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Va. bill calls for judicial Another one rights bites the dust Legislation would allow Record crowd watches women’s basketball win 82-40 over Towson yesterday afternoon legal representation in Va. By wayne epps jr. college judicial hearings The Breeze A season-high crowd of 4,589 brought the Byi er n flynn Convocation Center alive again yesterday after- The Breeze noon. JMU’s onslaught on both ends of the floor was too much. Towson University didn’t score A new Virginia House Bill, 1123, that a field goal until over 11 minutes in, as JMU questions the judicial processes of dominated another Colonial Athletic Associa- public Virginia universities appeared tion opponent en route to an 82-40 victory. JMU before the Subcommittee on Higher is now a perfect 9-0 in the CAA. Education and Workforce Training “Oh my God, I hate it,” Towson head coach for the first time last Tuesday. Niki Reid Geckler said about the Convocation The bill, which was originally Center crowd. “I think I was warned before I introduced on Jan. 13, 2014, aims to got here about the crowd that’s here. But I think allow public Virginia college students it’s a great atmosphere for women’s basketball. to have an attorney during judicial It definitely shows what [head coach] Kenny hearings, according to Joe Cohn, the [Brooks] has built here.” legislative and policy director for the Junior forward Toia Giggetts led JMU (19- Foundation for Individual Rights in 4, 9-0 CAA) with a career-high 26 points, and Education, or FIRE. senior guard Kirby Burkholder added 16 points and 12 rebounds for her seventh double-double “... those schools actually of the season. JMU had a 21-0 advantage with 12 minutes to have policies that play in the first half before Towson (11-12, 5-5 say that students can CAA) senior guard Tanisha McTiller hit a free throw for the Tigers’ first point. remain silent during McTiller also scored the Tigers’ first basket, those hearings, but but it didn’t come until almost nine minutes to play before halftime, with JMU up 25-1. unlike in the criminal “We came out and we had a lot of energy,” justice system, they Burkholder said. “The crowd was a lot of ener- gy and we’re playing unbelievable defense. I explicitly allow the don’t think I’ve seen our defense that good in university to hold a while.” Within the first five minutes of the game, the student’s silence JMU forced Towson into both a shot clock against them as a Matt schmachtenberg / the breeze sign of their guilt.” see women’s, page B5 S ophomore guard Precious Hall had six points and five rebounds in JMU’s win Sunday. Joe Cohn legislative and policy director for the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education From Ice House to business center Right now, North Carolina is the only state that allows the use of a JMU to lease part of newly renovated ice storage facility, plans to move in by end of the semester lawyer during judicial hearings and FIRE hopes to expand those rights to all American college students. By samantha ellis it’s completed there will be a lot According to Cohn, many univer- contributing writer of cool, unique spaces,” said Mike sities, including Radford University, Hendrickson, a realtor for Match- JMU, Virginia State University and Both the JMU and Harrisonburg box Realty. Longwood University allow students communities are set to merge and The building, located on the to have an adviser or attorney who transform with the reopening of corner of South Liberty and can speak to them before the hear- the downtown Ice House Complex. West Bruce Street, near the Har- ing and give advice, but doesn’t allow By the end of 2014, the city of risonburg Farmers Market, is them to have an adviser or attorney Harrisonburg will see the fully-ren- projected to be a major interest represent them or speak on their ovated Ice House. Originally built for local businesses like restau- behalf during the trial. for ice and cold storage in 1934, the rants, jewelers, breweries and a “At George Mason and Long- 80,000 sq.ft. building was vacant yoga studio. Space for other busi- wood University, those schools before renovation plans were made nesses is still available. JMU has actually have policies that say that last year. leased approximately 30,000 sq.ft. students can remain silent during “This project has been in the Behind the project are local those hearings, but unlike in the making for a long time, for a while developers Andrew Forward and criminal justice system, they explic- lauren gordon / the breeze it wasn’t being used at all, and now itly allow the university to hold Matchbox Realty will rent the building to local businesses. JMU will lease it has so much to offer. By the time see ice, page A4 the student’s silence against them approximately 30,000 sq. ft. of space and will house various departments there. as a sign of their guilt,” Cohn said.
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ASST. CREATIVE DIRECTOR Liz Paterson AD EXECUTIVES WORLD NEWS Caleb Dessalgne Mat Lesiv Virginia Baker Games, but the news did not spoil this Grant Deker Sochi Olympics seaside party at the foot of the Cauca- Gay rights activists Olympic athletes Kevin Deldjoui sus Mountains. The only glitch of the Elaine Heslin opening ceremony night was when one of five flying Olym- hoping Olympics find Sochi Sarah Sloan pic rings didn’t open properly. Zac Smith demonstrates Fireworks blasted inside and outside can help challenge comfortable Michael Wallace the stadium when the shoehorn- Russian pride shaped cauldron was lit in the center Russian law McClatchey Foreign Staff MARKETING & CIRCULATION of the Olympic park. It will burn there COORDINATOR Miami Herald for the next 17 days as athletes from 88 McClatchey Foreign Staff SOCHI — Within the athletes’ vil- Brianna Therkelsen countries compete in 15 sports. Hock- lage along the Black Sea coast of Russia, SOCHI — For three hours Friday ey legend Vladislav Tretiak and figure BEIJING — With the world’s focus Olympians and their assistants can hop AD DESIGNERS night, the translucent plastic bubble skater Irina Rodnina lit the torch, a nod turned to Sochi, Russia, for Friday on a bicycle, wander a trail through the Christine Horab that soars over the magnificent new to two of this country’s most beloved night’s Opening Ceremony and the wetlands and consider whether to dive Kylie Donohoe Fisht Stadium protected the 3,000 sports. Olympic competitions to come, human into a handful of swimming pools. Victoria Smith athletes and 40,000 fans from all the The Russians did not try to oversize rights activists hope to keep attention In the athletes’ coastal village, things Julie Stern negativity that dominated the buildup the magnificent Beijing ceremony of on the host country’s law prohibiting look much more put together than Candace Burns to the 2014 Winter Olympics. 2008 or outwit the clever, star-studded so-called gay propaganda. They’re fac- among the much-maligned media hotels As they enjoyed an opening cer- ceremony of London in 2012. They ing a challenge. a few kilometers away. On an informal emony that aimed to show the world stuck to what they do best — classi- Athletes are being asked their views media tour Thursday afternoon, there Russia’s post-Soviet identity, their cal music, ballet, literature, folk art and activists are planning ways to get were the occasional sounds of ham- Download our minds surely were transported from and architectural wonders such as attention, and yet Russians — some of mers, two men cleaned an empty pool mobile app at unfinished hotel rooms, stray dogs, the colorful onion spires of St. Basil’s them — are wondering what the fuss is and the village’s “Ornithological Park” breezejmu.org. anti-gay laws and fears of terrorism. Cathedral. all about. looked suspiciously like a stormwater Most people in the building prob- Instead of One Direction, they Svetlana Rajaetskaya, owner of a drainage pond. But the pond did have ably didn’t even realize that just as played Tchaikovsky, although they did women’s clothing store in Sochi, said in ducks, and much of the grounds had the ceremony was getting started, a have a military choir do a surprising- a recent interview she’s “indifferent” to grass. And athletes said they’d experi- www.facebook.com/ Ukrainian man attempted to hijack a ly good rendition of Daft Punk’s “Get the law. She said there’s a gay popula- enced no problems. TheBreezeJMU Turkey-bound Pegasus Airlines plane Lucky’’ in the pre-ceremony show. tion and a couple of gay clubs in Sochi, “It’s good here. I’m very happy,” said and divert it to Sochi, saying there was Instead of James Bond, they featured countering assertions that Sochi’s mayor Vanessa Bittner, a speed skater from Aus- a bomb on board. Turkish military jets famous ballet dancers bringing to life made on BBC that there aren’t any gay tria attending her first Olympics. forced the plane to land in Istanbul. a ballroom scene from Leo Tolstoy’s people in his town. It was just another reminder of the 1,200-page novel “War and Peace.’’ Rus- They are very accepting,” Rajaetskaya Compiled from McClatchy-Tribune @TheBreezeJMU security concerns surrounding the sian pride dominated the ceremony. said of Sochi residents’ attitudes of gays. wire services @TheBreezeSports
NATIONAL NEWS Power outages “PECO claims 5K crews are working on depth of 5.0 miles and was felt from the Westside a divided House on Wednesday. the power outages but they sure aren’t in my to East L.A., said Anthony Guarino, a seismolo- If the Senate goes along, the Yosemite-area continue in neighborhood. out since Mon. #PECOsucks gist at Caltech. logging projects would be exempt from the usual #wheresmypower,” @lrupp said on the social According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the environmental challenges and courts would have Philadelphia, Pa. network. epicenter was near the intersection of Melrose less power to stop them. In theory, the expedited PECO was making progress as the day went and Virgil avenues, on the eastern edge of Hol- logging would boost employment while protect- counties by, restoring power to 12,000 customers during lywood. It was the third magnitude 3.0 or greater ing forests damafed in last year’s Rim Fire. a four-hour span Saturday morning. Some con- quake to hit that area in the last 10 days. “If we are to stop the loss of this forest land, the Los Angeles Times sumers gave thanks to crews that have been at “It’s pretty standard for L.A.,” Guarino said. dead timber has got to come out now,” said Rep. work since Tuesday to restore power. “There are a lot of different faults there.” Tom McClintock, R-Calif. “If we wait for the nor- PHILADELPHIA — With snow flurries and “When (people) complain (about) PECO, I Clusters of small quakes are common in the mal bureaucratic reviews and litigation, we will subfreezing temperatures in the weekend fore- really wanna punch them. I can make sure your Los Angeles basin, and generally don’t signify have lost this forest land for decades.” cast, about 150,000 homes and businesses in power never comes back on,” @mgriest said that the “big one” is coming, Guarino said. Every The House approved McClintock’s measure as the Philadelphia on Saturday were still waiting Saturday on Twitter. earthquake has a one in five chance of being a part of a larger package of public lands bills. But as for power to be restored. foreshock for a larger quake, he added. with other legislation approved by the Republi- On Twitter, residents griped about downed Hollywood can-controlled House, the overall bill’s long-term power lines that were still sparking outside their House backs prospects are uncertain. homes days after they fell. People spoke of hav- earthquakes continue The U.S. Forest Service opposed the initial ing to bundle up in layers and layers and drive controversial logging Yosemite-area logging bill, though the measure to charging stations to keep their cellphones Los Angeles Times has since been revised, and so far neither of Cal- working. Some expressed frustration that some at Yosemite ifornia’s two Democratic senators has publicly areas had power restored before their own. CAIRO — A shallow magnitude 3.0 earth- voiced support. Critics call the logging measure, More than 5,700 workers from across the quake that was centered near Hollywood and McClatchy Washington Bureau and the 33-page package of which it’s a part, eastern U.S. and Canada were working to shook parts of the Los Angeles basin Saturday unnecessary and environmentally pernicious. restore electricity to people, some who have morning was the third temblor to hit the area in WASHINGTON — Salvage logging could speed been without it for five days, according to PECO, the last two weeks. up on fire-scarred federal land near Yosemite Compiled from McClatchy-Tribune wire the main utility company in the area. The latest quake occurred at 10:13 a.m. at a National Park, under an amended bill passed by services get experience Become a news writer. Email [email protected].
