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INSIDE TODAY foot ball (7-3) showers, animals and comeback kids soapboxes Vad Lee leads Dukes in 27-24 victory over Stony Brook to extend win streak

By Cameron Boon second half again Saturday, outscoring the Sea- special to The Breeze wolves 14-0 in the final 30 minutes to take a victory back to Harrisonburg. BROOKHAVEN, N.Y. — If at first you don’t suc- As usual, redshirt junior quarterback Vad Lee ceed, try, try again. That’s seemingly been JMU’s led the Dukes to another critical win for their mantra this season. playoff hopes, throwing for 314 yards and a trio of On Saturday afternoon, the Dukes came back touchdowns. He also rushed for another 56 yards again and defeated Stony Brook University 27-24 as he broke the program’s single-season total at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium in Brookhaven, New offense record held by Rodney Landers (2005-08). York, for the team’s fifth-straight win. Lee also broke the JMU single-season touchdown “Sometimes it takes seeing it in the first half, and passes record held by Michael Birdsong (2012-13). coming out and getting it in the second half,” head “There was no question we were going to win Unusual topics discussed courtesy of jmu athletics coach Everett Withers said. this game,” the dual-threat quarterback said. at Thursday’s Faulty JMU has outscored its opponents 139-75 in the JMU defenders bring down a Stony Brook player. The Dukes’ Senate meeting second half this season. The Dukes dominated the see football, page 12 victory over the Seawolves push their win streak to five. news | 3 eat your vegetables City hall ‘Platanos Y Collard Green’ aims to get audiences talking about intercultural relationships project life | 9 underway bathroom blues New construction The tiny bathroom stall doors gains support from on campus need to go Harrisonburg residents Opinion | 8 By Jessica newman contributing writer end of The citizens of Harrisonburg are the line eagerly awaiting the completion of a new $9.2 million City Hall building on South Main Street, which will be adjacent to the existing Municipal Building. The project is estimated to be complete in June. According to the city, the project, which began last June, will increase sabrina mccormack / the breeze the green space and develop more efficient circulation and accessibility of the site. A day of tribute Ande Banks, Harrisonburg’s direc- tor of special projects and grant Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance hosted its annual Veterans Day Recognition parade yesterday. The parade began management in the Department of Women’s soccer player downtown and traveled down South Main Street. Following the event, a reception at Harrisonburg High School was Community Development, explained Sam Lofton finishes a held for veterans, families and friends to honor those who have served. The Harrisonburg High School symphonic that the new 47,000-square-foot decorated career band and honors choir held their sixth annual Veterans Day Concert following the program. Above, members of the building will face south and consist of American Legion ride on a float during the parade. three-and-a-half floors. The Munici- sports | 11 pal Building, which has historic value and has been used for offices since 1967, will remain standing and be connected to the new City Hall by a QUOTE OF THE DAY large glass and steel atrium.

see hall, page 3 No one should “ be made to feel A n artistic escape embarrassed about their sex Harrisonburg restaurant opens new exhibit displaying art of refugees life, and no one should feel alone when it comes to A new a position that half of us will encounter within the next few years Rwanda (statistically speaking). African debate group opinion | 8 comes to JMU to tell ” story of genocide INSTAGRAM OF THE DAY By Caroline Brandt contributing writer

This year marks 20 years since the Rwandan Genocide, which was one of the worst massacres in history. The tragic event resulted in the death mark owen / the breeze of more than 1 million people at the Bridgewater resident and former English as a second language teacher Stephen Lambert went to Friday night’s art show hands of the Hutu majority, who began because of his interest in immigration. A Bowl of Good hosted the Refugee Art Exhibit and showcased refugees’ artwork. killing the Tutsi clan. The Tutsis were blamed for the country’s political, eco- nomic and social pressures, according By Natalie Miller are new to Harrisonburg,” skills class and work direct- to the United Human Rights Council. The Breeze Katrina Didot, the owner, ly with them,” Sprague said. The Tutsis were also accused of sup- photo by josh blount said. “We want to make [ref- “We want to encourage their porting the Rwandan Patriotic Front, a Each year more than 100 ugees] feel at home.” talent and see themselves as Tutsi-dominated rebel group. refugees from around the Three refugees’ pieces artists.” iDebate Rwanda’s United States world find a new home in were featured at Friday’s Husam Abdulazeez of tour group consists of five debaters Harrisonburg. Some of them show. Sculptures, photo- Baghdad, Iraq, shared his and their adviser, who traveled more Want us to feature your have displayed their work for graphs and paintings were photographs, which com- than 32 hours from Rwanda to the U.S. photo? Tag us @Breezejmu local residents at a globally displayed against one of the pare his life back home and made a stop at JMU last week. The minded restaurant. restaurant’s walls. These art- with his Harrisonburg life. group previously made appearances at Friday night from 5 to ists, from different countries Abdulazeez started tak- Liberty University in Lynchburg, Vir- 8:30 p.m., A Bowl of Good, and cultures, told stories of ing photographs at 19 with ginia, and Davis and Elkins College in TODAY WILL BE located on Port Republic their lives back home and an SLR Minolta XD5 given Elkins, West Virginia. Road, had its first Refugee in Harrisonburg with their to him by his father. Abdu- JMU’s event, which was a part Syunn Art Exhibit. work. lazeez began using a digital of President Jon Alger’s “Madison 62° / 36° “[A Bowl of Good has] “I get to know [the refu- chance of rain: 0% an interest in people who gees] because I teach a life see refugees, page 10 see rwanda, page 4 Today Tuesday Wednesday Thursday sunny mostly sunny sunny partly cloudy 63°/34° 66°/43° 62°/31° 47°/26°

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ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Katrina Delene Blake Harvey Lexi Quinn WORLD NEWS Zac Smith Charlee Vasiliadis Allie Waller Nusra Front attacks Obama travels to Kurd violence raises Bodies of students Hunter White 4 Syrian villages Asia post-midterms concerns in Turkey likely burned MARKETING & CIRCULATION COORDINATOR Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Mitchell Myers ISTANBUL — One day after U.S. war- BEIJING — When President Barack DIYARBAKIR, Turkey — Four weeks MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s attorney AD DESIGNERS planes struck bases belonging to the Obama made his first state visit to China after the deadliest violence in decades general on Friday offered a morbid Bethany Adams Nusra Front in northern Syria, the al-Qai- in 2009, his party controlled Congress, swept Turkey’s Kurdish-dominated account of what likely happened to 43 Bernadette Fitzgerald da-affiliated group Friday pressed forward his hair was less gray and he boldly southeast, there’s little doubt who insti- students who went missing in Guerrero Christine Horab with its campaign against U.S.-backed reb- declared plans for a U.S. “pivot to Asia,” gated the unrest that led to the deaths of state six weeks ago, saying members of a els, storming four rebel-held villages and the driver of the world’s economy. innocent Kurdish civilians. criminal gang have confessed to burning seizing a town where they ordered rebel Today, the president will make his The riots in Diyarbakir — the unoffi- dozens of bodies in a massive fire that Download our fighters to disband and hand over their second visit to China under far more cial Kurdish capital — came after leaders lasted more than half a day. mobile app at breezejmu.org. weapons. humbling circumstances. With Republi- in the region’s dominant political group, Once the fire cooled, the criminals The four villages — Safuhun, Fatira, cans in full control of Congress, Obama’s the People’s Democratic Party, called smashed the severely charred bones, Hazareen and Ma’ar Zeta — are in the power is diminished at the same time on followers to seize the streets and take collected the ashes and bone fragments mountainous Jabal al Zawyah region of China is rallying around its most domi- immediate “action” to protest Turkey’s in garbage bags and tossed them in the Idlib province. The captured town is Min- nant leader in three decades, Xi Jinping. failure to aid the besieged Syrian Kurdish San Juan River near the town of Cocula, www.facebook.com/ TheBreezeJMU nig, in Aleppo province. In both Beijing and Washington, Obama enclave of Kobani. Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam Facing destruction by Nusra, rebel is widely viewed as both a lame duck and It’s also known that the victims of the said. commanders say they are now withdraw- a hobbled world leader, unable to match violence had almost nothing to do with Murillo Karam stopped short of say- ing forces from front-line positions where his rhetoric with actions. Kobani or the Islamic State of Iraq and ing that the ashes and bones found at they faced troops loyal to the government “This is going to be a tough trip for the the Levant extremists besieging it. They the scene of the fire and in the river @TheBreezeJMU of President Bashar Assad. president,” said Ernest Bower of the Cen- included four young men distribut- belonged to the students, whose disap- @TheBreezeSports Nusra’s continuing advance appeared ter for Strategic and International Studies ing charity food to the poor, who were pearance has horrified Mexican society. to be the result not only of the demoral- in Washington. “I think when Southeast murdered and mutilated, reputedly by “Until the investigation is over, the ization of rebel forces, which have been Asia looks at this trip and him coming, members of the youth wing of the banned students will continue to be listed as receiving ever-diminishing assistance they’re wondering, you know, who is Kurdistan Workers’ Party, known as the disappeared,” Murillo Karam said. through a U.S.-backed covert program, Barack Obama now after the midterm PKK, a group with close ties to the Peo- But in a somber news conference, @breezejmu but also of growing support among local elections?” ple’s Democratic Party. Murillo Karam left little doubt that residents. Unlike the Islamic State, whose Yet Obama’s weeklong swing through What isn’t so clear is whether President authorities believe the ashes belong to fighters are mostly from abroad, the vast China, Burma and Australia also pres- Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 2-year-old peace the students who went missing Sept 26. majority of Nusra fighters are Syrians. ents him with an opportunity: He can negotiations to end a 30-year-old Kurd- Gen. Hasan Hammadi, leader of Legion put some substance behind his rhetoric ish insurgency will survive or become a Compiled from Tribune News www.youtube.com/user/ breezevideo Five, described the situation as grim. that Asia should be a higher U.S. priority. victim of passions spilling over from Syria. Service. NATIONAL NEWS Supreme Court to hear Obama makes historic Support for legalizing Plea deal may work in new health care case attorney general decision pot reaches plateau Calif. inmate killing

