1 Pag. » 115 ■ Page 19 Cavtoi racks CHUM tits Club members enjoy nature while exploring Students gathered in Wilson Hall Auditorium Monday to Football and basketball have become the prime benefac- outdoors. cheer on their favorites for this year's jMU Idol II. tors for athletic departments due to their popularity. JNBMWBOIUMvnsnviiBRMV Ttjft- Y~^\ James Madison University irimna viVA.22N7 22N7 Mir Sunny High: 61 HEJBREEZE""* Low: 37 Beyond repair Crews demolish Financial Services Building after November fire BY KATIE HOOKER contributing writer The JMU Financial Services Building that caught fire last November was torn down last week while architectural plans still are in the works for its replacement in 2006. Damages from the incident, deriving mainly from flooding by water hoses and weather, will amount to between $2.5 and $3 million, according to Fred Hilton, JMU's director of media relations. The fire originated in an old extension cord that remained in the building after it was purchased by JMU five years ago. The building had to be torn down because of structural damage and was untenable. Hilton said the state would cover most of the costs from the fire, as JMU is likely to be reimbursed because it is self-insured. The new building, which Hilton said should cost around $5 million, probably will be twice the size of the old one, grow- ing from 16,000 to 38,000 square feet. Hilton said Oie building is not com- Elately designed and plans still need to ! improved, but JMU and its architects would like for it to be two stories high. The university then will set ape) tions for the building, put out bids to construction companies and the lowest bidder will erect the building. Construction may begin toward the MJ.I Y lAMT.KA™i<>»/Ju>(«ir*up/ir see BUILDING page 5 The Financial Services Building, which was damaged last November by a Are, was torn down last week to make room for Its replacement. SGA debates budgets, prepares for new year Front-end budgeted groups vie for funds student Bill off Fights sign-oft BY TONI DUNCAN the amount of printing groups do senior writer and move more toward the use of IRENE internet forms, according to soph- WAZGOWSKA/ While it did not pass the final omore Allie Baer, member of the illffpkxtifruphrr budget, the Student Government SGA's Finance Committee. Association debated until almost There were two amendments Mark Warner, midnight Tuesday on the Senate's senior vice debated on Panhellenic's budget. president of Finance Committee proposals and Junior Ricardo Pineres student affairs additional amendments for front-end Hall Senator, said the Senate should and university budgeted groups. not pay $135 for yearbook pictures planning, The SGA debated the budgets of and place those additional funds in signed SGA's Campus Assault ResponsE, the contingency account. Student Bill of lnterfraternity Council, Black Student Karen Mercer, the committee Rights last Alliance, National Association for the adviser to the SGA Finance Friday. Student Advancement Committee, said the budget also body president of Colored includes money the organization rais- Levar Stonsy, People, Sports es and it is feasible the organization senior Brian Club Council SGA would pay for the picture itself and Nldo, SGA vice and Student not with student fees, but the SGA president of Ambassadors must allot money for it, since the student affairs, Senators will debate the SGA's budget includes money that the and senior budget at next week's Senate meeting organizations raise on their own and Jennifer as well as vote on each of the front not just money given by the SGA. Brockwell, SGA vice president end budgeted group's funds — This amendment failed.to pass. As of administra- deciding how much each group a result. Pineres removed other tive affairs, amendments that dealt with year- should get in funding. watch on. book picture fees from other gnxips. CARE The next amendment debated, pro- The CARE budget received no posed by Pineres, involved adding $375 cuts from the Finance Committee and to Panhellenic's budget for its there were no amendments made. Fraternity/Sorority Excellence Awards. Freshman Thomas VanWanger, Gray said the Finance Committee member of SGA's Finance originally removed the money Senate passes amendments for NAACP T-shirts, awards Committee, said this is a "fairly sim- because the committee wanted to set each award at $25. However, after for the 15 T-shirts. impaci ple budget." The Finance Committee BY TONI DI ■ researching award shops throughout The T-shirts an? used I SGA deb. I passed everything CARE submitted. senior writer Van Wanger said. the Harrisonburg area, it "found $50 uncil to help pro- to be the standard." lhe k»igest debate during the