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Future Virginia college |\1L professors are lumping students have uist been given onto the technological band- .mother green light in choos- 59 volunteers spent Thanks wagon, joining Web sites such ing community college! over .is Facebook, MySpaos and universities Xanga In an effort to better con* Virginia's Senate end House their Thanksgiving met with and understand their of Delegates have seen tit to students push (or smoother transitions in New Orleans I believe that I will be a hetw een community colleges better leather it I understand and four-year schools. Both the BY BFN BAYNTON mv students better,'' said Da- Senate Hill 53fl and House Bill I nter vid Met,raw, SMOdatC proles- 57 have asked universities to sor in the department of inte- reform their general education When Katun.i hit last summer. Kai Orenic grated science and technology. requirements to tall in step M ith warned to do something, but couldn't — at "I think Facebook helps me community college classes least not until this last Thanksgiving Break keep in touch with the current Responslblllt) tor enforc- i his was the tirsi tsnesgroupnom IMi went generation ol students in terms ing these hills goes to the StStS to New Orleans ot their interests and outlook . oundl ot Higher f-'ducation "When ihe chance came, I had to take it" on lite for Virginia To respond lo the said Orenic, who is a lead teacher at the I ns> Like McGraw, Anna Umb- hills, st in \ ensures all Virgin- lish for Speakers ol Other I .anguages School, reit, academic and career advi- ia's four-year colleges partnei which is part of JMU's Career [Vvelopmenl sor in the Office ot Academic with the Virginia Community Academy. Advising and ( areer Develop- Collegs System to match their Orenic, and 58 others decided instead of ment, also uses the Web sites course offerings with those of taking a bn>ak trom the SUMS Ol school and in an effort to keep up with the Virginia's community colleges. work, the) would \olunleer tor a week in changing generation. By partnering with the New Orleans rhe tnp was organized h\ ,is- I knew that a lot ot the stu- VCCS, 13 Virginia colleges and iodats ptossssor Mar) Siads and sponsored dents were using it, ,md I like universities have streamlined by met ollege ol Idu.alionat JMU. to keep up with what thev are the transfer process t<> make "l knew matwasexacu) now I wanted into," she s.ud I think it is mi two year college courses and to spend my rhanksgivmg heaping people portant to sta) up-to-date with associate's degrees match up and giving them the I hanksgiving thev de emerging technologies and 1 w itli their own iourses. serve,' senior Rachel I lalptn said trends among the students so \ot on the list of four-year All the volunteers had to pay nearly VKK> that I don't lose touch with the colleges signing systemwide lor thetlfp BOUth.SDOM had alrvadv g.iielo people i HI trying to help." agreements with VCCS is JMU. \ew I Means, hot this tnp H as ihe first linie Main Students appre. lale Madison does not otter guaran- for others. the extra effort put forth by pro- teed acceptance of graduates ol It was MmiHhing new. challenging, and I fessors to get tO know them and communit) colleges, hut instead w as able to lend a Kind in cleaning up the most feel that reading an instructor's has different methods in place dev sslaung natural dueaser in L mtetl Stassi 1'log or profile helps them .on to smooth the transfer pro. history," In-shman lustin Hroughman SBld ne. t on | personal level ( raig Herndon, the aeeo- I he students who had gone More had not "I think it's cool that pro ii.ite lor academic affairs at actually been into New Orleans, when-stand- lessors are bloggmg, senior M HE\ said guaranteed ad- ing water had destroyed houses and annihi- Katie Thierr) said. 'It makes missions is on!) one ol many lated w hole blocks. The\ had been working in them more personable We see useful tools places that had stvn storm surges them in .lass every day, now "What JMl has is articu- "I knew that it would Iv |ust .is bad .is last we know what musi, thev like lation agreements," Herndon vear. sophomore Stephanv Her/og said. "But their interests and whatever said "These spell out to stu- tor some reason I wse expecting a big chants els,, the) might put online." dents exactly what COUrSSS and things to bs better, hul thev weren't and it una) ..i JUSTIN HKot QHMAN Other professors turn to the) need lo take. It the) know was disheartening sites such as Facebook .is ■ the) want to go to [MU, then ABOVE: Chelsea Skotchdopole and Carrie Miller help restore a house. tool tor getting lo know their the\
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Pli.mi joins delegates (o monitor Nigerian elections hip-hop week Justice studios professor J. Peler Pham has been in Nige- BY MARY FRANCES C/ARSTY side to it," she said. "An entn'preneur ria since Nov. 25 as a member assistant nnes editor solves other people's problems for of a six-member deletion on profit. Poor people can't help poor a pre-election assessment P. Thandi Hicks Harper gave the people; they don't have the money or The delegation is led by keynote address during the third the resources." the former head of the Office annual Hip-hop Summit at JMU During the panel discussion that of War Crimes Issues of the Saturday, addressing students and took place after her speech, students U.S. Department of State, Am- faculty in Transitions on the posi- addressed questions to JMU faculty bassador Pierre-Richard Pros- tive influence of hip-hop on youth members as well as Hicks Harper. per and former Congressman culture. Some pointed out the contradic- Harry A Johnston II. D-Fla. "Just because I'm of the black tory nature of hip-hop as a movement In Nigeria, the six U.S. culture doesn't mean I wear my hair that at once tries to gain momentum members joined four interna- in locks and like fried