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama LOS ANGELES — Even as the national exper- WASHINGTON — A proposed plea deal could decide the fate of President Obama’s health care will nominate Loretta Lynch, the U.S. attorney in iment legalizing recreational pot spread last spare the life of a former U.S. Penitentiary Atwa- law yet again, this time ruling on whether low- and Brooklyn, to replace Eric H. Holder Jr. as attorney week to Oregon, Alaska and Washington, D.C., ter prisoner accused of killing his cellmate in middle-income Americans may receive subsidies general, the White House said Friday, a histor- a new poll suggests the enthusiasm among vot- 2003. in two-thirds of the states to make insurance more ic choice that would make her the first African ers has hit a plateau. Now, the fate of the prisoner, Samuel R. Stone, affordable. American woman to hold the post. A majority, 51 percent, favors legalizing mari- is in the hands of Attorney General Eric Holder. Currently, about 5 million Americans have subsi- If Lynch is confirmed, she would replace Hold- juana, according to a Gallup poll. That’s about This week, attorneys revealed in new court dized insurance they bought through a health care er, the first African American to serve as attorney where support has been since 2011, but a drop filings that Stone has signed a conditional plea exchange, or online marketplace, run by the federal general. from the 58 percent who told Gallup last year agreement in which he indicated a willingness government. “Ms. Lynch is a strong, independent prosecutor they supported legalization. Last year’s poll to admit guilt in exchange for the government The conservative group that has brought the who has twice led one of the most important U.S. came just after Colorado and Oregon had voted agreeing not to seek the death penalty. case now before the high court argues that such attorney’s offices in the country,” White House to allow marijuana to be sold in stores and were The Justice Department on Thursday offered an arrangement is illegal. They maintain that the Press Secretary Josh Earnest said in a statement. in the process of setting up the market. no clue concerning Holder’s ultimate deci- Affordable Care Act, as written, allows the govern- He lauded Holder for a tenure “marked by his- Since the last poll, marijuana stores have sion, which could be guided by the still-secret ment to subsidize health insurance only in the states toric gains in the areas of criminal justice reform opened their doors in those states and some recommendations of a special committee. The that have set up their own insurance exchanges. and civil rights enforcement.” Lynch is the rare parts of the rollout have been bumpy. Gallup’s prosecutors who have been preparing to try Thirty-six states have not set up their own U.S. attorney who has not sought the limelight in analysts wrote in a blog post that public support Stone have also not taken a public position on exchanges, relying instead on the marketplace run what is normally a high-profile job with political may have been weakened by several unwelcome the defense team’s plea agreement proposal. by the federal government. The case, King vs. Bur- potential. She rarely gives news conferences or headlines in Colorado around the sale of pot- Stone’s trial is now set to start next October. well, is to be argued early next year and decided by interviews and recently ducked a gathering with infused candies, cookies and other sweets that June. Justice Department reporters in Washington. would appeal to children. Compiled from Tribune News Service. Get that paper Earn money to write and edit. Email [email protected].

NewsEditors Erin Flynn & Patrick Mortiere Email [email protected] Monday, November 10, 2014 3 Panel Barnes & faces the Noble to stay open facts Bookstore renews ‘It’s on Us’ project discusses lease after community statistics and measures to members protest closing prevent sexual assault By whitney roberts contributing writer

Victims don’t have to combat sexual assault and violence alone. Approximately 60 students and faculty members gathered in Grafton-Stovall Theatre for the “It’s on Us” sexual assault panel last Thursday. The panel was organized by Kristin Wylie, an assistant professor of political megan trindell / the breeze science, and her POSC 371 class in light of their focus on women and politics in com- Harrisonburg’s Barnes & Noble was parative perspectives. The day before the saved last week when hundreds of commu- panel, the class organized a lecture led by nity members came together in support. Zerlina Maxwell, a nationally recognized According to Barnes & Noble’s Vice speaker on domestic violence, sexual President of Corporate Communications assault and gender equality. Maxwell’s Carolyn Brown, Barnes & Noble planned address focused on ending gender-based to close the store at the end of the year and aggression and assault. vacate the the property in January. JMU, along with more than 60 other col- In a later statement, Deason said that leges across the country, is under federal Barnes & Noble and the property owners , investigation for the way it handled sexual marshal riggs / contributing photographer The Kroenke Group, were able to reach an assualt cases in the past. But the univer- agreement to extend the lease. sity is hoping to reach out to its students Faculty Senate speaker David McGraw speaks to members about mini-grants to fund projects like “We appreciate the cooperation and the through events such as Thursday’s round- Madison Stand, which would encourage free speech by providing on-campus spaces for debate. willingness of this owner to work with us table discussion panel, which was meant and look forward to continuing to serve to cover and address campus conversation our customers in the Harrisonburg com- and initiatives to prevent sexual assault. munity,” he said. Representatives from the Student But it wasn’t simply a matter of compro- Government Association, Madison Equal- mising. Many Harrisonburg community ity, The Men’s Program, Campus Assault members also worked together from Oct. ResponsE (CARE), the Red Flag Campaign, 14 to Nov. 4 to save a place that many call the Office of Equal Opportunity, the Office HOT TOPICS their second home. of Student Accountability & Restorative This was done through the creation of a Practices and the University Health Cen- Faculty Senate talks campus showers, animals and money “SAVE OUR BARNES AND NOBLE” Face- ter were all present and participating. book event, which more than 500 people But the panel wasn’t limited to current joined. According to junior English major JMU community members. By william mason gun” by saying that the Madison Vision Series Gennie Kirk and junior English and politi- JMU alumna Raychel Whyte (’14), a The Breeze was done and dusted as the funds have yet to cal science double major Chris Medrano, member of the Governor’s Task Force be allocated. members of the group sent in letters to the on Combating Campus Sexual Violence Miniature horses, soapbox speeches and A topic of disuccsion was how to disburse leasing and development sector of The and President Obama’s White House Task campus showers were topics discussed dur- the $10,000 promised to the Faculty Senate by Kroenke Group. Force to Protect Students From Sexual ing Thursday’s Faculty Senate meeting. President Jon Alger in the spring as a way to According to Medrano, Annie Prangle, Assault, was one of the 11 panel members The unusual subject matter wasn’t what implement Alger’s four different categories of a manager at Sole Source, a shoe store asked to join the community engagement made the meeting uncharacteristic. Heavy engagement. While the Senate has discussed in Harrisonburg, was the administra- project. rain delayed senate members as they made the likelihood of developing a Madison Vision tor of the Facebook group. Prangle could “I’m an alum now,” Whyte said. “But their way to Taylor Hall. This meant speak- Teaching Excellence Award, other ways of not be reached for comment, but Medra- I am glad to be here as a support and I er David McGraw and marshal Mark Piper investment were discussed at the meeting, no described her as their “silent hero,” think that the voices of current students were left to frantically count members as they such as mini-grants that would allow several because she organized the effort to save are what’s important.” attempted to get the majority of the 44 voting smaller projects to be funded. the store. Sexual assault and other gender-based members necessary to start a meeting. A suggestion that came out of these mini “Basically, we were supposed to pres- harassment issues are being brought to “I was nervous because it was only a couple grants was Madison Stand, which would sure Kenny Stiles [an agent with the the the attention of college students through of minutes before starting time and we only encourage free speech on JMU’s campus by leasing and development sector] with let- these events with the hope of amplifying had 18, but they all came — it’s just they came providing both students and faculty members ters, emails and phone calls, so that the student voices and enlisting the support at the end,” McGraw, an integrated science with spaces to debate in a public forum. In an Barnes & Noble would stay open,” Medra- of campus communities to prevent fur- and technology professor, said. effort to reduce the concern for costs, Morgan no said in a Facebook message. “I think it’s ther occurrences. While the meeting was underway, McGraw Benton, an associate professor of integrated really great that it worked. I love books.” gave his speaker’s report, highlighting that a see assau lt , page 4 previous issue of The Breeze had “jumped the see senate, page 5 -staff report in brief H all | New building to replace parking berryville Lynchburg

