section do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the newspaper, Sent in by someone who donated her blood for (AMESBreeze MADISON UNIVESSITI this'starT, or James Madison University. , testing and didn 't mind the money it cost her. THE BREEZE Monday, Feb. 19, 1996 13 iMUM^UMMMM "> LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Getting to know the Republicans Dukettes not funded by student fees; they work hard and deserve respect '... the classic dilemma, a choice between the lesser of two evils.'

To the EiMton Election years are important barometers of how Americans Buchanan as not being conservative enough to represent the " ' *ou'd 'ike to comment on two columns that were printed in regard the direction of the country. If I read this year's signs party. Correct me if I am wrong, but if Pat Buchanan said I The Breeze over the past two months. Both articles included correctly, most of JMU is so disgruntled with the nature of was not conservative enough, I would not consider that unnecessary and untrue statements about the Dukettes. The politics there may soon be mass migration to a school in a criticism. columns were written by Adam Schrecengost and Matt nation with a" more stable political environment, like the In fact, Alexander is the only major candidate I actually Bondurant. As a personal friend to many of the women on the University of Sarajevo. respect. The only criticism I have of him is that silly, red dance team, I feel the need to clarify some things with these two Many believe that because of the Republican revolution in flannel shirt. He looks less like a candidate for president and so-called "educated" students. the 1994 congressional elections, a Republican may soon more like a wayward lumberjack ... or that guy on the paper First, Schrecengost need not worry about any of his tuition regain control of the presidency. I feel it is in the public's towel commercials. money going to the Dukettes — the team receives no funding interest to get to know the Republican candidates a little from students' tuition or fees. According to Shelley Boardman, better. the Dukette's coach, ail funding comes from the JMU The most prominent of these candidates is current front- Foundation. Second, though I attended numerous performances, runner Sen. Robert Dole. If my memory serves me correctly, probably more than either of them, never have I seen any of the I believe Dole debated Lincoln in the Republican primary members wear thongs, sequined or otherwise. before Lincoln debated Stephen Douglas. As for Bondurant, something is wrong with him if he finds Dole touts experience as the best reason to vote for him. the Dukette team to be on the level of pornography. And not one He may be the most experienced candidate; after all, this is a of them is what you consider to be "vicious." The Dukettes man who has been in politics since the British were in practice or perform about six days a week, for hours at a time. control. They start mid-August and continue well into March. If elected, Dole will be the oldest first-term president in history. This has many voters wary of electing Dole. I think There are also a host of other, more minor Republicans, these voters are suffering from "Quayle-phobia" — the fear including California Congressman Robert Dornan and of an incompetent vice president taking over after the death of commentator Alan Keyes. the president. While these men may have some very good ideas, their Second to Dole, and gaining strength, is conservative chances of getting elected are about the same as the proverbial commentator Patrick Buchanan. To say this man is snake's in the belt factory. conservative is the greatest understatement of the year. Many, There is also a wide range of third party candidates running myself included, feel Buchanan is two goose-steps to the left for the executive office, some of whom are almost as kooky of Hitler. The man is trying to be more conservative than Phil as the Republicans. The one that immediately comes to mind Gramm, reminding one of Stalin competing with Hitler to see is the libertarian candidate. For those unfamiliar with the who could be the better totalitarian dictator. party, a libertarian is essentially a reformed anarchist. A high-ranking member of the Buchanan campaign has This particular gentleman has the lofty ideal of cutting the This year, the team placed fourth at nationals, proving they recently been linked to white supremacist and militia federal government by 50 percent in the first year of his are among the best dancers in the country. I wonder if Bondurant organizations. The scarier part is that some people actually presidency, eventually paring the bureaucracy down and and Schrecengost can say they have ever been ranked nationally think this man will make a good president. Though Buchanan rendering federal income taxes unnecessary. He would also at anything. 1 urge these two students to get their facts straight himself has denied involvement with such radical groups, one like to eliminate all social programs, with the exception of a before they decide to criticize. has to wonder who he will choose as a running mate . . . minimal defense force. The Dukettes are a group of hard-working, talented dancers David Duke? The way I see it, he only has two obstacles: the support of who deserve credit for their outstanding ability and If Buchanan is elected, I have already declared my Congress and the support of the American people. Outside of achievements. What they do not deserve is false ridicule and intentions to move to Canada. that, he should be fine. cheap shots thrown at them for no reason. All teams that Next in line is bland multi-millionaire publishing I can see this man being assassinated by elderly represent JMU deserve our support, and the Dukettes are no executive Malcolm S. "Steve" Forbes Jr. Keep in mind his Americans, who will cane him to death when they leam social exception. father, Malcolm Sr., was one of the most eccentric men in the security is to be eradicated. nation — unfortunately, the younger Forbes is not so I would also like to see him try to enact some of the goals interesting. One may liken him to the Play-Doh of the he has set for himself. Imagine trying to cut through all the Nick Kohn Republicans, pliable and sour to taste. red tape necessary to junior The Forbes campaign has been accomplish these things. music somewhat enigmatic. Is he Obviously, this \ serious or is this an gentleman has eccentric millionaire's no idea as to Breeze Net's photos displayed flood; desire for all- how the encompassing power? At government puts parents in touch with life at JMU least he hasn't gunned works. down any amateur I hope I To the Editor: wrestlers. have helped You did a good job on the Flood of '$6.1 am the parent of a Forbes has continually you see the freshman in Eagle Hall, and I live in New JerseyJ didn't believe stated he is not trying to true nature of my son's description of the flood, but your