http://breeze.jmu.edu "Knowledge is Liberty VOL. 76, N0.24 TODAY'S WEATHER INSIDE Partly cloudy, high 58°F, M M A N p. 5: Operator: Gimme kw3l°F. that phone book already Extended forecast on page 2 p. 13: 'Turkey for you, turkey for me..." p. 21: Not-so-grim Dow JONES review of "Meet Joe Black" 4 10350 close: 9159.55 B R E E z E p. 31: 'Scopes & Soaps u N V "^^—^—"^— MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, I99»^6^mm0ll(^^'^"jaw**" mmmmmmmmm^^^'^^'^^^^m^ Registration woes hit Students Several departments don't have faculty to support class demands MARC1A APPERSON got lucky. I think it depends on what classes you are taking." i staff writer Conway said it didn't take long to get into the calculus and statistics classes she "I'm sorry, that class is hall." needed for prerequisites. What student hasn't experienced the frus- "I got e-mails about it [problems with tration that comes with these six little words? psychology classes being full]," Conway Unfortunately, good news isn't on the hori- said. "There seems to be a lot of problems, zon for students in some departments. but I haven't needed any of those classes." Several departments don't have enough Conway said she will probably still be faculty and classrooms to handle the num- taking General Education classes as a ber of students in their programs, said senior. George Johnson, director of the school of "I don't mind at all," Conway said. "I'm media arts and design. just glad I got my schedule set up for next Psychology majors had a very difficult semester." time getting into classes for spring Stoloff said the immediate solution was semester, said Michael Stoloff, coordinator the addition of seven more upper level of undergraduate psychology program. classes with additional sections. Students More than 1,000 students are majoring in will be able to sign up for these sections psychology, making it the largest depart- during the course adjustment period start- ment on campus, he said. ing Monday, Stoloff said. "It was a very global problem," Stoloff Seniors were allowed to sign up for said. Tou couldn't pick any class because these sections so they will definitely be there was literally nothing to pick from." able to graduate on time, Stoloff said. The problems in the psychology depart- Overpopulated departments will work ment began with the 300- and 400-level with students to make sure they can grad- courses. Seniors must take capstone cours- uate. es and 400-level electives. These required "Most departments are willing to work classes were closed before the seniors with graduating seniors," University Reg- even finished registering Stoloff said. istrar Sherry Hood said. "I've never seen The problem continued with juniors that fail." because their classes were filled by But this fix is only temporary. Stoloff seniors. said the problem will continue next year Freshman psychology major Cristin because the psychology department will Conway said she didn't have many prob- have 50 more seniors than they have now. lems signing up for classes. She registered "The problem will be continuing for us on Wednesday and by Thursday had the next year," Stoloff said. classes she wanted. In the long run, the psychology depart- "A lot of my friends are having prob- lems," Conway said. "As for me, maybe I see PROBLEMS page 9 PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY DYLAN BOUCHERLE JMlPs 'gotta have it,' receives Lee warmly the New York Mets, but genetics second semester of graduation, he applied to film Student Academy Award in GINA MONTEFUSCO conspired against me." his sophomore schools to learn film grammar 1982, Lee said he felt he was well assistant news editor Lee spent the majority of his year, the academic and the specifics of film making. on his way. I presentation discussing his dean pulled Lee His GRE scores kept him out of "I thought I had it made," he Spike Lee may be one of the childhood, college career and aside and told him schools on the west coast, but said. "I just knew the phone most influential filmmakers of earliest works rather than his he'd used up all New York University's film would be ringing off the hook his time, but he hasn't forgotten more recent successes. his electives and school accepted him. Unlike other the minute I got back from the the years he struggled before Growing up in Brooklyn, N.Y., Spike Lee that he had to schools that relied heavily on awards ceremony in [Los finding fame. "I had no idea how people made choose a major. standardized test scores, NYU Angeles] to my little studio "There is no such thing as films," Lee said. "My friends and "That summer, the summer of emphasized the creative portfolio, apartment." overnight success," Lee said to an I sat through as many matinee 1977, I bought a camera and Lee said. The phone calls didn't come audience of about 850 Thursday movies as we could before out spent the whole summer just "The only way you can as expected, and Lee watched night in Wilson Hall auditorium. parents dragged us out." documenting stuff in New become a filmmaker is to his less-qualified classmates get "Most filmmakers decided at a As a student at Morehouse York," Lee said. make films," Lee said. "I jobs while he waited for very young age what they College in Atlanta, Lee said he When he returned to school, spent very little time in the something to happen. wanted to do," Lee said. "I still didn't know what he wanted Lee declared a mass classroom at NYU." thought I'd play second base for to do with his life. During the communications major. After After his thesis film won the see STUDENTS page 9 »«**»*. Monday, Nov. 23, 1998 . 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