Grants, loans and aid, oh my!, The Breeze page 3 James Madison University's Student Newspaper Vol. 84, Issue 2/) Ihursilmi, November 30, 2006
Opinion, page 5 A&E, page 9 Sports, page 10 SGA takes a step in the right The Furious Flower takes Men's basketball falls to direction. root on JMU's campus. Eastern Kentucky Tuesday. & SGA rules on student org. funds Kurds Away
BY RACHANA DIXIT news editor Sheinei Saleem is a Kurdish JMU student who grew The Student Senate had a busy Tuesday evening. up in Iraq before fleeing to escape Saddam Hussein During its weekly meeting, the body reviewed more than a dozen bills. Two bills in particular inated heated debate between the sena- ■Y S.Ml.H 11 ssi . selves to educate their peers. KAYO is hosting tors. contributing writer their first ever Kurdish-American Youth Confer- The first concerned a con- ence in Nashville, Term., next February. Nashville tingency bylaw. The current bill, f he young woman s face takes on a sad- is home to one of the largest populations of Kurd- which defines procedures to give dened look as she tells about her childhood ish youth in Amenca. funding to stu- growing up as a Kurd in Iraq. "A voice in the U.S. that consisted of both dent dubs and "I remember learning to wet a towel Kurdish-Americans and Americans would be organizations, SGA for protection against chemical weapons," verv powerful in helping get the Kurdish prob- said Sheinei Saleem, a 22-year-old Kurdish lem the proper attention it needs," said KAYO proposed Tuesday to say, "No fcVAN DYSON tudent at JMU. "I have had a gun pointed at president Goran Sadjadi. "It would also help pro- funds will be phtHo editor my face and I discovered dead bodies mote awareness and gain further support from appmved for on my way home from school." more people in the U.S. and across the world." events mat are Saleem and her family were When Sadjadi says the "Kurdish problem," used to gener- some of many who fled South- he means the issue of Kurdistan becoming an ate or potentially generate net profit em Kurdistan to escape the independent state in the Middle East. to any |MU dub or organization." atrocities of Saddam Hussein Kurdistan is a geographic and cultural region Previously, only events that defi- during the late 1990s. in the Middle East that consists of areas in Tur- nitely generated profit were denied "Despite the hardships, key, Syria, Iraq and Iran. funding. Kurdistan is my home, and During the 1970s and 1980s, several attempts Executive Treasurer Robert Bur- to this day, I can't think by various Kurdish activist groups tried to gain den Or.) said the addition of "poten- of anvwhere else I would autonomy for the Kurds but were unsuccess- tially generate" was needed. •ather be," Saleem said, ful. By the 1980s, Kurds found themselves in the "If we give monev. this makes "hxpenencing what I middle of the war between Iraq and Iran. sure (dubs and organizations| don't have has shaped me "I was born at the beginning of the Iraqi-Iran just take it," he said. to be a more appre- War," said Ara Alan, a regional director of KAYO Sen. Stefanie IXDomenieo (Jr.), dative and stronger from Atlanta who grew up in Suilamiani in South- one of the bill sponsors, also said individual." em (Iraqi) Kurdistan. "I lived all of my childhood the bill is not too explicit to leave Saleem serves in their war zone. I played my games around the leeway if certain cases are question- as a regional direc- sounds of bombs falling out of the iky." able. An example of a questionable tor for the Kurdish In 19*8, Hussein launched the "Al-Annrt" case would be if a group generated American Youth Campaign. Kurds were alienated, thousands profit, but the money was given to Organization, which were executed, and thousands of their villages a chanty. is one of several were destroyed. There were numerous chemi- DiDomenico added that the organizations in cal bombings and Kurds were forced from their bill was not a reason for the SGA to the United States homes. deny funding to certain groups. devoted to educat- In 1991, a "no-6y-zone" was created by the "1 don't think it would limit ing people about United States and United Kingdom for most of the SGA's ability to give money to Kurdistan Southern Kurdistan, which gave power to Kurd- groups," she said, "We want to give The obstacles lacing ish leaders in this region. In the following years, it out" KAYO and other Kurdish the Kurds expenenced some