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INsta-famoUS How’S yoUR LIfestyle? See your photos on the front The Breeze is looking page by tagging #JMU and for a Life editor. @breezejmu on Instagram. Apply at joblink.jmu.edu. Serving James Madison University Since 1922 BreezeJMU.org Vol. 93, No. 10 Thursday, September 25, 2014 breezejmu.org INSIDE TODAY JMU student dies MOVE IT suddenly National challenge encourages JMU to step up its fitness Michael Boyles NEWS | 3 remembered as vibrant, talented and passionate LOAN By IJ CHAN COMPANIES Holly warfIELD / THE BREEZE The Breeze A cultural kickoff SWINDLE Less than a month after losing Artist Wole Lagunju (right) explains his artwork to Shaheem Sabor, an aspiring poet and student from Lincoln alumna Megan Gruneisen, JMU has STUDENTS University in Pennsylvania. Lagunju is originally from Nigeria, and his work appears in the Denver Art Museum already lost another one of its own. and the World Bank. His exhibition, which took place on Wednesday in Duke Hall, was a part of the Furious Flower Michael Boyles, a sophomore media Between outrageous interest Poetry Conference. The conference will continue through Saturday and will include events such as poetry jams and arts and design major died suddenly roundtable discussions and critiques. More photos online at breezejmu.org. rates and tuition increases, on Tuesday night. Although Boyles wasn’t at JMU this semester, many of students graduate with a his friends who he left behind still felt lifetime of debt a strong connection to him. Ashleigh Balsamo, a junior media OPINION | 8 arts and design major, went to Osbourn High School in Manassas, Thrown to the sharks Virginia with Boyles. The two met her senior year and were physics lab part- ners. Balsamo said that Boyles was an JMU alumni to propose their product on ABC’s ‘Shark Tank’ intelligent, talented singer and actor who was involved in choir, chorus and theater during high school. By NATALIE MILLER locations. Similar to the She added that Boyles was “one of The Breeze charging stations found the funniest people” she had ever met, in both Carrier and Rose and would constantly make people For some, the phrase Libraries, business own- laugh by breaking out into song and “shark tank” conjures up ers can install Amber in cracking jokes. images of circling grey fins their buildings or in pub- “He wasn’t afraid to be himself,” poking above the water lic places. It can also be Balsamo said. “[He] put you in a good and an impending sense installed in restaurants, mood — it was contagious … he was ROUGH of fear. But for two JMU airports, bars and even very outgoing and so vibrant.” alumni, and other view- parks. Business owners Balsamo and others who knew HOUSING ers tuning in on Friday who install Amber may Boyles were shocked to hear of his Madison Rugby Football Club night, “shark tank” now choose to charge a fee, or has a different meaning. allow their customers to see BOYLES, page 4 fights through challenges Political science major use the station for free. to claim spot as one of the Bill Shuey (’14) and indus- It was a common, irri- nation’s top teams trial design major Kyle tating circumstance that Byrd (’14) will be debut- inspired Shuey’s vision for ing their original product the charging station. SPORTS | 11 for millions of viewers on “I was sitting in Billy ABC’s show, “Shark Tank”, Jack’s and my phone was Suspect for a panel of five big-time dying,” Sheuy said. “This AMERICA- investors. is a pain everyone experi- TRONICA Last year, Shuey and ences and I wanted to find Byrd teamed up to cre- a way to solve it.” Funky bluegrass band to ate a model for a public coUrtesy OF KYLE byrd Shuey began drafting arrested perform at Clementine phone-charging station. his idea for Amber last Named Amber, the sta- Class of 2014 alumni Kyle Byrd and Bill Shuey will October. He asked around Cafe tonight tion is designed to be debut their phone-charging station product, Amber, on for potential designers to easily installed and used ABC’s “Shark Tank” this Friday at 8 p.m. help bring his concept to in Texas LIFE | 9 in public locations. reality. “Amber was the first material used to conduct a “I had the idea, but didn’t know how to do the charge,” Byrd said. “Amber stones are also said to give building,” Shuey said. “If you don’t know how to do Jesse Matthew charged QUOTE OF THE DAY a feel of security and peace of mind, which is what we something, find someone who can.” want to bring to our customers.” Byrd offered his design skills to help Shuey create with