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Q&A It takes a Alger’s agenda city to raise a child
PAUL JONES / THE BREEZE Jon Alger will end his time at Rutgers and begin his presidency at JMU July 1.
By ALISON PARKER The Breeze President-elect Jon Alger, PHOTOS BY PAUL JONES / THE BREEZE currently the senior vice president TOP Carlos Mateo, 8, of Harrisonburg attends the Second Home aftercare program at the Muhlenberg Activity Center. BOTTOM Senior IDLS major and general counsel at Rutgers Lauren Midyette plays games with Giovanni Gio, 5, and Reynaldo Fana-Alcantara, 5, of Harrisonburg. Midyette said she wants to have a lasting University, is preparing for his impact on the children. “I hope I learn about different people’s situations and how they cope with it on an individual basis,” she said. Harrisonburg listening tour later in the semester. In an email interview, The Breeze spoke with Alger about Second Home provides before- and a ercare for impoverished children, his goals for his future presidency, supported by JMU and Harrisonburg volunteers his interests and his values as a leader. soul into this. ey’re just incredible,” Sen- >> More photos of Second sabaugh said. “We’re very fortunate to have Where were you born and the support of JMU, the Lutheran Church, the raised? When I was born, my family Home at breezejmu.org community and the volunteers.” lived in western New York state in a e program, its volunteers and sta work small town called York. My family By SEAN BYRNE directly with children coming from Spotswood moved about half an hour north when The Breeze Elementary and Thomas Harrison Middle I was to a suburb of Rochester called Schools. Chili, where I attended school. My Angel Hendrix, a fth grader, has plans to Ann Conners, principal of Spotswood Ele- father spent his entire career at Eastman start a fundraiser to donate to St. Jude Chil- mentary, saw the need for the program after Kodak, and my mother took care of dren’s Research Hospital. children were coming to her with keys around her three children. I have an older and “On Martin Luther King Day, we went to a their necks so they could let themselves into younger sister. church, and they were talking about cancer,” their homes after school. Hendrix said. “I had the idea to start a bake e church “rallied support from its mem- Give us a little background sale, so we could sell goodies and treats and bers, their neighbors and the Harrisonburg on your life, some things you donate the money to St. Jude. Our goal is to community, and they opened a licensed child- would like us to know about raise .” care center in the fall of ,” Sensabaugh said. you. I have been involved in music my is idea is largely thanks to Second Home Second Home now works directly with the entire life and for most of my life have Childcare Center, which provides food, friends schools and works to help the children feel sung with choral groups. As a child I was and education for local elementary and middle more comfortable in school, some who only involved in a lot of activities, especially school children. know English as their second language. music — I played the trombone, sang The nonprofit organization works with “It really helped me with my math because I in various choral groups and was in our children, especially those of impoverished or used to get ‘F’s,’ and now I get ‘A’s,’ ” said Clau- high school musical. One of my high minority status, before or after school while dio Hernandez, a seventh grader. school teachers, John Lynd, encouraged their parents are at work. Ethan Lovelace, a fourth grader, has also me to go to Japan through the Youth for Second Home, located on East Market Street seen dramatic improvement in his reading Understanding program for the summer in the Muhlenberg Activity Center, is licensed skills. of my junior year. I lived with a family in to care for up to children from second to the Honors Program, Justice Studies Student “I started my book yesterday, and now I’m a suburb of Tokyo. I learned that it was seventh grade. Organization, Alpha Kappa Psi and its faculty on chapter nine,” Lovelace said. “I usually important to understand and appreciate Patty Sensabaugh has been the program’s members, United Way and the Muhlenberg never read chapter books.” the perspectives and experiences of director since its beginning in . Lutheran Church. In the morning, the parents drop o their people from di erent cultures and “We make sure kids are safe, provide an aca- Volunteers and full-time sta have also been children at the center. After a snack and some- backgrounds. demic program and prevent bad behaviors that the backbone of the organization, which runs times a nap, the school bus comes to pick them could result from growing up in these condi- solely on donations. Although the number of up. In the afternoon, the school bus takes the What’s your favorite pastime? tions,” Sensabaugh said. volunteers varies on a day-to-day basis, the children to the center. I was in a large chorus and smaller e program is heavily supported by the program has four full-time sta members, two Every day, the children get a snack and chamber group at Swarthmore College surrounding community, including student or three daily volunteers and a few children spend minutes reading a book of their and also sang with a choir at Harvard volunteers from JMU organizations like Kiji- acting as junior helpers. Law School. After law school, I sang ji, women’s ultimate frisbee, Phi Sigma Pi, “ ese teachers have put their heart and see VOLUNTEERS, page A4 for years with e Choral Arts Society of Washington, which gave me opportunities to perform at the Kennedy Center and on national television, participate in professional recordings and travel. I cherish time with my family. We also love attending college sports events together. We look forward to being proud supporters of the Dukes, both on and o the eld! We also like to travel, see the world and meet new people. We have hiked together in many states and several countries.
What made you consider JMU for presidency? While I was approached about a few other presidencies and explored other possibilities, JMU de nitely represents the right t for me personally. e warm welcome my family and I have received has strongly reinforced that feeling for all of us. I am honored and humbled by my appointment and look forward to building on the great foundation set forth by President [Linwood] Rose, his predecessors and their colleagues.
If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Why? South Africa is one country that particularly intrigues me because it combines natural beauty with a rich history and culture. I greatly admire PAUL JONES / THE BREEZE how that nation is striving to create and sustain a vital, inclusive democracy Biology from the ground up in the face of a challenging past. I am also hoping to visit China someday The new bioscience building, offi cially named Centennial Hall, is now 89 percent complete as of Saturday. The building is expected to be complete on soon, as I am fascinated by how this April 23 and will be open for classes this fall. On the list of things left to do is greenhouse glazing, installation of a glass canopy, building of exterior ancient culture and society is so rapidly glass doors and installation of auditorium seating. The building features many large windows as a way to let in natural light, and the interior design is transforming itself and making a global meant to evoke the natural elements students will be studying. There will also be two outdoor classrooms and public spaces for students and professors impact. to interact informally. The cost of the building is around $33 million, according to the JMU Offi ce of Public Affairs. see ALGER, page A4
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Harrisonburg Forever-a-Duke charity ball successful The Forever-A-Duke fundraiser on Saturday drew in nearly $1,000. The money raised will either be donated toward the memorial or to Madison Forever, JMU’s organization that helps current students pay tuition. “There was such a great turnout, and I think it really benefited JMU,” said Pat Watral, SGA president. SGA is planning to do more fundraising for the memorial by selling JM-United tshirts. The organization is also still waiting for administration approval of the memorial.
