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August 2022 - During Weeks of Welcome, incoming first-year students descended down South Main Street during the annual “Block Party in The ‘Burg” in partnership with many downtown businesses to encourage exploration within the local community. Abi Middleton /

September 2022 - JMU Libraries announced a three-year renovation of Carrier Library beginning in the summer of 2023, with an anticipated reopen date in fall 2026. Ryan

September 2022 - The Environmental Management Club marched in its annual Harrisonburg Climate Strike to advocate for a more environmentally friendly community. Valerie

October 2022 - Students and faculty gathered for Halftime On The Quad to celebrate the halfway point of the semester. People enjoyed games on the Quad, food and music well into the evening. Ryan

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October 2022 - JMU’s Student Government Association hosted its annual Purple Out event, celebrating its 21st anniversary in 2022, to encourage school spirit for the Homecoming football game. The event included free T-shirts, food and beverages, and chances for students to win various prizes. Ryan Sauer / The Breeze

November 2022 - The Center for First Generation Students opened its doors on Nov. 7. Located in the Student Success Center (SSC), it’s the first on-campus center of its kind for first-generation students. The center was later rennamed the Reddix Center for First Generation Students, thanks to a gift from JMU graduates Dr. Angela Reddix (’90) and her husband, Carl Reddix (’88). Daria Ausen / The Breeze

October 2022 - With the absence of key players, JMU football was handed its second loss of the season in its Homecoming game against Marshall on Oct. 22, 26-12. Despite the loss, Bridgeforth Stadium broke its singlegame attendance record with 26,159. Kailey Garner / The

November 2022 - After a shooting on the University of Virginia’s grounds Nov. 13 killed three players on the football team — D’Sean Perry, Lavel Davis Jr. and Devin Chandler — the JMU community came together to honor the victims and support one another at a vigil hosted on the steps of Wilson Hall. Ryan Sauer / The Breeze

November 2022 - After JMU’s 47-7 win against Coastal Carolina on Nov. 26, its last game of the season, the players celebrated and commemorated their seniors by crowning themselves “Kings of the East.” Valerie Cenault / The Breeze

December 2022 - JMU held its winter commencement in mid-December, graduating over 800 students with doctorate, master’s and bachelor’s degrees. Savannah Reger / The Breeze

February 2023 - Following a car accident involving five JMU students, the university hosted a candlelight vigil on the night of Feb. 5. Around 2,000 JMU community members gathered on the Quad to mourn and honor the three students who died in a car accident Thursday night: John “Luke” Fergusson, Nicholas Troutman and Joshua Mardis. Two other students, Campbell Fortune and Baird Weisleder, were seriously injured in the crash. Friends of the students spoke on their behalf, sharing various stories, memories and words of encouragement. Candles were handed out as attendees arrived, but supply soon ran out due to the multitude of people. Ryan Sauer and Abi Middleton / The Breeze

February 2023 - After a few small flurries earlier throughout the semester, snowfall finally stuck on campus in the first heavy dusting of the year. The snow began precipitating around 1:30 a.m. on Feb. 1 and continued through the early morning.

April 2023 - Purple Reign is the annual spring concert and carnival hosted by the University Program Board. Entertainment this year included emcee Stephen Glickman, who formerly played Gustavo Roque on the TV show “Big Time Rush,” and headliners Briston Maroney and Del Water Gap. JMU music acts Project Serenity, Not a Saint Band and ReScored Acappella performed along with the headliners. Free food, inflatables, UPB merch giveaways and other activities, paired with the warm weather, provided an enjoyable experience for Dukes in attendance. Charlotte Matherly / The Breeze

April 2023 - Harrisonburg hosted its 26th annual MACROCK, the largest independent music festival on the East Coast, featuring several artists and bands at venues downtown such as Clementine Cafe, Palefire Brewery and The Golden Pony. K. Mauser / The Breeze

March 2023 - The JMU women’s basketball team, recently crowned Sun Belt Conference champions, returned to Harrisonburg late in the night March 7. Nonetheless, a crowd of fans, band members and Duke Dog greeted them with music and cheers. After beating Texas State 81-51, the Dukes took home their first-ever Sun Belt women’s basketball title and earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in seven years.

April 2023 - Rockingham County police cars park outside the Redpoint residential complex in the early morning hours April 15 after a shooting killed two non-JMU students at a house party on the 2300 block of Newberry Lane. Roujeen Ara Nowzari / The Breeze

April 2023 - JMU football hosted its annual spring game, welcoming fans into Bridgeforth Stadium for the first time in 2023. The defense, wearing white jerseys, won 24-22 in a close affair with the offense, which sported purple. Savannah Reger

April 2023 - Jim Acosta (‘93), CNN anchor and chief domestic correspondent, joined Dr. Anthony Fauci, former chief medical advisor to President Joe Biden, and student moderator Hugh McFarlane, a junior Health Sciences major, to reflect on the COVID-19 pandemic, analyze America’s response and answer questions from students in attendance. The event was held April 3 and was the final Madison Vision Series event of the 2022-23 academic year. Ryan Sauer / The Breeze

April 2023 - Conservative political commentator Liz Wheeler spoke at a lecture titled “The Ideology of Transgenderism,” hosted by JMU’s chapter of Young Americans for Freedom. Meanwhile, hundreds of students gathered on the Quad to protest Wheeler’s lecture and support the transgender community. Ryan Sauer / The Breeze

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