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D.T.F. — Down To Fight Junior management major Mollie Brooks sells D.T.F. T-shirts on the commons to support Colleges Against Cancer, which is part of the American Cancer Society. The saying D.T.F. stands for “Down To Fight.” They cost $15 and will be on sale on the commons and in the Health and Human Services Building through Friday. All proceeds go to Relay for Life and the fight against cancer. 3/24 INSIDE NEWS 3 On the horizon Six campus construction projects remain on schedule. OPINION 5 Foreign oil dependency Student explains why reliance on other countries for oil is bad news. SPORTS 7 Matthews dishes Head football coach Mickey Matthews answers questions about the upcoming season and more. LIFE 9 Shoeshine man Harrisonburg resident brightens shoes and smiles in downtown store. NATE CARDEN / THE BREEZE Assault statistics 80 percent of sexual assaults were committed by someone the victim knew One in four women before the age of 18 will be sexually assaulted One in six boys will be sexually assaulted before the age of 18 The false report rate for rape is 2 percent Women ages 16-24 have the highest rate per capita that have been raped 90 percent of students believe a social problem, like sexual assault or hazing, could have been avoided if someone said something Speaker aims to ‘shatter the silence’ By KELSEY PETERS The Breeze A -year-old girl leaves work an hour early. As she walks to her car in a suburban mall parking lot, she pass- es a man who makes her whole body shiver. She ignores it. Moments later, as she puts the keys into her car, a knife is at her neck and she is forced into the man’s car, taken away and sexually assaulted. “I was catapulted into activism when I was years old,” Angela Rose said, years after her attack. Now, she is the founder of Promot- ing Awareness, Victim Empowerment, a nonprofit organization aimed to “shatter the silence” of sexual assault. She has been featured in news out- lets such as CNN and Cosmopolitan magazine. Monday night, Campus Assault ResponsE hosted Rose, who spoke to a dimly lit room of more than students. “I don’t like to be referred to as a ‘victim,’ ” Rose said. “I feel like an empowered survivor and thriver.” However, the road to this empow- erment was not always easy for Rose. When she reported the crime, the first question the police officer asked her was if she was lying. Lyn Chappell, a freshman justice studies major, was one of the many students shocked by the officer’s actions. “I never knew that someone could be blamed for being a victim,” Chap- pell said. Rose said the officer was just shocked by her reaction of anger, rath- er than tears. “I wasn’t crying; I was mad,” Rose said. “It’s important to realize that there is not one way that someone should be outwardly suffering.” She also explained that the false report rate for rape is percent, which is the same rate as all other crimes. Rose explained that emotional pain is confusing. “We see a lot of eating disorders because they want that control over their body that they didn’t have during their sexual assault,” Rose said. is inward pain and silent suffer- ing is something that Rose hopes to shatter in her campaign. “I was so shocked about how wide- spread it was, but also how silent it was,” Rose said. She explained that not every sexual assault case happens at knife-point; it can happen in everyday situations. According to Rose’s organization PAVE, nine out of college rape cases are unreported. One in four women will be sexual- ly assaulted before the age of , but Rose stressed that one in six boys will also be sexually assaulted by that time. “is is not a women’s issue; it’s a community issue,” Rose said. “It’s a JMU issue.” Everyone has the opportunity to make a difference, according to Rose. Rose showed a YouTube clip of how students can make help prevent sexu- al assault without putting themselves at risk. In the video, a group of friends see a boy bringing an obviously drunk girl up to his room. Instead of con- fronting the situation, they simply distracted the boy by pretending they recognized him from high school. Meanwhile, another student told the see SPEAKER, page 10 Vol. 87, No. 45 Thursday, March 24, 2011 Sunny 49 °/ 28° chance of precipitation: 30% CAPTURING THE JOURNEY This basketball season has been a constant battle for both the men’s and women’s teams. For more photos visit breezejmu.org and see page 8 CAROLINE PRENDERGAST / THE BREEZE Freshman biology major Nicole Yaron introduces visitors to the House of Privilege on Wednesday. In the first scene, which focused on th effects of poverty, a family was eating McDonald’s on the floor. A privileged few By ANNE ELSEA The Breeze One girl wants to go to college but cannot because she has to work to sup- port her family. Another girl is warned to not go out- side after p.m. because of shootings down the street. This scene of poverty is the first room in the House of Privilege, a living example of how privilege can divide our society. Located in Chandler Hall and spon- sored by the Office of Residence Life, the House of Privilege was open from Monday until today for anyone with a reservation. Different areas are sectioned off with- in the House of Privilege to show how socioeconomic status, food, religion, gender, race and sexual orientation can affect levels of privilege. e scenes, with student volunteers as actors, were designed to make visi- tors who walk through the house think about their own privileges versus oth- ers who maybe have a different level of privilege. “I signed up for acting experience but when I was learning more about the program it helped me realize not everyone has the same privileges that I do,” said Nicole Yaron, a freshman biol- ogy major and volunteer at the House of Privilege. While walking through the rooms and watching each story being told, the last thing participants notice is the “Window of Opportunity.” is shows many resources found on-campus and nationwide that can help reduce discrimination and bias toward the underprivileged. After the tour, a volunteer discusses issues visitors saw and ways they can change the realities of what was por- trayed in the different rooms. “It was interesting to see the dif- ferences between different ways of living,” said Elizabeth Tedder, a junior biology major. “It made me look into opportunities that are available for me to help under privileged and increase see PRIVILEGE, page 4 COMMUNITY From 41 to 28 (+13) James Madison University From 25 to 23 (+2) University of Virginia College of William & Mary From 15 to 12 (+3) 10 20 30 40 50 University of Richmond From 57 to 54 (+3) Virginia Tech Change in Bloomberg rankings from 2010-2011 2010 2011 Remained at 2 60 1 GRAPHIC BY JENA THIELGES / THE BREEZE Students tour House of Privilege to gain perspective on how societal issues divide people TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS College of Business moves up 13 spots in Bloomberg rankings in one year By GEORGINA BUCKLEY The Breeze JMU’s College of Business knows how to do business. e college rocketed to the th spot on a list of the nation’s top college business programs by the Bloomberg Businessweek’s   rank- ings, up from the st spot on the list last year. e criteria for the ranking system are based on a number of factors, including median starting salaries, average class size, the percentage of business majors with internships and surveys from students and recruiters. Irvine Clarke III, the associate dean of academic programs, said one aspect about COB always stands out in the rankings. “We always get outstanding scores on our teachers,” Clarke said. This year, the teachers at JMU received an A-plus in teach quality in the Bloomberg ranking. is let- ter grade is determined by answers to questions about teaching quality in student assessments. A similar sentiment was echoed by COB students. “e teachers are really invested in you in all the classes. They are always willing to give you one-on-one teaching,” said Chris Harold, a junior marketing major. For JMU, this ranking significantly increases visibility for targeting pro- spective students. For some future Dukes, the widely circulated Bloom- berg Businessweek ranking could be one of the few sets of criteria they see before choosing to attend a university according to Clarke. “I had a parent who called the other day and was really impressed with the ranking,” Clarke said. “He said that because of it, his son now placed greater consideration on going to the business school at JMU.” Students saw other benefits to the ranking, which was released on March , especially concerning post- graduate and internship work. For example, Stephen Sergio, a junior finance major, hopes the ranking will improve his chances of getting an internship. “I think more schools and compa- nies will notice JMU and come here to recruit, which is definitely a good thing,” Sergio said. However, Clarke feels that the ranking doesn’t reflect any dramat- ic change in the College of Business over the last year. “It’s not that we changed, it’s that others noticed us,” Clarke said. “Our goal is not to get high rankings, but to prepare our undergraduates for suc- cessful careers.” Currently, the top employers for COB graduates are Booz Allen Ham- ilton, KPMG and Deloitte Consulting, which are three of the largest consult- ing firms in the country. Clarke said in past rankings, all recruiters ranked COB at JMU, but the problem was that recruiters who had never been to JMU ranked the program without knowing many of its details. For the rankings, only see RANK, page 4 Of all Virginia schools that saw a change in rankings from 2010 to 2011, JMU had the biggest increase, from 41 to 28 on the list in Bloomberg Businessweek. The College of Business received an A-plus in teach quality. ROBERT BOAG / THE BREEZE SEXUAL ASSAULT INFORMATION FROM ANGELA ROSE

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D.T.F. — Down To FightJunior management major Mollie Brooks sells D.T.F. T-shirts on the commons

to support Colleges Against Cancer, which is part of the American Cancer Society. The saying D.T.F. stands for “Down To Fight.” They cost $15 and will be on sale on the commons and in the Health and Human Services Building through Friday. All proceeds go to Relay for Life and the fi ght against cancer.

