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Devon Lane incident fourth this month

‘SHOCK VALUE’

Anti-abortion and pro-abortion rights protesters clash on commons By REBECCA CROSSAN and AARON KOEPPER The Breeze

Red billboards displaying graphic pictures of aborted fetuses, Holocaust victims and Rwandan genocide victims have been prominently displayed across the commons since early yesterday morning. The displays are part of the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform’s Genocide Awareness Project, an organization that has no affiliaPHOTOS BY GRIFFIN HARRINGTON / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER tion with JMU. GAP proposes that abortions are equal to other acts of genocide, such as TOP A graphic display of abortion and genocide images has been on the commons since the Holocaust. yesterday morning. BOTTOM Advocates of pro-abortion rights held up posters across from the The group cites Webster’s New World Ency- anti-abortion display yesterday. The graphic images will be on display until 6 p.m. today. clopedia, which defines genocide as “the deliberate and systematic destruction of a Choice, believes women should have the >> Student responses national, racial, religious, political, cultural, right to choose and that GAP is using a false analogy to emotionally charge its audience. ethnic or other group defined by the exter- to the protest, page A5 minators as undesirable.” The Dukes for Choice prepared a stateFletcher Armstrong, the southeast regionRyan Orr, a senior theatre and dance major, ment Tuesday saying, “Above any other al director for the Center for Bio-Ethical said he thinks the comparison between abor- political issue, it is unacceptable to exploit Reform, leads the project. tion and genocides like the Holocaust may other people’s suffering, particularly when “The idea is that if abortion kills a human be too much. you are not part of the group that suffered.” being, and we do that . million times a year, “It seems like it’s all shock value,” Orr said. Meyers said she’s pro-abortion rights then that is systematic,” Fletcher said. “We’re trying to figure out why it’s a genocide because the easiest way to disenfranchise He said unborn children are targeted, if genocide is a specific group of people.” people is to take away their rights. Orr and Taylor Faulkinberry, a senior thedehumanized and killed in the same way as “Having a choice is key to maintaina group is targeted for genocide. atre and dance major, said they thought the ing control over our own life,” Meyers said. Students were visibly shocked by these group was going for intensity over clarity. “Access to legal abortion safeguards the physimages, which will be on the commons until “They put symbols about Nazism up there, ical and mental health of women.” the end of today. but I don’t know what that has to do with reliThe Dukes for Choice statement cites the Korey Lamb, a senior communication gious choice,” Faulkinberry said. United Nations’ special report on abortion, studies major, said he found GAP’s approach There was also a dry-erase board with which says “criminal prohibition of abortion abrasive and inappropriate for a college markers tied to it where students could voice is a very clear expression of state interference campus. their opinions about the pictures. with a woman’s sexual and reproductive “There is a better way to go about getting “You are pro-life, I am as well. Still, these health because it restricts a woman’s conyour message across than putting graphic graphic photos are not the way to go,” one trol over her body, possibly subjecting her images up,” Lamb said. “Especially because message said. to unnecessary health risks.” it may be a sensitive issue for someone who’s Another said, “Stay out of my educated Meyers, along with co-president Katie had an abortion or who is thinking about decisions. My life, my choice.” having one.” Emily Meyers, co-president of Dukes for see PROTEST, page A4

Students got their fourth notification of a violent crime in Devon Lane on Monday afternoon. Early Monday morning, a robbery of five male victims on the  block of Devon Lane in the University Fields apartment complex. The victims said they were outside on the patio of a ground-level apartment when they were approached by two men, one of whom showed them a handgun, said police spokeswoman Mary-Hope Vass in a press release. Police said one suspect was described to police as black, wearing a black and red hat and a black tank top. The second suspect was described as a black man with dreadlocks who wore a “Falcons” hoodie. The man with the handgun demanded money from the victims and assaulted one of them, who sustained minor injuries. The suspects took two wallets and money from the victims before fleeing the scene in a four-door sedan. The Harrisonburg Police Department continues to investigate the armed robbery. The robbery is the latest in a series of violent crimes that have taken place on the street. This is the second armed robbery in the Devon Lane area over the past two months, and some students are concerned. Bradley Rotz, a senior elementary education major, said he was surprised shootings occurred so close to campus. “It’s a little odd how frequently they happen,” Rotz said. “It’s usually the see CRIME, page A2

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OPINION Obama’s citizenship

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Madison Equality discusses the obstacles associated with having families.

Donald Trump brings up the issue of President Barack Obama’s birth certificate again. LIFE Cellular sensation

“Dead Man’s Cell Phone” calls up a positive review at Mainstage Theatre. SPORTS Coach’s kid

Clayton Matthews brings a lifetime of football experience to each practice.

Men’s soccer third in nation, to host CAA tournament JMU clinched first place in the CAA with a 9-0 record at home and will receive a first-round bye By EMMIE CLEVELAND The Breeze

JMU men’s soccer standout Paul Wyatt had a second of relief when he realized his team had solidified first place in the conference and would be hosting the conference tournament. But that relief quickly fled with the realization that not all the team’s goals had been met yet. “We knew we couldn’t rest, because we set ourselves goals throughout the season,” said the junior midfielder. “First, we wanted to make the tournament, then host it, then win it, and ultimately, we want to be unbeaten at home all season. “We are happy to be where we are, and we have earned every bit of it. But the job is not done just because we are hosting. We have a lot of work to do to keep the momentum building.” JMU (--, - Colonial Athletic Association) clinched the top spot Saturday when Northeastern University defeated Old Dominion University -. The Dukes are ranked No.  in the

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Junior midfielder Paul Wyatt was named CAA player of the week with 49 shots and six goals over the season.