their organization. I' shirts and it With no amendments to the pro- 1 posed budget, the Senate did MX This amendment to give $50 to Student Government Association's said. The T-shirts also an the tent by giving T-shirts to t i have to debate the Finance Panhellenic and lnterfraternity fnmt-ond budgeting night surround- reason why SGA ■>, ind not to the nc senators Committee's proposal. passed and also was applied to the ed amendments to the National Inter-fraternity Council because ils Association for the Advancement of buy I • nould go to the nine numbers were deemed incorrect, loo Grind People's budget luring Panhellenic Council Junior Ana Adinci For the Panhellenic Council, the Senior Katharine Ferguson, lnterfraternity Council Finance ( ommittee membe Arts and Uit governing body of the social sorori- an amendment to the amendment ties .it JMU, the Finance Committee The lnterfraternity Council's < 15 T- budget was in line, according to Baer. i NAACP's ew -46 that would add $67.50 cut some of its proposed budget. NAAl which would Printing service costs were cut ... we didn't see how set SGA. page 5 plies inoi .(■%' ,\i\d cut the organiza- give the orgi because the SGA wants to limit [the scholarship] met members the nlTopcka, Kansas scholarship. monetary allotment for T-shirt EVIN SHOAP/ any requirements for money at $7.5*' i comrttmlinK and v i how it met Junior I phohtxwpher rewarding it. •cnatorandl) Members of — Kttherine Ferguson ker, president SGA Finance Committee member Committee head the NAACP ofJM: -ud the agreed with this new chai go over ,. •' wm nsnt budget Issues •> 9 — By I' 1 gM*jJ|^^B at the SGA organization in I By, she said. r> meeting c ,ilk\l li all 1^ [-shirt] Tuesday The night. NAACP amendment, wh:> the n Kopc>. less for play large PubJ^B^ would rerun see NAACP, page S 2 THE BREEZE I THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2004 TABLE OF ■M\'lld:iKl DUKE DAYS Events Calendar THURSDAY, APRIL 15 - SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 2004 POLICE LOG BY LAUREN MCKAY NEWS Thursday, April 15 Saturday, April 17 police log reporter What's your HIV Id? Tha I r.iternity ind Sorority Community' will be sponsoring The Friends of Blacks Run Greenway will be having the sev- its .mnu.il (.reek Week kickMI And crt*>t drawings on the enth annual Blacks Run Cleanup Day. There will be free An unknown person(s) attempt- OPINION College Centtr lamn from 4 to7 p.m. Then' will be food and breakfast, lunch and entertainment. The group will be meet- ed to short out four vending Mouse editorial live music during the crest drawings. ing in the greenspace across from the Daily New-Record at 8 machines by pouring saltwater Darts & pats a.m. For more information visit unnv.blacksrungreenway.org or onto their chargers in White Hall House cartoon Amnesty bitern.itHin.il, International Justice Mission and contact Cassie at iwrewcb. April 9. Of my world view Pltlglf Mi sponsoring "Human Rights for BtlBJMM From the wire Refugee-" m honor ot Human Rights Week in Taylor Hall in Sunday, April 18 In olher matters, campus police Campus spotlight Ii.msitions at 7 p.m. A speaker will be present to talk about report the following: the Kachin Burmese. Alpha Phi Omega, a coed service fraternity, is sponsoring a Letter to the editor 5K race at 1 p.m. to benefit the Make-a-Wish Foundation. Property Damage The I loiiHvoimng Student Spirit Committee is having a Participants are required to bring a $10 registration fee and a A JMU employee reported that a LEISURE homecoming interest nuvting in Taylor Hall, room 402, at 5 completed registration form. The race will start outside bottle of milk was brokan Crossword p.m. For more information contact Jess Begley at begleyje. ISAT/Health and Human Services building at 1 p.m. For against a wall and other food Horoscopes items were littered around the more information visit apoiKOol.com or contact Jennifer Cicia Friday, April 16 study lounge of Dingledine Hall at crew//. FOCUS The ninth annual ISAT Senior Project Symposium will be April 7 at 7:45 a.m. Spelunking - it's not a dirty word 13 held in ISAT/HHS from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free. A JMU employee reported that a STYLE The Fraternity and Sorority Community will be having its glass door was shattered in JMU Idol II annual Greek Sing in Sinclair Gym in Godwin Hall at 5 p.m. Roop Hall between April 7 at 11 Dance concert preview All proceeds from this event will go towards Books for p.m. and April 8 at 2:27 a.m. JMU faculty concert preview H.ihes .ind the Harrisonhurg Free Clinic. A "wet floor" sign was lodged SPORTS Submitting events to the Contact 1 into the wall above a washing ESPN column DUKE DAYS Events I to be published.