NewsEditors IJ Chan & William Mason Email [email protected] Monday, February 10, 2014 A3 in brief Harrisonburg Innovation in the classroom Harrisonburg’s Nursing professor Cynthia Rubenstein receives prestigious teaching award unemployment rate drops
December marked the lowest unemployment rate in the Harrison- burg area for five years, according to the Daily News-Record. According to the latest figures from the Virginia Employment Commis- sion, the area’s jobless level reached 4.3 percent, the lowest figure since November 2008 when the unemploy- ment rate was 4.1 percent. December is the second straight month of major declines in the Har- risonburg area. It was down from 4.7 percent in November and 5.3 percent the month before. waynesboro Three more arrested in police officer’s disappearance
Three people have been charged in the disappearance and death of a reserve Waynesboro police officer, two others have been charged in the Megan trindell / the breeze theft of his vehicle and investigators are now looking into a possible gang Assistant nursing professor Cindy Rubenstein was recognized for her teaching methods by President Jon Alger at the Jan. 17 Board of Visitor’s affiliation, according to the Associ- ated Press. The latest arrests were made on By Heather Hunter-Nickels “It’s kinda hard to put words to it,” Ruben- legislation relevant to the course. For example, Thursday night in Prince William contributing writer stein said. “It was truly a moment of honor to one group focused on House Bill 2339, sug- County, increasing the number of be standing in front of about 500 nurse educa- gesting adults should be fined for smoking in people facing charges related to the JMU’s top-ranked nursing program has the tors in the room and to be recognized.” a car while children under 13 years of age are death of Kevin Wayne Quick, 45, to top-ranked faculty to go with it. Rubenstein has been an educator since riding along. five. In November, the American Association of 2001 and has taught at JMU for seven years. For the projects, students research their Police have been searching for Colleges of Nursing awarded undergraduate In addition, she’s taught at John Tyler Com- issue, take a stand on it, summarize their opin- Quick since he was reported miss- nursing program director and assistant pro- munity College and Bon Secours School of ion on a blog and then share their thoughts ing Feb. 1. A body has been found fessor Cynthia Rubenstein the Excellence and Nursing. with legislators and other key stakeholders. halfway between Richmond and Innovation in Teaching Award. She has been a nurse for 22 years. Most “It helps them learn the political process Charlottesville, and has been posi- The annual award distinguishes experi- of her nursing experience was spent at Virg- and that their knowledge is really impor- tively identified as Quick’s, said state enced professors of member schools who nia Commonwealth University as a pediatric tant because your legislators in general don’t police spokeswoman Corinne Geller. teach at the undergraduate or graduate level. nurse practitioner and in private practice. have that healthcare background,” Ruben- Gert Wright, also known as Hali- Recipients must demonstrate and excel in As for excellence and innovation in her stein said. “So to be able to have the informed si Uhuru, 22, of Danville; and Leslie innovative teaching and learning approach- teaching and learning styles, Rubenstein has voice of a nurse giving them feedback is really Hope Casterlow, 49, and Anthony D. es, mentor faculty and inspire others outside shared two of her distinguished teaching important.” Stokes Jr., 31, both of Manassas are the of their respective college. methods. Rubenstein’s pre- and post-assessment on three men being charged with “prin- When she learned of her nomination in One of them includes giving students an self-efficacy and confidence for being political- cipal in second degree to the crime September 2013, Rubenstein’s reaction was interactive experience with current policy, ly active “demonstrate a noteworthy increase of murder.” one of shock and excitement. But for Ruben- politics and legislation related to nursing. in self-efficacy for political activism,” according stein, nothing beat the experience of actually In her class she divides students into receiving the award in November. groups. The students select a piece of current see nursing, page A4 Bill | U. Va., ODU, George Mason and JMU represented during hearing from front
He explained that this process makes students choose between defending their rights as stu- dents or having their rights in court later on, and can impact them for their rest of their lives. According to Cohn, after these judicial hearings, many students are left with their edu- cations “on the line.” Other universities rarely admit those who face criminal charges, which can lead to an early end to their educational careers. Some judicial boards, such as the one at Old Dominion University, won’t allow student’s adviser to be an attorney unless criminal charg- es have already been placed against the student. “In many instances, therefore, careers and reputations are being destroyed without mean- ing due process protections,” Cohn said. The subcommittee was given both positions of the bill when the committee members met in Richmond on Tuesday. Representatives of several Virginia schools, including JMU, University of Virginia, College of William & Mary, ODU and George Mason were also at the hearing. One of the presenters at the hearing was JMU’s director of judicial affairs, Josh Bacon. Bacon, who is in opposition of the bill, blair rosen / the breeze explained that while it’s important that peo- ple are concerned about JMU students and the This is the process a JMU student would go through if a judicial charge was filed against them. Currently, attorneys aren’t allowed be present at a student’s hearing. Judicial Affairs’ process, the use of an attorney would interrupt the academic experience that Judicial Affairs. eventually lead to,” Bacon said. students, while the students are to pay the uni- Judicial Affairs wants students to learn from the “It didn’t feel like punishment, it felt like a He also mentioned that attorneys are already versity and follow its rules. trial. chance to start clean and grow passed my mis- involved in the judicial process and are allowed “I think as students, we have the right to repre- According to Bacon, JMU tries to promote takes,” he said. to advise students. sent ourselves to the best of our ability to uphold this educational experience by mentoring stu- Each year, JMU usually suspends less than 30 Bacon also believes that supporters of House both sides of the contract, especially if we are dents and offering them the opportunity to do people and doesn’t expel anyone, according to Bill 1123 may have a false view of JMU’s judicial accused of violating our part,” Medrano said. community service, get involved in alcohol Bacon, but he still finds suspensions and expul- system. According to Cohn, the bill has been placed intervention programs such as BASICS which sion to be eye-opening. “I would say the people for the bill … I think aside and Delegate Richard Morris of the 64th comprises two 50-minute interviews designed When students return from suspension, he they just have a perception of the way we do things district, is planning on reintroducing HB 1123 to help students identify and assess potential meets with them and asks them what Judicial — that we don’t allow attorneys in our process at next year. Until then, the bill’s supporters will changes, to reduce future alcohol abuse. Affairs can do to help them transition as well as all, that we’re out to punish students and expel continue to work towards passing the bill. Likewise, JMU offers value programs such as what the students learned during their break. students — and, you know, that’s the furthest from Bacon is also making plans that he hopes will the two hour IMPACT I, the three week IMPACT “The majority of the students that I meet with the truth,” Bacon said. take place within the year. II and five week IMPACT III. These programs — every one of them, they said, ‘It was the best He said that this bill has also created some “At the end of the hearing, I approached the all offer students various levels of education on thing that ever happened to me. I went home, I discussion about the various judicial systems patron of the bill and said ‘Well, I’d love to work alcohol awareness and laws regarding alcohol, lived with my parents, I worked a job and I now in Virginia colleges and has encouraged these with you. You know, I hear your concerns and I and give students strategies to deal with alcohol I really appreciate the value of a college educa- schools to look at their systems in a new light and would think there is some middle ground here.’” and substance abuse. tion,’” Bacon said. consider making changes to them. Bacon said. Sophomore engineering major Hunter Rheaume also viewed his suspension as a Rheaume is also in opposition of the bill and He suggested that they get a group of Vir- Rheaume who went to the judicial board due to positive experience because he was able to think believes it would negatively affect students who ginia representatives (delegates and the bill’s an alcohol offenses, had a positive experience. about his actions and about how he could make go through the judicial process. supporters) together and discuss their needs “I was frightened going in, of course, but the future improvements. “We’re college students … I hope we know by and figure out the most beneficial and effec- people there were so welcoming it almost made Besides the barrier that attorneys may bring, now that certain things we say will immediately tive practices. me want to come back,” Rheaume said. Bacon is also concerned about how this new sys- incriminate us,” he said. “I think that’s what some of the dele- When he went to the judicial board, Rheau- tem would affect students’ safety. But while some question how the bill can ben- gates and the speaker were kind of headed.” me met with one of the staff members and they “When victims and community members eficial, Chris Medrano, a sophomore English and Bacon said. “I think that’s the expectation discussed various topics such as alcohol — and come forward for sexual assault and violence, if political science double major, views it as a fair and I’m definitely all for, you know, my sup- even relationships. they know they’re going to be cross examined by policy that could benefit the university and its port of that and my willingness to do that.” Despite being suspended for a semester as an attorney and it’s going to be more of a legal- students. a consequence of his actions, Rheaume took istic adversarial process … that’s not the way it’s Medrano explained that “both agree to a con- Conta ct Erin Flynn at some positives away from his encounter with designed now and that’s what this bill would tract” where the university is expected to educate [email protected]. A4 Monday, February 10, 2014 breezejmu.org News ice | Building renovations to bridge JMU and Harrisonburg communities
LAUREN gordon / the breeze Renovations for the Ice House building began around late 2012 and early 2013. It’s partly funded by a $500,000 grant from Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development’s Industrial Revitalization Fund. from front The prospect of greater community interaction is exciting for “President Alger has articulated a vision of students too. Katie McCurdy, a junior hospitality and management Barry Kelley, who have previously collaborated on the Urban JMU striving to become the national model of major and member of Big Brothers Big Sisters, looks forward to the Exchange, City Exchange and the Walton Hotel. new addition. The project is partly funded by a $500,000 grant from the Virginia the engaged university with the caveat that “I’m excited to see what they do with it, and the wonderful things Department of Housing and Community Development’s Industrial we need to first become a model for local it will bring to the community. I hope it is fun and educational, Revitalization Fund, according to the Funkhouser Real Estate Group somewhere I can take my friends or ‘little sister.’ I know she would website. engagement. The Ice House initiative could have a lot of fun hanging out somewhere that has so many different Offices such as Communication and Marketing and Public Affairs become a cornerstone for realizing that vision.” things to do,” McCurdy said. plan to relocate to the new space before the end of the semester. “The university decided to work with and support a local real Other JMU departments relocating to the Ice House include R ob Tucker estate company for things they could have easily done on their own, Outreach & Engagement, Small Business Development Center, JMU community affairs manager and I thought that was great,” Hendrickson said. Shenandoah Valley Technology Council, Technology Transfer and The Ice House will be a mere starting point, with larger strides the Institute for Certified Professional Managers, according to Rob coming later in the future. Tucker, JMU’s community affairs manager. “President Alger has articulated a vision of JMU “Consolidating these departments into a central location will involvement. striving to become the national model of the engaged uni- create opportunities for collaboration and innovation focused on “It will create a hub for community engagement and a portal for versity with the caveat that we need to first become a model stimulating business, workforce, technology and community devel- the community to gain access to JMU’s resources and brainpower,” for local engagement,” Tucker said. “The Ice House initia- opment,” Tucker said. Tucker said. “The main appeal of this project has been location, tive could become a cornerstone for realizing that vision.” The Ice House, he added, will strengthen JMU and Harrison- location, location. This gives the university a front porch in the com- burg’s relationship through improved communication and greater munity and the opportunity to put out a welcome mat.” Contact Samantha Ellis at [email protected]. nursing | Professor inspires students and fellow nursing colleagues from page A3 Strunk, has a great admiration for Rubenstein. to i-managers “Journal of Nurs- “She’s helped me become a ing” Vol. 1 No. 2. better lecturer not by lecturing Her second method is called so much with Power Point but “nurse practitioner on call,” — by using case studies,” Strunk a teaching tool that gives her said. “... she does an outstand- students practice by evaluat- ing job in the position she’s in. ing medical situations. An NP She looks for positive change on call is someone who filters as far as curriculum is con- phone calls after hours and cerned, and is a big proponent advises the caller on what action of team based learning.” to take. In Rubenstein’s class, One of those positive students are selected at random changes in curriculum is to receive a “phone call.” During teaching online, a challenge the call they have to question that Rubenstein has taken on their “caller” and evaluate their this semester with two of her condition. classes. “It puts you on your toes, you “It requires adapting my need to know your stuff, you educator skills in another need to know the right medi- domain,” Rubenstein said. cation, what to tell the mom so As a word of advice to she can sleep at night. It was an her fellow nurse educators, incentive for me to review my Rubenstein emphasizes find- stuff before I came to class,” ing a mentor. She believes a David Muscan, a graduate stu- mentor can provide valuable dent and teaching assistant in feedback and insight. the nursing department said. Rubenstein encourages Muscan considers Ruben- educators to understand and stein to be a great role model. learn new technologies that “She came from a very hum- co urtesy of cynthia rubenstein students are using as well as ble level, from a student’s level, not to be afraid of failing with almost talking to us like col- The American Association of Colleges of Nursing awarded assistant nursing professor Cynthia Rubenstein (second from left) the Excellence new teaching strategies. leagues — and she knew her and Innovation in Teaching Award in November. Students and fellow nursing professors feel inspired by Rubenstein’s teaching methods. “She has shown that our stuff, she really did know her program has worth,” Strunk pediatric care,” he said. Rubenstein has been a great classroom that encourages Journal of Professional Nurs- Education Conference, said. “It has meaning that we Muscan, who was born in influence in his life. “It’s because students to speak up even if the ing, the i-manager’s “Journal Virginia Council of Nurse Prac- have really good professors Romania and raised in Hungary, of the way she taught the class answers they give are wrong. of Nursing” and “The Ameri- titioners Conference and Sigma here that strive to do their said that European professors that I decided to go into teach- “That’s how it [knowledge] can Journal of Maternal/Child Theta Tau International Confer- very best and go beyond that.” are treated like “semi-gods”. ing as well,” Muscan said. gets into our thick skull heads,” Nursing.” Her innovative teach- ence. Rubenstein also serves as “It was a shock for me calling According to Muscan, it Muscan said. ing methods have been shared a mentor. Contact Heather Hunter- a professor by the first name,” is the atmosphere and com- Rubenstein is published in at conferences as well, such as One of her mentees, assis- Nickels at hunterhd@ he said. fort Rubenstein creates in the several journals including the the AACN Baccalaureate tant professor of nursing Julie dukes.jmu.edu. Think you know your stuff? Write about your opinions. Email [email protected].
