Three JMU 1,800 rock athletes set to Matthew their sights Sweet at the on witnessing Convo the Olympic Tuesday torch. night. Sports/23 DISON UNIVERSITY Style/14 THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 21. 1995 VOL.73. N0.8 Legitimate fraternity? National office, local group at odds over status of Tau Kappa Epsilon at JMU Jeff Scaggs, president of the group referring by Jason Corner to themselves as JMU TKE, said he was upset senior writer that he was not given enough time to respond to The green house at 635 S. Main St., known the situation before the printing of this article, to JMU as the Tau Kappa Epsilon house, is not and he had never known for sure his group's a member of the international fraternity, status was in question. according to Bill Metzger, executive vice "I heard this from [The Breeze] today. That president of the fraternity's national was the first I'd heard," Scaggs said. organization. According to Metzger, the group is violating The organization's status first came to copyright law by displaying the TKE letters on Metzger's attention when Kristin Radcliffe, their house and on advertisements. He said if assistant director of the Madison Leadership they did not stop, the international organization Center for Greek Life, contacted him. Radcliffe would take legal action. had seen advertisements around campus, not Metzger said the signs advertised a party at approved for posting by the university, for the house known as the JMU TKE house, and events at the TKE house. he was concerned that the advertisements gave "I think that they're having signs for events an inaccurate view of the TKE organization as a that are not appropriate," Radcliffe said. whole. "This is an organization with a "My biggest concern is that it's unfair for, purpose," he said. "We just don't exist to be a men who are joining that group who think that party house or some kind of beer joint." they're joining [the national TKE Scaggs refused to comment on any issues organization]," she said. relating to copyright, legal status or state of the Radcliffe faxed the posters to Metzger at the group's charter. TKE International office in Indianapolis, Ind. According to the Feb. 24, 1994, issue of The Metzger said, "I had a conversation with Breeze, the JMU chapter lost its charter after ) ADAM JOHNSOWcontnbuhng photographer Kris Radcliffe. I said, 'I don't see why there's a having been off campus and unrecognized by problem because we don't have a chapter at The international organization of Tau Kappa Epsilon questions the legality of a local James Madison.'" <J see FRATERNITY page 2 group's use of Its Greek letters on this house at 635 S. Main St. Virginia Tech has Sensitive Crime Unit The six officers in the Sensitive director of public safety, officers "I am so excited about what's by David Hurt "They are just normal, everyday officers, but they have training to Crime Unit are not on duty full time, have been trained to deal with happening on the campus," she said. staff writer deal with crises of a sensitive issue," but at least one officer is on duty 24 sensitive cases. "Yes, there are still assaults taking The creation of a Sensitive Crime he said. hours a day, he said. "We don't have a designated place, but my administration is Unit at Virginia Tech to deal with According to the Roanoke Times "When the need arises, they are sensitive crime unit, but we do work supporting whatever I want to do sexual assaults and hate crimes has article, the controversy was sparked called," Jones said. The officers do closely with the commonwealth's with programming." met with some negative response in by Henry Bauer, a chemistry and routine work and are not confined to attorney's office, the sexual assault MacNutt said some of the same several newspapers. science studies professor at Virginia sexual assault issues or hate crimes. education coordinator and other people that trained Virginia Tech's Virginia Tech's Sensitive Crime Tech, who said sexual assaults and The officers were trained at groups," he said. officers trained JMU officers. Unit has a specially trained officer on hate comes are not a problem at the various places. The current system functions well, Wing-Lott has also worked with duty round the clock to deal with a university. "Some have received training at a MacNutt said."So far, I think it's campus police to increase their sensitive situation if the need arises. Bauer said in the article that crime prevention unit in Louisville, worked very well. {Other awareness. The Sept. 13 Roanoke Times creating a special unit "creates a from outside sources coming in. An organizations'] efforts compliment "I developed a victim sensitivity reported on a front-page critical crisis atmosphere. These things are affirmative action group has been our efforts, and our