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ELECTION

POLITICS

Comedians rally thousands The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear brings left and right to middle in Washington, D.C.

Campaign cover-ups exposed

By AMANDA CASKEY The Breeze

By JEFF WADE The Breeze

WASHINGTON — Late into Saturday’s “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear” comedian Jon Stewart showed the attendees that the solution to defeating the increasingly polarized nature of political discourse is one and the same: a little bit of sanity.

The rally, which attracted more than 200,000 people to the event, brought “The Daily Show” ’s Jon Stewart and comedic foil Stephen Colbert to the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to combat and/or satirize the hyperbolic nature that they believe is a byproduct of a 24-hour news cycle.

Brianna Speacht, a sophomore art history major who went to the rally.

Speacht said more people than expected came to the event.

“You could tell from Stewart’s reaction that he didn’t expect that many people at the event,” said Brianna Speacht, a sophomore art history major who went to the rally.

The rally combined both elements of political activism and entertainment and attracted more than just college students to the event.

“It was such a cool experience to go down there,” said Kelly McKew, a senior media arts and design major, who went to the rally with her friends.

“There was such a diversity of people, not just college kids; it was middle aged

parents with their kids.”

Not all attention was focused on the stage, however, as the throngs that turned out said as much about the rally as any performer did. The number of signs that littered the visual landscape showed that a lot of people had things to say.

“Protest” signs tended to fall within a very specific range of categories.

There was the standard assortment of “Colbert Report” in-jokes and Internet memes.

Speacht said she saw people with various signs both protesting the government on both sides of the political spectrum.

“If you had any problem with the government, they used this rally to let it be known,” Speacht said.

Stewart spoke to the crowd that spanned across geographic and demographic lines. By the time he arrived at his core message, the crowd spilled out past the Mall and overflowed onto the stairs of the nearby museums.

“The speech at the end that Jon Stewart gave was really enlightening,” said Molly Greenhood, a junior media arts and design major. “It was a nice end to the rally for him to talk about people working together even though it doesn’t happen in Congress.”

During Stewart’s speech, he spoke about people living their ordinary lives see RALLY, page 4

PHOTOS BY PAUL JONES / THE BREEZE

Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s rally drew a crowd estimated in the hundreds of thousands to D.C.’s National Mall.

The problem with election campaign finances lay in donations from outside organizations, according to Sheila Krumholz, the executive director of the Center for Responsive Politics. This is particularly true for organizations that do not have to disclose where the money came from, how much they donated or what it is for.

“It’s not comforting we don’t have evidence,” Krumholz said. “It just means we’ve been denied the truth.”

“Who’s Paying for this Election?” was the title and topic of Krumholz’s lecture Thursday night to a large crowd in Miller Hall.

The purpose of the presentation, which featured three political science professors — Valerie Sulfaro, Marty Cohen and Tim LaPira — was to educate attendees on campaign finance regulations, reform proposals, the Tea Party movement and predictions about the mid-term elections and what it means for the 2012 presidential election.

“I thought it’d be kind of cool to see what [Krumholz] had to talk about tonight,” said junior political science and history double major Jordan Descovich. “I knew there was going to be a panel so I wanted to hear what the panel had to say.”

Krumholz presented facts and figures about current campaign finance regulations, the history of reform and challenged students to question the information they are given.

“Voters need to be able to make a rational decision,” Sulfaro said. “In politics, you can’t do that if you don’t know where ads are coming from.”

The CRP is a nonprofit and nonpartisan watchdog organization that tracks money in federal politics and its effect on elections. Its website, opensecrets.org, provides campaign funding information of candidates for federal offices in every state.

Krumholz quickly moved through the history of reform, from the Tillman Act in 1907, which prohibited contributions to national campaigns by corporations, to the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act in 2002, which prohibited political party committees from raising funds not subject to federal limits and set limits on issue advocacy ads.

In between were such historical events such as the 1976 Supreme Court case Buckley v. Valeo, which compared setting limits on campaign contributions to exercising one’s right to free speech. The Court also gave candidates the right to contribute an unlimited amount of money to their own campaign as part of the ruling.

“We were no longer going to allow

see MONEY, page 4

CROSS COUNTRY

Dukes steal title

JMU women break the Tribe’s seven year streak Saturday marked a changing of the guard in Colonial Athletic Association women’s cross country as the JMU team ended the College of William & Mary’s bid for an eighth straight conference title.

The Dukes regained the title after winning it last in 2002, the year before the Tribe started its streak of dominance.

Led by three-time CAA Runner of the Week senior Alison Parris, JMU had seven runners finish in the top 23 out of 95 total competitors active at the tracks in Wilmington, N.C. The win clinched a berth in the NCAA Championships for the Dukes, as they will lace up for the NCAA Regional race on Nov. 13 in Louisville, Ky. Five runners for JMU — Parris, junior Jess Zozos, and sophomores Stacey Nobles, Katie Harman and Katie Gorman — earned All-CAA medals by placing in the top 12. The

Dukes finished with 28 points, a solid margin over the 46 earned by William & Mary.

Parris stole the show by winning the 6-kilometer women’s race.

Despite all her accolades, it was the first time she has won the race in her career. Nobles was a distant second, 26 seconds behind the Dukes’ leader.

Harman was fifth, Gorman was eighth and Zozos was 12th in the race.

Senior Kelly Jemison and freshman Erin Lopresti also finished strong for JMU, as they took 22nd and 23rd place, respectively. Sophomore Annie Reiner and seniors Lynne Colombo and Mariah Hagadone also finished donning purple and gold.

The JMU squad will race again Friday at the Cavalier Open in Charlottesville in preparation for the national tournament.

— staff reports

11/1 INSIDE 3 NEWS Just average JMU falls in the middle for faculty pay.

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Pretty in Pink

Dukes participated in “Pink Out” for Breast Cancer Awareness Month during Saturday’s football game. On the field, coaches and staff wore pink polos, football players wore pink shoe laces, male cheerleaders wore pink T-shirts and female cheerleaders had pink bows. Support filled the stands as well with pink thundersticks, shirts, painted pink bodies and pink streamers.

5 College aid decreases OPINION Election Day

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WASHINGTON — Attorneys for a suburban Northern Virginia man did not contest his continued detention Friday at a hearing in U.S. District Court on charges of plotting to attack Metrorail stations in an FBI sting operation.

Farooque Ahmed, , did not speak at the brief afternoon hearing before Magistrate Judge John Anderson in suburban Alexandria, Va. Ahmed, a telecommunications worker from suburban Loudoun County, Va., quietly acknowledged four supporters in the courtroom.

Ahmed is charged with conspiring to support al-Qaida in a plot to bomb Metro stations in suburban Arlington, Va. He was arrested Wednesday morning and has not entered a plea to the charges, which carry a maximum prison sentence of  years.

WASHINGTON — More people are volunteering with the Peace Corps than at any point since , the agency said Thursday as it touted a  percent year-to-year increase in head count.

As of Sept. , there were , Peace Corps volunteers working in  host countries, up almost , volunteers from , the agency said. The new total falls short of the , volunteers who worked with Peace Corps in  countries in .

New host countries, extended volunteer stays and the agency’s $ million operating budget - its largest ever- contributed to the jump. The Peace Corps reopened programs in Colombia, Indonesia and Sierra Leone and reopened its suspended program in Madagascar, it said.