chicken/' I lieks as a positive tool for youth while pro tional delegates from Europe Harper said. "And |ust because I say moting violence, drugs and negative and Asia. I like hip-hop doesn't mean I'm not female stereotypes. walking on campus with my calculus Nikitah Okembe Imam, a profes- Dance company to book in my bag, listening to a little sor of sociology and anthropology, hip-hop on my iPod and thinking said these negative aspects of hip- perform this week about now I just aced that biology hop may stem from the profit-based test." attitudes of record companies. |MU's nationally recog- Hicks Harper, president of the "In the '90s, when record com- nized Virginia Repertory Dance Youth Popular Culture Institute Inc., panies saw they could make a lot of Company will perform in con- also discussed the historical influ- money off of [hip-hop), the heads of cert Dec. 7 to 9 at 8 p.m. in ences on hip-hop, including tra- these conglomerates began signing I .ahmer-Schaffer Theater in ditional African dance and drums those artists that would make the Duke Hall. and the severe living situation in best employees," Imani said. "What The company will perform the South Bronx that began in 1929 comes out of that apparatus some- Cotzkowsky's "Zero Grid" and with the building of the Cross Bronx times I wouldn't even call hip-hop." Thompson's "Vignettes ." Expressway, displacing 60,000 resi- Others also questioned the influ- Tickets are $8 for general dents and causing youth unemploy- ence of the lyrics on children, because admission and $fi fiw children ment rate to peak at 60 to 80 percent. they are more impressionable than under 12, seniors and [AC Card "Hip-hop is amoeba-like in college students. holders. nature," Hicks Harper said. "It is 'They need someone to discuss always growing and evolving, and the themes of the lyncs with," Imam it's a reflection of what's going on said. "There's a difference between In the Valley .(round you." a college student listening to a song Hip-hop is more than just music, and an 8-year-old who gets his image according to Hicks Harper It can of women from those lyrics." be a tool to achieve positive results, The speech and discussion were Student helps Mount because it goes beyond race, class. part of a weeklong effort to educate Crawford expand limits Sender and ethnicity. She a ted hip- students about hip-hup and was host- op artists that use their wealth to ed by the Black Students Alliance. give back to their communities. "It's a movement It's a conscious- MINOI wrsi lOf-T senu* fh-iotmphi-t MOUNT CRAWFORD — "There's a whole entrepreneurial ness.' Hicks Harper said. P. Thandi Hicks Harper spoke about positive effects of hip-hop on youth culture. The Paiiy Neuv-Record reported Saturday that JMU junior Tra- vis Lindsey will help the town of Mount Crawford expand its limits by 320 acres. lindsey has been an intern for town officials, and was cho- GRAYSON: sen by professor Douglas SluH- ley after Mount Crawford Town Professor creates JMU not looking to Manager Bob Hot ten asked Skelley, the DN-R reported In the P.V-R, Ijndsey said tutoring program he has never bwn involved with a town annexing land. GRAYSON, from front health center in St I our, A clinician had partner with Google brought her daughter to work and the father World & Nation pounded on the cUxtr to get in. It was n'port- ■v KAIII CAAB resources or technology ourselves Carrier Library, said then are two ed that the father abused his child, but it was contributing writer to do this, so we prefer to out- ways to go about this after hours and none of the clinicians knew source our work. The strategy is to 'Some we will bu\ a* one-time how to react. Despite Google's latest addi- digitalize the more unique things purchase* and have perpetual President Bush looks After the incident Gravson was asked to tion, Book Search, JMU's Carrier This past fall. Carrier Library BCCCtt to, while the others we have for "Plan BM for Iraq head a workshop educating employees about Library does not see a partnership has added Eighteenth Centurv to pay .i certain amount ea< h year, the child abuse law. She now teaches a course with the Web site in the future. Collections Online and American Keac h Mid on the subject at JMU. "You must think of all the time History and Culture Online: Sabin Afl a result Ol the addition ol the After a secret memo written "I think |the award) is a wonderful reflec- and effort and technology it would Americana with documents rang* online database, i llbrai lan's duties bv former Defense Secretary tion »HI our students because they're the ones require to do that," said Ralph .ng from 1500 to 1926. are shifting away from the card cat- Donald Rumsfeld was publicly out then' doing the projects I coordinate," Alberico, dean of Libraries and The next biggest project is the alog and more toward teaching. released a day'before the secre- Gravson said, "and a reflection on our com- Educational Technologies. Historical JMU collection. Among W« now have to be much tan resigned Nov. 7. President munitv and the relations we've forged." Book Search is a library that the documents digitized are poster more concerned with the quallt) George Bush has been looking Gravson said the application of skills is includes full texts of books. The collections, president papers. Board ol online information and the way for a "Plan B" for Iraq. vital in the held. A culmination of academic University of Virginia was the of Visitors minutes and diplomas. students get to it," Albcruo said Bush has been considering pieces and fieldwork enable students to be most recent university to become The availability of such infor- I here are more people behind the a partial withdrawal of troops better prepared after graduation. library partners with Google in mation allows students and faculty ■cenea and jobs tun e become much from that country's particu- "I wanted students to learn about best