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BY SHANNON MCCARTHY system, and only 13 are selected at the to unite students in this campaign. There to extend the event to include everyone — not contrbuting writer beginning of each semester. Then, the clubs go was music playing in the background, and just girls. through scrutiny in order to even be approved people dancing around to the songs. Two “We are trying to encourage guys to do Throughout the world, there are over 65 at JMU. photographers were present, taking pictures it too,” Flores said. “To say their mom or million girls without access to education. Although she’s facing these challenges, Kifle of students who shared their heroes. whoever they admire.” This is due to a variety of factors, including is still working hard with the headquarters of There were many participants from various Having engagement from everyone is the inability to find proper transportation Girl Up to create events all throughout the year organizations. Freshman Nancy Lazo is a important. Statistics that DPE and Girl Up and cultural barriers. Girl Up was created at JMU. psychology major who helped organize the provided showed that women and girls by the U.N. 10 years ago to fight against this Kifle decided that this initiative was event on behalf of Girl Up. She’s been involved reinvest 90 percent of their income into staggering statistic. important, and that she should start to with the campaign since her high school days, families and communities, compared to only Girl Up aims to help spread awareness of spread awareness — even without an official and was excited to see the success of the event. 30 to 40 percent from men. gender-equality issues at home and around club to call her own. Her first event was on “A lot of them seem to like the idea of what Kifle said that there’s a culture in the world. With many celebrity endorsements Wednesday — the International Day of the we are doing, and what Girl Up stands for,” developing countries where women aren’t like John Legend, Meryl Streep, Victoria Justice Girl is every year on Oct. 11 — which was Lazo said. “[The reception] seems pretty given access to education, because they’re and more, Girl Up has gained much attention held in partnership with the foreign service positive so far.” not considered equal to men in society. Kifle — and just made its way to Harrisonburg. fraternity Delta Phi Epsilon. Within an hour, there were about 20 states that people in the United States and Mistire Kifle, a sophomore international Peggy Bronzi, a senior international affairs people who had taken pictures. Many people elsewhere need to use their voices in order to affairs major, is currently in the process of major, is the philanthropy chair for DPE. After cited historical and cultural heroes for their help empower these women. bringing Girl Up to JMU. being contacted by Kifle, DPE decided to take #GirlHero. Some people had their mothers, “We have a voice, and they don’t,” Kifle Born and raised in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, action and help Girl Up in its campaign. but Lazo’s was a more recent icon. The photos said. “No girl in the developing country has a Kifle has seen how these programs benefit “DPE is a group of internationally minded can be found on both DPE and Girl Up’s platform where they can talk about her issues. not only girls, but the entire economy of individuals who strive to serve the local and Facebook pages. We have clubs and initiatives where we can developing nations. Although she didn’t global community in any way possible,” “Malala Yousafzai is my hero,” Lazo said. talk about these things.” personally witness any atrocities in Ethiopia, Bronzi said. “Promoting the U.N.’s Day of “She fought for her education, she almost got she’s heard about how dire the situation is in the Girl aligns with our service mission; we killed for it and she continues to fight for it. CONTACT Shannon McCarthy at mccartsl@ the rural parts of her home country. are serving the international community by She’s amazing.” dukes.jmu.edu. For more coverage of JMU “Girls have to walk to get water,” Kifle said. raising awareness of the U.N. Day of the Girl Estefani Flores, a senior international and Harrisonburg news, follow the news “They would get kidnapped, and get married on our own campus.” affairs major and historian for DPE, is trying desk on Twitter @BreezeNewsJMU. and have babies at 13. Your life is ruined at 13. DPE and Girl Up partnered for the At 13 here, what are you doing? You’re going event, and it was used to celebrate shopping with your friends.” girls from across the globe as a way Due to her past experiences, Kifle wants to unite people from all corners of life. students at JMU to realize just how important “[Another] reason we partnered programs like Girl Up are around the world. with Girl Up is because our presidents She’s attended conferences where young girls recalled the time when DPE was a TALK tell their stories about how the program has growing organization trying to make KNOKNOWW YOYOUURR impacted them. One girl, she remembers its mark on JMU,” Bronzi said. “We TO clearly, told the audience about how her life were grateful to those who helped has changed since being able to have a bicycle us along the way and wanted to pay THE APP! to ride. Simple actions, such as access to a it forward by being Girl Up’s stepping bike, have altered how girls around the world stone.” interact with society. DPE and Kifle created a social Kifle has been with the program since media campaign called #GirlHero. RIGHTSRIGHTS!! her junior year of high school. After seeing This campaign was designed to inspire DOWNLOAD a Facebook post by Justice talking about women of all ages by showcasing working with the organization, Kifle decided that society needs to recognize the she wanted to become involved with Girl Up. contributions of girls. TALK TO THE APP Her high school friend brought the club to her “It’s important to get in touch with high school in Arlington, Virginia, and they people that are facing the problem started to host events throughout the year. directly,” Kifle said. The process to start the club, however, The event, which was a social proved to be challenging to Kifle. New media campaign, had students organizations are chosen through a lottery from various places around campus breezejmu.org NEWS Thursday, October 12, 2017 5 Entering the election Brent Finnegan and Tony Wilt race for Virginia delegacy

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By THOMAS ROBERTSON Finnegan said it’s time for someone else to step “The conservative Republican party is starting voters,” Finnegan said. “Making sure that people The Breeze up and bring something new to the table. to get their voice back [in Harrisonburg], and say, know there’s an election, and know that they “This is about giving voters a choice,” Finnegan ‘Hey, we need to stand up and be participants in have a choice this year.” Local politicians are putting together said. “This is about presenting bold, new ideas the operations in the city again,’” Wilt said. their final campaign efforts with the Virginia to solve the very serious issues that we’re facing Despite the trends, both parties feel that the CONTACT Thomas Robertson at rober3tl@ statewide elections less than a month away. The in the Commonwealth.” most important thing to do is to get people to dukes.jmu.edu. For more coverage of JMU elections will decide Virginia’s new governor, Democrats in Harrisonburg just opened a go out and vote. and Harrisonburg news, follow the news desk representatives for the House of Delegates and new office downtown earlier in the month. “We’re just going to focus on reaching out to on Twitter @BreezeNewsJMU. a number of other statewide and municipal Kai Degner, Finnegan’s campaign manager, positions. said the office will greatly benefit the Finnegan The seat for the 26th district in the House of campaign. Delegates, which includes Harrisonburg and “Right now, the most important thing is to Rockingham County, is being contested for come to the office and get a list of people to the first time since a special election in 2010. contact,” Degner said. “That’s how we win this Republican Tony Wilt won that 2010 vote, and election is grassroots word of mouth. So the is now being opposed for the first time in seven focus between now and Nov. 7 is to motivate as years. many people as possible to go vote.” “I’m ready for the election to happen,” Wilt Republicans opened their office on Neff said. “I’m feeling really good, I’m getting a lot of Avenue this past summer. The office provides a positive feedback.” place for organizing campaign materials, phone Wilt is focused on job creation, bolstering the banking and campaign workers — including local economy and addressing laws or business Wilt’s campaign manager — to operate. 12 regulations that hinder economic growth. “It gives them a home base, for one thing,” A key method of Wilt’s campaign has been Dan Cullers, Rockingham County Republican going out and talking with people face to face, chair, said. trying to establish personal relationships. Because of his position, Cullers works with “That’s what’s made me successful as a volunteers who want to help campaign efforts. legislator, is being out and dispelling that idea He says the work they’ve put in could have a that some folks have that an elected official is major impact. unapproachable,” Wilt said. “Maybe some are, “We have reached out to thousands and but I’m not.” thousands of voters to let them know that we Democrat Brent Finnegan will challenge Wilt have these good Republican candidates, and I for the 26th district seat. Finnegan is currently on think it’ll make a big difference on election day,” the planning commission for Harrisonburg City. Cullers said. “People need to see that there are The Finnegan campaign is running on a people willing to dedicate their time to these platform of expanding Medicaid and trying to efforts.” provide healthcare for all Virginians, as well as Cullers said Harrisonburg was once a making sure Harrisonburg has adequate state Republican city. Now he said he thinks it may funding to build a new school. be a mix of Democrats and Republicans. Degner He said he’s been enjoying the campaign has seen a shift as well. process so far. “People understand that we can’t sit on the “It’s been exhilarating,” Finnegan said. “It’s sidelines anymore and expect the right people 12 been great to get out and meet people and hear to get elected,” Degner said. different perspectives on what’s important to Wilt said he’s seen a gradual move by people that live in the Shenandoah Valley.” Harrisonburg to the left, but he said he’s After seven years with the same delegate, confident in what his party is doing. 6 Thursday, October 12, 2017 breezejmu.org

