Housing excess leaves apartments vacant
By Amanda Caskey, Contributing WriterSeptember 2, 2010
HARRISONBURG, Va. — Several apartment complexes in Harrisonburg are not meeting maximum occupancy levels. Mike Hendrickson, operations manager at Coldwell Banker Commercial Funkhouser Realtors, said that while some of the properties the company manages are full, others are having difficulties. “When you’re talking about older complexes — that’s the problem,” Hendrickson said. “Preferences have changed so much. That’s why [new properties] have been built.” Funkhouser manages several... Read more »
Charges decrease
By John Sutter, The BreezeSeptember 2, 2010
HARRISONBURG, Va — As tradition has it, block party weekend occurs the weekend before classes begin. Many freshmen make the trek up Port Republic Road to join the numerous open-house and outdoor parties. This year broke with tradition and the numbers prove it. According to Mary-Hope Vass, spokeswoman for the Harrisonburg Police Department, there were 139 criminal charges filed in “college housing areas” on Friday and Saturday nights. These charges take into account charges filed by both Harrisonburg... Read more »
The face of Madison
By Amber Logsdon,September 2, 2010
Sophomore Sarah Everett transferred to JMU this year partly because of her love for America’s fourth president. She impersonates Madison at every possible opportunity. James Madison was a small man, weighing only about 100 pounds and standing at a mere 5 feet tall. If asked about his favorite animal, he would probably say that it would be his horse, Liberty. His favorite color was black. When he married his wife, Dolley, he was 43 and she was 26; he would claim that it was love at first sight. There... Read more »
Traditional block party weekend ‘quiet’
By Aaron Koepper,August 29, 2010
HARRISONBURG, Va. — Three male students sit in the back of a red pick-up truck on Saturday night, making conversation with ladies on the sidewalk of Devon Lane. The three in the back of the truck are under 21 and holding cans of Bud Light, but they are not acting intoxicated. The designated driver is over 21 and sober. They don’t see the undercover police SUV a few feet behind them until it flashes its blue lights. Everyone is cooperative, handing over their IDs while the driver talks to the... Read more »
City votes for changes to trespassing law
By Aaron Koepper,August 29, 2010
Community responses from Springfest have given the police a new tool to break up parties. On Aug. 10, the Harrisonburg City Council passed an ordinance that changes the process that police use to enforce trespassing laws. “This will allow the Harrisonburg Police Department to go into apartment complexes or townhouses and enforce trespassing on behalf of the property managers who file the appropriate paperwork,” HPD spokeswoman Mary-Hope Vass said. “It will allow us to move quicker versus the... Read more »
Education a Key Piece in Changing Alcohol Cultureg
By Katie Thisdell, The BreezeAugust 29, 2010
HARRISONBURG, Va. — The groups of freshmen and sophomores leaving campus Friday night were fewer and farther between than in past years. As they approached the corner of campus at Port Republic Road, ready for a night out, they were greeted unexpectedly by other students and faculty. But the message wasn’t to stay home or even not to drink. Instead, the groups were advised to stay together and to stay safe. “I’m not trying to scare you all into staying in your dorms,” said junior Rheanna... Read more »
Waiting for tickets a thing of the past with online reservations
By Kristin McGregor,August 29, 2010
HARRISONBURG, Va. — For the first time, students can reserve football tickets online at JMUSports.com “It makes it a whole lot more convenient than going to the ticketing office and actually picking up tickets,” said senior information analysis major Gun Cho. In previous years, students stood in line for hours at home games hoping they would be one of the first 5,000 students into the stadium. “Now students don’t have to go [to a game] and worry about not getting in,” said Mike Carpenter,... Read more »
Memorial service held for JMU alum
By Torie Foster,August 23, 2010
On Sunday, hundreds of friends and family members celebrated the life of 2009 graduate Brian Carderelli, who was killed in Afghanistan earlier this month while serving as an aid worker. During a memorial service at Covenant Presbyterian Church, a slideshow of Carderelli’s photos from Afghanistan was shown and fond memories were shared. Carderelli, who had a degree from the School of Media Arts and Design, was working as a videographer and photographer with a group from the International Assistance... Read more »
JMU Introduces New Alcohol Enforcement Policies
By Katie Thisdell and Matt Sutherland,August 19, 2010
HARRISONBURG, Va. — JMU is determined to change its alcohol culture by implementing new enforcement and education programs from the start of the year and by keeping Springfest on the forefront of everyone’s minds, according to President Linwood Rose. April’s block party-turned-riot was the “tipping point” and the culmination of many alcohol problems, according to administrators who met with local media Wednesday after Rose sent a mass e-mail to the JMU community. Students also received... Read more »
Breeze, Commonwealth’s Attorney Reach Settlement
By Aaron Koepper,June 1, 2010
HARRISONBURG, Va. — A settlement that ends more than a month of negotiations between the Commonwealth Attorney’s office and The Breeze was reached Monday. As part of the settlement, Marsha Garst, the Commonwealth’s Attorney, issued a statement today expressing regret for the “fear and concern that I caused The Breeze and its staff,” when she and other law enforcement officials executed a warrant and seized 962 photos from The Breeze on April 16th. Garst’s statement also promised to... Read more »
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