November. to see what |MU was like during its more technical larlv violent cities and build- practice standards and evidence-based in- There are currently eight other first decade as an institution I he student response to (. arrier ing up troop numbers on the tervention," Gravson said. "Students have to library partners using Google's The digitizing of such unique library's online database is sup- Syrian and Iranian borders, learn about standards and the impediments Book Search, including Harvard documents is beneficial not only portive M. tar. the Washington Post reported to using them in the field." University, the University of for the students, but for the docu- "I think it would be beneficial, yesterday. The tutoring program alkms students to Michigan and Oxford University. ments themselves. espedall) it the) start to do this work individually with 35 foster children a The purpose of the project is to "We won't have to handle docu- to the old books located in the semester The students go on site to the chil- allow researchers to search books ments that are fragile," said Special stacks because the) are usually dren's homes to work with them on a weekly by relevancy. Collections librarian Tracy Harter really hard to find," freshman Lira Former Chilean dictator basis Instead of following in U.Va.'s "The big part of the reason we're Vaezl said. suffers from heart attack "Not only has field placement helped me footsteps, JMU is taking another doing this is for preservation Sophomore Sarah Esterbrok chouse a career," Christina Wnght said, "but route. Also, with the addition of e added I think this is a good idea. I also M it has given me an edge over other "Our collection overlaps with Books, JMU has the license from be. ause it doesn't H astc j our time SANTIAGO, Chile — For- undergraduates going into graduate school other larger universities like publishers to allow students to \ tew You'll be able to find better sources mer dictator of Chile, Gen. Au- who have not had the benefit of real-world I niversity of Virginia," Alberico books and journals online Jennifer through fins gusto Pinochet, suffered a heart expenence." said. "We simply don't have the Keach, head of Digital Services for attack yesterday Pinochet, 91, underwent bypass surgery, the Wastwtgtoti Ptisf reported. Pinochet led a military coup that overthn-w the popularly elected leftist President Salvador BREAK: Students' work not done WEB: Blogs not Allendcin 1971 Pinmhet hftU power until iiwl Current President Michelle BREAK, from front leaving Camp Hope the next day, "Every emotion comes out," He- place for secrets Bachelet did not immediately It was not onlv JMU students on the group stayed in cabins at Fon- zog said ">ou are sad bet ause ol all aimment on the ex-dictators the trip, though. Yuniel Vanega-Sil- tainbleau State Park Kontainbleau the lives lost and how things haven't \\i « ' Front condition. vera and I nanne Vasquez, students is a. ross I dke Ponti hartrain from improved. You are angrv and upset through reliable news sources suggests that from the Career Development Acad- New Orleans. because not much has been done, much ot what appears in blogs an? unsubstan- emy, also went with the group. Then the real work began and people are lorgctfing before am tiated .heap shots The CO A is a university insti "My group cleaned out a home in change has taken place You are mad While Allain doesn't put much value Texas Researcher to study tution (hat helps educate English St. Bernard Parish," Hmughman said. at the government for their lack ot m the Information generated in iK Gulf War syndrome learners in the community in lan- "By 'cleaned out,' I mean taking out help. You are mad at the insurance Sphere," others warn students BDOUl the dan- guage acquisition, literacy and ca- all the of the belongings, removing all companies that all thev tare about is gers of posting private information or phokM reer development, according to the Ol the flooring and sub-flooring and monev " on the Internet The Washington Port re academy's Website. knocking down all of the drywall." What bnnight the reality of the ( oilege students have had fob offers re- ported vesterdav that .i le.as "I went bet ause I like to help peo- On Wednesday, the whole group situation to the volunteers was meet st inded. Uvn fired or even arrested i"i w li.it 1 resean her is set to receive $7S ple whit have problems,' Vasque/ prepared food for families in the mg and talking to the few residents was m their profile or hlog/' I mbffit Bttol million in federal moncv to re- said. Vasque/ emigrated from Cuba area Thev ptoduced more than S, 3
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The president's biggest mistake this year was not firing this guy in August SCORPIO: You will form an organization for the sole purpose of making people "aware" of something, and then l-ven on the t've or his disrniss.il, Donald promptly forget why. Rumsfeld isplaving backseat ddvCETwo days betom he resigned — and one day SAGITTARIUS: Beware the sushi at Dukes Signs indicate that befom the Election Day of reckoning — the ex-KGB operatives have been there recently. former defense secretary sent a classified mono to the White I louse suggesting that the CAPRICORN: You will have an epiphany while using the Bush administration's strategy in Iraq was toilet today. You won't want to miss this one — do not get off increasingly ineffective. "Clearly," he said, the toilet until the epiphanv arrive*. "what IS forces arc currently doing in Iraq is not working well enough or fast enough." AQUARIUS: Pegasus indicates that your study habits for this His m.ister plan, however, hinges pri- upcoming exam period will consist solely of calculating what manly on the idea that the administration your final grade will be if you don't show up for the tests. should lower public expectations the same game plan Karl Rove used to "win" the PISCES: