Come see us at Student Org. Night tonight from 9-11 p.m. in the Festival Ballroom Serving James Madison University Since 1922 breezejmu.org Cloudy 42°/ 29° Vol. 87, No. 30 chance of precipitation: 20% Thursday, January 20, 2011 CAMPUS CHANGES Newman Lake to shrink more than half over summer a er dam fails regulations By TYLER McAVOY Gary Shears, director of engineering to be just acre-foot, percent of its According to Shears, installing a new The Breeze and sustainability, is in charge of the current size. e dam will be reclassi- spillway would have preserved the size project. A consultant who was hired by ed as a storm water structure in order of the lake, but would have closed o JMU’s iconic Newman Lake will be JMU to inspect the dam found the spill- to be in-compliance with the new the roadway going through JMU for a barely larger than a pond by this time way to be too small for the lake’s current regulations. year or more, and been much more next year. volume of acre-foot of water. e new regulation guidelines eval- costly. On Jan. , the Board of Visitors “ e existing dam is not problem- uate dams based on major roadways “The university determined that approved a project to decrease the size atic at this time and has caused no around them. According to the guide- [shrinking the lake] was the least dis- Final size of lake of Newman Lake by more than half. problems,” Shears said. “The dam is lines, any bodies of water that could ruptive, most cost-e ective and most Fixing the lake is mandatory and not failing. Instead, there was a legisla- ood over a major roadway in case of environmentally friendly option,” must be completed by the end of tive regulatory change that required a dam failure must be reevaluated. New- Shears said. 58% will , according to Charlie King, re-evaluation of the existing structure.” man Lake’s proximity to Interstate- The project, slated to begin by be drained senior vice president of finance and According to Shears, after half of the made it necessary to be re-evaluated. May , was chosen among sever- administration. water is drained from the lake, a new In order to preserve the lake and cut al proposals to fix the dam. Besides e dam that controls the water level embankment will be installed from costs, the Board of Visitors approved shrinking the lake and building a new for the lake no longer adheres to Sonner Hall to the WVPT building near to shrink the lake in size instead spillway, the option of completely Virginia Department of Conservation Port Republic Road. of installing a spillway structure see LAKE, page 4 and Recreation regulations. e nal size of the lake is expected under Bluestone Drive. GRAPHIC BY JENA THIELGES / THE BREEZE PART 2 OF 2 from the Bills to THE BOOKS DAVID CASTERLINE / FILE PHOTO ARTHUR MOATS HEIGHT: 6 feet 2 inches WEIGHT: 250 pounds POSITION: Linebacker TEAM: Buffalo Bills MAJOR: Political science CLAIM TO FAME: Sacked Brett Favre in Week 13 of the NFL season, ending Favre’s record starting streak; nominated twice for NFL Rookie of the Week RYAN FREELAND / THE BREEZE Arthur Moats, seen here with Senate and congressional reports in Carrier Library, is on schedule to graduate in May with a bachelor’s degree in political science. Moats has several career aspirations for when his time as a professional football player is over, specifi cally in politics. By MICHAEL DEMSKY But, it also forced him to make one of the For part one of the series, “Arthur Moats: degree from Old Dominion University and his The Breeze most di cult decisions of his life. resounding rookie,” visit breezejmu.org. younger brother is on the dean’s list at Marshall In his last semester before graduation, Moats University. Former JMU football star Arthur Moats left JMU and headed to New Jersey, where he the th player taken in the draft. “I looked at my family and was like, ‘I’m the reached one of his two life goals when he took worked out at a facility to better prepare for To some, the idea of an NFL player return- only one not nishing school right now,’ ” Moats the eld in the National Football League this April’s NFL Draft. ing to school to graduate seemed like a stretch. said. “I was tired of being called just the athlete fall. “For me, in a business sense, it was in my His four-year, . million contract with the of the family, so I de nitely felt the pressure to Now he’s come for the other. He’s back to best interests to leave and do my workouts else- Bills stood out to those who believed he already come back and get my degree.” graduate. where,” Moats said. “But from the time I came had the money and skill set to su ce without Moats began to deeply connect