from front Civil War graffiti found Massachusetts man “Right now, there is [a bunch] of different compart- on the walls of home killed on train structure ments in two separate buildings, which was separated by a parking lot,” Banks said. “Often times, employees or Homeowners were in for a sur- Jonathan Gregoire, 21, of Wil- citizens having to go back and forth would have to walk prise when they discovered graffiti braham, Massachusetts, was hit by through a parking lot or potentially cross the road. In [the from the Civil War-era on a wall in an oncoming train and killed Sat- new building], all the offices will be centralized so there their home. urday evening at Riverside Park in will be many more efficiencies.” Homeowners William “Biff” and Lynchburg, according to The News The idea of a new building right next to the existing Barbara Genda thought they had a & Advance. The victim was pro- Municipal Building was proposed in fall 2013 when it was plaster problem, but soon after Biff nounced dead on a railroad trestle established that the Community Development building found that someone had previously that spans the James River. across the street was unable to hold a second floor. stripped the old wallpaper away, but According to the Lynchburg Police “I have been pushing for a new Municipal Building had painted over it without removing Department, Victoria Bridges, 21, of ever since I started on council about 10 years ago. We’ve the primer from the wall, according Newport News, Virginia, was with never had enough space to put all of our employees to The Winchester Star. Gregoire on the evening he died. in one building,” Harrisonburg Vice Mayor Charles When they removed the primer, She was taken to Lynchburg General Chenault said. “The space we’ve had has been sub- they found pencilled graffiti, which Hospital and was treated for non- standard and unsafe. Additionally, the climate control included names such as William, Bil- life threatening injuries after she fell systems were antiquated. From an energy efficiency sabrina mccormick / THE BREEZE lie Jordan and “Mr. Willie.” from the tracks. standpoint, I can’t imagine a more deficient situation Accompanying the names were The trestle has become an epi- of what we had.” The new 47,000-square-foot City Hall building is expected three lines. One line reads, “Reb- center for accidents in recent years. The Municipal Building also has one central air con- to provide much-needed office space for city employees. els, if you can hear, we will whip you In October 2012 a man was struck ditioning unit which struggles to provide for the entire (undecipherable) shore.” The next and killed on the structure, and in building. The rest of the building is subject to inefficient one says, “If you do, it will be the first November 2011 a student from Lib- window air conditioning units. the older building. time you impedent (sic) scoundrels.” erty University was also killed. The new design includes a corridor that runs between All of the currently housed public offices will eventu- The third line reads, “You are cow- Aside from designated points of the old building and the new building, which will make ally be transferred into the new building’s office space. ards nothing but a thief the robbers crossing, any sort of presence on it easy to go from one to the other. As of right now, business is being maintained in both of millions of women and children, the tracks is considered trespassing. The new City Hall building will consume what was the Municipal Building and the Community Develop- you good for nothing skunk.” According to the Code of Virginia, previously a parking lot, somewhat limiting downtown ment building, which is serving as a huge cost reduction. Architectural historian Maral the violation is punishable as a class parking availability. Nielsen Builders, who constructed the original Kalbian believes the discovery of four misdemeanor. “We’ve gotten lots of complaints. Most of the people Municipal Building in 1911, has been around for more the graffiti during the sesquicenten- Spokesman Robin Chapman for around here were quite accustomed to, and still are, than 100 years. Project Manager Jacob Hull is eager to nial of the Civil War is notable and Norfolk Southern, the corporation being able to drive your car to the exact spot you want to add on to it. profound. responsible for track operations, told go,” Banks said. “Unfortunately, as Harrisonburg begins On an average day, Nielsen Builders has 15 to 20 “[It shows that] no matter how The News & Advance that people to grow and become urbanized, people are having to workers. They’re working five days a week in order to much we know, there is always more oftentimes venture onto the tracks understand the reality that you’re going to have to park complete the project by June, and according to Hull, to learn,” Kalbian said. “People with as a shortcut to their walk home, or somewhere and potentially have to walk.” construction has basically been going as planned. houses that were standing in the Val- as a scenic overlook point. Neverthe- Although it was important for the council to keep the “The old building is 100 years old, they just wanted ley during those four years might just less, the freight trains that utilize the new City Hall in the heart of the city, many citizens were to update it,” Hull said. “They wanted it to be bigger want to peel off some wallpaper and trestle and tracks don’t stick to a rigid unhappy with the fact that originally, the new building and better.” take a look.” schedule and run day and night. was going to cover the side of the existing building. This problem was resolved by moving the project farther contact Jessica Newman at down the property so there would be a better view of [email protected]. 4 Monday, November 10, 2014 breezejmu.org News assault | Panel rwa nda | Debaters express how their suggests women’s studies country has made great strides in recent years courses for GenEd program

daniel stein / the breeze The six members of the iDebate Rwanda Program share the stories of victims of the 1994 genocide that killed over 1 million Rwandans. The stories expressed the desparation and fear felt by many who were abused and killed because of their ethnicities.

from front anyone see your face.’” he saved us.” Like many other Tutsi families, Niwe- Bryan Manzi read the story of his Vision Series,” was held in Memorial jye’s family took refuge in a nearby friend, who was 7 years old when the Hall last Wednesday evening. Debaters church. But they weren’t protected for genocide started. His friend’s father shared their own stories and the stories long. was a Hutu and his mother was a Tutsi, sabrina mccormick / the breeze of their friends surviving the 1994 Rwan- “People were praying, wishing to die so his father was seen as a traitor when dan Genocide. by bullets versus being killed by machet- he refused to participate in the killings. Sarah Hogg (left), a junior anthropology major, speaks alongside JMU According to Jean Michel Habine- es because the gunshots would cause His father paid the killers to leave his alumna Jasmin Ullah (’14) about JMU’s sexual misconduct policy and za, Rwanda iDebate’s main adviser, for less suffering,” Niwejye said. family alone, and they fled to the Dem- methods for preventing assault at Thursday night’s panel in Grafton. many, the first thing that comes to mind He then described his jaw-dropping ocratic Republic of the Congo. when hearing “Rwanda” is the 1994 encounter with death. The militia would “When we came back to Rwanda, it genocide. Habineza compared the geno- come by every morning and randomly was no longer the beautiful country we from page 3 cide to the Holocaust, since one ethnic select a few people to taken behind the left behind,” Manzi read. “There were group oppressed another in both. church and kill. corpses everywhere.” The panel referred to JMU’s sexual misconduct policy, J34-100, several “People were killed for one reason — “One morning they picked men first, Like Niwejye, Manzi’s friend figured times throughout the discussion, and urged the community to become being born different,” Habineza said. women second — to rape and kill — he must have been spared from the familiar with each of the policy’s five sections. They also made sure to Founded in 2012, the iDebate Rwanda and children third,” Niwejye said. “The genocide for a purpose. highlight that, according to the policy, students who report sexual mis- program strives to use debate to edu- third time when they came to grab the The third debater that spoke was conduct will not be charged with alcohol or drug violations, even if these cate the international community and children, they pulled me by the ear the youngest on the tour, 14-year-old substances were involved. future generations of Rwandans, help and hit me with a gun butt out of the Kassy Irebe. Like Manzi, Irebe read the Leaders of the discussion were also quick to specify that sexual assault discuss the backlash from the genocide church. I was going to be killed like my story of a fellow Rwandan. This woman, isn’t just a women’s issue, but one that all genders and communities can and, according to program debater Yvan father without the chance to say good- though not yet pregnant yet, wrote a identify with. Magwene, promote a platform for youth. bye to my family.” letter to her future child, telling them To break the paired generalizations that sexual assault and women face, “Whenever I think of the impact the Niwejye, unable to speak or move, about her father. the panel suggested adding women’s studies courses to JMU’s general genocide has had on me, I sometimes witnessed the first child get shot. As “I’m sure you will listen, understand, education program as a solution. Since JMU has a predominantly female wonder why I am involved in all of these the fourth child in the line, he then and maybe cry a little when you find student body, the panel agreed that it would be a widely beneficial option youth activities, pushing for reconcilia- witnessed the second die after being out how much his forced absence as a GenEd, and would continue to encourage open conversation for the tion, and peace in our generation,” Bryan hit on the head with a hammer. affected me,” Irebe read. controversial topic. Manzi, a debater who spoke at the event, Just when he thought he was next, While it’s easy for many to think Caleb Smith, a junior accounting major and president of The Men’s said. “Then I remember that even though Niwejye was pulled aside by a woman, about victims who experience geno- Program, admits that convincing men to join the movement and become we are all products of our past, we’re not a mother of one of the Hutu killers, and cide themselves, Habineza stressed aware is a difficult task. prisoners of it.” brought inside to the killer’s family. that the consequences can span the “Men do not want to confront other men about topics in general,” Smith Twenty-six-year-old Dadi Niwejye That night, the woman took in Niwe- future generations. said. “So, getting them to talk about what is typically seen as a women’s spoke first, telling his own shocking jye’s family to stay at her house. “When we talk about genocide, issue is hard.” story of his near-death encounter as a “[It was] a place where one of the many people tend to view it in the Luke Byrnes, a senior media arts and philosophy double major, was young boy. The morning following the greatest killers called his home,” Niwe- sense of the number of people that one of the few men in the audience. Rwandan President Juvénal Habyari- jye said. “He [the Hutu] was a killer, but died,” Habineza said. “But I would like “I came because my friend shared it on Facebook,” Byrnes said. “Sta- mana’s tragic death in a plane crash, surprisingly obedient to his mother.” to ask you, if you were to think about it, tistics and stuff you can find online, and people can share them, but it’s Niwejye and his family were awakened Despite the tragic circumstances the true victims of genocide are those good to have them in a context.” by the sound of gunshots. The genocide Niwejye has overcome, he has been that were born after the genocide, Members of the panel were able to provide highly relevant statistics, had begun. They immediately fled their able to move on with his life and dis- those who were either too young to studies and resources in relation to growing sexual assault issues. At the house in search of shelter. covered his passion for debate. experience the genocide, or those who end of the program JMU alumna Jasmin Ullah (’14) urged audience mem- “At 5 years old, I saw a dead body “I know God saved me for a pur- were not even born when the genocide bers to join campaigns and movements already in the works instead of for the first time. His head had been pose,” Niwejye said. “And I must serve happened.” trying to raise awareness alone. chopped off and put at his feet. I was pet- that purpose that I understand when I rified,” Niwejye said. “My grandmother am going to church, not to hide behind co ntact Caroline Brandt at co ntact Whitney Roberts at [email protected]. pulled my hand and told me, ‘Don’t let the church doors but to thank God, for [email protected].

