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Wampler Hall opens doors Southall could not be reached in Texas for comment. Residents relocate despite weather conditions Byron Bullock, director of by Mike Heffner cave, a prison cell. We kept JMU's Multicultural Student senior writer joking about it. So we just Services, said, "I was very wanted out as quick as possible," proud to see Pat do as well as If you build and finish it, they he said. she did." Bullock, who will come. The advantages of Wampler worked with Southall while More than 100 students Hall are numerous, according to she attended JMU, said trudged through ice and snow to its residents. Location, room Southall has worked for many Pat Southall finally move into Wampler Hall quality, newer facilities and the years to reach this point in her "I think it was completely this weekend. simple thrill of living in a new life. unfair," said Marlene The latest addition to JMU's residence hall were all reasons "I thought she was a Kenney, a senior psychology residence hall lineup received for relocating to Wampler. winner, but she is a winner to major and member of rave reviews from its new Residents from the Village, me in anything she does," Southall's sorority. Delta residents. like sophomore Carrie Lahnstein, Bullock said. Sigma Theta. "All of her "Definitely worth the wait," were simply tired of the long Randy Mitchell, director of points added up to more than said junior Ross Kurtz as he walks to and from the Quad for student activities, said, "This the one who won. I am surveyed his fourth-floor room. classes. is probably the first pageant completely unsatisfied with "This sets a new standard, man." "I like the location," Lahnstein I've ever watched. I think she the judges." Kurtz, who lived in Bell Hall said, "and Ikenberry seems so far was one of the more Kenney, who has known last semester, echoed a common away at times." intelligent, articulate women Southall for four years, said, reason for moving into Wampler Other residents had up there." Mitchell nominated "I don't think [Miss South — unsatisfactory conditions in recreational reasons for liking Southall for the Outstanding his room. Student Leader of the year. CONTEST page 2 "Bell rooms are like a little WAMPLER page 2 MIKE HEFFNER Career services survey finds most 1993 grads employed by Karen Bogan "There is still a tight job market," The average starting salary for those majors was $26,812. contributing writer Morsch said. "The good news is that our graduates was $22,227. Math majors are Senior accounting major Betsy Gilbert students are doing very well." earning $25,700 right out of college, a has no worries about finding a job. She Ninety percent of JMU's 1993 Seventy-four percent of those employed $4,000 increase from 1992. Biology said she has a job lined up with Peat graduates are either employed or attending are working in the field of their choice, a majors started at an average salary of Marwick, a public accounting firm in graduate school, which is a six-percent IS percent increase from 1990. Eighty- $20,462. Buffalo. N.Y. increase from 1990, according to an five percent of those who responded to the Senior biology major Sandy Woodin Senior Jonathan Walsh, an accounting annual follow-up report compiled by the survey are working full-time. said she is not worried about finding a job major, also has a job lined up as an auditor Office of Career Services. Sixty percent of the 1993 graduates after graduation. She is minoring in for Ernst and Young, an accounting firm. Seventy-four percent of all the 1993 have remained in Virginia. Most of those secondary education and interviewing to "By becoming an accountant, I can see graduates responded to the Career employed out-of-state remain on the East student teach in the Harrisonburg City or how business works," Walsh said. Services survey, which was used to Coast in Maryland, Pennsylvania, North Rockingham County school systems. ^ The College of Fine Arts and compile a report on the percentages of Carolina, and New York. Woodin says there is always a need for Communication has a slightly lower JMU graduates who are employed or Each college within the university science teachers. percentage of employed graduates and a attending graduate school. boasts that over half of its 1993 graduates The College of Business reached an lower starting rate for salaries. Mary Morsch, assistant director of the are employed. even higher percentage, with 93 percent of Eighty-nine percent of the 1993 Office of Career Services, said that no Of the 1993 graduates of the College of last year's business graduates now graduates of the College of Fine Arts and predictions could be made concerning Letters and Sciences, 86 percent are either employed or in graduate school. The employment for 1994 graduates. employed or attending graduate school. average starting salary for accounting CAREER page 2 2 THE BREEZE Monday, Feb. 14,1994 Wampler Contest. continued from page 1 continued from page 1 had already checked into has talked about," Jones said. scheduled to be completed Dec. Wampler's location. Sophomore Wampler, and US were in by 11 "We're just going to do a lot of IS and occupied by the beginning Carolina] will carry the crown as Pat Rathbone said he preferred a.m. Saturday, according to the social programs to try to get of the spring semester, according well as Pat would have." Wampler to Chappelear Hall, his Wampler Hall staff. people out of their rooms to meet to McConnel. But construction Bullock said he has attended old hall, because, "You can crawl The Office of Residence Life the other people. We've seen a delays and winter weather kept some of Southall's pageants from J.M.'s back here." had offered to assist students with lot of people at the elevator Wampler's status on a day-by- where she would occasionally Most residents pointed out the their move, but Friday's weather meeting each other." day basis through January. ask the judges what she needed to bluestone-like walls and forced ORL to cancel their Sophomore Christopher Smith, "We let expectations for improve upon after losing. He numerous arches in the hall moving trucks. one of 21 residents from [Wampler] be late, but we didn't speculated she did the same thing architecture as quality touches. According to Jim McConnel, Spotswood Hall who moved into expect it to be a month late," he after the Miss USA pageant. Rooms are designed with the ORL director, only IS students Wampler, said, "Yeah, I think said. Senior Napoleon Ibiezugbe, closets and doors in the front of asked for assistance, and most everyone's real excited. I met a The building was cleared for who watched the pageant with a the room, leaving plenty of wall said the cancellation was no lot of people in the elevator, and occupation a week and a half ago, group of friends, said, "I think space in the main living area. problem and moved in on their everyone's real friendly." and Wampler's resident advisers she should have won it. I think There are lounges on every floor, own. Junior Joanne Kosulavage moved in last Monday. Some she represented JMU and and all the furniture is new. Wampler Hall Director Rick agreed. "I'm looking forward to students who moved in this Virginia very well." "It's not a cookie cutter of all Jones said, "I haven't heard any it. I wanted to meet some new weekend said they were so Southall captured the state title the rest of the buildings," complaints from anybody about people, and I like the setup." pleased with Wampler's Oct. 3, 1993 and spent the Wampler Hall Resident Adviser moving in. I don't think the But Kurtz said he was worried condition their frustration with following months representing Jen Martin said. "It's got subtle weather's hurt too much." that he would lose touch with his the delays was tempered. the state in special appearances differences." For new Wampler residents, a old friends back in Bell Hall. "It's a Bluestone. You can't and preparing for the national Despite Friday's snowstorm different environment with new "That's the one bad thing," he beat it," freshman Sam Uzwack pageant. and the fact that JMU classes neighbors and friends can be a said. "To me, it's not that far a said. Uzwack moved in from Mitchell said, "She was just an were canceled for the day, disruptive experience — a walk, so I'll probably go back Chandler Hall.