Serving James Madison University Since 1922 Mostly sunny n 63°/39° Vol. 86, No. 52 chance of precipitation: 0% Monday, April 19, 2010 Breeze Receives Legal Counsel After Friday’s Raid By Aaron Koepper the commonwealth attorney’s office vio- Freshman media arts and design The Breeze lated the federal Privacy Protection Act. major Zack Russo agreed, “If they really The act states “it shall be unlawful need to see photos, it’s all over the Inter- In an agreement reached between for a government officer or employee, net, on YouTube. They’re just searching the attorney for the commonwealth and in connection with the investigation or for people now.” The Breeze’s attorney, the images seized prosecution of a criminal offense, to Sophomore nursing major Matt Hill during Friday’s raid on The Breeze office search for or seize any work product said the police should investigate to the have been temporarily sealed until a fur- materials possessed by a person rea- maximum extent of the law. ther agreement can be reached. sonably believed to have a purpose to “I don’t know the law, but if it doesn’t According to Katie Thisdell, editor-in- disseminate to the public a newspaper, violate students’ rights, they have right chief for The Breeze, the attorney’s agreed book, broadcast, or other similar form of to take the photos,” Hill said. Sunday to have a third-party source hold public communication.” The commonwealth attorney’s office the seized disks, while the common- LoMonte said that, under the statute, was not available for comment. wealth’s attorney continues to press for the newspaper should have had rea- Thisdell said that the commonwealth the release of at least some of them. sonable amount of time to obtain legal attorney’s office requested the photos After police raided The Breeze news- counsel and oppose the search. Thursday morning. room on Friday demanding Springfest The Privacy Protection Act allows the “I decided I was not going to release riot-related photos under threat of con- persons being searched to “submit an them because I felt that it wasn’t our mis- fiscating all newsroom computers, the affidavit setting forth the basis for any sion,” Thisdell said. “We shouldn’t be the INTERNET | Student Press Law Center provided contention that the materials sought are arm of the police.” support. not subject to seizure.” The office then phoned Breeze fac- Attorneys Seth Berlin and John Students gave differing opin- ultyadviser Mike Grundmann to ask if weori O’Keefe are representing The Breeze and ions on whether the raid was legal or he would order The Breeze to turn over Editor-in-Chief Katie Thisdell. necessary. the material. Grundmann said he was Marsha Garst, Virginia’s common- “They’re just dragging our school advisory only but that he had strong- wealth attorney for the region, along through the dirt now,” freshman inte- ly advised The Breeze not to do so, for with JMU and Harrisonburg police, con- grated science and technology major the same reason. Thisdell and Grund- David Casterline / the breeze fiscated 926 photos, 682 of which were of Sam Frere said. “I don’t think the police mann then each contacted the SPLC. On Friday police copied 926 photos from The Breeze newsroom, 682 of which were the party and riot. need to be doing this. Something needs from Springfest. These images are now on a sealed disk while discussions between Frank D. LoMonte, the executive to be done [to fix the situation], but not attorneys for The Breeze and the commonwealth’s attorneys office continue. director of the SPLC, said the action by this.” see RAID, page 4 Internet Power Boost No Repeat for Rave? By Tyler McAvoy assistant vice president for IT, the contributing writer new upgrade, with a completion date set for July 15, will double the Sluggish on-campus Internet megabits per second of the current speed will soon be a thing of the system for both Wi-Fi and wired past. connections. “Another rave will JMU’s Department of Information According to an article on wise- Technology recently announced an geeks.com, megabits per second is a not be tolerated. increase to JMU’s Internet speed, a measure of how fast data can be trans- Individuals campus-wide upgrade that will affect ferred through a network. Increasing both academic and dorm buildings. choosing to According to Dale Hulvey, see INTERNET, page 4 participate in inappropriate JMU Internet Upgrade: What to Expect behavior will be subject to one 500 mbps connection vs. criminal and two 125 mbps connections university judicial more reliable charges.” wireless double the speed Mark Warner + same cost senior vice president for student affairs faster and university streaming video planning

Courtesy of Sherwood Elder Last semester’s rave in East Campus Library took place around 9:30 p.m. on Dec. 6. The rave lasted about an hour and the library received a fire code violation for the event.

By John Sutter have a DJ and speakers in Starbucks. The Breeze Mead created the event under the pseudonym, “Matt Dixon,” to avoid being known by administrators and Plans for a rave in Carrier Library during finals week potentially receiving charges from police or JMU judi- received a serious blow Friday night as Mark Warner, cial affairs. senior vice president for student affairs, sent an e-mail “I wanted to have a rave because it worked so well warning students about the consequences of participat- last time and people had so much fun last time,” Mead ing in the event. said. “Another rave will not be tolerated,” Warner said in the Mead said he chose Carrier Library for the spring rave e-mail. “Individuals choosing to participate in inappro- because there was less chance for destruction, as there priate behavior will be subject to criminal and university are no open stairwells and no balconies for students to judicial charges.” jump off. Graphic by Nataliya ioffe Sophomore Josh Mead created the Facebook event “I see this as a way for JMU students to redeem them- “Carrier Library Rave,” encouraging students to rave in selves,” Mead said. “As a campus we can have a good Carrier on April 25. Mead said he created the event to time and still be considerate of others. It’s not necessary replicate the success of the Dec. 6 rave in the East Cam- to destroy things to have fun.” 2010 SGA Minor n Jason Farber pus Library. According to Warner’s e-mail, JMU received a fire- Election Results n Ryan Philbrick On the Facebook event page, more than 1,900 people have replied as “attending” to the event. Mead plans to see Carrier, page 4 Presidential Runoff Science and Math n Andrew Reese (712) n Caitlin Natale (551) n Jay Lee n James Park College Seats 4/19 Inside Visual and Arts and Letters Performing Arts news 3 Rebuilding with schools n Patrick Elwell n Dan Westbrook Haitian natives helps n Jordan Descovich n Zach Baumann to rebuild schools after n Maria Lane January’s earthquake. n Rahath Alam Class Council n Kyle Smith opinion n Katie Stolp Senior Class 5 Carrier Library rave Event creator speaks up Business n Kathleen Lee (President) to defend his intentions. n Kaitlin Solomon (Vice President) n Susanna Chacko n Eric Hogan ( Treasurer) life n Katie Cole n Stephanie Kissman (Secretary) 9 Slam dunk n Andrew Elgert Students raise money for n Steven Knott Junior Class charity through a 25-hour n Cody Williams paul Jones / the breeze basketball game. n Evan Botello (President) Education n Rheanna Martino (Vice President) The City that Never Sleeps sports n Timmy Austen (Treasurer) Relay for Life at JMU lasted from 7 p.m. on Saturday to 7 a.m. on Sunday. 11 Conference contenders n Adam Hall n Cara Prodanovich (Secretary) About 1,000 students and more than 200 teams attended to camp out, walk the Dukes still second in CAA n Erin Brooks Festival Lawn and light candles in memory of loved ones who died of cancer. The despite tough weekend Sophomore Class event raised more than $144,000. series versus UNCW. Integrated Science Four a capella groups (Into Hymn, Note-oriety, the Madison Project and Low n Matt Klein (President) sports and Technology Key) performed for students involved. Co-chair, senior Janessa Muraco, thought n Meredith Wood (Vice President) this year’s location was much better. 11 An impressive homestand n Hugh Blanchetti n Kenzie Fisher (Treasurer) “It’s a great atmosphere,” she said. “We’ve had a great sunset with the JMU track wins five n Matt Wisniewski n Keith Zirkle (Secretary) mountains behind us.” individual events and two relays. You’re Invited to 3DSD-RKQ·V3L]]D‡'- Chalreston Townes Free Beach Towel Thursday, April 22nd 4:00 to 7:00 2 Monday, April 19, 2010 breezejmu.org

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ADS MANAGER KATIE THISDELL NICOLE ORT PAUL JONES/ THE BREEZE [email protected] ASST. ADS MANAGER Bursting Blossoms NEWS DESK CLIFF STANLEY Seasonal changes transform the once-bare branches of a cherry tree into bright pink blossoms. This budding tree is located on the east [email protected] side of campus near Shenandoah Hall. ADS DESIGN LEAD LIFE DESK AMY MORGAN [email protected] ADS DESIGN ASSISTANT SPORTS DESK JON MANTELL [email protected] AD EXECUTIVES OPINION DESK BRYAN ALTENHAUS [email protected] DAN DEVINE NATHAN CHUA COPY DESK KATHRYN CROWLEY [email protected] AMANDA MAZURKEVICH Nation&World SAMANTHA PLATANIA FROM BLOOMBERG NEWS AND THE WASHINGTON POST PHOTO/GRAPHICS DAVID WALES BREEZEPHOTOGRAPHY@GMAIL. COM MARKETING & CIRCULATION dependent on air freight, such becoming hard to  nd in the Polish people in our thoughts [email protected] COORDINATOR Europe’s Travel as those dealing in perishable city-state. and prayers, and will support BONNIE HAM goods. Some airlines were o ering them in any way I can as they VIDEO Delays Worsen Concerns have also been little compensation, leaving recover from this terrible trag- [email protected] AD DESIGNERS raised that a long period of cash-strapped travelers to turn edy. President Kaczynski was MICHELLE HAMSON LONDON — An air-trav- closures and delays could a number of international a patriot and close friend and ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT ANTHONY FREDERICK el crisis caused by a volcanic affect the pace of European airports into impromptu emer- ally of the United States, as 540-568-6127 SUSIE MCCARTHY cloud from Iceland escalated economic recovery when it is gency shelters. Across Europe, were those who died alongside EVAN FLOYD sharply Saturday, with Presi- lagging behind that of the Unit- meanwhile, authorities