JAMES'.'- IBRARY 2807 MONDAY FEb J 2001 FEBRIARY 26, 2001 VOL. 78, No. 39 reeze James Madison University Senior-tastic As weather warms up and gradu- Diving Right In Perfect Posture Athletes Meet Community ation approaches, senioritis is The men's and women's swim- Alexander Technique specialist sprawling the campus. Giving in ming teams both won Colonial JMU student athletes visit local helps art students correct posture to the 'plague' can be the best Athletic Association titles this shcools talking about college life, to improve creativity. Pace 13 medicine. Page 11 past week in Fairfax. Page 16 sports and responsibilities. Page 3 Losing streak? All 28 teams remain; administration recommends new scholarship system —12 lose scholarship funding BY SARAH JONES wrestler and current undergradu- senior writer ate assistant to the wrestling team said, "Instead of killing us, they JMU President Lin wood Rose are starving us." and Athletic Director Jeff Bourne Female athletes would com- rtvommended on Thursday to pose 59 percent of the category IMMJ TTAMS SAVU, keep all 28 intercollegiate athletic one participants, while male ath- 12 TEAMS LAME ^SAGA° teams. In order to retain all the letes would make up 41 percent. TO DATE ... teams, they proposed a two cate- Only 35 percent of the athletes gory system of scholarship and proposed for the non-scholar- reams losing scholarships DEC. 1999 !inii--t holaflhlp programs. ship teams would be female, Centennial Sport* "•**■*- Administration's "We have come up with a rec- whereas 65 percent would be Archerv rBCOmmondatrons Committee charged by JMU ommendation that we think really male athletes. Golf President Llnwood Rose addresses oui defining character- "These two categories will Gymnastics MAY 25, 2000 istic of being comprehensive and have different expectations," Swimming competitive," Bourne said dunng Bourne said. "One category I Tennis CSC submits recommen- a press conference following the think meets the university's goal Indoor track dation to eliminate eight recommendation's release. of providing a competitive pro- Outdoor track varsity teams to Athletic The recommendation requires gram. They will be fully funded. Cross country Director Jeff Bourne. the approval of the Board of These are programs that we Wrestling Visitors, which is expected to vote would have an expectation to be NOV. 7, 2000 on the changes March 23. very competitive, to vie for con- Archery SGA passes Bill of Opinion The 13 programs designated ference championships, to partici- Fencing In support of keeping the as category one teams would pate in NCAA postseason play - eight teams. receive the maximum number of so there is a level of expectation as Golf full scholarships allowed far as competition is fairly high Gymnastics NOV. 15, 2000 through NCAA regulations, with those [teams]. Swimming CSC's recommendation while the 15 category two teams "Our other sports programs Tennis rslsassd to public. Bourtii would receive no money for are going to be participation responds to tht scholarships. based. One of the things we heard recommendation. Bourne said that as a result of for the past several months from the reallocation of funds, our student athletes, our alumni SOS organizes march In approximately $640,000 will be and others was that the opportu- support of saving the eight redistributed among category nity to participate was very, very teams In question. one teams for scholarships and important to students, so these Ptcture: match, top left other expenses. sports would not have any new Picturt: Students rally support on Members of the proposed cat- scholarships allocated to them." commons, top right egory two teams found the rec- But trading funding for the Decisions JAN. 9-10 ommendations detrimental to ability to participate fell short of Bourne holds two theirprograms. the goals of the proposed catego- "The majority of these 15 teams ry two teams on the forums to hear concerns from athletes and other are going to be frustrated by the "If s not exactly what we were lack of funding and support that hoping for," senior gymnast Arm students about the eight horizon they will be gone in five to 10 McGinty said. "They are allowing teams up for elimination. us to participate, but they are tak- Picture: President Root at forum, years anyway," said senior The administration's recoirn top center Andrew Lux, captain of the men's ing away any chance for us to mendalions will bo presented to tennis team. competitively participate ... It's the Athletic Committee of die FEB. 13 Jimmv Dutrow, a former almost like a slow death." Board M Wednesday Jockappella, a concert In addition to funding changes, it 3 p.m. in Duke \ lull's i.itimer featuring a cappella groups the recommendation calls for a Shaeffer Theatre. This meeting Is held In Wilson Hall to rftnc dhiiL reduction of 74 male athletes will be open to the public, and rafse support for SOS. from 424 