http://breeze.imu.edu "Know ledge is Liberty" VOL. 77, NO. 34 M M N Dow JONES -49.64 B * Extended forecast on page 2 u N RJ£ E Z E elosr 1O.SJ65JJ0 v :^vi^-rlli'-- .^MONDAY. FEBRUARY 7, 2000 —— Substance scare strikes Melrose Unknown 'dark liquid'allegedly distributed at party RIAN WESTLEY to mix the substance with beer to Rohypnol can be distributed assistant news editor "get a good high," he said. as a pill, but police said there I Melrose Caverns is an old was no evidence of the drug at An unidentified substance was lodge house located about five the party and don't believe reportedly distributed at Melrose miles north of Harrisonburg on roofies were involved. The dis- Caverns during a party Friday Route 11. The building is fre- tributor of the substance report- night is under investigation by the quently rented out by students edly told students it was from Rockingham County Sherrif's for parties. General Nutrition Centers Department Police received a call concern- (GNC), Ritchie said. Police will An employee of Melrose ing the distribution of the sub- examine the substance and if allegedly attempted to distribute stance at 1 a.m. on Saturday after nothing turns up, the substance a dark liquid substance to men the party had ended, Ritchie will then be sent off to a lab in during a party involving mem- said. Students had obtained a Richmond for additional testing. bers of Zcta Beta Tau Fraternity bottle of the substance and It may take as long as two and Alpha Chi Omega Sorority, turned it over to police, fearing months to get results back. Kockingham County Deputy the substance might contain the "During the evening, the fra- Sheriff Kevin Ritchie said on Sat- date-rape drug rohypnol, or ternity and sorority leadership urday. Students were being told "roofies," he said. see MELROSE page 9 , «Tn*mr-'"«""::•;::,:VVA VA 2::;22C07 CUTTING COSTS,:B 0 7 2000 KOHERT NATTIsemorpluiloKniplier Junior forward Stacey Todd starts off a winning weekend Friday for NOT QUALITY the Dukes, soaring past Richmond's Carolyn Constantakis. left, and Lice fireene. on her way to the basket. They beat the Spiders, 92-76. JMU keeps up trend of hiring more part-time faculty KRISTEN PETRO staff writer Dukes tie for JMU, like many colleges around the nation, is continu- mtHKmm■— *cttmt4ir— ill ing a trend of hiring part-time mn n* pma JMB ■*■ rtpwui i 2nd in CAA faculty. tofnK) INMIUMM la Ihr laat ah er arte* >*am aa* km, There are 220 part-time facul- YAN MURRAY while grabbing a career-high 15 rebounds yesterday. ty this year. sistant sports editor 'The use of part-time faculty "If Todd doesn't get the CAA is very common in universities," mxmm**m*mwm4l n Player of the Week, I'll be disap- said Doug Brown, vice president Cm)*§**AiUm4LHHn*m\k*\ The JMU women's basketball pointed," Coach Bud Childers team moved into a second-place of academic affairs. "JMU uses said. "I hope the conference IB^ 1 ^W^U^ Wm HHaa|pWaFV WCa^^aW M0 ' tie with North Carolina-Wilming- office recognizes her accom- about the same percentage of MaVfetf <f girt Mif tecttMi ttitfc i ton with two CAA victories this plishments." part-time faculty as comparable weekend. On Friday night, the The Dukes avenged a 114-104 universities." RYAN nnnjoetatmtkrmikr Dukes defeated Richmond by a overtime loss to Richmond Fri- About 20 percent of JMU's 92-76 margin. Yesterday, the JMU day. The Dukes held a three-point instructional faculty are part- The number of part-time fac- ficulty in recruiting full-time fac- downed Virginia Common- lead (69-66) with 6 minutes 59 time. At Virginia Tech, 20 per- ulty has remained fairly stable ulty," he said. "The labor market wealth University, 78-71. seconds left to play before going cent of their faculty is also part- over time, Brown said. for full-time faculty is very tight Junior forward Stacey Todd on a 9-1 run to up their lead to 11 time, and at the College of "Although, the number of at this point." paced JMU this weekend, netting points (78-67) with 5:01 remain- William & Mary, 19.5 percent of one-year, full-time appointments a career-high 22 points on Friday their faculty is part time. has increased because of our dif- see PART-TIMERS