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‘Pink Out’ sky

The sunset Saturday evening reflected the atmosphere of the “Pink Out” football game against the University of Massachusetts in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

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Tuesday is Election Day Most students registered to vote in Harrisonburg can vote Tuesday at Stone Spring Elementary School, located behind South View Apartments at 1575 Peach Grove Ave. The polls open at 7 a.m. and will remain open until 7 p.m. This year’s ballot includes a selection in the congressional race for the 6th district, Harrisonburg City Council, Harrisonburg City School Board and three proposed Virginia Constitutional Amendments.

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First virtual conference deemed success

By Tyler M cAvoy The Breeze

Professor Michael O’Fallon lounged back in his armchair and kicked his feet up on a coffee table in front of an audience of 40 in Wilson Hall.

However, this wasn’t actually O’Fallon. Nor was this actually Wilson Hall.

On Friday, JMU sponsored its first virtual conference using the California-based Second Life virtual world program in the actual Zane-Showker Hall. The conference was held to discuss the new School of Hospitality, Sport and Recreation Management.

Using avatars, a 3-D model of Wilson Hall and real time PowerPoint presentations and videos shown in the game world, professors from the newly founded school fielded questions from audience members represented by their avatars.

“We wanted to make it as simple and easy as we could so people could enjoy it. We can attend conferences without ever leaving Harrisonburg.”

Marsha Shenk

senior business major

Users can create an avatar and explore the Second Life world for free, but must pay for premium content.

Using an online currency called Linden Dollars, users can exchange real cash for the virtual currency, create content to sell to other players and perform services, such as detailed avatar building.

According to the Second Life website, nearly $65 million was shared between 60,000 users last year.

Marsha Shenk, a senior business major, drafted the idea for the project weeks ago after taking a class in Second Life with Toni Mehling, director of communications for the College of Business.

Shenk, who has been working on her degree for 18 years and plans to graduate in December, planned the conference as part of her senior project.

“Convenience is the main thing,” Shenk said. “We wanted to make it as simple and easy as we could so people could enjoy it. We can attend conferences without ever leaving Harrisonburg.”

The conference, which was held to bring in future students to JMU’s new HRSM school, attracted more than 100 unique users from as far away as Norway, with presentations, demonstrations and even virtual entertainment.

Geisha dancers, controlled by actual users in Japan, performed for the audience and gave a follow up presentation about the history of the Geisha lifestyle. see avatar, page 4

Graphic by Nataliya ioffe / The Breeze

By Ame Wood The Breeze

Though it may seem like President Linwood Rose is one of the highest paid university presidents in the state with a salary of $396,000, some of Virginia college presidents make $60,000 more per year.

Of the top 10 highest salaries in the state, Rose did not make the list.

The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported the presidents of Virginia Commonwealth University, University of Virginia, George Mason University and Virginia Tech made the top 10 list, all receiving at least $60,753 more per year than Rose.

The current highest state salary in Virginia belongs to Arthur Garson, executive vice president and provost at U.Va., who earns $706,800.

The highest paid Virginia public university president is Michael Rao, president of VCU, with $488,500 a year.

The Virginia teaching and research salaries were provided by the Virginia State Council of Higher Education to allow for comparison with university professors.

JMU’s average faculty pay is about $73,000, which averages lower than GMU, VCU, Va. Tech and U.Va. Charlie King, senior vice president for administration and finance,

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said that while JMU’s averages tended to fall below some schools in Virginia, JMU ranks higher than other schools like the University of Mary Washington, Virginia Military Institute, Christopher Newport University and Longwood University.

With an increase in students, but no increase in funding, faculty members can find themselves expected to teach larger class sizes or more classes without increase in financial compensation, according to Nancy Poe, the budget committee chair for the Faculty Senate.

“Growth without a corresponding increase in resources hurts our academic mission more than other

areas of university life,” Poe said.

While some faculty members said they wish for a higher salary, professor David McGraw from the Department of Integrated Science and Technology finds the lack of funding a sacrifice worth making for the world of academia.

“When I came to JMU, I accepted an offer that was less than half of the salary I was making in the corporate world,” McGraw said. “It was the best decision I’ve made. We are here because this is where we want to be.” contact Ame Wood at woodac@dukes.jmu.edu.

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Pushing for fewer cars on campus Nathan carden / the breeze

A 10K walk on Saturday morning raised money for Our Community Place, a nonprofit Christian community center that also rehabilitates men with alcoholism.

Walkers hone energy to fight homelessness

By Kaleigh Somers The Breeze

When Ron Copeland, executive director of Our Community Place, feeds and shelters members of the Harrisonburg community, he doesn’t discriminate.

“We invite everyone in the world,” Copeland said. “We’re determined to always include people who are struggling with homelessness or addiction. Whoever’s on the margins of society are welcome here.”

Our Community Place, a nonprofit Christian community center located in downtown Harrisonburg, hosted Walk the Walk, a 10K walk on Saturday morning to raise money for the organization’s operations.

More than 120 walkers were sponsored by friends or family members rather than paying a set registration fee. The goal was for each participant to find 10 sponsors to donate $10 each.

“One of [Copeland’s] biggest philosophies is money isn’t everything, and money shouldn’t be something that would hold you back from something,” said Rachel Sarah Blanton, a 2009 JMU alumna and the communications coordinator and assistant to the director. “If there was a registration fee, a lot of the people who hang out here all the time might not be able to join.”

The idea for the 10K came from the organization Good Works in Athens, Ohio, that sponsors an annual walk for the homeless. While Copeland’s goal isn’t necessarily to raise

money for the homeless, he felt like OCP could use that concept to bring the community together and fund the organization. His goal was for 250 people to walk and use the resulting funds to make ends meet and get through until the end of the year.

After OCP purchased a farmhouse in New Market, Va. in January to serve as a work recovery community for men with addictions to alcohol, Blanton said the organization needed to figure out how to raise money and make ends meet.

Copeland said the proposed time of stay is 12 to 18 months. He believes when people who face alcohol addictions live in a small religious community, they are likely to stay sober for more than 10 years.

“It’s a really good bonding experience of all these guys who used to be alcoholics, and they’ve now been sober for seven or eight months,” Blanton said. “They’re building each other up and keeping each other strong, which is really cool to see.”

The 10K walk started at the community center on Johnson Street, passing through the Edith J. Carrier Arboretum and Westover Park, before returning to OCP. Blanton hopes to make the walk an annual event, assuming people in the community continue to be interested.

“I think it’s a great turnout for the first year,” Blanton said.

Contact Kaleigh Somers at somerske@dukes.jmu.edu.

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A new study gauges student and staff opinions on the possiblity of becoming a pedestriantransit-only campus, meaning no personal cars would be allowed on campus.

By Natalie Dohner contributing writer

No more cars on campus? This goal has been included in the JMU Master Plan, and within the next few years JMU may start seeing a car-less campus.

In support of her senior honors thesis, Kettie Holland, an integrated science and technology major, is working alongside professor James Barnes to conduct a study on the reactions of JMU students and staff to a pedestrian-transit-only campus in the future.

The study is conducted via e-mail and should take no more than 15 minutes.

Along with the help of her adviser, Holland will collect and then present the results to the Institute for Stewardship of the Natural World and the JMU Accessibility Committee.

From there, Holland will display her findings for JMU administrators.

Holland began administering her survey about two weeks ago and will stop collecting data within the next week. So far, roughly 800 students and 300 faculty members have participated.

A pedestrian-only campus means only foot-travelers and mass transit would be allowed on campus, not personal vehicles. However, service vehicles, skateboards and bikes would still be allowed throughout campus.

“Most people live within one to two miles of campus anyway, and if we make mass transit more readily available it would have a positive impact on our community,” Holland said.