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K evan Hulligan | the war room Joh s Humphries | letter to the editor Dying is a right, too Op-ed on

Physician-assisted suicide should be a legitimate option for terminally-ill patients voting got it wrong Imagine this scenario for a quick moment: you are diagnosed with a terminal disease. There is no chance of I would just like to make a few comments on the being cured and you are given Breeze opinion article published Thursday titled, six months to live. It won’t “Where have you been?” Being an “active and engaged be an easy time either — the citizen who leads a productive and meaningful life” disease will cause a slow and isn’t about having someone else come and tell you the painful death that will tear issues of the upcoming elections. down your very being. Rather, it’s about us, the citizens, taking the initiative Do you decide to continue on in the face of the to understand and evaluate the issues in relation to our disease? Or would you rather find another way to own personal ideological preferences. It has never been face the end? Do you choose to end your own life in solely the job of the “voter promoters” to inform the such a way that the worst of the disease doesn’t tear electorate. They’re merely working to spread the word you down from within? about a particular candidate, often with a partisan bias. That was the choice that Brittany Maynard made It’s our job as citizens to actively research the on Nov. 1. Maynard was a 29-year-old woman candidates and their positions on the issues that directly diagnosed with terminal brain cancer and had a affect our lives. Claiming to not be informed because tumor so large that the only treatment with any other people didn’t inform you isn’t a legitimate chance of saving her was full brain radiation, and justification for not voting. even that had a low chance of success. Each campaign, as well as groups and organizations Because of these circumstances, Maynard not associated with the campaigns, has been promoting decided that she would use Oregon’s 1997 Death this election for the better part of nine months. Further, with Dignity Act and get medical help to end her organizations such as the Student Government life. Association, Virginia21, Dukes Vote!, Campus Election Five states have such laws on their books, Engagement Project, College Republicans, College and other states have bills going through their Democrats and Madison Liberty have all been legislatures. They require that the person be of promoting this election on campus through events such sound mind when the request is made and that as the DukesDebate, held by SGA on Oct. 6. they have a diagnosis of six months or less to live. Additionally, these groups have been promoting the Only the patient in question can make the request, election and the candidates via voter registration efforts and the doctor isn’t legally forced to write the throughout the election cycle. Statistically, there’s a prescription if they are morally opposed to the large portion of voters who will make their decision option. within the last week of the campaign season. These Csourte y of Tribune News sErvice With the way the law is written, why shouldn’t “voter promoters” are not advocating that individuals this be a readily available option for those with “vote for the sake of voting,” but are simply advocating terrible futures ahead of them due to horrible who has been able to survive up to age 70 with for their candidate on the day that matters most: diseases? Similar cases are made for people to be ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. His is Election Day. pulled off life support if they fall into a permanent an unusual case to say the very least. In fact, the Further, the job of a citizen never ends. It’s not vegetative state, so why wouldn’t we offer a similar esteemed physicist has even publicly approved of enough just to be knowledgeable during the relatively sentiment if someone is suffering from something the right to die in a recent interview. He brought small time that is the election season. Citizens must like terminal cancer? up an interesting point when he said, “We don’t let continually seek more information in their efforts to Of course, people have their objections on animals suffer, so why humans?” fulfill James Madison’s ideal that “knowledge will this issue. Some are simply morally opposed to In the end, we own our lives and choose what forever govern ignorance.” suicide as an option in general regardless of the we do with them. To say otherwise goes against Sometimes I wonder if we as a society actually circumstances, and I can understand that. This the very principles of free will and agency. If understand the duties and responsibilities placed upon view isn’t completely palatable for everyone and confronted with a terminal disease that would ruin us as citizens. Former United States Supreme Court they are perfectly within their rights to not use us mentally, emotionally and physically, the option Justice Louis Brandeis said it best: “The only title in these measures at all. All that means, though, to die with dignity should be readily available. our democracy superior to that of the President is that is that they never have to use the law if they are of citizen.” opposed to it. Kevan Hulligan is a senior political science major. Not everyone can be like Stephen Hawking, Contact Kevan at [email protected]. Josh Humphries is a junior political science major.

An “it-was-one-time” dart to the An “appreciative” pat to the students of the crossword readers who darted The Breeze for theatre department for providing a season of the repeated puzzle on Page 2 last Monday. thought provoking plays. From a copy editor who’s very sorry that From a fan who can’t wait to see what you you didn’t get to do your daily crossword, but guys do with “Assassins.” who has also gotten them to you each week error-free for the past two semesters and was Darts & Pats are anonymously submitted and printed on a space-available basis. discouraged by the harsh backlash. Submissions creatively depict a given situation, person or event and do not necessarily reflect the truth. Submit Darts & Pats at breezejmu.org

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RACHEL PETTY | Petty for your thoughts Fighting for your life (or classes)