pictures on Breeze buy the presidency. So why these Net proved his words. Put up more picture shows like this — it has he spent $18 million in politicians. does impress the parents. i. three months pursuing the When deciding < .. nation's highest office? between all the KartWormeck ** There are two issues in the candidates, the one K Forbes campaign that have thing you must keep sparked some controversy. The ">n mind is that politics Alumnae encourages 'buddy systems'; first is Ins flat tax plan, which is »v"zero-sum game" — prioritize friendship, stick together would eliminate the current no mauer who you vote income tax and rSpla.ce it with a for, you rase. To the Editor uniform 17 percent rate. Forbes Elections\re the classic I am a 1992 JMU graduate who has had a successful, but said he would not personally dilemma, a choice between unfortunately short, career. Downsizing. Anyway, I wanted to benefit frotn the flat tax. lesser of two evils. spread some good cheer to the current student body. Howeveiwhis plan does not tax Regardless of-. how Remember that the friends you make while traveling on your accumulated wealth or inheritances, disillusioned you may be path from childhood to adulthood are friends forever. And that, only income. Thtailaces Forbes' $400 with the government, ^ever my friends, is a very long time. Friends forgive spelling errors million nest egg ouW the reach of the relinquish your right to *ote. and petty fights. Just because, that's why. I hope you all have Internal Revenue Service. If you do not vote, you gike DREW BANSEMER/attf. graphics editor j , £ devised a buddy system to keep your friends and "relatives" safe. The second issuers accusations up your vojce n n Your true friends and alumni, for that matter, will always be against Forbes that he ha\been running especially negative legislative process. there for you, always and forever, through the good and the bad, ads on television against Bdb Dole. While these ads may be Make informed choices in the voting booth, and keep in sickness and in health (even after mixers). Don't forget — harsh, they attack Dole's reconL not his character. informed of events the best you can. 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Every time I hear the term "Board of Visitors," I think of a Cunningham said, "I'm planning to go course by course in the Cunningham's duties as a member of the board, only that the group of people who occasionally stop by JMU to say, "Hi, just James Madison manual to see what I don't like and what I board at one time appointed President Ronald Carrier and that thought I'd stop in for a visit," and then go aboift their merry think doesn't have a place on our campus." it approves our tuition increases. way. He hasn't specifically announced what he plans to do with A perusal of JMU's homepage on the World Wide Web To my knowledge, every university in Virginia has such a the parts of the curriculum that he doesn't like, but I doubt he showed me a list of 15 Board of Visitors living all over the creation, and as far as I know, all it amounts to is getting your plans to wander around campus with a little banner that says, "I country, the farthest in Portland, Ore. name plopped on a plaque in the lobby of any building built don't like these classes." The Web also lists a secretary and a student visitor, a during your term. He went so far as to tell The Breeze he's "not sure" an member of (he JMU student body who acts as a liaison to the English class on gay and lesbian literature was "appropriate." Board. I am a Virginia taxpayer. I have several gay, lesbian and Kelley O'Dell, the student visitor on the board, said the bisexual friends who are Virginia taxpayers. How does board has six primary duties, carried out by various Cunningham propose to represent any of us? Denying the committees: existence of such lifestyles doesn't work. • approval of personnel actions I am not Christian. If Cunningham purports to represent the • approval of new degree programs Virginia taxpayer, will he eliminate all Christian aspects of • establishment of entrance requirements JMU's religion department? I realize Cunningham disagrees • budget approval with me, and that many of JMU's students may disagree as • approval of capital outlay well. But Cunningham's approach is simply not the answer. • long-range planning Cunningham has articulated his motives of eliminating Nowhere do these plans make specific mention of the But recently, Gov. George F. Allen appointed five new curriculum with a "liberal bias," and for the sake of the Christ board's ability to influence curriculum. Ideally, curriculum members to JMU's board, and though this process tends to be as he believes in, I'd like to know what he's talking about. should lie in the hands of the faculty, but there are plenty of innocuous as the board itself, one of these new appointees is No one is required to take any class at this school to which places for Cunningham to sneak in and mess around, like the saying some rather disturbing things. he or she is morally opposed. But having courses such as ENG budget process. Charles Cunningham "wants the board to take a more active 302G: Gay and Lesbian Literature enriches the curriculum and It may be worth the administration's time to tell the school role in university policy making," according to the Feb. 3 issue hardly intrudes on the lives of the Virginia taxpayers. and the state what it thinks of Cunningham's authoritarian of The Breeze. The article goes on to list the following specifics Those taxes are not paid to finance any one class, but rather, rhetoric, given how stigmatized the administration generally of his agenda: to keep this entire university running. We all must keep in mind appears in the eyes of many students and faculty members. • the elimination of tenure that anyone who wants to take part in any class will have to But whatever comes of this situation, Cunningham needs to • a careful review and possible elimination of affirmative fork out between $200 and $700 per class, money that goes realize he's been entrusted with a position that gives him action back to the university. guidance powers over a state university with more than 10,000 • the elimination of mandatory student fees Partisan politics have no place in state-run higher education; young adults. These are all prominent issues in the world of higher Cunningham has no right to impose his. His derision of He should remember, as Dr. Bill Voige, a science education and deserve to be addressed. "liberal" studies denotes a certain mixture of his religious views professor, put it in the Feb. 8 Breeze article, "This is not grade But one other issue in Cunningham's agenda is what actually with his policy-making plans! which is also wrong. Very school." scares me. wrong. In the Jan. 26 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education, A review of the 1995-'% course catalog revealed little about Rick Thompson is a senior mass communication major.

