Serving James Madison University Since 1922 BreezeJMU.org Mostly cloudy n 40°/ 24° Vol. 92, No. 34 chance of precipitation: 0% Thursday, February 6, 2014 Drugs Changes to course seized reviews Saturday Professor evaluations will soon be replaced Five charged in weekend by online format drug bust; four individuals By madi price listed as JMU students contributing writer At the end of classes, students are required to fill out course evaluations for their professors and classes; how- ever, JMU has recently introduced the idea of online evaluations as a way to improve the system. Last semester, some professors had volunteered to test out a new software called “Blue” which allows them to have students evaluate them and their class online. LAUREN GORDON / the breeze The course evaluation committee Head coach Everett Withers speaks with the media about his first recruiting class as JMU’s head football coach. that made the decision to put their evaluations online was composed of volunteers from the departments of biology, history, philosophy and reli- james chung / the breeze gion, writing rhetorical and technical Police seized drug paraphernalia at a communication and the College of South View apartment on Saturday. Window to the future Education. From there, professors could go online and see the anonymous results By ij chan Coach Everett Withers introduces 14 new additions to of their evaluations. Eventually, the The Breeze online evaluations will be able to be JMU football program on National Signing Day filled out through MyMadison, so stu- Five men are being charged in con- dents can fill out all their evaluations in nection with a drug raid that occurred the same place. over the weekend. Four of the five men By Wayne Epps Jr. 50 percent of our class from in-state,” With- “The new software is really cool are JMU students. The Breeze ers said. “And that’ll vary from year-to-year because it allows instructors to add According to police records, at depending on the talent level in this state. their own specific questions to the approximately 4:32 a.m. on Satur- With National Signing Day comes head We’re not going to take a bad player in the course evaluation, as well as the stan- day an officer from the Harrisonburg coach Everett Withers’ first concrete mark state just to fill a quota.” dard questions,” said Carol Hurney, one Police Department was patrolling the on the JMU football program. The Dukes The rest of the class includes three play- of the faculty members involved with area near the 1000 block of Lois Lane announced their 14 signees for this year’s ers from North Carolina, three from South the new program. in the South View Apartments complex. recruiting class yesterday. Carolina, and one each from Florida and Hurney is the executive director for The officer witnessed several people A highlight of the class is Georgia Tech New Jersey. Withers has connections to the the Center for Faculty Innovation and jumping on a car and went to investi- transfer, redshirt junior quarterback Vad Lee. Carolinas going back to his four years at an associate professor of biology. gate. When the officer approached the Also added to the quarterback mix is fresh- the University of North Carolina at Chapel Switching to online evaluations individuals, they ran into an apart- man Rob Nittolo from Hillsborough High Hill from 2008-11. One of those connections allows for easier recordkeeping of stu- ment. The officer followed and was School in New Jersey, who enrolled at JMU helped bring Lee on board. dents’ results and would also prevent allowed into the apartment by one this semester to participate in spring drills. “We’ll try to get the best players up and professors from having to give out the of the residents, Dylan Morra, 19, of Overall, the majority of the class (eight) is down the Eastern seaboard,” Withers said. evaluations during class. Students who Harrisonburg. slated for the defensive side of the ball. There “Obviously there are some ties to the state of had classes participating in the online Upon entering the apartment, the are three linebackers, two defensive backs, North Carolina — my ties to the state of North course evaluation received emails to a officer saw drug paraphernalia in plain one defensive tackle, one defensive end and Carolina and some other coaches on our staff. link that led to the online course evalu- view, including a clear glass smoking one defensive end/linebacker hybrid. But yeah, we want to make sure we do a good ation website. device and a jar containing a leafy But according to Withers, the positions job in Virginia first.” Hurney notes that the CFI is slowly green substance he believed to be aren’t as important as the overall quality of After getting a late start in early January, adding this software, and for good rea- marijuana. the players. this year’s recruiting period was obviously son. “We want to make sure we do this After further investigation, police “What we thought more than anything else very condensed compared to the typical situ- right and work out all the problems found other paraphernalia, including was to find the best athlete and the best foot- ation. There wasn’t a whole lot of time to really before we send it out to all the class- multiple glass smoking devices, herb ball player. We have an objective in finding get to know each player. But Withers and his rooms,” Hurney said. grinders, digital scales, wax paper con- young men,” he said. “Obviously, toughness staff made up for that by seeking out the peo- While the CFI is pushing for online taining homemade chocolate, money is important, whether he’s an offensive guy ple in each player’s life that have the biggest evaluations, some critics feel that mov- stored in a safe and butane fuel. There or a defensive guy. He’s got to have football insight into who they are. ing course evaluations online would were also other items in the apartment instincts.” Withers and staff also had names in mind cause student response rates to drop that had marijuana residue on them. Six of the recruits are from Virginia. There ahead of time and took advantage of those from the near perfect rates in-class Police charged Morra, along with are two from the central Virginia area, two prior connections. surveys yield. Maxwell Cotton, Evan James Delany, from the Northern Virginia area and one “I think the biggest thing is our coaches “I wouldn’t go online to fill out course Anthony Tanner and Eric Zirnheld in from the Virginia Beach region. As a new staff, did an unbelievable job of digging and find- evaluations because it would be way connection to the incident. establishing contacts in-state is going to be an ing what we call the ‘champion,’” Withers said. easier to just do them in class,” fresh- All of the individuals except Zirn- ongoing process. “The ‘champion’ is that person in that kid’s life man health sciences major Samantha held are listed as students in the JMU “We want to continue to grow the rela- that is going to help him make that decision.” Campbell said. tionship in the state with this staff and the Campbell thinks that students will see Drugs, page A4 coaches ... We try to have somewhere around see football, page B5 not want to take time out of their busy workdays to fill out course evaluations, especially during finals week. Contrary to that belief, Hurney stated that this past semester she received a 93 percent response rate from her online course evaluations. Freshman marketing major Hayley Sunderman believes that complet- ing them online would allow for more Getting out of the game in-class time during finals week for reviewing. Professor overcomes dark past, authors a book to inspire others to do the same “I think that fewer students would probably fill out the surveys, but if they were made mandatory to pass the class By Megan O’Brien are on a first name basis with contributing writer their professor. After the class seel Eva , page A4 bombarded him with anonymous Hospitality management pro- questions about his life, her first fessor James Williams has the thought was, “This man has noth- practiced manner of a motiva- ing to hide.” tional speaker. He foots all of his But this wasn’t always the case. emails with the philosopher Sun “I don’t even think I’m sup- 2/6 Inside Tzu’s quote, “Know thyself, know posed to be here,” Williams thy enemy; a thousand battles, a admits. news thousand victories.” But what sets His story starts in Fall River, A3 Finding their niche the stocky, former football player Mass., in an impoverished neigh- Lack of diversity said apart from other JMU professors is borhood where schooling was to hurt students’ that he used to be a thug. ignored and fighting was the real learning experience. His memoir, “From Thug to education. Scholar: An Odyssey to Unmask The family of five lived in an opinion my True Potential,” retraces the apartment with “maybe two A5 shameful selfies? struggles he has overcome to get rooms” where the heat didn’t A new poster on campus is to where he is today. The book can always work and government-pro- shaming students for taking be bought on Amazon and at the vided food was sometimes dinner. pictures of themselves. JMU Bookstore. His book is ranked His parents always taught their on Amazon’s best-seller list. boys to follow God, to make good life Anna Comer, a senior hospi- grades and wise decisions. B1 Mash-eat-a tality management major, said But he saw drug dealers, the Mashita, a Korean food Williams will “tell you straight guys who had all the girls and truck, brings new tastes up that he has done some awful the fancy cars and thought, to Harrisonburg palates. things in his life.” “What if I was that type of per- Chelsea Eisenburg, a senior son, would people like me, too?” sports hospitality management major, It was all about perception. Holly warfield / the breeze B3 right back at it remembers the first day of class James Williams’ memoir was published on Oct. 31. Williams teaches hospitality JMU softball begins with “James;” all of his students see THUG, page B2 management at JMU and in 2012 he received a Teaching Excellence Award. the season with five weekend games. Today Friday Saturday S unday

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NsEditors IJew Chan, William Mason & Alana Scharlop Email [email protected] Thursday, February 6, 2014 A3 in brief harrisonburg Purple, gold and white? Local men charged Minorities underrepresented at JMU, some students feel left out for hate crime dismissed

A Rockingham County judge on Tuesday dismissed the case of two white men accused of attacking a black man because of his race, according to the Daily News-Record. The men: Christian Dane Reinert- son, 20, of Harrisonbuurg, and Jacob Devoshen Faircloth, 23, of Wise, Va. had their case heard by Rockingham County District Court Judge Marvin Hillsman. Both men were charged with felony assault and battery as a hate crime. The case was dismissed due to the credibility issues of the complaintant. According to Hillsman, in addition to credibility issues the case didn’t meet the criteria for conviction under Virgin- ia law. The judge said the law states that the defendant must intentially select a victim due to his or her race, and that there is no evidence that Reinertson and Faircloth did so. While the charges were dismissed the case may not be over as prosecutors are considering indictments against the pair by a Rockingham County grand jury in the future. blair rosen / the breeze As of fall 2012, minorities only accounted for about 20 percent of JMU’s student body, according to the Office of Institutional Research. norfolk

