It’S NOT TOO LATE READER FRIENDLY L earn how to be a writer Download our app for up- for next semester. Email to-date news on the go at [email protected]. breezejmu.org. Serving James Madison University Since 1922 BreezeJMU.org Vol. 92, No. 50 Cloudy n 67°/ 57° chance of precipitation: 10% Monday, April 14, 2014 Unheard Va. budget woes stall BOV voices Gridlock in Richmond leaves JMU unsure about future tuition and fees JMU community ByRC PAT I K MORTIERE One topic on the minds of their meeting in lieu of the budget The Breeze members was the decision over gridlock. holds sexual assault tuition and fees for the next aca- Earlier in the day, the com- It was politics as usual when demic year, considering a state mittee heard from Charles King, discussion JMU’s top governing body graced budget has yet to be passed. The senior vice president of admin- campus for a day of deliber- holdup in the General Assembly istration and finance, and Diane ation and decision-making is a disagreement between Senate Stamp, the assistant vice president despite impediments by the state Democrats and House Repub- for the Office of Budget Manage- government. licans over plans for Medicare ment, who discussed “a number On Friday afternoon, the Board expansion. [of] cost issues the university will of Visitors gathered in the Festival The Finance and Fiscal Devel- be facing next year, ” according to Board Room to report on motions opment Committee usually Bartee. passed in committees earlier in the recommends JMU’s tuition and He said, “Until the state budget day, highlight the success of JMU’s fees to the board for the next aca- is approved, we did not feel it was athletics and women’s basketball demic year. According to Ken prudent to make recommenda- MARK OWEN / THE BREEZE team and to discuss the financial Bartee, the chair of the commit- tions to the board regarding tuition situation of the university during tee, they were unable to provide President Jon Alger addresses the Board a time of state budget uncertainty. prospective tuition figures during see BOV, page 4 of Visitors during Friday’s meeting. JULIA WALKER / THE BREEZE James Robinson, the director of the Office of Equal Opportunity, speaks F OOTBALL during Friday’s panel discussion. By CHRIS KENT The Breeze Spring fling On Friday afternoon in Rose Library, a collection of faculty and Dukes’ weekend spring game displays next season’s potential students met to discuss a problem plaguing college campuses across the nation — sexual assault. Friday’s panel brought to light and highlighted the resources JMU makes available to victims. Sexual assault can be a very messy affair and can often devolve into a “he said, she said” set of circumstances. For the number of falsely-reported cases, there are a plethora of unre- ported incidents. In 2012, JMU only had four reported cases for forced sexual assault on campus, according to JMU’s Department of Public Safe- ty’s Clery Annual Crime Statistics. According to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, more than 60 per- cent of cases are left unreported, yet one in six American women will fall prey to either rape or attempted rape in her lifetime. JMU hopes to change that, or at the very least, change the amount of cases reported to the authorities. Its first line of defense is Campus Assault ResponsE. CARE is a 24/7 network that aims to help both those affected and their friends who are seeking to help. The organization takes phone calls from those afflicted or friends of the afflicted. During the panel, CARE LAUREN GORDON / THE BREEZE described themselves as a friend to those who feel lost and to the people Redshirt junior quarterback Vad Lee celebrates a touchdown during Saturday’s spring football game. He finished 11-for-18 for 149 yards passing who need to talk to someone. and one touchdown. He also had 69 yards rushing and two more touchdowns on the ground as the purple team beat the gold team 76-51. “From our perspective, we definite- ly have seen an increase in reporting By WAYNE EPPS JR. didn’t necessarily make for a traditional advantage with the offensive line that which is a good thing but also a strug- The Breeze “first team” or “second team” break- he had,” Withers said. gle in how to attack the new report,” down for either quarterback. “And I think Michael did the best he said Liz Howely, the assistant director Head coach Everett Withers and Lee took the statistical advantage could with what he had up front, and for Student Wellness and Outreach. JMU closed a major first chapter Sat- for the day though, finishing 11-for-18 some of the skill guys. Victoria Bice, a student in JMU’s urday with the spring football game at passing for 149 yards and a touchdown, But overall, I think they both com- school counseling program spoke Bridgeforth Stadium, which conclud- plus 69 yards and two more touch- peted, and that’s what we were looking on behalf of sexual assault victims ed spring drills. The Dukes showed a downs rushing. Birdsong finished for — two guys that can go out and by sharing the emotions she felt after glimpse of the starting quarterback bat- 9-for-24 for 112 yards passing and an compete today.” her attacks. Her first assault occurred, tle and appear to be heading into the interception. Withers is still not showing his hand coincidentally, during anti-rape week summer on a positive note. Withers attributed some of Lee’s on who is ahead in the quarterback bat- in September 2009 when she attended JMU split into purple and gold for advantage to having a more experi- tle, but did acknowledge that Lee and East Carolina University in Greenville Saturday’s game, with potential start- enced offensive line in front of him Birdsong are the top two. They took all N.C. Then, she was attacked the fol- ers on both sides. Under a modified for the purple side, including redshirt of the snaps for their respective teams lowing April by a different perpetrator. scoring system, the purple team beat senior center Josh Hogan and redshirt in the first half of Saturday’s game. Both incidents left her freshman year the gold 76-51. junior tackle Wray Fucci. Sophomore Dan Schiele (purple) and of college to be considered disastrous. Redshirt junior quarterback Vad Returning starters and redshirt freshman Rob Nittolo (gold) took the At the end, she was left emotionally Lee and junior quarterback Michael seniors, center Matt Williams (gold) majority of snaps in the second half. scarred and alone. Birdsong went head-to-head, with Lee and tackle Matt Cunningham (purple) “We’re not going to make a decision “By the April time came around, running the purple offense and Bird- sat out for their respective teams. I was fairly numb to life in general,” song the gold. The split of the teams “I think Vad had a little bit of the see FOOTball, page 10 Bice said. Her two encounters with assault also left her afraid. Reporting her first see PANEL, page 4 4/14 INSIDE NEWS 3 Life and leadership Former HP leader Carly Fiorina speaks out. OPINION 6 E asy peasy New SAT is simpler and a necessary revision. Stream LIE F 7 Bas is boss Exclusive interview with the first rapper signed to J Cole’s label. cleaning SPORTS KATIE CARTER / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER 9 Dukes tame Bison Women’s tennis wins Saturday was the 17th annual Blacks Run CleanUp Day and Arbor Day. This year’s event kicked off from Ralph Sampson Park. Volunteers from JMU and the Saturday in head coach’s community gathered in the morning and split up into teams and were dispersed throughout the city to clean up Blacks Run, a stream that flows through final home match. Harrisonburg. The annual event removes several tons of trash and debris from the stream. Pictured above are volunteers from the organization Net Impact. 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