were him, and the American people dent Barack Obama and other ed States. weighing cancellations of will never forget the lives they world leaders forced to cancel On Saturday, no end seemed championship soccer matches led.” plans to attend the Polish pres- in sight. Even when the erup- and heads of state were altering U.S. troops injured in Iraq Iran’s nuclear program was program. ident’s funeral and millions of tion does stop, experts said, the travel plans. and Afghanistan were being heavily debated at the Wash- “We need to reinforce, re- passengers from Washington high-altitude plumes of grit, In addition to Obama, South own directly to Andrews Air ington summit last week, with install full con dence in the to New Delhi left stranded by which can cause jet engines to Korean Prime Minister Chung Force Base for treatment in the the United States working to exclusively peaceful nature of a bottleneck that could last for fail, could take at least two days Un-chan and Canadian Prime United States rather than at win support from China for the Iran nuclear program,” Ry- weeks. to disperse. Minister Stephen Harper aban- Landstuhl Regional Medical a fourth round of sanctions bakov said Saturday on Iran’s Across Europe, commercial “We’re at the mercy of when doned plans to y to Poland for Center in Germany, the usual against Tehran over its nuclear English-language Press TV. ight bans were in force in  the volcano dies down,” said the funeral Sunday of Presi-  rst stop for the wounded. Mil- program. countries, with some closing Graeme Leitch, of Britain’s dent Lech Kaczynski and his itary planes unable to land in The United States and its airports through Monday. But national weather agency. “It’s wife, who were killed in an air Germany because of the volca- Western allies suspect that as majestic Eyjafjallajokull up to the gods how long this crash April . All airspace in nic ash will refuel in midair or Iran is trying to build an atom- Russia Halts volcano continued an erup- goes on for.” the country remained closed in Italy, Pentagon spokesman ic weapon, while Iran says it tion that began Wednesday, Given the global links of inter- Saturday to ights above the Bryan Whitman said. wants only to meet the coun- U.S. Adoptions the reality was dawning that national air travel, the problems cloud level of , feet. Rail lines were seeing boom- try’s growing energy needs. air access to much of the in Europe were beginning to In a statement released by ing business, however, with many In a statement to the Tehran MOSCOW — Russia said region could be cut o for far spread chaos worldwide. As far the White House hours before adding trains and operating at conference, Supreme Lead-  ursday it has suspended all longer, with potentially severe away as Singapore, the backup his scheduled departure Sat- standing-room-only capacity. er Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, adoptions of Russian children consequences for aviation-re- of international passengers was urday, Obama said: “Michelle Industry o cials said that U.S. the top political and religious by U.S. families until a bilater- lated industries and businesses so bad that hotel rooms were and I continue to have the carriers have had to shu e their authority in the predomi- al agreement can be reached to  eets to replace planes strand- nantly Shiite state, reiterated ensure their well-being. ed in Europe but that there have a fatwa, or religious edict, he In making the announce- been no cancellations of U.S. had issued earlier against the ment, the government was domestic  ights. use of nuclear weapons. He following through on a threat Once the skies clear, passen- called the United States’ nucle- it made last week after a HARRISONBURG gers trying to rebook — from the ar weapons “tools of terror and -year-old boy was sent back to United States in particular — are intimidation.” Moscow alone by his adoptive likely to face long delays. Fatwas are binding only mother in Tennessee. on followers of the religious A U.S. delegation is sched- authority that issues them and uled to visit Moscow next can be changed if the situation week to discuss a new accord SELFSTORAGE Iran Asks U.S. requires, religious experts here on adoption procedures and say. safeguards, Foreign Ministry To Disarm First Taking direct issue with the spokesman Andrei Nesterenko consensus reached in Wash- said. TEHRAN — Iran’s President ington to take steps to reduce “Future adoptions of Rus- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the world’s stock of nuclear sian children by citizens of Saturday called for the destruc- weapons, Ahmadinejad called the United States, which are tion of all atomic weapons, for more rigorous action. now suspended, are possible starting with those in the U.S. He demanded an end to what only if such an agreement is arsenal, in a speech at a nucle- he called the United States’ reached,” Nesterenko said. ar disarmament conference “blind support” for Israel, “Russia believes that only such attended by representatives of which he said has  atomic an agreement, which will con-  countries. warheads yet has not signed a tain e ective tools for Russian The two-day forum, titled nonproliferation treaty. and U.S. officials to monitor SUMMER “Nuclear energy for all, nucle- Ahmadinejad also called the living conditions of adopt- ar weapons for none,” came a for veto power for all members ed Russian children, will week after the Nuclear Secu- of the United Nations, a right ensure that recent tragedies STORAGE rity Summit in Washington, to now accorded only to the  ve in the United States will not be which the Islamic republic was permanent members of the repeated.” not invited.  e United States Security Council. 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Harrisonburg Haiti Building Proposals Made For One Court Square The city received three building plans on Friday from contractors in Roanoke, Richmond and Harrisonburg Rebuilding One School at a Time for the One Court Square building downtown, according to the Daily News Record. Built in 1950 with the By Amanda Caskey hope of increasing technology jobs in The Breeze Harrisonburg, the building has failed to stimulate companies’ interests in Since losing his home in the Jan. renting the space. 12 earthquake in Haiti that destroyed the capital city and killed thousands Charlottesville of Haitians, senior Patrick Eugene’s Harrington’s Missing efforts to strengthen the Haitian educational system have doubled. T-Shirt Found The Haitian native has been Virginia State Police confirmed on spending the past four years giv- Thursday that a black Pantera T-shirt ing speeches and holding events on found Nov. 11 belonged to Morgan campus and around the country in Harrington, the Virginia Tech student order to raise money for the people who was abducted and killed in the of Haiti. fall. Harrington, who went missing “People have been trying to after an Oct. 17 Metallica concert at help Haiti even before I was born,” UVa.’s John Paul Jones Arena, was Eugene said. “But people are still found Jan. 26 in a field on a 700-acre poor and still struggling.” farm in Albemarle County. Eugene is a co-founder of the Chemen Lavi, a nonprofit, non- Blacksburg governmental and non-partisan Virginia Tech Students foundation based in Staunton. Che- men Lavi was created by Haitians to Commemorate Shooting help educate and gain donations for Three years after the April 16 shooting Haitians worldwide. at Virginia Tech, thousands of Rebuilding the educational sys- students, faculty and community tem in Haiti is one of the main goals members gathered for a candlelight of Chemen Lavi’s mission. vigil on Va. Tech’s quad Friday night. Ryan freeland / the breeze “Without well-educated citi- Senior Patrick Eugene, a Haitian native, believes giving back to his country comes in the form of strengthening its The commemoration, in honor of the zens, a country cannot fully bounce education system. Working with a student from Blue Ridge Community College, Eugene is raising money to build a new 32 students and staff killed by Seung- back from a natural disaster, not to school in the impoverished and devastated country. Hui Cho in 2007, stretched two days, mention make significant progress when two benches were added to the towards civilization,” said Prevot gave land to Chemen Lavi to build they need for a proper education. Saltadère is a very poor communi- April 16 memorial. Daniel, communications director for this school on the east side of the “I believe it is our responsibility to ty of about 15,000 people with little Chemen Lavi. “Therefore, we need city. The school will have 20 class- build our own country,” Eugene said. business activity, roads, electricity Washington, D.C. to make sure that our young citizens rooms, 10 offices, a cafeteria and a “A lot of people help by giving food or stores. Protesters Bring Guns to are able to get quality education they conference room. to the people, but if you do that, next Eugene came to America and JMU deserve.” According to its Web site, Chemen week they are going to be hungry. in 2006 for the purpose of higher Demonstration in District Eugene and the organization are Lavi was founded in Haiti in June We teach people the best way to help education, something many people On Monday, several dozen “self- continuing their efforts to gain sup- 2000 by a group of young profession- the people so they can make their in Haiti do not have the opportunity proclaimed patriots” made history port and donations in order to build als who wanted to provide education own food and things like that.” to do. as the first group to take their guns a technical school in Haiti for young to Haitians so they can learn how to Eugene grew up in small commu- As part of the group, Eugene gives to a rally in a national park. The people to learn business, computer take care of themselves. nity called Saltadère in the central countless speeches on campus and Washington Post reported the group science and other related skills. According to Eugene, since the part of Haiti. surrounding colleges in order to of activists protested what they The city of Hinche, a central Hai- earthquake struck, young people According to a message from consider to be President Obama’s tian city and Eugene’s hometown, in Haiti have not had the resources Eugene on Chemen Lavi’s Web site, see Haiti, page 4 anti-Constitution, anti-freedom and anti-gun leadership.

