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HARRISONBURG, Va. — What started as a regular weekend party ended with the revocation of a fraternity’s 15-year-old charter. Twelve years later, Lambda Chi Alpha finally got its charter back on Friday night with a formal banquet at Clementine Café. A charter is the official acknowledgment of a Greek sorority or fraternity by JMU and all other Greek organizations. The charter allows fraternities and sororities to officially recruit members, participate in Greek activities, receive funding from... Read more »

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Streamlining Aid

By Katie Thisdell, The Breeze

April 27, 2009

JMU hopes to ease loan process with elimination of private lenders HARRISONBURG, Va. — No more choosing from a list of lenders and no more wondering if the money will arrive in time to pay tuition for JMU students in the fall. That’s what some students are hoping for as JMU’s Financial Aid Office changes the way it handles student loans. Instead of working through private lenders, students and their families will borrow money directly from the federal government. Brad Barnett, the senior... Read more »

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Marching Through History with César Chávez

By Anna Young, Managing Editor

April 27, 2009

Photographer dedicated her life to social justice, civil rights » Part one of a two-part series on photojournalist Cathy Murphy’s work with United Farm Workers HARRISONBURG, Va. — How many of us can say we have lived next door to a revolutionary? How many of us were there during one of the most monumental civil rights movements, documenting the struggles and triumphs of a workers’ revolution, as well as the personal life of their legendary leader? Cathy Murphy was a photojournalism student... Read more »

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Decking Out Duke Dog Alley

By Katie Thisdell, The Breeze

April 27, 2009

Walls to be painted with stripes, group names HARRISONBURG, Va. — Duke Dog Alley might just be a tunnel, but some feel it deserves a facelift like the rest of campus. And JMU’s Student Ambassadors have decided that now is the time for the popular tunnel under Interstate 81. It won’t just be with a routine painting, but a project involving people from all over campus. Their plan is to paint one side with the names of as many clubs, organizations, academic departments, offices and colleges... Read more »

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