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Laura Wilkins / The Breeze Lacrosse player trial continues The trial of a former University of In debate, students voice opinions on abortion, sex-ed, salary gap Virginia lacrosse player accused of killing his ex-girlfriend will continue Thursday, according to CBS News. By IJ Chan mandate which ordered religious organiza- freshman political science and SMAD- George Huguely V faces first- contributing writer tions to provide financial coverage for their declared double major. “We would have degree murder and five other employee’s birth control and abortions. standards that employers would take that charges in the May 2010 death of What began as a polite discussion “It’s absurd,” he said. “So these groups if there were discrepancies among wages, Yeardley Love. turned into a heated dispute when the are now left with the impossible decision people could go and determine whether Fellow lacrosse player Caity topic of abortion came into play at a debate of either performing abortions, giving out the discrepancies were because of skills or Whiteley described finding Love’s Wednesday. contraceptives that go against every single because of gender.” body. Love was in her bed, dressed The forum attracted a mixed audience of belief that the Catholic Church has held DiMaiolo also said it would also allow as Whiteley had last seen her. Love more than100 students and faculty to the for over 2,000 or so years because of this education and skills programs to be imple- was face down in her pillow, and Miller Hall auditorium to hear JMU’s politi- mandate.” mented into the employers and businesses blood was on her sheets. cal voices discuss contemporary women’s The panelist’s passionate responses to so that people can have equal opportuni- According to Huguely’s attorney, issues in a forum-style debate. the question, whether pro-or anti-abor- ties for equal pay. he was intoxicated the night Love The debate, hosted by the JMU College tion, prompted many critiques, questions Helen Shibut, a junior English and died and unable to plot to kill her. Democrats, featured representatives from and reactions from audience members. philosophy double major, was one of the College Democrats, College Republicans, The questions, in turn prompted even representatives for Madison Liberty. She Madison Liberty and “ShoutOut!”, a femi- more heated, often conflicting rants from based her response against sex education nist blog run by JMU students. the panelists. in schools on the Libertarian ideal that Abortion regulation “I think that students need to be According to Long, conservatives reject the role of the government in education is feedback to end informed because these issues, and other the notion of the phrase “women’s rights,” already more than what it should be. The comment period on the issues like economy, is a crucial issue in the as well as other phrases that denote group “Because sex to a lot of people is a reli- controversial Virginian abortion upcoming election, they affect everybody,” rights, such as “gay rights.” gious issue or at least a moral issue, we clinic regulations will end on said Nicole Clarke, a sophomore interna- In addition, Long also rejected the prem- don’t really think that it has a place in our Wednesday, according to the tional affairs major and representative for ise of the wage gap question, which refers public school system,” Shibut said. “ We do Richmond-Times Dispatch. the College Republicans. to the current salary disparity between think that parents should be able to edu- The new regulations would The panel allowed for open discussion of men’s and women’s salaries in the Virginia. cate their children about morals as they require clinics that permit five or a series of three questions concerning the According to the U.S. Census Bureau, see fit.” more first-trimester abortions a year gender pay gap, sex education and abor- women in Virginia are paid 78 cents to Shibut also criticized the majority of to have the same safety and building tion. The hour-long debate allowed each of the dollar when employed in compara- sex-education programs in public schools standards hospitals have. The the parties to express their views and pro- ble positions to men. Long believes that for solely offering abstinence-only sex standards include higher ceilings pose solutions to each issue as well as rebut the salaries between men and women are education. and more parking lots. their opponents’ statements. actually equal. Clarke and the other opposing parties Opponents say these regulations The final question concerning abortion Megan DiMaiolo, who represented Col- disagreed. would effectively shut down doctor’s rights brought about the most conflicting lege Democrats, proposed the passing of “Abstinence is the only 100 percent offices that perform the procedure points of view from the panelists. the Paycheck Fairness Act. way to ensure that people do not get as such offices don’t have the money Matt Long, a senior political science “Under this act it would compare men STDs and that young women do not to renovate their offices to such major and Republican representative, criti- and women in jobs that were based on standards. cized the recent Obama administration’s skills and not gender,” said DiMaiolo, a see debate, page A4
A lger | Would like to Expensive experience travel to South Africa, China
from front sorts of opportunities. International students seek education at JMU despite high costs Finally, an institution needs to What is your first goal have a strong sense of communi- for JMU that you would ty in which people care about one By Anne elsea like to implement as another — where ethics and civil- The Breeze president? My first priority ity are taken seriously to create an will be to conduct an active environment in which everyone Pamela Sanchez chose to pay “listening tour” both on and can participate and be encour- $87,000 for four years at JMU, even off campus, so that I can get to aged to reach their full potential, though she could receive a col- know JMU’s people and culture regardless of their background. lege education for free at home in firsthand. James Madison is That means helping everyone to Ecuador. thriving in a myriad of ways, and recognize that we each have a lot JMU has 422 international stu- I need to hear about the hopes to contribute and a lot to learn dents this semester out of 17,900 and dreams of its students, from each other. JMU is already undergraduates, according to Delo- faculty, staff and alumni in order a national leader in providing this res Blough, director of international to provide the kind of leadership kind of education, and it will be student and scholar services. the institution will require in this my job to articulate and reinforce The university recruits students in next phase of its history. That these core principles at every turn their home countries several times process has already begun, as I so that the institution can reach an per year. The main regions repre- am receiving briefings on every even higher level of excellence. It sentatives travel to include China, aspect of life at JMU even before will be a great privilege to work Korea, Vietnam, England, France making the transition. with all of you to strive toward and Belgium. Laura Wilkins / The breeze these ambitious and worthwhile What do you think are goals. interact with people from all sorts and some universities are making the three most important “I think the American of backgrounds.” up for that by recruiting more inter- qualities of a university What is your favorite For Sanchez, this “diverse student national students. to have? JMU has bold and college memory? Why? system of having to pay body” is what drew her to JMU. “Many West Coast colleges are clearly articulated statements of My favorite memories are of the for public university “For international business, you dealing with cuts in state funding mission, vision and values …“to small seminars that often met need to interact with different peo- by letting in more international stu- be the leading comprehensive in professors’ homes, in which is better because the ple,” Sanchez said. “In my country dents who would pay the very high university,” which requires an the students took turns leading schools have more you can find that, but it’s not as international tuition,” Mooney said. unwavering commitment to discussions by presenting their diverse as here at JMU. I think the Mooney added JMU isn’t facing excellence