Port & Main by Torie Foster

Winter 2013 V. 3 Issue 2

port main James Madison University’s Student Magazine

feline fanatics

From Cat’s Cradle to the Quad cats, Harrisonburg seems a bit obsessed.

Think you know JMU?

We test out students’ campus knowledge to see if they really do bleed purple.

Suiting up

Job interviews got you worried? With our guide, you won’t sweat over what to wear.

Running on empty

We’ve got some fast, easy ways for you to get through the rest of the semester.

decorating pros get to know some of JMU’s

Letter from the Editor

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As I was trying to think of things to write about for this letter, I kept thinking about my cat. I know: crazy-cat-lady alert. But my mind kept going back to my cat. Yes, there is a cat story in this issue, but that wasn’t it. What was so alluring? Tux started out as the worst cat. He’d knock things over, bite and scratch me. But then he started going outside. He’d be gone for hours — days, even. And he turned into a completely different cat. He’d come home for 15 minutes to curl up against me and then run right back outside to scale some trees. My point is, and I realize how cheesy this sounds, Tux has an admirable sense of adventure. He follows his bliss, which is really all we want in life, isn’t it? I encourage you to find what makes you happy in life, whether it’s wine, art, a new job, hiking or whatever. You know it’s good advice when it’s from a cat lady. Enjoy!

port main Editor-in-Chief Torie Foster Copy Editor Anne Elsea art editor Christine Pomatto photo editor Griffin Harrington

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Anne is a junior media arts and design major and sociology minor. She enjoys reading, exploring new cities and watching Audrey Hepburn movies. She’s also the copy editor for The Breeze. Anne would love to work at a major city newspaper, but is enjoying every second at JMU before going out into the real world.

Christine is a senior media arts and design major with a journalism concentration. She enjoys dressing up “Puppy,” her bunny, and quoting “Bridesmaids” in her spare time. Christine is also the design editor for The Bluestone. After graduation, she would like to land a job with either a home or food magazine one day.

Griffin is a sophomore media arts and design major with a digital video and cinema concentration. Griffin can often be found following the JMU football and basketball teams around with his camera. In his spare time, he enjoys driving aimlessly around Harrisonburg while blasting music in his minivan.

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Profile

the wine

master story & photos by Laura Weeks

See, stir, smell, sip, swish. That’s how Bradley Roof, an accounting and wine studies professor, drinks his wine. First, he holds the glass against white paper to observe the wine’s color. Next, gripping the glass by its stem, he stirs the liquid vigorously, activating its flavor and aroma. Then, inhaling deeply, he raises the glass to his nose until the bridge touches the rim of the glass. Last, he takes a sip, swishing it around like mouthwash. In minutes, he can identify the type of wine, where its grapes were grown and whether it was aged in an oak barrel. But don’t ask Roof what his favorite wine is. He has 29. Roof, 62, is one of 300 certified wine professionals in the world (200 in the United States), a distinction awarded to those who pass the Culinary Institute of America’s rigorous two-and-a-half hour exam. In his 2008 graduating class of 30 students, he was one of four to succeed. “I probably study wine many, many more times than I drink it,” says Roof, who’s collected more than 800 bottles of wine from around the world (what he calls a “little stash”) since graduating from the American Graduate School of International Management in 1973. With a passion for wine

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As soon as I took one sip, I knew exactly what it was. It was like an epiphany. — Bradley roof

ABOVE Barrels of wine line the walls of a storage room at Bluestone Vineyard in Bridgewater. Owners Curt and Jackie Hartman opened the vineyard in 2010. RIGHT Bluestone Vineyard’s cabernet Franc won the 2012 Virginia Governor’s Cup bronze medal and the 2012 Finger Lakes International silver medal.

as strong as a vintage cabernet sauvignon, Roof is constantly learning as much about it as he can. “If you really want to be knowledgeable about wine, you can’t do it just by drinking,” says Roof, who recommends “The Wine Bible” by Karen MacNeil. “You have to read.” Roof is also trained in winemaking, skilled in grafting (joining two vines together to get the best of each) and blending different types of wines. To prepare for the wine certification exam, Roof created his own review program and studied 15 hours a week for about 11 months. He then traveled to California’s Napa Valley to take the test, which consisted of 120 multiple-choice questions and three essays based on blind tastings. To add to the challenge of a timed blind tasting, Roof has a nasal deviated septum, a disorder

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that impairs the ability to taste. “It was the part of my test I was most nervous about,” Roof says. To overcome this, Roof tried to warm the glasses in his hands to stimulate the flavors of each wine. During the written portion of the exam, wine was poured from carafes instead of bottles, which can sometimes indicate the type of wine inside. The first wine he knew just by looking at it: a chardonnay from Monterey County in California. While he incorrectly guessed the second wine — a soft cabernet sauvignon from California’s Alexander Valley — he nailed its geographic location within 10 miles. The third — a bold cabernet sauvignon from France’s Northern Rhône Valley — he recognized only from having read about it. “As soon as I took one sip, I knew exactly what it was,” says Roof, who detected the wine’s roasted, meatlike aroma. “It was like an epiphany.”

