The Breeze 10.20.22

Foxhill shooting shakes community

By ASHLYN CAMPBELL & KASEY TRAPUZZANO

The Breeze

In the earliest hours of Sunday morning, shots rang out on Devon Lane.

Manny Trammell, hosting a party at his townhome, was inside when he heard the first shot. He immediately ran outside.

“He fired shot after shot after shot,” Trammell said.

People began to scatter, pushing people out of the way for cover, fleeing the scene. Bullets could be heard ricocheting off of the gravel.

“There were just people on the ground bleeding and screaming,” Trammell said.

The alleged shooter, Tyreaf Fleming, would be arrested within 24 hours. Fleming was targeting one person, according to court documents, but wounded eight. No one was killed during the incident.

Still, Trammell said he’s traumatized after what was supposed to be a fun night became the scene of a mass shooting.

First-hand accounts

The shooting occurred in the 1500 block

of Devon Lane near Foxhill townhomes, according to a press release from the city of Harrisonburg. Eight individuals sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Fleming, a 20-year-old Harrisonburg resident, was arrested Sunday afternoon for the shooting.

Two witnesses saw Fleming identify one of the victims and state “I’m going to shoot him,” after which he took a pistol from his waistline, crouched beside a car and fired into the crowd, with up to four shots toward his target, according to court documents.

The documents state the intended victim sustained three gunshot wounds to their lower legs and is currently being treated at the hospital at the University of Virginia (U.Va.).

The court documents state that during the investigation, the Harrisonburg Police Department (HPD) was able to locate shell casings in the area and video surveillance consistent with witness statements.

The Breeze spoke to people who were at the party during the shooting to get firsthand accounts of the scene.

Trammell, 19, said the party was supposed to be for students and their friends who stayed in town during fall break, but through

word of mouth, more and more people showed up.

Fleming first shot into the crowd from a distance, Trammell said, then walked toward the crowd and shot from up close. Trammell said he and his friends didn’t know Fleming.

Trammell said he was still on the scene when HPD arrived. Officers tried to get people back from the scene onto the sidewalk, he said, and medical personnel tended to those who were injured and ushered them into ambulances.

Following the shooting, Trammell said officers checked his house and the surrounding areas. Since his house was part of the crime scene, Trammell couldn’t stay the night there, so he was escorted into his house by two officers to pack a bag of his belongings. Cars that were still in the parking lot were also not allowed to leave once the police arrived on the scene, he said.

Trammell said he’s still trying to “get over” what happened that night.

“I do think that I took part in it because I had the party,” Trammell said, “but what had happened after 2:00 that night, I had no control and I am still traumatized and I still wish that people would see that instead

of blaming me for the incident … I’m just hoping that everybody can move forward, and not forget, but forgive the incident that I had part in.”

Trammell said people should know that no matter what, violence is never the answer.

“I’m happy that one less person that chose violence over peace [and] one less gun is off the streets,” Trammell said. “I’m glad that it didn’t go farther than what it could’ve been.”

Sean Rhinehart, a freshman from Laurel Ridge Community College in Warrenton, Virginia, was in Harrisonburg for the weekend visiting friends when he attended the party.

He and his friend were outside during the party and saw fights breaking out at the bottom of the hill, he said, so they decided to walk down to see what was happening.

Rhinehart said he happened to start recording the fights when all of a sudden he heard gunshots.

Rhinehart said he, along with everyone else, started running, shoving people out of the way to get to cover.

The Oct. 16 shooting was the second gun-related incident to happen in the JMU area within a week. Avery Goodstine / The Breeze

Letter from the editors

The Breeze reflects on covering tragedy in our community

another death, another crisis in news or on social media.

organization that tracks this statistic and gun violence across the country, defines a mass shooting as a shooting in which four or more people are injured or killed.

Gun control is a sensitive topic in our country as politicians debate over how, and whether, to solve it. Meanwhile, mass shootings continue to happen in our country with seemingly no solution in sight. At some point we just have to wonder, when did this become the new normal?

On Sunday, another one was added to the tally. Eight people were injured Oct. 16 when a gunman opened fire on a gathering on Devon Lane.

We’re surrounded by tragedy. Every other day, there’s another shooting,

By and large, we’re numb to it — and understandably so. It’s a coping mechanism, a shield from the constant barrage.

We live in a world of information and overstimulation to the events happening not just in our neighborhood, but around the world as well. To see wars, protests and violence happening in different countries, you can’t help but have a doomed mindset. The only way to move forward with your day is to push that news to the back of your head, until you learn about the next tragedy facing our world.

But it’s different when it happens so close. A mass shooting in the town you call home: It’s the type of news that makes you search for any information you can find. Who was involved? Where did it happen? Are your friends OK? The panic sets in

and you’re glued to your phone, trying to find everything you can while texting your loved ones.

As journalists, those worlds collide. Sometimes, we have to push our feelings to the side as we do our best to report what we know and update the community as the story develops. We can’t let the panic set in or let all the horrific possibilities slow us down. But the worry still creeps in, ready and waiting at the back of our minds.

We’re ingrained in our community, it’s the job. We are its reflection, its voice. So, when a tragedy such as this occurs in our community, we hurt too.

But in this situation, the best way we know how to help is to be a beacon that people look to for the information they’re desperately searching for, to make sure you get the right information and answer the questions that race through your

minds in those moments. It’s our duty as journalists and what we vowed to do for our community. We care about our home. That’s why sometimes, we put our emotions on the back burner. You take precedent.

JMU and Harrisonburg have been through a lot. We’ve come together in the darkest moments. And as we begin to heal from this tragedy, know that we're hurting with you. We see you, and we're here for you.

Sincerely,

Charlotte Matherly Editor-in-Chief Shirin Zia Faqiri Executive Editor

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Tragedy in Harrisonburg

Police, witnesses discuss public safety after mass shooting

from DEVON LANE, page 1

“[The shooter] had to be like 20, 30 yards away from me,” Rhinehart said. “I could hear the bullets ricocheting off the gravel.”

Rhinehart said the sound of bullets lasted only about 10 to 15 seconds.

“He let off both clips insanely fast,” Rhinehart said. “By the time I ran about 30 yards, he had already let off the clips … and he was done.”

Rhinehart said he and his friend got split up during the chaos, so Rhinehart ran behind the closest building for protection. After a few minutes, he saw some of his other friends and ushered them toward his car so they could all leave.

“I piled my car up and we left there,” Rhinehart said. “[The shooter] was still active and I didn’t know where he was at.”

Rhinehart and his friends left unharmed before HPD arrived on the scene.

“It was so shocking,” Rhinehart said. “I got in the car and I started punching my steering wheel and I was just so upset … I was like, ‘Why do things like this have to happen?’, ‘Why can’t people just

have fun?’”

Because the police didn’t catch Fleming right away, Rhinehart was nervous he’d “get away with it” because there’d been so many people at the party. It was a relief, he said, after Fleming was arrested, and he hopes Fleming gets a long prison sentence.

“That’s just not something tolerable at all — even if no one died as a result,” Rhinehart said.

Rhinehart said there need to be more restrictions for people to get into parties and hopes the shooting makes people more aware and vigilant when attending parties.

“I’m just glad nothing happened to me or any of my friends,” Rhinehart said. “I feel terrible for the people that got shot. They were just there thinking they were going to have a fun night … and they got shot and that’s upsetting.”

Of those injured, five were treated at Sentara RMH, with three individuals transported to the hospital at U.Va. Victims ranged in age from 18 to 27. Michael Parks, the director of communications for the city of Harrisonburg, said there won’t be updates on the victims’ status from the city.

Fleming faces charges of attempted murder,

aggravated malicious wounding, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and the use of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Fleming was convicted of felony assault on law enforcement earlier this year.

Safety around JMU

The Oct. 16 shooting was the second gun-related incident to happen in the JMU area within a week.

In the early morning hours of Oct. 10, an armed robbery occurred in the R-16 parking lot, according to a message sent to the JMU community via LiveSafe from the JMU Police Department (JMU PD). The incident occurred underneath the Martin Luther King Jr. Way overpass in a commuter and resident parking lot between the JMU Studio Center and Grace Street Apartments.

