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SGA Election elections Special today We cBtteze inside ■^ Vol. 56 Tuesday. April 5. 1979 James Madison University, llarrisonburg. Virginia No. 45 Chapel question on today's ballot By BRUCE OSBORNE A referendum will be included on the Student Government Association's election ballot today to determine if students support a religious center, the SGA decided at its March 27 meeting. The SGA has been pursuing the idea of constructing a James Madison University religious center, or chapel, for the entire semester. At a meeting held recently for all of JMU's religious leaders only three leaders attended. The leaders were from the Baptist Student Union, the Catholic Campus Ministry, and the Navigators. SGA President Darrell Pile was worried about this apparent dropoff in student enthusiasm for the project and asked the senators for feedback. "I'd like to put this on your shoulders," Pile told the senators. "Where do we go from here?" Reactions among senators were mixed. One senator, in a rather emotional plea, told the group, "If you want enthusiasm, I'll bring it to you." Jeff Bollander said students seemed more excited about parking lot spaces and dining hall overcrowding than about getting a chapel. After lengthy discussion, the senators decided to solicit student input by adding the referendum to today's ballot. A chapel fund has already been established, SGA Treasurer Don Haag reminded the senate. The fund contains approximately $8,500, Pile added. The chapel may cost between $200,000 and $400,000, Pile said. Community businesses and churches have pledged to fund more than half of the total cost. A change in the salary section of the SGA constitution's bylaws was approved unanimously. Salaries will now be listed as lump scholarships for the entire year, instead of the current system of listing salaries as work scholarships for a certain number of hours per week. "This is a more open and straightforward system," said finance committee chairman Jim Watkins, who introduced the proposal. The bylaws now will list scholarships of the following amounts: president-$1600, both vice presidential positions, treasurer and secretary-$1200, parliamentarian and chairperson protem-$400, judicial coordinator, student advocate coordinator and student judicial-assistant SGA secretary-$800. A proposal to reimburse SGA and honor council candidates 50 NO, ITS NOT HALLOWEEN in April or some classes, peering down from Burruss Hall. percent of the maximum $100 for campaign expenditures passed sort of macabre event on campus. Instead, It's Continued on Page K "George," a fake skeleton used in anatomy photo by Bob Levwon. Hey mister, can you spare some time? JMU students serve as Big Brothers and Big Sisters By BRUCE OSBORNE October go to court, less likely to be "Hey mister, hey sister, "I thought it'd be a good institutionalized, and his can you spare some time?" idea to spend some time with a grades and overall attitude This query appears on a kid." Brooks said."and it's usually improve. brochure put out by Big really neat when you're on a Dvorscak said her Little Brothers-Big . Sisters of one to one basis with him." Sister was having a lot of Harrisonburg-Rockingham Establishing this one to one problems in school. No one in County. ' relationship between a child the youngster's family had Approximately 70 people in and an adult is the main gotten past the eighth grade, this area. 24 of whom are purpose of the organization, so Dvorscak worked with her students at James Madison according to Debi Dvorscak. about understanding the University, have answered executive director of the importance of education. the pamphlet's plea by program. "You can definitely see the volunteering to spare at least "Offering children a one to improvements." she said. On three hours each week for one relationship with an adult her last report card. needy children helps them to ' develop Dvorscak's Little Sister Youths who get involved in themselves to their fullest earned one "B" and the rest this program usually do so potential." Dvorscak said. "It "A's" because they are products of helps them to feel good about The younger half of the broken homes or members of themselves because they match is not the only one to extremely large families, but know someone cares about benefit. why does a busy student them " "It's not all a one-sided decide to become a Big Approximately 60 percent relationship." Dvorscak said. Brother or a Big Sister? of the youngsters who go to "I've learned a lot by being "It's sort of the least I can juvenile courts come from exposed to a lifestyle that I do for a kid without a father." single