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Madison Unplugged poster was meant to address technology use, not gender issues I read with great interest The Breeze Editorial Board’s Jan. 23 opinion piece, “JMU should A series of “Narcissistic?” posters that we protect those in the random images. The only “wouldn’t be considered conventionally streamline student technologies” created have popped up around campus in the two Madison Unplugged members who were beautiful or acceptable by mainstream media” on the challenges of having to past week. They have caused controversy with a willing to use their faces happened to be female. to “present themselves to the world in a engage with multiple web-based lot of groups on campus focusing on the idea of As a group, we did not in any way intend to make positive light and humanize themselves in technologies. I understand the gender and selfies. a gender statement out of this poster; we simply their communities.” We agree that this is a valid challenge of multiple logins and Due to the controversy surrounding these didn’t have the resources to represent a male argument, however, selfies seem to comprise interfaces and appreciate the images, we felt it necessary to give a brief figure. nearly 50 percent of the photos people post on concise yet detailed summary of the explanation of the purpose and thought that Next, we decided to change the central word social media. We see, then, that selfie culture has problem. The following information went into this piece. The most vocal critics of this poster from “Narcissism” to “Narcissistic.” its ups and downs. We hope you, as an informed may be helpful to you as JMU moves of the poster are Dame Theory, a WXJM 88.7 “Narcissism” suggests the psychological citizen, take the time to seek out both sides of from Blackboard to Canvas. The female talk show who wrote a Feb. 6 The Breeze disorder, while narcissistic is meant to convey the argument with Dame Theory in order to general issue of multiple logins is also article expressing its concerns about the subject. the characteristics of self-obsession. Finally, explore selfie use in a broad context. However, addressed. Because the poster isn’t intended to evaluate we incorporated a question mark. This is the what our poster is referring to is the vain and JMU’s Center for Instructional gender, we were a little shocked when this poster viewer’s cue to question what is being expressed. obsessive overuse of selfies to the point where Technology (CIT) has been leading received so much negative attention. On the flipside, we admittedly are at fault it becomes unproductive and alienating. We’ve the Blackboard-to-Canvas transition Madison Unplugged is a group dedicated for not thoroughly considering the unintended all seen it at one point or another — it’s hard to effort since Canvas was purchased in to encouraging the community to analyze consequences of these posters. It never occurred argue that this isn’t a problem in our society. late Fall 2012. After completing some their relationship with technology in order to to us that our poster would be interpreted as a We are not making a gender statement, technical setup, the CIT recruited nine create a healthy balance between technological sexist testament to the patriarchal society we although attention to gender could make faculty to pilot Canvas in the Spring devices and time with ourselves and others in live in or that women (especially those thin for a more nuanced understanding of this 2013 semester. Canvas was opened real-life situations. We don’t discourage people and white) should feel that they always have phenomenon. And we certainly did not ask up to the entire JMU community last from utilizing technologies like the Internet. In to answer to the demands of standard beauty to have our posters ripped off the walls and summer. At the end of this semester, fact, we have a Facebook page that is used to ideals. We acknowledge that the women who vandalized. But if that is how strong your Blackboard will be turned off for good. educate and encourage people to be aware of posed in the posters are not good physical reaction is to this poster, then be our guest. We As of today, nearly all faculty have their relationship with technology, rather than representatives of every type of person on want our community to react. transitioned to or are learning how to giving it up completely. Madison Unplugged is campus, but how easy is it to achieve this feat in Madison Unplugged wants to thank Dame use Canvas. A large part of their work critiquing the overuse of technology for selfish a small, one-time project such as it was? Theory for taking action related to this poster. is the time-consuming task of moving reasons and asking you to analyze your personal We believed that our audience would be able The Feminist approach is invaluable for course content from Blackboard to relationship with this entity. to identify the common ties they had to these furthering social issues and revisiting historical Canvas. CIT staff have assisted many As a group, we want to explain why we made identity markers regardless of race, gender or narratives in order to bring light to new voices faculty in this process, which requires this poster. other places of differentiation. We were trying and perspectives. Even though you criticized careful planning and new approaches First, it was meant to provoke thought. to convey a message that was authentic — so our message as an “oversimplification,” our to organizing and creating course Second, it was circumstance that led us to use we wanted to project ourselves as partially initial campaign introduced a controversial idea materials. CIT provides Canvas-related all “thin, white women” in the selfie images. burdened with this problem, but also seeking a that provided a springboard from which to open workshops, individualized “house We had mocked up preliminary examples solution. That’s why we used selfies that were not up deeper discussion. Without your reaction, we calls,” departmental presentations and with random pictures of males, females, dark- mock selfies, but ones we had actually taken. wouldn’t have had the opportunity to exchange self-help documentation for all faculty. skinned, light-skinned, thin and husky people. We want people to question their use of views on technology and gender roles. Students can also get help with the Yet, our group decided that those images would selfies. Our concerns for selfie culture lie in its transition. Both students and faculty not be appropriate due to the fact that we had use as a means of valuing our beauty by the Madison Unplugged is a JMU student can access Canvas help guides and no idea who the people were in the photos. opinions of our peers. organization devoted to breaking away from tutorials through the Help link in We made the decision to only use photos As Dame Theory points out in its article, the digital world. Contact its members at Canvas and on the CIT Support site. submitted by our own members in order to selfies offer one possibility for people who [email protected]. There are also efforts underway to make more JMU systems available to faculty, staff and students through MyMadison, JMU’s central web portal. Once you login to MyMadison, you can access multiple systems without having to login again. For example, Canvas is directly accessible through many MyMadison tabs. Finally, I encourage students, faculty and staff to continue telling us about the “user experience” with JMU technologies. Contact us with an email or phone call. Look for opportunities to attend product demonstration sessions. Complete the annual Technology Satisfaction Survey administered every spring semester. Share your ideas and concerns with a representative of the Student Government Association. The more you tell us, the better we can serve you. Students and faculty can contact CIT Support at (540) 568-5312 or [email protected]. The website can be accessed at sites.jmu.edu/ citsupport/CIT. Support hours are Mon-Thu, 8 a.m. – 9 p.m.; Fri, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.; and Sun, 3 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Sarah Cheverton associate dean C ourtesy of Madison unplugged Center for Instructional This poster by Madison Unplugged has caused some unexpected backlash from student organizations, specifically Dame Theory, a women’s WXJM 88.7 talk show. Technology
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1. Norway’s Jo Alexander Koppang makes his second-heat run in the men’s single luge at the Sanki Sliding Centre during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014. 2. Switzerland’s Elena Loenz soars with style off the second jump of her second run in the ladies’ snowboarding slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014. 3. Silver medalist Christof Innerhofer (left to right), of Italy, gold medalist Matthias Mayer, of Austria and bronze medalist Kjetil Jansrud, of Norway, celebrate after the men’s alpine skiing downhill at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014. 4. Germany’s Andi Langenhan (12) starts his run in the third heat of the men’s single luge competition at the Sanki Sliding Centre during the Winter Olympics on Feb. 9, 2014. 5. Korea’s Cheol Min Kim competes during the Men’s 5000 Meter race at Adler Arena on February 8, 2014. 6. People wait for a bus in the Krasnaya Polyana mountain cluster on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014.
