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Alger’s freshman year New president gears up for his first term by listening, attending campus events
Close quarters 12 percent of RAs have roommates; 124 rooms made triples By Alison Parker The Breeze
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President Jon Alger, his wife Mary Ann and daughter Eleanor receive purple-and-gold TOMS on the Wilson steps at a Residence Life event on Friday.
By Jen Eyring and Alison Parker The Breeze
When it was announced that Jon Alger would be JMU’s next president in November, everyone was trying to get to know him. Now that he’s here on campus, he’s trying to get to know us. Alger started his term as the sixth president on July 1 after leaving his job as senior vice president and general counsel at Rutgers in New Jersey. The new president studied political science at Swarthmore College and attended Harvard
Law School. From a young age he was influenced by the generations of teachers in his family. He said he’s passionate about teaching at Rutgers University, something he’d like to continue at JMU. In addition to the presidential title, he was appointed a professor of public policy and administration by the Board of Visitors, according to his contract. He believes teaching is an invaluable way to connect with students, especially because he’s entering at a time when there are more students at JMU than ever. “When they tell you about a conversation
>> Video at breezejmu.org that you had or some way in which you encouraged them ... it’s so exciting for me,” Alger said. “I really want to be here for the students to let them know that I support them and care about them.” His background in law sets him apart from the rest of JMU’s presidents, who all had their doctorates in fields related to higher education. But Alger thinks this will give him a new see Alger, page A3
Most freshmen share a hall with their RAs. But for 25 students, they’re sharing a room with them. JMU admitted more than 4,800 freshmen and transfer students this fall. That means 204 RAs to manage them. With the number of students growing faster than the number of dorm rooms, the Office of Residence Life has had to make some unusual accommodations. “We’ve done it once before, but it’s been seven or eight years,” said Maggie Evans, director of ORL. “We purposefully keep an extra set of furniture in the RAs’ rooms just in case this has to happen.” RAs used to have roommates, but 10 years ago, ORL decided to let RAs live alone. “They need a private space so they can meet with residents and talk about sensitive issues,” Evans said. ORL took Pattie Reed, an RA in Dingledine Hall, by surprise when she received an email that said she was going to have a freshman roommate. “I was a little mad, honestly,” said Reed, a junior anthropology major. “I didn’t think it would be me.” ORL sent an email to the RAs asking for volunteers to take a roommate. Since few volunteered, the office began assigning freshmen to live with RAs at random. “Once [ORL] just explained the situation, I understood it,” Reed said. But “there was still this underlying hint of frustration because no one was really prepared for it.” Still, Reed said she and her roommate are doing fine. “I told her, ‘I’m an RA first, and I’m a roommate second,’ ” Reed said. “When I talked to her and the rest of the hall, we came to an understanding that she knows the consequences of what she does or what anyone else on the hall does.” Evans said freshmen living with an RA could feel out of place, so those see Dorms, page C3
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After 18 months, Bioscience building comes to life Biology majors now have one location to collaborate, take advantage of new technology >> Video tour, interior photos at breezejmu.org By Jen Eyring The Breeze
The Bioscience building has redefined the traditional classroom to bring more life to learning. Construction on the $33 million Bioscience building began in September 2010 and took 18 months to complete, though plans for it began in 2008. Faculty and staff began moving in and setting up classrooms and labs in May. The building is now open to more than 800 undergraduate biology majors who start classes today.
Labs and classrooms
For Judith Dilts, the most important motivation when creating the building was the students.
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The $33 million Bioscience building contains three floors, 13 labs and four classrooms.
“The biology department prides itself on its attention to students and its attention to ... teaching through
undergraduate research,” said Dilts, associate dean professor of biology. “I think you see that in the building.”
With more labs than classrooms, the building emphasizes research and student collaboration. The building contains four classrooms and 13 instructional labs, each designed for a specific purpose. “They’re not rubber stamps of each other,” Dilts said. “They reflect the kind of research or the kind of teaching that’s going on in there.” Some examples include a support lab stocked with touch-screen panels mounted on arms so they can be pushed out of the way if students need extra desk space. Another lab features futuristic fume hoods that can descend from the ceiling so students can safely perform experiments. One lab features high-end microscopes, funded by the National Science Foundation, an agency that finances see SCience, page A5
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horoscopes IF YOU WERE BORN TODAY: You’re clear on what’s important, so let go of what’s not. This year has potential to be one of the best for your career. Go straight for the gold. Set long-term goals. Relationships open doors, especially this winter.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Spend time at home surrounded by familiar faces. A disagreement looms ... be considerate.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Write your novel. Guard against false illusions and the duplication of efforts. Talk about your ideals. Expand the usable space, and allow compassion to grow.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) The adventure continues. You could fail, but you won’t know unless you try. Clarify any confusing points easily.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) There’s more going on behind the scenes. Dare to explore. Don’t let greed get in the way of your values.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You encounter resistance. Stand up for yourself and also allow others to protect you. Conversations help the work flow.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22- Dec. 21) You’re the boss. Take one step at a time and advance to the next level. Luck plays a role in your relationship now.
GEMINI (May 21 -June 20) You may want to rebel. Dream big: Take on a worthy adversary. Increase efficiency in partnerships to increase benefits.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You are your own harshest critic. Take it easy on yourself. Maintain objectivity in a controversy, even if seems difficult.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) Your selfimprovement continues. Don’t let others push you around.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Every suggestion won’t work, but keep trying and have fun. Add some glamour to the situation. Your friends are impressed.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. — A federal jury has sided with Apple Inc. over rival Samsung Electronics Co. in a massive patent infringement trial between the two tech heavyweights and has awarded Apple more than $ billion in damages. The nine-member jury accepted most of Apple’s claims that Samsung copied the look and feel of its iPhone to roll out its own line of smartphones. The jury found all of Apple’s patents to be valid and said Samsung “willfully” infringed on many of them. According to reports, the jury found that Samsung infringed on Apple’s so-called “pinch and zoom” patent, (the ability to make text on a touchscreen bigger by moving one’s fingers outward) as well as its
bounce-back patent (the way the image onscreen bounces back when it’s dragged with a finger to the edge of the device.) The speed of the decision, reached after a four-week trial and less than three days of deliberation, came as a surprise to media and technolog y experts, who had predicted that a verdict wouldn’t be reached before next week at earliest. During the deliberation, the jury never sent out a question or note through the bailiff. Samsung was awarded $ in damages and is expected to fi le an appeal. There is no word yet on possible product bans. Apple a nd Sa m su ng have been lobbying patentinfringement claims against each other for months as they compete in the fast-growing mobile device industry. The U.S. case is just one piece in a global battle between the two rivals. The stakes were so high because of the booming smartphone industry, estimated by Bloomberg to be worth $. billion. Apple and Samsung are the world’s two largest smartphone makers. Even as Apple’s
products have developed a rapid fan base, Samsung has become its main competitor in the space, releasing popular products such as the Galaxy S smartphones and Galaxy Tab tablets. In the U.S. trial, Apple has accused its rival of “slavishly” copying many aspects of its mobile devices, including the iPhone and iPad, and was seeking $. billion in damages for what it called “irreparable harm” to its business. In its testimony, Apple lawyers showed the jury images of thick, boxy smartphones that Samsung made before Apple’s iPhone came out, as well as images of its more recent smartphones featuring touch screens and rounded corners. They argued it was no coincidence that Samsung’s smartphones began to resemble the iPhone. Samsung argued that it did not steal ideas from Apple, saying it already had touch screen devices with rounded corners in development before the introduction of the iPhone. Technology experts say the resolution could affect how tech gadgets are made.
TAMPA — An approaching tropical storm, forecast to become a hurricane as it roars into the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, has forced postponement of the first day of the Republican National Convention in Washington, party officials announced Saturday evening. The opening session Monday was to have featured Mitt Romney’s formal nomination by thousands of convention delegates as the party’s presidential standard bearer. A planned speech that evening by Romney’s wife, Ann, had previously been moved to Tuesday because the commercial broadcast TV networks are not carrying events from the first night. Instead, the gathering will
Northern California urges protections for great white sharks Santa Cruz Sentinel
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nominally open Monday and then immediately adjourn, officials said. The plan — at least for now — is to reconvene Tuesday. The exact time won’t be announced until later when officials are able to assess any damage from the storm, which is expected to peak Monday in Tampa. “Our chief priority is the safety of the residents of Florida, of those visiting the convention, and all those in Gulf Coast states who may be impacted by Tropical Storm Isaac,” Bill Harris, the convention president, said in announcing the postponement. Harris said the scheduling changes “will help ensure the continued safety of all participants — our foremost concern. We are also committed to keeping the delegates and guests of the convention well-informed about the situation, and we will continue providing updates in the hours and days ahead.” According to the National Hurricane Center, Tropical Storm Isaac is expected to remain over water off Florida’s west coast, eventually making landfall on the north Gulf Coast, somewhere between the western Florida
panhandle and Louisiana. The giant storm is forecast to pass close enough to the Tampa area to deliver a battering of rain and tropical-storm-force winds of to mph, starting as early as Sunday night and continuing through Monday. A gala welcome party for , convention participants, scheduled for Sunday evening, was still on as of Saturday night. Thousands of the GOP delegates and other convention participants are being housed in resort hotels along a coastal barrier island that is expected to bear the brunt of the storm in the Tampa-St. Petersburg area. They will be advised as early as Sunday morning if it will be necessary to evacuate to higher ground inland, officials said. The decision means that for the second time in four years, the start of the GOP convention will be disrupted by weather. In , organizers cut short the opening night of the convention in St. Paul, Minn., to refocus national attention on preparations for an approaching hurricane in the Gulf, , miles away.
declared an endangered species deserving of the highest level of regulatory safeguards. The request was filed Friday with the federal National Marine Fisheries Service . If the federal agency decides to take up the petition, a decision would take more than a year. “Our end goal is both the federal and state government listing the U.S. West Coast population of great white sharks as endangered,” said Ashley Blacow, a spokeswoman for Naval Air Station Oceana, saying the groups are seeking added conservation measures, particularly when it comes to drift net and gill net fisheries. Miyoko Sakashita, an attorney and the Center for
Biological Diversity’s oceans director, said the science around white sharks is only now emerging, including how distinct the West Coast population is and their relatively low numbers. If approved, the designation could lead to greater habitat protections, stronger limits on bycatch and increased funding for studies. Numbers are difficult to determine, but recent studies concluded there are about adults and near-adults near the Central Coast region, and fewer than statewide. The International Union for Conservation of Nature regards them as a vulnerable species, one step above endangered.