The position of an asteroid in relation to Mars will result Bush-dore debates in 2(XX). Rumsfeld said, in you initiating a passionate love att.ur with Kevin "K-Fed" Fed- ' I Ins |t ill give us the ability to readjust aiul erline, complete with the requisite divorce a few months later. move to another course, if necessary, and then-tore not lose.'" ARIES: You're still here? It was a brilliant strategy six years ago, though it is hopelessly misapplied in this case. TAURUS: The position of Ursa Major indicates that you will Unlike electkms (directly), significant numbers suffer a sharp blow to the head, from which you will awake pur- of people, including Amencan soldiers, an? dy- porting to know what the "sanctity of marriage" actually means. ing aa I n-sult nt policies in Iraq And the Iraq wai is m ■ very different plaa' in our national GEMINI: Mercury's relation to Venus is a strong sign that you consciousness; to think the American public w ill finally get your big acting break, making a cameo in one of responsibility for their country." What Rumsfeld's memo does suggest, iul! respond to.i lowering of standards is to those Geico "caveman" commercials. grossly underestimate our intelligent e \ol to Another option called for punishing however, is that the administration should uncooperative provinces with a withdrawal mention that to lower standards in order call "announce that w hatevei new approach the CANCER; For reasons inexplicable by science or stars, today of economic assistance and seeunty I Ins something a "success" is to cheat. US. decides on, theU.5. is doing so on a trial the music from "South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut" will ingenious gem of an idea will won as well as As for Iraq, Rumsfeld's suggestions basis." Sure. I hat way, no one can really be serve as the soundtrack of vour life hinged on the consistently patroniz- punishing underperforming schools by cutting blamed for the fallout because it was, after all, their funding, eftectiv elv punishing them by Ing ideas he has stated about the Iraqis lust an expenment. This designated M.O. of LEO: Jupiter tan that you w;!! -.top on Inter-,laic 81 today and the Bush administration is getting a little old. since the war began. When suggesting a removing the necessary infrastructure needed pick up a hitchhiker, who will turnout to be none other than moderate troop withdrawal (apparently to bdng about the ideal behavior. And even hrst. Bush needs U> take the wheel. Second, the comedic genius Carrot Top. Throwing Mr. Top out of the that is predicated upon the idea that we can the makeup of Congress wasn't the only he does need to stow things down in Iraq. car will earn you a Nobel Prise. thing to dramatically change that week), punish Iraq like a disrespectful child who uses Third, we need to buckle our seat belts — even potty language "Who's your daddy?" does he did so, "so Iraqis know they have with Rumsfeld gone, it's gonna be a bumpy VIRGO: The position of Onon suggests that you will drop kick a to pull up their socks, step up and take not make for effective international policy. nde until November 2UW. at the very k-ast. puppy in anger after hearing Net* song's "The Christmas Shoes."
The Best of What's Around Through Murky Waters New student activists work to bring clean energy The greening of JMU, part one
■v AIFX SiRNn be drastically decreasing the negative envt- tuUim costs, he said " I hat's an attitude armor writer ronmental impact of UK' universitv. that needa to change Most power in the United states still Ihomas is opimiisti,. however Ryan Towanda and Inuly Ihomas comesfmin COal power plants, whuh "We're hopeful that IML can set en don't fit the stereotype of environmental thmwssmog and greenhouse gasses into example ot students and administration KCth ists. They are shod and clothed. Pow- the atmosphenv I hese, in turn, lead toe working together," she said. anda is clean shaven, and neither of them range of local health effects, like asthma, rheeegioupe are dear!) on ihe nght looks like ihev've |iist come hack from tlie cancer and even birth detects. An energj track tobnng alxmt a change on cam- Interior of the Ajnason. coneumerea lanteaaJMI becking ouf pus Studenti ilii loin I nnr liurellgellni Nevertheless, ihev have become the ol thetradition.il power gnd uouhl hem tochennjMl forthegreenecand de facto leaders ot the (lean I nere\ ( »>- not only redutv some of theeeeffects nhomeeand rawandi an' leading the alition at JMU, an association of student but provide an example tot other m.i|or eflbrt to get theuraVenrir) to commit to organizations dedicated toconvmdna institutions to follow th.it changa l hegroupe they've brough The laughs fail the university to purchase envimnmen- l-caders like I'owaikl.i and I homU .i" together are aacommittedaa Inn an- Mai tally friend I \ ehslnnty 1 he t\ theories that |\ll should be looking to for ley l .nvn. a leader in l-'arth t lub, said his appearance of mem and the MM wave diivction. peopKvdthaeeneenotonry oi group a( isilition memlx'r Isnach ot ediv ists like them signifies what their theisMuv but how togenweuppori tmm and dedicated, and l'ov\and.i hops lor an message w ill hopefully become — main- Mudenteand edmintetnaon even broadef level ol support. to enlighten sin\im, accepted and common practice lunHir Aan*i Sobel is another of tlx-H' 11 he issuel is reallv global, so I Environmental activism is noth- new nivinmmeiit.ll li'.Klers. I Ie is w orking, think we should have every group on ing new to the | Ml community — the through his Natural Resume ( enserv a- campus [Involved)," he said As 'Borat' takes on anti-Semitism, Sacha seven groups that have joined the CEC hon da* (GECXi 2401 to find w eye to n take i ven group oncampua ahould get ahead) existed before the collation was buildings on campus mom encn:\ I'ttmenl behind this cans,' one of the stmngths Baron Cohen proves he is no Mel Brooks