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M elissa Psallidas | contributing columnist h ayley Thompson | The Breeze Trying to close the diversity gap in classrooms Free your mind; the rest will follow Teach For America lets educators help those who cannot help themselves Coming clean about the pros and cons of online dating
One of my parents is from internship curious and fairly can we do this by placing only I’d always thought of online dating the So I responded to a few of the messages. another country. I was raised skeptical about Teach For white faces in front of them same way I thought of sex toys. If I got to A couple college students who looked like in a home that taught me a America’s approach toward as representatives of college the point that I needed technology to help guys I could probably be friends with. The language other than English. transformational change in graduates and role models? me, clearly I was doing something wrong. med student I mentioned above, because Very few of my friends can American education, but I left Teach For America is But that being said, two weeks ago I set that was just hilarious. A middle school properly pronounce my last completely confident in their grounded and driven by up my first real online dating account. social studies teacher who apparently just name or even my favorite ability to make a difference the belief that committed, I’m going to Orlando for spring break moved to the area. foods. And I identify as white. after understanding their many passionate and transformational to visit my best friend from high school. The conversation died off pretty quickly But when we are talking about strategies towards reform. leaders can ignite positive Over the past few months she’s had ridicu- with some of them. I’d say I wasn’t actually racial diversity in America, While the highly selective change regardless of their lous success on OkCupid, and told me that going to be in town until March, they’d ask “color doesn’t matter,” right? I interview process and race. It also understands I would need to start one before I came if they could take me out while I’m there look at the people represented intensive training process the importance of attracting down. and then we’d make small talk about their in higher education and the cover a multitude of topics and fostering the leadership So, one drunken lonely night, I took the favorite craft beer joints and clubs that professional workplace, and that reflect their core values — of teachers who share the plunge. they want to take me to. Then there’d be know that this is not the case. transformational change, team, race and/or socioeconomic I posted as little information as possi- some form of “nice talking to you, can’t I am a lifelong advocate for leadership, respect, humility backgrounds of their students. ble on my profile. “Sports journalist also wait to meet you in the future.” American education reform and and diversity — it is perhaps my They can be particularly working in minor league baseball. Former When I originally pitched this story a believer in the idea that every lessons I learned about diversity influential in the long-term indie concert promoter. Loves craft beer, idea, it was supposed to be a humor col- student deserves the right to that resonated with me the most push for change because of Chipotle and Dunkin’ Donuts.” umn. Until a couple of days ago it still attain an excellent education. and heightened my awareness their rich perspective and Despite it being a Monday, in less than was. about the message that we are credibility. five minutes I had 20 likes. Soon after, As I started to talk to men that weren’t sending children of color. Their graduation from college messages started to pour in. using terrible pickup lines or creepy Teach For America “Mr. Horna, how come this and entry into the workplace “Are you a triangle? Cause you look come-ons at 3 a.m., narrowing down to is summer school and all the in and of itself demonstrates like acute one,” said a 23-year-old bald- the ones that could actually carry a con- is grounded and kids are black,” a fourth grader the value of that change. ing male from Grand Island, Fla. versation, I started to realize how right driven by the belief asked within a sea of black Individuals who are from these “Can’t live without good ole Dunkin’, Alana was. faces outside of this summer under-represented backgrounds ey? You don’t look like you eat a lot of Is meeting someone on the Internet that committed, school classroom in inner- can ground the discussions and donuts,” said a 26-year-old whose face and talking to them really that much dif- passionate and city Philadelphia. Was my advance the thinking of how to bears a strange resemblance to Peter ferent than talking to a stranger at a bar? internship supervisor supposed approach these diverse groups. Dinklage. In 2014, I’d venture to say it’s really not. transformational to tell this curious fourth grader I know that I will make a A string of messages from Hispanic I haven’t been on the site in a few leaders can ignite that it was a coincidence? That difference in my students’ lives men with broken English. A smattering days now. I started talking to a guy who race didn’t play a factor in this because I will love them with of “hey beautiful”s from fake-tanned men is working on getting a SMAD-like degree positive change child’s opportunities? my whole heart and I will teach with patchy facial hair. in Orlando. Between that, music and regardless of Of the children in America them with my whole being. “That chalice of beer you’re holding in food, we seem to be on the same train of who do not identify as having At the same time, I am very your picture is the sexiest thing I’ve seen thought nearly all the time. their race. come from low-income aware of my presence as a white on this site yet,” said a 23-year-old med There’s no denying that I’m overly communities, 80 percent woman in front of a classroom student. Thanks sir, but it’s a PBR fishbowl optimistic and a hopeless romantic. I’ve graduate college by the age of dominated by racial minorities. from Billy Jack’s and while it was $3.50 well never met this guy and the “Sleepless in 24. I will never define my students spent, it’s hardly the sexiest thing anyone Seattle” fantasy I’ve got going on here I am a soon-to-be-teacher For the 15 million children by their race. But they’re living has seen all day. may be a little far-fetched. who grew up wearing mom’s growing up in poverty, this in a world that still does. My personal favorite was the 60-year- But as a senior, I’ve got 90 days until heels to “play teacher,” while I number drops to 8 percent. The proof is in the pudding. old Jeffrey Tambor lookalike with the graduation. The days of being surround- made my siblings solve word There is a serious gap in the We are sending them messages screen name FloridaDaddy, who made ed by attractive people my own age are problems on my chalkboard and quality of education received by that there is not a place for them a habit of looking at my profile. I guess coming to an end. And wearing a ban- complete worksheets before children growing up in poverty in college or positions of power. ImOscar.Com doesn’t have a dating dage skirt and yelling Timber while getting dessert. and those who don’t. Teach For That being said — I’m sending feature. sloshing beer on surrounding people I always understood the America places all teachers in one giant thank you to all the Once I could get past the creepiness of isn’t such a great game plan to pick up importance of attaining a strong school systems where they can teachers out there. Children it all, it became hilarious. I started using guys outside of college. education, but it was not until serve this 8 percent, this lower hold the key to our future, but the Quickmatch feature — which runs I’m not saying that just because I my summer internship with end of the education gap. teachers need to help them basically the same way as Tinder — and haven’t met someone in college means Teach For America that I was Another reality: over 90 twist a lock that is jammed by scrolled through hundreds of men at a online dating is the answer. But after judg- taught the true meaning of percent of the students in these poverty and a history of being time who had liked my profile. ing it so hard, I feel the need to admit that the word “diversity.” I learned classrooms identify as African under represent. This is a thank Keep in mind, these men also have no it worked. it especially as it pertains American or Hispanic. How you to all the teachers who clue that I’m not actually living in Orlando I could be totally wrong — and if I am, to people of color living in can we look at these students have committed their lives to right now. I’ll be sure to Tweet about it, so follow America today, and why this and tell them that race doesn’t educating others, and a call for My friend Alana had been telling me the along — but my gut tells me that there’s nonprofit organization focuses matter, that America is a place more to help. whole time I was laughing at the messages something good here. so heavily on the importance of that no longer defines peoples’ that while some of them were funny, she’s placing people of color in the opportunities by their color Melissa Psallidas is a senior known a lot of people — normal people Hayley Thompson is a senior media classroom. when we face these kinds of English major. Contact Melissa — who have found someone from taking arts and design major. Contact Hayley I entered my summer numbers? And even worse, how at [email protected]. a shot at online dating. at [email protected].
