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Protestors push against pipelines RAPTORS is a local protest organization standing against the pipelines, their routes and environmental effects. By KAREY GARDNER The Breeze
Local Rockingham County and Harrisonburg community members stand in solidarity with the pipeline fighters across the commonwealth in the anti-pipeline group called Rockingham Alliance for the Protection and Transformation of Our Resources and Society. The emergence of this organization happened a year ago when a number of members became unified through commoninterest meetings and the indigenous movement to stop the Dakota Access pipeline. The RAPTORS assemble to formulate strategies, educate the public and organize trips to spread awareness about the effects pipelines can have on the land and the community. “It’s not an easy feat to stop these pipelines,” Lara Mack, RAPTORS member and field organizer for Appalachian Voices, said. “The fact that these folks in Harrisonburg, who don’t even live along the route, have gotten involved and care so much is really moving and really inspiring.” Appalachian Voices has become a leading force in Appalachia’s switch to clean energy from fossil fuels. The organization advocates for healthy communities and environmental protection throughout the region. The Mountain Valley pipeline is a -mile-long pipeline that’ll begin in Northwestern West Virginia and travel down toward southern Virginia. The Atlantic Coast pipeline will start in West Virginia and traverse miles through the Appalachian Mountains until reaching Virginia, and eventually South Carolina and North Carolina. These two pipelines will cross watersheds, farms, mountains and numerous communities in order to transport natural gas across the country. The RAPTORS understand that even though they aren’t close to the families who are being affected, it’s still important to stick together during this time. “I don’t have to know them personally to appreciate the tragedy and urgency of their predicament,” Tim Wiggins, RAPTORS member, said. “Part of being a Virginian means looking out for other Virginians. Same with being a U.S. citizen. Same with being a human being.”
The proposed routes of both pipelines were chosen over a two-year long process of examining land and engaging with property owners in order for developers to find the best possible route with the least amount of impact on the environment. After addressing landowners’ concerns and conducting surveys, over additional adjustments were made to the proposed route to avoid environmentally sensitive areas. Following these modifications, the MVP and ACP are the two newest pipelines to receive a certificate from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which says that the applicant’s pipeline complies with the Department of Transportation’s safety standards. With the FERC certificate, the construction of the two pipelines will begin later this year. “It’s not the end of the world, though it’s not favorable for us,” Joshua Vana, RAPTORS member, said. “It kicks the pipeline builders’ schedules back into action.” The controversy surrounding pipelines encompasses multiple perspectives. Supporters of the pipeline emphasize the fact that it’ll generate thousands of jobs, increase yearly tax revenue and save people money with lower energy costs. “To be clear, I am not opposed to energy,” Wiggins said. “But the fact is that sooner or later we will have to look past fossil fuels for energy. We can act now and try to get out ahead of it, or we can wait until we have no choice.” Other fighters of the pipeline, including the RAPTORS and many anti-pipeline organizations, publicize how pipelines can contribute to the destruction of natural landscapes, depletion of ecosystems and risk of methane air pollution. For Vana, his biggest concern is how the pipelines will cross six out of nine watersheds over , times. “The headwaters of several major rivers that provide drinking water to our state are threatened by these two pipelines,” Vana said. “Just because it’s not in my backyard doesn’t mean it’s not important. Everything is at stake.” Natural gas supplies almost a quarter of all the energy that’s used in the U.S. by having over two million miles of distribution
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pipelines that carry the gas to thousands of communities from coast to coast. While natural-gas pipelines are the major provider of electricity for many people’s homes across the country, the RAPTORS believe that they’re not being constructed for the right reasons. “We don’t need these pipelines,” Mack said. “They are being built because they are going to make a profit. They are not being built because there is a need for them.” The RAPTORS are a fairly new organization that was called together to fight the specific issue of the MVP and the ACP. They’ll still continue the work they’re passionate about, no matter the outcome of this battle. “Even though they are responding to this particular issue of these pipelines, they gave themselves that name,” Mack said. “So in the future, when we hopefully win these pipeline fights, that name really lends itself to whatever spectrum of injustice they want to get involved in.” The issues that the RAPTORS are fighting won’t be quick fixes or easy battles. In the past years, only one pipeline that was proposed was rejected. Combating multi-million dollar government infrastructures that have the support of energy companies will take many years of hard work. Now that the pipelines have the FERC certification, it’ll be that much harder for the RAPTORS to stop the construction, but they’re not giving up their fight. “We haven’t had a lot of victories, but we’ve delayed the heck out of this process,” Vana said. “These pipelines were supposed to be in the ground over a year ago, and the more you delay, the more people start getting educated on the issue.” CONTACT Karey Gardner at gardneke@dukes.jmu.edu. For more coverage of JMU and Harrisonburg news, follow the news desk on Twitter @BreezeNewsJMU.
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Last week, a clown made its way to campus. He stood in Duke Dog Alley and gained attention from faculty and students. The man behind Pennywise turned out to be a YouTube video creator from Harrisonburg, Va.
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An individual in a Pennywise costume, the clown from the horror movie “It,” was seen roaming around JMU’s campus Oct. . Last year, there were frequent clown sightings on several college campuses around the Halloween season. These events brought about student-led clown hunts. With the recent appearance of the Pennywise-inspired clown, some students began to think that this was a repeat of last year’s incidents — but this wasn’t the case. Daniel Watros, , is a YouTube video creator and resident of an area just south of JMU. He took responsibility for being the man behind the costume. “I had the idea probably over a month or so ago when the ‘It’ movie came out and I live close to JMU and I knew that college students have really good reactions to that type of thing,” Watros said. “I had started a YouTube channel earlier this year and my overall goal was to challenge myself while also doing something I had never seen any YouTuber do before.” Watros ordered his Pennywise costume on eBay and had his mother apply the makeup. He chose this particular costume because of the relevance of the movie and the upcoming Halloween season. While Watros says that some of the reactions to his presence on campus were negative, he explained that he didn’t know about the clown sightings last year. “They thought maybe I was a killer clown you know like last year with that whole ordeal, which I didn’t know about,” Watros said. “Honestly, if I did know about it, I totally forgot about it. The police officer actually told me about that. Once I looked back at those videos, I can see why people were really freaked out.” Watros started out roaming across the Quad around p.m. but left to go to ISAT before ending up at Duke Dog Alley, the place he found to be the spot for the best footage for his YouTube video. Alongside him in the tunnel was his brother, videotaping the reactions of students who encountered Watros in Duke Dog Alley. “I knew people were going to be scared but that wasn’t my goal,” Watros said. “ I just wanted to get reactions. What I would do before they
would even come to the tunnel is say, ‘Hey how’s it going? How’s your day been?’ ... and then I would be like, ‘Alright, well have a great day,’ or ‘Take care,’ so I did that for everybody that came through.” Damien Beam, a senior sports and recreation management major, got up close and personal with the clown — close enough that he got a selfie with him. “I was leaving and one of my coworkers was like, ‘Go take a selfie with it and then come back to me,’ and so I just went out there,” Beam said. “He was super nice about it.” Katie Jarrett, a sophomore media arts and design major, saw the clown walking through the middle of the Quad. Her reaction to Watros wasn’t as positive as Beam’s. “It was just like walking around with balloons and there was a giant group of people,” Jarrett said. “He was kind of creepily waving at people.” Beam echoed Jarrett’s sentiment of fear by describing what he heard his coworkers at the University Recreation Center saying. “All my coworkers were working out and apparently no one was coming to the gym because a clown was walking on Duke Dog Alley,” Beam said. Watros was glad he made an impression on JMU’s campus after he saw reactions from students posted all over social media. “The initial reaction on Twitter was pretty bad,” Watros said. “People were pretty scared initially until they heard people that met me or saw the video for themselves ... I had people say they wanted to fight me, kill me, people were just wondering why I was doing what I was doing … Overall, the goal was just to get reactions for the video and I got what I wanted, so that worked out pretty well.” After about an hour and a half of the clown walking around Duke Dog Alley, the JMU police were called in to investigate. “When they dispatched a unit, they found a clown with a videographer,” Bill Wyatt, director of communications and university spokesperson, said. Watros said the policeman highly suggested for him to leave, but didn’t force him to. “His quote was that I was, ‘spooking some people,’ ... He made sure the situation was OK,” Watros said. “I wasn’t doing anything necessarily wrong but it was just the fact that I was scaring people that he wanted me to leave,
and I agreed.” With Halloween ending and the identity of the man under the Pennywise costume disclosed, Watros said this won’t be the last time he’ll be on JMU’s campus to continue with his YouTube videos. “I will probably be back at some point,”
Watros said. “You’ll just have to wait and see. I won’t scare anybody this time.” CONTACT Meghan Ahern at ahernme@dukes. jmu.edu. For more coverage of JMU and Harrisonburg news, follow the news desk on Twitter @BreezeNewsJMU.