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Reconstructing priorities JMU focuses on improving campus through multi-year renovation projects, rather than expansion
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1 The “Student Success Center” will provide services like the Health Center, Financial Aid Office, Help Desk, the Registrar, study rooms and a dining area all in one place, according to the Office of Public Affairs. 2 On June 1, the Board of Visitors approved a $57 million budget to expand UREC. An additional facility with more group fitness rooms and a kitchen will be built on the lower astro-turf. 3 The Duke Hall expansion began in May. This building was home to music, art and art history majors, who will take their classes in Montpelier Hall until the project is completed within the next few years. 4 The BOV also approved the purchase of the Walnut Lane apartments by Grace Street. JMU plans to replace them with an apartment-style dorm complex.
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Death of professor, students ripple community as school year begins By Alison Parker The Breeze
Three major JMU organizations and one school department each begin the year with the loss of one of their own. A physics professor and three students died this summer. JMU also lost seven members of its community last year. But friends chose to focus on the lives and accomplishments of those they loved, not their deaths.
Don Chodrow
Chodrow, was a professor in the physics department for 32 years. He was killed in a single-vehicle car accident on Interstate-81 on June 18. According to a blog post on the JMU Physics and Astronomy website, he was driving to JMU to teach his PHYS 150 summer session class. He was transported to U.Va. Medical Center, but never regained consciousness, the blog said. After an organ donation, Chodrow was removed from life support. During his life, he was influential in improving the physics program curriculum, chairing the Curriculum and Instruction Committee for more than 10 years. His passion for physics was most evident in the classroom. Sinead Gilmore, a senior biology major, took Chodrow’s PHYS 150 class last spring. She said he challenged students to think beyond lecture and see physics in everyday life. “Along with the physics, he emphasized the history of how this knowledge came to be, so that we could see the logic, both correct and flawed, that physicists of the past used to come up with their
theories,” Gilmore said. She said Chodrow always kept his students on their toes. “He gave pop-quizzes, but would sometimes reward students who attended class with easy, ‘What is 3 + 4?’ type questions,” Gilmore said. “To make physics lectures a little more fun, he would often insert quirky little jokes into the lecture material in an attempt to liven an early morning class.” Chodrow influenced even those who never had him as a professor. “I didn’t really know him personally, but I remember him for his passion for education,” said Drew Nutter, a 2011 graduate. “It was clear he wasn’t there just to have a job in physics. He was there because he really wanted to help students.” The faculty members who worked closely with Chodrow are raising money to set up an endowed memorial fund in his name to help further students’ education. If interested in donating, visit www.jmu. edu/give.
Matthew Mooers
Mooers, a junior engineering major, was involved in InterVarsity, a Christian organization. Meredith Seamon and Mooers became close through InterVarsity and would spend time reflecting on their lives in the arboretum. “We would always go there and talk,” said Seamon, a junior IDLS major. “We had a tree that was our tree where we would go to talk for hours.” Police are still investigating Mooers’ death, which happened on Aug. 17. Lt. Chris Rush with the Harrisonburg Police Department said officers who responded to the scene in Hunters Ridge sent evidence to a forensics lab and are awaiting
results. Jacquelyn Nagel was Mooers’ Engineering Design I professor last year. She said Mooers was an interested student, always asking questions in class. “We saw him as a good student, but we knew he was going to be a successful student,” Nagel said. Seamon and Mooers’ friends said he always knew just the right thing to say. “If you were sad, he wanted [to be the one] to make you happy,” Seamon said. “Whenever I was sad, he would always sing me the song, ‘Don’t Worry, Be Happy’ until I started to laugh and smile.” Tiffany Newbold, an engineering adviser to Mooers, remembers a conversation she had with him about turning his life around. He was enrolled in the partial-hospitalization program through Rockingham Memorial Hospital, according to Seamon. “He came to me late in the spring and expressed a desire to make some positive changes in his life,” Newbold said. “He knew that and set about to make plans in his academics that would benefit him greatly and allow him a better path forward.”
Elizabeth Nass
Nass is remembered as the girl who could make anyone laugh — even those she barely knew. “She was going to dedicate her life to helping children who are disabled, which I think we all realize isn’t exactly the easiest career path,” said Stephanie Fowler, a junior communication sciences and disorders major. “So I think this says a lot about the type of person she was.” see Loss, page A5
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Faculty, staff and community members share their thoughts about JMU with President Jon Alger at the Forbes Center for the Performing Arts on Aug. 16. from front
perspective that will benefit the university. “Not being afraid to ask the hard questions and make sure that we’ve thought about things from different angles is something that I hope I will bring to the leadership of the university,” Alger said. “Lawyers care about the structure of a democracy and having rules that we live by, but also understanding when there need to be exceptions to rules.” Alger showed this willingness to approach sensitive issues at an address to the faculty and staff on Aug. 17. He acknowledged the fact that faculty and staff members haven’t received a salary raise since 2007. “I know that compensation has been an issue ... I’m very well aware of those concerns,” Alger said. “That’s certainly going to be a focus for me with help from a lot of you here in this room — to think creatively about how we can be more efficient and more effective in what we do.” He also discussed the three-percent bonus that all faculty, staff and wage employees will receive on Dec. 1. This is in addition to a bonus faculty and staff received in the spring. “We do hope [these bonuses] will at least make a small dent in helping people,” Alger said. “We are optimistic
about the future, including the possibility of raising next year in 2013.” This event was only one of many Alger attended during his first six weeks of presidency as part of his “listening tour.” He’s using his first school year to travel around the country to hear about why Madison is important. On Aug. 16, he met with faculty and community members at the Forbes Center for the Performing Arts to hear what they want to see preserved, enhanced and improved at JMU. This was the first of many listening events Alger has planned. But despite his busy week, he’s found some time for fun. At the address on Aug. 17, Alger brought every faculty member who was celebrating their birthday to the front of the auditorium, leading the entire room in song. At a Residence Life event, on Friday, he and his family received a pair of TOMS shoes. The night before, he took his daughter Eleanor to see the Marching Royal Dukes practice. “It’s really important to me to be accessible and visible to the students,” Alger said. “I want them to know that I’m part of the community and that I support what they do.” Contact Jen Eyring and Alison Parker at breezenews@gmail.com.
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Provost candidates narrowed down to three Committee moves forward to find the next spokesman on academic affairs, hosts open forum for community to share their thoughts By Alison Parker The Breeze
President Jon Alger is about to make his most important hire. That’s according to Mark Warner, senior vice president of student affairs and university planning, because come the end of September, JMU will have a new provost. A provost, JMU’s chief academic officer, oversees all things education: curriculum changes, class restructuring and department needs. On a daily basis, the provost also works closely with the college deans to implement new programs to keep students’ best interest in mind. It’s a position Warner says is one of the most influential for students. Former Provost Douglas Brown was the third highest-paid administrator at JMU, receiving a $225,000 salary. President Jon Alger is currently the highest at $420,000 and Matt Brady, men’s basketball coach, is the second highest at $290,000, according to the Collegiate Times salary database. In April, Warner and a committee of nine other faculty, student and administration members began a nationwide provost search process. Though the committee hosted an open forum for students, faculty and staff to share what qualities they’d like to see in the next provost, only two people attended. George Sparks, a member of the provost search committee and dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts, has sifted through about 90 applications to help find the strongest candidate. The committee narrowed the applicants down to six or seven people over the summer, according to Sparks. After the committee conducted Skype interviews with them, it selected three finalists in early August. The shortest résumé was 25 pages long. Sparks said the committee looked for people with administrative experience
and those who have worked their way through faculty, dean and administrative positions. He said this gives the provost a better idea of how to serve students. He added that the committee selected applicants for interviews based on plans to stay at JMU for years to come, sharp problem-solving skills and the ability to reason through ethical dilemmas.