According to JMU PD, a student used GroupMe to get a ride from an unknown individual. The individual, driving a blue Kia sedan, produced a firearm and then took the student’s backpack and struck the student. The student was safe following the incident, and the JMU Police Criminal Investigations Division is investigating the robbery.

“Every day we are chipping away at that investigation and we hope to have more information here soon, but right now we’re still in the midst of that investigation,” Matos said.

Despite the shooting and armed robbery, Matos said JMU PD’s messaging on safety hasn’t changed.

“Safety is incumbent upon everyone in our community, and it’s something that needs to be constantly looked over and reviewed,” Matos said. “Not from a JMU perspective, but from a personal perspective.”

In a safety message sent out following the shooting, JMU recommended several safety precautions students can take, including traveling in groups, locking doors, being aware of surroundings, knowing the individuals they welcome into living spaces and reporting suspicious people and behavior to the police immediately. With Homecoming and Halloween weekends coming up, Matos also recommended students inform their friends of travel routes, know the host of the parties they go to and practice safe alcohol consumption.

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Eight people were injured during a mass shooting on Devon Lane on Oct. 16. The Harrisonburg Police Department and JMU PD responded to the incident.

Avery Goodstine / The Breeze

For safety resources, JMU students can use the LiveSafe app to address safety concerns with police, view a safety map, activate a GPS-tagged monitoring feature and receive important safety notifications. Students can also receive Safety Escorts through the Campus Police Cadets and schedule a security assessment for their off-campus home. Members of the JMU and Harrisonburg community can sign up for text and phone call updates through the HarrisonburgRockingham Emergency Communication Center (HRECC) or through the Harrisonburg city social media.

The Jeanne Clery Act also requires colleges and universities that receive federal funding like JMU to share information about crime on campus, which can be accessed through JMU PD’s daily crime log.

Michael Parks, the director of communications for the city of Harrisonburg, said while the shooting won’t impact police activity in the coming days, there’ll be an increased police presence with Homecoming and Halloween. Matos said with the increase of events over the next two weekends, JMU PD and HPD will work hand in hand with extra police staffing. Matos said the groups are “adept at handling those situations.”

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), violent crime in the U.S. has increased from 2019 to 2020 by 5.2%, with murders increasing by the largest percentage. Around 77% of murders in 2020 were committed with a firearm. In Virginia, 1,019 people die and 2,050 are wounded by guns in an average year, and Virginia has the 29th highest rate of gun violence in the U.S., according to EveryStat.

While Matos said crime rates across the country have been increasing and Virginia isn’t an exception, JMU PD is focused on crime prevention. Matos noted that JMU is a part of the “see something say something program,” and he encourages students to have discussions with their peers about how to handle emergency situations.

“I still believe that prevention is the No. 1

tool,” Matos said. “The prevention rate has been increasing just as much [as the crime rate] and that’s what I like to focus on.”

Matos said JMU PD and HPD had a “combined response” to the shooting, which was prompted by an active assailant training the two departments held over the summer. Matos said he has “full faith and confidence” that incidents like these will be handled with “absolute safety in mind.”

Matos noted that JMU and Harrisonburg are relatively safe communities — compared to all of Virginia, Harrisonburg has 230 fewer crimes against people, property or society per 100,000 people, according to the 2020 Crime in Virginia report — but acknowledged that some students may still feel unsafe. Matos said while students shouldn’t be on edge constantly, they should have situational awareness.

“We know from what we see and what we handle on a daily basis that this is a safe community,” Matos said. “Yes, we had two incidents recently … but this is a wonderful, exciting place to be. The public safety in this region is top notch.”

Parks said while there was some conversation and blame placed toward JMU students for the incident, the gathering wasn’t a JMU student event and the shooting has nothing to do with general gatherings in the community — it was an isolated event.

“We don’t want people to tie those two things together because they have nothing in common,” Parks said.

Parks encouraged anyone who has information regarding the incident to contact HPD with details. HPD can be reached through Detective Thurston at 540-432-7787 orbrittany.thurston@ harrisonburgva.gov, or through the HPD tip line at 540-574-5050.

CONTACT Ashlyn Campbell at breezeinvestigations@gmail.com and Kasey Trapuzzano at breezenews@gmail.com. For more coverage of JMU and Harrisonburg news, follow the news desk on Twitter @ BreezeNewsJMU.

SGA drafts joint statement on Devon Lane Shooting

By ELEANOR SHAW The Breeze

The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate read a statement during Tuesday night’s meeting that was proposed by senior Emily Butters, liaison to the Faculty Senate, on the recent Devon Lane shooting, in which eight people were injured.

The joint statement from SGA and Faculty Senate was read during the meeting for feedback to be provided by the SGA Senate. After preliminary discussion, the statement will be sent to the Faculty Senate for further revision.

“On early Sunday morning, October 16th, there was an active shooter on Devon Ln, who injured 8 community members,” the draft statement reads. “Because of the proximity to our campus and the residence of so many JMU students, we acknowledge this is a threat to our safety and well being as a JMU community. As a Student Government (faculty senate), we express our support for all those affected, as well as renew our commitment to work to ensure the safety of the JMU community.”

The statement will be the first joint statement between SGA and the Faculty Senate. Once it’s finalized, it’ll be released on Instagram and other forms of social media accompanied by resources to help members of the JMU community who were negatively impacted by the event.

“This is something I feel that we really need to speak on since it impacts the Harrisonburg community,” senior Melody Haak, SGA communications committee chair, said. “It allows us a really great opportunity to collaborate with [the] Faculty Senate.”

SGA inducts new members

The Senate inducted its newly elected members on the steps of Wilson Hall.

After reciting their oath of office, the new members of SGA were handed buttons that indicate their membership, as well as certificates signed by senior Shawdee Bakhtiari, student body president, welcoming them to the 108th Senate of JMU.

SGA approves Student Ambassadors’ request for reserve funds

SGA unanimously voted to approve the Student Ambassadors’ (SA) request for reserve funds to finance its $139.99 purchase of a speaker. Senior Nick O’Reilly, the organization’s president, and senior Cuda Zmuda, vice president of admissions, represented SA.

Junior Mahek Shroff, SGA’s finance liaison, said SGA carves out a given amount of money from its budget for certain programs to use throughout the year. Shroff said reserve funds consist of money that wasn’t used by the organization’s that received money during previous years.

SA, made up of over 100 JMU students, provides tours to prospective students and families.

throughout the first half of the spring semester.

“Student Ambassadors is incredible,” sophomore Brielle La Croix, a representative of SGA Senate, said. “It is an organization that I am a part of, and we could really use a speaker.”

SGA approves African Student Organization’s request for program grant funds

SGA unanimously passed the African Student Organization’s request for program grant funds of $5,000 to help finance its upcoming banquet-style culture show, Taste of Africa. Junior Nina PokuKwateng, the organization’s event coordinator, and senior Teresa Awuah, the organization’s president, represented the organization.

Introducing the African Student Organization, Awuah said the organization aims to serve JMU’s past, present and future students and welcome those who have an interest in African culture.

Poku-Kwateng and Awuah said Taste of Africa is a showcase of African culture, cuisine, fashion, dance and music.

The presentation said the program will be partially financed by the organization’s own fundraising efforts, like concession sales and money earned through selling jollof rice. To supplement fundraised money and meet the projected cost of the banquet, the group requested $5,000.

“I went to Taste of Africa last year and I had a blast,” sophomore Lexi Alston, senator to the College of Science and Mathematics, said. “It was a learning experience as an African American … I suggest that we give them the money and encourage everyone to go and support them.”

SGA passes membership amendments to constitution

SGA voted unanimously to pass amendments to its constitution that would change how members of the SGA and their attendance at SGA meetings would impact their membership status.

These amendments would make the membership committee responsible for communicating with members about their attendance. Members will now have the responsibility to communicate with the SGA membership committee chair about any potential conflicts they may experience with SGA meetings or functions.

The amendments also detail a new policy that allows members to request to have their membership status changed to “inactive” for up to one semester. However, if an SGA member requests that their inactive status be extended for more than one semester, they’ll face being placed on probationary membership.

Junior Abby Canella, the SGA membership committee chair, proposed these amendments. Canella said her reasoning for proposing the amendments was to make the process of being a member of the SGA more accessible to more people.