both in and outside the own research and papers. We money to invest in American system of having to pay for this kind of financial crisis. classroom. I take that challenge had an active, engaged role in facilities, and there are a public university is better because “International students at JMU seriously, and my strong sense is our own education. Indeed, the schools have more money to factor into our out-of-state popu- that the JMU community shares some of the best discussions lot more opportunities.” invest in facilities, and there are a lation,” Mooney said. “We are not the determination to provide the took place in the dorms or dining Pamela Sanchez lot more opportunities.” recruiting international students highest quality education and hall after class was over. The Freshman from Ecuador Sanchez added that it’s uncom- because of a bottom line financial experience. professors and students also mon to meet students from other situation. We focus on the benefit of Second, JMU’s mission speaks talked constantly about how to countries at universities in Ecuador. diversity to the classroom.” “to preparing students to be edu- use one’s education for public “Here at JMU, the interactions College Board can also be a great cated and enlightened citizens service, and those conversations of students and professors is also resource for recruiting international who lead productive and meaning- ignited a lifelong passion for “The most important reason we good,” Sanchez said. “There’s more students to American universities. ful lives.” That kind of engagement me. I try to emulate those bring in international students is communication here, and it makes “I searched universities in can take many forms, including experiences in the classes I teach because it brings a much richer, things easier.” America, and JMU came up as research, service learning, civic at Rutgers. more diverse student body,” said Foreign students in the United a good public university,” said engagement, international experi- Shaun Mooney, senior assistant States contribute about $21 billion Prince Owusu, a freshman inter- ences and participation in student contact Alison Parker at director of admissions for JMU. “The a year to the national economy, national affairs major from Ghana. organizations. I will work with all [email protected]. reality is that the word is a small according to the Institute of Inter- the schools and departments at place, and when JMU students go national Education. Many states are see Foreign, page A4 JMU to identify and foster these into the workforce they have to cutting public university funding, A4 Monday, February 13, 2012 breezejmu.org news volunteers | ‘We love to deb ate | Conflicting views on see the kids come through the door’ abortion, education and wage gap from page A3 justice studies major, was disagreements, panelists from front participants who wanted to they look forward to playing impressed with the statements had positive thoughts on the build an after-school pro- and being with our volun- get pregnant,” Clarke said. that came from the panel’s debate. choice. Then comes home- gram and the Second Home teers,” Sensabaugh said. “While contraceptives are male participants. “Even though we person- work time and free activity. who had children from lowly Christina Zahn, a 2011 effective, they’re not 100 per- “They are all white men ally might not be affected by Free activity is spent play- families,” Womack said. graduate, works at Second cent effective, and you still run speaking, and they realize that the like, the wage gap or abor- ing active games outside like Kijiji has been a constant Home as a teacher. the risk of getting pregnant, or they are, in society, slightly tion being legal,” Shibut said, tag, soccer and playing board participant since it ini- “I really enjoy the gratifi- getting that disease that you’re dominant and that women, ”I think that it is an issue that games. It’s a chance for the tially joined in September cation of the kids’ progress, stuck with for the rest of your especially African American we can recognize as impor- children to run around and 2011. Kijiji works to promote seeing how they work, and I life.” and Latino women, are treated tant for women we know.” release all their pent-up ener- leadership, teamwork and help them excel where they At the conclusion, the audi- very unfairly, and I liked that gy from the day. self-esteem among the chil- can,” Zahn said. “I enjoy see- ence asked the panel their own they recognized that,” Muse contt ac IJ Chan at Volunteers and teachers dren through team building ing them interact and them prepared questions. said. [email protected]. work to encourage and sup- activities every Friday after- gaining something from Dystany Muse, a freshman Despite multiple port the children in order to noon, plus one-on-one here. We give them love and improve their reading, math, attention specific to each support.” social skills and teamwork. student. Zahn also uses her Span- “We want to raise self- Womack has been very ish degree to talk with esteem over body image, pleased with the group’s work parents and work as a trans- foreign | Traveling expensive self-confidence and how a so far. lator between parents and child perceives itself,” said “To see that positive rela- teachers. from page A3 am worried about finding a the money to travel elsewhere Chloe Paccaly, a Kijiji mem- tionship that our students “The families really enjoy job after graduation in D.C., so during breaks. ber, Second Home volunteer had with the children was that we’re able to sit down “I saw it got good ratings for hopefully I’m not in too much “We really have to look for and fifth-year senior inter- inspiring,” Womack said. “To and say, ‘We love your kid, a public university, and Col- debt.” other places to stay, such as national affairs and finance see that they were making the this is what we need to do, lege Board said good things Owusu spent half of his life with a roommate or hallmate,” double major. “A lot of these connection and having a pos- and here is how we are going about the College of Business, in Ghana and half in Germa- Sanchez said. “For instance, I kids’ parents work hard. Eng- itive impact was exceptional.” to be able to do it,’ ” Zahn so I decided that I wanted to ny, where public universities went to Wisconsin for Thanks- lish as a second language and The children show con- said. come here.” are very cheap, with only small giving because I have a friend school isn’t that easy. We stant improvement in grades, Jake Rath, a freshman administration fees to pay. who lives there. We spend a lot thought it would be a great reading and social skills and Patty Sensabaugh is the accounting major from Indo- Tuition isn’t the only finan- of money on traveling.” place to get to know and also in how much they look mother of senior Katie nesia, wanted to go into the cial factor that international Despite the financial bur- interact with them.” forward to seeing their new- Sensabaugh, the opinion business field at a smaller students have to consider. den, many international Kijiji got in touch with found mentors. editor for The Breeze. She school. After international students students said they’re happy Second Home when Dawn They often ask the volun- had no part in writing or “I wanted to get into busi- pay their deposits to JMU, they to trade the familiar cul- Womack, Kijiji’s leadership teers before they do anything, editing this story. ness, and JMU has a good must complete an I-20 form tures of their home countries program specialist, met Sen- or give a quick hug to their business school, and it didn’t issued by the Office of Inter- for the American university sabaugh at a convention. mentors in passing. contact Sean Byrne at seem as big as the University national Student and Scholar experience. “I could see there was a “We love to see the kids [email protected]. of Virginia,” Rath said. Services and pay a $200 Stu- “At first, the language connection between the Kijiji come through the door, and But the opportunities that dent and Exchange Visitor barrier is the hardest adjust- JMU may provide also come Information System fee. ment,” Sanchez said. “You with a cost. Whether they stay International students must don’t feel that confident in the U.S. or go back to their also go to the U.S. Embassy in talking when people notice home countries, international their home countries to obtain your accent. When you start students may have to work off a visa, which could cost sev- to take confidence in your- debt after graduation. eral hundred U.S. dollars, self, you start to be yourself.” Know something everyone should know? “It’s so much more expen- but depends on the country, Email [email protected]. sive to come to America, but Blough added. contt ac Anne Elsea at there are scholarships that Sanchez said that one incon- [email protected]. help the cost,” Owusu said. “I venience for foreign students is