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Tradition and family play large role in celeb] and doors at each year's end to scare A popular tradition of New Year Year, families burn incense and fake by Karen Brewer away Nian in case he snuck back is giving money. Older relatives tuck money for ancestors "so spirits will focus editor again, because red is the color the money into "hung baos," or red feel they are being respected. We're On New Year's Eve, the Chinese beast feared the most," according to envelopes, and give them to the giving them money so they can spend and people of Chinese-influenced me homepage. children. Though it's usually a few it in their afterlife." countries hang red decorations and When the beasts disappeared, dollars, envelopes add up during the Though they don't know what the shoot off fireworks, not simply for people began celebrating Chinese holiday. Chung said she sometimes spirits spend money on, "we give celebration like the American New New Year. They hung red gets $500 for New Year. Once them money so they can have Year, but out of tradition. decorations and fired fire-crackers to people gel married, they start giving luxury," Ko said. "We just don't Many who celebrate Chinese New scare Nian away if he happened to money instead of receiving it, she want them to suffer." Year, which begins today, do not return, the homepage states. said. In spite of the holiday's deeper know the legend behind it. "They Chinese still follow these Ko said saving the money is traditions of family gathering and only know it's a time when they get customs, even though the reason important. "Our philosophy is to respect, the celebration includes a together with their families and eat," behind the celebration is unknown to save, so by giving [children) money, heavy base of superstitious customs. graduate student Xueyan Su said. many. "We don't have a clear we are encouraging them to save "You have to clean up the house According to the Chinese New understanding of this," Su said. from today," she said. completely, and it has to be done in Year homepage on the World Wide What they do know is Chinese Junior Patrick Cheng said getting the daytime," Ko said. "There's a Web, the origin of Chinese New New Year lasts two or three days. money from the elders makes the saying that if you sweep your house Year is too old to be traced. Shops and businesses close for a few children respect them. However, at night, you'll sweep your money However, many agree the story of the days, sometimes a week, because of ■ respect is not only paid to elders. away. We're very superstitious." beast Nian, meaning "year" in the importance of the holiday, It is customary for some Chinese According to the homepage, modern Chinese, started the according to junior Connie Chung. to pay respect to ancestors as well. people clean before the holiday, traditions. A market is usually set up in a Cheng said his family celebrates "hoping to sweep away all the ill Thousands of years ago, Nian park for four or five days before New New Year at a church or gymnasium fortune there may have been ... to preyed on people the night before Year where people shop after dinner where they "go up as a family and make way for the wishful incoming New Year. His large mouth made for flowers, food and handmade take incense and put it in a pot and good luck." him capable of swallowing many goods, according to Chung. bow to respect [their] ancestors." Ko said cleaning is important Linda Uu (I) and Joy Wang visit the sr people at once, according to the The market is most crowded New Though Cheng's family is because it's a new year. People clean Year celebration in Taylor Hall on Sun homepage. An old man offered to get Year's Eve, but it also closes for the Christian, it takes part in the to start the year with new hope to do rid of the beast for the people. He holiday so people can visit with Buddhist tradition of worshiping something good during the year. New asked Nian to swallow other beasts family, Chung said. ancestors due to the "belief that clothes and shoes are worn for New roaming the earth "instead of people "Basically, it's [New Year] so ancestors still live in you, and you're Year as well. photos by An who arc by ho means of [his] worthy important that if you are far away, respecting that. We [his family] don't Red serves as the dominant color opponents," the homepage states. you'll come home," she said. "If you believe in the background behind it, on New Year because it means illustrations by Nian swallowed the other beasts, can get home, you go." Originally but we do it out of tradition," he said. happiness and life to the Chinese, Ko and the old man, who was an from Taiwan, Chung couldn't go Cheng comes from a large family, said. immortal god, disappeared riding the home to Guatemala this New Year. so his family celebrates out of respect Red also brings luck. Years are beast. Junior Isabel Ko said, "Even for its heritage. "That's basically marked in 12-year cycles on a Before he left, the old man though the Chinese have a reputation what it comes down to — Chinese" calendar. Each year is instructed the people to hang "red for always working, Chinese New preservation of heritage," he said. named after an animal, and every 12 paper decorations on their windows Year is something everyone will do." Ko said on the last day of New years when the animal returns, people of that birth year wear red ribbons to ward off bad luck, Su said. Certain foods also offer luck to the Chinese. Melons, carrots, candy and other sweets are eaten during New Year. "It's like if you eat sweet things, you will feel happy, and it'll bring you good luck," Chung said. Cheng said moon cakes, solid, doughnut-sized cakes usually filled with a sweet bean paste, are customary during the holiday. Ko said, "You eat fish because the word fish in Chinese, the way it is pronounced, means surplus." Food is usually boiled in a large wok, and everything is thrown in together. "You eat it that way because everyone has to share from that wok," Ko said. Traditional food, celebrations and decorations of New Year are well- known, but when New Year will come is questioned at times. Chinese New Year does not have a set date, yet always occurs between Jan. 20 and Feb. 20, according to the 1995 World Book Encyclopedia. Because the Chinese use a Junar calendar, each month begins at a new moon. "The year starts at the second new moon after the beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere," according to World Book. But once the date is known and practice of traditions is under way, Ko said the most important thing is During Chinese New Year celebrations, it Is customary to eat sweet foods, which are said to bring a "you have to get the family sweet year. Oranges, melons and cakes are common to the feasts. together." n».im^«i I cus THE BREEZE Monday, Feb. 19, 1996 17 bration