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Community members gathered to support increased funding for Harrisonburg City and Rockingham County public school systems By THOMAS ROBERTSON The Breeze
Students, school board members, politicians and citizens gathered in Court Square on Wednesday night to gain support for the building of a new high school. Speakers from multiple perspectives took to the podium, placed in front of the Rockingham County Courthouse steps, to advocate for the building of a new high school in Harrisonburg. Brent Finnegan, Democratic candidate for the th district seat in the House of Delegates, spoke in favor of the school. “This isn’t just about No. pencils and chalkboards and bricks to build the school,” Finnegan said. “This is about making sure that everyone has an equal chance and an equal education. That is what we’re talking about here.” Harrisonburg has been debating
the possibility of building a new school for a while now. The current high school is about students over capacity. Now, the board is discussing issues such as location, when the school will be built and how it will be funded. “It’s a big decision,” Deb Fitzgerald, vice chair of the Harrisonburg City School Board, said. “We’re committed to doing it carefully, but quickly, because the problem isn’t going to get smaller — the overcrowding problem is only going to grow.” Not everyone is on the same page as Fitzgerald and Finnegan, though. A group has risen in opposition to the construction of a new school called “Students Over Structures.” According to Kai Degner, Finnegan’s campaign manager, the group has put up signs opposing the high price of the new school. It’s funded by property owners in Harrisonburg. see RALLY, page 30
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Brent Finnegan, Democratic candidate for the Va. House of Delegates, spoke on Wednesday about the proposed new high school. Those at the rally supported the development, and felt it would benefit the community.
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R E V O STRUCTURES Local protest group opposes new Harrisonburg high school CALEY ENGLISH / THE BREEZE
Students over Structures, a local protest group, strongly disapproves of the proposed $100 million Harrisonburg high school. However, the school board voted unanimously for the construction of the new school. By MEGHAN AHERN contributing writer
number of $ million,” Richard Baugh, a Harrisonburg City Council member, said. “This group in its own way seems all to have focused Vibrant red signs with the phrase “Tell on that number. One thing I would point out to City Board and School Board, Students Over people is whatever we do, and what we are going Structures. No $ Million High School,” have to end up spending on, it is still a very much work recently been popping up around the city of in progress.” According to Cole Trower, a percent tax Harrisonburg. Students Over Structures, an organization formed in the late summer in increase will occur if a $ million high school response to the proposal to construct a $ is built. He also stressed that the tax increase will million high school to alleviate the overcrowding be putting pressure on people who will own real issue, is responsible for the posting of these signs. estate which he believed will cause the rent for “We are for helping solve overcrowding, but JMU students who live in off-campus housing to $ million is way too much money to spend,” increase. “This is an issue that has come to the forefront Cole Trower, the spokesman for Students Over Structures said. “You can solve overcrowding for because people are very concerned about the future of Harrisonburg and the Harrisonburg a lot less money.” Students Over Structures is made up of city government putting a lot of pressure on the a diverse group of people from different taxpayers,” Trower said. However, the school board and city council backgrounds and political parties, who care about the education provided in Harrisonburg. have put an emphasis that this $ million is Organization members show their support for just a projection. “Until the land is secured and an architectural Students over Structures by helping put up signs, firm is employed to do the kind of predesign work posting on social media and making donations. “I get it that the school board threw out a that will be needed there is no way to know what the cost will be,” Andrew Kohen, Harrisonburg School Board member said. One of the other variables besides cost is overcrowding. The School Board believes a new high school is the most effective solution because of the future enrollment projections. Right now Harrisonburg High School is around students over capacity and rising. “The projections within five years are for Harrisonburg High School to be more than , students, so that would put us nearly students over capacity,” Brent Holsinger, Harrisonburg City School Board member stated. “We had another group look at enrollment projections for years and that came closer to , students.” Trower made the ALYSSA ANTONIO / THE BREEZE Harrisonburg’s population has increased 34.6 percent in the past 10 years. argument that the school
will take years to build and that there needs to on construction...do you put money in a building be an immediate solution for the problem of or do you put it in the faculty members who really overcrowding, suggesting ideas like sending do make the difference?” students to the county school or building an However, Holsinger and Kohen are firm in extension to the current high school and building their stance that a new high school will be the a less expensive high school later on. most effective solution to the problem. According to the school board, the benefits of “The school board is really committed to the construction of a new high school outweighed creating the most cost effective project as possible the construction of an annex or an addition. while creating a space that the community can “The school board unanimously accepted to be really proud of and will last a long time.” move forward to build a second high school,” Holsinger stated. Kohen said. “There are no other options being Kohen reasoned that “as long as we deal in fact instead of made up ideas we can have considered.” Holsinger echoed Kohen’s statement and constructive conversations.” provided an opinion as to why this vote was in At the end all parties involved are looking for favor of just a new high school. the best decision for the majority of residents and “Any solution whether you do an addition, students within the Harrisonburg community. or an annex or a second high school, they are “We have an overcrowding issue at the high all expensive,” Holsinger said. “What we don’t school and virtually no one is disagreeing about want to happen is to expand and then for that that,” Baugh said. “We’re working on it.” expansion to be full as soon as it was built … It makes no sense to invest millions of dollars in a CONTACT Meghan Ahern at ahernme@ project that would be full as soon as it was opened dukes.jmu.edu. For more coverage of JMU so a second high school allows us to meet the and Harrisonburg news, follow the news desk growing needs of our community and to make on Twitter @BreezeNewsJMU. an investment that will have capacity and meet our needs in the future.” On the other side, Trower broached the notion that many Harrisonburg teachers haven’t gotten a raise or the proper resources they need. Instead of focusing on the appearance of physical structures, Trower believes there needs to be more of an emphasis on student advancement in the classroom. “The Harrisonburg school board and superintendent wants to buy the Range Rover with the backup camera, the heated seats and all the luxuries, they are living beyond their means,” Trower said. “They want to buy stuff that we cannot afford to pay. Teachers need to be taken care of. I think the problem is that we are ALYSSA ANTONIO / THE BREEZE spending too much money The high school has trailers due to overcrowding in many of its classrooms.
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Special Collections is the host for historical remnants regarding JMU’s history. The center, located on the second floor of Carrier Library, features archives such as old copies of The Breeze and past yearbooks. By PEYTON JOHNSON contributing writer
Since the university first opened, it’s collected SGA materials, filling almost boxes’ worth of archives that now live in Special Collections. Students come and go from JMU, rarely “When looking through the boxes from understanding the true mark they’ve left on decades ago, you may be reading about the university and the Central Shenandoah Harrisonburg men that had been ‘blacklisted,’ Valley. For the past years, Special Collections meaning they weren’t allowed to date girls that has worked to capture those marks in hopes went here because of their bad behavior — they of preserving life at JMU for students and were caught drinking or they got kicked out of community members to look back on hundreds school,” Cole said. of years from now. According to Cole, JMU’s history preserved Special Collections is a department that inside of Special Collections may make life as collects materials to document the history a student in the past appear much stricter. She of JMU and the Central Shenandoah Valley, added that although this was true in many ways, including yearbooks, manuscripts, pop- there were also some aspects of campus life that up books and oral histories of community students today could only dream about. members. “Beer was even sold in some campus dining halls,” “ B e f o r e S p e c i a l “Special Collections was Collections was created created to make sense Kate Morris, head of Special in , people were just Collections and a JMU alumna of all the weird stuff hoarding their things,” (’), said regarding unexpected found around campus.” findings. “There was also an Ti f f a n y C o l e , S p e c i a l Collections archivist and experimental keg policy in the Tiffany Cole JMU alumna (’), said. Special Collections archivist, late ’s where students could “There was a space in the have pony kegs in their dorms.” JMU alumna (‘10) library where a lot of stuff To capture today’s unique was found or orphaned, aspects of student life for those so Special Collections was who attend JMU hundreds of created to make sense of all the weird stuff found years from now, Special Collections recently asked JMU students to donate their ESPN around campus.” Special Collections encourages students and “College GameDay” posters. community members to come into its center “In years, those are the kinds of things on the second floor of Carrier Library for a that’ll be shown in classes on ‘the student window view of what life was like at JMU and experience at JMU,’” Cole said. “The jokes might the Shenandoah Valley decades ago. not translate in years, but we think it’s a fun One collection that allows students and way to archive outside-of-the-box items to give community members to explore JMU’s history people a window into what it was like to be at is the Student Government Association records. JMU in .”