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By Courtney Rutledge Week and the bands for Festival Fest. contributing writer “I would like to see the “I do think that a lot of the people who attend these events are already environ- Candidate’s Wallets Everything about Earth Week is plasma TVs around mentally aware, but I hope that at least By Amanda Herman “It’s definitely a longer process, but I environmentally green, including the campus taken away one person who comes isn’t already The Breeze think there are some pros to it,” Natale T-shirts. informed, learns something and tries to said. “Instead of buying them from [sweat- because they are counter- apply it to themselves,” Chenevey said. Free beards and candy became the With four candidates for student shop-free sources like] American Apparel intuitive to the message of Boyd and Chenevey said JMU has norm on the commons these past body president, Natale said that there like past years, we bought them from taken many steps to promote environ- weeks. But with the elections over, all was more campaigning than last year, Goodwill,” said Elizabeth Chenevey, a conservation the university mental conservation. They also agree the flyers and freebies are gone and the when there was only one contested junior English major. “We are re-using is trying to promote.” there are more steps to be taken. cost may have ended in vain for some position. post-consumer items, which is much “I would like to see the plasma TVs candidates. Reese, the winner of the student body more important to me than American- Elizabeth Chenevey around campus taken away because they According to the Student Govern- president runoff election, could not be made organic shirts.” Earth Week coordinator are counter-intuitive to the message of ment Association election policy, reached for comment Sunday. Earth Week, a national celebration of conservation the university is trying to campaigning is allowed at least one Of the major elections this year, there environmental awareness, is an annual promote,” Chenevey said. week before the election is scheduled were at least two candidates for each event celebrated at JMU to inform stu- Boyd said the most important focus to take place. position on the executive board except dents about conservation and inspire Hackensaw Boys and Murphy’s Kids. is the promotion of alternative trans- “If people campaign the week before for vice president of student affairs and change. Various vendors will also be stationed portation to reduce carbon dioxide elections, no one will remember the next treasurer. The main event is Festival Fest, which on the lawn to provide arts and crafts as emissions. week,” said senior Rob Cellucci, who Freshman Abby Ware ran uncon- takes place on the Festival Lawn this Sat- well as free food. This annual celebration comes served as elections commissioner. tested for executive treasurer, which urday at noon. Chenevy and Shane Boyd, a junior after JMU received a Governor’s As elections commissioner, Cellucci affected the amount of money and time This year’s Fest features nine bands psychology major, coordinated this year’s was responsible for leading the elec- she spent on her campaign. Ware said including Momentary Prophets, events by booking the speakers for Earth see EARTH, page 4 tions commission and keeping track of the fliers she made came out to $13 total candidates to make sure they followed and that her “main pull” was the Face- the policy set by the SGA. book group she created. According to junior Caitlin Natale, Ware said that if she had had an former candidate for student body pres- opponent, it would have been more ident, campaigning is expensive in both exciting but more stressful. time and money. “It would have definitely motivated “I missed two classes to campaign me to spend more money and time on on the commons,” Natale said. “I spent my campaign,” Ware said. hours labeling candy and making Voter turnout for SGA elections has flyers.” always been low, but the candidates Junior Dan Smolkin, who won stu- were surprised at just how few voters dent representative to the Board of there were. While around 16,000 under- Visitors, said he started working on his graduate students attend JMU, only campaign at the beginning of the semes- about 10 percent of students voted on ter in order to solidify his platform and Thursday. goals. He said he missed some meetings “I’d love to know why they aren’t vot- for extracurricular activities, but he did ing because I know the candidates spent not miss classes. a lot of time advertising,” Natale said. “While it is campaign season, we still Cellucci believes the low turnout is have an obligation to academic priori- because the vote was held on a Thurs- ties,” Smolkin said. day and Friday instead of a Wednesday As far as cost, Smolkin said he “tried and Thursday like in the past. But he to keep costs as low as possible” by only also said there could have been more campaigning with fliers and handouts. campaigning. The runoff election between Natale “Some candidates didn’t start pass- and sophomore Andrew Reese added ing things out until later in the week,” an extra week of campaigning, which Cellucci said. meant spending more time and Cellucci also said he had hoped since money. there were candidates who are not cur- “I did everything for the one week, so rently in the SGA that they would have adding another week really tacked on a been able to widen the vote by bringing lot of work,” Natale said. in students unaffiliated with SGA. Natale said she spent between $300 Smolkin said that he thinks the rules and $400 on her campaign. for campaigning regarding where post- Cellucci said last year the idea to limit ers and fliers can be hung should be Ryan Freeland / the breeze the campaign spending at $100 was changed to allow a more thorough cov- brought up in SGA, but did not pass and erage on campus. It’s Tea Time was not added to the election policy. Ware, however, believes it boils down The Shenandoah Valley Tea Party held a rally at Court Square, on Thursday, attracting local residents and college Natale said that although the runoff to the voters. students to protest government spending programs and high taxes. Former Va. Gov. and Sen. George Allen spoke at the rally. was costly, she found both positive and “Frankly, I don’t think students care,” Demonstrators brought blank 1040 EZ tax forms to the rally which were then ceremonially shredded at the end of the event. negative aspects to the second week of Ware said. “Some do, but a lot do not elections. care.” 4 Monday, April 19, 2010 breezejmu.org News RAid | Springfest Photos Copied HAITI | Focus on Improving Local from front photos and other Springfest- “We would have related materials onto DVDs. Education For Earthquake Survivors Thisdell, a junior media The affidavit that gave the arts and design major, was preferred that a reasoning behind the warrant from page 3 summer. contacted at 10:38 a.m. Friday subpoena would is sealed, and could be sealed “So often in this Eugene said that it is his morning by The Breeze’s office have been issued. ” for up to a year. garner support for Haiti. During country you hear of responsibility as a student in assistant, Charlene Rice, who Roger Soenksen, a media these speeches and programs, people struggling America to help people in need told her that Garst was in the Roger Soenksen arts and design professor he provides an overview of what in Haiti who have not had the office with a search warrant. legal consultant and legal consultant to The Haiti looks like and what is being and I feel like same opportunities as him. According to Thisdell, Garst Breeze, said the search was done to provide aid. “It’s been four years now and arrived with at least six or seven unnecessary Anne Toliver, a sophomore if you have the people have been very gener- police officers, with more According to Soenksen. “We at Blue Ridge Community Col- opportunity to do ous in giving support to Haiti,” outside. They had a search would have preferred that a lege, said she first met Eugene Eugene said. warrant for all electronic mate- Garst responded that if subpoena would have been through a presentation on cam- something, you Eugene sees his efforts rials related to the Springfest the paper refused, the police issued, because we would have pus and became involved with should do it.” through Chemen Lavi as his riot with the purpose of iden- would seize all of the comput- an opportunity to process the the organization. personal way of giving back to tifying and prosecuting violent ers and electronic equipment request and that the rights of “That’s the first time I really Patrick Eugene his home and making sure his rioters. in the office. Removing all the our students will be protected, gained any knowledge of the sit- co-founder, people are provided for. The warrant gave police per- computers from the office whereas with a search warrant uation in Haiti, like exactly how Chemen Lavi “So often in this country you mission to search all Breeze would shut down The Breeze they are not.” bad the circumstances were, so hear of people struggling and I offices and copy photos and newsroom indefinitely, severe- I asked him to come speak at my feel like if you have the opportu- other materials. ly inhibiting the staff from Kaite Thisdell had no part church,” Toliver said. nity to do something, you should Thisdell said she at first producing the paper. in the reporting or editing Moved by the organizations support for the organization and do it,” Eugene said. “Because if refused, citing the Privacy Pro- Faced with this threat, This- of this piece. goals, Toliver helped Eugene managed to have 32 children I don’t do it, who’s going to do tection Act. dell allowed the police copy and another student gain more sponsored over the course of a it?” Carrier | Facebook Event Creator Still Plans to Have Party EARTH | JMU’s ISNW Wins Awards for Energy Sustainability Policies from front “If anyone thinks mixing a “It bothers me large student gathering with code violation as a result of the that people police so soon after the last from page 3 air, materials and waste, energy, there is something in it for every- rave in the ECL. He also cited time, I have to question how environmental literacy educa- one,” Chenevey said. “I hope numerous “high-risk” behav- are so easily you got into this school in the Environmental Excellence Award tion, and citizen attitudes and people learn stuff they didn’t iors such as students jumping dissuaded by first place,” senior Matt Leslie on April 7. behavior. know before, and spread the from balconies, disturbing wrote on the Facebook event’s According to the Virginia JMU hopes to reduce water information on to their friends a studying atmosphere and a threat.” wall. Department of Environmental use by 2.5 million gallons and and family.” receiving potential injuries Josh Mead Some students have suggest- Quality, the awards are divided eliminate 3,000 metric tons Additionally, this year’s cele- from large crowds. sophomore ed on Facebook that the rave into three separate categories of carbon dioxide emissions, bration includes an art show by Mead said the Facebook should still take place, but not including environmental pro- according to the Office of Pub- the Beehive Collective, a group of event lost 200 confirmed in the library. grams, environmental projects lic Affairs. The institute has also radical artists from Maine. They attendees since Warner sent “A rave on the Quad would and land conservation. JMU increased the recycling rate by will present their latest mural his e-mail Friday. Even with the legit be insane and the cops received the award for the work 34 percent as well as the use of about mountain top removal, loss of members, Mead said he threat,” Mead said. wouldn’t be able to do anything of the Institute of Stewardship of alternative transportation by at which is the destruction of moun- will still hold the event because Although Mead wants to still about it,” freshman Casey Ruth the Natural World in the Environ- least 7 percent. tains for the purpose of mining he thinks students will be able have the event, some students wrote on the Facebook event’s mental Program category. Chenevey has high hopes coal, at 7 p.m. on Monday in Tay- to gather without destroying wrote on the Facebook wall wall. “What better place to have Founded in 2006, the ISNW, for the success of this coming lor Hall 404. property. expressing concerns about the a rave than one of our best a JMU environmental aware- week. “It bothers me that people rave, in light of the Springfest assets?” ness program, has implemented “The environmental move- are so easily dissuaded by a riot last weekend. environmental policies in water, ment is incredibly broad and