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Salary sympathy e university would like us to feel I would like to thank The Breeze lucky just to have a job. I do feel lucky, Dinner for one for printing the editorial about faculty but that does not take away from the salaries, “Underpaid, overworked” in fact that the university’s priorities are ursday’s issue. I don’t think students skewed. I believe that students care are aware of the problem of faculty sal- more about having a strong faculty than aries at JMU. they do about athletic elds. Every day I drive past the new What does it say to students when club fields under construction on they see the university investing so Port Republic Road and wonder how much in athletics when students can’t many millions and millions of dol- get into the classes they need to nish lars are going into their construction. their major? Or when a favorite profes- Did students even ask for these elds? sor leaves for a better job? Or when they Combine that with the millions spent have to sit in a class of students? on enlarging the football stadium. Let’s see the same commitment from And yet the university is too poor the administration for academics that to give faculty a raise in the past four it expects students to have. years. Even a plan to bring faculty sal- Sarah O’Connor aries up the level of new hires is being associate professor of writing, tabled. rhetoric & technical communication
JESSICA WILLIAMS | in plain English Heavy problems Pictures of overweight kids won’t help obesity campaign tackle children’s health issues Pictures of obese children aren’t notice), there isn’t one piece of infor- exactly encouraging. But StrongLife mation on how to loose weight in the hopes pictures of overweight kids entire advertisement. work in lower- ere are other, more e ective ways ing childhood to get children motivated and parents obesity. more informed. Michelle Obama’s There isn’t “Let’s Move!” campaign, which a doubt in launched in , has been teach- my mind that ing children how to stay active in fun, the organiza- easy steps throughout the country. She tion has good explained in her speech to the press : intentions, but “These words — ‘overweight’ and VICTORIA PRICE | guest columnist good inten- ‘obese’ — they don’t tell the full story. tions don’t is isn’t just about inches and pounds always mean good results. e cam- or how our kids look. It’s about how paign, run by Children’s Healthcare of our kids feel, and how they feel about ‘Conscience clause’ not about gays Atlanta, has come under re recently themselves. It’s about the impact we’re for its anti-obesity ads, which feature seeing on every aspect of their lives.” pictures of overweight children with “Let’s Move!” consists of a lot more New Virginia bill more about religious freedom, less about sexual orientation captions like “It’s hard to be a little girl than a few ads targeting the depress- if you’re not.” Modeled after the “scared ing results of being an overweight child. Don’t worry. If you’re gay and Unfortunately, gay people in Virginia While I agree that a bill allow- straight” program, which strived to It seeks to improve all children’s lives want to adopt a kid, you’ll still be can’t get married, so the bill doesn’t ing or encouraging discrimination keep kids o drugs, most of the adver- by educating them about how to eat able to. prevent a gay couple from adopting would be pitiful, I don’t believe this tisements take an angry or bitter tone to less, play more, and make wise deci- Senate Bill , known as the since Virginia policy doesn’t allow is the purpose, or an effect, of the grab the attention of parents and force sions about what they’re putting in “conscience clause,” narrowly slid couple adoptions in the rst place. conscience clause. I think the com- them to think about their children’s their bodies from an early age. It man- through the Virginia Senate on “It is possible for single people, munity has mistakenly assumed the weight. ages to do this in colorful, eye-catching ursday with a - vote. e bill including gays, to adopt,” according bill is a backward step for gay rights. “When we looked at how do you get ways that make children want to be allows private adoption agencies to to the article. Of private adoption agencies, that awareness, really the most e ec- involved rather than scare them into screen prospective adoptive parents Instead, the main focus is on pre- only of them are faith-based, tive means are to use techniques that participating. and deny them the opportunity to venting a mix of church and state in according to e Washington Post. some might say are controversial,” said Obama’s confession that she made adopt. private, faith-based organizations. Because this legislation is directed at Dr. Mark Wulkan, surgeon-in-chief at the same mistakes as a working moth- Virginia is the second state in the The clause is something that “will religious agencies, organizations Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, in a er in Chicago makes “Let’s Move!” far nation — after North Dakota — to chisel into law the principle that still have the ability to let gays adopt. interview with the BBC on ursday. less patronizing and far more appealing take this controversial step. With gay people of faith can adhere to their Yes, the religious community has While I understand the campaign’s than the StrongLife ads. marriage already a debated issue, the convictions without fear of reprisal,” traditionally looked down upon gays. tactics, I don’t think it’s going about this It just isn’t necessary to make some- heated issue of the conscience clause explained House Deputy Major- But the bill isn’t about their rights. the right way. thing that’s already such a scary issue immediately had backlash among ity Leader C. Todd Gilbert in the It’s about preventing the state from “ ere seems to be this perception into something even scarier. While gay rights activists. Tuesday article. In other words, and infringing on the freedom of religious that it’s OK to shame children and fam- StrongLife does grab the attention of But it seems they might be overre- organization like Catholic Charities expression in a private business. ilies struggling with obesity because parents, the ads could gain that same acting. e bill doesn’t actually target can choose not to let Jewish families I commend the gay-rights organi- that will provide an incentive to lose attention in much more sensitive and gays; it is more aimed to protect pri- adopt because it would contradict zations for looking out for possible weight,” said Rebecca Puhl, director of appealing ways. With a little bit of opti- vate agencies from government the Catholic doctrine. legislation that will stunt their prog- research and weight stigma initiatives mism, the Atlanta campaign could go intervention. e bill won’t actual- But the legal ability to adopt isn’t ress. But I feel confident in saying at the Rudd Center for Food Policy & much farther than it is now. After all, ly change who can adopt, said Sen. what bothers gay rights groups like that Bill won’t discriminate Obesity, in an interview with CNN on it’s working for the First Lady. Je McWaters, R-Virginia Beach, in Equality Virginia. For them, the issue against the gay community. Tuesday. The ads might provide an the Richmond Times Dispatch on is about discrimination. “Any bill that incentive to lose weight, but they o er Jessica Williams is a sophomore Friday. sanctions discrimination is unfortu- Victoria Price is a freshman no real suggestion or hope as to how English and writing, rhetoric Current state policies prohibit nate and misguided,” said Sen. A. writing, rhetoric & — which should be the most important & technical communication unmarried couples, regardless of sex- Donald McEachin, D-Shenandoah, technical communication part. Besides a website in the cor- major. Contact Jessica at ual orientation, to adopt, according in a report by e Washington Post major. Contact Victoria at ner (which few people probably even [email protected]. to e Washington Post on Tuesday. on Tuesday. [email protected].
