New Coach to Lead Basketball Bunch Alleged Matt Brady Leaves Marist College for Offender Struggling Dukes
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the WEB EXCLUSIVE: Check thebreeie.org to vote and voice your opinion on the hiring of S* the new basketball coach BreezeJames Madison University's Student Newspaper Volume 84, Issue 46 i, Thursday, March 27,2008 New coach to lead basketball bunch Alleged Matt Brady leaves Marist College for offender struggling Dukes BY TIM CHAPMAN indicted gum saint Alton Comer, 6o, was indicted One of the reasons .\2 ye.u old for abduction by a grand jury on Matt Brady is Interested in JMU March 19 after he was arrested men's basketball is because of its in the alleged sexual battery recent bistor) and abduction of a female JMU This may sound peculiar con- student on Oct. 17. sidering tin- Dukes just completed Comer was charged with their eighth straight losing season. one count of sexual battery and bm the former Marts! College bead one count of abduction and coach exnlmu'd his Eotereet aftae kidnapping. Detas Introduced Wedneada) as me The incident occurred at eighth coach in JMU historv Memorial Mall around 8:30 p.m. "One of the reaaonsthal I WMN after the female student had excited to be at Marist College and gotten out of class. She accepted certainly the same reason dial I'm a ride with Comer and asked to excited to IM- at Jama Madison be taken home. Instead. OoflM [is that mere's] not ■ lot of recent drove south toward Dayton, Va. 1 bistor) of success, Brad) said To near Swope Road. me di it ne excited." The man allegedly committed What he means is clear once you several acts of sexual battery know the success the fust-time bead before she was able to escape his coach had in his four years at the white Jeep. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference The female student came school m Pooghkeepde, N.Y. forward last CXiober and police Brads inherited a 6-fl2 team, but began an investigation. quick!) fed the Red Poxes to three Comer is being held at the winning, aaaeone aftei me) unproved Kin kingham County Jail without to 11-17'" Ms first season. (MKIM^BteaBBM bond while awaiting his trial. SM IRAOY, leae 14 Former Merisl College too<h Matt Irody spoke Wednesday as the new JMU men s basketball tooth otter a month long search following Dean Keener's resignation —from staff reports Drunk driver shares Tommy Boy sobering account Brother of late comedian Chris Farley advises students to party wisely BV ASHLEY HOPKINS news editor Did you eat a lot of paint chips when you were a kid? Do you know anyone who might have? If so, you may have something in common with St Patrick's Day speaker - Tom Farley. Older brother of the deceased comedian and actor. Chris Farley, he spoke to students about Ins efforts to discourage excessive alcohol and drug use among middle and high school youth. The March 17 event at Memorial Hall event raised approximately $300 for the Harrisonburg Community Resource Center After Chris died of opiate and cocaine intoxication, Tom Pane) started theCarii Park) i foundation, traveling to achooki CUIGHUrSON/ across the country for the past to years. While he focuses on drug aslamHsaas prevention in middle schools and Intervention in high schools, at colleges he stresses the importance of becoming good role models. Farles emphasized humor as one ol ihe main measures ol comhatingdrugabu.se. We try to teach them how (youth] can maintain their peer relationships without compromising what thev do with their lives," he said. "Humor is one ot those things that can get you out of situations without compromising ch< rfcec ' Night Live Studios, Farley watched as addiction consumed his JMU senior Caitlin Harrison, an organizer of the event brother. thought it was good thai Farley taught students with humor, as "It happened so incredibly fast." he said. "It's incredible how it could be l>enetieial in the long run. addiction goes from a little problem to holv B—. what are we "I think he's definitely right about approaching kids in a going to do now?" realistic way," she said. "You cant just scare kids Humor is a Junior Caroline Farley, a distant cousin of Chris and Tom's, AAWNSTFWtfl'photo •** way to approach people." brought F-arley to campus as she thought it would be beneficial Speaker Mark Sterner related to students with his hfe ottoanl of killing three in tor Occident While Chris may have been known for Ixith his comedy tor students to hear his message. and his drug use. there was no correlation between the two. "A lot ot people think of Chris Farley as rich and famous, but According to Farley, the routines and (H-rformances for which