efforts program actually before I came here, article in the Washington Times and a made to appear more common and brought in," Jones said. "The training compliment their efforts," he said. and I was providing it for the law negative editorial in the Richmond more significant than they are." has been long and extensive." Hillary Wing-Lott, JMU's sexual enforcement training academy in Times-Dispatch about the new unit Jones said the department has six While Virginia Tech has a specific assault education coordinator, is Waynesboro," Wing-Lott said. Virginfa Tech Police Chief officers specially trained and the unit to deal with sexual assaults and pleased with the current resources JMU police approached Wing- Michael Jones defended the Sensitive system has been in operation for a hate crimes, JMU has no such unit. available to students and the Crime Unit. little over a year. But, according to Alan MacNutt, community. see UNIT page 2 Students unhappy about six-legged roommates said, "We filled out work orders, and they came notifies housekeeping. Housekeepers are complaint about bugs in residence halls. by Jeremy Ray and sprayed for ants, but they haven't sprayed supposed to put down bug spray or powder The university was charged by the contributing writer this floor." __^^^^^_^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ when a complaint is filed. extermination company for each visit, Some students are tired of getting bugged. She added, "Ants a ^™""""""""^ Shirley Rickleman, a according to Sanders. They are becoming especially frustrated with everywhere," and they seem They Seem tO secretary in the housekeeping "Students need to realize the process," in the large numbers of ants in their residence hall to crawl up the ivy on the ' department, said, "The ant which bugs problems are taken care of, then rooms. exterior of the building to get Vtp rnvnin O rtlit nf problem has been worse this follow up to make sure it is taken care of, into the rooms.moms At6 uul UJ year than other years." Sanders said. "They seem to be coming out of the walls," >> said senior geology major Stacey Gibson, who Office of Residence Life If the problem continues, the Sanders said JMU is using the most cost- lives in Cleveland Hall. Director Jim McConnel said the walls. housekeepers contact Dodson efficient means to battle the bug problem. Residents in Cleveland and Spotswood halls ORL has received calls Stacey Gibson Brothers Exterminating One possible solution to the bug problem Company, a pest-control would be preventive extermination in each are having an especially difficult time with ants regarding the problem. Cleveland Hall resident and maches this year, according to residents. "We've had some calls," he business with an office in residence hall, but Sanders said that would cost ^Gibson said she mentioned the problem to said, "and housekeeping looks Harrisonburg. too much. heV-resident adviser, but nothing was done to into it." The exterminating company, which is There are 35 residence halls on campus, remedy the problem. Auxiliary Services Manager David Sanders contracted to handle bug and roach problems on creating too much expense to justify preventive Even the RAs of the two halls are frustrated advises students with bugs in their rooms to the JMU campus, was on campus 30 times last extermination in all the buildings, Sanders said. with all the bugs. contact their RAs. The RA sends the complaint week alone, he said. Wendy Maybury, an RA in Cleveland Hall, to ORL, who sends it to auxiliary services, who Each visit was a separate response to a see ROOMMATES p^ge 2 :' i ewr. ■ .; • Thursday S«ptr?r,T995" THE BREEZE—" Roommates Fraternity. continued from page 1 continued from page 1 group pafd the $3,000. According to Metzger, he talked to Scaggs During preventive extermination, exterminators the university and by the Interfraternity Council take a building by storm, treating the entire since 1982. Wednesday about the situation. "He was shocked. ^T (AMIS feeze MADISONI UNIVIIIIT1 IB evacuated building for bugs. According to the April 6, 1992, issue of The Apparently a fraud has been perpetrated on him," Metzger said. "He had been "led to believe that he Dodson District Manager Scott Hanger said, "it "To the press alone, chequered Breeze, the university revoked the chapter's status takes more material for preftntivc service." had joined a fraternity." as it is with abuses, the world is after "some of the fraternity's members showed More material mealsThigVr costs. According to their backsides to the audience at Greek Sing, Metzger said it is possible for the JMU group to indebted for all the triumphs Sanders, it would cost about $7,000 to do insulted stage workers, and damaged a piano and regain its charter with the international which have been gained by organization.