3/24 INSIDE NEWS 3 On the horizon Six campus construction projects remain on schedule.

OPINION 5 Foreign oil dependency Student explains why reliance on other countries for oil is bad news.

SPORTS 7 Matthews dishes Head football coach Mickey Matthews answers questions about the upcoming season and more.

LIFE 9 Shoeshine man Harrisonburg resident brightens shoes and smiles in downtown store.

NATE CARDEN / THE BREEZE

Assault statistics 80 percent of sexual assaults were

committed by someone the victim knew One in four women before the age

of 18 will be sexually assaulted One in six boys will be sexually

assaulted before the age of 18 The false report rate for

rape is 2 percent Women ages 16-24 have the highest

rate per capita that have been raped 90 percent of students believe a

social problem, like sexual assault or hazing, could have been avoided if someone said something

Speaker aims to ‘shatter the silence’By KELSEY PETERSThe Breeze

A -year-old girl leaves work an hour early. As she walks to her car in a suburban mall parking lot, she pass-es a man who makes her whole body shiver. She ignores it.

Moments later, as she puts the keys into her car, a knife is at her neck and she is forced into the man’s car, taken away and sexually assaulted.

“I was catapulted into activism when I was years old,” Angela Rose said, years after her attack.

Now, she is the founder of Promot-ing Awareness, Victim Empowerment, a nonprofit organization aimed to “shatter the silence” of sexual assault. She has been featured in news out-lets such as CNN and Cosmopolitan magazine.

Monday night, Campus Assault ResponsE hosted Rose, who spoke to a dimly lit room of more than students.

“I don’t like to be referred to as a ‘victim,’ ” Rose said. “I feel like an empowered survivor and thriver.”

However, the road to this empow-erment was not always easy for Rose.

When she reported the crime, the � rst question the police o� cer asked her was if she was lying.

Lyn Chappell, a freshman justice studies major, was one of the many

students shocked by the officer’s actions.

“I never knew that someone could be blamed for being a victim,” Chap-pell said.

Rose said the officer was just shocked by her reaction of anger, rath-er than tears.

“I wasn’t crying; I was mad,” Rose said. “It’s important to realize that there is not one way that someone should be outwardly su� ering.”

She also explained that the false report rate for rape is percent, which is the same rate as all other crimes.

Rose explained that emotional pain is confusing.

“We see a lot of eating disorders because they want that control over their body that they didn’t have during

their sexual assault,” Rose said.� is inward pain and silent su� er-

ing is something that Rose hopes to shatter in her campaign.

“I was so shocked about how wide-spread it was, but also how silent it was,” Rose said.

She explained that not every sexual assault case happens at knife-point; it can happen in everyday situations.

According to Rose’s organization PAVE, nine out of college rape cases are unreported.

One in four women will be sexual-ly assaulted before the age of , but Rose stressed that one in six boys will also be sexually assaulted by that time.

“� is is not a women’s issue; it’s a community issue,” Rose said. “It’s a JMU issue.”

Everyone has the opportunity to make a di� erence, according to Rose.

Rose showed a YouTube clip of how students can make help prevent sexu-al assault without putting themselves at risk.

In the video, a group of friends see a boy bringing an obviously drunk girl up to his room. Instead of con-fronting the situation, they simply distracted the boy by pretending they recognized him from high school. Meanwhile, another student told the

see SPEAKER, page 10

Vol. 87, No. 45Thursday, March 24, 2011

Sunny 49°/ 28°chance of precipitation: 30%

CAPTURING THE JOURNEYThis basketball season has been a constant battle for both the men’s and women’s teams. For more photos visit breezejmu.org and see page 8

CAROLINE PRENDERGAST / THE BREEZE

Freshman biology major Nicole Yaron introduces visitors to the House of Privilege on Wednesday. In the fi rst scene, which focused on th effects of poverty, a family was eating McDonald’s on the fl oor.

A privileged fewBy ANNE ELSEAThe Breeze

One girl wants to go to college but cannot because she has to work to sup-port her family.

Another girl is warned to not go out-side after p.m. because of shootings down the street.

This scene of poverty is the first room in the House of Privilege, a living example of how privilege can divide our society.

Located in Chandler Hall and spon-sored by the O� ce of Residence Life, the House of Privilege was open from Monday until today for anyone with a reservation.

Di� erent areas are sectioned o� with-in the House of Privilege to show how socioeconomic status, food, religion, gender, race and sexual orientation can a� ect levels of privilege.

� e scenes, with student volunteers as actors, were designed to make visi-tors who walk through the house think about their own privileges versus oth-ers who maybe have a di� erent level of

privilege.“I signed up for acting experience

but when I was learning more about the program it helped me realize not everyone has the same privileges that I do,” said Nicole Yaron, a freshman biol-ogy major and volunteer at the House of Privilege.

While walking through the rooms and watching each story being told, the last thing participants notice is the “Window of Opportunity.” � is shows many resources found on-campus and nationwide that can help reduce discrimination and bias toward the underprivileged.

After the tour, a volunteer discusses issues visitors saw and ways they can change the realities of what was por-trayed in the di� erent rooms.

“It was interesting to see the dif-ferences between different ways of living,” said Elizabeth Tedder, a junior biology major. “It made me look into opportunities that are available for me to help under privileged and increase

see PRIVILEGE, page 4

COMMUNITY

From 41 to 28(+13)

James Madison University

Remained at 2From 25 to 23

(+2)

University of Virginia

College ofWilliam & Mary

From 15 to 12(+3)

1020304050

University of Richmond

From 57 to 54(+3)

Virginia Tech

Change in Bloomberg rankings from 2010-2011

2010

2011

Remained at 2

60 1

GRAPHIC BY JENA THIELGES / THE BREEZE

Students tour House of Privilege to gain perspective on how societal issues divide people

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESSCollege of Business moves up 13 spots in Bloomberg rankings in one year

By GEORGINA BUCKLEYThe Breeze

JMU’s College of Business knows how to do business.

� e college rocketed to the th spot on a list of the nation’s top college business programs by the Bloomberg Businessweek’s   rank-ings, up from the st spot on the list last year.

� e criteria for the ranking system are based on a number of factors, including median starting salaries, average class size, the percentage of business majors with internships and surveys from students and recruiters.

Irvine Clarke III, the associate dean of academic programs, said one aspect about COB always stands out in the rankings.

“We always get outstanding scores on our teachers,” Clarke said.

This year, the teachers at JMU received an A-plus in teach quality in the Bloomberg ranking. � is let-ter grade is determined by answers to questions about teaching quality

in student assessments. A similar sentiment was echoed by

COB students.“� e teachers are really invested

in you in all the classes. They are always willing to give you one-on-one teaching,” said Chris Harold, a junior marketing major.

For JMU, this ranking signi� cantly increases visibility for targeting pro-spective students. For some future Dukes, the widely circulated Bloom-berg Businessweek ranking could be one of the few sets of criteria they see before choosing to attend a university according to Clarke.

“I had a parent who called the other day and was really impressed with the ranking,” Clarke said. “He said that because of it, his son now placed greater consideration on going to the business school at JMU.”

Students saw other benefits to the ranking, which was released on March , especially concerning post-graduate and internship work.

For example, Stephen Sergio, a junior finance major, hopes the

ranking will improve his chances of getting an internship.

“I think more schools and compa-nies will notice JMU and come here to recruit, which is de� nitely a good thing,” Sergio said.

However, Clarke feels that the ranking doesn’t re� ect any dramat-ic change in the College of Business over the last year.

“It’s not that we changed, it’s that others noticed us,” Clarke said. “Our goal is not to get high rankings, but to prepare our undergraduates for suc-cessful careers.”

Currently, the top employers for COB graduates are Booz Allen Ham-ilton, KPMG and Deloitte Consulting, which are three of the largest consult-ing � rms in the country.

Clarke said in past rankings, all recruiters ranked COB at JMU, but the problem was that recruiters who had never been to JMU ranked the program without knowing many of its details. For the rankings, only

see RANK, page 4

Of all Virginia schools that saw a change in rankings from 2010 to 2011, JMU had the biggest increase, from 41 to 28 on the list in Bloomberg Businessweek. The College of Business received an A-plus in teach quality.

