Birthday JMU celebrates the New Improvisational acting Easy Dukes crush Morehead Party Constitution, p. 4 Act hits campus, p. 16 Win 44-10, p. 19 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21,1987 JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY VOL. 65 NO. 7 McCoy wins close race for treasurer SGA election decided by less than 100 votes By Keith Perry SGA reporter • After two weeks of hard campaigning and two close elections, Gary McCoy emerged as the victor in the election for SGA treasurer. McCoy drew 435 votes, 54.4 percent of the 800 cast in Friday's run-off election, edging out Les Quezaire's 365 votes, or 45.6 percent. "It was close," McCoy said, "but I'm glad it worked out well." McCoy said his reactions to the results of the two elections were as different as night and day. He said he was discouraged after hearing Monday's results, but was "a little euphoric" Friday afternoon. "Les just congratulated me on winning, and two seconds later they showed me the paper with the numbers on it, and I was just so wired, I was so excited that I couldn't even read the page. I had to have them tell me," McCoy said. Beth Cunningham, a member of the Staff photo by CATHY UDELL SGA election committee, said overall the election ran smoothly. Sara and Christopher Bishop of Charlottesville share In the festivities honoring James "Being such a rush election at the Madison and the bicentennial of the Constitution Thursday at Montpelier. beginning of the year, we were really pleased with the number of people that came out," Cunningham said. Celebration honors Madison The SGA expected only 500 students to vole in the run-off election, she said. By Laura Hunt was unexpectedly sent to Nicaragua by from others, Greer said. That kind of turnout "says a lot for staff writer President Reagan. At Princeton, where Madison the students, that they arc concerned in MONTPELIER - A quality Portions of Greer's speech included attended college, his education who represents them, thai they come education is the key to a productive excerpts from the speech Bennett had consisted of more than just good out and vote, even for the second lime and useful life, the deputy planned to give. books. The president of the college. in a week," Cunningham said. undersecretary of education told an James Madison was a great advocate Dr. John Withcrspoon, lectured the audience during the bicentennial of education, Greer said. "He believed students on moral philosophy, Greer Now that the election is over, McCoy celebration commemorating the you couldn't think up new designs and said. v said he is ready to get to work. His first obligation will be tackling the backlog Constitution at Montpelier Thursday. new ideas if you didn't read. You The major lesson Witherspoon tried Dr. Peter Greer, the undersecretary couldn't fashion them out of nothing." of treasurer's work that has accumulated to teach the students can be summed up over the last few months. from the U.S. Department of Madison was not born a great man; in one phrase — "do not live useless Education, spoke in place of Secretary he built his character and developed his "I guess I'll have to dive right in of Education William BenneU, who mind by reading, writing and learning See MADISON page 2 > there, because I'm sure they've got a lot f of things demanding attention," he said. Page 2, The Breeze, Monday, September 21, 1987 Trible's departure leaves Senate race open "Only he knows what his motivations are," By Martin Romjue Roberts said. Eksterowicz said. "It might very well be that Robb had news editor He added that Robb might try to raise as much as he can as quickly as possible and "scare any opponent." something to do with it. Robb is a strong candidate." Former governor Chuck Robb's decision on whether Eksterowicz doubts Trible was concerned over his Cline said, "If he doesn't run, it would not be as to run for the Senate in 1988 will be critical to difficult for Republicans to run against a Democrat not image after his visible role in the Iran-Contra hearings Republican success in that election, said a JMU well-established. this summer. political science professor. "The race will depend entirely on which candidates During the hearings, Trible adopted a more Dr. Paul Cline and two other professors commented the parties can come up with. Each party wants that prosecutorial stance, invoking criticism from some of Sunday on possible consequences of Sen. Paul Trible's his conservative Republican supporters. seat very badly." announcement Saturday night that he will not run for If Robb chooses not to run, former Attorney General "My suspicion is he' didn't hurt himself. re-election to the Senate in 1988. Marshall Coleman and Rep. Stan Parris "will jump in Conservative Republicans would still back him," "If Robb stays in, it will be harder for the immediately" for the Republicans, Roberts said. Eksterowicz said. Republicans," Cline said, who also is a member of the Coleman ran against Robb for governor in 1981. However, "we are entering a period where candidates Virginia House of Delegates. are very concerned about what's being said about Dr. Robert Roberts, assistant professor of political them," he added. "Maybe he "didn't want to subject science, said most experts think he will run. "Something bothered him himself to scrutiny anymore." "I would say he's going^Jo run — there's a lot of that made him feel it was Roberts also said Trible probably wasn't concerned pressure on him. If Robb runs it will be interesting to over criticism of his performance during the hearings. sec what Republicans will do." necessary to get out of "The polls after the hearings showed he was fairly Dr. Anthony Eksterowicz, assitant professor of the Senate." well perceived — it doesn't look like they had poltical science, said both parties "are going to need anything to do with it," Roberts said. somenone with name recognition. —Robert Roberts He added that he doesn't think Trible was afraid to "Now that Republicans are behind, they need name run against Robb. "There is nothing in Trible's background that a recognition to offset Robb's," Eksterowicz said. "If Trible's announcement leaves the entire race "wide Robb is as popular as they say, it'll give him the tough fight ever deterred him," Roberts said. open," Eksterowicz said. Throughout the summer, Trible was actively courting inside track." Coleman, Parris and Rep. Thomas Bliley are all the media and raising money, he said. possible Republican contenders, Cline said, but he He added that Robb has a lot of popularity and "Something bothered him that made him feel it was added, "I think there's more than that" financial backing. necessary to get out of the Senate," he added. There are many members of the state legislature in "It (Trible's announcement) gives Democrats a good Cline predicts Trible will someday run for office both parties who could be likely candidates if Robb chance — the best in years" to take one of Virginia's again. doesn't run, he said. "It would level the race out if senate seats, Eksterowicz said. "What I would guess is he'll do something for a If he doesn't run, "any bright young Republican is a Robb weren't in it." The professors were unsure of Trible's reasons for period of time, but the lure of another office might possibility," he added. very well be in the future," Cline said. "The The Republicans will have difficulty raising enough deciding not to run in 1988, but said family played a Republican party might lure him back in." money to match Robb's campaign if he decides to run, key role. In his announcement, Trible said he wanted to spend Roberts said, "If the reason he got out was his Roberts said. family, he may come back. Theoretically he could run "If Robb runs, the Republicans will have a serious more time with his family and felt politically for governor in two years." problem finding someone who can raise millions," frustrated by the legislative process. Madison - >- (Continued from page 1) political career," Greer said. government should be shaped and necessary to maintain the greatness that Following college, Madison lacked fought for those beliefs. our founding fathers worked so hard to and die contemptible." confidence in himself and his abilities, Madison was sometimes forced to achieve, Greer said. Madison remained at Princeton an Grccr said. As a result, he devoted his compromise, but was the main Referring to Plato, he said, "Until extra year to prepare for a career in time to studying and in 1787 was the contributor to the document our system you are numbed into realizing that you public life, but he did not study best prepared member of the of government is based on, Grccr said. really do not know about something, political science, Grccr said. Constitutional Convention in Greer also spoke to the young you will never know." • "He studied Hebrew, ethics, history Philadelphia. children in the audience, urging them Hopefully after attending this and theology... and the argucments of Madison based his ideas' on what he and adults alike to read, learn and lead a celebration at Madison's home, the philosophers became to Madison had spent years learning, Greer said. He decent life everyone here will "want to learn the slogans of a fighting faith in a had faith in his ideas on how A well-educated population is more," he said.