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The former JMU student in connection with the death of another student due to a drug overdose last year will have to remain in jail until his trial, a judge ruled Monday.

Joseph Fondaco, 20, is charged with seconddegree murder in the November 2016 death of Hailey Moore, a JMU freshman from Gretna, Virginia.

As Joseph solemnly sat in the courtroom in an orange jumpsuit, with his hands cuffed and feet bound by shackles, he listened to the prosecutor analyze the incident. Julie and Jason Moore, Hailey’s parents, sat stiffly with their heads down. The attorneys were talking about their daughter, and as the story unfolded and evidence was presented, they waited to hear if Joseph would be temporarily released — as did Joseph himself.

On Nov. 10, 2016, Hailey was found unresponsive in Joseph’s apartment. A friend of Hailey’s then rushed her to Sentara RMH Medical Center, and her parents were called.

Julie and Jason arrived at the hospital and were then taken to the lifeless body of Hailey, who had already been pronounced dead. While the incident happened 10 months ago, the memory still pains them.

“When I got to the hospital, I walked in the door and they immediately put me in a room, and at that point you knew the answer, you knew what was happening,” Jason said after the hearing. “About 20 minutes later, Julie showed up and that’s when they showed us her body and we accept it, she’s not with us anymore.”

Toxicology reports following her death showed traces of opioids, marijuana and Xanax in her system. Hailey had a prescription for Xanax, an anti-anxiety medication, according to her parents. Prior to the incident, Joseph was charged with “felony possession with the intent to distribute marijuana, and felony possession with the intent to distribute Xanax,” based on an article from the Daily News-Record.

At the hospital, Joseph was asked if Hailey had taken any substances. He told law enforcement that she’d taken oxycodone “in the past,” but didn’t give specific information, according to Mike Gulino, investigator with the Harrisonburg Police Department, in the hearing.

“He was pretty tight-lipped,” Jason said.

“There were some things that he said with regard to … what [she] took and he didn’t want to answer. Finally, he talked about some white powder that you can get in Baltimore and that’s as much as he would really say as far as what she took.”

The day of Hailey’s death, police searched Joseph’s residence. Detectives found a safe in his room containing cocaine, marijuana, the narcotic Promazine, an antipsychotic and $9,374, Commonwealth’s Attorney Marsha Garst told the judge.

Joseph’s computer was also searched that day, and information regarding fentanyl dosage was found in the history. There was also an unknown white residue on Joseph’s dresser, which was later identified as Xanax.

According to Garst, the same mutual friend that took Hailey to the hospital told law enforcement that Joseph had taken fentanyl, an opioid pain medication, weeks prior to the incident and later turned blue, consistent with an overdose. The friend compared Joseph’s previous state to Hailey in the hospital the day she died.

In the hearing, Garst read a statement written by Julie stating she believes that Joseph knew better than to mix fentanyl with Xanax because the combination suppresses breathing. She also thinks there are many factors that could’ve altered Hailey’s future.

Julie believes Joseph could’ve saved Hailey’s life by letting medical professionals know what substances she had taken at the hospital. Even a text from Hailey’s friends warning her about Joseph from the beginning could’ve changed everything.

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“I’ve had some students tell me, ‘Yeah Sal spoke about Joseph at the bond we knew she was hanging around with him hearing. While on the stand, Sal reiterated and we knew he was bad news,’ and some of his son wasn’t a danger to society, and that them had our phone number,” Julie said. “All he made a mistake. He frequently glanced at you had to do was send me a text … We’re Joseph between questions, who stayed firm the type of parents who would’ve come in his seat. up here and gotten her and did whatever Every week since Hailey was found in his was necessary. But everybody turned the apartment, Joseph has attended pretrial other way because nobody wants to make court hearings and went through counseling anybody mad ... Well guess what? She’s dead sessions for eight months. While he’s been now … If everybody would stop being so under supervision from November 2016 self-absorbed and tried to look out for each through March 2017, Joseph’s drug tests other, my daughter screened positive, his might still be here.” father said.

Jason echoed his “We’re the type of parents From March 31 to April wife’s concerns, and who would’ve come up 4, Joseph attempted to believes something his urine to evade here and gotten her dilute could’ve been done a drug test, though he and did whatever was to prevent Hailey’s hasn’t tested positive death. necessary.” since, according to “We could’ve David Miller, Joseph’s gotten her away from lawyer, and Garst. him,” Jason said. “If it Miller did not respond Julie Moore, Hailey’s meant pulling her out to numerous requests mother of school for a year, I for comment. would’ve done it. I’d have brought her back Although Joseph will have to remain in home for a while and let her mature a little custody until his trial date, which will be bit more.” determined Oct. 16, his father hopes he’ll Hailey’s parents say they hope justice remain strong through this difficult process. prevails, and they’ll continue to rely on the Joseph’s parents sat in the pews supporting evidence as Joseph’s trial approaches. him, and his father spoke to his benefit.

“At this point, the only thing we care As he finished testifying and stepped about is that all the evidence gets put on the away from the witness stand, Sal stopped table,” Jason said. “We just want to make briefly to mutter four words to his son. sure that everything that everybody knows “Hang in there, buddy.” is there, and then the decision can be made by a jury of 12,” Jason said.

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The Arc of Harrisonburg devotes its time to enriching the lives of people with disabilities. It’s been an organization in the local community for 55 years, and is hosting Arctoberfest to raise awareness Saturday.

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The Arc of Harrisonburg and Rockingham has been serving and protecting the rights of those with intellectual and developmental disabilities within the community for 55 years. With national legislation threatening its needed funds, The Arc is hosting an event that ensures the security of its name and cause on the community’s heart.

Polka dancing, pretzel-eating contests and, of course, a beer garden are just a few of the festivities that will be held at Harrisonburg’s first German beer and wine festival, Arctoberfest. The family-friendly event will be hosted by The Arc on Saturday, Sept. 30 from 4-8 p.m. at Turner Pavilion and will directly benefit the services of The Arc. Arctoberfest will take place the same day as the Senate’s deadline to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which includes an expansion of Medicaid. Eighty percent of The Arc’s funding comes from Medicaid, which provides coverage to the elderly, lowincome individuals and primarily those with disabilities. Heather Denman, executive director of The Arc, explained the nonprofit’s concerns.

“If Medicaid cuts happen, our very existence is threatened — unless we do something to diversify our funding sources,” Denman said.

“So that’s the big step to do something huge that will really get our name out there, and that will raise a significant sum of money for the organization.”

The Arc provides advocacy on the local, state and national level while also offering a day-support center, community engagement, in-home services and a variety of other programs. The Arc also hopes to increase membership through community recognition, so it ultimately has a sizable influence when addressing such issues to legislators.

“They’re really the most vulnerable population, so that money is on the chopping block,” Denman said. “The more people who are members of The Arc, the greater voice we have. So we really are concerned about the future of Medicaid. We have won several battles in getting it stopped, but we know the war isn’t over. We just have to prepare.”

According to Denman, the inaugural fundraising event’s purpose is also to support the 12,000 statewide and 221 local people waiting for Medicaid’s services. Although the list continues to grow, there are typically

only four or five slots allocated annually to Harrisonburg and Rockingham County.

Ninety people in the locality are considered the main priority during the next year and are in urgent need of services supported by The Arc. President of the board of The Arc and JMU professor James Ward believes the event is necessary to aid those on the list.

“That’s one of the reasons we are doing this big event, because we hope to raise enough funds to be able to serve people who are on the waiting list,” Ward said. “There are lots of people in the community who are in need of services, who also have no real means to pay to receive those services.”

A large portion of The Arc’s funds go toward community engagement, which Kara Westerbeek, board member of The Arc, advocates as substantial to the people they serve.

“It raises awareness of people among us with intellectual and developmental disabilities to realize their full potential and what they can contribute to the broader community,” Westerbeek said.