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Honors Program hosts Scrabble tournament, raises money to benefit organization for illiterate adults
By Beth Wertz The Breeze
Some Scrabble players were looking for more than just triple word scores Thursday night. The Honors Program hosted the Play For Literacy Scrabble Tournament to benefit Skyline Literacy, a nonprofit organization that benefits illiterate adults in the community. Held at the Harrisonburg Event Center, around 40 participants in the event could enter play individually, or join a team of three. Winners of the nearly three- hour long event had a chance to take home a $100 prize. Awards were given at the end for achievements rang- ing from the highest-scoring team, the most creative team name and even the lowest scoring team. Prizes were all donated from businesses in the community, including Cold Stone Creamery, Barnes & Noble and brandon payne / the breeze Jimmy John’s. Thursday’s tournament was a way for the Honors Program to get involved with the community and support adult literacy. This is the first year Skyline Literacy and the JMU Hon- Teams of three competed in the nearly three-hour-long fundraiser that was eventually won by the “Bon-Mots.” ors Program have put on the tournament, but organizers hope to make it an annual event. The tournament was judged by members of the seeking competition. “We wanted to do something that was a little bit differ- community, including retired educator Barbara Road- “I play when I can get someone to play with me,” ent,” said Elizabeth Girvan, executive director of Skyline cap, WHSV anchorman Todd Corillo, and Charlette Downs said. “My friends and family won’t play with me Literacy. “We thought it was a good fit, since Scrabble is McQuilkin, a member of the board of Skyline Literacy because I know too many weird words.” about spelling and literacy.” who works for Rockingham County. Although most are aware of the main rules of Scrab- When the Honors Program was approached by Sky- “We like to play competitive board games, so we ble, Skyline Literacy and JMU Honors Program gave a line Literacy to host the event, members jumped at the thought it would be fun to support the local community few new twists to the old game, giving an opportunity opportunity to ramp up their involvement. and see if we can win a few prizes. And if we don’t, we’ll to even the playing field and raise some extra money. “We haven’t been very active in the last few years,” still have fun,” said Aaron Schmitt, Harrisonburg local During the game, if a team wanted to challenge anoth- said Seana Sears, co-president of the Honors Program and member of “Team Bicycle Horse Pops A Wheelie.” er team’s word, it could hold up a card and a judge would Board and junior biology major. “We’re trying to take Silas Downs, another Harrisonburg local and mem- Honors past academics and into the community.” ber of “Team Year of the Dragon,” attended the event seea Scr bble, page B2
‘Yoga’ author meditates on body Speaker shares story as part of National Eating Disorders Awareness Month What is love?
By Alicia Hesse Professors, students discuss what exactly fuels The Breeze romance, attraction in series of conversations Though international yoga instruc- tor Christina Sell is used to giving yoga cues to a room full of people, By Jullian Kline characteristics in a person,” Stew- her speech on self-love left some stu- contributing writer art said. “They need to be physically dents in tears. attractive to us, have the right tone Wednesday’s program, called While most people think love of voice and have a close amount of “Making Peace With Your Body,” comes from the heart, others think proximity to us in our lives.” drew a crowd of 600 students to Fes- it’s found in a slightly higher organ Stewart explained that having the tival ballroom. — the brain. right scent, facial symmetry or even a Sell spoke candidly about her strug- Sara Williams, assistant director good amount of mystery helps to cre- gle with bulimia and the journey of of public services at Carrier Library, ate feelings of love for possible mates. learning to love herself. The Univer- and Bill Ingham, co-director and Robin McNallie, professor emeri- sity Health Center’s Student Wellness retired physics professor from JMU, tus of English, contrasted with the and Outreach and Sigma Sigma Sigma moderated Thursday’s discussion. technical feel of the event by read- sponsored the event as part of Nation- Held in the Harris Studio The- ing poetry. al Eating Disorder Awareness Month. atre Lobby in the Forbes Center for After the presentations, each table “To me, we have an hour to talk the Performing Arts, the event was had group discussions on topics the about a lifetime of work,” said Sell, jory dan cme la / the breeze the third in a series of events called table leaders chose. The topics varied author of “Yoga from the Inside Out” Christina Sell spoke about overcoming eating disorders by searching within. JMuse Café that allowed students from “Beauty vs. Ugliness in Love” to and “My Body is a Temple.” and professors to gather in a casual “How does technology change love?” Sell said connecting with her spir- those same things, we get better at it.” Pfost said. setting. One table decided that uncondi- it through yoga and developing a Sell’s message was “especially Sell said it’s crucial to be honest tional love could be reached more deep, abiding friendship with her- important for college students,” said with yourself and others about body “ Society tells us not only easily with one’s dog than with self was key to overcoming the eating Ashley Pfost, a sophomore business image issues. another person. Others discussed disorder. management major and member of “Eating disorders are a smokescreen who, but how to love.” less tradational topics. “The practice of self-love is just that Tri-Sig. of a much deeper issue,” Sell said. Beth Eck “Monogamy is important to our — it’s a practice,” Sell said. “Like in “There’s so much stress and factors Asscoiate professor society because of religion and our yoga, we learn that if we keep doing that can trigger [eating disorders],” see body, page B2 of psychology parents,” said Christina Hanks, a senior sociology major. “Usually, polygamy is talked about in a nega- tive light. It was interesting to actually Three guest speakers at the be able to talk about it.” two-hour event explained their defi- Cody Whitfield, a junior theatre nitions of love to about 30 people. and dance major and table leader, Beth Eck, associate professor of said he especially loved being on the psychology at JMU, spoke about same level with everyone, professors how society controls love. and Harrisonburg community mem- “Society tells us not only who, bers alike. but how to love,” she said. “In our “It’s great that we could all have society, we’re