Cultures fuse together for diverse show
By Anthony Bootz, contributing writer

It was nearly 9 p.m. when junior Julie Gaven took the stage in the Wilson Hall Saturday. The metallic soles and heels of her clogging shoes slapped the stage floor in a frenzy of steps, stops and shuffles that demonstrated, along with a variety of other cultural exhibitions that night, the ethnic diversity that may at times seem veiled at JMU. More...

Heart beats for helping less fortunate
By Aimee Huynh, contributing writer

Despite everyone’s differences, we all share a common heartbeat. This is the theme of the first inaugural Take the Pulse benefit concert Tuesday night at Grafton-Stovall Theatre, brought together by the Community Service committee of Student Ambassadors and Amnesty International. The benefit concert will help entrepreneurs in the developing world through Kiva.org. More...

Fraternity raises funds for local organization
By Adrienne Hayden, senior writer

Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity is eager to kick off its first philanthropy event with all proceeds going to Big Brothers/Big Sisters. The fundraiser starts Monday on the commons and continues throughout the week at a number of contributing vendors around Harrisonburg. More...

ROTC unaffected by national drop-off
By Evin Page, contributing writer

Despite the present armed conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan, recruits have continued to sign-up for the program and not just because of the accessibility of scholarship money. Junior Sean Fitzgerald is one of the 95 uniformed cadets in the JMU Reserve Officer Training Corps Battalion and one of those that signed his life away to the U.S. Army for the next eight years. These cadets hope to become commissioned Army officers after graduation. More...