Sean Rhinehart

Zmuda said having a speaker on-hand rather than asking members of the organization to bring their own speakers would be more convenient. Zmuda said the speaker will be used during events the organization participates in, such as CHOICES — a series of open house events hosted by JMU for recently admitted students

“I love being a member of this organization,” Canella said. “I think that membership in this organization is worth it.”

CONTACT Eleanor Shaw at shaweo@dukes. jmu.edu. For more coverage of JMU and Harrisonburg news, follow the news desk on Twitter @BreezeNewsJMU.

Alleged shooter Tyreaf Fleming was arrested Sunday afternoon following a shooting on Devon Lane. Courtesy of Michael Parks

“Why do things like this have to happen? Why can’t people just have fun?”

Parking mania

Commuter students, faculty express need for more parking on campus

By JASMINE MOORE contributing writer

Parking at JMU has long been a hot topic for students and faculty, including the question of whether faculty or commuter students have better parking options or how the university can improve on-campus parking. About a month ago, a JMU student created a petition urging for the expansion of JMU resident and commuter student parking to provide more convenience for students coming to campus. As of Oct. 19, the petition had 549 signatures out of its goal of 1,000.

According to JMU’s parking lot directory, there are 6,560 commuter spaces, 2,995 resident spaces, 1,049 miscellaneous spaces and 3,342 faculty and staff Purple Zone spaces across campus.

According to U.S. News, the student-faculty ratio at JMU is 16 to 1, yet the petition states students regularly complain about not being able to find spots on campus that are in close proximity to their classes.

“As so many JMU students know and complain about, the parking here at this university is inconvenient, inconsistent amd huge stressors for students when trying to get to class,” the petition states. “There needs to be more parking as well as maybe replacing some teacher lots for commuter lots here at JMU.”

Many of the students who have signed the petition left comments justifying their reasons for signing it.

One user commented, “if im paying $300 for a parking pass then i should be guaranteed a parking spot.” [sic]

“It’s not always easy for me to get to classes 1-2 hours early just to find a spot. Even then, it’s sometimes not close to where I have to be,” another user commented.

The Breeze spoke to several students and faculty members about their parking experiences.

Junior Nicole Karagiorgis had a strong opinion about her driving situation on campus, with the overall word to describe it being “horrible,” she said, due to not being able to find a parking spot and the congestion on campus.

Karagiorgis gave a timeline of how early she has to come to campus to get parking — “even coming 30 minutes to an hour early [before a class] is pretty tough,” she said.

She drives to campus every day, and every day, she said she deals with the same situation with parking and traffic. She’s often late to class, and when leaving campus to go home, she said it takes double the time because traffic is so backed up.

When it comes to faculty parking, Karagiorgis said she believes faculty have it “a lot nicer” compared to commuter students.

“It’s a lot of parking for not a lot of spots,” Karagiorgis said.

To try to improve this, Karagiorgis said she recommends JMU give less parking to freshmen. This year’s freshman class is JMU’s largest ever at 4,874 students, according to the State Council for Higher Education in Virginia (SCHEV), for a total of 22,166, including undergraduate and graduate students.

Senior Graydon Grizzel said he parks on campus four days a week.

“I would say [it’s] easy if you know exactly where to go,” Grizzel said, “but if you are off your game for a couple of

minutes and you leave late, you’re not getting a parking spot.”

Grizzel said he usually parks on East Campus for his classes on Main Campus. Grizzel’s ideal parking spot would be the R2 Lot next to the Starbucks just off campus on Port Republic Road, which he said is always full. He described his experience with trying to find parking and traffic on campus as “not too bad” because he tends to go on campus at times when it’s less busy.

“I’ve had a pretty good time parking on campus, in comparison to others,” Grizzel said.

Grizzel said he believes faculty and student commuter parking is “pretty even” when it comes to the number of spots given to each.

“I would say the number of spots per ratio is good, but faculty definitely has all of the close spots,” Grizzel said.

He suggested parking could be improved by making buses run more frequently so there wouldn’t be a need to always park on campus and a reliable alternate method of transportation.

Sophomore Ella Santillo, who parks on campus almost every day, said she feels parking on campus is “decently bad.” Santillo said she usually parks in the C4 Lot by the Hillside dorms and D-Hub, but some days she can’t find a spot there.

“[It’s] almost impossible unless you get to campus before 9:30 [a.m.],” Santillo said.

Overall, Santillo said she believes JMU should build “upward” with parking decks because building “outward” with wide parking lots is taking up too much space.

Sophomore Abby Gaidos said parking on campus is the “absolute worst thing in the world.” Gaidos parks on campus every day and said she struggles to find parking that’s close to any of her classes. Gaidos said she has classes all over campus and usually parks in the R1 Lot by D-Hub, but her ideal parking lot would be Grace Street Parking Deck.

“I have to wake up at the crack of dawn to get a parking spot,” Gaidos said. “It’s a struggle because everyone is rushing to get a parking spot.”

Gaidos said she believes there are more spots for faculty parking that are in better locations than student commuter parking.

“My overall thoughts are, if I could fly to campus, I would,” Gaidos said.

Each student said they believed it’s a struggle to park on campus due to the lack of commuter spots and traffic. If different approaches were taken, such as fewer parking passes being sold, building more parking decks, and improving bus routes and times, each student said they believed congestion on campus would be improved.

Eric Fife, a professor in the School of Communication Studies (SCOM) where he’s been a faculty member since 2001, said he finds JMU has improved on the parking situation — compared to a few years ago — because of the increase in parking decks the university has built all over campus, with Ballard Deck on East Campus being the newest addition in fall 2019.

Fife, who parks in K Lot by the FedEx on South Main Street said it’s “rare if there are not six to 10 spots available” when he comes to campus. Fife said he usually doesn’t have an issue trying to get a parking spot, nor is he

worried he won’t get one. However, he said if he was asked a few years ago, he would’ve said “yes” because there just weren’t enough spots and fewer parking decks.

Fife said JMU does “OK” with parking but believes the university could add additional spots.

“From a faculty perspective, I have no complaints,” Fife said. “I understand and am sympathetic to student frustration, but from my perspective, everything seems to be going just fine.”

John Stone, a full emeritus professor in SCOM, started teaching at JMU in 2000. Like Fife, Stone said he’s also seen parking change over the years but said he believes JMU does the best it can.

“They do a pretty good job,” Stone said. “It’s a pain in the neck — it’s a problem. Everyone wants a spot close to where they have to go to class or have to go to work. They all think that they have paid for that, so they deserve one.”

Stone said he believes JMU will “always have an issue with parking” and that there should be a way to proportion spots for commuter and faculty parking by giving commuters more parking spots.

“JMU is a great campus — [a] beautiful campus — and I’ve been on lots of them all over the world,” Stone said. “Parking is a perplexing problem because people want what they want. We want our parking spot — we think we have paid for our parking spot. It’s a dilemma for the university [and] for parking services.”

CONTACT Jasmine Moore at moore5ja@ dukes.jmu.edu. For more coverage of JMU and Harrisonburg news, follow the news desk on Twitter @BreezeNewsJMU.

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JMU Professor Eric Fife said the addition of parking decks on campus has improved parking on campus throughout the years. Peyton King / The Breeze

According to JMU’s parking lot directory, there are 6,560 commuter spaces, 2,995 resident spaces, 1,049 miscellaneous spaces and 3,342 faculty and staff Purple Zone spaces across campus. Valerie Chenault / The Breeze

History in the making Lizzo plays James Madison’s historical flute on tour

By BRIANNA THWEATT contributing writer

Pop artist Lizzo recently went down in history for playing one of the most iconic and historic instruments during a stop in her The Special Tour — James Madison’s flute. The Library of Congress presented Lizzo with the Madison crystal flute during her show in Washington, D.C., so she could play it for the crowd.

Though it was only a few notes, Lizzo was notably ecstatic and claimed that “history is cool, y’all” to the roaring crowd, as seen in videos posted on her social media.

“Y’ALL, THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS LET ME PLAY THEIR HISTORIC 200-YEAR-OLD CRYSTAL FLUTE ON STAGE TONIGHT — NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE … NOW YOU DO,” Lizzo wrote on Instagram following the Sept. 28 performance.

