-Mi.'. «•... \ | ftp 11 ■ Pad 17 Page 21 MwaitwMUnaraimi? tuckle IP JAN 1 7 ReidYset gi Tradition!! medicine lakes a backseat as Audiences lake a wild ride with ~HeUcab" at M and women's track sprint off their students lake the herbal road to wellness Theatre 11 this week. Vie play explores controver- blocks into a fresh and promising 2002 this cold and flu season. Q • i,il issues like racism, homopliohia and rape. EM spring season. T«J,' Y -\. lames Madison university Today: Partly cl«Hly. Hi|h:S2 Low: 31 Vol. 79. I--HCHFfBREEZE 29 riiitrtJmi,- Jiiniuini /■ , -''< E-campus to be sole source of schedule info Dare to DreamLin MLK's honor Beginning Fall semester 2002, the inLe. uid nullifi .ere litt] university will use e-campus as the primary medium for distributing able to join handswith little \M ther as si: the semester schedule ol classes. Vice President for Academic Affairs today. I have a dream that hill an Douglas Brown announced the change and explained the reason in and the cr> an e-mail to the JMU community rough places will be made ■ ] yesterday. ee it "Using e-campus as the sole straight, and the glory of tUffl source of course information ble to he acknowledges our student popula- the faith with which I return^ tion's growing preference for infor- ng discorc mation in electronic format and a stone of hope. With this fal offers the academic community other advantages as well," Brown symphony of brotherhood. With t ogether, to pra wrote. "The electronic format will eliminate the lead time required to aqo to Jiail together, to star! -dom together, knowing that we wi prepare a printed semester sched- STEPHANIE NELSON****"**"' ule booklet and allow academic units approximately four addition- BY ALISON FARGO year that CMISS has put together a al weeks for planning and revising staff writer weekend-long list of activities for their course offering files before In commemoration of Martin students and community to partici- students begin registration. As a pate in, Epps said. result, departments will have more Luther King |r. Day, the Center for Multicultural /International "Dare lo Dream!" began yester- time to utilize course demand data 1 Student Services is hosting a string cl.iv when Davenport gave a speech before their tour* offerings arc on diversity awareness at the made available, and students will of activities from Wednesday, Jan. lh through Jan. 21 called "Dare to Multicultural Workshop held at be using a reliable, up-to-date URECfrom 6 to 8 p.m. source of course information as Dream!' We tnootlfigB -.indents, faculty, "It |was] geared toward how we they prepare for registration. We staff and admlrtbtrator* to come out view difference, and how we can will no longer have the discrepan- take our views and rum them into cies currently existing between the and be a part of all events," said A'bulun Davenport, C'MISSdirector. action plans," Davenport said. iirinted publication and the final it s ,i way to show our support and "About civilitv and respect for ditter- 1st of course offerings. ences in our environment." "The Office ot the Registrar will dedication to what Martin I other King means lo us, not only in our Another traditional event, the display the schedule in a format March/Speak-Out, will be held similar to that presented in the class llll l>IIOT(VXn.Th.i greater society but in our campus community todav. Anyone interested in the schedule publication as a link to its Above: With march will meet at 11:30 a.m. at Zane home page [wini'imu.eduJregiS' This is only the second vo.u |M1 JMU President officially lias observed MLK Day by Showker Hall, then begin marching trar\" Brown wrote. "The format Llnwood Rose to the commons .it 11:4S a.m. led listings will support printing, so canceling classes. The Student and other cam- Government Association tried to get students who want to study a par- pus officials in an ollicial observance through the ticular department's course listings .4. the lead, stu- University Council from Dec. 1997 in printed form may still do so. The dents, faculty until Oct 1999. when the council registrar's office will also publish a and community It I was I geared toward booklet ot registration policii-- and members par- linallv \ ossd to observe tlie day FlM procedures 10 information usually ticipate In the holiday was observed by canceling how we view difference, appearing in the front portion ot March for afternoon classes on MLK Day in 2000, but last year was the tir-i lull the printed schedule of classes — Peace on and how we can take our such as deadlines and instructions Martin Luther observance, This year's MLK celebration's views and turn them into — will be available. In addition, the King