Ill BPif.13 1 Plft 17 TtNWMta Blue Hens. mere MI Mws' ante A JMU student takes skydiving to the next level. Generation Y reminisces about the television shows, The men's swimming and diving team picks up pop icons and fashion faux pas that shaped today's conference wins against the University of Delaware student body. and Towson University last Sunday. James Madison University Today: Partly cloudy High: 32 REEZE *> Low: 10 Student dies in ABORTION CONTROVERSY MOBI AFTER PILL snowboard MORNING AF TROVERSY accident ABOI FTER PILL BY TONI DUNCAN M< ROVERSY news editor After receiving serious head trauma from a snowboarding accident Monday, a JMU senior died Tuesday afternoon. Kevin Eckerman, 21, a com- puter science major, was snow- boarding on one of the black diamond trails at Massanutten Resort and was injured around 4 Km., according to senior Lisa, a, his girlfriend. There were no witnesses to the accident. Ha said she and Eckerman ABORT! iR PILL went to Massanutten Monday because they both did not have MORNIN [ERSY classes. Eckerman was on the ABORT! PiLL trail next to hers and, when he MORNIN 1RSY didn't come down, she ABORTIO ■ PILL got worried. According ECKERMAN toa statement MORNING MDURTION CONTROVERSY released by Joe Grandstaff, mar- keting director of Massanutten Resort, "[Eckerman] was found ABORTION ROVERSY MORNING AFTER PILL off the Dixie Dare advance trail. ( lAYI.OR/urtaYiKWr He was noticed by a lift passen- ger who alerted the ski patrol." Ha said the patrol did an Board of Visitors reverses decision, "excellent job" in trying to help him. Board raises However, he never regained allows Health Center to dispense ECP consciousness and was airlifted to the University of Virginia BY TONI DUNCAN 44 summer tuition Health System. news editor Eckerman fractured his skull and had brain swelling, JMU's Board of Visitors overturned us d*» ThlS IS Oil ISSIU of UlW, Olid as well as a blood clot. He was Hori banning Iti« I'" ■> we should differ to the law aiui ^reawnTBp/liHtv taken into surgery where the from selling the emergency contraceptive pill. clot was removed. However, After a vote from the board Friday, the not try to interpret the law on ■aues another clot formed soon after, Health Center was able to begin dispensing the ECP, also known as Plan B, last Monday. behalf of students. from the Virginia ( according to Ha. lb help offset the r -Is, the board Eckerman died at 2:46 p.m. The board voted 10-2 last Friday, with one member abstaining, overturning the 7-6 vote — Stephen Reeolou Friends describe Eckerman member, Board of Visitor. as a smart and methodologi- last April that spurred many debates and placed JMU in the national spotlight. In -tin- undetgradu cal guy. credit "His nickname his freshman The vote also "grants authority for all future 99 health-related decisions pertaining to students, year in college was 'McCyver' rta graduate students and $503 ti because he can take any ordi- to the administration and its medical staff," and views to influeno? their voting. "This is an issue of law, and we should late imluam student*. nary object and turn it into said Meredith Gunter, chair of the Education St .ng, senior vi something unexpected and Student Life committee. defer to the law and not try to interpret the Prior to the Vote by the entire board, law on behalf of students," he said at the functional," Ha said. $18.8 million from the g "You could ask him anything Helen Blackwell, a board member, explained board meeting. All but one of the five new board appoint about why or how something why she voted against distribution of ECPs during the Education & Student Life meet- ments, which were made in July, voted to ovcr- got to be that way, and he would turn last April's decision. Mark Bowles While he does- m come up with a logical answer." ing earlier that morning. She said the board abstained from the vote. requested amount, he said, sir she added. should wait until there was information on the pills' long-term effects. Student Body President Levar Stoney said mg process, he would Senior Ricky Pateo said he was happy with the vote and "ecstatic about 2006. Eckerman was "one of the "This dispensing on c.