But, Lizzo isn’t the only person to play the Madison crystal flute in the last hundred years. A former JMU professor, Carol Kniebusch Noe, once performed on campus playing the Madison Flute. Noe performed a recital on the flute back in 2001. Brian Cockburn, head of JMU's Music Library who attended the recital, said there were numerous precautions over the flute — insisting that it only be played over a carpet and constantly kept under the protection of authorities.

“The first thing I thought was that Lizzo is a great performer,” Cockburn said. “She’s also clearly a talented flutist. I was also happy with how they made history visual and touchable.”

Beth Cahill, a professor who teaches flute at the JMU School of Music, said the Madison flute is a crystalized flute that was presented to James Madison himself by Claude Laurent in 1813.

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Laurent, a Parisian watchmaker and mechanic, came up with the idea of creating a flute out of glass, Cahill said. Afterward, Laurent went on to design numerous other instruments for wellknown figures such as Napoleon and the king of Spain.

“Crystal was not the best material,” Cahill said. “It’s very heavy, very fragile. It looked very beautiful and the sound was interesting, but wooden flutes were more of the norm.”

However, Cockburn said not just anyone received these types of gifts back then.

“The nation was already up and coming during this time,” Cockburn said, “so whether it was a power move or for marketing, it was a rather special thing to have happened.”

Cockburn further explained the sentiment behind the Madison

flute, adding that it was designed with an intricate cut-glass diamond pattern on the exterior featuring an engraving — “A.S.E.,” or “A Son of Eminence” — written specifically for former president Madison.

Besides the flute’s beauty, it also served other purposes in Madison’s home.

“Dolly Madison [James Madison’s wife] was famous for her entertainment,” Cockburn said, “so it was a very musical White House and especially the home for James Madison.”

Since then, the Library of Congress has kept the Madison flute, among numerous others, within its collection.

Senior music performance major Anna Fenn said she didn’t know much about the Madison crystal flute prior to Lizzo’s performance with it but that she felt the performance itself was big news.

Fenn attended Lizzo’s concert and said she thought her performance was memorable. A flutist herself, she was able to make a connection to the national news event on a personal level.

“There have been artists who’ve played the flute within their music,” Fenn said, “but Lizzo is like a full pop star. It probably will be in history because while it was well-recorded here at JMU, Lizzo playing it was on, like, a next level.”

Cahill said she liked that Lizzo brought the flute into the news.

“The fact that the general public is talking about the flute, in general, is remarkable,” Cahill said. “For Lizzo to bring the instrument to the forefront is amazing as well.”

CONTACT BriAnna Thweatt at thweatbf@dukes.jmu.edu. For more coverage of JMU and Harrisonburg news, follow the news desk on Twitter @BreezeNewsJMU.

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Rebooted student org expands the conversation on mental health

By MORGAN VUKNIC The Breeze

Frustrated about the mental health crisis at JMU, students came together last semester to relaunch Active Minds, a club focused on destigmatizing mental health.

After a string of events last semester that drove a student outcry for more mental health support from the university, Emmalee Stokes, Active Minds co-president and a senior health sciences major, said it was obvious JMU needed such an organization. She said while there are many mental health resources at JMU, there’s an obvious lack of recognition of those resources. Stokes said this is why she and Claire Sumner, co-president and a senior accounting major, decided to bring the group back.

“Like many people, I was frustrated about the mental health crisis going on in the country and here at JMU,” Sumner said. “I felt like something needed to be done, which is why we got the organization back up and running.”

Although Sumner said she doesn’t like to see students criticize JMU for how it handles mental health situations because they’re unaware of what’s going on behind the scenes, she said she understands where many students’ frustration comes from.

Stokes said Tim Miller, JMU’s vice president for student affairs, approached her at an induction ceremony for the National Society for Collegiate Scholars on Nov. 15, 2021, about relaunching the club after it disbanded in 2020 during the pandemic. She said Miller was

passionate about rebooting Active Minds, but at the time, scheduling and logistics were hard to organize, so the group didn’t get everything together until last semester.

Miller added that combating the mental health crisis isn’t a one-size-fits-all issue. JMU has implemented resources like TimelyCare, a telehealth counseling service for which students receive 12 free sessions annually, as well as an e-learning program on mental health and sexual assault from Kognito, a training simulation company, that was required of all students.

“Addressing mental health is not a one-effort thing,” Miller said. “You can’t just improve telehealth or require Kognito training. It’s a multiple-effort thing and having a student organization that’s focused on mental health, like Active Minds, is one of those pieces that I knew would make a difference.”

While Active Minds is still finding its footing as a student organization, the club is open to anyone and has weekly meetings where different mental health topics are discussed, such as exercise, therapy and balancing school and self-care time. These meetings allow members to learn about different aspects of mental health and then give time to practice them. For example, Isabella Cerullo, the Active Minds communications director and a sophomore communications and Spanish double major, said, the group discussed cognitive behavior therapy and thought replacement at a recent meeting, then practiced yoga together for the last half of the session.

“We hope that someday, taking care of your mind will be as commonplace as taking care of your body,” Cerullo said. “We believe the best way to do this is through recognizing the intersectionality in wellness because there’s a lot of lifestyle-wise things you can do for your mental health such as exercise and getting enough sleep.”

Cerullo said the purpose of Active Minds meetings are for students to learn how to take care of their minds just like they take care of their bodies. She said the group also likes to practice what it preaches through activities on campus. Most recently, Active Minds put sticky notes around campus with positive affirmations on them.

“So often, college students don’t really think about their health, and they think they’re invincible until a breaking point happens,” Cerullo said. “It’s important to take care of your mind just like you would any other part of your body before there’s a crisis.”

Along with working to improve your own mental health, Stokes said another goal of Active Minds is to make students aware of mental health resources that are available on campus. She said many students who live on campus who are struggling with mental health problems are often not aware of the resources, like the Counseling Center, that are available to them.

Stokes said along with providing resources, Active Minds also strives to create a sense of community so those who are feeling hopeless feel like they have a place to comfortably share how they’re feeling.

“College isn’t easy, so it’s very common for students who struggle to feel like they’re alone,” Stokes said. “I think our group is a great place for students to have a safe community and to become aware of everything that’s available on campus.”

While students have made their voices clear about how JMU has handled mental health crises in the past through protests and petitions demanding better resources, Sumner said there are many things she and Active Minds are doing behind the scenes that the student body may not be aware of.

The group actively works with Miller to get better mental health resources for students on campus, but Sumner said developments aren’t always seen as they’re not overtly public, and administrative work like this often isn’t publicized until plans become finalized. So far, Sumner said Miller has helped provide resources to help get the group going as well as funding for Active Minds events. Miller said the Counseling Center and JMU Police Department have also applied for grants from the state to expand mental health resources.

Miller said in the future, he hopes to keep working with Active Minds and wants to continue providing mental health-focused events and resources that students want to see. Right now, along with Active Minds, there are multiple mental health-focused student orgs, like the JMU chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and the newly formed Mental Health Awareness club. Miller said he wants to continue to assist these groups and hopes they can make a real change on campus.

“I hope [these orgs] become a voice for what is going on with students,” Miller said, “but not just a voice … How can these students themselves become a support for others and how do they become an answer to students who are struggling? I’m hoping Active Minds continues so that they can provide their own resources to campus.”

While the group’s still getting off the ground, Sumner said she hopes Active Minds continues to educate more students about mental health and wellness.

“Active Minds is important because it gives students a seat at the table for the conversation about mental health at JMU,” Sumner said. “In the future, I hope to see the club continue to be part of the conversation about mental health at JMU and continue to grow and promote wellness around campus.”

CONTACT Morgan Vuknic at vuknicma@ dukes.jmu.edu. For more on the culture, arts and lifestyle of the JMU and Harrisonburg communities, follow the culture desk on Twitter and Instagram @ Breeze_Culture.

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The members of Active Minds — Sarah Jones, Isabella Cerullo and Molly Long pictured above, left to right — have worked with Tim Miller, vice president for student affairs, to address the mental health crisis on campus and increase resources for students. Daria Ausen / The Breeze

“It’s important to take care of your mind just like you would any other part of your body before there’s a crisis.”