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English department looks at African-American culture in historical comics

By THOMAS ROBERTSON One of the faculty members working in the field is Hefner’s book, titled “Black Pulp,” debuted at The Breeze Brooks Hefner, who spoke at the first ALCW on Sept. 29. the ALCW. Faculty as well as students gave much- Hefner is an assistant professor of English at JMU and appreciated feedback to Hefner. This fall, a new workshop showcasing work in is currently on sabbatical, researching specific fictional “We want students to be involved in a dialogue about Africana studies from professors, visiting scholars and heroic serial characters of the 1940s and early 1950s. these questions and these topics,” Hefner said. “So the graduate students debuted on campus. Formed by The focus of Hefner’s research comes from one more involved, the better, I think.” various faculty members from the English department, specific nationally distributed black newspaper — Multiple students attended the first ALCW. The the workshop will provide a way for different faculty and The Baltimore Afro-American — commonly called workshop gave them a chance to not just receive a students to give feedback and collaborate on this work. The Afro. Hefner noted how the heroic characters in lecture from their professors, but also to provide their One of the founding faculty members of the Africana this paper served as a stark alternative to the hero pulp input and suggestions on the work shared by faculty. Literatures and Cultures Workshop, Mollie Godfrey, is magazines that paved the way for popular, new comic “I think that that’s a really critical part of education in an assistant professor of English at JMU who specializes books. Hero pulps are similar to comic books, but are general, but also especially higher education,” Charles in African-American literature. She said that now was a usually longer and contain more text. They were also Holmes, a senior biology major, said. “We come to this great time to form a workshop like this one. printed on a lower quality wood pulp paper from which learning environment to learn together, and I think that “We suddenly realized last year that we had a kind of the medium derives its name. that’s a great part of at least how Hefner ran that literary critical mass of people working on Africana literatures,” The hero pulp genre was largely dominated by white workshop.” Godfrey said. “We wanted to do something to kind of writers during Hefner’s period of interest, and almost The ALCW will have its next workshop Oct. 20, and publicize it.” all of them included a white hero who cleaned up city will feature work by Johnathan Gray from John Jay With the prominence of race relations and racial streets full of thugs. The stories published in The Afro College. justice movements like Black Lives Matter being so featured black heroes who fought against Nazis and “We’re going to have some amazing, amazing work high in today’s political climate, Godfrey said she’s seen racial injustice in the American South. coming through the workshop,” Godfrey said. “I’m growing interest from students as well. “I’ve studied pulp magazines for a long time and hoping it’ll be a really vibrant space for conversation.” “I’ve definitely seen an enormous amount of was always a bit puzzled as to why stories by or about enthusiasm in my own classes,” Godfrey said. “[There African-Americans did not appear in pulp magazines, CONTACT Thomas Robertson at rober3tl@ are] people who are obviously wrestling with what’s really at all,” Hefner said. “I knew that African-American dukes.jmu.edu. For more coverage of JMU and happening in the world all around them and looking readers were out there, so I was trying to answer the Harrisonburg news, follow the news desk on Twitter for ways of understanding it.” question, ‘What were they reading?’” @BreezeNewsJMU.

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TESS GIBSON | the art of noncomformity I’m the responsibilities while currently enrolled biggest in classes. animal In saying that, let’s look at some factors lover you’ll regarding costs. The amount of money ever meet. you would spend varies greatly depending Having on the type of pet and their needs. From A furry grown a guinea pig to a golden retreiver, the up in the necessities are quite diverse. Typically cats country, my and dogs are the most popular pet to own, childhood so looking at annual costs for the first year consisted with them, we see why price is a big factor of acquiring in making the decision of whether or not many pets: to be a pet owner. bunnies, peacocks, chickens, lizards, In “The Annual Cost Of Pet Ownership” birds and the usual cats and dogs. I started by David Weliver, it’s estimated that for volunteering at my local animal shelter at dogs, including medical exams, spaying friend for age 11 and my family still fosters kittens or neutering them, food, leashes, etc., the at least five times throughout the year. total after a year comes to $1,270, and for Needless to say, I’ve always had animals. cats the amount is $1,070. Now, I don’t So before moving into my dorm know about you, but as a college student freshman year, leaving them was one of I don’t really want to be spending over the biggest downfalls of leaving home. a thousand dollars on litter boxes and But aside from my future as a cat lady, training classes. my pet-friendly background is relevant. There are already so many necessities to Although I completely understand the living on your own that require a big chunk school desire to own a pet after having them out of your bank account: groceries, gas, all my life, even I wouldn’t want those club events, school supplies and so on.

A “we’re-coming-to-your-city” An “are-you-serious” dart to the pat to the “College Gameday” crew for professors who aren’t canceling classes bringing the magic back to the ‘Burg! this Friday. From an alumnus who wishes they From a senior who doesn’t want to could’ve stayed at JMU forever. miss a second of GameDay.

A “that-wasn’t-worth-the-gas” A “Duke-helps-Duke” pat to the dart to my professor for having a five- girl who sold me an iPhone in perfect minute-long class meeting. condition for a great price. From a student wondering if you From an avid Snapchatter who’s know how to use email. back on her game.