M olly Rossberg | contributing columnist Career and Academic Planning holds the keys to success Networking and resume reviews can mean the difference in finding a job and starting your career
For everyone that is a member of Rampell from The New York Times here are great people who care a Katz emphasized the importance really frustrating for me to work for the Class of 2014, I know how you noted that the unemployment lot about their students and their of being flexible. “If someone wants less money than I felt I deserved feel since I’m a graduate student. rate for college graduates was 3.9 futures. They’ve had you in class, to hire you next week then you have with my degree and after all the As soon as the words “senior,” percent as compared to 7.5 percent they’ve graded your work, they to start next week,” she said. “Stay internships I did, but for me I “graduating this year” or “May 2014” for the entire work force. know what kind of person you are with friends, stay in a hotel, stay wasn’t 100 percent sure what I come out of your mouth, even in But, I know that that 3.9 percent and they will probably have some with family, do whatever you have wanted to do,” she said. “Working the most casual conversations, might still be bothering you. Plus, fantastic advice for you. to do to be able to start when they in the [kineseology] field taught me that person wants to know what what if you find a job that doesn’t Reach out to your friends who want you to.” Katz also advised to, that I wanted to be a nurse, one that you are doing after you graduate. pay enough, you’re too qualified for, have already graduated. For the “... keep applying to other jobs, even I didn’t consider while I was at JMU. To them, it’s an innocent enough doesn’t have benefits, is only part- sake of this article, and because if you’re interviewing somewhere While it would have been more question. To you, it’s like they just time or that you just hate? Luckily I love them, I asked my friends else. Nothing is final until you’ve convenient and less costly for me to asked you to recite every digit of pi. for all your seniors out there, there about how they have fared since signed the papers.” have known that as a freshman, I’m It simultaneously blows your mind are some ways to avoid this and they graduated. First I talked to Next, I spoke with JMU grads back at school and have managed and sends you into an anxiety- generally calm your anxiety about recent graduates, Mandy Adkins Andrew Rogan (’09) and Briana to live on my own and have a good driven frenzy. You ask yourself, what the future will look like. (’11, masters ’13) and Abby Katz Guertler (’10). After being out in post-grad experience overall.” “What will I do next year?” and Go to Career and Academic (’13). Adkins said that networking the “real world” for a while, their Finally, as some words of advice, “Where will I live?” Planning right now. Do not wait was the key to her landing a job as perspective is a very healthy and be persistent. Last summer, when I On top of all of this, people in until the week of April 25 when you a manager at San Antonio Sports in appreciated one. Rogan emphasized had my eye on an internship with a your life (I am not naming any and everyone else who is trying to Texas. the importance staying happy, no magazine in Charlottesville, I called names) are probably giving you a get a job has attempted to make an “It was not until I got to San matter where you are job-wise. the editor-in-chief. I had to leave hard time about how expensive it is appointment. Antonio, and knew no one, that “You may not find the perfect a message with her receptionist. I to go to college. The cost to attend They have employees who work I truly understood just how job right away, but if you find a job called again. No response. I started JMU has gone up since I was a as liaisons to every department at incredibly important networking that will allow you to use some of emailing the editor on a regular freshman in 2007 and had probably JMU. This means that you will find was,” Adkins said. “I changed my your skills, pursue a portion of your basis. Again, no response. So, I already been rising before then. someone who knows how to help approach to job hunting by not interests and can make you happy started sending her handwritten So, what are you supposed to do? you with your resume, cover letter relying on Google and instead most of the time then you are on letters about how much I wanted First, know this: the unemployment and portfolio. CAP is not there to do relied on making connections and the right track,” he said. “Your first the internship. That got her numbers are in your favor. Articles the work for you, but it will certainly meeting people. I started attending job and even your second job will attention. about 2013 graduates that were help you along in the process. It a career transition workshop probably not be the job that you will Realize that people like her are published in The New York Times, also hosts job fairs, mock interview weekly, went to networking events have for the rest of your life. Learn busy. You need to do something to The Washington Post and by sessions and sets up tables around and asked professionals I met if what you can, gain experience, get their attention. Stanford University all said the campus periodically to review they would be willing to chat with build your network/improve your same thing: a college graduate resumes. Do not be afraid to go to me for 15 minutes so I could pick resume and make sure you enjoy Molly Rossberg is a graduate will fare better than someone these events. their brain about opportunities in life in the meantime.” student in writing, rhetoric and with a high school diploma or the Talk about your fears and worries San Antonio … I am a product of Guertler stressed that it’s OK technical communication. Contact equivalent. Columnist Catherine with your professors. The professors networking success.” to change career paths. “It was Molly at [email protected]. A8 Monday, February 10, 2014 breezejmu.org us at Join
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The lights dim, and a recording of “Is This Love” by Bob Mar- ley echoes throughout the art-covered walls of Clementine Cafe; 2. somewhere, Marley himself is maybe watching this tribute. This past Thursday was Bob Marley’s 69th birthday, and on Friday Clementine celebrated by throwing him a party. The cel- ebration featured ska band Murphy’s Kids and reggae artist Iron Lion (Ron Brandon) and the Knotty Lionz Band. Guests were encouraged to honor Marley in any way they could and received a discount if they wore anything with Marley on it. According to Brandon, the event has been a tradition in Harrisonburg for about three or four years. “I think he was actually born on the 6th, so we’ll have to miss it by a day,” John Charlet, the lead singer of Murphy’s Kids and a ’06 JMU graduate, said. “They wanted to set the day apart from others to recognize the impact that Bob Marley made on music and the world.” The night began with Murphy’s Kids playing a range of their own up-tempo jive-like songs while guests danced in front of the stage. About halfway into Murphy Kids’ performance, one of the band members mentioned Marley — Charlet questioned if his fellow band member meant Jacob Marley, the main character from “A Christmas Carol.” After further dispute over whom the event hon- ored, Charlet transitioned the band into a more reggae vibe after asking, “What does Bob Marley sound like?” The band played “Simmer Down” by Marley; the reggae theme of the night had finally taken hold. The fact that Marley can be honored even in the Shenandoah valley shows how large the influence of the Trenchtown, Jamaica 3. native is. “I think it’s so cool that Harrisonburg is bringing reggae to the mountains; it feels like home … You can’t stress too much, you can’t control everything. A lot of reggae has taught me this,” Cas- sidy Harvey, a freshman international affairs major, said. After Murphy’s Kids had set the “Mellow Mood,” Iron Lion took the stage. The Harrisonburg local is known for his involvement in WXJM’s reggae radio. Brandon began DJing at WXJM when he would come home to Harrisonburg on vacations after going to college at Radford University. Brandon said he has been a DJ for 15 to 20 years. Brandon said he doesn’t like to consider his music as a follow- up to Marley’s, but “a progression.” He mentioned he was majorly influenced by Marley’s fight for “peace, love and freedom.” “He’s the root and I’m the fruit … he’s my Martin Luther King, Jr. of music,” Brandon said. Brandon tries to not rely too heavily on Marley’s influence, but for the sake of the night Brandon performed Marley’s songs, “Live- ly Up Yourself,” “Stir it Up,” “No Woman, No Cry” and even a piece by Marley’s son, Damien, “Welcome to Jamrock.” Brandon mod- ernized the songs slightly by raising the tempo and increasing the amount of bass featured. The crowd multiplied throughout the night; guests danced until the final “Goodnight, one love,” from Brandon at midnight. The event sold approximately 90 tickets, going for $10 each. How- ever, the music and reason for the night seemed to be of higher import 4. 5. than money. As Marley would put it, “Money can’t buy you life.”