Isabella Cerullo Active Minds communication director

‘Pretty, Hot and Taboo’

Health sciences student hosts podcast about stigmatized topics

By MORGAN VUKNIC The Breeze

Hayes Staszkow wanted “the podcast I never had” when she was struggling with her eating disorder.

Staszkow, a junior health sciences major, created her podcast, “Pretty, Hot and Taboo,” or PHAT, with the goal of educating others on topics like eating disorders, body dysmorphia and beauty standards, which can be difficult to discuss. As someone who’s struggled with an eating disorder, her goal with the podcast is to decrease stigma around subjects that are often considered to be taboo, like sex and health behavior change.

The first episode of PHAT came out on Spotify and Buzzsprout on Sept. 5 and focused on Staszkow’s story and her experiences with disordered eating when she first came to JMU.

“I’m going to be talking about sex, drinking, partying and how body image is linked to all of those things,” Staszkow said. “I don’t feel like people talk very much about the impact the adjustment of going to college has on your body image.”

So far, Staszkow has interviewed health sciences professor Theresa Enyeart Smith, dietetics professor Michelle Hesse and Jordan McCann, University Recreation Center (UREC) assistant director for sexual and relationship health. Enyeart Smith said she wanted to be part of the PHAT podcast so she could help Staszkow share experiences and topics she’s had to show other college students are OK to talk about.

In the episode she was on, Enyeart Smith and Staszkow talked about disordered eating in college and, specifically, the “Freshman 15” — which the episode focuses on disproving.

Enyeart Smith said while many freshmen do gain weight when first coming to college, it’s usually not 15 pounds. She said this “Freshman 15” many first-year students experience is often just a slight weight gain due to students being exposed to new situations and the major environment change that comes with starting college.

“We talked about how many people don’t recognize the dangerous behaviors they partake in, and this podcast helps to raise awareness and give others resources,” Enyeart Smith said.

Staszkow said she reaches out to potential guests through email and, when it comes to deciding what guests to have on her podcast, it depends on what she wants to talk about that week. For example, she said, if she wanted to talk about making the decision to change eating habits, then she’d interview an expert in the field of behavior change.

Her most recent guest was McCann, and they discussed sex, how to talk about sex with your partner and the role body image plays in sexual relationships in college. McCann said she wanted to go on PHAT when Staszkow reached out to her because she wants to talk about topics, like sex, that aren’t often discussed with students before they come to college.

McCann said comprehensive sex education is often lacking in college students, and the sex education some students do get is often only about disease and pregnancy prevention. She said a lot of students come to college not knowing about sex and especially not knowing about body insecurity and sex.

“There should be a conversation about body insecurities and how having sex with someone is very intimate,” McCann said. “Unfortunately, a lot of people internalize these negative feelings about themselves and that can lead to eating disorders or body issues and thinking that they should look a certain way in order to have sex with someone.”

As for her creative process, Staszkow said she doesn’t really have one. Her main process is to plan a few questions, but she said she really likes to have a truly spontaneous conversation with her guest. Her favorite part of creating PHAT so far, she said, has been having a creative outlet to talk about something she’s passionate about and being able to help others through talking about difficult topics.

Enyeart Smith said the conversation style of the podcast was welcoming and made discussing behavior change with Staszkow easy.

“[Staszkow] is a student in my health behavior change class, so the topics we talk about in class really resonate with her,” Enyeart Smith said. “It was a good experience; it was mainly us sitting down and talking, which was a very easygoing and comfortable process.”

In agreement with Enyeart Smith, McCann said the conversation style of PHAT made the serious topics she was discussing with Staszkow easier to talk about.

“I enjoyed being able to have a casual conversation with [Staszkow],” McCann said. “That’s not something I often get to do with students around the topic of sex and sexuality, so it was nice to have a casual discussion instead of a formal interview.”

While she’s mainly been talking with field experts, Staszkow said she wants to invite her friends and family to be on PHAT as well so they can share their insight and experiences with Staszkow and her eating disorder before coming to college.

Right now, Staszkow thinks she’s at a good place with her show and doesn’t plan on expanding. She said she loves what she’s doing and would love if PHAT becomes a bigger thing, but if it doesn’t, that’s OK, too — she just enjoys creating a show to help others.

“I hope to decrease stigma by just talking about [these issues],” Staszkow said. “I want to discuss things without them being weird and I want to embrace the topics we talk about on the show.”

CONTACT Morgan Vuknic at vuknicma@dukes. jmu.edu. For more on the culture, arts and lifestyle of the JMU and Harrisonburg communities, follow the culture desk on Twitter and Instagram @ Breeze_ Culture.

A WEALTH OF HEALTHA WEALTH OF HEALTH The impact of music on the mind

By HANNAH LIFRIERI The Breeze

Most people consume music daily. Whether it’s walking to class, studying, working out or driving, it’s used in most activities. It can benefit your mental health, and according to the National Library of Medicine, it can also enhance daily functions like brain stimulation.

The power of music

Lucia Clohessy, a guest speaker on TEDxTalks, discussed the idea of music therapy and how it benefits those suffering from depression, anxiety and other mental disorders. Clohessy emphasized this unique form of therapy has a direct relation to the brain and brings comfort due to the familiarity with music.

Clohessy focused more on the idea of musical therapy because of how powerful music can be; it’s become a modern technique doctors and psychologists have been using with patients to change behavior. Music therapy has been around for thousands of years, she said, and while it hasn’t always been called music therapy, music has often been used to treat diseases and illnesses.

‘The medicine is the music’

Former JMU professor Robby McCoubrey said he engaged his students using music. There are many ideologies surrounding music therapy. For example, neurologic music therapy can rewire your brain, while hormone-based therapy targets anxiety and depression.

Since he left JMU, McCoubrey has continued with his career in music therapy and discussed how music can trigger serotonin and put you in a relaxed state of mind, whether it’s listening to music or physically creating it.

While music therapy’s a relationship between therapist and client, there are ways to use music in a therapeutic way outside of counseling. A big takeaway was the emphasis on shutting off the screen.

“Find a CD or record to where you’re not looking at the phone so you can sit and listen and be for a moment and let the music do its job,” McCoubrey said.

Music and brain functions go hand in hand. After listening to genres such as soft jazz and more instrumental music while cleaning, studying or engaging in self-care activities, I’ve noticed a positive increase in my work ethic and my overall mood. How you apply these techniques is up to your preference. Finding enjoyable music that puts you in a productive mindset may increase your mood and benefit your cognitive processes.

Read the full article at breezejmu.org.

Hayes Staszkow brings on a variety of guests to discuss topics like body image and sex for her podcast, “Pretty, Hot and Taboo,” or PHAT. Daria Ausen / The Breeze

Skeleton Fest Downtown Halloween event attracts thousands

By MORAN BLAIR The Breeze

The Halloween season has begun in Harrisonburg, and this year’s Skeleton Fest is proof. This past Saturday, Oct. 15, people and pets of all ages lined the streets, dressed in an array of colorful and creative costumes.

Skeleton Fest was started in 2004 by the Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance (HDR) committee under the name “Halloween on the Square” — an event which, according to HDR’s executive director, Andrea Dono, was just an opportunity for children to trick or treat around downtown. Now, the festival includes a costume contest for people of all ages — as well as one for pets — a “Sip-and-Walk” event where adults of age can drink alcoholic beverages as they walk through the festival, a movie for families to watch together, a pumpkin decorating contest and more.

“We’ve turned it into a larger festival over the years,” Dono said. “We also designed it so people can walk throughout the entire downtown and get to know more about what we have here.”

This year’s Skeleton Fest was the first one since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and it drew in a large crowd from across the region.

“I’m blown away by how many people are here,” Dono said. “It easily must be 8,000 people. Everyone is just so excited to come together as

a community for a fun, family-friendly event.”

Community togetherness and child appropriate fun are two of the biggest draws of the Skeleton Fest. Bonnie Botkins, a local mother who brought her son, Malcolm, to this year’s festival, said the family-friendly atmosphere was a big plus for her.

Matt Ogden, who was handing out candy to trick-or-treaters at the festival as a representative of the Harrisonburg Homes real estate business said one of the benefits of the event is how it brings different parts of the community together.

“It’s an opportunity to bring together everyone from everywhere,” said Ogden. “Whether they’re a townie from the surrounding area or any other socioeconomic circle, everyone just mixes together here. It’s a great day.”

