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Brown was charged with two counts of malicious wounding and use of a fire- arm during a felony after shooting Martin and Brandon in a lulv 2 shooting at the Highlawn Pavilion restaurant and bar on Evelyn Byrd Avenue. The suspect was apprehended Sept. 10 in -> Greenville, N.C., during a trafhcstop. Brown gave fictitious information in the form of an - '"^M alias to the police officer, who remembered Harrisonburg Police Department reports and a flyer. The officer investigated and was photo courtesy of GLENDA ROONEY able to confirm Brown's identity- Brown is currently being held in North Glenda Roomy. militant to the provott, drove to Mississippi In outer to help citizens of her former hometown. Pictured Is her sister's Carolina until he can be transferred back house, which was washed partially off Its foundation. The garage w.-s also completely destroyed. to Virginia, said HPD spokesman Lt. Kurt Boshart. Harrisonburg andJMU communities do their part in attempts to bring Martin said that the swiftness of Brown's capture caught him off guard. aid and support to Americans affected by Hurricane Katrina "It was pretty quick compared to what I thought it was going to take," he said. Martin said he has been feeling bet- ter lately, even though he won't be able to Artist sells for aid Hometown help practice this season. He said he still hopes to visit with Brandon, and is currently try- BY Al.1.1 SON GOSSART ing to arrange a meeting through contacting ■Y KRISTIN GREEN but that it remained intact. Brandon's parents. COrVTR/BUTING WRTTTR N£WS EDfTOK "We feel very fortunate." she said. "At least I nave a sister with One of Harrisonburg's artists is using his talents to reach out to in the wake of Hurricane one home." It all goes back to good old- Hurricane Katrina victims. Katrina, Glenda Rooney surveyed Katnna pounded Gulf Port James Warsing, who grew up in Louisiana, enlisted the help of the the scene before her in shock. with 35-foot storm surges, Rooney fashioned police work. Harrisonburg Chamber of Commerce, the Sheraton hotel and many In her hometown of Gulf Port, said. After passing Tuscaloosa. artists from surrounding areas, to plan an auction. The auction will Miss., she saw her memories liter- Ala., the Rooneys saw the absence - Lt. Kurt Boshart include a variety of artwork from oils and acrylics to pen and ink cre- ally cast out to sea. Gone were her of gasoline, electricity, drinkable Harnsonburg Poltc Department ated pieces. A portion of the money will be donated to organizations favorite restaurants, the church she water and phone and television committed to helping the victims of Katrina. Warsing said he is eager to was married in and hotel she hon- service. aid those who have lost so much in Louisiana and Mississippi through eymooned in. In one mile-and-a-half stretch Boshart said the officer identified Brown his artwork. "It's difficult for you in Virginia he said only five partial pieces of through the National Criminal Intelligence "I wanted to help with the disaster, partly because this is where I to even comprehend that kind of housing structure remained stand- Center, which allows an officer to enter a devastation," she ing. suspect's name into the system and see if set AUCTION .page 4 said. Katrina has there is a warrant out for his or her .irrvst Since her and been the one of Brown's alias was entered into the system, her husband's It's difficult for you most devastat- which allowed for an identity confirmation. departure to the in Virginia to even ing storms to hit 'The officer seemed pretty on top of Gulf Coast Sept. the Gulf Coast things, and followed it pretty well," Boshart 1. Rooney has comprehend the kind of since Hurricane said. "It all goes back to good, old-fashioned seen trees through Camille in police work.' homes, structures devastation. 