■ Enrollment rises two percent, reaches 8,970 Itv .111.1. HOWARD institutional research and budget, the number of Enrollment at James Madison University has Average student female enrolled graduate students fell from 888 last year to reached an all time high of 8.970 students, according 776 this year ,, ~ to Dr Fay Reubush. dean of admissions and records. Dr. William Hall, Jr., dean of the graduate school, Tijjij is the 23rd straight year that enrollment here from Northern Virginia would not speculate why the number of graduate •^TOR increased. ■students decreased. Reubush said 9.000 students enrolled at the graduate students and 333 non-degree-seeking special "I haven't had a chance to analyze that information beginning of fall semester, but since then 30 students and adult students, she said. yet.'' Hall said have withdrawn from the university "for various The average JMU student is a female, full-time reasons." undergraduate student from. Northern Virginia who ACCORDING TO REUBUSH, most of the graduate The present enrollment of 8.970 is a two percent graduated in the top third of her high school class students are part-time students while the majority of ' increase over last year's 8,817. with a total SAT score of slightly over 1,000, Reubush undergraduates are full-time. Enrollment here has gone up 11.6 percent during said. She based her statement on a composite of About 55 percent of students here are female and 45 the last four years. enrollment statistics. percent are male. Reubush said. She said this is While overall enrollment has gone up, there were similar to past enrollment figures and consistent with THERE ARE NOW 1.787 freshmen. 2.037 decreases in the enrollment of transfer and graduate national statistics. sophomores. 2.202 juniors, and 1.835 seniors enrolled students. "Last year, nationally, for the first time, there at JMU. Reubush said. According to Reubush. 751 transfer students were more women than men enrolled in colleges and In addition to the undergraduates, there are 776 enrolled here last year, while only 621 transfer universities." Reubush said. students enrolled here this year. This is a decrease of 130 persons. She noted the average SAT scores of entering Reubush attributed the decrease of transfer freshmen are somewhat higher than the national This issue... students to an increase in available residence hall averages: JMU verbal is 493, national is 424; JMU Classes were canceled and buildings were space. The greater the residence hall space, the math is 539. national is 463. closed at the College of William and Mary greater the number of new freshmen, she said. She "That doesn't mean everybody had that (average because of asbestos there. See story, page 3. noted that freshman are required to live on campus. score)." Reubush said, emphasizing that students The more freshmen there are. the fewer number of are judged on the basis of several factors. Downtown Harrisonburg has been trying to transfer students that can be accepted, she said. "The key word is diversity." Reubush said. "We revitalize its economy for about seven years. See "We don't accept transfers as residence hall want people with a lot of different talents, different City News, page 5. students," Reubush said. According to Dr. William Jackameit, director of See ENROLLMENT, page 2 I James Madison Univrsity Lfbrarf Harrisonburg, Va. 22801 Ws cR&eze OCT 9. 1981 Vol. 59 James Madison University Thursday, October 8. 1981 No. II *r WHK^™" Burst pipe floods Shorts, causes brief evacuation By JEFF GAMMAGE according to Shorts Hall residents. Extensive flooding caused the At least 750 gallons of water were evacuation of Shorts Hall about 9:45 released. The quarter inch pipe p.m. Tuesday when a valve assembly "spewed 50 gallons of water per pipe on a second floor bathroom minute, according to Harrisonburg urinal exploded. Fire Chief William Austin. Campus The valve "blew off "the wall," security officers turned off the hall's according to student Rob Gilley who main water valve 15 minutes after the was in the bathroom at the time. The valve broke, according to Hennesy. water pressure was strong enough for The urinal had been leaking "for the the stream to reach the far wall of the past couple weeks." Gilley said. He lavatory about 12 feet away, Gilley added the structure was leaking more said. "The pressure would have than usual shortly before the valve knocked a person down if he had been exploded. standing in front of it." he noted. "It Hennesy said a work