Gay marriage battle By raven beaty freshman, Hwang found it difficult to meet different cultures or just other people.” enters Norfolk court contributing writer new people and chose to join the Agape Hwang does recall an incident that Christian Fellowship. occurred on a Friday night, when a drunk The fight for Virginia gay mar- An hour spent at any crowded location Most of ACF’s members were of Asian male walking past UREC saw Hwang and riage came to Norfolk on Tuesday, as on campus whether it’s Carrier Library or PC decent, giving Hwang the opportunity to began to mock him by mimicking an Asian opponents of a Virginia law that bans Dukes gives an accurate portrayal of JMU’s meet people who share a similiar cultural language. same-sex marriages told a federal judge homogeneous population. For every hun- background with him. Hwang ignored him and since then has the law was just like the Jim Crow-era dred students, 19 are from a non-Caucasian chosen to continue keeping an open mind prohibition against interracial marriage background. “It’s not that I’m a thug or about his time here at JMU. according to the Daily News-Record. The lack of diversity on campus is not Earl Johnson, a sophomore business man- Supporters of the law have main- unknown, but it is a topic that many choose or I’m some mob member. agement major, describes his experience tained that there is no fundamental not to address. I look presentable.” while attending his math class in which he right to gay marriage and the ban exists According to JMU’s Office of Institution- is the only African-American. as part of the state’s interest in respon- al Research, statistics show that minorities E arl Johnson Johnson notices that if he is sitting in a row sible procreation. account for approximately 19 percent of a sophomore business by himself at the start of class, his row is usu- The case is being watched very close- student body that is nearly 20,000. In com- management major ally the last one to fill up. ly because it could give gay mariage its parison to the statistics given by the U.S. “It’s not that I’m a thug or I’m some mob first foothold in the South, and because Census Bureau, the total U.S. population is member. I look presentable,” Johnson said. legal experts believe the topic is on the over 313.9 million with minorities making up “I’m sitting here in a collared shirt and some fast track to the U.S. Supreme Court. approximately 37 percent. Hwang said that JMU’s overwhelming jeans.” “I knew JMU was majority white, ” said whiteness, “gave me an opportunity [to] just He does not necessarily believe it has to senior communication studies major Joe accept the fact that it is different and just kind Hwang. Three years ago when he was a of use that to get to know more about people, see diversity, page A4

A multi-lingual experience

Spanish professor will spend next semester abroad teaching and brushing up on her Italian

By emily catherine wood … The program was through a university in Ohio called The Breeze Bowling Green State University … so unfortunately I had to spend a second year in Ohio, which was cold and flat. Every Thursday, The Breeze will be running a Q&A with But in the end, I ended up with a master’s. It was a two- one of JMU’s professors. This week we’re featuring Span- year program. The first year was just intensive, living [in ish professor Elizabeth Castro. Castro has been teaching Spain] for the whole academic year … I did not want to at JMU since 2004 and is currently learning to speak live with a host family — I was older. I didn’t go right out italian fluently. of grad school; I had already worked for 10 years, so I lived on the university campus … I lived in a duplex and What is the best part about working at JMU? I lived with Spaniards — the majority were Spaniards, but there were two girls that were from Denmark. Of I guess I would have to say that — since I was a high course the only language we could speak in the home school teacher first for 15 years before I came to was Spanish; I was totally immersed. It was great. JMU — it would be that I can dedicate more time to the students and having good lessons. I guess it would be that I just have more free time to actually teach What are your plans for when you whereas in high school you’re kind of tied up with spend next semester in Italy? other things, so I like that JMU is more a teaching school … I enjoy the fact that I can actually teach and I’ll be in charge of the students ... when we travel. I have the time to plan lessons that are interesting. have to take them to Rome and Venice, and there’s one other city. Then I’ll teach this course, in English, because it will be a course related to Italian culture, What made you choose JMU? because of course, I can’t teach Spanish there, and I’m not qualified to teach Italian. In my free time, I will visit Actually, JMU chose me, I guess you could say. I applied my friends ... I want to be able to come back speaking to various schools, and JMU offered a job. I had been [Italian] fluently, and then take the time to see my back in the states for five years after getting my friends in other countries because they’ll be so close Master’s in Spanish in Spain and was looking for a job. … I’ve done everything from Rome-north, but I need to Other jobs came along, but it wasn’t the right time for see the south … There’s so many things I want to do. me — I was married at the time … When JMU offered the job, of course I loved the area. I wanted to stay in If you hadn’t become a teacher, what do Virginia or on the East Coast … When they offered me you think you would be doing now? the job during a phone interview … I said, “How long do you think it [will be] before I know something?” and I started in banking, and they wanted to put me through they said, “Well, we’re calling because this is the final managerial school … To be honest, I went into education step; would you like the job?” and I said, “Of course I because of the money, because I wasn’t going to make want the job. Who wouldn’t want the job?” So that’s a matt schmachtenberg / the breeze as much working at a bank. My mother was an educator big kind of joke between myself and the college now. … Everyone I knew in education was like, “Don’t go Spanish professor Elizabeth Castro will be traveling to Italy next into education; you’re not going to make any money.” Do you miss anything about teaching semester where she will teach a course on Italian culture. But it’s in our blood. My great uncle — he’s 87 years high school Spanish?’ old and still teaches … It runs in the family, and so I Where did you study in Spain, and said, “You know what? I’ll just try it.” It turned out I Not at all, I liked it because it was their first attempt what did you do there? was good at it. So if I couldn’t teach, I would probably at Spanish … When I came back with my master’s be doing something like working with travel, because I taught upper levels, but I really enjoyed teaching When I applied for my master’s; I had taught high school that has turned out to be my passion. Maybe working when I taught Spanish 1 or 2 to see those kids for 10 years … If you’re a dedicated high school teacher, in a travel agency or maybe a tour guide leader … One who really got hooked into it even though I taught it takes a lot out of you — you really give a lot of your of those companies that leads tours teaching people completely in Spanish, even in high school Spanish time, your evenings, you call parents, you go to events, about the culture and history in Spain or Italy. 1. I believe in complete immersion … What I do now as many sporting events as you can, Spanish club, is mostly review … The kids already have everything whatever … I had taught part-time classes at Christopher and I don’t feel like I’m really teaching them anything Newport University, and I decided this is what I want to new, but I feel like I’m taking all that they’ve had by do full time, and I needed a master’s … I was actually different people and just getting them prepared. in Alcalá de Henares — it’s right outside of Madrid. It’s Contact Emily Catherine Wood at where Cervantes was born — the author of “Don Quixote” [email protected]. A4 Thursday, February 6, 2014 breezejmu.org News GOP says Obamacare will eliminate jobs Analysis suggests 2.5 million jobs will be lost over next 10 years

courtesy of mct campus President Barack Obama speaks at an “Obamacare Summit”in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 4.

By Kevin G. Hall, Lesley The report set off a pitched debate, with Republicans sim- likely to reduce compensation nationally by 1 percentage Clark and Tony Pugh plifying the analysis to claim that it would eliminate jobs, point. That’s a “proportionally smaller” effect than the fall McClatchy Washington Bureau and Democrats saying it was good that workers would have in hours worked. the flexibility to choose to work less. The impact on hours worked is likely to come further out A government analysis sparked fierce debate Tuesday, “The middle class is getting squeezed in this economy, in the decade, and in the near term the health care revamp projecting that the Affordable Care Act will lead American and this CBO report confirms that Obamacare is making it will be a “boost to demand for goods and services,” CBO workers to voluntarily put in fewer hours on the job, a total worse,” said House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio. Director Douglas Elmendorf said. that would add up to the equivalent of as many as 2.5 mil- “CBO just reported that #ObamaCare will push 2.5 mil- That translates into more jobs, though neither he nor the lion jobs over the next decade. lion Americans out of the workforce,” said a tweet from White House could say how many. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said it the National Republican Congressional Committee, the The subsidies for health insurance “will both stimulate expected total employment and compensation in the campaign operation for Republicans in the House of demand for health care services and allow low-income whole economy to increase over the next 10 years. But Representatives. households to redirect some of the funds that they would “that increase will be smaller than it would have been in “It’s not that the businesses are cutting those jobs,” coun- have spent on that care toward the purchase of other goods the absence of the ACA,” it said in a report. tered Jason Furman, the chairman of the White House and services — thereby increasing overall demand,” the The lower work total will come from people who choose Council of Economic Advisers. The potential decision by CBO report said. “That increase in overall demand while not to be employed or to reduce their hours in order to max- workers to reduce their hours is an “option that they didn’t the economy remains somewhat weak will induce some imize government-provided benefits under the new law. use to have,” he added. employers to hire more workers or increase the hours of Such a decline is a common phenomenon in social welfare One independent analysis Tuesday said the Republi- current employees during that period.” programs, according to the agency. cans overstated the case in claiming that the report said Poor and middle-income workers have a greater propen- The projected reduction in hours over 10 years could the health care law would eliminate jobs. “CBO did not say sity to spend, with economic research showing that these translate into the equivalent of 2 million fewer full-time Obamacare will kill 2 million jobs,” said The Fact Checker groups save very little. jobs in 2017 than otherwise expected and 2.5 million fewer column in The Washington Post. The estimated effects of the Affordable Care Act on full-time jobs by 2024, the CBO said. While there’s no way Yet the column also concluded that “the decline in the employment are an update on a 2011 report in which the to be certain in advance how many people would leave the workforce participation rate has been of concern to econo- CBO calculated that workers would put in reduced hours workforce altogether and how many would simply reduce mists, as the baby boom generation leaves the workforce, that added up to the equivalent of 800,000 jobs. The chang- their hours, the estimates reflect new thinking on how the and the health care law appears to exacerbate that trend.” es reflect more information obtained as the law is being Affordable Care Act might ripple through labor markets. The CBO said that over 10 years the health care law was implemented. drugs | Residents may have eval | Switching to online system intended to make weed-laced edibles could save paper and time in class from front in conversion labs crafted He added that hash oil is a from front because oftentimes we can Hurney agrees with this in from PVC pipes or metal new trend in the East Coast. recognize handwriting,” she recognizing the fact that teach- student directory. tubes. He added that the labs Drug trends, he said, often then students would be more said. ers have to take the time to sort Special Agent Mark Camp- often resemble pipe bombs make their way from the West compelled to take them,” Sun- According to Hurney, “There through all the online scant- bell of the Virginia State Police and are extremely explosive Coast over to East Coast com- derman said. was to be a level of trust that rons and run them through the supervises the RUSH Drug and contain flammable and munities like Harrisonburg. Communication studies the students have with us. We machines. Task Force, which seeks to harmful chemicals. “Someone’s always coming professor Elizabeth Armstrong value their feedback and the While improvements con- investigate and disrupt the Individuals use these labs up with something,” Campbell believes that switching to online anonymousness [sic] that this tinue to be made to the new drug trafficking situation in to extract tetrahydrocannab- said. course evaluations would be process provides.” course evaluations system, Harrisonburg and Rocking- inol (THC), the prominent Police also seized a pair of much more practical for both Armstrong also believes that students should be on the look- ham County. Campbell said psychoactive component in Nike shoes, a MacBook Pro, an students and professors. the process of filling out the out for a new and improved the honey butane or hash oil marijuana. The chemical reac- iPhone, a LG phone, two keys Armstrong thinks that many papers during class takes up a way of giving their professors’ solution that was found dur- tion process causes the THC to an Audi car, an herb grinder students believe that filling out lot of time. feedback. ing Saturday’s raid may have to be intensified. Campbell with residue, a Playstation 3, the course evaluations online “We’re required to leave the “Administratively, it makes been produced with the intent said this process is similar to a 32-inch TV and butane fuel. would make them less anony- room and have another pro- more sense to do it online to make marijuana-laced the way methamphetamines mous, and therefore they would fessor come in to administer because it will be easier for all chocolates. are converted into ice, which Coc nta t IJ Chan at be more hesitant to respond. it. The whole process can take of the evaluations to be sort- Oil, Campbell said, is made is its purest form. [email protected]. However, Armstrong disagrees up to 20 minutes,” Armstrong ed through,” Armstrong said. with this preconceived notion. said. She also believes that it “I think it makes it more will save a lot of paper from Coc nta t Madi Price at diversity | Minority students anonymous to do them online being wasted. [email protected] find niche despite lack of diversity