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The Dukes will either sit alone at the top of the standings or tie with ODU, depending on how the final games of

the regular season play out. If they tie, the Dukes will win the tiebreaker by virtue of a - win over the Monarchs

last week. The six-team tournament will be at JMU, giving the Dukes the everimportant home field advantage — especially because the Dukes are - at home this season. “Home advantage is massive,” said junior defender Dale Robins-Bailey. “We are starting to feel the buzz around campus for JMU soccer and being at home helps us focus … We have worked hard to build a psychological advantage over the visiting teams, and we must capitalize on this.” The success is especially sweet for the team after being chosen to finish eighth in the preseason CAA standings — not even high enough to qualify for the tournament. “Obviously, it feels great to win first place after having so many doubters saying we couldn’t achieve better than eighth,” Robins-Bailey said. “We always knew we had the talent and the environment here at JMU to play with the best and succeed.” see SOCCER, page B4

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Crime | ‘Not a place where you would think shootings would happen.’ from front

more back places, not where everyone walks. It’s not a place where you would think shootings would happen.” Sam Melkonian, a freshman theatre and dance major, said she feels safe compared to a friend at the University of Maryland, who she said gets timely notifications much more frequently, Melkonian

said. “They get the same of alerts all the time because of how dangerous it is,” Melkonian said. There were two armed robberies on Sept. 11, both committed by one group of four black males. One crime was committed in the 1200 block of Devon Lane in the middle of the afternoon, while the other was committed at

Port Republic Road and Bluestone Drive. On Oct. 1, HPD investigated a shooting in the 1400 block of Devon Lane after O’Rondae Jones waved a gun toward a 22-year-old male, and the 22-year-old then shot Jones. Jones was charged two counts of brandishing a firearm. – staff report

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Family for all? Madison Equality discusses adoption for LGBT couples, surgery to have biological children By Georgina Buckley The Breeze

A chorus of “awws” echoed from the Madison Equality crowd as senior Spanish major Marjorie Cook that they would discuss ways for lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender people to have a family at Tuesday’s meeting. “There’s going to be people in your life who are going to struggle with this,” Cook said. “I’m graduating, and it’s a serious thought for me because one day I want to start a family.” Cook, the senior adviser to Madison Equality, hosted a discussion Tuesday night about the obstacles that nonheterosexual people face when it comes to starting a family. Madison Equality has about 200 members and is the JMU community for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students as well as their allies. Cook’s discussion started with a clip from “The Baby Formula,” a film about a fictional lesbian couple in Canada trying to have a child. Using their own stem cells, the women create a child made of their combined DNA. Stem cells are taken from the women and turned into sperm, which are then used to artificially inseminate both of them. Although the procedure has been done with animals, and is

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Alleged shooters’ trial postponed

The case against four men charged in an alleged home invasion and two robberies in the 1300 block of Devon Lane was postponed on Tuesday until Dec. 7. Both robberies and the home invasion took place on Sept. 11. Sterling Williams, 18, and Darren Whitelow, 20, Javion Stewart, 21, and Andrei Mayes, 20, are charged with 14 felonies, including multiple counts of robbery and use of a firearm in commission of a felony, according to The Daily News-Record. Mayes and Stewart also are charged with malicious wounding by mob. The men are currently being held in Rockingham County Jail without bond. NATIONAL

Prof loses tenure for using Socratic Method

Steven Maranville at Utah Valley University, has been denied tenure because of students’ compliants, according to Inside Highered. Students complained the professor’s use of the Socratic Method, one used by many JMU professors, and made them work in teams, which led the university to deny him tenure. Maranville filed a lawsuit against the school.

‘Freshman 15’ a myth

A recent study has found that the “freshman 15” is a myth, according to InsideHigherEd. The study was conducted by an Ohio State University researcher and Patricia Smith, a professor of economics at the University of Michigan at Dearborn. Their research found that freshman women gain 2.4 pounds and men gain 3.4 pounds on average.

a possibility for humans it is prohibitively expensive. A more frequently discussed option at the meeting was adoption. In Virginia, LGBT couples can’t adopt children because the law bars unmarried couples from adopting. Under the Defense of Marriage Act, LGBT couples can’t marry, and in April of this year, the Commonwealth of Virginia refused to talk about changing the adoption laws, according to Cook. In April, the State Board of Social Services voted 7-2 against rules that would’ve prohibited discrimination in terms of who can adopt children. “I think it’s an important issue because a lot of couples want kids, and there is no reason they shouldn’t have kids,” said Lindsey Martin, a sophomore English major and member of Madison Equality. Martin, who is heterosexual, said that having kids is a basic right for all couples, not just straight ones. “If we’re going to get rid of DOMA, starting families is something we need to talk about,” Cook said. Healthcare is another obstacle Cook said looms large for LGBT prospective families. Since LGBT couples can’t marry, their health care options are limited, unlike heterosexual couples.

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Children don’t have strong legal ties to their parents in an LGBT family, which means they’re on uncertain legal grounds in terms of custody if one parent dies or if one has to make a medical decision, according to Cook. LGBT families don’t fit the legal definition of family and can be denied government aid and programs given to heterosexual couples and their families, Cook said. “I think public opinion is the biggest obstacle to having an LGBT family right now, because people think that ‘oh, that kid’s going to turn out to be gay’ because their parents are,” Martin

said. Martin said that people need to be educated on the subject and that everyone either straight or gay should work to bring awareness to the issue. Sophomore Kathleen Lewis, a sociology major and president of Madison Equality, plans on having a family in the future. “This is a huge issue because it concerns a lot of people,” Lewis said. “The fact that the state in which I live [Virginia] in is one of the most conservative states in America makes it hard to change that and other legislation.” Cook hopes the audience realizes that having a family can be

part of their future. “I wanted to talk to the general body about this because when I was their age [an underclassmen], I didn’t think about these kinds of things and didn’t think they were a possibility,” Cook said. Cook has been with her partner for four years and said they want to start thinking about major family decisions in the next few years. “If it sucks to live in Virginia,” Cook said jokingly, “you can move to Canada though.” Robyn Ochs will speak about the bisexual lifestyle Nov. 7 at JMU. Contact Georgina Buckley at breezenews@gmail.com.

ISAT seniors build burner for local farm By Sean Byrne contributing writer

Four senior integrated science and technology majors are getting their hands dirty to help local farms. Amanda Martindale, Marlee Najamy-Winnick, Julianne Decker and Dee Spolarics are creating a biochar burner, which generates heat for a greenhouse and creates nutrients to improve soil quality. This is part of the women’s senior thesis project. “We’ve been learning about sustainable technologies in class for a while, and we wanted to combine environmental energy and sustainability all in one project,” Decker said. The burner is located on Avalon Acres Farm. The farm, which grows completely organic food in Broadway. Their products are sold at the Harrisonburg Farmers Market. Martindale said the project is centered around making biochar, a type of charcoal made from organic material. It’s mainly put it into the soil to improve the soil quality over time, using agricultural waste to improve agriculture, according to Martindale. The group has completed about half of the project, with just the heating system left to complete. The women were introduced to the project by ISAT professor Wayne Teel. “The girls are adapting a preexisting design at Avalon Acres Farm,” Teel said. “But this is the first time we’ve actually hooked it up to an existing heating system to a greenhouse.”

