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M MAD N B Extended forecast on page 2 U z E i -\ ■' MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1999 —^———■ £ff ^ / -se- : q Basic In a holly, jolly mood tech Several hundred gather for cheers, literacy songs on Quad is poor 4 NGELA HAIN l\staffwriter Freshmen will be More than 800 people gath- required to retest ered in front of Wilson Hall last night to show their holi- until they pass day spirit at the annual Christ- mas tree lighting ceremony. RICHARDSAKHAUG The Student Government staff writer Association and the School of Music sponsored the event. The results are in for comput- The Office of the President er literacy program tests taken provided the Christmas tree by incoming freshmen during and refreshments for the audi- summer orientation, and the ence after the event, although scores are not very high on some JMU President Linwood Rose portions. wasn't in attendance. The The new freshman tech level Contemporary Gospel Singers one computer literacy program and the JMU Brass Ensemble tests were instituted to make sure led the audience in singing JMU students would be prepared various Christmas carols, and to do coursework in their first Mark Warner, vice president year that requires knowledge of of student affairs, gave a short basic computer applications. speech before lighting the tree. ALEX VESSELS/phuto editor The standards define neces- Bill Posey, director of concert LIGHT IT UP: The Canterbury House at the comer of South Main Street and Bluestone Drive gets into sary skills in Microsoft Word, and support services, served the season in a bright way in December, displaying several light strands in a prodigious manner. PowerPoint and other applica- as the master of ceremonies. tions, as well as general knowl- Before the event, the School edge of technology issues. of Music hosted its annual Charitable cats in hats run David Brunner, technology coordinator for the general edu- see QUAD page 9 cation program, said knowing Operation: Santa Claus computer skills is important for "Most of these kids are Wednesday at 8 p.m. in EMILY NICHOLS students. foster children or children who Grafton-Stovall Theatre. "All students should have a contributing writer are just not living under the Following the concert, "The basic understanding of technolo- best of circumstances," she Grinch Who Stole Christmas" gy and the necessary skills to use Santa Claus has descended said. "Without this project, will be shown. The cost is a $5 technology effectively," he said. on JMU a few weeks early this many of these kids would not donation or an unwrapped "A set of standards have been year. be getting any Christmas gift. defined and we require all stu- Student Ambassadors and presents." "We are really excited about dents to reach these standards in other volunteers are dressing Operation: Santa Claus is a this show. We wanted to do a their freshman year." up as St. Nicholas and getting new idea. In the past, Student concert before the end of the Linda Halpem, Dean of Gen- students into the spirit of the Ambassadors have sponsored semester and this is a great eral Education, said that stu- season by sponsoring an Angel Tree in Carrier way to just get in there and dents who make a good faith Operation: Santa Claus, a Library for underprivileged help to raise some money for effort to take the tests and con- program set up to benefit 110 children. This year, however, these kids," sophomore Dave tinue to struggle will not be pun- underprivileged children in the DeMeester said she decided to Cowell of Exit 245 said. ished for it. Those students who area. Junior Julie DeMeester, make the event bigger. To spread the word, avoid retaking the tests will ALEX VESSELS//>*ow editor the committee head for this To collect gifts and presents volunteers have been dressing receive a hold on their records. JMU celebrated the 31st project, obtained the names of a benefit concert will be held up as Santa and walking The test was composed of annual tree lighting ceremony needy children through social with performances by Exit 245 three parts. One was a standard last night on the Quad. services. and the BluesTones on see OPERATION page 9 see LOW page 9

Maiden Voyage Kills Pirates A Kickin' Workout 2001: A Bookstore Odyssey Pot Heads Senior guard Jabari Outtz, right, scored a game-high Get in shape, learn self-defense, relieve ■ The JMU bookstore will be moving 27 points to lead the Dukes to their first CAA win of ■ Art students will kick off to a new. larger building on campus stress — just don't show up to the year, 60-57, over East Carolina on Saturday JMU's first-ever pottery sale in the Spring of 2001. likely near God- kickboxing class expecting it to be easy. this week on Wednesday. win Hall. Page 3 night. Page 33 Pages 24-25 Page 27 Monday, Dec. 6, 1999 TABLE OF CONTENTS

DUKE DAYS EVENTS CALENDAR NEWS New JMU bookstore 3 MONDAY, DECEMBER 6 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7 SGA 3 Task forces 5 • Campus Assault Response, 7 p.m., Taylor 400, • Circle K, 6:15 p.m., Taylor 309, call Lauren at x5722 call Carolyn at 438-3088 Visiting professor discusses politics .... 5 • Harmony, 8:30 p.m., Taylor 304, call Lamar at x7546 College Republicans meeting, 8 p.m., Taylor OPINION 402, call Stephanie at 438-3160 • JMU Yoga Club, 5 p.m., Taylor 307, e-mail Kai at safranka House Editorial: Peeper needs to # • InterVarsity Christian Fellowship • Choice USA interest meeting, 7:30 p.m., Taylor 305, e-mail get a life 1* Prayer and Praise, 7 p.m., CFW choiceusajmu @ yahoo.com Room in ISAT, call Sarah at Spotlight: What song best represents 574-4980 • RACE (Raising Awareness for Conscious Evolution) your life?. 14 meeting, 6 to 7 p.m., Taylor 302 • JMU Adult Degree Program Bluffins v. Schmuffins by meeting, 5:30 p.m., Paul WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8 Michael Olson 15 Street House, call x6824 • Habitat for Humanity general meeting, 5 to 6 p.m.Jaylor Darts and Pats 15 • JMU Brass Quintets Con- 306, call x6000 Jeepers creepers, what's up with all cert, 8 p.m., Anthony- these peepers? by Alex Vessels 17 Seeger Auditorium, call • Operation: Santa Claus, benefit concert for disadvantaged children, 8 p.m., Grafton-Stovall Theatre, with performances X3481 or x6863 Why women love Bond by Courtney by Exit 245 and the Bluestones, admission $5 or bring an Crowley 17 ' Madison Mediators, 5 to 6 p.m., Taylor 304 unwrapped gift WTO by Bill ButterfiekJ 21

Greeks are misunderstood by Marissa Savastra 21 POLICE LOG WEATHER STYLE Today locker in UREC on Nov. 30 at 8:03 Pottery sale •'• 27 ELISSA FORREST Cloudy with showers police reporter p.m. • Unidentified individuals re- J i High 55, Low 31 Zirkle House 27 Campus cadets recovered a portedly stole a wallet containing Kwanzaa 29 wallet that was reportedly stolen in $35 cash from a housekeeping 1 k A High Low Jackson Hall on Nov. 30 at 12:45 locker in Zane Showker Hall on West Water Street 30 p.m. Dec. 1 between 5 a.m. and 3:30 Tuesday Sunny 50 29 p.m. The owner was contacted and 52 34 FOCUS stated that she suspected two Wednesday Mostly sunny Trespassing unidentified white males who jostled Thursday Cloudy, mild 57 38 Kickboxing 24- 25 her as she was entering Maury Hall • Unidentified magazine solicitors were removed from campus for took her wallet. Friday Partly cloudy 56 36 The wallet was missing $4 cash, trespassing in Chesapeake Hall on SPORTS but all cards were intact. Dec. 1 at 3:59 p.m. Men's basketball 33 In other matters, campus police Threatening Messages MARKET WATCH Return of the Mac 33 report the following: • Unidentified individuals re- Friday, Dec. 3,1999 portedly sent threatening messages Women's basketball 35 Petty Larceny via e-mail to a campus resident on AMEX DOW JONES Sports Beat 39 • Unidentified individuals re- Dec. 3. 247.12 2.14 portedly removed a JAC card from a close: 11,286.18 close: 835.50 ♦ bookbag left unattended in D-hall on Obscene Communication LIFESTYLE Nov. 30 at 3 p.m. • Unidentified individuals re- • Unidentified individuals re- portedly sent obscene messages NASDAQ . S&P 500 Horoscopes 41 portedly stole two students' personal via e-mail to a campus resident in a 67.85 4 24.26 k Crossword puzzle - 41 belongings from an unsecured see POUCE LOG page 9 close. 3,520.63 close: 1,433.05

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covers a number of non-academic areas The only student organizations that are However, this is seen as a last resort for ISA ROSATO including construction and upkeep of din- guaranteed funds from SGA are the eight these organizations and they must prove \frenior writer ing halls, residence halls and campus cen- front-end budgeted organizations, SGA that they have exhausted all other Due to a fairly stable enrollment of ters, as well as funding for athletic pro- treasurer Mike Parris said. They are: Black resources before requesting funds, around 14,800 students at JMU, there grams, Hilton said. Student Alliance, Inter-Fraternity Council, Swansburg said in the Nov. 15 Breeze. won't be an increase in funds allotted to A small portion of each student's com- NAACP, Panhellenic, SGA, Sports Club Front-end budgeted groups must go the Student Government Association for prehensive fee, $44, is given to the SGA as Council, Student Ambassadors and the through a lengthy process before receiv- the 2000-2001 school year. the student activity fee, he said. The University Program Board. ing requested funds. Hearings for the "There won't be any new dollars from money from student activity fees provides "Front-end budgeted groups can expect groups begin in March, with finalizing recommendations for their budget students, so there isn't any new money for funds for the SGA to distribute to campus their allotment this year to be based on the Special Advisory Committee to give to organizations. The projected total enroll- what they got last year," Parris said. requests, Parris said. The majority of cuts to the groups' budgets are made during the SGA," said Dave Barnes, SGA adviser ment for this coming year, around 14,800, Parris said it is hard to judge if last these hearings with the Finance Commit- and member of the Special Advisory is pretty close to this year's actual enroll- year's amount, which will be close to this tee. After the budgets are sized up by the Committee. "We are just letting groups ment of 14,814, Hilton said. year's amount, wasn't enough to properly committee, they are passed on to the know so they can make their budget "It is fair to say there will be no major fund groups because the groups always Senate and then the Executive Council for requests and keep in mind that the lump growth for the next four or five years," he perceive their needs to be greater than review, and eventually approval, he said. sum of the SGA will be the same." said. "Our enrollment is stabilized, [mean- others think it is. To receive front-end "All groups perceive their need to be The Special Advisory Committee ing] where we are is where we are staying budgeting, an organization must prove larger than what's there," Parris said. works with two main areas, SGA and the until our resources catch up." that it has.such an impact on JMU as a Whether groups receive an amount of JMU Media Board, which both receive These resources include faculty, tech- whole that they need to receive funds, money close to their actual budget request funding from allocations of the compre- nology and space. Because there is no sig- meaning they don't have to rely on depends on the accuracy of the request, he hensive fee, Barnes said. The amount of nificant increase in enrollment and no fundraisers to supply money, said Mike said. money given to the SGA each year by the desire to increase the individual compre- Swansburg, chairman of the SGA finance "If they are specific to their need and committee is based on increases in the hensive fee for each student, the funding committee in the Nov. 15 issue of The accurate, then they won't get as many comprehensive student fee, due to the to the SGA will be similar to the past year, Breeze. cuts," Parris said. "We never take into influx of new students, he said. Barnes said. "There is no chance of them The other 260-plus student groups receiving less money and it doesn't have must apply for money in the contingency account the quality or purpose of their The comprehensive fee for an in-state events, we just make sure they meet the student at JMU is $2,340, Fred Hilton, anything to do with [construction of] new fund, which the SGA keeps stable at group's mission." director of media relations, said. This fee buildings," he said. around $27,000-$30,000, Parris said. campus our bookstore, it's the students'." RA HAFER Rheault said the location of \slstaff writer the bookstore hasn't been determined yet, but that it will The JMU Bookstore, with locations in Warren Hall and the definitely be on campus. 2SSL>! BQuMdynisy "We hope to have it College Center at CISAT, will be somewhere near Godwin," closing its doors, merging and Rheault said. "It won't be relocating to one larger space on Slated tor be completed by April 2001 located on the College Center campus. V! A new JMU Bookstore will be side of campus." Rheault said there is about an opening around April 2001, $ -Bonus Bucks / 80 percent chance the bookstore according to store manager John -22 to 30.000 mfrm\Wfy located in the Festival will close Rheault, who is also an associate Guaranteed book after the opening of the new for Follett Higher Education of space bookstore. Group. He said the company "There simply won't be a signed a contract with JMU in -Located on the main buyfcack need for that location after the May in which Follett agreed to new bookstore is opened," pay about $4 million to construct 3purchase order campus Rheault said. a new bookstore on campus. Rheault said he was unsure as Rheault said $3 million will go ■ to what would happen with the toward construction of the space left behind when the building and $1 million will go current bookstores close. toward interior work. Freshman Hillary Hamby "If you were to combine the said she thought the new current JMU Bookstore in bookstore sounded like a great Warren and the PC Ballroom, idea. you get about 17,000 square feet "It sounds like the new to display yet," Rheault said. System (POS) system that will won't be able to get their books of space," Rheault said. "With bookstore will have a better Rheault said the current allow transactions to be any cheaper than here." Bonus the new bookstore, we will have atmosphere as well as a more bookstore is entirely too small to completed smoother and faster. Bucks are an incentive program approximately 22 to 30,000 convenient way to buy books," meet the demands of students. "This will be such a dramatic where for spending a certain square feet of space all under she said. "The new bookstore will service improvement for amount of money, patrons can one roof." Rheault said overall, students allow more space for us to students," Rheault said. earn a certain number of Rheault said the new will dramatically benefit from display merchandise, that way "Students will be able to get in "bucks" that will be able to bookstore will allow students to the move. students can have access to it and out of the bookstore much spend in the store.. buy and sell books as well as "The only person this is sooner," Rheault said. The new faster."Rheault said the move Rheault said he hopes to make purchase JMU merchandise all going to hurt is our online bookstore will have more won't cause the price of books or the new bookstore a comfortable in one building. place for students to come and competitors," Rheault said. "With the current bookstore, registers, more merchandise and merchandise to go up. get their shopping done, but also Senior Jen Humphrey said, "I we don't have near as much more used books, Rheault said. "Students will actually find to hang out. think we need to put funding merchandise out as we want to, The bookstore will also be that with all the benefits we are "We want student feedback toward more important things [and] there are a lot of products equipped with a new, high speed offering, such as Bonus Bucks and Guaranteed Buybacks, they on this," Rheault said. "This isn't than a new bookstore, like, say that we haven't even been able computer Purchase Order The Breete 4 Monday, Dec. 6, 1999 NEWS

finally, I want to thankJDenise Stokes for being hen. As you will hear in a few moments, she ... has been giving so much of herself to educate others, if we are to stop this cruet disease we Ithave to have brave people like "Denise to reach out with candor and compassion to those at risk. 1 really admire her very much.