ROBERT BOAG / THE BREEZE

SEXUAL ASSAULT

INFORMATION FROM ANGELA ROSE

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Google stopped from putting books onlineBy JIA LYNN YANGThe Washington Post

WASHINGTON — In a blow to Google’s bid to put all books online and expand its Internet dominance, a federal judge in

New York on Tuesday rejected the search giant’s settlement with authors and publishers, say-ing the terms “simply go too far” in giving Google an advantage over competitors and copyright holders.

The decision comes as reg-ulators in this country and in Europe scrutinize Google’s supremacy in the search busi-ness. � e judge’s thinking, laid out in a -page � ling, echoed

many of the antitrust arguments made by the Justice Department when it criticized the deal a year ago.

Google vowed on Tuesday to continue digitizing books, only a portion of which are affect-ed by the settlement, which would have allowed Google to sell access to millions of out-of-print books to consumers and libraries.

“This is clearly disappoint-ing, but we’ll review the court’s decision and consider our options,” said Hilary Ware, man-aging counsel at Google. “Like many others, we believe this

agreement has the potential to open up access to millions of books that are currently hard to � nd in the U.S. today.”

Google could appeal the deci-sion or attempt to satisfy the judge’s concerns by negotiating a new settlement.

� e judge, Denny Chin of the nd Circuit Court of Appeals, said the deal would “arguably give Google control over the search market.” Specifically, Chin was concerned that the settlement would allow third parties to show small portions of books scanned by Google only if they had entered into

agreements with the company.He added the deal also pre-

sented concerns about privacy, since Google could potential-ly collect information on what kinds of books people were reading.

The class action settlement, reached in , came after the Authors Guild and the Asso-ciation of American Publishers sued Google to stop the com-pany from scanning books and putting them on the Web.

NATION&WORLD

F MINUS

CORRECTIONS In the March 21 issue, the article titled “Another side of abstinence” did not name Katie

O’Connell as one of the organizers of the event. In the March 21 issue, the article titled “Refugee families adjust with help from professor’s

organization” should have said the Virginia Council of Churches Refugee Resettlement Program is the fi rst to greet the refugees, not the Offi ce of Refugee Resettlement.

IF YOU WERE BORN TODAY:Born today, you are not one to heed

warning signs very often, but the calming voice of a friend steering you this way or that is certainly something you will listen to, even when the stakes are not all that high. Your relationships with people of all sorts are key to your contentment and success; indeed, people are everything to you — and in this day and age of increasing machine dominance, you will do what you can to assert the truth.

horoscopes

ARIES (March 21-April 19) You may not share another’s point of

view, but you can surely work with him or her to strike a deal.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)Are you sure that things are

unfolding as you would like? Perhaps you can make one or two minor adjustments.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) A friend is in a good position to

help you should you need the help, but you’re going to have to ask for it when the time comes.

CANCER(June 21-July 22) You have been given no cause for

overreaction, so take care that your responses to what transpires are proportional.

LEO(July 23-Aug. 22)Someone who has been out of

the picture for quite some time is likely to exert an unexpected infl uence.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You’ll have the chance to prove

that what you’ve been saying for quite some time is actually sound and reliable.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Your way with words will serve

you well for a while, but very soon your actions will speak for you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You can get those around you fi red

up over an issue that is more important to you than it is to them.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)Someone may do or say something that

has you getting a little hot under the collar. Why, really, are you reacting in this way?

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Someone wants you to pay a little

more attention to what he or she is doing even though it doesn’t affect you directly in any way.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

You’re facing an obstacle the likes

of which you have faced before, but there is something new about this one.

PISCES(Feb. 19-March 20) Make yourself available to others

and you’ll surely benefi t from their attitude and their points of view.

Larceny On March 14, an

employee reported the theft of a propane tank and steel cage, valued at $750, from a loading dock at ISAT.

On March 13, a student reported the theft of a Schwinn bicycle, valued at $200, from Carrier Library.

On March 14, a student reported the theft of a Genesis mountain bike, valued at $200, from Chandler Hall.

Property Damage On March 18, a student

reported $550 worth of damage to a vehicle on Harrison Street.

On March 19, a student reported $500 worth of damage to a vehicle on Putter Court.

On March 19, a student reported $300 worth of damage to a window in Frederikson Hall.

On March 16, a student

reported $230 worth of damage to a storm window on Harrison Street.

On March 3, a student reported $30 worth of graffi ti damage to a bathroom stall in the Convocation Center.

Alcohol and Drugs On March 20, a student

was charged with possession of marijuana in Eagle Hall.

On March 14, a student was charged with possession of marijuana on Devon Lane.

On March 20, a student was charged with underaged possession at Port Republic Road.

On March 20, a student was charged with drunk in public and underaged possession at Godwin Hall.

On March 20, a student was charged with underaged possession at the Arboretum.

On March 19, a student was charged with underaged possession on Devon Lane.

On March 19, a student was charged with underaged possession on Lois Lane.

On March 19, two students were charged with underaged possession at Bluestone and Carrier Drives.

On March 19, a student was charged with drunk in public in Dingledine Hall.

On March 19, a student was charged with drunk in public on the Quad.

On March 19, a student was charged with drunk in public and underaged possession at Lois Lane.

On March 18, a student was charged with drunk in public and underaged possession at Port Republic Road.

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Tearing down, building upJMU continues to grow, expand and upgrade its classrooms, housing and athletic facilities as its major construction projects continue as scheduled. The cost of four of the projects adds to more than $114 million.

Bridgeforth Stadium

Wayland Hall

a theatre full of laughs

On Tuesday night, The Breeze presented The Punchline, a comedy show in Grafton-Stovall Theatre, sponsored by Campus Cookies. Performances included acts by New and Improv’d, current Breeze humor columnist Jamie Lose, pictured, and former Breeze humor columnist Michael Larrick.

Lose centered her comedy routine around recovering from a break-up.

Proceeds from ticket and refreshment sales will benefit the new JMU chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.

in briEfHarrisonbUrG

HPD: Alcohol involved in robbery on Devon LaneThe victim of an early Sunday morning robbery that evoked a Timely Notice had consumed alcohol before being robbed at knifepoint, according to police. The suspects are described as four black males, one with short hair, red highlights and a tattoo on his forearm, the second with a shaved head and the third with a short mowhawk. People are encouraged to walk with friends and call police immediately to report suspicious activity. Anyone with information is encouraged to call Crime Solvers at 540-574-5050.

HPD: Suspect high during gas station robberyGregory Maradeo, 33, was charged with robbery, wearing a mask in public and attempting to escape custody after he allegedly robbed the Exxon gas station at 1735 Reservoir St. Monday afternoon, according to police. Police said Maradeo had consumed bath salts prior to the incident. Bath salts create a high that can produce paranoia, hallucinations and violent behavior. Police arrested Maradeo after witnesses pointed police in the direction of his escape.

by EloisE bantinGcontributing writer

The line of sophomores stretching from the Festival ballroom to the dining area was the first glimpse of the enthusiasm for Tuesday’s ring premiere.

The Class of 2013 designed their class rings and planned the event with a “13th Hour” theme using black, purple and silver balloons to line the ballroom.

“This was my chance to meet more peo-ple and really plan something huge for JMU. I feel like I’m making a difference in the class of 2013,” said Ann Smith, the chair of the Ring Premiere Committee for the Class of 2013. “We designed the ring, we did this event and we’ve already been told it’s the best turnout already.”

The traditional class ring usually consists of a university side and class side.

The university side combines the James Madison statue on the Quad, a sunset, a view of the Integrated Science and Technol-ogy building, the railroad that runs through

campus, Interstate 81 and Exit 245. The class side depicts snowflakes for the 2010 snow-storm, the Duke Dog, Bridgeforth Stadium and an open book.

“Getting the entire class together in one place and showing off the ring we designed, because we’ve put a lot of work into the design, has been a really fun process and even the planning of the event was fun,” said Ken-zie Fisher, sophomore class treasurer. “We just wanted to showcase everything we’ve done.”

The unveiling included presentations by the sophomore class council and the sopho-more ring committee explaining the styles of the rings and the different choices of settings and stone centers.

The event was sponsored by Balfour, a ring vending company that also designs rings for Virginia Tech, George Mason University and the University of Mary Washington.