CONTACT Joanna Morelli at [email protected].
1. Richmond-based ska band Murphy’s Kids perform original songs before playing a cover of Bob Marley’s “Simmer Down” for a celebration of the reggae artist’s birthday at Clementine Cafe on Friday.
2. Misty Painter (left), Tonya Brandon (center) and Tina Washington wear T-shirts bearing the iconic Bob Marley Iron Lion image in honor of the late musician. Clementine Cafe offered a $2 discount on the $10 cover charge for anyone wearing a Marley T-shirt.
3. Nathan Koch of Murphy’s Kids wails out on the saxophone, playing ska and reggae, until Iron Lion took over the stage at 10:30 p.m.
4. Local reggae artist Iron Lion plays original songs as well as covers of other reggae artists including Bob Marley and Matisyahu.
5. Iron Lion played with the Knotty Lionz Band until midnight. Each band played for an hour and a half. B2 Monday, February 10, 2014 breezejmu.org LIFE
video game review Winning Stealing games hearts A recap of 2013’s greatest blockbuster releases
By TREVOR COCKBURN contributing writer
2013 was quite a busy year for the video game industry; stories were more emotional, gameplay was more polished and visuals glimmered with beauty. Without further ado here are my top LAUREN GORDON / THE BREEZE three video games of 2013. ABOVE Love and Theft perform in the Wilson Hall auditorium on Wednesday. The duo covered Martina McBride’s hit “Wrong Baby Wrong,” which they cowrote in 2009. BELOW Stephen Barker Liles sings during Wednesday’s performance, during which Love and Theft invited the audience to rush the stage. “Grand Theft Auto V” Rock Star has always been known for delivering a quality gaming experience for Country duo Love and Theft performs in Wilson Hall for first UPB concert of 2014 all of its players. With “Grand Theft Auto V” it sure does prove that the previous By HAYLEY THOMPSON statement is true. GTA V is exciting, witty The Breeze and just pure fun as it allows you to run free through the streets of Los Santos. Love and Theft charmed JMU with their enthusiasm, well-tailored jeans It follows the lives of three very different and polished boots Wednesday night for the first University Program Board characters, each with their own motives concert of the year. for what they do. One of the characters, The duo, Eric Gunderson and Stephen Barker Liles — both guitarists and Trevor, is a trailer park inhabitant that vocalists — released their self-titled album in 2012, charting their first No. resembles a much more violent version 1 single with “Angel Eyes” in 2013, the same song they rounded out their of ‘Howling Mad’ Murdock from “The 80-minute set with. A-Team.” Trevor is a perfect example A crowd of nearly 400 mostly female and flannel-clad attendees sang of fantastic character development, along to “Runnin’ Out of Air” and “If You Ever Get Lonely,” both hits from especially when his relationship is shown Love and Theft’s 2012 album, and “Runaway,” a radio single from 2009. with his bank-robbing partner and friend A heavy mix of music from the new album and covers kept the audience Michael: a middle aged man whose dancing all night long. LAUREN GORDON / THE BREEZE consumption of beer has left him with “My favorite part was definitely their enthusiasm,” freshman media arts a huge gut, an impending divorce and a and design major Matt Cohn said. “They got the crowd involved in the Arriaga also performed a ballad, “Call Me After Midnight,” one he admit- cynical attitude. show.” ted he was nervous to play with JMU being his first college show. Sandbox games, allowing players to Half an hour into the set the duo invited fans to rush the stage, which “It’s one of those songs that I was feeling like ‘I don’t know if I might bore freely roam their environment and tackle they did, packing into open spaces between the speakers and filling the the audience,’ but I actually felt the full opposite,” Arriaga said. “I felt like missions in any order, aren’t uncommon aisles. While the band launched into a pop rendition of Johnny Cash’s “Fol- everybody accepted me.” anymore, but GTA V does what no open- som Prison Blues,” students pushed their way into the aisles and the gap A few fans came over to Arriaga’s merch table during Love and Theft’s world game has ever attempted to do in front of the stage, only to be ushered back to their seats by security after performance to take pictures with the rising star and connect with him on before — use multiple perspectives that the song finished. social media. Throughout the night, Arriaga was attached to his phone, put you in the middle of cinematic bank “I know you guys are just doing your job, but that’s what we call the fun replying to every JMU tweet and even Snapchatting his fans. heists and other exciting experiences. police,” Gunderson said to the security personnel. “They tell their friends and they tell their other friends,” Arriaga said. The game’s designers enjoyed the fruits of The duo played five covers in their hour and a half long set — most of “If you don’t put [effort] in, they’re not gonna care. You gotta keep active.” their labor by earning more than $1 billion which were not originally country songs — including Dobie Gray’s “Drift While his plan seems like an obvious one, it’s clearly working. Since from sales in the first three days. Away,” getting the audience involved with a singing competition. Wednesday, he has gained more than 200 Twitter followers. GTA V is a complicated, yet captivating Gunderson and Liles began their performance with an enthusiastic ren- Love and Theft was UPB’s first country headliner since Gloriana in the game, one that with only a few glitches dition of Eminem’s “Lose Yourself,” a rap anthem that established their high fall of 2012, which drew nearly 800 people. The only other country show and a slightly offensive strain of energy show from the moment they hit the stage. UPB has put on in the past four years was Randy Montana in the fall of 2011 misogynistic nastiness to it. But this game “I thought it was really cool how they came out to begin with and start- which drew a crowd about 250. has gone places where no other game ed singing Eminem,” sophomore engineering major Natalie Jones said. “We don’t do enough [country] here,” said UPB center stage director has, leaving it an adventure for anyone “They’re really different.” and junior health sciences major Whitney Smith. “And there’s a big wanting to play it. Opener Sammy Arriaga, a 20-year-old Miami native, faired very well with market for it.” Wednesday’s crowd, too. His 40-minute set featured only one cover: an “The Last of Us” inspiring country take on Avicii’s summer hit “Wake Me Up.” CONTACT Hayley Thompson at [email protected]. As a fan of the Uncharted series, I can honestly say that when I first found out about “The Last of Us” I was slightly disappointed that it wasn’t a new Uncharted. movie review But once the game finally came out, my opinion completely changed. “The Last of Us” is the breath of fresh air that Naughty Dog needed to give their devoted fans. “The Last of Us” is a dark, gloomy game Not so monumental that shows the horrors of fighting for survival while the world slowly comes to an apocalyptic end. Every minute playing George Clooney may have spread himself too thin by serving as both director and star this new adventure had me immersed in the story, environment and the characters as they all develop and change as they continue through their journey. I found it easier to call “The Last of Us” a movie rather than a game, but it certainly isn’t a game for everyone. With its dark themes and gritty violence, it’s hard to have a positive outlook, but somehow this game manages to shine brightly. Naughty Dog has yet again made another great game … no, another masterpiece.