Preserving ancient holiday traditions son. And so, for him, Chinese New by Noraizah Mohd-Nordin Year will be more like a yearly visit contributing writer from a tooth fairy with a large purse The author based this commentary rather than the elaborate festival it is on her observations of migrant in China. friends in America and her personal And the older he gets, the less experience in China. interested he will be in the customs On the first day of Chinese New and traditions that make the occasion he snack table during a Chinese New Year, today, lanterns illuminate the so special, so tiring, so incredibly i Sunday. outside of every door in China; fattening. potted mandarin orange trees guard When Josephine and her husband the entrance for good luck. The moved to America from Singapore a Amy Sandlin aroma of food permeates the house, little over a year ago, one of the and tables are laden with an things they fretted over was that their assortment of savory sweets and son would grow up knowirlg little by Ben Proctor specialty dishes, such as "yusheng," about the culture that is his birthright. a mixture of raw fish, noodles and Would he lose something tangible vegetables tossed up high for luck. yet important, they wondered? Would he not be strangely caught between two worlds and not belong COMMENTARY to cither? In fact, what will be more Young and old alike pay respect important, both to%im and to to the head of the household — the Josephine and her husband, is the grandparents who sit idly in the fact that he started school this year. living room. Women congregate at Instead of hopping into the car to do the "mahjong" table shuffling the the rounds to friends' and relatives' mahjong tiles, which are made of homes as all their friends in plastic, ivory and glass, to play the Singapore will be doing in Chinese card game. Once in a while, celebration of Chinese New Year, a loud "pong!" arises from the they will be bundling their son into winner. the car to his new school. The men play cards for money There will be no late night the During the New Year party in Taylor Hall on Sunday, participants while drinking beer and munching on evening before, no multitude of watch Chinese movies and a broadcast of top Chinese entertainers. sunflower seeds. Mischievous cousins and relatives to play with, no children weave around the adults, sound of mahjong tiles ringing in his "I did make it a point to do mahjong cards, the firecrackers, their adding chaos and annoying moms ears. And while getting their son something special on New Year's cousins, the new clothes and haircuts busy in the kitchen. The older adjusted to his new class, new friends Eve, and of course, they got their flood their minds. children play outside, setting and teachers, getting out the oranges hong baos, but we did not really They will do what they can to fireworks into the sky, and the to celebrate New Year will be the last bother to go visiting or anything." bring these memories to life for their crackling of firecrackers sets the thing on their minds. Oranges, an Over the past year, the Ng's son because it is important to them stage for Chinese New Year. important fruit in Chinese culture, are migrant friends have been coming Ityan understands his background. Across the Pacific Ocean, in the said to bring luck. In Chinese, over, and now it has become a They will, in all likelihood, do United States, Josephine Ng's 4- mandarin orange is pronounced tradition. They visit older friends and more in America than if they were year-old son Ryan will be told to similar to the word "luck." relatives and bring oranges as well. still in Singapore. For example, the clasp his hands, kneel, bow three What they will end up doing, of "We do talk to the children and house will not be swept during the times and wish her and her husband course, is what all their other migrant tell them about the Chinese New New Year celebration, as they would "gong xi, gong xi." The first bow friends here have done. They will Year, and we try to go back to China be sweeping away the good luck pays respect to the Goddess of transplant all the relevant, as well as when we can because their otherwise. Heaven, the second to the Goddess of irrelevant, bits, and do what they can grandparents miss them. But other Josephine, for one, will go crazy Earth and last to human beings. to bring some of the magic to him. than that, it [Chinese New Year] is before she allows herself to do any Ryan will be giveri his "hong After awhile, they will learn to no big deal to us," Tan said. housework. Their son will get new bao," a red packet filled with money, improvise — friends will become the This seems to be the consensus pajamas, and he will find yet another and say, "Thank you." He will skip extended family they have left among migrants. When people make hong bao come New Year's morning off to put the money in his piggy behind, and things like special meals the decision to uproot their family, — this one under his pillow. / bank, then carry on as though it was will be easily reproduced. traditional celebrations are a This custom seems to owe more to a perfectly ordinary, if surprisingly "It did bother me that our kids necessary sacrifice. the tooth fairy than ancient Chinese profitable, day. would grow up not really knowing Josephine and her husband have custom. Josephine's parents did it for The family will go to Po Po and Chinese New Year," said Josephine's sepia-tinged, saccharine-flavored the family, and that is reason enough Gong Gong's (grandmother and friend, Lynn Tan. memories of tables piled high with for her. Hopefully, this family grandfather's) house for dinner, but Tan, the mother of two, has lived ambrosial food cooked only during tradition will be reason enough for that will not be anything new to their in the United States for seven years. this time of year. The clatter of their son to do it for his children, too.

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JTL THE BREEZE Monday, Feb. 19, li>96 21 t 'N THE BREEZE Monday, Feb. 19, 1996 «f Family members explore true colors Mainstage play reveals bitter truths and true ties after death of a patriarch by Karen Bitz comedy with occasionally dark decision of the cast," she said. "I assl. style editor moments. think to have book in hand is a The setting of the play is a crutch, so I'd rather not have it." Everything, from the darkest Mississippi funeral for a failed poet Many of the cast members are not scenarios to everyday life, can and would-be historian who was theatre majors, which Wahrheit said produce a wealth of comedic value, kicked in the head by a cow. Over she thought was beneficial to the and it is this side of the mundane that the coffin, old rivalries, bitter truths play's atmosphere. "We're just a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and true ties are revealed through bunch of students who love to act; Beth Henley draws upon for her •raucous laughter and tears. we're not doing it for resume" material. "A lot of aspects really hit home builders." The school of theatre and dance in the play," junior health major In addition to Ferguson and will present its first mainstage Kristen Wahrheit said. "It's not just a Wahrheit, neither of whom are production of 1996, Henley's play southern "play, even though it's set theatre majors, junior anthropology "The Wake of Jamey Foster," at there. I'm from New York, and I can major Nicole Carroll and junior Latimer-Shaeffer Theatre Feb. 20-24. relate to a lot of it." psychology major Stephen Holt are Director Pam Johnson, assistant Wahrheit plays the role of Marcel I performing in 'The Wake of Jamey professor of theatre, said she chose Foster, Jamey Foster's widow. Foster." Sophomore Jeremy Beck, this play because of certain qualities Marcell and Jamey left a lot of issues senior Brian Carter and freshman the characters possess. unresolved at Jamey's death, and Siobhan O'Malley, all theatre majors, "The thing that struck me was that Marcell is now left to deal on her round out the cast. the characters were enigmatic and own, according to Warheit. "My "(The variety] adds a lot of insight likable at the same time," she said. character is going through a really to things," Wahrheit said. "It's a • JENNIFER BAKER/staff photographer "Although they have moments of hard time right now," she said. great conglomeration of people — Diane Ferguson expresses her opinion to Brian Carter during the wild candor and sheer nerve, they Because of the foul weather at the not just theatrical people." dress rehearsal for 'The Wake of Jamey Foster.' The play is running possess many compelling qualities." beginning of the semester and the Not a regular faculty director, at Latimer-Shaeffer Theatre Feb. 20-24. Senior English major Diane dedication of the cast, the actors Johnson said she is usually on the Ferguson, who plays Hallah Dannel, moved