Skeleton Fest also brings exposure to local businesses. Kat Manness, a representative for Cat’s Cradle at the festival, said she thinks the event helps local businesses through the attention it brings them.

Economic development is a big component of Skeleton Fest, Dono said. She discussed how the festival allows businesses to meet new customers and make sales with people who might not have been as likely to visit the downtown area otherwise.

Many local businesses took the festival as an opportunity to connect with the community and spread information about their shops.

Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance’s executive director, Andrea Dono, estimated there were about 8,000 people in attendence at Skeleton Fest this year.

Photos by Morgan Blair / The Breeze

Carla Fisher, who was handing out candy as a representative of the Ball Corporation, said her favorite part of the festival is promoting her workplace.

Dono and Fisher both said they feel one of the big benefits of the festival is the safety and freedom it gives families to explore downtown.

“I really like how [the streets] are blocked off for this,” Fisher said. “I like how the festival creates a safe space for people to gather.”

JMU also played a part in this year's festival, with the JMU Chemistry Club hosting a table where children could watch and participate in chemistry experiments. Some JMU students also attended the event both as sightseers and volunteers, like Kayla Burger and Lauren Calvin, who both volunteered at the festival’s costume contest.

“My favorite part of the festival has to be seeing all the costumes,” Calvin said. “Just seeing all the creativity behind [people’s costumes] is really cool.”

Burger said that while she enjoyed seeing all the festival goers’ creative costumes, the pet costumes were her favorite part.

“They’re just really cute,” Burger said. “It’s really nice to get to see everyone’s creativity. I’d definitely say the costume contest is the best part.”

Dono said she finds JMU and its students’ contributions to the community and local events like the Skeleton Fest to be very important. She emphasized that JMU’s a big component of the wider Harrisonburg community.

Ogden also said JMU is important to the wider Harrisonburg community, stating that he thought the school and the community were inseparable.

“Harrisonburg and JMU are completely intertwined,” Ogden said. “It’s a very symbiotic relationship. The city gives to the school in some

ways, and the school gives back to the city in other ways.”

Community togetherness was the overall theme of the day, something that was made clear by the wide array of people and families seen wandering the crowded downtown during Skeleton Fest. Dono and Ogden both said people from all parts of the Harrisonburg-Rockingham community are eager to come and participate in the festival, especially since this was HDR’s first Skeleton Fest post-quarantine, Dono said.

Botkins and her son both said they were excited to attend the festival again in future years. Burger also mentioned she enjoyed the festival enough to want to return and volunteer again at the next one.

Skeleton Fest was not only an opportunity to have a carefree look around town, but also a free way to allow children to experience Halloween fun in a safe, controlled environment. While there were a few parts of the festival that required payment, they were optional, like the “Sip-and-Walk” event and the movie showings held in the Court Square theater, and the money from those events goes straight back to funding the festival, Dono said.

Overall, Dono said, the biggest goal of the festival was to provide safe fun for everyone in the Harrisonburg-Rockingham community.

“At the end of the day, it’s about community building,” Dono said. “It’s about showing people how amazing Harrisonburg is and inviting them to come back anytime.”

CONTACT Morgan Blair at blairml@ dukes.jmu.edu. For more on the culture, arts and lifestyle of the JMU and Harrisonburg communities, follow the culture desk on Twitter and Instagram @Breeze_Culture.

The Skeleton Fest offers trick-or-treating, a costume contest, a “sip-and-walk” a movie showing, a pumkin decorating contest and more.

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Purple and Golden

JMU takes brand to California through field hockey’s road trip

By WILL MORAN & ZACH MENDENHALL The Breeze

This weekend, JMU field hockey travels on its farthest road trip in almost four decades. The Dukes play three games in four days at various campuses in the Golden State: California.

The trip out west comes, JMU head coach Christy Morgan said, because JMU is independent this year. She said this team has never taken a flight.

“It’s an exciting time for them to really have the opportunity to take a flight and go to another state that a lot of them haven’t been to and then play teams they haven’t played,” Morgan said. “It was a great opportunity for us to go out there and get three games.”

Field hockey’s last road trip to California was in 1985, where it competed in the California Invitational Tournament, placing fifth of 19 teams.

A key result of this is the expansion of the JMU brand. JMU Director of Athletics Jeff Bourne said he sees the road trip as a way to “open up doors for our broader university.”

JMU playing out west gets more eyes on the program that otherwise wouldn’t see or care. Bourne said this goes a long way, as JMU pushes to make a name for themselves outside of the Eastern time zone.

“We figure if we are going to make our way into the NCAA,” Bourne said, “that acknowledgement is going to be strong.”

Brand recognition is helpful in recruiting, as high school players out west will be exposed to JMU field hockey. Morgan said high schoolers are going to the games to see if they want to play for the purple and gold.

With traveling so far comes a different time zone. Fatigue is imminent amongst the players but will be dealt with in the proper ways, Morgan said.

“We have to make sure that we sleep enough on the plane because we’re leaving from JMU at, you know, 3:30-4 in the morning,” Morgan said. “It’s important that we fuel up; it’s important that we rest because there will be some adversity and different time changes

that we have to make adjustments to.”

Morgan is looking forward to the trip, not only to play new teams but enhance the connections that already exist. Morgan said she’s encouraging players to sit with teammates they haven’t talked to as much on the plane to learn about each other.

The team feels confident in its ability to stay healthy and focused on the trip, Morgan said, as this is just another challenge the players will have to face.

“I think we’re in a really good place because we’re resilient and the little things that are different from the norm aren’t gonna knock us off our game,” Morgan said. Even with carrying an excitement about the trip, Morgan said, “you don’t let the highs get too high and you don’t let the lows get too low.”

Senior midfielder Eveline Zwager said she’s looking forward to the flight to California and to play teams the Dukes haven’t played before.

“I love flying, so in the first place, that’s fun,” Zwager said. “It’s always exciting and to just show up and experience the West Coast as a team — it’s making great memories.”

But three games in four days doesn’t mean the team members can’t be tourists, too. With their one day off, they plan to visit Alcatraz Island.

While the time on the West Coast is a chance to experience California and bond as a team, Zwager said, Morgan made it clear that the team must “stay the course” during the trip and focus on winning games. This idea was reiterated by graduate defender Kara McClure.

“I think going that far and playing those teams, we’re there to have a business trip; we are there to do business,” McClure said. “We’re super excited to do that, especially with our program this year, just showing what we can really do.”

CONTACT Will Moran at moranwp@dukes. jmu.edu & Zach Mendenhall at mendenzl@ dukes.jmu.edu. For more field hockey coverage, follow the sports desk on Twitter @TheBreezeSports.

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“It’s always exciting and to just show up and experience the West Coast as a team — it’s making great memories.”

Eveline Zwager

JMU senior midfielder

Senior midfielder Eveline Zwager, left, said she’s looking forward to the Dukes’ West Coast trip because she enjoys flying. Graduate defender Kara McClure thinks of it as a “business trip.”

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Do-it-all Dukes

Young JMU volleyball players step into larger role along back line

By JACKSON HEPHNER The Breeze

It was only a few months ago that JMU volleyball entered the season with a major question on its hands: How will the liberos perform without former volleyball libero Savannah Marshall (2018-21)?

Marshall, or “Sav” as many of her former teammates and coaches call her, held down the libero position during her entire career as a Duke. In her 2021 senior season, she racked up a team-high 324 digs while mentoring her now-successors, then-freshmen Jaydyn Clemmer and Madilyn O’Toole.

How is JMU volleyball adjusting? So far, it’s pretty smooth.

“I think we started off a little young, but man, I’ve never seen a group get better so quickly,” JMU volleyball head coach Lauren Steinbrecher said.

The libero is a position unique to volleyball. They serve as a back row player who can be substituted an unlimited number of times throughout the match, bypassing the normal limit of 15 per set, according to the official NCAA rulebook. The libero specializes in defense, and all three liberos currently on JMU’s roster are also used as defensive specialists, who play a similar role to liberos but are subject to the substitution limit and can play in the front row.

“I thought last year was just awesome getting to learn under [Marshall] and having her to guide me through,” O’Toole said. “It was just awesome because she just taught me so much and just how to deal with college volleyball and the different pace.”