Registration system needs to be changed

As I’m sure you possible. If a bunch of people are all know, class trying to get overrides, how does a registration has professor determine who gets one been going on for and who doesn’t? There are so many two weeks now. requirements for GenEds, major As a sophomore, and minor classes and electives that it was my fourth students find it difficult to stay on time registering track. for classes and Perhaps a slightly different system hearing people would help. If more sections of high- complain. Is there something wrong demand major classes were available, with the JMU registration process, or students may not have as many do we simply need to face the fact that problems. Mashi Dehghanpour, a we’re a big school and not everyone freshman, commented on Facebook can get into the classes they want? saying, “I’m a bio major and the bio I will be studying abroad next and chem lecture and labs I need are semester so I didn’t face much all filled up … it’s a cold world.” difficulty getting the classes I wanted. Some classes will open additional However, other students weren’t so sections if they are in high demand, lucky. I saw countless Facebook posts but that still doesn’t accommodate and tweets about how upon logging everyone. Many of the complaints I’ve on to MyMadison, all the classes in seen revolve around business classes students’ shopping carts were full. in particular. “If/when the COB 191 classes start opening someone holler at me,” another student posted. As JMU continues to The majority of the complaints I saw came from freshmen, since they expand, the demand for have the least amount of credits. classes increases. I’m sure However, sophomores say that it doesn’t get much better. A female the university is doing student commented that she had 22 its best to accommodate classes in her shopping cart, all of which were full. everyone, but this is As JMU continues to expand, the close to impossible demand for classes increases. I’m sure the university is doing its best to with nearly 20,000 accommodate everyone, but this is undergraduate students close to impossible with nearly 20,000 undergraduate students registering registering for classes. for classes. A new system that can handle this population needs to be implemented, or at least more classes should be I experienced this last semester offered. and understand how frustrating it I’ll end with an inspirational is. You think you find the perfect Facebook post from freshman media schedule, then realize that most or all arts and design declared major Annie of your classes will fill up before your Franks: “Guys. Don’t bother asking. registration time. Not only will some That class you want. It’s full. They’re people not get the times or professors all full. Give up.” they want, but they also may not be able to register for that class at all. Rachel Petty is a sophomore media Sometimes you can get an arts and design major. Contact override, but other times that’s not Rachel at [email protected]. 8 Monday, November 10, 2014 breezejmu.org opinion

Ryan Abbott | contributing columnist Stall-gate 2014

The ridiculously short bathroom stalls across campus need to be replaced

Using the bathroom is supposed to be a still acceptable to still have these stalls, asking for some decent stalls that at least that we can spend $57 million on another time of absolute privacy. For me, it’s one especially when it has proved impossible allow people to use the bathroom with- UREC ($5 million of which was used solely of the only glimpses of the day when I can to successfully use them for anyone valu- out feeling the presence of the rando next for excavation to even the ground), $3.3 step away from the ramifications of reality ing privacy. to you. million to improve a lake and $60 million and have a moment of peace and tranquil- Even though it would be nice, I’m not It really doesn’t seem like much to ask to expand a stadium that’s never filled, yet ity. It can be a time of reflection, relaxation asking for anything special like large for considering the amount of money we can’t even get some decent bathrooms. and deep thought, unless soiled by exter- oak stalls reaching from floor to we’re spending on “UREC II” and I mean come on, bathroom stalls proba- nal distractions. ceiling with no gaps in order to a refilled Newman Lake with a bly cost a theoretical penny compared to Unfortunately, this is happening more guarantee seclusion. I’m simply dam. It just blows my mind those expenses. often than I would like because of the It’s time we came together as a com- wooden planks — also known as poor munity and lobbied for some updated excuses for bathroom stall doors — bathroom stalls, especially for some of provided in a number of buildings on the most used facilities on campus. campus. If you haven’t realized, most In the bigger picture, maybe it’s West Campus buildings, including time that we had a say in where our Moody Hall, Maury Hall and D-Hall, tuition money is being spent, but I contain stalls that seem like they haven’t shouldn’t digress since it would be been replaced since some of your par- entering a whole different realm of ents went here in the ’80s. issues. Their wonderful characteristics I think that sophomore Michael include standing about four feet tall, Hurley’s feelings on the outdated being made out of cheap wood and hav- stalls will sum things up best: “It’s a ing large gaps in the doors. For one who crime, it’s disheartening, and it vio- values bathroom privacy, this is the ulti- lates our privacy rights as Americans. mate breach of isolation rights. Those wood stalls don’t deserve to call I don’t know about everyone else, themselves functional barriers.” but I’m not as big of a fan of being able to see into the lap of someone using Ryan Abbott is a sophomore the bathroom as the individuals that marketing major. Contact Ryan at designed it. I don’t understand why it’s [email protected]. Blair Rosen / The Breeze

Chloe Donnelly | contributing columnist Erase the ‘STIgma’ Sexually transmitted infections do not equate to being dirty or promiscuous

Let me start by asking this question: attached to sexually transmitted — and that by the age of 25, one in and syphilis. Do you have a sexually transmitted infections? two members of the sexually active Chlamydia sounds super scary, but infection? It could be because some symptoms population will have contracted an in reality, it’s often times unnoticeable I’m sure most people’s initial accompany certain infections and STI. That’s 50 percent! and can be cured quickly and easily reaction would be something along diseases, or even the fact that we have In addition to it being highly likely with some simple antibiotics. the lines of an emphatic, “Of course avoided talking about it for so long that half of us will contract an STI It’s important to protect your not!” that it has become before our mid- health and the health and well- Allow me one more question: How taboo. Perhaps it is 20s, people seem being of others around you. That do you know? because we do not This is not “Star to overlook the being said, we’re only human, and If you’re not sexually active or fully understand what fact that some STIs people mess up. Yes, it’s important if you have never had unprotected it means to have an Wars”; you do may not always to practice responsible, safe sex, but sex, there’s a pretty good chance STI. not cross over have noticeable stuff happens. that you know for sure. However, if There’s a wide symptoms. Experiencing an STI for the first time you have ever had unprotected sex range of infections into the dark side Therefore, many can be a frightening experience, and (this includes oral) and haven’t since out there, and not just because you people may be the drama, fear and socially induced been tested, you cannot know for all of infections are unaware that they shame that tend to accompany sure. But don’t feel guilty or ashamed uncommon. They contract an STI. are even infected. If this situation are unnecessary and — you’re not the first person to have can include anything In fact, many of we just assume that illogical. unprotected sex, and you definitely from a tick bite or we’re unaffected No one should be made to feel won’t be the last. However, whether chicken pox to Ebola us experience by something so embarrassed about their sex life, or not you are “clean” seems to be a hemorrhagic fever chronic health common, we’re and no one should feel alone when it topic of great fear. or mad cow disease. more likely to comes to a position that half of us will But let me address that phrase These examples are problems, but this have unprotected encounter within the next few years immediately. For some reason, STIs on extreme ends of does not make sex due to a false (statistically speaking). seem to be synonymous with “dirty” the spectrum, but if consciousness that I’m not suggesting that people go in our society. This creates a polarized you ask me, I would us “unclean.” we are pure, angelic tweet about their personal health spectrum in which those who do not much rather have an human beings and stories. I am merely suggesting that if have one are considered “pure” or STI than mad cow. nothing bad could we admit the commonality of sex and “clean,” while on the other hand, those Our peers might ever happen to us the potential that STIs have to come with one are looked on with extreme presume that in order to contract an because we are young and invincible. with it, then perhaps we can gradually disdain. STI that one must be promiscuous or This way, STIs may be unknowingly become more comfortable with the This is not “Star Wars”; you do “get around.” Aside from the fact that passed around by the carriers. idea of getting down and dirty as long not cross over into the dark side just someone’s sex life is no one else’s While this type of circumstance as we take responsibility to stand back because you contract an STI. In fact, business, the fact of the matter is might sound ominous, what folks up and come clean. many of us experience chronic health that one-fourth of new STI infections tend to overlook is the fact that many problems, but this does not make us occur in teenagers — 18 and 19 of the most common of these STIs are Chloe Donnelly is a junior justice “unclean.” So what, then, is the cause are still technically teenage years curable, including Human Papilloma studies major. Contact Chloe at of this terrifying “STIgma” we have (ahem freshmen and sophomores) Virus (HPV), chlamydia, gonorrhea [email protected].

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LifeEDITOR Lauren Hunt & Robyn Smith EMAIL [email protected] Monday, November 10, 2014 9 movie review THROUGH THE LENS | KOLLABORASIAN Australian demon haunts America Horror film ‘The Babadook’ released on DirecTV

By LEAH POULLIOT The Breeze

“If it’s in a word, or it’s in a look, you can’t get rid of the Babadook.” The Australian horror film that pre- miered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival has finally started making its rounds in America, and person- ally I must say that I’m impressed. 1 An eerie cross between psycho- logical and supernatural horror, “The Babadook” keeps the viewer guessing what exactly is going on and if what they are seeing is really there. “The Babadook”  NR 93 min. Starring Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Daniel Henshall Available on DirecTV The movie begins as Amelia, played by Essie Davis, wakes from a dream about her husband’s death in a car crash, evidently on the day their son was born. Ame- lia awakes to her 6-year-old son, Samuel, who is frightened because he believes there are monsters liv- ing in his room. She assures him 2 3 otherwise, but her days don’t get easier. Her son, Samuel is played by Noah Wiseman and is seen as a nuisance and out of control. Though she tries to cope, Amelia’s frustrations with her life and son are blatantly obvious. One night, after stumbling upon a new book on their bookshelf, Samuel picks “Mister Babadook” as his nighttime story. This is when the movie takes a spi- raling trip through hell.