“Bioshock Infinite” I’ll be honest, when I first heard about Irrational Games’ “Bioshock Infinite” I was kind of skeptical about the idea. A “Bioshock” game that doesn’t take place in its signature world of Rapture with its powerful “big daddies” and creepy “little sisters” — how is that possible? Well, Infinite’s city of Columbia makes this game possible. “Bioshock Infinite” is nothing shy of a masterpiece. It glitters and shines as you explore the beautifully rendered city COURTESY OF MCT CAMPUS of Columbia; life in the city feels quite real with characters having their own George Clooney teams up with an all-star cast, including Matt Damon, in this drama about saving priceless art from destruction at the hands of the Nazis. personalities, giving hints of the city’s history. The main character, Elizabeth, By TRAVIS BARBOUR the negative. However, unlike Spielberg, I actual power. Though we all know about is a big step for video games. Her story is The Breeze doubt the dapper actor will make a name for the horrifying events that took place in magnificently written and it gives a whole himself using the same techniques. the concentration camps, it isn’t always new perspective on the characters. In his latest directorial masterpiece, The movie does briefly foray into the conveyed that the dictator wanted to “Bioshock Infinite” isn’t afraid to George Clooney tries to prove with “The uncomfortable truths of war and, because of eradicate all traces of an entire race of question how religious and racial Monuments Men” that he’s more than just a this, relies heavily on the music and shock people. extremism can change our culture and pretty face; whether he achieves this or not is value to elicit emotional responses. By focusing on art and sculpture, “The lives. Irrational Games has made another questionable. Despite the high stakes of the setting, Monuments Men” presents this idea in a game in which the city is the star of the Clooney fails to create a sense of urgency and powerful, albeit painfully unsubtle way. show, and to me, it steals the series. “The Monuments Men” instead has the main protagonists loafing Blanchett’s character, a museum collaborator Although there were no major changes to around, relying on situational humor to in Paris, explains that art represents people’s its gameplay, it still provides a sensational make the audience care for the characters. PG-13 119 min. lives: the dreams, hopes and everyday journey that I would recommend to In fact, there are very few instances that are Starring George Clooney, Matt Damon, Cate experiences that at their core reveal to future anyone interested in a great story. devoted to character development, save for Blanchett, Bill Murray generations that they were here. a memorable scene where Bill Murray’s In the film, it is revealed that if Hitler or We’ve reached a point where video “The Monuments Men” tells the story of a character receives a touching gift from the Reich falls, the Nazis are going to destroy games are no longer about pushing a group of older men tasked with returning art his family. With the cast Clooney had at the troves of stolen art, ridding the world of button, but rather about the experience stolen by Nazis to their rightful owners. his disposal, failing to develop the core centuries worth of people’s history; this fact you take away from playing it. At the end Clooney plays Frank Stokes, the man in characters seems like a crime. sheds light on a whole other evil the world of the day, “The Last of Us” walks away charge of this unusual mission. He leads “The Monuments Men” touts some isn’t too aware of. I’ll give it to Clooney, I with gloating rights for being the best an array of museum directors, curators and tremendous names — giants in their field: appreciate art already but this film gave me game of 2013. art historians into Nazi-occupied France Matt Damon, Jean Dujardin, Bill Murray, a whole new perspective on its importance All of these games presented stories that in search of generations’ worth of art, from John Goodman, Bob Balaban and the in society. can affect everyone on the emotional level Michelangelo to Picasso. stunning Cate Blanchett all join their “The Monuments Men” certainly is a good as we follow along with the characters we I will give it to Clooney: he told an director in this missed opportunity. It seems story, and it’s quite interesting. If the film have learned to love and, at times, hate. I interesting story full of drama and emotion. to me that this may have just been a leap was left in more capable hands, it probably will certainly miss 2013 but I’m more than Granted, most of it was forced and unnatural, of faith and a vote of confidence in their would’ve soared. However, if this is a preview excited for a new year of gaming. but it’s still an interesting story. colleague and presumed friend Clooney. for things to come from Clooney, I’d simply This film, though full of potential, falls flat I can’t imagine how actors of such caliber say stick to your day job, George. Trevor Cockburn is a freshman writing and borders on naïve escapism. It’s obvious would read the script and willingly choose to rhetoric and technical communication Clooney took a page out of Spielberg’s book get on board. Travis Barbour is a senior media arts and major. Contact him at cockbuta@dukes. and decided to focus mostly on the positive The film does, however, present some design major. Contact him at barboutw@ jmu.edu. aspects of the story with only minor dips into sobering realizations about Hitler’s dukes.jmu.edu. breezejmu.org Monday, February 10, 2014 B3 SOUTHVIEWJM.COM
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JMU was smacked in the sec- ond half by Drexel University Saturday and lost its third straight conference game, 78-60. And in an odd twist on a strange season for JMU, its most notable player was missing. “Andre is taking a personal leave of absence for a short dura- P HOTOS BY MARK OWEN / The Breeze tion,” head coach Matt Brady TOP Adapted Sports Day participants and Charlottesville Cardinals team members play wheelchair basketball in Godwin Hall Saturday afternoon. said. “Hope to have him back on BOTTOM LEFT Freshmen kinesiology majors Emma Sweet and Kennedy Young assist Daniel Barnhardt on an adapted exercise machine called a Monday.” Quadriciser. BOTTOM RIGHT Participants and volunteers play adapted volleyball by sitting on the ground and setting the ball over a lowered net. In an, “Oh crap” moment, many fans took to social media with their concerns for his disciplin- ary status with the program. Nation has played in eight games this season after sitting out the first half of the season with a 15-game suspension for violating athletic department policy. “It was mutual,” Brady said of the decision to leave him behind. “He’s working on some things. He’s not the story today.” Brady said postgame that Nation’s suspension and this inci- dent aren’t related. While there may not be corre- lation, it’s certainly a story. A 6-9 game stretch without him cen- tered around what the team would hypothetically be with him back. So far, JMU was 2-6. The story is still relevant. In the eight games Nation has played, he’s averaged 17 points. “It was definitely a big loss to our team,” sophomore guard Ron Curry said. “I’m not sure. I know just as much as y’all.” It was a quiet loss for the Dukes, Creating opportunities as their most vocal force was over 250 miles away in Harrisonburg. A slow start for the JMU offense A fter a successful fall event, JMU hosts first spring Adapted Sports Day allowed Drexel to lead for the majority of the first half. The By Andy lohman Dukes went on an 11-3 run from The Breeze The participants and volunteers started the Pate said.
7:15 to 3:09 to gave the Dukes their festivities at the Convocation Center on Friday Participants also watched a demonstration largest lead of the half, 32-26. It A huge smile appeared on Michael Fra- by eating pizza and watching the women’s bas- by the JMU women’s volleyball team before turned out to be their last lead of zier’s face as he watched his serve soar over ketball team defeat Northeastern University. getting to play themselves. Each participant the day. the net and past multiple student volunteers. got to play both a short-sided volleyball and “Anytime you lose one of the The Turner Ashby high school junior was a vol- basketball game, adapted so all could enjoy. best players on your team, one of leyball natural and one of many participants Adapted Sports Day hosted a soccer event in the best players in the conference, at Adapted Sports Day at JMU on Friday and the fall that focused on instructing the partici- it’s going to affect your team,” Saturday. Our goal is to expose “ pants. This time, however, the emphasis was Curry said. “Everybody just tried Adapted Sports Day is an event organized them to college life. To placed on inclusion with volunteers playing to step up, but we really didn’t get by JMU professors Josh Pate and Thomas alongside the kids instead of just instructing. that done.” Moran. The event gives middle school, high bring them onto a college All across the gym volunteers and partic- Drexel fired back with a 10-3 school and college-ready students with dis- ipants were working together and enjoying run to finish the half behind one abilities the opportunity to participate in fun campus and show them various activities. From a workshop on vol- of the league’s most experienced physical activities in a college setting. Partici- “that college is an option. leyball sets to students helping two girls in backcourts in fifth-year Chris pants interacted with student volunteers from wheelchairs use a rope to pull a basketball Fouch and senior Frantz Mas- JMU, Radford University and the University of — Josh Pate through the hoop on a pulley, there wasn’t a senat. They combined for half of Virginia. event organizer frown in the whole building. head coach Bruiser Flint’s offense “Our goal is to expose them to college life,” “I love seeing everyone smile,” graduate stu- — 18 of 36 points in the first half. sport and recreation management professor dent and volunteer Katie Chapman said. “And “We thought their senior guards and event organizer Pate said. “To bring them After their drills the next morning and seeing people that aren’t necessarily exposed played really, really well,” Brady onto a college campus and show them that brunch at E-Hall, they were treated to a dem- to these things being affected by it.” said. college is an option.” onstration from the Charlottesville Cardinals, Eighth grader MJ Dandridge enjoyed play- The Dragons led 36-35 at the “It’s really good for him to get out and the team ranked 14th in the National Wheel- ing basketball with other participants. break. JMU is now 1-12 this sea- be with other kids,” Frazier’s mother Sarah chair Basketball Association. “It means a whole lot,” MJ’s father, Milton son when trailing at halftime. The Davis said. “Also it’s fun for him to come to “Goal No. 2 perhaps more importantly, is to lone win was against High Point the college.” show them that physical activity is an option,” see SPORTS DAY, page B5 University back in December. “We don’t know,” sophomore guard Charles Cooke said of JMU’s second-half troubles.”We go out with the expectation of finishing.” The backcourt tandem didn’t F Ield Hockey let up in the second half. Fouch scored 19 of his 26 points in the second half while Massenat fin- ished the afternoon with 16. They Back in the habit combined for 42 points on the afternoon. Freshman forward Christy Morgan returns to JMU as head field hockey coach, ready to kick it into overdrive Rodney Williams complemented the two down low with a career- By Hayley thompson coming season. high 14 points. The Breeze “High intensity, high work rate all Brady said he preached to over the field,” she said. “It’s going to his team before the game the It’s 6:20 on a chilly Friday evening be a game all about speed.” importance of the first four to at the East Campus field hockey field The team is made up of players both six minutes of the second half. It when head coach Christy Morgan calls very physical and refined in their tech- turned out to be a large contrib- the team in from its cool down. nical