MADISON MEMORIAL LIBRARY James Madison University 'We freeze Harrisonburg, VA 22801 Vol. LV James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia Friday, September 30. 1977 No. 9 Virginia would 'suffer' if bond issue is not passed 6A long time to recover,9 says Godwin By TAMI RICHARDSON However, available enough to cover these If the $125 million bond revenues are not going to be projects," he said. referendum is not passed Nov sufficient to "do things that Also, if higher education 8, Virginia higher education have to be done" unless other improvements were to be will "suffer a grievous revenues are "found and financed through the General wound" from which it "would tapped," Godwin said. Fund now, it would "almost not recover for a long time," The government has tried certainly" require "sub- according to Gov. Mills to finance "needed projects Godwia stantial" increases in taxes, though the General Fund for according to the Governor. Godwin spoke Monday at several years, but the money There is no tax increase James Madison University to "simply would not stretch far (Continued on Page 10) the Council of Visitors, members of boards of visitors from colleges and universities throughout the state. In his own estimation, Godwin said, as many as 30 per cent of voting Virginians will vote against the bond . - issue, which allots $86,475,000 to higher education, if they are not properly informed of its importance. It is a tradition in this state to vote against something that is believed to bring debt, he said. GOVERNOR MILLS GODWIN speaks to the Virginia Council of "I am not one who loves Visitors Monday. Photo by „,,„ Thomp$on debt," he said, adding that he is not "prone to overdrafts." Fraternity row may be created Decision on who will live in new dorms due next semester By KENT BOOTY organized" and they must be sororities and will form a A decision on which able to fill the 28 spaces per "fraternity row" similar to organizations will move into unit "consistently" for four or those at the University of the new dormitories near five years. Virginia and William and Newman Lake next year It is widely believed that all Mary. probably will not be known 13 apartment units will be ''The row of dorms next to until late February or March, given to fraternities and <continued on Page 10) according to Larry Landes, assistant to the student affairs office. Student coordinators "The new dorms have been designated as special interest housing and will go only to appointed by SGA JMU PRESIDENT RONALD CARRIER listens to Godwin's groups which can meet cer- address. HMM by Mark TkamiMMi tain criteria ," Landes said. By TOM DULAN Doug Wesson at Tuesday's "Fraternities and sororities Mark Tracz has been ap- meeting. Also appointed were are naturally among those pointed Student Judicial Shari Ferguson as judicial being considered." Coordinator and Bill Linka secretary and Peggy Den- The criteria which the named / Student Advocate nison, print shop operator. 'Career Design '77' groups will have to meet have Coordinator last week by the Tracz was selected over not yet been determined, Executive Council of the four other candidates for Landes said. Student Government judicial coordinator and Linka set for tomorrow He added, though, that Association (SGA). was chosen out of eight three general standards must The appointments must be candidates for advocate By KAREN HOBBS Tactics in the Job Market" by be fulfilled: the dorm housing approved by the SGA senate coordinator. Career consultants Tom Jackson, a national will have to "enhance that at its Oct. 4 meeting before "We interviewed everyone representing almost one employment expert and group's goals," the group will becoming official, according who applied," Wesson said, hundred fields will be in the author of "The Hidden Job nave to be "cohesive and to SGA second vice-president and "it was felt that they were campus center tomorrow for Market," will be in Wilson best qualified." Both have Career Awareness Day, one of Auditorium Oct. 4 at 7:30 Seven suspended had past experience that three parts of the "Career p.m. The workshop is spon- weighed in their favor, he Design 77" program. sored by the Campus added. Career Design 77, jointly Program Board. for honor violations Tracz served as a resident sponsored by the Career Career Design 77 is adviser last year and worked Planning and Placement designed for students who are Seven students were Honor probation with a group of Harrisonburg Office and the Counseling undecided on a career, those suspended from James places the student under lawyers last summer. Linka Center, is a three-part commited to a major field who Madison University for the threat of suspension was a member of last year's program paralleling