James Madem-Uhiveisty THURSDAY FEBRUARY 13,1992 VOL 69, NO. 38 Applications to JMU still increasing Despite statewide decline, JMU received about 12,100 applications for 1992-V3 by Alan© Tempchm staffwriter The freshmen keep pQuring into JMU .. The number of freshman and transfer applications The number of applications received by JMU has risen steaMty in the past few to JMU continue to grow despite the decline in years and the number ofacceptances offeredluu risen proportwnatdy... \ * U77 graduating seniors in Virginia and the surrounding stales. The count for the number of freshman applications received before the admissions deadline of Feb. 1 has not been completed yet, but Director of Admissions Alan Cerveny estimates JMU has received about 12,100 freshman applications, up from 12,023 last year, and 2,000 transfer applications. 11302 Of these applicants, JMU plans to accept about 4,000 freshman students for a class of about 2,000 and will accept about 800 transfer students and XXX expect about 500 of these students to enroll. , t VO-Vl VhW 92- 93 GRANT JEWDINC/THE BREEZE ADMISSIONS page 2 Animal Rights Coalition protests circus performances to protest the treatment of animals in by Vince Rhodes circuses. staffwriter "We're trying to make people aware that animals Spectators got more than three rings of action are treated cruelly and that they deserve a better life when picketers joined the lions and acrobats at the than this," junior Laura Hilbert said. "They don't Convocation Center Tuesday for the Royal deserve to live their lives in cages being carted Hanneford Circus. around from city to city. Animals aren't bom for us Ten students, members of JMU's Animal Rights to use as entertainment." Coalition, passed out fliers and carried banners Senior Sieve Taranto said, "I don't think it's right reading The Circus Is No Fun For Animals!" and to make other creatures do things that are "Animal Tricks ■ Animal Cruelty!" outside the two humiliating, stupid and cruel It's like asking humans to do things they wouldn't actually*do — like walk on their hands for ten miles.'' INSIDE Francile Downey, a sophomore who participates in the Big Brother/Big Sister program, went to the Coming to circus because her little sister wanted to go. the Rescue Otherwise, Downey said she might have been The 'Burg is giving outside protesting. aid to its Russian "I think the protest is great," Downey said. "I sister city/3 don't believe in the cruelty of training and transportation of animals for something that should Lions & tigers & bears, oh my! remain in cartoons. This isn't reality — it distorts Circus takes center stage in the home of the people's perceptions. Electric Zoo/16 "I'm going to talk with my little sister about it Quiet contributor and give her some perspective." JMU forward Paul Carter may not draw much The protesters interviewed said they didn't know attention to himself, but the 6-foot 5 junior of any abuses specifically in the Royal Hanneford /THE BREEZE has quietly helped lead the Dukes to their Sophomore Neva Davit* heaps protest the rise atop the CAA this season/23 Circus. They said they based their views on circus treatment of animals mainly from pamphlets and Royal Hanneford Circus Tuesday. INDEX videos documenting mistreatment in other circuses. people feed the elephants and the elephants feed News 3 Entertainment 19 And circus owner Tommy Hanneford said his them.' All of our equipment is up to standards and Focus On 11 Sports 21 animals are treated well. "A tiger in a circus or zoo our permits are in order. The animals get the best Opinion 12 Humor 28 lives 10 times longer than those in the wild. Lifestyles 16 Classifieds 30 feed. "There's an old saying in the circus: 'The elephant ANIMALS page 2 2* THE BREIZE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13,1992 Admissions COHJMUED from page 1 This is surprising,'' Cerveny said. "There are less graduating seniors in Virginia and the surrounding states. The pool is smaller, but we continue to grow." Because of the higher applications, the admission standards will be tougher on applicants. "We will be a little more competitive this year," Cerveny said. "We are looking at a smaller freshman class, so we will be more selective." The main factors the admissions office considers include strength of high school study, performance in classes, class rank, and SAT scores. "We look for special types of people — those involved in and out of the classroom. That's when Fledgling Fan VASHA HUNT/THE BREEZE we look at the personal statement" Cerveny said. Dukettes Jennifer Reedy and Lori Werner are joined by junior JMU fan Ryan This year will be the first year the new College of Stewart during the second half of the Dukes' win over ECU Monday. For more on Integrated Science and Technology will be a factor the game, see story page 25. in student applications. There will be a pilot program this fall and 50 students will be invited to participate. Animals CONTINUED from page 1 captivity — they came from breeding compounds. "We're inspected by the USDA in "They're loose in an acre-large almost every town. If we weren't cage when we're home in Florida. legal, we wouldn't be traveling," he When we're on the road, of course said. they're confined. But they can stand Monica Welde, bear trainer for the up and move around. None of my circus, said abusing ^^^^^^^^^ w^^^^^^m animals are crunched animals would be up." counterproductive "Animals aren't Sophomore Matt to training. Hain said he hoped "A bear is a born for us to the protest would tremendously use as prompt people to strong animal," boycott the circus. "I Welde said. "All entertainment." think ultimately in our bears have American society the their teeth and best weapon people claws. If you tried Laura Hilbert have to voice their to beat an animal student disapproval is their of this strength and _^^__—_ pocketbook. size, they'd kill "If there's a you. We don't beat our animals. product or form of entertainment that "Our animals are better taken care people don't agree with, the best way of than a lot of people take care of to protest is not support it, not go to it, their kids. They wouldn't kiss us or not spend money on it That's going to show us any affection if we mistreated make them change." them." But Hanneford said he wasn't Welde said that the animals have concerned about losing public support MIKE HEFFNER/THE BREEZE plenty of room to roam. "They don't "As long as there are children bom, know what it's like to be loose in the there will always be a circus with Matt Hain helps JMU ARC out pamphlets on animal abuse in forest. These animals were raised in animals." front of the Convo Tuesday 'To the press alone, chequered as it is with abuses, the world is indebted fir all the triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity over error and oppression." 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THE BREEZETHURSIW, FEBRUARY 13,1992 • 3 Censorship sells in the '90s, author says by Mike Keatts and especially in Arizona are outraged staff writer that his name is a front for such a video, Riley said. "It's plain and simple, censorship "It's reversed racism," Riley said. sells," said a rock critic and author of "It is no different than white racists. If Hard Rain, a biography about Bob you have a hatred of people because Dylan. of the color of their skin, then that's Tim Riley kicked off the University an adequate description of a racist" Program Board-sponsored Censorship But Riley does not believe that Week by speaking to a Wilson Hall Public Enemy's video nor any other crowd of about 200 Monday night. video should be censored. And Riley said banning songs has "Let's have public debates to the opposite effect of what it is discuss the issues," he said. The only supposed to do — in England, music thing that is worse than the albums that is banned from being played on themselves is censoring them, Riley the BBC outsells other music being added. sold on the market. "Songs that were viewed as radical "The best thing about 2 Live Crew in the 1960s and 1970s, are now used is that they are controversial," Riley to sell products from peanut butter to said. "The hoopla over their music CRAIC NEWMAN/THE BREEZE Tampax," Riley said. was a case of our media culture run Tom Riey shows a picture from the Mapplethorpe prints Riley also talked about the issue of amuck, creating a monster out of what scrutinized in the Cincinatti obscenity trial. censoring artwork, flag burning, and otherwise might have been a zit on magazines that degrade women.