swiftly in rehearsal, and wardrobe staff of mainstage Wahrheit said she chose to find a director who is so in touch," the black sheep of the family, said discarded their scripts to go off book, productions, but she does direct the audition for "The Wake of Jamey Wahrheit said. Henley generally writes about two weeks after rehearsals began, orientation production in the Foster" because it was a rare "The Wake of Jamey Foster" will women as victims. according to Ferguson. "In my summer. opportunity to work with Johnson. run at 8 p.m. in Latimer-Shaefer "This play is about families and opinion, getting off book so fast was "I was asked to direct this "[Johnson] is very dynamic," she Theatre Feb. 20-24. General tragedy — how it pulls people astounding," she said. semester, and it was something that said. admission is $6; admission prices for together and redefines the family," Wahrheit said she was pleased interested me," she said. "I'm very "She's good with the artistic senior citizens, 12 and under and Ferguson said. with how the cast got off book so happy with it. It's been a wonderful aspects like costume and lighting as JMU IDs range from $4-$5. For Johnson described the play as a quickly. "It was more of a personal cast with a lot of new faces." well as with the theatrical. It's rare to tickets call, 568-7000. Action film maker doesn't live up to past works Here is the criteria by which we evaluate cartoon, and a cartoon is exactly what it is. It's The single greatest action film of all time is performance here is a pointless collection of action flicks.; Did I enjoy it, was my disbelief not to be taken seriously. Once you get past an explosive 1992 Hong Kong picture named one-liners, unmenacing and providing the willingly suspended throughout, and did that, and the intrinsically ridiculous plot, the "Hard-Boiled," directed by John Woo. Like equally bad Slater with a boring opponent. enough things blow up in new and interesting movie is pretty fun. It's also educational. Woo's other well-known Hong Kong film "The It really is disappointing to see how bad ways? I, for one, never knew that you could blow Killer," "Hard-Boiled" contains gunfights so "Broken Arrow" is, especially considering how But when certain action film makers are up helicopters in such a variety of different unbelievably paced that the seemingly good Woo's previous films have been; even his brought into the picture, such as Hong Kong's ways. About four of them get blown up, and meticulous choreography of battle reaches first American project, "Hard Target," was John Woo, the stakes are slightly elevated. each one gets it differently. Plus, one guy gets balletic proportions. Every director is, of marginally entertaining. There are traces of Especially in John Woo's case, considering that hit across the chest with a rotor blade. I know course, allowed a misstep or two, but "Broken Woo's unmistakable style: slow-motion his "Hard-Boiled" is the best action flick I have I've never seen that in a movie before. Arrow" is a stumble of "Cut Throat Island"- photography (which at this point just appears ever seen. Incidentally, "Broken Arrow" also goes to sized proportions. for ne apparent reason), superbly prove the adage if you see a ceiling fan over choreographed and highly pyrotechnic somebody's head during a movie, they're going gunfights (this time there are only two, lasting to die. less than half a minute each) and someone Style Review I'm not going to say where, I just want to Style Review shooting a gun in each hand (which mystically give you something to look for. appear in Slater's grasp). *** So we've established my disbelief was The screenplay, written by "Speed" scribe adequately suspended and enough things it 112 Graham Yost, is as bad as they come. The sufficiently exploded (heck, they detonate a action sequences fit incoherently into a flimsy nuclear warhead, of course there were sufficient — Michael Robinson — Brent Bowles and poorly edited collection of static dialogue; explosions), but the big question of whether it there are deadly long lapses of time between the was enjoyable remains. action. Frank Whaley's character, a government It's a difficult question to answer. As a John analyst of some sort, is there for no other Woo flick, no, it's not very good. It lacks a Working with a huge budget, and relying purpose than to provide convenient ways to geL Unfortunately, his new one, "Broken Arrow" certain over-the-top sensibility that made more on visual effects and suspense than past B-3-sized plot holes. And Mathis's park is no "Hard-Boiled." It's not even close. movies like "The Killer" and "Hard-Boiled" so physical action, this film is surprisingly poor in ranger has nothing to do but run from exploding The major problem is that nobody has been great. most of its technical aspects, and even more helicopters (count 'em, three!) and bemoan able to really make a John Woo-style flick in Plus, Chow-Yun Fat isn't in it, and you can't surprising, short on good action; it seems to be about the explosion of one bomb, an event America — not even him, and he's made two of have a John Woo flick without Chow Yun Fat. an unsuspenseful cat and mouse chase. proceeded by a disgusting and unnecessary shot them. Robert Rodriguez came close with Chow-Yun Fat is the man. So what if his grasp The premise concerns a B-3 bomber flown of some grazing deer. We don't need this. "Desperado," but he fell a little short when the of English isn't that great; he should still show by chummy pilots John Travolta and Christian The finale takes place aboard a train and movie fell apart after the first half. up to kick some butt: It's not as though Slater — the former decides to crash the plane, contains a few entertaining stunts, but an Forranately, "Broken Arrow" picks up after dialogue is the most important thing about these steal the nukes and ransom Uncle Sam. But ending does not a movie make. Echoed with an its first half. It starts out kirTSyOf slow; actually, flicks anyway. Slater won't go down without a fight, and annoying repetitiveness during this sequence is ii starts off kind of uninspired, but by the time it On the other hand, as a Hollywood action teamed up with the token female partner (a park composer Hans Zimmer's baritone guitar theme gets to the climactic fight on board a train, the movie, it's above average. ranger!) played by a woefully bad Samantha for Travolta, which seems "borrowed" from Hick gets cool. The last half hour of "Broken As I said before, the last half hour is Mathis, he proceeds to save the country. that other movie he was in. Arrow" is inspired, and all the action fans who inspired, makes the movie worth four bucks and Travolta's presence here seems more of a So for the most static action film in quite a claim to have been bored by it were probably tops most sequences in any Hollywood movie box-office gimmick than a serious casting while, with positively no excitement, characters dropped on their heads a few times as a last year, with the exception of the bank choice, cashing in on the actor's comeback in and dialogue as ludicrous as anything Steven children. robbery sequence in "Heat" and "Braveheart"'s that movie he was in around 1994. His Seagal even starred in, and the most This is not to say that there aren't a few battles. character is an overly cliched wise-cracking disappointing effort by an otherwise amazing inspired things that come before the train So yes, I enjoyed "Broken Arrow." You bad-guy part; it looks like Travolta's on a director, check out John Woo's "Broken sequence. John Travolta seems to be enjoying know, it's fun, and you can't really ask for downhill slide after the dull "Get Shorty" and Arrow." Or for a much better time, try "Hard- the heck out of his role in this big-budget more than that when it comes to flicks like this. the bomb "White Man's Burden." His Boiled."