But that was all last year. Clemmer stepped into her role as starter, while O’Toole is a mainstay in the starting lineup as defensive specialist alongside freshman Julia McNeley.

Clemmer, like Marshall once was, is the Dukes’ leader in digs with 177. She averages a team-high 3.22 per set, while O’Toole and McNeley both average 2.0.

Steinbrecher said Clemmer has “thrived” this season, not only through her dig rate but also with her passing, recording 60 assists this season. Regarding setting up her teammates, Clemmer said she has to make sure the row passes as a unit.

“One of my major jobs is making sure everyone is connecting and making sure everyone is communicating,” Clemmer said, “so that’s what I’m focused on.”

While Clemmer has thrived in handling

the ball, O’Toole and McNeley are dangerous serving it. O’Toole currently leads the team in service aces, or points that are scored off serves, with 25. McNeley isn’t far behind with 22. McNeley excels in digs like Clemmer and is second on the team in total digs with 110.

“[McNeley’s] doing really good,” O’Toole said. “She brings really good energy to the court, and I love getting to play with her this year and show her a lot. I’m really excited.”

McNeley also praised her sophomore counterpart, who she said she knew before coming to JMU.

“[O’Toole] and I both come from Louisville, so I’ve known her for a while,” McNeley said. “We used to compete against each other so it’s nice to be on the same side of the court, same side of the net.”

Overall, the three liberos share a bond similar to what Clemmer and O’Toole had with Marshall — the more experienced veterans teaching the rookie. The difference, though, is that it’s now Clemmer and O’Toole’s turn to be the veterans for McNeley.

“I feel like [Marshall] taught us a lot last year, so now it’s time for us to teach Julia what we learned from [Marshall],” O’Toole said. “It’s different because we’re stepping into her position. It’s a lot to fill. She taught us pretty well, I feel like we’re ready to take control.”

As the season has gone on, Clemmer, O’Toole and McNeley have filled the shoes Marshall left behind. They’ve been successful on the court with 388 digs and 54 service aces combined this season, but Clemmer and O’Toole are also role models for McNeley off the court.

“They’ve been great leaders,” McNeley said. “I think it’s really awesome to have two girls who can show me the reigns and show me how to do this and that and just be good leaders.”

Clemmer and O’Toole are strong leaders in the back row, and McNeley has adjusted quickly to the faster pace of the college game. While Marshall’s absence and impact is still felt strongly by those who knew her on the team, the future of the libero position at JMU looks bright.

“As irreplaceable as [Marshall] is,” Steinbrecher said, “I couldn’t be more proud of our three liberos right now.”

CONTACT Jackson Hephner at hephnejt@ dukes.jmu.edu. For more volleyball coverage, follow the sports desk on twitter @TheBreezeSports

Thursday, October 20

3 p.m. Field Hockey at Stanford

6 p.m.

Volleyball vs. Coastal Carolina

7 p.m.

Women’s soccer vs. Georgia State

All day

Men’s tennis at ITA Atlantic Regionals

All day

Women’s tennis at ITA Atlantic Regionals

Friday, October 21

4 p.m. Field Hockey at UC Davis

6 p.m.

Volleyball vs. Coastal Carolina

All day

Men’s tennis at ITA Atlantic Regionals

All day

Women’s tennis at ITA Atlantic Regionals

Saturday, October 22

3:30 p.m. Football vs. Marshall

All day

Men’s tennis at ITA Atlantic Regionals

All day

Women’s tennis at ITA Atlantic Regionals

All day

Men’s golf at Furman Intercollegiate

Sunday, October 23

1 p.m. Field Hockey at UC Berkeley

1 p.m.

Women’s soccer at Georgia Southern 3 p.m.

Men’s soccer at South Carolina

All day

Men’s golf at Furman Intercollegiate

All day

Men’s tennis at ITA Atlantic Regionals

All day

Women’s tennis at ITA Atlantic Regionals

Monday, October 24

All day

Men’s tennis at ITA Atlantic Regionals

All day

Women’s tennis at ITA Atlantic Regionals

All Day

Women’s golf at Charlotte Invitational

Tuesday, October 25 All Day

Women’s golf at Charlotte Invitational

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From across the pond

Perspective | Sights and sounds from the NFL in London

By WILL MORAN The Breeze

I was beyond excited heading to the stadium in London for the Green Bay Packers vs. New York Giants game. Emerging from the concourse and arriving at my seat felt almost otherworldly. The light shone through Tottenham Hotspur Stadium’s roof so crisp and beautifully that it almost brought tears to my eyes.

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, which opened in 2019, was far and away the best stadium I’ve ever seen — it’s quite evident the stadium is the second newest in the Premier League. The open roof lit up the field perfectly while keeping the stands in the shade, casting an almost natural spotlight on the field. It held your attention in such a way, that even if you wanted to, you could not take your eyes off it.

For 19 weeks out of the year, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium hosts a match of the topflight league of English soccer, the Premier League. On Oct. 9, though, it hosted a meeting between the Green Bay Packers and the New York Giants of the NFL.

The first NFL game outside of the U.S. was held in 2005 in Mexico City, and in 2007,

Wembley Stadium in England hosted the first game outside of North America. Since then, 34 games have been played internationally, 30 in London and 4 in Mexico City, NFL.com announced.

Almost every year since 2005, there's been a game played internationally, with Germany hosting games for the first time this season. American football has become more and more internationally loved, which was evident during this game.

The atmosphere was vastly different from a traditional American football game. There were jerseys on display from seemingly all 32 NFL franchises, not just the two teams on the field. Looking around the stadium, you could see jerseys from the Bears, 49ers, Patriots and Bengals, just to name a few.

Heading in, I didn’t expect to see London's support for so many teams. But perhaps most unexpected, however, among the 60,000-plus fans in attendance at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, was the one JMU jersey.

JMU football, now 5-1, was nationally ranked for the first time in program history shortly after the Packers-Giants game, but seeing that jersey shocked me. It felt to me that JMU is truly becoming, if not already, a global brand.

This was the fourth Packers game I attended, and while I’ve never been to Lambeau Field — the Packers’ home stadium — this truly felt like a Packers home game. The roaring of the crowd at every chance, and the “Go Pack go!” chants echoed around the stadium.

The game started with offensive introductions — all five offensive linemen, two tight ends, two running backs, three wide receivers and a quarterback who received the greatest ovation I’ve ever heard. As soon as the announcer introduced Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, supportive yet deafening cheers overcame the stadium, quite possibly louder than all 12 players announced before him.

Nonstop cheers for the Packers persisted from the moment they stepped on the field. But, every time the Packers took the field on offense, the crowd silenced. When Green Bay played defense, the fans roared, trying their best to make it hard on the Giants’ offense.

This worked at first, but as the game progressed and the Packers struggled, the tides flipped. The Giants' faithful started

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roaring, and it felt like a completely different game. Cheers came from all around the stadium. This led to the Packers' downfall, and in the end, the Giants came away with a 27-22 win.

Starting in 2022, thanks to the new NFL scheduling format, every NFL team is guaranteed to host a game internationally on an eight-year basis, NFL.com announced.

While my team lost, it was still the best game I’d ever been to, and the greatest experience of my life up to this point.

CONTACT Will Moran at moranwp@dukes. jmu.edu. For more football coverage, follow the sports desk on Twitter @ TheBreezeSports.

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AVA MENONI contributing columnist

Did you hear what people are saying on Yik Yak? It's a question often heard on campus.

Yik Yak, a social media app where people can anonymously post messages to all those who have the app within a 5-mile radius, is especially popular on college campuses and in college towns.

Yik Yak has been extremely controversial since its launch in 2013. The app has gone through several scandals regarding bullying and harmful misinformation. In March 2014, there were two different school lockdowns in California — a direct result of unrelated posts on Yik Yak about a student being held at gunpoint and an anonymous bomb threat, which were both investigated and deemed hoaxes according to the L.A. Times. The app was even taken off of the app store in April 2017 due to a decrease in popularity and relaunched in 2021.

Yik Yak is a big part of social life on JMU’s campus. Many students use the app to ask questions, such as “How long is the Chick-Fil-A line?”, talk about parties or even spread news like “they are giving free t-shirts out on the Festival Lawn!” But, Yik Yak has also been used to

spread more serious information — and misinformation.