Holland believes that eliminating

personal vehicles would increase the number of Harrisonburg Public Transit buses, how frequently they run and the department’s efficiency.

“Most people live within one to two miles of campus anyway, and if we make mass transit more readily available it would have a positive impact on our community.”

Kettie Holland junior ISAT major

Students and staff would no longer have to worry about not making it to a class if the buses are running late, Holland said. She is looking into developing a system where a text message could be sent to cell phones if a bus had broken down or was going to be late.

“This would make it convenient for students to readily use the bus system,” said Holland.

Holland believes that benefits of a pedestrian-only campus would splinter out into the Harrisonburg community and also have a positive impact on the environment.

“Port Republic Road and JMU get pretty crowded,” Holland said. “It would free up a lot of roads that the residents

see buses, page 4

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AVATAR | JMU holds some classes in Second Life from page 3

“The question we ask as educators is, ‘How do we motivate students? How do we take interactivity to the next level?’ ” said Reginald Foucar-Szocki, professor in HRSM. During the peak of activity, about  users were waiting to attend the virtual conference,

unable to get in due to server restrictions. According to Mehling, the turnout for the conference was higher than expected.

“It’s a good problem to have,” Mehling said.

Mehling, who holds some classes and office hours in Second Life, started using the program two years ago to help

develop her French speaking skills. Users in Second Life can communicate via text or voice, and the virtual world has multiple education purposes, according to Mehling.

Built by JMU’s Second Life committee, the virtual JMU campus has -D models of real buildings. Future applications for education through Second

Life include medical simulations, mock trials, art shows and even virtual sports teams.

“It’s incredibly cost effective because there’s no limit on physical space,” Mehling said.

“Second Life is a great complement to traditional education.”

CONTACT Tyler McAvoy at mcavoytl@dukes.jmu.edu.

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Sheila Krumholz, the executive director of the Center for Responsible Politics, speaks on Thursday about campaign finance laws.

MONEY | $1.65 billion raised for 2010 Senate and House midterm elections from front

bags of cash to fund political elections,” Krumholz said.

Total spending for Congressional elections has skyrocketed to about $. billion to $ billion, which is about a  percent increase from $. billion in . As of Thursday, $ million had been raised for Senate elections, and about $ billion had been raised for House elections.

Of the political action committees and individual donors,  percent of the money they raise goes directly to the political party, according to Krumholz.

However, many are finding loopholes in reform in which they can hide the source and motives of the money they are donating.

Alex Haney, a junior integrated science and technology major, was interested to hear about the campaign finance issues that people do not usually talk about in elections.

The presentation “kind of got me curious now,” said Haney, who had gone to the event in hopes of a discussion about specific candidates. “I’m going to go look and see where the money is.”

“I kind of liked how they gave us changes they thought would help change government and maybe make the system more open,” Descovich said.

Cohen discussed “party infighting” in which Democrats and Republicans disagree within the party and could ultimately cost them the election.

He mentioned the Tea Party specifically, what he described as an ultra-conservative faction of the Republican Party.

The presentation concluded with LaPira predicting the outcome of the Congressional election Nov.  and what it will mean for the  presidential election.

According to LaPira, there is an  percent chance Republicans will win seven to nine seats in the Senate and an  percent chance they will pick up  to  seats in the House.

The Democrats would retain the majority in the Senate but would be severely weakened.

If the Republicans take back the majority, LaPira said the “big winner” in the  Congressional election would be President Obama in . Haney agreed.

“It makes a lot of sense what he said, if the Republicans are in power, they can’t blame everything on Obama,” Haney said. “It always comes back to the years when Clinton was president and we were doing pretty good with a Republican Congress and a Democratic president.”

CONTACT Amanda Caskey at caskeyap@dukes.jmu.edu.

PAUL JONES / THE BREEZE

About 200,000 people attended Saturday’s rally on The National Mall in Washington, D.C. While attendees brought signs, the event was not a specific protest of the government and did not represent one political party.

RALLY | Features musical appearances, guest speakers and Stewart and Colbert speeches from front

and not reflecting the polarized climate of Congress.

“Most Americans don’t live their lives solely as republicans or democrats, liberal or conservative,” Stewart said. “Most live their lives as people a little bit late for something they don’t want to do. But they do it anyway.”

St e w a r t c l o s e d w i t h a sequence of passing cars shown on the screens squeezing into a single lane tunnel. As he speculated on the make up of the

various vehicle occupants, he noted that they all had to work together for anyone to succeed; there was no reward for being needlessly obstructing.

A series of live and prere c o rd e d s k i t s, c o s t u m e changes and musical performances more apropos of a variety show than a political rally preceded Stewart’s speech.

The two even involved their musical guests in their comedy cold war. Stewart enlisted Yusuf Islam (also known as Cat Stevens) to perform “Peace Train,” a move that Colbert quickly put an end to by summoning Ozzy

Osbourne and his “Crazy Train.”

Greenhood said she was surprised to see Cat Stevens and Osbourne perform, but was disappointed the rally didn’t feature more of Colbert speaking.

“I was expecting a little more of Colbert. I was a little disappointed they didn’t bring Colbert out there for that much,” Greenhood said. “He was like a barely there sidekick.”

The two engaged in a series of skits, such as a mock debate where Stewart promoted the cause of rationality, while Colbert and a giant papier-mâché

likeness of himself represented the cause of fear. This culminated in a trademark “Daily Show” rapid-fire montage of exaggerated threats, courtesy of the cable news that was constantly criticized.

“I’m not that big on politics, but I expected it to be against the government, or they had something to say about the government,” Speacht said.

News Editor John Sutter contributed to this story.

CONTACT Jeff Wade at wadeja@dukes.jmu.edu.

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use.”

Holland said the response from students has thus far been positive.

Senior geography major Wesley McGrew bikes everywhere on campus.

“People on the sidewalks don’t get along with the bikers; they are scared we are going to clip them,” McGrew said. “And on the roads, bikes don’t get along with the cars. If we were a pedestrian-only campus, it would eliminate that gray area for bikers.”

Emma Stewart, a freshman kinesiology major, has mixed feelings on making the transition to a pedestrian-only campus.

“I’m looking forward to having my car on campus next year,” Stewart said. “I don’t like having to rely on the buses because they can be inconveniently

scheduled but I don’t have my bike here in fear of something happening to it. In the same token, it would make the roads safer [for walkers] because there wouldn’t be cars to get into accidents.”

According to Holland’s research, JMU is not the first university to test this eco-friendly trend. San Jose State University, West Virginia University and the University of Oxford in England are also implementing similar plans on their campuses.

Don Egle, university spokesman, believes that at some point this year plans regarding a pedestrian-only campus will be solidified. “[There has been] intense conversation on moving this effort forward,” Egle said.

“Progress is being made.”

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EDITORIAL

Evaluate free speech The University of Virginia was recently green-lighted by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, reflecting the university’s improved free speech policy reform. The reformed policies include the removal of policies that allowed unwanted or unreciprocated flirting to be construed as sexual harassment.

Our own university is rated yellow by FIRE, indicating that some of our policies are potential threats to free speech. These flagged policies include limiting speech that can be “reasonably anticipated to provoke a violent reaction,” the required registration of peaceful assemblies with the Madison Union scheduling 48 hours in advance, the banning of posters that mention or represent drugs or alcohol, and the requirement that all posters be in good taste.

While these policies seem reasonable, it isn’t difficult to imagine how these vaguely worded policies could easily be applied to almost any form of speech that the administration deems unfavorable.

