Hampton Resident Charged with Brandishing Firearm While Visiting
By Scott Einsmann, Contributing WriterSeptember 8, 2009
A 23-year-old Hampton resident was arrested in the Stone Gate apartment complex early Friday morning after allegedly brandishing a firearm at three JMU students. Russell Malizia of the U.S. Marine Corps was arrested by Harrisonburg Police in the 1800 block of Stone Gate without incident on three counts of brandishing a firearm, one for each person he allegedly pointed the weapon toward, according to Harrisonburg Police. Seniors John “Jack” Jephson and Jeanette Carter and junior Pat Chapman, were... Read more »
JMU Grad Discovers Connection To Madison
By Scott Einsmann, Contributing WriterSeptember 8, 2009
Raleigh Marshall, the great-great -great-grandson of Paul Jennings, one of James Madison’s slaves, is also a JMU graduate. Paul Jennings was born a slave at James Madison’s Montpelier home in 1799. He worked for the Madisons until 1846. While working for the Madisons at the White House Jennings participated in some great moments in history including helping save George Washington’s portrait when the White House was set ablaze by the British during the War of 1812. Ten years after Madison died,... Read more »
Hillside Lot to be Reserved for Donors, Season Ticket Holders
By Scott Einsmann, Contributing WriterSeptember 3, 2009
Expansion of University, Football Program to Make Reserved Gameday Parking More Common Tailgating, a long-standing tradition at JMU, which has centered on Hillside parking lot, will have to find another nucleus. Parking services announced that the C4 (Hillside) lot by Hillside field will be reserved for season ticket holder and donor parking until two hours before the game, when passes can be purchased for $10 each. The reason for this new policy is to temper the effects of widespread alcohol... Read more »
JMU Bud Light: Canned?
By Scott Einsmann, Contributing WriterAugust 27, 2009
Some Argue Anheuser-Busch’s ‘Team Pride’ College-Colored Cans Promote Underaged and Binge Drinking A flurry of complaints from at least 25 schools has put an end to Anheuser-Busch’s new marketing strategy called “Team Pride,” which features beer cans with school colors on them. “Show your true colors with Bud Light,” reads an ad for the new college-themed Bud Light cans. The schools — more than 20, according to The Wall Street Journal — that have made these complaints requested... Read more »
Professor Teaches Abroad Despite Language, Education Barriers
By Scott Einsmann, Contributing WriterAugust 24, 2009
HARRISONBURG, Va — In South Africa’s high schools, 1,400 students struggle to share about four computers. That’s what chemistry professor Brian Augustine learned this summer as a Fulbright Scholar, which was far different than what he was used to at James Madison where almost every student owns an individual computer. At the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, Augustine taught a nanotechnology course to seniors majoring in chemistry or chemical technology.... Read more »
Working for Children Proves Successful for Professor
By Scott Einsmann, Contributing WriterApril 6, 2009
HARRISONBURG, Va. — Joann Grayson avoided boring Amy D. Garret’s fourth-grade class with a complicated psychology lesson on child abuse. Instead, she used chicks to demonstrate the difference between a child that has been neglected and one that has grown up in a loving family. “I thought I really needed something the kids could relate to that would talk about child protection,” said Grayson, a psychology professor at JMU. Garrett’s class at Island Creek Elementary School in Alexandria invited... Read more »
Actress Speaks on Experience as a Victim
By Scott Einsmann, Contributing WriterMarch 26, 2009
Take Back the Night educates students on sexual assault HARRISONBURG, Va. — What would happen if someone called saying they were just raped? One JMU student, who is a member of One in Four, recalled his girlfriend’s experience after she was allegedly date-raped after her friends left her at a party. “She said she didn’t know exactly what happened but she believed that this guy had just raped her,” he said. “She was hurting and bleeding a little. She didn’t know what to do.” So he... Read more »
Crime Abounds Over Break
By Scott Einsmann, Contributing WriterMarch 19, 2009
Hunters Ridge Sees Doors Smashed, Goods Stolen HARRISONBURG, Va. — The Harrisonburg Police Department didn’t get a Spring Break like students did last week. They were taking care of more than 14 burglaries that happened while students were out of town. On Friday, Chloe Mulliner, Michele Napoletano and Gabby Ciampi received a disturbing call that their 1438 Hunters Ridge apartment had been broken into; this is an all too familiar circumstance for the three roommates. This was just one of multiple... 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 »
Climbing for a Cause
By Scott Einsmann, Contributing WriterFebruary 23, 2009
UREC’s Reach Out Climb has record attendance in support of former JMU student HARRISONBURG, Va. — On Saturday climbers of all ages converged to the UREC atrium for the 11th annual Reach Out Climb hosted by UREC and Wilderness Voyagers. The competition was organized by Rachael Finley, the graduate assistant for Outdoor Adventure, and the UREC Adventure staff. All the proceeds from Reach Out Climb go directly to the Jared Neville Foundation. Jared Neville, a former JMU student and a passionate... Read more »
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