the three wish to increase their chances honor violation con- should he or she be advocate corps and did a law aspects of career develop- of finding a job, those ten- victions in 1976-77, convicted on any other internship in Northern ment. tatively set on a career who according to William honor violations or Virginia over the summer. The program began want to explore job conditions Nelson, university violations of university In other matters. Security Wednesday night when James and responsibilities, and those Honor Council coor- policy, according to the and Safety Director William Madison University students looking for jobs who want to dinator. student handbook. Wilberger told the Com- were exposed to the career successfully market their One student per- Students given grade mission on Planning and decision process in a seminar abilities, according to Dick manently withdrew as expulsion are with- Development that more on choosing careers. Wettstone and Cindy Shelton, the result of an honor drawn from the course vehicles are registered on Tomorrow, from 9:30 coordinators of Career conviction, he said, four where the violation campus this year than last, a.m. to 12:30 p.m., students Design. received honor occurred and given a including an increase of 100 will have the opportunity to Career Awareness Day is a probation, and one "W" grade in that faculty and staff vehicles, talk with approximately 130 "once a year thing" Wett- received grade ex- course, the handbook Wessen said. career consultants from stone said, but this is the first pulsion. said. That raises to 1,103 the actual working situations. year' (he program has ad- ' <m tinned on Page 14) A workshop on "Guerilla (Continoed on- Page 22) Editorial & THE BREEZE Friday, September 30, 1977 opinion Page 2 Should U.S. give away the Panama Canal? Ownership more important than usage? A resounding noV debate. In this way we can nation be held accountable for By BILL BORGES Opinion Research Corporation By DWAYNE YANCEY its actions? Are we to pay There are occasions in poll, 76 per cent of the The proposed Panama build our case on several firm foundations and not on a penance for Teddy Slitics when what is done is American people surveyed Canal treaties, which would Roosevelt's sins? a important than the answered "no" when cede control of the canal to single wave of emotion. History: "We bought it, we The Mideast problems deal reasons given, or imputed, for asked "Should the U.S. give Panama by the year 2000, doing it. The vote many up its sovereignty over the have presented the United paid for it, it's ours."-Ronald partly with this issue. Israel's Reagan. Prime Minister Begin would months from now on the Panama Canal?" Though it is States with what could be one reach back thousands of years Panama Canal Treaty will be quite evident that a large of the most important issues "We stole it fair and square."-S. I. Hiyakawa to lay claim to the West Bank. such an occasion. majority of Americans oppose of the latter part of this The Palestinian Liberation the "giving away" of the century. History, unfortunately for this discussion, tends to Organization would correct This perplexing issue is canal, the Carter Ad- The United States can the wrongs inflicted on the likely to stay at the top of the ministration is trying an all- choose between two alter- confirm both viewpoints, although in varying degrees. Arabs during the large Jewish Congressional agenda and has out "snow job" to convince the natives-one of which would be immigration in the early 1900s even invaded the political American people that giving tragic, the other of which There is a treaty, signed by representatives of the by destroying the modern scenario of upcoming up the canal is the right would be in not only the best (moral) thing to do. interests of our own nation, This is a complete reversal but also those of the in- of President Carter's cam- ternational community. paign promise. During the Not suprisingly, both sides campaign, Jimmy Carter on pie treaty debate would promised the American agree with tha#» people he would never assessment, although surrender "complete or assigning different decisions practical control" of the canal to the possible results. ("Time," August 22, Various persons who op- 1977, page 11). The treaty does pose the canal pacts, from just that. Ronald Reagan on down, have Upon ratification of the attempted to make the treaty, 65 per cent of the Canal treaties a partisan issue and Zone would be transferred an acid test on the strength and popularity of President immediately to the control of Carter. dictator Omar Torrijos. These persons have done us The rest later. But lest I a disservice by not only sway you with my own per- ignoring the fact that four U.S.