internal disputes Contingency funds do not carry American organizations are between the two major Kurdish political parties, over from year to year. the lack of knowledge and but soon they turned to defending Kurdistan However, some senators dis- interest by Amencans toward against Hussein. agreed with adding "potentially Kurdistan. As a result, Kurdish see KVMD, page 4 generate" to the bill. Sen. Betsy An- youth have taken it upon them- derson (Sr. > specifically focused on a cappella groups, who may have the potential to make money from sell- ing their CIX but still need funding to record them. "A lot of these a cappella groups need this money," Anderson said. She added that they typically do not generate any sort of profit, and this change would unfairly deny Tis the season them funding. The bill ended up failing after the senate took a vote. The second bill concerned the election and confirmation of the speaker of the senate. The bull to amend the constitu- tion proposed, "If the speaker pro lempore of the student senate tails to gamer enough votes, the student senate skill nominate candidates tor a new ek'cbon ... the speaker pro tempore is eligible to be nominated again." Senators DiDomenico and KVAN DY SOKptktat tthlor Sarah Pineres (Fr. > proposed the bill. Although the overall bill passed During the Nov. 16 checkpoint on Noff Avenue, 49 charge! were (lied easily, an amendment to the bill itself — 11 of which were underage possession of alcohol. provoked debate. The amendment proposed by DiDomenico, said only full-time undergraduate students amid be eligible for speaker. "We only have two grad student Students react to senator seats," DiDomenico said. "If one were ek-cted as speaker, you'd cut their voice in half" Seats for graduate students wen- checkpoint added into the senate this year as a result of a bill introduced last falL DiDomenico said the number of ■Y DOMINK Dl.SMONI) Roshart said checkpoints ATV set up seats in the senate is proportional to news editor dunng peak driving times like holi- the JMU undergraduate /graduate days — and Out it V\AS no coincidence student ratio. Senior Venmica Peters watched the the checkpoint WSJ M1 up before JMU However, Sen Kristen Scrua- sobnety checkpoint on Neff Avenue tn-n had Thanksgiving Break. vone (Sr) said he thinks forbid- outside her Stone Gate apartment Nov. 16 Peters, a criminal justice minor, said ding graduate students to be Sen- lor almost an hour dndJBOblBI in general an generally a ate Speaker moves the body in the "They wen' pulling over everyone," gixnl idea, es|n\iall\ on \ett Avenue wn«ig direction. Peters said. "It was entertaining. I hen- A K *t ol 11* • pet »|>li - ii n ving on Neff are "In the direction JMU is going, was a whok* bunch of police " under the ■niUn-rke dunng thi* tames." if s important to have more indu- Hamstmburg Police Department she said. "People would be driving back sion of graduate students in gen- spokesperson Lt. Kurt Roshart said then1 from The Pub or [RiKkhwn Grill |." eral" she said. "We decided last urn- tvtweni T> and 3' lll'l' officers Boslurt and Peters said Oiey don't year to include graduate students Rix~kingham County Sheriffs Depart- Mvanyamcemsoveravil liberties being in MM* |lhebill|amtradictsthat ment the Virginia I Vpartment ol Alcohol bfMdHd ^ithsiuhMibnetv checkpoint* MINDI wESTHOFKwuur phiXotrapher if we exclude them from speaker Beverage Contml and the Department of I liev hoth said the US. Supreme Court elections." Probation and Pamle. Ihe |unl task (one luis set guidelines tor conducting check- Freshman Jordan Barbour watt* for cash and FLEX donations The bill to amend the constitu- effort resulted in 49 charges, including points legitimately during The 12 Days Project on the commons. tion passed by the end of the meet- twolH I arrests and 11 underage posses ing. skm of alcohol charges. see STOP, jtage J < l-.lil.'i fenessa Kiklall Editor Alicia Stem MS 6749 Page II Thursday. 