with his Last winter, Moats was selected to attend here as a freshman, the objective was to gradu- a diploma. surrounding youth community, participating the NFL’s annual Scouting Combine, a show- ate. I came back because it was never really an e skeptics were unaware of what Moats in about community service events since case for college players to display their skills to option not to.” and his family represent. Both of his parents are joining the Bills, both in his hometown of Ports- the league’s brass. Invited with about play- e choice to leave school last spring turned educators, his father a high school teacher and mouth, Va. and Bu alo. His contract mandates ers from around the country, Moats was in elite out to be the right one, as Moats was drafted by his mother a pre-kindergarten instructor. His company. the Bu alo Bills in the sixth round, making him older sister has graduated with an engineering see MOATS, page 8 CRIME SGA Decrease in alcohol-related violations in fall ‘Purple Out’ could be By AARON KOEPPER The Breeze removed from Homecoming A semester after enacting new police By MATT SUTHERLAND patrol regulations, JMU’s alcohol culture The Breeze Fall 2010 Purple Out event’s may be changing. 784 referrals from at’s what JMU’s Judicial A airs Direc- Judicial Affairs for A few aspects of Purple Out may operational issues tor Josh Bacon says after seeing fewer alcohol violations change next year. 830 referrals from “Inability of staff to control alcohol related charges in the fall. Judicial Affairs for After initial controversy about the dis- chaotic and unorganized lines” Judicial A airs handed out referrals alcohol violations 195 alcohol-related tribution of the traditional Purple Out charges from “Inability to account for individu- for alcohol violations last semester, com- T-shirts during Homecoming weekend, als receiving multiple T-shirts, non- 234 alcohol-related JMU police pared to referrals for violations in the charges from the Student Government Association’s students receiving T-shirts and fall semester, according to Bacon. JMU police investigatory committee made its individuals attempting to acquire T-shirts by circumventing lines” Referrals are given out based on arrests Fall 2010 recommendations on Tuesday after and charges made by JMU and the Har- interviewing individuals and represen- “Lack of adequate lighting” risonburg Police Department. tatives of organizations. — For the full report online visit breezejmu.org. Bacon said a reduction in the number Among those, the committee that was — Information taken from the Purple Out Investiga- and severity of violations was concrete formed on Nov. recommended that the tive Committee Concluding Report evidence that increased enforcement and vice president of Student A airs position, e orts by JMU were changing the attitudes if kept for next year, should remain in why we’re recommending we main- of students. Fall 2009 charge of Purple Out T-shirt distribution. tain control of the execution of this “ e community standards might have “We acknowledge the need for a GRAPHIC BY JENA THIELGES / THE BREEZE strong leadership at the top, which is see SGA, page 4 see ALCOHOL, page 4 NEWS OPINION SPORTS LIFE 1/20 INSIDE 3 Essential apology 5 Shooting words 7 Sendoff for swimmers 9 Capturing constraints Essence magazine’s editor Politicians point Eight seniors participate Guest artist paints gives a keynote address ngers, place blame. in nal home meet. pictures with photos of during MLK week. every day limitation. Today Friday Saturday Sunday cloudy windy sunny sunny 42°/29° 31°/18° 30°/20° 35°/27° PageEDITORS Elizabeth Baugh & Megan Reichart 2 E-MAIL [email protected] Thursday, January 20, 2011 2 POLICE LOG Serving James Madison University Since 1922 G1 Anthony-Seeger Hall, MSC 6805 On Jan. 16, a student James Madison University Larceny was charged with Harrisonburg, Va. 22807 On Jan. 16, a student underaged consumption PHONE: 540-568-6127 reported the theft of a at the Godwin bus stop. FAX: 540-568-6736 laptop, valued at $2,300, On Jan. 16, a student MISSION in Chesapeake Hall. was charged with a The Breeze, the student-run newspaper On Jan. 17, a student drunk in public and of James Madison University, serves reported the theft of underaged possession student, faculty and staff readership by reporting news involving the campus and bricks, valued at $50, on charge at Frederikson local community. The Breeze strives to the Quad. Hall. be impartial and fair in its reporting and On Jan. 14, a student fi rmly believes in First Amendment rights. Property Damage was charged with a Published Monday and Thursday mornings, On Jan.