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University - Northridge, 1-0, Saturday, picking up Us second win of the season James Madison University P.M. showers High: 78 Low: 60 THEIBI.'/ 81. h-.it,- " REEZE Student drowns in accidentSEP 2 2.2m Two others escape flooded waters after canoe capsizes in Blacks Run BY KELLY JASPER University Communications. start" and instead planned on walking news editor Neither sustained serious injuries, parallel to it on the bank. according to Peavy, Soon after the canoe was in the water, A JMU student drowned early The three put the canoe into the water it traveled quickly out of sight, according Friday morning after his canoe cap- after leaving a party at Ball's house, 416 S. to JeffriesGlasgow. sized in Blacks Run Stream, which High St., according to Jason Jeffries- The canoe only traveled a very short was flooded froWi excess rain brought Glasgow COT), who was with the trio distance before it capsized, according to by Hurricane Isabel. when they placed the canoe into the water. Hamsonburg Fire Chief Larry Shimett. Senior Christopher "Blumpkin" Ball, "They wanted to take the canoe Water in Blacks Run was unusually high 21, and two others entered the water down to (Ball's) old house on Harrison and swift, according to Peavy. after their canoe overturned at about Street — the old rugby house," he said. "The water is normally about knee 2:30 a.m., according to Brandon Peavy, "You know, they thought it would be all deep and pretty narrow," Peavy said. chief of the Harrisonburg Rescue Squad. ha, ha' and funny to take the canoe, "Because of all the rain and weather con- One of the people in the canoe, Kristen since the water runs pretty much ditions, there was five or six times the Edwards, is a freshman at Virginia straight down to the house." amount of water. A 6-foot tall person Iti <n i mini i) nf liim liflim fa»pw» C omrnagayaaljh Univeristy. The other. Jeffries-Glasgow said they asked him probably wouldn't have been able to Senior Christopher -Humpkki- Bad. 21, drowned earty Friday David StilMKentK is not a student .n also to get into the canoe, but he said he ■nomine; when hi* canoe capalied In Black* Run Stream, JMU, ajfrftjgfl^l) Fred Hilton, director of decided it "wasn't a good idea from the see DEATH, page 5 which was flooded became of nan from Hurricane Isabel. KRISTY NinHJC-H/;**)after Hurricane Isabel brought large rain amounts that flooded C-l lot (above) and the arbore- tum (below). The etorm also knocked over several trees. Including one on the comer of Main Street and Grace Street (left). PhMoi by LAURA DEAVpAan tdunr Storm leaves parts ofVa., N.C. damaged, without power BY MARTIN MERZER er trying to get the lights back on. near Richmond, the other in subur- feared that toll of dead and injured Atlantic's major cities. AND SETH BORENSTEIN Airline flight delays cascaded ban Anne Arundel County, Md., would be many more. Isabel's sustained winds, which up and down the East Coast. Knight Ridder Tribune between Baltimore, Md., and In Virginia, more than 300 six days earlier topped off at nearly Mountainous surf ripped apart Washington, D.C. And a power National Guard soldiers spent 160 mph, were 95 mph when it made KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. - beachfront homes, and thunder- company crew Thursday night rescuing residents landfall, according to the National After striking the North Carolina ous winds destroyed scores of leader, Harold T. stranded by rising floodwaters. Hurricane Center in Miami. By 9 coast in broad daylight, the wet inland homes. Anderson Jr., 29, President George W. Bush p.m. Thursday, inland winds were and blustery remnants of But the storm weakened rapidly was electrocuted declared both North Carolina and down to 70 mph, and Isabel was Hurricane Isabel swept toward At 11 p.m. Thursday, with sustained in Morehead Virginia federal disaster areas, allow- downgraded to a tropical storm. some of America's major cities last winds of only 65 mph, the down- City, N.C.. while ing residents to apply for federal aid "We are fortunate that it didn't Thursday night. graded Tropical Storm Isabel's core he was trying to and low-cost loans to rebuild. come across as a stronger hurricane More than 2.6 million people in rapidly was coming apart. restore power at Isabel's eye came ashore at and hit the cities directly," hurri- the storm's path were without elec- Injury reports arrived slowly a substation. Drum Inlet, a break in the chain of cane center meteorologist Jorge tricity ft) wind-whipped trees