I Pace 15 ■ Pag* 17 | Pat* 23 I TMUMriHItMMS SUMia'tf SpMars crawl all owr Dukes ■-— ■■. The Marching Royal Dukes prepare to Tlte annual Homecoming step show will The University of Richmond took advan- | lake Ihe field for this years Homecoming rock Wilson Hall as members of six frater- tage of IMU's iiiiurirs l« riwl out the halftime show. nities and sororities throw down. Dukes last Saturday in Richmond. James Madison University •/""J0M» TYf? w ^ fames maaison university ■"*[ _^| Today: "SSSfa Thunder Storms High: 51 HEtBREEZE W Low: 40 Vo . Sii h-iu Jo iliur-itmi. (Jc/o/v;- 21, 21)02 SGA votes to support midyear tuition increase Decision based on poll of 8 percent of students &\ JENNIFER O'BRIEN m.iir-- .ommilUv questions: tuition in<iva-c or SGA reporter It we do not pas- this now," faculty losses. Other options In a heated meeting Winters said, "theSGA will have wen' not dearly listed." IUCM1.IV night, the Student not made an official statement Sophomore representative Government Association regarding student opinion. I Amy DiGiovine said, "I don't passed a resolution in support urge you to pass this bill protect- believe 8 percent of the student of a $150 midyear tuition hike ing faculty losses and support- population is an accurate repre- after polling 8 percent of the ing academic institutions." sentation of student opinion " student body Moo I Senators had vastly differing College ot Art- a 1 eta 1 Out of 974 student respons- opinions about whether the SGA Senator )osh Porter, a jiinio- es, according to Academic should pass the bill. Some sena- said the SGA should not pass a Affairs Committee Cli.iir senior tors said the results of the SGA resolution cither tor Of against Kevin Winters, 68 percent poll wen' not reliable because of the increase because there is voted In favor of .1 tuition the possibility of question error not a clear determination of increase. Of those voting, 349 or because too few students what is best for all students. "I wen' in-state students and 625 responded to the poll. think in.ution 1- aetuallv better were out-of-state. "I had some concerns about than action," he said. "I per- Following Winter- roading the questions on the ballot," sonally feel that the poll that of the polling results, the SGA senior Finance Committee they used was |ust not a good student senate debated a bill Chair Mike Goodman said. "I wav to decide that -tudent- proposed by the academic felt there were n-ally just two see SGA, page 5 According to an SGA poll. 68 percent ol students support a midyear tuition Increase. Students voice opinions on war with Iraq Homecoming to welcome alumni BY AMIR POUNSAKVARASAN Concert, alumni contributing writer Many JMU students and center opening faculty have mixed reaction! on America possibly attacking Iraq and overthrowing highlight spirit Saddam Hussein. schedule of homecoming events B\ KHALIL GARRIOTT While not scientifically HI N \ tmtor reflecting the sentiments of the today Carnival Day from 11a.m. to 2p.m. on the) commons Each year. Homecoming week entin- JML campus, those argu- serves as a way for JMU alumni to ing against war with Iraq Man UPB Talent Jam ® 8p.m. (door* open @ 7) in Wilson Hall revisit their tormcr school and to cite expense, wrong motives. catch up with old friends. And lack ol international support with this year - sMDvinea featur- and fatal consequences as the ing a famous alumnus and the new main n'asons to avoid war. friday UPB X-rreme Air from 1 la.m to 5p.m. on Hanson Field alumni center, the focus is even greater on JMU graduate* -66- Homecoming parade @ 5p.m. on Bluestone and Duke Drives The official opening ot the Leeolou Alumni Center — located It is an expensive Phil Vassar concert @ 9p.m. in Wilson Hall next to the College Center — and a celebratory concert spotlighting proposition lo remove country music star Ml Vassal the current occupying ('85) highlight Homecoming Saturday 5K Fun Run/Walk 0 9a.m. at URIC week, the theme of which is "Put regime... Up Your Dukes." Alur.ini Center open house 9 10a.m. At 10 a.m. Saturday, a ribbon-cut- — Stephen Bowers ting ceremony formally will open the professor, political science Pregame tailgate from 11:30a.m. to 2:30p.m. on Godwin Field 19,000-squart'-fix>t alumni center. An open nous*' with tours will continue Contemporary Oospel Singers Concert © 1p.m. in Wilson Hall until 7 p.m Multicultural step show 9 8p.m. (doors open 6 7) In Wilson Hall The much-anticipated return of Vassar to his alma mater will take ii 1- an expensive proposi- place Friday night. The Academy of tion to remove the current occu- Country Music's Top New Mak' pying regime and to have a Artist" for 20X12 will kick off week- regime change once Saddam end country-style in Wilson Hall Hussein is in fact elimin Auditorium. Previously the winner political Ktenot pro'. • Billboard's 2000' "Top New Stephen Bowers said Bowers Country Artist of the Year" and the said Hussein is not in search of iwus "Country Songwriter of the martyrdom and does not have Year," Vassar has two No. 1 hits from the slightest urge to die, unlike his self-titled gold album and will Osama bin Laden. As a rc-ult. perform at *J p.m. Bowers said America and the "Having Phil (Vassar) perform United Nations have the power for Homecoming is perfect because to negotiate and talk with hi 1.