Jerry Benson
Interim Provost Jerry Benson, who is in the running for the provost position, said the small turnout at April’s open forum may be because students, and even faculty or staff, don’t know what role the provost has at a university. “If only students could understand it’s important to them, because this is the person who really speaks for the entire academic division,” Benson said. “What’s important is the interaction between faculty and students, and what I see that the provost does is all behind the scenes.” Even though Benson has been in the interim position since July 2010 after Brown retired, the search must still be extended nationwide to consider all candidates, according to Don Egle, university spokesman. JMU began the search almost two years after Brown announced his retirement. When Benson was appointed to the interim position, former president Linwood Rose announced his own retirement. The presidential search became the first priority, Benson said. In the meantime, he has worked with the other vice presidents of administration and finance, student affairs and university planning and advancement to develop the “Quality Enhancement Plan,” one of the biggest projects he’s had as the interim provost. The plan is a “university-wide initiative that’s focused on ethical decision making,” Benson said. He has collaborated directly with department heads
Enforcing smart choices Officers set out on foot to spread the word about how students can stay safe on the weekends
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The Harrisonburg Police Department pitched a tent Friday and Saturday night on Devon Lane and Port Republic Road to hand out water and brochures with tips about student safety, like locking windows and doors and traveling in groups to and from parties. By Alison Parker The Breeze
Lindsay Fryar was surprised to find a police officer knocking on the door of her Squire Hill apartment. “I was thinking, ‘Am I in trouble? What did I do?’ ” said Fryar, a junior accounting major. “Then I realized he was there to talk about safety.” Officer Wayne Westfall traveled door to door with other Harrisonburg police officers to share the message, “Be safe, be smart and know the laws.” It’s what police have been sharing with students for the past 10 years, according to Lt. Rod Pollard. Officers visited off-campus apartments and set up water stations to remind students to stay smart during their first weekend back at school. Westfall, Pollard and other members of HPD walked around Squire Hill, University Fields and other student apartment complexes on Thursday to show students that the police care about their safety and not just making arrests. It’s a back-to-school campaign where police are introducing themselves to students “to let them know why we’re here, what we’re here for as a resource and to try to get as much information out as possible,” Pollard said. Their goal is to teach students about preventing potential off-campus dangers. Pollard said there are people who target students who host parties, whether it’s to steal property, trespass or commit more serious crimes. But their efforts didn’t stop after their last knock on the door. Some officers set up a tent on the
intersection of Port Republic Road and Devon Lane on Friday night to inform and give out water to students who were en route to surrounding parties. “We just want the students to know what their rights are, what the laws are, what not to do, what to do,” Westfall said. “The more that we can educate them on this information the less they’ll put themselves in a bad situation.” But Police Chief Stephen Monticelli, who started on June 1, said sometimes it takes more than just information to make people understand they can’t break the law. “Yes, there probably will be some arrests this weekend,” Monticelli said. “I’m sorry that has to happen, but that’s also part of it: You come down here for an education, and sometimes that’s part of the education.” He added that students will see an increase in the number of police out the first few weekends of school to ensure the safety of community members and students. “Enforcement is a negative method, but it’s sometimes what it takes to get people to go in the right direction,” Monticelli said. According to Westfall, some of the most common problems police encounter during the weekends are noise violations, public urination and property damage. “We’re not here to pick on [students],” Pollard said. “Be smart, use common sense, and your interaction with police will be a good one.” contact Alison Parker at breezenews@gmail.com.
to figure out ways to incorporate ethics lessons in the classroom through the General Education program or in the residence halls. They will meet throughout the fall semester to create a plan to implement the program — whether or not he gets the job.
Alan White
Alan White, dean of Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences at East Carolina University, sees the provost opening as an opportunity to build relationships between faculty and administration. Before his position at ECU, White h e l d nu m e rou s a d m i n i st rat i ve positions in the math and biology departments at North Dakota State University. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences, an organization based on improving leadership skills of deans nationwide. At ECU, White develops new ways for deans to measure the work faculty does by assessing how well they teach. It also examines the quality and quantity of the research they’re doing. “How do you equate a professor teaching an intro English class of 25 students and a professor teaching an intro biology class with 150 students?” White said. “Same class level, but completely different.” White said becoming a part of JMU’s administration would give him the chance to work with others who are new to their jobs, like Alger. “It’s an opportunity for anyone to build a new team of people,” White said. “I think that’s the same thing a provost would do: building a team of deans and making them work well together.”
Dwayne Smith
Dwayne Smith, senior vice provost at the University of South Florida since 2008, has also been a professor in his school’s department of criminology
since 2000. Smith was instrumental in faculty recruitment and development, hiring, tenure and promotion and overseeing academic policies during his time as USF’s senior vice provost. He’s also published his research in nearly 50 scholarly journals on criminology, according to his résumé. He’s in the process of reworking the way faculty apply for tenure and promotion. Smith said the projects, technology and research professors use for the application process have evolved since the guidelines were written. “They’re 15 years old and a little out of sync with the way professors now go about applying,” Smith said. Each finalist will bring his knowledge and ideas to campus during the first two weeks of September to present themselves in three public forums in the Forbes Center for Performing Arts. Warner hopes the presentations will provide an opportunity for students to learn more about what a provost does and to question the candidates on what aspects of their education are most meaningful to them. “It’s important for students to think about, ‘What’s my daily interaction with the academic side of the house, and who do I want to lead that?’ ” Warner said. Students, faculty and staff can look at candidates’ credentials on the provost search website, www.jmu.edu/ provostsearch. Matt Klein, SGA president, said senators will compile students’ questions about the provost search through Twitter. An SGA representative will attend the open forums to present the questions to the candidates. Alger will select the provost after conducting interviews toward the end of S eptember. contact Alison Parker at breezenews@gmail.com.
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Two new colleges formed from ISAT split Change to caters to specific majors’ needs, allows for more collaboration By Anne elsea The Breeze
For integreated scienece and technology students, their college isn’t quite the same as they left it. Over the summer, CISAT became two separate colleges: The College of Health and Behavioral Studies and the College of Integrated Science and Engineering. The split was formally decided in June but was the culmination of a few years of discussion. CHBS now includes the departments of nursing, health sciences, social work, communication sciences and disorders, kinesiology, psychology and graduate psychology. CISE houses the departments of computer science, engineering and integrated science and technology. Department and CISAT heads decided that to better serve individual majors, CISAT still be regrouped by discipline according to Sharon Lovell, interim dean of CHBS. Nursing, health sciences and psychology are among the top five most popular majors declared by freshmen. “Its splitting is a result of visioning the future of the college of CISAT,” Lovell said. “We need to group them separately into different colleges to advance the standing of each of the programs.” Students won’t see any changes to their program of study or what they do within their major, but nursing majors will no longer be in the same building as ISAT and engineering majors. Nursing will move to Burruss Hall to allow for growth and collaboration within their new college.
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College of Human and Behavioral Studies Nursing Health sciences Social work Communication sciences and disorders Kinesiology Psychology Graduate psychology
Computer science, engineering and ISAT majors will all be in the Health and Human Services building. Bob Kolvoord, interim dean of CISE and school of engineering, thinks the split will make JMU’s program easier to explain to other college deans and potential employers. “We are constantly thinking of how we can let the world about what our graduates can do,” Kolvoord said. “These are different programs and they take some explaining.” Other schools in Virginia have separate colleges for majors like engineering and psychology, but
no other schools in Virginia have a similar program to ISAT. Virginia Tech has a College of Engineering and The University of Virginia has a College of Nursing. But other Virginia schools have their science programs separated from technology-focused ones. Marshall University in West Virginia is the only other school in the country that has a program called “Integrated Science and Technology.” “In the long term, it allows deans to go out into the industry and market graduates of the program,” said Jeffrey Tang, assistant department head of ISAT. “It’s more cohesive, and it makes more sense as an entity. The two colleges will be more focused.” The split will also ease the workload for the department heads. “It is much easier for a dean if he or she only represents four or five majors that are all pretty similar in terms of skills,” Tang said. The faculty within both colleges has high hopes for this year. “The faculty seems to be excited,” Lovell said. “It’s always nice to be able to promote programs and advocate for recognition outside the university. It’s a way to work together on things we haven’t been able to do before because it was more challenging.” The psychology department hopes to see more collaborative research with graduate psychology and other majors in its new college. Interim deans will head the new colleges until permanent deans are found. contact Anne Elsea at breezecopy@gmail.com.
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federally supported research conducted by colleges and universities across America. All of the labs and lecture halls were designed for a more interactive learning experience for students. One room, for example, contains five different SMART boards so students can work in separate groups but still share their findings with the whole class. “This space was designed so you could actually have five groups working together and doing their own thing, and that could be projected up there if need be,” David Brakke, dean of the College of Science and Mathematics, said. Mark Gabriele, associate professor of biology, looks forward to taking advantage of the new technology. “In our old building in Burruss, I would go around the room and have to look into each student’s microscope, and if they had something to share I would have to have the students crowd around one microscope,” Gabriele said. “Now, I can just project the microscope image.”
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The education doesn’t stop once students step foot outside the building. There are also outdoor learning spaces around the building. Professors can take their classes outside to one of two outdoor chalk boards to show students examples of different plants. “We deliberately put in a variety of trees and other sorts of planting,” Dilts said.
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Windows with eyebrows and a three-story tall DNA Helix are only two examples of how the new Bioscience building is modeled after science. The building resembles a miniature ecosystem, with
Dissecting the Bioscience building n Cost $33 million n Home to more than 800
undergraduate students n Took 18 months to complete n Contains 13 labs, all designed for a specific purpose n Houses four multiuse classrooms n Split into three floors, each themed after different environments
floors representing the earth, canopy and sky. A three-story mural of a DNA helix with organisms representing each theme decorates every floor. Designed and illustrated by 1999 alum, Alison Stephen, it depicts an actual DNA strand from a flower she sequenced at JMU. “We wanted things to say this is a biology building,” Brakke said. “And once you see the classes going on and students doing research with faculty members, it’s going to be very obvious.” They made sure to include glass windows in almost all of the labs and classrooms so that when students walk through the halls, they can see what the other students in class are studying. This will help to facilitate a sense of unity between the different disciplines of biology. “You can see biology happening,” Dilts said. “On this side, you’re seeing teaching going on, on this side you’ll see research going on.” Dilts said this aspect of the building was a vast improvement from the department’s old location in Burruss Hall. “You didn’t know there was life there at all,” Dilts said. “And this is a biology building. You want to know there’s life, and boy, can you see it.” Contact Jen Eyring at breezenews@gmail.com.