In the past, the administration has seemed happy to ignore these rules, disregarding the situations that could fall under a policy if construed correctly.

What, though, will happen when the current administration inevitably turns over? How will these rules be applied then? Better to remove or reform the policies to make them immune to abuse to make JMU a green-rated school.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR What you described in your Letter to the Editor is what has happened to so many JMU students who currently have strikes on their record. My roommate was given a citation for underaged possession when he stepped outside with a beer in his hand to make a phone call. It was his first time drinking after being at basic training all summer and adhering to a strict no alcohol policy. Because of his actions, he was prevented from participating in ROTC. Your situation is different. You are an elected official. As such, you are held to a higher standard. You need to accept responsibility for what you did

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PAUL DISSELKOEN | contributing columnist

Marijuana legal?

California’s decision about pot could change the nation Tomorrow California will vote on Proposition , which would legalize marijuana for anyone who is  or older for recreational use. Many advocates of the proposition believe that the measure would create economic benefits from tax revenues and legalizing a substance that is less harmful than alcohol or tobacco. Those against Proposition  cite the familiar arguments against marijuana including increased use and crime and the numerous alleged health risks.

A recent survey by Public Policy Polling indicates that a majority of California voters support the proposition by  percent to  percent. If passed, other states would inevitably begin to follow suit. This recent support for legalization raises questions about why it has been opposed so fervently in the past.

According to the  documentary, “The Union,” an estimated $. billion is spent annually by the United States.

Government to enforce prohibition of marijuana. This accounts for , offenders each year,  percent of which are misdemeanor offences.

Currently California’s budget deficit is the worst of any state. According to the California Board of Equalization, the passing of Proposition  would bring California a $ tax on every ounce of marijuana resulting in $. billion annual revenue from legalization as well as reduced criminal prosecution expenditures.

These numbers don’t even include the money that would come from agricultural hemp production, which could be used as cheap biomass fuel, along with a strong natural fiber that lasts longer than cotton. According to the New York Daily News, recently Facebook executive Sean Parker and co-founder Dustin Moskovitz donated $, toward supporting Proposition .

The perception of marijuana is largely misconstrued. When the U.S. Government first outlawed marijuana, they rationalized it by saying marijuana use would cause violent, frenzied users.

Then at the start of World War II, the drug was legalized to aid in the war effort, with a slogan “Hemp for Victory.”

In , the government once again outlawed marijuana, this time claiming the drug would make everyone pacifists and

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Blumenthal (D) vs. McMahon (R) 100% for Blumenthal

Arcuri (D) vs. Hanna (R) 88% for Arcuri

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North Carolina Marshall (D) vs. Burr (R) 89% for Burr

Pennsylvania

Zeller (D) vs. Reed (R) 63% for Reed

29 11 15

3 Dahlkemper (D) vs. Kelly (R) 100% for Kelly

Pennsylvania Maryland

Maryland

O’Malley (D) vs. Ehrlich (R) 100% for O’Malley

Pennsylvania

Onorato (D) vs. Corbett (R) 100% for Corbett

vulnerable to communism — the exact opposite reasoning from why the government made it illegal in the first place.

Besides the legal reasons for making marijuana illegal, many politicians claim dramatic health risks come with smoking marijuana, including lung cancer and damaging brain cells. In  Ronald Reagan claimed the Tulane University study tested the long-term effects of marijuana on monkeys and found that marijuana use killed brain cells.

After six years of requesting the lab details, the report showed that scientist Roberth Heath had pumped  joints through a gas mask in a span of five minutes over a period of  months, with no supply of oxygen at all. While Heath said the marijuana use was the cause of dead brain cells, other experts said the monkeys were suffocated. The monkeys were losing oxygen, and brain cells were dying due to lack of oxygen. In fact, a study in  showed that marijuana could actually stimulate brain cell growth, according to “The Union.”

Also, while there are an estimated , tobacco-related deaths each year in the U.S. according to the article, “Actual Causes of Death in the United States, ,” in Journal of the American Medical Association, the number of deaths from marijuana are vastly different. There are zero recorded cases of death from marijuana use. In  Francis Young, Drug Enforcement Administration law judge, said “marijuana, in its natural form is one of the safest, therapeutically active substances known to man.” In fact, according to “The Union,” marijuana has medical benefits for diseases such as glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, arthritis, cancer and even the common cold.

With the projected economic benefits as well clarification on health risks, Proposition  could prove to be one of California’s most important votes in years. Inevitably other states will follow California’s lead as support for legalizing marijuana is growing throughout the country. The question is, will we see the end of a second prohibition?

Paul Disselkoen is a junior English major. Contact Paul at disselph@dukes.jmu.edu.

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CAMERON CLARKE | middleman

Don’t forfeit voting rights Tomorrow is the big day. Midterm elections have been the hot topic for months now, and they’re finally here.

The first through th Virginia congressional districts are all being contested, and many of those elections are expected to be very tight. As college students and Virginia citizens of legal voting age, every one of us should be concerned about tomorrow’s election.

If you aren’t already registered to vote by the time you read this, you’ve unfortunately waited too long. However, if you are a registered Virginia voter, I implore you to go out and cast your ballot tomorrow. This election is already proving to be one of the most important midterm elections in recent American history.

According to Politico, we have already seen a drastic decrease in the number of college-aged voters who submitted new voter registrations. In Albemarle County, home of the University of Virginia, only , new registrations came in compared to , in . Pundits say that this is primarily due to the fact that college students care less about a Virginia congressional election than they do about a presidential election.

But we should care. In reality, the people we send to Congress for our state will be the ones with a greater influence on our day-to-day lives in Virginia. That is why I am urging everyone on both sides of the aisle to get out and vote. If you’re registered to vote, why not just do it? Let your voice be heard. And don’t be

one of the students who doesn’t think one vote is worth anything. Every vote counts. If everyone were ambivalent to the election process, no progress would ever be made.

If you are a United States citizen and you refuse to vote, don’t be surprised when life starts to get harder for you.

If you don’t vote and you don’t get involved with politics, the government won’t have a reason to have anything to do with you.

Voting is a right that we have as Americans.

If we voluntarily refuse to exercise it, we effectively tell the world that we don’t care to have such a right.

Many pundits are pointing to the dwindling interest of college students as a reason why many politicians are moving away from college aid. The number of grants and scholarships is expected to decrease in the next several years if college students don’t start turning out for elections. Why? Because politicians look out for the people who put them in power. If our age group votes more, politicians will be more likely to focus

on our interests.

In , only about  percent of Americans voted in the presidential election, and that is considered a high percentage. The percentage drops drastically for congressional and senatorial elections and fluctuates depending on the state of the nation. Less than twothirds isn’t enough. Voting is a right that we have as Americans. If we voluntarily refuse to exercise it, we effectively tell the world that we don’t care to have such a right.

However, in my plea for all of us to vote, I must add one provison: Do not ever vote blindly. When you vote, do so carefully, by researching all the issues and discovering which candidate best reflects your views and the aspects of the nation you wish to enhance.

And don’t vote based on the issues as media explains them. Ignore MSNBC, Fox News, CNN, Drudge Report and Huffington Post when making your vote. Instead, go to each candidate’s webpage and view their voting record or their personal business record if they haven’t previously been involved in government. Only by doing your own research and analyzing the facts yourself can you be an educated, respectable voter.

Cameron Clarke is a sophomore media arts & design and theatre double major. Contact Cameron at clarkece@dukes.jmu.edu.

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A “where’s-Rodney?” dart to the football team.