Regional Manager Rand DuPriest was pres-ent at the ring promotion, which includes selections of diamond or topaz gems centered

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Sophomores show off their crown jeweltraditions

Class of 2013 unveils new class ring at annual ceremony Tuesday night in Festival

On Tuesday night, the Class of 2013 unveiled the design for their ring, which includes elements of the campus and their JMU experience.

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Multiple cars broken into over weekendCrimE

Several cars in off-campus student housing areas were subject to mul-tiple thefts this weekend.

License plates were stolen from three cars on March 18 and 19 in the 1000 block of Lois Lane in the South View apartment complex, according to Harrisonburg police. On March 18, iPods, clothing, CDs, books and other items were stolen from several cars in the parking lots of 865 East and The Commons.

Stealing license plates occurs rather frequently in Harrisonburg, according to Mary-Hope Vass, police spokeswoman.

“Since it is in the same area and happened around the same date, it could be potentially related, but we

can’t say for sure right now,” Vass said about the ongoing investigation.

Vass said people often steal license plates for fun or to illegally place them on another vehicle. As of Wednesday, the license plates had not been recovered.

In an unrelated incident, an offi-cer responding to a call noticed two people walking through parking lots in The Commons and 865 East apart-ment complexes and attempting to open cars around 3:20 a.m., Vass said.

Vass said one individual was car-rying a backpack that contained various electronics, clothing, books and CDs that matched items vic-tims reported missing. Vass said no

property damage was reported to the cars.

Kyle David Hinkle, 22, and Rus-sell Stephen Black, 19, were arrested in relation to the incidents. Hin-kle was charged with six felony counts of receiving stolen goods, misdemeanor trespassing, misde-meanor tampering with a vehicle and misdemeanor public swearing or intoxication. Black was charged with one felony count of receiving stolen goods.

The two men are not JMU stu-dents, according to the online campus directory. They are sched-uled to appear in court on April 27.

— staff reports

Donley Inc. building contractors are currently installing seating sys-tems in Bridgeforth, part of Phase II of the stadium’s expansion, accord-ing to Egle.

This month, kitchen equipment and structural steel truss columns will also be installed, according to the stadium construction’s web-site. The total project budget is $62

million. During Phase I of construction,

which was completed in August 2010, the west stands of the stadium were torn down and rebuilt.

Donley Inc. construction workers have finished installing windows in Wayland Hall; most of the remaining work is taking place inside the hall. The renovations should be complet-ed on schedule between October and November, according to Egle.

The residence hall will be used as a learning community for students in the College of Visual and Performing

Arts, according the renovation proj-ect’s website.

The $11.4 million project is expect-ed to receive Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design platinum certification for its sustainable fea-tures, the highest rating possible from Green Building Certification Institute, according to LEED’s website.

The aging boilers are being replaced in the steam plant near Bridgeforth Stadium. The boilers are being replaced due to age. The proj-ect will cost JMU almost $7.7 million and is on schedule to be complet-ed in the fall of 2011. Built in 1940, the plant produces steam that heats buildings in the Bluestone area.

Skanska contractors have finished the frame on the biosciences build-ing and are starting to enclose it with purple drywall, according to Egle. The $33 million building is on sched-ule to be completed by May 2012.

The biosciences building will house biology faculty offices and rooms and labs specifically designed for biology majors.

Rockingham Cooperative is demol-ishing the feed mill, which JMU does not currently own, according to Egle.

A portion of the Cooperative proper-ty on Chesapeake Avenue that contains the United Way has been purchased by JMU, which plans to buy the rest of the

Cooperative property once the mill is demolished.

JMU plans to use existing build-ings to expand facilities management offices and storage and is considering moving JMU’s fleet of vehicles from South Main Street to Grace Street.

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University ParkAthletic fields on Port Republic

Road are on schedule to be complet-ed by March 2012, according to the

Public Affairs website. The 85-acre property will be used primarily for club sports and intramurals.

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“JMU is one of about 12 or 13 schools in the country that actually redesigns the ring every year,” DuPriest said. “I work with the ring commit-tee and starting in the fall, we sit there, we design the ring. I bring an artist in from Texas.”

The members of the Ring Premiere Committee were cho-sen by the current class council in October. Both groups worked together to design the ring and plan the premiere.

“We did a blind read of all the applications that were sub-mitted and we were looking

for different kinds of people,” Fisher said. “We were looking for creative people, we were looking for people that were really good at programming just so we could have people from across the board.”

Aside from the design, the costs for the women’s style rings range from a price of $266 to $784, in contrast to the wider price range for the men’s styles from $170 to $1,396.

After the rings were unveiled, the festivities continued with a raffle drawing throughout the premiere, with bookstore gift cards, iTunes gift cards and a free parking pass.

Sophomore class presi-dent Matt Klein saw the ring

premiere as an event with significance.

“The ring premiere is tradi-tion,” Klein said. “It’s something they’ve been doing for a long time and to continue that tra-dition has been the most fun part for me.”

Although graduation for the Class of 2013 is still about two years away, the ring premiere marked a significant point in the college careers for JMU sophomores.

“This is the halfway point f o r g r a d u a t i o n a n d t h i s is the biggest event until g r a d u a t i o n ,” K l e i n s a i d .

CoNtaCt Eloise Banting at [email protected].

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awareness.”Two of the scenes that dem-

onstrate religious privilege are a Christmas celebration and a Diwali celebration. Both cel-ebrations show happy and welcoming people doing the traditional celebrations of the holidays, but the scenes pro-voked different responses from participants.

While participants were encouraged to sing along with the actors, in the Diwali scene, singing was sparse because few knew about the celebration of lights among Hindus, Jains and Sikhs.

“The biggest effect on me was walking through the Diwali celebration,” said Jamie Loving, a senior English and theatre and dance double major. “I wanted to be a part of it but I didn’t really know what was going on.”

The House, now in its fifth year, has seen a huge increase in attendance from 130 tick-ets sold during the first year of operation to more than 500

tickets reserved. Years before hosting the

House of Privilege, ORL and the Center for Multicultural Student Services hosted the Tunnel of Oppression, which let participants see extreme examples of discrimination, such as volunteers yelling racial slurs at participants.

“We had concerns about what the program was doing to the students and what they were really getting from the experience,” said Greg Meyer, assistant director in the Office of Judicial Affairs.

Now, House of Privilege focuses more on power and privilege in everyday scenarios to make the participants reflect on their life and start dialogue about the issues illustrated in the House.

“There are a lot of privi-leged students here, but also a lot of underrepresented and underprivileged groups here, so this project is meant to be a call of action,” Meyer said.

CoNtaCt Anne Elsea at [email protected].

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those who had participated in recruiting students from JMU ranked the COB.

“Recruiters that hit our cam-pus love our students,” Clarke said.

Another factor that made COB stand out from the 113 other ranked schools was the COB 300 course that all COB students are required to take. The course integrates the disciplines of operations man-agement, marketing, finance and management by split-ting the students into groups to spend a semester coming

up with a viable business plan intended to generate revenue.

“Most schools teach their foundation material in principle and theory classes,” Clarke said. “By integrating them in our 300 [course], it serves a better pur-pose for preparing for business careers and that’s something you will hear from a lot recruit-ers and students.”

Sergio agreed with Clarke on the importance of the COB 300 class.

“I think 300 is a huge part of it. Not many other school have anything like it,” Sergio said.

Within Virginia, JMU’s COB is ranked below business schools

at the University of Virginia, Col-lege of William & Mary and the University of Richmond. Virgin-ia Tech ranked 54th.

Although COB is moving up in the ranks, some say there is still room for improvement.

“It would be nice if the pro-fessors could give you a better idea of what it’s all like before you get into it, because it’s a shock once you get into the upper level business class-es,” Harold said. “It’s kind of easy before you get into those.”

CoNtaCt Georgina Buckley at [email protected].

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MORE NUCLEAR POWER DEBATEat breezejmu.org

A “why-do-you-do-this-to-me?”dart to professors for loading up the homework, quizzes and tests in the exact same week.

From a student who just wants one day o� from having to do work.

A “get-a-room-doesn’t-mean-the-quiet-room-in-Carrier” dart to the couple having an intense make-out session at the table next to me in the library.

From a girl who thinks studying for business law and PDA don’t mix.

