Through the grapevine
By Pamela Kidd,September 2, 2010
By Pamela Kidd The Breeze While students suffered through the persistent summer heat, local winemakers prospered in the sweltering weather — and so have their grapes. Local winemakers from Virginia are optimistic for competition awards and higher sales to follow the harvests of this summer. The summer heat has given winemakers in Virginia hope for bold and impressionable wines. Wines from a wet year develop a fruitier and lighter flavor compared to the darker and bolder taste of a wine produced... Read more »
Burgers, wings and alligator tails
By Pamela Kidd,September 2, 2010
New bar features aspects that rival downtown locations AJ Gators hosts more than 14 televisions all tuned to channels such as ESPN, Versus and MASN. The environment is spacious, comfortable and complemented by plenty of sports paraphernalia. Football helmets, game photos, flags and other sports-themed décor line the bar and walls of the building. Harrisonburg is the only location for this sports bar outside of Virginia Beach. The restaurant is located on Port Republic Road within the Port Crossing... Read more »
Zombie-themed demo release may spark future controversy
By Jeff Wade,September 2, 2010
“Dead Rising 2: Case Zero” looks like a demo, feels like a demo and plays like a demo. But publisher Capcom does not want anyone to call it a demo. The Xbox 360-exclusive download “Case Zero” finds the focus shifted to a new protagonist motocross and extreme sports hero Chuck Greene. Fleeing the recently quarantined Las Vegas with daughter Katey, Chuck finds himself stranded in the small town of Still Creek. Forced not only with killing hordes of zombies and a need to escape, Chuck must... Read more »
The not-so-real world
By Jamie Lose,September 2, 2010
Senior faces a series of unfortunate events Over the summer, I found myself sitting across from a balding middle-aged man and watching the bartender decline three of his MasterCards after he bought bottle service for 12 of my new closest friends all dressed in outfits I’ve only seen in “Sex and the City.” A question had been dancing around my brain since I started my summer internship in Chicago: What the hell is going on? At the beginning of the spring semester I was one of many college kids... Read more »
In search of peace
By Torie Foster,August 30, 2010
Graduate Brian Carderelli went to Afghanistan to document the beauty he found within the devastation. Though killed by gunmen, Carderelli continues to touch people through his photos. Though Eastlawn Cemetery hosts hundreds of flowered graves adorned by the occasional American flag, only a single gravesite drew a crowd on Aug. 22. Beneath a small burgundy tent, about 200 family members and friends circled around the coffin of Brian Carderelli, an ’09 JMU graduate killed in Afghanistan. A silent,... Read more »
Senior seeks to inspire with Miss Virginia crown
By Caitlin Hawes,August 30, 2010
Before speaking with school groups, Miss Virginia Caitlin Uze likes to show a picture of a young middle-school girl. The girl is chubby, has braces and wears oversized glasses. Worse, she talks with a lisp. Her self-confidence is low. At school, other kids make fun of her for her appearance and good grades. The teachers and counselors put her in speech therapy classes. “Do you think that people make fun of me?” Uze asks when she speaks before school groups. No, of course not, say the children... Read more »
Going the distance: Students come from across U.S., world
By Torie Foster,August 30, 2010
These featured students are four of more than 6,000 on-campus residents. But few traveled as many miles as these did to arrive at JMU’s doorstep By Torie Foster Sarah Everett Though sophomore transfer Sarah Everett had just moved in to Bell Hall on Friday, she was much more excited about something else entirely. She had spent the previous night on Court Square interpreting James Madison, which involves dressing up, acting and speaking as the former president. She said nearly 1,000 people were... Read more »
Kids ‘peace’ it together
By Beth Cole, Contributing WriterAugust 30, 2010
Students lead Gandhi-inspired camp for local children By Beth Cole Environmentalism got a little messy on Aug. 20 as a group of 50 local children learned about the importance of composting. The children combined leftover food scraps and nitrogen-based soil into Mason jars. The goal was to help the kids understand how to compost, promote sustainability and encourage them to treat the Earth with respect. It was just one of many activities that took place during the Children’s Nonviolence Summer... Read more »
Walmart: always low spirits
By Rachel Dozier, The BreezeAugust 30, 2010
Junior attempts to conquer Walmart during freshman move-in By Rachel Dozier In Harrisonburg, there are about two things to do: eat good food and go to Walmart. Don’t worry, this is not my attempt at a horrible humor column, I’m merely stating a fact of life. Walmart is a regular pit stop for most JMU students and a necessity for moving in. Hate on it all you want, but when you’re living on a college budget and really need those Coke Zero’s and Ramen noodles, you’ll stop getting picky.... Read more »
Summer movies that helped beat the heat
By Judson White,August 30, 2010
By Judson White Toy Story 3 Can Pixar do no wrong? Taking place 11 years after “Toy Story 2,” the newest film in the series features the characters we know and love trying to escape a sinister daycare center and return home before their owner Andy heads off to college. We meet all sorts of new toys along the way, including a strawberry scented bear named Lotso, a hedgehog named Mr. Pricklepants, a super creepy baby doll named Big Baby and Barbie’s true love, Ken. “Toy Story 3” never lets... Read more »
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