A “what’s-happening-here” pat A “we’re-one-creative-bunch” and dart to my roommate who made pat to all the GameDay signs that me cookies while giving me the silent have been making me proud to be a treatment. Duke. From a roomie feeling full of baked From a student still laughing at the goods and confusion. sign about marriage. breezejmu.org OPINION Thursday, October 12, 2017 9

Then again, it’s not all about the money. every several hours to take your dog out We have to look at the time commitment and to use the restroom, taking it out on walks, attention requirements for our pets as well, feeding, etc.,” and adds that, “making plans because your fluffy pal will rely on you like have been slightly tough since being gone you’re their entire world — because you are. for long periods of time in a day cannot be Don’t just take my word for it, Jenny Kim, made or would also influence my studying a senior psychology major, has had her habits by preventing me to go to the library puppy Kyser for almost a year now and still for long hours.” struggles with this. From the money to the time involved Kyser is a $850 yorkie shih tzu, which was in maintaining a healthy and happy given to Kim by her brother as a birthday gift environment for your animal during last October. She says the reason he decided college, waiting until your senior year or to get her a puppy was “to extend or greater even graduation may be your best bet. And my responsibilities than usual as part of although there are lower-maintenance pets me learning to grow as a person, while also to own like rodents or even fish, there’s still having a furry little friend I can count on certain responsibilities that come with any anytime — especially for the cuddles.” pet. The biggest variable that should be To me, the difference between cuddling considered is the quality of life one can give a teddy bear versus a warm and soft animal their animal. If waiting an extra year or two companion isn’t even comparable — as to pick out a companion makes for a better I’ve said before, crazy cat lady. But with the situation for not only you but your animal good also comes the not-so-fun aspects. as well, then the saying “good things come While Jenny does claim that having Kyser to those who wait,” can be best applied here. has helped her relieve stress and adjust to stepping toward adulthood, he can take a Tess Gibson is a sophomore writing, toll on her social and academic life at times. rhetoric and technical communication She explains, “the downside of having a major. Contact Tess at gibsonto@dukes. pet during school is having to come home jmu.edu.

COURTESY OF JENNY KIM A student shares a picture of her dog Kyser, who she happily has at school. 10 Thursday, October 12, 2017 breezejmu.org OPINION Keep live art alive Technology has distracted us from experiencing performing arts live instead of behind the screen

DAN FORD | forward thinking The beauty educate America’s youth with the focus resting “Bridge to Terabithia,” and was reminded of among Americans, the well-known STEM that can be on science, technology, engineering and math. the magic found in theatre. Similarly, there’s no education movement has been recently altered encapsulated The reality is that electronic substitutes replacement for the remarkable skill required by those concerned of this decline to STEAM through the arts for the in-person art experience are false by an orchestra to perform in harmony or for — science, technology, engineering, arts and has, throughout replacements, lacking the ability to present the dancers to float across the stage with such math — with art now sharing in the important history, propelled full power of art as it occurs extravagant ease. educational focus of the other fields. itself forward in the in its live form. It’s for this There’s simply no This notion is wonderfully captured by the form of remarkable reason that the booming “There’s no substitute for electronic substitute for words of former education secretary under human expression. streaming industry — seeing actors traverse the such art. the Obama administration Arne Duncan, Such art has despite being able to The arts, however, are who stated that “the arts can no longer be provided people provide entertainment stage, with every movement beneficial in far more treated as a frill … Arts education is essential with a necessary easily and quickly — being so much more ways than those based to stimulating the creativity and innovation outlet to unleash their creative passions. This shouldn’t be used as solely on entertainment that will prove critical for young Americans has, at times, produced such remarkable a replacement for live real than on a screen.” value, as has been competing in a global economy.” human expression that, at its peak, has stood theatre, dance and music. recently proven through Returning to our roots as lovers and students the test of time. There’s no substitute for numerous neurological of the arts provides real benefit to the economic Yet, recent generations are less interested seeing actors traverse studies. These studies power of this country. Doing so also improves in the in-person art experience for its general the stage, with every Dan Ford have overwhelmingly our ability to tap into that special part of entertainment or educational potential than movement being so much concluded that the humanity that has, throughout the generations, those of past generations. The dramatic more real than on a screen. creative benefits of been so wonderfully captured by the arts. decline in those seeking art degrees reflects the This was made clear to me last week when — engaging in art provide a remarkable expansion of entertainment interests toward curious to better understand the performing opportunity in improving the parts of the brain Dan Ford is a senior international affairs electronic-based options and educational arts abilities of JMU students — I entered Forbes that operate the creative abilities of a person. and international business double major. ones toward art-less STEM — which seeks to Center to view the student-performed play With such creativity decreasing in recent years Contact Dan at [email protected].

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HANNAH ROBINSON | contributing columnist As college students, and the world out would certainly spark your interest. alive, you’re going to feel confusion and doubt and this we’re at a time in This is how we should be looking at it. fact should excite you instead of frighten you. our lives where In your twenties, there’s so much uncertainty and Uncertainty means that there’s something to be nothing makes confusion. We shouldn’t be forced into a job that doesn’t unsure about. The word itself promises a tomorrow full sense. Our once solid fulfill us, before really discovering our potential and how of adventure and opportunity, and that’s something to set of ideals have big this world really is. cherish. seemed to fall apart I was talking to my grandmother one day and she sometime within said something that I’ll never forget. She told me that the last four years, “As long as you’re alive, instead of thinking about my future as being uncertain, while new thoughts you’re going to feel I should think of it as unwritten. How fantastic is that. and opinions are The idea that you have countless paths to take, endless exploding into a confusion and doubt and days to seize and infinite chapters to write in your story million fragments of this fact should excite you suddenly makes the unknowns in life less daunting. kaleidoscope-like pieces. The moment my grandmother passed that golden And we’ve all probably thought about changing our instead of frighten you.” nugget of wisdom to me, I began to see my fears and major at least 20 times. burdens in a new light. I realized that this is indeed the We’re told that this is one of the most crucial times of time to make mistakes and take chances. The world is our lives — a time when one mistake can throw off the at your fingertips, and a gap year allows you to finally course of all of our promising plans. From a young age, reach out and grab it. we’re conditioned to believe that our lives should have Hannah Robinson Don’t be afraid to break from the mold and step a certain kind of structure. Society sets up a blueprint outside of your comfort zone, because what you find for us to follow: high school, college and then 9-to-5 outside of it just might be yourself. office jobs. Traveling is proven to expand our horizons and create I’m not saying that this blueprint is bad, or that this more open-minded individuals. Taking a year to step out Hannah Robinson is a senior communication is something that you shouldn’t want. What I’m saying, of your comfort zone after four with your head stuck in studies major. Contact Hannah at robinshl@dukes. however, is that if you don’t want it, that’s OK too. the books and hands typing away, would do the soul jmu.edu. A gap year is defined as “a period of time, usually an some good. Studies have academic or calendar year, in which a student takes a shown that students who break from school to travel, work, or volunteer, typically have traveled abroad are after ending high school and before starting college.” The nearly twice as likely as idea of taking time off, either before college or after, is their home-bound peers one that’s extremely prevalent in Europe, and gaining to earn higher incomes, traction in the U.S. out-earning their peers Malia Obama had thousands of young people by more than 40 percent. reconsidering their college plans when she decided to A gap — I mean take one year off before attending Harvard in the fall of bridge year — doesn’t 2017. She may not have gotten any slack for her decision have to just be for to travel and explore before she dedicated herself to a traveling. You could take rigorous work load, but the rest of us sure do. this time and pick up a Breaking from the mold has always been seen as an new skill — learn to be act of rebellion, but breaking from the mold is exactly a bartender, or get your what we need to be doing. I remember graduating from pilot’s license. Go out high school not knowing whether I was ready for the big there and discover any leap into college or not. My fears and concerns were new skill or hobby that dully drowned out by all the excitement surrounding allows you to see the the college acceptance letters finding their way to my world differently than mailbox. you have previously. Admittedly, I would have benefited significantly from You may be reading taking a year to learn more about myself before I jumped this about to take the headfirst into a new experience. I made that decision next step after high based on other people’s expectations of what my next school or you may be step should look like — not from my own desire. Now as thinking about what I find myself in my senior year, wondering what comes comes after college. next, the thought of a gap year is once again calling to Either way, I want to tell me. you that it’s okay not to Many people think that taking a gap year after school know what you want to would reflect poorly on a resume or suggests a lack of do or who you want to motivation or drive. The name itself suggests an absence be. Life is about finding of some kind. those things out, and Abigail Falik, founder of Global Citizen Year, takes the sometimes you have to word and revises it. She takes the word gap and swaps it take a year off to really out for bridge, which implies a “deliberate connection start learning. However, between one stage of life and the next.” If you were an what I’ve discovered employer looking to hire an innovative and dynamic is that through all this new employee, the prospect of an independent risk- uncertainty comes a kind taking 23-year-old, who took a year to figure themselves of hope. As long as you’re