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Nass, who was a junior interdisciplinary studies major, was killed in a train derailment just after midnight Tuesday in Ellicott City, Md. Rose Mayr, a junior nursing major at the University of Delaware, was also killed. Erica Chavez, a junior political science major, still remembers meeting Nass in her FrOG group two years ago. Nass quickly became friends with everyone in her hallway. “She was one of the very few people that could make me laugh so much it hurt,” Chavez said. “When you’re having a bad day, she was always there offering a laugh and a smile. She was always the first to laugh at herself, too.” Nass was a member of Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority and the Operation: Beautiful campaign, which posts positive sticky notes around campus to brighten someone’s day.
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Katie Szymanski, a junior accounting major, also lived on Nass’ hallway during their freshman year. The two were both from Ellicott City. Szymanski and Chavez said one of their best memories of Nass was coming together for Sunday dinners at Chavez’s apartment. “Coming from Maryland and all, she was a great cook,” Chavez said. “She had all of these crab recipes that were unbelievably good.” Her humor will remain with her friends, who learned from Nass to never take life too seriously. “The best gift you can give to a friend is a laugh,” Szymanski said. “She gave me a lot.”
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Hanafee’s friends remember him as the sociable man everyone loved. Kappa Alpha Order fraternity brothers said he was outgoing and always willing to help a friend in need.
Hanafee, a senior communications major, died Aug. 17 in his hometown of West Windsor, N.J. Medical officials at the Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital and New Jersey police didn’t have any information regarding the cause of death. Jack Dennehy, a junior sports management major, has known Hanafee since middle school. “He had a real distinct giggle that everyone knows him for,” Dennehy said. “Freshman year at JMU, he really helped me get adjusted to everything, and he introduced me to a lot of guys that I still hang out with.” Resources on campus can help those who are grieving. “Our office is working with the chapters to provide resources through the Counseling Center for their members,” said Jill Courson, assistant director of University Unions for Fraternity and Sorority Life. “We are deeply saddened by these
tragedies and wish to support our members and their families in any way that we can.” Varner House, JMU’s free group and individual counseling center, welcomes those who may be affected. “People may experience a variety of reactions including sadness, anger, fear and uncertainty,” said Melinda Morgan, a counseling outreach coordinator for Varner House. “What is important to remember is that intense emotions are a normal and healthy response.” The center isn’t just for students who need to talk to someone. “We encourage faculty and staff to contact us if they have questions about facilitating conversations in their classrooms and grieving as a community, especially in the midst of their own e m o t i o n a l r e a c t i o n s .” contact Alison Parker at breezenews@gmail.com.
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What your FrOG didn’t tell you An upperclassman’s advice to ensure your freshman year runs smoothly Freshmen: We see you around campus sporting that purple and gold lanyard that holds your freshly printed JACard and dorm key. That lanyard undoubtedly gives away your secret. And what’s that secret, you ask? That you’re a freshman, and you have no idea what you’re doing. But, ladies, don’t have a panic attack. And, dudes, dull your excitement for a quick sec and listen up. I have some advice that could either make or break your first semester.
1. Attire. The questions have been tormenting your sleepless, nervous minds for weeks. How can I look fresh and cool and mature as I start this new phase of my life? Should I wear my high school class ring? Am I still allowed to shop at Hollister? The key to dressing right around campus is to make sure you’re comfortable. Don’t go through drastic wardrobe changes just because you’re in a new setting. In other words, don’t try to look like a prep queen/king if you are, in reality, a kid who likes to skateboard. Or don’t try to look like a hipster if all you actually have on your iPod are Ashlee Simpson and Clay Aiken. But don’t be afraid to be a bit bolder in your choices. After all, college is a time to “discover yourself,” or whatever all those guidance counselors say. Just be true to your identity and don’t drastically alter yourself for the sake of fitting in. 2. Weekends. So you’re here at JMU, away from the oppressive hand of your parents who monitored every hour of your day for the past 18 years. You have been granted a precious gift: freedom. Now, it’s up to you to decide whether you’re going to use or abuse this newfound liberation.
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A “thanks-for-proving-whatI’ve-been-saying-for-years” pat to the Prank-A-Tour team that convinced my little brother that JMU is the best place on Earth. From a grateful alum who is now even more nostalgic than before.
who lived in our townhouse before us. From the women who will smell like Lysol forever from all the cleaning.
A “you’re-so-lucky-to-behere” pat to all the freshmen, new transfers and international students. From an alumna who wishes she could be moving in again, too.
A “show-some-school-spirit” dart to the freshmen whining about the Marching Royal Dukes practicing near their dorm and waking them up. From a proud former MRD who thinks you should show a little respect to an institution that has been on campus 40 years longer than you have.
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Your judgment will be truly tested during these first few weekends you spend away from home. Perhaps some of you are pumped beyond belief to get crazy/wild/blazed/ schwasted/free/YOLO during your first official weekend. Perhaps some of you are a bit apprehensive about the party scene, but are willing to check it out. But this advice applies to everyone, no matter their height, weight or alcohol tolerance: DO NOT DRINK AN ENTIRE FOUR LOKO, THREE BEERS AND FOUR SHOTS OF RUM IN AN HOUR AND A HALF. “Oh, I’m so glad I got so drunk last night that I don’t remember anything that happened between 1:30 a.m. and 3 a.m.,” said no one ever. Don’t be that drunken kid whose hallmates have to carry from The Commons to Eagle Hall. Believe me, no one likes that kid.
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D-Hall every night together, studying for GPSYC together late into the night and eventually naming each other the godparent of your future children. If only meeting your best friend was that easy! Take it from me: You don’t have to be best friends with your entire hall. If you instantly hit it off with your hall or suite, then more power to you — you’ve got friends for the next four years. But if you’re feeling a bit out of place in your dorm, don’t fret. That’s why we have …
5. Clubs. Seriously, join a club. It’s the easiest, cheapest way to meet people similar to you. You like Harry Potter? Go play Quidditch with the Madison Marauders. You like indie music? Check out WXJM and get your own radio show. You like burning incense and meditating? I’m pretty sure there’s a club for that. Bottom line is, there’s a club for basically anything, and they’re dying for you to join. So, there you go. Obviously, there’s so much more advice to give, but these points can at least get you started. If you’re having serious issues with something, don’t be afraid to ask for advice from an upperclassman. Most of us would love to help because we’ve been exactly where you are right now, and we have most likely dealt with whatever you’re dealing with. So go! Go out and revel in this lovely new life you have! Run across the Quad! Put purple and gold flowers in your hair! Drink a toast to being young! Just, please — don’t go crazy. Mackenzie Roark is a junior English major. Contact Mackenzie at roarkmk@dukes. jmu.edu.
doubling the parking meter prices around campus. From a Duke already drowning in student loan debt who remembers when a quarter got you 30 minutes of parking time. An “I-miss-it-so-much,-too!” pat to the mom of a JMU grad I just met who shouted “JMU!” in the middle of Target when she saw my shirt. From a recent grad who feels like she never left when she wears her purple and gold. An “is-this-real-life?” dart and pat to JMU for making the past three years fly by in a crazy but fantastic haze. From a senior who still can’t believe she’s going to be a real person next year. A “Facebook-needs-a-dislike button” dart to everyone posting about going back to the ’Burg. From a recent grad who would “like” to go back if she could.
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Members of the first-team offense huddle up during a practice scrimmage on Aug. 18. The offense returns 16 starters, including redshirt senior quarterback Justin Thorpe.
Players and staff look forward to season, CAA changes and their impact on the football program By Tony Schaffner The Breeze
The Dukes haven’t forgotten about the game that got away. Falling 23-20 in their first match-up with in-state rival Old Dominion University, the Dukes now look forward to their last one as conference rivals. These two
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teams will meet the last day of the season, traditionally Senior Day. “I can’t wait for Senior Day to play against [ODU] and get some revenge because they got the best of us last year,” said senior free safety Jakarie Jackson. JMU (8-5, 5-3 Colonial Athletics Association) finished the season with a 26-14 loss in the second round of the Football
Championship Subdivision playoffs to eventual champion North Dakota State University. From last year’s second round team, the offense will return 16 starters, including preseason All-CAA picks redshirt senior offensive guard Earl Watford, redshirt senior tight end Brian Barlow and redshirt junior running back Dae’Quan Scott.