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AIDS Educational Consultant 7:00pm UNIVERSITY PROGRAM BOARD December 7th UPB Grafton-Stovall Theatre JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY www.jmu.edu FREE Admission! call x6217 for details The Breeze NEWS Monday, Dec. 6, 1999 5 Several task forces examine faculty, departmental issues JERI SCHWAB way current programs are organized or force is looking for ways to enhance facul- Human Services Task Force, said the task [staff writer delivered, ways to support cross discipli- ty contracts so as to improve the recruiting forces, "help project where JMU should be nary initiatives and themes or focus situation." headed in our department. Some things Students have a chance to voice their around which to develop collaborative Jerry Benson, interim dean of CISAT, happen more quickly than others, so some concerns about pressing issues around programs, scholarship centers and out- said the task forces will help plan for the recommendations can be implemented campus, including faculty recruitment reach initiatives. future. quickly. We are looking for both short- and academic issues. Once all the responses have been com- "[We should] try to look out about 10 and long-term recommendations." Several new task forces are waiting to plied, the task forces years in the future Huber stressed the importance of get- hear the comments, opinions and recom- will decide on the ■^■™""■■—— —^^^—^—— and see areas ting students involved. mendations from students about depart- where we, as a "Our desire is to get as broad a based ments, programs and possible future fCT" "The key thing is letting university, should input from students and faculty," she said. improvements. b 0 U8 P b y h be focused on, We're soliciting ideas. We've held several Doug Brown, vice president of acade- j M u co: m u nu y: students bum we would such as new acade- open forums and are trying to find the mic affairs, appointed the task forces for and h mic programs or best way to get student involvement. health and human services, ISAT, infor- these issues can Z very much like their new connections of Students can give input on the Web pages mation technology, renewable term be addressed. The fpPAUnrh academic pro- or to me directly. The minutes from our appointments and the faculty handbook. task forces will then JCCUUULK.. grams." meetings are posted on the Web so people Faculty members make up the task make their recom- Jerry Benson 0r,e idea can get an idea of what we're doing." forces, but students' input is highly mendations on these interim CISAT dean Benson has for the The ISAT Task Force has a different encouraged. issues to Brown in ■ ISAT department Web address: http://web Through the task force Web page March 2000. is to create a center for undergraduate board.jmu.edu:8080/~llcns. {www.jmu.edu/acadtaskforce), students can The renewable term task force, headed research. Physics professor Bill Ingham is chair read comments posted by others and by College of Arts and Letters Dean "We're trying to pull together things of the task force for revising the faculty reply to them, send e-mail to the members Richard Whitman, is taking a look at we are already doing so we will have the handbook. "We began meeting in late of the task force or post their own sugges- improving faculty conctacts in order to best utilization of space," he said. September, and we hope to begin submit- tions for others to read and reply. bring in more faculty, a continuing prob- Student input is vital to the success of ting recommendations by about the mid- People can offer recommendations on lem at JMU. these task forces. dle of the Spring 2000 semester," Ingham new academic programs, courses, con- "We are currently in an extremely tight "The key thing is letting students said. "The most recent edition of the centrations, what minors or majors faculty market, meaning that faculty are know we would very much like their Faculty Handbook dates from September should be offered, interdisciplinary pro- difficult to recruit," Brown said. "This is a feedback," Benson said. 1994. An improved and updated hand- grams and centers, modifications in the national trend. Fundamentally, the task Vida Huber, chair of the Health and book is clearly needed." Visiting professor discusses politics TAREN PLACE viewed with greater optimism. The first conclusion was that political discussion Y^staffwriter are actually, "highly detailed and policy A small but interested crowd of stu- specific." Another conclusion Parry-Giles dents greeted Trevor Parry-Giles in made was that the discussion "is generally Anthony-Seeger Hall auditorium successful at producing high quality lead- Wednesday as part of last week's forum ers and leadership." on political comunication. A third conclusion was it "is increas- Parry-Giles, who spoke about current ingly democratized via media and tech- forms of political communication, is from nology," meaning more people now have the University of Maryland — College access to the discussion of politics. Parry- Park and is a recognized authority on Giles' Final conclusion was that the current political communication and discourse. discussion "has created truly rhetorical SCOM professor Robert Patterson said politics for the American community." he invited Parry-Giles because, "he blends This conclusion is concerned with the idea a knowledge of political communication that politics is becoming more about style on the academic side with the practical and stiagegy. political side ... he is experienced as an The Internet as a campaign tool has academic and as a practitioner." also proven effective for political discus- Parry-Giles began his lecture with sion. The most notable example of this is comments on the public's perception of the 2.000 Presidential Election Campaigns. modern political discussion he spoke of Parry-Giles displayed the Web pages for the "cacophony of cynicism" that con- several of the candidates, including Al fronts the American public with regards Gore, Steve Forbes and George W. Bush to media and campaigns, meaning the Jr. These pages were further evidence that constant negativity strikes a discordant policy is indeed being discussed, as most note with people. Parry-Giles said the included lengthy discourse on specific media seems only to report the negative policy positions. aspects of a candidate's history or behav- Another outlet for policy discourse are ior and politicians are increasingly vague 'Town Hall" style debates between candi- about issues and policy. dates. The example shown at the lecture NIKKI REEDIstaffphotoKrapher However, Parry-Giles offered four con- was the debate between Vice President Al clusions showing the current condition of Senior David Parslow donates to the pen and pencil drive for children of Burmese see FORUM page 7 refugee camps Thursday In Warren. The drive will be held again in April. American political discourse can be The Breeze 6 Monday, Dec. 6, 1999 NEWS

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JMU dancers present Va. dance company It's a dog-eat-dog world The JMU School of Theatre and Dance will present the Virginia Repertory Dance Company in Concert, Dec. 9 to 11 at 8 p.m. in Latimer-Shaeffer in a Md. divorce court Theatre in Duke Hall. The group is composed of KATHERINE SHAVER her estranged husband could get in his juniors and seniors who are plan- The Washington Post agreed-upon supervised visitation. ning performance-related careers. " I think in a lot of cases, the pet is the The company will perform Two years after their divorce, Jennifer substitute for the child," Billman said. works done by dance faculty and Kidwell and Ethan Assal were back in a Kidwell, 33, and Assal, 38, did not guest Montgomery County, Md. courtroom have children during their seven-year artists Friday arguing over money and allega- marriage but both use the words "beloved includ- tions of abuse and neglect, of visitation child" when they talk about Sable — even i n g In Brief agreements violated. London- « though both say they doubt the other based Montgomery Circuit Court Judge S. means it. choreographer Fin Walker. This Michael Pincus looked at Kidwell and Page 2, Paragraph C, of their divorce year's concert is a high-energy Assal and asked why they couldn't settlement notes that "(t)he wife . . . shall program appropriate for people of resolve these issues on their own. be entitled to exclusive use, possession all ages. " 111 take a deep breath before I say this," and ownership of Sable" and that "the With student IDs, admission is Pincus said from his dais. "It's because husband shall be entitled to visitation with $5. General admission is $6. For there's been no visitation with the dog." the dog, Sable, for one month per year" advanced tickets, please call It was a courtroom scene that even vet- RAY I.VSTIG/Washmnlon Post x7000. each summer. eran divorce lawyers say they've rarely, if Then came the Beemer incident. Jennifer Kidwell and her beloved dog, ever, witnessed. Cases of couples fighting Kidwell, who lives in Fauquier County, Sable, who is the subject of a trial. Gallery displays over who gets Fido usually end with an Va. and recently started an Internet mar- "This dog has a life that should be con- JMU student's work agreement spelled out in the divorce sidered," Kidwell argued. decree. Once in a while, lawyers say, the The judge turned to Assal. Yes, the dog A painting by a student in had gotten out, Assal said, but he'd happi- JMU's master of fine arts program fighting gets so bad that the warring par- ties agree to share custody of the dog. Ifeel like Judge ly spent $700 for the emergency surgery has been selected for exhibition in rather than have Sable euthanized. When the "International Contemporary But rarely, lawyers say, does the Painting 1999" show at Erector squabbling continue to the point where a Judy in this case. Sable became lost, he said, he was the one Square Gallery in New Haven, circuit court judge is asked to enforce a who spent three days posting signs and Conn. dog custody and visitation order. In this S. Michael Pincus looking for her. And, yes, he did take John M. Adams of Gloucester's case, the Animal Legal Defense Fund even Montgomery Circuit Court judge Sable to the vet's office in the trunk of his painting, titled "Evidence #13" is filed a seven-page friend-of-the-court brief car, but he said he never meant to harm an abstract work on a wood panel urging the judge to consider the best inter- the animal. that combines atmospheric and keting company, propped a framed photo- ests of Sable, a 9-year-old gray keeshond. graph of the dog on the table. She said "The dog likes to ride in the trunk and geometric elements. His painting jumps in the trunk," Assal told the judge. will be displayed through Dec. 23. "I feel like Judge Judy in this case," she'd subpoenaed witnesses who would Pincus said, as he slowly shook his head testify that her former husband, who still "It's better than a crate in the car." and ordered Kidwell to relinquish Sable lives in Potomac, had driven with Sable in The ride to the vet took less than a Theatre II presents minute, Assal said, and he kept open a several plays this week for a one-month visit next month. the trunk of his black BMW on a 90-degree In Maryland, judges don't have the afternoon when he returned the dog after small door leading from the felt-lined trunk through the back seats so Sable This week, from Thursday authority to grant ownership or custody his August 1998 visit — the last time she through Saturday, a number of of marital property — and, as uncuddly as let Assal see Sable. could get air. plays will be held in Theatre II on it might sound, that's exactly how the law " Is Sable going to testify?" the judge This was about his former wife's South Main Street as part of the views pets. asked with a smile. revenge, Assal told the judge. He'd espe- School of Theatre and Dance's So if divorcing couples can't decide Kidwell pointed to the framed photo, cially wanted Sable to visit this May — a "Big Honkin' Director's Fest." who gets what, the judge simply orders noting that Sable is long-haired and fluffy visit Kidwell had denied — because he Shows will be held on Thursday the property sold and the proceeds divid- and his new wife, Martha, had planned at 7 and 9:30 p.m., Friday at 7 and that she had come home that day ed. Wanting to prevent selling off old lethargic, dehydrated and with diarrhea. for Sable to walk down the aisle adorned and 9:30 p.m. and Saturday at 2, with flowers with two flower girls. 4:30, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Tickets are Sparky, lawyers say, most couples will Dogs die in hot car trunks, Kidwell said. sold at the door and are $2 for agree out of court who keeps the dog and And that wasn't the only problem, In the end, the judge said, Assal had to each session. Admission is $5. who visits. Kidwell said. Sable had gotten loose in her pay Kidwell the $50,000 he owes her. And To see all four sessions on But there's nothing like the desire to former husband's care, she said, and need- Kidwell must let her former husband have Saturday, the cost is $5. The keep a pet to stir the emotions, prompting ed emergency intestinal surgery after eat- Sable in January. Keeping a dog in a hot shows are for mature audiences some couples to offer each other the car trunk was wrong, Pincus said, but as a only. ing her way through a plastic garbage bag. house, even the Redskins tickets, if only Kidwell also charged that her former dog owner himself, he understood how they can have the dog, lawyers say. husband had once lost Sable for three dogs sometimes run off and get into trou- CCM plans second Lawyer Leslie Billman said she once let days before the fire department rescued ble. Assal had always sought medical death penalty vigil a woman bring her dog to a deposition so her from a storm drainage pipe. treatment, the judge noted. This Thursday, Andre Graham will be executed in Virginia. There will be a death penalty vigil on the Quad at 8:45 p.m. that night to Forum concludes with speaker remember him and the victims. Andre Graham was sentenced FORUM, from page 5 of a politician, Parry-Giles said. As an Students attending said they felt Parry- to death for the 1993 robbery and Gore and Representative Bill Bradley on example, he said the polls show while Giles had real world experience to sup- shooting of a couple in a hotel Oct. 27. Very little was mentioned con- most dislike President Clinton as an indi- port his ideas and enjoyed his lecture. parking lot, in which one victim cerning personal or biographical issues. vidual, they felt that he is doing well as "He was very interested in what he was was killed and the other survived Instead, the candidates focused almost president. talking about... he seemed very credible," to testify against Graham. He is completely on the policy debate. At the conclusion of his lecture, Parry- senior Piper Furbush said. She said she had also serving a life sentence in an unrelated capital murder convic- Campaign advertising is another pop- Giles said, "cynicism and sanctioning [of not been aware of some of the voter tion, for which his accomplice was ular source of criticism of current political candidates] are fashionable among pun- turnout statistics prior to the discussion. executed in 1993. communication. Parry-Giles said studies dits, intellectuals and journalists," and Parry-Giles has been published in A factual question at issue in have shown that the voting public can that throughout U.S. history, "American political communication journals such as his case is whether Graham was usually discern the legitimate policy politics has never been predominately the "Journel of Communication" and himself the triggerman, which is stances from personal attacks. He showed rational." Therefore, Parry-Giles said, the "Rhetoric of Public Affairs." He has not known for certain although cir- campaign commercials for Bush and state of political discourse is not worse worked as a consultant and senior writer cumstantial evidence suggests Forbes, demonstrating both candidates than usual, and our politicians and gov- for several public relations groups for that he was. — from staff reports mentioned only policy issues. ernment officials usually are more adept organizations such as the Democratic Voters apparently can also distinguish at political communication than might be National Committee and Amnesty between the personal and political facets perceived. International. The Breege 8 Monday, Dec. 6, 1999 NEWS