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JAZMINE OTEY | contributing columnist “Our lives begin wasn’t the first time the teenagers in the It’s heartbreaking that America has reached a to end the day we neighborhood used racial epithets against her point where nooses have fallen into the hands of become silent about grandson. children and hatred toward those with different things that matter,” “It truly saddens me that even in a city so small, colored skin and cultures has filled their hearts. Martin Luther King racism exists,” Cassandra said in a Facebook post With these sorts of issues at stake, the scene of Jr. once said. that’s since been taken down. children playing in their backyards or even on the On a warm What truly saddens me is that after nearly four playground has been ripped free of its innocence. summer evening centuries of African-Americans being seen as Parents are now forced to become more aware of in late August, a inferior, racism still persists. It’s outright sickening the exclusion a child can receive based merely on group of young that an 8-year-old boy had to endure hate crime their ethnicity. boys in Claremont, to such extremes, simply because of his ethnicity. But it’s when we’re faced with such problems, New Hampshire, On Oct. 3, in an interview on “The Real,” an where 14-year-olds attempt to lynch an 8-year- gathered to play in American talk show, Quincy is shown breaking old, that we must ask ourselves how they’re being a backyard. On the down after he bravely recalls the traumatizing raised. Regardless of the horrendous crime, the outside, many would describe the interaction to night. children aren’t entirely the ones to blame, but be innocuous, nothing but a group of boys having Not only did the teenagers strip the summer instead the parents. a bit of harmless, summer fun. However, shortly night of its fun with their racist remarks and Equality is something that’s been fought for thereafter, mundane objects such as a picnic table horrendous actions, but they also took away generations, notably in 1954, with civil rights and a tire swing nearby would become tools for Quincy’s pureness as they created psychological leaders — Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and what family members of a victimized biracial boy scars analogous to the ones on his neck. Rosa Parks — risking their lives in hopes of bringing claim to be a “racially motivated near-hanging.” Racism has always been a recurring problem African-Americans equality. Their efforts drew us The summer night took a disastrous turn when within the U.S., but since the election of Donald closer, but it’s apparent that even in 2017, equality teens at the gathering started deriding 8-year-old Trump, hate crimes have seemingly increased. hasn’t been fully achieved. Quincy Merlin with racial slurs as they threw sticks In fact, based on a Huffington Post article, the While there’s no single solution, there are steps and rocks at his legs, the boy’s family alleges. The U.S. has experienced its first annual increase in that can be taken. For starters, it’s crucial that we Valley News reports that following this, the teens crimes regarding race, religion, sexuality, disability start exposing young Caucasian children to cultures stepped on a picnic table and grabbed the rope or national origin. different from their own. So many Americans are from a tire swing. “There are likely multiple explanations for filled with hatred and disgust toward considered “The [teenagers] said, ‘Look at this,’ supposedly 2016’s rise in hate crimes, including particularly minorities due to the simple fact that it’s something putting the rope around their necks,” Lorrie sharp and widespread bigotry against particular they don’t understand, nor are they willing to try Slattery, the boy’s grandmother, said in the report. communities like transgendered and Muslims and to understand. Due to how they’re being raised, “One boy said to [her grandson Quincy], ‘Let’s do the emboldenment and mainstreaming of white they’re confined in a bubble as the psychological this,’ and then pushed him off the picnic table and nationalism,” Brian Levin, professor of criminal effects of racism trickle from their parents to them. hung him.” justice and director of the nonpartisan Center for Ultimately, this creates an endless cycle where Alarmed, Quincy’s 11-year-old sister screamed the Study of Hate and Extremism, said in the report. prejudiced mentalities travel from generation to for help as her brother kicked his feet and grabbed Despite what many may believe, racism exists generation. at his neck. Luckily, he was able to escape the binds and continues to thrive throughout the U.S. During However, whatever the case, African-Americans of the rope. former President Barack Obama’s presidential and other deemed minorities must remain strong According to the report, there were no adults term, it was an underlying issue — silent, yet still and not give up on the fight toward justice. African- present during the incident. The details of that night deadly as a snake. Now it stalks the face of many Americans must not only come together as a were provided by the grandmother who gathered Americans in the form of a roaring lion. From whole, but also face the monstrosity of racism with information from Quincy and his 11-year-old sister, the racist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, to the a roar of their own as they refuse to be silent about who found Cassandra Merlin, their mother, after hate crime against 8-year-old Quincy Merlin in things that matter. It’s important to never lose hope the attack. Claremont, New Hampshire, the toxicity of racism in what’s right when faced with this constant battle The New York Times states that after images pervades communities and the lives of minority for genuine equality. circulated throughout social media of the boy’s Americans as the nation becomes more and more bloodied, scarred neck, activists demanded a faster divided — which a poll conducted by ABC and The Jazmine Otey is a sophomore writing, investigation on the suspected act of hate crime. Washington Post shows falls on the shoulders of rhetoric and technical communication major. Slattery told Valley News that this occurrence President Trump. Contact Jazmine at [email protected]. MEGAN WALKER / THE BREEZE

