Serving James Madison University Since 1922
Vol.
86, No.
30
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Rain/Snow 40°/31°
chance of precipitation: 60%
1/21 INSIDE
NEWS
3 A bandit on the lam
Man who robbed Main St.
SunTrust continues to elude
police, threatens Ohio Bank.
OPINION
5 Jack Bauer’s return
e long road since
we...
Plus
Serving James Madison University Since 1922 Vol. 86, No. 30 Thursday, January 21, 2010 Rain/Snow 40°/31° chance of precipitation: 60% 1/21 INSIDE NEWS 3 A bandit on the lam Man who robbed Main St. SunTrust continues to elude police, threatens Ohio Bank. OPINION 5 Jack Bauer’s return e long road since we met him and what he means to us. LIFE 9 Constructing art Alfredo Torres helped build the East Campus Library. Now he discusses working on the Performing Arts Center. SPORTS 11 Preseason favorites JMU baseball has been tabbed to win the CAA in a poll of the league’s coaches. MEET THE SENATOR* Rheanna Martino Sophomore class vice president, senator and chairwoman, Committee on Internal Affairs What is your favorite spot on campus? The Wilson steps. It’s just so fun when it’s nice out, hanging out with friends. And I also like Carrier. I love Club Carrier! What is one thing people can not tell just by looking at you? I’m fro
Moins
Par thebreezeonline
Document Adobe PDF
Publiée le 23 Jan. 2010
Pages: 17
Lectures: 75
Téléchargements: 3
Serving James Madison University Since 1922
Vol.
86, No.
28
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Mostly Sunny 50°/26°
chance of precipitation: 0%
Prong 1
The ratio of
male to female
undergraduates
should equal the ratio
of male to female
athletic participation.
Prong 2
Proof of a history
of expanding
opportunities for the...
Plus
Serving James Madison University Since 1922 Vol. 86, No. 28 Thursday, January 14, 2010 Mostly Sunny 50°/26° chance of precipitation: 0% Prong 1 The ratio of male to female undergraduates should equal the ratio of male to female athletic participation. Prong 2 Proof of a history of expanding opportunities for the underrepresented gender. Prong 3 The school accommodates athletes with interest and ability. Three Ways to Comply The Board chose Prong 1 because JMU did not have a history of “expanding opportunities. ” JMU had added two women’s varsity teams since 1990. JMU had a club team with interest and ability which they did not accommodate. JMU’s Ratios in 2006 Undergraduates: 61% female 39% male Participation: 50. 7 % female 49. 3% male By MATT SUTHERLAND The Breeze After the largest earthquake recorded in the region hit Haiti’s capitol Port-au-Prince Tuesday, one JMU senior is trying to contact his family at the epicenter of the disaster. Patrick Eugene, a computer science m
Moins
Par thebreezeonline
Document Adobe PDF
Publiée le 15 Jan. 2010
Pages: 20
Lectures: 29
Téléchargements: 0
TIMETABLE FOR CONSTRUCTION
By KATIE THISDELL
The Breeze
After police surrounded the SunTrust
Bank on South Main Street for hours
Tuesdayevening,thesuspectinthebank
robberyandbombthreatremainsonthe
loose.
e suspect entered the bank at
S.
Main St.
, demanded money and left a
packagethathesaidcontainedanexplosive device.
Police...
Plus
TIMETABLE FOR CONSTRUCTION By KATIE THISDELL The Breeze After police surrounded the SunTrust Bank on South Main Street for hours Tuesdayevening,thesuspectinthebank robberyandbombthreatremainsonthe loose. e suspect entered the bank at S. Main St. , demanded money and left a packagethathesaidcontainedanexplosive device. Police received the call at : p. m. esuspect edwithanundisclosedamountofmoney. Aweaponwas never displayed. Surveillance video shows the man was between and years old, cleanshaven with light or gray hair and wore a annel shirt and jeans. e Harrisonburg Police Department is following up with several tips from the community through the Crime Solvers anonymous tip line. The box that was left in the bank’s lobby did not contain an explosive, policeconcludedTuesdayevening. After the Virginia State Police Bomb Squad sent a technician into the building three times, they detonated the package in a controlled setting. The investigator, wearing full body armor, first X-rayed
Moins
Par thebreezeonline
Document Adobe PDF
Publiée le 3 Déc. 2009
Pages: 20
Lectures: 3 114
Téléchargements: 1
TODAY’S WEATHER
59°/44°
for this week’s weather, see page 3
max humidity: 92%
VOL.