- ,m alumnus and he's perform- Hussein, and war at the present ing during the weekend when alum- time should not be an option. ni return 'home' to their alma According to Alex Ifidholt, mater." Director of Alumni Relations professor of mediated commu- lu-tm ihompson said. Thompson nication, "The United Slates seeSTVDENTS,page5 s\KSH -I V.MI/ set JMU, page 6 Biology faculty state Physical therapy hosts job expo need for current Students learn about available careers in physical therapy flora documentation BY LEEI.A PI KI IRA [rheyl kxik like students destined BY MONICA BOERU lias the greatest diversity of contributing wnur for a professional educati.11" contributing writer plants for its land area ot nn JMU students got a good For four hours, studmts m the The biology department is -late in the United Stall's. "We an in a very biotically rich idea of what I physical therapy program milled taking the tead in giving available in physical therapy about the nx>m, stopping at Virginia a modernized list of region." he said, "but then' has not been a comprehensive last Thursday. tabk-i blanketed with pamphlets, plant lite, according to an brochun-. and applications. Each Honors Program lecture Oct 16 description ot the plants in The physical therapy expo Virginia since lohn Clavton was an opportunity for students table gave students the opportu- Virginia 1- the only state that nity to pose questions and does not have a modern doCU to gather Information on the HIOKK.) : many physical therapy pro- receive advice horn admissions mentis! Mora or list ol plant lite grams and admissions process- representatives, professors and in a certain region, according to es tor various graduate schools. even JMU alumni. Many alumni Associate Professor of biology students and repn-sentativo- attending wen' present on behalf Mike Kcnlroe. According to said the event WMS a success of graduate schcxils where they Kenlnv it i- Nvause rlv 01101 these students have come are now attending and studying mity of the project ha- intimi lien, kxiking like pnif.-ssion.ils. pliv-ual tlicrapy. d.iu .1 main people, politksand [asking] professional questions, "JMU is such a gnat COB1 technology played a m.i|or role, Ray Patterson, program munity," said Stephanie I'enrod, M-\d overall, people have not director of the physical therapy a JMU alumna now attending been able to work together as program at Chatham College in Virginia I ommomvcalth well ,1- thev -hould have Pittsburgh. "They an' an t» tflng University. As a graduate of According to KcnfriM'. an bunch h 1 hive tl»- opportunity to JMU's physical therapy pro- rikl AN VI Ikl-KMa/l f*.*«»rur*rr updated comprohonsivc manu- al for plant identification 1- 111 II•. invisiv meet with [They «] «*■' Franceses Reed (left) from Marymount University speaks with focused, well pn-panni and 1 xro.pfi sophomore Soda Anagnos about physical therapy careers. gn'.itly needed because Virginia Profsssor Conley McMullen. 2 ITHK BREEZE I THURSDAY. OCT. 24. 2002 Thursday, October 24, 2002 DUKE DAYS EVENTS CALENDAR TABLE OF CC NEWS CSD Meeting 3 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24 Effects of exile on humanity 3 • Pnuv Ai MfasMp will be held .it 5:30p.m. at the Baptist Student Union I loUM on the comer of Cjntrell Avenue and OPINION South Main Street, a block trom ctttPW A little quest to find the big issue 7 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26 TO SUBMIT A DUKE DAY EVENT: E-mail Kyra of The Breeze at jxrrWi*. with the iniormation House editorial Homecoming about • Man'f .»nd women's club tennis team hosts the College of (event, date, location, contact info, etc.) those who are coming home 7 William k Mary, noon at the UREC courts Letter lo the editor: Adopt-a-street Please submit by Friday for ■ Monday rMua and Tuesday for SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27 a Thursday issue. program benefits entire area 10 Letter to the editor: Smoke Out • Canterbury Kniscop.il Ministry will hold a Eucharist serv- denounces hazards of cigarettes 10 ice at 5 p.m., followed by a home-cooked meal.