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ONLY IN THEATERS DECEMBER 1" WWW.RISEOFTAJ.COM : Editor; Dominic DCMIHKH] Editor: Racham Dnii ^ssistani Kdilor: Mar> Frances Canty i540) 568-XIUI Thursday, November 30, 2 In the Valley STOP: Source previously stopped at checkpoint Boys plead guilty to More Saudis STOP m front I he. kpomts Wliile Peters was watching Virginia car thefts Peters said, however, it |HV- I hese > In', kpolnta produce die roadblock, she said she ttos would take advantage of a lot o| \\.hni tor the .oinnui ptsiplc saying it was stupid HARRISONBLRG - people not knowing their rights^ hi said i hat's what we I think it s important to Three boys pleaded guilty studying in U.S. then that COUld possiblv \M: a Unik into keep driven who are driving to multiple felonies luesday i Ivll Ubert] Molatuin. Itiseph Rudmin, a |\1l lab Intoxicated ofl the street.'' she in connection with a three- "Even it they stop one per operations technician, has ,i said day-long spree of car thefts ■v ADITYA RAMANAIHAN is unu.rsitics. according to ■00 to make them think twice/ problem with roadbkuks Peters said She "-is Stopped that stretched from Harri- U-WIRE the Ssudl t'o\ eminent Petefl said, "a life may have ' I he issue is not the rules ' st i checkpoint ones. She was sonburg to MaiUIMf, the Most remarkably. State been saved." Rudmm said "It's at>out the driving and ■ passenger erf hers Daily News-Record reported WASHINGTON — Even IX'partme.it figures Indicate Bosh art SUSSI abuse of police power " was -1 hut Peters' passenger yesterday. as the number ot students com- that nearly 9,300ol those IUJ00 Absolutely" he said, ii It Rudmin also Bald the re- didn't have their ID A 17-year-old, a 16-year- ing to the L'njt«-d States bom students have come to the were one 1 *L I SfTSSt it Would liabitit) m the tschnoloK) "i "It's kind ot terrif) ii old and a LBVjrMi old uch many Muslim countries has Linu-d st.iii-. since IUSI »tctobvi be enough." breathalyzers Is questionable Stopped .mil questioned.' she pleaded guilty to six felo- decreased since Sept. 11. the 2ti^ I he number n Ssudl stu He USO Mid there is a de- — false poaitivefl and false neg- said "It's not a situation you're nies and a misdemeanor, number of Saudi students aim- dents in the United States has terrence effect involved v\itli stives do come up, he said going to find yourseU In often including grand larceny ing to the United States has mm crossed pre-9 n levels and unauthorized use of a suddenly skyrocketed. 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BpokMmafl tor the Saudi actively encouraging its students to tion that we removed the welcome families fled to the United to Guam. During her first but Kurdistan still yearns embasq in Muhlngtofi SMJCI rtu- ■tudy ahroad under a scheme called mat for international students." said States. Before they found years in America, Saleem for total independence and .tints «>ry,.ini/.itions can tx* found the King Abdullah Scholarship ljura Tischler, State Department ways to escape, mam Kurd- found it wry difficult to as- recognition as an autono- ,il the L ntveott) «>t Northern Iowa. Program. 'Ihe pn>gram has already Consular Affairs spokeswoman ish families were forced to similate and said she won- mous nation. Montana Slate Univarit) and the provided thousands of students Besides making the visa process live in hiding. dered what was happening It is difficult for me not rait] ol K.ins.iv with hill scholarships. more efficient, the State Department "Mv family hid for three back in Kurdistan and if her to raise awareness, as I be- I Ike it | hen? | vary much. I "(Saudis] always looked up to Ls also giving student visas pnor- months." Saleem said. "Each family members had sur- lieve everything about me like uV edocatton eyttem, I like the US. as a place to go for higher ity and letting international students morning my mother slutted vived. screams Kurdistan," Saleem the envtronment" eakl Abdullah education." AJ-Jubeir said. He said appK earlier tor their visas so they bread into my and my sib- By 2003, the United said. "From my Kurdish \lmobarraz, .1 PhD. student of that for Saudis the Uhibed StaftH don't miss classes in the United lings' pockets, told us she States began Operation music ringtones and Kurd- 1 nk »rmatii >n Kfenoi M the Uni versty was the destination of choice for States, Tischler said. loved us and reminded us Iraqi Freedom, and with ish translated |okes to just Ol \onh toon in IVnton and the university education from the I'ClV. While acknowledging the to keep quiet if we saw any the help of the Kurds, over- always taking the opportu- president of the uravaratty'i lha onwards, and that Saudis retain a improvements Al-Jubeir said Un- soldiers." threw Hussein's regime. nity to let someone know- Suidi Student Assoaation. "strong admiration" for Amenca's American embassy in Riyadh was Saleem's family was re- Since 