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By CHRISTINIA ZIU AND JULIA MOORE bags and boarded a plane to Southeast Asia for The Breeze the three-week trip. Wide-eyed, eager and a little apprehensive, Hilton arrived in Thailand with a group of 13 On the second floor and the fourth bed students, immediately immersing themselves over from the double doors, Ryan Hilton waited into Southeast Asian culture. The first week was to be taken into surgery for one last time. The filled with visiting night markets, snorkeling and machine that monitored Hilton’s heart rate meeting native students, and concluded with a beeped with every passing minute. Every time trip to the middle of the jungle in Brunei where the door opened, Hilton caught a glimpse of the Kuala Belalong Field Center was located. his mother sitting in the waiting room. He was This is where the students would conduct their prepped for surgery, but he needed his new research for the next two weeks. cornea to arrive before they could begin the Inside the center, a cool draft from a fan transplant. irritated Hilton’s eye. “My contact is freaking out,” He started holding his breath, playing with the he thought, as he blinked rapidly to block his dry heart-rate monitor to pass the time. Nurses kept eye from the wind. Only a few hours prior, he had coming to check on him. He reassured them he been swimming in a local river, but didn’t take was fine and they informed him his cornea was out his contacts. Now, all he could think about on the way. More nervous about the IV in his arm was ripping them out as soon as he got back to than the actual needle that would go into his eye, his room. Hilton knew exactly what to expect. The next morning, Hilton woke up with what After 90 minutes, Hilton’s new cornea finally appeared to simply be pink eye. After a long boat arrived and he was wheeled through the double ride, Hilton arrived in the general hospital in doors. Brunei to get it checked out. “Alright, I’m going to give you your anesthetic,” “It’s just conjunctivitis,” the doctor said. “Pink the anesthesiologist said. e y e .” Hilton laid still, feeling the anesthesia Hilton hadn’t come all this way just it hear dispersing throughout his body. it was pink eye. The pain and discomfort were “It’s happening,” he laughed to himself, as he telling him that it had to be something more, that slowly slipped into unconsciousness. this common problem wasn’t the answer. He Doctors inserted a needle under his eye, into felt a sense of uneasiness as the doctor pushed muscle by the optic nerve. 90 seconds. That’s all antibiotics into his hands and sent him on his the time they had to give Hilton the sight in his way. eye back. 3 a.m., 6 a.m., 8 a.m. That night, falling asleep was “pure hell.” Keeping his eye open hurt, but closing it hurt too. After a restless night, Hilton Hilton was sure of two things — he felt as if something was in his eye. He got up from wanted to be a doctor and he wanted to study his bed and walked to the mirror to take a look. abroad. As a freshman biotechnology major at With both hands, Hilton pried his right eye open JMU, Hilton was determined to be accepted to — pulling up with his right hand, and down with the Southeast Asian Field Biology program in his left. His eyelashes were glued together. With Brunei for summer 2016. In order to do so, he had only one eye open, Hilton looked into the mirror to surpass the typical freshman workload, apply and pulled open his swollen right eye. His and hope for the best. His hard work paid off — normally brown eye was completely white. The COURTESY OF RYAN HILTON he was accepted. That summer, Hilton packed his whites of his eye were blood red. Although Hilton lost sight in his right eye, he’ll never forget the memories he made while in Brunei.

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WILL CARMACK / THE BREEZE Hilton is a pre-med student studying biotechnology. His family is his inspiration for becoming a doctor. “What is going on?” Hilton said, as he felt a since his last set, and everything was blurring strange sense of relief. He laughed to himself, together. The hospital ward was starting to cave knowing the doctors would have to take him in. For three days, Hilton was running on only seriously now. 30-minute increments of sleep. Instead of seeing Hilton stepped back from the mirror in his the country like he planned, he was stuck staring dimly lit room and stumbled outside. The early at white walls, waiting for a diagnosis. morning sunlight touched his sensitive eye, the After the longest three days of his life, Hilton pain holding him hostage and confining him to was brought back down to the examination his porch. He had no choice but to sit and wait room. The doctors clarified that it wasn’t pink for someone to help him. eye — it was far from it. Hilton was going blind in Ariel Miranda, a fellow JMU study abroad his right eye while he was 9,495 miles from home. student who had been an EMT, came to check “We understand that you have an ulcer in your on Hilton. He once again pried open his eye to eye,” the doctor said. “It’s going to be intensive. show her — the whites of his eye were still blood We’re going to do as much as we can, but at the red and his brown eyes still a foggy white. In an end of all of this, you will be blind in your right attempt to shield her shock, Miranda maintained e y e .” a straight face. “He might lose that eye,” Miranda Shuffling back to the ward, Hilton was thought to herself. “But I can’t tell him that.” exhausted. The shock of it all finally caught up “How does it look?” Hilton asked. to him. Hilton found himself in the bathroom he “It looks pretty bad,” Miranda said. “But let’s shared with the others, looking into the mirror get you taken care of.” again. He gripped the sink and began to cry. “Best-case scenario, I’ll be blind,” Hilton thought to himself as tears came to a rest on his Hilton sat inside a foreign and unfamiliar cheeks. “I didn’t come to this study abroad to examination room at a new hospital. But the have this happen to me. Why did this happen doctors still couldn’t identify what was wrong. to me?” The series of obtaining samples began. Doctors The pain had finally peaked. Hilton was in his scraped away bits and pieces of Hilton’s eye, own head — not only thinking about the pain, similar to the way one scrapes ice off a car but thinking about his future. windshield following a big storm. “I’ll never get to be a doctor,” Hilton thought. “We don’t know what this is,” a doctor said But Hilton never lost sight of hope. with urgency. “But we need to start immediately.” Arms overflowing with food, Miranda came Doctors shoved Hilton into a 30-person ward to see Hilton. The normally dull and quiet ward where he was given every antibiotic possible in was filled with laughter. hopes of fixing his eye. The ward, which housed The next week was filled with visitors. David the blind and the elderly with eye issues, had only McLeod, a JMU professor of biology on the trip, one bathroom with one shower and one toilet. came to discuss research with him. ShaSha, A thin sheet was the only thing that separated a local Brunei student, brought her laptop so him from his snoring neighbor. In the hospital, the two could watch “The Avengers.” Rally, a he was told to keep his belongings close, or else resident at the hospital, brought Hilton Pizza they would be stolen. The water wasn’t safe to Hut. And of course, Miranda was a constant drink or shower in, as his eye was too vulnerable visitor throughout. for infection. The nurses who took care of him “Are you comfortable in that chair? You can only spoke Malay — broken English at best leave if you want,” Hilton said to Miranda. “I — but the doctors spoke English. Regardless, don’t want to take you away from the study Hilton received extra attention because he was abroad.” American. “Absolutely not,” Miranda said. Hilton bolted awake. “It’s time for your eye drops,” a nurse said. It had only been 30 minutes see EYES, page 20 20 Thursday, October 12, 2017 breezejmu.org CULTURE EYES | JMU student diagnosed with partial blindness because of eye ulcer from page 19 now,” the nurse said. Before, Hilton saw everything through a white fog. When the bandage was taken off, Two days before the study abroad trip it wasn’t like everything was crystal clear. But was supposed to end, Hilton boarded a plane now, he could see when someone would move that would finally take him back to the United or blink — it was huge for him. States. But Hilton’s journey was far from over It’s been 10 months since Hilton got his vision despite the week spent in the Brunei hospital. back. However, everything isn’t back to normal. Because his father had been in the military, Every day Hilton has to give himself a steroid Hilton was admitted into Walter Reed Medical drop, protect his eye from water — even in the Center in Maryland. His eye hadn’t improved, shower — and he’ll need to replace his cornea so he was administered more antibiotics. After in 10 to 15 years. being sent home, cleared of what doctors had Growing up, Hilton watched TV and read claimed was an infection, Hilton went to a books with stories of adventure. And in the back corneal specialist’s office where he saw Dr. John of his mind, he always wanted to do the same. Sheppard in Chesapeake, Virginia. But since the transplant, things have changed. Hilton’s treatment continued. An anesthetic “I always have to be in a place where was pressed two to three inches into his eye there’s advanced medical care,” Hilton said. socket for an antibiotic injection. It felt weird, “It eliminates opportunities by a significant but it didn’t really hurt. Then, Sheppard stuck amount.” PHOTO COURTESY OF RYAN HILTON a needle directly into his eye socket. All Hilton Now a junior, Hilton has moments where With the help of his friends and peers from the University of Brunei, Hilton was able to stay hopeful. could think about was the pain. This moment he regrets the cornea transplant and the became the second and final time Hilton cried Again, Hilton went in for a second surgery eye for seven months. During winter break of new life it carved out for him. The new — but instead of tears, he cried blood. where doctors sanded away his eye and 2016, his sophomore year, Hilton had his cornea restrictions on Hilton’s life make him question Sheppard saw Hilton about three times a determined that the infection was back. Doctors transplant. if he’d rather still be blind than dependent week. He took sample after sample, but nothing stitched tissue onto Hilton’s eye that would hold on medical care. Hilton’s perspective may was found. Sheppard determined there was still in drops while simultaneously adhering the have changed for a lot of things, but he can no diagnosis. tissue to his eye permanently. The 90 seconds were up. still see himself being doctor. And nothing The next step was surgery. It was August, and Hilton had been blind in Hilton began to wake up, everything was can stop him from doing exactly that. The first surgery was reparative because one eye for three months. foggy as he came into consciousness. Next thing Hilton’s eye had become so degraded. The “Not having the ability to see out of one eye is he knew, he was fully awake. He couldn’t feel CONTACT Christina Ziu and Julia Moore at process consisted of sanding away at his eye like when you walk down stairs and you forget the right side of his face — it was completely [email protected]. For more on until the eye became slightly smoother. After there’s a last step, and that moment you feel like numb. For 24 hours, Hilton kept the bandage the culture, arts and lifestyle of the JMU an injection, Hilton’s cornea had become you’re going to drop,” Hilton said. over his eye and came back the next day. and Harrisonburg communities, follow the dangerously thin. By December, Hilton had been blind in one “Alright, I’m going to take off your bandage culture desk on Twitter @Breeze_Culture. breezejmu.org CULTURE Thursday, October 12, 2017 21 Human destruction artWorks Gallery creatively shows negative human impact on environment