4 PHOTOS BY JAMES CHUNG / THE BREEZE KollaborAsian: the Sixth Sense, a culture show, was put on last Saturday by JMU’s Asian Student Union and Korean Student Association. KollaborAsian included performances of Bhangra, a northern Indian folk dance, a traditional Chinese Lion Dance titled “Buddha on the Run,” a Korean scarf dance and Samul Nori, which is Korean traditional percussion music.

1. Sophomore finance and economics double major Kushali Marwaha (left), senior hospitality management major Mohit Dhingra, senior media arts and design major Alicia Inkrote and junior computer science major Abhishek Luthra perform Bhangra. 2. Junior computer information systems major Anh Nguyen, senior international business and marketing double major Denice Donovan and senior computer science major Justin Lee choreographed a Chinese Lion Dance. 3. The Korean scarf dance was choreographed by senior media arts and design major Michelle Lee. Combining traditional and modern dance, this was the first scarf dance for a JMU culture show. Lee also performed her choreography at the show. 4. Samul Nori was BLAIR ROSEN / THE BREEZE played with the buk, a barrel drum played by sophomore intelligence analysis major Kat Kochka, senior health sciences major Eumee Song and junior Although this movie is slow to intelligence analysis major Nick Johnson, janggu, an hourglass-shaped drum, jing, a larger gong played by sophomore math major Yaeni Kim, and start, it does give an interesting kwaenggwari, a small gong played by fifth-year accounting major Michelle Choi. The performance at the event was arranged by Choi and Johnson. twist to the boogeyman arch. The artwork and simplicity of the story- book is haunting and complements the darkness of the film. Nowadays, theaters are filled with gore similar to that in “Saw” or documentary- style horror, but “The Babadook” is fresh. What goes bump in the night? What comes out of the closet and lives under beds? This monster does all of that and more; Food for thought it demands acknowledgement and, once satisfied, its haunting power JMU’s Center for Multicultural Student Services sponsors play about racial tension grows. This movie not only avoids a stereotypical, predictable ending By MIKE DOLZER in love at first sight. Though shrouded in but it also brings a new creature to The Breeze comedy, the play still has racial under- the horror genre. tones, questioning if love between people What I love most about the film Humor, race relations and star-crossed of the African-American and Latin Ameri- is its ending. It stays true to the lovers filled the Memorial Hall auditori- can communities can survive. claims in the movie. While most um in an attempt to make the 500-person The show, which chronicles Freeman horror films claim that there is audience rethink their perception of skin and Angelita’s struggle to stay together in no way to escape, they contradict color. a society colored by prejudice, was part this when somehow the heroine “Platanos Y Collard Greens,” a play of CMSS’s Diversity Excellence Educa- makes it through in the end. “The based on the racial tension between tion Program (D.E.E.P.) Impact Cultural Babadook” stays true to its word. African-Americans and Latin Ameri- Series. I wholeheartedly encourage you cans in New York City in 2003, was the “The D.E.E.P. Impact Cultural Series to go out and see it as soon as agent of this cultural analysis. The show, serves to provide diverse keynote speak- possible. The film is available on which was performed last Wednesday, ers and presentations to enlighten the DirecTV now and will play in select was sponsored by JMU’s Center for Mul- JMU community on issues and trends theaters Nov. 28. ticultural Student Services (CMSS). surrounding multiculturalism and diver- “Platanos Y Collard Greens,” written by sity,” Christina Carr, a senior intelligence CONTACT Leah Poulliot David Lamb in its 10th season, is a humor- analysis major and diversity educator is a junior media arts and ous romantic tale of two college students, with D.E.E.P., said. design major. Contact Leah Freeman, an African-American man, and at [email protected]. Angelita, a Dominican woman, who fall see GREENS, page 10 BLAIR ROSEN / THE BREEZE 10 Monday, November 10, 2014 breezejmu.org LIFE

album review REFUGEES | Artwork of local artists contrast old life with life in Harrisonburg Pulling on the ‘Heartstrings’ Leighton Meester’s new album stays true to her musical passions instead of tailoring to fans

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Leighton Meester at a screening of “Country Strong” in Dec. 2010.

By EMMY FREEDMAN The Breeze

I didn’t have high hopes for Leighton Meester’s new album, Leighton Meester “Heartstrings,” released on Oct. 27, “Heartstrings” since little in her career up to this point suggested she could pull off a  compelling debut album. But I was Released Oct. 27 wrong and I’m glad to say it. The album is quite soulful for the young artist, whose past music credits include only a handful of spots on minor pop songs and a single credit in the Gwyneth Paltrow movie, “Country Strong.” “Heartstrings” shows that Leighton Meester, whose biggest claim to fame is playing Blair Waldorf on the CW hit “Gossip Girl,” deserves credit for this foray into the music world. First off, “Heartstrings” showcases a mix of genres, from pop to MARK OWEN / THE BREEZE folk to blues. The album starts off with title song “Heartstrings,” which has a folksy-pop sound to it. It features a moody acoustic TOP Christina Wetzler, a senior communication sciences and disorders major, visits the gallery for class. BOTTOM guitar and some light backup drums. The sonic palette is kept simple LEFT Stephen (left) and Jackie Lambert of Bridgewater visit the gallery on Friday night. BOTTOM RIGHT The art of the and clean and doesn’t rely on over-production to mask the limits of refugees consisted of paintings, photographs and sculpture. her vocal range. “Dreaming,” the seventh song on the nine-track album, has a from front arrival in the U.S. The program assists refugees with sound that I imagine you’d hear in an Italian villa. It contains a finding new homes and jobs, applying for citizen- steady tambourine beat and a blending of Spanish and other guitars camera and has captured his life from Iraq to ship and navigating American life. The program with the occasional mandolin. Conversely, “Sweet,” the fourth song, Syria before coming to America this year. His wants to recognize the talents and identities of has more of a languid, sultry beat. This one features a prominent photographs were shown at the Harrisonburg refugees while teaching them American customs. violin and a sound similar to that of Chris Isaak, the San Francisco International Festival and he is now in New York “We’ve had shows at A Bowl of Good before crooner who favors a lot of steel and resonator guitars. City sharing his work in another art show. where local photographers would follow refugee These odd comparisons show that Meester is not tailoring an Osman Nasrawt and his families around Harrisonburg album to her readily available teen fans. Instead, she’s exploring family came to the U.S. “We’ve had shows at A Bowl to show how refugees lived,” her musical passions — a courageous approach when you consider in 1997 from Qaladze, in Rebecca Sprague, the life skills other young artists, such as Selena Gomez, who were first popular on the Kurdistan region of of Good before where local teacher and community pro- TV shows. Iraq. Nasrawt studied at photographers would follow gram coordinator for CWS in The album also contains some These odd comparisons the Institute of Fine Art in Harrisonburg, said. “This time great candid lyrics. In “Good for Sulaymaniyah and creates refugee families around we wanted to give the refugees One Thing,” Meester talks about show that Meester his work primarily with oil Harrisonburg to show how themselves the spotlight and how an egotistical guy is only good is not tailoring an and acrylic paints. Nasrawt show what they can do.” at being good-looking. She sings, had his paintings displayed refugees lived. This time we JMU students, Harrisonburg “I think it’s hilarious the way you album to her readily in art exhibits in the Kurd- wanted to give the refugees families and refugees all came talk about yourself but please don’t available teen fans. istan Region before coming to A Bowl of Good to enjoy the tell that story again.” Then she goes to the U.S. He has since dis- themselves the spotlight and artwork. on to say, “But you’re so lovely, played his paintings in the show what they can do.” “I’ve never seen an art show I can’t behave myself.” So, while Harrisonburg International here before, but I really like she complains about this guy’s Festival, as well as in shows Rebecca Sprague this,” Cheryl Martin, a Harri- stupidity and arrogance, she also admits that she’s unfortunately in Richmond and Roanoke. Life skills teacher and sonburg resident, said. attracted to him because of his good looks. It’s nice how she’s able to Nasrawt’s paintings depict community project coordinator A musician from Iraq who find fault within herself and not just heap the fault on others. Kurdish citizens and their for Church World Service moved to Harrisonburg just last In “Entitled,” the concluding song, she says, “I’m an amnesiac, experiences with violence. week played lute, a string instru- forgot what it’s like to be happy. Some kind of maniac, that’ll follow The term “refugee” refers ment with a neck and deep, you around when I know you don’t want me.” It’s refreshing to hear to people who have fled round back, for visitors while such relatable lyrics in her songs. their country in order to they viewed the artists’ work. While her album may not be completely perfect, Meester shows escape war, persecution or natural disaster. Har- The restaurant’s usual dining services remained that she is an artist you should look out for in the coming years. risonburg’s Refugee Resettlement Office, located open and diners had the option to view the refu- Since this was only her debut, there’s plenty of opportunity for on Elizabeth Street, helps refugees recreate their gees’ work. A table of free appetizers next to the more amazing songs. Songs like “Run Away,” “Heartstrings” and lives in our community. exhibit’s included pita, baba ganoush and other “Dreaming” really stick out and the album as a whole shows that The Refugee Resettlement Office is one branch ethnic foods to accentuate the artwork and music. Meester is more than just a beloved TV character. of The Church World Service’s Refugee Resettle- “We wanted people in Harrisonburg to look at the This unique-sounding album is definitely one of the most ment Program’s centers across America, which refugees’ artwork and say ‘That’s different, but that’s interesting releases this year, and hopefully Meester continues to were created in the 1980s after the signage of the beautiful,’” Sprague said. surprise us with more music soon. Refugee Resettlement Act. The office helps refugees acclimate to their new CONTACT Natalie Miller at Emmy Freedman is a sophomore media arts and design major. communities within the first few months of their [email protected]. Contact Emmy at [email protected]. GREENS | ‘It gets you laughing, then punches you in the back with the truth’