“I’m excited we had a really good spring,” Barlow said. “We’re starting some new things on offense, and our defense is always good.” On defense the Dukes will benefit from the steady presence of redshirt junior All-CAA middle linebacker Stephon see Football, page B5
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Two teams predicted for second — but vying for first Senior midfielder Paul Wyatt was named an All-American by Soccer America and College Sports Madness. >>
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Women’s team returns 10 starters, but features new talent By Chase Kiddy The Breeze
Soccer has 10 women returning to the starting lineup, but it’s a newcomer that’s shifting the spotlight from the veterans. Elissa Halik is a freshman defender from Spring, Texas, who finds herself starting among a sea of upperclassmen. That group of upperclassmen contains the majority of a 2012 squad selected as second-best in the CAA by the league’s coaches. Individual recognitions are in no short supply at the beginning of the season, as both forward Lauren Wilson and defender Becky Sparks were selected for the preseason allCAA team. But Sparks is still recovering from post-concussion syndrome and hasn’t started a game since November. Enter Halik, who holds the line at center back for the Dukes. “To have a freshman out there in a leadership role as a central defender, she’s playing
very well for us,” said head coach Dave Lombardo. “We’re counting on every kid in our program to come through, irrespective of what class they are.” Halik’s teammates echo that sentiment. The freshmen “came in and made an immediate impact on our team,” Sparks said. “We need more freshmen to step up, and I think this year they’ll see a lot of time, and they’ll work hard for us.” Halik is happy to take her place in the starting lineup, but she still recognizes the challenges of being thrust into the spotlight. “I have to communicate a lot because they’ve already been playing with each other for three years,” she said. But “the girls are really nice; they don’t yell at you. If you’re doing bad, they’re just like, ‘C’mon, pick it up.’ They talk to you; they help you through it.” It’s the work ethic of Halik and fellow freshman starter Kelly Kerrigan that has caught see WOMEN, page B4
Senior Paul Wyatt hopes to regain last season’s success By Chase Kiddy The Breeze
The 2011 men’s soccer team was picked to finish eighth in the Colonial Athletic Association. It responded by rising to the top of the conference with a 13-5-2 record and a Round of 16 NCAA tournament appearance, shocking the CAA. Last year’s surprise team begs the question: What will the 2012 Dukes do when they’re selected as the second-best team? Most notably, a JMU team selected to finish in the bottom half of the conference received an at-large bid to play in the NCAA tournament and advanced to the Round of 16. It was the seventh season in the last 10 years a CAA team has advanced that far. If this year’s team wants to follow up with another strong season, it needs to recapture its momentum. “Our main focus is getting back to playing like we did last year, getting as close as we were last year, working hard for each other off the ball,
and creating as many chances and scoring goals as we can,” said senior midfielder Paul Wyatt. “The most important thing is working things out as a team and everything else will follow.” This season’s hopes begin with Wyatt, a team captain and three-year starter who has been showered with awards. Among Wyatt’s accolades are 2012 preseason CAA co-player of the year, numerous preseason All-America bids and first-team CAA nods on three separate occasions. “You’re bound to feel pressure when everyone’s eyes are on you all the time, but you have to concentrate on thinking about the team,” Wyatt said. “I try not to think about things personally and try to concentrate on the team as much as possible, particularly in preseason trying to get things going and get on a roll like last year.” Settling into form will be a challenge for a squad that returns only five of last year’s 11 starters. see MEN, page B5
Setting on the cusp Fields of dreams Picked to finish third in CAA, Dukes are one step closer to championship title
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Over her career, fifth-year senior outside blocker Natalie Abel has won roughly 20 awards. But Abel was never able to cross winning a Colonial Athletics Association championship off her list. During her time at JMU, Abel has been awarded the Virginia Sports Information Director’s State Player of the Year award, MVP for several tournaments and made first team All-CAA — just to name a few. “As soon as I decided I wanted to come to JMU, my next goal in life was to get a CAA ring,” Abel said. With one more year of eligibility left, Abel came back to JMU for the 2012 season to make one last attempt at her volleyball dream. “My first two years, we weren’t that competitive in the conference, but every year we kept getting closer and closer and closer,” she said. “I just wasn’t ready to hang up the cleats.” This could be the season Abel has been waiting for. During the offseason the team acquired seven freshmen. Although there’s still work to be done, head coach Lauren Steinbrecher likes what she sees. “We got two freshmen in there playing, so there’s a couple times where they just got to get used to playing next to each other to know who’s got what ball,” Steinbrecher said. “I think we’re serving well, we’re passing well, offensively we’re doing some nice things, and I’m real proud of them.” The incoming freshmen are a dynamic group of players, but all have one thing in common: talent. Each of the players come from standout programs, with awards and honors of their own. Setter Sarah Patterson spent her freshman and sophomore years at Plant High School in Tampa, and her junior and senior years at Hidden Valley High School in Roanoke. As a senior at Hidden Valley, her team finished in third-place in the state tournament. Patterson is also a two-time First Team All-District, AllRegion and All-State selection and played in the Virginia All-State East vs. West Game. Patterson is eager to test out her skills against the competition. “It’s really exciting,” Patterson
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University Park features three JMU athletic fields for practices and game use. “It’s really given a professional touch to the soccer complex,” said Dave Lombardo, head coach of women’s soccer. The team will return to University Park on Sept. 16.
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Freshman Sarah Patterson spikes the ball during the Purple and Gold scrimmage on Aug. 17. The Dukes begin the season 1-2 after playing in the JMU Classic.
said. “The level of play is so much different than high school, so I’m really excited to see the competition and how we’ll do and what’s going to happen.” Collegiate play may be different for Patterson, but the team has some familiar faces. Junior libero Katie Daorai and senior outside hitter
Danielle Erb both played alongside Patterson at Plant High School. With the trio reuniting, Patterson said knowing Erb and Daorai’s playing style will help her transition more easily. “I looked up to them, and I thought see VOLLEYBALL, page B5
For the second year in a row, students will find another brand-new athletics facility on campus. Last fall, the university unveiled the renovated Bridgeforth Stadium that expanded to hold 25,000 fans and students. Every seat was filled at each home game last season, according to JMUsports.com. At the time of the opening, University Park was still under construction. University Park, at the intersection of Neff Avenue and Port Republic Road, will host men’s and women’s soccer, women’s lacrosse and the cross country and track teams. Construction was completed over the summer to offer seating for 1,500 fans. The first regular-season game played on the fields took place Aug. 19 when the women’s soccer team faced Marshall University. John Martin, assistant athletic director for football communications, had limited details on the park, but more information will be released during a media day tomorrow. The park does contain three fields: one Bermuda grass game field, one Bermuda grass practice field and one turf practice field. Bermuda grass is preferred for sporting fields because of its tolerance to drought and constant abuse, plus a more natural flow for soccer and lacrosse balls. “It’s really given a professional touch to the soccer complex,” said
>> For a full story and video tour, check out Thursday’s issue. Dave Lombardo, women’s soccer head coach. “I’ve been around the United States for a lot of years and been to a lot of different schools, and the quality of what we have to train on now and to play on is just first class. [They’re] at a very, very nice professional level.” Senior forward Paul Wyatt said it’s added an advantage for the men’s soccer team. The field “promotes a style of play that we have been trying to grow into for the last year and a half,” Wyatt said. “It’s great to be able to get the ball on the floor and play a faster flowing style of football. It allows us to move teams around and create chances instead of having to play longer and rely on winning aerial balls in the final third of the field.” Athletics aren’t the only beneficiaries of the new park. UREC operates other grass fields, turf fields, basketball courts and volleyball courts for club, intramural and recreational use. Before this addition, teams would play at UREC. Picniclike areas are also scattered so students can take a break between games or watch other events. see PARK, page B5
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McFarland: ‘You don’t forget Stoney’ Alum Davis Stoneburner goes from cocky shortstop to Minor League second baseman By Meaghan MacDonald The Breeze
Former JMU shortstop Davis Stoneburner was good — and he knew it. Now an Akron Aeros’ second baseman, Stoneburner was the 50th JMU player to be drafted in the 2007 Major Leaue Baseball First-Year Player Draft. The Akron Aeros are the AA affiliate of the Cleveland Indians. Head coach Spanky McFarland recalls several times that Stoneburner would irritate him. “I remember he had a really great arm, and he liked to show it off,” McFarland said. “On a ground ball sometimes he would sit back a little bit just so he could gun it over to first to get the guy just so he could show that arm off.” Stoneburner’s bragging and poise may have driven the coaches crazy, but they couldn’t deny his exuberance and confidence made him a standout for Major League Baseball scouts. “He always had that mentality, that little bit of swagger, little bit of cockiness that the great players have,” McFarland said. “I mean if you make it to AA or higher in professional baseball, you are one of the elite in the country.” During his tenure at JMU, Stoneburner was tied for sixth all-time with 727 career at bats, eighth alltime with 52 doubles and was the
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Davis Stoneburner, (fourth from left on the second row) poses with the 2006-07 baseball team after having a 22-31 record.
second-highest draft pick in the Colonial Athletic Association with the 290th overall selection by the Texas Rangers in the 2007 draft. “I was just really, really excited,” Stoneburner said. “It’s something that you dreamt of your whole life. That’s the reason I went to college to play baseball. It was the right timing, and it’s a dream come true for me and my family.” Becoming a part of the Eastern League has allowed Stoneburner to
become closer to his family. The Richmond native has his own personal cheering section whenever Akron is in town to play against the hometown Flying Squirrels. “It’s unbelievable,” Stoneburner said. “My whole family gets to come. For the past five or six years that I’ve been playing baseball, my family’s gotten to come see me maybe, like, four times … You know, you grow up as a kid and dream of playing for your family and friends.”