Because community engagement provides an enriching experience for the population The Arc serves, Denman a p p re c i a t e s t h e i n d i v i d u a l s a n d organizations of the community who have fundraised or volunteered.

“It’s very critical that our folks have contact with people who are not paid to be with them,” Denman said. “We want them to develop natural supports, and that’s a really wonderful thing when it happens and JMU plays a big role in making that happen.”

The Arc’s next project is developing booklets that will assist families from the moment they get the diagnosis that their child has an intellectual or developmental disability, all the way through life. Right now, there’s no direct recourse for families, so the process can be equally confusing as it is complicated. The Arc is always welcoming donations and volunteers, and also appreciates the support of those celebrating with them at Arctoberfest.

One ticket to Arctoberfest includes either a half-liter beer stein acrylic or a 12 oz. winestein acrylic, and is priced at $15 in advance with a free pour. Admission is free to everyone not partaking in the beer-andwine garden. German cuisine, kick-throw contests, carnival games and dancing are among many other festivities that will be held at Arctoberfest.

Ward encourages others to question what more could be done for the population, including how the community could better accommodate those with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

“Are our buildings accessible?” Ward asked.

“Once you get in the building, is what’s inside the building accessible? What would it mean to set our shops, our businesses, our schools up in such a way that they would be more accessible?

And this isn’t just physically accessible, though there are certainly physical barriers, but also in terms of, more welcome and acceptance. There has been a real change, but there is a lot of work to do.”

CONTACT Mary Harrison at harri4mj@ dukes.jmu.edu. For more coverage of JMU and Harrisonburg news, follow the news desk on Twitter @BreezeNewsJMU.

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Title IX revisions disagree with JMU practice

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Last Friday, the Department of Education announced that it would revise Title IX in regards to how universities handle cases of sexual misconduct. These interim guidelines will revise the Barack Obamaera directive that indicated federal funding could be cut if universities don’t follow accordingly.

The new statement e m p ha s i z e s t hat b o t h parties are provided the same rights, information and opportunities during a sexual misconduct investigation.

Furthermore, it allows universities to follow an informal resolution process if both parties agree.

Title IX was part of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits sexbased discrimination in educational programs that receive federal funding.

“It’s looking at equity issues and access,” Amy Sirocky-Meck, JMU’s Title IX coordinator, said. “For example, access to academic opportunities to majors and admission to institutions.”

According to JohnDavid Mirambel, a student case administrator at the office of student accountability and restorative practices, the DOE’s announcement came as a surprise.

“This definitely shook up OSARP when the news released this Friday about [Betsy] DeVos’s progress in this,” Mirambel said in an email.

Mirambel further state d that Office of Student Accountability and EB TH Restorative Practices’ associate / NTA director reviewed documents ORY K A EM M related to the announcement and concluded that no significant alterations will be made as to how JMU handles alleged sexual misconduct on campus.

Wendy Lushbaugh, OSARP’s director, however, asserted that the organization is still reviewing its policies.

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Critics of the previous administration’s guidelines stated that they placed unnecessary pressure on university administrators, unfairly favored victims and violated due process.

Mirambel voiced concerns about how the DOE’s recent announcement could negatively affect accusers because it will encourage victim blaming.

“I do agree with the statement on how these potential changes could lead to victim blaming — which is a very touchy subject,” Mirambel said. “A subject I think may be considered taboo because, from what I’ve seen, most people lie on either extreme end of the victim-blaming conversation.”

The debate over sexual misconduct on campus is nothing new to JMU. The university has been sued by both alleged victims and perpetrators stating that they were treated unfairly. In one instance, the accused wasn’t permitted to testify before an appeals board, which presented new evidence, despite a previous ruling that he was innocent.

Barbara Marmet, an attorney at Walker Jones law firm, offered her expertise on the situation.

“What happened here was that the appeal allowed one side only to bring new witnesses,” Marmet said. “You look at that and it does seem fundamentally unfair to the accused.”

According to Marmet, instances such as sexual misconduct fall under a legal gray area. Procedural due process requirements in civil cases aren’t as strict when contrasted with cases involving criminal charges. see TITLE IX, on page 11

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a real way with people.”

As his academic career progressed, Stoney grew closer to the campus and the people he represented.

The first time Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney stepped onto “I spent a lot of time in the SGA office,” Stoney said. “To me, the Quad at JMU, the then-Yorktown freshman arrived toting the that was my haven. Students would come by and check in, come experience of a presidential trifecta, leading as the student body by with their concerns … although you can get an education in president of his elementary, middle and high schools. the classroom, you also have the opportunity to get another “I was always very engaged in piece of that education outside student organizations when I was the classroom, and that’s what my in high school,” Stoney said. “I involvement and engagement in heard that JMU still had that sort SGA provided me.” of approach for the students and Stoney also took part in I thought, ‘Well, if I’m going to be internship experiences done involved in student government, through the university. It was in this sounds like the place to begin this way he ran into David Jones, one’s career.’” a professor in the political science At the time of his Richmond department. inauguration, on Jan. 14 of this “I see a lot of [interns] like year, the then-35-year-old was the Levar in that they want to serve youngest person to have ever been their country, and they want to do Mayor of Richmond, Virginia elected mayor of Richmond. He’d important work, and they’re eager already served as secretary of the to contribute beyond their own Commonwealth of Virginia under personal interests,” Jones said. “I Gov. Terry McAuliffe, and as executive director of the Democratic would say Levar was [kind of] the high end of that. He was very Party of Virginia. mature, self-possessed and charismatic. Not phony.”

Fifteen years prior, in 2002, Stoney was elected student body Knickrehm only taught Stoney in a single class, but still keeps president at JMU and began his tenure as head of the Student in touch with him.

Government Association. He would graduate in 2004 with public “Two years ago, I had asked him to give a speech at a nonprofit administration and political science majors.

I volunteered for,” Knickrehm said. “It’s a lot of trouble, he had Some of his teachers knew quickly that he was no ordinary to come from Richmond, and he had already decided to run for student. mayor. None of these people would be able to vote in his election, “As soon as I met him, I thought, ‘Oh he’s perfect, he’s [going to] but he drove from Richmond, gave the speech and we raised more go far,’” Kay Knickrehm, his Research Methods in Political Science money than we’d ever raised in any other year because his speech professor said. “He’s got a winning personality, he’s smart, he has was so moving.”

“I knew going in that I wanted to be involved in government and politics, I just didn’t know how to get there. JMU gave me that direction.”

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For Jones, it’s the same commitment that continues to impress him.

“He’s been a very helpful alumnus, always eager to give back,” Jones said. “I’m always amazed that as busy as his schedule is, whenever there’s a JMU event in Richmond, he’s willing to speak.

I think he recognizes from his own experience how important it is for students to have some interaction with alumni who are doing public service and succeeding … He’ll make the time, it’s amazing.

He never says no.”

While it’s been 13 years since he donned his cap and gown, he insists JMU is still a key component in his life.

“JMU gave me a launchpad to achieve my dreams,” Stoney said.

“I knew going in that I wanted to be involved in government and politics, I just didn’t know how to get there. JMU gave me that direction. I was able to meet elected officials, people who were making decisions. People who were ‘at the table’ while at JMU.” Currently, Stoney is in the first year of his four-year term. In three years, he’ll have the opportunity to go for re-election.

“It would not surprise me one bit if he were governor of Virginia one day or one of Virginia’s senators,” Knickrehm said. “It’s just not [going to] surprise me. He’s not through.”

Stoney tries to come back and visit JMU every year. He says he hopes to attend a football game at Bridgeforth Stadium this fall, and he wants to come speak about recruiting teachers to work in the Richmond public school system as well.

“JMU will always be a pinnacle piece of my life,” Stoney said. “It’s the place where I think I found my voice, and it will always play a role, it will always be the center of my world as an adult. I say to people, ‘Going to JMU was the best decision I ever made in my life,’ and it still stands as such.”