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OpinionEditor Jordan Garegnani E-mail [email protected] Monday, April 19, 2010 5 editorial Josh Mead | guest column Where Are You? Administration Wrong on

During a time of conflict, there needs to be visible leadership. JMU has condemned the students who were involved in the Springfest riot Collective Stereotype and have also warned against future affairs. is not alarmed. There would be far less guilt the student body into ceasing to We need a leader to represent us and address the community and Dear Vice President Warner, I am a JMU student. My father was of a ruckus, and it would be much eas- be, in your words, “vibrant.” media during a difficult and challenging time. Mayor Kai Degner not a JMU graduate and I am not a ier to control. Your e-mail about the Carrier asked for the expulsion of students violently involved in the riot. Yet, professor, a member of the Student I was honestly shocked when 24 Library Rave insinuated that students the face of the university, President Linwood Rose, was absent from Government Association or even hours after creating the event I had always make errors. You assume with- this crucial city council meeting and is currently out of the country. particularly active in any student orga- 1,300 students pledging their atten- out thought that the students of this On Friday Rose e-mailed parents about the riots while Vice President nization. For the most part I try to stay dance to the event. I didn’t think it university cannot be trusted. You of Student Affairs and University Planning Mark Warner e-mailed as uninvolved as possible — preferring would be that easy to bring together so assume we will gather in numbers students warning them to not be involved with other planned non- to focus instead on my studies and job many people. It’s a little bit awe-inspir- only to disregard the safety of others. university-sponsored gatherings. These faceless lectures do not inspire on campus. I cannot claim to have been ing to see how excited people get about You assume incorrectly. confidence in our school’s administration, but only stir discord and a member of the JMU community for gathering with their fellow students in Mr. Warner, I’m still going to go to distrust. anywhere near as long as you have, nor celebration of the things that connect the Carrier Library Rave. I don’t know This riot is one of the biggest controversies to happen to JMU in years. can I in good conscience claim to care them. This all said, before your e-mail how many people will be scared off by Students and administration need to come to an agreement on how as much. Don’t get the wrong impres- I had no emotional investment in mak- your ridiculous threats, but I’m not. student-organized activities can still be fun while maintaining a safe sion — I love this school. I ended up ing this rave happen. If nobody were I’m going to be there. I’m not going atmosphere. After last weekend, the administration has understandably here by chance and can honestly say I to show up, I would not have person- to destroy anything, I’m not going to lost trust in our abilities to hold such activities. am glad that I made the choice I did. ally been offended or disappointed. I climb anything and I’m not going to There needs to be a level of transparency to soothe tensions among My last two years here have left me would merely have accepted the will hurt anyone. My behaviors will put no students, visitors, the community and authorities, and we need a leader greatly changed as a person, and for of my fellow students and carried on one at risk. I do not understand how during this time. that I owe this school a debt much with my life. you intend to levy criminal charges greater than my tuition. You probably at those who gather safely, or why had similar feelings when you were a Mr . Warner, I’m still you would make such threats and sophomore here. assumptions in the direction of the The problem is that somewhere going to go to the community you’ve been a part of for so along the line you must have lost that Carrier Library Rave . I long, but I hope you will reconsider. connection with this school. Some- I have to wonder where exactly the Letters where along the line you stopped don’t know how many line is drawn. You say another rave believing that a student’s experience people will be scared will not be tolerated. Does it stop here was individual and personal. there? Are we still allowed to rally, Mr. Formal Apology the time that people were being forced Sometime between the time that you off by your ridiculous Warner? Would this event be allowed I would like to apologize to The to leave the area. attended and the moment you sent threats, but I’m not . if it had political significance? What Breeze for putting myself in a bad situ- I am 22 years old and had partaken that letter Friday night you forgot that about parties, Mr. Warner? Can we ation during the Springfest weekend. in a few alcoholic beverages during the the student body isn’t single-mind- have those? The point at which the Yes, I was arrested and charged with afternoon. I was charged with public ed, it’s thousands of future educators, student body ceases to be outraged public intoxication and failure to dis- intoxication because my blood alcohol lawyers and nurses. As an individual Your e-mail was condescending and by attempts to stifle our right to gath- perse an unlawful scene. While I am content was a .08. I was by no means it makes me sick to read such harsh threatening. It was offensive to me, not er is the point at which we lay down no longer the editor of this newspaper, out of control and was simply trying words about the student body from only as a student of JMU, but also as a the vibrancy that makes this campus many in the community still associate to speak with an officer in a friendly someone who claims to care so much person. To hear that you can even con- great. me with The Breeze. I was not reporting manner. about it. nect the events of Springfest with this Mr. Warner, I want you to trust the for The Breeze when I was arrested and I would also like to apologize to the Mr. Warner, I started the Facebook rave makes me doubt your ability to students again. I want you to under- therefore was not representing the pub- police. I am a friend of a number of offi- event for the Carrier Library rave. I did understand either event. Both you and stand that the small portion of the lication on the day of the riots. cers who work for JMU, Harrisonburg it with no malicious intent toward the President Rose have made statements student body that acted inappropriate- Many on the Internet have taken joy Police Department and the Virginia school, and with no desire for it to get regarding the behavior of the student ly during Springfest does not represent in my arrest and they have the right to State Police. I was by no means trying to out of hand. I’m aware of the events body during Springfest which concern the entire JMU campus. I want you to do that. Freedom of expression is a good make your honorable service any more of the last rave, though I was not in and disturb me. As a student who was realize how offensive the rest of us thing. I would like to tell my story so difficult. Many have questioned the attendance. Had you taken a moment not a member of the riot, it bothers me find it when you judge us based on the there aren’t any misconceptions. I want police response, but I firmly believe that to consider the spatial differences to hear such judgmental libel brought actions of this small portion. I want those who can’t remove the association the majority of officers were acting in a between East Campus Library and upon the community that I am a part you to believe we are individuals and of me with The Breezeto know that I was manner to protect citizens and appre- Carrier Library, you could also see of. Those events involved mistakes on not numbers. We think before we act, not a participant in the rioting. hend those who disgracefully threw how much less threatening this second the part of the students, but also mis- and we’re not out to hurt anyone. I was standing on the hill near the bottles and started fires. Thank you to rave would be. There are no balconies takes on the part of the Harrisonburg Texaco gas station with a friend when I all police forces that responded. to jump off of at Carrier Library. There Police Department. I feel that you’re Josh Mead is a sophomore English recognized a Harrisonburg Police offi- I would also like to apologize to JMU is only one doorway to the outside that using these events as a crutch to try to major. cer who had assisted my roommate and for being one of the students who unfor- my brother when they were victims of a tunately has been listed in connection crime in October. I have been a report- with this despicable event. er for more than four years and being Thank you to everyone who is legally A “grow-up-and-get-over- naturally inquisitive, I approached this taking responsibility and trying to repair yourselves,-generation-Y” dart officer to casually talk about what was the strong reputation of JMU and its stu- to all the students whining to The going on. I should have known that dent body. Breeze who think they are entitled this was not the best time, even though to have a scot-free Springfest I had friendly conversations with offi- Tim Chapman extravaganza and now simply cers earlier in the day. The officer didn’t senior media arts & design major acknowledge NO responsibility for recognize me and had me arrested for and former editor-in-chief of their actions. Darts & Pats are anonymously submitted and printed on a space-available basis . failing to disperse. I was not aware at The Breeze Submissions creatively depict a given situation, person or event and do not necessarily reflect the truth . From a JMU alumnus who is not Submit Darts & Pats at breezejmu.org opposed to a good party as long it doesn’t lead to violence, arson and A “do-we-need-to-buy-you- A “corporate-takeover” dart to assault, and wishes this idea of Lenient Police: Are They This situation truly bothered me. clothes?” dart to my roommate JMU for allowing a convenience entitlement would dissipate faster Doing Their Job? After the disturbing events that took who chooses to walk around in a store to open in the only quiet place than tear gas. For as long as I can remember, JMU place during JMU’s 2010 Springfest, I towel 24/7. in Showker Hall. students have looked forward to Tues- am more inclined to share my opinion From your roommate who isn’t From the current vending day nights at The Pub. Unfortunately, than ever before. I fully support and sure if you actually own anything machines — are my coffee and A “leave-me-alone!” dart to the The Pub closed down on Thursday, April respect the Harrisonburg Police Depart- besides towels. snacks not enough? creepy student staring at me on the 1. Two days prior to the close, The Pub ment, however I believe there is a lack Quad. was packed, like usual, full of college in consistency on how the officers treat From the squirrel who just wants students enjoying their last Tuesday students. Harrisonburg policemen are at A “def-could-have,-like,-said- An “I-still-love-you,-JMU” pat to prepare for next year’s winter in night at the bar. times ruthlessly strict — not hesitating that-better-myself” dart to the to the place I consider home even peace. Around 10 p.m. there was a one-in, to write students a ticket for stepping off girl in front of me at D-Hall who after moving away AND the events one-out policy due to the overwhelm- a curb with an alcoholic beverage. Yet, responded to the server’s question of this year’s Springfest. ing number of people inside the bar. other officers remain lackadaisical with of “Is this piece of chicken OK?” From an alumnus who doesn’t like A “tik-tok-on-the-clock” dart to Students patiently waited in the long students they know — willing to bail with, “Oh yeah, totes!” all the other alumni throwing you all the Springfest party goers who line — determined to party one more them out of any trouble they may get in. From a student who saves her under the bus. should be ashamed that the “po-po time at their favorite spot. I am fearful that JMU students are receiv- valley girl slang for Facebook, shut [YOU] down!” I was in line with several of my ing mixed messages. No one is above the sparing innocent middle-aged From Ke$ha who agrees with the friends for about 25 minutes before I law and it is illegal to allow underage workers. An “I’m-glad-we’re-still-cool” Beastie Boys, don’t take my lyrics so became angered by what a cop did — individuals admittance into a bar. The pat to the sergeant who helped me literally, it’s just a song! or failed to do. unfortunate riot that occurred last week- clean all the glass out of my car after Behind me in line was a girl I knew. I end is an indication that JMU students A “thanks-for-showing-what- someone shattered my window. found it funny that she was even in line seriously need to be reprimanded. JMU-students-really-care- From a senior girl who will never A “neVer-forgeT” pat to JMU for because I knew she was only 19 years At this point in time, it is necessary for about” dart to the Springfest park in C5 lot again. lowering the flags to half-mast and old (The Pub was strictly for 21-year-olds the JMU community to rebuild its repu- rioters. the workers of Dining Services for and up). She decided to cut the entire tation and prove to Harrisonburg that we From someone who wishes wearing maroon uniforms on April line because she knew the bouncer. He are more than a bunch of careless and students would get that involved over A “Ms.