top- from across hundreds of miles still In Elizabeth City, N.C, flying North Carolina's Outer Banks Aguirre said. pled, taking power lines with them. under natural attack. Two of the glass hurt five people in a storm islands, at 1 p.m. Thursday. The As the storm moved inland, its At least 17 people were reported dead were drivers of cars that slid off shelter, authorities said. storm then continued on a track killed — one was an electrical work- wet roadways, one on Interstate 95 Throughout the region, officials that narrowly missed the Mid- xeSTOKM.pageS Run for Multiple Sclerosis raises over $4,600 Last minute heroics Phi Sigma Pi three-mile event more than doubles last year's amount total Bv ELIZABETH BAKKUN Center. The course also wrapped contributing writer around the Convocation Center and continued through the cast Approximately 375 partic- side of campus. ipants in Phi Sigma Pi's Top male and female finish- three-mile run/walk con- ers were 50-year-old Bruce tributed over $4,600 to bene- Halpin, Ashbum, and 27-year- fit Multiple Scion.sis old Lauren Edwards, a marine research, more than doubling captain stationed in Quantico. the amount raised last year. Halpin participated while visit- Last year's event included ing his daughter, freshman about 200 participants and man- Rachel Halpin. aged to raise just over $2000, Edwards was visiting according senior Matt friends to evacuate the hurri- Brownlee, race director, cane and hadn't planned on "I'm thrilled," Brownlee running in the race. said. "I wasn't expecting to run KRISTY NICOI \CH/irmor Race proceeds go to the today," she said. "(My friends] Blue Ridge Chapter of twisted my arm." Red-shirt sophomore defensive end (9) and Junior comer- Multiple Sclerosis Research in After completing the course, back Cortaz Thompson tackle Hofstra University running back Terry Crensnaw during the second quarter of addition to the Megan participants sought refuge from Saturday's game. JMU came from behind to win In the ,, „ atspeneai i Stidham Scholarship Fund KRISTY SK ' « "'»" the heat and received free pizza, final minute of the contest. For more, see page 17. J^ner. Jog m front of the Cottage Center toward WWj*•** Saturday's race began and *• !»neflt race for Multiple Sclerosis research Saturday. ended on the lawn of the College sir RACE, page 5 2 THE BREEZE MONDAY. SEPT. 22. 2003 TABLE OF DUKE DAYS Events Calendar MONDAY, SEPT. 22 - WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 24, 2003 POLICE LOG ■•-• Mi^iKflBi BY LAUREN MCKAY NEWS police log reporter Va. tax plans hurt poor 3 Monday, Sept 22 Wednesday, 24 A non-student reported an Three U S soldiers killed 3 Ih.- psychology department will hold the "Psychology Peer The Student Ambassador program will hold an interest unknown subiect removed the World Trade Organization 3 Ad\ iNinj; symposium (IR] > md I indutfC Schtxil" in Taylor meeting in HHS room 2301 at 5 p.m. For more information front bumper from a car In P-Lot Hall room 404 at 7:45 p.m. For more information e-mail e-mail Lawson Ricketts at rickelcl. Seniors sustain more stress 4 between Sept. 15 al 11 p.m. and < ilcnn Spit|,i ,11 <pitler. Web sites offer help T Sepl. 16 at 930 p.m. to procrastinalors 4 The University Health Center will offer free, anonymous HIV I im.TMtx Graphics will meet in Duke Hall room 112 at 8 pm testing from 2 to 4 p.m. For more information contact Ann In other matters, campus police OPINION Simmons at xH-7895. report the following: House editorial 7 House cartoon 7 TUesday, Sept 23 The Student Government Association will host its first-ever radio Show Cause Summons/ ASAP Violation To talk of many things 7 I he ilgn language club will meet in Zanc Showker Hall room show on WXJM at 88.7 FM. For more information e-mail Garret English at eiigltihga. Scott M Brazier, 19, of ChantMy Darts & pats 7 242 at 7.W pjn was arrested and charged with a Pigs and pearls 8 show cause summons and an Campus spotlight 6 The University Health Center will offer free, anonymous HIV ASAP violation Sept. 17 at 1233 Letter to the editor 8 UMing from I to 3 p.m. For more information contact Ann p.m. He allegedly failed to appear Simomns at x8-7895. in court on court-ordered date LEISURE and did not have the required Comics 9 amount of community service Crossword 10 hours completed Horoscopes 10 Trespassing FOCUS Non-student Richard A. Bouncers 11 Nesselrodt, 27, was arrested and charged with trespassing in STYLE Hillside Hall Sept. 19 at 3:19am. DP Da Reapa 13 Number of drunk in public Leona Ness CD review 13 charges since Aug.