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December 12, 1980, Page 3 Business School in Process of Receiving Accreditation MADISON MEMORIAL LlBKAKY Jomes Madison University Harrisonburg, VA 22801 Merry ChrtatniiiAKV .' " ■ • ;. ..:":: .■• Untvarstty The Breeze will resume ?2Bqi publication Jan. 20. \ol.5N James Madison University Friday. December 12, MM No. 2> The letter Evicted 9 Students give up fight was vague By CHRIS WARD Zane Neff and Us five James Madison University roommates have given up. Transfer not admitted The city of Harrisonburg has chosen the house Neff lived in since last May as an By CINDY ELMORE example case for the enforcement of zoning Twenty-four-year-old Richard Bleser applied laws. Weary and frustrated, Neff Neff and his to James Madison University this fall, hoping roommates will be moving out at the end of to enter as a communication arts major. December. Recently out of a stint with the military, he "It's like beating your head against a brick moved from New York to nearby Staunton to wall-it doesn't do any good to fight," Neff, a complete his education at a university with JMU junior, said recently. which he was familiar. A lacrosse player for 14 Last August, Neff was informed that he and years and impressed with the cub here, he his roommates, who live at the corner of talked to the coach and hoped to participate Maplehurst Avenue and South Main Street, this spring. were violating a city zoning ordiance allowing But Bleser was denied admission last month no more than two unrelated persons to live in and was never even told why. any R-i zoned house. In November, Neff was Because of a new admissions policy in effect contacted by Norvell Lapsley, city attorney, for the spring 1961 semester, Bleser and all and told to comply with the zoning ordinance other transfer students wishing to major in immediately. communication arts or business are denied Neff said he has been fighting the city ever entry to JMU. since "because they were just out to get us." "It was really upsetting to me," Bleser said. "The letter was so vague At the time (I "EVERYTHING'S EXHAUSTED, we've received notice), I was working about 18 hours had enough," Neff said. "I just think they a day and couldn't call during work hours to went about the whole thing wrong. They find out why. should have announced when we signed the "ALL MY plans were on attending for the *•■• lease that they were going to enforce those laws." spring term. I'll be forced to take courses at The house has been rented by brothers of MM »y M*t ■Kvln Blue Ridge Community College." the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity from Harry FIVE STUDENTS now residing in Arco House, shown above, The letter Bleser and other transfers denied (Continued on Page 6) have found new places to live next semester. admission on this basis simply states, "Since the number of new students admitted is limited to the resources available to the University, we, regretfully, cannot process your ap- plication for the Spring Term." Accused student faces January trial Bleser believes be was qualified for ad- mittance here because he had been accepted 'System * caused housing error Sorority sisters offer support into a communications school at Emerson College in Boston that had similar By DONNA SIZEMORE By DONNA SIZEMORE requirements as JMU. "I got in with no University administrators are blaming "a break- Investigation continues into Kimberly Ellison's problem," he said. down in the system" for their failure to detect the fact alleged attempt to murder her newborn baby in the Director of Admissions Francis Turner that suspended student Kimberly Ellison was living in bathroom of Shorts Hall last week. believes the policy is justified because "If s not Shorts Hall. According to Ellison's defense attorney, William fair to bring them (transfers) in, only to find "The system permits that kind of thing," according Julias of Harrisonburg, he is "making an investigation they're not going to be able to schedule classes to Lin Rose, director of residence halls at James to represent the girl's interest." in their major." Madison University. Ellison's case will come before the Harrisonburg JMU is overenroUed, according to state Despite the fact that Ellison was suspended from Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court in January. (Continued on Page 7) JMU last May, all her appeals were denied and she Julias refused to comment on the case other than to received a full refund of tuition, room and board, the say, "I former JMU student resided in university housing until don't feel I'm in the she gave birth to a baby girl Tuesday Dec. 2. position to make any Ellison, 21, has been charged with attempted statement that would murder. She was treated just like