-Independent” pat to all 16. allowed her to enter and the employ- spoiled college kids. Police need to crack real causes and not just booze. the girls out there who don’t need a From a Hokie-at-heart who will ee scanning IDs didn’t even bother to down and give punishments to students man to complete them. always remember 4.16.07. check it and let her right in. To my sur- when a law is broken. Students will con- From a girl who doesn’t let JMU’s prise, a policeman was standing right tinue to push the limit unless there is an A “do-it-yourself” dart to all the gender ratio get her down. next to me. My friends and I brought to increase in firmness and authority. students who rely on Adderall to get A “is-this-high-school?” dart to his attention what had just occurred. through college. my professor for assigning a book The cop laughed and simply replied, Danielle Puorro From a junior who does it drug- An “I-thought-I-lived-here-too” report. “If she’s already in, there’s nothing I junior communication studies free and still manages to have a 3.6 dart to the Harrisonburg locals who From a girl who is used to exams can do.” major GPA. claim that “JMU children ... prance and isn’t sure how to handle this. around this city acting superior.” From a student who thought she A “you-guys-totally-rock!” pat was a member of the community and A “you’re-pretty-much- to the JMU girls lacrosse team who not an unwelcome guest. offensive-to-all-five-senses” Read something you didn’t saw me miss the bus, picked me up dart to the girl that eats her smelly and blocked the bus at its next stop food loudly with her mouth open in agree with? long enough for me to get on. A “who-wants-to-hang?” pat to the middle of class. From a grateful commuter who the spectators on campus. From your considerateness that is thinks you girls are better than Cash From the opossum outside Carrier deep down somewhere past all the Post a comment online at breezejmu.org or send a letter Cab. Library who’s up for a night out. onions. to [email protected]

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Kenneth R. Wright | guest column Emily Anderson | guest column Faculty Perspective Local’s Top 10 Harrisonburg Picks On Springfest Long-time Resident Creates Her Own 10 Best Places to Visit in and Around Town. A few weeks ago The Breeze Harrisonburg, is another exciting You can explore the Frontier In his letter on April 15, Michael paying for is the opportunity to released its version of the “Top adventure. The caverns offer definitely don’t want to miss. Culture Museum, Gypsy Hill Samarasinghe states that JMU stu- earn your education, to deserve 10 Things to Do in Harrison- several daily tours and there’s The fair goes on for a week and Park and eat at an awesome dents are partly to blame for the your degree. It is a privilege, not burg.” The newspaper staff nothing like checking out all of there are so many things to do restaurant called Wright’s Springfest riot. He is incorrect. It a right. definitely had some great ideas the stalactites and stalagmites in there. They have craft shows, Dairy-Rite. The Frontier Culture was JMU students who organized Samarasinghe also states that, and highlighted some of the spe- “Cathedral Hall.” tractor pulls, motocross races, Museum is not your average the party and it was JMU students “while all of this madness was cial places in the valley, but as a Some of my JMU friends who amusement rides, games, food, museum. They have huge, who widely publicized it via social going on, there were people who local who was born and raised in concerts, petting zoos and so authentic exhibits that represent networking sites essentially invit- were trying to do the right thing,” Harrisonburg, I have the insid- Jumping off “The much more. The fair has its own West Africa, England, the Forge, ing the 8,000 attendees. Therefore, and I know, as so many students er’s top 10. Web site and Facebook group Ireland, Germany and America it was JMU students who created have told me in the last few days, The Breeze placed Reddish Tower” was always that lists all of the activities it though the decades. You get to the conditions for the riot; unin- that most JMU students did Knob in the No. 1 spot. This a rite of passage offers each year. walk in the buildings and see tentionally, to be sure, but that the right thing by not attending mountain top is definitely The Dayton Farmers Market re-enactors demonstrate the doesn’t change the result. Springfest. the highest point around in high school is another venue that offers a various ways of life. Gypsy Hill JMU students, here’s my opin- Again, so? Aren’t we all sup- Harrisonburg and the view and it is definitely taste of the Valley. It also has a Park is also not your average ion of what your failure to think posed to do the right thing all the is insurmountable. However, craft show, many handmade recreational area. The park offers ahead accomplished: You made I know of a place that gives something every gifts and toys and of course tons barbecue pits, sports fields, a the institution where I and many You made the you plenty of air and adds an JMU student should of delicious food items like kettle duck pond, fishing, horseshoes, others earn our livings look stupid. element of fear and excitement. corn, pretzels and candy. tennis and volleyball courts, You might have noticed us around institution where I The Union Springs tower located do before they If the Rockingham County playgrounds, pools and a mini campus. We are those who teach and many others off Route 33 West is about 30 leave this town. Fair and Dayton Farmers Market train ride that takes you around you, advise you, help you negoti- feet tall. After you climb the are a little too down-home for the park. While you’re in the ate complex procedures so you can earn our livings ladder and catch some rays at you, maybe checking out what area, you have to stop at Wright’s graduate, give you overrides into look stupid. the top, there is only one way Massanutten Resort has to offer Dairy-Rite. It’s an original drive- already large classes though we down. Jumping off“The Tower” is more your style. In the warmer in restaurant, and continues to haven’t had a raise in three years, was always a rite of passage in are staying in town over the seasons, it offers 18-hole golf, offer quality homemade food prepare your food, clean up after high school and it is definitely summer are constantly asking miniature golf, swimming and and delicious ice cream treats you, patrol the campus to keep you time? It seems to me, however, something every JMU student me what there is to do around horseback riding. During the in a 1950s atmosphere. safe, remove ice and snow from the that these right-thing speakers should do before they leave this here in June, July and August. winter season, it opens up the Finally, Cally’s Restaurant sidewalks lest you fall and so on. expect some kind of praise for town. Because I’m a lifeguard at the ski slopes and snow-tubing and Brewing Company makes You have shown us a grave disre- doing what they are supposed to Another amazing place at the Westover Park Swimming Pool park. It also has an awesome number 10 on my list. Cally’s spect; and while I can only speak do, sort of like receiving a gift card same end of town is camping Complex, that is always the first indoor water park that is open has been a part of downtown for myself, I believe you have also for obeying the speed limit during in Rawley Springs. This was answer I give them. We have an year-round. Harrisonburg for about 10 deeply hurt us through your disre- a drive from here to Richmond. another weekend getaway Olympic-size pool as well as If you’re willing to travel a years serving tavern food and gard of all the efforts made by us Certainly those JMU students who spot that we took advantage of a large diving pool and water short distance, there are two locally brewed beer. Cally’s has toward your education; an edu- organized and attended Spring- in high school, but if you like slides. The pool will take you towns nearby that will count great food, drinks, service and cation you apparently consider fest are more culpable than those the outdoors and don’t mind back to your younger years as as number eight and nine on atmosphere. They even have a pesky interruption of your pre- who did not attend, but those of sleeping in a tent, camping on you do handstands with your my top 10 list. Luray is about a rooftop seating area that is ferred activities. you in the latter group bear some the west end of Rockingham friends and look for diving 45 minutes north, but is totally so much fun during the warm Of course, you intended neither responsibility. What have you County can be a lot of fun. You rings underwater. You can lay worth the drive. They have a weather and they have specials the riot nor the offense mentioned done, you right-thing doers, to just need plenty of friends, a in the sunshine and relax while petting zoo and reptile center, and events going on throughout above. So? A drunk driver does not change JMU’s party school rep- campfire, music and supplies to enjoying the beautiful weather famous caverns and a garden the week. intend to kill anyone, and the fact utation? What have you done make S’mores. There are many that Harrisonburg has to offer. maze. Luray also offers canoe So there you have it: the that you did not consider how your to increase the appreciation of places to camp along Dry River Another great activity that trips and river tubing. local’s version of what to do in party might affect those of us who academics at JMU, to promote a and many of them can be found usually takes place before In the other direction, and around Harrisonburg. live and work in this community life of the mind? Isn’t it long past on the Internet. students return for the fall Staunton (pronounced STAN- reveals, in my opinion, that you time for you to abandon your fear Visiting the Grand Caverns in semester is the Rockingham ton) is a cool little town about 30 Emily Anderson is a junior possess an overblown, unearned of peer rebuke to insist that your Grottoes, just a few miles east of County Fair. This is an event you minutes south of Harrisonburg. communication studies major. sense of entitlement. fellow students behave as if they Let me explain something to deserve to be here? you: JMU is not your university; However, maybe you need it does not belong to you. JMU motivation beyond it being the belongs to the people of Virginia right thing to do for you to work and is tasked by them to, among to improve JMU’s image. Here it other things, provide you with is: Because of the Springfest riot, What would you like to see in The Breeze? an education. The quality of that and the nationwide publicity that education, which is generally followed, the value of every JMU rated as very good, is the com- student’s degree in this wretched E-mail us your ideas at bined creation of those of us who economy has been diminished. work at JMU, because we think (or thought?) you deserve the best Kenneth R. Wright is a [email protected] we can devise. Yes, I know you professor of interdisciplinary pay to go here, but what you are liberal studies.