Day 2001. m.nn event is Monday, fan 21 .it 7 registrar's office will work with Last year was action plans... individual departments on a limit- the first time p in as former governor L. Douglas ed basis to produce printed depart- MLK Day was Wilder will speak in the Wilson I l.ill — Zebulun Davenport celebrated as a ment course offerings suitable for Auditorium. Wilder was the tirst (MISS director day off of African-American to be sleeked .i* mailing to special need student classes at Sivernor in the hisiory of the 99 populations." JMU. nited States University Registrar Sherry Hood said she thinks the changes will ulti- "We always try to secure a Below: nationally known and respected "The march is a symbol that we mately make registration easier, espe- Supporters can honor the people who have cially since most students exclusively speaker," said Stacy Edwardl protest In CMISS director. And we (CMISS) come before and demonstrated their use e-campus already. honor of MLK wanted him to speak because ol freedom." Edwards said. Hood said the system is reliable at the Inaugura- contributions he's made not only At 12:15 p.m., students will have enough to use it without an addi- tion of in government, but in the commu- an opportunity to express their tional printed version. "We've had a President Rose thoughts and opinions about MLK at very smooth registration this In September nity as well." Following Wilder's speech, a can- a Speak-Out on the commons. spring," she said. "Most of the 1999. Holding dle-lighting ceremony will take "The Speak-Out is a way to give issues we encountered at the early a sign reading reflections on how Dr. King nas "Is Dr. Rose pl.ue, .is will ,is tlii' reading ot two stages [of e-campus' existence] have impacted individual lives on cam- more Important "Dare to Dnvam" essays which were been solved." pus," Epps said. The hours of availability for e- than Dr. King?" chosen through a contest between local high schools, according to Tracy Immediately following the campus, currently 7 a.m. to mid- marchers urged Epps, CMISS graduate student assis- Speak-Out, CMISS members will night daily, will remain the same, that If campus closed In honor tant. Subsequent to the essay read- plant a "Tree of Hope" outside Hood said. of Rose's Inau- ings, an reception, sponsored by the Warren Hall to be a "living symbol of Some students said they won't guration, It Student Government Association, Dr. King and his life, a way to honor miss the booklet. "If s just a wade of should also will be held in Taylor 405 to give him," Edwards said. paper," sophomore Kelly Nguyen close to honor everyone a chance to meet Wilder, Donalda Harding. CMISS chair- said. "1 never pick one up." MLK. Afternoon feast on hors d'oeuvres and talk with person, said, "The tree planting is a Others were not so quick to classes were neighboring churches and high community service project and is accept the change. "Thaf s not nec- canceled In schools. another way of realizing the holiday. essarily the best idea," junior Sara January 2000 Wilder's speech, the MLK Formal It is the first tree planting, and I Evans said. "Sometimes the In honor of the Program, is a traditional event that encourage everyone to go." Internet shuts down and you have day. has been going on for the past Is to sit around and wait for the MLK celebrations Ihis is ihe second see CUISS. page 5 schedules to be back online. CINDY TINKER/vmoruniu Having a hard copy is handy." - compiled from staff reports Student interest in Seniors 'Challenged' by mystery donor service jobs on rise Anonymous group, "IN8," leaves trail of clues to monetary donations BY RICHARD SAKSII M 0 During the kickoff celcor.i- 11 vc s I rom SCC were on hand Many seek to Teach for America ntwt editor lion, I .anglais shared the story to poll students about gift ideas, Davis received a call BY KC GARDNER dents are looking toward A mysterious group of and publicly thanked the senior writer community service since anonymous benefactors that anonymous benefactors telling him to go to the The group made itselt Carrier Library and open the As graduation approach- those events," said Rebekah incorporates the number eight known on three previous HHth edition of the Bluesione es, college seniors across the Hanousek-Monge, a national into all its actions made: its recruitment associate for TFA. presence known for the fourth occasions according to SCC to the eighth page. Although nation are pursuing careers in co-chair senior Stephen Davis. he first ignored the state-' public service in record num- "People are searching for time Monday prior to the more options." Senior Class Challenge The first occurrence was ment, he soon was called bers.