Glass Half Full: Resolve to revise resolutions
By Traci Cox, staff writer

Happy New Year, JMU! Along with all those noble New Year’s resolutions to cut out D-Hall desserts and to hit up UREC more than once a week, I hope you all have decided to focus your personal goals on a less egotistic level. With the holiday season dwindling away and a cold front finally closing in, I feel the urge to bundle up—not just with my toasty Polar fleece, but with a somewhat comforting peace of mind. More...

Battle of the Sexes: Can women be true football fans?
Two pieces by Sean Youngberg, staff writer & Kathryn Manning, staff writer

As I sat on the couch last Saturday evening watching the Redskins playoff game, something about the atmosphere didn’t seem quite right. Maybe it was the crab dip I just devoured or the flat Ginger Ale I drank. Or maybe it was the strange scenario I thought of, featuring two men sipping Sangria and discussing cooking recipes while a group of women crowded around the pork rinds and yelled obscenities at the television. More...

Out of the Dark: Rate my perceptions
By Anna Young, opinion editor

Hi, my name is Anna, and I used to be a user-reviews junkie. It started as a harmless gander the summer before my freshman year, after I found out about this new-fangled rating site of college professors, called ratemyprofessors.com. I was fascinated by the fact that you could make two-second judgments about a potential professor based on what others had to say about a class or the professor who taught it. More...

Letter to the Editor: A team that needs its fans

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