JALAPEÑO WARS Omnivore, vegetarian debate Tex-Mex options ARTS | 7 OPINION SPRING BREAKERS SPORTS LEADING THE CHARGE 6 It’s about more than 9 Ky Parrott fills leadoff spot partying for JMU Baseball Vol. 95, No. 22 Thursday, February 23, 2017 breezejmu.org Postelection postcards College Democrats, Bare Naked Ladies host postcard campaign to reach out to elected officials By YASMINE MAGGIO people an opportunity to get involved in ways they The Breeze might not otherwise.” The campaign is broken up into five, two-week Postcards may be used to write home from far away mini-campaigns. The plan for action involves writing places, but for the politically motivated it’s a means to Goodlatte and various media outlets — such as the of taking action. Daily News-Record and The Breeze, who published an Inspired by the Women’s March campaign, JMU article last Thursday — criticizing Goodlatte’s voting College Democrats and Bare Naked Ladies, a group record and urging students to vote. The campaign will of students dedicated to promoting positive body end with the Virginia Young Democrats Convention image and self-love, recently created a 10-week at JMU on March 17, and a city council forum in ALEXIS MILLER / THE BREEZE action campaign to kick off the new semester, and the Harrisonburg. The postcard writing campaign is the first step in a 10–week plan dedicated to giving students an active voice. new administration. Their first order of business: a Patrick Stott, a senior political science major postcard writing campaign for students to voice their and chairman of the JMU College Republicans, Democrats have no bench because of this.” but a lot of the things we talk about go hand-in-hand concerns to Rep. Bob Goodlatte. responded to Roesch’s opinion piece in an email. For Elvera Gurevich, a senior communication with what the Women’s March was about,” Gurevich “Postelection, everybody wanted to do something “Organization at the local level is a huge part of studies major, treasurer of Bare Naked Ladies and said. “Bare Naked Ladies’ mission is improving self- but nobody knew really what to do or how to do it,” politics,” Stott said. “That’s why Republicans hold member of College Democrats, the decision to love and trying to get people more comfortable with Josh Roesch, a junior political science major and a two-thirds majority in the House of Delegates partner with College Democrats for the postcard themselves. I feel like equal pay for equal work kind president of JMU College Democrats, said. “A lot of and a majority in the State Senate. It’s also why writing campaign aligned with the values of Bare of goes hand-in-hand with respecting yourself.” the point of this campaign is to try to channel that Republicans hold an insurmountable amount of Naked Ladies. frustration into a productive thing, and this gives state legislatures and governor’s mansions. The “We’re not technically a feminist organization, see MAIL, page 3 Recovery is possible A respected man On-campus events increase knowledge Remembering Dean Ehlers’ 22 years as JMU’s athletic director Omer “Dean” Ehlers, the first athletic director While JMU’s athletic budget for the year that of Eating Disorder Awareness Month of JMU, died Sunday afternoon at the age of 87. ended on June 30, 2015, was over $44 million, the Ehlers led JMU athletics for 22 years, taking over school had just $44,000 to work with in Ehlers’ as the head of the department in 1971. Hired by first year on the job. In addition to the limited then-president and former colleague Ronald E. funds, Ehlers operated without an official ticket By KAREY GARDENER due to her behavior and refused to pump her Carrier, Ehlers built the sports program from the office. After coming home from work in the The Breeze stomach. ground up. evenings, he spent time mailing tickets to fans. “It has been 16 years, four months and 22 days During his tenure, the university made Ehlers also spent six years on the NCAA The audience in the Wilson auditorium on since my daughter died of an eating disorder,” the shift to Division I, began offering athletic Division I Women’s Basketball Committee, Tuesday evening felt the emotion and loss as Ron George said. scholarships, joined the Colonial Athletic served as the president of the CAA and was George, father of former student Leslie George, Eating disorders are the primary cause of deaths Association and began its football program. the head of the Eastern Collegiate Athletic stood up and spoke about his daughter’s fatal eating related to mental illness, and their prevalence is the Ehlers is credited with leading JMU’s movement Conference. He also was a member of the NCAA disorder. reason why February is National Eating Disorder to relevancy within the NCAA and was inducted basketball rules committee that helped bring “We made her promise to tell the doctors about Awareness month. into both the JMU Hall of Fame and the Virginia dunking back into the sport after it was banned her eating disorder and her eating binge that night,” Many JMU organizations, such as the Bare Naked Sports Hall of Fame. from 1967-1976. George said in his speech. “In retrospect, that was Ladies and the JMU chapter of Sigma Sigma Sigma, In an effort to reduce costs, Carrier also hired Ehlers, with the help of his staff and probably a big mistake.” are coming together in support of people suffering Ehlers as the men’s basketball coach during colleagues, laid the foundation for JMU’s The doctors weren’t convinced that Leslie had from any type of disordered eating condition. his first year with the school. In the program’s nationally acclaimed athletic program. He’s burst her stomach because of the state she was in. infancy, games were played in the Harrisonburg survived by his children and their families. They believed she was having a psychotic episode see AWARENESS, page 4 High School gym as the JMU Convocation Center hadn’t been built yet. -staff report LAURA VANDERMARK / THE BREEZE COURTESY OF JMU ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Jeanette Suros was the keynote speaker at Tri Sigma’s speakout. She spoke about her own experiences with anorexia as a survivor. Dean Ehlers inducts JMU field hockey coach Christy Morgan into the JMU sports hall of fame in 2013. DID YOU KNOW? You can move money for FREE between any of your banks or credit unions when you bank on-campus with CommonWealth One. Easy banking on campus! Visit cofcu.org We are located in Madison Union, next to the Post Office. All local area students and residents can bank with us. Membership eligibility required. 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