Every year, Teel puts together a group of students to refine the design and build a new burner to fit the farm they are working with. This year, the group designed a way to heat a system of water that would run under a greenhouse located on Avalon Acres. This is Teel’s third year doing the project. Burning waste through a very high heat process known as biochar pyrolysis creates the biochar material. The agricultural waste, made up of manure and dead plants, is put into a large kiln, burned and then spread in soil to act as a natural enhancer. “Biochar is very porous, so it maintains water and nutrients very well and is used to supplement soil,” Martindale said. Although this project is meant for local use in the Shenandoah Valley, the women said it could be used on a wider scale nationally. There are more than 47,000 farms in Virginia, according to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences. “I think on a larger scale, it can be used to provide heat for many other things,” Spolarics said. “It is a great thing for farms to have, so we hope that people adopt the technology more and more.” Besides creating heat and nutrients, the use of biochar can also lower environmental degradation. “It reduces greenhouse grasses,” Decker said. “So if you can incorporate it into an area you can reduce greenhouse gasses, increase crop yield and decrease chemical runoff from fertilizers.” In the next month, the women

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Four senior integrated science and technology majors are building a biomass burner at Avalon Acres Farm for their senior project. The burner heats agricultural waste, including manure and dead plants, which is then spread in the soil as fertilizer. The students hope to finish in the next month.

hope to finish the burner on the farm before burning material to produce biochar. They also plan to upgrade the one currently on Polyface Farms, one of the larger farms in

Virginia interested in sustainability. Contact Sean Byrne at byrnesr@dukes.jmu.edu.

Soldiering on Last weekend, 130 ROTC cadets got a taste of field experience at Frazier Farm in Rockingham County north of Harrisonburg. They conducted situational training exercises, where cadets are taught how to react to certain situations that mimic battle such as ambush, setting up an ambush and movement techniques. Junior history major Matt Pisano said it gave him an oppurtunity to experience real-world situations in a controlled environment. “It’s definitely nerve-wracking at first, but you revert back to your training, and that’s what steadies you,” Pisano said. “Once you get through that first experience leading a mission with your squad, you build confidence in yourself.” The cadets flew to the site in CH-47 Chinook helicopters. “That was one of the things that me and a bunch of the cadets were looking forward to,” Pisano said. CORY D’ORAZIO / the breeze

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O’Connell, rallied Dukes for Choice to have a counter-protest against GAP. They will be on the commons until 6 p.m. today. The group has a petition that is

neither pro-abortion nor abortion-rights, but against using the Holocaust or other acts of genocide for political gain. Meyers said the GAP uses emotional statements and graphic pictures to reel in its

audience. She thinks DFC can provide logical numbers and facts to prove its points. “My hope is that we can better educate the JMU community without emotional rhetoric,” Meyers said. “Most

importantly, we want to show that this analogy is deeply offensive and wrong, and no one should use genocide with the intention of political gain.” DFC said these demonstrators can sometimes incite

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MORE RESPONSES TO THE COMMONS’ ANTI-ABORTION DEMONSTRATION ONLINE at breezejmu.org. Thursday, November 3, 2011

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CONVERSATION CORNER Our readers’ web reactions to the question: Have you been to the commons today? Do you think it’s OK to display graphic images as part of anti-abortion arguments? @DHERRING89 Those pictures are incorrect. People should be educated about abortion before they protest against it with graphic photos. @JINYX no, not when the graphic images are inaccurate. i.e showing a 28 wk fetus when 99% of abortions occur before 12 wks. also, the point of being pro choice is to prevent govt regulation of an individual’s free will and right to control their body. SAM JOHNSON Constitution’s guarantee of free speech>my opinion. Doesn’t matter what I think.

@LOLISPOKIS no. although I’m prolife, I don’t think this opinion should be shoved in people’s faces. there are other ways to educate. COLIN BOWIE No one does protests against the wars showing images of mutilated bodies or the aftermath of a suicide bombing, so I don’t think the pro-lifers should be allowed to do what they’re doing. I think they’re just being obnoxious to get attention; there are other ways to get publicity for one side of an issue than being grotesque. @YOANNABBY yes, but not in a public place like the commons!

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Innocent passers-by, who are just trying to walk to class or D-Hall, don’t want to be greeted in the morning with a barrage of graphic and gruesome pictures of abortion, which apparently is also categorized as genocide. The Genocide Awarness Project proudly displaying these graphic images claim First Amendment rights to express their views on the campus of a public university, so I will exercise my First Amendment rights as well. First, you aren’t even a student group. The commons should be a place for students, to promote their own events and causes. But did you ever think that there was probably a more relevant group who you took promotional time from? That time could’ve been used to promote a concert or guest speaker from a more deserving student group. Second, what difference will it make for your cause to show large photos of baby body parts and bloody fetuses? When you

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Bringing back ‘birther’ issue

GOP candidate Rick Perry is only hurting himself by reintroducing the controversy

Donald Trump just can’t let the “birther” issue go. In an interview on Saturday on CNN’s “Piers Morgan Show,” Trump brought it up once again by saying that President Barack Obama “might have been born in America” and “many people online claim his birth certificate is a forgery.” Trump then goes on to say that “it would be a positive” for Texas Gov. Rick Perry to bring this issue up more in his campaign. Now, The Donald has said some pretty ridiculous things in the past year, such as comparing gay rights to golf by saying, “some people can’t make putts so they switch to long putters, which is not traditional” and arguing that Obama is secretly a Muslim. S o w h e n T r u mp f i r st claimed he wanted to see Obama’s birth certificate, most people wrote it off as Trump just making crazy allegations to gain media attention.

But we’re living in a strange time in American politics when irrelevant issues, wild accusations and unfounded remarks reign supreme.

Still, why should this issue get even bigger? Perry should make a comment totally ending the scandal. It’s completely irrelevant and obviously untrue. Unfortunately, some embraced his argument and fueled this birther movement to the point where Obama actually released his birth certificate last May. Despite the release, the issue is coming back up again. Perry has sidestepped

answering questions about the birther debate on various occasions by saying things in response to Trump like, “It’s a good issue to keep alive,” or, “I was just poking fun at Donald Trump.” Because Trump’s beliefs are so far out there and not popular opinion, it’s unlikely that Perry legitimately thinks that Obama wasn’t born in the United States, and it’s probably more of a strategy to avoid alienating the “birthers.” Perry even conceded that it was a distraction and that “most Americans don’t care about that issue.” Still, why should this issue get even bigger? Perry should make a comment totally ending the scandal. It’s completely irrelevant and obviously untrue. The president has one of the most extensive background checks of any career in the entire world. Wouldn’t we know if he wasn’t born in our country or if his birth certificate was forged?

