UPDATE: Killer Sentenced in Hunters Ridge Case
By The Breeze,
Zackery Turner, 18, from Charlottesville, pled guilty Thursday for killing 19-year-old Reginald “Shay” Nicholson, from Staunton.
Turner pled guilty to the first-degree murder of Nicholson, as part of a plea agreement made with the Rockingham County Commonwealth Attorney’s Office and filed Wednesday in Rockingham County Circuit Court.
According to the agreement, Turner will serve 30 years in prison and 28 years of suspended prison time with 10 years of supervised probation upon his release.
Turner...
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Redskins Offer Skolnitsky Contract
By The Breeze,
HARRISONBURG, Va. — The Daily News-Record reported Sunday that the Washington Redskins and former James Madison University defensive end J.D. Skolnitsky are close to a contract agreement.
Skolnitsky participated in the team’s rookie camp over the weekend and was reportedly offered a three-year, $1.2 million deal, which would take effect if he makes it through the team’s training camp.
The 6-foot-5, 263-pounder finished his junior year in the Fall, but tested positive for a banned substance...
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Primary to be Held June 9
By The Breeze,
Three Democrats hope to be governor, while just one Republican will run in the primary
The primary elections for the state of Virginia will be held on June 9. Voters will decide which Republican and which Democrat will run for each of three positions: governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general.
For governor, the Democrats will have to decide between Terry McAuliffe, Brian Moran and Creigh Deeds. The Republican candidate for governor, Bob McDonnell, is unopposed.
McAuliffe is an entrepreneur...
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Lambda Chi: It’s Official Again
By Katie Hibson, Contributing Writer
HARRISONBURG, Va. — What started as a regular weekend party ended with the revocation of a fraternity’s 15-year-old charter.
Twelve years later, Lambda Chi Alpha finally got its charter back on Friday night with a formal banquet at Clementine Café.
A charter is the official acknowledgment of a Greek sorority or fraternity by JMU and all other Greek organizations. The charter allows fraternities and sororities to officially recruit members, participate in Greek activities, receive funding from...
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From the Text to the Trail
By Katie Thisdell, The Breeze
A new Honors Program seminar on the Appalachian Trail will give students a different Maymester experience
HARRISONBURG, Va. — Sneakers, wool and nylon socks and moleskin? Check.
Raisins, nuts and granola? Check.
Sleeping bag, tent and a sense of adventure?...
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Editorial Cartoon
By Lauren Hagy, Editorial cartoonist
‘Leave It All On the Field’
By Amy Gwaltney, The Breeze
HARRISONBURG, Va. — Summer is practically here and four JMU dukes will be headed to camp, the National Football League’s rookie mini-camp that is.
Talk of a prospective career in the NFL for senior quarterback Rodney Landers has been debated all...
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Blood Wedding: New York Director Channels Spanish Playwright’s Passion
By Tim Chapman, The Breeze
Consider a play synonymous with a puzzle. You need all the right pieces — the right playwright, the right director, the right actors and the right set.
All the pieces fell in place Tuesday in the premiere of Blood Wedding, directed by Victor Maog.
“It’s...
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