to 350. Female athletes coaches and athletes have been Picture, concert, bottom left eMM jfltfl t+l - are proposed to increase by 53 1 to speak. students, from 289 to 342. Athletic Committee Chair1 FEB. 23 These proposed changes will Pablo Cuevas called Bourne present* admini- help bring JMU closer to complv Wednesday's meeting to provide stration's recommendation 1 arj ing with Tide IX. The changes are time to hear comments from ath- to retain all 28 varsity not as drastic as those pmposed letes, coaches, parents, teams, but cut scholar- by the Centennial Sports and other interested ships for 15 teams Committee, which recommended regarding the admin Picture: Parents & alumni rally the elimination of eight teams recommendations before the f support for teams in question, The committee called for cutting board meeting in March. lower center male athletes to 234 and in. [•Be- •aressT Cuevas said Student Gov- Picturt: Bourne makes ■A ing the number of female athletes announcement, bottom right urn' ernment Association to 323. Mark Sullivan and a i FUTURE... Both Bourne and Rose empha- Ity Seruti FEB. 28 sized the importance that this have been invited to speak at th recommendation places on meeting. Board of Visitor's Athletic j i allowing as many athletes to par- The five-member Athletic Committee will hear ticipate in their respective sports, Committee will present then administration'! recom- even though some will partici- n'commendations to the lull mendations and comments pate at higher levels of competi board March 23 lor ,\ final from coaches and athletes tion than others. All 16 board members, "As we examined our roots including non-voting student MARCH 23 and the history of the institution. representative junior Justin 9 we were convinced that partici Athletic Committee will Markell, are invited to tin' present recommendations HI t riimo MMrll W \in\!< rOMI R\'u'iiorph.)tuKraphrr set COMMITTEE, pave 4 committee meeting. | to board for a final vote. GenEd review targets humanities courses "It's an ongoing process," BY DWIDCLEMENTSON Rather than the previous n s» dents, it's good tor laculty, and 1 listory professor Louise Loe. staff writer tern of links and tracks in the I think it's also good for ( ieneral 66 a voting member of the GenEd Loe said. "It doesn't mean that packages, the new system is Education, because we respond- I think it's good for Council, said, "It gives (stu- they're trying to limit it to two The General Education composed simply of three tiers, ed to a pragmatic need,' dents) more independence. And years." Council made significant each with nine classes. Ine three Charbonneau said. "It allows students, it's good for at the same time, the courses are changes to cluster two, which tiers are "Historical, Cultural, more freedom and flexibility for going to be meeting the same Overcrowding forces will start affecting courses this Philosophical Penpcctivajs," the students." faculty... we responded objectives." change summer, at its meeting Friday "Fine Arts" and "Literature " Although the new structure Junior Mike Schwieters said, The council passed the pro- iflernooa does not otter new course's, stu- to a pragmatic need. "After going through the old posal at a meeting I rul.iv after- We have voted to replace New system aims to pro- dents should have moreoptforsi -v-teni, I find that it would be noon with all but one voting vide more options available in tlveir count reta — Joanne Charbonneau more beneficial for a student to the four packages in cluster two cluster two coordinator member supporting the change. I the .iris and humanities cluster] Each tier focuses on one topic tion bei.iuse thev will no longer choose rather than being According to the Feb. 15 with an interim tier system," and students have to lake one be locked Into a certain pre kasje n'stneted." issue of The Breeze, council Joanne Charbonneau, cluster three-credit course from each of Students already Liking clus- Charbonneau said the coun- member Violet All.iin. assistant two coordinator, reetl "Every the three tiers. Hie pre* lots) aya- ter hvo courses may bnvn com- cil doesn't plan any further to the GenEd dean, said faculty Student still has to take a philo- tem married students to a on pleting tin' package under the "No one's going to lose cred- increase to the cluster two needs to currently affect cluster MpNcal historical or cultural tain package that contained old umhgurahons of switch to its bacaUM it they started in the course offerings. two the most of the five GenEd foundation course, plus a fine (ewer course opiums and .1 the tier system, Charbonneau old cluster two, .ill the courses The council approved the sections. This problem resulted art COUrae, plus a literature bmader range of topfcft saJd Cluster two will maintain I .ire still available, and they can changes for two years, and then course " "I think it's good tor stu- nine-credit requirement.