House Editorial: Mascots duke it out

JMU has come under fire recently for showing shameful school spirit. There have been a few letters to the editor and even a column by a contributing writer in recent weeks complaining that students show their sportsmanship in all the wrong ways. From cursing at the other team to throwing things at it, JMU students fall short in appropriately showing their enthusiasm at sports events. Saturday’s football game was no exception to this trend, and our dear Duke Dog was the culprit of a display of poor sportsmanship. More...

Because of the Times brings back sweet memories
By Kate Griendling, staff writer

Ah, renewed faith! I had started to seriously question the future of rock-and-roll until I heard Kings of Leon. The southern-bred quartet reminds listeners not to confuse Nickelback for true rock-and-roll. My affinity for rock and roll started with Lynyrd Skynyrd and Jackson Brown vinyls. I’d sit next to the record player flipping sides until I fell asleep and awoke to the sound of the needle ticking. More...

Breeze Perpectives: Democratic evolution
By Tony Spadaccia, contributing writer

The Democratic Party used to be the party of the people, the party of strength and the party that has produced some of our greatest presidents. However, that is no longer the case. The party that once gave us strong leaders like Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman and John Kennedy now gives us weak ones like Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and Howard Dean. More...

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