formed in April, but now they are muted tlirough grevn building practtGB I Qe group ol the awlition is that all itsinenilvr w ith the common goal to gather enough iskmkingiloselv.it the rotom.M Hall m CRAIC, FiNki i si i IN the height of his populantv Ihusewho gnwpe work on their own luatamabUtt) student, faculty and community support staff wntn view Borat making |okes about jews dorms because otUiepLmiKdaiiistnjctiiHI pn^eits, K> there Is a place for arry group h\ the ,-nd ol the ,n ademu \ ear to have til two new dorms of ilx- nme stv le and singing songs entitled "Ihniwthe to find a home tinmpsare nothing with- JMU President RoM lommil |ML to Sobel's goals, like (he Coalition's, out their members, however, and it is the Seem ing I \ overnight, TV comedian Jew down the Well" am gi Ing to beleve 1 buying 100percent deenenergj within e don I sound like the shockmgh cxln'me, responsibility ot students to take .Klion. 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Basketball 1-0 h o>io- sophomore guard Joe Pose in t e JMU junior guard Tamera Young takes a frae throw against the visiting Rams. She was 10 of 12 from the nial Athletic As- tributed 11 points. Both i< Sunday stripe and 9 of 23 from the field on her way to tying her career high of 28 points on the day. sociation) won double figures m scoring for the ODU 63 Sixth straight game for |ML. its CAA opener the second half scored eiRhtight stra;ghtStraight man |defense| and that gave me the op- keep the ball out of her hands. JMU fS James had 12 second-half 73-63 over Vir- Dukes points, to help JMU pull away portunity to drive." Ihe Dukes wen able to take ad* points atter hav Ing to sit with two ginia Common- from the Rams. Senior center Meredith Alexis pi. kou vantage o4 the Rama defense by gath- early fouls. wealth {6-1, 0-1) yesterday. "The first couple of games this iea- up her 45th career double double, SS ering offensive rebounds and putting The 6-foot-2 forward made 10 of son I wasn't really driving as much," she added 17 points and 14 rebound- O D U ' s Draw William- Men's her 12 free throws along and late in Young said. 'They were plaving a tight despite a tight VCU /one designed to IIIKII'S pagelQ son led the Basketball MonarchsIIIMIUII 111 withIVI(I1 •• . IS second-hall Saturday points, mclud- JMU ing 12 from ODU /<) t h r e e - p o i n t field goals. He slso had tour re- bounds, tour assists and two So fresh, so clean steals. Asa team, Ont hit on I0of22 3-point shots overall and stx ol 10 for that win no matter how we Through Saturday's loss to during the second half. JML . on Freshman guard got it." Old Dominion, Curtti is third the other hand, hit on jusl three The 6-foot-3, 165-pounder on the team in scoring with of 15 3-point shots and missed on performs in from Denver hasn't just shown 11.8 points per game, trail- all seven second-halt attempts flashes of his abilities, but has ing only sophomores Juwann The Dukes forced 17 turn clutch for Dukes impressed his coaches and lames and Joe Posey, who are overs, while committing 15 turn- teammates with his poise and avenging 16.2 and lb. rsspet overs themselves BY TIM CHAPMAN consistency, things tnat aren't tively. Although he played the ODU improved to n-2 tor the staff writer always characteristic of a first- two guard through high school season, while JML tell to 2-4. year player. and a year at prep school, Cur- Neither team led by more than After converting on two "We knew when we first tis attributes his comfort in his tour points during the opening tree throws in a back-and-forth looked at him he loved the new role to Keener's system. halt until ODU's Abdi Lidonde battle with Virginia Military In- game and he's proven he wants 'The coaches have helped came off the bench and put up a stitute, freshman point guard to get better," Keener said. make it easy, but I have always pair ol three-pointers to spark an Pierre Cur- Keener and the team .ir«n I been a confident kid maybe 8-2 closing run. the only ones noticing Curtis' even on the bubble of being Ihe Host Monarchs led 32-25 promise, as he picked up Colo- COCky," Curtis said at halftime nial Athletic Association Rook- Getting ott to a quick start ODl Increased its lead 44-33 ie of the Week honors for the has been bittersweet forCurtis, with 12:58 remaining, but |MU week of Nov 19. though, as the majority of his answered with a 9-0 run that In his first two outings at family lives in Denver and Chi featured tour different scorers, the Convocation Center, Cur- cago and hasn't had a chance capped bv treshman guard Pierre tis led Madison to victories to see the blossoming guard Curtis. Midway through the set against VMI and Wofford while DM) He reminisces about his ond halt, the Dukes had cut the averaging 15.5 points, three hrst experiences with basket deficit to two pointt I hen. Old Curtis rebounds, three assists and ball and credits his interest in Dominion hit 3-pmnters CMI three three steals. JMU sophomore the game tO his grandmother, straight possessions to increase Curtis stole the swmgman Kyle Swanston has Norma Curtis the lead to 53-46 with H;42 re- ball and sunk a floater as time been working out with his new "She was the first to get maining and didn't allow JML expired to give the JMU men's point guard since the summer me Into it; we'd watch games any closer there on out basketball team its first victory and knew he would make an together and she even bought I he Dukes will be back in ,ic DI the season immediate impact. me mv hrst ball." Curtis ssid tion un the road tomorrow to take "As a point guard, I need 'He's .i real clutch plaver Curtis and the Dukes (2-4 on Georgetown at 7:30 p.m. to get (he team set up on plays, and, for a guy his size, is real overall, 0-1 in the CAA) travel but Coach Keener also tells strong with the ball," Swan- to Washington, D.C., to face JMU 25 32 57 DM to be aggressive at the of- ston said. "He understands Georgetown tomorrow ODU 32 38 — 70 fensive end," Curtis said, "it time and score, and his great It feels good to get the felt good to hit that shot, my .le, ismn making will make him recognition, but I'll be hap- JMU: James 7-14H-1 14, IWv 4- teammates were jumping on a great candidate for freshman pier winning more games. JMU freshman guard Pierre Curtis lays It up 132-2 11, Curtis 3-102-4& Chami me and everyone was happy of the year." I urtii ssid around an Eastern Kentucky defender. 4-6 0-3 H ODU. Vasylius Ml 7-10 18, Wil- liamson 6-12 i-j |7. I ldonde(3-4 d-o 9.