from page A3 Davis is now the president of Kappa Alpha Psi do with others being racist, but with people Fraternity, Inc. The fraternity has helped him not understanding how to approach situations meet other multicultural organizations through involving those of different ethnicites. Johnson is events. aware that many students come from areas with “That’s what [immersed] me into the commu- predominantly white demographics. nity,” he said. “I will say there is a divide, but I don’t see the Toneshia Watkins, a senior media arts and racial aspect or the hate that I’ve seen at other design major, said that the Delta Sigma Theta institutions and locations,” he said. Sorority, Inc. has given her the same sense of Senior biotechnology major Sagar Mehra belonging to the JMU community. Although has never felt out of place within the JMU she feels attached now, Watkins has also felt community. the divide and seclusion on campus in the past. “Even though statistically JMU is not that During her freshman year for example, her diverse, there is plenty of options,” Mehra said. social circle was made up of mostly Caucasians. One option for Mehra was the Bhangra dance However, throughout her time at JMU she has club. Mehra joined Bhangra his freshman year, developed the belief that a person’s individual and he found his niche playing the dhol, a spe- choices and their personality play a big role in cial type of drum with two heads. In addition to finding their place within the community. playing the dhol, Bhangra has given Mehra the “If you are really trying to find out the real rea- opportunity to meet others who share the same son you probably should kind of take a look at Indian background. yourself,” Watkins said. “Like, ‘OK am I inten- Mehra explained that even though the white tionally secluding myself because I feel like they majority is apparent, he doesn’t notice it. won’t accept me, or is it something that is actu- The majority must have been noticeable to ally happening?’” junior computer information systems major Even though the lack of diversity on cam- Michael Davis’ friend, who suggested that affir- pus is hard to ignore, that does not stop many mative action was behind Davis’ acceptance, of JMU’s minority students from taking advan- after said friend was not offered admission to tage of the opportunities that JMU has to offer. JMU. Davis said that in fact it was because “my Coc nta t Raven Beaty at grades were just that much better than his.” [email protected]. bitter, salty or angry? L et us know your opinion. Email [email protected].

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Madison Unplugged, a student organization that promotes breaking away from the digital world, placed this poster in campus buildings last week. Selfies and narcissism are not shameful Organization’s poster suggests that students should be ashamed of themselves and their bodies for posting pictures A recent series of Madison Unplugged self-indulge. Madison Unplugged seems intelligent and thoughtful human beings. out there appreciates both your big posters sparked some reactions when to be making a simplistic and unfair Finally, is narcissism as destructive of accomplishments and your day-to-day they appeared on campus last week. judgement of the many young women a trait as Madison Unplugged makes it activities. That you are not alone. The most recent posters feature several who post pictures of themselves online. out to be? Sometimes a little narcissism Our society teaches women to value selfies of thin, white women overlaid To claim that self-validating behavior is just what we need. We live in a society their appearance, but simultaneously with the words “Me! Me! Me!” A single like posting selfies on Instagram is where advertisements, magazine covers calls them vain for celebrating their own word dominated the rest of the poster: narcissistic is an oversimplification. We and other mainstream media perpetuate beauty. It values personal interaction “Narcissism?” all naturally seek validation from many unrealistic and unattainable beauty ideals but dismisses connections people can As members of Dame Theory, JMU’s sources — parents, teachers, partners — for women. It also often dismisses women make through social media. Madison only all-women talk show on WXJM, we both online and off. No one denies that of color, women of all shapes and sizes, Unplugged is right that it’s good to seek had a variety of opinions toward these self-confidence, self-appreciation and the disabled, the elderly, the nonbinary a balance between living in the “real posters. self-care are valuable tools for a healthy and so on. Sometimes it’s nice to celebrate world” and using technology, but people Madison Unplugged is trying to life. Rather than asking if seeking out the diversity of our identities from the use online media for many different critique the use of social media among validation is healthy, it would be more perspective of those living it. reasons. Conversations surrounding social young people, and ultimately get them productive to ask how much validation is Social media, and in particular, media, selfie culture and technology to challenge their attachments to productive. selfies, are a way for us to control how require nuance and perspective, not technology. Is conflating use of social media with we are seen and by whom. People who judgment. Dame Theory exists to raise However, the latest campaign focuses narcissism even a fair assumption to wouldn’t be considered conventionally these conversations and to challenge disproportionately on women, who make make? Use of social media does not mean beautiful or acceptable by mainstream convention in the JMU community. We up 60 percent of JMU’s student body, that someone is unengaged with the media have the opportunity to present respect Madison Unplugged for inspiring but made up 100 percent of the selfies world; websites like Facebook, Twitter and themselves to the world in a positive this dialogue, but we want to take it a step depicted on the poster. Tumblr are how young people often learn light and humanize themselves in their further. Until then, take a picture. It’ll last “Where are the photos of men post- about breaking news, social and political communities. A mirror picture can create longer. workout, flexing their abs?” we wondered. issues. How our generation uses online more realistic representation from the Where are the status updates about life and social media is a complex subject, hands of the subject themself. It can Dame Theory is a WXJM talk show. accomplishments? Rather than sparking but to dismiss it as entirely negative is to mean the realization that you have a Listen to them Mondays at 9 p.m. a discussion on the myriad of ways we discount the Internet’s potential to foster community of friends that enjoy receiving on 88.7 FM. Contact them at use social media to share, inform and yes, our personal and academic growth as insight into your life. That someone [email protected].

An “om-nom-nom” pat to the A “you-have-to-be-kidding- A “must-we-add-’basic- chefs at D-Hall for their delicious me” dart to the sorority girls bus-etiquette’-as-a-GenEd- tomato soup. on the bus asking if painting requirement?” dart to the From a girl suffering from the flu their bedroom counts for their students who fail to move to the who didn’t even like tomato soup community service hours because back of the bus to accommodate until she came to JMU. helping the homeless is gross and people who are boarding. scary. From a rider who is constantly From a Duke who knows giving amazed at the selfish, oblivious Darts & Pats are anonymously submitted and printed on a space-available basis. Submissions creatively depict a given situation, person or event and do not necessarily reflect the truth. A “happy-Valentine’s-day” back to the community is important or just plain clueless attitude pat to the best professor in the and thinks you should feel lucky of many people who ride the kinesiology department, Nick that you even have a bedroom to Harrisonburg Department of Public A “can-you-not-see-that- A “thank-you” pat to the honest Luden. sleep in. Transportation buses. people-are-behind-you?” dart person who found my car keys last From a student who probably to the girl who stalled traffic in week in front of Godwin Field, and smiles too big when she sees you. the Warsaw Avenue Parking Deck hung them on the chain fence. I A “this-isn’t-supposed-to-be- A “could-you-be-any-slower” because she wanted my spot even found them, and was so grateful Hoth” dart to my roommate for dart to people who walk slowly and though I wasn’t leaving. and relieved. A “damn-you-and-your-green- consistently turning off the heat at block hallways and stairwells. From a student who wanted her From a very thankful staff eyes” dart to my professor. night. From a Jersey girl who walks like car to get warmed up and text her member in Showker Hall. From a second semester senior From a “Star Wars” fan who loves she drives and needs you to get out worried mother before she backed who almost went an entire JMU it, but doesn’t need to re-enact it. of my way. out. career without having a crush on her professor.