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TITLE IX | ‘voices aren’t necessarily being heard in these big decisions’ from page 7

Administrations such as schools must decide whether taking a shortcut with procedures can benefit the system, while not adversely affecting the involved party. Universities must balance their responsibilities as institutions of higher education while providing a fair process regarding disciplinary action.

“There’s no one blueprint where we can say this is what you have to do,” Marmet said. “And you’ve got each school trying to figure out their own way through and it’s hard.”

The announcement made Mirambel feel as if people aren’t appropriately represented by their government.

“I think many people feel the way they do — and so do I — because we feel like our voices aren’t necessarily being heard in these big decisions,” Mirambel said.

Additionally, Mirambel said these feelings apply to the overall political climate. Consequently, he deemed this is another reason for people to remain active in the country’s democratic process.

“I think we’re in a time where action, assembly and the use of our rights is especially important to exemplify lest we repeat history,” Mirambel said.

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The Detroit Lions decided to take a knee and join arms in protest of statements made by President Donald Trump before their game against the Atlanta Falcons along with most of the other teams playing that day.

KEVIN ROMM | freedom of thought For many trying to escape America’s daily barrage of political controversy, migrating to t h e c ou c h o n Sunday for some rumbling, stumbling football is usually the perfect remedy. But this past weekend, politics took center stage long before the coin toss.

President Trump’s comments on Friday at a speech in Huntsville, Alabama, kicked off a weekend where he was feuding with some of the country’s most notable athletes and organizations.

“Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, ‘Get that son of a b---- off the field right now, out, he’s fired,” Trump said.

In a league-wide response, all 14 games on Sunday featured some kind of display of activism by players, coaches and even owners.

Prior to Sunday, and not even 24 hours after he berated the NFL, Trump called out the defending NBA Champion Golden State Warriors on Twitter, and specifically ousted two-time NBA MVP Stephen Curry.

“Going to the White House is considered a great honor for a championship team,” Trump said on Twitter. “Stephen Curry is hesitating, therefore invitation is withdrawn!”

Curry has publicly expressed multiple times that he wouldn’t visit the White House — a tradition that many professional teams partake in after winning a championship — because of obvious disagreement with the

current administration.

LeBron James, one of many NBA players backing Curry, tweeted a response calling Trump a “bum,” saying, “Going to White House was a great honor until you showed up!”

With the NBA in the off season and football season just getting started, it didn’t take long to see the magnitude of response by the NFL. This past weekend was the first time players, coaches and owners came together to show disdain for Trump’s comments.

Since Colin Kaepernick first kneeled during the national anthem over a year ago, there’ve been numerous players to follow suit with their own form gesture signaling a fight against injustices. Prior to this weekend, ensuing reactions from teammates, coaches and owners fluctuated from disagreement to adoration.

But this week, the action along with the reaction were rather unanimous.

Some owners, such as Washington Redskins’ Dan Snyder and Atlanta Falcons’ Arthur Blank, even came down from their luxury suites to link arms with their players for the pregame anthem. Teams like the Seattle Seahawks, Tennessee Titans and all but one of the Pittsburgh Steelers decided to stay in the locker room for the anthem.

They all showed their own form of protest, regardless of whether they agree with Kaepernick’s original intent or not, because they knew this weekend’s reasoning was behind expressing their constitutional rights.

In previous circumstances, I would’ve had a hard time finding a way to defend anyone who sits or purposely isn’t present during the national anthem. But this past weekend, I’ve never been so dumbfounded by a lack of leadership.

Regardless of his own personal opinion, Trump should respect the rights of those he leads to express their opinions in any manner they’re entitled to.

The separation Trump caused divided two groups of people whose association and admiration for one another keep this country free from harm.

Trump’s actions not only caused these players to shy away from the American flag, but he also caused them to turn away from the very people who vowed to be “a guardian of freedom and the American way of life,” The very people who fight for the rights of which they were able to express this weekend.

There’s no greater divide than that of a soldier and whom they protect.

Kevin Romm is a senior media arts and design major. Contact Kevin at rommke@ dukes.jmu.edu.

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FRANK SMITH | contributing columnist Back in June, The Breeze ran a column called “Neoliberalism Creates Problems.” In it, the writer argued that Western society’s concentration on free-market capitalism and private property had only benefited the privileged few, created bigotry and prejudice and ruined the environment.

She concluded her article by saying that if we want to fix the injustices and problems of the world, we need to find an alternative to private property and the pursuit of wealth.

While I sympathize with the columnist’s views, I disagree with her that free enterprise and private property, which she refers to as Neoliberalism, is the source of these societal ills. Instead, I believe that economic liberty can serve as a solution to these problems.

The first argument the columnist makes is that a free-market and private property-based society only benefits a select few, since they’re the only ones who have enough capital to purchase property and start businesses, while the rest of the public has to work for these individuals to earn a living.

What the author fails to mention is that savings and loans allow people to borrow money to start businesses or other ventures.

While these are often risky decisions, they do allow people to make a better living for themselves and their loved ones when they do succeed. In addition, despite the author’s claims, the average standard of wealth and prosperity has risen for everyone in free-market nations, not just the privileged few.

Quality of life has increased significantly thanks to the market, as goods and services that were once only available to the rich and powerful, such as cell phones, are now affordable for the general public. These benefits haven’t just been felt at home either.

Free-trade policies that allow entrepreneurs from all over the world to sell their goods and services have lifted billions out of poverty worldwide. Competition and self-interest, when aligned with social interest, breed innovation and lead to a better life for all people, not just the rich.

As for the author’s second argument, that the free market and private property have led to racism, sexism, homophobia and all the other terrible “isms” of our society, she fails to see that these problems existed well before the dawn of modern capitalism. People have been prejudiced against those who look or act differently since the dawn of man, where

things that were different from you could often be dangerous.

The examples the author does mention, such as women and people of color being excluded from owning property and obtaining wealth, are examples of government policy, not private property. It was the intrusion of government into the market and the denial of property by the government that hurt these groups, not the market and the concept of property itself.

Conversely, when minorities have been able to participate in the market, they’re not only able to attain the same wealth and living conditions as the rest of society, but also the terrible “isms” that the author decribes tend to be reduced.

Capitalism is fundamentally about voluntary trade between people, and when people trade with one another, they begin to see each other as equals to be respected, rather than a mysterious “other” to be feared.

It’s much harder to see another race as less than human when you can buy their music, eat at their restaurants and sell your own products to them, since this allows you to see that they have the same needs and wants as you do.

Finally, the author argues that free market and private property have allowed businesses to ruin the natural world by putting greed ahead of natural beauty. This argument seems more credible than the others, until we look at how these environment-destroying businesses operate. The two biggest industries responsible are the agricultural and oil industries, both of which contribute to climate change and the destruction of natural beauty, through deforestation and oil extraction, respectively.

However, rather than running their businesses at their own risk like most entrepreneurs, they instead lobby the government to give them large subsidies and allow them to use imminent domain to seize the property of private owners.

Rather than being the fault of property rights and the market, environmental destruction is mostly caused by government intrusion into the market on behalf of cronies and by statesanctioned theft of private property.

Conversely, private property and markets can provide an incentive to protect the natural world, by giving property owners a reason to keep their land clean and through marketbased policies like cap and trade, that align the selfish interests of business owners with the socials interests of society.

The author of “Neoliberalism creates problems” mistakes the cure for the disease when she argues that society’s problems are caused by the free market and private property. Yes, neither of these systems are perfect. Nothing created by humans ever will be. But they provide a vital way for solving the problems of our civilization, by giving innovators and entrepreneurs an incentive to

spread their ideas and products, allowing those who are looked down upon to lift themselves up and by allowing people to recognize the inherent value and dignity of their fellow man through trade.

Frank Smith is a member of the JMU College Republicans. Contact Frank at smithfm@dukes.jmu.edu.