86, ISSUE 26
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Serving James Madison University Since 1922
breezejmu.
org»your destination for JMU news
chance of
precip: 70%
BREAKING NEWS
WEB EXCLUSIVES
PHOTO SLIDESHOWS
VIDEOS
AND MORE
VISIT THE WEB FOR
« S E E Y O U...
Plus
TODAY’S WEATHER 59°/44° for this week’s weather, see page 3 max humidity: 92% VOL. 86, ISSUE 26 Thursday, November 19, 2009 Serving James Madison University Since 1922 breezejmu. org»your destination for JMU news chance of precip: 70% BREAKING NEWS WEB EXCLUSIVES PHOTO SLIDESHOWS VIDEOS AND MORE VISIT THE WEB FOR « S E E Y O U A F T E R B R E A K»T H E B R E E ZE W I L L R E T U R N T H U R SDAY, D EC . 3 By JAMES GWINN contributing writer Duke has the Cameron Crazies, Pittsburgh has the Oakland Zoo, Michigan State has the Izzone, and now JMU joins with the naming of its student section at basketball games — the MADhouse. An e-mail was sent out to the student body Oct. asking it to vote on which of the four choices they thought would best represent the students. “Wegotthesuggestionsforthenamesfromour Facebook group, the JMU Dukes fan page,” said Alyssa Gerlando, director of athletics marketing. e athletics marketing sta then compiled a list of names and narrowed the list down to
Moins
Par thebreezeonline
Document Adobe PDF
Publiée le 19 Nov. 2009
Pages: 12
Lectures: 300
Téléchargements: 0
TODAY’S WEATHER
65°/40°
for this week’s weather, see page 3
max humidity: 68%
VOL.
86, ISSUE 25
Monday, November 16, 2009
Serving James Madison University Since 1922
breezejmu.
org»your destination for JMU news
chance of
precip: 20%
BREAKING NEWS
WEB EXCLUSIVES
PHOTO SLIDESHOWS
VIDEOS
AND MORE
VISIT THE WEB FOR
NEWS
Theta Chi...
Plus
TODAY’S WEATHER 65°/40° for this week’s weather, see page 3 max humidity: 68% VOL. 86, ISSUE 25 Monday, November 16, 2009 Serving James Madison University Since 1922 breezejmu. org»your destination for JMU news chance of precip: 20% BREAKING NEWS WEB EXCLUSIVES PHOTO SLIDESHOWS VIDEOS AND MORE VISIT THE WEB FOR NEWS Theta Chi raises money for charities by spending 12 nights on the commons. OPINION Coming graduates should consider the downside of rushing to grad school. LIFE JMU fashion: to be comfortable or to be original? SPORTS Men’s basketball faces backcourt problems without Devon Moore. page 3 page 5 page 9 Pub Owners Face Criminal Charges e owners of e Pub will face a grand jury today with charges each. William R. Royer and Terri Lynn Life face three felony charges of embezzlement, one misdemeanor of money laundering and eight misdemeanors of failure to pay the Harrisonburg meals tax. e charges were led Friday in the Rockingham County Circuit Court. The Pub has faced viol
Moins
Par thebreezeonline
Document Adobe PDF
Publiée le 16 Nov. 2009
Pages: 12
Lectures: 221
Téléchargements: 0
today’s weather
45°/41°
for this week’s weather, see page 3
max humidity: 83%
vol.