2005. Southern Kurds where I'm from." The PCOpIC hen' |are| vary university system. overwhelmed with visa applications tnendlv Almobatrai nidi adding The other major reason for the and had become a "big bottleneck'' thai he found the climate in Dentim dn in the number of Saudi students He said the US. consulates in Jeddah similar to that ol Saudi Arabia. in the I'm ted States is that US, visa and Oahran also need to start issu- Man) ol the Saudi students processing has generally become ing visas Give the gift of a Thursday crossword, .in- attending programs that teach more streamlined Following the Both governments agree that I nglish as a second language, simr attacks of Sept 11,2001. the US. gov- the scholarship program is strength- puzzle. Read The Breeze. IIR-\ need proficiency in Knglish to ernment put in place new \isa pn> ening the relationship between the further, Al-lubetr said that cedures worldwide that mandated, two countries. Al-lubeir said that about .V*»> Saudi students an? in among <*her things, interviewing most members of the Saudi cabinet such ptoajrami at L.S. universities. each visa applicant and getting his are US-educated and added that Or at least wrap your presents with it. i na to Almobarraz. mtS of or her hngerpnnts returning students "have positive tln> roughly M Saudi rtudanU Jt the The new procedures slowed things to sa\ about their treatment I njvcnitj <»f North fan are stjll in down the processing ot visas all in the US." University life brings new experiences, new relationships, new challenges. r\ spiritual viewpoint can help fou achieve balance in four life. Visit the website spiritualitf.com. sponsored t*j the £hri*tian Science Church in Boston Find comfort, nevi ideas, chat rooms z4-1-3(#5 There is a branch church and fading Foom in Wa-fnesboro. 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These bills, while not exceptionally exciting, show that the SGA is ready to take care of busi- ness, starting with its own. SGA has been looking into cleaning up the constitution since the beginning of the semes ter, when it formed an ad hoc committee to examine that austere document and patch up the loopholes left when, among other things, general senate elections were moved from the fall to the spring, according to committee It sounds like the plot of an upcoming "James After being misdiagnosed multiple times and gunned down, and she certainly will not be the last- member Stefanie DiDomenico. Bond" movie: a former Kt 3 agent living under dismissed when suggesting poison, nis condition Putin's increasingly autocratic state control This committee with its unenviable task produced political asylum in London dies from ingesting what worsened dramatically, eventually leading to his over Russia's "free economy," particularly in results Tuesday, plugging holes like the one mat left was later discovered to be a radioactive substance. painful and prolonged death a week ago. The killer energy markets, is also cause for concern. Furope the senate without any house rules for the first two (Inter Daniel Craig, an Aston Martin and a martini pulonium-210, a deadly radioactive isotope that is heavily dependent on fuel coming from Rus- weeks of the semester. It also clarified some things glass to save the day. nuclear experts claim requires the capacities of a sia, which Russia is more tiSan happy to use as a that were already being done but had not yet been But sometimes truth is stranger — and in this nuclear weapons state. bargaining chip. A price war between the Kremlin case, more ominous — than fiction. In a statement by Utvinenko, released post- and the Ukraine at the end of last vear prompted Alexander Utvinenko had lied to hngland with humously, blame was laid squarely at the feet of Russia to shut down its natural gas delivenes on his family in 2000 to escape state persecution for Vladimir Putin, who was naturally quick to deny New Year's Day and effectively brought much of While the senate may at times blowing the whistle against the FSB, the ideological any involvement. But this latest tale of murder and western Europe to their collective knees. take a long, laborious route to get successor of the KGB. I jving in I. mck >n under politi- intngue is only the latest of disturbing signs and And lest we forget Moscow's involvement in cal asylum, he became an outspoken cube of Putin's signals that the Soviet regime is still very much with the death of