During the week of Sept. 18, the app buzzed with rumors of human trafficking incidents on JMU’s campus. The rumors caused students to panic. Screenshots of Yik Yak posts were sent to dorm group chats, organization group chats and more. Although the posts could’ve been, and were, misinformed, students panicked and searched for more information regarding their safety. In fact, because of all the uproar and public concern, the JMU Police Department put out an official statement on Sept. 20.

“This situation has spread on a variety of social channels with many details of the actual incident changing and not being accurate,” the statement reads. “While suspicious in nature, there is no indication that these reports are connected to human trafficking.”

Yik Yak is harmful because students often consume inaccurate posts, then easily spread them. The commentary on Yik Yak isn’t based on facts. Because anyone can post anything anonymously, it’s impossible to debunk or verify information on the app without it reaching students first.

Fred Duque, a JMU senior, said it simply: “Yik Yak is bad.”

“The problem with it is it’s anonymous,” Duque said. “People can spread information that is not true, and it can really alarm others.”

Duque said students should look into trustworthy news sources before spreading information, especially if it could spark fear and anxiety in others.

Although Yik Yak spreads information fast, that doesn’t mean the information is accurate. It’s important to gather information from reliable sources before making a conclusion about something.

Yik Yak should remain a silly and harmless app for students to make jokes and find community instead of being a place of hatred and fabrication. Although Yik Yak is effective at spreading information quickly, that doesn’t mean it can’t be used in bad ways. Students should be mindful of what they believe to be true

CONTACT Ava Menoni at menoniap@dukes. jmu.edu. For more editorials regarding the JMU and Harrisonburg communities, follow the opinion desk on Instagram and Twitter @Breeze_Opinion.

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HAILEY RUFFNER contributing columnist

Ever wanted to be in a spy movie dodging lasers and leaping across buildings like you're James Bond or Indiana Jones?

If so, campuses sprinkler system, is here. All across campus there are tiny spigots that spray water along the lush green lawns and blooming flower beds. If you ever walk the brick pathways on the Quad or go to get food at D-Hall, then you may have noticed they spray a little bit more than just the grass — and people, like concrete, don't grow under the assault of sprinkler systems.

Students and educators are being sprayed by these sprinkler systems trying to get to and from classes, and nothing is as terrifying, or infuriating, as being shot with ice cold water first thing in the morning.

These occurrences continue to happen throughout the day. The sprinklers show no remorse, no matter what time of day it is. You can be sprayed in the morning or evening like freshman Aiko Estrada, who was sprayed when walking to Keezell Hall just before 5 o’clock in the afternoon.

“I just stood there for a moment in shock, then scurried past quickly to avoid being sprayed again,” Estrada said.

The sprinkler systems randomly spraying out onto sidewalks and other walkways can cause anxiety and force students to change their paths. Estrada said she's since changed routes to her Spanish class to avoid getting sprayed by the sprinklers.

The sprinkler system is loud, too. Sleeping at a new and unfamiliar place is a known struggle that freshmen face every year. They've said goodbye to their families, childhood pets and their large, comfortable beds and are now exhausted from the day's labor of hauling all their

belongings into their dorm.

Once they’ve cried themselves to sleep while lying on the brick the university calls a mattress, they’re awoken by the loud sound of “choot choot choot” — the sprinkler system, watering the vegetation first thing in the morning, before the sun has even had a chance to rise.

“Keeping a window open is a battle, between opening the window to fight the heat or closing it to fight the noise,” one Shorts Hall resident said.

According to Harvard Health, seven to nine hours of sleep is recommended for the average person, and people who get less than six hours on a regular basis are at a higher risk for health complications. Sleep is essential to stay healthy. You can lose 40% of your ability to learn new things if you haven't slept, according to the National Institutes of Health.

The sprinklers on main campus should be run late at night or early in the mornings so students and teachers won't have to bear the brunt of being sprayed walking to classes. These rogue sprinklers could also be replaced with a more efficient type. This would help both with overspray and noise.

Now, campus might not be a spy movie, but there’s a certain thrill and fear to be had when the sprinklers are on and looking for their next victim — studying the patterns of the sprinklers, waiting for the moment you’re in the clear and running for dear life as your footsteps are chased by the fateful choot, choot, choot

CONTACT Hailey Ruffner at ruffnehl@ dukes.jmu.edu. For more editorials regarding the JMU and Harrisonburg communities, follow the opinion desk on Instagram and Twitter @Breeze_Opinion.

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As the Federal Reserve continues to raise interest rates and inflation soars, small businesses are struggling. Many Harrisonburg businesses have been grappling with rising prices, including rising employee salaries and hourly rates, along with the current labor shortage. These added stresses are hurting small businesses around the country.

Despite an increase in job openings, labor shortages remain a persisting challenge for businesses across the board, and small businesses carry the heaviest burden.

According to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), 49% of small business owners reported difficulty in filling

job positions, and 21% reported issues with labor quality. Ninety-one percent of business owners reported “few or no qualified applicants” for job openings. Many are raising employee wages in order to retain workers, which can put an extra strain on small businesses’ financial situation.

Kayla Martin, the general manager and pastry chef at Bella Gelato and Pastries, said that after the pandemic she struggled to find employees, but now her business is grappling with a different issue, one that small businesses across the country are dealing with — a lack of qualified job applicants.

Bella Gelato has had to raise its prices recently in response to inflation. Savannah Reger / The Breeze

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Currently, Martin is searching for a new baker but hasn’t received any qualified applicants. Unlike baristas, who are relatively easy to find and train, she said bakers are more specialized and must be experienced.

The costs of running a business are increasing exponentially, including the soaring price of inventory and the price of transporting and distributing business’s products. Unlike large companies, many small businesses don’t have the means or money to fully combat rising interest rates that increase the price of their inventory according to Business News Daily. The increase in interest rates will also affect small businesses’ potential growth, which will be much slower than normal — this is especially true for startups.

According to Kabbage, in the U.S., small businesses revenue increased from July 2021 to July 2022 by an average of 87%. However, this increase in revenue coincides with an unfortunate downturn in profits by 4% over the same time period — small businesses are making more money, but more of that income must be put back into the business, leaving less profit for the owners. This often leads businesses to raise prices and cut certain products or services.

Martin said that before the pandemic, Bella Gelato and Pastries hadn’t raised prices for several years, but now that distributors are increasing the cost of products, Martin said she’s had to raise prices two or three times since the pandemic.

Chris Straub, the manager at Midtowne Market, said his business struggles with rising prices as well.

“Product prices have certainly gone up,

and they’ve gone up a lot and they’ve gone up frequently,” Straub said. In the last year prices have risen significantly more than previous years. He noted that the price of cigarettes and beer specifically have increased.

However, Straub said he hasn’t had an issue with labor shortages since the end of the pandemic and is now fully staffed with plenty of applicants.

While businesses can’t control rising interest rates, there are some things small businesses can do to combat inflation. In a ZenBusiness article by Janet Attard, she gives nine tips for small business owners: pay attention to cash flow, reduce costs, increase prices, create product bundles, eliminate products or services that aren’t profitable, increase productivity, market to increase sales, target profitable customers and get creative.

With so many small businesses in Harrisonburg, students and residents can help support them in multiple ways. Instead of shopping online or ordering from a name brand retailer, consider buying goods

Businesses across the country are feeling the effects of inflation and labor shortages, and Harrisonburg is no exception. As distributors raise prices, small businesses are forced to raise their product prices as well. The added stress of finding qualified workers leaves small businesses at the hands of the current state of the economy. The only hope is that as the Fed raises interest rates, inflation will slowly decrease.

CONTACT Emma Seli at seliek@dukes. jmu.edu. For more editorials regarding the JMU and Harrisonburg communities, follow the opinion desk on Instagram and Twitter @Breeze_Opinion.

This week in JMU history...

On Dec. 2, 1922, The Breeze was born. Since then, it’s been the indispensable source of news for the JMU and Harrisonburg communities for almost 100 years. The Breeze will celebrate its centennial this December, so we’re traveling back in time.

Each week, The Breeze takes a look back on historic moments in JMU and Breeze history by publishing the cover from the same publication day, just years in the past.

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