86, issue 24
thursday, November 12, 2009
Serving James Madison University Since 1922
breezejmu.
org»your destination for JMU news
chance of
precip: 70%
BREAKING NEws
wEB ExclusIvEs
photo slIdEshows
vIdEos
and more
Visit the web For
by daNielle...
Plus
today’s weather 45°/41° for this week’s weather, see page 3 max humidity: 83% vol. 86, issue 24 thursday, November 12, 2009 Serving James Madison University Since 1922 breezejmu. org»your destination for JMU news chance of precip: 70% BREAKING NEws wEB ExclusIvEs photo slIdEshows vIdEos and more Visit the web For by daNielle strickler contributing writer Valley residents gathered in front of Court Square on Tuesday at 8:45 p. m. to protest the lethal injection ofasniperwhoterrorizedtheWashington,D. C. metro area in October 2002. John Allen Muhammad, 48, was executed at the Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt just after 9 p. m. Tuesday. He died by lethal injection for the death of Dean H. Meyers, an engineer who was shot intheheadatagasstationinManassas. Muhammad’s accomplice, then 17-year-old Lee Boyd Malvo, is serving four life sentences without parole. “This is not about us,” Linda Royster said. “It is about all loving people, campaigning and standing on the side of lo
Moins
Par thebreezeonline
Document Adobe PDF
Publiée le 12 Nov. 2009
Pages: 20
Lectures: 171
Téléchargements: 0
NEWS
See Saturday’s game ball delivered to
Bridgeforth — from the sky.
OPINION
A call to action against Uganda’s
“Anti-Homosexuality Bill.
”
LIFE
Sisterhood of African-American
women writers read essays by
Wintergreen Women.
SPORTS
Women’s soccer suffers a
heartbreaking 1-0 loss in CAA
championship game.
Inside
TODAY’S...
Plus
NEWS See Saturday’s game ball delivered to Bridgeforth — from the sky. OPINION A call to action against Uganda’s “Anti-Homosexuality Bill. ” LIFE Sisterhood of African-American women writers read essays by Wintergreen Women. SPORTS Women’s soccer suffers a heartbreaking 1-0 loss in CAA championship game. Inside TODAY’S WEATHER 74°/47° for this week’s weather, see page 3 max humidity: 61% VOL. 86, ISSUE 23 Monday, November 9, 2009 Serving James Madison University Since 1922 breezejmu. org»your destination for JMU news chance of precip: 10% Stand up Comedy Show 540-568-6127 thebreezeads@gmail. com Sponsored by: photo by: Elizabeth Swain TONIGHT | 8 P. M. | GRAFTON-STOVALL | $2 warm, delicious cookies available from ChargesAgainstStudent,FormerSafetyDropped JuniorClaimsAnotherSuspectCouldbeChargedinAllegedFightonSept. 18 reecharges,includingtwofelonies, against JMU junior Colin J. Fitz-Maurice were dropped in Rockingham district court Oct. . Fitz-Maurice, , from Newtown, Penn. , w
Moins
Par thebreezeonline
Document Adobe PDF
Publiée le 9 Nov. 2009
Pages: 10
Lectures: 132
Téléchargements: 0
NEWS
Students sell shot glasses to push for
dialogue on the drinking age.
OPINION
John Scott’s commentary on today’s
Judicial hearings.
LIFE
Interested in adopting a rescued cat?
Visit Cat’s Cradle downtown.
SPORTS
Men’s Soccer assimilates eight
players from around the globe.
Inside
TODAY’S WEATHER
54°/32°
for this...