he s living proof that actions have consequences she said BYJAKE CHAHOER questions for the room. Chris was IM-SI remembered occurred during the three yean he tonlnbiHtng writer "How many of you have ever Not wanting others to follow in his brother's footsteps was actively working on hissobrietv done something stupid while Farley wants to help youth before they get pulled into problems "For three years he was sober, and he was on fire," Farley they cannot work their way out ol His lecture focuseaOQStaying "I promise mil (0 waste VOW drunk?" Sterner said. "How many said, later adding, "Chris wasn't tunnv because he [used drugs], enjoying life and finding the hurnor in every situation. time. 1 pronuae not to preach to of you have not rememNred Quite Ihe opposite." \OU "I saw how cruel it is for things like drugs and alcohol to stop things von did the night before Crowing up with Chris, Tom witnessed the downfall of his kids from doing all they could with their lives," he said. His words wen simple, due to alcohol? How many of you brother first hand. From the little IK>y sharing a room with bun in but Maik Bterncr*a meaaaae to have ever ridden in a car with a Wisconsin, to the man wowing crowds at the New York Salurdav sMFtflfY.peeoi the people attending the One drunk driver?" Night. Due Ride, One Ufa event A few scattered hands at Gmfton-StovaD rheatre tentatively rose throughout the Monday night was one of Utmost crowd, but Sterner"s was the Importance you must deal with only hand raised after the last the consequences ot \oiir .iclions question: "How many of you In the spring ot 1994, Sterner have ever killed three of your best and fourofnis mtternih brotht is Speaking against sexual assault friends while driving drunk?" took 1 trip to I loiula for Spring After a few more opening Break it MAM their aenloi yeai In remarks. Sterner showed a BY KATIE KING college, and the) bad nevei been videotape of he and his friends' tontributing wnttf anywhere on vacation for spring last night on Spring Break. Images Break of typical college students pre- "Rape isn't about sex, it'i about power,' said senior Brittany Bm d nub! ilnA look turns gaming with shots of Jagermeister Vera "A rain1 survivor has bail power taken complete!) awa\ being the designated drive) and excitedly getting ready to trom them." but Mine the) were Maying foi "rage" made some people in the Asa member of JMU's Take Hack the Night Coalition. Vera six nigfatS and there were live mom laugh, but silence tilled the is working to empower sexual assault survivors by providing of them the) decided that the auditorium as the video of the them with an opportunity to express themselves in a supportive ie.,si Intoxicated unong diem .u fun filled night transitioned into environment. the end of the night would drive ghastly images of twisted metal Take Back the Night, an annual even! that Occam borne One evening mat person and broken glass worldwide, was created to raise sexual assault awareness and was Sterner, who lost control ot Sterner, having come back out to help survivors heal. The event took place at J MU on Tuesday, their rented Lincoln Towncar in Iront ol the crowd in his orange March 25 from 5-11 p.m. on the commons It was jointly hosted and (lipped it across the road at prison jumpsuit, spoke briellv by Ihe Women's Resource Center, the Office ol Sexual Assault between ,o and 60 unfa rnree about his lime in prison. Prevention and the Take Back the Night Coalition. The e\eu| ul his trieiids. two age B| and one instead of being the first included multiple talks given by those personalls affected In age 22. welt' killed person in my family lo graduate sexual assault, as well as musical performances In Madison Sterner st ivsscd to the audience college, 1 became me first to go Project and the BluesTunes. A speech was also given by Dr. re|»catedlv that he did not want to prison." Sterner said about cutouNE MMVttfl entangle John Foubert, the founder and president of the rape prevention to Influence them in an) waj He began the presentation with | few Take Botk the Night gave students 0 (home to leom more about rope and sexuol assault mrWOBNtaajil 2 Thuisday, Morth 27, 2008 www.thebrMze.org The Breeze Editors: Kelly Conniff & Shelly Neel CLASSIFIEDS the Main Telephone: Arts and Entertainment How to place a classified: Breeze (540)568-6127 Desk: — Go to 1uww.thebree2e.org and click on the classified link or come into the office week- Fax: (540) 568-6736 aeiSithebreeze.org daw between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Mary 1-raiMT* C/arMy AIUIIU^IMIJ , ./,/ II I ,„n IKMIII Kditor: Mary Frances Sports Desk: — Cost: $5 for the first 10 words.