October 17, 1978
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Board of Visitors approves Division I football K\l>\\ \Y\lv V.WCKY media ever to cover a JMU football game, just prior regularly We want to be in a conference so that other .kiincs Madison University will have a Division I to the Dukes' '.VI 7 loss to William and Mary. sportx can be assured a schedule," he said. football team within several years as a result of Division I status would allow JMU to join such a "We ve been thinking about it and studying it for conference, he said action taken Saturday by the Hoard of Visitors. some time," Carrier told The Breeze Sunday."We In.i unanimous vote, the board instructed the "The feeling was that we had reached a plateau administration to develop a plan to move the football don't want to just sit still." and without improving the schedule, the program By going to Division I, "we break out of one image would deteriorate." Carrier said. program to Division III from Division IA of the and into another and that's what we're seeking." he NCAA, the highest level possible All other sports at JMU will seek to join the Southern Conference and .JMl.'. arc already at Division I said. should receive a reply by the end of the year, he said. Carrier cited the possibility of joining a The Southern Conference includes Appalachian JMU will become the state's sixth major football conference, particularly the Southern Conference, as State, the Citadel. Davidson. Esat Tennessee State. college, joining the "Nig .V of the University of weighing heavily in the board's decision. JMU is Furman. Marshall, Tennessee at Chattanooga, Virginia. Virginia Military Institute, the University currently an independant member of the NCAA and Western Carolina and VMI. of Richmond, William and Mary, and Virginia is affiliated with the Eastern Collegiate Athletic The Board instructed Carrier to report back by Polytechnic Institute and State University. JMU will Conference January I with plans covering the timetable for the also l>egin negotiations to join the Southern move, possible conference affiliation, funding for the Conference, according to JMU President Ronald A proposed conference of Virginia schools fell Carrier. through several years ago because JMU did not have program and other matters. a Division I football team A six man committee will help draw up plans for The Board of Visitirs vote came Saturday morning the transition to Division I. Members will include: lollowing an all day metting Friday in Williamsburg. Scheduling for all sports is becoming increasingly Other items besides the football were discussed. difficult as an independent.Carrier said. athletic director Dean Ehlers, football coach Carrier said "Conference considerations are obviously Challace McMillin.vice president of university The vote was announced, to the largest cross-state important We want to play Virginia schools (Continued on page 14) •*-* e cBt&eze Vol. 5K Tuesday. October 17. 1978 James Madison University. Harrisonburg, Virginia No. 14 'City needs unity to counter malP By GARY REED A unified effort by downtown merchants is needed to counter the opening of Valley Mall, according to three area business leaders. The mall, located on U.S. 33 East, will be attracting people from all over the Valley and West Virginia, who formerly went to Roanoke or Charlottesville to shop, said Chamber of Commerce president William Harris. "People will identify Harrisonburg as the core area for shopping. They might go to the mall or they might go downtown," he said "The mall and downtown can work to complement each other." Downtown needs cooperation from its merchants, Harris said. "What you have is a group with diversified interests and you need some aggressive merchants to make it happen." he said. Robert Hartt, chairman of the Downtown Advisory Committee said the mall wifyattract more people to the area. "If the downtown merchants are sharp enough, they can attractjsome of those people." he said. The bowntown Advisory Committee was set up by city council to provide suggestions to downtown merchants. The committee has strongly-suggested changing the appearance of store fronts to make the downtown more attractive. "We have advocated this for a long time," said Hartt. "We need to be unified to present a good downtown." Beautification of the downtown area and convenience through additional parking also is necessary to improve the downtown area, according to Hartt. "The problem is to coordinate merchants," said Dick Workman, president of the Retail Merchants Association. The retail merchants need to promote the downtown on a larger scale. "We need a united downtown to plan promotions and set policies to improve the downtown core," Workman said. The chief concerns of the downtown area are the appearance of store fronts and additional convenient parking. Demonstrations have been given to the downtown merchants on improving store "Weare trying to get the merchants together and telling them, here is what your store front looks like and here is how you can help the appearance of it," said Harris. "We neea to get the merchants to understand the importance of the appearance of store fronts and to pull down the cheap signs," he said. "Property owners will again be approached in the spring concerning the appearance of store fronts," said Workman. Plans for a new parking deckbehindthe Post Office will add an extra 200 spaces for downtown shoppers. Also, a temporary parking lot located where the old Kavanaugh Hotel used to be will provide another 150 parking spaces for the downtown area. The temporary lot at the Kavanaugh will be replaced by a building project that will provide housing for the elderly "The downtown area will be going through a transition period. The change in downtown will be more specialty shops and professional offices." said Harris. • "We need to be careful to keep service-related businesses out of the downtown area. If this happens, you begin to lose the Washington. I>.c The run. sponsored by toe retailers and you need to keep a strong retail base." according to TIIF. LAST fcKC;, The .« participants in Logiiu'M Hun job ui» the walkway to the front P.luestone dorms, raised money lor a bedsi* Harris. hear! monitor at KMII. See story, page3. "The downtown will have different types of stores." said Hartt. steps of Km kiimli;ini Memorial Hospital (Continued on page 17) Sunday followiini their 113 mile relay from Page 2. THK BRKKZK. Tuesday. October 17. 1978 Faculty reactions mixed on salary release Kaslow believes the publication of full lists of Bv PATH TOLLY it". said Dr Gilbert "Newspapers print nothing Trelawny. biology argument that the employees as was done in the concerning the fact that I Reactions of faculty Charlottesville and members to the new provision department head. amendment is an invasion ol worked at minimal salaries "Particularly when it comes privacy is a very traditional, Williamsburg papers, he said, for two to three years while of the Freedom of Information^ and feels a more limited list Act which allows their* to wholesale publicity of conservative position. "I look attending graduate school in faculty salaries." "I don't see upon it as old timey printed in the Harris..onburg order to be eligible»for this salaries to be made public paper and The Breeze with have been mixed with some what constructive thing it will administrative decision job. and will probably not be making", she said. only certain JMU salaries is able to make up later what I favoring and others opposing bring about. The cost of a more favorable. the amendment. house is public information, The ideal way to give out lost then", he said but I don't know if it's salaries would be to place a Administrative response Although state institutions Those who favor the new was similar. provision feel it is necessary appropriate to give out print out in the library to be are now required to release checked out by those "We are mainly disturbed because it allows the public to information on the amount of by cases in which full lists of the salaries of their income tax people pay." interested. Kaslow said. She employees, the procedures for know where their tax money is feels that "salaries should be employee salaries are doing so vary among schools. going. Those who oppose the Other faculty members requested. Fred Hilton. were concerned that the published but not At JMU. those who seek measure largely believe it is sensationalized", she said. assistant to the vice president an invasion of privacy. expansion of the act might said on behalf of the information on a particular The expansion of the act, hurt faculty morale. "My question to those who employee must complete a are opposed to JMU salaries administration. "The intent form available in the which went into effect July 1. "I don't see that anything is of the law is to let taxpayers allows salaries of all state accomplished by it. except being published in personnel office, according to know where their money is Fred Hilton. The form employees making $10,000 or that it may cause dissension Harrisonburg papers is: Why going", he said, "but this more to be made public. Since among faculty members if is it unacceptable lyre ' it could be done just as includes: name of employee that time man> newspapers they find one person is making effectively by giving out for which information has have published lists of all or more than the others", said 'Salaries should be salary averages broken down, been requested, the type of some salaries at state Rex Houser, acting general for example, according to job information desired, and the universities manager for W'MHA name of the person seeking published but not classifications.