From a senior who remembers the magic that happened when the ball was in No. ’s hands.

A “what-century-are-we-in?” dart to the dancers who dressed in animal skin prints, tribal face paint and had baskets on their heads to be “African” for marching band practice.

From an MRD who doesn’t appreciate culturally insensitive Halloween costumes.

A “my-basket-is-not-yourtrash-can” dart to the kid who put two empty Tootsie Roll wrappers in my bike basket.

From a girl who would have appreciated it if you’d had the Halloween spirit and left actual candy, not wrappers.

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Connecticut

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and humbly resign from your current position.

You are not gaining the respect of any of your fellow students and are making a mockery of the SGA in the process. If, by some miracle, you manage to keep your current position, I can guarantee that anything you say or do will be taken with a grain of salt by your intended audience. Consider this event a lesson in life and try to learn from it, but do not drag the SGA through this mess with you.

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From a girl who was having a terrible day and was about to give up on people.

A “what-the-toast?” dart to the guy who decided to take a walk on the set of “True West” Wednesday.

From someone who thinks that next time you want to be on stage, you should try out for the show.

A “you’re-not-Ricky-Bobby” dart to the bus driver with the lead foot.

From a guy who never thought he would be tired of girls falling all over him.

A “thanks-for-the-sparechange” pat to the individual who put money into my meter at P.C. Dukes so I wouldn’t get a parking ticket.

From a girl who can’t afford the meter, let alone another parking ticket.

An “I-needed-that-laugh” pat to whoever let a small fluffy dog with a bow on its head into a Showker Hall bathroom.

From a guy who laughed uncontrollably when the unexpected visitor ran under the stall door.

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From your Baltimore and Boston lovin’ roommates.

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a world of bubbles

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“Discover Scuba,” organized by the scuba club, allowed 23 students to test the waters in Godwin Hall on Thursday. Kathy Clancey, a 1969 alumna, instructed.

With the help of a local scuba shop and professional diving instructors, students of all diving experiences explored the pool within Godwin Hall.

By Christa Goad contributing writer

My head was buzzing with my own heartbeat; it was like I couldn’t get enough air fast enough. Anxiety gripped my whole body as I tried to calm down and focus. I continued to struggle for control over my mind and finally got it. As my heartbeat slowed and I tried to listen, I realized all I could hear was the distant sound of bubbles.

The noise — the chatter of my friends and the laughter of college students — was all gone, just serene silence surrounded me. I opened my eyes and looked all of the people around me; each one was in their own underwater world.

This world came alive within the pool inside Godwin Hall. Professional Association of Diving Instructors and a local scuba shop called Kathy’s Scuba organized this “Discover Scuba” event so that students could test out scuba gear and swim underwater for only $5.

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Hard-hitting bass sounds reverberated in the Wilson Hall auditorium on Thursday night as more than 1,200 people attended the second installment of University Program Board’s Wilson Hall concert series.

Atlanta, Ga. native B.o.B fused instant energy into an already anticipatory crowd, while rapper Playboy Tre kicked off the evening.

According to Mitch Ramey, UPB’s public relations director, the concert sold out within six hours on Oct. 4.

The first 75 concertgoers in line Thursday were awarded orange wristbands, allowing them to get up close and personal with both acts, standing only feet from the stage.

Freshman psychology major Kiera Guralnik bought her ticket an hour after they went on sale, worried about the concert selling out quickly.

Doors opened at 7 p.m. on Thursday, and by 7:15 most of the floor seats were filled with eager attendees, chatting amongst themselves and dancing along to hip-hop and rap music playing from two or three large speakers toward the back of the auditorium.

Playboy Tre’s set was short, with only five songs, including “Liquor Store Mascot” and “We are the Robots.” Tre, also from Atlanta, was featured in several songs off B.o.B’s album titled “The Adventures of Bobby Ray.” The two are both managed by B. Rich.

“Never let anybody, I mean anybody, tell you what you can and cannot be,” Tre said.

Tre’s father always told him that he would never live past 16 years old. “We are the Robots” was Tre’s firm response to that. The song portrays Tre’s anger at having to listen in on how to survive using violence and be numb to pain.

Before B.o.B took the stage, warm gold lights illuminated the center of the stage, and soft music built up the audience’s anticipation as the rest of the band casually filed into position.

Screams rose to fill the auditorium, as B. Rich introduced the headliner.

B.o.B launched into “I See Ya” from “The Adventures of Bobby Ray,” captivating the crowd with the song’s high energy.

The crowd favorites were “The Kids,” with B.o.B’s hypnotic head banging; “Don’t Let Me Fall,” his new single that see concert, page 8

Though his attempt to start a beard club on campus a few years ago failed, Jeff Tocci did succeed in directing “Beardo,” a documentary spotlighting the 2009 World Beard and Moustache Championship in Alaska.

“Beardo” was selected to premiere during the Virginia Film Festival in November. Tocci worked with the HD video production and motion graphic design company Digico: Shoot, Post, Design for the film’s production.

Tocci, a 2009 graduate with a degree in media arts and design, said that he had heard about the beard and moustache championships his freshman year when a friend told him about it.

“While looking into the Championships, I noticed that it was in Alaska,” Tocci said. “Usually it’s not held in the United States, so I planned to shoot the documentary.”

According to Tocci, planning started in October of 2008 when he wrote the proposal to the WBMC about documenting the competition. WBMC did not give Tocci exclusive rights, but allowed him to come and document.

At first, Tocci was planning and handling all the production and renting of the materials, as well as planning and writing. He asked Digico, the company Tocci interned with during his sophomore year, for tips and help with choosing the right equipment, when Digico decided to help with the production.

“When Jeff started coming to us for advice and how to get the equipment, it turned out he would need to rent a lot of the stuff we already had,” said Joey Groah, producer of “Beardo” and a partner of Digico.

According to Ryan Berry, director of photography for “Beardo,” the biggest trouble with production was getting the equipment to and from

that’s so college

Tuesday’s election dissection As I’m sure most of you are aware, Tuesday is Election Day. Now this election and Obama have gotten a fair amount of criticism, which is newsworthy because no one in politics ever gets criticized. In fact, everyone involved is always super openminded and they never, ever bicker over tiny irrelevant tangents.

In all seriousness though, Obama’s failure to cater toward college students is getting more criticism, compared to the effort put in the last election.

As we all know, no one in our age group pays attention to political happenings. This is probably because no one in politics ever talks about booze, girls or sports. And that’s why I’m proud to bring you the userfriendly guide to all your election season drama that I deem important and can fit into my 600-word limit.

When Sarah Palin kinda-sorta stepped out of the spotlight, I was sad that I’d never again get to see someone in politics with an IQ lower than legal BAC levels.

But God bless you America, you just keep churning them out. Meet Christine O’Donnell, witchcraft dabbler and self-declared “masturbation is adultery” advocate.

Oh yeah, she’s also running for the Delaware Senate seat against democratic candidate Chris Coons.

In a debate a couple of weeks ago that would make our forefathers turn in their graves, O’Donnell responded to one of Coons’ responses by asking, “Where in the Constitution is the separation of church and state?”

Following Coons’ slightly awkward reminder that it is, in fact, found in the First Amendment, O’Donnell responded with a wonderfully pithy and inquisitive, “That’s in the First Amendment?”

This statement was followed by gasps and laughter from a Widener Law School audience. Laugh it up Widener, because she’s clearly not targeting you “smart” people with your wonderful “knowledge” in basic American values. This is coming from the woman who suggested that evolution is a “soft science” and who keeps lying about which college she attended.