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By JAZMINE OTEY JMU students, with a multitude of architectural landmarks — the throughout her painting. With this of legs. The legs sit in a wooden chair The Breeze mediums ranging from sculptures New York skyline. Smith makes use technique, Smith alludes to the idea and are filled with colorful fake leaves. to acrylic paintings, plexiglass and of searching through the smog to find The taped legs represent man- One hundred years from now, more. artWorks is open from 11 a.m. the barely visible skyline. made objects along with the idea that the sun’s bright beams will cast a to 3 p.m. and the “E(ART)th” art “Buildings are like a logo,” Smith plastic is polluting our environment. remorseful glow on the dark remains exhibit will last until Oct. 20. said. “If you’re pulling into a English filled the legs with leaves to of our deteriorated planet. Smog will “By means of art, JMU city, you can see them from convey the concept that humans penetrate the air, smothering what students are taking a stand a couple of miles out and aren’t only a part of the environment, little bit of fresh air exists as human in the interest of creating know you’re almost at but to illustrate the Earth’s power in waste floods neighborhoods that changes that enhance our your destination. They overcoming humanity and fixing what once thrived. The white, pristine world,” Anna Jennings, represent human brain we’ve destroyed. Also, the chair that architecture of monumental buildings the executive director and power and what we have the legs are propped on represents such as the White House and the U.S. a senior art history major, learned to do. I think the the idea that humans use the Earth’s Capitol building will be coated in an said in the show signage. main solution just comes resources for their own benefits. unsightly brown, and proud U.S. “Together we can construct from raising that initial “This is a really good time to symbols will crumble to pieces at the a cleaner, safer and more awareness.” have this show because we’re in the hands of human callousness. sustainable Earth.” Another artist, Caley midst of some kind of turning point On Oct. 2, artWorks, a student-run Lisa Smith, a junior English, a sophomore studio in our environment,” English said. gallery, presented an art exhibit titled architectural design major and art major, decided that a “Making art in response to that and E “E(ART)th,” with the intent of using a student featured in the exhibit, VIC sculpture titled “Give them Life” then having a show about it helps ER S S environmental art to bring awareness used an acrylic piece titled “where NEW would be efficient in getting her people understand it on a more UNE F TRIB to the humanity’s detrimental impact have all the buildings gone?” to COURTESY O message across. Inspired by the psychological, deeper, personal level.” on our planet. convey the effects of air pollution on of different shades of brown and pollution of the James River, she The art exhibit features art by 15 one of America’s most well-known grey along with faint white strokes utilized packing tape to create a pair see ENVIRONMENT, page 22 Fall Fun at Back Home on the Farm!

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PHOTOS BY ALYSSA ANTONIO / THE BREEZE artWorks puts on a student-run gallery with work by 15 JMU students, bringing awareness to the individual impact on Earth. The exhibit displays pieces in many different mediums and techniques from paint to wood. from page 21 “We don’t think about the long-term effects of the opportunity to show their work here and change in the destruction humans have done our actions,” Rhafiri said. “It’s ultimately [going have their voices heard, especially on issues that unto the planet. In addition, artist Sophia Rhafiri, a junior to] bring us down and block all the positive are really important like environmentalism,” “Humans are responsible for the prevailing studio art and graphic design double major, qualities about humanity. We’re wasting the Spencer Law, a freshman history and media degradation and depletion of our planet’s collectively used acrylic paint, thread and Earth that we have and we can’t really get a arts and design double major, said. “I think a natural resources,” Jennings said in an email. plastic bags to symbolize human waste. In a new Earth.” lot of the work here is really powerful.” “It is time we accept responsibility, adjust piece titled “Ignoring Desolation Equivocates to Nonetheless, the pieces previously described Environmental awareness is vital to the our way of living and take action towards ignoring Human Life,” Rhafiri uses abstraction don’t equate to the variety of artistic talent survival of our planet. The main goal of achieving a more sustainable society.” and a contrast of dull and vivid colors to depict showcased in the “E(ART)th” art exhibit. In artWork’s artists is for their audience to develop that the negative qualities of humanity are fact, there are many more pieces with impactful a sense of awareness and ultimately take action CONTACT Jazmine Otey at Oteyjl@dukes. outweighing the positive ones. There’s also messages behind them that depict why in regard to the problems that have currently jmu.edu. For more on the culture, arts a pod where she placed multiple seeds to environmentalism is crucial and not a problem been escalating throughout our world. With and lifestyle of the JMU and Harrisonburg represent human life. However, the plastic bags that should be ignored. the latest catastrophes, such as hurricanes and communities, follow the culture desk on cover them and spew out waste. “I think it’s really cool that JMU gives students wildfires, artWorks aspires for Dukes to be a Twitter @Breeze_Culture.