order scared the hell out of me." requesting that the leak be repaired Water covered second floor halls, was sent to university officials two flowed into the elevator shaft and days before the valve exploded. down stairways, according to Head Resident Craig Hennesy. ABOUT THREE-FOURTHS of the Neither campus security nor the dorms' residents were in the building Harrisonburg Fire Department would when the incident occurred, ac- speculate as to why the valve cording to Resident Advisor Bill assembly gave way. But according to Threlkeld. The hall houses about 240 a security officer at the scene, "The residents. water pressure just blew it off." Campus security responded after James Madison University physical hearing on a police scanner that plant officials'were not available for Harrisonburg fire trucks were comment. enroute to Shorts Hall, according to MacNutt. THE WATER CAUSED noidamage Hennesy called the fire department to the dormitory, according to Alan about 9:45 after Gilley informed him MacNutt. director of campus of the break. Campus security officer security. Damage to residents' rooms Rod Clark arrived and pulled a fire was avoided since occupants blocked alarm at 9:53. Hennesy said. He off suite entrances with boards and added that the building was totally towels soon after the break occurred. evacuated shortly after the alarm Hennesy said. sounded. A JMU physical plant electrician at The Harrisonburg Fire Department the scene said he could find no arrived at 9:55. according to Hennesy. damage to the electrical system. They swept water from the building Harrisonburg Fire Chief William and pumped out the elevator shaft, Austin said students were never in according to dormitory residents. danger of electrocution because the Four engine companies and two water level did not reach electrical truck companies from the outlets on the walls. The water Harrisonburg Fire Department Students were evacuated from Shorts Wwto by V» »«•»• reached its maximum height of one Hall for about 30 minutes Tuesday the dorm and pumped water from its. inch soon after the valve gave way, See SHORTS, page 2 night as fireman swept water from" •'.'elevator shaft. Page 2. THE BRKKZE Thursday. October 8. 1981 * Shorts (Continued from page!) No one was injured during responded to the call, ac- the ^ inpident. accordir ;jp. ■■»•■>■*.■*;*%#£■■ >•> cording to Austin, win, :_ ^MHHHrt. the scene. this number is standard for This is the second time in most alarms. nine months that water pipes Students were allowed back here have burst. Pipes in into the building about 10:25. Garber Hall's main lounge Water service was restored burst during 1980 Christmas late Tuesday night. break. •EVV"/ • Enrollment This [HUUMI sketch of Wilson Hull was done hv Karen Kozoje! Chine. -JMU class ot 111 I KAREN (Continued from page 1) interests, to contribute to the university community." 212 Coralhaven Ct., Timonium, Md. 21093 About one-third of students here come from Northern Virginia. (301) 252-4532 Reubush said. The remaining students come mostly from other regions of the state, especially from the Richmond. Tidewater. Please send me print(s) at $7.50 each plus $1.50 for shipping and Roanoke and Shenandoah Valley areas. handling. Actual size of prints 17x18. "It just works out that way." Reubush said. About 20 percent of the JMU population comes from out of state. Make check or money order payable to "KAREN". Reubush said, whic complies with a recommendation from the Quantity discounts Board of Visitors. NAME Reubush said overall enrollment is based on the suggestions of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, which (PIMM Print) evaluates the residential and academic capabilities of state ADDRESS colleges and universities and then recommends approximately how many students should be enrolled at each school. Enrollment here has doubled in the past 10 years. CITY. .STATE. .ZIP. Have a news tip? CaH«m »»»»»###»»»####*#—»»—————##»+##»#«»——##+ A&P Stroh's6-12 02. 1.99 Cole, Sprite & Tab 8-16 oz. 1.29 plus deposit Banquet fried chicken 2 lb. box2.19 Oodles, of Noodles all kinds 4-1.00 Swiss Miss Cocoa 12 envelopes 1.59 Kraft Mayonnaise quart 1.29 Whole sirloin tips 1 79 jD NY strip steaks 3.69 lb.f Bruce Michael and Neil Fleckman Present W hole fresh picnics .89 lb. Frozen turkey breasts 1.29 1b. PHYLLIS Quaker made sandwich steaks 3.99 1b. NEWMAiNin ' Gwaltney Great Dogs .99 lb. Gwaltney Old Towne The Madwoman sausage .99 lb. 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