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Kristen Baker | contributing columnist Addison Snidle | contributing columnist We need more time before the class add/drop deadline Opinions The short window of opportunity given by the Office of the Registrar can leave students with high costs Upon returning to campus after deadline to Jan. 21, only to push it the second day of the second week The closer you get to graduation, the every break, we are greeted by our back one day in correspondence with of classes, the only impression a stu- more 300-and 400-level classes you count for familiar and beloved friend: sylla- the snow day — giving us a total of dent has of the class is based on that have to pile onto your schedule. But bus week. It is known by universities seven school days to make an impor- little piece of paper syllabus week just because your ambitions for the throughout the country as being tant decision. In seven school days, was dedicated to. And while the semester outweigh your abilities concerts notoriously easy and short. In each the maximum amount of class time course schedule may be covered in doesn’t mean you should have to class we learn each other’s names, you could have had for a M/W/F slight detail, outlining the assign- feel a sense of defeat and pay for it tell fun facts few will remember and class is under three hours — and this ments to come and the textbooks to too … literally. Students must take read over every course’s syllabus, includes the name game, forced fun- be bought does not give a student JMU should give its students the which just lays out the same poli- fact sharing and syllabus debriefing. an adequate sense of what those opportunity to fully understand UPB’s artists survey cies back to back to back. After the add/drop deadline, stu- assignments pertain to or how time what they are getting themselves As the second week of the semes- dents who withdraw from a course, consuming they will be. into before cutting off their capa- “There’s a little bit of devil in those ter approaches, we begin to get a even one day after, receive a perma- bility to make their course schedule angel eyes” Love and Theft sang last feel for what each course is actu- nent “W” on their transcripts and no JMU should give meet their needs. Two days after night while strumming on the guitar ally like; we’ve grasped the course’s tuition reductions. For students who syllabus week is simply not enough in their country accents. About 30 workload, professor’s teaching meth- are residents of Virginia, the decision its students the time. By forcing us to make ground- percent of JMU would have really ods and the combination of our to drop a three credit course a mere opportunity to fully less decisions based upon our first enjoyed that concert. courses together. Come Wednesday, 24 hours after the deadline will cost impressions of a class, we feel dis- But what about the other 70 you’ve attended only two class ses- them $1,230; for out-of-state stu- understand what couraged to even attempt to take percent of students here? They sat on sions that can actually be deemed dents, it’s $3,285. they are getting on a challenge because the conse- their couches — or tiny dorm room genuine meetings. I understand why there are rules quences at hand are too costly — for beds — and complained about how At this point you might realize that regarding students’ withdrawal from themselves into before our transcripts, our wallets and ulti- Radford got A$AP Rocky last year. one class isn’t working out. Maybe classes. They exist to put precautions cutting off their mately, our pride. I also was upset when I heard the you’ve bitten off more than you can in place so students cannot abuse the So next semester if you’re unsure news that our Wilson concert of the chew for the semester or perhaps you power of getting out of class without capability to make about the overall control you have year was going to be some country signed up for a class that’s unneces- repercussions. I don’t believe the their course schedule concerning your courses, remem- band. sary to your major requirements by consequences for withdrawing from ber the advice that JMU offers: give I remember taking time out of mistake. So you drop it, right? a class are too harsh, but that the meet their needs. up now before it’s too late. my free day to answer every single Wrong. While you can drop the add/drop deadline is too soon. question in the survey that the course, there are consequences for The deadline does not give stu- Kristen Baker is a junior media University Program Board sent us making this informed decision — dents enough time to make a rational Don’t get me wrong — as a junior arts and design major. Contact every year. And then I realized that costly ones. This semester, the Office decision pertaining to their sched- I’m well aware that college courses Kristen at [email protected]. people at this school don’t vote. of the Registrar set the add/drop ule, activities and learning style. By involve hard work and commitment. edu. We get crap artists every year because only a small number of people actually pay attention to their emails. I am one of the people who Taran Blanton-Vanderwege | contributing columnist reads the emails and I am always surprised at the amount of events UPB holds on campus. UPB states that we do not tend to get notable artists because larger acts Justin Bieber and other child stars have ‘fallen from grace’ would mean higher ticket prices. Kids at college hate paying much for anything, take it from me. It A lack of values instilled by parents, unlimited money and freedom are the causes of stars’ bad behavior is so difficult to get my friends to do fun things because everything costs money that we just don’t Whether you have “Bieber Fever” Forbes Magazine proposes a Her attempts of expressing herself a joint during a performance in have. However, I believe if we have or not, you have probably seen different perspective. They called have changed significantly since her Switzerland. prominent artists every year, more Justin Bieber, the 19-year-old pop Miley Cyrus “the public relations final days as Hannah Montana on The New York Daily News believes people would attend concerts star, flood the news channels, gossip genius.” The article explains that Disney’s hit television show. that she “might not have spun off regardless. magazines and comedy television the rails. She might know exactly The way UPB picks the artists, as shows with his shocking behavior. what she is doing.” Forbes and the they have stated on their website, After being arrested for drag racing New York Daily News may have is based on “campus-wide student through a residential neighborhood, a point here. This sensation of surveys, trends in the music industry a DUI and possession of marijuana shocking the media may be the way and availability of artist and venue.” and prescription drugs, Bieber young stars hold onto their fame. The UPB Center Stage Committee has received more attention than Unlike the 1950s and 1960s, the looks at the survey responses ever before. Similarly, Miley Cyrus era of the King of Rock and Roll, and takes into account the cost landed herself as the no. 1 “Thing Elvis Presley, we have the Internet, and availability of the artists with We Wasted Our Year On in 2013” on which can make and break people the most votes. From this year’s Saturday Night Live’s annual review within hours of news, photo or video survey that was sent on Jan. 7, 5,268 of the past year. postings. Bieber, himself, was found students began the survey and only What is it that makes these stars via YouTube and you see where he 2,677 students actually completed start off as such powerful role is today. Britney Spears’ incident the survey. JMU has nearly 20,000 models and talented entertainers to, where she shaved her head hit the students at this school. Really, about within a few years, become drug and web merely hours after she picked 13,000 people didn’t vote? alcohol abusers that are high-risk for up the razor. Come on, guys. Last year we got rehab and jail time? PR representatives have it harder Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. Although I spoke to a few students and than ever to control how the public I am not a fan, I heard it was a great faculty at JMU and asked what sees their clients. Cyrus decided to concert. I like rock. I’d love to see a they thought about the situation. take her PR into her own hands and good rock concert. But I know a big Students have come to the seems to urge others to do the same. majority of people — especially at conclusion that it is just stupidity On an appearance on “The Tonight this school — enjoy the big named that has these stars running Show,” Cyrus sent some advice to artists, hip-hop, pop and rap. It’s the rampant. People like Justin Bieber, Bieber. She said, “You’ve got a lot of kind of music that gets people on Miley Cyrus, Amanda Bynes, money. Pay people to make sure you their feet. Britney Spears and countless others don’t get into trouble … I don’t see I would love anything really. In were just given too much money, a Miley mug shot yet.” The question the survey, people are required to freedom and too little responsibility is whether Miley has just been the check a band for each category of at a young age and were never fully result of early fame and fortune or if genres, but at the end of the survey, taught the values other parents she actually is smarter than we think a student could add a note. They can instill in their children during this she is. preference a band they want. time. Maybe Miley should teach a We have yet to hear what artist Bad parenting and managing is course in the College of Business we got for the big spring concert what the faculty believes is a cause here at JMU because despite our located in the Convocation Center. of Bieber’s and others’ actions. highly-rated program, I doubt that Madipalooza artists are also TBA. Having grown up around rock stars any course will explain that side Unfortunately the voting has who exhibited similar behavior of public relations. Miley Cyrus’ already happened. Perhaps country when they were our age, the faculty teaches “How to Twerk Your Way to will prevail again? However, if is not surprised by this behavior the Top.” It can count for a KIN class more people vote next year, who from wealthy entertainers, but more and COB. And you think parking knows, maybe one day we can get so of how their public relations Courtesy of MCT Campus in Champions Deck is a problem A$AP Rocky. Actually I would really representatives allow it to flood the Justin Bieber was arrested on charges including driving under the influence in Miami. now ... appreciate it. news. Can we assume that Justin she had two advantages in gaining Now, she is posing naked on Taran Blanton-VanderWege is a Addison Snidle is a junior media Bieber’s PR rep just can’t handle the major fame from the beginning: magazine covers and in her music sophomore English major. Contact arts and design and English amount of recklessness or is there fame at an early age and a platform videos, “twerking” on the MTV Taran at [email protected]. double major. Contact Addison at something else going on? to “express herself.” Music Awards and lighting up [email protected]. A8 Thursday, February 6, 2014 breezejmu.org

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LifeEDITORS Mary Kate White & Joanna Morelli EMAIL [email protected] Thursday, February 6, 2014 B1 Opening the opera doors Music students create a montage of scenes from famous operas for students to perform

COURTESY OF DON RIERSON Students perform in Gaetano Donizetti’s “The Elixir of Love” in November of 2012. Timothy Cole (center), a former applied music instructor at JMU, played the lead role of Adina.