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From there it turned into making produce beer they’re proud of. of innovative, engineering pop-up he has with them and being involved themselves in their nanobrewery. two-gallon batches, then five-gallon “I liked how the space is built for classes for the JMU and Harrisonburg in the brewing community. The first class will take place today, batches. Eventually people wanted conversation,” Navya Dev, a senior communities. “The staff went above and beyond,” where customers can sip out of an him to brew for parties and weddings, independent scholars major, said. “Shawn’s pretty much my mentor,” Susie Patrick, a senior communication Erlenmeyer flask as they’re presented so he began homebrewing 10-gallon “Everyone was talking to each other Barney said. “He’s given me a lot of studies major, said. “Although there the basics of homebrewing. batches. and I liked how we could learn opportunity to grow and given me a were other people in the taproom, “Shawn is an entrepreneur and “So much about it soothed me,” everything about what we were lot of opportunity to learn.” my friends and I felt like we were the hearing about how he turned his Gatesman said. “I love creating drinking.” After volunteering at the Friendly only ones in the room because of how love for beer into a vision for how things.” Gatesman believes his customers Fermenter to help set up, Barney much we interacted with Shawn and to spread homebrewing and then All beers at the Friendly Fermenter should be able to put a familiar face to landed a permanent position tending Alec.” eventually a brewery is so exciting,” are brewed in their on-location the name of the Friendly Fermenter. to customers and serving the unique Patrick enjoyed the small layout Dev said. “Entrepreneurship is a big taproom, allowing Gatesman to Customers can be educated about the craft beer the Friendly Fermenter of the new nanobrewery and how part of the culture of Harrisonburg experiment with ingredients of his beer culture while sipping on a cold has to offer. His favorite beer that’s personable the atmosphere was. and I love seeing people like choice. Because the beer is brewed one. brewed there is the Sunchaser, a New “Sometimes at other breweries, it Shawn actualizing their passions in small batches, Gatesman has “I want people to come in here and England session IPA containing hop can feel like everyone’s so spread out and continuing the tradition of the advantage of making multiple feel extremely comfortable and cozy characteristics without the bitter taste. and doing their own thing,” Patrick innovation here in the ’Burg.” different styles of beer, creating a and relaxed,” Gatesman said. “Shawn gives more of a personal said. “But at the Friendly Fermenter, menu full of variety. New homebrew- Alec Barney, a JMU alumnus touch … he likes to keep his face in it feels like you could get to know CONTACT Maria Keuler at inspired beers are produced weekly. and taproom bartender, has been the front of the business,” Barney said. everyone in the taproom.” [email protected]. For more The Friendly Fermenter takes pride homebrewing for about a year and Barney prides himself on becoming The Friendly Fermenter plans on the culture, arts and lifestyle in its relationships with customers, a half. Barney met Gatesman at a another familiar figure behind the on offering both educational and of the JMU and Harrisonburg caring about their opinions and homebrewing class he presented at taproom bar for customers to get to hands-on classes to the Harrisonburg communities, follow the culture feedback to constantly improve and the JMU X-labs, which are a series know. He loves the good conversation community to learn how to brew beer desk on Twitter @Breeze_Culture. Sports 24 Editors Sammy Criscitello & Kevin Haswell Email [email protected] Thursday, October 12, 2017 Back in the ‘Burg

BREEZE FILE PHOTOS ESPN’s “College GameDay” visited JMU on Oct. 24, 2015. Lee Corso walked out of Wilson Hall to predict a James Madison win over Richmond. The Dukes followed up the show with a 59-49 loss to the Spiders.

By JACK FITZPATRICK storyline with competition betwen JMU has won games in convincing thought of as another reason they that have gone with them through The Breeze two highly ranked FCS opponents. fashion week in and week out, made the decision, however it did the year as well, whether it’s Trai The CAA could be argued that it’s even against FBS foe East Carolina play an instrumental part. According Sharp rushing for 130 yards when his James Madison University isn’t the the SEC of FCS football. It currently University. They’ve also been able to to Lee Fitting in an interview he did father passed away mid-game, all the first name that comes to mind when has six teams in the top 25 and is beat down on CAA foes, which shows with the Daily News-Record’s Greg detours senior quarterback Bryan you think of dominating college stacked from top to bottom with no their talent. Madia, GameDay was looking at Schor made on his way here or the football. Instead, the teams thought easy win. This game pits two of the Another reason GameDay made its other FCS matchups, like Youngstown instant success of Houston. of are normally ones that make up the powerhouses in the CAA against each choice to come to JMU is that the FBS State vs. North Dakota State. Since This is also the game where JMU SEC, like Alabama or Georgia. other, which they knew what looks to break the CAA record for “It was a combination of JMU makes for a to expect from consecutive wins with 18. They’re being one of the top programs in the great game. JMU, however, currently tied with the 2008-09 FCS,” Associate Athletic Director of “Great it made their Richmond Spiders. Communications Kevin Warner said. challenge decision a little “They experienced [GameDay] “And also having some good stories coming in here easier. two years ago and it left a bitter to tell of some of our student athletes Saturday, in a Last time taste in their mouths,” Houston and coach Houston. But on top of very, very good GameDay came, said. “The other thing we lean on is that, it was everything else falling Villanova team,” they had a great our experience from the National into place with other games around head coach experience. All Championship game last year. the country going our way in terms Mike Houston hosts tweeted Our whole focus is 100 percent on of wins and losses that made us the said. “Ranked about the Villanova [because] that is the only top destination for this week.” 11th in the most atmosphere and thing we have impact on. The players, Although not as popular as other recent polls, and how amazing you know, aren’t fans. They will be teams in the world of college football, when you look the fans were, one day … but right now, their job is JMU is a force to be reckoned with. at them on film, all of which to play the football game.” Winning its last 17 games, the team they look very contributed to When you first step back and look leads the nation in all of Division much like the JMU landing at GameDay choosing JMU, it could I football. It’s also outscored Villanova team GameDay once be thought of as a knee-jerk reaction opponents this season by an average of the past.” again. and something that doesn’t really of 30.2 points per game. GameDay has “I don’t have a lot of backing. However, Normally FCS schools aren’t many reasons think there once you sit down and look at the picked for ESPN’s “College for choosing is any doubt team and school themselves, it all GameDay,” — this will only be the JMU for its Over 12,000 JMU fans packed the Quad last time GameDay the JMU campus in 2015. it’s customer makes sense. JMU blew ESPN out eighth time GameDay has come to second trip to service,” JMU of the water back in 2015 and has an FCS school’s campus. However the valley in three years. slate the show was looking at wasn’t Director of Athletics Jeff Bourne said. continued the success that started this game pits two CAA powerhouses JMU has the stats to show it’s the all that alluring, outside of Oklahoma “It’s what we do and I think we do it that season to this day. against each other. best team in the FCS, being ranked at Texas. This was also a major reason very well.” With the game being a CAA No. 1 in both the STATS FCS top 25 they came in 2015. This FCS matchup JMU, and more specifically the CONTACT Jack Fitzpatrick at matchup, this makes it even more and the FCS Coaches Poll. So right off gave more storylines and more of an Quad, serves as one of the most [email protected]. For enticing for GameDay. It’s no SEC the bat, they’re one of the only real allure to GameDay than any other picturesque backgrounds that more GameDay coverage, follow matchup or ACC rivalry, but the game options GameDay has if they were to FBS game could have. GameDay could choose. the the sports desk on Twitter at is still bound to give storyline after choose an FCS team. Hosting back in 2015 really isn’t JMU is able to offer up stories @TheBreezeSports. breezejmu.org SPORTS Thursday, October 12, 2017 25 JAMES ALLEN / THE BREEZE SCOREBOARD