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the eyes of the upperclassmen. “We’re meshing together really well,” said redshirt senior midfielder Kelly Germain. “We have a lot of young players but everyone’s stepping up, and we’re heading in the right direction.” With a mix of celebrated veterans and talented younger players, the leaders can come from anywhere. After defeating Marshall 2-1 on Aug. 19, the women’s team hosted University Park’s second game Friday night. The team experienced its first defeat after Georgetown University scored a late goal, but the Dukes’ aggression (12-10 advantage in shots) and stout defense allowed for some optimism. “I think it was a great game to watch, lots of energy, lots of chances at both ends,” Lombardo said. “We gave up a soft goal and missed our chances, but that’s the name of soccer.” That’s even considering Sparks returned to the field for the first time since November. “It just felt good to get back out there with the team and work hard,” she said. “We played well out here.” Sparks will have to adjust to the
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Last season, the field hockey team was one of the youngest in the country, consisting of nine freshmen, four sophomores and two redshirt sophomores. While most programs see rebuilding seasons as a struggle, the Dukes found great strength in their team — and their way into the postseason. “I think having a young team allowed us to grow and for a lot of people to step up that normally wouldn’t have to assume those roles,” said redshirt freshman Taylor West. “We also have a big freshman class this year as well, so we are still a young team but we can definitely use what we built on last year.” The young Dukes made it to the semifinals round in the Colonial Athletics Association Field Hockey Championships on Nov. 5, finishing the season 9-10 after a tough 6-1 loss to the Old Dominion Monarchs. But with another year of experience, the Dukes are ready to take on the season and to make it back to the CAA Championships. “I definitely have my eyes set on the CAA championship,” said senior midfielder Jenna Taylor. “It’s just a big thing to get done when you’re in school, and I think it’d be great to win it in my final season.” With a strong group of girls returning and a new wave of talent coming in, Taylor believes the freshmen and upperclassmen will work well together. “I think we have a great group of freshman now that are going to help us get to where we want to be,” Taylor said. Though the season is still young, head coach Antoinette Lucas looks forward to having the ability to play everyone. “We got a lot of playing time for the young kids who are now sophomores, so that helps us see more experience this year — the way we play together and our relationship to each other and just so we feed off many different
Stoneburner’s younger brother Graham, a Clemson University grad, is a relief pitcher for the Trenton Thunder, another member of the Eastern League. Although the two teams play each other frequently, the brothers have only matched up against each other once. On Friday in a 6-1 win over Akron, Graham pitched the final 2.1 innings and retired Davis on a ground ball to Thunder third baseman David Adams in the eighth inning.
“I want my brother to do well,” Davis said. “But actually it’s a win-win situation because if I do well, that’s a good thing but if he does well that’s also a good thing. In reality, he’s my best friend.” Although the two both play to keep their respected teams on top of the standings and for family bragging rights, the Stoneburner brothers are close. “I’m his older brother,” Davis said. “We competed, but not to the level of almost enemies.” Even though the brothers now play at the professional level, Davis and Graham still help each other out in the offseason in a way only brothers could. In the offseason, the two work out together and coach each other on they struggle with. “He kind of gets that older brother mentality like, ‘Let me help my little brother out,” Graham said. As Davis tries to make his way up, he relies on his confidence, remembering that same college shortstop that both frustrated coaches and impressed fans. “Here’s a guy who just believes in himself and believes in his tools, and he could go pretty far in this game when he gets the opportunity,” McFarland said. “We are extremely proud of him.”
“We have a lot of young players but everyone’s stepping up, and we’re heading in the right direction.” Kelly Germain senior midfielder
aerobic challenges of a full soccer game as she returns from injury. In the meantime, JMU can stay competitive as she takes a limited role. That’s thanks in no small part to the defense, now anchored by Halik. “I think our defense did a great job holding them up because we press really high,” Halik said. “They liked playing it in to a target, so we just stood on [the Georgetown player] and didn’t let her turn or anything. I thought we did very well.” The women will travel to the University of Pennsylvania on Friday and will play at 7 p.m. Contact Chase Kiddy at kiddyca@dukes.jmu.edu.
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Redshirt freshman Taylor West waits for control during a game against Appalachian State University. The Dukes played this weekend against the University of Vermont and Kent State in Kent, Ohio. The team’s record is now 1-1.
players, being able to play many different roles,” Lucas said. Some of the biggest returning players to the team are already making headlines in the CAA. Both Taylor and West have been named to the 2012 Preseason All-Season team. Last year, Taylor started all 19 games and finished the season with three goals, four assists and made First Team AllCAA. West only played in three games last year before receiving a medical redshirt. In her playing time, she was a CAA All-Rookie team selection, leading the team with six goals and 13 points.
This season, the Dukes are picked to finish fourth in the CAA behind Drexel University, Northeastern University and Old Dominion. They’re ready to start the year and get some revenge. “We certainly weren’t happy with being in the semifinals,” Lucas said. “Old Dominion set the standard for all of us, and it’s a standard that we want to meet and exceed.” The Dukes return home for their season opener on Saturday against the Lafayette University Leopards at noon. Contact Meaghan MacDonald at breezesports@gmail.com.
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Robertson, who returns as the heart of the JMU linebacking corps. The transfers of redshirt sophomore strong safety Titus Till and redshirt sophomore cornerback Jeremiah Wilson, both from the University of Maryland, will solidify JMU’s pass defense. During practice this summer, head coach Mickey Matthews kept a calm composure, even with minor injuries among players.
“We’re packing our stadium, [and] the JMU nation is having a good time every Saturday.” Mickey Matthews football head coach
“We’re confident,” Matthews said. “We felt like we left a lot on the table last year. We feel like we could have gone a couple more rounds than we did, but we had a really good summer.” This summer, football programs across the country saw opportunities to jump to the more competitive FBS, following in ODU’s footsteps. Starting in 2013, the Monarchs will try their hand at Division-I athletics in Conference-USA. “I hated [for] Old Dominion to leave because I think it was a great rivalry,” Matthews said. Matthews said ODU was a large rival because of the close
proximity, even though they only played once. O D U ’s f o o t b a l l p r o gram is only three years old, but the move has created uproar among other Virginia programs. In the past, the tidewater area has produced big name talent, like Tyrod Taylor and Michael Vick. Once the program took off, players preferred to stay close to home. Now that they will enter the FBS, the Monarchs have yet another advantage over the Dukes regarding recruiting. Meanwhile, Georgia State University, whose newly formed football team is playing its first season in the CAA, has already agreed to make the jump to the FBS by joining the Sun Belt Conference, effective next season. The Dukes, currently ranked fifth in The Sports Network FCS Preseason Poll, have been consistently strong in the evercompetitive CAA and have been considered to make the jump to the FBS sometime in the future. Still, Matthews and the Dukes are content with the situation at hand. “We’re packing our stadium, the JMU nation is having a good time every Saturday we play a home football game,” Matthews said. “There are a lot of DivisionI programs that don’t even come close to the crowds we get or the game day atmosphere that we have.” Despite the major departures this summer, Stony Brook University and the University of Albany both accepted offers
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Redshirt freshman linebacker Christian Norton tackles second-string tailback and redshirt sophomore Jauan Latney during last week’s practice.
Aug. 7 to join the CAA football program, beginning in 2013. Both Stony Brook and Albany are the reigning champions of their respected conferences: the Big South and the North East Conference. Despite not playing JMUcaliber defenses often, each university’s offensive prowess shouldn’t be overlooked, as each team averaged more 33
points a game and are committed to getting better. “Stony Brook is one of those institutions that is making tremendous improvement with their athletic program,” Matthews said. “I know they’ve spent a lot of money on their football facilities.” Despite the additional traveling, Stony Brook and Albany will certainly challenge JMU in
future match-ups. The absence of ODU and Georgia State will put JMU at veteran status in the CAA, creating more competition and recognition. “The commissioner and the CAA have done a good job on the football side filling in with Albany and Stony Brook, as both programs were very successful programs,” said John Martin, assistant athletic director for
football communications. “I think they’ll definitely add to the CAA and fill those gaps and maybe even increase the exposure for JMU up through the New York area.” JMU kicks off the season against Saint Francis University at home on Saturday at 6 p.m. Contact Tony Schaffner at schaffaj@dukes.jmu.edu.
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After being selected eighth in the preseason poll, the 2011 Dukes had a surprise year, earning the No. 1 seed in the CAA tournament before falling to Delaware in the semifinals on penalty kicks. Head Coach Tom Martin was also selected CAA Coach of the Year. Redshirt junior midfielder Adam Bastidas said the preparation menality hasn’t changed
between seasons. “Last year we knew that we had a good squad but I think people wrote us off early because we lost [C.J. Sapong] the year before,” Bastidas said. “But we have faith in a lot of the returning players and the freshman class.” The Dukes, who were picked only behind a veteran ODU to win the CAA in 2012, need to rely on upperclassmen to power their way through the season.
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as it will need to lean on several fresh faces in the coming weeks, such as sophomore forward Josh Grant. “I look up to the other guys and listen to them when they tell me what sort of runs to make, especially the sort of attitude I need to adopt in certain situations,” Grant said. “It’s different than what I’ve played before, but that’s what training’s for.” The team found out exactly where it stands when it opened up regular season play last weekend in Virginia Tech’s Hokie invitational. The Richmond Spiders edged JMU with a 1-0 decision Friday night and another 1-0 loss on Sunday to Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. “If people are looking at you to win awards, that’s great,” Wyatt said. “But you’re not gonna win any awards if you’re just thinking about yourself and trying to do everything yourself.” The team will host St. Bonaventure University Friday at 7:30 p.m. Contact Chase Kiddy at kiddyca@dukes.jmu.edu.
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they were such great players,” Patterson said. “It’s awesome to be here at the same college with them.” But where there are additions, there are also potential failures. During Saturday’s 3-1 loss to the University of Minnesota, redshirt sophomore setter Kristi Richardson sustained a severe knee injury. “She was just going up for a tight ball and I think maybe came down on someone’s foot,” Steinbrecher said. “I don’t know exactly what she did yet.” The nature of Richardson’s injury and timetable to return is unknown. On Aug. 17, the team held its annual Purple and Gold scrimmage, breaking into two teams and facing off against each other in preparation for their opening weekend. The scrimmage is also a good way for Steinbrecher to analyze her team and see what needs improvement.