skills. But after just barely pulling utor to Drexel’s domination in Friday was Morgan’s first day on out a winning season in 2013, Morgan’s Saturday’s second half. the field with her team and the first looking to bring back the winning Following the 10-3 run to close time the team is back on the field streak she had when she coached here the half, Flint’s team went on a since the season ended in November. in the ’90s. 15-3 run during the first 5:33 of After a quick wrap up of practice that “You’re gonna see a team that the second half. day, Morgan asked the players to give controls the controllables,” Morgan “The game at that point was acknowledgements to other players said. “You’re gonna see a team that is going to be really hard to win,” who had done well in practice — a aggressive, dynamic, that never quits.” Brady said. “I thought that’s what habit she believes is integral to the Morgan just arrived in Harrison- determined the game.” way she coaches a team. burg this week; despite it being her Drexel limited JMU to just “When you create the opportuni- first time on the field with the team, five made field goals (5-20) in ty to focus on what’s right about the she looked comfortable. And it was the second half compared to the team, there are more things that are impossible not to notice the smiles Dragon’s 17-30 shooting perfor- right or can become more right,” Mor- on the players’ faces as they walked mance after the break. The Dukes gan said. off the pitch. finished the game shooting 37.3 Earlier last week, Morgan met with “We’ve only heard good things percent (16-43) from the field, the players to talk about their core val- about coach Morgan,” junior mid- and 33.3 percent from deep (6-18). ues. She’s aiming to “shift the culture.” fielder Adrienne le Vatte said. “So “Drexel clearly took it to us The team’s new core values — work we’re very open [to her]. I think it’s in the second half,” Brady said. rate, positivity, team first, integrity really good.” “They’re really good at sliding and fight — will revamp the values In her past tenure at JMU (1991- their feet. In the second half their within the players themselves, as 1999), Morgan took the Dukes to Matt Schmachtenberg / The Breeze well as contribute to the high-octane see Basketball, page B5 Christy Morgan oversees a drill during her first practice as JMU’s head coach. game Morgan plans on running in the see Field Hockey, page B5 SPORTS breezejmu.org Monday, February 10, 2014 B5 BASKETBALL | No love in Philly
MATT SCHMACHTENBERG / THE BREEZE Sophomore Andre Nation passes a College of Charleston player in his first game of the season. Nation’s personal leave of absence Saturday left the Dukes once again without one of their biggest play makers. from page B4 “My team has had a hard time sustaining 40 minutes of effort,” Brady said. “I think the speed defense was as good as anyone we’ve played this of the game is what some of our guys need to y e a r.” catch up to.” For JMU, a team dependent on the play of a The “City of Brotherly Love” has not been very sophomore backcourt, Nation’s absence showed. affectionate to the Dukes (8-16, 3-7 Colonial Ath- Curry (17) and Cooke (18) combined for over half letic Association) over the years. With Saturday’s of the Dukes’ 60 points. Redshirt senior forward loss, JMU is 1-9 at Drexel since their first trip to Andrey Semenov added 12 of his own, but there Philadelphia in 2002. They’re 5-18 overall in the was no one else left to produce against Drexel. series vs. Drexel. The Dukes finished with seven assists on the The week’s second quick turnaround now day, Curry with zero. It was a step back as the occurs as the Dukes host Hofstra University team recently had been finding the open man tonight at the Convocation Center. more often, logging a season high 16 assists just “We can’t dwell on it,” Curry said of the loss last Sunday against the College of William & Saturday. “Best part about it is we get to play Mary. Monday.” “I got to do a better job driving and kicking,” The Pride are the only team JMU has yet Curry said. “There’s no way I should go through to face this season in the CAA. JMU won the a game without having an assist.” only meeting last year, 62-41 in Harrisonburg. Energy and stamina remain chronic issues for a team that can’t seem to find the light at the end CONTACT Stephen Proffitt of this season. at [email protected]. BLAIR ROSEN / THE BREEZE WOMEN’S | Continue CAA FIELD HOCKEY | Aiming high from page B4 dominance with win over Towson five NCAA championships, bringing home the national title in 1994 against from front her in high school, and her coming in not play- the University of North Carolina Cha- ing that much her freshman year,” Newman pel Hill. She finished with a 133-66-2 violation and a half-court violation. All in all, said. “Developing into what she is now, it’s record. As far as Morgan is concerned, Towson turned the ball over 12 times in the unreal. Being as close as I am with her, grow- this year will be no less successful. first half, and the Dukes turned those into 18 ing up with her, things like that. The work that “They want it. They’re creating points on their end. she’s put in, she deserves being on that list. “ possibilities that are even bigger than JMU also registered five blocks in the first Overall motivation isn’t a problem for JMU them,” Morgan said. half. The Dukes came into the game sixth over- as it continues to beat CAA teams by an aver- Despite a disappointing season this all in the nation with six blocks per game. age of 28.7 points per game. Brooks joked year, redshirt junior midfielder and “Our defense was tremendous. I thought we after Friday’s win over Northeastern that “he leading scorer Taylor West has her just stifled them and took away driving lanes,” should have a psychology degree” for finding goals for next year set high. She plans Brooks said. “And we’re long, we’re athletic, little points of emphasis to get his team up for on finishing in the top of the Colonial we blocked some shots, made them take good each game. Athletic Association and winning the shots. Kicked it out, and then our offense start- But regardless, his team isn’t lacking in league championship. ed to follow suit.” self-motivation. “I want a ring,” le Vatte said, laugh- Giggetts especially turned it on, scoring 18 “Nikki Newman is hungry for a cham- ing. “I’m trying to get a ring on my of her points in the first half on 7-10 shooting. pionship. Kirby Burkholder is hungry for a finger.” Sophomore guard Angela Mickens and red- championship. You can kind of look at Kirby Morgan is confident that the squad shirt senior forward Nikki Newman played and equate her situation to like a Kobe Bryant,” she has in front of her is exactly the their usual roles running and facilitating the Brooks said. “She wants to be able to prove group she needs to carry on her suc- offense. They had seven assists between them that she can win a championship with a team cessful record here a JMU. in the first half. that’s on her back. So we’ve got those kids that “Seeing today’s practice and see- “Overall I think we’re really finding that are extremely hungry, and everyone else is fol- ing the fight within them, the desire extra person, whether it’s that extra pass, or lowing suit because no one else on our team within them, there’s nothing that looking down inside and our post players has a ring.” will stop them,” Morgan said. “We’re going to work,” Newman said. Last week, after beating the College of gonna surprise a lot of teams this year.” JMU took a 47-11 lead into halftime, its Charleston by 33 points, JMU received three MATT SCHMACHTENBERG / THE BREEZE second-largest halftime advantage of the sea- votes in the AP Top 25 poll — the highest total CONATCT Hayley Thompson Head coach Christy Morgan talks with Adrienne Le Vatte and son. JMU led Alcorn State University 54-16 at all season after receiving one vote in each of at [email protected]. other field hockey players during practice on Friday evening. halftime on Nov. 24. During halftime, Brooks the first four polls this season. Newman said reminded his team to stay focused despite the that, while being in the AP Top 25 is a goal for big lead. any college athlete, it’s something that’s not “We went in the locker room and coach on the team’s mind. Brooks asked us, he was like, ‘Do you want to “It’s something that’s exciting, but we could SPORTS DAY | Getting exposure be great?’ And we’re like, ‘Yeah, of course.’ And care less if we’re Top 25,” Newman said. “We so he was like, ‘To be great, you have to keep have bigger dreams, we have bigger goals than playing hard.’ And I think, overall, this is the that. And I think that’s what we’re focused on first game that we really dug in and did that.” right now.” That was despite the fact that Brooks said Sunday was the first televised game for JMU he took the press off and took the liberty to this season. Brooks said he thinks part of the try some different sets to start the second reason the Dukes haven’t received a whole lot half in case JMU sees Towson in the CAA of national recognition is because they haven’t Championships. been seen by the rest of the country. But JMU did keep its foot on the gas pedal. “I think our kids deserve more. We don’t The 42-point margin of victory is the largest in get very many TV opportunities,” Brooks said. CAA play for the Dukes so far and the third- “My kids out here, we practice a lot before the largest of the season. men play. And it seems like the men are on TV Giggetts’ career night once again demon- every game. And our kids see that ... they work strated JMU’s ability to lean on a different just as hard. So they finally get their opportu- player each game. Sophomore guard Precious nity to play on TV. Hall also scored a career-high 26 points in Fri- “We got a chance to show who we are. And day’s win over Northeastern University. I said that a couple times in the breaks. ‘Let’s “Kid in a candy store,” Brooks said about his show them who we are, let’s show them who options. “What other cliche can I use? It’s awe- we are.’ And they fed off it.” some, it really is.” JMU completes its three-game homestand Besides Giggetts’ milestone, redshirt soph- with a game against the University of North omore guard Jazmon Gwathmey moved into Carolina at Wilmington Thursday at 7 p.m. 10th place on JMU’s career blocks list by add- The Dukes will look to go 10-0 in conference ing three more Sunday. She now has 77 in her play for the first time since the 2006-07 sea- career. son when they went 15-0 before losing their Burkholder’s three steals Sunday put her at first CAA game. 10th on JMU’s career steals list with 170, pass- “I was very proud of the kids and the effort ing Newman and Dawn Evans (07-11). they gave,” Brooks said. “And a lot of people MARK OWEN / THE BREEZE Maybe the splashiest of the milestones on stepped up and played well. If we continue to Volunteers and participants play volleyball in Sinclair Gymnasium in Godwin during Adapted Sports Day. Sunday was Burkholder’s entrance into the top play this well, I think we got a chance to be 10 on JMU’s all-time scoring list. She passed special.” Sydney Beasley (’83-’85, ’86-’88) to move into from page B4 Davis said. “He gets frustrated because he can’t 10th place with 1,421. CONTACT Wayne Epps Jr. at always do things that his peers are able to do. “Just knowing her and having played with [email protected]. Dandridge Jr., said. “He [MJ] enjoys meeting with This gives him a really good opportunity to do his friends that he had from the soccer event in the things that normal kids do.” the fall. It’s great; we’re having a really good This event not only builds the bond within the time.” community of those who are disabled, but the Build your resume for summer internships. The message of inclusion resonated with all JMU community as a whole. that were involved. “I think there’s a lot of power in being a part “He enjoys coming to JMU, meeting people of a community,” Chapman said. “Some of them and making new friends,” Dandridge Jr. said. have really strong connections to their com- “He’s just glad that he’s a part of it.” munity, but some of them are the only one at Write for the sports desk. 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