Showers 43°/ 27° Vol. 87, No. 25 chance of precipitation: 10% Thursday, December 2, 2010 Serving James Madison University Since 1922 breezejmu.org BASKETBALL » » page 11PREVIEW EDITION The men’s and women’s basketball seasons are underway, with both teams looking to capture Colonial Athletic Association championships. Read the Sports section for analyses of the teams’ records, key players and future opponents. PART 1 OF 3 On the search A DUTY TO SERVE for the next big idea By TYLER McAVOY The Breeze Students can have a say in JMU’s direction for the next seven years. The Quality Enhancement Plan is a program designed to allow the JMU community to submit ideas on the future of student education. e program began taking suggestions from faculty and students on Nov. “This is really for the students,” said Lee Sternberger, associate pro- vost and chair of the QEP Committee. “Students will be the largest benefac- tor of whatever is implemented.” The program, which is required for reaccreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, is meant to establish better education by holding an open forum. Reaccred- itation occurs every years, with a ve year review in between by SACS. A diploma from an accredited school is required for many graduate pro- grams, and only accredited schools receive federal student nancial aid. Anyone in the academic com- munity — from students to COURTESY OF JUSTIN CONSTANTINE professors — can submit ideas on LEFT In addition to providing critical care treatment to soldiers, Lt. ways to improve the educational Rachel Engler (‘05) also treated local Afghanis. RIGHT Maj. Justin environment. Constantine (‘92) recovers after doctors reconstructed his face with bone “ e idea is to think about what it’s from his leg after he was shot by a sniper in 2006. like to be a student on campus,” Stern- berger said. “What would you like to see better di erent or improved?” The best ideas will be select- ed based on how effectively they enhance student education. “Suggestions for more parking GLOBAL on campus isn’t what we’re looking for here,” Sternberger said. “We’re looking for civic engagement, envi- ronmental sustainability and service learning. We’re looking for a big edu- cational picture.” CONFLICT, QEP is a program designed by SACS to help improve speci c areas in education for a particular school. Schools like Virginia Tech and Vir- ginia Commonwealth University have adopted similar QEP structures. small world JMU’s QEP committee plans to fully implement the selected idea by . Two JMU graduates’ military experiences “This is a great way to get insti- tutions to reflect on who they are cross paths in an unexpected circumstance. and what they can be,” said Andy COURTESY OF RACHEL ENGLER Perrine, vice president of Communi- cations and Marketing and chair of the Communication Subcommittee This is the fi rst of a three-part series detailing JMU students and military service. for the QEP. According to Sternberger, by Janu- Part one shares the story of a passion for service and a unique and coincidental connection between two JMU graduates. ary the committee will take three or Find parts two and three in next week’s issues. four from that group of suggestions and back them with funding to fully develop the idea. These will then By JOHN SUTTER for the sniper, to no avail. “I was sitting in my room and there was this be presented to the public the JMU The Breeze e sniper’s second shot struck the other Marine’s shock,” Dahlia said. “I didn’t cry for several hours community via a blog and physical goggles, saving his life and preventing the bullet from and I didn’t move out of my chair. I was just staring presentations. In October in a remote desert town, an piercing his forehead. at my computer screen for hours.” In two weeks, the response has area wrought with destruction, a sniper waits. e “Don’t worry about the major, he’s dead,” the Once the tears came, reality slowly began to set in. been abundant. According to Perrine, blinding desert sun and the sniper’s coverage on the Marines yell. “We knew there was a sniper in the area, he had the QEP committee has received doz- urban battle eld in the Al Anbar province, Iraq, pro- But Naval Corpsman George Grant immediately already killed a few Marines actually,” said Constan- ens of e-mails and short proposals. tect him from his enemy. performs an emergency tracheotomy to open the tine, now , as he recounted the story recently. Only one idea will be selected for e targets appear. e sniper peers into his scope major’s airway and prevent him from drowning in e Marines moved Constantine’s body into a full development by , but Stern- and aligns the crosshairs. He applies pressure to the his own blood. convoy vehicle to transport him to the nearest hos- berger said the QEP is hopeful that trigger, squeezes, res. at major was Justin Constantine, a JMU pital. Typically convoys crawl along the desert streets parts of other ideas can help augment Miss. The shot ricochets off the concrete wall graduate. As he lay on the street, bleeding profusely at miles per hour to minimize the damage from the nal plan. Even though many cur- behind the targets. Seconds pass. e targets duck from his head and gasping for every breath, Con- an improvised explosive device. rent students will have graduated by for cover. e sniper reloads, realigns, secures the stantine didn’t know his path to recovery would soon “ e Battalion Commander told Lance Cpl. [Jor- the time QEP is implemented, a sug- target and releases the trigger. cross with a fellow JMU graduate. dan] Buehler, ‘Get the major to the hospital. I don’t gestion will still have a strong impact e bullet penetrates the skull of a United States care how fast you have to drive’, ” Constantine said. on up and coming classes. Marine major in the one-inch gap between his body Shocking News Putting their lives in danger, Buehler reached According to Sternberger, QEP armor and helmet, entering behind his left ear and More than , miles away, Dahlia Hamza rode mph, speeds that would instantly ip the vehicle will select proposals based on blind exiting through his mouth. He hits the ground, his past a cemetery in London for American soldiers in should it hit an I.E.D. reviews to eliminate the chance of body frozen and his life teetering on the edge of World War II with an overwhelming sinking feeling. Constantine was eventually transported to the bias, and the committee is working death. Dahlia, Constantine’s then-girlfriend and now his National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. on the selection process to make the Another shot rings out, striking a second Marine wife, said she knew something was wrong when she for treatment where, by mere chance, a young rst cuts. between the eyes and knocking him out. Two didn’t hear from Constantine all day. nurse in the surgical ward shared his alma mater. “We really want suggestions to be seemingly fatal hits. e Marines form a defensive Later that evening Constantine’s mom sent Dahlia unrestricted,” Sternberger said. “ is perimeter around the downed soldiers and search an e-mail that forever changed her life. see SERVICE, page 4 is really an act of self-evaluation for ourselves and how we can enhance our own educational experiences.” CONTACT Tyler McAvoy at [email protected]. NEWS OPINION LIFE SPORTS 12/2 INSIDE 3 Swiping in 5 TSA troubles 9 Going the extra mile 13 New look Clubs change rules to verify America’s security A new GKIN Additions to roster will members’ identities. predicability is exactly what section preps students provide depth for Dukes. terrorists had in mind. for a marathon. 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