By SYDNEY FENDER program, gives the students the chance to perform from large operas that are usually contributing writer too elaborate to do on a college level. “It helps build our resumes and allows us to gain experience in different operas, Opera isn’t as intimidating as you think it is. and if we have an audition we have experience in these major roles already,” Catherine For both opera enthusiasts and those who don’t know much about opera, students Kelly, a graduate student in JMU’s opera program, said. from JMU’s Opera Theater will be performing in the Opera Spotlight at 8 p.m. in the Kelly will be performing the roles of Susanna, Juliet and a cat. Next year she is mov- Forbes Center for Performing Arts tonight and Friday night. They will be performing ing to Germany to study voice and hopefully perform in concerts. classic scenes from famous composers such as Mozart and Gioachi- This year’s Spotlight is a little different than previous years due to no Rossini. the opera program’s growth, allowing the department to expand the This semester’s Spotlight theme is literature-based opera, featur- “There is more of a performance’s range; many are more aware of the Spotlight now. ing scenes from “The Marriage of Figaro,” “Romeo and Juliet,” “Così focus on the inner The Spotlight features a plethora of duets and solos, making it fan Tutte,” “Rigoletto,” “Hamlet,” “Tosca,” “La Bohème,” “Duetto Buffo more emotionally intriguing. di Due Gatti,” “Street Scene ,” “Student Prince,” “H. M. S. Pinafore” emotion of the “There is more of a focus on the inner emotion of the character and “Sir Joseph’s Entrance.” character instead instead of the interaction of characters,” opera graduate student The Spotlight is an event focused on experience and notoriety Andrew Struhar said. “Bigger stuff is being done, bigger operas and for the singers, but also introduces JMU’s opera-illiterate students of the interaction composers haven’t been done as much, as the graduate program to the world of opera for just five dollars and an hour of their time. of characters.” expands they’ve been able to expand the scenes they can do.” Students unfamiliar with opera get a quick and condensed intro- Struhar is finishing the graduate program this semester and will duction to a few famous operas, and the famous literature references Andrew Struhar be moving to Philadelphia to study and continue to audition; he will make the experience more relatable. The performance will give opera graduate student and Kelly both plan on eventually getting their doctorates in opera the audience the opportunity to expand their repertoire and become and teaching at the university level. familiar with these famous scenes. The Spotlight is a economical way for students to spend a night “What we want to do here is try to break down the barriers for at the opera, costing students only five dollars and an hour of their opera because a lot of people are afraid of it — they hear that word time. and they think of large women screaming at each other in tongues,” Don Rierson, “We want to tell the stories of the operas and also give the public a chance to see director of opera and musical theatre at JMU, said. “Part of what the concert is sup- how talented our singers are,” Rierson said. posed to do is make opera accessible.” The Opera Spotlight, being just select songs from famous operas instead of the entire CONTACT Sydney Fender at [email protected].

food review A ‘Mash’up of culture Mashita redefines food trucks and Korean cuisine in Harrisonburg

JAMES CHUNG / THE BREEZE JAMES CHUNG / THE BREEZE LEFT Mashita’s food truck operates out of a renovated ’90s Chevrolet step van. RIGHT Ssam, which means ‘wrapped’ in Korean, comes with a choice of meat accompanied by bibb lettuce to make a lettuce wrap.

By CAMERON YOUNG combo options, either two ho-pangs or cuisines, as with most ethnic foods. contributing writer two ssams. There was some kick from the kimchi What exactly are ho-pangs and ssams? which brightened up the meal. No Hanging out in a 1999 Chevrolet step Ho-pangs are steamed buns. They have Korean meal is complete without this van retrofitted with kitchen equipment a nice fullness to the bite without being ubiquitous condiment. Mashita quick serving Korean delicacies: this is a lifestyle overly doughy. Substantial but light, a pickles their kimchi which means that for Mikey Reisenberg. pleasing balance — think of these as it won’t have the same depth of flavor Sitting in a gravel parking lot off of Korean soft tacos. Ssams are lettuce wraps: that kimchi develops if it is allowed to E. Market Street, Mashita is a Korean- bibb lettuce with meat and a sauce inside. ferment. While it lacks complexity, it is inspired food truck serving up authentic While the portions of either combo still absolutely necessary to order. Korean dishes within a college student’s appear small, I can assure you that it is Dessert was unfortunately forgettable. budget. The truck is owned by Reisenberg, filling. A combo of two ho-pang and a side Asian desserts are typically not sweet but who was adopted at 4 months from Seoul, will run you eight dollars while a combo of rather savory. Mashita chose to forgo South Korea by an American family and four ssam and a side will be six dollars. The that notion and drown the buns used in was raised in Harrisonburg. He graduated sides or banchan include steamed rice, the ho-pang with an overly sugary icing. from JMU in 2009 with a degree in history. kimchi and a bean sprout salad. The rice It conjured up memories of late night It was Harrisonburg’s lack of Korean- would work well in a ssam but it would be exhaustion in an airport where your only influenced food that sparked the idea for far too much starch added to a bun. The choice is Cinnabon so you wouldn’t fall Mashita. kimchi or the bean sprouts will play well in asleep and miss your connection. Reisenberg describes the food scene in either a ssam or ho-pang. Sadly this was the note I ended my meal Harrisonburg as leaning heavily toward Both dishes offer the same fillings of on, which is a real pity because overall it Hispanic cuisines and I completely agree. braised chicken or pork and beef bulgogi. was an impressive meal from Mashita. While we all do enjoy a proper taco, I There are also vegetarian options such as “This really is for anyone that is JAMES CHUNG / THE BREEZE yearn for flavors of my own heritage. mushrooms or tofu but the beef was by interested in something different,” Mashita also offers vegetarian versions of its ssam and ho-pang with There are a few, and I hate using this term far the best protein out of the choices. It Reisenberg said, and I agree. either roasted shitake mushrooms or marinated extra-firm tofu. but it applies here, “authentic” Asian was flavorful but not too overly sweet, a For those looking to slowly expand restaurants. Yes we do have the Oriental common sin of “fusion” and ethnically their palate, Mashita is a good first step Cafe, Taste of Thai and Beyond, but we inspired dishes. With the seasonings of the into the bounty of dishes from various lacked a strong Korean or Vietnamese beef, I don’t believe the sauces that were cultures. Get: the Ho-Pang with beef bulgogi, spicy restaurant, until now. An aside: I am still included were completely necessary nor waiting for the day that a proper pho contributed much of anything. I would Cameron Young is a junior gochujang with a side of kimch — $8 noodle shop opens here. have loved a spicier option which I have international business major. Contact The menu is simple: choose one of two come to associate and love about Korean Cameron at [email protected]. Skip: dessert — $2 B2 Thursday, February 6, 2014 breezejmu.org LIFE

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from front associates of the notorious street gang, the Bloods and started carry- The family moved to Wilson, N.C. ing a .22 caliber pistol. Coming from the ethnically mixed One night they went to Durham neighborhood in Mass., he was for a North Carolina A&T v. North shocked by the segregation in N.C. Carolina Central basketball game. A cousin told him, “You were up At a party after the game, while there with the white boys. Down they were sitting in the truck, a guy here black people is tough and you came running toward them, and his gotta fight.” friends started to shout, “JAMES, In eighth grade, Williams started SHOOT, SHOOT, SHOOT!” selling crack. Raw fear provided enough hesita- One night he was selling to a guy tion for his friend to recognize the who had walked up with his two man as a comrade and the incident kids. The kids were terrified, know- came to a screeching halt. ing their father was doing something He no longer had any idea who wrong. this person was who almost shot Suddenly a 13-year-old boy was another man. He joined the Air telling a grown man, “Get your kids Force to clean up his act. outta here.” He met his future wife, Latoya After dropping off his kids some- in 1999 at Lackland Air Force Base where, the man dashed back to in San Antonio, Texas during basic Williams “running like a kid on training. Christmas Day.” “When I met James, he was very sweet, but he was also very unsure of himself,” Latoya said. “It made me be She remembers his tough exte- able to empathize rior and attributes it to his struggle to become his own person. and really relate to He went back to college with the people. Everybody goal of learning as much as he pos- sibility could. It didn’t matter what has shortcomings.” grades he got. Today, he has a Bachelor of James Williams Arts in management and comput- professor of hospitality er information systems from Park management University, a master’s degree in administration from Central Mich- igan University, his doctorate in management and organizational leadership from the University of Williams realized the power of Phoenix, and a Ph.D. in hospitality the drug by watching what it was management from Iowa State. doing to other people and watching He achieved all of this was all his family be torn apart by crack. He while playing professional indoor never sold crack again. football with the Raleigh Rebels. At 16, he ran away from home Now a father of four, he wishes all because he was too prideful to fol- the rough stuff hadn’t happened, but low his parents’ rules and during it helps keep him “real.” this time he fathered a child. “It made me be able to empathize He plucked roaches out of the and really relate to people. Every- cereal box to have food to eat. body has shortcomings,” Williams By the time he graduated from said. high school, he had two kids and a He preaches to his students that failing GPA. East Carolina Univer- to be a good leader and know what sity and West Virginia University true leadership is, they must first were looking at him for an athletic lead their own lives. scholarship. He decided to go to The world is unfair, but that is no Methodist College, a little Division excuse. Williams is a firm advocate III school his parents were willing of the idea that “we have the answers to pay for. to getting the most out of our lives.” HOLLY WARFIELD / THE BREEZE He was red-shirted, which upset James Williams received his bachelor’s from Park University, his master’s from Central him, and he started cutting class. CONTACT Megan O’Brien at Michigan, his doctorate from the University of Pheonix and his Ph.D. from Iowa State University. He found himself hanging out with [email protected].