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TESS GIBSON | the art of noncomformity Some of us are hopeless romantics who have total faith in true love.

Some of us believe that there’s no such thing as “the one” or a single person out there for all of us.

Either way, we don’t want to be alone forever, so we search for a partner. College is a different story, though. During the four or more years of schooling, should we fully pursue someone of interest or stay focused on ourselves and keep it casual?

Often with — many young adults my age — when you’re first getting to know someone, the settings are relaxed. From personal experience, I’ve realized that when I’m asked out on a date to a formal restaurant, that means the person’s probably serious about me.

However, many don’t want to put forth the effort of putting themselves out there with the possibility of getting shut down. That’s why you’ll often encounter people easing in, where the invitations are to attend parties or group events; neither being special or personal.

We’re losing our sense of passion. Or better said, we’re killing romance. It’s unfortunate to say, but I’ve succumbed to this way of thinking myself.

After having dated long term before and going on a handful of dates, I realize I may prefer to have casual relationships rather than date right now.

Being single isn’t the goal, but exerting effort into something or someone who may not work out can also seem like a waste of time in the end.

Being romantically involved begins to feel like a chore and, yes, this is a sad perspective to have, but it may be the answer to success.

Author Isa Adney suggests in “Does Dating Affect Your College Life?” on the blog Community College Success, “Instead of delighting in the learning process, being challenged by new collegiate endeavors, investing and exploring friendships with a diversity of others, and discovering who you are and what you want to do with your life it

“College isn’t a stage in life where you should be worried about being held down, but encouraged to freely experience as much as you can for yourself in this socially accepted selfish period.”

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is so easy to become encumbered with all the overwhelming feelings of relationship drama.”

Maybe I’m looking at it the wrong way, but I sure know that when I’ve been committed romantically it took up a huge portion of my life, because no one wants a foot-in-foot-out partner.

Between managing time for a significant other, school and yourself, it can become

overwhelming. The college environment isn’t always the place to feel out people either. With high stress levels, hormones, parties, clubs, Greek Life and so on, everything and everyone are always changing in some form or another.

This is why you’ll hear parents and teachers who’ve gone through schooling tell us that this is the time to “find yourself.”

So when no one wants to be in a depthless commitment, yet also doesn’t have enough time to nurture a healthy relationship in the crazy blur that is college, they might as well just take themselves off the market. Wrong.

Part of the fun of college is meeting so many new people, and making those connections that may evolve into something more. I’m not discrediting any current couples who’ve figured out how to balance their love life while also attending school. Some of my best friends are doing just fine at universities and have been with their significant other for years.

In saying that, I do disagree with the idea that you need to be consumed by a significant other, or risk being haunted by whether or not you’ll find your person. College isn’t a stage in life where you should be worried about being held down, but encouraged to freely experience as much as you can for yourself in this socially accepted selfish period.

So don’t freak out if you find yourself alone one Saturday night with only your cat and a good movie to keep you company, because the dating scene will never cease to exist. School, on the other hand, is a fleeting and limited time frame we abide in, which is why it’s so important for us to take advantage of it now.

Tess Gibson is a sophomore writing, rhetoric and technical communication major. Contact Tess at gibsonto@dukes. jmu.edu.

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That’s not my name Take the time to learn uncommon names —­ it’s essential to one’s identity RISHMITA AICH | pride and prejudice Many students would agree that icebreakers and class introductions are the worst part of beginning a new class, but for some, something as simple as class attendances can turn out to be nailbiting experiences.

It just comes with the territory of having a foreign or ethnic name. Of course the problem extends to many Western names as well.

Our lives are a little different from all the Stephanies, Megans and Johns of the world. We might just be able to form a lasting impression with our personalities, work skills and charming demeanors, but when it comes to names, it’s a lost battle.

The creepy feeling of eyes squinting at your name tag just robs all my confidence away while some John or Jack breezes past all this confusion to actually make a statement about themselves and their work.

It’s a never-ending ordeal and a part of it’s justified — learning a new name is just like learning a new word, or in this case, a new word

of another language or ethnicity and there’s no names. However, rather than receiving extra need for immediate proficiency. Instead what attention or effort from people, many students matters is the effort you put into learning a feel depreciated for causing inconvenience and foreign name. burden to their friends and teachers in doing I’ve been asked to spell my name out so that something as simple as calling out their names. people can phoneticize it, or sometimes they So, they choose to blend in by giving up on even take their own their individuality time to write it down by contracting in order to learn it their names or “Names are the most integral part of sincerely.

“Americanizing” one’s identity and mispronouncing It’s easy to get them into shorter caught up in the nicknames, that a student’s name can mean fast pace of life, but aren’t given out of negating his or her identity.” to slow down and love but only out stop just to learn of convenience. somebody’s name It’s a subtle but speaks volumes d e e p b l ow t o about one’s character one’s self-esteem. and integrity. After Bronx-based Rishmita Aich all, showing people teacher Adam that you value them Levine-Peres allows you to be breaks down valued in return. the consequences of mispronouncing names I think most people with non-generic names into three main reasons: First, there’s no trust get used to the tradition of repeating their because there’s a dearth of respect coming names to familiarize people with them. The from the teacher toward the student; second, it real issue arises in classrooms or workplaces basically means a teacher is showing no values where people spend most of their time and thus, of perseverance as if it’s okay to give up and expect their colleagues, friends or teachers to third, it’s a violation of common courtesy that’s be able to correctly learn and pronounce their borderline offensive.

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Names are the most integral part of one’s identity and mispronouncing a student’s name can mean negating his or her identity.

Moreover, the National Education Association categorizes the mispronunciation of a student’s name as a form of “microaggression,” or a tiny act of expressing intolerance toward any marginalized group. No matter how old you are, if people don’t show responsibility in learning your name in a group environment like classrooms or workplaces, it makes you feel invisible and unaccepted.

I find it very amusing how people often don’t give a thought to take the time to learn something as integral as one’s name. A teacher might draw ample chuckles from the audience when they garble a student’s name and laugh off their mistake, but it can create a scarring memory for the student who endures it.

Coming across an unfamiliar name shouldn’t be a red flag for confusion and frustration — instead, it should be taken as an opportunity to embrace a new word, a new sound or a window into a new culture. And learning it with sincerity would mean welcoming its warmth and acceptance.

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Trump minimizes American power at United Nations ERIC FLEMING | contributing columnist Americans held their collective United States’ right to retaliate in how it was received by the world’s U.S. can’t maintain its role as the No. 1 fight for good. America can’t maintain breath Tuesday morning as Donald defense is an acceptable response, leaders. A reaction I feel is quite global superpower when the nations its place as a global powerhouse and Trump took the podium to address promising to not only retaliate, but popular worldwide is that Trump of the world consider it an outsider in the leading force for good when the the world. Trump has often addressed also to reduce an entire country to isn’t to be taken seriously. This isn’t the global community. world won’t even listen to it — or Americans — and recently other rubble, only validates some of the to say that what Trump says isn’t As Trump’s stated goal is to make worse — hold it in contempt. nations — with bombastic, derisive anti-American propaganda of the important. What arguably the most America great again, his words and rhetoric. People wondered what the Kim Jong-un regime, angers our powerful man in the world says is of actions should be judged by whether Eric Fleming is a junior political outcome of a similar speech would foreign allies and puts America at great importance, it’s just that for the they make America greater, which will science major. Contact Eric at be, this time not just directed to the greater risk.

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In summary, Trump’s speech to be against the goals In his speech, Trump spoke as solely involved harsh criticism of the of the organization will politely as he could, yet be disregarded. The his message was clear. He world’s leaders have continues to hold the U.N. no reason to listen to “As Trump’s stated goal is to make in contempt, much as he a man who actively America great again, his words and did during his campaign. fights against their This is due to the antiactions should be judged by whether goals, urging them to globalist attitudes of break from the values they make America greater.”