The birther issue is simply a fringe theory created by extreme right-wingers who will try anything to discredit Obama. Perry should stand up like his fellow Republican candidate Jon Huntsman, who in a response to Trump on ABC said, “It’s been settled: The president is a citizen of the United States … Let’s move on to the real issues of the day.” By not giving solid answers to these questions and dismissing the topic, Perry looks desperate. Even if he does win the primary, most moderate citizens are going to see these statements and shy away from him. It does nothing but hurt him in the long run by giving life to this bizarre conspiracy that should have already been over. He needs to put an end to it if he hopes to win the election in November. Chris Justis is a junior justice studies major. Contact Chris at justisjc@dukes.jmu.edu.

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choose to express yourselves that way, people don’t want to listen. Students are probably so distressed by what they see that they’ll keep walking and won’t even make eye contact with you. Regardless of which side of the anti-abortion/abortion rights argument you are on, no one wants to see pictures of dead babies. Third, the pictures displayed on the commons by your group aren’t conducive to the academic environment of JMU. Students shouldn’t have to be subjected to your images when they’re just trying to get to class. There’s no doubt that your images were emotionally disturbing to some students, myself included. There’s absolutely no reason for you to be distracting students from their day-to-day activities. If your group decides to come back, you should choose a medium of expression that allows for voluntary participation, not involuntary exposure. Katy Summerlin

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when I got my kindergarten booster shot and doctors had to revive me. It wasn’t an allergic reaction; I just really don’t like needles. 6. I will forever love Taking Back Sunday more than any other band, even though they signed to a major record label in  and will never sound quite the same. I’ve got a bad feeling about it. 7. This weekend, I saw “Black Swan” for the first time. I think the only movie scarier than it is “The Strangers,” and that’s just because I live in the middle of nowhere. 8. I live in the middle of nowhere. 9. I drive a sea-foam green Prius named Fernando. He and I have been through more together than I have with anyone I know. 10. I met the most amazing guy on Earth, my boyfriend Aaron, in a news writing class two years ago. He is my happy thought, and that’s why I can fly. Beth Cole is a media arts & design major. Contact Beth at breezearts@gmail.com.

Hard-pressed to justify zealot aggression Attacks on the press a disgrace to freedom of speech, however unpopular The freedom of the press has come under attack again by a very familiar adversary: religion. Early yesterday morning, flames destroyed the offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. News reports coming out of the country said the fire was caused by a Molotov cocktail, a glass bottle filled with petrol and lit on fire. For its latest issue published yesterday, Charlie Hebdo published a spoof issue, renamed “Sharia Hebdo,” a reference to Islam’s Sharia Law. On the front page was a cartoon of a man in a turban with the caption “ lashes if you don’t die of laughter.” The magazine also named Prophet Muhammad, the leader of the Muslim faith, its spoof editor-in-chief. Charlie Hebdo is similar to MAD Magazine in that it’s intentionally offensive and full of leftist political references for misfits. This also isn’t the first time the magazine has made headlines for this very issue. In , Charlie Hebdo was condemned by then-President Jacques Chirac for running a cartoon with the title

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“Muhammad overwhelmed by fundamentalists.” Worried about religious passions inflaming in an alreadydiverse Parisian population, Chirac asked that the magazine refrain from hurting “the convictions of someone else.” Larger controversy preceded the incident in  when the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten ran an editorial cartoon depicting several images of Muhammad. Several events have heralded and followed this issue, culminating in Everybody Draw Muhammad Day on May , , in support of free speech. Was the cartoon in poor taste? For sure. But does it mean that religious zealots should retaliate through acts of terrorism? These actions are the result of a sense of entitlement that occurs within several misguided religious extremists. Although Mohammed Moussaoui, head of the French Council for the Muslim Faith, was aghast at the tone of Charlie Hebdo’s issue, the attack only “reaffirms with force [the council’s] total opposition to all acts and all forms of violence.” I don’t have anything against Islam. In high school, I performed a religious

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experiment by spending a week studying the Quran and praying as a Muslim. It can be a beautiful faith if practiced correctly. But I value the freedom of the press just as much as I value the freedom of religion.

But this attack on the press, albeit across the Atlantic, should serve as a warning to everyone that our liberties can come under attack at any point from people who could take a tasteless joke too seriously. But this attack on the press, albeit across the Atlantic, should serve as a warning to everyone that our liberties can come under attack at any point from people who could take a tasteless joke too seriously. In his recent stand-up special, comedian Patton Oswalt makes the point that always “respecting others’ beliefs” is actually counterintuitive

A “way-to-be-cheap” dart to the toilet paper in E-Hall, for being so thin and scratchy that it could be used as tissue paper for wrapping presents. From a girl who might come back near Christmas to use some for her holiday needs. A “the-world-is-notyour-trash-can” dart to the person who left their trash on the bus and to the person who kicked that trash under a seat. From your fellow bus rider who knows that it’s rude to leave trash for the driver to clean up. An “it’s-an-epidemic” dart to all the JMU girls wearing leggings as pants. From a Georgia girl who’s too classy to forget real pants.

to creating a free world. By “respecting ” outrageous beliefs, you compromise your own principles on what you think could be right or wrong, Oswalt argues. For those who believe I am out of line on this issue, I implore you to consider the Westboro Baptist Church, led by Fred Phelps and based in Topeka, Kan — you know, the group known for its slogan “God Hates F**s.” Do you acknowledge that they believe what they do? Possibly. It could be a stunt, but after hearing Phelps’ daughter Shirley Phelps-Roper speak at a journalism conference in March, I do think the church’s beliefs are genuine. But this doesn’t mean I respect the Phelpses’ opinion, nor do I respect their interpretation of Christianity, another redemptive-based religion. I do acknowledge many Muslims’ beliefs that cartoons of Muhammad are damnable and disgraceful. But I don’t believe this, nor do I respect the actions of the culpable party, and neither should the rest of the world. Matt Sutherland is a senior media arts & design major. Contact Matt at breezecopy@gmail.com.

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restaurant Review

BEef or bust?

How does Flip’N Burg-R stack up? To compare to other burger joints around town, editors Beth Cole and Matt Sutherland rated burgers from local restaurants based on taste, quality and, of course, the meat.

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Opened Oct. 24 on Port Republic Road, Flip’N Burg-R’s drive-through line wraps around the building Tuesday night during the dinner rush.