A “you-are-refusing-to-be-green-in-so-many-ways” dart to University Fields for repeatedly wasting paper and money on their ignored advertisements.

From all of the students who are sick of seeing your � iers littering their windshields and the entire baseball lot.

A “keep-on-running” pat to my running buddies who help push me to my limit every time.

From one exhausted runner.

A “thanks-for-messing-around-with-my-OCD” dart to the fabulous person who left a Nerf dart on the outside of my window.

From a second-� oor girl who has no idea how to get it o� .

An “it’s-about-time” pat to Respect Madison for initiating school pride through upholding traditions and personal integrity.

From a senior who doesn’t want JMU to be remembered for anything but bleeding purple and sunny days on the Quad.

A “thanks-for-the-lesson” pat to the guy who taught me how to play catch with a piece of fruit at E-Hall.

From a girl who is no Roy Campanella but wishes she would’ve caught your name along with the apple.

A “that’s-what-friends-are-for” pat to the mad scientist who ignored the stares and laughter while sprinting all the way from Burruss Hall to East Campus in her lab coat to retrieve the closed-toed shoes she forgot for class.

From a girl who was happy to deliver the pair of Sperrys and who is proud to call you her best friend.

An “I’m-going-to-purchase-an-airhorn” dart to the boys above me for wrestling all hours of the night.

From a sensitive sleeper who’d rather not hear things breaking upstairs.

An “it’s-OK-to-press-pause” dart to the girl beside me who was too busy playing Angry Birds to realize I needed to get o� the bus.

From a sophomore who also likes the game, but prefers courtesy.

A “smoke-alarm” dart to the people who insist on smoking outside Bell Hall.

From the girl with a smoke allergy who wishes you understood it’s called “substance-free” for a reason.

A “who-throws-a-cupcake?”dart to the person responsible for smearing their dessert on the bathroom mirror at UREC.

From the employee who had to clean it up.

A “where-are-your-manners?” dart to the girl who didn’t even say “thank you” when I returned her wallet.

From a good Samaritan who just wanted a little appreciation.

A “do-your-job” dart to the weatherman.

From my needless rain boots.

Darts & Pats are anonymously submitted and printed on a space-available basis.Submissions creatively depict a given situation, person or event and do not necessarily refl ect the truth.

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As March Madness is in full swing, the heated debate over brackets and game outcomes has become a popular topic. No one wants to miss the excitement of the NCAA tournament, and as proved by last week’s events, neither does our president. Obama’s predictions and bracket are becoming quite a popular topic.

As a result, Republicans are heated over the time and energy the President spent on his bracket, calling him “irre-sponsible” and “distracted.” Does this not seem a little bit too petty of a cri-tique, even for American politicians? I know our elected o� cials like to believe every claim they make is in an execu-tive and professional manner, but will they ever draw the line? It seems as if political in� ghting has come a little too far. Or maybe, we � nally need to address some of the issues occurring on the fed-eral level.

The two-party system in America has always pitted one party in extreme opposition against another. Whenever

one party in the United States govern-ment makes a move, the opposing party immediately screams out in protest. Both parties hardly enter into a period of understanding and cooperation.

In our history, the only instances where both parties work together for the common welfare of our country are in times of extreme crisis. During the Great Depression, for example, Ameri-cans came together to restructure our economy and lifestyles. As a result, our government evolved. World War II is another great example of political unity in the United States, as well as the months after the / attacks.

Today is a point in history when our politicians should exemplify strong decision-making and leadership skills. The worldwide economy is in a poor condition, the environmental debacle we face is yet to be tackled and war is raging throughout the world. At a moment like this, Americans should feel comfort in looking to their politicians — the elected “elite” of this country — to

guide them toward a better future. Instead, our politicians are bicker-

ing and pointing � ngers at one another as usual. � e pettiness needs to stop at some point and the politicians of this great country need to focus on what matters. Di� erences aside, politicians and the American people more impor-tantly, all essentially want the same outcomes.

� e problems we face will not resolve themselves, and worrying about the amount of time Obama spends on his bracket is just as unproductive as focus-ing on a bracket.

It is time for our politicians to act like adults and the great leaders we know them as. The Republicans are not at fault, and the Democrats are not at fault. We are all in this together and we should act accordingly.

Mat Cloak is a junior English and media arts & design double major. Contact Mat at [email protected]

LETTER TO THE EDITORNeed to re-evaluate priorities

I once argued in defense of our gen-eration’s lack of concern about public policy and world events. I argued that as we aged, the people who were indif-ferent would become involved, or at least educated about events. But after being at JMU for my undergraduate and graduate years, I’m not so sure I was right.

Probably four out of five students can tell you what happened on the “Jersey Shore” � ursday night. I’d be surprised, on the other hand, if one out of � ve could tell you what is happening in Libya or Yemen. Instead of reading � e New York Times articles about cur-rent events, we follow Twitter. Instead of watching CNN, we watch MTV. It is not to say we can’t do both. I do believe that both add value to our lives. But too few only involve themselves in the latter.

At some point we have to recognize that indi� erence yields ignorance. We are frequently told that we are the future leaders of America. I think that it’s true and that it is time for us to start acting more like leaders and members of a privileged, educated community and less like the reality television show char-acters we watch nightly.

Being educated not only involves knowing your class notes and read-ings, but also knowing how they apply to real life situations that could a� ect us, our kids and other generations to come. Too many people in our genera-tion graduate without the intellectual tools to compete. It is not because they aren’t available, but because we simply don’t care. � at needs to change.

John Castonguaygraduate accounting student

I found the column by Nicole Kim in the March issue of � e Breeze titled “Clean Energy Not So Clean” mildly alarming. I wasn’t concerned because of the apparent dangers of nuclear ener-gy, but the many misconceptions that were only reinforced by her discussion of nuclear reactors.

To start, I would like to point out that the only website referenced by Kim, Timeforchange.org, is arguably a biased source that slants its information to sup-port its stance to ban nuclear power plants.

For the curious reader, a far better resource would be the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Nrc.gov, or the comprehensive arti-cle written by research scientist Josef Oehman of Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Mitnse.com

It is also important to note that a nuclear explosion is far di� erent from a controlled nuclear � ssion reaction within a plant. Kim referenced the detonations of “Fat Man” and “Little Boy” and con-tinued to mention the “explosion” at the plant in Japan, which is misleading and incorrect. � e atomic bombs dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima were just that: bombs.

� ey were designed as weapons of war. � ey were meant to kill, not to harness the energy of a � ssion reaction to produce power and electricity. � e “explosion” at the plant in Japan was a calculated risk on the part of o� cials to alleviate the rising heat within the reactor core, due to the failure of the backup generator.

Hydrogen gas, produced by the rising temperatures, is extremely combusti-ble. When it was released into the air, it caused the explosion reported. What seems to be left out, however, is the explosion damaged only the structural aspect of the reactor building — not the core itself.

The plant’s employees knew this explosion was a highly probable e� ect of releasing the builtup steam pressure. They decided that it was a far better option than allowing the core to overheat, which, after a period of days, would have resulted in a meltdown.

Kim further implied that the waste products from a nuclear plant could be obtained by unreliable people who wish to wage war on others. However, a very crucial di� erence between a “dirty bomb” made of nuclear waste and dynamite and

a true A- or H-bomb is this: the type of radioactive material.

Nuclear waste is the end result of the � ssion process within a reactor. While radioactive, it simply does not have the capability to produce an atomic explo-sion. The explosion resulting from a dirty bomb simply cannot create the mushroom cloud associated with a true nuclear attack.

� ose who are injured by a dirty bomb detonation are injured by the explosion itself, not the radiation it produces.

Accidents can occur with every sin-gle means of harvesting energy. A study done by the United States Energy Infor-mation Administration states that percent of the world’s energy comes from fossil fuels: percent from oil, and percent from coal. Oil, along with coal, is a rare fossil fuel and limited in its supply, as indicated by soaring oil prices.

In the past year alone, we bore wit-ness to the single most disastrous oil spill the world has ever seen in the Gulf of Mexico, despite that it’s not men-tioned much in the media anymore. In addition to last year’s spill, according to ExternE, a European group studying energy consumption, there have been approximately , fatalities related to oil and more than , related to coal in the European Union alone.

� ere is no industry that is percent safe and human error will always occur. The keys to avoiding human error as much as possible are education, under-standing, proper research and more transparency from the nuclear industry.

