Serving James Madison University Since 1922 Morning showers n 70°/50° Vol. 86, No. 45 chance of precipitation: 70% Thursday, March 25, 2010 HEALTH CARE REFORM 3/25 INSIDE NEWS 3 It’s ‘your call’ Alcohol responsibility Changes to Affect Graduates program recognized for success in advertising. By RYAN PLATT health care reform by the House on OPINION and KATIE THISDELL Sunday and the signing into law by SIX EFFECTS OF THE BILL Naturally The Breeze President Obama on Sunday, college- 7 Beyond college Options Transparency Do you know what you’re aged students have more options for eating? Take the Dining Junior Matt Clark won’t immediately heath insurance. n Young adults will be able n Anyone who is n In the health insurance Services survey to request lose his insurance when he graduates “It’s a parallel to if you drive a vehi- to stay on their parents’ unemployed or without exchange, citizens all-natural foods. next year, like most recent college grad- cle, you need to be insured,” said David health insurance plans an employer that offers can compare all parts uates have. Cockley, a professor in JMU’s health until the age of 26. insurance can purchase of different insurance LIFE Under the Health Care Reform sciences department. “Students are Currently, many plans plans through a health plans to choose what’s 9 Hip-hop haven Act, passed Sunday, he’ll have more now going to have to be thinking about drop these dependents insurance exchange. the best for them. UPB’s spring concert targets options beginning in six months. One insurance, and they’re going to have to upon graduation. a different audience. of the main pieces of the legislation find it, be it from their parents or from affecting him and others his age is the an employer.” Medicaid eligibility Coverage Mandatory coverage SPORTS ability to stay on a parents’ insurance Under the current law, some young 11 Tennis postseason plan until the age of 26. adults do not purchase health insur- n If young adults don’t n Beginning in six months, n Starting in 2014, fines seeds to be decided “Being able to stay on my parents ance, thinking they do not need it if have dependents children with pre-existing will be implemented Men’s tennis plays three health insurance is going to be real- they are young and healthy. and are at a certain conditions cannot for anyone who conference matches ly, really good,” said Clark, a health If young adults also don’t have income level, they can be denied on health has not purchased this weekend. administration major. He said he had dependents, the reform says they can qualify for Medicaid. insurance plans. This health insurance. been a little worried about being unin- qualify for Medicaid starting in 2014. affects adults in 2014. sured, but would have found a way to And for those still looking for a job or get temporary insurance. whose employer does not offer insur- SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONS “I don’t think many kids understand ance, there will be the option to buy companies cannot deny them. This will for dropping people who have become FOR THE SGA that it was a huge issue,” Clark said. “If plans through a health insurance go into effect for adults in 2014. too ill. ELECTION DEBATE [they] don’t have insurance and they exchange. Cockley explained the importance “For children, there are now a lot get hurt a few days after they graduate, In six months, any children with pre- of keeping children under an insur- more restrictions on insurance com- [email protected] that could be a lotta, lotta money.” existing health conditions will also be ance plan is preventing recision, the With the historic passage of the able to get health care since insurance legal term insurance companies use see HEALTH CARE, page 5 PERFORMING ARTS CENTER JMU Completing New Spaces for the Arts Center’s Doors Initially Open May 18, Grand Opening Set for Early 2011 By JOHN SUTTER The Breeze In May the sounds of hammers, chisels and saws will be replaced with music, theatre and dance as the new Forbes Performing Arts Center opens its doors. The $82 million facility is scheduled for com- pletion May 18. Construction completion was delayed two to three weeks beyond the original mid-April completion date because of snow. “We are for The Forbes Center will house the College ASHLEY GRISHAM / THE BREEZE the first time of Visual and Perform- bringing everyone ing Arts and contain practice facilities and MAIN PERFORMANCE SPACES in theatre and concert halls. Proscenium Theater 450 seats dance into the “We are for the first Studio Theater 150 seats time bringing everyone Dance Theater 200 seats same facility.” in theatre and dance Marilou into the same facility,” MUSIC PERFORMACE Johnson said Marilou Johnson, Concert Hall 600 seats associate dean for associate dean for the