Student Questions Dorm Security in Video
By Ford Prior and Katie Thisdell,November 16, 2009
GCOM Project Posted on Facebook, Leads to Meeting with Office of Residence Life HARRISONBURG, Va. — When GCOM professor Alison Fisher asked students to look into an issue ripe for change, the first thought that came to freshman Tyler Colwell was residence hall safety. For the project, Colwell and fellow GCOM students videotaped entry into at least one dorm on all areas of campus. His nearly four-and-a-half minute video was meant to “persuade fellow students what needs to be done to make JMU better,”... Read more »
Flu Clinic Canceled Due to Unavailable Vaccines
By Ryan Platt,November 16, 2009
HARRISONBURG, Va. — While swine flu cases seem to be dwindling in the area as flu season continues, Friday’s on-campus swine flu vaccination clinic was canceled because of a lack of vaccine availability. Nearby, Rockingham Memorial Hospital closed its flu clinic Friday because of an apparent decrease in patients reporting symptoms. If the number of cases increases again, the clinic could reopen. Intravene Travel Clinic, based in Lynchburg, was unable to obtain doses of the vaccine for the University... Read more »
Pub Owners Face Criminal Charges
By The Breeze,November 16, 2009
12 Charges Include Money Laundering, Embezzlement HARRISONBURG, Va. — The owners of The Pub will face a grand jury today with 12 charges each. William R. Royer and Terri Lynn Life face three felony charges of embezzlement, one misdemeanor of money laundering and eight misdemeanors of failure to pay the Harrisonburg meals tax. The charges were filed Friday in the Rockingham County Circuit Court. The Pub has faced violations from the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control a number of times... Read more »
Man Pleads Guilty to Port Road Stabbing
By The Breeze,November 16, 2009
HARRISONBURG, Va. — A West Virginia man pleaded guilty Thursday to charges from a March stabbing outside Dave’s Taverna Express on Port Republic Road. Terry Harvey, 26, pleaded guilty to felony malicious wounding in Rockingham Circuit Court. For a felony robbery charge, he entered an Alford plea, meaning if the case were to go to trial, the defendant believes the prosecution has enough evidence for a conviction. The second man charged in the incident, Michael Smith-Barrow, 27, of Franklin, W.Va.,... Read more »
Theta Chi Holiday Hopes: $10,000
By Alyse DiNapoli,November 16, 2009
HARRISONBURG, Va. — Students shuffling through the commons in the past week have probably seen Theta Chi’s decorative table sporting multiple jars of donations to local charities. Behind that display, a small trailer offers a place for two fraternity brothers to sleep after a long day and night of pushing donations. The 10-year-old philanthropy project collects donations for multiple organizations, such as Habitat for Humanity and Mercy House, a homeless shelter in downtown Harrisonburg.... Read more »
Be Green Now, Save Later
By Amanda Herman,November 16, 2009
HARRISONBURG, Va. — To persuade landlords to make their buildings energy efficient, renters should use using energy costs as a deciding factor in choosing where to rent, according to one local architect. There is “education we need to do so people ask the right questions,” Charles Hendricks, a Shenandoah Valley architect, told participants during Saturday’s Sustainability Summit. The Harrisonburg Community Mediation Center hosted the summit in Memorial Hall, which featured breakout discussion... Read more »
Preparing for Combat, Competition
By Danielle Strickler,November 16, 2009
HARRISONBURG, Va. — Members of JMU’s Army ROTC spent the weekend working on field evaluations that could ultimately prepare them for real missions and army positions. The practice was for the month-long summer Leader Assessment and Development Course. Juniors compete against other cadets so they know where they stand compared to others across the country that are competing for positions in the same Army branches. “We are very well prepared for this because of labs, however, I’m anxious... Read more »
Alcohol Ads Ban is Appealed
By Steven Butler,November 16, 2009
HARRISONBURG, Va. — A ban on alcohol-related advertising in college newspapers could be re-instated. The Alcohol Beverage Control Board appealed to the 4th U.S. Court of Appeals in an attempt to control underaged drinking. There has been no ruling yet from the Oct. 29 case. The ban, in place for two decades, was overturned after the Virginia Tech and the University of Virginia student newspapers sued ABC on the grounds that the ban violates their constitutional right to free speech and detracts... Read more »
Most College Alcohol Arrests at VT
By The Breeze,November 16, 2009
HARRISONBURG, Va. — Police charged Virginia Tech students with nearly three times as many on-campus alcohol-related crimes compared to other universities in 2008, according to crime statistics released under the Clery Act in October. Virginia Tech reported 219 liquor law arrests, while JMU reported 87 and the University of Virginia reported 80. In addition, 598 alcohol violations were referred for disciplinary action at Tech, 573 at JMU and 16 at U.Va. The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus... Read more »
Freshmen Parking Safe For Now
By The Breeze,November 16, 2009
HARRISONBURG, Va. — An off-campus freshmen parking lot can continue to operate on South Main Street until a Dec. 8 City Council ruling, but one city panel thinks the lot should close after that. City Council was recommended Thursday by the Harrisonburg Planning Commission to deny an ordinance change that would allow commercial parking lots on residential properties. City Officials found FreshmanParking.com violated a zoning code in August. The R-3 zone, where the lot sits at 435 S. Main St.,... Read more »
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