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——_^_ Hirriio^burq. VA 22807 WEATHER tMAR 0 6 1999 TODAY: Cloudy, high 48°F, low V-s. 31°F. i FRIDAY: Rain, high «v 51°F, low 36°F. SATURDAY: Partly cloudy, high 52°F \tyclef Raising low 33°F the Roof JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY See Stylepages 18-19 THURSDAY March 5. 1998 VOL. 75. NO. 40 JMU Student announces Hearing the roar city council candidacy Performances celebrate womanhood The program was composed for a petition last semester, which Key wants to mediate "bad" by Melanie Jennings of 25 performances by JMU stu- by Jen Bonds put him on the ballot. He said relations between JMU students contributing writer dents. contributing writer he's not worried about serving and Harrisonburg residents, he Students from a variety of on the council and being a full- said. "It's basically an issue of Songs, skits and poetry majors volunteered their talents For the first time in 26 years, time student. respect," he said. "Our issues are helped celebrate womanhood in for the purpose of "presenting a a JMU student is running for the "The council only meets not being addressed, but [JMU Grafton-Stovall Theatre Tuesday show that represents woman- Harrisonburg City Council. once every two weeks," Key said. students) need to make compro- night. Students of both sexes hood from a diverse perspec- Michael Key, a sophomore "Everyone else on the council has mises in behavior." gathered to experience the pro- tive," Nicole Woods, program international affairs and Russian a full-time job, so being in school Key said he's also concerned gram, "Do You See What I See? double major, declared his candi- _.^_____ with Harrison- Through the Eyes of a Woman." see EYES page 2 dacy for city council before 15 it burg's zoning people yesterday in Court Square JMU students make up Pian that was with his message, "Building Our ... r . passed in Oct- Community Together." He will One-thira Of the ober. It eliminat- compete on the ballot as a Green , n. red boarding Party candidate with Hugh Lantz Llty OJ houses in the Old (R) and Larry Rogers (D) for one Tr . Town area. of two seats on city council in the Harrisonburg Junior Chris- May 5 election. tina Olson said, Key, 19, is a senator in the and don't get any "It's a good thing Student Government Association if he does get a and helped Green Party member representation.' seat on the coun- Dale Diaz with her campaign for cil because there state delegate last fall. Michael Key is nothing else The Green Party nominated city council candidate that will bring Us Key because has he good ideas closer to the peo- for the council, Diaz said. is like my full-time job." ple of Harrisonburg." "JMU students make up one- Key is from Burke, but because Key's goals include expand- third of the City of Harrisonburg he's registered to vpte in ing Harrisonburg Transit Service. and don't get any representa- Harrisonburg, he's eligible to run "There is a shortage of buses, and tion," Key said. "If I am elected, for public office. "There is not a some of them are falling apart at least we'll have a place at the substantial number of JMU stu- and not being serviced," he said. table to discuss our issues." dents who are registered to vote Key obtained 160 signatures in Harrisonburg," Key said. see COUNCIL page 2 JEAN PlttlAAPSON/Maffphotographer Steam roller Sophomore women's rugby player Salli Pool, better known to her teammates as S.P., stiff arms Mary Washington College defender in the Dukes' Ibss Saturday. Snow forces make-up day their department heads for by Angie Jennings authorization to schedule contributing writer additional make-up classes, according to an Academic Due to snow and ice, the Council memo. University designated Friday, The last time students had to May 1, which was formerly make up snow days was 1996, Reading Day, as an optional said Janet Smith, public relations make-up day. JMU canceled specialist for media relations. classes on two Wednesdays: Jan. "We had quite a bit of snow [in ED DYER/as.mtaiil photo editor 28 and Feb. 4. 