We must proceed with caution and inventiveness, not fear, in order to have a truly sustainable energy future. We must look to a variety of energy sources. To ignore the power of nuclear energy is only folly.

Sonya Soroko is a senior studio art major. Contact Sonya at [email protected].

Nuclear power still safe

We must proceed with caution and inventiveness, not fear, in order to have a truly sustainable energy future.

Student alarmed by misconceptions

I’ve recently developed a habit of monitoring the rising gasoline prices on my short morning commutes from my apartment in � e Commons, down Port Republic Road and on to cam-pus. For the past two months, I have noted the rapid increase in prices and thought, “I’m sure glad to be on this bus.” However, this sigh of relief comes with apprehension for the future, as it relates to America’s unwavering depen-dence on foreign oil.

As we know, there have been other oil spikes previous to the one we face now. Incidentally, past price increases can be correlated to events like natural disas-ters or economic recession (much like we saw with the � nancial panic in ).

The current situation is unique; according to � e New York Times, since the Libyan crisis began in F ebruary, the world has lost less than percent of crude oil production, but crude oil prices have risen more than percent. In the past six months, gas prices have climbed more than cents, but in the past two weeks alone they’ve risen more than cents.

Although some price speculators have been criticized for overreacting to the events, other strategists say the sharp price increase is a response to longer-term uncertainties in the Mid-dle East.

The New York Times writer and University of California economics pro-fessor James D. Hamilton explains:

“� e instability we’ve been witness-ing didn’t stop with Tunisia, and didn’t stop with Egypt. So it may not be a good idea to assume it’s all going to stop with

Libya, either. If the unrest spreads to key producers like Iran or Saudi Arabia, it would be hard to overstate the strain that would be put on world oil supplies and the economies of the oil-importing countries.”

Ever since the concept of peak oil was introduced in the ’s, the Amer-ican government has subsidized oil to deceitfully protect Americans from real prices more than three times what we pay at the pump.

Oil companies have been extract-ing oil from our earth for the past plus years. Recovering the remaining oil requires even more time and energy resulting in a lower net return, which is known as the “low hanging apple concept.”

“If major oil consumption countries somehow get past the current troubles beyond those already experienced in Libya, the coming years are sure to be � lled with more serious problems” Hamilton said. “Even without any dra-matic geopolitical events, continuing to increase production to meet the world’s growing demand is a daunting, if not impossible challenge.”

I have to admit, it brings a smile to my face to see gas prices climb. Not just because I am an avid bus rider, but because I’m tired of seeing the chaos resulting from our unbreakable depen-dence on foreign oil. I’m tired of hearing about inhumane deaths in wars fought over other countries’ resources and wit-nessing our planet turn to waste because of our excessive pollution made possi-ble by oil. I’m tired of learning about tar balls and dead zones in our own Gulf of Mexico because of one drilling malfunc-tion. How long can we abuse the Earth without major repercussions? My guess is not much longer.

The solution does not depend on whether Americans are willing to give up their gas guzzling cars or use alter-native fuels to save the planet.

As long as our world population continually grows at an exponential rate — which, according to the docu-mentary “Food, Inc.”, is only possible because of modern advancements in mega-agriculture entirely dependent on oil — we can’t expect to reverse energy trends until a massive population col-lapse occurs.

To save our Earth requires a revolu-tion of the mind. Society must overcome conditioned capitalistic views of unlim-ited growth and consumption and learn to live sustainably; that is, without dam-aging the environment or depleting natural resources.

Ryan Waldron is a sophomore writing, rhetoric and technical communication major. Contact Ryan at [email protected].

Rising costs spark oil discussions

March Madness gets Obama in trouble

In the past six months, gas prices have climbed more than 70 cents, but in the past two weeks alone they’ve risen more than 30 cents.

SONYA SOROKO | guest columnist

RYAN WALDRON | guest columnist

MAT CLOAK | guest columnist

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JMU quickly fell behind the Cornell University Big Red on Tuesday night after surrendering a homerun in the first inning, but the Dukes responded with five unanswered runs and cruised to a 6-4 win on Tuesday night at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park.

Cornell centerfielder Brian Billigen crushed a leadoff homerun on freshman pitcher Tyler McFarland’s second pitch, but that’s the only run the Big Red would get during McFarland’s his three innings of work. Three innings was a predeter-mined outing for McFarland, so it came as no surprise when he was pulled.

“Tyler is one of our relief guys on the weekends and he only pitched one inning this past weekend, so we wanted to run him back out there and get some work,” said coach Spanky McFarland, Tyler’s father. “He battled. He had a little

adversary after the first inning and he got out of some tough jams.”

Tyler McFarland settled after giv-ing up the solo shot, but encountered trouble in his next two innings. In the second inning, McFarland loaded the bases with one out and managed to throw a double play to get out of the inning unscathed. In his last inning of work, McFarland allowed the first two runners on base and again found a way to get out of the inning with the lead intact.

“After the first batter, I found the zone,” McFarland said. “My two-seam fastball and curveball were working for me tonight. I kept switching sides of the plate to keep them honest up there. I tried to make the batters hit the ball and really use my defense.”

Despite only pitching for three innings, McFarland received his first career win as a JMU Duke.

JMU’s senior shortstop David

Herbek answered Cornell’s solo shot with a bomb of his own over the right field fence. Herbek said that, although not necessary, it’s good to come back and even up the game after surrender-ing a run.

“It’s nice for the pitchers because they have something to look forward to going into the next inning with a clean slate,” Herbek said. “But, we know we are going to come out at some point and score some runs and give him a cushion.”

Herbek’s homerun was his eighth of the season, which moves him into second place in the Colonial Athlet-ic Association for runs; he is chasing teammate junior catcher Jake Lowery, who tops the list with nine dingers on the spring. But Herbek and Lowery don’t compete against one another for homeruns.

“We don’t need to keep track of that,” Herbek said. “It’s not something I try to do and there is no real method to it. I try

and put a good swing on the ball every time and if something good happens then that’s great.”

The Dukes continued to add to their lead in the first four innings of the game. In the third, Lowery laced an RBI double down the left field line, scoring sopho-more right fielder Cole McInturff. Then, the purple and gold blew the game open in the fourth after capitalizing on an error committed by the Big Red, which allowed two of the three runs in the inning.

The Dukes led 5-1 until the top of the seventh inning when junior reliev-er Scott Mayer surrendered two RBI singles, a walk and a wild pitch, which allowed Cornell to score. The Big Red climbed back into the game, trailing the Dukes 5-4.

JMU went on the add one more run in the bottom half of the seventh inning after sophomore leftfielder Johnny Bladel singled home Herbek to add an

insurance run late in the game. Even though the Dukes put up six runs, coach McFarland was pessimistic.

“We still have some work to do,” McFarland said. “We didn’t execute as much as we should have. It was good that we were able to score some runs and get the win, but I don’t think we played our best out there.”

Injuries have played a large role in this situation. Senior second basemen Trevor Knight has not played since March 5 and will be out for the rest of the season due to an arm injury. Senior cen-terfielder Alex Foltz has been out of the lineup since last Friday’s opener against the Virginia Commonwealth University Rams in Richmond.

Coach McFarland said that this weekend series is just as important as any other Conference match-up series. He is trying to get all of his relief

see BasEBall, page 8

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closure on the court

The men’s basketball team, led by fourth-year head coach Matt Brady, had a successful regu-lar season posting 21 wins, which included a nine-game winning streak. JMU lost in the first round of both post-season tournaments they took part in. The Dukes will return four starters, losing only senior Denzel Bowles.

The women’s basketball team finished in first place in the Colonial Athletic Association, dropping only two conference games during the season. They won the CAA title, but dropped off in the first round of the NCAA tournament as an 11th-seed. JMU graduates three starters.

1 Forward Denzel Bowles was named a first team All-CAA selection in his senior season for the Dukes. He led the team averaging 17.6 points. 2 Sophomore guard Devon Moore came back after knee surgery prevented him from playing last season. He had a team-leading 137 assists. 3 Senior guard Dawn Evans sports pink attire at JMU’s Pink Zone event in support of breast cancer research. 4 Senior guard Courtney Hamner is one of three starters the Dukes will lose next season. 5 Double-teamed Evans struggles against University of Oklahoma in the NCAA tournament’s first-round. 6 Junior guard Julius Wells averaged only 10.7 points after averaging 16.3 the previous season. 7 JMU fans cheer for the men’s basktball team at a home game.