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From wearing meat dresses to arriving at the 2011 Grammy Awards in Release: Sept. 22, 2017 an egg, Lady Gaga has always been one to make a considerable impression with both her outfit choices and eclectic music. She rapidly became a sensation with hits like “Poker Face” and “Just Dance” at the beginning of her career; her eccentricity inspired people all over the world to celebrate all that they are. Receiving high praise with her first two albums, it came as quite a surprise when Gaga’s 2013 album “Artpop” flopped on the charts and in the hearts of fans.

It wasn’t until three years later that she released her most recent album, “Joanne,” featuring music that diverges from the dancepop inspired sounds of her past. With her drastic style change, people wondered whether they really knew the real Lady Gaga or not.

In her new Netflix original documentary “Gaga: Five Foot Two,” released on Friday, Gaga presents an answer to the question. Delving deep into her personal life, fillmmaker Chris Moukarbel documents an intimately raw insight

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into Gaga’s hardships with love, her family, the music industry and the creation of her newest album.

“Gaga: Five Foot Two” covers a lengthy timeline of the pop star’s life and leads up to her performance at Super Bowl LI, which she considers the culmination of her career. Opening with a silver-studded Gaga floating toward the roof of the NRG Stadium during her Super Bowl halftime rehearsal to “Kaval Sviri (The Flute Plays),” she doesn’t shy away from her usual theatrics.

The scene flashes to Gaga’s home in California, where she’s filmed with her family, speaking Italian and cooking. The film doesn’t avoid diving straight into her personal life, as one of the first things Gaga says is about her ex-fiancé Taylor Kinney.

“Yeah, me and Taylor are fighting,” Gaga said in the documentary. “So that sucks.”

Among revealing personal details about her love life, Gaga also opens up about her struggle with body pain due to fibromyalgia, which she recently canceled her “Rock in Rio” performance over. During the filming of her “Perfect Illusion” music video, she had to cease production and ice her hip, showcasing her perfectionist nature as she pushed through her pain until the right shot was achieved.

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Filmmaker Chris Moukarbel documents the singer’s lifestyle beyond the flashing lights and quirky costumes in the biographical film.

In scenes with Gaga and Mark Ronson recording songs from “Joanne,” she opens up about her struggle in the music industry — specifically with manipulative, male music producers — admitting the weirdness of her past music was her attempting to assert ownership.

The touching components of the movie were about the creation of her newest album.

Named after her aunt on her father’s side, Joanne — who tragically passed away at 19 of lupus — Gaga revealed the album is about her. In a scene at her grandmother’s house, Gaga goes through old family photos, discovering a poem written by her late aunt. She plays the song “Joanne” from her album to her grandmother, ecstatic and driven to tears when her grandmother says she likes the track.

Gaga says her family means everything to her, and that her aunt’s passing is the most powerful thing she’s ever seen affect her father and family. She feels connected to her aunt and says they’re one and the same.

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the documentary to New York Times writer Darryl Pinckney. “I am my father’s daughter, and so that’s what this record is about.”

In i t s e nt i re t y , Gaga’s documentary is both aweinspiring and heartbreaking.

Opening fans’ eyes to the realities of Gaga’s life struggles, viewers get to see her authentic self coming to life on screen.

Insecurities set aside, Gaga said in the film that she’s at a point in her life where she’s comfortable with herself and feels like she’s enough.

In one scene, Dean Martin’s “Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue” blares over a speaker, crooning, “Five foot two, eyes of blue / But oh, what those five foot could do.” In “Gaga: Five Foot Two,” the singer proves just what exactly she can do, reasserting her position as one of the most dominant and inspiring artists in the industry today.

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‘Bridge to Terabithia’ to take stage from Oct. 4-8 at Forbes Center for the Performing Arts

By CAMRYN FINN contributing writer

A story of friendship, heartbreak and imagination, “Bridge to Terabithia” is renowned as one of the greatest children’s stories in the modern literary world. The story, originally a 1977 novel written by Katherine Paterson, has several adaptations, with one of the most popular and most recent being the 2007 movie starring AnnaSophia Robb and Josh Hutcherson.

However, a new adaptation of this beloved story is just around the corner at JMU. “Bridge to Terabithia” opens on Wednesday at 7 p.m. and runs until Oct. 8 with shows at 7 p.m. on weekdays and a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday and Sunday in the studio theatre at the Forbes Center for the Performing Arts.

Hannah Thomas is a sophomore music theatre major at JMU. She’s excited to be portraying Mrs. Edmunds in the musical, Jesse and Leslie’s music teacher played by Zooey Deschanel in the 2007 movie.

“She is kind and she just wants the kids to reach their potential,” Thomas said.

The cast and crew of students have rehearsed around the clock for the past three weeks to get the show ready for their opening night Wednesday.

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so incredibly hard and is doing such a wonderful job putting this show together.”

This production is unique to JMU because it’s completely student run. From the acting, directing, music and technical aspects, every part has been designed and created by students.

Emily Hall is a senior in the theatre education program at JMU and is the director of “Bridge to Terabithia.”

“Everyone has been on the top of their game,” Hall said. “I have a lot of newbies, for lack of a better term, as designers, as actors and as production crew, and so it has been kind of nice to be leading them as a studio show should.”

She emphasized that she’s not only proud of this show because of the powerful experience that it brings to the audience, but also because it’s been a great learning experience and opportunity for growth for all involved in the cast and crew.

“It’s a great story about kids growing up and learning how to experience loss and fun and it will bring out the inner child,” Thomas said.

“This is, I think, the shortest process that I have ever seen in the studio space in my time here,” Wise said. “But the cast is mostly off book, we mostly have the full set in, everyone is working

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The cast and crew is in charge of running the production for the musical adaptation on and off stage.

Jaclynn Wise, the associate costume designer on the production and theatre and communication studies double major, described the rehearsal process so far.

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Wonderful reality The Killers release new album that combines rock ‘n’ roll and emotion

By MADDELYNNE PARKER The Breeze The Killers

After 15 years of music, touring and all-out rocking, The Killers are tackling their own realities with new music. From childhood to members’ impending 40th Release: Sept. 22, 2017 birthdays, their new album speaks to it all with the added bonus of authentic rock ’n’ roll.

The Killers released their sixth studio album “Wonderful, Wonderful” Friday. After waiting five years since the release of “Battle Born,” fans can expect a riveting build of sound that shows the growth of the band since their start in 2001.

The album kicks off with its first single “The Man.” Brandon Flowers, the frontman of the band, explained that the message behind the song is his own commentary on the band’s rise to fame with “Mr. Brightside.” He uses the persona of “The Man” to show his attitudes when in the limelight as a 23-year-old.

Flowers sings, “Don’t need no advice, I got a plan / I know the direction, the lay of the land.” As a young artist, he described himself as arrogant in the public eye and uses “Wonderful, Wonderful” to

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clean up the negative attitudes of his public persona.

“The Man” peaked at No. 2 on Billboard’s Alternative Songs chart and has been nominated for best track of the year at Q Magazine’s Q Awards. Not only do critics love the song, but it speaks to fans because of its catchy rock chorus that The Killers are known for.

Another heavily inspired song is the next track on the album, “Rut.” Just recently, Flowers opened up to the press about his wife’s battle with complex post-traumatic stress disorder and its appearance in his family’s lives. He sings, “I’ve done my best defending, but the punches / are starting to land / I’m sliding into something that you won’t / understand.”

According to NewMusical Express’s interview with Flowers, “Rut” gives him a new, unforeseen perspective on his wife’s battles and an ability to bond with her over it. Flowers is known for putting incredibly deep and personal matters in his music. He did the same with their song “Dustland Fairytale,” which was inspired by his parents after his mother was diagnosed with a brain tumor.

