Vote For Your Favorite Photo!
By The Breeze,April 16, 2009
Vote! Write a comment at the bottom of the page to vote for your favorite photograph. Include the photographer’s name and photograph title. Entries will be judged on how well they interpret the given theme through a photographic vision as well as how many votes they receive. Voting will continue through April 20th. Morgan Self Daisy Gail Turner Snake in the Grass…Literally Sara Ibrahim Not a Stalker Megan... Read more »
Board of Visitors Reviews Cuts
By Amy Passaretti, The BreezeApril 16, 2009
Tuition increases 5 percent for ‘09-10 HARRISONBURG, Va. — Chicken Little got hit in the head with an acorn and thought the sky was falling. He immediately jumped to conclusions, assumed the worst and set off to tell the King. Along the way, his naivety got the best of him and he was tricked and eaten by Foxy Loxy. This is the analogy JMU President Linwood Rose used Monday at the Board of Visitors quarterly meeting to say that there is a serious public policy problem with university funding. “We... Read more »
Adventure in America
By Ford Prior, Contributing WriterApril 16, 2009
National Park Service encourages exploring country’s cultures Alligator may seem to be a strange dining option for the average American. Yet it’s part of the unique Cajun culture in Louisiana that speaks a language drawn from French, creates music in its own special style and, of course, regularly dines on renowned culinary works. Sophomore Will Sowers experienced this one-of-a-kind culture of Louisiana on a trip last year, where he tasted one of the scaly green reptiles. “It was in this old... Read more »
Fine By Us
By Breeze Editorial Board,April 16, 2009
MADISON EQUALITY’S MISSION is to “promote the acceptance of the diversity of the James Madison University student body” and “serve as an educational body for awareness of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender experience and rights.” The words themselves, rendered almost meaningless from years of “raising awareness,” can’t do the cause justice. They’re misleading in the way every mission statement is. Simply put, no mere statement will suffice. Tens of thousands of words could... Read more »
Budget Struggles Not the Democrats’ Fault
By Seth Ensign,April 16, 2009
Republicans have spent a lot of time in the past few weeks whining that Obama and the Democrats in Congress have not shown a willingness to be bipartisan; but it’s not the Democrats’ fault. Don’t believe me? Let’s talk budget. When Obama’s budget passed, it was with more than a few complaints from the Republicans in Congress. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said, “The administration’s budget simply taxes too much, spends too much and borrows too much at a moment when we can... Read more »
Drugs: Decriminalize and Legalize
By Tina Dilegge,April 16, 2009
Occasionally, the United States declares war on an abstract concept such as poverty or terror. The war sounds good in theory, since no one particularly likes poverty or terrorism, but people begin scratching their heads, wondering who exactly we’re fighting. In 1971, the United States took a concrete approach and declared an evasive war on an inanimate object: drugs. Like the wars on poverty and terror, the War on Drugs shared the same question of “Who is the enemy?” According to a... Read more »
Darts & Pats
By Darts & Pats,April 16, 2009
An “are-you-serious?” dart to the girls seen parking in handicap spots and then walking to ISAT in heels when there are people who genuinely need those spaces. From a senior who thinks you need to throw out that parking pass. A “get-a-room” dart to all the wild animals who can’t get enough of “the mate chase” now that it’s spring. From the bunny who’ll be watching movies and eating carrots in my hole alone tonight. A “thanks-for-nothing” dart to... Read more »
Physics Pays Off
By Katie Thisdell, The BreezeApril 16, 2009
HARRISONBURG, Va. — Tuition for six more years of school — enough to earn a Ph.D — can add up. But at least next year’s tuition for junior Jamey Szalay will be mostly covered after receiving the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship. The physics major and Winchester native hadn’t planned on applying for the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program, which honors students in science, math and engineering. But after encouragement from classmates and professors, he decided... Read more »
Pub’s License Suspended
By Erik Landers, The BreezeApril 16, 2009
HARRISONBURG, Va. — The Pub faces a 20-day suspension of its liquor license following a ruling handed down by ABC on Tuesday from a Feb. 25 hearing. “It’s just a penalty that I have to deal with,” said Bill Royer, owner of The Pub. “It has been handed down by the board, and it’s just something I have to abide by.” The hearing that took place investigated The Pub’s role in the death of Sherry Anderson, 55, on Jan. 6, when Bethany Jones, then an employee of The Pub, allegedly killed... Read more »
Name That Dining Hall
By Carleigh Smith, Contributing WriterApril 16, 2009
Dining Services offers name, recipe contests HARRISONBURG, Va. — JMU’s newest dining facility needs a name. Does it look like a “Dolley’s Diner?” What about “Juniors?” These are just two of the ideas already submitted by students. The deadline for entries is Friday. “I think it’d be cool to have the name I submitted possibly chosen. Then you can come back and say ‘Hey, I named that,’” said Brock Wallace, Student Government Association sophomore class treasurer. Naming... Read more »
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