New burger joint doesn’t give customers much to sink their teeth into Flip’N Burg-R

By Jeff Wade The Breeze

There’s a new burger joint in Harrisonburg, but it isn’t worth flipping out over just yet. Flip’N Burg-R positions itself as an in-between of the cheap convenience of McDonald’s and the classier burgers of Five Guys Burgers and Fries. While Flip’N Burg-R is a new restaurant, it’s working on fairly familiar territory. The restaurant doesn’t deviate far from the standard fast-food trappings, with an order counter and options to dine and carry out. The menu offers 23 different main dishes, a surprising amount for a brandnew restaurant, especially a fast-food place. Most of the food falls under the restaurant’s namesake, but it also has a variety of Flip’N chicken, Flip’N barbecue and Flip’N hot dog dishes. For a little less than $5, you can get a combo with a pretopped burger, chicken or hot dog dish, two sides and a drink. The sides range from fries and onion

Location 1011 Port Republic Rd. Hours Sun. — Tues. from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Wed. — Sat. from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m.

rings to corn dogs and chicken nuggets. Mixing and matching these sides all cost the same, but you’re going to get more fries and hush puppies total than onion rings or chicken nuggets in a standard order. There is a variety of desserts available to finish off the meal. You can choose from fried Oreos, Reese’s, Snickers and Twinkies, in case you thought you’d gotten away without clogging your arteries too much. But the restaurant’s biggest selling point in desserts is the 31 milkshake varieties, though they’re almost detrimentally thick. If the whole menu seems a bit overwhelming, that’s because it is. If Flip’N Burg-R escapes the fast food designation, it’s in the worst possible way — the food doesn’t come fast. Large opening week crowds combined with

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Escaping school with ‘Dazed and Confused’ If “Dazed and Confused” taught me anything, it’s that I was a loser in high school. The idea of being allowed to stay out until sunrise while still living under my parents’ roof is as foreign to me as Zane Showker Hall is to an art student. The film follows several high school students on their last day of school in 1976. The hair is long, the pants are wide and the smoke is ever-present. Though there isn’t any central plot — apart from the characters’ desperate need to find drugs, alcohol and a place to party — the film does a great job of showing what it’s like to be a teenager. These characters think their lives at that moment are more important than anything else going on in the world. Unlike stereotypical films like “Mean Girls” and “High School Musical,” this high school caste system actually make sense. There are definite differences between each group, but students don’t seem to be too bothered by these classes. One of the main characters, Randall “Pink” Floyd (Jason London), is told by his football coaches numerous times that he’s hanging out with the “wrong crowd.” But it’s hard to tell if the coaches mean the potheads or the testosterone-filled destroyers of public property who enjoy beating paddles against the backsides of male freshmen. But amid all these different crowds are very memorable characters. While they could’ve easily been placed into their respective stereotypes, each personality was so vivid that it is hard to know them by any name other than their own. These characters’ favorite weekend activity is driving around in their parents’ cars with no particular destination in site. If only they had today’s gas prices. One good reason for them to drive around aimlessly is the provided soundtrack. Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Ted Nugent, Bob

Dazed and Confused (1993) 

‘R’ 102 min. Starring Jason London, Wiley Wiggins, Matthew McConaughey Rotten Tomatoes score 98%

Dylan, Willie Nixon, KISS and ZZ Top all play along as these teens learn valuable and not so valuable life lessons and above all else, smoked a lot of herb. It was interesting watching this movie for the first time while in college. Though I could appreciate the characters fully embracing their youth, it was funny to see certain ones clinging to all the power they could get from high school. We all knew that kind of person — the one who ruled the school only to become the little man on campus a year later. And that’s what this movie is best at — reminding me that high school wasn’t that important and helping me realize these college years, while great, probably won’t matter too much in the grand scheme of things. Though these students don’t do too much to better themselves throughout the course of the movie, most of them never take themselves too seriously and enjoy every last moment, which makes it a great movie to watch your senior year.

Favorite quotation: “Well, all I’m saying is that I want to look back and say that I did the best I could while I was stuck in this place, had as much fun as I could while I was stuck in this place. Played as hard as I could while I was stuck in this place ... dogged as many girls as I could while I was stuck in this place.” — Don Dawson (Sasha Jenson) Next week: “Jerry Maguire” “And you call yourself a critic …” is a weekly column written by Rachel Dozier, The Breeze’s managing editor and a senior media arts & design major. Each column is part of her 13-week project to watch films considered “classics” she has never seen. For more entertainment news, check out her blog, “Honest | Unmerciful” (racheldozier.blogspot.com).

technical errors in the restaurant’s touchscreen order stations made waits of 20 to 40 minutes to order common throughout the week, plus a 15-minute wait for food itself. There is a niche between burger classes that the restaurant could easily fill, but the restaurant’s scattershot attempt to do everything results in a lack of any real stand-out menu items, offering no real reason to choose it over any of the other burger places in Harrisonburg. Which is a shame, because Flip’N Burg-R hits most of the boxes that resonate with students. The restaurant is cheap and its late hours could make it competitive with the more established fast food chains. Construction of a second Flip‘N Burg-R in Harrisonburg Crossing is already underway. Hopefully the company will flip this situation around so we don’t have two restaurants to ignore instead of just one. Contact Jeff Wade at breezearts@gmail.com.

For a burger that will fill you up and then some, Dave’s has 1/3- or 2/3- pound slabs of beef, served with red onions, lettuce, tomato and mayo. What makes these burgers different is the gigantic house-made bun, with a floury outside and a light, fluffy texture. It’s almost like a pastry. Jack Brown’s Beer and Burger Joint 80 S. Main St. $4.49-$6.49

Jack Brown’s burgers meet at an intersction of minimalism and craftsmanship. Kobe beef burgers are combined with an array of unconventional toppings, ranging from peanut butter to jalepeños, for daily specials that will have both your palate and your head swirling. Five Guys Burgers and Fries 108 Burgess Road $3.79-$6.89

Even though it’s a regional chain, everything about Five Guys is fresh. The beef — which isn’t frozen — is grilled right in front of you. The fries are hand-cut, and all of the toppings are completely fresh.

play Review

Dark humor high point of ‘Cell Phone’ By Sandy Jolles The Breeze

In a quiet café,washed in a red, velvety background, the audience hears the sound of onstage raindrops until a loud ring comes from a man sitting in a chair, unmoving. Jean, played by junior theatre and dance major Amanda Kohr, answers the cellphone. When she looks at the paralyzed man in a closer light, she realizes he’s dead. “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” opened at the Mainstage Theatre on Tuesday as part of the Forbes Center for the Performing Arts’s Masterpiece season. In such a large stage, the sets and scenery may not have been as visually appealing to the audience. But the deep and profound content of the show

made up for it. “Dead Man’s Cell Phone,” an original work by Sarah Ruhl, follows the life of Jean as she slowly unravels the connection of the cellphone calls to this dead man, Gordon, played by junior theatre major Cameron Clarke. Jean gets wrapped up in the dead man’s life and his family. Jean concocts a thread of lies about Gordon that paint a picture far different from what actualy was. She makes it seem as if she herself knew Gordon on a closer level, fabricating his life in an attempt to know his family on a more personal level, and to discover more about his own. Through the course of becoming entrenched within Gordon’s family, she falls in love see Cellphone, page B2

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Jean, played by junior theatre and dance major Amanda Khor, falls for Dwight, a dead man’s brother, junior theatre and dance major Andrew Trego.