Litvinenko — a naturalized British where it's going, at this meeting increasingly antidemocratic and totalitarian regime. us. Rather than dying at the end of the Cold War, it citizen under polibcal protection — is tantamount to This CVtober, Anna Politkovskava, a Russian increasingly appears that Moscow has merely hid an act of war. Killing spies on foreign soil used to be it got to all the right places. investigative journalist who had circumvented totalitananism behind a progressive mask. business as usual for tne Soviets; it is distinctly less Putin's contiol (»f the media and pnnted damning Freedom of the press, for example, was only becoming for a Russia maintaining the auspices of a written into the constitution, pariiamentarian Rob reports of human nghts violations in Chechnya, was beginning to Woom when Putin ripped it from the democracy. We can only hope Litvinenko's parting Roodhouse said. Roodhouse's role as parliamentar- found shot dead in her Moscow apartment building. ground. The brave handful of journalists who skirt words will prove true: "The howl of protest from ian is partially to function as a ivnstitution.il gum of I jrvinenko had begun investigating her death from the extensive state control of the media have a bad around the world will reverberate, Mr. Putin, in sorts, and he sits on the ad hoc committee. [.oridon when, after a series of meetings on Nov. 1, habit of winding up dead; Politkovskaya is not the your ears for the rest of your life." The meeting did have its points that would he suddenly fell ill. first Russian foumalist in very recent memory to be Time to gas up the Aston. have left a casual observer snoozing, but that doesn't mean that valuable work wasn't being done. While the senate may at times take a long, Submit Darts cV Pars online at thebreeze.org, or A "don't-make-me-guilty-by-association" A "sarcasm-must-be-on-the-house" dart laborious route to get where it's going, at this e-mail submissions to breezedpfhotmail.com. dart to the psycho girl who talked about parties, to the Festival omelet worker who criticized meeting it got to all the nght places. / \tri> cV Pats are submitted anonymously alcohol and drugs during the ride home with my me early in the morning when I was slow to Ten minutes of debate tonight can avoid ^L and are printed on a space-available teetutalistic parents. decide what to order. problems down the road," Senate Speaker ^^^k basts. Submissions are based upon one From an innocent girl who questioned whether her From a }MU affiliate who would rather spill hot Stephanie Genco (Sr.) said, understating drasti- ^H ^^ f Glass Half Full Boston Beanerv HKSI AlHASI « Riding dirty (let the Boston flavor down souti Endangered cyclists demand equal rights to the road ■v TRACI COX me. Mom, no hands!" attitude gives biking a bad staff writer wrap. Running red lights and nding down the middle of the road are also rude and just plain OFF X ^ I am nol one of the bourgeoisie that rule the stupid. Michael Bluejay of Bkydatft.C0m offal 10 any entree with purchase road with their gas-guzzling tanks. My working- situations to avoid, from the "Crosswalk Slam" to class soul can only afford a bicycle. Uke many poor the daunting "Red Light of Death ' 1/2 of beverage w/ JAC card. (yet startlingly fit) students, 1 rely on my bicycle for Whik' we have as much nghl to the road as Up to $5.00. Not valid with any other offer*. transportation. But recently, as I've cruised around automobiles, the Hamsonburg area is not especially 1625 East Market St. campus, I've been paranoid I'll end up twisted in a bike fnendly. Few roads have designated bike lanes, Harrisonburg, VA 22801 festenng mess of metal and flesh, drowning help- and those that do end abruptly and merge into | lessly while facedown in a pothole. traffic-congested road am wa\. I nfortunately, while 540.433.1870 It's ridiculous. This semester, I've been nearly the thought of integrating my very own spray- pummeled by a car three times. As in any typi- painted bike lane has seemed appealing, it wouldn't cal near-death situation, my life flashed before change the attitude of malicious bike-haters in Har- Dint-In A my eyes, though I was shocked to discover that risonburg. It's our responsibility as cyclists to be safe Sptelallting In: my last thought was, "If only I invested in more and courteous on the road, but it's also critical that Cany-Out, Cantonese. reflective gear." This