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ELPHIA - There's at least one school of thought "People may hate me, but I kind of agree with censoring this Uiat this is the best way to meet women: grab the crotch of your later when Time-Warner sold its 50 percent share in InterScope, stuff," said Cheryl Atkins, a 28-year-old Los Angeles journalist its hardcore subsidiary. She is now being sued by Death Row droopy jeans while treating your intended to an earful of insults and screenwriter. and promises of sexual assault. Records, a major InterScope client, on charges of unfair trade "Anyone with a legitimate message can get it out, without practices. That school, critics say. is packed with young black men turning off everyone who's not a black mate grabbing his tutored in brutal language and dangerous ethics by "gangsta" rap But Tucker has lost some credibility with people who music. / ©~6 K genitalia." otherwise admire her intentions by blaming the record But why all the furor? After decades of fighting a white-dominated society, black companies, not the rappers. She depicts songsters like Snoop Only eight percent of music revenues comes from rap, and Doggy Dogg and Dr. Dre — despite their multi-million dollar women complain they're now being betrayed by an enemy that includes peaches-and-cream varieties such as Fresh Prince within: gangsta tap and its phallic-centric, gun-loving, beat- proceeds — as powerless dupes in an anti-black conspiracy. and Vanilla Ice. The hardcore version causing all the commotion "I can't see a record company executive sneaking into Snoop your-woman ethic. is an even tinier subdivision. "If a brother looks at me with those eyes, I cringe at what Doggy Dogg's room in the middle of the night and whispering, The trouble, according to Tucker, is gangsta rap glamorizes 'Baby, if you go with the bitches, hoes and blunts, the gin and he s about to say," said 26-year-old Esha Thornton. "I can look the same degrading images that African-American men and like holy hell, and still hear 'bitch this' and 'ho that,' and all juice — it's on, said Adario Strange, executive editor of the hip- women have been battling since the Civil War. hop magazine The Source. they want to do to you." 'The message it sends the world is that black women are By now, rappers thought they had seen attacks from all sides But Strange shares many of Tucker's concerns. "I think we're whores, and black men are murderers and rapists," Tucker said. at a point where rap has influenced the younger generation — They ve weathered salvos from the religious right, from the "It's an abomination to all of us, after we were taught to sing liberal left — led by black activist C. DeLores Tucker, and from pre-teens who embrace the rebellious attitude, but are too young songs of faith and hope and freedom in the days of slavery." to understand the context," said Strange. "On that basis, I Tipper Gore's middle-of-the road campaign to post albums with At 67, some have called Tucker the kind of foge> who would adult advisory stickers. understand DeLores' argument." have thought the Beatles were up to no good. But she has found It's Tucker's methods Strange faults. First, she damns all But a new front has emerged as Thornton and many other plenty of allies on the other side of the generation gap. young black women team with conservatives like Bob Dole and gangsta rap without discrimination; second, she alienates the Tucker is a veteran civil rights campaigner who earned her people she is trying to reach. former education secretary William Bennett in an effort to put a stripes on the road to Selma with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As lid on music performed by their peers. He draws a hard line between reality rappers — "the CNN of a teen-ager, she picketed Philadelphia hotels for refusing black the streets" — and those who create a fantasy world of sex and Tucker organized a protest Saturday outside Philadelphia's athletes. Tower Records, which she condemns for not only selling rap murder solely for profit. She is founder and chairwoman of the National Political What's needed, said Strange, is to encourage the same kind of with adults-only lyrics, but for promoting Tha Dogg Pound, a Congress of Black Women and has taken a firebrand's role in group she finds especially vile, in its ads. dialogue that originally gave rap its name. reviving the National Association for the Advancement of "You can't strong-arm youth. Before you know it, they're the About 25-30 people blocked off the entrance to the store, Colored People. ones running the record companies," Strange said. "You have to standing in a semicircle. An organizer said they planned to enter She first took on gangsta rap, she said, because of her 7-year- the store and confront people buying rap albums. make them understand the effects of what they're doing or old niece. they'll make a fool of you," Thornton, an entertainment publicist, is representative of the When asked what she wanted to be when she grew up, the Kara Williamson, a cafd owner with a Salt N' Pepa look, new coalition. Mention jazz or psychology, hip-hop or child replied, "a m f gangster," Tucker said. believes much of the conflict comes from self-hatred and anthropology, and she'll rattle away, bright-eyed, in arcana "Why. why would a girl say something like that?" Tucker lingo. paranoia in the black community — "young brothers thinking asks. «. everybody's against them." Mention gangsta rap and the foul mouth on some black men, She answers her own question by reciting Geto Boys lyrics in and she'll drop her head into her arms. Williamson answers harassment with understanding and tries a soft, motherly voice: to explain the humiliation to men insulting her. Sometimes, she says, being a black woman can be a "Her body's beautiful/so I'm thinkin' rape. Shouldn't have For Thornton and others, ending the denigration calls for nightmare, and black men are a big part of the problem. had her curtains open/so that's her fate. Slit open her throat/and tough tactics. In Essence, a fashion magazine geared toward black women, watch her shake," Tucker quoted. "Until African-Americans stand up and refuse to buy those 91 percent of the readers answering a survey said they felt She carried those lyrics and others from Snoop Doggy Dogg humiliated by sexually explicit rap lyrics. albums, the days of 'We Shall Overcome' and one-two punches and Tupac Shakur into a Time-Warner shareholders' meeting are over," Thornton said. 