James Madison University Monday, February 23,1987 Vol. 64 No. 39 Lottery might pay off for state Faculty members, students disagree over bill's benefits By Maria Osborn news editor Playing the lottery might be fun, but some JMU faculty members think a lottery is not the answer to the state's economic problems. "As far as macroeconomic effects, it's [the lottery] not going to get the economy going or slow it down either," said Dr. David Kreutzer, an assistant professor of economics. Kreutzer recently moved from Ohio, where a lottery was established several years ago. In that state, the government used lottery profits for educational funds. "If they do that, it can definitely make Staff graphic by STEPHEN ROUNTREE a difference in that area," he said. However, Virginia's proposed lottery the two groups cannot agree on details tax" because most tickets are bought by Some legislators are opposed to a probably would supplement general of the proposed lottery. Each group has people with low incomes. lottery for moral reasons. In an article state funds instead of a specified area. passed a bill to establish a lottery Dr. Ehsan Ahmed, another assistant in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Sen. Although lottery supporters estimate system, but the two bills have about 35 professor of economics agreed with Wiley Mitchell, R-Alexandria, said a the game would bring in $200 million differences. Kreutzer. "The people wl o buy lottery lottery "is a bad policy, h is a a year, legislators in the Virginia Currency, a conference committee tickets are usually lower income people state-operated numbers racket." General Assembly have rejected the idea made up of three senators and three and they are being taxed," Ahmed said. JMU senior Helene McClure is from for more than five years. delegates is working to smooth out the "It's a form of regressive taxing," he New York state, where a lottery has This year, both the House of differences and to suggest a bill that said. "The probability of winning is been operating for several years. "It's Delegates and the Senate approved a bill will please both houses. very low ... If you look at the pretty popular," she said. to put the lottery on a referendum ballot Although Kreutzer is not for or statistics of it, there's almost zero during November elections. However, against a lottery, he called it a "sucker chance to win." See LOTTERY page 2 > By Morgan Ashton changes in the business world of the 21st century. staff writer The question, he said, "is how shouid JMU Twenty-three years from now the collegiate prepare its [business] students to meet those beer-guzzlers and bookworms, the dormitory flirts changes." and wallflowers, will be at the peaks of their The project began in the fall when Dr. Russell Business project careers. Warren, acting president of the university, asked Dr. Robert Holmes, dean of the College of Holmes to head the committee. to help students Business, wants them to be prepared for the "It's JMU's attempt to get out in front of changes that greet them. nationwide trends," Holmes said. The university calls his plan of action Project Though not all the participants in Project 2010 handle changes 2010. have been chosen. Holmes said he expects the full committee to meet early next month. Holmes and a committee, not yet formed, of "We will do a series of brainstorm sessions. about 15 faculty members, administrators and business executives, intend to anticipate prominent See BUSINESS page 2 > CCM Some Rearby residents have voiced The JMU women's basketball team their concerns about expansion plans raised its record to 23-3 with an mO VB for tne Catholic Campus Ministry house. rolling 82-66 conference win Saturday. Page 2, The Breeze, Monday, February 23,1987 Business Lottery > (Continued from page 1) >■ (Continued from page 1) don't major in business end up going to lacking," Holmes said. work in a business organization at Warren Braun, chief executive officer "I don't see anything wrong with it," From this will come a report. .on some point," Holmes said. of ComSonics a local communications changes we ought to look at," Holmes He also said students majoring in firm, said most students he sees "still McClure said. "I think it's a good idea." said. business-related fields need computer regard -writing as unnecessary." Junior Rob Fisher said he sees no problem with having a lottery. "I think Business will "turn to robotics and basic communication skills. "It needs to be done effectively and systems, advanced computer systems we should have one," he said. "What we hear from business firms is efficiently," said Braun, who will be on Freshman Amy Floyd felt the same and artificial intelligence," he said. that students aren't as good at of Project 2010's committee members. "We're not quite there yet, but artificial way. "I don't see anything wrong with communicating as they would like "The majority of students today are it morally," she said. intelligence and expert [computer] them to be. systems seem to be the trends of the guilty of circumlocution," he said. A lottery is definitely a good idea, future." "We tend to think that our students "They re-enter the same topic over and said senior Devin Householder. "It has The plan "will have implications are reasonably good communicators, over ad nauseam, and it's most it's advantages and disadvantages, but it beyond just the business school, but surveys have told us oral and disturbing to an executive who wants a definitely makes money," he said. because I think a lot of students who written communication skills are succinct report." "Money is the bottom line." iPi&iSI &®m Write your ad here: Clip this form and put it in an envelope with $2 for 1-10 words. $4 for 10-20 words and so on. Mail the envelope to The Breeze, campus mail, or deliver it to our office in the basement of Anthony-Seeger Hall. Deadline for Monday's issue c is noon Friday. Deadline for Thursday's issue is noon Tuesday. Name All classifieds must include name Phone and phone number. 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News shows like "60 Minutes" can About 80 percent of all news be deceiving also, he said. "You can't reporters are good, but the other 20 trust them . They're so goddamn percent are "absolute irresponsible clever that they can make black look wretches," said a Pulitzer prize-winning white." journalist Friday. Reporters, especially those in the Clark Mollenhoff, who now works as investigative area, should be unbiased a professor of journalism at toward their subjects, Mollenhoff said. Washington & Lee University, spoke "I wish those [reporters] who will about his experiences in the field of only look into Republicans or only journalism in a communication core look into Democrats would get off their class here. tails and do some sound investigative Mollenhoff s journalistic experience reporting," he said. includes years of writing investigative Approaching sources honestly and and political stories in Washington, as fairly is important, he said. During well as writing a syndicated column. He White House press conferences in the received a Pulitzer prize for national 1950s, "Eisenhower knew I was going reporting in 1958. to ask different questions, but I did not Television network news is "setting say 'Mr President, when are you going the tone" in today's journalism, he said. to stop lying? When are you going to And that tone is a more radical one than stop cheating on your wife?'" that of past years. Networks have Reporters make a mistake when they started using more information without ask biased questions like those, he said. properly attributing sources. "There was nothing anybody could "They just say 'sources said.' They criticize in my questions.