ignoramus had the nerve to motor vehicles do the same. Cocktaih A Suchltan and honk at me as I plunged into a pncklv hedge as he In thecommoti««n 01 life, classes rxvktwi and n»bs yelled something inaudible (but probably nV-.pi cill out like a spitting, red-faced football auch fur huv Catering Mandarin cable) over his deafening rap music tie. I'm also in a hurry; sadly, I can only pedal s. 1 t.ist Cuisine Many think of biking as a childish endeavor And you driving on my tail and honking at me is | mh that ends with the nte of passage a license grants. going to make me slower as I turn around to give you Yet ponder the greats who are still riding proud: a look of menacing hatred. 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Downtown showdown JMU's Curtis named Eastern Kentucky downs JMU Rookie of the Week JMU freshman guard Pierre rebounds, assists and steals in as the teams combine to go 22- Curtis has been named the Colo- the home wins over Virginia nial Athletic Militarv Institute (89-87) and for-48 from 3-point range Wofford (78-74). Against VMJ. he bed the game at 87 with two free throws, stole the BY BRIAN HANSEN including nine 3s in the first ball back on the ensuing possession sports editor half. The Colonels came into and scored the game-winning points the game shooting just 32 per- at the buzzer. Against Wofford, Cur- Over the previous two cent from outside. tis all but sealed the game at the foul seasons the JMU men's bas- EKU point guard Adam line with five seconds left. ketball team Leonard led the way earlv as Curtis is averaging 145 pointo won only he scored all 12 of his points in and 32.5 minutes per game for the 11 games. Men's the first half going 4-for-7 from season. However, Basketball beyond the arc. — from staff reports the team thai Tuesday "I was feeling it," Leonard lost Tuesdav said. "Those are my favorite night to East- EKU 70 kind of rims, those soft rims." ern Kentucky JMU 66 Leonard finished the game showed with 12 points, four assists and Kickin' It Far Post something that their predeces- a steal. sors lacked — heart. It was a game of outside "I think last year with th.it shooting as the teams com- Road to Chattanooga spoiled lead they had going into half- bined for 22 3-pointers against time, you probably would the aggressive /one defenses for football team with playoff have seen a 20-point blowout," "They did some things sophomore shooting guard Joe that exposed us defensively." loss to Youngstown State Posey said. "That's not the case Keener said. "We've preached with this team." to this young team that we've I was never one for long Somehow, I think Madison got Unfortunately for the got the ability to score, we've mad tnps, and when No. 6 JMU shafted .Dukes, they don't give points got to be able to defend people was slated to play a first-round Even so, JMU showed its gril for showing heart. We've got to be able to defend NCAA playoff game in Ohio keeping up with the Penguins all RKU jumped all over JMU better." • against No. 5 Youngstown State, game long and even had a 31-2C in the first half, opening up a With the score 56-43 with I was less than delighted. When lead early in the fourth quartet lead as large as 18 points on 7:45 remaining in the game, the JMU fell just four points |hy of — the largest lead of the game. its way to winning 70-66 in the Colonels were able to run near- advancing on ESPN2's grand The game was full of rarities. Convocation Center TUftdai ly a 1:30 off the clock thanks to l-AYNr- < HAPPhll.toninhuimx photographer stage, all the comfort of my The Dukes' defense didn't regis- night. two JMU fouls. From that point Sophomore power forward Juwann James goes up for a weekend Massanutten condo ter a single sack or takeaway, but "We've got great charac- on. Keener said he knew the layup In Tuesday's game against Eastern Kentucky. turned to disappointment. the usually sure-handed Rascati ter," JMU coach Dean Keener Dukes needed to put the pres- But, in all honesty, with fumbled away the only turnover said. "That's something that's sure on EKU. Dukes switched to three- "[ML never went away," school pride aside, it was a of the game L.C. Baker and the shown up in every game we "The wd\ thev run that of- quarter court pressure, forc- Colonels coach Jeff Neubau- great college football game. It Dukes' receivers were dropping played." fense, they can be methodical at ing several EKU turnovers. er said. "We valued