As we all know, no one in our age group pays attention to political happenings. This is probably because no one in politics ever talks about booze, girls or sports.

Anything Glenn Beck does

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More than 1,200 people attended B.o.B.’s performance Thursday night.

Hairy contest inspires alumni’s movie

By Danielle Strickler The Breeze

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Chris vs. Christine

Kathy Clancey, of Kathy’s Scuba, attended the event as a diving instructor. Clancey, a 1969 JMU alumna with a degree in education, has had 55 years and counting of experience in the water.

Sean Hassler and Paul Clancey were the other diving instructors participating on Thursday night. The instructors were swimming around throughout the evening, checking on each of us to make sure we were comfortable and enjoying the event.

“Your adventure begins here,” said Paul Clancey, when opening the event.

He was right, too. When asked how many of us had ever scuba dived, only about four out of 23 raised their hands. I realized that I wasn’t the only one there who was nervous and scared.

“I’m more nervous about flopping over and embarrassing myself,” said Melissa Price, a junior

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Alaska. The scanners at the airports could erase the digital cards they were using, so the team made sure that they backed up all the data before sending the equipment through security.

Tocci had spent eight months growing out his beard for the competition.

Having a beard like the competitors helped Tocci to relate and put the interviewers at ease because he could phrase the questions from how people reacted to him to how the competitors had people react to them.

According to the staff, the ideal next step for the video would be to have a TV network pick up the film after viewing it at the Virginia Film Festival.

When Tocci originally came up with the idea, he wanted the video on TV. “This is exciting for us because the video is technically premiering at the Festival,” Berry said. “This will be the first time anyone has seen the video except for staff.”

Tocci says that all of the SMAD

classes he took at JMU were vital to his experience, as was his internship with Digico.

“I had to convince a bar to let me shoot the competitors and they told me no,” Tocci said, “It was the first day of production, and we had all of our equipment, so I walked back in there and asked for the manager, and they were very happy to say yes.”

According to Berry, Oprah had asked to use some of the clips for a show she was doing on the beard competitors because Jeff and Digico had the best clips from the competition.

The episode fell through however, and the clips were never used. “ You have to remember that people love to say no and are very quick to do so,” Tocci said. “You just have to go back and try again.”

Contact Danielle Strickler at strickdj@dukes.jmu.edu.

Man of the people, Glenn Beck, will once again bring us the best of ignorant speculation and use of capitalization on our fears. Beck’s the man if anyone’s looking for loud opinion sharing that may or may not be accurate.

Keep an eye out for him come Election Day. Beck’s use of combining predictable psychology with talking very loudly helps him emotionally manipulate the public. This, of course, is to fuel his own narcissistic ambitions and ethical superiority.

Beck, without a doubt, will be attracting large amounts of attention from “trustworthy” political coverage reporters carrying around cameras that can add 10 pounds to any Hollywood frame.

California greenin’

California’s midterm election is slowly becoming known as “The Year of the Stinker.” Quickly becoming the most talked about California ballot initiative is the notorious Proposition 19, also known as the legalization of weed.

The passage of Prop. 19 would allow people to cultivate a small garden, as well as possession of up to one ounce. It would also cut back on the $200 million spent on marijuana law enforcement while increasing the already $14-billion-per-year industry.

Andy Fram is a senior media arts & design major and a humor columnist at The Breeze. Contact him at framap@dukes.jmu.edu.

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Vetiver vocals soothe

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On Wednesday, drummer Otto Hauser, keyboardist Sarah Verspiel, guitarist Daniel Hyman and bassist Bob Parents backed Andy Cabic, singer of Vetiver.

By ELYSE KRACHMAN contributing writer

Built around soothing vocal harmonies, thoughtful lyrics and well-crafted songwriting, Vetiver sounds like a warm and breezy summer day. The band demonstrated these qualities Wednesday night at Clementine Cafe.

The soft-spoken musician from San Francisco named Andy Cabic is the songwriter behind the band. Cabic creates dreamy folk-pop pieces that at times have a darker edge. His music evokes the vocal phrasing of Wilco and an Allman Brothers feel of traveling nostalgia.

“The thrill that comes with writing songs is a driving force,” Cabic said.

“I’m amazed that I can do this, you know.”

Seven-year-old Vetiver has a constantly rotating cast of musical characters. On Wednesday night, Cabic was backed by Otto Hauser on the drums, Sarah Verspiel on keyboards, Daniel Hyman on guitar and soulful Bob Parents on bass.

Each musician demonstrated great virtuosity on their instruments, creating a buoyant and intricate musical layer to Cabic’s pure songwriting. Their tight-knit sound was impressive, especially considering that the band only rehearsed once before starting on their tour and hadn’t seen each other for a few months.

“Hearing my songs change over years in the hands of different people I’m playing with, they renew them and make them exciting again,” Cabic said.

For Cabic, the tendency of songs to change over time is an integral part of the songwriting process. Cabic considers the art of songwriting to be challenging and difficult, but worthwhile.

“It doesn’t take anything to post a song on MySpace, but it takes a lot to follow up with that and grow with it,” Cabic said.

Cabic’s inspiration comes from many places. Among them are San Francisco, walks and life experiences. Many of his songs come from ideas he has started in the past and then comes back to. Sometimes weeks, months or even years pass before he returns to an idea.

“At this point I’ve been writing songs for a long time, so a lot of it’s based on what I’m capable of and what I’ve done in the past,” Cabic said.

The songs Cabic chose to play Wednesday demonstrated this meticulous approach to song writing. Tracks such as “Luna Sea” and “Hard To Break” were songwriting standouts.

“Luna Sea” easily convinced the audience of Cabic’s lyrical dexterity, with lines such as “Living moon taking up the whole sky / Live moon don’t care about a dead sun / Luna’s begun.”

“Hard to Break” was one of the evening’s most touching moments as it pitted Cabic’s tenor voice against the huskier and insistent voice of Verspiel.

The audience reacted warmly to Vetiver’s set, cheering and clapping loudly after each song. Many slowly swayed to Cabic’s easy crooning.

Cabic’s advice for musicians hoping to pursue the career is to put effort into the motives behind their music.

“Practice listening, and figure out what [you] have to say in [your] music that makes it worth sharing with people, and devoting that much time and energy into it,” Cabic said.

CONTACT Elyse Krachman at krachmeh@dukes.jmu.edu.

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anthropology major.

Price, who wants to be an underwater archaeologist, said once her nervousness wore off, her experience in the water was calming.

“When I was listening to myself, I felt like Darth Vader,” Price said.

My lifesaver for the night was Nyssa Wratschko. Wratschko, a sophomore international business and finance double major, is working toward her dive master certification. She helped me throughout the process of adjusting to the suit.

Though an experienced diver, Wratschko said she enjoyed the event just as much as everyone else.

It took some time for my body to adjust to the weightlessness and slowness of the pool, but once it did, it seemed so natural. It wasn’t like on

has insistent vulnerability built into the soft verses; and “Magic.”

B.o.B threw his whole body into the performance of “Magic.” His spastic dance moves worked to balance his plaid shirt, bowtie and glasses.

“There’s so many beautiful ladies in here,” B.o.B said, using the compliment to segue into “Nothin’ on You.” The song started with crisp vocals and an emphatic second verse. By the last chorus, every concertgoer in the room was singing along, drowning the singer out.

With just a few songs left, B.o.B raised both hands out to his sides in airplane formation, transforming the silenced crowd into screaming chaos.

Everybody in the building jumped up and down, every hand raised in the air.