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FULL JOHN OLIVER INTERVIEW at breezejmu.org

John Oliver displays British wit

By STEVIE SNYDER contributing writer

“Clean the shoe o� . Prep it, brush them, then use the shoeshine rag,” said Jerry Hall, , while shin-ing a regular customer’s shoe with a dirty blue rag.

Hidden in a small feet by feet nook in down-town Harrisonburg resides the shoeshine man.

Hall’s � rst experience with shoeshining was dur-ing his early twenties while in the Navy.

“� ey teach you quite extensively how to shine your shoes,” Hall said.

Hall stopped shining the young businessman’s expensive-looking shoes on a recent afternoon and pointed to a picture of a building on his well-dec-orated wall.

“I used to be assistant manager of that building,” he said.

When Hall retired from his position as national sales manager for Cargill in , he eventually set-tled on shoeshining as his next venture.

“I thought it would be a cute little thing to open up,” Hall said.

Hall spent much of his professional life traveling, reaching out of the states. He noted a persis-tent element throughout his travels: “Every time I’d go into a hotel or airport there was a shoeshiner, so I’d get my shoes shined.”

Shoeshining for seven years, Hall has seen an assortment of clientele, including judges, college professors, fraternity members, women in heels, young men going o� to interviews and his shop’s neighbor Congressman Goodlatte.

Hall charges $ for everyone, but the “spit” shine is available for a whopping $.

� inking about the greatest part of shining shoes, Hall said, “When they pay me!” letting out a little snicker.

“Seriously,” he said, “the best thing about shining

shoes is the conversation and, of course, the gossip.”Hall revels in the information that passes through

his shop. “I would almost compare it to be more gossip

in here at times than in a women’s beauty salon,” he said, referring to the many city council mem-bers who constantly come in to scope out dirt on the town.

Tyler White, a senior marketing and computer information systems double major, was struck by both the workspace and Hall himself.

“Jerry just seemed so worldly with all the dif-ferent artifacts, pictures and even a miniature old fashion iron bicycle dangling from the wall,” White said. “I also remember seeing a confederate � ag hanging next to his price list.”

Shining up to pairs of shoes a day, Hall says he has met some interesting people. He looked around his o� ce for a second, thinking back to strange encounters he has had over the years, including one of a confused young woman who stumbled into his o� ce.

After coming in, the woman looked around and then showed a relieved face, Hall said.

“ ‘I thought this was Congressman Goodlatte’s per-sonal shoe shiner,’ ” said the young woman, according to Hall. “ ‘I’m just so relieved because I was just won-dering how our tax dollars were being used.’ ”

CONTACT Stevie Snyder at [email protected].

Walking in SHINY shoesHarrisonburg resident retires to shoeshining

It’s : on a � ursday morning and your alarm goes o� . As you roll over and wipe the sleep from your eyes, you realize it’s going to be a very long day — an exam, meetings and errands to run — is it the weekend yet? With class starting in a half hour, it’s going to be

breakfast and co� ee on the go.

You stop at the Starbucks in Carrier Library to grab a blueberry mu� n and an iced peppermint white chocolate mocha. Wary

of the long day ahead, you bump it to a venti. Whole milk? Sure. Whipped cream? Whatever.

You just consumed , of the , calories of the daily recommendation by the American Heart Association. You’re close to the halfway point for the recommended daily fat intake and you’ve just gulped down close to a day’s worth of sugar from carbohydrates. � ough nutritional needs vary based on the individual, this would put a dent

in anyone’s daily intake of sugar and fat.

It’s easy to be seduced. From short-lived a� airs with seasonal drinks to ornately dressed cupcakes, one can quickly become just another Starbucks lover. It’s even easier to put on a couple extra pounds when you’re not conscious of all the calories in your cup.

Sipping on a few cups of co� ee each day can be a healthy part of your daily routine. Moderate amounts of a naked brew won’t raise health concerns for most people; how you dress it up is more a de� ning factor, with espresso saturated in syrups and heavy cream dragging it down.

� ere are plenty of ways to feel rejuvenated without loading up on empty calories:

) Skip the whipped cream every once in a while. � at can save you about calories and grams of total fat.

) Go with half and half. � e default milk for hot drinks is percent, and it’s whole milk for anything from the cold

see HEALTH, page 10

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Freedom of expression

On Monday, ArtWorks Gallery opened a new student exhibit, featuring the works of junior Danielle Strickler, senior Kaitlin Mannarino, senior Stephanie Messick and senior J.S. Kennedy. Messick’s works, including a sculpture called “Heartattack” and a painting titled “Shattered” (left) focus on portraying “the tragedies of life in a symbolic display.”

The opening reception for the exhibit will be Monday from 5-7 p.m.

Jerry Hall offers a “spit” shine for $9. The original spit shine did involve some saliva, but Hall’s version is based on giving extra attention to the toe of the shoe.

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PHOTOS BY ROBERT BOAG / THE BREEZE

By JEFF WADEThe Breeze

For fans of “The Daily Show,” long time correspondent John Oliver is the very British voice of wit and sophistication.

Now the comedian has his very own series. “John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show” (Thursdays at midnight, Comedy Central) showcases some of his favorite performers.

During a Wednesday conference call with college journalists, The Breeze spoke with the comedian on stand-up, “The Daily Show” and his important contribution to the upcoming adaptation of “The Smurfs.”

What drew you to the comedians that are on your showcase? Some of them are ones I have admired for a long time. Maria Bamford is probably my favorite comedian in the world. Others are very new acts, people like Kumail Nanjiani and Marina Franklin or Rory Scovel and Mike Lawrence who I saw doing stand-up at clubs and thought it would be great to have them on the show.

How would you describe your stand-up show and what do you think makes it different from other ones? � e thing that makes this di� erent is generally the comedians will be better. � ey are all trying hard. Stand-ups can get quite lazy, and they can be pretty bad.

� ese are all really good versions of stand-ups. You can watch stand-up and think, “What is the point of this? What is this person trying to achieve? Laughter is certainly not one of them.” � ere is something for everyone with these stand-ups, they are all de� nitely worth seeing.

How do the correspondents bits work on “The Daily Show?” Is it ever a matter of “oh this material goes to this person?” � at’s exactly what it is. We have a writers meeting in the morning. � en we think of what correspondent would be best to do it, then write it for them. Wyatt Cenac and I are writers and correspondents, so we might write a bit for another correspondent if they are more appropriate for it. When Rob Riggle used to work here, it was basically “what kind of stupid costume can we put him in?” Anything that required a really stupid costume we would put him in it. We just found it funny forcing him to take his shirt o� and put spikes on his shoulders.

You seem involved with so much, how do you do it? It’s not easy. “� e Daily Show” is my favorite thing to do. I like doing the other things just to get a bit of balance in my head. “� e Daily Show” can be quite all consuming when you get into the grind of producing a show every day. Doing stand-up, or “� e Bugle” podcast or “Community” actually relaxes me in a way.

Taking on other jobs as a way to relax is not a particularly healthy system, but at the moment it is working for me. So I

don’t have much more time in the day. � at’s why I don’t do Facebook, and I think I save months, or at least weeks per year with that.

So no other side projects then? No. Well, I do owe a movie script to Paramount within the next three months. So that’s another thing on the side. � at’s why I’m not on Twitter either. Either of those things would mean I would have to give up at least three jobs.

Can you talk about your involvement in “The Smurfs?” I can talk about “� e Smurfs,” but I can’t talk about it for very long. It took about minutes to do. I’m Vanity Smurf in the movie, and I think the reason for that is that the British voice still embodies the concept of narcissism and arrogance for Americans. My smurf doesn’t actually talk much, he just looks at himself in the mirror. I talk a few times, but the rest of the time I am just gazing longingly at myself.

I don’t know anything about the movie (laughs), or what happens in it. From the scenes I shouted in, I think I fall over at some point, I give myself a series of compliments…and I think I was running at some point but I’m not sure to where or from what.

Sounds like a meaty role. It is really substantial. It is the heart and soul of the entire “Smurf” movie, which I’m sure will be a real dark, visceral look at the way at we live today.

CONTACT Jeff Wade at [email protected].

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) Try Truvia, an all-natural, no-calorie sweetener from the leaves of stevia plants. According to CBS News, it is the � rst sweetener from a stevia plant to not be labeled as a dietary supplement by the FDA. You can � nd Truvia at Martin’s, or any of the Food Lion stores in Harrisonburg.

