Serving James Madison University Since 1922 Thunderstorms n 68°/48° Vol. 86, No. 54 chance of precipitation: 70% Monday, April 26, 2010 chosenones It’s been a decade since the last JMU player was drafted to the NFL. Seniors Arthur Moats and Scotty McGee heard their names called on Saturday. After, fellow seniors Dorian Brooks and Mike Caussin signed free PHOTOS BY ROBERT BOag / THE BREEZE agent contracts. Top LEFT Arthur Moats was drafted to the Buffalo Bills, Scotty McGee was drafted to the Jacksonville Jaguars. BottoM LEFT Dorian Brooks signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Mike Caussin signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars, both as undrafted free agents. By MichaEL DEMSKY running back Curtis Keaton went in the early as the third round. Despite the slide, 250 pounds) is archetypal for an inside The Breeze fourth round to the Cincinnati Bengals a Moats still generated interest with a num- linebacker, but his speed and physicality decade ago had a Duke heard his name ber of NFL teams. could make for an intriguing transition to Just 25 picks after the Buffalo Bills at the draft. McGee followed soon after, “Once the fourth and fifth rounds the outside spot. chose Arthur Moats as a linebacker of being taken by the Jaguars with the 203rd wrapped up I got a little upset,” Moats “I played middle inside linebacker the future on Saturday, Scotty McGee overall pick. said Sunday. “But at the start of the sixth, when I was in high school,” Moats said. was selected to compete for a starting “I think it speaks volumes of the tal- the Giants and the Falcons both called me “In terms of their scheme and what they job by the Jacksonville Jaguars. The duo ent we are able to attract to our school,” saying they were going to pick me if I fell will be asking of me, I definitely think I became the first Dukes taken in the NFL coach Mickey Matthews said. “We get to them. Then the Bills called my mom can grasp that very easily. My athletic Draft since 2000, after each were select- good players and I think we are going to when they were on the clock. I got down- abilities should definitely help me a lot.” ed in the sixth round. Soon after the draft continue to do that. The past three or four stairs just in time to talk to the [Buffalo] Many saw McGee’s selection as a sur- ended, former teammates Mike Caussin years we’ve just had a lot of good players coaches and see my name pop up on the prise because he was not mentioned on and Dorian Brooks signed with teams as come through.” TV. After that, it just got crazy.” most mock drafts. Strong workouts with free agents. Moats was the Dukes’ most publicized Bills scouting reports hint that the team the Jaguars over the past couple months Moats was the first player off the board prospect. His fall to the sixth round was plans to develop Moats as an inside line- put McGee on the team’s wish list, for the Dukes after he was taken with the somewhat unexpected, as some media backer, contrary to the defensive end 178th overall pick by the Bills. Not since outlets predicted he would be picked as position he played at JMU. His size (6’, see NFL, page 17 BUDGET GUEST SpEAKER SpriNGFEST Attorney General JMU Buys From Auschwitz Supports Garst’s Actions The Day Off Furlough Costs the By AaroN KoEppER Cuccinelli said in a speech Thursday The Breeze at Spotswood Country Club he didn’t University $560,000 To Harrisonburg believe the raid was a First Amend- Virginia Attorney Gen. Ken ment issue because it did not involve JMU professors and staff will not By AMANDA CASKEY Cuccinelli said he supports Common- news or confidential sources, accord- be forced to take a mandatory day The Breeze wealth Attorney Marsha Garst’s search ing to the Daily News-Record. off. of The Breeze newsroom for Springfest He acknowledged the legal discus- Gov. Bob McDonnell’s budget After sharing his personal story of how photos on April 16. sions and said he hoped there would mandates all state employees take he survived the Holocaust, Rabbi Laszlo “I support any and all legal means be a successful resolution that would a mandatory unpaid day off and is Berkowits had one request for the audi- to gather information to build a case allow Garst to secure “the photograph- used as a measure to cover the $3.5 ence: to be guardians of human rights. against people who allegedly harmed ic evidence she needs while protecting billion state budget deficit. “You are the future,” Berkowits said. or intended to harm law enforcement the First Amendment concerns of the McDonnell created a buy-out “Try to make it better.” officers,” Cuccinelli said on Friday in a option for higher education, giving Berkowits, a Rabbi in Northern Virgin- statement to The Breeze. see actioN, page 4 JMU and other state universities the ia at Temple Rodef Shalom, was invited option to purchase the furlough day to speak for Holocaust Remembrance from the state. Week, hosted by JMU Hillel, an organiza- Doug Brown, outgoing provost and tion that promotes a Jewish community vice president for academic affairs, presence on campus. Spring Convocation told the Faculty Senate on March 29 Berkowits stunned the audience SETH BINSTED / THE BREEZE that JMU decided to purchase the Thursday with detailed accounts of his Rabbi Laszlo Berkowits, a Holocaust furlough day from the state. time in numerous concentration camps, survivor, spoke for JMU Hillel’s Charlie King, senior vice president including the infamous Auschwitz- Holocaust Remembrance Week. Center concert, page 11 for administration and finance, said Birkenau. at the April 2 Board of Visitor’s meet- “I think about how fortunate we are were not Jewish during the Holocaust ing that JMU purchased the furlough and how hard it was … I just couldn’t but who helped countless Jews escape day for $560,000. imagine,” said freshman Maura from German soldiers. According to Brown, if employ- McMahon. “It shows that there is hope in people,” ees had to take the furlough day, it He speaks at such events to honor the Berkowits said. “People can choose life would have cost the university more people who went “to the other side” and over death, even over their own.” money. to make sure the truth has been told. He spent an hour and a half describing “Believe me, we calculated the “One of the most important things the events of his past to more than 100 cost to implement it and it would about being Jewish in this day and age people in the Festival Highlands room. have been a lot of money,” Brown is to remember the Holocaust and to “When two survivors meet they ask said at the Faculty Senate meeting. educate people about what happened,” each other two questions: ‘Where are “We see them [furlough days] as very Hendeman said. you from?’ And ‘where have you been?’ ” disruptive.” Berkowits also wanted to honor the “righteous of the nations” — those who see HOLOCAUST, page 4 — staff reports DAN GORIN / THE BREEZE NEWS opiNION LIFE SportS 4/26 INSIDE 3 Plane pullin’ 7 Rose speaks 11 Center stage 13 Spring scrimmage JMU students pull a plane JMU president writes a letter Students direct and The football team closes to raise money for charity. addressing the student body perform one-act shows out the off-season. in the aftermath of Springfest. in Director’s Fest. 2 Monday, April 26, 2010 breezejmu.org Serving James Madison University Since 1922 G1 Anthony-Seeger Hall, MSC 6805 James Madison University Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807 Phone: 540-568-6127 Fax: 540-568-6736 MISSION The Breeze, the student-run newspaper of James Madison University, serves student, faculty and staff readership by reporting news involving the campus and local community. 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