Recital Hall 200 seats the College of Visual College of Visual and and Performing Arts Performing Arts. “This is primarily an academic facility, but it will location creates an ideal atmosphere for not only 33 new music practice rooms Currently the college double and serve as a community asset as well,” an academic environment, but also a facility to 174,524 square feet is housed in six different said George Sparks, dean of the College of Visual showcase student talents. With the Warsaw Park- buildings across cam- and Performing Arts. ing Deck, the South Main viaduct and the drop-off pus including Godwin, For the School of Music, the Forbes Center offers driveway, the facility is easier for students and com- Theatre II, Duke, the Music Building, Harrison and 33 additional practice rooms, an orchestra ensem- munity members to access events. classrooms, concert halls and theaters. Wilson. ble practice room, one 600-seat recital hall and one “The ability to enjoy things that go on in the facil- “The goal of the faculty was to make this [facil- The 174,524-square-foot building contains three 200-seat concert hall. ity will be improved tremendously because of this ity] 100-percent flexible,” Johnson said in relation theaters for visual and performing arts and two “Right now, there are way too few practice rooms location,” Johnson said. to the dance performance studio. concert halls for the School of Music. The Forbes in relation to the amount of students,” sophomore A collaborative effort of faculty and architects The vastly expanded scene shop, with a wood Center replaces outdated performance spaces in music industry major Olivia Lawson said. contributed to the building’s design in order to best Theatre II, Godwin and Wilson. According to Johnson, the Forbes Center’s meet the needs of the college and to create versatile see CENTER, page 6 TAKE BACK THE NIGHT MEssAGE FROM THE EDITORIAL BOARD Opinionated? Shatter the Silence By CAITLIN HAWES Rachel Griffin, an international com- popular” older boy named Aaron, on the editorial board of a publication can become insti- The Breeze munication professor at the University whom she had a crush on. He had come tutionalized and opinions often grow stale. In order to gain of Denver. They gathered to promote over while her mother was at work and a fresh outlook and better gauge thoughts and concerns of The lights dimmed and a microphone awareness of sexual abuse and assault, raped her on her bed while she had only those on campus, we would like to extend an invitation to all waited on the stage beside a box of tis- and also to provide a forum for students hoped to kiss him. Griffin also invited students, faculty and staff to apply for a new guest position sues. Only two lights shined: the dim to speak out and be heard. the audience to share their stories in the Christmas lights lining the stage and “Talking about rape hurts me on the following event: the speak-out. on the editorial board. The position would require meetings the square bulbs lighting the auditori- inside,” Griffin said, “but silence hurts Suddenly the students began to rise with the board twice weekly for one month to discuss topics um aisles. A moon was projected in the more.” She shared her story of being and choose the board’s stance on issues important to the JMU background and cut-out stars and moons raped in high school by a “cute, tough, see NIGHT, page 10 community. Each month we will select a new member. lined the walls. People held their breaths, To apply, give us your thoughts in no more than 250 words wondering if they should speak out — if regarding what you think is currently the most important they dare — if the audience would judge issue at JMU. Send submissions to [email protected] them or understand. They wondered if, by speaking the words which they had sup- by Thursday, April 1 for consideration. pressed within their hearts for so long, their pain could be healed. Tuesday evening, a mostly-female crowd filled Grafton-Stovall Theatre. They came to watch “Take Back the Night,” sponsored by the University Health Centers’s Student Wellness and Outreach Center, the Take Back the SPEAK YOUR Night Coalition, and the Collins Center. Take Back the Night is an internation- al program dedicated to ending sexual assault on college campuses. It has been MIND ONLINE presented worldwide since the 1970s. The program featured Casey Cavanagh JOIN THE DIALOGUE AND COMMENT ON playing the guitar, the “Into Hymn” all- female Christian a cappella group, the DAN GORIN / THE BREEZE ANY ARTICLE OR COLUMN AT breezejmu.org Word is Born Poet’s Society, CARE, 1 in Professor Rachel Griffin of the University of Denver shares her story about being 4, Low Key and, finally, keynote speaker sexually assaulted in high school by a boy she had a crush on.