Martin Steger | guest column Take a Good, Hard Look Student Acknowledges, Questions JMU’s Unhealthy Drinking Culture. The last line of President every month. Rose’s message regarding the Threats to personal safety? Springfest riot reads, “To miti- There was a murder at a party gate the negative consequences in Hunters Ridge in 2008. Then, of these types of situations in the as now, we were quick to point future, we will be conferring with out that a non-JMU student was students, property owners, law the perpetrator. Terrible acts of enforcement, including the Vir- violence occurred at off-campus ginia State Police, government parties regardless. officials and others.” Unacceptable outcomes? I’m glad something finally Absolutely. And it’s sad that has this school’s attention, but it took a 1,000 person riot on “conferring” will not be enough CHOICES weekend for us to to fix the real issue: our drinking notice that something isn’t right habits. JMU students have been with the way we party. in denial about the problem for But maybe even that won’t too long, and this comes from a be enough to cause a change. A participant in the drinking scene. riot already happened in 2000. I came to this school as a drunk, According to Monday’s edition rowdy 18-year-old, and over the of The Breeze, Rose responded past four years I’ve stumbled my to the 2000 riot by forming a way through apartment parties, Community Coalition to look fights, binges and blackouts. But into the matter; it recommend- all the shots I’ve taken at JMU did ed “examining the university’s not prepare me for the sting of judicial system, offering more teargas or the shock of seeing a alternative activities for students rioting mob. and finding a more effective way On Saturday, I was there still for students and police to work as a drunk, rowdy 21-year old. together.” For a time, my group of friends All of those solutions sound had no idea what was going on, good; it’s too bad that they either thanks to both our drunkenness didn’t occur or didn’t work. and ineffective communica- There is a deeper problem tion with the police. My role in here, and that problem is our the melee was minor: I foolishly toxic drinking culture. Wait- waited around to see what the ing for people to react with riot riot squad was up to, found as shields and snarling statements many friends as I could and fled won’t change that. Dialogue is as the tear gas came. a good start, but that won’t be Still, I had an excellent view enough, either. of the chaos, and I learned one Perhaps we should look at thing: This riot was the apex of schools that don’t have riots or our drinking problem. And by murders at their parties. Per- drinking problem, I mean not haps we should find out what only the binges that leave people non-drinkers do on weekends. hospitalized or the alcohol-fu- And perhaps we shouldn’t be eled assaults. I mean our partying so willing to party with random with anyone at anytime, and I people. mean the adversarial relation- I’m not sure what the real ship between “us” (the students) solution to our drinking prob- and “them” (the police and, to a lem is, but Springfest showed lesser extent, administration). that it’s time we figure it out. The Rose cites “public drunken- administration and police can ness, destruction of property, help and we’ll definitely need and threats to personal safety their assistance. However, when [as] unacceptable outcomes” of a student-driven culture leads to Saturday’s block party. a riot, it’s up to the students to Public drunkenness? Take a respond. look at Port Republic Road on any weekend night. Martin Steger is a senior Destruction of property? media arts & design and Someone breaks all the exterior writing, rhetoric & technical lights on my apartment building communication major. 8 Monday, April 19, 2010 breezejmu.org

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Michael Larrick mike check Helping through Larrick Hoops To the Editor Dear Editor,

I’m writing you in regards to an article that was printed in last week’s edition. The author of this article chose to express an opinion that is the exact opposite of mine, and this made me very angry. How dare someone write an opinion column that doesn’t agree with everyone else’s ideas? As the First Amendment clearly states, people are allowed to express their feelings on any subject without fear of repercussions, and it’s freedoms such as these that make America so great. However, I believe that this right should only apply to those who share the exact same opinions as myself and all dissenting opinions should never be printed. This is the part of the letter where I scrutinize every single part of the article I find offensive, and list the reasons why I think the author is stupid and should be waterboarded until he admits how wrong he or she Photos by david casterline / the breeze is. Perhaps I’ll replace some simple words with much larger ones by typing left JMU senior Chad Kiernan blocks a shot them in to Microsoft Word, right- by sophomore Virginia Commonwealth University clicking and discovering a synonym student James Lovata. Right Senior Luke that has a three- to four-syllable count. Sjogren, who helped organize the Drive for 25 event, Maybe I’ll throw in “simulacrum” takes it to the hole despite David Grant’s defense or possibly “ephemeral.” When you (Virginia Tech ’09 graduate). Many students came attempt to read these words, your eyes from other schools and states to participate in the will cross because my vocabulary is far more advanced than yours, and your ping-pong ball of a brain can’t handle By Jeff Wade hour segmented time slots and were divided participant in Saturday’s portion of the event, my level of intelligence. The Breeze into two teams. The occasional late-night foot echoed this sentiment. traffic by Mr. Chips can attest that the players “You weren’t playing for yourself — you The combination of student athletes’ were still toughing it out far past sunset. were playing for the kids,” Powell said. “It was I see that there are some endurance and the generosity of benefac- Senior media arts and design major Luke a benefit greater than ourselves.” tors made this weekend’s Drive for 25 event Sjogren, one of the event’s planners, said Sjogren spoke for many when he said he parts in this article where a buzzer-beater on hunger. around 40 people signed up to participate. loved being able to raise money in such a dif- the author is clearly being Spearheaded by JMU students under the Sjogren himself played about 18 of the 25 ferent way. umbrella of the Fellowship of Christian Ath- hours. He remarked that basketball was easily sarcastic. Although that is letes, Drive for 25 was a 25-hour basketball The amount of play time led to an unprece- chosen as the main event, since all five orga- blatantly obvious, I’m going game, food drive and fund raiser organized dented score. Most players racked up enough nizers are fans of the sport. to send to aid orphanages in Mozambique, as points over the course of the day to make “One of my dreams has been to play in to take it very seriously well as benefit local children with the help of Kobe and Lebron jealous. The final tally after a charity basketball tournament,” Sjogren and tell him that he single- the Boys & Girls Clubs of Harrisonburg and the marathon of play was surprisingly close, said. Rockingham County. This club reaches out to with the green team edging out the orange But the event wasn’t simply a hoops- handedly disgraced the local kids in an effort to provide them with a team with a 1541 to 1532 win. focused war of attrition. Over the course entire human race. sense of belonging and companionship. While the event may have been divided of the day, many auxiliary events broke The nontraditional length of the event into teams, it was evident that all the partici- up the basketball battle. Preliminary sprang from the idea that it takes more than pants were primarily on one team — that of rounds of competitions included games of one day to make a lasting change. a cooperative charity-minded group striving “Knockout” and “H-O-R-S-E” on Friday. During the event, held in the Hillside to make a difference. basketball courts, 35 participants played five- Sophomore nursing major Sarah Powell, a see CHarity, page 10 You’d think that in light of my eagerness to cut someone’s work down and explain how right I always am, I would actually write something of my own to show how I think it Bartender 1 of 3 should be written, but I’m not going to do that. Why waste time and actually put myself out there for other Q&A with Tom Owens people to judge? I would much rather avoid that situation and negatively By Adam Dove to know everything about IDs. If comment on other people’s work, contributing writer their driver’s license is cracked as if I am superior and my opinion or tampered with in any way, you matters much more than anyone shouldn’t serve them, just because else’s. I’ll just wait until someone puts Tom Owens has been it could possibly be a fake. It’s time and effort into a piece and then bartending at Beyond really important to, you know, anonymously comment on it, because Restaurant and Bar for more match the photo with the person I’m a loser who spends a great deal of than three months, and at giving it to you. time reading things I don’t enjoy and Chili’s for several years prior making fun of people who actually do to working at Beyond. Owens, enjoy it. What is your favorite I see that this particular article was a Rappahannock native, is a drink to make and why? supposed to be humorous. I found senior philosophy and religion Sex with an Alligator, simply it to lack humor completely. Maybe major at JMU. because it’s fancy. You basically some people find this to be funny, but have to make one shot, you pour it I don’t, so obviously that means it’s Are there a lot of state into a martini glass and then you not funny at all. You see, my sense of and local laws you need have to sink one liquor to the humor is far more complex than the to know and enforce as a average person’s, and I always make bartender? You definitely have see Bartender, page 10 sure I laugh very hard during parts of comedies that no one else does, to show everyone that they just didn’t “get” it and I did, because I’m so f------smart. I see that there are some parts in this article where the author is clearly being sarcastic. Although that is blatantly obvious, I’m going to take it very seriously and tell him that he Seth Binsted / the breeze single-handedly disgraced the entire Greek Sing human race. You should be ashamed of yourself. Thursday’s Greek Sing, located in Godwin Hall, featured several student Hopefully in the future, you will not performances, including one from Madison Dance. Participating Greek organizations print any articles that I don’t agree put on five-minute skits were based on a chosen theme. Alpha Sigma Alpha and with. Get your s--- together. Sigma Phi Epsilon were selected as having the winning performances. The $5 per person benefit the Harrisonburg Free Clinic and the FSL Scholarship Endowment. Love, The night was one of many activities including Greek trivia, a scavenger hunt, a Michael Larrick gala and a barbecue that Greek organizations all over campus put on throughout the week. They plan to send the money raised to philanthropies around the Harrisonburg Michael Larrick is a senior media Dan Gorin / The Breeze community. Alpha Tau Omega and Kappa Alpha Theta were the Greek Week arts & design major and a humor Senior Tom Owens has worked as a bartender at the Beyond Restaurant and Champions this year. columnist at The Breeze. Bar for more than three months. He knows how to make over 100 drinks. 