Album Review

Legends display ‘Lulu’-nacy

By Jack Knetemann contributing writer

Drinking a gallon of milk in an hour. Eating a tablespoon of cinnamon. Listening to “Lulu” in its entirety. Some things are simply impossible for the human body to do. Metallica and Lou Reed’s longawaited (or dreaded) collaboration is 87 minutes of overwhelming incompatibility. And the quality of the two legends’ performances questions whether “Lulu” is even serious. Collaborations are common in the rock world, but few have as much star power as the “Lulu” project. Reed is considered a godfather of punk, mostly for his work with the Velvet Underground. Metallica is the most commercially successful metal band of all time. Anyone who denies either parties’ talent or songwriting abilities is delusional. Which is what makes “Lulu” such a head-scratcher. How could five musicians of such high caliber — the composers of timeless classics — release such a horror? There have been misguided collaborations

Lou Reed & Metallica

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before, but none like this. The beginning of “Mistress Dread” suggests what the album could’ve been with flexibility and effort. The combination of Reed’s creeping organ and Metallica’s crunch is excellent, hinting that “Lulu” could’ve been a metal album with atmosphere. But when Reed’s croak plops into the mix, all seriousness evaporates. Lines like “If you make others feel like jam poured on a piece of charbroiled lamb” on “Iced Honey” and “to be dry and spermless, like a girl” on “Frustration” destroy any possibility of this album being taken seriously. Reed and Metallica don’t have similar sounds or strengths, but they do have one thing in common: an affinity for antagonizing their fan bases. After his greatest commercial success, “Rock and Roll Animal,” Reed released the most spectacular flop of all time, the purposefully

aggravating “Metal Music Machine.” Metallica likewise conquered the world with thrash metal classics like “… And Justice for All” and “Master of Puppets,” only to release a decade of albums that melted their fanbase instead of faces. Maybe that’s what “Lulu” was supposed to do. The project was born from a joint performance at the 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concert, where the two icons met during their induction to the museum. Maybe the two got talking about angry fans and decided to see if they could make the worst album of all time. There’s no way Metallica singer James Hetfield screamed, “I am the view, I am the table” on “The View” with a straight face or Lou Reed drooled out “I’m a woman who likes men” in earnest. It’s just too bad to be a real effort. The two sides don’t even bother to adapt to each other. Listen to three minutes of “Lulu” and decide for yourself. Either it’s the worst album ever or the best joke in music since Spinal Tap. Contact Jack Knetemann at knetemjw@dukes.jmu.edu.

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with Gordon’s brother, Dwight, junior theatre and dance major Andrew Trego. It isn’t until the second act that the audience finally catches a glimpse of Gordon. In a 10-minute monologue, Gordon delivers a message about the loss of privacy that comes with the overuse of cellphones. “The monologue of Gordon was definitely my favorite part since it was just this masterpiece, this unexpected masterpiece,” said sophomore writing, rhetoric and technical communication and English double major Tess Simila. Gordon’s monologue definitely did deliver a masterpiece of a serious, contemplative nature, while also sprinkling in comedic dialogue. Though Gordon touched on dark issues, the audience laughd at his random tangents and was quiet as he combed through his last few memories on Earth. Gordon’s monologue, along with the majority of the script, was laced with dry and dark humor. Senior theatre major Stacey Sulko, who played Gordon’s lover, compared “Dead Man’s Cellphone” to that of a British comedy. “ ‘Dead Man’s Cellphone’ was definitely far different than the other shows we have done, since dark comedy

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The cast of “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” comes together at the rainy café in one of the turning points of the play. The show runs until Sunday.

in itself is different,” Sulko said. “We don’t do a lot of prominent shows to begin with and this show is just quirky, gritty comedy.” The show took on many twists and turns, and moved in a variety of different directions. “Even though the show has so many different angles, I was able to follow it perfectly from start to finish,” Simila said. “We saw the characters from so many different perspectives.” While the content of the show and the transitions involving wheeling sets appear fluid, some of the technical aspects, like the sets and scenery, were dry. Most scenes were set in different locations, so the set had to change often. But it was confusing where exactly the characters were at times. Sets were sparse and limited, with a simple chair and barstool to convey some scenes, and a couch and rug

to convey an elegant living room. Kohr shined as Jean, portraying a rather mousy, overly detail-oriented woman, while senior theatre major Frances Nejako played Kohr’s counterpart, Mrs. Gottlieb, Gordon’s mother. Her deadpan range, as well as her wry sense of humor, fit well into the play’s dynamics. “All of the characters just play off of each other so well. Everyone is so opposite, but yet they fit together,” said sophomore engineering major Ciara Middleton, who attended the play. “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” will run until Sunday. The next performance at the Forbes Center will be “The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds,” starting Nov. 8. Tickets are $6. contact Sandy Jolles at jollessn@dukes.jmu.edu.

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‘Your world is flip-flopped overnight’ Clayton Matthews’s positive outlook has allowed him to continue his love of football by coaching at his alma mater, despite two devastating car accidents By David Halstead contributing writer