taught specifically an intelligent conversation about a that heterosexual romantic love is broad topic here,” Whitfield said. “We the most important emotion we’ll approached love from an academic ever feel.” point of view, whereas we usually see Eck explained that people tend to ‘love’ only in a Kay Jewelers commer- become intimate with people like cial or a song.” themselves. She described it as a Williams said she enjoyed having “love market,” with people exchang- JMuse Café’s because of the conver- ing goods and services like values sations it facilitates. and senses of humor until they find “This is a great way to bring fac- a good enough match. ulty, staff, students and people from Anne Stewart, a psychology pro- the community together to share fessor, tackled the same topic but their opinions and knowledge,” Wil- focused on such factors like an indi- liams said. vidual’s biology and chemistry. All the information and con- “Love is when you find someone clusions gathered at the Café’s Becky Sullivan / The Breeze who matches you in a few, if not all, are uploaded onto the JMuse For whom the Belles toll factors like age, sexual orientation, Café website at sites.jmu.edu/ Garage rock revivalists The Black Belles performed a free show hosted by WXJM in Memorial Hall on Friday night. religion and ethnicity,” she said. jmuse. The next JMuse Café will be Around 70 people saw the band played songs from their self-titled 2011 debut. Touring with fellow female rockers Stewart described dopamine as March 15, when the topic will be Bleached, the band turned heads with both their ‘60s inspired “garage goth” sound and their matching intricate the “neural liquor” and responsible on food production and policies. fashion choice. The group reached national attention when former White Stripes frontman Jack White brought the for feelings of “love” as well as the foursome onto an episode of “The Colbert Report.” anomaly of love at first sight. C ontact Jullian Kline at “We’re all looking for certain [email protected]. B2 Monday, February 13, 2012 breezejmu.org life Scrabble | Cheat sheets sold
from page B1 tournament started or pur- pleased with its success and chased for $10 to use during plan on holding it again next determine the word’s valid- game play. year. ity. The tournament also sold All proceeds for buying “Next year we would like “Peek” tickets before every “Peek” tickets or cheat sheets more involvement with the round for $5 each, which can went toward Skyline Literacy. students,” Girvan said. “I think be used to check if a word is “People are here because if we can get the word out a legal to play. they know literacy in the bit earlier, we can get a com- The tournament also had community is something to petition going between JMU various bonus words that were support,” Girvan said. “And and Bridgewater or EMU. worth an extra 10 or 20 points that’s the thing to remember. Competition is healthy.” and cheat sheets with lists of It really impacts our entire 2- or 3-letter words, which community.” C ontact Beth Wertz at could be looked at before the Girvan and Sears are [email protected]. body | Strength can be within from page B1 times a day.’ ” as part of her disease.” Pfost said she knows some- As part of the road to She dove into a discussion of one with an eating disorder. recovery, Sell recommends her painful past. Reading from “Even people who don’t have professional help to determine a passage of her book, Sell said an eating disorder need to be a healthy weight range and that her brother’s friend used aware of it so they know the having a structured food and to molest her when she was 6 signs and don’t develop one,” workout plan. years old. At 16, she became Pfost said. Sell ended the program the bulimic and went to a rehabili- Molly Mobley, a sophomore same way she ends her yoga tation center at 18. nursing major noted the strug- classes, with prayer hands “The thing about a food gles Sell went through. and a choir intoning “Om.” addiction is that we can’t live “It was touching to know she without eating,” Sell said. “You not only was underweight, but C ontact Alicia Hesse at would never tell a heroin addict, was also overweight,” Mobley [email protected]. ‘Sit down, have your drug three said. “She had to deal with both
T V Review ‘Comic Book Men’ is super By Rich Heldenfels return of the comic-inspired Stars,” “Hardcore Pawn” and Akron Beacon Journal “The Walking Dead”), follows the like in the dealing that goes Smith and other workers in his on and the nicely confined The new series “Comic Book store as they talk about comics setting inside a store. Men” taps into the love and and deal for rare and precious But I’d watch Smith's longing that many of us have items. Smith has compared it show. As he asks at one point, for those colorfully drawn to “Antiques Roadshow,” in the what would stop anyone magazines of our youth. And discovery of treasures others from pursuing a part of his it gives us reason to believe would consider junk. childhood if he could? I am that our love for those pages “It's like taking a box of one of millions in this country of bright, action-laden panels Cap'n Crunch Crunch Berries, who spent a good bit of that had some value. removing all the Cap’n childhood hip deep in comics; www.RuggedWearhouse.com That's certainly the belief Crunch, and just having a bowl my old, well-worn comics of Kevin Smith, the writer- of pure Crunch Berries for the were also read by my sons director-actor famous for films geek,” Smith said in an AMC (who later acquired issues of such as “Chasing Amy” and Q&A. “Everything that comes their own), and I have a few “Dogma.” Smith has also had through the door, you're just boxes of the comics still set a long life in comics: writing like ‘Oh my God, I have that!’ aside. And even in adulthood, them, collecting them and or ‘What is that worth?’ or just I dip into newer pages, looking selling them through his New something you never knew not for larger meaning about Jersey store, Jay & Silent Bob's that existed, like ‘I never knew society and culture. Harrisonburg – 129 South Carlton Street Secret Stash (named after two Bulletman had a pal.’ And So “Comic Book Men” is characters from several of suddenly you've got something appealing. Listening to Smith Smith's movies). that, if you're a geek, that is and his cohorts talking about Photos are for illustrative purposes only and may not represent actual merchandise. Quantities are limited. Exact styles may vary from store to store. Savings cannot be combined with other offers. Rugged Wearhouse reserves the right to limit quantities. No rain checks. “Comic Book Men,” which brilliant television.” vintage issues makes me want premieres at 10 p.m. EST But clips from the show to jump onto the screen and Sunday on AMC (after the more closely invoke “Pawn join in.