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"This is one of the few Chorale, JMU Symphony SGA Building and Grounds The audience listened to the "Together we can light the places we can come that has more Orchestra and Brass Ensemble in Committee Chair Katie Kelly Contemporary Gospel Singers world," Warner said. sophisticated holiday music." Wilson Hall. said the sense of community at present the feature piece "O Several people sjayed for Gloria Combs said that she "This event has been happen- the event is the emphasis of the Come All Ye Faithful," and then cookies and hot chocolate after wanted her grandson to hear the ing every year since I came here evening. joined the singers for five Christ- the event. music as well. 18 years ago," Posey said. "Only "The reason why we find this mas carols before the tree was "Christmas is the most special "The concert has good music five years ago we decided to event so special is that it is some- illuminated. The audience and time of the year because Jesus selection and gets into the clas- move the time of the event to thing that the whole Harrison- singers sang the carol "Oh, Christ- was born," sophomore Kristen sics," she said. immediately after the concert." burg community can do to inter- mas Tree" as the tree was lit. Gillan said. "I wanted to come Kelly said she was really happy Posey said having the lighting act with JMU," Kelly said. "It's a Warner wished a happy holi- tonight and join in the celebra- with the evening's turnout. ceremony after the "Holiday time to all come and have a joy- vd.ay to the audience and spoke tion with other students." "I hope that the turn out will Fest" concert is appropriate ous time together before we all about the power of giving. He Harrisonburg residents Larry continue to increase each year," because several community mem- leave for break." said Christmas is a time to think and Gloria Combs have been she said. bers are already on campus and Rose was not able to attend about the power giving can have. attending the event for more than The lack of snow at the event students can attend since they do the event because of a business "During the holidays, give eight years, and brought their was the only thing that Kelly said not have classes Sunday nights. trip with the President's Office with heart strings attached," grandson, Blake, to the event this she felt was missing. "The heart of the ceremony is that falls every year over this Warner said. "Those gifts will be year. Larry Combs, a JMU alum- "Next year we are thinking that it combines people from the weekend, Posey said. the ones to impact others." nus, said the ceremony is part of about getting a snowblower from Harrisonburg community with SGA provided the audience Warner also challenged the their Christmas tradition. Massanutten," Kelly said. Operation: Santa Claus coming to town OPERATION, from page 1 Ambassadors has been great." Another aspect of getting the around various parts of campus word out is a project called to talk with students about the "Hug and Ho." campaign and how they can DeMeester said someone become involved. wearing a Santa hat with the One of these Santas was letters OSC painted on them senior Dennis Dunmyer. will walk up to students, give Dressed as Santa, he went to them a hug, and say "Ho, Ho, class and then to Zane Showker Ho." Hall, the Quad and UREC. They are then supposed to "It was so much fun," he explain Operation: Santa Claus said. "I was walking down to that person and pass on the Cantrell and everybody was hat. The person who gets the honking and waving. hat passed to them then has to Everybody loves Santa Claus." continue the cycle and find He also said everyone he someone else to hug. talked to about the project was There are 50 hats circulating very responsive because it is for through campus. such a good cause. DeMeester's ultimate goal is "The amount of support that to get 100 percent of the campus it has generated has been involved in this project. "I great," Dunmyer said. "The know everyone here at JMU has such a great heart and I just way that tons of other groups PATRICK HORST/sluff pholunrupher on campus have adopted the wanted to get everyone in the project besides the giving spirit," she said. The organizers of Operation: Santa Claus have an ultimate goal of 100 percent JMU participation.

PLOG, from pg. 2 surprise aebninistrators residence hall "We used Microsoft [Office] on Nov. 30 at LOW, from page 1 This portion had the lowest "Most students took the Halpern said. Students will 9:53 p.m. passing rate and many fresh- knowledge test, about 1,000 have the option of getting 98 programs this past sum- multiple choice test covering men will be required to retake took the presentation soft- structured help or figuring mer and soon we will Harassment basic knowledge about com- the computer assessment test. ware test and about 1,500 things out on their own. upgrade the test to Microsoft by Commu- puters and was delivered on a To pass the Word portion took the word processing "There are Web-based (Office] 2000 programs." nication or Web-based platform. The of the test, students are test," Halpern said. resources for students who Brunner said the low test scores don't indicate anything Address other two parts required stu- required to answer 17 of 20 The students that failed want to brush up their skills • An unidenti- dents to demonstrate knowl- questions correctly. For the will have opportunities to that way, and also workshops particular. fied non-stu- edge through performance on PowerPoint portion, 15 of 20 retake the test starting this available in a computer lab on "As this was the first year dent living off exercises testing word pro- questions must be correctly week. The test will be admin- campus next semester." of the Tech Level One test, we campus report- cessing and PowerPoint pre- answered and 27 of 35 ques- istered using the JMU net- Halpern said the tests had no previous score to com- pare against," he said. "Stu- edly sent e- sentation software. tions must be correct to pass work and a designated lab in probably won't be altered for dents were assessed against a mail threats to Brunner provided an the knowledge portion. Wilson Hall. There will be the retesting session. Howev- a student resi- example of questions similar Halpern said there is no walk-in hours designated for er, there are plans to modify standard reached by faculty dent on Dec. to those found on the tests. clear reason why the test scores retaking the test and students the tests next semester. from Cluster One." Freshman Jeff Mallinger 1. One megabyte (Mb) is were low. "We were surprised will be expected to attend the Senior Assessment Special-' said he was surprised to learn approximately 100 kilobytes that the passing rate was not sessions at a time convenient ist Steve Wise said the test that scores on the tests were Number of (Kb), a) True b) false. higher than it was, though that to their schedule. will evolve. "We used low. "The tests were really drunk in public Overall, students per- may be as much due to testing "Students are expected to Microsoft Word and Power- easy ... if you've ever used a charges since formed poorly on the basic circumstances as to student be able to pass the test by Point and these types of Windows program," he said. Aug. 28: 34 knowledge portion of the test. knowledge and ability. mid-term next semester," applications change," he said. The Breeze 10 Monday, Dec. 6, 1999 NEWS

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While wandering around the town, she The Washington Post tion project in Washington, in 1986, after his birthday encountered several other young people from a nomadic group L reversed its 7-5 rejection of the became a national holiday and called the Rainbow People, and she spent the day with them. A federal agency Thursday site in July, saying that a led to their creation of the When Rebecca finally arrived back at the dock, her mother said, gave final approval to the site reworked proposal by the King memorial foundation. the cruise ship had sailed. for a memorial to Martin Luther project group satisfied the objec- Adrian L. Wallace, general Rebecca was scared and embarrassed, Elaine Myers said King Jr. on the historically hal- tions of dissenting members. The president of Alpha Phi Alpha, Thursday after talking with her daughter. The Rainbow People lowed ground of the national group was the final of three fed- said that the site near the Tidal offered her a ride north. But they were going only as far as the Mall — where it will join monu- eral agencies, including the Basin was at the top of their list Ocala National Forest, near Orlando and still about a thousand miles from Rebecca's home. ments to America's most Commission of Fine Arts and the of potential locations for the Police learned that a woman matching Rebecca's description revered presidents. National Capital Memorial memorial because of its symbol- may have gotten in a car bound for Ocala. "Only in America can the ic meaning and its position •We are just so happy that it had a happy ending," Elaine Myers grandson of former slaves end among the most revered figures said Thursday afternoon. "She just didn't want to go to the police. up on the Mall in a prominent Abe Lincoln in American history. She was nervous about doing that." She also didn't think to call position," said John Carter, pro- "The Tidal Basin is a logical her family, her mother said. ject manager for the Martin freed the slaves site because it represents growth Luther King Jr. Memorial and power and strength and at Wealthy students choose public colleges Foundation, a nonprofit group but Martin Luther the same time is positioned on a that has led the drive to build the tranquil pond," Wallace said in a A recent study shows that wealthy students increasingly are monument. "This site puts Dr. King liberated an statement on the project's Web choosing to attend public universities, despite being able to afford King in a place of tranquillity, site. "It is a site which embodies the higher cost of private colleges and universities. yj vision, historic significance and all that Dr. King represents." The National Association of Independent Colleges and entire nation. Universities reached this conclusion after analyzing data from the in a visual line of leaders Specific features of the King U.S. Department of Education based on data showing the median between Lincoln and Jefferson." monument have yet to be decid- incomes of the families of students attending colleges and The monument will be close John Lewis ed, pending an international universities across the country. to the site of the 1963 March on U.S. Delegate competition for an architectural The results show that, on average, students attending public Washington, at which King design. The King foundation schools have a higher median family income than students who delivered his "I Have a Dream" has until Nov. 12, 2003, to com- attend private schools. The median income for last year's speech. Commission, required to grant plete a design, finish a fund- graduating class at the University of Virginia was $94,000, Unlike four Mall presidential approval for the King memorial raising campaign and break according to The Washington Post memorials — among the most location. ground on construction. The — from wire reports popular tourist attractions in the "Abe Lincoln freed the slaves monument's design would have nation's capital — the King mon- but Martin Luther King liberated to be approved by the same ument will be the first to honor a an entire nation," Rep. John three federal agencies that black American. Lewis, D-Ga., a longtime civil approved the location. Nation The National Capital rights leader, said after being Despite stop-and-go lobby- Mars Polar Lander remains silent Planning Commission's 10-0 vote told of the decision. "It's fitting ing efforts with the White removed the last federal obstacle that he be honored as one of the House, Congress and other fed- Scientists continued to hope that an American spacecraft on to placing a monument to the founding fathers of the new eral officials, the monument's Mars, lost in radio silence near the Martian South Pole since slain civil-rights leader among America." supporters have worked to landing Friday, would automatically revive itself to finally heed the pantheons of Presidents Immediately after King's overcome objections by Mall Earth's insistent commands. George Washington, Thomas death in 1968, officials of Alpha custodians who are wary of If the $165 million Lander is lost, it would be an embarrassing Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., of adding new monuments, argu- setback, especially coming on the heels of the loss of a sister ship Franklin D. Roosevelt on the ver- which King was a member, pro- ing against cluttering the area's in September that was part of a major NASA effort to explore Mars. dant area at the heart of the Mall. posed erecting a permanent green space and spoiling the Space flight engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory face a The commission, which memorial to him in Washington. solemn atmosphere. stem test because the engineering trial now in progress is being conducted on an alien world 158 million miles away. Indeed, as flight operations managers failed repeatedly to contact the spacecraft over the last two days, they greeted each new setback with what has become the mission's mantra. New Year's to be big wedding day This was not unexpected," said Polar Lander manager Richard for the privilege. tJUSAN CARPENTER a Cook after three long communications periods ended Friday without In contrast, the Hotel Crescent an electronic flutter from the lander. \jLos Angeles Tunes We think Jan. Court in Dallas is offering a The lander carries a robot arm to sample the soil of the Martian $140,000 "Wedding of the south pole, an advanced weather station, a brace of cameras and a Whether it's a mass ceremony 1, 2000, will have microphone to relay the sounds of another planet for the first time. in Bangkok or a private one in Century" package. It includes the Nantucket, thousands of couples wedding gown, ceremony, flower are planning New Year's nuptials. the single most arrangements, reception, hotel Report shows crime still a serious problem And it looks like this New accommodations for as many as Year's Eve is shaping up as the weddings in 250 guests, a breakfast buffet and Rosy assessments of the nation's declining crime rate wrongly yy focus on short-term drops from crime peaks early in the decade and world's largest wedding party. history. two first-class, round-trip tickets ignore the overall rise of violence since the 1960s, according to a "We think that Jan. 1, 2000, to Los Cabos, in Baja California, new report. will have the single most wed- John Locher Mexico, for the honeymoon. The The 30-year update of a landmark study by the National dings in history," says John publisher. Everytlung2000.com package has been available since Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence found that Locher, publisher of June but, w ith only 33 days to go, violent crime in major cities reported to the FBI has risen by 40 Everything2000.com couple "wanted something origi- the hotel hasn't had any takers. percent since 1969. {http:/fytmm).eveiything2U(X).coin), a nal" for their wedding night. The 100 couples signed up for The new study is intended as a counterpoint to the drumbeat of Seattle-based Web site that bills "It's neat because it's the turn a mass New Year's Eve wedding optimistic reports describing the current drop in crime, and it offers a itself as the one-stop resource for of the century and everything, but in Wilmington, Del., will get a sober reminder that the United States still suffers from a historically millennium events and informa- we've been together for so long bigger bang for their buck. The high level of violence. tion. "Jan. 1, starting at midnight, that after a while it gets to be like $30 license fee includes a bouquet, This is the kind of crime rate that we would have said is a you're already married. I think boutonniere, pro-ceremony recep- disaster when we went to work on that crime report 30 years ago. seems to be the trend." Tina Forcier, 27, and Jason this will make it an even bigger tion, wedding cake, photos and a There still is a great deal of trouble out there in our cities, and "millennium marriage certifi- increasingly in our rural areas, and most people viscerally feel that," Bradley, 24, will say "I do" at event, like a marriage should be," Elliott Currie said, one of the original authors of the report. Minnesota's Mall of America one says Forcier, who will have the cate." At precisely midnight, a minute past midnight. 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Bond. James Bond. Omigod, how I laugh so hard at the Bond movies and mystery of Bond always so appeal- about their love lives gone bad. those three little words, arranged that I cry. My roommates think I'm nuts ing (even if they're not secret agents with Then there are the let's get hitched in that particular manner, said with because I've been tuning into the "15 gadgets)? You know they are bad news. friends who have settled down with the the confident flair of a panther ready to Days of 007" marathon on TBS. "Dr. You know they have a past. You know anti-Bonds who have stocks and bonds strike, make me melt. No," "From Russia With Love," they will break your heart if you let them (or at least a 401k and a little stable direc- This little chicky-dee right here is a "Thunderball," "Goldfinger/ "You Only get close enough. And yet, some women tion). They're happy, they say. Their Bondophile. Sad, but true. I don't know Live Twice," "On Her Majesty's Secret go for this type of guy anyway. Why? I dudes are stable men who are ready to what it is about that man, but he's just so Service," "Diamonds Are Forever," suppose the answer should be why not? be daddies and be faithful and loyal. It's damn sexy. He just oozes sex appeal "Live and Let Die," "The Man with the These guys are exciting, and like a friend a nice concept that is a fantasy for any (unless played by Timothy Dalton, of Golden Gun," "The Spy Who Loved of mine says, date these men and get the woman. But is there excitement in that? course). Even though the movies (espe- Me," and many, many more this week. exotic junk out of your system so you A 401k and solid investments? No cially the campy 1970s Roger Moore Why I keep tuning in is beyond me. can be prepared to settle down in wed- pythons or crocodiles? Bombs and flicks) are predictable (you will always It's like this uncontrollable disease — an ded bliss with someone who has all the Aston-Martins? Sure they're happy, but hear some form of "Oh, James!" attraction to the chic ^l— their lives will, perhaps, be settled rather squealed in orgasmic delight at least masochism Bond than thrilling and exciting. once in each movie), cheesy (in exudes. It's the same And in the end, we are left with the "Thunderball," Domino says, "So, what sick weakness dis- Ramble on picky ones who want thrilling and excit- little sharp eyes you've got." Bond: played by Dr. ing anyway mixed with stable and "Wait 'til you get to my teeth,") and Goodhead, Domino, responsible: a man who would scale repetitive ("Tomorrow Never Dies" is Solitaire, Goodnight, Annapurna with his lovely bride, but eerily reminiscent of "The Man with the among the countless — Courtney Crowley then have the sense of duty to return to work when vacation time is over. Golden Gun" — crazy men, islands near other femme fatales Thrilling and exciting, but also stable China, trying to take over the world). that fell for Bond's and rational. Is this too much to ask? But then, isn't that what all the Bond fatal charm. I just can't help it. Bond is excitement of Q — minus the gadget movies are about: sex, cheese, unbeliev- addictive. I am a sick, sick person. wizardry. Absolutely. Sometime last year I wrote a ridicu- It's all a catch-22 in the end: If you go able adventures? But this addiction to Bond has made for the danger you crave, you could gel The campiest Bond movie of all is me think about the endearingly chauvin- lous column about what I call the JMU scarred. If you go for the stability you "Moonraker." The plot is ridiculous, the istic secret agent in real-life terms, in Dating Olympics, which are all the offi- think you need, you could end up bored. special effects obvious and inaccurate, JMU terms. cial names for the games we play when Seems like the only way to win is to find and the dialogue as hopeless as ever The following is the result of several we're trying to do that tango. Mr. Bond, we presume, was probably a grand ath- Mr. Perfect in between extremes, if he with its witty punny humor. For conversations I have had with friends lete at these games. Lots of guys (and even exists. Reality is overrated. I guess instance, in that movie when Q says, "I about men, women and why we do the I'll just have to keep watching the Bond think he's attempting reentry Sir!" when things we do. It's also the result of an ladies) at JMU are accomplished Olympians. Female friends that play movies to escape. It's a good thing the Minister Gray asks: "My God, what's abnormal number of my friends and these games who like the 007-type pro- marathon is only halfway through its Bond doing?!" upon seeing him and Dr. their intention to make the mad dash file of (pseudo) suave sophistication run. Goodhead playing cosmic twister, you down the aisle as soon after graduation keep going back for their "Bondage" just want to gag. But instead I marvel at as they can, and the friends on the other despite any of the signs that come with Crowley, Courtney Crowley is a Bond girl at how they got away with all the naughti- end of the spectrum who are looking for this type of repeated behavior. They get heart, but has the frame of Eleanor Roosevelt ness in the early flicks. (Maybe it's the love in all the wrong places. burned and are usually complaining and the sensibilities of a nun. way the British deliver deadpan lines.) Why are guys with the type of charm •<■»« -»*„. n • 18 Monday, Dec. 6, 1999 OPINION The Breeze