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The win not only denied the Rams underneath, Lott got the rebound off game at the end of the half. Forwards A ■* from clinching the No.l seed in a tip from Ryan Culicerto and put it Ivan Chapped and Hopkins, along March's CAA Tournament, it back in with no time remaining on with center George Byrd, wore JMU "..'V •> marked the first back-to-back the clock. down, scoring all but four of VCU's victories for the Dukes this season. last 15 points of the half, enabling the Despite the last-second heroics of Rams to go into halftime tied with *& 'T Lott, senior guard Darren McLinton the Dukes at 39. was the hero of the day. He turned in Lott scored the Dukes' first field yet another amazing performance, goal of the second half on a setting two JMU records and one turnaround bank shot, but (hen the CAA record while tying another "Darren wanted it from the top of Dukes went cold from both the field % .,/ V conference mark en route to scoring a the key — that's his favorite shot. 1 and the foul line, missing four of game-high 33 points. knew it was going up, and I knew their next five free-throw attempts. "I thought Darren McLinton was where it was coming off," Lott said. VCU took its second lead of the ■ sensational today," a relieved Lefty Lott had a hard fight to get the game on a Iayup by reserve forward Driesell, JMU's head coach, said ball, and said he had "no clue" how Mario Talley, who scored all of his after the game. "He's playing like an he got it. "It just ended up in my eight points in the second half to help , ^ * All-American the last three ball hands. Right place at the right time. . the Rams build a seven-point lead. games." . I just wanted to hurry up and get it As they have done aJI.season 4 McLinton made nine three up there before the buzzer went off," when they were in trouble, the Dukes V i pointers for the day, which broke the he said. looked to McLinton to bail them out. JMU single-game record of eight, What followed was pande- After hitting a three pointer and \ . held by Kent Culuko (1991-'95). He monium, as the Zoo Cage emptied taking a short, one-minute rest on the • also tied the CAA mark for threes in onto the floor to mob the Dukes and bench, the senior came back in and a game. Lott, who was triumphantly sprinting took over the game. PHOTOS BY IAN GRAHAWsenior photographer The nine three pointers gave up the court hands raised. "I was a little tired, running Charles Lott goes over VCU's Sherman Hamilton for a Iayup in the McLinton 106 for the season, which McLinton and his teammates were around a lot. . . . When you get tired, Dukes' 76-75 win. Lott, who had 19 points, hit the game winner. broke both the JMU and CAA marks on fire early, as they jumped to a you come up short on your shots a club," Driesell said. "You know, I've three remaining conference games, of 101, also held by Culuko. quick 11-2 lead. Lott and sophomore lot," McLinton said. "So if you can never lost 19 games in one season, hope for GMU (6-9) or William & get good rest during the game, that's but this team has never quit, and it Mary (5-9) to lose out, and get one good for your shot." gets better all the time." loss from UR (3-10). JMU has away McLinton made three more treys Driesell was showing games at East Carolina and GMU, after his rest and went 4-4 from the uncharacteristic bravado after the and a home contest with American. line down the stretch. He made his Dukes' win over the CAA's top lone two-pointer of the game on a team. VCU (75) tt ft reb driving baseline Iayup. "It was a great win for us today," nun III-.I lava o-t a pf tp McLinton's biggest shot of the Driesell said. "They're the best team Chappell 30 S-ll 1-2 4-8 3 2 It game came with the Dukes down 73- Hopkins 32 7-11 2-5 1-6 3 3 16 in our league, and we whipped 'em. I Byrd 25 4-7 4-5 1-6 1 3 12 71. McLinton had the ball, and was think we can beat anybody in this Peabody 18 1-6 OO 0-14 12 in the far corner with the shot clock league, we're not afraid of anybody." Hamilton 29 2-6 0-2 1-14 2 5 winding down and under a minute to Lott added, "I mean, we never Smith 8 0-2 0-0 2-4 0 0 0 play. With VCU guard Sherman gave up. You work hard, something RMVI 11 7-^ 04 3-6 10 6 Hamilton in his face, and one second good's going to happen to you. And Lee 26 6-1! 04 3-5 2 1 15 Talley 15 3-6 2-3 1-2 1 I 8 on the shot clock. McLinton that's what happened." Marsum 6 0-1 0-0 04 0 0 0 launched an off-balance three pointer The Dukes (7-19, 3-10) will look loi.ils 200 30-65 9-17 17-41 19 13 75 that swished to give the Dukes a one- to win their third-straight game when Percentages: FG—46.3 .FT- -52.9.3-poiM point lead. / traveling to take on East Carolina goals—6-20, 30.0. (Lee 3-6. Reed 2-4, Hamilton "What happened was the crowd University Feb. 21. 1 -4, Chappell 0-2. Peabody 0- 2, Hopkins 0-1. r helped me out, because they were Marston 0-1). Blocked shod: 2 (Lee. Talley). counting down with the shot clock," DUKES NOTES — Darren Turnovers 9 (Byrd 2, tamilton 2.Lee 2. McLinton said. "I had my back to the McLinton is making a strong bid for Hopkins, Smith, Tilley). Steab: 7 (Hopkins 3. basket, but I heard 'three, two,' so I CAA Player of the Year. Over the Lee 2. Byrd. Hamilton) knew I had to just make one quick last four games, the CAA's leading JMU (76) 1% ft reb move and shoot it." scorer has averaged 29.5 points per mm ma m-a o-t a pf (p VCU called a timeout after that game and shot 61.8 percent from the Atkinson 36 2-7 £4 1-5 3 2 7 shot, and after the Hopkins Iayup put floor. He also sizzled from beyond Lott 38 9-18 1-3 3-8 0 2 19 the team ahead 75-74, McLinton and the arc. making 56.1 percent of his Boozer 29 5-7 0-2 1-6 1 5 10 Lott worked their magic. Felton 38 2-4 0-0 0-5 4 3 5 three-point attempts . . . After a McLinton 39 10-19 4-4 0-1 4 1 33 Both McLinton and Driesell season of constant lineup shaking, Culicerto 6 0-0 2-2 l-l 0 1 2 wanted the senior guard to shoot the Driesell has seemingly found his Boyd 12 0-0 0-0 0-112 0 three, despite only being down by five. "I think we've found the right Colcman 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 10 one. combination, and hopefully we can Trtafci 200 28-55 10-15 6-28 13 17 76 "I just wanted to drive [Peabody] keep it going and make some noise in Percentages'. FG—50.9, FT—66.7, 3-point back and be able to get the shot off at the tournament." In the last three goals—10-20.50.0, (McLinton 9-16, Felton 1-2, the top of the key," McLinton said. games, McLinton, freshman guard Atkinson 0-2). Blocked shots: I (Lott). Driesell said, "We just ran a drop Turnovers: 9 (Boozer 2, McLinton 2. Boyd 2. Ned Felton, freshman forward Atkinson. Lott. Felton). Steals: 3 (Felton 2. for [McLinton], let him go one-on- Eugene Atkinson, Lott and Boozer McLinton). one; he's pretty good at that." have started and averaged more than VCi: ~~» S~ 75 After the game, Driesell said he 30 minutes of playing time . . . JMU Lamont Boozer uses a VCU defender and the glass to score two of JMU 39 37 • 7< was pleased with hisJroops. . has a chance, to avoid the.play.-in Technical touts: none. A: 5.500 Officials: his 10 points Saturday. Boozer also grabbed six rebounds.' " "I-m reMly •proud of tnis* ball game, but'the Dukes rniArwirf their Bordeaux, Fisher, Nobles. M 24 Monday, Feb. 19, 1996 THE BREEZE

