Governor-elect Robb leads Democratic victories __ __. i _ By STEPHEN ALLEN James Kinnaird, professor in the political science Lt. Gov. Charles Robb scored a resounding victory Tuesday's election ends eight months of cam- department here and a Democrat, said, "I don't think paigning that cost Robb and Coleman a total of $5 over Republican Attorney General Marshall the election is necessarily a referendum against Coleman to become Virginia's first Democratic Reagan." governor-elect since 1965. Most campaign expenditures went for ad- Richard Horan, vice president of Young Democrats vertisements. With all but 52 of the state's 1,909 precincts at James Madison University, agreed the election reporting, Robb had 53.8 percent of the vote, to had little to do with Reagan policies. Coleman's 46.2 percent. The bitter television campaign waged by both Horan said "Robb supports Reagan's economic candidates climaxed when Coleman, enraged by a Robb's Democratic running mates, Richard Davis plans, although he has come out against Reagan's and Gerald Baliles, joined Robb in victory. Robb ad attacking his stand on drug control, asked in policy in determining student loans. an ad,"What's Robb been smoking?" Davis had 56.1 percent in the race for Lt. Governor, "Robb has promised that students will have the over Nathan Miller's 43.9 percent after 1,759 of 1,909 This type of mudslinging, used to a lesser degree by same opputunity to get loans despite federal cut- Robb, hurt Coleman and contributed to his downfall. precincts reported. backs," Horan said. Baliles had 51 percent of the vote for attorney Democrats on campus see the election as evidence In his concession speech, Coleman pledged to general, over Wyatt Durette's 49 percent with all but of the end of Virginia as a Republican dominated 12 precincts reported. support Robb but added the Republican "cause will state. continue despite this sudden setback." "I see more of a two-parry state than it has been," Robb began his victory speech by saying, "How Robb, the son-in-law of the late President Lyndon Kinnaird said. sweet it is. B. Johnson, was aided by a heavy turnout and strong Horan added that because the "Democratic Party Horan, who was at Democratic headquarters in support in predominately black precincts. has become more moderate to conservative we'll Robb overcame Coleman's effort to use the election Richmond, echoed Rob's exuberance by saying, "It have a good competitive two-parry system in has been a long, hard-fought campaign and I couldn't as a referendum on the Reagan administration. Virginia." be happier." lames Madison university librarj Hafflsonburg, Va. 22801 e freeze HOV 6 1981 Vol. 59 _ilh James Madison University Thursday, November 5,1981 No. 18 Community gripes spur SGA proposals Subcommittee to recommend commission, Farm policy changes By TAMMY MOONEY county animal health warden; he and TERRI JONES confirmed this. Because of community complaints A local store's owners complained about noise, trespassing and damage to subcommittee members of students to property, a Student Government shoplifting, writing bad checks, Association subcommittee will urinating on the walls and windows of propose changes in university policies their building and verbally abusing to administrators Friday. them and their customers, Vaughn The proposals will include forming said. a community relations commission The store's owners were and allowing some amplified sound unavailable for comment • equipment to be used at the University Farm, according to Robert Residents said that they have called Vaughn, subcommittee chairman. James Madison University security about problems with students at the Residents near the Farm told Farm but that security did not answer subcommittee members that calls consistently, Vaughn said. The trespassing by students was their residents then began calling the state major complaint. They said that police about disturbances; state students missed the Farm entrance police confirmed they bad answered and ended up pulling into their many calls from that area. driveways and yards to urn around, Alan MacNutt, director of campus sometimes destroying lawns and police and safety, said his department bushes, Vaughn said. has responded on many occassions to Residents complained that students residents' complaints, often finding woke them by honking car horns, no problem at all. yelling and flashing headlights. Some "We've run ourselves ragged out residents said they identified the there," he said. vandals as students by purple parking stickers. Vaughn said the subcommittee "Basically, it's the trespassing and heard the complaints while in- the noise. They're up in everyone's terviewing residents near the Farm driveway honking and yelling and about the use of amplified sound turning around in people's yards. It there. University policy prohibits shows complete disregard and amplified sound equipment