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Harrisonburg resident supports SGA members disagree, respond to Secondly, the editorial discussion of an English class where no explanation was given in association with Breeze article 'Professor' column graded assignments was grossly misleading. Students always have the right to justification for their grades. Each prof is required to hold established office hours To the Editor: To the Editor: entirely devoted to student time. This is our opportunity to address any concerns. Something great has happened — The Breeze is As members of SGA's Academic Affairs Committee, If your professor, after seeking him or her out, does encouraging JMU students to embrace we applaud the use of Vie Breeze as a forum for the exchange of ideas. not provide adequate justification, you have the right as Harrisonburg and Rockingham County during the However, we would like to state that in the a student to take your concerns to the Department Head years they live in the community. recent editorial about the quality and efficacy of or further. This area is too neat and has too much to offer to JMU's professors there were some inaccuracies that There were many inaccuracies in this column; how- students to be ignored for the four plus years stu- ever, the one that we find most inflammatory was the dents are here. The recent article by Andrew generalization made about our professors' knowledge. Harman in the Nov. 4 issue of The Breeze enabled We do recognize that just as all students are not creat- students, faculty, staff and newcomers to learn ed equal, neither are all classes or professors. « some little-known facts about how local streets got their names with the help of two JMU faculty mem- We do truly believe that professors at JMU come here and stay here because they love to teach. We also believe bers. As Mr. Harman said, ". . . there's no excuse to know so little about the town where you'll spend in the inherent academic quality of our institution. As said before, we applaud the passion with which the best years of your life." Other articles have featured neat things to do you attacked your subject. We only wish to explain the and see, encouraging students to explore nearby many avenues available to take your concern beyond downtown Harrisonburg shops and Court Square the confines of an editorial page. Our professors' ears Theater, and have featured other attractions in require clarification. and doors are always open and our administration is Rockingham County and beyond. It is a two-way The first and most important of these is the influence not a removed Olympian host. street and the community is eager to learn from of student evaluations on professors' performance. the students. The evaluations are an integral part in assessing per- Let's continue to learn from each other, and in formance. The professors, themselves, receive our evalu- The Academic Affairs Committee doing so, this great area with its wonderful educa- ations after grades are handed in. An identical copy of of SGA Cochairs tional enrichment opportunities can become a the evaluabon is given to the department heads. model for town-grown relationships. It can work if He or she, in turn, will meet with and hold account- Matt Conrad we foster the dialogue of understanding. able each professor, not only to students' comments, but junior to the grade distribution of the class as well. When pro- POSC Ruth Deskins fessors are reviewed on a three-year cycle, the evalua- Executive Director tions again play an important tool in their assessment. Amanda Klein Harrisonburg-Rockingham Convention and As an additional point, professors seeking tenure are junior Visitors Bureau subject to further student evaluation. POSC

• «•«»• i«i »< Th« Breeze 20 Monday, Dec. 6, 1999 OPINION JMU's Panhellenic Council would like to CONGRATULATE the following sorority sisters for a GPA of 3.25 or higher. Great Job!

Lora Tomaselti Mary Gross AZT Chrissy Kaulfers Rebecca Ryan Kclli Allen Kathryn Hesse Maryanne Arthur Sofia Olsson Sarah Klawitter Marissa Savastana Allison Pilgrim Cheryl Butterworth Christa Kovzelove Christine Schaller Darby Reid Jennifer Wcntz Amic Adams Jennie Rooney Colleen Carey Emily Roper Christianna Lewis Amy Tapp Jennifer Harder Katie Hass Erica Loman Tara Teaford Anne Bowen Caroline Connell Sarah Evans Carol Culley Krista Meiklejohn Stacy Perry Christine Messina Jana Thompson Melissa Scaccio Randi Molofsky Jennifer Milligan Kristine Tunney Julie O'Hara Jennifer Haab Kim Puttagio Amanda Howard Naz Afkhami Molly Bowden Statia Molewski Nicole Turner Kara Wesolowski Mel Caffrey Lindsey Monroe Stephanie Wagner Megan Horton Megan Donahue Sarah Lincoln Laura Fecley Jenny Weinheimer Becca Leonard Lindsay O'Dell Kimberly Weathford Jill Ford Julia Forman Andrea Polizzi Jennifer West Jada Freer Sara Yakovac Felicia Webster Jennifer Miller Sara Cavataio Erin Foster Nicole Portello Katie Young Heather Jones Carrie Priddy Julie Hunicutt Allison Coffman Elizabeth English Terin Vivian Elizabeth Green Jackie Schneider Kelly Mannix Holly Rizzuto Alexandra Pastic Katy Ervin Sharon Rosenficld III Christina Domazos Marcy Miller Megan Woods Meaghan Wilds Francesca Joyce (Catherine Klima Melissa Saundcrs Jennifer Konkel Kristen Schulte Jackie Gould Kathryn Slagle Lisa Ketchledge Elizabeth Courage Marianne Mendelson Allyson Hofer Christine Mocarski Heather Holland Julie Franks Alyson Smith Jaime Dupuis Tiffany Fitzgerald Amy Fiorenza Kristen Sommer Noelle Webb Mary Margaret McDaniel Kim Trammcll Mcagan Hopper • Sarah Malone Carrie Summers Candace (Stinson) Lindenzweig Kristin Surano Nicole Stone Kristin Cassey Jill Grigg ALA.. Elizabeth Porray Jackie Terletsky Rachel Todd Ar Sam Walker Jill Bary Laura Adams Danielle Lucas Tara Kachelrciss Sara Gillam Kelly Brozzetti Krislcn Paynter Melanie Wexel Lisa Clarke Laura Jenkins Kristy Woodward Susan Lutes Katherine Whitfield Amanda Klein Claire Hawkins Sarah Pearson Allison Toth Carrie Offenbacher Cari Williams Ashley Ashbridge Aimee Forehand Jenny Foss Meghan Pauliny Tara Coen Michelle Brookshire Meg Swarzenbek Emily Morrison Liz Parillo Courtney Long ZTA Liz Hall Katrin Wilcox Shelley Nielson Maria LaPlante Susan Walker Sarah Ascienzo Mandy Marsick Jennifer Stallworth Jackie Erikson Rachael Wood Melissa Armstrong Debbie Alves Emily Biskey Monica Frey Kim Tinsley Courtney Wactjen Kristina Ellis Kanako Oshimura Kelly Sambuchi Lauren Woodis Kate Runey Margaret Wilson Kristen Borowell Gina Aluise Randi Clarke Katie Fontana Elise Hulings Julie Dennis Margot Lawless Lindsay Gray Jessica Halvorsen Andrea Gocke Melissa Dobosh Maureen Ryan Karen Daum Lauren Vitolo Heather Davidson Elizabeth Swearingen Meredith McRoberts Elizabeth Wilkin Kin Crandall Jcaninc Minge Karen Vatalaro Amy Sellers Kim Bright Kalherine Hudson Elinor Dedeo Kim McNemar Lisa Foertsch Becky Blasier Kelly Hannon Kelly Graves Holly Batenic Kathryn Cipriano Becky Rodgers Laura Dougherty Erin Cassidy Amanda Irons Maura Garvcy Jen Aylor Jennifer Gazen Jessica Rogers Melanie Jennings Alison Lawson Victoria Davis Cory Kline Hoather Ragland Julie-Marie Harris Nuan Openshaw Elizabeth Geraghty Julie Cernosek Jennifer Girard Christina Radekc Katie Dzombar Erin Kelly Christine Witkowski Danielle Turley IK Beth Ditrapani Katrina Korte Tiffany Godbout Katie Kiefner Kathryn Hogan Becca Megal Allison Williams Catherine Markey Aimee Wendell Johanna Haskcll Tana Clarke Michelle Montvai Nancy Pulley Stephanie Holt Lynn Moore Margaret Immel Stephanie Light Jae Lingberg Jessica Rushing Candacc Fritz Jill Gardi Kara Moriarty Nicole Jachimowicz Katie Plcmmons Deborah Kane Aubrey Rupinta Kelly Dragelin Stephanie Marks AAA Sasha Merola Jean Kotkiewicz June Kroll Lisa Stewart Karen Kucbler Jennifer Sutliff Allison Sansone Ruth Ncwberry Erin Cigna Megan Raymond Kelly Wright Elizabeth Kulyk Erica Frank Laura Laroche Annie Armstrong Meghan Delaney Kristen Wallace Christine Schloesser Nancy (Susan) Hoffman Gina Masone Kelly Craft Christina Lcnnon Tami Engleman Melissa Love Laura Burdcll Amanda Hoextcr Ariana Lownbach Kristin Younger Kristen Quinlan AO Erin Madigan AXO Melanie Moyer Kate Richards Lindsay Mann Lauren Comer Lauren Storms Jennifer Mooney Ann Keast Lisa Becker Jamie Whalcn Anne Broker Ursula Moore Janine Marchese Monica Urbanck Graeme Jones Karen Busche Kathleen O'Connor Jessica Miller Amy Tomanio Allison Ayoub Holly Carter Casy Ornstein Christina Zanette Wendy Gill Brooke McGregor Jennifer Chidley Martina Pavlicek Alisa Swails Jill Kovaly Erin Morgan Lauren DePetris Nicole Pellegrino Jennifer Carlisle Kristine Brower Andrea Carroll Kaija Dinse Jacqueline Pflieger Kelly Croon Lauren O'Brien Karol Dent Melanie Doyle Corina Quinn Christy Burris Marie Baus Lynn Hobcck Korinne Graeb Allison Rhue Brandi Rose Ashleigh Beam Agatha Kulesza Krisli Groome Kristy Rocca Lauren Bowen Corynne Wilson Megan Loiacano Katie Hannon Tara Rumberger Molly Ryan Malisa Cannata Kelly Bulger Monica Hixon Jill Ruppersberger Kathy Clcrmont Rachel Rann Marie Holland Arria Ibach Carrie Johnson .. . . .-