”I thought our freshmen came in very well,” Steinbrecher said. Daorai “had a great evening of passing and serving. The middles and centers have consistently done well, and overall, I thought there was a lot of good stuff to build off of.” One of the biggest things Steinbrecher believes the team needs to work on is communication skills, which includes playing next to each other and learning to play as a team. After last weekend’s JMU Classic Tournament, the team is 1-2 and one step closer to achieving its championship goals. The Dukes are on the road this weekend for the Long Beach State Mizuno Invitational in Long Beach, Calif. The team doesn’t return home until Sept. 11 for a 6 p.m. match against Radford University. Contact Meaghan MacDonald at breezesports@gmail.com.
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“It’s going to really expand the ability for students to play intramurals,” said Kristin Gibson, assistant director of marketing and technology
at UREC. The UREC side officially opened Friday at 3 p.m. UREC will also host a grand opening celebration on Sept. 11 from 4-10 p.m. The event will have free food and contests
for prizes. The women’s team hosted the Fairfield Inn by Marriot Invitational last weekend. Contact Carleigh Davis at breezesports@ gmail.com.
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Jon Alger might be president, but mayor of JMU is still up for grabs. Through social media sites like Foursquare, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, orientation leaders, Public Affairs officials and the Alumni Association are teaming up to keep the JMU community connected. During 1787 August Orientation, FrOGs and freshmen were encouraged to compete for the title of mayor of campus buildings with Foursquare. They could also upload photos of their first week on Instagram and Twitter and “check in” at downtown businesses during Saturday’s Block Party in the ’Burg, an effort to introduce freshmen to local restaurants and shops. “My FrOGs use Foursquare, and it’s cool to see who else has been there that day and who’s there with you right now,” said Carly Munn, a freshman political science major. FrOGs hope to use social media to stay connected with their freshmen throughout the semester. “We’re not always going to be here,” said Courtney Thompson, a junior Spanish major and FrOG, “so if they see that I’ve checked in to a certain place, they can come see me.” A social media committee made up of Orientation Peer Advisors Spencer Pelfrey, Chelsea Coffman and Jeffrey Wallace spearheaded the initiative. The team shot a music video called “JMU 1787 August Orientation Social Media Rap” to teach freshmen how to use social media, using the hashtag “#JMU1787.” The rap has more than 8,000 views on YouTube. Lyrics like “Always know exactly where to find me, Foursquare/90 times checking in the Quad, mayor” encouraged freshmen and FrOGs to check in to locations around campus during each day of orientation. “That was one of my ideas to make [orientation] a little more relatable,” said Pelfrey, a junior public health education major.
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The @JMU1787 Twitter account, which has nearly 600 followers, retweets freshman descriptions of experiences at orientation events, including move-in and Playfair. At Wednesday night’s University Welcome, orientation coordinators reminded more than 2,000 freshmen to check in to the Convocation Center on Foursquare. “We want to amp it up for the freshmen because we know how much we use social media here,” Pelfrey said. “Maybe they’re not comfortable talking to their hallmates quite yet, but they can see what events are happening and who’s going.” Liana Brockway, a junior dietetics major and FrOG, stressed that using social media during orientation is also important for upperclassmen. “It’s going beyond the Orientation Team and getting people more aware of what goes on here,” Brockway said. Paula Polglase, a public affairs associate who runs
JMU’s Facebook and Twitter accounts, describes the social media pages as part of a larger trend at JMU. While public affairs administrations started a push with Facebook about five years ago, the page has seen the most dramatic response in the past year. During orientation, Polglase, who constantly monitors JMU’s social media sites on her iPhone and iPad, posted photos of freshmen and parents during move-in and shared updates from Dining Services’ page about the opening of Red Mango, a new frozen yogurt shop in Top Dog Café. In June, according to Bill Wyatt, public relations manager, JMU’s Facebook page had 32,881 “likes,” representing a 43.9 percent increase in followers since July 2011. The @JMU Twitter account has also had an increase of 6,292 followers between July 2011 and June 2012. see SOCIAL, page C3
English alum makes red carpet debut Matt Bondurant’s second novel is the inspiration behind the Prohibition-era movie ‘Lawless,’ which premieres Wednesday By Laura Weeks The Breeze
His ancestors riled bootlegging history with their moonshine stills in the 1920s. Today, his novel is brewing hype in Hollywood. Matt Bondurant, a 1993 alum who majored in English, documents his family’s moonshine business in his second novel, “The Wettest County in the World,” published in 2008. Its film adaptation, “Lawless,” starring Tom Hardy (“The Dark Knight Rises”), Shia LaBeouf (“Transformers”) and Gary Oldman (The “Harry Potter” series) premieres Wednesday in select theaters. The film draws on the novel’s lyrical, albeit sometimes gruesome descriptions of life in the bootlegging industry. “I don’t think I would have thought that I’d have three novels, with one of them being made into a movie,” said Bondurant, now a professor at the University of Texas at Dallas. “It’s been a series of extremely fortunate events.” Bondurant, whom critics have likened to American post-modern novelists William Faulkner, Cormac McCarthy and John Cheever, describes a film contract as an “extreme dream.” Before he could write the novel, Bondurant dug through any documents of his grandfather and granduncles he could find — a challenge heightened by little records, no letters or journals and few photographs. But eventually, he found court transcripts from the trial that followed the rampant moonshine production in Franklin County, Va., at the height of Prohibition.
Matt’s advice for aspiring writers 1. Read: “Read more than you think you should. Every good writer is extremely well-read. And by well-read, that means more than anybody else you know.” 2. Travel: “If you don’t mind eating ramen noodles every day and living in crappy apartments, you can go wherever you want.”
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Matt Bondurant, a 1993 graduate, visits Cape Clear Island in Ireland, the setting of his first novel. The movie adaptation of his second novel, “The Wettest County in the World,” comes to select theaters on Wednesday. He’s now working on his fourth novel.
“When you write stories like this, it’s like putting together a constellation in the sky,” Bondurant said. “You have a few certain points — those stars that you knew existed that you try to connect to form a dramatic narrative.” Despite fleeting meetings with A-list actors on the movie set in Georgia and long conversations with director John Hillcoat (“The Road,” “The Proposition”), Bondurant remains a humble author, citing his former English professors as influences on his career. s As a graduate student at JMU,
Bondurant worked with English professor Mark Facknitz at a fiction-writing workshop. He describes Facknitz as his first mentor. “I always liked writing stories, but I never thought I was actually good at it,” Bondurant said. “So when I got some kind of acknowledgement from Facknitz — someone I greatly respect — that opened up the possibility.” Facknitz is responsible for encouraging Bondurant to read Cheever (“The Swimmer”), whose portrait now hangs above Bondurant’s office desk.
“I remember two things Matt wrote [in graduate school],” Facknitz said. “Don’t expect me to do that for many other students.” In his senior year in 1993, Bondurant took English professor Jean Cash’s class on Edgar Allen Poe. Cash remembers Bondurant as a quiet, reserved student — “the kind who only talked if he really had something important to say,” Cash said. She reunited with Bondurant at a Sigma Tau Delta conference at JMU in the spring, when she asked him to
3. Be objective: “You have to see yourself the way others see you, as opposed to being trapped inside the prison of yourself. You have to be able to look at your own work and say, ‘This is bulls---.’ All too often, we think our work is great.”
sign her copy of “The Wettest County in the World.” As a busy father of two young children, Bondurant writes whenever he can find the time; He’s now in the early stages of planning his fourth book. “That’s all you want to be able to do — write the next book,” he said. “I hope that whatever the movie does, it just allows me the opportunity to write one more.” Contact Laura Weeks at breezearts@gmail.com.
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‘It’s just like hell’
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Zachary Knowles, a junior justice studies major, is the first JMU student to graduate from the U.S. Army Combat Diver Qualification Course, an intense seven-week diving school in Key West, Fla., normally reserved for Special Forces. Knowles was one of three cadets from his brigade to attend.
