Editorial Cartoon
By The Breeze,March 4, 2010
Shoot it Down, Supreme Court
By John Scott,March 4, 2010
Regulating Guns is a Safer Alternative to Prohibition In the 1925 Supreme Court case Gitlow v. New York, Justice Edward Terry Sanford, wrote the majority opinion, solidified the “bad tendency” test and expanded the amount of speech the federal government could regulate. In the middle of his opinion, Sanford incidentally extended protection of free speech and free press against state governments. Although incorporation of two fundamental First Amendment rights into the Due Process Clause of... Read more »
Re-Recording Fails to Hit Right Note
By Brendan Harte Gilsenan,March 4, 2010
Re-Make of ‘We Are the World’ Reinforces a Good Cause, Yet is Still Insulting Lionel Richie is a Grammy award-winning artist who has fronted the Commodores, and sold more than 100 million records. Justin Bieber is a 15-year-old Canadian boy-band-type heartthrob who will most likely drift into obscurity upon reaching puberty. What do these two have in common? “There comes a time when we heed a certain call, when the world must come together as one.” I fell to the ground. I literally... Read more »
Letter: Celebrating Women’s History
By Letters to the Editor,March 4, 2010
March 8 is International Women’s Day. The Web site for IWD does not sell buttons, t-shirts or bumper stickers. Its mission is not to commercialize but to celebrate “the economic, political, and social achievements of women past, present and future.” What began as a day when women lobbied for their political and social rights, is now an international holiday in many countries. And yet, International Women’s Day is not widely known, celebrated, or talked about in the United States. And Women’s... Read more »
Darts & Pats
By Darts & Pats,March 4, 2010
A “congratulations-to-both-Canada-and-the-United States” pat after the great gold-medal hockey game. From a hockey fan who’s proud to be a North American. A “cheaper-ain’t-always-better” dart to the JMU Health Center for handing out faulty condoms to students. From a possible baby daddy. An “I-hope-you-lose-all-your-brain-cells” dart to everyone who chills with Mary Jane. From a girl who thinks Mary Jane smells. A “comfortably-full-to-incredibly-overcrowded-in-3.5-years”... Read more »
Opinionated?
By The Breeze Editorial Board,March 1, 2010
The editorial board of a publication can become institutionalized and opinions often grow stale. In order to gain a fresh outlook and better gauge thoughts and concerns of those on campus, we would like to extend an invitation to all students, faculty and staff to apply for a new guest position on the editorial board. The position would require meetings with the board twice weekly for one month to discuss topics and choose the board’s stance on issues important to the JMU community. Each month... Read more »
Give and Take
By The Breeze Editorial Board,March 1, 2010
We would like to commend Virginia 21, the JMU SGA and all of the students around the state who met with legislators about the damage that would be done by the state confiscating 5 percent of the university’s auxiliary fund balances. While it looks like the state will keep the interest these funds earn, they will not appropriate extant funds that go toward athletics, dining, housing, parking, bus transportation and other functions receiving no state support. Unfortunately, in giving with one hand,... Read more »
Psychology of Choosing Seats
By Mary Claire Pedagno,March 1, 2010
Students Have an Unusual Behavior of Making Unassigned Seats Assigned On the first day of classes each semester, students show up extremely early to get that perfect seat. No, not the seat in the front row — that’s asking for the teacher to call on you. But not the seat in the back either, because then you just won’t pay attention. Somewhere in the middle is perfect, where you blend in with everyone else but can also be spotted, so you can get those participation points. Then, as the semester... Read more »
Letter: Intelligence vs. Reason: The Necessity of Free Speech
By Letters to the Editor,March 1, 2010
In response to John Scott’s article “Intelligence vs. Ignorance: The Necessity of Free Speech” and with special concern to his intelligence claims, I would like to ask a few questions, not as an anonymous foe — for I’m sure you have plenty of them, John — but instead as a fellow steward of knowledge who hopes, as you hope, that “ignorance will lay defeated at the feet of intelligence.” You’ve written “Only intelligence can truly vanquish ignorance, for one must discover what... Read more »
Darts & Pats
By Darts & Pats,March 1, 2010
A “get-like-me” dart to E-Hall for not measuring up to my wonderful bounty. From the one, the only D-Hall. A “way-to-distract-me” dart to the picturesque mountain views from ECL. From a junior who can’t get anything done. A “zebras-don’t-change-their-stripes” dart to JMU for making second semester seniors switch to the new Live@edu e-mail system. From a senior who has a love affair with Gmail and doesn’t appreciate your interference. A “shut-up,-Snorlax” dart to my roommate... Read more »
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