A natural wonder
By Sean Youngberg, staff writer

Twenty-five minutes north of JMU in the charming little town of Luray lies a 400 million-year-old secret: Luray Caverns, a natural phenomenon that no human had laid eyes on until a little over century ago. Almost 130 years ago, four men went out searching to find what they believed to be a small underground cave. Armed with nothing more than their bare hands, a candle and hopes of a discovery they stumbled upon the largest series of caverns the eastern U.S.. More...

‘Real World’ stars urge students to vote
By Whitten Maher, contributing writer

“Real World” stars Jose Tapia and Robin Hibbard visited JMU Thursday for a “Rock the Vote” event in the Festival Ballroom. Tapia, from the Key West season, and Hibbard, from the San Diego season of MTV’s hit reality show, came to get JMU students fired up about voting. But despite the celebrity of the guests, the event was low key and the room was not packed. More...

‘SAW’ saga continues to bring fear, gore
By Justin Thurmond, staff writer

It’s Halloween — that means it’s time for the next installment of the popular “SAW” series.  After the success of the first movie many people didn’t think they could do it again. However, with four movies out so far and two more already announced it looks like “SAW” will be around for quite some time. More...