abduction with Amber is a 24-inch-wide, 12-inch-tall phone-charg- ing station that attaches to wall outlets for use in public see SHARKS, page 10 intent to defile in Some may “ argue that I relation to case of am employing missing U.Va. student a scare tactic Hannah Graham and that these are merely By ERIN FLYNN predictions of End of The Breeze the future. And In a press I agree. This conference paints a scary Wednesday night, Chief future and an era of Charlot- these are mere tesville Police predictions. Tim Longo Veteran men’s soccer announced that Jesse head coach Tom Matthew is OPINION | 6 ” in custody in Jesse Matthew Martin will not return Galveston, Texas. This statement was among the latest INSTAGRAM OF THE DAY after this season updates regarding the investigation of 18-year-old Hannah Graham, a second- year University of Virginia student who disappeared the morning of Sept. 13. By WAYNE EPPS JR. According to Adam Lee, a special The Breeze agent of the Richmond FBI office, Matthew’s arrest was the result of After almost three full decades, “very effective police work” from a JMU announced Monday that the deputy in the Galveston County Sher- school’s longest-tenured head daNIELLE EPIfaNIO / THE BREEZE iff’s Office. coach will not return for another T om Martin, JMU’s men’s soccer coach for the last 29 seasons, will be Longo also said that Matthew’s season. replaced by associate head coach Tom Foley at the conclusion of the season. extradition to Virginia is “currently Tom Martin, in his 29th season underway.” at the helm of JMU men’s soccer, Foley was made in early summer. crown and advanced to the Sweet On Tuesday Det. Sgt. Jim Mooney will leave the program at the end of Bourne said the decision was ulti- 16 in the NCAA tournament. obtained an arrest warrant charging this season. He’s at the end of his mately his, but that he worked with “I explored the opportunities of Matthew, 32, of Charlottesville, with three-year contract and the athletic others in the athletic department as coming back, but it wasn’t in the abduction with the intent to defile. He department chose to go in a differ- well. cards,” Martin said. “They wanted to was also charged with reckless driving ent direction. “I felt strongly that we needed a go a different direction, and some- after he met with police voluntarily PHoto by IAN BUCHANAN Current associate head coach change in direction with our pro- times it’s time for a change. That’s on Saturday. He was reportedly seen Tom Foley will take Martin’s place gram,” Bourne said. “And as a result, what I was told. It’s what happens.” driving away in a reckless manner Want us to feature your photo? at the end of the season later this when you look back over the last Foley said the prospect of him in his sister’s 1997 light blue Nissan Tag us @Breezejmu year. several years, seven years, our per- taking over for Martin was on the Sentra and speeding off from an Albe- “I do wish that it was entirely my formance was not where we wanted table throughout the process back marle County location. choice, but it’s out of my hands,” it to be. And I felt like it was time in the spring and summer. He’s in “This [Tuesday] afternoon, we Martin said. “So I just have to deal to make a change with the head his 10th total year with JMU after reached that point where the com- TODAY WILL BE with it.” coach.” serving as an assistant from 1997- monwealth felt we had sufficient JMU Director of Athletics Jeff The contract extension Martin 2003, and then coming back as probable cause to seek an arrest war- P artly sunny Bourne said he notified Martin is currently under was put in place the associate head coach in 2009. rant [for Jesse Matthew],” Longo said. 72° / 55° about the decision back in the in 2011 after JMU won the Colonial chance of rain: 10% spring. The decision to go with Athletic Association regular season see SOCCER, page 11 see GRAHAM, page 5 Today Friday Saturday Sunday AM clouds partly cloudy sunny mostly sunny 73°/54° 77°/53° 78°/50° 80°/53° PageEDITORS Marta Vucci & Rachael Padgett 2 EMAIL [email protected] Thursday, September 25, 2014 2 Serving James Madison University Since 1922 G1 Anthony-Seeger Hall, MSC 6805 James Madison University Harrisonburg, Va. 22807 PHONE: 540-568-6127 FAX: 540-568-7889 MISSION The Breeze, the student-run newspaper of James Madison University, serves student, faculty and staff readership by reporting news involving the campus and local community. The Breeze strives to be impartial and fair in its reporting and firmly believes in First Amendment rights.