-.mpus sends a very [the issue] coming to an end." The board apj most intelligent persons [he bad message ... that recreational sex is fine because there is always a back-up," she added. After last April's decision, 2,700 students The board Iment had] ever met. He was an signed a petition in two days asking the board inventor; he would make the She also pointed out that while 2,700 students signed the petition last year, some 11 to 12)K»' to reverse its decision. The Student craziest things," he said. Government Association passed a Bill of Senior Matt Barker, who was students did not. steBOV. pag Board member Stephen Reeolou said peo- friends with Eckerman since see ECP, page 5 kindergarten, said Eckerman ple should not allow their personal judgments see ACCIDENT, page 5 PREVIEW: MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATION WEEK Organizations unite Rev. Jesse Jackson for Celebration Week Thursday March, Speakout and Rendition to speak Monday Prtmw of the MLK Rendition Students form 'piece of the puzzle' 12:211 p.m. I commons dent This is a great way to Student tickets available Friday in Warren Hall March. Speakout ana ' BY AMY PATERSON "show support tor one anoth- contributing writer er, and have tun at the lam ers and hold programs that will be BY KELLY JASPER At a school with over 250 time," she added. meaningful to the students room m Warren Hall news editor student organizations it would AKA also encouraged stu- Wauls said that student and facul- dents to participate with puz- ty reaction to his upcoming appear- seem difficult to unite tiiem all, Culminating Martin Luther but one sorority and one stu- zles, darts and music on the King Jt Celebration Week, the Rev. ance has been large- Ml K Impressions- Share Your lire commons yesterday. Students ly positive. "We nder dent service organization is Jess* Jackson will speak on the working toward that goal. could wnte their organization's theme "Keep the Fire Burning — have gotten some name or their own on one of the MLK Expo: Carrying the Dream Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Be the Dream" Monday in Wilson backlash," she said, Saturday many puzzle pieces that made referring to some of Through Service Inc. "is working with the Center Hall Auditorium. for Multicultural/International up a large banner. This symbol "Rev. Jackson was chosen because the comments she Ot the dners.- pnves that make has received from 4 - 7 |> ■ Student Services to hold the of his relationship with King during first ever JMU Unity Day up JMU as a whole will be car- the Civil Rights Movement," said faculty and stu- Sunday unday The theme for the day was ried in the unity march today at Heather Wauls, a program coordina- dents. "But, I per- 4 p.m. The march begins at the sonally think that a "You are a Piece of the Puzzle," tor for the Center for which lucked off Martin Luther |||TH1 Madison statue and pn>- Multicultural/International Student JACKSON bit of controversy is ceeds to the Transitions room in good because it King Jr. Day Celebration Week. Services, which sponsors the week's CMISS and AKA eiK.nu- Warren Hall. opens people up to new ideas." activities. "What better way to cele- Monday Formal Program aged students to wear apparel Before the march, partici- brate the week?" she asked. A few thousand people are pants have the opportunity to expected to attend the speech. Wauls supporting JMU or represent Fred Hilton, director of media ing the organizations in which listen In portions of Martin relations, agreed that "because said. Because the Wilson Hall Luther King Jr.'s speeches and Auditorium cannot meet the seating they participate, said senior Jackson worked closely with King, he Charmaine Wingfield. was an excellent choice." Hilton said Lambda Chi chapter presi- see WEEK, page 5 the university tries to bring in speak- see SPEAK, page 5 MARC CHOI/* V" «"*" 2 I THE BREEZE I THURSDAY, JAN. 15, 2(KW TABLE OF ■««;H3:IKII DUKE DAYS Events Calendar THURSDAY, JAN. 15 - SUNDAY, JAN. 18, 2004 POLICE LOG BY LAUREN MCKAY police log reporter NEWS Thursday, Jan. 15 While you were out 3 Saturday, Jan. 17 Glen A Crummett, 21, ol Mt. SGA 3 A prvviow of the M.irtin I uthcr Kin^ Ir. Rendition will be Women of Color are co-sponsoring a Martin Luther King Jr. Sidney was arrested and charged held on the common .it 122(1 p.nv For information call Expo called "Carrying on the Dream Through Service" in PC with possession of marijuana and OPINION ( MBS at id Ballroom fmm 4 to 7 p m For information call CMBS at x8-«636. property damage on Port House editorial 7 Republic Road near Forrest Hills Dec. 18at 2am The suspect House cartoon 7 A march (or Martin I other King Jr. Celebration Week will damaged a vehicle, knocked Darts & pats 7 begin at 4 p.m. at the lames MacUton statue and proceed to Sunday, Jan. 18 down a 10-foot tree and a 10-toot To talk ol many things 7 the Transitions room in Warren Hall. For information call NAACP and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority are co-sponsoring a chain-link fence. Breeze spotlight 9 CMISSatx8-*636.