The Breeze ,, OPINION Monday, Decv 6, 1999 "21 Greeks often misunders illlt by greater campus

I feel a sudden importance of writing a are trying to live out these four incredible brought to its knees without due process. occur, yes. But not for petty things, not for letter to the students of JMU about the years to the max. Even those who are not This is the fault of no one but the adminis- circumstances beyond their control and Greek system. Let's face it, there are Greek can attest to the fact that besides trators whose duty it is to oversee the certainly not for situations that you have always going to be students who dislike being a haven for academics, JMU is fun! I Greek system. not taken the time to investigate. the meaning behind the letters, or what don't see headhunters trying to go in and I do not want to sit here and bring up When is the last time they themselves they conceive it to be, but I am politely break up seven keg parties at Forest Hills the age-old argument of why Greeks are actually took the time to investigate any- requesting that all stereotypes and feelings on Saturday nights. good for the university. It obviously does- thing themselves, besides whether or not regarding the system itself be put aside for But let's face it; the Greek system is a n't matter to the headhunters that they are. there's a bike in the foyer on the Row? I am a few brief moments. What I want to say little different. Besides worrying about dealing with 2,000 students who, com- a college senior, 1 am a Greek, and I am fed regards being a student of JMU, as well as their own chapter members, they have to bined, donate tens of thousands of dollars up and ashamed at the way that every being a Greek. Let me add that the views 1 worry about every single person to whom to the Harrisonburg community as well as organization labeled "social Greek" has am expressing are not those of my chapter, they open their doors. So, they take extra charities nation-wide. It obviously doesn't been treated in my four years at JMU. but my own individual views. precautions. There are always sobers, there say much to the headhunters that a great Whether you are reading this as a Greek or There is a problem that exists, not on are always people ready and willing to deal of the student leadership on campus not, take a second to think about how it Greek Row and not in the Greek houses ensure the safety of their guests. They are involves Greek members. What I am try- would feel to see your friends constantly that adorn the Harrisonburg community. acting ing to say, hurt by someone ready to jump down your The problem is something I will respec- responsibly. mainly to the throat and call your mother every single tively refer to as "headhunting." Now, But, let's get administra- time something went remotely wrong. what do I mean by that? 1 mean punishing back to anoth- Breeze Reader's View tion, is that To them I am just another Greek vent- an organization for every single little viola- er fact, they the Greek sys- ing. But I think they are slowly tearing tion that occurs, in the effort to pretty are still stu- — Marissa Savastana tem is made down a system that has the capacity to much make the issue larger than life. Don't dents. They up of stu- give so much to this university. To make a get me wrong. I agree that the Greek sys- are still going dents, who, long story short, I love being Greek, but I tem needs rules. I also think that the to mess up. They are still going to make just like any other students, are out to am a college student, who has made a ton Assistant Greek Coordinators should be mistakes. Sometimes one group ends up in enjoy their days and nights at JMU. 1 have of mistakes. But I am supposed to do that. treated with the utmost respect, because the wrong place at the wrong time. lost nearly all respect for those in charge of I am supposed to learn. My message is to they do a fantastic job in recognizing exact- Sometimes one group breaks the rules the Greek system, aside from the AGCs, please stop and really take a minute to ly what goes on inside the system and how completely and gets away scott-free. But for not having one iota of a clue as to what think about what you are doing, job or no to deal with it. The headhunters are the when any Greek organization has screwed is realistic and true to the ideals of our job. Do you care? Do you care that I am people who, I am now truly convinced, are up, they have accepted it and gone on with Greek system. The Greek system, in short, writing this to plead with you to help us the ones that sit in the shadows of the life. That's the name of the game. What is belongs to the students. It is run by Greeks, understand the rules rather than try to tear AGCs, with idealistic and poetic notions of killing me is that lately there have been a it is governed by Greeks and it is handled us apart? Or are you more concerned with how perfect the Greek system should be number of Greek groups that have been by Greeks. The rules are just something to your image at jMU, your image with the and how everyone should follow the rules made to pay for things that were com- guide us. It may be your job and your administration? Do you care how many and live happily ever after. They sit there pletely bad judgement calls by the powers responsibility to make sure that the Greek people and organizations you have hurt, and preach about how we are adults and that be. instead of learning the whole system lives up to the rules, but it is not do you care that people see you as unreal- should take responsibility for our actions, truth, those in the control booths have cho- your job to blow things out of proportion istic and off base? 1 am a JMU student. So and the truth is, once again, I couldn't sen to jump the gun and assume that any and act like a dictator who knows that they why do these letters make me so different? agree more. But they are forgetting one Greek organization that breaks the rules is cannot be overthrown. The Greeks should simple fact — we are college students. We guilty and deserves to be handcuffed and be held accountable for infractions that Marissa Savastana is a senior POSC major. World Trade Organization good for trade

In what is sure to be remembered as a was that if more free trade was allowed, proponent of democracy and human also think that if trade and prosperity are monumental step toward global business and commerce would increase rights would be so quick to deny the unleashed on the globe, it will destroy the progress, the United States has finally and become more dominant over the Chinese their most fundamental human environment. For the sake of argument, struck a deal with China that will allow it state, thus somehow threatening democra- freedom to trade. let's assume that free trade causes more to join the World Trade Organization cy. What they don't see is that free trade Another of the "progressive" objec- people to work in factories. This would (WTO). The WTO is a free trade facilitator markets are in fact the most efficient form tions is that free trade threatens "workers' cause an increase in air pollution and thus and negotiator made up of a number of of democracy; everyone votes with their rights." With shameless self righteousness be worse for the environment, right?But different nations working together to dollars or their feet. Businesses, in turn, they claim that if workers in China can't consider what these people would be spread the prosperity and peace that capi- are forced to supply what consumers work for wages that they deem fit as doing if they were not working in these talism brings. President Clinton finally got demand limited only by the present Westerners, then they should not be factories. Maybe instead of working in an one right when he said that by joining the amount of resources available. A society allowed to work at all. It appears as if they exporting factory they would be tearing international community in lowering bar- that is firmly grounded in the rule of law would prefer the Chinese to starve rather down wet lands or hunting endangered riers to trade, "China embraces the princi- and free mar- than sell their animals for sustenance. It is not obvious ples of economic openness, innovation kets is and labor at a that free trade would cause people to and competition that will bolster China's always has wage they devote their labor to more environmental- economic reforms and the rule of law." been the best Breeze Reader's View judge for ly harmful activities. Yet JMU's young radicals were back on society for them unfair. What is clear is that free trade helps the commons again recently raging ensuring that — Bill Butterfield Of all the foster the innovation and productivity against machines. The group consisted of democracy "workers' that will ultimately end pollution as we the Young "Democratic Socialists," will flourish. rights" they know it in the future. While economic "Amnesty" International, EARTH and In spite of this, opponents of opening claim to be supporting, it seems odd that growth and output have increased dra- EQUAL and they dubbed themselves the up trade with China cite their abysmal the right to work isn't one of them. matically over the past two decades, air "Progressive" Coalition. They were human rights record or lack of When nations trade with each other, pollution levels have fallen in tandem. It protesting the World Trade Organization "amnesty." They seem to think that by everybody benefits. China will benefit is clear that productivity, growth and (i.e. free trade) and the U.S.-China pact refusing trade with China it will punish from both our imports and their improved innovation are the best solutions to our while entertaining us with creative little the Chinese leadership, cause them to ability to export, causing their standards environmental problems, not regulations skits to convey their point. They appeared learn their lesson, be sorry and liberalize of living to begin to achieve "equality" and tariffs. to be kidding themselves when they human rights. Hey maybe a trade embar- with Western states. We, in turn, will also I personally cannot think of a better derided free trade as "communist" and go with China will work as well as our benefit. But what about the growing way to promote democracy, human "pinko." Each group asserted that the one with Cuba has? "trade deficit" you ask? Listen, I run a rights, equality and amnesty than through WTO pact is a threat to democracy and Not only does refusing to trade with "trade deficit" every time I go to Kroger. I peaceful exchange and mutual prosperity. each of their group's cherished concerns. another country not punish its dictators, it buy all their stuff but they never buy The decision to allow China into the WTO In fact, nothing could be more salutary for strengthens their control over the people, mine. Does the fact that there is a Kroger and to tear down the Berlin Wall is what democracy, amnesty, the earth and equali- worsens human rights and punishes the in Harrisonburg make me worse off? Of real progress is all about. ty than the free exchange between nations. innocent people we are purportedly try- course not. One of the "progressive" objections ing to help economically. It is ironic that a For some reason the young radicals Bill Butterfield is a senior POSC major. 22 •■•' MondiyoDec. 6, 1999 OPINION •<■ The Breeze

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We are all unique. That's the way it an override for the class. If someone wrote an article professing how roommate was meant to be. It was true in As a matter of fact, I sort of wish I much they love their new semi-automatic the past, it is true now and it will never revealed which class I was referring shotgun, you probably wouldn't go out and be true in the future, no matter how far to. I probably just created a lot of buy yourself one, even if the article was replace the down the line you look. To be human one heartache for Uncle Bijan, now that some very well-written or very persuasive. must be unique in some form or another. people want overrides into his class just So, as I said before, often times, things Everyone is driven by something differ- because of the column. "are more fulfilling when the journey is dif- yogurt she ent; everyone has varying motivations and If anyone is trying to get into this class ficult, so stop trying to look for the easy everyone enjoys different things. Because because of my article, then they missed the road because the hard road may also be the ate? Did of this, we have different majors, various point of the article altogether. You have to fun one, the moving one and the life alter- hobbies and unique interests. find your own path, find a class that moti- ing one." Basically, one person's pleasure is anoth- vates you ... find your own Uncle Bijan. Also, certain things take time and this that bum er person's pain and vice versa. may be one of those things. Have This brings me to the point of patience, be true to yourself and never this column. If you want to do Breeze Reader's View give up. What you are looking for is out get off the something because you feel deeply there, you just have to find it. about it that's fine. It's great even If you are trying to take this class and I encourage it. However, if — Rich Kachold because you are just genuinely interested couch and you do something because it has in it (like I was), or because you are a psy- deeply affected someone else, then maybe chology major, or because you really you should rethink what you are doing. What interests me does not necessarily think this class can be life altering for you vacuum up In the Nov. 11 issue of The Breeze, I interest most people, not by a long shot. In then go for it, but let me warn you first. wrote the column "Why my hardest class is fact, I am quite weird and my views are In this class, like in real life, you must be also my favorite." This column was intend- normally unique. You shouldn't do some- willing to Change. You must be willing to those obnox- ed to express my opinion on a specific mat- thing just because I enjoyed it, or because I question things and realize you have made ter and nothing more. said it was a good idea. mistakes or are making mistakes. You also First of all, I would like to say thanks Although this may make sense, it must be willing to correct your mistakes. ious crumbs? and "Wow!" to the response I received, it would make even more sense to search for Like life, you must be willing to was highly unexpected. something you will undoubtedly enjoy . . . accept things that you may not want to Send a Pat Now, let me get back to the point. I did- something that will undoubtedly be a good accept at first. n't write this article so that everyone would idea for you. try to register for the class I was referring The column was the opinion of one per- Rich Kachold is a sophomore SMAD major to, or so that everyone would try to obtain son, hence, it is called an "opinion column." who loves Chinese food. Student rambles about sports, marriage