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In addition to storing the campus history, Special Collections holds a variety of events to get students involved in the archives. The most recent was Hop into History: Spirits in the Archives at Pale Fire Brewing Co.
Special Collections does more than just archive posters, diaries and yearbooks. They also host monthly events like Superheroes and Super Athletes as well as Book Culture of the Catholic Underground. Their most recent event was Hop into History: Spirits in the Archives. Spirits in the Archives was a pop-up exhibit that featured items from JMU and Madison College’s past, including yearbooks, oral histories from community members on moonshine, photographs and even some unique items from the SGA boxes. Because 2017 marks 100 years since the advent of prohibition in Virginia, the
exhibit also featured local items and beers that document the history of alcohol production in the Valley. The event took place on Monday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Pale Fire Brewing Co. Guests enjoyed craft beer while wandering the exhibit, exploring the archives and chatting with archivists. “We hosted the event at Pale Fire, which got us a different crowd than usual,” Julia Merkel, Special Collections preservation officer, said. “At least 50 people attended, including community members, students, alumni, staff and faculty.” Special Collections plans to host more off-campus events like
Hop into History to further increase accessibility to the archives and raise awareness that they are available to the public, not just the JMU community. “We want people to know that even though items are housed for protection, they belong to the public — and we want the public to utilize them as much as possible, whenever possible,” Merkel said. CONTACT Peyton Johnson at johns2pn@dukes.jmu.edu. For more coverage of JMU and Harrisonburg news, follow the news desk on Twitter @BreezeNewsJMU.
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Give power to the Girl Scouts PHOTOS COURTESY OF TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE
Recent talk of having the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts programs combined into one organization has some people upset. Girls should have the opportunity to grow up in an environment where there’s no judgment.
ALYSSA DAVIS | contributing columnist Camping, volunteering and crafting — activities that myself, along with roughly million other young girls, par ticipate d in as a Girl Scout in the early s. Being a Girl Scout was an honor for me growing up. It was five years filled with memories and lessons learned that shaped the young woman I am today. The Boy Scouts of America organization has similar goals. According to their website, “The BSA provides programs for young people that build character, trains them in the responsibilities of participating citizenship
I learned endless leadership skills during and develops personal fitness … combining educational activities and lifelong values with my time as a Girl Scout. I participated in ropes fun.” courses and human knots, teaching me As of next year, girls “It angers me that these girls teamwork skills. I built will now be allowed to participate in some of fires and learned how to feel like they aren’t getting the programs offered by pack a bag with all the as valuable of an experience necessities for camping the Boy Scouts, including advancement to the and hiking, teaching as boys are, to the point highest rank of Eagle me survival skills. I they feel they should be Scout. Many applaud this played bingo with the decision, including the elderly and made care included in the Boy Scouts.” Boy Scouts of America’s packages for troops overseas, teaching me National Board Chairman Randall Stephenson, who the importance of being told the New York Times an active member of Alyssa Davis he’s seen “nothing that the community. The develops leadership skills Girl Scouts of America and discipline like this organization.” not only taught me leadership skills, but so Nothing? I disagree. many other valuable skills that are equally important. It angers me that these girls feel like they aren’t getting as valuable of an experience as boys are, to the point they feel they should be included in the Boy Scouts. The best solution shouldn’t be just accepting this fate and allowing girls to be Boy Scouts. We need to fix the root of this problem instead. Someone should strive to improve these programs so that young girls feel more empowered, more equal and just as strong of leaders as boys. By allowing these young girls to be a part of an organization that’s viewed as mediocre in comparison to Boy Scouts, we’re teaching both young boys and girls that men are superior to women. Women everywhere support this change, but I’m siding with the Girl Scouts on this one. There are two separate organizations for a reason. It seems like they could learn the Girl Scouts provide a wide range of programs that allow girls to foster personal development and friendships. same things, the exact same ways.
Girls are now able to reach the rank of Eagle Scout.
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Girls donate stuffed monkeys to the pediatrics unit of Memorial Medical Center in Modesto, California.
But for God’s sake, it’s about time we had one thing for girls that doesn’t involve boys. According to Lisa Margosian, chief customer officer for Girl Scouts USA, “Girls really thrive in an environment where they can experiment, take risks and stretch themselves in the company of other girls.” The last thing we should be doing is putting these girls, who are still growing and maturing, in an environment where they may not feel safe being themselves, as to not expose them to the inevitable nature of boys that makes them feel superior to girls. Let the girls flourish in a safe space of their own so they can learn to be excellent leaders without the interference of males. We need to re-evaluate and change the
A “thanks-for-having-my-back” pat to the kind student who pointed out that my sweater was on inside out. From an appreciative employee who was having a severe case of the Mondays.
A “follow-our-lead” pat to the Brookings Institution for rating JMU a “laggard” in cheating students. From a double Duke who would like to engage the Brookings Institution on university priorities.
A “Why-do-you-want-me-to-beconcussed?” dart to whoever stole my bike helmet. From a sad biker worried about getting injured.
system. As it is, girls are exposed to the interests of their troop leaders. If that means that the troop leader is passionate about baking and crafting, then that might be all the troop members are participating in. There need to be guidelines and a norm for how the leaders are running their troops, so that every girl’s interests are recognized and represented. Each Girl Scout should feel empowered, strong and ready to take on the world alongside their peers. They shouldn’t feel like they don’t have the same opportunities that Boy Scouts do simply because the system is flawed. Alyssa Davis is a senior communication studies major. Contact Alyssa at davisab@ dukes.jmu.edu.
A “let-us-live” dart to anyone hating on Christmas music. From some girls who waited for Halloween to be over and don’t have the patience for Thanksgiving.
A “thanks-for-flooding-myapartment” dart to my washing machine. From a Stonegate resident just trying to stay afloat.
A “can’t-wait-till-next-time” pat to my mom and dad for making the long drive and spending the weekend at JMU with me. From a daughter who appreciates everything you do for her.