1969. Camille The shooting took place on July 2 around reduced to con- left 143 dead 1:30 a.m. Martin, an off-duty bouncer for crete foundations — Glenda Rooney in Alabama, Highlawn, said he was hanging out with and the complete Gulf Port, Miss resident Louisiana and some friends outside the bar, trying to help absence of the life Mississippi and them close up for the night, when several that once defined had estimated men refused to leave the premises. Gulf Port. wind speeds of A fight escalated. One of the men ripped Rooney, assistant to the provost, 210 miles per hour. off Martin's dog tags, then went back to the and her husband Pat, JMU director But Rooney said surviving car and grabbed his .45-caliber gun. Both o( bands, spent two straight days Camille was nothing compared to Martin and Brandon were shot Martin in in a rented SUV full of food, water the devastation of Katnna. whose the leg area and Brandon in the neck, leav- and ice, traveling back to their damages are estimated as high as ing him partially paralyzed. former hometown in search of her $200 billion and as many as 80.000 Martin, who has since received a medical family. dead in New Orleans alone. redshirt for an extra year of playing eligibil- "1 still have two sisters there," "If you were to stand on Main ity, was able to identify Brown from a pho- she said. "One lived a half mile off Street and look at Wilson Hall and tograph to police after the incident. the coast of the Gulf of Mexico and think visually back to the rail- Boshart suspected that the jail Brown is she lost everything — and she's road and picturing 35 miles of tiSat thought to be held in, the Pitt County fail, lived there 50 years." destroyed, that's the devastation of is registered under his alias. The Greenville Both Rooney's sisters escaped the Gulf Coast," she said. Police Department and the Pitt County unscathed. One lost her house and But Rooney stressed what the Sheriff's Office had no records of Brown's is living in an efficiency apartment. media focuses on is the negative arrest under his actual name as of Monday The other, who lived five miles aspects of the storm — the death, afternoon. EVIN SHCiAPlseniar phobwapher inland, discovered her house had James Waning worka on one of his glass etchings which ha will be water damage in the bottom level. see ROONEY. page 4 see CAUGHT, paw 4 auctioning for Katrina relief funding. Cambridge added to study abroad ■Y SHARON SCHIFT these institutions, we've had students play rugby and MM tnrjOK join the wine-tasting society." Both Oxford and Cambridge programs provide JMU students can now choose and study subjects the students with private tutorials on their special- tit thei r choice at three of Great Britain's premiere uni- ized topic of choice. The students are set up with a versities, Oxford, St. Andrews and Cambndge. tutor they meet with one-on-one who provides their John ). Butt, director of Honors Study Abroad, hook list and assignments. had a direct connection with all three institutions and At St. Andrews, students take part in a modified was able to bring the opportunity to JMU students. tutorial where they attend seminar classes, usually Butt is a graduate from St. Andrews and did research with three to 20 students. at both Oxford and Cambndge. In order to be considered for the program, students "1 knew all three schools quite well, " Butt said, must have a cumulative GPA of 3.3 and apply through "And we wanted the very finest English-speaking the international programs Web site. Once admitted universities." by JMU, Oxford, St. Andrews and Cambridge reserve Cambridge University was added to the program the right to reject admittance. this school year, while the other two schools have Butt explained the Honors Abroad Program has only been working in collaboration with |MU since been very selective in choosing their students. last year. "We have been careful in selecting the right Honors Study Abroad allows students to become student, not just bright, but confident and self moti- temporary students at the university of their choice. vated," he said. "It's |the program) for students who counts) of the Honors Study Abroad prognun 'When students go over there, they become want an academic challenge, someone who wants Oxford, Cambndge or St. Andrews students," Butt The JMU Honors Study Abroad program has added Cambridge University to their Mat of said. "Students can participate in any organization at *c ABROAD, page 4 locations this year. Kelly Kisher. Layout Editor hreezegraphics®hotmailxom Page Two THK BKKKZE I www.thebreeze.ors ITHURSDAY, SEPT. 15, 2005 The Breeze Tace Editor m thief Nathan Chianwlla AitMgmjt editor Alaa Slmry ^'li■ MM I Kn>lrn Gf**n Sru* editor Sharon SchlH Opinion editor Molly 1 mlr the A&Etdiloe taiHHhilr Ami A&E editor HaliChitt Sfortteddor Miillu-.