Farewell: Many Thanks Owed
By Tim Chapman, The BreezeApril 1, 2010
Leading The Breeze for the past two years has been an incredible experience. The skills I’ve gained and the relationships I’ve built with readers, sources and co-workers are invaluable. By working with the talented students that contribute here, The Breeze has become one of the top student newspapers in the country. While I am proud of my accomplishments as editor, I realize it is not about me. The people in my life have inspired me to lead The Breeze with a passion to always serve the community... Read more »
Not The Dukes’ Day (Commentary)
By Tim Chapman, The BreezeMarch 22, 2010
NORFOLK — It is no secret that the Dukes go as Dawn Evans goes. So if you can shut her down, JMU is very beatable. Easier said than done. Opposing coaches scratched their heads all year trying to figure out an answer for one of the nation’s most prolific scorers. Sunday in the first round of the NCAA tournament, Temple University did as well as you can on Evans, and the Owls sent JMU packing with a final score of 65-53. “I think our guys did a great job of sticking with the game plan and trying... Read more »
Tribe Gives Free Lesson (Commentary)
By Tim Chapman, The BreezeMarch 7, 2010
JMU should learn from season-ending loss RICHMOND – In one word Pierre Curtis summed up the season as “inconsistent.” The senior is absolutely right. The most disheartening thing for Curtis and classmate Matt Parker is that the inconsistency was not only in the X’s and O’s. It was inconsistency in heart that plagued and an already injury-riddled team. It also had little to do with the seniors. The Dukes’ season is over after they blew a 14-point second-half lead in the quarterfinals... Read more »
Bowles Shows Up in First-round Win (Commentary)
By Tim Chapman, The BreezeMarch 6, 2010
RICHMOND – Former JMU standout Terrence Carter might be a prophet. At halftime of the Dukes’ first-round win over Drexel on Friday night, the former captain made a prediction. Like a wise sage, Carter said junior Denzel Bowles would take over in the second half. Bowles did. (And while the prediction was probably the same thing on the mind of every JMU fan, it was believable coming from Carter. He has always had an air of maturity unparallel to anyone else in the program’s recent years.) He... Read more »
CAA Tournament Blog (Link Below)
By Tim Chapman, The BreezeMarch 5, 2010
Seniors Mike Kaplan and Tim Chapman are blogging live from the men’s CAA tournament in Richmond. Coverage will include in-game highlights and fun, random stuff throughout the four days. Enjoy! http://caatournament.blogspot.com/ Read More →
PART 5: Turning Loss into Life: A Pierre Curtis Story
By Tim Chapman, The BreezeMarch 4, 2010
Part Five: Toughing it out with a smile, just like mom A new child meant more work over the summer for JMU senior Pierre Curtis and his girlfriend Rashonda Roberson. Pierre worked at UREC. Rashonda, a 2009 JMU graduate, started back at Old Navy, though she hopes to pursue a career in social work. “A lot of people get to have fun in the summer,” Pierre says. “I didn’t. I want to say I lived the real-world life. Shonda… she worked up until she had to stop working and she took the time... Read more »
PART 6: Turning Loss into Life: A Pierre Curtis Story
By Tim Chapman, The BreezeMarch 4, 2010
Part Six: Significance of jersey number increases with birth of daughter Enter Matt Brady — a basketball savvy 42-year-old on the rise in the coaching ranks. Known for tweaking the shooting touches of NBA stars Jameer Nelson and Delonte West while an assistant at St. Josephs in Philadelphia, Brady went on to prove himself as head coach at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. In four seasons Brady turned a dismal program into an annual contender in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. When... Read more »
Turning Loss into Life: A Pierre Curtis Story
By Tim Chapman, The BreezeMarch 1, 2010
Part 4: Senior basketball player finds new perspective as proud father (Part 5 will run in Thursday’s issue. Part 6 will run Thursday on breezejmu.org. Parts 1-3, originally published in 2007, can be found below this article.) It is a cold Wednesday night in early February and an all-too-familiar scene for Pierre Curtis. As the clock winds down on an embarrassing defeat at home, he watches the lower sections of the Convocation Center empty. Season-ticket holders, disgusted and disappointed, leave... Read more »
Commentary: Admiral’s Record Sunk in Amazing Women’s Game
By Tim Chapman, The BreezeFebruary 22, 2010
More Needs to be Done for the Progress of Women’s Basketball; UConn is Hurting More Than Helping If only all the windows would align. If only the television windows that sparingly show Colonial Athletic Association women’s basketball games had cracked for a Thursday night game that 2,550 people will never forget. If only a wider viewership witnessed what I will remember as “Dawn vs. Delle Donne” then the country, or at least the mid-Atlantic, would have gained a greater appreciation for the... Read more »
Commentary: Felony Charges Seem a Bit Much
By Tim Chapman, The BreezeFebruary 11, 2010
Kathy Landis isn’t afraid to speak her mind. The D-hall veteran can be found pouring her freshly made smoothies every morning, while telling “her football players” her latest thoughts on the upcoming season. In the last year she has also taken a liking to the rejuvenated men’s basketball program. So, it came as no surprise that her feelings on the famous felony snowball charges came flowing out as quickly as a banana smoothie. “I think it’s a bunch of bull crap,” Landis said when approached... Read more »
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