Just a bill on Capitol Hill
By Kate McFarland, contributing writer

Nineteen SGA members attended the Feb. 11 Virginia General Assembly meeting to lobby for bills pertinent to JMU students and their interests. The committee lobbied against House Bill 109, which would allow college students to carry registered concealed firearms. The students argued that such a bill could potentially allow for a repeat of last year’s Virginia Tech tragedy. More...

Students want to see the end of genocide
By John Sutter, staff writer

Each day thousands of people fall victim to genocide across the world.  JMU’s Amnesty International group wants to stop it. Founded more than five years ago, the school’s Amnesty International chapter aims to bring attention to human rights violations across the globe. More...

‘It’s a perfect marriage’
By Katie Thisdell, senior writer

Some words can have countless meanings. Diversity is one of these words. “Defining Diversity” is a project developed by the International Beliefs and Values Institute to explain its concept of the term to students, faculty and community members. Through the competition, anyone from Harrisonburg, Rockingham County or JMU can submit essays, photographs, short films and other art forms to define diversity. More...