This summer, Zachary Knowles became the first JMU cadet to attempt and complete the U.S. Army Special Warfare Combat Diver Qualification Course. One in every three students won’t graduate. By Laura Weeks The Breeze
JMU Cadet Zachary Knowles quickly adjusted to being submerged 14 feet under water, blindfolded and struggling for oxygen this summer. At a military course where blacking out is expected, two hours of sleep is normal and a training regimen burns 8,000 to 10,000 calories a day, Knowles accomplished what some of the U.S. Army’s elite soldiers fail to do. This June, Knowles, a junior justice studies major, completed the U.S. Army Combat Diver Qualification Course, a grueling seven-week, 12-task diving school typically reserved for Special Forces. For Knowles, the most nerve-wracking task was the one-man confidence test,
meant to stimulate rough ocean conditions and make students hypoxic, depriving the body of sufficient oxygen. Students are placed at the bottom of the pool and blindfolded for 20 minutes while instructors violently flip them around, ripping out their breathing valves. “They torture you down there,” said Knowles. “They give you fewer and fewer breath holds, so you’re getting down to one breath — and then they rip it out again.” During the test, if students place their feet at the bottom of the pool at any time, they fail. Because of the extreme medical risks, an ambulance was with the students at all times, even during runs. Students were also required to always have a “buddy” with them. “You could pass out at any time,”
Knowles said. “If you ever weren’t in arm’s length of your buddy, they’d make you carry a rope with an anchor attached to it. It was miserable.” Held at the Special Forces Underwater Operations School in Key West, Fla., CDQC allows for 24 cadets to participate each year. Knowles was invited based on national merit rankings. Knowles, one of three cadets in his brigade of 40 schools to attend, found out he’d been accepted at the end of April. In his class of 90 students, only 39 made it to graduation, either from dropping out or being kicked out. The course involves physically, mentally and academically exhausting work. Days — which begin at 4 a.m. and end around see Cadet, page C6
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‘The Apparition’ sinks 6 feet under Despite earnest cast, a lifeless script and found-footage technique fail to frighten audiences By Jenny Claire Knight The Breeze
This haunting is no “Shining.” “The Apparition” opens with footage from a 1970s séance before jumping to the 2000s, when Patrick (Tom Felton, “Harry Potter” series) duplicates the ritual to prove that a ghostly afterlife exists. His experiment goes horribly wrong, creating a vicious apparition that drags victims through walls, never to be seen again. The film cuts to present day, where Ben (Sebastian Stan, “Gossip Girl”) and his girlfriend Kelly (Ashley Greene, “Twilight”) experience doors opening though the deadbolt is clearly locked, furniture moving and sickening mold covering the house. Ben realizes the apparition may be the source of
the trouble, and confesses to Kelly his involvement in Patrick’s experiment. After the apparition tries to kill Kelly, they realize they need Patrick, the only one with enough knowledge and equipment to fight the apparition. The script, written by Todd Lincoln, is problematic. The first half is full of scenes that don’t advance the plot, the script doesn’t bring anything new to the genre and there aren’t any particularly shocking twists. Greene’s dialogue is awkward, resulting in an inconsistent performance. Greene and Stan’s chemistry feels stiff and unrealistic for a couple. The moments Greene has with the neighbors, who play no part in the plot, just leave you scratching your head. Even the ending of the film is disappointing
and predictable. You leave the theatre with the sense that the writer ran out of ideas and just decided to end it.
The Apparition
‘PG-13’ 82 min. Starring Ashley Greene, Sebastian Stan, Tom Felton
The film has a PG-13 rating, but it doesn’t push the envelope. It isn’t gory or bloody, and it doesn’t try to psychologically scar you. You’ll still sleep with the lights off afterward. The only saving grace is Felton and Stan’s performances. Felton’s screen time is limited, but your eyes are drawn to him whenever he appears because you believe his sense of urgency. Stan becomes the
picture of a man broken by his tormentor. He starts to look worn out, tired and panicked. While the movie is marketed as a supernatural horror film, there are only three or four truly unnerving moments. It tries too hard to emulate better supernatural horror, mainly “Paranormal Activity.” In horror films, you expect to feel the fear the characters experience, but it doesn’t translate in “The Apparition.” The buildup expected in a horror film isn’t there. The film never truly takes off, leaving most of the action falling flat. Overall, the idea behind “The Apparition” — that the paranormal can be horrifying — is better than the actual execution. Contact Jenny Claire Knight at knightjc@dukes.jmu.edu.
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1. There will always be a Rose Library but no Linwood Rose. 2. You’ll never party in Ashby Apartments, but you might get invited to University Fields. 3. Taking a shortcut through Bluestone Drive has never been an option. 4. Even when you can’t get a football ticket, you’ll never miss a play because the games are all televised. 5. You can save your Dining Dollars for the weekend because double-punching is always allowed. 6. A trip to the hospital will take a little longer because you’ve always had a North Campus. 7. Bridgeforth Stadium will always be massive — on one side, at least. 8. You’ll never get called a “blackjack,” but you will get around with purple JACards. 9. You’ll never miss a beat because you have The Breeze mobile app to keep you informed.
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social | Foursquare campaign, scavenger hunt planned for students from page C1
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Freshmen and FrOGs fill the Quad on Friday for Quad Fest, a dance party featuring DJ REV. FrOGs encouraged freshmen throughout the week’s orientation events to check in to campus locations using Foursquare and to share their experience on Twitter with the hashtag “#JMU1787.”
While the number of Facebook “likes” on Virginia Tech and the University of Virginia’s pages exceed 111,000 and 71,000, respectively, JMU’s public relations staff is confident in the active online community it has created. “Every university has to choose which style best fits their university and their constituencies,” said Don Egle, university spokesman. “Social media has become the online version of that word of mouth.” There are plans to partner with the JMU Alumni Association to start a “scavenger hunt” using Twitter and Foursquare. JMU’s Twitter account would tweet clues to specific buildings on campus. When followers check in to the right location on Foursquare, they’ll receive a prize. Another initiative for the school year is a Foursquare campaign. Students would compete to become “mayor” of different buildings around campus and winners would receive T-shirts declaring their mayoral status. According to Wyatt, JMU’s
“Every university has to choose which style best fits their university ... Social media has become the online version of that word of mouth.” Don Egle
University spokesman
constant social media activity sets it apart from other colleges. “Whether it be prospective students, parents or alumni, we are constantly engaging them in things like answering questions, allowing them to post questions and comment,” Wyatt said. “People love JMU, they love to talk about JMU. The advent of social media has really given them a platform to do so.” Contact Greer Drummond and Laura Weeks at breezearts@ gmail.com.
Dorms | Students in 124 temporary triples could receive $250 rebate from front
students will get first priority for moving into a new room when one becomes available. “It makes them feel different,” Evans said. “I know they couldn’t have a better roommate, but for them to get a notice of, ‘Hey, oh, by the way, you’re living with your RA,’ it’s a real shock to their system.” Evans added that some students who have had to live with their RAs in the past were willing to move into a room that accommodates three roommates. The 31 students this year were placed in RAs’ rooms for a number of reasons.
“I know they couldn’t have a better roommate, but for them to get a notice of, ‘Hey, oh, by the way, you’re living with your RA,’ it’s a real shock to their system.” Maggie Evans
Director of the Office of Residence Life
“Adding an extra person to an un-airconditioned room can be uncomfortable,” Evans said. “If they’re going to be inconvenienced, they need to be in the most comfortable places during the hottest time of year.” Evans also said some of the dorms didn’t have enough furniture, and ORL would have had to move the extra sets out of RAs’ rooms because
there’s a limited number of designated triples. “The permanent triples we have were built and designed to accommodate three people,” Evans said. “In any given year, about 10 percent of the tripled rooms volunteer to stay.” Evans said there are currently 124 temporary triple rooms in Wampler, Gifford, Wayland, Chesapeake and Potomac Halls. A temporary triple is a room that’s designed for two students but is housing three, using a set of bunk beds and a loft, according to an email sent to students living in this arrangement. The key word is “temporary,” Evans said. Each room is assigned a priority number, which is the order residents in the triples will get the opportunity to move to a regular room that accommodates two. Catherine Reed was assigned to a temporary triple in Wampler, but she’s not sure whether she’ll make the move when a room becomes available. “When they told us our roommate assignments, I got two names instead of one,” Catherine said. “It was kind of surprising. I just expected one roommate.” There’s one perk in the situation: a rebate on room and board. ORL will refund residents $225 if they haven’t received a room reassignment offer by Sept. 11 at 5 p.m. If students are still living in the temporary triple on Oct. 23 at 5 p.m., they become eligible for another $250 rebate. After Nov. 27 and no offer, they’ll receive another $250. Students who volunteer to stay in the temporary triple won’t get a rebate. The FrOGs assigned to help Wampler Hall freshmen move in noticed the influx of new students. Crystal Barkley and Tray Secrist had to prepare themselves for an unusually large FrOG group. They worked
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from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday nonstop to get everyone moved into their dorms. “My freshman year, I only had about 25 or 26 people in my FrOG group, and now the numbers are up in the 40s in some cases,” said Barkley, a junior
English major. “It’s definitely a lot more to handle, but I think it can be more fun.” Even with the increase in incoming freshmen and transfers, Secrist said the way JMU trained FrOGs remained largely the same.
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“As far as training people, they definitely brought up, ‘Hey guys, this is the biggest class we’ve had here, so prepare yourselves,’ ” Secrist said. Contact Alison Parker at breezenews@gmail.com.
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cadet | Swam with 16-lb weight
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Zachary Knowles (middle of the pool) attempts to stay afloat while Colin Gagnon, a junior justice studies major, sprays him with a hose. The men trained at Godwin Pool up to three times a day before Knowles left for the U.S. Army Special Warfare Combat Diver Qualification Course in June. from page C2
midnight — are packed with training session in the pool, night dives, underwater diving missions, intense pressure from diving instructors and hours in the classroom taking 20 to 30 written tests on everything from diving physiology to marine life. Two months before he left for the course Knowles trained at Godwin pool up to three times a day attempting to emulate the tests the school would require. To prepare, Knowles’ friends pushed him to the limit. Knowles’ friends helped him design running and pool workouts to constantly test his physical limits. “We’d come together and
think about how we could make things harder and see how much further we could go to push ourselves,” said David Wilson, a junior kinesiology major. Knowles said some of the sessions were actually tougher than the ones at the CDQC. One workout involved treading water for five to 10 minutes with a 16-pound weight. Knowles took one minute to recover from between each repetition, while the CDQC test allowed five. “Everything was bumped up another level from the actual test,” Knowles said. Lt. Col. Robert Pettit, head of the military science department, hopes Knowles will bring the leadership skills he learned
from the school — which he describes as one of the Army’s most demanding courses — to the military science program, possibly in the form of JMU’s own combat diver qualification training program. Knowles, though only a junior, is already planning his military career. He’s considering entering the infantry and eventually serving on a Special Forces dive team. “The sky’s the limit for Zak,” Pettit said. “By succeeding in this course and being qualified as a combat diver, he’s well on track to become a Special Forces officer. That’s a huge deal, a huge accomplishment.” Contact Laura Weeks at breezearts@gmail.com.
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