from page 9 gets you laughing, then punches you in the back with Dominican Republic, and I remember my grandma the truth.” being shunned when she married a black man.” “Platanos y Collard Greens” is an urban twist on the In addition to creating a dialogue for the audience, Capellan used this story to segue into her message classic story of “Romeo and Juliet,” where Freeman and the show also touched some of the actors. for the audience. Angelita fall in love despite the judgement of society and “Do not be a bystander when it comes to racial ten- their families. They face an array of hurdles along the sion,” Capellan said. “Don’t complain about how bad way, including gossip, stereotypes and a heart attack. “Do not be a bystander when it things are, then turn your back when you actually see Audience members are kept wondering if the young lov- comes to racial tension. Don’t racism happening.” ers will make it. The entire cast emphasized one takeaway: deal with “‘Platanos Y Collard Greens’ was significant for the complain about how bad things the person in relationships, not with things like race D.E.E.P. Impact Cultural Series because it provided an are, then turn your back when you or culture. internal perspective on the issues prevalent in Latin “As people we are all the same; do not discriminate,” American and African American culture,” Carr said. actually see racism happening.” Williams said. “Audience members left the play with a greater aware- The next opportunity to see a cultural play through the ness of the discrimination that still occurs between Isabela Capellan D.E.E.P. Impact Cultural Series will be in January during minority groups in our society today, but they were also Nilsa in “Platanos Y Collard Greens” JMU’s week-long celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. able to celebrate the differences that make us unique.” Day. CMSS hopes to engage students on the trends and The five cast members echoed this sentiment when issues in African American culture. More information they discussed the play’s impact during an audience can be found at www.jmu.edu/multicultural. Q-and-A session after the show. “It hits close to home,” Isabel Capellan, the pro- “The show creates a dialogue,” Toi Williams, the vet- fessional actress who played Nilsa, Angelita’s best CONTACT Mike Dolzer at eran actor who played Pops, Freeman’s father, said. “It friend, said in the Q-and-A session. “I was born in the [email protected]. Dukes ready for final week JMU volleyball has a CAA tournament spot locked up with two games to go. Read more at breezejmu.org/sports.

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wom en’s soccer (12-8)

Erin Williams / THE BREEZE Redshirt senior forward/defender Sam Lofton was one of three team captains this season and was named First Team All-CAA. She helped the Dukes earn the No. 2 seed in the CAA tournament. Runs in the family Sam Lofton’s soccer background helped her make an impact at JMU from day one

By Forrest Deal seasons. Rano said Lofton has taught her how to be more who yearned to get back on the field to help her team, but contributing writer technical with her own game. And during that time, Lof- became frustrated with a slow rehab process. ton and Rano have benefited from their competitive “While I was rehabbing to come back there wasn’t a day For some college athletes, the transition to college natures by pushing one another to get better. that went by that I did not think about giving up,” Lofton said. sports can be a challenge. The jump from club and varsity “She is the kind of player you want to train with,” senior “But my love for soccer and my team kept me motivated.” sports in high school brings a whole new level of commit- forward Katie Hyland said. “Someone who is really good Lofton received a medical redshirt and an extra year of ment and intensity. However, for Sam Lofton, a redshirt and that will push you to get better.” eligibility. After a long recovery trip, Lofton returned to the senior captain for JMU’s women’s soccer team, the tran- Because Lofton plays both forward and defender, she field for her senior season and she has not taken her second sition into college never slowed her path toward a terrific has had the opportunity to challenge both Rano and chance to play the game she loves lightly. collegiate career. Hyland in practice. “I learned a lot about myself while I recovered,” Lofton Lofton has been playing soccer since she was 5 years “She is the complete package,” head coach Dave Lom- said. “I don’t take a single day for granted now. I know I owe old — it’s in her blood. Her parents were soccer coaches bardo said. “She is so technical, she has the best footwork it to my teammates to give it my all.” and she also had two older siblings who played, which got and she is so mentally strong, she never takes a day off.” Under Lofton’s leadership as captain for the past two sea- her involved in the sport at such a young age. Lofton doesn’t leave her focused and determined atti- sons, the team has posted a 27-13-1 record. They finished “I’ve been playing soccer for almost 18 years; I grew to tude on the field. She is majoring in health sciences with a second in the CAA tournament last year and second in the love the sport,” Lofton said. pre-med concentration and a minor in biology. Lofton is regular season standings this season. Lofton made an immediate impact during her fresh- also in the honors program and is a four-time CAA Com- But JMU lost to Hofstra University 4-3 in the CAA tourna- man year, as she started in nearly every game. That season missioner’s Academic Award winner. She was also named ment semifinals on Friday night, marking the end of Lofton’s she helped the Dukes win the Colonial Athletic Associa- to the CAA All-Academic team for the second year in a career as a Duke. Although her playing days as a Duke are tion championship and was named JMU’s Rookie of the row this season. now over, Lofton leaves a tremendous legacy. Year. The athletic and academic accolades haven’t come “My JMU career started off great,” Lofton said. “It’s “She is all business when it comes to soccer,” senior without adversity, though. Two games into her junior year had a lot of ups and downs but I’m proud of what I’ve defender and co-captain Shannon Rano said. “I’ve in 2012, Lofton suffered an injury that ended her season. accomplished.” learned so much from her.” The injury became the start of a long 16-month journey Rano has been Lofton’s teammate for the last four back to recovery. The experience was tough on Lofton, Contact Forrest Deal at [email protected].

prof f itt & Fraser | Double Take

Had enough of LeBron James? It’s time to give the Cavs a break Everyone has an interest in the ‘King’