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■■■■■■ THE BREEZE Monday, Feb. 19, 1996 25 •ootball players •» charged in fight JMU gets revenge, hammers UR by Scott Graham Sarah Schreib leads the way as Dukes avenge earlier loss to Spiders senior writer from staff reports JMU (85) ft ■ft reb JMU football players Travis Grandison linn m-a m-i H i ■ pf tp The women's basketball team Heinbaugh 35 4-8 1-2 1-3 6 1 10 and Derrick Ball, and former player Kelly rounded out a strong weekend in Schreib 35 9-16 4-6 6-13 2 3 24 Wiltshire, have been charged with several JMU hoops, as it pounded the Turczyn 23 2-3 0-1 2-5 2 4 4 counts of assault and battery as a result of a Spiders 85-48 in Richmond Sunday. Rilinger 35 6-12 5-5 0-3 4 1 21 confrontation with members of Alpha Phi JMU jumped out.to a quick start Herring 26 5-6 0-2 2-6 0 3 10 Alpha fraternity on Feb. 10, according to Basey 10 0-1 0-0 2-3 0 0 0 and never afforded UR the chance to Williams. E 19 2-3 3-4 1-3 2 2 7 campus police reports. climb back into the game. The Dukes Cook 13 3-7 1-2 04 0 2 7 The confrontation involved an off- led 41-17 at the half, and the Spiders Williams. J 2 0-0 0-1 l-l 0 0 0 campus fight between Grandison, Ball and were unable to get closer than 17 Demann 2 l-l 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 Wiltshire against several unnamed members points for the remainder of the game. Totals 200 32-57 14-23 16-43 16 17 85 of the fraternity, according to Grandison. Junior forward Sarah Schreib led Percentages: FG—56.1. FT—60.9. 3-point The trio were issued city arrest warrants the attack with a solid all-around goals—7-11.63.6. (Rilinger 4-6, Schreib 2-3. Feb. 14 after members of the fraternity filed Heinbaugh I -1. Cook 0-11 Blocked shots: 2 performance. Schreib had a game- (Herring. Turczyn). Turnovers: 19 (Rilinger 9. a criminal complaint with a magistrate, high 24 points and 13 rebounds to go Herring 3. Heinbaugh 3. Schreib 2. Turczyn. E. according to campus police reports. along with two assists and two steals. Williams). Steals: 6 (Schreib 2. Rilinger 2. Grandison declined to comment further Herring 2). on the situation. Ball declined to comment UR(48) fg ft rtb on the incident or the charges and Wiltshire min m-a m-a o-l a pf Ip could not be reached for comment. Meade 21 1-8 0-0 0-1 '< l 2 Grandison, a sophomore quarterback Eken 25 3-5 5-6 3-5 0 2 II from Chester who hasn't appeared in a The Dukes were on fire from the McClure 30 3-7 6-6 3-5 1 1 12 game, has been charged with two Curran 14 0-1 0(1 0-2 1 1 0 floor, outshooting the Spiders 56.1 Jones 31 2-11 0-0 1-3 2 4 4 misdemeanor counts of assault and battery percent to 28 percent for the game. Delollenaere 23 3-8 0-0 0-0 0 2 9 and one count of property damage. JMU's success extended out past the Florin 16 1-3 0-0 0-1 1 1 3 Ball, a sophomore defensive end from arc, as the team buried 7-11 three Waison 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Capitol Heights, Md.; faces two counts of pointers. Junior guard Holly Rilinger Winn 3 0-2 0-0 0-1 2 1 0 misdemeanor assault and battery. stroked 4-6 of her long-range bombs, Wallace 10 0-1 2-2 0-0 o 1 2 Wiltshire, a senior cornerback from St. Noise i 0-1 1-4 l-l 1 3 1 as she added 21 points for the Dukes. Center 17 i-: 2-2 1-2 i t 4 Laurent, Quebec, Canada, who completed Freshman guard Manika Herring Totals 200 14-50 16-20 11-24 12 21 48 his eligibility this past fall, was charged made her first career start of the Percentages: FG—28.0, FT—80.0. 3-poim with three misdemeanor counts of assault season and contributed a career-best goals-4-14.28.6. (Delollenaere 3-6, Florin 1-2. and battery. 10 points and six boards. Curran 0-1. Watson 0-1. Winn 0-1. Jones 0-1. Grandison was indefinitely suspended JMU also dominated underneath Wallace 0-1. McClure 0-1). Blocked shots: 3 from the team by JMU head football coach the glass, outrebounding UR 43-24. (Delollenaere. Curran. Eken). Turnovers: 23 Alex Wood on Feb. 13. Wood cited the Feb. The win extended the Dukes' (Jones 7. Curran 4. McClure 3. Eken 3, Center 2. 10 incident and several other violations of Meade 2. Florin). Steals: 10 (Jones 6. winning streak to five and upped Delollenaere. Florin. Meade, McClure). team rules as the reasons for disciplining their record to 16-6 overall, 9-3 in the RICK THOMPSON/sM/Tphotographer Grandison. JMU 41 44 85 Colonial Athletic Association. JMU UR 17 31 48 Junior forward Sarah Schreib pulls up for a jumper in the Wood did not suspend Ball from the next hosts George Mason University Technical fouls: none. A: 512. Officials: lane against University of Richmond defenders. Schreib led team, citing Ball's involvement in the Feb. Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m: Baldinell. Coffee, Waller. the Dukes in an 85-48 rout of the Spiders. MjSports^iitanon Hi f^

WKKSTLINC, JMU faces non-conference opponent > Virginia Military Institute Feb. 20 in JMU falls to UVa., 19-17 Lexington. Although JMU suffered its sixth loss of AlU'HKRV the season Friday night against University of Virginia, its victory helped prepare Dukes dominate several wrestlers for postseason Virginia Championships competition. "We have five national caliber Individual — Top JMU finishers: wrestlers in the program who have the Men's Recurve potential to succeed in the postseason as 1. Sam Turner, 507 long as they are healthy," JMU Coach Jeff 2. Jason Rhody, 492 Bowyer said. 3. GaryChercich,48l Junior Ken Rossi defeated Noah Men's Compound Kaufman in the 118-pound weight class. 1. Randy Hinkelman, 567 Junior Pat Coyle also recorded a victory 2. Brent Bauman, 559 for the Dukes in the 142-pound weight 3. Scott Colston, 543 class. Senior Pete Smith and juniors Doug Women's Recurve Batey and Chris Vidak also won their l.JoMalahy, 536 matches. 2. Jen Jordan, 522 "Coyle, [Doug] Detrick, [Brian] 3. Deb Funk, 379 Collier, Rossi and Vidack have all Women's Compound performed well this season and are likely 1. Amy Bradford, 527 to pose a serious threat at the CAA 2. Amanda Atkins, 518 tournament," Bowyer said. 3. Jen Fritz, 508 Although Bowyer has called this GYMNASTICS season JMU's best schedule in the history of the program, the Dukes have been N.C. State downs JMU hampered by injuries throughout the N.C. State defeated the Dukes in a season. f meet Friday at Reynolds Coliseum, PHOTOS BY RICK THOMPSON/staff photographer Sophomore Brian Collier, who lost his 193.650-185.850. Freshman Mara Down and dirty match to UVa.'s Howie Miller, also damage was the only JMU athlete to stressed injuries as a problem. (Top) Junior Pat Coyle takes on freshman John Pozniak of University of finish in the top three in the individual "Every weight class has been affected events. Clamage tied for third in the Virginia. Coyle defeated Pozniak In the 142-pound weight class. (Above) by injuries, causing us to have to work Senior Pete Smith takes UVa.'s Matt Roth to the mat In the 126-pound class. uneven bars, but junior Kathy Aiken around these problems," Collier said. captured third in the all-around. -

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