1996]," she said. "Classes were Faculty can schedule make-up missed on the eighth, ninth and (U) Sophomore Michael Key kicks off his campaign for Harrisonburg City Council yesterday at Court classes on May 1. If faculty think tenth [of January) because of Square downtown while Virginia Green Party clerk Sherry Stanley and Bruce Busching, professor of sociolo- they need to schedule additional gy, look on. Key, a Green Party candidate, is the first JMU student to run for a council seat in 26 years. make up classes, they can contact see SHOW page 2 'v»t 2 Thursday, March 5, 1998 THE BREEZE Council. continued from page 1 public appearances and door-to- cal process is worth it, even if "The routes and times are very some lower lying areas causing things don't turn out the way he serious water damage to houses door visits. limited. The system is basically Rogers, one of the incumbent wants them to." "To the press alone, cltequered as underfunded." Key wants to and yards," he said. "This is Sophomore Bridgete Walsh because of an inadequate sewer council members Key is running it is with abuses, the world is bring this issue to the council's against, supports Key's intent to supports Key's decision to run. attention to generate more rev- system." indebted for all tlie triumplis run. "It's awesome that he wants to enue for the transportation sys- Key is also a small business do this, because anything's possj. which have been gained by supporter. "Small businesses pro- "I think it's great [that he s reason and humanity over error tem. running] even though he is so ble," she said. He also wants to fix the vide the lifeblood of the commu- and oppression." young, but that is what is so Sophomore Alissa Gardner water runoff problem that affects nity, and large corporate chains agrees. "He should go for it," she — James Madison take away from that feeling of great about this country, anyone some residents of Harrisonburg. can contribute," Rogers said. "I said. "It's always good to have a Editor Krister. Helss "Whenever it rains substan- community," he said. young opinion." Key will campaign through just hope he feels that the politi- Managing ediUr Laura L Wade tially, the valley will flood in Ads manager Erin M. Callaghan Tedmdogy manager Brian Hlgghw News editor Courtney A. Crowtey Snow. continued from page 1 News editor RobSpelrs Asst. news eiiilor normally been given as in-class Basically all my classes are AndMetzier snow and on the twelfth because political science. "Attendance caught up anyway." Opinion eititor KeBey Blassingame would be low, understandably, tests, so the class is made up." all the snow melted and resulted Freshman Jason Sims agreed Style editor Jim 'Vegas' Terp in flooding." [but] I don't _^______ Saturday "I probably [wouldn't go]," he Focus editor Chris Kllmek Accordingly, JMU made keep said. "We've been doing double attendance classes Asst. style/finis editor Julan Walker Reading Day, two Saturdays in "i would [go] because aren't time [in classes] to catch up." Spwts editor Steven M. Trout February and one in March in class." But junior Carmen Mays said Dave music to Asst. sports editor Seth Burton make-up days in 1996, Smith Vm paying for college, she would attend weekend Pruett, the ears of Gipy editor Lisa Fox said. Faculty members made the classes. decision whether to require assistant some Plwto editor Jennifer Baker and Vm trying to make students. "I normally don't miss class," students to attend all other make- professor of Asst. pinto editor Ed Dyer "No, she said. "If they're rescheduled, updays. math, said /he grade. / I'd go." Grapliics editiir Thomas Scala But instructors have their own he has an it's not fair Adiisers Flip De Luca, alternative Anita Le for us to Freshman Anita Le said she opinions on whether or not to freshman would also attend classes. "I Alan NeckowiU, solution to _ be make up Saturdays. would [go] because I'm paying David Wendelken "Yeah, I think I would [have holding punished," for college, and I'm trying to class) just to catch up," said Scott class on Saturday. "Basically I've freshman Tiana Alexander said. , make the grade," she said. I lammond, assistant professor of given nighttime tests that have "It's not our fault it snowed. Tlie Breeze is published Monday and Thursday mornings and distributed throughout James Eyes_ continued from page 1 Madison University and the local rlarrisonburg community. coordinator, said. The show expression of womanhood ... It's Comments and complaints should began with about 10 performers important that we celebrate the lx- addressed to Krister I fetes, ^li- ter. dancing down the aisles while women of our campus and sod* Mailing address: the audience responded with ety." The Breeze enthusiastic screams and Students had a variety of Gl Anthony-Seeder I (all applause. Numerous acts dealing reasons for offering their talents MSC6805 James Madison University with women's issues followed. to this program. Hood participat- Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807 Sophomore Tori Johnson ed in a "feminist-oriented" pro- read "I am a Black Woman," a gram last fall and when offered a E-Mail address: poem about the pride African - chance to perform in "Look the_ [email protected] ■ American women should have.

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