Three-point goals — JMU 3-13 (Swanston -M. Post) i-s, Curia o- 31. ODU 10-22 (Williamson -i " I , Dukes' guard JMU linebacker donde M» Henderson 2-8). fouled out: — none Rebounds JMU 30 (James 8, Sw ansa m \ I arter 5). ODU 38(VBS) IIUS 13. Adams*. Williamson to transfer finalist for state's 4, Henderson 4, Let4) — from staff reports said the decision was based Lampley leaves purely on his need to be closer to home, due to personal is- top football award Madison's men's sues. basketball team Last year, Lampley was lech and Junior defense e end <■ hrls I ong considered the future for Senior Akeem Jordan of the Universit) ol Virginia, Junior run- JMU's point guard position ning back Ra'Snad Morgan ol Virginia* According to the Daily with the departure of Jomo up for Dudley Award (Vise and junior defensive bade Mark News-Record, sophomore point Belfor, but Pierre Curtis beat Snodd) Ol Washington & I ee are hnahsts guard Lewis lampley is leav- him out of that role in the pre- with 140-tackleyear tor the I Ht Islon II III \A1 A BWard that ing the team due to personal season. goes to the player ol the year in those 4 las Lampley told the Daily Mh.ations I. a m - News-Record that the issues at |ML Senior linebacker Akeem Jordan i a. h football-playing school in Vir- pley would home were affecting his play. is a finalist lor the Dudley award, which ginia is allowed to nominate a plaver tor not saj He was averaging |ust 0.6 is presented annually tn Virginia's most- the award \ panel ol 15 ■-ports writers what the points per game while adding outstanding Division I college football and broadcasters from sround the state personal is lust seven rebounds and four player votes tor three players in each division. sues were, assists in the Dukes' first five This season, Jor- with points given on a 5-3-1 basis I he iiist that he games this season. dan was the Defen- top three in I NvieiOfl I and the top two in needed to I as| season, I am pley aver sive Plaver of the Division Il/Iil/NAIA become finalists tor be closer tO aged Id points per game and Year in the Atlantic lit their respective award his St Pe- 1.7 rebounds, m 11.4 minutes. Football Conference Jordan's no tackles tins season Had tersburg, Lampley The NCAA rules about and the leading tack- him tor second national!) in the category, I la , home. transferring to another Divi- ier in the league(140). as he averaged 11 67 pel game, seconding He made the decision late sion-! school requires Lampley He led |\H a defense to the V \ \ s mOSl recent statistics He Thursday night and discussed to sit out a season before being to .i ,( l record and had 69 s,.lo stops, 17 tackles tor loss, 5.5 it with coach Dean Keener Fri- eligible again. However, if he an NCAA Division I sacks, an interception, tour pass break day. Lampley did not make were able to find a school clos- ( hatnpionship plav . lips. | forced Fumble and a tumble recov- the trip to Old Dominion Sat- er to his home in Honda to go offtarth Jordan erv during his reccnllv Completed tCSeon urday to by the spring semester, ne Ihe Dudley Award will be presented Jordan was i first-team All Atiantu 10 Ine 6-foot-1, IKS-poiinder would be available to plav in Wednesday at a banquet at the Sheraton selection this year alter being I second- \A\ M * HU'll 11'/. phol, had been averaging just 10 January 2008. Richmond West hotel at o:30 p.m. team All I NgUC honoree In JMU Junior forward Terrance Carter minutes a game this season, Other finalists tor the award include shoots over a defender. Carter te but both Keener and Lampley — from staff reports Junior linebacker Vines Hall »t Virginia — from staff reports averaging 6.8 rebounds par game. < Monday. December 4. 2
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Cod's power was increased in you." hen Thad Reid graduated from JMU in Reid then sings, "I'd be a lie if I say I didn't blame 2000, he had earned a degree in media myself/ Change myself/ So I try to save myself/ From arts and design with the intent of work- the long guilt normally consume my mind/ A time ing in the sports broadcasting field. However, bomb waibn' to explode at times." that was only it he was not able to make it in the In addition to "Memorial Day," the LP contains 14 music industry. Reid has faced some roadblocks other tracks that are diverse in both subject matter and alone the way, but the bottom line is, you will sound. Each song portrays a different aspect of the not near him broadcasting a Redskins game artist's life. anytime soon. The album touches on what I've been through in . He has put his sports broadcasting career my life as a whole," Reid said. "The human being is \ on hold to pursue his true passion. Reid is a complicated in that there are a lot of different sides budding rap artist whose number one desire to people. You aren't always going to be hard, and is to become a success in the music industry you aren't always going to be happy ail the time." — and there's no doubt that he's already on Reid said his album translates all tne emotions that hiswaf a person may experience throughout his or her life Reid was born and raised in Lynch- into music. burg. He became interested in rap at a Reid's favorite song on the album is 'They Don't very early age at the influence of his Like Me." Reid said it is a song that is basically dedi- older sister, and when Reid was 17 cated to people who are people he calls "haters." years old, he began free-styling and "When you're doing something for yourself and making mix tapes on a karaoke ma- when you achieve you goals, there are a lot of people chine with one of his friends. Ac- out there who want to see vou fail just because you cording to Reid, it was during this are doing well," Reid said. "(The songl is pretty much time that he realized dabbling in based on that." music would become much more than Recently, Reid released a free-for- down load, a hobby. 