the ball was everything ESPN could passes, and the Penguins of- Character was not enough times," Keener said. "It enables This allowed JMU to fight and made the most of the have hoped for, or, should I say, fense featured a passing game for JMU, as it could not over- them to be able to milk a lead; back, but the Dukes |ust opportunities that presented planned for. Having said that, a over the dominant run, which come the sharp-shooting Colo- we felt like we couldn't allow couldn't hit the big shut or themselves." change needs u got them to the playoffs in the nels. EKU shot 50 percent for them to do that anymore." get the big stop when they system in first place. the game from 3-point range. From that point on, the needed it. *Y HOOPS, page 10 place. YSU quarterback Tom Zetts Whoever went off, throwing for 314 is in charge yards while completing 24 ot of seeding 40 passes. Most of those went Posey's performance "There is no suth man award in the I'osev also makes sure his teammates teams in the to wide receiver T.J. Peterson, CAA like there is m the NBA, but in that get plenty of looks. He had three assists Division I who torched the Dukes' sec- off the bench provides league they don't give a third, fourth for the fourth time this season against AA playoffs ondary with 11 catches, 144 or titth-man award," JMU coach Dean I M Hut .is happy as everyone else is needs to yards and a crucial fourth- spark for the Dukes Keener said. "There's real value in hav- with Posey's performance, he isn't al- send Mickey quarter touchdown and two- ing somebody come off the bench that ways satisfied. He wants to be known Matthews an point conversion. can give you a spark at either or Imtli for being as big a threat on defense as he "I'm sorry" Then, the Dukes opted tc BY CAROLINE MORRIS ends Joe's playing starter minutes He | is on offense. note, some JOHN stafi writer go for it on a fourth-and-one in getting Mattel shots" "I'm my own worst critic," Posey flowers, GALLE field goal range at the YSU 12- luesday night, Posey contributed 17 said. "I feel like, as a player, I need to something. yard line, who was surprised? If you attended a JMU men's basket- nomts m 29 minutes to the Dukes' ef- get better on defense. Those are the Pitting two It was the right call. ball game last year, you may not have fort against Eastern things I'm concentrating on. Those are top-six teams against one an- A field goal would have only seen much of Joe Posey. This year, it's an Kentucky All of his the things that are going to win the other in the opening round is put them up by six points and entirely different scene in the Colonial points came in the game." senseless. This should have been the Penguins offense was firing Athletic Association and a whole new second half, includ- Pose\ has worked hard to try to a semifinal matchup, or even a on all cylinders with plenty ol b«ll game for Posey. ing five 3-pointers evolve into a complete player. He says game made for a championship. time left. If they had converted, "I averaged maybe three minutes last the third time he's he spends extra time running, shooting Instead, JMU — a team that is it would have almost guaran- year," the sophomore shooting guard hit that many this jumpers and doing extra workouts in the better than half of the remaining teed a touchdown for JMU and said. "My work ethic is a little bit differ- season. morning with the trainer. held — has been eliminated by seal a victory. I'm not sure a ert and my relationship with the coaches "I think he found I haven't seen everybody, but Joe Youngstown State. quarterback sneak was the best isa lot different, so I would say that I'm several of his looks right not* is clearly the best shooter Sure, the Penguins had it play call, but seeing that it ha« ina better place where I can be able to do in transition defense in the i A A statistically," Keener said. tough, too, but at least they got worked all season long, I wasn't a ittle bit more." where we |ust didn't Posoy "That speaks lor itself, lie had the most home-field advantage. Instead surprised. Posey is now averaging 33 minutes locate him quickly attempts tonight, but credit him for not of sending New Hampshire But, don't blame Rascati'!) a jame off the bench — more than any enough," Eastern Kentuck) coach left taking anv bad shots He really hasn't — the third team out of the fumble. Don't blame the coach- otier player on the team. He's also