Marriage, baseball and university we see it now). Increased acceptance leads Umpires ... a very touchy bunch. secret consultation with the President and expansion. Ever wonder what to a sense that marriage is not the morally Highly trained, they believe they exist out- wealthy alumni at the secluded mountain these three seemingly different binding agreement it used to be. The side the natural laws of the sport giving villa where all major university decisions things have in common? Not many people reluctance to leave one another at the first them god-like powers of judgment to use are made, formulate a plan sure to win do, surprisingly. During my hibernation sign or symptom of trouble all but disap- at their discretion. When you pit the Type- back the state's brightest and best. from responsibility this Thanksgiving, I pears and the percentage of divorced peo- A personality of a seasoned umpire They start allocating huge sums of was stumped in trying to find something ple shoots sky-high. So divorces, in effect, against the Type-A personality of a sharp- money for the construction of new, high- tech science labs, spiffy-looking modern to voice my absurdly wandering opinion cause more divorces. In other words, an tongued ex-lawyer working for the about, until I stumbled upon the connec- ever-expanding circle of breaking up. Executive Council, you had better be pre- dorms or for a new alumni center (bring- tion. Attribute this to a peculiar alignment Just as 51 percent of married couples pared for the consequences. It's like Clash ing smiles to everyone but students and of the planets, careful reflection in quiet jump ship, at least 51 percent of of the Titans, only cleaner. their check-writing parents). They realize that—unlike increasing funds for the hir- solitude or the "special secret ingredient" Americans find "America's pastime" to be Right now you have some pretty ing of more professors, these are highly in my grandmother's sweet potato pie. a horrendous bore when compared with, ticked off umpires, tired of the incessant So now you're asking yourself — or say, championship billiards on ESPN 2 at booing, name calling (believe me, "Hey visible attractions for prospective stu- maybe even squirming in heated anticipa- three in the morning. Don't get me wrong, Blue! You stink!" gets pretty annoying dents, who apparently look superficially for charm, not substance. So many people tion, what the bizarre, yet strangely logi- I'm a huge baseball fan (my room at home after awhile), and salaries that don't exact- think this enhances the school's credibility cal, relation is among the three. The is a shrine to the Orioles), but I too reluc- ly match those whom they control on the answer is this: all three are examples of tantly see its problems. I admit that it's field. Sadly, if they don't regain their for- that enrollment skyrockets. However, a school can only hire so many part-time ceaseless circles of negativity. If I could extremely difficult for today's culture, mer complacency they'll end up being professors and cancel so many great find a less-convoluted way of saying that, with its 22-minute attention span, to sit replaced, quitting collectively to work and watch a American courses before it starts losing that herald- I would. ed academic prestige it covets so much. Okay, marriage — a truly wonderful regular sea- Legion or Babe Ruth Eventually, prospective students and aspect of life referred to by Lincoln as "... son baseball Breeze Reader's View League teachers begin to seek greener pastures neither Heaven nor Hell, simply game with games, or where professors aren't on welfare and Purgatory." While Abe may not paint the the same — Dan Maurer submitting to the students aren't shut out of needed prettiest picture of the bond between two degree of what the classes two days into registration. The people, I hope to nevertheless partake in it enthusiasm original lack of students led to a lack of at some point in the future It's sad to note, we reserve for fly-fishing. owners throw at them. All of these scenar- resources and misapplication of funds, then, that 51 percent of American mar- A few years ago, baseball's Executive ios are decidedly worse situations than Council, with their infinite wisdom, tried they are in now ... all because the game causing overcrowding, a state of student riages end in divorce. Apparently, men apathy and back to decreasing enrollment. and women are waiting longer to get to alleviate the century-old problem by itself isn't designed to be played quickly. A bad situation leads to a worse one — This Thanksgiving, I was thankful for married and you'd think that emotional expanding the strike zone (so that more again, a ceaseless chain of negative out- family and friends, health and happiness maturity would have increased propor- strikes would be called, thus quickening each at-bat), cutting down the amount of comes. of course. But also that 1 was able to come tionately with age. My final connection is with university up with something to ramble about, and Regrettably, the facts show that this "rest" a player gets before he has to step expansion. This too is hopelessly mired in that my digestive system handled the isn't the case. This lack of maturity at the back into the batter's box and by cutting a sinkhole of problems with bad solutions apple pie more favorably than the sweet onset of marriage leads, in some cases, to the amount of time a pitcher can take that lead to more of the same problems. potatoes. Otherwise, who knows wh.it I the inability to reconcile differences effec- before he throws each pitch. The circle begins like this, say, student would've written. tively, which leads to more divorcing. All fine ideas, but the problem occurs enrollment is decreasing at a medium- Higher divorce rates lead to increased when you start removing an umpire's sized state school. Uh oh, bad news for the Dan Maurer is an Op-ed columnist and social awareness of the trend, which even- authority — like with what can be administration. The Board of Visitors, in ardent fan of break* from school. tually leads to acceptance (which is how deemed a "strike" or "ball." 24 Monday, Dec. 6,1999

Putting the WORK in working out Kickboxing classes overflow as more students reap the rewards of one of the toughest workouts around

STORY AND PHOTOS BY SENIOR WRITER AMY BAFUMO

Venturing into Halterman "This is learning how to hit Karate & Kickboxing with full power," Halterman said. Instructor Tyree Martin, who has a black belt in goju-ryu karate, shows a student requires a certain amount "This is not an aerobics class with es "for the workout" but also recommends it to students as a stress reliever. of ambition and courage. an instructor who watched a The windows are often steamy video on kicking and is now from the high intensity aerobic teaching. Aerobics instructors belt system allows people to see end bags that hang from the ceil- and strength training workouts understand cardio but they don't their progress and my students ing, uppercut, speed bags, hand going on, the rattle of a speed bag understand power training. We can achieve a certified black belt pads and focus mits to train kick- is constant in the background and train for full contact kickboxing in Moshi Kickboxing." boxers," he said. "We are well head instructor Harold without any contact in the class." Some instructors invent new equipped to train you and make Halterman, a seventh degree This new work- systems routinely, but you the best you can be." black belt, is usually in the middle out phenomenon U few are actually quali- Full contact kickboxers, like of it all, correcting moves and will soon be sweep- fied. Halterman start- "Freight Train" Steve Burns, teach ed his training in the the class as well as the specially helping his students perfect their ing through cam- This [kickboxing] routines. pus, bringing with military and has been trained instructors. Burns got his What began at Halterman it the opportunity to is more of a work- involved with martial nickname based on his size, Karate & Kickboxing as circuit learn life-saving out than just bounc- arts for 32 years. His speed, and as Halterman puts it, training for full contact kickboxers self-defense tech- dojo has been open in "If he hits you, you think you've has evolved into a cardiovascular niques, burn up to ing up and down. Harrisonburg for 23 been hit by a freight train." workout Halterman calls "Moshi" 800 calories per This is great for years. Tammy Knott, who teaches kickboxing. Roughly translated, hour and eam an "I'm on the Board Moshi kickboxing on Tuesday Moshi means "ferocious warrior." internationally rec- speed and strength of Directors of the and Thursday nights, trained with ognized rank in the training and the International Martial Halterman for a year before get- Arts Masters' martial arts system. conditioning ting certified to teach. "This is "It's one of the Association and a sev- more of a workout than just only workouts that is very good for enth degree black bouncing up and down," she said. works the whole the body. belt," he said. "This "On some drills you work with a upper body," gives me the certifica- partner and'with that you feel the tion to start my own strength and energy of another sophomore Kristi Tammy Knott Coulson said, "and Kickboxing Instructor system." person." it makes me feel Adding to the Instructor Tyree Martin, who stronger and confi- strength of the pro- has a black belt in goju-ryu karate, dent." ?? gram is a variety of said, "I do kickboxing for the Halterman said, "The reason a equipment that many other kick- workout. Students can get into it lot of people don't stick with their boxing programs lack, Halterman and it relieves stress." workouts is boredom. With said. Kickboxing student Joseph Moshi, we offer incentives. The "We have heavy bags, double Bloom said, "This teaches a skill,

Kickboxing one. Many participants have History: instructor Kevin found the techniques of kick Kickboxing Eshleman kicks a Kickboxing boxing to build confidence, originated fi 275-pound heavy called Thai I bag. Halterman self-esteem, self-control, a popular spo said, "We teach At A Glance positive mental attitude, people to knock endurance, toning, muscle that has prol them down. If you What is it? building and weight manage- since the Th, can do that, you Kickboxing is a high-energy ment through a total body from the Soi can knock over a workout where the body and mind work-out. In addi- is now gettii 180-pound man." and the mind must work as tion, it reduces stress levels. lar in many Monday, Dec. 6, 1999 25 :us

Left Harold Halterman, a seventh degree black belt and owner of his own kickboxing school, gives sophomore Kristi Coulson some punching tips. Below: Instructor Tammy Knott looks on as two stu- dents practice front kicks.

punch-kick combi- because you're hitting the heavy nation routines bags with full power," Halterman that change every said. "The bags weigh 275 pounds 30 seconds. and we teach people to knock "It's high ener- them down. If you can do that, you t the correct way to jab. Martin kickbox- gy, exciting and can knock over a 180-pound man." fun," Halterman Carrie Landes, another kickbox- said. ing student said, "It's actually a Senior Crystal discipline and it's good exercise. sport and a workout at the same Trobaugh, who is There's a lot of action and it takes time that lets you keep going and also a black belt in excelling." out a lot of frustration." goju-ryu karate, Martin explained the distinc- The class offered at JMU filled said, "It's a moti- tions between kickboxing work- to capacity almost immediately. vating atmosphere outs and tradition- "We have 48 in the kine- and you really feel al karate offered at U siology class and the like you're getting Halterman Karate wait list is full," a good workout." & Kickboxing. Everyone is wel- Halterman said. Kick- Knott said, "My "Circuit kickbox- come to come and boxing is offered at heart is really in ing is training for Halterman Karate & try this out free this, I want to help the fight with sta- Kickboxing from 11 to people defend tions like speed for a week... 11:50 a.m. Monday and themselves if the bags and target Wednesday, and also The challenge is set need arises. This is areas," he said. from 6:30 to 7:20 p.m. great for speed "Cardio, like the for anyone who Monday through and strength train- class we offer at wants to come feel Thursday. ing and the condi- JMU through the » Second degree black tioning is very good for the hour. belt instructor Kevin kinesiology the energy. This is body." "Everyone is welcome to Eshleman, who is department, is not your mother's Halterman stresses that come and try this out free for a more aerobic exer- trained to teach a variety Moshi kickboxing is for people week," Halterman said. "The cise with kicks and step aerobics class. of martial arts from who are fitness-oriented. "This is challenge is set for anyone who full contact is actu- Okinawan karate to for the workout freaks," said wants to come feel the energy. Harold Halterman aikedo, said, ally getting in the Owner, Halterman Karate Halterman. "This is for people This is not your mother's step ring to fight." & Kickboxing "Kickboxing is a great who aren't afraid to sweat and aerobics class." Moshi kickbox- i aerobic'and strength want to learn something." ing is a combina- » training workout. It Halterman said that stubents Halterman Karate & Kickboxing tion of circuit and trains you to focus your working out hard will be in their is located at 16 Pleasant Hill Road, mind as well as your body." cardio and is targeted at the range of burning the highest off of South Main St. For specific An average class involves young, fitness oriented* amount of fat. Students who hit directions and information call 434- jumping rope, sit-ups, push-ups, Halterman said. hard and move their heart rate 8824. flexibility improvement and "It's full contact training up can burn 800 calories an

cially in Japan. In Japan this cise to provide a unique com- burner of all fitness activities 5 presumably fight is called "Kick. Boxing." bination of flexibility, with around 800 calories from Muay Thai, At present "Kick Boxing" is strength, endurance and car- burned per hour. Boxing. A very internationally known as a dio-vascular exercise with the Comparatively, regular aero- ort in Thailand Japanese martial art. added benefit of self-defense bics/dance classes burn obably existed What can it do skills. around 500 calories per hour. hai emigrated for me? suth of China, it Fun Facts: Source: Kick-boxing aerobics classes Muscle and Fitness magazine :ing more popu- combine Kick-boxing and www.cyberparent.com/sports/kic f countries, espe- rated aerobic kickboxing as kbox.hlm Karate skills with aerobic exer- the number one calorie

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STEVE JANZEN inspired by the "wildly popular" He cited the high temperature room for fuel storage. become an annual event, and senior writer ceramics sales held by the student bricks as the major expense in McLemore also mentioned Collier said that another sale pottery club at his alma mater, the building the kiln, estimating their several aesthetic advantages to might even be held this spring. JMU art students are organiz- University of Alaska. cost at $2,000 to $3,000. having a wood-fired kiln. He said Future sales should be bigger, ing a student-run pottery sale, Collier said about 20 students Once the necessary funds the process naturally introduces she said, since students will the first of its kind at JMU, to plan to sell their own work. Most have been raised, McLemore said several minerals that are usually have more time to prepare. help raise funds to purchase a pieces will be utilitarian pottery manually applied in glazes. This Junior art major Denver new kiln. like mugs, bowls and plates, but POTTERY SALE process creates unpredictable Dorsing said he was planning to "I think everybody is pretty she said she expects to see some results in the pottery's finish that sell all the pieces he created this excited about it," said senior sculpture at the sale as well. WHO: JMU art students can't be produced any other fall, but then found out that the Sherry Collier, who is co-chairing Contributing students will WHAT: Sell their pottery way. A wood-fired kiln would sale was held before the semes- the event with fellow student set their own prices and receive WHERE: Warren Hall on allow students to learn a new fir- ter's final critique, when his junior Nate Nixdorf. Wednesday and Duke Hall's 50 percent of the profits. The lobby on Thursday. ing process and expand their work will be graded. Dorsing The sale will take place over remaining half will be used in creative possibilities. still plans to sell some of his two days, on the patio in front of the purchase of the kiln, which Collier said an extra kiln work, but says that he will be Warren Hall on Dec. 8, and in the could cost $4,000 to $5,000. To he plans to enlist student help in would benefit the program. She able to contribute many more lobby of Duke Hall on Dec. 9. provide incentive, McLemore building the kiln, possibly as part said there is a rush of students try- pieces to future sales. The push to have the sale was said he plans to donate at least of an upper-level ceramics ing get their projects fired and "I'm excited about the fact given by Brad McLemore, a grad- 100 pieces of his own work. course. The site for the kiln has- glazed in the kilns before the end that this is student-initiated," he uate art student, who then turned McLemore said the money n't been determined, but the of the semester, and often some said. "I think it's going to be a the project over to undergraduate raised will be used to help buy nature of wood-firing requires work doesn't get in. really positive thing for the students. He said the idea was bricks to build a wood-fired kiln. that it be outdoors with enough The sale is planned to ceramics department''

