•' up * A\--€ James Madison University Thursday, November 7, 1985 Vol.63 No. 19 Rainfall takes toll on campus By Kelly Hanley Ferrin, head resident. "The trash cans were CashFlow at Sovran Bank didn't operate from staff writer floating around." Sunday evening until about noon Monday, said Residents were not allowed to enter the base- Teresa Reid, office supervisor. Weeklong rains flooded JMU buildings, damag- ment Tuesday, but one resident did laundry Mon- The computer system was down when bank ed music instruments, cut off power to the phone day night, despite about two inches of water on the workers arrived Monday, "but I'm not positive it system and prevented some JMU employees from basement floor, she said. was related (to the flood)," she said. getting to work. The print shop in Converse Hall was filled with To ensure the safety of people on campus Mon- JMU was just one area in Virginia affected by about a quarter inch of water, said Pam Ewing, day night, Deane posted groundsmen at both ends the recent rains that led Gov. Charles Robb to head resident. No one was affected by the water, of the bridge near Godwin Hall to keep people declare a state of emergency over all the state. she said. from crossing it. At JMU, the worst flooding occurred at the In Wampler Building, three offices, the main "Water moves quickly through there and the university farm on Port Republic Road, according rehearsal area and two storage closets were filled foundation of the bridge could go," he said. Water to Phillip Deane, superintendent of buildings and with water, said Bill Posey, coordinator of in- never covered the bridge and no damage was done. grounds. struments, equipment and facilities. Rainfall not only flooded campus buildings, but The picnic shelter at the farm was under 9 feet of To prevent electrical instruments from getting also leaked through roofs. water, some picnic tables floated away and others wet, "we have done some massive shifting Water seeped into the financial aid office in were saved, he said. around." Hoffman Hall, through second and third floors of Electricity and water to the farm and shelter Instruments stored in the closets were damaged, Chandler Hall and into entrance six of Gibbon's were turned off, he said. as well as carpets. An assessment of the damage Dining Hall, he said. By Wednesday afternoon, the water subsided has not been made, Posey said. In Rockingham County, flooding prevented within the river banks and the picnic shelter was no Groundsmen also pumped water out of areas some JMU employees from getting to work. longer covered, Deane said. with high underground voltage, such as the area Toni Dull, secretary of student activities, went On Monday and Tuesday, groundsmen con- around Wilson Hall, Deane said. The electricity to Criders over the weekend and couldn't return to tinuously pumped water out of campus buildings, goes off if the areas get wet. her home in Harrisonburg until Wednesday. She he said. Water from the ground seeped into If the lines around Wilson Hall get wet, power returned on a Red Cross helicopter. Cleveland Hall, Converse Hall and Warn pier will be cut off to the Bluestone area, he said. "They said if I didn't go then, I might not get Building. Rainfall also caused other campus problems. picked up for several days or a couple of weeks," On Tuesday, the basement of Cleveland Hall The phone system was down Sunday evening un- she said. «..». « > was filled with 2 to 3 feet of water, said Susanne til about noon Monday. See RAIN page 2 ► JMU prof wins race for House By Qwen Fariss editor JMU political science professor Dr. Paul Cline, who was elected Tuesday to the Virginia House of Delegates, said he's ready to take on a new role. The Democrat won the election by capturing 53 percent of the votes. He received 6,074 votes while Republican Phoebe Orebaugh, the incumbent, captured 5,346 votes. For other election results, see