Roof’s food & wine pairs n Fish and seafood: unoaked

whites (like sauvignon blanc or Riesling) n Lighter meats: mediumto-heavier whites (oaked California chardonnay), or lighter-to-medium reds (Chianti or cabernet Franc) n Game meats (like venison): earthy wines (cabernet sauvignon or pino noir) n Big red meats: medium-toheavy reds (merlot or syrah) n Spicy Asian foods: slightly sweet, low-alcohol wine (German Riesling or Mascato) n Desserts: dessert wines that are slightly sweeter than the dessert Despite having wrongly identified the second wine, Roof left the exam feeling confident.

“The whole way driving down through Monterey and the Salinas Valley, there was a full moon right out the driver’s window that was coming up the horizon,” Roof says. “I looked at it and thought, ‘I bet I passed. This has got to be a sign.’ ” His first experience with wine was equally serendipitous. After graduating from college, he traveled to Zermatt, Switzerland, a small town located at the foot of the country’s highest peaks. While waiting for his train, he grabbed dinner — a selection of cheese fondue — and a bottle of Chasselas, a full, dry and fruity white wine. Roof was so impressed by the way the wine complemented the meal, he thought, “There must be more to this wine stuff than meets the eye.” Soon, his collection was born, and he now stores hundreds of wine bottles in his basement. He recently opened one that was

more than 30 years old. “I call it ‘an entertainment cellar,’ because regardless of what we’re doing at home or what we’re eating, I have a wine down there to go with it,” Roof says. Because of his certification, Roof was a natural choice for teaching the hospitality and tourism management program’s beverage management class, according to Michael O’Fallon, interim director of the School of Hospitality, Sport and Recreation Management. “Brad is always coming up with new ideas,” O’Fallon says. “He’s an ideal faculty member because not only are our students learning, but he’s willing to go find something new to learn himself.” This is Roof’s second year instructing the class, which covers everything from growing grapes, surveying wines from around the world and learning how to properly pair and cook food with wine. Last year, Roof and his

students tasted 50 different wines. Keara Mahan, a senior hospitality and tourism management major, hopes the class will prepare her for a career in planning events at country clubs. “Wherever I go in the hospitality and tourism industry, wine is going to pop up,” says Mahan, who’s looking forward to learning how to pair wines with food. “Hopefully, I’ll be planning events that deal with full menus and wine menus. Being able to give advice on which wines go with which food is going to help me.” Knowing the ins and outs of wine is becoming increasingly important in the industry, according to O’Fallon. “At the end of the semester, we’re seeing that our students have not only a better understanding of wines and the regions they come from, but how to pair them with the proper food

to make the experience better for a guest,” O’Fallon says. Roof has also led an independent study course to help students become certified wine specialists. Candidates for this test, which involves wine knowledge only (no tastings), typically have five-to-seven years of experience in the wine industry and are between 30 and 35 years old. These candidates have a pass rate of about 40 percent. “I told my students, ‘About two weeks before the test, you’re going to hate wine. You’re going to wish you never heard of it. You’re going to hate me — and if you’re at that point, you’re getting there,” Roof says. Roof’s students, freshly 21 years old and with little-to-no experience in the wine industry, had a 68 percent pass rate. Besides teaching credibility,

Roof’s certification also allows him some level of exclusive access to wineries and vineyards around the world. On a recent trip to Napa and Sonoma valleys, Roof only paid one tasting fee. “They recognize that this is a real wine person,” says Roof, who has two business cards — one for his positions at JMU and one specifically for his wine accreditations. “A lot of places would go get their wine-maker or winery manager to have them conduct the tasting for [me].” Though he’s traveled the world tasting wine, Roof also recognizes Virginia’s wine scene, stressing the importance of local vineyards like CrossKeys and Bluestone. “Great wine is made in the vineyards,” Roof says. “The world’s greatest wine-maker can’t take bad grapes and make good wine." n P&M, Winter 2013 7

Feature

cat

culture by Anne elsea | photos by griffin harrington

Harrisonburg has an affinity that can’t quite be explained.

