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Linwood Rose knows alcohol abuse is a major problem in campus communities all over the country, including James Madison University. So why hasn’t the 10th-year president signed the Amethyst Initiative, joining 129 other college heads committed to finding a solution? More...

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When the results came in, marketing professor Theresa Flaherty screamed. All five student teams from JMU had placed in the top 10 percent in the worldwide Google Online Marketing Challenge. More...

Opinion

EDITORIAL: Attention, Please

THE LAST TIME VIRGINIA voted for a Democratic presidential candidate was 1964 (L.B.J.), but this year the Virginia’s 13 electoral votes are up for grabs: The latest Real Clear Politics poll showed McCain and Obama in a dead heat at 46 percent each. More...

THE REAL STORY: Powering America’s Future

GUEST COLUMN: Cutting Student Aid Shortchanges our Future

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“Barack to School Night”

With the opening of Barack Obama’s campaign headquarters in downtown Harrisonburg, the local hangout Clementine Café will be hosting a special college-student convention party at 8 tonight. “2008 Barack to School Night” will display Obama’s Democratic National Convention speech on a 72-inch screen television in Clementine’s basement lounge. More...

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D-Hall Helping Save Water

Green is the color on campus this fall. Both Dining Services and the Office of Residence Life initiated efforts to increase environmental sustainability, from removing trays in dining facilities to installing energy-efficient washing machines. More...

Sports

Duke Matchup Is Déjà Vu

For the second straight year, the James Madison football team will open its season against an Atlantic Coast Conference team that calls North Carolina home. More...

Volleyball’s Identity Must Shift

Flipping A Coin

Women’s Golf Has NCAA Hopes

A&E

Musical ‘Gifts’ Return

Gifts From Enola is a band of few words. In fact, Gifts From Enola is a band without a singer – but the members prefer it that way. In this “American-Idol” age, the Harrisonburg-based group feels that so many bands have singers who have a microphone, but nothing to say through it. More...

‘Blonde,’ ‘Bunny’ Screenwriter Hops From JMU To Hollywood

No Longer Quiet On ’Burg Front

Fall Convo Show: Boys Like Girls

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VIDEO: A Real Life JMU Love Story

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