The Breeze reflects on the time of change at JMU

for the last three — as thoroughly and accurately as we can. We will cover the construction; we will spotlight seniors whose JMU experience were informed by hobbies they picked up during the pandemic; we will cover how JMU’s ever-growing student body is finding space on a more-crowded campus; and so much more.

Our college careers have been marked by constant changes and struggles. Our limits have been tested. But The Breeze has reported on it with sensitivity and persistence, and we’ll continue to do so as both our organization and the university evolve.

JMU’s rising seniors have been through it all. JMU is experiencing rapid change and has a promising future in store — if only the class of 2024 would be around to see it.

Change is scary. Not knowing what’s to come is scary. These feelings are only magnified when you’re embarking on your freshman year of college. Now, add on a disappearing senior year of high school and a never-before-had college freshman year all because of a global pandemic. That is really scary.

But as the Class of 2024 prepares to don the caps and gowns and walk across the stage, we can proudly say, “We made it.” As the seniors are leaving, the rest of JMU is entering another vital period of change with renovated dorms, one less library (and a different Starbucks) and a record-breaking freshman class — a sea of new beginnings and exciting opportunities on the horizon.

While these changes may be accompanied by feelings of uncertainty, we must not forget the beauty within change as well.

Without change, there would be no butterflies. Breeze’s