“I feel very privileged to be here,” B.o.B said. “I feel very privileged to have the type of fans that I have.”

Concertgoers had few complaints as they exited the building, adrenaline still pumping.

However, junior political science and philosophy major Anjelica Hendricks said she grew antsy waiting for B.o.B to come on stage, which took longer than half an hour after the conclusion of Playboy Tre’s set.

“I didn’t like the lag time between the performances,” Hendricks said.

She also thought the bass was cranked a little too high.

Ramey said the sound levels were set for a crowd of , people, as per B.o.B’s request and that UPB had no

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event. Most know White as the guy who walks around campus in scuba gear and is also president of JMU’s own scuba club. The club’s organization of “Discover Scuba” was an effort to make the diving club more well-known.

“We just want everyone to know we’re here so they can have fun with us,” White said.

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land, where movements are awkward and fast; half the time I didn’t even realize my arms were propelling me.

As Wratschko and I glided over to the edge of the shallow side, I saw the rest of the group frolicking in the deep end. It really did look like a group of kids playing during recess.

There was a group of about six on one side throwing a Frisbee, a few other students lying on their backs at the bottom blowing air rings, a boy shooting around on a diver propulsion vehicle and another boy hanging out upside down on the bottom of the pool.

While underwater, time became distorted. An hour felt like five minutes to some, but for others, it felt as if ages had gone by.

Tyler White, a senior computer information systems and marketing double major, attended the

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Guralnik was thankful for her decision to purchase a ticket quickly, as the concert exceeded her high expectations.

“It was way better,” Guralnik said. “I didn’t know how he was going to play.”

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Tale of two halves Third straight loss nearly eliminates Dukes from playoff contention with three games left

By David Barton and Thomas Estes contributing writers

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ABOVE Forced to anchor a defensive line plagued by injuries, redshirt junior defensive end D.J. Bryant has put together a solid campaign for the Dukes. As the team’s top pass-rusher, he forced a fumble and had one tackle for loss and half a sack on Saturday.

BELOW Senior quarterback Kyle Havens orchestrated the U.Mass. offense with precision Saturday, balancing a unit that produced 139 rushing yards and 163 passing yards.

The JMU offense celebrated Halloween weekend by changing costumes at halftime.

In the first half, they appeared to be the explosive offense that blew out Morehead State and upset powerhouse Virginia Tech. In the second half, they reverted back to the sluggish, ineffective offense that has plagued them for most of the season.

With Bridgeforth Stadium packed to the brim with pink in respect to Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Dukes let down their home company, falling to the University of Massachusetts, 21-14.

“We just didn’t move the ball,” JMU head coach Mickey Matthews said. “Nothing more, nothing less.”

The Dukes accumulated a mere 127 total yards and zero points in the second half after torching the U.Mass. defense for 232 total yards and 14 points during the first 30 minutes of play. The Dukes took a commanding 14-3 lead into halftime.

The No. 18 Minutemen (5-3 overall, 3-2 in the Colonial Athletic Association) avoided losing a third straight game as they handed No. 15 JMU (4-4, 1-4) its third consecutive loss.

The defeat nearly eliminates the Dukes from postseason contention with three games still to play. Four losses are the most a team from the CAA can expect to have and still be considered for the playoffs.

The win for the Minutemen puts them in the thick of a tight playoff race as they also have three games left on the schedule.

“We don’t want to look at it as a playoff game but it kind of is,” U.Mass. senior quarterback Kyle Havens said. “We just don’t want to have three games left, we want to keep playing.”

The heartbreak was evident on the Dukes’ faces and through the words of Matthews at the post-game press conference.

“I really don’t have a good thing to say,” Matthews said. “You asking me right after the game, it’s like my mother just died.”

Redshirt senior quarterback Drew Dudzik had maybe his best performance on the season on the ground as he rushed for 98 yards and threw

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for another 179 yards. His longest run came in the second quarter when he gained 38 yards to set up the first of two touchdown runs by redshirt senior tailback Jamal Sullivan.

“Drew’s long run seemed like 150 yards,” Matthews said. “It’s been so long since somebody broke a long run for us.”

This particular drive ate up almost five minutes of clock and went for 10 plays. It was the first of two extended scoring drives for JMU, which went for 97 and 70 yards, respectively.

These scores momentarily brought confidence back to an ailing offensive unit, but just as they have done the entire season, U.Mass. made a roaring comeback in the fourth quarter.

“You got to give U.Mass. credit,” Dudzik said. “They came out in the second half and gave it to us.”

The Minutemen went into Saturday’s game outscoring their opponents 62-30 in the fourth quarter and continued with the trend as they beat the Dukes 15-0 in the final quarter. The U.Mass. comeback was its largest come-from-behind victory on the season as the team scored 18 unanswered points to end the game.

“I really don’t have a good thing to say. You asking me right after the game, it’s like my mother just died.”

Mickey Matthews

JMU head football coach

The comeback was made possible due to the strong running of redshirt junior tailback Jonathan Hernandez who rushed for 137 yards on 28 carries. U.Mass. head coach Kevin Morris wanted to stick with what was working, as opposed to splitting the carries between Hernandez and senior John Griffin.

“The way the sequences went, it ended up being all Jonathan Hernandez,” Morris said.

Hernandez’s consistent running enabled senior quarterback Kyle Havens to execute the play action pass to near perfection as he completed 15 of 19 passes and finished

with two touchdowns.

“I think he’s the best quarterback we’ve played all year,” Matthews said.

After tacking on a field goal in the third, the Minutemen got two touchdowns on short passes by Havens in the fourth quarter. They converted the two-point conversion on the first score, tying the game 14-14. This touchdown was set up by a 53-yard punt return by U.Mass. senior Anthony Nelson.

The Dukes’ defense is ranked second in the CAA in total yards and scoring, but their struggles to get turnovers continued. JMU did not have a single takeaway in Saturday’s loss to the Minutemen and only have two in the last four games after forcing 11 in the first four.

“The story of our lives right now: We cannot get a turnover to save our lives,” Matthews said.

The Dukes played most of the game with one active interior lineman on defense as sophomore defensive tackle Max Alexandre went down in the second quarter with an ankle injury. JMU entered the game having suffered various injuries on defense, which proved to be pivotal as players continued to wear down and were unable to stop the U.Mass. offense “Defensively it don’t surprise me,” Matthews said. “We’re just beat up.”

JMU’s defense may be banged up, but the team isn’t using that as an excuse not to play hard for the remaining of the season.

“We’re playing for a lot of pride,” JMU’s redshirt junior defensive end D.J. Bryant said. “We don’t want a losing season, its been a while since we had one here.”

The Dukes would have to win two of their final three games to avoid their first losing season since 2002, when they finished 5-7. They travel to the No. 14 University of Richmond this Saturday before hosting No. 4 College of William & Mary in two weeks.

“We got two big rivals left,” Matthews said. “We got a lot to still play for. Ain’t like the season is over.” contact David Barton at bartonde@dukes.jmu.edu and Thomas Estes at estesto@dukes.jmu.edu.

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Dukes still in the hunt for postseason play

By Georgina Buckley The Breeze

Athletic Conference opponents.

It was the 2-0 shutout last Wednesday against Old Dominion University that opened the door for the Dukes’ comeback.

“The win against ODU did a number for us,” senior forward C.J. Sapong said. “My four years here we’ve never won. A lot of the younger kids fought a little harder, you could see it in their eyes. They definitely wanted to end a losing streak”

The Dukes were riding high at kickoff against Drexel, though it took a while for the team to convince the It was no trick but a big treat for the home crowd they were back to form.