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AMIKA NOTTINGHAM each direction, the audience members The call of Habari Gani rang from the Saba, the Inspirational Ensemble sang contributing writer would shout names of ancestors that mouth of senior Sarah Williams as she another selection. The selection came prior T paved the way during the struggle, all greeted the audience before she lit the first to the introduction of Baraka. "w« w«r« cUves, we were slaves, WE over the room like a domino effect you candle representing the principle of As Baraka spoke, he informed the WERE SLAVES." could hear, "Malcom X, Rev. Martin Umoja. Umoja, the black candle, means to African-American youth of events from These words were chanted forceful- Luther King Jr., Bille Holiday, Harriet strive for and maintain unity in the family, his life and how he had used them to bet- ly as they rose from a whisper to the Tubman, James Baldwin, and W.E.B community, nation and race. ter the African-American community. As top of Amari Baraka's voice. Baraka, Duboise." They came before us in the race, Graduate student Beverly Taylor also his speech progressed, he provoked the poet and writer, spoke at the 1999 the pace setters, our motivation to contin- greeted the audience with Habri Gani as audience to examine themselves. Kwanzaa Celebration held in PC ue the struggle. she lit the first red colored candle, kujichag- For those students that believe the Ballroom last Wednesday. As the Libation came to an end, Jones ulia. Kujichagulia means to define our- Civil Rights movement is over, Baraka The word Kwanzaa originates from brought attention to the Kinara in the cen- selves, create for ourselves and speak for advised them to look in a mirror. the Kiswahili phrase, Matunda Ya ter of a table in the front of the room. The ourselves, instead of being defined, named, He emphasized that just knowing that Kwanzaa, meaning first fruits. The holi- Kinara holds seven candles and represents created for and spoken for by others. you are African-American, going to col- day was started by Maulana Ron the origin or stalk that African-Americans Ujima, the third candle and of green lege, or learning the "his-story" of Korenga on Dec. 26,1966. Kwanzaa is cel- come from. color, was lit by America wasn't good enough. ebrated from the dates of Dec. 26 to Jan. 1, He asked I ; senior Danielle "Instead, we as African-Americans a total of seven days. those that would Griffin. To must remember the long struggle, we The purpose of Kwanzaa may be inter- take part in the practice Ujima must remember our ancestors and their preted to mean many things to different lighting of the Understanding is to collectively purpose," Baraka said. "We must take our individuals, groups and families. But the Mshumaa Saba work to build knowledge and our wealth and bring nationwide accepted interpretation of to come forth. Kwanzaa and maintain them full circle to rebuild the African Kwanzaa is to promote and strengthen The Mshumaa community and American community to what our ances- unity among people. . Saba is the seven Matunda Ya Kwanzaa to make our sis- tors intended it to be." The seven principles of Kwanzaa, candles repre- — first fruit ters' and broth- "Why do you think we send you to called the Nguzo Saba, represent seven senting the seven Kwanzaa ers' problems ' college, so that you can come back and guidelines to achieve unity. principles of — nationwide accepted interprets our problems give something to help your community, Prior to Baraka taking his place at the Kwanzaa. tion is to promote and strengthen and solve them not go hide in the suburbs. The people like podium, a brief, but profoundly intense Other parts unity together. Michael Jordan and Whitney Houston and meaningful ceremony in celebration of the Kwanzaa Nguzo Saba The fourth can- with immense funds should take those of Kwanzaa took place. decoration —seven principles of Kwanzaa dle and of red funds and put them back into the commu- Master of ceremonies senior Chris include the Libation color, ujamaa nities to make the ghettos real homes," Jones began the program by asking the Mkeka, a straw — pouring liquid as a sacrifice means to build Baraka said. audience to join him in welcoming senior mat on which Kikambe Cha Limoja and maintain our He encouraged African-American stu- Tanishia Williams who read the poem all other parts — unity cup that represents the own stores, dents to practice true self-consciousness. "The African Pledge." Following are placed on, first principle shops and other "Stop seeing yourselves through the eyes Williams' reading, Celeste Thomas, from as well as the Kinara businesses and to of the people that hate you, the only way the Counseling and Student Development Muhindi. The — the structure that hold the seven profit from them it changes is when you look at them the Center, welcomed the audience. Shortly Muhindi is an candles and represents the origin together. This way they look at you," Baraka said. following her enthusiastic welcome, Jones ear of corn that or stalk that African-Americans candle was lit by Now that Baraka pointed out the introduced the Inspirational Ensemble. represents the come from junior problems, he offered an outline for a The small, but powerful gospel group offspring or Mshumaa Saba Magdalena solution. He promoted utilizing the seven rendered two songs, "No I Won't Turn product of the — the seven candles that represent Ortiz. principles of Kwanzaa to accomplish Back" and Kirk FranWin's "You Are." Kinara or stalk. the seven principles that Kwanzaa Nia, the fifth these goals. As the choir took their seats, Jones In many situa- is based on and green col- After Baraka spoke he recited a series announced that English professor and tions the ear of Mkeka ored candle, of poems. He was energetic and spiritual- director of the Honors Program Joanne corn represents — straw mat that all other items was lit by ly in tune with what he was speaking Gabbin would lead the libation. the children used in the celebration of Kwanzaa sophomore about. His poems began with random "This is a way of remembering our that have been are placed K i m b e r 1 y beats of traditional jazz style of scat. The ancestors, remembering those that made born of the Muhindi Patterson. Nia poems ranged from "Nakedology," the transition," Gabbin said before she Kinara, the par- — ear of com placed on the Mkeka means purpose, "Consequences," and "Lowcoup." tipped the Kikombe Cha Umoja, the unity ent or ancestors. that represents the offspring or to make as our Among many others, Baraka left the audi- cup that represents the first principle, as a "We as products of the stalk collective voca- ence with the words, "There is a railroad drop of water hits the floor. African- Habari Gani tion the build- of bones at the bottom of the Atlantic She began in the east, as she said in Americans are a —greeting that means "What is ing and devel- Ocean ... black ivory, black ivory." remembrance of our ancestors, "You call and response the news?" oping of our As the ceremony came to an end, the are here." culture," Gabbin community in audience stood led by Gabbin and the Turning to the west, Gabbin said to the said. order to restore Inspirational Ensemble as they sang what ancestors of the middle passage, "You are At the lighting of each candle the per- our people to their traditional greatness. has been called the National Black here," followed by tilting the unity cup son lighting it greeted the audience with Sophomore Brandon Williamson lit the Anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing." and dropping water in remembrance of the phrase Habari Gani. Habari Gani red candle representing Kuumba. The conclusion of the ceremony was those ancestors. means what is the news. The audience Kuumba means to do always as much as the serving of the Karamu. The Karamu is Turning to the south, in remembrance would respond with the name of the can- we can, in the way we can in order to the feast that takes place on Dec. 31. of the ancestors of jazz and rhythm and dle that is being lit on that day. leave our community more fruitful and During this feast, the seven principles may blues, she said, "You are here" followed For example, on Dec. 26 the call would beneficial than when we inherited it. be discussed and gifts exchanged. by the drop of water. be Habari Gani and the reponse would be The last candle to be lit on the Kinara We must continue the struggle. "You Finally turning to the north, to the Umoja. On Dec. 27 the call would be was the green candle of Imani, by senior must control the area in which you live," ancestors such as Betty Shabazz and those Habari Gani and the response would be Tanishia Williams. Imani means to believe Baraka said. "Kwanzaa has provided us that looked to the North Star for guidance, Kujichagulia. Even on the last day, which with all our hearts in our people, our par- with the guidelines and principles to do "You are here" was followed by the drop is focused on Imani, the call would be ents, our teachers, our leaders and the so, we must not only know, but actively of water. Habari Gani and the response would be righteousness and victory of our struggle. remember from whence we came, we As the ancestors were remembered in Imani. Following the lighting of the Mshumaa were slaves, we were slaves."

fc 30 Monday, Dec. 6, 1999 STYLE The Breeze Shake your groove 'thang' Four years ago, in a house on yVest Water Street, an aptly named band began an energy stir that brought in da funk funky beat? Plainly put by bass ARIA THESTRUP been with West Water Street it together," said senior minutes of listening to them, I was out on the dance floor player Barte, "We like to see peo- staff writer ever since." Ernest Pritchard. I At a point in musical his- Genre conventions are bro- shakin' my butt. I got such a ple shake." It's a random Wednesday tory when limiting music to ken with the addition of the good vibe off the band, the Each band member takes night at Spanky's Delicatessen. one genre is virtually impos- trombone. Its addition jis refresh- funky energy really made me part in the creative process, You make your way into the sible, West Water Street is ihg and gives the 'music a want to shake my groove thing." writing most of the music that dark room where you hear no exception. smoky-jazz club feel though no The easiest way to phrase they play. Most lyrics to their music groovin'; it's a groove Combining several different one can deny the impulse to their blend of musical creativity songs are taken from their own you can't help but want to musical influences into one can move and groove with the band. would be to call it a mixture of experiences. The song, "Napoleon move to. The entire room is be a challenge, though West This is evident by the crowd folk rock and funk with an unde- in Blue," written by B-Luv, is packed, the crowd is moving. If Water Street proves their ability that seems to gather around the niable soul/R&B influence. about his own philosophy on law. you're not already dancing, you to draw from each as well as add band wherever they perform. Each member cites influences 'Tomato," which was written by will be soon. their own originality to the mix. The Biltmore, wjhere the ranging all across the musical the band as a whole, represents Everyone is caught up in the Most noticeable about their scene typically involves sitting style-board. Steely Dan, Stevie their own philosophy on music "funk," catching their own music is its funky sound, under- .it a table or socializing at the Ray Vaughn, P Funk, James and performing. The chorus rhythmic beat to the sounds. lined by free-flowing instrumen- bar, becomes a dancing frenzy Brown, Bob Dylan and Miles stands for brotherhood, love, The band heads into a cover of tals and insightful ballads, all whenever West Water Street Davis are some examples, while forgetting your worries and just "Brick House," and the room emphasized by the talent and performs there. the band could be comparable enjoying the music: "Love all goes wild. Everyone sings obvious love for music that West "I first saw West Water Street though not completely similar to around you float inside the along; the room becomes part of Water Street emits. at the Biltmore, and I had no bands such as Galactic, MMW groove." the band. "They take the soul, they idea what to expect," senior and P Funk. Another song written by the And this is exactly why West take the funk and they bring Megan Peterson said. ^Within 20 Their reasoning behind this band is called, "Somewhere on Water Street, the band in the the Way." Once again, the corner causing this energy stir, lyrics are soulful, with a mean- plays. With a love for music and ing that expresses the group's a desire to create an atmosphere mind set: "Somewhere on the where their unique groove-ori- way, freedom lost its meaning/ ented mix of folk rock, funk, And we all fell slave to our own and R&B can make a room society/ Somewhere on the shake, West Water Street is way money became our mas- making their way around ter/ And now we let it rule us, JMU's bar circuit. every hour every day." w West Water Street began The crowd is as diverse as the roughly four years ago, because band's musical influences. "I of senior Bart Delaney, a.k.a never really like that jam-based Barte, the band's bass player, music," senior Sal Richards said. and junior Patrick Fritz, knqwn "But I thought they did it in a as P Fritz, who plays guitar. louder, more fun type of way, I They met and found music enjoyed them a lot." together in the basement of a West Water Street has devel- house at 290 W. Water St., which oped quite a following of devot- became their namesake. ed fans. Senior and show fre- It was the first time either of quenter Mike Barretta said, "Bart them had really played music is my savior, I'd follow him to but it continued on with the the ends of the earth. He's like addition of two members, who Jerry Garcia." are also JMU students. Junior As new as the band might Ben Noble, a.k.a. B-Luv, the be to the bar scene, West Water band's drummer, and junior Street is moving forward. Mike Morgan, known as "the Having played at the Landwirt Captain," the trombone player of Wine Festival, they recently the band. They came together on released a CD with recordings a night that their manager, from that performance. The CD senior Kevin Schulte, describes contains a mix of covers as well as "the party of the century." as originals. A new CD is also "I was throwing a party and in the works and though still ran into P Fritz on the com- untitled, it should be released mons," Schulte said. "When I in February. saw him, I asked him if his band The band also has a Web site, would play at my party. At this hltp://westwaterstreet.com, where point there were only three of you can order CDs as well as check them. At the party, Mike out upcoming performances. Morgan sat by the stage the They perform every other entire time they were perform- Wednesday night at Spanky's ing. After awhile, he asked if he and alternating Thursdays at could play with them, and he's the Biltmore.

Hear This: Alternating Alternating ♦ALSO; i Point your web browser to Wednesday Nights Thursday Nights This ♦ Catch West Water Street I http://westwaterstreet.com Wednesday at for further info, on the band, at one of their regular Spanky's The Biltmore Mainstreet gigs at these locations ... Bar and Grill including CD orders. ' OP The Breeze STYLE Monday, Dec. 6, 1999 31 The Overtones arei one big happy family not miss the opportunity to get SVETLANA MAZUR this CD — "Both Hands" is staff writer absolutely amazing. The Overtones are the only The Overtones have also a cappella group on campus entered the National that is comprised of both males Championship of Collegiate A and females, thanks to their Cappella, a competition which is founder, senior Allie open to all college a cappella Whitberg, whose intent was to groups in the United States. This "provide a feasible opportunity is one of the major group con- for everyone's participation." centrations right now, along Whitberg's initiative in with performing and increasing starting a coed group was their repertoire. based on her active involve- "Our goals right now are to ment in a cappella singing promote the CD, and keep up while in high school. In fact, the motivation, momentum and the director of her high school the fun we have now," group has been a source of Whitberg said. support and encouragement to Another original aspect of the group in its beginning the group is how intertwined stages, and has aided them in all the members are in their the arrangement of pieces. PATRICK HORST/rfajfphotographer commitment to the group and They formed in the fall of welcoming the new members Sophomore Keli Rhodes leads the Overtones during a benefit concert for the Sheet/ Family 1997, when Whitberg transferred each year. toJMU. Christmas program last month in Wilson Hall with other a cappella groups. "As a new member, everyone The group's 16 members and progress for the coed group. "It's a great accomplishment of touring locations, the welcomed us so much — and il include a diverse collection of Despite the difficulty of coor- getting 16 people to go some- Overtones have managed to we made a mistake, everyone people with different majors and dinating concert appearances where at the same time," senior record their own CD, which they would be so encouraging," interests, which makes their apd touring engagements with CraigCarlton said. are selling for $12 and can be Chicosky said. cooperation in music and their everyone's schedules, the The energy of the group and obtained by contacting the The Overtones are like one unity all the more impressive. Overtones have compiled an their dedication to their work group's members at www. big family — full of their own Senior Steve Jones is the presi- extensive list of performances. provideslthem with the incentive jmu.edu/orgs/owrtones. eccentricities, quirks and the dent of the Overtones. "We get Last year they toured during to accomplish those goals. The CD features the compiled binding spirit of community . along really well — which is key Spring Break, which took them "Everyone in this group is so works from the beginning of the Their loyalty to the success of in this environment," he said. all over the East Coast including self-motivated and committed," group's formation to some of the music is evident in the time, Group interaction and con- Brown University, Tufts sophomore Keli Rhodes said. their more recent arrangements. energy and work they put in stant communication are central University and Skidmore College "Our motivation is each other." If you, or anyone you know, has every week, and shines when components of the rate of success in New York. Besides their impressive list an Ani Difranco fetish, you can- they perform.