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What to expect as we get older and how we never fully grow up TESS GIBSON | the art of noncomformity As we begin evolving, that certainly means we are too. to grow older, “The typical ‘adult’ markers of leaving home, w e ga i n m o re getting married, and having children, are no longer the indicators that you have boarded responsibilities. We find ourselves the Adult Train,” published author Paul wearing business Angone argued in his blog “What is Emerging attire, checking Adulthood? And Why It Explains Millennials in o u r s c h e d u l e s their s. to pen in lunch And I agree with his reasoning as well that, with friends and “We’ve been told our whole lives to just keep b e g i n n i n g t o climbing those stairs. Emerging Adulthood is enter the world of what happens when we actually get off the stairs adulthood. and start exploring. All the dead ends and wrong Despite all the new additions to our daily turns included.” routines as young adults, such as attending Does this mean that once we’ve had a family, fancy events and buying groceries, this doesn’t retired from work and are no longer required mean we have it all figured out. If you’re to contribute to society we’re finally allowed to waiting for that “eureka” say we’re “adulting?” I don’t moment to hit you one so. “If you’re waiting for that think day when you finally reach Even my grandparents, ‘eureka’ moment to hit around years old, are still adulthood, don’t hold your breath. as people and act like you one day when you growing First, we have to think foolish kids sometimes. What finally reach adulthood, used to be considered the about what defines an adult, how we can lifestyle years ago is don’t hold your breath. “ typical classify “adulting” and no more and they’ve adapted furthermore, if there even to this — even embraced it. is such a thing. If you Although as kids we would search for the word “adult” look up to our guardians, teachers and coaches on Dictionary.com, the Tess Gibson thinking they were geniuses definition that comes up is, “having attained full size and strength; grown who had their lives together, that mask is now up; mature: an adult person, animal, or plant.” disintegrated. The truth is, as children, we do Physically, this makes sense. The estimated age need those strong, confident and comforting that our brains are finally fully developed is role models to idolize. But as we gradually “grow up,” we’ll come to according to NPR. But that’s just one aspect of being an adult — disregarding how a grown find out that the reality is “fake it ‘til you make person should act and function should be it.” Our elders know this and we should too. explained as well. No matter how sophisticated and professional At age we’re legally adults, at we can one may seem, everyone’s still learning and consume alcohol and at we’re advised to navigating through their own journey in life. look into retirement. These are all indicators of getting older, but this is also evidence that Tess Gibson is a sophomore writing, rhetoric throughout our lives, things are continuously and technical communication major. Contact changing. If parts of our lives are constantly Tess at gibsonto@dukes.jmu.edu.
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HANNAH ROBINSON | medicine for the soul My favorite part about being a communication studies major is that exciting moment directly after class, when I can walk outside the doors of Harrison Hall and incorporate all the academic theories I just learned into
my daily life. Recently, an encounter with one of my closest male friends prompted me to think back to a communications theory I learned almost two years ago. The theory talks about the difference between the way men and women communicate with each other when it comes to openness and intimacy. It’s no surprise that we live in a patriarchal
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society, with rules regulating and maintaining and talking is not an essential part of friendship.” After discovering this theory, I felt as though the structure of gender roles in everyday life. As I’ve had more exposure to the injustices that Tannen was stating that there’s simply a many are subjected to, I’ve begun to grow angry difference in the way in which men and women with the current situation the human race has communicate, but not a problem. Tannen doesn’t believe that one found itself in. The theory I is necessarily better mentioned previously was “Growing up, boys are taught than the other — they’re created by sociolinguist Deborah Tannen, and simply different. by many voices outside of addresses the age-old However, what Tannen their own that emotions question concerning the fails to address is the divide between men and extent to which societal will be their downfall.” women’s communication factors contribute to this styles. difference. I find it hard to For males, conversation believe that an individual is the way you negotiate — either male or female “your status in the group — can go any significant Hannah Robinson [and] to preserve your amount of time failing to independence,” Tannen said. “Females, on express and divulge emotions without negative the other hand, use conversation to negotiate effects on their mental and emotional states. closeness and intimacy … For boys, activities, Vulnerability has always been difficult for doing things together, are central. Just sitting me. Expressing what’s in my heart oftentimes
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felt more like taking a saw to my arm or leg — chopping it off and handing it to some unworthy passerby. I felt as though I was giving up a sacred part of who I was. For me, it all came down to power — who had the power and what they chose to do with it. Both of these factors remained beyond my control and felt sacrificial to me. In that struggle, I failed to recognize the inherent advantage I had over my male counterparts. Sure, I found vulnerability to be difficult, but I lived in a society where that vulnerability would be accepted and attributed to my “womanhood” if the time came for me to embrace it. Recently, I’ve recognized that as a woman, an infinite amount of empowerment is given to me from society when it comes to opening up and being vulnerable with others. Sadly, however, that same respect isn’t given to young boys and men. According to Medical Daily, boys are told from a young age that emotions are weak, and sharing them is even weaker.
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It’s hard for me to wrap my head around the concept of masculinity when it begins to strip away the very human nature within each of us. Growing up, boys are taught by many voices outside of their own that emotions will be their downfall while sensitivity and vulnerability would be the death of their manhood. After spending almost four years on a college campus, I’ve witnessed so many men trying to “hide their soft.” I’ve spoken to friends and realized that this game of false indifference has gotten much too old, and most importantly, this epidemic was beginning to take a toll on not just themselves, but their relationships as well. I’d be lying if I told you that I haven’t fallen into this seductive black hole from time to time, or that I’ve never been afraid of being honest and open with someone in my life. However, looking back throughout history, the sad truth is that men are the ones who are told to abandon their emotional side and never look back. I find it quite ironic how this pure act of self-disclosure or attempt at a beautiful connection is seen more as a loss than a gain.
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It may all come back to power and man’s historical need to never lose their “masculine side.” Maybe it’s the paralyzing fear of rejection, or the far-off notion that if you let someone inside your thoughts and give them freedom to roam through your old bookcases of heartbreak and hallways of self-doubt, they in turn have the power to hurt you. The sad truth is that we can’t change societal norms or deconstruct gender roles and expectations overnight. What we can do, however, is start the conversation. Women should encourage the men around them to be open and real with who they are and how they’re feeling. Men must begin to allow themselves to recognize their feelings as things that belong to them, not as foreign outsiders. So men, engage in stimulating conversation and seek to understand, because maybe then you’ll finally feel a little more understood. Hannah Robinson is a senior communication studies major. Contact Hannah at robinshl@ dukes.jmu.edu.
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The millennial man can open up RISHMITA AICH | pride and prejudice Under the black sunglasses, lowered baseball cap and booming headphones is a sensitive millennial man. There used to be a time when boys weren’t expected to show even a speck of emotion unless they were sloshed to their gills. Ernest Hemingway even went to the lengths of inventing the iceberg style of writing, where brief, unemotional sentences sufficed the meaning rather than using poetic language. However, the “modern man” has come a long way from that. They’re not afraid to turn that stiff upper lip into a smile or a frown and can even unleash the waterworks when an emotional catharsis is needed. I noticed the cultural shift between how we apprehend masculinity when my poetry teacher remarked on how the overwhelming number of boys in her poetry classes demonstrate the urge the new generation of men have to be sensitive and expressive. We might still be in love with the awkward and shy Mr. Darcy or the rich and mysterious Gatsby, but we’ve learned to value and appreciate empathy from the opposite sex. There seems to be more acceptance toward the emotionally charged male instead of their hard-as-nails exterior and men are slowly giving into the trend. Even research shows that today’s men are twice as likely to cry in public as their fathers. Psychologist and behavior expert Stephanie Davies explained how this progressive shift has a lot to do with media and a general acceptance toward emotional release. She points out how the
plethora of emotional men that we come across in media and television shape our emotional attitudes. It’s true that you might’ve never seen your father have a proper sob, but every once in awhile on television, you’re bound to stumble upon a football player having an outburst session after a heart-wrenching defeat or the dewyeyed Jim Halpert slowly digesting Pam Beesly’s rejection. These images serve the function of making crying or expressing emotions more acceptable in the subconscious of men. The gradual mainstreaming of men revealing their softer sides has made the “modern man” more enlightened to what’s considered a weakness and what constitutes an honest emotional expression. The typical millennial man wants to “man up” to the fears of being emotionally vulnerable. They want to break free of the fears perpetrated by their stoney-faced fathers through generations and they seem to be emotionally emancipating themselves; just in ways different than women. Psychologist and behavior expert Stephanie Davies explained how this progressive shift has a lot to do with media and a general acceptance toward emotional release. She points out how the plethora of emotional men that we come across in media and television shape our emotional attitudes. It’s true that you might’ve never seen your father have a proper sob, but every once in awhile on television, you’re bound to stumble upon a football player having an outburst session after a heart-wrenching defeat or the dewy-eyed Jim Halpert slowly digesting Pam Beesly’s rejection. These images serve the function of making crying or expressing emotions more acceptable in the subconscious of men. see MODERN MAN, page 16
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MODERN MAN | Emotionally present The gradual mainstreaming of I think the differences men revealing their softer sides between women and men in the has made the “modern man” ways that they express emotions more enlightened to what’s is analogous to the behavioral considered a weakness and what difference between an extrovert constitutes an honest emotional and an introvert. While some of expression. us are content with having a few The typical millennial man close friends, others don’t mind wants to “man up” to the fears branching out to as many people of being emotionally vulnerable. as they can. Similarly, men seek They want to break free of the fears perpetrated by “There seems to be more their stoney-faced fathers acceptance toward the through generations and they seem to be emotionally emotionally charged male emancipating themselves; instead of their hard-as-nails just in ways different than women. exterior and men are slowly In 2013, Elite Daily’s giving into the trend.” Ashley Fern wrote, “women tend to have many more intimate relationships in their lives than men Rishmita Aich do,” a statement that I strongly disagree with. Her statement is correctly put by to be emotionally vulnerable sociologist Robin W. Simon, who solely with their romantic writes in the Journal of Health partners because they value the and Social Behavior that for quality of fewer emotional bonds young men, romantic partners over the need to establish several are their primary source of dubious confidantes. However, intimacy whereas young women it doesn’t mean men don’t let can confide in friends or family steam off at all. It’s a matter members. This is a behavioral of quality relationships over difference that doesn’t make quantity, not repression versus men any less emotional or expression. expressive than women. Last semester, I attended
a JMU Feminist Collective meeting, during which one of the male members, who had recently attended the Women’s March in Washington, D.C., suddenly stood up from his seat. “I don’t understand why the women of this country have to breathe in the same air that all the rapists and sex offenders do,” he said. His voice quivering, his words on an endless quest for justice, he sounded like he was a victim himself. I thought this immense display of empathy for women was enough to show a speck of the changing face of masculinity where square-jawed, tight-lipped, occasionally smirking men have gone almost extinct. Everything from moist eyes after an emotional TV episode, a personal poem on lost love to standing in solidarity with women in their fight for equality, the millennial man has bid adieu to all the stereotypes and come a long way in his journey for emotional emancipation. Rishmita Aich is a senior media arts and design major. Contact Rishmita at aichrx@ dukes.jmu.edu.