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club ice hockey SLAPSHOT
T eam proves to be time commitment, but players say it’s worth the Sophomore forward Sam Stone, a travel and marketing major, competed against Virginia Military Institute and late nights George Mason this weekend. The team won both games. if it means robert boag / the breeze winning big
By Meaghan MacD onald The Breeze
The JMU club ice hockey team is a Cinderella story of its own. After a tough beginning, it’s our conference player and member of the executive and treasurer Eric Daly. finally blossomed into one of this year so we are board. Team management is solely The team practices every Wednes- the more successful and com- pretty proud.” up to the executive board members. day night at 11:30 in Charlottesville. petitive programs in the Blue The team came into existence four Together, the board takes care of all Practice is over at 12:30 and they’re on Ridge Hockey Conference. years ago and only consisted of seven the financial situations that deal with the road by 1:30. By the time the team “Last year was our first year players, weren’t a part of any official budget and dues and take care of gets back to campus, it’s already after 2 making the playoffs, which club league and didn’t have a coach. paperwork, the team’s website, and a.m. Game days run the same. The team was a great accomplishment, to Since then, the team has evolved into issues regarding equipment. leaves for a 9 p.m. game and doesn’t come from seven players and not an aggressive squad that’s making a The team, which practically runs return until nearly 1 a.m. in any league to a playoff team,” said name for itself. itself, is heavily based on time With all this time devoted weekly senior president Andy LeClair. “And Because hockey is a club team, management. to hockey, the team still finds ways to this year we clinched playoffs again. there’s a significant amount of time “Our schedule is 16 games per sea- We are actually the second seed in and effort asked from each individual son and playoffs,” said senior goalie see HOCKEY, page B4
football la crosse ‘Big brother’ chases after dream Top ranks for top program D.J. Bryant and fellow Dukes train at camps for NFL draft Team picked to repeat as CAA champions By Matt Sutherland from last year and our goaltenders look The Breeze really good.” Along with seniority, the Dukes are What does a team with the conference looking to grab some aggression this preseason player of the year and No. 1 year, starting with a more high-pressure ranking want? How about a Final Four defense that was absent for most of last appearance? season. That’s what head coach Shelley Klaes- “We’ve been more conservative in the Bawcombe is looking for as women’s past, so I think that’ll do us a lot of good,” lacrosse readies for a potential third con- said Caitlin McHugh, a senior midfielder. secutive year in the NCAA tournament. But the new plan has seen some splin- The team was also ranked No. 9 in the ter effects in the offense, explained senior nation by the Intercollegiate Women’s attacker Alex Napoli. Lacrosse Coaches Association poll. “We’ve been able to mold it better this With more than a few weapons in its year with more time,” Napoli said. “Other arsenal — old and new — the team is also teams — when you start getting into the predicted to capture a third Colonial Ath- top 25 or top 10 — they’re using a lot of letic Association title. high pressure, so we’re learning how to Senior defender Cally Chakrian, get a lot better at getting through it.” senior midfielder Annie Brophy and JMU tested out its new schemes redshirt junior attacker Casey Ancarrow against Dartmouth College on Saturday, will lead the team as tri-captains this year a team the Dukes described as being very — a move Klaes-Bawcombe believes aggressive on the ball. The result was a depends on the team every year. 12-8 win over the Big Green. “It’s defined by the makeup of the A lack of communication was another team, and we put a lot of emphasis in aspect the team felt it needed to improve. ashley grisham / the breeze the squad on creating their own leader- “Our game is like basketball where Former captain and defensive end D.J. Bryant (below) makes one of his 48 season tackles against Austin Gund, a ship,” Klaes-Bawcombe said. “The team there’s a lot of play calls,” Klaes-Baw- Richmond freshman offensive lineman. Bryant has been to Pennsylvania and Georgia to prepare for the NFL draft. chose their captains, and we think they combe said. “We need players to make did a great job.” decisions for themselves, call their own By Stephen Proffitt training at Wellness Performance Bryant is also able to stay in Ancarrow was last season’s leading plays and realize what the game needs, The Breeze Institute in Suwannee, Ga. contact with head coach Mickey scorer with 43 goals, helping to make her time and score-wise.” “He really emerged as a playmak- Matthews on a regular basis. this preseason’s CAA Player of the Year. Although players do find it easy to Older brothers tend to defend er, and he was a problem for every “He just tells me to keep my head Experience is also key for Dukes work with one another, McHugh noted their siblings, set good examples and offensive tackle he faced,” said Vidal up and to let him know if I ever need lacrosse this year. Because the team is that the team has been working harder push their siblings to go after their Nelson, Bryant’s former co-captain. anything, that he will do everything returning eight seniors and three redshirt on talking during the play. dreams. D.J. Bryant is JMU football’s “Our expectations are very high for he can to help,” Bryant said. juniors, Klaes-Bawcombe is looking for “I think communication is some- big brother. this group.” Along with Moats and Matthews, the Dukes’ upperclassmen to make a sig- thing we’ve had to work on, on the “He’s a good leader and a funny Bryant also credits his success with nificant impact. field, off the field, in practice with guy,” said Mike Allen, a former team- his strength and conditioning coach “I would say that because of the coaches and with each other,” she mate who’s training for the NFL draft. D .J. Bryant “really Jim Durning. amount of returners we have this year said. “It’s not something we’ve had Bryant, who finished his football “He contributes a lot,” Bryant said. that we’re really gelling as a team really right away. We’ve come to work on it.” career with JMU this past season, emerged as a playmaker, “He tells me things I need to do and early,” she said. “Offensively, we return is now training to make his pro- and he was a problem things I need to work on.” the majority of our squad from last year, see LACROSSE, page B4 fessional football dream a reality. Bryant is not the only Duke this our entire midfield lineup is the same Bryant finished his senior year with for every offensive year to begin training for the next 48 tackles, seven sacks and a fumble tackle he faced.” level. Taveion Cuffee, Lamar Mid- recovery. dleton, Long, Nelson and Allen are “Especially this past season, D.J. Vidal Nelson all training for the draft, but Bry- really was vocal,” said teammate former co-captain ant added that not all of them had and NFL hopeful Kerby Long. “He the opportunity to leave school to was determined, and he really didn’t