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Soul-Searchers in Syria Artists Discuss Their Time with Iraqi Refugees in Syria WELCOME, LOVED ONES Family Weekend Supplement INSIDE Also OPINION NOT IN OUR TOWN SPORTS SKATIN’ BY inside: Racism in Harrisonburg Roller derby team 5 has gone too far 10 comes together Vol. 95, No. 6 Thursday, September 29, 2016 breezejmu.org AA grandgrand reopeningreopening ERIN SCOUTEN / THE BREEZE Former JMU President Ronald Carrier cuts the ribbon to unlock historic doors after 34 years of being closed. Last Friday marked the reopening of Carrier Library’s Centennial Fountain entrance. Read more online at breezejmu.org. Freshmen lead tennis charge Paul Mendoza and Damon Roberts start strong By MATT TYSON once I got through that one I loosened up and I felt really good about how I was The Breeze playing.” Mendoza and Roberts trace their success at JMU in part to feeling like they’re a The JMU men’s tennis team has some new faces this year, and they’re making part of something that’s bigger than them. Both said the support they’ve received a big impact. from their teammates has helped drive them to play their best. Freshmen Paul Mendoza and Damon Roberts have been two of the most “Having the team gear and the team colors and everyone cheering you on successful members of the team after just under a month of tournaments. helps you get through the matches,” Roberts said. “They’re great, they all get along and listen well,” head coach Steve Secord said. The Dukes feature a large group of new players this season. Of the nine players “Their aspirations are in line with the team’s values and our goals.” on the team, four are freshmen. Another addition to the team is junior Theophile Mendoza began his JMU career at University of North Carolina at Wilmington’s Lanthiez, who transferred from Old Dominion University. With a majority of the Seahawk Invitational and has since gone 5-1 in singles match play. He’s also a team playing their first season for JMU, players like Mendoza and Roberts had perfect 6-0 in doubles matches as well with fellow freshman Tate Steinour. During to step up to make an impact. the team’s second tournament at the East Carolina University Fall Shootout, “I came here with the attitude thinking if I do my best, or do my best in Roberts went 3-0 in singles. This was his first appearance in a tournament for practice, I’m going to perform best on the court,” Mendoza said. “Luckily I did.” COURTESY OF JMU ATHLETICS the Dukes. Paul Mendoza started off his Dukes career a perfect 6-0. “During my first match I was pretty nervous to be honest,” Roberts said. “But see TENNIS, page 10 Soul-searchers in Syria Artists discuss their time with Iraqi refugees in Syria By EMMY FREEDMAN AND Fire Brewing Co. on Saturday. He was joined by Gabe MATTHEW CALLAHAN Huck, a retired publisher and one-time monk, and The Breeze Theresa Kubasak, a former teacher. Kubasak and Huck co-wrote “Never Can I Write of Damascus,” a You hear about dangerous love affairs, but falling work that encapsulates their time working with Iraqi in love with Syria could be the most dangerous one refugees in Syria from 2005-2012. of all. “I was teaching second grade at the time and I told “Everyone told me it was crazy to travel to my principal I’m going to go and live in Syria and try the Middle East at that time; it was going to be to learn Arabic,” Kubasak said. “We ended up staying dangerous,” Daniel Demeter said. “I kind of ignored seven years because we loved it so much.” all those warnings and trusted my instincts that it Once there, the duo realized that the best thing would be all right.” they could offer displaced Iraqis was education. They In 2003, Demeter embarked on a journey around designed a year-long program of college preparation the Middle East that turned into three years of classes using materials from University of Oxford. photographing Syria. His end product is “Lens on Their goal was to reach out to colleges in the hopes Syria,” a photography book that documents his trip that they’d offer scholarships to these students. to each of the four cardinal directions of the country. ALEXIS MILLER / THE BREEZE Demeter got a chance to present his work at Pale see SYRIA, page 8 Gabe Huck, Theresa Kubasak and Daniel Demeter presented their work about Syria at Pale Fire Brewing Co. on Saturday. Visit us during Madison Union Open House and you could win up to $500 in JMU Swag! Wednesday, Sept. 28 ꔷ 11am–2pm ꔷ Free food, fun, & giveaways Hit a home run and a chance to win up to $75 cash when you refer family and friends to bank with us. cofcu.org/madisonunion All Virginia, Maryland, and D.C. residents can bank with us. Membership eligibility required. Federally Insured by NCUA. Equal Opportunity Lender. 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