a’Tisha Pryor has a minor obsession with cats. “Since I’ve been in college, cats have been sort of my thing,” the junior kinesiology major says. “I guess you can say I’m a cat lover and proud of it.” But it wasn’t until she came to JMU, a place that seems to have an unusually large number of cats, that her infatuation came alive. Harrisonburg’s “cat culture” is at an all-time high, with students adopting cats an average of four or five times per week, according to Matt Chan, the adoption volunteer coordinator at Cat’s Cradle — a center completely dedicated to cats. Driving around town, you might see one of the 37,000 strays last reported in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. If you’re searching for a cat, going downtown to Cat’s Cradle might be your first stop. Started in 1998 by Pat Rossi, Cat’s Cradle was created to provide a no-kill alternative for stray cats. Rossi worked with local vets to provide reduced-price

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sterilization and vaccines to anyone who had found a stray cat and was willing to keep it. In 2001, Cat’s Cradle opened a free-standing spay/neuter clinic in Harrisonburg. Now, the Shenandoah Valley Spay & Neuter Clinic offers lowcost sterilization for both cats and dogs and has the capacity to perform more than 10,000 surgeries a year. For students without a cat, Cat’s Cradle is also a place to forget about classes and play with some very social cats. “I used to go to the shelters and Cat’s Cradle and play with them all the time, but after two years of no animals in my life at JMU, I decided to adopt one,” says Hannah Skedsvold, a junior marketing major. Chan thinks the cats also benefit from being so close to a university. “I love to see students come in and adopt; I see students every single day,” Chan says. “I get at least one student adoption every other day. It’s gratifying to see P&M, Winter 2013 9

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Cats gravitate toward student complexes. ... I think that’s why we have such a big stray cat population. It continues to grow if we don’t stop the cat colonies. Ramona Messenger college students take on that responsibility.” It’s hard to know exactly where the cat culture at JMU came from, but Chan explained that Virginia in general has a high stray cat population. “There are definitely cats everywhere,” said Alex Mott, a sophomore SMAD-declared major who lives in South View, where several cats live near. “Wild cats have habitats around town. ... Cat’s Cradle downtown make cats seem more popular.” Chan sees his share of cat lovers in Cat’s Cradle, but he has also noticed their growing popularity online. “There is a lot on the Internet, and it’s how people use the Internet now with cat jokes and stuff,” Chan says. You can even find two black cats running around the Quad. The cat siblings, named Dolley and Jimmy after Dolley and James Madison, migrated from South Main Street to the Quad a few years ago. Ramona Messenger, the university events director, has since taken the “Quad cats” under her wing. She has also set up a feeder in front of Burruss Hall for them. The cats were part of a small litter living near an old apartment complex off South Main across from where the FedEX building is now. Messenger was volunteering with Cat’s Cradle at the time when JMU students living in the apartment got in contact with her. Messenger trapped four of the cats in the litter, including Jimmy and Dolley, before getting them neutered and spayed. Then she let them all go.

A JMU student helped her feed the colony and spay the cats so that the cat population at first, when the cats were still living outside can be controlled. the student’s apartment. Once the student “It’s stopped new cats and colonies from graduated, no one was there to feed them. coming in [and] stopped kittens from “That’s when two of them coming also,” Messenger says. gravitated to the Quad in Though the Quad cats 2011,” Messenger says. used to be shy around People soon started people, they will now talking about them in often let people pet Messenger’s office, them. Dolley is the There are about 37,000 stray and once she began more outgoing of cats in Harrisonburg and to see the cats the two, sometimes Rockingham County. around the Quad, rolling on her she started feeding stomach to get There are cat shelters set up in South View, Fox Hills, them again. treats, according Stone Gate and Squire Hill. That was when to caretaker Messenger came up Jane Dinsmore, The Quad cats’ Facebook page with the idea of a JMU an administrative now has about 1,970 “likes.” program for trapping, assistant in the neutering and spaying Bioscience Building. stray cats. “I have heard the remark “Cats gravitate toward student that ‘Just seeing the cats makes complexes, students put food out, and me happier for the day,’ ” Dinsmore with the garbage dumpsters it’s a popular says. “They are good ambassadors for JMU.” area for cats,” Messenger says. “I think that’s Laura Wisman, who also feeds the cats, said why we have such a big stray cat population. that even tour groups are clued in about them. It continues to grow if we don’t stop the cat “I was giving Dolley some treats and one of colonies.” the tour groups was walking by and the leader She joined up with Cat’s Cradle and apart- told them about it,” said Wisman, executive ment complexes to set up several cat “shelters” secretary of the College of Arts and Letters. throughout the area, which are basically small “They all seemed really excited to see her in homes for cats with water and food available. person and [learn] that she was real.” Currently, 14 cats use the South View Wisman says the affection is reciprocated. shelter, six in Fox Hills, three in Stone The cats “really miss when the students Gate and three in the Squire Hill shelter. aren’t here and the attention they get when Messenger works with Cat’s Cradle to neuter they are here,” Wisman said. n

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ABOVE Jane Dinsmore, an administrative assistant in the Bioscience Building, regularly feeds the two Quad cats. RIGHT Cat’s Cradle, an adoption center downtown, was created in 1998 to provide a no-kill alternative for strays.