Songs like “Run For Cover” and “Tyson vs. Douglas” bring back the “Battle Born” era of The Killers. Both tracks exhibit the more authentic rock found entirely in “Battle Born” and less of the synthesizers the band once relied on. These are the songs that will get stuck in your head after only one listen.

“Life To Come” and “Some Kind Of Love” are songs that bring diversity to the album. The lyrics are sung clearly while the buildup of instruments intensifies with the development of a story. Here, The Killers are no longer viewed as the young rock band from Las Vegas, but as the fully grown men they’ve become.

Passengers’ Brian Eno inspired the instrumental of “Some Kind Of Love,” and is also credited as a songwriter on the track. Yet, Flowers’ lyrics continue to whisper thoughts about his wife.

He dedicated “Some Kind Of Love” to his wife before the track could be finalized and had his three sons sing with him on the outro. They all sing, “Can’t do this alone / We need you at home / There’s so much to see / We know that you’re strong.” Flowers’ life is a strong inspiration on the album as a whole.

“Wonderful, Wonderful” is an amazing demonstration of heavily inspired music that portrays the growth of a band once in the limelight for its youth. While listening and understanding the meaning behind the music, The Killers rock your ears and take your emotions victim.

CONTACT Maddelynne Parker at parkermn@dukes.jmu.edu.

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Local gallery combines the beauty of words with vibrant canvases

By ALI GIPS The Breeze

“It’s really about starting a conversation literally and in the artwork,” Anna Jennings, art director at artWorks Gallery and a senior art history major, said. “There’s text in the artwork and text next to the artwork.

What does that mean?”

The show explores the intricate relationship between image and text through numerous mediums of art.

Broad in scope, the theme was meant to get artists to generate creative ways to utilize the written word, whether

Jennings brought this concept to life through help of photography head and director of New Image Gallery, Corinne The quaint artWorks Gallery within Diop. They wanted to generate a theme walking distance from Duke Hall that would supplement “School houses a myriad of masterpieces.

Memories: The Loss in Danwon Among those are two separate pieces High,” the other photography exhibit hanging side by side on a white wall. in the gallery. The exhibit reveals the The first is an oil and acrylic painting grief and memory associated with the with a bright blue background. A sea Sewol Ferry Tragedy from 2014, when of wavy, distorted yellow and orange 250 students and 12 teachers drowned words weave around one another, off the coast of Donggeochado, South spelling out the lyrics to “Strawberry Korea.

Fields Forever” by Below each picture is The Beatles. The “It’s really about starting a conversation a supplemental caption piece of art beside it describing the context, literally and in the artwork.” is simply black ink which makes the message on paper. From far of the photography Anna Jennings away, it’s a depiction stronger. This is the concept

Art Director at ArtWorks Gallery of a man with his that sparked the idea for the hands clasped Word & Image Show. together tightly out “Images and text really of excitement from go hand in hand and the news that he’s a enhance each other and soon-to-be grandfather. Up close, it’s that be in their work or in a caption make it so that more stories can be clear the image was created entirely beside it. Some have as little as three told,” Jennings said. “Sometimes a with overlapping words. words in them. picture just isn’t enough.”

These works of art tell two distinct “There’s three little words and that To have work featured in the show, stories, but have one thing in common: was enough,” Gavin Hartin, artWorks artists filled out an application form the use of text. This is precisely what Gallery intern and a senior studio describing the vision for their art, the Word & Image Show that opened art major, said. “Just anything that what they used to make it and images on Sept. 4 at the student-run artWorks combines text and image together was of the piece. Jennings looked through Gallery aims to accomplish. allowed in the show.” submissions and consulted with

assistant director and senior history major Rachel Crowe to make her final selections.

“We look for pieces that will work together and that will work for the theme of the show well,” Crowe said.

“And then of course we look for things like craft.”

In terms of the medium of art, there were no parameters. The show boasts a diverse collection of paintings, ceramic pieces, photography, screen

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prints and graphic design work with varying sizes, shapes and colors.

“That’s one of the really great things about artWorks Gallery is that it exhibits all types of student artwork,” Jennings said.

“It’s not catered towards one specific concentration.”

Since the art is eclectic by nature, Jennings and Crowe collaborated to decipher how and where the work should be displayed in the gallery.

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“We collect all of the art in the front of the gallery and we go through and pick out a few pieces that we want to be focal points,” Crowe said. “Then we create focal points around the gallery and fill in around those with the work that we think complements the focal points.”

One focal point is a series of ceramic pieces that have their own section in the artWorks gallery. They foster messages and stories about the human

mind and mental illness.

“You wouldn’t know that if you didn’t read the text, so that really accentuated it and made it stand out to me,” Jennings said.

Whether viewers of the Word & Image Show are art students, professors or members of the Harrisonburg community, the goal of the exhibit still applies.

“I want people to think about what the relationship that word and image has in their own

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mind,” Jennings said. “I want them to be able to think about how they see words and text — how they overlap, how they speak to each other and how they create a conversation.”

CONTACT Ali Gips at gipsar@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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Ronald E. Carrier revolutionized JMU’s athletic programs during his lifetime

By JOSEPH RAY The Breeze

When Ronald E. Carrier accepted the role as president of Madison College in 1971, he brought with him a vision that would sculpt the JMU athletic landscape into what we see today.

Before Carrier took the helm, Madison College was a 4,000-student school, known predominantly as a female teachers’ college.

Although the school permitted men to enroll as of 1946, women’s athletics still dominated much of the sports scene in the ’50s and ’60s.

Fast-forward to 1977 when Madison College, under Carrier’s leadership, changed its name to James Madison University, ushering in a new identity for the school, as well as a newfound emphasis on the athletic program. In addition to the established success of women’s athletics, more men’s programs, such as football and soccer, began to solidify themselves.

Mark Warner, the senior vice president of student affairs and a close friend of Carrier’s, came to JMU as a student in 1975. He said Carrier’s “commitment” and “tenacity” helped make his “fountain of ideas” come to fruition.

“I have never met anybody who was as much of a visionary as he was,” Warner said. “Our challenge working with him … was trying to figure out which of these ideas are we going to go for.

Warner recounted going to basketball games — before the Convocation Center was built in 1985 — in the Godwin Hall gym, dubbed the “electric zoo” for how loud it was. He also remembered watching football games at Bridgeforth Stadium — when it was first constructed in 1975 — from the railroad tracks on the hillside.

Warner said he thinks Carrier expanded the athletics program to “invite the community to JMU” and provide a “holistic collegiate

experience” to students.

“I was happy to have that connection and happy “He really believed in the power of sports,” to have that support.”

Warner said. “It’s always, ‘Well, how can we be Through Carrier’s example, Morgan said JMU better tomorrow?’” has continued this “commitment to athletics” Under Carrier’s vision, the athletic program in its current administration. Current resident continued to develop, making its mark in Jonathan Alger said JMU took on “a very different Division I sports. Throughout the ’70s, ’80s kind of life” under Carrier’s leadership because and ’90s, JMU had multiple NCAA tournament “he was always looking ahead and very focused appearances in baseball, men’s soccer and both on the future.” men’s and women’s basketball — and in 1994, “He really led and oversaw the evolution JMU secured its first national championship with of the university from a teachers’ … college a victory in field hockey. into a full-fledged, comprehensive university Field hockey with a national head coach reputation,” Christy Morgan, Alger said. who came to Alger JMU in 19 91, also said he coached the thinks Carrier championship understood run, noting that that he could Carrier was a use athletics as “support system” a “gateway” or for her and her “front porch” to team the entire the university, way. drawing in “He used to members from come to some of the community, our games, and as well as alumni he would talk to and outsiders. the girls after the But, Alger said game and talk Carrier always to me after the emphasized “Uncle Ron” died on Sept. 18 at 85 years old, leaving his legacy. game,” Morgan that students, said. “It really, really made a difference to us, especially student-athletes, “should never lose personally.” sight of their educational mission.”