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When you're labeled a blue played his most complete game from years past would rearrea his chip recruit — one of the top 100 of the season — maybe his ugly head. JMU's guard-orient- high school players in the nation career — ringing up 19 points, ed attack, in a comeback mode, as a senior — as Rob Strickland nine rebounds and four blocks hoist up three-pointers in the was, expectations are high. and manhandled one of the second half and forget about In his first three years at stronger front lines in the CAA, Strickland in the middle. JMU, Strickland had his helping the Dukes stop a two- "The coaches put an empha- moments in the sun, but more game losing streak. sis on keep going inside, and often than not, he was like they did it today," Strickland Houdini on the court: a force said. Senior guard Jabari in the paint one minute, Return of the Outtz, who had been playing almost invisible the next. more at shooting guard since But in 1999, the Pleas- Mac his return from a two-game antville, N.J. native has made suspension, played with strides bigger than his chis- Strickland last year, and in eled 6-foot-10, 260-pound — Jason Mclntyre the second half Saturday, did- frame. n't let the Dukes go away He's been more assertive from the game plan of attack- on the offensive end, calling for "There are guys that doubt ing the hoop. the basketball on the blocks and me, think I can't play," said "Jabari does a good job of becoming more effective with Strickland, his prototype-NBA looking for me, and I kept telling his hook shot. He's stepped up body slumped into a chair. "I him to get me the ball tonight, his defensive play, blocking 17 mean, I can play." and he did a good job of that," shots in six games and there is The senior was quick to point Strickland said. an outside chance he could wind out he had performed well in the One sequence summed up ROBKRT NM'V/senior photographer up the top shot blocker in JMU first halves of games this season, the transformation of the Dukes Senior Rob Strickland played his best game as a Duke, history. In Saturday night's 60-57 which was right on the money. over East Carolina, he But in the second half, Houdini see STR1CKIAND page 35 d°minati^ -— The Breeze 34 Monday, Dec. 6, 1999 SPORTS Happy Holidays From Your McDonald's"! Try Out Delicious Dollar Deals Made For Yom.

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Ad sponsored by the University Health Center, Office of Sexual Assault and Substance Abuse Prevention and Judicial Affairs. i • v i i i i » i ■ i ■ i I ■ > ' > i r 1 J 11 i ■ - Th* Breezt SPORTS Monday, Dec. 6,1999 35 JMU drops third straight against Tech Turnovers, poor shooting plague Dukes in home loss to 24th-ranked Hokies FELLY GILLESPIE rebounds in the first half of the game, f^staff writer keeping Alexander to only one offense board. For theVirginia Tech women's basket- Hokies Coach Bonnie Henrickson said ball team, it was the first "happy" bus ride she was pleased with the way her team back to Blacksburg since 1994 — the last played, but admits it was not necessarily time the Hokies (4-2) left the JMU Convo- its best effort. cation Center with a victory over the "I think the girls played hard," Hen- Dukes (2-3). rickson said. "They did a nice job aggres- Though the two teams had played sively, but there is always room for evenly thus far in their series, with both improvement. We won, yeah, and it was teams winning 15 of 30 meetings, Tech a quality game, but in some respects, it was the dominant force in Thursday was ugly." f night's 66-50 wih over JMU. One of the 'ugliest' aspects of their There were too many aspects of the game were the 20 turnovers the Hokies Dukes' game that did not come together in had in the 40 minutes. JMU increased order to pull out a victory. JMU was killed their intensity on defense for this game, 46-27 on the boards, despite the efforts of but at the same time, Tech showed more junior Stacey Todd and freshmen Chante control than in past games, and actually Alexander. Tech held Todd and Alexan- lessened their recent turnover average. der to 14 rebounds combined. Another primary disadvantage the "I will give credit to Virginia Tech," Dukes faced was the uneven foul calling JMU Coach Bud Childers said. "They during the game. 19 fouls were calling played a good, solid, defensive basketball against the Dukes, giving Virginia Tech 22 game. Anytime you win the battle of the chances behind the line. The Dukes were boards by as many as they did tonight, it only sent to the line three times, shooting makes it very difficult for the other team 100% (4-of-4). This is one of the Dukes' to come back and win." strongest skills, but was not able to be a The main thing Childers was factor in this game. impressed with in his team was the The Dukes have a positive outlook defense they played. after Thursday's defeat, looking to build "We didn't start out offensively like we on what went wrong inthe next games. would have hoped," Childers said. "But I "I like playing good teams," Childers liked our defense, it was a little better than said. "I'm not afraid to take two or three- the defense we played up in Chicago. We losses early to get a little bit better. We .. have worked hard on that, and it was defi- have played three good teams in a row, nitely an improvement. We gave up 90 but we improved this time." points a game to our opponents in Chica- "We will try to put everything togeth- go, and tonight it [the defense] was really, er," Junior Mandy White said following really good." the game. "Offensively we were doing okay, but then our defense gave up too The Hokies came in knowing what ROBERT tlk I'll senior photographer they had to do to get the win. much. But then tonight our defense was Sophomore guard Allyson Keener and the Dukes split their last two games, losing to better, but our offense wasn't there. We'll "We came out strong with ball pres- Virginia Tech 66-50 on Thursday, and topping Rhode Island Sunday 81-56. just put it together." sure," Tech 6-foot-3 senior center Kim JMU played at Rhode Island Sunday Seaver said. "And we were denying them Williams. Williams finished the game with was a really good rebounder and we afternoon, and demolished the Rams 81- the pass. We just didn't give up from the 19 points and 13 rebounds. wanted to make sure she didn't get any 46. This is the third time in a row JMU start." "One of the main things emphasized confidence in that area early, so I just tried has beaten the Rams. Tech was red both offensively and in tonight's game was to box out." to work extra hard." The Dukes play next away at St. Fran- defensively by Seaver and junior Tere Williams said. "We knew that Alexander Williams had seven of her defensive cis (Pa.) on December 11 at 3 p.m. Dukes pick up Strickland has break-out game STRICKLAND, from page 33 attributes his turnaround to a "I remember him in high man in the middle: Outtz was strict summer workout program school and he had a heck of a first CAA win handling the ball on the perime- in Philadelphia where he game tonight," he said. "If they i ter, when ECU center Quincy worked with fellow Atlantic City continue to get that kind of play DUKES, from page 33 to put ECU up 34-31, Dillard Hall, guarding Strickland, prep phenom Lou Rowe (Massa- out of him, [JMU] is going to be went to the zone and JMU turnednis head for a split sec- chusetts). a very good basketball team." 17-for-33 from the charity stripe, scored 10 quick points to go up ond. Outtz quickly fired a no- "I did a lot of weight lifting Strickland's performance bad for 52 percent. seven. ECU battled back to with- look pass to Strickland inside, and played lots of ball with guys could not have come at a better Distraught first year ECU in 47-44 by pushing the ball up and he went in for a layup and in the NBA, and then I see them time, with the Dukes having lost Coach Bill Herrion said of his the floor and beating the zone, was fouled on the play. The on TV, and it's like, 'I can hang back-to-back games and normal- team's play: "I am extremely, only to have JMU go on a 9-0 most amazing aspect of the play with these guys,' because I play ly reliable sharpshooter senior extremely, extremely, frustrated. burst to take the 12 point lead. was that Strickland caught the with them all summer long. A Jamar Perry mired in a terrible I don't think it's our effort. Obvi- Outtz fired a no-look pass to pass at all — in years past, he lot of people say that I was high- shooting funk. Perry was 1-for- ously, we can't put the ball in the Strickland inside for a layup and wouldn't have been expecting it ly recruited out of high school 11 from the floor Saturday. basket." The Pirates, picked to the foul to put JMU up six. Outtz and it would have bounced off and then I had three sub par Dillard will need more than finish second in the eight team hit a jumper a few trips later to his hands. years, and I admit that. But I his two seniors to have career CAA, shot 34 percent in losing push the lead to eight, and fol- "He seemed to be more worked hard this summer. I just games if the Dukes are going to their third road game of the sea- lowing a Perry block of Black- aware tonight, more alert and I want to prove myself this year, hang with other CAA heavy- son. welder, Outtz hit two foul shots think that made him more effec- you know, it's my senior year. weights. JMU has lost four of its The Dukes held a slim two- after being intentionally fouled. tive," Coach Sherman Dillard The first few games, I had good last*five with VCU and five of its point halftime lead, but went to On the ensuing inbounds pass, said. "I sensed a little more con- first halves, but they went away last seven with Old Dominion. a 2-1-2 zone early in the second Perry fed Strickland for an ally- fidence in his game. He was from me in the second half." Strickland says he's up for half that rattled the Pirates. 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OB PETRONE Lombardo tends to let JMU it makes it possible; when you're the parents and the coaching ferent from Lombardo's. It:taff writer speak for itself. a plane flight each time, that's staff, Ulehla goes over the itin- "The difference between an "I do pretty much what I once a year." erary. The recruits are handed athlete who picks up lacrosse Part II in a series would call the soft sell," Lom- Speaking of moms and dads, folders with a map of campus in Maryland who starts at 4 It's a little after 5 p.m. on a bardo said. "I go out there and two sets of parents sit with their on the back. Inside the folders years old to one who may pick brisk, sunny autumn afternoon say 'This is what we have: We're children in the office of lacrosse are various sheets of informa- it up in Massachusetts who and women's soccer Coach Dave very good academically, we're Coach Jennifer Ulehla. It's 10:15 tion, including a run-down of starts as a freshman in high Lombardo is instructing his always in the top 25 soccer wise, a.m. on a Friday and the girls are the events to follow. Meetings school — there's a big differ- players as they practice on the we'd like you to be a part of this, embarking on a weekend with professors, sitting in on ence," Ulehla said. Reservoir Street Field. Perched but we're not going to do any recruiting trip. classes and an evening with the After the initial meeting in over his head in the background arm-twisting'." The parents ask questions that team are just some of the her office, the recruits will meet is the Biltmore Grill, a popular Lombardo has the good for- Ulehla candidly answers. Facing events slated for the weekend. up with the team for lunch at D- hangout for JMU students who tune of having enough athletes outward on the side of Ulehla's Each recruit is also paired up hall. From there, the recruits will don't fret about such things as interested in his program to be desk is a highly visible picture of with a player who will act as a split up for the afternoon for caloric intake. Those who fre- selective with recruits. He said her team with the words "1999 host, giving the recruit a their various meetings, then quent this establishment are the he generally receives more than CAA Champions" imprinted on glimpse of what it's like to live meet up with the team later in antithesis to the fine-tuned ath- 1,000 letters from high school the bottom. To the casual observ- in a college dorm/apartment. the afternoon. letes Lombardo recruits. players inquiring about the JMU er, the picture reflects the pride Ulehla then pops in an infor- After her morning run- Athlete is the operative word women's soccer program. From she has in her team's accomplish- mational video about the univer- through with the recruits, Ulehla with Lombardo. The down-to- there, Lombardo will actively ments. Upon further review, sity. It starts out with a montage and her assistants decide to head earth coach looks for players recruit 12 to 15 players for the there's more to this team photo of JMU sports highlights, includ- over to Mr. Chips for some cof- with out-of-this-world athletic typical four to six roster spots than meets the eye. ing footage from the school's fee. On the way, they run into ability to fill spots on his roster, vacated by graduating seniors. We've all heard the cliche "a 1994 field hockey national cham- football Coach Mickey ignoring what position they Choosing a college is one of picture says a thousand words." pionship team and men's basket- Matthews, who is in the midst of played at the high school level. the toughest decisions a teenager While the word count in this pic- ball CAA championship squad. preparing for the Homecoming In his opinion, the best ath- is faced with. While a student- ture is debatable, it is obvious "I get goose bumps every game against UConn. letes can play anywhere on a athlete may have the final say on that the placement of the photo time 1 watch it," Ulehla said. "I've got my top recruits on soccer field; they're the ones that where he or she is spending the has a hidden meaning. Ulehla After the video, Ulehla, in a campus so you're going to win are going to make the biggest next four years, parents play a later admitted that while the pic- relaxed manner, lets the recruits tomorrow," Ulehla remarked, impact on his team. major role in the decision-making ture is a permanent fixture, on and their parents know that the tapping the coach on the cheek. "It's finding the kids that are process. Lombardo is cognizant her desk, its location is not. Like lacrosse program is graduating With a smile on his face and a going to change your program of this, as he makes parents part most portraits, it usually lies at eight seniors. "It's the right time confident look in his eyes, around," Lombardo said. "That of the recruiting equation. the front of the desk facing the to come to James Madison," she Matthews replied, "Absolutely." is really why you recruit." "Recruiting the family is one chair she sits in. When recruits said With a chuckle. With a slight break in her Lombardo estimates that 80 of the best things you can do come to town, the picture slides Like Lombardo, Ulehla hectic schedule, Ulehla reflected percent of his recruiting is done with recruiting women," Lom- to the side. keeps most of her recruiting on her day. on a regional level because, in bardo said. "A lot of them really When you've had as much on a regional level, focusing "This is an easy day," Ulehla his words, "that's where JMU is like to have mom and dad there success as JMU's lacrosse team, mostly on the East Coast. Her said. "All I have to do is talk. I more known." [for games], and when you're there's no reason not to flaunt it. reason for staying in the love to sell the school and I love As for his recruiting style, within three to five hours away After some small talk between region, though, is vastly dif- to sell the program." BEAT FENCING

JMU posted an 11-16 record in dual matches against New York University and Johns Hopkins, and a 8-19 record against Rutgers at a tournament in North Carolina Dec. 4. Northwestern beat JMU 20-7, and the Tar Heels topped the Dukes 21-6. Penn State defeated JMU 23-4. Junior Kim Roberts was the top epee fencer for JMU, post- ing a 10-8 record. In foil, sophomore Tara Saddig posted an 8- 10 record. Sophomore Allison Schwartz finished with an 8-10 record in sabre. ATTENTION SPORTS FANS!

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