train yet, mainly because of class want to lose.” requirements. The 2011 First Team All-CAA The five are currently training defensive lineman appeared in 41 at school with Durning, preparing games for the Dukes, including two Bryant recently took part in an All- for the March 16 NFL Pro Day. The NCAA playoff runs in 2008 and 2011 Star game in Arkansas where he was seven-day workout routine focuses during his five years at JMU. able to show his skills and talents to heavily on running with a mixture of He’s now entering an important other players and prospective teams. other exercises. stage in his football career as he pre- “I met a great group of guys and a “We pretty much do everything,” pares himself for the 2012 NFL draft, ton of scouts,” Bryant said. Long said. “We do every testing thing which starts April 26. His agent, Bryant said he was able to talk that the combine scouts look for.” Jason Sklar, represents multiple NFL to scouts from Jacksonville Jaguars, While the training is tough and players, including Justin Harper, a Buffalo Bills, St. Louis Rams, and time-consuming, all the play- Virginia Tech graduate and a wide 2011 Super Bowl champions the ers remain optimistic about their receiver for the Baltimore Ravens. Green Bay Packers. futures. Bryant, a Baltimore native, has He’s trying to join a talented list of “When they get to a camp, they’ll been training at Power Train gym in JMU graduates in the NFL — Scotty definitely be playing in the NFL nate carden / file photo Lancaster, Penn., since Jan. 3. Yester- McGee, Dorian Brooks, Akeem Jor- Redshirt junior attacker Casey Ancarrow was voted All-CAA preseason Player of the day, Bryant flew to Georgia to begin dan and Arthur Moats. see FootBALL, page B4 Year. Ancarrow had 43 goals last season and played in the NCAA tournament. B4 Monday, February 13, 2012 breezejmu.org sports Lacrosse | | hockey | Tryouts increasingly competitive from page B3 by the team’s adviser and head To take on Welsh team coach. maintain impressive academic Bob Kolvoord, the team’s records. adviser, helps out a great deal “We have one of the high- with the transitions from year est team GPAs in the league,” to year since the executive LeClair said. “We have four board is constantly graduating academic all-Americans this and inducting new members. semester, so that was a nice Head coach Frank Ashby Sr., accomplishment.” father of player Frank Ashby, is To be an academic all- working solely because of his American you must be a junior passion for coaching. He isn’t or senior with at least a 3.2 a faculty member at JMU and GPA. This year’s team has four, volunteers his free time to the compared to other schools team. Ashby commutes from that typically have one or two Richmond to Charlottesville ryan freeland / file photo scholars. for every game and practice As the team grows, tryouts for no pay. Senior midfielders Caitlin McHugh (left) and Ashley Kimener have become increasing- This weekend, the hockey warm up before a game. Lacrosse’s season will start Tuesday. ly competitive. About 40-50 team played two home games players come out for the team and crushed its competition. In from page B3 because of its foreign guests. and usually about 25 players Friday’s 13-2 win over the Vir- “I think that any time you make it. ginia Military Institute, JMU’s Women’s lacrosse will play play an international squad, “It really depends on the tal- starters were pulled off the ice its first home game Tuesday there’s a fitness and physi- ent because we don’t want to after a 10-0 lead in the first against the Wales National cality factor that’s going to water down the team or any- period. Saturday’s 10-3 victory Team in Bridgeforth Stadi- prepare your team,” she said. thing,” said captain and vice over George Mason improves um at 6:30 p.m. It will be the “We just saw that as a great president Mitchell Allen. “We the team’s record to 9-3 in first time the team plays in opportunity to play at home.” try to pick the most successful conference and 10-3 overall. the new stadium and its first team.” time in Bridgeforth since 1991, Contact Matt The achievements of the Contact Meaghan robert boag / the breeze Klaes-Bawcombes said. The Sutherland at hockey team would not be MacDonald at President Andy LeClair (right) and junior Brandon Sorbara team is playing in the stadium [email protected]. possible if it were not for the [email protected]. celebrate after wins over Virginia Military Institute and George hard work and patience put in Mason. The Dukes led VMI 10-0 in the fisrt period during Friday’s game and won both matchups. F ootball basketball (58-56) Bryant is confident Rebounds don’t ruin Dukes from page B3 because I can’t control that. The only thing I can control Although they lost the board battle, Dukes barely pass Towson for win next year, too,” Bryant said. is how I work out and how I Bryant has learned to not t e s t .” By Stephen Proffitt expired that could’ve sent the but next season. We have to do finish the season.” hone in on any one team or But Bryant knows one and Carleigh Davis game into overtime. [it] and we just have to get bet- Moore finished with 10 the rumors floating about thing is certain: success. The Breeze “Our perserverance and ter cause that’s going to be our points and seven assists. where, or when, he’ll be “You don’t do all this stuff resiliency was good, but Achilles heel later on the in the Senior guard Humpty Hitchens drafted. for no reason not to think The Dukes finally got back rebounding is a problem for tournament.” netted 18 points while junior “Some people say I might you have a chance,” he said. into the win column Saturday us,” said head coach Matt Brady. Moore, who scored the forward Andrey Semenov get drafted sixth round and afternoon as they defeated That statement was proven Dukes’ last six points to seal finished with 17 points and some people say free agent,” Contact Stephen Towson 58-56, snapping their by Towson out-rebounding JMU the win, feels that despite the five rebounds. Both Hitchens Bryant said. “It is something Proffitt at proffijs@ five game losing skid. 49-19, a problem that’s widely rebounding problem, the end and Semenov went 5-8 from I can’t control. I really can’t dukes.jmu.edu. Despite having JMU having recognized. of the season could still end behind the arc. say ideally I want to play here an 18-point lead early in the “Obviously it’s something positively. The Dukes improve to 11-16, second half, the Dukes saw the coaches and all of us talk “Obviously we want to get 4-11 in the CAA. They now take the Tigers claw their way back about all the time,” said junior over the hump we’ve been on the Panthers of Georgia into the game midway through guard Devon Moore. “It’s some- facing,” Moore said. “This win State at home Tuesday night. Write about your favorite club sport. the second half, setting up for thing that you got to want to do, is very big for us as far as our a tight finish. Towson’s sopho- you gotta want the ball — it’s program and going forward. I Contact Stephen Proffitt more forward Marcus Damas something that’s a big prior- know we haven’t had the best and Carleigh Davis at Email [email protected]. missed a jumper as time ity going forward, not just now season but we’re trying to [email protected].
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