any student placed benefit anyone" on academic suspension, according to Rose. She was Ellison's parents given the opportunity to attend summer school and also refused to com- gain readmittance to JMU, he said, adding that her ment on the case. residence hall space also was reserved. "Until all Members of appeal processes are exhausted, we won't pull a Ellison's sorority, student out of housing," Rose continued, because if the Zeta Tau Alpha, said student's appeal was upheld, he or she would have no they were greatly place to go. disturbed by the in- cident, however noting STUDENTS ARE allowed to appeal academic they will continue to decisions up to the census date, Rose said, which ex- offer their support tends about 10 days into the semester. According to Rose, bis office receives an error listing "WE'LL GIVE her in mid-October, which usually contains about 30 support," said sorority, names. This list contains the names of students who member Cathy ■ Continued on Page 7) Cannon. "She has a personal problem that ■'' *. ■—^~~—"~i needs to be dealt with." side According to Cannon and Patty Staker, four reviewers for The Breeze select the Top another sorority Ten albums of 1W0. For their favorites, see Folio, member, they were pages 12-U. not aware of Ellison's pregnancy or her -Garber HaU captures the 1980 JMU intramural academic suspension soccer championship In a l-# victory over the from James Madison Ballbusiers. See Sports, page 18. University. JMU students Amy Shafer and Sherry Coar visited Santa Clans In the Valley i Continued on Page 60 Mall Wednesday. , —l f »S««i ,OKl St x«HJrnwfl vubh^ .3XH3HH 3HT - Page2, THE BREEZE Friday, December 12,1980 JMU students receive pay hike New minimum wage law applied By JOE 8CHNECKEN- hours cut means that students as JMU recently received a BURGER will make the same amount of directive from the U.S. Student employees of James Department of Education that money but will work less requires the minimum wage Madison University will hours to get it. receive a pay hike next to be paid to all CWS students semester. "WE HAD two choices," retroactive to Oct. 1. Beginning Jan.l, JMU will Mundy said, "We could either pay all its College Work Study cut down the number of 10- ALTHOUGH JMU only is <CWS) and 10—hour em- hour positions, or we could cut required to pay 10-hour ployees the new minimum down the number of hours to students 85 percent of the wage of (3.35 an hour, ac- stay in budget. We opted to cut minimum wage now and next cording to Dr. John Mundy, the hours because we thought year, it would by "grossly director of adminstrative it would benefit more people." unfair" to pay CWS^students affairs. CWS hours will not be cut, one wage and 10-hour students another, Mundy said, adding Mundy said. that beginning Jan. 1, all The pay hike will mean a 70 In addition, the 137 CWS student employees will cent raise for students who students on campus will receive minimum wage. are now paid $2.65,85 percent receive a raise to $3.10 Student employees who ky jw tcMMCktnbvritr of the minimum wage. retroactive to Oct. 1. They will already receive minimum However, 10-hour em- receive the retoactive pay on ISABEL CUMMINGS, food services employee participates in the wage such as intramural, food waste survey. See story next Issue. ployees' hours will be cut to their Dec. 15 paycheck. recreation and bookstore eight and a hah* per week, The 54510-hour students will receive their raise in January. employees will continue to do sonnel, the pay scale for Food released yet from Richmond . since their pay is still so, he added. budgeted on the basis of the 85 According to Mundy, the Service employees, whose are Food Service employees CWS program is federally According to Guthrie Allen, payed as Virginia classified currently start- at $3.16 an percent wage. director of university per- hour. According to Mundy, the funded, and universities such employees, has not been Failure to finance pamphlets evokes protest Roberts Rules of Order were By CHRIS WARD 4-3 vote. However, some SGA treasurer and finance was an "illegal" move. suspended. A Student Government members were confused committee member, if "the Consequently, the current Association finance com- about the issue and Bond committee had funded IN AN EFFORT to make finance committee mittee decision not to grant called another meeting. Panhellenic for its rush decisions on proposals before disregarded the prior IFC money to the Panhellenic During the second meeting, at handbooks, precedence would the end of the 1979-80 academic grant since the proposal has Council may have hurt the which Headley was not be set for funding all year, the senate voted on the been deemed invalid as SGA's booksale committee.
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