there. The disrespect for other's property," subcommittee wanted to gam com- resident Bobbie Hoelzel said. munity support for a proposal that the Hoelzel is the owner of Pine Tree equipment be allowed, Vaughn said Stables and complained that her According to Vaughn, many thoroughbred horses have been residents did not object to the music ridden, beaten, and sexually and some said they enjoyed listening molested. She thinks students using to it Pholo bv Yo Naqaya Glen Boy kin was one JMU student participating In ROTC training at Fort A.P. Hill the Farm are responsible for the JMU President Ronald Carrier this weekend. See Inside photos, pages, 12-13. cruelty, but added, "I couldn't catch received a letter wptten by Hoelzel anybody; I can't prove students did and signed by about 40 persons living Jefferson Starshlp Saturday's it- near the Farm, according to Vaughn. This will perform here Homecoming football She said that last year her,horses Hoelzel said the letter expressed Saturday night. See game is against Towson were given PCP and mineral salt was residents' feelings about the problems Inslde's Interview with state University. See put in their drinking water. in their community. issue... lead guitarist Cralg Sports preview, page 17. She also said that one of her mares Based on the complaints, the Chaqulco, page ll. had been tied in its stall and had been raped. She reported the incident to the See SGA, page 2 Page 2, THE BREEZE Thursday, November 5, 1961 JMU accounts for 10 percent of city, county business Them.. presence of-/ Jamestnm«<, JohnInhn T.T HayesHSVM ofrf another $23.6123.fi million JMU.TMIT providesnrnvirips $437,0001437 onn Itselfitsplf in substantial impactimDact on thethf Madison University accounts Harrisonburg, an economics generated in local sales by various services that are local economy," the report for 10 percent of the total student at Middlebury College money being spent and normally provided by local said. "By increasing the business volume in in Vermont, prepared the res pent governments buying power of area Harrisonburg and report this summer. It was It was calculated that JMU JMU provided 1,116 full time residents, the expansion of Rockingham County, ac- designed as a follow-up report faculty and staff spent $16.4' jobs in 1979-60 the report said, bank credit encourages cording to a study done at to a similar study made in 1977 million locally in 1979-80. They and the presence of the economic growth." JMU. by Dr. Russell F. Farnen. spent $4.1 million for housing university community was The report indicated its The study said the The total figure of JMU's and $12.3 million for other indirectly responsible for figures were conservative. university accounted for more $54 million impact on the local expenses. another 2,072 local jobs. For example, the $50 million than $54 million of the $537 economy included $30.6 JMU students spend $10.1 That indirect increase in the JMU has spent on con- million in local business million spent annually by the million locally, the report number of jobs meant an struction of new buildings in volume in the 1979-80 fiscal university, its faculty, staff, said. Students renting local additonal $20.2 million in local the last 10 years was not year. students and visitors and housing were found to spend personal income, the report figured into the report. Nearly annually $1,260 for housing said. JMU's own payroll in all the construction was done and $1,656 each for nonhousing 1979-80 accounted for $20 by a Harrisonburg firm, expenditures. million. Nielsen Construction Co. •SGA— The report showed local The report also said the That $1.4 million figure is a (Continued from page 1) thinks a commission would be governments received $3.2 deposits from the university "somewhat conservative subcommittee has created a more effective than a com- million in tax revenue from and its faculty, staff and estimate," the report said. list of recommendations to be mittee. Currently there is a university-related sources students in local banks ex- The estimated $150,000 of delivered at a meeting with university-community while expending $3.1 million panded the credit base of local expenditures made by university administration relations committee. for services to the university those banks by almost $12 visitors to recreational events Friday. The recom- — To put up a large sign community. million. "may be less than the actual mendations are: designating the Farm en- The report also showed that " This expansion has a amount" also, the report said. —To establish a community trance so that students will not relations commission to listen miss it. to the grievances of campus — To provide closer Come* Aomc fo , and Farm neighbors. Vaughn supervision over functions at the Farm and hold the sponsor Someplace Special of an event responsible for happenings there.
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