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A Duke Hall art exhibit shows the struggles of women, people in exile and refugees. The show incorporates many different mediums that all work to counteract the stereotypes of race, ritual and beauty. By JAZMINE OTEY The Breeze
In a large-scale charcoal drawing, a young girl is shown with her back to the audience gazing at the graphic scene in front of her. She’s semi-nude, wearing nothing but a shirt as she stands before many lifeless, naked bodies, many of which are sprawled on top of one another. The border is lined with oak tree leaves, which represent power and, as one’s eyes travel further left, the drawing gradually becomes increasingly explicit as more unconscious bodies are depicted. The nude bodies in the picture are all women. The catastrophic illustration previously described is one of many art pieces featured in Iranian-American visual artist, Fahimeh Vahdat’s “Call Me By My Name” art exhibit. The mixedmedia-art exhibit effectively pulls together multiple art series, including “Sacred Crossings” (1995-present), “What Will Befall Her?” (20032007) and “Freedom Series: Children of Aleppo” (2017) and will be showcased in Duke Hall until Dec. 9. Allyson Taylor is the faculty sponsor of the art show. From 1995-99 Taylor was a student of Vahdat at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design and has kept in touch with her since then. Taylor, the head of studio art foundations at JMU, claims that Vahdat always pushed her to be the best she could be and inspired her tenacious attitude regarding art. “I think that it’s a very thoughtful show about women, people in exile and refugees,” Taylor said. “I want JMU students to see people outside of our local environment. She’s also showing JMU
art students really ambitious, large drawings that Through the utilization of different scenes, are really beautiful and have a lot of important Vahdat not only highlights the abuse of civil liberties, particularly against women and content.” Vahdat has been living in the U.S. since she children in Iran and the Middle East, but the fled her home country of Iran in 1981 after the ubiquitous mistreatment of women around the Iranian Revolution erupted in 1978-79. world to establish congruity between the East Much success has accompanied the human- and West. rights-activist artist since then. In fact, not only is “Domestic violence is pandemic and all over she the director t h e w o r l d ,” Vahdat said. of visiting artist “It’s not just amd workshop regional or series at specific to Howard one culture. Community College in Domestic Columbia, violence in the Maryland, U.S. is huge but people but she’s also well-known don’t deal with for using her it. When the artwork to lives of people portray the are shattered and changed universal f o r e v e r, w e refugee don’t look at experience, human-rights these things.” Each abuse against charcoal Iran and Middle East The gallery will remain open to the public in Duke Hall until Dec. 9. drawing has women and children and problems concerning stereotypes, race, rituals and beauty. “As an artist, I feel as if it’s my right to bring these topics up in front and hopefully inspire a positive constructive dialogue amongst people,” Vahdat said.
a female figure as its focal point with a symbolic scene in the background. The artwork was also created in a Persian carpet format which is also known as Iranian rugs. The meticulous composition is often done in a vivid and lively color arrangement to characterize a garden of paradise. In contrast,
however, Vahdat’s drawings are purposely done in a black-and-white color scheme to signify oppression. Many of the illustrations have a common theme of flowers and nudity along with different patterns, which was intentionally done so that each work of art had a story of its own to tell. According to Vahdat, the nudity enables the audience to see women free of the “veils of cultural roles.” To illustrate, in the art piece titled “What Will Befall Her?” flowers and nudity are used as a young girl stands naked in a bed of lilies. The lilies symbolize her innocuity. Furthermore, in a piece titled “Women Are Not For Burning,” three women are shown. At the bottom, there are uprooted saffron flowers, which are used as a wedding ceremonial incense in India. The words “Women Are Not For Burning” is a direct opposition to the Indian practice where women were burned as punishment for failing to pay their dowry demands. One woman in the illustration is in flames and hunched over in scrutiny while another is lifeless on the ground, her eyes void of any emotion. The third woman appears to be traumatized at the sight. Her fingers are at her mouth while her eyes are illuminated with fear. Vahdat’s work is still prevalent given that “dowry deaths” still happen today. In fact, a HuffPost India article states that according to the National Crime Records Bureau, 7,634 women died in the country in 2015 due to dowry harassment. Regardless of this, however, only 34.7 percent, out of the 93.7 who were accused, were convicted.
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“I think this is important because when ... these things happen around the world they are also happening here,” John Ros, director of Duke Hall, said. “We really need to start having serious conversations. We’re hoping this work and the strength of this work is an incubator for those discussions.” In addition to the drawings in the exhibit, there are plaques in memorial to the Baha’i martyrs who were executed during the Iranian Revolution due to their religious faiths. Each wooden plaque provides the audience with insight on who the person was and how they died. The art exhibit’s title “Call Me By My
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Name” is a direct reference to these individuals, many of whom were never given any recognition. Two of the people memorialized were related to Vahdat and she wants nothing more than to give this group of people the voices they never had and let them be heard within the community. I want people to get to know these individuals who were regular citizens of Iran who were all of a sudden tortured and executed because of their faith and their belief,” Vahdat said. During the artist reception on Monday, fresh white roses were displayed, further giving tribute to the people shown on the plaques. Vahdat enjoys taking her art to
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university galleries and believes that’s where fresh minds are. She claims that it’ll cause a large impact on young people and steer them toward positive change and aspires to promote that positive change among JMU students. “I appreciate all of the young people who are the future of America,” Vahdat said at her artist reception. “So stay on top of things, stay active and stay curious.” CONTACT Jazmine Otey at oteyjl@dukes.jmu.edu. For more on the culture, arts and lifestyle of the JMU and Harrisonburg communities, follow the culture desk on Twitter @Breeze_Culture.
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National Novel Writing Month originated to help high school students find inspiration to write every day.
Massanutten Regional Library works to support writers during National Novel Writing Month By SHANNA KELLY The Breeze
Every year in the month of November, thousands of people internationally participate in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) with a goal of writing 1,667 words a day so that by the end of the month, they have a complete novel. “O n c e a y e a r, I hav e this excuse as it were to sit down and produce 50,000 words,” Phyllis Duncan, a NaNoWriMo participant and member of the Shenandoah Valley WriMos, said. Fo r t h e s e c o n d y e a r, Massanutten Regional Library has worked with various local authors to create opportunities at the library for participants of NaNoWriMo.