page 2 "I was very pleased," Cline said Wednesday. "We had worked very hard with a plan of winning, but it's never a sure certainty. We ran as if we could very well lose. "It was only toward the end that we thought support was mounting Photo by MINQ LEONG On the scene — Sunny skies on Wednesday brought a reprieve from the rain See CLINE page 2 and lured student Missy Maeyens onto the quad to work on an art class project. Y^^mm^Mm. JMUs Academic Computing Centsr f% An old bar on Main Street goes for I rOnOV keeps up with with the latest in < Sporty a new look with the establishment * technology. ^J of Players. .._^« ■^-ap* 1 ""T« sraaa*- ""tunicas' ^;wgTrc»r " TSK I M Democrats win state election Rain- ► Cimlnu«r TOT J«?» ' ;.<r.- rra.- 'roai eke skcnfTi A? Ziauxrx lersac ssuie= ~>iil iaa ea-'i "er -JCJ terhairtfl IvTPimicsn »vat >u-r-te "busts-* l*3ma n in: «mnr' Zraer.. va :.ie. zc tr : >.s * -r In the Bate, at least 19 n he '"npnia jr.'v^ruir . TIL^ 7 ur- (OKi' . 3ES. ouj in tie "iicir ine »m ia" it zur i> i l*gnncraic wen rf feaiies wn win? JBISSU, if He 5kinie nfirrur-r- adenu. v.ie. 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'. ^-M siatt-wce itTcs n ''rpia. leaf" r>^"" ;i—-iy a Lira " - r ■ t' Today, area f^r-casa aM for :iir :e-:-u; vr; t t-; mostly samrv saxs and aaeJks in the Cline ■^aiis a:;-i:e-r.i icconSag :o >i tow60*s ► OWTlfTlUK TCJTT -ii< no. v n ne- —esmn. _.ine Fraternities volunteer ■w.n in 4K MBE if earner — attar ami-.? I? ."^ar, a J*fl. a. i tiacier " : ; i nrv "tni.ir; -v Tie ean- aid during flood scare no. :ie —.-es a eJBjaUaur:. n. -ues. zur.n'n i . :«.'v^r .;.-ur.irt food run for the aut. *• Ere SDT:-- uar* *rrw Ashby High SchooL IUIM ;r-.mtD'» v.ii an Irm I Senior Jim Kaag -»g—»« • the ;rr.-ie nu ii ^nc :»u tew r ■ rs ±& y. S.r-t Pi and Si^ma Sigma Pi help group and caled the Kr.isal" «K-j-fj twil ua^ »:me >d iraernr? -s^-:^e^> spent roost of •• M fire department at " JO p-aa. to see if it needed heap. TJine mil lie nne ni'jinu aj _tm- iecnai ahe 3r.-zxr*i:s: fire and *!imriinn MfHIHf ~r»raiyr »i^.' i Brian Oman contacted the Red -acae Ksnas -"P*~ for a possible Cross to see if Sigma Na aneanbers ^laileriipnu. r«»~iaitirc ;j; :.- ".-vvr-.g caused Vsanup- n :te .J»d am J*G could assist. I? r'^u: 2E»T r: :«_:. Tom Sausley. a Bndgewater nesmoa. lui mr i*.« i zr^zac n Seaua- laajj SfecheC of Si^mt Nu ae r"*-i jbcrcr TUB unt ae wa fireman, said water in soane places BBC te and 15 others waited from »as 10 to 20 feet aS>« aoraaaL je»*a -yae A jrE^mr.; .:•*.' t-- V4M>da> :o 2 a.m. Tues- " »• »MES: V. !*«• i p^ST.'t^ Red Cross worter Boh Byrnes saad 3*-> -: ^; nJ>- or. to help e>acuate if water had risen aaother two or lamcauin am rnrv w» lac at n- ' an t*^m muse i: iciiae — :ifia ■ the ar« three inches, the city woaU have lamcem. ' Cine am. • * mmcn : at nan? at _»X mans i a- n tie "C nan? iiic-upL "Tbe water was rising 6 to 8 in- been evacuated. Byrnes was pan of a ~ns e»<ry half hour." he said. committee in haigi of - "| *" Ha lamcaiip lexemes: in ac- Znrna na JSS ai aee^ai^ Zline - 5a Sogma Pi members arrived in evacuation dedsioaL -*nn"Tq ■ gain sic?v a / unv ^m »dl xncnue H oca. a .~VT. s ■taaaewjKr around 8 p.m. and Around mirtnjghi. the groaps *»' Pc—crari. tat als* fr«a ^?T Mien tie cae e^ysacir; " —^ ■ ■ ca?«d aati 6 a_m. Tuesday. divided into e%acuaboa teaaas of two i.rpmucanH am ime-asmeai.L ie trso. jamao mraoa? >Aa_i T^ey heaped evacuate one street, 10 three people aad were to cover JVC Var mairr ie wil eaca an* traffic and got some assigned streets if aa order caane to "»* res : f-r i: a: nan? ZK:.- iec^m-ci»U3i iffTLima ;f ^aiciai people to shelters, Steve evacuate. The rain stopped. pe M ae ranm ' ie am Tie pan Varirr 2>i arriamrani i: L»» nr:uiag: iae -y -ie neroa am lad? however, is time to spare Pi members also nude one Rrtdgewater from the Newstip? Call 6127 WANTED! 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