10 Monday, April 19, 2010 breezejmu.org Life Charity | Raises Money for African Orphans bartender | from page 9 times in attendance for the event were between 12 a.m. and 2 a.m. Life From Behind the Bar The event raised an estimated The final non-game related $3,500 in donations that will be event was the slam dunk contest. from page 9 her driver’s license, find out sent to orphanages in Mozam- It attracted the most attention where she lived, call a cab and bique. The orphanages here were from passers-by. bottom and you have to float I literally had to like, carry her chosen thanks to the company’s However, Drive for 25 wasn’t one liquor on top so that it’s out of the bar. 100 percent guarantee that all of simply contained to the basket- layered. It takes a little bit of the money raised would go to the ball court. The influence of the finesse, though. It’s nice to What’s more common children. event spilled over into the near- show off. — drunk customers Participants and onlook- by Mr. Chips. tipping too much or ers alike also had the chance to The store allowed purchases What is your favorite too little? For a bartender, make half-court shots, with priz- from the store to be placed in a to drink? My favorite shot no one can really tip too es offered to the few individuals special donation box where the is called a Surfer on Acid. It’s much. People are more skilled (or lucky) enough to sink non-perishable foods would be what I give anyone [21 and inclined to sort of forget the the long shot. Prizes ranged from sent to the Blue Ridge Food Bank. over] who comes in and has tip or just walk out, but more $5 gift cards to Best Buy and Wal- Josh Reifel, head manager of Mr. no idea what they want. It’s often than not people will tip Mart to $20 gift cards to Dicks Chips, matched the donations of Jagermeister, Malibu and you more, just because they’re Sporting Goods. Complimentary students. pineapple juice. It’s a really happier. Unless you cut them jerseys were also awarded to the The turnout was “everything tasty drink. off — then they won’t tip you. winners of the championships. that I hoped for and more,” david casterline / the Breeze The entire event saw an audi- Sjogren said. JMU freshman Mark Grant (from left), Tidewater Community College Do you ever mix drinks Do you have many ence that was between 300 and Sjogren hopes to continue freshman Bobby Mills and JMU freshman Meg Joyce shoot hoops for incorrectly? How do issues with underaged 700 people. The most popular more Drive for 25 events. the cause. Many participants played well into Friday night. customers react? I’m not customers trying to gonna lie, there have been use fake IDs and order times where someone will drinks? One of the few say a drink and I don’t know times I had to cut someone Movie review exactly how to make it, but off, I actually cut a dude off I’ll know what color it is and who was completely sober. I I’ll kind of know how it tastes, saw a girl hand him money, and by that I’ll kind of throw he came up to the bar, bought ‘Kick-Ass’ Lives Up to Its Title something together that’s a drink and then went back similar. I can’t think of a time and gave it right to her. So I By Jeff Wade Their bloody, personally- is made particularly clear in The pair’s excellent when anyone’s ever noticed knew that obviously he was The Breeze fueled vendetta against crime the stunningly choreographed chemistry is enough to rank or gotten mad about it. I have buying her drinks, so I had to boss Frank D’Amico (Matt fight scene during the film’s them among the best of had drinks sent back, but it take the drink from her, and The question that serves as Strong) wages a heavy toll climax where she engages in superhero pairings. And it’s doesn’t happen very often. then cut him off completely. the spark for the violent and on the kingpin’s business. a beautiful display of violence due to this chemistry that hilarious “Kick-Ass” is: Why This inspires the mobster’s that would make full-grown controversy over Hit-Girl’s What’s it like dealing Do you ever have aren’t there any superheroes? son Chris (“Superbad”s action stars green with envy violence and vulgarity is with people who need customers vent to After seeing the movie, one Christopher Mintz-Plasse) to (and red with blood). unwarranted. to be cut off? Not fun, not you or pour their might still ask the same thing. don superhero garb and the “Kick-Ass” pulls off its satire fun at all. It’s only happened hearts out? Most of Based on the comic book by title of Red Mist in an effort to of superhero conventions to me a couple times. People the time, people coming in Mark Miller, “Kick-Ass” reveals prevent the duo’s success and Kick-Ass with stunning accuracy. The just, they don’t like it. They that want to talk, they just how the unspectacular Dave prove his worth to his father. archetypes and conventions don’t like someone else telling want small talk. There have Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) Kick-Ass may have his name  of the genre are cheekily them what to do or making been a few occasions where transforms into the world’s in the title, but the real stars ‘R’ 117 min. played with and subverted to judgment for them. But, you someone comes in, they’ve first superhero who lacks here are Cage and Moretz. Starring Aaron Johnson, the point where even minute know, as a bartender you’re had something on their superpowers. Fed up with Cage is a delight as Big Nicholas Cage, Chloe Moretz, details like the individual’s put in a position of authority mind and you end up being a the rampant crime in New Daddy. Say what you will Matt Strong costume mockingly reflect the where you do have to make psychiatrist. York City, Lizewski modifies a about Cage ­— he puts a level medium’s many different eras. those decisions. wetsuit, takes the alter-ego of of intensity to every role For all of its genre savvy, Do you ever flirt Kick-Ass and sets out to clean and his energy serves Big The archetypes and “Kick-Ass” makes some Do you remember the with customers to up the streets. Daddy’s combination of manic typical missteps. A level of most wasted person help your chances of Kick-Ass then promptly gets optimism and depravity well. conventions of the over-ambition keeps the you’ve ever seen at getting good tips? Yes, his ass kicked. Prone to camp, Cage is given genre are cheekily film from being as tight and the bar? It was during yes. I mean, part of being a However, with the aid of full license to indulge in those fast-paced as it could be. happy hour and this woman bartender is being extremely some metal implants and a tendencies as Big Daddy and played with and Its transformation from a came in, she sat down, she approachable. You know, it viral video of his exploits, Kick- the film is all the better for it. subverted to the superhero critique into a didn’t say a whole lot. She definitely helps you out to be Ass finds himself shooting to That is only half of the rollicking action movie is less only had three drinks, which very sociable, pushed to the fame and notoriety. equation however, as Hit-Girl point where even than smooth. The requisite really threw me off because point of being flirtatious. If While Kick-Ass gets to live proves to be equally capable minute details like warnings about changes made normally I tally drinks in it’s a young woman and she the idealized and clean life of stealing scenes, if not the in the comic book to movie my mind. Either she was comes in and she’s not with a of the comic book superhero, whole movie. the individual’s transition also apply. intoxicated before she came guy, then I will — I definitely the father/daughter team Equal parts sugar and spice, costume mockingly But none of that really in and I didn’t realize it, or flirt. It’s part of the interaction. of Big Daddy (Nicholas Hit-Girl moves with homicidal matters. Sardonic and she was on some sort of It’s part of having a good time. Cage) and Hit-Girl (Chloe grace: She is a genocidal reflect the medium’s post-modern, often funny, medication, because after And yeah, a lot of times it’ll Moretz) portrays the violent gymnast who not only many different eras. occasionally touching and three drinks she was literally help your tip. Sometimes actualities that being a defeats bad guys but also to endlessly cool, “Kick-Ass” does falling out of her seat. I had you’ll even get numbers. masked vigilante entails. dismembers them. This ability exactly as advertised. to get her purse, pull out on page 13 field hockey receives team academic award SportsEditors Michael Demsky & Colleen Hayes E-mail [email protected] Monday, April 19, 2010 11 baseball games this week softball Dukes Win Rubber Match to Take Series n Towson @ JMU Saturday, 12 p.m. By Thom Martinicchio to work counts and put runners in Saturday, 1:45 p.m. contributing writer scoring position. In the fourth inning, The Tigers currently sit third JMU loaded the bases, but UNCW was in the conference, while the It might have been the chilly 37 degree able to get out of the jam after senior Dukes are in seventh. weather, or maybe it was the biting wind shortstop Michael Rooney made a that whipped around Eagle Field on Sat- vital defensive play. Rooney ranged to urday night that caused the player’s bats his right and fired the ball to second to turn ice-cold. Either way, the Dukes base to get the runner on a sharply hit Weekend action walked away from Veterans Memorial ground ball by JMU junior third base- Baseball Park with a 6-0 loss to the University of man McKinnon Langston. n Friday, vs. UNCW (12-11 win) North Carolina-Wilmington Seahawks Despite JMU being able to put n Saturday, vs. UNCW (6-0 loss) on Saturday night. multiple base runners on in the early n Sunday, vs. UNCW (6-5 win) The loss snapped the Dukes’ six- innings, they didn’t get a hit until Softball game conference winning streak and Townsend knocked a single to right dropped their league record to 10-4, field in the fifth inning. In total, they n Saturday, vs. Georgia 12-16 overall, while UNCW improved left 11 men on base and went 0-18 with State (7-1 loss) their record to 22-14 overall and 7-4 in runners in scoring position. n Saturday, vs. Georgia the Colonial Athletic Association. “They threw some good arms at us, State (9-2 loss) The Dukes were riding high a day we were able to get a lot of guys on n Sunday, vs. Georgia after senior Matt Townsend connected base, but we just never capitalized,” State (4-3 win) on a game-winning home run in the Townsend said. “We had our oppor- Track & Field (JMU bottom of the eighth inning Friday, giv- tunities; we just didn’t take advantage Invitational) ing JMU the 12-11 win. In addition, the of them.” n Saturday, (individual results can team scored an astronomical 46 com- Even though the Dukes failed to be found at jmusports.com) bined runs in its previous four games. come out on top Saturday, McFar- Men’s Tennis (CAA The Seahawks’ starting pitcher Cam land remained optimistic after the Championships) Roth halted the Dukes’ momentum, game as the team maintained its sec- hurling 6 1/3 innings while striking out ond-place standing in the CAA. With n Friday, vs. No. 3 UNCW (4-0 loss) eight and only allowing two hits. the loss, JMU is only a game and a Women’s Tennis (CAA JMU coach Spanky McFarland com- half back of conference leaders Vir- Championships) mented on the team’s struggles at the ginia Commonwealth, and is still in n Thursday vs. No. 11 plate. the chase for the regular season CAA Towson (4-0 win) “It was really hard getting into a championship. n Friday, vs. No. 3 Georgia rhythm,” McFarland said. “A lot of “I thought we played good defense State (4-1 loss) times with two strikes we put the call and I thought the bullpen did a nice Women’s Lacrosse in the hands of the umpire. We have job,” McFarland said. “Everybody that to put the ball in play.” came in pitched well: Slogik, Kuhn, n Friday, vs. Drexel (19-7 win) JMU’s starting pitcher, junior Alex Edwards. That’s encouraging that n Sunday, vs. Hofstra (14-8 win) Valadja, was ousted after giving up those guys did a nice job.” Men & Women’s Golf five earned runs in only 4 1/3 innings The Dukes bullpen had a strong (CAA Championships) of work. He only allowed four hits, but outing, striking out four and only n Friday-Sunday, (individual results his lack of control was his undoing, as allowing one run on three hits in 4 can be found at jmusports.com) he issued seven free passes; four via 2/3 innings of relief. Junior shortstop walks and three by way of hit batters. David Herbek’s defensive work was The Seahawks scored five of their also impressive, as he made several Women’s basketball six runs in the third inning, four com- outstanding plays in the field. ing off the bat of Matt Holt’s line-drive Valadja knows this is no time to grand slam over the right field fence. sulk. The team is prepared to embark The home run was his second of the on a four-game road trip, culminating season. with a game in College Park against Assistant Valadja’s record dropped to 1-4, the University of Maryland next while his ERA rose to 8.03. Wednesday. “I didn’t make the adjustments “We’re a good team and we’re going Coach Will with my body and my mechanics to be to come out tomorrow ready to play able to command the zone,” Valadja and get after it,” Valadja said. said. “And when you don’t command On Sunday, JMU clinched the series the zone against a good-hitting team, with a 6-5 come from behind win, paul jones / the breeze Head to they’re going to put up runs against bringing their record to 20-16,11-4. you. I left a fastball up in the zone after The Dukes will be back in action on Junior pitcher Alex Valadja started Friday for the Dukes, but was replaced with relief walking some people and in this ball- Wednesday, April 21 at Liberty. They pitchers after giving up five earned runs in only 4 1/3 innings. The Pittsburgh native park you can’t do that.” will head to Georgia this weekend to has started six games, throwing for 37 innings and striking out 28 batters this Alma Mater season. But even with all the difficulties face Kennesaw State for a three game the Dukes faced, they still were able non-conference series matchup. JMU women’s basketball associate head coach Jackie Smith-Carson will be leaving the school to take the head Track & Field coaching position at her alma mater, Furman University. Smith-Carson graduated in 2000 from the Greenville, S.C.