Morgan said there was a time after they “What he would tell you is he’d be just as proud won the national championship that she got of the graduation rates, of the job-placement an amazing job offer, and Carrier called her rates, of the grade-point averages of these immediately, saying, “OK, let’s talk about this.” student athletes, not just their accomplishments “That shows me … it’s not just about … you as on the field, but also their accomplishments in a coach, but you as a person too,” Morgan said. the classroom,” Alger said.

In addition to resilient athletics, Alger said Carrier wanted a JMU student who was “wellrounded,” a “good team player” and a “problem solver who knows how to work well with others.”

“I think it’s no accident that when you look at JMU today, we are known for those types of students and that kind of student life and experience,” Alger said.

When Carrier retired in 1998, cementing his 27-year tenure, he’d spawned what would be the growth of 18 Division I teams, as well as over 40 club teams. Jeff Bourne, the director of athletics who came to JMU in 1999, said Carrier stayed involved with the university and the athletic program even after his retirement.

“I think JMU’s in his blood,” Bourne said. “I could always count on seeing him. He was always in a JMU shirt.”

Carrier frequently sent Bourne emails saying “good win” or “tough loss” about a team’s latest game. In Bourne’s last personal talk with Carrier, Bourne said Carrier praised the state of the athletic program.

“He was really proud of where our program was and what we’ve achieved, and that, that makes you feel good,” Bourne said. “It was a dream, I think, fulfilled for him on many different levels.”

Today, JMU has won three national championships — two in football and one in field hockey — in addition to 90 CAA titles. Aside from all the wonderful things Carrier did for JMU athletics, Bourne said, most of all, he’s “going to really miss him as a friend.”

“I don’t think there’s an event, a game, that we ever have that he’s not going to be down there smiling, looking down on it,” Bourne said.

CONTACT Joseph Ray at ray3ja@dukes.jmu. edu. For more JMU sports coverage, follow the sports desk on Twitter @TheBreezeSports.

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Junior Emma Petersen and the Dukes look to reach the CAA Championships after falling short in 2017.

By MANDY BARTHOLOMEW contributing writer

J M U w o m e n ’s t e n n i s is off to a hot start in fall tournament play. Although its regular season matches don’t start until the spring, it’s already proven it’s a force to be reckoned with after rolling through its competition at the fall invitationals.

On the weekend of Sept.

15, team members traveled to College Park, Maryland, to compete in the Bedford Cup Tournament, and by the end of the weekend, a new star had been born. In her freshman year, Liz Norman played her first tournament at the Bedford Cup. Norman put her talents on full display, winning her singles and doubles matches with her partner, junior Abby Amos.

“The success from the tournament [kind of ] shows me where I’m at and I’m going to keep the confidence that it gave me and carry it on through the next matches and keep it going through the season in the spring,” Norman said.

Head coach James Bryce had high praises for Norman after

her weekend sweep, saying it was a “great start to her collegiate career,” and that a lot of the success that Norman has already had comes from “the work she put in as a junior tennis player.”

The doubles pairing of Norman and Amos can be described as aggressive, but positive. Being able to joke around and connect with each other off the court allowed Norman and Amos to be able to relax with each other when things were rough on the court during the Bedford Cup Tournament.

“She’s a very aggressive player and very good at the net,” Amos said. “I was able to create the point with my serve, and she would come across and just hit a winner.”

The team looks to build upon a strong 2017 season in which it went 17-8 and reached the quarterfinals of the CAA championships. With a promising start in tournament play, the Dukes have their eyes set on the CAA title.

“We have a lot of fun, but also at the same time we’re looking to have a bright future,” Bryce said. “We’ve got our eyes set on hopefully trying to compete for a conference championship.

We never want to guarantee anything, obviously, but we’re looking to compete for one this year.”

Having already won multiple matches at invitationals and tournaments, this team has the potential to go well beyond regular-season play in the spring. The Dukes plan to ride their resilience to CAA championship glory.

“We never ever give up ever, so I think we always try our hardest no matter what the situation is and we’ll always fight through it as a team since we are very together,” Norman said.

Every member of the team has a wristband that says “We Are Resilient,” to serve as a reminder to keep fighting when things get rough on the court.

“What we’ve been through as a team, how we respond to adversity, but also throughout the course of the year the ups and downs we have as a team. If we’re resilient, we’re going to come out on top.”

CONTACT Mandy Bartholomew at barthoml@ dukes.jmu.edu. For more sports coverage, follow the sports desk on Twitter @TheBreezeSports.

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MLS standout C.J. Sapong reflects on life after JMU

By CATIE HARPER The Breeze

From the Shenandoah Valley to the bright lights of Philadelphia, soccer player C.J. Sapong has already accomplished plenty in many fields, and he’s only getting started.

While sporting purple and gold from 2007-10, Sapong made a name for himself throughout his college soccer career. From being named CAA Rookie of the Year his freshman year to CAA Player of the Year his senior year, he wasn’t lacking success. His on-field talent shined bright, and helped him get noticed by MLS scouts. In 2011, he became the highest-selected Duke in JMU history to be taken in the MLS SuperDraft when he was drafted as the 10th overall pick.

“I wasn’t really sure how it would go,” Sapong said. “I think at JMU, being able to feel a little success and kind of understand what it took to put in the hard work to reach that success, and that is just the same mentality I tried to take with me to professional soccer.”

It didn’t take long for Sapong to make an impact as a professional. He scored his first goal

as a member of Sporting Kansas City on his first shot just two minutes into his debut.

“It was definitely a dream start,” Sapong said.

“I remember having that underdog mentality.

I might have not been expected to play, but I got the opportunity and I remember being very humbled and just wanting to have an impact on my team and wanting to have fun.”

Sapong’s time in Kansas City was filled with success. He earned the 2011 Rookie of the Year title and was on the team when Kansas City claimed its second MLS Cup. However, his time as a member of Sporting Kansas City came to an end in 2014 when he was traded to the Philadelphia Union.

The move to Philadelphia wasn’t easy for Sapong. He faced problems off the field with a reckless driving charge. Sapong credits the difficulties he faced off the field when moving to Philadelphia for helping him become the person he is today.

“I think we have the tendency as humans to look at challenges and initially we only see the negative aspect and how they’re weighing us down, but something about professional soccer

and professional sports in general is you’re not given that time to adapt. You’re expected to already be in a position where you can help your team or your company.”

Throughout this season, Sapong has put up career-best numbers. He’s notched a careerhigh in goals, and he doesn’t seem to be slowing down soon. While he’s enjoyed his on-field success, he had a feeling there was more that he could be doing, and that’s when his nonprofit that aims to bring natural and organic foods to the inner-city Sacred Seeds was born.

“Every time I step out, I try to give my all for my teammates and I was starting to get to a point in my career where I wasn’t sure if I was emulating that same type of mindset off the field,” Sapong said. “I started my nonprofit this season, and although it’s been a lot of work, it has allowed me to kind of draw up these metaphors of life and soccer that have helped me in those tough moments.”

The idea for Sacred Seeds came from Sapong doing research on the nervous system after he began experiencing nerve problems stemming from a herniated disk. He learned that the

ailments he was experiencing could be helped by living a more natural lifestyle.

“It was an exciting experience to start to grow things, and the first time I picked a plant off of a tray and ate it, right away it was just that satisfaction that you get from creating something from start to finish,” Sapong said. “I knew that was something that I enjoyed and I felt that it was something that I could amplify and spread to maybe people that are less fortunate than me.”

Sapong has big dreams for Sacred Seeds. He wants to start with Philadelphia to give back to the city that’s taught him so much. From there he wants to make Sacred Seeds present in Virginia because it’s where he’s from, and eventually he wants it to go overseas to Ghana.

“Ghana is a big goal because my family is from Ghana,” Sapong said. “I feel like that it’s almost my duty to give back to the land my parents came from. From there, shoot, I hope it goes global.”

