Guilty Plea Entered in Court From November Shooting
By Megan Williams, The BreezeAugust 24, 2009
The second of four men charged in connection with the Nov. 9 fatal shooting in the Hunters Ridge apartment complex has pleaded guilty in Rockingham County Circuit Court. Eighteen-year-old Jahmaine Faqiri of Ruckersville pleaded guilty on July 13 to felony gang participation and misdemeanor counts of assault and battery by mob and brandishing a firearm. In November, police arrested Faqiri and four others in connection with the murder of Reginald “Shay” Nicholson, 19, of Staunton. If a judge approves... Read more »
Open Mic Tuesdays
By Megan Williams, The BreezeApril 9, 2009
SGA opens its floor to all students Any student can now speak his or her mind about any issue they have — well, at least once a week. Student Government Association has implemented “open forum” time during its Tuesday senate meetings, for any senator or guest (since SGA meetings are open for anyone to attend) to bring forth issues, questions or concerns about JMU. Sophomore class council president Sen. John Sutter, the mind behind open forum, hopes it will bring together concerns about SGA... Read more »
Better to GIVE than To Receive
By Megan Williams, The BreezeApril 2, 2009
HARRISONBURG, Va. — Students will travel to Washington, D.C. on April 16 to support certain bills being considered in Congress. At Tuesday night’s meeting the Student Government Association passed a series of resolutions outlining three of the four issues the members will lobby. The first two are the Senate and House of Representative’s respective legislation: increasing money for the GIVE Act, which promotes student volunteerism through organizations such as AmeriCorps. They have passed both... Read more »
A Man With a Plan
By Megan Williams, The BreezeMarch 26, 2009
President Rose presents the Master Plan to SGA as a long-term vision for the university HARRISONBURG, Va. — JMU President Linwood Rose summed up a four-hour proposal in 35 minutes. The abridged presentation to SGA Tuesday night was about the proposed master plan for JMU. It was meant to inform members of SGA so they could answer any questions their constituents may have about the changes possibly taking place in the next decade. Rose made it clear that almost all of the changes proposed were merely... Read more »
SGA Votes Against CCM’s Money Request
By Megan Williams, The BreezeFebruary 12, 2009
HARRISONBURG, Va. — On Tuesday night the Student Government Association passed a number of funding bills for InterVarsity, the Vietnamese Student Association and the Latino Student Alliance. • Contingency money is allocated to major campus groups. FEB groups are those that have a wide impact on campus life, such as Student Ambassadors and University Program Board. • The Catholic Campus Ministry asked for $2,386.24 from the senate, but the senate voted down CCM’s contingency bill. When... Read more »
Bound for Richmond
By Megan Williams, The BreezeFebruary 5, 2009
SGA seeks legislative reform in jury duty for college students HARRISONBURG, Va. — Twenty-four members of the Student Government Association will make their annual trip to the state capitol next Tuesday to lobby for state bills that will affect college students. “Talking to senators and delegates about issues that JMU students are passionate about will hopefully sway their opinions,” said senior Caitlin Briska, the legislative action committee chair. Briska attended the lobbying trip last year... Read more »
Two Senators Could Face Impeachment
By Megan Williams, The BreezeJanuary 22, 2009
Freshman David Hollander and junior Dallas Lee, two senators who have reached their allowed number of absences from various SGA meetings, are under investigation by the Communication and Internal Affairs Committee, according to John Scott, committee chair. Four absences are allowed per senator from weekly Senate meetings and two absences are allowed from committee meetings. Lee is being investigated as she reached her four Senate absences, while Hollander has reached his two committee absences. Next... Read more »
SGA Honors Jim Smith With Money For Memorial Fund
By Megan Williams, The BreezeJanuary 15, 2009
HARRISONBURG, VA- Class president John Sutter collected money on behalf of the sophomore class for the Younger Sons College Fund for sophomore Jim Smith and his mother Jean Smith who were shot in their home in Dale City over Winter Break. Sutter was intending to send flowers and a card, but the obituary asked that those wishing to show their support for the family donate to the college fund. - The SGA passed a resolution suggesting that more sections be added to classes within majors that are prerequisites... Read more »
Four Grants Approved By SGA
By Megan Williams, The BreezeDecember 4, 2008
The Student Government Association awarded program grants Tuesday night to different campus organizations in sums ranging from $300 to $10,000. These types of grants are different from other types of funding because they are specifically allocated for events that have a wide-spreading impact on JMU. The program grant pot began at approximately $25,000 but will be brought down to $9,716 after Tuesday night. - The first program grant was given to MOZAIC, one of JMU’s three dance groups on campus,... Read more »
SGA Allocates Funds to Frat
By Megan Williams, The BreezeNovember 13, 2008
Last week the senate voted to grant EARTH Club front-end budget status, meaning it will receive funds before other student organizations and in a larger amount. It was pending an approval by the executive council, which was granted this past week. The other 10 FEB groups on campus retained their statuses. They are: SGA, University Program Board, Student Ambassadors, Campus Assault ResponsE, Panhellenic Council, Inter-Fraternity Council, Black Student Alliance, NAACP and Madison Equality. Alpha... Read more »
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