“We were looking for a place to do this and we tried coffee shops and Panera and they’re very noisy and we can’t always get seats together,” Duncan said. “So then we started looking at both the Massanutten library and the JMU library.” This year the Massanutten Regional librar y will be hosting two write-in sessions where people can come and write in a quiet space. The events are Saturday from 12:30-3:30 p.m. and Nov. 27 from 6-8 p.m. and are open to the public with no library card needed. “It’s a natural fit for the library to provide, especially our local authors with space for them to produce things that hopefully end up on our shelves,” Susan Versen, head
of reference at Massanutten Regional Library’s central branch in Harrisonburg, said. According to Duncan, several years ago teachers in California started NaNoWriMo as a way to get high school students interested in writing. The goal of writing a 50,000-word rough draft in a month eventually caught on, especially with the aid of the internet. Now t h e re a re t h ou s a n d s o f participants internationally with bestsellers such as Sarah Gruen’s “Water for Elephants” coming out of this annual event. Duncan first participated in NaNoWriMo in 2008 when she planned on retiring a year later from the federal government to dedicate her time to writing fiction.
“I thought this would be a good exercise to get me into the habit of writing every day and having something tangible at the end of it to work with to perhaps get published,” Duncan said. Duncan now has multiple published books such as “Spy Flash” and “Fences.” Allison K . Garcia, the municipal liaison for the Shenandoah Valley region for NaNoWriMo and a six-year participant has gone from writing one book in a span of three years to writing 10 books in a span of six years as a result of NaNoWriMo. “You have a lot of support because I remember before I did NaNoWriMo, I just wrote solo ever since I was a kid,” Garcia said. “I never had any support or anything like that
and I always just thought that if you’re writers, you just write by yourself.” This support includes daily check-ins on the Facebook page. Depending on what time you prefer to write, you can go to the group to find daily encouragement through word-count checks and group word sprints where you write as many words as you can in a given time. Additionally, online writing groups were created as a result of this month in order to continue this sense of a writing community and have people to help edit these novels throughout the year. The group members chat online throughout the year and get together to continue writing. October acted as a
preparation month, and nanowrimo.org sent out emails to help writers get ready. If it’s your first time, they even provide resources on how to create a novel. As Versen noted, if you’re interested in writing at all, then this is a great opportunity to start because you’d have a support system that you otherwise might not have. “If you’re up for a challenge then this is definitely a challenge, but it’s a challenge that you can easily overcome with dedication.” Duncan said CONTACT Shanna Kelly at kelly3sc@dukes.jmu.edu. For more on the culture, arts and lifestyle of the JMU and Harrisonburg communities, follow the culture desk on Twitter @Breeze_Culture.
A Facebook page was created to provide information and support for participants. Inspirational quotes are posted every day throughout the month, including word-count checks and group-word sprints.
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By ABBY CHURCH The Breeze
As crunch time rapidly approaches, JMU students are bound to need an outlet to release their pent-up stress and nervous energy. In downtown Harrisonburg, there’s a place where students can do just that. Shenandoah Yoga offers an environment for breathing in good vibes and exhaling the bad through yoga practices. Sue George, the founder of Shenandoah Yoga, wanted to “fill a need in the local yoga community.” Since the studio opened in 2006, George has seen the community grow to include students of all ages and backgrounds. Shenandoah Yoga offers a plethora of yoga classes to fit every need, such as beginner yoga, vinyasa flow, restorative yoga and gentle yoga at regular and student rates. Yogis can sign up for classes in advance or simply drop in. “One of the great things about Shenandoah Yoga is our classes are relatively small,” George
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said. “So students who attend get a lot of individual attention and the classes are often quite customized to our students.” In addition to putting forth private instruction and yoga parties, Shenandoah Yoga also offers special events. This Saturday, the studio will host Yoga with Essential Oils. Shenandoah Yoga offered the event one other time this past spring, and has decided to bring it back after receiving positive feedback. In the hour-and-a-half-long event, Yoga with Essential Oils provides students with a basic yoga practice with diffusers that emit essential oils so they can experience different scents and senses at different times. Students even have the chance to use essential oil topically. Rachel Hupp, the instructor for the Yoga with Essential Oils, is an avid user of essential oils and created the event after seeing the benefits of using them in her daily life. “I’ve been practicing yoga on my own for about 20 years now and I’ve been working with essential oils, I mean, they’ve
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Located downtown, the yoga studio allows customer walk-ins on a first-come, first-served basis. been a part of my life for years, so it’s part of my home practice,” Hupp said. “So I thought if I could bring that experience to others too then it might be something that [students] would appreciate.” According to the event’s Facebook page, “The use of essential oils can help bring greater awareness to our bodies and minds.” Hupp says that using essential oils during a yoga practice has many benefits, especially in terms of sensory involvement. “[Essential oils] can help promote different experiences throughout the class, so you can help use different scents to promote feelings of groundedness, feelings of more awareness or feelings of relaxation,” Hupp said. “It’s a good way to just kind of enhance the yoga experience.” Shay Kelley, an employee at the information technology center at Bridgewater College, attended the class the last time it was offered and tries to do yoga at Shenandoah Yoga when she has the time. She says yoga has helped her increase her flexibility and feel happier and healthier. A fan of last year’s event, she hopes to attend this semester’s offering. “I loved it,” Kelley said. “We did poses and then [Hupp] would pass down an oil and then we would rub it on our hands and then wherever it would benefit us, that’s where we
put it, and then we’d do our yoga.” After seeing success with the event last semester, Shenandoah Yoga is excited to offer the event again. Available to people of all ages and experience levels, George encourages students to come out to use the class as a form of stress relief. “Yoga in general is an excellent practice for taking care of yourself, both your body and mind and spirit,” George said. “I think if folks come out on Saturday, they’ll enjoy a really relaxing class with — especially at this point in the semester — it can be a nice break from everything else that [students] are juggling.” Hupp is extremely eager to instruct the class again and is ecstatic that she gets to share her love for essential oils and yoga with students. “Yoga and oils are both a part of my everyday life, so for me to be able to share that experience with other people is just kind of one of my passions,” Hupp said. “I love showing people how to use oils, I love showing people how to incorporate yoga into their daily life, and so to bring the two together I think is just a perfect combination.” CONTACT Abby Church at churchae@ dukes.jmu.edu. For more on the culture, arts and lifestyle of the JMU and Harrisonburg communities, follow the culture desk on Twitter @Breeze_Culture.