-based insti- tution. It was at Furman where she One Week ’Til Conference Championships first made her mark in women’s col- lege basketball, leaving the school as second on their all-time scoring and rebound lists. At Furman, she was the Southern Conference Player of the Year as a junior and a senior. She made the con- ference First-Team three times. In 2005, she was inducted into the university’s Athletic Hall of Fame. After leaving Furman, she played professionally in Belgium and Israel before eventually taking an assistant coaching job at Bucknell University. After spending two years at Bucknell, she came to JMU, where she coached for the past five seasons. Smith-Carson leaves a substantial hole to be filled at JMU, as she was the primary coordinator for the Dukes’ recruiting and scheduling efforts. She was also the team’s frontcourt coach. In 2009, Smith-Carson was a recipi- ent of BasketballScoop.com’s national “Rising Star” award along with coaches from Texas A&M, Xavier, Bowling Green and Notre Dame. The award recognizes the country’s top assistant coaches. In her time at JMU, the team post- ed an impressive 125-40 record. She helped lead the team to last year’s Colonial Athletic Association champi- onship and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

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Name of Event highest Place Hammer No participants Shot put 5th Discus 7th LEFT Junior Kelly Jemison (steeplechase), freshman Jennifer Monk (shot put), and sophomore THURSDAY Javelin No participants Kelnesha Hinnant (4x100 meter relay) competed on Saturday to give the Dukes the overall win. Pole Vault 6th on Breeze Video: Long Jump 1st On Saturday, the JMU track and field team won seven events: five individual and two relays, at the JMU Invitational at the JMU Track & Field Complex. High Jump 4th Freshman Marissa McDonald won two, taking first in the 100 meters — with a time of 12.15 Michael Demsky Triple Jump 1st seconds and first in the long jump with a jump of 19 feet, 3/4 inches. She also ran the opening Steeplechase 1st leg on the winning 4x100 meter relay. The team, which included freshman Gabrielle Poore interviews 4 x 100 meter relay 1st and sophomores Aubrie McAlpine and Kelnesha Hinnant, was timed at 48.65. 1,500 meter run 3rd Freshman Maria McDonald won the 400 meter dash with a time of 59.04, and junior Kelly Jemison took first in the 3,000 meter steeplechase in 11:25.75. I00 meter hurdles 2nd Arthur Moats Sophomore Jaclyn Smith was the triple jump champion, winning the competition with a 400 meter dash 1st jump of 38’1 1/4.” on his journey to 100 meter dash 1st The Dukes also captured the 4x400 relay. The foursome, clocked in 4:00.03, was Smith, senior 800 meter dash 5th Lana McGowan and freshmen Jennifer Monk and JaQuonna Lott. 400 meter hurdles No participants JMU finished with a team score of 168.5, taking first place overall out of five teams. The rest the NFL draft of the top five consisted of West Virginia, Robert Morris, William & Mary and George Mason, 200 meter hurdles 3rd respectively. 3000 meter run 5th 4 x 400 meter relay 1st — staff reports 12 Monday, April 19, 2010 breezejmu.org

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By Shannon Kenny “Our athletes are under no student-athletes,” Cutchins I would have to escape to the contributing writer pretense that they are going to said. “I believe participating in bus’s bathroom with my work make fortunes as professional a Division I athletic program and finish it in there,” Cutchins The average full-time JMU field hockey athletes. They are is extremely demanding and said. “I was always doing work student spends about 15 hours here to get a degree and to have student-athletes often go unrec- until the last minute when the a week in the classroom. future careers.” ognized for their dedication to team had to get off the bus and The average JMU field hock- Along with the team’s rec- both athletics and academics.” start warming up.” ey player spends about 15 hours ognition, seven players were Cutchins and Dawson have Five other JMU players were a week in the classroom, 28 on awarded individually, receiv- different approaches to main- also recognized: junior forward/ the field or in the weight room ing placement on the NFHCA’s taining their high GPAs during midfielder Becky Hilgar (third and an additional 10 traveling to their careers. time award winner), junior away games. “Sometimes, when I “It wasn’t easy managing my back Amy Daniel and redshirt Despite balancing two time, but I just needed to stay freshman forward/midfielder responsibilities, the members of really needed to get focused and set aside time to do Megan Matthews (both second the JMU field hockey team have something done, I my work,” Dawson said. “I am time award winners), and soph- been recognized for the second a pretty big procrastinator but omore back Lindsay Cutchins year in a row for their academ- would have to escape luckily it worked out for me.” and freshman forward/mid- ic success by the National Field to the bus’s bathroom Cutchins, on the other hand, fielder Rachel Wein. Hockey Coaches Association, is just the opposite. After such an academically receiving the Division I Nation- with my work and “I never do things at the last successful season, Lucas main- al Academic Team award. This finish it in there.” minute,” Cutchins said. “Assign- tains an optimistic outlook for award recognizes Division I ments are usually done one or the future of the field hockey teams that have maintained a Kelsey Cutchins more weeks in advance. When program. cumulative team grade point senior goalkeeper I look at my schedule for the “Four of our recognized ath- average that is at or above a upcoming weeks, I plan out letes will be returning in the 3.0. time for studying or completing fall,” Lucas said. “I would like JMU coach Antoinette Lucas, activities with our travel sched- for about eight to 10 of our 23 who is in her sixth year at JMU, National Academic Squad. ule in mind.” girls to be recognized after our believes her team deserves to This honor is given to athletes Many of the girls have found 2010 season. I think this can be recognized for its academic who maintain a GPA of 3.25 or that traveling to away games happen.” success. She credits not only her higher. makes it more difficult to get In addition to their academic athletes for their drive to excel Senior goalkeeper Kelsey schoolwork done. Cutchins success, the team is returning 18 in their academics, but also the Cutchins and senior back Jessie has found a somewhat uncon- of 23 players from a squad that patrick haggerty / file photo university itself. Dawson were both honored for ventional method to solve this finished 12-8 a year ago. The Junior Becky Hilgar earned a spot on the NFHCA’s National Academic Lucas cites JMU as having their fourth straight year. problem. team is more than prepared to Squad for the third time in her three seasons at JMU. Hilgar, a one of the best academic advis- “I always appreciate and “Sometimes, when I really make another run at success, forward/midfielder, started 14 games last season for the Dukes. ing programs in the country. support recognition for all needed to get something done, both on and off the field.

nfl Redskins Have Just Four Draft Picks to Work With The Washington Post four of the draft’s 255 picks, month as part of the Donovan But to try to get to a Super Bowl, The team has several play- the team might have a difficult fewer than any other NFL team. McNabb deal. They lost the to me, that’s not the way I would ers who could hear their names time addressing all its needs Since taking control of the In fact, 21 teams have twice as third-round pick because they build a football team.” included in trade talks this week, with prospects who can provide Washington Redskins, Gen- many picks, and Cleveland and selected defensive lineman Jere- And it might not necessarily including quarterback Jason an immediate impact. eral Manager Bruce Allen and New England hold three times my Jarmon in the supplemental be the overriding philosophy Campbell, defensive tackle Oklahoma’s Sam Bradford, Coach Mike Shanahan have as many as Washington. draft a year ago. And their sixth- of Allen and Shanahan either. Albert Haynesworth, lineback- expected by most to be the drawn glowing reviews from “I think the Redskins’ mis- rounder belongs to the Miami Though they traded away the er Rocky McIntosh and safety draft’s No. 1 overall pick, has around the league for their sion statement over the years, Dolphins as part of the Jason second-round pick to the Phil- LaRon Landry. impressed many in the orga- quick maneuvering to improve particularly under Dan Sny- Taylor trade in 2008. adelphia Eagles, they’re largely Asked if the draft is the best nization. Despite acquiring the franchise’s fortunes. But der — I think Dan wants to win Kiper believes a team with so playing the hand they’ve been way to build a team, Allen was McNabb, the team could still even as signs of change are evi- now,” ESPN draft analyst Mel many holes should better utilize dealt by the team’s previous noncommittal on Saturday. consider picking a quarterback dent in all corners of Redskins Kiper said. “Dan doesn’t really the draft to build a foundation regime. “There’s several ways,” he said. and letting the draft pick sit Park, the team will enter this want to wait three or four years, of talent. The Redskins have twice “It’s through the draft, free behind McNabb for a couple of week’s draft situated similarly which is fine. ... When you start “And the Redskins believe oth- before had four draft picks or agency, trades and the waiver seasons. Such a move would be to years past: too many needs, giving away too many picks, it erwise,” he said. “They believe in fewer — in 2003 and 2004 — but wire.” a costly one, as it’d likely require not nearly enough picks. affects your ability to build that packaging picks to move up, or many around the league will be The roster he and Shanahan trading up to the No. 1 spot, for- The three-day draft com- team from the ground up.” giving away picks for this guy or looking to see if Shanahan and inherited was lacking in many going a tackle in the first round mences Thursday night in New The Redskins traded away that guy. ... They’ve had a couple Allen can successfully stockpile areas. Currently holding only and committing an unearthly York and the Redskins have only their second-round pick this playoff games here and there. more picks. one pick in the draft’s top 100, sum to two quarterbacks. 14 Monday, April 19, 2010 breezejmu.org

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