Through Murky Waters: Profs practice what they preach
By Alex Sirney, senior writer

Student groups often grab center stage at JMU — they’re visible, loud, and carry a strong message. When a message is heard, or the university decides to make changes on its own, the groups who are ultimately responsible are often behind the scenes. More...

The Writing on the Wall: How the Christ stole Christmas
By Brian Goodman, opinion editor

Everyone down in Churchville liked Christmas a lot,
In very large part ‘cause of all the stuff that they got. More...

In the Know: Neither blood nor treasure gives
By Jeff Genota, staff writer

A year ago, I sat in my GHIST 150 class as a panel of classmates debated reinstating the draft, an idea that surfaced before the Iraq War started. Although the measure died in Congress, it was proposed by Republican senators John McCain, Ariz., and Chuck Hagel, Neb., both Vietnam veterans. After last month’s Democratic victories, Korean War veteran and Congressman Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., who is next in line for chairmanship of the Ways and Means Committee hit the airwaves to propose reinstating the national draft, but one that would include 18-to-42-year-olds, affecting a majority of America’s population. More...

Through the Looking Glass: Elites get shamed
By Sarah Delia, staff writer

When simple folk at non-Ivy League colleges hear the names of schools such as Princeton, Yale, Harvard or Columbia, we shake in our non-prep-schooled boots — for these students attending such renowned institutes must have worked their 4.0 bodies to the point of physical and mental exhaustion. Academic, social conduct and moral values are placed like a star on a Christmas tree, they are the most important aspects that make the university as distinguished as they are. But according to the Washington Post, honesty picked up its bags at Columbia, waved good-bye to its friends integrity and moral values along with its reputation to take an extended vacation from the university. More...

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