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JMU hip-hop dance organization prepares for urban dance competition By BROOKE IMPERIAL contributing writer
I m a g i n e m o s a i c s, beautiful glass or stone artwork, in motion; maybe they’re telling a story of sadness, happiness or excitement. Mozaic, an award-winning JMU hip-hop club team, accomplishes this aesthetic through dance. Just like a mosaic, people of different b a c k g ro u n d s, s t o r i e s and majors symbolize the iridescent tiles of the artwork and by joining these pieces together, beauty is born. The members of Mozaic are cur rently preparing for their upcoming performance at Prelude, an urban dance competition at Virginia State University in Petersburg, Virginia, that invites competing and exhibition teams to perform through strenuous and challenging rehearsals. The competitive dance organization will perform S a t u rd a y , c o m p e t i n g with six other teams from the Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia areas. This will be Mozaic’s first competition of the - season, and though the day is fast approaching, its members hope to leave their best moves onstage this upcoming weekend. Two-hour practices have been scheduled for Mozaic two or three times a week since the middle of September, giving the team time to learn and perfect the choreography while bonding with other members. Though having fun remains one of Mozaic’s core values, there’s great emphasis
on being serious and focused while preparing for Prelude. Morgan Wright, the president of Mozaic and a senior nursing major, has confidence in her team as the members continue to rigorously practice for the competition. Although Mozaic won third place out of nine competing teams at Prelude DMV last year, Wright continues to push for even higher excellence. This time they’ll primarily focus on implementing tough choreography in their five-dance set and continue to maintain a highperformance value. LAURA VANDEMARK / THE BREEZE Their performance will Since its formation in 2003, Mozaic has kept its esteemed reputation around JMU’s campus. run for approximately to be a part of a student six minutes with fluid Sam Park, the head board his sophomore year, transitions from one dance organization. Zabinsky artistic director of Mozaic has used this platform to has faced ups and downs and a senior computer encourage other dancers to to the next. “The team is working since coming to JMU, but information systems major, never stop moving. Mozaic really hard and we work is thrilled to be on a dance agrees with Wright that continues to grow as a really well together,” team again. it’s important to remain JMU organization through “I [feel] like I’m fi nally a serious while preparing innovative dance and longWright said. “I think that’s definitely going to show on part of a family,” Zabinsky for the competition, but lasting friendships. “If you’re having a good the stage, all the hard work said. “I’ve never met such a doesn’t want members to forget why they dance. we’ve put in.” genuine group of people … day, you can dance; if S i n c e M o z a i c ’ s being a part of that makes Wright and Park are a part you’re having a bad day, formation in , the me really happy.” of a -member executive you can also dance,” Park members have cultivated Though self-doubt board and though each said. “However you’re occupied a number of executive member has their feeling, there’s always a an esteemed status around JMU and often perform at Zabinksy’s thoughts in the own responsibilities to way to express it through on-campus events such beginning of the semester, facilitate the organization, movement. It’s one thing as the University Program Mozaic is helping her gain together they guide the o f ju st l o oki ng g o o d Board-sponsored Late more confidence and lets team deliberately and through the mirrors or on stage, but it’s another Night Breakfast that was her engage in the activity confidently. held last week. They also she loves most: dance. “Being a leader for the t h i n g t o f e e l g o o d .” host Coalescence — “I’ve been dancing since team [means] giving them one of the largest dance I was three, so it’s just a sense of direction not CONTACT Brooke showcases in the DMV what I know, what I feel just as a teammate, but Imperial at imperibn@ area — which attracts comfortable in,” Zabinksy as a dancer as well,” Park dukes.jmu.edu. For a multitude of hip-hop said. “It’s like second said. “Because what we more on the culture, nature — you just do it give as an executive board arts and lifestyle of the dance crews. Taylor Zabinsky, a new because it feels right … no will either motivate them JMU and Harrisonburg member of Mozaic and matter what happens [at positively or negatively.” communities, follow the a junior media arts and Prelude], it’s such a great Park, who earned a culture desk on Twitter design major, is excited experience.” position on the executive @Breeze_Culture.
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Rhode Island ready JMU football goes for 20th consecutive win Saturday against New Hampshire TREVOR COCKBURN / THE BREEZE
JMU football shut out New Hampshire on Saturday en route to its 20th consecutive win under head coach Mike Houston. The Dukes’ defense has been a huge reason why, ranking first in the FCS in points allowed. By BLAKE PACE The Breeze
JMU football will head to Rhode Island this Saturday for a CAA clash against the - (- CAA) Rams and head coach Jim Fleming. This matchup — following the Dukes’ - victory over the New Hampshire Wildcats — is the th meeting between the schools, with JMU holding a - advantage in the series. JMU (-, - CAA) is riding a -game win streak and leads the FCS in scoring defense ( points per game) and red-zone defense (. percent). The Dukes also rank second in turnovers gained (), total defense (. yards per game) and defensive touchdowns ().
1. Protecting the quarterback The JMU offense will face the tough task of blocking a Rams’ defensive line that’s tied for th in the FCS in quarterback sacks with — an average of three sacks per game. “They’re going to be challenged this week,” head coach Mike Houston said. “We’re going to have to do a great job of communication and make sure that we play together up front.” Their defensive line is led by sophomore Brandon Ginnetti and senior Jose Duncan, who respectively have six and five sacks on the season and both rank in the top for sacks per game in FCS play. “They’ve four down lineman that are top- in the league in sacks and two of them are in the top ,” Houston said. “Obviously they’ve generated
a lot of pressure this year.” Fortunately for senior quarterback Bryan Schor and the rest of the JMU offense, the offensive line has done a tremendous job at protecting their quarterback — allowing just two sacks per game. “They’re what makes the offense go,” Schor said. “It’s definitely a unit that I really appreciate. They don’t get a lot of credit but they definitely deserve it.” Look for the JMU offensive line to be physical up front in order to keep a clean pocket for Schor and prevent any quarterback sacks.
scheme. We’ve got consistency with the players and consistency with the coaching staff and we’re playing a good level together right now.” The offensive talent doesn’t stop at quarterback, as sophomore wide receiver Aaron Parker has chimed in with receiving yards — including three + receiving yard games — and seven touchdowns. “They have probably the most dynamic receiver we’ve seen this year in Aaron Parker,” Houston said. “We’re going to have to do a tremendous job putting pressure on the quarterback and communicating in the secondary.” 2. No breathing room for receivers Look for the JMU defense to get to the quarterback quickly and shut down URI’s top The main key to success for the JMU defense receivers in order to keep the Rams off the this week will be shutting down the complex scoreboard. passing offense of the Rams. Since redshirt junior Jajuan Lawson took over at the quarterback 3. Shutting down the red zone position in the second quarter of Rhode Island’s - loss to Maine on Oct. , he’s thrown for Another main focus for the JMU defense will yards, six touchdowns and two interceptions be keeping the Rhode Island offense out of the while adding yards on the ground. red zone, a unit that’s converting on percent “This is one of the more explosive offenses we’ll of its red-zone opportunities. face this year,” Houston said. “The quarterback Fortunately for JMU, its red zone defense has been the biggest difference in their offense is among the best in FCS. It’s allowed nine opposing red-zone attempts and their . then versus now.” This Rams’ offense has found a nice rhythm percent opposing red-zone conversion rate are since putting the ball in Lawson’s hands and the best in the FCS. The defense has allowed five averaged more than points per game over their total scores in the red zone this season — two last three games, making that a prime focus for a rushing touchdowns, two passing touchdowns stout JMU defense that’s allowing just points and one field goal. per game through this point of the season. “When we get in the red zone, we’ve got to “We’re playing all on the same page,” Houston continue to do the things we’ve been doing all said. “It comes from experience and knowing the year long,” Houston said.
Shutting down the Rams’ offense will start with eliminating the passing game, but end in keeping the unit out of the red zone.
4. No unnecessary penalties As in every game of football, eliminating excessive and harmful penalties plays a huge role into the success of every team. Offensive penalties remove any rhythm the team may be carrying and defensive penalties keep the opposing offense on the field with more opportunities to score. “It’s definitely a huge difference,” redshirt senior linebacker Kyre Hawkins said. “We try and shorten those each week. Getting rid of those penalties gets the momentum going for our team.” Through this point in the season, the Dukes are losing the penalty battle with their opponents. They’re averaging . penalties yards a game and have total penalties on the year while their opponents have penalties for just . penalty yards a game. “It’s just a lack of focus,” redshirt senior safety Raven Greene said. “It’s going to happen but we have to make sure that we keep them limited because they can definitely hurt us later on in the game and season.” Smart and sound football will play a large role in this Saturday’s matchup in Rhode Island at noon. CONTACT Blake Pace at paceba@dukes.jmu. edu. For more football coverage, follow the sports desk on Twitter @TheBreezeSports.
