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Puzzle: Feb 26 2009
By The Breeze,February 26, 2009
Overexercising Often Under the Radar
By Rachel Dozier, The BreezeFebruary 26, 2009
JMU senior admits to feeling ‘guilty’ on days he doesn’t work out HARRISONBURG, Va. — Senior Didier Rusangiza works out for two to three hours, six days a week. His sophomore year his weight dropped from 240 pounds to 185 pounds in seven months, and he admits to rarely attending parties or other social engagements due to his excessive workout schedule. The Air Force ROTC member even based his class schedule around when he works out and has dropped two classes this semester that cut into his... Read more »
Culture on the Catwalk
By Katie Thisdell, The BreezeFebruary 26, 2009
African Student Organization puts on “Taste of Africa” to teach others about different cultures that exist in 16 nations of the continent HARRISONBURG, Va. — Senior Biruk Haregu distinctly remembers the weddings he watched as a child in Ethiopia. Surrounded by the community, the bride and groom, dressed in white, would celebrate. During the traditional “Eskista” dance, they would shake their shoulders and necks in beat with the music. Later, there would be a communal meal, prepared by... Read more »
Out-of-State, Out of Luck?
By Scott Einsmann, Contributing WriterFebruary 26, 2009
CORRECTION: This article was updated at 12:59 on Feb. 27, 2009, due to an inaccurate attribution in the 10th and 11th paragraphs. The letter addressed to Del. David Albo, was not sent by UVA President John T. Casteen III. The rector and the three members of the UVA Board of Visitors released the statement. Proposal could limit the number of students accepted from other states in the name of increasing in-state enrollment HARRISONBURG, Va. — Virginia lawmakers are trying to pass legislation that... Read more »
Card Fraud Pinpointed
By Rachel Dozier, The BreezeFebruary 26, 2009
Security breach in company linked to targeting of JMU student, other locals HARRISONBURG, Va. — A security breach enabled the culprit(s) behind the credit card fraud that has been affecting local individuals and businesses nationwide. JMU senior, Matt McDonald, who was featured in the Feb. 23 issue of The Breeze, was a victim of credit card fraud. His Suntrust debit card was used at a gas station in Texas with a charge of $150, but eventually he was reimbursed. McDonald believed the issue was connected... Read more »
‘Worst Environmental Disaster’ Spurs Student Spring Break Trip
By Ford Prior, Contributing WriterFebruary 26, 2009
HARRISONBURG, Va. — Four feet of stagnant toxic waste buried a Tennessee valley floor, seeping slowly down into the water table and over to the nearby Emory and Clinch Rivers. On Dec. 22 an earthen dam protecting a massive deposit of watered-down coal ash — also known as a sludge pond — suddenly broke through. Immediately it contaminated 300 acres of healthy Virginia soil, an area larger than the Exxon-Valdez oil spill in Alaska in 1989. Just days after the spill, the New York Times had already... Read more »
UPDATE: Hunters Ridge Trials
By Erik Landers, The BreezeFebruary 26, 2009
HARRISONBURG, Va. — Gregory Baker, Jahmaine Faqiri and Ricky Parrish appeared in a Harrisonburg court on Thursday, the Commonwealth made a motion to join the cases of the three separate trials into one for their alleged connection to the Nov. 9 murder of Reginald “Shay” Nicholson outside of a Hunters Ridge townhouse. “We are arguing for joinder, a couple of their attorneys are arguing for severance,” Commonwealth Attorney Louis Nagy said. The hearing was necessary because Baker’s attorney... Read more »
Drafting New Plans
By Wes Shaw, The BreezeFebruary 26, 2009
HARRISONBURG, Va. — Less than a month after winning its first ever CAA Championship, JMU had to face the harsh reality that comes with being an elite Division I baseball program. When the Los Angeles Dodgers drafted then-sophomore Steven Caseres in the ninth round of the MLB Draft last June, Madison lost 21 homeruns and 70 RBIs from its 2008 championship squad. Then, three weeks later, Brett Sellers signed a free agent, Minor League contract with the Washington Nationals. As a junior, Sellers... Read more »
Rams Shrink Court, Stymie JMU
By Matt McGovern, The BreezeFebruary 26, 2009
HARRISONBURG, Va. — Virginia Commonwealth brought the full-court pressure all night Wednesday, and it paid huge dividends. The Rams romped 71-52 on James Madison’s senior night, as the Dukes played without freshman point guard Devon Moore and senior forward Kyle Swanston. Swanston sat out with dizziness related to a potential concussion suffered against Gardner-Webb on Saturday, while Moore injured his left wrist at Hofstra on Feb. 18. Without them, the Dukes finally showed signs of being shorthanded.... Read more »
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