JMU men’s soccer team as they conThe first half started slow and lacked in energy on both sides. The fidently disposed of the 11th ranked Drexel University Dragons in a 2-0 Dukes were playing a defensive game, shutout. which is a far cry from their usual high-octane offensive strategy. FreThe victory was a welcome one as quently, JMU attackers entered the it confirmed that the seventh place Dragon territory without having a Dukes have shrugged off their recent losing streak against three Colonial teammate to pass to.

Passes continued to be inaccurate, and for a while it seemed that the energy that the Dukes had gained from the ODU shutout a was a fluke.

However, this notion was disproved in the 37th minute when a free kick by redshirt sophomore midfielder Christian McLaughlin connected with junior defender Jason Gannon. Gannon and Sapong were entrenched with four Drexel defenders, but the ball got loose and Gannon took a hard shot that was quickly deflected. Lightning-quick Sapong was there for the rebound and shot the ball to the back of the net.

“We had an advantage on dead balls, especially balls served on the flank, and that’s how we scored our first goal,” JMU coach Tom Martin said.

After the first goal, the game changed for the Dukes as they began to play with a certain ease that only comes with a lead.

“After a good play by C.J. it kind of sparked us and for the rest of the game we played with a lot of energy,” junior goalie Ken Manahan said.

It was Manahan’s sixth shutout of the season.

The Dukes started the second half with the ball and for the most part kept possession near Drexel’s goal.

They had 16 shots on goal in the second half in comparison to the nine they had in the first half.

“If we get the chance to run at brandon payne / the breeze [Drexel], they can’t stay with the speed that some of our guys have,” Prior to the season, senior Torey Beiro made the transition from outside defender to defensive midfielder. At his new position, he has notched one goal and two assists, see Men’s, page 10 one of which came Saturday against Drexel.

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Senior goalkeeper Diane Wszalek is currently third all-time in school history in saves (303) and has the most complete game shutouts in school history (23).

Record-breaking team headed to tournament

By Chris Petty The Breeze

The JMU women’s soccer team secured its bid as the No. 2 seed for the postseason tournament as they held senior night in frigid conditions Friday.

The seniors were sent away with a 2-0 victory over the Virginia Commonwealth University Rams. It was a fitting departure for the most successful senior class in Colonial Athletic Association play in school history.

All four seniors — midfielder Teresa Rynier, forward Cate Tisinger, defender Corinna Strickland and goalkeeper Diane Wszalek — were honored before the game for their contributions to the program. Joining them was senior student assistant coach Maggie McFadden, whose career was cut short by injury.

The win gave this graduating class a

total of 31 wins in the CAA, smashing the previous record of 22 held by the class of 2000.

History continued to be made as Rynier notched two assists in the game giving her 50 for her career. She has 10 assists this season — the most in the CAA. JMU (13-6 overall, 9-2 in the CAA) started the scoring in the 11th minute when Rynier made swift moves on the far sideline before passing it to sophomore Kelly Germain who calmly slid the ball past VCU freshman goalie Megan Lynch into the far side of the net.

The second-year player would strike again early in the 57th minute when Strickland took a hard shot from outside the box and Germain expertly deflected the ball just past Lynch.

“It was a really good shot by Corinna, see Women’s, page 10

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Senior night success Five seniors were honored Sunday as the JMU field hockey team took to the turf for the final time in the regular season.

Midfielder Dolores de Rooij (middle) led the way for the Dukes with her second career hat trick in their 4-1 victory over the Northeastern University Huskies.

The Dukes finish their season with a 9-10 overall record and a 4-4 mark in the Colonial Athletic Association.

For a full game story, analysis and a look ahead to the postseason tournament, go to breezejmu.org. nate carden / the breeze

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so I just had to tap it in,” Germain said. “To be honest I thought her shot was going out. I didn’t mean to steal her goal.”

Germain has four assists this season, but her two goals on the night would mark the first time that she has scored all year.

After out-shooting the Rams 11-1 in the first half, JMU was put on the defensive in the second period as VCU had a 12-11 advantage. A late goal by VCU’s Meaghan Dullea made things interesting, but Wszalek came through with a customary save late in the game to preserve the Dukes’ victory. Wszalek, who is tied atop the JMU career overall shutouts list with 29, made two saves on the night.

Lombardo was pleased the

seniors ended on a high note.

“It’s just special to be able to go out, it’s your last home game, you want to pay tribute and we talked to the girls about honoring their seniors,” he said. “These kids have done so much over the last four years in the program.”

JMU now has the CAA tournament to look forward to.

The No. 2 placement helps the Dukes’ chances for a title, as they wouldn’t have to play top-seeded Hofstra University until the championship game.

The team is heading into the conference tournament with high expectations, riding a six-game win streak.

“Win it,” Rynier said. “There’s no other option.”

After an early season loss to Hofstra, JMU is looking forward to a chance at redemption.

“I like our chances going in there; it keeps us away from Hofstra until hopefully the championship game,” Lombardo said.

“We lost 1-0 here on a set piece goal. We’d like to have another shot at that.”

JMU begins its run at the championship Friday afternoon in Hempstead, N.Y., at Hofstra against the No. 3 seed George Mason University Patriots.

Behind two goals from Rynier, the Dukes beat George Mason 3-0 on Oct. 3 in the teams’ only match-up of the season.

The winner will play either Hofstra or the No. 4 seed Georgia State University in the CAA championship game on Sunday at Hofrstra.

Contact Chris Petty at pettyct@dukes.jmu.edu.

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Martin said.

In the 63rd minute, just as the Dragons had gotten dangerously close to the JMU goal, senior defender Torey Beiro stole the ball and made a long pass across the midfield line that connected with sophomore forward Paul Wyatt.

In a burst of speed that had the crowd on their feet, Wyatt dribbled the ball toward Drexel’s goal. Drexel defenders could not match Wyatt’s speed as he sprinted to the goal and found himself one on one with Drexel sophomore goalie Tim Washam.

Wyatt took a quick shot 6 yards out that cleanly hit the back of the net.

The Dragons looked defeated after the second goal, but the Dukes were relentless, looking for one more score.

Despite repeated attempts, they couldn’t capitalize on any of their opportunities.

“We just couldn’t get that third goal, which would have effectively killed off the game,” Martin said.

The victory was necessary for JMU and increased its overall record to 9-5-2 and 4-4-1 in the CAA. Their hopes to play in

the postseason tournament are alive again after some tough losses. The CAA is anyone’s to claim, with a handful of points separating top from bottom.

“We’re going to play one game at a time to put ourselves in the best possible position to make it into the CAA tournament,” Manahan said. “I’m pretty sure, except for William & Mary, every team is up for grabs in terms of a bid.”

With only two conference games left in the season, the Dukes will have to draw on all their energy reserves in order to win and gain a top four spot in the conference.

“We’ve had our good games, our stinkers and now these next couple games are going to be grinders,” Martin said. “It’s in our hands to keep winning games.”

The Dukes will host the Virginia Commonwealth University Rams this Wednesday at 7 p.m. to be followed by their final home game this Saturday at 7 p.m. against the Hofstra University Pride.

Contact Georgina Buckley at bucklege@dukes.jmu.edu.

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Since transferring from U.Va. after his freshman season, junior midfielder Christian McLaughlin has provided a spark for the Dukes over the past two seasons. McLaughlin, who was named the 2008 Gatorade High School Player of the Year for the state of Virginia, has one goal and four assists this season.

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