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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25
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Flashpoint

Tempers flared yesterday on campus after a physical confrontation occurred between a visiting street preacher and a JMU student. JMU student Alex Martin was arrested and charged with assault and battery after she allegedly shoved self-proclaimed preacher Matt Bourgault of Consuming Fire Campus Ministry. More... 


News

Hablas Espanol?

Kindergarten used to be crayons, building blocks and nap time, but it looks like foreign language will soon be added to the mix. Under the dual enrichment program local elementary school children will be taught half of the day in Spanish and half of the day in English, with the hope that by middle school they will be bilingual and biliterate. More...

Speaker promotes diversity

Sri Lanka peace activist receives award

Relay for Life 2K8 sparks interest


Current Poll

AUDIO: Tim Chapman's interview with Gary Clark

AUDIO: This Week in History 5

AUDIO: This Week in History 4

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Opinion

House Editorial

Matt Bourgault stood on the commons Monday afternoon, wearing a sandwich board with the names of those who were to be condemned for their actions. Potheads, lesbians, sodomites, liars, thieves, murderers, fornicators, adulterers and potty-mouths were all named for eternal damnation, among others. More...

Because I Said So: The entertainment generation gap

Breeze Perspectives: Baseball’s end of an era

Letters to the editor

Darts & Pats (Submit your own!)

Man arrested for sexual battery

Wilbur Alton Comer, a 60-year-old resident of Harrisonburg, was arrested Monday on charges of sexual battery, abduction and kidnapping a female JMU student. Rockingham County Sherriff’s Department spokeswoman Sgt. Felicia Glick said the police used information and a description from the victim to identify the suspect. More...

Top Stories

Authors tackle homeland security

Centennial tours debut despite rain

Sports

Defense to face ‘High’-powered Spiders

On most fall Saturdays JMU football coach Mickey Matthews is pacing the sidelines with his game-time scowl, barking out instructions to his team. But this past weekend the No. 6-ranked Dukes had a bye and Matthews spent the day watching televised college football, working in his yard and playing with his grandson Jackson. More...

Lowry, seniors test unbeaten home record on Senior Night

‘Baro’ breaks it down

Fantasy football: Week six

A&E

A different spin on the bottle

As Will Ferrell’s character says in “Old School”: “Once it hits your lips, it’s so good.” That might be why 1,700 college students died last year in alcohol-related situations. This was one of many interesting — and useful — facts presented in Monday night’s event “How to Maximize Your Buzz,” coordinated by JMU’s University Program Board and the Office of Health Promotion to kickoff National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week. More...

Mickey Rooney brings charisma, humor to JMU

WXJM DJs hit the Big Apple for music festival

Sawhill Gallery celebrates the Centennial with theme of ‘Duration’

Vampires return for another feast


Current Poll

polls Should outside groups be able to speak freely on the commons?
Absolutely - speak away
It depends on the appropriateness of their speech
We should limit this privilege to members of the JMU community
No one should speak on the commons