) BYOB, or bring your own bottle (of extract). You can go into the baking section of a grocery store and invest in a little bottle of extract for cheap. Add a couple drops of almond or vanilla extract with a bit of milk, and you’ve made yourself one � avorful and skinny cup of joe.

) Have you tried a Vivanno smoothie? I would suggest the chocolate or orange mango. � e smoothies include a whole

banana, whey protein and � ber powder. You’ll get a quick energy boost from the banana, power from the protein and feel fuller longer from the � ber.

) Tea is another great option. � ere are countless � avors to choose from, and some teas have even more ca� eine than co� ee. Drizzle in some honey, maybe a splash of milk, and you’ve got a low-calorie, low-budget drink.

) � e desserts, well, you can’t exactly ask for less sugar in your cupcake. � e better sweet alternative would be a fruit cup or yogurt. You could also get the dark chocolate and enjoy a couple squares, and try the Nuts and Fruit mix as brain food for a great study snack.

) Visit Starbucks.com. You can see the health facts for all the delectable options you crave. Try � nding your favorite drink and changing the cup size, type of milk and topping to see how the nutritional values change. You can also � nd the nutrition facts in your local Starbucks. In Carrier, the pamphlets are discreetly

located by the sugar and other mixers.

) Treat yourself — you deserve it! So maybe your drink of choice ranks in the heavy weight bracket according to the nutritional facts. Don’t panic. You can use it as a motivator for the end of the week.

Just by changing the size of your drink, the type of milk and/or saying no to that � u� y white topping can make a BIG di� erence. You don’t have to go calorie-counting crazy the next time you’re about to order at your beanery of choice, just be conscious of all of the additions you make.

As for that blueberry scone and iced peppermint white chocolate mocha duo, well, that can just be the occasional indulgence — a reward for being so disciplined all week. It makes for a great treat, so when you get it, sip with a smile and enjoy.

Alicia Hesse is a junior media arts & design major. Contact her at [email protected].

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girl it was time to go home.Rose brought up the May ,

murder of Yeardley Love, a University of Virginia lacrosse player.

According to reports, weeks before she went missing, peo-ple saw her boyfriend verbally abusing her in the bar.

“If somebody got involved, she might still be alive today,” Rose said.

Whether it is standing up for a friend, or asking for consent, the most important factor in avoid-ing sexual violence is speaking up.

“Consent is sexy. Can I kiss

you? Can I hold your hand?” Rose said. “Guys can learn from this!”

Rose said if people feel or see something wrong, they have to say something.

“Human beings are the only animals of the planet that don’t act on their instincts,” Rose said.

Caitlin Wood, a senior inter-disciplinary liberal studies major and president of CARE, wants to continue to work with Rose and PAVE to expand JMU’s voice in avoiding sexual violence.

“We already do the hotline, but that is mainly for JMU stu-dents,” Wood said, referring to their sexual assault call-in response hotline. “We want to connect with the Harri-sonburg community as well.”

CONTACT Kelsey Peters at [email protected].

SPEAKER | Future plans with JMU

“Consent is sexy. Can I kiss you? Can I hold your hand? Guys can learn from this!”Angela Rose founder of Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment

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Women’s Water PoloSouthern Division Tournament @ U.VA

One win over Virginia Tech.Score: 13-7MVPs: Megan Flosdorf, Kelly Foelber, Katie Bain

BaseballNCBA Games vs. UNC-Chapel Hill Three wins

1-5 (W), 1-10 (W), 4-11 (W)

MVPs: Jared Anderson

SwimmingSt. Patrick’s Day Laps for Leprechauns Invitational/ UNC-Chapel Hill First place for

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Blacksburg ClubMVP: Kyle Banfer

*The Breeze does not vet the results provided by the clubs. We encourage all JMU sports clubs to report results to Ethan Sherman at [email protected] every Monday; results are printed Thursdays.

By DAVID BARTONThe Breeze

Mickey Matthews is entering his 13th sea-son as JMU head football coach. He led the team to a national championship in 2004, has been named the national coach of the year three times and has the most all-time wins by any JMU football coach. Matthews is known for his Texas charm and being the catalyst for the growth of JMU’s current pre-eminent football program.

What were the highlights from pro day on March 16, and how did senior defensive tackle Ronnell Brown perform specifi cally? I thought the guys did well. � ey’ve been working really hard with our strength and conditioning coach Jim Durham to prepare for the day. I was impressed by all of their times. Ronnell ran very well, � eo [Sherman] ran well, Jamal Sullivan had a good day. � e numbers they put up for the scouts were excellent.

Last year two Dukes were taken in the NFL Draft, and three were picked up as free agents. Do you currently have any potential draft prospects? You never know. I’ve learned

down through the years not to predict that. To be drafted is like going to the prom. � e best analogy I can give is only one person has to think you’re cute. � ere’s NFL teams and there may be that do not deem you draftable. But one team may really like you and you may be a � fth or a sixth round draft pick and everyone else thinks that you’re nothing but a free agent. It is very di� cult to get drafted. Two hundred twenty-four guys are going to get drafted and there are thousands of seniors across the nation. You will have some big time BCS schools who do not have a player drafted.

What are your thoughts on this year’s recruiting class? Did you have any scholarship restraints? We didn’t have a lot of seniors leave from last year’s group so we didn’t have a lot of scholarships to o� er. We felt like with the scholarships we had to sign, we did a nice job of bringing in players.

Are there any standouts in the recruiting class? It’s hard to say. We like to redshirt every freshman we bring in the program. As a rule, the further a kid lines up away from the ball, like a corner, the earlier he is going to play. A corner or wide receiver has a better chance of playing

than an o� ensive guard. We don’t rule it out, but it’s going to be di� cult for them.

The quarterback position is always popular to talk about and you have Justin Thorpe returning and a couple of transfers. Any ideas on who your quarterback will be? Justin � orpe is still not well (knee), so he has not been able to go through our full-speed winter conditioning. We took two transfer quarterbacks: Chris Cox from Kansas State and [Andre] Coble from Fork Union Military Academy. He was the player of the year in Virginia the year before last. � en we have Jace Edwards returning with Justin. We’re going to just see how they play. I couldn’t tell you who’s going to do what.

What will the renovated Bridforth Stadium do for the program? � e new stadium has had a dramatic impact. We probably have some of our best young guys because they were attracted by such a beautiful edi� ce that we are putting up. Facilities attract student athletes. Anytime you’re upgrading your facilities like we’re doing, it will enhance your recruiting and it has.

Redshirt freshman Stephon Robertson was the Dukes’

second leading tackler and CAA rookie of the year last season. He also recovered the game-clinching fumble in the Dukes’ win against the Virginia Tech Hokies. Do you expect Robertson to be a leader on defense next season? He’s a good leader on defense. Stephon, I thought, really played well last year. He needs to learn to be more consistent in his performance, which is not unusual for a young player. I think that he has physically matured; he’s put on to pounds already since last year. � ere’s no question, Stephon can be as good as he wants to be. He has great talent, very intelligent and excellent instincts. We are very excited about having him.

Are there any big changes to the offensive game plan from last year? We’re basically going to start over on o� ense. We are going to try to go from ground zero as far as building our o� ense and working on the con� dence of our players. We had lost con� dence last year, and when you do that you need to start back with the basics. O� ensive football will always be dictated by your personnel, so we are going to see what these new quarterbacks can do and go from there.

CONTACT David Barton at [email protected].

ROBERT BOAG / FILE PHOTOJMU football coach Mickey Matthews watches a 2010 spring practice. The team travels to Richmond April 16 for their spring football event.

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pitchers work in to be bet-ter prepared for this weekend a g a i n s t O l d D o m i n i o n University.

“First, there is a potential for an NCAA bid at the end of the year. Also, we want to have momentum going into the weekend. We don’t want to feel like we are playing catch-up, especially against a Confer-ence team.”

In the teams’ second match up, JMU defeated Cornell -. Stand outs included

Herbek (two hits, two runs, three RBI’s) and junior out-fielder Ian Haynes (two hits, two runs, two RBI’s).

Freshman Luke Munson started and pitched for . innings. He had six earned runs against him and three strikeouts.

� e Dukes will host the Old Dominion Monarchs Friday at p.m., Saturday at p.m. and Sunday at p.m. at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park.

CONTACT Alex Van Rees at [email protected].

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