with me when I was growing up,” Clayton said. When Clayton was young, he developed a JMU wide receivers and kickers coach Clayton Matthews strong bond with his father. hasn’t let a series of life-changAs a youngster, Clayton was ing events prevent him from like any other kid going to doing what he loves best. school. There was only one Clayton was a standout playexception. er for the Dukes as a freshman “When I was in preschool and elementary in 2001. Mickey’s son played school, most people went quarterback, wide receiver, to after-school daycare,” punter and kicker in his first Clayton said. “They went two seasons and was popular in the locker room and on and dropped me off at the campus. football field, and I hung On Aug. 3, 2003, his life took out with the managers and a dramatic turn. While Clayton the trainers and went to my was moving into his new apartdad’s meetings.” ment and getting ready for the While finishing up his degree at JMU, Clayton fall semester of his junior year, he lost control of his car on worked as a student assisUniversity Boulevard, and it tant coach mostly with plunged down a hill and into kickers on the Dukes’ staff in 2004. JMU won the woods. the national championClayton was thrown out the ship that year and many driver’s side window, lying unconscious for nearly an hour people think the euphoria before then-JMU defensive end of winning a championJerame Southern drove by the ship helped the Matthews accident and called the police family cope after the devfor help. After going to Rockastating accidents. ingham Memorial Hospital, “I don’t know if our relaClayton was found to be parationship really changed b e caus e the national lyzed below his chest. robert boag / the breeze championship really had “Your world is flip-flopped nothing to do with it,” overnight, and it is a very Wide receivers and kickers coach Clayton Matthews has been a member of Mickey said. “We were depressing time in your life,” JMU football since 2001 when he began playing as a freshman. Matthews has best friends prior to the Clayton said. “ You can’t been coaching in the position for five seasons now. car wreck, and we were sugarcoat it in anyway. I was a depressed individual and best friends after it regardunderstandably so.” thing for everyone, but the person responless of whether we won the Through numerous back surgeries, Clay- sible for Clayton to be as successful for championship or not.” ton’s condition steadily improved. overcoming the accident is his mother. His After graduating, Clayton worked parThen, less than a year later, after visiting mother was tremendous.” time on the wide receivers/kickers staff for doctors in Charlottesville for an infection, Mickey was working as usual on the day of three years before being named as a fullClayton and his mother, Kay, were on their the second accident. He said that he looked time coach in 2007. Today, Clayton makes way back to Harrisonburg during a rain at the weather forecast and almost consid- an impact on the lives of many Dukes. storm. As Kay drove her car up Afton Moun- ered taking the day off to drive Clayton to “It is unfortunate what happened to him, tain, the car hydroplaned. the hospital, but decided against it. but he doesn’t show self pity,” senior defenThe second car crash snapped the steel Despite the injuries, Clayton went back to sive-end D.J. Bryant said. “So, when you are rods in Clayton’s neck and more seriously JMU to graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in in the game, you think about something hapdamaged his spinal cord. Clayton had to go kinesiology with a sports management and pening to you, and you look over to Coach through yet a second round of even more business concentration. He knew without a Clayton and you just think, ‘wow, I’m showcomplicated surgeries and would need a doubt that he wanted to return to the foot- ing self-pity when this guy over here can’t even walk anymore.’ He is a strong leadwheel chair. ball field as a coach. “It was devastating at the time,” Mickey “One of the main reasons why I wanted to er, and I have a lot of respect for the guy.” said. “I don’t really think about it anymore, be a football coach and make a difference in but it was devastating. It was a very hard these kids’ lives are things that my dad did see Matthews, page B4

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Dukes pack hope on New Hampshire By Chase Kiddy contributing writer

Something’s gotta give this weekend in the Northeast. JMU’s season schedule was tough to begin with, seeing as the Colonial Athletic Association currently has seven teams in the top 25 Football Championship Subdivision. But with being more injured than they’ve been all season, the Dukes could have an interesting conference finish. With three games left on the schedule, JMU (5-3, 3-2 CAA) will take its banged up offensive line north to face the University of New Hampshire Wildcats (6-2, 4-1 CAA). Should the Dukes manage to pull off a difficult road win, they will find themselves in a tie with UNH and closer to the top of the CAA standings. JMU has dropped two of its last three games, with both losses decided by small margins. In fact, a paltry five points separate JMU from a stellar, 7-1 conference record. If karma were to have its way, then the team seems poised for a lucky break. But a win won’t come easy against Wildcat senior quarterback Kevin Decker, who leads an impressive passing offense. “He’s a heck of a player,” said head coach Mickey Matthews. “He’s probably the best quarterback in the league. His stats bear that out.” Matthews isn’t wrong. Just last week against the University of Rhode Island, Decker accounted for 335 yards of total offense, including 78 yards rushing. The Dukes will have their hands full against such a dynamic offense, which is averaging more than 35 points per game in seven FCS contests this season. The JMU defense isn’t without an accomplished pedigree of its own, however. Excluding the University of North Carolina game, JMU has allowed an average of just 16 points per game, and it has yet to yield more than 25. The offense as a whole racked

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Soccer’s finest sides Germany should be the next champion of Europe The fates of both the German and Spanish national soccer teams have been intertwined during the last two major tournaments. In 2008, Spain defeated Germany in the European Championship finals with a brilliant goal by Fernando Torres. In the 2010 South Africa World Cup, Spain once again put on an inspired display of passing while dominating possession to knock the Germans out in the semifinals. With Euro 2012 coming up, it’s likely these two dominant European teams will stand in each other’s path for the trophy. While Spain is comprised of stars essentially in the prime of their careers, Germany’s youth, tactics and offensive capabilities should finally be enough to beat Spain this summer.

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Made up of the best that Barcelona and Real Madrid have to offer, Spain’s national team is a scary amalgamation of players for any team to face. After Barcelona beat Manchester United last season, Sir Alex Ferguson put the Spaniards’ dominance into perspective. “I think they’re the best team we’ve played,” Ferguson said. “They’re at a tremendous peak in their cycle of their team, and you get teams who elevate themselves to that status, and I think Barcelona [is] that team.” Only two potential starters for the national team aren’t on one of the two big Spanish teams: Torres, who plays for Chelsea, and David Silva, who plays for Manchester City. It’s clearly a Spanish side that’s in the middle of a great cycle of talent. Dominating European football “depends on how well they can replace that team at another point — they certainly have the philosophy,” Ferguson said. “It’s always difficult to find players like Xavi and Andrés Iniesta all the time, so probably not. But they’re enjoying the moment they’re having right now.” Spain has beaten Germany in its last two big matches because of its Dutch inspired passing attack. It combines skill on the ball with precise, short passes in order to hoard possession. Movement without the ball is also key so that a welltimed pass can find a surging striker in the box. It’s a method the Spanish have mastered and with almost all of their stars less than 30 years old, they won’t be stopping any time soon.