1. “MARRY SONG” – BAND OF HORSES

2. “CASSIDY” – ANDREW ST. JAMES

3. “DO YOU FEEL IT” – HOLY WAVE

4. “GET TIGHT” – CHEATAHS

5. “UNKINDER (A TOUGHER LOVE)” – THUMPERS

6. “TWISTED TONGUE” – MISTERWIVES

7. “SAVANT” – MAINLAND

8. “THE NATURAL WORLD” – CYMBALS

9. “WILL SMITH” – STREIGHT ANGULAR

10. “DIANA” – PRISCILLA AHN

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SportsEditors Wayne Epps Jr. & Hayley Thompson Email [email protected] Thursday, February 6, 2014 B3 Shntep e proffitt SOFTBALL

estimated proffitt There’s Getting back in gear more fish JMU softball set to begin season with five games this weekend in the sea Other leagues deserve the spotlight while football is on hiatus

This Sunday at 9:55 p.m., many fans were left scratching their head. The Super Bowl was over, officially marking seasonal depression for most surface level sports fans. Football season is completed. The Seahawks made the game less than interesting, clinching the first 35-point Super Bowl win since 1993. “No one wants to see a blow- out,” former JMU offensive guard James Chung / The Breeze and current Arizona Cardinal Last season, JMU finished 42-17 overall and 18-3 in the CAA. The Dukes are picked to finish second in the CAA this season, behind Hofstra University. Earl Watford said. “The outcome By Richard Bozek infielder Caitlin Sandy and junior pitcher but now it’s time to see who can perform in of the game contributing writer Heather Kiefer. the game,” Dean said about this weekend. was very Upperclassmen such as Sandy are aware of “We need to figure ourselves out and play unexpected.” As the JMU softball team steps up to the the leadership role that comes with being an aggressive.” You’re tell- plate for the start of the season, it looks to experienced member of the team. After other various invitationals in Florida ing me. With continue dominating the diamond and build- “As a senior I am trying to lead by example and Hawaii, the Dukes will begin conference all the yearly ing off the success of its 2012-13 campaign. both on and off the field,” Sandy said. play in the latter half of March when they face hype, I was Last season was an impressive one for Regardless, last season was last season, Hofstra University. In the CAA preseason forced to the Dukes. Under the direction of newly- and there’s still room for improvement. coaches poll, the Dukes were picked to finish believe this acquainted head coach Mickey Dean, the “This past offseason we focused on the lit- second in the conference behind Hofstra would “be Dukes finished the season with a record of tle things because they all add up in the end. The team will work to meet and exceed the greatest Super Bowl in histo- 42-17 and a second-place finish in the Colo- Even things as little as making sure your bats these expectations, and have the right mental ry.” Of course, that’s what they all nial Athletic Association standings. The team and cleats are clean make all the difference,” attitude to do so. say — every year. also received its first NCAA tournament at- Ford said. “We learned to work as a team and “Heading into the season we need to shoot It could be argued that Seattle’s large bid and fought its way to its first NCAA trust each other.” big and have a champion’s mentality,” Ford defense as a unit should’ve been tournament win in program history, beating As early as it is, Dean has already seen said. “We need to continuously work hard and awarded MVP honors, maybe Longwood University. improvement in the team from last year. trust that all the hard work will pay off.”Looking even the 12th man. “Last year we had extremely good senior “We want to improve in all areas,” Dean ahead towards conference play, Dean hopes When the fireworks and the leadership which contributed to our success,” said. “We are better in the circle this year and that they will have all the wrinkles worked out dust settle, Seattle’s Pike Place Dean said. “We expect to have the same lead- have more experience. Defensively, we have by the time March 22 rolls around. In a season Market will again toss and sell ership from this year’s seniors, juniors and more quickness, speed and arm strength.” with dozens of games, it can be easy to look fish by the pound. Peyton Man- sophomores with game experience.” This weekend, the Dukes will head down ahead into the future. Coach Dean wants the ning will ponder what happened. Still, the Dukes bring to the field a young to Athens, Ga. for their first games of the sea- team to focus on each day as the come. Maybe he’ll retire, maybe he’ll team with 10 freshmen taking a spot on the son against some tough opponents. They face “Each game needs to be treated like return, maybe he’ll drown his sor- roster. But built around a nucleus of upper- the University of North Texas and Winthrop the biggest game of our life,” Dean rows in Papa Johns and a legalized classmen and experienced underclassmen, University twice and nationally ranked Uni- said. “We can only control the pres- gram of marijuana. the team has the elements for another suc- versity of Georgia twice over the span of three ent, we cannot control the future. We just There is one thing we do know. cessful season. Especially considering days. The team looks to take advantage of this need to go out there and play each day.” It’s the offseason for football, but returners and All-CAA performers such as opportunity to start the season on a strong it doesn’t have to be for fans. the 2013 CAA Rookie of the Year in sopho- note. C ontact Richard Bozek at According to the recently more pitcher Jailyn Ford as well as senior “We have been practicing for a while [email protected]. released Harris Poll, the NFL was voted America’s favorite sport for the 30th straight year. It won 35 percent of the vote. The sur- vey began in 1985, so football has never lost. Men ’s basketball (8-15) For perspective, the only sports that are currently in session are the NBA, NHL and college hoops and they won six, five and three percent of the vote in the Harris Poll, respectively. Welcomed assistance Made by the numbers, the big- gest sports season is over. Bye Starting point guard Ron Curry transforms into a leader -bye to concussions and end zone dances. What are fans left to do? Hiber- nation is surely frowned upon in today’s society. “Yes, football is the great- est sport ever so I guess I can understand that people say that,” Watford said via email. “I know that I will be watching all the baseball, Go Phils!! And NASCAR season is here. There is also the Olympics starting this weekend.” So according to an NFL player, whose life is football, there are plenty of options for fans, even some surprising choices too. Day- tona here we come! Let’s allocate football talk to the experts and get it out of the main- stream sports media until August. Adam Schefter, Ron Jawor- ski, John Clayton and Chris Mortensen, you’re dismissed for vacation. Please don’t grace my television anytime soon. Matt Schmachtenberg / The Breeze “For those who need their NFL fix, NFL Network is on 24/7,” Wat- Sophomore guard Ron Curry is averaging 34.7 minutes per game, 11.4 points per ford said. game and 3.2 assists per game so far this season. That’s up from the 27.4 minutes Belly up, fans, that TV sports per game, 5.7 points per game and 1.8 assists per game he averaged last season. package is quite pricey. Sensible enough not to buy in? of point guards. It’s not like one specific type. You got guys like [Rajon] Rondo Good. There are other storylines [who] does everything. A guy like [Russell] Westbrook can score the ball. He’s to follow in the offseason. a scoring point guard.” Like can the Trail Blazers final- While Rondo wins Curry’s vote for flashiness, Jennings gets his overall vote ly complete a Cinderella season because of balance. In his fifth year in the NBA, Jennings is averaging 17.2 and make it beyond the first round points per game while dishing out eight assists per game in his first year with of the NBA playoffs since 2000? Or the Detroit Pistons. He spent his first four with the Milwaukee Bucks, where who gets dished at the NHL trade he averaged fewer than five assists per game just once in 2010-2011 (4.8). That’s deadline? And are the Wichita balance, and Curry wants it. State Shockers for real? They were In his second year at JMU, and his first year at the helm as starting point last year. guard, Curry is averaging 11.3 points per game and 3.2 assists per game. These These are some obscure story Lauren Gordon / The Breeze are consistent numbers, complemented with the fact that Curry has set single- lines happening in the neglect- By Stephen Proffitt game career highs in points (23) and assists (nine) this season. ed world of sports taking place The Breeze “I got to try and bring it every day,” Curry said. between now and May (when the After two assists Tuesday night in a loss at Towson University, Curry has NBA playoffs ignite). Everything in Brandon Jennings isn’t exactly a household name when it comes to NBA 71 on the season in 22 games. That ranks him fifth in the CAA behind names between is irrelevant to most fans. point guards. Sophomore Ron Curry may fall in the same boat when it comes like Delaware’s Jarvis Threatt and Drexel’s Frantz Massenat — the household The lone exception is March to Colonial Athletic Association point guards, but his attraction to this talented names of the CAA. Madness, which has become but subtle star could be a catalyst to league-wide stardom later in his career. Curry’s career-high nine assists on Sunday vs. the College of William & glorified gambling filled with “I like his whole game,” Curry said of Jennings. “If you ever watch him play, Mary was not an anomaly. It’s a sign of improvement. Progress has been made aimless predictions. I love Pres- he’s very aggressive. He got the balance in his game.” in Curry’s game, but there’s always room for more, according to head coach ident Obama (did I just reveal It’s this formula that Curry works on every single day in practice and in film. Matt Brady. something?), but I could care Pass or shoot? Finish or kick out? “I still think there’s a significant jump Ron can make in the less who he has in the Final Four. “I like to kick it out,” Curry said. “I drive for other people. That’s not always next year,” Brady said. “If you’re going to build a point guard, good, but it’s kind of like I feel I should do that as a point guard.” 6’3”, 185-pounds … athletic, fast, can jump; he’s the right athlete.” see NFL, page B5 To be a player in the game, you have to be a student of the game. “I just watch [guards] as a whole,” Curry said. “There’s a lot of different type see curry, page B5 B4 Thursday , February 6, 2014 breezejmu.org