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Man on the Street

JMUsavvy? are you

We walked around campus to ask random students questions about JMU and its history. How many can you answer?

1. What is the largest residence Hall on campus? Can you guess how many People live there? “Eagle. 450.” Philip Riley, senior history major

“Eagle. 350.” Ross Figlerski, junior media arts and design major

2. What year did James madison graduate from JMU?

“He didn’t graduate from JMU.” Renna Wirchin, junior social work major “1905?” Alyssa Vette, freshman kinesiology major

3. How many dining facilities are in Gibbons Hall?

“Five.” Philip Riley, senior history major “One.” Landon Walker, sophomore English major “Two.” Matt McKeon, senior business management major

4. What is Mole Hill?

“It’s the mountain by itself that you can see from Festival. It’s a volcano.” Philip Riley, senior history major “Avogadro’s number.” Tyler van Parys, senior sociology major “A bike shop? A Civil War battle?” Jonathan Blair, senior kinesiology major

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photos courtesy of The Breeze

5. Can you name three documents James Madison contributed to?

“The Federalist Papers, The Constitution, the Bill of Rights.” Philip Riley, senior history major

6. What is the name of James Madison’s house?

“James Madison.” Tyler van Parys, senior sociology major

“The White House.” Kelly Burke, freshman justice studies major “Montpelier.” Philip Riley, senior history major

7. What mountain range is harrisonburg in?

“The Blue Ridge Mountains.” Philip Riley, senior history major “The Shenandoah Valley.” Ross Figlerski, junior media arts and design major

8. Who is JMU’s president and which number is he?

“Jonathan Alger. Number five.” Jessica Morris, senior sociology major “I don’t know.” Kelly Burke, freshman justice studies major “Alger. Number eight.” Matt McKeon, senior business management major

Answers: 1. Eagle Hall, 449 2. He did not attend JMU. 3. Five 4. A 48-million-year-old dormant volcano visible from East Campus 5. The Bill of Rights, the U.S. Constitution, the Federalist Papers 6. Montpelier 7. Blue Ridge Mountains, Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians 8. Jonathan Alger, six

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Home

living spaces by Maddie Wigle | photos by Sean Paige

For some students, their rooms are more than just a place to sleep. These artistic residents took the time to go all out with their decor.

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Mimi guido senior studio art major

Mimi Guido has discovered her love of skulls. A display of deer, sheep and coyote skulls sits on shelves in front of her closet, which also happens to be accessed through a windowsill. It’s widely known that many of the houses in Harrisonburg are given nicknames, but few of them suit their label as well as “Camelot,” where Guido lives. The Victorian house, located on South Main Street, is so artfully decorated that one wonders how the residents aren’t all interior design majors. Guido, a senior studio art major with a concentration in photography, lives on the first floor across from the spacious foyer. When asked what inspires Guido in decorating her room, she responds, “Absolutely everything.” Her walls are covered in a diverse array of art prints, photography (some of her own) and various pieces she has collected from her relatives. Above the vanity is a panoramic picture of her great-grandfather’s football team, and above the nightstand is her great-grandmother’s marriage certificate. In the right corner of the colorful room sits a vintage rocking chair Guido says is her favorite because in a photograph next to her bed, her mother sits in the same chair. Guido’s rescue cat, Lloyd, who will turn 1 in March, has set up shop in the closet among the hats and shoes and accessories, but he emerges from the windowsill to greet visitors. Several local Harrisonburg artists are displayed on Guido’s walls, but the most intriguing aspect of the space are the collages she has done herself. Pictures of her friends, miscellaneous drawings and magazine tear-outs fuse together to form the collages. “I would just have a drink and mod-podge,” Guido says. “It’s therapeutic.”