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Players on both defense and offense go over a play during Tuesday’s practice. On Saturday’s game at Old Dominion University, the Dukes lost three offensive linemen to injuries, two of which were season-ending.

up the injuries with a heavy loss to the Monarchs on Saturday, losing redshirt sophomore running back Dae’Quan Scott in the second half to a recurring shoulder injury, as well as three different offensive linemen. Two of the linemen, offensive tackles redshirt sophomore Josh Wells and freshman A.J. Scott, are confirmed as out for the year and redshirt sophomore Matt Krout is questionable to play this weekend. Despite the injuries, Matthews is confident in the line. “Oh, I think we’re fine,” Matthews said. “The two guys that were injured are both freshmen … so we’re just replacing freshmen with freshmen.” In other words, a mere eight starts separate the experience gap between the now-injured linemen and the new linemen who will get the nod this weekend in UNH. Eight games is certainly nothing to take lightly. As for Scott, Matthews

approached his shoulder injury with cautious optimism. “It’s not a thing that’s gonna get better,” Matthews said. Scott’s shoulder injury “is gonna come out when he gets hit really hard like he did Saturday. If he can stand the pain, he can play.” Considering Matthews also said Scott wanted to come back into the game in the second half of the ODU game, he should be fired up and ready to go Saturday. What’s arguably even more fascinating than the timing of these injuries is the conference standings that JMU finds itself in the middle of. Aside from the showdown between the Wildcats and the Dukes this weekend, another epic battle is brewing up in the Northeast as the conference undefeated Black Bears of the University of Maine host Towson University, which only has one conference loss. The winner of that game will sit firmly at the top for the last two games of the season.

Regardless of who wins, both teams will still have to play the formidable Wildcats. UNH will finish its schedule with three of the top five teams in the conference, but if it wins out, it, could potentially claim the conference title, too. Along with those three teams, ODU and JMU could both claim a piece of the title if New Hampshire loses to the Dukes on Saturday and defeats both Maine and Towson. It’s a testament to the quality of the CAA that, with three games left on most everyone’s schedule, a five-way tie of 6-2 in-conferenceranked teams is entirely realistic. First things first. JMU has to go up north and beat New Hampshire. Injuries or no injuries, the Dukes’ push for a wildly contested championship starts Saturday in New Hampshire at noon. Contact Chase Kiddy at kiddyca@dukes.jmu.edu.

The German national team has won the World Cup three times and the European Championship three times in its history. While Spain has had recent success, Germany is always competitive and rarely bows out of tournaments early. After the 2006 World Cup when the Germans came in third, coach Jurgen Klinsmann quit, and his assistant Joachim Loew took the reins. Loew is more a tactical genius compared to America’s new national team coach Klinsmann, who is an inspirational leader and a fitness guru. Loew brought in great young stars like Mesut Özil, Thomas Müller and Toni Kroos. These youngsters combined forces with proven German headliners like Bastian Schweinsteiger, Philipp Lahm and Miroslv Klose, in the 2010 World Cup. What the world saw was a faster and more technically sound German team. It didn’t pass for possession like Spain, but utilized the long ball. Also, Germany was more organized in its approach because Loew drew out specific game plans for the players as opposed to the freer style of Klinsmann. Germany ended up scoring 16 goals in the tournament, doubling that of the champion Spaniards. Müller netted five goals to win the Golden Boot award, and Özil quickly became one of the most sought-after midfield playmakers in the world, signing with Real Madrid soon after. In both the 2008 and 2010 games with Spain, the Germans couldn’t get many shots off, which was the major contributor to their losses. In the Euro Championship, I expect Loew to have a plan for Spain, to keep possession equal and get the ball into the opponent’s penalty box. It’s a treat when these teams play, and it’s a pity we’ll have to wait until the summer to see it. Contact David Barton at breezesports@gmail.com.

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Head coach Tom Martin said “to be fair and upfront,” he wouldn’t have guessed his team would be where they are, but gave all the due credit to his players. “To the returning kids’ credit, they had a very good spring,” Martin said. “They made a very serious commitment in the spring semester to do everything they could to get themselves better and possibly put them in this situation.” Wyatt, who notched a goal and two assists against ODU, has recently garnered a variety of national attention. He was selected for the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week and chosen as one of College Soccer’s 360’s “Primetime Performers.” But Wyatt quickly dismissed this, saying the focus was on the team. “We are much closer as a unit, and we are all fighting for each other,” he said. “We look each other in the eye before each game, and we are happy to be

fighting for everyone around us. It’s never been like that before in my time here, and that’s a huge positive.” JMU hasn’t made a CAA tournament since 2005 and hasn’t won the championship since 2001. This year, the tournament has been extended from four to six teams, giving the top-two placed teams first-round byes. The toughest opponents JMU may face in the tournament could be No. 2 ODU (11-4, 7-3 CAA), the only other team that has a guaranteed spot in the tournament. As of yesterday, seven other teams were battling for the four tournament spots — including Virginia Commonwealth University (5-4, 10-8) and Drexel University (4-5-1, 5-10-2), which were responsible for the Dukes’ two conference losses. The Dukes traveled to Drexel on Tuesday after snow forced them to cancel the originally scheduled match Saturday. They dropped a 2-0 decision to the Dragons, being shutout for the first time this season. “I think we just have to

continue doing what we are doing,” Wyatt said. “We slipped up [Tuesday] against Drexel, but there were a lot of unfavorable circumstances there, and we have to pick ourselves up and move on.” JMU feels confident going up against any team, though. “We have beaten everyone at home so far, so we have no reason to fear any of these teams,” Wyatt said. Still, the team doesn’t want to become complacent. “It’s very easy to fall into the frame of mind that we’ve done enough this year,” Robins-Bailey said. “We have potential, but we haven’t won anything yet. I think the guys will agree that we cannot be happy until we have that CAA ring on our finger and a good performance at the national tournament.” The Dukes close out regular season play traveling to Hofstra University this weekend. They return home to host the tournament Nov. 10, 11 and 13. Contact Emmie Cleveland at clevelej@dukes.jmu.edu.

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The assistant coach, who loves to teach the fundamentals of the game, is popular with the team. It’s Clayton’s upbeat attitude that makes him such a fun guy to be around and learn from. Because of his past playing experience, he has a wealth of knowledge that he isn’t afraid to impart on his players. “Clayton has pretty much taught me everything I know about playing receiver,” Brown said. “In high school,

I played quarterback, so coming to college, I wanted to play receiver and I had played [the position], but I never actually had real coaching.” The job does have its downside though. “I guess the only bad part about being the coach’s son is he has a direct line to my cellphone number,” Clayton said. “So, he is not afraid to call me at 11 o’clock at night when he has an idea or a problem with what we did that day.” For the Matthews family, a strong family and football community at JMU has held

them together ever since the life-changing accidents. “I don’t want to say football saved my life, but the players on the team at that time and the coaches brought me back to a reality, to a sense of self worth,” Clayton said. “Without that, I would easily be staying at home six days a week and may not have graduated from college and moved on with my life if it wasn’t for football.” Contact David Halstead at halstedh@ dukes.jmu.edu.

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