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BY Drew Crane In that same division, the circus that is the The Breeze New York Jets rolled on with another lackluster year and another QB who the fans hate — not With the crowning of the Seattle Seahawks as to mention the Rex Ryan sound bites we’ve all the 2014 Super Bowl champions comes arguably grown accustomed to (although he does look a the worst time of every year: the NFL offseason. little healthier now). I don’t think anybody had No more Sundays filled with beer and wings. No them winning it all so they met that expectation, more Monday night games to help you cope with but they did have a shot at making the playoffs, the start of a new week. which probably surpassed some. Winter is coming. Staying in the AFC, the Kansas City Chiefs went But luckily this was another exciting season from being 2-14 in 2012 to going 11-5 and clinch- in the National Football League and it’s time to ing a wild-card spot. With an offense powered look back and reminisce about all that happened. by running back Jaamal Charles and a defense Every NFL season sets the bar just a bit higher. that forced 43 turnovers, they took advantage of Some teams meet and surpass the expectations the easy schedule that was handed to them after set for them; others fall short. being the league’s worst team in 2012. As far as passing the bar goes, you have to look The Cincinnati Bengals made their way into first to the two teams who competed in the Super the postseason by going 11-5, only to have Andy Bowl: the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Bron- Dalton single-handedly eliminate them from cos. Both teams came into the year being heavily the playoffs again. I think it’s safe to say we all favored to get their hands on the Lombardi trophy, expected that one. but on Sunday, the Seahawks’ stifling defense, Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts made Courtesy oF MCT CAMPUS led by a certain Legion of Boom, along with an it to the playoffs for the second time in a row. Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson after winning Super Bowl XLVIII 43-8 over the Broncos. explosive offense fueled by a skittle-eating beast, At this point, I don’t think anybody is expecting brought the Lombardi Trophy to the Emerald City them to go all the way just yet, although Luck has But to Skins fans’ delight, the New York Giants Succop. It’s probably safe to assume that Succop for the first time. gotten them close. and Dallas Cowboys both missed out on the play- is currently the most hated man in Pittsburgh On the losers’ side, there lies a Denver Broncos In the NFC, the San Francisco 49ers and New offs as well. Eli Manning and the Giants went 7-8; — behind Terrell Suggs, of course. But at least team guided by its future Hall of Fame quarter- Orleans Saints lived up to their billings of being Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys went 8-8 for none of us have to see those yellow towels get- back. Peyton Manning nearly rewrote the entire playoff contenders, but obviously both fell short the third year in a row. Mediocrity at it’s finest. ting waved around for another couple of months. record book with the season he had. It’s hard to once they got there. The Baltimore Ravens continued the trend of Perhaps the biggest disappointment was the give love to the guy after his lackluster perfor- The Philadelphia Eagles made a good bit of the reigning Super Bowl champions failing to win Houston Texans. After coming off a 12-4 season in mance Sunday night, but he threw for the most noise by surprisingly making into the playoffs a playoff game the year after winning the Super 2012, the Texans tumbled to a league-worst 2-14 passing touchdowns with 55, most passing yards with first-year coach Chip Kelly and his high- Bowl. This is the first time in John Harbaugh’s record and also saw their head coach get axed with 5,477, most four-touchdown passing games tempo offense that included the NFC’s offensive six years that he and Joe Flacco didn’t reach the after 12 games. with nine, most two-touchdown passing games MVP Lesean McCoy and big-armed QB Nick playoffs. The Ravens’ front office made a slew of All in all, it was an exciting and entertaining year with 15, most 90+ passer rating games with 15 and, Foles. changes in an attempt to reverse this trend, but for America’s most popular league, and although oh yeah, he was just crowned the league MVP. As for the teams that didn’t live up to their they couldn’t replace what they lost in Ray Lewis, it’s over, there’s still the NFL draft to look forward So now that the two obvious teams are out of expectations, I might as well start with the Ed Reed and Anquan Boldin. to, that is of course unless you’re an Oakland the way, let’s look at some of the other teams that hometown favorites, the Washington Redskins. But luckily for Ravens fans, the Pittsburgh Raiders fan (maybe they’ll take another kicker in played up to snuff. After reaching the playoffs in his rookie season, Steelers missed out on the playoffs for the sec- the first round). But no matter who you cheer for The Patriots made it to the AFC championship RGIII and the rest of the team sputtered to a 3-13 ond year in a row despite Ben Roethlisberger’s we’re all in this together and it’s time to bundle game for the eighth time in the last 12 years, but record, leading about a third of JMU students to impressive season. The Steelers put themselves in up and brave the storm that is the NFL offseason. in typical New England fashion, didn’t come away cry themselves to sleep every Sunday night. I’m contention after recovering from an 0-4 start, but with the Lombardi Trophy; they haven’t won the gonna give it about halfway through next season ultimately fell short thanks a botched field goal CO NTACT Drew Crane at Super Bowl since 2004. before the “We want Kirk Cousins” chants start. attempt by the Kansas City Chiefs’ kicker Ryan [email protected]. Football | No starters set CUR R Y | ‘Could be best in league’ from front everything’s in play.” Now that the staff is off the recruiting trail The prospects had to possess the balanced and back in the offices, their main priority academic and athletic qualities that Withers shifts to getting to know the current players. and his staff believe is necessary to succeed in But from a purely football perspective, With- the future. Nine of the recruits have a 3.0 or ers said there’s no starters in place yet at any better GPA. position. “We wanted to make sure that we get the “I don’t know this team, I can’t tell you who’s best fit for the JMU nation, for this university,” starting at left guard,” he said. “All I know right Withers said. “As we went out on the recruiting now is we’re competing right now in the off- trail, we wanted to make sure that we bring in season to find out who our football players are young men that fit the culture of this school, going to be.” the academic integrity of this school. But not In addition, Withers is leaving the door open only that, that can help us win games and win to the possibility of bringing in some other championships.” players over the next few months if need be. As far as pure athletic ability goes, Withers “We’re always going to manipulate this ros- said no attention was paid to the popular star ter. If something happens and we’re able to do ratings that rank recruits on overall ability from that, then we’ll always look at it. I think at this one to five stars. This class has a few two-star level it affords you the opportunity to do that.” recruits, as determined by the website Rivals. As far as the incoming freshmen Withers “I think stars get coaches fired. You go find said he has no plans on redshirting any of them good football players, no matter what the stars this season. are, you go find good football players,” Withers “We want to be able to sign guys that can said. “I don’t know who on our signing class has come in here and play,” Withers said. “If they stars, have no idea. Don’t really care.” need to redshirt, we probably don’t need to The two players from this class that are bring them in here.” already on campus, Lee and Nittolo, are accli- Though it’s still very early, the 2014 recruit- mating well to JMU according to Withers. They ing class could become a window to see what figure to add an obvious kick to the quarterback kind of program JMU will be under Withers. Matt Schmachtenberg / The Breeze competition. “It’s a class that’ll be the structure of Sophomore guard Ron Curry has started each of the 22 games he’s played in this season. “Our objective is to have competition at what we build here at James Madison,” every spot on our football team ... We want to Withers said. “So we’re excited about the from B3 “He shows great leadership on and off the make sure we have competition,” Withers said. 14 young men that are a part of this class.” court,” sophomore guard Charles Cooke said. “Competition, obviously, helps each individual But Curry trained under a name the CAA is “That’s who we follow, we follow after Ron. I in that competition play better and be better. Ctontac Wayne Epps Jr. at familiar with, Devon Moore, who graduated last think he could be a little more vocal, talk a little That means on the field, off the field, because [email protected]. season. Despite Moore’s constant battles with more.” injuries, he was a popular face in CAA basket- Through 56 college games in his career, Curry ball for some time. is smoothly adjusting to life as one of 351 starting Learning from success tends to breed more point guards in Division I. success. Moore finished his career with 502 “I think he’s getting comfortable being a col- N FL | Several other options now assists, the most in JMU history. lege-level point guard,” Brady said. “Most of the “That was like my big brother,” Curry said. time, sophomores don’t have that role.” from B3 more than 16 times a season. I’m not upset “Like off the court I spent a lot of time with him.” According to Brady, Curry still struggles giving or jealous, but I do think fans could be more Despite averaging 27.4 minutes per game it his all in practice, but he’s seen improvements. Even MLB’s Opening Day — which is equiv- proactive in the wide spectrum of sports we freshman year, Curry had a role to fill. Accord- “Ron Curry has certainly gotten better,” Brady alent to Christmas in my mind — has become are freely able to absorb in this country. ing to him, he didn’t have to do much to help said Monday. “It’s directly related to the energy less than spectacular in the eyes of sports fans. Baseball, basketball and NASCAR are not the team succeed. This year is a sharp contrast he’s put in practice.” Baseball gained 23 percent of the Harris Poll as physically demanding as football. I won’t compared to last season. While there isn’t a perfect correlation vote in 1985. So over 30 years, our beloved past- attempt to argue that. However, baseball “This year is totally different,” Curry said. “I got between Curry’s assists and JMU wins, there is time has gradually slipped to 14 percent since plays 10 times as many games as football, to be the leader of the team and run the team some. When Curry finishes with fewer than his the original poll. It’s a damn shame. basketball and hockey play about five times the best I can.” average of three assists per contest, the Dukes Let’s spread the wealth. Pray for ESPN more. It’s weekly brutality against daily Essentially assuming the team captain role as are 1-7. not to use this time to begin NFL hot-stove stamina. I will argue that it all evens out in its a sophomore can be daunting. In his first press According to ESPN statistics, JMU ranks 348 talk. Give other sports the attention they own way. conference as a freshman, Curry looked intimi- in the nation in assists per game with nine. Curry have earned and desire. Sal Paolantonio is Take the next week or so to become dated by the microphone. While still shy, he has will continue to improve that number through- probably already on-site at Jets training camp. educated and involved in the sports so you morphed into a leader on the team. It’s his goal out the remainder of this season and into the Does he ever leave? can remain active during this depressive time to become a more vocal leader every day. future. These other sports are losing popularity of year. Can you tell me when pitchers and “I definitely need to become more vocal,” “You’re supposed to be the most unselfish by the year. Is it because people don’t like catchers report to spring training? If you can, Curry said. “It’s just not my personality. I’m just player on the court,” Curry said. “That’s what I them as much as they once did or could it be I’ll take you to dinner and we can discuss the a laid-back guy. The team needs me to be more pride myself on. attributed to ESPN and other major media back end of the Red Sox bullpen over an IPA. vocal.” Cooke wants the team to move better without conglomerates not giving them enough Watford mentioned the Winter Olympics, That was the one caveat to Moore. He was an the ball. He says it’ll help Curry find the open coverage? which begin tomorrow. The hockey is going emotional player, but he kept it in check. Rare- guy, alleviating him of some pressure that a Now we’re back at the never ending debate to be unreal. Consider this my World Cup. ly did he yell on the court. Moore made it work point guard faces. They have to be the eyes and of money, and who brings it in. No matter the path you choose now as a somehow, helping lead the Dukes to their first ears on the court. For Watford, it’s easy to grasp the fan, don’t say there’s nothing good to delve trip to the NCAA tournament since 1993. You won’t find Curry getting caught up in the popularity of America’s favorite game. into. JMU hasn’t seen a vocal point guard since lights of a Chris Paul-type point guard. He’ll be “Football is America’s favorite sport to Just because your favorite NFL stars, Anthony “Humpty” Hitchens three seasons prior. busy studying Jennings’ game and wonder- watch because you never know what’s going including Watford, have now embarked for Hitchens, at 5’9”, was an imposing presence on ing who will receive the next alley-oop pass he to happen,” Watford said. “Everyone wants the offseason, that doesn’t mean you should the floor. He would physically buck at opposing delicately lobs toward the rim inside the Con- their team to win it all and no matter what, too. point guards as they got to half court. He yelled, vocation Center. fans stay devoted despite the outcome of This message is sponsored by the campaign he grunted, he led the team by being vocal. He “I think Ron can definitely be the best point decisions and season of their favorite team.” for a better fan. resembled a bulldog protecting his house while guard in the league,” Cooke said. You know, I understand why people love on defense. Until then, it’s all about balance. football. One game a week: that’s simple for a Stephen Proffitt is a junior media arts and Curry may fit somewhere in between his two fan. I’ve said it before, but it takes effort and design major. Contact Stephen at proffittjs@ predecessors, between the reserved (Moore) and CONTACT Stephen Proffitt time for someone to follow a team that plays gmail.com. the street ball-brash (Hitchens). at [email protected].