page 9 see DUKES page 9 1BPDI An Ail-Around Winner Legendary Tales Hit Me With Music Senior Betsy Hernandez, right, captured first Are you allowed to date your professors? Simply Un Smashing ■ Jamaican legend Bob Marley, who If place in the all-around and led the JMU your roommate dies, do you get a 4.0 for ■ Smash Mouth was almost died from cancer, would have cele- going to stop at JMU. but brated his 55th birthday yesterday. women's gymnastics team to a win over the semester? William & Mary on Friday. Page 33 Pages 24-25 JMU had nowhere to hold the Page 27 show. Page S Monday, Feb. 7, 2000 TABLE OF CONTENTS DUKE DAYS EVENTS CALENDAR NEWS How to be an RA 3 College Republicans and Democrats fire up for election year. 3 • Transfer Student Organization meeting, 8 to 9 p.m., MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7 Smash Mouth can't come to JMU 5 Roop G26, call Brian at 433-6692 Circle K meeting, 6:15 p.m., Taylor 306, call Jenny at x4727 or Lauren at x5722 • Yoga Club, 6 p.m., Taylor 309, e-mail Kai at safranka OPINION TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9 House Editorial: Graduation speaker woes . again 12 FEBRUARY 8 • Animal Rights Coalition, 8 p.m., Taylor 309, call Spotlight: How should JMU solve the • Breakdancing Club, 6:30 to Stephanie at 438-8314 crosswalk situation? 12 8 p.m., Godwin racquetball courts Columns spark controversy by Jon Kugel and Brian Schlemmer. 13 ' «.X • Campus Assault Response, Darts and Pats 13 6:15 to 7:15 p.m., Maury 204, TO SUBMIT A DUKE DAY EVENT: call Carolyn at 438-3088 E-mail Brian at The Breeze at westlebr with the infor- Alex's hate list 15 mation (event, date, location, contact info, etc.) • Red Cross Blood Drive, Please submit by Friday for a Monday issue and Letters to the Editor .17 2 to 7 p.m., Eagle Hall Tuesday for a Thursday issue. STYLE Zirkle House. 21 POLICE LOG WEATHER "The House of Yes" preview 21 Bob Marley 27 ELISSA FORREST • Unidentified individuals re- NTfgi Today "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now portedly stole 20 rolls of film and Change" preview 27 police rqwrter fc Mostly sunny, breezy 11 100 sheets of black and white High 51, Low 25 WXJM 29 An unidentified female student developing paper from an on- reportedly struck a parking campus photo lab on Feb. 3 at 9:20 p.m. attendant with her car on Jan. 26 High Low FOCUS while he was working in the Y-lot The lab was left unsecured and unattended for about 10 minutes parking lot. The time of the incident Tuesday Mostly sunny 39 21 Urban Legends 24- 25 was not reported. prior to the robbery. The victim was reportedly The materials were valued at Wednesday Mostly sunny 49 28 standing at the exit of the lot when $100. SPORTS he instructed the driver of a red Campus police have identified a Thursday Showers 50 30 vehicle not to enter from Grace suspect in the case, although the Women's gymnastics 33 Street. Instead, the female inched investigation is continuing. Friday Partly cloudy 46 29 Men's gymnastics 35 forward and struck him on the shins. No injuries were reported. Destruction of Public Property Wrestling 37 This case is a delayed report • An unidentified individual or received by an officer on Feb. 2. individuals riding in a car reportedly MARKET WATCH Fencing 39 threw a can of beer through a Friday, Feb. 4.2000 JMU's Top 50 41 In other matters, campus police window in Blue Ridge Hall on Feb. 4 report the following: at 1:15 a.m. DOW JONES AMEX Sports beat 43 49.64 Unauthorized Entry 5.36 ♦ Petty Larceny close: 10,963 80 t close: 882.97 T • Unidentified individuals re- • Unidentified individuals re- LIFESTYLES portedly entered the basketball portedly removed a hang tag from NASDAQ . an automobile left unlocked and property room in the Convocation S&P 500 Horoscopes 45 unattended in G-lot on Jan. 26 33.16 A 0.60 f Crossword puzzle 45 between 8:30 a.m. and 9 p.m. see POLICE LOG page 4 close: 4,244.14 close: 1,424.37 INFORMATION ■ ON BREEZE The Breeze is published Monday and Thursday mornings LOCATION CLASSIFIEDS ■ ■IT and distributed throughout James Madison University and the local Harrisonburg community. 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