mak- Neubauer said "Part of that is that taken any bad shots in the first five Atlantic 10 that JMU knocked ing staff. Anyone calling for ing that time count, as he's averaging 57 they're |ust so last pushing the ball down games. We've got to continue to find out of the No. I spot — to Mickey Matthews' head after percent from the floor and leading the the court Curtis is so last getting it down ways to get him opportunities from both Youngstown State, and giving this one clearly needs a history team from 3-point range, making 59 per- on you that there's no time to match up. three and really different places on the the Dukes a home game, they lesson. The same critics came cent of his shots. I hat's when he got a few of his looks " court." sent them to MEAC-champion forward in 2003, and Matthew* Hampton. The Pirates repre- responded by leading JMU the sent perhaps the weakest con- next year to its first national ference in Division l-AA. championship. How quickly Apparently, it made sense some are to judge, and how eas- to "reward" JMU's 9-2 season ily we forget. by giving them the Gateway John Galle is a senior SMAl' Conference champion over the major with a concentration in prini MEAC champion in Hampton. journalism. iV BSMSAac SANCK OLSSB FttlAY EVAN DYSON'jUr pholo Senior quarterback Justin Rascati finished his career going 14 for 24 for 145 yards and a touchdown along with 11 G?i*esTTOhJs? yzxswse&G&Muitpui carries for 93 yards and two touchdowns. Howsver, It was not enough, as JMU fell at Youngstown State 36-31. 81 Thursday. November 30.2D06\www.thebreeze.org| The Breeze SUPER CROSSWORD 1 1 1 i S r - 14 11 •2 ' t •5 T-S 17 ' 3 s 1 \ CROSS i Ivuhoe's cnaMx 1 ' " '• Corn holder ■ ■■ 1 ■ ■»! 9WUdchUd 13 37 13 Talk num. ■ ■■ M IX Jazzman Chick w « 1' 44 I 19" Good Cop" (*9I BY LEILA SAAHfH, KlIIV FlSHIR & (ill YAWOMKI "I he time cracks into furious flower/Lifts its face contributing writer and S6VV SSffOI -- all unashamed/ And swavsin wicked grace," Brooks writes in her poem Her underlying message against The time cracks into fu- Awomjn's low tor Atruan-American poetry Inequality and discrimination w as the motivation hM expanded Into a passionate, prominent poetr\ behind Cabbin's center. rious flower. Lifts its center at [MU. Inspired by tin- famous [>K-I The Furious I Iowa Poelrv Center has sponsored Gwendolyn Brooks, the Puriom Rower mm) other, utivities and events 'I he JMU Poetry face all unashamed. And Poetry Center flourishes on JMU's campus Club was founded by the center in 2(X)5. Students and and provides opportunities tor the members in the community meet to studv inspiring sways in wicked grace. local community to delve into the poetrv and hold workshops to improve their writing. world of poetrv Another part of the Furious I lower is SLAM, which is The program's director. Dr. a poetry competition where the poets, also known as — GWENDOLYN BROOKS Joanne (Jabbin, former director "slammers," have three rounds to spit their piece and From her poem. of the JMLi Honors Program who are |udged. "Second Sermon on the WarpUnd" has been at JMU for 21 years. SeiuOf |0J Petway is .i sl.immer with the center established the center in 1999. Af- "A lot ot teams from different areas participate in ter I JlKU poetry confer- si AM," IVtw.i\ said "VHI get rated zem to 10, mean- ence honoring Bmoks, ing 10 is perfect." President I in wood Furious Flower also hosts readings at Taylor Down She picks Rose, along with Under, as well as video and book projects. My Soul is poets that she is (.ahhm, helped cre- Anchored is a CD produced by the center. It is a pas- familiar with and \ ate |he center at the sionate and formidable collection of poems portraying provide an interesting perspective on activism and v university m2iKM victims oi Humcane Katnnae*pn ssmg their strife multiculturalism and global policies, Cabbin said. The center draws through poetry. Many well-known speakers have been The center was granted the opportunity to col- its unique name tnmi invited to perform at (ML by the center. The most laborate with the National Poetrv Foundation to create BfOOk* poem, "Sec- KCenl poet M as J.n nt Cortez and the Firespitters. the curriculum with the Target Corporation for Black ond Sermon According tot.abbin, poets and speakers History Month that is to be sent out to schools around i the thetCometOjMl are chosen though the country. 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