Bill Wood’s Cartoon

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September 2, 2010

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Additional Springfest Riot Photos

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May 31, 2010

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Springfest Task Force Makes First Arrest

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April 29, 2010

Updated 1 p.m. May 1 Harrisonburg police have identified and charged a student with a misdemeanor in relation to the Springfest riot. Lucie Banting, 22, of Great Falls, was charged Thursday with failing to leave an unlawful assembly, a Class 3 misdemeanor. Banting was identified through the work of the task force, according to a police press release. Original story posted April 29 HARRISONBURG, Va. — Harrisonburg police’s aggregate task force has issued its first and only charges in response... Read more »

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JMU Buys The Day Off

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April 26, 2010

Furlough Costs the University $560,000 HARRISONBURG — JMU professors and staff will not be forced to take a mandatory day off. Gov. Bob McDonnell’s budget mandates all state employees take a mandatory unpaid day off and is used as a measure to cover the $3.5 billion state budget deficit. McDonnell created a buy-out option for higher education, giving JMU and other state universities the option to purchase the furlough day from the state. Doug Brown, outgoing provost and vice president for academic... Read more »

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Editorial Cartoon

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April 22, 2010

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Editorial Cartoon

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April 15, 2010

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JMU Riot Pictures (Slideshow)

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April 12, 2010

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Post Your Stories About Springfest

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April 11, 2010

The Breeze is working on articles about Saturday’s Springfest activities for Monday’s paper. Tell us your stories in a comment here. Read More →

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Snowball Felonies Dropped

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April 8, 2010

HARRISONBURG — Felony charges against the two students accused of throwing snowballs have been dropped. Ryan William Knight and Charles Joseph Gill, both 21, pleaded guilty Wednesday in general district court to playing on a roadway or highway, which is a misdemeanor charge. The two faced felonies from a Feb. 6 incident where they allegedly threw snowballs and shovels full of snow at vehicles, including a city snow plow and an unmarked patrol car, according to Harrisonburg police. Knight, a junior,... Read more »

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