18-track mix tape that can be downloaded from Immediately following his gradua- his Web site, lhadretd.com, or his MySpace Web tion from JMU, Reid faced a tragedy that site, myspace.com/thadretd. His album can also be would come to affect his everyday life and purchased on his Web site. He is currently living his music. While driving from a Memorial outside of Washington, D.C., working to promote Day party in Washington, D.C., to his best his music by performing and promoting Memorial friend Demetrick's home in Harrisburg, Pa., Day. Sometime this summer, he is expecting to re- Reid fell asleep at the wheel. He awoke and lease the follow-up album to Memorial Day, which Aftara abruptly jerked the wheel. The car flipped is still untitled. track: car accl- and caught fire. Demetrick managed to push Reid's success can be attributed to an important oartt that kMad both Reid and his own cousin out of the car, piece of advice he received from his parents. Ma baat Mand, but could not escape the car himself before it "My parents used to tell me that if you shoot Raid pourad burst into flames. Demetrick died instantly and for the moon, you will land amongst the stars," hhnaarf Into his cousin died three months later in a hospital. Reid said. "There is nothing that you can't achieve Ms music Reid escaped the burning vehicle safely. if you set a goal. You can strive for greatness and "Ironically, the night that (Demetrick] died, we even if you don't make it, you will land at the top were walking down the street and I told him that I of the game. You may not be the best, but you will was going to make it [as a rap artist) and that I was be among the best. I'm just trying to be the best that going to take him with me," Reid said. 'Those were I can be." the last words I said to him. At this point, I'm doing As Reid explains, for him, the cards have fallen into I this not only for myself, but for him too." place. Reid's focus is to make it big in the music industry "Because of the accident, I'm not even sup- to fulfill the promise that he made to his best friend the posed to be here, so I figured that God spared my night he died. life for a reason," Reid said. "He wants me to serve Reid's first LP, Memorial Day, is a tribute to Demet- as a testimony for the people that went what I went rick. The title track, "Memorial Day," is an emotionally through in my life. He spared me so 1 could to do charged song in which Reid chronicles his friendship it through music, and that's what I'm going to con- with Demetrick. the day of the accident and how it has tinue to do." pkwii amresy iifTHAD RfclD CHECK CD Review IT OUT Five must-have albums of 2006 ■Y KMS KINC A Certain Slant of Light: contributing umter Interpreting Emily Dickinson The ttme has come to reminisce over a year that truly provided music fans with many fantastic albums and KMH so hid that they ame back around and become good again (here's looking at you, Kevin Federhnel. The selection process is both difficult and'time-cotriummg. but the following albums represent something truly great. Be it Girl Talk's ability to tear the roof off of a party. The Futureheads' venture tmvard maturity or T)w Hold Steady's opus of being young in the 21st century. This tvas a great Where: year for music, and here are the reasons why. Taylor Hall, room 400 • • gjH>flMM6MMfr**B$f**H*tKntlaMsMrfcJJ*"] When: •At most shows you catch drumsticks. At Hold Steady* Monday, Dec. 4 from 4 to 6:30 p.m. .shows, you catch cigarettes. The Hold Steady sounds* "like the kind of gmup one would see playing at a bn>-* •ken-down rowdy bar with a chicken-wire barn.ade. *rWftflarrteafls*-MYrtrtr • ■ • Why: 5n front of the stage. They're loud, unruly and more! and Tributes Explore the work of Emily Dickin- interested in playing music than looking hip. In Boy** Coming ofl i>t their stmng first* und Girls in America, singer Craig Finn captures an* album memorable tor its break ' son through essays and creative "uncanny portrait of life at the point between youth* neck pacing and relentless ener-- works of students in ENG 410. ■and adulthood - that glimpse of freedom (mm the* gy, England's I he lutureheads*, •restraints of parents and before the chains of respon-* liardh sound like themselves* "sibiliiy tighten. This album is lor the kids out to revel J on their sophomore release. For* •in what little bit of life they can in the time provided* .most ol .Yens, the bovs slow down and ton.nitrate on (rafting*, Not only will there he free food, but •and it celebrates both the glory and the drawbacks* •more mature guitar-pop tunes without completely abandon-' students will present 10 to 20-mmute Released Oct 3. ■ •ing their fan base. In short. The Futureheads are all gn>wn up.» Jlhey've escaped the "let's pla\ as last as we can tor an entire* essays on the life and work of Em- •album" stigma that lingers throughout their first album. Faster* ily Dickinson. There will also be a The Long Winters ^ Psftrhs the f M/3 rVBHJ ■ •songs like "Cope" and "Return of the bVserker sound out oN In a time where the music world seems dominated by new display of students' creative works •place and notably weak when compared to tunes like the atmo-*, school new wave or over-complicated attempts at chart- •sphenc "Back to the Sea" or the upbeat, and devilishly catchy* inspired by Dickinson. ing unknown terntory. The Long Winters serves