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By JACK FITZPATRICK the valley. She tweeted, “Oh I’m so ready for my The Breeze first trip to JMU!! I hope the scene is just as crazy this Saturday.” By now, the news has reached everyone on Another major switch up in the cast came campus. ESPN’s “College GameDay” is visiting in 2015, when Rece Davis took over host duties JMU for the second time in three years. after Chris Fowler left the show. GameDay is a college football tradition. It airs With that move, some thought the show’s on ESPN every Saturday starting at 9 a.m. and ratings would go down and hurt the show as goes until the first set of games kicks off at noon. a whole. Instead, when Davis came in, ratings Normally, GameDay finds itself at a big FBS continued to increase. And the average viewers school week in and week out, from the likes per episode were 1,961,000 according to Awful of Alabama, Clemson or other SEC or ACC Announcing, which was the highest mark since schools. the show switched to its three-hour format. The only other FCS team to host GameDay The one consistency throughout the show has twice is FCS giant North Dakota State University, been Corso. He’s been with the program since earning it in back-to-back years — 2013 and its inception and has been through every single 2014. change, remaining the fan favorite of the show. It’s rather uncommon for GameDay to choose Corso is famous for his pick of the day, an FCS school, being that it has a somewhat which features him putting on the headgear smaller fanbase and the average college football of the school he thinks will win. Or, in the case fan doesn’t normally follow FCS football as of when he picked JMU to beat the University closely. However, the perfect storm happened of Richmond Spiders, Corso dressed up as again for JMU and it helped them land the show President James Madison, recited a monologue yet again. and then put the Duke Dog head on. GameDay became entrenched in college This hasn’t been the tradition since the start football tradition in 1987. It started with host of the show. It started on Oct. 5, 1996 with a pick Tim Brando with Lee Corso and Beano Cook of Brutus the Buckeye for Ohio State. He just put as the show’s commentators. on his 300th headgear with the choosing of the Through time, the show looks nothing like TCU horned frog. it did when it first started. There was a major This Saturday, Corso will put on headgear for change that came in 1993 when the show turned the 301st time on the Quad. It’s no 300, but 301 is to live broadcasting, which led to the famous still a special number. Hopefully, he won’t regret location pick every week. In 2010, the show also his decision to put on the Duke Dog head last changed from a two-hour broadcast to three. time and he’ll choose to do the same again this The cast of the show has also changed Saturday. multiple times over the years, most recently the switch from Samantha Ponder as co-host CONTACT Jack Fitzpatrick at fitzpajg@ to Maria Taylor. dukes.jmu.edu. For more GameDay coverage, Taylor, who wasn’t with the crew back in 2015, follow the the sports desk on Twitter at recently tweeted her excitement for coming to @TheBreezeSports. breezejmu.org SPORTS Thursday, October 12, 2017 27 Editors’ Picks

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By BLAKE PACE down the progress the team has built coming from sophomore linebacker Hawkins said. “Our defensive line The Breeze this season. Those words mean more Keeling Hunter — Schor enters this understands that. Setting the point than ever this week, as national contest with five interceptions, just of contact, disrupting the line of Fully rested and geared for attention will be brought upon the one fewer than he had in the entirety scrimmage and getting tackles for another win, the JMU football team Dukes when the circus comes to of the 2016 season. loss is our goal.” searches for its 17th-consecutive town. “Our ball security is something Jumping off the line of scrimmage victory — which would mark the “Our fans and alumni will enjoy that often proves who wins and who and attacking the run game will put longest streak in CAA history ­— it tremendously,” Houston said. “At loses the games,” Schor said. “We JMU in a prime position for halting this Saturday against the Villanova the end of the day, though, the most definitely have to make sure we take the Villanova offense. Wildcats at Bridgeforth Stadium. important thing for our program is care of the ball because turnovers In the 26th matchup between the football games and we’ll keep our can be critical in this game.” 4. Ending the half strong two teams, JMU (5-0, 2-0 CAA) is focus right there where it’s supposed While the offense needs to be vying for its third-consecutive win t o b e .” smart in the passing game this week, For a Villanova offense that’s against Villanova (4-2, 2-1 CAA). The Dukes will approach this expect a big day through the air and scoring a consistent 29.2 points per The Dukes’ most recent victory over week just as any other, blocking out a great performance from Schor and game, the Wildcats are especially the Wildcats came on Nov. 12, 2016 all outside noise and distractions, co. effective at attacking at the end of at Villanova in a game that saw JMU but with “College GameDay” the first and second halves of their clinch the CAA title. While no team coming into town, expect this to be 3. Stuffing the run contests — outscoring opponents has been able to dethrone JMU this the toughest task to match for the by a combined 114-40 in the second season, Villanova offers a legitimate Dukes all season. While the JMU offense will be and fourth quarters. The Villanova threat coming off a 31-0 victory over aiming through the air, the defense offense has been maniacal at the 1-3 Black Bears of Maine. 2. Attacking the secondary will be zoned in on stopping the wearing down opposing defenses Wildcat running game. Led by junior throughout the first 25 minutes and 1. Staying focused The JMU offense will be looking to running back Aaron Forbes and striking hard in the final five minutes attack the secondary of the Villanova senior running back Matt Gudzak, in the second and fourth quarters, JMU nation was overwhelmed defense this Saturday. Allowing an Villanova has averaged 153.2 rushing which is something JMU’s defense with anticipation and excitement average of 233.8 passing yards per yard per game and has scored 10 will need to adjust to. this past Sunday when “College game, the Wildcat defense has rushing touchdowns. “We’ve shown throughout the GameDay” announced it’ll be allowed 10.0 yards per catch and four “They’re a physical running year that we’re a well-conditioned setting up its show on the Quad for touchdowns through the air. football team,” Houston said. “We’ve football team,” Houston said. this week-seven matchup. With JMU This is a salivating image for the got to do a great job of being gap- “We’ve been our strongest late in students and fans gearing up for a Dukes’ offense, a unit that’s averaged sound, being physical at the point ballgames so I think our team is built weekend full of festivities, the team 227.6 passing yards per game and of contact and we’ve got to be very, to be effective no matter what part has its earplugs in and its phones has 13 touchdowns through the air. very disciplined to just do our job of the game we’re talking about, but turned off. Senior quarterback Bryan Schor has within our scheme.” especially at the end of halves.” “Coach Houston just said today completed 69.1 percent of his passes This will need all the attention Maintaining a high IQ and that distractions are for weak- and has over 1,000 yards in the air. from the front seven of JMU, a group remaining resilient throughout minded people,” redshirt senior Ten different receivers have caught that’s allowed a paltry 89.4 rushing each half will speak volumes to defensive lineman Andrew Ankrah touchdowns this season, with two yards per game and just three keeping this Wildcat offense off the said. “If you’re distracted, I believe scores coming from redshirt senior touchdowns all year. The Dukes scoreboard, especially in the closing you’re distracted because you want wide receiver Ishmael Hyman, have been especially effective at minutes of each half. to be. If it really means a lot to you, junior wide receiver David Eldridge getting past the offensive line and “We call our hashtag TTG,” win the game and put forward your and redshirt sophomore wide forcing tackles for a loss, as Ankrah Ankrah said. “We’re trained to go, best effort.” receiver Riley Stapleton apiece. has 6.0, redshirt junior defensive — trained to face anything from any Throughout the season, head While the Dukes would be wise lineman Darrious Carter and senior opposition.” coach Mike Houston has preached to attack the secondary throughout defensive lineman Cornell Urquhart the notion of keeping all the media the contest, they need to focus each have 4.5 and three Dukes each CONTACT Blake Pace at paceba@ hype and praise out of the locker on limiting turnovers, especially have 3.5. dukes.jmu.edu. For more football room, insisting that any team can interceptions. Facing a defense that’s “It’s all about the point of contact,” coverage, follow the sports desk come into Bridgeforth and break forced eight interceptions — three redshirt senior linebacker Kyre on Twitter @TheBreezeSports. Fans of JMU will look to best their 2015 showing. breezejmu.org SPORTS Thursday, October 12, 2017 29

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