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Ansley Luce senior anthropology major

During Ansley Luce’s freshman year, she broke a mirror. Instead of discarding the pieces, she put it back together and now has it displayed near her door. This choice is exemplary of Luce’s decorating style. She took what others would discard and made it an art piece. “Accepting coziness” is how Luce, a senior anthropology major, describes her approach to designing her small room in a house on Green Street. When asked about her favorite piece of furniture, she laughs. “Well I only have three, but I guess my bed,” she says. She considers her room an art display, explaining that the goal is not so much trying to make her room appear bigger but rather making the limited space feel comfortable. Luce describes her room as eclectic: an organized exhibit of places she’s been but also places she wants to go. A map of the world from a National Geographic magazine is exhibited on the wall opposite her bed. There are also coasters from Finland sitting on the night stand. Above her bed hangs a painting of a man’s face that Luce did herself, a canvas of nearly all blue hues. “He has become my guardian,” Luce says. “I’ve tried to move him or put something else up, and it never works. The room doesn’t feel right without him.” Luce draws inspiration from numerous sources but she does give credit to a few blogs, including the store Free People and a tumblr called “coffee in the mountains.” Lights and mirrors hang from the corner of the room, reflecting the sun’s rays through the window. The window is adorned with curtains given to Luce by her roommate, who has had them since she was a baby. Missing and broken knobs, like chipped teeth on the marble-topped dresser, characterize the charm of the furniture. An oriental rug ties the room’s rich burgundy and royal blue together. The white bedding is a sharp yet soothing contrast to the darkness of its accent pillows, which are animal print and deep mustard.

chrissy sibilia senior graphic design major

When the only way to enter a room is via ladder, an interesting experience is bound to ensue. As one climbs up the rickety structure into Chrissy Sibilia’s attic room, you are greeted by pistachio walls and a low but comforting ceiling inside the house on North High Street. A string of Polaroid pictures hangs above the television, the juxtaposition of old and new. Her bed is centered on the east wall of the room, making it the dominant piece of furniture, while her desk sits under a light bulb art installation she created. She constructed it by hanging fishing line from the ceiling and attaching it to the string of lights. At the desk sits her favorite item in her room: her chair from Ikea. Between the foot of the bed and the television, the room opens up a little. To the left of the desk is a door fit for a hobbit. A painting of John Lennon’s eyes serves as the welcome sign for the adjoining area. This door leads to the most intriguing part of the room, aside from the ladder. Lit naturally with pale colors, the space feels open and welcoming. “I love it,” she says, clearly proud of the self-made studio.

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Fashion & Career

looking

the part

by Camille Corum photos by Torie Foster & Nate Carden

Start your interview wardrobe with classic, neutral colors, like black, gray and camel.

Keep your hair and makeup simple and neat. Try a classic half-up/ half-down look or even a sleek ballerina bun. Choose skirts and dresses that hit no higher than just above the knee.

Finish your look with closed-toe flats or a classic pump with medium-height heels.

advice from the pros ... Wearing a shirt with color or a pattern can work, but a solid shirt and tie is always smart.

Your jacket should rest at the wristband, and about one-half inch of the shirt sleeve should extend below the end of the jacket. Wear business shoes that are polished and in good repair.

TIP 1: DO SOME RESEARCH. Emma Fridley Maynard of Career and Academic Planning at JMU encourages job-seekers to know the daily dress code for the company. Then “take it one or two levels dressier than their day-to-day attire,” she says. TIP 2: FIND THE RIGHT FIT. “If you are distracted by the fact that your jacket is too tight or your heels are too high, this could impact your confidence and focus during the interview,” says Zizi Sipe, the physician recruiter at Rockingham Memorial Hospital. TIP 3: THE POSITION LEVEL DOESN’T MATTER. “Dress as well as anyone else in the field, whether you’re interviewing for an entry level position or you have five, 10 or 20 years of experience in the field,” Sipe says. TIP 4: IT’S BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. “You can never be too professionally dressed, but you can be too business casual,” Sipe says. TIP 5: DON’T GO OVERBOARD. “Don’t go in with flashy attire or something that will take away from what you’re saying or distract the interviewer,” says Catherine Elsby, a recent graduate who is the capacity building coordinator at UNITY of Greater New Orleans.

Feeling overwhelmed by upcoming job interviews? Don’t let worrying over your outfit ruin your chances. With these helpful tips, you can make a good impression simply by walking in the door.

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Health by Wayne Epps Jr. and Torie Foster photos by Tory Pugliese

Change up your workout CrossFit gym in downtown Harrisonburg can help you spice up your workout routine. CrossFit workouts tie in various elements including gymnastics, powerlifting and aerobics. Compared to a normal gym, a set workout is laid out for everyone and posted in the gym. Workouts vary each day and can be adjusted depending on a person’s skill level. All major muscle groups are covered in a workout, and the program is designed so that people can improve with each workout. Seven classes are offered throughout the day MondayFriday. Three classes are taught on Saturdays, including a two-hour fundamentals class to teach new participants various lifts.

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