By Stephen Proffitt suppressed by the media. By Ryan Fraser Antonio Spurs. However, even then the The Breeze I see the problem as everyone putting a micro- contributing writer media wasn’t nearly as focused on him scope on No. 23. It’s been happening ever since as they are today. Word on the street is Fraser has 47 cents in his June 26, 2003, the day James went to the Cavs in If we’re keeping score, which I am, I The “Decision” changed everything. checking account. My car got towed Saturday night, the draft as the first overall pick. believe I won last week’s debate due to He went from Superman to Lex Luthor and after $135, we were reunited. The financial The NBA, in my grounded opinion, suffers the the fact that I had three people come up overnight when he went to the Miami woes are real. Time for this week’s Double Take. most from this individualistic crisis. to me saying I was right. So take that, Heat. He became one of the most polar- It’s natural for us as Americans to want some- How can The Washington Post justify a headline, Stephen. izing athletes ever. You either wanted thing to dissect. Whether it’s a failing marriage “LeBron James may be why the Cleveland Cavaliers This week’s question was difficult to him to go 82-0 or lose by 23 points. Every down the street or the next Kardashian boyfriend, are struggling” just five games in? wrap my head around. There were a lot single game the Heat lost was a referen- something psychochemical Really? A five-game sample size is worthy of of approaches that can dum on him. I have never seen a player drives us to this analytical state. making such prolific statements? Then, the main explain why LeBron be given the brunt of the blame like he This cognitive oasis has argument is an accruing statistic on how effective James gets so much has, despite the fact they never had a seemingly been acceptable for James is when driving to the basket. Five games attention. You can go decent point guard or center. years now in sports. That’s why nowhere near justifies a comparison to the entire the way of saying that Fast forward to this summer and his Gary, your 63-year-old super- previous season. it’s a 24-hour news return back to Cleveland. He went from market bag boy, can tell you Give the man some room to breathe. cycle and everyone is the pariah to the Messiah, the savior of why LeBron James and the We need to allot more attention to the team as a under the microscope, a city. All was forgiven. He would lead Cleveland Cavaliers are desper- whole if we’re going to be so analytical this early. but that’s a cop-out them to the promised land, which leads ately struggling through a mere five games of the With the return of James and the signing of Kevin answer. You could say he is the best bas- into the very short point of why I think NBA season. The thing is that Gary doesn’t know Love, Kyrie Irving was forced to adopt two big-time ketball player in the world and thus he there’s so much attention being paid to the Cavs’ team dynamic from the dairy section on superstars onto this year’s roster. New implementa- deserves said attention. However, that him. aisle nine. tions take some time to move and breathe before just doesn’t dive deep enough into the America loves a hero or a villain. We’re all clueless. they break in fully. issue. James has been both. No other ath- Very early in a lengthy season, many are already Nov. 6 is not an appropriate time to publish The more and more I pondered it, the lete can really claim that. Think about questioning whether the Cavs will make the play- headlines questioning the validity of a relatively more I realized that James is the most it. Who else has left his team during his offs and if James’ return to Cleveland is actually new roster. fascinating athlete of our generation. He prime to go win titles for another team hindering the team’s success. We could all take one out of James’ book and is the only one who can take the spot- only to go back to his original team, Relax. James used that exact word this past week. just relax. light away from the NFL during season. while still in his prime? I couldn’t think Analyzing sports to the degree we do these days When James coats his massive hands in baby He has been scrutinized since day one of one, and I’ll challenge you to think of has been an evolutionary process. What start- powder and explodes a cloud in front of press row when he was drafted out of high school one as well. The media loves it because ed as a simple way to detach from the real world just before the tip, he’s representing everything that in 2003. He was anointed the savior of he is so loved and hated and knows that has become a multi-billion dollar entertainment makes up the Cavs through those powdered par- the city of Cleveland, the “Chosen One” anybody watching ESPN has a vested industry. ticles, not just himself. who would bring them the champi- interest in the success of “King James.” The problem, in my book, is where we are being onship they so desired. And he came analytical. In terms of the 2014-15 Cleveland Cavs, Contact Stephen Proffitt at pretty dang close in 2007, making it to Contact Ryan Fraser at individualism needs to be abolished. It needs to be [email protected]. the Finals only to get swept by the San [email protected]. 12 Monday, November 10, 2014 breezejmu.org SPORTs

W Clubortsomen’ Sps Basketball Dress rehearsal After winning the CAA and going to the NCAA tournament last year, women’s basketball gears up for the new season.

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LEFT Junior guard Precious Hall drives to the net during JMU’s victory over Lenoir-Rhyne University on Sunday night. RIGHT Head coach Kenny Brooks shouts out adjustments to his players out on the court against Lenoir-Rhyne. Brooks is entering his 13th season as the head coach of women’s basketball. In his career with JMU, Brooks has an overall record of 281-112, including three conference championship victories.

Bey Rob rt williams with 19 points and three rebounds to lead the Dukes. different than performing in practice.” The Breeze As a junior, Hall said that she learned from the JMU players before Redshirt senior center Lauren Okafor, who led the team in her, including 2013 alumna Tarik Hislop, as well as Newman and rebounds, finished with 15 points and 13 rebounds, leading JMU After some long hours in the gym, the JMU women’s basketball Burkholder. on the boards. Senior forward Toia Giggetts finished the game with team got a chance to publicly showcase its talents for the first time “[I was] just being aggressive, looking for open shots and taking 12 points and 10 rebounds. Giggetts said if felt great to get back on since the NCAA tournament in March. The Dukes beat the Division whatever the defense gives me,” Hall said. “Since freshman year I the floor. II Lenoir-Rhyne University Bears 84-39 in a preseason game at the always had Tarik Hislop … just watching her leadership role. And “I just want to keep energy, keep my team hype and shake off Convocation Center. of course last year I had Nikki and Kirby to look at. They knew how some of the rust,” Giggetts said. Despite the absence of recently graduated stars Nikki Newman to take the pressure so I just looked after them.” As the Dukes prepare for the challenges ahead, Brooks contin- and Kirby Burkholder, the Dukes came out smoking, shooting a little The Dukes turned up their defensive efforts early and limited the ually preaches unity to his team. It’s all about winning a second under 60 percent from the field, as the entire starting five was on Bears to just 15 points in the first half. consecutive conference championship and returning to the NCAA the board in less than six minutes of play. Newman and Burkholder As the Bears tried to rally back, the closest they could get to the Tournament. Nevertheless, he’s still a firm believer of taking it one may be gone, but they’re not forgotten. Dukes was a margin of 14 points. day at a time. “I texted [both of] them today in a little group text and told them According to Brooks, he experimented with a plethora of lineups “Our motto this year is ‘One,’” Brooks said. “As LeBron says, ‘it’s how much I was going to miss them,” head coach Kenny Brooks said. throughout the game just to get an early glimpse of how the dif- a process’ and we’re going to have to continue to work every day. “I thanked them for how much they’ve done for this program and ferent players matched up on the floor as far as playing style and So our goals right now are very short-term and right now it’s just to it’s time to move on. Their legacy is what it is and I think that their cohesion goes. get better every day.” legacy is going to continue to live on because of what they passed “Today’s an exhibition game,” Brooks said. “The score isn’t an JMU tips off the start of its regular season Friday at 1 p.m. at the on to the kids behind them.” indicative of where we are. Today, I messed up the rhythm a lot Convocation Center against No. 23-ranked University of California, Yesterday, the first half was led by Colonial Athletic Association just because I was playing with some lineups that we don’t nor- Los Angeles. Preseason Player of the Year Precious Hall, who connected on three mally play. But today is more about watching kids, turning the lights three-pointers early in the first half, eventually finishing the game on, putting the uniform on and watching them perform, which is Ctontac Robert Williams at [email protected].

Blair rosen / the breeze fot o ball | Upcoming game at Richmond has big playoff implications from front that gave JMU its first lead of the game at 27-24 early in the fourth quarter. The Dukes erupted for 513 total offensive yards, That was as big a lead as the Dukes would need as which is more than double the average that the Sea- they moved to 4-2 in the CAA and into strong conten- wolves let up per game this season. tion for an at-large bid into the FCS Playoffs, which “They’re the No. 1 defense for a reason, and com- begin in three weeks. ing in I knew I had to use everything I had,” Lee said. “We know we’re playing for something big and have Big plays helped fuel the Dukes’ offensive attack, the opportunity to do something that hasn’t been done as they had 17 plays of double-digit yardage. Lee in a long time at this school,” Lee said. was responsible for 12 of those, one of which includ- Lee gave credit to the offensive line, which was chal- ed a 30-yard carry on third-and-29, during which he lenged all week in practice, knowing they would be seemed to juke about five or six Stony Brook players going up against the No. 1 defense in the country. But before getting a critical block near the JMU sideline the unit held its own, allowing only four sacks. and converting the first down. “The o-line stepped up to the challenge today,” Lee Another big play for JMU’s quick-strike offense was said. the dagger right in the heart of the Stony Brook defense Lee’s performance padded his lead on his lead in in a sequence that started with a big play by the JMU passing yards per game in the CAA, upping his aver- defense. age to 263.3 yards per game through the air. That is 44.6 Stony Brook had first-and-goal at the two-yard line, yards per game better than the second-place thrower. but senior running back Marcus Coker was stopped He also accounts for 335.2 all-purpose yards per game, twice. Then sophomore running back Stacey Bedell which is also first in the conference as well. was stopped short of the line as well. Next up for the Dukes is a critical matchup at the Finally, Stony Brook head coach Chuck Priore University of Richmond this Saturday. Both teams are reached into his bag of tricks with a fake field goal try, vying for an at-large bid into the playoffs and both sit but didn’t fool anybody. The Dukes’ special teams unit, at 4-2 in the CAA and 7-3 overall. Richmond lost 33-20 seemingly ready for the play, stuffed that play as well. at the University of Maine Saturday. “We saw different personnel on the field, so we were expecting something different,” Withers said. Cameron Boon is the assistant sports editor Keith olsen / the statesman Three plays later, the Dukes hit it big. Lee hit a wide- for the Stony Brook student newspaper Redshirt junior quarterback Vad Lee evades Stony Brook’s junior defensive lineman Victor Ochi open sophomore wide receiver Brandon Ravenel down The Statesman. Contact Cameron at while looking downfield to find an open receiver. Lee finished the day 20-33 for 314 yards and the middle of the field for a 76-yard touchdown pass [email protected]. three touchdowns passing while picking up 79 yards on the ground off of 16 carries. Classifieds

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