Plus
NEWS Students sell shot glasses to push for dialogue on the drinking age. OPINION John Scott’s commentary on today’s Judicial hearings. LIFE Interested in adopting a rescued cat? Visit Cat’s Cradle downtown. SPORTS Men’s Soccer assimilates eight players from around the globe. Inside TODAY’S WEATHER 54°/32° for this week’s weather, see page 3 max humidity: 62% VOL. 86, ISSUE 22 Thursday, November 5, 2009 Serving James Madison University Since 1922 breezejmu. org»your destination for JMU news chance of precip: 0% BREAKING NEWS WEB EXCLUSIVES PHOTO SLIDESHOWS VIDEOS AND MORE VISIT THE WEB FOR By FORD PRIOR The Breeze RICHMOND — Some of Republican Bob McDonnell’s supporters believe it was his e ective campaign strategy that led to his overwhelming victory in the state. His win and the GOP sweep of Virginia were celebrated Tuesday with hip-hop music thumping and beach balls bouncing amid a large crowd in downtown Richmond’s Marriot Inn. “Eight months ago I applied for the job of gove
Moins
Par thebreezeonline
Document Adobe PDF
Publiée le 5 Nov. 2009
Pages: 12
Lectures: 228
Téléchargements: 0
A free shuttle service will run from 10 a.
m.
to 6:30 p.
m.
from campus to the polls tomorrow.
PICKUP SITES Godwin Bus Stop | CHEM Bus Stop SHUTTLES RUN EVERY 30 MINUTES
By KATIE THISDELL
The Breeze
As police check into the possibility of
connections between recent trespassing and peeping Tom incidents both on
and o campus, students...
Plus
A free shuttle service will run from 10 a. m. to 6:30 p. m. from campus to the polls tomorrow. PICKUP SITES Godwin Bus Stop | CHEM Bus Stop SHUTTLES RUN EVERY 30 MINUTES By KATIE THISDELL The Breeze As police check into the possibility of connections between recent trespassing and peeping Tom incidents both on and o campus, students are evaluating how to keep themselves safe wherever they live. All residence halls have a swipe system for JACards that work only for that building’s residents. Some halls, such as those in the Village, also have a swipe system for sections and key codes at suite doors. Yet dozens of students told Breeze reporters Friday they have let someone into their building without knowing whether or not the person is a resident; many guessed that it happens multiple times every day. “Anyonecan ndawayinthedorm. If they didn’t want that they should fence off the whole campus,” sophomore Kiersten Johnson said. “It doesn’t matter what they do to increase securitie
Moins
Par thebreezeonline
Document Adobe PDF
Publiée le 2 Nov. 2009
Pages: 16
Lectures: 233
Téléchargements: 0
NEWS
SGA seeks student response to
changes to campus’ “Drunk Bus”
OPINION
A rundown of Halloween fashion
trends at JMU.
SPORTS
Former JMU quarterback Rodney
Landers (’09) has found a home
with the Richmond Revolution of the
Indoor Football League.
LIFE
A review of ‘49,’ which dances to
the Theatre II stage this Halloween...
Plus
NEWS SGA seeks student response to changes to campus’ “Drunk Bus” OPINION A rundown of Halloween fashion trends at JMU. SPORTS Former JMU quarterback Rodney Landers (’09) has found a home with the Richmond Revolution of the Indoor Football League. LIFE A review of ‘49,’ which dances to the Theatre II stage this Halloween weekend. page 3 Inside VOL. 86, ISSUE 20 TODAY’S WEATHER 61°/47° for this week’s weather, see page 3 max humidity: 82% Thursday, October 29, 2009 Serving James Madison University Since 1922 breezejmu. org»your destination for JMU news chance of precip: 10% BREAKING NEWS WEB EXCLUSIVES PHOTO SLIDESHOWS VIDEOS AND MORE VISIT THE WEB FOR By AMANDA CASKEY The Breeze While junior Marie Christopher and her boyfriend were sitting in a parked car across the street from her Mason Street house at : a. m. Saturday,shenoticedadark gurecome from around the back, walk up to the porch,peerthroughwindowsandtry to open the door. is incident makes for a cluster of similar peeping
Moins
Par thebreezeonline
Document Adobe PDF
Publiée le 29 Oct. 2009
Pages: 14
Lectures: 262
Téléchargements: 0
États-unis
Facebook
Digg
del.icio.us
Furl
rededit
StumbleUpon