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Making a splash JMU swim and dive looks to be CAA powerhouse once again ALYSSA ANTONIO / THE BREEZE
By CONNOR MCCARTHY The Breeze
Last year, JMU swimming and diving finished with an impressive record of - (CAA -) and a second-place finish at the CAA Championships. This season, it’ll once again set out to prove that it’s one of the best teams in the nation — and it’s gotten off to a pretty good start. In their first two meets this season, the Dukes were able to defeat conference opponent Northeastern and Michigan State, while losing to Pittsburgh and Miami. Their overall record of - might not look too impressive, but these ladies have proven that they can still compete with anyone and bigger things are to come this season. If JMU is to compete for the CAA title this year, it’ll need sophomore diver Carlyn McNeely to continue her early career success. McNeely won CAA Rookie Diver of the Year last year and is already adding to her impressive resume this year. In JMU’s first meet against Northeastern, she was able to win both the three-meter and one-meter diving event with a . mark and . marks respectively. McNeely was also one of nine Dukes to record a top-five performance in its four-way meet at Pitt. “A goal I have for myself is to place top three at conference again,” McNeely said. “I definitely want a bunch of us girls to place in the top and top eight.” Although swimming and diving is largely scored based on individual performances, it’s always a bonus to possess veteran leadership to guide some of the younger athletes. One of those veteran leaders is senior swimmer Quinn MacMillan. With a time of :. in the -yard freestyle, Macmillan was able to claim first place at the event. He was also a part of the team that took second in the yard freestyle relay at the Pitt meet. “We all have the same goals in mind,” MacMillan said. “I think that we’re doing
a really good job of staying as one unit and being positive, and not straying away from the things we want to accomplish.” With freshmen on the roster this season, JMU has plenty of young talent to build off of. Dukes freshman swimmer Paige Assaid has already made her presence known in her first two collegiate meets. In her debut against Northeastern, she was able to win her first event — the -yard backstroke — with a time of .. She also was part of the team that took fourth in the -yard medley relay. “I’ve seen a lot of supportiveness and that helps me when I race,” Assaid said. “I see how it impacts the whole team when we race for each other and not just ourselves.” Head coach Dane Pedersen has seen a number of positive things from his team this year. Obvious wins are great, but Pedersen said two of the most impressive aspects of the team that he’s noticed have been the amount of energy they bring to each meet and the amount of support they have for one another. They may be all alone in the water or on the board, but it’s much easier to succeed when they know that their teammates have their back. “When you take different personalities and put them together and ask them to be a family, it can be difficult,” Pedersen said. “It’s really easy to say and really hard to do. What they do a really good job of is staying focused, and being very cognitive and supportive of their teammates.” JMU’s next meet on Sunday and Monday at UNCW will provide huge implications for how this season will go. The Dukes will face three CAA opponents in the College of William & Mary, Delaware and UNCW. It’ll be a tough test, but if the beginning of this season is any indication, they’ll be ready. CONTACT Connor McCarthy at mccartcs@ dukes.jmu.edu. For more swimming and diving coverage, follow the the sports desk on Twitter at @TheBreezeSports.
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CAA postseason preview: How does JMU stack up? James Faris | The Breeze The JMU field hockey team concluded its regular season Sunday with a - victory over Towson. Winners of four straight games, the Dukes (-, - CAA) will roll into the CAA tournament with momentum as the No. seed. They’ll face the College of William & Mary in the first round for the second straight year, a team JMU should be very familiar with after topping the Tribe - to conclude the regular season. If things go the Dukes’ way, JMU will advance to the CAA championships for the fourth straight year. If they do, they’ll likely face the Delaware Blue Hens, who’ve beaten the Dukes in the finals three years in a row. Here’s how the Dukes can get over the hump and prevent a Delaware four-peat.
Consistent offense The Dukes are undefeated this season when scoring at least three goals; they’ve averaged . goals per game in wins and . goals per game in losses. JMU might only rank third in the CAA behind Delaware and William & Mary in shots and shots on goal, but for this offense — when it rains, it pours. Over the course of this season, the Dukes have outshot opponents by nearly eight goals per game, as JMU gets off an average of . shots while opponents only manage .. However, in JMU’s victories, those numbers balloon to whopping . shots for and shots against. The Dukes have lost just one game this season in which they outshot opponents, and have yet to win a game in which they were outshot by their opponents.
Goals per game (CAA rank) Delaware 4.24 (1) Miranda Rigg | F/M
Shots on goal per game 10.8 (3)
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Save percentage .755 (2)
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Lisa Lejeune | F/M 11 goals, 25 points
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2.68 (4)
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Beat the best This season, the Dukes are - against nationally ranked opponents, but for them to win the CAA, they’ll likely have to knock off both No. William & Mary and No. Delaware. JMU can beat the best of the CAA, especially after coming from behind to beat William & Mary - and outscoring Delaware - in the second half of their regular-season showdown. If the Dukes advance to the CAA final and face Northeastern instead of the heavily favored Blue Hens, JMU should prepare for the game knowing that they’re the better team after blanking the Huskies - in the regular season.
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Finish strong JMU’s defense has come up clutch late in games, as they’ve allowed the second fewest shots on goal in the CAA () and have the second highest save percentage (.). But for the Dukes to hang with their stiff CAA competition, their offense needs to increase its volume of shots and improve their shot selection. That’s not to say that the Dukes aren’t getting enough looks, as the team’s shots and shots on goal aren’t far behind Delaware, who leads the conference with shots, of which were on goal. The Dukes generate nearly as many quality looks at the goal as both Delaware and William & Mary, so capitalizing on those opportunities will be the deciding factor in the postseason matches.
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Break the ice The Dukes are - when scoring a goal in the first half and have lost just once when scoring the first goal of the match, so getting off to a good start will be critical to the team’s postseason success. JMU mounted a comeback earlier in the year against William & Mary after trailing - at the half, but wasn’t as fortunate against Delaware, as the Blue Hens stormed out to a - lead and never looked back. Only four times did the Dukes win without taking the lead early, and four of the team’s five losses came when their opponents scored the first goal. If the Dukes plan to make some noise in the CAA tournament, they’ll need to come out of the gate firing.
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Senior midfielder McKenzie Ridgely’s 1,163 regular-season minutes led the Dukes in 2017.
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“We are actually with each other /,” Austin said. “We go to the movies, we eat together, we’re just always together and what’s better than that? We have such amazing chemistry, and I think that is what gets us where we are. That’s what helps us become champions.” Passion for the game is why Austin is JMU’s chosen defensive specialist, and why she started as the libero in 31 of JMU’s 32 games last season. Her 5.43 digs per set are the second most in the CAA. With help from her teammates, Austin hopes to continue to give JMU the opportunity to win every time she takes the court. “With her passion for the game, she can teach everyone to enjoy every moment they have,” Recker said. “Taylor’s had a lot of injuries in the past and she doesn’t take for granted a second she gets to play.”
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Although her skills and talent as a volleyball player alone bring so much to the court already, between Austin’s leadership, competitiveness, absolute love for the game and relentless defense, head coach Lauren Steinbrecher believes Austin’s intangibles are the greatest assets she brings to the team. “The one thing that I appreciate the most that she brings is she loves playing volleyball and she loves competing,” Steinbrecher said. “Whether it’s in practice, a match and even in the back yard probably, she loves to be in here and it’s contagious and I think it makes a difference on our team. ” E EZ Austin believes she wouldn’t be RE B HE the dynamic player she is without /T ARK M the help of her teammates, that’s E D N A V A why she credits the success this PHOTOS BY LAUR team has enjoyed to the bond before games, and we always just they’ve created as friends off the come out and ball out.” court. so hype,” Austin said. “They always bring me in and we’re always dancing
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It’s game point for the Dukes in set three of a tight - match and both teams are tired and worn out, but Taylor Austin knows that she can’t let this next serve hit the ground. As the ball crosses over the net on JMU’s side of the court, Austin relentlessly dives to the ground to get any part of her arm under the ball and pop it up to her setter. She wasn’t going to let her team down. Austin is a lightning bolt of energy and determination. Not afraid to strike opponents with aces and digs, she’s the leader on defense for JMU volleyball. The senior libero has been a major contributor to the hot streak that the Dukes have been riding this season. Setting a career-high 35 digs and six assists during a match with Drake on Sept. 2, Austin proved why she’s been named CAA Defensive Player of the Week three times this season. “I personally have a lot of energy, so I think communication is key,” Austin
said. “So when I’m out there I’m just screaming at the top of my lungs, hoping I can help my teammates with anything they need to succeed.” Austin has a love for the game of volleyball that’s unmatchable. Her high energy and fun spirit are what drives her on defense. Whether the Dukes are down on the scoreboard or blowing their competitors away, you’ll see nothing other than a smile across her face and hear only encouraging words from Austin on the court. “She’s so much fun,” junior outside hitter Bryn Recker said. “Her energy just radiates on the court, I think everyone can agree that she’s probably the most fun person to play with, she’s so positive and is always bringing the team together.” This kind of positivity and leadership are among the reasons why she won MVP at the JMU and Georgetown Classics. “Honestly, my teammates get me
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