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By Gary D’Amato Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Fresh young faces, going places gold. Holcomb is an outstanding pilot and has one of the best Katherine Reutter: She won two medals in Vancouver, but Sarah Hendrickson, 19, ski jumping: The 95-pound dynamo push crews in the world. chronic back problems forced the short-tracker to retire last already has won 22 World Cup medals and was gold medalist year at age 24. She now coaches in the Academy of Skating at the 2013 World Championships. She will be competing just International athletes to watch Excellence at the Pettit National Ice Center. five months after undergoing reconstructive knee surgery Evgeny Plushenko, figure skating, Russia: He was named to Meng Wang: China’s short-track superstar collided with a following a training crash. his fourth Olympic team after performing in front of Russian teammate while training and broke her ankle just weeks before Emery Lehman, 17, speedskating: The high school senior officials in a test skate. Plushenko won silver in 2002 and 2010 the opening ceremony. She was nearly unbeatable in the 500 opened eyes when he caught and passed 2010 Olympian and gold in 2006. He is trying to become the second figure meters; now that race will be wide open. Jonathan Kuck to win the 10,000 meters at the U.S. Olympic skater to win four Olympic singles medals. trials. Lehman also qualified in the 5,000. Alex Ovechkin, hockey, Russia: The captain of the Washington Team USA by the numbers Mikaela Shiffrin, 18, Alpine skiing: The teen sensation is the Capitals and three-time Hart Memorial Trophy winner as 230: U.S. team members, including 105 women and 125 men. It reigning world champion and World Cup title-holder in slalom the NHL’s most valuable player has the weight of a nation on is the largest athlete delegation for any nation in the history of and also a medal contender in giant slalom. In five World Cup his shoulders. Russia hasn’t medaled at the Olympics since the Winter Games. slalom races this season, Shiffrin has won three times and winning bronze in 2002. finished second once. Sven Kramer, long-track speedskating, The Netherlands: The 106: Returning Olympians for the U.S., including one five-time Maggie Voisin, 15, freeski slopestyle: She’s the youngest six-time world all-around champion goes into his third Winter Olympian, two four-time Olympians, 10 three-time Olympians member of a U.S. Olympic team, winter or summer, since 1996. Games unbeaten in the 5,000, 10,000 and team pursuit this and 23 two-time Olympians. Voisin earned a silver medal during her first-ever X Games last season. He is determined to pull off the triple gold that eluded month and was named to Team USA as a discretionary pick in him in Vancouver when he followed erroneous instructions 6: Olympic Games that Nordic combined skier Todd Lodwick the new slopestyle event. from his coach, incorrectly changed lanes and was disqualified has competed in, becoming the first American to do so. Gracie Gold, 18, figure skating: The 2014 U.S. champion has in a 10K race he likely would have won. the perfect name for the top of the podium. NBC has been 9 and 10: Women’s bobsled push athletes Lolo Jones and promoting her as the face of these Games, but can she deliver? Sidney Crosby, hockey, Canada: “Sid the Kid” authored one Lauryn Williams become the ninth and 10th Americans to New coach Frank Carroll helped Evan Lysacek win gold in of the greatest moments in Canadian sports history when he compete in both the Winter and Summer Games. Jones is 2010. scored the golden goal against the United States in overtime a two-time Olympic hurdler and Williams is a three-time in 2010. To no one’s surprise, he was named captain of Team Olympic sprinter. Mark them down for a medal Canada for the Sochi Games. Ted Ligety: The 29-year-old Alpine skier is a favorite to win 38: States represented. California claims the most Olympians gold in giant slalom and “Ted Shred” should be a contender Yuna Kim, figure skating, South Korea: The gold medalist in with 20. in several other disciplines as well. He had an outstanding Vancouver, Kim will try to become the first repeat winner 2013 season, winning three gold medals at the world in ladies singles since East Germany’s Katarina Witt (1984 26: Average age of Team USA members. The oldest and championships. Sarajevo, 1988 Calgary). Kim also is a two-time world youngest Olympians are curler Ann Swisshelm, 45, and Shani Davis: The long-track speedskater is the two-time champion. freestyle skier Maggie Voisin, 15. defending Olympic champion in the 1,000 meters and has won silver twice in the 1,500. He’ll be the man to beat in those races Gone but not forgotten 22: Members of Team USA who are parents; there are 19 and could add a medal in the team pursuit. Lindsey Vonn: The 29-year-old skier announced one month fathers and three mothers. Shaun White: With Lindsey Vonn sidelined by a knee injury, ago that she would not compete in Sochi because of a knee 6-5: Height of hockey forward Blake Wheeler, the tallest the snowboarder is arguably the biggest name at the Winter injury. Vonn won two medals at the 2010 Vancouver Games, member of Team USA. Games. He’s the two-time defending Olympic gold medalist including the first gold by an American woman in the in halfpipe and has won 18 medals (13 gold) at the Winter X downhill. 5-0: Height of figure skater Marissa Castelli and short-track Games. Apolo Ohno: America’s most decorated Winter Olympian speedskater Jessica Smith, the shortest team members. Heather Richardson: Barring a huge upset, she’ll be the first (eight medals) has retired, but television viewers will still see U.S. woman to win a medal in long-track speedskating since plenty of him _ or at least hear plenty from him _ in his role as a 7: Sets of siblings on the team, including twins Jocelyne and 2002. Richardson is the 2013 world sprint champion and won short-track speedskating analyst for NBC. Monique Lamoureux in women’s hockey. Other siblings are the 500, 1,000 and 1,500 at the U.S. Olympic trials. Evan Lysacek: The 2010 Olympic champion in men’s figure cross-country skiers Sadie and Erik Bjornsen, curlers Erika Steve Holcomb: He can become the first American since Billy skating suffered a series of injuries, including a torn labrum and Craig Brown, Nordic combined athletes Bryan and Taylor Fiske (1928, 1932) to win consecutive gold medals in four-man in his left hip, during a comeback attempt. Rather than risk Fletcher, snowboarders Arielle and Taylor Gold, hockey players bobsled and the first American in 78 years to win two-man permanent injury by continuing to train, he pulled the plug in Amanda and Phil Kessel and figure skaters Maia and Alex December. Shibutani. breezejmu.org Thursday, February 6, 2014 B7 Madison Marketplace Classifieds

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