parent families, she hadn't experienced before." said JMU's Jack Brooks, who said Oace a child is matched said Rodney Allen, who was "matched with his Little with an adult, studies have became a Big Brother at the Brother. Kendell, last shown the child is less likely to Continued on Page 8 K/ Page 2, THE BREEZE, Tuesday, April 3, 1979 l ■ Greek Week features games, parties, 'good time' By DONNA SIZEMORE adjacent to Newman Lake. Greeks to be visible to the Debbie Davis, president of being Greek. They don't It is time for the biggest On April 2 the toga party public and have a good time. Panhellenic council and worry about competition." Greek event of the year, and was held at the Sigma Nu "Being in a fraternity is the member of Phi Mu sorority "It's a lot of fun," said it's not happening in Athens house and was preceded by a best thing a student can do. It said, "Greek Week is a time Connie McGhee, president of but right on campus. toga parade. teaches them to interact with when all the Greeks get 'Gamma Gamma. March 31 through April 7 is Other activities include a people," Hardy said. together and have fun just Greek Week at James track meet, Greek night at Madison University. Gatsby's and game night to be Greek Week is held every held at Warren University spring under the direction of Union. At game night, Greeks Gamma Gamma, the will participate in indoor ^r A* honorary society for games such as backgammon fraternity and sorority and chess. ' members. On April 5 Gamma Gamma will sponsor the "Gamma The first activity of Greek Gamma 500", a chugging Week is the tapping of contest to raise money for Gamma Gamma members for charity. The Greeks all obtain the following year. Members pledges, and the group which are chosen on the basis of raises the most money chapter activities, receives a trophy. Interfraternity and Following the chugging JA. Panhellenic activities and contest.a Greek open party extra-curricular activites. will be held at the Sigma Phi New Gamma Gamma Epsilon house. members plan Greek Week "Rainy Day" will play for. activities for the following the Greek dance to be held on year. April 6 at the Auto Auction. The dance will be a formal This year's Gamma affair and will run from 9 p.m. Gamma members were until 1 a.m. tapped March 31 in Wilson Hall before Greek Sing. Greek Week will come to a Greek Sing is a time when close on April 7 with Greek 1 -aJi^l^K* . 7 every fraternity and sorority games to be held on the field pick a theme and put together east of Godwin. Following the a musical act depicting this theme. Awards are presented games, a picnic will be held to the top performers. for the Greeks and trophies At this time, awards are for the week will be awarded. presented to outstanding Interfraternity council and ■ ' fraternities and sororities in Panhellenic council will three categories; campus sponsor a service project on involvement, community April 2 and 3 in the form of a «W 1 service and fund raising. bloodmobile. Various activities are held Bill Hardy, president of throughout the week. Interfraternity council and L^Lw. "~~~2KH^ The Greek softball member of Sigma Nu HHHHHHHi tournament began Sunday fraternity said that Greek GREEK WEEK began early for these two Zeta Thursday'* chugging contest held in the WUU Tau Alpha members who participated in ballroom. and is being held on the field Week offers a chance for Photo by Sandy Partow Cases of social disease said 'greater than ever9 By KEVIN MILLER result in an increased resk of frequently won't discuss the people I recommend not to pregnancy," he said. Reported cases of cervical cancer and bladder matter of contraceptives," he take the pill (people with As an alternative, a male gonorrhea and other sexually infections in females, said. cancer, high blood pressure, pill would be difficult to devise transmitted diseases on according to Zirkle. "The birth control pill is diabetics, those who smoke because "it's a lot easier to college campuses "are "Sex is not causing the probably the most phenominal more than one pack of stop one egg from dropping greater than ever," according cancer," he said, but the drug used today, according cigarettes a day, and women than it is to stop 200 million to a gynecologist who spoke "genetic predisposition of to Zirkle. "We don't know of over 40) the risk of side effects sperm from attacking it," he here recently. cancer" can be aggrevated by any drug that is so commonly is near zero," he said. said. "This does not mean an sexual contact with numerous used and so effective. Thirty outbreak of gonorrhea," said partners. Theories suggest million women in the U.S.

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