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Familiar face, new role Loren LaPorte takes over as JMU softball interim head coach

By HARRY HOLTZCLAW The Breeze

At Veteran’s Memorial Park, there’ll no longer be the sight of head coach Mickey Dean strutting to his third-base coaching box, ready to ambitiously send runners home and give hitters batting signals. Although Dean has left for Auburn, expect to see similar play from the reigning CAA champions. Loren LaPorte, now the interim head coach, had been an assistant coach for five years before the promotion, and has watched Dean work his magic through many years of working with him.

“Being a head coach was always in the back of my mind, but it was

something I never rushed,” LaPorte said. “I loved learning from Coach Dean and I’m ready for it and feel confident.”

LaPorte was part of Dean’s coaching crew at Radford, where the duo led the Highlanders to four straight first-place Big South Conference finishes before coming to JMU after the 2012 season. The success continued for the two, as they went 185-48 in five years at JMU, including an outstanding 70-7 CAA record. But with Dean’s departure, the question of “What will change?” lingers in JMU fans’ minds.

“Honestly I won’t change anything about the process, the culture or the expectations,” LaPorte said. “The only

thing different is I have a little bit different of a personality, and I have to stay true to myself.”

JMU will also look to not change a thing, especially after breaking the program record for wins, with 52 last year.

Although the Dukes lost their former CAA Coach of the Year, they return their reigning NFCA Division I National Player of the Year in Megan Good. The now-senior pitcher boasted a 38-3 record with a 0.63 ERA, while also batting a career high .383 last year.

“Coach LaPor te is ver y approachable and we can talk to her about anything,” Good said. “You can’t ponder on the past, it’s all about

how you respond to adversity.”

Handling adversity was something the Dukes were prepared for. At the beginning of the year, the team read Urban Meyer’s book “Above the Line.” In the book, Meyer talks about the E + R = O formula, which means “event plus reaction equals outcome.”

How the Dukes will respond to this coaching change could determine the outcome of their season.

The Dukes are coming off a year in which they broke the JMU win record, but lost in the NCAA Regional Final to Baylor by a final score of 1-0. Although Dean collected many great accolades along his journey at JMU, he never led the team to the Women’s College World Series.

“We are not going to back down, we are still the same program,” sophomore pitcher Odicci Alexander said. “I think we are going to come even harder this year. Coach LaPorte knows everything as well as Coach Dean did.”

With a new head coach, and returning the National Player of the Year, the Dukes’ identity may remain the same, but they’ll look for a new outcome in reaching the Women’s College World Series.

CONTACT Harry Holtzclaw at holtzchw@dukes.jmu.edu.

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Time to ruffle some feathers JMU football goes for 17th consecutive victory at Delaware

By BLAKE PACE The Breeze

It was a hard-earned win for the Dukes this past Saturday as they topped Maine by a final score of 28-10. The Dukes overcame an early second-half deficit and scored 21 unanswered points to secure their first conference victory of the 2017 season. An electrifying crowd of 25,330 showed out for Family Weekend, the third-highest attendance in the stadium’s history. The Dukes extended their 16-game winning streak, placing them just one win shy of Richmond’s 17-game stand (2008-09) for the most consecutive wins in CAA history. The Dukes will look to tie this mark when they travel to Delaware for a 3:30 p.m. game on Sept. 30.

1. Going 1-0 again Heading into what may be their toughest matchup so far this season, the Dukes still find themselves to be the hottest team in the FCS. While they’ve won 16 games in a row and are just one win shy of tying Richmond’s CAA alltime record, the unit is zoned in on taking things one game at a time.

“We’re just focused on going 1-0,” junior cornerback Rashad Robinson said. “Coach is going to put us in a very good position to win the ball game, we’re going to try to just stick to the scheme and focus on us.”

That one-week-at-a-time mentality has proven to be a huge key to success for the Dukes this season, as they’ve gone to outscore their opponents 189-48, scoring an average of 47.3 points per game. While the confidence of this team is soaring and their play is putting the FCS on notice, the Dukes know the test they’re about to face.

“We don’t underestimate any opponent,” junior cornerback Curtis Oliver said. “We know they’re a big, physical team and we’re just going to have to go in there and fight.”

While most of these fights for the Dukes this season have ended by the first half, their fourquarter contest against Maine this past Saturday was an early reminder for what’s in store this coming Saturday.

“Each game we’re expecting to play four quarters, so we just keep our heads on straight and we know we’re going into a tough battle,” Oliver said.

it’ll be facing a unit that’s allowed 280 rushing yards on the ground all season.

“The biggest thing is that we just need to focus on ourselves,” junior running back Marcus Marshall said. “It’s not so much focusing on what they’ve stopped teams from doing, it’s important to focus on us and come out firing on all cylinders.”

While the Dukes will search to meddle with Delaware’s strong defensive statistics and pound the ball on the ground with their abundance of talent at the running back position, the point of focus will be on the mental and physical toughness at the line of scrimmage.

“Just being physical,” senior quarterback Bryan Schor said. “Obviously when you’re going up against a tough run-stop defense like Delaware has, then you have to prepare yourself mentally throughout the week to go in there and be physical.”

The Dukes will look for the continuation of strong play from Marshall on the ground this week — ­ who posted a career-high 135 this past Saturday — in order to ensure a successful week on the offensive side of the football.

3. Strong play from the front seven

It’s almost been a year since JMU and Delaware last met on the football field, when the Dukes notched a 43-20 victory at Bridgeforth Stadium. The Dukes dominated in most areas of the game, but they struggled mightily to stop the run. Led by then-redshirt sophomore running backs Wes Hills, Kareem Williams and Thomas Jefferson, the Blue Hens ran for a combined 312 yards and a touchdown against the JMU defense.

While Hills is sitting out the 2017 season due to academic ineligibility, Williams and Jefferson have led this Delaware offense to 186 rushing yards per game with four touchdowns scored on the ground.

“Coach is always talking to us, no matter who we’re playing, about stopping the run first,” Robinson said. “They have very good backs, so Coach is going to try and put us in the best position we can to make big plays.”

While the defense is looking to smash the gaps to stop Delaware’s run offense, the JMU offense is well aware of the aid its unit can provide to the defense.

“We put our full trust into our defense and expect to get the ball back in good situations,” Schor said. “We just do everything we can to 2. Establishing an early run game make sure our defense is in a good position to The JMU offense will look to continue its be successful.”

Stopping the run early on in the game and dominance in the run game against a stingy Delaware defense this week. While the Dukes forcing the Delaware offense to throw the ball have averaged 298.8 rushing yards per game, against the dangerous JMU secondary will be a

key factor to the Dukes’ success this Saturday.

alright.”

Sticking to the system and playing their role 4. No one is Superman effectively will culminate in a tremendous team effort Saturday. Should that be the case, the American businessman James Cash Penney Dukes will manage to squeeze by a tough road once said that “the best teamwork comes from win in a hostile environment. men who are working independently toward “Everyone just has to do their job,” Oliver one goal in unison.” That message applies in said. “We don’t try to do too much, no one tries the minds of the Dukes this week, as they know to go out there and be a superhero, we just try that as long as each member does his respective to do our job as a whole.” part, the desired product will be achieved.

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Needing a study snack?

Mom and dad in town for Parents Weekend?

Bring them down to Shirley’s Gourmet Popcorn Co. at 102 S. Main Street. Purchase one of our various tins filled with delicious popcorn and then anytime you bring the tin back in, your refill is about half off.

FOR SALE Free Kittens FREE: Two black and white kittens. Males.

Litter box trained and very sweet. Call Lisa at 540-292-0525.

Yard Sale Near College Multiple family, 200 block of Franklin St., downtown H’burg, Saturday, Sept 16, 8am until noon. Furniture, rugs, kitchen stuff, clothing and much more

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