Weak Climate Accord Disappoints Student
By Katie Hibson, Contributing WriterJanuary 14, 2010
HARRISONBURG, Va. — Mary Shindler went a little farther than most students with her goal to help the earth — she went all the way to Copenhagen over winter break to take part in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Shindler, a Charlottesville resident and philosophy major, went to the U.N. Convention as part of the 19-member Sierra Student Coalition. Held Dec. 7 through Dec. 18 at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, the purpose of the convention was to try to create a binding... Read more »
Students Lose Parking to Construction
By Katie Hibson, Contributing WriterDecember 3, 2009
HARRISONBURG, Va. — Finding a parking space just got a little harder for student commuters. Beginning today, Level 2 of the Champions Drive Parking Deck will be available only to faculty and staff. Level 2, consisting of 112 parking spaces, was formerly dedicated to student commuter parking. The change comes as a result of the expansion of the staging area of Bridgeforth Stadium construction into G Lot, which held 103 faculty and staff parking spaces. G Lot will remain unavailable for parking until... Read more »
Cracks in Bluestone Undergo Repairs
By Katie Hibson, Contributing WriterOctober 26, 2009
Harrison Hall Construction Fixes Bluestone Veneer from 2005 Renovation HARRISONBURG, Va,. — Logan Hall resident Yassine Bouamri doesn’t use an alarm clock: The construction drilling outside neighboring Harrison Hall wakes him up every morning at 6 a.m. “It’s a loud, beeping noise,” the sophomore said. “Sometimes it’s drilling noises. Whatever it is, it’s really early.” The annex of Harrison Hall has been under construction for the past month with repairs being made to cracks... Read more »
Intruder Peeks in Hillside Showers
By Katie Hibson, Contributing WriterOctober 19, 2009
A trespasser entered Hillside Hall on Saturday morning just before 11 a.m. and opened two shower curtains while two female residents were showering, according to JMU Police. Police sent a “Timely Notice” e-mail at 11 a.m. Sunday to alert the campus to the reported crime. Hillside resident Ariel Spagnolo said her friend Katie Stolp had been in the shower when the man walked into the hall-style restroom. According to Spagnolo, Stolp screamed, the man said “I’m sorry,” and he walked out. The... Read more »
Flu Spreads On Campus
By Katie Hibson, Contributing WriterOctober 12, 2009
HARRISONBURG, Va. — Senior Emily Dean started feeling achy on Friday. On Sunday she had a fever, and by Monday she was diagnosed with swine flu. “I was really sick for eight solid days,” Dean said. “I couldn’t get out of bed all day. I was so exhausted.” More than 125 students have visited the University Health Center with flu-like symptoms this semester, and the staff has fielded hundreds of phone calls from students with milder flu symptoms, according to Health Center Medical Dr. Stephen... Read more »
Life in Prison for Killer of JMU Student and Mother
By Katie Hibson, Contributing WriterOctober 1, 2009
HARRISONBURG, Va. — As JMU senior Sarah Smith sat in a courtroom Monday afternoon, surrounded by family and friends, she awaited the court to hand down the verdict for her brother’s killer. Xavier Pinckney, 17, was convicted of capital murder Monday in the fatal December shootings of JMU student James “Jim” Smith and his mother, Jean Smith, in their Dale City home. Since Pinckney was a juvenile at the time of the shooting, his sentence carries could be life in prison without the possibility... Read more »
Bell Hall Offers Alternate Living
By Katie Hibson, Contributing WriterSeptember 10, 2009
In a world where college is often synonymous with drinking, students living in Bell Hall have turned their backs on drunken partying. Instead, students living in the Hillside area dorm have signed a substance-free contract agreeing not to use or possess drugs or alcohol. Those who violate the agreement potentially face a $75 fine. The substance-free dorm option is available only to incoming freshmen via an online application through the freshman One Book Web site. A decade ago, JMU substance-free... Read more »
On the Stump in Festival
By Katie Hibson, Contributing WriterSeptember 8, 2009
A host of Virginia’s Democrats were in the Festival Ballroom on Sunday, rallying their support for the Nov. 3 election for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general. More than 200 guests attended the annual Harrisonburg-Rockingham Democratic Labor Day Celebration to hear gubernatorial candidate Senator Creigh Deeds speak to supporters. “The three main issues are transportation, energy and higher education,” Deeds said to the crowd. Other members of the Democratic slate also attended,... Read more »
Lambda Chi: It’s Official Again
By Katie Hibson, Contributing WriterApril 27, 2009
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... Read more »
Greek Teams Compete for the Spotlight
By Katie Hibson, Contributing WriterApril 20, 2009
HARRISONBURG, Va. — Guys lip-synching Miley Cyrus tunes and girls in leopard print sarongs were just some of the highlights at this year’s Greek Sing. Greek Week 2009 kicked off on April 13 with the theme “Unite. Involve. Serve.” Paired for each event held throughout the week, the 23 participating sororities and fraternities competed to earn points for their teams by winning the various events held each day. The prize: pride and bragging rights until Greek Week 2010. Although each... Read more »
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