as a wel- •"Skip to the End." While the evolved sound ol Sews and THbuU$* comed reprieve from the madhouse that new music can •may shock established fans, the album shows a distinct forward*, become at times Winters' figurehead John Rodenck knt M I •movement and diversity In Mingwnting that inOWOBJM the* how to write a pop tune. Songs like 'Teaspoon" or I in- •band achieving Hi lull potential. Released June 13. Island, AK" are rare in that they adhere to traditional indie- pop standards without sounding bred or denvative. Small W\ touches like the brassy hook in 'Teaspoon" or the soanng organ in "Ultimatum" erupt with an accessible and likable charm. Rodenck's lyrics are wryly clever, irreverent, wistful and sweet Any fan of guitar-pop in the vein of Ted Lett or Pl»> WW!J!!IWH^^^T zer owes it to themselves to cneck exit this album Released July 26. •OrrrTOfc^/xJ&rif Mpyet • • •Girl Talk (Gregg Cillis) Jnashes up every genre •Th>*nf»etlA*-^ WifffV«r»r>fff rtr» ; imaginable into an epic •The 21S1 century answer to Ihe Crystals or The Shan-» •40-minute party jam trial •gn-La's. The Pipettes give the 'nils girl-gnup formula", guarantees to blow the Jan upgrade with, an album that set-thes irresistible sass • jods away. It will satisfy •Backed by the all-malegntupThe Cassettes. The Pipettes* average partygoer with "are three polka-dot-*ltd English girls with an ear for the! SOW fairly standard modern •past coupled with a modern mind-set. Ths >;irls sing* ^hip-hop tracks and keep BMISU nerds happy by sugarcoat-* •about one-night stands, breaking hearts, and ot course.* Jng them with a thick layer of eclectic tunes. In the track* •how they're the prettiest girls you've ever met. Tracks* •"Minute In Minute" Gilhs uses mixes from Miss\ Klliott'sT. "are succinct and inlotiously catchy and draw obvious* J'On & On to |uel7 Santana's "There It Co (The Whistle* •inspiration fnim Phi! Spector and Motown « hile avoid-* •Song)" using Neutral Milk Hotel and Jefferson Airplane.* IAIIRI'JMM(XV«l./l'r,l.. •ing any hints of tepid derivation Released |uly 17. * •Released May 9. *. 101 Monday. December 4.2006 \www.thebreeze .org | The Breeze HOOPS: Women's basketball opens Read The Breeze conference play with win over VCU online at: HOOPS, from pagf? We had planned on dou- in yauul-. kmn' points. bling [ Vaughn ] a lot in the game," thebreeze.org 'That's one of the things Brooks said. "However, she's that I think is one of their big- such a tough double because she gest strengths." VCU coach Beth catches it quickly and rums and Cunningham said. "Thev get a shoots so quickly." log of offensive production off |MU overcame the excel- 150 New Jobs! first and second-chance points. lent shooting by forcing 24 VCL We |ust gave them way too turnovers ON-THE-SPOT INTERVIEWS! many opportunities." "That's something we stress," the Dukes out-rebounded Cunningham said. "We want 16 Are you a December grad looking for a VCU 37-30, including 15-9 on the or less every game, and todn M B offensive end. had 11 by rialftime. Give credit to great place to start your career? 'That's a part of what we do, their defense, but I think we made |MU coach Kenny Brooks said. a lot of careless mistakes " Look no further than 5/ International! "One of the things we do well is Sunday's game was the sec- SI International is seeking candidates with PHYSICS. (SAL .titensive rebound." ond-straight game where the CHEMISTRY ILMATH DEQUES for career opportunities Aside from leading scorers Dukes were able to defend their in Harrisonburgl Bring your resume and join us: A lexis and \oung, scoring 22.5 and home court against a team that 16 points per game respectively, came into the game undefeated the Dukes also got a big contri- On Wednesday they were able to Every Wednesday, 3-5pm bution from junior guard jasmin defeat Liberty University 74-64. l>awrence, who scored in double The win also pushes (MU's 2031 Deyerle Ave. figures for the first time all season, home winning streak to 16 games. Harrisonburg, VA 22801 scunng 12pointsin22minut.-- The last tome they lost at home was "I was |ust trving to be ag- March 3,2005 against Delaware. gressive," Lawrencesaid. "(Alex- "Every game we look at it like, For detail*, please call S40-437-3241 or Email: Leinaala.DkusaHI-inU.com. i-- and Young! WSM hitting their we're not trying to let anyone break Selected applicants will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirementi for access to classified information shots and that kind of opened our undefeated record at home," things up forme." Lawrence said. "It becomes one Added Alexis. 'It helps us out of our goals to go undefeated at SI Inte-naiwnai offers eompetiirve salaries, quality medical, dental and vision because other teams will see the home for the whole season." insurance, tuition fevntwrsement. 401k plan and much more film, and now they have another Added Alexis, "I think it's a To access a complete fcstmg person they need to be worried hostile atmosphere. The pep band of available positions. about, now maybe they aren't able looks for the msecuntoes and thev and to apply online, visit tudem me the ball as much." really heckle the other team." www.sMntl.com The Rams -.hot 50 percent Alexiss 14 rebounds gives INTERNATIONAL from the field going 24 of 48, t*» *r prouO to or a* her 991 in her career. She is feu*Opptwtun f» frnptotv including getting a career-high IVII s all-time career leader in 26 points no forward Krystal rebounds. She will have an op- Vaughn. Vaughn's hot shooting portunity to go for rebound 1,000 inside forced Brooks to switch in (MU's next game, which will EVAN DYSON'/Arm «9v D0NT LET ILLNESS CHANGE YOUR CAREER his defense to a 2-3 zone defense be Wednesday as the Dukes take Senior center Meradth Alexis goee up for a hsyup In yesterday's gams that attempted to force the Rams on the Atlantic Coast Conter- against VCU. 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